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There were 544 reports in 2015, up from 147 the previous year.
Vatican officials say this shows progress on financial transparency, as it tries to dispel suspicions it is being used as a tax haven.
But critics point to the fact that only 17 of those cases have been passed on to Vatican courts for investigation.
Last ye... | The Vatican's financial watchdog has revealed a sharp increase in the number of suspicious transactions reported last year. | 36162345 |
Electoral officials say polling in the affected areas will resume on Saturday.
Many voters endured long queues before the polls closed at 17:00 GMT. Counting has begun where voting was completed.
A tight race is expected between President John Mahama and Nana Akufo-Addo in the new oil producer - one of the world's fast... | Voting in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections has been extended in many areas where technical glitches led to long delays. | 20631933 |
Men's and women's fragrances were taken from Superdrug in the town's High Street following a break-in.
It triggered an alarm at the shop at about 01:30.
Det Con James Harrison said: "If members of public are approached by anyone trying to sell these stolen items, do not accept them and get in touch with the police." | Police are appealing for witnesses after a quantity of perfume was stolen from a shop in Hawick. | 30329131 |
Jay O'Shea's placed shot put the visitors ahead, but Ian Henderson levelled with a diving header.
Lee Novak restored the Spireites' lead from Dan Gardner's pass and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake then fired in the third.
Rhys Bennett nodded in to give Dale hope after Ariyibi was sent off for a second act of simulation, but the ho... | Chesterfield held on to earn a narrow victory at Rochdale in League One, despite Gboly Ariyibi's late dismissal. | 35211703 |
Opposition parties backed Scottish Labour's view, arguing that the SNP had presided over a decade of failure.
Tempers flared during the debate, with Education Secretary John Swinney calling the motion "pathetically miserable" and "disgraceful".
However, his amendment was rejected by 63 votes to 62, before the motion wa... | MSPs have voted for a motion saying the Scottish government is "failing teachers, parents and pupils". | 39208392 |
Navi Pillay said the files suggested US forces had continued to hand detainees to Iraqi authorities despite evidence that they had been tortured.
Meanwhile, the UN's adviser on torture, Manfred Novak, called for a wider inquiry to include alleged US abuses.
The US military has denied turning a blind eye to torture in I... | The US and Iraq should investigate claims of abuse contained in files published on the Wikileaks website, the UN's rights chief says. | 11632839 |
Head coach Warren Gatland has decided to stick with the players that he knows best from coaching Wales. They won the Grand Slam in 2012, beat England in the final game to win this year's Six Nations and made the 2011 World Cup semi-final.
Gatland knows what they can do, but his decision does put a bit of pressure on hi... | The fact that a record-equalling 10 Wales players have been selected to start the British and Irish Lions' crucial final Test against Australia is a source of great national pride. | 23160601 |
2 November 2016 Last updated at 15:42 GMT
Next week, on 8 November, millions of Americans will vote in the presidential election.
We took puppet versions of Donald and Hillary to America to find out what kids there really think about them.
Read Newsround's guide to Hillary Clinton here.
And click here if you want to fi... | Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are both going for one of the most important jobs on the planet, the president of the United States. | 37852314 |
The surprise reversal came despite China's decision earlier to cut its main interest rate to boost growth.
It's the sixth consecutive day of falls for US stocks triggered by fears over China's slowing economy.
The Dow Jones ended down 1.3% at 15,664.3, with the S&P 500 dropping 1.4% to 1,867. 62 and the tech-heavy Nasd... | (Close): Wall Street shares have closed lower again after a sharp rally fizzled out in the last hour of trading. | 34055513 |
Green, 30, was released by the Stags after being told he was not a part of manager Steve Evans' plans.
Ex-Leyton Orient forward Palmer, 25, ended last season on loan at Luton.
Ginnelly, 20, played 13 games during a loan spell with Lincoln last season and has joined on a season-long deal.
Lincoln won the National League... | League Two newcomers Lincoln City have signed former Mansfield Town strikers Matt Green and Ollie Palmer on two-year contracts and have also re-signed Burnley winger Josh Ginnelly on loan. | 40405401 |
The 24-year-old, on loan from Arsenal, played 45 minutes of Saturday's testimonial match against AC Milan.
But Howe admits he has had to manage the workload of the England midfielder, who only played three matches for the Gunners in the 2015-16 campaign after fracturing his leg last August.
"He has not completed all of... | Jack Wilshere is trying to stay fit by not taking part in full training, Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe says. | 37305846 |
Temidayo Joseph, 16, died at Basildon Hospital after he was found hanging at his home in South Ockendon on 21 August, 2014.
An inquest in Chelmsford heard he had been speaking about the death of Mr Williams just days before his death.
A verdict of accidental death was recorded.
Area Coroner for Essex Eleanor McGann sai... | A boy died accidentally on last year's GCSE results day after trying to work out how actor Robin Williams had killed himself, an inquest has heard. | 31848359 |
Home captain Mark Cosgrove, the former Glamorgan batsman, is suspended while Colin Ackermann is out injured, but fellow South African Cameron Delport could make a Championship debut.
