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Text: John Arthur Jones, 66, of Bodffordd, Anglesey, caused dangerous distractions to pilots on night training flights in Hawk jets, Mold Crown Court heard.
He denies 13 charges of endangering aircraft between November 2013 and September 2014.
The court heard Mr Jones had a grievance against the RAF and had, at one sta... | An "obsessed" man repeatedly shone a powerful light at RAF jets flying over his house, a court has heard. |
Text: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) removed 105 headstones after they fell into disrepair.
New headstones will now be erected for 85 of those who gave their lives during both world wars.
One of the headstones is being replaced 100 years on from the day the soldier died.
Gunner James Motherwell of the 51... | Eighty five headstones at the graves of fallen soldiers are being replaced at Sighthill Cemetery in Glasgow after being removed in the 1950s |
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19 January 2015 Last updated at 12:27 GMT
The clip shows Master Corporal Jeff Davis in uniform and driving a patrol car while lip-syncing to the song.
He says he knows it well because of his 10-year-old daughter.
And the policeman has even got the approval of Taylor Sw... | A video of an American policeman lip-syncing to Taylor Swift's Shake It Off has gone viral. |
Text: 14 January 2015 Last updated at 07:20 GMT
Around 3.5 million tonnes of cocoa are produced each year to turn into chocolate, but much more will be needed to meet demand in countries like China.
BBC reporter Martin Patience, who works in China, told Newsround: "In Britain people have been eating chocolate for a lon... | Increased demand for chocolate around the world could lead to a shortage by 2020, if cocoa production isn't increased. |
Text: The Edinburgh-based company is aiming to double its turnover to £25m by 2020 and triple beer production to 30,000 hectolitres in the next two years.
Its 12-strong sales team will seek to accelerate UK-wide growth of the brewer's portfolio in the off-trade.
There are also plans to expand the brand further into the... | Craft brewer Innis & Gunn has doubled the size of its UK sales team as part of major growth plans. |
Text: He was struck by an upright section of the post, which narrowly missed a group of people when it came "crashing down" at Shrewsbury Rugby Club.
The 46-year-old had been watching his son play for the under-12s visiting side, Oswestry.
The club, which has suspended all matches, said he was now "conscious and speaki... | A father watching his son play rugby was knocked unconscious when part of a post fell on his head. |
Text: The Westbury cement works were constructed in the early 1960s and mothballed in 2009.
The chimney will be "brought down by controlled explosion" on 18 September at about 06:45 BST, site owners Tarmac said.
The demolition marks the end of over 40 years of cement production at the site.
Jonathan Toyn, from the comp... | A 400ft (122m-high) industrial chimney that has dominated the Wiltshire skyline for decades is to be demolished in September, it has been announced. |
Text: It's a repeat of last year's semi-final in the competition, when Dundalk prevailed 2-1 in a replay.
The Oriel Park encounter is the pick of the the first-round ties, while holders Cork begin their defence away against Bray Wanderers.
The 16 matches will be played on the weekend of 11-13 August.
Summary: | Derry City have been handed a tough start to their FAI Cup bid after being drawn away against Premier Division champions Dundalk. |
Text: Regina Hungerford, 55, denied striking the 17-year-old when she lost her temper as he listened to music in her classroom at Merthyr Tydfil College.
She previously had a common assault conviction quashed on appeal, saying the notebook was slammed on the desk.
But on Friday, the Education Workforce Council ruled co... | A teacher said to have hit a pupil with a notebook has had an unprofessional conduct case against her found proven. |
Text: The 21-year-old woman was attacked in Union Terrace Gardens early last Thursday.
Police Scotland said officers would be carrying out patrols in the area.
Five men and a woman - who may be students - seen leaving Belmont Street about the time of the incident are being urged to come forward.
Det Insp Jacqui Campbel... | Police investigating a rape in an Aberdeen city centre park have issued a fresh appeal for information a week after the attack. |
Text: Manager Pedro Caixinha signed two forwards - Eduardo Herrera and Alfredo Morelos - this summer.
And Waghorn was left on the bench for the weekend draw with Marseille.
"Not only for myself, but for other players maybe on the fringes, it's a chance for everyone to impress," he said of the forthcoming games.
Rangers... | Martyn Waghorn is determined to prove he has not been relegated to Rangers' fringes in his side's two remaining friendlies ahead of the league season. |
Text: The 33-year-old aggravated a recurring foot injury during a pre-season training session on Friday.
He will miss the first four to six weeks of the 2017 campaign.
"I'm looking forward to getting back onto the playing field as soon as possible and contributing to a successful team," Azharullah said.
Summary: | Northamptonshire pace bowler Muhammad Azharullah has been ruled out of the start of the County Championship Division Two season. |
Text: Banks labelled "too big to fail" must have a so called "living will" that would allow them to close down without the help of public money.
