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The tiny probe is set to rendezvous in a few hours with one of the strangest objects in the solar system.
The latest in a series of manoeuvres will bring Rosetta to within 100km of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
One of the scientists leading this European Space Agency (Esa) venture described it as "the sexiest, most ... | After a journey that has lasted a decade, Europe's Rosetta spacecraft is now on its final approach to a comet. | 28640787 |
The accusations relate to violence outside the presidential palace in Cairo last December when at least seven people were killed in clashes.
Fourteen other members of the Muslim Brotherhood are to stand trial on the same charges.
Mr Morsi has been held at a secret location since he was deposed in July.
He faces a numbe... | Egypt's state prosecutor says he has referred ousted President Mohammed Morsi for trial on charges of inciting the murder of protesters. | 23924145 |
The Grand National will attract about £225m in wagers across the betting industry, William Hill predicted.
Combined with other sporting fixtures it expects to take "the highest turnover levels on any weekend in history", the bookmaker said.
Saturday's race is expected to be seen by 600 million people globally.
"The Gra... | A bumper roster of sport including the Grand National, the Masters and Premier League games, is expected to produce a record weekend for bookmakers. | 39534509 |
Across the UK, there are an estimated 3.3m people eligible to vote for the first time on 7 May.
Since last summer, the Electoral Commission has been working with student bodies and youth groups to encourage them to use their vote.
Traditionally, 18-24 years olds are least likely to turn out, with 44% making it to the b... | With one day to go until polling day, first time voters in Wales are being urged to turn out. | 32599111 |
Lisa Burbidge, from Whickham, Tyneside, was among 38 people killed by a gunman at a beach resort near Sousse.
Her family described her as the "most beautiful, amazing, caring and gentle person in our lives".
Flowers have been laid on the green outside St Mary's Church, where prayers have been held for Mrs Burbidge and ... | Tributes have been paid to a grandmother of four who died in Friday's terror attack in Tunisia. | 33317636 |
Lance Corporal Jonathan McKinlay, of Gloucestershire-based 1st Battalion The Rifles, was killed by small arms fire on Wednesday.
L/Cpl McKinlay, 33, from Darlington, was based at Check Point Chaabak in the Nahr-e-Saraj South district of Helmand.
A total of 381 British troops have been killed in Afghanistan since milita... | A British soldier who was shot dead while on patrol in Afghanistan has been named by the Ministry of Defence. | 14949700 |
Warner was the last of the three big record labels to agree to renewed terms to make its catalogue available to Spotify's 140 million users.
However, Spotify has been forced to agree to some limitations to get the labels to sign.
Artists and labels have in the past complained about minuscule revenue from steaming sites... | Spotify has signed a new licensing deal with Warner Music Group, paving the way for the music streaming service to go public. | 41045279 |
Sadie Hartley, 60 was stunned with a cattle prod and stabbed 40 times in Helmshore, Lancashire, on 14 January.
Sarah Williams, 35, and Katrina Walsh, 56, both from Chester, deny murder.
The prosecution claimed the pair were "determined and methodical" in their plot to fulfil Ms Williams' desire to be with the man she l... | Two women accused of murdering a businesswoman "hunted" her "as you might stalk a deer", a jury has heard. | 37037527 |
The blasts happened in the Kerawa region, where Cameroon's army is fighting Nigeria's Boko Haram militants.
There have been a spate of recent attacks in northern Cameroon blamed on jihadists from Boko Haram.
The authorities in August said that the militants are believed to enter Cameroon disguised as refugees.
Boko Har... | At least 19 people have been killed and 140 wounded in two bomb attacks in northern Cameroon, officials say. | 34143736 |
Karen Edwards was joined by about 20 friends and family at the site where Becky Godden-Edwards was discovered.
They laid flowers and a white teddy bear in tribute to Miss Godden-Edwards, who would have been 29 on Monday. She had been missing for eight years.
Her remains were found in a field in Eastleach by police inve... | A woman has laid flowers at the spot where the remains of her daughter were found in Gloucestershire. | 12990109 |
The latest National Rail Passenger Satisfaction (NRPS) figures showed that 83% of those surveyed said they were satisfied with their ScotRail journey.
This was four percentage points lower than the previous survey last June, and seven points lower than a year ago.
The figure for the UK as a whole in the most recent sur... | Passenger satisfaction with ScotRail services has fallen but remains higher than the UK as a whole, despite problems with delays and cancellations. | 38729862 |
The left-armer took five wickets in the first two Tests, with the four-match series tied at 1-1.
The 27-year-old will return to Australia for treatment and rehabilitation.
He has been replaced by pace bowler Pat Cummins, 23, ahead of the third Test which begins on Thursday in Ranchi. | Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has been ruled out of the final two Tests in India after suffering a stress fracture to his right foot. | 39228076 |
He said the cost would be "way below that", but he could not put a figure on it, saying the work would go out to tender to get the best deal.
