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Text: The former Wycombe and Tranmere keeper was out of contract at the Minstermen.
The 6ft 9ins Northern Irishman will compete with Ross Etheridge for a starting place at Stanley for the upcoming season in League Two.
"There is no number one and number two keeper," manager John Coleman told the club website.
"It will ... | Accrington Stanley have signed their second goalkeeper of the week, bringing in Jason Mooney from York City on a one-year deal. |
Text: Nicolae Ceausescu held Romania in an iron grip as communist leader from 1965 to 1989. Anti-communist revolutionaries executed him and Elena in 1989.
The sale items include a pen holder made of stag antlers and a scale model of the dictator's childhood home.
There are also shoes that Elena wore.
A pair of designer... | For the fifth year running a Romanian auction house is putting up for sale diplomatic gifts and other luxuries once owned by ex-communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena. |
Text: Gwalia Housing is behind the plans which have been submitted to Swansea council and forms part of the Vetch Masterplan.
It would be built off William Street where the turnstiles and part of the old North Bank once stood.
If approved, the homes would replace Gwalia's homes in the city centre.
Summary: | Plans for up to 30 one-bedroom sheltered housing apartments have been drawn up for Swansea City FC's former Vetch Field home. |
Text: Two are said to be linked to the Honduran military.
Ms Caceres was killed in March by gunmen who broke into her house in her home town of La Esperanza.
Her death sparked international condemnation and led to mass protests in Honduras, a country with one of the highest murder rates in the world.
The four suspects ... | Police in Honduras have arrested four people in connection with the murder of leading indigenous and environmental campaigner Berta Caceres. |
Text: The latest accounts of the two Craigavon based firms, Almec and Thompson Aero Seating, display the positive figures.
Almac, a pharmaceutical firm, more than doubled pre-tax profits to £23m in the year ending September 2015.
Thompson Aero Seating saw pre-tax profits rise by 27% to almost £14m in the year ending Ma... | Two of Northern Ireland's most successful manufacturers have reported significant jumps in profits. |
Text: The 19-year-old, from the St Paul's club in Belfast, beat Germany's Hamza Touba on a unanimous decision to move into the flyweight quarter-finals.
Irvine needs to come in the top three in Istanbul to be assured of a spot on the Ireland boxing team for Rio.
Olympic champion Katie Taylor had an easy win over Martin... | Belfast boxer Brendan Irvine has cleared his first hurdle at the European Olympic qualifiers in Turkey. |
Text: The 31-year-old all-rounder scored 362 runs at an average of 120.66 in five County Championship games after joining the club in July.
He also took 10 wickets for Kent in all competitions.
"Kent is a club with hugely exciting prospects and I feel privileged that I have the opportunity to be part of it," Gidman sai... | Kent have signed Will Gidman from Nottinghamshire following a successful loan spell at Canterbury last season. |
Text: Michael Turner hid his glazed creations around Lymington and posted clues to their whereabouts on his Facebook page.
He asked those who found them to make a donation to the Royal British Legion.
The artist said he came up with the idea after his parents gave him a box of World War Two memorabilia which had belong... | A sculptor created 11 stainless steel poppies and sent strangers on a treasure hunt to find them to mark Armistice Day in Hampshire. |
Text: The committee is considering five separate applications made by different developers.
Planners have recommended that the two largest schemes should be approved but said the others should be refused.
The planning committee is due to meet on Tuesday.
There have been a significant number of student housing applicati... | Decisions on whether to allow more than 1,500 student housing units in Belfast will be made by the council's planning committee next week. |
Text: Unicef says this brings the total number of displaced children in Nigeria and neighbouring countries to 1.4m.
Tens of thousands are suffering from acute malnutrition and some of their camps have been affected by cholera.
Boko Haram attacks have spiked after it was driven out of territory it held by a regional mil... | Half a million children have fled attacks by the Islamist group Boko Haram over the past five months, the UN children's agency says. |
Text: The barrier on the Crumlin Road encloses part of the Ardoyne area.
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive, the housing authority, said it owns 21 recognised "peace wall" locations and this is the first to be transformed.
Contractors moved in on Wednesday to start removing the 8ft high brick structure.
It will be ... | Work has begun to dismantle a wall at a north Belfast interface, 30 years after it was erected. |
Text: Willstrop, 33, followed up his shock win over Nick Matthew by beating Paul Coll 7-11 11-6 11-6 11-8.
If he beats Karim Abdel Gawad, it will be his first major world series final appearance since 2013.
Massaro beat Omneya Abdel Kawy to set up a semi-final with Perry, who edged out number two seed Raneem El Welily.... | English trio James Willstrop, Laura Massaro and Sarah-Jane Perry have reached the semi-finals of the Tournament of Champions in New York. |
Text: Thousands were protesting in the slum popularly known as Sodom and Gomorrah.
