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Belgian music royalty collecting firm SABAM wanted the social network Netlog to stop users infringing copyright.
But the court said the filtering required would contravene rights to freedom of business, personal data and freedom of information.
The judgement could have consequences for similar cases across the EU.
Netl... | A social network cannot be required to install an anti-piracy filtering system, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. | 17060112 |
It said about 12,000 people attended the neolithic site in Wiltshire to watch the sun rise at 04:52 BST.
The figure was well down on the estimated 23,000 who attended last year, while 25,000 had been expected.
Organisers said low attendance was due to the event falling on a weekday and not as a result of an alcohol ban... | Crowds who gathered at Stonehenge at dawn to mark the summer solstice were down by about half this year, English Heritage said. | 36579438 |
The former youth coach at Crewe Alexandra denied the eight counts when he appeared at Chester Crown Court.
The charges all relate to allegations of abuse between 1981 and 1986.
Mr Bennell, 63, wearing a blue polo neck shirt and appearing via videolink from HMP Woodhill, in Milton Keynes, answered "not guilty" to all th... | Former football coach Barry Bennell has pleaded not guilty to eight charges of sexual assault against a boy under 16. | 38634794 |
Chairman Phil George said the Welsh Government-commissioned independent review of literature and publishing was "deeply disappointing".
It recommended stripping Literature Wales of much of its responsibilities for nurturing writers and promoting their work.
It was suggested the Welsh Books Council (WBC) should handle i... | The head of the Arts Council of Wales has defended its oversight of a company at the heart of a damning review. | 40608976 |
All five candidates attended the live debate on BBC Somerset earlier at the Numatic factory in Chard.
Labour's manifesto includes plans to delay a proposed upgrade to the A358 from the A303 to the M5 near Taunton.
In December the coalition government committed to dualling the route as part of a scheme to upgrade the So... | Transport issues in Somerset have been debated by candidates hoping to become the next MP for Yeovil. | 32606305 |
Three top sport stars have answered a range of questions about tackling some of the perceived barriers to participation in physical activity.
From gym kit to changing rooms, and from body image to getting sweaty - the discussion was open and honest.
Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle MBE, Olympic swimmer Hannah Miley, and In... | Can young women reclaim back sport as their own? | 32114249 |
Volkswagen could be forced to pay more than $4bn unless it gets regulatory clearance for the plan, which covers three-litre diesel engines.
The company, which has already agreed a deal covering 475,000 two-litre cars, will receive a final ruling in May.
The court also gave preliminary backing to a separate deal involvi... | A US court has given its initial blessing to a plan for VW to pay $1.22bn (£0.98m) to fix or buy-back 80,000 cars from the emissions scandal. | 38977209 |
For so long a beacon of stability between Europe and the Middle East, Turkey has entered a period of high tension.
It has long fought Kurdish militants in its restive east. Now it is trying to prevent Islamist militant violence spreading from Syria and is cracking down on suspected supporters of the failed July 2016 co... | Turkey's biggest cities have witnessed a spate of deadly bombings and a bloody attempted coup. | 34503388 |
Ruth Davidson wants graduates to pay back £6,000 towards their education once they are earning more than £20,000 a year.
She said the money would be put towards post-16 education, and replacing the cash she said had been "ripped out" of the bursary system by the SNP.
Scotland's other three main parties are committed to... | The Scottish Conservative leader has defended her party's plans to end free university tuition in Scotland. | 35933370 |
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the biggest ship ever built for the Navy, and will be taking part in tests at sea.
Here are five gigantic stats for a gigantic ship...
The entire ship's staff of 700 can be served a meal within 90 minutes. | The Royal Navy's new warship is setting sail for the first time in Fife in Scotland on Monday afternoon. | 40403322 |
The 29-year-old Northampton player, who has been banned for a total of 54 weeks for offences such as gouging, biting and striking, succeeds Chris Robshaw.
"Dylan is an honest, hard-working bloke and I admire his aggressive and uncompromising approach to playing rugby," said England coach Eddie Jones.
Hartley said it wa... | Controversial hooker Dylan Hartley has been named England captain for the forthcoming Six Nations. | 35399734 |
They were scheduled to fly to the Balearic island on Tuesday on Monarch Airlines flight ZB504.
But after police were called to Manchester Airport at about 19:10 BST all were removed from the aircraft and no further action was taken.
The airline said they were "offloaded due to disruptive behaviour".
One witness, passen... | Four women were thrown off their Manchester-to-Ibiza flight after allegedly threatening other passengers and using racist language. | 37375288 |
Colin Clark took the seat with 21,861 votes compared with Mr Salmond's 19,254.
The SNP have won the majority of the 59 Scottish constituencies.
Following the declaration, Mr Salmond said serving the local area had been the "privilege of my life". He added: "You've not seen the last of my bonnets and me."
