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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones were banned from planes by the US Department of Transportation after several of the devices caught fire.
Lucas Wojciechowski was on Virgin America flight 358 from San Francisco to Boston and told BBC News he photographed the hotspot after noticing it when he opened his laptop.
A call went o... | A flight in America was delayed and almost diverted on Tuesday after a passenger changed the name of their wi-fi device to 'Samsung Galaxy Note 7'. | 38404711 |
These free online courses have grown in popularity with hundreds of universities and millions of students.
But until now Oxford has not offered such Mooc courses.
It is going to run an economics course partnered with online platform edX, set up by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The emerge... | Oxford University has announced its first "massive open online course" - or so-called Mooc - in a partnership with a US online university network. | 37975359 |
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Huge plumes of ash and smoke have been seen rising from the crater.
Farmers have been harvesting their crops as quickly as they can in case they are destroyed. | People living close to Mount Sinabung in Indonesia have been told to move out of their homes as fears grow that the volcano could soon erupt. | 33051376 |
The new species has been named Dracoraptor hanigani, which means 'dragon thief', after the red dragon which is the national symbol of Wales.
The Dracoraptor's skeleton was found by two fossil-hunting brothers, who spotted the bones in a pile of rubble from a rock fall in 2014.
The brothers found its skull, claws, teeth... | Scientists have confirmed that bones discovered in Wales in 2014 are from a new species of dinosaur which, at 201 million years old, could be the oldest known Jurassic dinosaur from the UK. | 35372305 |
Watermark sells products including food, drink and artwork in shops around the Calder Valley with a percentage of the profits going into the fund.
The money is doubled by Community Foundation for Calderdale and can then be distributed in the area if a flood hits.
More than 3,000 properties were flooded in the region on... | A scheme set up to help future flood victims has raised £300,000. | 38414326 |
There were reports Sligo used seven substitutes, one more than is allowed, during their six-point win over the saffrons in Saturday's first round tie.
However GAA spokesman Alan Milton told BBC Sport "nothing untoward" had taken place on the Sligo bench.
He explained one of the Sligo changes was officially listed as a ... | The GAA have confirmed there will be no replay of Antrim's All-Ireland SFC qualifier defeat by Sligo despite a query over the number of subs used. | 40334918 |
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Jamie Walker gave the visitors a stunning and deserved lead early on, but that was cancelled out shortly after by Gary Mackay-Steven.
Roberts scored with two fine strikes, one in each half, while Hearts' Juwon Oshaniwa was sent off late on.
The win edges Celtic closer to t... | A superb double from 19-year-old Patrick Roberts helped Celtic to a convincing win over third-top Hearts. | 35902584 |
31 March 2016 Last updated at 13:15 BST
It could be seen soaring about 70m (230ft) above houses in Cartbridge Lane, Halewood, from about 12:00 BST.
The leak erupted close to the former Bridgefield Forum site, which is being developed for housing.
A spokesman for United Utilities said engineers had been sent to the scen... | A huge fountain of water was sent gushing into the air after a water pipe burst in Merseyside. | 35934195 |
Sevilla, who beat Liverpool in the Europa League final four days earlier, were a man up over Barca for 50 minutes after Javier Mascherano's dismissal.
But they failed to take their chances in Madrid and lost 2-0 in extra time, ending up with nine men themselves.
"If we were fresher, in the final quarter of the pitch we... | Sevilla boss Unai Emery says a lack of freshness cost his side victory in the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona. | 36359521 |
A joint statement from their interior ministers said the EU "distribution key" for giving member states a quota of migrants ought to "take better account of efforts already made".
They also called for Italy and other frontline states in the migration crisis to step up border surveillance.
The EU plan calls on states to... | France and Germany say an EU Commission plan to redistribute 40,000 asylum seekers across the EU needs revision. | 32957131 |
David Harris, 68, denies three counts of soliciting to murder Hazel Allinson, a former TV scriptwriter for The Bill.
The Old Bailey previously heard Mr Harris had offered three men money to have his partner murdered in hospital.
The jury heard he wanted her assets, including the £800,000 property they shared in Amberl... | A man accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill his long-term partner claims he was researching the "hypothetical" act for a novel. | 39847074 |
Gwynedd council's shoreline management plan could see maintenance of flood defences stopped in 40 years.
Villagers have now voted to hire a specialist barrister to fight the proposals and are raising £20,000 to fund the action.
A council spokesman said officers were in regular discussions with residents about the comm... | People in Gwynedd are set to launch legal action against plans which could see their village lost to the sea. | 35546454 |
The couple were assaulted by another man and a woman at about 02:30 on Sunday beside the junction of Scotscraig Road and Gleneagles Avenue.
Police said the victims were "slightly injured but very shaken."
The attackers were with two other people but were the only members of the group involved.
The male suspect was desc... | Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was hit with a bottle and a woman kicked in the face during an unprovoked attack in Dundee. | 40887025 |
Otto, 31, had been banned from driving in December, but was caught behind the wheel twice in 24 hours in August.