Glamorgan, who bowled first, are still missing Will Bragg, Graham Wagg and Timm van der Gugten.
"I think everyone's got to the point wher... | Leicestershire and Glamorgan are both without key players as they try to bounce back after two opening defeats. | 39660956 |
The Sixers will take on Brisbane Heat in the semi-finals, with the Stars visiting group winners Perth Scorchers.
In the Women's Big Bash League, England captain Heather Knight led Hobart Hurricanes into the semis where they will face group winners Sydney Sixers.
Perth Scorchers will meet Brisbane Heat with England play... | Sydney Sixers earned the final place in the Big Bash League last four, beating Melbourne Stars by three wickets in the final game of the regular season. | 38706736 |
But there's one group of people with whom President Donald Trump is still hugely popular.
After his first weeks in office, his approval rate among Republicans of 86% is second only to that of George W Bush among all of the party's presidents elected in the last 65 years.
So what are the things that they like so much?
D... | He's fallen out with judges, journalists and intelligence agents, and his approval rate is a measly 41% among all adults in the US. | 39083799 |
Adriano Guedes, 63, who suffers paralysis after a stroke in 2008, was admitted to the James Paget Hospital in Gorleston, Norfolk, in 2014.
The hospital obtained a court order and evicted him two weeks ago, saying he had occupied the bed "unnecessarily".
"I didn't want to stay, and they forced me to stay," Mr Guedes tol... | A patient who was evicted from a hospital after spending more than two years in a bed said he did not want to stay and "tried to get out of there". | 38731937 |
Rebecca Harold, of Grecian Street, Maidstone, was charged with common assault of a 15-year-old boy in relation to allegations of abuse at the G4S-run Medway Secure Training Centre.
The 24-year-old has been released on bail and will appear at Medway Magistrates' Court on 23 August.
Seven men and two other women remain o... | Detectives investigating allegations of abuse at a young offenders' centre in Kent have charged a woman. | 36786610 |
This new assessment comes from the Hubble Space Telescope, which has significantly refined the rate at which nearby galaxies are observed to be moving away from each other.
It reinforces the tension between what we see happening locally and what we would expect from the conditions that existed in the early cosmos.
Thes... | The Universe may be expanding up to 9% faster than previously thought. | 36441219 |
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Kevin Kerger gave the visitors a shock first half lead.
Luxembourg could have extended their lead from the penalty spot but Billy O'Brien denied Ricardo Pinto after Tom Lockyer had handled the ball.
Gethin Jones hit the crossbar before Charles' injury time equaliser.
Charl... | Substitute Jake Charles' late goal rescued a point for Wales Under-21 against Luxembourg but was not enough to keep their Euro 2017 qualifying hopes alive. | 37277627 |
President Vladimir Putin argues that the criminal inquiry is aimed at ousting long-time Fifa president Sepp Blatter from his post.
He sees it as punishment for continuing to support Russia as host for the 2018 World Cup.
There have been increasing calls to strip Moscow of that privilege, in protest at military action i... | As the rest of the world debates the exposure of corruption at the heart of Fifa, all the talk swirling in Russia is of a conspiracy. | 32925637 |
BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Charlotte Wright collapsed while jogging in the uphill area of Lincoln in November.
Steve Race and Josie Vincent, described by Mrs Wright as a "hero and heroine", did CPR until medics arrived.
The station is working with LIVES and St John Ambulance to provide free training sessions.
Those want... | A BBC radio station aims to get 10,000 people trained in CPR after one of its newsreaders was saved by a passer-by when she suffered a cardiac arrest. | 39874823 |
The 25-year-old visually-impaired sprinter withdrew from Sunday's T12 200m semi-finals after injuring her foot in the warm-up.
She and guide Mikail Huggins are unable to compete in Monday's 100m heats.
Illness forced Clegg out of last year's European Championships in Swansea and her 2015 season has been hit by injury. | Scotland's Commonwealth Games gold medallist Libby Clegg has been forced to pull out of the rest of the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha. | 34635151 |
At a function in Cardiff to mark 150 years since a Welsh settlement was founded in Patagonia, Alicia Castro said the landmark should spur the government into action.
She said Argentina had important historical links with Wales.
The Foreign Office said it would not negotiate away the rights of the Falkland Islanders beh... | The Argentine ambassador says the UK government should open a dialogue over the future of the Falkland Islands. | 31050902 |
It comes after environmental campaigners said the issue was causing a public health crisis.
A Friends of the Earth report in January found Scotland's most polluted streets regularly breached the European limit for levels of nitrogen dioxide.
Recent evidence also suggests air pollution could be contributing to 15,000 ea... | MSPs have launched an inquiry into how to stop the problems caused by air pollution. | 40480481 |
Set at a customs post on the French-Belgian border, Rien a Declarer (Nothing to Declare) is the long-awaited follow-up to Boon's 2008 blockbuster Bienvenu chez les Ch'tis (Welcome to the Sticks), which was seen by 20 million people and now ranks as the most popular French film ever.