The SNP's fore... | Former SNP leader Alex Salmond has lost his Gordon constituency to the Scottish Conservatives. | 40212541 |
Idris Sadiq, 31, and two other men assaulted Zabair Hussain, 41, in the Darnall area of Sheffield, on New Years Eve before dumping him in the road where he was run over by a passing car.
Mr Justice Nicol described their actions as "utterly callous".
Sadiq, of Darnall Road, was told he must serve a minimum of 20 years.
... | A drug dealer who was one of three men who attacked a man with a baseball bat and left him for dead in the middle of a road has been jailed for life. | 36607133 |
Thousands gathered in the city almost three weeks after suicide bomber Salman Abedi killed 22 people and injured more than 110 at an Ariana Grande concert
Bottles and flares were thrown as the UK Against Hate group and counter-demonstrators clashed and police said the protest "turned nasty".
Greater Manchester's mayor ... | Eight people have been arrested following a march by protesters in central Manchester opposing extremism. | 40240353 |
Fourteen people sit on the steering group, hailing from the city's arts, music, business, education and political sectors.
The group has until December 2017 to work on its bid to best showcase the city.
Leader of the panel Sharon Watson, said the 2023 bid would "belong to the people of Leeds".
Ms Watson is artistic dir... | The first meeting has been held to decide on Leeds' bid to become European Capital of Culture 2023. | 34186859 |
The teenager was walking along Black Path in Workington when she was attacked on a grassed area near Cloffocks car park at about 19:30 GMT on Tuesday.
Cumbria Police wants to speak to four boys who were in the area and are believed to have followed the girl along the path.
Officers said the boys are believed to be of a... | A 15-year-old girl has been raped near a car park in Cumbria. | 38512888 |
Zak Damarell scored a hat-trick as the islanders beat London Edwardians 3-1 in their second-round tie in the capital.
"It's enormous," Guernsey coach Andy Whalley told BBC Sport.
"They're an unbelievable side, they've been European champions, their pedigree is great, everyone knows Reading."
Guernsey went a goal down i... | Guernsey's hockey team have secured the biggest match in their history after progressing to the third round of the England Hockey Cup to face Premier League side Reading. | 37894431 |
Insurgents led by al-Qaeda offshoot Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) seized 49 consulate staff and 31 other Turks on Wednesday.
The government in Ankara says it is watching the situation closely and the safety of the hostages is a priority.
But it has held back from calling for help from its Nato allies.
Amo... | The Turkish government says it will do whatever is necessary to secure the release of 80 Turks abducted by Islamist militants in northern Iraq. | 27808246 |
Mr Farage stood down on Friday, having failed to win Kent's Thanet South seat.
Mr Carswell, who held the Clacton seat he retained in a 2014 by-election after defecting from the Conservatives, said there were more suitable replacements.
"I've ruled myself out... because I can think of at least half a dozen people who co... | UKIP's only MP, Douglas Carswell, has ruled himself out of the running to replace Nigel Farage as leader. | 32682732 |
Among the five legislative votes scheduled, Wednesday's vote on new national emissions caps for five pollutants is most likely to generate attention.
Not for the first time this year, the main political interest may lie in the motion votes - chief among which is a vote on the EU's strained relations with Turkey.
On Thu... | A rather thin legislative agenda awaits MEPs at their monthly plenary sitting in Strasbourg this week. | 38052717 |
His family say the 75-year-old is able to sit up in bed, adding that while he is "by no means out of the woods there is room for cautious optimism."
Greaves has a club-record 220 league goals for Tottenham from 1961 to 1970.
His 44 goals in 57 caps puts him fourth in the list of all-time England goalscorers behind Sir ... | Ex-England and Tottenham striker Jimmy Greaves is out of intensive care after suffering a severe stroke on Sunday. | 32594079 |
Families of personnel who died while serving in The Royal Welsh will attend the service, in front of the Bastion Wall memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
They will visit the The Royal Welsh monument, built as a place of sanctuary and reflection.
Brig Philip Napier is due to address the familie... | Welsh soldiers will commemorate the end of operations in Afghanistan during a ceremony on Saturday. | 34224960 |
Through her writing and artwork, Stojka raised international awareness of the plight of Roma people under the Nazis.
Hundreds of thousands of Roma were rounded up and killed during World War II.
Then just a young girl, Stojka was interned in multiple concentration camps and only five members of her extended family of o... | Ceija Stojka, a Roma (Gypsy) Holocaust survivor, writer and self-taught artist, has died aged 79. | 21250218 |
A 55-year-old man suffered serious head injuries during the incident at a house in Channel View, Bassaleg, at about 04:00 GMT on New Year's Day.
He was taken to the city's Royal Gwent Hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
The man charged has been remanded in custody and will appear in court on Saturday. | A 21-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an attack in Newport has been charged with assault. | 30656746 |
Darren Barr had an effort saved as the Sons tried to force a lead.
Morton's Ross Forbes hit the post with 10 minutes left, Denny Johnstone firing the rebound wide.
