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Text: The hosts conceded a try after just 27 seconds and were 13-6 down at the break, Northampton's Harry Mallinder kicking two penalties.
Then Harlequins centre Joe Marchant got onto a grubber kick from Mallinder, who added two more penalties.
Ireland will meet Argentina in the other semi-final.
England's victory mean... | England will face South Africa in the semi-final of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship after beating Australia 17-13 to top pool B. |
Text: It began at 02:30 GMT on Sunday when a man barricaded himself in the property in Deerpark Manor.
Police said a number of shots had been fired from the premises but no-one was injured. A police negotiator was involved in discussions with the man.
A man in his 40s has been arrested.
Summary: | An armed stand-off has ended at an apartment in Tallaght, south Dublin. |
Text: The Black Cats, who were relegated with four games to go, were beaten 2-0 at home by Swansea on Saturday.
Former Newcastle striker Shearer said the hosts' display was "pathetic" and fans should demand a refund.
"There is no way that team will get back up into the Premier League," he said on the BBC's Match of the... | A "disgraceful" Sunderland side need "major surgery" if they are to return to the Premier League, says former England captain Alan Shearer. |
Text: Set in 1970s New York, The Get Down traces how the city gave birth to disco, new wave and hip-hop.
It will follow a group of teenagers from downtrodden, crime-ridden South Bronx who find solace in each other and their own musical abilities.
Luhrmann will direct the first two episodes, echoing David Fincher's inpu... | Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann is to make a 13-part musical series for streaming service Netflix. |
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READ MORE: Jenkins secures third GB triathlon spot
Summary: | Great Britain's Helen Jenkins celebrates securing her place at Rio 2016, her third successive Olympics. |
Text: Some 275,000 payments were stranded by the problem that caused anger among customers ahead of the bank holiday in parts of the UK in late August.
In a letter to a committee of MPs, the bank said the delays were caused because it tried to push too big a payment through the system in one go.
HSBC has now changed it... | A fault at banking giant HSBC that left thousands of people without their wages before a bank holiday was caused by a mega-payment being rejected. |
Text: 8 December 2015 Last updated at 11:16 GMT
Storm Desmond battered parts of northern England and some areas of Scotland at the weekend, leaving thousands of homes without electricity and forcing emergency services to use boats to get people to safety.
Newsround spoke to two kids who had to climb out of their bedroo... | Kids in Cumbria have been explaining how they were rescued from the major floods that have hit the area. |
Text: At least another 20 people are thought to have been injured.
The strike occurred between the southern Taiz and Lahj provinces, which have seen fierce clashes recently.
"They thought the Houthis were still there," a pro-government security official told The Associated Press.
The Saudi-led coalition is backing forc... | The Saudi-led air coalition targeting Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen has mistakenly hit a pro-government position, killing at least 20 troops, security officials and witnesses say. |
Text: Both players will begin two-year deals to play for the relegated club in League Two next season from 1 July.
O'Brien, 25, was not offered new terms at the end of his second Pompey spell.
Centre-back Hyam, 21, leaves Reading having not made a first-team appearance, but he does have League Two experience following ... | Coventry City have agreed to sign Reading defender Dominic Hyam and Portsmouth goalkeeper Liam O'Brien. |
Text: Cheshire East Council Leader Michael Jones stepped down last year following pressure over three deals given to his personal physiotherapist's firm.
The council blamed the ending of the deal on "budget constraints" despite an academic report saying Core Fit Ltd's classes "worked well".
A Cheshire Police probe into... | Contracts to run school fitness programmes in east Cheshire will not be renewed by the council. |
Text: Two men, aged 19 and 25, were attacked in separate incidents after arranging to meet girls online.
In the first incident, on Friday, a man was attacked in Atherton, while on Saturday, a second man was attacked in a car park in Wigan.
Det Insp Charlotte Cadden said vigilantism was unacceptable.
She said: "These me... | Vigilantes are posing as underage girls on the internet and then attacking men who they have agreed to meet up with, Greater Manchester Police have said. |
Text: RTÉ reports that Willie Crowley, 65, was hit by the vehicle as he crossed Eyre Street at the junction of John's Street and James Street.
He was elected to Kildare County Council in May 2014 and had announced his intention to contest the General Election in Kildare South.
A 28-year-old man was arrested in connect... | A Kildare councillor has died after he was struck by a vehicle in Newbridge on Tuesday evening. |
Text: Mr Mandela, 94, has been in a Pretoria hospital since 8 June being treated for a recurring lung infection, and his condition became critical on Sunday.
"Doctors continue to do their best to ensure his recovery, well-being and comfort," the latest update said.
