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Text: Stewart Hosie will tell his party's conference in Glasgow that the only way to make sure Westminster delivers will be to have SNP MPs at Westminster.
Recent polling has suggested that the SNP is on course to winning the majority of Scotland's 59 seats.
The UK's electorate will vote for their next MPs on 7 May.
Mr... | The SNP will "work like never before" to turn the party's current standing in the polls into MPs at Westminster, the party's depute leader will pledge. |
Text: The rest of the home nations have two nominees each, with last year's winner Stuart Hogg selected alongside Scotland team-mate Finn Russell.
Scrum-half Conor Murray and back row CJ Stander are shortlisted for Ireland.
Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb and hooker Ken Owens are also included.
France fly-half Camille Lopez... | Title-winning England trio Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and Joe Launchbury are among 12 players shortlisted for the 2017 Six Nations player of the championship award. |
Text: That is on news Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said he will invest $50bn (£39.3bn) in US businesses.
But details are lacking on where the money will go and how it will benefit American businesses.
Mr Son made the announcement after meeting US President-elect Donald Trump in New York.
Mr Trump shared the news abou... | Shares of Japanese technology firm Softbank have soared to their highest level in more than one year in Tokyo trade, jumping 5% at the open. |
Text: Evelin Banev's daughter Lara was being driven to school when the kidnappers pulled up in a vehicle, and shot the driver before seizing her, police say.
The driver is expected to survive the attack. Police said they were hunting the abductors.
Banev, also known as Brendo, is currently in an Italian jail awaiting t... | The 10-year-old daughter of a Bulgarian gangland boss has been abducted outside her house in the capital Sofia. |
Text: Artists including Manic Street Preachers and Stereophonics have contributed songs to 30-track album Reach Out with proceeds going to Refugee Action.
Super Furry Animals and Cerys Matthews have also contributed tracks.
Journalist David Owens launched the project after a photograph of a young drowned refugee sparke... | Some of Wales' best known musicians have released an album together to raise funds for a refugee charity. |
Text: Staff wanting to bring a case of unfair dismissal or discrimination now have to first notify the conciliation service Acas to see if the dispute can be resolved.
Another change sees employers facing fines if they lose a case at tribunal.
Ministers said the changes would help avoid "stress, time delays and excessi... | New rules aimed at reducing the number of employment tribunals have come into force. |
Text: The four men were arrested on Wednesday in connection with suspected tax evasion.
The Irish News reports HMRC has asked to see files held by C&H Jefferson. The firm says it is "complying with this request".
C&H Jefferson is not accused of any wrongdoing.
The four men arrested are Jon D'Arcy, Eamonn Donaghy, Arthu... | HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has made a request to access client files held by a Belfast law firm as part of its investigation into four KPMG partners. |
Text: Kris Leonard, River Reeves, and Jack Dakin, all 20, Tomas Lowe, 27, and their manager Craig Tarry, 33, died near Stockholm on 13 February.
The concert, being held in their hometown of Warrington, has sold out.
BBC Radio 1 DJ Phil Taggart will host the event at Parr Hall on 2 April.
Other bands named in the line u... | The Coral, Liam Fray and the Kooks will perform at a tribute concert being held for the band Viola Beach and their manager, who died in a car crash in Sweden. |
Text: Police said the 38-year-old sustained a head injury during an altercation in Ladeside Crescent at about 22:15 on Friday.
He remains in a serious condition in the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh.
The three men, who are aged 20, 19 and 17, are expected to appear at Falkirk Sheriff Court.
Summary: | Three men have been charged with attempted murder after a man was left seriously injured in Stenhousemuir. |
Text: A special ceremony of dedication was held on the waterfront at Sovereign Harbour, near the yacht club, in Eastbourne earlier.
The £2.7m Tamar-class lifeboat has been named Diamond Jubilee in honour of the Queen, who is patron of the RNLI.
Paul Metcalfe, from the RNLI, said: "We are very excited indeed to welcome ... | Eastbourne RNLI's new lifeboat has been officially named Diamond Jubilee by the Earl and Countess of Wessex. |
Text: Olbison, 26, has scored one try in 18 games so far this season, having arrived from Bradford in January.
He moved to the Vikings following Bradford's liquidation before the start of the season and agreed a one-year deal with a further 12-month option.
Meanwhile, Widnes hooker Aaron Heremaia will miss the rest of ... | Second-rower Tom Olbison has signed a new one-year deal with Widnes Vikings. |
Text: Boro fans applauded in the 56th-minute of the game in memory of Brownlee who died at the age of 56 on 14 February.
"You're normally focused on the job in hand but you couldn't help but notice it," the 24-year-old told BBC Tees.
"It was such a touching moment in the game and it was fitting that we got the win for ... | Middlesbrough midfielder Adam Forshaw says Tuesday's 3-1 win against Cardiff was a "fitting" tribute to BBC Tees commentator Ali Brownlee. |
Text: Outstanding car loans, credit card balance transfers and personal loans have increased by 10% over the past year, the Bank's financial stability director Alex Brazier said.
