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Text: Mike Dunn from Lower Gornal near Dudley, said he was out driving when a cat and two young kittens ran out in front of him.
When Mr Dunn stopped, the kittens vanished under the car. Despite searching, he could not see them.
A week later, he found the seven-week-old kitten - now named "Lucky" - perched on the heat ... | A kitten has survived being driven around in a car engine for a week. |
Text: Mr Moise polled 55.67%, well ahead of his closest rival Jude Celestin's 19.52%, provisional electoral council chief Uder Antoine said.
Jean-Charles Moise secured 11.04% and Maryse Narcisse 8.99%, he added.
The election was held on 20 November, more than a year after the previous poll was annulled following allega... | Businessman Jovenel Moise has won Haiti's presidential election in the first round, preliminary results show. |
Text: Keith Ridings, 64, was returning from his father's funeral on the 11:17 BST train between Birmingham New Street and Exeter St Davids on Tuesday.
The medals were awarded to his father between 1945 and 1948, while serving in North Africa and the Middle East.
He said: "It upsets me someone is in possession of those ... | A son is appealing for the return of his father's war medals, after they were taken from a train luggage rack. |
Text: The 13-year-old was with friends when he swam in Edgbaston Reservoir on Wednesday afternoon.
People at the scene managed to rescue the boy from the water and tried with emergency crews to revive him, but he was later confirmed dead at hospital.
Police are supporting the teenager's family and his death has been re... | A teenage boy has died after getting into difficulties swimming in a Birmingham reservoir. |
Text: The 16-page draft had been expected to fetch as much as $1.5m (£1m) at the Christie's sale.
McLean had hinted in February the original manuscript would reveal the song's lyrical meaning - which had always been kept a mystery.
"The writing and the lyrics will divulge everything there is to divulge," he said.
The ... | The original manuscript of Don McLean's American Pie has sold for $1.2m (£806,000) at a New York auction. |
Text: The homes of nearly 4,700 people in Otodo-Gbame were destroyed by heavy machinery, activists said.
Eyewitnesses told the BBC tear gas and live bullets were fired after residents formed a human chain to stop the houses from being destroyed.
The authorities have not yet commented on the incident.
Amnesty Internatio... | An informal settlement in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, has been razed to the ground in defiance of a court order, rights activists say. |
Text: The 71-year-old fell ill while attending a Premier League meeting in Harrogate earlier this month.
He was taken to a local hospital before being moved to a specialist unit in Middlesbrough, where he had surgery.
Mostyn was appointed Cherries chairman for a second time in September 2013 by Russian owner Max Demin,... | Bournemouth chairman Jeff Mostyn is recovering at home after a "minor" heart operation. |
Text: The vessels had been impounded and left unclaimed by their owners.
Bristol City Council's harbour authority has organised the sale, which lasts until the end of the month.
Some of the vessels are likely to be broken up for spares because of their poor condition, and the council will remove any vessels left unsold... | More than 20 boats and vessels neglected and abandoned in Bristol's docks are being sold in an online auction. |
Text: London-based property investment firm Tristan Capital Partners and the Newry-based Lotus Group have acquired Junction One and The Outlet.
They were bought for more than £40m.
"Now that The Outlet and Junction One are both under single ownership there is a significant opportunity for us to enhance and differentiat... | Two of Northern Ireland's best-known retail parks have been sold. |
Text: Marian Brown, 17, had just kissed her boyfriend goodnight when she was fatally wounded in the neck.
She was caught up in an exchange of fire between paramilitaries and an Army patrol at Roden Street in June 1972.
A fresh inquest was ordered after questions were raised over the velocity of the bullet that killed h... | The brother of a pregnant teenager shot dead in disputed circumstances in west Belfast 45 years ago has told an inquest she was completely innocent. |
Text: Items including Chinese jade and rhino horn were stolen in Cambridge, Durham, Norwich and Lewes, East Sussex.
The men, from Cambridgeshire, Essex, London and the West Midlands were convicted of conspiracy to burgle between November 2011 and April 2012.
They were jailed for between four years and six years, eight ... | Seven members of an organised crime gang have been jailed for their roles in stealing artefacts worth up to £57m from museums and an auction house. |
Text: Lilian Greenwood, Labour MP for Nottingham South, has questioned housing ministers about reductions to the Decent Homes programme.
She said the coalition was to cut the remaining project from £91m to £45m.
The government said the funding was the highest allocation for anywhere in the country outside of London.
Th... | A Nottingham MP is to challenge the government over plans to almost halve the funding for a project which improves social housing in the city. |
Text: The Briton, 24, who has finished his degree since winning his light-heavyweight medal at the Games, has signed with promoters Matchroom Boxing.
"We have an outstanding talent in Joshua Buatsi," said promoter Eddie Hearn. "He'll be on all our major shows and we will push him to the top."
