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The 29-year-old has spoken out about his battle with anxiety and urged others suffering with mental health issues to seek help.
He said he has battled the problem since his mother died in 2015 and now wants to share his experiences.
"If I can help just one person it will make the world a better place."
More stories fro... | Lincoln City footballer Nathan Arnold is hosting an "Anxiety Awareness" evening at the club's Sincil Bank stadium. | 40506541 |
The data is stored on a supercomputer at the headquarters of the DGSE intelligence service, the paper says.
The operation is "outside the law, and beyond any proper supervision", Le Monde says.
Other French intelligence agencies allegedly access the data secretly.
It is not clear however whether the DGSE surveillance g... | France's foreign intelligence service intercepts computer and telephone data on a vast scale, like the controversial US Prism programme, according to the French daily Le Monde. | 23178284 |
Preston, who had lost in their previous nine play-off campaigns, went ahead when Beckford struck from close range.
Paul Huntington scored with a cushioned volley from a Paul Gallagher cross and Beckford curled in from the edge of the area to make it 3-0 at the break.
Beckford's third came as he slotted in when one-on-o... | Jermaine Beckford scored a hat-trick to help Preston end their dismal play-off record by thrashing Swindon in the League One final at Wembley. | 32770740 |
MP Makhosi Khoza has repeatedly called for Mr Zuma to resign. Last week, she said he was a disgrace.
She has received death threats warning her to stop pushing for a secret ballot when MPs vote on Mr Zuma next month.
Parliament and the police decided to provide security for her.
Last week, the ANC said she had crossed ... | An outspoken member of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) party has been charged with ill-discipline for speaking out against President Jacob Zuma. | 40727143 |
Three women had accused Mr Ghomeshi of attacking and sexually assaulting them.
Mr Ghomeshi, 48, had denied the charges, describing the encounters as consensual "rough sex".
The judge said that the three complainants' stories had been inconsistent and said reasonable doubt existed in this case.
A group of protesters - h... | Jian Ghomeshi, who was once one of Canada's top broadcasters, has been found not guilty of sexual assault and choking his victims. | 35893813 |
Hooker Ford, 33, set a new mark of 110 caps in Saturday's 27-22 defeat by Fiji - a match in which the forward scored his fifth international try.
Paterson, who played on the wing, at full-back and fly-half for Scotland, played with Ford at international level and at Edinburgh.
"It's an incredible achievement," said Pat... | Chris Paterson is "delighted" that Ross Ford has surpassed his record of appearances for Scotland. | 40398345 |
His three-bedroom house is surrounded by orange and lemon trees. The chirping of birds can be heard all around the garden. He says he planted the trees here himself, as he reaches to one of them to grab a few mandarins to offer me.
Mr Cangil moved to this house in 1974, after Turkey invaded Cyprus in response to a coup... | Abdullah Cangil is a 66-year-old Turkish Cypriot, living in Morphou - a border town on the divided island of Cyprus. | 38593506 |
Worcester's Thomas, 32, has retired after he was diagnosed with epilepsy, which is thought to have been triggered by multiple head traumas while playing.
Thomas said players are purposely playing down the seriousness of their injury to prolong their careers.
"It's probably the players that need the biggest wake up call... | Former Wales back row Jonathan Thomas says players need to take more responsibility if they suffer head injuries. | 34257908 |
The suspects are from Central Asian countries and have been active since November, Russian officials add.
There is no evidence they are connected with Akbarzhon Jalilov, a Kyrgyzstan-born man suspected of bombing St Petersburg's metro.
Monday's attack killed 14 people and injured almost 50.
Those detained had been recr... | Six people have been detained in St Petersburg suspected of recruiting for so-called Islamic State (IS) and aiding terrorist activity, investigators say. | 39500291 |
At its height some 75 firefighters tackled 100ft (30m) high flames, after the blaze broke out at about 14:00 BST.
Black smoke coming from the coal-fired power station led to problems on nearby roads, with drivers and householders advised to keep windows shut.
The blaze at the site near Castleford has now been brought u... | A fire at Ferrybridge C power station in West Yorkshire has caused the partial collapse of a tower on the site. | 28588714 |
The 28-year-old carded six birdies and did not drop a shot as he moved to 13 under at Coco Beach.
American Chris Stroud leads on 15 under in a field that sees the top 25 players separated by just five strokes.
Johnston, ranked 100 in the world, has one victory on the European Tour but is yet to win a PGA Tour title. | England's Andrew Johnston moved two shots off the lead at the Puerto Rico Open after a six-under-par third round of 66. | 39397137 |
The 23-year-old has not played since September and was put on a fitness regime, spending time in France, after being ruled unfit and overweight.
He is unlikely to face Burnley on Monday but could return when Albion visit Hull City on 26 November.
"He's trained well this week but he needs games," Pulis said.
