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Having won the toss and chosen to bowl on a green surface offering pace, movement and carry, England reduced India to 145-7 shortly after tea.
But Rahane changed the momentum of the day with a superb 103, adding 90 for the eighth wicket with Bhuvneshwar Kumar (36) as the tourists scored 150 runs in the final session to... | Ajinkya Rahane's century inspired a brilliant fightback by India as England's bowlers failed to take full advantage of an obliging pitch on the first day of the second Test at Lord's. | 28355681 |
Akhtar Javeed was killed when masked men raided his fast food and drink warehouse in Digbeth, Birmingham. He was found lying in the street.
West Midlands Police believe the shooting, at Direct Source 3 Ltd on Wednesday evening, was targeted.
Mr Javeed's family said he was an "honest" man who valued his family more than... | A post-mortem examination is due to take place on a company director shot dead during an attempted robbery. | 35499837 |
However, Hilton will continue to operate the hotel "for the next 100 years", including renovating the property in the coming months.
Shares in Hilton jumped 3% on news of the sale, before later declining.
Hilton said it would use the proceeds from the sale to invest in other hotels and assets in the United States.
The ... | New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel has been sold by Hilton Worldwide to Chinese firm Anbang Insurance Group for $1.95bn (£1.22bn). | 29512773 |
He takes charge of Saturday's meeting between Celtic and Aberdeen, but for a time last year was not sure if he would continue officiating.
"The surgeon said I should focus on going back to work in a normal job," Madden said.
"The cup final wasn't what I was thinking about, it was my well-being."
The official was first ... | Bobby Madden admits refereeing the Scottish Cup final was the furthest thought from his mind while he recovered from thyroid cancer. | 40052126 |
Manager Francesco Guidolin confirmed the £15m Spanish striker could be out until after the international break.
Borja will miss Saturday's visit of Hull, Tuesday's EFL Cup trip to Peterborough and the game against champions Leicester on 27 August.
"It would not be a clever move to play him against Hull," said Guidolin.... | Swansea City record signing Borja Baston will not be able to make his debut for another three weeks because of a thigh injury. | 37121374 |
The collection of coins and jewellery pieces was found by two metal detector enthusiasts in 2012.
For the past two years experts have been documenting the hoard that dates back about 2,000 years.
Those involved will finally begin pulling it apart, one coin at a time, from Friday, Jersey Heritage said.
The hoard, found ... | Archaeologists are aiming to remove and clean up to 500 coins a week for the next three years from a hoard found encased in mud, Jersey Heritage says. | 28874022 |
Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, also known in India as Chhota Rajan or "Little Rajan", is accused of multiple murders.
Nikalje was detained when he flew into Bali airport from Sydney on Sunday.
Police were acting on a tip-off from the Australian police who say he was living there under a different name.
Nikalje, 55, is want... | Police in Indonesia say they have arrested an alleged Indian underworld don who has been on the run for 20 years. | 34634900 |
13 August 2016 Last updated at 14:23 BST
It's believed that around one in 10 people are left-handed.
But no-one really knows why left-handed people like to use their left hands.
Left-handed Martin's been looking at some of the theories, and how life's not always been easy for lefties... | If you prefer to use your left hand, then you're in luck because it's International Left-Handers' Day! | 37070647 |
The incident happened at about 12:15 on Sunday 13 March onboard a number 25 Lothian Bus travelling from Restalrig Road bound for the city centre.
The first man is white, in his early 30s, between 5ft 8in and 5ft 10in tall, with messy dark hair.
He was wearing a dark jacket with blue trim and has a Scottish accent.
The ... | CCTV pictures of two men police wish to speak to in connection with an incident on an Edinburgh bus where a young boy was racial abused have been released. | 38757288 |
Brendan Rodgers men will be at home for the first leg on Wednesday 17 August.
They then face the return in Israel a week later on 23 August.
Celtic, who beat Kazakh side Astana 3-2 on aggregate in the third qualifying round, have lost at the play-off stage two years in a row, with defeats to Maribor in 2014 and then to... | Celtic have been drawn against Israel's Hapoel Beer Sheva in the play-off round of the Champions League. | 36969453 |
The European Steel Association urged the EU to dismiss the idea, saying the country would flood the market.
Ahead of the EU membership referendum, leave campaigners said this strengthened their case.
But remain vote supporters said there was a better chance of protecting the industry at an EU level than a UK one.
The a... | Europe's steel industry "will not survive" if the European Union grants China a special international trading status, an industry body warned. | 36446381 |
It comes after The Times said confidential police reports referred to widespread abuse of girls by Asian men.
Chief Constable David Crompton has been summoned to appear before the Commons Home Affairs select committee.
He said: "I will fully assist the Home Affairs select committee in answering any questions they may h... | The chief constable of South Yorkshire is to face MPs about the scale of alleged sexual abuse of young girls in the county. | 19727047 |
The Ferrari man has popped the podium champagne four times at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, and is joint third in the all-time Belgian Grand Prix winners' list.
