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Patricia McLeish was asked by defence lawyer Liam Ewing if she had made the whole thing up as part of a political campaign and replied: "Certainly not."
Marie Rimmer, Labour MP for St Helen's and Whiston, is on trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court accused of assaulting Miss McLeish outside a Glasgow polling station on 18 Sep... | A Yes campaigner has denied that she lied about an MP assaulting her on the day of the independence referendum. | 36777655 |
The state department described the move as "an important" step to help Nigeria "root out violent extremism".
It means US regulatory agencies are instructed to block business and financial transactions with the groups.
Boko Haram wants to impose Islamic law in northern Nigeria, and has been blamed for thousands of death... | The US has designated Nigeria's Boko Haram and Ansaru militant groups as foreign terrorist organisations. | 24931684 |
Many of us hanker after the very latest cars, TVs, computers and the like, but there's a growing realisation that there are not enough raw materials in the world for us all to have them.
Unchecked consumerism, quite simply, is incompatible with a world of finite resources and an exploding global population.
Something h... | The earth can only provide for so much stuff before the basic materials needed to make it start to run out. | 20663919 |
The green card is a permanent residence permit for the US - prized by many African immigrants to the US.
His comments emerged in the video of a conversation with students at Oxford University in the UK.
The famous author appears to be taking a swipe at Mr Trump over his radical stance on immigration.
Soyinka is one of ... | Nigeria's Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka says he will cut up his green card if Donald Trump emerges as winner of the US presidential election. | 37861792 |
The secret Elysium website had 87,000 members and was launched on the internet in December, prosecutors say.
The suspected ringleader, a 39-year-old man, was arrested in the state of Hesse. The forum was also used to make appointments to abuse children.
Police seized the website's server. They found that toddlers were ... | German police have busted a child sex abuse site on the dark web where images and videos were exchanged. | 40517193 |
Sharbat Gula, whose haunting green eyes made her famous as a child refugee, is accused of procuring fake ID papers.
"I think I will have to review this case because she is a woman and we should see it from a humanitarian angle," Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said.
She faces up to 14 years in jail.
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan sai... | An Afghan woman immortalised on the cover of National Geographic magazine should be granted bail, Pakistan's interior minister says, after she was arrested on fraud charges. | 37818922 |
Michelle O'Neill has said 'Health and Wellbeing 2026, Delivering Together' is a "wholesale transformation" of Northern Ireland's health service.
The board overseeing the transition includes Professor Rafael Bengoa.
In October, Professor Bengoa published a report recommending widespread change to the healthcare system.
... | The Northern Ireland health minister has appointed two expert panels to oversee the implementation of her 10-year plan for healthcare. | 38258337 |
Gareth Bale headed the hosts into an early lead but Georgia equalised when Tornike Okriashvili nodded in.
Georgia hit the crossbar and missed several good chances late in the game.
"We are bitterly disappointed. We went away from what we know best and were all over the place at times," said the Wolverhampton Wanderers ... | Wales were not good enough in their 1-1 World Cup qualification draw with Georgia in Cardiff, according to midfielder Dave Edwards. | 37602690 |
The former UK prime minister is planning a global project to prevent extremism through education.
But he warns that too often the West can "be made to feel guilty about itself" and fails to make its case.
"We're in a situation where we have to fight back," said Mr Blair.
"The centre has become flabby and unwilling to t... | Tony Blair has warned against "flabby liberalism" and says there needs to be a tougher centre ground approach to issues such as tackling extremism and responding to the refugee crisis. | 35862598 |
Pasquale Scotti - a leading member of the Camorra, a Naples-based mafia-style crime gang - escaped from an Italian hospital in 1984.
He was found in the Brazilian city of Recife, and police said his fingerprints confirmed his identity.
He is now expected to be extradited to Italy in the next few days.
Scotti had evaded... | An Italian organised crime boss convicted for more than 20 murders has been caught in Brazil after 31 years on the run. | 32890317 |
But a point for Ivory Coast from the final Group I match would secure their place in Gabon next year.
The Leone Stars, who sit 19 places below Ivory Coast in the African rankings, have been in Ghana to prepare for the game in order to avoid pressure from their fans at home.
"My squad includes many young footballers who... | Sierra Leone will qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 20 years if they beat Ivory Coast on Saturday. | 37234146 |
A UN spokesman said "unilateral actions" were an obstacle to peace based on a two-state solution.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would build 2,500 more homes in Jewish settlements "in response to housing needs".
It is the second such announcement by the Israeli authorities since US President ... | The United Nations has condemned Israeli plans to build more settlements in the occupied West Bank. | 38740712 |
The hosts led 20-4 at the break thanks to two Kallum Watkins tries and one for Anthony Mullally, with Tom Johnstone replying for the visitors.
Ryan Hall increased the Rhinos' lead before David Fifita powered over to give Wakefield hope of a comeback.
