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Clubs promoted to the Championship are given a three-year period to convert terracing to all-seater arenas.
Brentford returned to the second tier in 2014, and were due for alterations.
The club said in view of its planned ground move, and good safety record, the SGSA said it could retain the Ealing Road and Brook Road ... | Brentford are to retain terracing at Griffin Park for the 2017-18 season after being given a dispensation by the Sports Ground Safety Authority (SGSA). | 39193709 |
The 30-year-old Spaniard, who is seeded ninth and won the tournament in 2009, beat the Frenchman 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4.
Nadal will face third seed Milos Raonic - who beat Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut - in the last eight on Wednesday.
Canadian Raonic, the highest seed left in the men's singles, came through 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 6-4... | Rafael Nadal reached the Australian Open quarter-finals with a hard-fought four-set victory over Gael Monfils. | 38715060 |
James Roberts, from Hornchurch, was found guilty of stabbing Aiden O'Mahony in JJ Moon's pub in High Street, Hornchurch, on 10 January 2016.
The court heard how Mr O'Mahony was attacked after Roberts threatened the barmaid with "serious violence" when she asked him to leave.
The 31-year-old was sentenced to life in pri... | A man has been jailed for life for murdering a grandfather who was trying to protect a barmaid in a London pub. | 38537811 |
Baird, 24, never recovered from a slow start in his match against world number eight Stuart Bingham and lost 10-2.
The world number 83, who had to win four qualifying rounds just to reach the World Championship, said: "I'd like to come back and have another go.
"It was tough to get here and hopefully I can get back. I... | Sam Baird said his first Crucible experience has left him eager to sample the atmosphere again. | 22307654 |
Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses, had requested a pardon on Friday.
Asked about the request on TV, Mr Humala said: "I want to be clear about this, I will not pardon him."
On Thursday, Mr Humala will hand over power to president-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who is also opposed to pardo... | Peru's outgoing president, Ollanta Humala, has ruled out a pardon for jailed ex-leader Alberto Fujimori. | 36892762 |
Jean-Yves M'Voto heads Rovers in front at Easter Road headed the visitors in front early in the second half.
The equaliser came on 88 minutes, with substitute Martin Boyle running on to a flick from Grant Holt to slot home.
Hibs dominated the first half, with Kevin Cuthbert making magnificent saves to deny Andrew Shinn... | Hibernian were knocked off the top of the Championship after being held to a draw by Raith Rovers at Easter Road. | 38349865 |
Paul Tonner said his petition, which gathered 1,800 signatures, was a "social media experiment", and said he found the pies "pretty disgusting".
The pies were discussed at First Minister's Questions on Thursday.
Mr Tonner said campaign supporters should "reassess their priorities" and instead champion foodbanks.
In a v... | The man behind a popular campaign to prevent Greggs from axing the macaroni pie has revealed he does not even like the pastries. | 33285686 |
Davis, 25, has made exactly 100 Championship appearances for Blues since signing from West Midlands rivals Wolves in August 2014.
He spent five years on the books as a professional at Molineux,
During that time he played 61 times, as well as being loaned out to Darlington, Walsall, Shrewsbury Town, Inverness Caledonian... | Birmingham City midfielder David Davis has signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with the Championship club. | 38613813 |
The county are in the process of obtaining the required planning permission for the project.
Khan has previously stated the club's aim to renovate the ground over a three-to-five year period.
"We've started the process now," Khan told BBC Radio Leicester.
"There's £500,000 available from the ECB to support that in term... | Leicestershire hope to complete installation of six floodlights at Grace Road in time for the 2016 T20 Blast competition, says chief executive Wasim Khan. | 34401222 |
Huge, yellow diggers are lined up on the edge of a cavernous building site, ready to start construction if and when this mega-deal between the government, the French energy giant, EDF, and two Chinese state nuclear companies is signed.
I understand that moment could come next month during the official visit of the Chin... | It is only on arrival at Hinkley Point C on the Somerset coast that the enormous scale of the £24.5bn project becomes clear. | 34346737 |
Back in the UK there's a row going on about our role in the European Union.
Tory MPs could force a Commons vote on an EU referendum on Wednesday with former defence secretary Michael Portillo calling for the UK to leave the EU.
David Cameron has accused the group of Conservatives of "throwing in the towel" before negot... | Prime Minister David Cameron is in the US capital Washington DC meeting President Barack Obama. | 22508512 |
The route, which links Barking, Canary Wharf and Tower Hill to Westminster, will open less than a week before his term is set to end.
Mr Johnson told drivers the "end was in sight" for construction work. He said the first route, at Vauxhall, led to a 73% increase in cycling in the area.
The Green Party warned funding f... | London's new superhighway linking east and west London will open on 30 April, says the capital's mayor Boris Johnson. | 35745404 |
Rugby union's global fixture cycle is under scrutiny with no Tests agreed beyond the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
BBC Sport last month reported rugby administrators worldwide were nearing an agreement on a new rugby union calendar.
