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Jennifer Harkins said she was leaving Bishopbriggs' St Helen's Primary when she saw a man walking to the school.
Seconds later she heard a loud bang, she told the High Court in Glasgow.
She was giving evidence at the trial of William Burns and Alexander Porter who deny attempting to murder Ross Sherlock.
Mr Burns, 56, ... | A social worker has told a jury that she heard two or three loud bangs as she walked from school with her daughter and thought it was fireworks. | 40221451 |
Carole Daly and Hollie Lewis worked at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in south Belfast.
They claimed they were regularly treated less favourably by two male co-workers and were subjected to abuse.
The institute paid £25,000 to Ms Daly and £22,500 to Ms Lewis.
Ms Daly, from Belfast, began working at AFBI... | A public body has paid almost £50,000 to settle cases brought by two scientists who alleged they were subjected to sex discrimination, harassment and victimisation at work. | 36711845 |
Having come back from 17-9 down, Quins' Tim Visser scored after a kick hit the corner flag and bounced back into play.
It brought them to within one point of Exeter, but the home side held on.
"The fact we didn't buckle then and knuckled down, rolled up our sleeves and got on with things, I can't credit the players eno... | Exeter head coach Rob Baxter praised his side for 'knuckling down' after conceding a freak try in their 26-25 Premiership win over Harlequins. | 34962951 |
The monarch spent the day in private at Windsor Castle, in contrast with last year's national festivities.
Children were selected to fire the cannons, which are just 1ft (0.3m) long, just over 1in (2.54cm) wide and weigh about 12lb (5.44kg).
There was also a 41-gun salute in Hyde Park, ahead of a 62-gun salute at the T... | A "tiny" 21-gun salute has been held at Windsor Castle to honour the Queen's 91st birthday. | 39664929 |
Gregor Townsend's men were thunderously good, triumphing by 18 points at the Kingspan Stadium.
They scored three first-half tries through Rob Harley, DTH van der Merwe and Henry Pyrgos, while Finn Russell sealed the win with a fourth.
Andrew Smith crossed for Munster but they were rarely close to the Scottish side.
It ... | Joy and emotion were undiluted as Glasgow Warriors won the Pro12 against Munster in Belfast. | 32929818 |
Robert McNeill, 60, died at Great Oaks Hospital in Scunthorpe on 16 January.
Jamie Reed, 26, had admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, but denied a charge of murder.
Hull Crown Court heard Mr McNeill was left with multiple injuries to his face, head, back and neck after a "frenzied assault"... | A man who killed a fellow mental health patient has been found not guilty of murder. | 40611750 |
The teams needed to raise the money by the end of the month as deposits for next July's competition in Turkey, which is the biggest multi-sport event for deaf athletes.
However, they still need to raise a further £105,000 to cover the cost of travelling to the event and training camps.
"You don't know how much this mea... | Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has donated £20,000 to help the Great Britain's men's and women's deaf football teams secure their place at next year's Deaflympics. | 37811562 |
An "external platform" at Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) in Banbury caught fire at about 23:50 BST on Saturday.
Fire crews from Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire brought it under control overnight and there were no injuries to staff.
The cause is currently unknown and an investigation is under way.
Police cord... | Workers were evacuated from a coffee factory in Oxfordshire and production was halted after a large fire broke out. | 40076311 |
But the small group of public officials and local activists I met in a cafe there all remember when this area saw the Troubles at their most savage.
And they associate the changes that have come, thanks to the peace process, with the benefits that have flowed from EU membership.
Newry is just north of Northern Ireland'... | There is little sign of the scars of the past in Newry these days - the Georgian High Street looks prosperous, and the modern shopping centre which has been developed along the quayside of the town's 18th Century canal is buzzing with life. | 35502736 |
The authorities say the victims, who were all male, had been kidnapped in neighbouring Coahuila state.
The vehicle was found early on Wednesday near a petrol station.
Police say the 14 people were probably killed by one of Mexico's violent drug-trafficking gangs operating in the area.
"According to the initial informat... | Police in Mexico have found the bodies of 14 people in an abandoned van outside the city of San Luis Potosi. | 19200805 |
The 27-year-old scored a three-point shot in a record 128th consecutive game, surpassing Kyle Korver's mark.
Curry was successful with 10 three-point shots as he scored more than 50 points for the third time this season.
The Warriors have won 52 games and lost five - Chicago Bulls hold the season record of 72-10 in 199... | Stephen Curry set yet another mark this season as the Golden State Warriors beat the Orlando Magic 130-114 for the best 57-game start to an NBA campaign. | 35666842 |
The Gabon international who signed in 2014 for a fee in excess of £5m was out of contract this summer.
Bluebirds boss Neil Warnock said in April that he expected the defender to leave, before offering encouragement that a deal could be agreed.
"I am really pleased to be continuing my adventure with this magnificent clu... | Cardiff City defender Bruno Ecuele Manga has signed a two-year contract to remain at the Cardiff City Stadium. | 40421738 |
Goode, 35, played 17 Tests for his country and joined London Irish in the summer after leaving Wasps.
