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Text: A major search and rescue operation was launched on Wednesday evening after Mr Ahmed was reported missing.
It is understood the teenager was with friends who attempted to rescue him when he got into difficulty in the water.
Police Scotland said its thoughts were with Mr Ahmed's family.
Summary: | A 19-year-old man whose body was recovered from the Falls of Bruar in Perthshire on Thursday has been named as Ali Ahmed from East London. |
Text: Typed papers and envelopes emerged during refurbishments at the Balmer Lawn Hotel in Brockenhurst in 2015.
Historian Stephen Petty said they "added to the jigsaw" of knowledge about wartime activity in the New Forest.
A commemorative event at the hotel was attended by Canadian dignitaries.
The hotel was the headq... | World War Two military documents about the build-up to D-Day in 1944, found under a New Forest hotel's floorboards, have gone on display. |
Text: The students claim a document called "Considerations for Increasing Participation in Women and Girls' Football", written by the FA treated girls like "brainless baby Barbies."
The document was being studied as part of a school writing project about equality in football and they were less than impressed with some ... | A group of students have written to the Football Association to complain about the FA's suggestions to encourage more girls to play football. |
Text: Kamara, 20, made six appearances on loan at Colchester's Essex rivals Southend last campaign.
Fosu, also 20, has had previous loan spells at Fleetwood and Accrington.
He comes in following news that U's winger Courtney Senior will be out for up to a year after having surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament injur... | League Two side Colchester United have signed Arsenal midfielder Glen Kamara and Reading winger Tarique Fosu on loan until January. |
Text: As part of their inquiry into the issue across the country they will study the labour market in the south of Scotland.
The committee will look at the role access to finance, infrastructure and government support plays in supporting key employment sectors.
It will take evidence from a range of organisations from a... | The Scottish Affairs Committee is visiting Dumfries to look at sustainable employment in the area. |
Text: Dyke presented his proposals aimed at improving the future of the English game to club owners and executives.
But Football League chief executive Shaun Harvey says it was not popular.
"It's fair to say there is no appetite among clubs for the use of B teams or Strategic Loan Partnerships in the football pyramid,"... | Football League clubs have "no appetite" for Football Association chairman Greg Dyke's plan to set up a new tier for Premier League B teams. |
Text: Gorka Marquez needed dental surgery after two of his lower jaw front teeth were badly chipped when he was attacked by a gang of youths in November, a Strictly spokesman said at the time.
Mr Marquez did not make a formal complaint to police about the incident.
Lancashire Police said the force had checked CCTV from... | A police probe into an alleged assault by a gang on a Strictly Come Dancing star has been dropped. |
Text: The coverage will include live online video from two of the courts at Glasgow's Emirates Arena.
China's Chen Long and Spain's Carolina Marin are defending singles champions, while Rajiv Ouseph and Kirsty Gilmour are set to carry British singles hopes.
"This is fabulous news," said Badminton Scotland chief Anne Sm... | August's badminton World Championships will be streamed live on the BBC Sport website, with an hour-long television highlights show to follow the final. |
Text: It said it was too difficult to assess the risks and returns of investments, and suggested applying "mortgage-lending standards" to loan-based platforms or peer-to-peer lending.
It follows industry regulations in 2014 that some providers called restrictive.
But the FCA says it wants protections that are "appropri... | Tougher rules are needed to protect investors in crowdfunding platforms, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said. |
Text: Police in the central state of Puebla initially said that they were looking into allegations that the violence was caused by religious intolerance.
But prosecutors now say the motive was vengeance and two suspects have been identified and are being sought.
The main suspect is a man who nine years ago raped a fami... | The funeral has taken place in Mexico of 11 people from the same family who were shot by masked gunmen in a remote village in the early hours of Friday. |
Text: Martyn Matthews, from Wolverhampton, was thought to have been travelling to Germany for a meeting, when the plane came down in France on Tuesday.
The 50-year-old was a season ticket holder at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In a statement issued through the club, Mr Matthews' brother-in-law said he would have been "hono... | The family of a British man killed in the Alps aeroplane crash has thanked fans of the football club he followed for their support. |
Text: Aldridge Manor House in Walsall was used as medical facility between 1916 and 1919, treating 941 injured and ill servicemen.
It was mainly staffed by volunteers, other than two qualified nurses and a village doctor.
The plaque unveiling was at 15:00 GMT.
Local historian Sue Satterthwaite, who has written a book a... | A former military hospital that cared for convalescent soldiers in World War One has been recognised with a blue plaque to mark the centenary of its opening. |
Text: An amendment to the Wales Bill, currently going through the UK Parliament, would devolve powers over parental discipline to the Welsh Government.
It is due to be approved in the House of Lords on Tuesday.