Bank of America, Bank of New York Mellon, JPMorgan Chase, State Street and Wells Fargo have until 1 October to submit improved plans.
JP Morgan said it was "disappointed with ... | US regulators have rejected the plans of five big US banks for closing their operations in the event of a crisis. |
Text: It came after the ailing lender published a make-or-break turnaround plan which initially caused the stock to rally by up to 26.5%.
Italy's third-largest bank said it would write down bad loans, lay off one in 10 of its workers and raise €5bn (£4.4bn).
The European Central Bank had ordered it to reduce its bad de... | Shares in Italian bank Monte dei Paschi have been temporarily suspended from trading after plummeting 23%. |
Text: The 24-year-old is the sixth bowler, and the first non off-spinner, to be reported by match officials since July.
His action must be tested in the next 21 days at an International Cricket Council facility in either Cardiff or Brisbane.
Hossain, who has played four Test matches, can continue bowling until the resu... | Bangladesh fast bowler Al-Amin Hossain is the latest international to be reported for a suspect bowling action. |
Text: Blaer Bjarkardottir will now be able to use her first name, which means "light breeze", officially.
Icelandic authorities had objected, saying it was not a proper feminine name.
The country has very strict laws on names which must fit Icelandic grammar and pronunciation rules.
"I'm very happy," Blaer said after t... | A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has won the right to use the name given her by her mother, after a court battle against the authorities. |
Text: Martin Lewis, 56, caused £9,000 worth of damage at the Stag pub in Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
He also caused £12,000 in damage at his local Jobcentre days later over delays to benefits payments, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court was told.
Lewis, of Treorchy, was jailed for 18 months after admitting criminal damage.... | A sacked bus driver wrecked a pub by throwing chairs, tables and bottles after erupting into angry rage over losing his job, a court heard. |
Text: Born in Leicester in 1911, Hollingworth broke the story of Germany's invasion of Poland in August 1939.
She went on to report from Vietnam, Algeria and the Middle East.
Hollingworth was a rookie reporter for the Daily Telegraph when she fell upon "the scoop of the century".
It was she who spotted German forces am... | Clare Hollingworth, the veteran British war correspondent who broke the news that World War Two had started, has died in Hong Kong at the age of 105. |
Text: The Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall toured St Patrick's Church during a visit in May as part of its 200th anniversary celebrations.
The Donegall Street church has seen a number of flashpoint incidents outside its doors in recent years.
In 2012, a band played a song perceived to be sectarian outside the church.... | The Prince of Wales has donated £2,000 to a Catholic church in Belfast that has been at the centre of disputes over loyalist band parades. |
Text: The Iraqi men, aged between 22 and 48, were given prison terms of between nine and 13 years for the attack, which took place in the early hours of 1 January, 2016.
A ninth suspect was cleared of all charges, the court said.
The men had all arrived in Austria as migrants between May and December 2015.
Five had bee... | An Austrian court has found eight Iraqi nationals guilty of gang-raping a German tourist during New Year celebrations in Vienna. |
Text: The microlight left the airport, in Eglinton, County Londonderry, at about 11:00 BST and is understood to have been bound for Scotland.
Two people were on board.
A "comprehensive" search operation off the North Channel began at about 20:20 BST on Thursday.
The coastguard said the aircraft was "tracking east towar... | The coastguard has launched a major search operation for a light aircraft that went missing after leaving City of Derry Airport on Thursday morning. |
Text: The French firm, which makes Activia and Actimel yogurts, said the increase would weigh on profits, but did not say if it would need to raise prices.
Danone also said it was implementing cost cuts worth 1bn euros (£850m).
Milk prices will rise in the "mid-single digits" in Europe, and even more in Latin America ... | Danone, the world's largest yogurt maker, has said it expects a "steep rise" in milk prices this year. |
Text: Sarah Outen, from Rutland, had been travelling around the world using only a kayak, bike and rowing boat.
But she was forced to abandon her craft Happy Socks after 143 days at sea because of worsening weather conditions and hurricane Joaquin.
She is now aboard the Federal Oshima which will reach Montreal in a wee... | An adventurer who has spent four years circumnavigating the globe using human power has had to abandon a row across the Atlantic. |
Text: 18 December 2015 Last updated at 11:13 GMT
Jonas goes to the same drama school that John went to as a kid and challenges the actor to do his best Chewbacca impression.
Take a look at how he did...
Summary: | The Force Awakens has opened in the UK, so we sent Newsround viewer Jonas to chat to John Boyega, who plays Finn in the latest film. |
Text: Weather warnings had been issued by the Met Office for this weekend and remained in force until 18:00 GMT on Sunday.
In County Tyrone, roads have been closed in Omagh, Scraghey, Drumquin and Clady.
