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Text: The guard, who is believed to be in his 40s, was taken to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital following the attack on 11 June.
The attack was revealed by an inmate who said the officer "was in a really bad way".
A Prison Service spokeswoman confirmed the incident is being investigated by police.
East of Engla... | A prison officer has suffered a neck injury after being attacked with a bladed weapon at Norwich Prison. |
Text: The Hovercraft Museum is in talks with the government's Homes and Community Agency (HCA), which owns the Princess Margaret and Princess Anne.
Both vessels stand alongside the museum in Lee-on-the-Solent on land earmarked by the HCA for redevelopment.
The HCA confirmed talks about the Princess Anne were "progressi... | "Positive" talks have been held about saving one of two remaining cross-Channel hovercraft under threat of being scrapped, a museum has said. |
Text: A four-screen Everyman cinema and burger-chain Byron are the first two tenants announced for Bell Court.
Demolition of existing units and building work for the new site is set to start in the new year, with the site opening in 2017.
More tenants for the site are set to be announced later, developers UK & European... | A new cinema and restaurants could soon open at a £30m shopping centre in Stratford-upon-Avon. |
Text: China's currency hit a four-year low against the dollar after the country's central bank cut the guiding rate for the yuan for a second day.
The Dow Jones less than a point to 17,402.
The S&P 500 rose almost two points, or 0.1%, to 2,086 while the Nasdaq gained seven points, or 0.2%, at 5,044.
The depreciation of... | (Close): US stocks edged up as gains for Apple and energy stocks outweigh fears of the sudden depreciation in China's yuan. |
Text: Nala, a seven-year-old husky, became stranded atop the property in Boldmere, Birmingham on Friday afternoon.
It is believed Nala might have got out of the skylight window and on to the roof after climbing on furniture in the loft of the house.
A firefighter "calmed her down with a few slices of ham", before a lea... | A dog has been rescued from the roof of a house by firefighters. |
Text: Home Secretary Amber Rudd is thought to have said she will decide by the end of October whether to launch a probe into police conduct on the day.
Thousands of miners and police clashed at the Yorkshire coking site in 1984.
Campaigners say South Yorkshire Police officers were excessively heavy-handed and manufactu... | Campaigners demanding a public inquiry into the so-called Battle of Orgreave during the miners' strike are expecting an announcement from the government. |
Text: Michael Davies, 71, from Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, was staying at a hotel in Sandown with his wife Pat when he disappeared on 26 May.
His family thanked those who organised and took part in a search on Wednesday.
They said they wanted to join in, but it was difficult for them to return to the island from Wales.
In a... | The family of a south Wales man, missing on the Isle of Wight, have said they are "in limbo" and "unable to face things and move on". |
Text: The county's fire and rescue service said it was "overwhelmed" with the response and the fact that 150 of the applicants were female.
County area manager, John McVay, said the number would be shortlisted to 100, with nine women guaranteed to go through to the next phase.
But he said no women would be guaranteed a... | More than 1,000 people applied for 15 jobs as a full-time fighter in Cumbria. |
Text: Work is due to be carried out to make the road a full one-way system.
It follows the deaths of two people and a number of accidents.
But Swansea council leader Rob Stewart said he would not consider a two-way traffic system until decisions had been made about the future of Kingsway.
The current traffic system on ... | No major changes will be made to the road system at Swansea's Kingsway until the future of the street has been outlined, Swansea council's leader has said. |
Text: Although the region voted by 56% to 44% to stay in the EU in last week's poll, the UK as a whole voted to leave.
Ms O'Neill said she was worried over the impact a potential "hard border" between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland could have.
"I'm concerned about workforce issues, about a number of issue... | Health Minister Michelle O'Neill has said she has "real fears" about the impact a UK exit from the EU could have on Northern Ireland's health service. |
Text: The French rider recovered from a crash 30km from the finish to beat Britain's Ben Swift in a sprint to the line.
But two rival riders claim the 24-year-old was towed back up to the leading group as they climbed the Cipressa.
"There are judges in cycling. If I had done something forbidden, I would have been disqu... | Milan-San Remo winner Arnaud Demare has rejected accusations he was towed by his team car during Saturday's race. |
Text: Stephen Potts was attacked by the dogs in Priors Grange, High Pittington, County Durham, on Sunday evening.
Bystanders tried to intervene by beating the dogs with golf clubs and spades while some even tried ramming them with their cars, but to no avail.
Mr Potts' father Geoffrey said he was in a "stable condition... | A dog breeder who was mauled in the street by two of his American bulldogs has had his arm amputated. |
Text: The pool has now re-opened after the incident at about 11:25 BST.
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called to reports of a medical emergency at the Wales International Pool, Cardiff.
"We responded with a rapid response vehicle and a high dependency service vehicle.
