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Wigan St Pats' win against Leigh Miners Rangers was broadcast in the first round, watched by 20,000 viewers.
Siddal progressed after beating Milford Marlins 16-4 at home in round one.
Recs meanwhile travelled to Aberdeen Warriors, winning 62-8 against the Scottish si... | National Conference League champions Siddal will travel to divisional rivals Pilkington Recs in BBC Sport's live-streamed Challenge Cup second round tie on Saturday, 11 February. |
Text: The explosion happened at about 23:30 local time (16:30 GMT) in the Central Festival shopping mall.
Six Thais and a 12-year-old Italian girl suffered injuries.
Local officials believe the vehicle may have been brought to Koh Samui from one of three southern Thai provinces where Islamist militants operate.
However... | Seven people have suffered minor injuries on the popular tourist island of Koh Samui in Thailand after a vehicle exploded, local media say. |
Text: The right-back, 23, joined the League Two club in 2015 after a loan spell from Middlesbrough and his contract was set to expire in the summer.
Manager Keith Curle said: "David is a great lad but, with the additions we've made to the squad, he hasn't been able to get the game time he needs."
Atkinson had been on l... | Carlisle United and David Atkinson have parted company by mutual consent. |
Text: David Samson, a mentor to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, could be sentenced to up to two years in prison.
United Airlines ended the money-losing route from Newark, New Jersey, to Columbia, South Carolina, three days after Samson resigned.
United CEO Jeff Smisek quit after an investigation into the route.
Mr ... | A former New Jersey airport official has pleaded guilty to using his position to get a weekly direct flight to his holiday home. |
Text: They have marched on the square in the centre of the capital every Thursday since 1977, fighting for justice for victims of the 1976-83 military regime in the country.
Human rights groups say about 30,000 people were killed during that period.
Argentine President Mauricio Macri has been criticised for questioning... | Argentine human rights group the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo has held its 2,000th weekly rally in Buenos Aires. |
Text: Initial reports suggested that the Spanish embassy was under attack, but Spain's prime minister Mariano Rajoy denied this.
He later added that one Spanish police officer died in the attack.
The Taliban say their fighters detonated a car bomb in the Sherpur area and were currently inside a building there.
It is th... | Taliban militants have attacked a foreign guesthouse in Kabul's embassy district, causing several casualties. |
Text: 27 October 2016 Last updated at 08:53 BST
They may need to put animals like sharks in the same tanks as smaller fish - but they need to be sure the sharks won't eat their smaller tank-mates!
To do this, staff at the Blue Reef Aquarium in the north-east of England are teaching their sharks a special feeding techni... | One of the challenges faced by staff in aquariums is making sure all the fish can live together peacefully. |
Text: The 26-year-old played 26 times for the Canaries last season as they were relegated from the top flight.
Hull and Celtic have also been linked with Bennett, but Boro are thought to be the only club to have made their interest known.
Norwich are keen to keep Bennett at Carrow Road next season.
Summary: | Newly-promoted Premier League side Middlesbrough have made an enquiry about Norwich City defender Ryan Bennett. |
Text: The fatal collision took place at 20:50 on Wednesday in the city's Hilton Drive.
The road was closed until about 02:00 to allow for accident investigation work.
Police Scotland said inquiries were continuing and asked for anyone who witnessed the crash, or had information about it, to contact them.
Summary: | A man and a woman in their 20s have died in a crash involving a motorbike and a car in Aberdeen. |
Text: The Rams spent more than £25m this season, but lost 3-2 to Hull City in the Championship play-off semi-finals.
Russell told BBC Radio Derby: "You can only look on it as a failure. There's no point in sugar-coating it.
"Nobody has a right to play in the Premier League but with our squad, we should be."
New head co... | Derby County forward Johnny Russell says missing out on promotion to the Premier League means their season must be viewed as a failure. |
Text: The 42-year-old Padgett's Honda racer has been racing this week, despite breaking his wrist in a off-road motorbike accident just 11 weeks ago.
A team spokesman said the decision was jointly made by the racer and the team.
The Padgett's spokesman said: "This is a joint decision made with John as we don't want the... | Twenty-time TT winner John McGuinness has withdrawn from Wednesday's second Supersport TT race in the Isle of Man. |
Text: Gerald Nott, 66, was found dead at a property in Queensway in Broadwell, Coleford, on Sunday morning.
Amanda Howard, 46, from Broadwell, appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court earlier and was remanded in custody.
She is next due to appear before Bristol Crown Court on Thursday, 30 October.
Summary: | A woman has been charged with the murder of a pensioner in the Forest of Dean. |
Text: Police said they were called to the "sudden death" of the Bournemouth University student, aged in her 30s, at a house in Gillet Road. Officers discovered "unknown chemical substances" at the property.
Neighbours left their homes while the substances were removed on Thursday.
