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Text: The 28-year-old quit the game at the end of last season, having taken 170 wickets across all formats.
But he played for Northants' second XI last week and was included in their squad for the Division Two match against Worcestershire.
Carter took three wickets in 10 balls - including England's Moeen Ali - during t... | Former Nottinghamshire and Hampshire seam bowler Andy Carter has come out of retirement to sign for Northants. |
Text: The former Chelsea midfielder appeared 106 times for England, scoring an impressive 29 goals.
He played his final England game as captain in the 0-0 draw against Costa Rica at the World Cup in June, but unfortunately couldn't help them progress in the tournament.
It is believed that his recent move to the MLS in ... | Frank Lampard today announced he's retiring from international football. |
Text: Paul Sandford, also known as Paul Dyson, 38, was found injured at his home in Littlehey Close, Maltby, at about 01:00 BST on 30 October.
He was taken to hospital where he died five days later.
The 29-year-old, who was arrested on Thursday, was bailed while detectives continued their inquiries, police said.
A post... | A man who was arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died following an attack in his home near Rotherham has been bailed. |
Text: A meeting between Marinakis and the English Football League Executive to see if he passes the owners' and directors' test, has taken place.
Marinakis is facing accusations of match-fixing in his native Greece.
He denies the allegations and is still waiting to find out whether the case against him will go to trial... | Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis' takeover of Nottingham Forest is edging towards a conclusion, reports BBC Nottingham Sport. |
Text: The 22-year-old, who had a loan spell at Mansfield last season, is a left-back who can also play in midfield.
Dublin-born Kavanagh has been at Fulham since 2011 and made his debut in a 1-0 defeat by Wolves in August 2014.
Meanwhile, Pools goalkeeper Trevor Carson is set to miss the rest of this campaign as he req... | Hartlepool have signed defender Sean Kavanagh from Fulham on a loan deal until the end of the season. |
Text: The Indomitable Lions fought back to beat Egypt 2-1 in the final and win the title for the first time in 15 years.
"I don't have 23 players, I have 23 friends," Broos told BBC Sport.
"Over the weeks we went from being a squad to becoming a family. It's unbelievable what all the guys did. It is tremendous."
Mohame... | Cameroon coach Hugo Broos revealed he felt his squad were "becoming a family" as they progressed on route to winning the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. |
Text: Rescue crews reached the scene early on Wednesday and officials said one person was pulled to safety. Two bodies were found and nine crew were missing.
Russia's marine agency said the 3,500-tonne Geroi Arsenala split in two and sank at about 03:40 (00:40 GMT).
The high winds hampered the search for survivors, rep... | A cargo ship with 12 people on board has gone down in heavy seas in the Kerch Strait off the Russian Black Sea coast. |
Text: The Metrolink driver took a corner at nearly three times the speed limit causing passengers to be hurled from their seats, the Manchester Evening News reported.
Three passengers suffered "very minor" injuries, operator Metrolink said.
It was therefore "not reportable" under the Rail Accident and Investigation Bra... | A tram driver was sacked for speeding on a bend on the Oldham line in Greater Manchester in June. |
Text: The blast reduced much of the end terrace property in Cecil Road, Blackley, to rubble on Monday afternoon.
Two men were taken to hospital. One is critically ill and the other is in a stable condition.
The latter, a 33-year-old man, is being held on suspicion of causing an explosion to endanger life.
Police said t... | A man has been arrested following a suspected gas explosion at a house in north Manchester. |
Text: Sally Faulkner, child recovery agent Adam Whittington and his two colleagues tried to take the children from her estranged husband's care in April.
The operation was filmed by a crew from Channel Nine's 60 Minutes show.
All were arrested after the children were snatched from a Beirut street, but the journalists w... | An Australian woman and three men have been charged with kidnap over a botched attempt to remove her children from Lebanon. |
Text: The country's interior minister said the soldiers had been on a routine mission when they were attacked with explosives and gunfire.
Francisco de Vargas said it was likely the gunmen were part of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP).
The attack took place near the village of Arroyito, some 500km (300 miles) north o... | An ambush on a military patrol in Paraguay has left at least eight soldiers dead. |
Text: 28 February 2015 Last updated at 10:11 GMT
He was on the set of a Japanese historical TV drama.
Prince William is currently on a tour of Japan and enjoyed the opportunity to get dressed up!
Watch the clip to see more...
Summary: | Prince William was transformed into an ancient samurai warrior while he visited a Japanese television station. |
Text: At points throughout the year we may introduce a theme for the gallery - our next theme will be "love" starting on 13 February.
Find out how you can submit your images and videos below.
If you have a picture you'd like to share, email us at england@bbc.co.uk, post it on Facebook or tweet it to @BBCEngland. You ca... | Each day we feature a photograph sent in from across England. |
Text: Plans include turning the St David's Shopping Centre site into a retail and cafe area with a boutique cinema, with an arena nearby.
