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International investigators were more cautious, however, saying only there were "very strong" indications this was the case.
The plane disappeared between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing in March 2014 with 239 people on board - this is the first trace of it found.
What are the chances this find will solve one of the biggest a... | Malaysian authorities have said an aeroplane part found on the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean did come from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. | 33713885 |
Simon Stevens, who has worked as an NHS manager and acted as a health adviser to Labour, will take over from Sir David Nicholson in April.
Mr Stevens is currently working for United Healthcare as its global health president.
His appointment comes at a challenging time for the health service.
While the NHS budget has be... | A senior executive at a private US health firm has been appointed to lead NHS England - the most powerful body in the health service. | 24635890 |
The European Journal of Endocrinology study traced antibiotic prescriptions given out to a million UK patients.
The authors say the findings do not necessarily mean that the drugs trigger diabetes - instead, infections may be a warning sign that diabetes is imminent.
They say more work is now needed to understand the l... | People who need treating with repeated courses of antibiotics may be at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers have found. | 32034195 |
The Treasury Select Committee calls Vote Leave's claim that Brexit would save £350m a week "deeply problematic".
And it says Remain's claims families would be worse off by £4,300 a year if Britain quit the EU were "mistaken" and had "probably confused" voters.
The rival groups are failing to inform the public, the MPs ... | Both sides in the EU referendum campaign have been accused of peddling "misleading" figures and "implausible assumptions" by a committee of MPs. | 36397732 |
The club released images of the proposed development, which could also include a ticket office and retail store.
It announced plans to make a proposal of application notice to Glasgow City Council.
The hotel would be based on London Road, outside the main stand of Celtic Park and close to the Emirates Arena.
A club sta... | Celtic have unveiled plans for a hotel and museum complex next to their stadium. | 39043219 |
A report has already concluded a "lethal mix" of failings led to the deaths of 11 babies and one mother over nine years at Furness General Hospital.
Mr Hunt said he now wanted the role of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to be examined.
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) is to conduct the review.
The "pr... | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered an inquiry into how the midwifery regulator dealt with deaths at a hospital in Barrow, Cumbria. | 39015686 |
Wendy Dillingham, 59, paid herself inflated wages, moved lump sums into her account and used bank cards belonging to PPS Media Limited.
She hid her dishonesty by creating false documents until an internal audit uncovered her actions in 2013.
Dillingham, from Evesham, admitted theft, fraud and false accounting.
She was ... | A company secretary who siphoned off more than £260,000 from her employer to fund a luxury lifestyle has been jailed for five years for fraud. | 40730282 |
The 50-year-old told The Big Issue recent health scares and time spent in prison shocked him into changing his life.
Michael has made no secret of his long-time use of cannabis and has a history of drug-related arrests.
However he said he had "completely stopped" using the drug.
"I decided to change my life and I haven... | Singer George Michael has said he has stopped his drug-taking lifestyle and not used cannabis for "well over a year-and-a-half". | 26610565 |
Sandy caused a record surge of seawater in New York City, flooding subway and road tunnels and plunging much of Lower Manhattan into darkness.
President Obama has declared a "major disaster" in New York state, AFP says.
An estimated 50 million people could be affected by the storm, with up to one million ordered to eva... | "Super-storm" Sandy has swept into the US East Coast with hurricane-force winds, bringing flooding, cutting power and claiming at least 13 lives. | 20133158 |
Chelsea produced a slick performance and moments of brilliance to progress to the last 16 in their maiden season in the competition.
Goals from Eniola Aluko, Fran Kirby and Gilly Flaherty saw off a plucky City.
Liverpool's loss to Brescia leaves Chelsea as the only British representatives in the last 16.
Chelsea arrive... | English champions Chelsea ended Glasgow City's Champions League campaign with a 3-0 win at the Excelsior Stadium to complete a 4-0 aggregate victory. | 34530097 |
The 300ft (100m) structure links the town of Conwy with Llandudno Junction.
Engineers described installing scaffolding across the bridge arches as "complicated".
Pigeons have also posed one of the biggest problems, with a skip full of droppings expected to be scraped from the bridge during maintenance.
Paul Collins, fr... | A £750,000 project to repair corrosion on one of the main bridges crossing the River Conwy is getting under way, just feet from an iconic Welsh castle. | 36314164 |
The Met Office has issued a warning for heavy rain on Tuesday for the west of the UK, with 100mm (four inches) expected in parts of Wales and England.
The Environment Agency warned those in Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Devon and Cornwall to prepare for flooding.
The government said the military was on standby and de... | Heavy rain and gale-force winds are set to batter the UK with the arrival of the storm that brought severe blizzards to the US. | 35398040 |
B Ramalinga Raju, who founded the software services giant, denied charges of conspiracy, cheating and forgery but admitted to accounting malpractices.
Raju was also fined $800,000.
The collapse of Satyam Computers in 2009 cost shareholders more than $2bn and rocked India's IT industry.
