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Text: The Nato-Russia Council will convene in the next two weeks to discuss the peace process in eastern Ukraine, as well as the situation in Afghanistan.
But Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned that it was not a "return to business as usual".
Nato has moved to bolster its forces in its east European member ... | Nato and Russia are to meet to discuss the Ukraine crisis, which has severely strained relations since Moscow's annexation of Crimea in 2014. |
Text: The Serbia international, 20, has signed a five-year deal with Steve McClaren's side.
He becomes United's second summer signing following the £14.5m arrival of PSV midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum.
"This is a club with a very big history and the fans are a big part of that. There will be pressure here, for sure, bu... | Newcastle have signed Anderlecht striker Aleksandar Mitrovic for £13m - subject to a work permit. |
Text: Following their 1-0 defeat by Watford on Saturday, the Swans are two points adrift of safety in 18th place.
Paul Clement's side have lost five of their last six league games and are without a win since coming from behind to beat Burnley 3-2 in March.
"It is not over yet and we've got a lot to play for," Olsson sa... | Swansea City defender Martin Olsson says they can still pick enough points from their final five Premier League games to avoid relegation. |
Text: Scott Vineer was found with severe brain and head injuries close to the towpath on Laganbank Road.
Ryan Craig, from Ashmount Gardens, Lisburn, County Antrim, was due to go on trial for attempted murder.
In light of his guilty plea to the lesser charge on Tuesday, the crown decided not to proceed.
Mr Vineer, who n... | A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent following an attack on an autistic teenager in Lisburn in 2012. |
Text: Emergency services were called to the scene in the South Lanarkshire town's Gateside Street at about 10:55.
A police spokeswoman said six people on board the FirstBus vehicle had sustained minor injuries.
Three people were taken to Hairmyres Hospital and one person was taken to Wishaw Hospital. It is understood t... | Four people have been taken to hospital following a collision between a bus and two cars in central Hamilton. |
Text: Relatives and friends of 13-year-old Lindsey Inger, who was killed by a tram in November, have campaigned for it.
Lindsey's foster mother said she was glad the bridge had finally been installed, but said it was too late to save her daughter's life.
A woman and her grandson were killed at the Moor Bridge crossing,... | A footbridge has been built over a rail and tram crossing where three people have been killed. |
Text: She claimed Rotherham MPs Sir Kevin Barron, John Healey and Sarah Champion knew about child exploitation in the town but did not intervene.
The case was sparked by a speech the Yorkshire and Humber MEP gave at UKIP's conference in September 2014.
Her attempt to obtain immunity from prosecution failed in October.
... | Three Labour MPs have each won £54,000 High Court libel damages from UKIP MEP Jane Collins over remarks she made about Rotherham's child abuse scandal. |
Text: The funding will also be used to create more opportunities for senior secondary pupils through work-based foundation apprenticeships.
These are designed to provide industry recognised qualifications and first hand insight into the world of work.
The announcement coincides with the start of Scottish Apprenticeship... | An extra 500 modern apprenticeships are to be funded over the next year through a £3.8m investment, the Scottish government has announced. |
Text: The 28-year-old West Bromwich Albion forward has been struggling with a leg injury.
Robson-Kanu's place is taken by uncapped 17-year-old Swansea City winger Daniel James.
Liverpool forward Ben Woodburn had earlier pulled out of the trip to because of a calf injury.
Woodburn, 17, was replaced in the 23-man squad b... | Hal Robson-Kanu is the latest withdrawal from Wales' squad for the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Serbia in Belgrade on Sunday. |
Text: Beere, 22, has played 28 games for Dons, whom he helped win promotion to League One last season, including 15 appearances this season.
The Londoner has spent time on loan at non-league Bishop Stortford and Hampton & Richmond Borough.
He is in the squad for the Tynesiders' trip to Chester on Saturday.
Find all the... | AFC Wimbledon have loaned midfielder Tom Beere to National League side Gateshead on an initial one-month deal that will expire on 11 March. |
Text: The service has transferred its helicopter and fundraising staff to a purpose-built facility at Llanelli Gate, Dafen.
The project to build the airbase, which covers its south Wales operation, took 12 months.
It was previously split between two premises in Swansea.
Summary: | Wales Air Ambulance has moved into the charity's first owned home in Carmarthenshire. |
Text: The 44-year-old's departure follows quarter-final defeat in both the One-Day Cup and T20 Blast.
He was promoted from second-team coach in July 2007 and guided them to Friends Provident Trophy victory in 2008.
Essex have since failed to win any silverware, and are sixth in County Championship Division Two with fou... | Essex head coach Paul Grayson has left the county by mutual consent after eight years in charge. |
Text: City are third in the table, six points behind leaders Leicester after Monday's 2-1 defeat at Arsenal.
