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Text: The beaten National League play-off finalists, owned by Dale Vince, had debts of £5.4m as recently as December.
The Gloucestershire club are currently building an 'Eco Park', consisting of an all-seater stadium and a 100-acre sports and green technology centre.
"I think every agent thinks at Forest Green there's ... | Forest Green Rovers manager Mark Cooper says agents are wrong to think the club has endless finances for new players. |
Text: The Coliseum in Porthmadog closed in 2011 because of falling attendances after 80 years of entertaining the crowds.
Gwynedd council voted to demolish it in September - despite 300 people objecting to the plan.
Work to flatten the building began on Monday, with the walls demolished on Tuesday.
There had been calls... | The demolition of an art deco cinema in Gwynedd - which faced opposition from hundreds of people - has begun. |
Text: Lights and Father Christmas figures can still be seen on the outside of Kevin Franklin's house in Dunstable.
An anonymous letter says the "tacky" display is a "disgrace" and is spoiling the "lovely community".
Mr Franklin said he was "upset" by the letter but planned to put up more lights, rather than take them d... | A family whose house is still covered with Christmas decorations dubbed "grotesque" say they have received an abusive letter calling them "pikeys". |
Text: Tens of thousands of children in the UK care for an adult in their life.
28 January is Young Carers Awareness Day so Newsround has been hearing from kids who care for relatives suffering from mental illness.
Many people don't realise the important and hard role young carers have, helping a parent or relative ever... | A young carer is someone who has to look after parents or siblings who struggle to care for themselves because of illness. |
Text: Bomb disposal officers was called to the Ardilaun area of the town by police overnight and they arrived at the scene at about 03:00 local time on Tuesday.
A number of houses were evacuated while the team defused the device. The area was declared safe at 04:00 local time.
The device was taken to a military locatio... | The Irish Army has defused an explosive device found in a housing estate in Mullingar, County Westmeath. |
Text: A silver Renault Clio and a black Mercedes SLK collided on the A543 near Pentrefoelas just before 15:45 GMT on 27 February.
The female passenger from the Mercedes, who was in her forties, died at the scene.
North Wales Police said the driver of the car - also in his forties - died at hospital in Stoke on Wednesd... | A driver has died a month after a crash in Conwy county in which a woman was also killed. |
Text: Nine banks, including Barclays and Goldman Sachs, may adopt the blockchain system that logs who spends which virtual coins in an ever-expanding computer equivalent of a ledger.
The banks want to use the blockchain method because it is hard to fool - making fraud more difficult.
It could also speed up trading syst... | The basic technology underpinning the Bitcoin virtual currency could be used by some of the world's biggest banks. |
Text: The 30-year-old clocked 48.92 seconds to beat compatriot Nicholas Thoman's time of 48.94 set in 2009.
The US led 74-48 after the opening day in Indianapolis and easily retained their 100% record in the event.
Tom Shields and Tyler Clary's first and third in the men's 200m butterfly secured victory with six races ... | American Matt Grevers set a new 100m backstroke world record as the United States wrapped up a 155-107 win over Europe in the Duel in the Pool event. |
Text: The incident happened at about 20:00 GMT on Saturday at Windmill Avenue in the town.
Police later attended the scene.
They said no arrests were made and the man would be interviewed later.
Summary: | Two paramedics have been assaulted by a man in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, they had been called to assist. |
Text: The 21-year-old, who has a contract at Headingley until 2018, made his first-class debut for the County Championship Division Two side in March 2016.
"The opportunity to further develop my skills in a first-team environment was simply too good to turn down," he said.
"My main objective now is to push hard for a p... | Yorkshire all-rounder Josh Shaw has rejoined Gloucestershire on a one-month loan deal. |
Text: The man, from Truro, died following the collision between a Toyota RAV4 and a Land Rover Defender on the A390 at Probus.
The emergency services were called to the crash at 11:00 GMT on Monday. The 65-year-old driver of the RAV4 suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene.
The A390 was closed at Probus while pol... | A 65-year-old motorist has died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Cornwall. |
Text: A 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was badly hurt after the incidents in Alexander Road and Adrian Road, Glenrothes, on 28 March.
Naveed Iqbal and James Simpson appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court each facing two charges of attempted murder.
Neither made any plea or declaration and their cases ... | Two men have been remanded in custody accused of attempted murder after two houses in Fife were allegedly set alight. |
Text: Mr Regeni, 28, was in Egypt conducting postgraduate research into trade unions when he went missing in January 2016.
His body was found in a ditch on the outskirts of Cairo nine days later. He had been abducted and tortured.
There were events in 12 cities, including the European Parliament building in Brussels.