Summary: | Heavy and persistent rain has led to flooding in parts of Northern Ireland. |
Text: There have been reports that Tevez, 33, who joined Shanghai from Boca Juniors in December, wanted to leave the club.
The ex-Manchester City striker has asked Shanghai to allow him to return home for treatment on a calf injury.
Tevez, who signed a two-year contract, has scored twice in 11 games.
He is one of the w... | Carlos Tevez has been granted permission to go to Argentina, but only after agreeing in writing to return to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua by 30 August. |
Text: The Great Clock's hands, mechanism, pendulum and Elizabeth Tower need refurbishment, and failure to do so would cause "reputational damage", a cross-party report found.
It has been 31 years since its last overhaul.
A parliamentary spokesman said: "No decisions on works, timescales or costs have been agreed."
In i... | Big Ben's bongs could fall silent if repairs costing up to £40m are not carried out, politicians have warned. |
Text: The summer signing from Lorient could miss as many as five matches for the Premier League side should Gabon reach the final.
Ndong, 22, is a regular for Gabon but failed to turn up for international duty in November before a World Cup qualifier. He later apologised.
Gabon are hosting the tournament, which starts ... | Sunderland's Didier Ndong has been named in Gabon's squad for next month's Africa Cup of Nations. |
Text: Selby, the 2014 and 2016 world champion, defeated Ryan Day 5-3 in a tight last-eight encounter.
Bingham, last year's Crucible champion, had breaks of 58 and 91 as he beat Ali Carter 5-1.
Ding Junhui beat Michael Holt 5-3 and faces Stephen Maguire, 5-1 conqueror of Michael White, in the other semi-final.
Follow al... | Mark Selby will face Stuart Bingham as snooker's most recent world champions meet in Saturday's semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters. |
Text: Dr Vladislav Rogozov, a consultant anaesthetist at Sheffield's Royal Hallamshire Hospital, spoke about the incident in an online blog.
He said he had confronted the unnamed surgeon when he realised she intended to keep the scarf on during surgery.
Hospital chiefs would not confirm if Dr Rogozov had been suspended... | A hospital consultant is under investigation over comments he made about a Muslim surgeon who wore a headscarf in an operating theatre. |
Text: The Airports Commission proposed the West London airport be expanded instead of Gatwick to increase airport capacity in the south east of England.
But Mr Johnson said building a third runway at Heathrow meant "investing in decline".
Heathrow said the expansion would "keep Britain as a leading aviation hub".
Mr Jo... | London mayor Boris Johnson has sent a 30-page dossier to MPs and peers attacking the recommendation to expand Heathrow Airport. |
Text: Jenny Downey, described Michael Freshwater, 49, as the "perfect gentleman" and said she "still can't accept" his death.
He was found dead at his flat in Westridge Road, Southampton, on 29 April.
To date 12 arrests have been made in connection with Mr Freshwater's death, but no-one has yet been charged.
In an emot... | The partner of a man found stabbed to death at his flat has urged the public to come forward with information. |
Text: The latest statistics suggest 40 people a night were sleeping on streets or rough ground in the county last autumn.
The situation in Cornwall is being blamed on high house prices, lower wages and unstable work.
Only Westminster and Hillingdon in London had higher numbers or rough sleepers.
The Department for Comm... | The number of rough sleepers in Cornwall is the highest in England outside London, according to government figures. |
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2 November 2014 Last updated at 10:31 GMT
BBC Ireland correspondent Chris Bucker spoke to Young Unionist Cathy Corbett, Sinn Féin member OisÃn Hassan, and Julia Andrade-Roche - an American student studying for a PhD about identity in Northern Ireland.
Summary: | As the Westminster government considers the fallout of the Scottish 'no' vote in the recent independence referendum, students at Queen's University in Belfast have been debating Northern Ireland's future position within the UK. |
Text: An estimated 200 tonnes of rubble fell on to the line when a wall collapsed just outside Liverpool Lime Street station at 17:45 GMT on Tuesday.
Northern confirmed the driver of its Manchester Airport to Liverpool service hit the emergency brake after a red signal was triggered.
"It was seconds from disaster," sai... | A train carrying 150 passengers was "seconds away" from crashing into a huge pile of debris, a union said. |
Text: Nottingham-born Woodburn, 17, received a first squad call up for the World Cup qualifier on Friday, 24 March.
Wales boss Chris Coleman has rejected suggestions that Woodburn being eligible for England was a factor in the player's call-up.
"I don't know why Chris is denying it," said former Wales striker Saunders.... | Liverpool teenager Ben Woodburn must be capped by Wales against Republic of Ireland to tie him to the national team, Dean Saunders says. |
Text: This year's competition had been due to take place in August, with a prize of £10,000 for the longest leap over 100m from the pier into the English Channel.