He was suspended by Championship side Jersey after his arrest in August.
"Fautua Otto's conduct has fallen well short of the standards that we expect from our players," said Jersey's Bill Dempsey in a statem... | Samoa international Fautua Otto has been jailed for five months and sacked by his club Jersey after being found guilty of driving while disqualified. | 37474683 |
Edinburgh routes to and from Milngavie and Helensburgh have been disrupted due to fire damage on the railway near Blackridge station.
Some trains have been cancelled and other services are starting or terminating in Airdrie or Bathgate.
Services between Motherwell and Dalmuir were cancelled due to electrical issues, bu... | Rail commuters in and around Glasgow are facing delays due to vandalism and problems with electricity supplies. | 38674917 |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 112.73 points to 17,716.05.
The S&P 500 index climbed 21.49 points to 2,066.66, while the Nasdaq was 76.78 points higher at 4,920.71.
The minutes revealed that Federal Reserve members agreed with chair Janet Yellen that the Fed should "proceed cautiously" on interest rates.
Investo... | (Closed): Stocks on Wall Street rose after the minutes from the Federal Reserve's March meeting indicated a cautious approach to raising rates. | 35978738 |
The Serb's mixed form this year means Murray, 29, has a chance to claim top spot for the first time in his career.
On Wednesday, Djokovic pulled out of next week's China Open in Beijing with an elbow injury.
"Trying to reach number one is a goal," said Murray, who plays Italy's world number 94 Andreas Seppi in round on... | Britain's Andy Murray says overtaking Novak Djokovic as the world's top-ranked player is a big motivation for him for the rest of the 2016 season. | 37535704 |
United Airlines chief Oscar Munoz apologised again for the forced removal of a passenger last month.
It was one of a series of incidents that has prompted dissatisfaction with US airlines to boil over.
Mr Munoz and other airline executives promised improvements for passengers at the hearing on Tuesday.
"Seize this oppo... | Politicians have raised the threat of tougher rules on US airlines as they grilled industry executives at a hearing in Washington. | 39784744 |
A man said to me in Paris, "It's historic." "Yes," I said, but he was talking about the football.
I was thinking about Henry the Fifth, because there is nothing like disappearing into the past to make you think about the present.
You might not have thought, a few days ago, that the fourth volume of Jonathan Sumption's ... | As European leaders meet this week to find a way forward from the UK's decision to leave the EU, James Naughtie surveys the mood in France. | 36641402 |
The one minute, 38 second teaser reveals new look stormtroopers and details about the lead character played by British actress Felicity Jones.
At the beginning of the trailer, she states her name as Jyn Erso, and is described as "reckless, aggressive and undisciplined".
Rogue One tells the story of a group of rebel fig... | The first trailer for the new Star Wars movie Rogue One has been released. | 35985024 |
The benchmark rate of -0.1% means that commercial banks will be charged by the central bank for some deposits.
It is designed to encourage them to use their reserves to lend to businesses in an attempt to counter Japan's economic stagnation.
The charge does not directly apply to ordinary customers' accounts.
The countr... | In a surprise move, the Bank of Japan has introduced a negative interest rate. | 35436187 |
Steven Saxon, 57, from Milton Keynes, attacked the girl in Leighton Buzzard over a two year period when she was aged between 10 and 12 years old.
Luton Crown Court was told the young girl told her mother in 2012 what had been going on and Saxon was arrested.
He was found guilty of seven offences of sexual assault on a ... | A former policeman has been jailed for four years for child sex offences involving a young girl in Bedfordshire. | 34188383 |
After the morning session was lost, umpires Martin Bodenham and Nick Cook inspected the outfield at 14:30 BST.
However, they deemed it was too wet to play and decided to abandon the match with Surrey on 95-2, still 175 runs short of making the visitors bat again.
Surrey have now drawn both their Division Two fixtures, ... | Surrey's Championship match against Essex ended as a draw after heavy rain led to a final-day washout at The Oval. | 32507034 |
The Ryanair flight from Bucharest declared an emergency shortly before 22:00 GMT.
It landed safely minutes later at Cologne Bonn Airport.
A spokesperson for Dublin Airport said the flight is now scheduled to arrive at Dublin at 00:45 local time on Wednesday. | A Dublin-bound passenger plane has been diverted to a German airport due to a medical emergency on board the aircraft. | 31317978 |
The 33-year-old is in police custody. He is expected to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court on Monday.
The body of Mr Quail, 42, was found at about 10:45 at his home in Greenend Avenue on Saturday, 25 February.
The discovery followed reports of a disturbance at the address earlier that morning. | A man has been arrested in connection with the death of Steven Quail in Johnstone, Renfrewshire. | 39242151 |
The teachers work at 28 PakTurk schools which Turkey says are linked to US-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen. The schools deny this.
