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Text: The 25-year-old, dropped after averaging 16 in his only two Tests in 2012, faces competition from Jonny Bairstow for the three-Test series in the United Arab Emirates.
"Three years of experience have helped. I know my game better," Taylor said.
England play Pakistan A on Monday, the first of two two-day tour game... | England batsman James Taylor says he is ready to return to Test cricket against Pakistan after a three-year absence. |
Text: The initiative is part of a nationwide electricity rationing plan.
Vice-President Jorge Arreaza said there had been a surge in energy demand due to extremely hot weather. He said state employees would now work from 07:30-13:00 to save on air conditioning.
On Monday, local media reported blackouts across the count... | Venezuela says it will cut the working day for public sector workers to five-and-a-half hours to conserve energy, down from eight to nine hours. |
Text: The girl, together with her boyfriend, is accused of murdering Elizabeth Edwards, 49, and Katie Edwards, 13, when they were both 14.
Mrs Edwards and her daughter were stabbed in the neck at their home in Spalding, Lincolnshire, in April.
The girl denies murder but has pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds... | A diary of a girl accused of murdering a mother and daughter said she wanted "to be cremated", a jury has heard. |
Text: The NAHT is the biggest union to join "for some time", says the TUC, and the first dedicated to school leaders.
TUC general-secretary Frances O'Grady said it was "good to see NAHT joining the TUC's family of education unions".
NAHT general-secretary Russell Hobby said he was delighted as "the interests of student... | The National Association of Head Teachers, representing 28,500 heads, has joined the Trades Union Congress. |
Text: The world number two recovered from a double bogey at the 14th to roll in a 12-foot eagle putt at sun-baked Glen Abbey Golf Club outside Toronto.
Fellow American Luke List, ranked 309th in the world, also reached six under, picking up a stroke at each par five.
Defending champion and world number one Jason Day al... | US Open champion Dustin Johnson carded seven birdies and eagled the final hole to post a round of 66 and share the first round lead at the Canadian Open. |
Text: Fire appliances from Dundee and Perth were called to the White Horse Inn in North William Street at about 04:40 on Saturday.
The blaze started on the ground floor before spreading to the roof of the building.
Police and local authority officials temporarily relocated nearby residents. There were no reports of any... | Local residents had to evacuate their homes after a fire broke out at an unoccupied hotel in Perth. |
Text: A 17-year-old man suffered a serious neck injury after two men were involved in a disturbance on Duke Street at about 17:55 on 23 January.
The victim later required surgery for his injuries.
The incident took place outside the G101 store and the Alexandra Bar, near the junction with Millerston Street.
Police woul... | Police investigating a serious assault in Glasgow have released images of a man they want to speak to in connection with the attack |
Text: George Boden, from High Easter, near Chelmsford, Essex, was riding his bike in 2011 when he crashed face-first.
Surgeons took bone from his shoulder and a titanium plate to make a new jaw, but he was left with no bottom teeth and a mouth the size of a walnut.
But 3D printed models were used to plan more surgery t... | A man who lost part of his face in a cycling accident has had his jaw rebuilt with the help of a 3D printer. |
Text: Cardiff City Stadium will host the final on Thursday, 1 June 2017, with the men's final held at the Principality Stadium two days later.
Ludlow won the competition with Arsenal Ladies in 2007.
"It provides us with a massive opportunity to increase participation numbers and interest in Wales' national teams and do... | Jayne Ludlow says Cardiff hosting the Uefa Women's Champions League final will raise the game's profile in Wales. |
Text: Meri Huws said all children under seven need to be immersed in Welsh.
She said Wales should earmark a window of five or 10 years to generate enough teachers - and local authorities need to be given the resources.
The Welsh Government said work was already being done.
Ms Huws told BBC Radio Cymru: "I would expect ... | The education system needs to be "radically changed" to reach the Welsh Government's target of having one million Welsh speakers by 2050, the language commissioner has said. |
Text: Ryan Taylor, 30, who was serving a 55-month sentence, was found in his cell at Featherstone Prison in April.
His grandmother Susan Palmer said the family was told by prison staff he had had a heart attack, but they want a full inquiry.
The Prison Service said police were investigating.
Mrs Palmer, 81, of Stoke-on... | The family of an inmate who is unable to walk or talk five months after being found collapsed in his cell has called for "answers" to what happened to him. |
Text: The 82-year-old, who was born in Rome, has scored more than 500 film and TV productions, including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and The Untouchables.
Italian ballet dancer Roberto Bolle will join him on the panel to select the winners of the Marc'Aurelio awards.
The festival, now in its sixth year, runs from 27... | Celebrated composer Ennio Morricone will serve as president of the jury at this year's International Rome Film Festival, organisers have announced. |
Text: The allegations were made last week by novelist Lee Eung-jun in an article for Huffington Post Korea.
