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Text: Police believe Majid Hussain "simply forgot" about the class A drug in his carry-on bag as he tried to board a flight to Pakistan in February.
Officers later recovered a handgun, £300,000, ammunition, and kilo of heroin from his Birmingham home.
He was jailed for 12 years on Monday.
The heroin, with estimated st... | A drug dealer has been jailed after a "forgotten" wrap of heroin found in his bag at Birmingham Airport led police to uncover a stash of drugs, money and weapons at his home. |
Text: Some panels landed on the fourth storey of John Lewis and others on Station Street, which police then shut.
No-one was hurt and there was no damage to property on the street below the department store, a West Midlands Fire Service spokeswoman said.
A spokesman for Grand Central said "adverse weather conditions" m... | Nine tiles blew off the roof of Birmingham's newly-opened Grand Central shopping centre during high winds. |
Text: Up Helly Aa is a famous event that celebrates Shetland's Viking heritage, culminating in the dramatic burning of a replica Viking galley.
It features a band of latter-day Viking warriors known as the Jarl Squad, and draws visitors from around the world.
The Vikings traditionally spend much of the day making publi... | Shetland's spectacular annual Up Helly Aa fire festival has been held. |
Text: Laurie Rimon found the gold coin, believed to be nearly two thousand years old, whilst taking a break near some ruins.
Until now the only known coin of its kind was kept in the British Museum.
The coin has the image of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, on one side.
Experts at the Israeli Antiquities Authority sa... | A hiker walking in the eastern Galilee region of Israel, in the Middle East, has stumbled across an incredibly rare coin. |
Text: Married father-of-four Maris Ozols, 67, from west London, suffered a cardiac arrest on Cromwell Road about 13 miles into the event
He received immediate treatment from fellow riders and medical personnel at the scene, organisers said.
The event, which took place on Sunday, saw 28,032 riders complete either a 46 o... | A man has died after taking part in this year's RideLondon cycling event. |
Text: Garreth Wood, son of oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood, was banned from the road for three months after driving at 72mph through roadworks with a 30mph limit.
The 36-year-old admitted speeding on the A90 near Kinfauns in August last year in his £250,000 car.
Perth Sheriff Court heard that there were crews working on the ro... | A millionaire caught speeding at more than double the limit in his Rolls Royce has been fined £750. |
Text: The first episode featured six singing groups competing against each other for a place in the final.
Leeds Contemporary Singers became the first group to reach the final.
Mel Giedroyc was back on our screens presenting the show, after leaving the Great British Bake Off.
Let us know what you thought of the contest... | The new singing programme, Pitch Battle, started last night and we want to know what you thought about it! |
Text: Williams, 14th in the world, reached the semi-finals of last year's Welsh Open before losing to eventual runner-up Ben Woollaston.
Ten Welshmen will compete in the first round of the tournament, which begins on Monday, 15 February.
Duane Jones, ranked 118 in the world, will face world number one Mark Selby.
Media... | Wales' highest-ranked snooker player Mark Williams will begin his bid to win the Welsh Open for a third time against Lyu Chenwei of China. |
Text: A UK-based monitoring group said 38 troops died in the blast, which it said happened on Thursday.
The Thuwwar al-Sham rebel group posted a video online that appeared to show a building used by government troops being destroyed by a huge blast.
Aleppo is divided between the rebel-held east and government west.
Hun... | Dozens of pro-government troops were killed when rebels blew up a tunnel underneath a building in the Syrian city of Aleppo, reports say. |
Text: A statement from the Swiss team said Englishman Smith, 54, had "decided to go back to the UK for family reasons. He has already left the company".
Smith, previously technical director of Caterham, Force India, Jordan and Red Bull, was appointed on 1 July, 2015.
The move leaves Sauber without a technical director ... | Mark Smith has left his position as technical director of Sauber only nine months after being appointed. |
Text: The show, dubbed a "Christmas-themed educational display", was due to be held on 19 December in Darlington.
But, more than 800 people signed an online petition and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) also objected.
Organisers Distinct Darlington, said they were concerned about "aggressive protester... | An event featuring a live penguin display has been cancelled after protests from animal rights activists. |
Text: Conlan will have high hopes of making it three wins from three professional fights in the super-bantamweight fight at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
The Belfast fighter's opponent, a Brisbane native, has won five, drawn three and lost four of his contests.
Pacquaio will defend against Jeff Horn in the top of th... | Michael Conlan is a strong favourite to see off Australian Jarrett Owen as part of the undercard of Manny Pacquaio's WBO welterweight defence in Queensland. |
Text: Oliver Dearlove, 30, spoke about shoes and baby pictures after a night out in Blackheath, south London, on 28 August.
The 20-second exchange prompted Trevor Timon to launch an "unprovoked and senseless" attack, jurors heard.