The statement came as Mr Mandela's family members were... | The South African government says former President Nelson Mandela's medical condition remains unchanged. |
Text: Four people, including the bus driver, have already been arrested.
The 23-year-old woman remains in a critical condition in a Delhi hospital.
There has been outrage in India in the wake of the attack on the woman and her male friend. The government has since announced a series of measures intended to make Delhi s... | Police in the Indian capital say they have arrested a fifth person in connection with the gang rape on a bus of a young woman on Sunday. |
Text: The first, known only as Child A and from the Swansea area, died in 2006.
Child A's sibling, known as Child B, suffered "life-threatening injuries" in 2007 but survived.
The Western Bay Safeguarding Children Board, who carried out the review, apologised on behalf of the agencies.
The review criticised the agencie... | A historical review into abuse suffered by two children in one family - which led to the death of one - has found the professional bodies involved failed to protect them. |
Text: The Owls are ninth in the Championship after picking up just one point in their last three games.
Wednesday signed midfielders Almen Abdi, Adam Reach, David Jones and Will Buckley and striker Steven Fletcher in the summer.
"We are giving time to them. I still believe we have very good players," Carvalhal told BBC... | Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal has admitted he "expected a little more" from his summer signings. |
Text: The home secretary sailed further ahead than her camp predicted, and with the backing of Liam Fox and Stephen Crabb, she's secured the support of more than half of all Tory MPs.
The Westminster race is now between energy minister Andrea Leadsom and Justice Secretary Michael Gove.
They both campaigned vigorously t... | Theresa May can be confident that her name is going to be on the Conservative leadership ballot, with two names going out to party members around the country. |
Text: An incident was reported by a woman in the Murray Street area of New Elgin on Wednesday 27 July.
Grzegorz Burzawa, 33, of Elgin, appeared at the town's sheriff court under the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 charged with rape and sexual assault.
He made no plea and was released on bail.
Summary: | A man has appeared in court charged with rape in Moray last year. |
Text: Piotr Dziurdzik, of Meetinghouse Street in Ballymoney, appeared at Antrim Crown Court on Wednesday.
The 33 charges include 27 of making indecent photographs of children.
Dziurdzik, who worked at Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, was due to go on trial but asked to be re-arraigned and pleaded guilty.
The offences we... | A County Antrim anaesthetist has pleaded guilty to a number of charges of making indecent photographs of children. |
Text: RP Adam will provide products and services to the group which operates brands including Haven, Butlins and Warner Leisure Hotels.
The Selkirk firm described the deal as "significant" for its business.
Bourne Leisure said the extension was "largely due to the great service and support" it received.
RP Adam, part o... | A Borders-based cleaning and detergent firm has secured a multi-million pound contract extension with holiday company Bourne Leisure. |
Text: The company, which reported strong quarterly sales of its other businesses, said it wanted to concentrate on shoes and clothing.
The German firm launched a review of its golf unit last August.
The popularity of golf has fallen sharply in the US since 2000, the year Tiger Woods was at his peak. It accounts for hal... | The sportswear giant Adidas says it plans to sell most of its loss-making golf business. |
Text: The event coincided with the opening of a new £15m combined fire and ambulance station in the town.
Campaigners said the "great and the good should not be allowed to gloss over the cut."
North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority have opened a consultation on the plan, which aims to save £1m by 2020.
Campaigner Marc J... | A protest has been held over proposals to cut one of the Wrexham's two full-time fire engines and 24 firefighter posts. |
Text: Scientists at the space agency's Jet Propulsion Lab held their annual contest to create the best pumpkin this week.
Entries included a gourd inspired by Star Wars villain Darth Vader, and two pumpkins dressed as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton being hit by a meteor.
Motors, robotics and lights all featured heavi... | Carving pumpkins may not be rocket science - but that hasn't stopped Nasa engineers. |
Text: Writing on Instagram, the 47-year-old accused people involved in the film for having a lack of respect towards Shakur's legacy.
"Tupac was much more than a hip hop artist... He was a black man guided by his passions," Singleton wrote.
The Boyz n the Hood director has been replaced by Carl Franklin.
Shakur was one... | Oscar-nominated film director John Singleton has pulled out of the forthcoming biopic of the late rapper Tupac Shakur. |
Text: The bearded drag Queen was due to sing with Basalt, an ensemble of three Syrian artists based in Vienna.
The group were meant to be performing at the opening concert in the New European Song book series.
Conchita, who won Eurovision in 2014, is based in Vienna.
The Austrian singer was supposed to appear in concer... | Eurovision Song Contest winner Conchita Wurst has cancelled an appearance at the Edinburgh International Festival because the musicians she was due to perform with have been denied visas. |
Text: Mr Nesbitt and SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said last month they would not join the Northern Ireland Executive.
