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Mr Schlecker is accused of offences relating to the 2012 bankruptcy, and his family allegedly helped him. His shops sold personal hygiene goods and household articles.
"The accusations are unfounded," he objected, via his lawyer in Stuttgart.
He could get up to 10 years in jail.
In Germany about 25,000 Schlecker staff ... | A former giant of German retail - Anton Schlecker - has gone on trial with his wife and two children over the collapse of his pharmacy chain, which once employed some 50,000 people. | 39182063 |
The 20-year-old Glaswegian hit 101 as the Bears reached 273-8 on a day reduced by rain to 77 overs.
After putting on 120 for the first wicket with Varun Chopra (71), Umeed then put on a further 75 with returning captain Ian Bell (38).
But the tail failed for once, seven wickets going for 64, including Umeed (101) as Ja... | Warwickshire youngster Andy Umeed made a maiden century on his Championship debut against Durham at Edgbaston. | 36321667 |
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The Scotland midfielder collected the ball in his own half before unleashing a shot from around 65 yards which flew over Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who was caught off his line, and into the net.
Here BBC Sport looks at the best of the reaction to Adam's sensation... | Charlie Adam's wonder goal from his own half in Stoke's 2-1 defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge is likely to live longer in the memory than the result of the match itself. | 32185639 |
McGinn, 25, is out of contract this summer and has been linked with Hibs, where his brother John, 21, plays.
"I thought when I first came in that Paul was a decent player," said Republic of Ireland cap O'Dea, 29.
"But the more I've seen of him, I now realise he is a very, very good player. I really hope he is here next... | Dundee defender Darren O'Dea hopes the club can keep full-back Paul McGinn at Dens Park. | 36288604 |
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23 September 2014 Last updated at 16:47 BST
It was destroyed by floodwaters during last winter's storms, damaging tanks and aquariums.
Creatures living there had to be moved and have been looked after in other centres across England since then.
Now, their home has been repai... | Seals, turtles, penguins and sharks are among nearly three-thousand creatures returning to a Sea Life Centre and Aquarium in Norfolk. | 29324072 |
The QC said there were strong grounds to investigate the bank for "cheating" HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
He added that HMRC's decision not to prosecute was "seriously flawed".
Allegations emerged earlier this month that the bank had helped hundreds of people evade UK tax using hidden HSBC accounts in Geneva.
Also on... | HSBC left itself open to criminal charges in the UK over its Swiss tax-dodging scandal, ex-director of public prosecutions Lord Ken Macdonald says. | 31574457 |
A search was launched after the inflatable boat carrying two boys turned over in Heathfield Pond in Cobham at around 1645 GMT on Tuesday.
An underwater search continued until 0200 GMT and resumed at about 0930 GMT.
A Surrey Police spokeswoman said: "Dive teams searching for a missing teenage boy at Heathfield Pond have... | Divers searching for a teenage boy who went missing after a dinghy capsized on a pond in Surrey have recovered a body. | 12832365 |
For the Scottish 400m hurdler, who has competed in four World Championships, the pair "stand out".
Greene was skipper of the British team at the London 2012 Games, with Ohuruogu captain at the 2013 Worlds.
"I'll be there trying to follow in the footsteps of those two," Doyle said.
"I remember Christine in Moscow in 201... | Eilidh Doyle will draw on inspirational memories of former captains Christine Ohuruogu and Dai Greene when she leads Britain's World Athletics Championships team out in London next month. | 40711982 |
Esmond and Susie Bulmer's home in Bruton was targeted in 2009 and the couple's housekeeper was allegedly tied to a banister.
A total of 15 paintings worth £1.7m, and £1m of antique jewellery were stolen.
The men are due to appear at Bristol magistrates on 24 August.
The paintings included the famous Endymion by 19th ce... | Twelve men have been charged in connection with a multi-million pound raid at a cider-making family's luxury home in Somerset. | 40611519 |
Cardiff Crown Court heard nearly 4kg of the Class A drug was found in a Newport taxi driven by Wasim Ali after it was stopped.
Jurors also heard more than £220,000 cash was found in Zawed Malik's car when he was stopped near Monmouth.
Both men along with four others deny conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Shazia Ahmad... | Five men and a woman are on trial over Wales' largest heroin seizure, where 40kg of the drug worth nearly £5m was recovered by police. | 34270282 |
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) looked into UK health service quality, as a political row raged over Tory claims of a "second class" NHS Wales.
First Minister Carwyn Jones said NHS staff in Wales deserved an apology.
However, the OECD suggests the system of health boards needs to improv... | The NHS in Wales appears to be performing no better or worse than the rest of the UK, a major international review has found. | 35549761 |
EDF Energy Renewables wanted to put up 14 turbines to generate electricity for up to 14,900 homes at Bullington Cross near Winchester.
The application was turned down at a joint meeting by three Hampshire Councils last year.