Mr Dearlove was punched once in the head and died hours later. Mr Timon, 31, of Heavitree... | A banker was killed by a single punch for talking to a group of young women, a court has heard. |
Text: Her novel The Green Road won in the adult fiction category, beating works by Bill Bryson and Kate Atkinson.
Enright said it was "such an honour to be selected for this award by my favourite people - booksellers".
The author also took the opportunity to praise independent bookshops, saying: "Long may they remain."... | Anne Enright, the Irish Fiction Laureate, has won the Independent Bookshop Week award voted for by independent booksellers. |
Text: The Caterers Offshore Trade Association said it was consulting on 500 jobs while a pay freeze was also required.
The Unite and RMT unions are currently balloting members on industrial action in a dispute over pay and conditions.
Jake Molloy, from the RMT, said the 500 figure was far higher than expected and that ... | Hundreds of jobs have been put at risk across six catering companies serving oil and gas platforms in the North Sea. |
Text: The "amazing discovery" of a sloth's hip bone and a fragment of a bison's radius bone was made about 16ft (5m) below ground in Park Mesa Heights.
Scientists say the Harlan Ground Sloth could have weighed 1,500lb (680kg), and been up to 10 feet in length.
Both species have been extinct for at least 10,000 years.
T... | Fossils found by workers digging a tunnel for a new railway line in Los Angeles have been identified as the remains of a giant sloth and a bison. |
Text: Phillip Day was prosecuted in 2013 for clearing part of Gelt Woods, near Brampton, for a pheasant shoot.
The owner of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill chain was fined £450,000 and ordered to pay £457,000 in costs, after admitting two charges brought by Natural England.
Judges at London's Criminal Appeal Court dismiss... | A clothing tycoon has lost appeals against his conviction and fine for damaging ancient Cumbrian woodland. |
Text: The safe was taken overnight between Thursday and Friday from a portable office building at Lighthouse Leisure in Southerness.
Det Con Grant Drennan said they were carrying out door-to-door inquiries in the area.
He said they wanted to hear from anyone who had seen or heard anything suspicious in the area.
"It ap... | Thieves have made off with a "substantial four-figure sum" in a break-in at a caravan park. |
Text: It includes media brands such as the BBC, Sky and the Telegraph.
But the top five remains dominated by web names, including Google, Facebook and Yahoo.
An annual survey of the top 50 UK web names found that the dotcoms that dominated the charts seven years ago have disappeared.
"Brands set up purely for the web h... | Established brands such as John Lewis and Argos now account for half the places in the UK's top 50 web brands, according to new statistics. |
Text: The Global Editor's Network Data Journalism Awards recognise outstanding work and editorial excellence in the field of data journalism.
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The calculator allows you to find out which one of seven social classes you most closely match.
It is based on dat... | The BBC's Great British Class Calculator has won a data journalism award. |
Text: The figures come at a challenging time for luxury brands in the key Asia-Pacific region, including China.
Third-quarter sales at Hermes rose by 7.9% on a like-for-like basis, ahead of forecasts, helped by demand for leather goods and ready-to-wear fashion.
Meanwhile, UK luxury brand Burberry reported a better-tha... | Luxury brands Hermes and Burberry have issued financial results that have beaten analysts' expectations. |
Text: Ferry workers had set fire to tyres on the road leading to the port to try and block the entrance to the French Eurotunnel terminal, the company said.
The protesters ended their blockade at about 12:00 BST and services have since returned to normal.
Traffic from Folkestone on the cross-Channel rail service was no... | A burning tyre protest that blocked the motorway in Calais has disrupted Channel Tunnel rail services. |
Text: Authorities found a nitrogen tank containing the vials in the man's bag when he was crossing the border at the northern Thai town of Nong Khai.
Police said the man confessed that the semen was bound for a fertility clinic in the capital of Laos - Vientiane.
Laos has seen a boom in commercial surrogacy after neigh... | Thai police have arrested a man attempting to smuggle six vials of human semen into Laos. |
Text: In a statement, it said the Pope would be in Cuba on "the invitation from the civil authorities and bishops of Cuba".
The pontiff is credited with helping bring about last December's diplomatic thaw after the decades-old enmity between communist Cuba and the US.
The US imposed had imposed a trade embargo soon aft... | Pope Francis will travel to Cuba in September ahead of his visit to the US, the Vatican has announced. |
Text: A US official told the BBC two 900kg bombs had hit the building on Monday.
He estimated that millions of dollars earned by IS through oil sales, looting and extortion had been destroyed.
Video posted online by IS showed damage to a building. The coalition has increased strikes against facilities that fund IS acti... | A US-led coalition air strike has destroyed a bank used by the Islamic State group in the Iraqi city of Mosul. |
Text: Cargill, 22, started his career with the Cherries and has spent time on loan at Gillingham, Coventry City and Torquay United.
