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Text: Peter Blackwood was accused of demanding money and cigarettes before trying to kill Naser Hussain at his Glasgow store in January 2016.
An attacker was seen on CCTV pointing a gun at Mr Hussain's chest and then shooting him the leg.
But Mr Blackwood denied any involvement and was cleared after a trial.
The High C... | A man who police claimed confessed to wishing he had shot a shopkeeper in the face has been cleared of trying to kill him. |
Text: The UK government announced in 2011 that Swansea was one of nine stations around the UK which would close progressively by that time.
A new National Maritime Operations Centre will open next year which the MCA said would manage workload on a national scale.
A 110,000-signature petition failed to halt the Swansea ... | Swansea coastguard station is to close in March 2015, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has confirmed. |
Text: The discovery was made at about 10:45 BST on Saturday near the Fiveways Junction in East Harling.
A post-mortem examination on Sunday found the victim appeared to have been seriously assaulted but could not establish the cause of death.
People are being asked to avoid the wooded area between East Harling and Shad... | Police are working to establish how a man was murdered after a body was found in Norfolk woodland. |
Text: One person is still allowed to drive after amassing 27 points.
Jack Kushner, spokesman for Brake, the road safety charity, said it was "appalling that risky, repeat offenders are being allowed to continue driving with so many points on their licences".
A DVLA spokesman said magistrates can choose not to enforce a... | More than 200 Welsh motorists are still legally driving despite having 12 or more penalty points, the BBC has found. |
Text: The 34-year-old is accused by the Scottish Football Association of placing 44 bets between 1 July and 15 September this year.
Barton is due to return from a three-week club ban on Monday following an internal dispute.
The player has until 12 October to respond to the charge, with a hearing date set for 27 October... | Rangers midfielder Joey Barton has been charged with breaking rules relating to gambling on football matches. |
Text: Leo, four, was on holiday with family in Melbourne when he spotted the machine in a hotel lobby.
Reports said the boy was attempting to reach a packet of biscuits when his arm became stuck in anti-theft mechanisms.
He was sedated and distracted with smartphones while emergency crews worked with angle grinders to ... | A boy from Australia's remote far north spent six hours stuck in the first vending machine he had ever seen. |
Text: Nerijus Gudelevicius, 34, of Westlea, Swindon, enticed fellow Lithuanians to the UK and made them work long hours collecting charity clothing bags.
Police said he confiscated their passports, housed them in substandard conditions and paid them a pittance.
Gudelevicius was convicted of two charges of trafficking a... | A man who trafficked people to the UK and forced them to work for him in Swindon has been jailed. |
Text: Last year, neighbouring Conwy introduced similar training for all licensed drivers.
Denbighshire said it had considered the inquiry into the Rotherham child sex abuse scandal - which said taxi drivers had played a "prominent role".
The proposal would include "drivers of taxis and private-hire vehicles".
Graham Bo... | Denbighshire taxi drivers may have to take mandatory training to spot child sexual exploitation, under new plans. |
Text: The drug was banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency on 1 January and athletes have already tested positive for it, including tennis star Maria Sharapova.
Research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found 13 Baku medallists were found to have been taking meldonium.
The drug was detected in athlete... | Up to 490 athletes may have been taking meldonium during the 2015 European Games in Baku, a study has revealed. |
Text: 6 February 2017 Last updated at 08:14 GMT
If you have health issues that mean you are unable to go to work, what rights do you have to sick pay and what other help is available?
Joe Cockerline, of the independent Money Advice Service, explains the basic rules.
Video journalist: Kevin Peachey
Summary: | The first Monday in February has been dubbed National Sickie Day in the UK as it traditionally records the highest number of people off sick. |
Text: The picture, taken at Kensington Palace ahead of his birthday on Saturday, captures a smiling future king.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were "delighted" to share the photograph taken by royal photographer Chris Jackson, Kensington Palace said.
The prince has spent the run-up to his birthday on a tour of Pola... | An official portrait of Prince George has been released to mark his fourth birthday. |
Text: Daytime temperatures as low as -15C are expected, although forecasters say with wind chill it could feel like -29C.
The coldest NFL game in terms of air temperature was 1967's 'Ice Bowl' between Green Bay and Dallas, which at kick off was -25C (-44C wind chill).
"It is going to be brutally cold," AccuWeather's Jo... | Fans are braced for one of the coldest NFL games in history this weekend when the Minnesota Vikings host the Seattle Seahawks in an NFC Wild Card game. |
Text: Jordan Dunn, 22, of Dover, admitted invading the pitch during the West Ham-Tottenham Hotspur derby last month.
Fining Dunn £305 for his drunken "moment of madness", District Judge Gareth Branston said: "Regrettably it was about 30mph slower than Beckham."