"A male youth was taken to Univ... | Cardiff International Pool was evacuated on Tuesday morning and a male youth was taken to hospital. |
Text: The Irish author, who won the £50,000 prize in 2007, is longlisted for her sixth novel, The Green Road.
Three Britons - Tom McCarthy, Andrew O'Hagan and Sunjeev Sahota - make the longlist alongside five Americans.
Novelists from India, Jamaica, New Zealand and Nigeria round out this year's list of candidates.
A ... | The 13 books longlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize have been announced, with previous winner Anne Enright among those in contention. |
Text: The 20-year-old has signed a two-year deal at Kingsholm.
Kvesic, who was born to English parents in Germany, came through the academy at Worcester and has now made 55 appearances for the first team.
He was promoted from England Saxons to Stuart Lancaster's Six Nations training squad, as a replacement for the inju... | Matt Kvesic will leave Worcester Warriors at the end of the season to join near rivals Gloucester. |
Text: Robbie Willmott's early goal was cancelled out by ex-Exile Andy Sandell.
Striker Marlon Jackson won the game for Newport with 15 minutes to go as five trialists featured for the visitors.
Newport travel to Merthyr Town on Wednesday before another friendly at Gloucester City on Saturday.
Summary: | Newport County continued their preparations for 2017-18 with a 2-1 friendly win at National League South side Chippenham Town, fielding different line-ups in each half. |
Text: Despite winning their previous two league games a point against Barrow ended the Harriers' 11-year stay in the top tier of the non-league football.
Barrow's Ben Tomlinson had the best chance of scoring at Aggborough when his close-range effort hit the post.
Kidderminster managed four shots on target but failed to... | Kidderminster Harriers were relegated from the National League after a goalless draw against Barrow. |
Text: A detective constable said she could connect Timuras Kozlov from Derrychara Drive in the town to the charge.
The baby boy, who is thought to be about six months old, is in a stable condition at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
He sustained serious injuries at an address on Castlecoole Road in Enniskillen o... | A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a baby boy in Enniskillen. |
Text: The 27-year-old did not play in round five of the Premier League in Exeter on Thursday in the hope of being fit to play in the three-day tournament.
Van Gerwen, the PDC world champion and world number one, was hoping to win a third successive UK title in Minehead.
His withdrawal means that one player who reaches ... | Michael van Gerwen will miss the UK Open, which starts on Friday, after failing to recover from a back injury. |
Text: The 28-year-old was part of a swap deal that would have seen United keeper David De Gea go to the Bernabeu.
But the paperwork could no be completed before the Spanish deadline on 31 August and the move fell through.
"I cried when I found out I was staying, it was a build-up of emotions," Navas told Spanish radio.... | Real Madrid keeper Keylor Navas cried when his proposed summer move to Manchester United collapsed as he did not want to leave the Spanish club. |
Text: Thomas Mikkelsen opened the scoring with his first goal for the Dingwall club and the Dane added his second after the break.
County were firmly in control by then, with Craig Curran having struck twice in the first-half, either side of a Sean Dillon own goal.
Alex Schalk rounded off the scoring two minutes after ... | Ross County climbed to the top of Scottish League Cup Group D with a comprehensive victory over Montrose. |
Text: Yadira Arroyo, 44, was responding to a call with another paramedic in the Bronx neighbourhood on Thursday night when she was hit.
Authorities charged Jose Gonzalez, 25, with murder, grand larceny and driving while impaired by drugs.
Ms Arroyo was a mother of five children and a 14-year fire department veteran.
Th... | A New York Fire Department (FDNY) paramedic has died after she was run over by a man driving her stolen ambulance. |
Text: The pair, both former Oscar nominees, will help choose the Palme d'Or winner from films including Michael Haneke's Happy End and Sofia Coppola's Beguiled.
They are joined by the likes of Chinese X-Men actress Fan BingBing and Paulo Sorrentino, whose recent hit TV series The Young Pope starred Jude Law.
The jury i... | Hollywood stars Will Smith and Jessica Chastain will sit on the Cannes jury when the festival kicks off next month. |
Text: Masked gunmen burst into a rented beach house on Monday, tied up and held at gunpoint six Spanish men as they attacked the women for several hours.
A seventh woman escaped after telling the attackers she was a Mexican.
Acapulco is one of Mexico's most famous beach resorts, but it has recently suffered from drug-r... | Mexican authorities say they are determined to capture those responsible for the rape of six Spanish women near the holiday resort of Acapulco. |
Text: The Muslim Brotherhood's party, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), looks to share at least 16 out of 130 seats as part of a new political alliance.
The IAF refused to contest the previous two elections, in protest at the electoral system.
Tuesday's election also saw at least 20 women returned, latest figures show.
U... | Islamists have won seats in Jordan's parliament after years of boycott, in polls which also elected record numbers of female MPs, initial results show. |
Text: Plans to expand Oxtalls campus in Gloucester which would mean moving the allotments from Estcourt Park.
