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Text: It is one of the most complete sets ever found in the state.
The animal was an adult male in its 40s, and researchers excavated its skull, tusks, vertebrae and other bones, says the Detroit Free Press.
The discovery was an accident. The farmers were digging a drainage ditch when they hit what they first thought w... | Two farmers in rural Michigan have uncovered a woolly mammoth skeleton in a soybean field. |
Text: Francis Saili's 76th-minute try clinched maximum points.
It leaves Blues trailing the Irish province by six points in the race for sixth place with two games to play.
Danny Wilson's team are three points ahead of Ospreys, who they face in Judgement Day IV in Cardiff's Principality Stadium on Saturday.
Ospreys are... | Cardiff Blues face an uphill battle for European Champions Cup qualification after Munster's 27-19 bonus-point Pro12 win over Edinburgh. |
Text: Morgan Joyce Varn, 24, was arrested after she invited a man to her home in order to rob him at gunpoint, says Lancaster County Sheriff's Office.
She has been charged with armed robbery, kidnapping, and malicious injury to personal property.
It is unclear whether she has had a procedure to tattoo her eyeballs, or ... | A police mugshot of a South Carolina woman is drawing attention due to her striking black eyeballs. |
Text: The Indomitable Lions took the lead at the end of the first half when Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa scored his first international goal.
Australia's captain Mark Milligan equalised from the penalty spot in the 60th minute after Alex Gersbach was brought down inside the box.
The draw makes it very unlikely that the A... | Cameroon's hopes of progressing to the next stage of the Confederations Cup in Russia were dented by a 1-1 draw with Australia on Thursday. |
Text: The project will involve the restoration of the Grade A listed Killeavy Castle and its outbuildings.
The castle was bought in 2013 by Jaramas Investments NI.
The firm is controlled by Mick Boyle, an Australian with family roots in the Killeavy area.
Invest NI Chief Executive Alastair Hamilton said the project rep... | A plan to develop a luxury hotel and spa on the slopes of Slieve Gullion in County Armagh is to benefit from a grant of almost £1m from Invest NI. |
Text: Nearly 50,000 supporters gathered at the Stadium of Light on Easter Sunday to watch Sunderland beat Newcastle 1-0.
Northumbria Police had raised concerns ahead of the late afternoon fixture, which kicked-off at 16:00 BST for the first time in 14 years.
But police said fans represented themselves and their clubs "... | Police have praised the vast majority of fans for a "passionate and peaceful" Wear-Tyne derby. |
Text: The TFF was fined 23,000 lira ($7,900; £5,300) for dismissing Halil Ibrahim Dincdag, 38, in 2009.
The federation claimed Mr Dincdag was "unfit" for military service and thus unable to work as a referee.
Mr Dincdag said he would appeal against the amount, but called the ruling "a victory".
"Winning this case mean... | An Istanbul court has ordered the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) to pay compensation for sacking a referee on the grounds of his homosexuality. |
Text: Her brother, Dale Payne, said the 18-year-old had not been depressed at all when she went missing in Coventry on 14 December 1991.
He was speaking at the trial of two men accused of her murder.
Miss Payne has not been seen since she left her boyfriend and child to walk a short distance to her parents' house. Her ... | Nicola Payne had been excited about a forthcoming house move at the time of her disappearance, a court has heard. |
Text: It announced that its retail arm saw a rise in operating profit to £456.8m in the 12 months to the end of March.
This included a 50% rise in profits from retail energy supply. It made an average profit of £69 from each dual fuel customer, it said.
This, it said, returned profit to a similar level seen in 2012-13.... | Energy company SSE has reported a 40% rise in profits from its retail arm, despite losing more than 500,000 customers over a year. |
Text: The 20-year-old "will join the club on a two year loan period with obligation to buy" a statement from the club said.
The club's website describes him as " a very physical player with good technique, good pace and stamina, capable of playing in different roles."
He played 29 times for Atalanta last season scoring... | Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie has signed for AC Milan from Italian rivals Atalanta. |
Text: Wilson, who can play in defence or midfield, had two loan spells with the Cherries in 2007.
The 28-year-old spent six seasons at Stoke, making more than 150 appearances, and has been capped 24 times by his country.
He missed out on the Republic's Euro 2016 squad with a knee injury.
Stoke manager Mark Hughes said ... | Bournemouth have signed Republic of Ireland international Marc Wilson from Stoke City on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee reported to be £2m. |
Text: The 30-year-old was a free agent after leaving Championship side Leigh Centurions in May.
Chase left the Tigers in 2014 for Salford, when his impressive form earned him England recognition.
"I've been thinking about my Cas days, as those were the times when I was really happy," he said.
"When the opportunity came... | Super League side Castleford Tigers have re-signed stand off Rangi Chase until the end of the season, with an option for a further year. |
Text: The 25-year-old Romanian tore an ankle ligament during the Italian Open final.
