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Text: The 56-year-old was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on Thursday afternoon.
Police said he had been in the Peter Buchan Drive area - and possibly Katterburn Court - between 23:00 on Wednesday and 02:00 on Thursday.
He is described as white, 6ft 1in tall, and slim. He has cropped grey hair and was unshaven.
Summa... | Police have appealed for information after a man was found with "unexplained" serious injuries in Peterhead. |
Text: The petition, set-up by Michael Owen, is calling for Bristol City Council to halt the controversial proposals.
Mayor Ferguson has said he wants to roll out 18 residents' parking zones (RPZ) within the next 18 months.
The authority said the debate could take place during the next full council meeting on 18 June.
P... | More than 4,000 people have signed a petition against plans to expand residents' parking zones in Bristol, sparking a full council debate. |
Text: Traffic lights were placed on the A379 near Yealmpton in March 2015 after the road started subsiding.
Repairs were due to be finished by 31 March this year, said Devon County Council.
The authority has admitted the problems mean a delay for about 6,000 drivers on the road every day.
Read more on this story on our... | Thousands of drivers face more traffic headaches on a Devon main road because repairs planned to end in March will not start until April. |
Text: The attack happened in the municipality of Catatumbo, in northern Colombia.
A river was contaminated by oil that spilled out of the pipeline and the water supply had to be cut, the local authorities said.
Attacks on infrastructure have increased since the Farc suspended its unilateral ceasefire on 22 May.
In an u... | Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, has blown up a pipeline leaving at least 16,000 people without water, authorities say. |
Text: Club vice chairman and businessman St Quinton bought a 25% stake in the Cherry and Whites in 2008, and later purchased a further 15%.
Tom Walkinshaw took over the club in 1997, with son Ryan then replacing the former Formula One team boss, who died in 2010.
"This club isn't broken, there's a lot of good things," ... | Martin St Quinton has become sole owner of Premiership club Gloucester after buying the Walkinshaw family's share. |
Text: Lee Parker, 33 inflicted "terrible" injuries on Aya Parker after taking drugs, Bristol Crown Court was told.
Aya's skull was fractured in several places and paramedics were unable to revive her, the court heard.
Sentencing Parker, of Britton Gardens, Kingswood, Bristol, Mr Justice Phillips said he was in a "viole... | A man who admitted murdering his six-month-old baby daughter on Christmas Day has been jailed for life. |
Text: One of T-14 Armata tanks suddenly stopped on Red Square, and the driver raised a red flag - apparently to signal that he had problems.
A tow vehicle was brought in, but the tank later managed to drive on.
The parade announcer said the stoppage had been planned to show how to "evacuate weaponry".
This prompted lau... | Russia's new high-tech battle tank has ground to a halt during a rehearsal for 9 May Victory parade in Moscow, prompting speculation of a breakdown. |
Text: The 24-year-old joined the Premiership outfit in February but played only 15 minutes of first-team football.
He had previously been with Indian Premier League outfit Karela Blasters.
Thistle said in a statement: "Antonio German has left the club for personal reasons having had his contract terminated by mutual co... | Former Queens Park Rangers and Gillingham forward Antonio German has left Partick Thistle after only two appearances for the Glasgow club. |
Text: A 33-year-old and a 21-year-old were found dead on Sunday after getting into difficulty while swimming in Llanberis, Gwynedd.
Two others, aged 27 and 25, were treated in hospital before being released.
North Wales Police are continuing inquiries into what happened before the men died.
Summary: | Investigations into how two men died while swimming near a waterfall in north Wales continue on Monday. |
Text: The duo won album of the year for Gift, their first joint record, picking up an extra prize for best traditional track.
Carthy accepted the award on behalf of her mother, who has been in intensive care for more than three months.
Eleven-piece band Bellowhead were also double award winners at the ceremony in centr... | Mother and daughter act Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy have scooped two prizes at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. |
Text: The Jamaican, 24, says he only learned of his condition after his girlfriend found a bump on his neck.
"I didn't know I had the virus and I have been training with it for three days now," he told the Jamaica Gleaner.
Fears over Zika, which is linked to serious birth defects, have led to several golfers, includin... | Reigning Commonwealth 100m champion Kemar Bailey-Cole claims he has been diagnosed with the Zika virus. |
Text: The swing bridge over the River Weaver Navigation at Northwich was built in 1908 but is only one lane wide.
Parish councillors behind the petition describe rush hour as "mayhem".
The campaign also has the backing of the area's MP, Chancellor George Osborne.
Cheshire West and Chester Council said a feasibility stu... | More than 1,200 people have signed a petition calling for a new bridge on a main route in Cheshire, amid complaints the existing one causes 40-minute traffic jams |
Text: Authorities said the incident took place on Sao Joao beach in Caparica, south-west of Lisbon.
