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Humza Yousaf revealed the move after widespread criticism of existing ScotRail services.
He said the contract could be cancelled in 2020 and contingency plans were in place for the Scottish government to take over train services earlier.
ScotRail said it was working to implement a 246-point improvement plan.
Scottish L... | Scotland's transport minister is to invite unions and other political parties to talks next week on setting up a public sector train operator. | 38040804 |
Full-back Emilio Nsue had to be held back from team-mate Ryan Shotton as the pair clashed at the end of Blues' post-match warm-down.
Birmingham's draw with relegated Rotherham left them four points above the Championship relegation zone.
"Things like this happen everywhere, even with teams in a better position," Zola t... | Birmingham boss Gianfranco Zola says an argument between several players after the draw at Rotherham was "normal". | 39604061 |
Barrow, 23, made his debut in the 0-0 draw against South Africa in June.
But he missed the 2018 World Cup qualifying elimination by Namibia because of his club engagements.
"It's good to be back and give 100% to the Gambia. We'll go there and play without any pressure because we have got a good team," he told BBC Sport... | Swansea City forward Modou Barrow has been named in The Gambia squad to face Mauritania in this month's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. | 35834043 |
The Penygroes-based Express Motors bus went into a ditch on the A39 motorway at Lons-le-Saunier, near the Swiss border.
It was carrying pupils from Bournside School in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
There were 42 students, six staff and two drivers on board.
Two of the pupils were airlifted to hospital, one in a life-thr... | The operator of a coach which crashed in eastern France, leaving two teenagers seriously injured and 11 others with minor injuries, has said it is doing all it can to help. | 36875272 |
That was the verdict of the OECD, which highlights one of the biggest puzzles of this recovery. Output has finally recovered; employment recovered first; but wage growth has not and that is related to productivity.
The Bank of England estimated that output per hour is around 16 percentage points lower than it should be... | Raising UK living standards depends on raising productivity, but how? | 31602582 |
Sgt Sam Dobbs, of Northamptonshire Police, posted messages on Twitter about how officers had to keep the teenager fed and "entertained".
He said the girl was eventually collected by social services in London.
Northamptonshire Police said there was a "considerable" delay in finding secure accommodation for the girl.
The... | A 15-year-old "vulnerable girl" was kept in police protection for more than 26 hours because no suitable accommodation could be found for her. | 35727215 |
The 27-year-old is their third new arrival ahead of the 2013 season.
Former Australia opener Simon Katich and ex-England paceman Kabir Ali have also joined the Red Rose, who were relegated to Division Two of the County Championship in September.
White began his career at Derbyshire, making his first-class debut in 2005... | Lancashire have signed Leicestershire all-rounder Wayne White, who has agreed a three-year contract at Old Trafford. | 21183469 |
Sixteen people died in the northern state of Bihar and one person in Uttar Pradesh in Tuesday's 7.3 magnitude quake.
At least 65 people died in Nepal and nearly 2,000 were injured, with fears the figures could rise.
The massive 7.8 magnitude quake in April killed more than 8,000 people in Nepal and least 66 people in I... | At least 17 people have died in India in the latest deadly earthquake to hit Nepal and the surrounding region. | 32716845 |
It follows Thursday night's vote by King's Lynn and West Norfolk Council to overwhelmingly reject the deal.
The devolution plans were set to bring to the East £750m over 30 years for infrastructure and £130m for housing.
The new set-up would have given the new authority road and housing powers from central government.
... | Plans to devolve powers to Norfolk and Suffolk with a mayor have been scrapped by the government in their present form. | 38030289 |
Willy Selten denies intentionally tampering with beef consignments from his factory in the city of Oss.
Mr Selten appeared in court on Tuesday in Den Bosch accused of falsifying documents.
About 50,000 tonnes of meat was recalled across Europe during the horsemeat scare in 2013.
Mr Selten's wholesale business, Willy Se... | A Dutch meat trader has gone on trial for allegedly selling 300 tonnes of horsemeat as beef, during one of Europe's largest food scandals. | 32032257 |
Graham Gregory, 81, of Brockfield Park Drive, York, is accused of two offences between 15 July 1975 and 15 July 1977.
Mr Gregory, who also faces two similar charges, did not enter a plea when he appeared at Douglas courthouse on Thursday.
All the offences are alleged to have taken place on the Isle of Man. He was baile... | A retired vicar has appeared in court to face two new charges of indecently assaulting a girl under the age of 13. | 39454938 |
The organisation's review committee says he can no longer have the role because of his position as a deputy prime minister of Russia.
The exclusion is due to a clampdown on government interference in football.
Mutko, who is also president of Russia's football federation, says he will not appeal against the decision.
Af... | Russia's World Cup head Vitaly Mutko has been barred from seeking re-election to the Fifa Council after failing an eligibility check. | 39229755 |
Green Party politicians Caroline Lucas MP and Baroness Jenny Jones argued a long-standing doctrine protecting MPs' communications was being breached.
