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The 31-year-old finished with a score of 639.30, 60 points more than Mexico's Jonathan Paredes, with fellow Briton Blake Aldridge fifth.
Hunt, from Southampton, was second at the inaugural World Cup in 2014 but failed to make the podium last year.
However, he beat Paredes to claim victory at the World Championships in ... | British world champion Gary Hunt won gold at the third High Diving World Cup in Abu Dhabi. | 35691613 |
Dozens of the world's top cyclists will speed into the Dumfries and Galloway town on Sunday 4 September.
An influx of up to 10,000 visitors is being predicted on the day.
Dumfries and Galloway Council's events champion Colin Smyth said he expected its investment in securing the race to be "returned ten-fold".
The openi... | Businesses in Castle Douglas are expecting a visitor boost when it hosts the conclusion of the opening stage of the Tour of Britain next month. | 37116289 |
Net profit for the final three months of last year was $2.89bn (£1.83bn), up 7% on a year earlier. Revenues were up by more than a third at $14.4bn.
Google shares rose by almost 5% in after-hours trading, following the better-than-expected results.
Separately, computer maker IBM reported a modest rise in profits.
In t... | Google has reported a rise in profits with a jump in revenues, as it ploughed more money into advertising and research and development. | 21153580 |
Derby Museum Trust surprised everyone when it unveiled the paintings of Sir Richard Arkwright's mills and Willersley Castle on Monday night.
The trust had only two weeks to raise the money needed for both paintings which fetched £233,107.
It is thought the paintings could be among his last works.
The museum did not te... | A secret agent was used in New York to buy two paintings by English artist Joseph Wright of Derby and return them to the city of his birth. | 36584086 |
Isabel Gentry, 16, was in the middle of her AS revision last Wednesday when she started feeling unwell and was taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary by ambulance.
Hours later, the St Brendan's Sixth Form College student was allowed home.
The NHS Foundation Trust, said it believes the assessment and treatment were "appropria... | A schoolgirl who died from suspected meningitis was discharged from hospital just 48 hours before her death. | 36380486 |
Trudy Jones, 51, of Blackwood, Caerphilly County, was among 30 Britons who died in the attack at Sousse along with eight others.
West London Coroner's Court was told she was identified by Tunisian authorities using dental records.
Senior coroner Chinyere Inyama released her body to her family for burial.
In a statement... | A mother-of-four who was killed when a gunman opened fire on a beach in Tunisia, died from a single shot, an inquest has heard. | 33407128 |
The 49-year-old hand-cyclist, who won two gold medals at London 2012, finished first in the H5 road time trial in Rio on Wednesday.
He had both legs amputated after crashing in the American Memorial 500 CART race at Lausitz, Germany, in 2001.
"I feel very lucky, I feel my life is a never-ending privilege," said Zanardi... | Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi won a Paralympic gold medal on the eve of the 15-year anniversary of when he lost his legs in a motorsport crash. | 37368133 |
All four of the attackers were killed. Carrying guns and grenades they stormed a base in Uri, close to the Line of Control with Pakistan in a pre-dawn ambush.
Indian Home Affairs Minister Rajnath Singh reacted by calling Pakistan a "terrorist state".
It is the deadliest attack on security forces in Kashmir in two decad... | Militants have attacked an army base in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing at least 17 soldiers, the army says. | 37399969 |
Three days after breaking the British indoor 5,000m record, the 23-year-old Scot will run the anchor leg for GB in the 4 x 1km race in Holyrood Park.
"I've ran here many times before in the inter district events as a kid.
"I think it makes you that bit tougher, especially Scottish cross county," she told BBC Scotland.
... | Record-breaking Laura Muir is braced for a different challenge on Saturday when she competes in the relay event at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country. | 38536650 |
A German TV station accused the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) of not probing 150 suspect blood samples, including one of an unnamed British star.
Russia has denied claims its officials were paid to supply banned substances and cover up tests, rejecting the allegations as "a pack of lies".
Ru... | Lord Coe says the current doping allegations surrounding athletics could be as bad as the case of disgraced 1988 Olympic 100m champion Ben Johnson. | 30468901 |
The hosts almost took the lead in the first half but Jermaine Beckford's header was kept out after a diving save from Saddlers keeper Richard O'Donnell.
Forde broke the deadlock on 84 minutes with a powerful free-kick.
And Bradshaw doubled their lead when he latched on to a poor passback from Scott Wiseman and slotted ... | Two late goals from Anthony Forde and Tom Bradshaw gave Walsall the advantage over Preston in the Football League Trophy northern area final first leg. | 30640156 |
Everton are among the clubs to have shown an interest in the 27-year-old Iceland midfielder.
But such links have not unsettled Sigurdsson, who was named Swansea's players' and supporters' player of the year for a second successive season on Wednesday.
"I'm not trying to leave or want to leave," he said.
"I signed a new... | Gylfi Sigurdsson says he is happy at Swansea City despite speculation linking him with a move away. | 39956535 |
The 28-year-old, who returned in January after more than a year out with a knee injury, has made more than 250 appearances for Forest.