The National Maritime Authority said a middle-aged man and a young girl died after they were unable to avoid the plane.
The plane's only two occupants were unharmed, it added.
The Diario de Noticias newspaper quoted an e... | A man and a child have been killed after a light aircraft made an emergency landing on a beach in Portugal. |
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In the last couple of years, Evie has gone through a long process in order to become female which included prescribed hormones and surgery.
Now, she is transgender and she is proud of it!
However, it wasn't always easy. In her first of a series of video diaries, Evi... | Last month we met Evie, a 25-year old trans girl who contacted us because she wanted to share her story. |
Text: The "glum and embarrassed" foursome had to be rescued after entering the complex, known as the Box mines, in Hawthorn, Wiltshire.
They had entered while playing smash hit smartphone game Pokemon Go, where users search real-life locations for digital creatures.
One member called for help when they "miraculously" f... | A group of teenage boys who entered an underground cave network to search for Pokemon got stuck 100ft below ground. |
Text: Georgina Callander was among 22 people killed when Salman Abedi detonated a suicide bomb following an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May.
Her mum Lesley said the 18-year-old had been awarded an unconditional place at Edge Hill University in Lancashire.
Georgina was interested in paediatrics from the age of 11, she s... | A student who died in the Manchester Arena attack had won a place at university to study paediatrics, her mother has said. |
Text: A grandfather, a father and two children escaped uninjured from the blaze at Kingfield Avenue, Downpatrick.
Paul Reilly said the family were woken up by "an almighty blast", at about 06:00 BST on Friday.
He discovered two fires - one in the eaves and a second downstairs behind the television in the living room.
T... | A lightning strike was the probable cause of a fire that caused extensive damage to a house in County Down, the Fire Service has said. |
Text: She spoke during a visit to Germany by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has backed a series of investigations into foreign-funded NGOs.
The apparent crackdown has drawn widespread international criticism.
In an interview on German television, President Putin said Russians had a right to know which NGOs were ... | German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for Russia to give a chance to non-governmental organisations (NGOs). |
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Felix Baumgartner will jump from a balloon, a staggering 23 miles up in the air.
It's so high up that he needs pressurised suit - and if that broke, his blood would vapourise.
He will fall so fast that he becomes the first per... | An Austrian adventurer planning the highest sky dive in history says he will make the record attempt later this year. |
Text: The 33-year-old was shown round the club's Auchenhowie training ground on Saturday. Talks will continue and a deal could be imminent.
Barton was named in the Championship team of the season as Burnley secured the title.
He has yet to agree a new deal with Burnley and could be tempted by a longer term contract at ... | Rangers have made a move to sign Burnley midfielder Joey Barton on a free transfer this summer. |
Text: The claim: The government is planning to cut £3.7bn in funding for disabled people.
Reality Check verdict: The government is not proposing a £3.7bn cut to disability benefits but it is trying to overturn a ruling that more people should be eligible. This will not affect the claims of current claimants.
The PIP is... | Last year, the government lost two cases in what is known as the Upper Tribunal - part of the courts system - about who should receive the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and how much they should receive. |
Text: Daniel Elliot, 23, of Rosewell Close, south-east London, is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in Grove Park, Carshalton, on 15 November.
He has also been charged with the rape of a girl, 16, attacked in Beddington Park, Carshalton, on 5 September.
Mr Elliot is also accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her... | A man has been charged with raping two teenage girls in separate attacks in south London. |
Text: Simon Hamilton's position is at odds with his two predecessors in the office, Edwin Poots and Jim Wells.
They said the ban should be kept in place on the basis of ensuring patient safety.
Appeal judges are currently considering whether blood donation is a devolved matter.
The court is also debating whether or not... | Northern Ireland's lifetime ban on gay men donating blood should be lifted if a government advisory group says it is safe, the health minister says. |
Text: Those affected included Central Statistics Office, the Courts Service, the Health Service Executive, and the Houses of the Oireachtas (parliament).
It is understood that what is being called a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) began on Thursday evening.
To date no group has claimed responsibility.
Earli... | Several Irish government websites were temporarily forced offline on Friday by an apparent cyber attack. |
Text: Raslan Fadl was Egypt's first doctor to be convicted of performing FGM, even though the still widespread practice was officially banned in 2008.
His two-year prison sentence was hailed as a major victory by campaigners.
But recent reports said Fadl had not been jailed and was still practising.
Despite the ban, mo... | A court in Egypt has finally revoked the licence of a doctor found guilty last year of the manslaughter of a 13-year-old girl who died after an illegal female genital mutilation procedure. |
Text: PC David Rathband was found dead by police at his home in Blyth, Northumberland, on Wednesday night.
His brother Darren flew back from Australia and on Saturday, he was at the weekly Newcastle Parkrun, which his brother took part in.