Previous plans for an M4 relief road were scrapped in 2009, when Welsh ministers said the costs had risen to £1bn which they judged "unaffordable".
Mr Jones told BBC Radio Wales ... | A planned M4 relief road around Newport would cost "nowhere near" £1bn, First Minister Carwyn Jones has said. | 34734402 |
He installed the webcams on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of his 81 days of detention during a crackdown on political activists last year.
The Chinese authorities called him on Wednesday afternoon ordering their removal, he said.
Ai is currently fighting tax evasion charges related to his company.
Tax evasion charges... | Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has turned off the four live webcams in his home following orders from the Chinese authorities. | 17615810 |
Du Plessis led the side to a series victory in Australia last month, as De Villiers sat out with an elbow injury.
De Villiers, 32, was expected to return for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, but has not recovered in time.
"His decision to step down confirms his attitude to put the team first," said Cricket South ... | AB de Villiers has stepped down as captain of South Africa's Test team, with Faf du Plessis taking over. | 38294776 |
The Panthers needed to beat Cameroon on Sunday but could only draw 0-0.
Aubameyang said: "It is really annoying because we had chances. Sadly there are days when it doesn't go in, like my first chance from two metres out.
"We are all really disappointed. We didn't really have the time to prepare (for the tournament)."
... | Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang believes insufficient time together led to the hosts' group-stage elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations. | 38719037 |
The "crude improvised explosive device" was found in Nadeem Muhammad's luggage as he passed security on 30 January to try to board a plane to Bergamo, Italy.
After sentencing Muhammad, 43, the judge criticised both airport staff and police who did not initially think the device was "potentially viable".
Greater Manches... | A man who tried to smuggle a pipe bomb on to a plane at Manchester Airport has been jailed for 18 years. | 41026591 |
The Linda McCartney factory, in Fakenham, is to be expanded by the company's American owners Hain Daniels.
Marketing director Nigel Parrot said as more consumers eat less meat "we need to expand that factory to meet our future demand".
Investment on the Holt Road site is expected to be completed by the autumn.
"The inv... | Up to 150 new jobs are to be created in Norfolk following a multi-million pound investment at a frozen food factory that specialises in meat-free produce. | 19191501 |
Many comment on the fact that taking a job as a minister could shield Lula from prosecution on recently filed money laundering charges.
Under Brazilian law, cabinet members can only be investigated, charged and tried by the Supreme Court.
A federal judge would therefore not be able to touch Lula should he decide to hea... | Brazilian media are analysing reports that President Dilma Rousseff has offered her predecessor in office, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a post in the cabinet. | 35815722 |
The Newcastle United owner is being sued by Jeffrey Blue at London's High Court.
Mr Blue said he was promised £15m if he managed to increase Sports Direct's share price to £8, but that he only received £1m.
But Mr Ashley said their meetings were drink-fuelled "banter".
Mr Blue says Mr Ashley, who runs Sports Direct, di... | Billionaire Mike Ashley has dismissed claims he owes a finance expert £14m and said their conversations were "drink banter", a court has heard. | 40497091 |
Media suspect the outage on Tuesday may have been caused by hacking groups.
Chinese netizens were denied internet access for at least an hour during the disruption. Two-thirds of the websites, including the popular Baidu and Sina portals, were affected, the China National Radio reports.
The Global Times reported that d... | A major internet outage, income disparity and reports about China building a new surveillance ship are the main themes in the Chinese media on Wednesday. | 25838721 |
The global addressing system needs to be updated because the older scheme, IPv4, is running out of space.
The small-scale trial involves BT staff being switched to a network that runs only on IPv6 technology.
News about the test leaked because the technical changes made to BT's network for the trial accidentally includ... | BT has started trials of the next version of the net's addressing scheme known as IP version 6. | 33475173 |
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 85 civilians were killed in the attack, as well as 50 Syrian soldiers.
Syria's state news agency Sana reported that around 300 civilians had died in the Baghaliyeh area of the city.
Meanwhile, the UN warned of "sharply deteriorating conditions" in the besieged areas.
Around ... | Dozens of people have died in an offensive by so-called Islamic State on government-held areas of Deir al-Zour in eastern Syria, local media say. | 35334902 |
In a keynote speech at the Oxford Media Convention, Rona Fairhead said reform of the current model was the "minimum" required.
She said an external regulator would need to have "fairly strong powers" to hold the BBC to account.
The Trust is the body in charge of overseeing the BBC.
Mrs Fairhead said responsibilities fo... | The chair of the BBC Trust has suggested an external, "bespoke" regulator could take over the Trust's role as overseer of the corporation. | 31733842 |
Amy, directed by Asif Kapadia, was named best documentary at the European Film Awards.
The film was condemned by her father Mitch Winehouse for painting the singer's family in a negative light.
Best European film went to Youth while British actress Charlotte Rampling was given a lifetime achievement.
