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Text: The man, with the last names of Caicedo Lopez, was detained in the early hours of Sunday and the concert in Alajuela went ahead as planned.
The threats were written in Arabic and made online.
Security has been tightened at Grande's concerts since the attack at one of her Manchester shows.
Fans had to pass through... | A 22-year-old Colombian man has been arrested on suspicion of threatening to attack an Ariana Grande concert in Costa Rica. |
Text: William Hope pleaded guilty to 14 charges including six counts of rape and four sexual assaults when he appeared at Carlisle Crown Court.
Three victims were targeted in the abuse, the court heard.
Hope, 56, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 9 June.
He has also admitted four cou... | A man who admitted a string of child sex abuse offences over more than 20 years has been told to expect a jail sentence. |
Text: Sunday's victory in Mexico was the world champion's 51st of his career. Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher is the record holder with 91.
Hamilton said: "It has all happened so quickly and it doesn't feel very real."
The Briton's interest in F1 was developed watching Prost's battles with his hero Ayrton Senna ... | Lewis Hamilton says he "can't believe" he has moved level with Alain Prost in second place on the all-time Formula 1 winners' list. |
Text: In a new report, they say that business must act on pay and diversity to address a "worrying lack of trust" among the public.
The Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee wants workers to have a say on pay.
Committee chairman Iain Wright said recent scandals have exposed flaws.
The report says f... | Executive pay has been "ratcheted" up to the point where there is no credible link between earnings and performance, a group of MPs has said. |
Text: Mr Maduro was speaking to supporters in Caracas before meeting the Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), Ernesto Samper.
He later asked Mr Samper to mediate between Venezuela and the US.
The US imposed sanctions against Venezuelan officials in December.
They were aimed at those allege... | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called for a relationship with the United States based on diplomacy and an end to what he claims is a US plan to destabilise his government. |
Text: Fiscal depute Gary Aitken made the comments during his closing submission in the fatal accident inquiry into the death of 12-year-old Keane Wallis-Bennett.
The first year pupil died at Liberton High School on 1 April 2014.
A free-standing modesty wall in the PE changing room crushed her.
Mr Aitken told Edinburgh ... | A wall that collapsed on an Edinburgh school pupil and killed her was not with hindsight fit for purpose, a court has heard. |
Text: The Spanish award foundation called the 72-year-old writer a "great chronicler of the mosaic of interwoven tales that is American society."
The 50,000 euro (£39,500) award is one of eight handed out yearly.
Previous recipients include US writer Philip Roth, playwright Arthur Miller and the Irish novelist John Ba... | US writer Richard Ford, author of such novels as Independence Day and The Lay of the Land, has won the 2016 Princess of Asturias award for literature. |
Text: Work to transform the former Strand bar complex includes the demolition of existing buildings at Great James Street and Strand Road.
The new development will also include retail outlets and a restaurant.
It is hoped that the multi-million pound project will provide a boost for the local economy.
The new developme... | Plans to build a new 116-bed hotel on Londonderry's Strand Road have been given the green light by Derry City and Strabane District Council. |
Text: The incident took place around 01:30 on Saturday at a flat on Torwoodlee Road, Galashiels.
A 30-year-old man suffered serious injuries and was taken to Borders General Hospital.
A 31-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man are expected to appear at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Monday.
Summary: | A man and woman have been charged in connection with an attempted murder in the Borders. |
Text: The 29-year-old man was driving a BMW 3 Series car which crashed off the A339 in Newbury shortly before 08:00 GMT.
Thames Valley Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene. His next-of-kin has been informed.
The road has reopened, having been closed in both directions while police investigation work was carr... | A motorist died when the car he was in left the road in Berkshire. |
Text: County claims to insurance firm NFU Mutual totalled nearly £600,000 in 2014, up from £408,000 the year before.
Livestock was one of the main targets with claims for 191 stolen animals, including sheep, cattle and pheasants.
More than a third of claims were made for stolen tools. Equine-related equipment, bikes ... | The cost of rural crime in Gloucestershire has risen, according to new figures. |
Text: Chief executive officer Mark Fields also wants to arrest the slide in the US car company's share price.
The cuts, first reported in the Wall Street Journal, are part of a plan to save $3bn (£2.3bn) during 2017.
Ford refused to confirm or deny the story, but said in a statement that it was focused on its plans to... | Ford is planning to cut around 10% of its global workforce in an attempt to boost profits, according to reports. |
Text: Bluestone National Park Resort wants to transform Blackpool Mill, near Narberth, into a Victorian-themed attraction as part of a £2.5m project.
Bluestone said it would create 60 jobs and inject £1.6m into the local economy ever year.
