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Text: Exports decreased by £0.2bn, while imports increased by £1.2bn.
The widening between imports and exports was in part driven by a record £8.7bn deficit with the European Union.
Although the pound fell sharply after the Brexit vote, the ONS said there was little direct evidence so far of currency effects on trade.
... | The UK trade deficit widened to £5.2bn in September from £3.8bn in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. |
Text: Only 10 other deals were confirmed, with striker Carl Finnigan, who was released by Dundee, moving to South African club Chippa United.
Motherwell registered midfielder Ben Hall, 16, from Dungannon Swifts.
League Two outfit Annan Athletic were the busiest side on Saturday, adding three loan signings.
Dumbarton de... | Celtic's signing of from Bundesliga outfit Schalke was the only big-name capture on the final day as the Scottish transfer window closed. |
Text: The Germany international, 24, joined Real from Werder Bremen three years ago for a fee believed to be around £12.4m and has played 155 times for the club.
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On Wednesday, he pledged his future to the Bernabeu side.
The Gunners are also working on other deals, includin... | Arsenal are in advanced talks to sign Real Madrid midfielder Mesut Ozil following Gareth Bale's world-record move to the Spanish giants. |
Text: Tuesday, 15 March - Champion Day
Favourite Annie Power, ridden by Ruby Walsh, powered to victory in the Champion Hurdle, the highlight of the opening day.
Race report and full results
Wednesday, 16 March - Ladies' Day
Sprinter Sacre beat favourite Un De Sceaux to win the coveted Queen Mother Champion Chase for a ... | Reports and results from the 2016 Cheltenham Festival, which took place from 15-18 March. |
Text: A yellow "be aware" warning is in place from 01:00 on Friday to 09:00 BST on Saturday.
The Met Office has said thunderstorms in the south and mid are likely to be followed by widespread heavy rain, which will move up to Gwynedd.
There could be localised disruption from surface water flooding. Lightning and hail c... | Forecasters have warned of severe thunderstorms and torrential rain for most of Wales. |
Text: Four steel columns were required at Scarthin Books, in Cromford, Derbyshire, to support the weight of about 100,000 books.
Thousands of pounds were raised within days of the appeal starting and it is now close to hitting a £10,000 target.
Manager David Booker said the fund had had donations from all over the worl... | The owners of an acclaimed bookshop that could fall down say they have had a "phenomenal response" to an appeal to fund urgent structural repairs. |
Text: Harry Panayiotou was denied a stunning opener when his 25-yard effort hit the crossbar in the 31st minute.
But, soon after, Darren Cole overhit his 37th-minute pass back to goalkeeper Marc McCallum and Stewart stroked into the empty net.
Rovers goalkeeper Keith Cuthbert saved from Jordan White's lob before Stewar... | Mark Stewart scored one and made one as Raith Rovers beat Livingston to move into fourth place in the Championship. |
Text: Reminiscence therapy is often used to help people with dementia who have trouble with short-term memory but whose long-term memory is unaffected.
Lindsey Hall Care Home, on Clee Road, Cleethorpes, is equipped with a bowling green, shopping arcade and hair salon.
The shop windows display original products from the... | Dementia patients at a new care home in North East Lincolnshire can visit their own street scene created to help trigger memories from the past. |
Text: A carrot for Rudolph and a mince pie for Father Christmas are traditions that most British families associate with 24 December. Now so-called Christmas Eve boxes are gaining popularity, but do they add to the festive joy or simply pile on pressure for parents?
The Institution of Engineering and Technology is warn... | In case you missed them, here's a round-up of the most interesting parenting stories from the BBC this week. |
Text: The child was pronounced dead at Narbeth Drive, Aylesbury, on Sunday 3 April after the emergency services received reports she was ill.
The woman, aged 31, and man, 33, are both from the town but Thames Valley Police would not confirm what link they had to the girl.
A post-mortem examination proved inclusive as t... | A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a six-month-old girl in Buckinghamshire. |
Text: Although its leftover summer stock sold well, the firm said: "It is appropriate to lower the profit expectation for the second half of the year.
"The board's view is the company's full year profit before tax is likely to fall within a range between £5m & £7m."
Bonmarche also experienced difficult trading condit... | Bonmarche has issued a profit warning after reporting "extremely poor" sales of its autumn range in September because of the recent hot weather. |
Text: The 24-year-old Scot achieved the ranking in the same year he won four Grand Slam titles in additions to Paralympic gold and silver.
"It's only a good thing if people are expecting you to win because you're playing well," Reid told BBC Scotland.
"Hopefully I can keep going in the right trajectory and try to emula... | Paralympic gold medallist Gordon Reid welcomes the pressure of being wheelchair tennis's world number one. |
Text: Thornaby Town Council has taken over the freehold of the 120-year-old building from Stockton Council.
