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Text: More than three hundred people died, most of them schoolchildren, when the Sewol passenger ferry capsized.
Lee Joon-seok, 69, is charged with negligent homicide - a crime punishable by death in South Korea.
The trial, being held in the city of Gwangju, began in June.
The BBC's Stephen Evans in Gwangju said Capt L... | The captain of the South Korean ferry that sank in April has said he was in a very "confused" state during the incident, as he started giving evidence in his trial. |
Text: Cooke, 23, sealed victory by overhauling Egypt's 2014 world silver medallist Amro El Geziry after the second of four shooting stages.
Earlier, world champion Murray began her season in style by claiming gold in the women's event.
"The plan is Rio and this a good start to the year," said Cooke.
"We've worked reall... | Great Britain claimed double modern pentathlon gold at the World Cup event in Sarasota as Jamie Cooke followed up Samantha Murray's success in Florida. |
Text: The Press Association used Home Office data to rank council areas with the highest and lowest figures.
Middlesbrough came top with one asylum seeker per 167 people, slightly ahead of Glasgow with one per 189 people.
Fife, West Lothian and Falkirk were all placed in the top 10 UK council areas for the lowest numbe... | Glasgow has been placed second top in a list of 10 UK areas for the number of asylum seekers per head of population. |
Text: Tourist guide John Alasdair Macdonald captured his image on a compact camera near Dochfour at about 21:00 on Sunday.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency got calls from people in the Highlands, Dumfries and Galloway and Cumbria concerned it was a distress flare.
Mr Macdonald described his images as a "fluke".
Mr Ma... | A meteor that may have caused phone calls to the Coastguard in Scotland and England was photographed from the shores of Loch Ness. |
Text: The lagoon at Surf Snowdonia at Dolgarrog in the Conwy Valley was filled with more than six million gallons (33,000 cubic metres) of water for its opening on 1 August.
But it had to be drained so engineers could fix a fault affecting the wave foil which creates the waves.
About 14,000 people visited the centre in... | A new surf lagoon has reopened after engineers fixed a fault which closed the attraction for 10 days. |
Text: The bid is a partnership between NewcastleGateshead Initiative, Newcastle City Council, Newcastle United Football Club and Newcastle Rugby Limited.
If successful, United's St James' Park will stage the Champions Cup final and Newcastle Falcons' Kingston Park will host the Challenge Cup final.
A final decision wil... | Newcastle is bidding to host both of the major European cup finals in 2018. |
Text: Amir, 24, has played 20 Tests for Pakistan, including four against England this summer, having returned from a spot-fixing ban in 2015.
The left-armer will join Essex following international commitments and will be available for all formats.
Amir was banned from cricket for five years after being convicted of spo... | Essex have signed Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir as an overseas player for part of the 2017 season. |
Text: 29 September 2016 Last updated at 06:39 BST
It was after claims from a newspaper that he had offered advice on how to get around FA rules on player transfers.
Sam only managed England for one match in 67 days, making him the shortest serving full-time England manager in history.
This means that the Football Assoc... | It was announced on Tuesday that England manager Sam Allardyce had left the job after just 67 days in charge. |
Text: Tigers' Grant Millington and Mike McMeeken crossed either side of Saints' Adam Swift inside 22 minutes.
Tigers then lost stand-off Ben Roberts to injury before Atelea Vea and Dawson tries put Saints 16-14 up at the break.
Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook and Dawson ran in further Saints scores before Adam Milner reduced... | Matty Dawson scored two tries as St Helens twice fought back to end Castleford Tigers' unbeaten start to the Super League season. |
Text: Newport Crown Court heard a number of broken grave headstones were found in the garden in 2010.
"Very similar" wall plaques were found inside the house.
Kim Davies has admitted illegally modifying Llanwenarth House in Abergavenny.
The headstones related to three children; David, four, Rosie, three, and Thomas, 11... | A property developer who illegally altered a 16th Century Monmouthshire mansion had wall plaques that appeared to be made from children's gravestones, a court has been told. |
Text: Geoff Ketcher from Lea, Wiltshire was "stunned" the council told him it was his responsibility.
He has already installed a pump and dug trenches in his garden, in a bid to stop flood water reaching his house.
Wiltshire Council told the BBC all home and landowners are responsible for maintaining such drainage ditc... | A man has been forced to clear roadside drainage ditches outside his property to prevent flooding, despite them not being on his land. |
Text: The witness took the picture showing the animal being pulled by a lead through the open door of the vehicle on Tuesday.
The tan-coloured lurcher dog was spotted in Fenton Industrial Estate, Stoke-on-Trent.
"The people inside the vehicle were laughing", said the witness. The RSPCA is appealing for information.
Mor... | A dog was cruelly dragged behind a van three times around an industrial estate, an onlooker has claimed. |
Text: Luke Jenkins, from Cardiff, suffered a cardiac arrest days after an operation in March 2012.
