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Text: Paint was thrown at the property in Roden Street, causing damage to a window, some time between 21:00 BST on Friday and 02:30 BST on Saturday.
The house was empty at the time and no-one was injured.
Insp James Murphy appealed to anyone with information about the attack to contact officers on the non-emergency num... | An overnight attack on a house in west Belfast is being treated as a homophobic hate crime. |
Text: The London club looked most likely to score with centre-back Kevin Amankwaah having the best chances as he head the ball wide in the 19th minute and again two minutes after half-time.
Promoted Sutton should have taken the lead in the 56th minute as Bedsente Gomis found himself alone in front of the hosts' goal bu... | Debutant Rhys Oates came off the bench to score Gateshead's winning goal in their National League victory over Sutton. |
Text: Officers carried out door to door inquiries and reviewed CCTV after Mr McLaren was reported missing from his Letham home on 25 February.
His body was recovered on 8 April in the river near to the Friarton Bridge after police were alerted.
Mr McLaren's family said that he would be greatly missed and they were unde... | A body recovered from the River Tay has been formally identified as missing Perth pensioner Robert McLaren. |
Text: Radcliffe, 42, has been a powerful voice in the fight against doping. Her appointment comes six weeks after a World Anti Doping Agency report said the IAAF "could not have been unaware" of the extent of doping in athletics.
Slovenian high jumper Rozle Prezelj succeeds Frank Fredericks as chairman.
IAAF president ... | Paula Radcliffe has been elected IAAF athletes' commission vice-chairwoman. |
Text: Mr Evans has been accused of two counts of indecent assault, five of sexual assault, and one of rape against seven male alleged victims.
A provisional trial date of 10 March next year was set for the 55-year-old MP by Preston Crown Court.
Mr Evans was bailed and is due to appear next at Preston Crown Court on 24 ... | A trial date has been set for ex-Commons deputy speaker Nigel Evans MP to face sex offence charges. |
Text: Gomis, 28, was out of contract after spending almost five years at the French club, where he scored 56 goals in 120 league appearances.
The forward was a target for the Swans last summer and has now signed a four-year deal.
Newcastle United agreed a fee in the region of £8m for the Frenchman in August, but the de... | Swansea City have completed the signing of striker Bafetimbi Gomis after he left Lyon. |
Text: After waiting hours in Cumberland Infirmary the 73-year-old man was admitted to a ward and told to "make it an adventure", his daughter said.
A North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust spokeswoman said staff at the hospital were trying to lighten the atmosphere in a pressurised situation.
She added that the man's... | Patients on a crowded hospital ward were told to "pretend you're camping" by staff, a patient's family has said. |
Text: Storms Desmond, Eva, Frank and Gertrude all caused major issues in the area, as did a severe but unnamed storm on 27 January.
Hawick, Jedburgh, Newcastleton and Peebles were hit by severe flooding.
The full cost of repairing all the damage has yet to be calculated but the council will get support under the Bellwi... | Borders councillors have been told the financial impact of a succession of severe winter storms on the region. |
Text: Mike Hedges said party members should be offered a left-wing option at the leadership election, when it happens.
Stopping short of saying he would run, he said he was one of four AMs who had consistently backed Jeremy Corbyn.
Mr Jones has been Welsh Labour leader and first minister since 2009, and has not set a d... | A Corbynite candidate should run for the Welsh Labour leadership when Carwyn Jones stands down, a Labour AM has said. |
Text: The body of Darren McMinn, 48, of Bolton, was found in Yarrow reservoir in Hodge Brow, near Rivington, Lancashire, early on 3 May.
Greater Manchester Police have asked for the public's help to trace his necklace, which has "sentimental value" to his family.
A 37-year-old Bolton man appeared in court charged with ... | Police investigating the murder of a man found dead in a reservoir are trying to find the necklace he wore. |
Text: Former Edinburgh University lecturer Mike Porter and his brother were knocked to the ground by the herd as they crossed a field near Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire in May 2013.
A witness has described the cows "going mad" as they surrounded the men.
The Health and Safety Executive had visited the farmer, Brian God... | The death of a man who was trampled by a herd of cows in a field was an accident, an inquest jury has found. |
Text: Nearly five million self-employed people, company directors and those with more than one source of income may have to pay tax by 31 July.
The major filing deadline for those in the self-assessment system is 31 January.
However, those who make payments on account face a deadline on Monday.
Paul Haywood-Schiefer, o... | Taxpayers are being urged not to overlook a looming payment deadline owing to summer holidays, otherwise they face a fine. |
Text: Mr Smith's body was found on the beach at Victoria Park on 26 March, a month after the teenager was reported to have fallen from cliffs at Arbroath.
A coastguard helicopter, lifeboats and coastguard rescue teams all took part in a search for the teenager.
