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Text: The 36-year-old, who had been without a club since leaving Bournemouth at the end of last season, has agreed a contract until January.
Flahavan has been signed after Newcastle United recalled Freddie Woodman from his loan spell.
"We wanted a keeper with lots of experience and Darryl certainly fits the bill," mana... | Crawley Town have signed goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan on a short-term deal. |
Text: French engineers Antoine Delafargue, 33, and Michael de Lagarde, 36, plan to travel 135 nautical miles (250km) from Plymouth to St Malo.
The vessel, which the pair designed and built themselves, left on Friday, travelling at 3km/h (1.86mph), a spokesman told the AFP news agency.
Their trip is expected to take sev... | Two men attempting to cross the English Channel in a pedal-powered submarine have begun their journey. |
Text: The discovery was made just before 14:00 GMT on Friday on land close to Imperial Park, Coedkernew.
In the video, Lucy, a member of the team investigating, said she was "really worried" for the mother.
She added: "I know you cared for the baby because you wrapped your little one in a towel."
She asked the mother ... | Police have posted a video on social media urging the mother of a newborn baby whose body was found in Newport to get in touch. |
Text: The "Together We Will" campaign is designed to address the low numbers of disabled people who regularly take part in sport or physical activity.
A recent Sport England Active People Survey showed disabled people are half as likely to be active as non-disabled.
Will Mellor, whose disabled sister died in 2013, is c... | A national campaign has been launched to encourage and support disabled people, along with their friends and families, to become more active. |
Text: Match ends, Macclesfield Town 3, Maidstone United 0.
Second Half ends, Macclesfield Town 3, Maidstone United 0.
Goal! Macclesfield Town 3, Maidstone United 0. Jack Mackreth (Macclesfield Town).
Substitution, Maidstone United. George Oakley replaces Bobby-Joe Taylor.
Goal! Macclesfield Town 2, Maidstone United 0... | Match details to follow. |
Text: Tarashaj, 21, has signed a four-and-a-half year deal and will be loaned back for the rest of the season so that he can complete his national service.
He has scored eight goals in 18 games for Grasshoppers this season.
"Shani is an enormous young talent in Swiss football who, without a doubt, will have a great fut... | Everton have signed Swiss striker Shani Tarashaj from Grasshoppers Zurich, for a fee of around £3m. |
Text: A team of officers using specialist PSNI search dogs are conducting searches at a number of locations.
The Castlederg teenager went missing after a night out in Bundoran in 1994.
Child killer, Robert Howard, was acquitted of Arlene's murder in 2005.
The PSNI carried out a number of searches last year.
The PSNI sa... | Detectives investigating the murder of teenager Arlene Arkinson who disappeared after a night out almost 20 years ago have resumed a series of searches in rural locations in County Tyrone. |
Text: The 27-year-old opener, who has a Test average of 27.28, chose not to tour Bangladesh and was then not selected for the current tour of India.
Hales told BBC Sport: "I would love to be out there at the moment.
"I am obviously disappointed but it gives me a chance to get refreshed and come back strong for Notts ne... | Nottinghamshire batsman Alex Hales says his absence from England's Test squad can help him come back "refreshed and strong". |
Text: The 49-year-old spent two nights in a police cell in Alicante following a loud row with wife Karen Danczuk.
The Rochdale MP was suspended by the Labour Party in December after he admitted sending lewd texts to a 17-year-old girl.
Mr Danczuk, who is separated from his wife Karen, was later released without charge,... | MP Simon Danczuk was arrested in Spain following an alleged incident with his estranged wife, the BBC understands. |
Text: It was preserved raising its beaked head, with feathered wings outstretched in the mud it was mired in when it died 72 million years ago.
The new creature has been named Tongtianlong limosus, "muddy dragon on the road to heaven".
The discovery is published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports.
"It was found a... | A newly discovered species of dinosaur has been identified from an extraordinarily complete Chinese fossil almost destroyed by dynamite. |
Text: Mark Lafferty, 53 and his partner Adeline Clark, 41, brandished a knife and forced their way into the house in Baillieston last December.
They robbed a woman of £35 - then made their way upstairs and repeatedly stabbed a man and his elderly father.
The pair claimed they were elsewhere at the time but were found ... | A couple have been convicted of attempting to murder a pensioner and his son in their home in north Glasgow. |
Text: The Rangers midfielder was given until Wednesday to respond after he was accused of placing 44 bets on games between 1 July and 15 September.
But he has asked for an extension to examine the paperwork in the case against him.
The 34-year-old's request is expected to be considered by the SFA's judicial panel on Th... | Joey Barton has requested extra time to consider his Scottish Football Association gambling charge. |
Text: Emma-Lee Wray, from Carnlough, an A-level student at Ballymena Academy, has been a cadet for five years.