Rampling also won ... | A controversial documentary about the life and death of British singer Amy Winehouse has been honoured by the European Film Academy. | 35086886 |
The Simushir cargo ship is carrying hundreds of tons of fuel, prompting fears it could run aground and cause a spill along the pristine coast.
A Canadian ship is now towing the vessel away at a speed of 1.5 knots.
It had been thought the ship might hit Haida Gwaii, known as the Queen Charlotte Islands.
Further bad weat... | Canadian coast guards have attached a tow line to a Russian container ship drifting without power in rough seas off British Columbia. | 29672030 |
Lawro's opponent for this weekend's Premier League fixtures is former NFL star Osi Umenyiora, who will be making his predictions on Friday.
Umenyiora, born in London, played football as a child before switching to gridiron when he moved to the United States as a teenager.
Make your predictions now, compare them to Lawr... | BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season. | 34403907 |
Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, the prime minister called it "the great human rights issue of our time".
She said a new UK cabinet taskforce would tackle the "sickening and inhuman crimes" while £33m from the aid budget would fund initiatives overseas.
Labour said the police needed better funding if they were to tack... | Britain will lead the fight against modern slavery, Theresa May has said, vowing to make it her mission to help rid the world of the "barbaric evil". | 36934853 |
Tumble dryers sold under the Hotpoint, Creda and Indesit brands have been behind a series of fires.
Whirlpool, which owns the brands, had said they were all right to use, providing someone was in attendance.
But following advice from Trading Standards, the new guidance is not to use them until they are repaired.
A stat... | Millions of owners of potentially lethal tumble dryers have been warned not to use them until the machines have been repaired. | 39052979 |
Saturday's defeat at Stirling Albion left The Red Lichties sitting eighth.
"After a disappointing run of results and a poor league position, Arbroath FC have parted company with Todd Lumsden and his assistant, Steven Hislop," the club said in a statement on Sunday.
"The club would like to publicly thank them for their ... | Arbroath have sacked manager Todd Lumsden after the League Two club went six games without victory. | 35739778 |
The plan has been implemented in Dedham, near Colchester, after parking meters were pulled from the ground and their coin slots filled with glue.
The meters have been targeted since parking charges were introduced last year.
Dedham Parish Council chairwoman Sheila Beeton said she hoped the "novel" idea would end a "per... | Vigilant drivers are being encouraged to help catch vandals by the offer of two years' free parking. | 30815059 |
The nearby town of Karma, the first line of IS defence, is now in the army's hands, a BBC correspondent says.
Large numbers of elite combat troops have also been deployed near Falluja, about 45km (28 miles) west of Baghdad.
But IS hit back north of Falluja, killing and injuring some Iraqi forces in a suicide car bomb a... | Iraqi government forces have made gains in their offensive to drive Islamic State militants from Falluja - one the country's two major cities in IS hands. | 36407562 |
They say Cpl Eric Casebolt, aged 41, submitted his resignation "on his own will" earlier on Tuesday.
In a video - filmed on Friday in McKinney - Cpl Casebolt, who is white, is seen pinning 15-year-old Dajerria Becton to the ground with his knees.
Police said he was responding to disturbances reports at a pool party.
Cp... | The US police officer filmed wrestling a black girl to the ground and pointing his gun at teenagers in Texas has stepped down, officials say. | 33074314 |
3rd-7th centuries AD - Berber and Arab migrants arrive in present-day Mauritania.
9-10th centuries - Empire of Ghana has its capital in present-day south-west Mauritania.
1076 - Berber Almoravid warriors defeat the Empire of Ghana.
1500s - European mariners and traders establish settlements.
1644-74 - Mauritanian Thirt... | A chronology of key events: | 13882166 |
McDonald will join the Renegades during the English off-season, with their first game taking place on 22 December.
"I'm really looking forward for that period of time to come round, but first and foremost we've got a job to do here," he told BBC Radio Leicester.
"The focus is fully on Leicestershire and the end of the ... | Leicestershire elite performance director Andrew McDonald has agreed to coach Melbourne Renegades in the 2016-17 Big Bash League. | 37049812 |
Maguire stroked the ball home to earn his side a vital away goal in the first round qualifying tie, ahead of next week's second leg at Turner's Cross.
Linfield debutant, Northern Ireland goalkeeper Roy Carroll, made a number of fine saves to deny Cork a second.
Paul Smyth headed over the bar from six yards in the first... | A 63rd-minute penalty from Sean Maguire saw Irish League club Linfield go down 1-0 to League of Ireland counterparts Cork City at Windsor Park on Thursday. | 36661032 |
Jordan Haines, 14, from Roche, Cornwall ran in front of an oncoming car to grab the buggy, "without thinking".
The parents of three-month-old Josie Sztajnert were unloading shopping from a bus, on Saturday, when her pram came off the pavement.
Her father Pete Phillips said it was "a parent's worst nightmare".
Josie's p... | The parents of a baby girl whose pushchair rolled into a road when its brakes failed, have thanked the teenager who "saved her life". | 32515816 |
Relatives of possible victims held a ceremony at the site on the outskirts of the city of Medellin before the excavation started.
