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Text: The Unite and GMB unions have claimed there has not been enough consultation on moves by members of the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA) to change rota patterns in a bid to cut costs.
Talks were held with the OCA in Aberdeen on Wednesday.
In a statement, the unions said both sides would consider fresh propo... | A potential strike ballot among offshore workers has been put on hold to allow for further talks. |
Text: The Spanish club's technical secretary Robert Fernandez said: "We are awaiting events this week. When Claudio leaves, we hope to have a new keeper."
The arrival of Chile international Bravo, 33, would likely leave England keeper Joe Hart as third choice at City under new manager Pep Guardiola.
Hart, 29, is consid... | Barcelona say they "have the beginning of an agreement" over keeper Claudio Bravo's transfer to Manchester City. |
Text: James Tainsh's bosses set up the hidden camera after the women complained bottles they had left on their desks "smelled funny".
A court heard that the conduct had been going on for some time before Tainsh was apprehended.
A sheriff told the 64-year-old his behaviour was "absolutely disgusting".
Tainsh, of Braehea... | A man caught on CCTV urinating into two female work colleagues' water bottles has been ordered to pay them £1,500 compensation. |
Text: Belles have lost all three of their opening Women's Super League One fixtures this season, after winning promotion last year.
"We know we need to strengthen because we're a very thin squad," said Harris.
"We're a couple of player's short and we need to put pressure on the players that we already have."
He added: ... | Doncaster Rovers Belles manager Glen Harris says the club need to make signings when the transfer window opens on 3 June. |
Text: Nadir was convicted in 2012 of the theft of nearly £29m from the major UK conglomerate in the late 1980s.
He was jailed for 10 years after an Old Bailey trial, and ordered to pay £5m in compensation.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said he had now paid £2m in legal aid and the compensation, and could be transferred... | Tycoon Asil Nadir, who was jailed in the UK for stealing millions of pounds from his Polly Peck empire, has been transferred to a prison in Turkey. |
Text: Broad Street, the centre of the city's nightlife, and a number of side roads were shut to traffic at 23:30 BST.
The swift response led to some speculation on social media the city was also under threat.
"We closed Broad Street purely as reassurance in response to what happened in London," a spokesman said.
Office... | Roads were closed in Birmingham city centre in the wake of the London attack, with West Midlands Police saying it was a "reassurance move". |
Text: There was massive social media outrage after a video they made of the incident went viral in India.
The dog was found alive, injured and unable to walk but still wagging her tail, animal rights activist Shravan Krishnan told the BBC.
The fact that the students have already been released has also caused anger.
"Th... | Two Indian students have been arrested and released on bail for throwing a dog off a rooftop in the southern city of Chennai (Madras). |
Text: Opposition parties on Cardiff council tabled the motion against Phil Bale after he was forced to make last minute changes to pass his budget.
He said he believed in "Cardiff, its people, its businesses and its future", and was "proud" of his achievements.
Potential Labour rebels were told they could face party di... | The Labour leader of Cardiff council says he remains committed to the city after surviving a confidence vote. |
Text: Seven bosses were sacked in the 2016-17 season, a reduction from 12 during 2015-16 and the second lowest number over the past five years.
The total dismissals in the top four English leagues was 44, down from 58.
Those who were sacked averaged a tenure of 1.16 years.
There were four fewer casualties in the Champi... | There were 53% fewer Premier League managerial dismissals last campaign compared to the previous season, figures released by the League Managers Association show. |
Text: The counsel general criticised the decision to close ten law courts across Wales in a speech at Cardiff University's school of law on Thursday.
"The rule of law is meaningless if there is no access to justice," he said.
The Ministry of Justice said access to justice "is not about proximity to a court".
Ten courts... | UK government cuts to justice threaten human rights, Labour AM Mick Antoniw has said. |
Text: The tie was over by half-time as a brace from Greig Spence and a goal from Jon Robertson put Alloa in control.
The Welsh side, making their debut in the competition, scored via a Lee Hunt penalty and a Stuart Jones header in the second period.
But a Kevin Cawley goal confirmed Alloa's place in the last eight.
Ros... | Alloa Athletic sent departing boss Jack Ross off in style to St Mirren as they convincingly beat Bala Town to make the Scottish Challenge Cup quarter-finals. |
Text: The chain Di Maggio's is to move into the historic building in St Andrew Square.
The £2m refurbishment will mean it can cater for 200 diners and have two bars.
The building, which was the headquarters until RBS moved to Gogarburn in 2005, is just three doors down from the RBS flagship branch for customers, Dunda... | The former headquarters of Royal Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh is to be turned into an Italian restaurant. |
Text: The 22-year-old has made 32 appearances since joining the U's from Crystal Palace on an 18-month deal in January 2015, after a loan the previous season.