Gregor Buchanan went close moments later at the other end but Derek Gaston was alert to smother the chance. | Dumbarton remain just two points clear of Livingston in the relegation play-off place after drawing at home to Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship. | 35902856 |
Currently, students in Northern Ireland receive maintenance loan and grant payments three times a year, usually at the beginning of each academic term.
Student leaders say that making the payments monthly would help students make ends meet more easily.
DEL said it would cost between £250,000 and £350,000 to implement t... | The Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) has launched a consultation on whether grants should be paid to students every month. | 33764598 |
The 25-year-old has been given a four-and-a-half year contract at Ibrox after spending two years with the Perth club.
Saints previously rejected two bids for O'Halloran from the Scottish Championship leaders.
"I'm satisfied with the transfer fee which reflects our full valuation of the player," chairman Steve Brown tol... | Rangers have signed forward Michael O'Halloran from St Johnstone for an undisclosed fee. | 35461390 |
Storms Desmond, Eva, Frank and Gertrude all caused major issues in the area, as did a severe but unnamed storm on 27 January.
Hawick, Jedburgh, Newcastleton and Peebles were hit by severe flooding.
The full cost of repairing all the damage has yet to be calculated but the council will get support under the Bellwin Sche... | Borders councillors have been told the financial impact of a succession of severe winter storms on the region. | 35586320 |
Gomis, 31, joined Swansea on a four-year contract from Lyon in 2014 and, after 17 goals in 71 games, was loaned to Ligue 1 side Marseilles last summer.
The French international has scored 20 goals in 32 appearances this season.
Asked if Gomis could feature for the Swans next term, Clement said: "These are possibilities... | Swansea City striker Bafetimbi Gomis could return to the club after a season on loan with Olympique de Marseille, says head coach Paul Clement. | 39952816 |
The 18-year-old man was driving on the A905 between Grangemouth and Skinflats at Glensburgh when he became aware of a car with a flashing blue light.
He was pulled over and approached by the man, who asked to see his driving licence and discussed his driving.
The incident happened on Thursday, shortly before midnight.
... | Police are investigating a report of a man impersonating a police officer who stopped a teenage driver on a road in Forth Valley. | 38530030 |
Hitachi chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi told the Telegraph he voiced concerns about Wylfa Newydd's expected cost to Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.
It followed problems a rival faced for the Hinkley Point plant in Somerset.
The UK government said it wants low-cost nuclear power.
Hitachi owns Horizon Nuclear Power which is... | The head of the company behind a new £8bn nuclear power station on Anglesey has warned it may walk away from the project if a subsidy deal with the UK government cannot be reached. | 35451337 |
The drugs include chlorambucil and busulfan - used to treat leukaemia.
The Commission said it was looking at claims that Aspen imposed "very significant and unjustified" price hikes.
The company confirmed an investigation was under way.
In a statement, Aspen said it was not currently in a position to comment on the pro... | The European Commission has launched an investigation into claims that drug company Aspen Pharma excessively increased prices of five life-saving cancer medicines. | 39933916 |
In the video, Mr Trump says "you can do anything" to women "when you're a star" and brags about trying to grope and kiss women. He has since apologised.
Mr Trump has clearly been an unpredictable candidate but no previous revelation or off-the-cuff comment has generated this much reaction.
So who in the Republican camp... | Donald Trump's campaign for the US presidency has been thrown into turmoil by a video carrying obscene remarks about women. | 37596694 |
The Blue Air flight to Bucharest burned off fuel over the Irish Sea and north Wales after taking off at 10:10 BST.
The Boeing 737 passenger plane landed safely at the airport shortly after 12:30 BST, the airport confirmed.
Passengers are still on board the aircraft, flight OB134, which is undamaged.
The pilot did not d... | A plane departing from Liverpool John Lennon Airport had to circle the skies for more than two hours following a suspected bird strike. | 33963099 |
Former champion Higgins, 41, had been 5-3 down after the first session but overturned the deficit to lead 9-7 on Saturday morning.
The first four frames of the evening session were shared but Scotsman Higgins clinched the next two.
Higgins will play Kyren Wilson in the quarter-finals.
Allen's best performance at the Wo... | Northern Ireland's Mark Allen has been knocked out of the World Championships by John Higgins who won 13-9 in the last 16 at the Crucible. | 39679489 |
Wilkin, 33, who moved to Saints in 2002 and has won seven trophies since then, has agreed a two-year deal.
Former Leeds and Wakefield forward Amor, 29, helped Saints win the Grand Final in his 2014 debut season and has now signed a three-year deal.
"I'm delighted that both players have agreed to stay at the club," said... | St Helens captain Jon Wilkin and prop Kyle Amor have signed new contracts with the Super League side. | 37978048 |
The most comprehensive dating of Neanderthal bones and tools ever carried out suggests that the two species lived side-by-side for up to 5,000 years.
The new evidence suggests that the two groups may even have exchanged ideas and culture, say the researchers.