An NHS Ombudsman identified "missed opportunities in his care" and the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust admitted "failings".
The trust said it was "deeply sorry" for letting Luke's family down.
In a state... | The parents of a seven-year-old boy who died following heart surgery at Bristol Children's Hospital have been awarded £100,000 in compensation. |
Text: The remains of the girl, believed to be Megan Louise Bills, 17, were found in a double wardrobe which was "wrapped in cling film", Dudley magistrates heard.
Ashley Foster, 24, of no fixed address, was not asked to enter a plea to a charge of preventing the lawful and decent burial.
He was remanded in custody to a... | A man has appeared in court charged with preventing the burial of a teenage girl found dead in the West Midlands. |
Text: The woman, in her 20s, who was studying in Toronto, climbed on to a pillar overlooking the Canadian side of the falls and slipped over, police said.
She then fell into the Niagara River about 80ft (24m) up from the edge of the falls and was swept over.
The Niagara Parks Police described the death as a tragic acci... | An exchange student from Japan is presumed dead after being swept over Niagara Falls on Sunday night, authorities say. |
Text: Mark Rutte will now head a centre-right coalition with the Christian Democrats (CDA).
The minority cabinet will have support of Mr Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV), which will remain outside the government.
The government says it plans to ban the full Islamic veil in the Netherlands.
It also wants to cut the budget b... | Dutch Queen Beatrix has asked the leader of the Liberal VVD party to form a cabinet backed by the party of anti-Islamist populist Geert Wilders. |
Text: Welsh Water is investing £5m to replace over three miles (5km) of the drinking water main in Llechryd and Cilgerran.
In November 2015 a burst on the network left thousands of customers without water.
The work forms part of a £21m investment to improve the quality of water supply in west Wales.
It will see more th... | Work has begun to replace a water main in Pembrokeshire after thousands of people were left without supplies last year. |
Text: Leeds United made a formal approach to speak to Clarke on Tuesday about taking over at Elland Road, but the Memorial Stadium club turned down the request.
That prompted Rovers to offer Clarke, 38, an improved deal at the club, which has secured back-to-back promotions.
Rovers say Clarke's new deal will see him be... | Bristol Rovers manager Darrell Clarke has agreed a new three-year contract to stay at the promoted League Two club. |
Text: The defending Premier League champions have lost seven of their 12 league matches and are only three points above the relegation places.
"The season is ******," the midfielder, 28, told Spanish paper Marca.
"The results aren't doing our performances justice. We're playing better but aren't having any luck."
He ad... | Midfielder Cesc Fabregas used a strong expletive to describe Chelsea's season to date and said he cannot understand what is going wrong. |
Text: Worcester City Council wants to ban the outdoor release of the balloons and sky lanterns from its land and fine those who leave their remnants behind with £80 fixed penalties for littering.
Opponents have taken to social media to criticise the idea as "flawed", "costly and unenforceable" and "nonsense".
The coun... | A council's plan to fine people who release helium-filled balloons has been branded "utter nonsense" by critics. |
Text: Mohamed Nasheed obtained 45% but needed more than 50% to avoid a run-off against his rival, Abdulla Yameen, who got 25% of the vote.
After decades of autocratic rule, the Maldives held its first free election in 2008, which was won by Mr Nasheed.
But he was ousted as president 18 months ago in an alleged coup.
Of... | The presidential elections in the Maldives will go to a second round after frontrunner Mohamed Nasheed failed to win an outright majority. |
Text: The promotion hopefuls, who are without captain Nathan Pond and strikers Devante Cole and Wes Burns, have drawn their last two League One matches 0-0.
Town, in third place, have slipped six points off the automatic promotion spots but Rosler thinks they will improve when his players recover.
"What makes me optimi... | Fleetwood Town manager Uwe Rosler is confident his side will be a "different proposition" with returning players. |
Text: Vine videos automatically play over and over again and each one of these plays is called a loop.
Every time a video is looped, it adds a number on to a counter on the Vine.
The firm said: "The number, which you can see in our mobile apps and on vine.co, updates in real time, so as you watch a video, you'll know y... | Vine has introduced Loop Counts, a new way of recording and displaying how popular its videos are. |
Text: A total of 22,000 hectares (55,000 acres) can be planted with coca nationwide, compared with 12,000 hectares under previous legislation.
Mr Morales is himself a former coca farmer and dismissed warnings that the move would fuel the illegal drug trade.
The coca plant. used to make cocaine, also has traditional use... | Bolivian President Evo Morales has signed into law a controversial bill that nearly doubles the area that can be legally planted with coca crops. |
Text: Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said such measures would plant a "dangerous mine" under the foundation of ties.
The House of Representatives will vote later on the sanctions, intended to punish Russia for alleged interference in last year's election.