The death is not being treated as susp... | A student has died and homes have been evacuated after chemicals were found at university accommodation in Poole. |
Text: Emmott and Georgia Garnett were married at Burnley's register office on Saturday shortly before the collision.
Police were called to Colne Road at about 15:00 GMT and offered to take the bride and groom to their reception at Cafe Cargo in Foulridge.
Guests were "very shocked" to see the couple arrive in a police ... | Newlyweds whose wedding car was involved in a crash on the way to their reception were escorted there instead by police. |
Text: The group advertised the pets - which they sold to unsuspecting members of the public for an average of £450 - as "home-reared".
They handled about 750 puppies as part of the "sophisticated enterprise" which was worth up to £500,000, a court heard.
Each gang member was given a suspended jail sentence at Basildon ... | A gang of puppy farmers which sold hundreds of dogs kept inside cages on a farm has been spared jail. |
Text: And the male player ranked 701 in the world - Dmitry Tursunov - believes he could beat her too.
Speaking to US radio station NPR, McEnroe said of world number one Williams, who has won an Open-era record 23 Grand Slams: "If she played the men's circuit she'd be, like, 700 in the world."
He qualified the comments ... | Serena Williams would struggle to be in the world's top 700 if she was on the men's circuit, according to seven-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe. |
Text: Hang Yin Leung, 64, was knocked over and held down after she opened her door to six men who pushed into her home and stole cash and jewellery.
It happened at about 18:00 GMT on 31 January at Orne Gardens, Milton Keynes.
She died in hospital on 11 February. Thames Valley Police are treating her death as murder.
Ke... | The son of a "dedicated mother" who died 11 days after a cold caller assaulted her has appealed for information about her killing. |
Text: Sgt Thomas Marston MM, from Loughborough, who was awarded medals for bravery, died in 1922 from the long term effects of gas poisoning he suffered on the frontline.
The Royal Leicestershire Regiment has now bought the plot after its historian confirmed the location of his grave.
A memorial was held to "do him jus... | A World War One hero whose grave was unmarked for almost a century has been honoured with a headstone. |
Text: 5 February 2017 Last updated at 11:50 GMT
The Colima volcano is one of 3,000 located in Mexico but only 14 of them are considered active.
The ash travelled far enough to cover towns which were several miles away but authorities have told residents that they don't need to evacuate their houses.
Have a watch of thi... | A volcano in Mexico has erupted sending a huge column and smoke and ash into the sky. |
Text: Spain's Contador attacked to drop Colombian Henao with 52km of Sunday's eighth and final stage remaining.
But he was beaten to the stage win by Quick-Step Floors' David de la Cruz and took eight instead of 10 bonus seconds.
Henao, 29, trailed by a minute at one point but chased to finish 21 seconds down and secur... | Team Sky's Sergio Henao held on to claim a thrilling overall victory in Paris-Nice by just two seconds from Alberto Contador. |
Text: It follows the bank's failure to send out thousands of annual statements, which would have reminded customers of their right to cancel.
Those affected over the three-year period have been offered a refund of their premiums, plus 8% in interest.
Barclays said the issue had affected less than 3% of its PPI customer... | Barclays has sent letters to 10,000 of its customers, offering refunds for Payment Protection Insurance (PPI). |
Text: Petrie Court, on Cromwell Road in Lower Kersal, will be given a £2m refurbishment to create a computer suite, gym and accommodation.
The plan is that it will provide people aged 16 to 25 with a place to live while they work or complete training.
Lee Sugden, chief executive at Salix Homes, said the project is "fan... | A former homeless hostel in Salford is to be transformed into a training centre for young people. |
Text: 22 December 2014 Last updated at 00:49 GMT
But one publication is bucking the trend. The global affairs and lifestyle magazine Monocle prints ten publications a year, and has just 18,000 readers.
The magazine is expanding its operations in Southeast Asia. Ashleigh Nghiem caught up with Monocle's editor in chief, ... | Print media has taken a beating in recent years from declining advertising revenue and circulation numbers. |
Text: Almost 93,000 children were taking part in supervised tooth brushing at home through the Designed to Smile programme, 5,500 more than in 2013.
Latest figures from 2012 show 41.4% of five year olds in Wales suffering from tooth decay, down from 47.6% in 2008.
Chief dental officer David Thomas welcomed the "encoura... | Fewer children have rotten teeth, according to the latest report on a dental drive through schools in disadvantaged areas. |
Text: The incident is alleged to have happened on 31 October 2012.
Police said a 47-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
The man is expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Thursday and a report has been sent to the procurator fiscal's office.
Summary: | A man has been arrested after an 18-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on a bus from London Victoria to Glasgow more than four years ago. |
Text: Jim McCafferty, who previously lived in Glasgow and joined Celtic in 1990, now lives in Belfast.