I... | Friends and justice campaigners have been remembering the murdered student Guilio Regeni in a series of events a year after his disappearance. |
Text: They are in Armagh, Ballymena, Lisburn, Magherafelt and Strabane. David Ford had previously announced the closure of Limavady Courthouse.
He told the assembly on Monday that his decision was based on "unprecedented financial pressures" and the underuse of courthouses.
He also cited falling staffing levels.
"In co... | The justice minister has announced that five Northern Ireland courthouses are to close. |
Text: BBC Wales director Rhodri Talfan Davies said there were "no easy answers" to questions over how many jobs were at risk.
It follows the announcement by director general Tony Hall of plans to save £50m a year.
The number of job cuts in Wales are not expected to be confirmed until the autumn.
Most job losses are lik... | BBC Wales has warned that plans to cut 1,000 jobs across the corporation will "inevitably impact" its operation. |
Text: For its composer Alex Patterson, 26, a former University of Nottingham music graduate, it has been a daunting prospect.
His composition On the Idle Hill, contrasts pre-war hopes in the verses of poet A E Housman, with the abject horror of the trenches in lines from William Hodgson, who died on the first day in th... | The haunting poetry of World War One has become the inspiration for a new concert piece that is due to get its world premiere in Nottingham. |
Text: It is understood that 20 of the 50 holding cells in Musgrave PSNI station in Belfast city centre are not currently operational.
Sources said a deep clean of the facility was to begin early on Tuesday morning.
Solicitors have been told clients may have to be taken to other police stations later.
The Law Society fo... | Part of Northern Ireland's largest police custody suite has been closed because of an infestation of lice. |
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Russia was banned from international competition in November after a Wada commission examined claims of widespread doping, cover-ups and and extortion.
A Ukad spokesperson said: "Ukad has been asked by Wada to be part of an evaluation visit to Russia.
"It will explor... | UK Anti-Doping has said it will help the World Anti-Doping Agency carry out reforms in Russia. |
Text: The advice was issued after a number of schools banned photography on their premises to protect pupils who were adopted or in foster care.
Earlier this week a father complained he was threatened with arrest at a school in Leicestershire.
Information Commissioner Christopher Graham said such photos did not breach ... | Parents should be free to photograph their children in nativity plays, the Information Commissioner has said. |
Text: Building works at Medway Maritime could have compromised the integrity fire resistant walls, Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) found.
In a report the fire service said the hospital had no senior manager in charge of fire safety management.
The trust said since KFRS's inspection a fire officer had been put in pl... | A hospital which was placed in special measures had no fire drills for up to three years, the BBC has discovered. |
Text: The Portrush golfer carded four birdies in a bogey-free 66 to trail Americans Derek Fathauer, JT Poston and Kelly Kraft, at the Fort Worth course.
The 2010 US Open champion is joined on four under by Scott Brown and Spaniard Jon Rahm at the PGA Tour tournament.
Defending champion Jordan Spieth closed with two bir... | Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell is joint second at the Dean & Deluca Invitational after an impressive four-under-par first-round in Texas. |
Text: Colin Waterfield, of Stonehouse Road, Norwich, was found guilty at Norwich Crown Court after a five-week trial.
The jury heard the victims were abused in Norwich between 1973 and 1995. The youngest child was four years old.
Norfolk Police said the victims had been left "psychologically scarred" by Waterfield's ab... | A 70-year-old man has been convicted of "abuse of the most horrendous kind" against one woman and eight children over a period of almost 20 years. |
Text: The BBC's Ruth Nesoba says dozens of youths barricaded roads during the protests in parts of the capital.
They were chanting for President Nkurunziza to drop his plans to seek a third term in elections due next month.
On Sunday, Kenya's president called his Burundian counterpart, urging him to delay the elections... | Soldiers have fired warning shots, as protests resumed in Burundi despite the return of President Pierre Nkurunziza after last week's failed coup. |
Text: Edmund, who was expected to play two singles rubbers, injured his back during practice in Birmingham.
His absence means Evans, 25, features in the GB team alongside Andy Murray, Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot.
On Friday, Evans will play world number six Kei Nishikori, whom he beat in the first round of the 2013 ... | Dan Evans has replaced the injured Kyle Edmund in the Great Britain team that will begin their defence of the Davis Cup against Japan on Friday. |
Text: The teenager died at the Sick Kids hospital following the accident which happened on Silverknowes Road at about 16:00 on Friday.
Another 14-year-old, who was a passenger on the bike, is being treated in hospital for serious injuries.
Police appealed for witnesses to the crash which involved a white Vertigo motorc... | A 14-year-old boy has died after the motorbike he was driving was in a collision with a car in Edinburgh. |
Text: Bow Street station closed as a result of the Beeching cuts and since then a number of people have campaigned for the stop to be reinstated.
