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Text: Paul Bartlett used the mask to carry out three raids in as many days on shops in Sutton Coldfield in October 2015, West Midlands Police said.
On his arrest on 12 October, officers found cut-up trousers matching the material of the mask.
Bartlett admitted robbery and was jailed for 13 years after it emerged he had... | A robber fashioned a balaclava out of trousers but was rumbled when police found a one-legged pair at his house. |
Text: The 27-year-old was attacked by a man on a path near Wallace Primary School, Elderslie, at about 20:00 on Monday.
Police have urged people to check gardens and bins for discarded clothes.
The suspect was white, aged between 35 and 50, with dark hair, receding on top, and of medium to stocky build He was clean sha... | Detectives investigating the rape of a woman in Renfrewshire have asked for help to trace her missing trousers. |
Text: The Chelsea striker, 19, has joined on a season-long loan and scored three goals in pre-season, having not played in Swansea's opening two friendlies.
Swans' top scorer last season, Fernando Llorente, is set to miss the opening game at Southampton on 12 August, with a broken arm, so Abraham could start.
"He is a ... | Striker Tammy Abraham will be a success at Swansea, says team-mate Leroy Fer. |
Text: Rea battled with Kawasaki team-mate Tom Sykes throughout Saturday's 20-lap race and two-tenths of a second separated the pair at the chequered flag.
The second race at the Buriram circuit will take place on Sunday.
Reigning champion Rea won the first two races of this year's championship at Phillip Island a fortn... | Jonathan Rea continued his winning start to the season by taking victory in the opening World Superbike race at the Thailand round of the series. |
Text: Fletcher's first Grand National success came when he steered Red Alligator to victory in 1968, a year after finishing third at Aintree on the same horse.
In 1973, he won the famous race on Red Rum, repeating the feat in 1974.
Red Rum became the most successful horse to run in the National, winning for a third tim... | Ex-jockey Brian Fletcher, who won the Grand National three times, including twice on Red Rum, has died aged 69. |
Text: Rubble fell down the 30m-high (100ft) rock face in East Cliff last April.
The carriages of the funicular railway - known as East Cliff Lift - were partially engulfed by the landslip, crushing a block of toilets.
Clear-up work has been carried out and inspections are due to take place ahead of repairs.
Bournemouth... | An Edwardian cliff railway that was damaged during a landslip in Bournemouth will not reopen for at least two years, a council has said. |
Text: The A40 in Powys was closed for a short time after a heavy downpour during a thunderstorm washed stones and debris on the road at Trecastle between Llandovery and Sennybridge.
Four fire crews are also dealing with several flooding problems in the Glynneath area.
A weather warning is in force for south, west and m... | Flash flooding has affected parts of mid and west Wales, the fire service has said. |
Text: The increase was stronger than expected, with analysts having forecast volumes to rise by 0.4%.
Sales of clothing, footwear and textiles jumped 5.2% in April from March, the biggest rise for four years.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures also showed sales volumes were up 4.7% from the year before.
T... | UK retail sales rose by 1.2% in April, the strongest increase since November, as the warm weather encouraged shoppers to stock up on summer clothes. |
Text: The decision was taken on Monday after relegated Warrenpoint Town raised a number of eligibility issues with league officials.
NIFL said it was calling off the match at Ferney Park as a precaution, and was seeking guidance from the Irish FA.
Premiership side Ballinamallard won the first leg at Institute 2-1.
Warr... | Tuesday's promotion/relegation play-off second leg between Ballinamallard United and Institute has been postponed by the NI Football League. |
Text: 18 February 2016 Last updated at 21:42 GMT
Team GB has taken 16 young athletes out to Lillehammer, Norway for the Games.
Seventeen-year-old Cal Sandieson is one of Britain's young skiing talents. He will be competing in the ski slopestyle event on Friday.
Watch him in action performing some incredible stunts and ... | The 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games see the stars of tomorrow on show. |
Text: Pasquale Scotti - a leading member of the Camorra, a Naples-based mafia-style crime gang - escaped from an Italian hospital in 1984.
He was found in the Brazilian city of Recife, and police said his fingerprints confirmed his identity.
He is now expected to be extradited to Italy in the next few days.
Scotti had ... | An Italian organised crime boss convicted for more than 20 murders has been caught in Brazil after 31 years on the run. |
Text: In an interview with ABC News on Monday 6 September, he said: "Well, I just don't think she has a presidential look. And you need a presidential look. You have to get the job done."
And on Wednesday Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, added that in his opinion Mrs Clinton is unfit to b... | As the US election approaches, the gloves have come off, with Republican candidate Donald Trump saying Democrat Hillary Clinton does not have a "presidential look". |
Text: Longton Cottage Hospital closed in September amid staff shortages at hospitals run by Staffordshire and Stoke Partnership NHS Trust.