But in a landmark decision the Investigatory Powers Tribunal said the so-called "Wilson Doctrine" was no bar to the incidental collection of data.
Ms Lucas said the decis... | MPs have no protection from having their communications read by UK security agencies, a tribunal has said. | 34527242 |
The petrochemical company's licence covers 329 square kilometres of the Midland Valley around its Stirlingshire site.
The British Geological Survey has estimated there are "modest" shale gas and oil resources in the area.
Grangemouth is being developed to import shale gas ethane from the US.
Vast amounts of the gas hav... | Grangemouth plant owner Ineos has bought a majority share in a licence for shale gas exploration and development in Scotland. | 28842501 |
The UK government has taken a 25-year lease on 265,976 sq ft (24,710 sq m) of space from 2020 - with developers claiming it is the largest office deal ever signed in Wales.
Work on the former Cardiff bus station site began in 2014, with BBC Wales set to move there from 2019.
HM Revenue and Customs will move from their ... | About 4,000 public servants will move to a new hub at Cardiff's Central Square, it has been announced. | 40861897 |
The 16-mile route runs between Bewdley in Worcestershire and Brignorth in Shropshire but part of it has been closed due to repair work.
Staff have been repairing and replacing the tracks at Arley in Worcestershire and restoring the waterproof membrane on the viaduct by Bewdley.
Six tonnes of copper were stolen from the... | The Severn Valley Railway has fully reopened to visitors after nearly two months of engineering work. | 12870382 |
John Radford, 70, was left in a coma after the dispute near Holmfirth in 2013. He died 16 months later.
Michael Gledhill, 24, of Bramble Bank, Holmfirth, was found guilty of dangerous driving in 2014.
He later admitted causing death by dangerous driving after Mr Radford died, Leeds Crown Court heard.
Gledhill, a former... | A man has been jailed for the death of a cycling safety campaigner who was knocked off his bike in a road rage incident. | 35291159 |
Dimitrov won 7-5 4-6 6-3 and next faces Russian Daniil Medvedev, who beat Steve Johnson of the US 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-1).
Edmund, 22, had been hoping to build on his run to the semi-finals of the Atlanta Open last week.
Australian 10th seed Nick Kyrgios again succumbed to injury in his first match since retiring at Wimbledo... | Britain's Kyle Edmund went out of the Citi Open in Washington with a three-set defeat by Bulgarian fourth seed Grigor Dimitrov in round two. | 40811401 |
Most riders had completed only one lap when proceedings were brought to a halt because of visibility problems.
Prior to a halt being called, Ian Hutchinson bettered his Superbike speed of Tuesday night by posting a lap at 128.987mph on his Tyco BMW.
Suzuki-mounted rider Michael Dunlop was again close behind on 127.228.... | Practice for the Isle of Man TT continued to be disrupted when Wednesday night's session was severely curtailed by adverse weather. | 40114862 |
Haroon Jahan, 20, and brothers Shazad Ali, 30, and Abdul Musavir, 31, died on 10 August after being hit by a car in Winson Green.
Appealing for calm after the verdicts, Mr Justice Flaux told Birmingham Crown Court: "On any view, this has been a terrible case - a tragic and pointless loss of three young lives.
"However,... | Eight men have been found not guilty of murdering three friends during last summer's riots in Birmingham. | 18910491 |
The Chang'e 4 mission is planned for sometime before 2020, Zou Yongliao from the Chinese Academy of Sciences told state broadcaster CCTV.
Mr Zou said the mission's objective would be to study geological conditions on the moon's far side.
This could eventually lead to the placement of a radio telescope for use by astron... | China is planning the first ever landing of a lunar probe on the far side of the Moon, an engineer has said. | 34201946 |
Mr Kuroda, currently the President of the Asian Development Bank, is seen as a supporter of monetary policy easing as means to spur growth.
The Nikkei 225 index rose 2.4%, while the yen fell to a 33-month low.
Analysts said Mr Kuroda's nomination is likely to see the BOJ support the government's aggressive policy stanc... | Japanese shares have risen and the yen weakened on reports that Haruhiko Kuroda is likely to be nominated as the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor. | 21570504 |
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The 38-year-old has succeeded Steve Agnew at the Riverside following Boro's relegation to the Championship.
He just missed out on the play-offs with fellow Championship side Leeds last term, before leaving last month.
"There's no denying the ambition is to get back to the ... | Middlesbrough's bid to return to the Premier League at the first attempt is the absolute priority for new manager Garry Monk. | 40255209 |
The 67-year-old had a heart attack in Turkey in June, leading doctors to tell him to rest for the rest of the year.
Band manager Simon Porter said the guitarist "died" for several minutes after an attack that left him with "mild cognitive impairments".
Parfitt was "recovering well", but was "far from being fit enough t... | Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt is not well enough to tour with the band this autumn, it has been announced. | 37371464 |
The rules, which were not meant to be made public, say children living with a gay parent cannot be baptised until they are 18 and only when they renounce homosexuality.
The new rules also say members can be expelled from the church if they enter into a gay marriage.
