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A monitoring group reported that the rebels were killed by landmines that exploded while they attempted to secure the village of Turkman Barih.
One rebel commander said he expected to reach Dabiq, which is about 5km (3 miles) to the west, within 48 hours.
Dabiq holds great symbolic value to IS and features heavily in i... | At least 15 Turkish-backed Syrian rebels have been killed in clashes with Islamic State militants, as they move on the group's stronghold of Dabiq. | 37541058 |
The account, thought to have contained around £7m, was to be used to facilitate payments to people involved in arranging the sale.
The bank account was controlled by Ian Coulter, a former partner in Belfast law firm Tughans.
He left the company in January.
It was to be used for payments to so-called fixers and influen... | The police are to launch an investigation into the sale of Nama's property portfolio in Northern Ireland, and claims about money contained in an Isle of Man bank account. | 33453147 |
Only yesterday I got an intriguing VR demo from the Philharmonia Orchestra which placed me right in front of the conductor, able to look around and see and hear the different sections playing some Sibelius.
But an announcement from a British technology firm on Wednesday signals that it is AR - augmented reality - rathe... | We've heard a lot lately about virtual reality and the promise of a 360 degree view of the world. | 35706510 |
The central bank is now predicting growth of between 2.1% and 2.3% for this year, down from its March forecast of 2.8% to 3%.
However in its accompanying statement, the bank said that economic activity had "rebounded in recent months".
As expected, it has also trimmed back its stimulus programme by $10bn (£5.9bn) a mo... | The US Federal Reserve has cut its growth forecast for 2014 because of the harsh winter weather. | 27913695 |
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the Central and Victoria lines will start on 19 August, with the Piccadilly, Jubilee and Northern lines following in the autumn.
The service will run through the night on Fridays and Saturdays.
It was due to start last September but was delayed due to disputes with unions.
Last year union m... | A date has been set for the launch of the Night Tube service - almost a year after it was first scheduled to begin. | 36356381 |
The Team Sky rider, 23, surprised the field on the 24-kilometre time-trial around Big Bear Lake with a four-second victory over American Brent Bookwalter.
Dibben, in his first year with Team Sky, won in 28 minutes and 27 seconds.
"When I crossed the line I didn't know I'd set the fastest time for a couple of minutes," ... | Britain's Jonathan Dibben secured his first victory on the World Tour circuit by winning stage six of the Tour of California. | 39984705 |
Keith Conway said he took early retirement from Wiltshire's HMP Erlestoke in 2016 because he and his colleagues feared for their safety.
The government "needs to start getting discipline back into prisons", he said.
The Prison Service says it is taking "decisive action" to tackle the jail's "long-standing challenges".
... | A former prison officer at a riot-hit jail says he fears for the young, inexperienced staff still working there. | 40877018 |
Wong and two others climbed over a fence into the forecourt of the Hong Kong government complex on 26 September 2014.
Their arrest helped trigger mass pro-democracy rallies that occupied parts of the city for more than two months.
The movement called on Beijing to allow fully free elections for the leader of the semi-a... | A court in Hong Kong has found student activist Joshua Wong guilty of taking part in an unlawful assembly. | 36852731 |
Mr Staley currently works for US hedge fund Blue Mountain Capital Management and will take over on 1 December.
Barclays' previous chief executive, Antony Jenkins, was fired in July after falling out with board members.
The appointment of Mr Staley is seen as answering investor criticism that the bank was losing its foc... | Barclays has confirmed that former JP Morgan banker James "Jes" Staley will be its new chief executive. | 34655493 |
Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team said two climbers had been on the Aladdin's mirror ice route when one of them slipped. The other contacted police at about 14:20 on Tuesday.
A coastguard helicopter, which was training in the area, flew mountain rescuers and equipment to the scene.
The climber who suffered a leg fracture ... | A climber has been rescued after falling on Coire an t-Sneachda in the Cairngorm mountain range. | 35537944 |
Liz Page's mother, Phyllis Lilley, 94, was admitted to Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester after a stroke last year.
The hospital, which has apologised, called to say she had passed away during the night.
Mrs Page told The Sun it did not enter her mind that the body would not have been her mother.
Speaking to BBC News... | A daughter "kissed her mother goodbye" before being told she was actually still alive and hospital staff had got the wrong body, it has been revealed. | 34442716 |
The 23-year-old, who had only recently joined Whitehaven RLFC, tested positive for nandrolone in an out-of-competition test on 27 November 2015.
Former Elbra amateur prop Todd admitted to the anti-doping rule violation.
His ban is backdated from 18 December 2015 to 17 December 2019.
"This case continues to highlight th... | Rugby league player John Todd has been given a four-year ban from all sport by UK Anti Doping after he tested positive for an anabolic steroid in November 2015. | 36324754 |
Warren Duke, 48, died at an address in Jellicoe Close in Cippenham, police said.
