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It plans to fund the increase in security with a 0.1p rise in business rates from 0.4p to 0.5p in the pound.
Police authority funding can be raised locally, the home secretary has said.
The corporation said because of the City's low residential base, funding would be raised from April through a rise in rates rather tha... | The City of London Corporation has pledged £1.6m more to increase armed police patrols in the Square Mile in the wake of the Paris attacks. | 35786207 |
They have demanded a broader inquiry into the conflict itself.
A coroner in Salisbury recorded a narrative verdict into the deaths of Capt Tom Sawyer and Cpl Danny Winter.
The inquest found human error and a series of "interconnected events" caused their deaths in Helmand in 2009.
Tom Sawyer, 26, from Hertfordshire, an... | Two British servicemen, killed in a "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan, could still be alive if an inquiry into the Javelin weapons system had been set up, say their families. | 31842921 |
The weapons, which included 45 AK-47 guns, were found at the cargo terminal at Rio de Janeiro's Galeao International Airport.
Four people have been arrested, police said.
It is one of the largest seizures of such weapons in Brazilian history, local media reported.
Authorities put the rifles on show, and released an X-r... | Police in Brazil have seized 60 assault rifles that had been smuggled from the US city of Miami in a shipment of swimming pool heaters. | 40128430 |
Prof Aileen McColgan said although the UK was a "leader" in areas of equality law, developments on equal pay had been "profoundly driven" by Europe.
Prof Catherine Barnard said that without minimum EU standards to abide by, the government could in future try to "lower" the bar.
The government says Parliament would have... | Equal pay laws in the UK could be put at risk by the country's exit from the European Union, MPs have heard. | 37359765 |
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Drogba, who now plays in Canada, scored 164 goals in two spells with the Blues.
"I want to give back to the club which has given so much to me. I have agreed that with the club directors," the 37-year-old told BBC Africa.
"Why not manager? Why not sporting director, traine... | Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba says he has an agreement to return to the club once he finishes playing and wants it to be as manager. | 34928364 |
The defence department has advertised for a plane with a bedroom suite and a conference room.
The presidency has responded, asking the department to brief the public "as much as possible" on the purchase.
Secretary for defence Sam Gulube told City Press that they don't know how much the plane would cost.
But the advert... | South Africa's opposition has demanded that the government scrap plans to buy a new jet for President Jacob Zuma that could cost 4bn rand ($280m; £185m). | 34765920 |
Police Scotland said they were called to the scene near Ellon at about 13:50 on Saturday.
The fire and ambulance service were also sent to the collision, but there is no information about the extent of the injuries of the people involved.
A police spokesman said the road would be closed for a "lengthy period" while cra... | The A90 between Aberdeen and Peterhead has been closed after a serious crash. | 35735852 |
After trailing 20-6, second-half tries from Chris Hill, Kevin Brown and Tom Lineham, two minutes from time, added to Ryan Atkins' first-half effort.
Declan Patton missed with one of his four conversion attempts.
But Wire outscored Trinity four tries to three from Ashley Gibson, Mason Caton-Brown and Tom Johnstone.
Liam... | Resurgent Warrington claimed their fourth straight Super League win as they came from behind to beat Wakefield Trinity at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. | 39634579 |
The Dutch Olympic road race champion broke away from the group with 7km remaining to win by 55 seconds.
Deignan, 28, came second following a sprint finish with three other riders.
Dutchwoman Annemiek van Vleuten (Orica Scott), who crashed during the Rio 2016 road race, finished in a rare tie for third with WM3's Katarz... | Britain's Lizzie Deignan finished second behind Boels-Dolmans team-mate Anna van der Breggen in the Amstel Gold Race in the Netherlands. | 39613219 |
The 30-year-old led the Cavaliers to last season's NBA finals, in which they lost 4-2 to the Golden State Warriors.
James, a four-time NBA most valuable player, joined the Cavaliers as their first draft pick in 2003 before moving to Miami Heat in 2010.
He quit his contract in Miami, with whom he won two NBA titles, to ... | American basketball star LeBron James has signed a new contract at the Cleveland Cavaliers. | 33489957 |
Mr Allen said the vessel was found by his private exploration team.
It was at a depth of more than 1km (3,280ft) on the floor of the Sibuyan Sea off the Philippines.
The Musashi and its sister vessel, the Yamato, were two of the largest battleships ever built.
US warplanes sank the Musashi on 24 October 1944 during the... | American billionaire Paul Allen has announced the discovery of the famous World War Two Japanese battleship, the Musashi, more than 70 years after it was sunk by US forces. | 31724995 |
Its deficit rose to 11.5 trillion yen ($112bn; £68bn) in 2013 - a 65% jump from a year ago.
Japan has seen its energy imports rise in recent years after it shut all of its nuclear reactors in the aftermath of the tsunami and earthquake in 2011.