Adam Cuthbertson and Matt Parcell also went over for Leeds, while Joh... | Leeds secured their fourth win in six Super League matches as they scored six tries in their victory over Wakefield. | 39274156 |
Theresa Villiers said the need for a fresh approach was "vital", as the past was placing a major burden on the policing and justice system.
She was speaking in Belfast on Wednesday.
Ms Villiers also called for agreement on parading and flags.
"At least with a new process, agreed by Northern Ireland's political leaders,... | Any new process to examine NI's past must have a more "proportionate focus on the wrongdoing of paramilitaries" and less on the activities of the state, the secretary of state has said. | 27035793 |
NFL side, the Dallas Cowboys, are top with $4bn (£3.03bn), the first time a non-association football team has headed the business magazine's list since it began in 2011.
United, who topped the list in 2011 and 2012, are valued at $3.32bn (£2.52bn).
Real Madrid are second with $3.65bn (£2.77bn) and Barcelona third with ... | Manchester United have been ranked fifth in Forbes magazine's list of the world's most valuable sports teams. | 36789376 |
Little Stoke Parkrun said it made the "difficult decision" after failing to convince Stoke Gifford Parish Council of the 5k run's "true value".
The final scheduled run on 28 May was cancelled "on safety grounds".
In April, councillors voted to charge Parkrun saying it was "unfair" to expect residents to pay for the par... | A Parkrun near Bristol has been permanently halted after councillors voted to charge for the site's upkeep. | 36437585 |
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West Indies, 44-1 overnight in reply to England's 514-8 declared, were bowled out for 168 and 137.
James Anderson took 3-34 in the first innings and Stuart Broad 3-34 in the second to move above Sir Ian Botham into second on the list of England's all-time leading Test wick... | England took 19 wickets on the third day to beat West Indies by an innings and 209 runs in the day-night Test at Edgbaston. | 40988790 |
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The bridge weighs over four tonnes, about the same as a full grown elephant, and is a temporary art installation, set up by local artist Steve Messam.
It has been built in a similar way to that of dry-stone walls and doesn't use any glue... | This bright red bridge in the Lake District has been made from 22,000 sheets of paper. | 32691020 |
It follows a "network-wide failure" in the morning, which caused delays, a Metrolink spokeswoman said.
She said services had been suspended at 15:45 BST to allow engineers to fix the problem.
Metrolink said it "apologised for the inconvenience", adding that it was not believed to have been caused by hacking.
A spokeswo... | All tram services have been temporarily cancelled in Greater Manchester following a communications problem. | 40693535 |
The Cranes' head coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic confirmed they will begin their warm-up with a game against hosts Gabon on 29 December before facing Libya on 1 January in Tunis.
Uganda, who qualified for the Nations Cup after a 39 year absence, will then take on Tunisia on 4 January, Slovakia on 8 January and the Afr... | Uganda have lined up five friendly internationals as part of their preparation for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations which kicks off on 14 January. | 38276439 |
The Bray fighter defeated Argentina's Dayana Sanchez with a unanimous decision in a dominant display to reach the lightweight quarter-finals.
All four semi-finalists will qualify for the Olympics this summer.
Taylor, who is aiming for a sixth world title, faces Victoria Torres of Mexico in Astana on Tuesday.
The defend... | Ireland's London 2012 gold medallist Katie Taylor is just one victory away from clinching a Rio Games spot at the World Championships in Kazakhstan. | 36362620 |
Athletes were cheered by children and mobbed for selfies as they arrived at Oriam, the new sports performance centre at Heriot-Watt University.
The homecoming event included a Q&A and an opportunity for young people to try Olympic sports such as rowing, judo and tennis, with tips from the athletes.
It was followed by a... | The success of Scotland's Olympic and Paralympic stars in Rio has been celebrated in Edinburgh. | 37487261 |
Internal documents also reveal that many of the officers who will receive the increase were already receiving allowances of £4,000.
The details were not included when the pay rise was announced by Justice Secretary Liz Truss.
Officials deny they have given out any inaccurate or misleading information.
When the announce... | Only 5% of existing prison staff in England and Wales will receive new pay allowances of up to £5,000, BBC News has discovered. | 39455945 |
Kevin Mcleod's body was found in Wick harbour in February 1997. His death was treated as accidental, but his family believe he was murdered.
Police Scotland has agreed to assess information relating to his death.
June Mcleod told BBC Scotland that if this review "turns up nothing new" she and her family would fight on.... | The mother of a man found dead in a harbour 20 years ago has told how every day since has been a "sad day" while they seek answers to why he died. | 38905106 |
Morsi had been condemned to death for his part in a mass prison break during the 2011 revolution.
He was elected president in 2012, but removed by the military a year later after street protests against his rule.
Morsi has separately been sentenced to life in prison for terrorism offences, and still faces trial on othe... | Egypt's highest court has overturned a death sentence against ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. | 37985498 |
Labour says these leaseholders are currently "unprotected" from "rip-off rises in 'ground rents' from developers or management companies".
Housing spokesman John Healey said his party would end this "sharp practice".
