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Text: On Saturday, 40,000 litres of diesel got into a storm drain at Caterpillar's Larne plant.
That pipe, which runs into the sea, created a huge slick that spread across several miles.
Caterpillar said it had reported the incident when it was discovered.
Operations director Robert Kennedy said the company regretted t... | A senior manager in the manufacturing company responsible for a huge diesel spill off the coast of County Antrim has apologised for the incident. |
Text: The incident happened at about 13:00 near the junction at Torness Power Station.
Police said the man, who was driving a black Ford Focus, suffered serious injuries. He was taken to hospital in Edinburgh but died a short time later.
The 51-year-old man driving the lorry was uninjured. An investigation into the cau... | A 70-year-old man has died after his car was in collision with a lorry on the A1 in East Lothian. |
Text: The bodies of Marjorie and Michael Cawdery, both 83, were found by a relative on Friday.
Rev Gary Galway said Mrs Cawdery was "very quiet," while Mr Cawdery was "more talkative".
"They were devoted to each other, a lovely couple," he said.
He said their family was "trying to deal with this horrific act that has t... | A couple who were murdered at their home in Portadown, County Armagh, were "devoted to each other," their local minister has said. |
Text: Harry Greaves, 29, from Bronygarth, Shropshire, went missing after leaving his friends to spend some time alone near the ancient site of Machu Picchu.
Search teams found his body in a 40-metre crevice in the Andes mountains nine days after he was reported missing in April.
The Shrewsbury coroner John Ellery recor... | A tourist died after apparently losing his footing while on a solo trek in the Peruvian Andes, an inquest heard. |
Text: The Germany and Borussia Dortmund midfielder, 24, has been limited to nine Bundesliga starts because of muscular problems since re-signing from Bayern Munich last summer.
Gotze is on a rehabilitation programme and could be training by early summer, but it depends on how he responds to treatment, said the German ... | World Cup winner Mario Gotze has been ruled out for the rest of the season as he recovers from a "metabolic disorder" but is expected to be "fully fit" for the start of next term. |
Text: Thousands of passengers were affected across all eight lines due to a problem at the Network Management Centre in Old Trafford.
It is thought the communications system was unable to flag up where trams were on the network.
The problem began at about 11:15 BST and services have now resumed.
Metrolink said most ser... | Tram journeys across Manchester's Metrolink have resumed after a technical fault at its control depot halted services for five hours. |
Text: The girl was attacked on disused land off St Michael's Street on 11 April.
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had earlier pleaded guilty to one count of rape and one of attempted rape.
At a hearing at Shrewsbury Crown Court, he was told he would spend four years in custody.
The Ministry of Justice sa... | A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to four years for raping a 10-year-old girl in Shrewsbury town centre. |
Text: Stadium builder Lander Sports Development said it had struck a deal with Saints' owner Katharina Liebherr to buy into the club's holding company.
Liebherr said: "A potential partnership would need to clear multiple approvals and fulfil strict criteria."
Chinese companies have also invested in Manchester City and ... | Southampton have reassured fans that the "best interests of the club" have been considered as news emerged of possible Chinese investment. |
Text: Made in 1931, they stood outside the former Alcan factory in Southam Road, Banbury, where metal for World War II planes were manufactured.
Thames Valley Police believe they may have been sold for scrap.
Cherwell District Councillor Kieron Mallon described the theft as "a devastating blow" for the town and its ind... | Thieves have stolen a set of Grade II listed metal gates from a former Oxfordshire factory. |
Text: Chelsea must pay £375,000, having previously breached the Football Association rule on mass confrontations four times since November 2014.
Spurs have been fined £225,000 for what is their third breach of the rule.
The match produced 12 yellow cards and the fines are over two incidents during the game and one afte... | Chelsea and Tottenham have received record fines following three charges of failing to control their players in the 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. |
Text: At least 26 bodies have so far been recovered from the village of El Cambray Dos, rescue services say.
Heavy rains swept a torrent of boulders and mud on to houses on Thursday, 15km (nine miles) east of Guatemala City.
Relatives have been receiving calls and texts from people trapped under the rubble, reporters a... | Rescue workers in Guatemala are digging through rubble from a mudslide that hit a village not far from the capital, in search of hundreds missing. |
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We want to know what makes YOU #BodyPositive. We asked a few well known faces for their ideas and we took to the streets ... | Welcome to the launch of #BodyPositive. |
Text: Appearing via a video link from prison, Zaur Dadayev said there was no evidence against him, "just the one statement that I gave - under pressure".
The court said Mr Dadayev and another suspect should be kept in custody.
It ordered the detention of three other men to be reviewed.
The five suspects are from the No... | The main suspect in the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov has made an impassioned plea in court, saying he was forced into a confession. |
Text: The US-based organisation said the Trump administration was a "firm reminder" that it needed to adapt.
