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Text: 12 January 2017 Last updated at 07:55 GMT
Filmmakers from Spy in the Wild use robot animals to spy on real animals in the wild.
These robotic animals look like the real thing to convince the animals around them to carry on as normal.
The robots are also able to copy animal behaviours and are fitted with small cam... | A new TV show has got closer to animals than ever before. |
Text: Bury's 3-0 win over Bristol Rovers means they have won four of six games since ex-Huddersfield and Birmingham boss Clark joined from Kilmarnock.
The 18th-placed Shakers are six points above the League One relegation places with six matches left this season.
Asked what Clark had changed, Leigh, 22, said: "I'd say ... | Manager Lee Clark has raised the standards at Bury since his arrival, says Shakers full-back Greg Leigh. |
Text: John Ingram was speaking at the sentencing of Paterson, found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent relating to ten victims.
The surgeon exaggerated or invented cancer risks and claimed payments for more expensive procedures in some cases, the earlier trial was told.
Mr Ingram underwent an unnecessary doubl... | Breast surgeon Ian Paterson is a criminal who committed grotesque, violent acts, one of his victims said. |
Text: Vice-President John Dramani Mahama became interim head of state following the death of President John Atta Mills in July 2012.
Mr Mahama won his first full term in office in an extremely tight election a few months later in December, defeating Nana Akufo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party with only 50.7% ... | President: John Dramani Mahama |
Text: Cafe Sekander-owner Jahed Ali, 39, of Wavertree, was found guilty of breaching ten fire safety regulations in his Allerton Road eatery.
Liverpool Crown Court heard the living quarters could only be accessed by crawling through a stair panel which was spotted during a fire inspection.
Ali pleaded guilty to all off... | A cafe owner in Liverpool who created a "potentially lethal fire trap" of secret rooms where his staff slept has been jailed for eight months. |
Text: Wareham Surgery said its "revised system" comes after one GP went off on long-term sickness with a broken hip and another resigned in March.
It said a lack of response to a GP vacancy meant it could only offer on-the-day appointments, which can only be booked during certain hours.
Speaking in the Bournemouth Echo... | A GP surgery in Dorset has stopped patients from booking advanced appointments due to a lack of doctors. |
Text: The charge relates to an incident in Saturday's 1-0 loss at Bury.
The FA alleges that the 48-year-old used "abusive and/or insulting and/or improper words and/or behaviour towards a match official" around the tunnel area at half-time.
The former Tottenham and Aston Villa boss has until 20 February to respond.
Swi... | Swindon Town director of football Tim Sherwood has been charged by the Football Association for allegedly abusing a match official. |
Text: He told the newly elected constituent assembly that he wanted "a personal conversation" when the two leaders attended the UN General Assembly in New York next month.
Mr Trump recently imposed sanctions on Mr Maduro, accusing him of undermining democracy.
The White House has not yet responded to the comments.
"If ... | Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has said he wants a face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump. |
Text: A chimpanzee couple named Adam and Eve smashed windows to get out of their enclosure at the Sa Coma Safari Zoo on Monday.
Eve was surrounded as she neared the town of Son Carrio and shot dead.
Local media say that Adam is believed to be hiding in a wooded area close to residential housing.
Police have closed off ... | Police in Spain are searching for a chimpanzee in Majorca, two days after it escaped from a zoo popular with tourists. |
Text: With almost all the votes counted, the 67-year-old polled 52% - enough to avoid a run-off.
His closest rival, leftist Antonio Sampaio da Novoa, won 22.89%.
The post of president is mainly ceremonial, but the head of state can dissolve parliament. A shaky left-wing coalition currently governs Portugal.
Mr Sousa vo... | A veteran centre-right politician and television pundit, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has won Portugal's presidential election. |
Text: The figures were part of a display on top of a post box in Rayleigh High Street, installed by members of Craft Club on 17 December.
Member Helen Thomas said whoever removed the two figures had unpicked them "very carefully".
The 20cm (8in) high Mary took "more than a week to make" and her theft has left her creat... | Thieves have stolen a crocheted Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus from a festive "yarn bomb" scene in Essex. |
Text: Each cast-iron sculpture was designed to complement its surroundings, with all five beside water, including the North Sea and English Channel.
The commission - entitled Land - was created to mark 50 years of UK building conservation charity Landmark Trust.
Gormley said the artworks were "catalysts for reflection"... | Life-sized sculptures by Antony Gormley have been placed at five beauty spots around the UK that were specially selected by the artist. |
Text: Mr Vaz, 59, quit as Home Affairs Select Committee chairman in September after the paper claimed he paid for the services of two male escorts.
According to the newspaper, the MP indicated to one of the men that he would pay for cocaine, although he said he would not use the drug himself.