Proposals for a new station have been shown to residents and stakeholders at a public event.
Councillor Paul Hinge said if all went well, it could open within three years.
Su... | Reinstating a Ceredigion village railway station which closed in 1965 could cost £5m, the Welsh Government has said. |
Text: Hospital managers said on Wednesday they were experiencing "significant" patient admissions and were at "full-capacity protocol".
They apologised to patients and urged people to attend only in emergency.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) said staff were seriously concerned.
"Nurses are fearful tha... | An Irish nurses union has expressed concern at what it called a "crisis situation" at Letterkenny University Hospital due to bed capacity. |
Text: 11 October 2016 Last updated at 08:05 BST
She revealed to Newsround that coaches she met didn't think she'd be able to box - but that she proved them all wrong.
Nicola won boxing gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016.
The smiley star spoke to Newsround for Women's Sport Week, a campaign to encourage more girls to get ... | Olympic champion boxer Nicola Adams says she was told that "women can't box" when she started her career. |
Text: The force is asking for people to surrender unlawfully held guns and ammunition to help avoid them "getting into the wrong hands".
Officers said many firearms were held in innocence and ignorance of their illegality or were overlooked and forgotten in people's homes.
Ch Insp Chris Brown said there had only been o... | Leicestershire Police has launched its first firearms amnesty in 10 years. |
Text: Figures published by AHDB Dairy show the number of producers in the county, 496, is now less than half the figure recorded in 2002.
Farmers have blamed the continuing fall in the price of milk, with production costs outweighing the amount farmers receive when selling it.
January figures show there are now 9,633 d... | The number of dairy farms in North Yorkshire has dropped lower than 500. |
Text: People in the area were warned to stay indoors and close their windows following the blaze at Drynies Farm early on Sunday.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was creating a significant amount of smoke and posed a health risk.
Hay and straw bales and mechanical equipment were damaged in the fire.
... | An investigation is under way into a barn fire near Dingwall which prompted a smoke warning for local residents. |
Text: The final Markit composite eurozone Purchasing Manages' Index (PMI), which combines manufacturing and services activity, rose to 54.2, its highest reading since May 2011.
Any reading above 50 indicates growth, while below 50 points to contraction.
Markit said the data pointed to second-quarter economic growth of ... | Eurozone business activity rose at its fastest pace in four years in June, boosted by higher spending by consumers and businesses, a survey has indicated. |
Text: Pressure had been mounting on Inacio after the Cairo club missed out on the semi-finals of this season's African Champions League.
Their draw with Al Ahly Tripoli signalled their fate in Africa's premier club competition.
Zamalek also lost to Lebanon's Al-Ahed in the Arab Championship this week.
Zamalek need to b... | Portuguese coach Augusto Inacio has been sacked by Egyptian giants Zamalek after less than four months in charge of the side. |
Text: Finbar Dowling, director of the Siemens factory, said it was planning to open the "massive piece of civil and marine engineering" on 1 September 2016.
He said work at Hull's Alexandra Dock was "ahead of schedule".
It could eventually create up to 1,000 jobs with 200 working in construction of the site, he said.
T... | A £350m project producing offshore wind turbine blades in Hull is on course to start work two months earlier than planned. |
Text: The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales, has produced 50,000 of the special coins.
The coins, which contain 56 grams of silver, will be available at the value of £100.
The design was chosen in celebration of Big Ben's distinctive sound, which for many cues the start of the new year.
The design shows the clock tower ... | A new £100 coin featuring London's Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben has been minted to mark the start of the new year. |
Text: Last month, a bidder wanting to provide the University Hospital of Hartlepool's fertility services was rejected, despite already running services there.
The borough's council said it had not been told why.
The area's clinical commissioning group (CCG), which had said it could not recruit enough staff to keep the ... | Health managers wanting to close a hospital fertility unit are being asked to put the service back out to tender. |
Text: Alcohol and Drugs Action (ADA) said the Green Light Project (GLP) - funded by Comic Relief - was for those aged up to 25 in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
It will include advice on the safer use of social media.
ADA said sexual exploitation could lead to alcohol and drugs problems in later life.
Chief executive Luan... | A new service aimed at protecting young people from sexual exploitation in the north east of Scotland has been launched. |
Text: Giorgos Bikas' house in northern Greece suffered major damage following a fire early on Wednesday.
Neither Bikas nor his family were at the property at the time.
The Hellenic Football Federation said league and cup competitions would be suspended until after an investigation into the cause of the fire.
Summary: | Greece has suspended all football competitions in the country after an alleged arson attack at the home of the president of its refereeing committee. |
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Ayala was sent off for barging over Fernando Forestieri 30 yards from goal moments after Boro had gone 1-0 up.
