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Text: After defeating Dundee 5-0 on Friday evening, Celtic knew any points dropped by the Dons would ensure a fourth straight championship.
Ronny Deila has secured the league title and the League Cup in his first season in charge of the club.
"We have achieved a big thing," Deila told his club's official website.
"Hope... | Celtic have won the Scottish Premiership title after nearest challengers Aberdeen lost to Dundee United at Tannadice. |
Text: Images of engineer Thomas Telford, science writer Mary Somerville and physicist James Clerk Maxwell were nominated to be on the polymer notes.
They are set to be issued in Scotland in the second half of 2017.
The final decision will be made after a public vote ends, running from Monday until Sunday 7 February on ... | Royal Bank of Scotland has announced the shortlist of historical figures who could appear on a new £10 note. |
Text: Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) said income at Sandown Bay Academy had dropped by £5m in five years because of a "rapid fall" in pupil numbers.
It said a previously-announced merger with Ryde Academy would now involve the closure of the Sandown site.
Isle of Wight councillors recently voted to ask the government... | An academy chain has said it plans to close a school which has "halved in size and income". |
Text: Chris Jordan had Adam Ball caught for a duck as the hosts were reduced to 2-1.
But Dickson (81) and Denly (78) shared a 162-run second-wicket partnership before the former was caught at backward point off Stu Whittingham.
Whittingham dismissed Denly after tea but Northeast's unbeaten 75 saw the home side close on... | Sean Dickson, Joe Denly and Sam Northeast hit half-centuries as Kent's batsmen dominated against Sussex on day one at Tunbridge Wells. |
Text: Eric Wayman, of Gosberton, near Spalding, was caught following an investigation into a Canadian company which marketed child pornography.
His details were found on the company's customer database and details passed to UK police who raided his home in December 2013.
The 63-year-old was jailed for six months at Lin... | A retired teacher who was caught with indecent images on his computer of boys being spanked has been jailed. |
Text: Gaynor Lewis's husband Haydn died in 2010 after he was given contaminated blood products.
MPs were discussing the scandal, which affected thousands of people between the 1970s and the early 1990s.
Tory MP Alistair Burt said Mrs Lewis wanted the matter resolved so her husband could "rest in peace".
Around 7,500 pe... | A Cardiff woman infected with HIV after her husband was treated for haemophilia wants an apology from the NHS, MPs have been told. |
Text: It took sixth place with 44,286 votes, 4.4% of the total, ahead of the Greens' 3% and beating the Lib Dems in North Wales and South Wales East.
Spokesman David Bevan claimed the assembly benefitted "career politicians", not the Welsh people.
He said the election result was "a foundation stone for the fight-back".... | A campaign to abolish the Welsh Assembly will continue, after it beat the Lib Dems in two of the five regional lists at Thursday's election. |
Text: The US rocket made it back to an ocean platform but landed "too hard" to survive, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted.
The capsule borne by the rocket is heading to the International Space Station (ISS), carrying groceries - including an Italian espresso maker.
By retrieving rockets and recycling them, Nasa contractor S... | SpaceX has narrowly failed in its latest bid to retrieve a rocket booster intact, after a successful launch. |
Text: The defendant in the trial, Erol Incedal, was cleared on Thursday of planning a terrorist attack.
Journalists from organisations including the BBC heard some of the secret evidence, but they have not yet been allowed to report it.
Mr Justice Nicol said he would reveal his decision next Wednesday.
Turkish-born Inc... | Restrictions that prevent the reporting of the detail of a semi-secret terror trial should be lifted, lawyers for the media have said. |
Text: The 21-year-old appeared at Glasgow's Justice of the Peace Court to be sentenced for the driving offences he admitted last month.
He also pled guilty to driving in Nelson Street, Glasgow, without any insurance on 9 September, 2015.
His not guilty plea to telling police he was someone else was accepted.
Prosecutor... | Former Celtic and Hibs footballer Islam Feruz has been fined £3,000 after driving an £80,000 Porsche while disqualified. |
Text: Andrew Barrett, Michael Mealing and Jonathan Hart were being watched by the National Crime Agency before the drop into a field near Faversham last June.
Judge Stephen Kramer QC said it was a "sophisticated and commercial" scheme.
Barrett was jailed for 16 years, Mealing for 12 years and six months, and Hart for 1... | Three men have been jailed at the Old Bailey after using a light aircraft to drop cocaine with a street value of £2.5m over the Kent countryside. |
Text: The singer tweeted: "Your staff have asked me to sing at your inauguration, a simple internet search would show I think you're a tyrant. Bye."
Reports from the US suggest Donald Trump is struggling to find A-list stars to perform at his inauguration.
