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Victory for the Lions at Eden Park would seal a first series win over New Zealand in 46 years.
And Gatland says his side are just "scratching the surface" in terms of its potential.
"We have got another level in us, and it's incredibly exciting," he said.
"We think this te... | The British and Irish Lions have a chance to "leave a legacy" by winning Saturday's decisive third Test against the All Blacks, says head coach Warren Gatland. | 40516414 |
One-thousand ground troops, supported by armoured vehicles and helicopters, are reportedly headed for the province of Marib.
Last week, 60 soldiers from the Saudi-led coalition were killed at a base in Marib.
The missile strike by Houthi rebels killed 45 UAE, 10 Saudi and five Bahraini soldiers.
The troops died after a... | Qatar has reportedly deployed troops to Yemen for the first time, according to the Doha-based al-Jazeera news. | 34173544 |
Police said he was arrested after an altercation in Rowan Drive, Dunmurry, on the outskirts of Belfast, on Monday afternoon.
The younger boy was taken to hospital with cuts to his arm and side.
The 17-year-old has also been charged with three counts of assault on police.
He is due to appear at Craigavon Magistrates' Co... | A 17-year-old youth has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to a 15-year-old boy and attacking police. | 31123206 |
The woman, who was believed to be in her 30s, was spotted in the River Ayr, near Catrine early on Saturday morning.
Police and other emergency services went to the scene when the alarm was raised at about 06:20.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said the death was unexplained and that the woman had yet to be formally i... | The body of a woman has been recovered from a river in Ayrshire, police have said. | 39829293 |
The Addicks boss made 11 changes from the side which opened their League One campaign with a 1-0 win over Bristol Rovers.
And it looked like Robinson was going to be left red-faced when Lee Holmes' 54th-minute free-kick evaded a clutch of players and nestled in the far corner.
But Charlton staged a stirring fightback t... | Karl Robinson's selection gamble paid off as Charlton came from behind late on to beat Exeter in the EFL Cup. | 40785775 |
Likewise you may be being left behind if you don't spend an hour or two each week wearing a Korean face mask made from seaweed.
These are two products at the forefront of the latest big trend to hit the global skin care and cosmetics industry - the boom in such items developed and made in South Korea.
The Asian country... | If you have never used a Korean face cream made from snail slime, then you may be missing out. | 35408764 |
The Wilton Mill clock tower is situated on the town's Commercial Road.
It has been claimed it could cost in the region of £2m to make the building safe and useable which, a local developer believes, means saving it is out of the question.
An application to demolish the listed building has been lodged with Scottish Bor... | A landmark building in Hawick could be demolished amid claims it would cost too much to restore. | 32016147 |
The Lakesiders will have to claim a first victory over holders and Welsh Premier League champions New Saints if they are to win the competition for the first time.
The club were playing in the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) when Colin Caton took over as manager in 2003.
Since then they have progressed to Welsh fo... | Bala Town will be aiming to achieve two firsts when they make their Welsh Cup final debut in Bangor on Sunday. | 39702432 |
Armed police will be in attendance at Thursday's Slessor Gardens event, which is the largest single concert to be held in Dundee city centre.
The concert's 11,000 tickets sold out within an hour of going on sale.
Dundee City Council city centre manager Sarah Craig said fans should not be alarmed by the sight of armed o... | Police and organisers of Little Mix's sold out outdoor Dundee show have moved to reassure concertgoers in the wake of recent UK terror attacks. | 40416947 |
The president-elect suggested it's time to cancel the order - after all, one new model costs a mere $378.5m to buy, if you're an airline.
So why is the world's most famous aeroplane so expensive?
Air Force One is, technically, not a plane. It's a callsign - the name given to any Air Force craft that has the president o... | The US government is set to spend an estimated $3.2bn (£2.54bn) on the project that will replace Air Force One - and Donald Trump is not happy about it. | 38236404 |
But children's welfare must be promoted in immigration decisions, judges said.
As of 2012, Britons must earn more than £18,600 ($23,140) before a husband or wife from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) can settle in the UK.
Judges rejected an appeal by families who argued that the rules breached their human right... | Income rules which stop thousands of British citizens bringing their foreign spouse to the UK are lawful "in principle" the Supreme Court has ruled. | 39050664 |
Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie called on Ms Sturgeon to shed light on the circumstances of the award.
The money was given to event organisers DF Concerts.
The one-off sum was to help the festival re-locate from its long-held Kinross venue to Strathallan Castle.
The row about the money centres on a meeting former... | Nicola Sturgeon has been asked to investigate allegations of cronyism over a deal which saw T in the Park music festival organisers handed £150,000 in state aid. | 33963211 |
In Wales and the east of England, none of the councils responding to a Family and Childcare Trust survey, said it had enough places for all age groups.
Average holiday childcare fees are down slightly on 2015 but remain 20% higher than in 2010, the study found.