The Spaniard, 26, claimed wrongful dismissal and said the punishment was excessive, but his appeal failed.
Ayala will now miss games with Watford, West Ham ... | Middlesbrough defender Daniel Ayala will serve a three-game ban after failing in an appeal against his red card in Sunday's FA Cup 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday. |
Text: The indictment says Matthew Keys gave members of Anonymous a login and password to the company server.
At least one hacker managed to change the web version of a Los Angeles Times news feature, the indictment says.
The alleged incident occurred before Mr Keys' employment with Reuters.
Mr Keys said he only found o... | A Reuters social media editor has been charged in the US with conspiring with hacker group Anonymous to break into a website of a former employer, the Tribune Company. |
Text: The two girls were "touched inappropriately" during a visit to the attraction, in Windsor, on Thursday.
Detectives have urged others who visited the resort to check their photos to see if the man is in the background.
He is described as white, under 5ft 8in-tall, wearing dark slim-fitting trousers, a dark t-shirt... | Police have issued an e-fit of a man suspected of sexually assaulting two six-year-olds at Legoland. |
Text: At one point Toyota's Kazuki Nakajima was 90 seconds clear but the Japanese reported a problem with under five minutes left and eventually stopped.
It handed victory to the number two Porsche shared by Neel Jani, Roland Dumas and Marc Lieb.
The number six Toyota car crossed for second, with Audi's number eight th... | Porsche won the Le Mans 24 Hours race for the second year in a row as Toyota just missed out on a first victory because of a last-lap power failure. |
Text: Phillip Palfrey, from Llandrindod Wells, was prosecuted after Powys trading standards linked him to an eBay account selling teeth whitening gel.
His products were seized in July 2016 after tests showed they contained almost 60 times the legal hydrogen peroxide limit.
Palfrey admitted three charges at Llandrindod ... | Selling illegal teeth whitening products has cost a Powys man £4,000. |
Text: Aisling Brady McCarthy had been accused of killing Rehma Sabir in 2013.
The case was dropped after a state medical examiner reversed a finding that the death was caused by shaken-baby syndrome.
Her sister, Sharon Grehan, told RTÉ that Mrs Brady McCarthy had "been through hell".
"Aisling is doing amazingly well d... | The family of an Irish nanny, who spent two years in a US jail before a charge of killing a one-year-old was dropped, has spoken out for the first time. |
Text: It is thought the 24-year-old Kenyan, who joined Saints in 2013 for £12.5m from Celtic, is poised to undergo a medical with the White Hart Lane club.
The move would reunite Wanyama with his former Saints boss Mauricio Pochettino.
Wanyama asked to leave last summer after interest from Spurs but stayed at St Mary's... | Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a fee of £11m for Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama, BBC Radio Solent understands. |
Text: Officials from the company will meet with the RMT union next Wednesday and Thursday.
Parent firm Govia Thameslink (GTR) had asked conciliation service Acas to facilitate talks ahead of a five-day strike planned in August.
The union is embroiled in a long-running dispute about the role of guards on trains.
It said... | Talks aimed at averting further strikes by Southern rail conductors are to be held next week. |
Text: Two adults and a child were in the property on Ebrington Street when the device was thrown shortly after midnight on Friday morning.
Residents had to leave their homes in the surrounding area as Army bomb disposal experts defused the device.
A controlled explosion was carried out just after 05:30 GMT. Emerson Str... | Three people have escaped injury after a pipe bomb was thrown into the rear yard of a house in Londonderry. |
Text: Earlier police said they were searching for an explosive device.
All roads in the area have now re-opened.
The alert had continued into a second day after reports of a suspicious object in Southway on Thursday. Homes were evacuated and the road was closed.
Ch Supt Mark McEwan said the officers were looking for "a... | A security alert in Londonderry has ended. |
Text: Cosmin, 37 and Ana Focsa, 40, of Blackpool, were found guilty of ill treating the 88-year-old in July 2015.
The woman, who suffers from dementia, was found in her bed at Alistre Lodge Nursing Home, St Annes wrapped so tightly she could not free herself.
The couple were given 16-week sentences, suspended for 12 mo... | Two carers who wrapped a pensioner in a towel to ensure they had a quiet night shift have been given suspended prison sentences. |
Text: Mr Bird launched the magazine, which is written by journalists and sold by homeless people, in 1991.
He went on to set up the Big Issue Foundation and Big Issue Invest, a company that finances social enterprise and charities.
He will join the Lords as a non-party-political peer.
The magazine was first launched in... | Big Issue founder John Bird has promised to "work for social opportunity and social justice" after being appointed to the House of Lords. |
Text: Ellen Higginbottom's body was found at Orrell Water Park, Wigan early on Saturday - a Wigan man, 47, and a man, 51, from Preston are being questioned.