But it is having to pay more for those imports after a series of aggressiv... | Japan has reported a record annual trade deficit after the weak yen pushed up the cost of energy imports. | 25908413 |
Where were all the heroes of Brighton in the autumn, the immortals who beat South Africa in the World Cup? Five of that starting line-up had gone missing for reasons of injury, retirement and Olympics Sevens commitments, including Ayumu Goromaru, the darling of Japanese rugby, Michael Leitch, the team's most influentia... | When Mark Hammett, the interim Japan coach, named his 33-man training squad for the two-Test series with Scotland, the focus wasn't so much on the players that were there but those who were not. | 36633440 |
Australia may have beaten New Zealand to claim a one-day cricket series victory on Tuesday night, but many spectators were more interested in the sunset at the ground. | Photos courtesy of Getty Images. | 38232429 |
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Campbell ran onto a Jason McCartney through ball to slot home from six yards in the sixth minute.
Gary Browne fired wide, before Jamie McGonigle netted with an impressive overhead kick from a Matthew Snoddy cross three minutes before the break.
Campbell stole in to score w... | Ballinamallard United ensured that they will play Premiership football next season as Ryan Campbell scored twice in a 2-1 victory at Ballycastle Road. | 32265681 |
The 40-year-old Ryder Cup player was one of 27 players who had to finish their second rounds on Saturday after thunderstorms caused a 90-minute delay to the start of Friday's play.
Donaldson had three holes to complete but dropped a shot and returned a 68.
Charley Hoffman, who finished his round of 70 with a bogey on F... | Welshman Jamie Donaldson is three shots off the lead at the halfway stage of the weather-affected Houston Open. | 35948710 |
Joanna O'Toole, from Manchester, has looked after 12-year-old Amelie Chen, who has a rare debilitating syndrome, for the last four years.
But she was forced to retire after she was diagnosed with breast cancer and given until last Christmas to live.
However, she has continued to volunteer at the city's children's hospi... | A terminally ill nurse has continued to care for a severely ill child despite being diagnosed with cancer herself. | 39847492 |
John Herivel's system of breaking the Enigma ciphers became known as the Herivel Tip or Herivelismus.
His daughter Susan, an Oxford potter, has made and installed the plaque at the Lonsdale Road house where he lived.
She said she did not want to wait for an official blue plaque, which can only be applied for once a per... | A World War Two Bletchley Park codebreaker has been honoured with an unofficial commemorative plaque. | 27341855 |
European champion Steadman was top in the PTS5 category, while Paralympic hand-cycling champion Darke was victorious in the wheelchair category.
"After seven months out, training has picked up and I am really pleased," Steadman said.
In the men's PTS4 category, Britain's George Peasgood won a silver medal, but said he ... | Britain's Lauren Steadman and Karen Darke won gold medals at the ITU Para-triathlon World Cup in Italy. | 40545940 |
The ceremony was led by National Assembly Speaker Diosdado Cabello in the capital, Caracas.
Mr Chavez, who died on 5 March after a long battle with cancer, had named Mr Maduro as his chosen successor.
However, the main opposition coalition boycotted Mr Maduro's swearing-in, saying that it was unconstitutional.
It argue... | Venezuela's former vice-president Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in as acting president hours after the state funeral of Hugo Chavez. | 21722938 |
Jason Lawrance, 50, of Liphook, Hampshire, used two profiles on the website to meet the seven women in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Derby Crown Court heard he raped one victim in her own home, one a hotel and another in his van.
Mr Lawrance denies rape, attempted rape and sexual assaul... | A man raped five women and attacked two more after meeting them on internet dating site match.com, a court heard. | 35579553 |
The judge ruled City Harvest Church's pastor, Kong Hee, and others used church finances to fund the music career of his wife, Sun Ho, or falsified accounts to cover it up.
The defendants had argued Ms Ho's pop music career was a way of reaching out to non-Christians.
They have been bailed until sentencing, but could fa... | Six leaders of a huge Singaporean church have been convicted of fraud in a case worth S$50m ($35m; £23m). | 34589867 |
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"If you say 'Holland' to me, to this day I see David Platt running through on goal. I can't help it. When things don't go well as an England manager, it sticks with you for the rest of your life."
Three years into the job, three years after Bobby Robson, Paul Gascoigne and... | Wednesday, 13 October, 1993 is a date lodged firmly in the mind of former England manager Graham Taylor. | 24354888 |
Finlay Wilson, whose video on BBC Scotland's The Social was viewed more than 50 million times, received a letter threatening his safety.
The handwritten note was left in an envelope on the 30-year-old's doorstep on Tuesday.
Police are treating the incident as a hate crime.
Mr Wilson said: "I came out my flat at 06.30 i... | A Dundee man whose video of kilted yoga sessions in a Scottish forest became a viral hit has been targeted with homophobic hate mail. | 39442881 |
The 27-year-old Cameroon international made 31 appearances for the Hammers during a loan spell last season.
Song, who played for Arsenal between 2005 and 2012, will sign a three-year contract if he can prove his fitness.
"We just hope the medical shows he's in a sufficient state for us to gamble," West Ham co-owner Dav... | West Ham have agreed a deal to sign Barcelona midfielder Alex Song, subject to a medical. | 33996711 |
Villagers in Clovelly said about 2in of rain had fallen in an hour earlier.
