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Text: TV presenter Ms Jackson gave birth at lunchtime on Saturday, with the baby weighing 9lbs 1 oz.
The couple, who married last year, also have an 18-month-old son together, Finley.
Ms Jackson tweeted to announce the birth, saying her daughter was "worth the wait!"
The heavily pregnant Sky Sports presenter had been s... | Wales football manager Chris Coleman and his wife Charlotte Jackson are celebrating the birth of their baby girl. |
Text: Warwickshire Police was called to a property in Nuneaton in the early hours of 10 July by someone concerned about Darren Cumberbatch's behaviour.
He was taken to hospital where he deteriorated and later died.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it was reviewing CCTV from the premises and hosp... | A man who died nine days after being arrested became unwell in the presence of police, investigators say. |
Text: The ruling New Azerbaijan party had won at least 70 seats in the 125-seat parliament, the commission said.
A host of small parties and candidates loyal to President Ilham Aliyev took almost all the rest.
The opposition has accused the government of jailing its opponents.
International monitors from the OSCE did n... | Azerbaijan's ruling party has won parliamentary elections that were boycotted by the main opposition parties, the country's electoral commission said. |
Text: The most deadly was caused by a car bomb in the mainly Shia Sadr City area.
The same district was hit by a massive truck bomb two days ago that killed more than 60 people and was claimed by Islamic State militants.
Sadr City has been the target of several bomb attacks this year claimed by IS who consider Shia to ... | At least 20 people have been killed and many others injured in a spate of bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and two nearby towns. |
Text: The robbery happened at the Bank of Scotland in High Street, Dunkeld, at about 11:25 on Tuesday.
Officers had appealed for any drivers who were in the area at the time and had dashcam footage to contact them.
They have now urged anyone who recognises the man in the images to get in touch.
A Police Scotland spokes... | Police investigating a bank robbery in Perthshire earlier this week have released images of a man they want to speak to. |
Text: The event pitched university teams from Glasgow and Edinburgh against each other.
Eight races took place, including beginners, alumni and senior men and women.
The first team men's and women's races were won by Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively.
But the University of Edinburgh came out as overall victors of the ... | The Scottish Boat Race - one of the oldest such races in the world - has been held on the River Clyde in Glasgow. |
Text: Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the group to reach an agreement on limiting global temperature rises.
She is also calling on the G7 members to contribute to a fund for poor countries suffering the worst consequences of climate change.
There are also talks on the threat from radical extremism with the leaders of Ni... | Climate change and terrorism are top of the agenda on the second day of the G7 summit of economic powers in Germany. |
Text: Glasgow Warriors opted not to offer the South Africa-born player, 30, a new contract with his current deal expiring at the end of the season.
He had attracted interest from top-flight clubs in England and France.
But Strauss, who has 10 international caps, will move to Premiership side Sale on what is understood ... | Scotland back-row Josh Strauss will join English side Sale Sharks at the end of the season. |
Text: Victoria Cleland called it a "key milestone".
Innovia Films in Wigton, Cumbria, will make the base layer for the polymer £5 and £10 notes due to be released in 2016 and 2017.
The factory signed a multimillion-pound deal last year which created 80 new jobs and led to £20m investment.
"Although some people have des... | The factory line producing material for the country's first plastic banknotes has been officially opened by the Bank of England's chief cashier. |
Text: Josh Palmer and Emma McKeon, who have also been banned from participating in the closing ceremony, must now remain in the Village between 8pm and 8am.
They will only travel to sporting events in official Rio 2016 transport.
Australia's chef de mission Kitty Chiller described the pair's behaviour as "unacceptable"... | Two Australian swimmers have been given a curfew after failing to return to the Olympic Village in Rio on Tuesday following a night out with team-mates. |
Text: England captain Heather Knight's 52 helped Storm chase down Loughborough's total with three balls remaining.
Ellyse Perry (64 not out) had scored more than half of Lightning's runs as they posted a below par 124-7.
Storm reached 124-3 by their 19th over but then lost two quick wickets, before Georgia Hennessy hit... | Western Storm set up a Super League final against Southern Vipers as they eased to a five-wicket semi-final victory over Loughborough Lightning. |
Text: European champions Madrid led when Marcelo's 20-yard shot deflected off Oscar and wrong-footed Asmir Begovic.
Marcelo doubled the lead with a superb solo goal, then Mariano Diaz added a 30-yard strike just before half-time.
Chelsea improved considerably after the break, rewarded by Hazard twice slotting in after ... | Eden Hazard scored twice in his first pre-season appearance as Chelsea lost 3-2 to Real Madrid in front of 105,826 fans in the United States. |
Text: Five masked men entered a house on Craigs Road in Cullybackey just before 22:00 GMT on Friday and demanded money.
