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One co-founder of the Peachy Printer scheme accused the other of stealing more than 324,000 Canadian dollars ($353,000; £174,000) and spending it.
Efforts to make the device have been halted. A confession video has been posted to the site as proof.
But the alleged thief told the BBC it had been filmed "under duress".
... | Crowdfunding website Kickstarter is investigating claims that money given to a tech project was instead used to build a home. | 36271249 |
London's sole appearance in the showpiece Wembley final came 14 years ago, when they lost 52-16 to Leeds Rhinos.
Their first time in the competition's last four since that run to the old Twin Towers comes with the club bottom of Super League.
Former Broncos winger Martin Offiah, who scored the opening try in the defeat... | London Broncos are aiming to reach the Challenge Cup final for only the second time in their history this weekend and in doing so emulate the side of 1999. | 23442106 |
Chief Executive Ian Narev will retire after six years at the helm of Australia's biggest mortgage lender.
It comes amid pressure from regulators over 53,700 alleged breaches of anti-money laundering laws.
The board said it brought forward details of its succession plans to end speculation over his tenure.
Mr Narev had ... | The head of Australia's Commonwealth Bank will step down by the middle of next year, the firm has said. | 40920218 |
"Whatever happens in Greece, good or bad, is certain to inform the debate back in both Dublin and Belfast."
Events have moved more rapidly, with Greece now on the brink of a referendum on the terms of its bailout, and politicians in Dublin and Belfast drawing their own parallels.
In a Belfast Telegraph article, Secreta... | Back in January, I noted Sinn Féin's close links with Greece's Syriza concluding that "the next couple of years should establish whether Syriza's policies represent a new radical way forward for Europe's debtor nations or lead Greece into even more dire financial straits. | 33361669 |
Garth Anderton, 24, has an obsession with cannibalism, vampires and serial killers and had previously drunk his own blood, Exeter Crown Court was told.
Anderton, from Manchester, admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent and three assaults.
He was jailed for six years with a five-year extended licence.
Anderton... | A self-proclaimed cannibal has been jailed for biting off part of a stranger's ear and putting it in his pocket to eat later. | 36304596 |
Niall McGinn gave the visitors the lead when he chipped the ball over goalkeeper Rui Patricio after good work by Jonny Evans and Kyle Lafferty.
The Portuguese dominated the game but Northern Ireland defended stoutly until Helder Postiga turned and struck home the equaliser after 79 minutes.
The result will rank as one ... | Northern Ireland produced a heroic display to secure a shock point against Portugal in their World Cup qualifier. | 19942970 |
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said exceptional measures would be in place with soldiers guarding key landmarks.
He said the "terrorist threat" following November's Paris attacks remained "very high".
France has been in a state of emergency since the jihadist-claimed assaults. The tour runs from 2-24 July.
... | About 23,000 police, including special forces, will provide security for this year's Tour de France cycle race. | 36367532 |
The LSE chairman, Donald Brydon, thanked shareholders for their "strong support" after 98.9% backed the deal.
The two stock exchanges agreed a $27bn (£20bn) merger earlier this year, but the Brexit vote has raised questions about how it should be implemented.
The LSE said the deal would still deliver value to sharehol... | Shareholders in the London Stock Exchange (LSE) have voted in favour of a planned merger with its German counterpart Deutsche Boerse. | 36698382 |
Ethan Roser, 19, was accidentally struck by the hammer on Saturday afternoon at the campus of Wheaton College in suburban Chicago.
The 19-year-old, who was volunteering at the event, died in hospital after paramedics treated him at the scene.
In track and field the hammer is a metal ball, weighing between 9-16lb (4-7kg... | An Illinois college student has died after being hit by a hammer during an athletics competition. | 39695666 |
Bottas, who was quickest by just 0.047 seconds, has suffered the same gearbox problem that hit his team-mate at the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend.
Mercedes have changed the gearbox and, as it has not done the requisite six races, that means an automatic penalty.
The team say the problem is now "understood and contai... | Valtteri Bottas led Lewis Hamilton to a Mercedes one-two in second practice at the British Grand Prix but the Finn will receive a five-place grid penalty. | 40610729 |
Mayor Anne Hidalgo said a camp to house 400 men would be opened at a site in the north of the city in mid-October.
A camp for women and children, in the suburb of Ivry-sur-Seine, will follow by the end of the year.
Meanwhile, a planned centre for 200 asylum seekers in Essonne, 30km (20 miles) south-west of Paris, was s... | Paris is to open its first refugee camp next month in response to asylum seekers living in the city's streets. | 37287321 |
Laurent Blanc's side remain 24 points clear of Monaco, who beat bottom club Troyes 3-1 later on Saturday.
Gregory van der Wiel put PSG in front, but Prince Oniangue headed Reims level after an error by keeper Kevin Trapp.