The worst of the flooding was said to be in the main part of the village - a popular tourist destination - where one villager described the scene as a "brown river".
Devon and Somerset fire service was expected to be in the village late into th... | Heavy rain has caused flash floods in a Devon coastal village, damaging homes and pulling up cobbles in the street. | 19913483 |
The rain has caused floods and extensive damage, including to one of the main markets in the city centre.
Homes collapsed in several parts of the city, trapping or killing those inside, AFP reported Zourkaleini Maiga, secretary general of the local authority, as saying.
Last month, the UN warned that 106,000 people in ... | At least nine children are reported to have died as houses in Niger's capital, Niamey, collapsed following heavy rain. | 40288815 |
But after they began to spread, he became more concerned, travelling south from his village to the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka to get medical help.
Now doctors fear Sahana may be the first female to ever be afflicted by so-called "tree man syndrome".
If their diagnosis is right, she becomes one of a tiny group worldwide ... | When a bark-like wart grew on 10-year-old Sahana Khatun's face four months ago, her father was not worried. | 38810723 |
United looked on course to get some consolation for their midweek Champions League exit against Real Madrid as early goals from Javier Hernandez and the recalled Wayne Rooney put them in complete control.
A place in the semi-final looked a formality as Chelsea struggled to make any impression - only for the second half... | Chelsea earned a fully deserved FA Cup quarter-final replay with an outstanding second-half comeback against Manchester United at Old Trafford. | 21646425 |
Asda boss Andy Clarke said he would sink another £500m into the price war with his rivals, as part of "radical action to win back our customers".
The move comes at the start of a big week for the grocery trade.
The other big UK supermarkets - Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons - are set to unveil Christmas trading figur... | Supermarket chain Asda has predicted another year of "intense pressure" for the struggling sector as the global economy remains "turbulent". | 35275526 |
Those spoken to are currently out of work.
Thompson would not be drawn on any potential new manager and said there is no time limit for filling the vacancy.
And the chairman added United's performance under Jackie McNamara had been reviewed by the board "for a while" before he was removed as boss.
The club confirmed Mc... | Dundee United have already spoken to individuals about their managerial vacancy, chairman Stephen Thompson has told BBC Scotland. | 34390181 |
The Airlander 10, a plane-airship hybrid, was piloted out of the UK's biggest hangar at Cardington Airfield, Bedfordshire, at 04:00 BST on Saturday.
The 302ft-long (92m) aircraft passed with just a few feet to spare through the hangar doors and was then towed for 30 minutes to its mast site.
It was the public debut for... | The world's longest aircraft has been brought out of its hangar for the first time. | 36997711 |
The 18-year-old helped dismiss the hosts for 149 after Afghanistan scored 212-6 in St Lucia.
The Windies were 68-2 before Rashid entered the attack and took two wickets in two balls in both of his first two overs.
At one point Rashid had figures of 4-1 in a spell which lasted 8.4 overs.
Sri Lanka left-arm pace bowler C... | Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan took the fourth best one-day international bowling figures with 7-18 in a 63-run win over the West Indies. | 40231787 |
Scott Dores was found dead at Keyhow, between Santon Bridge and Eskdale Green, at lunchtime on Saturday.
His Yamaha bike was spotted at the side of the road by police community support officers and his body at the bottom of a hill.
Elsewhere in the county, an 82-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle in Penr... | The body of a teenage motorcyclist has been found in a stream after his bike was seen at the roadside. | 35145045 |
Andrew Morgan, from Rhondda Cynon Taf council, says infrastructure projects should be accelerated in light of the Brexit vote.
A total of £1.1bn of EU funding in Wales is yet to be allocated.
The money is due to be invested between now and 2020.
But a withdrawal from the EU before then would cut the spending round shor... | The leader of one of the largest councils in Wales has called for an "all guns blazing" approach to investing European funds before the UK leaves the EU. | 36700957 |
Border Force officers boarded the yacht on Monday, before escorting it into Dover marina.
The yacht was searched by the force's deep rummage team, which found 1,200 kilos of cocaine.
Two Dutch nationals, who were on board the yacht, have been charged with drug trafficking offences.
Elaine Game, from the National Crime ... | More than a tonne of cocaine with an estimated street value of £56m was seized from a yacht intercepted off the Kent coast, it has emerged. | 34157588 |
After visiting the spartan house in a rundown Delhi neighbourhood where she lived with her parents and brothers, you could see how much they had put into helping her realise the dream, shared by so many hundreds of millions of Indians.
Many of the young and middle class Indians - men as well as women - who've joined pr... | Neat stacks of medical text books, a sharply-designed carrier bag from a clothes store, an English novel and pairs of smart shoes in the draughty bedroom of the 23-year-old Delhi gang rape victim, tell the story of a woman determined to make the leap to a middle class lifestyle for her and her family. | 21121412 |
They will give young people the right to demand social networks delete any personal data they had shared prior to turning 18.
The Queen said the UK would retain its "world-class" data protection regime.