And Roberts said: "I hope the Lions can continue to have the right space."
The Lions will tour ... | Wales centre Jamie Roberts says rugby union's powerbrokers must preserve the British and Irish Lions' place in any revised rugby calendar. | 37569686 |
Underlying pre-tax profit fell to £113.7m, down from £275.2m last year, because of "currency movements and increased depreciation charges".
Chief executive Mike Ashley said it had now taken steps to "minimise the short-term impact of currency volatility".
Sports Direct's reputation has been badly hit by revelations a... | Profits at Sports Direct have plummeted nearly 60%, which the firm says is largely due to the weaker pound. | 40665459 |
There were just 12 minutes left of a low-key encounter when the midfielder cut inside and curled an excellent shot past the hand of Dan Hanford.
Dennis then added a second late on with a deft dink over the keeper, thanks in part to a through ball by academy prospect Aiden Enver who was making his senior debut.
There wa... | Louis Dennis helped Bromley end their season on a high with a double in his side's 2-0 triumph at Gateshead. | 39676486 |
In a report released at the Black Hat conference, the Digital Citizens Alliance said it had found thousands of videos on YouTube that featured stolen footage.
In total the clips had racked up millions of hits, said the group.
Webcam hijackers profited from their trade via adverts on videos and by selling access to some... | YouTube should do more to police and remove video clips made using hijacked webcams, say digital campaigners. | 33817028 |
Sophie was met at the end by supporters and her husband Prince Edward, who gave her a diamond pin to mark her completion of the Diamond Challenge.
The countess and her team began the ride on Monday at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Scotland.
The ride raised more than £180,000 for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, which is... | The Countess of Wessex has completed a 450-mile cycling challenge from Edinburgh to Buckingham Palace. | 37467530 |
Cardiff's Principality Stadium holds 74,000 and Motorpoint Arena holds 7,000 but the government wants a venue in between for sport and music events.
Wales wants to stage the BBC's annual Sports Personality of the Year ceremony as well as other major events.
"It is well recognised that Cardiff needs a bigger arena," sai... | A 15,000-capacity multi-purpose arena in Cardiff is "crucially important" for Wales attracting more major events, Economy Minister Ken Skates has said. | 40244568 |
In addition, networks will be forbidden from activating new "fake" devices bought after 1 October.
Government officials said the move was designed to protect consumers from hazardous materials and to safeguard mobile payment systems.
They added it should also help them track users and limit violence ahead of March's ge... | Kenya has confirmed that a switch-off of counterfeit mobile phones will take place at the end of the month. | 19731514 |
Merseyside Police raided 10 homes in the Anfield area of Liverpool.
Four officers were treated for minor burns after Tuesday's incident outside the Dockers Club in Townsend Lane.
Supt Mark Morgan said officers had "a lot of support" from the community, and promised that increased patrols would continue in the area.
Rea... | Nine men and five women have been arrested by police investigating a disturbance in which a petrol bomb was thrown at officers outside a club. | 35502533 |
Pamela Hudson, 75, suffered injuries to her face, body and arms caused, her family believes, by a rodent at the council-run home Glen Lodge, in York.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for the investigation after seeing graphic pictures in the Sun newspaper.
But after its own inquiry, City of York Council said it ... | An inquiry has been ordered by the government over claims a woman suffered up to 50 rat bites at her care home. | 35129678 |
The roof caved in at the reception area of the Charlotte Maxeke state hospital as construction work was under way to seal a leak, officials say.
At least five people have been treated for minor injuries, including patients.
Rain had hampered rescue work at the hospital, one of the country's biggest.
One worker told the... | South African rescue workers have managed to evacuate everyone trapped under rubble after the roof of a major Johannesburg hospital collapsed on Thursday. | 39145021 |
McKibbin, 13, won the World Junior Championships in 2015, a tournament in which world number three McIlroy was victorious at the age of nine.
"Not only do I get a day off school, but I get to play alongside one of the best golfers in the world," said McKibbin, who takes part in the pro-am.
"I'm pretty excited. I've bee... | Rory McIlroy has invited Northern Irish teenage prospect Tom McKibbin to play alongside him ahead of the Irish Open. | 36186392 |
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And that may be no bad thing given the difficulty players have found in winning Grand Slams in their thirties.
Only four men have managed to do so this century: Pete Sampras at the US Open of 2002; Andre Agassi, twice in three years, at the Australian Open; Stan Wawrinka a... | Andy Murray, who turns 30 on Monday, says he is "not massively into birthdays". | 39883786 |
Mr Bell travelled to China in his capacity as honorary vice president of the Confucius Institute at the Ulster University, the party said.
A DUP spokesperson said that the trip had nothing to do with Mr Bell's role as enterprise minister.
The party said the trip is not being funded out of the public purse.
Under the D... | DUP MLA Jonathan Bell travelled abroad this week, on what is being described as private business, before resigning as enterprise minister. | 34528236 |
The Shia-led governments that have held power since then have struggled to maintain order, and the country has enjoyed only brief periods of respite from high levels of sectarian violence.