A report has warned it may be hard to attract a department store in the current market.
But Swansea Council approved the outline plans on Tuesday.
Martin Nicholls, Director of Place ... | The first phase of Swansea's £500m city centre regeneration has taken a step forward after plans were approved by the council. |
Text: Talks on the Thamesteel site in Sheerness have been taking place for "many months", said Gordon Henderson MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey.
He said the new plans for the plant could see the creation of up to 120 jobs.
The new plant would be a rolling mill and would not produce any steel.
Mr Henderson said: "We ha... | An agreement to partly reopen a Kent steel works which closed in 2012 with the loss of more than 350 jobs, could be signed by the end of October. |
Text: Campaign group Liberty says the powers, which are used by intelligence agencies to collect large volumes of data from electronic devices, amount to an "assault on our freedom".
The Investigatory Powers Act gained royal assent in November.
The government has said it will defend the act.
Powers covered by the act a... | A human rights group is launching a crowd-funded legal challenge to the UK government's so-called "snoopers' charter". |
Text: Called ROOT 1066, it will run from 1 September 2016 to the anniversary on 14 October.
There will be exhibitions plus a "large scale sound and light event" on the seafront which will be beamed across the Channel to Normandy.
Hastings Borough Council leader Peter Chowney said the impact of the Norman Conquest could... | A contemporary arts festival will mark the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. |
Text: The man became trapped on the mudflats when his vehicle tumbled down steps and a sheer drop at Garras Wharf.
He was winched across the river by fire crews using an aerial platform and taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital.
The extent of his injuries are not known but he was said to be "in good spirits" by the emer... | A 93-year-old man had to be rescued after he plunged 15ft (4.5m) into a river in Truro, Cornwall on his mobility scooter at low tide. |
Text: The woman, in her 30s, was taken to hospital with stab wounds after the attack in Verne Common Road at 17:45 GMT on Wednesday.
The men, aged 33 and 30, have been charged with wounding with intent and false imprisonment.
The two men, who are both from Portland, are due before Bournemouth Magistrates' Court later.
... | Two men have been charged in connection with a stabbing at a house on Portland in Dorset. |
Text: Edinburgh-based Payne, who won silver at the 2008 Beijing Games, required a top-nine result in Portugal.
China's Xin Xin took victory, finishing the 10km race in one hour 55.12 seconds, with Payne 0.8 seconds behind.
Stirling-based Danielle Huskisson was ninth but misses out with only one athlete qualifying from ... | Two-time open water world champion Keri-Anne Payne finished second at the final Olympic qualification event in Portugal to secure a place at Rio 2016. |
Text: The area around the 100kg (220-pound) Soviet bomb - found on a building site late on Tuesday - was cordoned off.
The disruption affected north-south rail traffic and flights were diverted from the nearby Tegel airport.
German experts later said they had safely defused the bomb on the spot.
The bomb was found abou... | Trains in Berlin were stopped or diverted for hours after the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb near the city's main railway station, affecting thousands of commuters. |
Text: The defendant, identified as Chayapha, was arrested in June and charged with sedition for a posting allegedly opposing the military government.
A strict lese majeste law makes it a crime to criticise Thailand's royals.
Prosecutions have soared since the army, which styles itself a champion of the monarchy, seized... | A military court in Thailand has sentenced a woman to nine-and-a-half years in prison for defaming the country's monarchy on Facebook. |
Text: Steve Barker, from Chorley, Lancashire, went to the doctors over Christmas for a different matter and mentioned a "tiny" lump on his chest.
After doctors referred him for a scan, he found out the lump was the tip of a 2.8lbs (1.3kg) bone tumour.
Surgeons at Blackpool Victoria Hospital who removed the tumour said ... | A man who had a giant tumour "as big as a football" removed has said he is lucky to be alive. |
Text: The fight on 4 February will be on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jr's latest bout, when he takes on Australian Renold Quinlan.
However the super-middleweight main event could be under threat, with Quinlan threatening to pull out.
Liverpool heavyweight Price, 33, will take on Hammer, 29, who has only four defeats ... | British heavyweight David Price will fight Germany-based Romanian Christian Hammer at London's Olympia next month. |
Text: It offered to create a joint venture with the firm's nuclear and energy businesses, and sell its profitable rail signalling business to Alstom, but did not increase its $17bn bid.
GE's chief executive, Jeff Immelt, said discussions with the French government had been "productive".
Rival bidder, Siemens, said its ... | General Electric (GE) has stepped up its efforts to win the tussle for the energy business of France's Alstom. |
Text: The 29-year-old left the field after six minutes with his eyelid ripped open and underwent immediate surgery.
He had a second surgery on Monday and St Helens coach Justin Holbrook has given no indication of a return.