She will be walking by the Queen's side on Thursday at the official birthday party in Windsor Castle.
Emma-Lee is representing Northern Ireland and will be joined by cadets from other UK regions.
Speaking to t... | A 17-year old army cadet from County Antrim has been selected to be part of an historic event to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday. |
Text: The man hit a tree in Wigan Road in Abram, near Wigan in Greater Manchester, at about 02:45 BST.
Police and paramedics were called before he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have launched an investigation "to establish the full facts around what happened" and officers are appealing for witnesses to come f... | A motorcyclist has died after crashing into a tree. |
Text: Images published in a newspaper in the Maldives show several small objects it said had been found on one atoll.
But Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said it was too soon to say if they were connected to flight MH370.
The Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 239 people veered off its course from Kuala Lumpu... | Malaysia says it is sending a team of experts to the Maldives to investigate reports that debris from the missing Flight MH370 has washed up there. |
Text: Emergency services were called to a site near the Stonebyres Power Station at New Lanark at about 20:00 on Tuesday.
A fire service rope rescue team pulled the woman from the water.
She was taken to Wishaw Hospital and was later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Inquiries are ongoing to estab... | A 25-year-old woman has suffered serious injuries after falling into the River Clyde in a South Lanarkshire ravine. |
Text: Liam Byrne, Labour MP for the city's Hodge Hill, started the petition after the Daily Telegraph reported his state visit could be moved to the Midlands.
Mr Byrne said a visit by Mr Trump, whose policies have sparked global protests, would be "divisive".
Downing Street said arrangements would be "announced in due ... | More than 1,000 people have signed an MP's online petition calling for US President Donald Trump to be "banned" from Birmingham. |
Text: Malonga, 27, scored 22 times in 54 Hibs appearances after joining in 2014.
The Congo international has previously played in Italy, including a spell at Torino, and also featured for Spanish outfit Murcia.
Hibs have also confirmed that forward Islam Feruz has returned to parent club Chelsea following a loan spell.... | Striker Dominique Malonga has left Scottish Championship club Hibernian to join Italian second tier side Pro Vercelli for an undisclosed fee. |
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Armstrong, 43, was given a life ban from all sport and stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping.
McQuaid, former president of world governing body the International Cycling Union (UCI), said he had "a certain sympathy" with the American.
He told BBC Ra... | Banned cyclist Lance Armstrong has been harshly treated, according to former head of world cycling Pat McQuaid. |
Text: Sarah Cope and Clare Phipps say neither would be able to serve as a full-time MP for Basingstoke.
Ms Cope is the main carer for two young children and Ms Phipps suffers from a disability, which would prevent her from working full-time.
Electoral Commission rules currently do not allow MPs to job share.
Allowing M... | Two Green Party candidates who wanted to stand in a general election constituency on a job share basis have had their nomination rejected. |
Text: Stephen Wright, 50, from Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, used fabricated invoices while claiming VAT repayments through his firm, SJ Wright.
Wright was sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on Wednesday after he admitted three counts of VAT fraud.
He was given 28 days to repay the proceeds of his crime.
Colin Spi... | A company boss who fraudulently claimed £163,000 in VAT refunds has been jailed for 13 months, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has said. |
Text: The East Belfast MLA is currently serving as the deputy leader.
She is the only candidate for the vacancy, and will succeed David Ford - who stood down earlier this month after 15 years in the job.
Members of the party council, which has 250 members, will elect her at a meeting in East Belfast hotel this evening.... | Naomi Long will become the new leader of the Alliance Party later. |
Text: 17 March 2017 Last updated at 09:31 GMT
It's usually thought to be safe to view lava flows close up but explosions like this one are unpredictable.
Here's volcano expert Dougal Jerram to explain what happened.
Summary: | Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes. |
Text: In a joint report, Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development said Shell had failed to implement UN recommendations.
The report said several sites Shell claimed to have had cleaned up were still polluted.
Shell has said that it disagrees with the report's findings.
A 2011 r... | Oil giant Shell has been accused of making false claims about the extent of its clean-up operations in Nigeria. |
Text: It makes Yahoo the latest technology firm to join the fast-growing market for digital video content.
Companies such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and Microsoft have been looking to compete with traditional TV programming to attract viewers to their platforms.
Some have even been signing deals with internet service pro... | Yahoo has announced two original TV series that will be shown on its website and mobile app. |
Text: The 23-year-old scored 11 goals in League Two last season and made his Northern Ireland debut against New Zealand in May.
He is the second player to join the Bantams this week after forward Dominic Poleon signed from AFC Wimbledon.
Stuart McCall's side start their League One campaign with a home match against Bla... | Bradford City have signed Accrington Stanley forward Shay McCartan for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. |
Text: A moth called the Tomato Leaf Miner, or Tuta Absoluta, has ravaged 80% of tomato farms, Commissioner of Agriculture Daniel Manzo Maigar said.