On Sunday, Mr Nesbitt said the two parties have had talks about taking a joint approach to their opposition.
"If we are going to work together, it will be as co-equals on this," he said.
"I've already gon... | Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has called on his Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) counterpart to work with him as "co-equals" in opposition in the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
Text: The 19-year old, who enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2015-16 with 13 appearances and two tries, has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament.
Watkin signed his first professional contract with Ospreys in April, having helped Wales Under-20s win the 2016 Six Nations Grand Slam.
He will undergo surgery in the next ... | Ospreys centre Owen Watkin faces a long lay-off after sustaining a serious knee injury in training. |
Text: Kim Davis, an elected official in Rowan County, has said the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the issue conflicts with her Christian beliefs.
Some of her deputies began processing the licences on Friday, providing one to a gay couple previously denied one.
However, there is disagreement over whether the licences ... | Hundreds have gathered in support of a county clerk in the US state of Kentucky who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licences to gay couples. |
Text: Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to the fire in Glenmor Road, Llanelli, at about 22:45 BST on Saturday.
It broke out on the ground floor of a building and two crews attended.
The extent of the damage is not known.
Summary: | Firefighters have tackled a blaze in an empty flat in Carmarthenshire. |
Text: The volcano, located about 50km (30 miles) from the city, last erupted on Saturday, prompting President Rafael Correa to declare a state of emergency.
Risk Management Minister Maria del Pilar Cornejo said 325,000 people lived in areas that could lie in the path of mud and rock flows from the Cotopaxi.
Its last ma... | Hundreds of thousands of people living south of the Ecuadorean capital, Quito, could be at risk from an eruption of the Cotopaxi volcano, officials say. |
Text: Ospreys fly-half Sam Davies was sin-binned for a high tackle during Saturday's Pro12 win over Connacht.
Tandy had no qualms with that decision, but he does have reservations about the effects the new directives are having on referees.
"Player safety is paramount but we're at the stage now of making it unreffable ... | World Rugby's new laws on high tackles are making life difficult for referees, says Ospreys head coach Steve Tandy. |
Text: The two-time European champion was beaten in the -90kg semi-finals by Georgia's Zviad Gogotchuri.
But he recovered to beat Russia's Vladimir Fedin, first throwing him for waza-ari before getting a hold down.
It followed earlier bronzes for British team-mates Chris Skelley (-100kg) and Jack Hodgson (+100kg).
The e... | London 2012 silver medallist Sam Ingram secured Britain's third bronze medal at the IBSA European Visually Impaired Judo Championships in Portugal. |
Text: Sarah Brennan, 36, from Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, gave birth to Eryn in September.
She was born seven weeks premature, weighing 3lb 11oz (1.7kg).
Mrs Brennan and her husband Mark have thanked the special care baby unit (SCBU) at Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, where Eryn spent three weeks.
The co... | A woman who gave birth to a baby girl after suffering 10 miscarriages is preparing to celebrate her child's first birthday. |
Text: The prime minister acknowledged there were "huge pressures" on the health service and said No 10 had provided the funding requested.
Mrs May told Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme that funding was "now at record levels for the NHS".
Labour has called on the PM to appear at the Commons on Monday to discuss... | Theresa May has rejected claims from the Red Cross that there is a "humanitarian crisis" in the NHS. |
Text: African-Brazilian Senator Paulo Paim said most Brazilians would benefit as only 10% of students graduated from private schools.
President Dilma Rousseff is now expected to sign the bill into law.
But the measure has attracted criticism, as it also sets up quotas based on racial background.
The reserved spots will... | The Brazilian Senate has approved a bill that reserves half the places in the country's prestigious federal universities to state school students. |
Text: 1 August 2014 Last updated at 17:53 BST
One hundred and fifty firefighters tackled the blaze at its height, with smoke being seen 20 miles away.
Twenty years on, the Millennium Library in the city's Forum building is the most visited in the UK.
BBC Look East's Mike Liggins speaks to workers at the former library ... | On 1 August 1994 a fire at Norwich Central Library destroyed thousands of historical documents and more than 100,000 books. |
Text: Trevor Gibbon, 48, allegedly armed himself with two knives and fatally stabbed Alison Morrison, 45, in Harrow, north London, in December 2014.
The Old Bailey heard the killing came a day after he was handed a restraining order, having pleaded guilty to harassing Mrs Morrison.
He denies murder.
The prosecution sai... | A man accused of stabbing his neighbour 33 times after a "tit-for-tat" dispute has said his mind went "hazy" at the time of the attack. |
Text: The former X Factor star's car collided with a Saab outside Southgate Tube station on 10 September last year.
The singer was also charged with dangerous driving, a Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed on 7 March.
She has been released on bail and will appear at Highbury Magistrates Court on 4 April.