Mr Smith's friends and family conducted their own searches... | The body of a man discovered on a beach at Arbroath has been confirmed as missing 18-year-old Ralph Smith. |
Text: Jakub Gorski was found stabbed in the chest following reports a fight broke out in Hope Street, in Salford, at about 19:45 BST on Friday.
The 19-year-old was taken to Salford Royal hospital where he later died.
Piotr Olejarczyk, 28, of Knoll Street, Salford, has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Ma... | A man has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Greater Manchester. |
Text: The new position would be supplemented by tripling the number of trade enforcement officers.
Mrs Clinton made the promises during a speech at a factory in Michigan.
The speech focused on contrasting her economic policies with those of her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, including his take on global trade.
Mrs ... | Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has vowed to appoint a chief trade prosecutor to ensure countries abide by trade pacts if elected. |
Text: Dog meat is a delicacy in some parts of the country and a tradition that dates back hundred of years in China, South Korea and other countries.
But as more and more people are keeping dogs as pets in China, the eating of dog meat is becoming unpopular in the country.
An online campaign to end the festival, which ... | Millions of people in China and around the world are campaigning to end the annual dog meat festival in the Chinese city of Yulin. |
Text: The 20-year-old started each of Boro's first four games this season and appeared as a substitute in Saturday's 2-1 win against the Hatters.
Conlon made 35 appearances in all competitions for the club last season, scoring two goals.
Stevenage next face Grimsby Town in the league away on Saturday.
Summary: | Stevenage midfielder Tom Conlon could be out for up to nine months after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury against Luton Town. |
Text: The 45-year-old American was taken from the water at Jeffreys Bay and rushed to hospital after he was struck by his board prior to his second-round heat.
Slater said the incident was "like smashing my foot with a big hammer".
Writing on Instagram, he said he is likely to need between four and six months to recove... | Eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater will be out for up to six months after breaking his foot in the J-Bay Open in South Africa. |
Text: Esh Border Construction has joined the £8.9m Engine Shed project in Forthside.
Historic Scotland wants to transform the disused shed into an education centre for building conservation in Scotland.
The facility would also engage with the public through events and exhibitions.
The broad range of training offered at... | A project to transform a former railway shed in Stirling into a building conservation training centre has taken a step forward with the appointment of a contractor. |
Text: His new album Uptown Special went straight to number one on Sunday, while his single Uptown Funk notched up a sixth week at the summit.
The hit, which features Bruno Mars, has now sold 120,000 copies and was streamed 2,562,000 times last week, the Official Charts Company said.
Ronson is the first person to claim ... | Mark Ronson has taken the top spots in both the UK single and album charts. |
Text: Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, EDF chief executive Vincent de Rivaz accuses critics of "overlooking the positive impact" of the scheme.
EDF's board voted to approve the £18bn nuclear power plant in late July.
But the UK government postponed a final decision shortly after Theresa May became prime minister.
It ha... | The boss of the energy company hoping to build a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset has made a plea for the government to approve it. |
Text: Two adults and four children in East Ham, east London, had to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.
London Ambulance Service (LAS) was called on Wednesday at about 16:20 GMT.
Fire brigade head, Dave Brown, said it was the first incident of its kind he had seen in 28 years.
Mr B... | A fire chief has criticised a woman who used a barbecue indoors to dry clothes that led to six people, including her grandchildren, being taken to hospital. |
Text: A Sinn Féin motion was passed by council last week to boycott Israeli goods.
DUP MLA Gary Middleton, a critic of the motion, said councillors should to give up their iPads if they were "serious about the boycott".
Apple use flash memory components manufactured by Israeli company Anobit.
"It is quite clear that t... | Derry City and Strabane District Councillors, who backed a campaign to boycott Israeli goods, have been urged to hand in their council issued iPads. |
Text: Exeter City's game with Carlisle United was halted for more than an hour after smoke was seen coming from the back of a stand at St James Park.
Hundreds of supporters were told to leave the Stagecoach stand at around 15:10 GMT and congregated on the pitch.
The club said police made an arrest at the stadium and ha... | A smoke grenade caused a League Two football game to be halted and a stand evacuated. |
Text: He was voted in for a four-year term at Thursday's congress of football's world governing body in Bahrain.
Yeboah was a member of Fifa's Ethics Committee last year.
He was one of several Africans voted onto committees at the congress, including Rwanda's Martin Ngoga as deputy chairman of the investigatory chamber... | Ghanaian Anin Yeboah, a supreme court justice, has been elected as chairman of Fifa's Disciplinary Committee. |
Text: Quality costs rose nearly four-fold as a result.
Honda made a loss of 93.4bn yen ($859.56m), compared with the 115.35bn profit expected by analysts.
The company said full-year results included 267bn yen more in costs than its original estimate.