He said 200 farmers together lost at least 1bn naira ($5.1m; £3.5m) over the past month.
The price of a basket of tomatoes has increased from $1.20 less than three months ... | A state of emergency has been declared in the tomato sector in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, local media report. |
Text: 30 March 2017 Last updated at 07:52 BST
American Bill Kochevar, who was paralysed from the shoulders down in a cycling accident, said he was "wowed" to regain control of his right arm.
Watch Ricky's report to find out more about this incredible story.
Pictures from Case Western Reserve University.
Summary: | A paralysed man can now eat and drink again thanks to new technology which reconnects his brain with his muscles. |
Text: As South Africa hosted the tournament, every nation on the continent received an artificial surface as part of Fifa's Win In Africa With Africa project.
There were questions as to whether the surface at Harare's Rufaro Stadium was good enough for top-flight football.
"A lot of players complained about the hard pi... | Zimbabwe has removed an artificial pitch that was donated by Fifa in 2008 ahead of the 2010 World Cup. |
Text: Morgan was eight under under par - and four under for the round - with two holes remaining in Hawaii when organisers called a halt for the day.
South Korea's Kim In-kyung and Jang Su-yeon were tied for the lead on nine under with Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn.
England's Bronte Law is three shots off the lead after ... | Becky Morgan of Wales was within one shot of the lead when play was suspended because of darkness in round two at the Lotte Championship. |
Text: Police stopped a vehicle on the Dundrod Road at Nutts Corner at about 21:30 GMT on Friday and seized a large quantity of suspected cocaine.
Det Insp Alan Pyper said: "We put the value of the drugs in the region of about £60,000, however the substance will be subject to forensic testing."
The arrested man remains ... | A 53-year-old man has been arrested after police discovered drugs worth an estimated £60,000 in County Antrim. |
Text: Hanagan, 36, was announced as Sheikh Hamdan's first-choice rider in 2012 after the retirement of Richard Hills.
The alliance came to an end with two rides at Wolverhampton on Friday.
"Sheikh Hamdan is a true gentleman," said the Warrington-born jockey. "It's been a privilege to ride for him."
Hanagan was crowned ... | Two-time champion Flat jockey Paul Hanagan says he is disappointed his four-year partnership with owner Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum has come to an end. |
Text: Stephen Henderson Jewellers in Union Street was targeted by two suspects who took items from the shop and ran off.
It is understood the man has been identified but not yet traced.
Officers issued descriptions of two men who were seen running towards Dundee railway station following the theft.
No description of th... | A 30-year-old man has been reported to the procurator fiscal in connection with a high-value theft from a Dundee jewellers in February 2015. |
Text: Keith Stevenson, 39, was convicted of raping the 51-year-old at his home in Gorebridge on 18 March 2015 earlier.
Stevenson was due to be sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday, but Lord Kinclaven ruled he needed more information.
Sentence was deferred on Stevenson until June.
Lord Kinclaven told Steve... | A judge has ordered an in-depth risk assessment on a rapist who attacked a property manager while she was inspecting his Midlothian home. |
Text: She announced on Sunday that she will continue as MP for Brighton Pavilion, and hopes to "dedicate even more of my work to the political front line".
She was elected as the party's first solo leader for England and Wales in 2008, after it switched from a system of having two principal speakers.
She became the par... | Green Party leader Caroline Lucas says she will not be seeking re-election when her second term ends in September. |
Text: Fred Panton, along with his brother Harold, set up the East Kirkby Aviation Heritage Centre as a tribute to their brother who was killed World War II.
His family said Fred, 82, passed away suddenly on Sunday and had been working up until the end of his life.
The centre has been trying to restore its Lancaster bom... | The co-founder of one of Lincolnshire's leading museums has died. |
Text: Upon his arrival in Delhi, Premier Li will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, followed by dinner at the Indian leader's residence.
Border tensions and trade ties are expected to be among the issues discussed by the two men.
The neighbours are the world's two most populous countries.
Beijing hopes the ... | China's Premier Li Keqiang is travelling to India in the first stop of his maiden foreign trip since taking office. |
Text: Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said the Conservatives wanted to vary public sector pay around the UK, despite dropping the idea in 2012.
At the time, a letter emerged in which Mr Alexander told First Minister Carwyn Jones he wanted regional pay.
The Conservatives have accused the Lib Dems of hypo... | A leading Lib Dem minister has said he blocked plans his party says would have "slashed" Welsh workers' pay last year. |
Text: Neil Fingleton, from Durham, was 7ft 7in tall, and was a basketball player in the US before moving into acting.
He played Mag The Mighty in the TV fantasy series, and also worked on X-Men and Dr Who, in which he played the Fisher King monster.
