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Text: Bournemouth Borough Council shut East Overcliff Drive on 26 April while engineers assessed the area for signs of further movement.
Rubble came tumbling down from the 30m-high (100ft) cliff close to the Jon Egging Memorial in the early hours, two days earlier.
The council said a cordon along the promenade at eithe... | A road closed after a major landslip in Bournemouth has reopened. |
Text: The firm said it planned to pull out of more than 10 countries, including its regional headquarters in Germany.
Shares plunged to close 12% lower.
In the industry's biggest bankruptcy to date, Hanjin Shipping filed for receivership in August after creditors refused a restructuring plan for the firm's $5.4bn (£4.... | Shares in embattled South Korean shipper Hanjin have tumbled on Monday after the company said it would close its European business. |
Text: William Fearn, from Hodge Hill, Birmingham, served in North Africa in 1940 before being deployed to Malta for two years.
He was decorated with the Africa Star, the Defence Medal, the 1939-1945 Star and the 1945 War Medal.
Police said the medals, taken between Thursday and Tuesday, were "worth a few pounds" to any... | A 97-year-old World War Two veteran has had service medals stolen in a burglary while he was in hospital. |
Text: The man had ignored park warnings and rolled down his car window to feed bears at Badaling Wildlife World near Beijing.
He escaped with minor injuries, according to local reports.
Local authorities have since ordered the park to tighten safety procedures, including limiting visitor numbers.
Last year a woman and ... | A bear has bitten a visitor at a Chinese drive-through wildlife park where a woman was fatally attacked by tigers last year. |
Text: The body of 53-year-old year old Jane Reilly was found at a property on Stirling Street at about 07:00 on 30 January.
Her family described her as "a devoted mother who would be dearly missed."
Police Scotland are continuing with their investigations into the incident are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry.
In ... | A woman who died in a house fire in Dunipace, near Falkirk, has been named by Police Scotland. |
Text: Flying from the warm climes of Cuba, where he met the Pope, Patriarch Kirill held prayers at a research station before taking a walk with the animals.
He tended to the chicks, some of which chased him with flippers outstretched.
A picture of the 69-year-old kneeling eye-to-eye with one went viral.
Russia has 10 r... | Not satisfied with one groundbreaking encounter this week, the head of Russia's Orthodox Church has followed his talks with Pope Francis by meeting a rookery of penguins in Antarctica. |
Text: Fusion Ball organises teenage events across Ireland and posted the advice on its Kilkenny page.
The post said: "Due to the deplorable dresses at the last ball it is necesary (sic) to fully enforce a knee length dress with NO PLUNGING NECKLINE dresscode for the mid-term ball."
"Keep it Neat and Discreet ladies".
B... | A company's Facebook post describing teenage girls clothing at its past events as "deplorable" has provoked strong reaction on social media. |
Text: Pete Wishart said an unelected chamber had no place in a modern society.
The comments came after Lord Sewel resigned from the House of Lords after being filmed allegedly taking drugs with prostitutes.
Prime Minister David Cameron is resisting calls from other parties for wider reforms.
A report by the Guardian su... | An SNP MP has repeated his call for the House of Lords to be scrapped, saying it is "the most absurd and ridiculous legislature anywhere in the world". |
Text: Manar moved to Britain just three weeks ago, when her family was relocated to Bradford in West Yorkshire, from a camp in Lebanon.
Her mum, Mariam, decided that Manar and her four sisters had no choice but to leave Syria after their neighbour's house was destroyed by a falling plane as war and fighting in the coun... | An 11-year-old girl, who's just arrived in the UK from Syria, has been describing why she had to leave and how life in a refugee camp left her feeling insulted and humiliated. |
Text: A police source told the BBC that the militants targeted officers in the central Zuhur district, and then opened fire randomly at civilians nearby.
At least two of them detonated suicide belts during clashes with police, which could still be heard after sunrise.
The assault comes as government forces continue an ... | More than 30 people have been killed in an overnight attack by Islamic State militants in the Iraqi city of Tikrit. |
Text: The IAAF has put a blanket ban on the Russia team but Darya Klishina had been cleared for Rio as the governing body was satisfied she was not doping.
However, the IAAF has now revoked the long jumper's eligibility based on new - but unspecified - information.
The 25-year-old insisted: "I am a clean athlete", and ... | The only Russian due to compete in the Olympic athletics has been banned. |
Text: The number of people aged 15-19 in psychological distress is higher than five years ago, said the report by a charity and a mental health group.
It also showed girls and indigenous Australians are more likely to suffer serious mental illness.
The report recommended more investment in evidence-based online support... | Almost a quarter of young Australians are living with "probable serious mental illness", according to a study. |
Text: Researchers filmed 20 operations at two UK hospitals to observe.
