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Paramedics were called after the baby boy reportedly stopped breathing at a house in Birchfield Road, Walton, on 2 September.
Two men, aged 34 and 29, were arrested on suspicion of wounding, and a 25-year-old woman was held on suspicion of inflicting GBH, Merseyside Police said.
The baby remains in hospital after suffe... | Three people have been arrested on suspicion of harming a four-month-old baby in Liverpool. | 34546022 |
It follows a successful high court appeal by a father last year against a £120 fine levied by the Isle of Wight.
The case will reach the Supreme Court this week where judges will consider what constitutes regular attendance.
Ministers argue missing days at school has an impact on pupils' GCSEs.
Most parents simply pay... | A BBC investigation has found that 35 councils in England have changed their policy on fining parents for term-time holidays. | 38774418 |
Explosives packed into a car went off near a bus station as a police minibus drove by. More than 20 people were injured in the attack.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed "terrorists" for the attack.
The army is locked in an operation against rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the region.
A ceas... | Seven police officers have been killed in a bomb blast that rocked the Kurdish-dominated south-eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir. | 35937596 |
Now, a week into her new job, she is getting used to choosing the hours she works and even how much leave she takes.
"My friends can't get their heads around how we work," she says. "But, as I don't have someone watching over me all the time, I just get on with it. It means I want to work harder."
She works at Paycircl... | When 22-year-old Roisin Gray asked about the finishing time for the day, her colleagues in the office simply laughed. | 36162772 |
The commission "has today begun redrawing the map of parliamentary constituency boundaries in England". (Separate commissions will be doing the same job for the other parts of the UK).
This sounds like - and, for the commission, is - a technical exercise, but the political effects will be far-reaching.
Boundary changes... | Like the butterfly fluttering its wing and eventually causing a tornado, the political equivalent of chaos theory was unleashed last week with a press release from the Boundary Commission for England. | 35685613 |
There was a point during the unprecedented political upheaval when I could not understand why the essentially viewed "This Week" was not on the BBC iPlayer to watch over breakfast. Then it dawned. Wrong dawn. Wrong day.
We hurtled into the referendum vote and what followed was a political earthquake of such magnitude t... | You know things are fast moving when you lose track of what day it is... | 36825943 |
The routes will connect the Greater Manchester town's centre with surrounding residential areas.
Wigan Borough Council has been awarded a grant from the Department for Transport for the scheme.
The plans will be on show during a drop-in session on 18 July, so people in the town can offer feedback on the project before ... | A £2.1m plan to create five new cycle routes across Wigan has been announced. | 40533720 |
The Tynecastle head coach will only serve the suspension if he breaches league rule 72 again before the end of the current season.
Neilson commented after the match that Collum had been wrong to send off Hearts defender Callum Paterson.
And he said the squad had trained with 10 men to prepare for a red card.
The Scotti... | Robbie Neilson has been given a two-match suspended ban for comments about referee Willie Collum after Hearts' game against Hamilton on 29 August. | 34417440 |
MPs voted by 257 to 50 to approve Mr Groysman's appointment and accept the resignation of his predecessor, Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
Mr Yatsenyuk announced he was stepping down on Sunday.
His government had faced accusations of corruption and inability to implement reforms.
Mr Yatsenyuk had been in office since former pro-Rus... | MPs in Ukraine have backed a new government led by parliamentary speaker Volodymyr Groysman, after weeks of political uncertainty. | 36043967 |
The Environment Agency said the pollution in Picknall Brook, Uttoxeter, came from an "agricultural source".
The water flows into the River Dove but the group said there had been "no visible impact" on the river's ecology.
It said it was still considering its enforcement response and was looking at plans to stop it happ... | More than 1,500 fish have been found dead in a polluted brook in Staffordshire, prompting an investigation. | 37309140 |
South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay, 50, of Sion Hill, Ramsgate, Kent, is accused of two counts of knowingly making a false election expenses declaration.
His campaign director Marion Little, 62, and election agent Nathan Gray, 28, also face charges.
At Southwark Crown Court, Mr Justice Edis set the trial for 14 May next y... | A Conservative MP is to stand trial in May next year on charges relating to his 2015 General Election expenses. | 40936151 |
Hedley McCarthy has been leader of Blaenau Gwent council since May 2012 and leader of the Labour group for eight years.
He said the council is having to make more "stringent reductions" than they did under ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
Mr McCarthy will continue to serve as a ward councillor for Llan... | The leader of a south Wales council has quit after enduring what he calls "horrific" Tory government cuts. | 34979628 |
About four million employees are members of such schemes, and 86% of them are paying their money into so-called "default" funds.
These tend to be partly invested in UK government bonds, in some cases heavily so if an individual is close to retirement.
These particular pension savers might not have noticed that the pric... | Should people paying into their employer's defined contribution (DC) pension scheme be concerned about the inflated value of government bonds? | 18507117 |
Luke Stella, 25, is accused of killing Francis Abbot, 71, who was walking home from a supermarket at the time.
