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Text: Judge Sergio Moro said nearly $200,000 found in Lula's bank accounts would be blocked.
Flats, land and cars owned by Lula are also covered by the order.
Lula denies the charges, saying they are politically motivated. He intends to stand for election next year.
He is currently the leading candidate for the preside... | A Brazilian judge has ordered assets belonging to the country's former President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, to be frozen following his conviction for corruption. |
Text: Police said the driver of the Ferrari California was stopped in Norwich early this morning.
Sgt Chris Harris posted on Twitter that the driver did not have a valid UK licence, and insurance for the vehicle had been cancelled.
He said the car could would "most probably" be sold if the driver did not reclaim it wit... | A luxury sports car has been seized by police after the driver was found to have no licence or insurance. |
Text: West Midlands Police said the child, from Perry Barr, Birmingham, died in hospital on Wednesday. A post-mortem examination revealed several injuries.
Tomas Driukas, 25, from Crantock Road, Perry Barr, was remanded in custody at Birmingham Magistrates' Court earlier.
He is due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court o... | A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a five-month-old girl who died after suffering a number of injuries. |
Text: The body of Robert Lane, 50, was found in a house on Drage Street on Thursday.
Post-mortem tests were inconclusive and a 35-year-old man arrested over the death has been released on police bail.
Mr Lane stood unsuccessfully in the 2015 general election for North East Derbyshire and intended to run for police comm... | A man who died in unexplained circumstances in Derby has been named as a former parliamentary candidate. |
Text: The fossil was uncovered by a digger driver on farmland, near March, in October.
Jamie Jordan, a "self-taught palaeontologist", who runs Fossils Galore in March, said it had taken "roughly 200 man-hours" to preserve it.
It will be the "star attraction" at the shop and museum from 11 April.
Palaeontologist Profess... | The skull of a woolly rhinoceros, thought to be at least 35,000 years old, is to go on display near where it was found in Cambridgeshire. |
Text: Waseem Al-Muflehi, 15, and Yahya Mohammed, 14, both from Birmingham, disappeared in the water at Barmouth beach, in Gwynedd, last Sunday.
Coastguard teams searched for them for three days but the hunt was called off on Tuesday.
The body has not yet been identified but the families have been informed.
The boys wer... | A body has washed ashore near to where two teenagers went missing after getting into difficulty in the sea last week. |
Text: Announcing a three-month consultation, John Campion said the move could save £4m a year.
The services are currently overseen by bodies made up of local councillors.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said the plans were "dangerous" when first proposed by government in 2015. Mr Campion said it would help collaboration ... | West Mercia's Police and Crime Commissioner says he wants to take control of fire services in his area. |
Text: "This is a quest Los Angeles was made for," said LA mayor Eric Garcetti. "This city is the world's greatest stage."
The bid sets out $6bn (£3.8bn) in proposed public and private spending.
Los Angeles hosted the Olympics in 1932 and 1984, and if chosen would join London as another three-time-host city. It replace... | The US Olympic Committee (USOC) has named Los Angeles as the US bid for hosting the 2024 games. |
Text: On Friday, the Court of Appeal ruled the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) did not have jurisdiction over the purchase of three ferries.
Eurotunnel bought the three ships from SeaFrance in 2012, when it went bust.
The CMA is asking the Supreme Court to rule that the acquisition by Eurotunnel should be treat... | The competition authority says it is looking to take the legal wrangle over Eurotunnel's cross-Channel ferry service to the Supreme Court. |
Text: Sarah Lowndes, 40, from Derby, was told she had breast cancer several years ago and the cancer has since spread.
She and fiancé David, whom she met when driving buses, have received many offers including catering, flowers, food and a wedding dress.
"I'm so grateful that so many strangers are willing to help," sh... | Offers of help so a couple dealing with terminal illness can get married has left the bride feeling "very emotional". |
Text: The 32-year-old woman was attacked on 25 April near Armadale racetrack.
Martial artist group, Krav Maga, will run a free self defence event on 14 June at Stirling University, with donations for Rape Crisis Scotland.
There are 100 places with organisers saying another event could be held if it is over subscribed.
... | A group of Scottish championship runners has set up a self defence workshop after a jogger was raped near a speedway track in West Lothian. |
Text: The Peak District National Park Authority hopes more people will be inspired to visit the park after experiencing the landscape online.
National park volunteers recorded 360 degree images by using Google Trekker equipment - a backpack fitted with a cluster of 15 camera lenses.
Filming took place over the summer.
... | The Peak District has become the first national park to have its trails and hard-to-reach locations captured on Google Street View. |
Text: Woakes, 28, bowled two overs in the hosts' eight-wicket win over Bangladesh on Thursday before leaving the field, with scans revealing a side strain.
Finn, 28, who has played 69 one-day internationals, was selected ahead of Tom Curran, Stuart Broad and Toby Roland-Jones.