The plans were submitted last year and a series of road shows are taking place a... | Plans to restore a 19th Century Pembrokeshire flour mill will go on show to the public from Wednesday. |
Text: Barcham, 30, and Robinson, 35, both arrived from Portsmouth in 2015.
Former Tottenham trainee Barcham has netted six times in 32 appearances in all competitions this term, while former Millwall stalwart Robinson has appeared 39 times so far this season.
Defender Will Nightingale, 21, has also penned a new contrac... | AFC Wimbledon forward Andy Barcham and defender Paul Robinson have signed new, undisclosed-length deals with the club. |
Text: Sub Lt Samuel Mitchell, 26, appeared at Portsmouth Naval Base court martial centre to face two counts of rape.
The offences are alleged to have taken place at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, Devon.
The college is the sole centre for Royal Navy officer training, which has been run at the site since... | A Royal Navy officer has appeared in court charged with the rape of a woman at a training base for officer cadets. |
Text: With one person still unaccounted for, authorities are searching the rubble for survivors at the scene.
Telescopic cameras and sound devices have been deployed to search small spaces in the wreckage.
Less than 50% of debris has been removed from the site after Wednesday's incident, which injured more than 60.
"We... | Rescue operations are continuing two days after a gas leak blast demolished two buildings in East Harlem, New York City, killing eight people. |
Text: John Bradford, 62, elephant manager at Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, was working with the 41-year-old female.
Patience suddenly moved, fatally injuring him, the zoo said.
She will not be put down, the zoo said. Recently, the zoo euthanised the herd's matriarch, Pinky, who had advanced kidney disease.
"This i... | An elephant named Patience with a history of aggression has killed a veteran keeper, a zoo in the US state of Missouri has said. |
Text: 16 December 2015 Last updated at 23:22 GMT
The Force Awakens is being screened at many cinemas across NI just after midnight.
Kevin Sharkey has been to meet fans at a cinema in Belfast.
Summary: | Star Wars fans in Northern Ireland have been gearing up to see the seventh film in the series. |
Text: The new Aberystwyth fire station will be built on the same site as the current one on Penparcau Road, Trefechan.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it would take about 10 months to finish.
Work began on Monday with demolition set to start later this week. Firefighters are being temporarily housed in ... | Work has started on a new £1.6m fire station in Ceredigion. |
Text: The planning committee approved Phase One of the Rochdale Riverside scheme for a complex of new shops and a cinema in the east of the town centre.
The development features new Marks and Spencer and Next stores with Reel Cinemas operating the cinema.
Developer Genr8 said it would be the "final element" of the town... | A plan for a £60m retail development in Rochdale town centre has been backed by councillors. |
Text: Burcote Wind said the Longburn project could meet the energy needs of more than 40,000 homes.
The company held consultation events earlier this year when the proposals were for up to 36 turbines.
It said it believed the development could deliver "a long-term legacy of economic benefits" to the area.
Summary: | Plans for a 20-turbine wind farm in the Glenkens area of Dumfries and Galloway have been officially submitted to the Scottish government. |
Text: The group, linked to al-Qaeda, told the French AFP news agency that Gilberto Rodrigues Leal "is dead, because France is our enemy".
So far there has been no official confirmation of the 62-year-old's death.
Last week, French troops in Mali freed five aid workers kidnapped in the north of the country in February.
... | Islamist militants in Mali say a French hostage who has been held captive since 2012 is dead. |
Text: IS claimed via its news agency that its militants had captured two Turkish soldiers in al-Dana village near al-Bab in northern Syria.
Turkey has not commented on the claim.
The Turkish military is leading an offensive to clear IS and Kurdish forces from the strategic al-Bab town.
Since launching a ground offensiv... | Turkish military officials say they have lost contact with two of their soldiers in northern Syria, where they are engaged in an offensive against so-called Islamic State. |
Text: Rowe, 20, has made 10 appearances for Wycombe since joining from Rotherham last summer, but has not played since their win against Oxford in December.
"By not having a reserve team, we can't give match practice to lads who aren't involved on a Saturday," Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth told the club website.
"Danny... | Barrow have signed defender Danny Rowe on a one-month loan from League Two side Wycombe Wanderers. |
Text: Here are 20 Ibrahimovic quotes - see if you can guess the real ones from the fake ones tweeted from parody account @ZlatanFacts.
Summary: | Manchester City take on more than just runaway French champions Paris St-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday evening - they also face the incredible skill and remarkable ego of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. |
Text: The party is voting to select how candidates will be ranked for the constituency list vote next year.
Ms Davidson, who currently represents Glasgow as a list MSP, has targeted a move across the central belt to the Lothians.
Deputy leader Jackson Carlaw now heads the list for the West region.