He said he would continue the work of the Blue Lamp Foundation, which his brothe... | The twin brother of the police officer shot and blinded by Raoul Moat said he would carry on the work of his charity. |
Text: He was trying to overtake another vehicle when he lost control and hit a tree, at 21:40 BST on Thursday, police said.
Officers have yet to trace the owner of the BMW 318SE, and do not yet know if the car was stolen.
The boy was taken to hospital from the scene in Ridge Avenue, Burnley, Lancashire, but died later ... | A 16-year-old boy driving a BMW has died in a crash. |
Text: Visiting Wales on the campaign trail, he said Labour never guaranteed a funding "floor" during its years in power in Westminster.
Mr Osborne said the Welsh economy had grown faster than any other part of the UK under the coalition government.
He told BBC Radio Wales voters should "stick to the plan that's deliver... | Chancellor George Osborne has restated his pledge to negotiate Wales' funding deal if the Tories win the election. |
Text: Phillip Shortman, 27, from Abersychan, Pontypool, had previously admitted 10 counts of fraud at Newport Crown Court.
He was caught after failing to deliver a car part to a police officer who ordered it from him online.
Sentencing him, Judge John Jenkins QC said he was a "inveterate fraudster who simply will not s... | A prolific eBay conman who once used his five-year-old son's details to sell a bogus phone has been jailed for two years. |
Text: Mark Williams told a BBC Wales debate that people should have the right to have their say over the Brexit deal.
He also said the Lib Dems would not go into coalition with Labour or the Conservatives.
"No coalition with Mr Corbyn. No coalition with Mrs May", he said.
Speaking on Ask the Leader, he said: "Theresa M... | Voters should not give Theresa May "a blank cheque" over the Brexit negotiations, the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats has said. |
Text: Gorka Marquez needed dental surgery after two of his lower jaw front teeth were badly chipped in Blackpool.
The BBC said he was attacked by a gang of youths while reportedly walking to a nightclub with colleagues on Saturday.
A Strictly spokesman said Mr Marquez "doesn't wish to make a formal complaint" and "just... | A Strictly Come Dancing star assaulted by a gang does not want to make a formal complaint to police, the show has said. |
Text: The decision removes any chance of Russia competing this year, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said.
Ukraine is refusing to allow Julia Samoilova to perform at Eurovision because she has visited Crimea, the peninsula seized by Russia in 2014.
The EBU has condemned the ban.
It says Ukraine is undermining the... | Russian broadcaster Channel One will not broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest next month because the country's competitor has been barred from host country Ukraine. |
Text: The midfielder, 24, is a free agent after leaving Swindon Town, having previously played for Brighton, Exeter and Oldham.
James Forrest scored the only goal as Celtic beat second-tier side Linz.
"Anton has come with us just to get fit really," manager Rodgers told Celtic TV.
"His season won't start down in Englan... | Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers fielded his son, Anton, as a trialist during the Scottish champions' 1-0 friendly win over BW Linz in Austria. |
Text: The new body is called the National Football Association of Zimbabwe, president Phillip Chiyangwa said.
He said the debt, which he blamed on the organization's previous leadership, will now be dealt with by a liquidator.
"I can tell you now that we don't owe anybody anymore," Chiyangwa said.
He added the process ... | The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has folded with a debt of more than US$6m (£4.1m) and has reformed under a different name, the president of the governing body has said. |
Text: Dean Cody, of no fixed address, had been found guilty at Caernarfon Crown Court of killing David Kingsbury, 35.
The fatal attack took place in Old Colwyn on 5 January.
Sentencing Cody to life in prison, judge Mr Justice Griffith-Williams told him his criminal record was "as bad as they come for someone of your ag... | A 31-year old man who murdered a stranger in Conwy county by knifing him through the heart has been jailed for a minimum of 21 years. |
Text: Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the collision happened at the Everland Road store in Hungerford shortly before 17:00 GMT.
Firefighters cut two people free from the vehicles. They have been taken to hospital.
Structural engineers were brought in to assess the building. A large crack was visible in a f... | Two people have been injured after two cars and a minibus crashed into a Tesco supermarket in Berkshire. |
Text: The comments from Gypsies and Travellers Wales comes as one group in Newport was asked to move on this week after camping without permission.
The Welsh Government said the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 placed a duty on councils to meet accommodation needs.
Council leaders said they would develop "appropriate sites whe... | Welsh ministers may have to force councils to provide better facilities for Gypsies and travellers because of a lack of progress, a charity has warned. |
Text: Billy Kee fired past Roy Carroll to give Stanley an early lead, and Rommy Boco headed in Piero Mingoia's cross to double the advantage shortly after.
Boco lobbed Carroll and tapped in to make it three, before Ronan Murray's shot from 12 yards gave County hope.