"I'm keeping my fingers crossed," said Halep, the beaten finalist at Roland Garros in 2014. "Doctors say it's 50-50 at the moment but it's made good improvement since Sunday."
British number four Tara Moore will not be in Paris after l... | World number four Simona Halep says she has only a "50-50" chance of being fit for next week's French Open. |
Text: Weeden trailed Dudgeon by nine seconds entering the final lap but took the lead at the Bungalow and held on to win by just 0.674 seconds after 151 miles.
The 22-year-old from Kent said: "I'm lost for words. I am so happy to win."
Joe Akroyd completed the podium finishing 32.491 seconds down on Manx racer Dudgeon.... | Tom Weeden recorded a 121.062mph lap to overtake long-time leader Andrew Dudgeon and win the Senior Manx Grand Prix by less than one second. |
Text: Hassan was due to appear in court charged with assaulting a police photographer after a match.
The photographer read the social media post and dropped his case against the former striker, who is now coach of Egyptian side Al-Masry.
"Her words made me sad," Reda Abdelmaged told reporters.
"I saw what Hossam's kid ... | Egypt's all-time leading scorer Hossam Hassan has been spared a possible prison sentence - thanks to his daughter's emotional Facebook message. |
Text: Davide Nicola made the deal in April, when Crotone looked certain to go down.
But they won six of their final nine matches of the season to avoid the drop by two points, after having won just three games from their previous 29.
The 44-year-old arrived in his home town of Vigone near Turin on Sunday - nine days af... | A Serie A manager has completed a 1,300km bike ride up the length of Italy, after telling his players he would do so if they avoided relegation. |
Text: Spencer, 24, spent three years at Birmingham, who finished sixth last season - 19 points behind Emma Hayes' title-winning Chelsea side.
Bailey, 20, is an England Under-23 international and played in the 2013 European Women's Under-19 Championship.
"I want homegrown, English players who want to grow with us," said... | Chelsea Ladies have signed goalkeeper Becky Spencer and midfielder Jade Bailey from Birmingham City Ladies and Arsenal Ladies respectively. |
Text: The 24-year-old Glasgow Warriors full-back is returning home from New Zealand after suffering a fracture in a facial injury.
He was on his second Lions trip, having been involved in Australia in 2013.
"He'll be back next season and he'll be back on another Lions tour, I've no doubt," Barclay told BBC Scotland.
Ho... | Stuart Hogg will recover from his injury setback to tour again with the British and Irish Lions, according to Scotland captain John Barclay. |
Text: Rick Minns, nicknamed Ruddy Muddy, creates his works of arts in the mud, grease and dust on unwashed vans.
He has used his "graffilthy art" to depict an image of Corrie Mckeague, who has been missing since September.
Mr Mckeague's mother Nicola Urquhart said it was "amazing" and hoped the "unusual" artwork would ... | An artist who uses dirty vehicles as a canvas has joined in the search effort for a missing RAF serviceman. |
Text: Eloise Aimee Parry, 21, from Shrewsbury, died on April 12 after taking more than the recommended dose.
Police said the tablets were believed to contain dinitrophenol, known as DNP, which is an industrial chemical.
Before she died, she spoke to Glyndwr university student guild vice president Marc Caldecott about s... | A student who died after taking diet pills she bought online had wanted to warn others of the dangers they posed. |
Text: The tree in Paddock Wood was due to be taken down at the start of January but the dove can't be disturbed.
In the UK, all wild birds, their nests and their eggs are protected by law.
The council discovered the dove when they started to remove Christmas decorations from the tree.
A spokesperson said: "Paddock Wood... | A Christmas tree in a town in Kent can't be taken down because a pregnant dove has nested in it. |
Text: Authorities on Sulawesi island said that the ship was reported to have been hit by high waves and its engine had broken down.
Six rescue vessels have been despatched but are being hampered by bad weather.
Local search and rescue agency chief Roki Asikin said they were due to reach the ship early on Sunday.
There ... | Rescuers are trying to reach a passenger ship which is adrift in rough seas off of Indonesia with more than 100 people on board. |
Text: Oil company Exxon Mobil has regained the top slot after Apple shares fell 2.4%, following a 12% drop on Thursday.
Apple, which posted disappointing iPhone sales figures on Wednesday, has seen its shares fall 37% since their record high last September.
Exxon became number one in 2005, traded places with Apple duri... | Apple has lost its crown as the world's most valuable publicly traded company after its shares continued to fall. |
Text: Saviano, 35, hit 18 goals and 30 assists in 56 games during his first season with the Belfast club.
He netted four goal against Fife in February which earned him an Elite League Player of the Week award.
"Having Savy back in Belfast for a second season is great for our team. He works hard every time he steps on t... | American forward Steve Saviano is remaining with the Belfast Giants for the 2017/18 Elite league season. |
Text: Mr Brewster, 29, died of stab wounds in the Llanedeyrn area of the city on Sunday, 12 June.