Beyonce and Aretha Franklin performed at Barack Obama's inaugur... | Charlotte Church has taken to Twitter to turn down an alleged request to perform at US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. |
Text: Phyllida Barlow, Steve Claydon, Helen Marten and David Medalla will find out in November which of them will be the first recipient of the £30,000 prize.
The prize, which will be awarded every other year, is open to artists who have made "a significant contribution to contemporary sculpture".
The four artists will... | Four artists have been shortlisted for the first Hepworth Prize for Sculpture, a new award for UK-based sculptors. |
Text: The 69-year-old will work alongside head coach Darren Wassall until the end of the season, when a review of the club's coaching structure will occur.
In addition to his Rams role, Redknapp has agreed to help Jordan for their next two World Cup qualifiers.
Derby sacked previous head coach Paul Clement in February ... | Former Tottenham and West Ham manager Harry Redknapp has joined Derby County as a football advisor. |
Text: Peter Telfer, 25, denies murdering John Baker in the Calton area of Glasgow on 29 June 2016.
Witness Danielle McNaughton told the High Court in Glasgow that Mr Telfer was "hyper" and allegedly had a knife.
Mr Baker's friend later told the jury how the 76-year-old was his "smiling self" the night before he died.
D... | A murder suspect spoke of a desire to slit someone's throat the day before he allegedly stabbed a pensioner to death, a court has heard. |
Text: During a White House meeting with the companies' chief executives he promised to make investment more attractive through cuts in regulations and taxes.
"We have a very big push on to have auto plants and other plants," he told reporters at the start of the meeting.
Mr Trump met General Motors' Mary Barra, Ford's ... | US President Donald Trump has told the heads of the big three US car giants to build more vehicles in America. |
Text: Academy-graduate Cox, 24, had one year left on his existing deal but has now agreed to stay at New Road until at least 2020.
"I'm a Worcester boy through and through - to sign for another four years is brilliant," Cox said.
"I've been here since I was nine-years-old and never thought of leaving. I want to play my... | Wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Cox has signed a new four-year contract with Worcestershire. |
Text: The scheme is based on the "Games Makers" used at the London Olympics and the charity which is funding it is giving £2.85m towards the project, the council said.
Martin Green, chief executive officer of Hull 2017, said it was a "vital" role needed throughout the year.
Almost 1,000 people have expressed an interes... | Applications have opened for 4,000 volunteers to help with events during Hull's year as City of Culture in 2017. |
Text: The men's team beat Guernsey 4-3 after a dramatic injury-time winner in Fardhem while the women's side beat the Isle of Wight 4-2 at Stenkyrka.
The men will now play Greenland who knocked out Menorca on penalties while the women's side will play hosts Gotland after they defeated Jersey 2-1.
The Isle of Man topped... | The Isle of Man men's and women's football teams have both reached their respective finals at the Island Games. |
Text: Mourinho will let unhappy players go but said United had "not received one single offer they are going to accept".
West Brom have bid £15m for midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, who wants to leave. Everton are interested in the midfielder and forward Memphis Depay.
Wayne Rooney is out of Saturday's game against Midd... | Manchester United have not had a good enough offer for any player they are ready to sell, boss Jose Mourinho says. |
Text: Nibali was pictured being helped up the road for five seconds as he tried to regain ground after a crash on Sunday.
The 2010 Vuelta winner, one of several to fall, had lost 88 seconds with around 30km of stage two remaining.
"I want to publicly apologise for what happened. Especially for the people who are angry ... | Vincenzo Nibali and his Astana team have apologised after the Italian was disqualified from the Vuelta a Espana for being towed by a support car. |
Text: AfD co-founder Alexander Gauland, 76, and 38-year-old economist Alice Weidel will jointly head the campaign.
The party's current co-leader and public face of the party, Frauke Petry, has announced she will not take part.
She suffered a blow on Saturday attempting to set the AfD on a more moderate course.
Ms Petry... | Germany's right-wing, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has picked a new team to lead it into September's general election. |
Text: Two leading newspapers had been forced to remove reports of messages exchanged between Marcela Temer and a man convicted of hacking her mobile phone.
The hacker demanded money for withholding information.
The judge said the news blackout violated freedom of speech.
The two newspapers, O Globo and Folha de Sao Pau... | A high court judge in Brazil has overturned a ruling that banned the media from publishing information about blackmail attempts against President Michel Temer's wife. |
Text: 14 May 2012 Last updated at 08:54 BST
These buildings in Denmark were too old and needed to be replaced so this was the quickest way to get rid of them!
It took a massive 58 kilos of explosives to do it!
Watch our video clip.
Summary: | It took years to build, but only seconds to destroy! |
Text: Torrence won silver for the USA at the World Relay Championships in 2014 and claimed another second-placed finish at the Pan American Games in 2015.
He switched allegiances to represent Peru at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
"Detectives learned that there were no obvious signs of foul play," a police statement said.