The new film stays on Boon's home tu... | Making fun out of national stereotypes is not exactly standard comic fare these days, so a new comedy out this week in France represents something of a gamble for its star and director Dany Boon. | 12325795 |
Salvador Sobral, 27, won with his love ballad Amar Pelos Dois, which was written by his sister.
He said on receiving the trophy: "We live in a world of fast food music. This is a victory for music... music isn't fireworks, music is feeling."
Lucie Jones, representing the UK with I'll Never Give Up on You, came 15th. Bu... | Portugal have won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in the competition's history. | 39911839 |
Mr Ford was fired from the volunteer job at the city's Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School in May 2013.
His brother, Councillor Doug Ford, called the school board's documents "fictitious rumours and allegations".
Mr Ford admitted using crack-cocaine "in a drunken stupor" last year.
However, the mayor has refused to ste... | Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's time as a youth football coach allegedly included threatening a teacher and making players roll in goose droppings, according to newly released documents. | 28976679 |
Critics argue that the sport is directly contributing to a rapid fall in the number of hen harriers, an endangered species of raptors.
The birds prey on red grouse chicks as part of their diet.
Animal rights activists argue that gamekeepers who manage the moors where the birds are reared kill hen harriers to preserve t... | More than 80,000 people have signed an online petition calling for a ban on grouse shooting as the season starts. | 37049675 |
Tony Scott and Justine Merton, from Leeds, were in the balcony when gunmen stormed the Eagles of Death Metal gig.
After using a grate as a ladder to climb to the roof, they hid with several others in a nearby apartment.
Three heavily armed gunmen killed 89 people and critically injured 99 others at the Paris venue on F... | A couple have talked of escaping through a skylight in the Bataclan's roof while the music venue was under siege during the Paris attacks. | 34856541 |
He failed to cover up his notes after leaving key meetings with Eurogroup members as they attempt to agree a new bailout deal. Within hours commentators were trying to decode their meaning as they circulated on the internet.
The key reminder in his notes appeared to be "no triumphalism". Presumably a reference to the w... | It's only his second day in the job but the new Greek finance minister, Euclid Tsakalotos, has been given an immediate demonstration of the intense level of media scrutiny that the role brings. | 33434497 |
Crews were called to the incident involving the Ardent II at about 05:40.
The boat crew have all been accounted for. There were no reports of any injuries.
A Marine Accident Investigation Branch team has been deployed to investigate the fire. | More than 30 firefighters have been tackling a fire on a trawler at Peterhead harbour. | 37092299 |
The current Spanish champions were given a boost after Real's 1-1 draw with city rivals Atletico earlier.
However, a first-half strike from ex-Barcelona forward Sandro Ramirez and a late effort from Jony Rodriguez ended their hopes.
Forward Neymar was sent off in the 65th minute after receiving a second yellow.
The Bra... | Neymar was sent off for Barcelona as they lost at Malaga and failed in their bid to go level on points with La Liga leaders Real Madrid. | 39480892 |
The Swans are bottom of the Premier League after their 5-0 thrashing by Tottenham Hotspur and have won only once under the American.
Legg believes the club should have appointed a manager with Premier League experience when Bradley took over from Francesco Guidolin in October.
"Personally I thought it was a bad decisio... | Swansea City manager Bob Bradley was the wrong appointment, according to former player Andy Legg. | 38206303 |
Pitman, 29, joined the League One club from Ipswich earlier this month.
Bournemouth boss and former Portsmouth player Howe spoke to ex-Cherries striker Pitman, who has agreed a three-year contract with Pompey.
"His experience and knowledge of the fan base and what it means to play for Portsmouth were great," said Pitma... | New Portsmouth club captain Brett Pitman revealed his former manager Eddie Howe helped prepare him for what to expect from a move to Fratton Park. | 40726677 |
Exeter took a deserved lead in the 19th minute when Lee Holmes got free down the left and pulled the ball back to Watkins, who guided the ball past Scott Shearer from 10 yards.
Holmes drilled a shot into the side netting as Exeter continued to create all the chances and the winger then curled another effort narrowly pa... | Two goals from Ollie Watkins secured Exeter's first League Two home win of the season as they beat Mansfield. | 38272190 |
The parties have been holding further talks at Stormont on Monday that will continue into the night.
They have until Thursday to reach an agreement.
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said that time was running out and both the DUP and Sinn Féin would have to be prepared to compromise.
A sitting of the assembly has b... | The Irish foreign minister has warned the Northern Ireland parties must be close to an agreement by Tuesday night in the talks to restore power-sharing. | 40412089 |
In a blogpost, the site - known for its liberal attitude towards free speech and anonymity - said it was "unhappy with harassing behaviour".
Users who believe they are being bullied will be able to email Reddit and report it.
But some users complained that the policy is vague and not in keeping with Reddit's promotion ... | Social news site Reddit has launched an anti-harassment policy that allows it to ban users who bully others. | 32749408 |
Respects were paid at sporting events all around the world.
