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Text: The Worcestershire Parkway station would be built close to junction seven of the M5.
The Department of Transport said the business case for the plans show "there might be a positive financial and economic business case".
MP for Worcester Robin Walker said: "It's a big step forward as this has been in the planning... | Plans for a third railway station in Worcester have moved a step closer after receiving government backing. |
Text: Roger Fletcher was last seen leaving his holiday home in Bundalloch, near Dornie, for a walk on 5 June. Searches have been for him since.
A Police Scotland dog unit found the man's body at at Camas-luinie.
Mr Fletcher's family have been told of the discovery, Police Scotland said.
Summary: | The family of a 77-year-old man who went missing last month have been informed of the discovery of a body near Dornie in the Highlands. |
Text: The £10.6m project is part of a Cube Housing Association's programme which already covers Collina Street in Maryhill and Gorget in Knightswood.
The centre will have three 500KW wood pellet boilers and 1.5MW of condensing gas boilers for top up energy.
Underground heat mains, a new pipe network and heating systems... | A new energy centre will be built to provide heating and hot water to 702 homes in the Broomhill area of Glasgow. |
Text: The planned £16m centre, at the former Filton airfield in Bristol, will mark the city's aerospace heritage and be a permanent home for Concorde 216.
Concorde 216 - or Alpha Foxtrot - has been in the care of Airbus UK since it was withdrawn from service in 2003.
Mark Stewart, from Airbus, said "It is great news - ... | An aerospace centre that will house the last Concorde to fly has been awarded a £4.7m Heritage Lottery Fund grant. |
Text: Rochdale-born Love has already represented the Scots at under-17 and under-19 level.
But Fletcher, who moved from Old Trafford to West Brom in February, alerted Lennon to Love's ability.
"I welcomed that call as I did other calls," said Lennon as he named his squad to face Hungary in a friendly.
Love, 20, is one ... | Manchester United defender Donald Love has Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher to thank for his call-up to Danny Lennon's first national under-21 squad. |
Text: The 11-times winner posted a lap at 129.964mph on his Tyco BMW, marginally faster than Michael Dunlop's quickest speed of 129.497 on a Buildbase BMW.
John McGuinness was third on the leaderboard with 128.871mph.
Yorkshire's Dean Harrison was best of the Superstocks on 128.044mph on his Kawasaki and also topped th... | Ian Hutchinson set the fastest speed in Monday's opening Superbike practice session for the Isle of Man TT. |
Text: The 44-year-old is working alongside Carlo Ancelotti at the Bundesliga champions, after being sacked as Derby County boss earlier this year.
Reports suggest Clement had been earmarked for a role in Allardyce's new backroom team on a job-share basis.
But on Twitter he said he intended to "concentrate solely" on Ba... | Bayern Munich assistant manager Paul Clement has confirmed he turned down a coaching role with England under new boss Sam Allardyce. |
Text: The fire started in a bedroom shortly before 14:00 GMT on Thursday in Fifth Avenue, Chelmsford.
A fire service investigation found the sun's reflection hit a mirror "causing an intense beam of heat to catch fire to nearby curtains or clothing".
The first floor was left damaged by both fire and smoke.
Station offi... | An elderly couple was left homeless after a fire was started by the sun being reflected into their house by a mirror, it has emerged. |
Text: They were killed "through a combination of small arms fire and precision air strikes" in the Marib governorate, east of Sanaa, on Tuesday morning.
The primary objective of the operation was to gather intelligence.
The military did not say whether there were any US casualties during the raid which was supported by... | US forces have carried out a raid on an al-Qaeda compound in Yemen, killing seven militants, the US military says. |
Text: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to the eastbound carriageway between Pencoed and Miskin just before 18:00 GMT on Friday.
Firefighters freed her from the car and she was taken to the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend; her condition is not yet known.
The M4 eastbound was closed at 20:15 GMT for ... | A woman has been cut free from her car after it left the M4 and rolled 20m down an embankment. |
Text: Thiago is closing in on his fourth Bundesliga title since joining Bayern from Barcelona for £21.6m in 2013.
The 26-year-old's previous contract was due to expire in two years.
"My family and I feel at home in Munich. Everything's going well and I want to win a lot of trophies with Bayern in the future," said Thia... | Bayern Munich and Spain midfielder Thiago Alcantara has extended his contract with the German champions until 2021. |
Text: The 24-year-old back-rower, who signed from London Broncos in 2014 and went on to be an ever present last season, also has an option for a third year.
"George has been the model of consistency during his time at the club," said head coach Ian Watson.
"He was a key part of our squad last season and held the pack t... | George Griffin has agreed a new two-year contract with Super League side Salford Red Devils. |
Text: Suha Mohammed Ali and Dalia Kamal Youssef - known as the Egyptian Shakira and Bardis - were arrested over their scantily-clad performances in videos.
Lawyers filed complaints, saying they were outrages to public morality and harmed the image of Egyptian women.