Captain Vincent Kompany, 29, is set to return after eight matches out. Striker Sergio Aguero has missed 11 games.
"We are in all the competitions and we did that without a lot of important players," said Pellegr... | Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini believes he has the strongest team in the Premier League - when all his players are fit. |
Text: The Slovakia captain, 31, played 319 games for the Anfield club since signing in 2008 and completed a medical with Fenerbahce on Wednesday.
Skrtel apologised recently after appearing to support an insult of manager Jurgen Klopp on social media.
Another player likely to leave Anfield is striker Mario Balotelli, wh... | Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel has completed his move to Turkish side Fenerbahce for a reported £5m. |
Text: The Justice Department said the deal "threatens to eliminate competition, raise prices and reduce innovation in the oilfield services industry".
Halliburton said it would "vigorously contest the DoJ's effort to block their pending merger".
The companies are two of the three largest in the industry.
"The proposed ... | The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to stop oilfield services company Halliburton buying its competitor Baker Hughes. |
Text: The 25-year-old has only started one league match this season and has been a peripheral figure under Steve McClaren.
Weimann's move sees him reunited with Wolves boss Paul Lambert, who managed the Austrian at Aston Villa.
Rams boss Steve McClaren said Weimann was "a good player", but he had "too many players in t... | Wolves have signed Derby forward Andreas Weimann on loan from Championship rivals Derby County until the end of the season. |
Text: The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said on Monday Infantino will arrive in Abjua on 24 July and will meet "a legion of African FA presidents".
Infantino, elected in February this year, will be accompanied by new Fifa secretary-general Fatma Samoura.
NFF president Amaju Pinnick met Infantino for talks in Paris ... | Fifa president Gianni Infantino will meet senior football association leaders from across Africa on a two-day working visit to Nigeria in July. |
Text: The new deal will keep the 25-year-old at the Kingspan Stadium until at least the summer of 2019.
It is believed Jackson turned down offers from other clubs, with Northampton and Bristol understood to have made advances.
Jackson has become Ireland's main understudy to first-choice fly-half Johnny Sexton.
The Belf... | Ireland fly-half Paddy Jackson has signed a two-year extension to his contract with Ulster. |
Text: Luton Borough Council refused a planning application to turn the former ABC cinema in George Street into a Pentecostal Church.
ABC opened in Luton as the Savoy in 1938, but has been empty since closing in 2000.
A council spokesman said a place of worship would not "enhance aspirations for the regeneration of the ... | Plans to convert a derelict art deco cinema into a church have been rejected. |
Text: Mr Gilligan started his career at the company as an intern 35 years ago and became vice chairman in 2007 and president in 2013, it said in a statement.
The company did not describe the nature of his illness.
American Express chief executive Ken Chenault said Mr Gilligan's death was "devastating news" in a stateme... | American Express said its president, Ed Gilligan, died after becoming ill on a flight to New York. |
Text: Julie Sayles, 59, is alleged to have persuaded Edith Negus, who was in her care, to leave her estate to her.
Ms Sayles, of Sewerby Road, Bridlington, also bought two houses with money she allegedly took from a joint bank account she shared with Ms Negus, Hull Crown Court heard.
Ms Sayles, who worked for an elderl... | A carer accused of stealing almost £290,000 from a woman, 102, told her to change her will, a court heard. |
Text: The Woodlands Centre for Acute Care, in St Leonards-on-Sea, closed in October after two suicides occurred within months of each other.
Sussex Police investigated their deaths and those of three other patients at Sussex Partnership NHS Trust hospitals.
No criminal charges were brought as a result.
An independent i... | A Sussex NHS mental health trust which was at the centre of a police investigation into the deaths of five patients is due to reopen next week. |
Text: Five to 10-year-olds travel free on Transport for London (TfL) services, which run mainly north of the Thames, but in the south most rail services are not TFL-run and require tickets.
London Assembly member Val Shawcross called for the scheme to apply on all public transport, initially in August.
The Rail Deliver... | Children in London face a north-south transport divide, a politician says. |
Text: But, it said there were signs of the upturn slowing.
July saw a rise in demand for staff and an increase in average starting salaries, the report said.
However, in each case the rates of improvement were well below the highs reached one year ago.
The Bank of Scotland Labour Market Barometer for July was measured ... | The recovery in Scotland's labour market has continued into the second half of 2015, according to the latest Bank of Scotland report on jobs. |
Text: Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are also together, in a group featuring Norway and the Netherlands, while Scotland will face fellow Euro 2017 qualifiers Switzerland.
England and Wales are joined in Group 1 by Russia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Kazakhstan.
The finals will be held in France in June 2019,... | England women have been drawn in the same qualifying group as Wales for the 2019 Women's World Cup. |
Text: Northampton Borough Council sold the 4,000-year-old Sekhemka statue in July, partly to help fund the expansion of Northampton Museum and Art Gallery.
