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Chris Wilder's men fell behind to Amadou Bakayoko's opener - his fourth goal in four matches against the Blades - and were toiling until Evans' 52nd-minute introduction.
First his 74th-minute shot was deflected into his own net by Kory Roberts, and then he crossed for Nathan Thomas to score, before Daniel Lafferty adde... | Substitute Ched Evans set up two goals on his second Sheffield United debut as they fought back from 1-0 down to beat Walsall in the EFL Cup first round. | 40798478 |
Born in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, she represented North Wales in the European Parliament from 1979 to 1989.
Miss Brookes, who had also been a social worker and company director, joined UKIP in 2013, "disillusioned" with David Cameron's leadership.
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies described her as "an incredibly... | The former Welsh Conservative Euro MP Beata Brookes has died aged 84. | 33975086 |
Jeff Henry, 39, was chased and fatally assaulted in Cambridge in June 2015.
Martin Saunders, 35, and Anthony Kenny, 37, admitted manslaughter at the Old Bailey and were jailed for 22 years and 16-and-a-half years respectively.
Ben Maguire, 29, was jailed for four-and-a-half years after admitting conspiracy to commit GB... | Three men have been jailed in connection with the "cowardly" killing of a father-of-six. | 36754201 |
The Richmond Park MP said he would stick to the pledge to trigger a by-election - but he would not quit as London mayor if elected in May.
He said it would be "an act of betrayal" for the prime minister to allow Heathrow to expand.
The PM is expected to soon announce a further delay to the Heathrow decision.
The BBC un... | London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has said he regrets promising to quit as an MP if David Cameron gives the go-ahead for a third runway at Heathrow. | 35037555 |
The 22-year-old, on loan from Cardiff City, has scored six goals in 18 appearances for County this season.
He said he was aware of the approach before the 0-0 FA Cup second round draw with Argyle.
"I've heard there's been interest as well but it's not for me to be dealing with that so I've left it for someone else to d... | Newport County striker Rhys Healey has confirmed FA Cup rivals Plymouth Argyle have made an approach for him. | 38251561 |
Brownings Bakery, who make the delicacy and provide match-day catering, have applied to trademark the name.
The club has owned the "Killie" trademark, which includes pies and snacks, since 1998 and will end its partnership with Brownings from 31 May.
Brownings managing director John Gall said the Kilmarnock bakery owne... | Kilmarnock FC are facing a legal battle with a local bakers over the naming rights for the famous "Killie Pie". | 36034615 |
The 20-year-old made his Rams debut in November 2014, one of only four appearances for the Championship club.
He had a short loan spell with Notts County two seasons ago and spent four months in League One with Blackpool last term, playing 22 times.
Thomas has signed a two-year contract with the Sky Blues.
The deal is ... | Coventry City have made their first signing of the summer after agreeing a deal for striker Kwame Thomas following his release by Derby County. | 36684030 |
The popular baking contest is moving to Channel 4 after the current series finishes.
Mary said: "What a privilege and honour it has been to be part of seven years of magic in a tent."
Her co-star Paul Hollywood has signed a deal to do three series of the show on Channel 4.
The presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins ar... | The Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry has announced she is leaving the TV show, but fellow judge Paul Hollywood is staying. | 37440526 |
It was a close contest until Pompey finally found the target through a solo goal by Roberts, with late strikes by Linganzi and Whatmough ending any hopes injury hit Carlisle had of salvaging something from the game.
A hectic opening spell saw both sides test the opposition keeper. Pompey's Carl Baker had Mark Gillespie... | Portsmouth narrowed the gap between themselves and promotion rivals Carlisle to three points after second-half goals by Gary Roberts, Amine Linganzi and substitute Jack Whatmough earned them a win at Brunton Park. | 39012008 |
The prime minister's ambitions for significant change at home have been culled, disappearing with her majority.
But the complexity of all the work the government has ahead administratively, as the UK prepares to leave the EU, is plain to see.
Eight bills on Brexit - whether on customs, agriculture, fisheries, or immigr... | It was meant to be Theresa May's political coronation, but the Queen's Speech has confirmed the reality of her fall from grace. | 40354313 |
Staff and volunteers at Felbrigg Hall, a stately home in Norfolk, were asked to wear badges and lanyards in support of an LGBTQ campaign.
But 30 of the 350 volunteers were offered duties away from the public after choosing not to wear them.
In a statement, the trust said it would now be an "optional" decision.
A spokes... | The National Trust has reversed a decision to make some volunteers work away from the public after they refused to wear sexual equality symbols. | 40837709 |
Ex-Barcelona boss Guardiola has left Bayern Munich to replace Manuel Pellegrini as City manager this summer.
"I'm absolutely excited about Pep joining our team," said Al Mubarak. "I consider Pep to be one of, if not the best manager, in football today.