A Wales Office spokesman said the amendment clarifies the fact that power will rest in Cardiff to change the ... | Smacking children could be banned in Wales under plans to give more powers to the assembly. |
Text: US national William Vahey, 64, taught history and geography at Southbank International School in London from 2009 until 2013.
Since his death last month it has emerged he preyed on dozens of boys.
The investigation is being led by the FBI, with help from the Metropolitan Police.
The teacher, who is also believed ... | Hundreds of potential victims have come forward with information on a convicted paedophile who abused children at a London independent school. |
Text: Tipu Sultan, 32, was gunned down at close range behind the Herbs & Spice Kitchen in Lake Avenue, South Shields, in April, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
Michael McDougall and Michael Mullen, both from South Shields, deny murder.
The trial heard Mr McDougall's phone had been "tracked" to the scene.
It also heard tha... | The mobile phone of a man accused of the shotgun murder of a takeaway boss was "tracked" to the scene of the crime, a court has heard. |
Text: The company, which owns the rights to the 2013 movie, is seeking compensation from people who pirated the movie.
But the Federal Court of Australia said the company had to pay a large bond before it could access their data.
Many Australians regularly illegally download digital content, such as movies.
Dallas Buye... | An Australian court has blocked a US company from accessing details of customers who illegally downloaded the US movie Dallas Buyers Club. |
Text: Detectives believe the man may have seen what happened to Richard Bowes who was attacked as he tried to stamp out a fire in Ealing, west London, on Monday.
The 68-year-old local man died from head injuries three days later.
A boy, 16, has been arrested on suspicion of Mr Bowes' murder. A 22-year-old man has been ... | A potential witness in the case of a man who was fatally injured during the London riots has come forward, police have said. |
Text: The photos show Harry helping with the fight against poaching during his three months in Africa over the summer.
Their publication coincides with his visit to South Africa Wildlife College near Kruger National Park on the fifth day of his royal tour.
He said the slaughter of the animals was a "pointless waste of ... | Prince Harry has spoken of his frustration at the slaughter of elephants and rhinos, as images of his volunteer work in Africa were released. |
Text: Forwards Marvin Emnes and Lucas Joao both joined on loan, while Celtic defender Efe Ambrose could arrive pending a work permit decision.
They were the only deals done by Rovers, who are in the relegation zone.
"The investment is always there for the right player who becomes available at the right price," said Sen... | Blackburn had funds to spend in the January transfer window despite their lack of activity, says Rovers football director Paul Senior. |
Text: People trying to log on to the site were faced with a message saying: "Something went wrong. We're working to get it fixed as soon as we can."
The short shutdown drew attention across the web with many taking to Twitter to ask what all the fuss was about.
Facebook apologised for the problem but did not say what c... | Facebook's website was inaccessible for many of its 1.3 billion users for around 15 minutes this morning. |
Text: Party leader Peter Robinson outlined the party's position during a speech on Monday night.
He was speaking in the event of his party having any influence after Thursday's general election.
Mr Robinson said he would expect the leaders of all the pro-union parties at Westminster to sign up to the idea.
He said such... | The Democratic Unionist Party is to make the creation of a commission on the union "a non-negotiable requirement" of any post-election deal. |
Text: Emma Clark, 28, of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, was convicted at an earlier hearing after admitting failing to feed 10 pets over several months.
She was prosecuted after the RSPCA found the animals, including dogs, cats, rabbits and snakes at a house in St Peter's Walk.
She was sentenced to 18 weeks in custody... | A woman convicted of starving a number of animals to death has been jailed. |
Text: Spider-Man: Homecoming raked in $117m (£91m) in its opening weekend, topping industry estimates of $80-$110m.
Sony Pictures, which owns the film rights to the Marvel comic character, said the figure was the second largest in its history, behind Spider-Man 3.
It comes amid a slow summer at the US box office where ... | Shares in Sony have climbed 1.7% after the latest instalment of the Spider-Man film franchise beat expectations at the North American box office. |
Text: Less than six months ago, a senior IOC official criticised Rio's preparations as the worst in living memory.
The IOC inspection team chair, Nawal El Moutawakel, said the construction of hotel rooms and of Olympic venues were "on track".
But she said "the schedule was tight".
At the end of their three-day visit to... | The International Olympic Committee says it is satisfied with the progress made by the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro in its preparations for the 2016 Olympics. |
Text: Tributes lined the Shoreham Toll Bridge, since dubbed the "Bridge of Flowers", after last month's crash.
Most have now been removed by volunteers and handed over to West Sussex Record Office.
They will be preserved and kept in memory of those who died when a vintage jet crashed on 22 August.
The community archive... | Thousands of cards, flags, pictures and messages of condolence to the victims of the Shoreham air disaster are to be preserved in a public archive. |
Text: The World War One garden at St Peter Bengeworth, in Evesham, Worcestershire, featured a stone cross and masonry from the original church, which was demolished more than 100 years ago.