The BBC's Simon Atkinson in Mumba... | An Indian court has sentenced the former head of Satyam Computers and nine others to seven years in prison in one of the country's biggest ever corporate scandals. | 32229847 |
The 18-year-old is a product of the Women's Super League One club's John Madejski Academy college programme.
Estcourt, who has won 15 international caps, had a three-month spell on loan at Bristol City Women last season.
"I'm very proud. Reading are a very ambitious club and so am I, so I hope to help them achieve thei... | Wales midfielder Charlie Estcourt has signed her first professional contract with English top-flight team Reading. | 38746497 |
The blizzard of claims and counter-claims by politicians can seem bewildering, so what faith should voters put in the views of their employer?
The BBC has today seen three examples of big employers intervening, by warning staff of the dangers of leaving the EU.
While all of them stressed it is up to individual voters t... | Who do you trust to give you a straight answer on the effects of the UK leaving the European Union? | 36312241 |
The Chesterfield forward denies raping a 19-year-old at a Premier Inn in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, on 30 May 2011.
Cardiff Crown Court heard the alleged victim arrived "crying hysterically" at a friend's house the next day.
Mr Evans, 27, was found guilty of rape at Caernarfon Crown Court in 2012, but that conviction was ... | Footballer Ched Evans told police he "could have had any girl" in a bar on the night he allegedly raped a woman, a court has heard. | 37572208 |
John Gittins spoke out at the pre-inquest hearing of Lily Baxandall.
The 95-year-old, from Abergele, died last year after waiting in an ambulance at Glan Clwyd Hospital for four hours.
In 2013, Fred Pring of Mold, died after waiting 42 minutes for an ambulance, and last year, Clive Turner, of Rossett, spent five hours ... | A coroner has criticised health bosses following his third case in two years where a north Wales patient died after a delay in treatment. | 32049222 |
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The Civil Aviation Authority are the people responsible for monitoring air traffic and develop the rules that apply to drones.
They shouldn't be flown within 50 metres of people, cars or buildings that the drone does not have permiss... | The number of people using drones has increased in the UK, but regulators have said that more people need to be aware of the rules that apply to the aircraft. | 30396712 |
The three designations involved cover the Small Isles, Wester Ross and Loch Sunart to the Sound of Jura.
They form part of a proposed network of 30 protected areas.
The decision to consult again follows feedback from the fishing industry and changes to the MPAs' boundaries, the government said.
The aim of MPAs is to im... | Further consultations are to be held into three of the largest of the Scottish government's planned marine protected areas (MPAs). | 35133036 |
Final results showed that Mr Pena Nieto achieved 38.21%, with second placed Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador 31.59%.
While third-placed Josefina Vazquez Mota admitted defeat, Mr Lopez Obrador said he would challenge the result in Mexico's electoral tribunal.
Accusations of irregularities led to a re-check of about 50% of vo... | Enrique Pena Nieto has been confirmed as the winner of Mexico's presidential election, following a final recount. | 18736492 |
A Sunday Mail article alleged that a syndicate, including a top police officer, was behind the recent use of cyanide to kill elephants for tusks.
The story was untrue and tarnished the force's image, the police said.
Some culprits involved had already been arrested, the spokesperson said.
The article undermined the pol... | Three journalists from a state-owned paper in Zimbabwe have been arrested and will be charged with publishing falsehoods over a report about the poisoning of elephants, the police say. | 34710171 |
The visitors deservedly went in ahead in the 13th minute with their first goal of the season through 19-year -old striker Daniel Agyei, who has joined on loan from Burnley.
Agyei intercepted Danny Devine's pass before racing into the penalty area and clipping the ball over the advancing Colin Doyle.
Coventry were good ... | Three goals in nine dramatic second-half minutes enabled Bradford to maintain their unbeaten start to the season with a 3-1 home win against Coventry. | 37067578 |
Engineers are working to restore supplies, with the worst affected areas Conwy county and Corwen, Denbighshire.
Storm Desmond, the fourth named storm of the winter, may lead to cancelled ferry services, poor driving conditions and falling trees, the Met Office said.
A yellow "be aware" warning runs from 17:00 on Friday... | Gales have left 300 properties in north Wales without power, Scottish Power has said. | 34997842 |
The 25-year-old Argentina international has not played for Spurs since October because of the problem and will undergo surgery on Saturday.
Tottenham said Lamela had "achieved a good level of function" but was not at a stage to make a return to training, leading to the decision to operate.
"I tried everything to recove... | Tottenham midfielder Erik Lamela has been ruled out for the rest of the season because of a hip injury. | 39437112 |
John Radcliffe left the bulk of his fortune to charitable causes on his death 300 years ago in 1714.
This funded the Radcliffe Camera, which was Britain's first circular library, the Radcliffe Observatory and the Radcliffe Infirmary.
Remembering Radcliffe: 300 years of science and philanthropy is at the Bodleian Librar... | The legacy of a physician who gave Oxford some of its landmark buildings is being explored in a new exhibition. | 30234143 |
The Latics' immediate return to the third tier was confirmed after their 1-0 loss at Reading in the Championship.