The government has also promised action, saying it will end leaseholds for new housing developments.
It... | Four million homeowners in England do not own the freehold to their properties, new government estimates have revealed. | 39514546 |
Over the next six weeks professional surfers will run one-to-one lessons for 20 young people with diagnosed mental health needs.
The aim is to give them therapy through building confidence and help them learn a new skill.
The project, which is costing a total of £5,000, is worth the money, said Cornwall Primary Care T... | A pilot project is under way offering surfing as therapy on the NHS for young people in Cornwall. | 11314132 |
Five firms dredge up to 1.5m tonnes of sand from the bed of the lough every year.
They were served with enforcement notices in 2015 after it emerged that the work had no planning permission.
The matter is before the courts and the planning appeals commission.
Environmentalists claim the dredging could be impacting the ... | Sand extraction in Lough Neagh does not harm its ecology and may actually help it, according to an environmental report commissioned by the companies involved. | 40109322 |
Deputy Culture Minister Piotr Zuchowski said images appeared to show a train equipped with gun turrets.
Local legend says a Nazi train filled with gold, gems and guns went missing near the city in 1945.
Mr Zuchowski called the latest evidence an "exceptional" discovery.
He did not reveal the location of the find but sa... | A Polish official says ground-penetrating radar images have left him "99% convinced" that a World War Two German military train is buried near the south-western city of Walbrzych. | 34090165 |
"It's a sad decision to take," admits AG Barr's commercial director, Jonathan Kemp. "It's the end of an era."
Irn Bru, made by AG Barr, may dominate Scottish sales now, in a battle for supremacy with Coca-Cola, but it wasn't always that way.
Other names were on the horse drays and flat-bed trucks bringing wooden crate... | Returnable glass bottles are an unlikely national icon but their demise has unleashed a lot of nostalgia for the soft drinks that fuelled many Scottish childhoods. | 33985180 |
The 29-year-old won the title by beating Darleys Perez in November, less than a year after fracturing his skull when confronting burglars.
Venezuelan Barroso beat Kevin Mitchell for the interim title in December.
"This is a tough task but there was no way I was not going to take the fight," said Manchester's Crolla.
"I... | Britain's Anthony Crolla will defend his WBA world lightweight title against Ismael Barroso at the Manchester Arena on 7 May. | 35785934 |
The two amendments - on securing EU citizens' rights in the UK and giving Parliament a "meaningful vote" on any deal - were supported by the opposition, but it wasn't enough to block the government's pleas for an unamended bill.
There was a chance that, with their amendments defeated in the Commons, the Lords would rei... | The government faced the final hurdle on the Brexit bill this week, as MPs voted on the amendments put forward by the Lords the week before. | 39305408 |
Party leader Paul Nuttall had hoped to oust Labour in the Stoke Central by-election but fell short by 2,630 votes.
Mr Oakden said it was a "stepping stone" for the party but added that the defeat was "disappointing".
The party currently has one MP - former Conservative Douglas Carswell.
Mr Oakden told the BBC Radio 4 T... | UKIP chairman Paul Oakden has said he believes it could be years before his party wins another by-election - after it failed to make the breakthrough it had hoped for in Labour's heartlands. | 39077701 |
The UKIP leader said this was "the one thing I got wrong in this campaign".
Labour has ruled out a referendum, saying it would be a "a clear and present danger" to jobs and business, and Mr Farage said this made a deal impossible between the parties.
David Cameron has promised an in-out referendum by 2017 if he remains... | Nigel Farage has said he was wrong to assume Labour leader Ed Miliband would end up backing a referendum on the UK's EU membership. | 32566522 |
In a New Statesman article, Mr Miliband, who lost to his brother Ed in 2010, said Labour was now a "secondary influence" on national decision making.
The party had not been "further from power since the 1930s", he wrote.
Mr Corbyn, who is being challenged for the leadership by Owen Smith, has pledged to unite the party... | Labour is "unelectable and undesirable" under Jeremy Corbyn, ex-leadership contender David Miliband has warned. | 37438120 |
European football's governing body said the 2015 Serbian SuperLiga champions had broken rules on unpaid debts three times in the past five years.
Uefa added that the club owed 2.5m euros (£2.17m) in unpaid debts as of September 2016.
Most of the club's debts were owed to social and tax authorities in Serbia.
Uefa's Clu... | Partizan Belgrade have been banned from the Champions League and Europa League for the next three seasons because of unpaid debts, says Uefa. | 38582054 |
The 32-year-old only joined the NBA champions on Thursday, and his first appearance had been delayed over visa issues.
But he could now miss the rest of the season, after scans revealed he fractured his left tibia in a clash with the Miami Heat's Okaro White.
"It's very deflating," Cleveland forward LeBron James said.
... | Australian centre Andrew Bogut's debut for the Cleveland Cavaliers lasted just 58 seconds before he broke his leg. | 39190860 |
Aidan O'Brien's stunning strike from 25 yards gave the Lions an early lead, but Lyle Taylor levelled when he flicked the ball home from a corner.