Dunn told police it was his dream to "run on the pitch an... | A football fan who ran on to the pitch and took a free-kick during a Premier League game "bent it like Beckham", according to the judge sentencing him. |
Text: The 22-year-old former Plymouth Argyle man has spent the last two seasons with Truro City, scoring 24 goals.
"We had him watched at Truro and wanted to get him into our own environment to see how he'd adapt," Hatters boss Nathan Jones told the club website.
"He is one to be excited about because he has so much mo... | League Two side Luton Town have signed striker Isaac Vassell on a one-year deal following a trial spell. |
Text: 11 October 2016 Last updated at 08:34 BST
It was the first time that women's boxing was held at an Olympics.
She went on to defend her flyweight title at Rio 2016.
So it's fair to say she likes being first.
But what about her other firsts? Newsround's Ayshah finds out...
Summary: | Nicola Adams became the first female Olympic boxing champion in history at London 2012. |
Text: The police will look for local sources of air pollution, including open-air barbecues and dusty roads, Cai Qi says, according to Xinhua state news agency.
The mayor has also promised to reduce coal consumption by 30% this year.
Many residents have been forced to stay in their homes for days at a time to avoid bre... | A new team of environmental police will try to reduce hazardous levels of toxic smog engulfing Beijing, the city's acting mayor has said. |
Text: Those farming the highest hills in Wales were being offered ten times less in subsidy payments than those on lower slopes and moors.
But as subsidy budgets are fixed "some redistribution" of the money is now inevitable, warned Rebecca Evans.
She said options were being drawn up for debate later in January.
The We... | Some Welsh farmers could see EU cash cut after upland farmers won a legal challenge, the deputy farming minister has warned. |
Text: Unnamed officials in Cuba and the US said an announcement was imminent.
It is unclear when the flights would start because negotiations between the Cuban government and the US airlines could take months.
The move is a significant step nearly a year after the former Cold War enemies began restoring diplomatic rela... | The US and Cuba have reached an understanding on resuming regular commercial flights between the two countries. |
Text: Dobrev triumphed in the 94kg category in Athens.
He also claimed gold at the 2003 world championships and won two European titles before retiring in 2008.
"I can't stop crying," Bulgaria's former weightlifting coach Plamen Asparuhov said. "He was the best person I ever knew."
Doctors confirmed Dobrev died of a he... | Milen Dobrev, a weightlifting gold medallist at the 2004 Olympic Games, has been found dead at his home, aged 35. |
Text: Robert Ellis, 50, denied one charge of meeting a boy aged under 16 after grooming and six counts of sexual activity with a boy aged under 15.
Ellis, of Church End, Harlow, also denied three counts of sexual touching. He was convicted of all the charges at Chelmsford Crown Court in February.
The court heard Ellis ... | A football coach has been jailed for nine years for grooming and sexual activity with teenage boys. |
Text: The move would increase the number of its stores in the world's second largest economy by almost a third.
"Our aim is to become an integral part of China's economy," chief executive Doug McMillon said at a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday.
The push for expansion in China comes as the Asian giant's growth c... | The world's biggest retailer, Walmart, plans to open 115 new stores in China by 2017, the company says. |
Text: The Met Office said it could lead to "very poor travel conditions" in some parts of the country.
A yellow "be aware" warning is in place from 18:00 on Wednesday until 12:00 on Thursday.
A further alert has also been issued of potential snowfalls throughout Scotland from Thursday into Friday.
The first warning sai... | Weather warnings of snow and strong winds have been issued for much of Scotland between Wednesday and Friday. |
Text: The incident happened at May Street on Monday.
Police said the officer was punched in the face and knocked to the ground, before she was punched again. Another police officer sustained a hand injury.
The man and woman are due to appear at court in Belfast on Wednesday.
They have also been charged with assault and... | A man and woman, both aged 22, have been charged with a number of offences including grievous bodily harm and threats to kill after a police officer was attacked in Belfast city centre. |
Text: Batley Community Choir has recorded a version of the 1979 Bette Midler song "The Rose".
All proceeds will be donated to the Jo Cox Fund, which supports three causes she had supported.
The Batley and Spen MP 41, was attacked before she was due to hold a constituency surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire on 16 June.
... | A memorial single has been released in memory of MP Jo Cox, who was shot and stabbed to death a month ago. |
Text: The couple became stranded in a cove near the Barrowfields in Newquay, Cornwall, on Saturday evening.
The woman was rescued unhurt by the RNLI's Newquay inshore lifeboat, with the help of the local coastguard team.
A surfer, who had gone to the woman's aid before emergency services arrived, was also rescued.
An R... | A pregnant woman who became trapped at the foot of steep cliffs by a rising tide was rescued when her husband swam to shore to raise the alarm. |
Text: She was one of Hollywood's best loved actresses, after portraying the galactic heroine who was known for being smart, feisty, and brave.
