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Text: The Tannadice club, pushing for an instant return to the Premiership, have received international clearance for the 26-year-old Danish striker.
Mikkelson has scored two goals in 12 games for Odense this season after a loan spell at IFK Gothenburg last year.
He goes straight into the squad for Friday's game with C... | Dundee United have agreed the signing of striker Thomas Mikkelsen from Odense on loan until the end of the season. |
Text: That's according to Professor Nick Jennings who is working on a multi million pound project for the goverment to see if remote controlled drones could save lives.
These unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) would be launched to hover over a disaster area and assess the situation.
This information is then sent to emerge... | Robots could be used in the future to help after natural disasters like floods and earthquakes, and respond to terrorist attacks. |
Text: At least eight people are suspected of having sent two tonnes of the drug, mixed with insulating oil inside large transformers, to Mexico.
A Mexican chemist and several Argentine police officers are among the arrested, Argentine Security Minister Sergio Berni told reporters.
It was the second seizure of liquid co... | Argentina says it has foiled a plan to produce and ship liquid cocaine to the United States and Europe. |
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The left-back, 27, said in the Sun on Thursday that he felt he and his team-mates are underpaid and that Spurs need to sign well-known players and "not ones you had to Google".
Rose has now said the timing and manner of his comments was "ill-judged".
"I forgive him a... | Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has accepted Danny Rose's apology over his recent comments about the club's transfer policy. |
Text: Cairns, 45, has denied charges of perjury and perverting the course of justice at the trial at Southwark Crown Court in London.
Cairns is accused of falsely declaring under oath in a libel case in 2012 that he had never cheated at cricket.
He is also accused of perverting the course of justice by inducing a fello... | The jury in the trial of ex-New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns has retired to consider its verdict. |
Text: Its intelligence minister also repeated the charge that Western spy agencies were behind the murder this week of an Iranian nuclear scientist.
His statement comes two days before Iran is to hold talks with the US and its allies on its nuclear programme.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Iran to part... | Iran has accused the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, of sending foreign agents to spy on its nuclear programme. |
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The communications officer allegedly shoved Pinilla at half-time in a game Brazil eventually won on penalties after it had ended 1-1.
Paiva is banned for three matches, with a fourth suspended for two years.
That means he will miss Tuesday's semi-final against German... | Brazil press officer Rodrigo Paiva has been suspended for the rest of the World Cup by Fifa after an incident with Chile player Mauricio Pinilla during a last-16 match on 28 June. |
Text: 13 November 2016 Last updated at 11:02 GMT
They've taken on the 'mannequin challenge' together, trying to stay still.
The latest craze is seeing people take videos of themselves standing completely still - like mannequins in a shop window.
Novak Djokovic starts Sunday's play against Dominic Thiem from 2pm on BBC ... | The world's top eight male tennis stars are in London this week for the ATP World Tour finals, so what better way to warm up than with a challenge. |
Text: The incident involving Curtis Orr, from Woodland Avenue, Lisburn, County Antrim, is alleged to have happened at Woodland Avenue shortly after 02:00 GMT on Thursday.
Craigavon Magistrates' Court heard police used a Taser after attending.
A 19-year-old woman was taken to hospital for treatment to wounds following t... | A 21-year-old man has appeared in court charged with attempting to murder his sister. |
Text: Deputy First Minister John Swinney and UK Treasury minister Greg Hands are meeting in Edinburgh.
Scottish ministers want a fiscal framework deal agreed this week so it can be scrutinised by Holyrood.
A source close to John Swinney said a massive gap remained between the two sides, but the UK government said it wa... | Crunch talks on the financial arrangements to accompany the Scotland Bill will resume later. |
Text: A man in his 20s was shot in the arms and legs at Maple Drive at about 04:00 GMT on Thursday. Detectives said they were investigating if loyalists linked to the UDA were involved.
The masked gang, who were armed with handguns, ran after their victim after they initially shot him inside a house.
Three men, aged 36... | Three men arrested by police investigating a shooting in Coleraine, County Londonderry, have been released. |
Text: The bridge was closed on Tuesday in both directions for several hours until the vehicle was removed.
The 56-year-old is due to appear at Dunfermline Sheriff Court later.
Police Scotland said the accident happened at about 14:50 while the bridge was closed to high-sided vehicles because of 50mph winds.
The lorry w... | A man has been charged with dangerous driving after an incident in which a lorry overturned in high winds on the Forth Road Bridge. |
Text: On Tuesday, the DUP's Trevor Clarke admitted he did not know heterosexual people could contract HIV until a charity explained the facts to him.
Sir Elton was appearing on the Victoria Derbyshire programme on Friday.