The study has been published in the journal Nature.
Until no... | Modern humans and Neanderthals co-existed in Europe 10 times longer than previously thought, a study suggests. | 28693371 |
Wycombe beat the Pilgrims 1-0 and there was a scuffle between players for both sides after the final whistle.
"I'm disappointed in Gareth Ainsworth not to shake hands after the game," Adams told BBC Radio Devon.
"You should always shake hands with your opponents, but he chose not to."
The match was the first time this ... | Plymouth Argyle manager Derek Adams has criticised Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth for refusing to shake hands at the end of their ill-tempered League Two game at Home Park. | 35459311 |
Northumberland County Council wants to build a new cycleway for people heading to Morpeth through Stobhill.
Work is expected to start next month once funding has been granted by the North East Combined Authority.
The scheme will create an off-road and on-road cycle route along the A196 and the A192 from the Stobhill r... | Plans for a new cycle path to make travel safer in a Northumberland town have been revealed. | 38704557 |
It follows moves to save £244,000, which could have seen up to 50 of the county's public loos shut for good.
The plans were put on hold last summer while community and town councils were approached to take over the toilets.
A council cabinet meeting on Tuesday will now be asked to agree the partnership arrangements.
"... | At least 52 of Gwynedd's 73 public toilets can be saved from cost-cutting closures if partnership deals can be agreed, council leaders will be told. | 38609867 |
James McConnell, 69, who is understood to be originally from Clydebank, landed in a reservoir.
The skydiving centre Thai Sky Adventures told the BBC it believed he may have had a heart attack or a stroke after leaving the plane on Thursday.
His son has posted a message on social media saying "Fly free my hero".
Mr McCo... | A Scottish man has died while skydiving in the Thai resort town of Pattaya with a group of friends. | 39814476 |
Maghera looked in control after Shane McGuigan's superb 37th-minute goal put them 2-5 to 0-7 ahead.
But Glass' 45th-minute red card for an off-the-ball incident turned the game.
The sides were level with two minutes left but two David Clifford goals sealed Brendan's third Hogan title.
St Brendan's keeper David Carolan ... | St Pat's Maghera's Hogan Cup final hopes were dashed as St Brendan's Killarney fought back to win 2-13 to 2-6 after the controversial dismissal of the Derry team's star man Conor Glass. | 35950859 |
Fireman Jay Brenton Liptrot, 43, from Prestatyn, Denbighshire, was due to enter not guilty pleas at a hearing at Mold Crown Court on Monday.
But a live TV link to a judge sitting in court in Swansea failed to work.
Lee-Ann Shiers, 20, her partner Liam Timbrell, 23, their son, and her nephew and niece died in the fire i... | The owner of a house in which five people died in an arson attack will go on trial charged with their manslaughter in November. | 33956203 |
The scheme, called Gwarchod - 'to protect' in Welsh - will see the names of fields, river pools, caves and even ruined cottages collected and used to develop a definitive digital map.
The names will also make their way onto a National Library of Wales database.
The project's first priority is field names on the LlÅ·n ... | An ambitious project to gather and preserve historic place names for future generations has said it hopes to cover the whole of Wales. | 35544246 |
An oil pipeline, railway and motorway will also be built linking Lamu to South Sudan and Ethiopia.
Newly independent South Sudan plans to use Lamu as its main oil export outlet.
A BBC reporter says security concerns for the project may explain the presence of Ethiopian and Kenyan troops in Somalia aiming to pacify the ... | Construction has begun on a $23bn (£14.5bn) port project and oil refinery in south-eastern Kenya's coastal Lamu region near war-torn Somalia's border. | 17231889 |
Livermore, 27, joined Hull initially on loan in August 2013 and moves to the Baggies on a four-and-a-half year deal.
"Jake is a fantastic character and as a player is good enough on the ball but also possesses fantastic energy," said West Brom boss Tony Pulis.
West Brom have also enquired about Watford striker Odion Ig... | West Brom have completed the signing of Hull City midfielder Jake Livermore for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £10m. | 38677137 |
The accident - involving the man and a Stagecoach vehicle - took place on Union Street close to its junction with Holburn Street.
The emergency services were called to the scene at about 21:50 on Monday.
The 59-year-old man was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he was said to be in a "critical" condition. Police... | A pedestrian has suffered "life-threatening" injuries after being struck by a bus in Aberdeen. | 37218013 |
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Staff said they had no idea the female meerkat was pregnant until they found the baby in the pen.
The sanctuary is the middle of moving premises to a new site in County Durham, and the new family will now be the last to move. | Animal keepers at a rescue centre in Penrith, Cumbria, have been enjoying an unexpected arrival - a baby meerkat. | 29373809 |
A family of birds have decided to squat in the local post box and Ireland's postal service has put up a sign warning would-be customers away.
Local post man Paul Cox believes they are sparrows, but others suspect they could belong to the tit family.
Ireland's postal service, An Post, said the notice was normal policy.