Ibrahimovic made it 2-1, played in Edinson Cavani for the third and then volleyed in Van der Wiel'... | Paris St-Germain need a maximum of 10 more points to retain the Ligue 1 title after Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice and made two more in a win over Reims. | 35623002 |
The visitors were bowled out for just 177 in their first innings with Harvey Hosein's unbeaten 27 the top score.
Craig Meschede (3-33) claimed three top-order victims, with all six Glamorgan bowlers taking wickets.
Derbyshire showed more resistance second time around, reaching the close at Colwyn Bay on 78-1.
Glamorgan... | Glamorgan ended day two within sight of their first Championship victory of 2016 after forcing Derbyshire to follow on with the visitors 341 runs behind. | 36829220 |
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Salford winger Justin Carney and centre Junior S'au were pictured in heated exchanges with supporters as they tried to make sure their children were safe after the game at the John Smith's Stadium.
"I understand they should not enter the crowd but lives are in danger," sai... | Salford players were right to enter the stands as fighting broke out after their match with Huddersfield, says Giants winger Jermaine McGillvary. | 35914889 |
Acosta bellieves the huge London arena is "not ideal", saying: "You lose the intimacy that Romeo and Juliet needs, you have to rely on cameras."
But the Cuban dancer, who plays Romeo, said it was something The Royal Ballet "needs to do".
"There is a new audience that we need to educate as to what ballet is, how wonderf... | Ballet star Carlos Acosta has admitted there will be challenges staging Romeo and Juliet at the O2. | 13728737 |
Newport's Conor Wilkinson hit the post twice in a goalless first half, before Jordan Tillson met Lee Holmes' free-kick to put the hosts in front.
Boden equalised with five minutes left as he headed in from close range for his 12th goal of the season.
Exeter stay 13th in the table, while Newport are now seven points cle... | Scott Boden's late header gave Newport County a valuable draw away against League Two play-off contenders Exeter. | 35567277 |
Mr Yameen claimed bomb-making materials had been found during raids on Ahmed Adeeb's associates.
The president was unhurt in the blast on his speedboat, which left his wife and two others slightly injured.
In recent years, the Maldives has been rocked by political infighting.
"The vice-president is being detained for t... | Maldives president Abdulla Yameen has described his deputy as a threat to national security, after his arrest over an alleged assassination attempt last month. | 34631017 |
The Lotus Esprit sold for less than the guide price despite a bidding war between a woman in the auction room and a telephone bidder who took the prized collector's piece.
The car, said to be fully operational, was used in the underwater scene of the 1977 film starring Roger Moore as 007.
After filming it toured vario... | A submarine car used in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me has been sold for £550,000. | 24014822 |
The German turned into a corner late as Hamilton tried to pass around the outside and damaged his front wing, finishing fourth.
Rosberg was given a 10-second penalty and two licence penalty points by stewards for causing a collision.
It reduces Hamilton's deficit to Rosberg to 11 points in the title race.
There will be... | Lewis Hamilton collided with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg on the last lap before passing him to win a thrilling Austrian Grand Prix. | 36698196 |
Jo-Jo, a six-month-old white female, had been used to educate Brockenhurst College students as part of its Drive Safe road safety awareness initiative.
The foal died on the B3055 Sway Road in Brockenhurst in November.
Owner Genette Byford is trialling reflective stickers after another of her donkeys was hit by a car.
N... | The owner of a donkey foal killed by a car on a New Forest road is putting reflective stickers on her animals in an attempt to slow motorists down. | 30388374 |
Natasha Allen, 16, of Methven, Perth and Kinross, was last seen by her family at about 19:30 on Thursday.
She is 5ft 2in, of slim build, with long, brown hair with blonde roots and has a nose ring.
She was wearing a navy Fred Perry tracksuit top, white stonewashed jeans and turquoise trainers when she was last seen.
An... | Police have appealed for help to trace a 16-year-old girl who has gone missing. | 37809901 |
The plans were released by the Labour-led council, which also proposed a 2% rise in council tax.
Council leader Anne Western said government grants were being cut by 27%, so cutbacks were inevitable.
A final decision on the budget proposals will be made next week.
Councillor Western said: "People will start to see the ... | Proposed budget cuts at Derbyshire County Council will hit both road gritting and crossing guards as the local authority aims to save £45m over the next fiscal year. | 30906966 |
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stafford colleges merged last year, forming the Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG).
The group said funding cuts and lower student numbers in Stafford meant savings were needed.
A review will also examine look at subjects which "are no longer financially sustainable".
NSCG is due to co... | About 100 jobs are "at risk" at two colleges, operators have announced, as part of £2m savings measures. | 38839797 |
Jenny Willott, a board member for parliamentary regulator IPSA, said the situation was "frustrating" for MPs who did nothing wrong or joined later.
But she said there had since been "real change" and current MPs "behave quite differently".
IPSA monitors MPs' pay and expenses.
