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In their first ever match on Uruguayan soil, an inexperienced England side were in clinical form against the Consur representative XV.
Ben Foden went over twice, while there were also tries for Tom Wood and Paul Doran Jones.
Debutant Stephen Myler converted three of the tourists' seven touchdowns.
England will now head... | Billy Vunipola scored a six-minute first-half hat-trick as England powered to a convincing 41-21 win over a South American select side in Montevideo. | 22748419 |
From the end of July, Foyle Haven will have to open later and close earlier from Monday to Saturday. It will also have to shut all day on Sundays.
The service had been operating a seven-day-a-week service for the last six years.
The charity Depaul, which runs the facility, said it had exhausted all funding options.
Foy... | Lives could be lost if opening hours are cut at a Londonderry drop-in centre, street drinkers have warned. | 40338420 |
It costs just over £10 to buy, but sits alongside a £30,000 white gold rattle and a teddy bear from the President of the United States.
They feature on a list of presents given to the royal baby in the year since her birth.
Speaking to the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme, Mr Hogan explained how the hand-made gift... | Princess Charlotte has a toy box full of gifts, but among them is a simple woven rattle made by Galway basket maker Ciaran Hogan. | 36201833 |
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) is recommending a basic universal income.
In a new report, the author calls the approach the best alternative "to help people improve their own lives".
The RSA estimates that its proposal would cost about an extra 1% of annual national inc... | A think tank is calling for fundamental change to the system of tax and benefits in the UK. | 35105778 |
The men, aged 44, 25 and 22, were attacked by three others on the Whitewell Road on Friday night.
One of the attackers is believed to have been carrying an iron bar.
Two men aged 22 and 21 have been arrested. Police said the victims were taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries that are not thought to be life... | Three men have been taken to hospital after being assaulted in north Belfast. | 33300207 |
But the study, by education data firm SchoolDash, says there can be gains for disadvantaged pupils in struggling primary schools that convert.
Most secondary schools are academies, but only about one in six primary schools has changed status.
The study comes as the government wants all state schools to become academies... | An analysis of primary school test results in England suggests that successful schools are not likely to improve when they become academies. | 36196665 |
Professor Dominic Harrison says this must act as a "strong warning light" and suggests cuts to local authority social care budgets could be partly to blame.
Public Health England says it is monitoring the provisional data.
And its officials say a particularly bad strain of flu and an ineffective vaccine may be behind t... | England and Wales have seen the biggest jump in the number of deaths a year for a whole generation, a public health expert suggests. | 35589564 |
Executives from Siemens, Daimler, Munich Re and BASF told German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung they backed the bank.
"We stand with Deutsche Bank," BASF chairman Juergen Hambrecht said.
Deutsche Bank is facing a $14bn ($11bn) fine in the US for mis-selling mortgage-backed bonds before the financial c... | Leading German firms have rushed to defend Deutsche Bank amid concerns over the troubled lender's financial health. | 37536833 |
Cyclists and walkers met at Barmouth Bridge railway viaduct to urge Gwynedd council not to withdraw its £30,800-a year maintenance grant to Network Rail.
More than 40,000 people have signed a petition supporting continued access to the Barmouth-Fairbourne link.
The council is considering the cut as it tries to make £... | About 150 people have gathered in Gwynedd to oppose the closure of foot and cycle paths on a coastal bridge, which could result in a 16-mile detour. | 34687847 |
"We are unwittingly training generation after generation to see men and women as unequal," said Davis who was speaking on gender in media in London.
"Surely in the 21st century we should be showing kids that boys and girls should be sharing the sandbox equally?"
Davis, who founded a research institute into gender in me... | Actress Geena Davis has called for more women on screen and more challenging female roles in TV and film. | 34484606 |
Mourners at the funeral were told the tragedy was a "watershed moment".
The fire in Carrickmines, County Dublin, was described as "an earthquake of devastating grief" for the wider community.
Requiem mass was held on Thursday for five members of the Connors family, who died almost two weeks ago in the blaze.
Thomas and... | The funeral has taken place of five people who died in a fire at a travellers halting site in the Republic. | 34606151 |
The match at Deva Stadium continued after the club "took the advice of the officials and emergency personnel".
The man's identity has yet to be revealed.
"Thoughts are with the family of the @ChesterFC fan who passed away at the game tonight. The game was insignificant. Awful news. RIP," Chester defender Ross Killock s... | A Chester supporter has died after collapsing during a National League game against Tranmere Rovers on Friday. | 39166490 |
Back in 2010, Sinn Féin's former director of publicity Danny Morrison met the Prince of Wales in a field in Glastonbury.
BBC News NI online covered the story at the time but a conversation between the BBC's Ireland correspondent Chris Buckler and Mr Morrison on Wednesday brought to light photographs that had captured ... | The world's media may have focused on the meeting and handshake between Prince Charles and Gerry Adams in Galway on Tuesday, but the Sinn Féin president is not the first prominent member of the party to meet the prince. | 32814435 |
The 34-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound at an address in Headley, near Epsom, shortly after 02:30 BST, Surrey Police said.