Post-mortem tests found Ellen, who was reported missing on Friday, died due to "multiple wounds to the neck".
Louise Tipping - principal at Winstanley College, whe... | A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an 18-year-old student found dead at a beauty spot. |
Text: The future of the Portaferry attraction had been in doubt until the Northern Ireland Executive agreed to invest more than £900,000 in the site in 2014.
The rest of the funding was supplied by its owner, Ards and North Down Borough Council, and a new operator.
Construction will begin after Easter, to facilitate th... | The Exploris aquarium in County Down is set to reopen this summer after a major £1.5m refurbishment, mostly funded by a government-backed rescue package. |
Text: The 22-year-old has spent the past three years playing for Florida State University on a sports scholarship.
Campbell, who has won 33 international caps, has previously featured for Irish clubs St Francis and Raheny United.
"Once I got word City were interested, I came straight over and once I did, it was somethi... | Manchester City Women have signed Republic of Ireland defender Megan Campbell. |
Text: The jacket dates back to the Fab Four's stay in Hamburg in 1960.
Other top-selling items from the Harrison family collection included a guitar and his boots, a spokesman for auction house Bonhams said.
Harrison, who lived in Henley, Oxfordshire, died of cancer in 2001.
The boots, dating back to circa 1964, were s... | A leather jacket belonging to George Harrison from The Beatles has sold for £110,450 at an auction of more than 100 pieces of Beatles memorabilia. |
Text: McGuinness' Honda team tweeted on Thursday night that the Morecambe rider was undergoing leg surgery in Belfast and was "in good spirits".
"John is currently in theatre having his right tibula/fibula plated," said the Honda Racing statement.
Earlier, the Royal Victoria Hospital said the 45-year-old was "stable".
... | John McGuinness is in a stable condition in hospital after suffering a broken leg in a crash at the North West 200 in Northern Ireland. |
Text: Maternity services were previously led by consultant obstetricians.
However, the hospital has no facilities for on-site specialist neonatal paediatric support or adult intensive care.
NHS Highland has said that the majority of births at the hospital can be handled by midwives only.
Pregnancies involving complicat... | A new midwife-led community maternity unit (CMU) has been introduced at Caithness General in Wick. |
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Blues came from 11 points down to win 18-17 at Myreside, with Lloyd Williams' late try sealing a dramatic win.
"I'm thrilled with the way the boys adapted with the conditions in the second half," Wilson said.
"They carried on trying to play and created two really goo... | Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson hailed his side's character in securing a precious victory away from home against Edinburgh in the Pro12. |
Text: It enabled Israel's allies to monitor information acquired by its reconnaissance missions, Der Spiegel and The Intercept website reported.
The website said the information came from material leaked by US whistleblower Edward Snowden.
One Israeli minister said it was disappointing, but not a surprise.
'Smartphones... | US and UK agencies reportedly hacked into Israeli drones and other aircraft as they gathered intelligence, in an operation dating from the late 1990s. |
Text: Cwm Harry Land Trust could take over eight sites of more than 120 acres (49 hectares) in Newtown owned by the county council and Welsh Government.
It hopes to create cycle tracks, set up an allotment, plant meadows and open a cafe, among other ideas.
The Big Lottery Fund has set aside £9m to support the transfer ... | A Powys environmental group has been given £50,000 to develop its plans for turning land into community use. |
Text: The ivory weighs 110kg, which is more than a baby elephant, and includes tusks, carved bangles and beads.
It was found last month at Terminal 4 in baggage left abandoned in transit from Angola to Hanover, Germany.
Ivory trading is strictly controlled under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speci... | One of the largest hauls of illegal ivory seen in the UK is found at Heathrow Airport. |
Text: One US soldier died and three were injured.
Several Apache helicopters were reported to have taken part in the operation in al-Baida province.
Three al-Qaeda leaders were among those killed in a battle lasting 45 minutes in a village in Yakla district. Earlier reports suggested a higher death toll.
US drones have... | The US has carried out a commando raid on an al-Qaeda stronghold in central Yemen, killing 14 militants, the military says. |
Text: The department, which represents Wales in the UK government, will now have two ministers instead of three.
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth has been transferred to the Northern Ireland Office.
He will combine it with his role as minister for faith and integration at the Department for Communities and Local Government i... | The number of ministers in the Wales Office has been cut in the prime minister's post-election reshuffle. |
Text: It says eight hijackers fled the Orkim Harmony ship in a rescue boat late on Thursday. The vessel is now being escorted to a Malaysian port.
All 22 crew members were safe, however one of them was slightly injured.