A hearing of the Museums Association has decided to ban the council from membership for five years.
But the authority said it had already decided to resign its memb... | A council's decision to sell an ancient Egyptian statue for nearly £16m was a "clear violation of public trust", the Museums Association has said. |
Text: The Italian received the abuse after he tweeted 'Man Utd...LOL' during United's shock 5-3 loss to Leicester on Sunday.
The 24-year-old's post was retweeted more than 150,000 times and met with a string of racist and abusive messages.
A number of accounts that sent the abuse have since been closed down.
Police say... | Merseyside Police say they are investigating racist abuse sent to Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli on Twitter. |
Text: Edmund, 21, will play either American Jack Sock or Japan's Taro Daniel next.
But Colin Fleming and Dom Inglot are out of the men's doubles after losing 6-3 6-0 against Mexico's Santiago Gonzalez and Miguel-Angel Reyes Varela.
Heather Watson is also playing on Saturday, while defending champion Andy Murray and Jo ... | Great Britain's Kyle Edmund eased through the first round of the Olympics men's singles with a 6-4 6-2 win against Australian Jordan Thompson. |
Text: Amos has been released from Six Nations duty and is at wing for Dragons against Ulster in the Pro12 on Friday.
It will be his fourth game since recovering from a shoulder dislocation at the 2015 World Cup.
"He can cover on the wing and does play there, but we do see his long-term position being full-back," said N... | Wales coach Warren Gatland says he sees the future of Newport Gwent Dragons Hallam Amos mainly at full-back. |
Text: The numbers, covering the period from January 2009 to December 2015, are significantly lower than estimates by human rights groups.
Some groups say that several hundred civilians have died in US strikes.
The long-promised report was released in conjunction with an executive order to increase civilian safeguards.
... | US drone and air strikes have killed between 64 and 116 civilians outside war zones since 2009, the White House says. |
Text: A family spokesperson said she died at a Boca Raton hospice after suffering from cancer.
Before and after marrying Nat in 1948, Maria Cole had her own singing career, performing with greats such as Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
After her husband died in 1965, also from cancer, she created the Cole Cancer Founda... | Maria Cole, widow of Nat King Cole and mother to singer Natalie Cole, has died in Florida aged 89. |
Text: The car crashed into them in Bromley Road, Bellingham, shortly before 08:30 GMT on 26 February.
One of the five, a 31-year-old Romanian who was in a critical condition, had his life-support machine turned off on Friday, police said.
The driver was arrested and bailed on suspicion of drink-driving and causing seri... | A 31-year-old man has died days after a Mercedes ploughed into him and four other pedestrians in south-east London. |
Text: The Orange Order complied with a Parades Commission restriction on the number of people who could walk on to the mainly nationalist Springfield Road, at the junction with Workman Avenue.
About 50 residents from the Springfield Residents Action Group held a silent protest along the short stretch.
More than 100 pol... | The annual Whiterock parade in west Belfast has passed off peacefully. |
Text: The 2013 winner, who won Monday's opening stage, avoided a crash in the peloton but was beaten to the line by Norway's Alexander Kristoff.
Cavendish, riding for Team Dimension Data, takes a five-second lead into day three of the five-day race.
The second stage was a test event for October's World Championships in... | Britain's Mark Cavendish retained the overall lead in the Tour of Qatar despite missing out in a sprint finish on stage two. |
Text: Lee Waldon, 51, died in a ground floor flat in Bybrook Road, in Ashford, Kent, on 17 May.
Darren McKay, 39, of Beecholme Drive, Kennington, had been charged with his murder but at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday the prosecution accepted his guilty plea to manslaughter.
He is due to be sentenced at the same court ... | A man has admitted killing a 51-year-old man who died after suffering head injuries. |
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The victim, Lorraine Crighton-Smith, received two pictures of an unknown man's penis on her phone via Apple's Airdrop sharing function.
It was possible because she had changed her iPhone's settings to allow anybody to "Airdrop" ... | Police are investigating a "new" crime of cyber-flashing after a commuter received an indecent image on her phone as she travelled to work. |
Text: Ali Nasrollahi, 22, was found collapsed in Woodside Park in Barnet on 29 March and died later in hospital.
John Opoku Appiagyei, aged 26, of Ballards Lane, Finchley and Francis Osei Appiagyei, 23, of Albany Road, Brentford, were charged on Monday.
Two other men have been charged with the murder of Mr Nasrollahi, ... | Two more men have been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Barnet, north London. |
Text: Refugees and members of the public were invited to the beach party in Benone, Magilligan, on 3 September.
The North West Migrants Forum, which organised the event, became concerned after what they said were "strong opinions" posted on Facebook.