England's next game in the tournament is a... | Middlesex bowler Steve Finn will replace all-rounder Chris Woakes in England's Champions Trophy squad. |
Text: The studios have been the base for hundreds of film and TV productions since they opened in 1958.
They have also been home to a number of Oscar-winning movies including Braveheart and My Left Foot.
Its shareholders, however, have said they believe the "time is right" for the sale.
Its board of directors said the ... | For decades it has brought a bit of Hollywood glamour to Ireland, but now, Ardmore Film Studios in County Wicklow is up for sale. |
Text: She told Bristol Crown Court how Gary Davies walked past several passengers to get to her in a busy carriage before rubbing up against her.
His defence team said the touching, on a train between Taunton and Bristol, happened due to overcrowded carriages.
Mr Davies, 54, of Shoreditch Road, Taunton, denies five cou... | An ex-police boss pushed his groin against a woman on a busy train, a court has heard. |
Text: The West Midlands-based luxury carmaker agreed a "milestone" deal with Chery Automobile and will build a plant near Shanghai, which is due to open in 2015.
JLR said any cars produced would be in addition to its existing output, and it had no intention of moving its manufacturing base out of Britain.
Sales of JLR ... | Jaguar Land Rover is to make vehicles in China for the first time after Beijing approved a £1bn joint venture. |
Text: The Scotland international, 27, had an operation last week to repair a disc.
It is hoped that Murphy may be able to return to action in August.
"Despite putting a lot of work in over pre-season, once the season started, things began to deteriorate slightly and I've just not been able to play", he told the club we... | Northants wicketkeeper David Murphy will miss what the club describe as "a large chunk" of the season because of a lower back injury. |
Text: Operating profit was 24.8bn yen ($207m; £136m) for the year to March, compared with its forecast of 20bn yen and analyst predictions of 23.8bn yen.
The firm said lower costs had offset the impact of slowing revenue growth.
Nintendo was also optimistic about its outlook, expecting its annual operating profit to d... | Japanese videogame maker Nintendo made its first annual operating profit in four years, which beat its forecast as well as the market's. |
Text: The 27-year-old from Carrickfergus came off at turn six on the Knockhill circuit in Friday's session.
Irwin has suffered "possible fracture/dislocation of elbow and shoulder", according to BSB Twitter.
He was returning to BSB action after winning the feature Superbike race at the North West 200 last month.
Irwin ... | Northern Ireland rider Glenn Irwin has been taken to hospital with an arm injury after crashing during British Superbikes practice in Scotland. |
Text: Glenn Goodman, 37, was shot on the A64 near Tadcaster on 7 June 1992 after stopping a car to make a routine check. He died in hospital later that day.
Paul Magee, a member of the IRA, was sentenced to life imprisonment in March 1993 for the murder of Mr Goodman.
The service was held at St Mary's Church in Tadcast... | A service to mark the 20th anniversary of the murder of a special constable by an IRA gunman has taken place in North Yorkshire. |
Text: The Great Bear Rainforest on the Pacific coast of British Columbia is home to many animals and ancient trees.
Logging will be banned across a huge area of the forest.
Environmental campaigners say the deal is a model for resolving similar land-use disputes around the world.
The forest is inhabited by the spirit b... | Indigenous tribes, timber firms and environmental groups in western Canada have welcomed a deal to protect one of the world's largest remaining tracts of temperate rainforest. |
Text: Dr Barry Morgan has spent almost 14 years at the helm of the Church in Wales, making him the longest serving archbishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion.
He will also retire as Bishop of Llandaff after more than 17 years, having previously been Bishop of Bangor for nearly seven years.
Dr Morgan said it had bee... | The Archbishop of Wales has announced he will retire next year. |
Text: A man took a set of car keys from a property at Downshire Hall in Hillsborough early on Saturday but was disturbed when he tried to drive off.
He moved on to nearby Gloucester Park, where he unsuccessfully tried to smash the front door of a house with a large brick.
He then broke into a house at Abercorn Drive. H... | Police are investigating a series of break-ins in County Down. |
Text: In the 1960s, they found two gigantic dinosaur arms underground. For decades, scientists have wondered what kind of beast they belonged to.
Now, two near-complete skeletons have been found in Mongolia in Asia.
The researchers say that the creature is even more bizarre than they first thought.
They say it was huge... | A dinosaur mystery that has baffled researchers for 50 years has finally been solved. |
Text: Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery made headlines around the world after being diagnosed with terminal Neuroblastoma.
Cleveland Police said the 24-year-old woman from Hartlepool was arrested on suspicion of offences under the Malicious Communications Act.
She is also being quizzed in connection with abstracting electr... | A woman has been arrested and bailed on suspicion of posting a malicious message on Facebook about a terminally ill five-year-old boy. |
Text: That is below the £90.2bn figure estimated in March by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility, and £11.1bn lower than last year's total.