Both liberal and conservatives Mormon groups have cri... | A group of Mormons have planned a "mass resignation" after leaders changed church policies regarding gay people. | 34815338 |
Only Bournemouth, Swansea and Arsenal have been found to be 100% compliant with Uefa recommendations for wheelchair spaces at their grounds.
Tottenham are bottom of the list with 28%, behind Watford (35%) and Aston Villa (41%).
The survey was carried out by charity Revitalise before the start of the new Premier League ... | A new survey has suggested that many Premier League clubs are continuing to fail disabled fans. | 33809489 |
Purtell, who was given the all-clear to resume training in December, suffered the attack after a defeat by Leeds Rhinos at Magic Weekend.
The 28-year-old could feature in Sunday's game against Hull KR.
"I'm delighted with the verdict of the specialist and can't wait to pull the shirt on," he told the club website.
The ... | Bradford Bulls centre Adrian Purtell has been given the final go-ahead to return to first-team action 10 months after having a heart attack. | 21775209 |
Whittingham, Cardiff's longest serving player having joined in 2007, has been asked to take a pay cut to remain at the club.
Morrison said the 32-year-old had not indicated whether he would sign a new contract to remain with the Bluebirds.
"It would be fantastic for Whitts to stay," Morrison said.
"He's been a great se... | Cardiff City captain Sean Morrison is hoping midfielder Peter Whittingham will stay at the Championship club beyond the end of the season. | 39552184 |
The Germanwings Airbus A320 crashed in France on Tuesday, leaving no survivors.
The Foreign Office said Paul Bramley, 28, from Hull, and Martyn Matthews, 50, from Wolverhampton, died in the crash.
It said seven-month-old Julian Pracz-Bandres and his Spanish-born mother Marina Bandres Lopez-Belio, from Manchester, also ... | At least three Britons died in the Alps air crash that killed 150 people, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says. | 32047308 |
British Muslims have told the BBC they are worried about people who made the pilgrimage and have not been heard from since Thursday's incident, in which 717 people died.
The Foreign Office said it was seeking information from Saudi authorities on any Britons who might be affected.
Anyone worried about friends or family... | UK families are awaiting news of relatives in Saudi Arabia, following the fatal stampede near Mecca. | 34356056 |
Ecclestone allegedly made the payment in order to secure the sale of a stake in the F1 business for a company he favoured.
Here, we look at some of the main issues surrounding the case.
The prosecution will argue that he feared losing control of a sport he had developed and built up from a niche activity pursued only b... | Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is set to appear before a Munich court on Thursday, accused of giving a £27.5m ($45m, 33m euros) bribe to a German banker. | 27132906 |
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The former world number one, who would have regained top spot by winning the title, was down 7-6 (7-2) 2-0 when he withdrew with an elbow injury.
Djokovic, 30, had treatment on a right shoulder injury during his last-16 win over Adrian Mannarino and needed further attentio... | Novak Djokovic is out of Wimbledon after retiring injured during his quarter-final against Tomas Berdych. | 40588823 |
Euan Blair is pursuing a career in promoting apprenticeships, rather than working in politics.
In an interview with The TES magazine, he talks of founding a business which matches students with firms offering apprenticeships.
He gave up working in investment banking, saying he preferred to work in a "more socially moti... | The push for more young people to take up apprenticeships is being backed by one of Tony Blair's sons. | 38523759 |
A crowd was at Karachi airport when Khan, 43, landed and there were more angry fans waiting for him at his home.
Senior police official Tariq Dharejo said: "We have deployed some police at Moin's residence for security reasons as people were causing disturbances."
The former test captain has apologised for his actions.... | Pakistan chief selector Moin Khan returned home to a hostile reception after he was recalled from the World Cup for visiting a casino. | 31653709 |
Several thousand Cubans are stranded at the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, hoping to reach the United States by land.
Nicaragua has refused to allow the migrants to pass through its territory.
The Pope said many of the Cubans passing through Central America were victims of human trafficking.
"I invite the cou... | Pope Francis has called for Central American countries to show generosity in dealing with the rising numbers of Cuban migrants stranded in the region. | 35187411 |
Pre-tournament favourites Fiji were imperious from the opening whistle.
They dominated possession and ran in five tries by the break, Jerry Tuwai, Osea Kolinisau, Leone Nakarawa, Jasa Veremalua and Vatemo Ravouvou crossing.
Britain looked shell-shocked and Fiji added two more tries, with Dan Norton's score little conso... | Great Britain finished with silver in the inaugural men's rugby sevens as Fiji beat them 43-7 to claim gold - the country's first ever Olympic medal. | 36687464 |
No-one is seriously suggesting that the keys to Downing Street should be handed over to Facebook users. Or that the prime minister should be replaced by a Twitter feed, however tempting that might seem to some.
But the weird, and slightly scary, fact is that after years of overly-optimistic predictions about e-democrac... | Why bother having elections and votes in Parliament, when you can find out what the people want in real time, 24 hours a day, on social media? | 19555756 |
Immunotherapies - which harness the body's own defences to fight tumours - can clear even terminal cancer in a small proportion of patients.