The American star first played the role in 1977, nearly 40 years ago, in the very first Star Wars film - "Episode IV -- A New Hope".
Since then, Star Wars has become one of the ... | Carrie Fisher, who was famous for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, has died. |
Text: Georgina Baker, 38, was chosen from a shortlist of 50 people to model for the nude statue which has been installed at Folkestone harbour in Kent.
The second Folkestone Triennial is seen as a cornerstone of the area's regeneration.
Organisers hope it will attract up to 100,000 visitors.
The £25,000 statue was cre... | A bronze statue of a mother striking the same pose as Copenhagen's landmark the Little Mermaid has been unveiled at the start of a town's arts festival. |
Text: But luckily for anyone less familiar with X-Men, Professor Charles Xavier's school has appeared on Google Maps.
The building, described by Marvel as a "safe haven" for mutants, can be seen just off Keeler Lane in North Salem.
Despite 60 reviews of the school's faculties, a quick scan of Street View confirms that ... | Any young mutant will know that the fictional Xavier Institute For Higher Learning is in Salem, New York. |
Text: Chris Nelson, 24, who is from the Midlothian area, was last seen at about 06:00 on Sunday.
He was in the city with his fiancée Stephanie Kollross to visit their friend.
He was last seen by Ms Kollross after he decided to go for a walk after he could not get to sleep. He has not been in contact with his friends o... | A Scottish man is missing in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. |
Text: The unexploded German 1,000lb (454kg) device was found in south-east London on Monday.
Bomb disposal experts from the British Army had built a protective "igloo" around the 5ft (1.5m) device to protect surrounding buildings.
Homes within a 200m exclusion zone were evacuated before the device was transported to Ke... | A World War Two bomb has been destroyed in a controlled explosion in Cliffe in Kent. |
Text: The colourful event, held on Monday, featured a parade from Potternewton Park through Chapeltown and Harehills.
The carnival, believed to be the oldest event of its kind in Europe, was launched by Arthur France who developed the idea after becoming homesick.
Organiser Susan Pitter, said the event marked 46 years ... | Organisers say about 150,000 people attended the 46th annual Leeds West Indian Carnival. |
Text: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics already employs 350 people there, making 100 million diagnostic kits every year.
The new production line will make 21 million blood test cassettes a year, which will be shipped across the globe.
The expansion comes as the Welsh government is expected to reveal record levels of inward in... | An American life sciences company is investing another £4.6m in Wales by extending its production at Pencoed, Bridgend. |
Text: The Championship side are yet to make a signing this summer, with Steven Taylor the only player to have announced he is leaving the club.
"I would like to have the squad ready and start working with them on 1 July," he told BBC Radio Newcastle.
"With modern agents and the Euros, a lot have gone and aren't working... | Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez says it has been "impossible" to sign players before the start of pre-season friendlies because of Euro 2016. |
Text: Marr, 53, spent two months in hospital, which was followed by months of physiotherapy to help him walk again.
BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show has since been presented by a series of guest presenters, including Jeremy Vine and Sophie Raworth.
Marr will also be returning to present Radio 4's Start the Week later in... | Broadcaster Andrew Marr is returning to his Sunday politics show in September, nine months after suffering a stroke. |
Text: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, set at the height of the Cold War, is being adapted by the Oscar-winning writer of Slumdog Millionaire, Simon Beaufoy.
It follows Alec Leamas, a hard-drinking British intelligence officer whose East Berlin network is in tatters.
Le Carre said he was "very excited" by the show, w... | The BBC is to adapt another John le Carre spy novel for a new TV series following the success of Golden Globe-winning The Night Manager. |
Text: Scottish Canals is launching a campaign in Glasgow for engineers, stonemasons and builders to help preserve Scotland's 250-year-old canals.
A spokesman said they were also looking for lock keepers, archivists and environmental experts to join the Canal Volunteers project.
Millions of people use Scotland's 137-mil... | Volunteers are being urged to come forward to safeguard the future of Scotland's canals. |
Text: In a joint statement, the pair acknowledged their relationship had been volatile.
"Our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love," it read.
Lawyers for Heard filed a motion on Tuesday to dismiss a temporary restraining order against Depp.
News of the divorce settlement ... | Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have settled their divorce, saying neither of them intended to cause the other any physical or emotional harm. |
Text: The Castlederg teenager disappeared in 1994. Her body has never been found.
Retired police officer Brain Lavery reviewed the investigation for the National Crime Faculty.
He said the chances of finding a missing person alive after 24 hours was "very slim".
The inquest was told the police were "unfortunately playi... | The Arlene Arkinson inquest has been told police were at a disadvantage in their investigation due to the length of time it took to report the school girl missing. |
Text: Sales of unpasteurised milk at Low Sizergh Barn Farm in Kendal were halted in December when 16 cases of campylobacter were confirmed.