Amer... | American middle-distance runner David Torrence has been found dead in a swimming pool in Arizona at the age of 31. |
Text: The 34-year-old, then Caroline Fisher, won -53kg bronze at the 2012 European Championships and was reserve for Jade Jones at London 2012.
She retired after competing at the 2014 Manchester World Taekwondo Grand Prix.
Former world champion and former team-mate Sarah Stevenson called Facer an "incredible person and... | Former GB Taekwondo fighter Caroline Facer has died two years after being diagnosed with breast cancer. |
Text: The stone memorial is on the banks of Llyn Egnant - one of the famous Teifi pools - near the village of Ffair Rhos in Ceredigion.
He died last year at the age of 86.
A prominent figure in the Welsh fishing community, Mr Morgan once took the former US President Jimmy Carter on a fishing trip in mid Wales and they ... | A memorial has been unveiled in Ceredigion to commemorate the acclaimed fisherman and broadcaster Moc Morgan. |
Text: Lowe, 36, whose partners have included Olympian Greg Rutherford and Hollyoaks star Ricky Whittle, said it was "a very difficult decision for me".
She joined BBC One's Strictly in 2009, having won Australia's Dancing With the Stars in 2006.
Strictly was "everything that I dreamed it would be and more", she said.
"... | Strictly Come Dancing is saying goodbye to professional dancer Natalie Lowe after she decided "with a very heavy heart" to leave the show. |
Text: David Lord, 87, of Croydon Road in Westerham, Kent, lost control of his Audi on the High Street in Westerham at 10:30 GMT on 24 December 2015.
It mounted the footpath and smashed through a window of Costa Coffee, killing 74-year-old Valerie Deakin, from Udimore, East Sussex.
Lord previously denied the charge.
A f... | A man has pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after his car crashed into a coffee shop, killing a woman. |
Text: Reynolds strangled the 17-year-old in 2012, four years after a caution for trying to strangle another teenager.
Devon and Cornwall Police are investigating West Mercia Police's earlier dealings with the killer, from Wellington, Shropshire.
Seven officers received misconduct notices in September and November.
Geor... | An eighth West Mercia Police worker has been issued with a misconduct notice over dealings with Georgia Williams killer Jamie Reynolds. |
Text: The team at Anglia Ruskin University analysed translations from ancient Iraq or Mesopotamia.
Accounts of soldiers being visited by "ghosts they faced in battle" fitted with a modern diagnosis of PTSD.
The condition was likely to be as old as human civilisation, the researchers concluded.
Prof Jamie Hacker Hughes,... | Evidence of post-traumatic stress disorder can be traced back to 1300BC - much earlier than previously thought - say researchers. |
Text: The Wales Under-21 international made his Toffees first-team debut against Krasnodar in the Europa League in December 2014.
The 21-year-old right-back could feature against Leeds on Saturday.
Barnsley boss Paul Heckingbottom told the club website: "He fits the profile in terms of what we're looking for and the wa... | Barnsley have signed Everton defender Gethin Jones on loan until the end of the season. |
Text: The Sun on Sunday published a video allegedly showing Vardy abusing a Japanese man on Sunday, 26 July.
After investigating, Leicester opted against sacking Vardy, 28, after taking into account his "prompt apology".
"Jamie has been reminded of his responsibilities," said the club.
The Foxes added Vardy's fine woul... | Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has been given a "substantial" fine and ordered to undergo diversity awareness training by the club after claims he made a racial slur in a casino. |
Text: They say the 12.4 sq km section is among the largest ever witnessed to come away from the ice stream's calving front.
Satellite imagery suggests the break-up occurred sometime between 13 and 19 August.
Jakobshavn is a major drainage channel for the Greenland ice sheet, producing roughly 10% of its icebergs.
Once ... | Scientists are studying a big mass of ice that has broken off the Jakobshavn Glacier in Greenland. |
Text: The accident happened at about 07:00 BST in Newbottle, Houghton-le-Spring.
The car, driven by Adam Brennan, from Shaftbury Park in Hetton-le-Hole, left the A690. The 40-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
The eastbound carriageway of the road was closed briefly for emergency services to deal with the crash... | A man has died after his car left a busy main road and crashed into a field. |
Text: 14 July 2017 Last updated at 16:00 BST
Featuring a number of different events focusing on BMX, skateboarding and motorcycling to name a few.
There's lots of big air, big tricks, excitement and some pretty bad falls as well.
Jenny has been finding out a bit more, so if you want to find out a bit more check out the... | One of the biggest extreme sports competition in the world, the X-Games has been bringing the world of extreme sports to the mainstream since 1995. |
Text: Velindre NHS Trust wants to build a new Velindre Cancer Centre on land north of Whitchurch Hospital playing fields.
It would include a specialist cancer treatment centre, facilities for learning, research and development.