"Since I first started playing football I always wanted to stay at a club for 10 years," he told Forest's website.
Winger Oliver Burke, 18, has also extended his stay, signing a new fou... | Nottingham Forest midfielder Chris Cohen has signed a one-year contract extension with the Championship club. | 35595726 |
Friends of Otley Lido has announced an exclusivity deal with Leeds City Council, which owns the site.
The group said it now has 12 months to form plans to raise £5 million needed to bring the lido back to life.
Leonie Sharp of Friends of Otley Lido said the plan was to heat the pool with hydro-electric power.
The West... | A lido which closed 26 years ago could be reopened with a heated pool, a community group has said. | 35394990 |
The 25-year-old Guinea international has agreed a three-year deal with the Championship club.
"This was not easy, but we are very happy to find this boy and do this business," R's boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink told the club website.
"I see him as an out-an-out striker. He is going to come in and fight against Sebastian ... | Queens Park Rangers have signed striker Idrissa Sylla from Belgian side Anderlecht for an undisclosed fee. | 37225680 |
The number 12 shirt was worn by David Fairclough in his team's victory over French side St Etienne 40 years ago, on their way to a European Cup triumph.
Fairclough earned the nickname supersub for his knack of scoring when he came off the bench.
The shirt is up for sale in an auction of sporting memorabilia.
In March 1... | The shirt worn by the man who scored the winning goal in one of Liverpool FC's most epic European Cup ties goes up for auction later. | 39907718 |
Three men were taken to a "place of safety" after police raids in Deeside on Thursday, 27 April.
It followed complaints they had been held "virtual captives" for up to three years.
The arrested man, who is local to the area, was questioned by detectives along with two others who were interviewed on a "voluntary basis".... | A man who was arrested following an investigation into modern slavery in Flintshire has been bailed by police. | 39797093 |
They have released excerpts of a new report that raises concerns about the failure to share intelligence that they say could have prevented the bombing.
Their call for a public inquiry has been backed by Amnesty International.
The Real IRA bomb killed 29 people in 1998. One was pregnant with twins.
It was the worst atr... | Relatives of victims of the Omagh bombing say they are prepared to go to court to try to force the British and Irish governments to hold a full public inquiry into the murders. | 23607106 |
A total of 1,944 people submitted their self-assessment forms online on Christmas Day, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Another 6,214 submitted on Christmas Eve, and 6,200 did so on Boxing Day.
About 10 million people are in the self-assessment system. The deadline for online filing is 31 January.
Returns up... | Thousands of people filed their tax returns over the festive season - a month before the deadline, the UK's tax authority has said. | 38462245 |
Ms Sturgeon met the media at Bute House, the official residence of the first minister, and looked ahead to her SNP government in the coming term.
She outlined plans to create separate finance and economy briefs in the cabinet, to reflect new tax powers, and the challenges facing the economy.
Ms Sturgeon also said she w... | Nicola Sturgeon has laid out plans for her government in her first media conference since the Holyrood election. | 36266762 |
The award-winning French-American film, Persepolis, has been denounced as blasphemous by radical Muslims.
The case of Nabil Karoui had been seen as an important test of free speech in Tunisia, where last year's popular uprising inspired the Arab Spring.
When the film was broadcast last October, Islamist militants attac... | The owner of a private Tunisian TV station has been fined for showing a controversial animated film. | 17936628 |
The Republic of Ireland international, who arrives for an undisclosed fee, is Burnley's seventh summer signing ahead of their return to the Premier League.
"I'm absolutely thrilled, I've had eight years at Wolves and I was on loan at Brighton last year but to start a new chapter is great," he said.
Burnley begin their ... | Burnley have signed defender Stephen Ward from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-year deal. | 28814177 |
Their only previous international success came way back in 1964 at the European Championship, then known as the Nations Cup, playing hosts to what was only the second staging of the competition.
As Spaniards revelled in the glory of a final victory over the Soviet Union at a Bernabeu filled with almost 80,000 fans, lit... | If Spain can legitimately claim to be the dominant force in the global game today, having won Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup, they certainly kept their fans waiting. | 17451950 |
Witnesses said the rocket was only briefly visible before making its way into the clouds.
The launch was made from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The rocket booster successfully landed on the ground nine minutes after taking off.
The touchdown is part of the company's strategy of returning rockets to earth so the... | Private rocket firm SpaceX has successfully launched a rocket carrying a cargo ship for the International Space Station following the postponement of take-off on Saturday because of technical problems. | 39021729 |
The Royal Docks site, in Silvertown, will provide offices, leisure and retail facilities and 3,000 homes including affordable housing.
It is also hoped the development will create 20,700 jobs over the next 10 years.
Newham Council gave planning permission to The Silvertown Partnership (TSP) on Tuesday night.