St Albans Crown Court was told the "bike came from nowhere" as Mr Abbot crossed a 30mph (48kph)-limit road in Potters Bar.
Mr Stella denies causing death by dangerous driving and a charge of causing death by c... | A speeding motorcyclist pulled a wheelie moments before hitting and killing a pensioner, a court has heard. | 37763100 |
After its sharp fall two years ago, the barrel price has been swilling around the $50 mark - on raised, then lowered, expectations that OPEC will cut a deal on reducing supply to raise the price. The exporters' cartel meets in Vienna on September 26th.
With a Gulf Arab nod here, an Iraqi wink there, a gnomic comment fr... | It's a brave commodities trader or government finance minister who bets the farm on the future direction of the price of Brent crude oil. | 37270922 |
Mhairi Convy, 18, and 20-year-old Laura Stewart, died in hospital following the incident in North Hanover Street, on 17 December 2010.
The driver, William Payne, 53, was later charged with causing their deaths while driving uninsured but the case was dropped by prosecutors.
The FAI will be begin in February.
An initial... | A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the deaths of two students who were allegedly hit by a car in Glasgow city centre is to be held early next year. | 25023172 |
The Springfield Properties proposals in the south of the Moray town includes 870 houses and a range of facilities, such as a sports centre.
Some would be built between Elgin golf course and the A941, with the others close to Linkwood Road.
Moray Council said the application was one of the biggest ever to come before th... | Major plans to build hundreds of homes in Elgin have been approved by councillors. | 40419039 |
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Andy Carroll's superb first-half header allowed England to establish comfortable control - but poor defending allowed Sweden to score twice and take the lead before the hour.
Hodgson will be judged on the impact and results of his big calls and he could not have done much ... | Danny Welbeck hit a clever winner as England came from behind to beat Sweden for the first time in a competitive fixture after their Euro 2012 campaign flirted with danger in Kiev. | 18181790 |
The lights illuminating the statue in New York City shut off in what the National Parks Service said was an "unplanned outage".
There was online speculation that the move was deliberate, to show solidarity with the Day Without A Woman inequality protests on Wednesday.
But the parks service said it was probably down to ... | The Statue of Liberty was plunged into darkness for a few hours after an unexpected power cut late on Tuesday. | 39202724 |
Ceredigion council is consulting on plans to close Bodlondeb in Aberystwyth, saying it is making losses of £400,000 a year.
Relatives said it was "disgusting" that residents could face eviction.
Cabinet member Catherine Hughes said what was "sustainable 50 or 60 years ago is not suitable for the 21st century".
Two yea... | About 250 people have attended a public meeting to discuss the future of a Ceredigion care home. | 40637935 |
Lindsey Graham, Ron Johnson, and John McCain's votes would have been enough to scupper the bill's chances.
The Senate and House have repeatedly disagreed on a series of healthcare bills ahead of summer recess.
House Speaker Paul Ryan seemed to accede to the demands, but said it was now the Senate's job to produce a pla... | Republican Senators threatened to vote against the latest Obamacare repeal bill unless they received a guarantee it would be debated further. | 40748717 |
No-one's ever said my microphone should be cut before, so when Dr Ben Carson suggested I should be shut up after I asked him if he thought the women accusing Donald Trump of sexual abuse were lying, I was a bit flabbergasted. It sounded almost Soviet.
Let's be clear about what happened. I asked Dr Carson, a surrogate f... | "Cut her mic." | 37661794 |
Issuing an order barring coverage of Dale Cregan's case before his trial, Judge Andrew Gilbart QC said it was "critical [he] receives a fair trial".
Mr Cregan, 29, appeared at Manchester Crown Court via videolink charged with the murders of PC Fiona Bone, PC Nicola Hughes, Mark Short and David Short.
The case was adjou... | A judge has warned the media against prejudicing the case of a man accused of murdering two police officers and two men in Greater Manchester. | 19696922 |
Officials blamed Kurdish militants for the attack. A third attacker is reportedly still being sought.
The attackers drove a car to the courthouse entrance, sparking an exchange with police and then detonating the car bomb.
A number of people were wounded in the explosion, some critically.
Some of Turkey's big cities ha... | Two attackers, a policeman and a court worker have been killed in a car bomb and gun assault on a courthouse in the Turkish city of Izmir, state media say. | 38521549 |
David Hill, 57, died at Grimsby's Victoria Street police station after being arrested for affray in 2013.
A Humberside Police disciplinary panel found PC Emily Turner and Sgt Nicholas Mortimer had breached police rules.
A third officer, PC Mark Gowan, was found guilty of misconduct. The force said the officers had rece... | Two police officers have been found guilty of gross misconduct over the death of a man in a police cell. | 35943201 |
World number one Marin, 23, won 19-21 21-12 21-15 to add the Olympic title to her world and European crowns.
"I'm very excited," she said. "I don't know how I'm feeling now but it is amazing that my dream has come true. I just had to believe in myself."