March's borrowing figure was down £400m from a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics figures showed.
Finances in the month were helped by increased revenues... | Government borrowing fell to £7.4bn in March, figures show, taking the total for the financial year to £87.3bn. |
Text: Jon Platt, from the Isle of Wight, was taken to court after refusing to pay a £120 fine for taking his six-year-old daughter to Florida in April, but the case was thrown out by magistrates.
Mr Platt argued the law only requires children to attend school regularly.
Isle of Wight Council said it was following gover... | Parents who take children on holiday in term time have "nothing to fear", a man at the centre of a legal battle says. |
Text: Irish travel to Yorkshire Carnegie in the Championship final first leg on Wednesday as they bid for promotion.
Scotland back row Cowan, 31, knows how important a return to top-flight rugby will be for the Exiles.
"For what we've got on the line and for a lot of us who really cherish this club, it means a lot to u... | Blair Cowan says an immediate return to the Premiership for London Irish would repay the faith shown by the club's board and supporters to the players. |
Text: Stuart Eizenstat, a deputy treasury secretary in the Clinton era, told the BBC World Service that such loopholes were created by lobbying groups.
A New York Times report found evidence of US firms trading legally with blacklisted countries such as Iran.
Loopholes and exemptions were exploited in a trade worth bil... | US sanctions tend to be riddled with exceptions that are neither humanitarian nor democracy-related, a former US sanctions official has said. |
Text: Defender Amy Turner and midfielder Jo Potter also return but there is no place in the 23-player squad for Jodie Taylor and Isobel Christiansen.
England face Belgium on Friday, 8 April (19:55 BST) and Bosnia & Herzegovina on Tuesday, 12 April (15:00).
The Lionesses, fourth in the world rankings, have a 100% record... | England women's forward Ellen White has returned to the squad for their next two European Championship qualifiers. |
Text: Eighteen people died when an RAF Blackburn Beverley aircraft came down in Sutton Wick near Drayton in 1957.
They were members of 47 Squadron, along with eight RAF police dog handlers and their dogs on their way to Cyprus, and two people on the ground.
The memorial was made by local wood carver Brian Eastoe who li... | A memorial has been unveiled to the victims of an air crash in Oxfordshire almost 60 years ago. |
Text: Thames Valley Police said a man was seen approaching a woman on the Iron Bridge, Aylesbury, and after talking to her, sexually assaulted her.
The victim, a woman described as white, in her early 20s, and wearing a patterned dress and jacket, broke away from the offender and ran off.
A man, 21, from Aylesbury was ... | The victim of an sex attack on New Year's Day in Buckinghamshire is being sought by police. |
Text: Left-back Marcelo limped off after 25 minutes with a hamstring injury, while midfielder Modric has a thigh strain.
Real are already without the injured Pepe, Dani Carvajal and Gareth Bale.
They visit Celta Vigo on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals trailing 2-1 from the first leg.
Marcelo could miss the... | Marcelo could be out for up to four weeks and Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric also faces a spell on the sidelines after the pair were injured during the 2-1 win over Malaga. |
Text: In the 86th minute of Alianza Lima's clash with Real Garcilaso, the 36-year-old may have thought he could start winding down for the afternoon until, suddenly, chaos broke out.
Like a rag to a bull, the sight of red left Allianza players - trailing 1-0 - wanting more and more punishment and in Blanco, they found ... | Four red cards, a manager sent off, riot shields on the pitch and a police escort from the ground - it was a quiet final five minutes on Sunday for Peruvian referee Ramon Blanco. |
Text: Teachers at Caherline Elementary School in Caherconlish, Limerick, say they have noticed a difference in pupils' behaviour since installing outdoor speakers to play music during playtime on Fridays.
Headmaster Michael McCarthy says the music does far more than just getting the children out in the fresh air with e... | A school in Ireland which introduced dance music at playtimes says it's helping children interact with each other better. |
Text: The county council wants attractions to generate their own income and reinvest it, rather than relying on a budget from the authority.
Councillor Nick Worth said it would lead to more innovation.
Opponents said the plans could "seriously damage" the service.
Seven sites, including Lincoln Castle and Gainsborough ... | Heritage attractions in Lincolnshire could be responsible for their own finances after councillors approved plans to look at how the service is funded. |
Text: Kenneth Brown cared for his wife Helen, 71, who suffered from a long-term depressive illness and the eye-condition nystagmus.
The couple, of Liss, Hampshire, agreed to take their lives together after she made several unsuccessful attempts.
Portsmouth coroner David Horsley recorded a narrative verdict.
As the coup... | A husband survived a suicide pact in which his wife died, ending her suffering from illness, an inquest has heard. |
Text: The 23-year-old midfielder sat out last season's final defeat by Barnsley because he was suspended.
