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Text: Reporters from new site Ars Technica found Spotify was writing up to 10GB of data an hour to their computers.
Unnecessarily writing and rewriting data to some types of computer hard drive can shorten their life.
Spotify said it was aware of the issue and was taking steps to address it in its latest version.
The i... | Music service Spotify is rolling out a fix to stop its desktop application repeatedly writing huge amounts of junk data to computer users' hard drives. |
Text: Seamus Ruddy, 32, was abducted in Paris by republican paramilitaries, the INLA, in 1985.
He was murdered and secretly buried in France.
The search is taking place at a forest at Pont-de-l'Arche outside Rouen in northern France. There have been previous searches in the area, most recently in 2008.
The latest searc... | A new search is under way in France for the remains of one of Northern Ireland's Disappeared. |
Text: The former England captain was on the 2014 World Cup panel and will provide analysis and insight alongside Thierry Henry, Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer.
Ferdinand won 81 caps, plus six Premier League titles with Manchester United.
He said: "I'm really excited to be part of the BBC's coverage of the Euros. I'm loo... | Rio Ferdinand will be part of the BBC's team at Euro 2016 in France. |
Text: The pet, named Chubbs, returned to his home in Cupar with a wire wrapped around his neck.
The incident, which took place on 7 June at Buchanan Park, came just weeks after another cat was snared on the same street.
The Scottish SPCA said it was a frightening ordeal for the animal and described the setting of snare... | A cat has survived becoming caught in an illegal snare in Fife. |
Text: In a statement, it said Boko Haram - which pledged allegiance to IS in 2015 - continued to "undermine the peace and stability" in West and Central Africa.
Meanwhile, a senior US official said there were reports of Boko Haram fighters joining IS in Libya.
Nigeria is to host a summit on Saturday on fighting Boko Ha... | The UN Security Council has said it is alarmed by ties between Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants and the Islamic State (IS) group. |
Text: The body of Mr Stuart, 75, was found in Weybread, near Diss, on Friday night after he and Mrs Stuart - who has yet to be found - were reported missing.
Police have been granted extra time to question Steve Paxman, 61, from Leicester, who was arrested on Sunday.
Police have also named Ali Qazimaj, 42, from Essex a... | A man quizzed following the murder of Suffolk pensioner Peter Stuart and the disappearance of his wife Sylvia is the couple's son-in-law, it has emerged. |
Text: 14 July 2017 Last updated at 12:24 BST
She's been to visit some professional horse riders at the Event Rider Masters - a new type of horse riding competition, similar to eventing but with a difference.
This competition aims to make traditional horse eventing more exciting and even uses technology to get the audie... | Izzy has been riding since she was five and loves to compete. |
Text: Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) voted 90% in favour of action, short of a strike.
The row is over the introduction of smaller Tactical Response Vehicles (TRVs) which carry a crew of two instead of the usual four.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (NYFRS) described the ballot result as "disappointin... | Firefighters in North Yorkshire have voted for industrial action in a dispute over new fire engines. |
Text: Cheshire Police believe the 22-year-old suffered an adverse reaction after taking MDMA while at The Box nightclub in Crewe.
Officers were called to Leighton Hospital in the town at about 01:50 BST alerting them to an unconscious woman, who later died.
The cause of her death is being investigated. The Box in Pedle... | A woman has died after taking drugs during a night out in Cheshire. |
Text: The A453, which runs from Nottingham into Leicestershire, is set to fully reopen this year.
It bears the same number as that of the total of British military losses in Afghanistan.
The favoured name is Remembrance Way, honouring those killed in all conflicts.
The idea was suggested by the family of Warrant Office... | A dual carriageway will be named in honour of British service personnel killed in combat, with more than 90% of people surveyed in favour of the idea. |
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Wales led 4-1 at half-time, Tina Evans firing in a penalty corner, before Natasha Marke-Jones, Danni Jordan and Leah Wilkinson also found the net.
Lisa Daley and Marke-Jones's second-half strikes sealed an emphatic win.
Wales are top of Pool B after the opening day a... | Wales made a stunning start to the women's EuroHockey Championships with a 6-1 win over Austria in the B Division tournament in Cardiff. |
Text: One of the men is believed to be a 35-year-old dentist from Small Heath. A third man survived and notified the authorities.
The man's family said they were notified of his death on Saturday at 19:00 BST.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We can confirm the death of two British nationals in Malta."
Malta'... | Two British men, including one from Birmingham, have been reported drowned on holiday in Malta. |
Text: Ciarán Maxwell is charged with making explosives and storing them in hides in England and Northern Ireland.
He appeared at the Old Bailey via videolink from Belmarsh Prison on Monday.
A trial date was set for 27 February, with a plea hearing to be held on 13 January.