Access is proposed from the Coryton interchange and emergency access via Hollybush Estate.
S... | An outline planning application is due to be submitted for a new cancer centre in Cardiff. |
Text: Scientists have just discovered that reindeer could actually be helping to protect the North Pole from climate change.
They can do this by eating plants in the Arctic, according to a science publication called Environmental Research Letters.
Munching on shrubs like this allows the surface of the Earth to be more ... | Reindeer are even more amazing than we thought. |
Text: The fire broke out just before 05:00 local time [23:30GMT] on Friday in a restaurant and spread to the hotel next door in Pratapgarh town in Uttar Pradesh state.
Most of the hotel guests were asleep when the fire started, police said.
Officials said the cause of the fire was an electric short circuit.
"The deaths... | At least 10 people have been killed and several others were injured when a fire that broke out in a hotel in northern India, police said. |
Text: The newly created role is part of a wider reorganisation of the corporation.
Moore, who brought The Great British Bake Off to BBC One, will start her new job on 25 January and will report to acting director of TV Mark Linsey.
She said: "I'm honoured to lead the BBC's channel portfolio into the future at such a si... | Controller of BBC One Charlotte Moore has been appointed as the BBC's new controller of TV channels and iPlayer. |
Text: Jack Adcock, who had Down's syndrome, died of a cardiac arrest at Leicester Royal Infirmary in February 2011.
Hadiza Bawa-Garba was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence. Sister Theresa Taylor was cleared of the same charge.
Agency nurse Isabel Amaro, 47, was found guilty of the same charge on Monday.
... | A doctor has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a six-year-old boy who was "seriously neglected" in hospital. |
Text: The local hotel chain bought Ireland's tallest office block in May for £6m.
But major refurbishment means it will not open as a 200-bedroom, 4-star hotel until 2018.
The company says it will create more than 150 new jobs.
The building will also contain apartments and office accommodation.
It will be called Belfas... | The Hastings Group says its new hotel project at Windsor House in Belfast city centre will cost £30m. |
Text: Karius, 22, completed a medical on Tuesday and will officially begin a five-year contract on 1 July.
He said that speaking to Liverpool boss and fellow German Klopp "convinced" him the move was the right decision.
Karius kept nine clean sheets in 34 league games last season as Mainz finished sixth in the Bundesli... | Liverpool have confirmed the £4.7m signing of Germany Under-21 goalkeeper Loris Karius from Jurgen Klopp's former club Mainz. |
Text: But as what may be the world's smallest electorate gathers to replace the late Lord Avebury as an elected hereditary Liberal Democrat peer, a clash of Liberal dynasties looms.
Three current Lib Dem hereditaries are entitled to vote: Lord Addington, the descendent of a Conservative MP from the 1880s; the Earl of G... | I suppose that, pretty much by definition, a by-election to replace an elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords is a dynastic affair…. |
Text: More than 400 members of the service across 86 stations and three contact centres will be working on Sunday.
The restaurants will deliver lunches to the stations on Christmas Eve or Day, depending on the area, as a gesture of goodwill.
The Ambulance service said it would meet the cost of supplying extra meals so ... | About 30 pubs and restaurants in Wales have agreed to feed Welsh Ambulance Service staff working on Christmas Day. |
Text: The elderly woman can be seen in a picture posted on social media sitting in her wheelchair unattended.
Another passenger said she found the woman at a boarding gate alone.
She was reportedly left at 19:00 for an Easyjet flight which was delayed until 22:00 on Sunday.
A representative from OmniServ said: "We are ... | A firm employed at Edinburgh Airport to give special assistance to reduced mobility passengers has launched an investigation after a grandmother was reportedly left on her own for hours. |
Text: The Australian went into the final round tying with Scott Piercy at the top of the leaderboard but finished three behind US Open winner Johnson after a bogey on 15 and a double on 16.
American Piercy finished in outright second after a birdie on 18.
Jordan Spieth shot a three-under 67 to finish tied for fourth.
R... | Dustin Johnson shot a four-under-par 66 to win the WGC Bridgestone Invitational after world number one Jason Day endured a torrid finish. |
Text: The group, which is based in Leamington Spa, and has been manufacturing its stoves in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, since 1930, said it had agreed a sale with the Middleby Corporation.
The US firm said it would carry out a strategic review of operations later in the year, once the deal is completed.
It said it plann... | The cast-iron cooker maker Aga Rangemaster is to be sold to a US firm in a deal valued at £129m. |
Text: 7 July 2016 Last updated at 21:06 BST
The family was also sent a "hate-filled letter" containing threats.
The Polish Embassy confirmed a consul would visit the family and said "we are very saddened by this attack".
Insp Darren Green, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "I am appalled by this crime. Hate crime has... | The home of a Polish family has been damaged in an arson attack police say was racially motivated. |
Text: What didn't happen can sometimes spook people as much as what did.