Turkey accuses Mr Gulen of being behind July's failed coup, a claim he rejects.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, visiting Pakistan, welcomed the move.
In a statement, PakTurk ... | Pakistan has ordered more than 100 Turkish teachers at a chain of international schools to leave the country, with their families, by the end of the week. | 38005302 |
Derbyshire County Council said the closures, which would save up to £2m, were as a result of an "in-depth" review into facilities and costs.
The proposals supersede plans, approved in 2012, to shut 20 care homes and replace them with "extra care" flats.
Up to 175 jobs could be at risk at the homes which house 96 reside... | Scaled down plans to close four care homes and axe six short-term beds at a day care centre for elderly people in Derbyshire have been announced. | 33060817 |
Officials said "an administrative measure" had been taken, but gave no reason why.
Turkish media said authorities had asked Wikipedia to remove content by writers "supporting terror".
Turkey has temporarily blocked social media sites including Facebook and Twitter in the past, usually following protests or terror attac... | Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. | 39754909 |
The answer, as you probably guessed, involves debating the Wales Bill, with Monday's committee stage ending at 11:12pm.
The Lords don't, by tradition, have votes during committee stages. Instead, amendments are introduced, moved and debated before being withdrawn after peers have had the chance to find out if ministers... | What do members of the House of Lords get up to at eleven o'clock of an evening? | 37910600 |
Southern Fail: The Musical includes songs such as "Imagine There's No Southern" and "Haywards Heath" to the tune of 1970s hit Echo Beach.
Director Mark Brailsford and writer Simon Levenson joined forces to create a musical that would "force the rail operator to reflect on its conduct".
It premieres in Brighton this wee... | The trials and tribulations of Southern Rail commuters have been turned into a satirical stage show. | 39477127 |
Allen joined Wrexham in March on a deal until the end of the season, having left Aldershot in December.
The 23-year-old made seven league appearances for the Welsh side before being released on 1 May.
Meanwhile, former Staines Town and Welling winger Luke Wanadio, 24, has also joined the club after leaving National Lea... | Bromley have signed winger Iffy Allen following his departure from National League rivals Wrexham. | 40050813 |
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BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty assesses England's display as they start 2017 with a narrow defeat.
Joe Hart (goalkeeper) 6
One misplaced punch created a second-half chance for Julian Brandt but made an excellent low save from Leroy Sane.
Michael Keane (defe... | A new system, three debutants, but ultimately a first defeat in the job for Gareth Southgate as Lukas Podolski's sensational goal gave Germany victory in Dortmund. | 39361157 |
Now the US Supreme Court Justice can count having a praying mantis named after her among them.
Researchers at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History said they named the insect ilomantis ginsburgae in recognition of Justice Ginsburg's efforts on gender equality.
Scientists used the genitals of female praying mantises f... | Ruth Bader Ginsburg already has a long list of accomplishments. | 36438997 |
The April attack led to the closure of Garissa University College, which has had an impact on the local economy, the activists say.
Some students are also complaining that they are missing out on their education since the college was shut.
Al-Shabab has pledged a "long, gruesome war" against Kenya.
The activists have o... | Peace activists in Kenya are calling for the reopening of the college where 148 people were killed by gunmen from the Somalia-based al-Shabab group. | 33719537 |
Sanjeev Gupta, head of Liberty, said taking over the loss-making business would be a "daunting proposition".
He reiterated that he would not be looking to make mass redundancies but said he could give no guarantees.
Tata is to start the formal process to sell its UK plants by Monday, according to Business Secretary Saj... | A potential buyer of Tata's UK steel operation admitted his takeover plans had been written "on the back of an envelope". | 35975842 |
Under the deal, a new government will be formed and the Houthis and southern separatists will nominate a new prime minister within three days.
It comes hours after the prime minister quit amid clashes between rebels and pro-government forces in the capital.
Scores of people have died and hundreds fled as clashes escala... | The Yemeni government and Shia Houthi rebels have signed an agreement aimed at ending the political crisis which has gripped the country for weeks. | 29302898 |
Thousands of revellers hit the streets for one of the world's largest gay and lesbian festivals - the Sydney Mardi Gras parade.
Organisers said about 250,000 people came out to watch the parade down Sydney's Oxford Street.
The annual parade began as a protest in the 1970s, but now has almost 200 floats and thousands of... | All pictures copyrighted | 39166745 |
Roy Deeming's yacht, Desiree, was found drifting off La Corbiere at approximately 12:00 GMT.
Mr Deeming has been missing from his home in St Brelade's since late Christmas Eve, police said.
Lifeboat volunteers found Desiree with nobody on board and a search was launched which has been abandoned due to deteriorating wea... | The discovery of an empty yacht off Jersey on Christmas Day prompted a major search for a missing man. | 30604154 |
Repairs to the Wellington Brae path, costing about £200,000, were suspended for an investigation.
The land belongs to the father of former councillor Willie Young.