Buatsi will face an unname... | Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Joshua Buatsi has turned professional and will make his debut on 1 July. |
Text: James Roat, 73, of Lingwood, Norfolk, paid £130 for the three World War One medals but said he would have gone to "whatever price necessary".
His father, Clifton, who died aged 89, was awarded the Star, Victory and British war medals.
He said: "I'm so pleased to have got them. I did a dance of joy."
Mr Roat, who... | A retired postman has said he got the "best Christmas present ever" after tracking down his father's war medals at an auction. |
Text: Members of the armed forces have been advised to take greater care over their own personal security in the aftermath of this attack.
Last night military chiefs ordered security be tightened at the 10 main military barracks or bases in and around London.
But early advice to conceal their uniform in public places, ... | The victim of the attack in Woolwich was targeted because he was a soldier, wearing a T-shirt from the military charity Help For Heroes. |
Text: The 33-year-old spinner has not played a first-team match since April.
"He's got a few issues he needs to sort out himself before he's available," Grayson told BBC Essex.
"We're trying to help Monty along with the Professional Cricketers' Association to get him back to playing some cricket."
He added: "It's just ... | Monty Panesar is unavailable for selection because of off-field "issues", says Essex head coach Paul Grayson. |
Text: The squad departures come only four days after David Jeffrey's side secured European football by defeating Glenavon in the Europa League play-off.
Henderson, Stephen McBride, Denver Gage and Gavin Taggart have all been released with the latter trio all having been bothered by injury.
In addition, the loans deals ... | Striker Darren Henderson is among six players who have left Ballymena United. |
Text: Shire won over Baxalta, the maker of treatments for rare blood conditions, cancers and immune system disorders, after six months of talks.
It is the first major healthcare deal of 2016 and suggests high-profile takeovers are likely to continue.
Health firms struck $673bn in deals in 2015, according to Thomson Reu... | UK pharmaceutical firm Shire has struck a $32bn (£22bn) deal for US rival Baxalta to create one of the biggest treatment providers for rare diseases. |
Text: Police said it was "unbelievable" Gavin Collett, of Bramber Road, Broadwater, West Sussex had not "killed himself or anyone else".
He sped past red lights, into oncoming traffic at "ridiculous speeds" and along a pedestrianised street.
He was first spotted speeding on the A24 north of Findon on 10 March.
He crash... | A motorcyclist has been jailed for two years for dangerous driving through Sussex at more than 100mph and crashing twice. |
Text: Jeff Henry, 39, was left in a critical condition on 6 June and died at Addenbrooke's Hospital on Friday.
Cambridgeshire Police said a 36-year-old man from County Galway had been arrested at Holy Head Port, Anglesey.
He is currently being held on suspicion of murder at Parkside Police Station in Cambridge.
Police ... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a Cambridge man who was attacked twice within half an hour. |
Text: Commentators say Mr Abbott's choice was out of step with public attitudes and raised doubts about his judgement.
Mr Abbott re-introduced knighthood and damehood honours last year, nearly 20 years after they had been discontinued.
Australia, a parliamentary democracy, has Britain's monarch as head of state.
The pr... | Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said he will consult more widely before announcing knights and dames, after criticism of his knighthood for Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. |
Text: The 74-year-old was arrested in London by Surrey Police on Tuesday and released on bail until 17 May.
His arrest was made in connection with allegations linked to the Walton Hop Disco in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
Former music mogul Jonathan King, 70, was arrested in September as part of the investigation. He and ... | A man has been arrested over allegations of child sexual offences at a disco in the 1970s and 1980s. |
Text: Julie Parkin, 39, was discovered with fatal injuries in a house in Kirkwall Close, Sunderland, on Tuesday.
Adam Parkin, 35, of Kirkwall Close, has been charged with her murder. He has also been charged with attempted murder and is due to appear at Newcastle Crown Court on Saturday.
Ms Parkin, who had two children... | A man has been charged with murdering a primary school teacher who was found stabbed to death. |
Text: Goals from Anthony Wordsworth, Tyrone Barnett and David Mooney gave the play-off hopefuls a 3-1 win at Roots Hall.
"They're top of the league for a reason and that's because their basics are very, very good, and that's what we've got to learn," said Brown.
"I thought we outdid the best basic team in the division ... | Southend can learn a lot from Burton after beating the League One leaders, according to Shrimpers boss Phil Brown. |
Text: The boy's father, Simon Lewis, 33, from Trowbridge, also died in the crash on Lamby Way, Cardiff.
The baby was born by an emergency Caesarean section as his mother was a passenger in the crash.