When music was played, operating staff often had to repeat themselves to be heard - when requesting a surgical instrument, for example.
The Royal College of Surgeons says there is no evidence of a widespread problem in NHS hospitals.
For the study, ... | Playing music in the operating theatre can be disruptive and surgeons should think twice about pressing the play button, according to a small study. |
Text: The visitors pressured their in-form hosts and were rewarded when they took the lead with a fortuitous goal.
Stanley defender Tom Davies' clearance hit Jimmy Spencer 12 yards out and the ball bounced into the bottom corner.
The home side grabbed a vital equaliser when on-loan winger Tariqe Fosu found the bottom c... | Accrington lost vital ground in the League Two automatic promotion race as they were held at home by Cambridge. |
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Kyle McVey's superb 11th-minute volley put Carrick ahead only for Sammy Morrow to level the tie a minute later.
Steven McCullough's deflected free-kick restored Carrick's lead before half-time and two second-half Declan 'Fabio' O'Brien goals sealed their victory.
O'B... | Carrick Rangers maintained Premiership status as a 4-1 win completed a 5-2 aggregate success over Institute in the promotion/relegation play-off. |
Text: Nuplace, owned by Telford and Wrekin Council, is being officially launched later.
It plans to build and manage more than 400 homes for the private rental market, using brownfield sites owned by the council.
Work will begin on Monday, with 130 homes being built in Madeley and Randlay.
Of these, 101 properties will... | Hundreds of new homes are to be built in Telford by a private firm set up by the local authority. |
Text: The proposed 50m (164ft) deep pool at the University of Essex would be far deeper than NASA's own 12m (40ft) deep training pool in Houston.
If it goes ahead, the project is expected to cost £40m.
The pool would simulate the microgravity of outer space and deep sea environments.
The university's development partn... | A university is in "exploratory discussions" to build the world's deepest swimming pool for spaceflight and human endurance research. |
Text: Livestock faeces had entered a burn that runs near the farm at Knocknagael and down through housing developments in Inverness.
Sepa, which was alerted to the pollution on 5 August, said the burn was showing signs of recovery.
Housing developments close to the burn include Culduthel Mains and Holm Dell.
A Sepa spo... | A pollution incident at a Scottish government-owned bull stud farm is under control, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has said. |
Text: Repainting girders below the bridge deck will mean lifting the footway clear of the girders and closing it to pedestrians for several months.
Masonry will also be cleaned and re-pointed and repairs carried out to the roof of the Leigh Woods tower.
The bridge will be closed to vehicles and cyclists from 14 to 16 M... | Restoration work has begun on the second support tower of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. |
Text: Helen Henderson, 68, had been walking on the forecourt when the incident happened at about 07:10 on Monday.
The area had been busy with commuters at the time and Police Scotland had earlier appealed for witnesses.
A report is to be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
Summary: | A woman who died after being struck by a lorry at the Tesco filling station in Carluke, South Lanarkshire, has been named. |
Text: 27 March 2012 Last updated at 07:50 BST
The party also criticises waiting lists for new patients wanting a dentist, which was six years at one practice.
The British Dental Association said ministers needed to give more direction to health boards over dental spending.
The Welsh government said there had been impro... | Only 37% of dentists in Wales are accepting new NHS patients, according to the Welsh Liberal Democrats. |
Text: Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg said the service was currently not fit for purpose and had got worse.
He said caller waiting times had doubled and new technology was delayed.
Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police Shaun Sawyer said: "It's clear we haven't got the confidence of the public that we wan... | Police are to get £250,000 for "immediate improvements" to the 101 non-emergency phone service in Devon and Cornwall. |
Text: The Pilgrims were beaten 2-1 at St James Park, despite taking the lead and dominating for large parts of the game.
"Last Saturday was the hardest defeat that I've taken in my managerial career," he told BBC Radio Devon.
"To play in such a way and not be under any trouble and then one shot on target goes into the ... | Plymouth Argyle boss Derek Adams says the club's defeat at rivals Exeter City was the worst of his managerial career. |
Text: David Dalziel, 62, held the Grampian post for eight years until it was merged into a single service.
He applied to become the chief fire officer of the new Scotland-wide service and a number of other senior posts but was not appointed.
The tribunal was held last year, and Mr Dalziel has lost the case.
Mr Dalziel'... | The former head of Grampian's fire service has lost an age discrimination case, the BBC Scotland news website has learned. |
Text: Mikhail Lesin, 57, Russia's former press minister and a one-time head of the powerful Gazprom-Media Holding group, died on Thursday, they said.
Russian media, quoting his family, said he suffered a heart attack.
The Washington Post quoted Russian embassy officials as saying Mr Lesin's body was found in a room at ... | A former aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin has been found dead in Washington DC, Russian officials say. |
Text: Nottinghamshire County Council received 700 complaints about the supposed migrant camps after far-right group Britain First mounted a campaign.