The former Leicester, Saracens and Worcester back is the second highest points-scorer in Premiership history.
"I can honestly say I've loved playing for every team and I feel immensely proud to have achieved what I hav... | Former England fly-half Andy Goode is to retire after failing to recover from persistent injuries. | 34189106 |
Ahmet Davutoglu said Russia's campaign had targeted Turkmen and Sunni communities around the Latakia region.
Relations between Ankara and Moscow have plummeted since Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border.
President Vladimir Putin has asked UK specialists to help analyse the flight recorder in a phone... | Turkey's prime minister has accused Russia of attempting "ethnic cleansing" with its air strikes in northern Syria. | 35049591 |
About 3,500 8-inch squares have been knitted and crocheted since the start of 2015, to mark four years in business for community-run Cafe on the Square.
The building, in Sea Mills, used to be a public toilet but was bought as a charitable venture by three churches.
The tea cosy, which measures about 11m (36ft) by 5m (1... | A huge tea cosy knitted by more than 100 people has been dropped into place over a community cafe in Bristol. | 35015149 |
Snap told the BBC that the Roskomnadzor agency had unilaterally put it on its register of information distributors.
The move means Snapchat will be required to keep all messages for six months and make them accessible to the Russian security services.
Snap said it had no intention of complying with the rule.
A spokesma... | Snapchat's parent company says the US messaging app has been registered with Russia's technology regulator without its knowledge. | 40904552 |
It happened in St James Mews, off the Antrim Road, at about 21:00 BST on Sunday. Police said two men entered a house and attacked the victim.
Police are treating it as attempted murder.
ACC Stephen Martin told BBC Radio Ulster: "He has quite severe injuries, I think he has several fractures."
The officer appealed for a... | A man shot in the face in a gun attack in north Belfast has been discharged from hospital. | 32112120 |
Travel industry bosses and Spanish hotels have complained of a huge rise in false insurance claims.
They warned that heavy payouts could lead to British tourists paying higher package holiday prices and being barred from some resorts.
The government said it would reduce the cash incentives of bringing such cases agains... | Ministers are seeking to make it harder for UK holidaymakers to make bogus food poisoning claims. | 40550858 |
There has been several miles of stop-start traffic on the M4 approaching Newport's Brynglas Tunnels since late afternoon.
Some roads will be closed in the city centre from 18:00 GMT to 23:00 as Wales take on Ireland in the Six Nations.
Local buses will be diverted away from city centre bus stops.
And a queuing system w... | Visitors to Cardiff are being urged to plan ahead as a sell-out crowd of 74,000 is expected at the Principality Stadium on Friday night. | 39225287 |
The Wales Bill, currently passing through Parliament, was revised earlier this year amid concern it could dilute the power of AMs to make laws.
But the cross-party said the bill remains over-complicated.
The UK government claimed the bill would secure "stronger" devolution.
Huw Irranca-Davies, committee chairman, said:... | Plans to give more power to the assembly could still result in a "roll-back" of devolution, an assembly committee has claimed. | 37564149 |
The original plans from Celtic Developments were rejected due to the "excessive size" and "failure to preserve or enhance the nearby conservation area or listed buildings".
New plans for the headland site in Northcliffe Drive include parking, a new access and landscaping.
The council is currently waiting on the results... | Revised plans to demolish a Penarth mansion and build 30 flats have been submitted to Vale of Glamorgan council. | 40442434 |
Rodriguez scored from close range after Burnley had come back from 2-0 down before Adam Lallana sealed the win.
Kevin Long's late close-range header was not enough for the brave visitors.
Nathaniel Clyne and Rickie Lambert had earlier scored from 20 yards before Sam Vokes' header and Danny Ings' angled shot pulled Burn... | Former Burnley striker Jay Rodriguez helped knock his old club out of the FA Cup as Southampton survived a second-half comeback by the Championship side. | 25531713 |
Jessica Urbano has not been heard from since the 14 June blaze that claimed the lives of at least 80 people.
She had been sleeping in the family's flat on the 20th floor while her mother and and sister were at work and her father visited a neighbour.
A vigil was held in Avondale Park, west London, at about 16.30 BST on... | Family and friends of a girl who has been missing since the Grenfell Tower fire have released balloons to mark what would have been her 13th birthday. | 40501114 |
British Transport Police formed human barriers in front of the main concourse at London Euston after trains between Rugby and Milton Keynes were cancelled.
Passengers were warned people could be killed as some had fallen from earlier trains on Wednesday.
A total of 46 flood warnings are in place across England and Wale... | Severe flooding has caused widespread disruption across parts of central England, with rail passengers stranded and many schools shut. | 35769245 |
In an interview with the Daily Mirror, she said wolf-whistlers were saying: "Cor, you look all right darlin'." Ms Lumley added: "What's wrong with that?"