Adam Campbell then slotted in from the edge of the ar... | Accrington Stanley earned their third win in four League Two games, despite a late fightback from Notts County. |
Text: Hull, 19, is five shots behind the leader, New Zealand's Lydia Ko, who went sub-70 for the third successive round with a 68.
Hull's triple-bogey seven on the 10th, her only dropped shots of the round, cost her badly as she was two shots clear at the time.
Scotland's Catriona Matthew shot a 68 to move up the leade... | England's Charley Hull slipped to third at the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship after a one-under-par third-round 71. |
Text: Roza Salih, has helped to obtain scholarship funding for three places.
She was one of seven Glasgow schoolgirls who campaigned against dawn raids by immigration officials in Drumchapel in 2005.
Their story has subsequently been made into a musical and film.
Ms Salih, whose family came to Glasgow from Iraqi Kurdis... | One of the Glasgow Girls has helped secure funding from Strathclyde University to allow asylum seekers to study. |
Text: Goosen is reportedly returning to South Africa to become a commercial director.
"We regret that so obviously talented a young player has been misguided and abandoned professional rugby," said Racing president Jacky Lorenzetti.
"Racing 92 reserves the right for a judicial follow-up to both Johan Goosen and those w... | South Africa international Johan Goosen has angered his French club Racing 92 by announcing his retirement from the sport at the age of 24. |
Text: 29 September 2015 Last updated at 09:25 BST
He was speaking to BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme ahead of the minister's appearance before the Scottish Parliament's education and culture committee.
Mr Rowley said: "The advise we are getting from government officials was this was a profitable fe... | Scotland's Deputy Labour leader Alex Rowley believed Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop needed to explain why the Scottish government gave £150,000 to the T in the Park music festival. |
Text: Mitchell Gilbert, 25, from Hayle was pronounced dead at the scene when his motorbike collided with a car on the A30 at St Erth, Cornwall, on 29 July.
Lydia Beacham, of Praa Sands, Penzance, is due to face the charge at Truro Magistrates' Court on 21 September.
Ms Beacham, 37, has been released on police bail.
Sum... | A woman has been charged with causing the death by careless or inconsiderate driving of a motorcyclist. |
Text: Childcare provision for victims is "patchy" and specialist healthcare is not routinely provided, the report by 12 charities said.
Its author Vicky Brotherton said having children made victims more vulnerable, but the UK was "blind to this".
Home Office minister Karen Bradley said victims were offered tailored sup... | Victims of people trafficking who are pregnant or have children have had their needs "systematically overlooked" in the UK, a report has suggested. |
Text: Stephen Port, 40, is accused of killing the men, who he allegedly contacted online via gay websites, between June 2014 and September this year.
Prosecutors told Barkingside magistrates he gave the men large amounts of the drug GHB.
Mr Port, of Cooke Street, Barking, east London, was remanded in custody to appear ... | A man has appeared in court charged with poisoning and murdering four young men. |
Text: Remus Hamza, 40, who is Romanian and lives in Cardiff, had denied raping the woman near Cardiff University as she walked home alone on 20 September last year.
But he was found guilty by a jury at Newport Crown Court on Wednesday.
Judge David Wynn Morgan described Hamza as a "dangerous offender".
The court heard t... | A man who raped a 20-year-old student in Cardiff during freshers' week has been jailed for 12 years. |
Text: Calum Melville, a director of Dundee Football Club, was head of the offshore division of marine safety company Cosalt.
Mr Melville has resigned as a director of the company.
Cosalt said in a statement it did not believe there had been any illegal activity.
Summary: | A leading Aberdeen businessman has been suspended from his post while management carry out a review of working practices. |
Text: Dean Jones, 38, was due to stand trial for the murder of Alison Farr-Davies, 42, in Swansea last September, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
She had suffered a brain haemorrhage and injuries to her body.
The court was previously told the couple's neighbour thought she heard someone fall down the stairs.
Home O... | A solicitor who was killed by her drug addict boyfriend suffered injuries "in keeping with assault" Swansea Crown Court has heard. |
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The former heavyweight boxing champion, 47, was due to attend events promoting his autobiography Undisputed Truth.
Tyson served three years of a six-year sentence imposed in 1992 for raping a teenage beauty-pageant contestant.
Anyone sentenced to more than four years... | Mike Tyson has been forced to pull out of promotional appearances in London after being barred from entering the UK because of previous convictions. |
Text: Jenny, a Belgian Malinois, and Dexter, an English springer spaniel, discovered four tusks in a village outside Ruaha National Park.
The pair have been trained to detect ivory, bush meat and firearms by Holywell-based firm Wagtail UK.