The expenses scandal was sparked in 2009 af... | Seven years on from the expenses scandal, a former Welsh Lib Dem MP has said it will take "a lot longer" for the Houses of Parliament's reputation to recover. | 37061997 |
Lord Lisvane's paper on the Isle of Man's Tynwald found it had less female representation than Iran, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and North Korea.
There were only two women among Tynwald's 35 members when his report was commissioned by the parliament.
Lord Lisvane said while the number of women had since improved, there was s... | The world's oldest continuous parliament needs more women, the author of an independent review has said. | 40107544 |
The Green Paper sets out 50 questions aimed at making the NHS safer, better and more transparent.
There would be a legal duty for NHS staff to be more open with patients, not just when things go wrong.
Patients would also be asked if they would be willing to share personal health data for medical research.
The 50-page ... | Final decisions about changes to the health service could be taken out of the hands of politicians under new proposals by the Welsh government. | 33384355 |
The chancellor claims its actions have given "breathing space", but would not say what he meant by intervention.
It follows Tuesday's announcement that Tata Steel is selling its entire loss-making UK business, with more than 4,000 jobs at Port Talbot at risk.
But the Indian firm has not given an "open ended" commitment... | The UK government has intervened in the "overnight" closure of Port Talbot steelworks, George Osborne has said. | 35938094 |
The quiz show host incorrectly attributed Billy Connolly's banana boots to artist John Byrne rather than their true creator Edmund Smith.
Glasgow pop artist Smith made the size 9 bananas for the comedian in 1975.
The BBC said it had drawn the "oversight" to the attention of the programme's producers.
The error was made... | The BBC has upheld a complaint from the daughter of a Scottish artist after Jeremy Paxman gave the wrong answer to a question on University Challenge. | 40642593 |
Mr Cameron said the UK was taking its fair share of asylum seekers but said he wanted to stop people getting in "without permission".
He defended his use of the word "swarm" to describe migrants crossing the Mediterranean to reach Europe.
But Labour's Yvette Cooper criticised Mr Cameron for "ramping up the rhetoric".
I... | The government is aiming to make sure illegal immigrants cannot "break into Britain", PM David Cameron has said. | 33945402 |
The alliance's new Readiness Action Plan contains a variety of measures to overhaul the reaction forces. The aim is to make sure that they can be well-equipped, highly trained and rapidly mobile.
The goal is to make good on Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen's assertion at the Wales summit that "Nato protects... | Nato's political leaders have given the go-ahead for a fundamental re-casting of Nato's rapid reaction forces to bolster deterrence and reassure worried member states. | 29087105 |
The court cut short Caro Quintero's 40-year sentence for the 1985 killing of US Drug Enforcement agent Enrique Camarena.
It ruled that Caro Quintero, now 60, should have been tried in a state rather than a federal court.
The murder strained US-Mexico ties and changed the war on drugs trafficking.
Caro Quintero had been... | A court in Mexico has released drugs baron Rafael Caro Quintero, after he served 28 years in prison for the kidnap and murder of a US agent. | 23642506 |
Dean Jones, 38, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the first day of his trial at Swansea Crown Court for killing Alison Farr-Davies, 42.
Sentencing, Judge Keith Thomas said her death involved "a wholly unprovoked and senseless attack" in September 2016.
The court had heard the pair's relationship "involved class A drug ... | A Swansea heroin addict has been jailed for 13-and-a-half-years over the death of his girlfriend. | 39291325 |
The 20-year-old joined Villa in 2012 from Lincoln City and scored against Swindon in a first-team pre-season friendly last summer.
He follows the loan of keeper Benjamin Siegrist from Villa to Adams Park.
"It's no secret that we have been short of goals lately and he gives us another option," said boss Gareth Ainsworth... | League Two play-off hopefuls Wycombe have signed striker Jerell Sellars from Premier League side Aston Villa on loan for the rest of the season. | 35891381 |
The rally in Ahmedabad city was addressed by Hardik Patel, a 22-year-old controversial community leader.
The rally turned violent when protesters clashed with local residents.
Patels make up 20% of the population of Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The caste is economically powerful but the prot... | More than 300,000 members of India's Patel community have staged a rally in Gujarat demanding better access to jobs and education. | 34048678 |
The 21-year-old won the club's player of the year award in 2016 after joining from York City Knights.
Minikin has scored six tries in 16 appearances and will remain at Wheldon Road until the end of the 2019 season.
"We have a bright future here at Castleford and we're aiming to win some silverware, if not next year the... | Castleford Tigers centre Greg Minikin has signed a two-year contract extension. | 37750994 |
The 36-year-old, who has won 103 caps, will play for a team managed by former Manchester United and England winger Steve Coppell.
Former Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Fulham central defender Hughes has been without a club since being released by Melbourne City in April.
Hughes played in three of NI's four games at ... | Northern Ireland defender Aaron Hughes has signed a one-year deal with Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters. | 36917978 |
It found that 14 local authorities had no on-site counsellors and provision by other councils was irregular.