"He was cleared of any major damage but then had some other issues with it and has had more surge... | St Helens scrum-half Matty Smith has required a second surgery on the eyelid injury he suffered against Leeds Rhinos on Friday. |
Text: The SNP retain eight seats on the council, with Labour losing three of its eight seats and the Conservatives increasing their share from one seat to five.
All five wards in the local government election were declared shortly before 11:30.
Turnout in the election was 46.2%.
A forthcoming meeting of the council wil... | The SNP have become the largest party in Clackmannanshire Council, with the Conservatives making gains at the expense of Labour. |
Text: The 30-year-old underwent the procedure on 5 May and, 58 days later, he returned to score a try in the 28-12 win against Widnes on Sunday.
"The doctor was good with me. He put me at ease because in my head I was thinking of retirement," said Clubb.
"Broken arms heal but with my injury I didn't know what was going... | Wigan Warriors prop Tony Clubb says the surgeon who removed his kidney eased his fears of retirement after career-threatening surgery. |
Text: The 45-year-old, who is now football development manager at the club, was also told to pay £300 in compensation.
He admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner and kicking the door at Woodgrove Avenue in January.
His solicitor told Dumfries Sheriff Court Thomson had kicked out on impulse and was angry a... | Ex-Queen of the South player Jim Thomson has been fined for kicking the door of his former home after finding himself locked out by his wife. |
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Guillaume Doucet gave the Devils the lead before John Armstrong levelled, but Joey Haddad and Joey Martin ensured Cardiff ended the first period 3-1 up.
The Steelers led thanks to Geoff Walker, Colton Fretter and Matthieu Roy but Haddad equalised for the Devils.
Walk... | Sheffield Steelers won the Elite League play-offs 6-5 in second overtime to deny Cardiff Devils a grand slam. |
Text: She joined in July 2009.
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I have a younger sister Rebekah and an older brother Dean.
Once a week I play football over in the park with my mates. I love shopping, dancing and singing (really badly).
Blue.
My "Where the Wild things Are" T-shirt.
The Pipettes.
A da... | Leah Boleto is one of Newsround's presenters. |
Text: Beau Marr, from Holt Park, Leeds, said her rented home has been uninhabitable for two weeks as a housing association had not sent anyone to do a deep clean.
She started to notice maggots appearing at the property, before thousands of flies started to fill the rooms.
The site owner said unavoidable delays had affe... | A woman whose home has been infested with flies after a dead body lay undiscovered in a flat next door says she feels "let down" by her landlord. |
Text: Transport Minister Robert Goodwill said the private concession on the bridges is on course to finish in 2018.
But he said it would still take up to two years to pay off other debts worth around £88m.
Monmouth MP David Davies welcomed the news, in a letter from Mr Goodwill, but noted he had not said tolls would fa... | Tolls on the Severn crossings will not be subject to VAT when they return to public ownership, the Department for Transport has confirmed. |
Text: The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and consultants Springboard said the number of shoppers on UK high streets fell 3.4% in November compared with the same month last year.
Visits to all shops, including shopping centres and retail parks, dropped 2.1%.
The BRC said better online discounts for Black Friday "dampen... | A rise in shoppers seeking out Black Friday deals online led to a sharp drop in trips to the High Street in November, according to a survey. |
Text: Bradford Council fears there is an increasing number of memorials on moors, including Ilkley Moor, Baildon Moor and Penistone Hill at Haworth.
Officials said in some cases memorials were "too numerous" and detracted from the "naturalness" of the settings.
Councillor Val Slater said a balance had to be achieved.
S... | Rules over memorial benches and trees in country parks in a part of West Yorkshire are being considered by councillors. |
Text: Mr Li is on an official visit to France where a UN-led climate summit will be held later this year.
After meeting officials in Brussels, he said the details would be announced by the end of the month, which is Tuesday.
Last November, China - the world's top greenhouse gas emitter - committed for the first time to... | China is set to reveal how much it intends to cut its carbon emissions by beyond 2020, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said. |
Text: Shrubsole took two for 17 in four overs as her Perth Scorchers side restricted the Sixers to 124-5 at the Waca.
But Perth fell seven runs short in the run chase, reaching 117-7, with Brunt top-scoring on 35 not out.
It is the Sixers' first title, having lost in the final of the inaugural competition in 2016 to Sy... | England's Katherine Brunt and Anya Shrubsole were on the losing side as Sydney Sixers won the final of the Women's Big Bash League in Perth. |
Text: The Yorkshire Silent Film Festival will show more than 30 films featuring stars such as Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy.
Organisers said the event would also mark the region's "special importance in the history of film".
The world's first film is reputed to have been shot in Leeds by Louis Le P... | A series of silent movie screenings will celebrate Yorkshire's links to the early pioneers of film. |
Text: Fishguard and District Round Table members are travelling to the broadcaster's birth place in Limerick in Ireland on Tuesday, before cycling home to Pembrokeshire.
Sir Terry died in January, aged 77.