Sindhu, 21, was aiming to become the first Indian to win badminton... | Spain's Carolina Marin became the first non-Asian woman to win Olympic badminton singles Olympic gold by beating PV Sindhu in the final in Rio. | 36690971 |
The Italian, 64, led the Foxes to their first top-flight title in his first season with the club.
Ranieri joins key players Kasper Schmeichel, Wes Morgan and Jamie Vardy in extending his contract.
"The energy that exists here - from the owners and the staff, to the players and supporters - is something very special," h... | Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has signed a new four-year contract with the Premier League champions. | 37032152 |
On Friday, a woman was sitting in her car in Rosslyn Street when a man with a knife opened the passenger door and grabbed her handbag.
The previous day, a woman was robbed of her purse at knifepoint near the Asda car park in Carberry Place.
Police have not ruled out the possibility the incidents are linked.
The suspect... | Police in Kirkcaldy are carrying out extra patrols after two women were robbed at knifepoint in separate incidents in the town. | 38784536 |
Adrian Greenwood, 42, was found dead at his four-storey Oxford house in April.
Ex-girlfriend Evelyn Altemeyer said Mr Greenwood had also been "blacklisted" by a post office for attacking a postman.
Michael Danaher, 50, of Hadrians Court, Peterborough, denies murdering him.
Ms Altemeyer was the stabbed book dealer's par... | A book dealer who was allegedly stabbed for a rare copy of Wind in the Willows had a temper and once held a washing machine engineer hostage, a court has heard. | 37576513 |
Profiles in Vogue Magazine, big newspapers and an appearance on primetime US TV reflect renewed attention being directed north of the border.
Requests for an invitation to the White House state dinner, the first for a Canadian leader since 1997, have come "fast and furious" while a waiting list for a think tank-hosted ... | Following Canada's young and photogenic Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his visit to Washington is, it seems, the condition known as "Trudeaumania". | 35745526 |
Costa was dropped after a dispute with a fitness coach, amid rumours of a move to China, although Conte said he was "very happy to play" when recalled.
In June, Costa said Conte sent him a text telling him he would not be part of the squad for next season.
"In January, the Costa situation was very clear for the club, f... | Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says Diego Costa was told in January he was not part of their plans for the future. | 40679000 |
Rasim Aliyev had said on Facebook that Javid Huseynov should be banned from European football for allegedly making a rude gesture at a Cypriot journalist.
The reporter asked why he had waved a Turkish flag at a Cypriot team's fans.
Mr Aliyev was then beaten up after being lured to a meeting by somebody who said they we... | A journalist in Azerbaijan who criticised a popular footballer has died after an attack by supporters. | 33852063 |
Earlier this week, a US Supreme Court ruling sided with bondholders demanding Argentina pay them the amount in full.
Argentina defaulted on debts in 2001 following a severe economic crisis.
It has been in a legal battle with a number of US hedge funds which lent money to the country.
Many hedge funds have agreed to acc... | Argentina's stock market closed 4.9% lower on Thursday after the country's cabinet chief said there would be no delegation to the US to negotiate with bondholders over a $1.3bn (£766m) debt. | 27924673 |
Ashley McLaughlin, 25, attacked Lynda Christie, also 25, at the victim's flat in Glasgow's Castlemilk area.
Following the attack, in May last year, Ms Christie suffered a punctured lung and required more than 20 stitches.
At the High Court in Glasgow, McLaughlin was jailed after she pleaded guilty to a charge of assaul... | A pregnant woman has been jailed for three years and nine months for the "brutal" stabbing of a mother-of-two. | 36429043 |
The five-acre site on the corner of Pigot Lane and Long Road in Framingham Earl hopes to meet "increasing demands" for the charity's support services.
Graham Butland, EACH chief executive, said: "We're looking at options for a new purpose-built hospice to provide even better care and support."
The charity said its site... | The East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) has unveiled plans for a new £10m centre in south Norfolk. | 25604392 |
Officials from the European Investment Bank have held meetings in Belfast, including talks with Stormont's finance and transport ministers.
The Luxembourg-based bank lends money on low-interest, long-term deals for big infrastructure projects.
More cash could follow the £150m it has already provided towards the Univers... | The European Union's bank could be asked to fund major transport projects in Northern Ireland. | 26375235 |
The findings, presented at the Neuroscience 2016 conference, harnessed data from 2.4 million people who downloaded the game.
Getting lost is one of the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
And the researchers at University College London believe the results could help make a dementia test.
Sea Hero Quest is a nautica... | The world's largest dementia research experiment, which takes the form of a video game, has indicated the ability to navigate declines throughout life. | 37988197 |
For the second time in four days, the Bluebirds lost by a single goal, having lost 1-0 at Brighton & Hove Albion in midweek.
"That's two games on the trot now. We could have easily won both," said Warnock.
"It shows that we're not far off. We haven't got enough goals in the team."