Thirty seven beds have since been reopened on a temporary basis, along with 28 beds in Stafford.
Latest figures showed local A&E performance to be the worst in England.
Last week, j... | A cottage hospital that had to close because of staff shortages has been reopened to help tackle pressure on Accident and Emergency departments. |
Text: Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said he hoped to allocate the money ahead of the chancellor's Autumn Statement.
Philip Hammond has said that any EU projects signed off before then will be fully funded despite the UK's decision to leave the EU.
However, the funding may miss the 23 November deadline.
It is understood there are... | About 120m euros (£103m) of EU funding may be at risk of being lost after becoming "log jammed", the finance minister has said. |
Text: The city is bidding to stage the finals of the Champions Cup, Challenge Cup and Challenge Cup qualifying competition.
If successful, Newcastle United's St James' Park would stage the 2018 European Champions Cup final.
European Professional Club Rugby have not disclosed the rival bids and the next stage of the sel... | Newcastle is on a shortlist of cities to host both of European club rugby union's showpiece finals in 2018. |
Text: Police said the offences related to incidents at Whinmoor Children's Home in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
A 76-year-old from Leeds has been charged with 17 counts of indecent assault and four other sex offences.
An 82-year-old from North Yorkshire has been charged with two counts of indecent assault and one other sexu... | Two men have been charged with child sex abuse dating back more than 50 years at a children's home in Leeds. |
Text: Rooney, 31, has missed the last four United games with a minor leg injury and does not make the trip despite training on Tuesday morning.
Timothy Fosu-Mensah is included in the 20-man squad but full-backs Luke Shaw and Matteo Darmian miss out.
Jose Mourinho's side have a 3-0 advantage after the first leg.
Midfiel... | Striker Wayne Rooney has been left out of Manchester United's squad for Wednesday's Europa League last-32 second-leg tie against Saint-Etienne. |
Text: Ugandan Isa Ahmed Luyima is one of 13 men on trial at Kampala's High Court.
The Somalia-based Islamist militant group al-Shabab said it was behind the bombings, which happened during a screening of the World Cup final.
This is thought to be the first major conviction of an al-Shabab suspect in the region.
Updates... | The mastermind of the 2010 bomb attacks in Uganda's capital, Kampala, which killed 74 people, has been found guilty of terrorism. |
Text: The 41-year-old makes the step up into management after spells coaching at Palace, Bolton Wanderers and most recently Nottingham Forest.
He has signed a deal until 2019 after Ricardo Moniz was sacked last month with the Magpies 15th in League Two.
The former Scotland U21 international also played for St Mirren, D... | Notts County have appointed former Crystal Palace midfielder Jamie Fullarton as their new manager. |
Text: Abdul Basit said no meetings were currently scheduled between the foreign secretaries of the two countries.
Diplomatic talks were postponed after an attack on an Indian air base in January which Delhi blamed on Pakistan-based militants.
Pakistani investigators were in India recently to investigate the attack on t... | Pakistan's ambassador to India has said the peace process between India and Pakistan is currently suspended. |
Text: Christina Rees is the fifth person to be the Labour party's key spokesperson on Wales in Westminster since 2015.
Ms Rees said she hopes there will not be a sixth before 2020.
She as speaking to BBC Wales for the first time since she was appointed on Thursday after former Shadow Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens resigned... | The Labour party should be supporting leader Jeremy Corbyn in any way it can, the new shadow Welsh secretary has said. |
Text: It means Slade is likely to miss the Six Nations, which starts in February.
The 22-year-old, capped twice by England, was hurt during Exeter's Premiership win over Wasps on Saturday.
"It was a pretty major operation but certainly not one we don't expect him to make a full recovery from," head coach Rob Baxter tol... | Exeter Chiefs and England centre Henry Slade will be out for about four months after having surgery on his broken leg and damaged ankle. |
Text: The 24-year-old flanker, who has won three England caps, has agreed a three-year deal at Sandy Park.
Former Worcester player Kvesic, whose contract ends this summer, has fallen out of favour at Kingsholm this season and has started just four league games for the Cherry and Whites.
He is the first new player that ... | Gloucester's England forward Matt Kvesic will join Premiership rivals Exeter Chiefs in the summer. |
Text: Computer systems at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center have been offline for more than a week following a ransomware attack.
According to local news sources, hackers were said to have demanded $3.4m (£2.4m) to provide the codes to unlock the stolen data.
The hospital has confirmed the attack took place, but h... | Ransomware is a growing menace for computer users - but when a hospital is targeted, it makes the disruption far more serious. |
Text: Thistle hope to have Nitriansky, 26, in Saturday's squad to face Hibernian.
He has turned out for five clubs in his homeland, including Slavia Prague, and also played in Italy with Avellino.