A 23-year-old man from Cippenham was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Senior investigating officer, Supt Nora Holford, said: "Our investigation continues as we establish the full facts of what has happened."
"We are also working with the c... | A man who was found dead at a house in Slough on Christmas Eve died of a single stab wound, a post-mortem examination has revealed. | 35183812 |
Militants based inside the hospital blew themselves up when they ran out of ammunition, an official said.
Meanwhile, the UN says more than 114,000 people have fled their homes in two weeks of fighting in Ramadi and surrounding parts of Anbar province.
IS and the Iraqi government both claim to be making advances in Rama... | Iraqi security forces battling Islamic State (IS) militants have retaken key areas in the western city of Ramadi, including a hospital, officials say. | 32403199 |
The message from Craig was displayed for Linsay during rush hour on Monday evening - the venue for their first date three years ago.
Craig asked: "Tonight I am asking you to make these happy times go on forever... will you marry me?"
ScotRail confirmed in a tweet: "SHE SAID YES! Big congratulations to Linsay & Craig!" | A couple are getting hitched after a proposal was relayed on information screens at Glasgow Central Station. | 39337294 |
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West Ham will host Manchester City in the pick of the all-Premier League ties, with Everton set to welcome Leicester City.
Holders Manchester United will entertain Reading, managed by former United defender Jaap Stam.
National League Sutton United will face neighbours AFC ... | League Two Newport County or Plymouth Argyle will travel to Anfield to face Premier League Liverpool in the FA Cup third round. | 38214843 |
She has been recognised for her hard work promoting the right for girls to have an education.
Malala won it jointly with Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi.
The prize judges described both winners as "champions of peace".
Malala said she was there to stand up for the rights of forgotten and frightened child... | Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai has received the Nobel Peace Prize, one of the world's most respected awards, at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway. | 29568113 |
And the 2015 Oscars didn't disappoint.
Best picture winner Birdman and Grand Budapest Hotel tied with four wins each, followed by Whiplash with three.
Eddie Redmayne won best actor for his role in The Theory of Everything, while Still Alice star Julianne Moore won best actress. But with more than two million tweets usi... | A four-hour ceremony with THAT many big names in one room is always going to get people talking. | 31582093 |
10 March 2017 Last updated at 06:43 GMT
It's the first time in more than 100 years that a non-league side has got this far in the competition.
Players from Lincoln's youth academy tell us what their club's extraordinary success means to them. | Lincoln City are taking on Premier League giants Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. | 39224873 |
Along with Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, Button has been a member of a group who were at the forefront of what in future years will be looked back on as a golden era of F1 talent.
He and outgoing McLaren chairman Ron Dennis were at pains to emphasise that his decision not to race next season, ma... | Jenson Button is one of an elite handful of drivers who have emerged as true superstars of Formula 1 in the last decade. | 34317592 |
Steve Goldswain and Norman Pickthall, members of Redcar and Cleveland Council cabinet, will not be allowed to seek re-election as Labour councillors.
The BBC understands they were told that they had not "demonstrated a commitment to campaigning for the Labour Party". The pair deny the allegation.
The Labour Party says ... | Two senior Redcar Labour councillors have been deselected by the party as candidates in May's local elections. | 30542498 |
Known for the 1981 hit O Superman and her use of technology in her music, Ms Anderson, Lou Reed's widow, was NASA's first artist in residence.
After appearing at the Brighton Festival in 2011 and 2015 she said she was "so happy" to be appointed as guest director for this year's event.
The festival takes place between 7... | Musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson has been announced as guest director of the Brighton Festival. | 35244744 |
The headline of France's Le Monde declares that "pro-Europeans are in a state of panic" as their "trump card of the economy hasn't convinced voters, especially in the Labour camp".
It says that "away from cosmopolitan London, the public sees Brexit as the best way of stopping the influx of East European workers. Meanwh... | With a week left before Britain's EU referendum, papers across Europe focus on opinion polls results suggesting a surge in support for the Leave option. | 36551643 |
Well that's what happens if your birthday is on 29 February - a date which only happens during a leap year.
Every four years February has 29 days instead of 28 and people born on this day are known as 'leaplings.'
Leaplings can choose to celebrate their birthday a day earlier or later on the years when there is not a ... | What if you could only celebrate your real birthday once every four years? | 35681599 |
McFadzean, 29, has been linked with a move to boyhood club Sheffield United after making 44 appearances last term.
"If Kyle wants to go, £500,000 is the asking price for the best centre-half in the league," said Robinson.
"I don't care about what he thinks. His agent's been excellent, but we've not spoken to Kyle."
McF... | MK Dons manager Karl Robinson insists he has not spoken to Kyle McFadzean, following reports the defender has handed in a transfer request. | 36712918 |
A police statement said those involved were special forces veterans whose commando-style tactics "put the child's life at risk".
They charged tens of thousands of dollars for the abductions from North Africa to Europe using high-speed boats, police said.
Several people have been arrested.