Allotment-holders said the suggested relocation site would be a "waste of time" as it was on a flood plain.
The university hopes to submit an outline planning application by August and a detailed application in... | Proposals by the University of Gloucestershire to extend one of its campuses have upset nearby allotment-holders who would have to relocate. |
Text: A proposal for a staff-owned company to run Salford City Council services has been approved "unanimously" by the council cabinet.
The 400 staff who currently run the services will be transferred to an independent, not-for-profit firm.
Other authorities have set up similar schemes, including Blackburn with Darwen ... | Staff from a Greater Manchester council are to form their own firm to protect adult social care from budget cuts. |
Text: Police are treating the attack at Lincoln Court as a hate crime.
The device was placed on the window sill and exploded shortly after 22:10 BST on Saturday.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland's district commander Supt Mark McEwan said he would not rule out paramilitary involvement.
"This is a hate crime, now t... | A woman has described how she narrowly escaped injury when a pipe bomb exploded, smashing a window at her house in Londonderry. |
Text: Steve Rotheram is Labour's candidate, the Liberal Democrats' candidate is Prescot North councillor Carl Cashman while councillor Tom Crone will represent the Green Party.
Liverpool City Region comprises of the city, St Helens, Knowsley, Sefton, Wirral and Halton in Cheshire.
The mayoral election is on 4 May.
Mr C... | The Conservative candidate for next year's Liverpool City Region mayoral election has been named as Tony Caldeira. |
Text: Armed police will be in attendance at Thursday's Slessor Gardens event, which is the largest single concert to be held in Dundee city centre.
The concert's 11,000 tickets sold out within an hour of going on sale.
Dundee City Council city centre manager Sarah Craig said fans should not be alarmed by the sight of a... | Police and organisers of Little Mix's sold out outdoor Dundee show have moved to reassure concertgoers in the wake of recent UK terror attacks. |
Text: Centre-back Dawson, 32, was injured during the club's pre-season friendly victory over Mansfield on Tuesday.
It means the Tigers have just 13 fit senior players less than a month before the new season starts.
On Monday, full-back Moses Odubajo was ruled out for up to six months with a knee ligament injury.
Earlie... | Hull's injury problems have worsened, with captain Michael Dawson ruled out for three months because of a medial knee ligament injury. |
Text: The HM Inspectorate of Prisons report said the availability of "legal highs" could also overwhelm health services at HMP Ranby, in Nottinghamshire.
The National Offender Management Service said it was working with police to disrupt the supply chain of NPS.
The report also highlighted six suicides in the space of ... | A prison's problems with new psychoactive substances (NPS) have led to high levels of violence, according to a report. |
Text: Ebosse, who was 24, was declared dead after being taken to hospital in Tizi Ouzou, east of the capital Algiers.
The JS Kabylie striker, who had scored in a 2-1 home defeat by USM Alger, was hit when spectators started throwing objects from the stands as the teams left the pitch at full-time.
The Algerian interior... | Cameroonian footballer Albert Ebosse has died after being hit by an object thrown by fans at a game in Algeria. |
Text: He was addressing delegates at the Lib Dem party conference in Brighton.
Mr Rennie claimed the nationalists were too focused on holding a second independence referendum.
He also said the Conservatives had put the unity of the UK under strain with the EU referendum.
Mr Rennie told delegates: "With the blow of Brex... | Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has blamed the Conservatives and the SNP for putting "divisive constitutional politics" at the centre of national debate. |
Text: In 2014, the General Dental Council (GDC) found Prof Philip Lamey guilty of more than 100 charges of misconduct and removed him from the register.
It has now emerged that the High Court quashed the sanction at the end of March.
However, it ordered he remain suspended until a review of the case in August.
The cour... | A former consultant at the Royal Victoria Hospital's School of Dentistry has had a decision to strike him from the dental register quashed. |
Text: Georgina Symonds's body was found at a workshop at Beech Hill Farm, in Usk, Monmouthshire, on 13 January.
A hearing at Gwent Coroner's Court, in Newport, was adjourned for three months for police to continue their inquiries.
Peter Morgan, 53, of Abergavenny, has been charged with her murder.
Summary: | A woman whose death is at the centre of a murder inquiry died of "ligature pressure to the neck", a coroner's hearing has been told. |
Text: Brexit Secretary David Davis told MPs a meeting will be called once there is a resolution on Northern Ireland following earlier elections.
Mr Davis said that does not meant there will not be "further discussions".
He hinted the devolved administrations would get notice of the triggering of Article 50.
He told the... | A forum that brings together ministers from UK and devolved governments may not meet again before the formal process to leave the EU is triggered. |
Text: The midfielder, whose father manages Real, fired wide a 14th-minute spot-kick, before his dismissal in stoppage time for two yellow-card offences.