One of the gang was thought to have been armed with a handgun, another with a hammer. They ransacked the house before leaving empty-handed.
The victim, who is 48, has been treated in hospital for his ... | A man has been was struck on the head with a gun during an aggravated burglary in County Antrim. |
Text: The 31-year-old first reached the top of the World Squash Association (WSA) world rankings in January 2006.
Although she slipped to number two in April 2006, she reclaimed pole position in August of that year.
Her winning run now includes 77 WSA World Tour titles, a record seven World Championship titles and two ... | Malaysia's Nicol David has become the first person to hold the world number one ranking for more than eight years. |
Text: New Zealand-born McIntosh left his role as Pontypridd head coach to join the Blues on a full-time basis in 2013.
The 45-year-old spent two spells alongside Paul John in caretaker charge of the region.
"I leave with a lot of fond memories and life changing experiences," McIntosh said.
"The only regret I have is no... | Former Wales international Dale McIntosh is to leave his position as Cardiff Blues forwards coach. |
Text: There have been several reports of it happening on Church Lane near the Trunk Road flyover in Grangetown, Middlesbrough in the past week.
It is believed a group of five youths are responsible for damaging the roof of one car and smashing the passenger window of another.
Sgt Steve Pattison said someone could be "s... | Bricks and stones have been thrown at vehicles driving under a flyover, police have warned. |
Text: The Jim Clark Museum already has planning permission for the site in Duns in the Scottish Borders.
It has £1.3m pledged towards the £1.6m required to secure the project.
The latest backer of its crowdfunding appeal is former World Rally champion Louise Aitken-Walker, who lives in Duns.
Scottish Borders Council ha... | The backers of a museum honouring one of Scotland's greatest motor sport heroes have said they need another £300,000 by 21 April. |
Text: The club raised the price of adult tickets in the South Stand by £5, which also included a "meal deal" voucher.
A statement on the club website read: "Meal deal structures have been simplified to help speed up service."
As a result of the changes, the club announced adult match tickets in the South Stand will no ... | Leeds have scrapped a controversial "pie tax" that had been introduced on some match-day tickets at Elland Road. |
Text: Mr May said his Save Me Trust would challenge the lawfulness of the culls which are likely to re-start in autumn.
The call for a judicial review is based on the effectiveness of culling and whether it breaks legal guidelines.
The legal action is against Natural England, which declined to comment.
Natural England,... | Rock guitarist and anti-cull protester Brian May has threatened legal action if badger culls continue in Somerset and Gloucestershire or are rolled out to other areas. |
Text: The UK National Bee Unit said the Asian hornet was a "significant threat to honey bees and other pollinators".
The nest and larvae of the hornet, known as Vespa velutina, were destroyed as a precaution against them spreading.
Channel Island governments have been working together to stop the hornets taking hold.
T... | A nest of hornets that can kill up to 50 bees a day has been found in the Channel Islands and destroyed, the Alderney government has said. |
Text: Jenny Hockey, 70, and Freda Brayshaw, 71, have been charged under Section 241 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1992, South Yorkshire Police said.
The two women were arrested during a stand off with police and contractors over the felling of trees in Rustlings Road, Sheffield, on 17 November.
They are d... | Two women arrested during a protest against the felling of eight trees by council contractors have been charged. |
Text: The 25-year-old has joined the French Ligue 1 side on a four-year contract.
Cardiff signed Saadi from French second division side Clermont Foot in 2015 but he made only two substitute appearances for the Bluebirds, failing to score.
Saadi spent last season on loan at Belgian club Kortrijk - also owned by Cardiff ... | Strasbourg have signed striker Idriss Saadi from Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee. |
Text: The alert began when police received a report that a device had been left on the track in Lurgan, County Armagh.
Trains were stopped for about two hours while searches were carried out.
A police spokesman said: "Nothing was found following a check of the line." The track has now reopened.
Summary: | A security alert on the Belfast to Dublin railway, which disrupted train services on Sunday morning, has ended. |
Text: Ben Whitfield set up Luke Maxwell to put Harriers ahead after three minutes before scorer turned provider, teeing up Harry White to double their lead.
Harriers old boy James Constable then scored twice in eight minutes, poking into the bottom corner before levelling from Luke Coulson's delivery.
But Arthur Gnahou... | Kidderminster Harriers moved off the bottom of the National League table with a hard-fought win over Eastleigh. |
Text: 29 November 2015 Last updated at 09:31 GMT
Pastry chefs at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco spent several weeks making the huge cake and used 68kg of icing.
It will be on display in the hotel lobby for the festive season.
Summary: | A 6.7 metre tall gingerbread house has been unveiled at a hotel in the USA, made out of 8,000 pieces of gingerbread and sweets. |
Text: Eleven Supreme Court judges unanimously rejected the Welsh Government's argument for AMs to be consulted before the UK government triggers Article 50 and formal divorce talks with the European Union.