They blockaded roads after soldiers and police used earth-moving equipment to clear part of the slum.
Authorities say the slum blocks drains taking water to the ocean, causing caused floods at the beginning of June where an explosion at ... | Police have used tear gas on residents demonstrating against the demolition of their slum in Ghana's capital Accra. |
Text: Play had been due to start at Stormont in Belfast at 14:15, but steady rain prompted the umpires to call it a day.
The Irish are due to be in action again on Tuesday when they take on Oman at 14:15 at the same venue.
Ireland play their first Group A qualifier on Friday when they host Namibia at Stormont.
They the... | Ireland's preparations for ICC World Twenty20 qualifying were dealt a blow when Monday's warm-up game against the United Arab Emirates was rained off. |
Text: Franklyn Mathurin, of no fixed address, posed as a mourner to gain access to the church last November.
The 47-year-old who admitted burglary, was described as a prolific thief who carried out a cruel and callous theft.
At Harrow Crown Court he was sentenced for two burglaries and breaching a suspended sentence.
T... | A man who stole a laptop which had been used for the funeral service of a six-year-old boy, has been jailed for four years and six months. |
Text: Morris, 23, had two years remaining on his contract but has now signed an extended deal tying him to New Road until the end of 2018.
"We're very excited about Charlie and have been since we saw him up at Oxford University playing against us," said director of cricket Steve Rhodes.
"He has got the ability when thi... | Worcestershire fast bowler Charlie Morris has signed a new three-year contract with the relegated county. |
Text: Scunthorpe needed to better Barnsley's result at Wigan to secure the final play-off position but the Tykes' victory ended their top-six ambitions.
Tom Hopper put the Iron ahead as he slid Paddy Madden's deflected effort past keeper George Long from 15 yards.
Madden fired past Long after half-time as Scunthorpe ke... | Scunthorpe United failed to make the League One play-offs despite beating Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. |
Text: 22 September 2016 Last updated at 17:54 BST
Speaking to the BBC, she said economic and financial decisions would not be made by Europe, but controlled through devolution.
Ms James was confirmed as Nigel Farage's successor to lead the party on 16 September.
UKIP has one Scottish MEP, David Coburn, who was elected ... | UKIP leader Diane James has said she believes Brexit is a "win-win situation" for Scotland. |
Text: Famous for playing the tam-tam drum, he toured the world and played with jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and the Rolling Stones.
He led an orchestra of more than 30 drummers, many of them his relatives.
The UN cultural agency declared him a "living human treasure" in 2006 for keeping his cou... | Renowned Senegalese drummer Doudou Ndiaye Rose has died aged 85, his family has announced. |
Text: Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto was also fined some $260,000 (£165,000).
Rabbi Pinto had offered cash in return for classified information on a police probe into one of his charities.
The rabbi, believed to be one of Israel's wealthiest, has a large following among celebrities and business people in the US.
He is a great-... | One of Israel's best-known rabbis has been sentenced to a year in jail for attempting to bribe the head of the national fraud squad. |
Text: English Heritage has hidden 1,066 arrows at castles, forts, stone circles and stately homes.
Finders win one of 1,066 prizes - one is a sleepover at Dover Castle.
The search started with an arrow placed on the battlefield in Sussex on "the very site where William beat Harold", chief executive Kate Mavor said.
The... | Red-tipped arrows have been hidden at tourist attractions across England to mark the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. |
Text: Police said the pedestrians were involved in a collision involving two cars on Drove Road in Gamlingay, at about 10:10 GMT.
The boy was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital by air ambulance.
A police spokeswoman said the driver of one of the cars was also taken to hospital, with non-life threatening injuries.
The road... | An elderly man has died and a young boy is in a critical condition after being run over in Cambridgeshire. |
Text: The 35-year-old was a free agent after leaving National League club Tranmere Rovers in the summer.
"He will be a welcome addition to the squad at a time when we have a number of players missing with injuries and suspensions," said boss John Coleman.
Taylor-Fletcher could make his debut in Tuesday's Checkatrade Tr... | Accrington have signed ex-Blackpool and Huddersfield Town forward Gary Taylor-Fletcher on non-contract terms. |
Text: Threatening calls and emails were made to the billionaire, whose 2005 takeover of the club was fiercely opposed, according to Associated Press.
One threat involved a man with a British accent who made menacing calls saying he wished Mr Glazer was "dead".
No-one was charged as the source of the threats could not b... | The FBI investigated threats against Manchester United's late owner Malcolm Glazer and his family, newly released documents have revealed. |
Text: Toshiba has put part or all of its valuable memory chip unit up for sale to plug a gaping hole in its finances.
Foxconn's potential bid is much higher than analysts' $18bn valuation for the business, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal reported.
At least one other firm has also submitted a preliminary bid, they... | Taiwan manufacturer Foxconn has signalled it could mount a $27bn (£21.7bn) bid for Toshiba's chip business, according to reports. |
Text: McKevitt of Beech Park, Blackrock in County Louth, was convicted in 2003 of directing terrorism.