The 70-year-old - an actor, presenter, campaigner, and former model - claimed people had become "sensitive flowers" who were "very offended by everything".
In July, N... | Women should regard wolf-whistling as a compliment, Joanna Lumley has said. | 37562400 |
Santosh Benjamin-Muthiah died in November 2010 after he was overcome by smoke at his home in Wealdstone, north London.
The 36-year-old helped his two daughters to safety through a window.
His daughters - one aged three and the other three months - survived, but he did not escape the house himself.
Coroner Andrew Walker... | A coroner will urge reform of safety standards after a father died having saved his children from a fire caused by a faulty fridge-freezer. | 29376845 |
In December, the coalition government committed to dualling the A358 and the A303.
BBC Somerset's live debate at Richard Huish College was attended by all the candidates except Independent Bruce Gauld.
The debate also saw cross-party support for Taunton to have its own university.
Labour's Neil Guild said his party wou... | Plans to introduce a dual carriageway between Taunton and Ilminster have been debated among election candidates in Taunton Deane. | 32480952 |
Sabul Miah, 39, was given two life terms in 2003 at Southwark Crown Court.
Kent Police said they were called to reports he had absconded from Standford Hill Prison on the Isle of Sheppey at 13:10 BST on Thursday.
Miah stabbed an elderly war veteran in the chest, knifed an 82-year-old woman in the hand and attacked thre... | A violent mugger who attacked London pensioners to fund his crack and heroin habit has absconded from a Kent prison. | 29779167 |
It is understood that the 54-year-old was trapped under a car.
The emergency services were called to the property at about 20:40 on Wednesday. The man died at the scene.
Police Scotland said there were no suspicious circumstances and a report would be sent to the procurator fiscal as a matter of routine. | A man has died in the garage of a house in Invergordon. | 37044273 |
The former Sunderland player denied four charges against him before admitting two of the offences on the first day of his trial.
Prosecutor Kate Blackwell QC accused him of "playing a game" with the court.
The 28-year-old denies two further counts of sexual activity with a child.
Mr Johnson was sacked by Sunderland aft... | England footballer Adam Johnson has denied that a fear of losing his career and £60,000 per week salary prevented an earlier admission of grooming and kissing a 15-year-old girl. | 35638546 |
Aberpergwm Colliery, near Glynneath, which is owned by American company Walter Energy, opened a consultation on closure plans earlier in June.
Wayne Morgan, National Union of Mineworkers boss, said: "Over 60 people will lose their job".
About 300 workers lost their jobs in 2012 when the mine started what it called a sh... | A Neath Port Talbot colliery is to be mothballed and 60 workers will be axed, according to a union. | 33287672 |
After the Daily Mail reported double Olympic gold medallist Farah failed to hear the doorbell when UK anti-doping (Ukad) officers called at his house, a number of his Great Britain team-mates told BBC Sport of their near-misses.
Olympic medallist Kelly Sotherton and 800m runners Jenny Meadows, Michael Rimmer and Lynse... | Nine UK athletes, including Mo Farah, missed drug tests in the year before London 2012, it has been claimed. | 33189303 |
The 34-year-old was allegedly in Edinburgh Road, Penicuik, a part of the town he was banned from entering under the order, on Thursday.
Greens made a brief appearance in private before Sheriff Richard McFarlane. He was remanded in custody.
No plea or declaration was made on his behalf and the case was continued.
Earlie... | Rosslyn rapist Robert Greens has appeared on petition in Edinburgh Sheriff Court charged with breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order. | 20094539 |
But the Tannadice manager thinks the 32-year-old's experience will be a boost to the Scottish Premiership club.
Kawashima has agreed to sign subject to a work permit being granted.
"There's no automatic starting place for anybody," Paatelainen told BBC Scotland. "Of course, we want competition for any position we have.... | Mixu Paatelainen insists there will be no automatic starting place for Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima should he complete his move to Dundee United. | 34710028 |
An investigation by the commission found that 307 payments totalling £184,676 were missing from the party's spending return.
The commission said it had referred the matter to the police to see if any criminal offences had been committed.
The Lib Dems said "human error and failures of process" were to blame.
Bob Posner,... | The Liberal Democrats have been fined £20,000 by the Electoral Commission for failing to declare all their spending in the 2015 general election campaign. | 38234883 |
Police were called to the house in Summerville Park at 23:30 local time and discovered the man, 59, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The state pathologist attended the scene on Wednesday morning and later carried out a post-mortem examination.
The 67-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday morning. | A 67-year-old man has been arrested after a man's body was found in a house in Rathmines in Dublin on Tuesday. | 36376431 |
Former defender Gemmell scored in the 2-1 victory against Inter Milan in 1967 when Celtic became the first British club to win the European Cup.
"Our thoughts are with Mary and Tommy's family and friends at this very difficult time," Celtic said.