Sales have since been allowed to resume after the farm changed its water supply and cleaning methods.
Owner Richard Park said he had been "devastated" to learn people were ill.
Tho... | A Cumbrian farm that was forced to stop selling raw milk after customers suffered from food poisoning, has been given the all clear by officials. |
Text: The body of Paul Curran was discovered at a house in Manor Drive on Thursday afternoon.
It is understood a house party may have been taking place at the time of Mr Curran's death. Police were called to the house shortly after 14:50 GMT.
Three people - two men and a woman, all aged in their 30s - have been arreste... | Police are treating the death of a 29-year-old man in County Armagh as murder. |
Text: Tegwen Roderick from Abercanaid, near Merthyr Tydfil, received "serious but unexplained" injuries at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon in June 2014.
Several arrests were made after her death six months later, but the Crown Prosecution Service said they had "no further interest" in the case.
Mrs Roderick's family expressed concern... | There will be no further action after a woman, 88, was injured at a Rhondda Cynon Taf hospital and later died. |
Text: A labour court said the bank, Societe Generale, had dismissed him not because of his actions, which it must have known of, but for their consequences.
The court ordered the bank to pay him €450,000 (£350,000) in damages.
A lawyer for the bank said it would be appealing a "scandalous" decision that ran counter to ... | The French ex-trader Jerome Kerviel, whose unauthorised transactions lost his bank €4.9bn (£3.82bn), has won a claim for unfair dismissal. |
Text: He criticised a target of degrees for 50% of young people set by the last Labour UK government, calling on Welsh ministers to focus on apprenticeships.
Mr Crabb said Wales was "not doing well enough" educating "our young talent".
The speech, at the Sony factory in Pencoed, was the latest salvo in a row with Labou... | Sending young people to university is a "disaster" for those who are more suited to apprenticeships, Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has said. |
Text: Retiming deliveries outside the peak hours of 07:00 and 13:00 could reduce journey times and lower exhaust emissions, it said.
Freight industry representatives and businesses are meeting TfL bosses to discuss what changes could be made.
Annually, up to £200bn of goods are moved on London's roads.
Population growt... | The time of business deliveries in London could be changed in order to ease congestion, Transport for London (TfL) has suggested. |
Text: The 27-year-old has played 110 games for the Canaries since joining from boyhood club Leeds United in 2012.
Last season, Howson scored in the Championship play-off semi-final first-leg against Ipswich as Alex Neil's side won promotion from the second tier.
"I'm really pleased, especially after last season going s... | Norwich City midfielder Jonny Howson has signed a new four-year deal with the Premier League club. |
Text: States across the country have seen their drug inventories dwindle after European manufacturers opposed to capital punishment have refused to sell the lethal concoctions.
Manuel Vasquez was the fourth Texas inmate executed this year. Six more executions are set in the coming weeks.
Vasquez, a gang member, was con... | Texas is down to its final dose of lethal injection drugs after the US state executed a man on Wednesday. |
Text: Many criticised the "senseless violence", making #PrayForLahore one of the top trending topics on Monday.
Some also used #IndiawithPakistan and urged fellow citizens "to stand with Pakistan in this hour of grief".
A Pakistan Taliban group claimed the attack, saying it had targeted Christians celebrating Easter.
T... | Indians on Twitter expressed solidarity with Pakistan after a suicide attack in Lahore killed more than 70 people including children on Sunday. |
Text: Cherie Madge, 42, was found guilty of posting drugs to her internet "soul mate" Shaun Bowmer in Penrith, Cumbria.
She continued over a period of months despite pleas from Mr Bowmer's partner to stop. He died in February 2016.
Jailing her for four-and-a-half years at Carlisle Crown Court, Judge Peter Davies said M... | A pharmacy assistant who illegally sent medication to an addict who then died from "drugs toxicity" has been jailed. |
Text: The Band and Bugles of The Rifles has been told the marching would mess up the turf at Bodmin Town FC in Cornwall.
The mayor of Bodmin, Lance Kennedy, described it as an "unfortunate decision".
The town council, which leases the ground to the club, said it had tried at several meetings to persuade the club to cha... | An Army band has been banned from parading at a football club's ground in a row over a newly seeded pitch. |
Text: The match at the SSE Arena in Belfast was goalless until Colton Fretter netted for the visitors at 10:26 in the final period.
The lead was short-lived, though, as Colin Shields got the Giants level within 22 seconds.
Chris Higgins scored the overtime winner for the second-placed Giants.
The teams face each other ... | The Belfast Giants clinched an overtime win over the Sheffield Steelers in the first of back-to-back Elite League meetings on Saturday night. |
Text: The military-style camp in Heydour, near Grantham in Lincolnshire, is a regular haunt for TV stars and cast members of TOWIE and Made in Chelsea.