The judges said the Sewel convention, although important for harmonious relationships between Westminster and devo... | As victories go, there have been more obvious triumphs. |
Text: Find out how you can join in and 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 can also find us on Instagram - use #englandsbigpicture to share an image there. You can also see a recent archive of ... | Each day we feature a photograph sent in from across England. |
Text: Lord Taylor of Blackburn, 87, was taken to a south London hospital after the crash on Wednesday last week.
He was the Labour leader of Blackburn Council in the 1970s before being made a life peer in May 1978 and becoming a businessman.
Labour's Lords leader Baroness Smith said the peer would be sadly missed.
"Tom... | A Labour peer has died after being seriously injured when his mobility scooter collided with a van outside Parliament during rush hour. |
Text: Mr Baker had been leader of the council for three years.
Miss Haitham Taylor, who represents Shinfield South, secured two more votes to beat him to the top job.
She is expected to be voted in as leader on 18 May at Wokingham's annual council meeting.
Summary: | The Conservative leader of Wokingham Council, Keith Baker, has been ousted by his colleague, Charlotte Haitham Taylor. |
Text: Former West Indies captain Adams, 48, left the Canterbury club this week after spending five years in charge.
"The moment the news went out there were a number of people in touch very quickly to express their interest," Clifford told BBC Radio Kent.
"I don't think we will lack for a strong candidate. There is a l... | Kent chief executive Jamie Clifford says they "will not struggle" to find a new head coach to replace Jimmy Adams. |
Text: The social network is tweaking the algorithm that picks posts for feeds to do a better job of spotting "low quality" web pages.
Instead, the algorithm will seek out more informative posts.
It said the change was part of broader work it was doing to make Facebook less profitable for spammers.
The change was aimed ... | Websites that harbour "disruptive, shocking or malicious" adverts will appear less frequently on user's news feeds, Facebook has said. |
Text: The Blaencwm tunnel was buried during the Beeching cutbacks of the UK railway network in the 1960s which led to the closure of thousands of train stations.
Volunteers are now drawing up plans to try to re-open the 3,300 yards (3017m) tunnel in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
They hope to receive funding to excavate the tunnel... | The longest railway tunnel in Wales could be dug out and re-opened to become a tourist attraction. |
Text: The 30-year-old England international had surgery on 9 January which ruled him out of the Six Nations.
Quins hope that Robshaw, who has won 55 caps for England, will return to first-team action at the end of the month.
"We are taking things day by day with Chris," director of rugby John Kingston told the club web... | Harlequins flanker Chris Robshaw has returned to non-contact training less than eight weeks after having an operation on a shoulder injury. |
Text: Mark Lafferty and Adeline Clark allegedly attacked Mark McCowan, 45, and Dennis McCowan, 71, on 2 December.
Mr Lafferty, 53, and Ms Clark, 40, are accused of repeatedly stabbing them at a house in Baillieston.
Both are also accused of presenting a knife at Christine McCowan, 68, demanding money, forcing her upsta... | A man and woman have appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a father and son in the north of Glasgow. |
Text: Holding, 20, made 30 appearances in all competitions this season and was named the club's player of the year.
Woolery, 21, has scored two goals in 19 games this term for the Trotters, who were relegated to League One in April.
Midfielder Tom Walker, 20, and 19-year-old defender Alex Finney have also had their ext... | Bolton have handed four players one-year contract extensions through to 2017, including defender Rob Holding and striker Kaiyne Woolery. |
Text: Filho succeeds Belgium-born Congolese Joe Tshupula who announced his resignation after the African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers where Mauritius failed to reach the next round.
Filho's main task will be to prepare the national team for the Indian Ocean Islands games, scheduled in Mauritius in 2019.
A lot... | Joaquim Francisco Filho, a former assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, has been named as coach of Mauritius. |
Text: The 19-year-old midfielder has agreed a deal until the end of the campaign, having spent most of last season on loan at the League One side.
Samuelsen, who has won three caps for Norway, had been on loan at Blackburn earlier this season but returned to West Ham after playing just four times.
He scored twice in 20... | West Ham teenager Martin Samuelsen has rejoined Peterborough United on loan. |
Text: Lalmatia Club's Sujon Mahmud sent down just four legitimate deliveries in the 20 balls he bowled - as well as three no-balls and 13 wides - all of which raced to the boundary, costing his side 80 runs.
The four legal deliveries were hit for 12 runs by Axiom opener Mustafizur Rahman - not the Bangladesh Test bowle... | A bowler has been banned for 10 years for deliberately losing a club match in Bangladesh after conceding 92 runs in four balls in a protest against umpiring decisions. |
Text: Mr Smith, who becomes shadow Northern Ireland secretary, is the only senior figure who quit the frontbench in 2016 to return following Labour's better-than-expected election result.