The organisation archives 300 million websites every week, but said it was preparing for "a web that may face greater restrictions".
But it has admitted that storing a copy in Canada would cost "millions".
The I... | The Internet Archive, which stores copies of billions of websites, says it will keep a back-up in Canada following Donald Trump's US election victory. |
Text: Mali produced a superb performance to beat Ghana 3-0, brushing aside the 2009 champions who had gone into the game as favourites, having beaten Argentina and won Group B.
The Eaglets began strongly and made the breakthrough after 20 minutes when Diadie Samassekou rifled a shot into far corner after exchanging qui... | Mali stunned much-fancied Ghana, while Senegal beat Ukraine on penalties to reach the quarter-finals of the Under-20 World Cup. |
Text: The region will ask for 4.5bn euros (£3.6bn; $5.6bn), more than had been suggested when it first made the plea earlier this summer, a spokeswoman confirmed.
This week, debt-ridden Catalonia also asked for a bailout of 5bn euros.
A 18bn-euro public fund was set up by Madrid to aid its 17 autonomous regions, which ... | Valencia has said it will need a bigger bailout from Spain's central government than it previously expected. |
Text: Experts believe the tomb belonged to an important figure dating back to the last quarter of the Fourth Century BC.
A large mound complex has been unearthed at the Kasta hill site in the past two years.
Lead archaeologist Katerina Peristeri said it certainly dated from after the death of Alexander the Great.
"The ... | Archaeologists unearthing a burial site at Amphipolis in northern Greece have made an "extremely important find", says Greek PM Antonis Samaras. |
Text: The Japanese boy band, which sold 35m records up to last year, will disband on 31 December, its management agency said on Sunday.
Rumours of a split had been rife since the turn of the year, but had all previously been denied.
Its five members, who are aged between 39 and 43, are now expected to pursue solo caree... | One of Asia's biggest pop groups, SMAP, is to break up at the end of the year after a 25-year career. |
Text: The 52-year-old officer suffered serious injuries when a bomb exploded under his van on Friday morning.
The group, which is widely referred to as the new IRA, said he was targeted for training officers at Maghaberry Prison near Lisburn in County Antrim.
Three men, aged 34, 41 and 45, and a 34-year-old woman have ... | A dissident republican group calling itself the IRA has said it was responsible for the attempted murder of a prison officer in east Belfast. |
Text: A delivery driver lost control of a car and crashed into another car causing a four-car shunt at its Solihull plant, the Health and Safety Executive said.
The worker became trapped between two cars as he crossed a production line, causing severe injuries. Two more people were also hurt.
JLR was found guilty of br... | Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has been fined £900,000 after a worker lost his leg in a car accident. |
Text: The incident happened at about 08:45 on Tuesday in Alexander Street, Kirkcaldy. Jewellery and a money box containing a four-figure sum of cash was stolen.
One of the attackers was male, aged about 40, 5ft 10in tall and of skinny build. He had a local accent and was wearing a blue hooded top.
The second attacker s... | Police are appealing for witnesses after a 62-year-old woman was robbed by two people at her home in Fife. |
Text: If found guilty, the couple may face lengthy jail terms. They are currently on bail and deny charges of employing and assaulting a minor.
The police charge sheet submitted to the court in Dhaka accuses the couple of physically torturing the child.
Bangladesh's Cricket Board has already suspended the medium-fast b... | Police in Bangladesh have charged the cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife with torturing their former domestic servant, an 11-year-old girl. |
Text: Unison says the Welsh government offer of a payment of £160 to all staff is not enough.
The Welsh government said it is disappointed with the ballot result as pay discussions were ongoing.
Unison said its members in Wales voted by almost 4-1 in favour of strikes and by 9-1 for other forms of industrial action.
Mo... | Thousands of NHS staff in Wales have voted to take strike action in a row over pay. |
Text: The road at junction 41 westbound was closed from 07:00 to 09:00 BST and 16:00 to 18:00 weekdays for a six-month trial, which started last August.
The junction will now be reopened, but a consultation on its future will continue.
Steve Garvey, president of Port Talbot Chamber of Trade, said the trial closure had ... | Businesses in Port Talbot have seen a 20% fall in trade since the closure of a M4 slip road, it has been claimed. |
Text: Ming Pao's management said on Wednesday that Keung Kwok-yuen was dismissed in a cost-cutting exercise.
But journalist unions and the paper's staff have said they believe it was a politically motivated move.
Ming Pao ran a story on Wednesday about Hong Kong politicians and individuals named in the Panama Papers le... | Journalists in Hong Kong have said they are "shocked and disturbed" by the sacking of an editor at prominent newspaper Ming Pao. |
Text: The demonstration, organised by Irish language support group Conradh na Gaelige, is scheduled for 12 April.