Honda, which is Japan's third-biggest car maker, set aside a total 4... | Japanese carmaker Honda made an unexpected fourth quarter loss after facing higher quality-related costs for recalls of its cars that use potentially deadly Takata airbags. |
Text: Simon Byrne saw members of the public trying to free passengers after a serious crash on the A550 in Two Mills on the evening of 25 January.
He activated the blue lights on his force BMW but, as he pulled in, another car hit his "at slow speed".
Cheshire Police has admitted liability for the damage caused.
A numb... | The Chief Constable of Cheshire Police caused a second accident when he stopped to help at a crash scene, the force has confirmed. |
Text: Ex-KGB agent Viktor Makarov, who now lives in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, was smuggled into Britain by the MI6 intelligence agency in 1992.
But he was "still suspected of being an enemy agent" by the UK, he said.
MI6 said it never commented on staff or agents and the Foreign Office said it could not discuss inte... | A former Soviet spy faces a life of poverty because UK secret services are preventing him getting a job and his benefits have been cut, he claims. |
Text: The ancient Harappan civilisation dates back around 4,000 years and was first discovered at Mohenjo Daro in what is now Pakistan in the 1920s.
The remains recovered from a cemetery in the northern state of Haryana are of two adult males, a female and a child.
Scholars hope the latest find will shed new light on t... | Archaeologists in India say they have unearthed four human skeletons dating back to the oldest civilisation in the subcontinent. |
Text: The 25-year-old scored 18 goals for United this season and leaves Tannadice under freedom of contract after their Premiership play-off final defeat.
He signed for United from Arbroath for £50,000 in January 2015 and was loaned back to the Red Lichties for the remainder of the campaign.
Hibs boss Neil Lennon said:... | Hibernian have signed Dundee United striker Simon Murray. |
Text: At least seven others were rescued from the building, and rescuers are still searching debris.
The disaster in the low-income, congested suburb of Daroghawala came on Tuesday after heavy rain.
Officials told BBC Urdu that the building was very old and that its exterior had recently been renovated.
"According to l... | Emergency teams in the Pakistani city of Lahore say they have now recovered 24 bodies from rubble at a mosque a day after its roof collapsed. |
Text: Tomasz Procko, 22, and Karol Symanski, 29, were hauling a sofa up over a balcony when they fell to their deaths.
They died when 130-year-old railings they and three colleagues used to support the sofa gave way in November 2014, the Old Bailey heard.
Martinisation (London) Ltd denies two counts of corporate mansla... | The deaths of two workmen as they renovated a multi-million pound flat were "entirely foreseeable and preventable", a court heard. |
Text: 20 July 2016 Last updated at 14:55 BST
He also told MPs the British and Irish governments "recognise the benefits" that come from the travel area.
Mr Brokenshire was responding to questions from East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson and Foyle MP Mark Durkan.
Summary: | NI Secretary of State James Brokenshire has told the House of Commons the continuation of the Common Travel Area between Northern Ireland and the Republic will be a "priority issue". |
Text: Eyeo said it was moved to create the AdBlock Browser after Google dropped AdBlock for Android from its app store in 2013.
At the time, Google said the software broke its rules for developers by "interfering" with other apps.
Eyeo is hoping to work around the restriction by limiting the ad-blocking function to a w... | An advert-hiding web browser for Android smartphones has been developed by the company behind AdBlock Plus. |
Text: Clattenburg, 41, is to become the new head of referees in Saudi Arabia and was expected to leave immediately.
However, the Premier League has confirmed he will take charge of Saturday's match between West Brom and Bournemouth at The Hawthorns.
Clattenburg, a Fifa referee since 2006, is widely considered to be one... | Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg will continue in his role until the end of the season. |
Text: No-fly zones will be declared over the 10 host stadiums, as well as at training grounds, with the technology deployed for most of the 51 games.
French authorities have reportedly trained for the possibility of drones being used to disperse chemical or biological weapons over crowds.
The security move has come fol... | Anti-drone technology will be deployed at Euro 2016 in France this summer. |
Text: Terry Morgan, a recently retired publican from Cockwood in Devon, set his alarm to drinking up time, 22:55.
He said he scoured his home before realising the timepiece had been swallowed by Charlie the dog.
Charlie was taken to the vet but "coughed" the watch up before an operation became necessary.
"At first I th... | A dog owner discovered his pet Newfoundland had swallowed a £500 watch when the alarm went off inside the animal. |
Text: Figures have shown the £155,000 Dumfries Bike2Go scheme has averaged less than 20 rentals a week.
However, councillor Brian Collins, who chairs SWestrans, said there were plans to raise the profile of the scheme.
He said the local authority had no intention of dropping the project and believed it could still pro... | A transport partnership chairman has said Scotland's first bike hire scheme will be a success despite low uptake in its first two years. |
Text: Sarah Ann Jones, a 45-year-old laboratory assistant from Bilston, West Midlands, died from hypothermia, an inquest heard.