Defenders Niall Keown and Jordan Turnbull, midfielder Blair Spittal and goalkeeper Jamie Sneddon have also joined the Jags ... | Czech defender Milan Nitriansky has joined Partick Thistle on a deal until the end of the season, subject to international clearance. |
Text: The campaign, which started last month, features photographs of graffiti close to Blackpool Tower and Brighton beach.
Mark Anderson said he was ashamed of the adverts, and felt East Lindsey District Council should have consulted him before launching them.
The district council said the campaign had helped to raise... | A series of adverts which promote Skegness by showing unflattering images of rival resorts have been described as "embarrassing" by the town's mayor. |
Text: Southern Rail, serving south London, had substantial delays in the morning and evening rush hours because of leaves on the line.
Trains to and from Victoria and London Bridge were hit on Tuesday morning.
South West Trains reported similar problems on its London and Surrey branch lines.
Network Rail sent out addit... | Rail services running in and out of London have been seriously disrupted because of "leaf mulch" forming on the tracks, two operators have confirmed. |
Text: Scientists at the University of Lincoln tested 36 animals, offering them bowls containing chocolate or less appealing coffee beans in two fixed locations.
Pigs were considered optimists if they investigated a third bowl, placed in the middle of the two bowls, even though it might not contain treats.
Dr Lisa Colli... | Pigs have personalities and can be pessimists or optimists, much like humans, new research has suggested. |
Text: Officers who checked drug containers removed from the courier believed one was missing and carried out a search.
Five grams were found in the clothing of the surgeon, who was himself found to be in a state of narcotic intoxication, police say.
The suspect told police he would not comment without his lawyer.
The u... | Russian police have arrested a surgeon suspected of stealing heroin he removed from the stomach of a drug courier in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. |
Text: The Finn lost control warming up his tyres as the field prepared for a restart and dropped from fifth to 12th.
Bottas recovered to finish sixth as team-mate Lewis Hamilton won the race.
"I was trying to generate as much tyre temperature as I could but made a mistake and spun and lost many places," said the 27-yea... | Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas rued the "stupid mistake" that led to him spinning behind the safety car during the Chinese Grand Prix. |
Text: Jeju is a popular holiday destination and thousands of visitors are reported to have been left stranded.
All 517 flights scheduled for Sunday were cancelled, as well as about 60 on Monday, following 11cm (4.3in) of snow.
In Hong Kong, residents shivered in three degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature there in ne... | The South Korean island of Jeju has seen its biggest snowfall in three decades, causing hundreds of flights to be cancelled. |
Text: Hirohito Saikawa, already the company's co-chief executive, will take over.
The reshuffle will allow Mr Ghosn to focus on its alliances with Mitsubishi Motors and French car maker Renault.
Nissan bought a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors last year in the wake of Mitsubishi's fuel efficiency scandal and Mr Ghosn is ... | Carlos Ghosn is relinquishing his role as chief executive of Nissan, but will remain chairman of the Japanese car maker. |
Text: Seven members of their current squad had already committed themselves to the Pro12 club.
Wilson, 26, and Harley, who is a year younger, were both born in England but have 16 and 17 caps respectively for Scotland.
Kirkcaldy-born Fusaro, 26, has represented his country four times.
All three players first signed for... | Scotland back-row forwards Rob Harley, Ryan Wilson and Chris Fusaro have penned new two-year contracts with Glasgow Warriors. |
Text: The works include The Gathering Place, a giant see-saw-like structure and also a child-friendly water feature.
River Connections, another of the proposals, includes seating areas and poetry set into stones.
The public art project forms part of the River Ness Flood Alleviation Scheme.
The multi-million pound schem... | Highland Council has sought views from the public on art installations proposed for the banks of the River Ness in Inverness. |
Text: North Tyneside Council is to demolish the old Whisky Bends pub, the former Avenue pub and 2 Eastcliffe, which includes the former High Point Hotel.
The three derelict properties are being removed as part of a wider rejuvenation of North Tyneside's seaside.
A council spokeswoman said she was "delighted" to see "re... | A number of buildings that have "blighted" Whitley Bay are to be demolished as part of a £60m regeneration of the seafront. |
Text: 5 July 2012 Last updated at 17:12 BST
It's 310 metres tall, and cost one-and-a-half billion pounds to build.
It'll have offices, restaurants and a hotel, as well as some seriously expensive flats - each costing about fifty million pounds.
There's still work to be done inside. The whole interior will be finished b... | Europe's tallest building, the Shard in London, will be officially opened with a massive display of lights and music. |
Text: Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter branded Smyth's dismissal of Paul Heatley in the 3-1 defeat by Linfield as "an embarrassment".
The 41-year-old confirmed his intention to quit on Thursday.
The Belfast official has taken charge of fixtures in the Europa League and at under-age international level.