However, Warnock says the lack of stri... | Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock was left "distraught" after his side's 2-1 defeat at promotion-chasing Reading in the Championship. | 38783780 |
Atletico drew 1-1 at nearest rivals Barca to earn the point they needed to become La Liga champions for the first time since 1996.
Atletico Madrid have won their 10th Spanish La Liga title, the third highest tally after Real Madrid (32) and Barcelona (22)
Their success ended Barca and Real's 10-year stranglehold on the... | Beating Barcelona and Real Madrid to the Spanish title is one of the greatest days in Atletico Madrid's history, says head coach Diego Simeone. | 27459166 |
Dyfed Poultry Society said the annual Welsh National Poultry Weekend, due to run on 14-15 January in Haverfordwest, would not go ahead.
It comes after a wetland centre in Llanelli was temporarily shut following the finding of an infected duck.
Society chairman Alan Ralphs said the announcement was made with "real disap... | A poultry event in Pembrokeshire has been cancelled due to concerns over avian flu. | 38496254 |
The event in Spain is the first chance for nations to secure half of the country berths for the 2016 Games.
"We'd hope to qualify in each of the 10 events at this first opportunity and put that to bed," said Park.
"Then we can concentrate on the individual competitions and who we select for Team GB."
Park is also keen ... | British Sailing manager Stephen Park wants his team to seize as many Rio Olympics places as possible at the upcoming World Championships. | 29112365 |
Britain's Murray, 28, continued his preparations for the US Open at the end of the month with a 6-4 7-6 (7-1) win over the 33-year-old American.
The Scot will now face Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the next round.
Murray replaced Roger Federer as world number two following his Rogers Cup win over Novak Djokovic in Montr... | Andy Murray has beaten veteran hardcourt specialist Mardy Fish to secure his place in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters. | 33998828 |
The model, unveiled on Tuesday by the London EV Company (LEVC), runs for about 70 miles on its battery before switching to a petrol engine.
The hybrid vehicle would save drivers an average of £100 each week in fuel costs compared with the outgoing diesel model, the manufacturer said.
It is due to be seen on London's st... | A new electric and petrol-powered London taxi being built in Warwickshire has been unveiled. | 40579907 |
Air France would not confirm the number of cuts, but said it would present a cost-cutting plan on Monday.
Profits at the airline have been hit in part by strikes by pilots, who have been protesting over the expansion of its budget subsidiary.
It also faces stiff competition from low-cost rivals as well as airlines in t... | Air France KLM is reported to be cutting 2,900 jobs after talks with pilots unions were unsuccessful. | 34425191 |
Plans for the facility were rejected by councillors but central government overruled their decision in January.
Labour's David Drew has accused Neil Carmichael - Conservative MP at the time - of not standing up for his constituents in Stroud.
Mr Carmichael rejected the claims, saying Labour began the plans in 2004.
The... | The approval of a £500m waste incinerator near Gloucester should have led to the resignation of the area's MP, according to an election rival. | 32314633 |
Zebroski, 30, and Flitney, 33, have both agreed one-year deals.
After arriving from Gillingham in March 2013, Flitney made 93 appearances for Eastleigh before moving on last season, first to Whitehawk, then Bromley.
Zebroski was on Eastleigh's books for four months from March 2013, before leaving to join Newport County... | National League club Eastleigh have taken their total of summer signings to four by re-signing striker Chris Zebroski and goalkeeper Ross Flitney. | 40344427 |
And the rumours have already starting swirling about who might perform at next February's Super Bowl.
The half-time show is basically the most prestigious live slot in music and normally attracts a worldwide TV audience of 120 million or so.
Only the absolute top artists in the world are invited to perform - with recen... | The confetti has been ordered, the wind machines are powered up... now the world's biggest gig just needs a headliner. | 40703540 |
The Dons are, however, without injured trio Jonny Hayes, Mark Reynolds and Ryan Jack.
Partick Thistle welcome defender Mustapha Dumbuya back from injury for the match.
On-loan Crawley winger Jason Banton could be available but Sean Welsh, Ryan Scully, Stuart Bannigan and Gary Fraser all remain out injured.
Aberdeen ass... | Striker Jayden Stockley returns to the Aberdeen squad for the Scottish Cup quarter-final against Partick Thistle. | 39093859 |
Eight former members of the Parachute Regiment will be questioned.
The interviews will take place in Britain after the former soldiers won a court action preventing them being arrested and taken to Northern Ireland.
Thirteen people were killed when British paratroopers opened fire on a civil rights march in Derry in 19... | The PSNI has confirmed it will begin questioning former soldiers about the killings of 13 people on Bloody Sunday in Londonderry in 1972 next month. | 35688394 |
He is facing a 16-year jail sentence for drug trafficking and is seen by investigators as a key figure in a war for control of the mafia drug trade.
Riccio was seized outside the city and police said he did not resist arrest.
Separately, 29 suspected Camorra members have been arrested in Rome in connection with fraud a... | Police in Naples have detained Camorra clan boss Mariano Riccio, aged 23 and described as one of the 100 most wanted men in Italy. | 26031009 |
Gary Rolinson ran the 500+ driving school in Kingswinford when he abused the boys over a period of two years.
