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The disruption struck between Wansdsworth Common and Clapham Junction during rush hour and trains in and out of Victoria station were suspended.
All Gatwick Express services were cancelled and passengers on Southern trains were badly affected
Some people said they had been stuck on non-moving trains for up to four hour... | Thousands of rail passengers have endured huge delays due to a major electrical supply problem in south London. | 32531004 |
The 20-year-old captained the Swansea Under-23s side who won the Premier League 2 title last season and reached the EFL Trophy quarter-finals before losing to eventual winners Coventry.
He is the second new defender brought in by Glovers boss Darren Way, who has made seven summer signings in total.
"I'm excited to have... | Swansea City defender Keston Davies has signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a season's loan. | 40613840 |
The firm said 100 jobs would go across mills in Trostre, Corby and Hartlepool, along with 200 support jobs.
The plans are a result of falling European steel prices "caused by a flood of cheap imports, particularly from China", Tata said.
It comes on top of hundreds of other UK job cuts announced by Tata last year.
Trad... | Tata Steel has confirmed it plans to cut 1,050 jobs in the UK, including 750 at Port Talbot, the UK's biggest steelworks. | 35337896 |
Although the France international, 26, is not officially suspended, he will "not be available" for selection during the investigation, Liverpool said.
BBC Radio 5 live senior football reporter Ian Dennis said Sakho failed a test after the Europa League victory over Manchester United on 17 March.
It is thought Sakho tes... | Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho is being investigated by Uefa after failing a drugs test. | 36120459 |
Brian McKandie was found dead at his cottage at Badenscoth, near Rothienorman, on 12 March 2016.
Steven Sidebottom, 23, appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court charged with murder as well as robbery, sexual assault, theft of a motor vehicle, wilful fireraising and theft .
He made no plea and was remanded in custody. | A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 67-year-old man in Aberdeenshire almost a year ago. | 39104937 |
The deal will officially commence on 1 July, once his current deal with fellow League One side Posh has expired.
Greenwich-born Oztumer, 25, who is of Turkish descent, turned down the offer of a new contract at London Road.
"This was my first choice. Playing against them for two years, I like the way Walsall play," he ... | Walsall have made their second summer signing in a week by bringing in Peterborough United midfielder Erhun Oztumer on a two-year contract. | 36558995 |
We would be travelling at 520mph, he explained, while the moon's shadow would be moving at nearly eight times that speed.
In essence, went on Captain Brian Holm, we were going to try to sideswipe a car travelling at 4,000mph.
To do so we would need to fly a total of 2,300 miles from Portland, Oregon, on the US west coa... | "It's a complex math problem," said the pilot over coffee and doughnuts at 5am, in what sounded a lot like an understatement. | 41007632 |
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Before the tournament began, I wrote that England would make us sweat in their bid to reach the quarter-finals. In the end, it was much worse.
We knew that defeats by Australia and New Zealand could throw England into a downward spiral that would be hard to reverse. What w... | England's dreadful World Cup exit is another low moment in what has been an extremely turbulent 18 months, but what makes this harder to take is that it was entirely predictable. | 31801977 |
The 38-year-old won the opening race at the Shropshire track on favourite St Saviour to reach his landmark.
"I really must say that I'm only as good as the horses I ride and the trainers and owners I've been associated with," said Johnson.
"I'd like to thank all the people I've ridden for over the past 22 years."
Johns... | Richard Johnson notched the 3,000th winner of his career as he continued his march to the champion jockey title with a victory at Ludlow on Monday. | 35226685 |
The Pisdicables announced on social media their keyboard player Mike Crampton died in a crash on the A20 in Farningham, Kent, early on Saturday.
The Dartford band said the musician's friend James Montegriffo was also killed.
Eight other people were injured, one seriously, in the three-vehicle crash on Eglantine Lane at... | A ska punk band has paid tribute to one of its members killed in a head-on collision. | 39771242 |
Martin, 28, has made 69 appearances for the Lions since signing for the League One club following his release by Ipswich Town in July 2013.
Martin, who can also play in the centre of midfield or behind a striker, has featured 11 times this season.
Northampton currently lie second in the League Two table, level on point... | League Two side Northampton have signed versatile Millwall winger Lee Martin on a one-month loan deal. | 35326611 |
McIlroy, 21, carded a two-under-par 70 to move to 12 under, four clear of 2009 Masters champion Angel Cabrera, Charl Schwartzel, KJ Choi and Jason Day.
England's Luke Donald (69) is on seven under with Australia's Adam Scott (67).
Tiger Woods (74) finished five under, while defending champion Phil Mickelson (71) moved ... | Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy will take a four-shot lead into the final round of the Masters as he continues his quest to win a first major title. | 13027378 |
Cornelius Van Der Wetering, 54, was last seen in the Tomich area, about 30 miles from Inverness, on Wednesday 28 December.
Highland police said the body of a man in his 50s was found in a wooded area at about 15:30 on Thursday, near where Mr Van Der Wetering was last seen.