Ciarán Maxwell: Full list of charges
Mr Maxwel... | A serving Royal Marine from Northern Ireland accused of terrorism, fraud and drugs offences will stand trial in February. |
Text: GDP grew at an annual pace of 0.7%, down from a rate of 2.1% in the final three months of last year.
The Dow Jones fell 23.47 points to 20,957.86, while the S&P 500 was down just 0.57 points to 2,388.20.
Strong results from tech companies pushed the Nasdaq to another record.
The tech-focused index closed at a rec... | Wall Street had a steady start to the day, despite the latest growth data indicating the US economy grew at its slowest pace for three years in the first quarter of 2017. |
Text: They include the acclaimed film director Franco Zeffirelli.
The Renaissance polymath was born in the Tuscan town of Vinci in 1452.
He never married and left no direct descendants, so historians Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato sought to find those who are descended from his siblings.
Leonardo's remains were l... | Italian researchers say they have identified 35 living people who are related to Leonardo da Vinci, using genealogical records. |
Text: The RSPCA's Rohan Barker was called to Greenhill Crescent, in Haverfordwest, after reports a ginger cat had been spotted on a roof in the rain.
The rescued cat was unharmed but "very scared" and seemed in good health.
Mr Barker said it was "very odd to see that a crisp packet was stuck on his head".
"He looked ve... | A cat has been rescued after getting stuck on the roof of a Pembrokeshire house - with a crisp packet on his head. |
Text: Peter McDermott 41, admitted killing Bernard McDermott at a flat in Lynedoch Street, Greenock, on 23 April.
The Crown alleges he murdered his father by repeatedly stabbing him on the head, neck and body.
At the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lord Turnbull set a further hearing to take place next year.
The accused a... | A man has admitted killing his 65-year-old father but will face a murder trial after prosecutors rejected his plea of guilty to culpable homicide. |
Text: The defence ministry said 16 people were seriously injured, correcting earlier reports that 27 had died.
The plane was carrying 32 passengers and seven crew when it came down near Tiksi in the Bulun district of Russia's far east.
Weather conditions were reportedly bad in the area when the crash happened.
The plan... | An IL-18 aeroplane belonging to the Russian defence ministry has crashed in Yakutia in Siberia with 39 people on board. |
Text: Gary Clampett, 39, died after a disturbance in Fernie Place early on Sunday 18 June.
Barry Martin, 31, Gary Martin, 36, Joseph Martin, 39, Thomas Martin, 44, David Graham, 45, and John Henderson, 46, made no plea.
They were each charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder at Peterhead Sheriff Court.
Al... | Six men have appeared in court charged with murder following a death in Fraserburgh. |
Text: The 57-year-old actor and comedian is working with CBS Television Distribution on the format, which will air from autumn 2013.
The Emmy Award-winning Arsenio Hall Show ran from 1989 to '94 and featured guests from Bill Clinton to Hall's Coming to America co-star Eddie Murphy.
His TV comeback follows his recent wi... | Talk show host Arsenio Hall, a star of US TV in the 1990s, is returning with a new late-night show. |
Text: The jet, carrying 359 people, ran into trouble after taking off from the Gold Coast at 22:20 (12:20 GMT) on Monday.
Passengers reported hearing loud noises and seeing sparks coming from an engine before the flight landed safely in Brisbane an hour later.
"Two bird remains were found on the runway," the airline sa... | An AirAsia X flight bound for Kuala Lumpur has been forced turn back to Australia after a suspected bird strike left passengers shaken. |
Text: Greenpeace hailed the decision as a "momentous win" describing the area - known as the Great Australian Bight - as a "pristine marine reserve".
BP was awarded exploration licences in 2011, but has struggled to receive approval from Australian regulators.
The oil company said that, after a review of its oil projec... | BP has abandoned a plan to drill for oil off the south coast of Australia. |
Text: Tom Bradshaw missed several chances for the visitors early on, including an effort which hit the home crossbar.
However, Bradshaw gave the promotion hopefuls the lead with a penalty following a George Cooper handball.
Crewe drew level when Brad Inman nodded in after Semi Ajayi headed on David Fox's free-kick and ... | Crewe extended their unbeaten run to five matches as the relegation battlers held Walsall to a draw. |
Text: It said there had been a "serious failure" by Sweden's prosecutor to complete an inquiry into sexual assault allegations dating back to 2010.
Mr Assange has been confined to the Ecuadorean embassy, where he has asylum, for nearly five years.
He fears he will be extradited to the US if he leaves the building.
The ... | Ecuador has voiced concern over the "serious lack of progress" by the Swedish government in dealing with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. |
Text: The company's share price rose 6.6%, reaching a 15-month high, after the retailer reported profit before tax rose 4.3% to £88.9m for the 26 weeks to 28 February.
Debenhams said its focus on online delivery - up 12.7% - was part of its success.
The company has also cut its debt by £62.4m, to £297.3m.