Robert Lainsbury, 22, originally from Kidderminster, has been charged with his murder along with Dwayne Edgar, 29 from Llanedeyrn.
Police now want to speak to Jake Whelan, 23, also from Kidderminster.
Mr Whelan is known to... | A second man has been charged with the murder of Lynford Brewster in Cardiff and police are appealing for a third man to come forward. |
Text: National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures show that Jack and Emily were the top names for the last eight and two years respectively.
Leo, Brodie, Harrison, Georgie and Rosie all climbed 2015's list.
Leo climbed 11 places in the boys' list to 13th, Brodie moved up 12 to 31st, and Harrison was up 13 to 35th. Among... | Jack and Emily were once again the most popular baby names in Scotland in 2015. |
Text: Sandra Turnbull told benefit officers she could not walk a step "without pain", but was winched out of a helicopter during a training exercise.
Newcastle Crown Court also heard she was observed walking considerable distances while working at hospitals.
The 45-year-old was sentenced after admitting three benefit f... | A doctor who claimed disability benefits worth more than £22,000 while volunteering as an army reservist has been given a 12-month community order. |
Text: They include two former heads of the Secret Intelligence Service MI6 - Sir Richard Dearlove and Sir John Scarlett.
Former UK ambassador David Manning and UK special representative to Iraq Sir Jeremy Greenstock have given evidence in both public and private.
The Chilcot inquiry is examining the UK's involvement in... | Thirty five people have given evidence to the Iraq Inquiry behind closed doors, it has announced. |
Text: His Vauxhall Astra convertible collided with an Isuzu pick-up on the A467 between Bassaleg roundabout and Rogerstone.
The road was closed following the crash on Friday at about 16:30 BST.
The driver and passenger of the truck are being treated at the city's Royal Gwent Hospital.
It is understood their injuries ar... | A 64-year-old man has died after his car collided with a pick-up truck near Newport. |
Text: In posts to social media sites, the 37-year-old from Aviemore said it was "fun" to be back on a bicycle for the first time in 16 weeks.
The athlete was able to push the pedals on a bike mounted in a fixed position on an indoor turbo trainer.
After the surgery, Smith had been temporarily paralysed on the left side... | Paralympian David Smith has been on a bike for the first time since having life-saving surgery on a back tumour. |
Text: As well as enforcing parking laws, officers are looking out for anything that might tempt thieves.
Some motorists leave Christmas presents on show, an officer, who wanted to remain anonymous, said.
"If we see valuables on show we contact the police crime reduction team who then try and contact the driver with adv... | Civil enforcement officers, formerly known as traffic wardens, are helping to cut crime in Peterborough. |
Text: It is the second sizeable donation the couple - who won £161m on the Euromillions in 2011 - have pledged to the Firhill club.
They put up £750,000 to set up the Thistle Weir Youth Academy.
"The Thistle Weir Youth Academy is absolutely massive for this club," said Thistle chairman David Beattie.
"We are grateful t... | Partick Thistle have received £500,000 towards their youth academy from lottery winners Colin and Christine Weir. |
Text: The BBC's Look North and ITV's Calendar will broadcast jointly on the first anniversary of the Labour MP's death.
Look North's Harry Gration and ITV's Christine Talbot will present from the Market Place in Birstall on Friday.
The programme will be broadcast on ITV1 at 18:00 BST and on BBC One from 18:30 on Friday... | Yorkshire's television news programmes are being brought together for the first time in 49 years to honour the murdered MP Jo Cox. |
Text: Stanford University researchers found abnormal bleeding and lesions in the eyes of three infant boys whose mothers had caught Zika while pregnant.
They want any babies known to be affected by Zika to have eye checks.
The journal of Ophthalmology findings follow another recent study that saw similar eye problems i... | Scientists studying the Zika outbreak in Brazil are becoming increasingly concerned the virus may cause eye damage in babies. |
Text: Rex Rowe said his wife Sandra was pushed by ambulance staff for nearly a mile because Nottingham's Robin Hood Marathon was routed round the hospital.
Mr Rowe said the driver of the non-emergency ambulance tried various routes before walking.
Race organisers said there was a "permanent passage" to the hospital.
Ab... | The husband of a patient who had to be pushed to hospital in a wheelchair has criticised the route of a marathon for blocking the ambulance. |
Text: The suspect can be seen taking the 25-year-old woman across Tennant Street, Birmingham, on 19 October 2014, minutes before she was attacked.
The woman had shown "remarkable courage" by allowing the release of the footage, West Midlands Police said.
An image of a key witness, known as Kevin, has previously been re... | CCTV images of a rape victim being carried nearly unconscious across a street by her suspected attacker have been released by police. |
Text: The 27-year-old, who won silver at last year's world championships, landed a 6.67m jump to finish behind Canada's Christabel Nettey and winner Ivana Spanovic of Serbia.