After an initial denial, Ms Shin has now admitted "it was right to raise" the issue in an interview with South Korean newspaper Kyunghyang Shinmun.
Ms Shin's 2009 book Please Look After Mom sold millions of copie... | South Korea author Shin Kyung-sook has apologised after allegations she partly plagiarised a Japanese short story. |
Text: Kelly became famed for his cool one-liners and fight scenes as the charismatic Williams in the 1973 martial arts classic.
His other films included Black Belt Jones, Three the Hard Way, Golden Needles and the Black Samurai.
Marilyn Dishman, Kelly's ex-wife, said he died on Saturday of cancer at his home in Califor... | US actor and karate expert Jim Kelly, who starred with Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon, has died at the age of 67. |
Text: Vernam becomes the second 20-year-old Rams player to sign for League One Sky Blues following last week's arrival of defender Farrend Rawson.
He has played three times in the EFL Trophy for Championship side Derby's under-23s this season.
He also came on as a late substitute in the 2-1 FA Cup win at West Bromwich ... | Coventry City have signed young striker Charles Vernam on loan from Derby County for the rest of the season. |
Text: The petition was moved by MP Warren Enstch on Thursday.
As long as the violence "continues to be referred to as 'anti-Sikh riots' there can be no closure for the Sikh community", he said in the petition.
Nearly 3,000 Sikhs were killed after the assassination of then PM Indira Gandhi by her two Sikh bodyguards.
Th... | A petition which seeks to recognise the 1984 anti-Sikh violence in India as "genocide" has been tabled in the Australian parliament. |
Text: Neil Taylor and Gylfi Sigurdsson will also miss the Premier League run-in with injuries, but the Euro-bound pair are not doubts for the tournament.
The Swans play West Ham on Saturday before facing Manchester City on the final day of the Premier League season.
"For us it's better to rest and prepare for next seas... | Wales have been given a Euro 2016 boost as captain Ashley Williams will be rested for Swansea's last two games. |
Text: Traffic officers signalled Nathan Cook to pull over on a routine stop on the A74(M) at Lockerbie in March last year.
He travelled at speed for 33 miles before he was boxed in by four police cars at Elvanfoot in Lanarkshire.
At the High Court in Edinburgh, Cook, 28, of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, admitted bei... | Heroin with a street value of £8m was found in a drug courier's car after he was stopped on the A74(M). |
Text: The 23-year-old, from Kentucky, saw his five-shot lead cut to one in the space of two holes along the back nine.
But he recovered to close on four-under 69 and win a third PGA Tour title.
Matsuyama carded 70 for second place while American 2016 champion Jordan Spieth closed on 65 to share third with compatriots P... | American Justin Thomas held off a challenge from Japan's Hideki Matsuyama to claim a three-shot victory at the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. |
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Republic assistant boss Keane, 44, was pictured in a memorable embrace with manager Martin O'Neill after Wednesday's dramatic win over Italy.
Keane insisted that he was surprised at the response to his post-match joy.
"It's just a bit silly that everyone seems to be ... | Roy Keane has vowed to carry on hugging as the Republic of Ireland prepare for their Euro 2016 knockout game against France in Lyon on Sunday. |
Text: The blast appears to have struck a busy market area where traders were closing up for the day.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari visited Yola on Saturday, declaring that the Islamist militant movement Boko Haram was close to defeat.
Yola has twice been hit by deadly bomb attacks this year.
The city lies in the ... | An explosion in the Nigerian city of Yola has caused multiple deaths and injuries, with some reports saying more than 30 people may have died. |
Text: The crash happened where the M32 links with the M4 near Bristol. The woman died at the scene, a spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said.
The driver of the lorry was taken to hospital but is not believed to be seriously injured.
All lanes have been reopened at the site of the crash on the M32 after being cl... | A driver has died after her car and a lorry were involved in a collision on a motorway roundabout. |
Text: Meadowbank School in Gabalfa is the only council-run school in England and Wales focusing solely on speech and language needs but has seen pupil numbers fall to 23.
The council is consulting on plans to close the facility in August 2017.
Parents have handed a 3,500-name petition to councillors.
The council said t... | Supporters of a Cardiff school for children with speech and language difficulties have been protesting against its planned closure. |
Text: The 21-year-old victim was found on Pitsea Hall Lane in Pitsea, Basildon, Essex at about 20:15 BST on Friday.
Officers had been called to reports of a row between a man and a woman near Essex Horse and Pony Protection Society.
Jordan Taylor, 22, of Churchill Avenue, Basildon, was arrested at the scene and charged... | A man has been charged with murdering a woman who was stabbed multiple times near a horse sanctuary. |
Text: Neil Broom led the way with the bat for Derbyshire before the rain arrived, hitting 90 from 86 deliveries.