The Worthing Town Centre Initiative (WTCI) said it would not continue to organise the event "for the time being" due to escalating costs.
The WTCI said othe... | The Worthing International Birdman competition has been cancelled indefinitely, the organisers say. |
Text: The incident involved a 36-year-old woman and her children who were subjected to xenophobic comments.
It happened on a number 10 Lothian bus travelling on Great Junction Street in Leith at about 12:00 on 9 May.
The woman police want to speak to is white, in her early 40s and of skinny build. She was wearing a whi... | Police have released CCTV images of a woman officers want to trace following a hate crime on a bus. |
Text: HMS Hood was sunk by the Bismarck on 24 May 1941 with the loss of 1,415 lives and only three survivors.
The ship's bell will go on display in May at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth.
It forms part of an exhibition commemorating the biggest naval battle in World War One.
The bell was recovered f... | The bell from a sunken World War Two battle-cruiser salvaged from the seabed will go on display after months of restoration work. |
Text: Officers and paramedics were called to Gainsborough House, Enfield, in the early hours of 21 August.
The woman was taken to an east London hospital where she later died.
A 24-year-old man was arrested by Met Police officers on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and later bailed pending further enquiries.
A... | The death of a woman in her 20s who is believed to have fallen from a fourth-floor flat in north London is being treated as "unexplained" by police. |
Text: Belfast couple Robert McKenzie and his wife, Wilma, had just come out of the sea when a gunman opened fire at a beach resort in Sousse.
Three Irish people and at least 15 British were among 38 people killed.
The couple were staying at a hotel about 300 yards from where the shooting happened.
Mr McKenzie said "pa... | A Northern Ireland man said he and his wife would have been "wiped out" in the terror attack in Tunisia had they been on a different part of the beach. |
Text: The accident happened on Sunday in Wilburton, Cambridgeshire.
Dave McCarthy, who rents the house, said "about 20 tonnes of maize" on the trailer ended up in his living room. No-one was in at the time of the crash.
No action would be taken against the driver, a 26-year-old man from Ely, who was uninjured, police s... | A man whose home was partially destroyed when a tractor's trailer crashed into it has described the devastation as "like a war zone". |
Text: Jasmine Gregory, of Ulfgar Road, Oxford, had been drinking on the morning her daughter Robyn died in August 2014.
Gregory, 24, said she became distracted while giving the 14-month-old a bath at their home in Grove.
She was convicted by a jury in just over four hours at Oxford Crown Court.
Gregory found the child'... | A mother whose baby died after being left alone in the bath for 10 minutes has been found guilty of the girl's manslaughter. |
Text: Manager Garry Hill informed his players of the decision following Saturday's FA Cup fourth qualifying-round 3-0 defeat by Maidenhead United.
"Garry addressed all of the players and told them exactly where they stand," chairman Mike Smith told BBC Surrey.
"Saturday's performance fell far, far below what Garry dese... | National League club Woking have made their entire playing squad available for loan moves. |
Text: Independent Rosemarie Harris was the only nominee for the position after Barry Thomas announced he was standing down.
She said she hoped to put Powys "more on the Welsh stage" but warned of further austerity.
She received 49 votes in favour, one ballot was spoiled and there were 20 abstentions.
"I recognise the c... | Powys council has elected its first woman leader, following the local elections earlier this month. |
Text: The non-venomous snakes, which are unlikely to pose any threat to humans, were taken from the property on Greenfield Road, St Helens on 16 March.
Two men were seen leaving the flat with two sacks before driving away in a dark-coloured vehicle.
Officers said they believed the snakes, including eight pregnant femal... | Police are asking for the public's help to find 38 pythons stolen from a flat. |
Text: Kangaroo Self Storage plans to create hundreds of extra units at its Glasgow site and invest in its Dundee facility.
Kangaroo said it had benefited from a rise in the number of householders moving back home to live with their parents during the recession.
It also cited students increasingly using storage rooms ov... | A Scottish self-storage firm is set to expand, citing increased demand as a result of a "difficult property market during the recession". |
Text: Ruth Appleby was told her daughter died after she gave birth in 1992 but later learned thousands of Spanish babies were taken and given up for adoption.
The EU delegation say they will speak with various officials about what could be done to reunite those affected.
MEP Jude Kirton-Darling said there needed to be ... | A woman who thinks her baby was stolen at birth in Spain has travelled to Madrid to join MEPs investigating a raft of similar claims. |
Text: Driver Jacob Hocking, 22, Jackson Edwards, 20, and Adam Richards, 21, all from Corwen, were killed in the A5 collision on 21 November last year.
Anthony Steel, 74, from Birkenhead, who was in the other car, also died.