Gardener Pat Coombs said she was "extremely angry" by what had happened to the garden.
She said she doubted the stonework could be... | Vandals have smashed irreplaceable stonework and damaged an award-winning memorial garden. |
Text: David Cawston, 46, was arrested after a 32-hour stand-off with police negotiators and armed response teams in New Costessey which ended on 6 May.
Cawston, of New Costessey, admitted two counts of possessing an air pistol with intent to cause fear or violence at Norwich Crown Court.
It was claimed he felt frustrat... | A man who barricaded himself into a house in an armed siege in Norfolk has been jailed for three years. |
Text: The England international was replaced after seven minutes of Sunday's 6-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over Millwall.
He was hurt when defender Jake Cooper blocked his shot close to the byeline.
Spurs said the injury is similar to the one Kane picked up against Sunderland on 18 September.
The 23-year-old missed five... | Tottenham striker Harry Kane has suffered ligament damage to his right ankle - but it is not thought to be as severe as the injury that sidelined him for seven weeks earlier this season. |
Text: The final batch of tickets to watch Chris Coleman's side try to secure qualification to the tournament in Russia in 2018 went on sale on Tuesday.
As of Monday, 10,000 tournament tickets - which cover all five qualifiers - had gone. That number is now nearly 16,000.
Wales face Moldova, Georgia, Serbia, Austria and... | Almost 6,000 extra tickets to watch all of Wales' home World Cup qualifying matches have been bought in 48 hours. |
Text: The 28-year-old left Southend at the end of the season following 164 appearances across six years, having finished the campaign on loan at League Two champions Northampton Town.
He also won promotion out of League Two in 2014-15 with the Shrimpers.
Prosser is the second U's signing of the summer, after the acquis... | Colchester United have signed defender Luke Prosser on a two-year deal after his release by Essex rivals Southend. |
Text: Four schools have already been in touch with the exam board about the A-level paper taken on Thursday.
A statement from the exam board says examiners will take the mistake into account when marking.
Students on social networking websites had complained that the question had been impossible to answer.
The AQA exam... | An A-level physics paper, which has prompted a flurry of complaints on social media, had a mistake in a question, admits the AQA exam board. |
Text: The fast-food chain sold more than 32 million meal boxes containing the plastic "Step-It" bands across North America.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has urged customers to "immediately take the recalled wristbands from children".
McDonald's has issued an apology.
The devices were promoted as device... | McDonald's is recalling millions of fitness wristbands that it bundled with Happy Meals after customers complained of skin irritation and burns. |
Text: Work to mend the A591 and investigate restoring Pooley Bridge and Eamont Bridge is due to begin in the new year.
Cumbria County Council leader Stewart Young welcomed the money but said total restoration would cost much more.
"Repairing all the infrastructure in Cumbria alone will run into hundreds of millions of ... | A £40m funding package for repairs to flood-damaged roads and bridges in Cumbria and Lancashire has been announced by the government. |
Text: The body of Indiga Daniel Wallace, known as Danny, was discovered in Fisher Street, Tipton, on 11 November.
A post mortem revealed he died as a result of head injuries.
A 30-year-old West Bromwich man was arrested on Wednesday evening on Stafford Road, Wolverhampton. Three men and a woman are on police bail while... | A fifth person has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man whose body was found in a flat. |
Text: The 36-year-old arranged to leave the field against Sunderland in the 26th minute - matching his shirt number.
Thousands of pounds were won in bets predicting the timing of the change last season, prompting the FA's Integrity Department to investigate.
It decided there is no case to answer.
Shortly before the gam... | John Terry and Chelsea will face no further action from the Football Association regarding the former club captain's substitution in his final game at Stamford Bridge. |
Text: The 1-0 victory over South Korea at Tehran's 100,000-seater Azadi Stadium was held on the first of two mourning days on the Shia Muslim calendar.
Fifa said the £37,000 fine relates to "several religious manifestations".
World football's governing body prohibits political, religious or commercial messages at match... | Iran have been fined by Fifa after fans were asked to sing religious chants and wear black at a World Cup qualifier played on a holy day in the country. |
Text: The blast happened on Thursday afternoon in the al-Qa'tour district of the port city of Latakia.
Syrian state news agency Sana said a motorcycle bomb was responsible.
Syrian state TV channel Ikhbariya said it happened as people were leaving prayers. It was not immediately clear how many casualties there were from... | A bomb has exploded near a mosque in a Syrian coastal city, killing and wounding several people. |
Text: Britain's Johanna Konta will play, along with Garbine Muguruza, Karolina Pliskova and Angelique Kerber, who will return to world number one on Monday.
BBC Sport understands Sharapova will be offered a wildcard for Birmingham.