The initial market reaction appeared relatively sanguine, sparking bafflement in some quarters.
But this piece in the Telegraph argues that this is because the markets have yet to grasp the scale of the rift between EU creditors and the new Greek ... | The implications of the vote in Greece continue to dominate in terms of analysis. |
Text: Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International released a report criticising conditions at a detention centre on the island of Nauru.
The report concluded that Australia must intentionally allow abuse of detainees to deter asylum seekers.
A statement from the Immigration Department criticised Amnesty for not consul... | Australia's government has "strongly" refuted claims it deliberately ignores abuse of asylum seekers. |
Text: Argentine Caballero, 35, signed from Malaga in 2014, while 31-year-old Spaniard Navas spent four years at City after arriving from Sevilla for £14.9m.
Director of football Txiki Begiristain said working with Navas, who made 123 league appearances, was "a pleasure".
Clichy and Sagna both joined from Arsenal, in 20... | Goalkeeper Willy Caballero, winger Jesus Navas and full-backs Gael Clichy and Bacary Sagna are all leaving Manchester City this summer. |
Text: The Essex-based firm is to test its PowerPod co-located wave energy generation technology at the north west highland site.
The test site at Kishorn is exposed to moderate waves which are less extreme than the Atlantic Ocean.
A spokeswoman for the company said the lease was initially for a year.
The Kishorn Port i... | Energy company Trident Energy has confirmed that it is to lease the Kishorn Port site for sea trials of its prototype electricity generator. |
Text: Sharapova, seeded fifth, was erratic but served 21 aces to seal a 7-5 7-5 win after two hours and six minutes.
The Russian will next play either top seed Serena Williams or compatriot Margarita Gasparyan in the last eight.
Sharapova, who made seven double faults and 46 unforced errors, said she expected to next p... | Former champion Maria Sharapova battled to a straight-set win over Swiss Belinda Bencic to progress to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. |
Text: The crew of Monday's Sydney to Auckland flight wore All Blacks jerseys, honouring a bet born on Twitter.
The wager was inspired by some social media sparring - an earlier suggestion was for the losing airline to repaint its fleet in opposition colours.
The Kiwis became the first team to defend the Rugby World Cup... | Australian airline Qantas has settled its wager with Air New Zealand after Australia's Rugby World Cup defeat. |
Text: Timothy Bleach, now aged 76 and retired, is alleged to have carried out the assaults while teaching at Weyford Junior School in Bordon, Hampshire.
Twelve women - who were pupils at the school and aged between eight and 11 at the time of the alleged assaults - have made complaints against Mr Bleach.
He denies 62 c... | A teacher sexually assaulted young girls at the school where he worked in the 1970s, a court has heard. |
Text: Prices had jumped by 6% on Wednesday's news that Opec had voted for the first production cut in eight years.
Oil ministers said full details of the agreement would be finalised at a formal Opec meeting in November.
The absence of detail prompted some to have second thoughts about whether the cartel would take act... | The price of oil slipped back in Thursday trading as traders questioned whether the output cut agreed by Opec would be binding. |
Text: The moth was discovered by scientist Dr. Vazrick Nazari when they were looking at a collection of moths from the Museum of Entomology, at the University of California in America.
They noticed that one of the moths was different to the others and didn't match.
After a bit more research the moth was revealed to be ... | A new species of moth has been named after the president elect Donald Trump. |
Text: A court found that Yem Chrin, 56, had reused dirty needles when treating patients in the village of Roka in north-western Battambang province.
Yem Chrin's charge had been reduced from murder to manslaughter. He said he was only trying to help the community.
Unlicensed doctors provide care in many parts of rural C... | An unlicensed Cambodian doctor has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for infecting about 200 people with HIV, some of whom later died. |
Text: Mola, 26, clocked one hour 46 minutes 27 seconds to beat Mexico's Crisanto Grajales by 15 seconds.
With the Brownlee brothers absent, Adam Bowden was the highest placed-Briton, finishing 12th in 1:47.24.
American world champion Gwen Jorgensen won the women's event - her fourth successive victory in Japan - in a r... | Spaniard Mario Mola won his third World Triathlon Series race of the season with victory in Yokohama. |
Text: About 200 S5 students from George Watson's College will take part in a workshop to encourage them to think about their sleeping habits.
Sound Sleep is a programme run by Sleep Scotland to teach the importance of sleep for memory retention.
Experts said teenagers should be averaging nine hours sleep a night.
Howev... | Pupils at an Edinburgh school are taking part in a master class on sleep education as part of their preparation for exams. |
Text: The US-based industrial company said it would supply India with 1,000 new diesel trains over the next 11 years.
The deal includes a $200m investment by GE to build new plants and warehouses.