The firm has now confirmed it is withdrawing its appeal against the decision scheduled for late... | The energy company behind one of the south of England's biggest wind farms has scrapped its plans. | 33532817 |
The son of a banker, Mr Krasnoff, 23, said that all changed when he was home for the summer after his freshman year at Hamilton College.
That's when his childhood friend - and eventual business partner, Daniel Rudyak, 23 - pointed out an industry that was ripe for a shake-up.
No, it wasn't taxis or food delivery or hom... | "I really, really wanted to be in finance," confesses Curren Krasnoff from the head of a table in a corner conference room with a panoramic view of the Los Angeles skyline. | 33101049 |
The situation between the two countries has become more strained amid concerns North Korea could be planning further missile or nuclear tests.
But Games officials have said they would welcome a team from North Korea if they become accredited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
It will be the first Winter Olym... | Tensions between North and South Korea will not jeopardise the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, say organisers. | 39744385 |
Men on motorbikes fired at a queue, killing her and wounding three others.
The opposition blamed a "paramilitary" gang. Video from the scene showed people rushing away from the gunshots. Many fled to a church.
Venezuela is in crisis, and more than 100 people have died in political clashes since April.
Opposition spokes... | A nurse aged 61 has been shot dead while waiting to vote in an unofficial, opposition-organised referendum in Venezuela's capital, Caracas. | 40624313 |
31 May 2017 Last updated at 08:37 BST
The team beat Reading on penalties to secure promotion next season.
Fans watched the play-off trophy go through the streets on an open top bus, and some of them told Newsround how they're feeling. | Thousands of fans gathered in Huddersfield town to celebrate promotion to the Premier League. | 40103662 |
Dr Stephen Bridgman said pregnant women who had not had the disease and had come into contact with someone who had it should see a GP for a blood test.
St Sampson's Medical Centre and L'Aumone Surgery reported rises of just under 50% in the period from January to July this year, compared to last year.
These were estima... | Guernsey's director of public health has issued a warning to pregnant women after a rise in chickenpox cases. | 14139402 |
The 22-year-old from Cardiff helped GB secure an 82-76 overtime win against Turkey in the bronze medal match, prompting an emotional response from the players and their fans.
The match was tied 65-65 at the end of normal time.
Earlier in the day T44 sprinter Laura Sugar reached the 100m final with a time of 13.59 secon... | Wheelchair basketball player Phil Pratt has become the seventh Welsh member of Paralympics GB to win a medal in Rio. | 37397228 |
The 3.1 mile (5km) road links the A370, near Long Ashton, to the Cater Road roundabout in Hartcliffe.
The plans have been drafted with Bristol City Council and North Somerset Council. People have until 21 August to comment on the proposals.
Campaigners opposing the road say it is a "poisoned chalice" and a "staggering"... | Formal plans for the proposed south Bristol link road have been submitted to two local authorities. | 23360426 |
The 22-year-old woman's car hit a tree in Gibbins Road, Selly Oak, on Thursday at 15:55 BST.
She was held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and child neglect.
West Midlands Police said the woman would be interviewed in connection with the collision at a later date.
She was one of four people who had be... | A mother arrested on suspicion of killing her two-year-old daughter in a crash in Birmingham has been released without charge. | 32545791 |
The chart-dominating pop star will close the event on Sunday, 25 June, in his only festival appearance this year.
On a short Instagram film, he described the news as "awesome", ending speculation about 2017's headliners.
The full line-up will be announced at a later date. Tickets for the festival, in Somerset, have alr... | Ed Sheeran is to headline the Pyramid Stage at this year's Glastonbury Festival, topping the bill alongside Radiohead and Foo Fighters. | 39296250 |
William Burns, 56, and Alexander Porter, 48, both from Paisley, denied attempting to murder 35-year-old Ross Sherlock.
The shooting took place at about 15:00 on 24 September 2015 outside St Helen's Primary in Bishopbriggs.
Judge Lord Matthews formally acquitted Mr Burns and Mr Porter of the attempted murder due to "ins... | Two men have been cleared of shooting a man outside a primary school as pupils left for the day. | 40351973 |
The Moroccan international full-back made 23 appearances and scored once since joining Hearts last summer.
His last match for the club was in a 2-0 defeat by Partick Thistle in February.
Rherras played for Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations but was an unused substitute in their three Group C matches and in their quar... | Faycal Rherras has left Hearts by mutual consent, the club has reported. | 39900607 |
Retail revenues for the three months to the end of June were £370m, up almost 10% from a year earlier, while like-for-like sales increased by 12%.
Sales were particularly strong in China and Hong Kong.
But it warned that if exchange rates remained at current levels, retail and wholesale profit could be cut by £55m.
Bur... | Burberry, the UK luxury fashion brand, has announced a strong rise in sales but warned that profits could be hit by unfavourable exchange rates. | 28241529 |
The ombudsman received an extra 43,000 PPI complaints between July and September after banks rejected their customers' claims for compensation.
More than half of the PPI complaints during the quarter - 57% - continued to be upheld in favour of the customers.
