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Hill's 1996 season was by far his most successful. He managed eight race wins and was never off the front row of the grid in qualifying on his way to his first World Championship, ahead of team-mate Jacques Villeneuve.
Along with fellow racing driver Nigel Mansell an... | In 1996, Formula 1 racing driver Damon Hill was named Sports Personality of the Year for the second time. |
Text: A wreath was laid next a statue of Hill outside Coventry City's Ricoh Arena by current manager Tony Mowbray and goalkeeping coach Steve Ogrizovic.
Hill, who died last Saturday aged 87, joined the club as manager in 1961, leaving six years later shortly after they were promoted to the First Division for the first ... | A service to remember English football legend Jimmy Hill has been held at his former club. |
Text: The Cavan Gaels forward switched to the Lilywhites in 2012 when he was dropped from the Breffni squad.
However, Cavan boss Terry Hyland has brought Johnston into his provisional training panel for 2016.
Midfielder David Givney and goalkeeper Alan O'Mara have also returned as Cavan prepare for their McKenna Cup op... | Seanie Johnston is back in the Cavan panel after playing for Kildare during a four-year absence. |
Text: The 16-time world champion, 56, raced into a 8-3 lead and held off a brief fightback from Scotland's Wright to reach the fourth interval 13-7 up.
Taylor then won four straight legs, with Wright taking one in consolation before the Englishman sealed victory.
"This has capped everything off for me," Taylor told Sky... | Phil Taylor thrashed Peter Wright 18-8 to win his 16th World Matchplay title in his final appearance at the event in Blackpool before retiring. |
Text: The 46-year-old is one of the candidates the Premier League new boys have targeted to replace Steve Bruce.
Coleman guided his country to the Euro 2016 semi-finals a month after signing a new two-year contract with Wales.
The FAW says everybody at the association is "fully focused" on the 2018 World Cup qualifying... | Hull City have had an approach to speak to Wales boss Chris Coleman about their managerial vacancy turned down by the Football Association of Wales (FAW). |
Text: Stefan Stocker presided over the firm during a period in which Takata airbags were linked to the deaths of five people.
Additionally, concerns that some of Takata's designs may be defective have led to widespread recalls.
Since 2008, an estimated 24 million cars have been recalled worldwide.
Under certain conditi... | The president of Japanese airbag manufacturer Takata is to step down, amid widespread criticism of how the company handled recent safety crises. |
Text: The Belgian midfielder limped off half an hour into Tuesday's 0-0 draw at Scunthorpe with a calf strain.
He has played in the Saddlers' past 11 games, his longest run since his second spell on loan with Walsall in 2012.
"He's been so unlucky with injuries. But you're always at your most vulnerable when you're at ... | Walsall boss Jon Whitney says he is awaiting news on the full extent of Florent Cuvelier's latest injury. |
Text: Nazir Afzal has led several high-profile prosecutions, including ex-broadcaster Stuart Hall's trial.
The Manchester Evening News reported Mr Afzal was recently cleared of an allegation he sent a text message to a defendant in a court case.
He told the paper the decision to leave was a "long-planned move".
A CPS s... | The Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England is to step down as part of a savings push, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. |
Text: Helen Tye, 46, was given two sentences - of six months and a year - suspended for two years, at Winchester Crown Court.
She was convicted of two counts of fraud by abuse of position after a trial, but was cleared of a third count by the jury.
Ms Tye was suspended from the force's secretarial team when she was cha... | A member of staff at Surrey Police has been handed suspended jail terms after being found guilty of fraud. |
Text: The Western lowland gorilla was delivered after her mother, Kera, developed the potentially dangerous condition pre-eclampsia.
The baby is being hand-reared by zookeepers as Kera is still recovering but "not quite out of the woods".
Keepers are asking the public to choose the baby's name from a choice of three.
C... | A female gorilla born after a rare emergency caesarean section at Bristol Zoo six weeks ago is "teething and has even giggled", the zoo says. |
Text: High in the Himalayas, young novice monks in maroon robes take their lessons in the 15th-Century Thiksey monastery near Leh in Ladakh - known as the land of high passes - in Indian-administered Kashmir, disputed territory between India and Pakistan.
With its whitewashed ramparts sitting over 3,000m high on a rock... | All photographs by Cathal McNaughton / Reuters |
Text: The Fed governor's comments come after some analysts have voiced concern that such low rates are cutting the value of currencies of advanced nations.
These critics say this may put the developing world at a disadvantage.
US rates have been between 0% and 0.25% since December 2008.
Mr Bernanke said: "Because stron... | Ben Bernanke has defended the continuing low-interest-rate policies of the US Federal Reserve and central banks in Europe, saying they are helping to boost the global economy. |
Text: The Reds' reward for Thursday's dramatic victory over Borussia Dortmund is a trip to Spain for the first leg on 28 April, with the return at Anfield on 5 May.