Families face a summer of "high costs and limited choice",... | Families face a struggle to find summer holiday childcare as councils across Britain report a lack of places. | 36836958 |
Bu'r cyngor yn ceisio gwerthu cartref Bodlondeb ers dwy flynedd ac mae swyddogion y sir yn argymell ei gau.
Mae'r safle yn costio £400,000 y flwyddyn i'w gynnal ac mae angen gwaith adnewyddu ar yr adeilad yn ôl adroddiad gan swyddogion y sir.
Mae'n cyflogi 33 o staff. Dywed undeb y GMB y bydd cau'r cartref yn creu "gwa... | Bydd cynghorwyr Ceredigion yn cwrdd ddydd Gwener i benderfynu a ddylid dechrau'r broses o gau cartref gofal yn Aberystwyth. | 40292875 |
The FBI-co-ordinated operation targeted BlackShades software which can remotely control computers and webcams. The "malware" was said to have infected more than 500,000 computers since 2010.
The UK's National Crime Agency said 15 arrests took place in England and two men were held in Scotland.
Eighty others were held i... | Seventeen men have been arrested in the UK as part of a worldwide crackdown on a malicious computer program. | 27471218 |
Officers visited restaurants and takeaways in Perth, Blairgowrie, Scone and Bridge of Earn on Wednesday.
Three Malaysians, two Chinese men and others from India and Pakistan were arrested for immigration offences.
Five were detained while steps are taken to remove them from the country, and two were released while thei... | Seven men have been arrested following a series of immigration raids in Perthshire. | 33365220 |
The Magpies were beaten for the 10th League Two game in a row and remain only a point above the relegation zone.
Smith told BBC Radio Nottingham: "I learnt a lot from them in the second half. They coped from setback after setback after setback really well.
"I think the second-half performance is what they've got to put... | Notts County caretaker boss Alan Smith says he can see positives despite their 4-1 defeat at Morecambe. | 38555528 |
But Plaid Cymru AM Sian Gwenllian warned the Welsh Government should be "advocating membership of the single market" not just access.
Caroline Jones said UKIP would fight for "as low a tariff as possible".
While the Tories' Nick Ramsey said he wanted to be in the single market.
Mr Skates was speaking on BBC Wales' Sund... | Britain should have "free and unfettered access" to the European Union's single market without retaining free movement of people, Wales' Economy Secretary Ken Skates has said. | 37466193 |
Press Association Sport reports Ukad took its decision due to a potential conflict of interest on its panel.
The hearing began on Monday and was expected to conclude this week. A future date for when it will resume is yet to be confirmed.
Fury has denied wrongdoing, and previously threatened to sue Ukad.
The 28-year-ol... | The UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) hearing examining allegations Tyson Fury took a performance-enhancing substance has been postponed. | 39903265 |
The Care Quality Commission said East Midlands Ambulance Service's emergency and urgent care services were no longer rated as inadequate for safety.
But it confirmed continuing problems with response times and incident investigation.
Overall, the trust continues to be rated as requires improvement.
East Midlands Ambula... | A troubled ambulance trust has seen some "significant" improvements but still faces challenges, a new report has found. | 40251282 |
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Earlier this month, BBC Sport reported that United had held talks with representatives of the Portuguese.
Mourinho, 53, was sacked by Chelsea in December, seven months after winning the Premier League title.
Asked if he will replace Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford, Mourinho... | Jose Mourinho says he does not know about becoming the next Manchester United manager, but is hoping to be back in football this summer. | 35650448 |
A statement from North West 200 organisers said that the 29-year-old had passed away on Monday.
The injured motorcyclist was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast by helicopter after the accident in the Superstock race.
The English rider was from Evesham in Worcestershire.
Last year, Andrews suffered serious ... | Motorcyclist Simon Andrews has died as a result of the injuries he sustained at Saturday's North West 200 motorcycling races in Northern Ireland. | 27478727 |
Nayalo, 25, joined the Exiles on trial during pre-season, having previously played sevens for Harlequins while serving with the Army.
He scored a try for Irish in a pre-season victory against Quins at The Stoop in August.
"I'm really pleased to have signed for the club and I've enjoyed my time here so far," he said. | Championship club London Irish have signed Fijian back row forward Senitiki Nayalo on a two-year deal. | 37617968 |
His seven-year prison sentence has now been thrown out by judges in Milan, in the so-called "Ruby" case.
Last year a court found that he had paid for sex with a 17-year-old nightclub dancer, Karima El-Mahroug, known as "Ruby the Heartstealer".
Berlusconi is doing community service after being sentenced for tax fraud.
T... | Italian former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has won an appeal against his conviction for paying for sex with an underage prostitute. | 28369408 |
Steve Morison scored the only goal of the game as the Lions beat Bradford City 1-0 in the League One play-off final at Wembley.
Harris' side lost 3-1 to Barnsley in last season's play-off final.
"There was a gut feeling amongst us that it was our time, it was our moment," Harris told BBC Sport.