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The majority Shia... | Iraq, in an area once home to some of the earliest civilisations, became a battleground for competing forces after the US-led ousting of President Saddam Hussein in 2003. | 14544541 |
Scott Chiriseri was found dead at his home in December 2014, and his mother Farai Chirashi was subsequently charged with murder.
The Crown Office has concluded that Mrs Chirashi, or Chiriseri, "was insane at the time of the incident".
She has been detained in a secure hospital.
Mrs Chirashi had been detained under ment... | An Alva woman charged with murdering her five-year-old son has been acquitted after prosecutors accepted she was insane at the time. | 32205787 |
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The boy and girl were swimming at Thorpe Marshes Reserve in Trowse at about 16:50 BST on Wednesday when they went missing. They were later found dead.
Kerri Howard said she saw people coming out of cars hiding their faces.
BBC Look Ea... | An eyewitness at a Norfolk nature reserve where two teenagers died after getting into difficulty in open water said she saw a woman come over a bridge at the site "screaming". | 33901855 |
The song will be heard for the first time on X Factor tonight.
The latest version of Do They Know It's Christmas was recorded yesterday by Chris Martin, One Direction, Ed Sheeran and a bunch of others.
The song will be made available to download at 08:00 GMT on Monday, priced 99p.
The man behind the project admits it w... | Adele's producer Paul Epworth is working against the clock on the final mix for the Band Aid 30 single. | 30073377 |
The advert implied that the capsules directly targeted muscles in the head.
The company says it will not re-broadcast it following complaints that the ad was misleading.
BBC News understands the company has promised the Advertising Standards Authority it will not imply the product has a mechanism that makes it especial... | A TV advert for Nurofen Express has been withdrawn by makers Reckitt Benckiser. | 35648206 |
Goodfellas actor Frankie Sivero has filed a lawsuit against Fox claiming The Simpsons character of Louie, a member of Springfield's Mafia, was based on his portrayal of Frankie Carbone in Martin Scorsese's film.
That's according to legal documents made public on the Deadline website, a showbiz site in the US.
It's 23 y... | Someone get Lionel Hutz. | 29732362 |
A concerned neighbour called police to report domestic violence.
Police officers who arrived at the property also heard screaming coming from inside.
When they tried to break in, the man, wearing headphones, came to the door.
It happened on Tuesday in Buitenveldert, a southern area of Amsterdam.
Police released details... | Police in the Netherlands kicked in a door in response to an emergency call - only to realise the "terrifying screams" that had been reported were actually the sound of a man singing along to opera. | 35427923 |
The 32-year-old finished off a scintillating break to give the hosts the lead after 12 minutes.
Murray then doubled the Seagulls' lead just after the break as he headed in Jiri Skalak's free-kick.
The visitors struggled to find a way through the resolute Brighton defence, with David Stockdale getting down well to save ... | Glenn Murray netted twice as Brighton eased to victory and condemned Barnsley to a second successive league defeat. | 37392291 |
People need a doctor's note if they are off for more than a week, but GPs said people should be trusted more.
The call at the British Medical Association's annual conference comes amid rising demand for appointments.
Doctors also want to be paid for carrying out health checks on patients who apply for firearms licences... | Workers should be able to self-certify sickness for up to two weeks to help reduce the number of unnecessary GP appointments, doctors say. | 36590769 |
Shane Duffy, who has scored three own goals this season, headed the winner for the Championship's bottom club.
Crewe's Billy Bingham had fired in from 30 yards and Chris Dagnall tapped home before Hope Akpan reduced the deficit.
Scott Wharton bundled in and Craig Conway volleyed home to put Rovers 3-2 up, before Dagnal... | Blackburn came from 2-0 down to beat Crewe after extra-time and reach the third round of the EFL Cup. | 37091227 |
Swan, 16, was beaten 6-3 3-6 6-3 by Ysaline Bonaventure in the opening rubber of the best-of-three tie.
Watson, 23, led 4-2 in the final set but eventually lost 6-4 3-6 6-4 to Alison van Uytvanck as Belgium took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Group 1 promotion play-off in Eilat, Israel.
"The Belgian team were a bit st... | Great Britain's Fed Cup promotion hopes ended after Katie Swan and Heather Watson both lost against Belgium. | 35511732 |
Mr Sterling, 80, will also pursue a lawsuit against the National Basketball Association (NBA), which he had said he would drop, Maxwell Blecher said.
Mr Ballmer was set to buy the team for $2bn (£1.2bn).
Mr Sterling was fined $2.5m and banned for life from the league after racist comments he made became public.
On Mon... | LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling has reversed course and decided not to sell the team to ex-Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer, his lawyer has said. | 27774230 |
He travelled back to his home town of Port Elizabeth on Thursday to be with his mother.
England won the first of the three-match series by nine wickets.
The tourists hope the 42-year-old will be back in time for the tour match against England Lions, beginning next Thursday.