Smyth was tempor... | Referee Mervyn Smyth has announced his retirement with immediate effect in the wake of criticism of his performance in Tuesday's County Antrim Shield final. |
Text: Richard Guest, 74, along with another person, went into the sea in Tywyn on 4 July but had to be recovered by coastguards.
Coroner Peter Brunton concluded he died as a result of misadventure.
Speaking after the inquest, Mr Guest's widow Margaret said: "He was a big man, a strong swimmer who just wanted to help."
... | A grandfather drowned while trying to rescue two teenage girls from the sea in Gwynedd, an inquest has heard. |
Text: Traffic officers attended the A483 near junction 7 for Rossett after the device was found just before midday.
Army experts were sent to the scene to remove the grenade.
Police said the road had not been closed.
Summary: | An old grenade has been found at the side of a road near Wrexham, North Wales Police has said. |
Text: Some of Great Britain's London 2012 medallists, including Dan Purvis, Max Whitlock and Sam Oldham, return to action as the road to Rio 2016 gets underway in Russia.
Friday 19 April
1300-1630, BBC Two/online
Matt Baker presents coverage of the artistic gymnastics European Championships from Moscow, with expert ana... | BBC Sport presents coverage of the artistic gymnastics European Championships from Russia. |
Text: The SRA said it had intervened into the practice of Roland Cassam and Peter Lewis at Temple Law Solicitors, in Llandaff, and closed the firm.
It said Mr Cassam was suspected of dishonesty and there was a failure to comply with rules which govern how solicitors handle clients' money.
The SRA investigation continue... | Two solicitors at a Cardiff law firm have been suspended from practising, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said. |
Text: Konta, who won the Sydney International last week, takes on Japan's Naomi Osaka at 00:00 GMT.
The 25-year-old ninth seed beat Osaka 6-4 6-4 in 2015 US Open qualifying - their only previous meeting.
Edmund plays Pablo Carreno Busta, while Watson will reach the last 32 if she beats Jennifer Brady.
Like Konta, world... | British trio Johanna Konta, Kyle Edmund and Heather Watson will attempt to reach the Australian Open third round on Thursday. |
Text: There will be radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Radio 5 live sports extra throughout the event, as well as a live text page for each evening session to bring you the medals as they happen.
All times BST
Live coverage - 19:30-22:15, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
Live text - 19:00-22:00
Live coverage - 1... | The World Para-athletics Championships come to the London Stadium between 14 and 23 July. |
Text: The contest was due to be the 29-year-old Briton's first since his thrilling win over Dereck Chisora in December.
Meeting Poland's Wach, a former world-title challenger, was also key as Whyte bids for his own shot at a world title.
"We expect to see him return in July before challenging for the world heavyweight ... | Dillian Whyte has pulled out of his heavyweight bout with Mariusz Wach on 3 June because of a foot injury. |
Text: Helen Jenkins came 14th in her final race before representing Britain at the Rio Olympic Games, with Lucy Hall 20th.
The United States' Katie Zaferes won the sprint race - her first career World Series win - ahead of Rachel Klamer and Gwen Jorgensen.
Spain's Mario Mola won the elite men's race, with Britain's Ada... | Great Britain's Jodie Stimpson finished fourth in the elite women's race at the Triathlon World Series in Hamburg. |
Text: James Collins gave the Cobblers the lead when he headed in Brendan Moloney's right-wing cross.
It was 2-0 soon after the break when Collins' low cross from the right was converted from a yard out by Marquis.
Substitute Russell Penn crashed home a 25-yard dipping volley in the 93rd minute, but there was not enough... | Northampton's record-breaking run extended to 10 straight league wins following victory over York. |
Text: The photo shows a man in hospital with a tube in his mouth and was printed on the front page with the headline: "the secret of Chavez's illness".
The Venezuelan government called the photo "grotesque", and said it would take legal action against El Pais.
Mr Chavez has not been seen in public since undergoing trea... | Spain's El Pais newspaper has apologised after publishing a photo of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez which it said has turned out to be a fake. |
Text: Eliza Adamson-Hopper contacted Durham Police chief Mike Barton suggesting cats would be good at listening out for danger and rescuing people from trees.
She received a reply saying he would pass the idea on to an inspector.
The force has now confirmed it will consider using felines in an as-yet unspecified role.
... | A police force could become the first in the country to introduce cats in the fight against crime, after a five-year-old girl wrote to the chief constable. |
Text: The remarks came after the Australian government said its aircraft would participate in missions against IS in Syria.
Previously its jets were only flying missions against the militant group in Iraq as part of the US-led coalition.
Australia has also sent soldiers to help train and advise Iraq's army.
Ms Bishop t... | Australia's role in the fight against so-called Islamic State in the Middle East could last "years", Foreign Minster Julie Bishop has said. |
Text: Jeremy Mardis and his father, Chris Few, were in a car when they were shot in Marksville on Tuesday night.
