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The world number seven had to fight back from a break down in the first set but went on to win it 6-4 in controversial circumstances.
The chair umpire, Cedric Mourier, examined the wrong mark and incorrectly called a long Nadal shot in, which handed the momentum to the Spaniard.
That appeared to frustrate Goffin who th... | Rafael Nadal overcame Belgium's David Goffin in straight sets to reach the final of the Monte Carlo Masters. | 39680641 |
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) issued 979,210 fines in 2016-17 - bringing in £13.3m - compared with 494,129 in 2015-16.
Patients can be fined a maximum of £100 for obtaining free medication after an exemption certificate has expired.
The British Medical Association (BMA) said those on low incomes and with lon... | Fines issued to patients in England claiming free prescriptions while not eligible have doubled, figures show. | 40448734 |
The company is best known for making Denman hairbrushes, but also has customers in aerospace and other industrial sectors.
The investment is focused on growing its aerospace business and will involve expanding its factory.
Invest NI is giving a £400,000 grant towards the capital investment.
John Rainey, Denroy's managi... | Bangor-based plastics manufacturer Denroy is creating 32 jobs as part of a £3m expansion. | 33246031 |
The hosts went ahead when Saints goalkeeper Fraser Forster, in front of watching England manager Gareth Southgate, sliced a clearance and Benteke scored from close range.
Palace doubled their lead when an unmarked James Tomkins prodded home from three yards out after a corner.
Benteke grabbed his second late on as he t... | Two goals from Christian Benteke helped Crystal Palace gain a much-needed win over Southampton to ease the pressure on Eagles boss Alan Pardew. | 38114031 |
Deaths from these conditions fell from 4,981 in 2013 to 4,444 in 2014.
The first respiratory annual health report shows a higher percentage of people in Wales being treated for these illnesses than other parts of the UK.
Deputy Health Minister Vaughan Gething said people will "have timely access to high-quality care".
... | The number of people dying due to respiratory illnesses has dropped by almost 10% in one year, a report has said. | 35562074 |
Now, he's decided to mark his historic win in the 100m butterfly in a more permanent fashion - ink.
The 21-year-old swimmer showed off a new tattoo of the Olympic rings on his right bicep at a press conference, with a video of him getting it posted online by the Singapore Swimming Association.
Schooling posted on Faceb... | Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling has in recent days been mobbed by jubilant fans, been offered a standing ovation in Parliament and generally treated as a national hero after winning the country's first Olympic gold medal in Rio. | 37095449 |
The Newport Gwent Dragons captain, 34 returned to Wales from Clermont Auvergne for the 2014-15 season, but underwent surgery in November.
"I'm frustrated to be in this position, but happy to have fulfilled all my rugby ambitions at both club and international level," he said.
He helped Wales win the 2008 Grand Slam and... | Former Wales full-back Lee Byrne has retired after failing to recover from a shoulder injury. | 32427471 |
Most of the applications were from young people, with peaks coinciding with the start of the campaign period and the televised leaders' debate.
A further 100,000 applications have been made on paper since 16 March, the commission says.
The deadline to register to vote in the general election is 20 April.
In a breakdown... | More than one million people have gone online to register to vote in the space of just over three weeks, the Electoral Commission has said. | 32222520 |
Andre Ayew opened the scoring for the Hammers, prodding past Jordan Pickford after a scuffed Andy Carroll volley fell to him in the penalty area.
Sunderland finally broke their scoring duck, with Wahbi Khazri's corner flying straight in for the Black Cats' first goal in more than 11-and-a-half hours.
James Collins head... | Substitute Fabio Borini scored a 90th-minute equaliser as Sunderland drew with West Ham to keep their faint hopes of Premier League survival alive. | 39536676 |
The world champion, 28, is part of a 12-strong GB table tennis team for this summer's Paralympics in Rio and told BBC Sussex he is "definitely" targeting gold this time around.
Bayley, from Groombridge, added: "My fitness is better and I'm a stronger player than I was in London for sure.
"There's lots of development t... | Will Bayley says he has improved since winning a silver medal at London 2012. | 35756165 |
Firefighters were called to Monteith Drive at about 04:20 after residents reported hearing a loud bang.
Pictures of the scene showed the cars engulfed in flames and a cloud of smoke. No-one was injured.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said inquiries into the incident were continuing. The fire service said the blaze ... | A police investigation is under way after two cars and bins were set on fire in Clarkston in East Renfrewshire. | 40618816 |
Yates tested positive for terbutaline last month, with his Orica-GreenEdge team blaming an "administrative error" over the use of an asthma inhaler.
The sport's governing body said Yates, 23, had not been suspended because of the nature of the substance involved.
The UCI said in a statement "such a substance does not e... | British cyclist Simon Yates will not be provisionally suspended despite failing an in-competition drugs test. | 36169275 |
There's not a precise number on it, but safe to say when the final cheque drops it'll be enough to pay for two or three of those £4m facial recognition systems that are all the rage at the moment, in the land of the bewildered.
