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The former justice secretary said the Brexit vote left too many questions that the SNP still had to answer.
It follows MSP Joan McAlpine saying on Tuesday that Nicola Sturgeon had put a referendum on the back burner.
But former first minister Alex Salmond has predicted a second independence vote will be held in 2018.
W... | Kenny MacAskill has become the latest senior SNP figure to caution against a "headlong rush" into a second Scottish independence referendum. | 37427957 |
Numbers hit 4,210 and are still rising following the closure of the Calais Jungle camp, says the Association of Directors of Children's Services.
Almost 300 arrived in the last two weeks of October alone, says the ADCS.
But a national shortage of foster carers means councils are struggling to care for the children, say... | Numbers of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children cared for by councils in England more than doubled in the two years to March, says a report. | 37862039 |
Peter Phillips said the Patron's Lunch on 12 June was a not-for-profit event and would have a "carnival atmosphere".
Most of the 10,000 guests will be from organisations of which the Queen is patron, with 1,000 tickets to be released in a public ballot next month.
Mr Phillips said the event was "not exactly a cheap exe... | Tickets for a street party to mark the Queen's 90th birthday in The Mall will cost £150, her grandson has announced. | 35318389 |
9 December 2016 Last updated at 16:10 GMT
Now we're at the semi-final and the competition is getting close between the four remaining dancers.
There's still everything to play for, or dance for should we say, and we are definitely going to be seeing some impressive moves from the likes of Ore, Danny, Claudia and Louise... | It's been a series of thrills and spills, laughs and gaffes. | 38263474 |
The 48-year-old, capped 126 times by his country, won a qualifier in Italy with doubles partner Stefano Landonio.
Landonio, 46, was once ranked 975 in the world and has coached Maldini since he retired in 2009.
The pair will compete at the Aspria Tennis Cup, a Challenger Tour event in Milan which begins on 29 June.
The... | Legendary Italy and AC Milan footballer Paolo Maldini has qualified for a professional tennis tournament on the ATP Challenger Tour. | 40348565 |
Speaking on the White House lawn, he said the relationship with the US "must adapt to the changing times".
He was welcomed by President Barack Obama, who said the two nations "had an unmatched ability to shape the course of the world" if they worked together.
Mr Xi is later expected to make a landmark pledge on climate... | China's President Xi Jinping has called for "win-win co-operation" with the US on his first state visit to Washington. | 34355581 |
At the Democrats Abroad watch party in downtown Toronto, the faces were glum.
Eric Mintz, a statistician, realised earlier than some that pollsters missed the significance of Donald Trump support, and that the Republican looked likely to clinch the win.
He described the atmosphere as "slowly descending into gloom".
"It... | America's neighbours to the north fear how trade and diplomacy will fare in a Trump presidency. | 37918972 |
Emergency services were called out at about 21:00 on Sunday after reports of an incident near the rowing club in the Greensands area of Dumfries.
Police have now confirmed the man involved is Bryan Cowie from the town's Queensberry Street.
Divers have been unable to return to the river after heavy rain but it is hoped ... | High water levels have hampered the search for a missing man reported to have fallen into the River Nith. | 38892443 |
The series 19 Kids and Counting on TLC stars a conservative Christian couple and their 19 children.
It has been alleged that the eldest son Josh Duggar molested five underage girls as a teenager.
Duggar has not admitted to the abuse but has apologised for his behaviour, saying he acted "inexcusably".
"I would do anythi... | A US cable network has pulled a long running reality TV show following revelations of alleged sexual abuse by one of its members. | 32856120 |
The seven-member Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption is mostly made up of academics.
Mr Buhari was elected in May, largely on a promise to tackle corruption.
He has said he believes government officials have stolen about $150bn (£96bn) from the public purse over the past decade.
"The committee's brief i... | Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a committee to advise him on how best to tackle corruption and reform the legal system. | 33857545 |
Authorities will now consider whether Johnny Small, 43, should face a second trial in the 1988 murder of Pam Dreher.
Judge W Douglas Parsons ruled that there was not enough evidence to convict Small.
He also found that during the 1989 trial witnesses lied and police withheld key evidence.
On his first night in nearly 3... | A North Carolina man who spent 28 years in prison on murder charges has been released after a judge ruled his trial was unfair. | 37062439 |
Lozowski and Underhill were both forced off with suspected shoulder injuries in the first half at Twickenham.
Nathan Earle, Nick Isiekwe and Danny Care scored tries for Eddie Jones' team in Sunday's non-cap international.
The Barbarians scored tries through Australia's Adam Ashley-Cooper and Joe Tekori, who plays for S... | Alex Lozowski and Sam Underhill were injured and could miss next month's tour to Argentina as a young England side beat the Barbarians on Sunday. | 40077979 |
The Boeing 777 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it disappeared from radar close to the Russian border. A total of 283 passengers and 15 crew members were on board.