Packaged bank accounts were the second most complained-about ... | Fresh complaints about the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI) continue to dominate the workload of the Financial Ombudsman Service. | 37847857 |
Like most European countries, France is in a post-religious phase of its history. Few attend church, and politicians who speak of "Judaeo-Christian" values are often dismissed as right-wing throwbacks.
And yet what the reaction to the jihadi murder campaign of the last 18 months shows is that people are far more influe... | The murder of Father Jacques Hamel has triggered a bout of reflection among the French on a subject they normally avoid: their relationship with Catholicism and Christian ethics. | 36902888 |
The former Sunderland player pleaded guilty to grooming a 15-year-old girl and one charge of sexual activity on the first day of his two-week trial.
The 28-year-old denies two more serious counts of sexual activity with a child.
The charges relate to an incident in Mr Johnson's Range Rover on 30 January 2015 after he m... | A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of footballer Adam Johnson. | 35696957 |
The All Black could make his debut for French side Pau against Dragons in the European Challenge Cup on Saturday.
The 34-year-old could line up alongside another All Black in fly-half Colin Slade.
"Our players are excited about the fact that Conrad Smith, Colin Slade etc will possibly be playing," Jones said.
"They wan... | Newport Gwent Dragons head coach Kingsley Jones is welcoming the prospect of facing New Zealand's World Cup-winning centre Conrad Smith. | 35097939 |
The pair were carried off in the 16-15 Pro12 defeat by Munster last week.
Centre Horne, 27, sustained knee and ankle damage and is expected to be out for up to 16 weeks after ankle surgery. And winger Hughes, 23, is likely to miss eight weeks after knee surgery.
Scotland's Six Nations opener is at home to Ireland on 4 ... | Glasgow Warriors backs Peter Horne and Rory Hughes could miss Scotland's Six Nations Championship with ankle and knee injuries respectively. | 38236358 |
The 48-year-old former Germany sweeper has not been in the dugout for their last two league games.
Club doctor Roland Schmidt revealed Sammer had a "minute circulatory disorder in the brain, which will heal completely and without consequences".
Sammer said: "I'm not constrained and the doctors have assured me I'll be c... | Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer is recovering well from a minor brain disorder, say the club. | 36125329 |
The National Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad says it is the result of a merger between two rebel groups, boosted by Tuaregs who fought for Col Muammar Gaddafi in Libya.
Mali's Tuaregs have long complained that they have been marginalised by the southern government.
The NMLA wants independence for northern Mal... | Ethnic Tuareg fighters returning to Mali from Libya are said to have helped to launch a new rebel group. | 15334088 |
Only Afghanistan has higher numbers of landmine victims, Colombian government figures suggest.
Many of the mines have been planted by Colombia's largest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), during the 50-year armed conflict with the government.
As part of peace negotiations currently unde... | More than 11,000 people have been killed or maimed by landmines in Colombia over the past 25 years. | 31831002 |
30 June 2015 Last updated at 08:54 BST
The bear at Yellowstone National Park strolled right up to their car and jumped on to the front, before walking round it.
The family recorded the bear for a few minutes before it got bored and wandered off. | A family in America have had a close encounter with a grizzly bear. | 33323620 |
Pte Gavin Williams, 22, from Hengoed, Caerphilly county, suffered heart failure at Lucknow Barracks in Tidworth, Wiltshire, on 3 July 2006.
An inquest into his death heard he was made to do intense exercise as punishment for disobedience.
One civil servant said she "couldn't believe what I was witnessing."
The Salisbur... | Several people witnessed a young soldier being "beasted" on the day he died from heatstroke on the hottest day of the year, an inquest has heard. | 34749558 |
In a letter to director general Tony Hall, they said the BBC is "unfairly representing" Leave voters by focusing on those who regret their decision.
The MPs warned the future of the BBC "will be in doubt" if it is not seen as an impartial broker.
Lord Hall said impartiality was the "cornerstone" of BBC News.
In respons... | A group of 72 MPs have written to the BBC accusing it of being pessimistic and skewed in its Brexit coverage - in the months since the vote on the EU. | 39335904 |
The centre lines up for Edinburgh tomorrow against Munster in the Pro12.
And despite missing the quarter-final through injury Scott says he is desperate to play this weekend and get the disappointment out of his system.
"It was a tough week, I think the whole nation felt the heartbreak of that game," Scott said.
"Just ... | Matt Scott says he could do nothing for a week but think 'what if' following Scotland's 35-34 defeat to Australia in the World Cup quarter-final. | 34751625 |
Jamie Mines was injured at the Kendrick Industrial Estate in Swindon just before Christmas.
The 33-year-old was treated at Southmead Hospital in Bristol following the accident and returned home in June.
However, a surgical wound on his left foot became severely infected and doctors called him back to amputate it.
Mr Mi... | A scaffolder who had to have his leg and hands amputated after suffering an electric shock has had a further operation to remove his left foot. | 40585390 |
The 16-year-old who cannot be named, had denied a charge of murder at Birmingham Crown Court.