His title as Britain's tallest man was confirmed in 2007.
Speaking on ... | Britain's tallest man, who played a giant in Game of Thrones, has died, reportedly of a heart attack, at the age of 36. |
Text: Daniel Brown, 26, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to arson and arson, being reckless as to whether life is endangered, at Merthyr Crown Court on Tuesday.
He also set fire to a wheelie bin he damaged on the same day as the chapel.
The internal structure of Capel Aberfan was destroyed on 11 July.
The chapel was u... | A man has admitted starting a fire that gutted a Merthyr Tydfil chapel which was used as a temporary mortuary after the Aberfan mining disaster. |
Text: Tui said it was buying the 60 planes at a "substantial" discount to the list price of $6.1bn (£4bn).
Tui operates 141 aircraft across six European airlines - Thomson Airways, Tuifly, Tuifly Nordic, Arkefly, Jetairfly and Corsair - and said the new planes would boost fuel efficiency.
Boeing says its 737 MAX plane... | Tui Travel says it has agreed to buy 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, with an option to buy a further 90 of the same model. |
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Micro-brewery entrepreneur Bryan Do and iWedding founder Kim Tae-wook explain why they took the plunge and the challenges that they've faced.
Can firms like these really compete with the multinational giants?
Summary: | A secure job at a multinational firm is highly prized in South Korea, yet some people are daring to go it alone. |
Text: One, Donkey Documents, depicts a donkey having its papers checked by a soldier and was left on a barrier dividing the West Bank from Israel in 2007.
The other, I Remember When All This Was Trees, was painted on the wall of a derelict Detroit factory in 2010.
Together the murals could fetch as much as $1 million (... | Murals believed to have been left by elusive street artist Banksy on walls in Detroit and Bethlehem are to be auctioned in September. |
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Three Sisters Springs in Florida had to be shut off to the public after a large group of manatees gathered in the area.
The odd creatures look a bit like oversized dolphins and it's thoughts around 300 of them swam into the sha... | A mass invasion of hundreds of unusual sea creatures has forced a beauty spot in America to close. |
Text: The 10-minute mini-movies will be shown on loop at 37 different sites, including Liverpool Cathedral, Granby Four Streets and The Beatles Story.
Peter Capaldi, Dominic West and Gemma Arterton are among the thespians starring in the films.
Shakespeare's Globe produced the series for the 400th anniversary of his de... | Short film versions of Shakespeare's 37 plays are being screened for free at venues across Liverpool city centre on Saturday and Sunday. |
Text: Natural Resources Wales is clearing the build-up at Bond Fawr in Dolgellau, which is slowing the water flow underneath four of its seven arches.
During heavy rain, it could cause water to back up causing flooding.
The work is in addition to a £5.6m project to build new flood defences on the Wnion and Aran rivers... | About 1,500 tonnes of gravel is being removed from underneath a bridge in a Gwynedd town to reduce the risk of flooding. |
Text: Parental controls are offered to users to prevent children seeing unsuitable material.
Sky customers were most likely to implement the filters and BT customers least likely, Ofcom reported.
Some 97% of those who had adopted filters said they were useful.
The UK's largest internet service providers (ISPs) are requ... | The vast majority of UK internet users are not taking advantage of net censors designed to filter out pornography and other content, according to the communications regulator Ofcom. |
Text: Wrexham council is incorporating an arts centre into the market.
Some traders have temporarily moved to the Butchers Market, with contractors expected to finish the project by 2018.
The initial plan was for contractors to work around traders but a senior councillor said so few decided to remain that it was no lon... | Stallholders at Wrexham's People's Market have relocated to allow work to get under way on a £4.5m redevelopment. |
Text: Halfpenny, 28, is without a club ahead of the new season after leaving Toulon.
The Welsh Rugby Union had held talks earlier in the year to sign the full-back on a National Dual Contract (NDC) with one of the four Welsh regions, but no deal was agreed.
"It would be great to have him back in Wales," said Phillips.
... | Former Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips says the four Welsh regions must do what they can to bring Leigh Halfpenny back to play in the Pro12. |
Text: Since the beginning of the year, it has reported a 11.4% drop in revenue compared with last year at its Resort Theme Parks.
These include Alton Towers, Chessington World of Adventure and Thorpe Park.
Alton Towers was temporarily closed after 16 people were injured in a collision on the Smiler rollercoaster.
Based... | Alton Towers owner Merlin Entertainments says the rollercoaster accident in June at the theme park has significantly reduced visitor numbers. |
Text: Toner made his senior Leinster debut in January 2006 and has chalked up 187 appearances, scoring three tries.
His Ireland debut came in the 20-10 win over Samoa in November 2010 and Toner has won 42 caps.