In contrast household incomes have risen by just 1.5%, he said.
"Household debt - like most things that are good in moderation - can be dange... | A sharp rise in personal loans could pose a danger to the UK economy, a Bank of England official has warned. |
Text: The money will be spent on new teaching space, student accommodation and a Centre for the Arts.
The university aims to complete the first phase of redevelopment by September 2013, subject to planning consent.
The entire scheme, including new buildings and refurbishing existing facilities, would be completed by Se... | The University of Bath has revealed plans to invest £100m in its campus. |
Text: State Home Minister Bhupendra Singh had earlier blamed some "anti-social elements" for the deaths.
But on Thursday he said an inquiry had established that police had opened fire on the protesters.
The farmers in Mandsaur were demanding loan waivers and better prices for their produce.
Mr Singh said he "amended" h... | An Indian minister has confirmed that police firing killed five protesting farmers in the central state of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. |
Text: Trevor Bayliss will take over the management of the team for this summer's games, which include the ashes against his native country.
The 52-year-old replaces Peter Moores, who was sacked from the job in May.
Bayliss has previously coached Australia and Sri Lanka, who he took to the World Cup final in 2011.
"It's... | England have appointed a new head coach for their cricket team, and he's Australian. |
Text: A member of staff and a customer were covered with fuel before the suspect fled with a quantity of cash.
The raid happened at a branch of Mark Jarvis, in Bentley, near Doncaster, at about 17:40 BST on Tuesday.
South Yorkshire Police said the man was wearing a grey coat, blue jeans and black gloves. The force has ... | Two people were sprayed with petrol and threatened by a man in a balaclava during a robbery at a bookmakers. |
Text: The 18-year-old midfielder was captain of IK Start in his homeland and signed for Ronny Deila's Celtic almost a year ago before arriving in the summer.
However, he has struggled to gain a place in new boss Brendan Rodgers' side and has made only one top-team outing, against Lincoln Red Imps in July.
Ajer will joi... | Kilmarnock have signed Celtic's Norwegian teenager Kristoffer Ajer on loan until the end of the season. |
Text: 11 April 2016 Last updated at 06:42 BST
But now there's some good news. The number of tigers living in the wild has increased from 3,200 in 2010 to 3,890 today.
It is the first time in conservation history that tiger numbers have gone up.
A big meeting is taking place in India on Monday. The governments of countr... | Tigers are an endangered species, under threat from the destruction of their homes and from illegal poaching by people who want to make money from their fur and teeth. |
Text: "As far as I'm led to believe, it has been knocked back," Rae said of the interest in midfielder Mallan.
"We felt it was a bit derogatory from Dundee and it would take a lot more money than that."
Right-back Watson is out of contract in the summer and Rae said Saints had informed them of their interest.
"We have ... | St Mirren manager Alex Rae says Dundee made a "derogatory" bid for Stevie Mallan but commended St Johnstone after their approach for Keith Watson. |
Text: Anglesey-based Halen Mon, which exports salt all over the world, told the BBC's Sunday Politics Wales programme the EU gives the company access to "one of the largest economies in the world".
The UK government has committed to holding an in-out referendum on the EU.
Halen's Mon's produce has the EU's Protected De... | A Welsh business whose produce shares the same protected status as Champagne and Parma ham said the UK should stay in the European Union. |
Text: They seized the man, in his mid-20s, shortly after the attack in Kulcs, 60km (37 miles) south of the capital, in which three people were also wounded.
He allegedly killed his father, brother and grandparents following a row.
His mother, sister and another person were reportedly badly injured and are now being tre... | Hungarian police have captured a young man suspected of killing four members of his family with a machete in a village south of Budapest. |
Text: Thousands of people gathered to watch the demolition, which happened at noon.
The 149m-tall chimney stacks had dominated the local skyline for the past 50 years.
The power station, which Scottish Power said generated 150 terawatt hours of electricity in its lifetime, was decommissioned in March 2013.
Each of the ... | The twin chimney stacks at the former Cockenzie Power Station in East Lothian have been demolished in a controlled explosion. |
Text: Mills, who can play at fly-half or centre, joined from Gloucester in 2014 and helped Warriors win promotion to the Premiership in his first season.
The 24-year-old has kicked 99 points in 14 appearances this term, skippering them in the European Challenge Cup.
"Recent changes that have happened behind the scenes ... | Ryan Mills has signed an extension to his contract with Worcester Warriors. |
Text: Samuel Donley, 20, was jailed last November for stabbing Liam Miller 32 times after experimenting with a hallucinogenic drug in July last year.
Keiron Turley, 20, of Malden Road, Liverpool, was ordered to serve 200 hours of unpaid community work at York Crown Court earlier.