In the other semi-final, Spanish side Sevilla, who are looking to win the competition for the third successive year, face Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk.
The f... | Liverpool will play Villarreal in the Europa League semi-finals. |
Text: More than 1,600 fish were killed after a chemical leaked into Annsborough River, near Newcastle, on Saturday.
NI Water's head of environmental regulation, Angela Halpenny, said her company was "extremely sorry to learn of this very unfortunate incident".
Angler Ed Kilgore said local clubs had been "robbed of this... | Northern Ireland Water has offered to restock a County Down river with fish after pollution from a water treatment plant caused a major fish kill. |
Text: Mr Harvie will contest the Glasgow Kelvin constituency in next May's poll.
He has been a Green MSP for the Glasgow region since 2003, elected under the proportional "list" system.
Mr Harvie will remain top of his party's list for the election, but said the "time is right" for him to contest the constituency seat.... | Patrick Harvie, the co-convener of the Scottish Greens, has announced he will stand in a first-past-the-post seat at next year's Holyrood election. |
Text: It said in a statement that views on commentary were subjective but that "we do appreciate that over-talking can irritate our audience".
It added that it hoped it had achieved "the right balance" across its coverage and was "of course sorry if on occasion you have not been satisfied".
Tim Henman and John McEnroe ... | The BBC has apologised after viewers complained about "over-talking" by its commentary team during Wimbledon. |
Text: The Bank of Scotland found the average price for a city home - £175,962 - stood at 5.24 times gross annual average earnings.
This was a 7% increase on last year but still significantly below the peak of 6.12 in 2008.
City living in Scotland was found to be more affordable than the UK city average.
The bank's Aff... | The typical city home in Scotland has become less affordable in the past year, according to a new report. |
Text: Luke Jones denies murdering Natasha Bradbury, 27, at her Haverfordwest flat in February.
Prosecutor Paul Lewis said: "He effectively beat Miss Bradbury to death in her own home".
The 33-year-old is on trial at Swansea Crown Court, where the jury heard Miss Bradbury was left with cracked ribs, neck, brain, heart a... | A "jealous and possessive" man killed his ex-girlfriend in a "savage attack", a court heard. |
Text: James Hemming, 29, pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. A charge of attempted murder will lie on file.
The attack on 11 April took place at a property in Shearer Road, Portsmouth, which had possible links to the sex trade, said police.
Hemming, of Cross St, Portsmouth, will be se... | A man has admitted attacking a 17-year-old girl with a hammer, leaving her with "life-changing injuries". |
Text: Director Susanne Bier told Broadcast the script was "slowly being developed" for the follow-up.
Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman starred in the BBC One thriller, which was a hit last year. Its three stars won Golden Globes, while Danish director Bier won an Emmy Award.
The series was based on John le... | A second series of award-winning drama The Night Manager is in development. |
Text: Until 2012, Scotland had two Emergency Towing vessels (ETVs) available to help ships in trouble off the north and west coasts.
One ship continues to operate out of the Northern Isles.
UK transport minister John Hayes said he did not believe a second tug could have prevented the oil rig's grounding.
Transocean Win... | Calls for a review of emergency tugboat provision in the wake of the Transocean Winner grounding have been rejected by UK ministers. |
Text: It would see 12 turbines constructed - four fewer than previously planned.
Element Power's scaled-back plan for its Windy Rig development follows "substantial" consultation with the council and Scottish Natural Heritage.
Additional environmental information has been submitted to support the application and it is ... | A renewable energy developer has submitted a revised plan for a proposed wind farm in the Galloway Hills. |
Text: More than 50 people have signed up to the scheme after being given road safety training by the British Horse Society.
The riders are being given high visibility jackets with a logo identifying them as police volunteers.
Northamptonshire Police said they will be "an extra set of eyes and ears" and will not confron... | Volunteers on horseback will help police tackle rural crime by patrolling the countryside in Northamptonshire. |
Text: Madsen has hit 21 centuries since first joining the county in 2009.
And the 32-year-old batsman has scored more than 1,500 runs in all formats in each of the past three seasons.
"Wayne continues to perform as a model professional on and off the field," elite performance director Graeme Welch told the club website... | Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen has agreed a three-year contract extension which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2019 season. |
Text: Alex Smith, from Oldham, said it was an "injustice" victims were receiving far less than those who contracted HIV through NHS blood products in the 1970s and 80s.
His solicitors have asked the Department of Health (DoH) for comparable help.
The DoH said it was "more than doubling" its annual spending.
Mr Smith sa... | A man who developed Hepatitis C from contaminated blood is demanding more financial support from the government. |
Text: It will be the third time the island has staged the event, having previously done so in 1999 and 2001.