The tanker had disappeared off the coast of Singapore on 11 June. Reports said it was taken by Indon... | An oil tanker hijacked by pirates last week in the South China Sea has been released, the Malaysian Navy says. |
Text: Louise Cannon, 34, was shopping with her dog Harmony at the Stoneycroft store in Liverpool on Friday when a security guard told her to "get out".
Asda admitted how Ms Cannon was treated was "not acceptable" and said it was "genuinely sorry".
The guard was not familiar with rules over guide dogs in shops, it added... | A blind woman said she felt "mortified and humiliated" after being told to leave an Asda supermarket because of her guide dog. |
Text: The soldiers will be exercising their right to march through the city, after returning from a final Afghan tour.
They were the last group of British forces to leave Helmand Province earlier this year, when the UK's operations came to an end.
Prince Charles is Colonel in Chief of the regiment.
Summary: | The Prince of Wales will inspect troops from the 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards - the Welsh Cavalry - in Swansea next week, it has been announced. |
Text: It follows concerns in the St Peter's Cross area about anti-social behaviour and people in "zombie-like" states after taking the substances.
Supt Tracy Harrison said the temporary measure is to reassure people the city is safe to visit.
Arrests have been made and dispersal orders issued to deal with the problem.
... | A mobile police station has been set up in Derby to try and crack down on the use of illegal psychoactive drugs, such as Black Mamba and Spice. |
Text: The team keep the same driver line-up for the third consecutive year, with Brazil's Felipe Massa partnering Valtteri Bottas of Finland.
Team principal Sir Frank Williams says it will be a "challenge" to retain the third-place finish in the constructors' championship over the past two seasons.
"But we are determin... | Williams have unveiled their new FW38 car for the 2016 Formula 1 season. |
Text: Members of the GMB union are taking the action over grading and pay proposals by Cityclean, Brighton and Hove City Council's refuse service.
In January, the staff began a new work to rule over job changes.
The council said a "well-established and consistent process" had been used to determine pay for the city's b... | Brighton's refuse and recycling collectors are to go on strike in a long-running row over pay. |
Text: The bank added that concerns over the US scaling down a key stimulus measure, the quantitative easing (QE) programme, will also affect the region's growth.
Speculation over the US scaling back the programme has seen many investors pull out money from the region.
The ADB has cut its growth forecast for the region,... | Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut its outlook for developing Asia, citing slower growth in China and India. |
Text: In a statement she said she had followed immigration laws "at all times".
Mrs Trump has yet to clarify what type of visa she used during a 1995 photo shoot in New York.
Mr Trump has taken a hard line on illegal immigration in his campaign.
So far, the Trump campaign has refused to say exactly which visas Mrs Trum... | Melania Trump, the wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has rejected suggestions that she violated visa rules when she started working as a model in New York. |
Text: Devon and Cornwall police said the child, who is from London, was taken to Derriford Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The boy was hit on a private road near Glynn Barton in Bodmin at about 1800 BST on Friday evening.
He was later transferred to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, where he remains in a serious c... | A three year-old boy has been seriously injured after being "crushed between two parked cars". |
Text: Some 2,000 from north Wales took part in the start of the peace pilgrimage, which saw women across Britain converge on London's Hyde Park.
The original march in north Wales left from Penygroes in May 1926, heading first to nearby Caernarfon.
The march around Caernarfon coincides with the United Nations' Internati... | A march and rally has been held in Gwynedd to mark a peace campaign led by woman following World War One. |
Text: The hosts had a lead of 127 with five wickets remaining going into the final day, but Eckersley's 104 saw them declare 313 in front on 294-9.
It left Derbyshire needing to negotiate 38 overs and they slumped to 43-4, with Billy Godleman out for a golden duck.
Wayne Madsen (42 not out) and Shiv Thakor (31 not out)... | A second century of the game by Ned Eckersley helped Leicestershire secure a draw with Derbyshire at Grace Road. |
Text: The law was drafted after voters in Denton, a city outside Dallas, banned "hydraulic fracturing" locally in 2014.
Fracking opponents warn that potential carcinogens used in the extraction process may contaminate groundwater.
Similar bills are being considered in US states including Colorado, Ohio, Oklahoma and Ne... | A law signed this week in Texas now prohibits cities and towns from banning fracking and other activities that harvest oil and natural gas. |
Text: Passenger Renee Rabinowitz, who is in her 80s, brought a damages case against the airline, after she was asked to move.
Jerusalem Magistrate's Court said such requests break discrimination laws.
The airline says it never pressures passengers to swap seats.
Ms Rabinowitz, a Holocaust survivor, was flying from Newa... | Israeli airline El Al has been banned from asking women to switch seats if ultra-Orthodox Jewish men object to sitting next to them, a court has ruled. |
Text: Sussan Ley said she made an "error of judgement" in billing taxpayers for three Gold Coast visits since 2014.