GE chief executive Jeff Immelt said: "This infrastructure project is further evidence of India's position as a growth engin... | General Electric has won a $2.6bn (£1.7bn) contract from the Indian government to build a fleet of new trains for the country. |
Text: The decision to merge the Town Hall and Westgate markets in Mansfield was taken by the district council.
Some traders believe the merger will mean a drop in footfall.
The move includes £100,000 in improvements to the existing Town Hall marketplace, including better stalls and signage.
Under the changes, street ma... | The merger of two markets in a Nottinghamshire town will go ahead, despite opposition from many stallholders. |
Text: The local authority is to meet the charity Blythswood to look at what help could be offered to people fleeing conflict in Syria.
Council leader Margaret Davidson said that, at the same time, professionals could be sought among the refugees.
The Highlands has been struggling to recruit GPs and consultants.
Caithne... | Medical workers among refugees given shelter in Scotland could be offered vacant health care jobs, the leader of Highland Council has suggested. |
Text: Nottingham Sea Cadets said the youngsters were asked for a photograph but were not aware of who the men were.
Pictures then appeared online with Britain First claiming it was a "Protect the Poppy" day of action.
The Sea Cadets said it does not support the party and asked for the pictures to be removed.
The pictur... | The political party Britain First has been criticised for duping cadets into posing for photographs and claiming they were "guarding" the youngsters. |
Text: A poor display in the fencing cost her as she lost out to overall winner, Germany's Lena Schoneborn.
Murray, 25, could only win 12 of her 35 bouts in the fencing in Berlin.
The Briton was joint fastest in the swimming pool and rode a near-perfect round in the show-jumping.
But because of her fencing score she sta... | Britain's Samantha Murray failed to retain her world title and missed out on automatic qualification for Rio 2016 after finishing fifth at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships. |
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7 July 2015 Last updated at 15:26 BST
The European Parliament will vote on priorities for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on Wednesday.
BBC News explains what's at stake for your steak.
Video journalist: Mohamed Madi
Summary: | What will the proposed EU-US free trade deal mean for the food on your plate? |
Text: UDA member John Boreland, 46, was shot dead in north Belfast last month.
In the dock were Darren McAllister, 33, from Carrs Glen, Belfast, Thomas Pearson, 61, from Cliftondene Park in the city and Thomas O'Hara, 29, from Brownhill Drive, Kilbirnie, Scotland.
They appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court on Thursday... | Three men arrested in the investigation into the murder of a prominent loyalist paramilitary have been charged with perverting the course of justice. |
Text: Authorities in Ferguson have called a state of emergency because of the protests, which means normal rules are temporarily changed, so that the police can get control of the situation.
It comes a year after an 18-year-old called Michael Brown was shot dead by a white police officer.
The officer was not punished a... | More than 100 people have been arrested in the US city of Ferguson, during protests to mark the anniversary of the death of a black teenager. |
Text: The award has been given by France Football every year since 1956, but for the past six years it became the Fifa Ballon d'Or in association with world football's governing body.
The French magazine will continue to run the award and will announce more details on Tuesday, 20 September.
Fifa ran a separate World Pl... | Fifa has ended its association with the Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player. |
Text: Mr Jackson, who lost his Peterborough seat at the general election, will join Mr Davis' team at the Department for Exiting the European Union.
The politician said he was "honoured" to have been offered the influential role at such a "historic juncture".
The Brexit campaigner represented the city in Parliament for... | Former MP Stewart Jackson has been hired as a special adviser and chief of staff to Brexit Secretary David Davis. |
Text: Grainger, 41, won silver in the double sculls at this year's Rio Olympics - the fifth Olympic medal of her career.
The ball at Battersea Evolution was hosted by double Olympic bronze-winning diver Tom Daley and Strictly Come Dancing co-host Claudia Winkleman.
The GB women's hockey team, who claimed gold in Rio, w... | Scottish rower Katherine Grainger won the Olympians' Olympian award at the 2016 Team GB ball in London. |
Text: The veteran left-winger - who started off as rank outsider - won by a landslide over his three rivals.
First Minister Carwyn Jones praised Mr Corbyn for his "impressive" win.
But Prof Richard Wyn Jones of Cardiff University said the Tories will hope it will "make things easier for them" in key marginal seats in M... | Welsh Labour's chances at the assembly election could be hit by Jeremy Corbyn's leadership contest victory, a political expert has claimed. |
Text: The activists have been banned from Heathrow and will have to do unpaid community work.
The barrister representing four of the activists earlier said the group had acted on "deeply-held beliefs".
They were found guilty last month of aggravated trespass and entering a security-restricted area.
During the trial the... | Thirteen climate change protesters whose demonstration at Heathrow caused 25 flights to be cancelled have been handed six-week suspended sentences. |
Text: The pair retained their individual dressage gold at August's Rio Games.