"In the 86th minute [of ... | Millwall manager Neil Harris says this season will go down as "one of the biggest successes in the club's history". | 39988648 |
Pele: Art, Life, Football shows stages of his life through courtesy of artists and photographers.
It will also include some never-before-seen objects such as his 1962 World Cup winner's medal.
The exhibition at the National Football Museum in Manchester opens on Thursday and runs until 4 March 2018.
The artefacts inclu... | The Brazil shirt worn by football legend Pele in his World Cup finals' debut and a crown he got as King of Football are going on display. | 39900620 |
Rolando Espinosa, mayor of the central town of Albuera, had fired at officers searching for weapons, police said.
The death comes after President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to step up his policy of killing suspected drug dealers.
A new stage in the crackdown was announced last week to include mayors and senior drug lords. T... | A mayor linked to the drugs trade in the Philippines has been shot dead in his jail cell by police. | 37882562 |
Avon Wildlife Trust has published a series of maps which show the best places to create habitat-linking routes between gardens and other green spaces.
The map has been produced using aerial photography and more than 200 other sources of data including soil quality.
Bevis Watts, from the charity, hopes it will create a ... | A charity in Bristol is hoping to inspire people to help make the city more wildlife-friendly. | 30428493 |
The unnamed journalist was photographed while conducting an interview in Xiamen city on efforts to help the city recover from Typhoon Meranti.
Her appearance was a stark contrast to the volunteers she was interviewing as they helped clean up after the storm.
The images went viral, with many accusing her of being unprof... | A TV journalist in China who was photographed for wearing sunglasses and holding an umbrella to shelter from the sun has been suspended from her job. | 37437002 |
In its latest trading statement, it said that over the past nine months parcel deliveries were up 3%, with parcel revenues, worth half of group sales, flat over the period.
The number of letters delivered fell by 3%.
The company, which was privatised in 2013, said it expected to meet its full-year profit expectations.
... | Royal Mail says it delivered 120 million parcels during December, a rise of 4% on a year earlier. | 30929292 |
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral will host a Mass at 11:00 BST by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
It will be followed at 15:00 with a special service attended by leaders of all of Merseyside's Christian churches.
The church was consecrated on 14 May 1967, but its ... | The fiftieth anniversary of a Liverpool landmark will be marked later. | 40130359 |
Thomas McPhee, 35, fatally punched 43-year-old Brian Cogan outside his home in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, on 19 June, following a row over a car sale.
He escaped to England after ordering a friend to claim that the victim had been hurt in a car accident.
McPhee admitted culpable homicide, fraud and attempting to defe... | A man who was banned from the road has admitted killing his former driver and attempting to cover up the attack. | 34617617 |
Siobhan Yap, 27, from Hertfordshire, treated her mother to dinner after her Audi A3 convertible was hit while parked on Watford Audi's forecourt.
Watford Audi agreed to pay for a meal for two, so Ms Yap headed to L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Covent Garden.
Watford Audi said the £714.61 bill was "excessive", and offere... | A woman who was offered a free meal by an Audi garage which damaged her car ran up a £700 bill at a celebrated Michelin-starred London restaurant. | 32605972 |
Patterson, best known for his Alex Cross series of books, said the money would support bookstores that are "viable" and have a children's section.
"We're making this big transition right now to e-books, and that's fine and good and wonderful," he said.
"But we're not doing it in an organised, sane, civilized way."
Spea... | Best-selling American author James Patterson has pledged $1m (£630,000) in a bid to save independent bookshops in the US. | 24141953 |
The body of Liam Hill, 44, was found at his Rhyl flat on 8 January, two days after he was last seen.
A post mortem examination raised concerns about the cause of his death.
Speaking on Friday, Mr Hill's sister Colette Sudlow said: "We are angry someone's actions have taken Liam's life and destroyed ours."
Officers prev... | The family of a Denbighshire man whose death is at the centre of a murder probe have described it as "a nightmare we can't wake up from". | 35502156 |
The investigation into the deaths in June is focusing on the production of intravenous feeds.
Officers have been liaising with Cambridgeshire Police about a third baby who died in what the Met called "similar circumstances".
NHS trust staff are not part of the inquiry, the police have said.
The third death occurred at ... | The deaths of two babies at St Thomas' Hospital in London are the subject of a criminal investigation by the Metropolitan Police. | 29178687 |
Bradley Frail made no plea or declaration and the case was continued for further inquiry.
He was remanded in custody.
The court appearance follows an alleged incident in which two brothers from Aberdeen were said to have been stabbed in Wardieburn Street West in the Pilton area of the capital on 8 April.
The men told p... | A 16-year-old youth has appeared in court in Edinburgh charged with attempted murder following an alleged attack on two men from Aberdeen. | 32406173 |
Researchers speculate the particles could then build up in blood vessels and raise the risk of heart disease.
They say their early study - based on extremely small particles of gold - brings them a step closer to cracking the "mystery" of how air pollution and heart disease and stroke are linked.