The former ... | West Brom striker Saido Berahino is close to returning from injury and looks "sharper and mentally a lot clearer", says Baggies boss Tony Pulis. | 38014741 |
A variety of locations are being used to gather tents, blankets, food and clothing due to be sent to Calais.
Over 400 people have pledged to help in Wrexham with groups collecting items in Newport, Cardiff and elsewhere.
Organisers at The Lansdowne pub in Canton said they wanted to help after watching news reports.
In ... | Collection centres are being set up in Wales for donated items to help the thousands of migrants caught up in the crisis across Europe. | 34149406 |
This mixture of biomechanics and computer science originated as a teaching aid for veterinary students.
Researchers from Bradford University presented their work at the British Science Festival.
Collaborations between the group and international film studios are ongoing.
Traditionally, motion capture is only used to re... | Motion capture technology is improving the biomechanical accuracy of animals - particularly horses - in films and gaming. | 34175225 |
They will simply point to the seizure of the Crimea and the Russian military's continuing support for the rebels in eastern Ukraine as a sure sign of Moscow's growing assertiveness.
Mr Putin also says that the Russian military threat is being exaggerated in the West to justify increased military spending.
Well there is... | President Vladimir Putin's assurance that Russia does not plan to attack any other country will not change many minds here at the Nato headquarters in Brussels. | 37794131 |
James Corfield, 19, had not been seen since he left the White Horse pub in Builth Wells in the early hours of last Tuesday morning.
Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed a body was found in Builth Wells on Sunday afternoon.
A force statement said: "The body has not been formally identified at this time."
It added: "The family h... | A body has been found during the search for a man who went missing from the Royal Welsh Show in Powys. | 40770232 |
Hundreds of inmates from rival gangs threw rocks at each other in Alcacuz Prison, only kept apart by police using tear gas and rubber bullets.
Authorities have struggled to regain control of the Natal city institution since Sunday's 14-hour riot.
On Wednesday, an estimated 220 inmates were moved to other jails in an at... | Fresh violence has broken out in a Brazilian prison where 26 people died during gang clashes on Sunday. | 38675696 |
Sprinter Jimmy Thoronka, 21, did not return home after the 2014 Glasgow Games amid Ebola fears.
The University of East London (UEL) said it would offer him a place on a foundation degree course if he was granted a visa to stay in the UK.
The Home Office said it did not comment on individual cases.
Thoronka, Sierra Leon... | A Sierra Leonean athlete who was found sleeping rough in London months after competing at the Commonwealth Games has been offered a university scholarship. | 34150780 |
Npower, which is owned by the German energy giant RWE, employs 11,500 people in the UK and is one of the country's big six gas and electricity suppliers.
The BBC understands sales and marketing roles will be the worst hit.
The company, which has not made any official comment, posted a loss of £48m for the first nine mo... | Energy firm Npower is to cut up to 2,500 jobs, more than a fifth of its UK workforce, with an announcement to staff expected this week. | 35740275 |
It will examine what procedures and safeguards Police Scotland uses in relation to the practice.
The review was ordered by the Scottish government last year. It came after the UK government refused to extend a similar review in England and Wales.
The reviews follow numerous allegations across the UK that undercover pol... | The scope of an independent review of undercover policing in Scotland has been set out. | 38580446 |
Sergeant Guy Bates said he heard the "whoosh" of a Javelin anti-tank missile, seconds before it landed.
Capt Tom Sawyer, 26, of Hertfordshire, and Cpl Danny Winter, 28, from Stockport, were killed in the explosion in central Helmand in January 2009.
Two other soldiers were injured in the blast, which was ordered by the... | A British soldier has described the moment he saw two colleagues killed in "friendly fire" in Afghanistan. | 31613204 |
Peers are currently debating a change to the law which says channels including BBC One, ITV and Channel 4 must appear top of on-screen listings.
Major broadcasters argue public service channels should be protected as people adopt more personalised viewing habits.
But Sky says the networks are acting in "blatant self-in... | Viewers may have trouble finding shows they love if public service channels are not guaranteed top positions on TV guides, major broadcasters have warned. | 39327403 |
Farmers are set to produce over 15 million tonnes which means the country will have a 50% surplus for the year, according to government figures.
The bumper harvest is a result of good rains in January and February.
The extra produce is expected to help to push food prices down, according to agricultural economists.
Foo... | South Africa is expecting to harvest its biggest maize crop in four decades, a year after drought devastated output of the country's staple food. | 40092570 |
Jonathan Obika had the best opportunity of a tame first period but he could not put the visitors ahead as he somehow shot wide from six yards.
Home goalkeeper Reice Charles-Cook expertly kept out a curling Obika effort midway through the second half.
Coventry substitute Darius Henderson nearly won it in added time but ... | Coventry missed the chance to move back into the play-off places following a dour goalless draw against Swindon. | 35791528 |
Speaking after the first round of peace talks in Geneva, he said a settlement was within reach if the "instruments" were there to implement it.
The Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot communities have been split since 1974 and are divided by a UN buffer zone.
Both sides have exchanged maps setting out proposals for new boundari... | UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says a deal on reunifying Cyprus is "very close", but cautioned against hopes of a "quick fix". | 38591590 |
Tendulkar had tweeted the airline, complaining about poor service and what he referred to as a "don't care" attitude by staff.
The airline responded, apologising for the inconvenience and asking him for his full name and address.
Indian fans are livid British Airways did not know Tendulkar, and declared social media wa... | British Airways has incurred the wrath of Indian cricket fans over cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. | 34807450 |
In his inaugural speech, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski - known as PPK - said he longed for Peru in five years "to be more modern, more just, more equal".
The conservative beat Keiko Fujimori in run-off elections last month.
Peru's economy has risen sharply in recent years fuelled by a commodities boom but many Peruvians live i... | A 77-year-old former investment banker has been sworn in as Peru's new president at a ceremony in Lima. | 36920541 |
Groups from Liverpool, Manchester and the Swansea area produced and supplied high-purity cocaine to communities such as Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire.
Liverpool ringleader Ian Edwards was given 14 years and Matthew Roberts, who headed the Welsh group, got 12 years.
Sentencing at Swansea Crown Court, Judge Paul Thom... | A 19-strong gang which ran about £19m worth of cocaine into south Wales has been jailed. | 37490100 |
Charlotte Johnson and Aniela Jurecka drugged horses and ponies and sold them as suitable for children from farms in Staplehurst and Marden, in Kent.
The pair recommended vet David Smith, 66, to buyers, who would then give the animals a clean bill of health.
All three are due to be sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on ... | Two horse dealers and a vet have been convicted of a large scale fraud where they colluded to sell ill, dangerous and lame horses to unsuspecting buyers. | 36521124 |
Carvalhal has guided the Owls to successive top six finishes in his two seasons with the club.
They were beaten by Hull City in last year's final before losing on penalties to Huddersfield this year.
The Owls have not disclosed the length of the contracts the Portuguese and his coaching staff have signed.
There had bee... | Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal has signed a contract extension with the beaten Championship play-off semi-finalists. | 40021926 |
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Murray, the second seed, fought back to beat the Spaniard 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-4 7-5 and reach the semi-finals for the fifth year in a row.
He served unbelievably well, especially when he was behind
"There's been a lot of matches where I've been behind and managed to turn it roun... | British number one Andy Murray kept his hopes of winning Wimbledon alive with a dramatic five-set win over Fernando Verdasco on Centre Court. | 23170595 |
The Alex are preparing for life back in League Two following relegation from League One last season.
"We'll see where the players are fitness-wise and all the results will be put together in a league table," Davis, 50, told BBC Radio Stoke.
"The ones at the bottom will have to get themselves to the top."
After a wretch... | Crewe Alexandra manager Steve Davis says the introduction of a league table to chart his players' performances will make pre-season more "competitive". | 36672993 |
Olmert was convicted in what is known as the "Holyland affair" in which bribes were paid to speed up a luxury property development in Jerusalem.
He has already been cleared in several other corruption trials.
The 68-year-old former Kadima party leader had denied wrongdoing and had hinted at a political comeback.
The of... | Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who resigned from office in 2008 amid a corruption inquiry, has been found guilty in a bribery trial. | 26815849 |
At closing, the FTSE 100 index was down 2.86 points, or 0.04%, at 6,568.33.
Shares in drink bottling company Coca-Cola HBC closed up 7.3% after its half-year results beat expectations.
In the six months to 3 July, net profits rose 32% to ???125.2m, and the company said it was upbeat about its prospects.
"We have become... | (Close): The UK market managed to recover some of the ground lost over the past couple of days in the wake of the yuan's depreciation. | 33902680 |
The blaze, described by firefighters as "serious", started on Friday morning at Skip-It containers in North Quay Road.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service have been at the scene since then.
The town is affected by smoke which is causing problems with visibility on roads. Residents and motorists have been advised by Pub... | A fire at an industrial estate where 200 tonnes of rubbish are alight has continued for a third day in Newhaven. | 30367392 |
Starring Julie Walters, the Channel 4 series takes us back to the summer of 1932, to tell the explosive story of the decline of the British Raj and the birth of modern India.
At a time when India is dreaming of independence, but the British are clinging to power, the 10-part period saga exposes the cracks that emerge a... | For the first time since 1980s stalwart The Jewel in the Crown, colonial India is returning to primetime TV in new drama Indian Summers. | 31460479 |
The scrum-half, son of former Scotland centre Graham Shiel, touched down for the second time to snatch a 24-17 victory with the last play.
Glasgow Warriors-bound centre Robbie Nairn scored the Scots' other try.
After losing to New Zealand, Scotland had beaten Ireland, Italy and Wales to reach the fifth-place play-off.