But residents have complained it is too loud and creates too much traffic.
The camp, which had its planning application deferred on Tuesday, said residents had been "ho... | A fitness camp popular with celebrities "destroys" the peace of a hamlet, some nearby residents have complained. |
Text: The company also said it expected to make between $670m (£436m) and $675m in the three months to June, less than the $718m that had been expected.
It blamed the stronger US dollar and costs related to the purchase of the US online business Lynda.
LinkedIn announced it was buying the company for $1.5bn last month... | Shares of business social network site LinkedIn have fallen sharply in after-hours trading after it reported its first quarter earnings. |
Text: Mullah Mohammad Rasool was chosen to lead the splinter group at a meeting of fighters in western Farah province.
The dissidents say new Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour hijacked the movement because of personal greed.
He was appointed in late July after the Taliban admitted that Mullah Omar had been dead for ... | A breakaway Afghan Taliban faction has appointed its own leader, underlining deep divisions in the group following the death of founder Mullah Omar. |
Text: Alexander McDonald, 27, of Hilly Park, Norton Fitzwarren, admits carrying out the fatal attack but denies murdering Catherine McDonald, 57, in their home in Somerset on 30 September 2014.
Exeter Crown Court was told he stabbed his mother with a kitchen knife, a knitting needle and scissors.
The trial continues.
T... | A man high on drugs and alcohol sexually assaulted then killed his mother before taking her car to make his getaway, a court has heard. |
Text: The 28-year-old was at the Word Up club in Dalrymple Street, Greenock, at about 00:50 on Sunday when he became involved in a row with another man.
Emergency services were called and he was taken to Inverclyde Royal Infirmary with injuries to his face and neck.
The victim was said to be in a stable condition in ho... | An attack on a man in an Inverclyde nightclub is being treated as attempted murder, police have said. |
Text: The Orfordness lighthouse, in Suffolk, is 10m (32ft) from the sea after the gap halved over the past four years.
Nicholas Gold, of the Orfordness Lighthouse Trust, said a £10,000 appeal had been set up for urgent repairs.
Storms forecast for this week pose a "real risk" of causing "significant damage" to the lig... | A lighthouse is "perilously close" to falling into the sea after being exposed by coastal erosion, a charity trust has warned. |
Text: Dame Maureen Brennan said parents were warned about short skirts, tight trousers and trainers in a letter sent from Barr Beacon School last term.
"We will buy shoes and trousers for those parents that cannot afford to replace the 'wrong ones'," she said.
Students not complying stayed in the hall at the school in ... | A head teacher has offered to pay to replace "wrong uniforms" - after dozens of children ended up in isolation. |
Text: 19 January 2016 Last updated at 17:25 GMT
It landed on the playground at Bassingbourn Primary at 08:40 "just as the bell was ringing", according to headteacher Sue Brown.
"I don't think he meant to land here but it made the children's day," she added.
The moment was captured by parent Charlotte Perkin.
Summary: | A hot air balloon made an "unscheduled landing" at a school in Cambridgeshire. |
Text: At least 14 people were killed and more wounded after US-trained Somali special forces soldiers stormed the building.
Journalists at the scene say they have seen the bodies of both militants and soldiers.
Islamist al-Shabab is linked to al-Qaeda and has been battling the UN-backed government in Somalia since 2006... | Somali troops have ended the siege of a Mogadishu hotel which was taken by al-Shabab militants on Friday. |
Text: The body of Janet Murgatroyd, 20, was found in the River Ribble in Preston after a night out in 1996.
A man's manslaughter conviction for her death was quashed on appeal in 2004.
Lancashire Police's Det Ch Insp Gary Brooks said: "Twenty-one years on from Janet's brutal murder we remain committed to finding her ki... | New CCTV footage of a student walking down a street prior to her murder has been released on the 21st anniversary of her death. |
Text: Jones, 24, has not competed since beating Hedaya Malak in the World Grand Prix final last December.
The London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic champion took time out from training earlier this year to take part in the winter-sports reality show The Jump.
"I don't have anything to prove after defending my Olympic title,... | Double Olympic gold medallist Jade Jones will return to action in the World Taekwondo Federation President's Cup in Athens on Thursday. |
Text: England Under-19 goalkeeper Charlotte Haynes, who featured 17 times in 2016, signed a new deal on Thursday.
Yeovil have also given new contracts to young, versatile midfield trio Jessie Jones, Kelly Snook and Leah Burridge.
Wales international forward Nadia Lawrence similarly extended her deal with the top-flight... | Women's Super League One club Yeovil Town Ladies have extended the contracts of a further five first-team players ahead of the 2017 WSL 1 Spring Series. |
Text: A 52-year old woman was also arrested in Newry on Wednesday.