"There's a huge amount of talent coming through at Leinster and it is a really exciting time to be involved w... | Devin Toner has signed a three-year IRFU contract which will see the lock remain at Leinster until at least 2020. |
Text: Relegated Middlesbrough have spent more than £30m on new players, while Wolves paid a club-record fee of about £15m for Porto midfielder Ruben Neves.
Town have added five new faces so far, with Tom Adeyemi, Joe Garner and Emyr Huws joining on permanent deals.
"I am not complaining but I just do not know how it ca... | Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy has branded some of the Championship's summer spending as "outrageous". |
Text: The event, one of the largest in the of its kind in Europe, starts on 4 June.
Organisers said that in 2014 there had been safety issues on the A685 when people arrived too early with trailers.
Restrictions will be put in place to reduce roadside parking, but there will be spaces provided for traditional bowtop ca... | Gypsies and travellers planning to attend the Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria have been warned not to arrive before it begins. |
Text: Cheshire East Council insisted "chemical warfare" specialists would inspect the site in Middlewich.
The local authority insisted the site was "urgently needed" and that any traffic increases would be "marginal".
Protesters condemned the decision as "a disgrace".
Independent Middlewich town councillor David Latham... | Controversial plans for a new recycling centre in Cheshire have been approved despite concerns over traffic problems and the potential presence in the soil of toxic World War One-era phosgenes. |
Text: Shaw, 20, broke his right leg in two places in the Champions League defeat by PSV Eindhoven on 15 September and returned home four days later.
"He will be out at least six months. You can't predict the development of the rehabilitation," Van Gaal said.
"There is always more - and then he has to get fit."
If Shaw ... | Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal expects defender Luke Shaw to be out of action for at least six months after breaking his leg. |
Text: Sea searches have ended for the man, believed to be in his 60s, who has not been seen since going in the water at Whitesands on Saturday.
Dyfed-Powys Police think he was wearing a Panama hat and have recovered a "Biggles-type jacket" he may have worn.
Dgt Dan Bower said: "We have some interesting leads.
"Reports ... | A man missing off the Pembrokeshire coast may have been a French resident who once lived rough in the St Davids area, police have said. |
Text: The Roses were comprehensively beaten 61-37 by the Silver Ferns on Thursday.
Agbeze, 34, says England need to "focus on themselves" and cut out the "silly errors" when they meet the world champions at Wembley Arena on Sunday.
"New Zealand played well, but we beat ourselves," said Agbeze. "We are eager to see if w... | England need to "right the wrongs" of their defeat by New Zealand when they face Australia in their final Quad Series game, says captain Ama Agbeze. |
Text: The team, from Plymouth and Oxford universities, have been based on the research ship James Cook for the last six weeks.
They say the genetic fingerprints of marine life could suggest how to identify areas which are most in need.
The research project called Deep Links found amazing sea life amongst a lot of manma... | Scientists have been taking samples of deep-sea marine life to find new ways of conserving ocean species. |
Text: Natalie Putt, then 17, left her home in Lower Gornal, Dudley, to go to a shop in September 2003, leaving behind her baby son, then aged 11 weeks.
Following a tip-off, police dug up several graves earlier this week.
David Putt said he was still hoping for answers, but if his daughter's remains were found he could ... | The father of a teenage mother who went missing 14 years ago has says he wants "closure" as police search a cemetery for his daughter. |
Text: The Local Government Association (LGA) said such products posed a fire risk, hurt legitimate businesses and cost the UK about £3bn a year in unpaid duty.
In some cases these cigarettes contained human excrement, dead flies and asbestos, the LGA added.
Councils have carried out a series of raids to target the ill... | Attempts to cut the amount people smoke are being hit by a black market trade in millions of illegal cigarettes, council bosses have warned. |
Text: 27 April 2016 Last updated at 07:06 BST
Team GB won 65 medals including 29 golds at London 2012, and will be hoping to find similar success in Rio.
The full squad haven't been announced yet, but we know know that some of the stars of 2012, including boxer, Nicola Adams, and diving star, Tom Daley will be represen... | It's just 100 days to go until the Olympic flame is lit in Rio de Janeiro. |
Text: The plane came down about half a mile off Rye Harbour, East Sussex, just after 17:00 BST.
Two coastguard helicopters and RNLI lifeboats searched the area for the pilot, who was thought to be the only person on board.
The aircraft and pilot have not been found, although some wreckage had been found washed ashore, ... | A pilot is missing after a light aircraft crashed into the sea off the south coast. |
Text: MPs on the Welsh Affairs Committee said in January it would improve "clarity of responsibility" to the public.
The response, published on Friday, said there had been no "political consensus" in Wales for the idea.