Enzo, 21, is the oldest of Zidane's four sons and scored on his first-team debut in the Copa del Rey in November.
He has not played for the senior side since, but is a... | Zinedine Zidane's son Enzo missed a penalty and was sent off as Real Madrid reserves lost 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao B in Spain's third tier. |
Text: A sexually explicit cartoon of the prophet Mohammed was sent from Chris Graham's Twitter account to a radical Islamist preacher in January.
The tweet was sent to Anjem Choudary on the day of the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris.
Mr Graham was appointed as a non-executive director of the Ibrox club ear... | Police are "carrying out inquiries" into a tweet apparently sent by a newly-appointed Rangers director. |
Text: York St John University student Megan Roberts, from Wetherby, West Yorkshire, disappeared during a night out with friends in the city in January.
It was feared she had fallen into the River Ouse near York's Lendal Bridge.
Miss Roberts' family has been told of the discovery, although the body has not yet been form... | A woman's body has been found in a river downstream from where a 20-year-old student went missing almost six weeks ago, police have said. |
Text: The eggs are in a nest on the ledge of the Newton Building at Nottingham Trent University which is being filmed by a Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust webcam.
A wildlife trust spokesman said the eggs were the first in the East Midlands so far this year.
Falcons have been nesting on the building for about 13 years, h... | Two peregrine falcon eggs have been spotted on the roof of a Nottingham building as the protected birds' breeding season begins. |
Text: A 75% stake in Portlebay Popcorn brings Tayto into the premium popcorn market for the first time.
Portlebay will be run by its existing management team, independent of the main Tayto business.
The other deal involves Tavern Snacks - a firm which mainly serves the licensed trade in the greater London area.
Tavern ... | Tayto, the Tandragee-based crisp maker, has bought a London snack manufacturer and a majority stake in a popcorn company. |
Text: The pair, who already own the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers and the NHL's New Jersey Devils, will join chairman Steve Parish in control at Selhurst Park.
Harris, Blitzer and Parish will each own an 18 per cent stake in Palace.
Parish said shareholders had agreed an "initial £50m injection of capital" to develop the cl... | Crystal Palace have completed a deal that sees American investors Josh Harris and David Blitzer take a large stake in the club. |
Text: A total of 1,234 cases were reported in 2015, compared to just 190 cases in 2013, but down slightly from 1,375 in 2014.
The infection comes into its peak season typically between late March and mid April.
Public Health Wales urged people to be aware of its symptoms.
These include a pink-red rash, high temperature... | Cases of scarlet fever in Wales have soared over the past three years, figures from Public Health Wales have shown. |
Text: The 43-year-old, who beat German Jung to team gold at last summer's Rio Olympics, posted a score of 38.7 penalty points on Qing Du Briot.
Jung, 34, scored 40.0 penalties leaving him and La Biosthetique Sam FBW third behind Bettina Hoy on Designer 10.
"I am very happy. I didn't expect to do so well," said Vallette... | Frenchman Thibaut Vallette leads reigning champion Michael Jung at the halfway stage of the Badminton Horse Trials dressage. |
Text: Prime Minister David Cameron and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt have called on health ministers from the member countries to attend the meeting in London on 11 December.
Mr Hunt described the condition as a global challenge.
Currently there are 35.6 million people worldwide living with dementia. By 2020 the figure ... | The UK will use its presidency of the G8 to hold the first global dementia summit. |
Text: Up to 60% of homes on the 53-acre Mill development will be affordable housing.
Funding for the scheme - where Arjo Wiggins paper mill once stood - is coming from the Welsh government and Principality Building Society.
Economy Minister Edwina Hart said the plans would have a "considerable economic impact" on the r... | Plans for a £100m housing development which would see up to 750 homes built on the site of an old paper mill in Cardiff have been approved. |
Text: The 29-year-old was second in the R3 10m Air Rifle Prone before triumphing in the R6 50m Free Rifle Prone event.
There was also team gold for Mandy Pankhurst, Di Coates and Karen Butler in the R2 10m Air Rifle Standing.
James Bevis won silver in the R9 50m rifle SH2, which is not a Paralympic event.
He then teame... | Matt Skelhon led the way with a gold and a silver as Great Britain won eight medals at the IPC Shooting World Championships in Germany. |
Text: The US economy added 235,000 new jobs in February, Mr Trump's first full month in office.
He retweeted a news report with the caption: "GREAT AGAIN".
During a campaign speech last August, Mr Trump called the Department of Labor numbers one of the "biggest hoaxes in American modern politics".
Challenged about this... | US President Donald Trump has hailed the federal government's latest positive job figures, which he once denounced as "phony" and a "joke". |
Text: Wenger entered the Chelsea technical area and pushed Blues boss Mourinho in the chest during the Premier League game at Stamford Bridge on 5 October.
"Too much importance was given to this story but I should not have reacted like this," Wenger, 64, told French TV channel TF1.