Billy Godleman also added 66 from 86 balls to help the hosts reach 260-6 from their 50 overs.
Only two balls were bowled in Leicestershire's innings before the weather forced the teams off.
The result meant ... | Derbyshire and Leicestershire were both knocked out of the One-Day Cup at the group stage as rain prevented a result at Derby. |
Text: The Black Caps scored 294-5 with Guptill hitting 102, before Sri Lanka were dismissed for 258.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews hit 95 in the fifth and final match of the series, but they lost their last five wickets for just 35 runs in six overs.
Matt Henry finished with 5-50 to give him 13 wickets in the series... | New Zealand sealed a 3-1 one-day series win against Sri Lanka with a Martin Guptill century helping them to a 36-run victory at Mount Maunganui. |
Text: The main Dow Jones index dropped 50.44 points, or 0.3%, to 17,552.17. The wider S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq were almost unchanged.
On the Dow, after strong gains on Wednesday, energy stocks led the way down, with Chevron down 1.5% and Exxon Mobil 0.7% lower.
Sportswear giant Nike implemented its two-for-one... | (Close): Wall Street closed down on the half-day's trading before Christmas. |
Text: The 4.5-acre (1.8-hectare) warship has been anchored off Stokes Bay because it is too big to dock at Portsmouth's Royal Navy base.
Its sailors were due to disembark the ship for shore leave later this week.
Portsmouth City Council said the influx of the ship's crew to the city could lead to a boost of about £1.5m... | A giant US aircraft carrier carrying more than 5,000 sailors has arrived in the Solent. |
Text: The 30-year-old right-back joined Pompey over the summer after being released by Chesterfield.
Talbot, who has made six appearances in all competitions this term, picked up the injury in training last Thursday.
"It's a big blow for us but it's part and parcel of the game," Cook told BBC Radio Solent.
Meanwhile, s... | Portsmouth defender Drew Talbot has been ruled out for between six and eight weeks with a hamstring injury, manager Paul Cook has confirmed. |
Text: Some 3,000 Cubans heading for the US have been stuck at the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua since the latter closed its border.
The two countries blame each other for the problem.
Their foreign ministers and those from other Latin American nations failed to find a solution at Tuesday's meeting.
The number... | A meeting of Latin American nations in El Salvador has ended without agreement on how to deal with thousands of Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica. |
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Back in 2011, he teamed up with a friend to start Heel The World - a high-end shoemaking company based in Accra, Ghana.
He gave up his banking job one year later to dedicate himself fully in his new ambitious venture. The youn... | Fred Deegbe is a former banker who decided to take on the world's leading shoe brands. |
Text: Q&A: Tuition fees
One of the big issues this year is the new financing system, which will apply to students starting courses from September 2012.
BBC News has designed a calculator to give students repaying loans under the new system an idea of how much it may cost them to pay off their student loans. The new rep... | Pupils in Year 13 are making their decisions about whether to apply to university and which one they should choose. |
Text: Marches against "femicide" also took place in other cities and in neighbouring Chile and Uruguay.
The protests follow recent cases of violence against women that have shocked Argentina.
Women's rights groups, unions, political parties and the Catholic Church have all backed the marches.
In Buenos Aires, marchers ... | Thousands of people have taken part in a march in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires condemning violence against women. |
Text: Posters were put up by Earith parish councillor Hazel Lambert after the ducks began disappearing at the rate of one per night.
Ms Lambert said she did not believe a fox was the culprit as there was no evidence, such as feathers.
She said if they had been "taken for the pot", the meat would be "very tough as they ... | A duck thief is being sought after all seven Aylesbury-type ducks on a Cambridgeshire village pond were taken. |
Text: He presented the Sunday Morning Gardening Show for 22 years and had been the station's on-air gardening expert for more than 40.
His co-presenter Tim Crowther said he was "absolutely devastated" at his death.
The radio station will open a book of condolence on Monday at its studios.
Mr Crowther described his frie... | BBC Radio Leeds' long-serving gardening expert Joe Maiden has died from prostate cancer, the station has announced. |
Text: The FTSE 100 edged up by 0.2%, or 14.74 points, to 7,210.05, a seventh consecutive record close.
The index has been benefiting from the fall in the pound against the dollar, as many of the firms are international and make their profits in dollars.
On the currency markets, the pound was down 0.8% against the dolla... | London's leading shares recovered from early falls on Friday to reach yet another closing high. |
Text: The American actress sings on The Hanging Tree by composer James Newton Howard.
It features on the soundtrack of her new film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.
Mid-week sales figures from the Official Charts Company show the song is at number 29.