The death is not being treated as suspicious.
... | Police searching for a Dutch tourist who has been missing for more than a week have found a man's body. | 38528387 |
Rosie Ross, 16, was stabbed by a man with schizophrenia in an unprovoked attack in May 2001.
Her friend Sarah Elstob, who had been shopping with her that day, described how they had both seen Rosie's killer minutes before the attack.
Inderjit Kainth was detained indefinitely for the killing.
Although he denied murder, ... | A friend of a schoolgirl stabbed to death in Birmingham city centre has described the "nightmare" ordeal, nearly 10 years after the attack. | 11879155 |
Torres struck with a first-half header, scoring for the fifth game in succession as Atletico registered a fourth straight league win.
The victory kept the visitors level on points with Barca, who thrashed Deportivo La Coruna 8-0.
Atletico lost Diego Godin after 11 minutes with a hamstring injury.
He is now a doubt for ... | Fernando Torres grabbed the winner as Atletico Madrid kept up the pressure on La Liga leaders Barcelona with a win at Athletic Bilbao. | 36075876 |
Having claimed gold in the women's team pursuit on Saturday, she is now a double Olympic and world champion at just 20 years of age.
"I can't believe this has happened to me," said Trott, who finished with a total of 18 points.
"I'm peaking at the right time and it's all thanks to the coaches, and the support of the cr... | Britain's Laura Trott won a superb second gold medal of the Games with victory in the women's omnium. | 18903274 |
The Welsh singer will present her first episode on Sunday 23 July from the Sussex town of Hastings, where she will sing the classic hymn Jerusalem.
"Having watched Songs Of Praise for as long as I can remember, it is wonderful to officially become part of the family," said Jenkins, 37.
She joins fellow Welsh presenters... | Katherine Jenkins is to make her TV presenting debut as the main presenter on BBC's Songs of Praise. | 40608359 |
The Canadian-owned aerospace firm has announced plans to cut the posts over a two-year period.
"The news that staff at Bombardier have received today is a devastating development for many of the workers, their families and the wider manufacturing industry in Northern Ireland. While the company has made it clear their d... | Politicians and business leaders have been reacting to news of up to 1,000 job losses at one of Northern Ireland's biggest employers, Bombardier. | 35594300 |
The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% last month, the biggest one-month increase since February 2013.
A steady build-up in inflation could increase the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates later this year.
Other data shows housing starts rose by more than expected last month, su... | US consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in three years in April as energy prices climbed, figures show. | 36315261 |
The Hashid Shaabi groups say their aim is to oust IS from the town of Tal Afar, cutting jihadist supply routes to Mosul from Syria.
Tal Afar had sizeable Shia community before IS overran it in 2014. Mosul is a Sunni city, and the Shia militias have pledged not to enter it.
Iraq began the offensive last week.
Iraqi, Kur... | Iraq's Shia militia groups say they have launched an attack against Islamic State militants west of Mosul, as the offensive to retake the city continues. | 37809597 |
Entitled death: the human experience, it houses items showing how death is treated by cultures around the world.
In the opening weekend, the show attracted 1,600 visitors and some 700 are now visiting every day at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.
The exhibits include a Ghanaian fantasy coffin and a hospital mortuary tab... | An exhibition about death and the human experience has attracted thousands of visitors despite only opening at the weekend. | 34648522 |
Buick, on Highlands Queen, was adjudged to have caused the fall of Pierre-Charles Boudet's mount Armande and given a 15-day suspension.
The Godolphin jockey was also give an extra 15 days for being offensive to the officials.
An appeal board in France upheld the ban with Buick sidelined from 3 July.
Buick, 27, will mis... | Jockey William Buick says he "deeply regrets his actions" after he lost an appeal against a 30-day ban for an incident in the French Oaks. | 36669384 |
He said that luxury marque Porsche would bear the cost of the recalls of the affected 3-litre Cayenne models.
It comes as Porsche's sister firm Volkswagen says it will refit almost a million more diesel cars in Germany.
VW admitted in 2015 that some of its diesel cars were fitted with a "defeat device" to cheat on emis... | Germany's transport minister has announced a recall of 22,000 Porsche cars to remove what he says is illegal emissions-controlling software. | 40740886 |
Cameras were installed at a Co-op in Combs Ford, Suffolk, after concerns people were misusing parent-and-child and disabled spaces, and an ATM bay.
Within 10 days hundreds had been issued with tickets by a private company.
A Co-op spokesman said the "scale was more than we believed". While some have complained, many ha... | About 500 people have been fined in a 10-day period misusing specialist parking bays at a supermarket. | 38583553 |
Two hundred people work at the dairy in Hanworth, west London, where milk is put into glass bottles.
The remaining jobs will go at the creamery in Chard, which is due to shut by the end of next year.
Chief executive Mark Allen said the closures were right for the long-term future of the business.