Bryan Robe... | Debenhams has posted positive results for the first half of its financial year, beating analysts' expectations. |
Text: The 37-year-old Porsche 928 was owned by late Beatle Harrison when he lived in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, was sold to Raj Sedha, from Leeds, in 2003.
Mr Sedha was about to dismantle the car before his wife looked in the logbook to find it had been owned by Harrison.
The car is expected to fetch up to £20,000 ... | A Porsche, once owned by George Harrison and bought for spares by a man unaware of its history, is to be auctioned. |
Text: This Saturday's Six Nations fixture in Paris is Wales' last before coach Warren Gatland names his Lions squad for the summer tour of New Zealand.
Warburton, Lions captain in 2013, says a win against France is the team's only motivation at Stade de France.
"I've said it before, but not one player has mentioned the... | Sam Warburton says Wales' players will not be thinking about British and Irish Lions selection against France. |
Text: In a series of new measures, the ONS is seeking to quantify economic well-being, as well as economic growth.
Real Household Disposable Income (RHDI) per head increased by 1.9% in the year to December 2014.
However, the measure is only up by 0.2% from the second quarter of 2010.
RHDI - which records household inco... | The financial well-being of UK households improved last year - but overall it is not much better than it was five years ago - according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) |
Text: The Cherries' 3-0 win over Bolton last Monday effectively sealed promotion, with the title clinched on Saturday.
It will be the first time the club has taken a place in English football's top flight.
The seafront parade will take the team from Boscombe Pier to Bournemouth Pier through streets lined with fans.
Bou... | Bournemouth are celebrating promotion to the Premier League with an open-top bus parade in front of thousands of supporters. |
Text: The incident happened near Dee View Road, Connah's Quay, between 15:00 BST and 17:00 on Monday 24 April.
North Wales Police said the victim was subjected to a serious sexual assault and appealed for witnesses.
The attacker has been described as a white man, 19, with chin length dark brown curly hair who was weari... | A woman was sexually assaulted while walking on a coastal path in Flintshire, police have said. |
Text: Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Orkney Islands Council are behind the venture.
The campus is aimed at supporting sectors including marine renewables.
The next stage is a planning application. If successful, work could begin before the end of the year.
The HIE board has approved up to £5.15m for the project, ... | Plans for a £6.5m research and innovation campus in Stromness in Orkney have taken a step forward after the organisations driving the project agreed funding. |
Text: Government forces trying to recapture the area from so-called Islamic State (IS) militants have cut supply routes, and IS stops people from leaving.
What little food available is being sold at exorbitant prices, forcing some to eat soup made from grass, HRW says.
Tens of thousands of residents remain in the city,... | Residents in the Iraqi city of Falluja are starving, says US-based campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW). |
Text: Terry Oldham, 63, died as a result of injuries caused by a serious sexual assault, jurors previously heard.
Richard Rosevear, 33, said he found Mr Oldham with a head injury and facial cut at their shared home.
Mr Rosevear, from St Austell, and three fellow housemates deny murder.
Aaron Mallon, 25, Michelle Caster... | A man accused of murdering a sex offender has told a court his co-defendants said their alleged victim tripped over a dog and hit his head days before his body was found. |
Text: Shaun Lang was under surveillance when police saw him moving a bag from one car to another, in the city's Anniesland area, on 9 July last year.
The 24-year-old, from Caldercruix, North Lanarkshire, was arrested after the bag was found to contain almost 1kg of cocaine.
Lang admitted being concerned in the supply o... | A drug courier who was caught with £150,000 of cocaine in Glasgow has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. |
Text: 12 July 2013 Last updated at 20:30 BST
The doctor's extraterrestrial arch-enemy has been constructed by cutting more than 6 miles (10 km) of pathways in a field of maize plants in Elvington.
The attraction was opened by actor Colin Baker who played the Time Lord in the 1980s.
Summary: | A 1,000 ft (304m) long maze in the shape of a Dalek has opened near York to celebrate the 50th anniversary of television science fiction drama Dr Who. |
Text: Nine people were injured when five gondolas from the Tsunami ride derailed at M&D's amusement park on 26 June.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has now issued a prohibition notice banning the inspector from carrying out inspections of fairground rides.
The HSE has also recommended new checks on rides the man... | An inspector who issued a safety certificate for a rollercoaster 16 days before it crashed in North Lanarkshire in June has been banned from working. |
Text: Balaclava-clad Philip Spriggs, 52, jumped out of bushes and grabbed the 13-year-old as she walked home near Pullens Lane, Oxford, in January 1986.
He dragged her to woods nearby and attempted to rape her, but she escaped.
Spriggs, who was jailed for 17 years in 2015 for sex offences against two children, was give... | A serial child abuser has been jailed for the attempted rape of a teenager 31 years ago. |
Text: Calum MacRae's team went down to tries from Werner Kok, Dylan Sage and captain Philip Snyman at Stade Jean Bouin.