The party attracted s... | Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has been selected to head her party's election list in the Lothian region. |
Text: Only two sailors have been rescued from the Stellar Daisy, which is believed to have broken apart on Friday.
Search efforts since then have only turned up fuel, debris, and empty lifeboats, South Korean government sources told Yonhap news agency.
The large freighter was carrying 24 crew members.
"The more hours p... | Rescuers say they have made little headway in finding survivors from a huge South Korean ship that sank in the South Atlantic. |
Text: Referee Andy Davies checked the pitch conditions at the War Memorial Ground and called the game off an hour and 45 minutes before the scheduled kick-off.
The match has been rearranged for Tuesday, 13 December at 19:45 GMT.
Both sides will now go into the draw for the third round, which takes place on Monday at 19... | Northern Premier League side Stourbridge's FA Cup second-round tie with League One Northampton has been postponed because of a frozen pitch. |
Text: It is believed she was pushing a bike on Newlands Road when three men pulled her into a park and one of them raped her, according to broadcaster RTÉ.
The attack happened at about 03:20 local time and officers have cordoned off a section of the road.
A Garda (Irish police) spokesman said no arrests have been made... | A woman has been sexually assaulted in an overnight attack near Clondalkin village in west Dublin. |
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Sherbini won 6-11 4-11 11-3 11-5 11-8 to become the youngest women's world champion at the age of 20.
The Egyptian will replace Massaro as world number one in the new rankings.
"I'm extremely disappointed but she played an amazing match from 2-0 down," Massaro said.
... | England's top seed Laura Massaro missed out on a second world squash title as she lost to Egyptian fifth seed Nour El Sherbini in the final of the Women's World Championship in Malaysia. |
Text: The Met Commissioner has previously acknowledged that a rise in knife crime could be connected to fewer stop and searches.
Theresa May cautioned against a "knee-jerk reaction on the back of a false link".
But the Met said the Home Office had "misunderstood" its approach.
Speaking to the London Assembly in Septemb... | The Metropolitan Police has defended its use of stop and search after the home secretary warned of "knee-jerk" policing. |
Text: The Usdaw union said Greybull Capital has lined up accountancy firm KPMG to be administrator for the 120-store business, which employs 1,650 people.
Joanne McGuinness, Usdaw national officer, said she is in talks to try to get staff the best deal.
It is more bad news for sector, coming after BHS and Austin Reid h... | The owner of the My Local convenience stores chain, sold by Morrisons last September, may put the retailer into administration. |
Text: Daniel McConnell leapt from bed after the smash in Brisbane, Queensland, in the early hours of Thursday.
He said he followed the driver, who fled the scene, before giving police directions to apprehend him.
"I was just chasing him in me jocks," Mr McConnell said in a TV interview viewed millions of times online.
... | An Australian man has shot to fame after telling how - dressed only in his underwear - he chased a driver who crashed into a shop. |
Text: Mohammed Haji Sadiq taught for 30 years at the Madina mosque in Cardiff.
Sadiq, from Cyncoed, was found guilty of 14 child sex offences but cleared of one count of indecent assault at Cardiff Crown Court.
He had denied the charges involving four girls aged between five and 11 and blamed "politics" in the mosque ... | An 81-year-old former Koran teacher has been convicted of a string of child sex offences. |
Text: More than 2,500 homes across the region remain without power, with eight rescue centres open to the public.
Following Carlisle's 5-0 FA Cup win at Welling on Sunday, players offered to help anyone affected by the flooding when they finish training on Tuesday.
"It's the least we can do," Dicker told BBC Radio Cumb... | Carlisle United midfielder Gary Dicker says it has been "devastating" to see the impact of floods in Cumbria caused by Storm Desmond. |
Text: The Foreign Office previously warned against all but essential travel to almost all of the country's Indian Ocean coastline.
Warnings remain in place for part of the coast and anywhere within 60km (37 miles) of the border with Somalia due to a "high threat from terrorism".
Warnings also remain in place for areas ... | The UK government has lifted its warning against travelling to part of Kenya's coast, including Mombasa. |
Text: In the last of my short films from the world's second biggest economy, which has shaped our prosperity since 1980, I talk to Chinese business leaders and investors about how bad it could get - and the probability of a fully fledged crash that could hurt us all.
Summary: | The Bank of England has today warned that the the stability of Britain's banking system could be put at risk by the economic slowdown in China and emerging economies. |
Text: A study of grey seal pups on the Isle of May found those given the hormone would also stay close to each other.
The University of St Andrews team said the effects of the hormone lasted for days despite the small doses given.