The FAI last week announced that they have received 275,000 applications for tickets for the... | They're having great fun in Dublin right now, the Football Association of Ireland busy calculating the amount of cash they're going to make after qualifying for Euro 2016. | 35391918 |
Radio is a key news source; there are hundreds of stations, most of them commercial. Spanish-owned Prisa Group is a major player.
Two commercial groups own the bulk of print titles.
The constitution guarantees press freedom and the media can criticise the government and cover sensitive topics.
Chile respects free speec... | National and local free-to-air TVs operate alongside extensive cable networks, which offer US and international networks. | 19356361 |
The prohibition was imposed on Damien "Dee" Fennell as part of conditions under which he was granted bail at the High Court in Belfast on Wednesday.
A judge decided the 33-year-old could be released from custody after he pledged to abide by all terms.
They also included an order not to post any material online.
Mr Fenn... | A prominent dissident republican activist charged with encouraging terrorism has been banned from making any public speeches. | 32997230 |
Protesters angry at cuts to free travel for the elderly staged a demonstration at Sheffield station in June 2014.
Following an investigation, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said four officers had cases to answer for misconduct.
It said a fifth officer had a case to answer for gross misconduct.
A sp... | Five police officers are facing misconduct hearings over their handling of a demonstration by pensioners at a South Yorkshire train station. | 39394493 |
But an unbroken 48-run last-wicket stand between Steve Patterson and Ryan Sidebottom earned the hosts a second batting bonus point, handing the hosts an important psychological advantage.
Travis Head hit 54 on his first-class Tykes debut aided by Jack Leaning (42).
Patterson (35 not out) and Sidebottom (11 not out) rea... | Lancastrian Keith Barker claimed a four-wicket haul at Headingley as Warwickshire got the upper hand on day one against Yorkshire. | 36976400 |
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles backed Winchester City Council on the Bishops Waltham supermarket, to be built on the Abbey Mill site.
Campaigners who have fought a two-year battle over the plans had hoped Mr Pickles would overturn the decision.
But some residents are in favour of the 35,000 sq ft (3,215sqm) store.
... | A controversial new Sainsbury's in Hampshire is closer to going ahead as the government decided not to call in the planning decision. | 13338523 |
The portfolio will be modelled on the UK Home Office.
The Home Affairs ministry, to be headed by current Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, will manage security agencies including police and intelligence.
Mr Turnbull described it as the most significant reform of national security arrangements "in more than 40 years".
... | Australia will create a new government super-ministry to oversee all its domestic national security agencies, PM Malcolm Turnbull has said. | 40639841 |
Auctioneers Hansons discovered the "spell bounding" vase, which they believe was made during the reign of Emperor Qianlong between 1735 and 1799, at a house in Birmingham.
It has been valued at £300,000-£500,000, but auctioneers said it could sell for much more if "Far Eastern heavyweight collectors" contest bids.
The ... | A rare 18th Century Chinese vase that was used as a door-stop could be sold for £1m. | 36594448 |
The champions, who beat Barca 4-0 at Parc de Princes on Tuesday, struggled to break down the seventh-place side.
Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani was closest to scoring when he struck the post in the second half.
Coach Unai Emery's side retake second spot from Nice on goal difference; three points behind leaders Monaco.
... | Paris St-Germain failed to replicate their midweek display against Barcelona as they were held at home by Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Sunday. | 39023770 |
The 27-year-old man, who was arrested in western Austria in June, faces the charge of "murder in the context of terrorism".
He is accused of shooting unarmed or wounded soldiers following a battle in Homs, Syria.
His lawyers have said that he was severely traumatised at the time.
The man - who has not been named - deni... | An asylum seeker charged by Austrian authorities with 20 murders in Syria has had his case adjourned until the end of March. | 39050806 |
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Brook, the IBF welterweight champion, is jumping two weight divisions to take on unbeaten knockout artist Golovkin.
Welterweight great Leonard came out of retirement in 1987 to beat world middleweight champion Marvin Hagler.
"I want to do what Leonard did with Hagler - use... | Britain's Kell Brook aims to emulate Sugar Ray Leonard when he challenges middleweight king Gennady Golovkin at London's O2 on Saturday. | 37277088 |
Patriarch Kirill's four-day visit is seen as a breakthrough in efforts to reconcile the two countries, divided by politics and religion for centuries.
Poland has a small Orthodox community but is overwhelmingly Roman Catholic.
Kirill's stance on the punk group being tried over an obscene protest song in a Moscow cathed... | The head of Russia's Orthodox Church has been given a state welcome to Poland on a historic visit that may be overshadowed by the Pussy Riot trial. | 19281205 |
The Utrecht University Medical Centre said a "procedural error" between April 2015 and November 2016 was to blame.
Half of the couples who underwent treatment are pregnant or have already had children. They have been informed, the medical centre said.
