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Text: India won the final match of the four-Test series to secure a 2-1 victory.
Prior to the first Test in Pune, Kohli spoke warmly of the tourists' players, saying he was "really good friends with all these guys off the field".
But asked after Tuesday's eight-wicket win in Dharamsala if that was still the case, he sa... | India captain Virat Kohli says his friendships with Australia players are over after their heated Test series. |
Text: Sarah McManus, 29, is said to be among those hurt on the "tower jump" at the Flip Out Park in Chester.
The personal assistant, from Oswestry, Shropshire, said she fractured her spine jumping into a foam pit from a 13ft (4m) high platform in January.
A spokesman for Cheshire trampoline park said the tower jump has... | A trampoline park is investigating claims four people were "seriously injured" on an attraction in one month. |
Text: Tomkins, 24, left Wigan, where brothers Joel and Sam play, to link up with the Red Devils in July, and was an ever-present for Ian Watson's side.
Salford have already lost captain and fellow hooker Tommy Lee to St Helens for the coming campaign
"Logan stepped up to be our starting nine last season," Watson said.
... | Hooker Logan Tomkins has signed a new one-year deal with Salford Red Devils for 2017, having helped save their Super League status this term. |
Text: The move is in retaliation to US meat-labelling rules, which the two countries say discriminate against them.
The WTO has already upheld a ruling in favour of Canada and Mexico, saying the rules treated them less favourably.
The US said it would object to the measures being imposed.
"The amended COOL [country of ... | Mexico and Canada have called a meeting with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to request the right to impose sanctions on the US, worth $3bn (£2bn). |
Text: 30 October 2015 Last updated at 19:46 GMT
Columba McVeigh from County Tyrone was abducted and killed by the IRA on 1 November 1975 and became one of the Disappeared - people murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles.
His family have organised a leaflet drop in the area in County Monaghan wh... | An IRA murder victim's family have made a fresh appeal for help to find his body on the eve of the 40th anniversary of his disappearance. |
Text: HMS Hermes was sunk in 1914 by a German submarine in the Dover Strait, with the loss of 44 lives.
A 56-year-old man, from Winchelsea, in East Sussex, and a 55-year-old from Teynham, in Kent, were arrested on suspicion of theft.
Items believed to be from the ship were found during the arrests, police said.
The Ken... | Two men have been arrested following reports "historic artefacts" were stolen from a sunken Royal Navy warship in the English Channel. |
Text: An inspector visited Classy Cuts in Ridgeway Avenue, Newport, last September and heard songs including Photograph by Ed Sheeran being played.
The case against owner Sharon Staples was found proven in her absence at London's High Court.
The ban applies to any other premises she runs until she gets a licence.
Licen... | A Newport hair salon owner caught playing background music without a licence has been banned from playing any more tracks. |
Text: Hirst, 27, became the first British rugby league player to come out as gay while still playing professionally when he made the announcement last month.
Naming fan Jordan Coyle on its website, the club said he would no longer be allowed in the Fox's Biscuits Stadium.
"There is no place in our sport for homophobic ... | Batley Bulldogs have banned a fan for sending homophobic tweets to club captain Keegan Hirst and his friend, Coronation Street actor Anthony Cotton. |
Text: The Fed said Goldman Sachs had used documents, obtained by a former Fed employee, to brief clients during presentations.
Goldman Sachs has already paid New York regulators $50m over the same incident.
The case has highlighted the issue of staff moving between big banks and the agencies that regulate them.
Accordi... | Goldman Sachs has been fined $36.3m (£27m) by the US Federal Reserve for using confidential documents improperly obtained from the central bank. |
Text: The unnamed heir discovered the glittering hoard in a variety of inventive locations, including under piles of linen and in the bathroom.
"There were 5,000 gold pieces, two bars of 12kg and 37 ingots of 1kg," auctioneer Nicolas Fierfort told AFP.
The treasure is worth an estimated €3.5m ($3.7m; £3m).
Mr Fierfo... | A Frenchman who inherited a large house from a relative has found an astonishing 100kg (220lb) haul of gold hidden under the furniture. |
Text: In an internal document seen by the BBC, the train drivers' union Aslef proposes 24-hour strikes on 27 January and 15 and 17 February.
The union's executive committee will meet on Monday to consider the action.
The Night Tube, which was due to begin in September, will see 24-hour services on five lines on Fridays... | London Underground drivers are considering three days of strike action in a row over the Night Tube, the BBC understands. |
Text: This is not an election where voters can say, with justification, "they are all the same".
The just-launched Labour manifesto shows, in black and white, why that is simply not the case.
The party is including £48.6bn of extra tax rises, and the same in extra spending commitments.
In the coming hours, the details... | I've said it before and I'll say it again. |
Text: At the moment there are only around three-thousand wild tigers living in Asia.