One victim said the 60-year-old would rub his legs to "congratulate" him for driving well, or "squeeze" parts of his body if he "did something wrong".
Rolinson, now living in Llandrindod Wells, was jailed for f... | A "predatory" driving instructor who sexually abused six boys during their lessons has been jailed. | 36285739 |
Leon Clarke put the hosts ahead early on when he met John Fleck's floated ball on the volley.
But Lowe powered an effort past United goalkeeper George Long late on to force extra time.
And the veteran striker doubled his tally to win the game for the Alex when he converted Ben Nugent's knock-down.
Match ends, Sheffield... | Ryan Lowe's brace saw Crewe Alexandra come from behind to beat Sheffield United in extra time and progress to the EFL Cup second round. | 36949805 |
They believe that dark stripes on the surface have been caused by trickling water that freezes and unfreezes during different seasons on the planet.
Further tests are being carried out, to confirm the findings of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft, but already space scientists have started to speculate about wh... | Nasa scientists are over the moon after announcing the discovery of flowing water on the red planet for the first time ever. | 34380312 |
The 34-year-old striker was sold to Bournemouth by the Addicks in January 2014, shortly after Belgian businessman Roland Duchatelet took over the club.
"I wanted to sign a new deal and stay longer at the club," Kermorgant said.
"In my first meeting with the new owners I found out things were completely different. They ... | Former Charlton striker Yann Kermorgant has described the owner's vision for the Championship club as "deluded". | 35663646 |
So far, cases outside of Latin America and the Caribbean, where the virus is prevalent, have been spread by travel to that region or sexual transmission.
The four Florida cases mean US mosquitoes may be carrying the virus.
Zika causes only a mild illness in most people but the virus has been linked to severe brain defe... | Four people suffering from the Zika virus in Florida are probably the first cases contracted within the US, health officials say. | 36926425 |
Army bomb experts examined a suspicious object inside a perimeter fence on Thursday morning, but said it was "nothing untoward".
Duncans Road was closed at its junctions with the Antrim Road and Beechdene Drive but has now reopened.
Police said residents from 30 houses in Dog Kennel lane who were moved during the alert... | A security alert at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, County Antrim, has ended. | 31849365 |
Despite fielding a strong side, the Championship club went out in the first round for the third time in four years.
"I have no complaints about the result, I have hundreds of complaints about the performance," he told BBC Suffolk.
"We didn't get about them. They were faster to the ball, better in the air and better in ... | Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy says he is "fuming" with his side after their 1-0 loss at home to League Two side Stevenage in the EFL Cup. | 37033464 |
He narrowly beat second placed Liberal Democrat candidate Dennis Brewer with a majority of 621 votes, securing his second term which will last four years.
Mr Oliver said his priorities would be job creation, investment and "hope for a better tomorrow".
He said a referendum on the mayoral system would be held in Torbay ... | Conservative Gordon Oliver has been re-elected as the mayor of Torbay in Devon. | 32668815 |
They describe a rare but fatal case of what they are now calling "bagpipe lung" in a 61-year-old patient.
The deceased man is thought to have developed a bad reaction to mould and fungi lurking inside the moist interior of his bagpipes.
Doctors are urging other musicians to be extra hygienic.
They say instruments shoul... | Trumpeters, saxophonists and pipers beware - playing a wind instrument could damage your lungs, UK doctors warn in the journal Thorax. | 37152871 |
It was announced on Monday that the 25-year-old would move to the English and European champions from next season.
"It's life outside rugby. It's not about the money, the money was not the issue" Pivac told BBC Wales Sport.
Pivac says there are no discussions with Leigh Halfpenny as a replacement.
The Scarlets boss for... | Wales full-back Liam Williams' move to Saracens for 2017-18 was decided by personal reasons rather than money issues, according to Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac. | 38585529 |
It was "imperative" that the rules ensured bosses could not avoid their responsibilities to pay pensions, they added.
Experts say current policy could be storing up problems for the future.
BHS's pension scheme had a £571m hole when it collapsed, far higher than the retailer's market value.
"It should not be forgotten... | Stronger rules to protect workplace pension holders and to ensure they are paid in full may be needed in light of BHS's failure, MPs have said. | 36880230 |
TV5Monde was taken off air in April 2015. A group calling itself the Cyber Caliphate, linked to so-called Islamic State, first claimed responsibility.
But an investigation now suggests the attack was in fact carried out by a group of Russian hackers.
The attack used highly targeted malicious software to destroy the TV ... | A powerful cyber-attack came close to destroying a French TV network, its director-general has told the BBC. | 37590375 |
The A467 Ystradgynlais bypass between Brecon Road and the junction for Gurnos was closed on Saturday morning.
Dyfed-Powys Police have confirmed the road has reopened. | A Powys road has reopened following an earlier serious crash. | 32461820 |
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Ahead of the presidential elections on 28 March, BBC Africa tells you what you need to know about the nation's security.