Hanworth will remain o... | Dairy products firm Dairy Crest is to close a creamery in Somerset and bottling dairy in London, with the loss of 260 jobs. | 29306822 |
The general is also under investigation for alleged illicit enrichment and conducting illegal wiretaps.
Gen Palomino said he had asked President Juan Manuel Santos to be allowed to retire.
He said he was "absolutely innocent".
Gen Palomino served in the police for 38 years and was made director-general of the police fo... | Colombian police chief Gen Rodolfo Palomino has resigned a day after the prosecutor general said he would open a "disciplinary investigation" into allegations Gen Palomino created a male prostitution ring within the force. | 35596868 |
A report into the proposal was discussed by its safeguarding, communities and wellbeing scrutiny committee on Thursday.
Officers said there has been a "decline" in demand for places and the move could save £188,000.
A consultation into the plans runs until next Wednesday.
The authority has two older people's day care ... | Day care services for elderly people in Wrexham could be provided by third parties and not the council, under new plans being considered. | 37934884 |
"This is undoubtedly the most exceptional excavation of a Roman site in 40 or 50 years," team leader Benjamin Clément told AFP news agency.
The site in Vienne, near Lyon, was abandoned after fires, leaving a "real little Pompeii", he said.
Vienne, on the River Rhone, is already famous for a Roman theatre and temple.
T... | The ruins of an ancient Roman neighbourhood of luxury homes and vast public spaces have been found by archaeologists in south-eastern France. | 40800527 |
Transport minister Andrew Jones says the move would help make roads in Britain safer.
The lessons will not be mandatory and driving instructors will decide when their students are ready.
The Department for Transport is also looking at trialling a "target number" of hours of lessons to complete before learners take thei... | Learner drivers will be allowed on to motorways for the first time, if new government plans are approved. | 38464776 |
The UN body set up to promote the rights and wellbeing of children highlights "concerning gaps in health, education, and income".
The lack of progress means ambitions to eradicate child poverty are unlikely to be realised in coming years, it adds.
The government said there were 300,000 fewer children in poverty since 2... | The UK is lagging behind other rich countries on reducing inequalities between rich and poor children, a Unicef report says. | 36035304 |
The A*-C pass rate for La Mare De Carteret High School for five or more GCSEs including English and Maths was 42%, compared to 12% in 2011.
Vicky Godley, head teacher, said it was a huge step forward for the school.
The overall Bailiwick figures rose from 50.8% to 65.7% for five or more A*-C GCSEs, including English an... | The Guernsey school whose poor GCSE results sparked the resignation of the island's education minister has dramatically turned around its results. | 19356550 |
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Strachan started six Celtic players in Scotland's last World cup qualifier against Slovenia, and Brown believes that makes sense.
"When Spain [won] the World Cup and the Euro's, they had seven or eight Barcelona players," Brown said.
"It shows that the club mentality can g... | Scott Brown believes it could be to Scotland's advantage if Gordon Strachan fields several Celtic players in his starting line-up against England. | 39927765 |
The Worcestershire-trained 12-year-old had failed to win in eight runs since triumphing at Aintree in April 2014.
But leading jockey Richard Johnson steered the veteran to a four-length victory over hurdles at Carlisle.
He is now aimed by trainer Dr Richard Newland to return to Aintree in April.
The 2003 Welsh National... | Pineau De Re has ended a 12-year run of post-Aintree disappointment by becoming the first Grand National-winning horse since the victorious Bindaree in 2002 to go on and win another race. | 35094928 |
Science projects from 375 schools across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were entered for the awards.
The winners were announced at the RDS in Dublin on Friday night.
A student from Terenure College in Dublin, Shane Curran, was named as the overall BT Young Scientist 2017.
The prestigious education awards ... | Loreto College in Coleraine, County Londonderry, has been named best Northern Ireland school at the BT Young Scientist and Technology exhibition. | 38618920 |
Lachlan returns to the Murdoch empire as co-chairman of News Corp and 21st Century Fox, having previously stood back to focus on his own businesses.
Meanwhile, younger son James was appointed co-chief operating officer at 21st Century Fox.
After the phone hacking scandal, James quit as executive chairman of News Intern... | Rupert Murdoch has appointed his two sons, Lachlan and James, to top roles at his media and entertainment empire. | 26750492 |
Police said a member of the public found it on Aberavon Beach, Port Talbot, at about 13:00 GMT on Saturday.
Officers are making inquiries to establish the identity of the woman and the circumstances leading to her death. | A woman's body has been found on a beach in south Wales. | 30069424 |
Causeway Exchange on Bedford Street is the headquarters of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure and also accommodates other civil servants.
Finance Minister Simon Hamilton said that as government departments planned to remain in the building for the longer term, the purchase was "clear value for money."
The buil... | The Northern Ireland Executive has bought a central Belfast office building for just over £12m saying it will "generate substantial rental savings". | 32594850 |
About 2,000 riot police were deployed to prevent a repeat of the violent clashes during the last demonstration on 14 June.