"I always regret any signs of violenc... | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said he regrets shoving Jose Mourinho during the 2-0 defeat by Chelsea this month. |
Text: Christine Connor, whose address in north Belfast cannot be published due to a reporting restriction, is charged over two attacks on police in May 2013.
She previously applied for bail on two other occasions.
However, both times she was told it was conditional on her wearing an electronic tag, which she refused.
T... | A woman who has been on remand for two years on charges including attempting to murder police has been released on bail after agreeing to wear a tag. |
Text: The owners of a Golden Ticket travelled on three trains leaving Tweedbank, Galashiels and Stow, each carrying 160 passengers.
Many have special links to the line having campaigned for its return or been involved in the old Waverley line.
Others making the trip were nominated by the public or won competitions.
The... | Specially selected passengers have taken a trip on the Borders to Edinburgh railway a day ahead of its opening to the general public. |
Text: She will say an international agreement on tackling climate change should not be renegotiated.
The talks on Friday will also focus on missile testing by North Korea.
Mrs May invited the president on a state visit to the UK but there was no mention of it in last month's Queen's Speech.
The prime minister expressed... | Prime Minister Theresa May will challenge US President Donald Trump over climate change when they meet at the G20 summit in Germany. |
Text: UKA boss Ed Warner said he was warned by a "very senior IAAF person" about envelopes of cash being handed out before the vote, which London won.
The Daily Mail claims two witnesses recall Coe warning the bid team.
Coe has repeatedly denied he knew about major corruption within athletics during his time as IAAF vi... | IAAF president Lord Coe has denied a report he alerted UK Athletics (UKA) to allegations of bribes before the vote for the 2017 World Championships. |
Text: He has scored four goals in eight games since his move to the Lilywhites.
Ex-Blackpool player Barkhuizen, 23, had mutually cancelled his deal at the Shrimps but the League Two side did get compensation for the transfer.
"Let's not forget we've sold our best player who is now pulling up trees at Preston," said Ben... | Morecambe boss Jim Bentley has questioned whether the club negotiated the best deal for Tom Barkhuizen when he moved to Preston in January. |
Text: The 35-year-old is accused of paying 20,000 euros ($21,800; £16,800) for the baby girl.
She has been arrested along with the child's biological mother and a Moroccan man who allegedly helped broker the deal.
Surrogacy is illegal in Italy, and attracts prison time and heavy fines.
The "fake" mother is said to hav... | An Italian woman is accused of faking a pregnancy and then giving back the baby she bought, after finding out the child was mixed race. |
Text: The 36-year-old, who had been visiting Polzeath with friends and family, was reported missing on Sunday morning.
An "extensive" air and sea search was launched at 10:00 GMT, and a lifeboat crew pulled her from the water later, police said.
She was airlifted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, but confirmed d... | A holidaymaker has died after being rescued from the sea off the coast of Cornwall, police have said. |
Text: The crash, involving a white Citroen C3, happened on the A32 at Wickham shortly before 11:15 GMT on 28 January.
The cyclist, 20-year-old William Houghton, from Buckinghamshire, was taken to hospital but died from his injuries two days later.
Jeanette Smith, 69, from Denmead has been charged with causing death by ... | A woman has been charged in connection with a collision which killed a cyclist. |
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The 18-year-old began Saturday 11 shots off the lead at five over par, but hit nine birdies to end the day one under.
"I played aggressive and it worked for me today," Hull said.
South Korea's Park leads at five under, one shot ahead of Norway's Suzann Pettersen, Chi... | England's Charley Hull carded a six-under-par 66, the day's best round, to move within three shots of third-round leader Inbee Park at Royal Birkdale. |
Text: If approved by Sedgemoor District Council, Bristol Water's £125m proposal will see a 9,400 million litre reservoir built close to the existing Cheddar Reservoir.
The company said it was needed to meet growing demand for water, and hopes it can be operational by 2025.
Two public consultations into the plans have t... | A planning application for a second reservoir in Somerset has been submitted to the local authority. |
Text: His move to a Scottish jail from Merseyside's Ashworth Hospital was refused by a tribunal in June.
In a statement issued through his solicitors, Brady, 76, said "recent events" had not changed his intentions.
Brady, who tortured and murdered five children along with Myra Hindley, also denied reports that he had d... | Moors Murderer Ian Brady has said he still wants to die after losing his bid to be transferred from a psychiatric hospital to prison. |
Text: Emergency services were called to the Richford Motors depot on Fairfield Park industrial estate in Manvers near Rotherham at about 22:45 BST on Sunday.
Six fire engines tackled the blaze, which took several hours to put out.
Police said the fire caused "extensive damage" but no-one was believed to be injured.
Tem... | Police investigating a blaze which destroyed 40 vehicles at a South Yorkshire breakdown yard have said it was started deliberately. |
Text: The 20-year-old man and 34-year-old woman were also charged with affray.