Graham Barrow has been interim manager since March when Warren Joyce left after four months in charge.
"We've been looking at a number of factors in getting the right person," Jackson told BBC Radio Manches... | Wigan Athletic chief executive Jonathan Jackson says they do have a shortlist of potential new managers ready after their relegation to League One. | 39758655 |
However, there is one political bogeyman they both seem to loathe - each has laid into Donald Trump with the kind of language usually reserved for Third World despots, or criminals at the far end of the felony spectrum.
Mr Corbyn described Mr Trump's beliefs as "an affront to common humanity", while Mr Johnson joked th... | There can be few beliefs which unite Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. | 37586934 |
Substitute Moussa Sissoko was given only a yellow card for a high, late tackle on Stephen Ward, before putting Rose through on goal in the next move, as the full-back smashed home at the near post.
"It was a blind challenge, a high challenge and simply a red card," said Burnley boss Sean Dyche.
Spurs were punished for ... | Danny Rose scored the winner as Tottenham came from behind to beat Burnley in controversial circumstances in the Premier League. | 38279335 |
Foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the US should "stop interfering in China's internal affairs".
The Chinese authorities had already reached a "clear conclusion" about the Tiananmen Square protests, he added.
Discussion of the crackdown, thought to have left hundreds dead, remains taboo.
Beijing considers the wee... | China has accused the US of "prejudice" for urging Beijing to provide a full account of the crackdown on pro-democracy activists after the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. | 22744242 |
Eight Tornado jets, based out of RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, along with 10 Reaper unmanned drones, flying from an undisclosed Middle East airbase, have now carried out more than 1,300 combat sorties, including more than 300 air strikes.
It costs a lot to take out an IS fighter using so called precision weapons.
A total of ... | It is now a year since MPs gave the RAF the green light to begin their bombing sorties over Iraq against the extremist group know as Islamic State. | 34373214 |
PV Sindhu upset China's Wang Yihan in the women's singles quarter final on Tuesday.
Wang, 28, was favoured to win having won silver at the 2012 London Olympics.
Many on social media praised her achievement and voiced their hope for her to win a medal.
Sindhu beat Wang 22-20, 21-19 in a 54-minute match. The Indian athle... | A 21-year-old badminton player has become India's latest hope for an Olympic medal at the Rio 2016 games, after a shock win against the world number two. | 37103496 |
Twelve-week-old Staffordshire bull terrier Macie was rushed to the emergency vet after she began choking.
Her owner thought she had eaten a toy but X-rays revealed a knife, with the handle lodged in her intestines and the tip of the blade in her gullet.
The PSDA vet who has been caring for Macie since her operation sai... | A puppy who swallowed an 8in (20cm) kitchen knife is recovering after undergoing life-saving surgery. | 38649586 |
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The 2006 champion had to qualify for the Crucible after dropping to 30 in the world rankings and lost 13-6 to Barry Hawkins in the last 16.
"I told him when I shook his hand at the end: 'There's no reason why you can't win it'," said the Scot, 39.
"I've obviously had a ter... | Graeme Dott is glad to have ended a nightmare season but took some comfort from being knocked out of the World Championship by a potential champion. | 39696556 |
Edward Perring, 79, was found in a collapsed state on 5 May.
His wife Gloria Perring, 76, was found dead at the property on Ashleigh Close, Tamerton Foliot.
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said emergency services had been called to the address after reports of a disturbance. The major crime team is investigat... | A man suspected of murdering his wife at a property in Plymouth has died in hospital. | 32755544 |
The British study looked at data from more than 3,700 married or cohabiting couples aged 50 and older.
Men and women were three times or more likely to achieve their resolution when their partner joined in the challenge.
Experts say campaigns could capitalise on this "rubbing off" effect.
The study did not look at whet... | Whether you want to lose weight, quit smoking or exercise more, you have a better chance of success if your partner shares your goal, research suggests. | 30877338 |
Stephen Wood, 43, leapt into the River Yare in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on 13 January when parts of the town had been evacuated over flooding worries.
Despite being asked to leave, he told the officer: "I might as well jump in."
Wood admitted a charge of obstructing a police officer in their duty during a hearing befor... | A man who jumped into a river at the height of a storm surge tide after ignoring a police officer's warnings has admitted being "stupid". | 38743405 |
Chancellor George Osborne said that the Treasury would investigate fees as part of a consultation starting next month.
The consultation will look into the speed and ease of transferring to a new provider by those wishing to make use of new pension rules.
Changes introduced in April allow those aged 55 and over to withd... | "Excessive" early exit penalties handed to people wishing to withdraw money from their pension pot could be capped. | 33171780 |
Jonathan Geoffrey Mather, 36, was jailed for five years and eight months after he admitted obstructing the railway, Stafford Crown Court heard.
The CrossCountry train struck the car at Clay Mills near Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, just before 19:30 BST on 20 July 2015.