He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Among those reported to be backing the family's lobbying for his release is former Fianna Fail government minister Éamon Ó CuÃv.
The paper reports the others as independents ... | Five Irish MPs are supporting the family of Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt as they seek his release from prison while recovering from surgery, the Irish Times is reporting. |
Text: Thomas Rossiter, 42, died in hospital after he was injured in the incident on 4 July in Lynden Way, Swanley.
Erasmus Ahwoi, 30, of Stroud Green Gardens, Croydon, south London was jailed for eight years for causing Mr Rossiter's death by dangerous driving.
He was also jailed for four years and six months for drug ... | A man has been jailed for 12 years and six months for drug dealing and causing the death of a man who was hit and dragged under his car in Kent. |
Text: The 70-year-old victim was attacked at a shop in Carr Road, Walthamstow, at about 21:10 BST on Sunday. He tried to defend himself with a shop sign.
He was stabbed several times and is in a serious but stable condition, Met Police said.
The trio were arrested on Tuesday and remain in custody.
Two customers and the... | Two 14-year-old boys and a man aged 20 have been arrested in connection with the stabbing of an elderly shopkeeper in east London. |
Text: It follows claims that major housing schemes could dilute the Welsh-speaking character of certain communities.
Montgomeryshire Tory AM Russell George said there was a "golden opportunity to enshrine the importance of the Welsh language" in council decisions.
The Welsh government said "all practical suggestions" t... | Planning decisions should fully account for their likely impact on the Welsh language, opposition AMs have said. |
Text: The US dollar fell below 109 yen at one point and has dropped more than 2% against the yen since Monday.
Analysts say the change is down to uncertainty over when the US will raise rates, and comments from a Bank of Japan board member who is against deepening negative interest rates.
The Nikkei 225 index closed do... | Japan's Nikkei index suffered its biggest percentage fall for a month as a stronger yen weighed on exporters. |
Text: The man, aged in his 30s, was taken to hospital after he was stabbed twice in the back on Friday morning.
The assault, which took place on the Antrim Road close to Duncairn Avenue, was reported to police at about 08:30 BST.
Two men, aged 19 and 20, and an 18-year-old woman were arrested a short time later.
Summar... | Three men have been arrested after a man was stabbed in north Belfast. |
Text: The department said last month the proposed retail space in St Sampson needed to be cut by 20% before it would be acceptable.
Concerns have been raised the new site could have a negative impact on St Peter Port's retail sector.
The talks set out several options which the developers are now considering.
The planni... | The developers of the Leale's Yard site are considering their options following a meeting with Guernsey's Environment Department on Monday. |
Text: In a Sky News interview she urged the broadcaster to "sign me up for next year - I want a bit of that action".
The prime-time weekend show is currently featuring former Labour MP Ed Balls.
Ms Davidson spoke about her dancing ambitions ahead of her keynote speech to the Conservative Party conference.
She will addr... | Scotland's Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has confessed that she would love to be a contestant on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. |
Text: In a statement to Hong Kong's stock exchange, the firm said it would temporarily replace Mr Yim from Monday.
However, it did not offer any further explanation as to Mr Yim's whereabouts.
The firm's parent company, Guotai Junan Securities, is one of the biggest securities firms in China.
By afternoon trade, Guotai... | Shares in Hong Kong brokerage firm Guotai Junan International fell as much as 17% after the company announced its chairman Yim Fung had been unreachable since 18 November. |
Text: A 32-year-old man, who has not been named, died outside the Studio Sport Bar in Hexham from head injuries at about 04:00 GMT .
A 25-year-old man has been arrested and is currently in custody.
Det Insp Dave English from Northumbria Police said the "tragic death" was being treated as an "isolated incident" and is a... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who died after being found unconscious. |
Text: 14 August 2017 Last updated at 14:02 BST
15-year-old Eduardo decided to take his dad out in a racing car to show him what he could do.
It all got a bit too much for the F1 champ and he became a bit overwhelmed as many proud dads do.
Bet you've seen your grown-up crying at key moments in your life!
Summary: | Former F1 driver Rubens Barrichello's son is following in his dad's footsteps. |
Text: The Gulls have never gone down from the fifth tier but are a point from safety with five matches remaining.
"You get relegated from this league and you haven't got far to go - there isn't much else out there," Lathrope said.
"It's a massive club that shouldn't be in this league, let alone the one below, but it'll... | Midfielder Damon Lathrope says keeping Torquay United in the National League would be "as big as a promotion". |
Text: The Camborne, Pool and Redruth Foodbank opens two days but will increase in the new year because so many people "cannot manage", co-ordinator Don Gardner said.
Food for nearly 2,000 meals was given out in a two-hour period in the week, staff said.