The proposed Data Protection Bill will reflect plans described in the Conservative Party manifesto ahead of the gener... | Plans for new data protection rules in the UK have been confirmed in the Queen's Speech. | 40353424 |
The visiting supporters are alleged to have set off fireworks and caused other crowd disturbances.
It is the 10th time in the past five years the club have been charged by European football's governing body regarding their fans' behaviour.
Uefa's disciplinary body will examine the case on 23 February.
It is Celtic's se... | Uefa have charged Celtic in connection with crowd trouble during the 1-1 draw at Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday. | 38240890 |
Both sides are free "to explore other international opportunities" after reaching an agreement with the South African Rugby Union.
The Kings and Cheetahs are set to link up with the Pro12 from next season.
Super Rugby will be cut from 18 to 15 teams next season, with the exit of one Australian and two South African sid... | South African sides Cheetahs and Southern Kings have moved a step closer to joining the Pro12 by agreeing their departure from Super Rugby. | 40522124 |
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said that Brexit Secretary David Davis did not make a commitment to underwrite the funding during their meeting on Thursday.
The finance minister said that up to £300m could be lost.
Mr Davis also met First Minister Arlene Foster on his first Belfast visit.
'Frank exchange'
Mr Ó Muilleoir told BBC R... | Stormont's finance minister has said the UK government must do more to ensure that European peace and cross-border funding is secured as part of the Brexit negotiations. | 37255387 |
Public Health England has detected 20 cases in the region since February, compared with 91 in all of England in the whole of last year.
Most cases were in young adults and needed hospital treatment.
Doctors are advising people to ensure they are vaccinated to prevent a repeat of the 2013 Swansea outbreak in which 1,219... | Doctors are concerned they are witnessing the start of a measles outbreak in London and the South East. | 35786959 |
Albert Kinloch, 72, placed £100 at 2,500/1 on the Ibrox club being relegated from the Scottish Premier League (SPL) in the 2011/12 season.
Rangers were removed from the SPL in 2012 following liquidation and returned to football in the SFL Third Division.
A judge has now agreed with Coral that Rangers were not technical... | A former bookmaker who sued Coral for not paying out £250,000 on a bet that Rangers would be relegated has lost his legal fight. | 39282487 |
Flight MH128, bound for Kuala Lumpur, was forced to return to Melbourne after the man tried to enter the cockpit.
The flight landed safely and the passenger was arrested, police said, adding it was not terror-related.
One passenger said the suspect was carrying a "very unusual object", which police later said was not e... | A witness has described how passengers tackled a man who allegedly made a false bomb threat on a Malaysia Airlines plane. | 40116271 |
At the annual festival held in January, thousands of men chase the bulls to grab prizes tied to their horns.
The Supreme Court imposed the ban in 2014 following objections from animal rights activists.
The sport will resume this month, after no events were held last year.
While imposing the ban, the Supreme Court had s... | The Indian government has lifted a ban on Jallikattu, a version of bull fighting which has been popular for thousands of years in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. | 35259793 |
They changed wrong answers to demonstrate student progress, and some received performance-related bonuses.
The scheme was revealed after a local paper reported that some of the scores were statistically unlikely.
Eleven were guilty of racketeering and face lengthy prison terms, with a 12th acquitted, in one of the bigg... | Eleven former school teachers have been convicted for their involvement in a scheme to falsify student test scores. | 32156570 |
The Royle Family and Mrs Merton star gave a speech at a conference to improve cancer care in Manchester.
She said: "My brother and I were born with cancer of the retina.
"My mum told us that only special people get cancer. I must be very special because I've had it in my lungs and my bladder as well."
She spoke at the ... | Comedian Caroline Aherne has spoken about how "brilliant" treatment and a sense of humour have helped her as she has battled cancer three times. | 28032961 |
Staffordshire PC Adam Rushton, 36, also faces three charges of obtaining personal data without consent.
The misconduct charges relate to four occasions between 2007 and 2012, when PC Rushton was serving at Longton police station.
He will appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on 13 May.
The charges follow an investiga... | A police officer who is alleged to have engaged in sexual acts with women while on duty has been charged with misconduct in a public office. | 27254896 |
Albertina Choules, 81, known as Tina, died at her home in Ragmans Lane, Marlow, just after 06:30 BST on Wednesday.
A man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in police custody.
Thames Valley Police officers are expected to remain at the scene for several days.
The force said an officer who was assaulted by a man whe... | A woman found dead at a house in Buckinghamshire lived a "lovely peaceful life" her niece and friends have said. | 36736172 |
Dear Donor family,
In 1990, when I was just 23, I developed renal failure and started peritoneal dialysis. I was a nurse in a busy Glasgow hospital, which I loved. Then I started dialysis.
I would dialyse four times a day.
I was so tired and was sick a few times a day, not eating and my weight dropped to six stones. My... | The donor family, the discovery of diabetes, the salsa classes and the dad... just some of the people, places and conditions you wrote to as part of the BBC's Identity season. | 36048428 |
Yes, former Germany goalkeeper Tim Wiese will make his full World Wrestling Entertainment debut on Thursday night in Munich.