The counci... | Plans for a £3.5bn development of an area of east London have been given the go-ahead. | 32409950 |
The 25-year-old is the Tangerines' first signing since they won promotion back to the third tier by beating Exeter in the play-off final in May.
Tilt joined Wrexham last summer from AFC Telford but ended 2016-17 on loan at Forest Green Rovers and helped them win promotion to League Two.
The deal also includes a one-yea... | League One side Blackpool have signed Wrexham defender Curtis Tilt on a two-year deal. | 40294275 |
James Smith, a Scotsman also known as Jimmy Smith, was last seen at George Tavern Pub in Tower Hamlets, London, in November 2015.
Scotland Yard want to talk to him in connection with allegations of rape and assault between 1981 and 1987.
The two victims were aged under 18 at the time, police said.
The allegations were ... | Detectives investigating a string sexual offences in the 1980s have released an e-fit image of a man they want to speak to. | 39165925 |
The Czech, seeded 14th, won 6-1 6-1 in 63 minutes to claim her second Wuhan title and her first of the 2016 season.
Kvitova had beaten world number one Angelique Kerber, Britain's Johanna Konta and fourth seed Simona Halep on her way to the final.
She will move up to 11th in the new world rankings on Monday.
Kvitova, 2... | Petra Kvitova produced another sensational performance to beat Slovak 10th seed Dominika Cibulkova and win the Wuhan Open in China. | 37528373 |
Outline planning permission has been approved by East Riding Council for a £91m Category C jail near an existing high-security prison in Full Sutton.
Residents said the safety of the village was at risk and there would be an increase in traffic.
The government said modern jails would help cut re-offending.
More on this... | Campaigners opposing plans for a "super prison" housing 1,000 inmates in East Yorkshire said the site would leave them feeling "very vulnerable". | 40669599 |
The NHS Commissioning Board is due to announce the move on Tuesday, when it publishes its planning guidance for the NHS for the first time.
The group will include patient representatives, health providers and people from outside the health service.
The government said it "fully supported" a seven-day service.
The healt... | A group is to be set up to examine why the NHS in England cannot provide some routine services at weekends - like day surgery - the BBC understands. | 20748345 |
The current £6.60 toll for cars - already due to be cut to £5.40 - is now expected to fall to around £3.30, subject to inflation.
Mr Osborne said he had listened to the concerns of Conservative MPs in Wales.
Tax breaks for a Port Talbot enterprise zone, in the wake of job losses at Tata Steel, were also announced.
Othe... | Toll charges on the Severn crossings will be halved in 2018, Chancellor George Osborne has announced in his Budget. | 35812565 |
Mr Skeen, 51, was last seen leaving his home in the town for a run at 09:00 GMT on Tuesday.
Mountain rescue teams, firefighters, police and a drone were involved in the search for Mr Skeen, who had recently moved to the area from Bristol.
Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed a body found on Saturday had been identified as Mr S... | A body found in the Talgarth area of Powys has been confirmed as that of missing jogger David Skeen. | 38562198 |
Although at an early stage, those behind the Dark Skies project hope to create 64 jobs near Maerdy by 2019.
The planetarium, one of Europe's biggest, would be built on old colliery land at Castell Nos along the pit road.
Rhondda Cynon Taf councillor, Keiron Montague, said it would be of "national significance".
As well... | A national planetarium for Wales could be built in the Rhondda valley, under plans being drawn up for an education and tourism attraction. | 35111733 |
The big game of the opening weekend sees Arsenal host Liverpool.
Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola will not have long to wait to meet, with their new clubs, Manchester United and Manchester City respectively, due to clash at Old Trafford on 10 September.
And West Ham's first league match at their new Olympic Stadium home... | Premier League champions Leicester City will begin their title defence at promoted Hull City on 13 August. | 36528203 |
The notice said if the owners "fail to collect the aircraft within 14 days..., we reserve the right to sell or otherwise dispose of the aircraft".
It said fees for landing and parking were also owed.
An airport official was quoted as saying they had tried to contact the jets' last known owners.
"I don't know why they a... | Officials at Malaysia's main airport have taken out a newspaper advert seeking the owner of three Boeing 747 jets they say have been left unclaimed. | 35043937 |
The baby's grandmother had been walking alongside the River Severn, near Victoria Street, in Shrewsbury when the carrier fell into the water.
West Mercia Police said three council workers nearby heard the woman scream and rushed to her aid.
Two jumped into the water and rescued the baby, who appeared unharmed, police s... | A six-month-old girl was rescued after her pram was blown into a river by a gust of wind. | 31460509 |
The figures show a sharp decline in those applying to study nursing courses - down 19% - and a continued fall in the number of mature students, notably in England and Northern Ireland.
The number of EU students planning to study in the UK has fallen by 5%.
It is the first decline since fees were last increased in Engl... | The number of people applying for UK university places has fallen by more than 25,000 (4%) on last year, data from the admissions service Ucas shows. | 40581643 |
South Wales Police officers were called to Heol-Y-Fforest, Tongwynlais, at 02:50 BST on Sunday.