Rescue workers say they have recovered one of the plane's "black box" flight recorders, while pro-Russian separatists are said to have discove... | Flight MH17's "black box" flight recorders could yield clues to the fate of the passenger jet, which crashed in the conflict-hit region of eastern Ukraine on Thursday. | 26971387 |
A car bomb exploded on a busy street in the Karrada district late on Saturday.
The mainly Shia area was busy with shoppers late at night because it is the holy month of Ramadan.
Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi was met by angry crowds while visiting the scene on Sunday. He later declared three days of national mourning.
A seco... | At least 125 people have been killed and about 150 injured in an explosion claimed by the so-called Islamic State group in Baghdad, Iraqi police say. | 36696568 |
Daly was given an interim role following the sacking of Ian Cathro.
Former England boss Steve McClaren is on the shortlist to replace Cathro, with Owen Coyle and Dougie Freedman also interested in the job.
"The size of the club, it doesn't surprise me that there are some experienced managers putting their names in," Da... | Jon Daly says he is not surprised several household names are interested in the head coach position at Hearts. | 40886840 |
The "Kimunji" series features Mr Kim and his father and grandfather, as well as missiles and atomic blasts.
US-based web designer Ben Gillin said his main aim in creating the Kimunji was to mock the "terrible" Kimoji, which he said were damaging to society.
But he told the BBC he also hoped it got people talking about ... | Kim Kardashian's chart-topping Kimoji web icons are facing new competition from a set of emojis mocking North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. | 35557192 |
A group of about 10 men were involved in the fight on The Causeway, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, early on Thursday morning, police said.
Christopher Thompson, 32, from Stockport, suffered head injuries in the fracas and later died in hospital.
Aiden Oakes, 26, of Peveril Road and Anton Oakes, 22, of Lee Avenue, Altr... | Two men have been charged with murder after a brawl outside a lap dancing bar left one dead. | 38428636 |
Rydon Construction fitted thermal external cladding to five tower blocks in the Chalcot Estate in Camden.
The company said its work met all building and fire regulations and work was signed off by building inspectors.
Camden Council said it had a robust fire safety policy and was carrying out extra safety checks on the... | Residents of a tower block refurbished by the same firm as Grenfell Tower have voiced concerns about the safety of their homes. | 40300513 |
It is the first verdict he has received since his overthrow and is one of several trials he faces.
Morsi was deposed by the military in July 2013 following mass street protests against his rule.
Since then, the authorities have banned his Muslim Brotherhood movement and arrested thousands of his supporters.
Morsi and 1... | An Egyptian court has sentenced ousted President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in jail for ordering the arrest and torture of protesters during his rule. | 32391891 |
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After Tammy Beaumont's 49, Katherine Brunt (45 not out) and Jenny Gunn (39) combined to push England to 259-8.
Ellyse Perry struck 70 but England held their nerve to the last ball and restricted Australia to 256-8.
Victory takes England above Australia and India to the top... | England secured a first World Cup win over Australia in 24 years and boosted their hopes of reaching the last four with a three-run victory in Bristol. | 40547861 |
Property owners maintain that cracks appearing in walls and ceilings are a direct result of work being carried out at the former Swindon College site in the town centre.
A £50m retail and leisure complex is being built for development company Ashfield Land by contractors ISG.
The problem is so severe a chapel has been... | Residents in part of Swindon have said they fear nearby excavation work has damaged their homes and businesses. | 26291708 |
"The King's Crown" was due to arrive at Bracknell's Appledore Dental Clinic early on Thursday, but arrived more than five hours late after a labelling mix-up by FedEx, the practice claimed.
It was located on its way to Dundee before being redirected.
FedEx apologised for the inconvenience.
Dr Teresa Day, from the clini... | A dental crown worn by Elvis Presley went astray during a tour to raise awareness of mouth cancer, leaving members of a dental practice "all shook up". | 27635604 |
Mr Biden said at a foreign policy lecture in Atlanta: "I can't look you straight in the eye and say now, 'I know I can do it'."
The 72-year-old Democrat lost his son, Beau, to cancer earlier this year.
The media have watched and waited for weeks for a hint that Joe Biden will challenge the Democrat front-runner Hillary... | US Vice-President Joe Biden says he does not know if he has the "emotional energy" to run for president. | 34149036 |
1 December 2015 Last updated at 00:35 GMT
It means the yuan will now contribute to the weighted average of currencies that the IMF uses to price its emergency loans.
The BBC's Karishma Vaswani explains the significance of the decision. | China's currency, the yuan, has joined the US dollar, the euro, the British pound and the Japanese yen as an International Monetary Fund (IMF) "reserve currency". | 34970369 |
Motorists approaching Barleythorpe, near Oakham, Leicestershire, are met with a 30mph warning on one side of the road, and 40mph on the other.
It is thought the signs could have been switched over the new year.