Volunteers said the call for food on Thursday was the most demand ... | A foodbank in Cornwall is to increase its opening times to three days a week because demand is so high. |
Text: The facility was built to hold nearly 700 prisoners, but the league's report found the Category B site had more than 1,200 inmates at the end of January.
The charity found that 64 of the 75 Category B and Category C men's prisons in England and Wales had more inmates than they were designed to hold.
Leicester had... | Leeds Prison is the most overcrowded in England, according to a report by the Howard League for Penal Reform. |
Text: Twenty people were killed when German planes attacked Newport with bombs and cannon fire in April 1943.
Christine Pascoe, 79, who was among the injured, had campaigned for the victims not to be "forgotten".
Isle of Wight Council said it would be erecting a plaque somewhere in the area which was targeted in the ra... | A memorial to the victims of a World War II air raid on the Isle of Wight is to be erected 70 years after the attack. |
Text: Earlier police said there was no evidence of suspicious circumstances following the discovery in the grounds of Gogar Mount House on 9 January.
The death of the person is being treated as unexplained by police.
Forensic officers are still working to establish the identity of the remains and an investigation is on... | Police have concluded the search in the grounds of an Edinburgh house and a nearby golf club where body parts were found. |
Text: Human remains were discovered at the Dale Avenue industrial site on Tuesday.
A forensic examination suggested the body had been in place for "a considerable time", and officers believe it may be that of Blantyre man David Baird.
The 54-year-old went missing in June 2012, and officers are liaising with his family.... | Police believe a body unearthed by workmen in Cambuslang is that of a man who went missing in 2012. |
Text: The Wiltshire adventurer became the first person to conquer both the North and South Poles and the highest peaks on all seven continents.
"I am very humbled and delighted to receive such a prestigious award," said Mr Hempleman-Adams.
Over the past 30 years he has visited the polar regions 30 times.
The award mark... | David Hempleman-Adams has been awarded the Polar Medal from The Queen for services to the UK in the field of polar research. |
Text: The protesters had been blocked by police as they tried to march into the capital, Nay Pyi Taw, on Wednesday, resulting in scuffles.
They were demanding union recognition and for fired workers to be re-hired.
The new government has been discussing amending military-era laws allowing police to clamp down on such p... | Around 50 factory workers and activists involved in a protest march in Myanmar (also known as Burma) have been charged with rioting, police said. |
Text: The fast-food chain reported poor results for the first quarter of 2015.
Chief executive Steve Easterbrook said he wanted to move away from its "cumbersome" structure and increase "digital engagement".
"The numbers don't lie," he said. "I will not shy away from the urgent need to reset this business... and how we... | McDonald's has said it will restructure its business and increase its number of franchised restaurants globally. |
Text: Armstrong, 24, reportedly lifted his shirt and taunted the animal shortly before the start of Sunday's NFL game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The linebacker could be charged with taunting a police K-9, a third degree felony in Pennsylvania.
"The dog was going crazy," chief deputy Kevin Kraus said.
"The deputy ... | Oakland Raiders player Ray-Ray Armstrong is under police investigation for barking at a police dog and pounding his chest. |
Text: Segeyaro has scored five tries in seven games for Leeds since signing for the club in June as part of a deal which saw Zak Hardaker move the other way.
The 25-year-old started his career with North Queensland Cowboys, before moving to Penrith in 2013.
Leeds are top of the Qualifiers table, having won all four of ... | Leeds Rhinos hooker James Segeyaro has confirmed he will stay with the club until 2018 after opting to extend his short-term move from NRL side Penrith. |
Text: RSA shares closed 20.8% lower, making it easily the biggest loser.
Overall, the FTSE 100 share index closed 0.08% higher, or 4.6 points, at 6,108.71.
Shares in the satellite firm Inmarsat rose more than 1% after it announced a deal with Deutsche Telekom to bring passengers in-flight internet.
Deutsche Telekom wil... | (Close): Shares in insurance company RSA held back gains on the FTSE 100, after Swiss rival Zurich abandoned its bid plans. |
Text: They say it has helped them to understand more about a dysfunctional protein - TDP-43 - a mystery scientists have been studying for decades.
ALS is a rare condition affecting the nervous system.
Social media was awash with videos of people pouring cold water over their heads to raise money for ALS last year.
More... | Money raised from the Ice Bucket Challenge that went viral last year has significantly boosted research into ALS, scientists at Johns Hopkins say. |
Text: Industrial output in the 18-nation eurozone fell 0.2% in January compared with December.
But in the full 28-country European Union (EU28), output was up 0.1%, reversing December's falls.
Compared with a year ago, industrial production grew 2.1% in the euro area and 2.4% in the EU28.
Jonathan Loynes, an economist ... | The slow recovery of Europe's industrial sector has been boosted by a better performance in countries outside the euro bloc. |
Text: Two diplomats were killed and a third wounded in a shooting at a restaurant in Cebu City on Wednesday.