But after the U's 3-2 win at Luton Town on Wednesday, Oxford are heading back to Wembley to face Coventry City.
"I am just over the moon that I can finally get the chance to go and put it right this year," said Lun... | Oxford United captain John Lundstram says he is desperate to lift the EFL Trophy after missing out on playing at Wembley Stadium last year. |
Text: Lilley, 20, made his first-grade breakthrough at Headingley in 2015 and was a regular last season with three tries in 24 appearances.
He has played three games for the Rhinos this season around a loan spell at Championship side Bradford Bulls.
"When I was growing up it was where I always wanted to play," Lilley s... | Half-back Jordan Lilley has signed a new three-year contract with boyhood club Leeds Rhinos that expires at the end of the 2020 Super League season. |
Text: "What they did to my brother was cowardice. He was already wounded in the leg," said the sister of one of the men.
The two suspects were killed during a police operation on Thursday that also left a 13-year old girl dead.
She was killed by a stray bullet near her school in a shanty town in Rio.
The video, which h... | Two Brazilian police officers captured on video shooting two apparently defenceless men have been arrested in Rio de Janeiro and charged with murder. |
Text: 23 October 2015 Last updated at 15:54 BST
He is a winner of the The Battle of the Psychics, a reality TV show, where psychics compete to demonstrate the power of the occult.
you can watch it in the UK on the BBC NEws at these times channel and on BBC World News at these times.
Summary: | Alexander Sheps is one of Russia's best-known psychics. |
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Dot Davies catches up Rio hopefuls Non Stanford, Hannah Mills, Seren Bundy-Davies and Becky James, chats to ex England rugby player and 6 Nations commentator, Maggie Alphonsi and discusses female representation in the media with Baroness Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, cha... | As part of this year's International Women's Day celebrations, Get Inspired, in collaboration with BBC Radio Wales celebrate the successes of women in sport on and off the field. |
Text: Last season it was two points for a win, but that will become four - plus a bonus point for four or more tries.
A losing team could pick up two bonus points - one if they score four or more tries and another if they lose by fewer than seven points.
A team that wins the Grand Slam - all five games - gets three ext... | The Six Nations has announced there will be a bonus-point system in the 2017 championship to "encourage and reward try scoring and attacking play". |
Text: Mr Grunshaw, who did not secure more than 50% of the first round vote, was elected after counting of second preference votes.
He polled 152,714 votes compared to his Conservative rival Andrew Pratt who took 118,941.
Mr Grunshaw described the post as a "a difficult job" which "wasn't going to get any easier."
"The... | Labour's Clive Grunshaw has been re-elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire. |
Text: But opposition parties said the Programme for Government annual report contained claims that were "fantasy".
The report says all five main 2011 Labour manifesto promises were met.
But some pledges will not be fulfilled - including a promise that NHS operations cancelled twice must be carried out within two weeks.... | First Minister Carwyn Jones has said more than 95% of his government's promises are being met, with less than a year to go to the assembly election. |
Text: The group includes Roger Glover, 71, from Llangorse, Powys, who is credited with writing the title for their song "Smoke on the Water".
Mr Glover was given an honorary fellowship by the University of South Wales for services to music.
The idea of a documentary came about when he spoke to journalism lecturer Craig... | Rock band Deep Purple has had a film about the making of their 20th album made by south Wales students. |
Text: The property at Arnol was built in the 1880s on a site that had been occupied by people for more than 2,000 years.
Blackhouses were built in the area by generations of crofting families until 1900. The home that survives today was still inhabited up to 1966.
About every 10 years, the thatch on the blackhouse is c... | The roof of a traditional blackhouse on the Isle of Lewis has been given a new thatch. |
Text: Taylor, 18, captained England at the recent Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, where the team finished fifth overall.
The off-spinner, who made his Hampshire debut in August 2013 aged 16, is looking to make a big impact in 2016.
"I'd definitely like to be pushing my way into that team with a few solid performances... | Hampshire slow bowler Brad Taylor is targeting more appearances in first-class cricket this summer. |
Text: The judge, Marcel Montalvao, issued the order because WhatsApp owner Facebook failed to hand over information requested in a criminal investigation.
WhatsApp was temporarily shut down in December for similar reasons.
The service is widely used in Brazil, where mobile phone owners face some of the highest charges ... | A judge in Brazil has blocked access to messaging service WhatsApp for 72 hours, the latest suspension to hit the hugely popular application. |
Text: Dortmund, missing top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang due to a family bereavement, fell behind to a 14th-minute tap-in from Alfred Finnbogason.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan poked the ball home to level at 1-1 just before the break.
Gonzalo Castro's deflected effort made it 2-1 before Adrian Ramos fired in at the second at... | Borussia Dortmund came from behind to beat struggling Augsburg 3-1 and close the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich to five points. |
Text: Nine people, Protestant and Catholic, were killed when three bombs exploded in the County Londonderry village in July 1972.