The bodies of 90 to 300 people are thought to be buried there.
The disappearances date from 2002, when the army launched an operation against left-wing rebels in the area.
The operation was ... | Forensic experts in Colombia have begun a search for dozens of bodies at a landfill site believed to be one of the largest urban mass graves in the world. | 33684670 |
That is a reflection of David Cameron's long-held belief that ministers need time to master their briefs so moving them merely strengthens the hands of those inside and outside departments who are resisting their agenda.
It would be a mistake, however, to see only the continuity and not the change.
The prime minister w... | At first sight it felt less like a reshuffle and more like a re-appoint with more than half of the old cabinet - and almost all those in the top jobs - keeping their old posts. | 32698253 |
The problem has prevented incoming calls to parts of the Gartnavel campus.
The board said the fault has not affected internal lines between departments and had no impact on patient care.
It added that engineers were working hard to solve the problem. | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board have apologised after a technical fault prevented one of its hospitals receiving external calls. | 30458049 |
What is the legacy of the New Cross fire?
The victims, aged between 14 and 22, were killed in the blaze as they attended a 16th birthday party at 439 New Cross Road, Deptford, in 1981.
London Fire Brigade also held a guard of honour for the young victims.
Up to 300 people listened to a poetry reading and observed a two... | A memorial plaque has been unveiled in memory of 13 black youngsters who died in a fire at a flat in south-east London 30 years ago. | 12216776 |
Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the group to reach an agreement on limiting global temperature rises.
She is also calling on the G7 members to contribute to a fund for poor countries suffering the worst consequences of climate change.
There are also talks on the threat from radical extremism with the leaders of Nigeria,... | Climate change and terrorism are top of the agenda on the second day of the G7 summit of economic powers in Germany. | 33044766 |
Chan, whose son was jailed for drugs offences, said that with drugs "you're hurting thousands of young children".
Jaycee Chan spent six months in prison in China after police found marijuana in his home.
Jackie Chan is Singapore's first celebrity anti-drug ambassador. He was named official Narcotics Control Ambassador ... | Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan has said he supports the use of the death penalty for some drug offenders. | 32620313 |
There are an average of 7,500 reported incidents a year, including 50 assaults involving weapons, a BBC Wales investigation shows.
At the same time, prosecutions and other sanctions have reached their highest rate.
There has been a Welsh Government drive to cut abuse, and it says the rise is due to more incidents being... | Hospital staff and paramedics are the victims of thousands of violent attacks each year, latest figures show. | 13080333 |
Sion Bedwyr Evans, 41, of of Llanrug, and Garry Vaughan Roberts, 43, of Caernarfon, had faced 50 charges between them.
They were alleged to have happened at Canolfan Brynffynnon in Y Felinheli between September 2006 and March 2014.
The Crown Prosecution Service said the charges had been dropped after new information fr... | Two members of staff at a Gwynedd education referral unit have had child cruelty charges against them dropped. | 35846096 |
The Institute of Cancer Research's (ICR) first phase of Sutton for Life is the Centre for Cancer Imaging, which will assess new cancer drugs.
Plans for the site also include a new school offering apprenticeships in life sciences at the centre.
ICR said the project could eventually create up to 10,000 new jobs.
Sutton C... | The first phase of a £170m project to build the UK's biggest campus specialising in cancer diagnosis is complete in south west London. | 31243486 |
The move will mean the closure of surgical services in Edinburgh for the condition, which affects 100 babies born in Scotland every year.
Campaigners against the proposal said it would make life more difficult for families on the east coast.
But Health Secretary Shona Robison insisted it would ensure a "safe and sustai... | Plans to centralise cleft palate and lip surgeries in Glasgow have been approved by the Scottish government. | 38381491 |
The blaze broke out at a bungalow on the Foreglen Road, Dungiven, just after 19:00 GMT on Wednesday.
Two Shih Tzu dogs died in the fire, which the Fire Service (NIFRS) believes was accidental.
A fire in a rear bedroom had been extinguished prior to the arrival of firefighters.
The owner told the BBC he and his wife tri... | A man and a woman in their 50s have been treated in hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire at a house in County Londonderry. | 38457495 |
The £10.5m package will see 40 new jobs at the broadcaster, including 25 additional journalist posts.
It will support the equivalent of 100 jobs across the independent TV sector.
Director Rhodri Talfan Davies said it would ensure BBC Wales was "a bold and ambitious broadcaster for the whole nation, young and old".
Acco... | BBC Wales will deliver its biggest single investment for two decades for television, radio and mobile services, it has been announced. | 40405377 |
Ex-minister Liam Bryne, a member of the group called "Red Shift", said Labour needed to embrace an English identity.
He told the BBC the party had lost touch with its roots and people did not know who it stood for anymore.