Lee Gregory and Steve Morison went close for the visitors before Morison chipped James Shea shortly before half-time to restore Millwall's lead.
Tom Elliott's header early in... | Millwall's three-game winning streak came to an end as they were held to a draw at AFC Wimbledon in League One. | 38433218 |
O'Briain announced in January he was stepping down after five years on the show, to spend more time on his comedy.
Dee will preside over the experts and audience as they pick apart Alan Sugar's candidates, and the outgoing contestant, each week.
Comic Romesh Ranganathan will also join the show as a regular panellist.
D... | Comedian Jack Dee has been announced as the new host of the Apprentice spin-off show You're Fired, replacing Dara O'Briain. | 34221279 |
Google claims Symantec has done a poor job of using standard tools, called certificates, that check the identity of thousands of websites.
It will change its Chrome browser to stop recognising some Symantec certificates, causing problems for people who visit sites using them.
Symantec said Google's claims were "exagger... | Search giant Google and security firm Symantec have clashed over the way websites are kept secure. | 39365315 |
Sir Ernest Shackleton's expeditionary party was forced to leave the ship Endurance in 1915 after it became icebound.
The family of James Wordie, chief scientific officer, will set out on the frozen continent next week.
They said it "completes unfinished family business".
The group of 12, led by explorer David Hempleman... | The relatives of a man who joined an ill-fated expedition to the South Pole aim to complete the planned journey, 100 years after it was abandoned. | 34845305 |
At the moment, there will only be one option on the ballot paper - the Alternative Vote system.
But Mr Carswell says this will make MPs less representative than they are now.
He said he planned to move a series of amendments in the Commons next week, with Caroline Lucas, to the Electoral Reform Bill currently making it... | Conservative backbencher Douglas Carswell is joining forces with Green MP Caroline Lucas in a bid to give voters the option of proportional representation in May's electoral reform referendum. | 11470608 |
The 17-year-old victim was in a fight with a group of people in Yeoman Lane on Friday evening, police said.
Tejuan Allen, of Helmsley Road, Leicester, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
He is due to appear before Leicester Magistrates' Court later.
The victim is said to be in ... | A 19-year-old man has been charged after a teenager was stabbed in a fight in Leicester city centre. | 37347061 |
The Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP told the Observer that difficulties in arranging social care for patients was having a major impact on hospitals.
Raising National Insurance "offers one of the simplest ways forward", he said.
The Department of Health said its plan to introduce a cap on care costs in England in ... | A new tax is needed to ensure the UK has a properly funded health and social care system, doctor and ex-Conservative health minister Dan Poulter has said. | 37208695 |
John Phillips died aged 29 on land in Angus owned by the family of his life-long friend, David Cochrane.
The two men were felling trees beside a road at Auchindorie Farm, near Kirriemuir, on 14 March, 2013 when the incident happened.
Sheriff Gregor Murray said that the accident "could not have been avoided."
In a writt... | The death of a man killed when he was crushed by a tree he was cutting down has been ruled "a genuine tragic accident" by a sheriff. | 38681273 |
Carmel Napier, also lead on domestic abuse for the Association of Chief Police Officers, said other services also had a vital role to play.
In 2010 there were 8,075 domestic abuse incidents reported in the Gwent force area - an average of 22 per day.
Mrs Napier will chair a domestic violence conference in June.
She sai... | Gwent Police's new chief constable says domestic violence can no longer be viewed as solely the police's responsibility. | 12878846 |
Fifty-two people died and more than 700 were injured in the July 2005 bombings on three Tube trains and a bus.
The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace is holding a memorial event involving invited schoolchildren.
The centre was set up in memory of of Tim, 12, and Johnathan, three, who were killed in the 1993 ... | A minute's silence has been held at a peace centre in Warrington to mark the 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks on London transport. | 33422058 |
The local television channel is run by Archant, which publishes a number of local newspapers and magazines including the Eastern Daily Press.
It was one of 19 initial local TV stations, awarded licences by the government.
The station started broadcasting in March 2014 to 162,000 homes across Norwich and parts of Norfol... | Norwich-based Mustard TV ran up a loss of £657,000 last year, new figures have revealed. | 34505660 |
Barnwood Constriction has been awarded the contract by Rokeby Merchants Developments to revamp Bakers Quay.
Director of Rokeby, Adrian Goodall, said: "The development will sustain 100 local jobs, as Barnwood and all the subcontractors are from Gloucester."
In October Provender Mill was damaged in an arson attack, leadi... | A contractor for a £55m development on Gloucester Docks has been announced with work due to begin in September. | 36434684 |
But the appointment of Peter Clarke, an ex-deputy assistant commissioner of the Met, was described as "desperately unfortunate" by the chief constable of West Midlands Police, Chris Sims.
The Department for Education (DfE) has appointed Mr Clarke to review evidence.