The work appears in A... | Extremely small particles of pollution have the potential to evade the lungs' protective filter system and end up deep in the body, scientists suggest. | 39710321 |
Good afternoon, everybody.
Ten days ago, the world watched in horror as men, women and children were massacred in Syria in the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st Century. Yesterday (Friday), the United States presented a powerful case that the Syrian government was responsible for this attack on its own people.
... | The full text of US President Barack Obama's statement, in which he says he has decided to take military action against Syria but will seek congressional authorisation for intervention. | 23918149 |
Work has been taking place for stations at Coventry's Ricoh Arena and Bermuda Park, in Nuneaton, in a £13.6m scheme.
The so-called Nuckle project was originally expected to be completed in 2014, although that was later put back to May 2015.
Coventry City Council said construction was due to finish in August, with the ... | Two new railway stations are due to open in September, months behind schedule. | 33003157 |
Robbie Morrison, 31, was attacked in Dumbryden Gardens in Wester Hailes at about 16:30 on 22 August.
Officers are carrying out high-visibility patrols in the area and will speak to local residents in an attempt to identify Mr Morrison's killer.
Det Ch Insp Gary Cunningham said: "It is clear from our inquiries that the ... | Police are making a fresh appeal for information a week after a man was murdered in Edinburgh. | 28982304 |
Alex Harris fired Hibs into the lead eight minutes before the interval.
But the Buddies struck back with two goals hotly disputed by the hosts.
Hibs thought that Stevie Mallan's fine free-kick should not have been awarded and were dismayed when an offside flag for David Clarkson's winner was waved away by referee Willi... | St Mirren warmed up for the arrival of new manager Jack Ross by knocking Championship rivals Hibernian out of the Scottish Challenge Cup. | 37589679 |
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Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, played at the French Open in May after being stabbed by an intruder at her home in the Czech Republic in December.
And last month, she claimed a stunning win at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham.
"It was ambitious to see her return her... | Petra Kvitova's return to action just six months after a knife attack that threatened her career is a "miracle", says her surgeon Dr Radek Kebrle. | 40511268 |
Mark John Whincup, 50, who performed as "Magic Mark", was remanded in custody by Prestatyn magistrates.
Mr Whincup, of Rhos-on-Sea, also worked with CAIS, the drug and alcohol agency, on "Don't Touch, Tell", a project warning children about needles.
He will appear at Caernarfon Crown Court on December 15.
The alleged o... | A well-known north Wales children's entertainer has appeared in court charged with 22 offences involving indecent images of children and drugs. | 30351102 |
Gary Neville was at Moor Lane to see Salford score twice in the final 12 minutes to beat Workington 3-2 in their Northern Premier League play-off final.
It means Salford will play in National League North next season.
'Class of 92' members Neville, brother Phil, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt took a 50% stake ... | Salford City - the side co-owned by former Manchester United stars - have been promoted to the sixth tier of English football for the first time. | 36178979 |
Frampton has been managed by McGuigan since turning professional in 2009, winning world titles at two weights.
The 30-year-old said he was "confident now is the right time to move forward and take my career into my own hands".
Frampton was scheduled to fight Mexican Andres Gutierrez on 29 July but the contest was postp... | Northern Irish boxer Carl Frampton has confirmed his long-standing partnership with manager Barry McGuigan's Cyclone Promotions has come to an end. | 41002445 |
The canyon - which is 800km long and up to 800m deep - was carved out by a great river more than four million years ago, before the ice arrived.
It was discovered by accident as scientists researching climate change mapped Greenland’s bedrock by radar.
The British Antarctic Survey said it was remarkable to find so huge... | One of the biggest canyons in the world has been found beneath the ice sheet that smothers most of Greenland. | 23866810 |
The incident happened about 20:30 on Saturday in the Riverside Road area, close to Victoria Park.
A 28-year-old man, thought to be a pillion passenger, suffered a serious head injury and is being treated in the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh.
The rider left the scene and police said they wanted to speak to him o... | A pillion passenger has been seriously hurt in an accident involving an off-road motorbike in the Scottish Borders. | 34106175 |
Several multi-storey buildings in Idlib were levelled in the dawn attacks.
One report said they included the HQ of the al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS).
It was not clear whether the air strikes were carried out by Syria's government, its ally Russia, or a US-led coalition that has also bombed ... | At least 23 people, many of them civilians, have been killed in air strikes on a rebel-held city in north-western Syria, activists say. | 38901014 |
City were accused of playing midfielder Keira Walsh in their Continental Cup match against Sunderland on 15 August.
The club were cleared - but it has now been revealed the FA could not find and failed to process the paperwork.
However, the FA had earlier emailed the club to confirm it had received the documents.
In a... | Manchester City Women were charged with fielding an ineligible player because the Football Association might have lost the registration form. | 34403619 |
People in the Smithdown Road area say the situation has become "crazy" with boards on almost every other house.