Local and European election candidates are to be canvassed on their attitude to Irish and asked to honour promises.
News of the Belfast demonstration follows a rally attended by thousands of people in Dubli... | Irish language campaigners are to hold a demonstration in Belfast to highlight the need for a rights-based Irish language act in Northern Ireland. |
Text: David Hope, 43, reported a car had hit the central reservation on the A19 in North Tyneside on 16 July last year.
Mr Hope, from Wallsend, then got out of his vehicle on the dual carriageway near Killingworth where he was hit.
A 25-year-old man from Ashington, Northumberland, has been charged with a number of offe... | A man has been charged over the death of a taxi driver struck by a vehicle after stopping at a crash scene. |
Text: The 31-year-old scored a hat-trick as Bristol won their first league match this season since promotion and their first top-flight game since March 2009.
The 28-20 win came despite having centre Tusi Pisi sent off after 14 minutes for his challenge in the air.
"Today we knew it was all or nothing," Varndell told B... | Bristol had to beat fellow strugglers Worcester to keep their hopes of staying in the Premiership, says winger Tom Varndell. |
Text: The question was first raised in a government discussion paper last year.
The move came after public pressure on firms to justify top pay packages.
A three-month consultation period has also asked for submissions on whether shareholders should be given a binding vote over executive pay, and on how to put worker v... | The government is set to reveal whether companies should publish their pay ratio - the salary gap between their executives and wider workforce. |
Text: Sixth seed Mitchell beat New Zealand's Craig Caldwell 3-2 on Sunday.
The 45-year-old from the New Forest did not discover his first-round opponent until Saturday, when Caldwell came through a preliminary-round tie.
"I made sure I didn't watch that game. I went back to my room and watched From Russia With Love," s... | Scott Mitchell prepared in unusual fashion for the first match of his BDO World Championship title defence - by watching a James Bond movie. |
Text: The local authority had proposed cutting funding to 28 smaller libraries around the county to save £1.5m.
After a consultation, it said it was considering a new approach involving a pilot of 10 communities working with professionals to run the service.
The buildings and staff in those areas would become part of n... | Plans to close more than half of Devon's libraries have been shelved by the county council. |
Text: Abortion is only legal in the Republic of Ireland if the mother's life is at risk.
The Citizens' Assembly - made up of 99 members and a chairperson- voted in favour of the change on Saturday.
91 members took part in the secret ballot, RTÉ reports.
44% voted to repeal or delete Article 40.3.3 of the basic law and... | A body set up advise the Irish government on constitutional change has voted to replace or amend the part of Ireland's Constitution which strictly limits the availability of abortion. |
Text: The local council plans to build a new denominational primary school in Bearsden.
It will replace the school which is currently located on the site, along with one in neighbouring Milngavie.
The Scottish government looked closely at the council's plans and is letting them go ahead with them.
Some parents at St Jo... | The Catholic Church has said it is "dismayed" that plans to merge two primary schools in East Dunbartonshire are to go ahead. |
Text: Brendon Mason, 23, of Glenfield, Leicestershire, was discovered near Abbey Park's lake in the city at 08:10 BST on Tuesday. He died later in hospital.
A post-mortem examination revealed he died as a result of a head injury.
A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death and bailed, Leicestershir... | Police have launched a murder inquiry after a man was found injured near a boating lake. |
Text: Northamptonshire County Council installed the "visibility screen" at the Danes Camp Way roundabout, in the hope it would slow down vehicles.
Some people told BBC Northampton's Facebook page it was "dangerous" while others backed the move.
Motoring group the AA said, drivers would have to be "pretty stupid" not to... | A fence blocking drivers' views as they approach a roundabout will help prevent accidents, a council has claimed. |
Text: It follows a stand-off between the GMB union and another security company, Showsec, over union recognition, which threatened to derail the event.
Labour's General Secretary Iain McNicol announced the party had signed a deal with OCS Group.
The firm is the existing supplier of security at the Liverpool ACC venue.
... | The Labour Party has signed up a company to provide security at its annual conference meaning the event will go ahead as planned. |
Text: A BBC Radio Sheffield Facebook post about Winnie Blagden, who is 100 on 31 May, has been seen by millions.
Thousands of people have responded, pledging everything from a fish and chip supper to 100 pink roses.
A cabaret entertainer said he would attend Mrs Blagden's party and a beauty salon has offered a pamper p... | An appeal for birthday cards for a 99-year-old Sheffield woman who has no surviving family has gone viral. |
Text: The opinion of the advocate-general effectively ends Nestle's attempts to trademark the snack.
It also brings to an end the latest chapter in the internecine chocolate wars between Nestle and Cadbury.