... | Charlie Shiel scored a dramatic late try as Scotland beat Australia to seal a highest ever fifth-place finish at the World Rugby Under-20 Championship. | 40319115 |
The Guardia Civil in Palmanova told the BBC the holidaymaker's body was found late on Monday night in Magaluf.
A police spokeswoman said hotel staff were alerted when they saw water coming out of the room and that they had tried to resuscitate her.
Post-mortem tests found alcohol in her body and death was determined to... | A 24-year-old British woman has drowned in a hotel bath in Majorca, Spanish police have said. | 36197533 |
Scots competing in the 2016 Olympics include tennis gold medallist Andy Murray, who has also been selected as the Team GB flag bearer.
Rowers Katherine Grainger and Heather Stanning, who won gold in London 2012, will also be defending their titles.
The 51 Scots include three reserve athletes.
It is the highest number e... | First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has sent a message of support to Team GB athletes in Rio - including the record 51 Scottish Olympians selected. | 36978945 |
The figurines, each clad in a hand-made calico shroud, mark the anniversary of the start of the battle 100 years ago.
They were placed on the grass next to the World War One memorial in Exeter, by artist Rob Heard.
The artwork was opened at 07:30 BST, the exact time the whistle was blown 100 years ago for the battle's ... | Figurines representing each of the 19,240 British soldiers who died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme have been laid out. | 36644373 |
Its shares fell as much as 5% in early trading before recovering slightly.
At the weekend, Germany's Bild newspaper said the country's regulators had found evidence of emissions-cheating software in Fiat cars.
Rival VW has already been engulfed by a similar test-cheating scandal.
According to Bild's Sunday edition, the... | Fiat Chrysler shares have fallen sharply on the Milan stock exchange after media reports that it could face a sales ban in Germany over accusations that it cheated emissions tests. | 36357174 |
Erick Aguirre's own goal put the Golden Eaglets in front in Abu Dhabi.
The Nigerians doubled their lead with a tap in from Kelechi Iheanacho before captain Musa Mohamed's free kick sealed the win.
Nigeria also picked up the tournament's fair-play award and Dele Alampasu was awarded the Golden Glove for being the best g... | Nigeria won the Under-17 World Cup for a record fourth time on Friday with a 3-0 win over champions Mexico. | 24874527 |
Several hundred people were protesting against a proposed UN-backed peace deal that would form a new unity government.
The mortars were fired from an Islamist-held district, a police spokesman told AP news agency.
Over the last year, Benghazi has seen fierce clashes between the military and various Islamist brigades.
A... | Mortar rounds have been fired at a crowd of demonstrators in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing six and injuring at least 35. | 34622897 |
Two executives left Abellio and its state-owned parent company on Friday after a probe into the awarding of a major contract in the Netherlands.
Abellio took over the ScotRail franchise earlier this year after winning the £2.5bn contract.
The Scottish government said there were no doubts about the ScotRail process.
Ab... | ScotRail will not be affected by a scandal that has hit the Dutch company that runs the rail franchise, the Scottish government has said. | 33028594 |
New public security laws were introduced in July and allow for fines for a number of offences, including unauthorised protests and photographing police without permission.
The photograph of the police car, in the eastern town of Petrer, was posted on Facebook on 27 July.
The image was deleted soon afterwards.
Police sp... | Spanish police are looking to fine a woman who photographed officers parking in a disabled spot under a controversial new "gag law". | 33981404 |
It was revealed on Wednesday that ministers had invited grammar school leaders to apply for £150m over three years for new selective school places.
School leaders have also demanded the return of £384m, initially promised to turn schools into academies.
The Department for Education says school funding is at record leve... | Head teachers warning that they face financial meltdown are "furious" that the government has been pledging funds to create grammar schools in England. | 38919383 |
South Wales Police launched an appeal over Alec Warburton, who has not been seen since July 31.
Officers have been searching in and around his home in Vivian Road, Swansea, with a police tent erected on the street on Thursday.
Det Supt Tony Brown said they want to speak to David Craig Ellis, 40, to help with their inqu... | Detectives want to speak to a man who may be able to help in the search for a missing 59-year-old from Swansea. | 33812683 |
Hammerson won a battle against Swansea council a year ago after it was blocked from approaching 80 well-known stores to move into Parc Tawe.
The firm plans to demolish some smaller units along with a former pizza restaurant and the enclosed walkways.
Councillors approved the plans on Tuesday, with work expected to star... | The owners of a largely empty retail park in Swansea have received the green light to spend £15m revamping it. | 37543528 |
The Sensex index rose 6% to a record 25375.63, before falling back to stand up 1.29% at 24121.74.
Both foreign and local investors are buying in the hope that BJP reforms will revive the Indian economy.
Mr Modi plans to revive economic growth in India by boosting investment.
By mid afternoon, local time, the BJP and it... | Indian stocks rose as votes from India's general election indicated the leader of the opposition Baratiya Janata Party (BJP), Narendra Modi, would be the next prime minister. | 27435457 |
The study was commissioned after a series of reports focussed on the council during an inquiry into the so-called Trojan Horse letter.