John McDonnell, Keir Starmer and Emily Thornberry all keep their current jobs.
And campaign managers Andrew Gwynne and Ian Lavery ar... | Owen Smith, who challenged Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour leadership last year, has returned to the shadow cabinet in a mini reshuffle. |
Text: The 27-year-old has won 13 Wales caps, the last against Italy in the 2014 Six Nations.
A groin injury has since disrupted loose-head Bevington's progress.
But he hopes to add to his 112 Ospreys appearances, saying: "Having another year gives me a chance to get back in the picture."
Bevington added: "The last two ... | Prop Ryan Bevington has signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at Ospreys until the end of the 2016-17 season. |
Text: The Earl and Countess of Strathearn spent much of the day in the city, with their visit focusing on the mental wellbeing of young people.
They began at the Dundee Rep theatre, and visited youth groups, Abertay University and the RRS Discovery.
They took part in an anti-bullying workshop, and met leaders in the yo... | Prince William and his wife Catherine have made their first official visit to Dundee. |
Text: Ms Taylor oversaw the "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) section of the site that interviewed celebrities, politicians and other newsworthy figures.
About 100 chat sections, or sub-reddits, that together have millions of readers are believed to have been shut.
Reddit's only comment about the issue has been to say that it di... | Social news site Reddit is in virtual lockdown in protest over the sacking of popular employee Victoria Taylor. |
Text: 25 June 2016 Last updated at 08:33 BST
She will be taking over from Pierre to show off her, erm, psychic powers by predicting the winner of the home nations' matches.
Whichever food she picks to eat - that is the country that Michelle thinks will be the winner.
So without further a cock-a-doodle-doo, let's see ho... | Meet Michelle, Newsround's very own predicting hen who will be popping up on CBBC during Euro 2016. |
Text: Representatives of the Community union have flown out to Mumbai ahead of discussions with the board on Tuesday.
The south Wales site bore the brunt of 1,050 job cuts announced in January.
Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock said the firm should back a plan to turn around Port Talbot's fortunes and make it profitable in f... | Tata Steel must "hold its nerve" and back the Port Talbot plant in crunch talks over the site's future to be held in India, an MP has said. |
Text: Animal tests, reported in the journal Nature Neuroscience, showed new structures linked to learning and memory began to grow soon after the drug was taken.
Mice with the most brain changes showed a greater preference for cocaine.
Experts described it as the brain "learning addiction".
The team at University of Ca... | Taking cocaine can change the structure of the brain within hours in what could be the first steps of drug addiction, according to US researchers. |
Text: Mike Hopkins, 56, who returned home safely on Saturday, had reached Camp 1 when the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck.
It sparked a devastating avalanche on a section of the mountain he had been due to climb.
"A day in a different place and it could have been us, sometimes that's how luck goes" he said.
Mr Hopkins was ... | A climber from Cardiff who survived the Nepal earthquake while 23,000ft up Mount Everest has said he is lucky to be alive. |
Text: Robert Hogg was due to be sentenced at Dundee Sheriff Court after admitting targeting the woman between January and March this year.
The court heard previously that the woman had been left frightened by the content of the emails.
Sheriff Lorna Drummond QC issued a warrant for the 47-year-old's arrest.
Depute fisc... | A cyber stalker who sent a woman more than 500 emails, some of a sexual nature, is being hunted by police after failing to turn up at court. |
Text: The 24-year-old came through QPR's youth system but only featured 16 times for the Rs and spent most of his professional career out on loan.
He has spent the much of the past two seasons on loan at Swindon, making 34 appearances in total.
Doughty will join his new team-mates on the League One club's pre-season tr... | Peterborough United have signed QPR midfielder Michael Doughty for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. |
Text: Not much bigger than a human fingertip, Mahony's Toadlet has a distinctive marbled underbelly.
The species was discovered by accident not far from the airport at Newcastle, 160km (100 miles) north of Sydney.
The tiny amphibian has been named after Professor Michael Mahony, a renowned frog expert and conservationi... | A rare species of frog which startles predators by flashing its bright orange groin has been discovered in swampland on Australia's east coast. |
Text: Residents from 13 homes have been rehoused so far, with 48 out of 175 offers of temporary or permanent accommodation being accepted.
The response team said it did not want to pressure people who were "severely traumatised" into making a decision.
At least 80 people are believed to have died in the blaze on 14 Jun... | Most survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire are still living in emergency accommodation, the Grenfell Response Team has said. |
Text: Jesse Harper, 22, from Somerset, pushed Joanna Doman down a flight of stairs at her home near Bath after she confronted him about using too much water.
Mrs Dolman, 55, was found with serious head injuries at her home in May.