The High Court had already rejected Nestle's trademark application in 2013.
Advocate-general opinions are usually... | Confectionery giant Nestle's attempt to trademark the shape of its four-finger KitKat bar in the UK does not comply with European law, a senior European Court lawyer has said. |
Text: The incident happened at the Omniplex in the Quayside Shopping Centre on Tuesday afternoon.
Fire crews freed the nine-year-old boy using a hydraulic cutter, socket sets and screwdrivers, after he got his hand trapped.
The boy was assessed by paramedics at the scene but did not attend hospital.
Two fire engines fr... | A child has been cut free from his seat by fire crews at a cinema in Londonderry. |
Text: The 24-year-old has played in 66 T20 games and 36 one-day matches, taking 72 wickets and scoring almost 1,000 runs across the two formats.
"I'm delighted to have signed. I can't wait to get on the pitch with this group of talented girls," she said.
"Hopefully I can add to the spin and batting department and help ... | Sussex Women have signed England international all-rounder Danielle Wyatt from Nottinghamshire. |
Text: An area has been cordoned off after people reported water and bubbles spurting from the sand at Orcombe Point, near Exmouth.
It is more than 6ft (1.8m) wide and believed to be up to 10ft (3m) deep - and could be caused by a spring or outfall pipe beneath, authorities said.
East Devon District Council cordoned the... | A mystery sinkhole has appeared for a third time on a popular Devon beach. |
Text: The Trotters lost their unbeaten home record on Tuesday as Birmingham City won 1-0 at the Macron Stadium.
It means Bolton, the division's lowest scorers with nine goals, have lost three straight matches and won just once in all competitions this season.
"I think it is apparent that there is a lack of quality at t... | Bolton Wanderers' lack of quality is the reason they sit bottom of the Championship, says boss Neil Lennon. |
Text: Figures from the British Phonographic Industry show UK acts gained 13.3% of worldwide sales in 2012, up from 12.6% the previous year.
Big selling albums from Adele, One Direction and Ed Sheeran contributed to the total.
The BPI confirmed Adele's 21 was the biggest selling album in the world for the second year ru... | British artists have achieved their highest ever share of global album sales. |
Text: Australia Day led by a shot overnight but American Piercy struck a brilliant 67 to move to five under in Ohio.
Sweden's David Lingmerth, who hit a bogey on the 16th, is one shot behind after carding a 69.
World number two Jordan Spieth (71) is one over for the tournament and England's Paul Casey (72) four over.
R... | World number one Jason Day posted a one-under-par 69 to share the lead with Scott Piercy after the third round of the WGC Bridgestone Invitational. |
Text: In December, hundreds of doctors signed undated resignation letters because of funding concerns and workforce strain.
A rescue package, which would have increased training places, was then agreed with the health minister.
However, Dr Tom Black said that because of the uncertainty at Stormont, that deal is unlikel... | Northern Ireland's GPs will likely vote to leave the NHS if a snap election is called, says the chairman of the NI General Practitioners' Committee. |
Text: The stock dropped around 5% in its first day of conditional trading to 235p, after being priced at 250p per share by the firm.
Shares opened at 244p and dropped as low as 231p at one point, even though it had been over-subscribed.
Its owners, private equity firms Permira, Charterhouse and CVC, sold their entire s... | Shares in the AA motoring group suffered a disappointing debut on the London Stock Exchange. |
Text: The Chinese brother and sister are the Royals' new majority shareholders, with the previous Thai owners retaining a minority stake.
"Anybody with deep pockets that gets involved in Reading makes my day," former owner Madejski, 76, said.
"With a Chinese consortium and a Thai consortium, the future looks very brigh... | Sir John Madejski believes Reading's future is in safe hands following the takeover by Dai Yongge and Dai Xiu Li. |
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A pioneer of the women's game, Gore was involved in football for over 60 years and had been suffering from cancer.
Known as the 'Denis Law of women's football', she once scored 134 goals in a season.
In 1972, Gore scored England women's first goal during a 3-2 victor... | Sylvia Gore, the scorer of the first official goal for the England women's team, has died aged 71. |
Text: Colin Ingram still tops the Professional Cricketers' Association rankings, with fast bowler Marchant de Lange third.
Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens is set for his 300th limited-overs appearance.
England wicket-keeper Sam Billings and ex-Glamorgan seamer James Harris are also in the Kent squad.
Glamorgan look set... | Glamorgan go into their final One-Day Cup game against Kent in Swansea with two players rated among the top three performers in the competition. |
Text: Stearman, 29, returns to Molineux less than 12 months after he left Wolves to join Fulham in September 2015.
"I think it will be quite emotional. When I left I didn't really get the chance to speak to the fans which hurt," Stearman said of his return.