The Russian, who returned from a 15-month doping ban last month, lost to Eugenie Bouchar... | Maria Sharapova will feature alongside eight of the world's top 10 if she accepts a wildcard for next month's Aegon Classic in Birmingham. |
Text: 22 August 2016 Last updated at 17:33 BST
The country is 95% Muslim and child begging is often organised by Koranic teachers, making the practice particularly hard to curtail. BBC Africa’s Maud Jullien in Dakar followed the undercover police on their patrol in search for children.
Summary: | Senegal's President Macky Sall has given orders to remove begging children from the capital's streets where an estimated 30,000 minors beg each day. |
Text: Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC has instructed Prof Lorna Dawson, a soil expert from the Hutton Institute in Aberdeen, to help in the search.
Moira, 11, was last seen on a bus driven by child abuser Alexander Gartshore. He died in 2006.
Prosecutors believe he murdered Moira, whose body has never been found.
A C... | A geoforensics expert has been enlisted to help find the remains of Lanarkshire schoolgirl Moira Anderson who has been missing since 1957. |
Text: Eliza-Mae Mullane, from Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire, was flown to hospital in Cardiff but could not be saved following the attack in February.
A coroner said she suffered a serious head injury and ruled her death was accidental.
Her father wanted the potential danger of family dogs highlighted.
Eliza-Mae's mother... | A six-day-old baby girl died after being pulled from her pram and bitten by the family's pet dog at her home, an inquest has heard. |
Text: Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 39, based at Bickleigh Barracks in Plymouth, Devon, was jailed for 10 years after he was found guilty at a court martial.
An order banning the release of his name was lifted by High Court judges.
Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas said there was "the greatest public interest" in identifyi... | England's top judge has said "open justice" meant a Royal Marine jailed for murdering an Afghan insurgent had to be named. |
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But in Australia, the most commonly used fuel - unleaded petrol - is taxed, not subsidised.
Now plans for a rise in the fuel tax has provoked debate among Australian drivers.
Phil Mercer reports from Sydney.
Summary: | By some estimates, fuel subsidies cost Asia's developing economies more than $100b (£62b) a year, and they're a big drain on government budgets. |
Text: The 27-year-old former Reading and Crystal Palace trainee rejected a contract offer from the Silkmen.
Barnet head coach Rossi Eames told the club website: "Craig is an excellent professional who played over 30 games last season.
"He is hungry, has a winning mentality and the willingness to develop."
Find all the ... | League Two side Barnet have signed goalkeeper Craig Ross on a one-year contract following his departure from National League club Macclesfield Town. |
Text: Corrie Mckeague, 23, based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, vanished after a night out in Bury St Edumunds two weeks ago.
Suffolk Police said it had identified three young people they had been looking for.
The force said they were being spoken to as potential witnesses.
For more updates on this and other stories, vis... | Police searching for a missing RAF serviceman have traced three people who might have seen him the night he disappeared. |
Text: Jack Lopresti, MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke, said work to build a new public transport system near Bristol has "gone on too long".
In 2015 traffic lanes were closed at Bradley Stoke to construct the MetroBus project.
Commuters have since reported long delays to their journeys.
Mr Lopresti has held a meeting wi... | An MP has urged contractors to "work extra hours" to finish roadworks which are causing rush hour congestion. |
Text: Gynaecologist Anthony Madu, 45, was suspended two months into his job with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board before going on sick leave.
A jury heard Mr Madu, of Woolwich, carried out locum work in England while still earning more than £29,000 from his employers in Wales.
Mr Madu is on trial at Cardiff Cr... | A doctor deemed unfit to work defrauded the NHS out of tens of thousands of pounds, a court heard. |
Text: Officials say the nurse had treated a man who arrived from Guinea at the Pasteur Clinic in Bamako, and the clinic was now in quarantine.
The latest case is unrelated to the first, when a two-year-old girl died from the disease in late October.
Nearly 5,000 people have been killed in the West African outbreak, mos... | A Malian nurse has died of Ebola, the second confirmed death from the disease in the country. |
Text: Pictures showed Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet lying on the pavement in the Left Bank street market in Paris.
She was taken to hospital and prosecutors have opened an investigation.
The man called her a "crappy bobo", an AFP reporter said. Bobo is a derogatory term for an urban hipster.
Ms Kosciusko-Morizet, widely k... | A French politician was knocked unconscious when a man pushed leaflets in her face and she fell and hit the ground, her campaign team has said. |
Text: Activist Tess Asplund took part in a counter-demonstration during a Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) rally in Borlange on Sunday.
She has been widely praised on social media, including by Harry Potter author J K Rowling, who has called her "magnificent".
Ms Asplund said she was "shocked" by the reaction.