A 36-year-old woman was shot in the leg and taken to hospital while another man was treated for minor shoulder wounds.
Surrey Police said the victims were guests at a private party. Some... | One man has been killed and two people injured in a shooting at a pool party in Surrey. | 36881268 |
Policeman William Porter himself went on trial in the case last year but a mistrial was declared and a fresh trial has been set for later this year.
His lawyers had argued that making him testify in other cases would violate his right not to incriminate himself.
Gray's death sparked unrest and weeks of protests in Balt... | A US court has ruled that a police officer must testify in the cases of colleagues charged over the custody death of Freddie Gray, local media say. | 35753775 |
The 43-year-old's publicist Annett Wolf said in a statement on Tuesday that he had the support of his long-time partner, the actress and filmmaker Jennifer Westfeldt.
The couple are asking for privacy and sensitivity over his stint in rehab.
The disclosure comes ahead of the final season of the 1960s advertising agency... | Mad Men star Jon Hamm recently completed treatment for alcohol addiction, according to his spokesman. | 32046905 |
Andrew Bedford, 27, from Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, was last seen in Ramsey on 28 September 1990.
Officers reopened the investigation in April and discovered human bones on land off Stocking Fen Road in Ramsey.
Detectives think Mr Bedford was killed with a shotgun sometime during the evening at a garage called Mongr... | Cold case detectives have renewed their hunt for leads which might solve a 25-year-old murder. | 34362307 |
Ms Holloway beat Labour's Olly Martins, who has been in the role for the past four years, by 2,883 votes.
The poll went to a second round of counting after none of the five candidates standing secured more than 50 per cent of first preference votes.
Ms Holloway is a former news reporter and presenter and has vowed to u... | Conservative Kathryn Holloway is the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire. | 36016268 |
While polls show that Mr Trump's position has the support of many party faithful, it could be general election poison. A recent survey, for instance, has Mr Trump faring poorly against Democrat Hillary Clinton compared to his Republican rivals. And yet, according to another poll, the candidate has opened a massive lead... | Donald Trump's recent pronouncement that the US should close its borders to all Muslim immigrants until the nation can "figure out what's going on" has given a renewed sense of urgency to establishment Republican efforts to derail his candidacy. | 35098407 |
William and Catherine were greeted by cheering crowds outside St Andrew's Cathedral in the city centre.
While at the cathedral, they signed the First Fleet Bible, which was brought to Australia in 1788 and bears the names of other members of the royal family.
The couple then moved onto Taronga Zoo, where Prince George ... | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have marked Easter Sunday by attending a church service in Sydney. | 27093054 |
A heel injury had made Broad doubtful for the first Test against South Africa, starting at Lord's on Thursday.
But after playing in Nottinghamshire's One-Day Cup final win over Surrey on Saturday, he says he is raring to go.
"I pulled up really well and I'll train again this afternoon and tomorrow. I feel confident," s... | Stuart Broad says he is fit and ready to play a role in what he believes will be an attack-minded England Test side under new captain Joe Root. | 40499573 |
He was found with a broken nose and covered in cuts and scrapes on the Keeble Estate on Monday.
He could not remember what had happened to him.
Officers initially said it was possible he was injured by a car, but a police spokesman has said he is likely to have fallen while playing.
The boy was found by his parents at ... | A six-year-old boy could have sustained serious injuries in a fall, rather than a suspected hit-and-run incident in Bournemouth, police have said. | 34722528 |
Wales face the Sea Eagles at Auckland's Eden Park on 16 June before travelling to Apia to face Samoa a week later on Friday, 23 June.
National sevens coach Williams is part of caretaker Robin McBryde's staff for the tour.
"We have to be very effective in what we do and not give them any loose ball," he told BBC Wales S... | Wales must avoid playing a loose 'sevens-style' game against Tonga, says assistant coach Gareth Williams. | 40257990 |
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Major Peake and his colleague, Tim Kopra, are trying to repair a power unit on the outside of the station.
Spacewalks are a routine part of life on board the ISS. They are usually carried out to complete repairs or gather material for experiments.
Tim launched in to space in De... | Tim Peake has stepped out in to space today from his base on board the International Space Station. | 35325217 |
From red squirrels to dolphins, 60 of the most threatened wildlife in Wales will be paired with a politician.
Early adopters included John Griffiths, who will speak up on behalf of water voles and Llyr Gruffydd who will "look after" dormice.
It follows a similar scheme undertaken by members of the Scottish Parliament.
... | Wales' rarest species of animal, bird and plant are being assigned an assembly member each to champion their cause. | 36527169 |
More than 300 children were admitted to hospital for teeth extraction in the city in 2012-13, while treating diet-related diseases costs £80m a year.
The Sugar Smart City initiative has the backing of TV chef Jamie Oliver.