"We are getting a manager that epitomises passion and commitment. H... | Pep Guardiola will take Manchester City "to a new level", according to club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak. | 36456453 |
Engineers should embrace the arts, Sir John O'Reilly, a fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, argued in a lecture.
About 59% of engineering companies in the IET's 2014 survey feared skill shortages could threaten business.
"There is nothing as creative as engineering," Sir John told BBC News.
He says... | Engineering needs to emphasise its creative side to encourage more young people to take it up as a career, says a leading member of the profession. | 30136921 |
There is increasing worry about internet grooming, due to the growth in the use of webcams and 'apps' that allow people to chat online.
Childline received 4,896 calls from Northern Ireland last year - sexual abuse accounted for 275 calls (5.6%).
The charity held 164 counselling sessions over online sex abuse with youn... | More than 160 children in Northern Ireland called Childline last year, concerned about online sexual abuse. | 37402926 |
Dr Bryan Beattie, a consultant in fetal medicine, said women taking the current test are "gambling" their pregnancies.
A new test for the genetic condition that reduces the risk of miscarriage is being trialled in London.
The Welsh government said it would consider evidence from the National Screening Committee (NSC).
... | The NHS in Wales should fund a safer pregnancy test for Down's syndrome rather than waiting for approval across the UK, a doctor has said. | 33039993 |
European newspapers see an opportunity to move forward without the burden of appeasing a reluctant partner in Washington.
And in China, state-run media see their country ascending to a position of global leadership on the issue of climate change.
The announcement also triggered a global conversation on social media, wi... | Frustration with the US is flowing freely in global media following President Donald Trump's announcement that his country would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement signed in 2015 by 195 countries. | 40130447 |
Rugby league club Leeds Rhinos have confirmed the South Stand, first opened in 1931, is to be demolished at the end of August.
The sporting complex hosts cricket, rugby league and rugby union fixtures.
The final rugby league game with the stand in situ is to be on 18 August, the club said.
Live updates and more stories... | A date has been announced for the start of demolition at Headingley stadium to allow a major revamp of the rugby and cricket facilities. | 40428587 |
The Guinness World Record was last set in 2010, when 102 people met at Adventure Island in Southend in Essex to ride the Green Scream.
The new attempt was a fundraiser for Southend Hospital Charitable Foundation's Keyhole Cancer Appeal.
It was hoped 122 people would ride the rollercoaster, but only 57 took part.
They t... | A bid to set a new world record for the number of naked people riding a rollercoaster has failed, but £10,000 has been raised for charity. | 34631694 |
Mushin Ahmed, 81, was attacked off Fitzwilliam Road, Rotherham, on 10 August.
Two men from the town have been charged with murder and remanded in custody.
In a statement after Mr Ahmed's funeral on Friday his family said he was a gentle man who would have wanted "something positive to come out of our grief".
The family... | Relatives of a man who died in an attack say the community has "come together" to support the family. | 34486622 |
The giant block is estimated to cover an area of roughly 6,000 sq km; that's about a quarter the size of Wales.
A US satellite observed the berg on Wednesday while passing over a region known as the Larsen C Ice Shelf.
Scientists were expecting it. They'd been following the development of a large crack in Larsen's ice ... | One of the biggest icebergs ever recorded has just broken away from Antarctica. | 40321674 |
Assombalonga scored from point-blank range after being picked out by Mark Little's delightful low delivery.
Debutant Hogan Ephraim then stylishly slipped the ball through to Mendez-Laing to secure their passage.
Assombalonga dragged two other chances wide, while Arron Davies forced Posh keeper Bobby Olejnik into a late... | Goals from Britt Assombalonga and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing saw Peterborough defeat Exeter and seal their place in the second round of the FA Cup. | 24783908 |
The watchdog was called in after allegations of a hardline Muslim takeover of schools in Birmingham and has now inspected 21 schools.
It put six schools in special measures and said five had not done enough to protect children from extremist ideas.
But Park View Educational Trust said Ofsted had found no evidence of a ... | A trust has denounced the decision to put three schools in special measures, as Ofsted prepares to publish reports on the alleged "Trojan Horse" plot. | 27757070 |
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It was not just the result that was impressive, it was how they got their 2-0 win. Right from the start, the intensity of their play was frightening, and they carried out Pochettino's game plan to perfection.
I cannot say I was surprised to see how good Spurs were, though.... | The way Tottenham beat Premier League leaders Manchester City on Sunday was a huge statement of intent by boss Mauricio Pochettino and his players. | 37537378 |
The comments, suggesting that colonialism was not all negative, are likely to roll back some of the significant gains made by the DA into black areas where the electorate is disillusioned with the governing African National Congress.
The DA is already under pressure to take decisive action against Helen Zille for her p... | Although we still have two years to go, controversial tweets about the legacy of colonialism by the former leader of South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance may have scuppered the party's electoral chances. | 39302739 |
Interestingly Police Scotland released the latest quarterly data in not one, but two spreadsheets.
