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Gains in energy and tech stocks helped lead the rebound and propelled the Nasdaq index to a new high of 6,129.14.
The tech-heavy index added 8.5 points, or 0.14%, while the S&P 500 rose 2.7 points, or 0.1%, to 2,399.6.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 32.6 points, or 0.16%, to 20,921.3.
Shares in Nvidia, listed ... | Wall Street stocks shrugged off morning declines, closing Wednesday mixed after the abrupt firing of FBI director James Comey signalled more political upheaval to Washington. | 39864576 |
Organisers say the display at Cornwall's National Maritime Museum is the largest collection of British tattoo-related objects ever assembled.
There are also sections of tattooed human skin that have been preserved, and recreated tattoo studios from different decades of the 20th Century.
The show is on until January 201... | An exhibition marking the history of Britain's tattoo history - including a wall of 100 silicon hands decorated by leading artists - has gone on display. | 39294783 |
Lurcher cross Bowie is being overlooked by potential new owners "because of his different coloured eyes".
The three-year-old has been at the Dogs' Trust rehoming centre in Bridgend since November and staff hope to find a home for "our blue-eyed boy, Bowie".
Singer Bowie's son Duncan Jones Tweeted: "Hoping someone near ... | David Bowie's son has backed an appeal to help find a permanent home for a dog named after his late father. | 38515721 |
The sign in the hallway of a school in the rural province of Alberta also told girls not to dress "like a THOT", an acronym for "that ho over there".
It was posted in response to a female students' note saying the dress code was "shaming girls for their bodies".
The principal said neither sign reflected the opinions of... | A note posted in a Canada village school telling girls to "value the male education and dress conservatively" has sparked a sexism row. | 40180102 |
During busy periods, the taxi firm's customers are currently told they will be charged a "surge price" such as 1.7 or 2.3 times the standard fare.
Customers will instead be shown a fixed fee with a notice that "fares are higher due to increased demand".
One analyst said hiding the surge price multiplier could stop peop... | Uber is to hide surge pricing notifications for more of its users to make its app less "complicated". | 36619414 |
Ian Eardley, from the Royal College of Surgeons, said a shortage of beds was one of the causes.
Such surgery is usually protected under treatment time guidelines, he added.
The NHS said it was "pulling out all the stops" to ensure patients receive surgery "as quickly as possible".
A spokesman for NHS England said there... | Senior doctors say they are concerned about the number of cancer patients having their operations cancelled amid "tremendous pressure" facing the NHS in England this winter. | 38630640 |
Nicholas Farrimond, known as Nick, suffered multiple injuries after being hit in Pope Lane, Whitestake, Preston, shortly before 01:00 BST on Monday.
The 35-year-old died at the scene.
His family said: "There is a void in all our lives that will never be filled," adding he was "a kind and most especially funny young man... | A pedestrian who died when a car mounted a grass verge and struck him was "wonderfully caring", his family has said. | 37232655 |
The 44-year-old will work alongside ex-team-mate and caretaker manager Paul Warne.
"I'm buzzing to have him here. He's a big character, he's infectious, funny and energetic - everything I like in my staff," Warne told the club website.
Pollitt will be in the dugout on 14 January when the Millers host Championship rival... | Rotherham United have appointed former goalkeeper Mike Pollitt as goalkeeping coach, replacing Andy Dibble. | 38594409 |
The Home Affairs Select Committee said firms including Facebook, Twitter and Google, which owns YouTube, must show "a greater sense of responsibility".
The three companies have each said they take their role in combating extremism and terrorism very seriously.
Industry body techUK said the MPs had painted "an inaccurat... | Social media companies are "consciously failing" to combat groups using their services to promote extremism, say MPs. | 37180159 |
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The young midfielder nodded in Craig McGuffie's cross to set up a last-eight tie away to either Hearts or Hibernian.
Declan McDaid's 20-yard strike early in the game put Ayr ahead, but Clyde created plenty of chances.
And in-form David Gormley headed the Bully Wee level af... | Michael Wardrope's header in the dying minutes of extra-time put Ayr United into the Scottish Cup quarter-finals at the expense of a spirited Clyde. | 38949336 |
Steven Woodhouse, 30, died after being attacked at his yard in Park Lane, Westcliff, Essex, on 2 June.
Bradley Johnson, 48, formerly of Old School Court, Wraysbury, Staines, and Paul Sultana, 46, of Green Lane, Ilford, were both convicted of murder and robbery at Chelmsford Crown Court.
Johnson was jailed for 28 years ... | Two men have been jailed for fatally stabbing a scrapyard owner in a "callous attack". | 34993076 |
Wales started training for last year's World Cup on 15 June 2015 and play in Dunedin on Saturday before a break.
World Rugby wants to introduce a streamlined global season to safeguard players against injury from overwork.
"It's the modern game - it's tough, there's no doubting that," he said.