Councillors will be asked on Wednesday to agree steps for work to resume. An investigation report is not due to be completed until September.
Aberdeen City... | Repairs to an Aberdeen footpath which were halted amid a row over who owned the land should resume as soon as possible, according to officials. | 40012362 |
Nazimuddin Samad was hacked with machetes on Wednesday in the capital Dhaka and then shot, police said.
Students from the Jagannath University, where Mr Samad studied, blocked roads in and around the university.
They told reporters that police inaction over previous killings had contributed to the death of Mr Samad.
"T... | Students in Bangladesh have held protests over alleged government inaction after another secular blogger was killed by suspected Islamists. | 35987345 |
One of the heroes was goalkeeper Maddie Hinch, who saved all four penalties in the shootout.
In her latest BBC Sport column, 'Mad Dog' discusses how it feels to become a national hero, to be tweeted by Dermot O'Leary and to get a free curry...
Winning gold is something I have dreamed of, but I don't know if I ever thou... | Great Britain's women's hockey team made history in Rio by winning their first Olympic gold, beating the Netherlands on penalties in the final. | 37164327 |
There are eight Chiefs players in the current All Blacks squad, including 2015 World Cup winners Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Brodie Retallick and Sam Cane.
Scrum-half Kerr-Barlow is recovering from a broken hand and is expected to miss Saturday's first Test against Wales in Auckland.
But even if passed fit by Tuesday, he will ... | New Zealand will not release players back to the Chiefs for Wales' midweek game in Hamilton on Tuesday, 14 June. | 36466822 |
Half of the stand at Radcliffe Borough was destroyed, including the press room and PA box, in Sunday evening's blaze.
Club chairman Paul Hilton has appealed to the local community to attend the Lancashire Cup game against West Didsbury and Chorlton later.
Greater Manchester Fire Service said the cause of the fire is no... | A football club has appealed to local people to attend the team's first home game since an unexplained fire engulfed the main stand. | 38214826 |
The visitors, set a target of 279 heading into the third day at Chester-le-Street, were dismissed for 158, with Peter Trego's 35 the top score.
Paul Coughlin (4-10) and Graham Onions (3-73) saw Durham to a comfortable win.
Somerset had looked favourites on the second afternoon with the hosts 101-6, just 65 ahead, befor... | Durham moved back to the top of the County Championship with a fine 120-run victory over Somerset. | 33057904 |
Following on from their 23-10 Challenge Cup win in April, they again restricted Leigh to two tries, from Daniel Mortimer and Atelea Vea.
But Rovers ran in three themselves from the experienced Shaun Lunt, who got two, and winger Ryan Shaw.
Jamie Ellis kicked four goals for Rovers, as did Leigh's Josh Drinkwater.
Both s... | Hull KR recorded a second straight victory in The Qualifiers as they won at Leigh Sports Village for the second time this season. | 40868997 |
Police Scotland said it followed reports of an incident in Fraserburgh on Tuesday.
The girl will be reported to the Youth Justice Management Unit. | A 12-year-old girl has been charged after an assault involving schoolgirls in Aberdeenshire. | 40048248 |
Engineers on the Thameslink Programme uncovered the former ticket hall and platforms of Southwark Park station.
The long-lost station only served passengers from 1902 to 1915 before shutting for good.
The £6.5bn Thameslink Programme is rebuilding railway lines from New Cross Gate through London Bridge to Blackfriars an... | Rail workers have discovered a south London "ghost" station which closed a century ago. | 32382231 |
He also told the inquiry that the home, Termonbacca, was "run on starvation".
The children's home and another in Derry, Nazareth House, were run by the Sisters of Nazareth.
The Historical Abuse Inquiry is investigating abuse claims against children's residential institutions from 1922 to 1995.
The witness lived in Term... | A witness has told the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry that he was sexually abused by older boys at a children's home in Londonderry. | 25957277 |
In documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
, the football club said it would sell 16.7 million shares at between $16 and $20 each.
But it also revealed that revenue had fallen in the last year as they were knocked out of the Champions League.
Manchester United was recently called the most valuable c... | Manchester United has said it plans to raise as much as $330m (£210m) in a share listing in New York. | 19057547 |
Having beaten Crystal Palace on Sunday, Arsenal visit Bournemouth on Tuesday, while leaders Chelsea won on Saturday and are not in action until Wednesday.
"In 20 years it is the most uneven Christmas period I have seen on the fixture front," Wenger said.
"The difference of rest periods is absolutely unbelievable, compa... | Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes the festive fixture list is the most "uneven" he has seen in 20 years. | 38491151 |
The international baton relay aims to demonstrate the unity and diversity of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The Commonwealth Games begins in Glasgow on 23 July 2014.
It is the Commonwealth Games's version of the Olympic Torch Relay.