Raikkonen has work to do, however, after qualifying in fourth place while Hamilton produced a blistering lap to secure a record-equalling 68th career pole ... | The race for the title may be a close-run affair between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, but can 'The Iceman' Kimi Raikkonen rock the boat at Spa? | 40987838 |
Karabo Mokoena's mother wept as she arrived at the hearing.
A widespread online campaign to find Ms Mokoena was called off on Wednesday when her father confirmed her death.
The case has sparked a fierce debate about the levels of violence faced by women in South Africa.
The suspect, who has not yet pleaded, will remain... | The man believed to be the boyfriend of a 22-year-old woman, whose killing has shocked South Africa, has been charged with her murder at a court in Johannesburg. | 39895027 |
It is the first team to be picked by new captain Anne Keothavong.
Two changes can be made before the final selection deadline on 7 February.
"In Johanna Konta we are lucky to have a player who is at the very top of the game right now," said Keothavong of the British number one, who broke into the world's top 10 last ye... | Johanna Konta, Heather Watson, Laura Robson and Jocelyn Rae have been named in the British Fed Cup squad for February's matches in Estonia. | 38554455 |
Hovertravel is operating a revised timetable between Southsea and Ryde following issues with its new Solent Flyer and Island Flyer craft.
It apologised, saying it had received "many" complaints about delays and disruptions in recent weeks.
The new craft, costing £10m, were launched in the summer.
In a message on the o... | The operator of the hovercraft which serves the Isle of Wight has blamed "bedding in" problems with two new vessels for cancelled crossings. | 37749469 |
Supervisors David Chaney and Greg Stokes are among three agents already leaving the elite agency in the wake of the affair.
US President Barack Obama was briefed on Friday by Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan about the scandal.
It broke as the president arrived for last weekend's Summit of the Americas.
On Friday, ... | The US Secret Service has said three more employees are resigning over the prostitution scandal that overshadowed a summit in Colombia last weekend. | 17794267 |
By lunchtime, the five biggest losers on the FTSE 100 were all mining firms, led by BHP Billiton, which sank by 5.6%.
Overall, the benchmark 100-share index was down 91.37 points or 1.49% at 6,045.87.
Investor sentiment remains fragile amid fears over the health of the Chinese economy, a big consumer of commodities.
Sh... | (Noon): London's leading shares sagged in Wednesday morning trading, dragged down by mining stocks. | 35241049 |
The room is globalisation, the increasing international economic integration we have lived through over the last few decades.
The elephant is what that development has arguably done to the distribution of income.
Why an elephant?
Because there's a graph showing what has happened that looks like one (especially if you j... | There is, to use the great cliche, an elephant in the room. | 37542494 |
These are pictures of loss of childhood and innocence. They speak about a violent world outside shuttered homes. They reveal the terrors of the present and the fears for the future.
The colours are vivid. Red dominates, in blood and fire. Black is an ascendant colour, clouding the skies and scorching the earth. It's no... | Illustrations gathered from children in Indian-administered Kashmir | 39801538 |
Lee has not played for the region since April, having been injured on Wales' summer tour of New Zealand.
Scott Williams will make his 100th appearance for the region while DTH van der Merwe's return on the wing means Liam Williams moves to full-back.
Scarlets beat Connacht in their last outing, while Treviso were 27-11... | Wales tight-head Samson Lee will make his first appearance of the season in Scarlets' Pro12 trip to Treviso. | 37516384 |
27 August 2015 Last updated at 14:25 BST
Bolt ran 19.56 to claim the title beating Gatlin into second place.
It means he completes the 100m and 200m double for the second consecutive championships having beaten Gatlin in the 100 metre final on Sunday.
The bronze medal went to South Africa's Anaso Jobodwana, with Britai... | Usain Bolt completed a golden double at the World Athletics Championships by winning the 200 metres, ahead of big rival Justin Gatlin. | 34076399 |
The Department of Health annual report confirmed how close it had come to breaking Whitehall rules, and there was an amber-light warning from the spending watchdog.
With that, came a plan from NHS England to get the finances under control, which involves a relaxation of the patient-care target regime.
This feels like a... | In the final hours of the parliamentary session, there were some fascinating revelations about the state of NHS finances in England. | 36858852 |
Situated just north-east of Aleppo, this small administrative centre of the larger al-Bab district has about 100,000 inhabitants, in addition to 50,000 people living in its suburbs.
Al-Bab was quickly occupied by rebels in spring 2012, and subsequently seized by IS during the winter of 2013-2014, which eliminated the o... | The Syrian town of al-Bab was rather insignificant until it emerged as a strategic stake between the Syrian president and his allies (Russia and Iran), Turkey, the Kurdish PYD (Democratic Union Party) and the so-called Islamic State group. | 38939492 |
The 55-year-old Frenchman, who was appointed in June 2016, led Saints to eighth in the Premier League last season despite losing 16 games.