Saturday's game will be W... | Skills coach Neil Jenkins says the demands being placed on rugby players are "tough" as Wales prepare for their final Test in New Zealand, 54 weeks after their season began. | 36615193 |
Last year 577 police officers were injured by some form of assault.
That is an average of almost 50 attacks a month on almost 20% of all front-line police officers.
The Police Federation says tougher action is needed because fines and non-custodial sentences for some offences are not sufficient deterrents.
Serious inju... | The Police Federation for Northern Ireland is calling for anyone found guilty of assaulting a police officer to be sent to prison. | 36906446 |
Newsbeat will track her over the next few weeks. She will also be the focus of a documentary for BBC Radio 1 Stories, due to be broadcast later in 2015.
Here Claira tells us why she is having the surgery.
My name is Claira Hermet. I'm a presenter on BBC Radio 1Xtra and BT Sport. I'm also the carrier of the BRCA 1 gene ... | Presenter Claira Hermet, 27, has chosen to have a double mastectomy. | 30476875 |
The ceremony was attended by many African heads of state, as well as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Mr Ouattara thanked the international community for its support and said the will of the people had triumphed.
He said the day represented a "historic moment" for the people of... | Alassane Ouattara has been inaugurated as the president of Ivory Coast in the capital, Yamoussoukro, after months of violence and political turmoil. | 13482188 |
After spending the winter hibernating, they need to build up vital energy stores before laying their eggs.
According to the largest study of its kind, access to flower-rich habitats from spring through to summer is key to the survival of successive generations of the bees.
Scientists have discovered that bumblebees nee... | At this time of year, bumblebee queens are a familiar sight foraging on spring flowers. | 39279941 |
Gray had a medical on Saturday and has signed a four-and-a-half year deal with Leicester, who had a bid turned down for the 19-year-old in August.
If the Football Association confirms his registration, he will be available for Sunday's FA Cup tie at Tottenham.
"I watch a lot of football. The way Leicester play suits my... | Leicester City have signed Birmingham City winger Demarai Gray after meeting a £3.7m release clause in his contract. | 35215306 |
The 75-year-old suffered fatal injuries after falling from Striding Edge, Helvellyn, on Monday afternoon.
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team said the man was "properly equipped and experienced". It is the fourth fatality on the mountain this year.
Team leader Mike Blakey said his thoughts were with the man's family, frien... | A man has died after falling 330ft (100m) down a mountain in the Lake District. | 32410371 |
Lewes Crown Court heard tattoo artist Jan Jensen's body was found in Kayden Smith's flat at Belmont Close, Hassocks on 9 August.
A post mortem examination showed the 52-year-old had suffered a single stab wound to his chest.
Smith had admitted manslaughter through diminished responsibility and was given an indeterminat... | A 28-year-old man has been committed to a secure hospital after admitting killing a Danish tourist. | 23403861 |
But another competition is also taking place on runners' online fundraising pages, where the attentions of the fundraiser - not just the donor - are being fought over, and donations are more than just a selfless act.
It is perhaps unsurprising that when people donate to friends' fundraising web pages, they are influenc... | Marathon season has started and runners - fast and not-so-fast - have begun battling it out in 26-mile races around the world. | 32427178 |
It is seen as a new Vatican attempt to distance itself from centuries of Christian-Jewish tension and prejudice.
The document released on Thursday is not a doctrinal text, but a "stimulus for the future", the Vatican says.
It builds on the "Nostra aetate" (In Our Time) document which, 50 years ago, redefined Vatican ti... | The Vatican has told Catholics that they should not seek to convert Jews and stressed that the two faiths have a "unique" relationship. | 35061357 |
The city's Norse history was revealed in the 1970s when an archaeological dig at Coppergate found Viking streets several metres below the pavement.
York Archaeological Trust opened Jorvik Viking Centre in 1984 on the site.
The twinning is said to mark the "continuing cultural exchange" between York and Jorvik.
Jorvik V... | York is the first city in the world to be "twinned" with its historical predecessor - the 10th century Viking settlement Jorvik. | 29721533 |
The region's biggest market, Japan's Nikkei 225 index, rebounded from sharp losses on Monday to close 3.7% higher at 16,874.44
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1.3% to finish the day at 21,436.21 points.
In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite index edged up 0.3% to close at 3,042.82.
Over in South Korea, the Kospi i... | Asian markets traded higher in Tuesday's session, following overnight gains in the US markets. | 36079287 |
Protesters angered by what they called a slow response by firefighters chanted and threw stones, and one report said a fire engine was torched.
Police reportedly fired bullets in the air and tear gas. At least 20 people - police and protesters - were injured.
The cause of the fire, which devastated the wooden building,... | Police have clashed with protesters after a fire destroyed a revered 200-year-old Sufi shrine in Srinagar city, Indian-administered Kashmir. | 18576201 |
He represented the Black Country constituency for 18 years after being elected at the second attempt in 1992.