Police have taken a woman who works at the consulate and her husband into custody.
They have diplomatic immunity and will be sent back to China.
The suspected shooter was identified by police as Li Qing Liang. M... | The Philippine Foreign Ministry has said it will give China custody of the two suspects involved in the killing of two Chinese diplomats in the Philippines. |
Text: Stormont Environment Minister Mark H Durkan said it was the first major shake-up in the law since the alcohol limit was introduced in 1968.
Under the plans, the permitted blood alcohol limit would be reduced to 50mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood - down from the current UK limit of 80mg.
It is thought the bill coul... | The drink-drive limit in Northern Ireland would be reduced by almost 40% under a proposed new law. |
Text: The actress has alleged she was raped inside her car by three people who waylaid her vehicle on Friday night as she was on her way to dub a film.
Police arrested her driver and detained two more suspects on Sunday night.
However the main accused, who has been identified as her former driver, is still at large.
Th... | Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala have arrested three people in connection with the suspected abduction and rape of a popular film actress. |
Text: Mr Cosby, 78, has been charged with aggravated indecent assault over an alleged incident in 2004 involving a former local university employee.
He has previously said under oath he had a consensual sexual encounter with the woman.
The case was re-opened after dozens of women alleged assault by Mr Cosby, dating bac... | Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have filed the first sexual assault charges against US comedian Bill Cosby. |
Text: At least one person died and several people were injured when a car bomb went off at the building.
A tweet from a Twitter account linked to IS said Muslims should stay away from sites like the consulate, as they are "legitimate targets" for strikes.
Policemen and civilians were among the injured, the health minis... | Islamic State militants have said they were behind a deadly explosion that severely damaged the Italian consulate in Egypt's capital, Cairo. |
Text: He followed his first-innings 108 with 105 not out, including a six and 11 fours, and shared a stand of 114 with Chesney Hughes (50).
Wayne Madsen weighed in with 43 before he was bowled by Ivan Thomas (2-68).
The hosts eventually declared on 234-5 following a rain delay, and Kent progressed to 30-0 by the close.... | Derbyshire batsman Billy Godleman hit a third successive Championship century as they set Kent a target of 329 on day three at the County Ground. |
Text: The Spaniard, 26, was injured when the coach was damaged by explosions as it travelled to Dortmund's stadium for the team's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Monaco on Tuesday.
Bartra had an operation after fracturing his wrist in the incident.
He is expected to return to training with his team-mat... | Borussia Dortmund defender Marc Bartra has been released from hospital, four days after he was injured in an attack on the team's bus. |
Text: Advocaat, who takes over from Sinisa Mihajlovic, has signed a two-year contact, which could be extended if Serbia reach the tournament in France.
The former Netherlands and South Korea coach, 66, takes over a team that failed to reach the 2014 World Cup.
"We have only one target, and that is to qualify," Advocaat... | Serbia have appointed Dutchman Dick Advocaat as their new coach for the Euro 2016 qualification campaign. |
Text: The 24-year-old replaces Alex Cuthbert in the only change from the 21-16 defeat by England in Cardiff.
Ross Moriarty continues at number eight, while Taulupe Faletau remains on the bench for Rob Howley's side.
There is just one change among the Wales replacements, as second row Luke Charteris replaces Cory Hill.
... | Wing George North has recovered from a bruised thigh to start for Wales in Saturday's Six Nations match against Scotland at Murrayfield. |
Text: Guard Kwaku Boakye, 59, was paid £360 by Donna Taylor to give the items to her partner, who was serving at HMP Wandsworth.
Boakye, was caught with contraband during a search when he arrived for work on 21 April 2014.
He was jailed at Southwark Crown Court for six years.
Boakye, of Moberly Road, who had denied co... | A prison officer and the partner of an inmate have been jailed for a plot to smuggle drugs, three bottles of wine and 18 mobile phones into a jail. |
Text: Between Worlds, an English National Opera (ENO) production at the Barbican in London, "tears at the heart", wrote the Daily Telegraph's Ivan Hewett.
The opera, wrote Michael Church in The Independent, "reflects crazy courage" and "comes across with awesome power".
The Guardian, though, said it was not "as affecti... | An opera about people trapped in one of the Twin Towers during the 9/11 attacks has been called a "remarkable piece of work" by one UK critic. |
Text: South Wales Police said it was called to a sudden death in Dunraven Bay, Southerndown, just after 10:00 BST on Sunday.
It is not being treated as suspicious and police inquiries are ongoing.
The Welsh Ambulance Service said it was called by the Coastguard to reports of a man falling from a cliff.
Police, the fire... | A man has died after falling from a cliff in the Vale of Glamorgan. |
Text: The RMT announced the action last week in a dispute over plans to bring in more driver-only-operated (DOO) trains.
It said the rail company was "resorting to lies and dirty tricks to try and undermine our action", due to take place on 13 March.