Mather was found hiding in bushes and no passe... | A man who drove his car on to railway tracks before a train carrying 40 people hit it at 70mph has been jailed. | 35998400 |
BBC News reporter Simon McCoy read the news on Wednesday morning holding a whole ream of photocopier paper.
Simon usually reads the news holding a tablet computer but accidentally picked up the packet of paper instead.
By the time he noticed his mistake it was too late to put the paper down.
It's made him something of ... | We're used to seeing newsreaders holding a few papers during the news, but they don't usually carry a whole pack! | 24144025 |
Richard Huckle, 30, from Ashford in Kent, admitted committing the offences against victims aged between six months and 12 years between 2006 and 2014.
The Old Bailey heard that when he told his parents what he had done, they called the police.
The 91 charges against him relate to 23 children from mainly poor communitie... | A child abuser who committed numerous sex crimes against Malaysian children is due to be sentenced on Monday. | 36445015 |
Three former air ambulance helicopters will begin dropping 100 million poisonous pellets in a bid to eradicate brown rats from the island.
The rats, which first arrived in the 18th Century as stowaways on sealing ships, are a threat to native species.
The three-month mission is the second phase of a four-year project.
... | An "alien invader" eradication scheme of unprecedented scope will resume on Friday on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. | 21629737 |
More than 60 street and graffiti artists will team up at Edinburgh's New Waverley construction site to produce one of the largest public artworks of its kind in the UK.
It will combine permanent art with "an ever-changing tableau of graffiti art".
The Canongate Plot's first stage at The Arches is inspired by fireworks ... | The first stage of what will become Scotland's largest street art project has begun. | 29872557 |
Last year the pair became the first brothers to top the world rankings in singles and doubles at the same time.
They have previously played together on tour and in the Davis Cup and the Olympics, but never in a Grand Slam.
Britain's former Fed Cup captain told BBC Sport: "I'm pretty sure they are going to have a crack ... | Judy Murray has tipped her sons Andy and Jamie to play doubles together at Wimbledon before their careers end. | 40396935 |
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union employed by Servest UK began the industrial action at 06:00 GMT.
The union claims agency workers should be made permanent GWR staff and that there is currently a "two tier" system.
GWR said it was aware of the strike and that rail services were expected to run as schedu... | A second 24-hour strike by contract cleaners on the Great Western Railway is under way. | 38416607 |
Having played the 90 minutes of Leipzig's 1-0 defeat to Wolfsburg, 22-year-old Keita lost consciousness shortly after leaving the dressing room and was taken to hospital once his condition stabilised.
On Sunday, the club said his test results are in order and he may have suffered a circulatory collapse brought on by ex... | RB Leipzig's coach Ralph Hasenhuettl said they are investigating why Guinea midfielder Naby Keita collapsed in the dressing room area following a Bundesliga game on Saturday. | 39249508 |
Emmanuel and Antan Edet controlled every aspect of Ofonime Sunday Inuk's life in London "down to his very name", prosecutors told Harrow Crown Court.
Mr and Mrs Edet, a doctor and nurse from Perivale, also confiscated his passport, the court heard. They deny slavery and cruelty charges.
The jury heard in 1989 Mr Inuk, ... | A couple "owned" and used a man as a slave for 24 years, a court heard. | 32612176 |
28 January 2016 Last updated at 11:17 GMT
Although the rules are simpler than with chess, a player in Go typically has a wider choice of moves to make at each turn, and there are many more ways a game can play out. | Go is a board game thought to date back to ancient China more than 2,500 years ago. | 35421268 |
Everton's exit comes four days after he led Anambra Warriors to their first trophy with a win over Nasarawa United.
FC IfeanyiUbah appointed Japanese-American and former Accra Hearts of Oak manager Kenichi Yatsuhashi as its new head coach on Wednesday.
Everton rejected an assistant coach and head coach of youth develop... | Brazilian Rafael Everton Lira has left FC IfeanyiUbah after rejecting a lesser role with the club he led to the 2016 Nigerian FA Cup. | 37941150 |
Australia captain Lanning, 24, will join Surrey Stars, while New Zealand skipper Bates, 28, will line up for the Southern Vipers.
West Indies World Twenty20-winning captain Taylor, 24, will be part of the Western Storm squad.
The six-team competition runs from 30 July to 14 August.
The 19 centrally contracted England p... | Meg Lanning, Suzie Bates and Stafanie Taylor are among the overseas signings who will play in the inaugural Women's Cricket Super League this summer. | 36043614 |
The filmmaker, who sold LucasFilm to Disney for £2.5bn in 2012, admits he'd begun planning a seventh film.
The 70-year-old decided against it after realising that heading up a new trilogy would require a commitment of 10 years.
That decision might come as a relief to those fans who were disappointed with Lucas's prequ... | George Lucas has revealed he originally wanted to direct the new Star Wars sequel. | 30808979 |
Joy Milne's husband, Les, died in June, aged 65.