Before becoming elected to Westminster he was also a Wolverhampton councillor.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair described him as "a kind, gracious man" who "was hugely popular in Parliament and will be sorely m... | Tributes have been paid to Ken Purchase, the former Labour MP for Wolverhampton North East, who has died aged 77 after a short illness. | 37213144 |
The spark was President Donald Trump's promise to undertake major tax reforms.
The Dow Jones closed up 99 points at 20,270.88, while the wider S&P 500 rose 8 points to 2,316. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 19 points to 5,734.
Stores chain Sears extended its opening 14% leap to 25% after it unveiled a plan to c... | (Close): Wall Street romped to a new closing high in Friday trading. | 38935847 |
During a routine check at the Kiefersfelden border crossing, police found "explosive-like" materials in a Polish-registered car. The discovery triggered a major security operation.
The police detained the Polish driver and his three African passengers, from Ivory Coast and Guinea.
The A93 motorway was later reopened.
T... | German police closed a motorway at the Austrian border overnight after stopping a car carrying suspected bomb-making materials. | 37517729 |
Despite beating NRL side Brisbane Broncos in the World Club Series, Tony Smith's Wolves have lost their opening three games in the league.
They won the League Leaders' Shield in 2016, but were beaten in the Challenge Cup final and Super League Grand Final.
"I think we put pressure on ourselves more than anyone," Fiji i... | Warrington are not feeling the pressure of their winless start to Super League, says Wire prop Ashton Sims. | 39192865 |
Windsor's Theatre Royal was celebrating the opening night of One Man, Two Guvnors on Tuesday evening.
But theatre-goers were swiftly removed after flash-flooding caused water to halt the performance.
The theatre director Robert Miles said the auditorium had since been dried out and Wednesday night's show would continue... | Hundreds of people had to be evacuated from a theatre mid-performance after water came gushing into the auditorium. | 36477523 |
Official figures reveal the stresses and strains being felt during February after torrid times over the previous two months.
February's A&E waiting time performance was slightly better than December's and January's, with 87.6% of patients treated or assessed within four hours.
But it was still one of the worst monthly ... | As warmer weather and the Easter holidays arrive, the NHS in England is reflecting on what looks like the busiest, some would say the worst, winter on record. | 39591932 |
With just over a day to go, 190 backers had pledged $36,000 (£29,000) - much less than the target of $500,000.
The "Project CSX" phone would let users interact with it via voice control and eye-tracking, in which pages are scrolled by eye movement alone.
One analyst said customers may have been sceptical about the fea... | The Chinese phone manufacturer ZTE has cancelled a crowd-funding campaign for a smartphone design based on ideas submitted by the public. | 39003962 |
Emergency services were called to a house on Cross Farm Road in the Parr area of St Helens at about 19:20 GMT on Tuesday, Merseyside Police said.
Paramedics treated the 29-year-old man at the scene but he died in an ambulance on the way to hospital.
A 34-year-old woman is being questioned by detectives in police custod... | A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed in the chest. | 38449311 |
Similar powers over the gas drilling technique are already devolved to Scotland.
A number of exploratory drilling applications have been approved in the Vale of Glamorgan and surrounding area.
However the Welsh government is changing its advice to local councils on fracking - effectively putting existing plans on hold.... | Powers over fracking would be devolved to Wales if Labour wins the general election, the party has announced. | 31436790 |
Up Helly Aa is a famous event that celebrates Shetland's Viking heritage, culminating in the dramatic burning of a replica Viking galley.
It features a band of latter-day Viking warriors known as the Jarl Squad, and draws visitors from around the world.
The Vikings traditionally spend much of the day making public appe... | Shetland's spectacular annual Up Helly Aa fire festival has been held. | 25917694 |
The watchdog scrutinises government tax and spending pledges and Labour wants it to do the same for its economic programme before the 2015 election.
OBR boss Robert Chote said this could benefit policy making but said it might be better to wait until the 2020 poll.
Rushing the process could be "damaging" for the indepe... | The Office for Budget Responsibility has said "significant issues" must be settled if it is to audit the manifesto promises of opposition parties. | 26545890 |
Gerald Oropeza had been on the run for five months when police detained him in the Ecuadorean beach resort of Salinas at the weekend.
He is suspected of smuggling large amounts of the drug in containers from Peru to Europe.
In 2013, Peru overtook Colombia as the largest producer of cocaine in the world, according to th... | Ecuador has extradited a Peruvian man who is accused of being one of Peru's most powerful drug dealers. | 34244037 |
Hiddink is unhappy Chelsea's FA Cup sixth-round tie at Everton will be played on Saturday, 12 March.
Chelsea were due to play Liverpool in the Premier League on 13 March and he doesn't see why the cup tie could not have been arranged for the same time.
Hiddink said: "I am frustrated. We have to protect the players."
Ma... | Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink says Premier League club doctors should put pressure on the game's authorities to change the fixture calendar. | 35683605 |
It took until midway through the second half for the hosts to get ahead, Craig Moore netting on the rebound after Ryan Stevenson's free-kick had been saved.