He was life president of the charity and had hosted the annual telethon every year from its first appearance in 19... | A group of fundraising cyclists will pay a unique tribute to Sir Terry Wogan for Children in Need. |
Text: The Great British Bake Off judge, 81, is leaving the show when it moves to Channel 4 from the BBC next year.
Fiona Lindsay, Berry's agent for 25 years, said: "It has been reported that Mary only intends to work another year - that's simply wrong.
"She has lots of exciting projects coming up, including TV with the... | Mary Berry has "absolutely no plans to retire", her agent has said, after some reports suggested she only intends to work for one more year. |
Text: Riot police on motorbikes fired tear gas against opposition demonstrators and blocked their motorcade in the capital, Caracas, where a bus was also set on fire.
There were clashes in Valencia and other Venezuelan cities.
Nearly 40 people have been killed since the unrest began six weeks ago.
Mr Maduro has accused... | Thousands of Venezuelans in cars and motorbikes have filled roads across the country in motorised protests against President Nicolas Maduro. |
Text: Bill Irwin, who is 55-years-old, from Duncastle Road in Newbuildings, faces a total of 23 charges which date from March 2009 until February 2014.
He is accused of making a false claim to the Northern Ireland Assembly for payment towards heating oil expenditure.
The total amount involved was £8,960.
The court was... | A former DUP councillor has admitted more than 20 fraud charges at Londonderry Magistrates Court. |
Text: The proposal followed a consultation which attracted more than 600 responses.
It would also see the introduction of a licensing scheme for the killing of wild salmon caught in rivers.
The moves have been welcomed by the Association of Salmon Fishery Boards.
Scotland's biggest salmon netting company, Usan Salmon, ... | Plans for a complete ban on catching wild salmon using coastal nets have been announced by the Scottish government. |
Text: An open verdict was recorded in the inquest of 17-year-old Lauren Eley, who died in 2004, in Northampton.
Coroner Anne Pember was told the police notes were destroyed after seven years.
The Eley's family's legal representative, Sefton Kwasnik, called the way police had handled the case a "disgrace".
Mrs Pember sa... | The destruction of police notes on the death of a teenage girl who fell from a multi-storey car park 10 years ago, was "regrettable", police said. |
Text: Liam McGrath struck the woman several times in the unprovoked attack at the Outrageous club in Carlisle during a night out in August.
McGrath, 36, of Greenmill Road in Longtown, admitted wounding with intent when he appeared at Carlisle Crown Court.
The victim has been scarred for life, the court heard.
The heari... | A man has been jailed for six years after repeatedly hitting a bottle over a woman's head after she smiled at him. |
Text: Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) said Ian Austin, Labour MP for Dudley North, made the reference about the group in an article on the Labour Uncut Website last year.
Ismail Patel, the Chair of FOA, said: "We welcome the apology. It is a tragedy that such a serious allegation was levelled against FOA."
Mr Austin said: "Th... | A West Midlands MP has apologised "unreservedly" for suggesting that a Palestinian human rights group had denied the Holocaust happened. |
Text: They think 350 coins were on the Atlantic sea bed, off the coast of Florida, for the past 300 years.
The coins are thought to be from a fleet of 11 Spanish ships, that sank during a hurricane, while making the journey from Cuba to Spain.
Treasure hunting is a popular activity in the waters around Florida.
The dis... | Treasure hunters in the US say they have discovered Spanish gold coins from the 18th century that are worth more than £2 million. |
Text: The singer was given a commemorative scroll by Lord Mayor Majid Khan at the town hall on Tuesday.
Williams's parents, Jan and Peter, his wife Ayda and 22-month-old daughter Teddy also attended the event.
The singer, who hails from the city, said he was "proud and extremely honoured" to be recognised for his caree... | Robbie Williams has been presented with the Freedom of Stoke-on-Trent at a private ceremony. |
Text: Photographer Doug Chalk came across the crack, 60cm (2ft) wide and 45m (50yds) long, east of West Bay on Friday.
Mr Chalk said it looked "pretty awful" and predicted part of the cliff would fall on to the beach below.
Jurassic Coast earth science manager Richard Edmonds, who has examined the crack, said it was un... | A large crack has been photographed on a clifftop on Dorset's Jurassic Coast. |
Text: Officials said the calves - two males and a female - were filmed in Ujung Kulon park on the island of Java, between the months of April and July.
They added that the calves were born to different mothers and "looked healthy". Just one calf was spotted in 2014.
The discovery of the calves raises the number of Java... | Three critically endangered Javan rhinoceros calves have been caught on camera in an Indonesian national park. |
Text: The field occupied by Mid Surrey Pony Club in Ebbisham Lane, Walton on the Hill, is being sold when its lease expires in April 2011.
The club has built a barn, catering facilities and cross country course on the site, which it says could not be replicated quickly or easily elsewhere.