No-one has been charged, p... | Police have dropped an investigation into Labour MP Keith Vaz after allegations about his private life were made in a Sunday Mirror story. |
Text: Murray, 29, is due to play the 31-year-old Czech on Tuesday.
"He's a tough, tough opponent," said Murray. "He's a big strong guy, goes for his shots, takes a lot of risks.
"He's caused upsets in the Slams before. Everyone will probably remember him beating Rafa [Nadal] at Wimbledon a few years ago."
Murray, the s... | Andy Murray says he will face an opponent not afraid to take risks when he plays Lukas Rosol in the first round of the US Open. |
Text: Earlier partial results put former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah ahead with 43.8% of votes cast, short of the 50% needed to avoid a run-off.
The BBC's David Loyn in Kabul says there are increasing claims of fraud.
Final official results are due to be announced on 14 May after a period for adjudication of com... | Preliminary results from Afghanistan's presidential election are due to be announced, three weeks after the vote was held. |
Text: Ferrari will conduct test 'shield' device the in the first free practice session at Silverstone on Friday.
The shield is what F1 bosses have prioritised over the controversial 'halo' system tested in 2016.
The halo ran into opposition because of its looks and some concerns about its effects on driver visibility.
... | The first prototype of the cockpit head protection system preferred by Formula 1 is to be tested at next weekend's British Grand Prix. |
Text: The Department for Work and Pensions says the aim is also to recoup more of the £1.2bn the government loses to benefit fraud every year.
A No 10 spokesman said getting the welfare budget under control is "key".
Credit references can already be checked by officials but are not often used and are dependent on tip-... | Benefit cheats will be subject to credit checks to see if they have any high-value assets, in a bid to clamp down on fraud, ministers have said. |
Text: Harper, 38, was released by the Magpies at the end of last season, having spent 20 years with the club.
A tweet from Hull's official Twitter feed read: "We are delighted to announce the signing of Steve Harper on a one-year deal."
Harper will provide competition for Scottish keeper Allan McGregor, who has joined ... | Former Newcastle United goalkeeper Steve Harper has signed for Hull City on a one-year-deal. |
Text: Patchell, 22, will leave the Blues at the end of the current season after rejecting a new contract.
He will join Wales centre Jonathan Davies at Scarlets next term after Davies' switch from Clermont Auvergne.
"Rhys is an exciting young player who will bring a new dimension to our game next season," head coach Way... | Cardiff Blues fly-half Rhys Patchell will join Welsh rivals Scarlets on a two-year deal from next summer. |
Text: Reports at the weekend said the FTSE 250-listed company could face a bid approach from private equity firm KKR. Shares in Entertainment One rose 6.78% to 255p.
Entertainment One rejected a £1bn bid from UK broadcaster ITV last week.
London's benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 25.17 points to 6,941.19.
Shares in softw... | (Close): Shares in Entertainment One - the owner of the Peppa Pig children's TV series - have jumped on speculation it could face another takeover bid. |
Text: The fire started close to an oil tank and quickly spread to a bungalow at Kirkistown Walk in the Belvoir estate after 05:00 GMT on Tuesday.
The house was destroyed and six other properties were damaged by the blaze.
A pigeon coop in a garden of one of the houses was destroyed, killing all but a few of the birds h... | Firefighters have saved an elderly woman and her daughter from a blaze at a house in south Belfast, in which 24 pigeons were killed. |
Text: McCarthy, 26, missed Everton's win over West Brom on Saturday after suffering a recurrence of a hamstring injury.
Toffees boss Ronald Koeman said after the game that the midfielder is "one or two weeks" away from fitness.
Koeman and Republic boss Martin O'Neill became involved in a row about McCarthy's fitness in... | Everton's James McCarthy is a doubt for the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Wales on 24 March. |
Text: The 28-year-old Edinburgh player was forced off after 24 minutes in Saturday's 29-13 triumph over Wales at Murrayfield.
And the Scotland medical team have confirmed Hardie has damaged his medial collateral ligament (MCL) and is expected to be out for several weeks.
Tommy Seymour took a knock in the match but is "... | Scotland back-row John Hardie will miss the remainder of the Six Nations with a knee injury. |
Text: Check out Newsround's quick guide to Britain's heavyweight boxing champion.
Anthony Joshua was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, and is one of Britain's best professional boxers.
The 27-year-old's mother is from Nigeria, Africa, and his father is from Britain.
Joshua was sports-mad from a very young age.
He was bri... | Anthony Joshua beat Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday night in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, London. |
Text: The findings of a serious case review from the city council's safeguarding board will be revealed next week.
But Labour MP for Coventry North West Geoffrey Robinson told the commons that was not enough.
Daniel's mother Magdelena Luczak and Mariusz Krezolek were jailed for life for the boy's murder last month.