Officers Norris Greenhouse and Derrick Stafford were arrested after a vehicle chase that left Mr Few, who was driving, critically injured.
Jeremy died at the scene and Mr Few remains in hospital.
The two off... | Two marshals in the US state of Louisiana are to be charged with murder after the fatal shooting of a six-year-old boy. |
Text: The woman's treatment at New Craigs Hospital in Inverness in 2014 has been criticised by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO).
It upheld complaints from her family about a lack of appropriate care after she suffered a pelvic fracture.
The injury was later picked up after she was moved to Raigmore Hospita... | NHS Highland has made a public apology for a series of failings in its care of a patient with dementia whose health deteriorated after falling in hospital. |
Text: Christopher Tester, 37, from Torquay, Devon, was wounded during a robbery at his parents' restaurant on the Caribbean island on Christmas Day.
He was being flown back to the UK by air ambulance after being taken out of an induced coma, friend Charlotte Williams said.
A crowd-funding campaign for his return has ra... | A man shot in the head in Antigua was wounded while trying to protect his mother, a family friend has said. |
Text: The man was arrested and prevented from seeing the youngsters for two years after allegations by their mother.
But social services suspected the children had been coached to make false allegations and concluded their mother had caused them "significant harm".
A High Court judge heard that Luton Borough Council ha... | A man who was falsely accused of sexually abusing his two children has been awarded damages from a council. |
Text: Japan will supply fuel, equipment and technology to India, which wants more nuclear-generated electricity for its rapidly growing population.
The accord is strictly for peaceful purposes and Japan can break it if India conducts another nuclear weapons test. The last Indian test was in 1998.
The accord was signed ... | Japan and India have signed a civil nuclear agreement after talks in Tokyo between their two leaders. |
Text: At about 18:00 BST on Wednesday, a man forced a woman out of her car at Union Street in the city centre.
He drove off but crashed into a parked vehicle a short distance away. He then ran off.
About 35 minutes later in north Belfast, a man armed with a knife threatened a driver who had stopped at traffic lights on... | Police are investigating whether two car hijackings in Belfast are linked. |
Text: In its manifesto, the party says the election should be about what really matters to people.
It urges the construction of a socialist society.
The party, which is fielding two candidates in the election, headlines its manifesto as What Really Matters.
The manifesto, which is published online, calls for:
"This ele... | The Workers' Party has attacked the major parties in Northern Ireland for seeking to turn the general election into "another sectarian headcount" based on Brexit and the Irish border. |
Text: Saints prop Alex Waller bundled over and Courtney Lawes added a second, but Tim Visser showed electric pace to give Quins a 13-12 half-time lead.
Quins extended their advantage as Jack Clifford ran in from 40 metres but Ben Foden's try put Saints back in front.
Ben Botica missed two crucial penalties for the visi... | Northampton moved into the Premiership top four with a bonus-point victory over Harlequins at Franklin's Gardens. |
Text: The Sims Group is consulting over plans to close its Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment unit at South Dock, which would see 99 posts go.
A 45-day consultation period began on 10 July.
The GMB union is consulting and said no final decision had been made, but changes in the market place meant the business wa... | Nearly 100 jobs are under threat at a recycling plant in Newport. |
Text: But boss Peter Adams insists the final is not yet all over after Monday's 54-36 first-leg win at Monmore Green.
Ahead of Wednesday's second leg in Manchester (19:30 BST), Adams told BBC Sport: "The job's not done yet.
"We still have to go there and give a professional account of ourselves."
Wolves themselves turn... | Wolves are in prime position to win the Elite League for the first time in seven years after opening up an 18-point lead at the halfway mark over Belle Vue in the two-leg Grand Final. |
Text: Prime Minister David Cameron announced three Conservatives, three Labour MPs and one SNP MP would join the Intelligence and Security Committee.
The Tories include former Attorney General Dominic Grieve and ex International Development Minister Sir Alan Duncan.
The nine-strong committee is drawn from both the Comm... | Seven MPs have been appointed to the Parliamentary committee in charge of overseeing the UK's security services. |
Text: An analysis of 24.5 million MOT records by website Honest John found that headlamps and tyre tread depth were the most common faults.
Problems with the registration plate lamp and windscreen wipers were also regular features on failure records.
Cars require an MOT every year, after they are three years old.
The w... | Vehicles regularly fail MOTs owing to faults that drivers could fix themselves at low cost, a consumer website has claimed. |
Text: The loss accounted for 1.5% of domestic customers, pushing down the number of residential accounts to 14.4 million.
British Gas remains the largest domestic supplier in the UK, but there are signs of more competition.