North Wales east and central coroner John Gittins concluded a road traffic collision caused thei... | A two-car crash in Denbighshire which killed four people was likely to have been caused by an under-inflated tyre, an inquest has heard. |
Text: Mr Beard, known for his love of Devon culture and folklore, died peacefully on Saturday morning, his family said.
Known as the "Wag from Widecombe", he presented a Sunday request show for many years.
BBC Radio Devon editor Mark Grinnell said: "Our thoughts and sympathies are with Tony's wife Wendy and family." Be... | BBC Radio Devon presenter Tony Beard has died aged 79 from cancer. |
Text: The arrest was made on Thursday as part of a joint operation between Wales Extremism Counter Terrorism Unit and West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit.
The man is being questioned at a police station in the West Midlands.
A warrant for further detention was granted by magistrates on Friday which gives detectives a ... | A 26-year-old man from the Swansea area has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. |
Text: Jim Allister told his party conference - his eighth as leader - that he was already looking forward to the council elections in 2019, when he hoped to double their numbers.
"It seems it's not yet time for Jexit but happily it's time for Brexit," he told delegates in Cookstown.
He vowed to continue to "shine a lig... | The leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) has dismissed suggestions he is preparing to retire. |
Text: People gathered in Montgomery, Powys, on Saturday for James Corfield, 19.
He has not been seen since he left the White Horse pub in Builth Wells in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
David Thomas, 50, who is secretary of the town's cricket club, where Mr Corfield plays, said: "It was great to see that support. W... | Hundreds of people have shown their support for friends and family of a man who vanished from the Royal Welsh Show. |
Text: Four liners are to visit Invergordon on the Cromarty Firth, with many of the passengers taking coaches to make trips to Inverness and other places.
AIDACara, Disney Magic and Nautica are already in the firth with Hebridean Princess due to arrive later.
The ships carry more than 4,000 passengers, smaller than Inve... | A Highlands port is having its busiest day of 2017 for visits by cruise ships. |
Text: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham said the attack was "a message to Iran" over the country's support for Syrian president Bashar al Assad.
The majority of dead were Iraqi pilgrims, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The Observatory put the death toll at 74, but the figure was not confirmed.
The bla... | A Syrian jihadist group affiliated with al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a twin bombing on Friday in the capital Damascus that killed at least 40. |
Text: Last month, police investigated thefts from six vehicles in the Castle Heather area of the city after they were left unlocked overnight.
Since then, Police Scotland said there had been similar incidents in the Westhill and Hilton areas.
Also, overnight on Thursday and Friday last week, thieves stole from vehicles... | Thieves have stolen money and other items from vehicles that were left unlocked across Inverness. |
Text: Labour MP Rosie Cooper called for a public inquiry after the report found "an oppressive culture" at Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust since 2011.
Health Minister Ben Gummer said NHS Improvement would examine the case.
The trust said it had acted on all the report's recommendations.
The report, published in Ma... | A clinical review is to be carried out into an NHS Trust after a report exposed "bullying and harassment" and "failures at multiple levels", the government has confirmed. |
Text: Charlton Floate, from Whiteslade Close in Knowle, Solihull, did not enter a plea at Birmingham Magistrates' Court.
The 18-year-old was arrested following an investigation into a cyber attack on the Home Office website, West Midlands Police said.
He was remanded in custody and is due at Birmingham Crown Court on 5... | A teenager has appeared in court charged with possessing indecent images of children and computer hacking. |
Text: The 26-year-old has scored nine goals in 161 Terriers appearances and played 16 games as they won promotion to the Premier League last season.
Scannell left hometown team Crystal Palace for Huddersfield in June 2012 after scoring 13 goals in 141 matches.
"He is a player who has impressed us," Brewers boss Nigel ... | Huddersfield Town have loaned winger Sean Scannell to Championship side Burton Albion for the remainder of the 2017-18 season. |
Text: Cyril Banks, 91, had £9,000 stolen by fraudsters claiming to be the police.
After more than £12,000 was raised for him, Mr Banks said he wanted to donate some to Shaun Whiter, 27, who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run.
Mr Banks said: "If I can help him, I would be very happy."
Mr Whiter, who played for Newma... | A World War Two veteran who was conned out of his life savings and became the centre of a fundraising campaign will donate £2,000 to a footballer who lost both legs in a car crash. |
Text: Adrian Galliers, 50, from Guernsey, was found guilty of 10 counts of fraud over a four-and-a-half year period.
Galliers carried out the deception through his company Guernsey Financial Consultants Limited.
The Royal Court heard he had taken money from his clients' pension funds after suffering financial difficult... | A financial adviser who defrauded clients out of £157k has been jailed for three years. |
Text: 7 July 2015 Last updated at 14:24 BST
It's an extremist Islamist group, based mainly in Iraq and Syria.
They are known for their cruelty.