Northern said the posters at Manchester Victoria station were put up ... | Northern rail has rejected claims it deliberately posted notices claiming strike action planned by RMT union members had been cancelled. |
Text: It was not enough, however, to give it an outright majority on either local authority.
In the Borders, the Tories took 15 seats followed by the SNP with nine, eight independents and two Lib Dems.
There were 16 Conservatives elected in Dumfries and Galloway with Labour and the SNP tied on 11, four independents and... | The Conservative party has emerged with the most councillors after voting in Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders. |
Text: The measure would apply when men who had supported a child, believing that they were the father, sought financial redress in court.
They could thus more easily claim maintenance back from the actual biological father.
Women would only have the right to remain silent with "serious reasons".
Justice Minister Heiko ... | Germany's justice ministry has drawn up a change in the law which would require mothers in certain paternity cases to reveal who they had slept with. |
Text: The report by Cardiff Business School warns of "implications for community representation" and says higher workloads could deter people from standing for election.
Ministers have said that reorganisation plans will mean fewer councillors.
A Welsh government spokeswoman said "effective community governance" is bei... | Cutting councillor numbers when local authorities are merged could damage democracy, an independent review says. |
Text: A woman has been airlifted to Cherbourg hospital while the search continues for the other person.
Guernsey Coastguard said the woman was found on a life-raft by a Russian merchant ship, the Jork Rider, which responded to a mayday call.
The Royal Navy's HMS Tyne is assisting the French coastguard in the search.
Lt... | A private plane carrying two people from Alderney has ditched into the English Channel off the coast of France. |
Text: The bid was rejected but Lovren said his "head is already at Liverpool".
Saints have seen Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw, plus coach Mauricio Pochettino, leave this summer.
"Look, I'd gladly stay in Southampton if the club had any ambitions, if they kept the key players," Lovren told Croatian paper Sp... | Southampton centre-back Dejan Lovren says he wants to move to Liverpool, who offered £20m for the 25-year-old Croatia defender earlier this week. |
Text: In the post-split era, Boyce, 26, is the first player from a bottom-six club to finish the campaign as the league's top marksman, scoring on 23 occasions.
The Northern Ireland striker has a year left on his Staggies contract and his manager hopes he will honour the deal.
"We've no interest in selling him," McInty... | Ross County boss Jim McIntyre is determined to retain the services of the Scottish Premiership's top goalscorer Liam Boyce. |
Text: Shola Ameobi, Richard Duffy, Elliott Hewitt, Mike Edwards, Haydn Hollis, Rob Milsom, Jon Stead, Curtis Thompson and Alan Smith received contract offers.
Thierry Audel, Adam Campbell, Scott Loach and Mark Yeates have been released by manager Kevin Nolan.
"This is the toughest time of the season for a manager," sai... | Notts County have released four first-team players but offered new contracts to nine, including player of the season Rob Milsom. |
Text: Short-haired bumblebee workers have been spotted at Dungeness in Kent over the last three years following the introduction of queens from Sweden.
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust said it showed the queens had nested and produced young, and were finding enough food to build colonies.
An attempt to introduce queens... | A second attempt to reintroduce an extinct bumblebee to the UK is proving successful, conservationists have said. |
Text: Lance Corporal Trimaan Dhillon stalked and killed Alice Ruggles on 12 October last year after she ended their relationship, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
Ms Ruggles, 24, was found with her throat cut at her flat in Rawling Road, Gateshead.
Mr Dhillon, 26, denies murder.
A jury was played a 999 call in which Miss R... | A soldier accused of murdering his former girlfriend was obsessive, controlling and manipulative, a court has heard. |
Text: Ms Shortall's body was found in a shed in Killoughter, near Ashford in County Wicklow, on Tuesday by police investigating her disappearance.
Roy Webster, of Ashbree in Killoughter, was brought before a special sitting of Bray District Court this morning.
The 47-year-old mother was last seen alive in Wicklow town ... | A 38-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Anne Shortall in the Republic of Ireland. |
Text: Twenty-six of Lancashire County Council's 73 libraries were shut last year by its previous Labour-dominated cabinet as part of plans to save £65m.
A report by the now Conservative-run authority recommends reopening 14 libraries, nine of which are due to be run by the county council and five by independent groups... | Fourteen libraries could reopen less than two years after they were closed. |
Text: Ophelia Conant's head became trapped in a gap in the cot in April 2013.
Phillip Dickens, director of Oxfordshire-based Baumhaus, admitted two counts of placing an unsafe product on the market.
He also received a three-month suspended jail term at Amersham Crown Court.
Ophelia's head became stuck between the top o... | A furniture company has been fined £12,000 and its boss given a suspended jail term after a 19-month girl trapped her head in a cot and was left hanging. |
Text: Alan Bannon, 38, died alongside his colleague Jim Shears in a fire at Shirley Towers in Southampton in 2010.