The track was co-written by composer James Newton and the folk r... | Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence has added another string to her bow - a top 40 single. |
Text: The Manchester United forward earned 37% of the votes cast by members of the England Supporters Club and has now won it four times.
England captain Rooney, 30, scored five goals last year, overtaking Sir Bobby Charlton as England's record goalscorer during Euro 2016 qualification.
Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butla... | Wayne Rooney has been named England Player of the Year for 2015, retaining the title he won in 2014. |
Text: The ride will measure 178m (584ft) in length and 76m (249ft) in height, with the descent taking about 40 seconds.
The £3.5m attraction in east London will be open from 24 June.
The Orbit tower previously ran at a loss of £520,000 in 2014-15, while being used as an observation tower.
The London Legacy Development ... | Tickets have gone sale for the world's "longest and tallest tunnel slide" down the Orbit Tower, next to the Olympic Stadium. |
Text: Union leaders and MPs will join workers at the event in the town on Tuesday following the announcement 900 jobs would go at the Tata Steel plant.
Anna Soubry, the minister for small business, visited the plant earlier to discuss what can be done to protect the long term future of steel making there.
The industry ... | A march is to be held in Scunthorpe to support hundreds of workers facing redundancy due to the UK steel crisis. |
Text: In the everyday world, when an object is pushed, it accelerates in the same direction as the force applied to it; this relationship is described by Isaac Newton's Second Law of Motion.
But in theory, matter can have negative mass in the same sense that an electric charge can be positive or negative.
The phenomeno... | Physicists have created a fluid with "negative mass", which accelerates towards you when pushed. |
Text: They found, when malaria parasites enter the bloodstream, they alter their plan of attack if they face competition from other strains of the infection.
However, it means they have less resources left to spread the disease.
Malaria, which is spread by mosquitoes, kills about one million people every year.
The scie... | Edinburgh University scientists have claimed malaria is particularly deadly because the parasites which carry it battle other infections for survival. |
Text: Preliminary results show the centre-left party secured about 39% of the vote - down nearly 5% from the last election in 2010.
The Freedom Party, who campaigned on concerns of mass migration, had 31% - an increase of about 5%.
The result means the Social Democrats can continue to govern in coalition.
It is expecte... | Austria's Social Democrats have held onto power in the capital Vienna, withstanding a challenge by the far-right Freedom Party in municipal polls. |
Text: A section of the northbound motorway in Northamptonshire was closed from about 03:00 GMT after the body was discovered on an unlit stretch.
Police said the death of the man, named as Ashley Hayes, 46, from Shepherd's Bush, London, could be suspicious.
Det Sgt Tony Hopkins said: "This may have been an accident or ... | Police said a man hit by several vehicles on the M1 may have hidden himself in a lorry. |
Text: Mr Musk has long targeted a trip to Mars and has previously said he can get humans to the red planet by 2026.
His company, SpaceX, is planning "Red Dragon" missions to Mars to test technology for bigger missions.
In a tweet, Mr Musk said that its Dragon 2 spacecraft is "designed to be able to land anywhere in the... | Billionaire Elon Musk is planning to send his Dragon spacecraft to Mars as early as 2018. |
Text: The Latics' immediate return to the third tier was confirmed after their 1-0 loss at Reading in the Championship.
Graham Barrow has been interim manager since March when Warren Joyce left after four months in charge.
"We've been looking at a number of factors in getting the right person," Jackson told BBC Radio M... | Wigan Athletic chief executive Jonathan Jackson says they do have a shortlist of potential new managers ready after their relegation to League One. |
Text: An RAF Voyager A330 air-to-air refuelling aircraft will be refitted at a cost of about £10m.
The government says the move will save about £775,000 a year as the plane will be cheaper than chartering flights.
The SNP's Stewart Hosie said there needed to be "absolute transparency" to ensure the "best deal is made o... | Prime Minister David Cameron and senior ministers are to get their own plane for official trips. |
Text: The Spanish champions have the option to buy the 23-year-old, who is currently on loan at AC Milan, for £10.2m (12m euros).
He left Barca for the Toffees for £4.3m in 2015 but has only started four Premier League games this season under Ronald Koeman.
Deulofeu has impressed during his Milan loan spell, scoring tw... | Barcelona are considering activating a clause to re-sign Everton winger Gerard Deulofeu this summer. |
Text: It says that Hong Xudong was released following an intelligence operation and is now in the hands of the government.
He had reportedly cycled across Pakistan after traversing Tibet, Nepal and north India.
He was kidnapped in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, close to a dangerous region in neighbouring Balochistan prov... | A Chinese man kidnapped while cycling through Pakistan in May last year has been freed by the security forces, the Pakistani government has said. |
Text: The bus was travelling through Holbrook, in Suffolk, after dropping children off at a nearby school.
Anglian Water said the road had been weakened by a burst water main. About 20 nearby properties are currently without water.