South Africa's four-match Test series begins ... | South Africa coach Russell Domingo will miss the remainder of the Twenty20 series with England after his mother was critically injured in a car crash. | 40379761 |
Economic growth slowed to 0.2% in the quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, down from the original estimate of 0.3%.
The ONS said there had been a slowdown "in consumer-focused industries, such as retail sales and accommodation".
"This was partly due to rising prices," it added.
In the last quarter of... | The UK's economy grew more slowly than first estimated in the first three months of the year, as the key services sector lost momentum. | 40042427 |
Her new live album Before the Dawn landed at number four despite strong sales early in the week putting her on course for the chart summit.
Little Mix hang on to the top spot with Glory Days, while a collaboration between Michael Ball and Alfie Boe is just behind at number two.
Elvis Presley's enduring popularity means... | Kate Bush has failed to top this week's album chart, despite midweek sales suggesting she would reach number one. | 38182857 |
For the rescued children this donation, from Red Cross Nigeria and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), was the first chance to get out of the tattered clothes they had been wearing for months, since the very day they were kidnapped by Boko Haram.
Handing out clothes to the women and children as well as... | They queued up for brand new clothes and flip-flops - cellophane-wrapped dresses for the girls and matching shirts and shorts for the boys. | 32625811 |
The Jamaican ran 19.78 seconds to come home ahead of Canada's Andre de Grasse and France's Christophe Lemaitre.
Britain's Adam Gemili clocked the same time as Lemaitre, but was denied his first Olympic medal in a photo finish.
Bolt, 29, has already won the 100m in Rio and will run in the 4x100m relay final on Friday (0... | Usain Bolt won the men's 200m to claim his second Rio 2016 gold, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented 'treble treble'. | 36690965 |
Seventy firefighters tackled flames off Rufford Street, close to Lye railway station, Stourbridge, from 12:00 BST.
Black smoke could be seen for miles around and people living nearby were advised to keep windows closed.
West Midlands Fire Service said the fire was under control and crews had been scaled back while damp... | A large blaze broke out at a recycling yard containing plastics and foam in the Black Country. | 37002862 |
It is claimed that 77,000 women in Northern Ireland have not been properly informed they will have to wait an extra six years to claim their pension.
That is according to the campaign group, Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI).
The group said an "injustice" is being done to women affected by the changes.
Und... | Protests have taken place in Belfast and Londonderry against the way changes to the state pension age for women are being implemented. | 40056463 |
The musical, which broke the record for the most Golden Globe awards with seven, has also been nominated for 11 Bafta awards, including best film.
The record opening weekend takings for a musical was the £8.12m paid to see Les Miserables when it opened in 2013.
Assassin's Creed, the most popular film last weekend, drop... | La La Land took more than £6m in its first weekend in UK cinemas, nearly £5m more than any other film. | 38651103 |
The council's executive committee has given a green light for consultation to go ahead, and the full council will make the final decision on whether to consult the public on 19 June.
Councillor Monika Juneja, cabinet planning spokesman, said residents were "itching" to ask questions.
During initial surveys on the draft... | A controversial plan for development in Guildford borough has moved forward. | 27725422 |
Jacqui Thompson faces a £190,000 legal bill after a failed libel action against chief executive Mark James.
The council has been granted a charging order which means Mrs Thompson could be forced to sell her home in Llanwrda if she cannot pay her debt.
Plaid Cymru Cllr Alun Lenny has submitted a notice of motion asking ... | Carmarthenshire council has been asked to settle a long-running case involving its chief executive and a blogger. | 38229388 |
As well as his two on the par-four second, the Spaniard, 36, added four birdies and a bogey to sit alongside American Michael Thompson in Florida.
World number five Rickie Fowler shot a flawless 66, with Ireland's Shane Lowry a stroke further back at PGA National.
Rory McIlroy is seven shots off the pace at Palm Beach ... | Sergio Garcia holed an eight iron from 148 yards for eagle during a five-under 65 that gave him a share of the lead after the Honda Classic's first round. | 35666711 |
Ram Kaji Awale was at his brick factory when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Kathmandu on 25 April, 2015.
The 20-metre-high chimney of the brick kiln came down and the oven was completely destroyed.
"We managed to save all but one worker from the oven on that day," Mr Awale says.
More than 9,000 people died because... | Hundreds of coal-burning brick kilns are a major source of pollution in Nepal - but after a devastating earthquake two years ago, some are being rebuilt with new technology which promises a cleaner future. | 39168580 |
The deputy governor of Ghazni province Mohammad Ali Ahmadi said one militant blew himself up at the prison gates, allowing others to force open cells.
The attackers were well-organised and wearing uniforms, he said.
It is the third time since 2008 that hundreds of Taliban inmates have escaped from an Afghan prison.
Bot... | Taliban militants have stormed a jail outside the central Afghan city of Ghazni, killing at least four policemen and freeing more than 350 prisoners. | 34241882 |
The free service follows a roll out across 2,000 branches in the US.