The officer, in his 40s, was attacked in an alleyway near a pub in Bow on Tuesday. He remains in hospital.
Andrew Beadie, of Basildon, Essex, and Janine Morris, of Bow, are due to appear at Barkingside Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Ms Morris... | A man and a woman have been charged with attempting to murder a plain clothes police officer while he was on duty in east London. |
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The QPR striker scored on his home debut to boost his hopes of making the squad for the Euro 2016 finals.
"Conor has strength, power and composure - he looks like he is going to be an asset for us," said O'Neill.
"It's a great achievement to go unbeaten in 10 games a... | Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill praised scorer Conor Washington as a 1-0 win over Slovenia set a new record of 10 games unbeaten. |
Text: GB made it four wins in a row at the World Championship (Division 1B) in Zagreb and will face Ukraine in a promotion decider on Saturday.
"It sets up a massive gold-medal match - it's a game we've been building towards all week," said GB head coach Pete Russell.
"It's exciting and we will now focus our attentions... | Great Britain's men are one win away from returning to the world's second tier after they beat Romania 6-1. |
Text: Another best-selling title, Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey, has also made it on to the longlist for this year's Desmond Elliott Prize.
Also in contention is The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth, the first crowd-funded title to feature on the longlist.
A shortlist will be revealed on 15 May, with the winner announced ... | The Miniaturist, Jessie Burton's award-winning bestseller, is one of 10 titles in contention for a £10,000 prize for debut novelists. |
Text: Two-man teams from 16 different nations will compete at St Albans' Centurion Club on 6-7 May for a prize fund of one million euros (£852,000).
There will be amphitheatre-style stands around the tees plus music and pyrotechnics.
Players will wear microphones and be encouraged to interact with fans.
Tour chief exec... | The European Tour has announced a six-hole team event called GolfSixes, in its attempts to "modernise" and "broaden the appeal" of the sport. |
Text: Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) said business from Northern Ireland grew about twice as fast as average passenger numbers at the airport.
Passenger numbers rose by almost 6% to 20.2m in 2013.
Dublin Airport spokesman Paul O'Kane said there was a "strong growth" in passengers from Northern Ireland.
"Dublin Airport ... | The number of Northern Ireland residents using Dublin Airport increased by 11% to more than 570,000 last year, figures have shown. |
Text: Cardiff Blues have offered the full-back a deal to return to the region.
If Halfpenny decides not to do so, he may have to rely on being chosen as a wildcard under the WRU's senior player selection policy.
"I've spoken to Leigh. He wants to not make the wildcard his decision," said ex-Bath coach Ford.
"What he wa... | Leigh Halfpenny will not return to Wales on the basis of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) selection criteria for Test players, says Toulon boss Mike Ford. |
Text: O'Connor has scored nine goals in 20 National League appearances for Forest Green this season.
The 32-year-old signed a one-year contract with Rovers in July following his release by Newport County.
O'Connor will be available for Stevenage's League Two trip to promotion-chasing Plymouth on Saturday.
Find all the ... | Stevenage have signed striker Aaron O'Connor from Forest Green Rovers on a one-month loan, with a view to extending it to the end of the season. |
Text: Documents and computer equipment were seized from the Mossack Fonseca office, officials said on Twitter.
The attorney general's office said the Mossack Fonseca sign had been removed a day earlier and quoted an employee as saying the firm was moving.
The leak showed how some wealthy people use offshore companies t... | Authorities in El Salvador have raided the offices of the Panama law firm at the centre of a massive data leak, the attorney general's office says. |
Text: Clear AV design and install technologically complex projects but all of its clients are based in London.
It employs 17 workers at its headquarters in Lisburn and also recently added a London base.
Its high-end projects range in value from £10m to 100m.
This includes working for luxury brands like Claridge's and ... | A building technology firm based in County Antrim is creating 60 new jobs over the next four years. |
Text: Wexham Park Hospital, whose NHS Trust is £6.9m in debt, said the £600,000 system would ensure "patient safety".
Its 2013 inspection report detailed adult doses being given to children, among the 48 errors made in one month.
Patient Concern said robots would not eliminate all errors as humans still had to input ... | Robots have been brought in to dispense medicine at a Slough hospital to combat "serious" human errors in handing out prescriptions. |
Text: The cash - a £500,000 loan and a grant of £90,000 - means that the planned refurbishment is only about £300,000 short of its £2.4m funding target.
Originally built in 1902, the B-listed theatre closed in 2009 but reopened in 2012 after a campaign to save it.
The Ayr Gaiety Partnership is leading efforts to make t... | Plans to fully redevelop Ayr's Gaiety Theatre are in the "home straight" after the project was awarded £590,000. |
Text: She has just passed all the tests to work under the banner of the Search And Rescue Dogs Association (SARDA), which sounds very serious, but for her it's all a game.