"He is a player that we've had on our radar and we have followed his progress very closely," boss Uwe Rosler said.
"He is a left-sided centre half and will provide balance in a position th... | Fleetwood Town have signed defender Baily Cargill on a season-long loan from Premier League side Bournemouth. |
Text: Cemetery Development Services withdrew proposals for a new private cemetery off Croydon Lane, Banstead last year because of local opposition.
It has now re-submitted plans to Reigate and Banstead Borough Council for the cemetery and chapel.
The company said there was a need for a new cemetery but residents say it... | More than 350 people have objected to revised plans for a cemetery on green belt land in Surrey. |
Text: The pair, from Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, were pulled from the water at Birnbeck Pier near Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday afternoon.
The RNLI said the "very rapidly" flowing water could have put them in "serious danger".
Helmsman Terry Wells advised the public not to swim in the channel.
He said: "The crew warne... | Two people have been rescued from the Bristol Channel after they were found clinging to a derelict pier, screaming for help. |
Text: Yvette Cooper said the upcoming vote should be a "huge opportunity" for the party to move forward.
Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham and Jeremy Corbyn are the other contenders.
Ms Cooper also said First Minister Carwyn Jones should be given a "stronger voice" in the party in Wales.
Speaking to BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Sup... | There is a "danger" for Welsh people who depend on a Labour government if the party turns its back on winning the next election, a leadership candidate has said. |
Text: The bank is aiming to save another $3bn (£2bn) in annual costs as tougher regulations eat into profits.
The layoffs would cut the firm's total headcount to between 240,000 and 250,000 over the next three years.
HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver has already overseen $4bn of cost cuts since he took office in 20... | HSBC has said it may cut an additional 14,000 jobs globally as part of a restructuring plan to reduce costs and increase profitability. |
Text: The TV entertainer is currently on trial on four counts of alleged indecent assault against three teenagers between 1971 and 1983 - but has been appearing via video link.
Mr Harris, who denies all charges, will attend the trial at Southwark Crown Court in person from Monday.
Jurors have already been told that Mr ... | Rolf Harris has been released from Stafford Prison. |
Text: Southampton-born Jutkiewicz, 27, began his career at Swindon before moving to Everton as a teenager, then on to Coventry City and Middlesbrough.
Uxbridge-born former Charlton Athletic man Wiggins, 28, has four times made moves to Bournemouth, twice on loan.
He arrives at St Andrew's with a view to a more permanen... | Birmingham City have made two loan signings by bringing in Burnley striker Lukas Jutkiewicz and Bournemouth defender Rhoys Wiggins until January. |
Text: The 22-year-old victim was treated in hospital after being attacked near the restaurant, on Argyle Street, at about 02:30 on Monday 25 January.
Police said the man in the image may be able to help with their inquiry.
The man is described as being white European in appearance and in his mid-to-late 20s.
Det Con Go... | Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace following a "violent assault" on a man outside a KFC in Glasgow city centre. |
Text: "Thank God, we managed to escape," Mr al-Thinni told TV news channel al-Arabiya after bullets hit his car as it left a parliament session in the city.
A government spokesman said the prime minister escaped unharmed but one of his bodyguards was wounded.
Libya has been in turmoil since Muammar Gaddafi was ousted f... | Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni says he has survived an assassination attempt after his car was attacked by gunmen in the city Tobruk. |
Text: The 1Xtra Weekend Breakfast host will become the second solo female to present the show on 25 January.
Current chart host Jameela Jamil has decided to "travel and work abroad", something she's wanted to do her "whole life".
She said that a recent cancer scare had forced her "to just do it, now, while I still can"... | Radio 1 has announced that Clara Amfo will become the new presenter of the station's Official Chart Show. |
Text: The group has had nine albums in the UK top 25 since its formation in 1993.
Also added to the festival have been Public Service Broadcasting, rapper Tiggs Da Author, singer-songwriter Gavin James and the band Skippinish.
Acts already confirmed for the festival taking place from 4-6 August near Beauly include head... | Rock band Super Furry Animals have been added to the line-up for this summer's Belladrum Tartan Heart music festival. |
Text: Sean Rigg, 40, who had schizophrenia, suffered a cardiac arrest at Brixton police station on 21 August 2008.
The inquest in 2012 found police used an unsuitable level of force with him.
Sgt Paul White gave evidence at Mr Rigg's inquest. The CPS said it had reviewed the case at the family's request and would prose... | An officer with the Metropolitan Police is to be charged with perjury over evidence given at the inquest of a man who died in custody in south London. |
Text: Police and paramedics were called to Westlands Caravan Park in Canterbury Road, Herne Bay, Kent, following reports of an attack at about 14:00 BST.