A blue Renault Clio overturned on the road and the driver was fatally injured.
Three passengers were taken to the city's University Hospital of Wales where two remain in a critical condition.
The road was closed for about fo... | One person has died and two more are in a critical condition in hospital after a crash in Cardiff. | 33840468 |
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In a rare start, striker Saido Berahino put the Premier League side ahead with a brilliant long-range finish.
Shaquile Coulthirst levelled for what was the first of three late goals in a space of an incredible seven minutes.
Berahino put the Baggies ahead once again from a... | League One Peterborough twice came from behind to earn a home FA Cup replay against a lacklustre West Brom. | 35389061 |
The goalless draw came before a club statement about corruption allegations against assistant boss Eric Black published by The Daily Telegraph.
The game improved after a poor first half, James Ward-Prowse forcing a save from long range and Maor Melikson and Ben Sahar each going close for Hapoel.
Southampton and Hapoel ... | Southampton earned a valuable Europa League point against Hapoel Be'er-Sheeva from a dour affair in Israel. | 37498546 |
Premiership
Hamilton Academical 1-0 St Johnstone
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-1 Kilmarnock
Partick Thistle 2-1 Ross County
Rangers 1-1 Motherwell
Championship
Dumbarton 1-0 Greenock Morton
Dunfermline Athletic 1-1 Hibernian
Falkirk 1-0 Raith Rovers
Queen of the South 4-2 Dundee United
St Mirren 6-2 Ayr United
Premier... | Updates followed by reports from the weekend's Scottish Premiership and Championship games, with Celtic aiming to clinch the top-flight title for the sixth year in a row. | 39458837 |
It also announced that it wants assembly elections to be held every five years instead of four.
However, separate proposals to re-draw the boundaries of assembly constituencies have been dropped.
Welsh Secretary David Jones said the Westminster coalition wanted a "fairer and more transparent" political system.
Of the 6... | A ban on Welsh assembly candidates standing for election in constituencies and on their parties' regional lists will be lifted, the UK government says. | 21755039 |
He said Congress had been given ample opportunity to come up with its own plan but had failed to act.
Republicans in Congress say such action would be beyond Mr Obama's authority.
His remarks follow media reports he plans to extend protection from deportation, potentially affecting as many as five million immigrants.
A... | US President Barack Obama has defended plans to use his overriding executive powers to push through changes to the nation's immigration system. | 30042847 |
The so-called Right to Rent policy to tackle illegal immigration has been trialled in the region, with plans to roll it out nationally.
Critics say "legitimate immigrants" could find themselves refused homes due to landlords' fears over penalties.
The Home Office says "there are no indications" of unfair checks so far.... | Landlords in the West Midlands have raised concerns about plans to make them evict tenants who lose the right to live in the UK. | 33890914 |
Egypt have won their two previous meetings in the final - in 1986 and 2008 - but will they reign supreme for a third time in Gabon? BBC World Service's commentators give their assessment.
Cameroon coach Hugo Broos promised we would "see something different" in Sunday's final. Given that his side have already shown them... | Seven-time winners Egypt will face Cameroon, who have four wins under their belt, in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final - the third time the sides have met in the final. | 38862889 |
Julie Elliott, MP for Sunderland Central, said she believed people took "cuts to local councils, to the health service, insecurity in work" out on the EU and gave it a "kicking".
But Leave Sunderland organiser Richard Elvin called the result "fantastic".
Newcastle was the only area to vote Remain. The other 11 voted Le... | People across north-east England voted to leave the European Union because they felt "let down" by the government, a Labour MP has said. | 36616703 |
The image shows Mike Bennet, 57, and wife Julie, 50, from Irby in Wirral, holding hands in a Merseyside hospice.
It was taken shortly before Mr Bennet died on Monday from a brain tumour.
Relatives and friends have launched a fundraising campaign to help the couple's three children, Oliver, 13, Hannah, 18 and Luke 21.
I... | The children of a terminally ill couple who died of cancer within days of each other have shared a photograph of their parents' last moments together. | 38950167 |
The Wanlip site currently uses equipment from the 1960s to treat sewage sludge and produce gas which provides power for the site.
Local residents will be able to view the plans at an open exhibition at Wanlip Village Hall on 23 April.
A planning application will be submitted in late May or early June this year.
The rep... | Severn Trent have announced plans for a £45m upgrade of a sewage treatment works near a Leicestershire village. | 17732820 |
Roy Coyle has been in temporary charge at the Oval since Alan Kernaghan's resignation last month.
Haveron won the Championship as Carrick Rangers manager but quit in May despite keeping them in the Premiership.
The Nixon brothers, both former Glens players who are now at H&W Welders, would manager together at the club.... | Gary Haveron is vying with Colin and Alan Nixon for the vacant manager's post at Glentoran, with the trio to be interviewed on Tuesday night. | 37472691 |
He was found not guilty on a second-degree depraved heart murder charge, the most serious count sought against the six officers charged in the case.