Glasgow 2014: Queen's Baton Relay route
The Commonwealth Games may come second to the Oly... | The route the Queen's Baton Relay will take around the world has been unveiled by Commonwealth Games organisers. | 21687568 |
Vincent Woolsgrove, 48, from Ramsgate in Kent, admitted fraud in July after originally claiming the weapons were found in international waters.
He later admitted he had recovered them from the wreck of The London which sank off Southend in Essex in 1665.
He has also been ordered to pay £35,000 costs at Southampton Cro... | A commercial diver has been jailed for two years after removing three cannon from a 17th Century shipwreck and fraudulently selling them for £46,000. | 34152533 |
Captain Ellis, 35, and vice-captain Houghton, 27, have already led Hull to Challenge Cup glory this season, with the side now a win away from claiming the League Leaders' Shield.
Winger Solomona, 22, has scored a record 37 regular-season tries in 2016.
The winner will be announced before the Super League Grand Final on... | Hull FC's Gareth Ellis and Danny Houghton and Castleford's Denny Solomona are the three nominees for the 2016 Steve Prescott Man of Steel award. | 37434101 |
Jon Boutcher, who leads a team of 48 detectives on the Stakeknife case, said there would not be any guarantee of immunity from prosecution.
But, anyone who helps the investigation will be treated sympathetically.
The agent, codenamed Stakeknife, has been named as Fred Scapaticci.
He is alleged to have been a member of ... | The head of an investigation into the man alleged to have been the Army's most high-ranking agent within the IRA has appealed to others involved in his activities to come forward. | 39473345 |
More than 12,000 people signed a petition criticising Debenhams in Commercial Road after a Facebook post by Russell Allen went viral.
Debenhams it was an "unfortunate accident" during routine cleaning.
Councillor Paul Godier said he was trying to find Mr Allen accommodation.
Mr Allen posted a message on Facebook claimi... | The row over a rough sleeper who claims he was soaked in a shop doorway in Portsmouth on Boxing Day has raised awareness of homelessness in the city, a councillor has said. | 38461108 |
Pupils aged seven to 14 take national tests in April or May each year.
Monmouthshire's pupils got the best results in reading and the Vale of Glamorgan were the highest performers in numeracy tests.
Blaenau Gwent had the lowest results in reading and numeracy tests, according to Welsh Government data.
At all ages, girl... | Girls have outperformed boys at reading although they did not fare better at maths, results of this year's school tests have shown. | 37196765 |
Peers voted by 289 votes to 272 to provide full financial redress to the millions of recipients affected.
They earlier inflicted a second defeat by backing a pause until an independent study of the impact was carried out.
George Osborne said he would heed the outcome of the vote, but said it raised "constitutional issu... | The government has been dealt a major blow after the House of Lords voted to delay tax credit cuts and to compensate those affected in full. | 34631156 |
A video streamed online shows a confrontation between West Norfolk Foxhounds master and huntsman Charles Carter and campaigner Linda Hoggard.
During the recording, Mr Carter is seen to ask "can I take to you bed, please?"
The leader of Breckland Council in Norfolk confirmed his suspension. An investigation is under way... | A Conservative councillor has been suspended after making "inappropriate and offensive comments" to an anti-hunt protester. | 38744142 |
The 6-5 favourite won by four and a half lengths after holding off Ballyoptic, who fell at the last.
The eight-year-old winner, trained by Harry Fry, was racing in the colours of owner JP McManus for the second time, under jockey Barry Geraghty.
"He probably has a little more class than he lets on," said Geraghty.
"He'... | Cheltenham hopeful Unowhatimeanharry won his seventh successive race with a commanding victory in the JLT Long Walk Hurdle at a foggy Ascot. | 38352932 |
Over the next few years, it'll have to document the details of up to 3.2 million EU citizens who are currently living in the UK.
The process is expected to start in the middle of next year and on the current timetable will need to be completed by 2021.
Officials acknowledge it's a challenge, though they're understood t... | The scale of the task facing the Home Office is huge. | 40411032 |
The club started the 2015 season as Women's Super League champions, but finished second from bottom, five points above relegated Bristol Academy.
Since then, Scott Rogers has replaced Matt Beard as manager and the squad has seen nine players leave and another nine come into the squad.
"The mood's completely different,"... | Liverpool Ladies have put last year's dismal campaign behind them, says striker Rosie White. | 35635975 |
The historic rule stops members going to the funerals and weddings of Catholic friends.
The Reverend Mervyn Gibson told the BBC's Talkback programme he would support a move to lift the ban on entering Catholic churches.
He said the rule "harked back to a different era".
"That's a rule that the order has - we are a demo... | The Assistant Grand Master of the Orange Order has said he would support the lifting of a ban on members attending Catholic church services. | 37565542 |
Hennadii Kurtoglu, of no fixed address, was arrested when a yacht ran aground near Orford in Suffolk in April this year.
At Ipswich Crown Court, Kurtoglu pleaded guilty to assisting the unlawful entry into the European Union.