Jamie McCormack headed Stenny level but the visitors then had Alan Cook dismissed for two bookings.
Stuart Malcolm's own goal put Ayr back ahead and strikes by Ste... | Ayr United recorded a comfortable win over Stenhousemuir to draw level with second-placed Peterhead in League One. | 35390057 |
The top seed took 10 games in a row to win 4-6 6-3 6-0 and set up a final against Lucie Safarova on Saturday.
Williams, 33, has been unwell throughout the tournament and struggled as temperatures soared in Paris.
"I don't think I've ever been this sick," Williams told ESPN. "I didn't expect to win that, I really didn't... | Serena Williams fought back to beat Timea Bacsinszky and reach the French Open final despite struggling with illness. | 33016288 |
Swansea took 12 points from their first 19 games last season and were bottom of the table at the turn of the year.
But four wins in the final five games secured Swansea's survival.
"We need to make sure we have a good pre-season and start the season strong to get some points on the board early," Britton said.
Swansea b... | Midfielder Leon Britton says Swansea need a better start to the Premier League campaign if they are to avoid the struggles of last season. | 40446772 |
Cleenish and Killesher community groups solved the disputed location of the Battle of the Ford of the Biscuits at the Arney River in 1594 in a project called Battle, Bricks and Bridges.
They have now unearthed a sword which was found at the ford in the river.
They believed it may have been connected to the battle.
But ... | A community in County Fermanagh which helped to rewrite the history books of a 16th Century battle has made another important discovery. | 36878956 |
The paper goes for a headline with all the Ds, proclaiming that it is "D-Day for a Deal with the DUP" as talks between Prime Minister Theresa May and DUP leader Arlene Foster get under way.
But the main front-page story concerns allegations of vote fraud from Londonderry. It follows Sinn Féin's historic victory over t... | There's a hint of Sesame Street about the front page picture caption on Tuesday's Belfast Telegraph. | 40257309 |
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala, who's originally from Pakistan, rose to fame after her efforts to increase awareness about girls' education in her home country.
The asteroid sits in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Nasa say they hope the decision will be an inspiration to others.
NASA's Amy Mainzer, wh... | Malala Yousafzai has had an asteroid named after her by the US space agency Nasa. | 32286529 |
Darren Adie, 42, was found unconscious on a Kirkcaldy street on Saturday 28 May and later died in hospital.
His father, John Adie, 67, said: "We're devastated. Imagine what his kids will feel like growing up knowing their father was murdered and left lying in the street."
Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £1... | The family of a Fife man who was murdered last month has appealed for help to find his killer. | 36587148 |
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he had informed his US counterpart Hillary Clinton of Moscow's decision.
"We will bar entry to Americans who are in fact guilty of human rights violations," he said.
The US bill, adopted by Congress on Thursday, normalises trade with Russia, but blacklists Russian rights abus... | Russia says it will bar Americans guilty of human rights violations, in response to a US bill that targets Russians guilty of such offences. | 20638613 |
In a BBC interview, she said existing laws were sufficient to punish anyone who attempted to insult religion.
Her comments came just days after hundreds of thousands of supporters of an umbrella organisation of Islamists held a massive rally in Dhaka.
The marchers called for the death penalty for those guilty of blasph... | Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina has firmly rejected demands by Islamists for a new anti-blasphemy law to punish those who defame Islam and Prophet Muhammad. | 22058462 |
The airline said 425,000 passengers would be affected by the stoppages, due to take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Lufthansa added it would inform passengers via text message or email about the flight changes.
Its freight carrier, Lufthansa Cargo, will also be affected.
Lufthansa said the impact on profits wo... | German airline Lufthansa says will cancel 3,800 flights this week because of a strike by pilots over pay and working conditions. | 26822280 |
The disbandment of the 168 Pioneer Regiment was announced in July as part of Army restructuring.
Formed in 1995, the regiment includes soldiers skilled in areas such as bricklaying and carpentry.
Their support to regular soldiers has included building training villages in Cyprus, and prisoner of war facilities.
The reg... | Soldiers who specialise in construction work have marched through Grantham to mark their regiment being officially disbanded. | 24683543 |
An opinion issued by the European Court of Justice says that current data-sharing rules between the 28-nation bloc and the US are "invalid".
The decision could affect other tech firms' abilities to send Europeans' information to US data centres.
However, it is not a final judgement.
Although the EU's highest court tend... | A privacy campaigner has scored a legal victory that could bolster his attempts to prevent Facebook from being able to pass EU citizens' data to the US authorities. | 34336111 |
The one-time officer with the successor to the KGB fled to the UK where he became a fierce critic of the Kremlin and worked for security service MI6.
A public inquiry into the London death of the 43-year-old opens on Tuesday.
Mr Litvinenko's widow says the inquiry will give people "a chance to understand who killed my ... | Two prior attempts to kill ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko may have been made before he died from radiation poisoning in 2006, the BBC has learned. | 30994242 |
Cherie Wright, partner of Jon Harbinson, told Woolwich Crown Court that items found by police hidden behind cupboards in their house were more than 15 years old.