The data revealed school counsellors dealt with thousands of cases including substance abuse, self-harm and depression in the past year.
A government review into school counselling services is now under way.
Unl... | More than 250,000 children in Scotland have no access to school-based counselling services, a BBC investigation has discovered. | 40959463 |
The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals found Live Oak High School near San Jose used the ban to avoid violence.
The school has had a history of problems between Latino and white students on Cinco de Mayo.
A lawyer for the students has said he plans to appeal the verdict.
"It was reasonable for school officials to procee... | A California high school which barred students from wearing American flag T-shirts on a Mexican holiday did not violate their rights, a federal appeals court has ruled. | 26388424 |
He said Mrs Merkel was by far Europe's most important leader, and that the EU had become a vehicle for Germany.
Mr Trump was giving details of his foreign policy goals in an interview with British and German newspapers.
He told The Times and Bild his priority was to create fairer trade deals for the US and have strong ... | US President-elect Donald Trump has said German Chancellor Angela Merkel made "one very catastrophic mistake" by admitting more than 1m migrants. | 38632485 |
Stead opened the scoring when he curled over Pools keeper Trevor Carson before Liam Noble latched on to Elliott Hewitt's delivery to double the lead.
Hartlepool fought back when Nathan Thomas picked out Jake Gray before Billy Paynter levelled soon after.
But Stead sealed all three points with just ten minutes remaining... | Jon Stead scored twice as Notts County battled to seal all three points against struggling Hartlepool United. | 35430296 |
The chancellor has made it clear to his allies he wants jobs and the economy to be the first consideration as Britain leaves the European Union.
His approach is described by some as a "soft" Brexit, meaning that the UK keeps closer ties to the single market and possibly stays within the customs union.
Even if that mean... | It is the first significant reassurance to businesses that the government is ready to step in with extra financial support as the Brexit deal is negotiated. | 40283236 |
Twardek, who is out of contract at the end of the season, made his Lions debut in the EFL Trophy in August, and has since made two further appearances.
The 19-year-old represented the Czech Republic up to under-19 level, but now plays for Canada's Under-20 team.
He could make his Braintree debut when the Iron host Ches... | National League side Braintree have signed Millwall winger Kris Twardek on a 28-day youth loan deal. | 38523385 |
McKinnon's men finished top of Group C thanks to a penalty shootout triumph following a 1-1 draw at Dens Park.
And the manager was delighted that his side will face Dundee in the last 16 on 9 August following Sunday's draw.
"It's brilliant - the city's been starved of the derby for a year and you could see the response... | Dundee United manager Ray McKinnon is relishing another city derby in the League Cup after his side's "fantastic" display against their rivals on Sunday. | 40774646 |
The 24-year-old has made just three substitute appearances in the Premier League this season.
Townsend - who has played 10 times for England - was dropped for a Europa League match in November after a row with fitness coach Nathan Gardiner.
Newcastle have already signed midfielders Jonjo Shelvey and Henri Saivet in thi... | Newcastle have agreed a fee, believed to be about £12m, to sign Tottenham's England winger Andros Townsend. | 35409021 |
It says cuts to police budgets of 20% since 2010 have already hit officer numbers and police visibility.
With further savings set to be made over the next five years, is the bobby on the beat - as the Police Federation of England and Wales has claimed - really now an "endangered species"?
Home Secretary Theresa May say... | The sight of police officers pounding the streets of England and Wales could soon be a distant memory, the Police Federation has warned. | 32807677 |
This year, perhaps more than ever, the ceremony will be about who says what as much as who wins what and who wears what.
Five weeks on from President Trump's inauguration, with the nation divided over the US president and his policies, many Hollywood stars will feel the need to take a stand on the biggest stage of all.... | When the Oscars comes around on Sunday, there may be so many anti-Trump speeches they may need an award for the best one. | 38874798 |
Surrey County Council approved the cost cuts after a public consultation.
The charges will apply to tyres, large gas bottles and larger loads of waste such as rubble, plasterboard and soil. There will be no charge for asbestos.
Opposition Liberal Democrats said the measures would lead to more flytipping but the Conserv... | Some community recycling centres in Surrey will shut at quieter times and large loads of non-household waste will be chargeable in a bid to save £1.8m. | 34923068 |
The team had arrived at Camp 1 when the 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the mountain.
It triggered a wall of snow, rock and ice that hurtled down onto the Everest Base Camp.
Here's how @martienssen recorded his experiences of the worst disaster in the history of the world's highest peak. | The BBC's Thomas Martienssen witnessed the avalanches that killed 18 people on Mount Everest after a massive earthquake in Nepal. | 32494505 |
Rents were up by 1.1% last month compared with July, leaving the average rent at £761 a month, said the survey by LSL Property Services.
The figures, based on LSL's own data, suggested seven out of 10 regions had seen rent rises over the year.
This was led by a 3.5% increase in the south-west of England.