"The UMC's board regrets that the couples involved had to receive th... | A Dutch IVF treatment centre has said that 26 women may have been fertilised by sperm from the wrong man. | 38445201 |
Two people have been in court for abusing Ms Wood - one referred to rape and the other about shooting her.
The Rhondda AM said she tried to have a "no blocking or banning" approach, but some tweets to her crossed the line.
"I've got quite a thick skin... but I don't think we should just accept threats of rape or shooti... | Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has revealed some abuse directed at her on social media site Twitter was "vile." | 38042684 |
He was still a teenager when he was involved in the murder of Sergeant Michael Newman in Derby in 1992.
Originally from Armagh, Duffy joined the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) in the 1980s.
The INLA was a familiar name on news bulletins throughout the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
A much smaller group than the I... | At 36, Declan "Whacker" Duffy, who on Thursday admitted killing a British army sergeant 18 years ago, is already considered a veteran republican paramilitary. | 10724854 |
Swansea born and bred, the 20-year-old has agreed a three-year deal after making his Pro12 debut in the draw with Glasgow in January.
Beard, who is 6ft 8in, has made five senior appearances for the Ospreys.
"I'm chuffed to bits. I've been working hard the last few years since I signed my development contract," said Bea... | Wales Under-20s lock Adam Beard has signed his first professional contract with the Ospreys. | 35621161 |
The film's co-directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, said they "couldn't be more excited to work with an artist with as much depth and range".
Donald Glover, who won a Golden Globe on Sunday for his US TV show Atlanta, will play the young Lando Calrissian opposite Alden Ehrenreich's Han.
Emilia Clarke will also a... | Woody Harrelson has been officially cast in the currently untitled Star Wars spin-off about the young Han Solo. | 38594248 |
After the WBA lightweight title defeat to Venezuelan Linares, promoter Eddie Hearn raised the prospect of Crolla moving to light-welterweight.
"With the notice I'd certainly grow into that," said Crolla, 30.
A move up opens the prospect of facing the winner of Scot Burns' unification bout with Julius Indongo on 15 Apri... | Anthony Crolla will consider moving up to Ricky Burns' weight class to pursue "big fights" following his rematch defeat by Jorge Linares on Saturday. | 39398550 |
Lewis Bertram, who ran a recycling business in Smarden, Kent, is accused of having more than double the amount of waste he was allowed on the site.
He told Canterbury Crown Court the Environment Agency figure of 2,300 tonnes was "physically impossible".
Giving evidence, he said there was 500 to 800 tonnes maximum.
Mr B... | A businessman accused of blighting a village with a mountain of discarded mattresses has told a court his personal life was "a living hell". | 38685342 |
The work will involve setting standards for the financial sector in terms of resilience to the type of cyber threats which could undermine the UK economy.
The new body - now renamed the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) - was unveiled last year by the Chancellor.
It is designed to bring the UK's cyber expertise int... | The first task of Britain's new cybersecurity centre will be to work with the Bank of England, the government has announced. | 35843218 |
The girl, who was 16 at the time of the assault, was seven months pregnant when she was attacked in Oldham's Copster Hill Park in August last year.
She later lost her baby in hospital.
Dusan Bako, 18, of Copster Hill Road, Greater Manchester, previously pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent at Manchester C... | An aspiring rapper who punched his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach has been sentenced to four years and eight months detention. | 32343982 |
Vic and Bob cancelled the first leg of their 25th anniversary UK tour last October because he needed surgery.
Mortimer wrote on Twitter on Monday: "Doctors just passed me fit to do second leg of tour next month."
The dates begin in Leeds on 30 January and continue until 16 February at Hammersmith Apollo in London.
Reev... | Bob Mortimer has been cleared by doctors to go on tour with comedy partner Vic Reeves after having a triple heart bypass operation. | 35231147 |
While a genetic database of convicted or suspected criminals exists in many countries, China is thought to include anyone, regardless of valid grounds for suspicion.
Ordinary citizens are being asked to have their blood drawn for a DNA sample, Human Rights Watch says.
Vulnerable groups and minorities appear to be a par... | China is building a vast DNA database with no appropriate privacy protection, human rights activists warn. | 39945220 |
Julian King told Germany's Die Welt newspaper that even a small number of militants would pose "a serious threat that we must prepare ourselves for".
Iraqi forces launched what is expected to be a lengthy offensive on Monday.
As many as 5,000 IS fighters are believed to remain in Mosul.
Government troops, moving in fro... | The European Union should be prepared for returning jihadists if the so-called Islamic State (IS) is driven out of its Iraqi stronghold, Mosul, the EU's security commissioner warns. | 37689210 |
The back-row pair were two of three uncapped players in the squad, with St Helens prop Alex Walmsley missing out.
McQueen, Australia-born to an English father, has previously represented Queensland in State of Origin.
Cronulla's Chris Heighington will make his first appearance since 2011.
McMeeken, whose amateur rugby ... | Castleford Tigers' Mike McMeeken and Gold Coast Titans' Chris McQueen will make their international debuts for England in Saturday's Test against Samoa in Sydney. | 39804623 |
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Kenya does not have an election campaign funding law. An attempt by the electoral commission to introduce one last year was defeated by MPs.