Wynter missed three months of this season after a clash of heads with team-mate Tom Eastman against Tottenham in the FA Cup on 30 January.
He returned on Saturda... | Colchester United defender Alex Wynter has signed a new two-year contract with the relegated League One side. |
Text: 1 March 2016 Last updated at 16:27 GMT
Police received a number of calls after a big, bright flash or 'fireball' was seen - with people reporting seeing a blue, white or green light at about 6.45pm on Monday evening.
Others said they had heard a rumbling sound.
Watch Jenny's report to find out more.
Footage shown... | A large meteor seen in the sky over north-east Scotland has been caught on camera. |
Text: But it's been a far from smooth ride for a region that often feels it is the UK's poor relation.
Eleven years ago John Prescott offered the North East a regional assembly as its answer to the Welsh Assembly or Scottish Parliament.
But voters took one look at the meagre powers on offer and delivered a huge elector... | The announcement of two devolution deals with two mayors will mark a big change for the north-east of England. |
Text: Prosecutors pushed for his conviction, despite his legal team saying last week that a deal had been reached with the generals to drop the case.
A rights group said he had been sentenced after an "absurd process".
Rafael Marques de Morais is a long-standing critic of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' 35-year rule... | A renowned Angolan journalist has been given a six-month suspended jail sentence for falsely linking military generals to the "blood diamond" trade. |
Text: In a new dump, they also published a script for the as yet unbroadcast fifth episode of the current series.
Company documents and video episodes of other HBO shows were also shared.
The hackers claim to have 1.5TB of data in total, but HBO has said it does not believe its email system has been compromised.
Docume... | Hackers who have leaked Game of Thrones scripts and other data from entertainment company HBO have released a note demanding a ransom payment. |
Text: King Rollo Films, the makers of children's TV programmes Spot, Maisy, Mama Mirabelle, Humf and Poppy Cat, wants to develop a new series on Skye.
It has teamed up with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and XpoNorth to offer the workshops.
The training will be held on Skye in December and January.
Gaelic langu... | Free training workshops have been offered to artists as part of an effort to create a new workforce of animators in the Highlands and Islands. |
Text: The advert used an acronym for "See You in the Northern Territory" to effectively spell a profanity.
Many believed it was an official tourism campaign after it went viral in November, but the territory's tourism authority said it was not involved.
The Advertising Standards Board ruled the language was not appropr... | An unofficial slogan for Australia's Northern Territory has been declared "obscene" by a standards watchdog, two months after it swept the internet. |
Text: There was complete quiet as the procession of about 300 started in the shadow of the charred block of flats.
Some people walked with the crutches or joined the march in wheelchairs.
Residents' groups have declared a vote of no confidence in the organisation which manages the tower.
People of all ages and all back... | Hundreds of people have marched silently through the streets around Grenfell Tower in west London to mark two months since the fire which left at least 80 dead. |
Text: Twenty-two people were killed and 64 injured when Salman Abedi blew himself up at the venue on Monday.
Toure's representative Dimitri Seluk told BBC Sport: "We want to help the victims - the families of the dead or those who are now in hospital.
"I spoke to Yaya on Tuesday and he was very shocked by the terrible ... | Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure and his agent will donate £100,000 to help the victims of the Manchester Arena attack. |
Text: Miranda Rader, 19, rear-ended the patrol vehicle while sending nude photos to her boyfriend through the social media app Snapchat, police say.
The accident on Wednesday in Bryan, about 100 miles (160km) north of Houston, caused the airbag to deploy.
The Texas A&M University student also had an open bottle of wine... | A US college student has crashed into a police car while taking a topless selfie behind the wheel, say officials. |
Text: Loch Morlich is in the Cairngorms near Aviemore.
Webcam images from outdoor pursuits website, Winterhighland, show the beach covered in snow on 24 April and picnickers in sunshine on Thursday.
Loch Morlich, an ice age feature known as a kettle hole, is popular with watersports enthusiasts and walkers.
Summary: | A popular beach by a loch in the Scottish Highlands has seen white out winter conditions and summer-like weather in the space of about a week. |
Text: Pat Hume said the 78-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner has problems remembering day-to-day occurrences.
She was speaking to Irish state broadcaster RTÉ about her life with the Londonderry politician.
Mrs Hume said her husband's dementia "hasn't actually taken away all his quality of life".
"Derry is a very demen... | Former Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader John Hume is having "severe difficulties" in his struggle with dementia, his wife has said. |
Text: 25 July 2016 Last updated at 16:10 BST
It's the biggest mechanical puppet ever made in the UK, weighing in at 40 tonnes, and will travel 130 miles in two weeks.
It's operated by a team of volunteer puppeteers, who use ropes to control the giant model.