The WWF believe that's 97% fewer than there were 100 years ago.
Now experts say that number could treble if action is taken to protect their habitats.
Tiger populations have been affected by hunting, poaching and the loss of their habi... | The number of tigers living in the wild could rise in the next twenty years. |
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More than 100 pet owners dressed their dogs in flashy costumes of superheroes and princesses for a special event to celebrate animal life.
There was even a contest for best dressed dog.
Check out the clip to see some of the co... | It's been party time for pets in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as they got dressed up for a special pet parade. |
Text: Hull's owners are trying to sell the club, while Bruce has also been linked with the vacant England manager's job.
The 55-year-old said in June he would stay with the club, but he admitted new owners could replace him when asked if he was certain of his position.
"I really don't know that. I'm quietly confident,"... | Hull City manager Steve Bruce says he does not know for certain if he will still be in charge of the club at the start of the new Premier League season. |
Text: The 49-year-old, who was part of Manchester United team to win the Treble under Ferguson in 1999, was appointed by Stevenage in May.
"You only do what you've been taught. I've played for some fantastic managers, I'll take out the best bits of them and use them in my own manner.
"I can't try to be Sir Alex Ferguso... | Teddy Sheringham says he cannot imitate his former boss Sir Alex Ferguson as he embarks on his first managerial job. |
Text: Gwynedd councillors also rejected the planning application by Morbaine because of concern about the impact on local traffic and schools.
The developer wants to build the houses at Pen y Ffridd in Penrhosgarnedd.
The planning inspectorate will consider the appeal before making a recommendation to the Welsh Governm... | A housing developer which was refused permission to build 366 homes in Bangor because of fears over the effect on the Welsh language is appealing. |
Text: The court decided in favour of entertainment company Marvel in its legal battle with the inventor of a web-shooting toy, Stephen Kimble, over royalty payments for expired patents.
"With great power there must also come - great responsibility," wrote Justice Elena Kagan, referencing a famous line from the comics.
... | In a wink to comic book fans, a US Supreme Court justice has tucked several superhero references into a ruling involving a Spider-Man toy. |
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Shrewsbury had been in talks with Hurst for several days after making an approach for the 42-year-old, who left his post with the Mariners on Monday.
Hurst joined Grimsby in March 2011 and won promotion back to the English Football League last season.
He replaces Mic... | League One's bottom club Shrewsbury Town have confirmed the appointment of Grimsby Town boss Paul Hurst as their new manager. |
Text: He suffered 40% burns when he either touched overhead cables or the current "jumped" from the nearby line.
His friend tried to help by pushing him away from the current but got shocked himself, BTP said.
The pair, both 13, were trespassing in a railway depot in Wednesbury, West Midlands, on 1 June.
Releasing more... | One of two boys electrocuted while playing near train tracks was hit with 25,000 volts, British Transport Police (BTP) said. |
Text: And ministers say the other governments are "pretty clear" about what the UK actually wants. But speak to EU leaders at this summit, and you get a rather different picture. Two of them suggested to me that the UK is yet to put proper details on the table.
The Finnish Prime Minister Joha Sipila says he has not see... | David Cameron would dearly love to be able to get the EU referendum out of the way as soon as possible, rather than drag it out until the end of 2017. |
Text: The LP has now sold more than 4,142,000 copies, making it the seventh biggest-selling album of all-time.
Figures from the Official Charts Company show it is now 12,000 copies away from the sixth best-selling album, Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms.
"As every week goes by, another record seems to tumble in front of ... | Adele's second album 21 has overtaken Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon in the list of best-selling UK albums. |
Text: The three-storey Georgian style building on the Ormeau Road was on the market for £175,000.
The building has been home to the SDLP in Belfast for more than 20 years.
However, it is understood the party has been feeling the pressure financially and a decision was taken to sell. The SDLP is to lose more than £100... | The SDLP has sold its headquarters in Belfast. |
Text: James Holmes, 27, was charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder for the shooting at a midnight premiere of a Batman film near Denver.
He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity but prosecutors say he was sane at the time of the incident.
Mr Holmes could face the death penalty if he is convicted... | Jurors have begun deliberating in the US trial of a man accused of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others at a Colorado cinema in July 2012. |
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Summary: | John Hartson recalls how Gary Speed urged him to fight former Wales boss Bobby Gould in training. |
Text: The explosive back, one of France's key players, sustained the injury in the first half of Clermont's Champions Cup win over Exeter Chiefs on Saturday.
"He will see a surgeon tomorrow for a very likely operation and a long period of unavailability," the Top 14 club said in a statement.
"He is out of the Six Natio... | France centre Wesley Fofana will miss the 2017 Six Nations after rupturing an Achilles tendon, according to his club Clermont Auvergne. |
Text: Fly-half Sam Davies thought he had brought Ospreys level at 27-27 but was penalised for a double-movement following a tackle by Kieran Marmion.