A detective constable said her computer indicated she had researched a peaceful and painless way of ending life.
An open conclusion was recorded.
The inquest at Llangefni in Anglesey heard Mis... | Mystery surrounds the death of a woman whose body was found on a cycle path along the Mawddach estuary in Gwynedd last December. |
Text: Moors keeper Daniel Lewis was in inspired form for the visitors throughout, and was forced into action in the opening stages as he made a point-blank save from Andrai Jones.
Akwasi Asante, having scored five goals in as many games, went close twice at the other end for Solihull, seeing his shot well-saved before ... | Southport climbed out of the bottom four of the National League despite being held to a goalless draw at home by Solihull. |
Text: The 42-year-old replaces Dave Hockaday, who left the Conference Premier club by mutual consent last month after a run of seven defeats in eight games.
Pennock's six-year stint with Stoke came to an end in the summer following the departure of boss Tony Pulis.
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He will... | Former Stoke City coach Adrian Pennock has been appointed as manager at Forest Green Rovers. |
Text: But in her statement announcing her resignation, Ms James suggested some at the upper echelons were never fully on board.
She said while she had won the support of members, she did not have the full backing of UKIP's MEPs or party officers to implement the changes she felt necessary, prompting her decision to ste... | On being elected UKIP's leader less than three weeks ago, Diane James was clear she wanted to change the party and the way it was run. |
Text: The assault occurred when Owen Labrie, 18 at the time, participated in a school tradition of older students competing for sexual conquests.
Labrie, who is now 20, was charged with rape but later convicted of a misdemeanour sexual assault.
He was also found guilty of using Facebook and email to lure the girl.
His ... | A man has been sentenced to a year in jail for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at an elite prep school in New Hampshire, where they were students. |
Text: A 35-year-old man was shot in the legs in the incident in the Drumcree area of the town. It happened at about 17:40 BST on Sunday, 5 June.
Two men wearing balaclavas and camouflage jackets, one armed with a handgun, attacked the man in a house.
The accused is to appear at Dungannon Magistrates Court on Wednesday... | A 32-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder over a shooting in Cookstown, County Tyrone, earlier this month. |
Text: Atdhe Nuhiu's stoppage-time strike meant Watford could only manage a draw against Sheffield Wednesday, allowing Bournemouth to take top spot.
After his side's 1-1 draw, Jokanovic said: "He made a mistake, we didn't.
"He didn't give the penalty and their goal was offside."
Probert was the official in charge when G... | Watford manager Slavisa Jokanovic was unhappy with two decisions made by referee Lee Probert as the Hornets missed out on the Championship title on the final day of the season. |
Text: Scottish Labour as a party will support remaining in the EU and a spokesman said the "vast majority" of MSPs were expected to back that position.
But Eurosceptics in the party will be free to support the "Out" campaign in the run up to the vote.
The SNP's Europe spokesman Stephen Gethins said the decision was evi... | Labour MSPs will be allowed to vote and campaign for the UK to leave the EU ahead of the referendum on membership. |
Text: Kay Draper, of Marlborough, Wiltshire, died when the aircraft she was piloting came down in a field near Basingstoke on 21 July last year.
The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) said she was an experienced pilot and seemed fit and well.
However, a pathologist said there was a possibility she had lost consci... | A woman who died after the glider she was in crashed in a field in Hampshire may have suffered a medical episode, an air accident report has said. |
Text: The Etixx-Quick Step rider pulled ahead in the final 150m of the 190km stage between Arnhem and Nijmegen before easing over the line.
Frenchman Arnaud Demare (FDJ) finished second, with Italian Sacha Modolo (Lampre) third.
Dutchman Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) retains the leaders's pink jersey after winning Frida... | Germany's Marcel Kittel dominated a sprint finish to win the second stage of the 99th Giro d'Italia. |
Text: The Scot, 39, won 9-3 to claim his first event since the Shanghai Masters in September 2012, and a record fourth title in Cardiff.
"It was tough and it's great to come out winning," Higgins told BBC Sport.
"It feels amazing to win again and Ben's had a great tournament, he's beaten some great players."
Higgins ma... | Four-time world champion John Higgins eased past Ben Woollaston to win his first ranking title for three years at the Welsh Open on Sunday. |
Text: 7 November 2016 Last updated at 11:31 GMT
Nick Jablonka's coursework, titled John Lewis Christmas Advert 2016 - The Snowglobe, has attracted hundreds of thousands of views.
The 18-year-old, who studies in Bournemouth, said the clip got about 200 views when it was first uploaded in June, "but in the past week it w... | An A-Level student's homage to the John Lewis Christmas advert has gone viral - with many mistaking it for the company's latest festive offering. |
Text: Rentokil acquired City Link in 2006, but City Link has lost money since 2007, including £26m in 2012.