Les Creux Bowls Club in St Brelade will again be the venue for the competition, which takes place from 23-29 September, as it was 15 years ago.
"This is a showcase event that bowls in Jersey really does need to ... | Jersey is to host the 2017 European Bowls Team Championship. |
Text: The new timetable will run from 5 - 29 August with the last trams leaving Princes Street at 23:32 from Sunday to Friday and 00:39 on Saturday nights.
The late-night departures from the city centre will run to Edinburgh Airport, including Ingliston park and ride.
Although bikes can normally be taken on trams, they... | Extra late-night tram services have been put on in the capital during the Edinburgh Festival. |
Text: Mr Aspinwall had been diagnosed with cancer and passed away at his home in Willsbridge near Bristol, surrounded by his family earlier on Tuesday.
He represented the former Kingswood constituency from the May 1979 general election until his retirement in 1997.
Mr Aspinwall had previously stood as a Liberal Party c... | The former Conservative MP Jack Aspinwall has died aged 82, his family have confirmed. |
Text: The Rangers boss was unhappy with the award of a free-kick that led to Aberdeen's late winner last Sunday.
Warburton, 54, was seen speaking to officials on the pitch after the final whistle at Pittodrie.
The Englishman has been offered a one-match touchline ban and has until Monday, 3 October, to respond.
A princ... | Mark Warburton has been issued with a Scottish FA notice of complaint alleging he "used offensive, abusing and insulting language" at officials. |
Text: Scott Harry Richardson, 25, will spend at least two years and three months behind bars for the attack on a US backpacker in 2015.
The woman fell asleep on a couch before waking to find a man raping her, Sydney's Downing Centre District Court heard last year.
Richardson pleaded not guilty but was convicted followi... | A British man who raped a sleeping woman after a house party in Australia has been jailed. |
Text: In an interview with his daughter for NBC News, Mr Bush said he took up painting after leaving the White House because he was a "driven person".
One of the works featured is a stern-faced portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mr Bush said he had come to know Mr Putin "very well".
While the former US presi... | An exhibit featuring paintings of world leaders by former US President George W Bush is to open at his library in Texas. |
Text: Masters is currently playing his 201st first-class game of a career in which he has taken 668 wickets, against Glamorgan at Chelmsford.
Having made his first-class debut for Kent in 2000, he has also made 305 limited overs appearances.
"I have been fortunate to spend 20 years at the professional level with three ... | Essex seam bowler David Masters will retire from cricket at the end of the season at the age of 38. |
Text: Air conditioning temperatures have also been adjusted amid concerns about the weak global economy and as the strengthening yen eats into profits.
Toyota said the move was to help the company "stay lean". It took similar steps during 2008's financial crisis.
But the company did not disclose how much it expected to... | Toyota, the world's biggest automaker, has shut down two out of eight lifts at its Tokyo headquarters in an effort to cut costs. |
Text: Akhtar Javeed, 56, was gunned down outside his warehouse in Digbeth, Birmingham on 3 February.
Detectives are keen to speak to two people - a worker pushing a bike and a private hire taxi driver.
The businessman's daughter, Lilas Javeed, said: "My brothers will now have to become men and start life without their ... | Five warehouse workers were tied up before masked robbers shot their boss dead, detectives have said. |
Text: The Oval side will be back in the top flight of the County Championship next season for the first time since 2013.
"We've got some planning to be done for next year as Division One is very tough," he told BBC London 94.9.
"We are developing something which has longevity here. That is credit to the management and ... | Surrey captain Gareth Batty expects the club to continue progressing after winning promotion back to Division One. |
Text: NUT Cymru said some young pupils enter reception class still in nappies and cannot communicate properly.
The union appealed for greater support for parents to give their children "basic life skills".
The Welsh government said support programmes are in place to ensure children are ready for school.
Owen Hathway, N... | Teachers are becoming "surrogate social workers" to children who are not ready to start school, a union has said. |
Text: Costa, 24, has moved for a fee of £21m according to the Ukrainian club and signed a five-year deal with Pep Guardiola's side.
"A dream has come true for me today," said Costa, who has returned from Copa America duty with Brazil.
The transfer could increase speculation linking Bayern midfielder Bastian Schwensteig... | German champions Bayern Munich have signed Brazil midfielder Douglas Costa from Shakhtar Donetsk. |
Text: The female was one of three white wolves in the park and had 14 living pups, wildlife officials say.
The reward comes after initial results of a necropsy show the so-called White Lady was shot around 10 April.
"She was one of the most recognisable wolves and sought after by visitors to view and photograph," the p... | A $5,000 (£3,900) reward has been put up for information on how a rare white wolf at Yellowstone National Park was shot dead. |
Text: Natasha Watt, 23, was originally given a 12-month disqualification after she admitted dangerous driving.