He is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court on Thursday.
He was arrested on Tuesday after presenting himself at a police station in Belfast. He was arrested over offences committed in Northern Ireland.
Mr McCaffe... | Police in Northern Ireland have charged a former Celtic Football Club youth coach with sexual activity with a child. |
Text: The Welsh region were beaten 29-12 at home by Racing 92, their second defeat in this year's tournament.
It leaves them seven points behind Northampton and four behind Racing, who have played only one game in Pool 3.
"It makes it very tough [to qualify] and they'll have to be a lot of turnarounds," said Pivac.
"We... | Scarlets coach Wayne Pivac admits his team face a "very tough" task to qualify for the knockout stages of the European Champions Cup. |
Text: Batsman Livingstone, 23, has agreed a new deal until 2019 after averaging over 50 last season and hitting two centuries in the County Championship.
Fast bowler Mahmood, 19, made his Red Rose debut last year and his new contract is until 2018.
"They are two highly promising young cricketers who have made real prog... | Lancashire pair Liam Livingstone and Saqib Mahmood have both signed new contracts at the club. |
Text: An Ofsted inspection found a huge backlog of cases, a high turnover of staff and long delays in assessing children at risk of domestic abuse.
The service was rated "adequate" for safeguarding in 2012.
Tameside Council said it was committed to addressing the points raised "at the earliest opportunity".
When the in... | "Serious and widespread failings" have been revealed in children's services in Tameside which have been rated "inadequate" by government inspectors. |
Text: Zoe Gregory, 26, was arrested after claims she wrote an email warning a bomb had been left at Ormiston Victory Academy in Costessey, near Norwich.
At the city's crown court, she admitted the bomb hoax and unauthorised access to the pupil's computer.
Students Holly Littlefield, 16, and Vicky Francis, 15, were arre... | A teaching assistant who used a pupil's email account to make a false bomb threat has been jailed for 15 months. |
Text: The elderly woman was left shaken after the men entered her home in Balado, Kinross, at about 13:30 on Wednesday and made off with personal belongings.
One suspect was about 18, with a tanned complexion and wearing a grey or blue jersey. The other was in his 20s, with brown eyes, short brown hair and a goatee bea... | Police are investigating after a pair of thieves targeted a 76-year-old woman in her home in Perthshire. |
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Some of the drivers have never been able to see, but others lost their sight through injury or illness.
The event at the Castle Donington racetrack raised money for the Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Summary: | Dozens of blind and partially-sighted people have had the chance to take to the wheel of a car at a special event in the East Midlands. |
Text: Four Seasons Health Care announced it would have to close its home in Garvagh.
In December, it emerged that a prospective buyer was interested in buying the home, however, the sale did not progress.
The sale of three other homes - in Antrim, Ballynahinch and Armagh - is going ahead.
The group had been in discus... | A privately-owned residential care home in County Londonderry is to close after an expected sale fell through. |
Text: Residents have been without mains water for nearly two months since the so-called Islamic State group cut it off.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government forces "took over the area of Al-Khafsa and seized the water-pumping station".
It said the jihadists had fled in the face of a Syrian g... | Syrian government forces have retaken a key water pumping station in Aleppo, a monitoring group said. |
Text: The part-plane, part-airship Airlander 10 was badly damaged when it nosedived during a test flight on 24 August.
After extensive repairs, it has now been moved back to its mooring mast at Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire.
Manufacturer, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), said it would not announce a flight date in adva... | Final preparations are being made to the world's largest aircraft before it resumes flight trials "very soon". |
Text: Major League Baseball said the Miami Marlins player, 28, tested positive for exogenous testosterone and clostebol.
The second baseman, who led the major leagues in hits and stolen bases last season, is the seventh player suspended this year under the MLB drug plan.
Marlins president David Samson said the club "do... | Reigning National League batting champion Dee Gordon has been suspended for 80 games after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. |
Text: He is reported to have warned the incumbent, Ali Bongo, that he could cancel the results of the election if they did not "tally with reality".
Mr Bongo was declared the winner by a narrow margin last Wednesday, but the opposition say the poll was fraudulent.
His rival Jean Ping has called for a general strike and... | Gabonese Justice Minister Seraphim Moundounga has resigned in protest over the disputed presidential election. |
Text: The Queen's Swan Marker, David Barber, said there had been a "continuing increase" in numbers of the birds being killed in shootings.
Dozens of birds are thought to have been targeted in the past year.
The four-day swan census starts in Sunbury-on-Thames in Surrey and Windsor in Berkshire on 20 July.
David Barber... | Concerns have been raised over a rise in air gun shootings of swans ahead of the annual census of the mute swan population on the River Thames. |
Text: 1 September 2016 Last updated at 09:24 BST
Forty robots entered the competition and after six weeks of battles, just one emerged victorious.