Rutland County Council said has since corrected the problem and both signs now read 30mph - the correct limit... | Pranksters have been blamed for "switching" two warning signs at the entrance to a village - leaving them displaying different speed limits. | 35220680 |
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As a club manager, Taylor led Watford from the Fourth Division to runners-up in the old First Division in five years, and to the 1984 FA Cup final.
He took Aston Villa to second in the First Division, returning to Watford and Villa after his spell in charge of the national... | Former England manager Graham Taylor has died at the age of 72. | 38599231 |
Sophie Lindsay, 15, was reported missing after being last seen at about 13:15 in the city's Sherbrooke Avenue at the weekend.
At the time, police said she had been missing before but not for a prolonged period of time.
However, officers said on Wednesday that the teenager had been found safe and well. | Police say a teenage girl who disappeared from the south side of Glasgow on Sunday has been traced. | 37561006 |
An investigation into the Tawel Fan ward of Bodelwyddan's Glan Clwyd Hospital has proven a string of allegations.
In the independent report, one family said it was like going into a zoo and seeing "captured animals".
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has apologised for the "inexcusable and unacceptable" treatment... | Patients were kept like "animals" at a Denbighshire mental health ward, relatives have said. | 32904599 |
It found more than a third of Welsh schools now have less than 10% of Year 10 pupils studying a modern foreign language.
British Council Wales said prospects remained "extremely challenging".
The Welsh Government said its action plan to improve take-up of languages was already under way.
Other findings of the survey in... | Teachers in Wales are "extremely worried" about the future of foreign languages in the country, according to a British Council survey. | 40457984 |
Kathryn Smith has been appointed to the role of quality control-special teams coach for the Bills.
Smith had previously worked as an administrative assistant for the team.
"She certainly deserves this promotion based on her knowledge and strong commitment," said head coach Rex Ryan in a statement.
"She has proven that ... | American football team the Buffalo Bills have become the first in the National Football League (NFL) to appoint a full-time female coach. | 35369051 |
Ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks was cleared of all charges against her as the long-running phone-hacking trial at the Old Bailey came to and end last month.
Andy Coulson and journalist Clive Goodman are to face a retrial on a charge of buying royal telephone directories from police officers after t... | Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been jailed for 18 months for conspiring to hack phones. | 27145187 |
The 111 service, replacing NHS Direct, is being piloted in many regions but has proved problematic, with some callers left on hold for hours.
Dr Laurence Buckman, the British Medical Association's GP committee chair, says wider rollout should be stalled.
The Department of Health says it is giving some areas extra time.... | Doctors are questioning the safety of a new non-emergency NHS telephone advice line launching in England. | 21922711 |
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Root helped England to 324-7, sharing a 109-run stand with Jos Buttler, who made 70 off 45 balls.
David Willey took 4-34 and Liam Plunkett 3-44 to help Sri Lanka out for 202 with 7.2 overs unused.
Sri Lanka are still without a win against England on this tour, with only Tu... | Joe Root struck a measured 93 as England completed a 3-0 series win over Sri Lanka with a 122-run victory in the fifth one-day international at Cardiff. | 36694975 |
The Best Possible Taste will focus on the performer's relationship with his wife, singer Lee Middleton.
It will also feature some of Everett's most famous characters including Sid Snot and US chatshow host Cupid Stunt.
Newcomer Oliver Lansley will play the funnyman, who died in 1995, while former Coronation Street actr... | Comic Kenny Everett is to be celebrated on BBC Four with a new 90-minute biopic, it has been announced. | 17595070 |
They would be profiled, documented and offered training in new skills at several camps currently being set up, the army spokesman told the BBC.
Until now militants who surrender have been held in jail awaiting trial.
The army has been criticised in the past for its treatment of Boko Haram insurgents and suspects.
Last ... | Nigeria's army says 800 militants from the Islamist Boko Haram group who have surrendered and shown remorse will be rehabilitated into society. | 35989401 |
Japan's factory output rose 1.4% in October from a month ago, marking the second consecutive monthly rise, but the figure fell short of forecasts.
Retail sales grew more than expected, up 1.1% from a month ago.
However, Japan's Nikkei 225 index was down 0.2% to 19,847.03 points.
Investors were cautious about good econo... | Asian shares traded mostly lower on Monday with positive economic data from Japan failing to inspire investors about growth in the world's third largest economy. | 34960787 |
The tax will return to 25% on Thursday but state law requires an automatic suspension of any new taxes in the event of an accounting error.
Pot retailers saw large crowds on the pot tax-free day.
Colorado became the first state in the US to legalise cannabis, after voters approved the change in 2012.
The average saving... | Colorado has temporarily suspended taxes on marijuana after the US state brought in more tax revenue than anticipated. | 34272291 |
Henry Morton, 37, from Paisley, was found with the weapons at Glasgow Airport on 16 September 2014.