Fellow Brits Anyika Onuora and Tiffany Porter came fourth in the women's 400m and 100m hurdles respectively.
Compatriot Charlie Grice finished si... | Britain's Shara Proctor produced a season's best to finish third in the long jump at the Oslo Diamond League. |
Text: After an uneventful first half, Rohdell Gordon hit a rebound wide with the goal gaping after Will Hatfield saved.
But his blushes were spared by Goldberg, who headed in Lee Minshull's cross to open the scoring.
And Goldberg sealed victory with his second, a curling strike with seven minutes left.
Summary: | Bromley extended their unbeaten run in the National League to six games thanks to substitute Bradley Goldberg's brace against Guiseley. |
Text: The 25-year-old Dane has been struggling with an ankle problem and missed recent tournaments in Madrid and Rome, dropping to 34 in the world.
The WTA confirmed she would miss the event at Roland Garros, which starts on Sunday.
Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, the world number eight, has also withdrawn because of a ... | Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki has pulled out of the French Open because of injury. |
Text: The Orkney Roastery is the brainchild of Sara Tait and Euan Smith in Kirkwall.
They are already supplying small batches of freshly roasted whole beans and ground coffee to local shops, cafes, restaurants and hotels.
They hope to develop relationships with coffee growers and ultimately sell to businesses outside o... | Orkney's first coffee roastery has been launched, using beans sourced from all over the world. |
Text: Mr Chaleo rose from humble origins to become one of Thailand's richest men, with a wealth estimated at $5bn (£3.2bn) last year.
His pharmaceutical company produced a tonic drink in the 1970s, but it became popular worldwide in the next decade when he went into partnership with an Austrian entrepreneur.
Red Bull ... | The creator of the energy drink Red Bull, Chaleo Yoovidhya, has died. |
Text: Correctly spelling the German-derived word for a dumpling served in soup, Arvind Mahankali outlasted 11 others in two hours of televised competition to win $30,000 (£19,718) on Thursday.
Arvind had finished in third place for the last two years, beaten each time by German-derived words.
He is the 11th Indian Ame... | A 13-year-old New York boy has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee with the Yiddish word "knaidel". |
Text: The Department for International Trade recorded 2,213 inward investment projects, up 11% on the previous year.
The data shows the UK is the most popular destination in the European Union for overseas firms.
However, there is concern over how the UK's vote to leave the EU may affect future investment decisions.
Co... | A record number of investments were made by foreign firms in the UK in the year to April 2016, according to government figures. |
Text: Almost 60 First Nations designers and models have joined forces for the four-day event, which opened on 26 July.
Many of those on the catwalk are current or former foster children.
The event's organiser, former model Joleen Mitton, said she hoped it would give young indigenous people "a sense of their own culture... | Vancouver is holding its first Indigenous Fashion Week (VIFW), spotlighting designs by Canada's aboriginal peoples. |
Text: Walsh, 53, has been a West Indies selector for two years and his contract with Bangladesh will run until the 2019 World Cup in England.
Bangladesh face Afghanistan in three 50-over matches before England visit in October, despite security concerns.
Walsh, who took 519 Test wickets, said the job was a chance to wo... | Former West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh has agreed to become Bangladesh's bowling coach on a three-year deal. |
Text: The drugs were discovered when a lorry was searched on Moorfields Road on 7 May 2016.
The man, who is 25, was arrested in Manchester on Friday morning and brought to Northern Ireland for questioning by the PSNI.
He is due to appear before Ballymena Magistrates' Court on Saturday
He faces charges of supplying a cl... | A man has been charged over the seizure of cannabis with a street value of about £300,000 in Ballymena, County Antrim, last year. |
Text: The Reverend Carol Stone died on Saturday following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
The vicar of St Philip's Church in Upper Stratton and St Peter's Church in Penhill, Wiltshire, Ms Stone underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2000.
The Bishop of Swindon, Lee Rayfield, said: "She was a really true priest who o... | The first serving Church of England transgender vicar has died from cancer at the age of 60. |
Text: The senate voted 59 to 21 in favour of going ahead with the trial against Ms Rousseff, which is likely to be held at the end of this month.
The Senate suspended Ms Rousseff in May over alleged illegal accounting practices.
She says they were common practice under previous administrations.
Following a marathon deb... | The Brazilian Senate has voted to hold an impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, who is accused of breaking the budget law. |
Text: Paul Manning switched to the new fibre optic service after his telephone exchange in Conwy county was upgraded.
But instead of getting advertised speeds of 26Mb/sec - he was left with just 4Mb/sec - half the speed he had using older copper wire technology.
BT said an error in estimating line speeds was made and ... | BT has apologised to a customer after his broadband speed was halved when he signed up for a 'superfast' service. |
Text: The fine relates to incidents in the second minute at Loftus Road, when Canaries full-back Martin Olsson was sent off for handling on the line.