He pleaded guilty to being concerned in... | A man who supplied drugs that led to a student being killed in a "drug-crazed frenzy" in York has been sentenced. |
Text: A BMW parked outside the property in Wilkinson Street, Leigh, was crushed by a hail of bricks and chunks of masonry in winds of up to 50 to 60 mph.
Half of the flats in the two-storey 14 apartment block had to be evacuated at about 19:45 GMT during Storm Barney.
Part of the street is currently cordoned off.
Some ... | An apartment block in Greater Manchester had to be evacuated during storms on Tuesday evening after the gable end of the roof collapsed. |
Text: The body of Sean Cole, 26, was found on Monday in the area where he was last seen.
Police say he ignored signs to stay out of the water at a popular camping ground at Mary River, 65 miles (100km) from Darwin, the territory's capital.
The river has one of the highest crocodile populations in the area.
Onlookers wa... | Police say they have found the body of a man snatched by a crocodile as he swam in a river in Australia's Northern Territory during a birthday party. |
Text: Currently, copper wires transfer information in a computer; the process is slowed down as the wires heat up.
"Photonic" and "spintronic" computing is the principle of transferring information by light or electron spin.
This new property means that silicon-based light detectors identify spin, so more information c... | Engineers and physicists have discovered a property of silicon which could aid the development of faster computers. |
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The Latvian also broke his collarbone in the crash on stage two and narrowly avoided being hit by the peloton as he staggered across the road.
The Cannondale-Drapac rider tried to continue but was pulled out of the race by his team and taken to hospital.
The team say... | Toms Skujins will sit out the rest of the Tour of California after suffering concussion in a heavy fall on Monday. |
Text: The Care Quality Commission said East Midlands Ambulance Service's emergency and urgent care services were no longer rated as inadequate for safety.
But it confirmed continuing problems with response times and incident investigation.
Overall, the trust continues to be rated as requires improvement.
East Midlands ... | A troubled ambulance trust has seen some "significant" improvements but still faces challenges, a new report has found. |
Text: In a statement, St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral said it had received a number of "offensive messages on Facebook and other platforms".
It added that they had been reported to Police Scotland and they were grateful for the support of the force.
Police Scotland confirmed that officers were investigating the messages.... | Police are investigating online abuse aimed at a Glasgow cathedral after it emerged that a passage from the Koran had been read during a recent service. |
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The 31-year-old has won gold medals at the last two Games but will not travel to Brazil this summer.
James led the Cavaliers to the NBA title last week but said on Thursday: "I could use the rest".
James, the NBA's four-time Most Valued Player, is the US team's all-t... | Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James will not play for the United States at the 2016 Rio Olympics. |
Text: Masham Steam Rally will see 800 exhibits arrive from all over the UK help mark its landmark anniversary.
The annual event made just £5 profit when it launched in 1965 to raise funds for the town hall.
The two-day show will feature 40 steam traction engines, 100 tractors, 60 classic cars and vintage agricultural e... | A steam rally in North Yorkshire is celebrating its 50th birthday. |
Text: The 23-year-old was last seen alive on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on 24 September.
Police searched the incinerator at Great Blakenham, near Ipswich, after a 20-week probe of a landfill site ended.
Specialist officers from the East Midlands are to review Suffolk Constabulary's investigation to date.
... | Police investigating the disappearance of missing RAF airman Corrie Mckeague say material found at an incinerator plant "did not contain human bones". |
Text: The ad shows a family home in disarray - untidy bedrooms, a smoking oven, a man's shirt aflame on the ironing board - and asks: "Where are the women?"
The answer, of course, is "on France 3". "Most of our hosts are hostesses," reads the ad's closing tagline.
The clip was met with dismay and ridicule after its rel... | A French TV station has pulled an advert boasting about the number of women among its presenters after the ad was widely criticised as sexist. |
Text: The midfielder, 18, signed his first professional contract at Everton in January 2016 but did not make a first-team appearance.
Holland played for England Under-17s at the 2015 European Championships and made his Under-19 debut in September.
He has been included in West Ham's Under-23 squad to face Leicester City... | West Ham have signed Everton's England Under-19 international Nathan Holland on a three-and-a-half-year deal. |
Text: Joint venture group Nugen said it was talking to banks and foreign nuclear firms about the plant, which aims to supply power for six million homes.
"There is a universe of options open to us," Nugen said.
A final investment decision on the site, to be built near the Sellafield nuclear complex, is due in 2018.
"We... | The developers behind Europe's biggest new nuclear power station are in talks with potential overseas investors for the £10bn project in Cumbria. |
Text: Ex-Oldham Athletic and Celtic player Chris Killen, 35, had initially denied the offence at Manchester Crown Court, Minshull Street.
The court heard he was in a "stupefied state" from alcohol when he went into the spare bedroom of the house in Bury and touched the woman sexually.