The Scots had beaten South Africa in their opening fixture, going on to top Pool A with wins over Japan and Canada.
They saw off defending series champions Fiji and England in the quarter and semi-fin... | Scotland Sevens were beaten 15-5 by South Africa in the final of the Paris leg, as the Blitzbokke clinched the World Series title. |
Text: HTM Products, which had its name on the West Stand of the Proact Stadium, had sponsored the club since December 2009.
Evans, 27, signed a one-year deal with the League One side, despite facing an October retrial over rape allegations.
He was jailed in 2012, but the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction in April.... | A long-standing sponsor of Chesterfield has withdrawn its support of the club following the signing of Ched Evans. |
Text: PSNI officers made the arrest in Strabane on Monday using a European Arrest Warrant held by the Republic.
He was arrested on suspicion of murder and firearms offences, and is due to appear at Belfast Recorder's Court on Tuesday.
David Byrne, 33, was shot dead at the Regency Hotel on 5 February.
Two other men were... | A 46-year-old man has been arrested in County Tyrone in connection with an investigation into a fatal shooting at a Dublin boxing match weigh-in. |
Text: Officers had been called to Heath Parade off Lanacre Avenue in Colindale, on Friday night to reports of a fight.
At the same time a 16-year-old attended Colindale police station with stab wounds and a 18-year-old was found at the scene with knife injuries.
Their injuries are described as serious but not life thre... | Two teenagers have been stabbed in what police have described as a gang related street fight in north-west London. |
Text: Viola Lawler, a resident of Kilmuir on the Black Isle, near Inverness, alerted locals on Tuesday night when a lorry and crane arrived to take the box away.
Ms Lawler said the phone box was an iconic feature of the small village.
BT said it had not received any objections to its removal, but was happy to talk to r... | Villagers parked their cars around a red telephone box in an effort to stop it from being removed. |
Text: The couple decided to tell the world about their plans in the births, marriages and deaths column of the Times newspaper.
It's thought they met making the film Burlesque Fairytales in 2009.
There were reports last month that he'd gone to Edinburgh to ask for her family's approval.
The notification method was popu... | Benedict Cumberbatch has shunned modern communication methods to announce that he's got engaged to his partner, Sophie Hunter. |
Text: E-Synergy manages Northern Ireland Spin Out (NISPO) initiatives, which invest in start-up and early stage businesses.
The NISPO initiatives were established in 2009 backed by £12m of Invest NI funds.
E-Synergy was appointed to act as fund manager and has invested in about 30 businesses.
But the latest accounts o... | Invest NI is suing a management firm it appointed to run a number of investment funds. |
Text: David Buchanan, 18, of Haslemere, Surrey, faces two counts of hacking and one of impairing the operation of or hindering access to a computer.
The charges relate to "computer intrusion and damage to network profiles" in July and August 2015.
Mr Buchanan is expected to appear at Guildford Magistrates' Court on 7 J... | A teenager has been charged with a hacking attack on Mumsnet, which caused the parenting site to reset its 7.7 million members' passwords. |
Text: Conservative Roger Hirst won the election with a total of 135,948 votes, once second-preference voting had been added, beating UKIP's Bob Spink.
Three other candidates - one Labour, one Lib Dem and one Independent - were eliminated in the first round.
At 26%, the turnout almost doubled from the last election in 2... | The new police and crime commissioner for Essex says the first thing he will look at is "modernisation and getting police out on patrol". |
Text: After rain had washed out day four, the Windies began on 20-1, chasing 244 to win and square the two-Test series.
Darren Bravo hit two sixes but fell for 61 as spinner Rangana Herath took two wickets in an over to leave them 125-6.
Spin trio Herath (4-56), Milinda Siriwardana (3-25) and Dilruwan Perera (1-37) pre... | Sri Lanka's spinners conjured a 72-run victory over West Indies in the second Test in Colombo to take the series 2-0. |
Text: Saif al-Islam studied at the LSE from 2003 to 2008, gaining both a Master of Science degree and a doctorate.
But allegations have emerged that he used a ghost writer, and copied sections of his thesis.
In 2009, he pledged a £1.5m donation to the LSE from the Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundatio... | The London School of Economics has confirmed it is investigating allegations that Colonel Gaddafi's son plagiarised his PhD thesis. |
Text: The right-back has agreed a contract until June 2019 on his 17th birthday, having impressed in three EFL Trophy appearances this season.
Davies has been with Cambridge since he was eight years old.
"Our long-term vision for the success of our club is to create pathways for our best young players into the first te... | Cambridge United have signed academy defender Leon Davies to his first professional deal. |
Text: Habib Ullah, 39, also known as Paps, died after being stopped and searched in 2008.
An inquest recorded a verdict of death by misadventure last week.