Norwich, who have admitted the charge, went on to lose the match 2-1 on 19 November.
Alex Neil's Canaries are eighth in the second tier after five straight losses.
Meanwh... | Norwich City have been fined £15,000 by the Football Association for failing to control their players in November's Championship defeat by QPR. |
Text: The men produced a dominant display, beating Netherlands 72-55 with Terence Bywater, 38, top scoring for Britain with 18 points.
They will face Turkey in the final on Friday, a team they lost to in the group stages,
However, the women's team suffered a 59-42 loss, also against a Dutch side.
They will play a bronz... | Great Britain's men's wheelchair basketball team have reached the final of the European Championships, but the women's team lost in the semi-finals. |
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The 22-year-old heptathlete cleared 1.97m at the British Indoor Championships, and made an unsuccessful attempt at two metres.
"I'm glad to jump a PB [personal best] but I can't believe I'm a little disappointed with a 1.97m," she said.
Chijindu Ujah won the men's 60... | Katarina Johnson-Thompson set a new British high jump record as she defended her indoor title in Sheffield. |
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Ian Parkhill headed an early goal from a corner and teenager Brad Lyons made it 2-0 with a superb long-range shot.
Aaron Burns revived Linfield's hopes with a firm header from a Ross Gaynor corner before the interval.
The visitors equalised six minutes after the brea... | Linfield came back from two goals down to keep their title hopes alive with a 3-2 win away to Coleraine. |
Text: NHS Highland will use the money on projects in West Lochaber, mid Argyll and on Islay.
The health board is facing difficulties in recruiting GPs to West Lochaber.
Last week, it emerged that it has had to re-advertise for seven doctors to provide cover in the sparsely populated area of the west Highlands.
A new mo... | The Scottish government is to spend £1.5m on testing new ways of delivering healthcare in rural and remote parts of Scotland. |
Text: Michael Davies, 71, had been staying at a hotel with his wife Pat at the holiday resort when he disappeared in the early hours of Wednesday.
The couple, from Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, travelled to Sandown on the island by coach, Hampshire Constabulary said.
Police confirmed the search is continuing across the island... | A police helicopter has been used in the search for a south Wales pensioner who vanished during a coach holiday to the Isle of Wight. |
Text: Marcus the Mystic, a micro pig from Heage, backed Derby County to beat Hull City on Saturday by choosing a plate of apples with a Rams badge.
The pig has previously chosen winners in the Wimbledon tennis men's finals and the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
"He has an absolutely 100% success rate," owner Juliette Stevens sai... | A pig known for sniffing out winners in sporting events has predicted his hometown club to win the Championship play-offs semi-final. |
Text: England, which hosted it in 2013, has already announced it will bid for 2021.
The US proposal has been put forward by Sydney-based sports marketing company Moore Sports International.
If the bid is successful, it would be the first time the competition has been held outside Australasia and Europe since it began i... | The United States has submitted a bid for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup as it seeks to host the tournament for the first time. |
Text: The 30-year-old Jamaican had previously said he would run his final race at the London Stadium in August.
Speaking on Monday, Bolt revealed he had spoken to coach Glen Mills about whether to end his final "emotional" season after competing in London.
"We haven't fully made up our mind on what we're doing yet," he... | Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt says he may carry on running after the 2017 World Championships - but this will definitely be his final season. |
Text: McNaughton, 33, has agreed a one-year deal following his summer release from Wigan.
A broken leg and a serious hamstring injury have limited the former Scotland international to just 12 appearances over the past two seasons.
King, 22, spent the second half of last term on loan at Rangers.
He scored on his Ibrox d... | Inverness CT have signed former Aberdeen and Cardiff full-back Kevin McNaughton and taken winger Billy King on a season-long loan from Hearts. |
Text: The British team had four riders in the top eight on Saturday, with Geraint Thomas taking the yellow jersey.
'Bubble pads' - small raised dots - featured on the upper arms of several Sky riders' jerseys.
Race jury president Philippe Marien said: "It is an actual part of the jersey."
International Cycling Union (U... | Team Sky said they would not "risk cheating" after claims their jerseys were illegally designed for the opening time trial of the Tour de France. |
Text: Paddle in Seattle is being held by activists who say the firm's drilling will damage the environment.
It comes after the first of Shell's two massive oil rigs arrived at the port.
The firm wants to move them in the summer to explore for oil off Alaska's northern coast.
Earlier this week, Shell won conditional app... | Hundreds of people have gathered in kayaks and small boats for a protest in the north-western US port city of Seattle against oil drilling in the Arctic by the Shell energy giant. |
Text: The 26-year-old, capped 37 times, tore cruciate ligaments in his left knee while playing for Waikato Chiefs.
He will have a knee reconstruction and is expected to be out for six months.
New Zealand's first match at the World Cup - against Argentina at Wembley - will be played on 20 September, with the final on 31... | New Zealand fly-half Aaron Cruden said it was a "tough pill to swallow" after learning he could miss the Rugby World Cup through injury. |
Text: Its stock jumped by 70%, boosting its market value from £13bn to £19.6bn.