She asked him about his charity foundation and a survey that showed many myths about Aids and HIV ... | Sir Elton John has criticised comments about Aids by a Northern Irish politician. |
Text: The inquiry, led by barrister Clive Sheldon QC, was started by the Football Association in December, after a series of allegations from former players.
The full scale of the review into the scandal can now be revealed.
Investigators have started searching 5,000 boxes of FA archives - each containing up to 1,000 p... | The independent investigation into historical child sex abuse in football may have to sift through five million documents, BBC Sport has learned. |
Text: The "hair ice" is a highly unusual type of frost that needs a very particular set of conditions to form.
Suzanne Humphris, a ranger team leader for the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, discovered the ice in the Bracklinn Woods on Friday.
The strange, candy floss look is caused by a fungus called exidi... | National park rangers have found a rare form of ice covering dozens of pieces of dead wood in woodland near Callander. |
Text: The V&A has released 12,000 new tickets one month before the show closes on 2 August.
The museum will open through the night for the final two weekends of the run.
Martin Roth, Director of the V&A said: "We knew that Savage Beauty would be very popular, but the response has been even greater than we imagined."
He... | London's Victoria and Albert Museum will open around-the-clock to accommodate demand for its Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition. |
Text: Stampy - whose real name is Joseph Garrett - will give the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Christmas lecture at the city's Caird Hall on Monday.
The creator of the "Let's Play" videos for Minecraft and other games has more than 6.7m subscribers on his YouTube channel.
The lecture will be shown exclusively on BBC iPl... | YouTube and Minecraft legend Stampy Cat is to deliver a lecture in front of 2,000 schoolchildren in Dundee. |
Text: Douglas Slade, 74, who was living in Angeles City, was arrested by Filipino immigration authorities in June.
Deported to the UK, he was arrested on Wednesday and charged with eight child sex offences including gross indecency and incitement of gross indecency.
The offences were allegedly carried out in the 1970s ... | A former Bristol man has been charged with historical sex offences, after being expelled from the Philippines. |
Text: Dean Smahon, 54, had a 10% chance of survival when he fell ill in 2010 and hospital staff missed opportunities to treat his sepsis in time.
The former police officer from Londonderry was living in Leeds.
He was placed in an induced coma at Leeds General Infirmary after his flu-like symptoms.
The pain worsened and... | A man who lost both his legs, eight fingers and part of his nose after contracting septicaemia is to become a father for the first time. |
Text: The artist's website said the Electoral Commission warned the offer "would invalidate the election result".
Avon and Somerset Police said earlier they were investigating after receiving complaints about the scheme.
Banksy said he "regretted" the cancellation of his "ill-conceived and legally dubious promotion".
R... | An offer of a free Banksy art print for people who vote against the Conservatives in the general election has been recalled. |
Text: Mark Docherty was sent off for blocking John Baird's attempt with his hand and the striker scored from the spot.
Danny Rogers produced a smart save to deny Christian Nade and Kevin Cawley put the rebound just wide.
However, Nade was brought down by Rogers and Garry Fleming converted the second spot-kick of the ma... | Falkirk's hopes of securing runners-up spot in the Scottish Championship suffered a blow after conceding a last-gasp equaliser to Dumbarton. |
Text: The 41.8m-high (137ft) turbine at Upper Pengarth, near Builth Wells, was built last year following approval by Powys council.
But London's Court of Appeal said the council needs to reconsider the move.
It was found to have failed to give "special regard" to preserving the setting of the Grade II-listed Llanbedr C... | A farmer may have to take down his wind turbine after judges ruled it impacted on a nearby listed church. |
Text: The visitors, who resumed on 18-0 having dominated the opening day, lost Marcus Trescothick for 13 when he chopped on from Gareth Berg (1-14).
But debutant Eddie Byrom and Adam Hose prevented any further loss before the rain arrived at Southampton.
Somerset, who are winless this season, now have two days to try t... | Somerset's progress was stalled as poor weather meant only 13 overs were bowled on day two against Hampshire. |
Text: Jason Baker discovered the "very rare" find - known as a pig - on an organised rally near Wells at the weekend.
The 2ft (60cm) ingot dates from 164 AD and is inscribed with the name of emperor Marcus Aurelius Armeniacus.
Mr Baker said there had been a "frenzy of finds" so when his detector sounded he "knew it was... | An ingot of Roman lead weighing six stone (38kg) has been unearthed on a farm in Somerset. |
Text: The man was in his Westfield Road flat at 16:30 on Thursday when a man called at his door claiming to have been carrying out work in the common stair.
He asked for access to check water pressure, then distracted the victim while a second man entered the flat and stole the items from the bedroom.
Officers have iss... | Bogus workmen who stole jewellery and money from an 85-year-old man in Edinburgh are being sought by police. |
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19 January 2015 Last updated at 01:28 GMT
Only a few years ago, China's growth was consistently in the double-digits, but now the pace of expansion has slowed substantially.