Oxytocin is known to forge emotional bonds between romantic partners, and mothers and new... | Scientists have found that wild seals given a dose of oxytocin, nicknamed the love hormone, become more sociable and less aggressive. |
Text: They say some people have died because they have not received proper medical treatment.
Some women whose husbands died from Ebola say the government has not provided them with the support it promised, meaning their children cannot go to school.
There has been no response so far from the authorities.
Sierra Leone ... | Survivors of Ebola are holding protests across Sierra Leone over what they believe is a lack of government care. |
Text: The measures impose a travel ban and asset freeze on four entities and 14 officials, including the head of North Korea's overseas spying operations.
The council voted unanimously to back the sanctions after weeks of negotiations between the US and China.
Pyongyang has defied a UN resolution banning all nuclear an... | The UN Security Council has expanded targeted sanctions against North Korea in response to a series of missile tests conducted by Pyongyang this year. |
Text: The 24-year-old said the gift, which will pay for three pieces of medical equipment, was her way "giving back to Barbados".
"I believe that this will have a huge impact on the people of Barbados. This was all done to save lives or at least extend them."
The singer's grandmother, Clara "Dolly" Braithwaite, died in... | Pop star Rihanna has donated $1.75m (£1.08m) to a hospital in Barbados in memory of her grandmother. |
Text: Charles Anthony Swift, known as Tony, was found at Mendip House in Cheltenham on 26 October.
Lee McClatchley, 29, of Cromwell Road in the town, appeared before magistrates on Thursday.
Police are continuing to search for Mr Swift's bloodstained clothing and a "blunt instrument used in the attack".
Det Chief Insp ... | A man has been charged with murder after the death of a 68-year-old man who was found with head injuries at his Gloucestershire home. |
Text: Ski-Scotland said the season had 235,303 skier days and generated about £23.7m for the Scottish economy.
But that was down on the November 2012 to May 2013 season when there were 290,996 skier days, raising more than £29m.
High winds and snow that was too deep have been blamed for the fall.
Ski centre staff wer... | Scotland's ski centres had deeper snow than some Alpine resorts this season, but there were fewer days when skiing was possible. |
Text: It is understood that the 35-year-old mother of two, who had been living in Convoy in County Donegal, is originally from China.
Her husband, Stephen McKinney, is from Strabane in County Tyrone.
Police received a 999 call at about 01:15 BST on Thursday from Mr Mckinney who said his wife had fallen overboard near D... | A woman who died in a boating accident in County Fermanagh has been named locally as Luna McKinney. |
Text: The broadcasting watchdog said it had received 20 complaints about the housemate's remarks, aired on Channel 5 on 1 August.
The actor was removed from the Big Brother house a few days later.
The show's producers said they took the decision because he had made "comments capable of causing great offence".
During a ... | Ofcom has launched an investigation launched into comments about bisexuality made by Christopher Biggins on Celebrity Big Brother. |
Text: Crews arrived at New Brighton marine lake in Wirral, Merseyside, at 03:15 BST after reports a boat had been taken without permission.
By the time the coastguard, police and firefighters reached the area about 10 minutes later, the youths had left.
The abandoned boat was found drifting.
The youths had left it in t... | A coastguard was called into action when a group of Pokemon Go fans tried to row across a lake in a bid to "catch" one of the virtual reality characters. |
Text: One patient is from the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area while the second is from Lanarkshire.
Both are receiving hospital treatment in Glasgow and are in serious conditions.
It takes the total number of cases currently in Glasgow hospitals to four. The source of those infections is contaminated heroin.
NHS Forth V... | Two further probable cases of botulism are being investigated by health officials in the west of Scotland. |
Text: A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 2 and 9 June. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk or via Instagram at #bbcscotlandpics
Summary: | All pictures are copyrighted. |
Text: The 34-year-old also returns to the Triangle circuit with a new team and former NW 200 winner Ian Newton as his crew chief.
"I'm looking forward to riding the Aprilia that I ride week in, week out in the BSB Superstock class." said Wilson on Wednesday.
Wilson will compete in the Superstock and Superbike events.
T... | Lincolnshire's Ben Wilson will ride a new Aprilia machine in his bid for a first North West 200 victory. |
Text: Josh Wheelhouse fell ill at Eirias High School in Colwyn Bay, Conwy county, and staff saved him by giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and heart massage.
He has since been told he may have Long QT Syndrome, a disorder of the electrical system of the heart.
Eirias High has since bought a defibrillator, which shock... | The mother of a 15-year-old boy who collapsed at school with a previously undiagnosed heart defect is calling for all schools to have defibrillators. |
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"It's a real passionate thing - once you're involved in it you just can't get it away from it," he says.
"The work you put in always pays off - and that's why I love it."