Newsbeat's social media survey last October suggested one in four 15 to 18-year-olds felt happier online than in real life, but it's tricky to stay online if your phone dies when you're on the go.
So how will you be able to use wireless charging?
Wire... | Coffee drinkers and panini eaters will be able to charge mobiles wirelessly in 10 Starbucks cafes in London by the end of the month, the chain has announced. | 30912235 |
The Swardeston-born nurse helped more than 200 allied soldiers to escape from German-occupied Belgium before being shot by firing squad in 1915.
The Cavell Nurses' Trust was set up two years later.
Today the charity supports retired and working nurses and midwives who have fallen on hard times.
During 2012 the number o... | A charity set up in memory of Norfolk World War I heroine Edith Cavell is aiming to raise £3m by the 100th anniversary of her death. | 20906400 |
Matthews has made only two appearances this season since signing on a four-year contract from Celtic in July 2015.
The 24-year-old has won 12 caps for Wales, but has not featured since a 3-0 defeat by Serbia in September 2013.
"I want to help the team here first and if my performances warrant a Wales call-up in the sum... | Bristol City have signed full-back Adam Matthews on a two-month loan deal from Premier League side Sunderland. | 35744496 |
Nowadays I compose on a computer, swapping pencils for pixels.
But I've always hoped that one day I could record my musical thoughts directly from my brain.
So, while staring at a laptop at Plymouth University, I'm about to try a system that promises to make my musical dream a reality.
The project is the brainchild of ... | Most weeks during my classical music degree I would stare at an empty sheet of manuscript paper and wish for some kind of shortcut that would allow me to "think" the music onto the page. | 26081451 |
Net income at PSA Group, which also owns Citroen, jumped 92% last year to 1.73bn euros (£1.47bn).
PSA's possible purchase of GM's European brands has raised fears of job losses at Vauxhall in the UK.
On Wednesday, PSA said it had promised Theresa May it would "develop" the Vauxhall brand if the deal goes ahead.
But it... | The owner of French carmaker Peugeot has reported a near doubling of profits, as it considers buying General Motors' (GM) Opel and Vauxhall brands. | 39062691 |
Police said he was flagged down by two men, who dragged him out of his black Nissan Qashqai, before assaulting him, removing his glasses and stealing the car.
It happened on the Shane Road at about 03:00 BST on Monday.
Sgt Gerry Kelly said: "The victim, who uses crutches, made his way with some difficulty to a neighbou... | A disabled man has become the victim of a violent car hijacking in Sixmilecross, County Tyrone. | 40086598 |
Hundreds of demonstrators angry at the high cost of hosting the Games protested and riot police used tar gas and pepper spray to disperse the crowd.
Images on news websites showed at least one policeman appearing to fire a projectile directly at a protester.
The Olympic torch arrived in Rio de Janeiro by boat after a t... | Chaotic scenes marred the arrival of the Olympic torch in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. | 36971906 |
Ross Taggart, 31, told the High Court in Edinburgh: "I didn't kill my mum."
Taggart has denied murdering his mother Carol, 54, on 21 or 22 December last year at the house they shared at Hill of St Margaret in Dunfermline.
He told the court his relationship with his mother had "its ups and downs" and said: "Growing up w... | A man accused of murdering his mother has told his trial that he has never "snapped" in his life. | 34905438 |
Katie Locke, 23, was strangled at Theobalds Park Hotel, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, on Christmas Eve 2015.
Carl Langdell, 26, had pleaded guilty to murder at a hearing in March.
Her body was found dumped in a bush near a skip in the hotel grounds, St Albans Crown Court was told.
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At a two ... | A man who described himself as a "monster" strangled a teacher on their first date before sexually assaulting and taking pictures of her corpse, a court heard. | 36437594 |
An opponent for Cordina has yet to be named for the bout at Bramall Lane, Sheffield on Saturday, 27 May.
In April the 25-year-old super-featherweight claimed two stoppages in seven days.
He overpowered Sergej Vib at Wembley Stadium after stopping Jose Aguilar on his professional debut on 22 April.
Get all the latest bo... | Welsh boxer Joe Cordina is set for his third professional fight, on the undercard of Kell Brook's meeting with Errol Spence Junior. | 39871369 |
The Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the NPD did not have the potential to overthrow democracy in Germany.
The NPD has around 5,000 members but no seats in the Bundestag, the German parliament's lower house.
It is the second time an attempt to ban the NPD has failed. In 2003 a scandal over undercover agents prev... | Germany's highest court has rejected a historic attempt to ban the country's far-right National Democratic Party (NPD). | 38649188 |
The pangolin is the world's most trafficked and poached mammal, because of the demand for its meat and scales.
Conservationists say an international trade ban announced last year must be strictly enforced.
There are concerns that traders are illegally supplying African pangolins to Asian markets.
Populations of Asian p... | Millions of pangolins are being hunted and killed in Africa, raising fears that they are being pushed to extinction. | 40668420 |
The group was established after a crash at the Jim Clark Rally in the Borders in which three spectators were killed.