Following the decision by Irish television match official Jude Quinn, Connacht went on to win 30-22.
"It's a try," said Ospreys forwards coach Chris Gibbes.
"Clear and ob... | Ospreys bemoaned a refereeing controversy as they had a "clear" try disallowed in their defeat at Connacht. |
Text: Woodhorn was the first venue to host a tour of the ceramic flowers, originally displayed at the Tower of London, to mark the centenary of World War One.
The seven-week exhibition between September and November 2015 attracted 125,505 visitors to the mining museum - almost double the same period in 2014.
Figures sh... | The "weeping window" poppy sculpture at a Northumberland museum has contributed almost £1.8m to the local economy. |
Text: He has for some time ruled out a formal coalition. So has she.
So speculation has moved on to whether they could reach an informal arrangement - "confidence and supply" - where the SNP would guarantee a Labour budget in return for concessions.
For a time, relatively measured language was used towards the SNP as L... | With polls suggesting a hung parliament - and potentially heavy Labour losses to the SNP - it's inevitable that when Ed Miliband visits Scotland, he will face questions about any deal he might strike with Nicola Sturgeon's party to keep the Conservatives out of power at Westminster. |
Text: Seven of the the Lib Dems' 57 MPs are women - numerically and proportionally the fewest of the three major Westminster parties.
All of the party's MPs are white.
Environment Secretary Ed Davey told the Guardian newspaper his party's record was "not good enough" and the lack of progress "deeply frustrating".
He wa... | The Lib Dems could introduce positive discrimination to redress the party's gender and ethnic imbalance, one of its cabinet ministers has said. |
Text: North, 22, left the field on a stretcher and was also twice hit in the head in Wales' Six Nations defeat by England in Cardiff on 6 February.
He was left motionless after a knee to the head from Wasps' Nathan Hughes.
"Thanks for all the messages," North said on his Twitter account on Saturday morning. "Feeling ok... | Northampton winger George North says he is "feeling ok" after being knocked out following a blow to the head in their 52-30 victory over Wasps on Friday. |
Text: A damning report has already criticised care agencies for not protecting the young girl, identified as Autumn.
Det Supt Nick Wallen, of West Yorkshire Police, said it accepted the findings, adding that it was "unforgivable" the girl was not believed by officers.
A gang of 12 men had abused the girl over 13 months... | A police force has apologised "wholeheartedly" for its failings after a girl who reported being raped in 2011 was abused for a further year. |
Text: Steve McNamara's side's hopes rested on Samoa winning by eight points or less.
But that never looked likely against the Green and Golds, especially after Cooper Cronk went over for the first try in the opening minute.
He completed a double while Greg Inglis also scored twice.
The physical Samoans were punished he... | England's hopes of reaching the Four Nations final came to an end after Australia swept past Samoa to secure their place in the decider against New Zealand. |
Text: It's not going to make you look good - it's going to make everyone else in the office distrust you.
That's the finding of research into the pernicious "cc effect", carried out by a professor of management studies at Cambridge University's Judge Business School.
David De Cremer has looked into the emotional underg... | Stop before you copy your boss into that email. |
Text: The Northern Irishman started six shots behind overnight leader Paul Casey, but seven birdies in a six-under-par 65 saw him finish two shots clear at 15 under.
England's Casey, 39, missed an eagle putt on the final hole at TPC Boston that would have forced a play-off.
It was 27-year-old McIlroy's first tournament... | Rory McIlroy won the Deutsche Bank Championship to claim his first PGA Tour title for 16 months. |
Text: Invertek Drives hopes to expand its premises in Welshpool after investment by the Welsh government.
The company designs and makes drives which control motors in industrial and energy-saving devices.
There are plans to build a new 56,500 sq ft (5,250 sq m) detached building next to its headquarters so the company ... | A £5.6m factory set to be built in Powys will create 50 new jobs, a hi-tech firm has said. |
Text: The script in the site targeted visitors using the anonymising web browser Tor and sent information about their computers to a server in France.
The code may have been written by a law enforcement agency and there are fears it could have been used on other sites to track law-abiding people.
An update to the Tor b... | Hidden code that tracked visitors to a child sex abuse image website has been discovered by its members. |
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Showcasing 170 interactive stalls at the NEC in Birmingham, this year the fair attracted over 75,000 visitors.
Aimed at young people, it's full of all things science, engineering, maths and technology.
Martin went along to find o... | Science festival the Big Bang Fair is in it's seventh year. |
Text: Objectors want the cabling - which would run between County Meath and County Tyrone - to run underground.
The £250m project is planned to link the electricity grids of Northern Ireland and the Republic.
And EirGrid says overhead lines are the best option.