... | If you take a drive in County Cavan, on the road from Corafean to Arvagh, do not expect to find anywhere to post a letter or postcard. | 40135611 |
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City scored two stoppage-time goals to get the win they needed to pip Manchester United on goal difference.
"We have beaten Unitedtwo times, we have scored more than them and conceded less so we deserve it," Mancini said.
"I never gave up. It was a crazy finish to the game... | Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says his side deserved their Premier League crown after snatching the title with a | 18052190 |
Shane Tunney, 24, from Stockton, suffered severe head injuries during the assault on Norton High Street on 27 June last year and later died.
The 17-year-old, who cannot be named, was spotted on CCTV with the six other defendants running after Mr Tunney.
But he told Teesside Crown Court he took no part in the fatal assa... | One of seven teenagers accused of murdering a Teesside man has told a court he was there, but played no part in the attack. | 36151015 |
The German champions host their Portuguese counterparts in Tuesday's quarter-final first leg, with the return match taking place next week.
"They haven't conceded many goals and it is going to be an interesting game," said Guardiola, whose team are leading the Bundesliga by five points.
"I don't feel like we're favouri... | Bayern Munich will have to break down "perhaps the best defence in Europe" when they meet Benfica in the Champions League, says coach Pep Guardiola. | 35956632 |
Dyma'r tro cyntaf i'r ras orffen yng Nghymru a'r pedwerydd tro yn unig iddi orffen y tu allan i Lundain ers ei ailsefydlu yn 2004.
Mae trefnwyr y ras, OVO Energy Tour of Britain, wedi cadarnhau bydd yr wythfed cymal, yr olaf, yn cychwyn yng Nghaerwrangon cyn teithio drwy Sir Fynwy a Chasnewydd a gorffen ger Neuadd y Dd... | Bydd y Tour of Britain, ras seiclo fwyaf Prydain, yn gorffen yng Nghymru eleni yn ôl y trefnwyr. | 39705444 |
Edinson Cavani rounded the goalkeeper early on to open the scoring but Raphael Guerreiro drove in the equaliser for the visitors.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic restored PSG's lead with a tap in before Layvin Kurzawa volleyed home a third.
The win means PSG remain 24 points clear at the top of the table. | Paris St-Germain set a new Ligue 1 record as they extended their unbeaten run to 33 matches with victory over Lorient. | 35464020 |
Ibrahim Halawa was detained with three of his sisters when they were caught up in the Al-Fath mosque siege in Cairo.
The three women were allowed home to Dublin last November, but their 18-year-old brother remains in prison.
They had travelled to Egypt on holiday and said they sought sanctuary in the mosque when violen... | An Irish teenager who has spent a year in jail in Egypt after he was arrested during a siege at a mosque has begun a hunger strike, his family has said. | 28825765 |
The low-cost credit-card sized computer is widely used by schools and the maker community for programming devices.
Google has asked makers to complete a survey about what smart tools would be "most helpful".
And it suggests tools to aid face and emotion recognition, speech-to-text translation, natural language processi... | Google is planning to bring artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to the Raspberry Pi. | 38742762 |
Can he ever crack the whip with conviction, given his own reputation as Labour's most disobedient MP?
Whips have been maintaining party discipline and encouraging MPs to vote for the party line since the 18th Century.
The whips' office is a bit like the engine of a car: it generates the power needed to get the vehicle ... | Habitual rebel turned party leader Jeremy Corbyn has already had a taste of his own medicine, when 21 Labour MPs refused to back him in a Commons vote. | 34554670 |
The 32-year-old recorded his ninth win in 12 years, and his first since 2012, the year he also won Olympic bronze in London.
Enniskillen's Holly Nixon finished an impressive second in the women's single sculls at Caversham.
Peter Chambers and Joel Cassells were second in the men's lightweight pair.
Campbell started qui... | Coleraine's Alan Campbell remains on course for a place at a fourth Olympic Games after winning the men's single sculls at the GB Rowing trials. | 35885842 |
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The wet and windy weather made it tricky for pilots landing at Manchester Airport, with planes wobbling as they came in to touch down.
At the UK's busiest airport, Heathrow, around 10,000 passengers were affected by flights being can... | Strong winds were felt across much of the UK on Tuesday as the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo hit Britain. | 29719320 |
Three people were injured outside Sugar Hut in Brentwood - as featured in TV show The Only Way is Essex - when a car mounted the pavement during a brawl.
The fight early on Sunday involved more than 20 people, police said.
Essex Police said a 32-year-old man from West Drayton in west London, was being questioned along ... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a hit-and-run outside an Essex club. | 39507336 |
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A World Anti-Doping Agency commission report accused Russia of "state-sponsored" doping and of contributing to the "sabotaging" of London 2012.
Mutko said: "We're hearing that medals won by our athletes in London must be taken away. But it's the British system of doping co... | Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko has said Britain's anti-doping system is "even worse" than Russia's. | 34785562 |
Sheila, 12, and Katharine Lyon, 10, were last seen in March of 1975.