We went to meet the team behind mean-machine Apollo to find out what made it a winner.
Summary: | Robot Wars reached it's epic conclusion on August 28. |
Text: Teenager Georgia-Mae Fenton replaces Amy Tinkler and will compete alongside Rio Olympians Claudia Fragapane, and Ellie and Becky Downie.
None of the men's Rio team, including medallists Max Whitlock, Louis Smith and Nile Wilson, are included.
However, 2012 Olympic medallist Sam Oldham returns to the team.
First-y... | Great Britain have made just one change to their women's Olympic team for the European Gymnastics Championships in Romania. |
Text: The line will carry people from the roof of St Thomas' Hospital on South Bank to Victoria Gardens, beside the Houses of Parliament.
Twenty people who pledge £50,000 or more will be able to use the crossing when it runs for one day on 2 December.
The money raised will be donated to Evelina London Children's Hospit... | The first zip wire to cross the River Thames will be set up by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) to raise £1m for a children's hospital. |
Text: The Chiefs have won their last three games and are second in the Premiership, having beaten fourth-placed Leicester 19-6 on Saturday.
"Our defence has taken a step up or two this season," Baxter said.
"Our organisation, our work rate and our the physicality of our defence is really what's knocked up a notch," he ... | Exeter head coach Rob Baxter says his side's improved defence is behind the club's recent good form. |
Text: Derry bounced back from their opening day defeat by Finn Harps to dominate affairs with Barry McNamee hitting the side-netting in the first half.
Curtis capped an impressive display by firing low inside the post on the hour.
Cork midfielder Greg Bolger was shown straight red card for a poor challenge on Curtis wi... | A second-half strike from Ronan Curtis earned Derry a first Premier Division victory of the season as they overcame Cork at the Brandywell. |
Text: He won a by-election triggered by the death of Lord Avebury, a contest in which only three existing members of the House of Lords were able to vote.
Viscount Thurso was a member of the Lords for four years between 1995 and 1999 before leaving after Labour's reforms axed most hereditary members.
He then served as ... | Former MP John Thurso has been elected to sit in the House of Lords as a Liberal Democrat hereditary peer. |
Text: Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will vote on whether to launch campaigns of action.
The disputes involve this year's pay deal for directly employed staff and a row over wages for employees at facilities company Interserve.
Transport for London (TfL) urged the parties involved to resolve th... | Workers on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) are being balloted for strike action over two separate disputes. |
Text: Britain's largest retailer said stores in Bristol, Bracknell, Nottingham, Denton, Bromborough and Preston will close next month.
Six Homeplus stores, which sold clothing, electrical goods and furniture, were included in 43 store closures Tesco revealed in January.
Tesco will try to offer affected workers alternat... | Tesco will close its six remaining Homeplus stores with the loss of up to 450 jobs. |
Text: While Wales had the highest total rainfall, at 246.9mm, south-east and central southern England had the most unusual level of rain - the highest in the area since records began in 1910.
The South East and central southern part of the country is usually fairly dry with a long-term January average of 80.1mm (3.1in)... | January 2014 has been mild and fairly sunny but significantly wetter than normal, with some parts of the UK experiencing record-breaking rainfall. |
Text: Left-handed batsman Harinath, 30, has scored 3,729 runs at an average of 32.14 with a career-best score of 154.
South Africa-born fast bowler Pillans has taken 114 first-class wickets at an average of 26.64.
The 25-year-old has played in all three competitions for Surrey, taking 24 white-ball wickets since joinin... | Leicestershire have signed Surrey duo Arun Harinath and Mathew Pillans on one-month loan deals. |
Text: Dauda arrived at Hearts on loan from Vitesse Arnhem having had a previous spell in Serbia with Red Star Belgrade.
"I don't think it will be more than what I've experienced before," the Nigerian said of Sunday's Scottish Cup fifth round clash with Hibernian.
"It's the same experience I had with Red Star and Partiz... | Hearts' new loan signing Abiola Dauda is confident he will be able to handle his first Edinburgh derby, after sampling the "crazy" Belgrade city rivalry. |
Text: Excluding abstentions, 33.5% of investors failed to back the pay deal, but the vote was non-binding.
The chief executive's 2015 pay package is one of the biggest in UK corporate history.
Sir Martin has previously said his pay was based on the performance of WPP, the world's largest advertising group.
In March, WP... | One third of WPP investors have failed to back Sir Martin Sorrell's £70m pay deal at the advertising firm's annual general meeting. |
Text: Both sides struggled to make things happen during a lacklustre first half of few chances.
It opened up after the break, with Jordan Williams wasting a great chance by dallying on the ball and giving Torquay time to recover after a swift counter-attack.