Mr ... | The government is being urged to order an independent inquiry into the case of four-year-old Daniel Pelka, who was killed by his mother and her partner. |
Text: It says McIntyre's remarks breached the organisation's code of conduct.
Tweeting on the centenary of the Gallipoli landings in Turkey during World War One, McIntyre wrote that Australia's and New Zealand's soldiers had carried out "summary execution, widespread rape and theft".
Some reporters criticised SBS's mov... | SBS sports presenter Scott McIntyre has been sacked for "disrespectful" tweets about Anzac Day, the Australian broadcaster says. |
Text: Corr, 32, only made seven appearance for the U's this season because of an ongoing knee injury and is out-of-contract this summer.
Forwards Ben Williamson and Joe Pigott, midfielders James Dunne, Conor Newton and Dylan Williams, and goalkeeper David Gregory are all leaving the club.
Defender Mark Roberts, 33, is ... | Cambridge United will hold discussions with striker Barry Corr "in due course", but have released six players. |
Text: Jack Stephens said Ranieri had "done the impossible" by helping Leicester win the Premier League and was the team's "greatest ever manager".
He invited fellow fans to show their gratitude ahead of Leicester's home game against Liverpool.
It is Leicester's first game since Ranieri was sacked.
Jack, from Leicester,... | Dozens of people have turned out to honour Claudio Ranieri after a peaceful march was organised by an 11-year-old Leicester City fan. |
Text: The allowance - introduced in April 2015 to incentivise marriage - is worth £220 in 2016/17.
However those eligible can also back-date a claim for last year, meaning £432 can be claimed in total.
Out of 4.2m couples who could claim that amount, only 1m have done so, despite an HMRC advertising campaign.
Marriage ... | Less than a quarter of couples eligible for marriage tax allowance are bothering to claim it, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). |
Text: 12 August 2016 Last updated at 10:27 BST
Plus, the games developer who wants to cycle the length of the UK using virtual reality and Google Street View.
More at BBC.com/Click and @BBCClick.
Summary: | BBC Click's Stephen Beckett looks at some of the best of the week's technology news, including the news that Nasa releases new images of Mars. |
Text: Mr Phillips said the decision was to focus on building Swansea's regional and national profile although details of his new role are not yet known.
It comes a week after he was told to expect a leadership challenge after sacking two cabinet members in a reshuffle but he would not comment on whether his departure w... | Swansea council leader David Phillips has resigned from his post. |
Text: In a letter addressed to the finance committee, Nama chairman Frank Daly accused it of making "unsubstantiated and unfounded" claims.
Nama is the Republic of Ireland's "bad bank".
The finance committee is investigating the £1.2bn sale of Nama's Northern Ireland assets to US firm Cerberus.
A committee report publ... | Nama has criticised the assembly finance committee's report on the sale of its Northern Ireland loan portfolio, known as Project Eagle. |
Text: The bodies of a German and a Nepalese guide have been recovered from the slopes of Mount Manaslu, police say.
A further seven bodies have been sighted by rescue pilots. Spanish foreign ministry officials say one of the dead is a Spanish national.
The avalanche struck a base camp near the summit on Saturday, polic... | At least nine people have been killed and several are missing in Nepal after an avalanche hit climbers and guides at a camp on a Himalayan peak. |
Text: Gus Hodgetts, Greg Davis, Scott Ruderham and Cyril Renouf beat a Scotland side including Commonwealth Games gold medallists Paul Foster and Alex Marshall 15-14 in the final.
The victory also earned Jersey a place at next year's World Championships in New Zealand.
"To get into a medal play-off is an achievement in... | Jersey have won the men's fours at the Atlantic Rim Bowls Championships. |
Text: Claire Hitier-Abadie, from Westminster, was hit by near Victoria station on 19 February 2015. She died at the scene next to the Victoria Palace Theatre.
Alan Warwick, 61, from Rayleigh in Essex, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to causing death by careless and inconsiderate driving.
He is due to be sentenc... | A tipper truck driver has admitted killing a cyclist in a rush-hour crash in central London. |
Text: Strong was named best actor at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for playing tragic hero Eddie Carbone in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge.
The play, originally staged at London's Young Vic, also gained a best director award for Ivo Van Hove.
Helen McCrory won best actress for her title role in Greek trage... | Actor Mark Strong has been honoured for his role in a play that lured him back to the theatre after 12 years in film. |
Text: In a meeting on Thursday, cabinet members voted unanimously to look at joining with councils from Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country.
It will also consider the feasibility of a referendum on the idea, in response to a 3,000-signature petition.