It will now work with local development company, Green Lane Capital, to turn it and the adjoining property into a heritage centre, offices and spaces for up to 26 small enterprises.
The authority said the main ch... | A Grade II-listed former Teesside town hall, which has been mostly disused for more than 40 years, is to be restored. |
Text: The 42-year-old, from St Helens, died after his bicycle collided with a Yamaha on Rivington Road, near Belmont, on 21 September.
His wife Nicola said he rode for Great Britain in the 1990s, winning several national and international races.
She said he had been "a true talent and was a joy on the bike".
Mrs Hitche... | A man who died in a collision with a motorbike on a Lancashire road has been named as former British international cyclist David Hitchen. |
Text: Eyewitnesses at the Friskney Show, near Skegness, reported the inflatable taking off at about 13:20 BST and sailing about 30ft up in the air before landing on a nearby road.
No-one was on the slide at the time as it had already closed when the weather started to change.
Several stalls were damaged and a car's rea... | A funnel cloud lifted an inflatable slide into the air at a Lincolnshire country show. |
Text: Some reported having their debit cards blocked over Saturday and Sunday.
A spokesperson told the BBC on Sunday that it was an "internal systems problem".
The bank tweeted on Saturday morning that it was "experiencing technical issues" and that these were being "investigated urgently".
In an emailed statement, Bar... | Barclays said it is recovering from tech glitches, after customers reported difficulties accessing money in their accounts, and in making payments. |
Text: The lights went out with under two minutes left which led to a long delay.
Leinster led 23-6 at half-time after tries from Dominic Ryan, Rory O'Loughlin and Peter Dooley
However despite a further Zane Kirchner Leinster score, tries from Adam Ashe, Lee Jones and Finn Russell put Glasgow ahead before a Joey Carbery... | Floodlight failure late in the contest held up Leinster's Pro12 game against Glasgow for 20 minutes before the leaders edged a 31-30 win at the RDS. |
Text: Denise Ho, a well-known pro-democracy activist, said she had been due to sing at the sold-out concert on 19 June.
The news sparked calls for a boycott of Lancome in Chinese online forums.
Lancome cancelled the event citing "possible safety reasons" without clarifying if she was set to perform.
Lancome also added,... | French cosmetics giant Lancome has cancelled a promotional concert in Hong Kong after an online backlash in mainland China over an artist apparently set to perform. |
Text: The 32-year-old has spent his entire career at the Australian Super Rugby franchise, playing 132 times for the club in 10 years.
He has won 24 caps for his country, the last of them coming in October's World Cup final loss to New Zealand.
Holmes is the first new signing that Exeter have made for next season.
"We ... | Exeter have signed Queensland Reds' Australia prop Greg Holmes on a two-year contract from the summer of 2016. |
Text: Jack Marriott slotted in from Olly Lee's pass to give the hosts an early lead before Charlie Wyke levelled just before the break.
Josh McQuoid put the home team back in front immediately after the restart and Danny Green extended the lead with a volley from 20 yards.
Goals by subs Alex Gilliead and Jabo Ibehre go... | Carlisle battled back from 3-1 down to stun Luton at Kenilworth Road. |
Text: The council's cabinet had recommended changing Brecon High School to an English-medium school from 1 September.
But councillors voted against the recommendation during a cabinet meeting on Monday.
Eight cabinet members opposed the plans, with one abstaining from the vote.
The council had planned to centralise Wel... | Welsh-medium education will continue at a Powys school after a U-turn by the council. |
Text: Eilish MacSherry, 41, of Brookmount Heights, Omagh was a serving off-duty PSNI officer at the time of the crash.
Paul Mills, a 49-year-old father of two from Killyclogher was killed in the collision on Omagh's Clanabogan Road on 10 October 2015.
She admitted four charges including driving while unfit and failing ... | A former policewoman from County Tyrone has admitted causing the death of a man by dangerous driving and drink driving. |
Text: The small letterbox was on top of a pole at the corner of Sir George Bruce Road and Erskine Wynd in Oakley.
It was removed from its mountings sometime between 18:30 on Tuesday 25 November and 09:30 on Wednesday 26 November.
Police have been pursuing a number of lines of inquiry and have appealed for witnesses.
Su... | A postbox has been removed from its mounting and stolen from a Fife village. |
Text: Emergency services received reports the plane had crashed near Summerley Airfield at about 13:00 BST.
Police, fire and ambulance crews have all been at the site, which is near Summerley Road in the village of Apperknowle.
Officers said the pilot was the only person on board the aircraft at the time.
Surrounding r... | The pilot of a small aircraft has died after it crashed into the ground near an airfield in Derbyshire. |
Text: A by-election was triggered in the south-west London seat by the decision of former Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith to resign and seek re-election as an independent candidate.