However, a small study by the University of Texas found those harbouring a more diverse community of gut bugs are more likely to benefit.
Cancer Research UK said understanding gut... | Bacteria living deep inside the digestive system seem to alter how cancer drugs work, a study suggests. | 37874918 |
The inquiry, which has cost more than £7m, interviewed its last witness three years ago but has yet to be published.
Whitehall sources said the process of allowing some people to respond to the inquiry's findings had not begun.
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday he "very much hoped" the report would be ready ... | A crucial step in the procedure for publishing the long-delayed report of the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War has yet to start, the BBC understands. | 27452534 |
As a precaution it would be removed from the external stairwell windows on Silverwood House, Doncaster, starting on Monday, said the council.
A letter to the residents said: " We do not believe there is any danger".
The council has been reviewing the fire risk of its nine blocks of flats with the fire service.
The capp... | A high-rise block in South Yorkshire is to have decorative window capping removed in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. | 40397141 |
Prices were raised by 2,000 rupiah ($0.16; £0.10) per litre, with gasoline now costing 8,500 rupiah and diesel 7,500 rupiah.
The subsidised fuel prices in Indonesia are among the cheapest in the world.
The unpopular move sparked small protests and long queues at petrol stations in the capital, Jakarta.
Previous price i... | The Indonesian government has increased fuel prices by more than 30% in an attempt to save the economy more than $8bn (£5bn) in 2015. | 30092295 |
PC Gareth Francis, 28, was walking home from a night out with friends on Castle Street, Edgeley, Stockport, at 01:20 GMT, when he was attacked, police said.
He was taken to Stepping Hill Hospital with a head injury and died later.
Two men, aged 20 and 21, from Stockport, have been been arrested on suspicion of his murd... | An off-duty police officer has died after being assaulted in Greater Manchester. | 21107720 |
The former Down boss has been the Erne County's manager since succeeding Peter Canavan in November 2013.
Fermanagh failed to win a Championship match this year and were relegated to Division Three of the league.
After losing to Armagh in the first round of the All-Ireland qualifiers, McGrath said his management team wo... | Pete McGrath is to stay in charge of the Fermanagh senior football team for another year, the county has announced. | 40518086 |
The Scot, 21, says she will not take any unnecessary risks with her fitness before this summer's Olympic Games.
"Nothing is more important than the Olympics and rushing through rehab, to make riding the Worlds viable, would be a big mistake," Archibald said.
"Luckily, there's a big team at British Cycling being sensibl... | Britain's Katie Archibald could miss the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in March after a crash left her with a ruptured knee ligament. | 35275730 |
The half-mile extension has meant an increase of the total length of useable track to two-and-a-quarter miles.
Spokesman Adrian Brodie said: "It has taken many months of blood, sweat, tears and commitment. It's a hugely important deal for the railway."
To celebrate, the Swindon-built Prairie 5521 will be in use for thr... | The Swindon and Cricklade Railway in Wiltshire has opened a newly-built section of track after several months of construction. | 19380952 |
The index rose to 55.9 last month from 54.9 in October, putting the figure well above the 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction.
The data offsets weaker PMI manufacturing and construction surveys published earlier this week.
Markit's composite PMI, combining all the data, was steady at 55.7.
But this was st... | Growth across the UK's services sector was at its fastest in four months in November, according to the latest Markit purchasing managers' index. | 34993661 |
The British Boxing Board of Control warned Haye and Bellew about comments at a pre-fight news conference.
Former WBA heavyweight champion Haye meets WBC cruiserweight champion Bellew at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.
"Trash talking is OK but being disrespectful is something totally different," Mayweather told BBC Sport... | David Haye should "focus on the fighter" rather than "trash talk" before his bout with Tony Bellew, says former world champion Floyd Mayweather. | 39153134 |
The firm, April, controls a million hectares of forests in Indonesia, and has now said it will allocate nearly half of it for conservation. The environmental group Greenpeace, which has previously been a fierce critic of the company, now called it a "champion" and vowed to closely monitor the implementation of the new ... | One of the world's largest pulp and paper producers announced on Wednesday that it had stopped clearing forests as part of its operations - but the battle to stop deforestation is still far from won, as Alice Budisatrijo reports from Jakarta. | 32997037 |
The Micius satellite beamed messages to two mountain-top receiving stations 645 km (400 miles) and 1,200 km away.
The message was protected by exploiting quantum physics, which says any attempt to eavesdrop on it would make detectable changes.
Using satellites avoids some limitations that ground-based systems introduce... | China has successfully sent "hack-proof" messages from a satellite to Earth for the first time. | 40885723 |
Fly-half Jack Carty kicked 20 points for the hosts in Galway, who top Pool One at the halfway stage in the group.
Replacement centre Danie Poolman crossed for a try with six minutes remaining to deny Newcastle a chance to claim a losing bonus point.