In March, a well-known dancer - Safinaz - was sentenc... | A court in Egypt has sentenced two belly dancers to six months each in jail for inciting debauchery. |
Text: Sandy Phan-Gillis was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Tuesday, but will not serve the time.
She had already spent more than two years in detention before her trial.
Phan-Gillis, who has Chinese origins but was born in Vietnam, was arrested in March 2015 while travelling in China with a business d... | An American businesswoman convicted of spying by China is back in the US, after a Chinese court ordered her deportation. |
Text: In an advisory note it warns the public to be aware of "cybersecurity threats" related to connected vehicles.
Last year Fiat Chrysler recalled 1.4 million US vehicles after security researchers remotely controlled a Jeep.
People who suspect their car has been hacked were told to get in contact with the FBI.
The p... | The FBI and the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have added their voices to growing concerns about the risk of cars being hacked. |
Text: Emomali Rakhmon, a former cotton farm boss, was elected chairman of the Supreme Council of Tajikistan in 1992 after the country's first post-Soviet leader, Rahmon Nabiyev, was forced to resign.
He was elected president in 1994 and re-elected in 1999 when his term was extended to seven years.
In 2006 he won a thir... | President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov) |
Text: The Swans' new American owners have been locked in talks with the city's council which built the £27m venue.
The club and the Ospreys have played there since 2005, paying a nominal rent to the management company that runs it.
A 30-year lease could be sealed over the next few weeks allowing the club to explore mo... | Swansea City FC is "very close" to agreeing a deal to take over ownership of its Liberty Stadium home, BBC Wales understands. |
Text: Almost 1,000 people attended the second King Con event at the Gala Theatre in Durham in October.
Organiser Dan Pye said Durham County Council then told him to find another venue as comic fans would not "feed into" other events at the theatre.
The council has now said all are welcome at the Gala.
An email Mr Pye r... | Organisers of a comic convention have accused a council of elitism after being told a theatre is not the right venue for their audience. |
Text: Gary Andrew, from Cuminestown, died following the collision on the unclassified Cuminestown to Fyvie road near South Teuchar on Thursday morning.
Relatives said in a statement: "We are all devastated at the sudden loss of Gary, a very much loved husband, son, son-in-law, brother and uncle and a friend to many.
"... | A 46-year-old man who died after his motorbike was involved in a crash with a car in Aberdeenshire has been named. |
Text: South Africa's Coetzee hit a seven-under-par 64 to lead Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark by one stroke.
Spain's Jorge Campillo, China's Haotong Li, Italy's Matteo Manassero and Bernd Wiesberger of Austria are five under.
Willett, who needs to finish fifth to regain top spot in the Race to Dubai, said: "It's a lot bett... | England's Danny Willett trails leader George Coetzee after the first round of the Turkish Airlines Open. |
Text: Labour's Paul Flynn called for "practical arrangements of reasonable value" to allow Welsh-language speeches when Welsh business is discussed.
Plaid Cymru MP Jonathan Edwards agreed, saying the Welsh affairs and Welsh grand committees should be bilingual.
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons Tom Brake said MPs c... | Welsh MPs have called for greater freedom to conduct debates in Parliament in the Welsh language. |
Text: The RMT said Transport for London (TfL) was "winging it" by allowing untrained staff to direct trains out of depots.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is investigating the claims, but said its meeting with the RMT could have been deferred to make way for talks at Acas.
TfL said the safety issues raised had alread... | A union representing Tube staff has suspended talks aimed at averting another strike after raising an "emergency" safety issue. |
Text: Mikel believes the arrival of Guus Hiddink as interim boss has helped the Blues start to recover from a low of 16th place in the Premier League.
"The atmosphere has improved since the change of manager," Mikel said.
"Jose is a fantastic manager, but sometimes football is a cruel game and you have to move on."
Mik... | Nigerian midfielder John Mikel Obi says Chelsea are heading in the right direction after three games unbeaten since boss Jose Mourinho was sacked. |
Text: Former Army private Alfred White, 93, has received the Legion d'Honneur.
He was called up because his date of birth was recorded as 1920 instead of 1922. He is believed to be the last surviving member of his Merseyside-based unit.
Mr White, from Wirral, said the medal was a "nice Christmas present".
Mr White, who... | A D-Day veteran, who was called up to serve at the age of 17 due to an administrative error, has been awarded France's highest military honour. |
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Taylor Crozier managed the feat on an 81-yard par three at The Playgrounds at Bluejack National in Montgomery, Texas.
Crozier's achievement earned him a hug from 14-time major winner Woods, who has been off the PGA Tour with back issues - and a mention on Twitter.
"F... | An 11-year-old boy stunned Tiger Woods by holing the inaugural tee shot at a new golf course co-designed by Woods. |
Text: A blaze damaged buildings on Cathedral Green in Exeter before spreading to the Royal Clarence Hotel, which dates back to 1769.