"It will be great that I never really needed to say goodbye be... | Wolverhampton Wanderers have re-signed former defender Richard Stearman on a season-long loan deal from Fulham. |
Text: Monmouth's Ancre Hill Estates supplies wholesaler Passion Vins in Pessac and it is also on show at Bordeaux's new wine attraction, La Cite Du Vin.
There are about 17 vineyards in Wales and the nation produces around 100,000 bottles of wine annually.
Wales beat Slovakia 2-1 in Bordeaux on Saturday in the Euro 2016... | While Wales' football team is hoping 2016 will be a vintage year, the nation's wine is also vying for recognition in Bordeaux. |
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The 28-year-old winger has agreed a two-year deal with the Blues, who won the Women's Super League title and the FA Women's Cup double last season.
"The team established themselves as the top club in the country and I'm excited about the prospect of helping to build ... | Chelsea Ladies have signed England international Karen Carney from Birmingham City Ladies. |
Text: West Berkshire Council sent the cards to Stratfield Mortimer residents ahead of a vote on a neighbourhood plan.
The card was titled: "Election of Member of Parliament for the Stratfield Mortimer Neighbourhood Planning Referendum constituency".
It also said the vote would be on 8 June, when it is actually on 22 Ju... | A "printing error" led to poll cards for a village referendum incorrectly referring to the general election and stating an incorrect date. |
Text: The collapse of the retaining wall in December 2013 caused a landslip next to the flats at 2 Gardner Street.
The block was evacuated after fears the collapse could affect its "structural stability".
Repairs to the wall have cost almost £777,000. Residents will be allowed back in on 7 December.
Dundee City Counci... | Dundee residents who were forced to move out of their homes two years ago after a wall collapsed have finally been allowed to move back in. |
Text: 8 July 2014 Last updated at 08:31 BST
The vast creature would have looked like an enormous seagull.
Dr Victoria Egerton from the University of Manchester visited Newsround to tell us all about it.
Summary: | Scientists in America say they've discovered the fossilised remains of largest bird ever to have flown. |
Text: Stripping out currency changes, Adidas sales rose by 31% in the first quarter, compared with Nike's rise of 3% for the three months to the end of February.
The boost was spurred by a marketing push in North America.
Adidas shares hit record highs on the news, before closing 0.9% higher on the Frankfurt stock mark... | German sportswear firm Adidas has reported a big leap in sales in the US, outpacing gains by its American rival Nike. |
Text: 27 April 2017 Last updated at 17:27 BST
Nasa's Cassini spacecraft has flown through the rings of the planet Saturn - for what will be its last ever mission.
The probe had to travel for seven years to get to Saturn which is about 746 million miles away.
It's been travelling around the planet and sending informatio... | It's boldly going where no spacecraft has gone before - until now, that is. |
Text: The court ruled on Thursday that Greece had "failed in its obligations" to "protect the victims".
The state has been ordered to pay damages of €12,000-16,000 (£10,000-£14,000) each.
More than 20 Bangladeshi nationals were injured in the incident in 2013.
It happened after about 200 migrant workers gathered on... | A group of strawberry pickers from Bangladesh who were shot at by their employer in Greece after demanding pay have won a case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). |
Text: Owner Intu said it plans to spend £114m on changes to almost half of the 55,000 sq m site, which will include more restaurants, cafes and a cinema.
The company, which also owns the nearby Victoria Centre, said it would create 2,200 jobs once complete, plus hundreds during construction.
No date for when work will... | A multimillion-pound refurbishment of Nottingham's Broadmarsh shopping centre has been approved. |
Text: The 24-year-old made 21 league and cup appearances for Rochdale last season.
"We fought very hard to get this one done. He's played in midfield so he's very combative, but we feel right-back is his best position," boss Adam Murray told the club website.
Bennett is Mansfield's fifth summer signing following Danny ... | Mansfield Town have signed former Rochdale defender Rhys Bennett on a free transfer. |
Text: A disciplinary hearing will take place on Wednesday and Ashton, 28, faces a minimum 12-week ban if found guilty.
The incident happened in the first half of Saracens' European Champions Cup victory at Allianz Park on Saturday.
Ashton was recalled to the England squad by new head coach Eddie Jones last week.
The mo... | Saracens and England wing Chris Ashton could miss the Six Nations after being cited for allegedly making contact with the eyes of Ulster's Luke Marshall. |
Text: The 18-year-old was attacked in Dallas Chicken in Brixton by three masked men armed with knives and belts.
He was stabbed four times and needed an operation on his abdomen following the assault on 2 January.
One man was later arrested on suspicion of possession of a knife and the Met has released CCTV to help fin... | A teenager needed surgery after being stabbed and whipped with a belt in a takeaway in London. |
Text: Dzagoev, 25, broke a metatarsal during CSKA's 1-0 win over Rubin Kazan on Saturday, a result that clinched the Russian title for CSKA.