However, the UK Government backed calls for new incentives to improve passenger satisfaction, after ... | Control and funding for railway tracks in Wales should not be devolved, the UK Government has said. |
Text: The double Commonwealth Games gold medallist broke a second British short-course record in as many days when he won the 100m freestyle in 46.69 secs at the ASA winter meet in Sheffield.
Proud had bettered Foster's 14-year-old 50m freestyle mark on Thursday.
"This is Ben's moment and he is going to be one of our s... | Former world champion Mark Foster says Ben Proud can make a big impact for Britain at the 2016 Olympics. |
Text: British Transport Police said the worst brawl was on the 23:11 TransPeninne service when fighting broke out between two women and rugby fans at Carnforth Station on 10 October.
A spokesman said a "hardline" clampdown was needed to curb the problem.
Those considered too drunk would not be allowed to travel, he add... | Extra police officers will be patrolling the Lancaster to Barrow late-night weekend service after an increase in drunken behaviour. |
Text: 14 December 2016 Last updated at 11:10 GMT
Murtaza Ahmady, who is now six made the headlines back in February when he was pictured wearing a Lionel Messi shirt which he'd made himself out of a bin bag.
Messi heard about it and arranged through UNICEF for a signed shirt to be sent to him.
Murtaza was invited to wa... | A young Afghan boy's dream has come true after he got to chance to meet his hero Lionel Messi when he was picked to be a mascot in a friendly game between Barcelona and Al-Ahli in Qatar. |
Text: The machine was first used to crack messages sent by Hitler and his generals on 5 February 1944.
The celebration will bring together some of the machine's creators and operators at The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC).
The machine's code-cracking prowess will be demonstrated on the day using the museum's rebu... | The 70th anniversary of the pioneering Colossus computer is being celebrated at Bletchley Park. |
Text: Lim Yong Nam is indicted for allegedly sending thousands of radio parts to Iran in violation of a trade ban.
The parts were allegedly sent from there to Shia militias in Iraq.
Mr Lim, also known as Steven Lim, had been detained in Indonesia for the last 18 months. He was indicted in 2010 for smuggling and making ... | A Singaporean man has been extradited to the US to face charges of illegally exporting US technology allegedly used in explosive devices in Iraq. |
Text: The remains of the Lockheed P-38F Lightning, buried in sand at Harlech beach, is currently vulnerable to storm damage and trophy hunting.
A special survey of the site will assess whether it can be designated as a "scheduled ancient monument".
It is part of £121,404 Welsh government funding to protect ancient reli... | The site of an American World War II aircraft which crashed in Gwynedd could be protected following a grant of more than £7,500. |
Text: Specialist inspectors will examine the rides and maintenance records at all theme parks in the region.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the state's health and safety laws would also be audited.
And a new offence of gross negligence causing death could be created.
Penalties for workplace-related death... | The Australian state of Queensland has ordered what it called a "safety blitz" of all theme parks, following Tuesday's accident at Dreamworld where four people died. |
Text: The Saints have confirmed that an agreement is in place for the transfer.
Schneiderlin now looks set to join Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger on United's pre-season tour of the United States.
United have already signed PSV forward Memphis Depay and Torino defender Matteo Darmian this summer.
Southa... | Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin is having a medical ahead of a proposed move to Manchester United in a deal worth in excess of £25m. |
Text: Campaign groups have condemned the election of the countries to the 47-seat Human Rights Council.
Human Rights Watch said some new members had denied access to UN monitors investigating alleged abuses.
The UN General Assembly elected a total of 14 new members to the Geneva-based council on Tuesday.
China, Russia,... | China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Vietnam have been elected to the UN's human rights watchdog, despite concerns about their rights records. |
Text: He was attacked in the lobby of Southfields Academy in Merton Road, Southfields, at about 15:10 GMT on Tuesday, police said.
Officers said they found three knives, and four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.
They remain in custody and inquiries are being made by officers ba... | A 15-year-old boy has been stabbed in the leg at school in south-west London. |
Text: The website say it's in response to competition from rivals like Twitch and Daily Motion, who already give viewers the opportunity to watch gaming live.
YouTube visitors already spend billions of hours every month watching gaming videos.
YouTube's head of gaming Ryan Wyatt told the BBC, "We wanted to create a one... | YouTube has launched a new spin-off platform, entirely dedicated to gaming content, and particularly live streaming. |
Text: Point One Marketing - trading as Stop the Calls - was said to have operated in a "bullying and aggressive way".
The company, based in Bournemouth, claimed it was an official service to stop nuisance calls.
It was fined £50,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), following hundreds of complaints.
Some... | A firm that promised to block all nuisance calls has been fined by the Information Commissioner - for making nuisance calls itself. |
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The number of paramedics leaving the profession in London has almost trebled in the last three years, and Jason Killens of London Ambulance Service says he cannot employ paramedics quickly enough from the UK's universities.