The 34-year-old has been on a strict diet and training regime, packing on 40kg (88lb) of muscle.
"I was a big WWE fan when I was a boy," he told AFP. "I kept track of it during my football career... | It's the classic sporting story: make 269 Bundesliga appearances, get banished from first-team football with three years left on your contract, hit the gym in your spare time and become a WWE wrestler. | 37824058 |
Maik Schneider, a local National Democratic Party (NPD) politician, was convicted of arson by a Potsdam court.
He was given an additional 18-month prison term for other offences.
The hall in Nauen, just west of Berlin, was burnt down in August 2015 as large numbers of asylum seekers arrived in Germany.
No one was injur... | A far-right German politician has been sentenced to eight years in prison for burning down a sports hall that was to be used to accommodate refugees. | 38921942 |
The 2014 champion won 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-3 in two hours and 47 minutes.
Spain's David Ferrer lost 6-4 3-6 2-6 1-6 to Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin.
French eighth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Romanian Marius Copil 6-3 6-3 6-4, while American 10th seed John Isner won 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-3 against France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Tsonga w... | Croatia's Marin Cilic has won his first match since losing the Wimbledon final, beating American Tennys Sandgren in the US Open first round. | 41078254 |
Despite losing her majority in the general election, Mrs May remains prime minister with support from Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionists.
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns and his junior minister Guto Bebb kept their Vale of Glamorgan and Aberconwy seats.
Brexit Minister David Jones saw off a challenge from Labour to ho... | Welsh Conservative members of Theresa May's government are waiting to hear if they have kept their ministerial jobs. | 40226843 |
Fielding's failure to control a backpass - minutes after he escaped a red card despite handing outside the area - allowed Wells a tap-in finish.
Elias Kachunga nodded the hosts ahead early on from a Tommy Smith cross.
Tammy Abraham punished Town's inability to clear a set-piece with the leveller, only for Wells to snat... | Nahki Wells pounced on an error by Bristol City goalkeeper Frank Fielding to help Huddersfield Town end their five-game winless run. | 38192005 |
Gala Bingo operates 130 bingo clubs with 1.1 million members and claims 38% of the UK retail bingo market.
The move is the latest in a series of ownership changes in the betting sector this year.
Gala Coral, Gala Bingo's parent company, is itself in the process of being bought by rival betting business Ladbrokes.
Gala ... | The UK's largest High Street bingo operator, Gala, is being taken over by investment trust Caledonia for £241m. | 34635580 |
John Arthur Jones, 64, of Bodffordd, Anglesey, had denied 13 charges of endangering aircraft between November 2013 and September 2014.
The alleged offences happened as planes landed at the island's Mona air strip.
Judge Geraint Walters halted the case at Mold Crown Court and a provisional date of June 2016 was set for ... | The trial of a man accused of shining a powerful torch at Hawk jets has been halted. | 34902126 |
The paceman's haul (3-45) included the hosts' top scorer Mark Cosgrove (57), giving long-serving wicketkeeper Chris Read his 1,000th first-class catch.
Ben Raine (55 not out) and Clint McKay (33) sparked a home fightback from 169-8 to 251 all out with a stand of 81.
The visitors then reached 52-1 in reply at the close,... | England's Stuart Broad warmed up for a busy international summer with three wickets for Nottinghamshire against his former county Leicestershire. | 39530577 |
The nearly 800 tusks were intercepted by customs officials as they were being smuggled into Malawi from Tanzania.
The director of Malawi's wildlife department said he was disappointed with the court order, which bans the burning of the ivory for three months.
Malawi's elephant population has halved since 1980, mainly d... | Tanzania has blocked Malawi from burning 2.6 tonnes of ivory, saying it needs to use the tusks as evidence for the prosecution of suspected poachers. | 34296178 |
The economy minister said there was a "significant question around the viability of the project" and an "unacceptable risk" to the government underwriting the entire project.
Edwina Hart said she had "reluctantly come to the conclusion" not to proceed with the guarantee after legal advice.
Insurance firm Aviva has been... | The Welsh Government has said it cannot underwrite the £357m Circuit of Wales project in Ebbw Vale. | 35981794 |
All members of Vern Cotter's backroom team have followed the head coach in signing contract extensions to the summer of 2017.
Japan will stage the World Cup in 2019.
"It's a results-driven business and while Scotland can reflect on a good World Cup, remember there was a Six Nations Wooden Spoon," said Hastings.
Scotlan... | Scottish Rugby is wise not to commit to the same coaching staff for the next World Cup, according to former international Scott Hastings. | 35119577 |
The national park authority has granted planning permission for the 0.6-mile (1km) elevated toboggan ride.
The attraction is being planned by the Zipworld group, which runs Europe's longest zipline above Bethesda's Penrhyn quarry.
The £1.5million project would be based at Zip World Fforest, between Betws-y-Coed and Ll... | The UK's first alpine coaster is to be built in Snowdonia. | 36382317 |
Police were called to reports of a stabbing in Newnham Close, Northolt, at about 15:20 BST on Tuesday.