Produced by Baya Cat | Nigeria faces a major security challenge, with more than 13,000 people killed since Boko Haram began its insurgency in 2009. | 31133153 |
Burke, 29, helped bring freestyle skiing events to the Winter Olympics, and was considered a gold medal contender for the 2014 Games.
She was injured in a superpipe accident at Park City in the US state of Utah on 11 January.
Tests showed the freestyle skier had sustained "irreversible damage to her brain", a family sp... | Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke has died from injuries sustained in a training accident. | 16641959 |
Dawne Powell, 56, from Guiseley, West Yorkshire, told Leeds Crown Court she was not involved in the smuggling plot.
She said she believed the boat - the Makayabella - had been bought with her husband Stephen's poker winnings.
Stephen Powell, 48, has already been jailed over the importation plot.
The court heard a total... | A woman accused of paying for a yacht used in a plot to smuggle more than £150m of drugs into the UK has told a court she was unaware her husband wanted the vessel to import cocaine. | 34263164 |
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A spokesman said a saucepan, thought to contain homemade explosive material, was left at the front door of Carnagh Orange hall, outside Keady on Friday night.
The police said they were investigating reports of the attack, that has ... | The Orange Order has said a crude device has partially exploded outside an Orange hall in County Armagh. | 29398174 |
The Aberystwyth University-led group will use a drill adapted from a car wash to cut into the Khumbu glacier in the foothills of Everest.
They will work at an altitude of 5,000m (16,400ft), in the hope of finding out how climate change affects Khumbu.
Project leader Prof Bryn Hubbard said there will be "particular chal... | Climate-change scientists are to travel to the Himalayas in a bid to become the first team to successfully drill through the world's highest glacier. | 39442450 |
A letter sent to parents of pupils at Colley Lane Primary School in Halesowen said it was introducing a "zero tolerance" approach.
Staff have been criticised for thwarting attempts to keep the Black Country heritage alive.
Head teacher John White said the letter was only meant in the context of classroom teaching.
He a... | Pupils at a West Midlands school have been banned from talking or writing in their Black Country dialect. | 24941692 |
Team-mate Gianni Moscon crashed after his front wheel collapsed as Sky finished 18th, losing significant time to their main rivals in Italy.
BMC Racing won the 22.7km stage in 23 minutes 20 seconds, with Thomas' team one minute and 42 seconds behind.
"It was Murphy's law - what could go wrong did go wrong," said Thomas... | Team Sky rider Geraint Thomas says his hopes of winning Tirreno-Adriatico are "over" after a disastrous team time trial on the opening stage. | 39212945 |
They want to secure an assessment from top geologists because of the increased risks from earthquake-torn mountains.
This type of tourism is a major source of income for Nepal.
Major destinations are still facing landslides, after the quake and its aftershocks left mountains unstable.
Places seen as highly risky are ma... | Tourism operators in earthquake-hit Nepal say they are seeking guidance from international experts on which areas can be declared safe for trekking and mountaineering. | 32889294 |
The device went off as the man drove away from his home in the Sweep Road area of Cookstown. He was not injured in the attack.
The man is a former police officer who currently works as a guard at the town's PSNI station.
PSNI Chief Supt Michael Skuce said those who planted the bomb had "scant regard" for human life.
It... | A booby-trap bomb has partially exploded under the car of a civilian security worker in County Tyrone. | 10924709 |
Some of the costliest backlogs are in Leeds, where up to £100m is needed to complete the work, Gloucestershire, £86 million, and Islington £79m.
Details of the costs come after it was revealed how £6bn of government money will be spent on improving England's roads over the next six years.
Ministers, however, have been ... | Councils across England are facing bills of up to £100m to complete huge backlogs of road repairs. | 30684854 |
But thanks to the skill of the Motor Cycle of Union medical team, ably assisted by some of the dedicated 800-strong team of highly-trained volunteers, loss of life was averted.
Austrian rider Horst Saiger has recovered from his injuries and will compete again at this year's event, but Crumlin's Stephen Thompson continu... | The 2015 North West 200 was marred by a potentially life-threatening horror crash in which two riders were injured, one seriously, and a spectator airlifted to hospital. | 36232455 |
Energy Minister Michael Fallon said any project not granted planning permission before the election would not get funds as the UK would already have enough wind power to meet 2020 EU targets.
He also said councils in England and Wales would be given the "decisive say" on new onshore wind farms from 2015.
The Lib Dems s... | The Conservatives have said they will not subsidise new onshore wind farms if they win the 2015 general election. | 27137184 |
Rescuers say the body of the woman was found a few metres from where the baby girl was retrieved unhurt on Tuesday.
The presumed owners of the six-storey residence, which came down on Friday night, have been released on bail.
At least 80 people are still missing - rescuers say they are still hopeful of finding people a... | The mother of the six-month-old baby who was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in Nairobi is among 26 people who have been confirmed dead. | 36207208 |
Enrique, who has also managed Roma and Celta Vigo, has won five trophies since taking over at the Nou Camp in 2014.