Police said they attended as part of their "keeping people safe" role... | A group of burkini-clad Syrian refugees were given a police escort to a County Londonderry beach barbecue after "concerning" Facebook posts. |
Text: The blasts on Sunday occurred in Arghandab district, on the outskirts of Kandahar city, a police spokesman said. Five policemen were injured.
Nato forces have been battling to take control of Kandahar from the Taliban, whose heartland it is.
All the dead were civilians, Arghandab district chief Shah Mohammad told... | At least 14 people have been killed by two bombs at a dog fight in the volatile Afghan province of Kandahar. |
Text: The Offshore Co-ordinating Group (OCG) comprises Unite, the RMT, GMB, Balpa and Nautilus.
Speaking at the launch, STUC general secretary Grahame Smith said it was in response to the "scale of the challenges" being faced.
He said the OCG would co-ordinate campaigns and policies as there was a "future worth fightin... | Unions have joined forces to try and protect workers in the offshore oil and gas industry. |
Text: The company had some hefty one-off charges during the first-half, including £1.2m related to a new distribution centre and costs to launch pilot stores in Spain.
First-half like-for-like sales, which strip out new stores, rose 4.7%.
Chief executive Jim McCarthy said that success this year depends on trading over ... | Poundland has reported a 12% increase in half-year profits to £9.3m. |
Text: The TV audience peaked at 15.6 million just before half-time.
The entire broadcast attracted an average audience of 11.5 million, making it one of the most watched programmes of the year so far.
The viewers saw England go down to a 2-1 defeat to Italy in the countries' first Group D match in Manaus, Brazil.
The g... | More than 15 million people in the UK tuned in to watch England's opening World Cup game versus Italy on BBC One, according to overnight viewing figures. |
Text: Winchman Andrew Dixon said military personnel gave the response after he offered his condolences over the death of a soldier on the exercise.
L/Cpl Craig Roberts, 24, died during the Brecon Beacons exercise in 2013.
L/Cpl Edward Maher and Cpl James Dunsby died in hospital after collapsing while attempting the sam... | A helicopter paramedic scrambled to an SAS test march was told "we occasionally get deaths on these exercises", an inquest has heard. |
Text: BBC Wales has asked some of the main medical and health organisations to give an examination to the parties' manifestos and give their critique of their policies.
Here is the dissection of the Labour manifesto:
The Royal College of Physicians welcomed commitments to:
However, it was concerned:
The RCN, which repr... | Health is arguably the most important issue for many voters at next week's Welsh Assembly election. |
Text: It called parts of Wales "democracy deserts" - where 92 candidates have already been elected unopposed because no-one is standing against them.
One ward, Yscir in Powys, has attracted no candidates at all.
Jess Blair, from ERS, blamed a "broken" First Past the Post voting system and "wider issues of political eng... | More than 127,000 people in Wales will be denied a vote in May's local elections, according to analysis by the Electoral Reform Society. |
Text: Martin Rhys-Jones, 52, the future father-in-law of Wales and Real Madrid footballer Gareth Bale, pleaded guilty earlier this year to conning investors into buying almost worthless shares.
About 250 people were scammed, the court in Buffalo, New York, was told.
Customers were told they were buying more valuable, r... | A Cardiff man has been sentenced to six years in prison by a court in the United States after admitting money laundering in a $2.9m fraud. |
Text: Bieber's What Do You Mean became the singer's fastest-selling single and his first UK number one when it topped the charts at the beginning of this month.
His return to the top sees Sigala slide to number two, closely followed by Calvin Harris and Disciples at three.
Stereophonics score their sixth number one alb... | Justin Bieber has climbed back to the top of the UK singles chart a week after he was supplanted by '70s stars The Jackson 5 in Sigala's Easy Love |
Text: The 22-year-old joined Forest from Chesterfield in January but has so far failed to make a first-team appearance for the Championship club.
Former United States Under-23 international Ariyibi featured 96 times for the Spireites, scoring four times.
"I want to be playing, plus the gaffer really wanted me to come h... | League One side MK Dons have signed winger Gboly Ariyibi on a season-long loan deal from Nottingham Forest. |
Text: A federal appeals court panel ruled that it could use so-called affirmative action as a way of promoting diversity.
Last year, the US Supreme Court sent the issue back to lower courts for further review.
In a 2-1 ruling, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the case of a white student denied a place at th... | The University of Texas has won a court battle to continue to use race as a factor in selecting undergraduates. |
Text: The event is being held in the village of Southwick in Northamptonshire, with thousands of spectators expected.
Richard Howard, who is the ringmaster of the day's events, said 10 countries were competing, including Japan, South Africa and the US.
The event started in 1965 and has grown year-on-year ever since wit... | Hundreds of people from around the world are taking part in this year's world conker championships. |
Text: Patrick Gerard Donnelly, 61, of Cabra, Irvinestown, pleaded guilty to both charges at Enniskillen Magistrates' Court on Monday.