It should be pointed out that the release of the figures was also published on the same day as reports into the system of stop-search and the M9 crash in which two people died after their crashed car was left unattended f... | The latest stop-search data by Police Scotland appears to emphasise not only that there was a target culture within the force around the controversial practice, but also how poorly managed the data was in the past. | 34129200 |
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A 2-1 win over Aberdeen in Saturday's Scottish Cup final sealed the clean sweep for the former Liverpool manager.
"It's been incredible," Rodgers told BBC Scotland. "I couldn't have written the script any better.
"I was born into Celtic and it's a huge privilege to manage ... | Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers described his first season in charge as a "dream" after they became the first Scottish side to complete an unbeaten domestic treble. | 40070950 |
Jonathan Godson, 49, from St Ouen in Jersey, admitted 24 counts of inciting, taking and making the images.
Godson, originally from Canada, was sentenced on Monday at Jersey's Royal Court.
The court heard that he possessed more than 68,000 indecent images and hundreds of hours of video.
Det Insp Paul Kennea, of the Stat... | A man described as a "prolific supplier" of indecent images of children has been sentenced to eight years in prison. | 22156627 |
Henshaw looks set to fill the void left by the impending departures of Ian Madigan and Ben Te'o at Leinster.
Now a key member of Joe Schmidt's Irish squad, the 22-year-old has chosen not to renew his current deal with the western province beyond this campaign.
He will continue to help Connacht in their bid for success ... | Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw will leave Connacht at the end of the season and is likely to join Leinster. | 35574193 |
One patient had his brain surgery cancelled less than two hours before he was due in hospital.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital apologised, saying the procedure is not currently commissioned by NHS England.
However, NHS England claims it is working with the hospital on plans to further develop the service.
David Knowles, 3... | Life changing operations for epilepsy have stopped in Birmingham over the past 14 months because of a row over money, a surgeon has claimed. | 28244988 |
The businessman-turned-politician will be the first to tell you that he has brought millions of people out to the polls during this fiercely contested primary season. And it is true that more people voted in this year's primary and caucus season than in any other year.
But his detractors will point out that he only rea... | Depending on whom your ask, Donald Trump is either the saviour of the Republican Party, or a harbinger of its demise. | 36291757 |
The soaring temperatures are part of a trend putting the world on track for the warmest year on record.
Maximum temperatures were warmer than average across nearly the entire continent, according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM).
Nine of the warmest springs on record occurred since 2002, said BoM Manager o... | November was the hottest month and ended the hottest spring on record for Australia, meteorologists say. | 30271707 |
Spain's two-time Formula 1 champion spent Tuesday's test learning about his car's behaviour in traffic on the 220mph+ superspeedway.
"We keep experimenting on set-up and on running in traffic," Alonso said.
"We didn't put everything together - it's not time to. But I think we will arrive OK to qualifying and the race."... | Fernando Alonso is confident he will be in good shape for qualifying and the race at the Indianapolis 500 after the second day of practice. | 39947261 |
Unilever has confirmed it is raising prices in the UK to compensate for the sharp drop in the pound's value.
Tesco is resisting the move and has removed Unilever products from its website.
Unilever's finance chief said such price increases are a "normal" reaction to shifts in currency values.
The products currently abs... | Marmite, PG Tips tea and Pot Noodles are among dozens of brands currently unavailable on Tesco's online site due to a dispute with Unilever. | 37639518 |
Lower prices for food and computer goods helped to cut the rate from 0.3% in January, official figures show.
February's figure is the lowest rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation since estimates of the measure began in 1988.
The drop in the CPI measure was sharper than many analysts had expected, with most expe... | UK inflation rate fell to 0% in February, the lowest since records began, official figures show. | 32031473 |
Members of the RMT and Unite unions employed by the Wood Group on Shell platforms walked out at 06:30.
About 400 workers are involved in the strike, as well as a ban on overtime, with further stoppages planned for the coming weeks.
It is the first industrial action of its kind in the offshore oil and gas industry in al... | Hundreds of North Sea workers have gone on strike for 24 hours over plans to cut their pay and allowances. | 36888514 |
Chemicals giant Ineos wants to inspect part of the ancient Nottinghamshire forest to see if there is potential for fracking.
Protestors fear the surveys could lead to fracking in the forest or on on land in nearby Edwinstowe.
Thoresby Estate, which owns the site, had already said it will not agree to any shale gas well... | Hundreds of people have taken part in a protest against plans to survey Sherwood Forest for shale gas. | 38547173 |
Figures from the Labor Department showed the US economy created 178,000 jobs in November, while the jobless rate fell to 4.6% from 4.9% in October.
The data adds to recent evidence of healthy growth in the economy, although wage growth was weaker than expected.
Most analysts think the Federal Reserve will raise rates a... | The US unemployment rate fell to a nine-year low in November, adding to expectations that US interest rates will rise later this month. | 38181041 |
The regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), accused the company of an "aggressive sales strategy" and of failing to treat its customers fairly.