He admitted the offence shortly be... | A former professional footballer has admitted sexually assaulting a young woman as she slept in her bed. |
Text: "We're not going to have panel shows on any more with no women on them," Danny Cohen told the Observer. "You can't do that. It's not acceptable."
His comments come two months after the BBC Trust was reported to have told executives there was "no excuse" for not having more female panellists.
Mr Cohen also said th... | Panel shows such as QI and Mock the Week will no longer have all-male line-ups, the BBC's director of TV has said. |
Text: DF Concerts are behind plans for a non-camping music festival in July 2017.
The three-day event would take place about the same time as T in the Park, which is currently staged at Strathallan Castle in Perthshire.
Glasgow City Council said it was not interested in becoming an alternative venue for the main festiv... | The organisers of T in the Park have held talks with council officials in Glasgow about staging a separate event in the city. |
Text: Police said the man targeted the woman after visiting her on Tuesday morning in Moss Side.
The woman tried to escape by agreeing to walk with him and her two dogs in Alexandra Park, officers said.
A friend of the woman later called the police. The man is described as Asian or mixed race, in his 30s or 40s and was... | An 83-year-old woman has been sexually assaulted in Manchester by a man who befriended her over a number of weeks. |
Text: In a Twitter post, Ant wrote that he was "overwhelmed" by the positive feedback he had received.
The star has received more than 2,000 tweets in response to his message.
End of Twitter post by @antanddec
Ant entered rehab in June, having become addicted to alcohol and prescription painkillers following a knee op... | Ant McPartlin has thanked fans for their support after revealing doctors warned he could have died from his painkiller and alcohol addictions. |
Text: The 29-year-old Briton had already made history with back-to-back Grands Prix successes in Geneva and Aachen.
He added to those by claiming the Calgary Grand Prix in Canada on Sunday riding Hello Sanctos.
"Words can't describe it. It is the best feeling I've ever had," said Scottish-born Brash.
Brash was the only... | Scott Brash won showjumping's biggest individual prize of 1m Euros (£735,000) by becoming the first rider to win the sport's grand slam. |
Text: Cannabis with an estimated value of £125,000 was uncovered in the town on Wednesday.
Both men face several charges, including possessing herbal cannabis. They are due to appear at Londonderry Magistrates' Court on Friday.
A 24-year-old man, who was also arrested, has been released on bail.
Summary: | Two men, aged 46 and 53, have been charged in connection with the discovery of a cannabis factory in Limavady. |
Text: The project is being planned for the sea just off Murlough Bay - an area of special scientific interest.
But the energy company said the bay is just one of two options for bringing the cables ashore.
It said if the bay is chosen there will be conditions to the planning approval.
Patrick Casement is amongst those ... | Residents living near a picturesque bay in County Antrim have said they are against the landing of power cables from a proposed tidal energy scheme there. |
Text: Following the siege there were scenes of absolute chaos in some of the hospital's wards.
The BBC managed to get inside the intensive-care unit and speak to some of the students who were able to describe what happened.
One 13-year-old, called Saeed, said he was in the auditorium of the Army Public School when the ... | Many of the injured and wounded from Tuesday's attack were taken to Peshawar's Lady Reading Hospital. |
Text: Newcastle fought back from 3-1 down to win with two goals in stoppage time.
"They worked as hard as you could possibly ask them to and it was honest when they tried to win the header and they've not won it," said Neil.
"I can't say anything negative about them other than the fact we just didn't defend our box wel... | Norwich manager Alex Neil says his side need to win "more headers" after Wednesday's dramatic 4-3 defeat at Newcastle United in the Championship. |
Text: The 23-year-old former Wales Under-21 international has made 13 appearances for the Tykes in all competitions since joining from the Saints in October.
"I'm enjoying my time here working with the gaffer and players," he told the club website.
Meanwhile, Burnley defender Kevin Long, 25, has extended his loan spell... | Barnsley have extended Southampton midfielder Lloyd Isgrove's loan spell until the end of the season. |
Text: The cause of the blaze at Tocuyito jail near the city of Valencia is still being investigated.
Inmates said an electrical fault was to blame but investigators have yet to provide an official report.
Prisons in Venezuela are notoriously overcrowded and violent. Pressure group Venezuelan Prison Observatory says mor... | Seventeen people have been killed and another 11 injured in a fire at a prison in Venezuela. |
Text: The club said they had reviewed videos of the incident, which allegedly took place in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Orient.
A Plymouth statement said: "We regard any physical or oral assault against our ball boys, or any representative of Argyle, to be utterly unacceptable."
A Leyton Orient spokesman told BBC Sport they ... | Plymouth have reported Leyton Orient captain Liam Kelly to the Football Association, claiming one of their ball boys was "shoved to the ground". |
Text: The 26-year-old, part of the Proteas' World Twenty20 squad in India, will cover for Umar Akmal, who will leave to play in the Caribbean Premier League.