It's all to celebrate the culture of mining in Cornwall and We... | A 10 metre tall 'Mining Man Engine' puppet is making an historic journey through Cornwall, to celebrate the area's mining history. |
Text: His body was discovered on Ballater Street in the Gorbals at about 17:10 on Saturday.
Police said they were treating his death as "unexplained".
A Police Scotland spokesman said the man was still to be formally identified. A post mortem examination will be carried out to establish the cause of death and a report ... | A man has been found dead in a Glasgow street. |
Text: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), England Hockey and England Netball have launched TeamUp, a three-year campaign to maximise the legacy of three home World Cups and build a fan base for women's team sports.
Through TeamUp, teachers from primary and secondary schools can access free training and support r... | Women's team sports are set to be boosted as three of England's top teams have joined forces in a new campaign to get more girls and women into sport. |
Text: The 31-year-old came to Brazil as the most decorated Olympian in history and has now won 23 medals at five Games.
He swam the second leg for the USA, who won in a time of three minutes 9.92 seconds, with France second in 3:10.53 and Australia third in 3:11.37.
Phelps came out of retirement in 2014, having quit af... | Michael Phelps won a record 19th Olympic gold medal as the United States clinched the men's 4x100m freestyle relay title in Rio. |
Text: The UK's second-largest pound shop chain began as a Wakefield market stall set up by Christopher Edwards in 1974.
The family firm now has more than 280 outlets, as well as 50 Bargain Buys shops selling items at various prices.
The US acquisition will enable Poundworld - a rival to Poundland - to open new stores a... | Poundworld, the discount retailer, has been sold to US private equity firm TPG for £150m. |
Text: Partners at Glencairn Medical Practice said it was with "immense sadness" that they were resigning from their contract with Ayrshire and Arran Health Board.
They said it would have been impossible to maintain clinical standards.
A spokesman for NHS Ayrshire and Arran said GPs in the area were funded according to ... | Doctors at a GP surgery have blamed UK-wide staffing and funding problems for their decision to quit their East Ayrshire practice. |
Text: Meet Singh Kapoor, 40, was found dead at Tilbury docks in Essex last August.
Timothy Murphy, 33, of Elmgrove in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, was cleared at Basildon Crown Court.
Taha Sharif, 38, of High Cross Road, Tottenham, was convicted last week. The jury has yet to decide on two other men.
The four all ple... | One of four men accused of attempting to smuggle 35 immigrants into the UK in a shipping container, in which one man died, has been found not guilty. |
Text: The 23-year-old Wales international has featured just four times for the Foxes, starting only once in an FA Cup tie, since moving to Leicester from Manchester United in September 2014.
He spent the past two seasons in the Championship, having loan spells with Blackburn, Cardiff and Ipswich.
Lawrence scored 11 goa... | Leicester City have rejected a £7m offer from Derby County for forward Tom Lawrence, reports BBC Radio Derby. |
Text: Smith joins the National League club after filling a similar role with the Suffolk Football Association for the last four-and-a-half years.
"We need to ensure that we are giving Gary Waddock and the first-team as much support as we can off the pitch to enable them to do the best they possibly can on the pitch," s... | Aldershot Town have appointed Laura Smith as their new chief executive. |
Text: In the period from July to September, four boards hit the standard for getting at least 95% of suspected patients their first treatment within that time limit.
The national picture showed nine out of 10 patients (90%) started treatment within the 62 days.
This was a reduction on 92.1% in the previous quarter.
In ... | Ten of Scotland's health boards have missed a target for treating cancer patients within 62 days of referral. |
Text: The new base for the National Theatre of Scotland and the headquarters of energy giant Ineos are also on the awards shortlist.
Judges said the quality of Scottish architecture was on the rise.
Entries will be eligible to win awards in a number of categories including the Best Building in Scotland Award.
The winne... | A tin house on the Isle of Skye is among 27 contenders for the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) 2017 awards. |
Text: Northampton General Hospital hopes to build new ward blocks and a paediatric and neonatal unit over the next five years, but is yet to secure funding.
The hospital, founded in 1793, has some wards from the Victorian era, plus a mix of modern buildings and others from the 1970s and 80s.
In a BBC Northampton debate... | Election candidates in Northampton have called for more investment in the town's hospital. |
Text: 10 May 2013 Last updated at 03:18 BST
While many of his countrymen play reggae or other musical styles borrowed from elsewhere, he and his band, the Amaravi Movement, make music inspired by traditional Malawian rhythms and instruments.
Known in his country as "the voice of the voiceless", Mawanga has a strong soc... | Peter Mawanga feels that it is high time the world was exposed to the riches of Malawian music. |
Text: Mrs Gandhi was admitted to Delhi's Ganga Ram Hospital on Wednesday after sustaining an injury during a campaign event in the city of Varanasi.
Doctors say Mrs Gandhi is making "steady progress".