The south-eas... | The cost of renting a home in England and Wales rose faster than inflation in the year to August, climbing 2.4%, according to a survey. | 29277702 |
Opener John Hastings hit a fifty off just 19 balls to help the Rapids to 190-7.
Dom Sibley made 49 on his Bears debut, but New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner took 3-16 to restrict the hosts to 185-7.
Worcestershire are now five points off a top-four place with five matches remaining, while the defeat ends a four-game... | Worcestershire Rapids kept alive their hopes of qualifying from the T20 Blast North Group with a thrilling five-run win over local rivals Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston. | 40832908 |
Scott Marsden needed urgent medical attention during an English title fight at Alexandra Mill, Morley, on Saturday.
The teenager was taken to Leeds General Infirmary in a "critical condition" but later died.
West Yorkshire Police said officers were making inquires into what happened but the death was not being treated ... | A 14-year-old boy has died after collapsing during a national kickboxing competition. | 39264613 |
Images courtesy of AFP, EPA, Getty Images and Reuters | 38684879 | |
The 45-year-old had been linked with the role for some time, and in January he had announced he would be leaving The Stoop at the end of the season.
He will succeed Frenchman Jacques Brunel, 62, in the Italy post.
O'Shea said he was "honoured, humbled and excited" to coach Italy, who lost all five of their matches in t... | Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea has confirmed that he will become head coach of Italy. | 35899154 |
The public voted for the bronze signs to be the latest installed on the NewcastleGateshead Initiative's Local Heroes Walk of Fame.
Television presenters John Grundy and Mike Neville will also be honoured with plaques which will be installed in May.
The walk along the Newcastle Quayside opened in 2014 and 29 plaques hav... | Plaques commemorating actor Tim Healy and AC/DC singer Brian Johnson are to be added to a riverside walk. | 39770142 |
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Farah, who is competing in Saturday's Great Edinburgh International Cross Country, said: "It's Mo [not Sir]. Obviously, it's an honour to be recognised by everyone and my country."
Farah, who was second to American Garrett Heath in 2016, said: "Hopefully I'll go one better... | Two-time double Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah says he is happy to be known as 'Mo' despite receiving a knighthood. | 38533433 |
The 82 girls, who were part of a huge group kidnapped from their school in 2014, are in the care of security services in the capital, Abuja.
Their parents travelled by bus through the night to meet their daughters.
More than 100 of the 276 girls, taken from the town of Chibok, are still being held by the militant group... | A group of the "Chibok girls" freed from Nigeria's Boko Haram militants have been reunited with their families. | 39987271 |
Or remotely turning on the tumble dryer for yet another cycle - after it has texted you that the clothes were still damp.
Or your plant tweeting you to be watered.
It might have been sci-fi just a decade ago, but with the internet forcing its way into every aspect of our lives, cyberspace is leaking out into the real w... | Imagine googling your home to find your child's lost toy. | 13632206 |
Huddersfield dominated possession in the first half and took the lead when full-back Chris Lowe gathered Elias Kachunga's pass and fired in.
Barnsley equalised when Alfie Mawson headed home Marc Roberts' throw-in.
Stefan Payne shot against the post for Barnsley before Kachunga's pass found Hogg, who shot into the top c... | Jonathan Hogg's injury-time goal gave unbeaten Huddersfield Town victory over Barnsley and sent the Terriers to the top of the Championship table. | 37067404 |
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The 21-year-old has won 2015's first two majors, with his victory on Sunday coming after his Masters win in April.
Rory McIlroy, 26, holds the other two major titles, the Open and US PGA Championship, with Rickie Fowler, 26, the Players Championship champion.
"It's awesome... | Newly crowned US Open champion Jordan Spieth says he is excited to be part of a young generation of players currently dominating golf's top events. | 33221013 |
Sgt David Evans, from Shropshire, is "heartbroken" at the prospect of not being able to keep four-year-old Ivy when he retires, his daughter said.
She set up an online petition to gather support for her father, who is stepping down in April after 34 years' service.
The chief constable has "made a direct offer" to speak... | More than 15,000 people have signed a petition to allow a police dog to retire with her handler. | 38878259 |
"Doctor my wife is pregnant. She is having pain right now," he says.
"Is this her first child," asks the doctor.
"No, this is her husband speaking," answers the man.
Many would find this a rather lame and harmless joke, but this is exactly what gets Harvinder Chowdhury's goat.
This is also one among the 60-odd gags tha... | A Sikh man calls up a doctor. | 34707218 |
Sands will be the second woman to take the helm of the news and current affairs show since it began in 1957.
Dame Jenny Abramsky was the first when she was appointed in 1986. She went on to become head of BBC radio.
Sands said: "I've felt very close to the Today programme for more than 40 years: every listener does.
"I... | London Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands is to replace James Angus as the editor of BBC Radio 4's flagship Today programme. | 38796761 |
Love won and converted a penalty and also struck from open play before setting up Andy Jackson to score.