The officer drove the van in which Mr Gray rode before he died.
The verdict is a blow to prosecutors, who have yet to win a conviction connected to Mr Gray's death.
Freddi... | Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson has been found not guilty in his trial for the murder of black detainee Freddie Gray. | 36610395 |
Behind by 282 on first innings, England were taken to 103-0, but then lost four wickets for 26 runs.
They looked to have been steadied until Moeen Ali played an awful swipe at spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who took 7-48.
The last six wickets fell for 15 runs, with England all out for 207 to give India a 4-0 series win.
Engl... | England suffered a dismal batting collapse to slip to an innings-and-75-run defeat on the final day of the fifth Test against India in Chennai. | 38377904 |
But even in the immediate aftermath, Manchester was resolute that it would carry on; it was "business as usual".
Growth in professional services, tourism and the burgeoning tech sector over recent years means it is now the UK's second city in terms of economic activity.
However, businesses in the area near to the Manch... | Like other terror attacks in Europe: London, Paris and Brussels, Manchester was fundamentally a human tragedy. | 40710154 |
From the preliminary presidential election results posted online, it appears that President Uhuru Kenyatta has won a convincing victory.
But opposition leader Raila Odinga has cried foul, and presented documents he says are evidence the election was "a fraud".
While the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (... | It's a dangerous time in Kenya. | 40880601 |
Dermot Desmond made the move, by way of a loan, as part of a refinancing exercise in February.
Mr Desmond ultimately owns the Titanic Quarter project, in partnership with the developer, Pat Doherty.
In 2016, the Titanic Quarter group of companies made a pre-tax loss of just under £1m on turnover of £10.5m.
Nick Reid, a... | The co-owner of Belfast's Titanic Quarter project has injected another £29m into the business. | 40706044 |
Estate agents Your Move found the average house price rose 1.7% to a new record high of £169,742.
Prices rose 6% over the year - the strongest increase since August 2010.
Your Move said the rise was driven by high-end buyers trying to complete purchases under stamp duty rates.
Stamp duty was replaced by the new Land an... | Scottish property prices in February rose at their fastest rate since the 2007 housing boom as high-end buyers completed purchases to avoid new tax rates, according to a report. | 32396261 |
This year's figures show an increase of 32% on the figures for 2005/06, from 45,331 to 59,882.
Of the 58,439 incidents reported in 2014-15, 54% resulted in the recording of at least one crime or offence.
The government has pledged £3m funding over the next three years to help domestic abuse victims.
The advocacy servi... | Scottish Government figures have indicated a 2.5% increase in domestic abuse in Scotland over the past year. | 34646835 |
These are some of the experiences female readers have been sharing with the BBC after a survey suggested more than half of women say they've been sexually harassed at work.
Many of those who told their stories also said they felt unable to report what had happened to them because they felt embarrassed or feared they wo... | Parcels containing sex toys left at a work desk, a senior boss telling an employee he wanted to "ravish" her, and a young woman groped by an older colleague who told her she "loved it". | 37032941 |
Both were treated in hospital after the incident at a property in Oxford Street, Rugby, on 17 March.
Warwickshire Police who have appealed for anyone with information to come forward, said both had since been released.
The three men, aged 30, 27 and 20, and from Rugby, were arrested on Thursday. | Three men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a youth of 17 was shot and an 18-year-old man was stabbed. | 35890175 |
It says some of the infiltrators were armed and several of them managed to return to Syria.
About two million drug capsules were seized by the border guards.
The military says it often stops people trying to cross the Jordan-Syria border which runs through remote desert. But it described this as the worst incident in r... | Jordanian border guards have shot dead 12 people who tried to cross into the country from Syria, the military says. | 35394336 |
Anyone who wants to switch must be given a two-week cooling-off period for the chance to change their mind, before the three-day process starts.
Next-day switching should be in place by the end of 2018 at the latest.
At present, the switching process can take five weeks, including the two-week cancellation period.
The ... | Customers will be able to switch energy supplier within three days by the end of the year after agreement between the regulator and suppliers. | 27834249 |
The attackers used grenade launchers and machine guns when they attacked the desert post some 480km (300 miles) south-west of Cairo, officials said.
It is not yet clear who carried out the assault.
Militants have intensified a campaign against the security forces since the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi was ousted f... | Gunmen have killed at least 20 soldiers in an attack on a checkpoint in western Egypt, security officials say. | 28387178 |
The inquiries - one ordered by Theresa May when she was home secretary, and another by the home affairs select committee - are ongoing.
But some women have signed an open letter and said the aim was to ban Sharia councils, not reform them.
The Muslim Women's Network UK said the inquiries risked treating women like "pol... | More than 100 Muslim women have complained about their treatment under two government probes into Sharia law. | 37830589 |
Home fighter Crolla boxed his Colombian rival to a draw in July, although many observers thought he won the fight.
Last December, 29-year-old Crolla suffered a fractured skull and broken ankle when he was attacked by burglars.