If you're inspired to have a go at boxing why not read our special guide?
Summary: | IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua describes how he got into boxing, why he loves it and his recipe for success. |
Text: It found Wales less dependent than England on large firms such as Southern Cross, which collapsed in 2011.
But experts said high capital costs, uncertain income and staff shortages deterred existing firms from expanding their operations, and new entrants.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford said the report would help ... | Care home places could run short as owners retire and homes close with no-one to take over, a report has warned. |
Text: Davidson said he plans to "set the record straight" with 40 Years On - which will tour the UK from October.
The show will cover the entertainer's life from his breakthrough on talent show New Faces in 1976 to winning Celebrity Big Brother in 2014.
"This is an honest and raw reflection of my life, both in the spot... | Comedian Jim Davidson is to appear in an autobiographical stage show looking back on his 40-year career. |
Text: At about 04:35 BST, the 35-year-old woman was woken up by a loud bang at her home at Ballydonaghy Meadows.
When she went downstairs, she saw smoke and flames and broken glass at the door.
The woman fled from the house with her children aged 15, 11 and six. The door of the house was badly damaged.
"While no-one wa... | A woman and three children have escaped injury after an arson attack at their home in Crumlin, County Antrim. |
Text: The former Germany Under-21 international, 24, has agreed a three-year deal at Loftus Road.
"He fits the description of what we need for the Championship and he looks a very good player," said Rangers head coach Chris Ramsey.
Polter is QPR's fifth signing of the summer following relegation from the Premier League... | QPR have signed striker Sebastian Polter from Bundesliga side FSV Mainz 05 for an undisclosed fee. |
Text: Averies Recycling (Swindon) Ltd had operated the waste centre at Marshgate since July 2008.
The fire was finally put out after 3,000 tonnes of waste was removed to give firefighters access.
The Environment Agency (EA) estimated the cost of tackling the blaze, which burned from 21 July until 15 September, at £500... | The operator of a recycling plant in Swindon, where a fire burned for two months, has gone into administration. |
Text: Susan Howarth, 64, and Robert Lynn, 66, were shot at and tied up by masked raiders on their farm in Dullstroom, in Mpumalanga province.
Ms Howarth, originally from Southsea, Hampshire, died after the ordeal, on Sunday 19 February, local reports said.
After being tortured, the couple were put in the back of a pick... | A British woman has died after she and her husband were tortured at their home in South Africa, according to reports. |
Text: Holyhead Coastguard was alerted to a person in the water off the coast of Tywyn at about 19:30 BST on Tuesday.
Aberdovey RNLI also took part in the rescue but the man was pulled from the water by the body boarder that had raised the alarm.
The coastguard said the man refused medical treatment after he was safely ... | A man has been rescued from a rip tide in Cardigan Bay by a body boarder off the Gwynedd coast. |
Text: Leach followed his unbeaten 82 from the first innings, which had been his best career score, with 103 not out as the visitors reached 296-8 to lead by 152.
He shared a fifth-wicket stand of 109 with Thilan Samaraweera in his innings which has so far lasted 234 minutes.
Leach survived a hard caught and bowled chan... | Joe Leach hit his maiden first-class century to give Worcestershire some hope against Gloucestershire. |
Text: The report, for trade paper Music Week, also showed that one in 10 people regularly borrowed someone else's subscription.
Reflecting a BBC / ICM poll earlier this year, the survey found that 42% of people who paid to stream music continued to buy it in other formats.
Spotify remained the dominant service, capturi... | Only 14% of the British public pays for a music streaming subscription, according to new research. |
Text: The building society said that prices increased by 0.3% in July, the second month running there has been a rise.
Nationwide said the increase appeared to be at odds with recent signs of cooling in the housing market.
Over the last year, prices are up by 2.9%, slightly lower than last month's rate of 3.1%.
Earlier... | The shortage of homes coming on to the market is helping to keep house prices high, the Nationwide has reported. |
Text: This follows Walton agreeing a new four-year contract with the Seagulls.
It will be the 21-year-old's fifth loan move in the past three seasons, with Albion having the option to recall the England Under-21 international.
"Following the departure of Matt Gilks it was clear we needed reinforcements," Wigan boss Pau... | League One side Wigan Athletic have signed Brighton goalkeeper Christian Walton on a season-long loan. |
Text: Webb made his comeback from an ankle injury in the Swansea region's 26-21 win over Newcastle.
The 28-year-old is expected to be released from Wales' Six Nations squad to continue his return to fitness.
"There's a strong possibility and we'd be more than comfortable in giving him as much game time as he needs," sa... | Ospreys hope to have Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb available for their Anglo-Welsh Cup match against Bristol. |
Text: In July it emerged the secretary of state had not "called in" the ambitious scheme which included a 10,000-capacity stadium near Glasshoughton.