President Donald Trump has been dogged by claims of coll... | Fresh US sanctions against Russia would seriously harm bilateral relations, the Russian foreign ministry has warned. |
Text: Otto Perez Molina and Roxana Baldetti are among 70 people accused of involvement in a scheme that embezzled millions of dollars of government money.
Both strongly deny the accusations.
Mr Perez Molina, who was elected in 2012, and Ms Baldetti are already facing trial in another case that led to their resignations... | A former president and vice-president of Guatemala have been formally charged with corruption and money-laundering. |
Text: Flintshire based-Moneysupermarket.com's ad received 1,513 complaints - double that of the second most criticised ad - claiming it was offensive.
Others told the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) the man's clothes and dance moves were "overtly sexual".
The ASA said it did not judge it to be offensive and it di... | An advert showing a man strutting down a street in high heels and hot pants was the most complained about in 2015. |
Text: Gervais Dylan Gatete, 21, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was with seven other people when the incident happened.
Just before midnight on Tuesday the group flagged down park rangers who helped transport Mr Gatete to hospital.
This is the first incident near the famous hot springs this year. Last June a man died after... | A man has suffered severe burns after falling into a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park in the US state of Wyoming, park officials say. |
Text: The group - whose brands also include Scalextric, Airfix and Corgi - said recent UK trading was far worse than expected.
It now expects to post "substantially" wider underlying pre-tax losses for the full year, between £5.5m and £6m.
It revealed a £1m write-off after reviewing its stock and balance sheet.
The ... | Shares in model rail company Hornby tumbled by 62% after the firm warned of mounting losses following a "disappointing" start to the new year. |
Text: The ordnance was discovered by a dredger in the water at about 03:00 GMT, the Royal Navy said.
Specialist divers at the scene said the bomb posed a "very serious threat". It was towed out to sea and detonated.
All ferries were stopped and trains between Portsmouth and Southsea station and Portsmouth Harbour were ... | A World War Two bomb containing 290lb (131kg) of "high explosives" has been found in Portsmouth harbour. |
Text: Clydesdale Bank and Bank of Scotland are already making the transition and the Bank of England is to introduce the plastic notes from next year.
Royal Bank of Scotland said it was to re-design its notes with new subjects for portraits.
The £5 note should be in circulation from the second half of 2016.
The £10 not... | Royal Bank of Scotland is to switch from its paper money to polymer, following a lead set by its Scottish rivals. |
Text: John McKno abused boys at three schools in Suffolk, Devon and Worcestershire, which have all since closed since the offences in the 1970s and 80s.
Ipswich Crown Court heard four of McKno's victims were under 16, and one was under 14.
The 70-year-old admitted a series of serious sexual assaults, gross indecency an... | A former teacher who sexually abused five pupils at boarding schools has been jailed for 14 years. |
Text: Coleman, 28, will miss several months after breaking his leg when playing for Republic of Ireland against Wales.
"That's one thing Seamus will want us to do, to play well and get some good results," said Jagielka
Everton - seventh in the Premier League - travel to Manchester United three days after facing Liverpo... | Everton will use the horrific injury suffered by Seamus Coleman as added motivation for Saturday's derby against Liverpool, says captain Phil Jagielka. |
Text: 1 August 2014 Last updated at 14:57 BST
Skellig Michael Island is known for puffins and the monks that lived there years and years ago.
Soon be on the big screen doubling up as a land in a distant galaxy as part of the new Star Wars movie.
There was tight security surrounding the area when filming took place last... | A small island off the coast of County Kerry has been used for top secret filming for part of the new Star Wars film. |
Text: James Eyre, 41, from Derbyshire, was on the waiting list for more than four years before his operation in October.
Mr Eyre, a dry stone waller, has since returned home from the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, where he had been for three weeks.
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust said he had been "very lucky" as one in three w... | A man with cystic fibrosis has said he can be a "proper dad" again following a successful double lung transplant. |
Text: The incident happened in Jedburgh at about 03:00 on Thursday on land situated close to the A68.
The victim challenged two men she came across on the property at that time and they attacked her, leaving her with facial injuries.
The men ran off into a wooded area after carrying out the assault. A quad bike was hea... | A woman has been attacked while lambing on a farm in the Scottish Borders. |
Text: The vehicle, which was one of dozens of cars sold at the Bonhams auction, had spent much of its life broken up and scattered across a Cincinnati woodland.
The successful bid was £9.6m and the price raised above £10m when the premium was added.
Another collector bought a Formula 1 car driven by Graham Hill for £67... | A rebuilt 1954 Ferrari has sold for £10.8m in an auction at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. |
Text: In a video message posted on Twitter, Kathy Griffin "begged" for forgiveness and said she had "crossed a line".
She said she was asking celebrity photographer Tyler Shields to remove the photo from the internet.
The gruesome image brought a storm of online criticism, including from Mr Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr... | A US comedian has apologised for a photo shoot in which she appeared holding a fake bloodied head that resembled US President Donald Trump. |
Text: Roedd Patricia Joyce Connors yn ceisio dal ei chi oedd wedi rhedeg ar draffordd pan gafodd ei tharo gan fan.