The commission had proposed caps for different seats:
The absence of the law means candidates are currently free to spend as ... | Ahead of Kenya's elections in August, we asked you what issues you want us to report on. | 39810869 |
Joseph Heron, known as MC Shogun, had been ordered to do 240 hours' unpaid work for housebreaking but only completed 16 hours.
He was arrested shortly before he was due to support American rapper Nas at the O2 Academy in Glasgow last month.
Sheriff James Spy told him he had been "stupid" and faced a 12-month jail term ... | A grime artist from Paisley has been warned he faces jail if he continues to breach a community payback order. | 40868562 |
Jeremiah St Phorose and Darrel Bryce are believed to have left the open prison, on Thorne Road, Hatfield, together on Monday morning.
Both are serving indefinite life sentences, with police advising members of the public not to approach the men.
St Phorose, 27, from Hull, was jailed for offences including burglary and ... | Two prisoners have gone on the run from HMP Hatfield in South Yorkshire. | 35915788 |
The review, by a cross-party group of MPs and members of the House of Lords, heard a criminal record could hamper education and employment prospects.
It also found youth justice in England and Wales had "systemic failings" and an "inability" to prevent offending.
The government said it was "continually improving" the y... | Children who have committed minor crimes but have stopped breaking the law should have their record cleared when they turn 18, an inquiry has said. | 27916406 |
Two centres are University Hospital in Coventry and University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham is another adult centre. Birmingham Children's Hospital also now has a consultant on site around the clock.
The centres will deal with multiple injuries and other complex e... | Four West Midlands hospitals have become designated trauma centres making them the first port of call for people with life-threatening injuries. | 17509700 |
One person, believed to be the crane driver, has been released and airlifted to hospital with "unconfirmed injuries". Cheshire Police said two others remain trapped.
It happened at a new housing development by Morrisons on Dunwoody Way at 16:30 BST.
The Health and Safety Executive has been informed.
Crewe Police tweete... | A crane has collapsed in Crewe, trapping three people. | 40356335 |
A plan to expand the capital's administrative control into the Oromia region has sparked deadly protests.
The government has accused Oromo protesters of links with terror groups and trying to start a revolution.
Amnesty says the claims aim to justify repression of those protesting against feared land seizures.
Prime Mi... | Anti-terror rhetoric by Ethiopia's government could escalate into a brutal crackdown on protesters, human rights group Amnesty International has warned. | 35117713 |
Paul Treacy took possession of more than 50,000 marbles after his friend Russell Nixon was killed in an alleged attack in Chippenham in May.
Mr Treacy said: "He always said he wanted it to go to a children's charity, but he was a hoarder and didn't like letting go of things."
He is now appealing for a charity or a hosp... | A Wiltshire man who inherited tens of thousands of marbles is trying to find a new home for the vast collection. | 40567767 |
Bhayla is a nondescript village of around 450 low slung brick-and-cement homes straddling a highway dotted by pharmaceutical, engineering and bio-tech factories.
Most of the homes in this dense village are owned by land-owning upper castes, but around 70 belong to Dalits (formerly known as untouchables) like Mr Kabira,... | Four years ago, a group of upper-caste men arrived at Mehul Vinodbhai Kabira's modest two-room home in Gujarat and threatened to burn it down. | 36921348 |
West had seemed about to repeat his infamous Taylor Swift moment, when he stormed the VMAs stage in 2009.
However in a rant on E! afterwards he said he decided to smile and sit down out of consideration for his daughter.
The rapper also said he thought Beck "should've given his award to Beyonce."
"I just know that the ... | Kanye West has accused the Grammys of "disrespecting artistry" by handing Beck album of the year instead of Beyonce, after almost invading the stage during Beck's acceptance speech. | 31292862 |
James Sullivan, 27, from Nottingham, pleaded guilty to murdering Sara West, 21, at her home on Aspley Lane in October 2010.
Sullivan, who was serving a 20-year sentence at HMP Lowdham Grange, was found "unresponsive" on 24 March but it has only recently been confirmed.
Nottinghamshire Police said it was helping prepare... | A man who stabbed his former partner to death following a row over their child has been found dead in his prison cell. | 36043065 |
Almost 8,000 babies who died shortly after birth or were stillborn between 1945 and 1996 are buried at the City Cemetery plot.
A piece of art commissioned by Belfast City Council was thought to be unsuitable by their families.
Parents expressed concerns at a public consultation on Tuesday night.
One woman, Agnes Close,... | Belfast City Council has agreed to rethink the design of a permanent memorial to remember babies buried in an unmarked grave in Belfast. | 40501823 |
A team of undergraduates from Abertay University in Dundee has created Sanitarium, a game that invites people to play doctor.
Using scarce resources they must treat as many TB patients as they can.