They are worried the signs advertise where students live, which leads to crime, and gives the impression no-one wants to live there.
Liverpool City Council has asked landlords to remove the boards.
The area c... | A pilot scheme to ban To Let signs in part of Liverpool has begun amid concerns about crime and community safety. | 33222161 |
Parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) said both sides had secured a "recommended deal" after "constructive talks".
Mick Whelan, General Secretary of Aslef, said union members would now be balloted on the proposals.
The result of the vote will be announced on 3 April.
Mr Whelan said the new terms "offer solution... | A deal aimed at ending the dispute between Southern Railway and the Aslef union over driver-only trains has been agreed. | 39284066 |
The A67 at Low Carlbury, near Darlington, was shut for safety reasons in March 2013, resulting in a major repair project costing more than £4m.
That scheme is now complete, with Darlington Council confirming the road is due to reopen on 26 May.
Work included stabilising an embankment along a 400m section of the road.
D... | A major commuter route in County Durham, hit by landslip damage, is to reopen next month after being closed for more than two years. | 32275856 |
Eritreans - struggling ashore or picked up at sea - form the second-largest group of migrants risking their lives to reach Italy, after Syrians.
Eritrea, in the Horn of Africa, is not in the grip of war or famine. Yet around 5,000 Eritreans flee every month. Why?
A damning United Nations Commission of Inquiry report bl... | The exodus from Eritrea is complicating Europe's efforts to tackle the Mediterranean migrant crisis. | 33446423 |
Both films are up for the best feature award - as are Chronic, starring Tim Roth, Natalie Portman's biopic Jackie and family drama Manchester by the Sea.
Moonlight, about a black youth growing to adulthood, is also recognised for Barry Jenkins' direction and script.
Roth is up for the best actor prize, as is fellow Bri... | Coming-of-age dramas American Honey and Moonlight will be the ones to beat at next year's Independent Spirit Awards, having been nominated for six apiece. | 38075418 |
The report by the WWF conservation body and Brazil's Mamiraua Institute for Sustainable Development said that on average a new species was discovered every two days.
But all the newly discovered animals and plants were found in areas at risk from human activity, the authors warn.
More than 2,000 new species were found ... | Researchers have discovered 381 new species during a two-year study in the Amazon region. | 41107862 |
Earlier this year Apple added more ethnic diversity to the range of emoji available to text-messaging apps.
A petition raised by website Ginger Parrot, which calls on the tech giant to include redheads, has gathered almost 11,000 supporters.
Ginger Parrot's Emma Kelly said Scots were among 138 million people not being ... | Scots are being urged to stake their claim as the home of the redhead and back a campaign for a ginger emoji. | 33004701 |
Shell is today setting out plans to break up its Brent field platforms, after nearly 40 years of being battered by the elements.
As BBC Scotland's Kevin Keane explains, it takes a lot of planning to remove the topside, and a whole lot more for the jacket and seabed storage tanks.
To do the job, the double-hulled, Swiss... | The upside of the downturn in the oil industry is a gigantic business opportunity to break up all that equipment in the North Sea. | 31109844 |
Doctors at the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery in Swansea have treated five men for serious burns this year.
It is the first time they have seen such injuries from e-cigarettes.
Trading standards officers have urged people not to buy cheap products.
They said the explosions were probably caused by the e-ciga... | Burns surgeons have warned of the potential dangers of e-cigarettes after treating patients who were badly injured when the devices exploded in their pockets. | 37588375 |
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The Belgians were leading through Andy Najar's 71st-minute header when Wenger brought on Joel Campbell, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lukas Podolski.
And two goals in the final two minutes from Kieran Gibbs and Podolski earned an unlikely 2-1 win in Brussels.
"It's a gamblin... | Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his tactical 'gamble' paid dividends as they earned a dramatic Champions League comeback victory at Anderlecht. | 29734612 |
It is described by architects Grimshaw "as setting a new standard for the future of aviation".
Plans include the third runway and easy access to the new Crossrail link.
The airport is competing with Gatwick for government permission to expand increasing capacity in the south east.
A decision on an extra runway for Gatw... | New designs for Heathrow Airport which include open green spaces and large expanses of glass have been released as part of its continuing bid for expansion. | 36843853 |
The man can be seen walking across the roof of the category B HMP Prison Garth in Leyland.
The Ministry of Justice has not yet responded to requests for a statement on the situation.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said it received a call just after 18:00 BST and is on standby, along with the ambulance service.
The ... | A prisoner has escaped and climbed onto the roof of a Lancashire prison. | 36049433 |
Left-footed Zyro, 23, is comfortable playing anywhere across the forward line and has won four caps for Poland.
"We have a deal agreed and it'll be kicking in at the start of January," head coach Kenny Jackett told BBC WM.
"He can play in any of the attacking positions and, being left-footed, he brings a balance."