Russia are in Group B at the Euros with England, Wales and Slovakia and kick-off against England on 11 June.
"The medical examination confirmed the fracture of the second instep b... | Russia midfielder Alan Dzagoev will miss out on Euro 2016 after suffering a broken foot playing for CSKA Moscow. |
Text: Burnett, 23, floored the 38-year-old in the opening round after a combination but Booth showed his experience to take the bout the distance.
The new champion had never gone further than six rounds in his 11 career bouts.
Burnett had Booth in trouble in the fifth and eighth rounds and he earned a 120-107 verdict f... | Belfast man Ryan Burnett clinched the British bantamweight title after earning a points win over veteran Jason Booth in Manchester on Saturday night. |
Text: The ONS is the UK's main source of economic data, and two thirds of its staff are based in the city.
The interim report, by Ex-Bank of England deputy governor Sir Charlie Bean, said Newport should become an economic statistics "hot spot".
Sir Charlie said the ONS should "build up" its "long-term" capability there... | A review of economic statistics has recommended staff should stay in the Newport headquarters of the Office for National Statistics (ONS). |
Text: It covers buses using the TrawsCymru network across Wales. Economy and Infrastructure Secretary Ken Skates called it a "ground-breaking" project designed to boost visitors.
It begins on Saturday and will run every weekend until May 2018.
A budget of up to £1m has been set aside for the initiative.
"From Bangor t... | A pilot bus service offering free weekend travel to passengers across Wales has been launched by the Welsh Government. |
Text: The 68-year-old, who is originally from Glasgow, was attacked in HMP Edinburgh on Wednesday. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
A 30-year-old man has been reported to the procurator fiscal.
Tobin is serving three life sentences for murdering Polish student Angelika Kluk, Scots schoolgirl Vicky ... | Convicted serial killer Peter Tobin has been taken to hospital after being slashed in prison. |
Text: The 44-year-old was arrested in Reading on Saturday afternoon on suspicion of assault and a drugs offence and was taken to nearby Loddon Valley Police Station.
Officers became concerned for his welfare and took him to hospital.
He was discharged the same day but was then found unresponsive in his cell on Sunday a... | The police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who collapsed in custody. |
Text: She said the Stormont Executive was going to set a one-year budget.
This was because it would be wrong to "tie the hands" of new ministers who might want to set fresh priorities after the Stormont elections, she said.
Mrs Foster said there was now a clear picture of Stormont's finances after the comprehensive spe... | Finance Minister Arlene Foster has told MLAs she hopes to have a budget for the next financial year in place by the end of January. |
Text: The move to combine CCGs in the west of the county comes as the four bodies struggle to meet budget cut targets totalling £25m in 2017-18.
The annual cost of duplication across North & West Reading, South Reading, Newbury & District and Wokingham CCGs is estimated at £150,000 to £200,000.
The 50 member practices ... | Four NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Berkshire are set to merge following a vote by GP practices. |
Text: Services were suspended between Warren Street and Brixton stations, including most of central London.
Police and ambulances were seen outside Green Park station.
Oxford Circus and Green Park stations were briefly closed but have since reopened for all lines, according to Transport for London.
Delays were expected... | The London Underground's Victoria Line was part suspended for a time this evening after reports of a person on the track at Green Park. |
Text: At about 06:30 GMT on Thursday the officer was chasing a man in Newcastle, who tried to push him over the side of the footbridge.
Michael Walker, from Cornhill, appeared before North Tyneside magistrates.
The 28-year-old was charged with the attempted murder of a police officer, assaulting a police officer and as... | A man has been charged with the attempted murder of a police officer on a bridge over the A1. |
Text: Plunkett, who took 4-73 in Somerset's first innings, was unable to bowl because of a suspected groin injury, while Sidebottom has a back problem.
Tim Rouse (69) and James Hildreth (85 not out) shared 144 as the visitors closed on 234-3, a lead of 289.
Yorkshire had earlier been dismissed for 213 after resuming on... | Somerset built a healthy lead on the third day against Yorkshire, who were without injured seamers Liam Plunkett and Ryan Sidebottom at Scarborough. |
Text: For the first time since 2007, it coincided with a new moon, creating a darkened sky.
The Met Office had warned that cloud cover was likely to obscure the spectacle as it reached its peak on Wednesday night.
But many people were able to enjoy clear viewing conditions.
Summary: | Stargazers across Wales have captured the annual Perseid meteor shower on camera. |
Text: Alexander Lukashenko, often referred to as Europe's last dictator, won a fifth term as president in October 2015, with no significant opposition candidate allowed to stand.