The investigation was undertaken by the UK Border Force and Suffolk Police. | A 48-year-old man has been jailed for four years after helping six people, thought to be Ukrainian, enter the country illegally. | 40731329 |
EMAS has an £11.9m deficit - over 23 times the overspend prediction at the start of the financial year.
It was also revealed EMAS had to borrow an additional loan to help with running costs.
EMAS said calls had "significantly" increased and handover delays at hospitals had incurred extra costs.
Regional organiser for t... | East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has overspent by almost £12m - with staff reported to be under pressure and unable to take scheduled breaks. | 35967359 |
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that 1.7 million people aged 16 to 24 are in poverty compared with 1.4 million people aged over 65.
Chief executive Julia Unwin said the young are being "locked out" of well-paid jobs and affordable homes.
The government said the percentage of all people in poverty is the lowest sin... | More young people are living in poverty in the UK than old people, according to a study. | 34897555 |
But K-Pop powerhouse Dami Im has defied criticisms over the geographic absurdity of Australia's presence by sidling up to Russia as second favourite to win in Stockholm this weekend.
Australian bookies slashed the odds on Im winning after her stellar semi-finals performance of "Sound of Silence".
It followed BBC Eurovi... | Australia's inclusion in Eurovision for a second year still seems to shock purist spectators of the electrifyingly strobe-lit, synth-laden song contest. | 36273139 |
The unanimous decision gave the 31-year-old the IBF and WBA belts to go with his own WBO title.
Kovalev, who knocked down Hopkins in the first round, had winning scores of 120-107 from two judges and 120-106 from the third.
The defeat in Atlantic City could signal the end of Hopkins's career.
It was the first time tha... | Russian Sergey Kovalev dominated 49-year-old Bernard Hopkins from the opening bell to win their light-heavyweight unification match. | 29935277 |
Ugly anti-Muslim sentiment that was evident in those first clashes between Buddhists and the Rohingya minority in Rakhine state last June and October has now spread, setting off assaults on Muslim communities in several parts of the country.
Nearly all of those displaced in Rakhine state were Rohingyas, and their pligh... | It has been a year since sectarian fighting broke out in Burma's westernmost state, forcing 140,000 people from their homes and casting a dark shadow over the promising start made by the new reformist government. | 23077537 |
There has been speculation that Denmark could follow the Swiss move by removing the krone's link to the euro.
Denmark cut its deposit rate to minus 0.2% from minus 0.05%. The lending rate was cut from 0.2% to 0.05%.
It makes the krone less attractive to investors, and eases pressure on the central bank to keep buying e... | Denmark has cut its key interest rate to prevent the krone from strengthening in the wake of Switzerland's decision to scrap the franc's peg to the euro. | 30889850 |
The 18-year-old France Under-21 international was previously linked with moves to Tottenham and Liverpool.
Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke said Dembele considered offers from the "best clubs in Europe" before agreeing to join the German side.
Dembele scored 12 goals and made five assists this season and wa... | Borussia Dortmund have signed Rennes forward Ousmane Dembele on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. | 36279306 |
South Africa pace bowler Kagiso Rabada has been banned for the second Test against England after the microphone picked him up swearing at Ben Stokes.
"I'm not supporting bad language," said Vaughan. "I just don't want players like him missing Tests.
"If the stump mic is going to pick these things up I'd get rid of it."... | Stump microphones should be scrapped if they are going to be used to ban players for foul language, says former England captain Michael Vaughan. | 40564210 |
Police said the incident happened in the Orangefield area some time between Saturday evening and Sunday.
Graffiti was sprayed on the house and two cars. It included a swastika and the term C18.
The Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Garath Keating described the incident as "shocking and sickening".
"I d... | Far-right graffiti has been sprayed on a house in Armagh in an incident that police are treating as a hate crime. | 36656556 |
The 27-year-old scored four times for Liverpool in the WSL last year and has returned from a two-month loan spell at Australian side Melbourne Victory.
She has won 14 caps for England and was named 2013 FA Players' Player of the Year as she helped Liverpool win the first of two successive WSL titles.
She is the third L... | Doncaster Rovers Belles have signed England striker Natasha Dowie. | 35209769 |
Bride Anita Morrissey-Booth and her groom Alex Morrissey were serenaded during their wedding reception at Knowsley Hall in Liverpool on Friday.
The star said in January he would sing at the weddings of three fans in 2015 - and received thousands of requests.
Mrs Morrissey-Booth, from Hyde in Greater Manchester, said on... | A bride who booked a Gary Barlow lookalike for her wedding was shocked when the real Take That star turned up. | 32857832 |
The dollar had tumbled after the US central bank said economic growth had moderated, putting off a rate raise.
The stronger US currency and lower oil prices dragged energy and material stocks down on Wall Street.
Japan's Nikkei 225 closed 0.4% higher at 19,560.22 points, while the broader Topix added 0.3% to1,580.51.