Captain Richard Mayhew bagged a second-half try for the visitors, but ... | Connacht picked up a third win in three European Challenge Cup matches with victory against Newcastle. | 35040805 |
The 30-year-old Germany midfielder is believed to have told Bayern he did not want to extend his contract, which runs until 2016.
United announced in a club statement on Saturday that they had reached an agreement to sign him.
"I hope you understand my decision," Schweinsteiger told fans on Twitter.
The World-Cup winne... | Bastian Schweinsteiger has thanked Bayern Munich fans as he has a medical on Sunday before his proposed move to Manchester United. | 33492562 |
The northbound carriageway of the A249 between Key Street and Bobbing roundabouts, near Sittingbourne in Kent, has been closed for a week.
More than 1,000 homes and three schools on the Isle of Sheppey were affected by the burst main, with some without water for two days.
Highways England said it was assessing the dama... | A dual carriageway is to remain shut after a huge sinkhole opened up as a result of a burst water main. | 35353331 |
The midfielder pounced on Korey Smith's mistake and beat Richard O'Donnell from inside the centre circle after spotting the City keeper off his line.
Jamie Murphy cut in from the left to then fire in a second for the Seagulls.
Jiri Skalak went close to a third for second-placed Brighton, who are now unbeaten in their l... | Steve Sidwell scored with a stunning 50-yard lob as Brighton made it four straight Championship wins with victory at Bristol City. | 37807860 |
The 25-year-old, born in Pretoria, has a first-class batting average of 50.67 from 79 first-class innings.
The former South Africa Under-19 international has also taken 21 wickets in 38 Twenty20 matches and has played for the Northerns and the Titans.
"I'm excited to be here. It's an opportunity of a lifetime," he told... | Gloucestershire have signed South African all-rounder Graeme van Buuren on a two-year contract. | 36083898 |
Poppy Sutcliffe, from Teesside, describes herself as the US singer's number one fan.
She was at the concert on Monday night when Salman Abedi detonated a bomb which killed 22 people and injured 64.
In the letter Poppy said she was "extremely sorry silly people do things like this".
"I hope you are OK and that you will ... | A 10-year-old girl caught up in the Manchester bomb attack has written to Ariana Grande asking her not to be "too scared" to come back to the UK. | 40043691 |
Little surprise then, that the corridors of power were packed with people desperate for a seat to the hottest ticket in (this) town - the Senate appearance of James Comey.
Hundreds of mostly millennials, congressional staffers and interns, weaved around the hallways of the Senate's Hart building hoping to witness the f... | In Washington, political intrigue often serves as a substitute for oxygen. | 40215431 |
Gary Mackay-Steven gave Celtic the lead after just 26 seconds, but County refused to wilt and will now face Hibernian in the final on 13 March.
"We set up to be stiff and that was anything but stiff, it was a sickener," McIntyre said of the early goal.
"The players showed character."
Martin Woods scored from the penalt... | Ross County manager Jim McIntyre praised his side's character after they came back from behind to beat 10-man Celtic in the League Cup semi-final at Hampden. | 35455627 |
The women are said to have targeted widows and young girls, promising them marriage to Boko Haram members.
The militant group now has a female wing, the military says.
Boko Haram seems to be trying to get women to play a more active role in its insurgency, the BBC's Will Ross reports from Abuja.
Last month, a female su... | Three women have been arrested in Nigeria for recruiting female members for the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, the country's military says. | 28168003 |
Details of 86,000 people on so-called "suckers lists" have been passed to trading standards departments across England, according to BBC research.
The victims - many of them elderly - are sent bogus offers in the post.
Data suggests fewer than a third of them have been visited by trading standards officers to warn them... | Officials from trading standards say they are struggling to visit people who are likely to fall victim to scams, because of staff shortages. | 38662281 |
It is shaping up to be a frantic finale, with big-name players likely to be on the move, and many of the superpowers ready and waiting to make late signings.
So what are the big issues to be resolved, and what will be your Premier League club's priority before the window shuts at 23:00 BST on Thursday?
Liverpool attack... | The final Premier League games before the transfer window closes have been played, so clubs and managers can give their full attention to concluding the business to take them forward to January. | 41069084 |
Proposals for the Cairngorms include affordable hoursing, increasing woodland, restoring peatland and investing in walking routes on Deeside and Speyside.
The park covers parts of the Highlands, Aberdeenshire, Perthshire, Angus and Moray.
The plan was launched by Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham.
She said: "Sc... | A plan for managing the UK's largest national park for the next five years has been officially launched. | 40119872 |
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The Portrush golfer posted five birdies and a bogey at the Emirates Golf Club.
Garcia leads on seven under, with Felipe Aguilar of Chile and South African George Coetzee one shot adrift.
Darren Clarke is three over after a round which included three birdies, two bogeys and... | Graeme McDowell lies three shots behind leader Sergio Garcia after carding an opening round four-under-par 68 at the Dubai Desert Classic on Thursday. | 38840268 |
The body of Stacey Tierney, 29, was discovered in Dreams ÂGentlemen's Club in Melbourne on 19 December.