Saleem Hassan, 21, died in June from serious head injuries following the attack near the Noor-Ul-Uloom Mosque in Small Heath.
The boy was remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced on 11 January.
The Crown Prosecution Serv... | A boy has admitted manslaughter after attacking a man with a baseball bat outside a Birmingham mosque. | 20556282 |
Inspectors said it found a "widespread belief" that offenders "could not be trusted to behave responsibly."
The inspection report said that just over a third of inmates "engaged constructively" in daily activities.
But it said the relationship between staff and inmates had "appreciably improved" since the last inspecti... | Staff fears over violence among inmates at Polmont Young Offenders Institution is restricting social activities there, an inspection report has noted. | 37059979 |
Clement, 44, replaced Bob Bradley after joining from Bayern Munich, where he was Carlo Ancelotti's assistant.
The Swans beat Liverpool at Anfield in addition to wins against Crystal Palace and Southampton to move off the foot of the Premier League table.
"January was a good month. Now we need February to be good as wel... | Swansea City boss Paul Clement has won the Barclays Premier League manager of the month award after a winning three of his five games in charge in January. | 38926590 |
Bishop Jones chaired the Hillsborough Independent Panel, which cleared fans of blame for the tragedy in its report last September.
He will continue to work in a different role, to be announced later this year.
A farewell service for the bishop takes place in Liverpool Cathedral on Wednesday.
A spokesman for the bishop ... | The Bishop of Liverpool James Jones, 64, is to continue his connection with the Hillsborough aftermath after his retirement next month. | 23110352 |
Ceres has long been thought to contain substantial quantities of ice within its body, but this is the first time such releases have been detected.
The discovery was made by Europe's infrared Herschel space telescope, and is reported in the journal Nature.
Scientists believe the vapour is coming from dark coloured regio... | Observations of the Solar System's biggest asteroid suggest it is spewing plumes of water vapour into space. | 25849871 |
Rob Beckley, a former Deputy Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police, will lead Operation Resolve, the criminal investigation of events at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield.
Jon Stoddart resigned from the post in September due to health issues.
Mr Beckley said his "first priority" is to give files to the Crow... | A new head of the police investigation into the Hillsborough disaster has been appointed, the Home Office has said. | 38212418 |
He will replace Lt Gen Michael Flynn who was fired after just three weeks and three days in the job.
A lieutenant general with the US Army, HR McMaster served in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he worked on a government anti-corruption drive.
Mr Trump's first choice, retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward, turned down the rol... | US President Donald Trump has named Lt Gen HR McMaster as his national security adviser. | 39034452 |
The Welsh Premier League champions face Gibraltar side Europa FC over two legs in the first qualifying round.
If Saints beat Europa, they will face Croatian side HNK Rijeka in the second qualifying round but Ruscoe is not getting ahead of himself.
"We're not thinking of the Croatian champions yet," Ruscoe said.
"First ... | Interim manager Scott Ruscoe says New Saints will not underestimate their Champions League opponents despite being favourites to progress. | 40333129 |
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China's Ding led his fellow qualifier 6-2 overnight and he hit a fifth century on his way to a 9-3 advantage.
McManus scored two tons of his own in winning five frames to get back to 9-8.
Ding recovered to end the evening session back in control but messed up a 147 chance ... | Ding Junhui equalled the record for centuries scored by one player in a World Championship match as his sixth ton helped build a 14-10 lead over Alan McManus in an enthralling semi-final. | 36170531 |
Romeo has made 58 appearances for the Lions since signing from Gillingham ahead of the 2015-16 season.
The 21-year-old Antigua and Barbuda international featured in 40 games in all competitions last season.
"There is a lot of high quality in this league, but I think we are ready for the challenge," he said. | Millwall full-back Mahlon Romeo has signed a new contract to stay with the Championship club until 2019, with a club option for a further 12 months. | 40461661 |
Neil Burdett's daughter Faye fought the disease for 11 days but died last year.
When the family released photographs of Faye, more than 820,000 people signed a petition for a jab for all children.
Mr Burdett, of Maidstone, gave evidence to MPs but said he had heard nothing. The government said the UK was first to intro... | The father of a two-year-old girl who died from meningitis B has accused the government of doing nothing to raise awareness of the disease. | 38960907 |
The leaders of Bradford and Kirklees councils have urged the home secretary to fund a new programme locally.
It comes after a Dewsbury teenager became the UK's youngest suicide bomber and three sisters from Bradford travelled with their children to Syria.
The Home Office said it was doing everything it could to stop pe... | A new initiative to tackle extremism is needed because the current one is not working, two council leaders have said. | 33376821 |
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The Welshwoman, third in the standings ahead of the race, was penalised for not placing her wetsuit in the box.
But the 24-year-old then ran superbly, finishing in 2:01.33 to end the series on 4220 points.