What's happening in Paris?
At David Beckham's Unicef charity match in Manchester, the crowd stood silent to pay tribute to those who lost their lives.
Former England Captain, David Beckham who was playing in the match, said it was the right thing to do. | The world of sport has been paying tribute to the victims of Friday's attacks in Paris. | 34826382 |
"Almost no-one inside or outside government thinks they will survive."
Before last month's general election, the position of tuition fees in England looked unassailable.
The government had rammed through legislation at the last minute, increasing fees to £9,250 per year.
And the proposal by Labour to scrap tuition fees... | "This is only going to end one way," says Lord Adonis, Labour peer and one of the architects of an earlier version of tuition fees. | 40569202 |
Amidst the outpouring of grief, one image was repeated again and again: little girls, their hair in two perfect "cinnamon buns", smiling for the camera.
Fisher was, of course, much more than the role she won aged 19, yet Princess Leia - and an iconic hairstyle - have come to symbolise the actress, author and script doc... | After news of Carrie Fisher's untimely death spread, fans took to social media to pay tribute to the film star. | 38452953 |
Michael Wilkes from the British Chinese Project says people regularly contact the community group about physical and verbal abuse.
"We've been getting calls and emails about racist incidents from right across the UK," he says.
"There's a lack of knowledge about the words Chinese people find offensive."
"The community i... | British Chinese people and community leaders have been telling Newsbeat that racism against them isn't taken seriously enough. | 30538929 |
The 18-year-old man from the Darling Downs region in Queensland left the country in April.
According to local media reports, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) believe he joined al-Qaeda affiliate the al-Nusra Front.
The radicalisation and recruitment of adults and children is a mounting challenge for authorities in A... | An Australian teenager has joined a terror group in Syria, police have said. | 32747601 |
The seventh-seeded English pair, who won Commonwealth gold in 2014, took the match 21-17, 21-12.
They will face Indonesian Olympic champions Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir in the next round on Friday.
"We're really happy with how we performed," Gabby Adcock told BBC Sport.
The Adcocks beat the Indonesian duo at the ... | Olympians Chris and Gabby Adcock reached the All England Open Badminton quarter-finals with a victory over China's Chen Xu and Du Yue. | 39224398 |
Sharon Edwards, 44, squirted telephone sanitiser liquid on to Mohammed Omar Islam's packed lunch after he disturbed her work in a Birmingham staff canteen.
Edwards admitted administering a poison with the intent to injure or annoy, and was given a 26-week suspended jail term at Birmingham Crown Court.
Mr Islam suffered... | A "spiteful" cleaner secretly sprayed a colleague's sandwiches with chemicals after taking offence to him walking in to the room, a court heard. | 32798017 |
His government would seek broad powers to fight the rising threat of militant Islamists, he told parliament.
New laws would criminalise travel to conflict areas declared off limits.
Australian authorities believe at least 60 Australians are in the Middle East fighting with Islamic State (also known as Isil) and other m... | Australian PM Tony Abbott says certain freedoms may have to be forfeited in the name of security, after major anti-terror raids last week. | 29306392 |
Liam was murdered by his mother Rachael and her partner Nyomi Fee in Fife.
A pilot version of the named person scheme, due to be rolled out across Scotland from 31 August, has been running at Fife Council since 2009.
Political opponents have been highly critical of the scheme, but Ms Sturgeon warned against "trying to ... | First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has refused to clarify whether murdered toddler Liam Fee had a "named person". | 36425310 |
A lifeboat crew was launched just after midnight after the German man alerted the coastguard.
He told them he was "unsure how to reach Padstow harbour" on his journey from Ireland to Land's End. Shortly afterwards he was towed two miles into the harbour.
It is understood the man did not suffer any serious injuries.
Mic... | A fatigued kayaker has been rescued off the Cornish coast after being at sea for 30 hours. | 33268585 |
The Spaniard is missing the Monaco Grand Prix to race in the US and is replaced by Britain's Jenson Button.
The two-time Formula 1 champion has had an uncompetitive car at McLaren-Honda since 2015 but has qualified fifth for Sunday's race.
"Does Fernando have a chance to win the race this week? Absolutely," said Brazil... | Fernando Alonso can "absolutely" win the Indianapolis 500 this weekend, says 2003 Indy winner Gil de Ferran. | 40062867 |
Iain Provan, 64, Elizabeth Allan, 63, and Len Stern, 71, died at a stage near Coldstream in 2014.
The event has not been held on closed public roads since then and was cancelled this year due to low entries.
The Crown Office has said it "will not compromise thoroughness for speed".
Rally organisers have said they are "... | The future of the Jim Clark Rally is in jeopardy because of delays over a Crown Office report into a crash at the event which killed three people, it has been claimed. | 38038443 |
Michael South, 40, from York, hit a double-decker bus on the A64 near York, on 10 April.
Mr South, who the BBC understands was being treated for mental health problems, was being transferred between hospitals at the time of the crash.