Wakefield Council had already approved the plan, but on Monday evening the period for any judicial review expired.
Wakefield Council leader Peter Box said it was "a great... | Plans for a £135m development which will include a new home for Castleford Tigers, a retail park and country park have been given final approval. |
Text: Ken Tsang, a member of the pro-democracy Civic Party, was found guilty of pouring an unknown liquid on police officers and of resisting arrest.
On the same night of 15 October 2014, Tsang was filmed being beaten by police for several minutes.
Seven policemen, who are to stand trial for the assault, deny the charg... | A Hong Kong activist, allegedly beaten by police during the 2014 pro-democracy protests, has been found guilty of assault and resisting police officers. |
Text: Officers found the child had got out of the window in Levenshulme, Greater Manchester, due to a damaged latch.
She was taken to hospital for checks following the fall at 16:40 GMT on Tuesday but was later released.
Insp Phil Spurgeon said the child was seen "running around the hospital as though nothing had happe... | A toddler who fell from a second floor window "miraculously" escaped with just a bump to the head by landing on an old sofa in the garden below. |
Text: The accident happened on the A6094 between Leadburn and Howgate at about 13:00 on Sunday.
Police said they were alerted by a member of the public. The emergency services, including fire crews from West Linton, Dalkeith and Penicuik, were sent to the scene.
Police Scotland confirmed one motorist had died and appea... | A motorist has died following a two-car crash in Midlothian. |
Text: The fire broke out in Churchill Drive, Weybridge on Wednesday, but the only person in the house was the nanny who spoke no English.
The ambulance crew suggested using the mobile app to establish if anyone else was in the house.
However, the nanny had left her glasses inside, which then had to be retrieved.
Tony P... | Firefighters and ambulance crews had to resort to using Google Translate to communicate with a Russian nanny after being called to a house fire in Surrey. |
Text: Gordon Mann, who chairs Destination Dumfries and Galloway, said levels were "much better" than in recent years.
Tourism has been estimated to be worth about £287m to the local economy and supports about 7,000 jobs.
Mr Mann said the increase had to be seen in context of low tourist figures and spending in previou... | A tourism chief in south west Scotland has said accommodation providers and visitor attractions have reported an upturn in trade this summer. |
Text: Malik Food Group's (MFG) in Burnley, Lancashire, has had Welfare Enforcement Notices issued by the government after a film taken over two days emerged.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) reviewed 70 hours of footage taken between 2-21 March by Animal Aid.
The FSA said animal welfare was a "high priority". MFG is yet... | A slaughterhouse is under investigation after undercover footage allegedly showed "sheep having their throats repeatedly cut". |
Text: The uncapped 23-year-old was injured before his March call-up to a 40-man provisional squad, and he was not chosen for this international break.
His Posh side have also fallen from the League One play-off places.
"My form since the call-up hasn't been great so it probably pushed me away from the squad," Forrester... | Peterborough midfielder Chris Forrester says poor form and injury since a Republic of Ireland squad call-up has seen him drop away from the fold. |
Text: 3 July 2016 Last updated at 11:32 BST
So why has the team done so well and how will they do against hosts France?
We've asked pupils at a school in Iceland to send us their thoughts on the team.
Here's what they think.
Summary: | Iceland, who beat in England in the last round of the European Championships, are the lowest ranked side in the tournament. |
Text: The deal will start in October 2016, with the first series of fixtures to be announced later this year.
Two extra games could also be staged at Twickenham, the home of English rugby union, over the same period.
The NFL already has an extended deal in place to stage a minimum of two games per year at Wembley until... | The NFL has agreed a three-year deal with the Rugby Football Union to stage a minimum of three American football matches at Twickenham. |
Text: Daniel Smith, 31, from St Issey, was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving at Truro Crown Court.
Sabrina Bellman, 28, from Hampshire, died on Boxing Day 2015 after the car she was in collided head-on with Smith's car at Washaway, Cornwall.
Her husband, mother-in-law and two-year-old daughter were inj... | A driver who caused the death of a young mother after a Christmas pantomime has been jailed for four years. |
Text: The Stagecoach Stand, which houses a mixture of home and away supporters, was evacuated at 15:10 GMT with the cause believed to be a smoke grenade.
Police have made an arrest in connection with the incident, which saw fans evacuated onto the pitch.
The game restarted at 16:18 GMT and finished in a 2-2 draw.
The h... | Exeter's League Two game with Carlisle United was halted for more than an hour after smoke was seen coming from the back of a stand at St James Park. |
Text: The 14-mile (23km) route will run from Bradford city centre to Seacroft, in east Leeds.