Behind the game lies a mathematical model developed at St Andrews University that uses data from human interactions to sim... | A unique collaboration between two Scottish universities has produced a digital game that fights tuberculosis. | 34070135 |
BBC South East understands the Army has been asked to put contingency plans in place to ensure commuters get to work if the disruption continues.
Military leave could be cancelled and soldiers asked to drive buses carrying passengers in the worst hit areas.
The Ministry of Defence said it had no plans to deploy militar... | Soldiers are on stand-by ready to drive rail replacement buses during Southern rail strikes, the BBC has learned. | 38410859 |
Samantha Power was in Cameroon to show US support for the campaign against militant Islamist group Boko Haram when the accident happened on Monday.
She said she met the boy's family to offer "profound condolences".
An armoured jeep knocked the boy as he tried to cross a road when the convoy was heading towards a refuge... | The US ambassador to the UN has expressed her "great sorrow" after her motorcade accidentally hit and killed a seven-year-old boy in Cameroon. | 36080579 |
Malala, 15, who campaigns for girls' education, says the memoir is her own story and that of millions of others denied the chance to go to school.
She was shot by a Taliban gunman in her home region of Swat.
She and her family now live in the British city of Birmingham where she has been receiving treatment.
The book, ... | Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban in October, has signed a book deal worth about $3m (£2m). | 21968034 |
The Wire actor plays famous artist Julian in the art world satire, alongside Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss.
He admitted he would be "pretty scared" to meet Julian as those kind of people are "so powerful and so rich".
Asked who he was inspired by for the role, he said: "I'm sure you can guess."
He added of his character,... | Dominic West has revealed he based his performance in Palme d'Or contender The Square on real-life contemporary artists - but refused to reveal who. | 39987674 |
The museum wants to revive interest in its specialist areas of art and design, in a project that will include museums in Blackburn and Coventry.
The Victoria and Albert Museum will lend them some of its artefacts.
Director Tristram Hunt says the museum has a responsibility to "promote design education for the future".
... | The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is launching a schools project to fill the gap in creating a new generation of designers. | 39704998 |
The body of Josh Clayton, 23, was found on rocks near Tresco in the Scilly Isles following an eight-day search.
The inquest - expected to last a week - heard Mr Clayton's blood-alcohol level was 2.5 times the drink-drive limit.
He had attempted to leave the party in a golf buggy, the inquest at Plymouth Coroner's Court... | A holiday island bar manager whose body was pulled from the sea had been "smashed" at a party on the night he went missing, an inquest has heard. | 38541911 |
The 55-year-old British Telecom engineer from Hornchurch, Essex, was posthumously granted the Knights Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, for his services to democracy.
This was in recognition of his tireless work with Solidarity, which helped to end the communist movement in Poland.
But the Polish s... | A champion for the oppressed, Giles Hart received one of Poland's highest honours following his death in the Tavistock Square bomb blast on 7 July 2005. | 12192771 |
Andrew Green was 33 when he went missing in June 2016.
He was last seen driving away from his family's Yew Tree Farm in Chorley, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
At Shrewsbury Coroner's Court on Thursday, coroner John Ellery recorded a verdict of suicide.
About 100 members of the public helped search for Mr Green in Septem... | A farmer whose disappearance led to "overwhelming" offers to help his family bring in the harvest took his own life, a coroner has ruled. | 40206079 |
Martin Peat played a leading role in awarding the Cambridgeshire contract to provide care for older and disabled people - which collapsed after eight months - to UnitingCare in 2014.
His own consultancy company had folded in 2012, owing the taxman £40,000.
Mr Peat, who started a second company which was also wound up l... | A senior adviser on a failed £800m NHS outsourcing contract had previously seen his own company go bust. | 39127557 |
The probe comes after European manufacturers alleged that Chinese firms were selling panels below their market value.
There have been allegations that China is helping its firms to export cheaper panels by providing subsidies.
If found guilty, Chinese firms may face anti-dumping tariffs on panel exports.
"The investiga... | The European Union has launched an investigation into alleged "dumping" of solar panels into the region's markets by Chinese manufacturers. | 19498382 |
The incident happened at about 19:30 on Wednesday when emergency services were called out to the riverbank at Carnsalloch Gardens near Kirkmahoe.
Scott Couper, 15, from Dumfries, was taken to the town's infirmary.
He had been out swimming with six friends when it is believed he suffered problems under water.
Police hav... | A teenager remains in a critical condition in hospital after getting into difficulty while out swimming in the River Nith near Dumfries. | 27920238 |
Moriarty enjoyed a fine Six Nations campaign despite Wales' three defeats, keeping usual first-choice number eight Taulupe Faletau out of the team.
The Gloucester player was rewarded with a place in Warren Gatland's 41-man Lions squad to tour New Zealand.
"This is Christmas and birthday all wrapped up in one," said Mor... | Wales flanker Ross Moriarty turned 23 on Tuesday - and got a birthday surprise with a call-up to the British and Irish Lions squad on Wednesday. | 39644352 |
People lighting up in bars, restaurants or hotels now face being fined $60 (£41) or jailed for up to two months.