They have been trying to get people from the UK to join IS in Syria and Iraq by using social media and direct messaging online.
They target vulnerable young people who might be... | Some people including teenagers have joined a group calling itself Islamic State or IS. |
Text: Curiosity, which has been on the Mars surface for two years, tweeted "Namaste @MarsOrbiter" and congratulated India on its first interplanetary mission.
@MarsOrbiter, in one of its first ever tweets, replied: "Howdy @MarsCuriosity? Keep in touch. I'll be around."
India is only the fourth nation or geo-bloc to hav... | India's Mangalyaan Mars probe has been welcomed into the planet's orbit by a friendly tweet from the US space agency Nasa's Curiosity Rover. |
Text: Up to 40 youths poured petrol on the street and set it on fire to create a barricade in Leafair Gardens and Glencaw Park on Friday evening.
When police arrived they were attacked by youths throwing bricks and bottles at their vehicles.
The youths, aged 14 and 16, were later released on police bail pending further... | Two teenage boys were arrested after trouble broke out in the Galliagh estate in Londonderry. |
Text: Stena Line said two flagship vessels used on the Cairnryan-Belfast service were included in the upgrade.
Most of the work was carried out at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
Paul Grant, the company's Irish Sea north route manager said: "Over the last five years alone Stena Line has invested more than £2... | A £6m refit of seven ferries used on Irish Sea crossings is due to be completed over Easter. |
Text: The phrase has been used close to 790,000 times on Twitter in that period.
It's proven particularly popular with DJs, inspiring tweets, mash-ups, videos and confusion. But what is it and why has it been taking the dance music world by storm?
Surprisingly, the answer lies in the bus horns of Indonesia.
Young peopl... | Since Tuesday afternoon social media users worldwide have been sharing the mysterious phrase "Om Telolet Om". |
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He was the son of former WBU welterweight champion Eamonn Magee Sr.
A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the killing.
BBC Newsline's Lisa McAlister reports.
Summary: | Tributes have been paid to boxer Eamonn Magee Jr who was murdered in a stabbing on the outskirts of west Belfast on Saturday morning. |
Text: Despite losing Terry Campese to injury, Lunt's brace on his return from a calf strain put Rovers 10-0 at half-time.
Kieran Dixon and Ben Cockayne then went in for the visitors before Jamie Jones-Buchanan and Carl Ablett responded.
Further tries from Mitch Allgood and Robbie Mulhern ensured Rovers moved above Leed... | Leeds slumped to their seventh defeat in nine games as two Shaun Lunt tries helped fellow Super League strugglers Hull KR beat the defending champions. |
Text: 21 June 2016 Last updated at 08:30 BST
Ecuador's Foreign Minister Guillaume Long says there is concern about the health of Julian Assange, who has now been in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for four years.
He told Zeinab Badawi: "We are concerned about his health. He doesn't have access to good health care. We are v... | You can see the interview in full at these times on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel and after transmission on BBCiPlayer (UK only) |
Text: Mr McGuigan Sr died after he was shot at his home in east Belfast last week.
Mr Adams said the killing of the father-of-nine was carried out by "criminals who do not represent republicanism".
The BBC understands that police believe members of the Provisional IRA co-operated with a group called Action Against Drug... | Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has said the IRA was not involved in the murder of ex-IRA man Kevin McGuigan Sr. |
Text: The 70-year-old Scot broke the news while in Glasgow for Celtic's match against Barcelona.
During an interview with Sky Sports News he said: "I got the clearance on Wednesday on my cancer so I'm OK."
Last month his spokeswoman said he had undergone minor surgery for early-stage prostate cancer. He has also been d... | Comedian and actor Billy Connolly has been given the all-clear from prostate cancer. |
Text: Half were underpaid and half were overpaid through H3, a joint system between the county council, fire and police services.
A spokeswoman for the partnership apologised for the error. Hampshire Constabulary said the problem had been rectified.
Hampshire Police Federation described the system as a "nightmare".
Cha... | A total of 1,300 Hampshire police officers were paid the wrong amount this month. |
Text: She addressed rumours that the 65-year-old is transitioning to become a woman, something Bruce has not publicly commented on.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight she said Bruce "should tell his story his way".
"I think when the time is right he'll talk about whatever he wants to talk about," Kim said.
In recent mon... | Kim Kardashian has told US television that her stepdad Bruce Jenner is the happiest she's ever seen him. |
Text: Thousands of revellers hit the streets for one of the world's largest gay and lesbian festivals - the Sydney Mardi Gras parade.
Organisers said about 250,000 people came out to watch the parade down Sydney's Oxford Street.
The annual parade began as a protest in the 1970s, but now has almost 200 floats and thousa... | All pictures copyrighted |
Text: It happened on the A497 between Porthmadog and Criccieth at about 11:30 BST on Friday.