Fellow Briton Jodie Stimpson was second in the overall standings af... | Britain's Non Stanford has become the ITU World Triathlon champion after overcoming a 15-second penalty to win the Grand Final in London. | 24090251 |
One hundred of those jobs are already in place as the company has been recruiting for almost a year.
Its main business is selling books and online materials to higher education students in the United States.
The company employs about 35,000 people worldwide.
Its UK operations include the Edexcel exam board.
The busines... | Pearson, the education publisher, has formally opened a finance centre in Belfast which will employ up to 300 people. | 39843598 |
Ward, 21, moved to Anfield from Wrexham but is yet to make an appearance for the Reds, although he has been on the bench 19 times.
The Wales Under-21 international will become the Shrimps' sixth goalkeeper of the season if he makes an appearance.
Ex-Cardiff man Wildig, 22, has featured just once for the Shrews this sea... | League Two side Morecambe sign Liverpool goalkeeper Danny Ward and Shrewsbury midfielder Aaron Wildig on one-month loan deals. | 31986176 |
The rare metal is found in natural hot underground springs but has not been exploited before in the county.
High levels were indentified in the water in Cornish mines in the 19th Century, but there was no market for it at that time.
The development of lithium ion batteries for mobile phones and cars has made it more va... | A mining firm is hoping to find lithium - a key component of electric car batteries - in rocks under Cornwall. | 38667701 |
"Ian has been a massive part of the one-day and T20 side in recent times," said head coach Richard Dawson.
Cockbain, 29, made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire in April 2011, after three seasons on the MCC Young Cricketers' programme at Lord's.
He was briefly appointed county captain in 2015 when Geraint Jones ... | Gloucestershire batsman Ian Cockbain has signed a new three-year contract with the county, tying him to Nevil Road until the end of the 2019 season. | 38303861 |
John Penrose said the report's author, Sir John Chilcot, would understand the frustration at how long it was taking.
Conservative MP David Davis said the delay could cost lives as subsequent deployment decisions are taken without the lessons learned from Iraq.
Sir John set himself a deadline of next week to finish writ... | Security checks on the Iraq War inquiry will take two weeks to complete - but publication is not expected until June or July, a minister says. | 36043223 |
The 56 Dean Street clinic in London sent out a newsletter in 2015 that mistakenly revealed the recipients' email addresses to one another.
Patients were supposed to be blind-copied into the email but instead details were sent as a group email.
The Information Commissioner said it was a "serious breach of the law".
"Peo... | An NHS trust has been fined £180,000 after a sexual health centre leaked the details of almost 800 patients who had attended HIV clinics. | 36247186 |
The choir has consisted of boys and men since the cathedral was consecrated in 1887.
In September 2015, 20 girl choristers aged 13 to 18 joined the music foundation.
At a special service on Sunday the treble section was made up entirely of girls as the boys were given the day off.
A cathedral spokesperson said girls ar... | Girl choristers have been installed at Truro Cathedral for the first time in its history. | 34499665 |
A 27-year-old man has been taken to hospital with a head injury and is in a serious condition.
The incident happened at Margaret Street in the Waterside area of the city.
Two men, aged 37 and 31, were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and are assisting police with their enquiries. | Two men have been arrested following an assault in Londonderry on Monday morning. | 35461358 |
It calls for an investigation into remarks he made in parliament nine years ago.
Lawyers acting for the Belfast businessman Peter Curistan allege there is a case to answer in respect of "misfeasance in public office".
They lodged a statement of complaint addressed to the chief constable at PSNI headquarters on Thursday... | A complaint has been made to police about Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson. | 34732996 |
On Friday, the Court of Appeal ruled the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) did not have jurisdiction over the purchase of three ferries.
Eurotunnel bought the three ships from SeaFrance in 2012, when it went bust.
The CMA is asking the Supreme Court to rule that the acquisition by Eurotunnel should be treated as ... | The competition authority says it is looking to take the legal wrangle over Eurotunnel's cross-Channel ferry service to the Supreme Court. | 32815397 |
1 March 2017 Last updated at 07:02 GMT
The Moon hasn't been visited for more than 40 years.
The space tourists will skim its surface but won't land on it.
Lift off is scheduled for 2018. | Two tourists have paid to be sent around the Moon by US private rocket company SpaceX. | 39115474 |
Police, who were in Lockwood on another call-out, attended the crash between a VW Polo and a Vauxhall Corsa on Woodhead Road at 23:00 GMT on Sunday.
The woman was declared dead at the scene. Another woman was taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be life-threatening.
Woodhead Road was closed from Station Lane ... | A 28-year-old woman has died in a two-car crash in Huddersfield. | 35457864 |
Burns, 26, will open the batting with David Warner following the retirement of Chris Rogers, 38.
Australia's bowling attack is unchanged from their Ashes defeat to England.
Kiwi preparations for the first Test in Brisbane were disrupted after their warm-up match in Sydney was abandoned because of the state of the pitch... | Queensland batsmen Joe Burns and Usman Khawaja have been recalled by Australia for the first two Tests of their series against New Zealand. | 34676664 |
The Sunday Times said the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) suppressed the survey, conducted at the 2011 Daegu World Championships.