Polling stations opened at 07:00 GMT and close at 22:00 GMT.
The Conservatives had a majority of 23,015 at the 2015 general election, with t... | Voters are going to the polls to elect a new MP for the constituency of Richmond Park. |
Text: South Wales Police said it was called to Neath Road, in the Hafod area of the city, at about 13:35 BST on Tuesday.
The area has been cordoned off and an investigation is under way, police added.
A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death and is currently in custody at Swansea Central Police ... | A man has been arrested following a sudden death in Swansea. |
Text: The draft Wales Bill offers more say over energy, transport and elections.
But Prof Richard Wyn Jones of Cardiff University said there were still uncertainties which could lead to court battles between Wales and Westminster.
He warned against "legislating in haste" for another failed settlement.
Prof Jones is one... | Plans to give the Welsh government extra powers are "problematic", open to legal challenge, and will cause even greater uncertainty in Cardiff Bay, a constitutional expert has warned. |
Text: Dermot McDonnell said 23 of his sheep are missing since the overnight landslide took place at his cliff-top farm at Kilmore, near Glenariff.
He said boulders "wiped out" ash trees and fears further movement could pose a risk to his house and the road below.
He said he has informed the Department of Agriculture an... | A farmer has raised safety fears after heavy rain caused a landslide that dumped "thousands of tonnes" of rock and soil onto his County Antrim farm. |
Text: The sector has been rated as "average", according to an online survey of 35,000 people by the Reputation Institute.
Its score places it higher than the utilities sector, but below that of technology companies.
The Nationwide Building Society tops the list, with taxpayer-owned RBS at the bottom.
Nationwide's mutua... | UK banks are starting to rebuild their reputation following the financial crisis with a marked improvement in the last two years, a survey suggests. |
Text: The 19-year-old has yet to appear for Middlesex's first-team, but has played for their Second XI while studying at college for the past two years.
The left-handed batsman, who can also bowl right-arm off-break, is currently on tour in India with England's U19s.
"Ultimately I want to play as much cricket as I can,... | Northants have signed England Under-19 captain Max Holden on loan from Middlesex until the end of June. |
Text: Jonathan Smith, 38, died instantly when he was shot twice outside a bungalow in Melton on 20 May.
Peter Guy, 54, of Melton Old Road, was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter last Friday after a week-long trial at Hull Crown Court.
He admitted five associated firearms offences at a previous hearing.
Guy... | A man who shot and killed his partner's son-in-law with a sawn-off shotgun after a family row in East Yorkshire has been jailed for 14 years. |
Text: And from next year Friends fans, well those based in North America at least, will be able to binge on all 236 episodes on Netflix.
The site told Newsbeat there are "no plans for it in the UK as of yet".
The announcement, which was made on Twitter, comes weeks after the series celebrated its 20th anniversary.
The ... | Despite the love triangles, domestic arguments, and bad haircuts, it made comfortable weekend viewing for millions. |
Text: First TransPennine Express trains will be diverted, with fewer services to Chorley, Horwich Parkway and Lostock.
Diesel trains that currently run on the line will no longer be able to use it.
Network Rail said the £400m scheme will improve journey times. Work on the line to Chorley is due to begin on 8 December.... | There will be disruption to train services between Manchester and Preston for two years from next month as the line is electrified. |
Text: The Spanish side protested to Uefa after the referee ruled Alberto Gil's penalty had hit the post when it had in fact rebounded from inside the goal.
Valencia boss Gary Neville called it "scandalous" while Chelsea said the ball "clearly crossed the line".
On Monday, Valencia said their appeal had been dismissed.
... | Valencia have failed to overturn a controversial decision to disallow a goal in a Champions League Under-19 penalty shootout against Chelsea. |
Text: Fifth and final through the sliding doors was Nicola Sturgeon of the SNP. She said she has never been trouble with the police and she would fight in a war if she "had to".
Asking the questions were Sarah (18); Jamie-Lee (16); Louis (16); Erin (18) and Megan (18).
They are all members of the BBC's Generation 2016 ... | Young voters have been quizzing Scotland's party leaders during a five-stop lift journey. |
Text: The crash happened at about 01:35 BST on Saturday in Drift Road near its junction with Ascot Road.
A black Audi A4 Sport Cabriolet left the carriageway and the driver, a 49-year-old man from Maidenhead, died at the scene.
Thames Valley Police said his family had been informed and appealed for witnesses to the cra... | A man has died in a car accident near Maidenhead. |
Text: The image shows Mike Bennet, 57, and wife Julie, 50, from Irby in Wirral, holding hands in a Merseyside hospice.
It was taken shortly before Mr Bennet died on Monday from a brain tumour.