They have been named as Luigi ... | Police in Italy say they have dismantled an international ring that conspired to kidnap children involved in custody battles. | 24757049 |
Their version of Smith's hit - recorded as this year's official Comic Relief song - held off Years & Years' track King by 9,000 combined chart sales.
Smith's original album rendition was at number 19 after 45 weeks on the chart.
But the singer was knocked off the top of the album chart by rapper Kendrick Lamar, who sco... | Sam Smith and John Legend have topped the UK singles chart for a second week with their duet Lay Me Down. | 32010831 |
The card shows Charles and Camilla with a group of Croatian dancers, who they met during a royal tour earlier this year.
The group, called HKUD Osijek 1862, are wearing traditional national costumes in the picture.
The Christmas card will be sent to organisations and people associated with Charles and Camilla. | Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have revealed their festive Christmas card for 2016. | 38274378 |
The African leader has recently faced questions at home over whether he is well enough to run the country.
Since the start of 2017 he has spent more time in the UK than in Nigeria.
His current period of sick leave is the second this year, after a stint from January to March. The nature of his illness has not been discl... | Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has said he feels ready to return home after medical treatment in the UK, and is awaiting his doctor's permission. | 40914747 |
A lion, or, more likely, a pride of lionesses - who are the real hunters - can ruin a small farmer's livelihood by killing even a single cow, especially one that is pregnant or producing milk.
Thanks to Botswana's excellent conservation policies, the country has one of Africa's largest wild lion populations - estimated... | For more than 10,000 years, ever since man started herding cattle for food and enrichment in Africa, lions have been a huge problem. | 37316573 |
Megan Donald's tongue became jammed in the Monsters Inc screw-top cup while at school in Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow.
It was removed by hospital staff using a hacksaw and drill four hours later.
The Disney Store said it had withdrawn the mug and similar products from sale across Europe and destroyed all current stocks.... | The Disney Store has withdrawn a travel mug from sale and destroyed existing stocks after a seven-year-old girl's tongue became stuck in the lid. | 39939371 |
The 22-year-old Royal Portrush golfer was playing in her first tournament after turning professional.
Meadow finished three shots behind winner Michelle Wie and her prize money of more than $270,000 should be enough to secure her LPGA tour card.
"This whole experience is only going to make me work harder," said Meadow.... | Northern Ireland's Stephanie Meadow says her superb third place the US Women's Open has made her more hungry to secure a major championship. | 27973539 |
The home side took a 17-0 lead into the break after tries from Ollie Griffiths, Rynard Landman and Adam Hughes, with Dorian Jones converting once.
Early second-half tries from James Mitchell and Jonathan Mills brought Sale back into contention.
Two Jones penalties gave Dragons breathing space and a Matthew Screech try ... | Newport Gwent Dragons secured a bonus-point win in their Challenge Cup opener after repelling a Sale Sharks comeback. | 34790752 |
Aaron Lewis, 26 and of Toxteth, was shot three times outside Anna Jung's Chippy in Grosvenor Road, Wavertree, at about 19:00 GMT on Wednesday.
Police said the "cold-blooded, targeted attack" was related to organised crime.
His family said his death had "broken their hearts" and they "wanted justice" but "no more gun de... | Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Liverpool are examining a handgun found in a burnt-out car near the scene. | 38849062 |
The order to Express Reinforcements for the Hinkley Point C project in Somerset is understood to be worth about £100m.
It was placed by the Bouygues and Laing O'Rourke, the main contractors.
Reinforced steel will be supplied from the firm's Neath and Newport manufacturing centres using rod supplied by Celsa Steel in Ca... | A Welsh firm has been named as the preferred bidder for a 200,000-tonne order of steel for the UK's first new nuclear power plant in decades. | 37299965 |
But they can create more serious problems for those on low incomes.
Research from Family Action suggests the combined back-to-school costs per pupil in autumn 2011 are £113 for primary school pupils and £191 for those attending secondary school.
These figures obviously double, triple or more, depending upon how many ch... | School uniform, school shoes, sports kit, stationary, dictionaries, notebooks, transport - the necessities for the new school year put a strain on most parents' wallets. | 14822737 |
And he has become the first person to be honoured while in space.
Major Peake said from the International Space Station: "I am honoured to receive the first appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George for extraordinary service beyond our planet."
He dedicated his award for space research and... | Astronaut Tim Peake has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. | 36500232 |
Hill House in Helensburgh faces a significant threat from longstanding issues with "excessive water ingress", the trust said.
The house, built for publisher Walter Blackie in 1902, is regarded as the architect's finest domestic building.
Mackintosh also designed nearly everything inside the house.
NTS, the heritage bod... | The National Trust for Scotland is trying to raise £2.5m to protect one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's finest buildings from the weather. | 33215837 |
A trial by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), found that including the previous year's premium on renewal notices prompted people to shop around.
The City watchdog said there were concerns that loyal customers were paying higher prices for insurance.