"I would make it so there is never a contract of more than six months," said the Spaniard, 45.
"If I'm not happy and I'm not helping, it makes no sense for me to be a coach. The shorter the better."
Enriq... | Barcelona boss Luis Enrique wants to see an end to long-term contracts for managers, believing they should be hired on six-month deals. | 35817572 |
Messages such as "for use against drunkards" are written on the paddles, which measure about 40cm (15in) and are more traditionally used for laundry.
Gopal Bhargava a state minister in Madhya Pradesh, said he wanted to highlight the issue of domestic abuse.
He told the women to try to reason with their husbands before ... | Hundreds of brides at an Indian mass wedding have been given wooden bats and urged to use them as weapons if their husbands turn abusive. | 39767503 |
Cafodd yr adar eu lladd cyn gynted ag yr oedd swyddogion yn amau bod y clefyd arnynt, ond cyn cael cadarnhad o'r clefyd.
Mae ardal warchod o 3km ac ardal wyliadwriaeth o 10km wedi'u sefydlu o gwmpas yr eiddo lle cafwyd hyd i'r haint, er mwyn lleihau'r perygl o ledaenu'r clefyd.
Dyma'r un straen o'r clefyd a gafwyd ar c... | Mae Prif Swyddog Milfeddygol Cymru wedi cadarnhau bod achos o ffliw adar H5N8 wedi'i ddarganfod mewn haid o ieir a hwyaid mewn gardd gefn ym Mhontyberem, Sir Gaerfyrddin. | 38501983 |
Defender Davies, 30, put a picture on social media of two large scratch marks on his neck just over an hour after the game.
But Davies tweeted on Thursday: "I agree there was no malice in it.
"I didn't even notice until HT. It was just a war wound I thought I'd share."
Swansea boss Garry Monk had earlier dismissed sugg... | Hull City defender Curtis Davies said scratches on his face were not deliberately caused by an opponent during his side's 1-0 League Cup win over Swansea City. | 34353091 |
Memorial services have been held at Liverpool's stadium most years since the disaster on 15 April 1989.
Hillsborough families have agreed that this year's service - on the 27th anniversary - will be the final one.
The coroner at the inquests into the fatal crush at the Sheffield stadium will start summing up evidence l... | The final Anfield memorial service to remember 96 football fans who died at Hillsborough will take place in April. | 35236522 |
Westley has lifted League One Posh to seventh since taking over in September.
"My missus thinks I'm having an affair with him, because we speak so much," he told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
"I've never known a manager who wants to speak to me as much as him. We went out last week for dinner. I love his intensity and he l... | Peterborough United owner Darragh MacAnthony has joked his wife thinks he is having an affair with boss Graham Westley because of how much they talk. | 34926098 |
Opponents say that the expansion will make air quality and noise pollution much worse.
It makes a complete mockery of the government's commitments on cutting carbon emissions, they say.
But supporters of the airport say that developments in technology will mitigate many negative consequences.
Third runway at Heathrow c... | Significant questions about the environmental impacts of Heathrow's new runway remain unanswered in the wake of the government's announcement. | 37762099 |
Sir Harry won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1996 for the discovery of carbon molecules in the shape of a ball, popularly known as "bucky-balls".
These molecules are the "third type of carbon" - with the first two types being graphite and diamond.
The discovery opened up new avenues of research, ranging from improvin... | The science community has been paying tribute to Prof Sir Harry Kroto, who passed away over the weekend aged 76. | 36202752 |
Sloan's time of 1:49.17 was 1.76 seconds outside the Irish record he set in April as he was 37th overall with only the top 16 making the semi-finals.
His Irish record time would have been 0.01 outside a qualifying spot.
Sloan's team-mate Shane Ryan has progressed to the semi-finals of the 100m backstroke.
Ryan clocked ... | Bangor swimmer Jordan Sloan exited from the 200m freestyle heats in disappointing fashion at the World Championships in Budapest. | 40705037 |
But then India is a country of more than a billion people and tens of thousands of gurus.
There are gurus for rich and poor. Many of them command huge followings at home and overseas counting politicians, film and cricket stars, bureaucrats and ordinary people among their devotees. The world's best known cricketer, Sac... | I don't think many people were aware of the controversial Hindu guru Rampal before Tuesday's violent clashes between his supporters and the police. | 30110374 |
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Luke Marshall and Charles Piutau both notched two tries as Stuart Olding impressed for Ulster at fly-half.
Ruan Pienaar, Jacob Stockdale, Craig Gilroy, John Andrew, Olding and Paul Marshall also scored tries as Ulster ran the Italians ragged.
An Ulster concern was a knee i... | Ulster moved into a play-off spot in the Pro12 with five sets of games left after a thumping 10-try win over bottom club Zebre at Kingspan Stadium. | 39229081 |
A criminal, desperate to make a quick buck, decides to bomb a bus filled with top-flight football players on their way to one of the club's most important games of the year.