He worked as a consultant anaesthetist before being diagnosed with Parkinson's at the age of 45.
One in 500 people in the UK has Parkinson's - that is 127,000 across Britain.
It can leave people struggling to walk, speak and sleep. There is no cure and no definitive diag... | Meet the woman from Perth whose super sense of smell could change the way Parkinson's disease is diagnosed. | 34583642 |
Sir Michael was giving evidence to MPs on the education select committee.
He said inspectors had found governors had over-stepped their role and heads were "intimidated and undermined".
Ofsted had inspected schools in Birmingham in the wake of claims of take-overs by Muslim hardliners.
Sir Michael said inspectors were ... | Inspectors found pupils at the so-called Trojan Horse schools in Birmingham were "vulnerable to extremism", says Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw. | 28226642 |
Complaints against the UK's largest mobile operator related to topics ranging from line faults, service and provision issues to bill problems.
Virgin Media had the lowest number of complaints, followed by Sky.
PlusNet, TalkTalk, BT and Post Office HomePhone generated an above average number of complaints, according to ... | EE is the most complained-about phone and broadband provider, according to regulator Ofcom. | 32704573 |
Sir Nicholas, who died last year aged 106, brought Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to the UK.
The Winton family are currently in the process of selling his estate, including his house in Maidenhead.
His son, Nick Winton, said it was "difficult" to decide what to let go.
"The reality is, over his life ... | Items that once belonged to Kindertransport hero Sir Nicholas Winton, including a 105th birthday message from the Queen, are to be sold at auction. | 37728074 |
He called it "the biggest increase in a generation" on road and rail projects.
As part of it, he said work on the HS2 high-speed railway linking the north of England to the south could begin.
However, while capital spending will rise, the Department for Transport's operational budget will fall by 37%.
Mr Osborne also a... | Investment in major transport projects is to increase over the current Parliament, by 50% to £61bn, Chancellor George Osborne has announced as part of the Spending Review. | 34920780 |
The 24-year-old, who moved to Fir Park from Plymouth Argyle last summer, is now contracted to the club until 2019.
"He's at the centre of the type of team we're trying to build," Robinson told Motherwell TV.
"He's a captain in every sense of the word, both on and off the park. He's committed to what we're trying to do.... | Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson wants to build his side around midfielder Carl McHugh after the club captain signed a new two-year deal. | 40733057 |
Belgium international striker Jelle Vossen, 25, arrives on a season-long loan from Genk, where he has scored 105 goals in 244 games.
Winger Yanic Wildschut, 22, is a former Netherlands Under-21 international and has signed for an undisclosed fee on an initial two-year contract.
Boro have also captured Chelsea goalkeepe... | Middlesbrough have completed deals for three players. | 29013756 |
Winger Filipe Morais remarkably provided the assists for all four goals, continuing his excellent form.
David Wheater opened the scoring at the back post after four minutes. Then Morais drove down the right at pace in the 15th minute and delivered a pinpoint ball to Adam Le Fondre who made it three in two games with a ... | Bolton scored four away from home for the second time in four days, comprehensively beating a disjointed Gillingham to keep their automatic promotion hopes firmly alive. | 39188583 |
Speaking at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, voters asked the flamboyant businessman to show some humility and common ground with average Americans.
Mr Trump said he "often drives himself" and recently ate at McDonald's.
His father Fred was a successful real estate developer who gave him seed money to begin invest... | Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he got his start in business with a "small" $1m loan from his father. | 34641129 |
Sheku Bayoh, originally from Sierra Leone, died after being arrested and restrained in Kirkcaldy in May.
The BBC has decided to name one of the officers involved, PC Alan Paton.
He is said to have attacked his parents and admitted to hating black people. He has not responded to the claims.
Mr Bayoh's family have now ca... | One of the principal police officers involved in the restraint of a black man who died in custody has a history of violence and racism, it has been alleged. | 34529611 |
The court said it first needed to consider arguments whether the 9 November vote breached the country's constitution.
It acted on a request from the Spanish central government in Madrid.
The leader of Catalonia, Artur Mas, signed a decree on Saturday calling for the referendum. Many in the wealthy north-eastern Spanish... | Spain's Constitutional Court has suspended Catalonia's planned independence referendum. | 29410493 |
Motorists faced delays as emergency services dealt with the incident between junction 41 for Baglan and junction 42 for Fabian Way.
It happened on the westbound side of the bridge.
A diversion was in place on the A48 Old Briton Ferry Bridge.
Check if this is affecting your journey | The M4 Briton Ferry Bridge at Neath Port Talbot has reopened following a police incident on Thursday. | 38459350 |
McCann faced Robinson's Dons as a player, most notably in the 2011 League One play-off semi-finals when he scored in both legs of the tie.
Posh play the Dons in a League One match at Stadium:MK on Saturday.
"I think he tried to sign me once or twice before," McCann, 36, told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
"He is a young man... | Peterborough boss Grant McCann has said there is "mutual respect" between himself and his MK Dons counterpart Karl Robinson. | 37188600 |
O'Connell struck in the 16th minute, finding the net with a header after meeting a John Fleck cross.