Asked if Jeremy Corbyn could reconnect with voters, Mr Byrne said he "can definitely start us on ... | A group of Labour MPs has published a "route map" for winning back voters in England, where the party performed badly at the general election. | 34346158 |
Brendan Rodgers' Celtic host Israel's champions in Wednesday's play-off first leg.
Hibs boss Lennon twice guided Celtic through tricky qualifiers to reach the group stage of the competition.
"I think Brendan knows what's at stake. It sets the whole season up brilliantly," Lennon said.
"I have spoken to him about it per... | Celtic are "up to speed" as they bid to get past Hapoel Beer Sheva and reach the Champions League group stage, their former manager Neil Lennon says. | 37090314 |
Phil Rudd was excused from appearing in New Zealand's Tauranga District Court, with his lawyer entering his plea.
The 60-year-old Australian-born musician was originally charged with attempting to procure the murder of two men.
That charge was dropped because of a lack of evidence.
In an earlier ruling, the names of th... | The drummer of rock band AC/DC has pleaded not guilty to charges of threatening to kill and possession of drugs. | 30288049 |
South Korea forward Ji So-Yun put Chelsea ahead with a low first-half strike and Gilly Flaherty's header from a second-half corner made it two.
Liverpool went close through Katie Zelem and eventually pulled a deserved goal back through Caroline Weir.
But Chelsea held on to inflict a first league defeat of 2016 on Liver... | Chelsea Ladies moved back to the top of Women's Super League One as they made it three wins from their first three matches by beating Liverpool. | 36088794 |
Conservative AM Darren Millar said the coastline was further damaged by bad weather in early January, and is now in a "critical condition".
He has planned to raise the issue in the Senedd on Tuesday.
Network Rail said assessments show there is "minimal flood risk to the railway".
But Clywd West AM Mr Millar said he is ... | Urgent action is needed to strengthen sea defences protecting the railway line and the A55 in Old Colwyn or lives could be lost, an AM has said. | 38643574 |
Gavin Samuels, 26, was convicted after two trials at Luton Crown Court.
Sentencing Samuels on Friday Judge Lynn Tayton QC described him as "predatory and manipulative".
Samuels, the 2011 winner of the Faldo Series Grand Final and who coached two of the victims at a Bedfordshire golf club, was jailed for 14 and a half y... | A former professional golfer who raped a teenage girl and sexually assaulted two others has been jailed. | 39747126 |
Special Report: The Technology of Business
Smartphone stress: Are you a victim?
Quantum computers to crack the world
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Keeping the cyber thieves at bay
Nollywood finds its global audience online
Epilepsy affects about 50 million people around the world and is the most common serious brain disorder... | The ancient Greeks called it "the sacred disease". | 28844162 |
The men reportedly face charges of "kidnapping and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm".
The 20 second video showed a white man forcing a black man inside a coffin, and threatening to pour petrol over him and set it alight.
The video, which was circulated on social media, has caused widespread outrage.
Th... | Two white South Africans have been arrested over a video in which a black man was forced into a coffin. | 37985667 |
The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) said it had received a complaint from solicitors after the photograph was published in December.
The magazine printed an apology on its
emails page
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's main home is on Anglesey, where he is a search and rescue pilot at RAF Valley.
The ... | Celebrity magazine Heat has apologised to the Duchess of Cambridge after publishing a photograph of her shopping at a supermarket last year. | 18158646 |
The Devon-born musician, the only person to have won the prestigious Mercury Prize twice, tops the bill at the 15th annual festival at Glanusk Park, Powys, on Saturday, 19 August.
Grammy-nominated Ryan Adams, on Sunday, and Future Islands, on Friday, have been named as the other headliners.
The festival was a sell-out ... | Singer-songwriter PJ Harvey has been unveiled as the headline act for the 2017 Green Man festival. | 38757658 |
After arriving from Italian team Asiago last summer, Bentivoglio played a big part in helping the Devils become Elite League Champions.
In 63 games last term, the 31-year-old scored 20 goals and added 39 assists for 59 points.
Devils coach, Andrew Lord, said: "He is a great team player with loads of character and he is... | Cardiff Devils have re-signed Canadian-born forward Sean Bentivoglio for the 2017-18 season | 40133949 |
Evan Mawarire told the BBC people should stay at home as part of a campaign against corruption, economic mismanagement and unemployment.
He said the campaign was serious about wanting change.
Mr Mawarire was freed on Wednesday when a court in Harare dismissed a legal case against him.
His lawyers successfully argued th... | A Zimbabwean pastor who was detained after organising a nationwide strike last week has called on people to keep protesting. | 36791126 |
News agencies reported Samsung had temporarily halted production after talks with safety regulators.
Samsung told the BBC it was "adjusting the production schedule to ensure quality and safety matters".
The company has been forced to issue new models of the smartphone following complaints of faulty batteries.
It issued... | Smartphone giant Samsung has reportedly stopped production of its Note 7 phone amid claims that replacement devices are still at risk of catching fire. | 37604083 |
His appointment as lead counsel was confirmed by the inquiry's fourth chairwoman, Professor Alexis Jay.