They also reached the League Cup final, their first major final since 2003.
A Southampton statement read: "The search for a new management team is under way. We are confident that w... | Southampton have sacked manager Claude Puel after one season in charge. | 40051080 |
Council waste enforcement officers went to Ithon Grove, Kings Norton, after reports that six fridges had been dumped on Monday.
But on arrival they were stunned to find dozens of the appliances strewn along the road.
Birmingham City Council said the illegal dumping was "totally unacceptable" and said staff were trying ... | Fly-tippers have dumped about 110 fridges in a street in Birmingham. | 39041896 |
IS, a radical Islamist group whose tactics include mass killings and abductions of minorities, overran the northern city of Mosul last June.
Dr Raied Al-Wazzan said he was withdrawing his remarks.
"I used the wrong words and I apologise for that," he said.
Dr Al-Wazzan had made his comments on BBC Radio Ulster's Talkba... | A Northern Ireland Muslim leader has apologised for saying an Iraqi city seized by Islamic State (IS) is "the most peaceful city in the world". | 30782138 |
The bank's PMI survey for December found a score of 50.3, up from 49.8 the previous month.
A figure of above 50 suggests Scottish businesses are growing, while a figure below 50 suggests contraction.
The bank's commentary on its survey described the rate of growth as "marginal".
Alasdair Gardner of the Bank of Scotland... | Research published by the Bank of Scotland has indicated that Scotland's private sector may be starting to grow again. | 35275601 |
The Crown Office has been granted a petition warrant for the arrest of Father Robert MacKenzie, who lives in Cupar, Saskatchewan.
Fr MacKenzie, 84, taught at the former Fort Augustus Abbey School before moving to Canada in 1988.
Papers are now being prepared in the Crown Office to submit an extradition request to the C... | Moves are under way to extradite a retired priest from Canada to Scotland in connection with child abuse claims. | 39339978 |
'Things can only get better' and 'King Louis is here - United are back' was the message on some of the many scarves and T-shirts on sale outside Old Trafford on Saturday showing United's new boss Louis van Gaal's face as their main design feature.
Sadly for the United supporters who saw their side suffer seven home lea... | It is a new season with a new manager but for Manchester United fans the 2014-15 campaign began in all-too familiar fashion - a depressing home defeat. | 28823561 |
Exeter had the better of the first half, but they failed to take any of the chances that came their way.
Robbie Simpson volleyed wastefully high and wide from a promising position for the Grecians, while Lee Holmes forced James McKeown into a flying stop with a curling shot from 25 yards.
Reuben Reid then forced McKeow... | Exeter's wait for a home win in League Two extended to six games following a goalless draw with Grimsby. | 37526915 |
The British & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) hopes to use the device at an event in Bradford on 26 February.
Mike Towell died from head injuries sustained in a bout in September, six months after Nick Blackwell was hospitalised with a bleed to the brain.
BIBA will offer use of the scanners to fighters who compete under ... | Handheld scanners which detect bleeding on the brain will be introduced to improve the ringside care of boxers. | 38878500 |
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson was among those who came to pay last tributes to Abdirahman Abdi at a city mosque.
Mr Abdi, 37, a Somali immigrant, died on Monday, a day after being arrested for allegedly fondling a woman.
A video has emerged showing him bleeding and handcuffed during the arrest. The case is being investigated... | Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a a mentally ill black man in Ottawa who died following a confrontation with Canadian police. | 36929597 |
Baggies boss Tony Pulis said Berahino, 22, had "wasted three or four months" after a move to Tottenham was blocked last August.
The forward suggested he would not play for Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace again after the deal did not go through.
Berahino made a rare start against Peterborough in the FA Cup on Saturday and... | Newcastle United have made a £21m bid to sign striker Saido Berahino from fellow Premier League club West Brom. | 35456052 |
"It's quite upsetting to see that my son cannot play with his friends when they come here," says his father Usman Al Hassan, who lives on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital, Abuja.
"He cannot move unless someone carries him. This makes him cry."
As Mr Al Hassan strokes his son's legs, some of his daughters sit around a... | Two-year-old Abubarkar Al Hassan has the unfortunate tag of being Nigeria's first polio victim of 2013. | 22307412 |
Chris Phillips said shortages meant extremists were not properly monitored, enabling them to recruit others.
A parliamentary report has said jail safety was compromised by staff cuts.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling rejected the claim and said a "very careful watch" was kept on the issue.
"Prison overcrowding is at vi... | Staff shortages are making it harder to tackle Islamic radicalisation in England's prisons, the former head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office has warned. | 32194671 |
29 August 2013 Last updated at 16:05 BST
It was ranked top as part of the charity's "The Great British Walk" festival. | The path over the White Cliffs of Dover has been named as the best undiscovered walk in the country by the National Trust. | 23880142 |
Today I'd like to have a look at some of the smaller figures in the dossier, in particular some of the zeros.