Police said a 29-year-old driver of a blue Peugeot 307 has been arrested on suspicion of causing two deaths by dangerous... | A man has been arrested over the death of a newborn baby boy following a crash on New Year's Eve. |
Text: The central bank cut the rate to 3%, citing a softer economic outlook and low inflation as the reason.
The heavily farming-dependent economy has been hit by a sharp drop in dairy prices over the past year.
Dairy exports make up around on third of the country's exports, making the economy vulnerable to any volatil... | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has cut interest rates for the second consecutive month and says more easing is likely. |
Text: An inquest was halted in October when coroner Alan Wilson referred the boy's death in 2014 at the vicarage in Freckleton, Lancashire to prosecutors.
A doctor had told the hearing Jonathan could have survived with resuscitation.
The Rev James Percival and his daughter Ruth were initially held on suspicion of murde... | No charges will be brought over the death of a baby at a vicarage because of "insufficient evidence", the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. |
Text: Peggy - who has terminal cancer - will be joined by her onscreen sons, Phil and Grant, as the Mitchell family reunite to say their final goodbyes.
The actress, who joined the soap in 1994, revealed she would be leaving the show for good in January.
Viewers will see Peggy make a typically flamboyant return to Albe... | Dame Barbara Windsor's final scenes as EastEnders matriarch Peggy Mitchell will air in the coming weeks. |
Text: They warned that Hurricane Otto may have winds of 90 mph (145km/h) when it makes landfall early on Thursday.
At least four people have already died in Panama in severe weather caused by the approach of the storm.
The hurricane is moving west at 2 mph (4km/h) after being almost stationary throughout Tuesday, exper... | A storm in the Caribbean has been upgraded to a hurricane and is threatening Costa Rica and southern Nicaragua, forecasters say. |
Text: The 36-31 loss at Franklin's Gardens left Saints seventh in the table, six points off fourth with four games left.
It also meant a seventh straight defeat in all competitions against their East Midlands rivals.
"You never say never, but I think that's what we're aiming for," Mallinder told BBC Radio Northampton.
... | Northampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder says defeat by Leicester leaves his side aiming at best for a top-six Premiership finish. |
Text: A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.
Summary: | Images courtesy of AFP, EPA, Getty Images and Reuters |
Text: Pat's keeper Conor O'Malley had an inspired match as Derry wasted numerous chances - especially before half-time.
Against the run of play, Kurtis Byrne put Pat's ahead on 21 minutes.
Ronan Curtis levelled before half-time only for Conan Byrne to restore Pat's lead before Aaron McEneff's 84th-minute strike secured... | Derry City's winless run was extended to seven games as they drew 2-2 against St Patrick's Athletic in Friday's Premier Division game in Buncrana. |
Text: Marshall Islanders have been at the forefront of anti-nuclear activism after ecologically-devastating American bomb tests at their Bikini Atoll.
The UK, India and Pakistan were accused of failing their obligations under the 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
But the International Court of Justice said it coul... | A UN court has thrown out cases brought by the Marshall Islands against the UK and others for allegedly failing to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. |
Text: Butler won the IBF world title from 37-year-old Hall on a split decision in Newcastle in 2014.
The winner of the re-match in Liverpool on 30 September will be in line to challenge for the WBA title, held by another Briton, Jamie McDonnell.
"If I lose this that's boxing finished for me, I'm retiring." Hall said.
"... | Stuart Hall has vowed to quit the ring unless he beats Paul Butler in September's re-match in a world bantamweight title eliminator. |
Text: Steven Davidson, 23, admitted shaking the baby girl to her severe injury and danger of life at a house in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, on 3 October 2012.
The child cannot sit upright or communicate and needs constant care.
Davidson was jailed for seven-and-a-half years in March. Judges at the Court of Criminal... | A man who inflicted "catastrophic" injuries on a six-week-old baby has had his jail term reduced on appeal. |
Text: Ben Fellows, 40, told reporters the Conservative MP for Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, assaulted him in 1994.
At the Old Bailey he denies perverting the course of justice by making false claims about the MP.
But Mr Cook said he did not believe Mr Fellows had worked on the show.
Mr Fellows, from Redstone Farm Road, ... | TV presenter Roger Cook told a court he had "never heard" of an ex-child actor who claims he was molested by former chancellor Kenneth Clarke while working on his show The Cook Report. |
Text: The tigress is believed to have killed two people and injured another five in northern Uttarakhand state.
It largely frequented agricultural areas, causing panic among farmers who were too afraid to harvest crops from their fields.
India is home to one of the largest tiger populations in the world.
'Man-eating ti... | Indian wildlife officials say they have killed a man-eating tigress after an extensive operation carried out over six weeks. |
Text: Half will come from towns blockaded by pro-government forces, and half from towns blocked off by rebels.
Almost half a million people live under siege in Syria, the UN estimates.