The claims were originally reported in the Mansfield Chad, along with a photo of a treehouse.
A group of young people later confirmed they built the treehouse in 2010.
Th... | A council has reassured people that reports of migrants living in Sherwood Forest, killing deer and threatening people with knives, are "fantasy". |
Text: Shawn Tyson was found guilty of killing friends James Cooper, 25, and James Kouzaris, 24, in Sarasota, Florida, on 16 April 2011.
An appeal court upheld his conviction but his sentence was thrown out because he was 16 when the crime was committed.
The case was remanded to a lower court for a new sentencing hearin... | An American teen sentenced to life without parole for the murder of two British tourists has had his sentence overturned. |
Text: The suspected migrants were picked up about a mile and a half off the Kent coast in the early hours by a lifeboat crew concerned for their safety.
They were located after staff on a passing ferry spotted the light from their mobile phone.
Both men had not eaten for two days and were said to be cold and in a state... | Two Iranian men have been rescued after spending eight hours in the English Channel in an inflatable dinghy. |
Text: The full-back, 23, and Seymour, 27, both scored tries at Scotstoun, with Hogg adding a huge last-minute penalty.
On Thursday, Scotland's Hogg was named 2016 Six Nations player of the championship.
"He's riding high in confidence right now," said Seymour. "When Hoggie's got confidence, I don't think there's a bett... | Glasgow Warriors wing Tommy Seymour heaped praise on Stuart Hogg following the 27-17 Pro12 win over Ulster. |
Text: The man was struck by the HGV on Lanark Road, at the junction with Baberton Crescent, at about 14:50 on Monday, police said.
The man is being treated at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
The road was closed for about four-and-half-hours while a police investigation was held. Police are now appealing for witnesses to... | A 74-year-old man who was hit by a lorry on a street in Edinburgh is in a critical condition in hospital. |
Text: The 20-year-old rejoined the Eagles last month after spending the first half of the season at Home Park.
"I think there is a good chance of him coming back to us before the end of the season," Adams told the club website.
Boateng, who made his Palace debut in an FA Cup tie at Stoke in 2013, impressed in his 19 ap... | Crystal Palace midfielder Hiram Boateng could return to Plymouth on loan, according to Argyle boss Derek Adams. |
Text: The East Kilbride-based five-a-side football company saw group sales rise by 1.6% to £33.5m in the 12 months to the end of December.
Pre-tax profit stood at £3.7m, compared with a loss of £6.2m the previous year.
Chairman Nick Basing said the business was "on its way to being fit for purpose".
Last year Goals lau... | Goals Soccer Centres has reported a return to profit as it continues a turnaround plan following a major review of its operations. |
Text: He confirmed the chosen city in a video message, which ended with the backing of pop star Kylie Minogue.
The games are a Paralympic-style multi-sport event ranging from archery and wheelchair rugby to road cycling and swimming.
The event began in London in 2014 and visited Orlando, Florida, in May ahead of Toront... | Prince Harry has named Sydney as host of the 2018 Invictus Games for injured, wounded and sick armed forces veterans. |
Text: On Friday, crowds opposed to the expansion attacked police in the city of Ningbo in Zhejiang province.
Officials from Ningbo's city government announced on Sunday evening that work on the project would now not go ahead.
Environmental protests have become more common in China. They come ahead of a once-in-a-decade... | Plans to expand a petrochemical plant in eastern China have been shelved after days of protests. |
Text: Nathan Kearney and his girlfriend Emma Tomlinson were charged with murdering William Tomlinson but a judge directed jurors to find them not guilty.
He later admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Both defendants admitted perverting the course of justice by destroying or concealing evid... | A man who killed his girlfriend's uncle before dumping his body in a wheelie bin and setting it on fire has been jailed for life. |
Text: The "drone assist" app gives pilots an interactive map of their surroundings and will warn if they are near airspace used by commercial aircraft.
The map also shows if a drone is being flown near places, such as schools, where there could be privacy issues.
The app will be available on Android and iOS app stores ... | An app that tells drone owners if they are flying in or near restricted airspace has been created by the UK's National Air Traffic Control Service. |
Text: The new signatories include Tesla, Adobe, HP and Evernote.
They join 97 others who have filed a legal document stating the ban "inflicts significant harm" on their businesses and is unconstitutional.
The amicus brief allows parties not directly involved in a case but who feel affected by it, to give a view.
It wa... | Thirty more US technology firms have signed a brief opposing President Trump's immigration ban, bringing the total number involved to 127. |
Text: John Cameron, 46, was found dead at a property in Stonebank Grove, in the Castlemilk area of Glasgow, at about 14:15 on Friday.
It is thought there was a disturbance at the address the night before Mr Cameron was found.