One campaigner, John Woods, said that he and fellow objec... | Campaigners have reacted angrily after the Republic of Ireland's power-grid operator said overhead lines are the most appropriate solution for a cross-border interconnector. |
Text: Bergdich has joined from Spanish side Real Valladolid for an undisclosed fee and has signed a four-year deal with the Championship club.
The left-back, 26, spent the second half of last season on loan at Genoa.
Ceballos, 22, was a free agent after his release by Tottenham earlier this summer and has agreed a thre... | Charlton Athletic have signed Morocco international Zakarya Bergdich and midfielder Cristian Ceballos. |
Text: The court backed a claim by owner Kibar Khalvashi that the former government illegally forced him to surrender his shares in Rustavi 2.
Mr Khalvashi is close a supporter of the ruling Georgian Dream party.
Opponents have expressed fears that he will silence the only strong media voice critical of the government.
... | Georgia's Supreme Court has ordered to return the nation's biggest independent TV channel to its previous co-owner, a move denounced by government critics. |
Text: They were held in the UK in 2013 after an extradition request from the Rwandan government and denied involvement.
District judge Emma Arbuthnot at Westminster Magistrates' Court said there was a real risk they would not get a fair trial in Rwanda.
The Crown Prosecution Service indicated it would appeal against th... | A judge in London has ruled that five Rwandan men accused of taking part in the country's 1994 genocide should not be extradited to face trial. |
Text: Louis Richardson, 21, of Jersey, denies raping the student at his home in March 2014, when she was "crazy drunk" an unable to consent.
He also denies sexually assaulting her at a friend's house.
Durham Crown Court heard Mr Richardson, of Midvale Road, St Helier, received mixed messages from the woman.
The court h... | A student who accused a former head of Durham University's Union Society of rape and sexual assault is "dishonest and dangerous", a court has been told. |
Text: Gross domestic product (GDP) rose at an annualised rate of 2.3% compared with the year before.
Higher consumer spending and a more buoyant housing market also added to growth.
On Wednesday Canada's central bank meets to decide the level of interest rates. The bank has cut rates twice this year to 0.5%.
Exports we... | Canada's economy emerged from recession in the third quarter after exports picked up, official figures show. |
Text: Will it be a weekend of upsets? Or the establishment making their presence count?
Catch up with all the latest team news, and find out how to follow the action across the BBC here.
Burnley v Lincoln (12:30 GMT)
Huddersfield v Manchester City (15:00 GMT)
Middlesbrough v Oxford (15:00 GMT)
Millwall v Leicester (15:... | The last 16 of the FA Cup - eight ties, each including a Premier League side up against lower-league opposition. |
Text: The BBC Northampton tweet which went up at 10:52 GMT read: "Breaking News: President Trump is injured in arm by gunfire #Inauguration."
The post was deleted shortly afterwards, but it had been retweeted.
A BBC spokesman confirmed the account had been hacked and said: "We are investigating and taking steps to ensu... | A BBC Twitter account which reported Donald Trump had been shot had been hacked, the corporation has said. |
Text: Thomas Shaw, 61, attacked the teenager in West Lothian between March and April 2014.
The High Court in Edinburgh was told how Shaw had been drunk at the time of the offence.
Shaw, from Armadale in West Lothian, pled guilty to rape at the High Court in Glasgow earlier this month and sentence had been deferred.
Jud... | A man who raped a 13-year-old girl while "significantly intoxicated" has been jailed for five years. |
Text: Mr Hammond said the UK "should prioritise protecting jobs, protecting economic growth and protecting prosperity".
The chancellor said Theresa May had set out her desired outcome in her Lancaster House speech in January.
But he said the UK would take a "pragmatic" approach to talks.
Mr Hammond had been due to give... | Chancellor Philip Hammond has said that the UK should focus on protecting jobs and the economy on the eve of Brexit talks with the European Union. |
Text: Numbers have fallen by 6% since last year, said the Steam Packet Company.
Figures show 13,228 motorbikes and 35,500 passengers travelled to the 2016 race festival, compared with 14,055 and 36,000 respectively in 2015.
A spokesman said the downturn was "anticipated" because a fast craft, normally used to carry fan... | Fewer tourists by ferry travelled to this year's TT races because a vessel was unavailable, its operator said. |
Text: Officers searched the Audi factory in Ingolstadt in Bavaria, and eight other locations, including parent company Volkswagen's headquarters in Wolfsburg.
The searches were carried out in order to identify those involved in installing the devices that cheated the diesel tests, Munich prosecutors said.
Audi-owner VW... | German prosecutors have raided Audi and VW sites as part of a probe into the manipulation of US emissions tests. |
Text: The winners and runners-up in the Sony World Photography National Awards have been revealed. An expert panel selected the best image taken by a photographer from each of the 60 participating countries.
Here is a selection of some of the winners.
Summary: | The winning images will be shown at Somerset House, London, from 24 April - 10 May. |
Text: The court in Ahmedabad, 2,200km (1,400 miles) from Kolkata where the monk is now, rejected the request and told him to appear next month.