Initially questioned by police in 1975, Lloyd Lee Michael Welch became a suspect in 2013 after cold-case detectives revisited the case.
Welch is already imprisoned for child sex crimes in Delaware.
Police said a detective reviewing the evidence made a... | Police in Maryland have charged a convicted sex offender with the murder of two girls - 40 years after the sisters went missing from a shopping centre. | 33542398 |
The arrival of Leone Nakarawa in 2013 and his departure, to France, this summer were two seismic days in the history of the Warriors.
Nakarawa was a giant in physical stature and a colossus of entertainment and public relations, a player whose world class was obvious and whose box office appeal to young and old was inc... | Of all the business done by Glasgow Warriors in the last three years - more than 40 players in and more than 50 players out - there are two transactions that stand out above all others, and both relate to the same man. | 37236277 |
The warning - by campaigners - comes after inspectors revealed one in four care homes had been found to be failing on safety. For nursing homes, it was even worse - more than one in three. So how do you find the right one?
For many, navigating a way around the care system can be incredibly difficult.
The first thing yo... | Choosing a care home has been likened to playing Russian roulette. | 40532610 |
It happened on the Mullaghglass Road just before 02:00 GMT on Monday.
Two men, aged 53 and 47, and a 46-year-old woman were arrested. The 53-year-old was later released on police bail pending further inquiries.
The other two have been released unconditionally.
Police are investigating if the assault was linked to a col... | A 32-year-old man has been treated in hospital for serious injuries following an assault in Lisburn. | 30477499 |
The woman opened the front door to her home in Russell Hill Road, Purley, on 11 May at about 07:50 BST when she realised a man was outside.
He used his foot to force the door open and entered the property where he first assaulted her, bruising her face, before raping her.
The Met said it was "doing everything we can to... | A woman in her 70s has been attacked and raped by a man who forced his way into her south London home. | 36280355 |
The bird of prey became stuck on the third storey of Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital since Friday after chasing a pigeon into a courtyard, the fire service said.
The RSPCA worked with firefighters to free the bird using a net.
The falcon was liberated from its predicament at about 17:30 on Saturday and was examin... | A peregrine falcon which became trapped on a hospital balcony has been rescued. | 34101577 |
The Channel Islands were occupied for five years by German forces.
A memorial at Guernsey Airport featuring the names of 153 airmen known to have died in Bailiwick of Guernsey waters is being dedicated on Wednesday.
The work to uncover the names was led by John Goodwin, who has researched the subject for more than 50 y... | The sacrifice of Allied airmen during World War Two is being marked by the islands that lived under the Nazi regime. | 34176824 |
Police have named him as Arcan Cetin, 20, of Oak Harbor, Washington. He was born in Turkey and is a legal US permanent resident, officials say.
The arrest took place in Oak Harbor, a town south-west of Burlington where the shooting happened.
Five people were killed inside Macy's department store at Cascade Mall.
The FB... | A suspect sought over a fatal gun attack at a shopping centre in Washington state on Friday evening has been captured, police say. | 37465495 |
Wing James conceded a try from an intercepted pass against Scarlets on Friday, but his break then set up Alex Cuthbert for the winning score.
The 28-year-old won the last of his 10 Wales caps in 2010.
"He's playing really well and I'd like to think he has given some selection headaches [to Wales]," Wilson said.
"He's b... | Tom James has enhanced his hopes of a Wales recall with "outstanding" form in recent weeks, according to Cardiff Blues coach Danny Wilson. | 35214306 |
All four were wounded, and the youngest of the victims was given emergency surgery because of her wounds.
A man, 37, was arrested trying to leave the scene in a vehicle after the attack, which happened around 09:30 local time (07:30 GMT) near Sisteron.
Local prosecutor Raphael Balland said the motive was still "very va... | A woman and her three daughters have been attacked by a knife-wielding man at a holiday camp in the south of France, French media report. | 36837108 |
And the England and Wales Cricket Board have cleared fit-again fast bowler James Anderson, England's leading Test wicket taker, to play in newly promoted Lancashire's first three fixtures.
But only one of England's beaten World T20 team is in line to start the new Championship season this Sunday.
Surrey opener Jason Ro... | England captain Alastair Cook has been made available for Essex's first four County Championship matches of 2016. | 35964146 |
Two-month-old Daisy Mae Burrill died three days after John Burrill fractured his daughter's skull in Fleetwood, Lancashire.
The prosecution said her injuries were consistent with being gripped by the legs and swung against a hard surface.
The 31-year-old had admitted manslaughter at Preston Crown Court but a jury found... | A father who admitted throwing his crying baby onto the sofa in a fit of temper has been convicted of murder. | 37755696 |
Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, 40, head of the Zetas Cartel, was intercepted with two lieutenants in a pick-up truck near Nuevo Laredo.