Australian police are investigating the death of the former fitness instructor from Manchester, which they are describing as "unexplained".
"This loss has devastated our family", a statement said.
A post-mortem exam... | The family of a British woman found dead in an Australian strip club have described her as "the most amazing, special, caring person". | 38532374 |
The party also said the SNP are pushing for another independence referendum to distract from what they call a "poor record" in government.
And leader Kezia Dugdale warned against voting Conservative as a protest against independence.
Council elections will be held across the country on 4 May.
For the first time in a Sc... | Scottish Labour has launched its council election campaign with a warning that local services will not be safe in Conservative hands. | 39623276 |
The 21-year-old joined the League One side on a two-year contract this summer following his release by Barnsley.
But he injured himself in a pre-season friendly against Nuneaton on Tuesday and although X-rays revealed no broken bones, he needs an operation to reduce the chances of the injury recurring.
"I am gutted for... | Northampton Town midfielder Jak McCourt will be out for "a couple of months" because he needs shoulder surgery. | 36793781 |
The pledge to Mullah Akhtar Mansour was issued by al-Qaeda's media arm al-Sahab and was Zawahiri's first message since September last year.
There had been speculation about whether Zawahiri was himself dead since the death of former Taliban head Mullah Omar was confirmed last month.
Zawahiri offered his condolences.
Al... | Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has pledged allegiance to the new Afghan Taliban chief in an audio message posted online. | 33907666 |
Steven Anderson and Steven MacLean scored in each half at Celtic Park, with Saints striker Stevie May having a goal ruled out for handball.
United twice hit the woodwork but were unable to stem their opponents, or deploy their usual attacking aplomb.
And it was a deserved triumph for the Perth side, built on a display ... | St Johnstone won the first major trophy of their 130-year history after beating Dundee United to lift the Scottish Cup. | 27354162 |
Elections are taking place for the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly of Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly and for 124 councils in England.
Mayors will be elected in London, Bristol, Liverpool and Salford, with UK parliamentary by-elections held in Ogmore and Sheffield Brightside.
Police and crime commissioners ... | Voters are casting their votes in elections across the UK, with less than an hour to go before polls close. | 36205839 |
The 39-year-old was one of a number of people detained when police were called to an address in Paisley on Friday.
The man became ill at the property and was taken to hospital in Paisley where he died a short time later.
The Police Investigation and Review Commission (Pirc) has been instructed to look in to the circums... | An investigation has been launched following the death of a man in custody. | 38116595 |
Customers in greater Belfast will see prices fall by up to 10% from October. Those in the 'ten towns' gas network outside Belfast will get a 5% cut.
The cuts are due to the continuing fall in wholesale gas prices.
Last week, Northern Ireland's biggest gas supplier, SSE Airtricity, which has about 125,000 customers in g... | Firmus Energy, which supplies gas to about 76,000 customers in Northern Ireland, is to cut its prices. | 34178954 |
They say that adults should be aware of this when communicating with children with autism.
In a presentation at the British Science Association, the team said it could be one of the reasons they struggle with social interaction.
The work is published in the journal Developmental Science.
Researchers from Durham and Nor... | Children with autism might miss out on non-verbal aspects of conversation as they look away when speaking to adults, scientists found. | 24031986 |
What possessed her to set this challenge of 224km (140.6 miles) of swimming, cycling and running, and what carried her to the finish line?
In her one-woman show Equations for a Moving Body, Nicklin explores what it means both psychologically and physiologically to train for and attempt a feat of endurance.
Nicklin is a... | When Hannah Nicklin was 28 she vowed to attempt a long distance triathlon (sometimes known as an Ironman) the year she turned 30. | 37212756 |
In mumandsons.com, the family share recipes including shrimp tortillas, milk buns and lemon posset, apparently without Lib Dem advisers knowing.
The admission made in an online chat with members of Mumsnet, was likely to get her into trouble, she wrote.
"When my husband's advisers learn this they are going to freak out... | Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, wife of Nick Clegg, has revealed that she and their three boys have been writing an anonymous cookery blog for three years. | 32399184 |
Tia, the resident dog of a Guernsey cider farm, took four-day-old Rocky under her paw after he was rejected at birth.
The Shropshire lamb, part of a flock to keep the grass short at the farm, was born ten weeks early.
Since then Tia has displayed motherly behaviour towards Rocky, who has been given "quite a pick up" as... | A pet Labrador has adopted a newborn lamb abandoned by its mother after it was born prematurely. | 35984828 |
The Help to Buy Equity Loan was introduced to boost the housing market.
A property expert said the scheme has had "little success" in London, where in some cases, loans of up to £190,000 have been taken up.
The government said it has helped buy more than 100,000 homes across England.
Sorry, your browser cannot display ... | One in three new build properties outside London were bought through a flagship scheme for first-time buyers, but just one in 10 in the capital, analysis by BBC News shows. | 38330552 |
The 'Belfast Project' was launched in 2001 and was designed to become an oral history of the Troubles.