Managing director Collin Singer said: "It is the first main success for the dogs... | Two sniffer dogs from Flintshire have helped authorities in Tanzania seize a haul of elephant tusks. |
Text: Dollman suffered a knee injury in Exeter's Premiership final win over Wasps and will have a scan on Tuesday.
Ospreys prop Rhodri Jones has also been called up to the training squad as cover for Scarlets' Samson Lee.
Scarlets prop Rob Evans has been ruled out of the summer tour and has been replaced by Ospreys' Ga... | Scarlets back Rhys Patchell has been called up to Wales' training squad as they wait to discover the extent of Phil Dollman's injury. |
Text: It is creating 300 jobs at its existing US operation in Pennsylvania in a £20m investment.
Almac has been operating in the US for 20 years.
The move will see the company employing 5,000 people worldwide by next year - about 60% of them in Northern Ireland.
As well as updating its HQ facilities, Almac is investing... | Northern Ireland pharmaceutical company, Almac, has announced global expansion plans, along with a new £5m HQ in Craigavon, County Armagh. |
Text: The company employs 658 people at more than 50 sites in Scotland.
The world's largest fish farmer said the job cuts would make the business more efficient and sustainable.
The Norwegian firm announced earlier this month that there was to be a new managing director of its Scottish operation.
Marine Harvest operate... | Marine Harvest is to cut up to 100 jobs at its Scottish fish farms after a drop in production and a profit warning. |
Text: His international transfer certificate missed a midnight deadline, so he will watch Saturday's match against Amiens from the stands, the league said.
But he will be presented to supporters before the match at Parc des Princes.
Neymar, 25, joined the Ligue 1 club for a record fee of 222m euros (£200m).
He will ear... | Brazil forward Neymar, the world's most expensive footballer, will not play in Paris St-Germain's first French league match of the season after his documents failed to be lodged in time. |
Text: Sumon Hoque, 32, who is standing in the Banff and Buchan constituency, is also accused of driving a car with no MOT and without a licence.
Mr Hoque, of Aberdeen, denied the charges at the city's sheriff court.
The offences are alleged to have happened in Aberdeen's Bridge Street in May last year. The case is due ... | A Labour general election candidate has been suspended after appearing in court charged with drink-driving. |
Text: The Coalition said legal challenges to projects such as coal mines were putting jobs and the economy at risk.
It wants to change the law so only people directly affected by a potential development can appeal against them in court.
But green groups said the changes could increase the risk of corruption.
Prime Mini... | Australia's government is seeking changes to environmental laws which could make it harder for green groups to challenge development projects. |
Text: The 34-year-old former Wigan Warriors back was contracted until the end of next year, but has decided to retire at the end of the current campaign.
The Australian-born Ireland international started at Parramatta Eels before switching to West Tigers.
He joined Wigan in 2006 and during his eight-season stay he won ... | Catalans Dragons winger Pat Richards will retire at the end of the season. |
Text: Some 3,740 people died until 23 October, a number that is set to rise as the two worst months are yet to come. Last year's death toll was 3,771.
This comes despite a sharp decline on the number of people crossing the Mediterranean this year.
The UN believes smugglers are changing their tactics, using riskier rout... | This year is set to be the deadliest for migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean to Europe, the UN refugee agency says. |
Text: The 23-year-old played four times in the competition for Yorkshire last summer, scoring 113 runs.
Head is a current member of Australia's one-day squads, playing 22 one-day and seven T20 internationals since making his debut in January 2016.
"I would like to help the team go further than last year and hopefully w... | Yorkshire have re-signed Australia one-day batsman Travis Head as an overseas player for the 2017 T20 Blast campaign. |
Text: Ruolin opened with a 10 as she made five fantastic dives to score 422.30 points and beat 16-year-old Australian Brittany Broben by 55.8 points.
Pandelela Rinong picked up bronze with 366.50 to secure Malaysia's first ever Olympic diving medal.
Chen, who won the platform synchro with Wang Hao, now has four golds i... | China's Chen Ruolin defended her women's Olympic 10m platform diving title in dominating style to claim her second gold medal of London 2012. |
Text: However, he said that the following day some $30m of revenue had been paid in.
Mr Biti told the BBC he made the revelation in order to emphasise that the government was unable to finance elections, not that it was insolvent.
Polls are due this year, with President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF fighting Mr Biti's Moveme... | Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said that the country only had $217 (£138) left in its public account last week after paying civil servants. |
Text: Ayrshire coast services have been cancelled, delayed or are starting and terminating at Paisley Gilmour Street.
Commuters faced long queues for replacement bus services from Paisley into the city.
Buses were running between Glasgow Central and Paisley, and from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Airport and Ayr.
ScotRa... | Travellers using train services to and from Glasgow Central are facing major disruption due to damaged overhead lines near Cardonald. |
Text: The US followed by China are the world's most popular destinations, followed by France and Spain.