Some 100 people were arrested before Thursday's march set off from the Place de la Bastille.
Most of those held were wearing scarves or other items which could be used to conceal their identities, ... | Tens of thousands of people have taken part in a protest in Paris against France's labour reforms. | 36609307 |
Since his appointment, former Stevenage, Peterborough United and Preston manager Westley has appointed Dino Maamria as his assistant.
Sean McCarthy, who was in caretaker charge following Warren Feeney's sacking in September, has left the League Two's bottom club.
"He [Flynn] knows the football club," said Westley.
"One... | Ex-Newport County midfielder Michael Flynn is joining the club's coaching staff under new manager Graham Westley. | 37645958 |
The 70,000 sq ft development had been on the market with an asking price of £5.75m.
Wirefox plans to redevelop the site in the near future to provide Grade A office accommodation.
In 2015, the company bought another office building on Corporation Street in Belfast for almost £5m.
Steven Flannery, the firm's director ... | County Down-based property firm Wirefox has bought the Oxford and Gloucester House office complex in Belfast city centre. | 36021012 |
Scarlets fly-half Steven Shingler missed a last-minute penalty that could have given the league leaders the win.
Despite holding on for victory, Jones told BBC Wales Sport: "It was a bit frustrating from us, to be honest."
Scarlets skipper Ken Owens felt his side gave their rivals too many opportunities in their own 22... | Ospreys were given "a let-off" in their dramatic 27-26 win in Boxing Day's Pro12 Welsh derby at Scarlets, says the visitors' captain Alun Wyn Jones. | 35182243 |
Led by player of the match Helen Housby, Thunder secured a comfortable 72-52 victory over Celtic Dragons.
Mavericks beat Loughborough Lightning 48-44, while defending champions Surrey Storm earned a first win of the season with a 57-35 victory over Northumbria on Friday.
Team Bath also recorded a second successive win ... | Manchester and Hertfordshire made it two wins from two in Superleague. | 35512659 |
Police said the victim was attacked with what they believe to be a Stanley knife in the front garden of a house in Hesketh Park.
He was taken to hospital for injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening.
Police have appealed for information about the attack which happened at about 18:40 BST on Friday. | A man has been injured in a knife attack in north Belfast. | 37205962 |
Ashe follows Stuart Hogg, Henry Pyrgos and Greg Peterson in extending his stay with the Warriors.
He turned professional with Glasgow in 2011 and played for his allocated club Ayr on Saturday as he continued his recovery from hip surgery.
"It's a brilliant feeling to extend my contract," he told Warriors' website.
"Gla... | Scotland back-row forward Adam Ashe is the latest Glasgow Warriors player to commit his future to the Pro12 side until May 2019. | 38394308 |
Police were called to Ellesmere Road at around 17.25 BST on Thursday to reports of a collision between a black Renault Clio and a pedestrian.
The boy was taken to hospital with head injuries where he later died.
Sgt Mark Thomas of Greater Manchester Police said it was "a tragic turn of events" and has urged anyone with... | A three-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car in Bolton. | 37380758 |
"This flouts the very raison d'etre of the UN," its chief, Ban Ki-moon, said.
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer said the world had rarely witnessed so much suffering and instability.
They urged immediate concrete steps to ease the plight of civilians in places like Afghanistan, Nige... | The heads of the UN and Red Cross have issued a rare joint rebuke to world leaders, accusing them of "disturbing paralysis" in the face of conflict. | 34690546 |
The decision followed individual requests by more than 175 Russian competitors to appear at the Games.
Russia was given a total ban from competing by the IPC following allegations of state-sponsored doping.
Appeals to overturn the ban failed at the Court of Arbitation for Sport and the Swiss Supreme Court.
The Games st... | Russians will not be able to complete under a neutral flag at the Rio Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has said. | 37250809 |
The government's main arguments in favour of HS2 - increasing railway capacity and rebalancing the economy - were still to be proven, peers said.
There are less-expensive options than HS2, they said on Wednesday.
A government spokesman said HS2 would deliver big benefits.
Lord Hollick, chairman of the Lords' committee,... | The government has no convincing case for spending £50bn building the HS2 rail link between London and the North, a report by the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee says. | 32041167 |
The Chamber was shot almost entirely in Wales and receives its premiere in Cardiff on Thursday night.
It is described as a "claustrophobic" thriller set on a stranded submarine off the North Korean coast.
Bradfield worked with director Ben Parker to compose the soundtrack.
He likened the experience to working with his ... | Manic Street Preachers front man James Dean Bradfield has compared composing his first film soundtrack to touring with the band. | 39208717 |
Gordon Coventry is accused of killing 42-year-old Mr Adie in Spey Avenue, Kirkcaldy, on 28 May.
Mr Coventry is further charged with assaulting Mr Adie by throwing stones and having scissors in his possession on 7 May at Overton Mains, Kirkcaldy.