She collided with the vehicles after being called out to help colleagues who were under attack in Aberdeen.
The police constable activated the blue lights on 20 November 2014 despite having no emergency respon... | A former police officer who crashed into two cars while running a red light on an emergency call-out has won a court battle to overturn a driving ban. |
Text: Information gathered by Radio 4's You and Yours prompted raids by 120 officers from 10 constabularies.
Eighteen properties were targeted and 13 arrests were made.
City of London Police say more than 100 people have lost £2.8m having been cold-called with offers of high returns from investing in gold.
The fraud ca... | One of the UK's largest anti-fraud operations has broken up a gang suspected of running a multi-million-pound gold investment fraud. |
Text: The Minstermen, who have a game in hand on 20th-placed Torquay, recorded a third victory in five games thanks to goals from Simon Heslop, Vadaine Oliver and Jon Parkin.
Heslop gave the visitors a seventh-minute lead when he fired a 25-yard drive past former York goalkeeper Scott Flinders.
And Oliver made it 2-0 e... | York moved within four points of escaping the National League relegation zone with a win at Macclesfield. |
Text: Henry Ayabowei, known as Henry Esin, was found collapsed near a Bangor nightclub in the early hours of Saturday.
The 27-year-old, from Llangefni, Anglesey, was taken to hospital, but died on Sunday morning.
A man who was arrested has now been charged and will appear before Llandudno magistrates on Wednesday.
Mr A... | A 26-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a father-of-two in Gwynedd. |
Text: The university in Leicester awarded the Fifa president, 79, the honorary doctorate in Arts and Humanities in 2005 for being "forthright, visionary, ethical and, above all, professional".
On Monday he was suspended for eight years from all football-related activities following an ethics probe.
De Montfort said it ... | Sepp Blatter has been stripped of an honorary degree by De Montfort University, it has been revealed. |
Text: One of the girls was severely injured while the others received minor burns in the attack.
Police told BBC Hindi's Sanjay Sharma that they were searching for another man involved in the incident.
The attack came after one of the girls complained that she was being being "stalked" by one of the men, they said.
The... | A 19-year-old man has been arrested in the north Indian state of Punjab for throwing acid on some female students as they walked home from school. |
Text: The victim, who has not been named, was found stabbed in Plaistow Park, Newham, on 29 January.
He was taken to hospital for treatment but died of his injuries three days later.
A post-mortem examination found the cause of death was stab wounds to the abdomen.
Detectives investigating the killing have charged Kale... | A teenager has been charged with the murder of a 27-year-old man in an east London park. |
Text: Ms Guevara was riding her motorcycle on Sunday evening when a car hit her and caused her to fall, she said.
Ms Guevara, a former Olympic medal winner, said the men in the car got out and hit her in the ribs and the head.
She said the attack had been "cowardly and vile" and that the car had rammed her on purpose.
... | Mexican Senator Ana Gabriela Guevara, 39, is in hospital after being beaten up by four men following a traffic collision near Mexico City. |
Text: 16 January 2017 Last updated at 15:13 GMT
The blast was in an end terrace in Cecil Road, Blackley, at about 12:40 GMT, and reduced much of the property to rubble.
A man with "major trauma" injuries was taken to Salford Royal Hospital and another person was taken to Wythenshawe hospital.
Three people were treated ... | Two people have been taken to hospital following an explosion at a house in north Manchester. |
Text: Thirty Romanian children were saved from trafficking, and 200kg (441lb) of heroin and 599kg of cocaine was seized.
Forces across the EU and elsewhere acted together in Operation Archimedes, which ended on Tuesday, the EU's law enforcement agency Europol said.
Police arrested 170 people in connection with people t... | Police forces in the European Union have made more than 1,000 arrests in their biggest-ever co-ordinated crackdown on organised crime. |
Text: There will also be no direct trains between London Paddington and south Wales, with all services terminating at Bristol Parkway.
Buses will run between Bristol and Cardiff Central, and a shuttle train between the Welsh capital and Swansea.
It is expected to add up to 70 minutes to journeys between Swansea and Pad... | The railway line between Cardiff and Bristol will shut this weekend for high speed upgrade work. |
Text: The 28-year-old Dutchman joined the Championship club in summer 2014 and had one year remaining on his deal at the Amex Stadium.
Holla has played twice in the EFL Cup this season but only featured four times for the Seagulls in 2015-16.
"Danny has found his chances very limited, and that situation is unlikely to ... | Danny Holla has left Brighton & Hove Albion after the midfielder's contract was terminated by mutual consent. |
Text: The body of Marta Ligman, 23, was found in the Grand Union Canal in Little Venice days after it had been dumped.