The anti... | A photograph of a woman with her fist raised defying a uniformed march of neo-Nazis in Sweden has gone viral. |
Text: In the South West, home to plenty of the many voters who chose Brexit and voted for UKIP last time round (3.8 million UKIP voters at the last election), a message that says unashamedly she is ready to do battle over the After Eights is hardly likely to be a problem.
Around the country too, there are 71 currently ... | After the row about the row, Theresa May slapped back the Brussels briefings with a challenge of her own, proudly reminding voters she had been described as a "bloody difficult woman" - a badge she clearly wears with pride. |
Text: They were called out after the week-old leverets were found without their mother in Kelso.
The Scottish SPCA said it would normally have left them alone but there were concerns a cat could attack them.
The leverets - which have been named John, Paul, George and Ringo - are being cared for at the National Wildlife... | Four baby hares have been recovered from a garden in the Borders by the Scottish SPCA. |
Text: Ranked as one of the country's top festive events, the swim on North Beach is now in its 46th year - but its family origins date back 100 years.
It is organised by the Tenby Sea Swim Association (TSSA) and has raised over £250,000 for charities.
This year's fancy dress theme was The Music of the Sea.
Speaking on... | Around 700 swimmers braved the icy waters to take part in Tenby's Boxing Day Swim in Pembrokeshire. |
Text: The 20-year-old scored 13 goals in 60 games for the Cobblers before his move to Newcastle and was recently on loan at Shrewsbury.
"We have done whatever we can to bring Ivan back to the club," said Thomas.
"He has returned to Newcastle United from his loan spell at Shrewsbury Town and the decision is now with him... | Northampton Town chairman Kelvin Thomas has said the decision over whether Ivan Toney will return to the club is in the Newcastle United forward's hands. |
Text: That is what the Americans and others were looking for, as a prelude to another planned meeting of the outside powers - including Russia and Iran - later this month to prepare for rebel-regime negotiations in early January.
But that doesn't mean it's going to be plain sailing.
Many of the groups which signed up t... | What's important about the Riyadh meeting is that it creates a framework and mechanism for a broad spectrum of the Syrian opposition and rebels to engage in settlement negotiations with the regime. |
Text: Prices rose by 3.8%, the lowest rate since May 2013, and down from 5.1% in the year to February, said the Halifax.
The inflation rate is now less than a half what it was a year ago.
Last week, the Nationwide said that house prices had actually fallen in the last month. The Halifax said prices had been flat since ... | The growth in house prices across the UK showed a significant slowdown in the year to March, according to the country's biggest lender. |
Text: Although there has been a Simpsons movie, this will be the first time a regular episode has run to an hour.
Executive producer Al Jean joked in a statement: "I just pray it won't be the last thing people see before a Trump inauguration."
Taraji P Henson, who plays Cookie on Fox's Empire, and actor and comedian Ke... | Long-running US sitcom The Simpsons is to broadcast its first hour-long episode next year. |
Text: Cipriani kicked all of Sale's points - four penalties and a drop-goal - as they beat Wasps 15-9 on Saturday.
The 28 year old missed out to Saracens' Owen Farrell and Bath's George Ford for a place at last year's World Cup.
"He's playing really well. I think he's pushing himself into that potential England squad,"... | Sale fly-half Danny Cipriani's form this season is edging him into England's Six Nations squad, says Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond. |
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Workers from seven trade unions took part from 07:00 to 11:00 BST in England, while two unions were involved in Northern Ireland.
Unions and managers had met ahead of the action to ensure essential services were maintained.
The... | About 20,000 NHS staff in the West Midlands region joined a national strike over pay, according to estimates by health unions. |
Text: Rhodri Talfan Davies said BBC Wales had been "going through this savings wringer" for nine years.
The broadcaster is aiming to save £9m by 2022, against the background of a "cash-flat" licence fee agreement.
Mr Davies told a committee that new investment, particularly in English language television, was planned b... | The savings BBC Cymru Wales has to make over the next five years are "tough", its director has told AMs. |
Text: The man was assaulted between 03:00 BST and 04:00 BST on Monday in the area around Fitzwilliam Road and Mushroom Roundabout.
It is believed he was on his way to early morning prayers.
The victim suffered life-threatening head and facial injuries and is in a critical but stable condition, South Yorkshire Police s... | An 81-year-old man was "brutally attacked" while understood to be on his way to a mosque in Rotherham. |
Text: Blizzard announced it had banned a "large number" of accounts in a message posted to the game's online forums.
The accounts had been discovered using programs, called "bots", that automate gameplay, said Blizzard.
This violated the game's terms of use and gave bot users an unfair advantage, it added.
"Cheating of... | Thousands of World of Warcraft accounts have been shut down by Blizzard as it moves to stop people using "bots" to play the game |
Text: Richard Page, 69, who served for 15 years as a magistrate in Kent, was removed after he gave an interview to BBC News Correspondent Carolyn Wyatt.