In fact, it's all about her soggy tennis ball.
Trainer David Carlile demonstrates the process.
"Heidi is trained to detect human scent in the air an... | Heidi is the first qualified search and rescue dog in Northern Ireland, and she is keen to show off her new skills. |
Text: Police Scotland said the incident happened shortly before 10:00. The car was lifted out of the water using equipment on the harbour.
The rescued woman was said to be in a "critical" condition and was flown to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary by an air ambulance helicopter.
Coastguard, lifeboat and fire crews were also di... | A woman has been airlifted to hospital after a car went into the water at Macduff harbour. |
Text: Hassan Bal was arrested in the city on Thursday morning.
He is charged with attempting to provide funs to a terrorist organisation and providing funds to such an organisation.
The organisation was not named in court but its believed to be an overseas terrorist group.
The charges date from between 2 and 23 October... | A 25-year-old man has appeared in court in Waterford accused of providing funds to a terrorist organisation. |
Text: The £56bn project - backed by both the Conservative and Labour leadership - cleared its final Commons stage and now goes to the House of Lords.
But 44 MPs opposed the measure, many concerned at the cost and the threat to the environment.
It is due to be complete in 10 years, with a further extension to Manchester... | Legislation paving the way for the high speed rail link between London and Birmingham has been approved by MPs. |
Text: 10 February 2016 Last updated at 06:53 GMT
The properties in Bolton have suffered due to drainage problems in nearby land owned by water company United Utilities, and broken culverts under the ground.
The problems first began during the deluge that hit many parts of the region over Christmas.
United Utilities has... | Two homes in Greater Manchester have been flooded 11 times in the space of just over a month. |
Text: Mr Devenney resigned from the DUP after being suspended amid claims he had brought the party into disrepute.
On Friday, the Ulster Unionist Party released a statement welcoming Mr Devenney into its fold.
However, on Monday, the Londonderry Sentinel reported that Mr Devenney had decided against joining the UUP.
Th... | Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has expressed surprise that "unresolved issues" have stopped Maurice Devenney from joining the party. |
Text: An investigative commission ruled that the company had not "respected the norms of safety", the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said.
The crane fell during a storm, killing 107 people and injuring nearly 400.
The construction firm is owned by the family of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.
Executives at... | Saudi authorities have said the giant Saudi Binladin Group was "in part" responsible for Friday's deadly crane collapse at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. |
Text: Andrew Hennells, 32, posted a comment on his profile which read: "Doing. Tesco. Over" at 19:25 GMT on 13 February.
Just 15 minutes later, after he had held up the King's Lynn store, police caught Hennells with a knife and £410.
He admitted robbery at Norwich Crown Court.
A member of the public had reported seein... | An armed robber boasted on Facebook about his plans to raid a supermarket minutes before he was stopped by armed police. |
Text: The B9005 was closed between Gight and Fyvie as a result.
Police Scotland said the incident happened at about 13:50.
The road was expected to remain closed for some time and local diversions have been put in place.
Summary: | A pedestrian in his 50s has died after he was struck by a lorry in Aberdeenshire. |
Text: Burgess, who scored a try in Wigan's Super League Grand Final loss to Leeds, will join Sydney Roosters next season.
The 20-year-old told BBC Sport: "100% it is an unfinished chapter at Wigan.
"Obviously it is a new chapter going to the Sydney Roosters but I will come back and win everything with Wigan."
Since his... | Australia-bound winger Joe Burgess says he will return to Wigan Warriors before the end of his career with the aim of collecting every trophy in British rugby league. |
Text: Ontario Police Provincial charged Elizabeth Wettlauffer with four counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
Ms Wettlauffer already faces first-degree murder charges for patients under her care in two southwestern Ontario nursing homes.
The new offences alleged took place between 2007 and 20... | A former Canadian nursing home worker accused of eight counts of murder is facing six new charges. |
Text: The woman, in her 40s, was asleep in her car in a lay-by at Dunnington, near York, when she was attacked.
North Yorkshire Police said the woman was attacked on 1 July, but they have only now obtained a description.
The driver is about 55 years old, 5ft 10in tall with blonde or light hair and a tattoo on his upper... | Police investigating the night-time rape of a vulnerable woman have issued a description of a lorry driver they want to speak to. |
Text: The IHS Markit report also indicates that salary rises are slowing.
And it found the use of temporary staff, as measured by temp billings, had its sharpest drop since May 2009.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said the findings were in contrast to the UK's "thriving'" jobs market.
The research -... | The rate of permanent appointments to jobs in Scotland has fallen for the first time in three months, according to new research. |
Text: The 21-year-old has scored 28 points in Scarlets' past two games, including 17 in Sunday's 22-22 European Champions Cup draw against Saracens.
Scarlets boss Wayne Pivac said: "He has held his own against some of the most experienced fly-halves in world rugby."