He was jailed for two months on each charge, with the sentences to run concurrently.
The case followed an anonymous complaint last year.
Summary: | A County Fermanagh farmer has been jailed for two months for causing unnecessary suffering to cattle and failure to dispose of animal carcases. |
Text: Aiden Webb, 22, from Norwich, was climbing Fansipan mountain alone on Friday when he fell, injuring himself.
Girlfriend Bluebell Baughan last heard from him on Saturday morning.
Rescuers think he may have wandered into a valley with a large waterfall and fallen in.
Mr Webb, an experienced climber, began his ascen... | Specialist search and rescue teams could be brought in to help look for a British man missing in Vietnam after falling while attempting to climb the country's highest mountain. |
Text: Jones, 43, who previously had backroom roles at Yeovil, Charlton and Brighton, has won 34 out of 70 matches since he replaced John Still in January 2016.
Luton are currently fifth in League Two following Saturday's 1-1 draw at home to Exeter City.
His contract had been due to expire at the end of next season, but... | Luton Town manager Nathan Jones has signed a new three-and-a-half year contract with the Hatters. |
Text: Bland, 43, has qualified for November's season-ending Dubai World Tour Championship for the first time.
Three top 10 finishes during September ensured Bland gained valuable points on the lucrative Race to Dubai list.
"My game's been in really good shape and I've been playing aggressively and confidently," he told... | Golfer Richard Bland is determined to push on for greater things as he prepares for his most successful finish to a European Tour. |
Text: Katharina Schiechtl's header gave the home side the lead while substitute Helen Ward should have equalised early in the second half
Sarah Puntigam and Nina Burger sealed victory for the Group Eight leaders.
It was a disappointing result for manager Jayne Ludlow, in charge of her first competitive game after succe... | Wales women suffered defeat by Austria in their opening game of the Euro 2017 qualifying campaign in St Polten. |
Text: The latest floods, caused by heavy rains, have damaged roads, bridges and hundreds of homes in western Serbia and in central and northern Bosnia.
Floods in the same area in May affected nearly two million people and caused billions of euros of damage.
Many of the victims criticised the official response at the ti... | At least one person has reportedly been killed as floods hit Serbia and Bosnia, three months after heavy flooding killed almost 80 people in the region. |
Text: The video, published by The Sun, shows Johnson, 29, apparently talking to other inmates at HMP Moorland about his child sex abuse case and victim.
The former Sunderland and England midfielder was jailed for six years in March 2016 for grooming and sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.
A spokeswoman said: "An i... | Prison chiefs are investigating after footage was released of disgraced footballer Adam Johnson in jail. |
Text: The move by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) follows allegations that the company operates a 'pyramid scheme' - making money from recruiting new distributors, rather than sales.
Herbalife has denied these allegations and said it would "cooperate fully" with the FTC inquiry.
Its shares fell by as much as 16%.... | US regulators have launched an investigation into the operations of nutrition and weight-loss firm Herbalife. |
Text: Concerns that the public body could be merged with Scottish Enterprise were raised by Labour MSP David Stewart earlier this week.
Ms Sturgeon made her comments during First Minister's Questions in Holyrood.
Green MSP John Finnie had earlier asked a question on the future of the development agency.
The first minis... | First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the Scottish government will make sure Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) can continue to provide its services. |
Text: Dutch national Mark van Dongen, 29, was left with 80% burns and paralysed after being attacked in Bristol in September 2015. He died earlier this month.
Speaking about his father Kees, who speaks little English, Mr van Dongen's brother Bartje said "once my dad was a very big man, now he is broken".
A woman, from ... | The death of a man who was attacked with acid has left his father "broken", according to the family. |
Text: Taunts of "DVD" and "he's selling three for a fiver" were directed at the South Korean during Spurs' 6-0 victory.
The chants seem to refer to a racist stereotype of Asians as traders selling bootleg copies of films door to door.
Millwall boss Neil Harris said guilty fans should be dealt with "harshly".
"It's a sh... | Racist chants directed at Tottenham forward Son Heung-min during his side's FA Cup quarter-final win over Millwall are to be investigated by the Football Association. |
Text: While traditionally the wafer snack has been made using milk chocolate, dozens of different flavours are proving popular in Asia.
Flavours like wasabi and green tea have helped Kit Kat sales in Japan grow by 50% since 2010, Nestle said.
The factory will focus on the more expensive versions of the snack which have... | Nestle is to open its first factory in Japan in more than 25 years because of demand for exotic flavours of Kit Kat. |
Text: A prosecutor filed a challenge against Aaron Persky, a Superior Court Judge in Santa Clara, California, alleging bias.
The case from which he was removed involved a male nurse accused of sexually assaulting a sedated patient.