Abdullahi Tarabi was taken to a north London hospital, but later died. Post-mortem tests showed he died of a stab wound to the abdomen.
Two boys aged 16 and 17 have been charged with murder. Both will appear at Hendon... | A 19-year-old man who died after being stabbed in the stomach in west London has been identified. | 39607998 |
More than 360 people are known to have died, most of them in Pakistan, and at least 2,000 were injured.
Rescue teams have been sent to remote mountainous areas where the impact of the quake is still unclear.
The Taliban, which controls some areas affected, called on aid agencies "not to hold back" relief supplies.
A sp... | Rescue efforts are being stepped up to help those affected by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake which hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday. | 34644125 |
Yn wreiddiol o Rydaman, mae'n byw yn Y Felinheli gyda'i wraig Leri a'u plant, Noa, Moi, Twm a Nedw.
Bu'n gweithio fel sgriptiwr ar gyfer teledu a radio, a chyhoeddodd gerddi i blant a nofel i'r arddegau, Creadyn, a enillodd Wobr Tir na n-Og yn 2006.
Daeth yn agos at ennill y Goron yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Maldwyn a'r... | Gwion Hallam yw enillydd Coron Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Ynys Môn eleni. | 40851574 |
The 29-year-old, who has won 57 caps, conceded just four goals in Wales' 10 qualifiers for the tournament.
He was replaced by Liverpool's Danny Ward, who started for his country for the first time in winning his third cap.
Goals from Gareth Bale and Hal Robson-Kanu saw Wales win in their opening game in Group B.
Injury... | Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey missed the 2-1 win over Slovakia in Euro 2016 because of a back spasm. | 36507888 |
The bacterium, which can cause food poisoning, was detected in Specially Selected Tikka King Prawns which are only on sale in Scottish stores.
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) urged anyone who had bought the frozen prawns to return them for a full refund.
The batch numbers on the 200g packs are 6K14 and 6K15 and the best ... | Supermarket chain Aldi is recalling a king prawn product after two batches were found to contain salmonella. | 38463306 |
Hampshire Constabulary was called at 11:46 BST on Sunday to the westbound carriageway between junctions 3 and 2 at Nursling.
Police believe there was a dispute following an incident with a red VW Golf estate and a silver VW Amarok.
A man, 27, has been arrested on suspicion of assault and a 36-year-old man on suspicion ... | A man has been taken to hospital with a serious head injury after an assault on the hard shoulder of the M27. | 40151254 |
About 17,000 properties in Tameside and Saddleworth had been affected since Sunday by a "technical fault" on equipment and untreated water entering the local pipe network.
United Utilities lifted the boil water notice at about 21:00 on Tuesday.
The firm said the problem had been fixed and testing of the water had been ... | Water services in Greater Manchester have "returned to normal" after a fault at a treatment works. | 38310973 |
However, from this year they will diverge dramatically, and may even have different names.
Knowing that Education Secretary Michael Gove was about to radically revamp GCSEs, Northern Ireland's exams body, the CCEA, followed one of his reforms.
It is offering, for the first time in many years, additional marks for punct... | So far, the GCSE exams in England and in Northern Ireland have kept pace. | 23780070 |
Yakubu Nkeke was briefly reunited with her on a visit to the capital, Abuja.
The rest of the Chibok girls will be reunited with their parents next week, Nigeria's minister for women says.
The Nigerian government says all 103 schoolgirls released so far will go back to school in September.
The 21 girls freed last year h... | The father of one of the 82 Nigerian women released five days ago has spoken of his joy at seeing her again three years after she was kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamist militants. | 39881770 |
South Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrat Sebastian Kindersley's campaign leaflet said his party had "tightened up English langusge tests".
"I hold my hand up, it's a mistake," Mr Kindersley said.
"On the upside it will give people hours of fun looking for errors in the next leaflet."
He described the error as ironic, but ... | A prospective parliamentary candidate has apologised after misspelling the word "language" in claims his party had improved English tests for migrants. | 32283728 |
Rachel Dolezal's parents say she has been "pretending to be black" for years. The case has sparked huge reaction from the public.
Here is what we've learned about Ms Dolezal since the story broke.
The 37-year-old came out fighting in an interview at her office on Friday.
Asked what she would say to those questioning he... | The furore shows no sign of abating over the case of a US civil rights worker accused of falsely portraying herself as black for years. | 33121145 |
More than 1,800 sailors based in the city were among the 8,648 who died during the Battle of Jutland.
Current sailors and descendants of those who took part attended a ceremony in Southsea.
The battle was fought near the coast of Denmark on 31 May and 1 June 1916 and involved about 250 ships.
To mark the event the even... | Royal Navy sailors and veterans have marked the centenary of the biggest naval engagement of World War One with a parade and ceremony in Portsmouth. | 36416003 |
With a little help from the US military, Google and some people with far too much time on their hands, you can now track Santa's progress this Christmas Eve.