One of the most prominent zeros is the amount of money the Conservatives say would be raised by increasing the top rate of income tax from 45p to 50p on incomes over £150,000.
There's a lot of history behind th... | Earlier in the week, I looked at some of the bigger figures in the Conservatives' 82-page dossier on Labour spending plans - mainly things that were supposed to cost an extra £1bn or more. | 30712679 |
A jury at Chelmsford Crown Court convicted the 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, of the manslaughter of Arkadiusz Jozwik.
Mr Jozwik, 40, was attacked in Harlow, Essex, on 27 August 2016. He died in hospital two days later.
Rosina Cottage, prosecuting, said the defendant had moved behind Mr Jozwik and ... | A teenage boy has been found guilty of killing a man with a "superman punch". | 40780931 |
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The 29-year-old Briton went to the front at 600m and was roared down the home straight and into the history books.
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Farah's gold was Great Britain's 27th of these Games and was greeted with a noise that could scarcely be believ... | Mo Farah joined the sporting greats and produced an unforgettable crescendo to London's Olympics as he added 5,000m gold to his 10,000m title. | 18912882 |
The announcement came just three months before Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova are due to be released from prison. They were jailed in 2012.
The verdict did not include proof that they were motivated by hatred towards a social group, the Supreme Court said.
The court also ignored their status as mothers with... | Russia's Supreme Court has criticised the guilty verdicts handed down to the two jailed Pussy Riot punk protesters and has ordered a review. | 25347132 |
The Castlebawn development was to include a 20,000 sq metre shopping centre, business park, hotel and care home.
The first phase of the scheme has already been built.
The investment fund Cerberus appointed KPMG as administrators to Castlebawn Ltd last week.
Castlebawn is a joint venture between Eastwood Property and R&... | The future of a major redevelopment project in Newtownards, County Down, is in doubt after the company behind it was placed into administration. | 30846984 |
From the parties' inability to work together, to fears of another election or even a bad Brexit deal, voters want to know what the future holds and what sort of government the UK will get in the end. Here, we tackle some of the questions being raised by BBC audiences.
Why doesn't the party with the most votes automatic... | As the Conservative Party loses its overall majority in the general election, the outcome has prompted many questions to be asked about the vote itself and what happens next. | 40221622 |
The High Court was told they face increased dangers operating alone, with reduced abilities to screen those seeking out their services.
The claims were made during a sex worker's unprecedented legal challenge to legislation making it illegal for men to pay for prostitutes.
The law was changed last year.
Laura Lee's law... | Prostitutes in Northern Ireland are being exposed to greater risk of violence by a new law criminalising their clients, a court has heard. | 37455884 |
BBC Surrey understands players and management were told at the start of the season to expect bonuses as usual.
But, Woking's board have since decided the bonuses will only be paid if the currently ninth-placed Cards finish in the top five promotion play-off places.
Director of football Geoff Chapple insisted the issue ... | Players and coaches at National League club Woking are in dispute with its board of directors over bonus payments based on their league performance. | 35573297 |
The Hermes packages were being handed to their couriers next to a public road on an industrial estate in Northampton.
Some of the couriers spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity and said the current system was a "shambles".
Hermes said the situation arose because its usual depot provider had gone into liquidation.
... | Parcels from major high street firms have been discovered being sorted for delivery in a makeshift depot in a car park. | 39379795 |
The Airbus A380 will operate on a route run by Middle Eastern airline Emirates between Birmingham and Dubai from Easter Sunday.
The aircraft can fly 15,200km (9,995 miles) and carry 600 passengers.
Bosses hope its arrival can help the airport to keep expanding and serve more passengers.
Bob Graham, airport operations d... | The world's biggest passenger airliner has flown into Birmingham Airport ahead of a new daily flights schedule from the West Midlands. | 35871886 |
About 70 people were in the building in the port town of Mongla, 200km (125 miles) south-west of the capital Dhaka, when the roof gave way. The factory had been under construction.
More than 60 people were rescued and many were taken to hospital. Many had been working on the roof itself.
Bangladesh has a history of poo... | At least eight people have died after a cement factory partially collapsed in Bangladesh, police say. | 31849576 |
His winning one-liner was: "I've just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I'll tell you what, never again."
Readers of the BBC News website who think they can do better have been sending us their top gags.
Holiday pun is Fringe's funniest
Did you hear about the corduroy pillows? They're making headlines. Erik, Lancas... | Comedian Tim Vine has won a prize for the funniest joke of this year's Edinburgh Fringe. | 11061389 |
The British Medical Association poll of more than 15,500 UK GPs found nine in 10 believed a heavy workload had a negative impact on the quality of care.
Only one in 10 felt standard 10-minute consultation slots were adequate.
Meanwhile, latest figures for routine hospital operations show waits have reached their worst ... | Better funding and more time with patients are needed to improve services, according to a survey of GPs. | 32224063 |
It is six games without a win now for Scunthorpe, who are struggling to hang on to their top two spot in League One.