Harper, of Frederick Avenue, Peasedown St John, denied manslaughter but was found guilty ... | A man has been jailed for five years for killing his landlady in a row over his "expensive habit" of taking two baths a day. |
Text: James Young rode the Raptor rollercoaster at Cedar Point amusement park and then jumped over a fence to get his phone when he was hit.
A coroner confirmed he was looking to retrieve his mobile phone. The park confirmed Young's death in a statement.
"At 5pm, a guest entered a restricted, fenced area of Raptor and ... | A man trying to retrieve his mobile phone has been struck and killed by a rollercoaster at a theme park in Ohio. |
Text: The 43-year-old Pavey, who was fourth at the British 10,000m trials, finished the road race in 32 minutes 57 seconds.
Sonia Samuels equalled her personal best as she was second in 33:18 and Charlotte Purdue was third in 33:32.
Butchart, 25, eased to a comfortable victory as he won for a second successive year in ... | Five-time Olympian Jo Pavey has won the women's Vitality 10,000m in London, while Scotland's Andrew Butchart claimed victory in the men's race. |
Text: Kenichi Phillips, 18, was killed as he sat in a Seat Leon on St Marks Crescent shortly before 19:00 GMT on 17 March.
His father, who did not want to be named, said Kenichi "was loved and will not get the chance to see his son born".
A 22-year-old Birmingham man arrested on Friday has been released on police bail ... | A teenager shot dead in a car in Birmingham was an expectant father, his family said. |
Text: The company said the service would operate six times a week, with limited single fares starting at £19.99.
The announcement marks the first non-chartered international route from Dundee Airport.
Dundee computer gaming entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl said the new service was a "game-changer" for the city.
The ser... | A new route offering flights between Dundee Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol will start on 23 May, operator Flybe has confirmed. |
Text: Not bad for a bit of fun, according to Tinchy Stryder, who recorded the track with the Chuckle Brothers.
"I bumped into them at Celebrity Juice...we just got along," the rapper said.
But the charity behind the track told Newsbeat they want people to remember it's not just about the laughs.
Ronke Okay from the Afr... | To Me, To You Bruv is currently sitting at number four on the iTunes hip-hop chart and has already been performed in the Live Lounge. |
Text: It said CIA officers acted reasonably in searching computers after concerns they contained classified material.
The finding contradicts allegations from lawmakers and an admission from the agency's own inspector general.
The allegations came during the intelligence committee's investigation into claims of torture... | A CIA internal watchdog has cleared agency officers of improperly accessing the computers of members of the US Senate intelligence committee. |
Text: The 31-year-old South African, the world number 50, carded a 67 at Leopard Creek Country Club to reach 11 under.
Englishman Eddie Pepperell recovered from an opening 74 with seven birdies and an eagle in a 65 and he shares sixth place, six strokes off the pace.
But Matt Ford, joint third overnight, had a 74 and i... | Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel built a five-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Alfred Dunhill Championship in Malelane, South Africa. |
Text: The moon's unusual appearance is the result of a rare coincidence. It appears larger than usual because it is at its lowest point in its orbit around the Earth, while its reddish tint is the result of an eclipse.
Here is a selection of images from around the world, including some sent in by BBC News website reade... | The sight of a large, reddish moon has sent people reaching for their cameras around the world. |
Text: A year ago, Mrs Merkel lifted border controls allowing in thousands of people, a decision criticised at home and abroad.
She told Sueddeutsche Zeitung that despite the influx "Germany will remain Germany".
Meanwhile, thousands more migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean.
The Italian coast guard said abou... | Chancellor Angela Merkel says terrorism "was already here" in Germany, defending her handling of the migrant crisis. |
Text: The 34-year-old ex-Manchester United trainee has been an ever present since making the first of his 13 starts following his signing in January.
Pugh had his contract terminated at League Two side Blackpool to join Vale.
He signed for the rest of the season, but has now made it more permanent.
Pugh, who has had sp... | Port Vale midfielder Danny Pugh has signed a new one-year contract with the relegated League One club, with an option to extend it when the deal expires in June 2018. |
Text: The Scottish government opposes the Trident missile system and the storing of nuclear weapons in the country.
On Monday, MPs will vote on whether or not to renew Trident, which is based at Faslane on the Clyde.
No contingency plans for moving Trident were put in place in the run up to the 2014 Scottish independen... | The UK government does not intend to make alternative plans for the storage of the UK's nuclear weapons outside of Scotland, it has emerged. |
Text: Maj Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has risen rapidly within the military, fuelling speculation that he is being groomed to become president one day.
Analysts say his new role, working more closely with state house, will broaden his remit and experience.
Mr Museveni, 72, is one of Africa's longest-serving leaders.