North Yorkshire's assistant coroner, John Broadbridge, adjourned the inquest until 30... | An inquest into the death of a man who died after stealing and crashing a private ambulance has opened. | 32412412 |
Noble halted his gig at Plymouth's Theatre Royal on Saturday when he saw that 18-year-old Oliver Jackson was in trouble.
The comic pointed to Mr Jackson and a member of the audience performed the Heimlich manoeuvre to get rid of the sweet.
Mr Jackson said he had since "given up jelly beans".
More on this story, plus mo... | Comedian Ross Noble had to stop a show while a man choking on a jelly bean was rescued by a member of the audience. | 39409909 |
Airport authorities said three Brussels Airlines' flights would depart for European destinations.
Zaventem has not handled passenger flights since the attack on its departure hall claimed by the so-called Islamic State group.
The attacks on the airport and a metro station left 32 people dead.
In another development, Be... | Brussels airport plans to partially reopen on Sunday with new security controls, 12 days after it was attacked by suicide bombers. | 35951454 |
The child needed emergency brain surgery after the accident during an athletics session at The Judd School in Tonbridge, Kent, on 20 June.
He was in hospital for nearly a month before returning to school and has a permanent indentation on his skull.
The school said it deeply regretted the incident.
The Health and Safet... | A school has been fined £10,000 after a 14-year-old boy suffered life threatening injuries when he was hit on the head with a shot during a lesson. | 32040833 |
Stewart Spence used a derogatory term about gay people at The Marcliffe Hotel during a Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland event.
HIT Scotland said homophobic views and comments were made about the industry and it was "shocking".
Mr Spence later said he wanted to "sincerely apologise".
He said: "I don't know what... | The owner of an Aberdeen hotel has apologised after making what were described as "homophobic" comments at a fundraising dinner. | 37731562 |
The subsidies will be cut by 64%, although this is less than the previous proposal of an 87% reduction.
The cuts have been softened following a storm of criticism.
The government says large-scale solar farms are cost-competitive, but the sector says it is being forced to stand on its own feet before it is ready.
The in... | Subsidies for small scale solar electricity panels on homes are to be cut, the government has announced, although by less than expected. | 35119173 |
Larry Page is now chief executive of Alphabet. Sergey Brin is its president.
And moving up to be in charge of Google is 43-year-old Sundar Pichai.
Great news for Pichai, and good news too for India - his appointment makes him the latest Indian to earn a massively high-profile job in the US technology industry. Microsof... | With Google creating its own parent company, Alphabet, there's a bit of moving about in the Google boardroom. | 33858436 |
Two shareholders are taking the bank to court, claiming it has failed to properly disclose investment risks associated with the environmental problem.
Commonwealth Bank denies the claim.
The case is believed to be the first attempt globally to force financial institutions to tell shareholders how exposed they are to cl... | Australia's Commonwealth Bank has just announced bumper profits, but it is also embroiled in a legal tussle over how much it tells shareholders about its exposure to climate change. | 40871818 |
"Trump shows if we take the anti-establishment message and run with it, anything is possible".
This most unlikely of strategies, to replicate the electoral tactics of a man Mr Corbyn has called divisive and wrong, is clear.
If you have lost trust in politicians, well, don't go for fake anti-elitism. Go for the real thi... | "Our job is to make Jeremy Corbyn the Left's Donald Trump", whispered a political adviser over cold sausage rolls at Labour's annual Christmas party, | 38408198 |
Higgins faces England's Martin Gould in the first round at the Crucible on Monday.
The Scot won back-to-back titles - the China Championship and the Champion of Champions - earlier this season.
"If he can recreate that, he's in there with a definite shout," Hendry told BBC Scotland.
"He won two tournaments in a row jus... | Stephen Hendry believes that, if John Higgins can find his best form, he is capable of winning the World Championship for a fifth time. | 39591526 |
Braydon Anderson sparked a security alert when he appeared on the roof after a climate change rally on 7 March last year.
Anderson, 23, of Portland Place, Northampton, admitted criminal damage.
He had smashed windows with a gold-plated crown he broke off a column.
Security at Parliament was re-examined after the incide... | A man who climbed on the roof of Parliament and caused £5,500 of damage during an an eight-hour stand off with police has been sentenced to seven months in jail. | 34133433 |
They remain seven points clear of Clyde in second, the Bully Wee having drawn 1-1 away to Berwick Rangers.
Edinburgh City and Arbroath played out a six-goal thriller at Meadowbank, taking a point apiece.
City remain bottom, with Cowdenbeath in ninth after a 2-0 home defeat by Stirling Abion, while Annan Athletic are fi... | Leaders Forfar Athletic suffered their first League Two defeat of the season, going down 3-1 at home to Montrose. | 37531710 |
The team at Imperial College London analysed national health survey data between 1994 and 2011.
Their analysis, published in the Lancet medical journal, showed more people were being treated, and more effectively, than two decades ago.
They said continuing improvements would save yet more lives.