According to the UNWTO's figures, released earlier this month, international tourism grew by 4% in 2015 generating $1.4trn ($966bn).
In comparison, global trade increased by just 2.8% in 2015 according to the World T... | The UN World Tourism Organisation says tourism spending has outpaced global trade for the fourth year in a row. |
Text: Susan Mitchelson, 45, was found with more than 50 stab wounds at her home in Northumberland in November.
Newcastle Crown Court heard the boy, 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, suffered serious mental health issues and believed he was a demon.
He was sentenced to a hospital order after admitting manslaugh... | A teenage boy with a "morbid interest in horror" has admitted stabbing a woman to death. |
Text: The collision took place at Laggan, between Invergarry and Spean Bridge, on the A82 at about 13:00.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Tragically, the male motorcyclist died and next of kin have been informed. Neither the bus driver or bus passengers suffered any significant injuries."
The road was closed in b... | A motorcyclist has died after his bike and a bus collided on a Highland road. |
Text: A deal would create the UK's biggest bookmaker with nearly 4,000 High Street shops.
The discussions concern combining Ladbrokes with Coral Retail, Eurobet Retail and Gala Coral's online firms.
Ladbrokes said there was no certainty that the talks would lead to a deal, and possible terms and timings were also yet t... | Bookmaker Ladbrokes has said it is in talks with the board of Gala Coral Group over a possible merger. |
Text: The account was one of a number gleaned from survivors of the downed German Heinkel aircraft in Victoria Road, Clacton, on 30 April, 1940.
Frederick and Dorothy Gill both died when the plane landed on their home.
Sunday's service will take place at the refurbished memorial site nearby where a commemorative stone ... | An eyewitness account of a plane crash that caused the first World War Two civilian deaths on the British mainland will be read out at a memorial service. |
Text: Speaking at a Jewish group's dinner in Paris, Mr Hollande reassured Jews they were welcome and safe in France.
He also noted that Muslims were coming under increasing attack.
His proposals come after 17 people were killed during the Charlie Hebdo shootings and a kosher supermarket siege last month.
France is stil... | French President Francois Hollande has laid out proposals to strengthen laws on anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic hate crimes. |
Text: The Factory will host theatre, music, art and other cultural performances from some of the world's biggest names.
It will be designed by architect Rem Koolhaas's studio OMA, with £78m of the budget coming from the government.
Located on part of the former Granada Studios site, it will contain two performance spac... | Plans for a new £110m arts venue in Manchester have been given the final go-ahead by the city council. |
Text: The suspect, aged between 16 and 19, exposed himself in front of three girls aged 10 or 11 in the Nottingham suburb of West Bridgford.
As the girls walked past, he grabbed one to make her look.
Nottinghamshire Police said the indecent exposure took place on 15 June in Devonshire Road at about 08:15 BST.
The man, ... | An artist's impression of a teenager wanted in connection with a sexual offence involving three girls has been released by police. |
Text: The words "scum" and "Nazis" were daubed on the mural at the junction of Beverley Street and Northumberland Street.
It honours the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Henry Patterson.
He served in the British Army and commanded a volunteer force known as the Jewish Legion.
Police said the incident happened some time ... | Police are treating as a hate crime the defacement of a Belfast memorial to an Irish Zionist who fought in World War One. |
Text: The 38-year-old could have gone to the US Supreme Court after his bid to overturn the suspension was rejected by a United States appeals court.
But Brady announced on Facebook that he would "no longer proceed with the legal process."
He was punished by the NFL for his role in a scheme to deflate match balls to gi... | New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will not continue to fight his four-match "Deflate-gate" ban. |
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Perkovic, who is unbeaten this year, had fouls in the first two rounds to risk elimination but her only legal throw in round three was good enough to secure gold.
France's Melina Robert-Michon threw a national record 66.73m to take the silver.
Cuban Denia Caballero, ... | Croatia's Sandra Perkovic retained her Olympic discus title in Rio with a best throw of 69.21m. |
Text: Allen joined Wrexham in March on a deal until the end of the season, having left Aldershot in December.
The 23-year-old made seven league appearances for the Welsh side before being released on 1 May.
Meanwhile, former Staines Town and Welling winger Luke Wanadio, 24, has also joined the club after leaving Nation... | Bromley have signed winger Iffy Allen following his departure from National League rivals Wrexham. |
Text: He told supporters that it was shameful that some top officials were earning $18,000 (£13,000) a month, while others were paid as little as $140.
Officials not ready to accept the new $7,000 monthly wage limit should "start looking for alternative jobs", he said.
Mr Magufuli has promised to cut wasteful public e... | Tanzanian President John Magufuli has promised to slash the salaries of senior civil servants, cutting the top wage threshold by almost two-thirds. |
Text: The victim, believed to be 22-year-old Joseph Hunt from Rugeley, was found with serious head injuries on Western Springs Road in the town in the early hours of Saturday, police said.