He cam... | Uganda's leader Yoweri Museveni has promoted his eldest son to become a special presidential adviser in a reshuffle of army commanders. |
Text: The shop on Beach Road in Hemsby erupted into flames on Friday.
The building was completely gutted and other nearby premises were damaged.
Mike Peake, vice chairman of the parish council, said: "It's devastating for all the people here. I think it's an absolute disaster for Hemsby."
He added: "It's a blot on the... | A seaside resort's fish and chip shop that was razed to the ground by fire is another "disaster", two years after the village was badly hit by flooding, a parish councillor has said. |
Text: The council, which has been operating since 1994, said in a letter that it cannot stay open because of a "severe cash-flow problem".
It said that it had failed to gain two Stormont grants that would have totalled £90,000.
Patrick Yu, the council's executive director, said closure was a "painful decision".
"This ... | Northern Ireland's Council for Ethnic Minorities is set to close because of a lack of funds. |
Text: The abattoir was discovered near Clones shortly after 15:00 BST.
Animal carcasses were being butchered at the time of the operation. It is understood that one of the men questioned is Irish and the other is a foreign national.
Officers from the Irish agriculture department's special investigations unit were also ... | Two men have been questioned after an illegal abattoir was raided by police in County Monaghan. |
Text: RISE Scotland said Mr Trump - who has called for Muslims to be temporarily stopped from entering the US - is damaging Scotland's international reputation.
Officers were called to the Menie Estate at about 15:15.
Police Scotland said there was no criminality involved in the protest.
The actions comes the day befor... | Police have attended Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire golf resort after members of a left-wing campaign group staged a protest. |
Text: John McCafferty was told he had only five years to live when he received the transplant at Harefield Hospital in west London, on 20 October 1982.
His widow Ann said: "The last 30 years we had together were brilliant. We've travelled the world."
Mr McCafferty, from Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire, died aged 73 ... | The world's longest-surviving heart transplant patient has died, 33 years after his life-saving operation. |
Text: Jim Sherrit's restored three-man bunker is 20ft (6m) below ground and only accessible by hatch and ladder.
The Maggie Ewing - a renovated ex-boat wheelhouse - is owned by David Carter and made from one of the last boats ever commercially built in Caithness.
The entries are among a shortlist of 32 from around the ... | A nuclear bunker in Brechin and a fishing boat cabin in the Highlands are in the running for this year's coveted Shed of the Year award. |
Text: The bid is being jointly led by Tees Valley Unlimited (TVU), Arts Council England and five local authorities.
Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, was the last host of the award in 2013, with Hull preparing to be the next UK City of Culture in 2017.
The chairman of TVU, Paul Booth, said if the bid was successful ... | The Tees Valley is bidding to become the UK City of Culture in 2025. |
Text: Myrie-Williams, 29, will not extend his stay at Rodney Parade after both parties were unable to reach an agreement on a new deal.
He spent just 2016-17 at the club after joining from Sligo before that season began.
Myrie-Williams made 23 appearances with 14 starts and scored one goal, against Swansea Under-23s.
S... | Winger Jennison Myrie-Williams will leave Newport County after just one season. |
Text: Police said the victim was in his 50s.
Emergency services attended the scene of the collision on the A947 Aberdeen to Banff road at Plaidy at 07:44. A black Victory motorcylce and a grey Audi A1 were involved.
The road is expected to be closed for some time to allow for investigation work into the collision. Driv... | A man has died following a crash involving a motorbike and a car in Aberdeenshire. |
Text: Six more episodes have been commissioned for the eighth series of the sitcom. It will air on BBC One in 2017.
The TV show will be filmed in Dumbarton and on location around Glasgow.
Still Game attracted its highest ever overnight audience for a single episode when it returned to the BBC in October after almost a ... | BBC comedy Still Game is to return for another TV series following its comeback last year. |
Text: The 32-year-old former Malmo left-back has Champions League experience with the Swedish club and was most recently with Azerbaijan club Gabala FK.
"I've always had a dream to play in England," he told BBC Radio Oxford. "I'm really looking forward to enjoying the atmosphere at this club."
Ricardinho has the option... | Oxford United have signed Brazilian defender Ricardinho on a one-year deal. |
Text: He said Americans must "get our act together" or risk limiting themselves to 1.5% to 2% growth.
"It would be much stronger growth had we made intelligent decisions and were there not gridlock," he said.
Mr Dimon said it was "almost an embarrassment" to be an American citizen at the moment.
The bank boss has pushe... | JP Morgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon condemned the state of US politics on Friday, saying political gridlock is hurting the US economy. |
Text: Bluebirds' defeat was their sixth loss in seven games and leaves them second-from-bottom in the Championship.
But Trollope remains defiant and insists he can salvage Cardiff's season.
"We'll come back stronger after the international break and determined to turn things around," he said.