An insurers' trade body said it would welcome such a rule across ... | Households receiving insurance renewal quotes will be told how much they paid the previous year to compare prices, under new proposals. | 34994871 |
The driver of the blue Citroen Picasso has been arrested following the incident in Ynyscynon Road, Trealaw, Rhondda Cynon Taff at 07:45 GMT Sunday.
Two men who police believe were travelling behind in a grey Citroen Picasso were also arrested.
The road was closed for six hours, with the passenger cut from the wreckage ... | A car crashed into six parked vehicles before overturning, leaving a woman passenger seriously injured. | 34826399 |
Security forces in Ukraine have accused the Russian army of disrupting mobile communications.
Smaller-scale attacks have seen news websites and social media defaced with propaganda messages.
Cyber-attacks were utilised heavily during Russia's 2008 conflict with Georgia.
In that case, distributed denial of service attac... | As diplomatic efforts are stepped up to ease tensions in Ukraine, security experts have warned that Kiev and Moscow are locked in a cyber stand-off. | 26447200 |
Jacqueline Woods, 47, sparked the incident at The Old Bakehouse in West Linton, on 10 January last year.
At Selkirk Sheriff Court, she admitted possessing an air weapon and throwing a rock through a window.
She pleaded guilty to slashing a vehicle's tyres and behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
Sentence on Woo... | Armed police were called to a Peeblesshire village after a woman caused a disturbance in a local restaurant. | 30694444 |
In May 2016, Giwa and four others in his group were banned by the NFF for five years for impersonation and taking football matters to a civil court.
The ban was for breaches of the NFF statutes and the Fifa code of ethics.
Giwa has since August 2014 insisted he was elected NFF president in a disputed vote that was not ... | Chris Giwa, founder of a rival faction in the Nigerian Football Federation, has been banned from football-related activity worldwide by Fifa. | 38897463 |
Appearing at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court, Peterlee mayor Lee Cook indicated a guilty plea to trying to meet a boy following grooming.
The 29-year-old became the town's youngest elected mayor earlier this year.
Cook, of Quantock Place, Peterlee, was bailed and will be sentenced at Durham Crown Court on 25 August.... | The mayor of a County Durham town is to plead guilty to attempting to try to meet a boy under 16 for sex. | 40853666 |
James Goldstein says he hopes the building will encourage people to build more architecturally creative homes.
The donation will eventually see the house officially opened to the public.
The house features in a scene of the 1998 movie when the main character The Dude, played by Jeff Bridges, pays a visit to pornographe... | The owner of a luxury house owned by a fictional porn baron in The Big Lebowski is donating it to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. | 35611230 |
Willett, who tied sixth at The Open last week, shot a five-under par 65 to finish 17 under overall in Switzerland.
After sharing the lead with fellow Yorkshireman Fitzpatrick, 20, going into the final day, Willett, 27, managed a bogey-free final round.
In all-English top three, Tyrrell Hatton came third, finishing 15 u... | Danny Willett won his third European Tour title with Sunday's one-shot victory over fellow Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick at the European Masters. | 33669770 |
Liow Tiong Lai told the BBC that search teams would keep looking for the aircraft which had been carrying 239 passengers and crew.
The Malaysian airliner was on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it vanished.
Investigators are due to release a report on the search on Sunday.
Australia is leading an international... | Malaysia's transport minister says he is confident the MH370 flight which disappeared almost a year ago will be found in the southern Indian Ocean. | 31777060 |
The majority of the jobs, 43, are posts that are being transferred from the firm's offices in the US and Europe.
The remaining 24 positions are to be created as a result of "projected natural growth at its Belfast office over the next three years".
Invest NI has offered the firm £348,400 to support the move.
The money... | The international law firm, Allen and Overy, has announced it is bringing 67 jobs to its legal services centre in Belfast. | 21185186 |
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Europe's over a stupefied United States team in golden Sunday sunshine at Medinah was many things - a nerve-mangling epic, an unprecedented comeback and a criminal collapse, golfing larceny on the grandest scale.
It was also, in a year when the extraordinary became common... | And so, after a sporting summer that has defied belief, the final miracle came to pass. | 19782304 |
The body was exhumed in 2010 in a bid to confirm the cause of his death.
Brahe was thought to have died of a bladder infection, but a previous exhumation found traces of mercury in hair from his beard.
However, the most recent tests have found the levels of mercury were not high enough to have killed him.
Some have spe... | The 16th-Century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe is unlikely to have been poisoned, according to a researcher studying his remains. | 20344201 |
The new spin-off will bring fans exclusive footage, interviews and behind-the-scenes access to the main show.
It will be presented by Rory Reid, who has already been announced as one of the seven new Top Gear presenters.
Extra Gear, which begins in May, will be made available on BBC Three and distributed on BBC Worldwi... | The new series of Top Gear will have a sister show called Extra Gear, the BBC has confirmed. | 36148346 |
Stanley, who also had goalkeeper Ross Etheridge sent off, thought they had gone ahead when Billy Kee fired in, but referee Trevor Kettle ruled it out.