It said the company had "prioritised profit".
Swinton issued an immediate apology. It said it had changed its practices, and had set aside a total of £11.2m to compen... | One of the UK's largest insurance brokers, Swinton, has been fined £7.38m for mis-selling policies. | 23329921 |
Chabur Goc Alei was speaking after the widespread celebrations that greeted a first competitive victory for the world's newest nation.
On Saturday South Sudan, which became independent in 2011, beat this year's Africa Cup of Nations semi-finalists Equatorial Guinea 1-0 in Juba.
"Through football, we can stop the war," ... | Football can help bring peace to war-torn South Sudan, the president of the country's FA believes. | 34188088 |
The Lionesses reached the last eight after beating Norway 2-1 - their first win in a World Cup knockout match.
They now face the side they beat 1-0 in March's Cyprus Cup final but lost to in a pre-World Cup friendly.
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"We'll probably be underdogs, but we've already shown i... | Captain Steph Houghton says underdogs England "can make history again" when they take on hosts Canada in their World Cup quarter-final in Vancouver. | 33243321 |
Cambridge United fan Simon Dobbin, 42, from Mildenhall, Suffolk, was knocked unconscious outside a pub in Southend, Essex, in March.
He is now conscious, but "looking at the possibility of having to live with a permanent brain injury", police said.
The latest arrests, of men from Essex and London, bring the total numbe... | Eight more men have been arrested over an attack on a football supporter that may have left him with brain damage. | 33466366 |
The previously unpublished document was sold by Hansons Auctioneers in Derbyshire.
The letter, dating back to 1804, was written by Nelson using his left hand seven years after he lost his right arm in the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Another letter dated 7 May 1793, which was written before his injury, was also so... | A letter written by Admiral Lord Nelson has been sold at auction for £54,500. | 23098494 |
At least six people are reported to have been killed in the US missile strikes early on Friday.
Syria's ally Russia accused the US of encouraging "terrorists" with its unilateral actions.
"I'm disappointed in that response," said US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
"It indicates their continued support for the Assad r... | The US is "disappointed but not surprised" at Russia's response to its strikes on a Syrian air base suspected of storing chemical weapons. | 39537246 |
During a meeting at Trump Tower, Bill de Blasio said he warned the Republican he would aim to shield undocumented immigrants from deportation.
He said Mr Trump's plans would not work in "the ultimate city of immigrants".
Mr Trump wants to deport or jail up to three million undocumented immigrants who he says have crimi... | New York's mayor says he has told US President-elect Donald Trump people in the city are "fearful" of what his White House administration could bring. | 38007697 |
The closures were sparked by eruptions at Mount Raung and Mount Gamalama.
Raung, which has been rumbling for weeks, led to airport closures last week including at tourist hotspot Bali - that has since reopened.
But thousands remain stranded at other airports including at Surabaya, Indonesia's second biggest city.
On Th... | Ash spewing from two volcanoes in Indonesia has shut three more airports, which means five are now closed as millions head home for the Eid holiday. | 33562364 |
The weapons, which included AK-47 rifles, were used in violent crimes in the capital, Maputo, police alleged.
Mr Dhlakama's Renamo party condemned the raids as an "invasion".
Renamo fighters and government forces have been involved in clashes since disputed elections in 2014, raising fears that a civil war could resume... | Police in Mozambique say they have seized 47 weapons from the headquarters of the main opposition party, and the home of its leader, Afonso Dhlakama. | 35912511 |
These diseases were "not always as a result of lifestyle choices", he said, adding they "deserve higher priorities then they have been given at present".
Mr Wilson's comments came in an e-mail sent last week to a constituent who had asked his MP if he would wear a red ribbon supporting a campaign in relation to World A... | The East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson says there are areas of medicine and diseases which "have not received the same attention as AIDS and which affect far more people". | 38156183 |
The 23-year-old RAF gunner disappeared after a night out with friends in Bury St Edmunds in September.
Despite a high-profile missing persons campaign, detectives revealed in March he may have ended up in a bin lorry.
About 3,500 tonnes of waste has been searched at a landfill site at Milton, Cambridgeshire, in the las... | The search for missing airman Corrie Mckeague is to continue at a landfill site for a further three weeks, police have said. | 39953635 |
Cpl Ian Wilkinson was one of the last people to see Pte Cheryl James alive in November 1995.
He told the hearing the 18-year-old from Llangollen, Denbighshire, who was in uniform and holding a rifle "looked down in the dumps".
Pte James stopped him at the gates to the Surrey barracks for an identity check as he drove t... | A young soldier who was found dead at Deepcut barracks looked "upset" on the day she died, an inquest has heard. | 35718866 |
While his former club Tottenham are preparing to launch the new Premier League campaign at Crystal Palace, full-back Chimbonda is set to make his Northern Premier League Division One South debut at Eastwood Town on 17 August.