"It's a results business a... | Head coach Paul Trollope has accepted responsibility for Cardiff City's poor form following their 2-0 defeat at Burton Albion. |
Text: Rozanne Cooper, 34, and Makayah McDermott, 10, were knocked down by the car in Penge, south-east London.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it had questioned both officers under caution.
The Met said the officers had been placed on restrictive duties while the investigation is carried out.
A... | Two police officers who were pursuing a car reported as stolen which crashed killing a woman and a boy are being investigated by the police watchdog. |
Text: The "bullet scam" allegedly sees bullets dropped into the luggage of passengers as they go through security at the country's main airport.
Passengers are then required to pay a fine or face being charged with illegal possession of ammunition.
An overseas Filipino worker and Japanese tourist are the latest to comp... | Philippine legislators have called for an investigation into an alleged scam against passengers at Manila airport. |
Text: Precision-guided weapons will no longer be delivered, a Pentagon official said.
President Barack Obama's administration said it was concerned over "flaws" in the way air strikes are targeted in Yemen.
In October, more than 140 people were killed in a strike on a funeral in the country.
A Saudi-led coalition, whic... | The US has said it will limit arms sales to Saudi Arabia amid concerns over civilian casualties linked to air strikes in Yemen. |
Text: Aarons, 21, was expected to miss the rest of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury in November, having played five games this term.
He is back in training and could be considered for first-team duty.
"It takes normally around six to eight months," Benitez told BBC Newcastle.
"He had the operation i... | Newcastle United winger Rolando Aarons is unlikely to return to action this season despite his ahead-of-schedule rehabilitation from a cruciate ligament injury, says manager Rafael Benitez. |
Text: Amateur photographer Haig Gilchrist had taken the picture as the ferry battled through a storm near Sydney Harbour.
It wowed thousands when it was posted on his Instagram account on Saturday.
Mr Gilchrist, who has worked as a general boat hand on the Manly Ferry for more than a decade, frequently takes photograph... | A Sydney ferry worker has captured the moment a giant wave hit his vessel, in a dramatic photograph. |
Text: It was found in Toulouse two years ago and passed to art expert Eric Turquin, who says it is a version of the 1599 work, Judith Beheading Holofernes.
He said it was discovered by the owners when they investigated a roof leak.
The French government has placed a bar on the work leaving the country for 30 months whi... | A painting that may be by the Italian master Caravaggio and worth £94m ($135m) has been found in the loft of a house in southern France. |
Text: Umar Arif, 29, is one of six defendants denying conspiracy to supply heroin.
Cardiff Crown Court heard police discovered the cash in Mr Arif's car after his brother Mohammed Sajjad arranged for him to meet Imtiaz Ali on a street at night to buy trainers.
Both Mr Sajjad and Mr Ali have pleaded guilty to the charge... | A Cardiff man accused of involvement in Wales' largest heroin haul has denied £400 found in his car was drugs money. |
Text: They include the Golden Globe-nominated Toni Erdmann from Germany and The Salesman from Iran.
But there is no place for French thriller Elle, starring Isabelle Huppert, who has herself been tipped for a best actress Oscar nomination.
The nine films will be whittled down to five when the Academy Award nominations ... | Nine movies have been put forward for the next stage of the contest for best foreign-language film at the Oscars. |
Text: Peat, 41, from Chapeltown, won three World Cup titles, one World Championship and, at one stage, held the men's record for the most downhill race wins.
A bronze plaque bearing his name was unveiled outside the town hall.
Other famous names immortalised in the walk of fame include Sean Bean, Michael Palin and Jess... | Former world champion mountain biker Steve Peat has been added to the Sheffield "walk of fame". |
Text: The 93 petaflop Sunway TaihuLight is installed at the National Supercomputing Centre in Wuxi.
At its peak, the computer can perform around 93,000 trillion calculations per second.
It is twice as fast and three times as efficient as the previous leader Tianhe-2, also from China, said Top500 which released the new ... | A new supercomputer from China has topped the latest list of the world's most powerful machines. |
Text: Marie Rimmer denies assaulting Patricia McLeish at Shettleston Community Centre, Glasgow, on 18 September 2014.
A previous trial of the 68-year-old MP for St Helens South and Whiston collapsed because the word Glasgow was not included on the charge.
The Crown Office re-raised the case, which will be heard in Apri... | A Labour MP accused of kicking a "Yes" campaigner outside a polling station on the day of the Scottish independence referendum is to stand trial next year. |
Text: The overcrowded vessel was carrying some 45 people. Police say the boat became unbalanced when too many passengers moved to one side.
Nine bodies have been recovered, and 15 people have been rescued, reports say.
Boat accidents are fairly common on Lake Albert and in other parts of Africa.