Jones said: "Hopefully I can repay the coaches for th... | Fly-half Dan Jones has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Scarlets for what the region describe as "the next few years". |
Text: The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said there were 6,758 complaints in a month about text messages sent by Swansea-based Help Direct UK.
The messages were about claims for accidents, PPI and bank refunds.
The ICO ordered the same company to stop sending marketing texts about pensions in March.
Mobile pho... | A company has been censured for a second time in seven months for sending out spam text messages - this time with a £200,000 fine. |
Text: Barack Obama was gifted a kilt and a pair of trousers in his new family tartan when he attended a charity fund-raising dinner at the EICC in May.
It has navy blue to represent the flag of Hawaii where the 44th, and first African-American, president was born.
Green from the Kenyan flag, where his father was born, ... | The Obama tartan specially commissioned for the former US president's recent visit to Edinburgh has been officially registered in the capital. |
Text: Business Secretary Greg Clark announced that the funding would go to the Roslin Institute.
It is famous for creating Dolly the sheep - the world's first animal cloned from an adult cell - in 1996.
The money is part of a £319m funding commitment for the bioscience sector over the next five years.
Mr Clark said sci... | Scientists at the University of Edinburgh are to receive £29m from the UK government for work to help control infectious diseases such as bird flu. |
Text: 17 October 2016 Last updated at 10:09 BST
The animal managed to get his snout trapped meaning he couldn't eat or drink.
When it became clear he couldn't free himself, vets stepped in and gave him some medicine, so they were able to get it off.
Summary: | A rhino in Zimbabwe, in southern Africa has been rescued after it got stuck in a tyre. |
Text: James accidentally injured Ellie when he was chasing a loose ball and ran into her while she was sat in the courtside seats next to her husband.
She was taken to hospital in a neck brace, but was released on Friday.
"Firstly, I am okay!! I am incredibly sore and exhausted," Ellie said.
"Being tackled by that larg... | Ellie Day, wife of world number two golfer Jason, compared her collision with LeBron James to being "hit by a truck" but absolved the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar of any blame. |
Text: More than 14,000 people have attended one of the UK's leading folk festivals, with the final day bathed in sunshine.
Festival highlights included a spirited set from Saturday's headliner Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls.
"It's a bumper year despite occasional bad weather," said Neil Jones, from festival organi... | A few downpours failed to dampen the enthusiasm of concert-goers at the 2017 Cambridge Folk Festival. |
Text: In a game of few clear-cut chances, Charlie Walker scored the winner shortly after half-time when his left-footed strike beat keeper Dean Snedker.
Walker twice had further goals ruled out, first for a foul by team-mate Alfie Pavey and then after the 25-year-old striker was caught offside.
But Harriers were unable... | Aldershot edged out bottom club Kidderminster Harriers to claim their third National League win in a row. |
Text: Mr Perry had recently stopped paying campaign staff in states with early contests like Iowa.
His campaign has been struggling in the polls and he failed to make the cut into the main Republican presidential debate last month.
Mr Perry also ran in 2012 but dropped out after a series of gaffes.
Without naming front... | Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has dropped out of the race to be US president - the first departure among a large field of Republican candidates. |
Text: Susan Draper, 43, who worked at Perry Locks Care Home, Birmingham, was covertly filmed saying the body spray smelt " better than poo".
Draper of Cranehouse Road, Kingstanding, is the second care worker convicted of ill-treating Betty Boylan after her family fitted a camera.
Draper had denied the charge but was fo... | A care worker who sprayed an aerosol can into a 77-year-old woman's face has been convicted of ill-treating her. |
Text: Chelsea beat City 1-0 at the same stage of last season's competition on the way to winning their first major trophy.
Manchester City are the only side left in the Women's FA Cup never to have reached the final before, with Sunderland beaten by Arsenal in 2009.
The semi-finals will be held on Sunday, 17 April.
The... | Holders Chelsea will host Manchester City and Arsenal are at home to Sunderland in the semi-finals of the Women's FA Cup. |
Text: The tubectomy operations were carried out in a field and without the use of anaesthesia, in Araria district.
The three suspects were arrested on suspicion of "conducting unauthorised and illegal operations", police said.
Some of the women suffered complications as a result of the surgery and were taken to hospita... | Police in India's Bihar state have arrested three men posing as doctors, who performed botched sterilisation surgery on 53 women in two hours. |
Text: The 22-year-old was regarded as one of Usain Bolt's main challengers for the 100m title in London.
De Grasse won 200m silver, 100m bronze and 4x100m relay bronze at Rio 2016 and ran a wind-assisted 9.69 seconds in Stockholm in June.
"Injuries are a part of the sport, and the timing of this one is especially unfor... | Canadian sprinter Andre de Grasse will miss the World Athletics Championships with a hamstring tear. |
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