The road was reopened after the lorry was recovered. No-one was injured.
Summary: | A road had to be temporarily closed after a lorry became stuck under a bridge in Gwynedd. |
Text: Brazilian Kenedy, 20, who can play as a forward or left-back, made 20 appearances for the Blues last season.
Mariappa, 29, was released by Crystal Palace in the summer after making 39 Premier League appearances for them in three seasons.
The duo could feature for the Hornets against West Ham on 10 September.
Jama... | Watford have signed Chelsea's Kenedy on a season-long loan and re-signed defender Adrian Mariappa on a three-year deal. |
Text: 6 January 2017 Last updated at 15:39 GMT
But as he's getting ready to move into the White House, he's been told to "grow up" by the current president Barack Obama's second-in-command, Joe Biden.
But why? Ricky looks into it.
Summary: | In two weeks time, Donald Trump will become the next US president. |
Text: This makes it one of the world's "largest displacement crises" for children, it adds.
Many of the affected children are now in foster care or with relatives.
Fighting broke out in Kasai in August 2016 after a traditional leader was killed in clashes with security forces.
It has since escalated leaving more than 3... | An estimated 850,000 children have been forced to flee fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai provinces, the UN's children's agency Unicef says. |
Text: Tseng Lien-fa, 42, was at a beach in Hualien county on Friday when he was swept away by large waves. He ended up at another beach 75km (46 miles) away.
Mr Tseng held on to a piece of wood to stay afloat, before rescue workers found him on the beach on Sunday.
Medical workers said he was slightly dehydrated and ha... | A Taiwanese man has survived 60 hours in rough seas even though he did not know how to swim, local media report. |
Text: The BBC understands that Ford, 71, broke his ankle in an incident involving a door at Pinewood Studios.
The Hollywood actor, who starred as Han Solo in the original three Star Wars films and is currently filming the new Episode VII sequel, was airlifted to John Radcliffe Hospital, in Oxford.
A spokesman for Lucas... | Harrison Ford is being treated in hospital after being injured on the set of the latest Star Wars film. |
Text: The female common dolphin died in Ynyslas, near Aberystwyth, before it could be refloated, while awaiting an assessment from a marine vet.
Surfers alerted Natural Resources Wales once they spotted the dolphin, thought to be about 18 months old, on 18 March.
A post-mortem examination will be completed to help unde... | A dolphin has died after becoming stranded on a Ceredigion beach - despite efforts from coastguards. |
Text: The infected delegates were among hundreds who had gathered for the four day forum organised by the Ministry of Health at a Nairobi hotel on Tuesday.
They have been isolated in a city hospital, but health officials say the number of people infected may rise.
It is unclear how they caught the disease, which has le... | Nearly 50 people have contracted cholera while attending a health conference in Kenya's capital. |
Text: Historic Scotland and Glasgow School of Art will see the three bridges digitally mapped, scanned and recorded using laser technology.
The work was announced by the First Minister Alex Salmond during a visit to South Queensferry earlier.
It is hoped it will protect and conserve design history spanning three centur... | A new 3D digital project for the Forth Bridges has been awarded £300,000 of funding from the Scottish government. |
Text: Officials in the Canadian city say that the project is necessary in order to replace old infrastructure in the sewage treatment system.
The operation has drawn the ire of people in Canada and in the US who have concerns that the river will be polluted with condoms and nappies.
The dump was delayed during the rece... | Montreal has begun a controversial dump of 8bn litres (1.75bn gallons) of raw sewage into the St Lawrence River. |
Text: England failed to progress beyond the group stages of the World Cup on home soil and coach Stuart Lancaster left the post by mutual consent last week.
Cheika led the Wallabies to the World Cup final at Twickenham where they lost 34-17 to New Zealand on 31 October.
"I'm an Australian coaching Australia. It's the d... | Australia boss Michael Cheika has ruled himself out of the vacant England head coach position. |
Text: Konta was seeded sixth and travelled to Dubai but was then forced to pull out on the eve of the tournament.
The world number 10 last played in Britain's successful Fed Cup Group I campaign in Estonia last week.
"I came here with every intention of playing," said the 25-year-old, who added: "Health has to come fir... | British number one Johanna Konta has withdrawn from the Dubai Duty Free Championships with a foot injury. |
Text: However Kent went through to the quarter-finals after the Lancashire against Glamorgan match at Old Trafford was also abandoned.
Heavy rain throughout the afternoon at Edgbaston saw the umpires call the game off at 19:40 BST, almost six hours after the scheduled start time.
Kent will now play Surrey at The Oval i... | Warwickshire failed to qualify for the One-Day Cup last eight after their match against Kent was washed out. |
Text: In 2014, Ofsted found Medway was at the bottom of its league tables for the number of pupils - 9,500 - going to primary schools rated good or above.