After the accident, near Coldstream, Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill ordered a safety review.
The first recommendations published include an independent safety delegate for each rally.
Better ... | An expert group set up to improve safety at motor sport events has issued guidance for organisers ahead of this weekend's Isle of Mull rally. | 29522313 |
Baker was aboard Boomerang Bob on the frozen lake track when the horse was brought down and fatally injured.
The bleed was discovered in an MRI scan on Friday, but the Professional Jockeys Association are "hopeful he will make a positive recovery".
Baker, 34, remains in intensive care in a Swiss hospital.
Racing has ta... | Jockey George Baker suffered "some bleeding in the brain" and faces a long rehabilitation process after falling during a race at St Moritz on Sunday. | 39161031 |
Dan y Wenallt, starring Rhys Ifans and Charlotte Church, was chosen by Bafta as the UK's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film award.
The film failed to make it through the first round of voting, with just nine of 80 longlisted films remaining.
Two previous S4C foreign language film submissions have led to nominatio... | The Welsh film adaptation of poet Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood has dropped out of the running for the Oscars. | 35129669 |
City council leader John Clancy said Birmingham was a "fantastic sporting city", hosting major events including The Ashes and the Rugby World Cup.
The council has launched a feasibility study and claimed the event could generate more than £390m for the region.
The mayor of Liverpool revealed in August that they are al... | Birmingham is joining the bidding to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games. | 37506981 |
Colin Pitchfork, 55, was given a life sentence in 1988 for the rape and murder of 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth in Leicestershire.
Kath Eastwood, Lynda's mother, said the thought of his possible release gave her "sleepless nights".
The Prison Service said it did not comment on individual prisoners.
Pitchfor... | The mother of a girl who was raped and murdered says she fears her daughter's killer could soon be freed after he was moved to an open prison. | 38547168 |
A hearing ahead of a full inquest into the death of Alexander Perepilichny was told both men gave evidence to prosecutors in Europe before they died.
In each case, their evidence involved alleged links between Russian officials and organised crime.
Mr Perepilichny died after collapsing near his Surrey home in 2012.
Las... | The death of a Russian whistleblower could have parallels with the murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, a coroner has heard. | 35432460 |
City, the Women's Super League champions, beat the Danish side 1-0 in the first leg and doubled that lead through Lucy Bronze's looping header.
Caroline Rask wasted Fortuna's best chance, while World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd fired just wide for City.
City, in the semi-finals for the first time, face Lyon in the l... | Manchester City Women became the first English team to reach the Champions League semi-finals since 2014 by beating Fortuna Hjorring. | 39423672 |
Mrs May is expected to take the opportunity to restate Britain's concern that settlement building in the West Bank is undermining trust in the Middle East peace process.
But Amnesty International urged Mrs May to make it clear to Mr Netanyahu that Israel was violating international law.
The talks are also likely to foc... | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to visit Downing Street on Monday for talks with Theresa May. | 38845393 |
Former Bournemouth, Crawley and AFC Wimbledon striker Tubbs, 32, featured on loan from Portsmouth for the Spitfires last season.
Tubbs scored three goals in eight games for Sutton after joining them from Forest Green Rovers in December.
Defender Reid, 35, left Eastleigh for Whitehawk in August 2016, but was released by... | Matt Tubbs and Paul Reid have rejoined National League club Eastleigh on deals until the end of the season. | 39222119 |
The prestigious win for the space disaster drama could give Cuaron the edge at March's Academy Awards.
In the DGA's 65-year history, the winner has only failed to also pick up the best director Oscar seven times.
Accepting the award, Cuaron said: "What you cannot see from up there (in space) is this bizarre experiment ... | Gravity film-maker Alfonso Cuaron has picked up the top film honour from the Directors Guild of America (DGA). | 25901827 |
The 24-year-old has played in 13 internationals and signed a national contract in December 2014.
His new contract is with the Ospreys only, and not an extension of the national deal which was jointly funded by the Welsh Rugby Union.
The tight-head made his 100th appearance for the Scarlets in the win over Edinburgh on ... | Wales international prop Rhodri Jones will join Ospreys from Scarlets on a two-year deal at the end of the season. | 35585497 |
The 22-year-old Salter became a first-team regular in the 2015 season and played 12 County Championship matches, claiming 25 wickets.
"I'm really happy, it's been a tough couple of years beforehand learning some big lessons on the way," he said.
"But I'm feeling really good and optimistic about this season."
Salter had... | Glamorgan have given a three-year contract extension to off-spinner Andrew Salter, running to the end of the 2019 season. | 36015503 |
Blackpool nearly broke the deadlock but on-loan midfielder Liam Smith's 25-yard shot was saved by Reice Charles-Cook.
Sky Blues defender' Chris Stokes headed a corner over before Marc-Antoine Fortune pounced on keeper Colin Doyle's mistake to lash in from three yards.