In 2011 Mrs Gandhi went to the US to receive surgery for an undisclosed medical condition.
In 2014, she was admitted to... | The leader of India's main opposition Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, has had surgery to repair a shoulder injury, doctors say. |
Text: Chrissy Kendall was found dead at a property in Kinver Road, Moston in Manchester, at 13:00 GMT on Saturday.
Det Supt Phil Reade said: "My thoughts are with Chrissy's family at this devastating time." The results of post-mortem tests are expected later.
A 46-year-old man, who was arrested in Failsworth, is in pol... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a 46-year-old woman was found at a house. |
Text: PC Joshua Savage, of Wanstead, is also charged with common assault, criminal damage to a windscreen and threatening behaviour over the alleged incident in Camden on 16 September 2016.
Footage of the stop in Vicars Road was circulated on social media at the time.
PC Savage denied the charges at Westminster Magistr... | A Met officer has pleaded not guilty to four offences, including possession of a bladed article, over an alleged attack on a car in a stop-and-search. |
Text: The first team will be based at Heathrow from 1 April before the scheme is rolled out to other airports.
They will be tasked with identifying victims and disrupting criminal gangs involved in international trafficking.
The government says the scheme will ensure there is "no easy route into the UK for traffickers"... | Specialist anti-slavery teams are to be based inside UK airports in a bid to clamp down on human trafficking, ministers have announced. |
Text: Oaklee Trinity and Ulidia housing associations have merged to become Choice.
It said the investment of up to £340m would create more than 700 construction jobs and support another 500 jobs.
Its plans include improving existing homes and the potential transfer of housing stock held by other providers.
Choice acts... | Northern Ireland's largest housing association has announced plans to build more than 2,500 new social housing homes in the next five years. |
Text: Unite has accused the authority of bullying over the move which will mean more flexibility over working hours.
The council said the move comes after contract negotiations broke down
Diana Beal, from Unite, said the union would put forward collective grievances about the consultation and accused the authority of f... | Plymouth City Council is to formally dismiss almost 200 staff and then rehire them on new contracts after talks with unions broke down. |
Text: Mayka Marica Kukucova, 26, from Slovakia, killed Bristol businessman Andrew Bush, 48, at his mansion near Marbella on the Costa del Sol in April 2014.
Prosecutors at the Ciudad de la Justicia in Malaga told the court he died after being shot three times; once in the shoulder and twice in the head.
Kukucova did no... | A swimwear model has been found guilty of killing her British millionaire ex-boyfriend at his home in Spain. |
Text: East Riding of Yorkshire Council's Flood Investigation Report said it should look at "possible improvements to the timeliness" of warnings.
On the east coast, 1,400 properties flooded and 18,000 people evacuated.
Joe Noake of the Environment Agency said: "We are continually reviewing how we respond to such incide... | A report into December's tidal surge has said the Environment Agency should consider a "thorough review" of flood prediction and warning procedures. |
Text: Magistrates in Ipswich heard the Norwich City player reached the speed at the wheel of a BMW 7 Series on the A14 at Newmarket in March, the East Anglian Daily Times first reported.
The 32-year-old midfielder also faces a charge of driving at 97mph on the A11 at Wymondham in Norfolk in February.
Norwich City Footb... | Premier League footballer Gary O'Neil is facing trial after allegedly being caught driving at 103mph in Suffolk. |
Text: Fury, 27, was filmed making homophobic, sexist and anti-Semitic comments in a video posted on YouTube last week.
The Manchester fighter also voiced his views on bestiality, paedophilia and women during the 57-minute clip.
"This is not his first offence, he specialises in outrageous offensive and racist slurs," sa... | Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury should be barred from boxing, according to the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA). |
Text: West Midlands Ambulance Service said a 23-year-old man was taken to hospital with an ear injury from the display at Brunswick Park in Wednesbury.
The girl and a 47-year-old man were treated by St John Ambulance staff for minor leg injuries.
Organiser Sandwell Council said an investigation would be carried out.
On... | Three people, including a seven-year-old girl, have been injured after a firework went into the crowd during a display at a West Midlands Park. |
Text: Struggling Crewe went in front when defender Jon Guthrie deflected in Marcus Haber's effort.
Barnsley levelled after Sam Winnall fired in from Conor Hourihane's corner.
Alfie Mawson won the game for the Tykes with a 20-yard free-kick after the hour, finding the top corner beyond Crewe goalkeeper Ben Garratt.
Summ... | Barnsley fought back against Crewe Alexandra to make it nine wins from 11 games and close in on the League One play-off places. |
Text: Derek Serpell-Morris, who has played sets at Glastonbury under the name DJ Derek, was reported missing by his family on 23 July.
He was seen leaving the Criterion public house on July 11 and is believed to have caught a bus to Thornbury.