Paul Coutts went close to adding a second soon after when his drive was tipped over by goalkeeper Jordan Archer.
There was a change in goal for Millwall in the 26th minute when the injured Archer was taken off after rec... | Jack O'Connell and Kieron Freeman scored in either half as Sheffield United extended their lead at the top of League One to seven points with victory over Millwall. | 39335522 |
Southampton-based Mike Smith was renowned for his work training up and coming athletics stars in a career spanning five decades.
His most famous athletes include Iwan Thomas MBE, Kriss Akabusi, Todd Bennett, Roger Black and Donna Hartley.
Thomas said he would be "doing a lap of Southampton track" in his honour.
Many of... | An athletics coach who nurtured the talents of Olympic, Commonwealth and European medal winners has died after a short illness. | 39191175 |
The Gulls, who are fighting relegation, have been hit by financial problems this season after millionaire owner Thea Bristow left the club and a group of local businessmen took over.
The club has been donated a minibus by a local firm to travel to away matches.
"It's come in handy because with the financial constraints... | Torquay United manager Kevin Nicholson has been doubling up as the National League club's bus driver. | 35719873 |
Interior ministry spokesman Brig Gen Saad Maan told the BBC that the border force was functioning normally.
Earlier, al-Arabiya TV reported that Saudi Arabia had deployed 30,000 soldiers along the 900km (560-mile) frontier after Iraqi forces withdrew.
The Saudi personnel were fanning out along the border to prevent att... | Iraqi military officials have denied that troops have abandoned positions along the border with Saudi Arabia. | 28142802 |
Writing in the acting union Equity's magazine, he called low pay or working for free "a virus" that stifled diversity.
He said it was the theatre industry's "job" to "hold a mirror up to nature".
"Unless we keep the widest possible demographic... we are building a time bomb into the future of the industry".
West, who i... | Samuel West has claimed that a culture of low and unpaid work in the arts is a "time bomb" that will "ultimately... destroy the profession". | 32427752 |
By Glenn CampbellBBC Scotland news
If whisky is Scotland's national alcoholic drink, Buckfast must be the most notorious tipple consumed here.
It's produced by Benedictine monks in Devon but is regularly linked to the crime and anti-social behaviour of drunks in Scotland.
In 2010, Strathclyde Police said it had been m... | The distributors of Buckfast are taking legal action against Strathclyde Police in a bid to stop the force adding its own anti-crime labels to bottles of the tonic wine. | 21545231 |
The gap between government taxation and spending is expected to be at 6% to 7% of the economy's total output by 2020.
That is a fall from 9.5% in the most recently published figures for 2015-16.
However, EU members - including those outside the eurozone - are expected to keep their deficits below 3% of GDP.
That is see... | Scotland's government deficit is on track to remain at more than twice the maximum level required for EU membership, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute. | 39345321 |
The latest twist in a long-running feud between Egyptians and Sudanese is over controversial claims that a film is to be made in Sudan to showcase the country's contribution to human civilization.
Various media have reported that a Qatari production company would fund the film, which would apparently feature Hollywood ... | Reports that Hollywood star Angeline Jolie is planning to make a movie about Sudan's history have sparked a row with Egypt, and BBC Africa's Mohanad Hashim says it is about much more than who has the biggest pyramids. | 39972853 |
Mr McGuinness stood for the toast, proposed by Irish President Michael D Higgins, as an orchestra played God Save The Queen.
The banquet was in honour of President Higgins.
It marked the end of the first day of his four-day state visit.
When he was a Sinn Féin MP Mr McGuinness refused to sit in the House of Commons be... | Northern Ireland deputy first minister and former IRA leader Martin McGuinness has joined in a toast to the Queen during a state banquet at Windsor Castle. | 26948080 |
However, there were signs some Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members are edging closer to backing a rate rise.
The minutes said "a number" of MPC members saw a rising risk of UK inflation heading above the 2% target in the medium term.
For these members, the uncertainty around the Greek debt talks was a key factor in... | All nine Bank of England policymakers voted to hold interest rates at 0.5% in July, minutes of the meeting show. | 33619023 |
The Sekhemka figurine was sold by Northampton Borough Council for nearly £16m in 2014.
Auctioneers Christies had refused to state where it was going and there were rumours it may have ended up in a private collection in Qatar.
However, it has emerged the Department for Culture, Media and Sport granted an export licence... | A statue at the centre of an international heritage row is thought to have been exported to the USA. | 37552316 |
An undisclosed fee has been agreed for Goodliffe, 17, who will sign in the summer when the transfer window opens.
Free agent Harris, also 17, arrives following a successful trial.
Goodliffe has made four National League appearances for Wood since the turn of the year, playing a full 90 minutes against both Forest Green... | Wolves have signed two young players, central defender Ben Goodliffe from Boreham Wood, and winger Andrew Harris, for next season's Under-23 squad. | 39357222 |
It uses the strange "quantum states" of matter to perform calculations in a way that, if scaled up, could vastly outperform conventional computers.