After a goalless first-half stalemate in which neither side really threatened, the Iron were sunk by two second-half goals within the space of nine minutes.
Wimbledon opened the scoring on the hour when ... | Scunthorpe's promotion hopes suffered another major setback in a home defeat by AFC Wimbledon. | 39035309 |
Mr Trump has called this free trade agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico a jobs "killer" and a "disaster", and pledged to repeal it.
But in April, he pulled back and agreed to discuss "modernising" the North America Free Trade Agreement.
Talks between the three countries about overhauling the pact start in Washi... | Trade talks might in the past have signalled a dry and dusty item on the news agenda, but the renegotiation of Nafta under President Trump has become a political hot potato. | 40943041 |
The pair have returned to contact training after overcoming foot and shoulder problems respectively.
Second row Ross Kane is available after recovering from a recent concussion.
Roger Wilson is doubtful with a knee injury while Ross Kane is set to be out for around six weeks after suffering a knee ligament injury again... | Stuart McCloskey and Chris Henry could return to action in Ulster's Pro12 game against Zebre in Belfast later this month after recovering from injuries. | 37937588 |
Emergency officials helped 127 passengers and five crew off the plane just after 11:00 local time (16:00 GMT), but no one was seriously injured.
Snow and freezing rain has been falling from Texas to New England over the past several hours.
Schools, businesses, and the US government have closed as a result.
Pictures fro... | A passenger airliner has skidded off the runway at LaGuardia airport in New York City, as a major winter storm bears down on a large part of the US. | 31754912 |
Figures show a "spike" in reports of the model, recently the subject of a recall, catching alight, LFB said.
Although other car firms may record more fires over a 12-month period, the upsurge in Zafira-related calls was "more worrying", it said.
Vauxhall said affected cars were made between 2005 and 2007, and faults wo... | Callouts to fires involving Vauxhall Zafira B cars have doubled since 2012, London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said. | 34860211 |
Gayle, 36, was fined by the club in January after asking journalist Mel McLaughlin for a date during a live interview, saying: "Don't blush, baby."
"We know it was wrong," Renegades coach David Saker told BBC Sport.
"All I try to do is pick a squad to win a series. I probably don't look at those things."
The former Eng... | West Indies batsman Chris Gayle could re-sign for Melbourne Renegades in Australia's Big Bash, despite last season's sexism controversy. | 36201187 |
In the 1960s, Dr Bird became used to doctors questioning the "little green machine" he'd brought to show them.
"A machine which breathes for you? That's not going to happen," they regularly told him.
Until then, respiratory problems had been treated using a heavy and restrictive piece of equipment known as an iron lung... | A love of flying and a passion for fixing things led Forrest Bird to save millions of lives with his invention of the first mass-produced ventilator - a machine which still helps people to breathe today. | 34482260 |
The service saw a total increase in funding of £11.4m in the 2016-17 draft budget announced earlier this month.
Some of the funds will go towards additional clinical advisers and control room staff.
SAS chief executive Pauline Howie said ambulance crews were "busier than ever".
The draft budget announced by Finance Sec... | The Scottish Ambulance Service has said it will recruit about 300 paramedics over the next five years with new funds allocated from the budget. | 35182889 |
The four were shot dead in clashes between police and protesters at the Chinese-owned Las Bambas mine project.
Locals fear the $7.4bn (£4.9bn) copper mine project will cause environmental damage to the Andean area.
The government said extra troops would be sent to Apurimac "to restore internal peace".
While the state ... | Peru declared a 30-day state of emergency in the Apurimac region on Tuesday after four people were killed during anti-mining protests. | 34400831 |
Having not lost a domestic game so far this campaign, and with a Scottish Cup semi-final coming up against Rangers, Celtic could add even more shine to the season in the next month or two.
A treble? A whole season without losing a domestic match? Such lofty ambitions are now close to becoming a reality for Rodgers' sid... | Celtic won their sixth successive Scottish top-flight title on Sunday, adding the Premiership crown to the League Cup they had already won in what has been a successful debut season for manager Brendan Rodgers. | 39484928 |
Junction 3A, Daldowie, will be closed from 20:00 on Friday to 06:00 on Monday the weekends of 29 July-1 August, 12-15 August and 26-29 August.
The work is part of the £500m M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project.
Drivers are advised to follow diversion routes during the closure and allow extra time for journeys.
Duri... | A busy junction of the M74 which sits on the boundary between Glasgow and South Lanarkshire is to close for three weekends to allow for upgrade work. | 36915558 |
The prime minister announced the £50m GP Access Fund in October - and he now says a "great response" from surgeries means 1,147 will take part.
He says surgeries will offer access to GPs outside normal hours and by methods including phone, email and Skype.
Labour said it had got "much harder" to see a GP under the cur... | New opening hours for some GP surgeries in England will benefit more than seven million patients, far more than originally planned, David Cameron says. | 27015353 |
Speaking to BBC Newsnight, Vincent Uzomah said he prayed "God, don't let me die" as he ran to look for help after being stabbed in the stomach.