"The old saying goes that 'the first time you go in believing, the second time you go in know... | Anthony Crolla is convinced it will be second time lucky when he challenges WBA lightweight champion Darleys Perez in Manchester on Saturday. | 34870699 |
With the 87th Awards fast approaching, here is our A to Z guide to the biggest night of the movie calendar.
Created as a non-profit organisation in 1927, the original Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was made up of 36 producers and film-makers. Led by MGM studio chief Louis B Mayer, its membership included s... | No-one could have predicted when the first Academy Awards ceremony was held on 16 May 1929 that it would grow to the huge event it is today. | 30822352 |
The group of about 70 recently released prisoners said they were aware of the suffering and "damage" they had caused.
The statement was read out at a meeting in the Basque Spanish town of Durango. It was the first time the ex-prisoners had appeared in public together.
The government has condemned the event, describing ... | Former militants from the Basque separatist group Eta have expressed regret for carrying out acts of violence in the past. | 25605457 |
This was a Chelsea that employed a 'catenaccio' tactical system - a counter-attacking style which became popular in Italian football where teams dig deep, hope for one or two chances to score, take them and then close the game down again.
It worked perfectly against Tottenham as Marcos Alonso converted both of their sh... | The Chelsea that I saw earn a dramatic 2-1 victory against Tottenham at Wembley was not the Chelsea that I usually see, and not the Chelsea that I saw so often on their way to winning the title last season. | 40994946 |
Francis hosted a lunch for the poor in the town of Assisi, the birthplace of his namesake, a 13th Century saint.
"Many of you have been stripped by this savage world," he said. "[It] does not give employment [and it] does not care if there are children dying of hunger."
The pontiff has been in talks about a programme o... | Pope Francis says the Roman Catholic Church must strip itself of all "vanity, arrogance and pride" and humbly serve the poorest in society. | 24391800 |
The 38-year-old made 47 appearances for Great Britain and England between 2000 and 2012, scoring 12 tries.
Peacock, who will work alongside new head coach Wayne Bennett, said: "I'm looking forward to being part of a winning England set-up."
The Four Nations, which begins in October, features hosts England, Australia, N... | Former England captain Jamie Peacock has been appointed as national team manager for the Four Nations. | 36726149 |
Carpeo is hoping to create 300 jobs within five years in Newport, which beat off competition from Teesside.
One major factor was the "consoling" and "empathetic" Welsh accent which, the company said, was important for its market.
It hopes to recruit the first 24 staff to start work next month.
The company, which alread... | A sympathetic ear - and voice - is behind a contact centre firm's decision to open its new funeral planning business in south Wales. | 39857426 |
Caledonia Bridge, Queensferry Crossing, St Margaret's Crossing, the Firth of Forth Crossing and Saltire Crossing were all in the running.
The search for a name has seen 35,000 votes cast by the public and more than 7,000 suggested names received.
The winner was announced by the first minister. The project is due to ope... | The new bridge to be built across the Firth of Forth is to be called the Queensferry Crossing. | 23047293 |
The footage shows some of the men beheading prisoners and conducting military training in the Middle East.
It also shows locations that were attacked in the French capital, leaving 130 people dead.
The video ends with images of UK MPs backing air strikes against IS in Syria.
The footage was released through the media c... | So-called Islamic State has posted a video apparently showing nine of the suspected Paris gunmen before they carried out the 13 November attack. | 35397214 |
On the dusty plains north of Johannesburg, a gruelling battle is taking place in the world's biggest platinum mining community, as the longest, most destructive strike in South African history enters its fifth month.
"We just want it to end. We go to school hungry. It's hard to concentrate," said 18-year-old Thabiso, s... | Which will win: Hunger, fear or defiance? | 27588558 |
Matthew McSheffery, 29, from Sutton Coldfield, was found unconscious in the Individual Bar, Trinity Street, Hanley, at about 01:00 BST on Saturday.
Emergency services attended the scene, but he died in hospital.
Seven people arrested on suspicion of affray after an incident at the club were released on bail. The club s... | A man who died in a Stoke-on-Trent club has been named. | 34635752 |
Bordeaux led at the interval through Felix Le Bourhis' try but Biggar's three penalties kept Ospreys in touch.
Jean-Baptiste Dubie was sent off for a high tackle on Biggar, whose converted try put Ospreys ahead.
The French side never gave up and secured a losing bonus point.
Bordeaux made 13 changes from the side that ... | Dan Biggar scored all 19 points as Ospreys maintained their lead at the top of Pool 2 in the European Champions Cup with a hard-fought win over 14-man Bordeaux-Begles. | 35031443 |
The Pope made the remark as he presented the Palestinian leader with a medallion.
President Abbas is visiting the Vatican for the canonisation of two 19th-Century Palestinian nuns on Sunday.
His visit came days after the Vatican said it would formally recognise Palestinian statehood in a treaty.
The treaty states that ... | Pope Francis has met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican, calling him "an angel of peace". | 32769752 |
The witness took the picture showing the animal being pulled by a lead through the open door of the vehicle on Tuesday.