China's economic strength is crucial to the health of the global economy.
So, in order to gauge... | This week sees the release of economic growth figures from China, and it is predicted that the numbers will fall short of the government's target of 7.5%. |
Text: The 29-year-old won the title by beating Darleys Perez in November, less than a year after fracturing his skull when confronting burglars.
Venezuelan Barroso beat Kevin Mitchell for the interim title in December.
"This is a tough task but there was no way I was not going to take the fight," said Manchester's Crol... | Britain's Anthony Crolla will defend his WBA world lightweight title against Ismael Barroso at the Manchester Arena on 7 May. |
Text: Plans to build 12 apartments inside St Paul's Church, Grangetown, and two semi-detached houses in its grounds have been approved by Cardiff council.
The Grade II-listed church, home to a World War One memorial window, will still be used for services.
The Rev David Morris said the restoration would save the church... | Part of an under-threat Cardiff church is to be turned into affordable flats to save it from closure. |
Text: The body of Darren Broadbent was discovered at Thorntree Court, in Grangewood, Chesterfield, on 1 August.
A 15-year-old boy, from Sheffield, who cannot be named, and Jaiden Browne-Evans, 18, also of Sheffield, have been released from custody.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said convictions were not realistic... | Two teenagers charged with the murder of a man who was fatally stabbed have had the cases against them dropped. |
Text: John Atkinson's complaint against Mr Gill is being dealt with by the Employment Tribunals Service in Cardiff.
A decision is expected in the next few weeks on whether it is thrown out or goes to a full hearing.
Mr Gill disputes the claim, saying he had adhered to the law "fully".
The leader is now both a MEP for W... | The former constituency manager for UKIP Wales leader and MEP Nathan Gill has claimed he was unfairly sacked on disability grounds. |
Text: The 29-year-old, who has won 57 caps, conceded just four goals in Wales' 10 qualifiers for the tournament.
He was replaced by Liverpool's Danny Ward, who started for his country for the first time in winning his third cap.
Goals from Gareth Bale and Hal Robson-Kanu saw Wales win in their opening game in Group B.
... | Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey missed the 2-1 win over Slovakia in Euro 2016 because of a back spasm. |
Text: The England international, 24, has passed his medical and could face Arsenal in Saturday's opening Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium.
"I'd heard about a potential move at the start of the summer," he said. "Now is the time when I need to get back to playing every week."
Kelly made his Liverpool debut in... | Crystal Palace have signed defender Martin Kelly from Liverpool on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. |
Text: The blast occurred in the Kurla West area of India's financial and entertainment capital, causing a fire that engulfed the building.
Seven of those killed were students of the nearby Don Bosco Institute of Technology, local reports said.
Police are investigating amid mixed reports over what caused the blaze.
The ... | A possible gas cylinder blast has killed at least eight people, most of them students, in a restaurant in the Indian city of Mumbai, police say. |
Text: Police were called to Beedell Avenue in Westcliff at 21:30 BST after reports a man had collapsed. When they arrived, the man, in his 50s, was already dead.
The arrested men, aged 30 and 46, from Westcliff, remain in custody.
Essex Police said they did not believe it was a "random attack".
A forensic examination o... | Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who died from suspected stab wounds at a house in Essex. |
Text: 10 June 2015 Last updated at 13:08 BST
But across Europe puffins have been classified as at risk of extinction because of climate change and a lack of food.
BBC reporter Paul Murphy sent Newsround this report from RSPB Bempton reserve on the cliffs of East Yorkshire in England.
Summary: | Its black and white body and brightly-coloured bill make the puffin one of Britain's best-loved birds. |
Text: Airbus UK Broughton suspended Ryan Wade over comments on his Twitter account.
Former Sunderland player Johnson, 28, admitted grooming and sexual activity with a girl aged 15 and was convicted of a charge of sexual touching.
Airbus said midfielder Wade, 28, had been "suspended with immediate effect pending further... | A Welsh Premier League player is being investigated over tweets posted after the trial of former England international Adam Johnson. |
Text: Adam Haywood, 30, of North Street, Langley Mill, denies causing 29-year-old Louise Wright's death by careless driving in Nottingham on 3 July 2014.
A jury was told Ms Wright was crossing the junction of Lower Parliament Street and Pennyfoot Street when she died.
She suffered "catastrophic" injuries as a result of... | A cyclist was killed when she was dragged under a lorry which failed to indicate, Nottingham Crown Court has heard. |
Text: Bridge operators Amey said the problem was found during a routine inspection.
A contraflow is in place on the northbound carriageway to allow a single lane of traffic to flow in each direction.