The arrested man is expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court later.
Summary: | A 57-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a man at a house in Glasgow. |
Text: A tiny satellite made by Glasgow-based Clyde will be used for a mission to create "cold atoms" in space.
The 6U CubeSat will carry quantum-based technology developed by sensor specialist Teledyne e2v and the University of Birmingham.
No date has yet been set for the Cold Atom Space Payload (Caspa) mission.
It hop... | Miniature satellite maker Clyde Space has teamed up with a tech conglomerate on a project that aims to create "a new wave" of space applications. |
Text: Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said the child should not have been detained because the age of criminal responsibility in Israel was 12.
Video showed the boy taken into an army jeep accompanied by a Palestinian man.
The army said the boy had endangered passers-by and that soldiers only accompanied him to his... | The Israeli army has been accused of illegally detaining a five-year-old Palestinian boy for throwing stones in the West Bank town of Hebron. |
Text: The Magazine is a Grade I-listed stone gatehouse, built in about 1410 and used to store ammunition in the Civil War.
While not normally open to the public, it was due to be part of a Heritage Sunday open day.
Scaffolding will be set up to assess the extent of the problem but city council officials said it was unc... | An historic Leicester landmark has been closed "to ensure people's safety" after cracks were found. |
Text: The 5ft (1.5m) boat named Crimson Tide was released on behalf of the Morristown-Beard School, New Jersey, off South Carolina in December 2012.
It was found south of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands, by fisherman Paris Broe-Bougourd in February 2014.
The boat has been repaired and is due to be launched from a ship... | An unmanned boat that sailed across the Atlantic from the US to the British Isles is being launched in the hope it will return to New Jersey. |
Text: The party says the new ministers would be accountable to the assembly and not to Westminster.
TUV leader Jim Allister set out his "Plan B" as he launched the party's manifesto on Wednesday for the assembly election next month.
The party is standing 15 candidates in 14 constituencies.
Mr Allister described the cur... | The TUV has proposed bringing back "British ministers" to replace the Stormont executive as part of its new plan for government. |
Text: South Wales Police said it received a call shortly before 13:00 GMT on Sunday about a body in the River Ogmore in Aberkenfig.
Insp Dave Greaves said formal identification had not yet taken place and an investigation was under way.
Summary: | A man's body has been found in a river in Bridgend county. |
Text: The Chinese firm, one of the biggest smartphone vendors behind Apple and Samsung, said that its shipments also rose 44% to 108 million units.
The company's growth figures come as it launched its latest flagship smartphone - the Huawei Mate 8 - in Las Vegas.
Its telecom devices for carriers, such as routers, are b... | Tech giant Huawei Technologies's consumer division's revenue rose 70% to more than $20bn (£13bn) in 2015 from a year ago on strong smartphone sales. |
Text: The accident happened on Bridge Street, at its junction with Wapping Street, at about 19:10 on Friday and involved a black Mitsubishi L200.
The woman was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious injuries. The male driver of the Mitsubishi was uninjured.
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the inci... | A woman has been seriously injured after being hit by a pick-up truck in Aberdeen. |
Text: 15 January 2017 Last updated at 00:02 GMT
Marcus Dove says he is inspired by Picasso's idea that "acts of art start with acts of destruction".
"Then I was talking to my grandfather about the war, and I've seen some Bond movies, and the idea came to me - use pyrotechnics to make art," he said.
With help from engin... | An artist is using pyrotechnics and a home-made missile launcher to create his work. |
Text: The Nikkei 225 index closed down 2% at 18,070.21. The dollar fell against the yen following the Fed's decision, which hit shares in Japanese exporters.
Shares in Toyota and Honda dropped 1.4%, while Panasonic was 2.1% lower.
A stronger yen against the dollar affects exporters, as it makes their goods more expensi... | Japan's Nikkei index fell 2% as the yen strengthened against the dollar in the wake of the US Fed's decision not to raise interest rates. |
Text: Security has been tightened at Garissa University College nine months after the attack by militant Islamist group al-Shabab.
Staff reported to work last week to get the campus in north-east Kenya ready.
Last year's attack was the deadliest so far by the Somali-based group in Kenya.
The campus has been closed sinc... | Teaching has resumed at the Kenyan university where 148 students died in a gun attack last April but only a few students have turned up for its reopening. |
Text: The 21-year-old will replace on-loan Charlton keeper Dillon Phillips, who will miss at least six weeks after tearing a medial knee ligament.
Flatt has yet to make his debut for Wolves, but featured in five games on loan at Wrexham last season.
"He's a good lad and he's known by a few of our lads as well," manager... | National League side Cheltenham Town have signed goalkeeper Jonathan Flatt on a one-month loan deal from Wolves. |
Text: The 34 youngsters and two adults from Ahvas Yisroel Community Centre in Stamford Hill, London, became stuck in an area in Kent prone to rock falls.