It has struggled in the face of weakening demand for its services from small businesses.
It is now being offloaded to restructuring specialist Better Capital, who are expected to invest £40m into the business.
Be... | Pest control company Rentokil Initial has sold its parcel delivery firm City Link for £1, after years of losses. |
Text: It is understood she was climbing Africa's highest mountain as part of a group trip with an Irish travel firm called Earth Edge.
Earth Edge said in a statement that the woman died at 08.15 local time on Friday morning.
The statement added that their "thoughts and condolences are with her family."
The cause of the... | A 35-year-old Irish woman has died while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. |
Text: Former prime ministers' numbers were among those visible on a government website for more than three months, Fairfax Media reported.
The details appeared invisible until they were highlighted with a cursor or copied and pasted elsewhere.
PM Malcolm Turnbull and some leading members of the government were not affe... | The private phone numbers of a large section of Australian politicians have been mistakenly published online. |
Text: The bank said firms were hiring at their weakest rate in six months, especially in the services sector.
But its chief economist Richard Ramsey said the private sector had "more momentum going into the second half of the year than it had a few months ago."
The bank conducts a monthly survey of companies' economic ... | Employment growth in Northern Ireland's private sector eased off in June, according to the latest snapshot of the economy provided by the Ulster Bank. |
Text: The two-vehicle collision happened on the Garryduff Road at about 07:30 BST on Monday.
The man's name has not yet been released.
Police have appealed for anyone who witnesses the crash to get in contact with them.
Summary: | A man has died after a crash in Ballymoney, County Antrim. |
Text: Nick Crosswell, Darran Harris and Geraint Rhys Jones have also departed.
"I'd like to thank our departing players for their hard work and commitment during their time with the region," head coach Kingsley Jones said.
"We wish them all the very best of luck in their future endeavors, both in rugby and beyond."
Fla... | Newport Gwent Dragons have confirmed Wales internationals Tom Prydie and Craig Mitchell have left the region. |
Text: Louis Simpson has not been seen since a blaze broke out at Fairhurst Hall in Chorley Road, Parbold in Lancashire, at about 15:00 GMT on Sunday.
Police said he was with three boys who have all been found. Firefighters believe Louis "may be inside the barn".
His family have been at the scene while fire crews and po... | A 14-year-old boy who was "playing" with friends is missing after a fire at a barn that was storing straw. |
Text: Zdenek Makar, from the Czech Republic, died from head injuries near All Saints DLR station in Poplar on Wednesday night.
The 29-year-old was charged on Sunday and will appear before Thames magistrates on Monday.
Two others arrested, aged 19 and 16, were released on bail until early October pending police inquirie... | A man has been charged with murdering a 31-year-old after an alleged disagreement at a fried chicken shop. |
Text: 23 May 2016 Last updated at 06:42 BST
It's on the southern Italian island of Sicily, where it's been firing lava and volcanic ash in to the sky.
The eruption was filmed by a local journalist, Turi Caggegi.
Summary: | Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has been caught on camera erupting. |
Text: The proposed Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) would ban certain anti-social activities in the city centre and fine those who breach the order.
Opponents say the PSPO would effectively criminalise homelessness and is an attempt by the council to "cover up" the city's housing crisis.
Oxford City Council alread... | A petition urging Oxford City Council to scrap plans to ban rough sleeping in the city has gained 65,000 signatures. |
Text: NMW has started individual discussions with staff affected by proposals to scrap "premium payments".
It follows a breakdown in negotiations with the PCS union.
Staff who do not sign up to the new conditions could face being dismissed and offered their jobs on new terms.
NMW director general David Anderson said a ... | A long-running dispute over weekend payments to staff is putting the finances of National Museum Wales at risk, its boss has warned. |
Text: The brothers from Mansfield ended the race 38.7 secs ahead of Saturday's winners John Holden and Andrew Winkle.
Tim Reeves and Patrick Farrance were a further 18.4 secs behind in third.
The Birchalls dedicated their win to Dwight Beare, who died during Saturday's race after a crash near the course's Rhencullen se... | Former world champions Ben and Tom Birchall earned their fourth TT win in the second sidecar race of the week on the Isle of Man. |
Text: Australia right-back McGowan joined United last January after leaving Shandog Luneng but will return to China's top flight for a £300,000 fee.
McGowan is now on his way to China for a medical after the clubs reached agreement earlier this week.
And United say 20-year-old Connolly has left the club "by mutual cons... | Dundee United have agreed to sell Ryan McGowan to Chinese club Henan Jianye while midfielder Aidan Connolly has been released from Tannadice. |
Text: In September, the club said its motto would be reinstated after its removal for this season led to protests.