Lyle Taylor had a shot easily saved by Etheridge for the Dons, and Connor Smith also hit the post.
Etheridge was dismissed for handball late on in the game.
The draw lif... | Accrington Stanley were denied potential victory in the goalless draw with AFC Wimbledon when they had a goal chalked off on the half-time whistle. | 35675653 |
The Egyptian team had been due to arrive on Tuesday with the initial findings of their inquiry but postponed their meeting with Italian counterparts until later in the week.
The brutal murder of the Cambridge PhD student, 27, outside Cairo earlier this year has shone a light on Egypt's human rights record.
He disappear... | The family of murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni are waiting for Egyptian police and prosecutors to travel to Rome, in what they hope will mark a turning point in the investigation into his death. | 35958932 |
The 30-year-old, who came seventh in the 3m synchro event in London, won gold in the mixed team event alongside Tom Daley at the World Aquatics Championships in Kazan on Wednesday.
"I was very close to retiring after London, but I decided I had a bit more to give the sport," she told BBC Essex.
"It's turned out to be t... | World champion Rebecca Gallantree has said she considered retiring after the 2012 Olympics in London. | 33789188 |
23 December 2015 Last updated at 08:47 GMT
Worst affected have been the Keswick, Kendal, Appleby and Glenridding areas, where river levels have risen.
Sarah McKay who lives in Appleby says local people were exhausted by the flooding. | Towns and villages across Cumbria have been flooded again - some for the third time in less than a month - after more torrential rain and high winds. | 35167299 |
The sextet - Pine Island and Thwaites in Antarctica; and Jakobshavn, Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden, Zacharae Isstrom and Petermann in Greenland - are major contributors to ongoing sea-level rise.
They are thinning and flowing faster, and scientists believe some of them have become unstable.
Routine observation should pick up a... | The EU's Sentinel satellite system has begun monitoring six mighty polar glaciers in near real-time. | 36051112 |
The big cats became extinct in the UK 1,300 years ago.
Lynx UK Trust, a charity, wants to reintroduce the animals to selected locations in the UK and has requested a meeting with SNH.
In a statement, SNH said reintroductions were "complex" and needed "considerable planning" to meet UK and international guidelines.
An a... | Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has set out its position on the possible reintroduction of lynx to Scotland. | 32609493 |
Organisers said the laws of physics, logic and the predictable would give way to magic and invention.
Thousands of people gathered at the city's castle after a giant peach made its way through the streets, with some ushered back due to sheer numbers.
Dahl was born in Cardiff 100 years ago this month.
People young and o... | Reality has been turned on its head in Cardiff "as if Roald Dahl is at the helm" to celebrate the author's centenary. | 37387440 |
Ex-Ghana forward Boateng, 28, played 59 minutes of the Bundesliga match while Germany winger Sam, 27, was absent.
The club, managed by former Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo, blamed a "lack of mutual trust" and told both players they can find new teams.
Midfielder Marco Hoger, who played the full 90 minutes against Colo... | Schalke have suspended Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sidney Sam indefinitely following Sunday's 2-0 loss at Cologne. | 32690972 |
Violet Grace Youens died after Aidan McAteer's car struck her on Prescot Road, St Helens, Merseyside, on 24 March.
McAteer, 23, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, during a hearing at Liverpool Crown Court. He is due to be sentenced on 19 May.
Violet's parents were in court, wearing violet ribbons in ... | A man has admitted causing the death of a four-year-old girl who was hit by his car after it mounted a pavement. | 39716289 |
Officers were following the car when it crashed just after 03:00 BST in Ashcombe Street, west London, the Met said.
The occupant of the car, a female in her 20s, died at the scene. A man is in hospital in a critical condition.
The police watchdog is carrying out an investigation into the crash.
The force said no other ... | A woman has died in a car crash after a police pursuit by officers investigating a drone being flown near Wandsworth prison. | 37022694 |
The vice-chancellors' body Universities UK described them as "damaging and dangerous", while one university head said they could be "catastrophic".
The government is currently consulting on plans to cut visas for students studying below degree level and to raise English language requirements.
It says the system is abus... | Leading figures in higher education have attacked government plans to limit UK visas for international students. | 12296161 |
The incidents all took place between 03:00 and 04:00 on Saturday.
A 38-year-old man was on Lothian Road when two men pushed him to the ground, leaving him with a minor head injury. A 21-year-old man was also attacked and robbed on Princes Street.
Police are attempting to identify a second suspect who is believed to ha... | A 24-year-old man has been arrested after two other men were attacked in Edinburgh city centre at the weekend. | 36854979 |
Whale researchers have discovered a population of Omura's whales living near Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
It's the first time the whales have been seen alive in photos or video.
Dr. Salvatore Cerchio from the New England Aquarium and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution led the study.