Mr Harbinson, 42, had also been "acting normally" at the time of the raid.
He denies conspiracy to commit burglary at Hatton Garden.
After the heist, police d... | Jewellery found stashed in the house of a man accused of being part of the Hatton Garden heist was not from the raid, a court heard. | 35222589 |
The leaders of Tunisia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Niger and Nigeria have joined the second day of the G7 summit in Taormina, Sicily.
Italy chose to host the meeting there to draw attention to Africa and the millions of migrants who risk the crossing to Europe.
But discussion has been dominated by terrorism and climate change.
S... | Leaders of the G7 group of rich nations are meeting African heads of state for talks on the migrant crisis. | 40068131 |
Hamilton took his 69th pole in treacherous wet conditions at the Italian Grand Prix.
"I said it would be kind of cool to dedicate the pole to Michael and his family," said Hamilton.
"For everything he did for the sport and raising that bar and to be able to raise that bar once more is an honour."
Hamilton's new record ... | Lewis Hamilton said he wanted to dedicate his all-time record pole position to Michael Schumacher, the man whose mark he eclipsed. | 41137431 |
But the head of the IAAF, athletics' world governing body, wants to know what they intend to ask him.
The Culture, Media and Sport select committee has asked Coe to return for further questioning after hearing evidence it believes "undermines" what he told them when appearing last year.
Writing to the committee chairma... | Lord Coe says he has not refused to answer further questions from MPs investigating doping in sport. | 38674495 |
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Simon Berry, 24, became a Guinness World Record holder after completing the unusual challenge in Bray, Berkshire.
His technique involved clasping one wrist over the other to offer greater stability and precision as the biscuit surged towards its small target.
Mr Berry, who att... | A thrill seeker from Sheffield has combined his passions for biscuits and bungee jumping by successfully dunking from 75m (246ft). | 38013241 |
Properties were targeted in Marlor Court and the surrounding streets in Heywood, Greater Manchester, between Monday and Tuesday.
Greater Manchester Police said gluing locks was "extremely dangerous" and "caused a huge amount of distress to the victims".
The 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal dam... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of supergluing shut the locks of 64 front doors and garages. | 37800332 |
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW) has built a register of more than 6,600 19th and 20th Century chapels and now has data on just under half of them.
About 45% are still chapels, with 40% having other uses and 15% demolished.
Alternative uses include pubs, museums, theatres, ... | Volunteers are being urged to help record the fate of chapels in Wales before any more are lost to demolition. | 12908166 |
Arlene, a 15-year-old from Castlederg, vanished after a night at a disco in County Donegal in 1994.
Her body has never been found.
Trevor Stevenson, a detective sergeant who'd been stationed in Castlederg from 1990 to 1994, described Howard as "one of the most evil men I have ever met."
Mr Stevenson, a member of the Ro... | Robert Howard - suspected of murdering County Tyrone teenager Arlene Arkinson - was haunted by the face of a girl, a policeman has told the inquest into her disappearance. | 35743414 |
Bayern trailed 1-0 at half-time, when Lewandowski came on for Thiago.
Six minutes later, the Poland international netted his first goal of the night from close range.
Lewandowski added four more in quick succession to record the fastest five goals scored by one player in Bundesliga history.
Follow reaction to Bayern's ... | Robert Lewandowski scored five goals in nine minutes after coming on as a substitute for Bayern Munich in their Bundesliga victory against Wolfsburg. | 34317976 |
The YouGov survey, commissioned by Stonewall Scotland, also revealed that a third of teachers hear homophobic language from other staff.
The poll suggests the problem is rife, but only 16% of teachers have had specific training to deal with it.
Some staff also said they were not allowed, or were not sure if they were a... | Nine in 10 secondary school teachers say homophobic bullying happens in their school, according to a poll. | 29986981 |
The 162m (531ft) seafront viewing platform will open in summer and be known as the British Airways i360.
The tower was designed by the team behind the London Eye, which British Airways also initially sponsored.
The airline's director of strategy, Lynne Embleton, said the company will promote the attraction "all over th... | British Airways has signed a five-year deal to hold the naming rights to Brighton's i360 tower. | 34933365 |
There were 196 assaults on staff and prisoners in a six month period at HMP Pentonville.
The north London prison is also run-down, according to HM Inspectorate of Prisons.
The report follows an inspection in January and said progress had been made, but it was still not safe enough.
Jamal Mahmoud, 21, died after being s... | A prison which has seen an inmate allegedly murdered and two others escape in the last year is overcrowded and violent, a report has found. | 40263183 |
Ministers scrapped subsidies following complaints, mainly from England, about the impact of wind farms on the countryside.
But Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that as 70% of planned wind farms are set for Scotland, it would be disproportionately affected.