Shares surpassed a near-35% rise in August 1989 when the Japanese company launched Dragon Quest, a fantasy role-playing game, in the US.
Pokemon Go, a virtual reality treasure hunt where players hunt monsters that appear on their smartpho... | Nintendo has enjoyed its biggest weekly share price gain in more than 30 years following the launch of Pokemon Go. |
Text: Some 48 students, from across the country and Europe, embarked on the five-year degree in veterinary medicine and science at the University of Surrey earlier this week.
Their base, the £45m School of Veterinary Medicine - one of eight in the UK - is still under construction.
Work began earlier this year and is d... | The first batch of students have begun training at the UK's newest school for vets. |
Text: Officers are investigating an incident at Jamia Mosque, Totterdown, on Sunday when bacon was allegedly thrown at the door and abuse shouted at worshippers.
Kevin Crehan, 34, of Springleaze, Knowle, is charged with a racially-aggravated public order offence.
A second man, from Patchway, near Bristol, has also been... | A man has been charged by police in connection with an alleged hate crime in which bacon sandwiches were thrown at a mosque in Bristol. |
Text: The Downton Abbey creator will reunite with composer and lyricist duo George Stiles and Anthony Drewe for the project.
The trio previously collaborated on Cameron Mackintosh's West End and Broadway production of Mary Poppins.
The new show will be created for the West End, although dates and a theatre venue have y... | Julian Fellowes is to write a new musical adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's novel The Wind in the Willows. |
Text: The firm said in a statement that Mr Yim had returned after "assisting in certain investigations" in mainland China.
Neither Mr Yim nor the company were the subject of the investigation, it added.
Several high profile Chinese executives have gone missing or been detained in the past few months.
Guotai Junan Inter... | Hong Kong listed brokerage firm Guotai Junan International says its chairman Yim Fung is back at work, after being missing for more than a month. |
Text: Ian Austin, 83, died in hospital three days after the accident at the junction with the B6357.
He was driving a Honda Jazz which was in collision with an Audi A1.
Police said investigations into the cause of the collision were ongoing and the procurator fiscal had been informed.
Summary: | A Dumfries pensioner has been identified as the victim of a two-vehicle crash on the A75 near Annan on Sunday. |
Text: The Golden State Warrior, 29, was given a sponsor's invite to compete in the Ellie Mae Classic on the Web.com Tour.
His opening shot landed in a golf cart, and he bogeyed three of the first five holes in Hayward, California.
"If you'd told me I was going to shoot 74 going into the round, I'd take that all day, ev... | Basketball player Stephen Curry shot a four-over-par 74 as he made his debut in a professional golf tournament. |
Text: The discussions are aimed at restoring a power sharing executive before Monday's deadline.
Normally the Stormont Estate is the preserve of joggers, and tourists at weekends.
However, on Saturday, politicians and officials will be on site as attempts to make a deal intensify.
Monday's 16:00 BST deadline has focuse... | Representatives of the main political parties and the UK and Irish governments will resume talks on Saturday morning at Stormont Castle. |
Text: Jamar Walker, who had been living in Handsworth, Birmingham, was found with knife wounds in Raglan Road, Smethwick, during the early hours of Sunday.
He had been stabbed in his upper leg, West Midlands Police said.
A 17-year-old boy was also injured but was released from hospital after being treated for a stab wo... | A 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death had been involved in some sort of "fracas" in the street, police have said. |
Text: The 16-year-old clocked 54.49 seconds with Russia's Kolesnikov Kliment winning gold in a world junior record of 53.65.
Ferguson was the second fastest qualifier into the final, having won his semi-final in 54.47 seconds.
He narrowly missed out on making the Irish team for the Olympic Games.
Sligo's Mona McSharry ... | Larne teenager Conor Ferguson swam to a 100m backstroke silver medal at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Hungary on Thursday. |
Text: Officers responded to reports of a man lying in Bridge Street, Girvan, at about 02:30.
The 23-year-old was taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock then later transferred the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Det Insp Alan Sommerville said: "We u... | Police in South Ayrshire are treating an incident where a man was found seriously injured in the street as attempted murder. |
Text: China's domestic security chief, is the most senior Chinese official to visit the country for almost 50 years.
One of the agreements involves China helping train the Afghan police force.
Afghan neighbours are seeking to expand their influence in the country ahead of the pullout of US-led troops from the country i... | China and Afghanistan have signed a range of security and economic agreements during a visit to Kabul by top Chinese official Zhou Yongkang. |
Text: "We once again urge the Philippines to withdraw... from the islands that it is illegally occupying," foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Monday.
It comes after about 50 protesters, mostly students, landed on Pagasa in the Spratly archipelago on Saturday.