The BBC understands a river search has started in the area and will continue... | Police have begun searching rivers as they continue to look for a missing 73-year-old DJ from Bristol. |
Text: Media reports on Wednesday had suggested Mr Trump was drafting an executive order to end the pact.
During his election campaign Mr Trump called Nafta the "single worst trade deal ever" and a "killer" of US jobs.
The reversal surprised markets, sending the Mexican peso and Canadian dollar higher after losses earli... | US President Donald Trump has told Mexico and Canada he wants to renegotiate - not scrap - the North American Free Trade Agreement. |
Text: A body found by North Wales Police on Saturday has now been identified as that of Ms Kearns, 43, who had been missing since 7 May.
Anthony James Bird, 48, will appear before Llandudno Magistrates Court on Monday.
Det Ch Insp Neil Harrison said: "Our thoughts are with Tracy's family and friends at this difficult t... | A man from Kinmel Bay, Conwy county, has been charged with the murder of Tracy Kearns. |
Text: Labour councillor Simon Carter, who has represented Bury Council's Tottington ward since 2012, faces 16 counts.
Mr Carter, 53, of Rakewood Avenue, Littleborough, appeared before Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court.
An ex-member of the council's Standards Committee, he was bailed to appear at Manchester Crow... | A Greater Manchester councillor has appeared in court charged with making indecent images of a child. |
Text: Golden-Oldies will use it to set up intergenerational projects with schools and run singing sessions.
Thirteen groups in Wales have received £4.2m in the latest round of funding.
In north Wales, the Reader Organisation received £440,000 to deliver shared reading sessions with people with mental health issues.
Mea... | A project tackling isolation and loneliness among older people in mid and west Wales has just received a £250,000 boost from the lottery. |
Text: Travel guide Lonely Planet named it fourth in a list of best regions to visit in 2017.
Surf Snowdonia, Penrhyn Quarry's zip lines and the underground trampoline in Blaenau Ffestiniog are all mentioned in the guide as attractions in the area.
Tom Hall, Lonely Planet's editorial director, said: "It's a stunning are... | North Wales has been chosen as one of the best places in the world to visit. |
Text: Sofosbuvir cures the majority of patients, but costs £36,000 per course. It is to be made available to people with the most common form of the virus.
It is estimated 50,000 people in Scotland have hepatitis C.
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) decided the high cost of offering the drug to such a large group... | Experts have approved the use of a new drug to treat hepatitis C on the NHS. |
Text: Twenty-four-year-old Sarah Groves from Guernsey was found dead on the boat she shared with a local family in Srinagar in April 2013.
Dutchman Richard de Wit denies her murder.
Sarah's mother, Kate Groves, said the aim was to "raise the profile" of the case as she "may not live to see the outcome".
Mrs Groves said... | The parents of a woman found dead on a houseboat in Kashmir in 2013 say they fear they will never get justice. |
Text: It is thought someone tried to throw the items over the wall of HMP Bristol but they rebounded and fell into the playground at Bishop Road Primary.
Parents were warned that "illicit items" had been found in a letter from the deputy head.
Bishop Road Primary School told the BBC it did not want to comment.
One moth... | Suspected cannabis and a phone SIM card intended to be smuggled into a prison have been found in the playground of a neighbouring primary school. |
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Thousands of Liverpool fans walked out of the game against Sunderland at Anfield on Saturday in protest at a £77 ticket in the new Main Stand next term.
It comes after the Premier League sold television rights in 2015 to its games for £5.14bn, kicking in from 2016-17... | There should be no increase in ticket prices next season, according to former England striker Alan Shearer. |
Text: The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was jailed for 19 years at Hull Crown Court on Monday.
He raped his granddaughter and sexually abused other children in his care over a nine-year period while he was a Hull City Council-registered foster carer.
His neighbour recorded sounds through their shared wall... | A neighbour who reported a foster carer for child abuse was left "devastated" by what she heard in secret recordings she made that led to his prosecution. |
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19 August 2015 Last updated at 11:34 BST
The six foot (1.5m) 'humanoid' is called Atlas and was created by Google-owned Boston Dynamics.
The robot's makers wanted to create a machine that could walk on uneven ground.
So far Atlas is keeping his balance and it's hoped h... | A robot designed to move in the same way as humans and animals has taken its first walk in the woods. |
Text: Low interest rates on mortgages and an improving jobs market have helped boost the US real estate market.
New home sales increased by 12.4% in July month-on-month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 654,000 annual units.
But construction of new single-family homes has slipped, meaning supply might be falling behind ... | US new homes sales jumped in July to their fastest rate in nearly nine years, according to Commerce Department figures. |
Text: The scare had triggered a recall and import bans from some countries.
However, the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries said tests suggested the presence of a different type of bacteria that does not cause botulism.