He replaces Ben Emmerson QC, who quit in September and was subsequently cleared of allegations of sexual assault and harassment.
He has served as first senior treasury counsel - prosecuting serious cases for the Crow... | Brian Altman QC is to take over as the most senior lawyer in the inquiry into child sex abuse in England and Wales. | 38572082 |
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The Welsh club rejected an initial bid of £6.2m for the winger but the Premier League champions included add-ons, taking the fee to £8m.
Sinclair, 23, recently played in the Olympics for Great Britain and could now be in Roberto Mancini's squad to face Queens Park Rangers ... | Manchester City have signed Swansea's Scott Sinclair on a four-year deal. | 19393402 |
The plan marks a climbdown from ministers who had decided they should not get the same UK resettlement rights as interpreters in the Iraq conflict.
A five-year visa will be offered initially to those who worked on the front line for a year or more - covering around half of interpreters.
But there were concerns that a l... | Up to 600 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside British troops are to be given the right to live in the UK. | 22620207 |
Josh Davey took four wickets as the Scots prevented the Dutch reaching their target of 149.
Davey ended a 53-run opening partnership between Ben Cooper and Michael Rippon and Con de Lange's two for 17 also proved crucial.
Earlier, all-rounder Richie Berrington top-scored for Grant Bradburn's side with 38 runs as they r... | Scotland beat the Netherlands by seven runs to claim their second Desert T20 Challenge victory in Abu Dhabi. | 38658644 |
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union employed by contractors Servest UK walked out at 06:00 GMT.
The RMT union is calling for agency workers to be made members of GWR staff to end the current situation of a "two tier" workforce.
GWR said it is aware of the action by one of its contractors but added it woul... | Cleaners on the Great Western Railway have gone on strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. | 38331366 |
Some 4,300 soldiers and their families will be arriving from Germany and other UK bases across the next six years.
However, there is concern that more money is needed to ensure the area can thrive with the increased population.
The five candidates listed schools, housing and public transport among the biggest needs for... | An influx of thousands of army families into Wiltshire is a huge but highly positive challenge, the election candidates for Devizes have agreed. | 32499852 |
A section of wall at the memorial in Gloucester Park was spray painted overnight on Monday, Gloucestershire Police said.
A spokeswoman said the graffiti appeared some time between 17:00 GMT and 07:00 GMT on Tuesday.
The monument remembers people from the city who died during both World Wars and the Korean War.
The spok... | Part of a war memorial has been vandalised a few days before Remembrance Day. | 37912859 |
The Celtic boss spoke after his side's 3-3 Champions League draw with Premier League leaders Manchester City.
"There's no doubt Celtic are a major threat to nearly every English club," said the former Liverpool boss.
The EFL announced last week that no Scottish clubs would be invited into any expanded set up in the fut... | Brendan Rodgers says he understands why the English Football League has closed the door on any notion of the Scottish champions joining their set up. | 37512115 |
Brighton's i360 - designed by the team behind the London Eye - will be 162 metres tall, with an observation pod at 138 metres.
Two hundred lorry loads of concrete are being driven to Brighton seafront at regular intervals for the work on Saturday.
The concrete will arrive one truck at a time "to minimise disruption".
E... | Construction workers have begun to lay the foundations for England's tallest observation tower outside of London. | 32942512 |
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The Serb won 6-1 6-1 in 61 minutes to seal his 15th consecutive win at the O2 Arena, a run stretching back to 2011.
Roger Federer beat Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-2 in 69 minutes, in the opening day's other round-robin match in London.
Britain's Jamie Murray won on his debut as he... | Novak Djokovic began his bid for a record fourth straight end-of-season title with victory over Japan's Kei Nishikori at the ATP World Tour Finals. | 34826870 |
12 February 2017 Last updated at 11:29 GMT
The show which winds through the city's Chinatown district is one of the largest in the United States.
It features more than 100 groups with elaborate costumes, brightly coloured floats, lion dancers, marching bands and more.
The parade has been running in San Francisco since ... | Check out this video of massive golden dragon which led San Francisco's annual Chinese New Year parade. | 38948928 |
The Batley & Spen MP becomes a shadow education minister, with responsibility for early years provision.
Chris Williamson gets the key role of shadow fire services minister while former Manchester police commissioner Tony Lloyd becomes housing spokesman.
Three shadow ministers were sacked last week after they defied th... | Ex-Coronation Street actress Tracy Brabin is among Labour MPs to have been given frontbench jobs by Jeremy Corbyn. | 40484051 |
Katy McAllister, 31, denies causing the death of Louise McGowan, one day after she allegedly supplied her with substances in May 2015.
Lawyers acting for the medic entered not guilty pleas on her behalf on the first day of proceedings at the High Court in Edinburgh.
She faces a total of 18 charges.