President Alexander Lukashenko is entering his fifth term in office
Profile: Alexander Lukashenko
His win in December 2010 was followed by vi... | President: Alexander Lukashenko |
Text: A lot of trees are traditionally imported from large-scale growers like Denmark to meet demand in the UK.
But farm owner Rob Morgan said the falling pound meant prices had gone up 15% and it is "good news" for the British industry which is growing and more able to meet demand.
The prospect will be discussed by mo... | The number of British-grown Christmas trees sold this year could be boosted by Brexit, growers have claimed. |
Text: The DUP's David Simpson made the allegations during his victory speech on Friday morning, after he was re-elected as MP for Upper Bann.
UUP leader Mike Nesbitt has said he takes the allegations "most seriously" but asked the MP to "name names".
Mr Nesbitt has promised to take action but said "first I need the evi... | The Ulster Unionist Party has asked for "evidence" after a DUP MP alleged his family was subjected to "disgraceful" abuse during the election campaign. |
Text: Anger erupted in the maize producing town of Coligny, after residents learned that the two suspects had been freed on Monday.
Three houses were torched and white-owned shops looted.
The violence over the death highlights prevailing racial tensions in parts of post-apartheid South Africa.
Apartheid was a legal sys... | Riots have hit a small town in South Africa after a magistrate granted bail to two white farmers accused of murdering a 16-year-old black boy. |
Text: The referendum saw 48,593 people vote to retain the status quo, while 42,677 voted to have an elected mayor.
The poll had been notable for the lack of campaigning either in favour of an elected mayor or against one.
Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese said a majority of almost 6,000 was "a very clear... | The people of Manchester have voted against having a directly-elected mayor to run their city. |
Text: They say that 133 people were rescued, but 16 are still missing after the four-deck Almirante went down near the popular resort town of Guatapé.
There were about 170 people on board. Witness Juan Quiroz told the BBC the boat sank in less than five minutes.
Leisure boats quickly came to the rescue, hauling victims... | At least six people died when a passenger boat sank on a reservoir in north-western Colombia, officials say. |
Text: Stephen Callaghan has created a crowdfunding page calling on MPs to pledge money for the trip.
He said it would cost far less than a similar trip taken by Labor MP Tony Burke's family at taxpayers' expense.
Mr Callaghan is one of many Australians who have taken to social media to mock MPs' travel expenses.
Severa... | An Australian father has poked fun at the country's political expenses scandal, asking MPs to fund his family's trip to Uluru. |
Text: Acen King, three, died in Little Rock after a motorist opened fire on his grandmother's car, as he thought she was driving too slowly, US police say.
Gary Holmes was arrested on Thursday night and faces charges of terroristic acts and capital murder.
The 33-year-old surrendered after he was turned in by family me... | An Arkansas man has been arrested for last Saturday's fatal alleged road rage shooting of a toddler. |
Text: Thomas Haggerty, 30, was stopped by police after a tip-off.
At the High Court in Glasgow, he admitted being concerned in the supply of the drug in July last year.
He will be sentenced on 29 June at the High Court in Edinburgh but was allowed bail to support his partner whose father had died suddenly.
The court he... | A court has heard how a taxi driver from Renfrew was caught with a cocaine haul with a street value of more than £300,000 on the A74(M) near Lockerbie. |
Text: British Columbia's new NDP government has announced that this season will be the last for trophy hunters.
Hunting grizzlies for meat will still be permitted in all parts of the province except in one rainforest.
The Great Bear Rainforest will have no hunting of any kind, at the request of indigenous groups. About... | A Canadian province is banning the contentious practice of hunting grizzly bears for sport. |
Text: Gunstones Bakery, based in Dronfield, near Sheffield, lost the contract for chilled foods in June but the full impact is only emerging now.
Union officials said up to 524 posts were affected, which represents 45% of the site workforce.
But the company said it was working hard to transfer workers and a separate ne... | More than 500 jobs are at risk after a food company lost a major contract, it has been confirmed. |
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Nottingham went into the SSE Arena game with a narrow advantage and Andy Bohmback extended their lead at the end of the first period.
Goals from Evan Mosey and Chris Lawrence made it 3-0.
Colin Shields netted a late consolation in what was a disappointing finish to t... | Belfast Giants were beaten 3-1 by Nottingham Panthers in the play-offs quarter-final second leg to lose out 7-4 on aggregate. |
Text: The Briton, 28, tweeted a picture of his vest for the championships in Beijing, showing a British Athletics logo instead of the union jack flag.
Scot Eilish McColgan replied by saying "it looks like you're representing British Athletics instead of GB".
Rutherford agreed with the steeplechase star and said the cha... | Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford says not having a union jack on Great Britain's World Championships kit is a "terrible choice". |
Text: Essex and Middlesex voted against the proposals, while Kent abstained as 38 of the 41 England and Wales Cricket Board members approved them.