Conservative group leader John Blundell said he wanted "there ... | Coventry City Council will spend £250,000 exploring whether to join a West Midlands combined authority. |
Text: David Gill has formally indicated he will apply for fresh permission to run South Lakes Safari Zoo in Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, where a keeper was killed by a tiger in 2013.
His current licence expires in January.
In July, inspectors recommended the zoo's licence should not be reissued until new management was ... | The owner of a zoo refused a licence extension because of concerns over safety and animal welfare is to apply instead, for a new licence. |
Text: Fell, 23, hit more than 1,000 County Championship runs in 2015 before two bouts of cancer, only getting the all-clear halfway through last season.
He has scored 2,867 first-class runs in his career, at an average of 33.72, but is averaging around half that in 2017.
"Hopefully I'm just one score away and it should... | Worcestershire batsman Tom Fell has signed a two-year extension to his contract. |
Text: It happened on the Grosvenor Road near Servia Street at about 19:30 BST on Friday.
The men were treated in hospital for head injuries which are not thought to be life threatening.
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the attack to contact them.
Summary: | Three men have been treated in hospital after being assaulted by a gang armed with wheel braces and hammers in west Belfast. |
Text: Wallace, 27, the world number 242, shot a final round 69 at the Morgado Golf Resort to finish three shots clear of American Julian Suri.
He finished on 21-under-par and becomes only the second player on the tour this season to win from start to finish.
It was Wallace's fifth start on the European Tour having made... | England's Matt Wallace led from start to finish to win the Portugal Open, his first European Tour title. |
Text: The 35-year-old won 27 caps between 2005 and 2008, including all four matches at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Thomas has spent the last four seasons with the Dragons, captaining them in 2015-16, and made 70 appearances for the region.
He had previously spent 10 seasons with Cardiff Blues and a year with Wasps.
"I am... | Former Wales hooker T Rhys Thomas is joining the Dragons coaching staff and scaling back his playing career after an injury-hit season. |
Text: Cremorne, who is three times the size of a buzzard, went missing on Saturday but a "disaster" happened on Monday when her radio transmitter failed.
The International Centre for Birds of Prey (ICBP) said she was not a threat to people, pets or livestock.
Founder Jemima Parry-Jones said it was "very worrying" becau... | A bald eagle with a broken tracker is being sought after flying off from a Gloucestershire bird-of-prey centre. |
Text: Planning permission was granted for 196,000 panels at the old RAF base in Faldingworth near Lincoln.
The solar farm, believed to be the largest in the UK, is expected to generate 50MW of electricity, enough to power the equivalent of 12,000 homes.
Last year, a similar sized farm in Leicestershire was switched on,... | A solar energy farm the size of 210 football pitches has been given the go-ahead in Lincolnshire. |
Text: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.05% lower to 17,663.2 points, while the Nasdaq closed 0.4% lower, to 5,053.8 points.
Chevron was one of the biggest winners, up 1.11% to over $90 a share.
AB InBev was up 1.4% to over $119 a share after operating profit jumped.
The brewer also gave encouraging guidance on... | (Close): US stocks closed lower on Friday, despite better-than-expected results from Chevron and AB InBev, ending Wall Street's best month in four years. |
Text: The team was at Strumble conducting a porpoise survey on Friday when it witnessed the attack.
Sea Trust director Cliff Benson said: "The most likely candidate would be a mako shark."
A mako shark - a cousin of the great white - was caught in 2013 by a crew fishing near Milford Haven.
A mako-type mackerel shark wa... | Sea Trust volunteers believe they have seen a shark attacking an adult porpoise off the Pembrokeshire coast. |
Text: Briton Timothy Spall was named best actor for his portrayal of the British artist JMW Turner in Mr Turner.
Winter Sleep, a domestic drama telling the story of a family running a hotel in the snowy Turkish mountains, beat 17 other contenders to the top prize.
Ceylan dedicated the award to "the young people in Turk... | Turkey's Nuri Bilge Ceylan has won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his film Winter Sleep. |
Text: Joint Warrior is held twice a year - in spring and autumn.
The first of this year's two exercises involved warships operating from Faslane on the Clyde and aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray.
Countries taking part included Denmark, Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the... | A major UK-led Nato exercise that involved military personnel training in Scotland has been completed. |
Text: Sheridan Parsons from Royal Wootton Bassett, built up her hoard of 172 Teasmades over 15 years.
She said: "I got another one and another one and it grew and the whole thing got a bit out of hand really."
The collection of bedside automatic tea-makers is due to be auctioned on eBay, with a third of the money raise... | An "entire room" of Teasmades is being sold by a collector in Wiltshire, who is downsizing to a smaller house. |
Text: 18 January 2017 Last updated at 07:06 GMT
He divided lots of people's opinions in America and round the world, when he won the US election to become president.
On Friday, Donald Trump will officially take charge of America as the new president.