He is also accused of being concerned in the supply of cannabis and cannab... | A 52-year-old man has denied murdering father-of-two Darren Adie by repeatedly stabbing him on the body in Fife. | 37691084 |
The annual scything competition takes place on Sunday at the National Trust's Wimpole Hall, where aficionados compete to cut grass with the ancient tool.
Scything has enjoyed a "revival" since actor Aidan Turner tried it in TV series Poldark, a trust spokesman said.
The success of the show led to the phrase Poldarking ... | Dozens of people will be whipping out their scythes and ripping off their shirts for a spot of "Poldarking" in Cambridgeshire this weekend. | 33286203 |
The company will pay $830m (£581m) to investors who bought Merck securities between 1999 and 2004.
The lawsuit stemmed from statements Merck made about the cardiovascular safety of the painkiller Vioxx.
Vioxx was withdrawn from the market in 2004 after evidence showed it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke.
In... | US drugmaker Merck has agreed to settle a lawsuit with investors related to statements the company made about the safety of one of its painkillers. | 35328099 |
Sixteen people have been taken to hospital as a precaution, the London Fire Brigade said.
Two people escaped from their balconies by ladder while others received information over the telephone on how to get out safely.
Fifty firefighters attended the fire in north Kensington, the cause of which is not yet known.
Nanga ... | Firefighters have rescued 50 people from a burning tower block in west London after a fire on the third floor. | 34687647 |
The 77-year-old's career highlights will be celebrated at a gala in the city next April.
The society, which organises the annual New York Film Festival, said that Redford's "impact is hard to measure in many ways".
Recent Chaplin Award recipients include Barbra Streisand and Nicole Kidman.
The honour is given to the mo... | Hollywood actor and director Robert Redford is to receive a lifetime achievement award from New York's Film Society of Lincoln Centre. | 29587070 |
Bairstow and Liam Plunkett, who made his first century for Yorkshire, put on 227 runs for the seventh wicket.
Tom Alsop eventually had Bairstow caught at long-on, while Plunkett made 126 before being bowled by Will Smith as Yorkshire declared on 593-9.
An unbeaten 76 from James Vince helped the visitors reach 141-5 in ... | England batsman Jonny Bairstow hit a career-best 246 as Division One champions Yorkshire dominated day two against Hampshire at Headingley. | 36068627 |
Midfielder Samir Nasri, who is out on loan at La Liga side Sevilla, claimed Guardiola imposed the rule so players get "a good night's sleep".
But the former Barcelona coach, 45, denied the claim and even encouraged his players to have more sex.
"It is impossible to play good football if you don't make sex with your par... | Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has denied telling his players to refrain from having sex after midnight. | 38034267 |
On top of that request by one shareholder, another urged Johnston to resign, suggesting he was a barrier to improving the club's position.
The requests were noted but deemed not permissible at the AGM.
Shareholders were told they would have to call an extraordinary general meeting to have them considered.
Kilmarnock li... | Michael Johnston survived calls for a vote of no confidence after the director and company secretary endured an uncomfortable annual meeting. | 36146083 |
The world number seven claimed eight consecutive frames on his way to a 10-4 victory over Walden, 33, who is three places below him in the rankings.
It was the second final in a week for Walden, who lost 10-6 to Mark Allen in the Players Championship last Sunday.
Bristol-born Trump, 26, won the first of his five rankin... | Judd Trump beat fellow Englishman Ricky Walden to win the China Open for the second time in his career. | 35954616 |
Accounts affected include those belonging to the singers Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and One Direction's Louis Tomlinson.
Oscars presenter Ellen DeGeneres's selfie from the Academy Awards - the most retweeted picture of all time - was also affected.
Several, but not all, of the messages have now been restored.
Attempts to... | Twitter says it is investigating a bug that has caused some messages to become unavailable on its service. | 26748075 |
Thousands of families in desperate need of food and water have trekked for days from Somalia to the Dadaab refugee camp in eastern Kenya.
The drought is the worst in East Africa for 60 years and the UN described it as a "humanitarian emergency".
A Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal will be broadcast by the BBC.... | A group of UK aid agencies has launched a joint fund-raising appeal to help more than 10 million people affected by severe drought in the Horn of Africa. | 14060545 |
From its beginnings in 2003, Neil Murray has been responsible for building Mimecast - now the leading provider of cloud-based email management for Microsoft Exchange and Office 365 - from the ground up.
It now serves over 4,500 customers and more than one million users worldwide, with offices in Europe, USA, South Afri... | Each week we ask high-profile technology decision-makers three questions. | 16319874 |
The team of officers has been checking a site close to the farmhouse where Ben's family was staying when he went missing in 1991, aged 21 months.
Nothing linked to Ben has been found during the week-long search.
Ben's mother, Kerry Needham, has always maintained her son is alive and was probably abducted.
Det Supt Matt... | Specialist police officers searching for the missing Sheffield youngster Ben Needham have called off their search on the Greek island of Kos. | 20096134 |
Since taking office in 2008, President Barack Obama has made extensive use of drone warfare.