In its trading update, Centrica also said it had cut 800 roles as part of 3,000 job cuts planned... | Centrica, the owner of British Gas, lost 224,000 residential customers in the first three months of the year as households switched to other providers. |
Text: The Welsh county's 2016 player of the year suffered a shoulder injury while diving in the field during the Netherlands' draw in Hong Kong.
Van der Gugten, 25, did not return to action after the injury on the first day of the game, bowling only seven overs and was unable to bat.
Glamorgan start their Championship ... | Glamorgan's Dutch fast bowler Timm van der Gugten could be in doubt for the start of the season. |
Text: The 25-year-old committed a level two breach of the ECB's disciplinary code during Kent's win against Glamorgan.
Coles was reported by the umpires for "throwing the ball at or near a player, umpire or official in an inappropriate and dangerous manner".
Meanwhile, England bowler Stuart Broad has been given a repri... | Kent pace bowler Matt Coles has been suspended for the next two County Championship games for throwing the ball in a "dangerous manner". |
Text: The body was found at about 11:30 BST on Thursday in Highgate Road, Brierley Hill.
Officers are trying to identify the woman so they can inform her family and have asked for anyone with information about the death to contact them.
A 24-year-old man, arrested in Walsall on Thursday on suspicion of murder, remains ... | A woman's body has been found in Dudley and the area has been sealed off for searches by forensic experts. |
Text: Powell, 25, is back in action at the Havana Grand Prix at the weekend, competing with England's Gemma Gibbons for Team GB's -78kg ticket to Rio.
She has been absent for 10 weeks and said: "That nice little break has made me come back a lot stronger."
Powell wants success in Cuba ahead of the Paris Grand Slam on 6... | Wales' Natalie Powell says she has returned "stronger" from a knee injury as she bids for a place in Great Britain's 2016 Rio Olympics Judo squad. |
Text: Forward Porter, 24, and defender Johnson, 21, both joined the club at the start of the season and have agreed extensions after helping secure a 10th-place finish in the National League.
"I'm delighted to have Daniel on board for next season, he's had a fantastic season," manager Neil Smith said.
"George has been ... | George Porter and Daniel Johnson have signed new contracts with Bromley. |
Text: The 37-year-old, whose deal expires in the summer, is Albion's joint leading scorer this season and is the oldest outfield player in the Premier League.
"He has been fantastic and we are very close to agreeing a new deal," said Baggies boss Tony Pulis.
"He has continuously put in performances which are special fo... | West Brom centre-back Gareth McAuley is close to signing a new contract, keeping him at the club next season. |
Text: Sanford Wallace, who is known as the "Spam King", faces a maximum prison sentence of three years and a fine of $250,000 (£160,000).
Wallace tricked people into revealing their login details which he then used to access half a million accounts.
He then used those accounts to send spam to other Facebook users.
The... | A Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty to fraud and criminal contempt after he sent more than 27 million spam messages through Facebook. |
Text: The companies will be expected to secure private funding to pay for the redevelopment of facilities like the closed Sun Centre pool on the seafront.
The council said it is willing to consider proposals involving any of its land or property in the resort.
Rhyl Sun Centre closed earlier this year due to funding con... | Nine developers have expressed an interest in transforming Rhyl's coastline leisure facilities, say Denbighshire council. |
Text: The paceman's haul (3-45) included the hosts' top scorer Mark Cosgrove (57), giving long-serving wicketkeeper Chris Read his 1,000th first-class catch.
Ben Raine (55 not out) and Clint McKay (33) sparked a home fightback from 169-8 to 251 all out with a stand of 81.
The visitors then reached 52-1 in reply at the ... | England's Stuart Broad warmed up for a busy international summer with three wickets for Nottinghamshire against his former county Leicestershire. |
Text: He installed the webcams on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of his 81 days of detention during a crackdown on political activists last year.
The Chinese authorities called him on Wednesday afternoon ordering their removal, he said.
Ai is currently fighting tax evasion charges related to his company.
Tax evasion c... | Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has turned off the four live webcams in his home following orders from the Chinese authorities. |
Text: Warwick, Cardiff, Cambridge and Imperial College will demand either increased rates or full international fees from next academic year.
Peter Dunn, a spokesman for Warwick University, said favouring Channel Island students over those from other jurisdictions would be discriminatory.
Guernsey's Education minister ... | Four UK universities which intend to charge Guernsey students overseas fees are defending their decisions. |
Text: The landscape's popularity for recreation has a "significant" effect on local people, said a group helping to maintain the area.
Snowdon Partnership, made up of public organisations and interest groups, held a consultation to hear concerns.
A meeting is being held on Monday in Llanberis, Gwynedd, to discuss the i... | Litter on Snowdon and dogs worrying sheep are among the issues concerning people living in the mountain's shadow. |
Text: The 38-year-old will replace Martin Guptill as their overseas player in June and return in early August for the rest of the season.