Birmingham City Council said it had more than 200 rep... | The former national head of counter terrorism is to lead an inquiry into 25 Birmingham schools over allegations of a hard-line Islamist takeover plot. | 27031941 |
The 25-year-old had been in a coma since crashing his Marussia car into a recovery vehicle nine months ago.
McLaren driver Button tweeted on Saturday: "Last night we lost a truly great guy and a real fighter #RIPJules.
"My sincerest condolences to his family and friends."
Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton also tweeted: ... | Former world champion Jenson Button has led tributes to "real fighter" Jules Bianchi after the Frenchman died as a result of severe head injuries in a crash at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. | 33578997 |
At the end of December 91.8% of patients on the waiting list had been waiting less than 18 weeks.
The target is 92%, and was put in place in April 2012.
December 1 was the day of the first junior doctors strike. It was called off at the last minute, but hospitals had already cancelled a few thousand operations.
The NHS... | The target for routine operations in England, such as hip and knee ops, has been missed for the first time. | 35548092 |
Paul Shoesmith, from Poynton, Cheshire died from multiple injuries after the crash on Sulby Straight on 4 June 2016.
The inquest heard a "catastrophic" and "unforeseen" tyre failure led the 50-year-old to lose control of his machine at more than 160mph (250km/h).
Coroner John Needham recorded a verdict of misadventure ... | A motorbike racer was killed when his front tyre burst and caused a high-speed crash during practice for the TT races, an inquest has heard. | 38968978 |
Some 80 locals, described by police as far-right, brawled with 20 young asylum seekers in Bautzen.
The asylum seekers were chased to their hostel and put under police guard.
The mayor said the town had to avoid becoming a playground for the far right. A curfew has been imposed on the young asylum seekers.
Anti-migrant ... | Residents have clashed with asylum seekers in a town in eastern Germany that has become a flashpoint for anti-refugee sentiment. | 37372029 |
The market research firm says 4% fewer handsets were sold in the months of April, May and June compared with the same period in 2014.
It suggests the market has "reached saturation" - meaning about half the population owns a smartphone and is not upgrading on an annual basis.
However, not all manufacturers experienced ... | Smartphone sales in China have fallen year-on-year for the first time, according to data gathered by Gartner. | 34004734 |
BBC News NI looks back at how the fall-out began and how it has developed.
Former senior IRA figure Gerard 'Jock' Davison is shot dead near Belfast city centre.
Police say they do not believe dissident republicans are behind the attack on the 47-year-old, and do not believe his murder was sectarian.
Mr Davison had been... | Stormont is currently embroiled in a political row over the status of the Provisional IRA. | 34083430 |
Writing to the Sunday Times, the group say that if the meals were scrapped, the move could harm children's health.
The coalition government introduced the meals a year ago for all pupils in the first three years of school in England.
But there has been speculation the policy could face cuts under the Conservative admin... | Free school meals for infant pupils must be protected and not sacrificed in any budget cuts, say top doctors and nutritionists in a letter to a paper. | 34358017 |
Here we take a closer look at the impeachment proceedings and how we got here.
Simply put, Ms Rousseff was accused of breaking fiscal laws.
She was found guilty of moving funds between government budgets, which is illegal under Brazilian law.
Her critics said she was trying to plug deficit holes in popular social progr... | The Brazilian senate has impeached Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff for illegally manipulating government accounts. | 36028117 |
Northern Ireland viewers may have noticed that the dramatic setting for Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen's encounter was somewhere close to home.
Fairhead in County Antrim is the latest Northern Ireland filming location for the hit HBO series.
Close to Ballycastle, it is known as NI's tallest cliff face.
Fairhead rises ... | Viewers of Monday night's Game of Thrones would have watched the dramatic first meeting of two key characters in the series. | 40795514 |
Capricorn Animal Rescue was the subject of a BBC Wales Week in Week Out programme which exposed animals being kept in poor conditions.
Former volunteers say they have evidence alcohol was bought with the charity's money.
Founder Sheila Stewart said the items had been bought fraudulently.
She told BBC Wales: "A fraudule... | Calls have been made for claims of financial mismanagement at an animal sanctuary in Flintshire to be investigated by the Charity Commission. | 38365690 |
The bridge connecting Llanfair Clydogau, near Lampeter, has been closed after part of it gave way at the weekend.
It has left residents with an eight-mile (13km) detour - a 25-minute journey - to the shop and post office.
Residents said it had caused "havoc" in the village. Ceredigion council said reopening the bridge ... | A village in Ceredigion has been "split in two" following a partial collapse of a historical bridge. | 35770742 |
Nigel Evans said there were "questions" to answer after a Russian Antonov An-30 spy plane was photographed over Lancashire last weekend.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the "routine" flight took place under an agreement.
It said the Royal Air Force had flown over Russia at the same time.
An (MOD) statement said the ... | An agreement allowing Russian military planes to fly over the UK should be reviewed amid tension between the countries, an MP has said. | 32814770 |
Birmingham City Council is proposing to keep Moseley Baths open until March 2018.