Officers said "a woman aged in her late teens" was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 63-year-old local man, known to the victim, is being held in custody.
Summary: | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a teenager at a seaside caravan park. |
Text: The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry presented the Legacy Awards to children and teenagers for creating positive social change in their communities.
The recipients came from the UK, United States, Canada, India, Belize and the United Arab Emirates.
The Duke paid tribute to his mother, saying she still inspires ... | Twenty young people have been given a new award set up in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. |
Text: On average, a private dental check-up costs just £31 in Birmingham, but £62 in Milton Keynes.
Root canal treatment is cheapest in Glasgow, at £185, but most expensive in York, where it costs £356.
The study of more than 12,000 dentists across the UK was carried out by the private healthcare website WhatClinic.com... | The cost of dental treatment can vary dramatically depending on where in the UK you live, a study has suggested. |
Text: Bolasie, 27, injured his right knee during the Toffees' 1-1 draw with Manchester United on 4 December.
Everton manager Ronald Koeman says the DR Congo international underwent surgery on his torn meniscus on Thursday.
"Now he has to wait for nine to 10 weeks before surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament," the D... | Everton winger Yannick Bolasie will undergo a second operation on his knee injury in the New Year. |
Text: The bookmaker firm said the winning ticket for Saturday night's draw had been placed at a branch in Westmuir Street, in the city's Parkhead area.
The winning numbers - 14,18,25,27,33,44 - were put on with a £12 stake. The prize totalled £1,018,020.
Ladbrokes said the customer may be unaware they had won and their... | A Glasgow betting shop customer has still to claim a £1m prize on the Irish Lotto, Ladbrokes has said. |
Text: The two sides have agreed a batch of reforms that will be presented to the Greek Parliament on Thursday.
The eurozone countries insisted on the measures before releasing €2bn (£1.4bn) in loans and up to €10bn in support for the banks.
The agreement will help pave the way for further payments under the country's t... | Greece has secured a tentative deal with the eurozone to unlock the latest tranche of financial aid. |
Text: Yusuf Sonko was found on Tagus Street, Toxteth in Liverpool at about 20:30 BST on Friday and later pronounced dead.
The 21-year-old local man is the second person held on suspicion of murder over Mr Sonko's death. A boy aged 17 who was arrested on Monday remains in custody.
A 16-year-old boy has also been arreste... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the shooting of an 18-year-old in what police said was a "cold-blooded, targeted attack". |
Text: The 34-year-old, who played for the Clarets from 2015-16, left Scottish Premiership side Rangers in November.
In the same month, he was given a one-match ban for breaking Scottish FA rules on gambling and has since been charged with misconduct by the FA.
Barton is available for Saturday's FA Cup tie against Sunde... | Burnley have re-signed Joey Barton for the remainder of the season despite the threat of a Football Association ban. |
Text: The action by members of the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) was set to include a demonstration at Parliament Buildings at Stormont.
The strike was called over an ongoing pay dispute.
It has been delayed as "a mark of respect and recognition of Mr McGuinness's contribution to education", said INTO.
"M... | A half-day strike by teachers planned for Thursday has been deferred following Martin McGuinness' death. |
Text: A black Vauxhall Vectra saloon left the A390 near St Austell in Cornwall just after 21:45 BST on Sunday, police said.
The female passenger, who was in her 40s, died at the scene while the male driver was taken to hospital with "serious significant" injuries.
The road was closed for eight hours for investigations.... | A woman has died after a car careered off a main road and smashed into a row of 22 parked cars on a garage forecourt. |
Text: Renovation work at Concordia Leisure Centre in Cramlington includes the modernisation of the gym, new soft play facilities and a bowling alley.
The project, funded by Northumberland County Council and Active Northumberland, is part of plans to improve leisure facilities in the town.
Councillor Kathy Graham said i... | Work is under way on a £3.5m revamp of a Northumberland leisure centre. |
Text: Police and wildlife officials went door to door late at night to tell residents a deadly cobra had apparently escaped from a home in Ocala.
The snake's owner, who is licensed to keep venomous animals, called police after it leapt out from its cage.
Owner Brian Purdy thinks one of his pet lizards may have eaten th... | Florida officials are searching for a highly venomous snake that escaped from its enclosure on Monday night, and has not been seen since. |
Text: Hang Zhang, 25, was arrested for possession of an offensive weapon in a public place after being found at the main gate of the royal grounds on 12 August.
The Chinese national, of Hawley Street, Sheffield, was subsequently sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
Westminster Magistrates' Court heard the charges had... | A student who was accused of carrying a folded knife near Buckingham Palace has had the case against him discontinued. |
Text: Tigers are in Pool One with Glasgow, Munster and Racing 92 - the side that knocked them out of the competition at the semi-final stage last season.