Engineers were due on site at first light on Wednesday morning to do a more detailed assessment of the damage.
Motorists... | The southbound carriageway of the Forth Road Bridge has been closed as a safety precaution after a defect was discovered in the steelwork. |
Text: The body of the 18-year-old was recovered by RNLI crews close to Weymouth ferry terminal on 15 March.
Louis, from Dorchester, went missing on Valentine's Day after a night out. It is understood he was celebrating a friend's birthday when he went missing.
The force said in a statement: "His family have been update... | A body found in the sea has been formally identified as that of missing teenager Louis Harris, police said. |
Text: One of the four crew of the Louisa was rescued by a lifeboat after swimming for shore and then clinging to rocks.
Two men were found dead and the fourth, who also swam for shore, is missing.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch's examination of the incident is ongoing, while further searches for the missing m... | Investigations have been continuing into the sinking of a fishing boat off Mingulay in the Western Isles in the early hours of Saturday morning. |
Text: Christina Lochhead had the highest alcohol reading ever seen by a police officer after drinking so much she fell unconscious at the wheel.
Lochhead, of Murthly, was banned from driving for 30 months at Perth Sheriff Court.
The 28-year-old was also ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work in the community.
A ... | A Perthshire woman who crashed into a bridge was more than eight times the drink-driving limit, a court was told. |
Text: The pre-tournament odds-on favourite was cruising at 3-1 before the Spaniard fought back with brilliant darts and looked set to level the scores.
Reyes lost 4-2 but finished with an average of 106.07 - the highest for a losing player in tournament history.
Earlier, fourteen-time champion Phil Taylor beat Kevin Pa... | World number one Michael van Gerwen survived a second-round scare against 32nd seed Cristo Reyes to reach the PDC World Darts Championship last 16. |
Text: A transit van and a car collided on the by-pass between St Clears and Llanteg at about 08:00 GMT on Wednesday.
A woman has been airlifted to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales and a man to Morriston Hospital in Swansea.
Two "walking wounded" patients were taken by ambulance to Glangwili General Hospital in Ca... | Two people have been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a two-vehicle crash on the A477 in Carmarthenshire. |
Text: The project will see one work of fiction from a different writer being added to a collection each year, until they are all published in 2114.
Future Library was created by Scottish artist Katie Paterson and the writings will be kept in trust in Oslo, Norway.
One thousand trees have been planted outside the city f... | Margaret Atwood has become the first of 100 authors to submit work to a project called the "Future Library". |
Text: After home captain Steve Smith won the toss and chose to bat, Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir took 3-47 to restrict Australia to 220 all out.
Pakistan stand-in skipper Mohammad Hafeez made 72 and Shoaib Malik posted 42 not out as the visitors passed the target with 2.2 overs to spare.
It was their first one-da... | Pakistan beat Australia by six wickets in the second one-day international in Melbourne to level the series. |
Text: Joy Ballard appears in Channel 4's series Educating Cardiff.
She has taken over at Ryde Academy. Previous head Dr Rory Fox left in February after criticism over uniform policy and comments about staff.
Mrs Ballard said she was confident she would "meet the challenges" of improving education on the island.
Under h... | A head teacher featured on a TV documentary about turning around a failing Cardiff school has taken over as head of an Isle of Wight school. |
Text: Patrick Maloney, 43, died after he was hit by a vehicle at Toddbury Farm, near Leighton Buzzard, on 2 August.
Thomas McCarthy, 24, who lives at the same site, will now face a charge of assault, prosecutors told Luton Crown Court.
His brother, Christopher McCarthy, 21, has been charged with Mr Maloney's murder and... | A man accused of murder at a traveller's site has had the charge against him dropped. |
Text: The images are of people who helped some of those who lost their lives on 15 April 1989.
Pictures of more than 40 people have been released so far with more than half identified.
The latest photographs from Operation Resolve, the police investigation into the disaster, focus on six people.
The appeal was launched... | A third batch of images of potential witnesses has been released by the police team providing fresh evidence for the Hillsborough investigation. |
Text: Results of an annual thermal imaging survey estimate the population is now more than 1,000 animals.
The commission carries out a yearly cull in a bid to limit numbers to an agreed population of 400 animals.
In 2012 the cull was suspended over concerns the numbers were too low and the species could be eradicated.
... | Wild boar numbers in the Forest of Dean have nearly doubled since 2013 despite an increase in the number culled, according to the Forestry Commission. |
Text: Shelvey was sent off for violent conduct following a first-half clash with Forest's Henri Lansbury.
Dummett was later deemed to have denied a clear goalscoring opportunity.
The incidents resulted in penalties for Forest, both of which were saved by Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow.