So little is known about the Om... | The first moving images of a mysterious whale species, with bodies as long as school buses, has been released by a team of international scientists. | 34722192 |
Mr Mitchell, who resigned from his post over the incident in Downing Street, has called for a full inquiry.
On Tuesday, Channel 4 News accused the officer of falsely claiming to have seen the events in an email to his MP.
The Metropolitan Police Federation later strongly denied any "conspiracy".
Channel 4 News alleged ... | Allegations that a police officer falsely claimed to have witnessed former Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell calling police "plebs" are "exceptionally serious", No 10 says. | 20775071 |
And now Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has got 11 Olivier Award nominations. That makes it the most nominated new play in Olivier history.
The musical Groundhog Day, which begins on Broadway this month, has picked up eight nominations.
Glenda Jackson receives her first nomination since 1984 following her return to t... | It's got witches, wizards and animatronic owls. | 39178248 |
However, it reawakens the debate about whether banned drugs should go on sale legally.
Not only could such a move potentially open up a huge commercial market, but it could also become a source of tax revenue.
But it is an extremely controversial issue and even in the Netherlands, which led the way with its cannabis ca... | The US states of Washington and Colorado have voted to legalise the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational purposes, in defiance of federal law, setting the stage for a potential showdown with President Barack Obama's administration. | 20294569 |
Wales have arrived in New Zealand with the first Test on 11 June.
Warren Gatland's side were defeated 27-13 by England before departing and Foster thinks it was a useful exercise.
"They'll be better for the hit out and whilst it may have cost them a player or two, I'm sure it benefited them as a group," he said.
Foster... | New Zealand assistant coach Ian Foster says Wales will be well prepared for their three-Test series against the All Blacks after playing England. | 36424659 |
The Metropolitan Police said there had been 60 crimes linked to faith in London so far this year. It saw reports double from 23 in 2013 to 46 in 2014.
Half of UK police forces do not record such cases and many local authorities are also unable to provide figures.
The NSPCC said authorities "need to ensure they are able... | Child abuse linked to exorcism and witchcraft accusations is on the rise, figures obtained by the BBC suggest. | 34475424 |
A family spokesperson said she died at a Boca Raton hospice after suffering from cancer.
Before and after marrying Nat in 1948, Maria Cole had her own singing career, performing with greats such as Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
After her husband died in 1965, also from cancer, she created the Cole Cancer Foundation.
... | Maria Cole, widow of Nat King Cole and mother to singer Natalie Cole, has died in Florida aged 89. | 18810311 |
A report in The Sun said the Devizes Lions May Fayre had fallen foul of council demands for an anti-terror plan.
But Lions president Roger Stratton blamed bureaucracy for the decision.
He also added he had "never witnessed" parsnip wine-induced drunkenness among visitors, despite the report's claims.
The annual event o... | The organisers of a May Day bank holiday fair have rubbished newspaper reports they cancelled this year's event due to terrorism fears. | 39658496 |
Ninety people were killed at the venue last November when gunmen opened fire during the band's set.
Singer Jesse Hughes suggested in March that some security guards may have known in advance about the attacks.
Despite apologising, he repeated the statements in a US interview last week.
The Bataclan venue has previously... | Eagles of Death Metal have been dropped from two French music festivals, after their singer reiterated his suggestion that security at the Bataclan was complicit in the 2015 terror attacks. | 36340715 |
The SNP leader announced on Thursday that a bill beginning a consultation on a second independence vote would be published next week.
In a BBC interview she promised to explore all options short of independence that would maintain Scotland's place in the single market.
But, if that fails, she said Scots had a right to ... | Nicola Sturgeon has insisted she is not "rushing towards" another Scottish independence referendum. | 37655897 |
Hendrick headed the opener from close-range, just moments after Rams keeper Lee Grant tipped a free kick from David Symington on to the crossbar.
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Martin volleyed in Johnny Russell's cross for the second in injury time.
Steve McClaren's Championship side have won two out of... | Jeff Hendrick and Chris Martin both scored as Derby County beat League Two Carlisle United in the Capital One Cup first round at Brunton Park. | 28647165 |
Seamus Daly, 44, is originally from Culloville, County Monaghan, but now has an address at Kilnasaggart Road in Jonesborough, County Armagh.
He appeared at Omagh Magistrates' Court via video-link.
Mr Daly was one of four men ordered to pay more than £1.5m in damages to the families of those killed in the Real IRA atta... | The man accused of murdering 29 people in the 1998 Omagh bomb will be prosecuted, a court has been told. | 31506019 |
Net profits at the Spanish group, the world's largest clothes retailer, were €1.16bn (£853m) between February and July, up 26% from a year earlier.
Like-for-like sales, which strip out the impact of new stores, rose 7%.