Mexican officials said he had eight guns and $2m (£1.3m) in cash.
Trevino Morales, infamous for his brutality, was wanted on both sides of the border for ordering massacres and running... | Mexican marines have captured one of the world's most notorious drug-gang leaders in a raid near the US border. | 23323963 |
The 30-year-old posted pictures of himself on his Facebook account with a bloodied face and an injury to his arm.
Offredo, who rides for Belgian team Wanty, said the attack resulted in "a broken nose, a rib in a sorry state and bruises all over the body".
He added: "But on top of the physical injuries, I'm above all sh... | French cyclist Yoann Offredo says he suffered a broken nose in an assault by attackers who used a box cutter and baseball bat while on a training ride. | 39700361 |
The public was included in the choice of nominations for the honour of appearing on the next £20 note, to enter circulation in 2020.
As with the new £5 and £10 notes from the Bank of England, being introduced this year and next, the £20 note will be made of plastic.
This extends a rich history of changing currency in t... | Debate has begun over the choice of JMW Turner to be commemorated on a Bank of England banknote. | 36047863 |
It's just after 17:00 local time, so there's no power yet - the electricity comes on at 18:00.
The battery-powered beam reveals a familiar picture of a king on a white horse.
He is the Dutch-born British monarch King William III, a man whose image is on many gable walls in Northern Ireland.
But this is one-and-a-half c... | Torchlight shines on a wall with paintings of battle scenes from the late 17th Century. | 34088527 |
The company is closing its call centre at Springvale Business Park.
It provides outbound calls to potential customers for insurance firms RIAS and Castle Cover.
The firm said the Belfast site has become "increasingly uneconomical" due to changing consumer behaviour.
A 90-day redundancy consultation period has started.
... | Politicians and government agencies are meeting with the management of Ageas Retail on Thursday, after the company announced 200 jobs losses in west Belfast. | 31732076 |
A masterpiece of record production and dominated by a haunting saxophone, it told the story of everyone who feels stuck in a rut with no prospect of improvement.
"He's got this dream of buying some land, He's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands." The words reflected Rafferty's own musical career and the te... | Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street provided a welcome relief from the wall-to-wall disco that dominated the UK charts in the late 1970s. | 11728112 |
Twenty people were shut out of Longstone Cemetery in St Ives before being let in at lunchtime on Christmas Day, with some stuck outside for hours.
Cormac, which maintains the cemetery for the town council, said its staff normally open the gates when they clean the toilets each morning.
The firm said unlocking the gates... | "Distraught" mourners were forced to scale the gates of a graveyard to lay flowers after they were left locked. | 35235088 |
The storm brought rainfall of more than an inch an hour in San Francisco and winds gusts of 140mph (225km/h) in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Flooding has already closed two major motorways in the area, delayed public transport, cancelled 240 flights and shut ferry services.
The rain is much needed in the drought-hit st... | More than 220,000 people are without power after heavy rains and high winds slammed northern California. | 30442290 |
Wilkes - named after computing pioneer Maurice Wilkes - will be used for development of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
When complete the SKA will be the biggest radio telescope ever made.
The computer's power is the equivalent of 4,000 typical desktop computers all working together, the university said.
While it is ... | A supercomputer that is the "greenest of its kind" has been built at Cambridge University. | 25367825 |
But, imagine a classroom being shaken by a sound louder than a rock concert; a sound as loud as a thunderclap or a chainsaw.
Welcome to the classroom of Annalisa Flanagan - the owner of the world's loudest shout.
The Belfast primary school teacher bellowed her way into the world record books in 1994 with a thunderous b... | Silence is golden is a classroom mantra repeated the world over. | 37947691 |
Luton Borough Council refused a planning application to turn the former ABC cinema in George Street into a Pentecostal Church.
ABC opened in Luton as the Savoy in 1938, but has been empty since closing in 2000.
A council spokesman said a place of worship would not "enhance aspirations for the regeneration of the town".... | Plans to convert a derelict art deco cinema into a church have been rejected. | 32354823 |
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It wants to take advantage of lucrative licensing deals through capital gains and windfall taxation, but wants to avoid legal wrangling.
The BBC's Anne Soy reports. | Kenya's government wants to reap the benefits of its newly found oil deposits, but also mineral mining. | 28801552 |
Bristol City Council granted Gloucestershire County Cricket Club (GCCC) planning permission for six floodlights at a meeting on Wednesday.
The 147ft-high (45m) pylons will be built at the stadium at a cost of £1.1m but used only 15 times a year.
Gloucestershire's chief executive said it put Bristol "on a par with all ... | Plans to floodlight cricket matches at the County Ground in Bristol have been given the go-ahead. | 32528372 |
The Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) was criticised after a former terror suspect was allowed on live television show Q&A two weeks ago.
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has cancelled his Monday night appearance, according to local media reports.