Led by Sir Bob Kerslake, the report also called for the council to review a new voting system and devolution model.
The council said it recognised and accepted the broad thrust of the d... | An independent panel should be set up to oversee improvements at Birmingham City Council, a review has found. | 30379856 |
The island has a rich cycling history having staged Britain's biggest festival, International Cycle Week, for almost 70 years until 2003.
Cyclefest, scheduled for May 2016, will see professional cycling return to the island for the first time in 13 years.
Organisers said the festival will celebrate the island's "unique... | The Isle of Man is to host an annual three-day cycling festival from next year, based in the north of the island. | 30915942 |
Januzaj, 22, was told he could find another club this summer by United manager Jose Mourinho.
He returned from an unsuccessful campaign on loan at Sunderland and was left out of Mourinho's squad for the pre-season tour of the United States.
Januzaj, who has also had a stint on loan at Borussia Dortmund in 2015-16, is s... | Manchester United have agreed a fee of about £9.8m with Real Sociedad for Belgium winger Adnan Januzaj. | 40578666 |
"I want you to go on a charisma master class," said my editor one morning, out of the blue.
Immediately sensing my awkward bewilderment, he quickly explained that he didn't think I needed help.
Instead he had a job for me - he wanted me to explore whether it is possible to be taught to become more charismatic.
That's h... | Whether or not I am charismatic was not a question I had ever asked myself until very recently. | 40161953 |
Captain Shahid Afridi's late cameo - 24 off eight deliveries - was not enough to help Pakistan over the line after England finished on 172-8.
James Vince (38) top scored for England, with stand-in captain Jos Buttler (33) and opener Jason Roy (29) also chipping in.
Afridi was also the pick of the Pakistan bowlers, taki... | England wrapped up victory in the T20 series against Pakistan after a thrilling three-run victory in Dubai. | 34949142 |
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This is the new Virtual Reality (VR) version of Google Earth, as seen through the HTC Vive headset.
The way the HTC Vive's works means that as well as moving your head around to get different views, you can walk around your surroundings, trying to see into Buckingham Palace or... | Check out these superhero-eye views of cities around the world! | 38013753 |
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The 70-year-old was appointed on Tuesday, with Blues 20th and three points above the relegation zone.
Their final three matches are trips to Aston Villa and Bristol City plus a home match against play-off hopefuls Huddersfield Town.
"We need a win and a point," Redknapp to... | Four points will be enough for Birmingham City to maintain their Championship status, says new manager Harry Redknapp. | 39633894 |
The Guardian newspaper claims Whisper has an in-house tool which can track the locations of all its users.
This includes some who have specifically opted out of sharing location details, the report claims.
Whisper editor Neetzan Zimmerman tweeted that the article was "riddled with outright lies and made-up quotes".
The... | The editor of Whisper, an app for people to share secrets anonymously, has angrily denied reports that it has been tracking users and sharing data. | 29660260 |
Klay Thompson led a fourth-quarter rally scoring an NBA play-off record 11 three-pointers and a career play-off best 41 points.
The winner of Monday's game seven at Oakland will face the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA finals.
The Cavs beat Toronto Raptors 4-2 in the Eastern Conference.
After surrenderi... | Golden State Warriors beat hosts Oklahoma City Thunder 108-101 to force a decider in the best-of-seven Western Conference final. | 36407753 |
But behind the routine promises of co-operation lie a tangle of relations, and hints at a tricky future. Our correspondents unpick some of the key international responses.
What she said: "[Macron] carries the hopes of millions of French people, and of many people in Germany and the whole of Europe.
"He ran a courageous... | World leaders have been congratulating Emmanuel Macron on a resounding victory in the French election. | 39848673 |
He hopes that motivation will drive the players on when the World Cup qualifiers start on Sunday in Malta.
"It was painful," McGhee said. "I did my best to enjoy the Euros, but I was jealous of nations that were there.
"I kept trying to superimpose us on certain games and wondering just what we might have achieved."
Al... | Scotland assistant manager Mark McGhee says the national team will be spurred on by the pain of missing out on the European Championship finals. | 37234693 |
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that "less onerous" options should be considered first, to protect against diseases such as HIV.
A French court will now decide if the outright ban is proportionate.
France has the highest rate of HIV among sexually active gay men in Europe, according to the court.
The ruling w... | A ban on gay men giving blood in France may be justified but only if there are no alternatives, the EU's top court says. | 32520814 |
The Czech secured his 13th ATP title, and his second Shenzhen title, with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 victory over third seed Gasquet.
Berdych, who missed the US Open with appendicitis, is ninth in the race to qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals.
"Five weeks ago I was in hospital, now I'm sitting here with the trophy,"... | Tomas Berdych won his first title of the season with victory over Richard Gasquet at the Shenzhen Open in China. | 37536139 |
Foreign mining license holders will have to cut their stake down from 80% within 10 years, according to the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry.