Architects say the new facade has been designed to stay as true as possible to the original.
The rebuilding of the hotel is expected to take 18 months to complete and it is due to reopen ... | The front of England's oldest hotel, which was destroyed by fire last October, is set to be restored. |
Text: Sevilla, who beat Liverpool in the Europa League final four days earlier, were a man up over Barca for 50 minutes after Javier Mascherano's dismissal.
But they failed to take their chances in Madrid and lost 2-0 in extra time, ending up with nine men themselves.
"If we were fresher, in the final quarter of the pi... | Sevilla boss Unai Emery says a lack of freshness cost his side victory in the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona. |
Text: State Attorney Jeff Ashton will not charge the agent in the death of Ibragim Todashev.
The FBI has said Todashev, 27, attacked the agent with a metal pole during an interview in his Orlando apartment.
Todashev had been a friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the suspected bombers.
On 27 May, a team of FBI agents we... | A Florida prosecutor has cleared an FBI agent in the May shooting death of a Chechen immigrant linked to one of the men accused of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing, US media report. |
Text: The 48-year-old, who made his debut in Barcelona in 1992, won a silver medal in Atlanta in 1996 and bronzes in Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008).
He joins cyclist Dame Sarah Storey as the most experienced GB athlete in Rio.
Munn is one of six players who were part of the 2012 squad, who missed out a medal after fi... | Great Britain wheelchair basketball veteran Simon Munn will represent his country at a seventh Paralympics after the squad was announced on Monday. |
Text: The defending World Cup champion tested positive for the steroid clostebol.
The Norwegian ski federation said the substance had come from a lip cream.
"The fact that she has been suspended means she has some degree of fault,'' the attorney for the Norwegian Anti-Doping Agency said.
"Which degree of fault is what ... | Norwegian three-time Olympic cross-country skiing medallist Therese Johaug has been given a provisional two-month suspension pending a full investigation into her positive doping test. |
Text: The car crashed into the barriers close to Junction 15 Townhead, partially blocking the motorway and the slip ramp.
Police Scotland said the accident happened shortly after 10:00 and that no-one had been hurt.
Traffic was able to pass the scene of the crash but there were tailbacks while the vehicle was being rem... | Drivers on the M8 in Glasgow have faced delays after a car mounted a central barrier and became lodged on the top. |
Text: FirstGroup and Hong Kong-based MTR said the 750 new carriages on the South Western network will boost capacity by 46% and cost £895m.
The Aventra trains will operate on the Reading, Windsor and London Suburban routes out of London Waterloo.
They will start to come into service from mid 2019.
The new carriages, i... | The new operators of one of the country's busiest rail franchises has announced it has placed an order for 90 new trains. |
Text: The midfielder, 32, scored in United's 4-0 FA Cup win over Wigan - his first start for the club since January 2016.
Schweinsteiger was left out of Mourinho's Europa League squad and forced to train with the Under-23 side at the start of the season.
Mourinho said Ashley Young is the only player who could leave thi... | Bastian Schweinsteiger will remain at Manchester United and be included in their Europa League squad, according to manager Jose Mourinho. |
Text: Sell Hack is available as a free extension to the Chrome browser that, once installed, will pop up a "hack in" button on LinkedIn profiles.
Users can then find the email address associated with the account even if they are not connected.
LinkedIn said it was taking legal action over the plug-in and advised users ... | The email addresses of LinkedIn users can easily be exposed via a web browser add-on tool, it has been revealed. |
Text: Vikki Preston and Rhona Schofield were at a house on King Street, Higher Broughton, on 9 May 2005 when arguments broke out in a group, police said.
The two were then left alone in the property, described by officers as insecure and in "relative disrepair".
In the early hours of the next morning, fires were starte... | A fresh appeal for information has been launched 10 years after an arson attack killed two 19-year-olds in Salford. |
Text: Jayson McDonald, aged 37, from Acton, west London, was found hiding under a bed in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Paul Monk, 54, from Romford, east London, was later captured at his luxury villa in Alicante, Spain.
They were arrested as part of Operation Captura, an international drive to catch suspects who have fle... | Two suspected drug traffickers, who featured on the UK's most wanted list of fugitives, have been captured within 24 hours of each other. |
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Ben Smith, 34, of Portishead, Bristol, battled back from injury to pass his fundraising target of £250,000.
The award, for achievement in the face of adversity, is in memory of the BBC presenter who died of cancer in 1999.
Smith ran more than 10,000 miles despite a s... | A charity runner who completed 401 marathons in 401 days has been given the Helen Rollason Award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year show. |
Text: The space sitcom, which started out on the BBC in 1988, is returning for two new series on digital channel Dave.
Charles took a sabbatical from the ITV soap in 2011 when Red Dwarf was revived once before, but this time there are no plans for his return.