Mr Persky came under fire last week when he gave the student a sentence that many regard... | A US judge who faced criticism over his sentencing of a Stanford University student convicted of sexual assault has been removed from a similar case. |
Text: With almost all the votes counted, Mr Erdogan had won about 52%, against 38% for main rival Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.
The huge margin of victory means there is no need for a run-off.
Mr Erdogan, who has vowed to bolster the power of the president, promised supporters a "social reconciliation period", saying: "Let's l... | Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won his country's first direct presidential election. |
Text: Only two minutes had gone when Thomas Orr providing the pass for McKenna to slot home his ninth goal of the season.
Shire's Richard Barnard saved from Scott McLaughlin, but Clyde's Marc Walters also had good saves.
Both teams had chances in the second period, but Shire'w win narrowed the gap with Berwick Rangers ... | David McKenna's early goal gave bottom side East Stirlingshire a narrow win that denied promotion hopefuls Clyde a fourth straight League Two victory. |
Text: The former entertainer acted "under the noses" of other people, prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC said in his closing speech at Southwark Crown Court.
Mr Harris, 86, denies seven indecent assaults and one sexual assault on victims aged between 12 and 42, from 1971 to 2004.
His lawyer said there was "something significa... | Rolf Harris fed his "appetite" by groping women and girls in public places, a jury has been told. |
Text: Jet has said the plane, carrying 154 passengers to Mumbai, came off the runway because of a technical failure.
But the exact details of what the accident are unclear, officials say.
December is the busiest month for Dabolim airport, located near the Goa state capital Panjim.
Television coverage depicted injured a... | At least 12 passengers on board an Indian Jet Airways Boeing 737 aircraft have been injured when it veered off the runway at Goa airport while preparing for take-off, officials say. |
Text: Amnesty said its event in Bangalore aimed "to seek justice for human rights violations" in Kashmir.
But a right-wing student group said the event was "anti-national" and filed a complaint.
In February, two students were arrested in Delhi on sedition charges.
Reports said some Kashmiri students started raising "an... | Police in India say they have no evidence to charge Amnesty International with sedition after some people allegedly raised "anti-India" slogans at its event recently. |
Text: Whizz, a Newfoundland, worked with the Royal Navy Rescue, the Severn Area Rescue Association and the Marine Volunteer Service.
He died on 1 March, aged 12, following a ten year water rescue career.
The PDSA Order of Merit is given to animals that display outstanding devotion to their owner or society.
Whizz, who ... | A dog which rescued nine people during his working life patrolling the Bristol Channel and River Severn has been given a posthumous award for his service. |
Text: Teresa Sant, 58, was found guilty of causing the deaths by dangerous driving of the friends in Plymouth last May.
The city's crown court heard she ploughed into Victoria Hodge, 42, and Marie-Helene Gieblen, 60, in a car she had bought just four days earlier.
The victims had got off a bus in Torr Lane and were say... | A grandmother has been convicted of killing two women after she "dozed" off at the wheel of her car. |
Text: Schwarzenegger is best known as the hardman of cult movies such as the Terminator and Conan the Barbarian.
He served two terms as California governor from 2003 to 2011 before returning to acting in The Expendables.
"I'm happy to be back into acting and that I did my public service. I will be doing many more movie... | Action star Arnold Schwarzenegger has been honoured with the Zurich Film Festival's top award, the Golden Icon, for his work in film and politics. |
Text: Kevin McGuigan Sr, 53, was murdered at his home at Comber Court in the Short Strand last Wednesday.
Three men, aged 53, 44 and 41, were arrested on Tuesday morning over the murder.
Fr John Nevin spoke out against the murder during the Requiem Mass at St Matthew's Church in Belfast.
"The only thing that all of us ... | The priest conducting the funeral service for a former Provisional IRA member shot dead in east Belfast has said "violence doesn't solve problems". |
Text: The Halifax said that prices rose at an annual pace of 9.7% last month - up from 8.6% in September.
During October itself, house prices rose by 1.1%, following a decline of 0.9% in the previous month.
The increase brought the average price of a flat or house across the country up to £205,240, a record high.
Mart... | Growth in UK house prices sped up in the year to October, says the country's largest mortgage lender, because of "improving economic conditions". |
Text: Amber, 13, went missing from her Mansfield home on Saturday evening and her body was found on Tuesday evening.
A Facebook post, which claimed it was not worth searching for her because she had been murdered, was seen at about this time, officers confirmed.
Police have confirmed Amber's death is not being treated ... | A social media post that falsely claimed missing Nottinghamshire schoolgirl Amber Peat had been murdered is being investigated by police. |
Text: Lewis Hine posted the video to mark his 16th birthday and it has been viewed more than 20 million times on Facebook.
It prompted Sir Elton John to phone him to say it had moved him to tears.