Jack... | Wolves have agreed to sign Poland international winger Michal Zyro from Legia Warsaw, subject to the player passing a medical. | 35159599 |
Three Owen Farrell penalties and a Ben Youngs try put the tourists 16-7 up after Luke Morahan's stunning try for the Reds in a breathless first half.
After Farrell landed a fourth penalty, the Reds conjured a second score for scrum-half Nick Frisby to make the Lions sweat.
But Farrell's final penalty with three minutes... | The British and Irish Lions survived a punishing examination from the Queensland Reds to maintain their winning start to their Australia tour in Brisbane. | 22817606 |
The march in the capital, Santiago, was largely peaceful, but there were isolated clashes, authorities say.
Riot police said that they had been attacked with petrol bombs. Police used water cannons and tear gas to break up one group of protesters.
Chilean students have been staging protests for free, high-quality educa... | Tens of thousands of students in Chile have resumed their protests for free education with marches in major cities. | 22459229 |
The latest survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) also said the number of potential buyers had risen for the second month in a row.
They said activity in the market had recovered following the Brexit vote.
The survey also predicted rent rises for tenants over the next three months as demand outpa... | Scottish house prices continued to rise last month, driven by a fall in the number of homes available to buy. | 37921813 |
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He pulled up in his black Hummer about 1645 GMT. A few minutes after the hour-long medical, he stopped at the gates to sign some autographs. I asked him if it was good to be back. He nodded and drove off
The 28-year-old met a club doctor at City's training ground on Tuesda... | Carlos Tevez is back at Manchester City after returning from unauthorised leave in his native Argentina. | 17033912 |
Alexander McBride drove into a tree in Hordle, Hampshire, causing the death of passenger Rebecca Marchant, of Leatherhead, Surrey.
The 34-year-old's daughter, 10, and niece, 8, were in the car at the time, on 16 February.
There were also traces of cannabis in the blood of McBride, of Sky End Lane, Hordle, Bournemouth C... | A drunk driver who pleaded guilty to causing the death of a 15-year-old girl has been jailed. | 35893423 |
Carrying 819,000 litres of sulphuric acid, the 26-wagon train derailed 20km (12.4 miles) east of Julia Creek, in north-west Queensland.
A 2km exclusion zone is likely to remain for at least 48 hours.
Regional flooding has hampered access, but police say they hoped salvage teams would reach the site shortly.
"Assessment... | More than 30,000 litres (6,600 gallons) of sulphuric acid may have leaked from a freight train that derailed in Australia on Sunday, police say. | 35192052 |
Countrywide - which lets 90,000 properties - said just 5% of British homes now have overseas owners, compared with 12% in 2010.
Foreign investors have previously been blamed for pushing up house prices.
The fall is most evident in London, where the proportion of overseas landlords has fallen from 26% to 11%.
Tax change... | The proportion of foreign landlords owning property in the UK has fallen to a new low, according to the country's largest letting agent. | 40608995 |
It looks pretty certain that MPs will strike down the two amendments made to the bill in the House of Lords, on Monday afternoon, and that peers will then concede on both points later that evening - at which point the bill can be sent off to Her Majesty for the Royal Assent.
That could clear the way for a bit of drama,... | After six weeks of debate across both Houses of Parliament it looks like the Brexit Bill, the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill, which gives the prime minister the power to begin the UK's divorce from the EU, is about to complete its passage through Parliament. | 39235508 |
David Watson, 52, was working alone on a Sunday evening shift when he felt the "crushing chest pain and tingles down both arms", he told 9NEWS.
Mr Watson dashed to his ambulance to hook himself up to an electrocardiography (ECG) machine and diagnosed he was suffering a major heart attack.
"I thought, 'Oh... that's not ... | An on-call paramedic used his own equipment to diagnose himself as suffering a heart attack, and then drove himself to the nearest hospital in Victoria, Australia. | 39857686 |
The 500lb device was discovered 2.5 nautical miles from the coast, about 8m below the surface.
Divers conducting a survey for the construction of the new power station found the ordnance on Monday.
It was destroyed in a controlled explosion at about 15:00 BST on Tuesday.
The "unusual" ordnance was found off Lilstock Ra... | A bomb believed to be from World War Two has been found in the Bristol Channel near Hinkley Point nuclear power station. | 40865105 |
Saunders, 24, posted an image on Sunday of a shop worker wearing hoop earrings, long hair in a ponytail and stubble.
He received criticism on social media after describing himself as "confused" by the worker's appearance.
Saunders replied to some of the tweets and has since said he is not homophobic but that he will no... | Comments made on social media by WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders will be discussed by British boxing chiefs at their next meeting. | 40510228 |
In the last financial year 71 workers left the local authority sharing more than £2.2m between them.
The figure for the previous 12 months was £626,000 between 40 employees.
The details are contained in the latest council accounts which also show an increase in the number of top earning senior staff.
The number of empl... | The cost of "exit packages" to staff taking early retirement or made redundant at Scottish Borders Council has more than trebled. | 37431952 |
Afghans and Syrians are said to have taken part in the three-hour brawl there, where thousands of people live in filthy conditions.