The... | It is the first day of work for some of the 175 paramedics recruited in Australia to join the London Ambulance Service. |
Text: The ATM was taken from the Co-operative store on Northway Lane in Tewkesbury, at about 03:45 BST on Thursday.
A 41-year-old and a 31-year-old, both from Worcestershire, were arrested on suspicion of burglary.
Gloucestershire Police said the two men were currently being held in custody in Worcester.
Summary: | Two men have been arrested after a digger was used to rip a cash machine from the wall of a supermarket in an overnight robbery in Gloucestershire. |
Text: Alaskey, who inherited the roles after the 1989 death of voice artist pioneer Mel Blanc, reportedly had cancer.
He was also heard as President Richard Nixon in Forrest Gump and Grandpa Lou Pickles in the Rugrats films.
Alaskey's family have thanked fans on Facebook for their "support, condolences and respect".
Bo... | Joe Alaskey, the US voice artist who provided vocals for such Looney Tunes characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Sylvester the Cat, has died at 63. |
Text: The Hornets controlled large parts of the game and led twice, but were pegged back by two Michail Antonio equalisers as Forest claimed a point.
"In the last 30 minutes we lost control and we tried to win the game in the wrong way," the 46-year-old said.
"My team needed to show patience and be smarter."
The Serb h... | Watford head coach Slavisa Jokanovic has said his players need to be "smarter" after their 2-2 draw with promotion rivals Nottingham Forest. |
Text: About 1,500 chicks were discovered close to an avian flu exclusion zone on the outskirts of Crowland on Friday.
The RSPCA said it was not possible to rehome them due to the possibility of infection.
The charity said it was possible that prior to being dumped, the chicks were being offered for sale.
More on this a... | Hundreds of newborn chicks found abandoned in a field in Lincolnshire have had to be put down, the RSPCA said, due to a case of bird flu nearby. |
Text: Anthony Grainger, 36, was shot once in the chest during a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) operation in Culcheth, Cheshire, in March 2012.
Police believed he was preparing for an armed robbery, the public inquiry at Liverpool Crown Court heard.
The officer, referred to as Q9, said he thought his colleagues were in... | A police marksman who shot and killed an unarmed man "thought he was reaching for a firearm", an inquiry has heard. |
Text: John Spencer Graham, 21, was sentenced to 10 months in prison at Merthyr Crown Court on Friday after admitting three counts of death by careless driving.
Ryan Paul Gibbons, 20, and Gethin Rhys Jones, 18, both from the Bargoed area, died at the scene of the crash on Aberdare Road on 11 October last year.
Joe Danie... | A man has been jailed for causing the death of three friends by careless driving in Merthyr Tydfil. |
Text: Shares in the LSE soared 17% after it said it was in "detailed discussions" with the German company about a "merger of equals".
Both companies said all their key businesses would continue to operate under their current brand names.
It is the third time the LSE and Deutsche Boerse have tried to strike a deal, firs... | London Stock Exchange (LSE) has confirmed merger talks with Germany's Deutsche Boerse. |
Text: Previous proposals for a 65-bed hotel and 75 homes at Salterns Marina were approved in April last year.
However, revised plans for a six-storey, 75-bed hotel and spa, and seven-storey building with 54 homes have now been given the go-ahead.
The development on the 200m (650ft) quay includes demolishing the existin... | Revised £100m plans for a multi-storey hotel and block of flats overlooking Poole Harbour have been approved. |
Text: Barry Rogerson, 45, from Bedlington, Northumberland, squared up to Bud, from West Yorkshire's mounted section, while wearing a scarf over his face.
Almost 100 Newcastle fans were charged following clashes with police after the game at St James' Park.
Rogerson pleaded guilty at Newcastle Crown Court to violent dis... | A Newcastle United fan who punched a police horse when trouble flared following his side's defeat to Sunderland has been jailed for a year. |
Text: Khan was convicted and sentenced for killing a homeless man in a hit-and-run case but was bailed pending an appeal.
He has sought leave from the High Court of Bombay to travel to Dubai on 29 May, the Press Trust of India reported.
The Arab Indo Bollywood Awards said he confirmed his attendance last week. He is do... | Convicted Bollywood star Salman Khan is to appear at a Dubai awards show, according to the organiser, despite awaiting court permission to travel. |
Text: The 468-acre Dungeness Estate, in Kent has been sold to EDF Energy for more than £1.5m.
The headland, which juts into the English Channel, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and has 29 homes built from railway carriages on it.
EDF said its intention was to be a "responsible owner of the land".
A spokeswoman... | A shingle beach, dubbed "Britain's only desert" by the Met Office, has been bought by the owners of a neighbouring nuclear power station. |
Text: Mr Corbyn is tipped to win the Labour leadership on Saturday over Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall.