A convicti... | Singer Tulisa Contostavlos has been charged with drink driving after she allegedly crashed her Ferrari in north London. |
Text: Yorkshire's first three wickets went cheaply, including England's Gary Ballance (10) caught behind off Berg.
Jake Lehmann (58) and Tim Bresnan (56) led a middle-order recovery but both were dismissed by Berg (5-54).
Jack Brooks (29 not out) and Ryan Sidebottom put on an unbroken stand of 41 to take the visitors t... | Hampshire seamer Gareth Berg took five wickets as Yorkshire struggled with the bat on day one at the Ageas Bowl. |
Text: Wolff, 29, will join Williams as a development driver, which involves aerodynamic testing, simulator work and track tests.
Team principal Frank Williams said: "Susie is a talented racing driver who competes in one of the world's most fiercely-contested racing series [DTM].
Formula 1 is the ultimate challenge for ... | Williams have signed up German touring car driver Susie Wolff as the team's development driver. |
Text: Chris Hume, 29, admitted the offences which took place in a Glasgow flat on 11 October 2016.
The High Court in Glasgow heard he had never been alone with the child until the day of the incident, when he was asked to babysit him.
Judge Lady Scott also placed Hume on the sex offenders' register.
The judge told him:... | A paedophile who filmed himself sexually abusing a three-year-old boy he had been asked to look after has been jailed for 45 months. |
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18 December 2014 Last updated at 10:28 GMT
Malaysia has successfully tackled poverty over the last four decades by drawing on its rich natural resources.
According to the World Bank, some 49% of Malaysians in 1970 were extremely poor, and that figure has been reduced t... | In Malaysia the "aspirational" low-income part of the population is helping to drive economic growth through consumption, according to the World Bank. |
Text: Dunga, who captained Brazil to World Cup success in 1994, was named national coach for a second time in 2014.
But the team were knocked out in the group stage of the Copa America for the first time since 1987 as they lost 1-0 to Peru in Massachusetts on Sunday.
Dunga, 52, had previously been in charge from 2006 t... | Dunga has been sacked as Brazil head coach after their shock exit from the Copa America. |
Text: The decision follows a Supreme Court ruling that opened the way to such unions.
Gay marriage is only legal in the capital, Mexico City, and a few states.
Elsewhere in Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and most recently Colombia have already legalised same-sex marriage.
Mexico's Supreme Court declared last... | Mexico's President, Enrique Pena Nieto, has proposed constitutional reform to legalise same-sex marriage across the country. |
Text: Mr Flores, 56 had been in a coma since undergoing emergency surgery.
He had been under house arrest on charges of embezzlement and illegal enrichment. Mr Flores handed himself in to the authorities in September 2014.
He was accused of diverting a large part of a donation of $15m given by Taiwan to help the victim... | The former president of El Salvador, Francisco Flores, has died after suffering a brain haemorrhage. |
Text: Crolla lost his WBA lightweight title to Jorge Linares in September 2016 and the Englishman was also beaten by the Venezuelan in a March rematch.
Burns' last outing saw the Scot lose his WBA super-lightweight title to Julius Indongo in April.
"I'm not going to say the loser has nowhere to go, but it's going to be... | Anthony Crolla will face Ricky Burns in a lightweight contest at the Manchester Arena on 7 October. |
Text: An international team detected the light display around a brown dwarf about 18 light years away in the Lyra constellation.
They say the luminous glow looks like the Northern Lights, but is up to a million times brighter and more red than green in colour.
Dr Stuart Littlefair from the University of Sheffield said:... | An aurora has been spotted outside our Solar System for the first time, scientists report. |
Text: Mr Hun Sen's court complaint, filed on Monday, said Mr Rainsy had not only defamed the government but also "incited the public".
He asked for just 100 riel ($0.025) in compensation.
Mr Rainsy said that there was "no other explanation" for Kem Ley's murder.
Tens of thousands of Cambodians joined his funeral proces... | Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has sued opposition leader Sam Rainsy for defamation for saying the government was behind the killing of a political analyst last month. |
Text: His version of One Republic's Something I Need is ahead of Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk by more than 30,000.
So far it's sold 107,453 units while last week's number one - Uptown Funk - has sold 73,594.
Leading the way in The Official UK Charts Company it is almost certain to be this year's Christmas n... | Ben Haenow is number one in the midweek charts with his debut single, just three days after winning the X Factor. |
Text: Almost 1,400 men have claimed they were abused at Medomsley, near Consett, during the 1970s and 80s.
Durham Police said it has put forward 32 cases to the Crown Prosecution Service, which will offer advice on whether the suspects should be charged.