"A complaint was made to police in April and, as a result of our enquiries, two people were arrested this morning," Det Ch Insp Ian Wilson said.
"They are being questioned at Banbridge police station."
In a statement, a USPCA spokesperson said: "We beca... | The former chief executive of the animal charity, the USPCA, Stephen Philpott has been arrested by police investigating an allegation of fraud. |
Text: Maria Adams drove up and down the car park of Tesco in Roker, Sunderland, as her friend held on to a towel hanging out of the boot of her Nissan Juke.
Newcastle Crown Court heard her friend did not require a wheelchair but had jumped in one owned by the store to take part in the prank.
Judge Penny Moreland said t... | A woman who was caught on CCTV dragging a man in a wheelchair behind her car has been handed a two-year driving ban. |
Text: Strikers David Clarkson and Wes Fletcher and midfielder Jack Leitch have been released, along with under-20s goalkeeper Brett Long.
Loan players Connor Ripley and Morgaro Gomis return to Middlesbrough and Hearts, respectively.
James McFadden, who is recovering from a broken ankle sustained in March, is among thos... | Motherwell have confirmed six departures as they await responses to the 14 new contracts on offer. |
Text: The SNP leader will travel to Ireland later in November for talks with politicians and business leaders.
Ms Sturgeon has been invited to address the Seanad, and will become the first serving head of government to do so.
She said there was a "long tradition of co-operation" between Scotland and Ireland, adding tha... | First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to address the upper house of the Irish Parliament during a visit to Dublin. |
Text: The 10 friends from Bristol turned to Facebook and found a Joe McGrath in Stockport who agreed to go on the paid-for trip for a 30th birthday.
The 21-year-old said they were "an absolutely lovely group of people".
"They messaged 15 other Joe McGraths on Facebook and only one was stupid enough to reply, and that w... | A group of friends planning a trip to Majorca asked a complete stranger to go with them when a friend dropped out - because he had the same name. |
Text: Jay Nava, 27, stabbed Natasha Wake 11 times in the chest and neck at her home in Bournemouth in October.
He then fell asleep beside her body, which he later hid in a cupboard.
A judge at Winchester Crown Court said Nava, from Plymouth, should serve a minimum of 21 years for his "frenzied and violent outburst".
Th... | A former soldier has been jailed for life for murdering his on-off girlfriend while three children slept upstairs. |
Text: The National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said a doctor from Pennsylvania, named as Jan Casimir Seski, killed a lion in April.
A Zimbabwean landowner has since been arrested, the agency said.
Cecil was shot illegally in July by US dentist Walter Palmer of Minnesota. Zimbabwe is seeking his extradition.... | Zimbabwe says it is seeking a second American over the illegal killing of a lion, as the outcry over the death of famed animal Cecil continues. |
Text: The team say they will know for certain on Thursday, but a decision to take the extra engine parts Hamilton needs would mean a drop of at least 20 grid places.
A series of failures early in the season meant that Hamilton used up more engine components than planned.
He heads into the race 19 championship points ah... | Mercedes say Lewis Hamilton is "likely" to suffer a grid penalty for using too many engine parts at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix. |
Text: Former Colchester loanee Pyke, 19, scored twice for Vale in a pre-season friendly win over non-league neighbours Kidsgrove on Saturday.
Pyke failed to score in 12 outings for Colchester last season after joining the Essex club on loan during the January transfer window.
Vale have signed two other strikers Tom Pop... | Huddersfield Town striker Rekeil Pyke has joined relegated League Two club Port Vale on a season-long loan. |
Text: Police said Asten Jones lost control of her Vauxhall Corsa and collided with a Vauxhall Vectra on the A815 at Kilmun, at about 13:20 on Sunday.
Ms Jones was taken by air ambulance to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where she later died. The 47-year-old male driver of the other car was uninjured.
Police have ... | An 18-year-old woman has died in a two-car crash in Argyll. |
Text: The original landmark, built in 1935, was demolished in January with an initial date of August given for the completion of the replacement.
But contractors have blamed problems with bad weather, high tides and difficulties with underground cables for the delay.
It is now expected to be completed by the end of Oct... | Work to build a new £1.2m bandstand on Aberystwyth's seafront is running two months behind schedule. |
Text: Henry Overton Wills III became the university's first chancellor after gifting it £100,000 in the 1870s.
Campaigners claim it was "slave-profited money" and the Wills Building name should be revised.
But a university spokesman, said it was not "appropriate" to rename it "or any other university buildings".
The W... | The Wills Memorial Building will not be renamed despite campaigners claiming it is named after a slave trader, the University of Bristol has announced. |
Text: Both clubs have also been punished for the throwing of objects by fans and crowd disturbances, with United fined £44,342 and Liverpool £43,577.