The boy - who cannot be named - has been sentenced to 11 years detention for the attack at Dixons Kings Academy in Bradford on 11 June.
Mr Uzomah, 50, said he was still too tra... | A teacher who was stabbed by a 14-year-old pupil in a classroom has said he feared he would die after the attack. | 33857626 |
Supporters of the 6,200-signature petition staged a protest outside Holyrood ahead of a parliamentary debate on the issue.
They claim a consultation on plans to centralise cleft palate and lip surgery in Glasgow was a sham.
The Scottish government said it had not yet made a decision on the matter.
Almost 100 babies are... | A petition opposing proposals to close cleft lip and palate surgery services in Edinburgh has been presented to the Scottish Parliament. | 37295526 |
The 33-year-old netted the only goal of the game to bring Barnet's own undefeated start to an end.
Michael Raynes hit the bar from Nicky Adams' corner early on before the visitors' long-ball ploy paid dividends when Ibehre fired Keith Curle's side in front, turning home Adams' cross from the left in the 21st minute.
Ad... | Jabo Ibehre scored his first goal of the season as Carlisle continued their unbeaten start to the League Two campaign with a victory at Barnet. | 37139255 |
He will spend two days in each country, beginning in Ecuador on 6 July and ending in Paraguay on 12 July.
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa on Thursday hailed the planned visit as an "honour" and said his country was already celebrating.
Bolivian President Evo Morales has also welcomed the news, saying that it was a jo... | Pope Francis has officially announced his first visit to Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay. | 32339749 |
A snapshot of 12 cases investigated by the watchdog over the past five years shows "inadequate standards of care" given to patients, including at weekends.
Nine of the patients died, although in most cases the out-of-hours care was not necessarily a factor. The hospitals and names of patients were not identified by the... | There needs to be a systemic review of out-of-hours hospital care in Wales, says the public services ombudsman. | 35744578 |
Mr Smith said all conflicts ended in "dialogue", during a two-hour debate with Jeremy Corbyn on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.
The Labour leader said he would not negotiate with so-called Islamic State.
The pair also clashed over allegations of abuse within the Labour Party, nuclear weapons and the EU referen... | Labour leadership challenger Owen Smith has suggested the so-called Islamic State could be involved in negotiations with the West in the future. | 37104864 |
The hosts smashed their way to an 11-point interval lead with tries by Mamuka Gorgodze, Leigh Halfpenny and Romain Taofifenua.
Toulon survived two TMO decisions early in the second half before Guilhem Guirado secured the bonus point.
Ken Owens and John Barclay scored for Scarlets with Wales international Halfpenny clai... | Toulon outmuscled Scarlets as they moved clear in second place in Pool Three of the Champions Cup. | 38243318 |
Fitzpatrick followed his opening round of 68 with a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 to go 11 under on Friday.
Compatriots Ross Fisher (68) and Andrew Johnston (69) and Scott Henry (69) of Scotland are part of a group of five players on eight under.
Another Englishman, Lee Westwood, is five under following a round of 71.
... | England's Matthew Fitzpatrick leads a group containing a strong British contingent by three shots in the Nordea Masters in Sweden. | 36449920 |
The hole, on the eastbound carriageway of the Mancunian Way, is 40ft (12m) deep and at least 15ft (4.5m) wide.
Both carriageways have been fenced off between the Macdonald Hotel, near Piccadilly Station, and Fairfield Street.
It is believed a large water pipe beneath the road had eroded, causing the road surface to cav... | A huge hole has appeared in one of Manchester city centre's busiest roads after heavy rainfall. | 33929490 |
Research by Wrap Cymru showed there were 319,000 tonnes of household food waste in 2015.
Of this, 188,000 tonnes could have been eaten but was thrown in the bin.
However, figures showed the amount of household food waste in Wales was reducing compared with the rest of the UK. The Welsh Government said cutting down on f... | About £550m of edible food was thrown away from homes in Wales in one year alone, latest figures have revealed. | 38541192 |
These will be the movers and shakers in US society in the years ahead, many of them about to step into influential jobs in business and government.
Harvard's campus newspaper, The Crimson, has provided a fascinating snapshot of this young US elite, based on a sample of about half of this year's leavers.
How do these of... | What are the views and experiences of the bright young things leaving Harvard University this summer? | 27620096 |
It happened after they smashed their way into the station around 0300 GMT on Tuesday.
The police said that the thieves tied the ATM to a vehicle and tried to drag it away.
Translink said in a statement that CCTV was in operation at the time. The attempted theft did not disrupt any train services. | Thieves have tried to steal a cash machine at Portadown train station. | 35587474 |
Rovers predictably had the best of the contest but could not make the most of what was a game in hand over their rivals at the top of the National League.