US drones over Yemen and Pakistan have targeted al-Qaeda relentlessly.
But while drones are capable of killing American enemies from a distance and without putting US military personnel in harm's way, critics question how far t... | The United States is thought to have launched a secret drone campaign to kill Islamic State fighters in Syria. | 34346925 |
About 105,000 people paid £3 to sign up as "registered supporters" and overwhelmingly backed Mr Corbyn.
Labour peer Lord Collins told the BBC that the system introduced in 2014 had created a "transactional relationship" between the party and some voters.
The previous electoral college system gave more power to unions ... | The architect of the process used to elect Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader last year has expressed regret that it allowed some people to "buy a vote". | 37452165 |
And, like those classic gaming machines, what the images lack in realism they more than make up for in character.
For the World Cup, Toscano, who makes the images on his tablet, faithfully re-created the most significant moments - biting and all.
Toscano has been creating the images since 2012, but the World Cup has br... | Brazilian digital artist Matheus Toscano has been re-creating football moments in the classic "8-bit" style - inspired by the games consoles of yesteryear. | 28292902 |
He replaces Theresa Villiers who quit the government on Thursday after turning down a non-cabinet role.
Mr Brokenshire previously served under new Prime Minister Theresa May as immigration minister at the Home Office.
The Conservative MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup was in favour of a Remain vote in last month's EU refere... | James Brokenshire has been appointed as the government's new Northern Ireland secretary. | 36793162 |
Kirstin MacRuary, 39, from Dundonald, South Ayrshire, admitted child sex offences at her home between October 2013 and January 2014.
The boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were aged 14 when she invited them to her home to use the internet, watch films and drink alcohol.
At Ayr Sheriff Court, MacRuary was also... | A woman who had sex with two teenage boys has been jailed for two years. | 36193364 |
The union boss said some Labour MPs did not accept Mr Corbyn's mandate although their alternative vision for the country was "stale and uninspiring".
In a speech in Oxford, he urged malcontents to "stop the sniping" and to "take the fight" to the Tories.
Mr Corbyn has faced criticism of his leadership and stance on iss... | Unite leader Len McCluskey has accused a "cabal" of Labour MPs of plotting against their leader Jeremy Corbyn. | 35534469 |
Up to 15cm (6in) of snow was recorded in places above 300m after cold air swept in on Friday evening.
The Met Office amber be prepared warnings for snow and high winds were lifted on Saturday evening.
A yellow "be aware" warning remains in force for the whole of Scotland and north west England until late Sunday mornin... | Heavy snow has fallen in parts of Scotland, a day after Storm Gertrude brought a day of high winds and rain. | 35442120 |
The Imam Shamil Battalion said the attack in the Russian city was carried out on the orders of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Its statement has been circulated by high-profile al-Qaeda supporters on the Telegram messaging app.
The attack in St Petersburg killed 16 people, including the suicide bomber.
Russian offic... | A little-known group claiming links to al-Qaeda has said it carried out the deadly metro bombing in St Petersburg earlier this month. | 39713324 |
The Lancashire wicketkeeper, 25, is second choice in the Test team behind Jonny Bairstow, and England are keen to give their players more exposure to white-ball cricket.
"It's something we've spoken about," Bayliss, a former IPL coach, said.
"If the opportunity arrives and he is not in the Test team and the IPL window ... | Jos Buttler could be encouraged to play in this year's Indian Premier League by England coach Trevor Bayliss. | 35258853 |
Accompanied by French President Francois Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, he laid a single white rose at the venue where 90 people were killed.
Security was stepped up for the visit, with helicopters flying overhead and roads in the area sealed off.
About 150 world leaders are attending the summit which opens on ... | US President Barack Obama has visited the scene of the Bataclan theatre attack in Paris, after arriving in the city for the UN climate change summit. | 34960730 |
Shetland MSP Tavish Scott said he felt "let down" by Mr Carmichael's actions.
However, he said his colleague should "walk that road" and continue as MP for Orkney and Shetland.
Mr Carmichael has faced calls to resign over the leak of the memo, which wrongly suggested that Ms Sturgeon wanted David Cameron as prime minis... | Alistair Carmichael faces a "long road to recovery" after the leaking of a memo about Nicola Sturgeon, according to a Liberal Democrat colleague. | 32897520 |
Aiden Webb, 22, from Norwich, set off to climb Fansipan mountain on 3 June.
He died after slipping down a waterfall and his body was found six days after he set off.
His father Trever Webb said he and mother Simone could only "proceed" by returning to thank those who helped find him.
Aiden Webb, an experienced climber,... | The parents of a backpacker who fell to his death climbing Vietnam's highest mountain plan to return to thank those who tried to save their son. | 36698421 |
Rock and roll royalty have revelled in the razzmatazz of having their names in lights over the famous Las Vegas strip.
Now a former Welsh cabbie and his little brother are joining them with their rock harmony group.