Liverpool have also been sanctioned for setting off fireworks and a late kick-off, while United were charged for stairways blocked at their stadium.
The Anfield side must... | Liverpool and Manchester United have been fined by Uefa for illicit chants during their Europa League last-16 tie. |
Text: He came second in the 400m individual medley in the 2014 European Championships in Berlin, also taking bronze in the 200m individual medley.
Pavoni also reached three Commonwealth Games finals in 2014, and represented Great Britain at the London Olympics.
The 25-year-old will now move into coaching, where he has ... | European Championship silver medallist and 2012 Olympian Roberto Pavoni has retired from swimming. |
Text: Lawrence Sullivan, 29, allegedly had a Smith & Wesson handgun with six bullets in the magazine on Tuesday night.
He admitted carrying a gun, but said, "I don't have a permit cuz it's expensive", according to a Miami-Dade police report.
He is charged with carrying a concealed firearm.
On Wednesday morning he told ... | A US man dressed as Batman villain The Joker has been arrested after waving a loaded gun at drivers outside a Florida apartment block, say police. |
Text: The Rt Rev David Walker criticised the "Kafkaesque" workings of the welfare system which he said produced too many wrongly imposed sanctions and delays.
The Bishop of Manchester made the remarks at a Conservative Party conference fringe event in the city.
He claimed innocent people are trapped in the drive to cat... | Benefit cheats should be allowed to get away with fraud to stop innocent people being punished with sanctions and late payments, a leading bishop has said. |
Text: Jones wins his 105th Wales cap when they face South Africa on Saturday..
After a defeat by Australia and close wins against Argentina and Japan, Wales will hope they can seal three wins out of four with victory in Cardiff.
"We need a performance to get wins and you don't want to rely on opposition giving you oppo... | Wales second row Alun Wyn Jones admits changing the team's playing style has had a detrimental effect on performances "at times" in November. |
Text: Punjab's law minister said those held were among more than 5,000 questioned in a sweeping counter-terror offensive.
Weapons and ammunition have also been seized in raids by security forces.
Taliban splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar said it carried out the attack against Christians celebrating Easter, although most o... | More than 200 people have been detained in Pakistan in the hunt for those behind the Easter Sunday bombing that killed at least 72 people in Lahore. |
Text: The holders were knocked out of the World Cup on Wednesday after chastening defeats by the Netherlands and Chile.
But Jorge Perez, Spain's director of football, told Spanish radio: "If he does resign, we will try to convince him to stay."
Del Bosque said: "If I am a problem for our football, I will go."
Media pla... | Vicente Del Bosque says he would be willing to leave as Spain coach, however the Spanish Football Federation wants him to continue. |
Text: Hassan Saada, 22, was held on suspicion of committing the assaults on Wednesday, a police statement said.
The boxer, who fights in the light-heavyweight category, was due to take part in his first bout on Saturday.
A Brazilian judge has ordered he be detained for 15 days, pending an investigation, media reports s... | A Moroccan boxer has been arrested by Brazilian police over allegations of sexually assaulting two female cleaners in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic village. |
Text: Timothy Pawlett, 52, and Gareth Clement, 55, admitted leaving their posts at Fishguard harbour early or arriving late 126 times, but denied acting dishonestly when they claimed full working hours.
The officers said they suffered from stress in their personal lives.
The jury at Swansea Crown Court returned not gui... | Members of a counter terrorism unit at a Pembrokeshire port have been cleared of fraud. |
Text: The Shard near to London Bridge, in Southwark, now reaches 310m (1,016ft) high.
The final piece of steel - a spire weighing about 500 tonnes which is 66m tall - was craned into place at the top of the building earlier.
Designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, the south London skyscraper is made up of 87 storeys... | The highest part of what will become Europe's tallest inhabited building has been lifted into place in London. |
Text: The 23-year-old has made 44 appearances for the Hatters since joining from West Ham in 2015 and helped them reach the League Two play-offs last term.
Potts scored his first goal for Luton in the play-off semi-final against Blackpool, but it was not enough as the Tangerines won 6-5 on aggregate.
"I'm delighted to ... | Luton Town left-back Dan Potts has signed a new one-year contract, with the option of a further year. |
Text: The web firm was alerted to the breach by security experts seeking computers vulnerable to the recently discovered Shellshock bug.
Shellshock is a flaw found in many widely used versions of the Unix operating system.
Although the Yahoo servers were vulnerable to Shellshock it said attackers used a different vulne... | Yahoo has said no user data was lost when hackers breached its servers. |
Text: Roma claimed on Wednesday that the deal for 21-year-old Lamela, who has three international caps, is worth £25.7m.
It also includes up to £4.2m in bonus payments, taking Tottenham's spending to nearly £105m this summer.