An 18-year-old man has been arrested and police have seized a Skoda Fabia for detailed forensic examination.
A member of the public... | A man has been arrested over a suspected hit-and-run in Staffordshire. |
Text: 9 November 2016 Last updated at 18:40 GMT
Africans in South Africa, Kenya, Senegal and Nigeria have been giving their reaction.
Summary: | Republican Donald Trump will become the 45th US president after a convincing victory over his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton. |
Text: Stephen Charles Hammond, 60, admitted one animal welfare offence at Cardiff Crown Court.
He went into a garden in Barry last September and fired a catapult at two Jack Russell terriers, who were not injured, the court was told.
The RSPCA described CCTV footage of the incident as "shocking" and said the dogs looke... | A man from Barry has been fined £500 for firing at two dogs with a catapult, a court has heard. |
Text: The 11-year-old boy was among children beaten with a water hose by the assistant warden at a private Islamic school in Johor state, police say.
Excerpts from the boy's diary, published in Malaysian media, appear to describe systematic abuse.
He had been in a coma, and his father confirmed his death on Wednesday
T... | A Malaysian schoolboy whose legs were amputated after allegedly being beaten by a staff member has died in hospital, local media report. |
Text: The first Champions League of Darts, featuring the world's top eight players, will be shown live across the BBC and staged at Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena between September 24-25.
"Darts is a huge deal in Wales and this was like the general election results for us," Hearn told BBC Wales Sport.
"We picked Cardiff be... | Professional Darts Corporation chairman Barry Hearn says "the fans deserve" top level darts to be played in Cardiff. |
Text: Plymouth's Theatre Royal has raised £1m but it needs to double that if it is to receive £5m from the Arts Council.
Adrian Vinken, the theatre's chief executive, has warned if they do not get all the money they will have to cut back on their plans.
The redevelopment will see the re-cladding of the building to cut ... | Managers at a Devon theatre said it still needs to raise £1m to qualify for a grant for major refurbishment. |
Text: Chicago resident Kyle Zak claims Bose's app scoops up data which is then sold to firms use it to target adverts.
Mr Zak wants the court to grant an injunction that stops Bose grabbing data about audio preferences and is seeking $5m (£3.9m) in damages.
Bose has not yet responded to requests for comment about the ... | Headphone maker Bose is being sued by a customer who claims the firm has gathered data about his listening habits without his permission. |
Text: The church at Tabgha, on the Sea of Galilee, is built where Christians believe Jesus performed the miracle of the loaves and fishes, also known as the Feeding of the 5,000.
The eight-month renovation work cost some $1m (£800,000).
Three Jewish extremists have been indicted but not yet sentenced.
The arson attack... | A mass has been held to reopen a Roman Catholic church in northern Israel badly damaged in an arson attack by Jewish extremists in 2015. |
Text: Astley's 50 gave the singer his first UK number one for almost 30 years.
It will compete for the BBC Radio 2 album of the year award with Adele's 25, Coldplay's A Head Full of Dreams, ELO's Alone in the Universe and Michael Kiwanuka's Love & Hate.
But there is no place on the shortlist for David Bowie's Blackstar... | Rick Astley's comeback album has been nominated for album of the year at the BBC Music Awards. |
Text: The club's current home at the 11,450-capacity Vitality Stadium is leased from property company Structadene.
Chief executive Neill Blake said the club would "not be held to ransom" over a price to purchase the ground or "develop a ground they do not own".
Bournemouth, in their second top-flight season, hope to ha... | Premier League club AFC Bournemouth have confirmed they intend to build a new stadium in a new location. |
Text: It comes a day after the Reds were handed a £43,577 fine for "illicit chants" and other misdemeanours against rivals Manchester United.
Liverpool lost in the final to Sevilla, with both sides being charged for crowd disturbances in that match.
The latter case will be dealt with by Uefa on 21 July.
Summary: | Liverpool have been fined 11,000 euros (£8,384) by Uefa after fans set off fireworks during their Europa League quarter-final tie against Dortmund. |
Text: Gabor's release from the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles has come more than a week earlier than expected and doctors are pleased with her progress, added John Blanchette.
The 93-year-old star of 1950s films Moulin Rouge and Lili had her leg amputated because gangrene developed after a hip repla... | Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has been allowed home from hospital, eight days after having her right leg amputated, her spokesman has said. |
Text: The annual general meeting of Oil and Gas UK heard costs were on course to fall from more than $29 per barrel of oil produced to $16 by the end of 2016.
However, the industry is concerned only half of that cut can be secured, in the face of volatile supply chain prices.