And smokers must be at least 50 metres away from public spaces, such as schools, hospitals and taxi ranks.
The new laws also ban the sale of electronic cigarettes and flavoured tobacco for water pipes or sh... | Tough new laws on smoking and tobacco sales have come into force in Uganda. | 36335881 |
Travelling on the 10:44 GMT train from King's Cross station in London, the royal couple arrived three minutes late at King's Lynn at 12:24.
Some travellers were unaware she was on board until they alighted to be greeted by a large police and media presence.
One said: "What's all the fuss about - are you expecting someb... | The Queen travelled on a standard class ticket alongside commuters as she and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Norfolk for their Christmas break. | 35121745 |
The Greens will only have three candidates standing on 8 June, including co-convener Patrick Harvie.
As he launched the manifesto, Mr Harvie said the Conservatives were planning to rip up many of the protections that had been achieved within the EU.
He claimed that this would "literally put people's lives on the line".... | Scottish Green MPs are needed to help safeguard social and environmental protections, the party has said as it launched its election manifesto. | 40082882 |
The man's green Thruxton bike was involved in a collision with a red Honda Civic on the A85 at Lix Toll at about 12:30 on Sunday.
The 53 year old was flown to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow by air ambulance, where he is in a serious condition.
The road between Crianlarich and Lochearnhead was closed... | Police have appealed for witnesses after a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash near Loch Tay. | 34044110 |
Scottish Water said it spent about £6m a year unblocking pipes, with disposable wipes and cotton buds some of the biggest culprits.
Industry body Water UK has urged trading standards authorities to end the use of labels that suggest wipes can be flushed down toilets.
It wants manufacturers to add prominent "do not flus... | Water firms have called for an end to moistened wipes being labelled as flushable. | 37774163 |
He told MPs this would be "an appropriate means of indicating our sentiments" during the occasion.
There was a "profound dignity through silence," Mr Bercow added.
The silence will last throughout events on Wednesday, covering the procession from Westminster and the ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral.
The chiming of Big B... | The chimes of Big Ben will be silenced for the duration of Baroness Thatcher's funeral, House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has announced. | 22157022 |
They were among a group of foreigners detained in Ordos in Inner Mongolia.
Three other Britons and two dual British-South African nationals remain in custody and the Foreign Office said it had requested an explanation for their detention.
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman told the BBC the group was suspected of "com... | Six British tourists arrested in northern China on 10 July are being deported, the Foreign Office has said. | 33532550 |
An increasing number of people are coming forward with asbestos-related conditions they claim associated with simply working in affected buildings.
Exposure to asbestos dust can cause a deadly cancer called mesothelioma.
Scotland currently has the highest global incidence of the condition, with 175 cases diagnosed in 2... | The use of asbestos in Scottish schools has created a health "time bomb", medical and legal experts have claimed. | 39661531 |
A member of the public alerted officers to the group of 15, who had entered the River Tees at Green Bridge in Barnard Castle after drinking alcohol.
The incident was reported at 22:00 BST on Thursday after the area had seen prolonged rainfall.
No-one was hurt, but police have warned about the risks of entering open wat... | Police in County Durham said they were "flabbergasted" to find a group of teenagers in a fast-flowing river late at night after a day of heavy rain. | 37203765 |
She visited Royal Manchester Children's Hospital where she also spoke with staff who have treated the victims.
The Queen expressed her shock that young people had been targeted in the bombing at an Ariana Grande concert.
At least six children were killed in Monday's blast, including an eight-year-old girl, and a number... | The Queen has condemned the "wicked" Manchester attack as she met children injured by the suicide bombing. | 40051154 |
Arlene Foster used the word to describe Sinn Féin's northern leader during a word-association game in an interview with the Sunday Independent,.
Speaking to BBC's Inside Politics, Mrs O'Neill said the DUP leader's comments were "totally unbefitting of a leader".
She said Mrs Foster "knew rightly" that her words were se... | Michelle O'Neill has said she does not accept that comments calling her a "blonde" were meant as a compliment. | 39981887 |
The singer, who achieved 11 number one singles and nine top albums as a solo artist and with Wham!, is back posthumously at number eight with greatest hits album Ladies & Gentlemen.
Little Mix's album Glory Days ends the year as the number one album.
Clean Bandit's Rockabye remains at number one in the singles charts f... | George Michael has returned to the UK album chart top 10 following his death on Christmas Day. | 38471282 |
Brown, 39, was named caretaker boss in the immediate aftermath of Bruno Ribeiro's resignation following the 1-0 home defeat by Walsall on Boxing Day.
But, with Vale having risen back up to 15th in the table, Smurthwaite will assess things at the end of January.
"Michael has always been in my plans to be involved," he t... | Port Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite says results will dictate whether Michael Brown gets the job as manager of the League One club. | 38582221 |
They gave early support for a bill after a debate and there will be now be second reading before it is made law.