Bu farw yn y fan a'r lle, a chafodd y ci ei ladd yn y digwyddiad hefyd.
Dywedodd teulu Ms Connors fod eu "calonnau wedi eu torri wrth geisio dod i dermau a'r ddamwain drasig hon" gan ei disgrifio fel "mam,... | Mae Heddlu De Cymru wedi cyhoeddi enw'r wraig 66 oed fu farw ar ol cael ei tharo gan fan ar yr M4 nos Wener. |
Text: The Campaign for Borders Rail said the "resounding success" of the route showed the huge demand for services.
It said it appreciated the area had "many and varied transport needs".
However, the group said those should be considered separately from the case to extend the railway south beyond its current Tweedbank ... | A campaign group has said extending the new rail line linking Edinburgh and the Borders should be a transport priority for the region. |
Text: More than 5,000 coins were found buried in Lenborough, near Padbury, Buckinghamshire, a year ago.
The hoard was declared treasure by an inquest in November and is now at the British Museum awaiting valuation.
Once this is known, trustees will decide whether the museum has enough money to buy the collection.
They ... | A museum fighting to keep a hoard of Anglo Saxon coins in the county where it was found has attracted £12,000 in donation pledges |
Text: Duncan Evans, 58, who won the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year award in 1980, was jailed in 2009 for his involvement in a £20m VAT tax fraud.
Last year Evans, of St Asaph, was ordered to pay his fraudulent earnings back or face jail.
He went on the run but has since been arrested in the Algarve.
Previous ... | A former Welsh champion amateur golfer has been arrested in Portugal after fleeing Britain to avoid a 10-year prison sentence. |
Text: Sean Rigg, 40, who had schizophrenia, died at Brixton police station, south London, in August 2008.
The IPCC said it followed a review of its original investigation into the death of Mr Rigg.
The Metropolitan Police said "it was fully supportive of this course of action".
Mr Rigg was arrested in Balham, south Lon... | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has reopened its investigation into the death of a man in custody. |
Text: The waterway was completely restored by volunteers after falling into decline and was officially reopened by the Queen on 8 August 1990.
It was originally opened in 1810, but gradually fell into decline after the Great Western Railway was built.
Volunteers will re-enact the reopening at the Caen Hill lock flight,... | Canal enthusiasts are to celebrate 25 years of the restoration of the Kennet and Avon Canal. |
Text: London Fire Brigade (LFB) figures showed there were 684 fires in high rise flats in 2014.
A brigade survey also showed residents would make "potentially life threatening decisions" in the event of a fire.
Fire chiefs said it was landlords' responsibility to protect tenants.
LFB has launched a campaign to raise aw... | Fire chiefs have called for landlords to act after figures showed nearly two fires a day are reported in London's high rise flats. |
Text: Ms Fairbairn, who is 54, has worked as a journalist, economist and management consultant, and is a former director of strategy at both the BBC and ITV
She will take over from the current CBI head John Cridland in November.
Ms Fairburn currently holds several non-executive directorships at companies and organisati... | Business lobby group the CBI has appointed Carolyn Fairbairn - a former member of the Number 10 Policy Unit - as its new director general. |
Text: The 43-year-old was one of four Liberal Democrats who drew up the UK coalition government agreement with the Conservatives in 2010.
He lost his Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey seat to the SNP's Drew Hendry in May's general election.
Sir Danny now works with the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign and sc... | Former chief secretary to the Treasury and Highland Lib Dem MP Danny Alexander has received his knighthood. |
Text: South Central Ambulance Service said the driver suffered a serious head injury and was airlifted to hospital following the crash near Maidenhead.
The lorry crossed the central reservation shortly before 12:45 BST on Wednesday.
The motorway was shut westbound between junctions 8/9 and 10 and reopened at 05:45 BST.... | An overturned lorry closed a section of the westbound M4 motorway between Maidenhead and Reading for 17 hours. |
Text: In their previous encounter, which Bruce's side won 3-1, Cardiff boss Neil Warnock complained that Grealish was trying to get his players booked.
"They have kicked him from pillar to post in both games," said Bruce.
"But Jack needs to learn not to react. We don't want players throwing arms in the air when they're... | Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce hit out at Cardiff City's physical approach to Jack Grealish after their 1-0 defeat. |
Text: Officers converged on the Robroyston area of the city at about 10:55. They later cordoned off Robroyston Road.
Police have now confirmed that "vehicle tyre deflation rounds were discharged directly into vehicle tyres".
The nature of the operation has yet to be disclosed but the use of the shotgun rounds will be r... | Police have used shotgun rounds to stop a vehicle during an intelligence-led operation in the north east of Glasgow. |
Text: Real could have gone top of La Liga but are now six points behind Barca after two goals from Luis Suarez, one from Neymar and another from Andres Iniesta.