Warm weather across Europe - where Inditex has two thirds of its sales - also helped to boost tra... | Half-year profits at Inditex, the owner of fashion chain Zara, have risen by more than a quarter thanks to a revival on Spanish high streets. | 34266187 |
Striker Jordan Larsson - who had scored a goal eight minutes from time that looked set to keep them up - went over to supporters after they lost the home leg of their play-off to Halmstads.
Fans ran onto the Olympia pitch and ripped the shirt off the 19-year-old.
Fans also attempted to confront Henrik Larsson, the club... | Henrik Larsson's son was assaulted by masked Helsingborgs fans after the five-time Swedish champions were relegated from the top flight. | 38045753 |
New Transport Secretary Chris Grayling is due to decide whether to extend a £15m government underwriting of the £175m project until September 2017.
But tough questions are being asked in Whitehall about the footbridge and its public value, Newsnight understands.
The Garden Bridge Trust said it hoped ministers would con... | The proposed Garden Bridge across the River Thames has run into trouble after changes in the government and the end of Boris Johnson's run as London mayor. | 36891304 |
The firms have agreed to sell a range of assets to ease the path of the deal.
The move comes after the Competition and Markets Authority found the merger could curb competition in the supply of services to the UK oil industry.
It told the firms to offer a remedy or face an in-depth investigation.
On Tuesday, the CMA sa... | Regulators are considering proposals by energy services firms Wood Group and Amec Foster Wheeler to address competition concerns over their planned £2.2bn merger. | 40935514 |
Mark Hartley's son, Jamie, has been given just months to live.
The 22-year-old and his brother Kyle both have Juvenile Huntington's Disease.
Mr Hartley said Jamie's condition had accelerated over the past month "so essentially Jamie's got not a great deal of time left with us".
The family, from Blyth, are bike enthusia... | A father who asked for a sidecar so he could take his dying son out for one last motorbike ride has had an overwhelming response. | 39443588 |
Neil Danns put the hosts in front with a 27th-minute penalty, which was cancelled out by Lyle Taylor after 39 minutes.
Meades then struck at the death to stretch the Dons' unbeaten run to eight games while condemning Bury to a fifth straight defeat.
Persistent rain contributed to a poor start at Gigg Lane, with the fir... | Jonathan Meades headed home in stoppage time to hand AFC Wimbledon victory at Bury in League One. | 37615110 |
Robert Christie died on 7 June 2014 after the accident on a family friend's farm on Ballynaloob Road in Dunloy.
His father, Robert Christie senior, was left critically ill but made a partial recovery.
The coroner extended her deepest sympathy to the child's parents.
She said the death had again brought to the fore the ... | An inquest into the death of an eight-year-old boy has found that he died from asphyxia from the toxic gases released during the mixing of slurry at a farm in County Antrim. | 32087377 |
It leaves the Giants still fifth in the Elite League table, 11 points behind leaders, the Cardiff Devils.
Belfast's Mike Radja, Mike Forney, Brandon Benedict, Jonathan Boxill, Chris Higgins and Kris Beech were on target.
Scott Brannon scored both for the sixth-placed Stars.
The Giants play the Nottingham Panthers in Be... | The Belfast Giants ended a four-game losing sequence by coming from behind to beat the Dundee Stars at the SSE Arena on Tuesday night. | 35592258 |
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Thousands of fans will get the chance to check out all the latest consoles, gadgets and games.
BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat reporter Steffan Powell is there and sent us his top things to watch out for... | The UK's biggest gaming event - EGX 2016 - has kicked off in Birmingham. | 37448787 |
Every year, hundreds of toads make the one-mile journey from woodland across a number of roads to a housing estate in the village of St Crispins, to the south of Northampton.
Many are squashed by cars and dozens more fall into drains as they try to get back to where they were born.
But those that do make it alive will ... | As amorous toads across the country begin to migrate the hazardous path to a mating ground, one particular colony in Northamptonshire will risk their lives in vain, as the pond they are travelling to has been built on. | 17535959 |
The Proteas, needing 218 to win, never recovered after a disastrous start left them 10-3 and were bowled out for 109.
Slow left-armer Jadeja took 5-21 on his comeback after being dropped for recent tours of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
India began the day on 125-2 in their second innings but were skittled for 200, with Ch... | Spinner Ravindra Jadeja took his third five-wicket Test haul as India beat South Africa by 108 runs inside three days in the first Test in Mohali. | 34755199 |
The rollout follows two successful trials in South Africa.
The technology works in the same way as it does with mobile phone payments: users must have their finger over the sensor when making a purchase.
Security experts have said that while using fingerprints is not foolproof, it is a "sensible" use of biometric techn... | A payment card featuring a fingerprint sensor has been unveiled by credit card provider Mastercard. | 39643453 |
America is Northern Ireland's number one overseas investor, with its firms employing about 23,000 people in NI.
Mr Hamilton said he is "not concerned at all" about future US investment and jobs.
During his campaign, Mr Trump pledged protectionist trade arrangements and to cut the US corporation tax rate.