Former Celtic player Murdo MacLeod said it was "very sad news" and descri... | Celtic have paid tribute to Lisbon Lion Tommy Gemmell, who has died aged 73 following a long illness. | 39139454 |
The 33-year-old has played 122 first-class games for the White Rose, taking 321 wickets at an average of 27.90.
"I'm obviously delighted and I've been with the club a long time now after coming through the academy as a kid," Patterson told the county's website.
"It's always been my dream to play my entire career at thi... | Yorkshire seam bowler Steve Patterson has extended his contract until the end of the 2018 season. | 39154002 |
Suarez was booked twice in Tuesday's 1-1 semi-final second-leg draw against Atletico Madrid.
His second yellow, for catching Koke in the head late on, is the one they will appeal against.
The club are also contesting Sergio Busquets' yellow card for kicking the ball off the pitch when there were two footballs on the fi... | Barcelona will contest the red card which will rule striker Luis Suarez out of the Copa del Rey final. | 38910085 |
The government is cutting the number of regular forces and increasing the number of trained reserves in an effort to save ??10.6bn over 10 years.
But the Public Accounts Committee said it was behind its target and lacked "understanding" of how to reach it.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the government's aims wer... | The Army faces possible manpower "gaps" unless ministers step up a drive to recruit reservists, MPs have warned. | 29066869 |
The Kilcoo pair both underwent surgery on dislocated shoulders in March and are out of the provincial quarter-final with the champions at Clones on 5 June.
No indication has yet been given of a return date for the injured pair.
Meanwhile Niall Madine has informed Down boss Eamonn Burns that he is opting out of the Mour... | Down have suffered a blow with the news that brothers Ryan and Jerome Johnston have been ruled out of their county's Ulster SFC opener against Monaghan. | 36024819 |
He was arrested on Tuesday by the Metropolitan Police on behalf of the Indian authorities, over fraud accusations.
India has been seeking the extradition of Mr Mallya, who faces charges of financial irregularities at his defunct Kingfisher Airlines.
Mr Mallya is said to owe banks £600m but he denies wrongdoing.
He appe... | Indebted tycoon Vijay Mallya has been bailed on security of £650,000 after appearing in court in London. | 39627135 |
The animals pounced and bit Finlay Renouf five times at a country park in Cornwall, his mother Sophie, said.
"All of a sudden six of them came at him. I've never heard such a heart-rending scream. There was blood dripping everywhere," she said.
Cornwall Council said it may put up warning signs about feeding animals "if... | A three-year-old boy was left pouring with blood when he was attacked by a "pack" of squirrels as he fed them. | 36792959 |
Athena Rising reaches more than 150ft (46m) from the ground on the revamped Platform building (formerly City House), near Leeds railway station.
The mural is 36 ft (11m) wide and described as the UK's tallest piece of street art by organisers.
An owl, alongside the moon and a crown was designed and drawn by a pair of a... | A mural taller than New York's Statue of Liberty has been finished on the side of a building in Leeds. | 40444869 |
Kirsty Williams, AM for Brecon and Radnorshire, said the planned closure of the bank in Crickhowell in November was "very bad news".
The bank said it was making provision for customers at nearby post offices. It also said it was investing £600,000 at the nearest branch at Abergavenny.
NatWest is to close 11 branches i... | An AM has called for a meeting with high street bank bosses to oppose the closure of a NatWest branch in Powys. | 34073615 |
They were caught when the group, including two children, were rescued from their sinking inflatable boat a mile-and-a-half off Kent in May.
Immigration officials said the Albanians were "in a perilous state" and facing potential death.
In a separate case, another man was jailed after 17 Albanians were discovered at Chi... | Two men have each been jailed for more than four years for smuggling 18 Albanian migrants into the UK. | 36921682 |
Popularly known as "Ahok", he is accused of insulting the Koran while campaigning in governorship elections.
Mr Purnama is a Christian from the Chinese ethnic minority and the first non-Muslim to lead the city.
The case has prompted fears of a rise in tensions in the largely Muslim country.
Profile: Who is Jakarta Gove... | Indonesian police have named Jakarta's governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, as a suspect in a blasphemy investigation. | 37996350 |
The Prison Officers' Association (POA) said the officers were attacked while on duty on Sunday morning.
About 50 members of staff walked out for a day on Friday, citing health and safety concerns after recent attacks.
A Prison Service spokesperson said the attacker is kept "in segregation" and will face a police inquir... | Two prison officers were "seriously injured" and taken to hospital after an attack by an inmate at Wormwood Scrubs in west London. | 36241292 |
There have been reports linking the 36-year-old with a role under new England head coach Eddie Jones.
The Australian, who agreed a four-year deal last week, coached Japan during the World Cup, with ex-England captain Borthwick as one of his assistants.
"There has been no contact from the RFU," Robinson told BBC Radio B... | Bristol's director of rugby Andy Robinson insists there has been no approach from the Rugby Football Union for coach Steve Borthwick. | 34900025 |
The garment is the most popular women's wear in India and is sold in big and small shops across the country.