Elite performance director Andrew McDonald said: "Rilee is a powerful batsman and having another left-hander in our batting line-up will be useful.
"He will be a ... | Leicestershire have signed South Africa batsman Rilee Rossouw to play the final six games of the T20 Blast campaign. |
Text: The research, based on data collected by GPs between 1991 and 2014, also show an increase in life expectancy for those with the disease.
Between 1993 and 2010, the proportion of obese people across the UK doubled from 13% to 26% for men.
That figure went from 16% to 26% for women.
Wales has the highest prevalence... | The number of people in the UK with type 2 diabetes has trebled from 700,000 to about 2.8m over the last 20 years, Cardiff University has found. |
Text: Ben Garnham, 37, was left motionless on the floor after a clown landed on his head and said he was lucky not to have been paralysed.
He suffered a cut head, swollen face and a headache and was taken to hospital after the accident at Circus Zyair's show in Blackwood, Caerphilly county, on Monday.
The circus has be... | A man was knocked unconscious by a clown in a circus stunt which went wrong. |
Text: His spokesman said he was in a stable condition and his hospital stay was expected to be brief.
Mr Bush, who has Parkinson's disease and cannot use his legs, celebrated his 90th birthday last year with a sky dive.
He had to go to hospital at the end of last year with shortness of breath.
Spokesman Jim McGrath sai... | Former US President George HW Bush has been admitted to hospital after breaking a bone in his neck in a fall at his home in Maine. |
Text: Papworth Hospital acquired seven acres (2.83 hectares) for its new base on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus near Addenbrooke's Hospital in December.
Work will begin shortly enabling it to move from Papworth Everard, 13 miles (20km) west of Cambridge, by 2018.
The hospital said its new base would "revolutionise car... | Work is set to start on one of the UK's largest NHS specialist heart and lung hospitals in Cambridge after it was confirmed finances are now in place. |
Text: The victims, aged 52 and 80, were attacked at a house on Woodward Close, Bury, on Sunday afternoon.
Both were taken to hospital but the younger woman died. The other woman is undergoing surgery, police said.
A 62-year-old man was detained near the scene and remains in police custody for questioning.
Det Supt Sara... | A man has been arrested after a stabbing that left one woman dead and another in a life-threatening condition in Greater Manchester. |
Text: Selby, the world number one, made breaks of 88, 104, 95, 87 and 74 as he swept past Alfie Burden 5-0.
Five-time world champion O'Sullivan matched Selby with a 5-0 win over Gareth Allen, while second-ranked Judd Trump beat Ashley Hugill 5-1.
Six-time World Championship runner-up Jimmy White went down 5-3 to Michae... | Mark Selby and Ronnie O'Sullivan reached the last 32 of the China Open with one-sided victories on Tuesday. |
Text: Kareena Hayes of Long Eaton, Derbyshire, needs to raise £30,000 for an operation and physiotherapy to treat complications caused by cerebral palsy.
She said the thief was "horrible", adding: "I hope they are sorry for what they've done."
The charity box was stolen from a café in Borrowash several days ago.
Her ... | A nine-year-old disabled girl says she is devastated after a thief stole a collection box with money earmarked for treatment to help her walk. |
Text: The charity wants to move its office staff, helicopter and aircrew to a new building at Outmarsh Farm, Semington.
Its leases on the two current sites will run out within three years.
The new base would allow the helicopter to reach all parts of the county "within 11 minutes", said Chairman Mandy Clarke.
Four hous... | Wiltshire Air Ambulance says it has received an "overwhelmingly positive" response to its plans for a new base south of Melksham. |
Text: Becky's step-brother, Nathan Matthews, 28, was convicted of her murder and his girlfriend Shauna Hoare was convicted of manslaughter. They were each jailed.
Both have applied for leave to appeal.
Matthews suffocated the teenager at her home in the St George area of Bristol on 19 February while trying to kidnap he... | The couple convicted of killing Becky Watts say they will appeal against their convictions and sentences. |
Text: The 33-year-old Bath forward missed Wales' 33-7 win over Italy and the 21-16 defeat by England.
Forwards coach Robin McBryde said Charteris is keen to play against Scotland on 25 February.
"If you ask Luke, he'll be fit to play. I'm not sure about the medics yet," said the former Wales hooker.
"He's back up and r... | Wales lock Luke Charteris is back in training as he recovers from a hand injury which has kept him out of the 2017 Six Nations so far. |
Text: In a statement, club employees say they are "hugely concerned" by the "lack of communication" from the O's hierarchy.
Orient are bottom of League Two and their 112-year Football League stay could end with relegation on Saturday.
"We appeal to the club's directors to communicate the situation and provide us with a... | Staff at Leyton Orient say they have had no correspondence from club owner Francesco Becchetti as they await their wages for March. |
Text: Minneapolis-based Font Brothers says the manufacturer failed to buy a "special licence" to allow the font's use on its toy packaging and related services.