Fans were given a choice of three new crests they could vote for.
Nearly 80% of fans that took part opted for the winning design, which garnered 10,343 votes, while 12% of fans chose the second option and ... | Everton FC have revealed the new club badge design most popular with its supporters, after a previous redesign was criticised. |
Text: In many ways, Hamilton's win at the opening race of the year in Australia set the tone for the remainder of 2015, as he eased to victory ahead of his team-mate Nico Rosberg.
Nine more wins followed, the latest of those at the United States Grand Prix in October, where Hamilton cemented a second successive world t... | Surpassing Ayrton Senna's record in Formula 1, becoming only the second Briton to win three world championships and enjoying near dominance throughout, how could Lewis Hamilton not be a star of the season? |
Text: The armed robbery happened in Sprowston, near Norwich, just before 21:00 BST on Saturday.
The man entered PJ's Convenience Stores in Linacre Avenue and threatened female members of staff.
He is is described as 5ft 4 tall, of stocky build, wearing dark clothing and a balaclava. No one was injured.
Summary: | Staff at a convenience store were left shaken after a man threatened them with a firearm and stole a large quantity of money. |
Text: The boxer joins her on the track Iconic alongside Chance The Rapper with Nas and Nicki Minaj appearing on two other songs.
Rebel Heart was recorded in London, LA and New York and will be released on 10 March via Interscope.
Madonna has produced some of the tracks herself and has drafted in some of the biggest nam... | Madonna has revealed a surprise guest on her new album - Mike Tyson. |
Text: Stuart Craig was given the cue, and a case, at the Snooker Legends show in Plymouth after he partnered with the ex-world champion in a doubles game.
It was signed by O'Sullivan and fellow snooker stars Ray Reardon, John Virgo, Jimmy White, and referee Michaela Tabb.
But it was stolen from him when he was walking ... | A competition winner was mugged for his prize snooker cue - just a day after he used it to play in an exhibition match alongside Ronnie O'Sullivan. |
Text: He was approved in a 52-46 vote in the Republican-run chamber, despite opposition from the Democrats.
Mr Friedman, who was once Donald Trump's bankruptcy lawyer, is critical of the US goal of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He also supports Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, a... | The US Senate has confirmed right-winger David Friedman as America's next ambassador to Israel. |
Text: Routledge struck home with a volley to give Swansea the lead.
They doubled their lead when Kyle Naughton scored from an acute angle while Routledge tapped in his second and Oliver McBurnie sealed the win.
Wolves sacked ex-Swansea boss Kenny Jackett and appointed Walter Zenga as head coach hours before kick-off.
F... | Wayne Routledge scored twice as Swansea City sealed a comfortable 4-0 victory at Wolves in their penultimate pre-season game. |
Text: The Toomebridge rider came in 41 seconds behind winner Marc Marquez, with Cal Crutchlow equalling his best-ever finish by taking second place.
Laverty lies 10th in the overall standings on 53 points at the halfway point of the season after nine races.
Marquez heads the championship on 170, followed by Jorge Loren... | Eugene Laverty finished 11th in the German round of the MotoGP championship at Sachsenring on Sunday to pick up another five points in the series. |
Text: The ex-Liverpool and Manchester City forward, 26, posted on social media to say he had been subject to "monkey chants for the whole game" in Friday's 1-1 draw.
Bastia said "a man in his 40s" had come forward himself after the French Football League began an investigation.
Nice midfielder Alassane Plea confirmed h... | A supporter who racially abused Nice striker Mario Balotelli has been given a stadium ban by Ligue 1 side Bastia. |
Text: Stephen Lawrie, 56, admitted accessing the site during a computing class with S2 pupils at Coatbridge High School in North Lanarkshire on 27 April 2015.
Pupils as young as 13 saw the site when Lawrie accidentally projected in onto the classroom smart board.
He was struck off at his own request by Scotland's Gener... | A teacher who accessed a pornographic website during a lesson then accidentally projected it on the walls of his classroom has been struck off. |
Text: Gerald Wilson, 67, of Lockerbie, admitted raping and sexually abusing the girl over a five-year period in the 1990s.
At the High Court in Glasgow he also admitted further charges of sexually abusing two young boys and a girl.
He was put on the sex offenders register and sentence deferred.
Prosecutor Stephen McClo... | A man raped a seven-year-old girl in a wooded area and then ordered her to stop crying because only two-year-olds cried, a court has been told. |
Text: The 30-year-old said he made "very light contact" with a stationary vehicle but that no-one was hurt.
Hamilton had delayed his flight to this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix until Wednesday on medical advice as he has been suffering with a fever.
The Mercedes driver wrote on Instagram: "I am feeling better and I'm... | Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton was involved in a minor road accident in Monaco on Monday. |
Text: England duo Ben Stokes and Tymal Mills were bought for £1.7m and £1.4m by Rising Pune Supergiants and and Royal Challengers Bangalore respectively.