Mick Antoniw said Mr Corbyn would find it "difficult at the moment" to win a general election, but could gain support by "resonating" with people.
Delyn MP David Hanson, who backs Yvette Cooper, warned t... | Labour left-winger Jeremy Corbyn can overcome media attacks and "could well" become Prime Minister, an AM has said. |
Text: Plans include only allowing children to start primary school once they have reached the age of four and moving to monthly bin collections.
Outsourcing waste collection, franchising school catering services and halving funding for Powys theatres are also being considered.
Council leader Barry Thomas said "very dif... | Powys council's leaders are proposing major cuts to services as they seek to save £27m over the next three years. |
Text: Jac Grmusa from Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taff, pleaded guilty to 11 offences, including voyeurism and sexual grooming.
Merthyr Crown Court heard he filmed a 16-year-old who was attending the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells in July.
Grmusa was sentenced to four years and eight months in a young offenders instituti... | A registered sex offender who used his mobile phone to film a boy in a campsite shower has been sentenced. |
Text: Customers in greater Belfast will see prices fall by up to 10% from October. Those in the 'ten towns' gas network outside Belfast will get a 5% cut.
The cuts are due to the continuing fall in wholesale gas prices.
Last week, Northern Ireland's biggest gas supplier, SSE Airtricity, which has about 125,000 customer... | Firmus Energy, which supplies gas to about 76,000 customers in Northern Ireland, is to cut its prices. |
Text: Microbeads are tiny pieces of plastic found in things like toothpaste and body washes.
The environment secretary Michael Gove said that the tiny beads have 'a devastating effect on marine life".
The government have said that companies have to stop uses the beads in products they make by January 1st 2018, and by J... | The government are going to ban microbeads from cosmetics. |
Text: The 83 migrants were found crammed into the back of a lorry that was headed towards the Tanzania-Malawi border.
Most were dehydrated and could have died if they had not been found, said local police chief Peter Kakamba.
Tanzania has become a key staging post for people fleeing drought and conflict in Ethiopia and... | Tanzanian police have arrested more than 80 Ethiopian migrants believed to be heading to South Africa. |
Text: The 16-time world champion, 55, beat Gary Anderson 7-3 and James Wade 7-4.
Michael van Gerwen lies second after beating Robert Thornton with a three-dart average of 117.95, the third-highest televised average in history.
Wade had earlier defeated Raymond van Barneveld before losing to Taylor, while Adrian Lewis a... | Phil Taylor won twice in Sheffield to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League table. |
Text: 28 January 2016 Last updated at 19:09 GMT
In response to claims that the MoD could not resource legacy cases, Lord Justice Weir said the MoD was not short of money as it was fighting wars across the world.
The judge was examining a case of an alleged shoot to kill policy - and also the shooting dead of a father o... | A senior judge has criticised the Ministry of Defence's inability to get the wheels of justice moving in relation to several historical inquests. |
Text: Police Scotland confirmed they have been carrying out inquiries into the claims at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh.
The allegations at the all-boys school date back to the 1960s.
Det Insp Morag Bruce said two men aged 62 and 69 will appear in court at a later date.
Merchiston Castle, in the Colinton area of... | Two men have been charged in connection with allegations of historical abuse at one of Scotland's top independent schools. |
Text: Maureen Bannister, 43, from Leuchars, has not been seen since about 14:00 on Sunday.
It is understood that shortly after this Ms Bannister left a house on Pitcairn Park in a blue-coloured Ford Focus with her dog, a black/grey-coloured cross-breed Yorkshire Terrier.
Ms Bannister is known to walk her dog in and aro... | A police helicopter and dogs are searching for a missing woman in Fife. |
Text: The 62-year-old began the season managing the national team, but his reign lasted 67 days after a newspaper reported he had offered advice on how to "get around" player transfer rules.
Allardyce took charge at Palace in December, and steered them to safety.
"It's been great because I've been back in football," he... | Sam Allardyce says he has "put the past in the past" by keeping Crystal Palace up, eight months after the end of his brief stint as England manager. |
Text: The United States beat Europe 17-11 at Hazeltine this month to win the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2008.
England's Westwood, 43, was one of Clarke's three wildcard picks but lost all three matches he was involved in.
"I was a captain's pick and I would have liked to have performed well for him," Westwood s... | Lee Westwood feels he let down Europe captain Darren Clarke "a little bit" by failing to claim a point at the Ryder Cup. |
Text: Natalie Thorpe, 29, died when she was hit by a metal stabiliser protruding from the side of William Stewart's truck in Altrincham in June 2015.
Stewart, 25, was "let off too lightly" with a four-and-a-half year sentence after a trial at Preston Crown Court, judges at the Court of Appeal ruled.
His sentence for ca... | A lorry driver who killed a mother by driving dangerously has had his jail sentence increased to seven years. |
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