Ipswich Buses said four people were on the bus at the time of the incident, but no-one w... | A double-decker bus has become stuck in a hole after part of a road "sunk slightly". |
Text: In a video on social media, Mr Macron is joined by the Terminator star as he vows to "make the planet great again".
"Make America great again" was Mr Trump's presidential campaign slogan.
Mr Macron has been critical of the US president's decision to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
Could this lates... | French President Emmanuel Macron has taken another swipe at Donald Trump over the US president's policy on climate change - this time backed up by the muscle of Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
Text: The National Institutes of Health said that out of every 100 funding applications it considered, 30 were granted to white applicants.
This compared with 20 to black applicants.
The study, published in the journal Science, found the gap could not be explained by education or experience.
It suggested small differen... | Black scientists in the US are much less likely to be awarded funding than their white counterparts, says a US government research-funding agency. |
Text: Engineering and manufacturing employers' organisation EEF found that pay rose by 2.6% over the past year while wages have been stagnant or falling in other industries.
EEF said business confidence in the sector was improving.
The study came as the Bank of England said low wage increases could become the norm over... | Wages in the manufacturing sector are rising faster than most other parts of the economy, a survey has suggested. |
Text: The 32-year-old made 263 appearances for the Dons in a six-year spell, but announced in April that he would leave at the end of the season.
Potter previously played for Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Southampton and Liverpool.
He is Rotherham's second summer signing after the arrival of Michael Ihi... | Rotherham United have signed former MK Dons midfielder Darren Potter on a two-year deal. |
Text: An Edinburgh-based private equity investment company has noted an interest.
Sixteen people are employed at the mill in Carloway.
There were concerns at the start of this year that the mill could go into administration.
Summary: | Interest has been shown in buying a Harris Tweed mill on the Isle of Lewis which has been on the market for the past year. |
Text: The two-day event last took place in 2012, but bad weather meant they had to spend their contingency fund.
Organisers have not been able to raise the £60,000 contingency fund needed to stage the show this year.
Paul Bayfield, from the organisers, said: "It feels like a bereavement as we think it was very, very sp... | Organisers of the Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival say they will "definitely" not stage the event again and they have begun selling off its assets. |
Text: Police say at least three prisoners have been decapitated at the Alcacuz jail.
Many others are thought to have been killed in fighting between rival gangs at the prison.
This is the third major riot in Brazil this year. Nearly 100 inmates died in riots earlier this month in prisons in the states of Amazonas and R... | Inmates have seized control of the largest prison in the north-eastern Brazilian city of Natal. |
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The Irish province returned to the top of the Pro12 with an emphatic bonus point win at the RDS in Dublin.
Despite the defeat, Scarlets remain fourth and in the play-off spots but fifth placed Ulster are a point behind with a game in hand.
"We were well and truly bea... | Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac says they were beaten by the "better side" in their 45-9 defeat away to Leinster. |
Text: Ladapo, who has attracted interest from a number of clubs this season, has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract.
The 23-year-old joined National League South side Margate from Kidderminster Harriers in January 2015 and has scored 10 league goals this term.
He was on Colchester's books as a teenager and has since... | Crystal Palace have signed striker Freddie Ladapo from non-league Margate for an undisclosed fee. |
Text: The Scottish SPCA was called when the exhausted bird was spotted at Traprain Terrace in Haddington on 2 February.
Staff traced it back to its owner and the racing pigeon has now been returned to the royal loft at Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
The bird was identified by a ring number on its leg.
Connie O'Neill, S... | Animal welfare officers who rescued a lost pigeon in East Lothian were surprised to discover it was owned by the Queen. |
Text: Almost 300 searches have been carried out since Operation Torus began on 5 September and 75 people have been arrested.
It is part of a campaign to tackle street level drug dealing.
Det Ch Supt Andrea McMullan said drugs remained a "policing priority due to the detrimental effects they can cause to individuals and... | Police have seized more than £2.5m worth of drugs since the start of September. |
Text: The British number one raced to a 6-1 6-3 win in 75 minutes to set up a clash with defending champion David Ferrer.
Murray, 29, beat the Spaniard when he won the Vienna title on his previous visit to the Austrian capital in 2014.
The Scot could overtake Novak Djokovic at the top of the rankings with titles in Vie... | Top seed Andy Murray lost just four games as he swept past American John Isner to reach the semi-finals of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. |
Text: The collision happened just before 17:00 BST on Tuesday near Bond Street Underground station. The driver of the number 73 stopped at the scene and has not been arrested.
The woman was taken by air ambulance to hospital with head injuries.
It is the second incident in two days involving a bus and a pedestrian in t... | A 73-year-old woman is in a critical condition in hospital after she was hit by a bus on Oxford Street. |
Text: The 21-year-old Spaniard was injured during the the north London derby against Tottenham on 6 November.