Jacob Murphy headed wide but one goal proved enough... | Coventry City ended a run of four straight League One defeats by winning at relegation-threatened Blackpool. | 35733034 |
The Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill is partly intended to stop people from dying after drinking adulterated moonshine.
The BBC's Angela Ny'endo in Nairobi says at least 100 people have died in such cases this year.
The bill also makes bars and brewers display prominent health warnings about the dangers of alcohol.
The bi... | Kenya's president has signed into law a bill which legalises the traditional home-brewed spirit changaa. | 11164368 |
The existing line between Beauly and Kintore is to be reinforced so it can carry a greater amount of power from renewable energy projects.
NTS said the proposed route would bring the line close to historic sites.
Energy firm SSE said no decisions had been made on the route and further consultation had still to be held.... | The National Trust for Scotland has raised concerns about where an upgraded powerline between the Highlands and Aberdeenshire could be routed. | 36254776 |
It once carried a £10m asking price when put on the market in late 2012.
Two proposed deals - one involving the Irish cinema operator Omniplex - both collapsed.
A new report from KPMG, the administrator appointed to run the business, states "the sales process has been difficult and protracted".
It says for "confidentia... | Belfast's landmark Odyssey entertainment pavilion is proving a hard sell, even in a reinvigorated commercial property market. | 35266926 |
2 December 2015 Last updated at 17:04 GMT
The megalodon, meaning "big tooth", is thought to have had a cruising speed of five metres a second - far faster than the cruising speed of some of the biggest sharks today.
The megalodon swam the world's oceans more than two and a half million years ago and was huge.
Scientist... | Scientists say they've figured out how fast the megalodon - a giant prehistoric shark - used to swim, and it's way faster than any other shark species. | 34988893 |
Rodgers' side knocked the Norwegians out of Champions League qualifying this season courtesy of a 1-0 away victory.
"You only need to look at Rosenborg's result last night away to Ajax [in Europa League qualifying]," he said.
"It really demonstrated the level of our performance when we played out there - Ajax were in t... | Brendan Rodgers says Rosenborg's 1-0 win over Ajax illustrates the progress his Celtic side have made in Europe. | 40977356 |
The body of Kevin Turnbull, 52, was discovered with a head injury at a property in Samuel Street Walk, Bury St Edmunds, at 12:15 BST on Wednesday.
A 51-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman, both from the town, were arrested on Friday evening.
They were taken in for questioning but have been released on police bail to r... | Two people arrested on suspicion of murdering a man found dead in Suffolk have been released on police bail. | 37399250 |
Witnesses say the man was attacked by four Jewish settlers. Israeli officials say they are looking into the incident.
There are over 400,000 Jewish settlers living on occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Disputes over grazing areas that lie between the illegal settlements and Palestinian villa... | An 18-year-old shepherd has died after being shot by Israeli settlers near the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian officials say. | 12300086 |
They've not gone back to their former seats in pre-coaltion days. Instead, they've shifted position slightly, to occupy a strategic space between the Labour peers and the crossbenchers. It's a convenient spot from which to coordinate anti-Government majorities in the Upper House, and exert what little political leverag... | One subtle, but important difference in the House of Lords is where the hundred Lib Dem peers will now sit on the Opposition side… | 32820064 |
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It's called the exoskeleton and it's currently being tested out in several hospitals across the UK.
The device is strapped to the outside of a person's limbs and can then be controlled by them.
Nikki Fox, the BBC's disability report... | Check out the amazing technology helping paralysed and disabled people to walk independently. | 30545389 |
Ben Frost, 27, barricaded himself into his girlfriend's flat in Princetown on Dartmoor on 18 January.
He was arrested two hours after breaking through the roof, Plymouth magistrates heard.
Unemployed Frost admitted two charges of causing criminal damage and two of threatening behaviour.
Police, fire and ambulance crews... | A man who staged a drug-fuelled roof-top siege after breaking up with his partner has been given a suspended prison sentence. | 35536828 |
Sean Conway aims to cycle 4,500 miles unsupported, from Portugal to Russia in less than 25 days.
The 36-year-old says he wants to find out more about the lives his European neighbours lead.
Last year he completed a 4,000-mile ultra-triathlon around the coastline of Britain.
The current world record stands at 29 days, 1... | An extreme adventurer from Cheltenham is preparing to break the world record for the fastest crossing of Europe on a bicycle. | 40718176 |
The BBC understands Mourinho, 53, will replace Louis van Gaal, despite United winning the FA Cup on Saturday.
Van Gaal, 64, two seasons into a three-year deal, said last week expectations at Old Trafford were "much too high".
But Neville, 39, said he "disagrees with that", adding: "At the moment, Jose is the best man f... | Manchester United have "got to be the best" and appointing Jose Mourinho as manager will help achieve that success, says former defender Phil Neville. | 36352627 |
On a day of confusion its chairman also resigned and it delayed releasing its full financial figures for one calendar month, so we will be watching out for them on 14 March.