It's a far cry from the 2006 World Cup final in Germany where the former France defender occup... | He once sat on the bench at a World Cup final, but Pascal Chimbonda is now playing for nothing at non-League Market Drayton after starting a second season without a professional contract. | 23600004 |
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4 May 2015 Last updated at 08:43 BST
Gun salutes are a tradition on the birth of every prince or princess.
They will be fired by soldiers in London's Hyde Park and the Tower of London to honour the new arrival.
But there's still no news on what the royal baby will be called.... | Gun salutes will take place in London later today to mark the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby girl. | 32580018 |
South Wales Fire and Rescue reported 31 incidents between April 2016 and March 2017, up from 12 in the previous year.
It said crews had been subjected to verbal and physical abuse, including having bricks thrown at them.
North Wales and Mid and West Wales fire services did not have figures when asked, but said they had... | Attacks on firefighters across south Wales have almost trebled in the past year, new figures have shown. | 40354053 |
The rover will carry seven scientific projects, aimed at paving the way for future manned missions, seeking evidence of life and storing samples to be brought back in the future.
Among them is a device for turning the CO2 that dominates the thin Martian air into oxygen.
This could support human life or make rocket fuel... | Nasa's next Martian rover will attempt to make oxygen on the surface of the red planet when it lands there in 2021. | 28582903 |
Jean Evans, from St Clears, joined Carmarthenshire Constabulary as a Woman Police Constable in 1953, aged 21.
In 1958 she was promoted to sergeant in Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire Constabulary - the first female in the force to rise to the rank.
Now in her eighties, Mrs Evans said the role was very different to tha... | Armed with just a whistle, made to keep her hair short and abandoned in the countryside - life was not easy for a female police officer in the 1950s. | 39615829 |
Irish Ferries will not be sailing its Jonathan Swift service between Holyhead, Anglesey, and Dublin on Wednesday.
Passengers have been advised to check with the company for further information. | High speed ferries between north Wales and Ireland have been cancelled because of bad weather. | 34918914 |
The festival allows cinema exhibitors to get a first look at new films as studios and actors present footage from their most-hyped forthcoming projects.
This week, the first scenes from the eagerly-anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey adaptation were unveiled.
The new Hobbit, X-Men and The Amazing Spider-Man films were als... | Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler and Kevin Costner were among the winners at an awards ceremony to mark the close of the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas. | 26785728 |
The Emirates Air Line, which links the O2 Arena in Greenwich and the ExCel exhibition centre, experienced a technical fault at 11:45 BST.
All passengers were back in the terminal half an hour later and the service was running again by 12:40.
The crossing can carry up to 2,500 people per hour in each direction.
Some pas... | Passengers were left suspended in the air when a cable car linking two Olympic venues either side of the Thames broke down. | 18985455 |
The 33-year-old former Manchester City, Newcastle and Queens Park Rangers player tackled well and was often the instigator of attacking moves, picking the ball up from defenders and spreading passes.
However, he could not guide his team-mates to a win over their Lanarkshire opponents and was wayward with some of his sh... | Rangers midfielder Joey Barton made a solid start to his Scottish Premiership career as the Light Blues drew 1-1 with Hamilton at Ibrox in Saturday's lunchtime kick-off. | 36997577 |
The home side took the lead when Tom Hopper swept in a shot following a left-wing cross from Conor Townsend.
Doncaster struggled to break down a solid home defence and went further behind when centre-back David Mirfin headed in a Jim O'Brien corner.
The defeat leaves Rovers two points above the relegation zone.
Media p... | Doncaster's League One relegation concerns increased as they were beaten by Scunthorpe to suffer a seventh defeat in eight games. | 35525686 |
Peterborough Cathedral's organ is slightly sharper than the "standard pitch" introduced in 1939.
Campaign manager James Dyer said he was "really excited" that the year-long fundraiser had been successful.
He said work on adjusting the length of the 5,286 pipes would start in July and take up to two years to complete.
"... | A cathedral's organ is to be re-pitched after a fundraising campaign raised £410,000. | 30782814 |
David and Maria Summers had been living in Canada but moved back to his family home in Herefordshire to look after his 95-year-old mother.
Mrs Summers was denied a visa and sent back to Canada just as her husband was diagnosed with bladder cancer.
After a year-long visa row she has been granted right of abode for a dec... | A couple married for 45 years but forced to live an ocean apart have won their visa battle to live together in the UK - for the next 10 years. | 36161551 |
The bid is widely seen as a challenge to last month's offer from Telefonica for KPN's German arm E-Plus.
E-Plus has a 15% stake in the German mobile market. The bid for it was backed by KPN's management.
Movil's 2.40 euros-a-share offer is 20% above Thursday's closing share price.
It is much lower than the 8 euros per ... | America Movil, which is owned by the world's richest man Carlos Slim, has offered 7.2bn euros ($9.6bn; £6.2bn) for the 70% of Dutch telecoms company KPN it does not already own. | 23628664 |
As the council reveals its proposals to plug a budget gap of £25m over the next year, Councillor Graham Hinchey said 98 new posts - mainly in social work - would be created and about 44 would go.