Fonterra is the biggest dairy firm in New Zealand, which is the world's largest exporter of... | New Zealand has said that Fonterra products at the centre of a global contamination scare did not contain botulism-causing bacteria. |
Text: The man, in his 30s, was checking boat moorings in Mylor Creek, near Falmouth in Cornwall when he got stuck.
Falmouth Coastguard said a mud rescue team with specialist equipment rescued the man.
He was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital for treatment.
A coastguard spokesman said a resident who lived nearby call... | A man who was stuck in waist-deep mud for more than an hour has been taken to hospital with suspected hypothermia, coastguards said. |
Text: Deposed leader Tony Abbott is expected to give a speech to the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) in New York this week about his views on marriage.
The ADF group supports the pro-life movement and opposes same-sex marriage.
Mr Turnbull said the former prime minister would "probably find he's talking to people with... | Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended his predecessor's decision to address a conservative Christian group in the United States. |
Text: The Sunday Times claims the backbencher is "sounding out" friends about possibly succeeding Theresa May.
But the North East Somerset MP told the BBC: "I think it's a reminder that it's August and people don't have pressing UK political news to write about.
"And therefore there's this jolly stuff about me, but I w... | Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has played down reports that he is considering a bid for party leadership. |
Text: It found that despite some improvements, Galashiels North, Galashiels West and Langlee remained the "most negatively affected".
The regional alcohol profile summary uses information from police, health services and the council.
It also found that alcohol-related antisocial behaviour had fallen to its lowest level... | A report has highlighted the parts of the Scottish Borders which are worst hit by "alcohol-related harm". |
Text: Balotelli was playing for his new club AC Milan in Sunday's derby draw.
Inflatable bananas were waved by Inter fans but some observers questioned whether they were aimed at the striker, who spent four years with the club.
Ex-Manchester City striker Balotelli was also fined 10,000 euros for an "insulting gesture" ... | Inter Milan have been fined 50,000 euros after their fans were found guilty of racially abusing former Inter striker Mario Balotelli. |
Text: Earlier this week the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL) indicated that the game would start at 17:30 GMT.
However a statement released by Portadown on Saturday night said they were "disappointed" that Crusaders have appealed to NIFL about the matter.
The Portadown Supporters' Society have plans to hold a su... | Portadown and Crusaders appear to be in dispute over the kick-off time for their Irish Premiership fixture at Shamrock Park on Saturday 25 February. |
Text: The film, called Mary Poppins Returns, will be a sequel to the original one which came out in 1964.
Mary will be played by actress Emily Blunt, who has previously been in The Muppets, Into The Woods, and Gnomeo and Juliet.
Mary Poppins is the story about a magical nanny who can sing and dance and has a flying umb... | Disney has revealed the first picture of Mary Poppins from the new film they are making. |
Text: The Sherlock actor and Harry Potter star are among 11 non-academics who have accepted the appointments at Lady Margaret Hall.
Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant and film director Beeban Kidron have also accepted the fellowship role.
Visiting fellows are encouraged to attend debates and perform at the college in ... | Screen stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Emma Watson have become visiting fellows at Oxford University. |
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England's Fiona Pocock scored a first-minute try but Renee Wickliffe's converted score put the Black Ferns 7-5 up at the break at Twickenham Stoop.
Harriet Millar-Mills and Lydia Thompson scored in quick succession to put England 17-7 up but Kendra Cocksedge's 20-poi... | England women lost 25-20 to top-ranked New Zealand as Rochelle Clark set a new international caps record. |
Text: The airline will start scheduled flights to Gdansk, Warsaw and Wroclaw this winter. Ryanair will operate two flights per week to each city.
The news comes after the airline announced seven other new routes from the airport earlier this year.
The airport's managing director, Graham Keddie, said it was "fantastic n... | Ryanair has announced three new routes to Poland from its hub at Belfast International Airport. |
Text: 15 February 2016 Last updated at 21:24 GMT
Arlene, a 15-year-old from Castlederg, County Tyrone, went missing 22 years ago after attending a school disco in County Donegal.
She was last seen in a car driven by the convicted child killer and rapist, Robert Howard.
The opening day of the inquest heard that Arlene w... | The long-delayed inquest into the death of murdered schoolgirl Arlene Arkinson has heard that she thought she was pregnant on the night she disappeared. |
Text: Carberry, 35, saw a specialist on Tuesday in the hope of being cleared to play for Hampshire in two T20 matches.
The left-hander's present condition is not thought at this stage to relate to a previous diagnosis of blood clots on one of his lungs in November 2010.
Hampshire face Glamorgan and Sussex in the T20 Bl... | Hampshire batsman Michael Carberry is to undergo more tests having missed his county's Championship match against Warwickshire after feeling unwell. |
Text: The world's largest military airshow featured Spitfires, Hurricanes, a Messerschmitt - and a final flight for the show by the last airworthy Vulcan bomber, which will be grounded after the 2015 airshow season.