Dilshan has played 87 Tests, scoring 5,492 runs at an average of 40.98, 313 one-day internationals and 62 Twenty20 matches for Sri Lanka.
Elite performance director Graeme Welch said... | Derbyshire have signed veteran Sri Lanka batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan for two spells this summer. |
Text: Members of the public have been asked to take and share photographs at specific locations, starting with a pilot at the beach at Abereiddy.
It is part of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority's Changing Coasts project.
Amateur photographers have been asked to take photographs from marked posts.
National Par... | A project which aims to document the changing coastline in Pembrokeshire following recent winter storms has been launched. |
Text: Mary Homer helped make the retailer into a global brand that constantly managed to lead fashion on the High Street.
Other key staff have left the Green empire at Burton, Miss Selfridge and Topshop/Topman in recent months.
Sir Philip has found himself in the headlines over the collapse of BHS.
Earlier this year, h... | Sir Philip Green's fashion chain, Topshop, is losing its trailblazing managing director Mary Homer to The White Company. |
Text: Both suspects are ethnic Chinese Uighurs. They pleaded not guilty to the charges in February, and since then have complained of being tortured.
Hearings have been delayed because of difficulties finding a Uighur interpreter.
The bomb blast occurred at a shrine popular with Chinese and Buddhists.
Uighurs - a Turki... | The trial of two suspects accused of being behind a bomb attack that killed 20 people in August last year in central Bangkok is under way. |
Text: One remaining flight is still waiting to leave after delays and cancellations caused by snow and ice, an airport spokesperson said.
The airport advised passengers to turn up as normal for their flights.
Passengers on a number of flights said firms had not turned up to clear ice from their planes, creating queues.... | Flights at Manchester Airport are back to normal after passengers were stuck inside planes "for hours" on Friday waiting for them to be de-iced. |
Text: Kenneth Ellis, 44, from Edinburgh, told the 40-year-old woman: "I'm going to kill you."
Ellis admitted detaining the woman against her will, threatening to shoot her and placing a gun against her head at a house in Edinburgh
He is due to be sentenced next month at the High Court in Edinburgh.
The court heard that... | A woman believed she was going to be killed by a man she met on an dating website after he pressed a handgun to her head, a court has heard. |
Text: The crash happened in Granges-pres-Marnand in Vaud canton, about 50km (30 miles) south-west of the capital, Bern.
The regional trains collided head-on in the early evening.
The driver of one of the trains died in the incident and his body was recovered from the wreckage early on Tuesday morning, Swiss police said... | At least 35 people have been injured, five of them seriously, in a collision between two trains in western Switzerland. |
Text: Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, who won the Ochil and South Perthshire seat for the SNP in 2015, said she was proud of her 17-year career in the legal profession.
An SNP spokesman said: "Hundreds of issues are raised with the Law Society every year and it is right that they investigate them."
The Law Society would not comm... | An SNP election candidate has confirmed that "administrative matters" relating to her time as a solicitor are being checked by the Law Society of Scotland. |
Text: The group will play five gigs inside a "unique installation" created by artist Liam Gillick, accompanied by a 12-piece synthesiser ensemble.
There will also be an exhibition of art inspired by the band and their original incarnation, Joy Division.
The full line-up for the 18-day biennial festival has just been an... | Seminal Manchester band New Order will be centre stage at this summer's Manchester International Festival. |
Text: That is according to the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for November from Ulster Bank.
It gives an idea of how firms in the private sector are doing in terms of job creation, business activity and new orders.
Firms took on staff in November at their fastest rate for 14 months.
This growth was driven by improveme... | Employment growth in Northern Ireland's private sector rose at its fastest rate for more than a year, but manufacturers are continuing to shed jobs. |
Text: The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader will visit the Somerset site on Sunday, although no timing has been announced.
Festival organiser Emily Eavis said she was "honoured" to welcome him, calling his visit "a special moment for the festival".
Kanye West, The Who and Florence and the Machine top the bill for the fes... | Glastonbury festival has confirmed that the Dalai Lama will make a special appearance at the festival. |
Text: Paul, who has been selling the paper on East Gate Street in Gloucester for the last two years, said the pair gave him a £10 paper hand tissue as a prank.
He said: "They were laughing at me. They thought it was funny."
Dave Kinghorn, from Gloucester City Mission, said: "It's disappointing that someone would find ... | Two women who allegedly gave a Big Issue seller a novelty £10 note have been condemned by a homeless charity. |
Text: Joshua Bradley, 19, was attacked in Thurland Street in the early hours of 8 February.
The jury was instructed to find Muhamed Adnan, 22, of Middleton Boulevard, not guilty of murder by Judge Gregory Dickinson at Nottingham Crown Court.
Mr Adnan had already admitted violent disorder and will be sentenced at a late... | One of three men accused of murdering a young boxer in a street brawl in Nottingham has been found not guilty. |
Text: Around £6m will be used for a project which aims to improve the storage of renewable energy.