He claimed he thought they were phones but pleaded guilty after Facebook posts showed him discharging the stun guns.
Sentencing him, judge Lord Ericht told Morton: "You were well aware that what you were doing was wrong.... | A man caught trying to smuggle stun guns through an airport, after boasting about it on social media, has been jailed for five years. | 37975447 |
Now 246 African players have played in the Premier League since it began in 1992, scoring 1,776 goals in 14,210 appearances.
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has scored the most goals (104), Kolo Toure has made the most appearances (349) while Nigeria (35) has contributed the most players.
As the Premier League live fan pa... | Peter Ndlovu was the first. | 35844105 |
The Dane was not part of the squad for the 2-1 win over Aston Villa, Forest's third victory in four under Brazil.
Britt Assombalonga and Zach Clough both started up front in that win, teenage striker Ben Brereton hit the winner and Ross McCormack is also now available.
"There was never a desire to offload Nicklas. He's... | Out-of-favour striker Nicklas Bendtner remains part of Nottingham Forest's plans, says interim boss Gary Brazil. | 38924940 |
The Bosse family's story was told by Heini Gruffudd, the Welsh language winner of Wales Book of the Year 2013.
His mother, Kate Bosse-Griffiths, was of Jewish decent and fled to Swansea during the reign of the Third Reich.
The street in Wittenberg will be called Bossestrasse following Friday's ceremony.
Mr Gruffudd's g... | A street in Germany is being renamed in honour of a family persecuted by the Nazis after a Welsh book brought their story to light. | 38336945 |
James Lovelock told Radio 4's Today programme he was "shocked" at the lack of coverage so far.
His views were echoed by Professor Sir Brian Hoskins, who said there had been a "total lack" of vision on the issue.
Prof Hoskins said tackling climate change would be "key" to ensuring prosperity in the future.
Mr Lovelock, ... | A leading environmentalist has criticised the lack of attention given to climate change during the general election campaign. | 32411101 |
Existing laws imposed a big bureaucratic burden on companies, Vote Leave said, with no regard to the size of contracts or who was tendering.
An estimated 1.9 million days were lost a year in red-tape delays, it added.
But Remain campaigners said their opponents' wider economic arguments were "falling apart".
Shadow bus... | "Foolish" EU procurement rules cost UK taxpayers £1.6bn a year, which could be better spent on new hospitals and flood defences, Leave campaigners have said. | 36382197 |
The cash will be used to fund projects including housing and mental health support schemes for military veterans.
The biggest donation, of more than £2.5m, will go to Veterans First Point to establish a number of mental health support centres in Scotland.
The cash comes from fines imposed on the banking industry for ri... | Five Scottish military charities are to receive a total of £5m gathered from UK banks in Libor fines. | 25390555 |
The 47-year-old man was arrested on 23 July 2014 on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
Miss Lawrence, who was 35 and lived in York, has not been seen since she disappeared in 2009.
The decision to release the man from his bail conditions was made following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, po... | A man arrested in connection with the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence has been released from bail without charge. | 32304614 |
"This used to be the best hospital, not just in the country, but in all of Latin America. We used to welcome patients from all over the region. And look at it now."
As he walks through the building, Dr Urbina-Medina points to the peeling paintwork, the exposed pipes and electricity cables.
"This isn't what a hospital s... | "This is like a medical facility in a war zone," says Huniades Urbina-Medina, describing the Jose Manuel de Los Rios children's hospital in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. | 37562058 |
It happened on the Coolkill Road in Middletown on Tuesday afternoon. The road has been closed.
The injured man was driving the vehicle. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Last week, a man was killed and a woman seriously injured after a tree fell on their car on the Keady Road in Armagh. | A man has been injured after a tree fell on a van in County Armagh. | 32136920 |
Its organisers are accused of slimming down an archive image of the Italian actress Claudia Cardinale featured on the event's official poster.
"While the poster is magnificent, the photograph has clearly and deplorably been airbrushed to thin the actress's thighs," said Telerama magazine.
Similar reaction has come from... | The Cannes Film Festival has courted controversy more than a month before it has even begun. | 39443421 |
The remains of Becky Anne Morgan were recovered from the water at Broadstairs on 07:45 BST on Sunday, police said.
They had been called nearly three hours earlier to reports of someone in the sea at the Port of Ramsgate about three miles away.
A 21-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on bail ... | A body pulled from the sea off Kent has been identified as that of a 17-year-old woman from Ramsgate. | 36206324 |
Creditors agreed to exchange two thirds of its outstanding bad debt for new bonds, in a deal worth around $12bn.
The deal means Argentina has now settled 92% of the bad debt left from its sovereign default in 2001.
The government hopes it will now be able to raise new international loans at better interest rates.