Charles said: "I have had an absolutely fantastic 10 years o... | Craig Charles is quitting Coronation Street in September after 10 years, to revive his role in Red Dwarf. |
Text: Lucy Hargreaves was 22 when she was killed at her home in Walton on 3 August 2005.
Three men entered her house while she slept on the sofa, shot her and then set fire to the building.
Police have released images of a man they want to trace in connection with the murder.
Ms Hargreaves' partner and toddler daughter... | Detectives investigating the murder of a mother of three in Liverpool are appealing for information on the 10th anniversary of her death. |
Text: Barbara Phipps, 73, of Lynsted, Kent, died in the collision on the A2 London Road in Teynham on 13 February 2016.
William Magee, 59, had denied causing her death by dangerous driving and was due to stand trial later this month.
He admitted the lesser charge of causing death by careless driving at Maidstone Crown ... | A lorry driver has admitted causing the death of an elderly cyclist who was hit by his vehicle. |
Text: The A47, which connects East Anglia to the Midlands, will see three sections of the 115-mile stretch between Great Yarmouth and Peterborough dualled.
Highways England said improvements would also be made to several junctions and roundabouts.
It said the project, to start in March 2020, would "improve users journe... | Plans for £300m of improvements to one of the eastern region's main roads have been unveiled by Highways England. |
Text: Fekitoa was sin-binned by referee Jaco Peyper for the offence during the All-Blacks' 21-9 victory in Dublin.
The centre has been suspended for one week and misses his country's final autumn Test against France on Saturday.
Flanker Sam Cane, who will miss the match in Paris with an injury, was cited but not suspen... | New Zealand centre Malakai Fekitoa should have been sent off for his high tackle on Ireland's Simon Zebo last Saturday, World Rugby said. |
Text: Heidi Loughlin, 32, discovered she had a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer after falling pregnant with her third child.
The discovery was made in September after she noticed a rash on her breast while feeding her baby son Tait.
Doctors gave her the option of terminating the pregnancy so she could begin ag... | A police officer has successfully given birth prematurely so she can begin intensive chemotherapy to treat cancer. |
Text: He will combine the two roles as he looks to guide the country to the 2017 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Terry Matterson led the Tomahawks to the last eight of the 2013 finals, eventually losing to winners Australia.
"I am honoured to be appointed head coach of the USA Hawks. We saw in 2013 the impact t... | Leeds Rhinos coach Brian McDermott has been appointed head coach of the USA. |
Text: Mae'r Heddlu hefyd wedi cadarnhau bod y corff a wnaethpwyd dod o hyd iddo ddydd Sadwrn bellach wedi cael ei adnabod fel Ms Kearns.
Roedd Ms Kearns wedi bod ar goll ers 7 Mai.
Bydd ei phartner Anthony James Bird yn mynd o flaen Llys ynadon Llandudno ddydd Llun wedi'i gyhuddo o lofruddiaeth.
Dywedodd y Prif Arolygy... | Mae Heddlu'r Gogledd wedi cadarnhau bod dyn 48 oed o Fae Cinmel ger y Rhyl, wedi'i gyhuddo o lofruddio ei bartner Tracy Kearns. |
Text: Patrick McLoughlin MP said the crossing would either be built next to the existing Dartford crossing or connect the M2 with the A13 and the M25 between junctions 29 and 30.
A third option was dropped in December.
Mr McLoughlin said the decision to develop both ideas would not delay the scheme.
"We are committed t... | Two possible sites for a new crossing over the River Thames will be developed in further detail, the transport secretary has announced. |
Text: Drilling was completed in record time, it said, but questions remain about how quickly the well can be developed.
Exxon has said it will "wind down" the project following US sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine.
Environmentalists have campaigned hard against drilling for oil in the pristine region... | Russian energy giant Rosneft says it has discovered oil with its US project partner Exxon Mobil at a controversial well in the Arctic. |
Text: Mark Arries, 26, from Blyth, and Edward Ide, 21, from Amble, died while the boat was moored in Whitby harbour in January 2014.
The men used a gas cooker for heating as they slept on the boat.
Timothy Bowman-Davies, of Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, admitted failing to ensure the boat was operated safely.
The 44-... | The owner of a fishing boat on which two men died from carbon monoxide poisoning has pleaded guilty to breaching safety laws. |
Text: Heavy gunfire could be heard on an audio recording from inside the parliament chamber, and there are reports that a security guard has died.
Several people were injured at the shrine, dedicated to the founder of the modern Islamic republic.
There was one suicide bomber and two or three other gunmen.
Latest update... | Armed individuals have opened fire at the Iranian parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital, Tehran, causing a number of casualties. |
Text: Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Twitter that Mr Trump should give up his presidential ambitions because he would never win.
It follows Mr Trump's call for Muslims to be barred from entering the US for security reasons.
Mr Trump tweeted back, calling the prince "dopey".