Torquay's Jared Hodgkiss was forced into a last-ditch block o... | National League play-off hopefuls Barrow were held to a goalless draw by Torquay at Holker Street. |
Text: The 30-year-old posted pictures of himself on his Facebook account with a bloodied face and an injury to his arm.
Offredo, who rides for Belgian team Wanty, said the attack resulted in "a broken nose, a rib in a sorry state and bruises all over the body".
He added: "But on top of the physical injuries, I'm above ... | French cyclist Yoann Offredo says he suffered a broken nose in an assault by attackers who used a box cutter and baseball bat while on a training ride. |
Text: The first minister said he wanted to avoid Wales being seen as "some sort of annexe to England".
Wales and England both voted to leave the EU, while majorities in Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to stay.
The discrepancy has led to calls for a fresh referendum on independence in Scotland.
In other developments... | Carwyn Jones has suggested there could a new federal arrangement of the UK nations in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union. |
Text: Charlton were given permission to speak to Wilder and assistant Alan Knill, after the pair led the Cobblers to the League Two title this season.
Following a meeting, Charlton say the club "will now continue its search for a candidate to take the club forward".
Jose Riga resigned as Addicks boss after their relega... | Northampton Town manager Chris Wilder has been unable to reach an agreement with Charlton Athletic following talks with the relegated Championship club. |
Text: The Mercedes driver's result ensured he lost only 10 championship points to team-mate and title rival Nico Rosberg and still leads him by nine points.
Hamilton said: "I honestly didn't know what was going to happen in this race.
"Congratulations to the guy next to me (Rosberg), this is great for Mercedes and stil... | Lewis Hamilton said he was "proud" and "grateful" after recovering from the back row of the grid to finish third in the Belgian Grand Prix. |
Text: When the cast was announced, host Chris Evans remarked, "We really do have a bit of everything for everyone."
It led to some people suggesting the show's creators had taken the idea of balance a little too far:
The photo released by the BBC press office was quickly turned into a meme on social media, as people ad... | Rory, Sabine, Matt, Chris, Chris and Eddie - everyone is talking about the new supersized Top Gear line-up. |
Text: The 24-year-old has impressed during his first season at The Oval, having been signed from Somerset in September last year.
"It's fantastic to secure a deal for the next two seasons and I look forward to what they might bring," he said.
"Everyone at Surrey has made me feel very welcome and made my life very easy ... | Surrey all-rounder James Burke has signed a new two-year contract. |
Text: Estyn says there needs to be greater support for 'at risk' groups who are targeted because of their sexuality, ethnicity, religion or disability.
The rise in cyber bullying is a particular problem for schools because it is anonymous and pupils can be too embarrassed to report it.
Education inspectors have also dr... | Too many school pupils are still suffering from bullying, Wales' education watchdog is warning. |
Text: Environmental group Gower Society has drawn up a list of organisations with lighting systems which "annoy" stargazers.
It claims light pollution is stopping the Gower Peninsula from being awarded dark sky status.
A Swans spokesman said the club was working to sort out lighting concerns.
The society's list include... | Light from Swansea City AFC's training ground is preventing the night sky above Gower from being granted special protection, it has been claimed. |
Text: But measures, such as curbs on junk-food TV adverts, favoured by public health experts, are not expected to be in the strategy.
Sources say there will be more details about a tax on sugary drinks.
The document's publication has been expected for months.
Charities had called for wide-ranging measures, including:
T... | Plans to tackle childhood obesity in England to be unveiled on Thursday will include aiming to cut sugar content in food and drink by 20% over four years, the BBC understands. |
Text: Lance Naik (Corporal) Hanamanthappa Koppad was trapped under 8m of snow at a height of nearly 6,000m along with nine other soldiers who all died.
An army statement said that Mr Koppad "continues to battle the odds" and remains "ventilator dependent".
The avalanche hit an army post on the glacier's northern side l... | An Indian soldier who was buried for six days in an avalanche on the Siachen glacier in Indian-administered Kashmir remains "very critical" in hospital. |
Text: Bond, 59, the son of former Blues manager John Bond, will be working alongside Redknapp for the fifth time.
He previously worked with Redknapp at Portsmouth, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers.
Bond arrives on a one-year deal, the same as Redknapp, after Steve Cotterill decided to turn down th... | Birmingham City boss Harry Redknapp has completed his management team for the 2017-18 season by appointing Kevin Bond as his new number two. |
Text: Damien McLaughlin, of Kilmascally Road, Dungannon, County Tyrone is accused of providing the Toyota car used by Mr Black's killers.
A judge told a preliminary inquiry at Craigavon that he was satisfied there was a case to answer.
Mr Black was shot as he was driving to work in Maghaberry Prison in November 2012.
M... | The only man currently charged in connection with the murder of prison officer David Black is to stand trial. |
Text: Denise Caisley, 32, brandished two knives during the incident at Costcutters in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, on 1 March last year.