Thames Valley Police has responded with mounted patrols. Eight people have been arrested in connection with the incidents.
The first cases of vandalism, which invol... | About 130 cars have been vandalised in an "unprecedented" spree linked to the death of a man who collapsed after he was stopped by police. |
Text: Heavy summer rains have caused rivers to swell across a vast area.
In Paraguay, the most affected country, President Horacio Cartes declared a state of emergency, freeing up $3.5m (£2.3m) in relief funds.
The Paraguay river in the capital, Asuncion, is just 30cm (12in) away from overtopping its banks.
That could... | More than 150,000 people in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil have been driven from their homes by some of the worst flooding in years. |
Text: Shahzad Shah, 56, collapsed and died following an incident at a kebab shop in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, last month.
Hidayet Ozden, 52, from Falkirk, has since appeared in court twice, charged with murder and assault.
Mr Shah's cause of death was "Ischaemic Heart Disease with blunt head trauma".
The information was... | A takeaway chef who was allegedly murdered at his work was killed by a combination of blunt head trauma and heart disease, it has emerged. |
Text: The 33-year-old will fill the county's overseas player role from April until the arrival of South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir in June.
Mendis has played 54 one-day and 16 Twenty20 internationals for Sri Lanka.
"He is an experienced match winner who will also help our talented youngsters," director of cricket K... | Derbyshire have signed Sri Lanka all-rounder Jeevan Mendis for the first half of next summer. |
Text: 15 October 2015 Last updated at 16:28 BST
The Conservative MP was speaking to the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme.
When asked by presenter Gordon Brewer whether reversal by the Scottish government was possible, Mr Mundell said: "Yes it will. It will be able to top up tax credits and indeed child benefit ... | Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell, said under the new Scotland Bill powers heading to Holyrood, the SNP government would be able to offset benefit cuts being planned by Westminster |
Text: Booker has said that it will pay £40m to Ireland's Musgrave Retail Partners for Londis' 1,630 convenience stores and Budgens' 167 franchise outlets.
Londis and Budgens have struggled to maintain their share of the British grocery market amid a supermarket price war.
They chalked up a combined operating loss of £7... | Booker Group, Britain's biggest cash-and-carry wholesaler, is to buy local grocery chains Londis and Budgens. |
Text: The Northern Irishman, 28, carded three birdies and six bogeys in his first round at Old Westbury in New York.
The tournament is the first of four held over a five-week period which McIlroy intends to play in a bid to retain his FedEx Cup title.
He will also compete in the Dunhill Links event in Scotland.
After t... | Rory McIlroy is nine shots behind leader Russell Henley after shooting a disappointing first round of three-over-par 73 at the Northern Trust Open. |
Text: 20 May 2017 Last updated at 12:29 BST
An office in Japan is encouraging the people that work there to bring their cats in with them each day.
The workers say the friendly felines make them feel less stressed, but there has been some issues.
The kitties have been walking on keyboards, knocking things over, and eve... | Do you think you would work better in school if you could bring your pet along with you? |
Text: The blaze produced a large column of black smoke that rose over Brighton and Hove.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (ESF&RS) said it had used foam to put out the fire on the roof.
There were no reports of casualties and the building, which was being renovated, was evacuated.
Only a few staff and building contr... | A large fire at Hove Town Hall is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault in solar panels on the roof, the city council has said. |
Text: Keith Towler said children wanted someone to listen to them and act on what they say.
He said it was about "making sure you get the basics right".
He made the comments following the suspected overdose of a teenager from Rhondda Cynon Taf whose mother said he could not cope with being bullied.
Talking to BBC Radio... | Some victims of bullying could be failed by an "over-complicated" system, the children's commissioner for Wales has said. |
Text: The "visibly distressed" child was taken to hospital with heatstroke after about 30 minutes in the car at a retail park in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Police forced the vehicle open as temperatures reached 25C (77F) at 18:00 BST on Tuesday.
A woman, aged 24, and man, 28, have been arrested on suspicion of neglect.
The ... | The parents of a baby have been arrested after he was left in a locked car in "dangerously high" temperatures, police said. |
Text: Mark Simpson denied murdering his then-girlfriend's daughter Alexis Matheson by assaulting her in 2007.
A jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict at the High Court in Aberdeen in 2010 and Simpson was jailed for a minimum of 20 years.
The review was ordered in February last year, and the report is due on Friday.
... | The results of a review into the death of a six-week-old baby murdered in Aberdeen are due to be published later this week, BBC Scotland has learned. |
Text: Well, it's time to put that knowledge to good use. Have a crack at this little quiz we've put together for you to do over a mince pie and a sherry this festive period.
Because some of these kits will hurt your eyes, we have thrown in the odd retro classic too. Enjoy!