The issue was raised at the meeting by chie... | The sharp cuts in production costs in the UK's offshore oil and gas sector may not be sustainable, industry chiefs have warned. |
Text: The 30-year-old's arrival comes four days after Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme was diagnosed with acute leukaemia.
However, a statement on the club website made it clear they had been pursuing Ruddy "throughout the summer".
"This is a bittersweet feeling for me - it is good to be here but the circumstances could ha... | Wolves have signed once-capped England goalkeeper John Ruddy on a two-year contract after his exit from Norwich. |
Text: Many spent hours online trying to secure some of the 250,000 new tickets released at 11:00 BST on Thursday.
"Failed to get #CursedChild tickets after queuing for four hours," wrote one Twitter user. "Now loads on sale for hundreds of pounds on StubHub."
Tickets are currently being offered on the secondary site fo... | Harry Potter fans have expressed anger at much sought-after tickets for new play The Cursed Child appearing on re-sale sites at inflated prices. |
Text: The Foreign Office said the accident happened in Flaine, 38 miles north west of Chamonix, on Friday.
It said it was providing consular assistance to the family but did not provide any more details.
The boy had become separated from his parents and rescuers later found his body.
He was reported missing at 16:30 lo... | A British child has died in a skiing accident in the French Alps, with reports saying it was a seven-year-old boy on a family holiday. |
Text: The Gift sold 3.7 million copies abroad compared with the six million shifted by her debut I Dreamed A Dream.
Boyle's record was followed by Sade's Soldier of Love, with 2.3 million, and Mumford and Sons' Brits-winning album Sigh No More, which sold 1.3 million.
Muse's The Resistance, released in 2009, was fourth... | Susan Boyle scored the most successful album overseas by a UK artist for a second year running, research by Music Week magazine suggests. |
Text: A pop-up screen accused the phone owner of accessing illegal pornography or pirating music and could not be removed.
However the ransomware was fake - and clearing the browser cache was actually enough to restore full access.
It ran on JavaScript, a code commonly employed by many websites.
The attackers demanded ... | Apple has issued an iPhone software update after reports of fake ransomware attacks where money was demanded in order to unlock the handset's browser. |
Text: A letter alongside the collection of stamps, an empty lemonade bottle and some coins says it was buried in 1981 by Paul Levallois.
It was discovered at a house in Welwyn, Hertfordshire.
Maja Sobieska, whose sister made the discovery, is appealing for help on Facebook to find the person who buried the box.
"We bel... | A box of "treasure" has been dug up in a garden, 36 years after it was buried by a 13-year-old boy. |
Text: Richard Davies, 41, died of a single gunshot wound to the chest after shooting at firearms officers in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, in October 2015.
One officer, referred to as F7, told jurors: "I genuinely thought one of us was going to get shot and killed."
Last week, the inquest in Peterborough heard Mr Davies wa... | A man who took his three children hostage "goaded" police before he was shot dead, an inquest has heard. |
Text: The warning about the second attack came from Swift, which oversees the financial messaging network that underpins global money transfers.
Swift said the target was a commercial bank but did not name the organisation or reveal if any cash had been taken.
The attack used techniques and tools resembling those used ... | A cyber-attack, similar to one that saw $81m (£56m) stolen from Bangladesh's central bank, has hit a second bank. |
Text: Provisional results showed Mr Touadera received almost 63% of the votes, defeating his opponent Anicet Dologuele who won just over 37%.
Mr Touadera's campaign focused on restoring security.
The country has been through a period of violent sectarian unrest.
Prolonged bloodshed began after the seizure of power by m... | Former Prime Minister Faustin Touadera has been elected president of the Central African Republic in a run-off contest seen as an important step towards restoring peace. |
Text: Under the deal, Mr Elop will receive 18 months of his salary and money from incentive and share schemes.
Mr Elop moved from Microsoft to run Nokia in September 2010 and will return to his former employer when the deal is completed.
Microsoft will fund 70% of his pay-off, which has sparked anger in Finland.
The na... | Former Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop, will receive a $25.4m (£16m) pay-off when Microsoft's deal to buy Nokia's handset business goes through. |
Text: It was previously believed the 71-year-old had broken an ankle in an incident involving a door at Pinewood Studios on 12 June.
"His surgery was successful and he will begin rehab shortly," continued Ina Treciokas in a statement.
"He's doing well and looks forward to returning to work."
Ford, who is reprising his ... | Harrison Ford's left leg was broken in the injury he suffered while shooting the new Star Wars film, the US actor's publicist has confirmed. |
Text: Police were called at about midnight to the Army and Navy pub in Plaistow and found four men aged between 18 and 37 with knife wounds.
A 29-year-old man died later in hospital. Two others remain in hospital but their injuries are not believed to be serious.
Ten people have been arrested in connection with the inc... | A man has died during a fight in east London in which several people were stabbed. |
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