It says this will allow community organisations more time to prepare plans for the building's future use.
Serious structural issues mean the council cannot afford to keep it good repair, it says.
See more stories from Birmingham and the B... | A historic swimming baths, due to close this summer, looks set to stay open a while longer. | 40360188 |
Crues manager Stephen Baxter has raided the squad of their title rivals to secure the services of the 33-year-old.
The former Glentoran player, who can play in both midfield and defence, says it was "an easy decision to make".
Ward is Crusaders' second signing of the transfer window following the arrival of Danish goal... | Crusaders have signed utility player Sean Ward from Linfield on a two year contract. | 40181350 |
Lea, 18, has signed his first professional deal after leaving Southampton's academy.
"Joe is an exciting young prospect with bundles of energy and is a player I cannot wait to work with," manager Darren Way told the club website.
Ezewele, 19, is a product of West Bromwich Albion's youth system.
Find all the latest foot... | League Two club Yeovil Town have signed midfielder Joe Lea and defender Josh Ezewele on one-year contracts ahead of the 2016-17 season. | 36694457 |
Ian Workman, of Turton, Lancashire, was jailed for life in 2011 after he was convicted of stabbing Susan Workman to death in a row over their divorce.
The advert appealed for the jury to take part in a "documentary".
Police said they were investigating to see if any crime has been committed.
The advert, published in th... | The family of a man jailed for murdering his ex-wife have taken out a newspaper advert in an attempt to trace the jurors involved in his trial, prompting a police investigation. | 32810475 |
The women, who were freed after several hours, were marking the deaths of 37 people who drowned while fleeing the island 20 years ago.
The government has always denied the group's allegation that the authorities deliberately sunk a tugboat in 1994.
For 10 years, its members have defied a protest ban on the Communist is... | Dozens of "Ladies in White" opposition activists say they were detained during a protest march in Cuba. | 28290793 |
Joseph McHale, 38, Kevin Schruyers, 42, and Robin Vaughan, 43, all from Liverpool, were part of a gang.
Machines in Stonehaven, Inverurie, Aberdeen, New Deer and Ellon were targeted in 2013.
Schruyers was jailed for 13 years, McHale for 12 years and six months, and Vaughan 11 years.
At the High Court in Edinburgh, Lady... | Thieves who used explosives to blow up cash machines in raids which netted more than £130,000 across Aberdeenshire have been jailed for up to 13 years. | 36986327 |
The Venezuela international, 25, has agreed a four-year contract to become the Baggies' fifth summer signing.
He will not be eligible for Monday's Premier League match against Manchester City at The Hawthorns (20:00 BST).
"We feel with age on his side and the prices English clubs are asking for their players, it's a de... | West Brom have signed Zenit St Petersburg striker Salomon Rondon for a club record fee of around £12m. | 33852895 |
Lower oil prices, weak growth across Europe, the upcoming general election and political unrest in parts of the world have been identified as contributing factors.
The latest business confidence monitor shows Scottish businesses recorded a confidence score of 3.6.
That was down on 22 in the last quarter and below the U... | Business confidence in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level in more than two years, according to a report. | 31653722 |
The 28-year-old grew frustrated at Manchester City before being relegated with Aston Villa but has hit 21 goals so far as Celtic clinched the league title in his first season in Scotland.
"It means so much to me because of the amount I've been through in the last few years," Sinclair said.
"It's worked out even better ... | Scott Sinclair says Celtic have given him the perfect platform to prove his quality after a tough spell in England. | 39473769 |
Paul White, 53, who was accused of falsely stating he had checked on Mr Rigg's health when he arrived at Brixton police station, denied perjury.
Jurors at Southwark Crown Court returned a unanimous verdict after deliberating for just over two hours.
Mr Rigg's sister, Marcia Rigg described the verdict as "shocking".
Mr ... | The family of Sean Rigg have said they are "devastated" after a Met Police custody sergeant was found not guilty of lying at the inquest into his death. | 37912186 |
Officers were called to the rock fall at East Beach, West Bay, at about 09:20 GMT.
The beach and coast path have been closed between West Bay and Freshwater Holiday Park, near Burton Bradstock.
No-one is believed to have been hurt by the falling rocks. Dorset Police advised people to avoid the area. | A section of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset has been closed because of a large landslip, police have said. | 35686843 |
The UK's largest non-subscription commercial TV company said it would target £25m in cost savings in 2017.
Its comments came as it reported a 9% increase in pre-tax profits to £425m in the first half of the year.
ITV said net advertising revenue would slip by about 1% in the first nine months of the year.
However, th... | ITV says it will need to cut costs to prepare for economic uncertainty sparked by the UK's decision to quit the European Union. | 36901756 |
Nicholas Pool admitted 14 charges, including possessing indecent images and attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity.
He was dismissed by Cumbria Police at a misconduct hearing in February after he admitted three other incitement crimes.