"This... | Argentina says it has achieved a debt swap that moves it a step closer to resolving the difficulties caused by its huge default eight years ago. | 10398999 |
The 16-year-old's "deceitful" parents showed her images of beheadings, and material on bomb-making and how jihadists could hide their identity.
The family's passports have been passed to the Metropolitan Police.
The judge compared the damage done to the girl from east London to that experienced in sex abuse cases.
He s... | A schoolgirl was "radicalised" when her family exposed her to propaganda by the Islamic State group and must be removed from their home, the High Court says. | 34019158 |
It says cases of food poisoning double in summer months - in part due to undercooked meat.
Officials say burgers must be cooked until they are steaming hot all the way through.
The warning comes as an online survey of 2,708 people suggests one in 10 prefers their meat rare.
And 81% of the adults polled by the FSA said ... | The Food Standards Agency is warning people not to eat burgers that are pink in the middle, to avoid the risk of food poisoning at summer barbecues. | 37174082 |
The trouble between a "small number" of inmates on one wing of the facility, near Doncaster, was quelled overnight, the Prison Service said.
One prisoner was injured but did not require hospital treatment. No staff were hurt.
HM Inspectorate of Prisons found "high" levels of violence in its latest inspection of the jai... | Specially-trained staff had to be sent to HMP Moorland in South Yorkshire to control an "isolated incident". | 38048432 |
Built on the site of Alfred Barrow School in Duke Street, it will replace "old, inefficient" facilities.
A number of services, including three GP practices, a response base for the North West Ambulance Service and a pharmacy will operate from the centre.
Barrow GP Geoff Jolliffe said he was "delighted" to be creating a... | A new £12m primary care centre on the site of a former school in Cumbria has been given the go-ahead. | 36454978 |
Lidia Pascale, 26, originally from Romania, but living at addresses in Smethwick and Foleshill, was last seen on 19 November.
Two men have already been charged with her murder.
Officers and dog handlers have been searching part of West Bromwich and confirmed the body of a woman had been found in Hope Street.
Ch Supt Ma... | Police searching for a missing woman have found a woman's body in a wheelie bin. | 30350137 |
Sarries retained their Premiership title by beating Exeter 28-20 at Twickenham, adding the league crown to the European Champions Cup they won earlier this month.
Wasps were the last side to achieve that feat in 2004, while Saracens are also the first side to win back-to-back titles since Leicester in 2010.
Having feat... | Saracens emulated Leicester Tigers and Wasps on Saturday when they became the third English team to clinch a domestic and European double. | 36406718 |
He said items like chocolate, cheese and wine would be hit by a "triple whammy" of tariff checks, customs checks and workforce shortages.
The comments come as the government works out what Brexit should mean for trade and movement of people.
Supporters of Brexit have accused Remain supporters of scaremongering.
Foreign... | Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has warned that leaving the European single market would lead the UK "off a cliff towards higher food prices". | 37676851 |
The polls are already years overdue and were scheduled for Sunday.
They were postponed because of an ongoing stalemate between the government and a group of opposition senators over an electoral law.
Haiti is the poorest country in the region and is still struggling to recover from a 2010 earthquake.
Protesters lit pil... | Thousands of Haitians marched in the capital Port-au-Prince on Sunday in protest at a delay in the country's legislative and municipal elections. | 29785846 |
Club director Easdale met last week with Rizvi, who is wanted by Interpol, and Malaysian Datuk Faizoull Bin Ahmad.
Bin Ahmad has since been quoted by a Malaysian news agency denying any relationship with Rizvi.
That prompted a Rangers fans group to repeat its call for the other directors to remove Easdale from the foot... | A source close to Sandy Easdale has told BBC Scotland that Rafat Rizvi has been introducing investors to Rangers. | 29227423 |
Mr Jones, 71, represented Conwy in the assembly's first election in 1999, but lost his seat by 72 votes in 2003.
A former headmaster, he returned to the Senedd when he won the redrawn constituency of Aberconwy in 2007.
The chair of the enterprise and learning scrutiny committee said it had been a "huge privilege and a ... | The Plaid Cymru AM for Aberconwy, Gareth Jones, will stand down from the Welsh assembly at next year's election. | 11415396 |
The two-year-old ran off to look for a dog being walked by his father, in Littlehampton, West Sussex.
Despite being able to hear his cries, his family could not find him among the tall stalks and the alarm was raised.
A police helicopter, about 50 officers and staff and members of the public joined the search for the l... | A huge search effort had to be launched to find a toddler who wandered into a field of rapeseed taller than he was and disappeared from view. | 39844625 |
The 32-year-old Wallaby will join the Irish province once the Super Rugby season concludes.
Fardy has won 39 Australia caps and has also played 83 times for the Brumbies since his debut in 2012, scoring nine tries.
"Scott is a player of considerable talent and experience and we are looking forward to welcoming him to L... | Leinster have signed Australian forward Scott Fardy from Brumbies. | 39154050 |
Phillip Smith, 40, was escorted by police officers onto a plane that left Rio de Janeiro for Auckland via the Chilean capital, Santiago.