Jay Harris and Michael Ihiekwe each had an early chance for Tranmere before, midway through the first half, a mix-up between Gulls keeper Brendan Moore and team-mate... | Relegation-threatened Torquay held promotion chasers Tranmere to a goalless draw at Plainmoor. | 39188776 |
Aleksey Troshkin won the event for the third straight year earlier this month, just outside his own course record.
But, following allegations of state-sponsored doping, the IAAF had banned all Russian athletes from competing outside of their homeland.
Troshkin may lose the title if he is found to have breached the ban.... | The IAAF has opened an investigation into whether the winner of the 2016 Jersey Marathon was ineligible to race because of the ban on Russian athletes. | 37628903 |
A PSNI Craigavon Facebook post warned criminals that a "dedicated team" of officers would be monitoring past offenders closely in the coming weeks.
It is hoped the operation - Op Nutmeg - will deter criminals from attempting to steal during the busy Christmas shopping period.
It will be rolled out in cities and towns a... | Police in Northern Ireland are sending Christmas cards to shoplifters to remind them they are being watched. | 38110435 |
The Scottish SPCA has appealed for information about five swans which are believed to be missing from the grounds of Provan Hall.
The severed head was found near the Glasgow east end parkland by a member of the public.
The charity said it was possible the birds had been deliberately lured from water before being netted... | The discovery of a swan's head in Glasgow has prompted an investigation into the disappearance of nearby birds. | 40776273 |
However, Beijing has not commented and it remains unclear whether they would be allowed to enter.
Protesters have occupied key areas of Hong Kong for more than six weeks, demanding electoral reform.
This week, the chief secretary called on protesters to leave the sites and court rulings paved the way for the authoritie... | Hong Kong student leaders say they are planning to visit Beijing this weekend and hope to meet Premier Li Keqiang. | 30048909 |
A group of Accies fans say they will stay away from the 4 February fixture as a protest against the team's current form and the club's signing policy.
Hamilton have not won any of their last 11 league games, and only two all season, and are a point off the bottom.
"Ideally you would like everyone behind you and support... | Hamilton player-manager Martin Canning admits he will be disappointed if some fans decide to go ahead with a boycott of their home game against Kilmarnock. | 38748717 |
Dr Anthony Marsh took on the East of England role in January and splits his week between the two services.
His combined salary is now more than £232,000, prompting MP Tom Watson to ask if he was "the highest paid public servant you've never heard of".
The ambulance services said Dr Marsh represented a good deal for tax... | The chief executive of the West Midlands and East of England ambulance services has been criticised after seeing his annual pay rise by £50,000. | 28390516 |
Since being detained by Turkish security forces in a raid on an apartment in Istanbul on 16 January, more information has emerged on who he is and where he came from.
Officials questioning him hope to find out more about cells of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Turkey. The militant group has said it was behind the atta... | Abdulkadir Masharipov is suspected of killing 39 people of different nationalities only two hours into the New Year in the Reina nightclub in Istanbul. | 38648350 |
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McIlroy is going for his third career win at the tournament, having also won it for his maiden Tour win in 2009.
"I have some great memories and I get a lot of support here," said McIlroy.
The Northern Irishman will face some stiff competition from the likes of former Duba... | World number two Rory McIlroy says anything short of victory would be disappointing as he prepares to defend his Dubai Desert Classic title. | 35485909 |
The singer took the number one spot at the expense of another new release, The Vaccines' English Graffiti, which made its chart debut at two.
In the singles chart, Jason Derulo's Want to Want Me has ended Cheerleader by Omi's four-week reign at number one.
This week's rundown sees Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow chart just out... | Former Pop Idol winner Will Young has topped the UK album chart with 85 Proof, his first album in four years. | 32950529 |
In October, the Galaxy Note 7 was recalled and discontinued after reports that some handsets were catching fire.
Samsung told the BBC it would "enhance" the S7 and S7 Edge with new features.
One analyst suggested the company was hoping that people returning their Note 7 would be tempted to stick with a Samsung phone ov... | Samsung is working to bring some features of its ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 phone to its S7 and S7 Edge devices. | 37676860 |
The rock tumbled on to the line near Stroud, Gloucestershire, on Monday.
The cutting has safety netting in place but Network Rail said it was not built "to stop anything of this size".
The company will now examine whether "more resilient measures" are needed, but said it was too early to say if it was a "close call or ... | A boulder fell on to a railway line in an area of "known disturbance" where some minor rock falls occurred "from time to time", it has been revealed. | 38567316 |
Users saw an error message that read "Sorry, something went wrong. We're working on it and we'll get it fixed as soon as we can."
Company shares were down nearly 4% at $89.25 (£58.83) shortly after the site went down. It also crashed on Thursday.
The social networking site is used by nearly 1.5 billion people worldwid... | Facebook has restored access to its website after a 40-minute outage on Monday, the second time in a week that the site has gone down. | 34383655 |
The victim was attacked at Kileen Woods on Wednesday 30 September and died in hospital on Friday 2 October.