Peace talks that began a week ago in Geneva have hit difficulties and it is not clear whether a partial truce that has lasted seven wee... | Relief agencies backed by the UN have begun to evacuate 500 wounded people from besieged Syrian towns. |
Text: The 24-year-old American shared a two-stroke overnight lead with South Korea's Chella Choi and was clear of the field after four successive birdies on the back nine in Illinois.
But a bogey on 17 saw her head down the 18th fairway tied for the lead with defending champion Brooke Henderson.
Kang then sank a birdie... | Danielle Kang won her first major title by clinching the Women's PGA Championship at Olympia Fields with a birdie on the final hole. |
Text: A converted try from prop Brian Mujati gave Sale the perfect start but Pau then led 10-7 as Daniel Ramsay's score followed a Thibault Daubagna penalty.
Sharks centre Mark Jennings crossed to ensure the hosts led at half-time and Joe Ford's penalty made it 17-13.
Pau's Quentin Lespiaucq-Brettes and Sale's Sam Jame... | Sale Sharks narrowly beat French side Pau to win their first match in European Challenge Cup Pool 2. |
Text: The Dutch defender made the £13m move to St Mary's from Scottish champions Celtic in September 2015, signing an initial five-year contract.
Van Dijk, 24, has now committed to the club until the summer of 2022.
"The club is growing and I definitely want to grow with them, that's how I feel," the Netherlands intern... | Virgil van Dijk has signed a new six-year contract with Southampton, just eight months into his current deal. |
Text: The fourth annual Nithraid on Saturday includes a sailing race and pop-up arts and food village.
The event is organised by the artists' collective the Stove Network.
The Nithraid programme starts at the Midsteeple where performance artists lead a procession through the town centre to the waterside at Mill Green.
... | Thousands of people are expected to line the banks of the River Nith in Dumfries for an event celebrating the town's maritime history. |
Text: Back row forward Clive Ross, lock Alan O'Connor and scrum-half Dave Shanahan have signed deals which will keep them at Ulster until the summer of 2019.
Hooker John Andrew has agreed terms to remain with the province until 2020.
"As we continue to build our playing roster it is critical that we have depth across t... | Ulster have been boosted by the news that four members of their squad have agreed contract extensions. |
Text: The city regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has moved a step closer to the idea as part of its plan to expose poor savings rates.
For the second year running, it said some savers are getting an annual return of as little as 0.01%.
Some savers with £1,000 to invest are therefore earning just 10p a ... | Consumers who get poor rates of interest on their savings accounts could soon receive texts or emails to warn them of better deals available. |
Text: Essentra, which set up a plant on the city's Imperial Park in 2014, will more than double its staff to over 100.
The firm is being supported with £143,000 in grants and loans from the Welsh government.
Economy Minister Edwina Hart said she was delighted Newport had been chosen by Essentra to be "a centre of exce... | Seventy jobs are being created in Newport with the expansion of a specialist packaging company. |
Text: There have been fears that such a decision could trigger fresh violence.
The government said it would hold opposition leader Jean Ping responsible if clashes erupted following the ruling.
President Bongo won August's election by just 6,000 votes but the opposition says the poll was rigged.
Following the court rul... | Gabon's constitutional court has upheld President Ali Bongo's election victory, rejecting opposition calls for a recount. |
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For the BBC's Africa Beats series he has reunited with Mozambican guitarist Tiago Correia-Paulo, from his former group The Volume, to perform Signs.
He says the song was inspired by a cockroach in his kitchen, which he assume... | South African rapper Tumi Molekane is as much a poet as he is a musician - and his thought-provoking lyrics are delivered with easy grace. |
Text: They are examining Manfred Seel's links with the murders of five women and a teenage boy. Organs had been taken from all of the victims' bodies.
The five women were all working as prostitutes when they died.
Investigators say it is possible the killer had an accomplice and that there may have been other victims.
... | A pensioner who died in 2014 could have been behind a spate of sadistic killings in the 1970s and 1990s, German investigators say. |
Text: Insp Declan McGrath said the victim was with a man in a licensed premises in the village when they were both attacked by two men.
The woman was knocked out shortly before 01:00 GMT. The pair were then assaulted again, by the same two men, when the went outside the building.
Police have appealed for information ... | A woman has been knocked unconscious during an assault in Claudy, County Londonderry, on New Year's Day. |
Text: Caroline Everest, 18, was last seen by friends at the Corporation nightclub in Milton Street, Sheffield, in the early hours of Sunday.
The Sheffield Hallam University student has not been heard from since and did not turn up for work or a family dinner later that day.
Officers described this behaviour as "extreme... | Police searching for a missing university student have said they are "extremely concerned" for her welfare. |
Text: 2 December 2016 Last updated at 15:17 GMT
Hans is famous for creating the music for films like The Lion King, Kung Fu Panda and Batman V Superman.