Smith used a passport in his birth name, Phillip Traynor, to fly to Chile and then on to Brazil on 6 November.
He escaped while on a three-day release from a prison south of Auckland.... | A New Zealand man serving a life term for child molestation and murder who fled to Brazil has been deported to his home country, officials say. | 30240628 |
The coroner ruled on Monday that Manus Deery, 15, was "totally innocent".
Margaret McCauley, who was 14, held the teenager's hand and prayed after he was shot in the head by a soldier from an observation post in May 1972.
At an inquest hearing last year, Pte William Glasgow was identified as the soldier who fired the f... | A woman who cradled a dying Londonderry teenager has welcomed a coroner's ruling that the Army was unjustified in shooting him 45 years ago. | 39563594 |
The voluntary scheme set up by Hackney Council would see traders refuse to sell acid or ammonia if they believe it may be used to cause harm.
Mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville said the scheme was started to "keep these dangerous substances off the street".
There is currently no age restriction on buying such items in t... | East London shopkeepers are being urged to stop selling products which contain corrosive substances to young people following several violent attacks. | 40813792 |
Miss Moss was killed in Kilburn, north-west London, in August last year.
She and a friend were shot from near point-blank range but were not the intended targets, jurors were told.
Hassan Hussain, 29, from Willesden, Martell Warren, 22, of Kensal Green, and Yassin James, 20, from Wembley, were given life sentences.
The... | Three drug dealers have each been jailed for a minimum of 37 years for murdering nursery school teacher Sabrina Moss on her 24th birthday. | 29180584 |
Charlton keeper Nick Pope made a fine double save to deny Tom Ince and Chris Martin as Derby edged the first half.
Igor Vetokele hit a post and Jorge Teixeira had a Charlton goal disallowed after the break, before Johnny Russell headed Derby in front.
Jordan Cousins fired wide for the hosts as they pushed for an equali... | Derby boosted their play-off hopes with a win at Charlton which left the Addicks on the verge of relegation. | 36002824 |
Torn-up sick notes were found in the homes of Andreas Lubitz, they say, including one for the day of the crash, which killed 150 passengers and crew.
A German hospital confirmed he had been a patient recently but denied reports he had been treated for depression.
The EU's aviation regulator has urged airlines to adopt ... | The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a Germanwings airliner into the French Alps hid details of an illness, German prosecutors say. | 32087203 |
But clashes involving supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi led to several deaths.
The new charter is to replace the constitution passed under Mr Morsi before he was forced out by the army.
The military wants a strong Yes vote in the two-day referendum to endorse his removal.
Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherh... | A first day of voting has been taking place in Egypt on a new constitution that could pave the way for fresh elections. | 25717066 |
The pitch has undergone tests ever since visiting Merthyr RFC players complained of suffering burns after playing on the 3G surface.
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) inspected the playing surface this week.
Full contact rugby will resume at the stadium until the end of the season, when another review will take place.
A club... | Pontypridd will play RGC 1404 in the Welsh Premiership at Sardis Road on Saturday after the artificial pitch was given the go ahead following testing. | 39720410 |
Three Staffordshire bull terriers are thought to have eaten antifreeze laced meat between 7 and 14 April in Springburn, Glasgow.
The dogs, called Diesel, Crystal and Buddha, were in the garden of their owner's house at the time.
An online fundraising page has been set up to help pay the vet bills.
A web post from the f... | Police have launched an investigation following reports a family's pet dogs were killed by being fed poisoned chicken. | 36093447 |
The blaze near Dores was reported at 19:30 on Wednesday.
Four pump appliances were at the scene. No properties were threatened.
Scottish Fire and Rescue said the crews had returned to the fire station but would return later to check for hotspots in the area of the fire. | Fire crews have been fighting a rural grass fire near Loch Ness for 11 hours overnight. | 39512320 |
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said the "future of Ukraine belongs with the EU" while US Secretary of State John Kerry said the US backed Ukraine's "fight for democracy".
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Western countries of double standards over violent protests.
Ukraine has been in turmoil... | Ukraine's future has sparked angry exchanges at a summit in Munich. | 25996453 |
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Potentially it could make him the most successful player of the current generation. He is already three-quarters of the way to a career Grand Slam, a feat achieved before his 24th birthday on Thursday.
The power generated by Dustin Johnson's athleticism or the imperious ba... | Jordan Spieth's rigid mental resolve is perhaps the most feared commodity in the game of golf. | 40713532 |
They were seen by a team of observers at about 15:30 BST on Saturday, Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch (MWDW) said.
MWDW said the whales, about 26m (85ft) in length, are "incredibly rare visitors to Manx waters", adding they were most likely feeding on Herring.