The High Court in Glasgow heard how she failed to get any cash after being unable to get a till open.
Caisley, who admitted carrying out the robbery, was jailed for three years and 10 mont... | A female robber who wrapped herself in bin bags and wore a mask while carrying out a raid at a shop has been jailed. |
Text: Chun, the 2015 US Women's Open champion, made eight birdies to set the early pace, before Park sank a birdie at the last to match her compatriot.
England's Charley Hull dropped four strokes in the final three holes to end day one at level par.
Hull, 20, did not drop a shot until a triple-bogey six at the 16th.
Fi... | South Korea's In Gee Chun and Sung Hyun Park opened with rounds of 63 to share the lead at the Evian Championship - the fifth and final major of the year. |
Text: The store announced it will open on 23 March near the town's railway station.
It has also resubmitted a planning application for its "Foodhall" signage to Ceredigion council following a row over Welsh translation.
Manager Chris Bentley said many staff were local, "ensuring the community is at the heart of everyth... | A new branch of Marks and Spencer in Aberystwyth is expected to create 150 when it opens next month. |
Text: Naismith, 22, had agreed a pre-contract to join County in the summer but will move to Dingwall in the current transfer window instead.
O'Brien, 29, previously played in Scotland with Celtic, Dundee United and Motherwell.
Both deals are subject to clearance, with O'Brien loaned until the summer.
County host Dundee... | Ross County have signed St Mirren full-back Jason Naismith for an undisclosed fee, while Shrewsbury Town winger Jim O'Brien has joined County on loan. |
Text: Sophie Taylor, 22, died when her car hit a block of flats in Adamsdown, Cardiff, in August 2016.
Cardiff Crown Court heard her BMW crashed while being followed by Melissa Pesticcio, 23, and her ex-boyfriend in separate cars.
Miss Pesticcio, of Llanrumney, denies causing death by dangerous driving.
She also denies... | A woman allegedly killed by a love rival in a car chase called 999 for help shortly before her death, a jury has been told. |
Text: The release was given on "humanitarian grounds", Iranian state media report.
Homa Hoodfar, 65, was one of several dual nationals being held for alleged "acts against national security".
She was ill and is being returned to Canada via Oman, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported, citing the foreign min... | A Canadian-Iranian academic has been released from prison by Iranian authorities, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed. |
Text: The statement came two weeks after the Federal Bureau of Investigations sent a notice cautioning US banks after the hacking of Bangladesh's central bank.
The FBI message warned of a "malicious cyber group" that had already targeted foreign banks.
In February, hackers stole $81m (£56m) from Bangladesh's account w... | US regulators have warned banks about potential cyber attacks linked to the interbank messaging system. |
Text: The Wings took the lead when Xavier Vidal's penalty hit the post and rebounded in off the back of keeper Joel Dixon.
Barrow levelled just before half-time when Danny Livesey headed in Dan Pilkington's corner.
Livesey, who once made his league debut against Liverpool for Bolton, then set up Ashley Grimes to head t... | National League strugglers Welling slipped to their fifth straight defeat at home to Barrow. |
Text: The 22-year-old Glasgow full-back replaces Tommy Seymour, who has been forced to withdraw.
Warriors winger Seymour sustained a neck injury during Scotland's 55-6 defeat by South Africa on Saturday.
He is a player who excites fans and he has shown time and time again he can contribute significantly in both attack ... | Stuart Hogg has been added to Scotland's Sevens squad for this month's Commonwealth Games. |
Text: The British number three, 26, prevailed 7-6 (7-4) 1-6 7-5 in a match which lasted two hours and 16 minutes.
Broady saved three break points in the third set to make the last four.
After beating the world number 31, she will now face Eugenie Bouchard, the Canadian sixth seed who breezed past Turkey's Cagla Buyukak... | Britain's Naomi Broady will play her second WTA Tour semi-final after beating Germany's Sabine Lisicki at the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur. |
Text: People in Elphin, 15 miles north of Ullapool, raised a petition in 2015 asking for a 40mph speed on approaches to the village to be reduced.
Highland Council has yet to put in place any of the speed calming measures suggested, say residents.
The local authority said it would investigate.
A council spokesperson sa... | Residents of a Highlands community have become "increasingly angry" at a local authority's response to their calls for road safety improvements. |
Text: Joel Moon scored a first-half hat-trick as Leeds dominated from the start, with Matt Parcell, Ash Handley and Ryan Hall also crossing for 32-4 at half-time.
Handley, Parcell and Rob Burrow completed braces after the break, while Stevie Ward, Liam Sutcliffe and Keith Galloway added further scores.
Luke Creswell an... | Leeds Rhinos reached the Challenge Cup quarter-finals with a thumping victory over League One side Barrow Raiders. |
Text: The Space Centre in Preston thought it had secured £800,000 in grants, only to find they never existed.