But the IAAF said it had "never vetoed publication of this article."
Meanwhile, a German TV documentary claims four leading Russian athletes could face bans.
Respon... | Athletics' governing body has denied blocking publication of a study which reportedly says a third of top athletes admitted violating anti-doping rules. | 33952542 |
They lost 4-2 to last year's beaten finalists Blackheath & Old Elthamians.
Steve Waldrom put the island side ahead at Footes Lane and scored again late on, but it was not enough to deny the visitors a place in the next round.
The defeat means Guernsey, who had beaten London Edwardians in the previous round, will not re... | Defending champions Guernsey were knocked out of the England Hockey Trophy in the third round. | 38882285 |
But Fon, the first social wi-fi network, took off, and what was intended to be a not-for-profit enterprise has grown into a substantial business, with backing from investors ranging from BT to Google. It is in 13 million homes and claims to be the world's biggest wi-fi network, reaching 200 million people.
Now Mr Varsa... | Nine years ago, Martin Varsavsky unveiled what sounded like a barmy idea - getting people to plug in a piece of kit to their home router and share their wi-fi with anyone who happened to be passing by. | 27036215 |
The former PM said the current action was different from the 2003 war because the West had allies in Arab countries.
He added that experience from conflicts in Iraq and Libya showed "dealing with the dictator" was not enough in the "wider battle against extremism".
Extra RAF fighters have been deployed to bomb IS targe... | UK action in Syria to target so-called Islamic State (IS) is not like the Iraq invasion, Tony Blair has told the BBC. | 35013514 |
Governing body British Cycling said there had been a 25% increase in Welsh members in the last year.
About 70% of them are competitive cyclists with the rest including commuters.
The rise has been in part to the success of Nicole Cooke and GB cyclists who took eight golds at Beijing.
British Cycling said the pastime in... | After Bradley Wiggins' gold medal and as Geraint Thomas prepares to defend his Olympic title, cycling in Wales is at an all-time high. | 19063321 |
They laboured at two runs an over on a slow pitch with Matty Potts claiming two wickets before a late finish.
Earlier, Durham lost five wickets for six runs in the middle of their innings with Marchant de Lange claiming 5-95.
However, a last-wicket stand of 68 between Barry McCarthy (30) and Chris Rushworth (38) took D... | Glamorgan finished day three on 92-2 after conceding a first-innings lead of 107 to Durham. | 40349415 |
RBS shares fell 7% to 226.6p and remain well below the price the government paid for an 84% stake to save the bank in 2008.
The bank, which came close to collapse at the height of the financial crisis, is still setting aside billions to cover past mistakes and fines.
Even after all these costs are stripped out, profits... | Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reported a loss of £1.98bn for 2015, its eighth year of annual losses. | 35660149 |
Kyle Magennis fired low past goalkeeper Alan Martin to put the Buddies ahead early on.
Lewis Vaughan struck to bring Dumbarton level and though St Mirren won a penalty when Stephen McGinn was fouled, Martin denied Rory Loy from 12 yards.
The hosts had a man sent off in stoppage time, Adam Eckersley receiving a second b... | St Mirren moved off the bottom of the Scottish Championship, despite only drawing with Dumbarton. | 39464328 |
The 37-year-old ended his playing career last month after 735 senior appearances spread over 18 years.
He also played for Plymouth, Mansfield, Bristol Rovers, Crystal Palace, Leyton Orient, Bournemouth, AFC Wimbledon, and Gillingham.
As well as working with the first team, he will assist young players making the transi... | Former Southend United defender Adam Barrett has joined Millwall as first team development coach. | 39231976 |
A referendum on the issue is to be held on 22 May.
The Presbyterian Church said same sex marriage was a denial of the rights of children and "natural responsibilities of a father and mother".
It said the church upheld the Christian view of marriage as exclusively between one man and one woman.
"A redefinition of marria... | The Presbyterian Church has set out its opposition to the proposal to allow same sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland. | 32410251 |
Luis Enrique's side, who meet Juventus in the Champions League final and Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey showpiece, are two matches away from becoming only the second Spanish side to win all three trophies in the same season.
How have they done it? Here we take a look at the factors behind Barca's resurgence from n... | After a rare trophy-free season in 2013-14, Barcelona took their first step towards the treble when Sunday's 1-0 victory at Atletico Madrid secured Spain's La Liga title. | 32752159 |
Peers voted on Monday to postpone the current boundary review - which would cut MP numbers by 50 - until 2018.
The Lib Dem leader defended his party's stance, saying the Conservatives had not "honoured" pledges on Lords reform.
No 10 says the Tories will try to overturn the vote at the next debate.
The boundary changes... | Nick Clegg has said delaying changes to Commons constituency boundaries is "perfectly reasonable" after Lib Dem peers joined with Labour to oppose their introduction in 2015. | 21024825 |
Khan, 29, a former light-welterweight world champion, has not fought since outpointing Chris Algieri in New York in May.