And now he's wowing the millions of people watching David Attenborough's new BBC wildlife series.
Here's how he does it...
Summary: | Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer talks about how he used music to bring the amazing stories of Planet Earth 2 to life. |
Text: The 31-year-old, who beat defending champion Nicol David in the last eight, will face Nour el Tayeb in the final as she attempts to add to her 2011 title.
Massaro, who came into the match with a 10-3 negative head-to-head record against Kawy, won 12-10 11-7 11-9 in 34 minutes.
"I'm thrilled to be in a major final... | England's Laura Massaro has reached a third US Open final in five years with victory over Egypt's Omneya Abdel Kawy. |
Text: According to the Labor Department, slightly fewer people filed for US unemployment benefits last week. The total fell by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 261,000.
Even so, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 33.07 points to 18,448.41.
The wider S&P 500 index slipped 2.97 points to 2,172.47, while the tech-heavy N... | (Close): US stocks closed fractionally down on Thursday, despite good news on the jobs front. |
Text: The 500kg (1,100lb) device was found on the seabed in Portsmouth Harbour by a barge carrying out dredging works.
The Gunwharf Quays retail complex said it had been ordered to evacuate the area by 23:30 BST so the German device can be safely dealt with.
The Royal Navy said the bomb would be towed out to sea overni... | A large unexploded World War Two bomb has been found near a shopping and leisure centre in Hampshire. |
Text: A section of Lovers' Walks in Matlock Bath was fenced off following a report prompted by a rock fall.
It could force the cancellation of the Derbyshire town's illuminations which attract thousands of people.
Lovers' Walks are a series of paths on the River Derwent and over the cliffs and are believed to be the ol... | A 250-year-old public footpath and a children's play park have been closed over fears a cliff could collapse. |
Text: The aircraft came down in thick fog near the Campo Felice ski station after picking up an injured skier.
The rescue was not related to last week's avalanche that engulfed a hotel nearby, killing at least 15 people.
Rescue teams reached the wreckage "and they found the bodies of the six deceased in the snow", a po... | Six people have been killed in a rescue helicopter crash in a mountainous area of central Italy, officials say. |
Text: Dr Sharon Elizabeth Oates made the "flippant" comment to Kate Langford and Andrew Barnett, from Newtown.
Jenson Christopher Barnett died on 18 June 2013, two days after being born at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
The panel ruled Dr Oates remains fit to practise.
An inquest, held in 2014, ruled Jenson died from b... | A mother from Powys whose son died from head injuries suffered during birth was told by a doctor she should "smoke 50 cigarettes a day so she has a smaller baby", a disciplinary panel has heard. |
Text: Edmund, 22, ranked five places lower then Querrey, lost his only other top-level meeting with the 29-year-old at Eastbourne in 2014.
Novak Djokovic will play Juan Martin del Potro in round two after beating Slovakia's Martin Klizan 6-3 7-6 (7-4)
Second seed Rafael Nadal had a 6-4 6-3 win over Germany's Mischa Zve... | British number three Kyle Edmund was beaten 6-2 4-6 6-3 by American world number 40 Sam Querrey in the Mexican Open first round. |
Text: 16 June 2016 Last updated at 23:53 BST
It can be an expensive trip for the fans, but some people have been able to do it on the cheap
BBC News NI's Mark Simpson reports.
Summary: | Thousands of Northern Ireland supporters have travelled to France to see their team take on the rest of Europe at the Euro 2016 tournament. |
Text: 10 October 2015 Last updated at 10:49 BST
It happened just outside of Beijing, the capital city of China, as people were returning home from a national holiday.
There are more than 30 lanes of vehicles, which then merge into fewer lanes - it can't have been fun being stuck in any one of them!
Watch the clip to se... | If you don't like sitting in big traffic jams, then give a thought to the drivers and passengers in this huge jam. |
Text: A rear passenger of the car lit the firework, which then flew into the garden in Montrose Drive, Bearsden.
The incident happened at about 18:30 on Sunday. Police said the boy was uninjured but "shaken and upset".
The car involved was a navy blue Volkswagen Golf and believed to be a 53 plate.
Officers said they be... | Police are appealing for witnesses after a firework was fired from a car into an East Dunbartonshire garden where a three-year-old boy was playing. |
Text: Highways England announced Atkins/Arup will devise a preferred route to be taken to public consultation as part of the £15bn improvement project.
A bypass of Winterbourne Stoke also forms part of the plan for the heavily congested stretch of road between Amesbury and Berwick Down.
The A303 is a key route in the ... | A design team has been appointed by the government to develop proposals for a tunnel on the A303 near Stonehenge. |
Text: The 23-year-old was forced off after just 17 minutes of the game and will miss Tuesday's trip to Dagenham and Redbridge in the National League.