Northern Irela... | Economy Minister Simon Hamilton has said Northern Ireland is "looking forward" to working with incoming US President Donald Trump. | 37939423 |
Saul Perlmutter and Adam Riess of the US and Brian Schmidt of Australia will divide the prize.
The trio studied what are called Type 1a supernovae, determining that more distant objects seem to move faster.
Their observations suggest that not only is the Universe expanding, its expansion is relentlessly speeding up.
Pr... | Three researchers behind the discovery that our Universe's expansion is accelerating have been awarded this year's Nobel prize for physics. | 15165371 |
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe told a meeting at City Hall he wanted better organisation to reduce the number of officers involved in stewarding.
About 6,000 officers were deployed to the carnival on Saturday and 7,000 on Sunday on the August bank holiday.
Westminster and Kensington authorities agreed stewarding was an issue b... | Current levels of policing at the Notting Hill Carnival cannot continue, the Met Police commissioner has said. | 34359774 |
The defending champions led 40-31 going into the final quarter of their semi-final in Koblenz, Germany, and extended their advantage to win 54-41.
They will play Sweden, who won possession and scored a winner in the closing seconds to beat Denmark 57-56.
Saturday's match (15:00 BST) is a repeat of the 2015 final, which... | Great Britain reached the European Wheelchair Rugby Championship final with a poised display against France. | 40464107 |
A woman, 43, and a 23-year-old man were arrested in Glasgow on suspicion of conspiracy to commit fraud and money-laundering offences.
Some 300 mainly elderly people have been tricked out of money, police said.
Victims of the fraud are given "elaborate and convincing" reasons to withdraw cash which is then sent by taxi ... | Two people have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into a £2m fraud in south-west England. | 30033325 |
Russell's departure, aided by two medics, from Sunday's 39-16 win is a cause for concern as Scotland prepare to face South Africa and Samoa.
"I'll need to talk to our medical boys; he seems to think it's not too bad," said Cotter of the Glasgow player.
"But we'll have a look. It's 24 hours before you have a decent idea... | Scotland head coach Vern Cotter is unsure how long stand-off Finn Russell will be sidelined for with the injury that forced him off against the USA. | 34375362 |
Ibrahim Halawa, the son of the most senior Muslim cleric in the Republic of Ireland, was arrested during a siege on the Al-Fath mosque in Cairo in 2013.
The mass trial of Mr Halawa and more than 400 others began in March after being postponed five times since his arrest.
Mr Halawa, 19, could face the death penalty if h... | The trial of a Dublin teenager held in an Egyptian prison for almost two years has been adjourned until 4 October. | 33751968 |
England's exams regulator Ofqual says teachers are requesting re-marks in high numbers of GCSE and A-levels with results near key grade boundaries.
Heads see appeals over pupils with marks just below a grade boundary as a "one-way bet", it says, because these are likely to lead to a higher grade.
Ofqual chief Glenys St... | Schools are playing the exam system by lodging "tactical" appeals to boost their results, says a report. | 26173838 |
Their lives were saved by the "quick thinking" of paramedics on Monday, police said.
The deaths in Barnsley on Good Friday are not believed to be linked to two other drug-related deaths in West Yorkshire.
Toxicology reports are expected in the next few days.
Ch Supt Rob Odell, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "In addit... | Detectives investigating four drugs-related deaths in South Yorkshire have said two other people were taken "gravely ill". | 39640379 |
Colum Eastwood was speaking at the launch of his party's manifesto, 'Taking our seats, taking a stand,' at an arts centre in south Belfast.
The party is defending three seats - Foyle, South Belfast and South Down in the general election.
Mr Eastwood used the launch to discuss the prospect of a border poll.
"While other... | The leader of the SDLP has said a referendum on an united Ireland is "no longer solely the project of Irish nationalism". | 40091951 |
Assel Al-Essaie, 23, died in hospital after being shot in the chest in Daniel Hill, in Walkley, Sheffield, on 18 February. He was taken to hospital but died soon after.
South Yorkshire Police said the 31-year-old was arrested on Tuesday and has been released on bail.
It brings the total number of arrests to 11 but no c... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who was shot dead in February. | 39501086 |
59-year-old Liam Adams had challenged a guilty verdict over a string of sexual assaults on his daughter Aine.
Adams, formerly of Bernagh Drive in Belfast, is serving a 16-year prison sentence for the offences.
A judge said the court had not been persuaded that the verdict of the jury was unsafe and dismissed the appeal... | A bid by Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams' brother to overturn convictions for raping his own daughter has failed at Belfast High Court. | 32590263 |
Ensus stopped production at Wilton on Teesside in February 2015 blaming significantly reduced demand in Europe.
Commercial director Grant Pearson said, although the market had not picked up, government moves to increase the use of bioethanol in petrol could lead to increased demand.
Redcar MP Anna Turley said it was "a... | Production at a biofuel plant that has been repeatedly mothballed is to be restarted on a trial basis. | 36320646 |
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