But Delhi-based fashion designer Rimzim Dadu took nearly two years to create her silicon Jamdani sari as part of an initiative to "reinvent" Indian textiles.
The Jamdani weaving tradition comes from the Bengal r... | Can it take two years to make a piece of traditional Indian garment sari? | 32282069 |
The move comes three years after Allison rejoined Ferrari as part of a restructuring plan to improve the team's performance.
The first car designed under his control won three races in 2015, but Ferrari's revival has stalled this season, with no wins so far.
Mattia Binotto has been promoted to chief technical officer.
... | Ferrari have split with technical director James Allison in what the team say was a "joint decision". | 36902822 |
The resort on the Swanscombe Peninsula, near Dartford, is planned to be twice the size of the Olympic Park and include 5,000 hotel rooms and a water park.
The developer, London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH), announced it was ending its agreement with Paramount.
LRCH said it would still be submitting a planning applica... | The deal between developers and an entertainment company to build a £3.2bn theme park in north Kent has collapsed. | 40351727 |
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The 37-year-old Spaniard scored 73 goals in 255 appearances for the Glasgow giants between 2004 and 2010.
He has been in talks with the Oval club in recent days and is a stellar signing for manager Alan Kernaghan.
Novo won three league titles at Ibrox and also played for S... | Former Rangers striker Nacho Novo has signed a one-year contract with Irish Premiership side Glentoran. | 36892357 |
A ground breaking ceremony, attended by Energy Secretary Ed Davey, was held to mark the start of the work.
Siemens is investing £160m in Green Port Hull at the city's Alexandra Dock. The company claimed the facility would create up to 1,000 jobs.
Associated British Ports (ABP), which owns and operates the dock, is inve... | Construction work has started on a £310m wind turbine production and installation facility in Hull. | 30931122 |
The 24-year-old centre-back was told he would be released at the start of the month after making 69 appearances over five years at Craven Cottage.
Burn started his career at Darlington and also had loan stints at Yeovil and Birmingham City.
"He is a powerful defender, but he likes to play as well," boss Gary Caldwell t... | Wigan Athletic have agreed to sign Fulham defender Dan Burn on a three-year deal from 1 July. | 36612135 |
The SNP's Joan McAlpine said it would be a huge loss for the town where the firm was established in 1946.
She has written to chief executive Phillip Day for clarification about reported plans on a move to Carlisle.
Dumfriesshire Conservative MSP Oliver Mundell said it was not a "done deal" and hoped to keep the firm in... | A south of Scotland MSP is seeking answers from Edinburgh Woollen Mill after reports it is considering moving its headquarters from Langholm. | 38103200 |
Karl Scarr, 52, set up a sanctuary in Tangier in 2012 after visiting the country and realising "cruelty and abuse [were] considered normal".
He built the large kennel he currently shares with all the dogs while his own home is being built.
The former zoologist is working with other charities and schools to improve anim... | A man has given up driving taxis around Cambridge to live in a kennel with 150 dogs in Morocco. | 36046452 |
He beat Spain's Roberto Carballes Baena 4-6 6-2 6-3, 24 hours after being ruled ineligible to represent his adopted nation in the annual team tournament.
"I'm still shocked, to be honest," said the Slovenia-born Bedene, 26.
Britain's Heather Watson beat American Sloane Stephens to reach round three of the women's singl... | Aljaz Bedene said he struggled to cope with the shock of failing in his bid to play Davis Cup tennis for Britain as he reached round two of the Miami Open. | 35896430 |
Back-to-back defeats at home to Southampton and at Tottenham have left Swansea just three points outside the Premier League drop-zone.
"We have to try and get something from the Arsenal game," Curtis explained.
"We are under pressure, it is imperative we don't lose a third game in a row. But we do have a good record at... | Swansea coach Alan Curtis says his side can not afford to lose at title-chasing Arsenal. | 35701627 |
The Welsh government says it has no plans to introduce more fees.
But it could be considered if it is deemed necessary to cut down on rubbish in the future, according to a government consultation.
Retailers said they would need to see detailed proposals, but that they were already reducing waste.
A Welsh government con... | The prospect has been raised of extending the 5p charge in Wales on carrier bags to other products and packaging. | 22127404 |
The singer was taken to a hospital in Essex over the weekend after suffering chronic chest pain for several days.
The 59-year-old was later moved to St Bartholomew's Hospital in central London for treatment.
A representative told the BBC that Van Day has "had a stent fitted to [a] main artery".
A stent is a short wire-... | David Van Day, a former member of pop duo Dollar, is "doing fine" after suffering a heart attack, his spokesman has said. | 37833361 |
The move follows a trading update on 14 July in which DX cautioned over "challenging" trading conditions.
The companies had been in talks for several months over a possible merger.
But on Monday Menzies said that, after further due diligence on DX Group, it "became apparent" any deal would require revised terms.