"It's worrying because he's been excellent," Nicholson told BBC Devon.
"The way he's been playing and pressing, he's been one of, if not our most, consistent outfield pla... | Torquay United manger Kevin Nicholson says he is concerned about the knee injury former captain Luke Young suffered in the loss at Tranmere. |
Text: The 33-year-old hooker was accused of biting Castres flanker Thomas Caballero in the second half of Dragons' 31-18 Challenge Cup win on Friday.
Thomas is now available to face Sale in their final Pool 5 match on Thursday.
A hearing held in London on Wednesday found that: "The Judicial Officer was not satisfied th... | Newport Gwent Dragons captain T Rhys Thomas has been cleared of a charge of allegedly biting an opponent. |
Text: Tommy McCollum, who is originally from Cookstown but now lives in England, was picking up his stepdaughter from the concert targeted by a suicide bomber.
Councillor Trevor Wilson, speaking on the family's behalf, said Mr McCollum sustained shrapnel wounds and had undergone an operation.
The Mid Ulster councillor ... | A County Tyrone man was among those injured in the Manchester bombing. |
Text: A member of the public discovered the body at Upperby Cemetery, next to St John The Baptist Church on Manor Road shortly before 08:00 BST.
Det Ch Insp Lesley Hanson said: "We have a team of detectives working hard to find out the identity of the man and establish what exactly has happened."
Cumbria Police have cl... | A murder investigation has been launched after a man's body was found in a Carlisle cemetery. |
Text: The mayor of London was in Northern Ireland on Monday just 48 hours after Prime Minister David Cameron's visit.
Mr Johnson announced a £62m order for County Antrim firm Wrightbus.
However, ahead of June's EU referendum he has discussed why he thinks the UK would be better off outside the European Union.
He told t... | Boris Johnson has said he does not believe the Irish border would be affected if the UK left the European Union. |
Text: There was widespread mockery when official figures showed gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 26% in 2015.
That was three times the previous estimate.
The distorted figure was the result of multinationals using Dublin as a centre for financing and taxation operations.
Their operations involve flows of billions o... | The Republic of Ireland's statistical agency is to produce a new measurement of the country's economic performance, which removes the distorting effects of multinational companies. |
Text: Mr Veale will succeed Pat Geenty, who announced his retirement in February.
Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon Angus Macpherson, said Mr Veale is "committed to my agenda of maintaining local policing".
Mr Veale said the challenge would be to save money while protecting frontline services. He ... | The new chief constable of Wiltshire has been named as Mike Veale who currently holds the position of Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) in the county. |
Text: Lucy King denied manslaughter through gross negligence but was convicted by a majority jury verdict of 10:2.
Jurors heard how King, 39, waited two hours to call 999 after her daughter Frankie Hedgecock drank methadone.
Instead, she stayed in their Dover home, messaging friends on Facebook and watching The Jeremy ... | The mother of a two-year-old girl who swallowed a fatal dose of a heroin substitute has been jailed for three and a half years over her death. |
Text: Kulbhushan Jadhav was arrested in the restive Balochistan province and accused of "espionage and sabotage activities against Pakistan".
Shortly after his arrest, Islamabad released a video in which he was shown admitting involvement in spying.
Delhi says the man is an Indian citizen but has rejected spying claims... | A military court in Pakistan has sentenced to death a former Indian navy officer arrested last year on charges of spying. |
Text: All three players have agreed deals that run until the summer of 2019.
Wing Nowell, 23, has played a part in all but one game under England head coach Eddie Jones.
Centre Slade, 23, has yet to feature under Jones, but both he and hooker Cowan-Dickie, 23, were in the squad which whitewashed Australia in June.
"It'... | Exeter Chiefs' England trio Jack Nowell, Henry Slade and Luke Cowan-Dickie have signed new contracts with the Premiership club. |
Text: Beavers, an invasive exotic species, were introduced to the area in 1946 to offer locals work in the fur trade.
With no natural predators, the beavers have reproduced rapidly and are a threat to the native forest, environmentalists say.
The plan is to eradicate the North American beaver completely from the archip... | The authorities in the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego are planning to cull 100,000 beavers. |
Text: Police said on Friday that he was among a group of men who caught five amphibians at a reservoir near the city of Daejeon in March.
Believing the animals were bullfrogs, the men cooked and ate them at a restaurant days later.
The 57-year-old man began vomiting soon after and was rushed to a hospital, where he die... | A South Korean man has died from poisoning after eating toads he had mistaken for edible bullfrogs. |
Text: 24 August 2016 Last updated at 18:05 BST
Ch Insp Antony Hart, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said searches were continuing in Exminster in relation to the terrorism investigation.