"He got injured in the last 10 seconds in a very strong tackle from Danny Rose," said Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.
Bellerin, who has played in all 11 of Arsenal's league fixtures this season, could miss eight ga... | Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin has been ruled out for four weeks with an ankle injury. |
Text: Engineers on the Thameslink Programme uncovered the former ticket hall and platforms of Southwark Park station.
The long-lost station only served passengers from 1902 to 1915 before shutting for good.
The £6.5bn Thameslink Programme is rebuilding railway lines from New Cross Gate through London Bridge to Blackfri... | Rail workers have discovered a south London "ghost" station which closed a century ago. |
Text: St Beuno's in Gwyddelwern, which has plants growing out of its spire, will use the Heritage Lottery Fund grant for work on the spire, tower and roof.
Church wardens hope the work will allow the building to reopen for church services and community use.
A church is believed to have stood on the site since the seven... | An historic church near Corwen in Denbighshire which closed four years ago because of falling masonry has received £123,000 to repair its spire. |
Text: We understand that under the so-called "brother and sister" deal, local authorities in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk would agree to work more closely together. But instead of a combined authority and a mayor covering the three counties - there would be two: one for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and one fo... | The battle for devolution in East Anglia has taken another turn, with council leaders in Cambridgeshire writing to the government to propose an alternative deal. |
Text: Dame Eileen conceived the idea for the original series, which ran from 1971-75, with fellow actress Jean Marsh.
She did not appear in the original, but was in the cast when the BBC revived the show for a new version last year.
However Dame Eileen, who played Lady Holland, is reportedly unhappy with the direction ... | Actress Dame Eileen Atkins has decided not to appear in the next series of Upstairs Downstairs, the TV period drama she helped to create. |
Text: Those killed were attending lessons on the Koran in Ghariyah, locals told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group.
Syrian government officials have not commented on reports of the attack.
More than 230,000 Syrians have died in the civil war, which began after anti-government protests ... | At least 16 people, including 13 children, were killed when Syrian air force jets bombed a town in Deraa province on Tuesday, activists say. |
Text: But two Singaporeans allegedly thought they had found a new way of queue jumping, and saving some money, by buying plane tickets so they could pick up the iPhone 7 at Changi Airport.
They were arrested on 16 September for breaking airport laws.
Police said they had "no intention" of leaving Singapore so should no... | The launch of the latest iPhone last week saw the usual excited queues forming outside Apple shops. |
Text: Cardiff University looked at motivators for people to exercise in response to concerns over the nation's health.
Its researchers worked with 121 first-time runners taking part in the World Half Marathon Championships, hosted by the city in March 2016.
Big events inspired people to get fit and stay active.
Other b... | Being too busy, safety fears over running alone and concerns about busy roads are major barriers to people taking up running, a survey has found. |
Text: In a surprise move, parliament president Martin Schulz decided to postpone a vote on the EU-US trade negotiations, known as TTIP.
Then MEPs narrowly voted to postpone a debate on TTIP.
UKIP leader and MEP Nigel Farage said the EU was "running scared" of public anxiety about TTIP. The Greens also said the EU estab... | Deep divisions have surfaced in the European Parliament over the EU's planned trade deal with the US. |
Text: By the end of November, the stock of eurozone government bonds that carried negative yields had risen to more than €1.9 trillion (£1.36tn; $2.05tn).
The bond prices are so high that investors will not get their money back on maturity, and the interest rates are not high enough to make up for it.
The BIS blames... | A third of bonds from eurozone states are losing investors money, the Bank for International Settlements says. |
Text: The 21-year-old came through Reading's academy and made his debut against MK Dons in the EFL Cup in August.
Kelly played his 12th game this term in Friday's abandonded match with Fulham.
"Liam has great ability in his passing, his movement, his technique and he has done very well ever since we arrived at the club... | Midfielder Liam Kelly has signed a new contract with Reading, keeping him at the Championship club until the summer of 2019. |
Text: Sales in November at stores open for more than a year fell 0.4% from the same month in 2014.
The BRC/KPMG survey found shoppers held back in the hope of big discounts on Black Friday, 28 November.
But in the event, many retailers did not make the discounts that shoppers had been hoping for.
David McCorquodale, he... | November's Black Friday sales failed to boost turnover at UK stores according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and accountants KPMG. |
Text: The UK-wide campaign, which will launch with TV adverts on Saturday, will focus on promoting "unique lasting bonds of friendship" formed in the service.
The Army currently has 79,000 fully trained soldiers, having set a target to have 82,000 by 2020.