It added it hoped to have decisions on each one "sometime in the ... | More than 30 people could face prosecution as part of an investigation into sexual and physical abuse at a County Durham detention centre. |
Text: BBC Global News director Peter Horrocks said it appeared to be "deliberate censorship", adding that the BBC was complaining to the authorities.
Other major news websites were functioning as usual, and the reason for the blackout remained unclear.
Since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the BBC's English-language site ha... | Access to the BBC's English-language website has been blocked across China, the corporation has said. |
Text: The collection of 40 paintings - plus films, sculptures and photographs - focuses on the period from 1940 to 1983.
Works have been brought in from countries around the world - including Canada, Scotland and Japan.
The exhibition runs at Atlanta's High Museum of Art until 9 January.
"It's become a really interesti... | An exhibition of late works by artist Salvador Dali opens this weekend in Atlanta, including several pieces not seen in the US for half a century. |
Text: Officers came across the injured 27-year-old woman in Main St, Kildysart, at about 19:30 local time on Wednesday and called for emergency medical help.
Police also became aware there was an injured man at a house in the street.
The pair later died at the scene. Police said they are not looking for anyone else ove... | Irish police are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman who they had found seriously injured in a village in County Clare. |
Text: Giving evidence at his criminal trial in London, he said that there was "no truth" in the claims.
Cairns, 45, is charged with perjury and perverting the course of justice. He denies even contemplating match-fixing.
He is accused of falsely declaring under oath that he had never cheated at cricket during a libel c... | Former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns has repeatedly denied allegations that he tried to coerce former teammates into fixing matches. |
Text: The campaign called Love Equality is supported by lesbian and gay organisations, trades unions, student activists and Amnesty International.
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where gay marriage is not legal.
Last year, a majority of Assembly members voted in favour of same-sex marriage for the first tim... | Campaigners for same sex marriage have called on candidates in the Assembly election to back them and introduce legislation. |
Text: On Friday it was announced that a US aid worker back from Sierra Leone had tested positive and was being treated in hospital near Washington DC.
The evacuees may have been in contact with the Ebola patient and are being flown back on non-commercial transport.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) s... | Ten American aid workers who may have been exposed to Ebola are being brought back to the US from Sierra Leone. |
Text: Gwen Munkley', 55, from Wrexham, was convicted in June of perverting the course of justice and helping her husband supply drugs.
Her husband Anthony Munkley, 53 and Lee Roberts, 33, were jailed for life for murdering Sion Davies in June.
Sion Davies, 25, died after falling from a balcony at Anthony Munkley's Cai... | A woman who helped her husband evade arrest after he murdered a man with a crossbow has been jailed for two years. |
Text: The area bridges the planned transport hub on Great Victoria Street and nearby hotel developments.
The council has said it could become a pleasant, family friendly area and is asking people what they think of the plan in a public consultation exercise.
The design includes a central or green space that could be us... | Blackstaff Square in the centre of Belfast could be revitalised in new plans for the historic Linen Quarter. |
Text: About 400 people gathered at the city's National Museum before joining a New Orleans funeral-style procession and rally on Saturday.
Organisers of the demonstration said the budget proposals "threatened the future of culture in the city".
Cardiff council said it was currently considering feedback from its public ... | Hundreds have attended a colourful demonstration over fears £700,000 will be cut from arts budgets in Cardiff. |
Text: Lee Goddard, 40, from Hambridge, pleaded guilty to opening Slabgate sluice between 20 and 23 December.
Taunton Magistrates' Court heard his actions caused an estimated 45,000 cubic metres of water to head towards the village of Thorney.
Goddard claimed he had wanted to divert flood water away from his property.
P... | A builder who tampered with sluice gates during last winter's floods on the Somerset Levels has been fined £1,000. |
Text: About 10 tonnes of the animal swill spilled onto the A354 near Winterborne Whitechurch, between Dorchester and Blandford, at about 00:30 BST, Dorset Police said.
Specialist equipment was used to clear the "greasy" non-hazardous waste from the road, the force added.
The road was closed for several hours but has si... | Liquid pig feed spilled on to and closed a road after fermenting in a tanker in Dorset. |
Text: Full council is recommended to approve the closure of Sir Thomas Picton and Tasker Milward schools in Haverfordwest in order to establish a new school for 11-19 year-olds from September 2018.
The new school will initially use both sites of the current schools.
The plans follow five separate consultations on the f... | Plans to merge two Pembrokeshire secondary schools are set to get the go-ahead on Thursday. |
Text: The 20-year-old ex-England Under-17 player has yet to make a first-team appearance for the Championship side since coming from the youth system.
Clark will go straight into the Cambridge squad for Good Friday's League Two match against high-flying Bristol Rovers.