The tan-coloured lurcher dog was spotted in Fenton Industrial Estate, Stoke-on-Trent.
"The people inside the vehicle were laughing", said the witness. The RSPCA is appealing for information.
More on t... | A dog was cruelly dragged behind a van three times around an industrial estate, an onlooker has claimed. | 35716473 |
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary said many forces had a "significant gap" in digital skills.
It said there were sometimes "unacceptable delays" in basic tasks like getting data off a mobile phone.
Minister Brandon Lewis said: "The public expect the police to reform to meet the challenges of modern crime."
Ins... | Some police forces in England and Wales risk being "overwhelmed" by the volume of digital evidence being collected, the police watchdog has warned. | 37846705 |
The US boaters were part of the Port Huron Float Down, an annual event on the St. Clair River, which divides the US state of Michigan and Canada.
Police in Sarnia, Ontario, said it took hours to transport the stranded revellers back to the US on Sunday.
No arrests were made and no one was injured, according to police.
... | More than a thousand Americans accidentally "invaded" international borders after high winds carried their rafts and boats into Canada. | 37157478 |
Thomas Docherty, new MP for Dunfermline and West Fife, raised a point of order suggesting several MPs had been spotted wearing denim in the House.
Later he told the BBC the point had been "semi-serious" but some women MPs had been "rocking up in a mixture of denim and knee length boots".
Deputy Speaker Dawn Primarolo s... | MPs should be given a dress code - to stop standards slipping in the Commons chamber, says a Labour MP. | 12010365 |
The 25-year-old super-bantamweight from Belfast clinched victory in the third round of the scheduled six.
Conlan, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics, is expected to be on the undercard for the 2 July Brisbane bout between Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn.
He was well on top throughout Friday night's fight at the U... | Former world amateur champion Michael Conlan easily made it two wins out of two in his professional career by stopping Alfredo Chanez in Chicago. | 40069643 |
Google had paid $12.5bn for the company less than two years ago.
Lenovo plans to build up its smartphone unit through the Motorola purchase, which may help offset its slowing personal computer business.
However, Google will keep the majority of Motorola's lucrative patents, which include one for Android software.
In a ... | Google has sold struggling US mobile phone company Motorola Mobility to Chinese computer maker Lenovo for $2.91bn (£1.8bn), in a surprise move. | 25956284 |
Cardiff were 1-0 down at half-time, but triumphed 2-1 to rise out of the Championship relegation zone.
Their vibrant second-half display was unrecognisable from a limp first-half, which prompted Warnock's anger.
"My message was: 'Stop feeling sorry for yourselves, they're there to be beaten'," said Warnock.
He added: "... | Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock says his half-time team talk helped inspire the turnaround which saw the Bluebirds earn a vital win over Wolves. | 38310139 |
Rosa King, 34, died at Hamerton Zoo Park on 29 May.
"After extensive consultation with the staff at the zoo, we have decided not to put down the tiger. This decision has been fully supported by Rosa's family," park owners said.
An inquest into how Ms King died has not yet taken place and an investigation is still under... | The tiger that killed a keeper at a Cambridgeshire zoo will not be put down, the park has confirmed. | 40166028 |
The Twaddell Avenue protest has been ongoing since July 2013.
On Friday night, talks facilitators the Rev Harold Good and Jim Roddy released a statement saying a resolution had been found.
Over the weekend, they confirmed that the loyalist protest camp will be dismantled next Saturday, 1 October.
The cessation of the p... | The first and deputy first ministers have welcomed a breakthrough in a long-running parade dispute in north Belfast. | 37458065 |
While relatives will sign away a loved one's heart or a kidney, they are more reluctant to give their eyes, said Belfast opthalmic surgeon David Frazer.
"I guess that's because everyone knows what the eyes look like," he said.
"People only have a vague idea about livers and kidneys, they think they won't be missed if t... | Of the hundreds of thousands of people who agree to donate organs every year, there is often one sticking point - the eyes. | 38223866 |
A brilliant motorcyclist who dominated the top 500cc class for much of the late 1950s, Surtees moved on to cars and immediately established himself as a leading figure, winning the Formula 1 championship for Ferrari in 1964.
Through the mid-1960s he was one of the towering figures in F1 along with Jim Clark, Graham Hil... | John Surtees, who has died aged 83, is the only man to have won a grand prix world championship on two and four wheels. | 35126201 |
The disturbance followed Hibernian winning the trophy for the first time in 114 years.
Fans spilled on to the pitch after Hibs won 3-2 against Rangers at Hampden on 21 May.
Police Scotland said a total of 86 arrests have been made to date as part of an ongoing investigation.
The pitch invasion delayed the presentation ... | Police have issued pictures of 12 more football fans they want to trace in connection with disorder at the Scottish Cup Final. | 37741164 |
Simple, eh? But their plight is a lot more serious than that.