A post mortem test revealed injuries from a beating and hypothermia caused by being trapped in a confined space.
Ms Ligman's boyfriend, Tomasz Kocik, 38, a Polish national, of Buckingham Road, Harlesde... | A woman may have been alive when she was stuffed into a suitcase and thrown into a canal in north-west London, the Old Bailey has heard. |
Text: There was a sharp rise in the balance of retailers reporting better sales than in November, but that was below levels expected by economists.
Hopes for sales next month are at their lowest since May 2012.
The CBI said 2015 was a tough year for retailers.
Barry Williams, the CBI's distributive trades chairman, sai... | UK retail sales grew more weakly than retailers expected in December and the outlook for January sales figures is not strong, according to a survey by the business lobby group, the CBI. |
Text: Reade, 25, described the move to the US as temporary and said her ultimate goal was to win Olympic gold for Britain.
"I'm looking forward to gaining more experience and using this in my campaign for Rio [in 2016]," she said.
Reade, team sprint world champion on the track in 2007 and 2008, has the "full support" o... | Three-time world BMX champion Shanaze Reade is to leave British Cycling's Olympic Podium Programme next year to focus on the AMA BMX Series in America. |
Text: Matthew Bray, 20, hit Lochlan Olden on a pavement in Hopkinstown, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, in May.
He admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving without insurance and failing to stop after an accident at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court.
Bray, of Aberdare, was detained in a young offenders' in... | A man has been locked up for three years for crashing his quad bike into a seven-year-old boy, causing him to have his leg amputated. |
Text: The 26-year-old former Wales Under-21 international and Bournemouth defender has been with National League Eastleigh since an initial loan spell in 2015.
A right-back who can also play at centre-half, he has started 63 league games for the Spitfires.
Eastleigh have said they have received a "club record transfer ... | League One club Bristol Rovers have signed Eastleigh captain Joe Partington for an undisclosed fee. |
Text: The first launch was considered to have failed, travelling about 150km (90 miles) before landing in the sea.
The second, launched hours later, flew about 400km. Military officials in the South said both were intermediate-range Musudan missiles.
A confirmed successful test would mark a step forward for North Korea... | North Korea has test-fired two mid-range ballistic missiles from its eastern coast, says South Korea. |
Text: Javier Duarte, the former governor of Veracruz state, is suspected of corruption, involvement in organised crime, and embezzling millions.
He was arrested in Guatemala in a joint operation between Interpol and Guatemalan police, Mexico's attorney general said.
He is expected to be extradited to Mexico at a later ... | A former Mexican state governor who has been on the run for six months was arrested on Saturday, police said. |
Text: R&B Distillers is turning Borodale House, a derelict Victorian hotel, into a distillery and visitor centre.
The production of the first whisky at the site could begin in April next year.
The distillery would be one of the largest employers on an island with a population of about 120 people. Raasay lies off the Is... | Construction of the first whisky distillery on the tiny Isle of Raasay has started. |
Text: 25 January 2016 Last updated at 17:33 GMT
But just what is the etiquette of Burns Night? Fret not, for BBC Rewind has scoured the archives and put together a comprehensive guide on how to celebrate Burns Night.
Have your haggis at the ready, some bagpipes at your side and prepare to raise a glass of whisky to Sco... | On the anniversary of his birth, people across Scotland and beyond are celebrating the poet Robert Burns. |
Text: Barrie Newton, 71, of Rhuddlan, was the owner of the Light Works on Vale Road, Rhyl, where the blaze broke out on 23 December.
Neighbouring properties were evacuated as emergency crews tackled the fire.
A North Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said the blaze is not being treated as suspicious.
Summary: | A man who died in a fire at a Denbighshire workshop has been named. |
Text: It's fair to say that this figure relies on relevant, rigorous and detailed economic modelling on what would happen to national income if the UK left the EU, based on what the alternatives would be.
But ultimately that's a hard task given that no economy of the UK's size has ever left the EU before, so there must... | £36 billion is a pretty big hole to blow in the public finances, but the Treasury has picked it out as its mid-range figure for what might happen to tax receipts if the UK left the European Union. |
Text: Symons left his national role in July 2015, midway through their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, to concentrate on his job as Fulham manager, but has since been sacked.
Former Wales international Tony Roberts, currently at Swansea City, will replace Martyn Margetson as Wales' goalkeeping coach.
Margetson is leavin... | Kit Symons has returned to the Wales coaching set-up under Chris Coleman. |
Text: ITVplc said on Monday it was buying Ulster Television in Belfast for £100m.
It will leave STV as the last standalone operator in the network, which was originally made up of about 15 separate companies.