Appearing at Carlisle Crown Court, Pool of Newton Rigg, Penrith, ... | A former police officer has been jailed after admitting a string of online child sex offences. | 39817846 |
Angela Wrightson, 39, was found in her blood-spattered living room in Hartlepool in December 2014.
Photographs of the crime scene and of a variety of weapons allegedly used by the girls, then aged 13 and 14, were shown to Leeds Crown Court.
The girls, who cannot be named because of their age, deny murder.
The older gir... | Two girls accused of battering a vulnerable woman to death also tried to start a fire in her home, a court has heard. | 35691437 |
Private equity firm AnaCap partners will take over 74 retail branches, a life insurance business, as well as wealth, investment management and brokerage operations.
The deal - for an undisclosed sum - does not include Barclays' corporate and investment banking operations in France.
Talks about a tie-up began in April.
... | Barclays has agreed to sell its French retail banking division as it continues its efforts to streamline its business. | 38286482 |
Mr Sanader, now an independent MP, crossed the border into Slovenia hours before parliament voted to lift his immunity from prosecution.
Investigators have been focusing on officials from the ruling HDZ party who were in office under Mr Sanader.
Brussels has put pressure on EU-hopeful Croatia to stamp out corruption.
M... | Former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader has quit the country amid a corruption inquiry, but reportedly denies fleeing from prosecution. | 11959312 |
Orient had a first-half lead when Dean Lewington mis-kicked Dean Cox's cross and debutant keeper Cody Cropper's slip prevented him keeping the ball out.
MK looked to be going out, but with the game nearing full-time Orient defender Mathieu Baudry headed into his own net.
In the 92nd minute, Simon Church laid off Carl B... | MK Dons scored two late goals to complete a remarkable late comeback and defeat League Two Leyton Orient in the first round of the League Cup. | 33768448 |
Rebecca Minnock and relatives tried to manipulate the press with a "publicity stunt" when she fled with Ethan, three, Judge Stephen Wildblood QC ruled.
But he said he would do what he could to ensure Ethan had "an effective relationship with both parents".
Ms Minnock, 35, handed herself in on Friday after more than two... | The actions of a runaway mother at the heart of a custody battle were "utterly irresponsible", a judge has said. | 33134781 |
The elected and internationally-recognised government has only tenuous control over the eastern region of Cyrenaica where its fledgling, badly equipped and poorly trained army is battling jihadist militias in Libya's second city of Benghazi and other key towns.
Its authority is challenged by an Islamist-led administrat... | Five years after the start of the unrest that culminated in the ousting and killing of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya remains without a single government with authority over the whole country. | 19744533 |
Klopp joined Liverpool in October, initially agreeing a £15m deal to 2018 that has now been extended until 2022.
"His leadership will be critical to everything we hope to achieve," said Liverpool's owners.
Klopp took Liverpool to the League Cup and the Europa League finals last term.
The 49-year-old German had previous... | Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has signed a new six-year deal, with the club's owners saying it would have been "irresponsible" not to offer him a long-term contract. | 36745294 |
At a parliamentary hearing, members of the Commons Transport Committee said the carmaker had treated some customers like "second-class citizens".
They also said there had been inconsistencies in GM's investigations of the fires.
The firm apologised and said it was working to compensate owners.
More than 234,000 Vauxhal... | MPs have criticised General Motors over its handling of a recall last year after hundreds of Vauxhall Zafira cars caught fire. | 38888158 |
Winning Labour candidate Andy Sawford, claimed services at Kettering General could be downgraded.
The hospital's new 76-bed Foundation Wing will welcome its first patients this weekend.
Hospital management said the review of services was ongoing, but the new unit would improve healthcare provision.
The three-storey bui... | A £30m wing is set to open at a Northamptonshire hospital where a review of services became an issue at last year's Corby by-election. | 22176948 |
It is one of the key attractions for visitors to the Western Cape - a quarter of a million British visitors holiday here every year.
But the region is also important territory for one of the most feared predators of the deep - the great white shark.
Within minutes of our boat coming to rest, a 3.5m beast emerges from t... | You can smell them before you see them: a 20-minute boat ride out to sea from South Africa's coast takes you to False Bay, home to a huge colony of seals. | 22387564 |
It debuted at the top of gaming charts in the US last week and is set to be released in Japan soon, although it is not available yet in the UK.
Pokemon Go requires users to try to catch on-screen characters like Pikachu using their real-world locations.
Millions of users have already downloaded the game.
The game was d... | Shares in Japanese gaming company Nintendo jumped by nearly a quarter on Monday following the success of its new Pokemon Go smartphone game. | 36762791 |
The explosion caused significant structural damage to the building in Baildon, near Bradford, west Yorks, police say.
Officers said a report had been received of someone tampering with the cash machine shortly before 04:00 BST.
A short time later a loud bang was reported and a silver Audi was seen.
The force was unable... | Residents have had to be temporarily re-homed after thieves blew up a post office cash machine causing significant damage to the building. | 36170419 |
The build of the model started in 2013, with visitors and members of the public adding the bricks.