He has asked food outlets in the city to adopt a voluntary 10p sugar levy on soft drinks with ad... | The "devastating harm" caused by having too much sugar is the focus of Brighton and Hove's first city-wide campaign as part of a drive to help reduce obesity. | 34443114 |
The 30-year-old said he made "very light contact" with a stationary vehicle but that no-one was hurt.
Hamilton had delayed his flight to this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix until Wednesday on medical advice as he has been suffering with a fever.
The Mercedes driver wrote on Instagram: "I am feeling better and I'm curre... | Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton was involved in a minor road accident in Monaco on Monday. | 34790111 |
The paceman bowled both Virender Sehwag (0) and Sachin Tendulkar (2) and had Gautam Gambhir (37) caught behind.
Off-spinner Graeme Swann dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara (26) as India closed on 87-4, still 243 runs behind England, who lead the series 2-1.
"I was jumping up and down when Sehwag went, but with Tendulkar, sudd... | James Anderson took three wickets to put England in control after day two of the final Test against India in Nagpur. | 20726433 |
Miss Buckley, from Cork, was reported missing after a night out in Glasgow on Saturday.
Police said a body had been found at a farm to the north of Glasgow, following a four-day search for the student.
Formal identification of the remains has not yet taken place, they said.
Miss Buckley's relatives have been informed a... | A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of Irish student Karen Buckley, Police Scotland say. | 32330044 |
Writing a letter in the paper to its "treasured" print readers, Amol Rajan acknowledged it was "little comfort" to some the paper will continue online.
"Like me you love the rustle and whiff of the paper, the thud on the doormat when it arrives, and the serendipity of each edition," he wrote.
On Friday, owners ESI Medi... | The decision to cease print editions of the Independent "must have come as a shock" to readers, its editor has said. | 35569608 |
The Desert Foxes were one of the pre-tournament favourites but were knocked out of the finals on Monday after failing to win a game in Gabon.
"For the good of all I decided to quit even though I do it with heartache," Leekens told the Algerian Football Federation website.
"I wish all the success in the world to the nat... | Algeria coach Georges Leekens has resigned following the team's early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations. | 38730981 |
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Essex made 370-5 at Chelmsford with centuries from Ryan ten Doeschate and Alastair Cook, but hundreds from Samit Patel (122 not out) and Steven Mullaney (111) guided the visitors to 373-5.
The pair put on 185 in 23.4 overs in a devastating display of power hitting.
Notts w... | Nottinghamshire chased down an English 50-over record target of 371 to beat Essex by five wickets and reach the One-Day Cup final in a remarkable game. | 40272639 |
With younger brother Jonny in second it was the result that the huge crowds in their home city of Leeds had wanted.
Reigning world champion Javier Gomez was well back in fourth.
Britain's Vicky Holland had earlier taken third in the women's race to underline her own medal chances in Rio.
Holland held off the challenge ... | Alistair Brownlee produced a dominant display to win his first World Series race of the year and prove his unparalleled racing pedigree with the Olympics less than two months away. | 36511568 |
The violence on the southern island has left three members of the security forces dead, officials say.
Mr Duterte earlier declared martial law for 60 days on Mindanao, where Muslim rebel groups are seeking autonomy.
Some of the groups, such as the Maute, have pledged allegiance to so-called Islamic State (IS).
After an... | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said martial law on Mindanao island could last a year, while the army fights against Islamist militants. | 40024120 |
Tents and field kitchens are being erected in the north-east of the city to house the migrants arrested at a garment factory on Wednesday.
Many detainees are Vietnamese, but they include Egyptians and Syrians too.
Moscow has also cracked down on illegal migrants from ex-Soviet states after a brawl at a market on Saturd... | Russian civil emergencies staff are building a camp in Moscow to house nearly 1,400 illegal migrants amid a wave of raids. | 23530806 |
The man, 44, was hit by the driver of a car on the A320 near the Slyfields industrial estate in Guildford on Thursday morning, police said.
The drivers approached each other after the car stopped in front of the lorry at a crossing.
Police said the attack happened on a busy road and appealed for witnesses
It is believe... | A lorry driver needed surgery for a fractured cheekbone after being injured in a "nasty" road rage attack in Surrey. | 31162199 |
Leeds took the game to their opponents, claiming the first two tries through Kallum Watkins and Ryan Hall.
Brett Stewart struck back for Manly, but Hall grabbed a second try to make it 16-6 to the home side at half-time.
Daly Cherry-Evans' try gave Manly hope, but late scores from Ben Jones-Bishop and Carl Ablett decid... | Leeds Rhinos became the first Super League club since 2008 to win the World Club Challenge with a compelling win over NRL champions Manly Sea Eagles. | 17031266 |
It was produced by the Oxford Economics consultancy for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment.
The report says the the main area of vulnerability relates to the high level of trade with the Republic of Ireland.
A referendum on whether the UK should stay in the EU will be held on 23 June.
Other areas of con... | Northern Ireland's economy is relatively "more vulnerable" than other parts of the UK to potentially negative impacts of a withdrawal from the European Union, a new report has said. | 35875677 |
Two people were hurt in the collision outside Soho House's Pizza East in Highgate Road, Kentish Town.