Lewis, from Portsmouth, wanted to raise £15,000 for teenagers who had missed their school proms through illness or disabil... | A disabled teenager who made a video about growing up with a brain tumour has reached his target in an online fundraising appeal. |
Text: Ledley has been doing individual sessions as he bids to recover from a broken leg suffered on 7 May.
He is joined on the sidelines by Liverpool goalkeeper Danny Ward, who has suffered a knee injury.
Preston goalkeeper Chris Maxwell has travelled to the Welsh training camp in the Algarve as a precaution but Wales ... | Wales midfielder Joe Ledley has resumed light training ahead of the 2016 European Championships. |
Text: The pictures show the Oxfordshire stately home before it opened to the public for the first time.
Staff at the World Heritage Site, in Woodstock, have recreated the images as part of the current pre-season clean.
The cleaning includes 40 busts and sculptures, 28 marble tables, 10,000 books, 18 clocks, 38 pieces o... | Photographs of the first "deep clean" of Blenheim Palace, taken in 1950, have been discovered. |
Text: He faces Bristol's Lee Haskins, who won the interim title earlier in the year, at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Caballero is unbeaten in 22 fights, but the American has been out of the ring for more than a year through injury.
"I've been gone for a year but I'm back, I'm hungry and I'm going to... | IBF bantamweight world champion Randy Caballero has brushed off ring-rust concerns ahead of his boxing return. |
Text: Samora Roberts, who was known on the programme as Black Dee, pleaded not guilty after police raided her home and other addresses in James Turner Street, Birmingham, in June 2013.
The Crown Prosecution Service successfully applied to have some lesser charges put against the co-accused.
A new trial will take place ... | Some residents of TV's Benefits Street are facing a retrial over allegations they intended to supply crack cocaine. |
Text: Brady, who lost a bid to move from a secure hospital to a prison at a mental health review in 2013, wanted to challenge a ban on Robin Makin representing him at a future tribunal.
Mr Makin's solicitors' firm, E Rex Makin & Co, is not a member of the Law Society's mental health panel.
The case was dismissed as "un... | Moors Murderer Ian Brady has been refused permission to launch a High Court fight to have the lawyer of his choice represent him at a tribunal. |
Text: The 15-year-old boy was issued with a summons after police were alerted to activity on Twitter over the weekend.
South Yorkshire Police said the youngster, from West Yorkshire, was due in court at a later date over an offence of malicious communications.
Details of the performer have not been released for "safety... | A teenager is due in court after threats were made on social media to an American singer who is due to perform in Sheffield. |
Text: He said he had given the order after an attack on Monday on a military brigade blamed on the ELN.
He said the country would not be held to ransom by the rebels.
Preliminary talks with the ELN started two years ago during negotiations with the larger Farc rebel group.
The government is hoping to reach a final acco... | Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos said the military would intensify its operations against the country's second-biggest rebel group, the ELN or National Liberation Army. |
Text: About 50,000 music fans are expected at Earlham Park on 23 and 24 May.
Earlham Park Cafe owner Ingrid Henry said she felt "let down and hugely disappointed" when told by the city council she would not be able to open.
The council said the cafe would be compensated for loss of its usual takings over the bank holid... | The only cafe in a Norwich park hosting BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend has been told it will have to close during the event for "safety" reasons. |
Text: The magic lantern slides were once owned by hot air balloonist and photographer Cecil Victor Shadbolt.
He collated them for a lecture called Balloons and Ballooning he gave some time between 1882-1892.
There are also 37 colourful non-photograph slides as part of the collection.
Dominic Winter Auctions in Gloucest... | Dozens of aerial images of England in the 1800s, said to be among oldest surviving examples, are being offered for sale. |
Text: The former world number one hit a ceremonial tee shot then played a few holes with his friend Mark O'Meara at Bluejack National in Texas.
The 40-year-old had two back operations last autumn but has registered for the US Open in June, suggesting a return may be imminent.
"We're just trying to progress - and I'm do... | Tiger Woods played his first stretch of holes since last August at the opening of a course he helped design. |
Text: The question: Julian asks BBC Radio 4's PM programme "How much has/will the referendum cost?"
Reality Check verdict: The estimated cost of the referendum is £142.4m, according to the written statement to Parliament by the Cabinet Office.
"This includes the expenses incurred by counting officers in running the pol... | According to a written statement to Parliament by the Cabinet Office from March 2016, "the estimated cost of conducting the referendum is £142.4m". |
Text: The law - which will come into effect in six months - gives same-sex and unmarried couples many of the rights enjoyed by married couples.
Several Latin American countries already recognise civil unions.
But only Argentina and Uruguay in South America allow full marriage by same-sex couples.
Among others, the new ... | The Chilean president, Michelle Bachelet, has signed into law a bill recognising civil unions between same-sex couples. |
Text: Patrick Redmond, 68, from Coundon, Coventry, was assaulted at Rileys, in Hertford Place, just before 23:00 GMT on Monday.