It is now hoping to raise £4... | A pony club which was planning to celebrate its 80th birthday next year fears it will be homeless instead. |
Text: It will be the first time the engineering giant has made engines for the Gulf carrier's super-jumbo fleet.
The news boosted Rolls-Royce's share price after a year of profit warnings.
Emirates said the deal gave further support to trade ties between the UK and the United Arab Emirates and would have a "significant... | Rolls-Royce has received its largest order to date, worth £6.1bn ($9.2bn), to supply engines for 50 Emirates A380 planes. |
Text: Mancini's position had been in doubt because of his reported misgivings over Inter's transfer business.
"I'm very happy to be here, and I hope to see you soon," De Boer, 46, said in a message on Inter Milan's Twitter.
Inter, who were bought by Chinese retail giant Suning in June, were beaten 6-1 by Tottenham in a... | Inter Milan have appointed former Ajax boss Frank de Boer as manager, after parting company with Roberto Mancini. |
Text: Rawlins has yet to play a competitive first-team game for Sussex, but scored 274 runs at an average of 78.42 for England Under-19s in two youth Tests during their recent tour of India.
The Bermuda-born 19-year-old also took one wicket with his left-arm spin.
"I always back myself to do well, but even I exceeded m... | Sussex all-rounder Delray Rawlins has signed a one-year contract to stay at Hove until the end of the 2018 season. |
Text: Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag had been due to address expatriates in Gaggenau in support of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's controversial reforms.
But local authorities withdrew permission for the rally, saying the planned venue was not big enough.
Turkey arrested a German-Turkish reporter last week, straining t... | Turkey has summoned the German ambassador in Ankara to protest against the cancellation of a public speech by a Turkish minister in a German town. |
Text: Guidance was issued nationally, with teachers urged to check if laboratories keep 2,4 dinitrophenyl hydrazine (DNP).
It was discovered at three Carmarthenshire sites in total, with Army explosive ordnance teams visiting.
Pupils were also evacuated from Gower College, Swansea, and Swansea University after chemical... | Controlled explosions took place at two Carmarthenshire schools after the discovery of chemicals described as "hazardous". |
Text: About 20 homes in the Westland Street area were evacuated for four hours following the discovery of a suspicious object at 20:45 GMT.
Army bomb experts were called to the scene and the object was taken away for forensic examination.
It was later declared to be a viable pipe bomb device.
Ch Insp Gordon McCalmont s... | A pipe bomb was found during a security alert in Londonderry on Thursday night, police have said. |
Text: The consumer price index (CPI) unexpectedly rose to 2% in August from a year ago, mainly on higher food prices and not due to a pick up in economic activity.
On the back of that, the producer price index (PPI) fell 5.9% - marking its 42nd consecutive month of declines.
Deflation fears in China are growing as manu... | Sharply rising food prices in China pushed up inflation to a one-year high in the world's second largest economy. |
Text: Fern Whelan grabbed the Magpies' third in a comfortable 3-1 victory.
Birmingham City Ladies are into the next round after strikes from Andrine Hegerberg and Melissa Lawley earned a 2-0 win against Oxford United Women.
Goals from Leandra Little and Lauren Cresswell gave Doncaster Rovers Belles a 2-1 win over Sunde... | England striker Ellen White scored twice as Notts County Ladies beat WSL 2 leaders Yeovil Town Ladies in the Women's Continental Cup first round. |
Text: Bryn Parry-Jones opted out of the Local Government pensions scheme and the council paid him its contributions in cash direct to him instead.
A Wales Audit Office investigation ruled the payments were unlawful.
Councillor Jacob Williams has revealed invoices of the council's legal costs.
The costs included:
Mr Jon... | The battle over unlawful pension payments to Pembrokeshire council's then chief executive cost the authority more than £150,000 in legal fees, it has been claimed. |
Text: Ollie, 21, clinched silver in the 400m freestyle S8 at London 2012 with older brother Sam winning bronze.
Sam retired from swimming in 2014.
"As much as we both had an intense rivalry and we both wanted to beat each other, I wouldn't have been able to achieve what I did in London without him," Ollie told BBC Radi... | Triple Paralympic medallist Ollie Hynd has said it will be strange not competing against his brother Sam at the Rio Games in September. |
Text: The 55-year-old, who had led the party for more than six years and was a former MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, died in June.
Mr Kennedy died at his home in Caol, near Fort William.
Tuesday afternoon's service is to be held in Southwark with friends, family and political colleagues expected.
Mr Kennedy died after... | Senior political figures are expected to attend a memorial service in London for former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy. |
Text: The Ivory Coast international could make his debut for Toulouse against Neymar's Paris St-Germain on Sunday.
Former Leeds United player Gradel, 29, joined the Cherries from French side St Etienne in 2015 and signed a new four-year contract the following year.
In April he told BBC Sport he wanted to leave the club... | Bournemouth winger Max Gradel has joined French Ligue 1 side Toulouse on loan until the end of the season. |
Text: The study compares seals inhabiting the UK's busy shipping lanes to humans living in noisy cities.