"It's a tough one," Cockerill told BBC Radio Leicester.
"Racing are the French champions, Munster we know well and Glasgow were champions two years ago."
Elsewhere, d... | Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has admitted that his team have been handed a difficult European Champions Cup draw. |
Text: Matthias Wissmann warned that prolonged uncertainty could damage investment in the UK, where German manufacturers have about 100 production sites.
Mr Wissmann told the BBC that the UK leaving the single market could force companies to move business elsewhere.
Germany also exports more vehicles to the UK than any ... | The government has been urged to clarify its policy on leaving the European Union by the head of the German automobile industry association. |
Text: An elderly woman was hit with a crowbar during the robbery at St Patrick's Church in Portadown on Friday after she disturbed a man as he tried to prise open a donation box.
Police arrested a 45-year-old man on Saturday and charged him on Sunday morning.
He is due to appear at Lisburn Magistrates' Court on Monday.... | A man has been charged with several offences connected to a robbery at a County Armagh church. |
Text: Professor Silvana Tenreyro will start a three-year term on the MPC - the committee that sets UK interest rates - on 7 July.
She will replace Kristin Forbes, who ends her term of office on 30 June.
Ms Forbes was one of three policymakers on the MPC who voted last week to raise interest rates from the record low of... | A new external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has been appointed. |
Text: The body of Lea Adri-Soejoko was found in a lock-up at the north-west London allotment where she was secretary, on Tuesday.
Rahim Mohammadi, 40, from Hackney, east London, was charged on Sunday with the pensioner's murder.
He will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Ms Adri-Soejoko - also known by h... | A man has been charged with the murder of an 80-year-old woman found dead in an allotment, the Metropolitan Police has said. |
Text: Tipuric came off as unbeaten Ospreys won 19-14 at Munster on Saturday.
Ospreys pack coach Chris Gibbes said: "He's probably going to miss this week. There are no after-effects in terms of his concussion or his head knock."
The Welsh Rugby Union guidelines on concussion state Tipuric could return six days after hi... | Wales and British and Irish Lions flanker Justin Tipuric will miss Ospreys' Pro12 trip to Zebre on Friday as he recovers from concussion. |
Text: Backpacker Chris Hesford, 22, from Jersey, lost his GoPro camera while kayaking in Byron Bay, New South Wales.
Months later Australian Steve Carmody found the camera in a riverbed 60 miles (97km) away and took to social media in a bid to find its owner.
After two weeks and 8,000 shares on Facebook, Mr Hesford was... | A camera lost six months ago in Australia has been reunited with its owner thanks to a social media manhunt by a stranger who found the device. |
Text: Standing water on parts of the Plainmoor pitch has led to Saturday's game being called off, after an inspection at 12:00 GMT on Friday.
It is the second successive Saturday postponement for both clubs, with the Gulls' FA Trophy game at home to Macclesfield succumbing to the weather, as did Chester's tie at Halifa... | Torquay United's National League match with Chester has been postponed. |
Text: Resuming on 138-2 in reply to Somerset's 553-8 declared, Petersen (155) shared century stands with Liam Livingstone (57) and Steven Croft (58).
Petersen and Croft were then both out in the space of six balls.
Although Luke Procter went cheaply, Lancashire closed safely on 422-9.
Somerset lead by 131 runs going in... | Alviro Petersen made his third County Championship century of the summer as Lancashire batted all day at Old Trafford to successfully avoid the follow-on at home to Somerset. |
Text: Martin Joyce, 18, was speeding in his Peugeot 307 when he struck 45-year-old Shahid Tarafdar on 7 February, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Mr Tarafdar was walking from a shop in Longsight towards his car where his son Zarif was waiting for him.
Joyce was jailed for five years after admitting causing death by dange... | A banned driver who ran over and killed a father-of-three in front of his nine-year-old son has been jailed. |
Text: British Sugar began growing a nonâ€
Summary: | A sugar producer is investigating whether its cannabis farm is responsible for a smell which has been baffling Norfolk residents for a week. |
Text: Was it his falling out with David McNarry over newspaper revelations of talks with the DUP?
Or was it Danny Kennedy's support for the upgrading of the A5, a project which the Fermanagh-based party leader had consistently opposed?
Mr Elliott blames those who "have not given me a fair opportunity at developing and ... | So what was the tipping point for Tom Elliott? |
Text: The proposals for the People's Market have proved controversial with opponents raising doubts over the cost and the location.
But a report to Wrexham council's executive board said the £4.5m plan was to regenerate a key building and increase footfall in the town centre.
The Oriel gallery has been looking for a ba... | Plans to put an arts centre in one of Wrexham's indoor markets have been given the go-ahead. |
Text: Researchers will examine 200 people after a Scottish woman claimed she could detect people with Parkinson's.