PM Malcolm Turnbull said Ms Ley agreed to step aside without ministerial pay pending an investigation.
Entitlements scandals have engulfed Australian politics in recent years.
Ms Ley's ministerial travel ... | Australia's health minister has temporarily stood aside after using a taxpayer-funded trip to purchase an apartment worth A$795,000 (£473,300; $585,200) on Queensland's Gold Coast. |
Text: Seven people were killed in Germany, including two men whose car was hit by a tree.
German media reports that there have been dozens of injuries from flying branches.
In Austria, a man fell from a ladder and suffered fatal head injuries while securing an awning over his patio.
Forecasters said that on Germany's h... | At least nine people have been killed in gales that have battered Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK. |
Text: The sophisticated scam happened at Rangsit University in Bangkok.
The university says three people filmed their test papers using tiny cameras embedded in their glasses.
They then transmitted the images to an outside team, who sent the correct answers to the smartwatches of three other students taking the exams.
... | Some 3,000 students in Thailand must retake university entrance exams after a cheating scam involving cameras and smartwatches was uncovered. |
Text: The collision happened just after 22:00 GMT on Thursday on the London-bound carriageway between junctions four and three.
The van caught fire and the driver was reported to have been unable to escape the vehicle, Kent Police said.
Emergency services arrived and the driver was declared dead at the scene.
Summary: | A driver has died in a crash between a van and a truck on the M20, close to the junction with the M26. |
Text: Davis joined Rocks as a player in 2006, and was appointed player-coach a year later, retiring from playing in 2015.
The Texan, 39, led the Glasgow side to the British Basketball League Cup final in January, where they were beaten by Newcastle Eagles.
"I would like to sincerely thank Sterling for his service," sai... | Sterling Davis has left his position as Glasgow Rocks head coach by mutual consent, the club has announced. |
Text: They have been brought to Scotland as part of the UK government's Vulnerable Persons Resettlement (VPR) scheme.
The families have been taken in by councils including Dundee, Edinburgh, Fife, Glasgow, Inverclyde, Argyll and Bute and North and South Ayrshire.
More than 1,200 Syrian refugees have already been resett... | More than 200 Syrian refugees are beginning a new life in Scotland after arriving on a chartered flight at Glasgow Airport. |
Text: California's most important politician has ordered a 25 per cent reduction in the water being used in town and cities.
The American state has had a lot of dry weather and snow in the mountains is at its lowest levels.
It means water supplies from the melting snow will be lower than normal over next few months so ... | Drought is so bad in California, in America, that restrictions on the amount of water people can use have been introduced for the first time in the state's history. |
Text: Martial law was put in place shortly before the army seized power last May, ousting the elected government following months of unrest.
The law banned public gatherings and heavily restricted the media.
Gen Prayuth said he would introduce new measures, which correspondents say could be even more sweeping.
Gen Pray... | Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says he has asked Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej for permission to bring an end to martial law. |
Text: The victim, Rebecca Rawson, 65, was fatally injured after approaching the armed householder's home on Tuesday night, say sheriff's officials.
As her relative knocked on the door, Eugene Matthews, 83, emerged firing a handgun, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
Ms Rawson was taken to a local hospita... | A Florida woman has died after being shot by a homeowner while searching the neighbourhood for her lost dog. |
Text: He told me that he would do a deal with the devil - in other words supporting either David Cameron or Ed Miliband to be prime minister - if they delivered his party's principal objective: a clear in/out referendum on Britain's membership of the EU.
Farage insists he's no new Nick Clegg as he doesn't want his bum ... | After UKIP's latest by-election victory, Nigel Farage says he's aiming to hold the balance of power after the next election. |
Text: Lord Hardie said his inquiry must not rule on, and has no power to determine, a person's civil or criminal liability.
But he said: "that does not mean nobody will be prosecuted as a consequence of their involvement in the project".
The former Lord Advocate is preparing to take evidence from councillors and the pu... | The inquiry into the Edinburgh trams fiasco could lead to criminal prosecutions, the judge chairing the investigation has said. |
Text: The NHTSA said a teenager was killed in July after an airbag in a 2001 Honda Accord ruptured.
A total of 19 million cars, containing 23 million airbag inflators, made by 12 car companies have been recalled.
In November, Takata agreed to pay a $70m fine for safety violations and may face deferred penalties of up t... | The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has linked an eighth US death to a faulty airbag inflator made by Japan's Takata. |
Text: The annual inflation rate rose to 0.3%, up from 0% in April, the EU's statistics agency Eurostat. said.