Lead author Esther Jones said noise could affect how sea mammals such as whales, dolphins and seals find food and communicate with each other.
Eleven out of 25 conservation areas linked with seals were at high risk ... | Seals may experience hearing loss from underwater vessel noise, researchers at the University of St Andrews have said. |
Text: The body of the 48-year-old, who is thought to have been from Northern Ireland, was discovered in a flat in the Amepolkipoi area of Athens.
Her remains had been there for 20 days. The case is now in the hands of the Greek prosecutor.
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs said: "We are aware of the case and th... | The boyfriend of an Irish woman has been arrested after she died in Greece. |
Text: The event was so successful officials had to limit access to the Rallyfest stage at Kinmel Park following issues at Chirk Castle on Saturday.
World champion Sebastien Ogier kept his lead to clinch victory at the finish line in Llandudno on Sunday.
Elfyn Evans from Dolgellau won the WRC2 class, saying: "It feels g... | Organisers of this year's Wales Rally GB say support from fans has been "unprecedented" after switching to north and mid Wales. |
Text: She said the US job market was at its strongest since the start of the financial crisis.
The remarks were Ms Yellen's first since the Fed decided last week to raise interest rates for only the second time in a decade.
The Dow Jones continued its flirtation with the 20,000 level, rising 0.2% to 19,883 points.
The ... | Stocks on Wall Street made modest gains on Monday after a speech by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen. |
Text: Carl Nicholson, 44, was said to be so obsessed by women's clothing, he went on a hunt for garments just five days after being freed on a suspended sentence for previous burglaries.
Exeter Crown Court heard Nicholson, of Cheshire Road, Exmouth, was once arrested in a pub while wearing a red basque he had stolen.
H... | A serial underwear thief stole knickers from homes and washing lines 120 times, a court heard. |
Text: Marchers carrying placards and banners- many in the Catalan language - accused the Madrid government of dragging its feet over the issue.
They say it has not honoured its pledge made in 2015 to allow more than 17,000 refugees into Spain within two years.
Over that time, Spain has accepted only about 1,100 refugee... | Some 160,000 people have demonstrated in Barcelona to demand the government allow more refugees into Spain from war-hit areas such as Syria. |
Text: The benchmark Nikkei 225 fell to its lowest level since the beginning of 2015. By mid-morning it had regained some ground and was down 1.37% at 16,912.23.
In Australia, investors were also reacting to falling oil prices.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 0.8% at 4,854.40 points.
Energy-related stocks were ... | Japanese shares hit a one-year low early on Monday following big falls in the US and as oil prices dropped below $28 for the first time since 2003. |
Text: Ashford Borough Council is owed more than £70,000 and Canterbury City Council is owed almost £45,000 in unpaid fines, BBC South East has found.
More than half of Kent's councils are using a private company to help recover fines issued to foreign drivers.
In Brighton more than three-quarters of fines were unpaid, ... | Foreign drivers owe south-east councils tens of thousands of pounds in unpaid parking fines issued in 2014-15. |
Text: The world's biggest steel maker said it expected global steel consumption to stabilise this year and either match consumption in 2015 or rise by 0.5%.
It raised its outlook for steel demand in China this year.
Arcelor reported a net loss of $416m (£287m) for the three months to the end of March - in the same per... | ArcelorMittal has forecast global demand for steel will stabilise as it reported improved quarterly results. |
Text: Police were called at 13:20 BST on Thursday but officers did not arrive at the home in Braunstone, Leicestershire, until 16:11.
The boys were too young to be arrested but police took them away.
Leicestershire Police said a "safeguarding referral" had been submitted in relation to the boys.
This means a request to... | A father has described how he kept two nine-year-old boys detained for three hours after one of them pulled a knife on his young son. |
Text: Cardiff council leader Phil Bale said the authority was "really excited" after the draw for the competition's group stage.
World football's biggest club game will be played at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 3 June.
Mr Bale said: "It's a great opportunity for Cardiff to further enhance its reputation for hostin... | Hosting the 2017 Champions League final will be a "great opportunity" for Cardiff, the city's council has said. |
Text: England's Fleetwood, who has never won a major, is one shot off the lead going into the final round on Sunday.
"Knowing Tommy as I know him and seeing what he has done in the past, every time he has got within a sniff of winning a big tournament, he's gone for it 100%," said Marshall.
"There's no backing down in ... | Tommy Fleetwood has been backed to win the US Open by coach Norman Marshall, who first taught him as a six-year-old. |
Text: Kieran Chapman's car was found parked in Harwood Dale, within the park, near Scarborough on 2 December.
North Yorkshire Police have issued a fresh appeal for information.
Mr Chapman's brother Steven, said: "Kieran is a lovely, intelligent and adventurous young man who is a very experienced and passionate hiker."