"You are a disgrace not only to the GOP [R... | A Saudi prince has described US businessman Donald Trump, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, as a "disgrace to America". |
Text: Moorways swimming pool is set to close under the city council's plans to save £79m over the next three years.
Sports Personality of the Year nominee Peaty, who trains at the City of Derby's swimming club, said the closure would be a bad thing for the city.
The council said closing the pool would save £350,000 a... | Plans to close a Derby swimming pool would be a "waste", according to gold medal winning swimmer Adam Peaty. |
Text: Turkey launched the Ilisu dam project on the river Tigris in the 1950s, but legal battles tied up work on it until 2006.
It foresees the flooding of more than 300 sq km (120 sq m) of land, including nearly 90% of Hasankeyf.
The government says the dam will provide the country with much-needed power generation and... | The town of Hasankeyf in eastern Turkey faces flooding now that parliament has decided that a controversial dam will go ahead, despite local objections. |
Text: It took ??1.6m in its opening weekend, but could not topple Doctor Strange or Trolls from the first two spots.
The Marvel film starring Benedict Cumberbatch topped the chart for a second week, taking ??3.4m, while Trolls stayed at number two, with ??2m.
There was another new entry for A Street Cat Named Bob, base... | The Accountant has entered the UK box office at number three, making it the highest new entry this week. |
Text: Bryn Celli Ddu is famous for being aligned to the midsummer sunrise - when a beam of sunlight illuminates the chamber on the longest day of the year.
But a new study has discovered the original monument is bigger than previously thought.
Researchers described the find as "very exciting" as it was "something we ne... | A series of late Neolithic and early Bronze Age cairns have been uncovered at Anglesey's 5,000-year-old tomb. |
Text: Drivers were also checked for drugs during the festive campaign after a change to the law last spring - leading to almost 100 more arrests.
Nearly 23,000 motorists were breathalysed during December.
North Wales Police also revealed it randomly tested its own officers for drink and drugs, with all tests coming bac... | More than 500 drivers failed drink tests in the Christmas crackdown, Welsh police forces have revealed. |
Text: A local man in his early 50s was pulled from the water at about 18:00 BST on Saturday said coastguards and police.
A search was carried out following concern that other swimmers might have been in the area, but no-one else was found.
The man was declared dead at the scene after efforts to revive him failed.
Sgt C... | A man has died after getting into difficulties while swimming at Porthcressa beach in the Isles of Scilly. |
Text: The Serco security guard, thought to be in her 50s, was attacked at about 13:35 BST at Blackfriars Crown Court.
The Metropolitan Police said she was escorting a prisoner between the court and a van parked nearby at the time.
A man, 22, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in police custo... | A guard has been "critically injured" by a prisoner she was escorting between a courthouse and prison van in central London. |
Text: Spieth birdied the final hole to lift the duo alongside Australian Ryan Ruffels and American Kyle Stanley.
The event changed to a team format this year with 80 pairs competing.
They play foursomes (alternate shots with the same ball) in the first and third rounds and fourballs (playing your own ball) in the other... | Americans Jordan Spieth and Ryan Palmer combined for a first-round six-under 66 to share the lead at the revamped New Orleans Classic team event. |
Text: A grand jury in Louisiana indicted Derrick Stafford and Norris Greenhouse Jr on second-degree murder charges over the death of Jeremy Mardis.
The two men opened fire on the car during a traffic stop in Marksville, Louisiana, after a police chase.
The charges come as a national debate rages over police use of dead... | Two US police officers have been charged with the murder of a six-year-old boy who was shot and killed while travelling in his father's car. |
Text: The research in Neuron identifies mutations that affect the build-up of certain proteins in the brain.
High levels of these tau proteins increase the chance of having the disease.
UK experts said the study could help understand the changes that occur in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
Tangles of a kind of tau... | Genetic markers that could help highlight who is at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease have been identified by US scientists. |
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Conor Harte marked his 200th Irish appearance by levelling after Aleem Bilal Muhammad put the visitors ahead.
Ali Shan restored Pakistan's lead before half-time but Jeremy Duncan's late goal earned the Irish a draw.
The sides will meet again on Saturday and Sunday as... | Ireland's men drew 2-2 with Pakistan in the first game of the three-match series at Lisnagarvey. |
Text: Based at the Dorset County Hospital, it will provide radiotherapy treatment to cancer patients in West Dorset who have previously had to travel to Poole.
Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will fund the new centre, which is set to be be staffed and managed by staff from the Dorset Cancer Centre.
The scheme is a ... | A new £7m specialist radiotherapy centre will be built at a Dorset hospital. |
Text: Emergency services were called to a funfair near Ayr Racecourse at about 21.30 on Saturday.
Two boys, aged 16 and 17, and three girls, aged 14, 15 and 16 were reportedly thrown from a ride. One of the boys suffered broken ribs.