The 6mm-by-6mm chip holds nine quantum devices, among them four "quantum bits" that do the calculations.
The team said further scaling up to 10 qubits should be possible th... | One of the most complex efforts toward a quantum computer has been shown off at the American Physical Society meeting in Dallas in the US. | 12811199 |
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Suarez put Barca ahead after Guangzhou keeper Li Shuai parried Ivan Rakitic's long-range shot.
The former Liverpool striker doubled the lead with a sublime angled volley following Andres Iniesta's lofted pass.
Suarez completed his hat-trick with a penalty after Munir El Ha... | Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick in the absence of injured duo Lionel Messi and Neymar as Barcelona sealed a place in Sunday's Fifa Club World Cup final. | 35095550 |
Ahmed Nazif, who was prime minister from 2004 until last year's uprising, has also been ordered to pay a fine of 9m Egyptian pounds (£900,000; $1.5m).
Last year, Ahmed Nazif was given a one-year suspended sentence after he was charged for unlawful gains in a business deal.
Nazif is one of several Mubarak-era senior of... | A court in Cairo has sentenced Egypt's former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to three years in prison for corruption. | 19584262 |
The BBC revealed last week the county council was not renewing its block contract for seven beds at the Ashcroft Centre in Wicklewood.
The council would not accept a weekly rate of £650 per person.
Now Julian Support, which runs the centre, is in new talks with the council looking at how to keep it open.
Last week Jul... | Talks aimed at averting the closure of a centre offering care services for women with mental health problems in Norfolk have begun. | 30352968 |
Ramsey, 26, limped off with 20 minutes of the game remaining at the Emirates Stadium and was replaced by Danny Welbeck.
Arsenal host Everton in their final league game of the season on Sunday and face Chelsea in the FA Cup final on 27 May.
Wales face Serbia in a crucial World Cup qualifier in Belgrade on 11 June.
Chris... | Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey suffered a leg injury in Arsenal's 2-0 Premier League win against Sunderland. | 39944339 |
The areas worst affected included Creggan and Brandywell.
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) engineers investigated the problem which began on Wednesday afternoon.
It is believed to have been caused by a third party. | Electricity has now been restored to all 2,600 homes affected by a power cut in Londonderry. | 33171686 |
The by-election has been triggered by the death of long-serving Labour MP Michael Meacher.
Labour chief whip Rosie Winterton moved the writ in the House of Commons to formally begin the process.
Mr Meacher, a former environment minister, held the seat for Labour in May with a 14,738 majority from UKIP in second place. | The Oldham West and Royton by-election will be held on Thursday, 3 December, it has been announced. | 34702092 |
The 27-year-old won his only cap in August 2012 against Italy but has had some dark days since then.
After the death of his newborn son Jake Junior, he tested positive for cocaine in May 2015 but avoided a two-year ban and has gone on to rebuild his career.
"I wouldn't have thought it would come, it was in my distant d... | West Brom midfielder Jake Livermore wants to make proud the people who helped him through difficult times after earning an England recall. | 39343959 |
You can find out more about UKIP's UK pledges here - this guide looks at the focus of the Welsh manifesto.
The manifesto is entitled "Wales Into The World".
"Make no mistake: this is a Brexit election," a preface to the manifesto says, claiming Theresa May wants to "pull the wool over the eyes of the British people" an... | UKIP has published a separate Welsh manifesto, in common with other political parties, for the 2017 general election. | 40047670 |
One estimate suggests more than 1.5 million pages on blogs have been defaced.
The security firm that found the vulnerability said some hackers were now trying to use it to take over sites rather than just spoil pages.
WordPress urged site owners to update software to avoid falling victim.
The vulnerability is found in ... | A security flaw in the WordPress blogging software has let hackers attack and deface tens of thousands of sites. | 38930428 |
The Gran Fondo is run by RCS, the organisers of the Giro cycle race that visited Northern Ireland in May 2015.
It began at Belfast's Titanic Quarter, with two routes: A 173km route taking in the Mourne Mountains and a shorter 58km one that passed Strangford Lough.
Roads were closed along the course, and police thanked ... | Thousands of cyclists in Northern Ireland have been taking part in a Giro d'Italia spin-off event on Sunday. | 33213265 |
The accident happened at an unmanned level crossing near the town of Bijnor.
The wagon was carrying people returning from a ceremony at a Hindu temple.
There are nearly 15,000 unmanned crossings on Indian railways and hundreds of people are killed on these crossings every year.
The chief of Bijnor police HN Singh told ... | At least nine people have been killed and 18 others injured when a tractor pulling a wagon loaded with people was hit by a train in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said. | 32807459 |
Nicolae Gorea, 40, from Moldova, was more than twice the drink drive limit when he drove on the A548 in the Deeside Industrial Park on Good Friday.