Mark Eakin lost his sister Kathryn, who was 8-years-old when she died.
He said the families remain "broken hearted" while the case remains in "limbo."
The Northern Ireland Secretary of State... | The brother of the youngest victim of the 1972 Claudy bombing has said he has no confidence that the government will deal with Troubles legacy issues. |
Text: Swansea Bay City Region board chairman Sir Terry Matthews said the standard 35 year lifespan "did not make sense".
He said the UK government subsidy could be equivalent to nuclear energy prices if its lifetime was over 100 years.
Tidal Lagoon Power, the company behind the plan, has said it was confident it could ... | The proposed £1bn Swansea Bay tidal lagoon could go ahead if the cost is spread over a longer timescale, it has been claimed. |
Text: Bryan Hunsaker from America held the 733lbs (332kg) boulders at Potarch in Aberdeenshire for 33.9 seconds - beating the record of 31 seconds.
Mr Hunsaker, a 6ft 8in tall, 22-stone amateur weightlifter, travelled to the area while on holiday in the UK to take on the challenge.
The 36-year-old's family watched as h... | A tourist has broken the record for lifting the famous Dinnie Stones. |
Text: A total of 315 fines, worth £25,200, were issued by a new team on Wednesday, 38 more than in 2016.
The 17-strong team can hand out £80 fixed penalties to people dropping litter or allowing their dogs to foul.
The year-long pilot by the council and cleaning company Kingdom will target the city and district centres... | More fines were issued to people dropping litter in Liverpool on the first day of a council crackdown than were given out in the previous year. |
Text: They replace Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell and Partick Thistle managing director Ian Maxwell, who move to the SFA's professional game board.
The changes were implemented at the SPFL's annual general meeting.
Robertson and Gray join Hearts' Ann Budge as the top-flight clubs' board representatives.
They will... | Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson and Hamilton chairman Les Gray have joined the board of the Scottish Professional Football League. |
Text: Bishop gave his side the lead with a header from Neil Ashton's cross before adding a second after good play by Brett Ormerod.
Ex-Wrexham striker Jake Speight scored from the spot after Stephen Wright's foul on John Akinde.
Jay Harris settled nerves with a volley after Ross Atkins saved Ormerod's shot.
Kick-off at... | Andy Bishop scored twice as Wrexham avenged last season's FA Cup defeat by Alfreton to advance to the second round. |
Text: The woman was reportedly shocked to see naturists entering the sauna.
A spokesman for the Western Swimming Club, which hires the swimming pool at Chepstow Leisure Centre weekly, apologised for the incident but said there was nothing to be ashamed of.
Monmouthshire council apologised and said it was looking into h... | A group of naturists have apologised after a mix-up left a woman unwittingly sharing a sauna with naked bathers. |
Text: UK ministers want to make the change in England to improve efficiency and democratic accountability.
Power over fire and rescue services is devolved to Wales, but not policing.
Leighton Andrews said the idea could damage the work of local fire and rescue authorities in turning people away from fire-related crime.... | Trust in the fire service could "easily be jeopardised" if police and crime commissioners took control, the public services minister has said. |
Text: The 23-year-old was also given a formal written warning following his comments to FDJ's Kevin Reza at last week's Tour de Romandie.
Team Sky held a disciplinary hearing on Monday and later released a statement confirming the sanction, which includes attending a diversity awareness course.
"Gianni recognises that ... | Team Sky have suspended their Italian rider Gianni Moscon for six weeks after he racially abused a rival. |
Text: Burberry said slowing demand from US wholesale customers and "cautious" ordering by customers elsewhere was behind the gloomy outlook.
It is forecasting a 10% decline in sales at its wholesale business in the current financial year.
Profits for the year will be at the lower end of expectations, it said.
Burberry'... | Luxury fashion firm Burberry has warned of "challenging" market conditions ahead and reported that sales fell 1% in the final six months of the year. |
Text: Fire crews called to a property in Montpelier Road just before midnight found part of the stone balcony and its iron railing missing.
Some of those injured had fallen into a basement below.
A Sussex Police spokesman said there were no suspicious circumstances. Building control officials have been examining the sc... | Four people were injured, two of them seriously, after a balcony they were standing on collapsed in Brighton. |
Text: The Fox and the Star, by first-time author Coralie Bickford-Smith, is about a fox in a forest who loses his only friend, a star in the sky.
Bickford-Smith, who works as a senior book designer for Penguin, said she was "touched and honoured" to win.
"It's totally unexpected, it doesn't feel real," she said.
The de... | A fable about friendship and loss has beaten bestselling novels The Girl on the Train and Go Set a Watchman to be named Waterstones Book of the Year. |
Text: Donald has been named in one of the England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) 'International Pathway' squads.