Former loyalist and republican paramilitaries gave a series of candid interviews that chronicled their involvement in the Troubles.
It was directed by the writer and journalist Ed Moloney, with the interviews carried ... | A key part of the investigation into the abduction and murder of Jean McConville are tapes that were held in a US college. | 27238797 |
Yet one took her life on 7 July 2005 on the number 30 bus in Tavistock Square while she was talking on her phone to her boyfriend, John Falding.
He said: "The irony of all these terrible things is that she was afraid of visiting Israel because she was scared of suicide bombings on buses."
The 39-year-old charity admini... | Fully aware of the threat posed by suicide bombers, Anat Rosenberg was worried about visiting her native Israel. | 12207400 |
The 23-year-old scored 30 goals for Dunfermline last season and opted to leave the League One champions under freedom of contract.
El Bakhtaoui joined the Pars from his native France in 2012 and turned down the offer of new terms.
Motherwell made an approach for the striker in May and he spent time on trial with Blackb... | Dundee have signed striker Faissal El Bakhtaoui on a three-year contract. | 36955285 |
Saudi national Nahid Almanea, 31, was stabbed 16 times as she walked to the University of Essex campus in June 2014.
James Attfield, 33, was found with 102 knife wounds in Castle Park last March.
The boy, who was arrested in Colchester on suspicion of carrying an offensive weapon, is due to appear at Chelsmford Magistr... | A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murders of a man and a woman in Colchester. | 32939402 |
The party's only remaining AM was named education secretary on Thursday, subject to Saturday's approval at a special conference near Newtown, Powys.
She said the vote meant the party could play a part in "delivering real change in the way government works" in Wales.
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron had already backed the move... | The Welsh Liberal Democrats have endorsed Kirsty Williams's plan to sit alongside Labour ministers in the Welsh Government. | 36341703 |
The show, which took place at a derelict seafront lido in Weston-super-Mare, attracted huge interest when it ran for five weeks in the summer.
North Somerset District Council confirmed that Banksy had left behind a giant pin wheel from the attraction.
It said it would be stored safely until it was decided what part it ... | Graffiti artist Banksy has donated an exhibit from his Dismaland theme park to the Somerset town where it was held. | 35037696 |
Donegal 1-14 1-12 Mayo
Down 0-06 0-22 Kerry
Derry 2-12 1-18 Galway
Laois 0-14 1-14 Tyrone
Meath 1-13 1-20 Cavan
Antrim 2-14 0-09 Leitrim | FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS | 35682068 |
England forward Rooney, 30, played 52 minutes before going off to a standing ovation from the 58,597 crowd.
Former Paris St-Germain striker Ibrahimovic, who joined in July, was replaced in the 65th minute.
Defender Eric Bailly, a £30m signing from Villarreal, also made his home debut on an emotional night for Rooney.
"... | Zlatan Ibrahimovic made his first Old Trafford appearance for Manchester United as captain Wayne Rooney's testimonial against Everton ended 0-0. | 36970761 |
Many fail the psychology test, one of several designed to weed out inappropriate applicants.
Several YouTube videos with a recruitment theme have disabled all comments. Where comments are still possible, one failed applicant complained that visible tattoos were a criterion for rejection.
Xenophobia is at record levels ... | A new police unit in Hungary, launched to reinforce patrols along the 175km (110-mile) border fence with Serbia, is struggling to find suitable candidates despite a massive recruitment drive. | 38828720 |
From Giant's Causeway and Lulworth Cove to the Cuillin Hills and Beachy Head - the winners celebrate the society's list of 100 Great Geosites in the UK and Ireland, published last year.
The pictures will go into a 2016 calendar, and an exhibition that will be staged from Saturday.
Details about the 100 top geosites can... | The British Isles in all their rocky glory are featured in a Geological Society photo competition. | 34469142 |
Before the start of last week, a run of just two wins in 17 Premier League games from the end of August had seen the Welsh side slip from fourth in the table to 18th.
The Swans turned to Francesco Guidolin to stop the rot, with skipper Ashley Williams making the headlines by admitting he had Googled the veteran Italian... | You do not need a search engine to tell you where Swansea's season was heading if their slump had not stopped when it did. | 35411881 |
However the African Union force insists it still has control of the town.
The governor of Somalia's Lower Shabelle region Ibrahim Adam told the AFP news agency that al-Shabab secured took the town without fighting.
Earlier reports had said the AU forces had left the town but they tweeted later that they "re-adjust thei... | Islamist militant group al-Shabab has taken control of the port city Merca, residents say. | 35502016 |
Sumaratan tiger cubs were just one of the 750 species counted.
The stock take confirmed the zoo has five Sumatran tigers, of which three are cubs.
The count included 70 Humboldt penguins and one rockhopper.
Monday's count found there were 21 red-kneed spiders, including this Mexican one.