On the island of Chios, migrants have broken out of a camp in protest.
Meanwhile, Greece is preparing to begin returning migrants to Turkey under an EU deal.
Lawmakers are expected to vote... | Clashes between migrants in an overcrowded camp at the port of Piraeus near Athens have left at least eight injured, officials say. | 35940868 |
The AIIB has more than 30 members and is envisaged as a development bank similar to the World Bank.
Mrs Lagarde said there was "massive" room for IMF co-operation with the AIIB on infrastructure financing.
The US has criticised the UK and other allies for supporting the bank.
The US sees the AIIB as a rival to the Worl... | International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has said the IMF would be "delighted" to co-operate with the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). | 32007090 |
The Lynx UK Trust wants to place up to six lynx per site as part of efforts to repopulate the species, which has been extinct in Britain for 1,300 years.
But the National Sheep Association (NSA) fears the move could damage the livelihoods of sheep farmers.
The trust says that if successful the trial will boost regional... | Plans to reintroduce wild lynx to parts of Northumberland and Cumbria would mean "completely unjustifiable" losses for sheep farmers, a report claims. | 36005154 |
The competition authority announced it was looking to take the legal wrangle over the company's ferry service to the Supreme Court saying it should be treated as a merger.
Eurotunnel bought the three ships from SeaFrance when it went bust in 2012 and leased them to MyFerryLink.
The lease will not be renewed when it exp... | Eurotunnel has announced it will end its partnership with cross-Channel ferry service, MyFerryLink. | 32923453 |
The acting duo were awarded honorary doctorates in drama from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) in Glasgow.
The pair have starred in films together, including The Winter Guest.
Nanny McPhee star Thompson won an Oscar for her lead role in the 1992 movie Howards End.
Thompson said: "It was so much fun. It's our best ... | Emma Thompson has said receiving an honorary degree alongside her mother Phyllida Law is their "best starring role together". | 23149799 |
In 2011 Russian officials warned the FBI about ethnic Chechen Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was a US resident.
But Russia declined requests for more information on him, the reports say.
Twin blasts killed three people and hurt more than 260 last April. Tsarnaev later died in a police shootout.
Before the bombing US authoritie... | The Russian government withheld intelligence from the US on one of the Boston Marathon bomb suspects that may have led to further scrutiny before last year's attack, US media report. | 26975845 |
Officials told the BBC there were concerns that the service would compromise the country's security.
Google Street View collects high definition images to give its users 360 degree views of streets, tourist spots, hills and rivers.
Google's data collection has caused concern in numerous countries.
The Press Trust of In... | India has rejected Google's plans to collect images for its Street View service in the country after objections from security agencies. | 36496373 |
They have already found 11 bodies near the shack where the 34-year-old Valencia lived.
But they think there may be more bodies buried there.
Valencia said he killed his victims, all of whom were women, for refusing to have sex with him and then disposed of their bodies in bin bags.
The case came to light on 28 November... | Police in the Colombian capital, Bogota, are searching for the victims of self-confessed serial killer Fredy Valencia. | 35038910 |
John Greenwood and Gary Miller died after being found beaten and hidden under a mattress on a rubbish tip in Whiston on 16 August 1980.
A man was tried for their murders in 1981, but found not guilty.
Police are making a fresh appeal for anybody who saw the boys on the day of the murders after receiving new information... | Police have reopened the case of two 11-year-old friends murdered in Merseyside 36 years ago. | 37671385 |
The decision by the International Biathlon Union (IBU) comes in the wake of the McLaren report, which documented widespread state-sponsored doping in Russia.
A total of 31 cases involving Russian biathletes were mentioned in the report, but 22 were later cleared.
A new host for the event will be chosen next year.
"The ... | The Russian city of Tyumen in Siberia has been stripped of hosting the 2021 Biathlon World Championships. | 38912180 |
West Heslerton, near Malton, has a 21-bedroom mansion, pub, petrol station, 43 homes and 2,116 acres of land.
It has been owned by the same family for more than 150 years.
Cundalls estate agents confirmed an offer for the estate was "on the table", but would not go into any further detail.
The sale, with a guide price ... | An offer has been made to buy the majority of a North Yorkshire village after it was put up for sale following the death of its most recent owner. | 37132823 |
Being at the mercy of the elements can be both exhilarating and medicinal as you feel the stress of the week melt away, but it can also be risky if you don't have the right equipment.
Take the worry out of walking by reading through our checklist of hiking advice.
To find out out more about the benefits of walking, and... | If you enjoy the great outdoors, there is no better way of experiencing the countryside than at your own pace through hiking or rambling. | 37197033 |
The incident involving two women happened at Duthie Park on Tuesday 14 March.