An RNLI helicopter and three lifeboats rescued them on Monday evening.
The parents have now raised £5,000 and said they would continue to raise funds for the rescue c... | The parents of a group of teenagers, who were saved after being trapped by rising coastal tides, have raised money to thank their rescuers. |
Text: The crash happened on the A496 near the pumping station at Ty'n y Cefn, between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Maentwrog, at about 17:30 GMT on Tuesday.
A person with life-threatening injuries was flown to North Staffordshire University Hospital, Stoke, and one woman was taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.
The road remain... | Two people were taken to hospital after a two-car collision in Gwynedd. |
Text: Andrew Murrison was speaking during Northern Ireland Questions.
He was standing in for Secretary of State Theresa Villiers, who is chairing negotiations at Stomont.
"The outcome of these talks will have a big impact on security in Northern Ireland and we all need to understand that," Mr Murrison said.
"All partie... | A Northern Ireland Office minister has told the House of Commons the outcome of the inter-party talks will have "a big impact on security". |
Text: The four concrete prototypes will be 30ft (9m) long and up to 30ft tall, and will be built in the coming months.
Officials will then spend up to two months testing the walls for tampering and penetration resistance using small hand tools, CBP said.
The four contracts are worth up to $500,000 (£387,000) each.
A c... | Four companies have been chosen to build prototypes for Donald Trump's planned border wall, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said. |
Text: Skippy, nicknamed because of his resemblance to a kangaroo, was born fleeceless on a farm at Chilton Foliat in Wiltshire last week.
Rejected by its mother, the bald newborn has had to be bottle fed and kept warm in a fluffy fashioned fleece.
Sally-Ann Fisher, who is hand-rearing Skippy, said: "We felt a bit sheep... | A lamb born without a fleece is to be spared the chop. |
Text: The Glasgow club announced a two-game closure of a 900-capacity section of the safe-standing area at Celtic Park.
That followed "serious incidents of unsafe behaviour" at previous games.
"The club is continuing to investigate events from the matches against Hearts and Linfield and a number of fans remain suspende... | Some fans will remain suspended even when Celtic reopen the Green Brigade section of their stadium after Saturday's league opener. |
Text: 4 July 2015 Last updated at 07:54 BST
The main contenders are starting to inch closer and closer to the biggest championship in tennis.
But there's one job that's being done extremely well that no-one really gets to see.
Ayshah's been to meet a special worker at Wimbledon.
Summary: | There's just one week left of Wimbledon and we've already been stunned by the skills displayed by players such as Andy Murray, Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic. |
Text: Ex-Navy steward Craig Bryden donned his costume on Friday and caught a bus on his way to hospital in Portsmouth.
He sat next to passenger Courtney Jones whose selfie with the 55-year-old has attracted hundreds of comments online.
Mr Bryden, who has been labelled the "Pompey Pirate", said he wanted to put a smile ... | A Falklands War survivor with incurable lung cancer has become an internet hit after going to his first chemotherapy session dressed as a pirate. |
Text: Simone Brown, 26, got on the tram at Hermiston Gait on Monday but the doors closed behind her, leaving her son, Jayden, locked out.
Ms Brown told the driver to stop but it is understood he decided to drive to the next stop at Bankhead.
An Edinburgh Tram spokesman said they kept a watch on the boy using CCTV.
He s... | An investigation has been launched after a six-year-old boy was left on a platform when his mother boarded a tram in Edinburgh. |
Text: Mr Ealey was best known for his character Matt Musgrove, who appeared in Brookside between 1998 and 2000 and also Hollyoaks from 2000 to 2004.
He was also a popular musician in Liverpool with the band Tramp Attack, and appeared as Ringo Starr in the film In His Life: The John Lennon Story.
Brookside co-star Suzan... | Tributes have been paid to former Brookside and Hollyoaks actor Kristian Ealey who has died at the age of 38. |
Text: The collision happened on the A470, between Church Street in Rhayader and the Llangurig roundabout, shortly after 11:45 GMT on Friday.
Insp Brian Jones of Dyfed-Powys Police said two people in each car were killed.
One other person remains in hospital but the extent of their injuries is not known.
Family liaison ... | Four people have died following a two-car crash in Powys. |
Text: The Australian singer announced the film, called Sister, at Venice Film Festival, said the Hollywood Reporter.
Furler said she had initially been "embarrassed" about her ambition to get behind the camera.
But, after making a video for her song Chandelier last year, she realised she was "pretty good" at directing ... | Singer Sia Furler has revealed she is directing a film starring her frequent collaborator, dancer Maddie Ziegler. |
Text: Projections give her more than 60% of the vote, compared with just over 35% for her rival, Bernie Sanders.