The RAF aerobatic team - better known as the Red Arrows - also thrilled crowds at the event, which featu... | Tens of thousands of aviation fans enjoyed a mass fly-past by vintage aircraft at the Royal International Air Tattoo in Fairford at the weekend. |
Text: Moyes resigned after one season in charge at the Stadium of Light, his side finishing bottom to exit the Premier League after a 10-year stay.
McInnes' Dons are in Saturday's Scottish Cup final against Celtic.
The 45-year-old's side also finished runners-up to Celtic in the league and lost to them in the League Cu... | Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes is being considered by Sunderland as a candidate for the vacancy created by fellow Scotsman David Moyes' exit. |
Text: The charity looked at data from the 2015 national diet survey and found children of all ages were consuming too much sugar in drinks, although there had been an improvement on 2014.
Drinks are teenagers' main source of added sugar, and too much can lead to obesity and health problems.
In March, the government pro... | UK teenagers drink enough sugar every year to fill a bathtub with fizzy cola, a Cancer Research UK study suggests. |
Text: Ron Davies said a covert camera filmed him clearing obstacles for the benefit of walkers on Caerphilly Mountain.
Cyclists have told the BBC that obstacles placed in their path put them in danger.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW), which owns the land, has encouraged both sides to meet to resolve the issue.
Mr Davies ... | A former secretary of state for Wales has denied laying rocks and logs on a path used by mountain bikers. |
Text: 2 January 2016 Last updated at 16:49 GMT
About 70 mourners gathered at Mexborough Cemetery in Doncaster for the funeral of 92-year-old Royal Navy veteran Douglas Barratt on Wednesday, but were locked out for 40 minutes.
The digger, used by gravediggers, then forced open the doors of the chapel.
A Doncaster Counci... | A council has apologised after a digger had to be used to prise open a chapel's doors for a funeral when an employee failed to turn up with the keys. |
Text: Kenneth Owen and Alan Todd, both 70, who worked at Wisteria Lodge in the 1980s, were jailed in February.
Judge Alan Parker said the pair carried out "grotesque" abuse of children at the home.
The city's Safeguarding Children Board will examine why complaints about the home, which has been knocked down, were not a... | An inquiry into historical abuse at a former city council-run children's home in Coventry has been announced. |
Text: Planning permission was granted to Island Gas Limited (iGas) to drill four boreholes near Mission.
An iGas spokesman said data from the drilling "might be used to support a future fracking application".
Anti-fracking protestors said they had "lost a battle but not the war".
The protestors, including Misson parish... | A gas firm looking for potential fracking locations has been given permission to drill exploratory groundwater monitoring boreholes in Nottinghamshire. |
Text: Perera scored 135 as the tourists made good use of a run-friendly wicket with an imposing 377-8 from their 50 overs.
Andy McBrine top-scored for Ireland at number eight with 79 off 64 balls, including seven fours and two sixes.
Sri Lanka's total never looked in any real danger and Suranga Lakmal helped see off th... | A century from Kusal Perera helped Sri Lanka complete a 2-0 series win with a 136-run victory over Ireland in their one-day international at Malahide. |
Text: A video showed Nikolic, 36, calling Blessing Eleke a "black idiot" after he felt the Nigerian, 20, spent too long celebrating an equaliser.
The club initially refused to suspend the Serb, but the Slovenian FA banned him for seven games for "clear racism".
"He made a mistake and had to pay for it," chairman Milan ... | Olimpija Ljubljana coach Marko Nikolic has agreed to leave the Slovenian leaders a week after he racially abused one of his own players. |
Text: The man was walking with a 21-year-old man along a footpath in Tollcross Park, near the Leisure Centre, at about 18:40 on Saturday when he was attacked.
He was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where his condition has been described as serious but stable. The 21 year-old was not injured.
Police have appealed for a... | Police are investigating an attempted murder after a 23-year-old man was stabbed in a Glasgow park. |
Text: It follows a pre-season training camp in Spain during which England lost 1-0 to Norway and drew 0-0 with Sweden.
"Some players on this camp have really put their hand up", Sampson told BBC Sport. "Competition is fierce and I want the players to push each other."
England will face the three top-ranked teams in the... | England manager Mark Sampson says he faces a selection "headache" before the SheBelieves Cup in March. |
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Live on television, the draw was declared void when one of the team names popped out of the plastic ball in which it had been contained.
A spokesman for the SFA said they would be happy to discuss an alternative system with its broadcast partners.
Numbered balls are ... | The Scottish FA will review their Scottish Cup draw procedure following the error that forced Monday's quarter-final pairings to be redone. |
Text: Rob Atkinson gave the lowly hosts an early lead from a corner but Craig Disley headed in Ryan Jennings' cross to equalise for the promotion chasers.