He said a better-than-expected Welsh Government settlement also meant an extra money for front-line services.
But increases ... | Cardiff council plans to increase, not cut, the number of staff jobs for the first time in more than a decade. | 38923151 |
Fusilier Dean Griffiths, 21, of First Battalion the Royal Welsh, died at Lydd Range, Kent in September 2011.
An inquest in 2013 heard a target was wrongly placed against a wall but there was no evidence it was malicious.
A Crown Censure is the maximum sanction the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) can impose on a gover... | The Ministry of Defence has been censured over the death of a soldier who was shot in the neck during a training exercise. | 37512230 |
An impeccably dressed, black-suited Italian, he lived in the Pope's shadow and for seven years was always at hand to smooth the pontiff's path through his multiple official duties - in public and in private.
Each morning he helped Pope Benedict to dress and attended his early morning private mass. Usually, he served th... | Before his arrest in May this year, Paolo Gabriele was the Pope's closest private servant. | 18209957 |
Mondula, known as Mondy, has been on her own at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling since neighbour Toto died aged 46 last March.
The park is now in contact with zoos across Europe to find company for the "cheeky and clever" 46-year-old.
Mondy and Toto lived together for almost 20 years.
Blair Drummond Safari Park... | The home of Scotland's only elephant has launched a search to find her a friend after the death of her long-term companion. | 38530025 |
Perth and North Perthshire MP Mr Wishart will chair the Scottish Affairs Committee.
Mr MacNeil, the MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, will chair the Energy and Climate Change Committee.
Mr Wishart said he was "delighted" at his appointment, while Mr MacNeil said he recognised the challenges ahead.
Both candidates were the S... | Pete Wishart and Angus MacNeil are to chair the two SNP-led House of Commons committees, it has been announced. | 33087425 |
6 January 2016 Last updated at 09:34 GMT
The teacher, who has been named National Teacher of the Year in the past, started his own Academy in 2007 because he says was inspired by Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels.
This week he posted a video of himself and a few of his stu... | American teacher, Ron Clark, has had plenty of attention in the US for his energetic and unique teaching methods, which often involve music. | 35240914 |
But Kezia Dugdale, who has been a critic of Jeremy Corbyn, insisted it included "a lot of really good ideas".
The document includes policies on renewing Trident nuclear weapons and opposing Scottish independence.
The SNP said the document showed the "chaos inside Labour", while the Conservatives said it was a "shambles... | The leaking of a draft copy of Labour's general election manifesto is "far from ideal", the party's Scottish leader has admitted. | 39885195 |
The pilot, Bertrand Piccard, will attempt to reach Seville in Spain in about 90 hours.
It is the first ever attempt to cross the Atlantic in a purely solar-powered aircraft.
Mr Piccard takes short naps while the plane is in flight.
The Atlantic crossing will be "the longest distance we have had to fly this year," the S... | The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has set off from New York to cross the Atlantic, one of the toughest stages of its attempt to fly around the globe using solar energy. | 36573970 |
By observing snakes on an artificial dune, they found that on steeper slopes the animals flatten themselves to increase their contact with the sand.
They then tested the new insights with a robotic snake and calculated the best strategy for snakes - and robots - to scale sandy slopes without slipping.
The work appears ... | With the help of a robot, US researchers have described for the first time precisely how "sidewinder" rattlesnakes climb up sand dunes. | 29523851 |
Stafford Borough Council said more than 1,000 people had objected to the plans for Westbridge Park in Stone during consultation.
The majority of people were worried about the loss of open green space, the authority said.
It had planned to sell part of the park to a supermarket to fund a redevelopment of its leisure cen... | Plans to build a supermarket on a Staffordshire park have been put on hold, a council has said. | 21846826 |
They say they will write off about $5.5m (£4.2m) in medical care expenses.
After the attack by Omar Mateen on 12 June, 53 people needed immediate medical attention.
The so-called Islamic State group has said it was behind the attack, but the extent of its involvement is not clear.
Mateen, 29, was shot dead by police a... | Hospitals in the US city of Orlando say they will not charge for treatment provided to survivors of the Pulse nightclub massacre in which 49 people were killed by a gunman in June. | 37182608 |
It's one of the policies included in the Green Guarantee. The first thing to say is that it's not quite as radical as it sounds - the maximum number of hours worked a week would be 35, which is the same as has applied in France since 2000, although the exceptions in the French system mean that their average number of h... | The Green Party is proposing a maximum four-day week. | 40093861 |
The 23-year-old beat home favourite Daria Davydova, 26, in the third-fourth place play-off in Russia.
With the contest scoreless, Livesey earned the winning point with a counter attack with 15 seconds remaining.