In a BBC interview last month, former ITV boss Michael Grade said STV was "defying gravity" by remaining indep... | STV is set to become the last remaining independent business in the Channel 3 network. |
Text: Currently, the regulator sets standards for forensic science services, but has no statutory, or legislative, powers.
Under the proposals, the regulator's office would be placed on a statutory basis and be handed the authority to investigate breaches in quality.
The government plan is outlined in its response to a... | The government has launched a consultation over plans to strengthen the powers of the forensic regulator's office in England and Wales. |
Text: The court will decide whether seven MPs are ineligible to sit in parliament for potentially being dual citizens when they ran for office.
A preliminary hearing for five of the politicians took place on Thursday.
The final outcome could imperil Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's slender grip on power.
The most high... | A dual citizenship saga that has gripped Australian politics for almost two months will not be tested in court until October. |
Text: The visitors moved to 295-6, an advantage of 117 runs, with Peter Handscomb making 75 and Tim Bresnan 61.
Warwickshire, 152-8 after a rain-shortened first day, were earlier bowled out for 178.
Keith Barker was the last man out for 50, while Yorkshire seamer Ben Coad completed his second five-wicket haul of the se... | Yorkshire built a healthy lead over Warwickshire on day two of their County Championship Division One game. |
Text: A report by the Houses of the Oireachtas (Irish houses of parliament) Commission did not say how much would be written off.
It said the "amount involved was very small in the overall context of the bar and restaurant receipts".
The bars and restaurants involved are regularly used by Irish politicians.
The Houses ... | Bar bills racked up in Dublin's parliament buildings will be written off because there is "no realistic prospect" of them being paid. |
Text: The US-based company has agreed a deal to take control of F1 from private equity group CVC Capital Partners.
It said Ecclestone will remain as chief executive but Chase Carey, vice-chairman of 21st Century Fox, will become the new chairman.
F1 commercial supremo Ecclestone, 85, has run the sport for 40 years.
"Th... | Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says he has been asked to stay on for three years, on the day a takeover of the sport was agreed by Liberty Media. |
Text: A fire crew from Hatherleigh were sent to what they described as "old tin buildings" at Northlew near Okehampton at about 20:45 BST on Friday.
Firefighters said the man was trapped underneath galvanised roofing and debris, which they had to use tools to remove.
He was then taken to hospital by ambulance.
Summary: | A man is being treated for spinal injuries after falling through the roof of a building in a rural village. |
Text: The 2018 competition begins a day earlier when Wales host Scotland and Ireland travel to France.
The tournament will climax with a 'Super Saturday' on 17 March, as Scotland go to Italy, England host Ireland and Wales entertain France.
The 2019 Six Nations will run from 1 February to 16 March, with England away to... | England will begin their quest to win a third consecutive Six Nations title in Italy on Sunday, 4 February. |
Text: More than 13 million people watched Joanne and Ore lifting the glitterball trophy just before Christmas, when she beat her brother Kevin in the final.
Rather than relaxing after her success, Joanne has been busy in rehearsals getting ready to take the lead as a New York dancer in the musical 'Thoroughly Modern Mi... | Nearly a month after waltzing her way to victory with Ore in Strictly Come Dancing, Joanne Clifton is swapping the ballroom for the stage. |
Text: Six Tornado aircraft, a tanker plane and about 280 personnel will be relocated to Jordan's Azraq airbase.
The planes are engaged in the campaign against so-called Islamic State (IS).
The German decision comes after a long-running diplomatic row between the two Nato allies.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan w... | Germany's parliament has approved plans to move aircraft and military personnel out of Turkey's Incirlik airbase after Turkey refused to allow visits by German MPs. |
Text: Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman, both 33, were living in Edmonton, Canada and had driven down to Mexico for a surfing trip.
Their families say they will be going to Mexico amid media reports that two unidentified bodies were found inside a burnt-out van resembling theirs.
A family statement said they hold "deep fears... | Fears are growing for two Australian surfers travelling through Mexico who have been missing since 20 November. |
Text: PC Paul Kirwin wrestled the gun off the man who was pointing it at terrified shop staff in Litherland in July 2013.
He had spotted the suspect acting suspiciously in an alleyway running between shops and a derelict building while on patrol with a colleague.
Peter Singleton, chairman, of the Merseyside Police Fede... | A Merseyside Police officer who disarmed and arrested a robber with a handgun has won a Police Bravery Award. |
Text: Georges-Francois Leclerc, the prefect of the Haute-Savoie region, says initially 110 people were trapped, but 65 were airlifted out by helicopters.
The operation was suspended as night fell and will resume in the morning.
The cable cars are at "an altitude of about 3,800m (12,468ft)", officials said.
The problem ... | Forty-five people remain stuck on a series of cable cars high above the glaciers of Mont Blanc in the French Alps, a local official has said. |
Text: The 34-year-old has signed a one-year deal with the option of an extension.