Lamela joined Roma in 2011 from Argentine side River Plate and made 67 appearances in all comp... | Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Argentina forward Erik Lamela after agreeing a deal with Serie A side Roma. |
Text: Singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and Warner Music argue that the claimants have failed to make their case after three days of testimony.
US District Judge R Gary Klausner is expected to hear arguments on the motion when the trial resumes later.
The band are accused of basing Stairway on the 1968 Spirit s... | Lawyers for Led Zeppelin have asked a judge to throw out a case accusing the band of stealing the riff for Stairway to Heaven. |
Text: The group unexpectedly announced on Wednesday that it would begin a truce for an unlimited time from Saturday.
The move has been welcomed by the UN and the European Union. However, Colombia's government said it would not join the rebels in the truce.
Hours ahead of the ceasefire, the army said Farc had killed fiv... | Colombia's Farc rebels have begun an indefinite, unilateral ceasefire. |
Text: The 38-year-old Tongan has been one of Blues' star performers in 2015-16.
He joined the Blues from Bath in May 2006 and has since made a record 215 appearances and scored eight tries.
Filise made his Tonga debut against Fiji in 2001 and played for New Zealand' Bay of Plenty and Super Rugby side Chiefs before join... | Veteran prop Taufa'ao Filise has signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at Cardiff Blues. |
Text: It follows four days of stoppages by Luas drivers in a dispute over pay. Workers want an increase of up to 53% while management are offering between 1% and 3%.
The disruption has affected about 90,000 commuters in Dublin each day.
Further strikes are planned on 8 and 17 March.
The strike planned for 17 March fall... | Separate talks are due to be held between the management of Dublin's tram system and Siptu, the union representing Luas drivers. |
Text: The 52-year-old took the post in February 2015 after 30 years at Manchester United as a player, youth coach and academy director.
But SFA chief executive Stewart Regan said the role "requires a different style of leadership and focus".
"I am deeply disappointed I couldn't make a significant difference," said form... | Brian McClair has left his role as the Scottish Football Association's performance director after 17 months. |
Text: Alex McFarlane, 50, of Wood Green, Basildon, Essex, admitted seven offences, including one related to driving at 109mph in a 50mph area, Essex Police said.
A court heard he had had a nervous breakdown resulting in debts which he could not repay if unable to drive.
The law states drivers with more than 12 points o... | A man with 42 points on his licence has been allowed to continue driving. |
Text: The proposals - which are separate to plans to cut the number of councils in the county - were submitted to the government in July last year.
Under the plans, Dorset's nine councils and the Local Enterprise Partnership, would work together on key issues.
The government previously said a decision would be made in ... | Christchurch MP Christopher Chope has urged the government to speed up the creation of a combined authority for Dorset. |
Text: The 57-year-old is currently the Archdeacon for the Army as well as Deputy Chaplain-General of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department.
He succeeds the Right Reverend Robert Paterson who retired last November.
Rt Rev Eagles said he hopes to "support the people of the Isle of Man in their spiritual and historic ident... | The new Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man has been named as the Venerable Peter Eagles. |
Text: Officials had given the Nadeem Centre until Monday to cease activities, saying it had breached regulations.
The group has filed an urgent appeal against the decision.
Rights groups have criticised Egypt for its crackdown on dissent, amid a surge of reported torture of detainees. Officials deny the allegations.
El... | An Egyptian centre that helps alleged torture victims and documents their cases has vowed to continue to work despite an order for it to shut down. |
Text: Shortly after midday, the benchmark FTSE 100 share index was up 37.32 points, or 0.5%, at 7,155.80.
Mining shares were among the top risers on the index, with BHP Billiton and Anglo American both up by more than 2%.
Sterling fell on the currency markets after figures from the Bank of England suggested that growth... | UK shares were trading higher by midday, but the pound was lower on the back of the latest economic data. |
Text: A decision on the 12,000-capacity venue was deferred by councillors earlier this month because of concerns about how people would get to and from it.
However, it was given unanimous approval by Bristol City Council's Development Control Committee after revised plans were submitted.
These include a shuttle service... | Planning permission has been granted for the long-awaited Bristol Arena. |
Text: The University and College Admissions Service says 6,910 students were matched with places through clearing.
This leaves 154,850 students still looking for a university place.
With the student numbers cap lifted this year, experts say universities are competing with each other for students.
Mark Bramwell, Associa... | Some 426,070 students have gained places at UK universities since their A-level results were released on Thursday - up 4% on the previous year, official statistics show. |
Text: In the first robbery, in Herschel Park, last Thursday, an 18-year-old boy and his friends were approached by six men on two motocross bikes.
Three men, one with a knife, on one of the bikes, demanded their phones.
Shortly afterwards, a woman and her children were approached in Upton Road by three men on a single ... | Six men who crammed on to two motorcycles are being hunted by police after a series of robberies in Slough. |
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