Leah's travelled to Trump's home city of New York - to find out more ... | You may have heard a lot recently about Donald Trump. |
Text: Henry Peverill, 72, had his lifelong collection taken during a burglary at his Banbury home in March 2014.
The watches surfaced in August when a man tried to sell them to a Cash Converters shop in Coventry.
Police seized the timepieces and later arrested and charged a 28-year-old man with handling stolen goods.
O... | An Oxfordshire man has been reunited with his stolen collection of over 100 pocket watches after they turned up in a pawnbrokers in the West Midlands. |
Text: Laser projectors have been installed in all screens at the new Westquay leisure hub in Southampton.
The complex, containing a cinema, bowling alley and restaurants, was partially opened in December - nearly two years after construction started.
Europe's first all-laser cinema was opened at Breda in the Netherland... | What is thought to be the UK's "first all-laser cinema" is opening to the public, completing an £85m complex. |
Text: The demonstrators said their land was being taken away to make room for the planned $50bn (£31bn) project.
The waterway will be 278km (172 miles) long and will be deeper and wider than the Panama Canal.
Work is due to start this month and be completed in five years.
The protesters waved flags and chanted anti-go... | Thousands of people have marched through the streets of Nicaragua's capital, Managua, to protest against a canal project that will link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. |
Text: The area on the outskirts of the capital, Buenos Aires, is being fought over by two rival armed gangs.
Dozens of people are killed here every month. Gunshots have become part of everyday life, and children grow up hearing them.
But at a local church, children between six and 11 years of age are encouraged "to sho... | Villa La Carcova is one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods in Argentina. |
Text: The death of Jia Jia, whose age in human terms was more than 100 years, was announced by the Hong Kong theme park where she lived.
Her condition had worsened rapidly in recent weeks and she had lost her appetite, the park said.
She was put down by vets at Ocean Park, her home since 1999.
"She was a member of our ... | A giant panda believed to have been the oldest ever kept in captivity has died at the age of 38, officials say. |
Text: The Law Commission's proposals come after it was asked by the Cabinet Office to examine how effective the acts are in the 21st century.
Proposals include replacing three of the acts, from 1911, 1920 and 1939, with a single Espionage Act.
It is the first time in 100 years the acts have been fully reviewed.
The act... | Spies and others who leak classified information could face tougher sentences under a proposed overhaul of the four Official Secrets Acts. |
Text: The talks, being chaired by a senior English barrister, began on Wednesday, but failed to reach agreement.
Barristers and solicitors have said the new fees will seriously undermine their ability to provide proper legal representation for people who need it, but cannot afford to pay for it.
Since May of last year,... | Talks aimed at resolving a dispute over new legal aid payments are continuing. |
Text: The broadcaster, who recently turned 90, lived on the campus of the former University College Leicester with his family, in the 1940s.
The letters by his father, the college's principal, speak of his son's ambitions and show how he withheld consent for him joining the Home Guard.
The University of Leicester have ... | A series of letters have been published revealing glimpses into the early life of Sir David Attenborough. |
Text: All matches will be played in Jamaica, with the first two in Montego Bay on 8 and 10 October.
The other three games - in Kingston on 14, 16 and 19 October - will double up as a round of fixtures in England's ICC Women's Championship campaign.
England, sixth in the championship, will qualify for next year's Women'... | England women will travel to the West Indies in October for a five-match one-day series. |
Text: Burke, 18, has made three Europa League appearances for the Hammers this season and has signed a one-month deal.
Evans, 21, who will stay with the Bantams until 9 January, has made 46 league appearances for Wolves since joining from Newport in January 2013.
The pair could make their debuts for the Bantams in Satu... | Bradford City have signed West Ham defender Reece Burke and Wolves midfielder Lee Evans on loan. |
Text: The 37-year-old former New Zealand Test player joined Gloucestershire in 2006, initially as an overseas player.
He was part of the side that beat Surrey by six runs in last September's One-Day Cup final at Lord's.
"Hamish is a model professional and has been a wonderful role model and ambassador for the club," sa... | Gloucestershire batsman Hamish Marshall is to leave the county at the end of this season, his 11th with the club. |
Text: It is alleged Michael Ohaegbu grabbed her off a Hull street last September.
He denies attempted kidnap, assault, and committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence.
The 42-year-old also pleaded not guilty at Hull Crown Court to three counts of voyeurism, which relate to another complainant.
Read mor... | A cancer nurse tried to drag a 16-year-old girl into his car containing 16 condoms, three tins of Vaseline and a roll of tape, a jury has heard. |
Text: Welbeck suffered a knee injury during the 4-0 win over Lithuania in the Euro 2016 qualifier on Friday.