Pace bowler Mills only plays Twenty20 cricket because of back pains.
"A T20 specialist becomes one of the current England team's richest players," said Pietersen.
Pie... | Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen says Monday's auction for the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition was "another slap in Test cricket's face". |
Text: The 35-year-old will now work alongside Chiefs head coach Steve Komphela, who was in charge of Paintsil at Maritzburg United two seasons ago.
Paintsil's club career included stints with English sides West Ham and Fulham.
He replaces former South African international Doctor Khumalo as Chiefs' assistant.
Chiefs fi... | Former Ghana international defender John Paintsil has been appointed as the new assistant coach of South African Premier League club Kaizer Chiefs. |
Text: The royal couple joined a group of teenagers on a fishing boat trip in the waters of the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the British Columbia coast.
They had earlier paddled into the heart of wilderness community in a canoe.
Haida Gwaii means "islands of the people".
Archaeological evidence suggests the area has been... | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge went fishing for salmon in waters that residents say are threatened by a liquid natural gas project, during the penultimate day of their Canadian tour. |
Text: Eleri Edwards, 32, made 10 allegations to ChildLine claiming she was a pupil at Ysgol Ardudwy in Harlech, Gwynedd.
A disciplinary hearing in Cardiff heard she told the charity Tudur Williams touched her inappropriately.
Ms Edwards was struck off indefinitely on Friday.
The hearing was told Mr Williams was "devast... | A teacher has been struck off for pretending to a be a 13-year-old girl and making false sex abuse claims against her former head teacher. |
Text: The 29-year-old, who has made 129 Saints appearances, is joined by two other England internationals - flanker Teimana Harrison and prop Paul Hill - in committing his future to the club.
Wood had neck surgery in May, but hopes to be fit for the start of the season.
Flankers Jamie Gibson and Ben Nutley and prop Ada... | Northampton Saints captain Tom Wood is one of six players to have signed new undisclosed-length deals with the club. |
Text: HMS Ganges at Shotley Gate was last occupied in 2001.
The developers were granted approval in 2013, but planning objections were raised by neighbouring villages.
Babergh District Council has confirmed approval and said it was finalising legal agreements about what the developer would spend on community facilities... | Plans for a 285-home development have been approved again for a derelict former naval base in Suffolk. |
Text: West Midlands Police spoke out after four teenagers, one aged 13, were arrested after an attack in Solihull in which a stun gun device was used.
There have been a several similar incidents across Birmingham, some in Kings Heath. Two 14-year-old boys were recently charged with robbery.
A driver suffered slight bur... | Teenage boys are being coerced into taking part in violent city car-jackings, police fear. |
Text: It has signed of an agreement with Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province.
It will see authorities cooperate in the fields of economy and trade, transport and logistics, culture and sports, and education and tourism.
Links between the two began in 1855, when Swansea's Griffith John founded the Wuhan Union Hospital.... | Swansea has strengthened a century-and-a-half association with one of China's fastest-growing cities. |
Text: The episode will feature two films shot before Clarkson was suspended from Top Gear and eventually sacked.
Co-presenter Richard Hammond and James May return to present links from the studio, with Clarkson noticeably absent.
No date has been given for transmission, and the BBC has yet to decide how Top Gear may re... | A trailer for Jeremy Clarkson's final episode of Top Gear has been released by the BBC. |
Text: The 24-year-old shot a three-under 69 in round three and is level with South Korea's Sei Young Kim. Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn leads on 17 under.
Meadow's career-best result came at the 2014 US Open, where she finished third.
Scotland's Catriona Matthew is tied 41st on five under, with England's Jodi Ewart Shado... | Northern Ireland's world number 419 Stephanie Meadow is tied third on 12 under par going in to the final round of the Canadian Pacific Women's Open. |
Text: The identities of those reportedly killed on Sunday have yet to be given.
But they are thought to be the first to have been killed in that way since the jihadist group seized the ruins in May.
IS has destroyed two 2,000-year-old temples, an arch and funerary towers at Palmyra, one of the most important cultural c... | Islamic State militants have killed three captives in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra by tying them to columns and blowing them up, activists say. |
Text: The issue was being debated at the Kirk's General Assembly.
It follows a vote earlier this week to allow congregations to appoint gay ministers in civil partnerships.
The Church's presbyteries, or local areas, will now be asked to vote on extending this to ministers in same-sex marriages, before it can be approve... | A decision by the Church of Scotland on the position of ministers who wish to enter same-sex marriages has been delayed to allow wider consultation. |
Text: A mental health worker from north-west London explains how she feared she would never find the right childcare to cover her flexible working pattern.
She and her husband both work weekend and evening shifts.