... | The family of a hiker who went missing in the North York Moors National Park is "extremely anxious" about his disappearance. |
Text: The declaration by Governor Jerry Brown also means farmers will receive aid and more firefighters will be employed.
Mr Brown faced pressure to declare the drought as the state's largest reservoirs are at record low levels.
The dry conditions have been blamed for a wildfire that destroyed five homes north-east of ... | The governor of California has declared a state-wide drought, urging residents to conserve water in what could be the state's driest year on record. |
Text: But prosecutors said his explanation was not very convincing and believe the driver, who is now being formally investigated, fell asleep at the wheel.
The majority of pupils at the school in Cheltenham have returned home.
But two seriously injured teenagers remain in hospital in Besançon, near the border with Sw... | The driver of a coach full of British pupils that crashed in France has told investigators he came off the road while looking for his sunglasses. |
Text: Agbeze, who skippered the side for the first time in May, is joined by Jade Clarke and Joanne Harten, who have been named as vice-captains.
Eboni Beckford-Chambers and Natalie Haythornthwaite come into the defence and mid-court respectively.
The series starts on 29 November.
England squad to face Jamaica:
Ama Agb... | Ama Agbeze will once again captain England after the Roses squad for the three-match Vitality Netball International Series against Jamaica was announced. |
Text: Father of two Adam Fenton, 32, from Newquay, Cornwall was found on Towan beach on 28 July.
He was celebrating initial reports of his recovery after six months of chemotherapy to treat blood cancer.
Family friend Tracey Sinkevicius, speaking on behalf of the family, said relatives were left "numb" and in "total sh... | A man is thought to have fallen to his death on his first night out to celebrate being "clear" from cancer. |
Text: The company said it promised to investigate how the main came to collapse and what it can do to avoid it happening again.
A spokesman said its "options were limited for a failure of that size".
The burst happened in the early hours of Wednesday near a pumping station at Willsbridge, between Bristol and Bath.
It l... | A water main burst which affected some 35,000 homes and businesses has been described as one of the "biggest incidents" in Bristol Water's history. |
Text: #InternationalWomensDay has been the most tweeted hashtag for most of the day on Twitter. Here is a look at some of the most striking images and quotes.
Many organisations took the opportunity to thank their female workforce:
Malala Yousafzai was celebrated, having become a powerful role model for young women aft... | Many of you have taken to social media to celebrate International Women's Day, using it as an opportunity to thank the women in your life and send empowering messages. |
Text: Turkish troops responded after the mortar landed near the village of Guvecci in Hatay province, according to Turkey's Anatolia news agency.
Turkey has been firing into Syria since Syrian mortar fire killed five Turkish civilians on Wednesday.
It was the first time Turkey has taken military action across the borde... | Turkey has fired into Syria for a fourth day after a Syrian mortar landed near a Turkish village, reports say. |
Text: Nafea Faa Ipoipo (Tahitian for When Will You Marry?), by French artist Paul Gauguin, has just been bought for £197 MILLION.
It was previously owned by a Swiss art collector, who had loaned it to a museum in Switzerland for decades.
The buyer's identity hasn't been revealed, but it's reported to be a museum in Qa... | This painting of two girls from Tahiti has become the most expensive artwork ever sold. |
Text: 10 September 2014 Last updated at 16:41 BST
The games are the brainchild of Prince Harry and will bring together inspiring athletes from around the world.
It's a special sporting competition for people injured when serving in the armed forces.
The prince has served in the Army in Afghanistan and said he was proud... | The opening ceremony of the first ever Invictus Games takes place in London tonight. |
Text: Net income was $3.98bn, up from $2.74bn for the same quarter last year.
Google's revenue was $18.7 (£12.1bn) compared with $16.5bn.
Growth came mainly from mobile searches and YouTube users.
In August, the company created Alphabet as the new parent company of Google and its other diverse businesses.
In January, ... | Alphabet the new parent company of Google, has reported profits up almost 50% for the third quarter. |
Text: Commonwealth Games 2014 silver medallist suffered serious neck and head injuries in Vietnam.
Vietnamese doctors gave Inglis, from Daviot, near Inverness, a 1% chance of survival.
In a new update to her supporters on her recovery, she joked that she may need help to choose perfumes.
Inglis, who is determined to re... | Judo's Stephanie Inglis says the brain injury she suffered in a road accident over a year ago has caused her to lose her sense of smell permanently. |
Text: The release, from an anti-coal action group claiming that ANZ bank had withdrawn A$1.2bn ($1.3bn; £784m), prompted the miner to suspend trading in its shares.
Once the hoax was uncovered, Whitehaven shares recovered the losses.
Other Australian firms have fallen victim to hoaxes in recent months.
The statement sa... | Shares in Australian miner Whitehaven Coal fell almost 9% after a fake press release claimed one of the firm's lenders had withdrawn funding. |
Text: Charaf Elmoudden, 26, took £200,000 worth of property from the former X Factor judge's house during the burglary on 28 November last year.