Although it is undertaken once ... | Tigers, penguins and crocodiles have all lined up to be counted as part of London Zoo's annual stock take. | 30681838 |
The problem is that it represents only a tiny corner of the press. Impress has so far not had to deal with a single complaint.
Its membership is made up of smaller community papers, websites and hyper-local news operations, among them the Brixton Bugle, Shetland News and the Scottish investigative website, the Ferret.
... | The "recognition" of Impress means the UK finally has a press regulator that has signed up to all the standards laid out in the Leveson report. | 37767046 |
Former Aston Villa manager Lambert, 47, who won the European Cup in his playing days with Borussia Dortmund, is already conditioned to the concept of what he calls "the German model".
He will work alongside sporting director Kevin Thelwell at Molineux.
"I've seen how it can benefit. It takes a bit of pressure off deali... | Newly appointed Wolves head coach Paul Lambert says he hopes to have a "major say" in his role at the club. | 37896832 |
Up to 100,000 litres of kerosene entered Nant Pibwr as a result of a breach of the main pipeline under the A48 near Carmarthen.
The pipeline carries aviation fuel and diesel from Pembroke's Valero refinery.
Valero said teams had made "good progress" in recovering the product, but was unable to confirm the cause of the ... | About 60,000 litres of oil has been recovered from a Carmarthenshire river following a major leak on Tuesday. | 37589494 |
She moved to the capital in 1984, following in the footsteps of her sister Dania Gorodi, who had married and settled in the city.
In Michelle's eyes, it was simply the best city in the world, according to Mrs Gorodi.
She loved the shopping and the entertainment, but also the freedom created by London's anonymity. Deep ... | Her name was Mihaela, but the fact she liked to be known as Michelle is a clue to how, despite being brought up in Romania, Mihaela Otto loved London to the core. | 11989593 |
The bodies of Julie Hill, 51, and her mother Rose, 75, were discovered at a property in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, at 22:10 GMT on Friday.
Christopher Whelan, 20, will appear at Chesterfield Justice Centre on Tuesday charged with their murders.
Julie Hill's dog, thought to be a terrier, is missing from the house, police s... | A man has been charged with murdering a woman and her mother after the women were found dead at a house. | 35690956 |
Huw Jenkins, 54, died after an HGV driven by John Boyes, 75, hit his tractor on the A7 near Galashiels.
His death was the subject of a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) at Selkirk Sheriff Court earlier this year.
Sheriff Michael Wood ruled that no reasonable precautions could have prevented the accident.
The FAI heard that ... | A lorry driver is likely to have suffered a blackout in a crash which killed a Borders Railway construction worker, a sheriff has concluded. | 34877911 |
The al-Furqan Islamic centre in south-west Melbourne said it believed that it was the best course of action given the "pressure" it had received.
Five teenagers were arrested after anti-terror raids last weekend.
Police said the men were planning to carry out an attack during an Anzac memorial event.
The al-Furqan Isla... | An Islamic centre in Australia, attended by two teenagers charged with terrorism-related offences, has closed its doors. | 32424814 |
A judge also ordered Crawford, 29, to serve two years probation and do 120 hours of community service.
He was found guilty of disorderly conduct and damage to property in April in the shop in Omaha, Nebraska, where his car was being resprayed.
His sentencing comes five days after he defeated John Molina to retain his W... | US world boxing champion Terence "Bud" Crawford has been given a 90-day jail term after a fracas at a car body shop. | 38336927 |
Gareth Jones, 28, died on 30 January 2013 when a wall collapsed on him in St Albans while working for Linley Developments in Welwyn Garden City.
Trevor Hyatt, 50, of Letty Green, Hertford and Alfred Barker, 59, of Gazeley, Suffolk admitted contravening health and safety regulations.
Sentencing is due to take place on 2... | Executives from a building firm have pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter over a worker's death. | 34188386 |
Police have started an inquiry after a formal complaint was made over alleged remarks aimed at winger Nick Blackman.
Portsmouth FC chief executive Mark Catlin said supporters had backed the investigation "wholeheartedly".
He said anyone found guilty would face a "severe ban" but stressed at this stage nothing had been ... | Portsmouth fans are "disgusted" over claims racist chanting was aimed at a Reading player during a home League Cup match on Tuesday night. | 34083919 |
The boat capsized near the Forecariah district, in the country's south. Eighteen people on board were rescued.
A local security source told AFP news agency that the boat had collided with a mining ship.
Boat accidents are common off Guinea's coast, with overcrowding and poor safety standards thought to be factors.
One ... | At least nine people have died in a boat accident in Guinea, with about 30 people still missing, officials and residents say. | 29579067 |
Wicketkeeper Poynter, 25, joined from Warwickshire in 2014 after starting his career at Middlesex and made his first-class debut for the county this summer.
Bowler McCarthy, 24, took 20 first-class wickets this season, including his first five-wicket haul in a game against Lancashire in May.
Durham finished fourth in C... | Ireland internationals Stuart Poynter and Barry McCarthy have both signed new two-year deals with Durham. | 37520105 |
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