The Tenors of Rock are starting a year-long residency in the self-styled entertainment capital of the wo... | Elvis Presley, Liberace, Frank Sinatra and Tom Jones move over - here come the Richards brothers from Creigiau, Cardiff. | 38535130 |
The Cabinet Office announced on Friday that two former home secretaries and a retired senior civil servant would sit on the five-member committee.
But the Campaign for Freedom of Information says the panel does not include any advocates for transparency.
The review was launched amid concerns within government that "sen... | Campaigners have criticised the panel chosen to scrutinise the workings of the Freedom of Information Act. | 33578842 |
The money - initially announced in 2013 - will involve 100 road improvement schemes and add 1,300 new miles of extra lanes to motorways and A roads.
The projects include the tunnel to tackle a bottleneck at Stonehenge on the A303 and improved M25 junctions.
Labour said the coalition's record was one of "all talk and no... | A tunnel on the A303 at Stonehenge is among dozens of new road plans to be announced by the government, as part of a £15bn "roads revolution" for England. | 30269231 |
But the often fantastical narratives of Giambattista Basile, a 17th Century solider to the Doge of Venice, were not to have the fame and longevity of Shakespeare's, and his Tales would fade into obscurity.
That's something Italian film director Matteo Garrone hopes to correct with his own work of gothic imagination - a... | He's been called 'the Italian Shakespeare', and his main piece of work, The Tale of Tales, influenced modern fairy tale writers the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, as well as inspiring the story of Cinderella. | 36477847 |
Fans who buy a ticket before the end of May will receive 25% of their money back if the club sell less than 15,000 tickets by the end of July or 50% if they sell more than that amount.
Leeds have not finished in the top six of the second tier since 2006.
The Elland Road side can not finish in the play-off places this s... | Leeds United have promised to give fans who buy a season ticket for 2016-17 a refund of up to 50% - if the club fail to reach the Championship play-offs. | 36086902 |
The patrolling officers were targeted in Brixton at about 19:30 GMT on Saturday by a man driving a Citroen C4.
The Met said the officers had been approaching the car on Plato Road having identified the occupants as "behaving suspiciously".
As police approached, the car was driven at them. No-one was injured.
The car al... | Three men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car was driven "recklessly" at police officers in south London. | 35275323 |
Diversions were put in place for several hours after the crash, which occurred just after 12:30 on Monday near the Kings House Hotel.
It is not known yet if anyone was injured.
Police Scotland have appealed for drivers who were travelling on the route at around the time of the incident to come forward.
They are also tr... | The A82 near Glencoe has reopened following a serious accident involving a 4x4 car and a motorbike. | 29207907 |
There had been some opposition to the sale of the Carbisdale Collection.
Carbisdale Castle, near Ardgay in Sutherland, and its artworks were gifted to the Scottish Youth Hostels Association almost 70 years ago.
The association is also in the process of selling the castle to a developer which plans to turn it into a hot... | Sculptures from what was once one of Scotland's most spectacular youth hostels have been sold for more than £1m at auction. | 32842569 |
Right now, skilled adversaries are probing its defences seeking a way in. They are swift, relentless and smart. No weakness will escape their notice.
But I am not without defences. I've tried to harden the most vulnerable devices to stop them being compromised and I've set up warning systems that should alert me if the... | My home is under attack. | 35629890 |
Ciarán Maxwell, 30, from Larne, was detained in Somerset by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's Counter Terrorism Command on Wednesday.
It has emerged that when he was 16, he was assaulted by loyalists and suffered a skull fracture.
The story was reported at the time in the republican newspaper An Phoblach... | The Royal Marine being questioned about Northern Ireland-related terrorism was the victim of a sectarian attack in 2002. | 37186848 |
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary said it appeared the Historical Enquiries Team's (HET) policy was based on a "misrepresentation of the law".
It said their approach was inconsistent and had serious shortcomings.
HET was set up in 2005 to re-examine 3,260 murders.
The report also considered the HET's approach to cases in... | The body set up to probe deaths during the Troubles in Northern Ireland investigated cases where the state was involved with "less rigour" than others, a police watchdog has found. | 23161353 |
The EC will look into clauses in Amazon's contracts that require publishers to inform the US firm about deals they have with its rivals.
Amazon, which owns the Kindle e-reader, is already under pressure over low tax rates it pays in Luxembourg.
New EC Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has begun looking into s... | The European Commission (EC) has opened a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon's e-book business. | 33092939 |
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) said its service saw more than 46,500 instances of unfair treatment at work last year.
This was an increase of 5.5% on the previous year.
It cited examples of unfair dismissal, non-payment of wages, cancellation of holidays, bullying and racism.
CAS said it had been told by many workers t... | Thousands of Scots face unfair working practices which leave them in "desperate and miserable situations", according to a report. | 31138150 |
The number registered in the UK fell by 1,783 to 690,773, in the year to March.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said the downward trend had been most pronounced among British workers. Many leavers cited working conditions.