The policy change was made on 21 February but not announced until Wednesday.
Indonesia is keen to increase domestic investment in mining projects.
"The aim is the state has ... | Indonesia will limit foreign ownership of its mines to 49%, which is likely to have an impact on overseas investment in the country. | 17295596 |
Ricky visited children at a school in Soweto, where Mandela spent much of his younger years, to speak to them about the former leader.
One girl told Ricky that she sees Mandela as a "global icon, partly because he symbolises peace."
South Africa is preparing to say a final goodbye to Nelson Mandela at his funeral this ... | Newsround's Ricky is in South Africa, talking to children there about what Mandela means to them and what kind of nation he leaves behind. | 25361976 |
It was McEvoy's second Melbourne Cup success, after first winning with Brew in 2000. The 36-year-old said it was "a dream come true".
Known as the "race that stops a nation", the event is the world's richest two-mile handicap.
Heartbreak City was second, with pre-race favourite Hartnell in third.
A crowd of more than 1... | Almandin, ridden by Australian Kerrin McEvoy, won the 156th running of the Melbourne Cup, Australia's most popular horse race. | 37795762 |
The two, Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas and Efrain Antonio Campo Flores, were arrested on Tuesday in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.
They are accused of trying to arrange a shipment of cocaine to the US via Honduras.
The charges are likely to further strain US-Venezuelan relations.
Without referring directly ... | A court in New York has charged two nephews of Venezuela's First Lady Cilia Flores with conspiring to import cocaine to the United States. | 34797783 |
State-owned Radio Nauru (88.8 FM) carries programming from Radio Australia and the BBC, and Nauru TV carries programmes from Australia and New Zealand as well as local output.
Affordable public internet access is available, and there are around 340 internet users (Internetworldstats, December 2011).
Bulletin - weekly
C... | Nauru has no daily newspaper. | 15433625 |
The 24-year-old, who was born in the Netherlands, represented Morocco at the London 2012 Olympics.
"Soufian's a player we see talent in. We can see his desire," said Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson.
"We spoke to some people in Holland who knew him and played against him, and all the reports were good."
El Hassnaoui wa... | Hearts have agreed to sign Sparta Rotterdam striker Soufian El Hassnaoui on a three-year contract, subject to international clearance. | 27879484 |
The Young Conway Volunteers members were prosecuted over their conduct outside St Patrick's Chapel on Donegall Street, north Belfast, on 12 July 2012.
They had denied playing the Famine Song as they marched in circles at the site.
Prosecutors did not oppose their appeal, but only because they agreed to being bound over... | Thirteen members of a loyalist band have successfully appealed convictions for provocatively playing a sectarian tune outside a Catholic church. | 34978343 |
The move comes just days after the car parts maker said it was doubling the number of cars it had recalled to 34 million, affecting 11 carmakers.
Mazda is recalling 120,000 vehicles including the Atenza sedan, the Bongo van and two models that it builds for Nissan and Mitsubishi in Japan.
Mitsubishi is recalling 512,00... | Two more Japanese car giants - Mazda and Mitsubishi - are recalling 630,000 vehicles to replace faulty air bag inflators made by Takata. | 32840813 |
But it turns out that there is an occasional interested observer of this Northern Ireland Assembly election campaign from beyond Irish shores.
Lorenzo Amuso, a correspondent with RSI, an Italian language broadcaster in Switzerland, visited Belfast on Friday for a look at the situation at Stormont.
According to him, som... | International intrigue in Northern Ireland's politics isn't what it used to be. | 39007592 |
London's Oxford Street must be changed because of poor air quality, congestion and overcrowding, Westminster City Council and Transport for London said.
They added international competition was putting its future at risk.
The plans include reducing traffic, improving public spaces and improving residential areas and ac... | Views are being sought on plans to convert the country's busiest high street into the "world's best outdoor shopping experience". | 39685798 |
"I yanked open the driver's door and went for him," the 66-year-old told the newspaper.
Scotland's super-rich are getting even richer, according to The Sunday Times Scotland. It says an explosion in wealth, outlined in this year's Rich List, was fuelled by a "Brexit boom".
The Sunday Mail reports concerns about a movie... | The Sunday Post leads with the story of a grandmother who fought off a man who attacked her husband while trying to steal their car from their driveway. | 39834944 |
The group, ASAP-NHS, said mothers and babies had been harmed by a failure to implement UK-wide health and safety legislation in Scotland.
A BBC investigation revealed what were described as the "unnecessary" deaths of six babies at Crosshouse Hospital.
The Scottish government said some of the campaigners' claims were w... | A patient campaign group has written to the first minister calling for a public inquiry into the safety of Scottish maternity units. | 40330363 |
City are bottom of Group E after a 2-1 home defeat by CSKA Moscow.