Prosecutors allege t... | A Dundee doctor has gone on trial accused of killing a woman by allegedly giving her prescription drugs at a tattoo parlour. | 39778231 |
It said France was violating Sikhs' religious freedom by forcing them to remove their turbans when having photos taken for passports and ID cards.
Ranjit Singh, 76, said he had turned to the UN because he found the French policy disrespectful and unnecessary.
The ruling is not legally binding. France was asked to respo... | A Sikh man in France has won the backing of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in his fight over religious headgear. | 16547479 |
Amber Rudd told the Home Affairs Select Committee the inquiry must "look at the historic element of these abuses".
She also said that criticisms from the inquiry's former chairwoman, who wrote to the committee, were "not correct".
Justice Lowell Goddard's letter said the inquiry should focus on current child protection... | The scope of the independent inquiry into child sex abuse in England and Wales will not change, the new home secretary has told MPs. | 37298949 |
A review found pupils from Wales are less likely to get into Oxbridge than those in England and Northern Ireland.
The first three of 12 centres offering specialist support are set to start in south, north and south west Wales.
Oxford applications in 2013 were the lowest since 1999, figures show.
A total of 105 students... | New centres aimed at getting more Welsh students places at top universities have launched as the number of applications for Oxford hits a 14-year low. | 30818059 |
The first four months of tickets, for performances from 7 June-18 September 2016, went on sale at 11:00 GMT, selling out in several hours.
Many fans experienced technical difficulties trying to buy tickets.
The play is based on an original JK Rowling story.
It has been co-written by Jack Thorne and director John Tiffan... | The first round of tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have sold out, with producers releasing a second batch, available to fans who registered for priority booking. | 34660716 |
The 22-year-old cousin of former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury was set to face WBO champion Parker in Auckland, New Zealand, on 6 May, in his first world title fight.
A statement from Team Fury and Hennessy Sports said Fury had been advised to "rest for three to four weeks".
Parker's promoters, Duco Events, sai... | Hughie Fury has pulled out of his world heavyweight title fight against Joseph Parker after suffering a back injury. | 39688263 |
Gunmen claiming to be security personnel took Afrah Shawqi al-Qaisi from her home in Baghdad.
After being freed late on Tuesday, she told NRT television: "The treated me well. They just interrogated me and thank God they found me not guilty."
Hours earlier, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had said investigators believed... | A prominent Iraqi female journalist who was abducted last week has been freed. | 38510102 |
The device has arms and legs and is suspended by ropes from a metal frame. Its only other tether is a thick umbilical cable plugged into its back.
After a few final checks, research engineer Gianluca approaches the machine, turns, and puts his feet on its feet and buckles them in. He straps himself in across his chest ... | On the outskirts of Pisa in a back room of a modern block, a machine is waiting for its operator. | 26418358 |
Citing the need to prevent "irreparable harm" to the institution of Congress and avoid a leadership struggle, Speaker of the House John Boehner announced on Friday he was resigning at the end of October.
This was far from the first time Mr Boehner has faced challenges to his authority as the top Republican in the House... | The anti-establishment forces that have roiled the Republican Party over the past few months have claimed a big prize. | 34365866 |
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Buckingham became part of horse racing folklore when steering the 100-1 shot through a mass of fallers at the 23rd fence to win at Aintree 49 years ago.
Of 44 starters, only 18 finished.
"It was havoc. Three jockeys turned Foinavon down but I'd have ridden Dick's donkey to... | Former jockey John Buckingham, who famously won the 1967 Grand National on board Foinavon, has died aged 76. | 38403232 |
On Friday UUP MLA Robbie Butler posted a 'joint statement' from the DUP, UUP, SDLP and Alliance on Facebook.
It said that each party had signed up to a voluntary ban during their respective campaigns.
It was also posted by the DUP's Paul Givan and SDLP councillor Pat Catney.
However on Friday evening, spokespersons for... | There is confusion over whether agreement has been reached by assembly candidates in Lagan Valley on banning election posters in the constituency ahead of the election in March. | 38697457 |
Peter Whittingham scored from the penalty spot and a fine individual goal from Kenneth Zohore earned the points for Neil Warnock's side.
The result was a blow to the play-off hopes of Preston who had lost just once in nine away games before the defeat.
The Bluebirds have pulled 11 points clear of the relegation places ... | Cardiff City made it three Championship home wins on the bounce with a comfortable defeat of Preston. | 38727181 |
The glasshouse at Wentworth Castle Gardens near Barnsley was dismantled and sent for renovation and repair.
Now parts of 4,000-piece frame are being reassembled as the latest stage of the £3.7m restoration project.
The Grade II listed structure, built by Thomas Wentworth in 1885, is due to reopen to visitors in the au... | The iron frame of a Victorian conservatory has been returned to a South Yorkshire stately home after months of renovation work. | 22511792 |
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The hosts earned the spot-kick when Alex Schalk went down under Erik Sviatchenko's challenge, but it seemed a clear dive from the County man.