Fifteen first-class counties were in support of the competition.
"Essex County Cricket Club would like it to be known that it fully respects the outcome," an Essex statement... | Essex will "support the majority" after a new city-based eight-team Twenty20 tournament was given the go-ahead to start in 2020. |
Text: The carrier posted a net profit of €425m (£312m; $472m) in the last quarter, up from a €252m loss last year, helped by the falling oil price.
But Lufthansa said rising pension and other costs remained a burden, and that pilots' strikes had cost it €42m.
Lufthansa said the disaster this year at its Germanwings div... | German airline Lufthansa, hit by a series of strikes, has warned that more cost-cutting is needed. |
Text: Campaigners gathered on Friday night to raise their concerns about the road which will connect north and south Lincoln.
Plans for the road were first approved in 2010 and designs have been changed several times since.
County council leader Martin Hill said construction must start soon or government funding would ... | Hundreds of residents turned out at a meeting to plead for changes to plans for the £100m Lincoln Eastern Bypass. |
Text: Vilson Meshi, 30, was found dead inside an Audi A4 on Pincey Mead near Pitsea Road, Basildon, on Saturday.
Two 16-year-old boys and a 15-year-old, all from the town, were arrested on Wednesday night.
They are still being questioned over the death, police said. A post-mortem examination found he died from smoke in... | Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found in a burned-out car. |
Text: Officers said it was a "despicable" crime and appealed for the public's help in catching the man responsible.
The victim was sitting in her home in North Street on Tuesday afternoon when a man entered the property at about 15:40.
He claimed to have seen someone running from the house and said he believed the pens... | A thief targeted an elderly woman in her Annan home, police have said. |
Text: Emergency response teams have been at the scene in the Kware Pipeline Embakasi area.
The Star newspaper said dozens of people had been evacuated moments before the collapse.
Witnesses told the paper that the building had been condemned after cracks appeared in its walls.
The co-ordinator of the rescue efforts, P... | Several people are reported missing after a seven-storey building collapsed on Monday night in an eastern suburb of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. |
Text: The group of 14 scientists, artists, students and businesswomen is campaigning against marine litter.
They stopped off in Belfast to send home the message that plastics are never fantastic and one-use plastics are clogging up our oceans.
"We are working to make the unseen, seen," said Megan Ross, a marine biology... | A crew of women is sailing around the British Isles on a mission to clean up the oceans. |
Text: The former Force India driver, 29, will continue to race for Mercedes in the German Touring Car Championship.
Di Resta's role as back-up driver for Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa gives the Scot the chance to revive an F1 career many considered to be over.
He claimed 121 points in 58 races for Force India from 2... | Paul di Resta's racing knowledge "will be invaluable", according to Williams, following the Scot's confirmation as reserve driver for the 2016 season. |
Text: Lawrence Shankland had a shot superbly blocked by Sons goalkeeper Mark Brown, then at the other end Frazer Wright's header was scooped off the line.
The second half was tight until David Clarkson squeezed a pass through to Shankland, who found the far corner.
Clarkson missed an achievable volley at the back post,... | St Mirren kept their Championship play-off hopes alive with a hard-fought home win over Dumbarton. |
Text: Lock Beukeboom, 26, has agreed a two-year deal, while wing Evans has signed a one-year extension along with Matt Bolwell, John Stevens and Bar Bartlett.
Speaking about Bolwell and Stevens, coach Alan Paver said: "They are two young guys who have proved their worth.
"This season Bar has been another huge contribut... | Canada internationals Brett Beukeboom and Matt Evans are among five Cornish Pirates players to sign new contracts. |
Text: Regarded as one of the most successful managers in the game, the 65-year-old has won 18 major titles, including Champions League successes with Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
"My job as a coach has finished," he said. "I'm proud of my career."
Hitzfeld will now work as a television pundit, and he joked: "I ... | Switzerland manager Ottmar Hitzfeld has retired following his side's elimination from the World Cup. |
Text: Servicemen stationed at East Boldre Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force training station in Hampshire, known as RFC Beaulieu, captured aircraft, crashes and comrades on camera.
One photo shows an aircraft that made a soft landing on the roof of the local post office.
Airfield chairman Mike Husband said of the exhi... | More than 150 previously unseen photographs of life at a World War One airfield have gone on display. |
Text: The victim, who was also 28, was assaulted by two men on Union Street at about 05:30 on Saturday. Police said they were still trying to trace a second man.
The attack happened between St Nicholas Street and Broad Street.
Police have asked anyone who witnessed the attack to come forward.
The arrested man is expect... | A 28-year-old man has been charged after another man was left in a critical condition after being attacked in the centre of Aberdeen. |
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