In the resulting chaos, shares in the club plummet, and the wrong-doer makes his money and escapes into the night - albeit, potentially chased by ... | It could have been taken from the plot of a James Bond film. | 39666302 |
Championship leader Valentino Rossi is appealing against a penalty imposed for clashing with defending champion Marc Marquez, who came off his bike at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
The sport's president Vito Ippolito described the atmosphere as "poisoned" before Sunday's race in Valencia.
Rossi starts at the back of the gr... | MotoGP riders have been summoned to a meeting before the final race of the season amid a "damaging" feud between its two biggest stars. | 34706408 |
The Scottish Professional Football League announced on Monday that all five games would be moved back a day to Sunday, 1 May (12:30 BST).
That came after BT Sport elected to show Rangers' trip to play St Mirren.
And the SPFL says there "will be no change" to the decision after Falkirk said it would hurt clubs financial... | Another change to final-day Scottish Championship fixtures has been ruled out by league bosses despite opposition expressed by Falkirk. | 35971328 |
Mr Haradinaj, a rebel commander during the war, was accused of overseeing a campaign of torture and murder against Serbs and suspected collaborators.
But four years after the last acquittal the UN court ruled again that the prosecution had not proved the case.
Serbian officials reacted angrily, denouncing the UN tribun... | A UN tribunal has cleared Kosovo's former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj of war crimes from the 1998-99 conflict, after a retrial in The Hague. | 20536318 |
Emergency services were called to an address in Rosslyn Avenue in Ryhope at about 08:50 BST.
Northumbria Police confirmed the cause of the explosion was gas and said everyone has been accounted for.
The North East Ambulance Service said the woman, in her 50s, was rescued from the destroyed house suffering from burns.
C... | A woman has been taken to hospital following a gas explosion at a house in Sunderland. | 40898498 |
Kirk's Vixens lost 3-1 to Reading in Women's Super League One, kicking off an hour after the end of Bristol City and Barnsley's Championship meeting.
The WSL side had played at Ashton Gate previously, for Champions League games.
"I'd love to play all our home games here," Kirk told BBC Radio Bristol.
"I enjoy playing a... | Head coach Willie Kirk wants Bristol City Women to play more games at Ashton Gate, after playing there on Saturday for their first league match of 2017 in a rare double header with City's men. | 39706421 |
Robert Rhodes, 42, of Wimborne Avenue, Redhill, has been remanded in custody by Redhill magistrates and will appear at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday.
The woman, thought to be Dawn Rhodes, 38, was found at a house in Wimborne Avenue on Thursday.
She has not yet been formally identified, but her next-of-kin have been ... | A man has been charged with murder after the body of a woman was found at a house in Surrey. | 36457935 |
Stephen Crabtree, 59, from Bradford, committed the indecent assaults in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire between April 1992 and April 1993.
The former Church of England minister had previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court.
The Bishop of Lincoln said: "I am very sorry indeed that it h... | A disgraced clergyman who repeatedly sexually abused a 15-year-old girl has been given a three-year jail sentence. | 35933385 |
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Verstappen, 18, became the youngest race winner in the sport's history at Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.
It was the Dutchman's first race for Red Bull since being promoted from its junior team Toro Rosso.
"He's an exceptional guy. I think he's one of the biggest talents in d... | Red Bull's Max Verstappen becoming Formula 1 world champion is "just a matter of time", says his former Formula 3 team boss. | 36305717 |
The 2nd Century piece, depicting Buddha's footprints alongside religious symbols, was taken from the Swat Valley and eventually smuggled into the US.
A Japanese antiques dealer who brought it to the US from Tokyo pleaded guilty to possessing stolen property in April.
The sculpture was expected to reach $1m (£700,00) a... | The US has returned an ancient Buddhist stone sculpture to Pakistan, from where it was stolen in the 1980s. | 36156977 |
The duo are the first additions made by new boss Paul Cox and are the first players to sign since Torquay was taken over by a new consortium.
Marsh, 21, was at Oxford United before moving to Ebbsfleet in December.
Hurst, 23, is a former West Bromwich Albion academy player who has also had loans at Blackpool, Birmingham... | Torquay have signed Ebbsfleet striker Tyrone Marsh and Hednesford right-back James Hurst on one-year contracts. | 33282331 |
The report includes data compiled by the opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead in February.
Russia denies Western accusations that it has sent regular troops and armour to help the rebels in eastern Ukraine.
The cost of Russia's military involvement and of annexing Crimea is said to run into billions o... | An investigation by Russian opposition activists has concluded that 220 Russian soldiers died in two major battles in eastern Ukraine. | 32705610 |
Crowds gathered at the waterfront to watch the Queen Mary 2 appear on the horizon at about 09:00 BST.
The three queens are paying homage to the city which was once home to the company's headquarters to mark Cunard's 175th anniversary
The Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Victoria liners will arrive on Monday before all thr... | The first of Cunard's three liners, known as the "three queens", has docked in Liverpool. | 32863997 |
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