One man suffered non-life threatening injuries, while a woman was treated for minor injuries, the Met Police said.
The crash happened after the police car was in collision with another car, at the junction between Sand... | An unmarked police car on an emergency call has crashed into customers sitting outside a restaurant in London. | 36899471 |
Goals from Danny Hylton and Isaac Vassell gave Nathan Jones's side victory over Jim Bentley's strugglers, who had defender Alex Whitmore sent off for a straight red card five minutes from time.
Striker Hylton gave the Hatters the lead in the 26th minute with a superb goal, collecting the ball on the edge of the area be... | Morecambe suffered a seventh successive home defeat as they were beaten by Luton Town, who climbed to fourth in League Two. | 37959695 |
Ukraine's Security Service spokeswoman Olena Hitlianska was quoted as saying the move came at the request of the culture ministry.
The ministry had reportedly drafted a list of actors, musicians and other cultural figures who supported Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Mr Depardieu, 66, has described Russia as a "... | Ukraine has banned French actor Gerard Depardieu from entering the country for five years, local media say. | 33698657 |
Allan Stanley, 76, from Nefyn, was given first aid by lifeguards but died on his way to hospital.
Mr Stanley and his wife Diane ran a homeware shop in Penrhos, near Pwllheli.
Mr Stanley's son Russell told the Daily Post: "We are all absolutely devastated."
A spokeswoman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We... | A grandfather from Gwynedd has died after being hit by a boat propeller while swimming off the Maltese island of Gozo. | 36587584 |
Three people died in January 2005 when 175mm of rain fell in just 36 hours, causing £250m of damage.
The flood alleviation scheme will protect about 3,000 homes and businesses around the city.
It includes miles of raised defences, two new pumping stations, 30 flood gates, two raised footbridges and seven CCTV cameras.
... | A £38m flood defence scheme for Carlisle has been completed months ahead of schedule. | 10288993 |
Lord Davies said "it would be a tragedy if the government withdrew their support now".
The Department for Transport has agreed to £30m in public funds.
It is currently considering whether to extend its £15m underwriting of the bridge.
A further £30 million will come from Transport for London.
Speaking to Newsnight, Lor... | The chair of the trust behind London's controversial Garden Bridge has urged the government not to axe the project, after a Newsnight investigation revealed a £20m hole in its finances. | 37112208 |
It follows a review into the handling of three cases linked to the alleged rape of Belfast woman Máiría Cahill and two other women, and claims of an IRA cover-up.
The review was carried out by Sir Keir Starmer, a former director of public prosecutions for England and Wales.
Three trials collapsed when the alleged victi... | The collapse of the trial of Padraic Wilson and Sean Hughes is the second major embarrassment for the Public Prosecution Service in just two weeks. | 32990910 |
Prosecutors want to charge Mohammed Ali Malek, a 27-year-old Tunisian, with homicide and people-trafficking.
Mr Malek's lawyer says his client is keen to tell his story to prove his innocence to the court in Catania.
One of the 28 survivors has given nearly five hours of testimony. Three others are due to speak later.
... | The man accused of captaining a boat that capsized off Libya with the loss of more than 700 lives has appeared in court on the Italian island of Sicily. | 32448591 |
Yes, European leaders are irritated with having to deal with UK demands. They're more than preoccupied with terror and security plus the arrival of over a million refugees and others by land and sea into Europe this year.
But it's exactly these pressures, plus the still-sluggish performance of eurozone economies, that ... | Depending on one's perspective, the glass of Bordeaux - or Chianti - that is Britain's attempt to renegotiate its relationship with the EU is half empty - or half full. | 35135812 |
The non-profit organisation received $24m (£19m) last weekend after a controversial immigration order was issued on Friday.
ACLU is teaming up with Y Combinator - which usually works with start-ups - over how to best utilise the donations.
Businesses and actors are among those who've contributed.
The donations made on... | The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is turning to Silicon Valley after receiving a surge in funds from opponents of US President Donald Trump. | 38822229 |
It has been reported by the Daily Mail that Jamal al-Harith received the payout from the UK government after being freed from captivity in 2004.
The family say that figure was "a group settlement including costs for four innocent people including Jamal".
The Daily Mail says it stands by its story.
Al-Harith, who was 50... | The family of a British IS fighter who carried out a suicide attack in Iraq deny he received £1m in compensation after being freed from Guantanamo Bay. | 39057807 |
The app allows shoppers to find, compare and buy clothes, shoes and accessories from more than 150 high street retailers.
Mallzee was founded in Edinburgh in 2013 by entrepreneur Cally Russell.
Mr Russell pressed ahead with developing the app after turning down an offer of investment on the BBC's Dragons' Den programme... | Fashion shopping app Mallzee has reported its one millionth download since its launch four years ago. | 40109669 |
Eight civilians, including two children, were killed after Pakistani artillery hit two areas on Tuesday, Indian officials said.