The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said his comments amounted to serious misconduct which brought the magistracy into disrepute.
Mr Page said he would challeng... | A magistrate has been sacked over comments he made on television against single sex adoption. |
Text: Flight controllers in Houston were updating software on the ISS when one of its data relay systems broke down.
The ISS had been able to make contact intermittently via Russian stations.
Nasa normally speaks and sends data to the station from Houston, via three communications satellites.
Interruptions in both comm... | Nasa ground controllers have re-established contact with the International Space Station less than three hours after a computer failure briefly interrupted communication. |
Text: Leaders of six of the county's existing nine councils have written to the government to support the creation of new unitary authorities for the east and west of Dorset.
The plan was rejected by Christchurch, Purbeck and East Dorset councils.
The new structure would be expected to save about £108m over six years.... | A bid to merge all council services in Dorset under the control of two new authorities has moved a step closer. |
Text: Football associations in the two countries have also said fans should wear black, grey, or white.
Thais are observing a year-long period of national mourning after the death last week of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 88, who reigned for 70 years.
People in Thailand have been asked to wear black and avoid "joyful event... | Football officials from Thailand and Australia have banned chanting at next month's World Cup qualifying match out of respect for the late Thai king. |
Text: Taylor was taken to University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire on Friday after falling ill during a training session.
Ex-Chelsea development squad manager Adi Viveash has been appointed as acting assistant manager, helping boss Mark Robins while Taylor recuperates.
"The club wishes Steve all the best for a full ... | Coventry assistant manager Steve Taylor is "recovering well at home" after being treated for a bleed on the brain. |
Text: The food bible's latest edition of its Tokyo guide gave the rating to Tsuta, a tiny nine-seat restaurant in the north of the city.
Ramen is an ubiquitous dish in Japan which has its roots in Chinese noodles.
It is widely seen as a type of fast food, although more shops have been offering gourmet options.
The Toky... | A popular Tokyo noodle shop has vaulted into the world's top ranks of restaurants by becoming the first ramen eatery to receive a Michelin star. |
Text: The precautionary measure focuses on cladding at the buildings owned and managed by Liberty Living, the Labour MP for Wolverhampton North East Emma Reynolds said.
A total of 70 students from the University of Wolverhampton were being moved, the firm said.
It said the move was a "precautionary measure".
See more s... | Students are being moved out of two blocks of flats in Wolverhampton due to concerns about fire safety. |
Text: In February Caf banned Morocco from the 2017 and 2019 events after the country did not host this year's finals.
But on Thursday the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) overturned Caf's ruling after Morocco appealed.
It means the north Africans will now be placed in the draw, which will be held on 8 April in Cair... | The Confederation of African Football confirmed on Sunday that Morocco will be able to play in the qualifiers for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. |
Text: It owns 65% of the Southern franchise through Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and expects its entire rail division to fall "slightly below" estimates.
For the first six months of the year, turnover on GTR services is forecast to slide by 4%.
Journeys on Southern have been severely disrupted by strikes.
Poor servic... | Go-Ahead has warned that its rail division will miss full-year financial forecasts because of continuing strike action on Southern Rail. |
Text: Peaty, 21, who won Great Britain's first medal of Rio 2016 with gold in the men's 100m breaststroke, toured through Uttoxeter.
Peaty's nan, Mavis Williams, who captured hearts with her social media support of the swimmer, was among family members on the bus with him.
Hundreds of people lined the streets to cheer ... | The success of Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty has been marked with an open-top bus tour in his home town. |
Text: Angelino Alfano's staunch opposition to surrogacy is part of a wider campaign by the minister against rights for gay and unmarried heterosexual couples.
Surrogacy is "the most vile, illegal trade that man has invented," Alfano told Italy's Avvenire newspaper.
Italy is the last major Western nation to deny same-se... | Surrogate parents should be treated like sex offenders and sent to prison, Italy's interior minister has said. |
Text: The 54-year-old, who was assistant to Terry Butcher, has joined the club for the remainder of the season.
Caley Thistle chairman Kenny Cameron said: "The board are delighted to help the manager and his back-room team in any way possible in the battle for survival in the Scottish Premiership."
His side are bottom ... | Former Inverness Caledonian Thistle assistant Maurice Malpas has returned to the Scottish Premiership club as part of Richie Foran's coaching team. |
Text: The 54-year-old has been charged with possession of class B drugs and possession of class B drugs with intent to supply.
A second man, aged 39, who was also arrested, has been released on bail.
The find was not linked to a separate seizure of £400,000 of cannabis plants at a workshop in Millisle on Friday.
Summar... | A man has been charged after £60,000 worth of cannabis was found at a house in Millisle in County Down on Friday. |
Text: Panthers beat hosts Ritten 4-1 on Sunday to become the first British team to claim a major European title.