Isco was sent off for the hosts.
"We need to get over this and focus on the next match as soon as possible," said Benitez, who was managing in a Clasico for th... | Real Madrid boss Rafael Benitez is concerned about his side recovering mentally from their 4-0 home thrashing by Barcelona in El Clasico. |
Text: Iyad El-Baghdadi said his account was suspended for about half an hour.
Mr El-Baghdadi had been misidentified as IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Indonesian newspaper Republika and the New York Post.
He has more than 70,000 Twitter followers and frequently mocks IS. Twitter has made no comment.
Twitter recently... | An Arab Spring activist says his Twitter account was suspended after administrators mistook him for the leader of the so-called Islamic State. |
Text: Wynter, who can play anywhere across the midfield, made 12 league appearances for Bromley last season after joining the club in November.
The 23-year-old former Arsenal trainee has also previously had spells with Cheltenham and Bristol City.
Meanwhile, Woking have appointed former Stevenage coach Jason Goodcliffe... | Woking have signed midfielder Jordan Wynter after the expiry of his contract with National League rivals Bromley. |
Text: On Wednesday, a high court in New Zealand said Mr Dotcom's lawyers could challenge US law enforcement efforts to seize the assets.
The FBI was after the assets as part of its case against Mr Dotcom and the Megaupload service he created.
The FBI alleges that Megaupload was widely used to pirate pop music, films an... | Net entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is a step closer to reclaiming cars, cash and houses seized during raids in 2012. |
Text: Billy Kee opened the scoring with a close range finish after Joe Day could only parry Matty Pearson's shot.
Josh Windass doubled the lead two minutes later when he converted Piero Mingoia's cross from the right.
Stanley move up to fourth but remain one point outside the automatic promotion spots.
Newport's third ... | Accrington Stanley kept pace with their League Two promotion rivals as two goals in two first-half minutes secured victory at Newport County. |
Text: The loss to United, who play in the second tier of the USA's league system, followed a 1-1 draw against Chivas Guadalajara on Wednesday.
I've been very hard on them and that showed
Monk said he was not concerned by the outcome against Minnesota.
"We can't let the result detract from a very successful two weeks fo... | Swansea boss Garry Monk said the club's trip to the United States has been worthwhile despite a 2-0 defeat against Minnesota United. |
Text: The 21-year-old picked up the injury racing at an event in Belgium.
"Local doctors told me it takes four to six weeks to recover and I shouldn't really be riding my bike," Garner told BBC Radio Leicester.
"But I have spoken to sports doctors and they said whenever you feel you can ride, then you can. I only had o... | Leicester cyclist Lucy Garner says she is already back in training, despite breaking two ribs only a week ago. |
Text: Graeme Yorston will have been with Principality for 11 years, and chief executive for nearly five.
He will remain in his post until a successor is found and is resigning in order to spend more time with his wife and family.
The Cardiff-based firm has 53 branches and 18 agencies in Wales.
Summary: | The chief executive of Principality Building Society has announced he will step down next year. |
Text: Helmsdale Castle at Helmsdale in Sutherland was built in the 15th Century on the orders of a countess.
It was the scene of a triple murder involving poison. The plot is said to have inspired Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Timespan Museum and Art Gallery will lead the events, which include a screening of the Royal Shakespe... | Events are to be held to recall a medieval castle demolished in the 1970s to make way for a road bridge. |
Text: Ben Mohamed's goal was enough to give Les Coelacanthes victory at the Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh in Mitsamiouli.
The Comoros are a group of islands off south-east Africa with a population of around 773,000.
Their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier win was their first in 21 attempts since 2007.
Torrential rain tempora... | The Comoros Islands have finally ended their long wait for a first win in competitive international football by beating Botswana 1-0. |
Text: The Great British Bake Off series will be moving to Channel 4, after the BBC lost the contract with the company who make the hit programme.
The show was first broadcast on the BBC six years ago, and since then there have been seven series of the show.
Mel and Sue have been the main presenters for all seven series... | Bake Off presenters Mel and Sue have said they will not be presenting the series anymore, when it moves to Channel 4. |
Text: The attacks happened outside the BetFred bookmakers in Hecla Square, Drumchapel, on 8 April.
Two 38-year-old men were taken to hospital with stab wounds.
The arrested man is expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday.
Summary: | A 40-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an attempted murder and serious assault in Glasgow. |
Text: Ollie Floyd, 20, from Ross-on-Wye, died after an agricultural spraying vehicle rolled into the lake on 3 March.
The subcontractor was taken to the city's Royal Gwent Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
An inquest was opened and adjourned in Newport on Tuesday and Mr Floyd's body was released to his family.
Sen... | The provisional cause of death for a man who got trapped underwater in a lake at Newport's Celtic Manor Resort is immersion, an inquest opening heard. |
Text: The jump jockey made headlines last year with his return to the saddle, two years after sustaining life-threatening injuries in a fall at Perth.