Vessels are often packe... | At least 30 people have drowned after a boat carrying a football team and their fans capsized on Lake Albert in Uganda, police say. |
Text: Newport Quay bridge would normally be used by traffic leaving the Seaclose Park festival ground and by coaches bringing visitors to the town's market.
Large traffic and coach operators have been advised of a diversion via Seaclose where there is a 10mph limit.
Isle of Wight Council said the festival site was stil... | A bridge near the Isle of Wight Festival site has been closed after it was declared unsafe for large vehicles. |
Text: Sony said the sale would help it to finance increased production within its image sensor business.
It said it hoped to raise about 440bn yen ($3.6bn; £2.28bn) from the sale.
In February, Sony announced a spin-off of its video-and-audio business in an attempt to return to long-term profit.
The electronics giant sa... | Shares in struggling Japanese electronics giant Sony have fallen more than 8% after it announced plans to raise billions of dollars in a sale of shares and convertible bonds. |
Text: Telecoms firm Maximus Networks wants to place phone boxes on Oxford Street, Victoria Street and Baker Street.
But Westminster Council believes the real purpose of the application is to create advertising space.
It now wants the law changed to offer more power to prevent boxes being installed. Maximus Networks has... | Councillors fear they will be powerless to stop 80 new phone boxes being installed across central London. |
Text: Chairman Lee Power took charge of Swindon for the first time after Mark Cooper's sacking on Saturday.
Mike Jones gave the Latics a first-half lead with a curling 25-yard strike but Nicky Ajose lifted over David Cornell to level with five minutes left.
Two minutes later, Oldham's Philliskirk netted from a tight an... | Managerless Swindon Town dropped into the relegation zone as Danny Philliskirk's late goal sealed Oldham's first victory since 15 August. |
Text: Thomas Brown came off his bike at a privately-run event next to Low Hardwick Farm, near Sedgefield, County Durham, on Sunday.
The 27-year-old, from Barnard Castle, worked on his family's farm and had been involved in motocross since the age of eight, Durham Police said.
Mr Brown was taken by air ambulance to hosp... | A rider who died at a motocross event has been named by police. |
Text: Valaya is one of India's best known designers and his clothes are often inspired by the opulence of the royal courts.
For this series of photographs, he made his models wear grand costumes designed by him and put them in "unstaged" chaotic settings of contemporary Delhi.
"The Indian capital has always been a seat... | A selection of pictures taken by fashion designer-turned-photographer JJ Valaya, which shows models dressed up as characters from the Mughal and Rajput era amid scenes from present-day Delhi, are being exhibited in the Indian capital. |
Text: It has so far refused to say whether the men worked for police because of a general policy of keeping identities of undercover officers secret.
But the force has now decided to comply with a High Court ruling which ordered it to admit or deny their involvement.
The officers were known by the aliases "Jim Sutton" ... | The Metropolitan Police has agreed to reveal whether two men had relationships with women while working as undercover police officers. |
Text: Santosh Benjamin-Muthiah died in November 2010 after he was overcome by smoke at his home in Wealdstone, north London.
The 36-year-old helped his two daughters to safety through a window.
His daughters - one aged three and the other three months - survived, but he did not escape the house himself.
Coroner Andrew ... | A coroner will urge reform of safety standards after a father died having saved his children from a fire caused by a faulty fridge-freezer. |
Text: However it was the Silkmen who harried their opponents from the get-go. David Fitzpatrick and Kingsley James both tested goalkeeper Paul Farman.
James found the breakthrough for John Askey's men on the stroke of half-time. Danny Rowe set up Chris Holroyd to hit a post, and the midfielder was first to the rebound.... | Lincoln moved up to fourth in the fledgling National League table with an excellent win at Macclesfield. |
Text: Buckie-based catering steward Michael Innes, 29, won on the online Monopoly Millionaire game.
Mr Innes and student nurse Megan Fulton, 25, are now planning their dream wedding and a new home.
He said: "I could not believe it when I saw we had won the £1m prize. This is fantastic as it allows us to have the weddin... | A Moray offshore worker and his fiancée are celebrating a £1m National Lottery win. |
Text: RNLI data shows 55% of people in Wales would try to swim, would panic or remove clothing if they fell unexpectedly into water.
The charity is calling on people to fight these instincts and remember one potential life-saving skill - floating.
Doing this for 60-90 seconds helps calm breathing, increasing survival c... | Advice has been issued on how to avoid cold water shock, as the latest figures show 17 people died around the coast of Wales last year. |
Text: Officers were "swiftly deployed" to the Mousehold Heath area of Norwich at about 17:50 GMT on Wednesday, police said.
But the search was called off when a mother told police her son was using a fake weapon in a film for college.
Norfolk Police said an 18-year-old man was given "strong words of advice".
The force ... | A helicopter, armed officers and police dogs responding to reports of a man with a sword were stood down after the weapon was found to be a toy machete. |
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