Her situation was resolved when she came across a scheme run by Brent Council which matches approved child... | BBC London has taken a look at the care system in the capital and how the city has come up with some innovative solutions to some of its biggest care challenges. |
Text: Connor Jennings came closest to breaking the deadlock in a tight first half, heading against a post for the away side from Adam Buxton's neat cross.
In the second half, Rovers rued a miss from James Norwood, as Williamson went up the other end and found the top corner at the near post with precision and calmness.... | Goals from Ben Williamson and Craig McAllister saw Eastleigh hold off Tranmere at Ten Acres. |
Text: The East Sussex potter lost 10-8 to world number 11 Mark Allen, but Allen said Robertson deserved to win.
"I had plenty of chances and felt I played the better in the first session," said Robertson, who led 7-6.
"It came down to a best of three at the end and he finished it off pretty well."
It was 30-year-old Ro... | World number 39 Jimmy Robertson said he felt at home in his third Crucible appearance despite seeing his World Championship run end in round one. |
Text: Halfpenny's current deal runs out in the summer and Cardiff Blues and Wasps have been linked with him.
But Laporte said the 27-year-old will take up the option of a third season with the European champions.
"He's staying at Toulon. I don't know when he will sign but it should happen," Laporte told AFP.
"He's a go... | Toulon head coach Bernard Laporte expects Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny to remain with the French club beyond the end of the season. |
Text: Somerset added 33 to their overnight score to declare on 587-8.
That allowed Craig Overton to make his maiden first-class hundred (138) and also set a new Somerset eighth-wicket record with fellow centurion Roelof van der Merwe, who was unbeaten on 102.
But Ervine and Adams then put on 159 to help Hampshire force... | Hampshire's Sean Ervine made his second century of the match, backed by 96 from opener Jimmy Adams, to help their side draw with Somerset at Taunton. |
Text: The biker collided with a white Fiat Doblo van at Keppel Gate on the A18 Mountain Road, north of Douglas at about 19:15 BST on Thursday.
The BMW PR motorcycle rider, believed to be from the UK, was heading towards Douglas and the van was travelling towards Ramsey.
Police said the crash happened in "near perfect c... | A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash on the Isle of Man. |
Text: Zaman Iqbal has filmed the bird's antics at his 24-hour newsagents in Aberdeen's Crown Street.
In 2007, an Aberdeen seagull found fame when it turned shoplifter by wandering into a shop and helping itself to crisps.
The bird - nicknamed Sam - would walk into the newsagents when the door was open and make off with... | A shopkeeper is having to chase a thieving seagull away as it repeatedly tries to help itself to snacks. |
Text: Cambridge Conservative Chamali Fernando said the choice of carrying a card or wearing a more visible indicator should be a matter of choice.
Barrister Ms Fernando said she had defended people with autism or other conditions who had faced problems.
The National Autistic Society said it already issues alert cards.
... | People with health or other issues that make communication difficult should wear wristbands or carry ID, a parliamentary candidate has said. |
Text: By then, it says debit cards will be the most common method of payment, followed by cash and direct debits.
The predictions suggest a move away from cash as people use contactless cards or devices - such as smartphones - linked to their debit card.
Non-cash payments recently overtook cash payments by shoppers and... | Consumers will only buy something with cash twice every three days, and only write two cheques all year, by 2024, a trade association claims. |
Text: The 23-year-old Belgian joined the Owls from Manchester United in January and made 11 league appearances last season.
He could make his debut in Sunday's Championship opener with Middlesbrough.
Boss Simon Grayson told the club website: "He had a fantastic upbringing at Manchester United, learning and developing f... | Preston North End have signed Sheffield Wednesday full-back Marnick Vermijl on a season-long loan deal. |
Text: Sir Thomas Winsor, Chief Inspector of Constabulary, said there was an "unacceptable strain" on police.
In his annual review on policing, he said the "inadequacy" of mental health provision should "disturb everyone".
Public safety is being put at risk as a result, he said.
"In some forces police officers end up ac... | Police forces in England and Wales are increasingly being used as the "first resort" for dealing with people who have mental health problems, a watchdog has warned. |
Text: The firm could face penalties of up to 15% of its 2014 revenue in Russia.
The case was originally launched by Russian rival Yandex in February and comes as the EU also investigates Google's Android operating system.
Google said that it was considering its next move.
"We haven't yet received the ruling. When we do... | Russia's anti-monopoly watchdog has accused Google of abusing its dominant position in the market by requiring phone-makers to pre-install its apps on Android phones. |
Text: The floods in Nepal, Bangladesh and India are thought to have killed about 500 people and are expected to worsen.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says it is becoming one of the worst regional humanitarian crises in years.
There are growing concerns about food shortages ... | More than 16 million people have now been affected by seasonal flooding across a swathe of South Asia, say aid officials. |
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