Their analysis showed t... | Improved treatment of blood pressure has prevented hundreds of thousands of heart attacks, strokes and deaths in England, say doctors. | 27617614 |
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A 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday means United have won just two of their last seven league games.
They are fourth in the standings, three points behind leaders Manchester City.
"Losing two in a row is disappointing, now we have to stay in a position to keep fighting... | Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal urged his team "to stick together" as he set a target of three successive victories to keep his side in the Premier League title race. | 35085790 |
Dean Ovel, 40, from Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, completed the challenge in Southend High Street from midday on Saturday to midday on Sunday.
Mr Ovel designed and built the 8ft (2.4m) tall wheel himself, and only escaped it for "short comfort breaks" during the challenge.
His efforts are part of a £100,000 dementia appeal... | A former marathon runner has spent 24 hours on a giant hamster wheel to raise money for charity. | 36301603 |
There are now only 100 days until Greater Manchester votes for its first metro mayor.
Whoever wins will have huge power and influence, controlling budgets of more than a billion.
The region's first elected mayor will be in charge of Greater Manchester Police and the Fire service, as well as having responsibility for ho... | With so much attention on national and global politics after the Brexit vote and Donald Trump's election, you'd be forgiven for forgetting that the biggest change to our local political landscape for 40 years is looming on the horizon. | 38733342 |
It's being released in March 2017 and will mean that some businesses will need to adapt their equipment to take the new coin.
Vending machines and parking machines will all need to be adapted before March next year to make sure they can accept the new coin.
The new pound coin will be more secure than the existing round... | Shops and vending machine operators have been told to make sure they're ready for the new 12-sided pound coin. | 37820869 |
Choi Soon-sil, a long-time friend of Ms Park, is accused of influence peddling and interfering in state affairs.
Ms Choi is alleged to have been involved in government business, despite having no security clearance.
It comes amid protests in Seoul demanding the president's resignation.
Police said about 8,000 protester... | The woman suspected of exploiting her links with South Korean President Park Geun-hye for financial gain has returned to the country to face the accusations. | 37814874 |
Robert Bates, 73, has been charged with manslaughter for killing Eric Harris, 44, during a sting operation over gun sales in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
His lawyer said the charges were "unwarranted" as he and Mr Bates left the police station.
His client was released on a $25,000 (£16,900) bond.
Mr Bates served as a reserve depu... | A white officer who killed a black man after apparently mistakenly grabbing his gun instead of his Taser has turned himself in to police. | 32308318 |
The UKIP leader had increased his party's share of the vote in the seat by 27%, and nationally UKIP's vote share was up by 10 percentage points to a total of 3.9 million.
Still, the party won just one constituency under the UK's first-past-the-post voting system.
The Greens' ambitions were similarly thwarted: they won ... | "The time has come for real, genuine, radical political reform," Nigel Farage said after losing his bid to take Thanet South from the Conservatives. | 32601281 |
The RFU has reported a rise in numbers playing and watching the game since the World Cup was held in England in 2015.
But those new to the sport need educating on behavioural standards, according to rugby development director Steve Grainger.
"We are starting to see some challenges in touchline behaviour," Grainger told... | Verbal abuse of officials is increasing at grassroots levels of the game, the Rugby Football Union has warned. | 38634427 |
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Carey has been put in charge by Liberty Media, the US group which completed its $8bn (£6.4bn) takeover of the sport.
The American told BBC Sport he had "tremendous respect" for Ecclestone, but F1 "needs to be run differently than for the last four or five years".
"Bernie i... | Bernie Ecclestone has been removed as Formula 1's boss because the sport "needs a fresh start", says new chairman Chase Carey. | 38731760 |
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The 35-year-old lost £1.5m at the height of his gambling addiction.
He sympathises with Burnley midfielder Joey Barton, who admitted suffering from the problem on Wednesday after being banned for 18 months for betting.
"Gambling companies need to recognise those that are v... | Gambling companies should refuse to take bets from "vulnerable" footballers because they are easy targets, says ex-Stoke winger Matthew Etherington. | 39726468 |
Mr Hunt said that a "Monday to Friday culture" in parts of the NHS had "tragic consequences" and said 6,000 people die each year because of this.
British Medical Association leader Dr Mark Porter said the union supported more seven-day working but accused Mr Hunt of being "too simplistic".
A September deadline has been... | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he is prepared to impose seven-day working on hospital doctors in England. | 33542940 |
He announced a "landmark feasibility study" into the idea, which would enable Chinese and British shares to be traded in both countries.
He said the UK and China would "stick together", despite stock market turmoil and faltering economic growth in the world's second-largest economy.
Mr Osborne made the pledge in a spee... | Chancellor George Osborne has said the UK and China are exploring how to link their stock markets. | 34322446 |
They have won all five games in the Qualifiers to secure a top-flight place for the first time since 2005.
Beaumont told BBC Radio Manchester four players have agreed moves with three or four more signings being considered.
"We've got signings which we've not announced yet because it is just not appropriate to do so," ... | Leigh Centurions owner Derek Beaumont has confirmed they have already agreed to sign four players for their Super League return next season. | 37337192 |
It follows complaints that rough sleepers have set up camp under the Victorian structure.