Brechin now trail East Fife only on goal difference.
In League Two, Elgin City drew 1-1 with bottom side Cowdenbeath, Dale Carrick's strike cancelling out Brian Cameron's effort for City.
Despite only taking a point... | Ally Love scored twice as Brechin City beat Airdrieonians 3-0 and moved above the Diamonds into fourth place in Scottish League One. | 39274451 |
She is happy to use any technology that can help her manage her hectic lifestyle, including family activity planning app Hoop and food-sharing service Olio.
"I will embrace any tech that offers practical benefits and can save me time," says Ms Wong.
A finalist in the Women Who Tech European Start-up Challenge, she runs... | With two children under the age of four and a tech start-up to run, Colleen Wong has her hands full. | 39657640 |
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His main task has been to carry out science experiments but he's managed to squeeze in quite a lot of other things too.
From scrambling eggs in zero gravity to making history as the first British astronaut to carry out a spacewalk, Tim has crammed a lot into his six months onboard... | Tim Peake left Earth on Tuesday 15 December 2015 - his mission was to be the first British astronaut to live on the International Space Station. | 36560356 |
The picture shows Mervyn Storey and Philip Logan beside a smiling Robert Coulter.
Rev Coulter was an Ulster Unionist MLA from 1998 until 2011.
At the time, one DUP source said the former Presbyterian minister was "happy for it to be made public that he is voting DUP this year."
However another DUP source has contacted ... | A DUP source in North Antrim says two of the party's candidates were "on a solo run" when they posed for a photograph with a former UUP MLA. | 36169524 |
Two men were injured, one of whom was treated in hospital, following the incident on Bell Street, near Distrikt nightclub, at about 03:00 on 29 June.
The man police want to trace is white, with brown hair, about 28 years old and of slim-to-medium build.
At the time of the incident he was wearing a black leather jacket,... | Police have released an image of a man they want to trace in connection with a double assault in Glasgow city centre. | 37642854 |
The 53-year-old former Wimbledon and Carlisle midfielder joined the club's coaching staff in 2003.
The club will play in the Women's Super League in 2015 after winning promotion, and the WSL2 title, in October.
Mick Mulhern stepped down in November after six-and-a-half years as boss as he could not commit to coaching f... | Sunderland Ladies have named academy boss Carlton Fairweather as their new head coach. | 30627600 |
Emily Gardner, 14, from Gloucester, was trapped under the vessel when the buoyancy aid became caught off Brixham, Devon, in May.
The speedboat capsized after hitting a large wave, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch report said.
The one adult and two other teenagers on board managed to swim to shore.
Emily was wea... | A girl drowned after her extra-large buoyancy aid became snagged on a sinking speedboat, an accident report has concluded. | 34474559 |
Chuks Aneke bagged a brace for the hosts and Harvey Barnes scored on his MK debut in a result that saw the Dons leapfrog their opponents in the League One table as Robbie Neilson secured his second successive home league win.
The Dons took the lead in the 38th minute after Aneke's clever ball into the path of Kieran Ag... | Justin Edinburgh's first game in charge of Northampton ended in defeat as local rivals MK Dons won a thriller at Stadium MK. | 38619530 |
So-called Islamic State (IS), the Sunni Muslim militant group, has said it was behind Saturday's attack on members of the Shia Muslim Hazara minority.
In a televised address, President Ashraf Ghani vowed to take revenge against those responsible.
The UN mission in Afghanistan has described the attack as a "war crime".... | Afghanistan is observing a day of national mourning after a suicide bomber killed 80 people and wounded 230 in an attack on marchers in Kabul. | 36877151 |
A new investigation has shown that he had a type of autoimmune inflammation of the brain that is also recognised in humans.
Researchers hope this knowledge can help both human and animal sufferers.
Knut became an international celebrity, after being abandoned by his mother and then hand-raised by a zookeeper.
For a whi... | Scientists say they can now explain what happened to Knut, the famous polar bear that drowned at Berlin Zoo in 2011. | 34073689 |
Educating is back for a fourth series aiming to show real life in schools using a fly on the wall format.
The last three series have been praised for showing an insight into what education is like in Britain.
But there's also been criticism they focussed too much on bullying, bad language and teen pregnancies.
As someo... | First Channel 4 educated Essex, then came Yorkshire followed by East London - now it's Cardiff's turn. | 30396764 |
Giant oak wine barrels sit above the bar of the Cittie of Yorke in Holborn - which is more reminiscent of a great hall in a Tudor mansion than than a traditional pub.
The jury is out as to whether or not the massive casks were ever used as genuine storage vessels - or simply part of the inn's Tudor makeover in the 1920... | All images copyright Charlie Dailey. | 38384519 |
The cash will go towards upgrading IT infrastructure, brand development and launching a new e-commerce website.
Arran Aromatics will also use the money to increase its portfolio of 10 retail stores to 14 in the next two years.