Charlotte Bannon said the iPod "was priceless" to the couple's daughter Abi.
Mrs Bannon said she discovered on Thursday it had been stolen from her car parked on her drive in Bitterne.
Abi, aged 11, who wa... | The widow of a "hero" firefighter has urged thieves to return his iPod which was a "musical hug" for his daughter. |
Text: The Spaniard is yet to name his skipper after Fabricio Coloccini's departure to his hometown side San Lorenzo.
"There are two or three players that could be there (captain)," Benitez told BBC Newcastle.
"But [Jamaal Lascelles] is in a good position because what I have seen from him, I'm pleased with - he has the ... | Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez says defender Jamaal Lascelles is "in a good position" to become captain. |
Text: Kerri McAuley, 32, was found dead at a flat in Southalls Way on Sunday evening.
A post-mortem examination proved inconclusive but detectives said Ms McAuley was "subjected to a severe blunt force assault".
Joe Storey, 26, of Murrells Court, Norwich, has been charged with her murder. He will appear in court on Wed... | A man has been charged with the murder of a mother-of-two in Norwich. |
Text: Local officials say at least 119 people have been killed with scores more missing in several mountainous provinces.
Entire villages in the north and east are reported to be under snow.
President Ashraf Ghani visited Nuristan province which lost at least 70 people.
He travelled to the Bargmatal district, where 57 ... | Frantic efforts to rescue hundreds of people feared buried under snow in northern Afghanistan are continuing with villagers using whatever digging means available to find survivors. |
Text: State-run "posadas", or love motels, disappeared during Cuba's economic crisis in the 1990s when they became hurricane shelters.
Private householders filled the gap in the market, but at exorbitant prices.
Officials say the posadas will be cheaper and will help end the practice of love-making in Havana's open spa... | The authorities in the Cuban capital, Havana, say they are restoring a network of hotels where rooms are rented by the hour to lovers. |
Text: Eamonn Toland was married to Anne Lakey, described as a "sexual predator" by the prosecution, for two years until 1988, Teesside Crown Court heard.
Ms Lakey, 55, from Stanley, denies 13 counts of indecent assault on two teenage boys in the late 1980s.
Mr Toland told how he almost caught his wife in bed with one o... | The ex-husband of a head teacher accused of seducing two underage boys felt "pushed aside" at the time of her alleged offences, a court was told. |
Text: Ines Madani, 19, Sara Hervouet, 23, and Amel Sakaou, 39, were brought before anti-terrorism judges on Monday.
The women are suspected of plotting to blow up a car packed with gas canisters last week, and of having ties to so-called Islamic State (IS).
Another woman, Ornella G, 29, is already being investigated in... | French prosecutors have placed three young women under formal investigation over a foiled attack near Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. |
Text: The armed robbery happened at a shop in Rose Street about 18:30 on Monday.
The man ran off towards Charlotte Square with a three-figure sum of cash in a white carrier bag.
The thief was a white man in his mid-20s, about 5ft 10in, of medium build and was wearing an olive green hooded jacket with the hood up. The s... | A thief who held up an Edinburgh city centre shop with a knife is being sought by police. |
Text: The 24-year-old has been offered a new contract, was left out of Saturday's 2-0 FA Cup fourth round defeat at Burnley.
Johnson told BBC Radio Bristol: "He didn't feel he was mentally right to play and that tells a story in itself."
Freeman has made 121 appearances for City and has been linked with QPR.
"He's made... | Bristol City manager Lee Johnson has said he is resigned to losing midfielder Luke Freeman before the transfer window closes on Tuesday. |
Text: Thomas, 27, was selected to be part of the quadruple sculls (M4x) team that will travel to Rio this summer.
"I've got very high hopes for this boat and it's proven all the time, we're kind of trailblazers," Thomas said.
"We've got a lot of ambition. We want to be the first GB quadruple skulls to medal at an Olymp... | Team GB rower Graeme Thomas says there is no reason why he and the men's quadruple sculls team cannot win gold at the Olympic Games. |
Text: The foundations were uncovered along with a large Norman building at an undisclosed location on the Mendip Hills.
Saxon keys and a 13th Century jug were also among the finds.
Project leader Pip Osborne, said: "There's no written record of a building here but ever since I moved here I've been intrigued by the fiel... | Amateur archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be a Saxon workshop in a dig in Somerset. |
Text: No official reason was given for the government's resignation.
However, a senior source was quoted as saying the aim was to reshuffle the cabinet following a corruption scandal.
Last Monday, Egypt's agriculture minister was arrested in connection with the corruption inquiry.
In a statement, the presidency said Pr... | Egypt's government has resigned and the country's oil minister has been asked to form a new cabinet within a week, the office of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has said. |
Text: The ABI said the £34 rise had pushed average premiums to their highest level since its records started in 2012.