Relatives and friends have launched a fundraising campaign to help the couple's three children, Oliver, 13, Hannah, 18 and Luke... | The children of a terminally ill couple who died of cancer within days of each other have shared a photograph of their parents' last moments together. |
Text: Issued by the Royal Mail, the stamps include illustrations of a headdress dug up in North Yorkshire and a bronze shield cover found in the River Thames.
The Neolithic village of Skara Brae in Orkney and the Avebury stone circles in Wiltshire also feature.
The stamps present a timeline from an ancient ritual of 11... | Some of the archaeological treasures of prehistoric Britain have been featured in a new set of eight stamps. |
Text: Francois Molins said the suspects were receiving orders via encrypted mobile apps from a commander of the so-called Islamic State based in Iraq or Syria.
The raids, in Strasbourg and Marseille, also turned up automatic weapons.
The five are to be placed under judicial investigation on suspicion of terror crimes.
... | Five men arrested last weekend in raids in France were planning a terror attack next Thursday in the Paris area, the city's chief prosecutor says. |
Text: The £155,000 Dumfries Bike2Go project was launched by Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson in September.
Latest figures from Dumfries and Galloway Council show there have been an average of about 20 rentals a week since the project got under way.
A spokesman for the authority said winter weather had not been "co... | A total of 47 people have taken membership of Scotland's first bike hire scheme in its first 10 weeks. |
Text: The local authority hopes to eventually offer homes to 25 to 30 families fleeing conflict in Syria.
Like other Scottish authorities, it has been working with Scottish councils body Cosla on resettling families.
Highland Council announced the imminent arrival of the first four families at a press conference in Din... | Highland Council is ready to provide housing to the first families of Syrian refugees it expects to resettle. |
Text: In a statement the ministry said the attempt was made on Sunday night in Taichung prison in central Taiwan.
The statement added that he had used a towel in the attempt but was stopped by guards in a prison bathroom. He is now said to be in a stable condition.
Chen Shui-bian, 62, was the island's president from 20... | Taiwan's imprisoned former President Chen Shui-bian has tried to take his own life, the justice ministry says. |
Text: Swansea council's cabinet agreed a music service for Swansea would remain and joint orchestras would continue.
It said this would give the area the chance to develop a sustainable and professionally-organised service.
But campaigners said the system of operating from a large pool of talent meant access to "genuin... | About 80 musicians staged a silent protest at Swansea's Guildhall after councillors agreed to end the music partnership with Neath Port Talbot. |
Text: US officials said they had received a call claiming that there was a "chemical weapons threat" aboard.
Air France Flight 22, from Paris, was searched after landing in a secure area of JFK Airport.
The FBI said later that no hazards had been found and the plane was cleared.
It was one of several threats, possibly ... | Two US fighter jets have escorted an Air France airliner bound for New York City, one of a number of US-bound flights that was the subject of anonymous threats. |
Text: It was understood to have been posted on a wall telling staff to only speak English for health and safety reasons.
A statement issued by the company said it had sent the guidance on its language policy to all UK stores.
Welsh Language Commissioner Meri Huws is investigating any breaches in rules.
The notice, whic... | Sports Direct has apologised for issuing a notice that appeared to ban staff from speaking languages other than English in its Bangor store, saying it was a "misunderstanding". |
Text: 5 August 2016 Last updated at 08:06 BST
Plus, a robot with a neural network that can move and sing by itself.
More at BBC.com/Click and @BBCClick.
Summary: | BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the best of the week's technology news, including the interactive photographs developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that allow still objects to be manipulated. |
Text: The Japanese computer games firm posted a net loss of 2bn yen ($24.7m; £15.6m) for the six months to 30 September.
This compares with a net profit of 69.5bn yen for the same period in 2009.
Nintendo's sales for the first half of its financial year were down 34% to 363.16bn yen, partly due to lower demand for its... | Nintendo has reported a half-year loss after being hit by falling sales and the high value of the yen, which lowers its overseas earnings. |
Text: The memo, dated 11 January, said those who were already married to foreigners should declare this within a week.
It said failure to do so would "attract disciplinary action".
Police spokeswoman Esther Katongo said: "Issues of security are delicate. If not careful, spouses can be spies and can sell the security of... | Police in Zambia have been banned from marrying foreigners, according to a memo by police inspector general Kakoma Kanganja circulating on social media. |
Text: For the first time in eight years, the Republicans will assume full control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, making life even more difficult for the Democratic President in the White House.
Or at least, that is the received wisdom. It's certainly true there are going to be clashes with Preside... | With a good deal of pomp and ceremony, the new Congress is being sworn in today, but what Washington is talking about is the raw politics. |
Text: Ashley Yates placed the device in the toilets of The Tynings Primary School in Staple Hill, South Gloucestershire, and recorded images.
Yates, 45, admitted making indecent images of children and voyeurism at Bristol Crown Court.
South Gloucestershire Council said it was supporting pupils, parents and staff.