Nicky Boshell restored Guiseley's lead with a rebound but Amond scored with a looping header from Evan Horwood's centre to earn the Mariners a point.
Grimsby stay th... | Padraig Amond scored his 30th goal of the season as Grimsby equalised twice to earn a draw at Guiseley. |
Text: Wakefield Council said the city's market had "underperformed" and lost £193,000 a year since opening in 2008.
Proposals to sell the land at Union Street to the owners of nearby Trinity Walk shopping centre were approved at a cabinet meeting earlier.
Sovereign Land (Management) Ltd plans to develop the site with a... | Plans to knock down a multi-million pound market open for just six years have been approved. |
Text: Emergency services were called out to reports of a man being injured at the under-construction Kilgallioch wind farm at about 18:45 on Wednesday.
The 37-year-old was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.
Police Scotland said the site - which straddles the Dumfries and Galloway and South Ayrshire border - had... | A worker has died in an accident on a south of Scotland wind farm site. |
Text: The plea for clarity was contained in a letter sent to Scottish Secretary David Mundell from Holyrood's devolution committee convener Bruce Crawford.
It highlighted that an agreement on the fiscal framework was likely to be delayed until "at least December".
Earlier this week, MPs voted in the House of Commons to... | A cross-party committee of MSPs believes the Scotland Bill cannot be given the go-ahead until the funding package linked to it is fully known. |
Text: She was driving at about 00:20 BST on Friday on the A614 in the Ollerton area of Nottinghamshire.
Police said she saw a man lying in the road but was attacked and robbed when she stopped to help.
Two men, both aged 26, were arrested earlier and remain in police custody.
Summary: | A woman who spotted a man lying in the road was assaulted and had her car stolen when she stopped to call an ambulance, police said. |
Text: Militants in two pickup trucks opened fire on French and Nigerien forces after refusing to stop at a checkpoint on 14 May, the French military said.
Soldiers discovered the illegal cargo after a fire-fight in which three militants were killed, it added.
France has 3,000 troops in the Sahel region to combat milita... | The French army says it has seized 1.5 tonnes of drugs and a cache of weapons after stopping a convoy of militants in the desert in north-eastern Niger. |
Text: Creigh Deeds' condition was upgraded to "good" a day after he was taken to hospital with multiple, critical stab wounds to his head and torso.
Police suspect Mr Deed's son, Gus, was responsible for the stabbing, before turning a gun on himself.
The 24-year-old is understood to have suffered from mental health iss... | A Virginia state senator is said to be recovering well in hospital after being stabbed by his own son, who later took his own life. |
Text: The girl's biological parents, Celeste and Morne Nurse, were reunited with her after she was enrolled in the same school as her sister.
After seeing the pair's likeness, the biological family invited the girl for coffee and then contacted police.
DNA tests have confirmed the identity of the girl, who has been pla... | A South African woman has appeared in court over the kidnapping of a baby in a Cape Town hospital 17 years ago. |
Text: Courtney Mark Johnson struck the on-duty officer while leaving a building site in Loughborough.
Leicester Crown Court heard he "revved his engine" and ploughed past the officer, hitting his leg and causing serious injuries.
Johnson, 34, admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent to resist arrest and two co... | A driver has been jailed for hitting a policeman with his truck. |
Text: Firefighters were called to reports of a kitchen fire at a property in Woodville, near Swadlincote, at about 05:00 BST.
Derbyshire Police has not released details about the dead man but said it has informed his family.
Officers at the scene are working with the fire service to determine the cause of the blaze in ... | A man has died in a house fire in Derbyshire, police have said. |
Text: Julie Webster, 40, was arrested by police on Monday after a lengthy investigation into the Greater Maryhill Foodbank, which closed in March.
She has been charged with fraudulent activity involving a four-figure sum of money.
Last year, the foodbank received £15,000 in donations after money collected to help a gi... | The founder of a high-profile Glasgow foodbank has been charged with fraud. |
Text: The Land Rover hit a white van and a red Seat, which smashed through a wall and landed on the bonnet of a silver BMW X5, at Warwick Hospital.
The driver of the Land Rover was taken into the hospital to be treated after the accident at 16:20 GMT on Wednesday.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "Than... | Hospital staff ran into their own car park to treat a driver who fell ill at the wheel and crashed into three cars. |
Text: That came after the Devils won their first game at their new home to lift the Erhardt Conference.
Saturday's fine 5-2 win over Belfast Giants applied to both competitions and was watched by a near capacity crowd at the new Ice Arena Wales.
The Devils remain two points behind Sheffield Steelers in the Elite League... | Cardiff Devils sealed a dream weekend after overcoming Belfast Giants 4-3 in overtime to maintain their bid to win the Elite League. |
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