As he delivers presents to children (who've been good girls and boys) all over the world, his movements will be followed closely.
Here are three ways you can keep... | If you believe in him, he's definitely real. | 30575928 |
Devon County Council changed the traffic flow through Totnes in 2013 to make the area safer.
Campaigners took the authority to court and on Monday a judge ordered the council to end the traffic order.
However, the council is now seeking permission to appeal and until it is determined, the traffic flow will remain.
The ... | A one-way system will remain in place in a Devon town, as an appeal is launched in an ongoing legal battle. | 32455174 |
Ackquille Pollard, who performs under the name Bobby Shmurda, was held on $2 million (£1.2m) bail at a hearing in state Supreme Court in Manhattan.
His lawyer, Howard Greenberg, failed to convince a judge that his client should be released without bail.
"He is a legitimate entertainer," said Greenberg.
"He is rich. He... | New York rapper Bobby Shmurda has pleaded not guilty to gun and drug charges as an alleged member of a street gang. | 30545040 |
East Dunbartonshire Council approved the move as part of wider measures to save just under £1.2m annually.
Under the new arrangements, existing school crossing patrollers will not be replaced as they leave or retire.
Instead, other staff working in schools will be trained to take on their duties as part of revised work... | Dedicated lollipop men and woman in East Dunbartonshire are to be phased out and their roles taken on by school janitors, cleaners and dinner staff. | 32049284 |
Monday's session was a rare reunion of Lotte's 94-year-old founder Shin Kyuk-ho and his three oldest children.
His two sons fought a public battle over control of the company, while his daughter is currently in prison.
The four were indicted in October 2016 on a range of charges including embezzlement, tax evasion and ... | Four members of the powerful family behind the $81bn (£66bn) Lotte Group business empire have gone on trial in Seoul this week. | 39335854 |
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech posted online that the US was proposing talks while "pointing a gun at Iran".
On Saturday, US Vice-President Joe Biden suggested direct talks, separate to the wider international discussions due to take place later this month.
But the US widened sanctions on Iran on Wednesday, ai... | Iran's supreme leader has dismissed a US offer of one-to-one talks on Tehran's nuclear programme. | 21365650 |
The proposal was approved by the AU's Peace and Security Council but will need to get the backing of the UN.
On Thursday the AU said it would not allow genocide to take place in Burundi.
But Burundi said if the AU sent troops with the government's consent it would consider the move "an attack" on it.
Government officia... | The African Union (AU) has announced a plan to send 5,000 peacekeepers to protect civilians in Burundi, even without the government's consent. | 35130219 |
The report, by the Health Select Committee, also calls for rules on junk food advertisements to be made tougher.
It argues the government's official obesity plan contains "vague statements" that are "inadequate".
But ministers say the strategy is the world's "most ambitious plan on childhood obesity".
The main features... | The government must do more to reduce the number of cut-price and multi-buy offers on unhealthy food to help curb childhood obesity, a group of MPs say. | 39381859 |
The 48-year-old was taken to hospital after an altercation at The Grafton Hotel in Midland Road at 23:30 GMT on Saturday.
He died several hours later and an investigation into his death has been launched, Bedfordshire Police said.
A 39-year-old man has been arrested and is in custody. Witnesses to the incident in the b... | A man has died following an alleged assault at a hotel in Bedford. | 38204248 |
Ann-Marie James, 33, was stabbed in the chest at a flat in Wolverhampton by Melvin James, West Midlands Police said.
The 36-year-old is then understood to have turned the knife on himself and died at the scene.
Their mother, 59, has undergone surgery for abdomen wounds and remains critical. Two officers were also injur... | A woman stabbed to death by her brother has been named. | 39225213 |
Two stands at Old Trafford were evacuated, before bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion.
Some supporters travelled from as far afield as Azerbaijan and Sierra Leone for the match against Bournemouth.
The police response was praised by some while others criticised how the evacuation was dealt with.
Jo... | Fans have talked of their disappointment after Man United's final match of the season was called off when a suspect package was found. | 36296509 |
Radamel Falcao's opener for the visitors was cancelled out when Lucas Tousart headed in for Lyon.
But Mbappe, 18, scored his 13th league goal of the season to keep Monaco on course for a first title since 2000.
The Red and Whites are level on points with Paris St-Germain, but boast a far superior goal difference and ha... | Teenager Kylian Mbappe scored the winner as Monaco beat Lyon to return to the top of Ligue 1 on Sunday. | 39688998 |
The 25-year-old Croatia centre-back joins on a four-year contract and is the third Saints player to move to Anfield during this transfer window.
He had spoken publicly about his wish to make the switch and follows former team-mates Rickie Lambert, 32, and Adam Lallana, 25.
Reds boss Brendan Rodgers said: "This is a ver... | Liverpool have made Southampton defender Dejan Lovren their fifth summer signing in a deal worth £20m. | 28492306 |
The MacRobert Award judges said Artemis Intelligent Power's "digital displacement" system was a "technical advance of global importance".
The technology could increase the power of offshore wind turbines and cut fuel consumption and carbon emissions in commuter trains and buses.