Britons Kelly Edwards (-52kg), Alice Schlesinger (-63kg), Natalie Powell (-78kg), Max Stewart (-90kg) and Be... | Amy Livesey won Great Britain's first medal at the Ekaterinburg Grand Slam by taking bronze in the -63kg category. | 39986709 |
The interim ruling secures the licence for BBC Radio Cymru to continue playing music from artists signed to the rights group EOS.
The station cut its hours and replaced some pop with other music at the start of the year due to the dispute.
The Copyright Tribunal made the interim ruling as it considers the matter.
The t... | BBC Wales has been told to continue paying a £10,000 monthly fee to a Welsh language music body until a royalties dispute is resolved. | 22566086 |
The 20-year-old was given his full debut this season against Sheffield Wednesday and made a further three appearances for Karl Robinson's side.
Burns previously had loan spells at Cambridge City and Truro City.
"I know I'm going to have to remain patient and wait for my opportunity to impress," Burns told the club webs... | MK Dons have triggered a one-year option in goalkeeper Charlie Burns' contract to keep him at the League One-bound club for next season. | 36369182 |
The green Vauxhall Astra drove off from Springhill Industrial Estate after it did not respond to attempts by officers in a police van to pull it over.
It collided with a black Hackney cab on Edinburgh Road at 01:30 on Sunday.
Marie Laurie, 57, from Easterhouse, died at the scene. Mrs Laurie's family said she would "be ... | A car that collided with a taxi in Glasgow, killing a woman who was returning home from her son's wedding, was being chased by police. | 34961183 |
In an early day motion, Lib Dem MP Andrew George will urge the government to make moves towards "reuniting" them with those in the Acropolis Museum.
The marbles, once part of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple, but removed by Lord Elgin 200 years ago, are held in the British Museum.
Greece insists they were taken ille... | A parliamentary move to expedite the return of the Elgin Marbles from the UK to Greece will be made later. | 31788821 |
Firefighters were called to the Glasgow Wholesale Markets at Blochairn at 03:44 BST on Thursday. Flames were found to be threatening much of the building.
At the height of the fire, more than 70 firefighters were at the scene. They had to tackle a well-established fire on a 32-acre site.
No-one was injured.
By Thursday... | Trading has resumed at one of Scotland's most important wholesale markets, less than 24 hours after a devastating fire. | 40964601 |
It comes after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed to a loan deal with Ukraine worth $14-18bn.
The US Congress also passed legislation on Thursday backing a $1bn loan guarantee for Ukraine.
Tensions are high between Russia and the West after pro-Russian troops annexed Ukraine's southern peninsula.
The West has... | The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution describing the Moscow-backed referendum that led to Russia's annexation of Crimea as illegal. | 26776416 |
President Francois Hollande's ruling Socialists lost ground overall, as turnout slumped to a record low of 61%.
The FN won a clear majority in Henin-Beaumont, a northern former coal-mining town. It did well in the south too.
PM Jean-Marc Ayrault has urged voters to back any candidate best placed to beat the FN in the s... | The far-right National Front (FN) party has rattled the French political establishment by making significant gains in local elections. | 26715061 |
Point of Ayr, near Prestatyn, was the last remaining deep pit in north Wales when it closed in 1996.
Coal was mined from beneath the seabed there for more than 100 years.
The colliery was one of the last to be mechanised and pit ponies were used until 1968, with four underground stables housing around 70 animals.
The a... | A new sculpture remembering the pit ponies at a Flintshire colliery has been unveiled. | 40699223 |
Only 3% of pupils in the county's 39 grammar schools receive free school meals, compared to 15% in its comprehensives.
Kent County Council leader Paul Carter said social mobility at the grammars was "not where we would like it to be".
He has launched a commission to investigate how to boost the number of pupils from po... | Grammar schools in Kent have been criticised for having low numbers of pupils from poorer backgrounds. | 34608382 |
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This is the first ever time that Sutton have ever made it this far in the competition, and it'll be the first competitive game ever played between the sides.
Sutton may be the underdogs, but they're playing at home on an artificial pitch and haven't lost there in five months. ... | Non-league side Sutton United are facing Premier League giants Arsenal in the FA Cup fifth round on Monday evening. | 39014475 |
Cheng Hsiao-ming, head of the Kuang Fu High School in Hsinchu, said he took "full responsibility" and apologised.
Friday's "rally" featured a parade of swastika banners and a cardboard tank carrying one student performing a Nazi salute.
Israel's representative called the event "deplorable" and Taiwan's presidential off... | The principal of a Taiwanese school whose students held a mock Nazi rally for a Christmas parade has resigned. | 38437876 |
Midfielder Hall, 30, was let go by League Two side Cheltenham having spent the second half of the 2016-17 season on loan at York City.
French midfielder Gomis, 29, joins from National League side Sutton, where he made 48 appearances last season.
They becomes Barrow's fourth and fifth summer signings, following the arri... | Barrow have signed Cheltenham's Asa Hall and Sutton's Bedsente Gomis. | 40380393 |
The Tory leader said she was the only person who could "deliver for Britain" and negotiate the right Brexit deal.