However, the league leaders wen... | Newcastle pair Paul Dummett and Jonjo Shelvey have had suspensions withdrawn after winning appeals against their red cards in Friday's 2-1 Championship defeat at Nottingham Forest. |
Text: The 22-year-old has impressed this season as a rival to James Davies, an Olympic silver medallist with Great Britain's sevens squad at Rio 2016.
Scarlets have not specified the length of the deal signed by Boyde, who came through the region's academy.
"I believe it's going to be the best place for me to continue ... | Scarlets open-side flanker Will Boyde has signed a new contract. |
Text: The 20-year-old man, said to be suffering mental problems, was seriously injured after being mauled.
The zoo in Santiago was crowded with visitors, some of whom saw the attack.
Animal rights activists condemned the shooting of the lions, but the zoo said its priority was the man's life and it had no fast-activati... | A man stripped naked and jumped into a lion enclosure at a zoo in Chile in an apparent suicide attempt, forcing staff to shoot dead two lions. |
Text: Jayne Hickey and her son Christian were shot when two men knocked on their front door in Gillingham Road, Salford on 12 October.
Police have linked the shooting to armed feuds between gangs.
At the top of Christian's letter to Santa it says "help the police catch the people who hurt me".
Det Ch Supt Russ Jackson ... | A seven-year-old boy who was shot in the leg in Salford has written a letter to Father Christmas asking him to help find the gunmen. |
Text: Banks and building societies are unveiling their deals as part of the government-backed scheme which begins on Tuesday.
As with a traditional cash Isa, interest will be free of both income and capital gains tax.
The government will also top-up savings in these accounts.
When savers take money out to buy a house o... | Interest of up to 4% will be paid on new Help to Buy Isas - accounts aimed at helping potential property buyers save for a deposit. |
Text: At the close, the FTSE 100 index was down 8.5 points, or 0.11%, at 7,439.29.
Shares in Royal Dutch Shell and rival BP closed slightly up after struggling earlier in the day as oil traded above $45 a barrel.
On Wednesday, the price of Brent crude oil had fallen to $44.35 a barrel, its lowest since November, althou... | Shares in oil companies weighed on the UK stock market as crude prices remained under pressure. |
Text: The 25-year-old midfielder has agreed a one-year contract with the Reds, with the option of a further year.
Tajbakhsh has spent most of his career in non-league and has had spells at Braintree Town, Aylesbury, Enfield and Cray Wanderers.
"We think he is someone capable of stepping up and competing for a place in ... | League Two side Crawley Town have signed Aryan Tajbakhsh following a spell on trial. |
Text: It also said growth would probably gather some momentum in the current quarter.
The main risk to the UK economy was related to ongoing eurozone worries and Greece's bailout package, it said.
CBI's monthly survey includes 764 private firms from a range of sectors.
It said businesses in the UK would also need to co... | Business lobby group, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), estimated that the UK's economy expanded by 0.7% in the three months to March, up from 0.6% in the previous quarter. |
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The Dutchman's side won 3-2 at St Mary's on Sunday, with 19-year-old striker Anthony Martial scoring twice.
The victory moves United up to second in the table, two points behind rivals Manchester City, who lost 2-1 at home to West Ham on Saturday.
"We have made a sta... | Manchester United's victory at Southampton proves they can challenge for the Premier League title, says manager Louis van Gaal. |
Text: The Premier League club had been confident the Belgium international would sign a new five-year deal thought to be worth around £140,000 a week.
The 23-year-old's agent, Mino Raiola, had said his client was "99.9%" certain to extend his stay at Goodison Park.
However, Lukaku has told the Toffees he currently has ... | Everton striker Romelu Lukaku has turned down the most lucrative contract offer in the club's history. |
Text: Sales have been hit by falling tourist numbers because of the strong dollar, and competition from discounters like TJ Maxx and online retailers.
It follows retailer Gap's announcement this week that its sales also fell in the same period.
Macy's revenues fell 7.4%, sending its shares down 10% to a four-year low.
... | US department store Macy's has seen its income plunge 40% in the first three months of the year and it has slashed profit forecasts for the whole year. |
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Conte's side beat Tottenham 2-1 at Stamford Bridge to record their seventh consecutive league victory.
The win consolidated Chelsea's position at the top of the table.
"I think now we are not the same team, now we are another team. We have another type of confidence.... | Premier League leaders Chelsea are a different team from the one that began the season but must stay "humble", manager Antonio Conte says. |
Text: The attack happened on a footpath off Whitchurch Drive near to Furrows Garage, Telford, on 3 April.
West Mercia Police said Witold Pudlo, 31, of Riven Road in Hadley, Telford, had been remanded in custody to appear at Telford Crown Court on 11 May.