I... | Asian stocks ended mixed on Friday as the US dollar recouped its losses following the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday. | 31979193 |
The grouping - the biggest in one place since the war - took off in waves from Goodwood airfield in West Sussex before dispersing around the region.
There was also a memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral attended by veterans.
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Carol Penny, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, UK: We ... | A flypast involving around 40 Spitfires and Hurricanes has marked the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. | 34257212 |
The British Red Cross, Mercy Corps, Glasgow the Caring City and Edinburgh Direct Aid will share the money.
International Development Minister Humza Yousaf is due to visit the Greek island of Lesbos to see first hand how the aid effort is working.
Thousands of refugees have arrived in Lesbos from conflict-ridden Syria.
... | Charities providing humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees arriving in Europe are to receive £300,000 from the Scottish government. | 34416076 |
The 17-year-old, who is a product of Bradford's academy and made his senior debut in the 2016 season, has signed a two-year deal with Castleford.
"Jake became available after the difficulties Bradford faced recently," said Tigers head coach Daryl Powell.
"We now have some of the best young half-backs in the country to ... | Super League club Castleford Tigers have signed teenage half-back Jake Trueman from Bradford Bulls. | 38745931 |
Accountancy body ICAEW and Grant Thornton found that firms expected growth in sales and profits to slow over the next 12 months.
Businesses are now forecasting an increase of 1% on their research budgets over the next year.
This is less than half the rate of increase recorded in the past year.
Although confidence level... | Scottish firms have cut their forecasts for expenditure on areas such as research and development after a fall in confidence, according to a survey. | 34963543 |
Saturday's 2-0 loss at Bloomfield Road left the Shrimpers eight points outside the play-offs with six games remaining.
"I can't fault the effort, what I can fault is the quality in the final third," Brown told BBC Essex.
"When you step up a division you need to step up your quality."
Second-half goals from Blackpool's ... | Southend United boss Phil Brown was left bemoaning his side's lack of attacking quality after defeat at relegation-threatened Blackpool all but ended their League One play-off push. | 35959071 |
Accelerated growth in both new orders and production pushed Ireland's PMI to 57.5 in February. A figure above 50 suggests expansion.
Overall eurozone manufacturing PMI held steady in February at 51.0.
France's manufacturing sector contracted to 47.6, the lowest score in the eurozone.
Manufacturing in the eurozone match... | Manufacturing output in Ireland has risen to its highest level in more than 15 years, according to the Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI). | 31690198 |
The father of two had been fighting pro-Russian separatists in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine and on that day his unit was near the village of Marynivka in the south-east, 4km (2.5 miles) from the Russian border.
Suddenly he and his comrades came under heavy shelling from Grad rockets. He says they were fired fr... | Ukrainian soldier Serhiy Hordiychuk divides his life into what came before and what came after Monday 4 August. | 29307510 |
The man's body was found by officers at a house in Woodlands Park Close, Wigan, after a call at 09:00 GMT, Greater Manchester Police said.
The woman's body was found following a search of the home.
Det Insp Andy Naismith said police did not believe anybody else was involved with the deaths. Post-mortem examinations are... | The bodies of a man and woman in their 40s have been found at a house in Greater Manchester. | 30046795 |
The judges said the authorities had failed to regulate the sale of acid used in the assaults, the judges said.
They threatened to pass an order if the government did not prepare a scheme to curb attacks and provide support to victims within the next week.
It is estimated that there are as many as 1,000 acid attacks a y... | The Indian Supreme Court has strongly criticised the government for failing to formulate a policy to reduce acid attacks on women. | 23244525 |
Median pay - a figure representing the pay rate half way between the lowest and highest paid executive - dropped from £4.3m in 2016 to £3.5m this year.
Deloitte said policies introduced to limit bosses' pay appeared to be working.
This year's annual general meetings were "calmer than expected" it said.
"The fall in exe... | The median pay for chief executives of FTSE 100 companies has fallen by almost 20% over the past year, according to accountancy firm Deloitte. | 40994440 |
A bonus-point system has been introduced to the 2017 championship to "encourage and reward try-scoring and attacking play".
Four points for a win and a bonus point for four or more tries are on offer.
"It's exciting times to hopefully continue the style which we started to embed in the autumn," said Howley.
"We hope to... | Wales coach Rob Howley says the introduction of bonus points will influence his team's approach during the Six Nations. | 38659274 |
The Prison Service has said 256 places at HMP Featherstone, near Wolverhampton will be changed.
The category C spaces will make way for category D prisoners who are eligible for release on temporary licences.
They will include those sentenced to life with a minimum tariff but not sex offenders under current plans.
Some... | A West Midlands prison is being recategorised to hold more prisoners who will be allowed into the community on temporary licences. | 19413510 |
A statement from the prime minister's office said that an inquiry had unearthed "major security breaches" at Sri Lankan Airlines.
The statement alleges irregularities in a $2.3bn purchase of 10 aircraft made under the previous government.
The loss-making airline is 95% state-owned and 5% owned by staff.