In a s... | John Menzies has walked away from a proposed £40m deal to sell its distribution arm to parcel delivery and logistics firm DX Group. | 40923527 |
Backers of the Heroes Centre in Helensburgh believe it will help a new generation of Scots learn new media and production skills.
They plan to base the academy in a converted Victorian warehouse in the town's George Street.
The building will also house a cinema, diner and a Helensburgh "wall of fame".
The three storey ... | A £2m fundraising campaign has been launched to establish a digital media academy in the hometown of television pioneer John Logie Baird. | 20890851 |
Hair dyes can cover up greying but gene manipulation may, in future, banish it altogether.
The international team collected DNA samples from "a diverse melting pot" of more than 6,000 volunteers of European, Native American and African ancestry.
The gene IRF4 regulates a natural hair, skin and eye pigment called melani... | Scientists have pinpointed a gene responsible for grey hair - a discovery that could lead to new ways of delaying or preventing this natural sign of ageing, they say in Nature Communications. | 35687287 |
Bangor University researchers are using the futuristic animals to find out how sheep respond to weather.
Two fake ewes are fitted with a battery-operated heating system, which simulates the heat produced by a live animal.
The team said the research was throwing up surprising results.
Complete with thick fleeces, ear ta... | It sounds like something straight from a science fiction novel but electric sheep are now grazing in the fields of north Wales. | 37259114 |
The singer's success with Crazy Stupid Love puts her alongside Geri Halliwell and Rita Ora.
Her song features Tinie Tempah, who appears on the fifth chart-topper of his career.
Ed Sheeran continued his reign at the top of the album chart with X, which has now been top for five weeks.
The singer-songwriter now has the l... | Cheryl Cole has landed the fourth solo number one of her career, becoming only the third British female in chart history to achieve the feat. | 28514580 |
Frank Holmes helped broker a deal for Cardiff and Vale College to buy training business ACT and he is now aiding other colleges to follow suit.
The merger changes how training and apprenticeships are delivered.
"This has been going on for some time in England and we'll see more of it in Wales," said Mr Holmes.
He said ... | Welsh colleges are planning further takeovers of private training providers, according to a leading corporate finance expert. | 38800562 |
Lucas, 30, was Liverpool's longest-serving player, having joined in 2007 for the same fee from Brazilian side Gremio.
He played 345 games for Liverpool, including 247 in the Premier League.
"Liverpool is one of the greatest clubs in the world, and my intention had always been to spend the rest of my career here," the 2... | Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva has completed his £5m transfer to Lazio. | 40628786 |
The memorial plaque featuring a coat of arms designed by Cuillin, six, and Lejla, four, was installed in the Commons chamber.
It was part of a "family day" as MPs and staff were encouraged to bring their children into the chamber.
Mrs Cox, 41, was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire, part of her Batley and Spe... | A coat of arms to honour murdered MP Jo Cox has been unveiled in Parliament by her two children. | 40391819 |
Instead of men in high-visibility jackets and hard hats, there are going to be drones buzzing overhead, robotic bulldozers and 3D printers churning out new structures.
That at least is the hope of those making technological solutions.
But first they have to convince the traditionally risk-averse construction industry t... | The building site of the future is going to look very different to the one we are all used to today. | 35746648 |
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The ex-helicopter pilot is travelling to the International Space Station with with American Tim Kopra and Russian Yuri Malenchenko. | The Soyuz spacecraft carrying astronaut Tim Peake has successfully blasted off from its launch site in Kazakhstan. | 35100398 |
The committee was told that virtual currencies were a "legitimate financial service" with the same benefits and risks as other online payment systems.
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is exploring the "promises and risks" of Bitcoin for "government and society at large".
The currency has more th... | The value of virtual currency Bitcoin has soared to over $900 (£559), after a US Senate committee hearing. | 24986264 |
An international commission is looking to safeguard a massive section of the Ross Sea, home to penguins, petrels and killer whales.
The proposed marine protected area (MPA) would ban fishing and drilling in a region dubbed "the last ocean".
Experts say it could set a precedent for other areas of the high seas.
Consisti... | Campaigners believe a proposal to establish a vast marine reserve in the seas around Antarctica will finally be accepted this week. | 37777257 |
Mott Macdonald will produce detailed designs for a revamp of the station's frontage, forecourt and concourse.
About £6m is to be spent on the redevelopment which is scheduled to be completed in 2018.
The station was constructed and added to during the 1800s. The pitched iron and glass roof over the concourse was built... | ScotRail Alliance has appointed a design team to work on a new look for Inverness Station. | 39221575 |
Luke Miller, 26, of the Isle of Wight, died on Koh Tao island in January 2016.
Coroner Caroline Sumeray said: "It has been suggested this was a cover-up by the Thai authorities but there has been a very thorough police report."
British backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were murdered on the same island in 2... | There is "no evidence" a British backpacker who was found dead in a swimming pool in Thailand was murdered, a coroner has concluded. | 40281095 |
Ruth Appleby, from North Yorkshire, was told her daughter had died hours after being born apparently healthy in 1992.