The previous best showing by a British side in Europe's second-tier event was Sheffield's third-place finish in 2010.
"I just feel like as a club we've really been trendsetters and now this is the next stage... | Nottingham Panthers head coach Corey Neilson says his side's European Continental Cup win shows the progress Elite League ice hockey has made. |
Text: Uncle Roy's said consumers should return bottles of its Natural Bitter Almond Extract to the store to receive a refund.
It said some labels had a misprint stating that they were allergen free.
Uncle Roy's is based in Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, and has recently expanded production to a site in Ayr.
Food Standa... | A brand of almond extract has been recalled after labels failed to warn consumers about the risk of nut allergies. |
Text: Work to repair what has been described as "extensive damage" at Taynuilt has been scheduled to be completed by Monday.
ScotRail said a bus shuttle service will operate from Oban to Dalmally, calling at stations along the route.
The operator said the bus replacement service would run "as close to train time as pos... | No rail services will operate on the Glasgow to Oban line over the weekend, after a lorry collided with a bridge. |
Text: Orchestras from across the UK are being urged to sign up and compete for the chance to perform at a major public event later this year.
Five finalists will compete in a grand final, to be broadcast on BBC Two.
The search is part of BBC Music's Get Playing initiative, which encourages people to try their hand at m... | The BBC has launched a search to find the UK's most inspirational amateur orchestras, as part of a new season that aims to inspire creativity. |
Text: Ireland's Fernandez played the first foul shot of a World Championship qualifier against Gary Wilson in April.
The foul enabled other people to profit by betting on it, a World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association investigation found.
Fernandez, 40, had recently secured a professional tour place for the... | Snooker player Leo Fernandez has been banned from the sport for 15 months after admitting corruption charges. |
Text: Peek-a-Boo Nursery in Fraserburgh had been told to make swift improvements following an inspection which raised concerns about children protection.
Inspectors have said that progress has since been made.
A spokesperson for Peek-a-Boo Nursery said: "We are delighted the Care Inspectorate has acknowledged we have m... | An Aberdeenshire nursery threatened with having its registration cancelled will be allowed to continue operating. |
Text: Discussions have taken place over the prospect of arranging a match in Kiev next March.
"We're hoping that will be one of the [friendly] games," said Wales assistant manager Osian Roberts.
"It's quite obvious to see the similarities with Russia so we're trying to mirror the games in the tournament with the prepar... | Wales believe a friendly with Ukraine would be the perfect preparation for the Euro 2016 tie with Russia. |
Text: Deborah Barron's 600cc green and black Kawasaki machine left the road at Ramsey Hairpin during Monday's opening sidecar race.
TT organisers said no spectators or competitors were injured.
In a statement, ACU Events Ltd said a review has been launched and the area would be closed to spectators for the rest of the ... | A sidecar narrowly missed a crowd of spectators after crashing at the Isle of Man TT races. |
Text: Councillor Tony Kershaw was suspended from the Conservative Group in May with a trial expected to take place in December.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the case had been discontinued in light of new evidence.
Mr Kershaw, who has represented Quorn and Barrow for 12 years, has now been readmitted to the ... | Charges of common assault against a Leicestershire county councillor have been dropped. |
Text: Philip Morant School and College in Colchester has told pupils and parents that they will no longer set homework and will instead select their own "appropriate" tasks.
The new scheme is optional but there will be rewards for completed tasks.
It said it believes the new approach will give pupils "greater responsib... | A high school has scrapped traditional homework in favour of a more "independent" approach to learning. |
Text: The 23-year-old asked not to play against Burnley last Friday following two transfer bids from the Clarets.
"I thought it was right to keep him away from the club for a while and give him time to reflect," Bees head coach Dean Smith told BBC Radio London.
"He needs to settle down a little bit and get back to fitn... | Brentford defender James Tarkowski has returned to training but will not be considered for selection for Saturday's trip to Preston North End. |
Text: Olimpija Ljubljana boss Marko Nikolic has been widely reported as calling Blessing Eleke a "black idiot" after he felt the Nigerian, 20, spent too long celebrating an equaliser.
The club initially refused to suspend the Serb, but the Slovenian FA intervened "because of clear racism".
Olimpija are two points clear... | The coach of Slovenia's league leaders has been banned for the final seven games of the season for racially abusing one of his own players. |
Text: The 25-year-old moved to Ewood Park from Leicester City in 2013.
Rovers turned down bids for Marshall from Wolves and Fulham during the last transfer window.
"We've sent a new proposal to Ben and his representative and they're deliberating over that," Coyle told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"The talks continue to be pos... | Blackburn Rovers have offered winger Ben Marshall a new contract with his current deal set to expire at the end of the season. |
Text: Mob attacks and serious assaults on staff, some involving gangs of boys attacking a single young person, happened at Cookham Wood in Rochester.