BGF is an independent fund, backed by five of the UK's main banking groups, to help Britain's... | Luxury toiletries producer Arran Aromatics is set to expand after securing investment of £2.8m from the Business Growth Fund (BGF). | 23865366 |
Yahoo paid $1.1bn (£830m) for the company back in 2013 - but it has since slashed $712m (£541m) off its valuation.
CNN Money has suggested that the acquisition is now "effectively worthless".
Tumblr is a social network where members can post almost anything - photos, audio clips, videos, animations, feature-length te... | Three years have passed since Yahoo bought Tumblr, but the micro-blogging website has not proved to be the goldmine once hoped. | 36843375 |
In Ghana, for example, only 10% of smallholder farmers have any kind of certificate documenting their ownership rights.
Not only does this put them in a vulnerable position, it can often lead to disputes. And if your land is the main asset you want to borrow against, getting a loan can prove difficult, too.
So tech com... | Farming can be a tough enough business at the best of times, but imagine not being able to prove that the land you farm is even yours. | 37257241 |
Aan was shot more than 100 times with an air rifle on a plantation in Borneo in 2012, leaving her blind in one eye and severely sight-impaired in the other.
Vet Claudia Hartley said Aan, who has been in captivity since the attack, would be able to fend for herself in the wild if the surgery works.
The operation is plan... | A British vet is to operate on a blind orangutan in a bid to restore its sight. | 38141942 |
Guardian Wealth Management closed its Caerphilly office in June 2014 blaming low demand for a financial product aimed at the Muslim community.
The firm said it would repay around half of its Welsh government grant aid.
Ministers already facing questions over the collapse of a Cwmbran financial services firm given £600,... | A financial company which left Wales a year after setting up has been asked to repay £700,000 of public funds. | 33773794 |
Wray has been an integral part of the club for more than two decades, first investing in Saracens in 1995.
"It's been an amazing journey. It's been 20 years, I just want to keep it going," he told BBC 5 live.
"I look at this team - they're so young - and think 'wow. What can they do in the next five years?' They'll do ... | Saracens chairman Nigel Wray hailed Saturday's maiden Champions Cup victory as the result of an "amazing journey" - but warned there is more to come. | 36295715 |
Unlike his former counterparts in Tunisia and Egypt, when protests against his government began in March 2011 he gave orders to crush the dissent, rather than tolerate it, and he refused to meet protesters' demands.
The brutal crackdown by the security forces did not, however, stop the protests and eventually triggered... | President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has confounded many observers by holding on to power for more than four years in the face of a rebellion by a large part of the population. | 10338256 |
The judge dismissed his appeal, saying it paved the way for his execution.
Mullah had been scheduled to be executed on Tuesday, before gaining a reprieve. No new date has been set.
He was convicted in February of crimes against humanity during the country's 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. The senior leader of t... | Bangladesh's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of an Islamist leader, Abdul Kader Mullah. | 25344886 |
"We didn't know that we would occupy that slot when we were making it," Sam Riley says.
"I am anxious and excited. My father said to me, 'people might actually watch this one' - as I'm rarely recognised in the street because of my work."
SS-GB, which has been adapted for television from the 1978 Len Deighton novel by t... | The star of the BBC's new lavish wartime drama, SS-GB, says he's "more anxious about this than anything I have ever worked on" because the series is filling the prestigious BBC One 9pm Sunday night slot - an hour that's become synonymous with so-called "event television". | 39027580 |
Sutton resigned as technical director on Wednesday amid claims of sexism and discrimination towards elite cyclists.
The Australian has denied the allegations and said he stepped down in the best interests of British Cycling.
"There will be times you push the boundaries a bit too hard," Sweetenham told BBC Sportsweek.
"... | Shane Sutton should have got a "slap on the wrist" if necessary but should have stayed on at British Cycling, ex-swimming boss Bill Sweetenham says. | 36181393 |
The plan will begin with a "cessation of hostilities" from sunset on Monday. Syrian forces will end combat missions in specified opposition-held areas.
Russia and the US will then establish a joint centre to combat jihadist groups, including so-called Islamic State (IS).
A Syrian opposition coalition has cautiously wel... | Russia and the US have agreed to co-ordinate air strikes against Islamist militants in Syria, part of a detailed agreement to reduce the violence there. | 37324872 |
It's a kind of all-purpose, good-for-all-occasions criticism of any politician. "They don't exactly replicate my views? Out of touch…."
But I wonder how many of the glib trotters-out of that phrase spend hours sitting in damp church halls or down-at-heel municipal offices, trying to deal with benefits problems, housi... | The phrase "out of touch political elite" trips too easily from certain commentariat keyboards. | 36562167 |
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He told a press conference on Monday that Northern Ireland would be "collateral damage" in the time ahead.
Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Sunday that the UK would begin to formally leave the EU by the end of March 2017.