Ian Simms was convicted of the murder of Helen McCourt, 22, in Billinge, Merseyside, in 1988, but has never said where her body is.
Her mother Marie McCourt said she had lived a 30-year "nightmare".
The "Hel... | MPs have voted in favour of a new "Helen's Law" to deny killers parole if they will not reveal where victims' remains are. | 37606842 |
The FA has asked all clubs in the Women's Super League and Premier League to mark her death at their matches.
The Fylde Ladies midfielder, 18, and former Everton player died at West Allerton station in Merseyside on Tuesday.
British Transport Police has said there were no suspicious circumstances.
Tributes have poured ... | A minute's applause is to be held at top flight football games to honour Zoe Tynan who died when she was hit by a train. | 37247044 |
Officials say the rule is to protect the town's newly laid tarmac road.
A letter told donkey-cart owners they must manage their animal's faeces "to avoid poop all over the tarmac road creating nuisance".
BBC Monitoring's Abdullahi Yusuf Osman in Kenya says cart owners are complying - some sharing tips on social media o... | Donkeys have been banned from entering Kenya's north-eastern town of Wajir unless they wear nappies. | 36398592 |
The president of the European Council said EU leaders should concentrate on practical measures such as reinforcing borders and a banking union.
Mr Tusk warned of "dramatic consequences" if Britain left the EU.
He urged Europe's leaders to match the energy and endeavours of those who wanted to break up the union.
Meanwh... | The European Union should abandon its "utopian dreams" of ever-closer integration to combat rising Euroscepticism, Donald Tusk has said. | 36429331 |
Mining firm Scotgold Resources extracted the gold from 2,400 tonnes of ore which was taken from Cononish mine near Tyndrum.
The gold was sold in "rounds" stamped with the Scottish Gold Mark and a unique serial number.
The average price was £4,557.9 per ounce, which Scotgold said was a premium of 378% over current pric... | The first gold to be commercially mined in Scotland has been sold at auction in Edinburgh. | 38150601 |
The union Unite said there is a lack of adequate facilities for drivers waiting to enter the port at Seaforth.
About 100 protesters gathered at the entrance to the terminal.
Owners Peel Ports agree there is a problem "outside the port estate" where hauliers queue and said it has asked local authorities to seek a soluti... | Lorry drivers and dock workers have protested outside the Port of Liverpool in a row over toilet and catering facilities. | 38610432 |
The 29-year-old, who will be available to play in all formats, will move to Lord's when his commitments in the Indian Premier League are finished.
The left-arm seamer played four matches in the T20 Blast for Middlesex last year, taking eight wickets.
"Mitchell made a really positive impression in 2015," managing direct... | Middlesex have re-signed New Zealand bowler Mitchell McClenaghan as their overseas player for 2016. | 35342074 |
Christian-Lee Thompson, 16, was found after reports he had been knocked from the moped.
A Hertfordshire Police panel heard PCs Stuart Francis and Rishi Patel did not seem concerned with treating his injuries.
The incident happened in Hemel Hempstead on 16 July last year.
Christian-Lee is now paralysed as a result of th... | Two policemen have been found guilty of misconduct after an injured boy who had come off a moped was held to the ground. | 36447556 |
Teams at the women's Euros and Under-19 Championship, as well as the men's Under-21 and Under-19 Championships, will all be allowed the extra change.
Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata became the sport's first fourth substitute at the Club World Cup last year.
Uefa will also continue to trial the 'ABBA' penalty system.
It was... | The trial for a fourth substitute to be allowed in extra time will be extended to four Uefa tournaments this summer, the governing body has announced. | 40124701 |
Belfast woman Caroline Moreland, a Catholic mother of three, was abducted and murdered by the IRA in July 1994.
The body of the 34-year-old was found near Rosslea, County Fermanagh.
The BBC has heard final recordings made by Ms Moreland, under interrogation, before she was shot dead.
In a harrowing, and unusual recordi... | The daughter of a woman murdered by an IRA unit allegedly including a key British double agent, has said she blames both the IRA and the intelligence services. | 33069102 |
Atkinson, 22, played seven games for the Cumbrians at the tail end of the 2014-15 season before his release at the end of the term.
The Shildon-born player helped Boro to the Under-21 Premier League Second Division title last season.
"David comes from a good background," manager Keith Curle said.
He told the club websi... | Carlisle United have signed defender David Atkinson from Championship side Middlesbrough on a "short-term deal" after a loan spell last season. | 33006591 |
JCB chairman Sir Anthony Bamford said the donation recognised the important "deep roots and long links with manufacturing in Staffordshire".
The Art Fund said it had raised more than £2.3m after an "extraordinary tide" of recent donations.
It needs £2.74m to buy the collection by 30 November, before administrators sell... | The digger firm JCB has donated £100,000 to help save the Wedgwood Museum pottery collection. | 29359095 |
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention also apparently said that his political rights should be reinstated.
Mr Anwar was jailed for five years in February after his final appeal failed.
He and his family say the case was brought to keep him out of politics.