Neil Sykes, who runs a gallery there, said it had become a no-go zone.
Brighton and Hove City Council leader Warren Morgan said the site would be secured and staff would help people find safer accommodation.
Up to five homeless pe... | More fencing is to be put up at Brighton's crumbling seafront arches to prevent homeless people accessing the unsafe site, a council has said. | 34656573 |
Dom Thomas's free-kick was knocked into the net by Hamilton's Louis Longridge to give Killie an early lead.
Lee Erwin's stylish lob put the hosts two up but Giannis Skondras replied for Accies with a well-taken strike.
Steven Smith fouled Greg Docherty in the box and Ali Crawford restored parity by converting the resul... | Hamilton Academical came from two goals down to hold Kilmarnock to a draw in the Scottish Premiership. | 40983957 |
Mr Tsipras rejected demands for pension cuts, citing his country's dignity.
Time is running out for Greece to unlock bailout funds from the EU and IMF and a European Commission spokesman said "significant gaps" remained.
One European Commissioner said it was time to plan for an emergency.
Guenther Oettinger, who is als... | Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said his government will wait patiently for international creditors to become "realistic", after talks on a debt deal in Brussels failed. | 33131715 |
The collision happened at about 16:20 on Saturday afternoon.
His family have been informed but police have not yet named him.
Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact Police Scotland. | A 73-year old motorcyclist has died after a three vehicle crash in the Highlands, at Borlum Farm, Lewiston, on the A82 near Drumnadrochit. | 36009232 |
The procedure was performed on a woman aged 60 at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
It involved "seeding" a tiny patch with specialised eye cells and implanting it at the back of the retina.
The London Project to Cure Blindness was established a decade ago to try to reverse vision loss in patients with age-related macular degen... | Surgeons in London have carried out a pioneering human embryonic stem cell operation in an ongoing trial to find a cure for blindness for many patients. | 34384073 |
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Wing George North's key try six minutes into the second half opened a decisive 13-point lead that Warren Gatland's team never looked like relinquishing on their way to a 19-10 win.
As tries go it was a metaphor for a match which started with the Principality Stadium roof m... | Wales set up a potential Six Nations rugby showdown with England thanks to a piece of football skill that was "more Carmarthen Town than Manchester United." | 35674864 |
The sailing of a US warship within an area claimed by China last week angered Beijing, which issued a warning.
Adm Harry Harris, speaking in Beijing, said such moves should surprise no-one.
An unnamed US official earlier told Reuters similar patrols would take place at least "twice a quarter".
The guided-missile destro... | The US has said it plans to return to contested areas of the South China Sea, with a top military commander saying it has conducted similar operations worldwide "for decades". | 34707166 |
Delek won sufficient Ithaca shareholder support to see off those who said the valuation was too low.
The firm had secured 76% of the shareholding by the offer deadline on Thursday.
Ithaca Energy is headquartered in Aberdeen while being listed on the Toronto stock exchange.
The deal adds to Delek's stake in Faroe Petrol... | Israel's largest energy firm has gained a major foothold in the UK North Sea with the successful takeover of Aberdeen-based Ithaca Energy. | 39666286 |
According to a new report, The Future of the Force: Police, Technology and Serving the Public, a range of technologies could assist the police with their enquiries, from electronic notebooks to autonomous crowd monitoring, sensor networks and augmented reality.
Much of the technology uptake is driven by the need to ma... | The sci-fi vision of police officers rushing to the scene of a crime before any crime has even been committed may be rather far-fetched but technology is increasingly playing a role in the modern police force. | 22954783 |
The Briton, who won silver at London 2012 and bronze at Rio 2016, holds the SB6 100m breaststroke European record.
But, after being identified by British Canoeing, the 31-year-old is a member of their talent confirmation programme.
"I watched the brilliant Paracanoe performances in Rio and was keen to try something new... | Paralympic silver and bronze medallist Charlotte Henshaw has retired from swimming and taken up canoeing. | 39857884 |
The world number four parted ways with Fitzgerald having failed to win a major since 2014, his management said.
The move comes a week after McIlroy thanked his bagman for jolting him into gear after a poor start to The Open.
McIlroy, 28, is due to speak to the media on Wednesday, before the WGC Bridgestone Invitational... | Rory McIlroy has split with his caddie JP Fitzgerald after a nine-year partnership which included winning four majors. | 40774455 |
The news agency's account was suspended and it advised all tweets should be ignored until further notice.
The false message said: "Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured."
US markets were spooked by the tweet; the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 150 points as it was retweeted.
On T... | The Associated Press has said its Twitter account has been hacked, after the posting of a bogus post about explosions at the White House. | 21508660 |
Two men were attacked in Ivory Blacks in Oswald Street at about 23:00 on Friday 14 October.
Police Scotland want to talk to two men captured on camera in relation to the incident.