Fin whales are listed as endangered by the International Union... | A pair of endangered fin whales have been spotted from the east coast of the Isle of Man, it has been confirmed. | 37553003 |
Serb Djokovic is second on Centre Court with the world number four and second seed facing Ernests Gulbis of Latvia.
Switzerland's Federer, a seven-time Wimbledon champion, then follows against Mischa Zverev.
Fellow German and world number one Angelique Kerber plays American Shelby Rogers in the second game on court two... | Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are the big draws on middle Saturday at Wimbledon as they look progress to the last 16. | 40539931 |
The men, all students at the University of the Free State at the time, had been on trial but earlier pleaded guilty to crimen injuria.
The video showed the five staff being made to kneel and forced to eat food which had apparently been urinated on by one of the students.
The men will be sentenced on Wednesday.
The vide... | Four white South Africans have been convicted of humiliating five black university domestic staff after a video of the incident was posted online. | 10778200 |
The 40-year-old came on as a 54th-minute substitute for his only club and is now expected to become a Roma director - although there are rumours he could play on elsewhere.
Here BBC Sport looks at his career landmarks, his highs and lows and what legends of the game had to say about the Roma icon...and the fan who turn... | Francesco Totti ended his 25-year Roma playing career with his 786th and final appearance during Sunday's 3-2 win over Genoa on the final day of the Serie A season. | 40065179 |
Around £6m will be used for a project which aims to improve the storage of renewable energy.
Recruitment of 17 new PhD researchers as part of the project is planned, funded by the EU's Interreg programme.
It will also involve collaboration between the university, three research institutes and 14 businesses.
It will loo... | Ulster University (UU) has given details of how it will use some of the £20m it was awarded from an EU cross-border scheme. | 40815154 |
Zero Dark Thirty features the voice of Betty Ann Ong, who was on one of the planes that hit the World Trade Center.
Brother Harry Ong told the New York Times the film was "just outrageous".
The Oscar-nominated film tells the story of the hunt and killing of Osama Bin Laden. Screenwriter Mark Boal told the paper Ms Ong ... | The relatives of a flight attendant who died in the 11 September attacks have criticised the film Zero Dark Thirty for using a recording of her last call. | 21565923 |
All UK combat operations are due to finish by the end of 2014, with responsibility transferred to Afghan forces.
It's still unclear as to what they'll have achieved, but one thing is certain - they leave much better equipped than when they first arrived.
At a British military base, just outside Kabul, Staff Sgt Nick B... | British troops will end their combat mission in Afghanistan this year. | 25803487 |
These generalised perceptions of groups of individuals are an unintentional consequence of information sharing, the scientists claim.
And far from being fixed, they evolve and strengthen as they pass from person to person.
The work was carried out by a team at the University of Aberdeen.
Stereotyping represents a view ... | Stereotypes evolve in a similar way to language, according to research presented at the British Science Festival in Aberdeen. | 19487021 |
Leicestershire Police used facial recognition technology on revellers at Download to identify known criminals.
The force received some criticism over the measures, with campaign group Big Brother Watch calling it "worrying".
Police said 60 crimes were reported this year - a reduction of 35% compared to 2014.
A cashless... | Crime figures for a festival attended by 80,000 people were the lowest for years, a police force has said. | 33298183 |
Cyril Barthelme, 26, of Patisserie Maxime on Queensferry Street, has been making sponges from scorpion flour, brownies with ground up crickets and mealworms and tarantula cakes.
Mr Barthelme said he wanted to raise awareness of alternatives to meat.
He believes incorporating bugs into cakes could help change attitudes.... | An Edinburgh baker has been attempting to take the "yuck factor" out of eating insects by grinding them up into flour before making them into cakes. | 37563744 |
Shaun Walmsley, 28, was getting into a cab with prison officers when was sprung from custody by two armed men.
The getaway car had lain in wait in a road near Liverpool's Aintree University Hospital, police said.
A number of people in the area may not have realised what was going during the escape on Tuesday, police sa... | CCTV images of the moment a convicted murderer escaped during a hospital visit have been released by police. | 39069096 |
The 36-year-old all-rounder retired from playing at the end of the 2015 season and coached Sussex's Under-17 side in 2016.
Yardy scored more than 14,000 runs for the club in all formats and will oversee all age groups in his new role.
He played 28 one-day internationals and 14 T20s for England between 2006 and 2011, an... | Sussex have appointed former captain Michael Yardy as their batting coach. | 38968426 |
The event, organised by the Bristol Smile Instigation Collective, saw thrill-seekers armed with squirt pistols, water filled balloons and mega blasters descend on Millennium Square.
The event kicked off at 19:30 BST, with a countdown on the square's big screen.
Becca Mills, one of the organisers, said: "We weren't expe... | Hundreds of people have taken part in a giant water fight in the centre of Bristol. | 32997522 |
US papyrologist Dr Dirk Obbink asserts they "clearly come from Sappho's first book", one of nine volumes the writer is believed to have written.