Coach Roy Hodgson said Welbeck will join Raheem Sterling (toe), who also scored on Friday, Manchester City's James Milner (knee) and Everton's Leighton Baines.
Southampton's Ryan Bertrand has been called up as a... | Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck has been ruled out of England's friendly against Italy in Turin on Tuesday. |
Text: Jon Platt was convicted of failing to secure his child's regular attendance.
He lost an earlier legal challenge at the Supreme Court in April, despite winning previous legal battles in a case brought by Isle of Wight Council.
Platt was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £2,000.
The case - o... | A father who fought a long-running legal battle after taking his daughter on a term-time holiday to Disney World Florida has been found guilty over the unauthorised trip. |
Text: Starr used the Ludwig kit in more than 200 performances after taking possession of it on 12 May, 1963.
Last month, Julien's Auctions sold a drum head from a kit Starr played on US television show The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, also for $2.1m.
The ex-Beatles drummer has put several memorabilia items up for sale.
Al... | A drum kit played by Ringo Starr on Beatles hits including Can't Buy Me Love and I Want to Hold Your Hand has sold at auction for $2.1m (£1.4m). |
Text: CalMac said it expected all its routes to run on Saturday, although there have been some changes to timetables.
The strike by RMT union members followed a two-day work to rule.
The dispute centres on concerns that Clyde and Hebrides ferry routes could be taken over by private firm Serco.
CalMac managed to operate... | Ferry services on the west coast of Scotland are returning to normal after a 24-hour strike by Caledonian MacBrayne staff on Friday caused two thirds of its services to be cancelled. |
Text: Exeter Crown Court was shown CCTV footage of a lit piece of cardboard being put on the sleeping bag in Barnstaple's Pannier Market.
The boys, who are both 16-years-old, admitted arson, being reckless as to whether life was endangered, when they appeared in court.
But, they denied arson with intent to endanger lif... | Two teenagers have admitted setting fire to a homeless disabled man who was sheltering in a sleeping bag. |
Text: Andrea Giesbrecht had been charged with six counts of concealing the body of a child. Each charge carries a sentence of up to two years in jail.
Manitoba provincial court Judge Murray Thompson read out his decision on Monday after a months-long trial.
The remains of the infants were found in the locker in October... | A Winnipeg woman has been found guilty of disposing of the remains of six infants in a U-Haul storage locker. |
Text: The girl has been named locally as seven-month-old Chloe Fogarty.
She was airlifted to University Hospital Limerick after being found unresponsive at about 13:30 BST on Thursday.
It is believed the girl was left in the car for several hours.
Gardaà (Irish police) are investigating the incident and have described... | A post-mortem examination is expected to take place on Friday after the death of a baby girl who was found in a car in County Tipperary. |
Text: Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe, left more than 7,000 books - including first editions by Wordsworth, Shelley and Byron, to Trinity College's library.
The duchess, who died in 2014 aged 99, kept some of the rarest, undiscovered works in an old blue suitcase.
Mr Gascoigne said it was "a delight" to see the books in the... | The aunt of TV quizmaster Bamber Gascoigne has bequeathed an "extraordinary" collection of books to a Cambridge University college. |
Text: The pair, who suffered minor injuries, were among five treated by ambulance crews at the scene in Penhalls Way, Playing Place, on Tuesday.
A hazardous materials team removed the package from a bungalow.
Devon and Cornwall Police said a 47-year-old man from Penryn is being questioned.
Ch Insp Ian Drummond-Smith, o... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of stalking and harassment after two people were injured by a suspicious package in Cornwall. |
Text: Murphy Oil - Murco's American owner - began 45-day talks last month after a potential deal with a London-based private equity fund fell through.
It follows the collapse in April of a £300m deal to sell the business.
A task force has been set up to try to protect the 400 jobs at the plant which has been on the ma... | A decision on the Murco oil refinery in Milford Haven is awaited with the end of the official consultation period between the company and the staff. |
Text: The singer, who lives near Framlingham in Suffolk, was pulled up by a roads sergeant on Twitter after singing about "driving at 90" in Castle on the Hill.
Sheeran said the blue signs, saying "drive safe", would be placed around parts of his home county.
He said: "I'm not encouraging speeding at all, I'm just sing... | Ed Sheeran is putting up signs asking motorists to drive safely, after one of his lyrics prompted a safety warning from police. |
Text: Marissa Birch was also found to be heavily intoxicated and unable to care for the girl just months later.
She was not at work at the time of the incidents in 2014 but was an employee of a nursery in Kilwinning, Ayrshire.
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) said Ms Birch had also failed to inform them abou... | A nursery worker who punched a six year old in the face and leg has been struck off. |
Text: The move follows a rise in the number of oil and gas operators using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to conduct inspections and other offshore tasks.