The c... | A "rogue" primary school head teacher used a spy pen to film pupils and staff in the toilets at his school. |
Text: The 22-year-old ex-Derby County trainee has also previously had a spell at Shrewsbury Town.
Meanwhile, the Robins have recalled striker Jermaine Hylton early from his loan spell at non-league Guiseley.
Both players could feature in Swindon's EFL Trophy second-round match at home to Luton Town on Tuesday.
Find all... | League One club Swindon Town have signed unattached former Notts County defender Rhys Sharpe on a short-term contract. |
Text: The 28-year-old beat Japan's Ruika Sato in the -78kg fight, winning thanks to a waza-ari in the final 48 seconds.
It was Gibbons' third bronze medal on the Asian Grand Prix tour.
"I have always dreamt of getting a Tokyo Grand Slam medal and I achieved that," she said. "It's great to have won a medal at all three ... | Olympic silver medallist Gemma Gibbons became the first British woman to win a medal at the Tokyo Grand Slam, securing bronze in the season-ending event. |
Text: Kevin Haggard, from Sunblest Foods in Santa Maria, California, travelled to Dunfermline to throw his pies into the ring.
They joined 500 entries of all types of pie supplied by 100 bakers and butchers for the competition's judging day.
The winner will be announced at a gala lunch on 11 January next year.
Mr Hagga... | The World Championship Scotch Pie Awards have had their first ever international entry with a contender from the US. |
Text: The 1970s sitcom came out on top despite only running for 12 episodes across its two series.
More than 100 professional comedians were surveyed, including David Baddiel, Jenny Eclair and Alexei Sayle.
Steve Coogan's alter-ego Alan Partridge was named the most popular TV comedy character.
A scene in which Partridg... | Fawlty Towers has been named the best British sitcom of all time in a survey of comedians and comedy writers and actors. |
Text: Pat Richards scored the only points of the first half, crossing after two minutes but missing the conversion.
Rhys Hanbury missed a penalty to leave Catalans 4-0 ahead at the break, before Vincent Duport widened the gap.
Corey Thompson and Hanbury drew Widnes level, but tries from Dave Taylor and Eloi Pelissier a... | Catalans recorded their third win in nine days as early pacesetters Widnes fell to a third successive defeat. |
Text: However, the chief inspector of prisons also praised it as "well led", with competent and caring staff.
He said that the jail - which was built for 317 inmates, but houses more than 500 - was making progress.
Last year, the Prison Reform Trust said Exeter was the fifth most overcrowded jail in the UK, with 530 in... | Exeter Prison is "significantly overcrowded" with the use of illicit drugs "higher than expected", an unannounced inspection has found. |
Text: In 2012, Australia legislated that cigarettes must be sold in unappealing packets with graphic health warnings.
Philip Morris had tried to force the laws to be overturned, but a court dismissed its claim in 2015.
The tobacco giant has now been ordered to pay the government's legal costs.
The exact sum was redacte... | Tobacco giant Philip Morris has been ordered to pay the Australian government millions of dollars after unsuccessfully suing the nation over its world-first plain-packaging laws. |
Text: The incident took place at 00:55 BST on 23 July in North Walsham in Norfolk and left a man, 30, with a broken pelvis.
Darren Blackmore, 43, formerly of Cantley Lane, Norwich, was charged with offences including driving dangerously and wounding with intent.
He appeared at Norwich Magistrates' Court via a video lin... | A driver accused of hitting a group of pedestrians and throwing one man into the air was encouraged to do so by his passenger, a court has heard. |
Text: Harriet Braine, a 25-year-old archive assistant, won the £2,000 stage award, while self-confessed "comedy nerd" Carol Walsh won the writing prize.
Carolyn Goodyear, an actress who "fell into" writing, won the event's shorts award with her short film Ambition.
Katherine Ryan, Sara Pascoe and Sarah Millican are am... | The winners of this year's Funny Women awards, a launch pad for female comics since 2003, have been announced. |
Text: Buses have begun transporting people out of al-Wair district, under a Russian-backed evacuation deal.
Al-Wair is home to an estimated 75,000 people and has been under siege by government forces since late 2013.
About 1,500 people will leave for the Aleppo countryside on Saturday, Homs Governor Talal Barazi has sa... | Syrian rebels and their families are leaving their last remaining enclave in Homs, a city once dubbed "the capital of the revolution". |
Text: Clandon Park House's gardens will be open to the public for the next six Saturdays - with visitors able to view the building's "haunting" shell.
Exhibitions about the house, April's fire and subsequent salvage work will be displayed in marquees.
It will be the last chance to see the exterior before scaffolding co... | The grounds of an 18th Century stately home destroyed by fire are to be opened for the first time since the blaze. |
Text: Gwynedd council confirmed action has been taken involving two members of school staff in the authority.