He was taken to hospital with a serious head injury and his life support was switched off on Tuesday, West Midlands Police said.
A 37-year-old man from Radford, held on suspicion of wounding, ... | A man has died after being punched to the floor at a Coventry snooker hall. |
Text: Raffaele Marra was arrested on Friday, as part of an investigation of business deals dating from 2013.
Mr Marra is the head of personnel in city hall and is considered Mayor Virginia Raggi's right-hand man.
Ms Raggi is the populist Five-Star Movement's highest profile elected representative.
The party prides itse... | A top aide of Rome's new mayor has been arrested on suspicion of corruption, months after the politician was elected promising to clean up local government. |
Text: A pitch invasion took place after Hibs beat Rangers 3-2 on 21 May.
The clubs are alleged to have breached disciplinary rule 311, which states "damage was sustained to Hampden... as a consequence of misbehaviour by supporters".
They have until 6 September to respond to the notices of complaint.
Principal hearing d... | Hibernian and Rangers have been issued with notices of complaint by the Scottish FA's compliance officer in relation to the Scottish Cup final. |
Text: The British star notched up the largest single sales week for an album since Nielsen began monitoring sales in 1991.
25 - released on 20 November - has also become the first album to sell more than three million copies in a week.
In Britain, 25 similarly broke records for the highest number of albums sold in a si... | Adele's comeback album - 25 - has sold a record-breaking 3.38 million copies in its first week on sale in the US, according to Nielsen Music data. |
Text: The Met Office said there was a risk of localised flooding as up to 5cm-7cm (2-3in) of rain is expected to fall.
The warning covers Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan.
It is vali... | Persistent heavy rain and 65mph gales are predicted to hit south and mid Wales on Saturday. |
Text: The 34-year-old suffered a serious head injury in the shooting on Athena Avenue, Crookhorn, on 13 February.
Two Surrey men, aged 30 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, but have since been released without charge.
Police said they would face no further act... | Two more people have been arrested after a man was shot and critically injured in Hampshire. |
Text: They say at least four Afghan policemen, and two Spanish guards also died in the attack.
Reports say a civilian was also killed in the assault which began late on Friday.
The Taliban said its fighters had detonated a car bomb in the Sherpur district before entering the area.
The Taliban confirmed the deaths of it... | All four gunmen involved in a deadly attack on a foreign guesthouse near the Spanish embassy in Kabul have been killed, Afghan officials say. |
Text: Dorrie Kempsell and Ivy Peck celebrated the occasion at the care home in Exmouth, Devon where they both live.
The sisters, originally from Liverpool and supporters of rival football clubs, both married men named Ronnie.
The twins said getting lots of fresh air and being "interested in everything" were key to a lo... | Twin sisters who have rarely lived apart have marked their 100th birthday with a party. |
Text: It is the third year in a row the bird of prey, officially known as LF15 has laid three eggs at the Dunkeld estate with her partner LM12.
Viewers from around the world have been watching the pair's progress on the Loch of the Lowes live webcam.
Lassie arrived back in Scotland on 23 March, six days after her mate.... | A female osprey nicknamed Lassie has laid her third egg of the season at the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes nature reserve. |
Text: The five-year-old has neuroblastoma and his family are trying to raise £700,000 for treatment in the United States.
Bradley led the teams out before Everton's 3-0 Premier League win on Monday and received a minute's applause from fans in the fifth minute.
Everton have also invited the Lowerys to the return fixtur... | Everton have donated £200,000 to a cancer treatment fund for Sunderland mascot Bradley Lowery. |
Text: 21 March 2016 Last updated at 19:10 GMT
Those who died when their car entered the water at Buncrana pier on Sunday were the husband, sister, mother and two sons of Louise McGrotty, from Londonderry.
They have been named as Sean McGrotty, 49, his sons Mark, 12, and Evan, 8, his mother-in-law Ruth Daniels, 59 and R... | Relatives of the victims who lost their lives during a family outing to the Donegal coast have been speaking about the tragedy. |
Text: Nikhil Joarder, who was in his early 50s, was attacked as he sat outside his shop in Tangail on Saturday afternoon.
Police said he had been arrested in 2012 for allegedly making derogatory comments about Islam, then released.
Islamic State claimed the attack although the authorities deny the group is active in th... | A Hindu tailor has been hacked to death in a district of central Bangladesh, police say, the latest of a number of Islamist killings in the country. |
Text: Clifford Whittaker, 88, from Colchester, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was eight years old.
He was awarded the medal by the charity Diabetes UK which described him as "an inspiration".
"My diabetes has never stopped me doing anything," said Mr Whittaker, adding he had only stopped driving two years a... | A pensioner who has lived with diabetes for 80 years has become the first person in the UK to get a medal for the way he has coped with the condition. |
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