The guidelines were developed by industry and aviation safety experts and UAS operators.
They cover best practice, procedures and the certification needed to be compl... | New guidelines on the use of drones offshore have been published by trade body Oil and Gas UK. |
Text: Archaeologist Sir Mortimer Wheeler discovered it in the 1930s on the site of the ancient Roman city of Verulamium, now St Albans.
The priceless work became the centrepiece of the City Hall theatre - now the Alban Arena - but has been covered up for the past 48 years.
It will go on show during refurbishment work a... | A 1,800-year-old Roman mosaic will go on public display for the first time in almost half a century. |
Text: Family court judge Lynn Roberts was told the 16-year-old boy had too little space to move around in.
His parents had "huge amounts of belongings" which had "taken over their home", the hearing in Ipswich was told.
The judge said the teenager, who was born with "profound disabilities", had been spending days "main... | A disabled teenager is to be taken into local authority care because his Essex home has been deemed "too cluttered". |
Text: There was a decrease of 500 in the claimant count, bringing the total to 33,600.
However, other economic data suggests the services sector and manufacturing both saw a drop in output during the third quarter of this year.
The output of the services sector - the biggest part of economy - fell by 0.5% compared to t... | The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Northern Ireland continued to fall in November. |
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Daley, 21, and Reid, who turned 20 on Monday, won the mixed 3m synchronised event with a score of 321.06 at the Olympic Park Aquatics Centre in London.
Daley told BBC Sport: "I can't believe what has just happened.
"Grace and I were only put together 10 days ago and ... | Tom Daley and Grace Reid won Great Britain's first gold medal of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships. |
Text: The ability to trace nuisance drones back to their owner or pilot would improve compliance with regulations, the groups said in a joint statement.
Near-misses involving drones and aircraft are on the rise - 10 UK cases risked collision this year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
US users must alre... | A string of aviation associations has called for all small drones in Europe to be registered. |
Text: The 23-year-old former Reading trainee has scored 13 goals in 73 matches since joining in the summer of 2014.
"It's good to be a part of this club and what's going on at the minute, hopefully we can just keep it going now," he told BBC Radio Northampton.
"It's crazy when you look back - a week before the season s... | Northampton midfielder Lawson D'Ath has signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with the League Two leaders. |
Text: Brent crude, the international benchmark, is trading close to $50 per barrel while West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US benchmark, is around $48.
Oil prices have gained more than 80% since hitting a 12-year-low earlier this year.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 closed 1.1% higher at 16,652.80.
In Australia, the com... | Asian stock markets rallied on Tuesday after oil prices hit a six-month high following signs the global supply glut is easing. |
Text: It marks the day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, back in 1918.
A two-minute silence is held at 11am to remember the people who have died in wars.
There is also Remembrance Sunday every year, which falls on the second Sunday in November.
This year, it will fall on Sunday 13 November... | Armistice Day is on 11 November and is also known as Remembrance Day. |
Text: The 27-year-old Ukraine striker wrote an open letter to fans of Rayo, who have a large left-wing fanbase, after his deadline-day move denying he had links to the far right.
But supporters of the Madrid-based second-tier strugglers turned up to his first training session, protesting with a banner saying their town... | Roman Zozulya has returned to Real Betis hours into his loan spell with Rayo Vallecano after fans of his new club called him a neo-Nazi. |
Text: Monkstown forward Nikki Evans and UCD midfielder Gillian Pinder scored the goals which secured Wednesday's vital victory in Johannesburg,
Ireland play Olympic champions England in their final pool fixture on Sunday.
Victory in the quarter-finals would see the Irish seal a berth in the World Cup finals to be held ... | Ireland beat Poland to clinch a place in the quarter-finals of World League 3 and maintain their push for a place in next year's World Cup finals. |
Text: The blaze broke out in the early hours of Friday morning at the property in the Tiger Court area.
The officers had helped to save residents from the burning building.
None of the residents suffered any injuries.
Alliance councillor for the area, Neil Kelly, said it was fortunate no-one was killed.
"This could hav... | Two Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers have been treated in hospital for the effects of breathing in smoke after an arson attack at a flat in Antrim. |
Text: The Tigers, who host Leicester on 13 August, have been without a manager since Steve Bruce resigned after a fall out with vice-chairman Ehab Allam.
City are yet to make a summer signing.
"It's clear the desire to protest against the way the club is being run is stronger than ever before," said the Hull City Suppo... | Hull City fans are planning a protest against the "ill-considered ideas" of the newly-promoted club's owners on the first day of the Premier League season. |
Text: Four crew were on board the Sikorsky S92 when it crashed during a coastguard operation on 14 March.
The 45-year-old pilot, Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, was recovered from the sea but died in hospital later that day.