The company is seeking damages of $150,000 (£104,820) per infringement.
A spokeswoman for Hasbro was unable to comment.
News of the case was first reported by... | Toymaker Hasbro is being sued by a fonts company over allegations it used a typeface to market its My Little Pony products without permission. |
Text: The 35-year-old spent the 2006-07 season in Scotland with Dunfermline before joining Swansea, where he worked under Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers.
After four years in South Wales, he moved on to Wolves and has been at Forest for the past three seasons.
Rodgers has already indicated De Vries will provide competitio... | Celtic have confirmed the signing of Dutch goalkeeper Dorus de Vries from Nottingham Forest on a two-year deal. |
Text: With his third goal against Granada at the Nou Camp on Tuesday, the Argentine reached 234 goals for his Spanish club.
The previous record was held by Cesar Rodriquez from back in the 1950s!
Messi, the World Player of the Year and spending his eighth season with Barca, has now scored 54 goals in all competitions t... | Footballing legend Lionel Messi has broken Barcelona's 60-year-old goal-scoring record after his latest hat-trick. |
Text: Emergency services went to Mermaid Quay on Friday after reports of an incident at 13:45 BST.
The teenager was taken to the city's University Hospital of Wales by ambulance in a serious condition.
Insp Tony Williams, of South Wales Police, issued a warning against swimming in the area's waters.
Cardiff council pos... | A teenager is in a critical condition after being recovered from the water in Cardiff Bay, South Wales Police have said. |
Text: The A500 northbound at Etruria was closed while the nails were cleared and assistance given to other vehicles that had punctured tyres.
The road was shut between the A53 Etruria Road and Basford roundabout and Porthill Bank from 05:00 BST to 16:00, Highways England said.
It said a magnet had been used to remove "... | Part of a major route in Stoke-on-Trent has reopened after a lorry spilled its load of nails across a carriageway. |
Text: Police received reports of young people setting pallets and rubbish on fire in the Lecky Road and Westland Street areas on Tuesday night.
Petrol bombs and missiles were thrown at police in the area.
Four teenage boys, one aged 14 and three aged 16, were arrested on suspicion of riotous behaviour.
They were later ... | Five teenagers have been arrested in Londonderry following a third night of trouble. |
Text: Gordon Henderson, the Conservative MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, posted a picture of his injuries on his Facebook page.
He said he had used a "small amount" of petrol to light a bonfire in an enclosure in his garden.
The MP said he was treated at a specialist burns unit and is now recovering at home in Eastch... | An MP has used social media to describe suffering burns to 30% of his body after lighting a bonfire with petrol. |
Text: The columns of the old West Pier on the beach are being removed, with the rest of the structure remaining in the sea.
There is currently no date set for construction of the 600ft (183m) viewing platform.
However, the West Pier Trust said it expected work to begin in the summer.
The project was given a cash boost ... | Preparatory work on the i360 seafront tower in Brighton has begun with construction expected to start sometime in the summer. |
Text: The Briton used a racial stereotype when discussing his horse Monte Cinq on the At The Races television channel.
BHA spokesman Robin Mounsey said: "There is no place in British racing for racially offensive language."
Ward later apologised, saying: "It was not meant in a racist way, in any shape or form, and I ca... | Trainer Jason Ward faces a British Horseracing Authority investigation for using "racially offensive language". |
Text: Animal collector Scott Goodison, 20, was captured on CCTV leaving Perth Pet Centre, which was closed at the time, after taking three corn snakes.
Goodison was originally also charged with stealing a quantity of reptiles, a spider, electrical equipment and money.
Prosecutors at Perth Justice of the Peace court acc... | A man stole three snakes from a Perth pet shop by hiding them in a rucksack, a court has been told. |
Text: Great-grandfather Peter Congdon, 67, from Truro, Cornwall, scooped the money in a rollover in May.
The Merlin MS Centre said Mr Congdon's wife Rosemary had multiple sclerosis and his family wanted there to be a "lasting legacy" to her.
The charity said the exact donation was yet to be finalised but it would be a ... | A £13.5m lottery winner will fund a new building for people with multiple sclerosis, a charity has confirmed. |
Text: Chris Msando had deep scratches and cuts on his back and hands, the chief government pathologist said.
Mr Msando was in charge of Kenya's computerised voting system for next Tuesday's presidential elections.
His body was discovered next to the corpse of a woman in a forest on the outskirts of Nairobi at the weeke... | The Kenyan election official whose body was found earlier this week had been severely tortured and strangled to death, an autopsy has found. |
Text: The payment to shareholders and co-operatives is also being brought forward after first-half profit more than doubled to NZ$409m (£194m; $276m).
Milk prices have tumbled to multi-year lows because of a global supply glut.