HM Inspectorate of Prisons said assaults on staff had risen by nearly a third since the last inspection.
Overall, inspectors found the facility was well-led and working e... | More than 100 violent incidents were recorded at a young offenders' institution in Kent in the six months before a visit by inspectors. |
Text: The hosts resumed on 248-6 and, helped by Ravindra Jadeja's 63, reached 332 - a first innings lead of 32.
Jadeja, fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and pace bowler Umesh Yadav took three wickets apiece as Australia were bowled out for 137 in 53.5 overs.
India reached 19-0 at the close after KL Rahul and Murali V... | India need 87 runs to win the series-deciding fourth Test against Australia after dominating the third day. |
Text: The 27-year-old, who began his career with Manchester United, spent most of 2016-17 on loan at Cardiff City.
Amos joined the Bluebirds on a season-long arrangement last season and made 16 appearances for the club.
After making six senior appearances for United, Amos signed for the Trotters on a four-year deal in ... | Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Ben Amos has been told to find a new club after being left out of their pre-season tour to Scotland. |
Text: The buyer is Wirefox, a Holywood, County Down, based property company headed by BJ Eastwood, grandson of the famous Belfast bookmaker.
The centre had been owned by Hermes Investment Management based in London.
CastleCourt opened in 1990 and at one point, before the property crash in 2007, was valued at £350m.
In ... | The CastleCourt shopping centre in Belfast has been sold for £125m, in the biggest commercial property deal of recent years in Northern Ireland. |
Text: The 21-year-old joined Cheltenham Town on 1 January on loan until the summer, having signed for Bristol City in July.
He has scored four goals in four appearances so far for the League Two side, including a hat-trick in a 6-1 EFL Trophy win over Leicester City.
"Diego has got undoubted ability and talent," said h... | Bristol City midfielder Diego de Girolamo has signed a new contract with the Championship club until 2018, with the option of a further year. |
Text: The Gathering Place is one of six ideas for the River Ness where it flows through Inverness.
The public art project forms part of the River Ness Flood Alleviation Scheme, a multi-million pound effort to better protect the city from flooding.
Highland Council has invited the public to pick their favourite idea.
Ri... | A structure that would tilt gently up and down as people walked on it has been put forward as an idea for public art on a Scottish river. |
Text: Guy Verhofstadt said a system is needed for individuals to keep rights, such as freedom to travel and voting in European elections.
The former prime minister of Belgium said Brexit had been a "tragedy" for people in the UK and EU.
He also warned the European Parliament had veto powers over any deal struck.
Speaki... | British citizens should be allowed to keep the benefits of EU membership, according to the chief Brexit negotiator at the European Parliament. |
Text: Industrial production rose 0.4% in May, helped by a 7.3% rise in oil and gas output and higher mining output.
However, manufacturing continued to lag behind, falling by 0.6% last month after a fall of 0.4% in April.
Manufacturers have struggled against the strength of the pound and weak demand in European markets... | A rise in oil and gas output boosted UK industrial production in May, official figures show, but manufacturing output continued to fall. |
Text: Sgt Alexander Blackman received a life term in 2013 for murder, but his conviction was reduced to manslaughter.
The 42-year-old from Taunton, Somerset, has served more than three years of a seven-year sentence.
Judges at the Court Martial Appeal Court were told he had a recognised mental illness at the time of th... | The Royal Marine jailed for shooting dead a wounded Taliban fighter has been released from prison. |
Text: Sean Conway's fourth foray began earlier on Friday and involves sailing from Land's End to John O'Groats along the west coast within 72 hours.
Mr Conway said: "I am not really a sailor and I get really sea sick."
The Cheltenham adventurer finished the third stage of his "ultimate triathlon" - running 1,000 miles ... | An extreme adventurer is aiming to be the first person to run, swim, cycle and sail the length of Britain. |
Text: Last month four other employees of the same bookshop and publishing house, including its owner, went missing.
Their colleagues believe they have been detained because of their work.
Freedom of the press is guaranteed in Hong Kong, but many in the publishing industry say they are beginning to feel pressure from ma... | Another associate of a Hong Kong bookshop specialising in titles critical of the Chinese government appears to have disappeared. |
Text: Belarus' Sviatlana Usovich tested positive when her samples were reanalysed and, as a result, the whole of her team will be disqualified.
The GB quartet - Christine Ohuruogu, Kelly Sotherton, Marilyn Okoro and Nicola Sanders - finished fifth.
They were promoted to fourth in August, when Russia were disqualified.
... | Great Britain's 2008 women's 4x400m relay team are set to be upgraded to Olympic bronze medallists as a result of retrospective drug tests. |
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