The U's are currently 10th in the table, five poin... | League Two side Cambridge United have signed Hull City left-back Max Clark on loan until the end of the season. |
Text: Bronze medallist Tyrone Pillay says he was prevented from boarding an internal flight from Johannesburg to Durban as he made his way back from Brazil.
On Twitter, the athlete called the airline "disrespectful".
South African Airways says he should have been allowed on board with the prosthesis and is investigatin... | A South African Paralympic shot-putter has hit out at South African Airways for refusing to allow him to board with his prosthetic leg. |
Text: The blaze at the mid-terrace house at De Burgh Square was reported at about 11:15 BST on Monday. Police and three fire appliances went to the scene.
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service district commander, Kieran Doherty, said initial investigations indicated the fire was accidental.
The victim had been renti... | A 27-year-old man who died in house fire in Londonderry has been named locally as Colm Doherty. |
Text: QPR defenders Clint Hill and Grant Hall both had efforts cleared off the line during a goalless first period, while Lee Tomlin hit the crossbar for City.
Midfielder Henry put the hosts ahead after the break with a curling shot from the edge of the area.
Sebastian Polter struck the woodwork as the home side presse... | Karl Henry's second-half goal ensured Queens Park Rangers ended their season with victory over Bristol City. |
Text: It posted a net income of $3.4bn (£2.3bn) for the first quarter, compared to a loss a year ago, when it was hit by litigation costs.
A 55% increase in mortgage loans and a rise in profit at its global banking division helped drive the increase.
Chief executive Brian Moynihan said the bank saw "continued encourag... | Bank of America has reported a return to profit for the first three months of the year. |
Text: Pressure on the beef, cereal and vegetable sectors means the total reduction in spending power could be almost double that figure.
The claim was made by the head of a body set up by the Northern Ireland Executive to oversee expansion in the agri-food industry.
Tony O'Neill said the food industry was Northern Irel... | The drop in milk prices has taken £220m out of the Northern Ireland economy this year, it has been claimed. |
Text: Emergency services were called to Pure Wafer on Millbrook Drive, Llansamlet, at 09:00 GMT on Sunday.
A large oxygen and nitrogen store was protected and then the fire was tackled but crews are expected to be in attendance for a while.
Eighteen people were evacuated before the fire service arrived, and the cause i... | Fire crews have brought a large blaze at a factory on Swansea enterprise zone under control. |
Text: Four men have so far been charged with murdering Aqib Mazhar, who was stabbed in Russell Road, Forest Fields, on 1 June.
The latest man to be arrested is aged 24 and is in police custody while detectives question him.
Three of the men arrested have been bailed pending further enquiries.
The men charged with murde... | Police have arrested a ninth person on suspicion of murdering a 21-year-old man who was stabbed to death in Nottingham. |
Text: The businessman, who is said to have debts of about $1bn, left India in March and is believed to be in the UK.
Last week authorities in India revoked his diplomatic passport after a court issued a warrant for his arrest.
Mr Mallya, who is a member of the Indian parliament, has denied any wrongdoing.
It is alleged... | The Indian government has asked the UK to deport Vijay Mallya, the former head of Kingfisher Airlines, as part of an investigation into money laundering. |
Text: Raonic, 26, injured an abductor muscle in his Australian Open loss to Rafael Nadal and has pulled out of the Davis Cup tie from 3-5 February in Ottawa.
Britain are without world number one Andy Murray after he was not included in Leon Smith's squad, giving him time to recover after the Australian Open.
"I am sad ... | World number three Milos Raonic will miss Canada's Davis Cup tie against Great Britain next week through injury. |
Text: Johnson had eight birdies in a score one shot outside the course record, set by Dewi Claire Schreefel in 2012.
The world number 283 leads Florentyna Parker, with India's Aditi Ashok third as she chases a third win in a row.
The event has been shortened to three rounds after the death of caddie Maximilian Zechmann... | England's Felicity Johnson shot an eight-under-par 64 to move into a two-shot lead going into the final round of the Dubai Ladies Masters. |
Text: Sergei Filin, who suffered severe burns to his face and damage to his sight, spoke of a "terrifying pain".
Pavel Dmitrichenko has denied arranging the assault in a case that revealed bitter infighting at the Bolshoi.
Two other men are being tried with him over the attack in January.
Mr Filin, 43, began his testim... | The artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi ballet has described having acid thrown in his face during the trial of a dancer accused of ordering the attack. |
Text: The Home Office funding is to extend the probe, known as Operation Grange, between April and September this year.
Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007 aged three.
The extra funding has been earmarked for operational costs.
Mad... | Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have been granted £85,000 to extend the search for a further six months. |
Text: A toddler and a nine-month old died after their home in Faridabad town was set on fire early on Tuesday, allegedly by upper-caste men.