The centre said it is in the process of expanding its premises to handle the demand for care in the region.
Lancashire police confirmed it was investigating allegations involving an ex-employee of the centre.
... | A Lancashire centre which provides services for disabled people faces possible closure after allegations of "financial irregularities". |
Text: 17 March 2017 Last updated at 18:32 GMT
Jonathan Anderson - creative director of the JW Anderson and Loewe labels - has put together the Disobedient Bodies exhibition at the Hepworth Wakefield gallery.
He has placed fashion items next to sculptures to show how designers and artists have tackled the human body - a... | Iconic dresses by Christian Dior and Jean Paul Gaultier rub shoulders with sculptures by Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth in an exhibition curated by one of Britain's leading fashion designers. |
Text: The decision was taken for the safety of children and teachers after some schools were left submerged in water, minister Riziki Pemba Juma said.
The rains have also destroyed property and roads.
More than 350,000 students are currently enrolled in school in the semi-autonomous region of Tanzania.
However, student... | All schools on the islands of Zanzibar have been temporarily closed because of flooding following weeks of heavy rains, says the education minister. |
Text: But he says it is good that manager Chris Coleman will use the games against Ukraine and Northern Ireland to "try out" ideas before the tournament.
Coleman is "99% certain" Wales will also play Sweden before their first major tournament finals for 58 years.
"We're quite surprised with two games, especially out in... | Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey is "surprised" Wales are playing two warm-up games before Euro 2016. |
Text: If you recognise that lyric, you're not alone... because The Killers' Mr Brightside, has become one of the UK's most popular songs.
The 2004 single was streamed 26 million times last year, beating any other song released before 2010, according to music industry body the BPI.
That's worth $150,000 (£115,000) in r... | It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this? |
Text: Pavol Cizmar, 45, from Slovakia, was intercepted at Killingholme ferry terminal after travelling from the Hook of Holland.
Border officers searched his vehicle and found rucksacks containing 45 packages of cocaine and heroin.
A stun gun and CS gas spray was also found during the search in June, Grimsby Crown Cour... | A lorry driver who tried to bring drugs worth more than £5m into the UK has been jailed for more than 11 years. |
Text: Bentley Priory, in Harrow, was home to Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding's Fighter Command in the summer of 1940.
On the 70th anniversary of the decisive clash - in which the RAF repelled a German bid for air supremacy - Harrow Council permitted the museum.
A developer will also be allowed to build 103 homes on the ... | A £9.5m museum to commemorate the Battle of Britain in the RAF's headquarters of the time has been given the green light in north London. |
Text: The infrastructure behind processing payments - such as same-day transfers of money between accounts - is owned by a small number of banks.
They also own the system that is used to process 90% of UK salary payments, called VocaLink.
The Payment Systems Regulator now wants banks to sell their stake.
In addition to... | Big banks should loosen their stranglehold on the system behind the way consumers pay for things to encourage innovation, a regulator says. |
Text: The 29-year-old English forward has scored over 120 goals in his senior career and joined Kerala from Leyton Orient earlier this year.
He has previously played for Tranmere Rovers, Rochdale, Scunthorpe, Barnsley, Bradford City and Coventry City.
"I'm very excited to be joining the club," Dagnall told the Hibs web... | Hibernian have agreed to sign Chris Dagnall from Indian side Kerala Blasters for the rest of the season, subject to international clearance. |
Text: He took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in west London in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault claim he denies.
In 2014 he complained to the UN that he was being "arbitrarily detained".
On Twitter Mr Assange said he would accept a decision against him but hoped to walk free if it went i... | Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said he will turn himself over to UK police on Friday if a UN panel rules he has not been unlawfully detained. |
Text: Officers believe the vehicles were driven off the farm in Cantsdam Road near Kelty overnight on Friday.
It is being treated as a "high value theft", and police are appealing for any witnesses who saw the vehicles being driven on Friday night or Saturday morning.
The tractor is a blue New Holland T6080 with the re... | Police are investigating the unusual theft of a tractor and a forklift truck from a farm in Fife. |
Text: The 42-year-old tested positive for 19-norandrosterone, a metabolite of banned anabolic steroids, following an out-of-competition test in Rio on 8 September.
Durani, who is banned until 13 September 2020, was Afghanistan's sole representative in Rio.
He finished 16th in the men's javelin F44 but has since been di... | Afghanistan's Mohammad Naiem Durani has been suspended for four years after being found guilty of doping at the Rio Paralympic Games. |
Text: The defeat means they have won just one of their last four matches and are not yet certain of avoiding relegation.
But Guidolin insists the players haven't given up on the season.
"This [being on the beach] is a new phrase for me but this is not us at the moment," he said.