Summary: | Reckon you know all about bad football kits and the men who bravely stepped out wearing them? |
Text: Five fire engines tackled the blaze at about 23:43 BST on Sunday at the Nasfat Manchester Islamic Centre, in Droylsden Road, Manchester.
Mosque spokesman Shamusideen Oladimeji said he believed it was arson. The building was the target of an arson attack three years ago.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) could not c... | A mosque has been severely damaged in a suspected arson attack. |
Text: James Couper, 46, first found out that he had won during his lunch break at work the following day when a colleague read out the winning numbers.
His winning numbers were five, 21, 23, 34, 43 and 45.
Mr Couper is still deciding what to do with his winnings, but has promised his children Rachel, 20, and Daniel, 16... | A ferry port assistant from Greenock has won more than £4m from Saturday night's National Lottery draw. |
Text: The plans include a new propylene production unit, with sites in Belgium among locations being considered.
It also plans to increase the ethylene capacity of its crackers at Grangemouth in Scotland and Rafnes in Norway.
Both rely on fracked shale gas being shipped across to Europe from the US.
Ethylene and propyl... | Ineos has announced plans to build a new European petrochemical production plant and boost capacity at plants in Scotland and Norway at a cost of about two billion euros (£1.8bn). |
Text: Wayne Bradbury, 30 and of no fixed address, denied murder but admitted manslaughter at Preston Crown Court last month.
Andrew Hayes, 37, was found on Lyndhurst Road, Burnley, on 29 April.
He was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital and died the next morning, Lancashire Police said.
Bradbury was also ordered to pay... | A man has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after admitting killing a man who died after being found in a Lancashire street with head injuries. |
Text: The charge relates to an incident in the 86th minute of last Sunday's 2-1 victory at Gillingham, where it is alleged Harris' language and/or behaviour was improper.
Lions full-back Mahlon Romeo was sent off for a foul on Brennan Dickenson, and has subsequently been banned.
Harris, 38, has until 18:00 BST on Monda... | Millwall manager Neil Harris has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association. |
Text: Mir Sanwar Rahman, known for offering villagers free homeopathic medicines, was hacked to death early on Friday in Kushia district.
No group has said they carried out the attack.
There has been a spate of murders of religious minorities, secular activists and academics in Bangladesh recently.
Mr Rahman and tutor ... | Attackers wielding machetes have killed a village doctor and wounded his friend, a university tutor, in western Bangladesh, police say. |
Text: The online petition, collated by LGBT news service The Gay Say, was handed to speaker Robin Newton by People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll on Tuesday.
A majority of Northern Ireland Assembly members voted in favour of a motion to legalise same-sex marriage in November last year.
However, it was defeated by the ... | A petition with more than 20,000 signatures calling for the legalisation of same sex marriage in Northern Ireland has been presented to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
Text: The infant was found unconscious at an address in Victoria Street, Basford, at about 20:00 BST on Tuesday.
The child was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later, police said.
The circumstances are being investigated and highly-trained officers are offering support t... | Police are investigating the death of a young child at a house in Staffordshire. |
Text: Accountants BDO found occupancy fell year-on-year by 1% to 87.3% - higher than the rates recorded for England, Wales and regional UK.
Rooms yield stood at £65.90 in Scotland, well ahead of other UK areas.
Edinburgh and Glasgow had the highest occupancy in the UK, including London, at 92.1% and 91.6% respectively... | Hotel occupancy and revenue fell in Scotland in September but remained higher than any other area of the UK, according to a regular survey. |
Text: The company announced on Friday that following a review, the 60,000 sq ft (5,570 sq m) superstore at Slade Lane, Haverfordwest, was "no longer viable".
Pembrokeshire council leader Jamie Adams said he recognised the "economic pressures" the firm was under.
Sainsbury's has now sold the land back to development com... | Sainsbury's has scrapped its plans to create around 500 jobs with a new store in Pembrokeshire. |
Text: Under an amendment to the state's Animal Preservation Act, those found guilty of transporting beef will also be jailed for 10 years.
The cow is considered sacred by India's Hindu majority, and killing cows is illegal in many states.
But the new amendment means Gujarat now has the toughest laws on the issue in the... | The western Indian state of Gujarat has passed a law making the slaughter of cows punishable with life imprisonment. |
Text: The 29-year-old has scored 15 goals in 93 appearances since joining Dale in the summer of 2014.
Andrew is currently serving a nine-match ban for elbowing Oldham defender Peter Clarke.
"I've got to thank Calvin for showing faith in me and in the club," boss Keith Hill told the club website.
Summary: | Rochdale striker Calvin Andrew has signed an extension to his contract, which will keep him at the League One club until the summer of 2018. |
Text: The Dutchman, 63, now has until 18:00 GMT on Tuesday to explain comments made after his team's 0-0 draw at FA Cup fourth-round opponents Cambridge.