They have welcomed what they say is the working group's c... | A UN body says the sodomy conviction of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was politically motivated and he should be released immediately, according to a copy of a report released by his family. | 34704563 |
The 8-1 shot led almost from the off after a strong start and held off the challenge of Washington DC to win the race for the second time.
The nine-year-old, trained by David Griffiths, also won the race in 2014.
Earlier on, favourite Franklin D and jockey Ryan Moore won the Betfred Mile by a head from 20-1 outsider Ma... | Take Cover and jockey David Allan won the King George Stakes at Glorious Goodwood. | 36927040 |
Bin Laden's half-sister, Sana Mohammed Bin Laden, her mother, Raja Bashir Hashim, and his brother-in-law, Zuhair Hashim died in the crash on Friday.
The jet's pilot, Jordanian Mazen Al-Aqeel Da'jah Salem, was also killed.
An inquest into the deaths was opened and adjourned earlier.
The Saudi Arabian embassy said it was... | Three members of Osama Bin Laden's family and a pilot died from the "effects of fire" when a jet plane crashed, preliminary post-mortem tests have found. | 33769795 |
So with the migrant crisis.
Some open borders have been suspended, governments are contemplating talking to President Assad, long denounced as a brutal dictator, and a deal is being hastily concluded with Turkey, widely held to be an increasingly authoritarian country.
And then what is being debated in Germany - contai... | In politics you can sometimes gauge the level of panic and fear by the speed with which previously held principles are set aside. | 34569634 |
Housing association Peabody said Thamesmead could be the the next major garden suburb in London.
The company said it plans to improve existing housing and public spaces and create thousands of new homes over the next 10 to 15 years.
Stephen Howlett from Peabody said the London Crossrail project will also improve transp... | Hundreds of millions of pounds is to be invested in revamping Thamesmead in south east London. | 26801368 |
Remember, you can always find out what's happening day to day on the Parliament website.
Back soon, and apologies to loyal readers. | Sorry for lack of usual preview of events at Westminster...I've been down with man-flu. | 35654095 |
Jackson, a slave-owner and strongman, was elected president in 1829. He died 16 years before the war began.
We asked three prominent Civil War historians - David Blight, from Yale; Judith Geisberg, from Villanova University, and Jim Grossman, from the American Historical Association - to parse Trump's comments, line by... | President Trump has caused controversy with a revisionist riff on Civil War history, telling journalist Salena Zito in an interview that Andrew Jackson could have prevented the war and that Jackson was "angry" as he watched it unfold. | 39723586 |
Many users expressed anger online that ad banners had started appearing above the touchscreen keyboard while they were typing.
HTC's latest smartphones are sold with a third-party keyboard called TouchPal pre-installed as the default.
The free version of TouchPal does usually show ads, but HTC said it was unintended on... | Phone-maker HTC says it will fix an "error" that let advertisements pop up on the keyboard on some of its phones. | 40629953 |
Crowd trouble marred the first leg of the play-off at Goodison Park, causing play to be suspended in the 33rd minute, with Uefa opening disciplinary proceedings against both clubs.
Split police says anti-social behaviour will be "dealt with robustly".
Toffees fans have also been advised not to display flags in any publ... | Everton have warned fans not to wear club colours if they are travelling to Croatia for Thursday's Europa League second leg match against Hajduk Split. | 41006201 |
Mr Musharraf is accused of unlawfully suspending the constitution and instituting emergency rule in 2007.
He pleaded not guilty and has always claimed that the charges against him are politically motivated. He could face the death penalty if convicted.
President from 2001 to 2008, he was one of Pakistan's longest-servi... | A court in Pakistan has charged former military ruler Pervez Musharraf with treason, the first army chief to face such a prosecution. | 26815518 |
The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) confirmed the arrest after it was reported that raids took place in five European countries and the US.
DroidJack allows criminals to spy on smartphone data traffic, eavesdrop on conversations and hijack the camera.
No further arrests have yet been reported.
"I can confirm that the ... | British police have arrested a 28-year-old man following an international series of raids over smartphone malware called DroidJack. | 34668337 |
Dan Evans and Heather Watson lost the mixed doubles rubber 4-2 4-2 to Alexander Zverev and Andrea Petkovic.
Earlier, world number 75 Watson beat Petkovic - world ranked 55 - 6-2 7-6 (7-3) to give Britain a 1-0 lead.
British number three Evans then lost 6-4 6-3 against 19-year-old Zverev - who beat Roger Federer on Wedn... | Great Britain exited the Hopman Cup without winning a match following a 2-1 defeat against Germany. | 38528796 |
It was part of a larger pod and was spotted breaching clear of the water, not far from a group of surfers.
Malcolm Barradell from the World Cetacean Alliance was on Sennen beach eating a pasty when he saw the display.
Mr Barradell, who has photographed dolphins all over the world, said: "It's always great to see them i... | A bottlenose dolphin has been pictured leaping amongst the waves off a beach in Cornwall. | 39591399 |
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