The CityConnect project, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year, has been funded by an £18m cash award from the Department for Transport and £11m of local funding.
The scheme also includes resurfacing parts o... | Work on a £29m cycle superhighway linking Bradford and Leeds has officially begun. |
Text: Sarries were crowned Europe's best for the first time at the weekend after beating French side Racing 92 21-9.
The London club have also finished top of the Premiership table in their bid to secure a domestic-Euro double.
"We lose, we go on holiday, we win, we have a chance of winning the title, which is our aim,... | Leicester boss Richard Cockerill says Saturday's Premiership play-off semi-final at European champions Saracens is "a game you want to play in". |
Text: Ground surveys and excavations are being carried out before construction work starts on the project.
Under the plans, new lighting, public art, paving and street furniture will be installed in the areas between the station and the Fruit Market.
Hull City Council said it expected the revamp to be completed in time... | Work has started on the first phase of a £25m transformation of Hull's city centre. |
Text: Celtic Energy said it followed an announcement by RWE that Aberthaw power station was unlikely to require large volumes of coal beyond March 2017.
A consultation on the plan for the Nant Helen opencast site has begun with trade unions and other parties.
The company said the state of the coal industry meant "diffi... | A Powys opencast mine could be mothballed, resulting in 90 redundancies. |
Text: Last year, there were 69 allegations of child rape and other sexual offences by peacekeepers from 10 missions.
One advocacy group says it has passed on new reports to the UN that a soldier made four girls have sex with a dog.
The UN said it was looking into the "exact number and nature" of the claims.
Living unde... | UN officials say they are investigating "extremely troubling" claims of sexual abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR). |
Text: Renald Luzier told the French newspaper Liberation that his job had become "too much to bear" following the deaths of his colleagues.
Twelve people were murdered when two Islamist gunmen burst into the Charlie Hebdo offices on 7 January.
"Each issue is torture because the others are gone," said Luz.
He joined the... | Charlie Hebdo cartoonist "Luz" who designed the magazine's cover image of Muhammad after the Paris attacks has said he is leaving the publication. |
Text: He was most famous for The Concubine, which pictured the culture of marriage and forbidden traditions and was originally published in 1966.
The Concubine has been a recommended text in schools across Africa.
His other books include Sunset in Biafra, Peppersoup, The Slave and The Road to Ibadan. He died in hospita... | Renowned Nigerian author Elechi Amadi has died of an undisclosed illness at the age of 82. |
Text: The shrine is being built by Manoj Tiwary, a local film star, and will be opened to the public early next year.
Tendulkar retired from international cricket following India's victory over the West Indies in a Test in Mumbai last week.
Shortly afterwards he was awarded the country's highest civilian honour, the Bh... | Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar might soon be worshipped in a temple planned in his name in Bihar state. |
Text: The Guernseyman is part of the new Ford Chip Ganassi team, with Priaulx hoping to better his third-place result he achieved in his class in 2011.
"We led it for most of the race in 2011 and lost it in the final hours, so I hope we can do one better than that," he told BBC Radio Guernsey.
"But this is a very tough... | Former World Touring Car champion Andy Priaulx is hoping he can win at the Le Mans 24-hour race for the first time. |
Text: The Cheetahs, based in Bloemfontein, have been approached by the league, which currently comprises teams from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy.
The Pro12 deny extending a formal invitation, but say discussions are underway between stakeholders.
Two South African franchises will be cut from Super Rugby from 2018... | A South African club has been invited to join the Pro12, BBC Scotland has learned. |
Text: Labour's Adam Holden thought he had secured Blackburn with Darwen Council's Highercroft ward with a 277 majority.
But the returning officer declared the result null and void because Mr Holden works for a council-owned company - this is banned under Electoral Commission regulations.
The election will have to be re... | The winner of a council by-election's victory celebrations proved premature when he was informed he had not been eligible to stand in the first place. |
Text: A joint Lancet and Imperial College London review found poor countries were being given devices they could not use or maintain.
It said richer nations should aim their efforts at lower-cost equipment tailored for the developing world.
Research has shown 40% of devices in poor countries are out of service, compare... | Inappropriate equipment is undermining the medical aid effort in developing countries, experts say. |
Text: Remus, 15, Janko, 12, and 10-year-old David Matloch were last seen in Newcastle on Monday evening.
The boys disappeared after going on a bike ride to a local park, sparking a UK-wide search.
Northumbria Police said a total of seven people had been arrested in connection with the case.
Two men, aged 47 and 22, and... | Three brothers who went missing from Sunderland have been found safe and well at a house in Accrington, Lancashire. |
Text: Lamb Bella and her "beloved" companion Blake disappeared on 8 May from a home near Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire.