Pakistan said Indian gunfire killed six civilians on its side on Monday.
Tensions have flared over the long-running dispute since an Indian army base was attacked in September.
Shelling across... | India and Pakistan have traded accusations over cross-border firing in the disputed region of Kashmir that has killed at least 24 people since Friday. | 37838359 |
The civil liberties group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) obtained information about the project through a freedom of information request.
It said it was concerned that images of non-criminals would be stored alongside those of criminals.
The FBI say the database will reduce terrorist and criminal activities.
The ... | Campaigners have raised privacy concerns over a facial recognition database being developed by the FBI that could contain 52m images by 2015. | 27037009 |
Ervin, who is now the oldest Olympic swimming champion at 35, quit the sport after winning gold in Sydney 2000 and returned years later, for London 2012.
"Maybe a piece of me wanted to see if I could get that medal back," Ervin, who had battled depression, alcoholism and drug addiction, told NBC.
"I got it," the vetera... | Anthony Ervin has reclaimed the Olympic title in the swimming's fastest race 16 years after he first won it - to cap a phenomenal career comeback. | 37068492 |
Matt Cranch, from Newquay, Cornwall, who had only been working as a cannonball stunt man for a few weeks, died after a safety net collapsed at a show on Monday.
An investigation into the incident at Kent County Showground is under way.
Jacob Axtell, 22, originally joined the Scott May daredevil team, based in St Just, ... | A 23-year-old man who died after a cannonball stunt accident was "the definition of kindness", according to one of his friends. | 13210802 |
National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) figures show an average of 35 referrals a month in the year to July 2016 - up from 21 a month the previous year.
Since July 2015, public bodies have a legal duty to report people considered at risk of being drawn into terrorism.
The government says its Prevent programme safeguards... | The NHS referred 420 patients and staff to police in England and Wales in a year over concerns they were at risk of radicalisation, the BBC has learned. | 38032959 |
Prince Charles told BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time that his grandson has helped to dig in "a tree or two" at his Gloucestershire home.
The prince said he has even redesigned some of his gardens to make them more child-friendly.
He also described how his own passion for gardening started in his childhood.
Speaki... | The Prince of Wales has been coaxing Prince George to follow in his gardening footsteps by helping him plant trees at his Highgrove estate. | 35940232 |
John McAfee has been on the run in Belize following a police investigation into the murder of his neighbour.
Belize officials said the software pioneer was a "person of interest" in the death of Florida businessman Gregory Faull on 11 November.
The American has protested his innocence in an online blog and says he has ... | The founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee has crossed into Guatemala to seek political asylum. | 20602234 |
Recorded fraud was up by 25% last year compared with 2013, according to fraud prevention service Cifas.
ID fraud accounted for 41% of all fraud. Digitally-savvy young adults were increasingly becoming targets.
Fraud hotspots were found in London, Leicester, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow, Cifas found.
The an... | Sophisticated identity theft "on an industrial scale" is on the rise with a 46-year-old man the most likely victim, a new report says. | 32048544 |
The UK government will have to approve the scheme as it involves funds that MSPs have no discretion over spending.
Derek Mackay said the plan was included in Nicola Sturgeon's programme for government as a "courtesy" to MSPs.
He said he was "sure" the Treasury would be supportive of the scheme.
He has faced criticism f... | The Treasury was not consulted about the Scottish government's plan for a £500m loan guarantee scheme before it was announced at Holyrood, the finance secretary has confirmed. | 37297701 |
The 43-year-old, in his 25th year of British Championship competition this year, will ride in the superbike, superstock and Supersport events.
Rutter is also hoping to secure a supertwins ride at the meeting which takes place on 12 and 14 May.
He will ride Bathams BMWs in the superbike and superstock races and a Gearli... | Michael Rutter has confirmed that he will attempt to add to his 13 North West 200 victories next month. | 36034060 |
This predates all previous ancient DNA sequences by more than 500,000 years.
The study in the journal Nature was made possible because the bone was found preserved in Canadian permafrost following the animal's demise.
The study also suggested that the ancestor of all equines existed around four million years ago.
A rem... | A fragment of a fossilised bone thought to be more than 700,000 years old has yielded the genome of an ancient relative of modern-day horses. | 23060993 |
Ms Fernandez, 64, is accused of fraudulently administering state funds in 2015.
The former economy minister, Axel Kiciloff, and the former head of the central bank have also been charged.
Ms Fernandez, who governed from 2007 to 2015, said the case was politically motivated.
The former president already faces unrelated ... | A judge in Argentina has ruled that the former president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, should stand trial on charges of financial mismanagement. | 39364565 |
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Shapovalov smashed the ball in anger and struck Arnaud Gabas, who suffered a fractured eye socket.
The 18-year-old was disqualified from February's match and fined by the International Tennis Federation, which said his actions were unintentional.