A fellow trucker tried to stop him by driving to a roundabout - but he drove off, Flintshire magistrates heard.
Gorea admitted dangerous driving, drink driving and fraud.
D... | An HGV lorry driver who was caught driving the wrong way along a dual carriageway in Flintshire after drinking whisky has been jailed. | 39629543 |
Worle Community School in Weston-super-Mare told parents it would "reconsider" its policy with a view to "banning them completely during the school day".
On Monday, two teenagers were arrested after a 15-year-old boy was left with minor injuries.
They have been released on bail. The school said staff and pupils had be... | A school could ban mobile phones after pupils filmed a boy being slashed with a knife and posted it online. | 35840178 |
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Championship leader Sebastian Vettel calls it "one of the best tracks". No driver would disagree. And the section from Copse through the Becketts sweeps is one of the most demanding sequence of corners in the world. To see a Formula 1 car through there - which anyone with ... | At a time when the British Grand Prix faces an uncertain future, one aspect of the race is beyond doubt - the love the drivers have for Silverstone. | 40550469 |
Speaking outside Parliament, Mrs May said she was "honoured and humbled" to succeed David Cameron, after her only rival in the race withdrew on Monday.
Mr Cameron will tender his resignation to the Queen after PMQs on Wednesday.
Mr Cameron, who has been UK prime minister since 2010, decided to quit after the UK's Brexi... | Theresa May promised to build a "better Britain" and to make the UK's EU exit a "success" after she was announced as the new Tory leader and soon-to-be PM. | 36768148 |
The US president-elect owns golf courses in Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire.
During a media conference ahead of Mr Trump's inauguration on 20 January, his tax lawyer said management of the Trump organisation would pass to Mr Trump's sons Eric and Donald Jr.
She also said the businessman would make "no new foreign deals what... | Donald Trump is handing over his Scottish businesses to his sons as he prepares to take office as President. | 38587994 |
The 25-year-old injured his thigh during Friday's training session at St George's Park.
The Football Association confirmed that the Liverpool player will miss next week's game in Basel.
"Heartbroken soul right now," he tweeted. "Nothing worse than being injured."
Sturridge added: "Hopefully be back soon fighting fit fo... | Striker Daniel Sturridge says he is heartbroken after being ruled out of England's opening Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland on Monday. | 29088044 |
Spaces at the 3,600-space park, in Stanford West, Kent, will be available from next summer in a bid to reduce congestion on the M20.
During Operation Stack, which was in force 32 times last summer, the motorway was turned into an HGV park for up to 5,000 lorries.
Critics have accused the government of being "too hasty"... | The site of a "Disneyland-sized" lorry park designed to ease tailbacks caused by Operation Stack has been announced. | 36723359 |
Cerberus took control of the loans last year as part of its £1.2bn purchase of Nama's Northern Ireland loan book.
Killultagh Estates and associated firms have now has now agreed new finance with ICG Longbow, a London-based property lender.
ICG mortgages have been registered on properties in Belfast and England.
It is u... | Companies controlled by the property developer Frank Boyd have refinanced loans that were held by the Cerberus investment fund. | 34473071 |
The National Audit Office (NAO) said although the pupil premium had "potential", there was still "more to do" by schools and government.
The government says it wants every child to benefit from a good education, regardless of their background.
Funding in some of the poorest schools had fallen by 5% in the past three ye... | Money allocated to schools for poorer pupils is yet to make an impact, the spending watchdog has said in a report. | 33314885 |
The 58-year-old is one of the 16 people charged by the United States Department of Justice on Friday.
Burga was detained when he returned to his home in Lima on Friday night.
In Guatemala, prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for football federation president Brayan Jimenez.
Public Ministry official Francisco Riva... | Former Peruvian Football Federation president Manuel Burga has been arrested as part of the investigation into corruption at world football's governing body Fifa. | 35016476 |
Daisy Clark, 18, from Newquay, received critical acclaim online when she made a cover of the song Hopelessly Devoted to You from the musical Grease.
The singer said she almost did not post the video due to "rude comments" she had received online about her weight.
The video has received almost six million views on socia... | A teenager who had rarely left her home county of Cornwall has become a global sensation after her YouTube video went viral. | 39004533 |
Changes to the tax system will raise an extra 2bn Australian dollars ($1.5bn; £1.2bn) in this tax year, it said.
A new law targets global companies with annual incomes of more than A$1bn.
Firms were told if they did not pay what was due they would be taxed at a penalty rate of 40%.
Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison ... | Multinational firms such as Google and Facebook are now paying tax in Australia based on profits earned there instead of shifting income abroad, the government has said. | 39337325 |
The 21-year-old has been linked with a move to Liverpool or Tottenham.
"Everyone is available in every shape and form," said Pulis when asked about the possibility of a large bid being made for the England under-21 forward.
While insisting he wanted to keep Berahino, Pulis cited Liverpool's decision to sell Luis Suarez... | West Brom boss Tony Pulis says striker Saido Berahino could be sold. | 30751928 |
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