Toomey, 26, has not ridden a winner since his comeback in July, but will continue riding in the short term alongside his training duties.
Newland won the Grand National ... | 'Miracle' jockey Brian Toomey is to join Dr Richard Newland's stable as assistant trainer in February. |
Text: Provisional approval was granted at the end of November, but there is still no sign of a conclusion to the process.
Producers say they need it at a time when pig prices have taken a slump.
The Department of Agriculture has said it is waiting for the Chinese authorities to make the final decision.
After two years ... | The pig industry has expressed its frustration at a delay in getting final approval for the export of £10m a year worth of Northern Ireland pork to China |
Text: Barnsley 3-2 Queens Park Rangers
Cardiff City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle United 4-1 Reading
Aston Villa 1-1 Huddersfield Town
Brentford 1-0 Nottingham Forest
Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 Rotherham United
Burton Albion 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Leeds United 1-1 Fulham
Norwich City 1-0 Bristol City
Preston North ... | Reports from the Championship as Newcastle secure their first win of the season against Reading while Barnsley seal a late win over QPR. |
Text: The move has come in response to the BBC's Watchdog programme which tested three of the UK's biggest coffee chains.
The show found some samples from drinks at 30 branches of Starbucks, Costa and Caffe Nero around the UK contained the bacteria known as faecal coliforms.
Now the Welsh Food Microbiological Forum has... | Coffee shops across Wales have faced random checks on ice used for drinks in case they contain bacteria from faeces. |
Text: Bidhya Sagar Das, 33, allegedly attacked the toddlers at a flat in Wilberforce Road, near Finsbury Park, north London, on Saturday night.
The boy, Gabriel Bibekdas Sonu, died on Sunday morning. The girl remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Mr Das, of Wilberforce Road, was charged on Tuesday with the murde... | A man accused of murdering a one-year-old boy and trying to kill his twin sister will go on trial in September. |
Text: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing gave Dale a first-half lead after exchanging passes with Ian Henderson.
Joe Edwards equalised for the hosts after the break following good work by Alex Gilbey and Chris Porter.
But Calvin Andrew netted Dale's winner, finding the top corner of James Bransgrove's goal with a curling shot.
Roc... | Relegated Colchester United bowed out of League One with a 24th league defeat of the season as a goal in each half gave mid-table Rochdale victory. |
Text: The charity has released a full-page advert in The Hollywood Reporter with the words "'No animals were harmed', really One Direction?".
It also goes on to state that animals are subjected to "abusive training" in the film industry.
The band's video also shows a lion, flamingos and sheep.
It goes on to state that ... | An Animal rights group has stepped up its criticism of One Direction after the band used a chimp in their Steal My Girl video. |
Text: Under the Department for Transport plans, fined passengers will be able to go to the panel if they think an initial appeal was unfairly rejected.
Campaign group Transport Focus said fined passengers were "assumed to be guilty" if they were caught with the wrong ticket for their journey.
Ministers said "mistakes d... | Rail passengers who challenge the issuing of a penalty fare could soon be able to turn to a new, independent appeals panel in England and Wales. |
Text: Scott Van Zyl was killed last week on the banks of the Limpopo river, said Sakkie Louwrens, director of a South-African crime-fighting NGO.
He said Mr Van Zyl disappeared during a hunting safari last week.
His death is the latest in a series of fatal crocodile attacks in Zimbabwe.
Mr Louwrens told the BBC that Mr... | DNA tests on the carcass of a crocodile shot in Zimbabwe have confirmed that it contains the remains of a missing South African hunter, an investigator has told the BBC. |
Text: The striker made the swap with Pepe as his side trailed Real by three goals, and he was substituted at the break.
BBC football analyst Lawrenson believes Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers should fine the player and drop him.
"It is all about Mario Balotelli. He lives in his own little world, but there is no 'I' in t... | Mark Lawrenson says it was "sheer madness" for Mario Balotelli to swap shirts at half-time in Liverpool's Champions League defeat to Real Madrid. |
Text: The Saving Gateway, planned to start in July, was aimed at encouraging the poorest to save.
The previous chancellor had pledged to add 50 pence to every £1 saved in the programme, which was designed for up to eight million people on benefits and tax credits.
But in his Budget speech, George Osborne said it was "... | A flagship savings plan proposed by Labour has been scrapped by the new coalition government. |
Text: Calan Morrison, 29, raped one woman at houses in Fernhill, Glasgow, and at Galston, East Ayrshire.
He indecently assaulted another victim at houses in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, and Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire. He also abducted two women who were left locked in a flat in Faifley, Clydebank.
Sentence on Morrison ... | A convicted sex offender has been found guilty of rape, indecent assault and abduction charges. |
Text: It has followed the decision by Chief Constable Pat Geenty not to retire until the result of an investigation by the police watchdog.