Warning of "five more years of Tory austerity", Labour's leader promised more spending on health and education.
The Lib Dems are focusing on Remain-voting target seats while UKIP says only it can stop Brexi... | Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are stressing core themes as they and other party leaders criss-cross the UK in a last push for general election votes. | 40180071 |
Simon Walker, director-general of the Institute of Directors, said he was "appalled" by how overseas students had been caught up in targets for reducing immigration into the UK.
Universities were "victims of political point-scoring", said Mr Walker.
But Immigration Minister James Brokenshire said the rules on student v... | A business leader has accused some MPs of "cheap and pathetic gestures" in their approach to student visas. | 29746859 |
Heather Ilott, 52, from Great Munden, was rejected aged 17 by her mother and left out of her will.
She won £50,000 after a district judge concluded she had been "unreasonably" excluded by mother Melita Jackson, who left her estate to animal charities.
She then appealed to get more money but Mrs Justice Parker dismissed... | A mother of five from Hertfordshire has lost her latest battle to get a larger share of a £486,000 inheritance. | 26427058 |
How did Jackson Hole - more than 2,000 miles west of Washington DC - become a favoured retreat for central bankers and economists from around the world?
Officially, the answer is work.
A regional branch of the US Federal Reserve hosts an annual conference each August at the Jackson Lake Lodge in the heart of Grand Teto... | For a few days every August, a remote Wyoming valley known for mountain views and wildlife sightings sets the stage for serious talk about interest rates, inflation and the world's labour markets. | 41041137 |
After days of fiery rhetoric from both the US and North Korea, Mr Mattis said war would be "catastrophic" and that diplomacy was gaining results.
On Friday, North Korea's official KCNA news agency said President Donald Trump was "driving" the Korean peninsula to the "brink of a nuclear war".
Pyongyang is finalising a p... | US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said America still hopes to solve the North Korea crisis using diplomacy. | 40896236 |
The aerobatic team had been the star attraction at a Families Day held at RAF Valley.
The aircraft hit was the leader - Red One - but the pilot and an engineer believed to be aboard were unhurt.
Onlookers said the plane was leaving RAF Valley after the display to return to its base in Lincolnshire when the mishap happe... | A Hawk jet was hit by a bird strike after taking part in a Red Arrows display in Anglesey on Thursday. | 32924557 |
The Very Reverend June Osborne, Dean of Salisbury, was the first woman to become dean at a medieval cathedral.
She replaces Dr Barry Morgan who retired at the end of January.
Her appointment was made by the Bench of Bishops after the initial process failed to select one of the candidates leading to an accusation of hom... | The Church in Wales has appointed a second female bishop to be its new Bishop of Llandaff. | 39731077 |
He told Fox News the migration crisis had been a "horrible thing for Europe" and blamed the EU for driving it.
The Republican said he was not making a "recommendation" but his "feeling" was that the UK should vote to sever ties with the EU in its 23 June referendum.
Democratic President Barack Obama expressed support f... | The UK would be "better off without" the European Union, US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has said. | 36219612 |
Four pieces of legislation have been submitted to parliament, including pension and VAT reforms. They must be passed by the end of Wednesday
But Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, a junior coalition partner, has said he will provide only limited backing.
If the agreement fails, Greece could be forced to leave the euro.
E... | Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is battling to convince MPs within his government to back a third bailout offered by eurozone leaders. | 33517252 |
In his conference speech in Manchester, the chancellor said the Tories had created a "new centre ground" and were "the true party of labour".
He also said councils in England would be able to set and keep hold of their share of £26bn in business rates.
Former Labour minister Lord Adonis is to lead a new infrastructure ... | George Osborne has told Conservatives to "extend our hand" to people who feel "completely abandoned" by Labour's new leadership. | 34440479 |
They include photos posted to publicly-accessible parts of social networks.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a record number of reports in the first week of July, four times the weekly average.
It comes in a week UK authorities arrested 660 people in connection with online child abuse.
Th... | There has been a dramatic rise in reports of child abuse images posted to commonly used parts of the internet, according to a US watchdog. | 28359143 |
Ofsted was responding to criticisms made by a Parliamentary committee of MPs in March.
A report by the Communities and Local Government Committee said inspections had been "ineffective".
Ofsted said it had strengthened its ability to "effectively uncover where children are at risk".
Committee members found that Ofsted ... | A government watchdog said it had improved its inspections after failing to detect child sexual abuse in Rotherham. | 34211761 |
Andy Marsh was appointed Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset last week but he is married to an assistant chief constable, Nikki Watson.
PCC Sue Mountstevens said a policy would be in place so Mr Marsh will "not be directly line-managing his wife".
The former Hampshire Police chief replaces Nick Gargan, who quit after ... | A police and crime commissioner has defended recruiting a married couple as a new police chief and assistant chief. | 35167531 |
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