Ysgol Pendalar has about 90 pupils aged between three and 19-years-old, all with special educational needs.
The council said an internal investigation is currently under way.
"It would not be appropriate for th... | Two members of staff have been suspended from their posts at Ysgol Pendalar special school in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, BBC Wales understands. |
Text: The single platform stop on the Inverness to Aberdeen line and parking spaces for 150 cars have been proposed for a site at Dalcross.
A station close to the airport has been a long standing aspiration of Hitrans, which promotes improvements to public transport in the Highlands.
It has been proposed to open the st... | A plan to build a new railway station near Inverness Airport has been approved by Highland councillors. |
Text: The 26-year-old, who has 13 England caps, has agreed a four-year deal and will move to Villa Park on 1 July after his contract with City expires.
Richards was a key member of City's Premier League-winning side of 2011-12 but found his chances limited under manager Manuel Pellegrini.
He spent last season on loan w... | Aston Villa have signed Manchester City right-back Micah Richards on a free transfer. |
Text: University of Warwick scientists said the womb lining in recurrent miscarriage patients they studied was "already defective" before pregnancy.
The team studied tissue samples donated by 183 patients at the Implantation Research Clinic in Coventry.
Researchers believe the "major breakthrough" could help many women... | A lack of stem cells in the womb lining causes thousands of women to suffer repeat miscarriages, according to researchers. |
Text: The Championship club have the option to make the move a permanent one at the end of the 2016-17 season.
Germany Under-21 international Kachunga, 24, was Ingolstadt's record signing when he joined in 2015, but made only three starts last term.
"Sometimes you need a hard experience as a young player to make steps ... | Huddersfield Town have signed striker Elias Kachunga on a season-long loan from German top-flight side Ingolstadt. |
Text: Denis Donaldson led a secret life as an agent for MI5 and the police.
The former Sinn Féin man was shot dead in a remote cottage in County Donegal in 2006 shortly after his exposure.
His family have called on the Garda Síochána to assist the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland's investigation on the 10th annive... | Police in the Republic of Ireland have been asked to co-operate with a watchdog's inquiry into the exposure of a senior republican as an informer. |
Text: Many burned tyres and wore balaclavas; some carried white supremacist flags.
They called on the government to end the Minsk ceasefire accord and declare war on pro-Russian rebels in the east.
The demonstrators say the Russian government is bringing troops and equipment into Ukraine, a claim that Russia has always... | About 1,000 Ukrainian pro-government fighters and far-right supporters have marched through the centre of the capital, Kiev. |
Text: A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 28 April and 5 May. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk or our Instagram at #bbcscotlandpics
Summary: | All pictures are copyrighted. |
Text: The assault happened in Rotherwood Avenue at about 17:00.
The man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with serious injuries. His condition has been described as "serious but stable".
Police have asked anyone with information to contact them.
Summary: | A 51-year-old man is in a serious condition after being attacked in the Knightswood area of Glasgow. |
Text: The new scheme called 1+2 is due to start in 2017 - three years ahead of a national deadline set for 2020.
Core languages including French, Spanish, Mandarin as well as Gaelic, Polish and Farsi will be on offer.
Pupils will learn a second language from P1 and have experience of a third language from P5.
Paul Godz... | Every pupil in Edinburgh is to receive lessons in two foreign languages by the time they leave primary school, council officials have announced. |
Text: Anupam Kher wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter that he was not going to play the German dictator in Dear Friend Hitler.
"Sometimes human emotions are more important than cinema," Mr Kher wrote explaining his decision to withdraw.
The project drew protests from Jewish groups in India and outside and was condemne... | The lead actor in a proposed Bollywood film on Adolf Hitler has withdrawn from the controversial project. |
Text: Searches began in the early hours of Saturday morning in the Townsend Street/Cemetery Road area in Strabane.
The clear-up operation ended on Sunday at 20:30 BST.
A number of elderly people had to leave their homes and a graveyard was closed.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland's district commander Supt Mark Mc... | A mortar bomb found by police in County Tyrone on Saturday was "an attempt to kill police officers," according to police. |
Text: The research by university specialists found that communities want stronger neighbourhood bonds with the police.
The work, known as Rural Connect, was paid for by the force's police and crime commissioner Christopher Salmon.
Mr Salmon also said a decision to withdraw the Bobby Van scheme - a free home security se... | Local police officers with local knowledge are crucial to helping residents of rural Wales feel safe, a survey for Dyfed-Powys Police shows. |
Text: The camp is near the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
An army officer told Reuters that the attackers cut through a perimeter fence and entered the Tangdhar camp.
Kashmir is claimed by both nations in its entirety and has been a flashpoint between them fo... | A gun battle is under way at an army camp in Indian-administered Kashmir after three militants forced their way in, military officials say. |
Text: The land had a lease owned by CDNL, set up to oversee the development of the League One club's ground.