After a recent re-inspection, Ofsted found Medway Council's work with weaker primary schools had not driven improvement quickly enough.
The authority said it was beg... | School inspectors say 45% of children in part of Kent are still attending underperforming primary schools. |
Text: The body of John Sabine, who was last seen in 1997 and who would now have been 85, was found at Trem-Y-Cwm, Beddau, Rhondda Cynon Taff in November.
An earlier inquest heard he died of blunt force trauma to the head.
Mr Sabine's wife Leigh Anne, who died in 2015 aged 74, is the main suspect.
Aberdare coroner Andre... | Fingerprints found on plastic used to wrap the body of a man whose remains were found in a garden are still being investigated by police, a pre-inquest hearing has been told. |
Text: The fires are reported to be raging in Sidra and Ras Lanouf, on the coast between Sirte and Benghazi.
Officials said at least 10 guards had been killed since IS attacked the neighbouring ports on Monday.
Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government have provided air support to help defend the area... | Shelling by so-called Islamic State (IS) on two oil terminals in Libya has started fires that have spread to giant storage tanks, officials say. |
Text: Dr Matt Edwards' screenplay for horror South of Sanity was inspired by stories of night watches Antarctic staff carry out alone during the long winters.
The Londoner also created the make-up for the feature.
Shot by Aviemore-based Kirk Watson, the film's cast and crew were all British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff... | A physician who wrote the script for the first fictional film to be shot entirely in Antarctica said his make-up artist mother refuses to watch it. |
Text: Thousands of fans from all around the world voted to give Ada, a striker at French team Olympique Lyonnais, the title.
2016 was an incredible year for Ada - she was the top scorer in the French League (with 33 goals) and Women's Champions League (with 13), and saw her French club storm to a treble-win.
With such ... | Norwegian footballer Ada Hegerberg has been crowned BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2017. |
Text: Gwydion Rhys, from Bethesda, made such an impression at a workshop earlier this year, he has been invited back for the main event.
It is the first time Proms in the Park has been held in north Wales.
Tony Hadley, Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Amy Wadge, and opera singer Wynne Evans will all perform.
"I a... | A 13-year-old boy will conduct the orchestra for part of the final night of BBC Proms in the Park in Colwyn Bay on Saturday. |
Text: 3 March 2017 Last updated at 22:29 GMT
In the May 2016 election she lost her Upper Bann seat.
Summary: | See the moment BBC News NI's Facebook Live caught up with Dolores Kelly as she found out she had won back her seat. |
Text: Arthur Collins, 25, was wanted for questioning by police and had been urged to hand himself in by The Only Way is Essex star.
A 21-year-old man has also been charged over the alleged attack at the Mangle E8 club in Hackney on 17 April.
Andre Phoenix faces seven counts of grievous bodily harm.
Twenty people were h... | The boyfriend of TV celebrity Ferne McCann has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an alleged nightclub acid attack. |
Text: Police said the child received hospital treatment following the incident, at 13:15 BST on Saturday on the A470 between Caersws and Carno.
The road was closed on Saturday afternoon, with diversions in place.
Dyfed-Powys Police asked for anyone who witnessed the child falling from a black Rolls Royce limousine to c... | A child has been taken to hospital after falling from a limousine in Powys. |
Text: It said 317 US drone strikes killed 2,160 militants in Pakistan in the same period.
The Pakistani Defence Ministry provided the figure on Wednesday in a written response to the Senate.
It claimed no civilian had died in a drone strike since the beginning of last year.
The US has defended its drone strikes by insi... | Pakistan has said 67 civilians died in US drones strikes in the country since 2008, a figure much lower than estimates by independent organisations. |
Text: According to a new study the world's spiders eat up to 800 million tonnes of insects every year.
That's the same amount of meat and fish that humans eat over twelve months.
It might seem like spiders are greedy but actually they are helping humans and saving us from disease-carriers and pests like flies and insec... | Lots of people are scared of spiders, even some Newsround presenters, but they are actually really helpful creatures. |
Text: About 8,200 cars were recalled last November after problems were identified with the improper repair of the resistor's thermal fuse.
On Thursday, Opel said the resistor thermal fuse and the blower motors in all vehicles would be replaced.
A total of 234,938 Vauxhall Zafiras have also been recalled across the UK.
... | Thousands of Opel Zafira B models in Ireland have been recalled for a second time over an engine problem that has caused some cars to burst into flames. |
Text: The 27-year-old left-back made 29 appearances for Torquay last season in his second spell with the Gulls.
Rowe-Turner previously had spells in the National League with Luton Town and Kidderminster Harriers.
The Leicester City youth product is the third defender signed by Chester this summer following the arrivals... | Chester have signed defender Lathaniel Rowe-Turner from Torquay United on a one-year deal. |
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