The programme is aimed at helping county players find a route to the England side and includes the Lions, Young Lions, a Pace Programme and Overseas Placements.
Donald will spend the coming months playing i... | Glamorgan's 19-year-old batsman Aneurin Donald has taken another step towards international recognition. |
Text: The B4487 Newport Road is closed in Rumney after a car and a cyclist collided between Wentloog Road and New Road, near Rumney police station.
South Wales Police is investigating the incident which happened on the westbound carriageway at 07:50 GMT.
Police are warning motorists "to avoid the area" as heavy traffic... | A cyclist has been involved in a serious crash which has closed one of the main roads into Cardiff. |
Text: Seven people were killed and 48 injured in Saturday's incident.
The attackers were shot dead by police after driving into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbing people in Borough Market.
The silent tribute took place across the country at 11:00 BST.
Prime Minister Theresa May called it "an attack on the free w... | People across Wales have gathered to observe a minute's silence to remember the victims of the London terror attack. |
Text: NHS England said ambulances heading to Medway Maritime Hospital will be diverted to others in Kent on Wednesday and Thursday morning.
This is to allow "breathing space" for the department and extra training.
An NHS spokesman said: "Ensuring the delivery of safe care to patients... is our absolute priority."
Betwe... | Ambulances will be diverted away from a failing Kent hospital's A&E after inspectors found it was putting patients at risk. |
Text: The vacuum is being used on the Bath Skyline to scoop up the yellow rattle seeds, which are then dried out.
National Trust area ranger, Rob Hopwood-Stephens, said: "The idea is to spread the yellow rattle seed, and lots of other wildflower seeds from some of our amazing hay meadows."
The seeds were previously gat... | Flower seeds are being vacuumed up in Bath so they can be sowed in nearby hay meadows. |
Text: Kevin McGuigan Sr , 53, was shot dead at his home at Comber Court in the Short Strand on Wednesday.
A police spokesman said a 44-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman were arrested "as part of the overall investigation".
A number of searches have also been carried out.
Mr McGuigan, a father-of-nine, was taken to t... | Police investigating the murder of a former Provisional IRA member have arrested two people in east Belfast. |
Text: The man was assaulted by two men on Great Northern Road, close to its junction with Barron Street, at about 22:00 on Tuesday 19 May.
He suffered facial injuries and was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
The two men involved were both described as being aged between 18 and 35 and about 5ft 10in tall.
The first ma... | Police have appealed for information after a 65-year-old cyclist was the victim of an "unprovoked and cowardly" attack in Aberdeen. |
Text: The British Lung Foundation (BLF) found more than 40% of Welsh councils did not have any air quality monitors outside schools.
This prompted the charity to launch a petition calling for urgent action from the UK and Welsh governments.
The Welsh Government said it was "firmly committed to improving air quality acr... | Schoolchildren are not being protected from air pollution, a leading health charity has said. |
Text: Their study suggests that the taste of a compound called guaiacol is stronger when the spirit is diluted prior to bottling.
This taste may be more pronounced when additional water is added in the glass.
The findings of Björn Karlsson and Ran Friedman are based on computer simulations and are published in the lat... | Scientists claim to have discovered why diluting whisky with water can enhance its taste. |
Text: A condition for the IMF loan is the completion of a planned debt swap.
The Caribbean nation must get private sector lenders to accept more lenient terms on its existing heavy debt load, equal to 140% of economic output.
The Jamaican government is also implementing spending cuts and labour market reforms as it see... | Jamaica has agreed terms with the International Monetary Fund to receive a new $750m (£483m) loan. |
Text: A run of two wins in nine matches has left Hibs behind Falkirk in the race for second spot in the Championship.
But with promotion still up for grabs and a Scottish Cup final to look forward to, McGinn believes this could prove to be a special season for Hibs.
"It will give us a great feeling at the end of the se... | John McGinn wants to make Hibernian's critics eat their words by ending the season on a high. |
Text: Maurice McCullough, from Wythenshawe in Greater Manchester, befriended his victim when she was aged 12.
He was caught after a member of the public became suspicious when seeing the couple in Sherdley Park, St Helens.
McCullough admitted 11 child sex charges at a previous hearing in Liverpool Crown Court.
Police s... | A 75-year-old man who posed as a 16-year-old boy on social media to groom a young girl into have sex with him has been jailed for 10 years. |
Text: Gregg Wylde almost scored for Plymouth in the first half of the West Country derby, but shot over from 15 yards.
And after Tom Lockyer hit the post for Rovers, Billy Bodin nodded them ahead from Jermaine Easter's cross.
But with two minutes of normal time left, Simpson drilled in from the edge of the area to earn... | Josh Simpson scored a late equaliser for Plymouth against fellow promotion hopefuls Bristol Rovers but Argyle dropped to second place in League Two. |
Text: The Trafford Council leader was selected ahead of Stephen Woods, chairman of Wythenshawe & Sale East Conservatives, on Thursday.