"He messages me here and t... | Canadian Denis Shapovalov says he has become "good friends" with the umpire he hit in the eye with a ball during a Davis Cup tie against Great Britain. | 40255405 |
Referrals, where a child is reported due to welfare concerns, have also gone up from 3,500 to 5,500, between 2009-11, and child protection plans have increased by 30% in two years, to 290.
The increase has been blamed on drug and alcohol misuse or parents with "personal difficulties".
The council has spent an extra £3.... | The number of children in social care has increased by 25% to 475 since 2009, Somerset County Council has said. | 14369046 |
The research by accountants and business advisors BDO pointed to a rise in output levels as evidence of a "summer of success" for Scottish businesses.
A separate survey by the Bank of Scotland also suggested economic output had increased.
But both reports suggested there had been a fall in employment levels.
Martin Gil... | Scotland's economy is thriving despite global economic unrest, according to a business survey. | 33840556 |
Mr Macri said the two countries should not let their bitter football rivalry spill over into the Olympic Games.
Brazilian fans have been loudly supporting any athlete competing against their southern neighbours.
Argentine fans have often responded with disrespectful chants against the Brazilians.
As the former presiden... | Argentine President Mauricio Macri has asked Brazilian and Argentine fans at the Rio Olympics to cease their hostile chants and name-calling. | 37072437 |
The US diplomat made the remarks on his Twitter account, saying a UK exit (Brexit) could also lead to political gridlock or "calls for partition".
His claims were dismissed as "nonsense" by Northern Ireland's first minister.
Arlene Foster said it was "disgraceful" that anyone would suggest that violence would be a cons... | The former political talks chairman Richard Haass has claimed a vote by the UK to leave the European Union could "trigger violence" in Northern Ireland. | 36523839 |
Gateshead-born Harrison has taken charge of Hartlepool following their relegation to the National League.
The 39-year-old left Saints after winning a sixth consecutive Welsh Premier League title.
"I've had great times at TNS and really enjoyed every minute of it but I just feel it was the right opportunity," Harrison t... | Ex-The New Saints boss Craig Harrison says he is looking forward to a new challenge as Hartlepool United manager. | 40160971 |
Clanmil Housing Association has secured most of the money in loans from banks.
Finance Minister Simon Hamilton said: "This demonstrates growing confidence in the economy, where banks are prepared to invest in sound projects."
The homes will be built over four years and be available for low rent to those on the social h... | A record finance deal worth £180m will kick-start the construction of 1,600 new homes in Northern Ireland. | 26830920 |
Nosakhere Stephenson masterminded an operation to sell antique firearms and specially-made bullets to criminals, said West Midlands Police.
He and five other men were jailed after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply guns in Birmingham and beyond.
Another 12 men await sentencing at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday.
... | A "notorious gang member" has been jailed for 16 and a half years after a firearms supply ring he led was smashed in an undercover sting. | 34936510 |
Ulster Farmer's Union president Ian Marshall told MPs that there were "husbands and wives who are completely opposed on this".
He said it was a "head versus heart" debate for many.
Mr Marshall said farmers were balancing the need for access to European markets against concerns over loss of identity.
But he repeated the... | Some Northern Ireland farm families are split down the middle over the EU referendum debate, a Westminster committee has been told. | 35822802 |
UK-Bangladeshi Muslim community leader Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khanwas were being tried in absentia by a special tribunal in Bangladesh.
They were found guilty on 11 charges relating to the abduction and killing of 18 independence supporters.
Verdicts in similar cases have sparked violent reactions in B... | A UK Muslim leader and a US citizen have been sentenced to death over crimes committed during Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence. | 24793127 |
The conflict claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, including many thousands of Scots.
About 200 of their descendents travelled to Belgium for commemorations at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres.
There was also a parade in Crieff, supported by armed forces charity Legion Scotland.
Officially known as th... | Thousands of people from across Scotland commemorated the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele in World War One. | 40752099 |
Lucy Hill, 21, from Bury, broke her pelvis when her moped was in collision with a car on Saturday in Chiang Mai.
People attended a hospital to donate the relatively rare A negative blood after a social media appeal went viral.
Ms Hill is in a "critical but stable" condition in hospital following the transfusion, her au... | An injured backpacker who inspired hundreds of people to donate blood at a Thailand hospital is out of "immediate danger", her family has said. | 35279132 |
The country is divided into two nations, those who read weekly or daily, and those who prefer TV and DVDs, it says.
It finds key links between an individual's social background and how likely they are to read.
The research, from charity Booktrust, is based on a survey of 1,500 adults.
The study found that on average, t... | England is suffering from a "worrying cultural divide" with poor adults much less likely to read books than their richer neighbours, a report says. | 26515836 |
Scans have shown that a stress fracture of the foot suffered by Starc, 27, in March has not healed properly.
Australia will play two Tests in Bangladesh - in Dhaka on 27 August and Chittagong on 4 September - and bowling spearhead Starc will rest until his return in a one-day series against India in September.