Dujardin - who revealed in 2015 that Valegro would be retired after Rio 2016 - told BBC Points West last month: "I owe it to him to finish at the top.
"I want everyone to remember him as the horse he is - a hero. What he has done for the spor... | Triple Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin's horse Valegro will be retired from competition at December's 2016 London Horse Show at Olympia. |
Text: Pauline Cafferkey was readmitted to a specialist isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London this month.
She was being treated for complications after tests showed the infection was still present in her system.
Last week her condition was described as "critical", but the hospital said she was now "serious... | The condition of a Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola while working in West Africa has improved, according to the hospital where she is being treated. |
Text: The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said the probe was related to "financial irregularities" at the insurer.
It did not identify individuals or say if they still worked at the business.
RSA Insurance was forced to inject £200m into its Irish unit in 2013.
The company subsequently tapped shareholders for cash t... | The UK accounting watchdog is to investigate the conduct of individuals working for the Irish unit of RSA Insurance in the run-up to its bailout by its UK parent company. |
Text: Homes, the local shop and post office in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant were affected by the incident on Friday afternoon.
A pub landlord told BBC Wales the road around Market Square "was like a river".
United Utilities, which owns the pipe, is investigating the incident, which affected about 50 properties.
A spokesman ... | A burst water main which flooded properties in a Powys village has been fixed. |
Text: The estate, to include schools, shops, an industrial estate and traveller sites will be built on green field land between Loughborough and Shepshed.
Garendon Park and Countryside Protection Group, who oppose the plans, intend to apply for a judicial review.
Charnwood Borough Council's planning committee said the ... | Plans for 3,200 new homes in Leicestershire, described by opponents as "unviable", have been approved. |
Text: Then Omar Kharbin converted a bold, Panenka-style stoppage-time penalty to earn victory over Uzbekistan and make an appearance at Russia 2018 a realistic goal.
Syria, in fourth, move within one point of their opponents in Asian Qualifying Group A. The top two qualify automatically, with the third-place side advan... | It was goalless after 90 minutes and Syria's dreams of qualifying for their first World Cup were fading fast. |
Text: Mr Black, 52, a father of two from Cookstown, was shot dead on the M1 motorway as he travelled to work at Maghaberry Prison in November 2012.
Sean McVeigh, of Victoria Street, Lurgan, County Armagh, had been charged with his murder.
That charge and another of possessing an assault rifle with the intent to endange... | Charges have been dropped against a man charged with the murder of County Tyrone prison officer David Black. |
Text: Former five-weight world champion Mayweather retired unbeaten in September 2015 after 49 bouts.
Ireland's UFC lightweight champion McGregor, 28, claims he has signed his half of the deal to fight the American.
"I think the fight will happen" said 40-year-old Mayweather. "We have to give the people what they want ... | Floyd Mayweather says there is a "90% chance" he will take on Conor McGregor if he returns to the ring as it is "the only fight that makes sense". |
Text: The new deal sees the removal of a relegation release clause which was included when the 33-year-old joined the Sky Blues on an 18-month contract in January.
Manager Mark Robins told the club website that Beavon had impressed.
"Stuart is is a model professional with a tremendous attitude and can play a significan... | Striker Stuart Beavon has signed a new two-year contract with League Two side Coventry City. |
Text: The move comes after the company was "named and shamed" by the UK government.
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills published a list of companies which were found to have failed to pay the legal minimum.
G1 Venues, which is run by entrepreneur Stefan King, was one of the biggest offenders.
It was foun... | Glasgow-based leisure chain G1 has ended the deduction of wages to pay for uniforms and training. |
Text: Two men entered Ms Caceres' home on Thursday and shot her dead, Hugo Maldonado, of the Honduran Committee for the Defense of Human Rights, said.
Her mother said Ms Caceres had been killed "because of her struggle" for indigenous and environmental rights.
Ms Caceres had told police she had received death threats.
... | Award-winning Honduran indigenous rights activist Berta Caceres has been killed in the western town of La Esperanza. |
Text: A total of 87.7% of patients were seen within a four-hour target time compared with 84.3% the year before.
However, the 95% target was not reached once over the 15 months to March.
The Welsh government said the vast majority of patients receive intervention or assessment within two hours of arrival at A&E units.
... | Hospital A&E department waiting time targets to see and treat patients have improved on the previous year, latest figures show. |
Text: Police believe she was attempting to swim across to Cardiff Bay when the alarm was raised at about 21:55 BST.
South Wales Fire and Rescue tweeted she had got in trouble in the middle of the bay and was treading water to stay safe.
She was rescued by a fire service boat and treated by paramedics.
Summary: | A woman was rescued from the water off Penarth after getting into difficulty in the sea on Saturday night. |
Text: The 54-year-old's Kawasaki and the Mini Cooper had been travelling in opposite directions when they collided at about 15:00 BST on Saturday.