The UK government said customers must get value f... | The UK government should relax its clampdown on onshore wind subsidies, the Scottish government has demanded. | 33631457 |
Snobs nightclub ejected the teenager after she collapsed in the Birmingham city centre venue.
She was lured into a van and driven to an industrial estate where she was raped and sexually assaulted.
Rapist Zaheer Abbas was jailed for 11 years and Sajad Hussain, a taxi marshal at the time, will serve six.
Latest on this ... | A nightclub has been criticised by a judge after a drunk student was thrown out before being abducted and raped in the back of a transit van. | 36445221 |
Strikes in some public services will need the approval of 40% of a union's members to be legal under proposals from Conservative ministers.
Carwyn Jones has written to David Cameron raising objections, saying sectors like health were devolved.
The first minister branded the trade union bill as "socially divisive".
He w... | Plans for the biggest shake-up in trade union law for 30 years should be run past the Welsh assembly, the first minister has told the UK government. | 34196764 |
Rafael suffered a fractured cheekbone in a challenge while Shaw was unable to continue because of an ankle problem.
Fellow wing-backs Ashley Young (hamstring) and Antonio Valencia (groin) are already sidelined.
"It was a very physical game," Van Gaal said.
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"Rafael has an i... | Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has new injury concerns after wing-backs Rafael and Luke Shaw went off at half-time in Sunday's FA Cup third-round win at League One Yeovil. | 30674783 |
The 25-year-old former Wales Under-21 international joined the Latics last summer after leaving Swansea.
He played 17 times for Oldham, but will now fight for the goalkeeper spot with Adam Smith, who helped the Cobblers finish top of League Two last term.
"It should be good competition," Cornell told BBC Radio Northamp... | Northampton Town have signed goalkeeper David Cornell on a two-year contract following his release by League One rivals Oldham Athletic. | 36585887 |
The accident happened on the Port of Felixstowe quayside shortly before 15:00 BST on Friday.
Port paramedics tried to save the man, who is believed to have been in his 50s, but he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Suffolk Police and the Health and Safety Executive are working together to investigate the incident. | A man has died following an industrial accident at the UK's biggest container port. | 33825247 |
De Gea, 24, has one year left on his deal and the Spain international has been linked with a move to Real Madrid.
United boss Louis van Gaal has picked Romero, 28, ahead of De Gea for the first three games of this season, saying the latter is lacking "focus".
"I hope De Gea stays here. He's a good team-mate who always ... | Sergio Romero hopes fellow goalkeeper David De Gea stays at Manchester United beyond this transfer window. | 33986096 |
Ten years ago at a special training camp he told football legend David Beckham that he hoped to play at Wembley Stadium one day.
And today he fulfils it, playing at Wembley in the Capital One Cup final.
What dreams do you hope to achieve one day? Or have you achieved any of your dreams already?
Perhaps you want to do r... | Today Tottenham striker Harry Kane will fulfil a childhood dream. | 31673856 |
A total of 7,132 weapons have been registered and boxed away, the UN says.
The monitors said they had also found and emptied 77 out of the Farc's 900 arms caches hidden around the countryside.
The arms handover is a key condition in last year's peace agreement.
The deal seeks to end more than five decades of conflict a... | Farc rebels in Colombia have handed over all of their personal weapons, completing the transfer of arms a day ahead of a revised schedule, United Nations monitors in Colombia say. | 40413335 |
Premiership
Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts
Inverness CT 1-1 Ross County
Kilmarnock 1-1 Partick Thistle
Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone
Rangers 4-0 Hamilton Academical
Championship
Dunfermline Athletic 0-1 Ayr United
Falkirk 0-1 Greenock Morton
Hibernian 2-2 Dumbarton
Queen of the South 0-2 St Mirren
Raith Rovers 2-1 Dundee United
Pre... | Match reports from the weekend's Scottish Premiership and Championship games. | 39314964 |
National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said some of the graves, found since 11 May, may contain more than one body.
They are close to an area of Thailand where trafficking camps and dozens of shallow graves were found this month.
Thailand subsequently cracked down on the routes used by traffickers to move migrants thro... | Malaysian police say 139 suspected migrant grave sites have been found in 28 people-trafficking camps along the Thai border. | 32872815 |
A van drove into crowds of people in the centre of the city, in a tourist area called Las Ramblas.
Thirteen people have died and dozens were injured.
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Witnesses say the van was deliberately driven into people in Barcelona's popular Las Ramblas area.... | An attack took place in the Spanish city of Barcelona on Thursday 17 August. | 40972067 |
Ducati-mounted Melandri secured the 100th race win by an Italian rider in the series by taking his first victory of the season.
Yorkshire rider Tom Sykes was third and lies second in the overall standings.
Jordi Torres retired while lying second with Michael van der Mark fourth and Eugene Laverty fifth on his Aprilia.
... | Jonathan Rea extended his World Superbike Championship lead to 50 points after finishing second behind Marco Melandri in race two at Misano. | 40319846 |
Kieran Church, 30, died at The Shires shopping centre, Trowbridge, having suffered a "catastrophic haemorrhage".