Kieran Tierney had fired Celtic ahead before Michael Gardyne nodded the home side level after the break and Patrick Roberts made it... | Liam Boyce earned Ross County a precious point against 10-man Celtic with a controversial late penalty. | 39543119 |
The Cricket Australia's Chairman's XI reached 254-8 declared on the second and final day in Alice Springs, with Steven Finn ending wicketless and Boyd Rankin taking just one at the death in temperatures that hit 39C.
Graeme Swann took four wickets and Monty Panesar three to provide some optimism from a game that otherw... | England's final outing before the second Ashes Test drifted to the expected draw as their second-string pace bowlers once again failed to impress. | 25165623 |
They grab the attention - which is of course the aim of a headline - but talk of a breakthrough is premature.
The Sunday Times reported that a British man with HIV was receiving a prototype therapy designed to eradicate the virus from his body.
Early tests from the clinical trial have apparently shown no signs of the v... | Beware of headlines which suggest scientists are "on the brink of HIV cure", or "HIV cure close". | 37545953 |
The 29-year-old was on loan at Walsall in 2016-17, making 26 starts in League One after joining the Iron in 2015.
The former Scotland youth international has also previously played for Preston, Stevenage, Torquay and Plymouth.
"I'm from Somerset so it's nice to be able to move nearer home," Laird told the Gloucestershi... | Newly-promoted League Two club Forest Green Rovers have signed left-back Scott Laird on a two-year deal after his release by Scunthorpe United. | 40344591 |
The frozen peaks were found on the lower-left edge of the dwarf world's "heart" and are 1-1.5km-high.
They sit between a patch of icy, flat terrain, called Sputnik Planum, which scientists believe is less than 100 million years old, and a dark area dating to billions of years ago.
More close-ups will be unveiled on Fri... | The latest images from the New Horizons spacecraft have revealed another range of ice mountains on Pluto. | 33622408 |
Labour is at a crossroads.
There are two roads it can go down, says Andy Burnham - the shadow health secretary who wants to lead Labour back to government but recognises his party isn't necessarily on the road to recovery from its recent general election defeat.
Burnham believes - despite having nearly 100 seats fewer ... | In the second of a series of in-depth profiles of the four Labour leadership candidates, Iain Watson catches up with Andy Burnham and his supporters at a campaign rally. | 34063584 |
He was taken ill on Tuesday while visiting the country to support his daughter Tracey, who is the England netball coach, during the World Cup.
England Netball confirmed the 65-year-old died in hospital in Sydney on Friday evening local time.
Mr Neville was a former commercial director of Bury Football Club.
The League ... | Neville Neville, the father of former England and Manchester United footballers Gary and Phil, has died in Australia. | 33816707 |
Ogmore MP Huw Irranca-Davies said in a statement: "The decision is entirely my own. It has been a privilege to serve as a Minister and Shadow Minister alongside passionate and talented colleagues, and I do not rule out a return to the frontbench in future if the opportunity arises.
"But for now I intend to play a full ... | A Welsh MP who was a minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown has quit the Labour frontbench. | 32729943 |
The cockpit of a Horsa glider is being re-created as part of an exhibition for the new Jet Age Museum at Staverton.
Made by cabinet makers, the wooden giants, with a 88ft (27m) wingspan, were designed to carry large numbers of troops and supplies to an enemy target.
Co-ordinator Trevor Davis said: "They were disposable... | Part of a World War II glider is being built by enthusiasts in Gloucestershire on the site it was originally made. | 23666314 |
A message has been published under her name which appears to promote "fat-burning" methods and contains a link to Tumblr.
The account is currently set to private but users who already followed her were able to see the message.
"It's obviously been hacked and is pretty crude," a family spokeswoman said.
Twitter have yet... | The Twitter account of Peaches Geldof, who died earlier this year at the age of 25, appears to have been hacked. | 29959593 |
Officers were called to North Street, Grangetown, at about 04:20 BST on Saturday.
The 35-year-old later died in hospital sparking a murder probe.
One man was arrested on Saturday and South Wales Police confirmed on Sunday a second man had also been arrested in connection with the incident.
Anyone who was around North S... | Police investigating the murder of a man who died after being found unconscious on a Cardiff street have named him as Russell Peachey. | 33751853 |
The 73-year-old, who died on 17 September, presented the Sunday Morning Gardening Show for 22 years and had been the station's on-air gardening expert for more than 40 years.
His co-presenter Tim Crowther led the service at St Peter's Church, Leeds.
Family and friends were joined by 100 Radio Leeds listeners.
Speaking ... | A memorial service for BBC Radio Leeds' long-serving gardening expert Joe Maiden has been held. | 34957994 |
Devon and Cornwall Police have discovered 14 such establishments in Newquay alone since July.
Officers say sex workers typically rent the properties out for a week, advertising their services online, before packing up and moving on.
Det Insp Dave Meredith said he believed sex workers were being trafficked into the seas... | Police are warning owners of holiday lets to beware of sex workers using their properties as pop-up brothels. | 38518227 |
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