But captain Kompany insists the side, who had two players sent off against CSKA on Wednesday, is still learning.
"Everyone will jump on the bandwagon," he said. "I go the other way. I believe in my team. I back everyone at this club 100% to turn it arou... | Vincent Kompany says he still believes Manchester City can succeed in Europe - despite the club being in danger of another early Champions League exit. | 29933131 |
Born in Tokyo, Sciver has lived in Japan, Poland and the Netherlands, playing a different sport in each country, before settling in England and on a career in cricket.
"My mum works for the foreign office and gets various postings in England and abroad," the 22-year-old, who is now based in Surrey, told BBC Sport.
"I p... | For a job that involves constant travelling for much of the year, England all-rounder Natalie Sciver might be over-qualified. | 28953065 |
Bethan Rhys Roberts hosts Ask the Leader on BBC One Wales at 19:00 BST on Monday.
Andrew Robert Tudor Davies relishes his larger-than-life reputation, and once described himself as "19 stone of prime Welsh beef".
When elected Welsh Tory leader in 2011, he was thought of as being on the right of the party and perhaps a ... | Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies faces questions from an audience in Swansea in the first of a daily series of live TV election specials. | 35996845 |
But the arrival of 51 refugees from Syria, his country of birth, is a more immediate concern.
Tony's own parents made the journey from Damascus to Belfast when he was just three years old.
"My aunt was a doctor in Belfast at the time, in the Royal Victoria Hospital, and so my mum and dad decided to follow her to a much... | Tony Salami is much like any other 18-year-old Belfast student, cramming for Christmas exams and looking forward to seeing his old school friends return home from various universities next week. | 35104164 |
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea called for India to suspend its court case against the two marines, pending international arbitration.
It also rejected Italy's request for the marines to be freed while they await the final ruling.
The case has led to a bitter diplomatic row between Delhi and Rome.
Mas... | A UN-linked tribunal has ordered a halt to all legal proceedings in the case of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012. | 34037362 |
The portable ultrasound scanner is aimed at better detecting injuries such as bleeding on the brain.
The team is working on the technology with the Ministry of Defence's science and technology laboratory (DSTL).
The device - much smaller than an MRI scanner - would create a 3D model of the brain on location.
It could t... | New brain scanning software being developed by the University of Aberdeen could save the lives of soldiers on the front line, experts believe. | 36574787 |
A man - named locally as Erdogan Guzel - died at the scene, and a woman remains in hospital with serious injuries.
Police believe the pair were not the intended targets of the attack on 10 July.
Officers arrested six people at Gatwick Airport and another three at an address in Hornsey, north London.
The Met said three ... | Detectives investigating a fatal shooting in north London have arrested nine people. | 33524065 |
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More than 150 dogs had to be rescued in 2014, when an adoption centre was destroyed in a big blaze.
Since then, people have donated more than a million pounds to help the adoption centre rebuild, and it's finally ready to open.
The new centre is better than ever, with glass wi... | Manchester dogs home is re-opening more than a year after a big fire destroyed its buildings. | 35625836 |
Captain Brendan McCullum broke his own record for the fastest century scored by a New Zealander (74 balls) as they posted 441 on day one.
Sri Lanka scored 138 in their first innings but Dimuth Karunaratne's maiden Test ton saw them reach 407 following on as they set New Zealand 105 to win.
Ross Taylor (39) and Kane Wil... | New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets to win five Tests in a calendar year for the first time. | 30621756 |
Now Mount Stewart, the historic 18th century house in County Down, can add another accolade after winning a top UK prize for conservation.
It scooped the building conservation award at the 2016 RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) Awards.
The honour was for work carried out as part of a three-year £8m refurbis... | It has long been a favourite setting for Hollywood movies and attracted famous visitors including poets, artists and even prime ministers. | 37673108 |
The council had proposed to build an incinerator at Saddlebow, King's Lynn, but the project was scrapped earlier this year at a cost of £33m.
Labour council leader George Nobbs said the site would not be sold or rented to any company to build an incinerator.
The council is now to develop a strategy to recycle and reuse... | Norfolk county councillors have voted to stop the sale of an axed waste incinerator site and ruled out burning as a future method of waste disposal. | 30498160 |
The Care Inspectorate said an inspection of Brae Cottage Residential Home in Broughty Ferry raised "serious concerns."
The regulator has served the home with a formal improvement notice listing five areas requiring immediate attention.
These include staffing levels and restraint of residents.
A Care Inspectorate spokes... | A Dundee care home has been told to make "urgent improvements" in the care provided to its vulnerable residents. | 35668403 |
No one provider dominated, with EE coming out best in England, Vodafone the overall winner in Northern Ireland and Three in Scotland and Wales.
The study, from mobile network performance firm RootMetrics, also suggests that England has the highest amount of 4G while Wales trails behind.