Summary: | Police have arrested a serving Royal Marine in Somerset over Northern Ireland-related terrorism. |
Text: The Welsh government also wants to ensure staff are paid the minimum wage and firms pay for time spent travelling to clients.
It comes as research shows a link between employment terms and conditions and the quality of care delivered.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford said sustainable social care was dependent on a ... | Zero-hours contracts for home carers in Wales could be restricted to improve recruitment and care standards. |
Text: Edwards ended her international career last month after speaking to Robinson.
Robinson said social media abuse was "part of the territory" and it was "no surprise" the decision to drop Edwards, 36, led to a "backlash".
But he added to BBC Sport: "It's tough for your daughter to read some things from cowards on so... | England coach Mark Robinson says he was targeted for abuse on social media after deciding to replace Charlotte Edwards as captain. |
Text: The paintings were seized in August as part of the ongoing inquiry into Opus Art Gallery in Stow-on-the-Wold.
Gloucestershire Police said the company was run by Donald Smith and Emma Poole until they sold it to a London-based gallery owner before moving to France.
The inquiry is trying to establish what specific ... | Detectives investigating allegations of fraud and theft at a Cotswold art gallery are seeking the original owners of 600 works of art. |
Text: Reports said the Islamic State mantra "e4e", standing for "an eye for an eye", was carved into the man's head.
An inquiry will examine how the high-risk attacker, 18, came to be housed with his 40-year-old cellmate.
New South Wales Corrections Minister David Elliot said placing the pair in the same cell was "a st... | An Australian prisoner who supports the so-called Islamic State has allegedly used a knife to carve a slogan on to his cellmate's head. |
Text: Northern Powergrid, the company responsible for the distribution of electricity, said engineers were dealing with the situation in Wetherby.
Powergrid manager Mick Hickling said the storm began at about 03:00 BST.
He said: "It has been quite a dramatic night, it got really intense about 04:30."
The company said t... | About 1,000 homes near Leeds were without electricity on Saturday morning after severe thunderstorms in the early hours. |
Text: Workers at the Dow Corning factory in Barry have been told about the potential impact on the site because of a restructuring of the company.
About 630 people work at the plant, and a 45-day consultation will begin soon.
The company stressed, however, that the decision has "absolutely nothing to do with Brexit".
D... | About 115 jobs are under threat at a chemical plant in the Vale of Glamorgan. |
Text: Amnesty International, Liberty and Privacy International filed a legal complaint with the court today.
The scale of the surveillance carried out by GCHQ has been revealed by US whistleblower Edward Snowden.
A similar legal challenge mounted in the UK last year saw judges rule that the spying did not breach human ... | Rights groups have asked the European Court of Human Rights to rule on the legality of the UK's large-scale surveillance regime. |
Text: Sunanda Pushkar is reported to have been discovered at a hotel in Delhi.
The couple became embroiled in controversy over a series of Twitter messages on Wednesday that appeared to reveal he was having an affair with a Pakistani journalist.
They later insisted they were happily married, blaming "unauthorised tweet... | The wife of Indian minister Shashi Tharoor has been found dead, following reports that he was having an affair, Indian media have said. |
Text: Hamm was competing in the Freeride World Tour event in Fieberbrunn when the accident occurred.
He suffered broken ribs, shoulder and arm, plus internal injuries, which resulted in extensive blood loss.
He had a second operation on Thursday and doctors are optimistic he will be able to make a good recovery.
Last m... | British freeride snowboarder Sascha Hamm remains in intensive care in hospital in Austria after suffering multiple injuries in a crash. |
Text: 18 July 2016 Last updated at 07:10 BST
There was a large adult bath, a smaller, shallower and squarer bath used by children, and a paddling pool as well as a slide at one end and a set of diving boards at the other.
Ten years after it closed it was filled in.
Here is some archive footage from Forgotten Abergavenn... | Abergavenny's Bailey Park pool was a popular place for families to go until it closed in 1996. |
Text: Desmond Rosario, 46, from Bradford, attacked the girl in Sheffield in 2013.
A warrant was issued for his arrest after he failed to appear before magistrates. He was found in Birmingham after a BBC Crimewatch appeal.
The Bar Standards Board, which regulates barristers, said Rosario faces disbarring, which means he... | A barrister jailed for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old could face being expelled from the bar. |
Text: The man, who is in his 40s, was taken to hospital on Sunday. His condition is not believed to be serious.
Det Sgt Ryan Brennan said: "Police received a report at around 7.30pm that a man in his 40s had suffered a small stab wound to his stomach. He was taken to hospital to be treated for non-life threatening inju... | A man has been injured after a stabbing incident at a house in the Lisnablagh Road area, Coleraine. |
Text: Crolla, who faces Burns at the Manchester Arena on 7 October, told BBC Scotland: "I can't wait for the fight.