Mr Joyce's office cited the prime minister's order for why he cancell... | The Australian Prime Minister has told his cabinet to boycott a popular talk show on the national broadcaster. | 33358009 |
Johnson, 38, rode Menorah to victory in the Oaksey Chase at Sandown, his 235th win of the season. Closest rival Aidan Coleman finished second on 130 wins.
"It's always been my dream," said Johnson. "There's no feeling like it."
Paul Nicholls won the trainers' title - his 10th in 11 seasons - ahead of Willie Mullins.
Re... | Richard Johnson has become the first man to be crowned jump racing's champion jockey after the AP McCoy era, ending a 20-year wait for the title. | 36120814 |
The fourth round of strike action at hospitals in England has taken place. But there seems no prospect of any imminent return to talks.
The two sides in this acrimonious dispute, the government and the British Medical Association, seem firmly entrenched. There is a general assumption that the planned all-out strike by ... | Striking doctors are returning to work for now and the placards are being put away. | 35989853 |
Engines from India, Russia and China among others are being introduced in a new film The Great Race.
The new engines are due to only feature in the film and won't be appearing in future TV episodes.
The producer of the film has denied claims the filmmakers had bowed to political correctness.
Ian McCue told the Telegrap... | Thomas the Tank Engine is getting a multicultural makeover with the introduction of trains from around the world. | 35976723 |
Polling stations opened their doors at 07:00 BST and will close at 22:00.
In Nottinghamshire, votes are being cast for the police and crime commissioner (PCC) election, one of 36 taking place in England.
The candidates are Tony Harper, Conservative, Fran Loi, UKIP, and Paddy Tipping, Labour, while Tony Bates and Jason ... | Voting has begun in elections being held in Nottinghamshire. | 36202804 |
Frank Collett, from Gloucester, admitted five charges of sexual activity with a child under 16 when he appeared at Gloucester Crown Court.
Collett, 24, groomed three girls aged 15 and a 13-year-old on social media.
He was jailed for four years and six months and placed on the sex offenders register for life.
The court ... | A man jailed for grooming four vulnerable teenage girls for sex has been described as "vile and disgusting" by the mother of one of his victims. | 35490932 |
It could prevent more than 50 alcohol-related deaths a year, with poorer people seeing most health improvements.
Researchers from Sheffield University say a 50p unit price could reduce total alcohol consumption in Wales by 4%.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford welcomed the report as the Welsh government plans a new law on... | Setting a minimum alcohol price of 50p per unit could save Wales nearly £900m over 20 years by cutting crime and illness, a report has claimed. | 30352183 |
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Ali Crawford's clinical finish had Accies ahead on the half-hour mark.
Dundee were two behind when Jesus Garcia Tena scored a penalty after Julen Extabeguren fouled Eamonn Brophy.
A classy Gary Harkins finish made the hosts nervous, but they remained resolute for a huge vi... | Hamilton Academical recorded their first home win in over six months and scuppered Dundee's Premiership top-six hopes in the process. | 35949234 |
Hazards associated with roads, the home, work and play are highlighted in the artwork, which dates from between the 1930s and 1970s.
Head of Rospa Tom Mullarkey said the warnings are "still valid today".
A squirrel called Tufty Fluffytail is one of the characters featured.
Mr Mullarkey said: "We always knew that we had... | A collection of vintage safety posters found in a Birmingham warehouse are to be published in a book celebrating the centenary of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (Rospa). | 33093765 |
The Take That star has created the £3m show, titled The Girls, with Tim Firth who wrote the 2003 Calendar Girls film.
They are both based on the true story of the Women's Institute members who stripped off for a charity calendar.
Barlow joined the cast and original Calendar Girls for the finale at the opening night at... | Gary Barlow took to the stage in Leeds on Tuesday to open his new Calendar Girls musical, ahead of possible runs in the West End and on Broadway. | 34982609 |
Hundreds of millions of people were without electricity, there were massive traffic jams on the roads as signals broke down, and factories and businesses came to a stand-still.
But it is not just India that is struggling with a massive gap in power demand and supply.
Crippling power cuts and shortage of energy supply a... | The colossal collapse of India's power grid, twice in as many days last week, highlights how severe the consequences can be if nations do not address their energy demand and supply situation. | 19107372 |
Baby spiders were introduced on RSPB land at Strumpshaw Fen on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads in 2012.
Latest figures show the number of nursery webs counted between July and October has risen from 184 in 2014 to 480 in 2015 - a 160% increase.
The spiders, which grow up to 7cm long, can deliver a painful bite but are n... | Work to boost a community of rare fen raft spiders in Norfolk has proved a success. | 34677238 |
The 11-year-old bird, called Arthur, was swept away by strong winds during a display at the Royal Bath and West Show on Wednesday.
The "massive great" bird has since been spotted in Castle Carey in Somerset and Devizes in Wiltshire.
Birds of Prey Displays is asking anyone who sees him not to approach him and to contact... | A vulture that went missing in Somerset four days ago has still not been caught despite several sightings. | 36451472 |
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