They said they wanted to highlight growing Chinese e... | China has expressed anger after Filipino protesters landed on a remote island controlled by the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea. |
Text: Raised levels of the bacteria were found at Staines fire station during a routine inspection but were within "safe parameters".
The building has been in use during the day. Night-time crews have returned after being based at Sunbury.
The fire service said it was "difficult to completely eradicate".
Showers were r... | A Surrey fire station has fully reopened despite traces of legionella bacteria still being found in the building following a six-week outbreak. |
Text: It is understood the arrest was linked to comments on a Facebook page that allegedly sought to justify the Manchester attack.
The man has been charged with the improper use of a public electronic communications network.
He is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court on Monday 19 June.
Summary: | A 19-year-old man from Northern Ireland has been charged in relation to material posted on a social media platform about the Manchester bombing. |
Text: Ahsan Hassan, of Dashwood Avenue, High Wycombe, murdered Zofia Sadowska in a disused kebab shop on 18 September.
Reading Crown Court heard Hassan convinced the taxi driver she was drunk and asleep and later told police the death was part of a suicide pact.
The 28-year-old, who denied murder, will be sentenced on ... | A "deeply controlling, manipulative" man who killed a 20-year-old woman before taking her body home in a taxi has been found guilty of murder. |
Text: 13 October 2015 Last updated at 22:24 BST
He told BBC London she was "much more strong-willed" than he was and so ended up staying for 15 years rather than three months outside his Camden home.
The woman is the subject of a new film, The Lady in the Van, starring Dame Maggie Smith.
It is an adaptation of the writ... | Celebrated writer Alan Bennett says he was "lazy" in his relationship with the woman who lived in a van outside his house. |
Text: Marathon Oil's Brae Alpha platform, 155 miles north east of Aberdeen, was shut down after the Boxing Day gas leak.
"Significant damage" was caused, but no-one was injured.
The HSE said Marathon failed to remove insulation of pipework for inspection since its commissioning in 1983.
Marathon Oil's own corrosion str... | A leak on a North Sea platform was caused by a "catastrophic" failure of pipework which had not been properly inspected for more than 30 years, the Health and Safety Executive has said. |
Text: Mills won gold in Rio with her partner Saskia Clark sailing in the 470 class.
But the 28-year-old from Cardiff is seeking a new challenge and will experiment with the FX class.
"I think this next year's a good opportunity for me to try something else just to keep it fresh and, in a years' time, I can make a decis... | Wales' Olympic sailing champion Hannah Mills is considering changing boats ahead of the Tokyo Games in 2020. |
Text: Developers claim the 100MW project at Glenmuckloch, near Kirckconnel, could generate power for more than a century.
It is the latest in a series of renewable energy schemes planned for the site, which is owned by Buccleuch Estates.
They are part of a project to redevelop the opencast mine as Glenmuckloch Energy P... | Plans to build a major hydro scheme on the site of an opencast mine in the south of Scotland have been revealed. |
Text: Skelton, 24, has joined the Premiership and European champions from Waratahs after the two clubs reached an agreement over his availability.
He has 18 Test appearances for the Wallabies, mainly at lock, having made his debut against France in June 2014.
"We're delighted to be able to bring a player of Will's cali... | Saracens have signed Australia forward Will Skelton on a short-term deal. |
Text: Microsoft researchers have found a way to stabilise films and speed them up to make them more watchable.
To fix the images, the software analyses footage and creates new frames to smooth out camera jumps.
The team is currently working on ways to turn the research into a Windows application.
First-person videos sh... | Help is at hand for anyone who has shot a shaky video while cycling, climbing, kayaking or engaging in any other high-speed sport. |
Text: Rachel Slater, 24, and Tim Newton, 27, from Bradford, have not been seen since setting out to climb Ben Nevis.
The couple were reported missing on Monday 15 February when they failed to return.
The search operation has been hampered by poor weather, however, Police Scotland said the current search was expected to... | The search for a missing couple on Britain's highest mountain has resumed. |
Text: The British number three lost 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3 to Czech Vesely at Roland Garros on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old then clarified earlier comments suggesting he might switch allegiance back to Slovenia.
"I really want to play for Great Britain and I'm still hoping," he said.
"I haven't really thought anything outside o... | Aljaz Bedene was knocked out of the French Open in the second round by Jiri Vesely - but then said he "will fight" to represent Britain over his native Slovenia. |
Text: Julian Sandham also said a third of all violent crimes were alcohol-related.
He was speaking at the launch of the North Wales Criminal Justice Integrated Substance Misuse Service.
Mr Sandham said the figures were from research into local offenders, with drug addiction a key cause of burglary offences.
He said: "F... | Six out of 10 burglaries in north Wales are linked to drugs misuse, according to the area's deputy police and crime commissioner. |
Text: A minute's silence has been held at a football match in the home village of Gareth Willington, 59, and his son Daniel, 32, whose boat smashed into rocks and broke up on Thursday.