Charges have been dropped against Michael Currens, from Telford, ... | A man has been charged with attempted rape after a woman was attacked in Shropshire, police said. |
Text: The badge was the biggest one created and given to Holyhead in 1991 to cheer up residents after a flu bug ruined Christmas for many in 1990.
Radio 1 DJ and BBC presenter Savile died in 2011, a year after allegations of sexual abuse became public.
The badge has been stored away since then but will now be destroyed... | A giant Jim'll Fix It badge which was presented to an Anglesey town is to be destroyed more than five years after paedophile Jimmy Savile's death. |
Text: The driver hit another car, which was stationary, in Eskbank Road, Dalkeith on Wednesday. Police stopped a Vauxhall Vectra on the A6094 near Tesco's Hardengreen store a short time later.
The 45-year-old driver was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and failing to stop.
Cannabis was found in the car... | A man has been charged following a hit and run in Midlothian. |
Text: First Lady Rosario Murillo already has a prominent role as the chief government spokeswoman and is widely seen as sharing power with her husband.
She appears on Nicaraguan television almost every day.
Critics accuse the first couple of running Nicaragua - which has elections in November - like a personal fiefdom.... | Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has named his wife as his running mate and candidate for vice-president as he seeks re-election for a third term. |
Text: However, other parents have said halting the planned visit was "shocking" and "disrespectful".
Tow Law Millennium Primary School in County Durham had been due to go to the Nasir Mosque in Hartlepool next week.
The school said it had "no concern" itself but required parental consent for the trip and hoped to resch... | A school trip to a mosque has been cancelled as some parents feared it might become a target for backlash in the wake of recent UK terror attacks. |
Text: An Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development analysis examined the long-term impact of parental support on literacy.
Discounting social differences, the study found children with early support remained ahead in reading.
It found a strong link between teenage reading skills and early parental help.
Th... | Children whose parents frequently read with them in their first year of school are still showing the benefit when they are 15, says an international study. |
Text: Jack Archer, 14, from Newton, Nottinghamshire, was hit while riding his bike on Chapel Lane, in Bingham, last July.
Steven Mills, of Cartbridge, Cotgrave, faces charges of causing death by careless driving and causing death while uninsured.
He is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court in February.
Mr Mill... | A 28-year-old man has been charged with causing the death of a teenager who died when he was hit by a car. |
Text: It is in recognition of his services to tourism and the 2014 Tour De France Grand Depart in Yorkshire.
Mr Verity, who lives in North Yorkshire, said he had had "no hesitation" in accepting.
"The people of Yorkshire bought into the dream of bringing the Tour here very early on."
The Grand Depart with the race's fi... | Gary Verity, the chief executive of tourist agency Welcome to Yorkshire, has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. |
Text: Among the airlines, British Airways owner IAG dropped 2% while EasyJet fell 0.8%.
Shares in hotel companies were also affected, with Intercontinental Hotels Group down 1.6% and Millennium and Copthorne 3.4% lower.
By the close of trading, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 63.89 points, or 0.86%, at 7,323.98.
... | Shares across the travel sector fell as investors worried about the impact of the Barcelona terror attack on tourism. |
Text: Greg Halford gave the hosts an early lead with a deflected strike from close range after Town failed to clear a corner.
Nahki Wells levelled when his low shot went under the dive of keeper Lee Camp.
Rotherham, nine points clear of the relegation zone with three games to play, need only one point to secure a third... | Rotherham all but guaranteed their Championship safety with a draw against Huddersfield. |
Text: The Welshman has not fought since his second successful title defence against American Eric Hunter in April 2016.
Argentine Barros is the mandatory challenger after beating Satoshi Hosono of Japan in a split decision in a world title elimination bout.
"Sadly I think it's going to be in America," said Selby, 29.
"... | Britain's Lee Selby says he is likely to defend his IBF featherweight title against Jonathan Victor Barros in mid-December in the United States. |
Text: His body was discovered on Sunday morning by a member of the public in Crooksling in Tallaght.
Police were called to the scene shortly after 09:00 BST and the area has been sealed off for a forensic examination.
The man is believed to have been in his 30s.
A post-mortem examination will take place on Monday morni... | Irish police have started an investigation after a man was found dead with gunshot wounds in County Dublin. |
Text: McDonald 31, who arrived from Morecombe in the summer, has the option of another year, depending on appearances.
Brown, 19, joined from Brentford in July and has featured in three games for the Saints.
"We are working hard to re-sign as many of the squad as we can," manager Tommy Wright told the club website.
"Ga... | St Johnstone midfielders Gary McDonald and Scott Brown have signed new contracts taking them through to the end of next season. |
Text: ScotRail said five platforms at the station had been affected by the problem, which was reported at 07:00.
Many local services, as well as those bound for Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Inverness, were disrupted.
Some services had returned by midday but passengers have been warned to expect ongoing delays.