Major General Tim Hyams said the Army also offered a "sense of ... | A new Army campaign is to promote the travel opportunities and friendship within its ranks, in an effort to attract new recruits. |
Text: Peter Black was commenting on press reports that an internal party inquiry will point to an "utterly ruthless" Tory operation targeting Lib Dem seats.
The AM said Mr Clegg's broken promise on tuition fees left the party "damaged with a massively unpopular leader".
"Nothing the campaign team did could repair that,... | A Lib Dem report which does not blame ex-leader Nick Clegg for their election defeat will "spectacularly" miss the point, an assembly member has claimed. |
Text: It was found in a child's toy treasure box and has sold for £225,000 at auction in Essex.
A man from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, was given the coin by his grandfather when he was little.
He said his grandfather travelled all over the world and "He gave me bags of coins to play with - I was into pirate trea... | This coin is a super-rare Queen Anne 'Vigo' five guinea gold coin. |
Text: It happened at about 10:25 BST on Sunday, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
The Cessna 152 ended up upside down at the side of the runway.
Paramedics and the air ambulance attended but the pilot, a man in his 30s, managed to climb out of the plane unaided and escaped serious injury, the ambulance service said... | A light aircraft has crashed at Wolverhampton's Halfpenny Green Airport. |
Text: Sartori is also expected to have talks with stadium owner Firoz Kassam about the League One club's situation as tenants at the ground.
Monaco-based Sartori first expressed an interest in Oxford after watching their home game against Bolton in March.
The 36-year-old is the son-in-law of AS Monaco chairman and Russ... | Uruguayan businessman Juan Sartori has made an offer to buy Oxford United, BBC Radio Oxford understands. |
Text: Senegal are reported to have complained to Fifa after striker Sakho, 25, missed the Africa Cup of Nations with a back injury, but then played for his club.
Fifa rules say a player cannot play for a club if he is meant to be on international duty.
Allardyce said: "It is not conducive for us to be putting him on th... | West Ham boss Sam Allardyce says he has been advised not to play Diafra Sakho until a row with Senegal is resolved. |
Text: A security source told Reuters news agency the claim by the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (Dev Sol) was plausible.
An attacker hurled a grenade before blowing himself up at the station in the western suburb of Sultangazi.
The group is deemed a terrorist organisation by both the US and Turkey.
Acti... | A Turkish leftist group has said it carried out a suicide bombing outside a police station in Istanbul which killed a policeman and injured several people. |
Text: The firm, owned by brothers Sandy and James Easdale, recorded pre-tax profits of £3.22m, up from £1.75m in 2013.
Turnover also increased from £33.8m to £35.3m over the same period. The firm said it managed to achieve savings by outsourcing the procurement of mechanical parts and materials.
Managing director Ralph... | Greenock-based company McGill's Buses has announced record profits for 2014. |
Text: The centre-back, 26, went off at half-time at Bristol City last weekend.
He will miss Saturday's visit of Burton Albion and the Tykes' trip to Newcastle on the final day of this term, 7 May.
Heckingbottom's side are 14th in the table, two points above 15th-placed Wolves and two below Cardiff, in 13th.
Summary: | Barnsley captain Marc Roberts will miss their final two games of the season with an ankle injury, head coach Paul Heckingbottom has confirmed to BBC Radio Sheffield. |
Text: The incident happened in the Llanfairpwll area on Thursday.
Police said the cow was "ok" and the recovered dart would be tested for DNA evidence in the hope of tracing the attacker.
Sgt Rob Taylor, of North Wales Police's rural crime team, described it as a "shocking crime" and urged people with information to id... | A cow has been injured after being shot in the face with a dart on Anglesey. |
Text: The coastguard at Exmouth beach cordoned off the 15ft (4.6m) by 15ft hole on Thursday afternoon.
The hole, which was "bubbling" with water, has since been filled in by the incoming tide.
East Devon District Council said it was trying to find out what caused the hole and a cordon remains at Orcombe Point.
When the... | A large mystery hole which spurted "big plumes of water" and sent plants and snails shooting into the air has appeared on a beach. |
Text: Kante, 25, starred as the Foxes won the Premier League last season, and represented France at Euro 2016.
However, the defensive midfielder has been heavily tipped to leave the King Power Stadium, with Chelsea reported to have made a £27m bid.
Ranieri said: "We offered Kante a new deal before the Euros. Now I know... | Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri says N'Golo Kante's future is "in his hands" after he was offered a new contract. |
Text: The 22-year-old American could not make the 130lbs limit at Friday's weigh-in, forcing him to relinquish his title - and Fonseca would have claimed the belt with victory in Las Vegas.
Davis showboated early on before being rocked in the seventh round.
But a left hook in the eighth left the Costa Rican unable to a... | Gervonta Davis scored a controversial stoppage win over Francisco Fonseca 24 hours after losing his IBF world super-featherweight title at the scales. |
Text: A security source told the BBC the flag was flown from a bridge in the eastern Muthanna district on Tuesday night.