Essien told the club's website: "Thank you for bringing me here. I'm excited and want to give my best."
Teddy Tjahyono, part of the Persib Bandung management, said: "The reason to bring Michael Essien is in order to increase the value of ... | Former Chelsea and Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has joined Indonesian side Persib Bandung. |
Text: The monarch, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, attended a Solemn Drumhead Service of Remembrance at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London.
The event took place on the centenary of the shooting of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.
The assassination sparked the chain of events that led to war... | The Queen has attended a service to honour volunteers who served in World War One, on the 100th anniversary of events that led to the outbreak of war. |
Text: Thomas Telfer, 48, and his nephew James Telfer, 31, both of Maryhill, used air guns in the raid on Price Cutter, in the Riddrie area, in October 2015.
They left empty-handed after staff forced them out and were traced through a tobacco pouch they left at the scene.
Both men admitted assault, robbery and firearms ... | Two men have been jailed over a bungled shop robbery in Glasgow. |
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England manager Roy Hodgson joined the Duke of Cambridge to unveil the statue at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, England.
The Football Remembers memorial was designed by a schoolboy after a UK-wide competitio... | Prince William has unveiled a memorial to remember the Christmas Truce in World War One when soldiers from Britain and Germany stopped fighting and played football on Christmas Day. |
Text: Ehtisham Hanif, 29, from Sheffield, and Joshua Rosenberg, 18, of Winsford, were killed in a three-vehicle accident on the A57 Snake Pass on Sunday evening.
Five people were taken to hospital after the first crash and two other vehicles collided in the aftermath.
Police said the BMW Mr Hanif was in had been drivin... | Two men who died in a three-car crash in the Peak District have been named by police. |
Text: The Briton, 31, finished second in the last race in Italy, behind Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, after dropping from pole to sixth at the beginning.
"If you gauge my season, then the championship could be lost by starts," he said. "From a lot of pole positions, I've lost the race from the start."
He leads Rosbe... | Lewis Hamilton says his title chances this year could depend on whether he can end his problems with race starts. |
Text: The 29-year-old midfielder joins on a three-year deal, with the fee possibly rising to around £13m with add-ons.
Cabaye joined PSG from Newcastle for £19m in January 2014 but started just 13 matches as Laurent Blanc's side won a domestic Treble last season.
Palace's previous transfer record was £7m, paid in 2014 ... | Crystal Palace have signed Yohan Cabaye from French champions Paris St-Germain for a club-record transfer fee of £10m. |
Text: Substitute Taylor Miles struck with 13 minutes remaining, cutting in from the right and firing home.
Grimsby striker Nathan Arnold's late free-kick was well saved by Tom King before Richard Tait hit the crossbar with the rebound.
The hosts remain fourth, four points above the visitors, and have won just once in t... | Braintree boosted their play-off hopes with a narrow victory over Grimsby at Blundell Park. |
Text: Mr Modi said on Sunday that Dalits have "suffered for centuries" and they "shouldn't suffer anymore".
Four Dalit men, believed to be tannery workers, were publicly flogged last month in western Gujarat state for skinning a dead cow.
Many Hindus consider cows sacred and the slaughter of the animal is banned in sev... | Prime Minister Narendra Modi has criticised recent attacks against India's low-caste Dalit community. |
Text: The 32-year-old from St Asaph - the BDO World Champion in 2008 - plays his first round match on Friday.
He does not know his opponent, but with the next round starting on Boxing Day, is keen to claim a victory.
"You want to get through so you can sit down on Christmas Day knowing you're still in the competition,"... | Mark Webster is hoping to give himself an early Christmas present by earning a place in the second round of the PDC World Darts championship. |
Text: Miller clipped the ball over keeper Graham Stack and soon added another from the penalty spot after he was brought down by the Bees' goalkeeper.
Alex Kenyon sneaked in unmarked to head a third before Barnet hit back through substitute Michael Gash's low strike.
Cole Stockton's fine finish made it 4-1 before Gash ... | Striker Shaun Miller scored after just 54 seconds as Morecambe defeated Barnet in League Two. |
Text: The battery could be used in wearables such as watches, fitness bands and smart-clothing.
Its capacity is small, meaning it would not be suitable for power-intensive smartphones at this stage.
Experts said it was "an exciting development" but Panasonic was not the first company to work on this.
Ben Wood, an analy... | Mass market bendable devices may be a step closer as Panasonic unveils a flexible lithium ion battery at Japanese technology fair Ceatec. |
Text: Brig Gen Fathi Bayoudh was reportedly trying to secure the release of his son, who had been detained by Turkish troops on the border with Syria.
Tuesday's gun and suicide bomb attack killed more than 40 people.
No-one has so far admitted carrying out the attack, but Turkey blames IS.