Mrs Clinton is now less than 30 delegates short of the 2,383 needed to win the nomination, according to an Associated Press count.
On Sunday Mrs Clinton and Mr Sanders both campaigned in California, ahead of... | Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has won the primary in the US territory of Puerto Rico. |
Text: Roger Pion crushed the county sheriff's cruisers on Thursday before making his getaway on the farm vehicle.
The 34-year-old was stopped by police in Newport city, northern Vermont, not far from the crime scene.
Sheriff's deputies were unaware of the destruction in their department car park until a resident called... | A farmer in the US state of Vermont who was facing a minor drugs charge is now in more serious trouble after driving a tractor over seven police cars. |
Text: Luke Morton, 23, from Smethwick, West Midlands, was washed off rocks at Mwnt on Sunday, 7 August.
Friend Barry McFadden told the inquest at Aberystwyth his friend had insisted the pair walk around a rock along the coast, despite the rough sea.
The waves dragged him off the rocks when the pair got into difficulty.... | A man who was swept out to sea at a Ceredigion beach was warned by his friend "you're going to get yourself killed", an inquest has been told. |
Text: As many as 4,000 reindeer are involved in accidents with cars every year in Lapland, which is a region of Finland.
The Reindeer Herders Association hopes the reflective spray will help drivers see them during the dark months.
The special spray is being tested on the reindeer's fur and antlers to see if it stays o... | Herders in Lapland are spraying their reindeer with a special paint designed to reflect car headlights. |
Text: Merseyside Police dog Ghost was searching for offenders who had entered premises in Southworth Road, Newton-le-Willows, in the early hours of Tuesday.
Police said the three-year-old German shepherd was found shortly afterwards on the M6 nearby with traumatic injuries after being hit by a vehicle.
His handler PC D... | A police dog run over by a vehicle while trying to track down intruders in St Helens has died. |
Text: George Magraw, 21 and from Ellesmere Port, was taken to hospital on Wednesday after jumping from a 13ft (4m) high platform at Flip Out Chester.
The University of Leeds student is understood to have undergone a lengthy operation on his injuries.
Cheshire West and Chester Council has launched an investigation into ... | A student has fractured his spine at a trampoline park after leaping from a jump tower into a foam pit. |
Text: The victim, named locally as Akbar Masood, was found with stab wounds to his abdomen in Kellett Street at about 04:00 GMT on Friday.
Mohammad Shafiqul Alom, 34, of Kellett Street has been charged with murder, assault and possession of a controlled substance.
He is due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrat... | A man has been charged with murdering a 22-year-old stabbed to death in Rochdale. |
Text: Rennes revealed the 25-year-old has signed a contract with the Ligue 1 side for two-and-a-half years.
Erasmus, who has had spells playing in Europe for Dutch sides Feyenoord and Excelsior Rotterdam, leaves Pirates after playing 51 games and scoring 13 goals over three seasons with the club.
He has won eight caps ... | South African striker Kermit Erasmus has joined Rennes from Orlando Pirates, the French side said on its website. |
Text: 28 April 2016 Last updated at 14:32 BST
This year's Wray Scarecrow Festival, which has been running since 1993, features an "explorers" theme.
Straw-stuffed spacemen, space dogs and a scarecrow version of Star Wars character Chewbacca were among the attractions.
Another scarecrow paid tribute to the late pop star... | Weird and wonderful scarecrows have gone on display at an annual festival in Lancashire. |
Text: 5 September 2015 Last updated at 12:01 BST
The massive crater first formed 10 months ago, and is now a whopping 120 metres wide.
The sinkhole is thought to have been caused by flood erosion in an underground mine.
Although it has destroyed lots of empty holiday homes, officials say there is no danger to local res... | Officials in Russia have been keeping an eye on a giant sinkhole, which has tripled in size. |
Text: Robert Fidler built the castle at Honeycrock Farm in Salfords, Surrey, in 2002 and hid it behind a haystack.
He was first ordered to tear it down in 2008 and has been fighting a legal battle with Reigate and Banstead Borough Council ever since.
An inquiry is hearing his latest appeal against refusal of planning p... | A farmer's fight to stop the demolition of a mock Tudor castle he built without planning permission is being considered by a planning inspector. |
Text: Robin Garton, 69, from Devizes, disappeared on 25 September last year.
Extensive searches were made of Glen Coe by Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team and others following his disappearance.
Police Scotland said members of the public found the body of a man in the Stob Coire Nam Beith area on Wednesday afternoon.
Mr Gar... | The family of an experienced hillwalker from Wiltshire who went missing while on a trip to Scotland have been told of the discovery of a body in Glen Coe. |
Text: Manager Graham Westley confirmed he does not want to retain either player and is hopeful of making two signings before Saturday's game at Barnet.