Alvarez, 25, beat Miguel Cotto by a unanimous points decision to claim the title in Las Vegas in November.
Alvarez has lost once and won 46 of his 48 fights.
The fight has been set at a catchweight o... | Britain's Amir Khan will fight Mexico's Saul Alvarez for the WBC world middleweight title on 7 May in Las Vegas. | 35476796 |
Officers were called to the house in Misk Knowes, Stevenston, at 23:50 on Tuesday.
A family, including a couple with children and a visiting grandchild, were in the house at the time.
The family were unharmed but the front door of the property was badly damaged in the attack. Police have appealed for information.
Det I... | A police investigation is under way after gunshots were fired at a family home where children were present. | 35198454 |
Police said there was no specific intelligence suggesting a threat to the Glasgow event but it was standard practice given current security levels.
Officers warned that anyone with a bag should expect to be searched.
Radiohead, Kasabian, Biffy Clyro and The Kooks are among the bands appearing at the festival on Glasgow... | Armed police will patrol near the new TRNSMT music festival this weekend as security is increased following recent attacks in London and Manchester. | 40506229 |
The EcoHelmet is designed for people who use bike-sharing schemes and might not always have a helmet with them.
Designer Isis Shiffer is delighted with the win but admits that a paper helmet may be a "tough sell".
She describes herself as an "ardent but slow" cyclist and came up with the idea when she was using bike-sh... | A recyclable, folding cycling helmet made of paper has won this year's international James Dyson Award. | 38004215 |
Joseph Olopo, from Colindale, died in hospital after a fight between a number of people in Heathfield Gardens, near Brent Cross Tube station, on 17 February.
Jason De Sousa, 21, of no fixed address, was found guilty of manslaughter on Tuesday.
He is due to be sentenced at a later date pending reports.
A 17-year-old boy... | A man has been found guilty of stabbing a 21-year-old man to death after a brawl near to a London Tube station. | 40866773 |
O'Sullivan was 2-0 up against his fellow Englishman, but Selt hit back with a break of 82 to take the third before tying at 2-2.
However, five-time world champion O'Sullivan won the next two frames.
English duo Jimmy White and Ali Carter, plus Northern Ireland's Joe Swail, were among the others to progress on Tuesday a... | Ronnie O'Sullivan survived a fightback from Matthew Selt to ease into the second round of the Scottish Open. | 38306544 |
Its marine and port authority said it was an "interference with navigational rights" and a "serious violation of international law".
US officials said Iranian forces fired warning shots at the Singapore-flagged Alpine Eternity, operated by Norway's Transpetrol TM AS, last Thursday.
The ship collided with an Iranian rig... | Singapore has expressed "deep concern" over reports of Iran firing on one of its ships in international waters. | 32776656 |
An international study of maths ability in the US shows how individual states would have performed if they were ranked against other countries, using the OECD's Pisa results as a benchmark.
The study also shows that privileged youngsters in the US, with highly-educated parents, are lagging behind similar youngsters in ... | The maths skills of teenagers in parts of the deep south of the United States are worse than in countries such as Turkey and barely above countries such as Chile and Mexico. | 27442541 |
The fire broke out at a row of cottages on Grantham Road in Bottesford at about 13:50 BST on Sunday.
Leicestershire Police confirmed one person had died and an investigation to determine the cause of death was ongoing.
Police and firefighters are investigating the cause of the fire. Nearby homes had to be evacuated dur... | A body was found after a blaze broke out in a Leicestershire cottage. | 32377623 |
The world number two golfer answered these questions and others about his career and life from BBC News School Reporters at his old school - Sullivan Upper School in Holywood, Belfast.
I'm afraid there are no replays or second chances in amateur or professional golf, and that's the way it should be. I've missed cuts in... | How young was Rory McIlroy when he declared he was going to become the world's best golfer and why are Roger Federer and Nelson Mandela two of his role models? | 35579063 |
The city has been chosen as the venue for the next World Meeting of Families, which takes place every three years.
Since its inception in 1994, there has only been one occasion when the pontiff did not attend the event.
A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Ireland said a papal visit was a "possibility" but not yet co... | Speculation about a papal visit to Ireland in 2018 is mounting after Pope Francis confirmed that Dublin will host a high-profile Vatican event that year. | 34378359 |
There are concerns about the prison service in the Belfast Telegraph.
Despite having more staff than inmates, the prison system still struggles to deliver an effective service.
That's according to the Criminal Justice Inspection, which claims that the system is still operating as it did during the Troubles, when the fo... | Journalist Fionola Meredith takes a look at what is making the headlines in Tuesday's newspapers. | 11989316 |
Ben was 21 months old when he disappeared on the Greek island of Kos in July 1991.
South Yorkshire Police said forensic work was being carried out in Aberdeen to try to extract DNA from the items.