A spokeswoman... | Rail services from Glasgow Central Station are still facing disruption after an early morning electrical fault in overhead wiring. |
Text: Mandy Chapple, 56, was exiting the cab near Leicester railway station on 27 July when her door hit Sam Boulton.
Leicester Magistrates' Court heard Mr Boulton, who had turned 26 that day, fell in front of a moving van.
Ms Chapple, of Speers Road, Leicester, admitted a charge of opening a vehicle door so as to inju... | A taxi passenger who knocked a cyclist off his bike, leading to his death, has been fined £80. |
Text: The magazine has had access to the movie's director JJ Abrams and cast, including Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill for its latest issue.
In an online feature, Star Wars: The Force - Everything you need to know?, Empire has listed Scotland among the UK and international locations used.
There had previo... | Some of the filming for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was done in Scotland, according to film magazine Empire. |
Text: Chapelcross near Annan was on a shortlist of five potential locations.
Capenhurst in Cheshire has been selected to store the nuclear components, with Aldermaston in Berkshire as a "fall back" option.
The Scottish site was ruled out along with Sellafield in West Cumbria and Burghfield in Berkshire following public... | The Ministry of Defence has ruled out a Scottish site as a possible location to store waste from nuclear submarines. |
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But now, the island is seeing an unexpected reversal.
An increasing number of white-collar professionals are moving out of urban areas, to work on the land.
The BBC's Cindy Sui finds out why.
Summary: | For decades, Taiwan's focus on developing high-tech and manufacturing industries saw many people migrate from its farms to its cities. |
Text: A number of the trees made famous by the Games of Thrones television series were felled by Storm Gertrude.
Local wood tuner Gerard Grey was asked to harvest and craft the sacred wood into a new trophy for the event at Galgorm Castle next month.
The new trophy was on display at last week's Irish Open at Portstewar... | This year's Northern Ireland Open trophy has been made from trees from the famous Dark Hedges in Ballymoney blown down in a storm early last year. |
Text: Conlan produced a dominant display against the Italian to earn a unanimous points decision.
The 23-year-old will take on Britain's Qais Ashfaq in the final on Saturday.
It will be a rematch after they fought in the Commonwealth Games final in Glasgow last year, with Conlan prevailing to win the goal medal.
Conlan... | Belfast bantamweight Michael Conlan will fight for gold at the European Championships after a semi-final win over Francesco Maietta in Bulgaria. |
Text: Zaneta Krokova, 11, and Helina Kotlarova, 12, were holding hands as they crossed a road in Oldham, Greater Manchester, before they were hit.
Gabor Hegedus, 38, faces charges including causing death by dangerous driving and driving without a licence.
Three other men have been charged with conspiracy to pervert the... | Four men have been charged over a suspected hit-and-run crash on New Year's Eve in which two cousins died. |
Text: The new series has two new presenters, Caroline Flack and Olly Murs, and two brand new judges.
Pop star Rita Ora and BBC Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw are both joining the judging panel for the first time.
The X Factor also announced that it will be handing power over to the viewers, to choose which categories ... | The X Factor returns to our TV screens this Saturday with the hope of finding the world's next big music superstar. |
Text: North Wales Police said it was alerted to the incident at the Pontcysyllte aqueduct near Llangollen just after 01:00 BST on Tuesday.
The force said an 18-year-old man had died and his family had been informed.
Officers asked anyone with information to get in contact but said there were no suspicious circumstances... | A teenager has died after falling from a 120ft (36m) aqueduct in Wrexham county. |
Text: The Lionesses' third-place finish in Canada makes them the second most successful England team ever, only behind the men's victory in 1966.
Sampson replaced former boss Hope Powell in August 2013.
"It's been instilled in us over the last 18 months, that family atmosphere, the togetherness," said White.
"It's 23 p... | Notts County striker Ellen White says England's success at the Women's World Cup was down to the "family atmosphere" instilled by manager Mark Sampson. |
Text: The 43-year-old took over following Jurgen Klopp's departure in 2015.
Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win the German Cup on Saturday and finished third in the Bundesliga to qualify for the Champions League.
Relations between Tuchel and chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke have been strained since Dortmund's t... | Manager Thomas Tuchel has left Borussia Dortmund after two years in charge, the Bundesliga club has said. |
Text: News Group Newspapers (NGN), which has previously settled a large number of cases brought against the now-defunct News of the World, has always said there was no hacking activity at its sister tabloid.
But on Thursday in London, Mr Justice Mann allowed the claims to proceed.
More than 1,000 phone hacking claims h... | Claims against the Sun newspaper by phone-hacking victims can go ahead, a High Court judge has ruled. |
Text: A Trooping the Colour ceremony and parade traditionally mark the day with honours given out in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
These pictures recall the Queen's visits to Scotland over the years.