Security officer Jordan Rose, 20, held on suspicion of manslaughter was later told he would face "no further police action".
A conclusion of accidental death was recorded by coroner David Ridley.
Summing up,... | A suspected shoplifter bled to death after the bottles he was carrying broke as he was tackled by a security guard, an inquest heard. | 39860739 |
Ashleigh Butler, 17, trained her pet to jump and dance for their elaborate routine, performed to Lalo Schifrin's Mission Impossible theme.
Judge Simon Cowell said the pair, from Northamptonshire, were one of his "favourite ever acts".
The television audience peaked at 14.5 million, said ITV. The pair will appear in the... | Dancing dog trick act Ashleigh and Pudsey have won ITV's Britain's Got Talent, scooping a £500,000 prize. | 18048792 |
She says that stigma around mental health means that many children do not get the help they need.
The duchess recorded the message for the Place2Be charity, which is organising the mental health week.
Kensington Palace said she was a "committed champion of issues related to children's mental health and emotional wellbe... | The Duchess of Cambridge has recorded a video message in support of the first ever Children's Mental Health Week. | 31483315 |
The 27-year-old moved to Anfield from Southampton in a deal worth £20m in 2014 and his current contract was due to expire next year.
Croatia defender Lovren struggled for form in his first season but has made 105 appearances in total for Liverpool, scoring four goals.
"I think I am the happiest guy [in the world] today... | Liverpool centre-back Dejan Lovren has signed a new long-term contract at the club until 2021. | 39744882 |
Walsall firm Kiddisave went into liquidation in November, owing about £500,000 to customers, WP Mayfield insolvency practitioners said.
However, people who paid cash on orders will not get money back, it confirmed.
Kiddisave's owners Anthony and Julie Smith, of Wombourne, Staffordshire, have not commented.
Last year th... | Hundreds of parents who bought cots and pushchairs from a collapsed West Midlands firm will not get any money back, an insolvency firm said. | 35893353 |
Vaughan said England did not "respect" Test cricket after their heavy defeat by South Africa in the second Test.
"It has been the story of the Test team for two and a half years," Vaughan told BBC Radio 5 live on Wednesday.
"They don't seem to be able to read the situation - they have this gung-ho approach."
Speaking o... | Former England captain Michael Vaughan has stood by his criticism of the current Test side - which skipper Joe Root admitted "felt a bit personal". | 40735190 |
Dywedodd y corff sy'n rheoleiddio cymwysterau taw cynnydd yn y nifer o ddisgyblion 15 oed wnaeth sefyll arholiadau eleni oedd y prif reswm am y dirywiad.
Fe gwympodd y canlyniadau A*-C i 62.8%, a hynny'n dilyn tair blynedd pan oedd y canran yn 66.6%.
Mae'r canran o farciau uchaf A*-A wedi gostwng hefyd, o 19.4% llynedd... | Mae'r canran o ddisgyblion yng Nghymru cafodd graddau A* i C yn eu TGAU wedi cwympo i'r lefel isaf ers 2006, yn dilyn newidiadau mawr i'r system arholiadau. | 41034623 |
Umpires Richard Kettleborough and Billy Taylor made a series of inspections before abandoning play at 15:45 BST.
Duckett is 282 not out, having hit two sixes and 38 fours, with his side on 481-7 and a draw seemingly inevitable.
Chris Rogers was the last triple centurion for Northants, making 319 against Gloucestershire... | Northamptonshire opener Ben Duckett remained 18 runs short of a triple century as rain prevented play on day three against Sussex at Wantage Road. | 36026333 |
Police said they believed the victim was stabbed during a fight involving a large group of people outside a house in Bradley Avenue, Lower Kersal.
The victim suffered stab wounds to his leg on Monday evening and later died in Salford Royal Hospital.
Two men, 20 and 22, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to c... | A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death in Salford. | 40345059 |
The second review of Personal Independence Payments said 65% of those who appealed against rejected claims saw the decision overturned by judges.
This, along with a lack of transparency in the assessment process, is damaging trust in PIP, says the report.
The Department for Work and Pensions said it would consider the ... | Claimants of the government's disability benefits programme have an "inherent distrust" of the system, an independent review has found. | 39447200 |
Maryam Najafian, from East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, was seriously hurt in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, last month.
The 25-year-old, who was a teacher at Lanark Primary School, was taken to the Western Infirmary and later died in the Southern General Hospital.
The Maryam Najafian Foundation has been set up to help chi... | The family of a schoolteacher who died after a sledging accident are setting up a charity in her name. | 31115925 |
It was taken by Davide Lopresti in Italy and beat entries from more than 54 countries.
Dan Bolt, from Devon, won British Underwater Photographer of the Year with Catshark Supernova. This award is open to all British residents and nationals.