The award judges called it "a massive le... | An Edinburgh company has won the UK's top engineering prize for its digital hydraulic power system. | 33552037 |
Dan Jarvis said Jeremy Corbyn was "absolutely right" to suggest shadow cabinet members should quit if they will not back the government's bill.
The draft legislation, to authorise giving notice under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, will be debated by MPs on Tuesday.
Two shadow ministers have quit, saying they want to ... | Labour has to form a "collective view" in favour of triggering Brexit, according to one of its MPs. | 38795457 |
St Killian's College in Antrim was honoured in three categories, taking the title of Northern Ireland Best Project for its "time compressed transport tester".
The overall top prize was won by two 16-year-olds from County Cork, Colaiste Treasa students Ian O'Sullivan and Eimear Murphy, for their project, "Alcohol consum... | A County Antrim school has won three awards at the BT Young Scientist competition in Dublin. | 30734736 |
Max Hill, the independent reviewer of terrorism laws, told the Sunday Telegraph Islamists were targeting UK cities.
He credited the effectiveness of the intelligence services in limiting the level of threat to Britain.
Mr Hill pledged to review anti-terror measures over concerns about any infringements of freedom.
Mr H... | Britain faces a level of terror threat not seen since the IRA bombings of the 1970s, according to a new watchdog. | 39093389 |
The plan is for the former Barnbow Works near Cross Gates to be demolished and the coal extracted.
About 2,700 objections have been made, but the scheme was approved with conditions attached.
Councillors said a relief road must be built taking traffic away from Crossgates before any work could start.
The planning panel... | A scheme to demolish the old Vickers tank factory in east Leeds and dig out coal from underneath has been "approved in principle" by councillors. | 34144671 |
Lee Fudge, 29, and Mark Chatfield, 39, were last seen at Ford Prison - which is a category D jail - on Thursday.
Fudge was jailed for life in 2007 for the robbery of a BP garage in Kent. Chatfield was jailed for four years for burglary in August 2014 after he broke into a home in Guildford.
Police say anyone who spots ... | Police are hunting for two men who have absconded from an open prison in Sussex. | 33394074 |
O'Brien, 28, has scored two goals in 29 appearances for League One Sky Blues this campaign.
He started his career with Celtic before enjoying spells with Motherwell and Barnsley prior to joining Coventry in July 2014.
The Iron, who are currently under the caretaker charge of Nick Daws and Andy Dawson, take on Millwall ... | Scunthorpe United have signed Coventry City midfielder Jim O'Brien on an emergency loan deal. | 35580332 |
The 21-year-old had a spell with the Shaymen in England's sixth tier last season, playing a part in the lead up to their play-off final victory in May.
Charles, who joined Fleetwood in August 2016, is yet to make a League One appearance for the club.
The former Blackpool trainee and England C midfielder has previously ... | Fleetwood midfielder Dion Charles has returned to National League side Halifax on a loan deal until 4 January. | 40693123 |
RICS said a 33% rise in enquiries by new-buyers suggested a recovery in the market yet new requests to sell fell for the sixth month in a row, by 25%.
The figures come from a residential market survey in November.
RICS spokesman Tony Filice said sales may "edge upwards" from early 2017.
The number of enquiries by new b... | Welsh house prices are expected to rise in the New Year, but a lack of properties for sale remains a "concern", the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has said. | 38240314 |
The announcement followed weeks of intensive efforts to unite the movement behind the man who succeeded Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar.
Following the announcement of Omar's death in July, Mullah Mansour was quickly installed as the new Amir ul-Mumineen, Commander of the Faithful.
The decision was initially oppose... | The Afghan Taliban say they have put aside disagreements and rallied around their new leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour. | 34189855 |
It was set at 14:42 BST in Gravesend, Kent, beating the previous record of 29.4C (84.9F) recorded on 1 October 1985, in March, Cambridgeshire.
In Wales, a new October record was set at 28.2C (82.7F) in Hawarden, Flintshire, at 14:12 BST, the Met Office confirmed.
Temperatures in England topped those in Athens, Los Ange... | The record has been broken for the highest temperature recorded in October - now at 29.9C (85.8F). | 15137832 |
Northampton Town FC wants permission to increase seating at Sixfields Stadium from 7,653 up to 10,000.
A supermarket, shops and 225 homes are planned for a former landfill site.
Chairman David Cardoza said the aim was to help the club to be self-sufficient, and the project would be partly funded by a £12m borough coun... | Plans for a 100-room hotel, shops and houses next to a football stadium and athletics track in Northampton have been submitted to the borough council. | 29368683 |
Beth French, 36, who had the condition as a teenager, made the crossing in 17 hours, 28 minutes.
The massage therapist from Milverton, Somerset, is believed to be the first person to complete the swim in that direction.
Now she is planning a swim from Gibraltar to Morocco.
Ms French was struck with glandular fever at t... | A woman who was once forced to use a wheelchair because of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), or ME, has swum 26 miles from Cornwall to the Isles of Scilly. | 28444626 |
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