The monk says he cannot use a vehicle as he has renounced the world.
He is charged with forging a government document to say recruitment of children into Jain monastic orders w... | An Indian monk from the Jain religion has said he needs eight months to answer a court summons, as he will have to walk in accordance with his faith. |
Text: Simona Necidova's late winner saw the Czechs finish second in Group B.
Defeat leaves winless Wales third with two points from three games and they will now play a fifth-and-sixth-place play-off against Hungary in Paralimni on Wednesday.
Poland, who drew 1-1 with Wales on Friday, topped Group B thanks to a 1-0 win... | Wales women's hopes of reaching the Cyprus Cup final were ended by a 1-0 loss to the Czech Republic on Monday. |
Text: The victory in Antananarivo followed a 1-0 away win four days ago in the first leg of the preliminary tie and gave the Madagascans a 4-2 aggregate triumph.
Madagascar last won two qualifiers in a row when they defeated Comoros 6-2 and 4-0 in a combined 2010 World Cup/Cup of Nations eliminator.
The Indian Ocean is... | Madagascar won successive Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers for the first time since 2007 by defeating Sao Tome e Principe 3-2 on Sunday to reach the group phase of qualifiers for the 2019 tournament. |
Text: But department store Debenhams has lost its spot in the broader FTSE 250, alongside online electrical retailer, AO World.
Debenhams is in the process of implementing an investment programme which involves closing some of its stores and warehouses temporarily.
The changes to the indexes will take effect on 19 June... | In the latest reshuffle of the FTSE share market indexes, security company G4S is rejoining the FTSE 100. |
Text: Children at Ysgol Eifion Wyn, Porthmadog, have been kept in at break this week due to the birds' behaviour.
They had been nesting on the school roof but took exception to people passing by beneath them.
Gwynedd council appointed a contractor to legally remove them.
A spokesperson said: "As soon as the Council's P... | Seagull chicks have been removed from a Gwynedd primary school as parent birds had been swooping on pupils, staff and parents. |
Text: The letter from Human Rights Foundation (HRF) says the money to pay her comes from "government corruption and human rights violations".
Angolan rapper Luaty Beirao has been in prison since June, along with 14 other activists who are on trial accused of preparing a coup.
Representatives for Minaj and the Angolan g... | US rapper Nicki Minaj has been asked by a rights group to cancel her performance in Angola on Saturday. |
Text: A press release following Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit called him president "of the Republic of China".
That is the official name of Taiwan. Mr Xi is, in fact, President of the People's Republic of China.
Earlier, the White House had also labelled Shinzo Abe president... | A formal statement from the White House was issued with a very public error - mixing up China and Taiwan. |
Text: Stuart Cullen, 52, from the Lowestoft area, is believed to have died instantly during Friday's attack on a beach near Sousse, by a gunman with links to Islamic State extremists.
Mr Cullen was with his wife, who was injured but has now returned home, Suffolk Police said.
The couple have one grown-up daughter, poli... | A man from Suffolk is among the British holidaymakers killed by a gunman in Tunisia, police have confirmed. |
Text: Paul Moffat, of Hopeman, Moray, began abusing the girl when she was just four years old.
The judge told him "no child should have to undergo" the ordeal she went through.
The 30-year-old denied the charges but was found guilty after a trial of raping and sexually abusing the child between January 2014 and May 201... | A rapist caught after his young victim told nursery staff she had been abused has been jailed for eight years. |
Text: His spokesman said that with many primaries over "we no longer require many of the loyal and dedicated state and national support staffers".
After Tuesday's contests, Mr Sanders lacks a path to the Democratic nomination for president.
He has vowed to continue on until the California primary in June.
"We will cont... | Bernie Sanders' campaign has begun laying off staff following several losses to Hillary Clinton in Democratic primaries in key states. |
Text: Aqsa Mahmood, 20, was reported missing by her family in November 2013.
A Twitter account under the name Umm Layth, believed to be Ms Mahmood, said: "Follow the examples of your brothers from Woolwich, Texas and Boston.
"If you cannot make it to the battlefield then bring the battlefield to yourself."
The post was... | A young woman from Glasgow has travelled to Syria and has been promoting terrorism back home via her Twitter account, it is understood. |
Text: Amy Gough, 34, from Derbyshire, died several days after suffering stomach injuries inflicted by Andrew Maling.
The 46-year-old, of Sigglesthorne, near Hull, was convicted of manslaughter at Nottingham Crown Court.
Police said he had inflicted serious injuries to Ms Gough "over a period of several years". She died... | A man found guilty of killing his girlfriend has been jailed for 10 years. |
Text: A number of Afghan troops also died in the shooting at a remote military base in Wardak province, not far from Kabul.
The US military called the attack a "betrayal". The killer - a member of the Afghan security forces - was shot dead at the scene.