Her sister Elena was awoken by a man rifling through items in her bedroom, prompting Ora to call police.
Ten out of 12 jurors found Elmoudden guilty at Harrow Crown Court.
Jew... | A burglar has been found guilty of raiding the home of pop star Rita Ora while she and her sister slept upstairs. |
Text: The pupils, from the independent Perse School in Cambridge, were allegedly seen by guards picking up buttons and fragments of a spoon from the ground.
In June, the school said they had been fined after admitting responsibility.
But Polish prosecutors said the boys had changed their minds and would now face a tria... | Two British teenagers accused of stealing artefacts from the Auschwitz death camp during a school trip are to face a trial, prosecutors have said. |
Text: Edmund, 21, defeated Czech Rosol, 30, in one hour and 44 minutes.
Aljaz Bedene, Britain's number two, went out of the Barcelona Open, losing 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-2) to Russian qualifier Karen Khachanov in the first round.
Britain's Johanna Konta lost 6-3 6-3 to Germany's Anna-Lena Friedsam in the first round of the Stu... | British number three Kyle Edmund reached the second round of the Nastase Tiriac Trophy with a 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) victory over Lukas Rosol. |
Text: Wales suffered their first defeat in group five, despite Jake Charles' late strike, with Bristol Rovers striker Ellis Harrison missing a first half penalty.
Romania took advantage, scoring through Robert Hodorogea and Alexandru Ionita.
Wales have 12 points from seven games and now trail Denmark and Romania.
The d... | Wales' hopes of reaching the UEFA European Under-21 Championship suffered a blow as they were defeated 2-1 in Romania. |
Text: The 62-year-old is the long-term replacement for Christian Gourcuff who stood down from the position in April.
Rajevac is best known in Africa for coaching Ghana's national team, guiding them to within a penalty kick of the 2010 World Cup semi-finals in South Africa.
The Serbian coach also previously managed Qata... | The Algeria Football Federation have appointed former Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac as their new national coach. |
Text: A disabled woman was rescued from her flooded home at Monument Road, in Woking.
Crews were also called to about 30 other premises in Woking, West Byfleet and Reigate.
Part of the Shah Jahan Mosque, in Woking, flooded, where some events for children have been cancelled.
Head Imam Hafiz Saeed Hashmi said at least o... | Flash floods in Surrey have affected dozens of homes and businesses, the fire service said. |
Text: Niall Currie's men missed a chance to secure their Premiership return on Thursday night as they fell to a 2-0 defeat away to Knockbreda.
Early goals by Andrew Ferguson and Kyle Owens clinched the home victory on the Upper Braniel Road.
Ards remain three points ahead of second-placed H&W Welders.
Defeat for Ards a... | Championship One leaders Ards will go into their final match against Loughgall on Saturday still requiring one point to seal promotion. |
Text: Jim Dobbin, who was the Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton, had a shot with each course of the meal last September.
The 73-year-old complained of feeling ill and went to bed after colleagues told him to "sleep it off".
Coroner Simon Nelson recorded a conclusion of death by misadventure and paid tribute to an "ir... | An MP from Greater Manchester died after drinking a fatal amount of spirits during an official dinner in Poland, an inquest has heard. |
Text: The 26-year-old made a try-scoring debut in Worcester's 28-20 bonus-point win over Newcastle Falcons.
"We feel we're contenders in this Premiership - we're not playing just to stay in it," Heem told BBC Hereford and Worcester.
"We're playing to win and we'll turn some heads doing it."
Heem, who won silver with th... | Worcester Warriors can make an impact on the Premiership this season, according to former New Zealand Sevens winger Bryce Heem. |
Text: The 28-year-old Israel international sustained the injury in the 2-0 win over Barnsley last month.
Kayal has had an operation and Seagulls boss Chris Hughton hopes he will be able to return to training in December.
The former Maccabi Haifa and Celtic man has made eight appearances for the Amex Stadium outfit this... | Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion will be without midfielder Beram Kayal for about two months because of an ankle injury. |
Text: The 19-year-old victim is in hospital, having suffered a brain haemorrhage, French Europe 1 radio says.
Reports say that after Conte allegedly became violent towards his partner at his home, she ran out into the street seeking help.
A male passer-by tried to intervene and was reportedly hit with a baseball bat.
O... | French police have detained Reims footballer Antoine Conte, suspected of having gravely injured a young man in an incident in the north-eastern city. |
Text: The camera mounted in a small aircraft is being used by Anglian Water to monitor sewage from businesses or farms that might end up in bathing waters.
It can spot pollutants that cannot easily been seen from the ground.
The company hopes evidence from the £350,000 camera will help persuade offenders to fix the pr... | Potential sources of pollution affecting the East Anglian coastline are being targeted by a camera thousands of feet above ground level. |
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