Joy Milne's husband Les died earlier this year after being diagnosed with Parkinson's 20 years ago.
In an early test, Mrs Milne, from Perth, managed to identify six people with the disease and six people w... | A study is being carried out to establish if people in the early stages of Parkinson's emit a particular smell. |
Text: West Midlands Police has a fleet of 109 Vauxhall Corsa cars intended for neighbourhood policing.
The federation, which represents rank and file officers, said the vehicles had been used for more than 100 urgent calls in the past 12 months.
The West Midlands force said the Corsas were "not intended for response wo... | Police cars with no sirens are being used for emergency responses, delaying officers and potentially preventing arrests, the Police Federation says. |
Text: Robin Newton, a DUP MLA, addressed Stormont about his relationship with the organisation, which received public money from the Social Investment Fund.
Last month, Mr Newton did not declare a link when he rejected an SDLP request for an urgent oral question last month.
On Monday, he denied being an adviser to th... | The Assembly speaker has apologised for not declaring his links to Charter NI, when ruling against an urgent debate on its funding. |
Text: One man survived, a second died and a third is still missing after the Belgian vessel overturned on Tuesday.
An investigation into the cause of the incident will be carried out by Belgian authorities, as will the missing person enquiry, the Coastguard added.
A salvage operation is expected to begin later on Thurs... | There are no plans to resume the search for a missing fisherman after a boat capsized in the English Channel, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency has said. |
Text: Congresbury, near Bristol, launched its 800 acts of kindness bid in January to mark the church's 800th anniversary.
Since then the 3,500 villagers have recorded 850 good deeds on cards posted into a box at St Andrew's Church.
Becci North, one of the organisers, said: "It just snowballed, absolutely snowballed - e... | More than 800 good deeds ranging from feeding a badger everyday to secretly paying a neighbour's vet bill have been recorded in a village in Somerset. |
Text: Paul Drinkwater, now 52, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, carried out a campaign of terror over three weeks in Berkhamsted in November and December 1984.
He was found guilty at St Albans Crown Court of seven charges he denied, including rape and possessing a knife.
New DNA evidence helped secure the conviction.
Judge Ma... | A man has been convicted of raping and sexually abusing three teenagers at knife-point in Hertfordshire 30 years ago. |
Text: McLaughlin, 27, who initially joined on loan from Nottingham Forest in 2015, has signed a three-year contract.
He helped the Blues to promotion via the play-offs in his first season and made the move permanent in August 2015.
The Irishman told Southend's website: "Now I know my future I can really look forward to... | Southend United midfielders Stephen McLaughlin and Dru Yearwood have both signed new contracts with the League One club. |
Text: It is understood this is to prevent a recurrence of the paramilitary display that occurred at his brother Alan's funeral more than three years ago.
Mr Ryan's family have said Vincent Ryan was not in the IRA and that there will not be a military display, RTÉ reports.
The funeral is being held at the Church of the ... | Gardai are carrying out a security operation at the funeral of Vincent Ryan who was shot dead last week in Dublin. |
Text: The remote village had already seen a temperature of -11.8C earlier this winter.
Overnight temperatures also plunged to -8.4C at Benson in Oxfordshire.
The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" warning for freezing temperatures and ice for Scotland and parts of northern England.
Forecasters have warned that i... | The UK has recorded its lowest temperature of the winter so far after the mercury fell to -12.4C in Kinbrace in Sutherland at 09:00 on Tuesday. |
Text: 10 April 2016 Last updated at 12:21 BST
Zhang Shupeng jumped from a helicopter 2,000 meters above the ground, before opening his wingsuit to fly along the 50-meter-long bridge.
He zigzagged to swoop over the bridge for about 30 seconds before opening his parachute to land safely.
The wingsuit has fabric under the... | A Chinese wingsuit flier, has become the first person ever to fly with a wingsuit along the world's longest glass-covered bridge. |
Text: The man, Li Guixin, filed a complaint with a district court in Hebei province near Beijing.
A local newspaper said he was demanding the city's environmental bureau do more to control the blanket of choking smog that often settles over northern China in the winter months.
He is also demanding compensation.
He says... | A resident of the northern Chinese city of Shijiazhuang is reported to be trying to sue the local government over high levels of air pollution. |
Text: The marked police car and a red Renault Clio collided on Aikenhead Road in Glasgow near Cathcart Police Office.
Both cars then hit a streetlight and bollard in the accident at about 11:25 on Sunday.
A Police Scotland spokesman said the two male police officers were taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment.
He... | Two police officers have been injured after their police car smashed into a streetlight following a collision with another vehicle. |
Text: Reggie Cabututan, 30, was honoured by the city of Baguio and offered a chance to study and work in Australia.