"There will be a great travelling support from Scotland and I'll be in front of my beloved Manchester crowd.
"I've got a lot of respect for Ricky as a fighter and a person. I'll have to be at my best to b... | Anthony Crolla says the build-up to his lightweight fight against Ricky Burns is devoid of "trash-talking" because of their respect for one other. |
Text: The 23-year-old left Vale Park at the end of last season after scoring 10 goals in 54 appearances for the club.
Hooper began his career at Newcastle and has also had spells with Northampton Town and Cheltenham.
He did not sign in time to play in Grimsby's EFL Cup tie against Derby but could make his debut against... | Grimsby Town have signed former Port Vale striker JJ Hooper on a two-year contract after he impressed on trial. |
Text: The firm said the UKGC was assessing "certain measures" taken by one of its subsidiaries to ensure "social responsibility to its customers".
The review will examine the effectiveness of the ways customers can ask to be excluded from gambling.
The company said it would work with the UKGC on the review.
Summary: | Shares in online gambling company 888 Holdings have fallen by 8% after it revealed it was under investigation by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). |
Text: Numbers 14 to 17 Moore Street in Dublin were declared a national monument by the Irish government in 2007.
One of the buildings - number 16 - was used by the leaders of the 1916 uprising in the Irish capital.
It saw republicans take over a number of buildings in Dublin as part of an insurrection against British r... | The government in the Republic of Ireland is to acquire the site of the final headquarters of the 1916 Easter Rising leaders before their surrender. |
Text: The Peugeot failed to stop after the collision, which happened at the junction of Raby Road and Perth Street in Hartlepool, Cleveland Police said.
The boy was hit as he crossed the road with his mother at about 21:35 BST on Tuesday.
A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion dangerous driving and possession... | A nine-year-old boy was hurt when he was hit by a car that was being pursued by police. |
Text: 18 August 2016 Last updated at 21:28 BST
Mr Ross was speaking to Irish broadcaster RTÉ after arriving at Dublin Airport from Brazil on Thursday.
Arrested Irish Olympic official Pat Hickey has been released from hospital to be questioned at a Rio police station over allegations of illegal ticket sales.
He has tem... | Irish Sports Minister Shane Ross has said the Olympic Council of Ireland will have to accept an independent inquiry into the alleged illegal sale of tickets. |
Text: Government forces have been battling rebels for the past two years, although a peace deal was signed in August.
Niger is a close second, with 47% unable to attend school, followed by Sudan (41%) and Afghanistan (40%).
Worldwide, some 24 million children of more than 109 million living in nations at war are not in... | More than half of children in South Sudan are not in school, the highest proportion in any country, UN children's agency Unicef has said. |
Text: The president did not give details of what he will do but he is expected to expand background checks on gun buyers.
He told reporters at the White House that the high number of shootings in the US had forced him to act without the approval of Congress.
Gun supporters are deeply opposed to any new laws.
But Mr Oba... | President Barack Obama says the tighter gun laws he will announce this week will "save lives" and potentially spare families the agony of bereavement. |
Text: Some aircraft were diverted to Belfast International and Shannon airports.
People intending to fly from Dublin have been advised to check with their airline for updates.
Met Éireann has a status yellow wind warning in place for parts of the Republic of Ireland.
Summary: | All flights in and out of Dublin Airport were suspended for a time on Thursday evening because of severe gusty winds. |
Text: Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and are in custody, said Thames Valley Police.
The fight, involving weapons and a number of men, was in Banbury, Oxfordshire, at about 19:45 on Friday.
The arrested men, aged 38 and 26, are both from Banbury. Police said it was a serious incident, but th... | A man in his 20s is in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by a car following a fight. |
Text: Video and still images released by state news agency Tass show the two leaders in tracksuits lifting weights.
Later they shared a breakfast, barbecuing some of the food themselves.
Mr Putin is known in Russia for his strong-man image and has previously been pictured fishing, horse-riding, and hunting, often shirt... | Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev have been pictured sharing a morning workout at a government residence in Sochi. |
Text: If you have a picture you would like to share, please see below the images for details on how to submit yours.
If you have a picture you'd like to share, email us at england@bbc.co.uk, post it on Facebook or tweet it to @BBCEngland. You can also find us on Instagram - use #englandsbigpicture to share an image the... | Each day we feature a photograph sent in from across England - the gallery will grow during the week. |
Text: But they have requested an arrest warrant to keep the 26-year-old Iraqi national in custody.
The man, identified only as Abdul Beset A, is suspected of membership in an affiliate of so-called Islamic State.
Three devices exploded on Tuesday as Borussia Dortmund footballers were travelling to a match against Monac... | German prosecutors say they have no evidence so far linking a man held over the bomb attack against the Borussia Dortmund team bus to the crime. |
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