Australi... | Australia have left fast bowler Mitchell Starc out of their squad for the two-Test tour of Bangladesh so he can prepare himself for this winter's Ashes series against England. | 40303190 |
The All-Ireland champions made a superb start in Armagh with Oisin McConville's penalty and Aaron Kernan goal helping them to a 2-6 to 0-3 lead at half-time.
Kilcoo hit back on the restart and Anthony Devlin netted as the gap was reduced to three points before Cross had Michael McNamee sent-off.
Kyle Brennan's goal eas... | Crossmaglen finished with 13 men but they did enough to beat Kilcoo and secure a third straight Ulster title. | 20556829 |
The 29-year-old Briton will now concentrate on defending his Olympic long jump title in Rio this summer.
"His body reacted harder than expected to this week's training," said British Athletics performance director Neil Black.
The World Indoors take place in Portland, USA, from 17-20 March.
Rutherford also missed last m... | Olympic and world champion Greg Rutherford will miss the World Indoor Championships as he recovers from a chest infection and hamstring injury. | 35783841 |
The former Liverpool striker converted a 32nd-minute penalty after Alassane Plea was brought down.
Julian Tavares equalised from the spot for the visitors before half-time, but Balotelli turned in Arnaud Souquet's cross soon after the interval.
Dijon had captain Cedric Varrault sent off late on.
Lyon climbed to fourth ... | Mario Balotelli scored twice to send Nice four points clear at the top of Ligue 1 - as they beat Dijon while Monaco lost 3-1 at home to Lyon. | 38338742 |
The man in the middle is never far away from being the subject of terrace cat-calls and social media meltdowns. Long-faced coaches aren't shy of making subtle jibes in news conferences, side-stepping fines with careful words, but leaving no-one in any doubt about what they thought of an official.
Of course referees mak... | It's time to put a hold on the hysteria, pipe down the clamour, stop the wailing and give rugby league's referees a break. | 40157581 |
Scientists combined models of flower evolution with the largest data set of features from living flowers ever assembled.
From this the team was able to infer the appearance of the ancestral flower.
The flower had many concentric cycles of petal-like organs in sets of three, arranged in whorls, and was bisexual.
Hervé S... | All living flowers ultimately derive from a single ancestor that lived about 140 million years ago, a study suggests. | 40780491 |
Mr Choudary, 49, and his co-accused, Mohammed Rahman, 32, will go on trial at the Old Bailey on 27 June.
The men have already pleaded not guilty to inviting support for IS between 29 June 2014 and 6 March 2015.
Mr Choudary, of Ilford, east London, and Mr Rahman, of Whitechapel, east London, are on bail with conditions.... | A date has been set for the trial of radical preacher Anjem Choudary, who is accused of inviting support for so-called Islamic State. | 35891856 |
About 800 litres of diesel is thought to have spilled from the lorry after it crashed with a car on the northbound carriageway, between junctions 11 and 12.
The spillage spread across the slip road and three lanes of the main carriageway.
Three people received minor injuries in the crash.
Highways England said the road... | A large fuel spillage has resulted in the closure of part of the M1 in Bedfordshire. | 35950064 |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10.14 points to 18,516.55.
The S&P 500 ended a week of record setting highs by slipping 2.01 points to 2,161.74, while the Nasdaq dipped 4.47 points to 5,029.59.
On Thursday, the Dow recorded its third consecutive record close. The S&P 500 registered its fourth record in a row
US r... | (Closed): Wall Street markets were largely unchanged as strong economic figures were offset by global worries after the terror attack in Nice. | 36807096 |
Adam Nelson scored the game's only goal for the East Region Super League outfit on 86 minutes, after the first meeting finished goalless.
Clyde will play Stirling Albion after hammering Arbroath 5-0 at Broadwood.
And there were victories for Albion Rovers and Berwick Rangers in Scottish Leagues One and Two respectively... | Junior side Bonnyrigg Rose will host holders Hibernian in the Scottish Cup fourth round after shocking Dumbarton in Tuesday's replay. | 38231660 |
Sian Blake was born in East London in 1972 - but she adopted the stage name Syan Blake when she became an actress.
She was an East Ender born and bred. Born in Walthamstow, Blake grew up in Leyton and Walthamstow and remained living in the area all her life, even following her success in EastEnders.
She was the younges... | Actress Sian Blake went missing with her two children on 13 December, but on 5 January police found bodies in the back garden of her house in south-east London, which are presumed to be her and her two young sons but police are yet to confirm their identities. | 35241292 |
President Castro said the US should drop its demand for regime change on the communist-run island.
That would allow both sides to continue work on improving relations, he said.
Mr Castro's comments follow a public handshake with President Obama at the memorial ceremony for Nelson Mandela in South Africa earlier this mo... | Cuban President Raul Castro has called for "civilised relations" with the United States, saying the two countries should respect their differences. | 25479795 |
George Washington was elected president of a newly independent America in 1789. Forty-two men later (41 of them white), Hillary Clinton is set to make history by being the first female nominee of a major party for the White House.
So why don't I feel more excited?