Det Insp Jon Cousins said the development "corroborates and strengthens" the theory Ben died in an accident near to where h... | Signs of blood have been found on items recovered by police searching for missing Sheffield toddler Ben Needham. | 40684276 |
The blasts happened at the Shia district of Sadr City and were caused by two suicide bombers.
The so-called Islamic State (IS) group says its militants had carried out the attacks and more would follow.
The mainly Sunni group, which controls large swathes of northern and western Iraq, has attacked numerous Shia targets... | At least 31 people have been killed in bombings near a market in eastern Baghdad, Iraqi officials say. | 35682436 |
Speaking outside the Old Bailey, Lucy Panton, 40, said she had been through a "hellish four-year ordeal".
Ms Panton was found guilty last year, but later had her conviction quashed by judges at the Court of Appeal.
Charges against eight other journalists were also dropped by prosecutors last week.
Ms Panton - who previ... | A former crime editor of the News of the World has been formally cleared of outstanding charges of illegally paying a public official for stories. | 32428997 |
Midfielder Moore, 21, has spent the last two years playing in America and is waiting for international clearance on his move to the New Lawn.
Former Bristol Rovers centre back Clough, 24, joins the Conference club for an undisclosed fee.
"It's been really busy," said Pennock of the transfer window.
He told BBC Radio Gl... | Forest Green manager Ady Pennock has confirmed the signings of ex-Southampton youth player Corby Moore and Sutton defender Charlie Clough. | 30683745 |
The Nigerian, 25, helped Watford win promotion last season and is thrilled to be in the top flight.
"Scoring my first Premier League goal was one of the moments I had waited for all my life," he told BBC Sport.
"I can do even better as long as I keep keep working hard, and I think my goal is the first of many to come."... | Watford striker Odion Ighalo says he will get even better after scoring a goal on his Premier League debut in Saturday's 2-2 daw at Everton. | 33866773 |
The small lizard was found in a suitcase after a trip to Spain and taken to Llys Nini Animal Centre.
The RSPCA said it was most likely a Moorish gecko, also known as a common wall gecko, which can grow up to 15cm (6in).
Last month a couple from Swansea found a tiny gecko in their luggage after returning from the Caribb... | A second gecko in two weeks has accidentally been brought back to Swansea from a holiday. | 33479816 |
It has called on Highland Council to block the construction in Glen Etive.
Mobile operator EE wants to put up the 10m mast beside the road running through the glen near the southern end of Buachaille Etive Mor.
The body representing mountain users said EE's proposal would leave some views in the area "utterly ordinary"... | Plans to erect a phone mast in one of Scotland's most iconic glens have been sharply criticised by Mountaineering Scotland. | 38704345 |
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The visually impaired 23-year-old won four medals at Sochi 2014, but retired earlier this month.
Former model and GB skier Heather Mills has labelled the programme a "joke".
"If there was support there - be it coach or management - then it definitely would have changed my ... | Britain's most decorated female Winter Paralympian Jade Etherington says she quit skiing because the sport's governing body did not back her enough. | 30013030 |
Participating in the tests for the first time, the country's 15-year-olds scored higher in reading, maths and science than many developed countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom.
It was an achievement that was as much of a surprise for Vietnamese officials as for outside observers.
So how did Viet... | Vietnam's performance in the last international Pisa tests was a stunning achievement. | 33047924 |
The 43-year-old was assaulted on Liff Road, near its junction with Buttars Loan, at about 16:45 on Monday.
Police Scotland said the victim sustained serious facial injuries and have appealed for witnesses, in particular a woman who was at the bus stop shortly before the incident.
Officers said the man responsible was w... | A man has been seriously injured after being attacked by another man at a bus stop in Dundee. | 36045974 |
Hisham Geneina was fired in March, soon after estimating corruption cost Egypt $67.6bn (£46.3bn) over four years.
Mr Geneina said the figure was based on an exhaustive study, but a presidential commission concluded that he had misled the public with "foreign" help.
The former judge denies the charges and says they are... | Egypt's former top auditor, who was sacked after highlighting government corruption, has gone on trial accused of spreading "false news". | 36469408 |
The Reverend Andrew Dotchin was told he could not go into The Wine Bar in Tacket Street, Ipswich, by a doorman due to health and safety fears.
The vicar of Whitton said he was "gutted" as "dog collars and sandals" are what vicars wear.
A Wine Bar spokesman said it was "unfortunate" but a man in sandals had previously c... | A vicar who believes socks are an "instrument of Satan" has been turned away from a bar for wearing sandals. | 32217877 |
Park was top scorer in the league with 19 goals in 22 games as Seoul City finished second in the 2013 season.
The Korea Football Association said Park, 26, passed a gender test at 15.
I've worked so hard to get to this point and I will not give up easily
"We have no intention of accepting the gender verification test j... | Rival coaches in South Korea's women's league have threatened to boycott the new season if Seoul City striker Park Eun-Seon does not have a gender test. | 24864223 |
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