The fall in dairy and other commodity prices has made it cheaper for Fonterra to make produ... | The world's biggest dairy producer, Fonterra, has increased its dividend to help struggling farmers in New Zealand cope with the collapse in dairy prices. |
Text: Wales, competing in round two of the World League for the first time, finished second in their pool behind Italy with two wins from three.
Natalie Blyth, Beth Bingham and Eloise Laity scored against a Thailand.
It was also the second consecutive clean sheet for goalkeeper Rose Thomas after their 7-0 win over Sing... | Wales Women made history by securing their place in hockey's World League quarter-finals thanks to a 3-0 win over Thailand in Malaysia. |
Text: But if you are not facing rising flood waters right now, how do you know whether your house is at risk from flooding in the future?
In addition to its live flood risk maps, the Environment Agency provides an online postcode search for England and Wales, enabling people to find out if the area where they live is a... | The recent weather may have already provided ample evidence about whether you live in an area at risk from flooding. |
Text: Lizeth Villanueva, 13, was handed the award by her teacher during a mock ceremony at the school near Houston.
A local education official described the incident as "a poor attempt at poking fun".
But the student's mother told a local news channel: "It doesn't look like a joke to me."
The fake certificate, signed b... | Teachers at a school in Texas are being disciplined after handing out an "award" declaring one student "most likely to become a terrorist". |
Text: With nearly three-quarters of the 150 constituencies having reported results, the governing Patriotic Front (PF) candidate, Edgar Lungu, was on 48.8%.
Hakainde Hichilema of the opposition United Party for National Development was on 46.8%.
Final results are expected to be released later on Friday.
The vote was ca... | The two leading candidates in Zambia's presidential election are in a tight race, according to partial results from the election commission. |
Text: She was giving evidence to the Lords' communications committee on the future of the BBC.
Now a BBC 6 Music presenter, she said she left in 2007 because she wanted her children to have access to advert-free public service broadcasting.
She said the BBC was a "true window on the world".
The House of Lords communica... | Singer and broadcaster Cerys Matthews has told a House of Lords committee she left the United States because she missed the BBC. |
Text: The rate of unemployed women between October and December 2014 stood at 4%, Eurostat figures showed.
This compared to a rate of 5.3% for the UK as a whole and was just ahead of Germany where the rate was 4.5%.
Scotland also had the second highest female employment rate at 71.3%, with only Sweden higher at 72.6%.
... | Scotland had the lowest rate of female unemployment of any country in Europe in the final three months of last year, according to new figures. |
Text: The Uefa fine was imposed as a result of fans encroaching onto the playing area during and after the victory over Greece at Windsor Park on 8 October.
Northern Ireland won the match 3-1 to secure their place at next summer's Euro 2016 finals in France.
The Irish FA has confirmed that it will not be appealing agai... | The Irish Football Association has been fined 7,000 euros following pitch invasions by supporters as Northern Ireland qualified for Euro 2016. |
Text: Cupcake climbed into the parcel before it was taped up and sent 250 miles from Cornwall to West Sussex - leaving her owner "looking everywhere" for her.
The pair were reunited after the Siamese cat was unwrapped in Worthing and had her microchip scanned.
Owner Julie Baggott said it was "a miracle" her pet survive... | A pet cat has survived eight days in the post, trapped in a box of DVDs. |
Text: Jon and Jennifer Sharpe, of Featherstone, West Yorkshire, have raised about £20,000 for a nearby hospice in the past five years.
They decided to pull the plug on future events when Mr Sharpe had cancer tests.
Mr Sharpe said the 2014 lights were turned off on New Year's Eve as a final £130 was donated during the d... | A couple who decorate their house and garden with about 30,000 Christmas lights for charity raised more than £5,300 with a final festive display. |
Text: Two men entered Franses Jewellers on Westover Road just before 16:30 GMT on Tuesday police said.
Staff in the store were threatened with handguns before an unknown quantity of items were stolen.
Two men, aged 22 and 24 from London and of no fixed abode, and a 30-year-old woman from Northampton have been charged w... | Two men and a woman have been charged following an armed robbery at a jewellers in Bournemouth. |
Text: Flying Scotsman, which recently underwent a £4.2m, decade-long refit, faced off against the Virgin Trains powercar of the same name at the National Railway Museum in York.
It was named after the Flying Scotsman service from Edinburgh to London.
The engines came together as part of the launch of the museum's Stunt... | One of the world's most famous locomotives has come face-to-face with its modern-day counterpart. |
Text: The CIPS/Markit composite purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 54.1, compared with 53.6 a month earlier - its highest reading in 49 months.
A reading above 50 indicates growth, while a reading below 50 suggests a fall in activity.
Markit said the services sector had seen its best quarter for four years.
In ad... | The eurozone's economic recovery is continuing, a survey has suggested, with business output growing at its fastest rate in four years in June. |
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Insurance agency NFU Mutual, which specialises in rural businesses, said dog attacks on sheep cost the farming industry more than £1.2m annually.