"All I did was go back and return [the] belongings when I realised [they had been] left," he told local media.
His actions have won online plaudits all over the world.
Australian businessman Trent Shields... | A taxi driver in the Philippines who returned the valuable belongings of a businessman after they were left behind in his cab has been rewarded at home and abroad for his honesty. |
Text: The 28-year-old suffered a painful dislocation in the Hogmanay loss to Celtic at Ibrox.
Warburton said Garner had "recovered dramatically" while waiting for the swelling to ease but surgery could mean a three-month absence.
"We do what's right for Joe, hopefully it will be good news," he said.
Talking to Rangers ... | Rangers boss Mark Warburton is upbeat on a swift recovery for Joe Garner as the striker prepares for a shoulder scan on Wednesday. |
Text: The boat was carrying between 450 and 600 migrants when it sank eight miles (12km) off the port city of Rosetta.
It was transporting Egyptian, Syrian, Sudanese, Eritrean and Somali migrants.
Authorities said at least 163 people have been rescued but survivors told the BBC that hundreds more may have drowned.
Spea... | The number of bodies recovered after a migrant boat capsized off the Egyptian coast on Wednesday has reached at least 162, as the search continues. |
Text: The nine-year-old had failed to win in three races since last April but surged home by 10 lengths over two miles and seven furlongs on soft ground.
Unioniste, who also holds a National entry, stayed on well from last place to finish second, Carrigdhoun three-quarters of a length away in third.
This year's Nationa... | Grand National winner Many Clouds warmed up for his Aintree defence next month with a flawless jumping display to win the Premier Chase at Kelso. |
Text: The Twentieth Century Society fear mosaics created by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi will be lost at Tottenham Court Road station.
The society said the archways of "very high quality" mosaics should be saved.
Redevelopment work is intended to improve access with new entrances and lifts.
Transport for London (TfL) said effo... | Mosaics at a London Underground (LU) station will be lost through redevelopment work, heritage campaigners have warned. |
Text: Patrick Lyttle suffered serious head injuries and is in a critical but stable condition.
New South Wales police were called to the Bayswater Road shortly after 03:00 local time on Saturday.
They were told a 33-year-old man had punched a 31-year-old man in the head, causing him to fall onto the footpath.
Barry Lyt... | A man from Ballycastle, County Antrim, is in a critical condition in hospital in Sydney, Australia, after allegedly being punched by his brother. |
Text: The 26-year-old wicketkeeper, who came through the academy at Chelmsford, joined Hampshire in 2013.
He is the county's leading first-class run scorer in 2016, with 850 runs, two centuries and career-best 204 not out against Warwickshire in July.
Meanwhile all-rounder Ashar Zaidi, 35, has signed a new two-year con... | Hampshire's Adam Wheater has re-joined Essex on loan for the rest of the County Championship season. |
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The American musician said he decided to "create" the jobs after hearing about the number of unemployed people in the UK.
Roles included playing instruments on the track, being part of the promotional team and directing the musi... | Nile Rodgers, who played on Daft Punk's Get Lucky, is giving his other really famous song, Le Freak, a remix with help from a hundred 16 to 24-year-olds. |
Text: Michael Riggon, of West Bromwich Street, Caldmore, Walsall appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
A 28-year-old woman had to be taken to hospital in a serious condition after the fall in February.
Mr Riggon, 53, is also charged with actual bodily harm and is due before the same court on 3 August. He has been rema... | A man charged with attempted murder after a woman fell from the third floor of flats has appeared in court. |
Text: Self-employed roofer Matthew Green, 26, went missing from his Sittingbourne home in Kent in April 2010.
Pauline and Jim Green said they believed he was found by Spanish street pastors amid concerns for his welfare.
Kent Police said "confidentiality and data protection matters" prevented them from giving any furth... | The parents of a man found alive six years after he disappeared have said their joy turned to frustration after they were told they could not see him. |
Text: Ms Atkinson's chief of staff Christine Hewitt has also been expelled, a party spokesman said.
It follows a newspaper investigation into an apparent expenses claim.
The South East MEP, who is standing in Folkestone and Hythe on 7 May, said she was "deeply disappointed" by the decision and would appeal.
In a statem... | MEP and general election candidate Janice Atkinson has been expelled by UKIP for "bringing the party into disrepute". |
Text: The 35-year-old world number 23 began the final day at Natadola Bay Golf Club with a three-shot advantage and carded a round of 68 to finish 16 under.
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It eclipsed Charl Schwartzel's eight-shot Tshwane Open win as the biggest victory margin of the European seas... | American Ryder Cup player Brandt Snedeker claimed his first European Tour title with an emphatic nine-shot victory at the Fiji International. |
Text: Petrofac had already said it would take losses of £130m this year on the Laggan-Tormore offshore field, that was initially worth a total £500m.