County are bottom of League Two - six points from safety in spite of their 1-1 draw with Colchester.
"Ben Tozer's been told he can leave the club and Compton's been tol... | Newport County midfielders Ben Tozer and Jack Campton have been told they are free to leave the club. |
Text: A spokesman for the spending watchdog said it would examine the Department of Health and Social Care, "particularly at Noble's Hospital in Braddan".
Written submissions from anybody with views on the services provided by the hospital have been invited.
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Juan Watterson said ... | An £11.1m overspend by the Manx government is to be investigated by Tynwald's Public Accounts Committee. |
Text: The 13-year-old, trained by Martin Keighley, had Triamcinolone Acetonide (TCA) in his system.
The cortisone substance can be used legally to treat horses, but must have cleared their system by racedays.
Keighley faces a disciplinary hearing with the British Horseracing Authority.
Should Any Currency be disqualifi... | Any Currency could be stripped of his win in the Glenfarclas Chase at March's Cheltenham Festival after traces of a prohibited substance were found in a urine sample taken after the race. |
Text: The multi-million pound project will include a new stand, changing rooms and a new playing surface.
Since its inception, the project has been beset by a number of delays and was recently criticised by Derry City Football Club's chairman.
The contract for regeneration works is due to be announced within a fortnigh... | Work will begin on the redevelopment of Brandywell stadium in November, according to Derry City and Strabane District Council. |
Text: The line between Reading and London Paddington will be closed on 27 and 28 December for engineering works.
The hourly services will be diverted via Banbury and Oxford ending at London Marylebone which is two stops away from Paddington on the Underground.
As usual, there will be no train services on Christmas and ... | Rail passengers face journeys of up to 90 minutes longer if they are travelling between south Wales and London over the festive period. |
Text: Wrexham's Gerry McDonagh had the best opportunity of the first half but he missed from six yards.
Home keeper Rory Watson denied Callum Powell and John Rooney twice fired wide as Wrexham drew a third successive game.
A point was enough to see North Ferriby move off the bottom of the table.
Wrexham remain 14th in ... | North Ferriby United ended a run of eight-straight National League defeats with a point in a scrappy game against Wrexham. |
Text: The workers - who deliver and collect cash from post office branches - will walk out on 23 December, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and 2 January, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said.
The action follows a one-day stoppage last week.
The Post Office said that all branches will remain open despite the strikes... | A group of Post Office staff plan a series of strikes over Christmas in a dispute over pay and jobs. |
Text: Tylicki has had spinal surgery and has movement in the upper half of his body but not lower as the result of a T7 paralysis.
He suffered a heavy fall while riding Nellie Dean in Monday's 15:20 GMT race.
"Freddy remains in intensive care and is not receiving any visitors for the foreseeable future," said Lisa Hanc... | Jockey Freddy Tylicki is paralysed from the waist down after a fall in a four-horse pile-up at Kempton on Monday. |
Text: Omeruo, 20, made 14 appearances on loan at Boro last season before playing four games for Nigeria at the World Cup.
"He's someone I love to have because he's a player who came from Chelsea and his mood was always perfect," said Boro boss Aitor Karanka.
Meanwhile, Clayton has reportedly agreed terms on a permanent... | Middlesbrough have confirmed the season-long loan signing of Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo and are close to signing Huddersfield's Adam Clayton. |
Text: The bird returned to the Dunkeld reserve on 18 March, two weeks earlier than expected.
She was joined by her mate a week later and their nest was eagerly watched for the first egg by viewers around the world via webcam.
Lassie, known officially as Lowes Female 15 or LF 15, hatched three chicks at the site last su... | A young female osprey known as "Lassie" has laid her first egg of the season at the Loch of the Lowes nature reserve. |
Text: Solar Bones by Mike McCormack was named the winner of the £10,000 award, which recognises fiction "that breaks the mould".
Published by Tramp Press, the novel follows the recollections of an engineer named Marcus Conway briefly returned from the dead.
McCormack is the third Irish writer to win since the prize be... | A novel written in a single unbroken sentence has won the Goldsmiths Prize 2016. |
Text: The Met Office said an average March-May temperature of 8.97C (48.15F) would be beaten only by 2007 and 2011 in the records, which date back to 1910.
And depending on temperatures in the final three days of May, Scotland could be set for its warmest spring on record.
It would also mean six months of above-average... | The UK is on course for the third warmest spring since records began, forecasters say. |
Text: The rain-affected match saw England limit India to 193-8 from 47 overs, opener Smriti Mandhana hitting 74 before she was run out by Jenny Gunn.
England reached 153-3 from 30.1 overs when the rain fell and curtailed play.