The twin problems, the apparent climax of the long-running Greek drama, and Mr Cameron's curtain-raiser to UK renegotiation, disguise the depth of the real problem.
The tortuous detail, the twists and turns to these two stories tend to obscure the fact that ... | The European prime ministers and presidents who gather in Brussels next Thursday will face two separate crises. | 33162306 |
The Danish toy company is making a new set of five figurines, based on real female scientists, engineers and astronauts.
The design, created by US science writer Maia Weinstock, won the Lego Ideas competition.
The characters will be available in late 2017 or early 2018.
The design was picked by the company after receiv... | Children's Lego boxes may already contain yellow Batman, Harry Potter and Star Wars characters, but soon they will also contain female Nasa pioneers. | 39129674 |
The front of the Royal Clarence, described as England's oldest hotel, has partially fallen away due to the blaze in Exeter, Devon.
The fire broke out at about 05:00 BST on Friday in buildings on Cathedral Green before spreading to the hotel, which dates back to 1769.
The gas supply was turned off after a ruptured main ... | A hotel has been destroyed by a huge fire that continues to burn after more than 24 hours. | 37809584 |
The former Germany captain, 32, has been allowed to negotiate potential moves with interested parties.
He is thought to be interested in joining an MLS side and met Chicago coach Veljko Paunovic over the weekend.
Schweinsteiger returned to first-team training after being forced to work on his own by Jose Mourinho.
Howe... | Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has met with MLS side Chicago Fire as he looks likely to leave Old Trafford in January. | 37981053 |
Mark Crabtree, 42, from Hertfordshire, was killed on the southbound carriageway just before 10:00 GMT on Sunday, between the A40 for Raglan and the A472 for Usk.
Gwent Police said Mr Crabtree died at the scene. | A driver who died in a one-car crash on the A449 in Monmouthshire has been named. | 35222361 |
Dr Alan Billings suspended David Crompton after he appeared to justify police questioning of fans' behaviour after the Hillsborough disaster.
His comments came after a jury concluded force conduct contributed to or caused the deaths of 96 fans.
The High Court reserved a decision on whether the suspension was lawful.
Ju... | A decision on whether it was unlawful for a police commissioner to suspend a chief constable from his job will not be known for weeks. | 39438154 |
As president, Ben Ali was credited with delivering stability and a measure of economic prosperity, but he received widespread criticism for suppressing political freedoms.
Six months after he was ousted, he and his wife were found guilty in absentia by a Tunisian court for embezzlement and misuse of public funds, and s... | Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali led Tunisia for 23 years before stepping down in January 2011 amid an unprecedented wave of street protests. | 12196679 |
He is replaced as skipper by former Shropshire all-rounder Joe Leach, 25, who steps up from vice-captain.
Mitchell, 32, said on Twitter losing the captaincy was "devastating news".
"It was tough news to take, and tough for me to give. I just felt we need to freshen things up. It's no slight against Daryl," Worcestershi... | Worcestershire's Daryl Mitchell has been relieved of his position as county captain after six years in the role. | 37494527 |
Lord Taylor of Blackburn, 87, was left in a "stable" but critical condition after being taken to a south London hospital about 18:00 GMT on Wednesday.
Lord Taylor was the Labour leader of Blackburn Council in the 1970s before being made a Life Peer in May 1978 and becoming a businessman.
The driver stopped at the scene... | A Labour peer has been seriously injured after his mobility scooter collided with a van outside Parliament. | 38014925 |
Jean Francois Pinot told the BBC he saw the child in his pyjamas riding his cycle late at night on a rural road.
He said that French law required him to intervene under such circumstances.
The child told him that he had cycled 3km (1.8 miles) on his way to his mother's workplace to get her help.
The incident happened i... | A five-year-old French boy who saved his father's life by cycling to get help after he had a heart attack has been praised for his courage by the farmer who came to his aid. | 35273479 |
The problem occurred when administration was outsourced to a platform used by financial advisers between 2013 and 2015.
No individuals suffered a loss.
The company apologised, and said clients' money - including pensions and investments - was now properly protected.
The FCA said Aviva had failed to put in place appropr... | Insurance company Aviva has been fined £8.2m by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for breaking the rules on the protection of clients' savings. | 37563330 |
Two people were found dead at an address on Midland Street on Saturday night, with early indications suggesting they had taken heroin.
Police said there had been a number of deaths in the area linked to drugs over the past couple of weeks, with users urged to be "cautious and vigilant".
Tests are due to take place to c... | A warning has been issued after an "unusually high" number of deaths connected to drug use in Hull. | 38872968 |
Comedienne Helen Lederer, columnist Caitlin Moran and Ireland's Joseph O'Neill are also up for this year's Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize.
The award is presented at the Hay Festival to the book thought to best capture PG Wodehouse's comic spirit.
Former nanny Nina Stibbe completes this year's shortlist.
As part of ... | Scottish authors Alexander McCall Smith and Irvine Welsh are among six writers nominated for an award celebrating the year's funniest books. | 32118434 |
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