The 200,000th piece of Lego was bought by a student from South Korea on a visit to Durham Cathedral.
The university group, who are on a visit to the UK, had no idea they would be able to add the 200,000th brick.
Once comp... | A model replica of Durham Cathedral, which is made out of Lego, has had its 200,000th brick added to it. | 35362429 |
A wreath was laid next a statue of Hill outside Coventry City's Ricoh Arena by current manager Tony Mowbray and goalkeeping coach Steve Ogrizovic.
Hill, who died last Saturday aged 87, joined the club as manager in 1961, leaving six years later shortly after they were promoted to the First Division for the first time.
... | A service to remember English football legend Jimmy Hill has been held at his former club. | 35181848 |
A race that has turned the political rules on their head, we'll know in few days if the actual result does so too.
And here's a reminder of how a Jeremy Corbyn victory might seem almost unintentional. I understand a few weeks ago, one of Mr Corbyn's own senior supporters urged him to consider pulling out of the race.
T... | Today is the last full day of campaigning in Labour's extraordinary summer leadership contest. | 34197785 |
The 19-year-old shot a four-under 69 to move to 12 under, alongside Sweden's Anna Nordqvist, who carded a 68.
Hull, who has shared the lead after each of the first three days, looked set to lose ground until a late rally that included a birdie at the last.
Scotland's Catriona Matthew is tied in eighth on nine-under aft... | England's Charley Hull hit four birdies on the back nine to retain a share of the lead heading into the final round of the Bahamas LPGA Classic. | 35452801 |
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Neither side were potent offensively in a largely dull contest with chances and attempts on goal very rare.
Substitute Abiola Dauda almost notched a late winner as Hearts began to press.
But, as the angle narrowed, Inverness Caledonian Thistle goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams... | Hearts secured European football next season with a point but missed the chance to narrow the gap to second-placed Aberdeen to six points. | 36009769 |
Marques Monroe, 20, pleaded guilty to assaulting an employee by brandishing a knife at her at the Caddon Court store on 14 May 2016.
Monroe, who gave his parents' address in Nottingham, stole alcohol and attempted to steal cigarettes.
He was due to be sentenced at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Monday. | A warrant has been issued for a man who carried out an armed robbery at a store in Innerleithen after he failed turn up to court. | 40728922 |
So when she decided she wanted to learn to ice skate to raise money for charity, warnings from her doctors and concern from her parents did little to deter her.
Mia is 10 and has congenital hemiplegia, a form of cerebral palsy. She has to use a wheelchair to help her cope with mobility issues, pain and exhaustion.
She ... | Mia is a girl who will not take no for an answer. | 40794453 |
Its hands turn left and the numbers have been inverted to go from one to 12 anti-clockwise.
Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca dubbed it the "clock of the south".
He said the change had been made to get Bolivians to treasure their heritage and show them that they could question established norms and think cre... | The clock on the facade of the building housing the Bolivian congress in La Paz has been reversed. | 28013157 |
The British star notched up the largest single sales week for an album since Nielsen began monitoring sales in 1991.
25 - released on 20 November - has also become the first album to sell more than three million copies in a week.
In Britain, 25 similarly broke records for the highest number of albums sold in a single w... | Adele's comeback album - 25 - has sold a record-breaking 3.38 million copies in its first week on sale in the US, according to Nielsen Music data. | 34958340 |
No clear winner emerged between incumbent Jean Ping, of Gabon, and South Africa's Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
The vote has now been deferred until the next AU summit in Malawi in July.
A BBC correspondent says Mr Ping will now remain in office until then.
Earlier reports had stated that deputy chairma... | A vote to choose a new chairman for the secretariat of the African Union has ended in deadlock - despite three rounds of voting. | 16788700 |
Gareth Williams, 34, of Lon Bach, Caernarfon, stole the live animal from a farm outside the town on 6 December.
But Caernarfon Magistrates' Court heard the lamb refused to jump out of his car so he took it to an industrial estate where it was released and vanished.
Williams, a trained butcher, pleaded guilty to theft a... | A man from Gwynedd who did not want turkey for Christmas has admitted stealing a lamb and taking it home. | 38472182 |
President Francois Hollande blamed continuing unrest in eastern Ukraine, where Russia is accused of backing separatists in their fight against the government in Kiev.
The Vladivostok warship was due to be handed over last month as part of a two-ship deal.
Russia says it will stick to the terms of the contract.
Under th... | France has suspended "until further notice" the controversial delivery of a helicopter carrier to the Russian navy. | 30190069 |
State department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the US had a commitment to "do everything" to bring troops home.
Sgt Bergdahl says his five years in captivity - after walking off base - were in "constant isolation" with all four limbs chained for long periods.
A hearing will determine whether he will face a court-martial.
... | The US has defended a prisoner swap with the Taliban for the release of Sgt Bowe Bergdahl after the US soldier was charged with desertion. | 32072117 |
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