"I've seen my team work very well in tra... | Francesco Guidolin has dismissed suggestions that Swansea City's players are 'already on the beach' and maintains they played well during last weekend's 4-0 thrashing by Leicester. |
Text: A service member and a civilian were killed in the attack, which Afghan officials are calling an "insider" job.
Two civilians and a service member are in a stable condition, a Nato military alliance statement said.
The gunman has been killed. No insurgent group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
Th... | Two Americans have been killed and a further three have been injured after a gunman opened fire on a military base in Kabul, Afghanistan, officials say. |
Text: The proposed development would include a 150-bed hotel, 88 flats and 65,000 sq ft of grade A office space.
Robertson Construction (Tayside), has submitted a planning application for the development, in partnership with Dundee City Council.
It will be the first of 12 separate sites at Dundee Waterfront to be devel... | Plans have been lodged for a £40m development opposite Dundee's V&A Museum of Design. |
Text: The 26-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and is in demand after excelling during the World Cup.
But Tandy expects Biggar to sign a new deal soon and is hopeful that lock Alun Wyn Jones will also recommit to them.
"We're really hopeful on both of them. I think probably Biggs [Biggar] is pretty c... | Wales fly-half Dan Biggar is close to signing a new dual contract to remain with Ospreys, according to the region's head coach Steve Tandy. |
Text: Boro, under caretaker Darren Sarll, beat Derry's play-off hopefuls 2-0 for their first home win since November.
"We're devastated for the performance that we put in. That's not a Cambridge United performance," said Derry.
"We were never able to play on the front foot. If you look at the goals it was through our f... | Manager Shaun Derry says Cambridge United are "devastated" by their defeat by League Two strugglers Stevenage. |
Text: In 2014 prices rose by 9.8%, according to ONS figures.
Prices increased fastest in England, at 7.3%, and slowest in Scotland, where they fell 0.2% during 2015.
The value of houses and flats rose by just 1% in Wales, and by 1.5% in Northern Ireland.
The average price at the end of December was £288,000.
The ONS f... | House prices in the UK rose by 6.7% in 2015, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) - a considerable slowdown on the previous year. |
Text: The seamer, who had overnight figures of 2-17, returned to the pavilion with figures of 5-78 as the hosts closed on 159-7 - 109 runs behind Somerset.
Only 44 overs were possible with no play taking place after 15:00 BST at Scarborough's North Marine Ground.
Adil Rashid carries Yorkshire's hopes into day three wit... | Craig Overton completed his second five-wicket haul of the season as Somerset finished a rain-interrupted second day on top against Yorkshire. |
Text: The train can be found in Japan and uses magnetic levitation - or maglev for short - to make it go.
But it will be a while before ordinary passengers will get a chance to try out the super fast train.
The company that owns it doesn't plan to launch a service until 2027.
Once the new service is running, passengers... | The fastest train in the world has set a new world record of 375mph. |
Text: Richard Hewitt drove from Cheshire to Newcastle after arranging to meet what he thought was a 13-year-old girl.
The 40-year-old, of Ellesmere Port, had used an online teen chat room and sent messages asking for sex.
He admitted attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming and was jailed for two years.
At ... | A man confronted by internet paedophile hunters "fought like a pitbull" and tried to smash his phone to destroy evidence. |
Text: Cambridge City Football Club wants to build a 3,000-capacity stadium, with 300 parking spaces, two floodlit pitches and a gym open to the public.
The proposed site is on green belt land just north of Sawston, a village to the south of Cambridge.
The club wants to gather residents' opinions on the proposal before ... | People living near a proposed site for a non-league football club's new ground are being asked for their views. |
Text: Palmer, 22, has made seven appearances for the Latics since joining the club on a youth loan in January.
"Matty is a good player and supporters have already seen the impact he has had on the side," boss John Sheridan told the club website.
"He has still got a few things to learn but we're happy that he is going t... | Oldham Athletic have extended the loan of midfielder Matt Palmer from Burton Albion until the end of the season. |
Text: First Dorset drivers in Weymouth and Bridport voted by a margin of "about 70%" to turn down the deal, worth eight per cent over three years.
The Unite union said it was "very surprised" by the level of rejection.
It said it would put the firm on notice of further industrial action.
The drivers held a series of st... | Bus drivers who held a series of strikes over the summer are "very likely" to renew their action after rejecting a "substantially improved" pay offer, their union has said. |
Text: The move has enabled a monthly saving of around $11,5m (£8m).
The audit is part of an anti-corruption campaign by President Muhammadu Buhari, who took power last year.
Corruption and mismanagement have long been a challenge to Nigeria's growth, and the government has promised to cut costs to face an economic slo... | The Nigerian government has removed nearly 24,000 workers from its payroll after an audit revealed they did not exist, the Finance Ministry has said. |
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