One man was rescued and taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead.
The other remains missing following the incident at St David's Head... | The two fishermen who went missing after a boat sank in Pembrokeshire have been named locally as a father and son from Carew. |
Text: Paul and Sandra Dunham, of Collingtree, Northampton, both pleaded guilty in December to fraud relating to their time at US firm Pace Worldwide.
Mr Dunham, 59, was jailed for four years while his wife was given 18 days' home confinement.
Mrs Dunham returned to the UK in the past few days, a spokesman said.
He adde... | A woman who was convicted with her husband in the US of defrauding their employers out of $1m (£652,000) has returned to Britain. |
Text: Mohammed Nawaz allowed drug dealers to use buildings he owned across Britain, Cardiff Crown Court heard.
One was Underwood Leisure Centre which he leased to Abdul Manuf, 46.
Nawaz, 68, of Stoke on Trent, was jailed for seven years and Manuf, of Edgware, London, for three years and one month for conspiracy to prod... | A disused council leisure centre in Newport was bought and turned into a cannabis farm worth up to £1.6m. |
Text: Sam Smith and George Ezra are also among the first wave of acts confirmed on the line-up.
Other names on the bill for the festival, which will take place on 22 and 23 August, include Ellie Goulding, Radio 1's Annie Mac and Olly Murs.
V Festival, which is now in its 20th year, will again take place at Weston Park ... | Calvin Harris and Kasabian will headline this year's V Festival. |
Text: Julie Finley, 23, went missing on 5 August 1994 in Liverpool city centre.
Her naked body was found the next day in a carrot field close to the Wheatsheaf Hotel in Rainford, St Helens.
Ms Finley's parents have released family photos of her as part of the new appeal to find her killer.
Merseyside Police said the £2... | Police are offering a £20,000 reward in a fresh bid to solve the murder of a woman who was found strangled 20 years ago. |
Text: Payments to members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union included £55,000 to a teacher assaulted by a pupil.
It was said to have happened when the teacher attempted to calm the pupil.
Many payouts were due to injuries caused by accidents.
They included £12,000 for a knee fracture caused by trippin... | Teachers and lecturers across Scotland were paid more than £600,000 in compensation for injuries - including from assaults and accidents - at work in the past year. |
Text: Fell, 22, who had surgery in October for testicular cancer and missed the start of this season after chemotherapy, scored an unbeaten 116.
Steven Croft top-scored with 78 as Lancashire registered 267-7 to drop to the bottom of the South group.
Worcestershire's victory keeps their quarter-final hopes alive.
They w... | Tom Fell scored his first century since returning from cancer treatment to help Worcestershire beat Lancashire by four wickets in the One-Day Cup. |
Text: The special maps, called Tate Worlds, are based on real-life pictures and sculptures on display at the Tate gallery.
Each world is different, and has many challenges and activities based on the theme of the artwork.
Paintings such as Soul of the Soulless City by Christopher Nevinson have been turned into a playab... | A famous art gallery has teamed up with Minecraft experts to create 3D worlds inspired by paintings. |
Text: Galliford Try said it had been unable to reach an agreement that would benefit its shareholders.
Last month, Redrow also abandoned an attempt to buy Bovis after having a takeover offer rejected.
Bovis has also announced that Greg Fitzgerald will be appointed chief executive. Mr Fitzgerald was formerly chief execu... | Galliford Try has abandoned an effort to buy rival builder Bovis Homes. |
Text: The health director of Takhar province said the girls fell ill shortly after drinking water at their school.
An education official in Kabul said preliminary investigations suggested the water had been poisoned.
A local official in Takhar suggested that people opposed to education for girls were responsible.
The B... | More than 100 schoolgirls in northeastern Afghanistan are in hospital suffering from suspected poisoning. |
Text: Iain James Clarke, 48, a PC with North Wales Police's major crime team, lost his job and marriage after raping the victim.
Judge Rhys Rowlands told Mold Crown Court Clarke had "a quite immature, offensive if not dismissive attitude towards women" at times.
He said Clarke, of Northop, Flintshire, did not have "an ... | A former police officer has been jailed for five years for raping a sleeping woman. |
Text: PPG chief executive Michael McGarry said it had made a final offer for Akzo last week, but the firm did not respond.
"As a result, we believe it is in the best interests of PPG and its shareholders to withdraw our proposal to AkzoNobel," he said.
In April, PPG offered 26.9bn euros (£22.8bn) for Akzo.
This had im... | US paint maker PPG has walked away from Dulux owner AkzoNobel after the Dutch firm rejected several informal offers. |
Text: The material has been found in an area of cladding on the Kydd building, which is used for teaching.
An aluminium composite was also used in the cladding on the Grenfell tower block.
The university said further tests were under way to establish whether the product was "of concern".
The five-storey building was re... | Safety investigations on buildings at Abertay University have discovered cladding which includes an aluminium composite. |
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