BBC Midlands Today's Cath Mackie visited a farm in Martin Hussingtree, Worcesters... | The number of sheep attacked by dogs has risen in the Midlands, some farmers have said. |
Text: Deganwy Marina includes berths for 165 vessels, boat stands and yacht cradles as well as a workshop and offices.
The marina, which was developed in 2004, is currently operated by Quay Marinas Limited.
Rod Perons, of joint agents Cooke & Arkwright, said the development provided an "exclusive atmosphere" for sailin... | A marina on the Conwy estuary is being put up for sale for £2.5m by the Crown Estate. |
Text: The London 2012 gold medallist, 30, jumped 7.95m in the third round in Gavardo - a meeting record - to beat Italy's Camillo Kabore (7.45m).
But Rutherford later tweeted: "Sadly not to be today. The ankle injury I've been dealing with hasn't held up.
"I think a hospital trip is in order for scans and treatment."
R... | Great Britain's Greg Rutherford suffered an ankle injury at a meeting in Italy despite claiming victory in the long jump. |
Text: The 31-year-old made 22 league appearances last season and has been appointed vice-captain.
Ashton, who has previously played for Shrewsbury and Wrexham, joins former team-mate Ashley Grimes at Haig Avenue.
"He was always going to be my first-choice left-back," manager Andy Bishop told the club website.
Find all ... | Full-back Neil Ashton has joined Southport on a one-year contract after cancelling his deal at fellow National League side Barrow by mutual consent. |
Text: The A5119 in the New Brighton area of Mold has been closed in both directions and traffic has been reported to be heavy during Monday.
A team from Welsh Water is on site repairing the main.
The company has apologised for the inconvenience and said some customers may notice discolouration of their tap water when t... | A road in Flintshire will remain closed overnight as work continues to repair a burst water main. |
Text: The bronze figure, created in 1938, was removed in November 2015 as part of a £4.5m restoration of the New Room - said to be the oldest Methodist chapel in the world.
Wesley was the younger brother of John, who founded Methodism and built the church in Horsefair.
New Room manager David Worthington said having th... | A statue of Methodist Charles Wesley has returned to its home in Bristol after 18 months of restoration work. |
Text: The 6in (15cm) drawing shows "the Old Handball Court, Nelson, Glamorgan", now a listed building in Caerphilly county.
Peter Wilson fine art auctioneers said Lowry was introduced to the south Wales Valleys by Ebbw Vale businessman Monty Bloom.
Signed and dated 6 November 1961, it is thought to have been sketched b... | A sketch on a napkin by the artist LS Lowry has been sold at auction for £9,000. |
Text: 18 May 2016 Last updated at 22:41 BST
Google Assistant will be able to deal with complex requests conversationally, while chat app Allo will automatically generate replies to messages sent by friends.
Summary: | Google has announced a voice-controlled assistant, a chat app and a range of other products at its annual conference for software developers. |
Text: Bell, 34, led Warwickshire to the One-Day Cup final on Monday with an unbeaten 94 as Warks won by eight runs.
He has not played international T20 cricket since 2014 but captained Birmingham Bears in the T20 Blast.
The Scorchers are the most successful Big Bash team, winning in 2014 and 2015 and twice finishing as... | Warwickshire and former England one-day batsman Ian Bell has signed for the Perth Scorchers in the Australian Big Bash Twenty20 league. |
Text: Both were expected to have played their final game for the club in the defeat at Crawley on 2 January.
But Glovers boss Darren Way has come to a further agreement with the Premier League club.
"Bournemouth are very happy and impressed with their development for such young players," said Way.
"They've played a mas... | Yeovil Town have extended the loan signings of Bournemouth duo Ben Whitfield and Matt Butcher until the end of the season. |
Text: They said there had been seven injury accidents at the site since improvements were carried out in 2011.
The two organisations have written to the Scottish government asking it to help resolve the issue.
Transport Scotland is investigating the problems and hopes to have completed its studies by the end of March.
... | NHS Borders and Scottish Borders Council have called for decisive action over an "accident blackspot" at the junction to Borders General Hospital. |
Text: The survey tested about 4,000 samples of whole chickens bought from UK retail outlets and independent stores.
In February, the FSA said contamination had increased since November, with every major retailer failing to meet targets to reduce the bug.
Campylobacter is the most common form of food poisoning in the UK... | Some 73% of fresh shop-bought chicken tested positive for food poisoning bug campylobacter, a year-long study by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found. |
Text: At almost 9,000km long, the Canada-US border is the longest in the world.
More than 300,000 people cross it every day.
While most people surveyed reported good border-crossing experiences, about half are worried about how President Trump will affect travel.
Angus Reid surveyed about 15,000 Canadians in January on... | A recent poll shows that Canadians are afraid of what Donald Trump's presidency will do to cross-border travel, especially if they are visible minorities. |
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