She later learned that thousands of Spanish babies were taken and given up for adoption.
Mrs Appleby has pursued her case through the Spanish legal system without success.
"The last appeal that we did w... | A woman who believes her baby was abducted at birth by staff at a Spanish hospital is to have her case heard by the European Court of Human Rights. | 40494049 |
The Children's Society says as many as three pupils in every GCSE classroom in England could be experiencing neglect.
It says a lack of parental interest can lead teenagers to act more waywardly, by getting very drunk for example.
Teenagers need as much care as younger children, it says, adding that many parents do not... | Tens of thousands of teenagers are being neglected by parents who do not check up on them or offer enough support, a charity says. | 38132401 |
Smith, 27, was caught looking up to his side's camp as he considered reviewing an LBW decision in Australia's second Test defeat in Bangalore.
"There is a line that you don't cross on a cricket field," said Kohli.
Smith admitted his actions, saying "I shouldn't have done that."
He added: "It was a bit of brain-fade on ... | Australia captain Steve Smith "crossed the line" by breaking rules on getting help from his dressing room with the decision review system, India skipper Virat Kohli says. | 39194259 |
Cafodd Elen, 23, ei magu yn Eifionydd, ac aeth i Ysgol Gynradd Chwilog, Ysgol Glan-y-Mor ac yna Coleg Meirion Dwyfor.
Mae hi newydd orffen cwrs ymarfer dysgu ar ôl ennill gradd yn y Gymraeg, ac yn gobeithio mynd i deithio cyn chwilio am ei swydd gyntaf fel athrawes.
Mae'r goron yn cael ei gwobrwyo am ysgrifennu'r darn ... | Elen Gwenllian Hughes o Gricieth yw enillydd coron Eisteddfod yr Urdd Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Taf ac Elái eleni. | 40138112 |
Officers were found to have obtained communications data without judicial permission while trying to determine details of a journalist's sources.
Chief Constable Phil Gormley has asked Mike Barton, his opposite number in Durham Constabulary, to investigate.
MSPs have been holding their own inquiry, as have police watch... | An independent inquiry is to be carried out after Police Scotland breached spying guidelines during an investigation. | 36936868 |
The GMB, Unite and Prospect have called on Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) to increase its 1% pay offer.
The unions said DSRL's parent company Cavendish Dounreay Partnership had "significantly increased its profits year on year".
The Dounreay site near Thurso in Caithness is being decommissioned.
Prospect nego... | Trade unions have warned of the potential of industrial unrest at the Dounreay nuclear site in a row over pay. | 38068644 |
Mr Nesbitt made the comments during a meeting with David Cameron in the House of Commons.
It was the first time in over a decade that an Ulster Unionist leader has met the prime minster at the beginning of a new parliament.
Mr Nesbitt said he urged him "not to step in and collapse the institutions".
The UUP leader said... | UUP leader Mike Nesbitt has told the prime minister the government must not collapse the Northern Ireland Executive over welfare reform difficulties. | 32763581 |
Twenty-nine people, including a woman pregnant with twins, were killed in the Real IRA attack in 1998.
On Tuesday, the prosecution of 45-year-old County Armagh man Seamus Daly for the bombing collapsed.
Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris said there were currently no new lines of inquiry in the investigation.
"Police pr... | A senior PSNI officer has told the Policing Board that while the Omagh bomb investigation remains open, progress is unlikely. | 35720296 |
The generals who ran the country suppressed almost all dissent - symbolised by the house arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi - and stood accused of gross human rights abuses, prompting international condemnation and sanctions.
A gradual liberalisation process has been under way since 2010. The country is expec... | Myanmar, also known as Burma, was long considered a pariah state while under the rule of an oppressive military junta from 1962 to 2011. | 12990563 |
Demonstrations have been continuing in the port city for months in spite of a government crackdown.
They were triggered by the gruesome death of a fishmonger.
BBC Arabic's Amir Rawash examines why these protests have managed to keep their momentum.
Thousands of Moroccans took to the streets in a number of cities last O... | Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in al-Hoceima, northern Morocco, on Thursday. | 40219452 |
Kandyce Downer, 34, killed 18-month-old Keegan Downer less than a year after she was appointed her legal guardian.
The toddler had 153 scars and bruises and suffered what police described as "barbaric and evil" treatment, sustaining brain and spinal injuries.
Downer, who must serve at least 18 years, told Birmingham Cr... | A woman who murdered a toddler she had subjected to "barbaric" abuse in her care has been jailed for life. | 36203074 |
New figures from the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs show that between July and September the number of GB applications rose by 96%.
There were 3,431 applications in September 2015, compared to 7,518 in September 2016.
Year-on-year applications from Northern Ireland have also risen since the vote.
They have increas... | The number of applications for Irish passports from people living in Great Britain has almost doubled since the UK voted to leave the European Union. | 37563824 |
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He has been widely criticised over the damage corruption allegations have caused football's governing body.