Unnamed Tunisian sources told... | A Tunisian military doctor seeking to retrieve his son who had joined so-called Islamic State (IS) was one of the victims of the attack at Istanbul's Ataturk airport, reports say. |
Text: Robert Mark Davies, 49, worked at Cyrenians Cymru, which offered a range of services to homeless and disadvantaged adults.
Mr Davies was arrested in 2014 following an investigation by South Wales Police's Economic Crime Unit.
He will appear at Cardiff Magistrates Court on 21 February accused of fraud by abuse of ... | The former head of finance at a homeless charity in Swansea has been charged with fraud. |
Text: Some were linked to last month's attacks in Paris and planning further attacks on the West, US Army Colonel Steve Warren added.
He named one as Charaffe al-Mouadan, who he said had a direct link to Paris attack cell leader Abdelhamid Abaaoud.
Another was a UK-educated Bangladeshi computer systems engineer, he sai... | Targeted US-led coalition air strikes have killed 10 Islamic State commanders in Iraq and Syria in the past month, a US military spokesman has said. |
Text: The high court in Bihar said the ban was "illegal, impractical and unconstitutional".
The ban, which was imposed in April, was Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's campaign promise during last year's assembly elections.
It was supported by most women because they link drinking by men with domestic violence, harassment a... | A court has struck down a ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol in India's northern state of Bihar. |
Text: The popular resort has been criticised previously for its water quality but is now among 68 beaches in England to have secured the status this year.
Cornwall and Devon claimed the most Blue Flag awards with eight each, followed by Thanet in Kent with seven.
Keep Britain Tidy said there were seven more Blue Flag b... | Blackpool has won its first Blue Flag award after one of its beaches met the international standard for cleanliness. |
Text: The American, chasing a sixth PGA Tour title, leads on eight under from Alex Noren of Sweden and Spain's Jon Rahm.
American world number one Dustin Johnson, playing his first event since pulling out of the Masters on the first tee with an injury, also shot a 67.
Johnson is four under and one of 18 players within ... | Patrick Reed takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina after a five-under-par 67 on Saturday. |
Text: The railway was built by Will Snook, who lives in Crewe, to raise money for charity.
The railway, which took 18 months to build and was put together by a team of seven, includes two tracks - one with a post-1955 steam engine and one with a post-1994 diesel train.
It will be on display in the village hall in Wrenb... | A "giant" model railway exhibit measuring 34ft (10m) by 14ft (4m) has gone on display in Cheshire. |
Text: Eileen Gould, from Somerset, was tricked into handing over her savings to conmen after being told her bank was being investigated by the fraud squad.
Lyndsey Brennan did not know Ms Gould, but was so "heartbroken" by her plight she set up a Go Fund Me website appeal.
Dozens of people contributed money after heari... | An 83-year-old woman who was conned out of £30,000 broke down in tears as a fundraiser handed over a cheque for £13,000. |
Text: Plans have been drawn up to create replica trenches alongside the original ones as a tourist attraction in the grounds of Bodelwyddan Castle.
Councillors have been recommended to approve the proposals at a planning committee meeting next week.
A decision was deferred to await results of the archaeological study.
... | A bullet and an exploded hand grenade have been found in former World War One training trenches in Denbighshire during archaeological excavations. |
Text: The facility in Stafford Place will stock more than one million books and includes access to 3D printing.
Labour councillors disapproved of the new library, which has been relocated from Shire Hall, because it is not in the town centre.
Staffordshire County Council said it could be "used flexibly to meet the chan... | A new £1m library has opened in Stafford despite nearly 3,000 people signing a petition against the plans. |
Text: Sheila Hynes suffered massive internal bleeding during what should have been a routine operation at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne.
The 71-year-old great-grandmother never came round from the operation after the mistake caused irreversible damage to her heart.
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Founda... | A woman died after surgeons inserted a heart valve upside down. |
Text: Net income in the July-to-September rose to $1.1bn (£687m).
Alibaba, founded in 1999 by Jack Ma, floated in New York in September, breaking records by raising $25bn.
The shares have traded around 45% above the listing price in expectation that the firm's rapid growth will continue. The shares rose 4.2%.
After ta... | Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has reported a 15% rise in quarterly profits in its first set of results since it listed its shares in New York. |
Text: None of the bombs detonated in January 1966, but three fell around Palomares and a fourth was found on the sea bed.
Highly toxic plutonium was spread over a 200-hectare (490-acre) area.
On a visit to Madrid, Secretary of State John Kerry agreed to finalise a deal on disposing of contaminated soil.
Under the agree... | Almost 50 years after four nuclear bombs fell on the Spanish coast after two US military planes collided, American officials have signed a deal to clean up contaminated land. |
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