Summary: | The Queen is celebrating her official birthday on Saturday, 13 June. |
Text: Margaret Forrest, from Kingussie, was mistakenly given tablets intended for another woman at the town's Boots pharmacy.
She was found unconscious by her son Billy Forrest on 12 November 2013 and died two days later.
A sheriff has determined that human error had caused the mistake.
It follows a fatal accident inqu... | An 86-year-old woman's death could have been avoided if an employee at a chemists had followed standard procedures, a sheriff has said. |
Text: The 37-year-old former Republic of Ireland international returned to Gigg Lane as cover.
"He doesn't feel like he is going to earn his money now he is injured," manager David Flitcroft told the club website.
"Quite incredibly he has decided he wants to cancel the contract."
Flitcroft added: "He had guaranteed mon... | Bury goalkeeper Paddy Kenny has cancelled his short-term contract with the club after 13 days because of a calf injury. |
Text: The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) found reason to believe Ms Conway had violated ethics rules, five days after she urged people to buy the president's daughter's range on Fox News.
Her comments prompted complaints from both Democrats and Republicans.
They have now been backed by the OGE, which is an independe... | Senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway should be investigated over her promotion of Ivanka Trump's products, a government ethics advisory body says. |
Text: The Care Inspectorate said 10 requirements for improvements at All Stars Nursery following an earlier inspection had not been met.
The quality of care and support provided to children was found to be "weak".
An improvement notice served following an earlier inspection have been met.
Two inspections of All Stars N... | An Aberdeen nursery has been told to continue making significant improvements after concerns were raised during a recent inspection. |
Text: Sand sculptors Remy and Paul Hoggard are using about 80 tonnes of sand to create the sculpture, which will depict King John at Runnymede in 1215.
The art work will stand 4m (13ft) tall and 9m (30ft) wide and is part of the anniversary event, Festival800.
Other events, celebrating democracy and freedom, are also t... | Work is under way to create a giant sand sculpture in the grounds of Lincoln Castle to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. |
Text: Mitchell, scorer of 19 goals for the County Tyrone club this season, has attracted interest from a number of other Premiership clubs.
Glenavon are favourites to land the 22-year-old but Dungannon say the player has not signed a pre-contract deal.
But McAree accepted Mitchell had just a few months left at Stangmor... | Dungannon Swifts manager Rodney McAree says he is resigned to losing top striker Andrew Mitchell at the end of the season. |
Text: The duo will headline Beauty in the East at Hull's KC Lightstream Stadium on 3 June 2017.
Heaton and Abbott will perform their own material as well as songs from their former band, The Beautiful South, and The Housemartins, which Heaton was a member of in the 1980s.
The Divine Comedy and Billy Bragg have also bee... | Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott are to stage a stadium concert as part of Hull's City of Culture celebrations. |
Text: 9 June 2015 Last updated at 16:18 BST
But what has changed for women since the AU launched in 2002?
BBC Africa asks what life looks like for today's women on the continent.
Baya Cat reports.
Data source: 2014 African Union report
Summary: | The African Union (AU) summit is taking place in South Africa, and this year's theme focuses on women's development and empowerment. |
Text: Neath Port Talbot council will build the replacement Afan Lido on the neighbouring Hollywood Park site.
Campaigners wanted the new building on the old site but did win their battle to have an eight-lane pool.
It is hoped construction which will take 15 months to complete will start early next year.
"This project ... | Plans have been submitted for a £13.4m sports complex in Port Talbot to replace a lido destroyed by fire four years ago. |
Text: The biopic will be written by Jeff Pope, who created the TV dramas Mrs Biggs and Appropriate Adult and co-wrote Philomena with Steve Coogan.
Stan and Ollie will chronicle the pair's 1953 tour of Britain, when their careers were on the wane and beset with problems.
Casting details, a filming schedule and a date fo... | The BBC is to make a new film drama about comedy legends Laurel and Hardy. |
Text: They were called to the beach on the Brough of Birsay after a member of the public discovered what was thought to be a landmine on Thursday.
However, the device was removed without the need for a controlled detonation after being examined by the experts.
The access road to a nearby car park has now re-opened.
Sum... | A piece of World War Two ordnance found on a tidal island off the Orkney mainland does not pose a threat, according to bomb disposal experts. |
Text: Flanker Hooper has won 68 caps for his country and led the Wallabies throughout 2014 when Moore was injured.
Moore announced he was stepping down as Test team captain last week before retiring from international rugby at the end of Australia's 2017 season.
Hooper will now lead Australia in the Rugby Championship ... | Michael Hooper has been named as the new Australia captain, taking over from veteran hooker Stephen Moore, who will retire at the end of the season. |
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