Pier Mane, from South Africa, won Up and Coming Underwater Photographer of the ... | A colourful picture of a spiny seahorse has won this year's UK Underwater Photography Competition. | 35648446 |
With talks between London Underground (LU) and the unions at an impasse and showing little sign of progress, are there now further signs the idea of a Night Tube is withering?
Previously London Mayor Boris Johnson has said the Night Tube could not be at "any cost" and today he told LBC Radio the weekend service was not... | Is London's weekend Night Tube plan dying? | 34722814 |
Kurt Cochran, 54 and from Utah, died in the attack and his wife Melissa was seriously hurt, their family has said.
They were celebrating a 25th wedding anniversary and also visiting Melissa's parents, who work on a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mission.
They were struck when the attacker drove a car over ... | An American man has been named as one of the victims of Wednesday's deadly attack in London, | 39370325 |
The Australian, 33, denied Victoria Pendleton Olympic sprint gold in London four years ago, having lost out to the Briton in Beijing four years earlier.
In total, Meares won six Olympic medals and 11 world titles.
"It is hard to close this chapter, because it is a bloody big one," she said. "But I am excited about the ... | Two-time Olympic champion Anna Meares has retired from cycling two months after winning bronze in Rio. | 37670774 |
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Nigel Levine, Delano Williams, Matthew Hudson-Smith and Martyn Rooney finished first in two minutes 58.88 seconds.
Leg three runner Hudson-Smith was ruled to have had part of his foot out of the takeover zone when he began running.
British Athletics said it was "hugely dis... | Great Britain have failed in their appeal against disqualification from the Olympic men's 4x400m relay semi-final in Rio. | 37140834 |
The injury will also rule the 28-year-old out of the Ospreys' remaining European Challenge Cup group games and the Pro12 Christmas derbies.
"It's not great, there's definitely some ligament damage," Ospreys head coach Steve Tandy told BBC Wales Sport.
"It will be a bit more than a couple of months."
Lydiate was taken o... | Wales and Ospreys flanker Dan Lydiate is set to miss at least the start of the Six Nations after sustaining knee ligament damage. | 38191453 |
Graciam Kondowe was among 54 passengers who police say survived after the boat overturned in stormy weather on Sunday.
Five people drowned while 11 are still missing, police said.
The boat was packed with worshippers returning from Easter celebrations when it capsized in the remote Rumphi district in northern Malawi.
M... | A 67-year-old man has said he escaped death by clinging to a bag of maize flour after the boat he was on capsized on Lake Malawi. | 39620056 |
Terri-Louise Graham from Londonderry is angry that a law to protect victims from psychological abuse is being used in other parts of the UK but not here.
And one of Northern Ireland's leading judges has said if the law was introduced in NI it would have a major impact for domestic abuse victims.
The BBC's The View exam... | A mother who suffered years of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her violent partner has said domestic abuse victims are being failed by Stormont. | 37643205 |
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It comes as major incidents have been declared at a number of hospitals in England as medical staff struggle to cope with patient numbers.
Stuart Gardner, who works for West Midlands Ambulance Service, said he "has never seen anything... | Accident and Emergency units are under so much pressure the service is not safe, a paramedic of 26 years has claimed. | 30695313 |
It follows the UK vote to leave the European Union.
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs has also said there has been "an increase in queries in respect of entitlements to Irish passports".
Earlier, Google said there had been a dramatic spike in searches for Irish passport applications.
The overwhelming majority of ... | The Post Office in Northern Ireland has said it has had an "unusually high number of people in Northern Ireland seeking Irish passport applications". | 36625954 |
Media reports last month said several of Debenhams' biggest investors were unhappy with the retailer's performance and had pushed for a board shake-up.
But the firm said Mr Sharp had always intended to serve a five year term.
Mr Sharp said: "I hope being transparent... will stop recent speculation becoming a distractio... | Debenhams' chief executive Michael Sharp is to step down in 2016 after five years in the role, the company has said. | 34601023 |
Sheffield City Council wants to revamp the Graves Tennis and Leisure Centre in Norton.
The plans include a swimming pool and gymnastics and trampolining facilities.
The centre would also host one of three hubs that will form the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM).
The hubs will promote exercise an... | Plans for the £15m redevelopment of a leisure centre and the creation of the Sheffield hub of the UK's first sports medicine centre have been submitted. | 29629094 |
The Spain international has agreed to stay for another season after his previous deal expired last week.
The 32-year-old former Liverpool and Chelsea player returned to Atletico, with whom he began his professional career, from AC Milan in 2015.
He scored 12 goals in 44 games last season for Atletico, who were beaten i... | Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres has signed a new contract. | 36702801 |
Stefano Poborko, 52, suffered burns in the blast on a Tube train between King's Cross and Aldgate when a suicide bomber detonated a device in 2005.
He applied in March 2015 to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) but is still waiting.
The CICA said it deals with all applications "as quickly as possible".... | A man from south Wales injured in the 7 July bombings in London has criticised the time it has taken for his compensation claim to be dealt with. | 38573053 |
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