Both Charlotte Edwards (57) and Heather Knight (53) made half-centuries as England returned t... | England beat India by 42 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the first one-day international at Scarborough. |
Text: The activists, including supporters of the Occupy Central movement, are protesting against China's involvement in how Hong Kong's new chief executive will be elected in 2017.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets over the weekend.
Martin Lee, an activist and former legislator, is seen below wearing goggles ... | Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong donned goggles, masks and raincoats to brace for a showdown with police. |
Text: George B left on its first passenger trip from Llanuwchllyn station on the Bala Lake Railway in Gwynedd at 11:00 BST on Saturday.
It was built in 1898 and, originally named Wellington, was used for work at the Dinorwic Quarry.
It was privately purchased in 1965 before being withdrawn from service four years later... | A steam train has completed its first journey in 50 years after being restored to full working order. |
Text: Over the next six weeks, a public consultation will be held in Pembrokeshire and residents can make their suggestions or at drop-in sessions.
It comes as the Treasury cut funds to the Welsh government, and Cardiff Bay slashing council budgets.
Pembrokeshire must save about a quarter of its £200m net expenditure.
... | A council in west Wales has asked the public how to save £50m over the next four years. |
Text: It comes as Travelodge's owners are thought to be preparing to sell it for a potential £1bn.
Travelodge said underlying profits for the year to 31 December 2014 were up 63.5% to £66.2m.
Revenue last year rose 14.9% to £497.2m, while the key measure of revenue per room rose 16.8% to £34.24.
Goldman Sachs, Avenue C... | UK budget hotel chain Travelodge has reported a surge in profits of more than 60%, three years after its near-collapse. |
Text: Some medics at Whitehaven's West Cumberland Hospital have said the move of services such as trauma care to Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary could reduce a patient's chances of recovery.
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust has refuted the allegations.
The trust has been in special measures since July 2013,... | Staff at a troubled hospital trust say patients' lives are being risked due to a 40-mile transfer of key services. |
Text: Andrew Bedford, 27, from Huntingdon, was last seen in Ramsey in Cambridgeshire on 28 September 1990.
Officers reopened the investigation in April and discovered human bones on land off Stocking Fen Road in the town.
Police said new lines had emerged that they were following up after a 25th anniversary appeal prom... | New leads have been uncovered by police trying to solve the murder of a man 25 years ago. |
Text: The 21-year old from Guangdong, who is gay and goes by the pseudonym Qiu Bai, has long campaigned for a change.
Chinese views on homosexuality have softened in recent times and it was decriminalised in 1997.
However discrimination against gay men and women remains prevalent.
Earlier this week, Chinese media repor... | A Beijing court has accepted a woman's case against the ministry of education over textbooks that describe homosexuality as a "psychological disorder", Chinese media report. |
Text: It is believed more than 70 different firms have been contacted in recent years.
This includes contractors in England and Scotland.
On Wednesday, councillors will debate a Sinn Féin motion for council staff to be given the power to remove material from bonfires sites.
It comes weeks after a Belfast apartment buil... | Fears of intimidation have forced Belfast City Council to try to use contractors from outside Northern Ireland to remove bonfire material. |
Text: The Wales management have a reciprocal deal with the French club as part of their coaching team's development.
Toulon fitness coach Paul Stridgeon helps Wales during international periods.
"Shaun is contracted to Wales through to 2019," a WRU statement read.
"The WRU and national squad have a close working relati... | Defence coach Shaun Edwards is not leaving Wales, contrary to a French website claiming he is joining Toulon, says the Welsh Rugby Union. |
Text: She had been asked to give sworn responses to 25 written questions from a conservative legal group.
At least 21 responses used variations of "does not recall", the documents, provided by her lawyer, show.
Mrs Clinton denies handling classified information in her private emails.
Questions over her use of a private... | US Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has said she cannot recall key details about using a private email server while secretary of state, documents show. |
Text: Catherine Johnston, 39, was reported missing on Tuesday. Her car, a white Seat Leon, was later found at Ballintoy Harbour.
A major air and sea search, involving the coastguard and PSNI, is continuing along the north coast.
Coleraine police have now asked for anyone who was in the area and took pictures, to come f... | Police have appealed for help to trace a woman from east Belfast who has gone missing in County Antrim. |
Text: Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Irfan and Shahzaib Hasan have been charged with breaking the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) anti-corruption code.
The charges relate to allegations of spot-fixing during the recent Pakistan Super League (PSL).
All five of the men have played international crick... | Five cricketers provisionally suspended as part of an anti-corruption inquiry have been barred from leaving Pakistan. |
Text: In 2008 archaeologists first explored the site in Wiltshire examining the cremated remains of some 200 adults.
Researchers said their findings showed a "surprising degree of gender equality" despite artists portraying prehistoric man as in charge of the site "with barely a woman in sight".
The findings are report... | A new study of prehistoric bones discovered at Stonehenge has found around half belonged to women. |
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