Police Scotland described the incident as a "frightening experience" for those involve... | Five teenagers have been treated in hospital after being involved in an incident on a fairground ride in Ayr. |
Text: Wales have scored 60 points in their last two Six Nations games against the Azzurri, punishing them in the last 20 minutes on both occasions.
Meanwhile, Italy have not beaten Wales in the Six Nations for 10 years.
"The last two years against Wales we have had tough results in Rome and Cardiff," 33-year-old Pariss... | Italy captain Sergio Parisse believes his team has the quality to beat Wales, but cannot afford to slacken in the later stages in Rome on Sunday. |
Text: Kenya, Burundi, Zanzibar, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Rwanda are the other participants, as confirmed by the Council for East and Central African Football Associations during a launch at the Uganda FA headquarters in Kampala.
Cecafa secretary general Nicholas Musonye said it had hoped to have one guest team from South... | Seven countries, including hosts Uganda, will compete at the 2016 Cecafa Women's Championship in September. |
Text: Pattinson, the brother of former Notts bowler Darren, will be available for the County Championship and 50-over One-Day Cup until the end of June.
The 26-year-old made the last of his 17 Test appearances for Australia against New Zealand in February 2016.
Siddle, 32, signed for Notts on a two-year deal ahead of l... | Nottinghamshire have signed Australia pace bowler James Pattinson to replace injured compatriot Peter Siddle. |
Text: It happened at Woodvale Drive on Sunday morning. Police were called at about 07:30 GMT.
It is understood some of the men have stab wounds and some assault injuries. It is believed the incident happened at a house and out on the street.
Two men are being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder.
Summary: | A number of men have been taken to hospital with serious injuries and two others arrested after an incident in the Woodvale area of north Belfast. |
Text: The torso and "other body parts" were discovered in Queen's Promenade opposite the junction with Cavendish Road, Lancashire Police said.
Officers were called at about 08:50 BST on Sunday and do not yet know the gender of the person who died, a spokesman said.
An investigation is ongoing and anyone with informatio... | A decomposed torso has been found on a beach in Blackpool. |
Text: Alex Neil said ministers would also look to reduce the stress of applying for social security.
Responsibility for a number of benefits is being devolved to MSPs as part of the new Scotland Bill.
They include the Carer's Allowance and benefits for the disabled such as the Disability Living Allowance.
Just over 15%... | The Scottish government wants to use new welfare powers to help remove the stigma attached to claiming benefits, the social justice secretary has said. |
Text: After climbing initially, the Dow Jones then went into reverse and was 23.93 points lower at 18,114.45.
The wider S&P 500 index dipped 2.70 points to 2,130.28 while the Nasdaq fell 7.66 points to 5,206.50.
Shares in toymaker Hasbro rose 7% after its latest results beat forecasts thanks to strong demand for Disney... | (Open): US stock markets fell in early trade, despite good results from Bank of America and toymaker Hasbro. |
Text: Samples of iced drinks from Costa Coffee, Starbucks and Caffe Nero contained varying levels of the bacteria, the BBC's Watchdog found.
Expert Tony Lewis said the levels found were "concerning".
"These should not be present at any level - never mind the significant numbers found," he added.
Cleanliness of tables, ... | Ice from three of the UK's biggest coffee chains has been found to contain bacteria from faeces, according to a BBC investigation. |
Text: The IFS compared saving in a pension with buying a house, putting funds into an Individual Savings Account (Isa), or investing in buy-to-let property.
The main reason is that, under the auto enrolment programme, employers have to match employee contributions.
As a result workers get a 60% boost to their pension p... | Pensions will remain the most tax-efficient form of savings, despite forthcoming tax changes, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said. |
Text: David Archer of Mostyn, Flintshire, admitted three counts of shoplifting at Flintshire Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. He was jailed for 120 days.
He stole aftershave and alcohol at different shops in February and April and asked for three further offences to be taken into consideration.
Archer, 61, has 364 previo... | A prolific shoplifter with 364 previous convictions has been jailed again. |
Text: The £1.4m project will focus on how to produce a prosthetic hand that can sense pressure and temperature and send the information back to the brain.
If successful, it would enable much higher levels of function for people who have lost their limbs.
The study hopes to create electrodes in the bionic limb that can ... | A new generation of bionic limbs could be the result of research being led by scientists at Newcastle University. |
Text: The sale smashes the previous record for a sale of The Hobbit, set in 2008 when a first edition sold for £60,000.
Tolkien gave the book to Katherine "Kitty" Kilbride, one of his students at Leeds University in the 1920s.
The Elvish verse is an extract from Tolkien's The Lost Road, part of his 12-volume History of... | A first edition of JRR Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit, with an inscription in Elvish written by the author, had sold at auction in London for £137,000. |
Text: Asad Taibzadah, 32, left St Ann's Hospital in Haringey on unescorted leave on Friday morning but did not return in the evening.
He is described as being of south Asian appearance, 5ft 6ins tall, medium build and with shoulder-length hair.