Search crews said they were "hopeful" the bodies of the three missing crew could be inside.
"That is ... | The wreckage of Irish Coast Guard helicopter R116 has been found off the Mayo coast in the Republic of Ireland, officials have said. |
Text: The searches took place on Wednesday.
Police said a quantity of Class A, Class B and Class C controlled drugs were seized.
Two 24-year-old men have been arrested.
Summary: | Drugs with an estimated value of £20,000 have been seized along with two suspected firearms following searches at two properties in Warrenpoint, County Down. |
Text: The claim: The Conservatives pledged to build up the size of the army to 82,000 by 2020.
Reality Check verdict: The actual manifesto pledge was to not let the size of the army fall below 82,000. It currently stands at nearly 78,500 so that pledge has been broken.
"We said we would build the army up to 82,000 by t... | Defence Secretary Michael Fallon was asked on the Andrew Marr Show about the Conservative Party's manifesto pledge on army numbers from the 2015 election. |
Text: Following their 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Republic of Ireland, in Dublin, Georgia are winless after two matches in Group D.
Weiss admitted the match at the Cardiff City Stadium could be the final hope for his side.
"This maybe the last chance to do it, to dream. This is very true," said Weiss.
''I hope we ca... | Coach Vladimir Weiss believes Georgia have to shock Wales to keep their World Cup qualification dreams alive. |
Text: 24 February 2017 Last updated at 12:17 GMT
Summary: | Raw meat is considered a delicious delicacy by many in Ethiopia, despite doctors warning that eating uncooked meat can have serious health implications. |
Text: The system can be set up to request manual, automatic and random breath tests from the offender and includes a picture identity verification.
The pilot is being carried out voluntarily on six offenders in the Dyfed-Powys area.
The results will be reviewed after the three-month pilot.
Ch Insp Craig Templeton said:... | Dyfed-Powys Police has become the first force in the UK to trial a new remote system of monitoring how much alcohol prolific offenders are drinking. |
Text: The Hills Waste site at Lower Compton has consent to operate until December 2016. After that it has to be restored back to greenfield.
In spite of 129 letters of objection, it was expected the application to retain and extend the site would be approved.
A spokesman for the waste firm said it was "extremely disapp... | Plans for a controversial recycling plant near Calne in Wiltshire have been rejected by Wiltshire Council. |
Text: A neighbour's surveillance camera captured footage of Federico LaGuardia being targeted by two attackers in the Marquette Park neighbourhood.
Mr LaGuardia was able to walk to a neighbour's house for help. He has undergone surgery and is in a fair condition, say police.
A $1,000 (£750) reward is being offered for... | A 71 year-old Chicago man has been shot and robbed in broad daylight while watering his front lawn. |
Text: The body of John Henry Sabine, who would now have been 85, was found at the rear of flats at Trem-y-Cwm, Beddau, on 24 November.
Det Ch Insp Gareth Morgan told the hearing in Aberdare there is an ongoing murder investigation.
Mr Sabine's wife Leigh Anne is the main suspect.
Mrs Sabine died of cancer on 30 October... | A man found in plastic wrapping in the garden of his former Rhondda Cynon Taff home died of "blunt force trauma to the head", a coroner's court has heard. |
Text: The 32-year old Iraq international has previously played for Northampton Town, Bury, Peterborough and AFC Bournemouth.
The keeper becomes Wrexham's third signing of the week after they signed defender Nortei Nortey and midfielder Michael Bakare.
The club have also received £50,000 thanks to former goalkeeper Dann... | Wrexham have completed the signing of goalkeeper Shwan Jalal from National League rivals Macclesfield Town. |
Text: Barry Parkinson, 46, from Liverpool was convicted of burglary, supplying drugs and admitting misconduct in public office at an earlier hearing.
Parkinson, of Beechburn Crescent, was convicted with three other Liverpool men - his friend Robert Sloan, 45, Shaun Blackburn, 32 and David Gould 53.
Merseyside Police sa... | A police officer who sold details of suspected cannabis farms in a drugs plot has been jailed for seven years. |
Text: Stourhead in Wiltshire is the South West's most visited trust property, while the pantheon across the lake is one of its most important features.
According to the trust the listed building has a leaking roof and cracked steps and is in urgent need of repairs.
Mike MacCormack, from the trust, said Stourhead's "ico... | One of the most photographed National Trust sites in the country is be given a £260,000 charity grant. |
Text: Stokes, 25, was injured while bowling in England's 330-run series-levelling win at Old Trafford in the second Test.
The all-rounder was replaced by Steven Finn for the third Test at Edgbaston, which started on Wednesday.
Stokes is hoping to be fit for the one-day series against Pakistan, which begins on 24 August... | England's Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the rest of the four-Test series against Pakistan with a right calf strain. |
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