Last year more than 60 Nato troops were killed by Afghan security ... | Two US soldiers in Afghanistan have been shot dead in a so-called insider attack, US and Afghan sources say. |
Text: The Welshman's third mandatory title defence will be on a bill topped by Carl Frampton's WBA world featherweight title rematch with Leo Santa Cruz.
Selby wants to emulate UK fighters Lennox Lewis, Ricky Hatton, Joe Calzaghe and Amir Khan in Las Vegas.
"I always knew that's where I wanted to fight," said the 29-ye... | Lee Selby's defence of his world IBF featherweight title against Jonathan Barros has been confirmed for 28 January Las Vegas' MGM Grand Hotel. |
Text: The group posted a profit of 527m euros (£433m) in 2013, compared with losses of 613m euros the previous year.
Although Spanish carrier Iberia reported a loss, it had made "huge progress" because of restructuring, the group said.
British Airways had benefited from extra Heathrow slots from the integration of BMI... | British Airways owner IAG bounced back into profit in 2013, fuelled by BA and Spanish budget airline Vueling. |
Text: This season London Welsh have faced debt issues, Jersey had to sell their ground to stay solvent and Cornish Pirates were forced seek new owners.
"Clubs make choices about who they employ and how much they can afford to pay out," Nigel Melville said.
"If they're paying beyond their means, then they're going to fa... | Championship clubs must live within their means, says the Rugby Football Union's director of professional rugby. |
Text: The 2012 bronze medallist, 34, finished in 9.80 seconds, beating 20-year-old Trayvon Bromell who qualified for his first Olympics.
World champion Allyson Felix also set the year's fastest time in the women's 400m.
The 30-year-old, who won 200m gold in London, finished in 49.68secs despite still recovering from an... | American sprinter Justin Gatlin ran the fastest 100m time of the year at the US Olympic trials for Rio 2016. |
Text: Police and the air ambulance attended the incident between junction 18 and 19, following a crash at about 17:00 BST on Sunday.
The westbound tunnel was temporarily shut for the air ambulance to take off.
The eastbound stretch was closed as North Wales Police investigated the incident and cleared the scene.
The in... | The A55 is fully reopen after an accident near the Conwy tunnel closed the eastbound carriageway for almost three hours. |
Text: Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said they received reports of a break-in on Montmano Drive, Didsbury, at 05:00 BST.
Officers said they found a "heavily intoxicated" man who had gained entry to a flat after he fell when trying to climb up the side of the building.
He was Tasered after resisting arrest, police said... | A 35-year-old man who was Tasered by police is being treated in hospital for a collapsed lung. |
Text: The installation from environmental charity WWF-Cymru holds hundreds of messages from people all over Wales.
The National Library of Wales, Caernarfon Castle and Swansea's Waterfront museum will also switch their lights off on Saturday evening.
Musicians will perform next to the bottle during the switch-off.
WWF-... | A giant bottle made up of dozens of smaller ones carrying messages about climate change is at the the Senedd as Earth Hour is marked. |
Text: The 41-year-old man was found with serious injuries at a flat in Gibson Terrace on Sunday.
Ambulance crews treated him at the scene but he was later pronounced dead.
A 36-year-old man and two women aged 34 and 39 were detained by police and were due to appear in court on Tuesday. However they were released from c... | Three people arrested following the death of a man in Edinburgh have been released pending further inquiries. |
Text: They won the game 2-0, at home, to take the lead in their two-legged preliminary round tie.
In the other match, Madagascar beat Sao Tome e Principe 1-0.
The teams are competing for places in the main group phase of the qualifying competition.
Djibouti broke their long running barren spell thanks to goals from Ham... | Djibouti registered a first international victory since 2007 on Wednesday, when they beat South Sudan at the start of the race to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. |
Text: Peter Stewart had shouted homophobic abuse at a manager at the fast food outlet in Dundee's Reform Street.
Police officers reviewed CCTV of the incident but could not trace the 55-year-old.
However, when Stewart returned a few days later, staff recognised him and called the police.
Dundee Sheriff Court was told t... | A man who threatened McDonald's workers who refused to serve him was arrested after returning to the same restaurant for breakfast, a court heard. |
Text: The militant Palestinian Islamist group, which dominates Gaza, says the mammal was equipped with spying devices, including cameras, according to the newspaper Al-Quds (in Arabic).
It was apparently discovered by a naval unit of Hamas's military wing and brought ashore.
No photographs of the alleged marine secret ... | Hamas claims to have captured a dolphin being used as an Israeli spy off the coast of Gaza, local media report. |
Text: James Burn will represent the Green Party; Peter Durnell the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and Andy Street the Conservative Party.
Beverley Anne Nielsen is the Liberal Democrats candidate and Sion Llewelyn Simon will stand for the Labour and Co-operative Party for the 4 May election.