Let's put politics aside for a moment. Whatever your po... | It has taken a long 227 years to get even this far. | 36466348 |
Interpol's website says Mohammad Yaqub Haidari is wanted in Estonia for large-scale tax evasion dating back to 2003.
The president's office was unaware Mr Haidari had legal problems but was investigating, a spokesman said.
Mr Haidari said he was on the list but was victim of a political conspiracy.
"When you enter the ... | The Afghan president's office has launched an investigation after it emerged that President Ashraf Ghani's nominee for agriculture minister is on Interpol's most-wanted list. | 30865317 |
Mark Duffy, Nasser El Khayati and Stuart Beavon were all denied by Swindon keeper Lawrence Vigouroux.
At the other end, Jon McLaughlin produced a stunning save to keep out Jonathan Obika's point-blank volley.
Akins scored from the spot after Jordan Turnbull had tripped Beavon as Burton end the year in second place.
Bur... | Substitute Lucas Akins scored a late penalty to beat Swindon and ensure Burton Albion ended 2015 in the League One automatic promotion places. | 35147948 |
7 April 2017 Last updated at 08:39 BST
The attacks were aimed at forces that support Syria's President Assad.
The American President, Donald Trump ordered the attacks because he believes that President Assad was behind a chemical weapons attack in Syria last week.
There has been a war in Syria for more than 6 years. Le... | US forces have launched missile attacks on Syria, a country in the Middle East. | 39525828 |
PSV Eindhoven defender Hector Moreno and coach Phillip Cocu visited him at the hospital in Geldorp on Friday.
Defender Shaw, 20, is recovering from surgery on the double fracture he suffered in the 2-1 Champions League loss on Tuesday.
"Hector is really distressed his opponent was so badly hurt," said Cocu.
"We first a... | Manchester United's Luke Shaw will leave hospital in the Netherlands on Saturday after a visit from the player whose challenge broke his right leg. | 34301405 |
The visitors have only one win in their last 10 games - a run that included the departure of Mark Goldberg as manager.
Fowler netted Wrexham's first with the header from Mark Carrington's cross.
Jennings struck from the penalty spot after he had been tripped by Paul Rodgers and sent Bromley to a loss that dropped them ... | Lee Fowler and Connor Jennings struck against Bromley as Wrexham rose four places to eighth in the National League with a second win in six games. | 35510336 |
Bryan Fuller said Star Trek Discovery will feature about seven lead roles, but will focus on a female lieutenant commander instead of the captain.
According to Deadline, it is thought the lead character will not be white in an effort to increase diversity.
Fuller also said the new show, which will air next year, will f... | The new Star Trek TV series is to centre on a female character, the show's executive producer has revealed. | 37043956 |
At least 24 people died in the blast, with more than 70 injured.
The attack hit the Eid Gah clothes market in the town of Parachinar, in the Kurram tribal agency, near the Afghan border.
Most people in Parachinar, which has a history of violence between Shia and Sunni Muslims, are from the Shia minority.
Previous agree... | Funerals have been held for some of the victims of a bomb attack in a crowded market in northwest Pakistan on Sunday. | 35090007 |
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £1.6m to Margam Country Park near Port Talbot, which overlooks Swansea Bay.
A further £583,400 will be used to reinstate formal gardens at Wepre Park, Connah's Quay, Flintshire, as well as pay for other improvements.
The HLF said it was committed to supporting historic parks ... | More than £2m is being spent restoring original features at two historical parks. | 20754772 |
He was patched up at A&E before being referred to a dentist at King's College Hospital, who recommended dental implants.
"I hadn't heard of them. I thought I'd end up wearing dentures for the rest of my life to replace the three front teeth I'd lost."
Instead, he had two screws drilled through his gum and into the jaw ... | When 34-year-old Kwok Law fell off his skateboard while hurtling down a hill, he could feel his front teeth breaking as his face hit the road. | 32086134 |
The 29-year-old, who beat Bermane Stiverne in January to become the first American to hold a heavyweight title since 2007, is unbeaten in 34 fights.
Molina, 33, who had lost two of his 25 bouts, was knocked down in the fourth round and twice again in the fifth.
In the ninth a straight right spun him around and the foll... | Deontay Wilder defended his WBC heavyweight title with a ninth-round knockout of Eric Molina in Alabama. | 33125632 |
Former Wales midfielder Trollope, 43, had been part of Slade's coaching team since February 2015.
Slade was removed as manager of the Championship club at the end of the season and has taken up a new role as head of football, in which he will oversee scouting, among other duties.
"We have to be ambitious and create a b... | Head coach Paul Trollope has been appointed Russell Slade's successor as Cardiff City first-team boss. | 36319833 |
21 January 2016 Last updated at 11:45 GMT
Back in 1981, the so-called "Gang of Four" senior Labour politicians broke off - partly in protest at the leftward drift of their party.
Could history repeat itself? Very possibly, according to two surviving members of the Gang of Four - Shirley Williams and David Owen. They sp... | It's the 35th anniversary this month of the Limehouse Declaration that led to the founding of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). | 35370788 |
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