Police Scotland said a 65-year-old man was expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
The force said inquiries into an incident of a man exposing himself to women at Langdykes Avenue, near Altens Industrial Estate, and Seaton Park were sti... | A man has been charged after an alleged indecent exposure in Aberdeen. | 39379400 |
Australians were consuming junk food every day rather than as an indulgence, said the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) report.
The study of 40,000 Australians found, on average, people consumed the equivalent of 32kg of chocolate a year.
Australia scored 61 out of 100 in the CSIRO's ... | Australians eat three times more junk food than the recommended daily intake, according to a new report. | 33843857 |
The shooting on Wednesday at a house on Bouncers Lane in Prestbury, has been linked by police to a "criminal feud".
Gloucestershire Police said a man, 28, of no fixed address, and three men aged 26, 30 and 32, from Cheltenham, were arrested at the weekend and bailed.
Nine people arrested on Friday on suspicion of "a nu... | Four more people have been arrested over a shooting in a residential street in Cheltenham. | 35634385 |
Wahbi Khazri put the strugglers ahead after three minutes with a free-kick from the left that eluded everyone.
Anthony Martial levelled after he clipped the ball over Vito Mannone, who had parried Juan Mata's shot.
But the Black Cats won it when Lamine Kone's header from Khazri's corner went in via a deflection off Dav... | Sunderland boosted their Premier League survival hopes with a deserved victory over an uninspired Manchester United. | 35510140 |
The woman, who admits child abduction, took the girl, then aged eight, from her home in Devon and out of the UK in October 2013.
Exeter Crown Court heard the girl, now aged 11, is in foster care in a location unknown to her parents.
The woman was due to be sentenced but Judge Graham Cottle said he needed more details o... | A mother borrowed £30,000 before taking her daughter to Cambodia for more than two years, a court has heard. | 37046823 |
Anthony Tompkins was on the A361 in north Devon when highway worker Steven Tolly was struck.
Mr Tolly, 48, was hit by the wing mirror of a van in a coned off area and died from head injuries.
Judge Erik Salomonsen discharged the jury at Exeter Crown Court and ordered a retrial.
Mr Tolly, from Tiverton, was thrown into ... | The jury in the case of a van driver accused of causing the death of a road worker by dangerous driving has been dismissed and a retrial ordered. | 30716989 |
Tracey Wilkinson, 50, and son Pierce, 13, were stabbed at home in Greyhound Lane in Stourbridge on Thursday.
Aaron Barley, 23, of no fixed address, is also accused of the attempted murder of Pierce's father, Peter Wilkinson, who remains in hospital.
Mr Barley appeared at Birmingham Crown Court and was remanded in custo... | A man has appeared in court charged with the murders of a mother and son in the West Midlands. | 39478479 |
For a cost of $777 (£615) a night, the "opulent" home in Queens, New York City, can sleep up to 20 people.
"This is a unique and special opportunity to stay in the home of a sitting president," reads the Airbnb rental advertisement.
The Tudor-style home sold for $2.14m two months after Mr Trump's election.
The listing... | The boyhood home of US President Donald Trump is available to rent on Airbnb - and it's furnished with a life-size cardboard cut-out of the man himself. | 40870628 |
It said the map illustrates the "post code lottery" of sanctions - when claimants have their payments stopped.
And it warned that homeless people are being affected disproportionately.
However the government said that the number of people being sanctioned had actually fallen over the last year.
It said there were 170,0... | A benefits sanction map of the UK shows how claimants are being treated with cruelty, according to the homeless charity Crisis. | 31800500 |
Former Dundee United defender Dods, 40, replaces Ray McKinnon, who moved to Raith Rovers last month.
Scottish League One Brechin is Dods' first managerial charge, having played with Forfar Athletic over the past two seasons.
"I have experienced what Brechin City has to offer in our battles over the past two seasons," h... | Brechin City have appointed Darren Dods as their new manager. | 33089448 |
Its revenues fell by £42.7m due to a "difficult economic environment" and "structural pressures facing print media", the firm said.
The company's online offering saw strong growth, particularly for mobile content.
Average monthly unique users grew by 59% and average monthly page views grew by 66%.
"I am particularly pl... | Media group Trinity Mirror has reported a pre-tax loss of £161m for 2013 compared with £9.7m of profit for 2012. | 26557265 |
Mapledurham playing fields was chosen from five possible sites for The Heights Primary School in Caversham after a public consultation.
More than 3,000 of the 4,376 responses to the online survey selected it as their first preference.
Mapledurham Playing Fields Action Group insists any development would contravene the ... | Campaigners have vowed legal action to prevent a new free school being built on public playing fields in Reading. | 32929509 |
Divers had searched the flooded river after two bags containing the belongings of Terence Kilbride, 48, were washed up.
Police Scotland said: "The public are thanked for their assistance in tracing him.
"We received an overwhelming response from the public, which was greatly appreciated."
Mr Kilbride, who is originally... | A missing man feared to have been swept away in the swollen River Dee in Aberdeen has been found safe and well. | 35254882 |
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