Irish broadcaster RT?? has named him as 24-year-old Dmitry Hrynkevich who was Russian but who grew up in Killarney.
It reported that he was found by police in the front garden of a house at Killeen Wood after the... | Police investigating the death of a man who was assaulted in Tralee, County Kerry, are now treating it as murder following a post mortem examination. | 34432930 |
They have been given a two-year reprieve before facing penalties, following a European Parliament vote.
Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, said it was a "very important" move towards a more workable system.
He denied it was backsliding on a key conservation measure.
The ban was pa... | Scotland's fishermen have been given more time to cope with a ban on throwing unwanted fish back into the sea. | 32506291 |
An Italian man was winched to safety from rocks by a Royal Navy search and rescue helicopter which was assigned from Prestwick in Scotland.
His French friend was rescued by the coastguard.
Neither man required medical treatment following the incident on Tuesday night. | Two tourists have been rescued near the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim after being cut off by the tide. | 33981827 |
Michelle Thomson, who represents the Edinburgh West constituency, said she had never contacted the website.
The online dating agency, which specialises in affairs, was hacked by a group calling itself The Impact Team.
The hackers said they would publish what they claimed was a database of 37 million members.
The inform... | An SNP MP whose email address was among the millions released after a data hack on adultery website Ashley Madison said it was "harvested" by hackers. | 33999675 |
Developers behind the Navitus Bay project - for up to 121 turbines off Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight - say it would have provided electricity for up to 700,000 homes.
Opponents said it would damage tourism and was too close to protected coasts.
It is only the second time the Department of Energy and Climate C... | A proposed wind farm off the south coast of England has been refused consent by the government. | 34220834 |
Thursday's action saw Britain add three medals to take their tally up to five.
Carlin took victory ahead of Hungary's Boglarka Kapas, while bronze went to Sharon Rouwendaal of the Netherlands.
Roberto Pavoni set a new personal best to win 400m individual medley silver, while Andrew Willis' new English record earned bro... | Jazz Carlin has won Great Britain's first gold medal of the European Short Course Championships in Israel, taking victory in the women's 800m freestyle. | 34999880 |
02:00 Fall into bed after editing an overnight news film.
06:00 Up again. At least I had a bed and it was dry, unlike many of the "umbrella movement" facing a downpour on the streets. In fact, I almost trip over one of them stretched out on the tarmac with his umbrella across his chest when I arrive for the flag-raisin... | Twelve hours in the life of the BBC China Editor: National Day, the Hong Kong perspective. | 29440267 |
Until now the Linux-based OS has only come pre-installed on laptops or boxes that required a separate monitor.
Chrome-based computers tend to be cheaper than comparable Windows-powered rivals in part because Google does not charge manufacturers to include its software.
However, they run a more limited range of applicat... | LG has announced the first all-in-one PC to be powered by Google's Chrome operating system. | 25431836 |
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Ashurkov said his partner Alexandrina Markvo was with him and was also seeking UK asylum.
The couple flew to the UK last May.
Russian prosecutors accuse Mr Ashurkov of stealing contributions to Navalny's campaign for the 2013 Moscow mayoral elections. Navalny failed in his bid. He is under house... | A key ally of Russian anti-Kremlin campaigner Alexei Navalny - Vladimir Ashurkov - has been granted political asylum in the UK. | 32144439 |
David Davis and Tom Watson challenged the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act earlier this year, arguing it was incompatible with human rights.
It was fast-tracked through Parliament last July, allowing security agencies to gather phone and internet data.
Two judges have now found that the law is "inconsistent ... | Two MPs have won a High Court battle over laws which they say allow the police and security services to "spy on citizens" without proper safeguards. | 33564442 |
The cash giveaway took place in Foyleside shopping centre on Tuesday.
The Derry Journal newspaper reported that he "threw a mixture of £10 and £20 notes from the first floor on to shoppers below".
A police spokeswoman said all the cash they examined was genuine. She added that no crime had been committed.
The identity... | A "mystery man" has thrown banknotes to members of the public in a Londonderry shopping centre, according to a police report. | 36735860 |
10 December 2016 Last updated at 11:39 GMT
But now the show is in its 13th year, can the show still produce big music stars year after year?
The debut single from last year's winner, Louisa Johnson, only reached number nine, making it the lowest charting X Factor winner's single.
Ricky caught with Matt Terry and 5 Afte... | The X Factor has brought us the likes of Little Mix, One Direction, Leona Lewis and James Arthur over the years. | 38274379 |
In fact there could be periods of turbulence over the coming years before touchdown.
The government-commissioned Airports Commission, led by Sir Howard Davies, last summer recommended construction of a third airstrip at Heathrow, and this proposal has now been backed by the government.
The plan involves building a new ... | Heathrow expansion has been in a holding pattern over west London for decades, and confirmation that the UK's largest airport has been given the go-ahead to build another runway does not necessarily guarantee its arrival any time soon. | 37642814 |
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