Operators will bid for fresh spe... | The provider of best mobile coverage in the UK is influenced by geography as well as the operator, a study suggests. | 40738947 |
The 42-year-old from the Dominican Republic, who has played in the MLB for 19 years, cleared the fence against San Diego Padres on Saturday.
It was the 226th time Colon had batted, and helped the Mets to a 6-3 win.
"I don't know how to explain it," said Colon, who weighs more than 20 stone. "Once I hit it, I knew it wa... | New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon has become the oldest player in Major League Baseball history to hit the first home run of his career. | 36240814 |
Thousands of people have joined the protest, carrying banners with pictures of the missing trainee teachers.
Prosecutors say the students were arrested by corrupt police officers after a demonstration in the town of Iguala on 26 September.
They were handed over to a local criminal gang, who killed them.
The students at... | The parents of 43 Mexican students who went missing five months ago have been leading a march in Mexico City to call for a full investigation. | 31654451 |
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) provide protection for people with reduced mental capacity.
The Supreme Court ruling means every individual is entitled to their own assessment rather than a general one.
But social services directors say it has put major pressure on services as social workers carry out assessme... | Applications to restrict freedom of people with illnesses such as dementia and autism for their own safety have risen 10-fold since a landmark ruling. | 29871717 |
The patent, belonging to a firm called eDekka, related to "methods of storing information" which included the use of labels - but the judge said this could apply to routine activities.
The US patent system allows companies to acquire the rights to inventions and demand money for their use, without making products of th... | A judge in East Texas has wiped out 168 patent cases relating to a single patent and filed by the same company. | 34423929 |
The new government is starting to prepare the ground for the real battles that lie ahead.
It is what lies behind the visit by Theresa May to Europe's two most powerful countries, France and Germany.
Over dinner with Angela Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday, there will be no negotiations about Brexit.
The German chancellor ... | After the political shocks and aftershocks comes a lull. | 36844932 |
The prosecutor said evidence showed he was not handcuffed when he was shot, contrary to reports at the time.
Police responded in November to an alleged assault by Clark and said he interfered with paramedics.
His death came after a series of fatal US police shootings involving African Americans. Hundreds of people prot... | Minneapolis police officers will not be charged over the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark, a 24-year-old unarmed man. | 35928102 |
It comes after the UK government said it had offered help with the recovery effort following Wednesday's quake, which killed at least 250 people.
Amatrice is one of the worst affected areas, along with the towns of Arquata, Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto.
The Foreign Office has not confirmed the deaths of the British ... | At least three British citizens were among those killed in the earthquake in central Italy, an official from the town of Amatrice has told the BBC. | 37189566 |
The country's Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) said it would determine the police's involvement in the man's death.
Letsekang Thokoene, who was not a farm worker, was allegedly shot by rubber bullets on Monday.
South Africa has been hit by a series of wildcat strikes since last year.
The strikers, wh... | South Africa's police are being investigated after a man died during the on-going farm workers' strike in the wine-producing Western Cape region. | 21047312 |
The teenagers were freed last week after a journalist helped them, but their families say that the police had on numerous occasions refused their pleas to get involved.
This Wednesday, with the case now generating headlines, the police finally arrested the tailor and two family members.
The two girls were aged just 11 ... | The Burmese president has ordered an investigation into the case of two girls who say they were kept prisoner and tortured for five years in a tailor shop. | 37448243 |
The 1486 woodcut map is one of the earliest surviving copies of Ptolemy's map.
It was bought by the Aberystwyth library at an auction in 2008.
An image of the map has been given to People's Collection Wales and Wikimedia Commons.
Ptolemy was a Greek-Roman astronomer and geographer who established the use of longitude a... | A 2nd Century map of the British Isles has been made available for the public to view online by the National Library of Wales. | 34746030 |
Mr Borisov had backed the centre-right speaker of parliament, Tsetska Tsacheva, who got only 35% in Sunday's run-off vote, according to exit polls.
A political outsider, the former commander of the country's Air Force Rumen Radev, won with more than 58%.
He was backed by the opposition Socialist Party.
Earlier on Sunda... | Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said he will resign after his party's candidate was defeated in presidential elections. | 37969756 |
This means that he's now free to compete in the World Championships in Beijing in August.
Farah, who won two gold medals at the London Olympics in 2012, insists that he's never taken drugs to improve his performance.
UK Athletics carried out an investigation after reports that Mo's coach Alberto Salazar supplied drugs ... | Bosses at UK Athletics have said they found no evidence that Mo Farah has done anything wrong after looking into claims that his coach gave drugs to another athlete in 2002. | 33733245 |
The 42 year old died near Devil's Bridge when a bin lorry crashed on the B4574 at 10:50 BST on Saturday.
In a statement, Mr Cuddy's family described him as a "lovely, honest, caring son, brother and uncle".
A 64-year-old man also involved in the crash was airlifted to Morriston Hospital in Swansea but police say his co... | A man killed in a lorry crash in Ceredigion has been named as Stephen Joseph Cuddy. | 32191527 |
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