But the government said there were now 13,000 more nurses working in hospitals in England... | More nurses and midwives are leaving the profession in the UK than joining it, for the first time since 2008, figures show. | 40476867 |
Sinn Féin and the SDLP have claimed his recent comments on the legacy of the Troubles mean he cannot be an honest broker in negotiations.
But Mr Brokenshire said he is very much looking forward to the discussions.
Voters go to the polls on 2 March after the power-sharing executive collapsed over a botched energy schem... | The Northern Ireland Secretary has rejected calls for him to step aside as chair of cross-party talks after the assembly election. | 38962977 |
White, 74, died in his sleep in Los Angeles on Thursday morning. He suffered from Parkinson's Disease.
His band had a series of hits including September, Boogie Wonderland, Shining Star and After the Love has Gone.
The singer-songwriter was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1992 but his condition was reported to have got w... | The founder of soul group Earth, Wind & Fire, Maurice White, has died in the US, his brother has said. | 35499149 |
The Grosvenor Shopping Centre in Macclesfield said it was not allowing entry to people who could not evacuate unaided via the staircases.
It follows a notice on Wednesday from the Cheshire Fire Authority, which said they had "serious" safety concerns.
A Grosvenor centre spokeswoman said they hoped to resolve the issue ... | A shopping centre in Cheshire has temporarily banned people with mobility problems because they may be unable to escape in an emergency. | 35439393 |
The city has been given a £1m grant from the government to buy a number of hybrid buses, to coincide with its year as European Green Capital.
Bristol City Council will launch a competition to select a bus operator to begin the trial in the summer.
The exact areas of the city the buses will operate in has yet to be deci... | Hybrid buses that automatically switch from diesel to electric power in areas with poorer air quality are to be trialled in Bristol. | 30731857 |
Caroline Glachan, 14, was found dead on the banks of the River Leven in Dunbartonshire on 25 August 1996, about a mile from her Renton home.
Her killer has never been found, and police are now re-examining evidence from the initial investigation.
Caroline's mother Margaret McKeich said she wanted answers to "who and wh... | The mother of a schoolgirl who was murdered 20 years ago has said finding her daughter's killer would give her "closure". | 37212656 |
Ganesh Joshi, a legislator from the hill town of Mussoorie, allegedly assaulted the animal with a stick.
The horse, named Shaktiman, suffered multiple fractures and some reports said it might require a leg amputation.
Mr Joshi said the charge against him was politically motivated.
"The footage which the electronic medi... | Police in India have lodged a case against a politician from the ruling BJP for allegedly attacking a police horse during a protest in the northern state of Uttarakhand. | 35809467 |
When asked if the Vermont senator was strong on gun control, she said, "No, not at all," before vowing to go after the makers of guns used in shootings.
Mr Sanders also attacked Mrs Clinton, saying her support for a no-fly zone in Syria would create "serious problems".
His rallies have drawn big crowds and he has chall... | Hillary Clinton has attacked her main rival Bernie Sanders over US gun laws at the Democratic presidential debate. | 34519331 |
He said Mrs May planned to have "very early engagement" with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
The SNP leader said she would "wait and see" how future discussions unfolded.
However, she stressed that her message to the new PM was to respect the "differing views of Scotland" on EU membership.
Speaking to the BB... | Scottish Secretary David Mundell believed new prime minister Theresa May would want Scotland to be "at the heart" of negotiations over Brexit. | 36784529 |
He will have to travel more than 150 miles across the Sahara desert, in temperatures of 50C and carry all his supplies while he runs too. But is it the most difficult race out there?
The ultimate endurance race involves skiing 100 miles across the Arctic in temperatures as low as minus 50C. It lasts three days and the ... | British adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is running the Marathon des Sables, which some call the toughest race in the world. | 32205957 |
The takeover creates a communications giant covering fixed-line phones, broadband, mobile and TV.
The stock market greeted the move by sending BT shares up by 4.5%, to the highest since 2001, when it sold off its old mobile operation O2.
But rivals TalkTalk and Vodafone have already called for competition authorities t... | Telecoms group BT has paid £12.5bn to buy mobile operator EE. | 31144009 |
Hana Humpalova and Antonie Chrastecka, both 26, were abducted while travelling on a bus in south-western Balochistan province in March 2013.
A Turkish Muslim humanitarian body helped negotiate the release.
Kidnappings are not uncommon in Balochistan, both by militants and gangs seeking ransoms.
Mr Sobotka confirmed to ... | Two Czech women tourists who were kidnapped two years ago in Pakistan have been released and have returned home, Czech PM Bohuslav Sobotka says. | 32099911 |
The deal was passed with 161 votes in favour, 59 against and 13 abstentions, the official IRNA news agency said.
However, parliament insisted that international inspectors would have only limited access to military sites.
The agreement, struck in July, authorises the lifting of sanctions in return for Iran curbing sens... | Iran's parliament has approved a deal on its nuclear programme agreed with six world powers, state media say. | 34513363 |
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