The return of inflation is likely to be welcomed by the European Central Bank (ECB), which has sought to avoid deflation in recent months.
Prices of services rose 1.3%, while food and drink prices were up 1.2%... | Inflation in the eurozone turned positive in May after five months of falls or stagnation, reviving hopes of an economic recovery in Europe. |
Text: George Black, who reportedly earned close to £170,000 a year, is expected to leave by the end of 2014.
Mr Black, 61, took responsibility for some of the preparations for the Commonwealth Games but also had to deal with the impact of tight council funding.
The process to recruit his successor will now get under w... | The chief executive of Glasgow City Council is to retire after 11 years in the job. |
Text: He was 58-year-old Andrew Nisbet. His family said he was a "much loved" husband and father.
Mr Nisbet was in a stationary car which was struck by a van on Wednesday morning near Polkemmet Country Park.
The driver of the van suffered minor injuries. Police issued an appeal for any witnesses who have not spoken to ... | Police have released the name of a man who died following a collision on the B7066 Whitburn Link Road. |
Text: Dale Heenan, Swindon Borough Council's cabinet member for Highways and Transport, faced a court summons after disputing the amount he owed.
In his resignation letter to council leader David Renard, Mr Heenan admitted he "should not have allowed the issue to proceed so far".
Mr Renard described the matter as "emba... | A Conservative councillor has resigned from a local authority's cabinet over non-payment of a council tax bill. |
Text: The move was planned as part of Bristol's Metrobus scheme but Bristol City Council has halted the work so more traffic assessments can be done.
Cabinet member Mark Bradshaw ruled out a deadline, saying the delay was "for as long as it takes" to complete the research.
The plan involved making Stoke Lane one-way so... | A planned one-way system on a busy commuter route in Bristol has been postponed indefinitely by the council. |
Text: The 29-year-old centre will join up with Wasps after completing the South African Super Rugby season.
De Jongh has won 19 caps since scoring a try on his international debut against Wales in June 2010.
"Juan's international experience and ability to play 12 and 13 will benefit us," said director of rugby Dai Youn... | Beaten Premiership finalists Wasps have stepped up their rebuilding for next season by signing South Africa centre Juan de Jongh from the Stormers. |
Text: Swansea's Morriston Hospital would double in size and become a regional centre for specialist treatments.
The city's other hospital, Singleton, would be a centre of excellence for diagnostic and same-day care, working with GPs, opticians and dentists.
On-the-job training and the development of a medical science p... | Radical plans for a £600m transformation of hospital services in south-west Wales have been revealed. |
Text: Robert Worrall, 30, from Beare Green, died at the scene on the A24 near the Esso Petrol Station in the village at 01:25 GMT on 9 November.
A man aged 50 from the Dorking area has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop at the scene of an accident.
He has been bailed until 13 January, 2015. A 47-year-old wom... | A second person has been arrested following the death of a cyclist in a hit-and-run crash in Surrey. |
Text: The European Space Agency's Rosetta mission dropped the robot onto Comet 67P in November 2014.
Scientists tried to land the robot several times but there were problems landing.
When it finally settled, its exact location wasn't clear but images and data suggested it was sitting at an awkward angle, in the shade.
... | Scientists have decided to give up trying to contact the comet lander Philae after lots of attempts without success. |
Text: Mr McCauley was left in a persistent vegetative state after he was attacked and beaten in the city nine years ago.
Piper John McClements whose address was given as the Fountain was granted bail.
A detective constable told the court the accused was formerly known as Daryl Procter and had previously pleaded guilty ... | A man has appeared in court in Londonderry charged with murdering Paul McCauley, who died last month. |
Text: Four men deny attempting to smuggle 35 people into Tilbury Docks, Essex. One man died in the container.
Basildon Crown Court heard one defendant been caught in France with migrants in the back of his lorry 11 days before the Tilbury incident.
Timothy Murphy from Londonderry was fined £5,000 in August.
Prosecutor... | A lorry driver accused of trying to transport immigrants into the UK inside a container had been fined for people smuggling days before, a court heard. |
Text: Julian Hinz was found seriously injured at a flat in Carysfort Road, Boscombe, on 8 April.
He was taken to Southampton General Hospital but died the following day, Dorset Police said.
Robert Edmond Hinz, 33, of Bournemouth, has been charged with his murder and will appear at the town's Magistrates' Court on Wedne... | The father of a three-month-old boy has been charged with his murder. |
Text: 6 November 2015 Last updated at 04:59 GMT
It is a new approach for the company which has struggled to attract customers to its own operating system, BB10.
BlackBerry said its new device, Priv, was designed to offer customers improved security over rival Android handsets.
"Coming with a device that tries to addres... | BlackBerry has launched its first smartphone running the Android operating system. |
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