The main reasons were higher repair bills, increases in insurance premium tax and the continuing issue of whiplash claims.
However, the figures are much lower than those recently published by the price ... | The average car insurance premium rose by 8% in the past year to £462, says the Association of British Insurers. |
Text: Early rain on the fifth day prompted the umpires to abandon the match shortly before lunch, with only 81 overs bowled.
India had reached 80-0 after bowling South Africa out for 214 on day one.
India go into the third Test in Nagpur, which starts on 25 November, with a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.
"It's a pi... | The second Test between India and South Africa in Bangalore ended in a draw after a fourth successive day's play was washed out. |
Text: The driver was not injured and it is believed a second lorry was involved but did not stop, West Mercia Police said.
The A41 at Shakeford, near Hinstock, was closed earlier.
The owners of the house have spent the past year renovating the Grade II listed building but decided not to stay there on Tuesday night.
The... | A lorry has smashed into the side of a house becoming embedded in the brickwork and blocking a road. |
Text: Dawn Clark, who was 15 at the time and known as Dawn Bridgeman, was attacked as she walked alone in the east Alderney area of Poole on 3 May 1982.
Ms Clark has waived her right to life-long anonymity in a bid to find her attacker.
"I just feel like he has turned my world upside down," she said.
Ms Clark's attacke... | An e-fit image of a man suspected of raping a girl 35 years ago has been re-released by police. |
Text: The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 14.24 points to 18529.29, while the wider S&P 500 lost 1.98 points at 2180.89.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq index was 7.98 lower at 5213.14.
The price of Brent crude rose 2.1% to $45.18 a barrel, while US crude was 2.6% higher at $42.87.
The news lifted the shares of oil companies, ... | (Close): Shares in healthcare companies dragged Wall Street lower, even as rising oil prices lifted energy stocks. |
Text: The construction supply and packaging firm has posted increased pre-tax profits of 6.8 million euros (£5.8m) for 2016.
The company, comprising of operations once run by Fermanagh businessman Sean Quinn, employs more than 770 people.
Its headquarters is in Derrylin in Fermanagh, but has operations in the Republic ... | Major cross-Irish-border company Quinn Industrial Holdings has said it is positive about trade "despite Brexit". |
Text: The £155,000 Dumfries Bike2Go project was launched by Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson in September 2010.
Figures to the end of June this year show the bikes had been rented 1,529 times by scheme members.
That translates to a cost of more than £100 per hire since the project got under way in the town.
The sch... | Figures for Scotland's first bike hire scheme show it has averaged less than 20 rentals a week since it was started two years ago. |
Text: The action is the latest in the long running dispute over drivers taking on responsibility for opening and closing train doors.
Train drivers in the Aslef and RMT unions walk out again on Friday, leaving almost all Southern's 2,242 weekday services cancelled.
The rail firm said it had already invited the RMT to f... | Another 24-hour strike by guards on Southern rail is to be held on 23 January, the RMT union has announced. |
Text: The ambulances were diverted to the Mater Hospital from the early hours of Monday morning.
The Belfast Trust said that the new £150m department that opened last August was under pressure with a large number of patients waiting.
The divert ended at 06:00 GMT.
Summary: | Ambulances were diverted from the new emergency department at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast for a number of hours on Sunday night. |
Text: The sale, to an unnamed Chinese collector, took place in Paris on Wednesday after a heated bidding war, Drouot auction house said.
The palm-sized seal is made of red and white steatite, a type of mineral rock.
It was one of hundreds owned by Emperor Qianlong, one of the longest serving Chinese emperors.
The previ... | An 18th Century Chinese imperial seal has been sold for a record €21m (£18m, $22m) - more than 20 times its estimated price. |
Text: The Air India flight departed from New Delhi to San Francisco on Monday and returned to the Indian capital on Friday.
The Boeing 777 flew over the Pacific Ocean on its trip to the US, while its return flight was over the Atlantic, encircling the globe, the company said.
Air India says it has applied for an entry ... | An Indian airline says it has made the first passenger journey around the world operated by an all-women crew. |
Text: The 36-year-old Cardiff Blues loose-head prop, who captained Wales in their 27-13 win over South Africa in November, has ruptured a bicep muscle.
Blues head coach Danny Wilson confirmed Jenkins underwent surgery on the injury on Tuesday.
"It's a big blow for us, it's a big blow for Wales," said Wilson.
If Jenkins... | Wales prop Gethin Jenkins has been ruled out for at least three months and is in danger of missing all of the 2017 Six Nations. |
Text: Following talks with leaders from Bolivia's main trade union federation, President Morales also said that the basic salary would go up by 10%.
The increase is well above inflation, which was 6.5% in 2013.
The move has been welcomed by the trade unions but harshly criticised by the employers' federation, who said ... | Bolivia will raise the minimum wage by 20%, President Evo Morales announced on Monday. |
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