Scotland Yard said the public should not approach him but call 999 in the e... | A man described by police as "violent" has gone missing from a north London hospital. |
Text: Everton midfielder Ross Barkley impressed in the middle of the park for the hosts, striker Harry Kane failed to score, while defender Gary Cahill captained England for the first time.
So how did England's players fare overall? Chief football writer Phil McNulty runs the rule over those on duty.
Barely in action. ... | England continued their run of being the only side with a 100% record in qualifying for Euro 2016 with victory over Estonia. |
Text: The case has been taken by two same-sex couples who were the first people in the UK to enter civil partnerships in 2005.
Their lawyer claimed they are suffering state discrimination as a result of the ban.
Judgement was reserved after a two-day hearing at the High Court in Belfast.
Grainne Close, Shannon Sickles ... | Judgement in a landmark legal case challenging Northern Ireland's ban on same-sex marriage will be delivered after Christmas. |
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Games debutant Rissveds, 22, and Wloszczowska, 32, were at the head of the field for much of the race before the Swede pulled clear in the last lap.
Rissveds finished in 1:30:15, with Wloszczowska 37 seconds behind and Canada's Catharine Prendel third.
Sweden won its... | Sweden's Jenny Rissveds won mountain bike gold in the women's cross country, beating Poland's Maja Wloszczowska. |
Text: The agency began issuing permits for the testing of autonomous vehicles in September 2014.
Three of the four cars belonged to Google, the fourth to parts supplier Delphi.
Both firms denied their vehicles had been at fault.
Under Californian law, details of car accidents remain confidential.
However, Google said i... | Four out of the 48 self-driving cars on public roads in California have been involved in accidents in the last eight months, according to the state's Department of Motor Vehicles. |
Text: The International Committee of the Red Cross has been negotiating an agreement on taking DNA samples from the remains of men who died in the 1982 conflict.
The graves in the Argentine memorial cemetery, in Darwin, are currently marked as "soldier only known to God".
The two-month conflict saw 649 Argentine soldie... | The UK and Argentina have signed a deal to identify 123 Argentine soldiers buried on the Falkland Islands. |
Text: Stanford finished 11th on her return to action in the World Series on Sunday, 11 June.
That race in Leeds was 2013 world champion Stanford's first Olympic distance race since finishing fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
She tweeted: "Disappointed to have to withdraw from European Champs."
Stanford added: "Good luck... | Welsh triathlete Non Stanford has withdrawn from the European Championships in Kitzbuhel, Switzerland at the weekend due to illness. |
Text: Sony Music Entertainment UK will now put out future releases from the pair - whose full names are Joe Woolford and Jake Shakeshaft.
The duo's single You're Not Alone won the public vote on the BBC's Eurovision: You Decide show last month.
They will now perform the single at the grand final of the contest in Swede... | Joe And Jake, the duo representing the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, have signed a record deal. |
Text: 23 January 2015 Last updated at 16:34 GMT
City of London Police and armed officers were alerted to the incident on Liverpool Street just after 14:30 GMT on Thursday.
Three men on mopeds reportedly used sledgehammers to smash the shop windows before fleeing.
Officers chased three of the men to a car park in Gravel... | Footage has been released of the moment when a bystander tackled a machete wielding robber after a smash-and-grab raid on a luxury City of London jewellers. |
Text: The move comes two years after the Edinburgh-based firm announced a partnership with one of China's top search engines, Baidu.
Founded in 2010, Youbibi specialises in comparing flights, hotels and package holidays in China.
Youbibi will continue to operate as a subsidiary of Skyscanner.
Youbibi's team of speciali... | Travel search provider Skyscanner has expanded its business in China by acquiring Chinese metasearch company Youbibi for an undisclosed sum. |
Text: Cahill, who joined the club last February and signed a contract extension in November, said his exit was "heartbreaking".
The Australian said he was not part of new coach Gregorio Manzano's plans.
"This is very sad especially after what I feel I have helped to build in Shanghai Shenhua on and off the park," said ... | Former Everton player Tim Cahill's contract with Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua has been terminated. |
Text: Air Marshal Peter Walker filled the vacancy left by Sir Fabian Malbon's departure in February.
As Lieutenant Governor of the Bailiwick he represents the Queen in the islands.
After being sworn in on Friday he fulfilled his first official engagement by inspecting a parade, which gathered outside the Royal Court.
A... | Guernsey's Lieutenant Governor Designate was officially sworn in to office at a ceremony led by the Bailiff. |
Text: It follows a government investigation that has "provided strong evidence of financial irregularities", according to Communities Secretary Carl Sargeant.
A 35-year-old woman was arrested last year on suspicion of theft and is on police bail following a complaint by NSA Afan.
It is not clear if the two investigatio... | Port Talbot community regeneration charity NSA Afan has had its funding terminated by the Welsh Government. |
Text: Staff, students and the public are being warned about the activity so no false alarms are raised.