He had already said he plans to contest the charge which relates to him saying referee Chris Foy was against his side.
"I do not think I said something wrong," Van Ga... | Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has been granted a 24-hour extension to respond to a Football Association disrepute charge. |
Text: The 23-year-old, who had a successful loan spell at the Greek club during the 2013-14 season, signed for the Magpies in 2011 and made 21 appearances.
The Algeria international finally made his Premier League debut in November 2014, when he helped Newcastle to a 1-0 win over Liverpool.
He made a further 12 league ... | Midfielder Mehdi Abeid has left Newcastle to join Panathinaikos for an undisclosed fee. |
Text: The situation between the two countries has become more strained amid concerns North Korea could be planning further missile or nuclear tests.
But Games officials have said they would welcome a team from North Korea if they become accredited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
It will be the first Winte... | Tensions between North and South Korea will not jeopardise the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, say organisers. |
Text: Eileen Younghusband, from Sully, died on Friday night in hospital in Cardiff, at the age of 95.
She was part of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and in later life became an author, writing about her war experience.
In 2012, she was awarded the British Empire Medal for helping to campaign against cuts in adu... | A Vale of Glamorgan woman whose talent for maths helped foil German V2 bombs in World War Two has died. |
Text: The 31-year-old becomes a non-executive director of the players' union.
PCA chief executive David Leatherdale said: "Isa has a vast knowledge of the game from a men's and women's perspective.
"With our international women players now full members of the PCA, Isa will bring real insight to the PCA board."
Guha was... | Former England seamer Isa Guha has become the first woman to be appointed to the board of the Professional Cricketers' Association. |
Text: The interior of Ballytyrone Orange Hall was gutted and the roof of the building collapsed during the blaze.
A police spokesman said they received a report that the building on Creenagh Road, Loughgall, was on fire at about 23:50 BST on Thursday.
A senior Orangeman said the institution was "devastated" by the atta... | An Orange hall in County Armagh has been extensively damaged in an attack that police are treating as arson. |
Text: The Northern Ireland Executive's voluntary exit scheme opened in 2015.
The spending watchdog has reported that 4,383 posts were axed in year one, with more than half the redundancies within the Civil Service.
While redundancy payments to staff totalled £171m, the report said they will result in annual savings of ... | Stormont needs to monitor the impact of job cuts on staff morale in the public sector, a report by the NI Audit Office has recommended. |
Text: Emergency services were called to Market Hill, in Sudbury, Suffolk, at about 18:25 BST after reports people were trapped.
Police said a "full-scale evacuation" had taken place in the immediate area as flames spread, with up to 20 people moved from their homes.
Three people were taken to hospital for further treat... | People have been rescued from homes in the centre of a market town after a major fire broke out, police said. |
Text: 22 January 2016 Last updated at 22:00 GMT
He told BBC economics editor Kamal Ahmed: "We want to ensure that we pay the right amount of tax."
He added that Google wanted to focus on investing and hiring more people in the UK.
Google has agreed to pay £130m in back taxes after an "open audit" of its accounts by th... | Matt Brittin, the head of Google Europe, says the search and advertising giant will pay tax on UK sales. |
Text: The former Gloucestershire captain fractured his left index finger during fielding practice prior to Worcestershire's game against Durham at Chester-le-Street last September.
It was expected that the injury would heal without any need for an operation.
A later x-ray revealed slight damage to the cartilage in the ... | Worcestershire batsman Alex Gidman has been forced to retire from cricket at the age of 34, because of injury. |
Text: The Shanghai Composite was up by 156.3 points to 3,083.59.
But the turnaround does little to make up for the sharp losses seen so far this week.
Shares elsewhere in Asia also made gains after a jump on Wall Street on Wednesday, which saw its biggest rise in four years.
In Europe, stock markets also rose. By midda... | Chinese shares have closed 5% higher after massive losses there earlier in the week rocked markets around the globe. |
Text: The 23-year-old suffered the injury in the Vikings' Super League opening day loss to Huddersfield Giants where he had to leave the game.
Kevin Brown moved to Warrington over the winter while Joe Mellor suffered a serious knee injury in pre-season to limit Widnes' options at half-back.
Gilmore came through the aca... | Widnes Vikings half-back Tom Gilmore could be out for up to eight weeks with an ankle injury. |
Text: 13 January 2017 Last updated at 09:22 GMT
The format of the tournament will now also change and instead of going into groups of four the 48 teams will be placed in groups of three with the top two teams in each group qualifying for the next round of knock-out games.
FIFA have said that the tournament will still b... | From 2026 the number of teams competing at the world cup will rise from 32 to 48 after a vote by FIFA, the body in charge of world football. |
Text: The 22-year-old's former club IFK Norrkoping said he had a heart defect.
DC United's general manager Dave Kasper said: "The MLS cardiology consultant and a heart specialist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital determined he could resume playing.