The 29-year-old tweeted he was "so proud", adding: "Our city is on the verge of something special".
All the main parties have chosen their candidates for the 4 May election.
Mr Anstee i... | Sean Anstee has been chosen as the Conservative Party candidate for the first mayoral elections in Greater Manchester next year. |
Text: Amir is available for selection after being jailed and banned for five years for his part in a spot-fixing scam during the 2010 Test series in England.
Azhar and former captain Mohammad Hafeez had initially refused to join the camp before opting to return.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) says Azhar "will continu... | Azhar Ali will remain Pakistan's one-day captain after his offer to resign over Mohammad Amir's presence at a Lahore training camp was rejected. |
Text: The surrealist filmmaker made the announcement on Twitter.
The US television network Showtime said last year that the series, based on a small-town murder in Twin Peaks, would return as a limited series in 2016, 25 years after its last airing.
But in April Mr Lynch said there was not enough money for him to take ... | Film Director David Lynch has announced that he will direct the sequel of the cult classic Twin Peaks after a month-long deadlock over budget concerns. |
Text: The men from Liverpool and Birmingham appeared in court following the theft of an ATM from a shop in Carnoustie, Angus.
The ATM was taken at 04:30 on Friday.
The suspects were later detained at the Westway Retail Park in Arbroath. Officers stopped a car by shooting out its tyres.
Anthony Conroy, 28, Andrew White,... | Five men from England have been charged with involvement in serious organised crime after a cash machine was stolen in a raid in a Scottish town. |
Text: Mr Trump introduced the New York Jets owner as "the ambassador Woody Johnson, going to Saint James", during a luncheon in Washington.
The 69-year-old billionaire philanthropist and heir of the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical giant has known Mr Trump for many years.
But he originally backed Trump rival Jeb Bush i... | President-elect Donald Trump appears to have picked NFL tycoon Woody Johnson to be US ambassador to the UK. |
Text: The man, who has not been named, was found on Wednesday near junction 4 of the southbound M40 near High Wycombe.
Thames Valley Police have appealed to anyone who saw a red Honda at the Handy Cross roundabout at about 23:20 GMT on Friday to come forward.
Officers said they have have informed the man's family.
Summ... | The body of a motorcyclist found in undergrowth off the M40 in Buckinghamshire may have been undiscovered for five days, police say. |
Text: Corrie McKeague, based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, was last seen in Bury St Edmunds following a night out.
CCTV images show the 23-year-old, believed to be from Dunfermline, Fife, walking through the streets of the town after he left friends.
Police said his disappearance was "out of character".
Mr McKeague was ... | Police searching for an RAF serviceman who disappeared in the early hours of Saturday have released CCTV footage taken shortly before he went missing. |
Text: It will feature stars such as Gary Barlow, the cast of hit West End musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Attraction, the winners of this year's Britain's Got Talent.
Brit Award winner Olly Murs will also perform on 25 November, with the show set to be screened by ITV in December.
Stand-up star Bishop sai... | Award-winning comedian and actor John Bishop is to host the Royal Variety Performance next month. |
Text: Sgt Jon King, from Staffordshire Police, lost his right eye after being shot with a rubber bullet in October while helping ambulance staff deal with an aggressive patient.
Sgt King, 48, said surgeons have done a "fantastic job" with the finished eye.
A 34-year-old man was detained under the Mental Health Act foll... | A police officer who was shot in the eye while on duty has had an improved prosthetic replacement fitted. |
Text: Ron Jones from Bassaleg, Newport, is awarded a British Empire Medal for his volunteer work with the Royal British Legion.
Former Welsh Assembly chief executive Claire Clancy has been made a dame.
Hilary Boulding, ex-principal of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, is also given the title.
All of the recip... | A centenarian poppy seller is among the recipients from across south Wales to be named in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list. |
Text: The images, recorded by Wildcat Haven, show the protected animal on a large branch near Huntly, Aberdeenshire.
The recording was made during a surveillance operation in the area involving camera traps.
Wildcat Haven said it was the first living wildcat to score full points on a scale which shows the level of bree... | Rare footage said to be of a pure wildcat has been captured. |
Text: Monica Thompson says nurses were negligent in allowing her to breastfeed her four-day-old baby, Jacob, while sedated and without supervision.
According to the lawsuit, nurses brought Mrs Thompson's son to her ward bed at around 03:00 on 6 August 2012.
After drifting off, she awoke to find the infant unresponsive.... | A US mother who accidentally smothered her newborn son as she slept is suing the hospital where his death occurred for $8.6m (£6.6m). |
Text: Atomo Diagnostics has invented quick, cheap and accurate tests for HIV, malaria and Ebola.