It is being held between 10:00 BST and 15:00 at one of the Cwrt Mawr halls of residence on the Penglais campus.
The aim is to provide the emergency services and university with a scenario to test major incident plans... | An emergency services training exercise has seen 20 "hostages" taken at Aberystwyth University on Thursday. |
Text: Cafodd diffoddwyr eu galw i Ysbyty Meddwl Dinbych, sydd ychydig y tu allan i'r dref, am tua 16:30.
Cafodd pedwar cerbyd eu gyrru i'r safle, yn ogystal ag uwch swyddog i reoli'r sefyllfa.
Cafodd tân ei gynnau'n fwriadol yn yr adeilad ym mis Rhagfyr.
Fe wnaeth Cyngor Sir Ddinbych sicrhau gorchymyn pryniant gorfodol... | Mae'r gwasanaethau brys wedi bod yn ymateb i dân mawr ar safle hen ysbyty meddwl yn Sir Ddinbych nos Fawrth. |
Text: Jones was appointed last week after Stuart Lancaster left the role.
Exeter had three players in England's World Cup squad, but 2014-15 Premiership top try-scorer Thomas Waldrom and Dave Ewers missed out.
"It's great for me as a coach that there's a new guy in there and that he'll start judging on what you achieve... | Exeter head coach Rob Baxter hopes new England head coach Eddie Jones will take a close look at his Chiefs squad. |
Text: The man, named as Richard Holden, 28, made a "distressed" call to police in Burton-upon-Trent saying he was being chased by a gang and had climbed a tree
After making the call at about 01:00 BST, police believe he then fell from the tree near Pipers Way and Dallow Street Bridge.
He was taken to hospital but died ... | A man has died in a fall from a tree after telling police he had climbed it to escape a gang who were chasing him. |
Text: The proposals, drawn up by Rail Central, would see a depot built on up to 700 acres of farm land between Milton Malsor and Blisworth.
Ashfield Land, the developer behind the scheme, says it would boost the economy with 8,000 jobs.
Many villagers say it would cause traffic problems, ruin the countryside and end th... | Politicians in south Northamptonshire have voted to spend £100,000 to fight plans for a rail freight terminal. |
Text: Brunt, 30, was the pick of England's attack with 5-30 in their crushing 202-run win over Pakistan at Taunton, which sealed a 3-0 whitewash.
It was Brunt's first five-wicket haul since 2011 and put recent thoughts of retirement to the back of her mind.
"I've been around a long time now and had a whole new lease of... | England seam bowler Katherine Brunt says her career has been revitalised during the series win over Pakistan. |
Text: Analysis from the CIES Football Observatory says the 23-year-old England international is worth £23.5m.
Its data suggests Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande paid £18.43m too much when they spent £31m on Atletico Madrid striker Jackson Martinez.
Bournemouth are said to have overspent on £7m Norwich striker Lewis Gr... | Newcastle's £12m purchase of Swansea midfielder Jonjo Shelvey was the best-value signing of the January transfer window, according to a study. |
Text: Ronan Costello, 17, died on 14 June, three days after being injured during an under-19s game against Salford.
The funeral service was held at St Patrick's Church in New North Road, Huddersfield, followed by a private family burial.
His family have acknowledged his death was "a tragic accident".
In a statement the... | The funeral of a Huddersfield Giants academy player who died after being seriously injured during a match has been held in West Yorkshire. |
Text: Davies-Okundaye trained in Adire, a traditional indigo-dyed cloth worn by women in south-western Nigeria, and featuring hand-painted patterns of birds, shells, and geckos. She is credited with the contemporary revival of this once fading textile and batik industry.
Some portraits by Joanna Lipper are also on show... | An exhibition of early pen and ink works, delicate watercolours, acrylics, jewellery and Adire textiles by the Nigerian artist Chief Nike Davies-Okundaye is on show in London. |
Text: A group of inmates used homemade knives and picks to attack rivals at the La Pila prison, the state attorney general's office was quoted as saying.
Authorities took several hours to bring the fighting under control.
Deadly outbreaks of violence are common in Mexico's overcrowded jails, which house inmates from ri... | At least 13 people are dead after a battle broke out between prisoners at a jail in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosi. |
Text: The 31-year-old had been on trial with the Ibrox club after leaving Grasshoppers in his Swiss homeland.
Senderos looked like he would miss out on a deal when Rangers were poised to sign Joleon Lescott from Aston Villa.
But the former England defender failed a medical and Rangers manager Mark Warburton has turned ... | Rangers have completed the signing of former Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos on a one-year contract. |
Text: Wilton Lodge Park stretches across 107 acres on the western edge of Hawick and is currently undergoing a £3.64m facelift.
It is also home to the historic museum and, as part of the regeneration, the Park Gallery has been created in the building.
The new space will now house the permanent exhibition about the par... | The story of a much-loved Borders park is to be the main feature of a new display at Hawick Museum. |
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