Three people were arrested and police said they were looking for nine others.
The parents of the children were also injured and their mother is reported to be still in a critical ... | Protesters have blocked a key highway in India to protest against the death of two children who were burnt alive in an arson attack near the capital Delhi. |
Text: NAB, which plans to demerge Clydesdale next month, set the price for shares in the Scottish bank at between 175p and 235p a share.
The Australian bank is expected to demerge 75% of Clydesdale to its shareholders.
The remaining shares will be sold in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) in February.
Clydesdale said l... | National Australia Bank (NAB) has valued the Clydesdale Bank at between £1.5bn and £2bn ahead of its flotation. |
Text: Officials said Heriberto Lazcano, founder of the Los Zetas gang, was killed in a shootout with marines earlier this month.
However, within hours his body was stolen from a funeral parlour.
The Mexican navy said initial tests showed the man killed was Lazcano but they now want DNA to confirm it.
Cuitlahuac Salinas... | Mexican authorities are seeking to exhume the remains of a drug lord's parents to obtain DNA and convince the public that he is dead. |
Text: The suspension follows an appeal by a lawmaker for Lula's Workers' Party.
The MP argued that the prosecutor who called for the ex-president to testify had been "procedurally unfair".
Lula, who denies the corruption allegations, had been scheduled to appear at the hearing on Wednesday.
But late on Tuesday, a membe... | A prosecutor in Brazil has temporarily suspended a hearing at which ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was due to be questioned over corruption allegations. |
Text: The Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths (Scotland) Bill was passed unanimously at Holyrood.
The bill, which modernises the legislation around fatal accident inquiries, also increases the situations where they are mandatory.
Agreement has been reached with the UK government to allow FAIs into the deaths of Scottish ... | Changes have been made to the law to allow fatal accident inquiries to be held in cases where Scots die abroad. |
Text: South Koreans must complete two years' compulsory military service before the age of 29 or face being exiled.
Midfielder Ki, 27, only had to complete four weeks service after being part of the team which won men's football bronze at the 2012 Olympics.
"I was treated like a soldier and there was no time to think a... | Swansea City's Ki Sung-yueng says military service in South Korea was "tough" but "a great experience." |
Text: The ARU is reducing the size of the competition from 18 teams to 15 because of falling revenues and fan interest.
South Africa are to lose two sides in 2018 with Australia losing one.
The decision to drop Western Force has been "guided primarily by financial outcomes", the ARU said.
"This is a sad day for rugby, ... | The Australian Rugby Union has announced its intention to drop Perth-based Western Force from Super Rugby, although a legal challenge to the decision is being considered. |
Text: David Cameron told the G7 summit in Japan that the UK was ready to take an "active leadership role" in helping Libya deal with trafficking.
The UK currently has one survey vessel, HMS Enterprise, operating in the area.
For the UK to send another warship, the EU will need to extend the mandate of its current naval... | The UK is set to send a second Royal Navy ship to the Mediterranean to help tackle people trafficking and arms smuggling in Libya, officials say. |
Text: Mr Musk said the five-seater car - its lowest-cost vehicle to date - had passed all its regulatory tests.
"Expecting to complete SN1 [serial number 1] on Friday," he tweeted, referring to the first car off the production line.
Tesla's shares rose about 2% on Monday as investors welcomed the news.
Production shoul... | Shares in electric car maker Tesla have risen after founder Elon Musk said its new Model 3 car would be ready by Friday, two weeks ahead of schedule. |
Text: Velma Aiken told the BBC it was a good feeling to know that Kamiyah Mobley was "all right and looking good".
Ms Mobley was abducted in July 1998 from a hospital in Jacksonville, in the US state of Florida.
DNA tests confirmed her identity. The woman she thought was her mother was charged with kidnapping.
The Jack... | The grandmother of a girl stolen more than 18 years ago as a newborn baby has described her "tears of joy" at discovering that she is alive and well. |
Text: The French energy giant wants to build the plant next to existing power stations near Leiston.
It says it will create 25,000 "employment opportunities" and is currently consulting on the proposals.
But, in a joint statement, Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Coastal District Council said a "greater level of deta... | EDF Energy has been told to reconsider its designs for the new Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk. |
Text: The blaze broke out at Coed Eva Primary School, in Cwmbran, at about 02:25 GMT on New Year's Day.
Six people, including four teenage boys, were previously arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life and released on bail.
Gwent Police said an 18-year-old from Cwmbran had also been arrested and bail... | A seventh person has been arrested in connection with a fire at an infants and nursery school in Torfaen. |
Text: Oxford University Press (OUP) was criticised for descriptions and maps of the peninsula in its Geog.3 title.