Graham John Stevenson, a Commu... | Six candidates will bid to become the first West Midlands metro mayor it has been announced. |
Text: The 22-year-old was found by police on patrol on the A451 in Kidderminster just after 05:00 GMT on Sunday.
He was lying between the bus depot island and Comberton Hill island and was taken to hospital, where he died.
Det Sgt Laura Wright from West Mercia Police said the man may have been involved in a disturbance... | A man discovered unconscious on a ring road with head and abdominal injuries has died. |
Text: The system, from Google spin-off company Jigsaw, fails to detect words like "idiot" and "stupid" as toxic language when misspelled as "idiiot" or "st.upid", for example.
Jigsaw said its tool, called Perspective, was still in development.
One computer scientist said such systems would always have to adapt to the c... | A prototype AI that spots online trolling can be tricked with a few typos, researchers have shown. |
Text: The Aberdeen manager was sent to the stand during his team's 1-0 Premiership win at Tannadice.
A hearing date has been set for 24 March.
Aberdeen moved to within one point of league leaders Celtic on Tuesday night with a win over Partick Thistle.
Celtic, however, have a game in hand.
The Scottish Football Associa... | Derek McInnes has rejected the "offer" of a one-match touchline ban for using foul and abusive language towards an official during Aberdeen's game against Dundee United earlier this month. |
Text: Four properties were targeted between 22:00 on 8 July and 05:00 BST on 9 July.
A 19-year-old woman from Bedford arrested at the time has been bailed.
Three men aged 19, 21 and 22 were arrested on suspicion of firearms offences on Sunday and bailed. A further 19-year-old man arrested on Monday remains in custody.
... | Four more people have been arrested in relation to shots being fired in Bedford at the weekend. |
Text: Danny Whittaker gave the hosts the lead in the 28th minute and nine minutes before half-time Danny Rowe doubled their lead as Woking were hit on the counter-attack.
Just before the hour Dennon Lewis drove home the Cards' response with his long-range finish following a corner.
Chris Holroyd sealed all three points... | Macclesfield continued their ascent of the National League table by beating strugglers Woking at the Moss Rose. |
Text: The 27-year-old made 93 league appearances over two and a half seasons with Morecambe in League Two.
He started his career at Fleetwood and had a loan spell at Bury in 2013-14 before his switch to the Shrimps on a free transfer in January 2014.
Barrow finished 11th in the table last season, 15 points below the pl... | National League club Barrow have signed right-back Shaun Beeley after he turned down a new deal at Morecambe. |
Text: Artist Barnaby Barford cycled more than 1,000 miles, visiting every postcode in London to take pictures of shop fronts.
The photos are being turned into ceramic transfers and fired onto fine bone china individual shops.
It will be displayed in the museum's Medieval and Renaissance Galleries from 8 September to 1 ... | A six-metre high ceramic tower made up of bone china buildings depicting real-life London shops is to go on display at the V&A in September. |
Text: Tributes have been pouring in for 20-year-old Abdelhak Nouri who collapsed in a game in Austria a week ago.
The club says the midfielder suffered "serious and permanent brain damage".
Nouri, known as Appie, has been transferred to an Amsterdam hospital for further treatment.
In an emotional display of support for... | Hundreds of fans of the Dutch football team Ajax have staged an emotional rally outside the family home of a player who suffered brain damage after collapsing in a friendly match. |
Text: Needing only 47 more runs for victory on Sunday having recovered from 11-2 on day three, the Kiwis reached their target of 189 with no further loss.
Kane Williamson, who resumed on 78, finished unbeaten on 108.
It was his fifth century of the year - a Kiwi record - and he set another for most NZ runs in a calenda... | New Zealand wrapped up a 2-0 Test series victory over Sri Lanka, winning the second match by five wickets on day four in Hamilton. |
Text: Mr Yuill, 28, was found dead at the scene just off the motorway near Stirling on Wednesday 8 July. Lamara Bell, 25, died later in hospital.
The eulogy at the service was read by Mr Yuill's step-mother Anita Dollard in front of about 100 friends and family.
The funeral was held at Saint Francis Xavier's Church in ... | A funeral has been held for John Yuill, one of two people involved in the car crash on the M9 police failed to investigate for three days. |
Text: The bird, usually found in Kazakhstan, Iran and Afghanistan, was spotted in Camrose, near Haverfordwest on Tuesday.
Experts have confirmed the sighting.
Twitchers travelled from as far as Derbyshire to catch a glimpse of the masked wagtail and the police had to be called as their parked cars blocked narrow countr... | More than 40 birdwatchers turned up in a Pembrokeshire village for the first recorded visit of a masked wagtail in Britain. |
Text: It follows an an incident on the town's Munches Street in the early hours of Thursday which left a man in hospital with head injuries.