Owner Natalie Haywood says trackers have found scents and droppings in the area.
Cameras have been installed, and food including garlic chicken dropped to try to find the pair.
Mrs Haywood said trac... | Hopes have been raised for the well-being of an orphaned lamb and collie dog who went missing together, after clues were picked up by search parties. |
Text: Douglas Costa scored the only goal for the holders when his shot was deflected in by Luiz Gustavo.
Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer made two good saves to deny Yunus Malli in the closing stages.
There were also cup wins for Hamburg, who beat Cologne 2-0, Borussia Monchengladbach, who dismissed Greuther Furth 2-0, and s... | Bayern Munich reached the German Cup quarter-finals by beating Wolfsburg. |
Text: Celeste Smith was last seen in Plymouth on Tuesday afternoon, but she was not reported missing until she failed to meet up with friends two days later.
Friends said the teenager, who lives in Saltash, Cornwall, had recently discovered she was pregnant.
Police are treating the search as a "high priority".
Miss Smi... | A search is under way for a 19-year-old girl who has been missing from her home for five days. |
Text: The 40-year-old, who resigned as Kilmarnock boss in January, takes over from Ray McKinnon, who left for Dundee United this month.
Rovers finished fourth in the Championship, losing their play-off quarter-final against Hibernian.
Locke is expected to announce a new backroom team at Stark's Park over the next few w... | Gary Locke has been appointed the new manager at Raith Rovers on a two-year contract. |
Text: Police said the pensioner was kept on the phone for several hours and was asked for his bank details and internet passwords.
The call was from a person offering a refund and claiming to be from a company the man had dealt with before.
Officers said the caller had a "strong foreign accent."
A Police Scotland spoke... | An 84-year-old Alloa man has had a "large amount" of money taken from his bank account after falling victim to a phone scam. |
Text: Opening batsman Finch, who remains in the 15-man squad for the tournament in India, was named T20 captain in 2014 but only led the side six times.
Test and one-day skipper Smith, 26, now leads Australia in all three formats.
Test wicketkeeper Peter Nevill, who has never played any limited-overs cricket for Austra... | Steve Smith has replaced Aaron Finch as Australia's captain for the World Twenty20, which starts next month. |
Text: There were also 47 Conservative MPs who missed both votes, either because they were elsewhere on government business or out of choice:
Fourteen Labour MPs also rebelled against their party line, either by voting for Mrs Gillan's amendment or against second reading:
Although there were no Lib Dem rebels, there 17 ... | Thirty four Conservative MPs rebelled against the government on the proposed HS2 rail link between London and the West Midlands, either by voting against the bill at second reading or by voting in favour of an amendment arguing that the bill should be blocked because the case for HS2 was "unconvincing": |
Text: John Letts and Sally Lane are accused of sending cash to 20-year-old Jack Letts, who was suspected of joining so-called Islamic State in 2014.
The Oxford couple, of Chilswell Road, allegedly sent their son £1,723 between September and January.
They did not enter pleas during an appearance at the Old Bailey earli... | The parents of a man dubbed "Jihadi Jack" after travelling to Syria are to stand trial on charges of funding terrorism. |
Text: The 18-year-old was found in Caldy Walk, Islington, shortly after 18:00 BST on Wednesday and died a short time later in hospital.
Officers said they were keeping "an open mind" over the motive for the stabbing.
No arrests have been made but a police spokesman confirmed the force was looking for a suspect or suspe... | A teenager stabbed to death in north London has been named by police as Stefan Appleton. |
Text: Beverley Finney was struck by Henry Rigby's car as he drove at 40 mph in a 30 mph zone in St Helens, Merseyside.
Liverpool Crown Court heard that along with facial injuries, she been forced to move house, as living near a busy road caused her to have panic attacks.
Rigby was found guilty of causing serious injury... | A woman was left scarred for life when she was hit by a speeding car that had spun out of control, police have said. |
Text: Those athletes are from five different sports and six different countries.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) retested 454 selected doping samples from the 2008 Games in Beijing and a further 265 from London 2012.
It said the retests, conducted using the latest scientific methods, were focused on athletes ... | Olympic chiefs have announced 23 competitors at the London 2012 Games have failed retrospective doping tests. |
Text: The 27-year-old, who has the option for a third year, was out of contract after three years at Spotland.
Town have offered new deals to captain Nat Knight-Percival, Junior Brown, James Wesolowski and keepers Jayson Leutwiler, Mark Halstead and England Under-18 international Callum Burton.
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro to... | Shrewsbury have made Rochdale defender Oliver Lancashire their first summer signing on an initial two-year deal. |
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