"Kamara will undergo testing at the end of each season."
The Si... | Sierra Leonean striker Alhaji Kamara has been given medical clearance to resume his career after heart tests and has signed for DC United in MLS. |
Text: Robert Trigg is accused of murdering girlfriend Susan Nicholson, 52, at a property in Rowlands Road, Worthing, West Sussex, on 16 April 2011.
He has also been charged with the manslaughter of Caroline Devlin, 35, who was found dead in bed in Cranworth Road, Worthing, on 26 March 2006.
Mr Trigg, of Park Crescent, ... | A 52-year-old man has appeared in court charged with killing two women in the same town, five years apart. |
Text: Between May and July, UK earnings excluding bonuses grew 2.9% compared with the same period last year.
The rate was the fastest since 2009, and was seen as bringing forward estimates of when rates might rise.
Sterling rose more than 1% against the dollar to $1.5505 and was up 0.84% against the euro at €1.3730.
... | (Close): The pound jumped following data showing a pick-up in UK wage growth, while the FTSE 100 was led higher by bid target SABMiller. |
Text: Republic of Ireland Under-21 international Shodipo came through the academy system at Loftus Road, and is under contract until 2019.
The 19-year-old was given his first-team debut in August and has since made a further 13 appearances.
He could play his first game for the Valiants when they host Peterborough in Le... | Port Vale have signed Queens Park Rangers winger Olamide Shodipo on loan until the end of the season. |
Text: City are bottom of Group E after a 2-1 home defeat by CSKA Moscow.
But captain Kompany insists the side, who had two players sent off against CSKA on Wednesday, is still learning.
"Everyone will jump on the bandwagon," he said. "I go the other way. I believe in my team. I back everyone at this club 100% to turn i... | Vincent Kompany says he still believes Manchester City can succeed in Europe - despite the club being in danger of another early Champions League exit. |
Text: Fire crews were called to the garage, in Ayr Road, at 12:58. They worked with police to clear the area after discovering the presence of acetylene.
Local residents have been advised to keep their windows closed because tyres are on fire and thick black smoke is affecting neighbouring properties.
No-one has been i... | A fire at a garage in Irvine has prompted emergency services to evacuate the surrounding area amid fears about smoke and harmful chemicals. |
Text: She had been climbing as part of a team and had stumbled and fallen backwards on to rocks.
Emergency services were called to the incident at Newtonhill at about 21:30 on Friday.
The casualty suffered head and back injuries and was flown by coastguard helicopter to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment. Her injur... | A woman was airlifted to hospital after falling from a cliff in Aberdeenshire. |
Text: The League One club's game against Doncaster on Sunday has been postponed by the Rugby Football League.
A joint statement from the RFL, York Council and York City FC said they "firmly believe there is a future for professional rugby league in York".
Knights head coach James Ford has also revealed that there are p... | York City Knights may play their remaining fixtures this season despite announcing their closure on Thursday. |
Text: The Smartscooter, made by Gogoro, would be available for pre-order in Taipei from 27 June, the company announced.
Riders will be able to change batteries at a number of Gogoro charging stations around the city.
But this will be the only way they can recharge the scooters, leaving owners tied to the manufacturer's... | An electric scooter with swappable batteries is to go on sale in Taiwan priced $4,140 (£2,600). |
Text: Robert Stewart, 43, committed the offence in his home town of Duns in September last year.
Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard how police spotted 20ft (6m)-high flames leaping from the building and went to help evacuate the area.
Sheriff Donald Corke told Stewart he was also imposing a 12-month supervised release order... | A man has been jailed for two years after he admitted starting a fire at a Co-op supermarket in the Borders. |
Text: The council, University of the Highlands and Islands and Highlands and Islands Enterprise are keen to strengthen the link with Augsburg.
They believe businesses and research involved in medical technologies could benefit.
In their report, officers said the link was not dependent on EU membership.
In June, the UK ... | Brexit should have no effect on Inverness' 60-year-old twinning link with a German city, Highland Council officers have said in a new report. |
Text: Alexander Palmer, 23, is accused of repeatedly stabbing 83-year-old Peter Wrighton in the neck and head.
Mr Wrighton, from Banham, Norfolk, was found in woodland near the village of East Harling on 5 August.
Mr Palmer, of Dereham Road, Bawdeswell, was remanded by Norwich magistrates to appear before the city's cr... | A man charged with the murder of a grandfather who was attacked as he walked his dogs has appeared in court. |
Text: The protest at Chandler's Ford Methodist Church on Saturday evening was over a conference to discuss plans to create a Muslim community centre.
Hampshire Constabulary said specially trained officers formed a line between the two groups "to ensure there was no physical confrontation".
The man, 24 and of Farnboroug... | A man was arrested during a protest by members of the English Defence League (EDL) in Chandler's Ford. |
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