But Mr McGuinness said Northern Ireland would suff... | Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said the British government is on a "collision course" with the European Union as a result of the Brexit vote. | 37543760 |
The 41-floor ageing property, which occupies a full block that fronts Fifth Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Street, was purchased by Kushner Companies in 2006 for $1.8bn (£1.5bn). At the time, it was the highest price paid for a single building in Manhattan.
But does Chinese interest in the building, just a few blocks sou... | A company part-owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law and now senior White House adviser, Jared Kushner, is reportedly negotiating a deal with a Chinese company to redevelop 666 Fifth Avenue in New York City. | 39283904 |
4 January 2017 Last updated at 12:44 GMT
Video Journalist: Roderick MaCleod | Following a number of high-profile cases of UK citizens committing sexual offences against children in Kenya, the UK's National Crime Agency has partnered with Kenyan police to set up the country's first Child Protection Unit. | 38509262 |
The boss of a small firm in New York, Simon says that while the worker had landed a major client his poisonous behaviour had started to infect the company.
Simon says the man in question had been wrongly trying to claim credit for other new business wins, and was deliberately ignoring members of his team.
At the same t... | When Simon (not his real name) realised he had to deal with a "toxic employee", he knew he needed to act fast. | 38220078 |
Its cheapest offer is aggressively priced at a discounted rate of £5 a month for existing BT broadband customers.
The service will use spectrum provided via a partnership with EE - a network BT is attempting to buy outright - and spectrum that BT owns itself.
One analyst said bundled access to football games would hel... | BT is re-entering the UK's consumer mobile phone market, with a range of 4G subscriptions. | 32047642 |
The joint venture between the Rugby Football Union (RFU), Premiership Rugby and the Rugby Players' Association (RPA) focuses on awareness, management in games and 'return to play' protocol.
All players, coaches and officials will now need to pass an online module, or risk a fine or even a suspension.
There have also be... | English rugby has announced major changes to the way concussion is managed in the professional game. | 29638234 |
The 15-year-old was arrested on Sunday in Sasebo city in Japan's southern Nagasaki prefecture.
Police said the girl beat her friend and then strangled her on Saturday. She then severed the victim's head and cut off one of her hands, they said.
The victim has been identified as a 15-year-old girl who attended the same h... | A high school girl has been arrested on suspicion of killing and dismembering a classmate, Japanese police say. | 28519919 |
They have published the results of a trial involving 600 women from Glasgow in the British Medical Journal.
More than 20% of the women offered vouchers stopped smoking, compared with 9% given normal NHS support alone.
The Royal College of Midwives said incentivising healthy behaviours using money was "not ideal" - and ... | Offering shopping vouchers worth a total of £400 to pregnant smokers makes them more likely to quit the habit, say researchers. | 31003254 |
Thai military spokesmen said four Thai soldiers were hurt in the skirmishes.
Fighting began a week ago and has been mainly around two ancient temples in jungle areas claimed by both countries.
The clashes have displaced tens of thousands of people, and at least 15 troops have been killed. Thailand says that one Thai ci... | One Thai soldier has died in a fresh border clash between Thailand and Cambodia, Thai officials say, despite a truce struck hours before. | 13234944 |
Artefacts, paintings and items spanning 2,000 years are available to view at the touch of a button.
The searchable online gallery includes the story of each item on display. | Historic Scotland has launched an online database cataloguing 400 objects from dozens of historic sites in Scotland. | 31751405 |
Elaine Walker, who was adopted at eight weeks, had tried to find one sister since she was 25, without any luck.
When she found Jackie Green on Facebook she discovered they had already become friends by chatting while playing on an online bingo site.
Now they are hoping to find a third sister who is called Wendy.
She li... | Sisters who met after playing online bingo for eight years before realising they were related are searching for their long-lost third sister. | 35668554 |
Burgess, 27, was suspended for one game after pleading guilty to a tripping offence while playing for South Sydney in Australia's NRL last weekend.
He will serve the ban when England play France on 22 October but will be free for their opening Four Nations Series match with New Zealand a week later.
Burgess switched co... | Sam Burgess has been hit with a ban that will delay his England comeback. | 37285836 |
It was needed for the sake of "families who want answers", the PM said.
Inquiry chairman Sir John Chilcot has said he is awaiting responses from those facing criticism in the report.
Meanwhile, Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has suggested Tony Blair could be made to stand trial for war crimes over the US-led... | A timetable for the publication of the Chilcot inquiry report on the 2003 Iraq war must be published "pretty soon", David Cameron has demanded. | 33782882 |
Kevin Strootman dispossessed Lazio defender Wallace inside the area before firing his side ahead.
Unused Lazio substitute Danilo Cataldi was sent off moments later after pulling Strootman's shirt as the Roma player was celebrating his goal.
Radja Nainggolan sealed the points at the Stadio Olimpico after beating Federic... | Roma moved four points behind Serie A leaders Juventus after beating Lazio in a controversial Rome derby. | 38131414 |
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