The IPCC is looking at how he and two officers dealt with sex abuse claims.
Crime commissioner Angus Macpherson said Mr Geenty should be given credit for staying on.
Mr Geenty said... | Wiltshire's chief constable and crime commissioner have been criticised by officers and staff who claim there is a lack of leadership in the force. |
Text: A total of 185 people died in what was considered to be the country's worst natural disaster in more than 80 years.
It left the centre of Christchurch in ruins, with thousands of homes destroyed.
The city is slowly being rebuilt, but many residents are still waiting for insurance claims to be settled.
Governor Ge... | A public memorial service has been held in New Zealand to remember victims of a powerful earthquake that struck the city of Christchurch five years ago. |
Text: A £1.5m grant will fund the plans in Anglesey, Bangor, Cardiff, Cardigan, Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley and Tregaron in Ceredigion.
It will take the total number of Welsh language centres to 10.
Mr Jones said they offered "wide-ranging opportunities" for people to use Welsh at "grass roots level".
"Already we'... | Six new centres to encourage people to learn and use the Welsh language are to be created, First Minister Carwyn Jones has announced. |
Text: The 33-year-old ex-England international moved to Clermont in 2015, after five years at Saracens.
The defending champions are on track for a successive double as they also look to retain their Premiership title.
"Saracens don't have a bad day, they are consistently good", said Strettle.
"They are for me the numbe... | Saracens are the "number one team in Europe" but Clermont Auvergne are capable of winning Saturday's European Champions Cup final, says their former winger David Strettle. |
Text: Michael McFeat, from Abernethy, was said to have been held after posting a picture of Kyrgyz co-workers queuing for a "chuchuk" horsemeat sausage.
The caption compared the dish to a stallion's genitalia, AFP reported.
The news agency said his co-workers were so upset that they called a strike at the Kumtor goldmi... | A Scottish mine worker has reportedly been arrested in Kyrgyzstan, after comparing its national dish to a horse's penis on Facebook. |
Text: Midfielder Agg joined in January from Brighton & Hove Albion, while 18-year-old centre-back Katie Jones made her debut in 2015.
Striker Sawyer, also 18, played her first game for the Vixens against QPR in the Women's FA Cup.
Midfielder Jodie Brett has returned to parent club Chelsea after a loan spell last season... | Lily Agg, Katie Jones and Paige Sawyer have all left Bristol City ahead of the new Women's Super League One season. |
Text: Plaid Cymru AM Dai Lloyd won the first member's bill ballot of the assembly term, allowing him to present a proposal for a new law to the assembly.
The Protection of Welsh Historical Place Names Bill would give powers to a public authority to enforce new rules on historic place names.
A total of 29 AMs put forwar... | Legislation to protect historic Welsh place names could be put before AMs following a draw of ideas. |
Text: A fire extinguisher was also allegedly let off in a hospitality suite.
This reportedly occurred in daylight, before a kicking clinic for youngsters.
"Bath Rugby is currently addressing the events at the Rec last week, which involved a small group of players from the club," a Bath statement said.
"The appropriate ... | Premiership club Bath are planning disciplinary hearings after allegations that some of their players ran naked across the Recreation Ground pitch at a post-training social event last week. |
Text: Massaro, seeded fifth, beat the Egyptian on the way to winning the British Open last month, but could not repeat that performance in El Gouna.
El Welily won the quarter-final 8-11 11-8 12-10 11-6 in 46 minutes to make it three Egyptians into the last four.
That came before an unexpected rain shower in the Red Sea... | England's former champion Laura Massaro lost 3-1 to third seed Raneem El Welily on a day when rain stopped play at the squash World Championship in Egypt. |
Text: Priestland will switch to the Premiership after this summer's World Cup, bringing to an end his 10-year association with the Pro12 club.
The 27-year-old will compete for a first-team place at Bath with England number 10 George Ford.
Priestland has made 147 appearances for Scarlets, scoring 1,059 points, and also ... | Wales fly-half Rhys Priestland will join Bath when his deal with Scarlets expires at the end of the season. |
Text: Marc McKenzie played in Craig Gunn, who picked his spot for Elgin's opener just before the quarter-hour mark.
However, Ross McGeachie's close-range header brought Albion level before the break.
As time ticked away, Ross Forsyth fouled Kyle Lander and Cameron converted to lift his side two points above East Fife.
... | Brian Cameron's stoppage-time penalty put Elgin City top of League Two as Stirling Albion were denied a point. |
Text: The con-artists often adopt the persona of someone in authority such as a police officer or a fraud detection manager, transcripts have shown.
The Take Five campaign, which raises awareness of scams, asked a speech pattern analyst to study calls.
Dr Paul Breen said fraudsters use a variety of techniques to garner... | Cold-calling fraudsters use an urgent tempo of conversation or apologetic language to convince victims they are genuine, research has suggested. |
Text: If Liang Wengen, 55, is chosen by the party's 2012 congress, he will be the first entrepreneur to join the body, which in effect rules the country.
The BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing says this would be a hugely symbolic shift in the party's view of business.
Construction magnate Mr Liang topped both the Forbes ... | China's richest man is set to join the ruling Communist Party's Central Committee, media reports say. |
Text: Previously unbeaten Wade was knocked down three times before the fight was stopped with 23 seconds left in the second round in Inglewood, California.
Golovkin, 34, who holds the WBA Super and IBF belts, has won all 35 of his professional fights, with 32 knockouts.
"Give me my belt! I'm ready," he told WBC champio... | Kazakhstan's Gennady Golovkin defended his world middleweight titles with an early stoppage of American Dominic Wade, his 22nd successive knockout. |
Text: Dartmouth, ridden by Olivier Peslier for trainer Sir Michael Stoute, won June's Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Earlier, second favourite Hawkbill was ruled out of the £1.15m race.
The Coral-Eclipse winner is likely to run instead in next month's Juddmonte International at York.
Stoute will seek a record sixth v... | The Queen is set to have a runner in Saturday's King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot after her colt Dartmouth was added to the line-up at a cost of £75,000. |
Text: Pilot Andre Borschberg brought the vehicle gently down onto the runway at Kalaeloa Airport just before 6am local time (5pm British time).
The distance covered and the time spent in the air - 118 hours - are records for a manned, solar-powered flight.
Meeting the Swiss pilot in Kalaeloa is his partner on the Solar... | Solar Impulse, the aeroplane that is powered only by the sun, has landed in Hawaii after making a historic 8,000km flight across the Pacific Ocean from Japan. |
Text: The BBC's Nolan Show revealed that a trainer at the college is being investigated for alleged dishonesty offences, which are believed to involve a claim about theft.
It is thought the same man is also being investigated about allegations of an inappropriate sexual relationship with at least one student officer.
P... | The PSNI is investigating allegations of misconduct and crime at its training college at Garnerville in east Belfast. |
Text: A strong earthquake has devastated a string of mountain towns and villages in central Italy, killing at least 250 people and leaving many unaccounted for.
The 6.2 magnitude quake, which was followed by several aftershocks, struck at 03:36 (01:36 GMT) on Wednesday, 100km (65 miles) north-east of Rome.
Worst affect... | . |
Text: Singer Michelle John left from the competition, after she came last in the public vote on Saturday night's show.
Her exit means that either Mo Adeniran, Into The Ark or Jamie Miller will be crowned the winner on Sunday night's show.
Find out more about them here.
It also means that either Jennifer Hudson, or Tom ... | The final act has been eliminated from The Voice, and the final three contestants have been confirmed. |
Text: The Celtic great and Lisbon Lion, who won 18 Scotland caps, died on 2 March after a long illness.
The funeral procession left Celtic Park in the east end of Glasgow shortly after 11:30.
It travelled down the Celtic Way, then on to London Road and towards Daldowie Crematorium for the service.
Fellow members of the... | Former footballer Tommy Gemmell, who died last week aged 73, has been described as "an inspiration" at his funeral service. |
Text: Notts County Ladies were put into liquidation on Friday, two days before their first match of the Women's Super League Spring Series against Arsenal.
"It's been a very difficult week for everyone connected with Notts County players, staff and fans," chairman and owner Alan Hardy said.
"I don't think it's right th... | Notts County have cancelled their end-of-season awards night after their women's team folded. |
Text: Six councillors were suspended after failing to back plans to merge with the Vale of Glamorgan council in November.
Keith Edwards' suspension was increased to six months, Gareth Phillips' to five months while Ross Thomas and Gareth Wyn Davies had theirs upped to four months.
A Welsh Labour spokesman said this was... | Four Labour councillors in Bridgend who appealed against their suspension for failing to support council merger plans have been handed further punishment. |
Text: The Shrewsbury-born 25-year-old will return to his home county next summer after seven seasons with Derbyshire and the last two years at Grace Road.
"I think we've got a good side," Redfern said.
"I know Shropshire finished third in the Championship last season, so hopefully we can go a couple of steps further an... | Minor counties side Shropshire have signed the former Derbyshire and Leicestershire batsman Dan Redfern. |
Text: Police Scotland said only one car had been involved in the incident, which happened on Seaton Road, to the north-east of the town.
It is thought the man's car left the road and ended up on its side in a nearby field.
Seaton Road will remain closed during the crash investigation and diversions are in place, a poli... | A man has died after an early morning crash on the outskirts of Arbroath. |
Text: House prices in some national parks can be up to double what they are in the surrounding area, said a report from Lloyds Bank.
It found that buyers in England and Wales pay an average £125,796 extra for living in a national park.
Homes in the New Forest had the highest premium, and were the most expensive.
Houses... | Homebuyers pay an average premium of £125,000 to live in some of the country's most scenic locations, according to new research. |
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