Recruitment of 17 new PhD researchers as part of the project is planned, funded by the EU's Interreg programme.
It will also involve collaboration between the university, three research institutes and 14 businesses.
It wi... | Ulster University (UU) has given details of how it will use some of the £20m it was awarded from an EU cross-border scheme. |
Text: Two British men, aged 65 and 49, a British citizen of Kuwaiti origin, 42, and an Egyptian, 33, were arrested.
It follows raids in Birmingham, Blackburn, and Wiltshire on Tuesday, the National Crime Agency said.
All four were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to facilitate illegal immigration and have been baile... | Four men have been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged smuggling of migrants across the English Channel. |
Text: Jack Morrisson was reported missing on Friday, leading to searches of the water in Sutton at Hone, near Dartford. His body was found on Saturday.
His death is not being treated as suspicious, a Kent Police spokesman said.
His family said: "Jack, you were like a beautiful angel that we were sent. We have been so l... | A 16-year-old boy whose body was found in a fishing lake has been described by his family as their "golden boy". |
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A goal in each half by former Liverpool striker Christian Benteke secured a sixth win in eight league games to move the Eagles into 12th place - seven points clear of danger.
"We have five games to go so this one is so important," said Allardyce.
"It lifts the pressu... | Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce said he was "breathing a little easier" after Sunday's 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield all but guaranteed another season in the Premier League. |
Text: Ironmasters Way and the footpath between the road and Rampart Way will be closed to improve pedestrian links to the railway station, the council said.
The Department for Transport has given grants of £7.8m to fund the scheme.
The work is expected to be finished on Friday 10 April, a spokesman said.
Summary: | A road in Telford town centre will be closed for 12 weeks as part of an £11.8m scheme to make the area safer for pedestrians and cyclists. |
Text: Last Thursday police searched properties in Rose Hill, Blackbird Leys and a travellers' site in Redbridge Hollow, in Hinksey Hill.
A 59-year-old woman and an 81-year-old man, of Oxford, have been arrested on suspicion of fraud, assault and slavery offences.
Operation Rague relates to suspected human exploitation,... | Two more people have been arrested in connection with suspected slavery offences in Oxford. |
Text: Vincent Ryan was shot a number of times in Finglas, north Dublin, on 29 February. He died later in hospital.
The 25-year-old Dubliner was a brother of the alleged Real IRA leader Alan Ryan, who was shot dead in 2012.
The two men who were arrested on Tuesday morning are both in their 30s. Police also searched a ... | Police investigating the murder of a dissident republican in Dublin last month have arrested two men. |
Text: The collision happened near Delgatie Castle in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, at about 11:45 on Sunday.
Police said a 42-year-old woman who was a passenger in a red Volkswagen Golf, which was involved in the crash, was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
A 30-year-old man who driving a black Citroen C2 was taken to t... | Two people are in a critical condition in hospital after a car crash on New Year's Day. |
Text: Jackson, who has signed a one-year deal with County, started his career with Bristol City before joining Hereford in 2012.
The 25-year-old moved to Bury in 2013 and has also played for Halifax, Oxford City and Tranmere Rovers.
"I am happy to be a Newport County AFC player for the season ahead," said the striker,"... | Newport County have signed Marlon Jackson after the striker impressed during a trial with the League Two club. |
Text: Residents have been evacuated from within a two-mile (3km) zone around the site of Wednesday's huge explosions in an industrial estate warehouse housing hazardous chemicals.
More than 100 people were killed and 700 injured.
Roy Keld, from Sedgefield, said people had been advised to wear masks but had been given l... | A British man living in the Chinese city of Tianjin has described it as a "ghost town". |
Text: The freehold and trading rights of Saundersfoot beach in Pembrokeshire have been put on the market for £250,000 by owner Adrian Alford, who wants to pursue other interests.
The two acre (0.8 hectare) plot comes with the right to sell ice creams and rent water sports equipment.
Mr Alford, who has run his family be... | One of Wales' best-known tourist beaches has been put up for sale. |
Text: The Northern Irishman was in last place following the first round at Dundonald in Ayrshire after three closing double bogeys saw him card an eight-over 80.
Clarke pulled out of the Scottish event on Friday morning but indicated that his withdrawal was precautionary.
The 2011 Open champion, 48, hasn't made a cut o... | Past champion Darren Clarke expects to play in The Open at Royal Birkdale next week despite pulling out of the Scottish Open because of a knee injury. |
Text: It followed the discovery of a suspicious object in Manor Close in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Army bomb experts examined the object and said it was a "viable device".
Police did not give any more details on what was found but said it had been taken away for further examination.
Sinn Féin councillor Mar... | A number of residents who were forced to leave their homes because of a security alert in north Belfast have been allowed to return. |
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