The oilfield services firm announced on Tuesday it expected to register a further £30m in pre-tax costs.
That cuts the company's expected profit for 2015 by nearly half.
... | Major delays on a gas field project to the west of Shetland are costing the contractor more than half its original value. |
Text: The double signing will be seen as a bold statement of intent from the club who have won the league title for the last two seasons.
Lowry, 26, most recently had a brief spell with Portadown after moving to a job in London.
Beverland, also 26, has spent his entire career with Coleraine.
He was the side's captain a... | Irish Premiership champions Crusaders have signed former Linfield and Derry City midfielder Philip Lowry and Coleraine defender Howard Beverland. |
Text: The naming of the park in Newry after Raymond McCreesh has been controversial since the park opened in 2001.
In 2012, Newry and Mourne District Council reviewed the move and decided the name would remain.
But the Equality Commission has now rescinded its approval of that review.
It said the council, which has sin... | A council should debate and vote again on the naming of a public play park in County Down after an IRA member, as a previous process was not transparent, an equality watchdog has said. |
Text: Steven Partridge, 24, was jailed for eight years for attempted rape and abducting a child in Westcliff-on-Sea near Southend, Essex, in November 2014.
Kent Police said he had been arrested and bailed for a sex assault on a 19-year-old in Folkestone in August 2014.
Southend councillor Martin Terry said he was "outr... | An inquiry should take place into how a man was able to try to rape a nine-year-old girl while on bail for rape, a councillor says. |
Text: ITV shares were nearly 3% higher after the Mail on Sunday reported that Comcast was thinking of launching an £11bn bid for the UK broadcaster.
The FTSE 100 index fell 17.58 points to 6,034.84.
Mining giant Glencore rose 2.7% to 83.05p after Citi raised its price target for the stock.
The investment bank increase... | (Close): The London market lost early gains, but shares in ITV rose on speculation that it could be a takeover target. |
Text: Chief executive James Whiting said he expected salaries to be paid eventually - but not by Friday, after the club's bank account was frozen.
Chairman David Cardoza plans to sell the club to ex-Oxford United chairman Kelvin Thomas.
The club owes Northampton Borough Council more than £10m.
Mr Whiting said the sale ... | Financial problems at Northampton Town Football Club mean there is "every chance" players and staff will not get paid on time. |
Text: Plenty it seems, especially if the minister decides that he can't walk through ankle-deep water.
A picture showing Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the chief minister of the central state of Madhya Pradesh, being carried by police officials through flood waters went viral at the weekend.
The picture has sparked anger, meme... | What could possibly go wrong if people take pictures of a chief minister visiting his state's flood-hit areas? |
Text: The prize has only been given out since the 2013-14 season, but five-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi had not won any of the previous 22 awards.
The Argentina skipper, 28, has finally claimed it after scoring six goals in five La Liga games in January.
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award twice since it... | Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been named Spain's player of the month - the first time he has won the award. |
Text: The Welsh government said it was "minded to grant" an application to allow the firm behind the plans to take over common land for the Circuit of Wales in Ebbw Vale.
It said outstanding issues with the rights of commoners must be resolved before a formal decision was made.
The Heads of the Valleys Development Comp... | Plans for a £325m motor racing track in Blaenau Gwent have moved a step forward. |
Text: Sea Trust says the area's importance as a "porpoise stronghold" should be internationally recognised.
Research shows sightings there are consistently higher than in other UK and European areas.
Trust director Cliff Benson says protection would be based on preserving the area as it is at the moment.
"Obviously the... | A marine conservation group is calling for the protection of sites off Pembrokeshire where large numbers of harbour porpoises congregate. |
Text: The discovery was made by a dog walker on 17 December near West Calder but it has taken some time to establish the nature of what was found.
Further work is being carried out in an attempt to identify the person who died.
Officers said the death is being treated as unexplained and a report will be sent to the pro... | Police have confirmed that human remains have been found in woods in West Lothian. |
Text: The Gower Society wants new caravans to be "more sympathetic" to the surroundings by blending in.
It was the UK's first area of outstanding natural beauty in 1956 and has dozens of caravan sites.
"We're not saying existing caravans should be painted," chairman Robin Kirby said.
"We're not saying they should be re... | New static caravans on the Gower Peninsula should be painted brown or green, a Gower heritage protection group has said. |
Text: Kevin O'Neill, 19, from Cliftonville Road, Belfast, spoke only to confirm that he understood the charge.
He was arrested in May in connection with material posted on social media about the atrocity in Manchester.
His lawyer asked for time to consider the paperwork in the case.
Mr O'Neill is due back in court on 3... | A teenager has appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court, charged with using a public electronic communications network to post grossly offensive material. |
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