What is beyond doubt though is that the firm is heading for a full-year loss.
It also said it was considering selling a majority stake in its NAND... | Things have gone from bad to worse at Japanese industrial giant Toshiba as it said it was taking a $6.3bn (£5.05bn) hit at its US nuclear business. | 38456275 |
Gavin McKenna was one of about 1,000 people at a BBC Radio 4 debate at Birmingham Town Hall on Monday night to discuss the causes of the riots.
He said it would be simple to blame gangs but university students and athletes were also among those looting.
Hundreds of officers tackled two nights of disorder in the West Mi... | A former gang leader has warned people not to put the Birmingham riots solely down to gang culture in the city. | 14813632 |
"I'm not very celebrity savvy - I know the odd sports person but not the others," he told the Radio Times.
Goodman, who has been head judge on Strictly since its first series in 2004, said the contestants he remembers are the more unorthodox characters.
He is stepping down from the show after the current series ends wi... | Len Goodman has said he often fails to recognise the celebrities in the Strictly Come Dancing line-up. | 38261298 |
The Shropshire Star reported the 10-year-old had been involved in a car accident in Telford during the early hours of Wednesday and suffered a head injury.
West Midlands Ambulance confirmed it had been unable to take a patient to hospital at that time.
Ambulances were delayed by waiting times at the hospitals, it said.... | A boy was taken to hospital in a fire engine as there were no ambulances available. | 35933581 |
Mr Elop rejoined the company in 2014 when Microsoft bought the Finnish company's handset business.
He had been considered a possible chief executive, before the current boss, Satya Nadella, was appointed.
Mr Nadella said the changes would "enable us to deliver better products and services that our customers love at a m... | The former boss of Nokia, Stephen Elop, is to leave Microsoft as part of a management reshuffle. | 33172223 |
The Red Lion in Oakley Green, near Windsor, was registered as a community asset in March in a bid to protect it from development.
Punch Taverns is now selling the pub, which remains open, and community interest groups have until 14 July to confirm their interest.
According to a residents' association, a group of locals... | Residents in a Berkshire village could soon be the owners of their local pub. | 36570648 |
As the CEO of a global organisation, whose mission statement is spreading the word of God and whose bottom line is saving souls, Pope Francis has called often for a "poor Church" that serves the poor.
His problem, though, is that the Church is not poor.
And in the past, the temptation to abuse the Vatican's coffers - a... | The latest revelations of dirty dealings swirling around the Vatican have not only shown that the price of sainthood is high (around £350,000), but also the price that Pope Francis is paying for his attempts to reform Roman Catholic HQ. | 34785469 |
Mr Hosie is standing down from the role following allegations about his private live.
About 120,000 SNP members will be entitled to vote in the contest, with the winner announced at the party's conference in mid-October
Here's a look at the four candidates and their key policies.
The least known of the four candidates,... | Four candidates have put their names forward in the contest to replace Stewart Hosie as the deputy leader of the SNP. | 36975971 |
Fletcher, 24, a qualified chartered accountant, has decided to commit full-time to the club until June 2018.
The Wales international has been with Reading since the age of eight and scored two goals in 12 WSL 1 appearances last season.
"I couldn't be happier to have extended my time here and I look forward to the chall... | Reading forward Melissa Fletcher has signed her first professional contract with the Women's Super League One club. | 38717635 |
The 27-year-old, Villa's top scorer this season, was hurt in Saturday's 1-0 Championship defeat by Blackburn.
A club statement said the injury is likely to require surgery, which could then rule Kodjia out of pre-season and the start of the 2017-18 campaign.
Kodjia, who has scored 19 goals for Villa this season, will v... | Aston Villa striker Jonathan Kodjia could miss the start of next season after breaking his ankle. | 39784142 |
The controversial project will be assessed using "preliminary documentation" only, documents show.
Abbot Point, south of Cairns, is a major coal port and is being expanded to cope with increased exports.
Environmental groups say the government's step is highly unusual.
They say fast-tracking the dredging approval would... | The Australian government will not conduct a full environmental impact assessment for the disposal of dredge spoil on sensitive wetlands at Abbot Point, near the Great Barrier Reef. | 29828276 |
Sometimes, however, it is essential.
Chris Coleman says he and his Wales side will be driven by "desperation" when they face the Republic of Ireland on Friday - a desperation to succeed but, more specifically, a desperation to repeat the success of their recent past.
Absent from major tournaments for 58 years, qualifyi... | It is considered a virtue in football not to look back - players and managers are often reluctant to reflect on achievements or to dwell on the past. | 39373985 |
Toby Keith and Lee Greenwood, as well as Broadway singer Jennifer Holliday, will give a concert on the steps of the famed Lincoln Memorial on Thursday.
Mr Trump will also speak at the event, on the spot where Martin Luther King made his famous I Had A Dream speech to 250,000 people in 1963.
The Republican becomes the 4... | Country music stars will perform on the eve of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump in Washington. | 38616894 |
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