Paramedics pronounced the motorcyclist, from Littlehampton, dead at the scene in Lyminster Road, Lyminster, Sussex Police said.
A man, 52, and a woman, 48, from Bognor Regis... | A motorcyclist has died in a head-on crash with a Mini. |
Text: Celtic Park will be the first ground in Scotland to pilot the use of the rail seats that can flip back to allow spectators to stand.
The area will accommodate 3,000 supporters.
It will be in use for all domestic matches, but the seats must be fixed down for all European games because of Uefa regulations.
The area... | Celtic have begun the process of installing rail seats in their new "safe-standing" area of their stadium. |
Text: Seven-month-old Amelia Crichton was found unresponsive at an address on Slater Lane, Leyland, in the early hours of 19 April, police said.
The baby suffered cardiac arrest and was taken to Manchester Children's Hospital where she died from head injuries two days later, officers said.
Jennifer Crichton, 34, from L... | A woman has been charged with the murder of her baby daughter. |
Text: The rules will start being used from August - the start of the next football season.
Let us explain more.
Not in the pool, but on the pitch! It's a kind of cheating that's been a problem for years.
It's when players fall to the ground, pretending they've been fouled.
It's also known as "simulation".
Catchy, eh?
I... | New Football Association rules mean that footballers in England can be punished for "diving" during a match, even after the game has finished. |
Text: The 25-year-old has agreed a three-year deal at the Madejski Stadium, subject to receiving international clearance.
"He is a creative player who can play off either side of the pitch," said Reading manager Steve Clarke.
"His style of play should complement the players already here and we look forward to Paolo joi... | Reading have signed Peru international winger Paolo Hurtado from Portuguese club Pacos de Ferreira. |
Text: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 53.21 points to 16,484.99.
The S&P 500 climbed 8.53 to 1,921.27, while the Nasdaq composite gained 39.02 points to 4,542.61.
Rumours that China was considering a stimulus package lifted US markets from falls in morning trading.
"There was a lot of talk of maybe additional Chi... | (Close): Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday, helped by gains in oil prices and hopes that China would add stimulus to boost its struggling economy. |
Text: A "cyber-spying virus" was found in the networks of about 20 organisations, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said.
The report comes as Russia stands accused over data breaches involving the Democratic Party in the US.
The Russian government has denied involvement and has denounced the "poisonous anti-Russian" r... | A "professional" cyber attack has hit Russian government bodies, the country's intelligence service says. |
Text: The Smiler at Alton Towers was shut on Saturday after the guide wheels hit riders in the face and shoulder as it went up an incline.
A spokeswoman for the park said they had been working with designers to review and replace elements connected to part of the ride affected.
She said the £18m ride opened at 10:30 GM... | A roller coaster has reopened five days after wheels fell off and hit four people in the front carriage. |
Text: The students posted messages joking about child abuse, sexual assault, paedophilia and the Holocaust.
Members of the group also directed several racial slurs at minorities, said the report.
Free speech advocates criticised Harvard's actions saying the punishment was "draconian".
Information about Harvard's action... | "Obscene" memes posted on a private Facebook page have cost 10 students their place at Harvard, reports the college's newspaper. |
Text: Ansari has a glittering academic record and said his decision would only have been a negative act if he had had the talent to be one of the very best.
"In my own mind at least I was not, or have not been, a super successful cricketer, it did not feel like I was giving up something," he said.
"If I was Joe Root or... | Former England and Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari insists he was not "giving up" when he retired at the age of 25. |
Text: A spokesman said talks between the British Medical Association and NHS Employers had been "constructive".
However, the two sides "are not able to prevent the industrial action planned".
The strike begins at 08:00 GMT across England and could affect thousands of NHS patients as junior doctors will only provide eme... | Talks to resolve the junior doctors dispute will "not prevent" strike action on 12 January, conciliation service Acas has said. |
Text: Guptill, sidelined for a month with two separate hamstring strains, had an lbw dismissal on 62 overturned on review, as he put on 180 with Ross Taylor (66).
Skipper AB de Villiers had hit 72 in 59 balls in South Africa's 279-8, but the Kiwis won with five overs to spare.
The series is tied at 2-2, with the decide... | Martin Guptill struck 11 sixes in an unbeaten 180 as New Zealand levelled the one-day series against South Africa with a seven-wicket win in Hamilton. |
Text: Resuming on 59-3, the 19-year-old opener made a patient 124, supported by a quickfire 65 from Adam Rossington.
Josh Cobb (96) also piled on the runs before falling to Paul Coughlin (5-49) as Northants were bowled out for 338, a lead of 172.
Durham then lost Keaton Jennings shortly before stumps as they closed 94 ... | Max Holden's maiden first-class century helped Northants to a big first-innings lead over Durham at Chester-le-Street. |
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