Both men are described as white and aged 25 to 35. The first is 5ft 8in tall with tattoo sleeves, and the other is 6ft 2in with shaved reddi... | CCTV images of two men have been released in connection to a serious assault outside a Glasgow music venue. | 38250834 |
Jacintha Saldanha was found dead on 7 December 2012, days after speaking to two Australian DJs. The call led to the disclosure of the duchess's treatment.
The nurse thought it was an inquiry from the Queen, the inquest heard.
The station made four further calls to the hospital, the hearing was told.
The chief executive... | A nurse found dead after answering a radio station's prank call to staff treating the Duchess of Cambridge was "very upset" after the incident, an inquest has heard. | 29145248 |
The move will give the Holyrood administration an extra source of financing when it gets new borrowing powers, in 2015.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander called the move "historic".
The Scottish government said it was "nothing new", arguing only independence would give Scotland full control of its economy... | The Scottish government will be given power to issue its own investment bonds, UK ministers have announced. | 26245684 |
The Bluebirds playing budget has been scaled back since their solitary season in the Premier League in 2013/14.
But Warnock is confident he can challenge at the top of the Championship with financial backing.
"It's a matter of talking to Vincent and trying to encourage him to give it another go really," he said.
In sta... | Cardiff boss Neil Warnock is to meet owner Vincent Tan face to face and is keen to encourage him to spend money on a promotion challenge next season. | 38610527 |
Lee Nolan, 48, of Bamford Road, Heywood, was remanded in custody to appear at Manchester Crown Court on 2 November.
Katelyn Parker, 24, was found in a blue Nissan car on River Street, Heywood on Friday, after a tip off to police.
A post-mortem examination revealed Ms Parker was strangled with a ligature, police confirm... | A man has appeared in court accused of murdering a woman who was found dead in a car boot in Greater Manchester. | 33975214 |
In its latest report on living standards, the IFS said rising employment and sharp falls in income in the middle and top earning households was behind the decline in inequality.
There had been a "dramatic" fall in inequality in London, the IFS said.
However, the capital is still the most unequal region in the UK.
"Whil... | The gap between the richest and poorest households in the UK has narrowed since the recession of 2007-08, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). | 40644850 |
There were 49 fights, 47 assaults on staff and 159 assaults on inmates in a six-month period at HMP Hewell near Redditch, HM Inspectorate of Prisons said.
Inspectors also found overcrowded cells, broken toilets, and said drug availability was "high".
However, it described the open section of the jail as "successful".
H... | Levels of violence at a jail once branded "dirty and dangerous" are still "far too high", the watchdog has said. | 38564372 |
Martin McGuinness said the £50,000 cut was part of the reason for his resignation as deputy first minister.
Communities Minister Paul Givan tweeted that he had "identified the necessary funding to advance" the Líofa Gaeltacht Bursary Scheme.
He also said the original decision to remove the funding was not "political".
... | An Irish language bursary scheme could have its funding restored just days after Sinn Féin said the cut played a role in Stormont's political crisis. | 38594609 |
She also denied a report that the former Labour prime minister regarded Theresa May as "a total lightweight" and Jeremy Corbyn as "a nutter".
Mr Blair has announced he is winding up some of his businesses, leading to speculation over his future.
He has also recommended keeping "options open" over Brexit.
Mr Blair, who ... | Suggestions that Tony Blair is positioning himself to play a role in shaping Brexit are "wholly wrong", his spokeswoman has said. | 38049254 |
The attack comes a day after a presidential spokesman said the army was "winning the war" against Islamist militants from the Boko Haram group.
Borno state senator Ahmed Zanna told the BBC the attack on Bama had lasted for five hours on Wednesday morning.
More than 245 people have been killed this year alone by suspect... | Suicide bombers are believed to have taken part in a major attack on the northern Nigerian border town of Bama, the army has said. | 26254480 |
The emergency services were called to Hamilton Academical's Superseal Stadium at about 02:30.
They found a fire had caused significant damage to storage units which contained specialist equipment used by the club.
Police are treating the incident as wilful fire-raising and said it was "wanton vandalism".
The fire is th... | A deliberate fire attack on an SPFL ground has caused "tens of thousands" of pounds worth of damage. | 40818508 |
Net profit fell to 23.4 trillion won ($21.3bn; £14bn) last year, a 27% fall from 30.5tn won in 2013.
Mobile phone sales for the year fell 21% to 107.41tn won.
Analysts said that competition in the Chinese market was eating into Samsung's profits.
Samsung's mobile phone division saw profit in the final three months of ... | South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has reported its first annual earnings decline in three years, in part due to a sharp drop in sales of mobile phones. | 31033639 |
Christopher Stubbs, 20, from South Bank, appeared at Teesside Magistrates' Court. He was remanded to appear at Teesside Crown Court on 7 March.
Two men, aged 21 and 22, arrested on suspicion of the murder, have been bailed. A third man, aged 22, has been released without charge.
Mr Pettite was found with serious chest ... | A man has been charged with murder and a firearms offence following the death of Lee Pettite in Eston. | 35719429 |
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