However, CDNL was forced into liquidation in 2015.
The club says only now has a deal been reached with administrators and those owed money by the company.
This came after Cobblers chairman Kelvin Thomas and dire... | A legal deal over a parcel of land at Sixfields Stadium has moved Northampton Town a "big step" closer to being able to restart work on the East Stand, the club has said. |
Text: 24 July 2015 Last updated at 18:58 BST
In 2006, he visited Kenya as Senator, but this will be the first time in his presidency that he enters his father's homeland.
When he came to power in 2009, there were high hopes for relations between Africa and the US, but has President Obama delivered?
BBC Africa takes a q... | Barack Obama is making his fifth trip to Africa as US president. |
Text: The video shows five men asking Yemen to stop supporting Bashar al-Assad.
The four-minute video's authenticity has not been verified.
A Yemeni rights group said five Yemeni officers had been studying at a military academy in Aleppo but went missing in August, Reuters reported.
They had reportedly disappeared en r... | The al-Nusra Front, an Islamist group fighting government forces in Syria, has reportedly posted a video saying it has captured five Yemeni soldiers sent to help quell the uprising. |
Text: The measure will bar nearly 3,000 people now and others in future.
It is aimed at safeguarding the children who play Pokemon Go, walking through the real world looking for virtual characters.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said new technologies must not be "new avenues for dangerous predators".
He said: "Protecti... | Authorities in New York state are to ban registered sex offenders from playing the popular mobile phone game Pokemon Go while they are on parole. |
Text: Football's world governing body said Harold Mayne-Nicholls, 54, has been suspended by its ethics committee.
It said more information would be given when the "decision becomes effective".
Mayne-Nicholls plans to appeal against the sanction - and has questioned why it was announced before he had been through the ap... | A Fifa official who assessed the bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has been banned from all football-related activity for seven years. |
Text: Reker Ahmed was beaten and kicked by a gang while waiting at a bus stop in Croydon on Friday night.
A family friend said the 17 year old had been left "black and blue" and "mentally not well" after the assault.
Thirteen people, aged between 15 and 24, have been charged with violent disorder in relation to the att... | Police investigating the "brutal attack" on a Kurdish-Iranian asylum seeker in south London are still looking for five males. |
Text: The 53-year-old is keen to add to the squad to aid their League Two promotion bid, following back-to-back defeats at the start of 2017.
United are third in the table, six points behind leaders Doncaster having lost just three games in total.
"We're close to capacity," Curle told BBC Radio Cumbria.
"We're at a sta... | Carlisle United's January transfer window additions are likely to be dependent on players leaving Brunton Park, says manager Keith Curle. |
Text: Roofing and fitted kitchens were the worst offenders, attracting nearly 5,000 complaints each.
In one case, a builder failed to finish work on the roof, leading to thousands of pounds' worth of water damage.
In another typical example, a kitchen contractor disappeared, leaving no doors on the cupboards.
The top f... | As many as 40,000 householders sought help from Citizens Advice last year on home improvement jobs, mostly for shoddy workmanship. |
Text: A 40-year-old man from Harlow suffered head injuries and is in a critical condition at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
A 43-year-old man, also from Harlow, was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with suspected fractures to his hands and bruising to his stomach.
Police were called to The Stow in Harlow at about 23:3... | Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over an attack on two Polish men in Essex. |
Text: The 36-year-old made his Essex debut in 1997, and has gone on to play 157 first-class, 213 List A and 97 Twenty20 matches for the county.
He was included in England's squad for the 2009 World Twenty20, but did not make an appearance in the tournament.
Napier will become director of the cricket academy named after... | Essex all-rounder Graham Napier has announced he will retire from cricket at the end of the 2016 season. |
Text: The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust employed Mitie to provide cleaning and catering in October 2014.
The company failed to meet required standards 85 times in January, 51 times in February, 271 times in March and 196 in April. One incident in March and one in April were classed as "critical".
The trust said it was... | A firm hired to provide "hotel services" at a hospital has continued to fail to meet the required standards, figures obtained by the BBC have shown. |
Text: The lock-up, in in the Clifton area of the city, had been put up for auction with a guide price of £35,000.
But the unnamed buyer, who lives locally, approached the auction house just hours before the sale and made the offer which was accepted by the seller.
Auctioneer Andrew Morgan said that the 2.7m (9ft) wide ... | A garage in Bristol which is barely big enough to fit a Mini car in has sold for nearly £50,000. |
Text: The elephant was washed away a month ago in the strong currents of the Brahmaputra river from the northeastern Indian state of Assam to Bangladesh.
An Indian wildlife officer told the BBC that officials from both nations were working together to rescue the animal.