Adam Cowley, 29, from Kettering, appeared on petition in private at Dumfries Sheriff Court.
He made no plea and was committed for further examination and released on bail.
Summary... | A man has appeared in court in Dumfries charged with assault to permanent disfigurement and danger of life. |
Text: The Sanquhar site celebrated its 300th anniversary last year.
SNP MSP Joan McAlpine said plans to move mail services from the office would make closure "inevitable".
Royal Mail spokeswoman Felicity MacFarlane said it had concerns about working conditions in the mail office which it was working to resolve.
South o... | An MSP has claimed changes proposed by the Royal Mail could see the closure of the oldest working post office in the world in southern Scotland. |
Text: Tejas Hirani is 17 - too young to hold a driving licence in Kenya - but he has won 48 motor-racing championships both locally and internationally. He told the BBC his racing career began when he was 12.
A photo journalist in Somalia's Puntland region pictured a brazen goat helping itself to his after-dinner cup o... | Some of the quirkier snippets from the news in Africa that have been covered this week: |
Text: The boy had been reported missing to police but was found 20 minutes later in the nearby pool.
A Wiltshire Police spokesman said he had been airlifted to Southampton General Hospital where he remains in a life threatening condition.
He received emergency medical treatment at the scene in Upavon but was unresponsi... | A three-year-old has been airlifted to hospital after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool in Wiltshire. |
Text: Russell Hall broke guidelines in May 2014 while head of St Oswald's Church of England Academy, Doncaster.
He reviewed completed test papers, failed to store them securely before marking and later lied to investigators about his actions.
A tribunal found him guilty of "unacceptable professional conduct".
The Natio... | A school principal has been barred from teaching for at least two years after a breach of exam rules led to 21 pupils' test results being cancelled. |
Text: Alexandra Kinova had four boys and a girl by caesarean section on Sunday, they say.
The births took place "without any complications", according to doctors at Prague's Institute for the Care of Mother and Child.
The mother and babies were placed in an intensive care unit but are believed to be in a good condition... | A 23-year-old woman has given birth to quintuplets in the Czech Republic, officials say, a first for the country. |
Text: HMP Shrewsbury was put up for sale by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in February.
Nightclub owner Martin Monahan's bid is one of many under consideration to buy the Grade II listed building.
The agent organising the sale, GVA, said further discussions are needed before a buyer is chosen.
The former prison, which i... | Part of a former prison in Shrewsbury could be converted into a hotel under plans revealed by a local businessman. |
Text: Gradel did not start a Premier League game for Bournemouth last season and is now at the French club until the end of the season.
The 29-year-old is relishing playing regularly and a return to France.
"I understand the French league and coming back here was not a difficult decision," Gradel told BBC Sport.
"There... | Ivory Coast international Max Gradel has insisted his loan move to Toulouse was not prompted by a falling out with Bournemouth. |
Text: Kevin Younger, 51, died when he was hit by a silver Hyundai on the eastbound carriageway at Bilbrough, at 22:30 GMT on Monday.
The driver was not hurt in the collision.
Mr Younger's family said they were "devastated" by his death but also extended their sympathy to the car driver.
Summary: | A pedestrian killed after being hit by a car crossing the A64 in North Yorkshire has been named by police. |
Text: Natasha Marke-Jones gave the visitors the lead in the 22nd minute, only for Amy Brodie to bring Scotland level within two minutes.
But Phoebe Richards restored the lead early in the second half and Wales hung on for a crucial win.
The remaining two matches are on Sunday at 14:00 BST and Monday at 11:00 BST.
Wales... | Wales Women hockey beat Scotland Women for the first time in more than a decade in the first of a three-Test series in Glasgow on Friday. |
Text: Last month organisers confirmed Scottish band Frightened Rabbit were set to perform at this year's event on 1 and 2 September.
They are among dozens of acts taking part in the festival held on the castle grounds near to Thornhill.
The festival, now in its fourth edition, extended to the two-day format last year.
... | Dizzee Rascal has been announced as the second headline act for the Electric Fields Festival at Drumlanrig Castle. |
Text: Officers from the Environment Agency found more than 870 tonnes of electrical items, rubble and plastics at Sun Ridge Farm in Thornley.
Stuart McCarroll, who ran a skip hire business, had previously admitted breaching environmental permit rules.
The judge at Durham Crown Court jailed the 27-year-old from Thornley... | A County Durham man who used his parents' farm to dump waste "on an industrial scale" has been jailed. |
Text: The Dutchman, 53, was inundated with complaints that his baubles were in the red of arch-rivals Liverpool rather than the blue of the Toffeemen.
Koeman quickly changed them... and tried to avoid taking responsibility.
He explained in his weekly pre-match news conference: "A big mistake of my wife, I'm a Blue but ... | Everton manager Ronald Koeman has changed the colour of decorations on his Christmas tree after fans saw red. |
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