It is the lates... | The Sri Lankan government has launched a criminal investigation into the country's national airline over allegations of "shocking" corruption. | 32181504 |
The deal will encompass 24 England teams across the men's and women's game and could rise if performance-related targets are achieved.
FA chief Martin Glenn said the deal would allow the non-profit organisation "to invest even more in the game".
The government has threatened to cut FA funding if it does not reform.
And... | The Football Association has signed a new England kit deal with Nike worth more than £400m which will run from August 2018 until 2030. | 38306474 |
"He was found while painting the statue with white paint and arrested," police spokesman Kay Makhubele told the BBC.
He was part of a group who demonstrated near the statue on Saturday with placards reading: "Racist Gandhi must fall".
This is the latest in a series of protests in South Africa calling for the removal of... | A man has appeared in a South African court in connection with vandalising a statue of Mahatma Gandhi. | 32287972 |
The kanji, or Chinese pictorial script, for "kizuna" emerged top of a public poll for the character that best summed up the year.
For Japan, 2011 was dominated by the earthquake and tsunami in March.
The disasters led to unprecedented numbers of Japanese helping one another.
After the tsunami smashed into Japan's north... | The Japanese word "kizuna", meaning bonds or connections between people, has been chosen as Japan's kanji of 2011. | 16321999 |
The authority has given a commitment of £2.84m for the delivery of a local rail service between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Neighbouring East Lothian Council has also offered £3.44m for reopening a station at East Linton.
In 2014, the councils made a £3.1m joint offer towards the return of the stations on the Eas... | Scottish Borders Council has increased its funding offer towards reopening a rail station at Reston in Berwickshire. | 37194270 |
During his campaign, Mr Macron had said he wanted to create "a real status" for his wife.
But an online petition against the move has gained almost 290,000 signatures.
French media report that Brigitte Macron's position will be clarified in the coming days, but that the constitution will not be altered.
In a TV intervi... | French President Emmanuel Macron is to abandon plans to create an official role of first lady for his wife Brigitte, according to reports. | 40867031 |
The US is attempting to extradite Lauri Love, 31, on charges of hacking into the US Army, Nasa and US Federal Reserve networks.
The agency (NCA) seized the computers during a raid at Mr Love's home in Stradishall, Suffolk, in October 2013.
A call to hand over passwords was rejected by a district judge.
For more on this... | A bid by the National Crime Agency to force an alleged cyber hacker to hand over encrypted computer passwords has been thrown out by a judge. | 36256852 |
It is suspected that there is a link between expectant mothers getting Zika, and their babies being born with microcephaly (an abnormally small head). This can be deadly, and some children who survive face intellectual disability, vision problems and development delays.
A group of Brazilian lawyers, activists and scien... | Some governments in Latin America have advised women not to get pregnant for a matter of months or years, because of the risk of birth defects from the Zika virus. | 35438404 |
Thirty-nine people died when a train ran into the back of another which had stalled on a viaduct near Wenzhou after lightning cut its power supply.
The system "failed to turn the green light into red", said An Lusheng, head of the Shanghai Railway Bureau.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who has been visiting the crash site... | Serious flaws in a signalling system caused a fatal collision on China's high-speed rail network, officials say. | 14321060 |
Skipper Charlotte Edwards (92 not out) and Sarah Taylor (50 not out) saw them home with an unbeaten stand of 114.
"Charlotte doesn't get sick of scoring runs, does she? England have thoroughly deserved it; they outplayed Australia for the majority of the series. The T20 format brings teams closer together and you can g... | England have retained the Women's Ashes after winning the first Twenty20 international by nine wickets to take an unassailable lead in the series. | 25924634 |
Only a late Wasps try prevented Tigers, who sacked long-serving director of rugby Richard Cockerill in January, from reaching the final.
Burns, who now rejoins Bath, told BBC Radio Leicester: "We've been in some unbelievably dark places this year.
"To get to a semi has to fill you with pride."
Burns, 27, will return to... | Departing Leicester fly-half Freddie Burns says he is proud of the club for reaching the Premiership semi-finals after a troubled campaign. | 40000311 |
A year ago, nearly 9,000 people died and more than 20,000 were injured when an earthquake struck the country.
The event, organised by Lakeland Mountain Guides, will see the spine of Catbells lit by people's head torches.
Matt Le Voi, one of the organisers, said the "euphoria" once they reach the top will be "absolutely... | Hundreds of people are to light up a fell in the Lake District to raise money for more than 20,000 people affected by an earthquake in Nepal. | 36120064 |
Two satellites will routinely map the planet's surface, looking for signs that might hint at a future eruption.
They will watch for changes in the shape of the ground below them, enabling scientists to issue an early alert if a volcano appears restless.
Some 1,500 volcanoes worldwide are thought to be potentially activ... | A UK-led team of scientists is rolling out a project to monitor every land volcano on Earth from space. | 39642372 |
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