The number of elephants has dwindled in both coun... | A team of Indian officials is visiting Bangladesh to bring back a wild elephant who has been separated from its herd. |
Text: The 26-year-old joined from Fleetwood Town last summer, but has agreed a 12-month extension to that deal.
The Welshman made Lilywhites debut in September and has played 29 games so far this season.
"He has been a big part of the team since he earned his place," boss Simon Grayson told the club website.
Summary: | Preston North End goalkeeper Chris Maxwell has signed a contract extension to keep him at the Championship club until 2020. |
Text: Emergency services were called to the collision on the A72 Peebles to Innerleithen road at about 11:10.
Three men - aged 87, 71 and 42 - were taken to hospital. The 87-year-old died a short time later.
Police Scotland appealed for any witnesses to the crash, which involved a red Vauxhall Meriva and a silver Honda... | An 87-year-old man has died after a crash in the Scottish Borders on Saturday morning. |
Text: Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's finance chief, will speak to the inquiry from Rome next week.
He has been excused from returning to Australia because of ill health, which has angered child abuse survivors.
The commissioner, Justice Peter McClellan, said it was "reasonable" for victims to watch Cardinal Pell s... | An inquiry into child sex abuse in Australia has cleared the way for victims to be present when Australia's most senior Catholic gives testimony. |
Text: Part of the proposal will include plans for a directly elected mayor for the Liverpool city region.
The "devolution deal" will still need to be agreed by each of the six councils individually, with St Helens believed to be the most sceptical.
Last month a government minister claimed the region was not ready.
Late... | The five council leaders of Merseyside plus Halton have "agreed in principle" a deal with the government to devolve more powers from Whitehall. |
Text: The government sets a quarterly target for hospitals to see 95% of emergency cases within four hours.
A&E waits have been below that level since the end of September.
The Department of Health says it recently announced extra support for A&E teams.
And officials say there is rising demand for emergency services, w... | Accident and emergency departments in England saw 92.9% of patients within four hours last week - the lowest percentage since April 2013, NHS data shows. |
Text: Damon Kelly has been distributing the leaflets since 2012, but he was eventually charged for harassing a lesbian couple in the street.
He subsequently delivered a distressing letter to their home in Leicester.
The 54-year-old, from Northamptonshire, pleaded guilty at Leicester Magistrates Court to harassment with... | A fake monk who distributed leaflets condemning homosexuality and other "works of darkness" has been banned from doing so for five years. |
Text: Redding, 21, spent three years with Marc VDS at Moto2 level before making the step up to MotoGP with Gresini Honda this season.
He will switch from 'Open' to a 'Factory' Honda with Marc VDS for 2015.
"We have shown quite clearly we are there to race and there to win," said VDS president Marc van der Straten.
Redd... | British rider Scott Redding will rejoin Marc VDS in MotoGP next season as the Belgian team make their debut in the premier class. |
Text: The 21-year-old Spurs youth product has had five loan spells during his career, including a two-game stint at Wigan earlier this season.
In total, he has scored nine goals in 42 career league appearances.
He joins the League One promotion hopefuls on a three-and-a-half-year deal after the sale of top goalscorer C... | Peterborough have signed striker Shaquile Coulthirst from Tottenham for an undisclosed fee. |
Text: The Prudential will become one of the main investors in the £850m scheme to harness tidal energy, which could power 120,000 homes for 120 years.
The 240MW project is currently being examined by the Office for National Infrastructure Planning.
The Prudential said it would become a "cornerstone investor" in the pro... | A financial services company is to invest up to £100m in a project to build a power-generating tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay. |
Text: Darren Jones, standing for Bristol North West, felt unwell and left his podium about 45 seconds before the programme on Made in Bristol TV began.
Tory Charlotte Leslie rushed to assist Mr Jones as he lay on the studio floor.
Mr Jones said he was "perfectly fine now" and was "raring to get back on the campaign tra... | A Labour candidate who fainted during a live TV election debate in Bristol and was helped by his Conservative rival has blamed his collapse on a cold. |
Text: George Osborne told me that he would not give the go-ahead until the markets had calmed, saying that "now is not the right time".
He said he still supported encouraging wider share ownership in Britain.
So this looks like a significant delay rather than a cancellation.
The sale of the final part of the government... | The Chancellor has postponed the sale of the Government's final stake in Lloyds Banking Group, saying the global turmoil in the markets and slowing growth had sparked the delay. |
Text: A hat-trick from Mark Wilson as well as tries from Zach Kibirige and Marcus Watson saw the hosts secure a bonus-point 29-7 lead at the break, Denis Simplikevich with the Siberians' score.
Kibirige grabbed his second try before former England sevens winger Watson scored three more in the second half.
The Premiersh... | Newcastle Falcons ran in nine tries as they eased past Russian side Enisei-STM in the European Challenge Cup. |
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