Now the publisher has said following feedback from customers its updated textbook "explains the situation in Crimea in more detail".
The Ukrainian embassy said OUP has "corrected its serious mistakes".
The... | A geography textbook that prompted a complaint from the Ukrainian embassy for showing Crimea as part of Russia has been changed. |
Text: The fin whale, about 10m (33ft) long and weighing about eight tonnes, washed up at Shingle Street on Sunday.
Suffolk Coastal District Council said the carcass would be taken to be rendered, with the output probably used for biofuel.
Councillor Andrew Nunn said the whale would be "reused, rather than put into land... | A whale which died on a Suffolk beach is due to be moved on Thursday and its body may be used to help make biofuel. |
Text: Below is a gallery of some of the more striking entries - you can see all the submissions here.
Summary: | New Zealand's government is taking submissions for new designs for its national flag - and while it is far from certain that the country will change its flag, plenty of people have been putting their suggestions forward. |
Text: 16 July 2015 Last updated at 15:08 BST
There's a female humanoid and a dinosaur robot at reception to welcome and check guests in.
Another robot is on hand to carry the guest's bags.
The Henn na Hotel, which in English means weird hotel, has a facial recognition system, which allows guests to enter their room wit... | A new hotel has opened in Japan and it's run almost entirely by robots. |
Text: Bedfordshire PCs Christopher Thomas and Christopher Pitts chased and detained Faruk Ali, 33, in Luton in 2014.
The officers were cleared of misconduct in public office following a trial.
But Leicestershire Police found they had a case to answer, and the pair were found to have breached standards of professional c... | Two police officers have been sacked after they were found guilty of gross misconduct over the way they dealt with a man who has autism. |
Text: The migrants, who had set sail from Libya, were picked up by EU naval vessels on Thursday, a coastguard spokesman told AFP news agency.
Last month the EU pledged to beef up maritime patrols and fight trafficking.
The UN estimates that 60,000 people have already tried to cross the Mediterranean in the past five mo... | A total of 741 migrants travelling in six boats have been rescued off Sicily, the Italian coastguard says. |
Text: New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford and former Seattle Seahawks receiver Sidney Rice want to support studies into brain injuries.
Many former players in the sport suffer degenerative brain disease.
"There are a lot of issues that stem from brain injuries and it's not just professional athletes. This affects ... | Two American Football stars say they will donate their brains for medical research after their deaths. |
Text: The Doonhamers hosted Status Quo, Big Country and Reef in the first ever live concert at the Dumfries ground.
Organisers said the event had been a success with a crowd of thousands turning out.
Chairman Billy Hewitson said the event had shown it had the "perfect outdoor facility" for concerts in the town.
Commerc... | Scottish Championship side Queen of the South say a gig held at their Palmerston Park ground on Friday night is likely to be the "first of many". |
Text: For the price of £12.50 per person per journey, arrivals who book 24 hours ahead will be sped through immigration.
The idea has been criticised saying it will deflect resources away from regular travellers.
However, Gatwick said the scheme will only be available to 50 people every hour.
Julia Berg, a Brighton ba... | A "premium passport control" service has been launched at Gatwick Airport fast-tracking travellers who are willing to pay extra. |
Text: The former MK Dons midfielder joined Newport on a two-year deal last summer from Barnet and made 27 appearances.
The 27-year old was out of favour with previous boss Graham Westley, but played a key role in the Exiles' escape from League Two relegation.
Randall is understood to be close to agreeing a deal to sign... | Newport County midfielder Mark Randall has left the club after having his contract terminated by mutual consent. |
Text: Lambert, 46, left Blackburn in May and is looking for his seventh managerial job since 2005.
"I'll wait and see. I want to get into it again. I don't find it hard at all to get another job," the former Aston Villa and Norwich boss told BBC Sport.
Lambert, a former Celtic and Borussia Dortmund midfielder, said clu... | Out-of-work manager Paul Lambert says that finding a new job will be "quite seamless" for him. |
Text: The new one will have 12 sides instead of a smooth, rounded edge.
It's the first time the pound coin has been changed in more than 30 years.
The Royal Mint, who produce all of our coins, say the new design will make pound coins harder to illegally copy.
The coins will not be available to use until March 2017.
But... | Pocket money may look a bit different this time next year because the £1 coin is changing. |
Text: PC Doyle, 36, was allegedly attacked on a Christmas night out near the Aloha Club in Liverpool early on Friday.
Andrew Taylor, 28, of Cherry Tree Road, Huyton and Christopher Spendlove, 30, of Brandearth Hey, Stockbridge Village appeared at Liverpool Crown Court.
They were remanded in custody until 6 January when... | Two men have appeared in court accused of the murder of off-duty police officer Neil Doyle. |
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