But the 78-year-old Swiss said he was angered when a number of European football chiefs urged him to quit.
"This was the most disrespectful thing I've ever experienc... | Sepp Blatter has indicated he wants to seek a fifth term as Fifa president and called Uefa "disrespectful" following calls for his resignation. | 27805019 |
The event will happen a week after a Hawker Hunter jet crashed onto a road at the Shoreham Air Show in Sussex, leaving at least 11 people dead.
Rhyl's flight director said the majority of the show would take place over the sea, providing a "natural safety margin" for spectators.
The event runs on 29 and 30 August.
Dire... | Rhyl Air Show will go ahead as planned following guidance from air regulators, Denbighshire council has said. | 34038694 |
The girl was walking through Ten Metre Wood in Harlow, Essex, in December 1997 when she was grabbed around the neck, Chelmsford Crown Court was told.
The court heard the father of accused Jon Molt provided a DNA sample as part of the police inquiry and a "familial match" was found.
Mr Molt, 34, from Rushes Mead, Harlow... | A rapist who attacked a 15-year-old girl was traced by a DNA match almost 15 years later, a court has heard. | 18356697 |
Mukesh Agrawal stays well away from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station these days. Four years ago, he was working at his newly-opened restaurant in the food plaza when he came face-to-face with death.
"It was around 9:45pm [1615 GMT] and I was about to shut shop. I was near my cash counter when all of ... | Survivors and family members have been reacting to the news that Ajmal Qasab, the only person convicted for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, has been hanged. | 20423470 |
Slash, with whom Weiland performed in rock supergroup Velvet Revolver, wrote on Twitter that it was "a sad day".
"RIP Scott Weiland," said Dave Kushner, another Velvet Revolver member.
Tom Vitorino, Weiland's manager, confirmed the singer's death at the age of 48 on Thursday night, saying he had "passed away in his sle... | Tributes have been paid to US singer Scott Weiland, former frontman with Stone Temple Pilots, following his death while on tour in Minnesota. | 35003719 |
The bookmaker said its operating profit for the full year would be at the bottom end of the range of analysts' forecasts of £290.9m and £312.1m.
The warning came with results for the three months to the end of September.
Operating profits were 39% below the same period last year. William Hill said the third quarter o... | William Hill shares have closed down 7.9% following a profit warning. | 34614411 |
The mother's parents argued it would be better for the six-year-old to come to them.
They said that as the victim's family, they shared his loss and were best placed to console him.
But experts told the court it would be better for him to stay in England.
A social worker, a court-appointed guardian and an independent p... | A boy whose father is in jail for his mother's murder should live with the killer's sister and family in England, not his maternal grandparents in China - a family court judge has ruled. | 33114655 |
The Lake District Biogas plant will feed bio-methane to the gas grid, processed from creamery residues from First Milk's creamery site in Aspatria.
About 40% of the gas will heat local homes and businesses, with the rest powering the creamery.
The £10m project is believed to be the first energy system of its kind in E... | Cheese is to be converted into energy for the gas grid, supplying hundreds of properties in Cumbria with power. | 36033681 |
Sue Atkinson was left bloodied after she was swooped upon by gulls near a primary school in Helston.
The RSPB has asked Defra, Natural England and the Marine Management Organisation to join it in talks.
It follows the prime minister calling for a "big conversation" on the issue after a dog was killed by gulls.
Mrs Atki... | A national "gull summit" is being proposed following a recent spate of attacks, including one on a pensioner in Cornwall. | 33638997 |
Offaly held an early lead but Cavan finished the first half strongly to go in 0-11 to 0-9 ahead at the break.
Cavan won the game early in the second half with a Gearoid McKiernan goal and five unanswered points putting the Ulster visitors in control.
Offaly tagged on late points with the outcome already settled while C... | Cavan cruised into the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers second round thanks to an impressive win over Offaly. | 40400452 |
The number of mounted units in Britain has fallen from 17 in 2012 to 12 in 2014, amid pressures on budgets.
And the study commissioned by the Association of Chief Police Officers set out to assess the value of the patrols.
Researchers say they could have a greater role in neighbourhood policing.
Interviews with police ... | Levels of public trust and confidence in police are higher when officers are deployed on horseback, a report suggests. | 30101091 |
The pictures trace the history of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation of Disabled People from its creation in 1932 when it was first set up as a residential training college for disabled people in Surrey.
Over the years it has provided training for both work and ways to more easily live independently in four centres - the Cri... | An archive of photographs of disabled people being trained for work and independent living have been released. | 34425970 |
The Sports Direct owner had sought to challenge the SFA's decision to class Mr King as a "fit and proper person" before he became chairman of the club.
He dropped the action in April after he received information about how the SFA came to their decision in May 2015.
Judge Lord Bannatyne has now ruled Mr Ashley is liabl... | Mike Ashley will have to pay the legal costs of Rangers chairman Dave King and the Scottish Football Association (SFA) after abandoning a legal challenge. | 36607401 |
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