Only one of her poems survives intact, though fragments from others remain.
Renowned for her musings on love and desire, Sappho was born on the island of Lesbos between 630 an... | A fragment of ancient papyrus given to an expert at Oxford University contains two previously unknown works by Greek poet Sappho, according to his findings. | 25957676 |
The £1m scheme would include the construction of flood walls and gates along Church Street.
The town suffered significant flooding following a tidal surge in December 2013.
Scarborough Borough Council said the scheme would not damage the character of the town.
Funding for the project has been provided by the Environmen... | More than 60 properties in Whitby are expected to benefit from a scheme to reduce the risk of flooding in the town. | 30869641 |
In total, 275 vehicles were left over the Easter weekend in West Drayton, about 15 minutes from the airport.
One woman said she was "horrified" to find her vehicle was left in a public car park after she spent more than £100 for it to be left in a secure facility.
Both Hillingdon Council and Heathrow Airport have begu... | More than 200 cars left with Heathrow Airport parking firms were left in a council car park and issued with parking tickets. | 39702437 |
As campaigning is gearing up ahead of the first round of voting on 25 October, analysts agree on one thing - either economic conditions will get better, or they will get a whole lot worse.
No matter who wins, there is a high risk of financial chaos in South America's second-largest economy, with many observers feeling ... | Argentina's forthcoming presidential election is likely to mark a turning point for the country's beleaguered economy. | 34345872 |
The dig, in part of the Roman Baths complex, was partly excavated in the 1960s but then sealed up and left.
Archaeologists will investigate the masonry and also examine the materials used to backfill the baths.
The site will eventually become part of an exhibition at the new Archway Centre which is expected to open in ... | Archaeologists have begun exploring two locations in Bath which have been hidden from view for more than half a century. | 36045817 |
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The Argentine, who has guided the club to second in the Premier League table, has been linked with moves to Manchester United and Paris St-Germain.
"It was an easy decision when you feel the love of the people and the potential of the club is massive, so why change?" he sa... | Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says he plans to extend his contract at Spurs by two years until 2021. | 36167482 |
By the age of 17 he had 55 people working for him.
Now, nearly 20 years later, he is the founder and boss of Blippar, a mobile phone app business valued at $1.5bn (£1.2bn).
It is perhaps no surprise that Ambarish describes his life as "an adventure".
Launched in 2011, Blippar is an augmented reality app. Using your mob... | Ambarish Mitra ran away from home at the age of 15 to live in New Delhi's slums. | 36824657 |
In it, he said he believed the party did not give him enough support over controversial remarks on homosexuality and child abuse.
Neither Mr Wells nor the DUP has made any comment on the contents of the internal DUP e-mail.
Earlier this month, the Public Prosecution Service said he would not be prosecuted for his comme... | The BBC has seen an email in which former health minister Jim Wells threatened to resign from the DUP. | 34650203 |
The history of doping in athletics has no more haunting chapter than the one covering the era of global dominance by East Germany. The well-being of the country's youth was sacrificed in the name of glory and propaganda - and still the scars are being healed.
To mark the 30th anniversary of the first World Athletics Ch... | They talk of stolen childhoods and long-term health traded in for medals, of dissenters bundled into wooden crates and young women growing up to look and speak like men. | 22269445 |
The party said the "age-appropriate" lessons would be part of a "curriculum for life", which would also include money management and citizenship.
Labour backed the idea but said the Lib Dems had failed to deliver it so far.
The Conservatives said teachers knew best how to deliver such education, not bureaucrats or poli... | All children in England's state schools should get lessons about sex and relationships from the age of seven, the Liberal Democrats have said. | 28934047 |
Marios Aristotelous, 44, was in a vehicle which overturned, also earlier killing Andreas Sofocleous, 49.
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades expressed his "great sorrow".
Greece, the UK and Israel have contributed aircraft to fight the blaze raging in the Troodos mountains. France and Italy are expected to do so too.
... | A second firefighter has died in Cyprus from injuries sustained while trying to tackle one of the island's biggest forest fires in years. | 36583544 |
City Road in Roath houses dozens of exotic restaurants and independent shops.
A cast of local people worked on Love, Cardiff: City Road Stories, which will run at the Sherman Theatre from 13-15 April.
It was written and directed by Andrew Sterry, who turned their personal recollections into a performance.
Mr Sterry sai... | Residents of a Cardiff street are taking to the stage to share stories of life in their neighbourhood. | 39579483 |
Haider al-Abadi, a deputy speaker of parliament, has been asked by Iraq's president to form a government.
Mr Maliki's earlier refusal to resign after eight years in power had been blamed for deepening the crisis. The UN and US have welcomed his resignation.
The government has been unable to stop Islamist fighters from ... | Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has resigned, in a move observers hope will end a political crisis in Baghdad. | 28798033 |
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