Anti-IS graffiti has also appeared on walls recently, as locals protest against the occupation of their city.
Mosul has been under IS control since 2014, but Iraq's government is planning to launch a... | Islamic State militants have reportedly detained several men after Iraq's flag was raised in the city of Mosul, the group's main stronghold in the country. |
Text: Hartlepool Council wanted to demolish the Longscar building on the Seaton Carew seafront, which has been empty since 2009, and create a market space.
However, a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) was turned down in October.
The council has now approved plans for an outdoor leisure park to the north of the building.... | Regeneration plans for a seaside town will not be de-railed by the decision to block the compulsory purchase of an "eyesore", the council has said. |
Text: Former Wolverhampton City Council employee Karen Corr, 54, and ex-Wolverhampton Homes worker Joanne Lewis, 50, face charges of conspiracy to commit fraud by abuse of position.
Ms Corr, of Sandy Lane, Bushbury and Ms Lewis, of Victoria Road, Wednesfield are due before magistrates on 5 July.
The council said it was... | Two women have been accused of an alleged fraud plot that resulted in a man with dementia losing £60,000. |
Text: The investigation was described as an "absurd provocation" by Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius.
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were occupied by Soviet communist forces in 1940. The USSR broke up in 1991.
Last week Russia's chief prosecutor declared illegal the transfer of Crimea from Russia to Ukrain... | The Russian chief prosecutor's office is to examine whether the Soviet Union acted legally when it recognised the Baltic states' independence in 1991. |
Text: That is 57% above average for the summer month, making it also the wettest July on record since 2010.
The UK as a whole saw 107mm of rain, or 37% more than normal, with all areas receiving more rain than average.
According to the Republic of Ireland's weather service, Met Éireann, most areas across Ireland were ... | Northern Ireland was the wettest region of the UK in July with 128mm of rain, according to Met Office figures. |
Text: The Year 7 Fitzalan High School pupil was struck by a white Audi S3 on Ninian Park Road at about 16:00 GMT on Friday.
His family said the Cardiff City football fan excelled at school and had dreams of becoming a doctor.
A 25-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving has been release... | A boy who was killed when he was hit by a car in the Riverside area of Cardiff has been named as 12-year-old Hamid Ali Khan. |
Text: Founded more than a century ago, Rimowa is best known for the 1937 launch of an aluminium suitcase, recognisable by its parallel grooves.
The takeover deal follows Samsonite's $1.8bn (£1.4bn) purchase of New Jersey-based luggage maker Tumi earlier this year.
This is the first acquisition that France's LVMH has ma... | Luxury brand group LVMH has bought a controlling stake in upmarket German luggage maker Rimowa for €640m (£560m). |
Text: It is the former Wham! star's seventh solo number one.
"Thank you so much... it's so nice to be able to savour this wonderful moment. I am a lucky man," Michael told OfficialCharts.com.
His album sold 20,000 copies more than Minogue's. Meanwhile, Duke Dumont scored his second number one single with I Got U featu... | George Michael's Symphonica has beaten Kylie Minogue's Kiss Me Once to the top of the UK album chart. |
Text: The Belfast man became the first fighter from Northern Ireland to win a world title in two weight divisions after beating Leo Santa Cruz in New York in the the early hours of Sunday.
He met some of his fans in a packed Annie Moore's pub on Sunday.
"Win, lose or draw I was always going to do something for them," h... | Boxer Carl Frampton has joined his travelling supporters for a celebratory pint in a US bar after he won the WBA world featherweight title. |
Text: The 23-year-old's new deal means he is now under contract with the Championship club until 2019.
Bonham has played seven times for the Bees, making his Championship debut against Barnsley in April.
Brentford boss Dean Smith said Bonham "needs to play matches" to fulfil his "great potential".
Summary: | Brentford goalkeeper Jack Bonham has signed a one-year contract extension with the club and then joined League Two Carlisle on loan until January. |
Text: They raided 35 addresses in the Newport area and recovered what is believed to be Class A drugs and money.
A total of 27 people were convicted following a major operation in February.
Ch Supt Marc Budden said: "We have now acted on further community intelligence to continue our robust action against these crimes.... | A 13-year-old boy is among 25 people arrested after 200 officers took part in a drugs operation by Gwent Police. |
Text: Mary Ramsay, 60, from Inverness, has had essential tremor since she was a child and requires use of a wheelchair.
She has concerns that expenses offered by NHS Highland will not cover the costs of her and her husband's trip to Newcastle for the operation.
NHS Highland said it deals with more than 37,000 travel cl... | A health board has offered to review the case of a patient who will make a 560-mile round trip for surgery to help treat a neurological condition. |
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