Global Health Investment Fund purchased an 8.4% stake in the medical company for about A$3.3m (£1.9m, $2.5m).
The fund, a joint venture between the Gates Foundation and JPMorgan, finances initiatives that benefit global he... | An investment fund backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates has taken a multimillion dollar stake in an Australian biotech start-up. |
Text: Its first verse was written for a single voice and not the grand choral opening for which it is now famous, claims Professor Jeremy Dibble.
The song was written by Sir Charles Hubert Parry in 1916.
It is popular with rugby union fans and has been played at the England cricket team's home test matches since 2004.
... | The patriotic anthem Jerusalem was originally intended to have a less rousing opening, according to a musicologist from Durham University. |
Text: Burke joined Leicestershire on a season-long loan deal in January, but his only appearance came against Loughborough University in March.
In 13 first-class games for Somerset and Surrey, the 26-year-old has scored 274 runs and taken 23 wickets at an average of 30.60.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed my career at Surrey... | Surrey all-rounder James Burke has left the county in order "to further his career elsewhere." |
Text: Betty Williams, 86, paid £1,000 for the meals at the Lamb and Flag in Ottery St Mary on Tuesday.
The former teacher, who lost her husband 12 years ago, said she decided to make the gesture so others would not have to face Christmas on their own.
A town crier, brass band and carol singing were also featuring in th... | A widow who hates spending the festive season alone has treated about 40 people to a Christmas lunch in Devon. |
Text: Jagendra Singh died on Monday, a week after he was allegedly set on fire by a group of men in Uttar Pradesh state.
The attack happened after he published an article and posted allegations of corruption on Facebook against ruling party politician Ram Murti Singh Verma.
Police have registered a complaint of murder ... | Rights group Amnesty International has called for an inquiry into the alleged killing of a journalist in India. |
Text: A memorial event was held at the town's Burma Star Memorial in Forbury Gardens to mark the surrender of Japan and the end of World War Two.
Wreaths were laid during the ceremony, led by the Mayor of Reading councillor Sarah Hacker.
Cllr Hacker said: "It's a time for reflection and it is our duty to honour the fal... | Wreaths have been laid at a service in Reading to mark the 70th anniversary of VJ Day. |
Text: Gales and rain had disrupted a number of events at the start of the weekend, while several children were injured when a bouncy slide blew over in Fife.
The Meadows Festival went ahead in Edinburgh on Sunday, after being called off completely on Saturday.
In Glasgow, the West End Festival staged its annual parade ... | High winds which hit parts of Scotland have eased off, letting crowds enjoy summer festivals across the country. |
Text: Tommy's Honour is based on a true story and focuses on Morris's turbulent relationship with his son, Tommy.
Morris was born in St Andrews, Fife, in 1821. He died there in 1908.
Shot entirely on location in Scotland, the film stars Peter Mullan as Morris, with Jack Lowden playing his son. The festival's opening ni... | The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is to open with a world premiere of a film about Scottish golfing pioneer Old Tom Morris. |
Text: About 450 people will get the chance to use the £6.3m facility at Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd, ahead of its general opening on Tuesday.
The original site had one large pool but the revamped lido has three pools, changing rooms and sun terraces.
It was paid for by Welsh government, Heritage Lottery ... | A refurbished Grade II-listed lido in Rhondda Cynon Taff will reopen on Monday offering free swimming to users for the rest of the year. |
Text: De'Maree Atkins was asleep in the back seat of her mother's car when the crash occurred at around 02:00 local time early on Saturday in Houston.
Her mother, Latoyia Jarmon-Thomas, said the collision was caused by two other cars that appeared to be racing.
An armed woman in one of the other cars opened fire on Ms ... | An eight-year-old girl has been shot to death moments after surviving a car crash in Texas, police say. |
Text: The hoard of some 70,000 coins and jewellery pieces was found by two metal detector enthusiasts in 2012.
Jersey Heritage conservator, Neil Mahrer, is working on separating the coins in full view of the public at the Jersey Museum.
He said so far experts had not been able to work out its origins due to an unusual ... | A "mystery coin" has been uncovered as part of work to discover the secrets of the world's largest Celtic coin hoard. |
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Having scored eight minutes into Saturday's 1-0 home win over Augsburg, Muller performed a series of helicopter whirls before launching himself into a jump as he punched the air.
He landed awkwardly, and was clearly in pain as his team-mates ran to join in.
Hamburg c... | Hamburg winger Nicolai Muller will miss the next seven months after he ruptured a knee ligament in celebrating a goal. |
Text: Bobby Olejnik, who played almost every game last season, has featured just three times since the start of October.
Christy Pym has taken over as first-choice keeper - playing nine of the last 12 games - while James Hamon has also made two starts.
"The fact of the matter is we have three very good goalkeepers, tha... | Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale says the competition for places as goalkeeper in his side is pleasing. |
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