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Text: The 22-year-old, who won team sprint bronze with Becky James at the 2013 World Championships, collided with Elis Ligtlee during an omnium race.
She already had surgery on Sunday.
"Plan to operate tomorrow on hip joint and lower spine. If successful fly home Friday. More lucid but still hurts a lot," tweeted her f... | Britain's Victoria Williamson will have surgery on her hip joint and lower spine following a serious crash at the Zesdaagse event in Rotterdam. |
Text: The 19-year-old has appeared just twice for Premier League side Saints, having made his debut in last season's FA Cup fourth-round defeat by Crystal Palace.
The former England Under-17 striker, who has yet to feature in the first team in 2015-16, is eligible to play in Saturday's match against Millwall.
His arriv... | League One strugglers Crewe have signed Southampton forward Ryan Seager on a one-month youth loan. |
Text: At least 16 of the protesters, who were mostly journalists, were arrested.
The demonstration was against government moves to introduce a new law to criminalise defamation.
Observers says it is the latest sign of tension in the Maldives between those calling for greater democratic freedoms and a government increas... | Maldives police have used pepper spray to break up a protest about freedom of speech, officials say. |
Text: Shaun Murray, 27, shouted anti-Muslim abuse at the driver in a parking row shortly before a Justin Bieber concert at the Principality Stadium on 30 June.
He pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon and causing religiously-aggravated fear.
Murray, from Jesmond, Newcastle, was jailed for 10 months at Car... | A machete-wielding man who threatened a taxi driver in a road rage row in Cardiff has been jailed for 10 months. |
Text: The Western Trust recruitment drive targets Spain, Holland, Greece and Poland.
It aims to address the "huge challenge" of recruiting staff.
In the last financial year, the trust spent almost £13m on medical and dental locum and agency staff.
The Department of Health said all trusts in Northern Ireland were "faci... | A Northern Ireland Health trust is targeting medical professionals from abroad as it struggles to cope with a shortage of qualified staff. |
Text: North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust was one of 11 put into special measures in 2013 after a review found higher-than-expected mortality rates.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said while improvements were being made, serious staffing issues remained.
The trust said it was working hard to tackle "recognised"... | A health trust, criticised over its high death rates, is struggling to recruit enough senior medical staff, a watchdog has said. |
Text: Grabban, 29, scored three goals in 19 games while on loan at Championship play-off finalists Reading last season.
Steele, 26, has signed a four-year contract with the Championship side.
Grabban said the chance to play under Black Cats boss Simon Grayson had helped convince him to move.
"The size of the club and i... | Sunderland have signed striker Lewis Grabban on a season-long loan from Premier League club Bournemouth and Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Jason Steele for an undisclosed fee. |
Text: Hamilton had been one of four goalkeepers named in Gordon Strachan's initial 29-man squad, but that was cut to 24 last week.
The 23-year-old is now back in because McGregor, 35, has a thumb injury.
Celtic's Craig Gordon is expected to retain his place against England for the 10 June World Cup qualifier.
McGregor'... | Hull City goalkeeper Allan McGregor has withdrawn from the Scotland squad to face England, with Hearts' Jack Hamilton being recalled in his place. |
Text: The 15-year-old boy suffered a cardiac arrest and burns. He is in hospital in Tours, about 120km (75 miles) north of the recreation centre in Lathus-Saint-Rémy, central-west France.
Another two youths are in hospital and five more were hurt in Monday's lightning strike.
Several are suffering from tinnitus.
The i... | A French teenager is in a "very worrying" condition after being struck by lightning while at an outdoor youth camp, say local authorities. |
Text: In the first of four Tests, England led 2-1 at the break and scored twice late on to secure a comfortable victory.
Chris Griffiths, Sam Ward, Michael Hoare, Liam Ansell and David Goodfield scored for a much-changed England side.
"We were a little inconsistent as the group are learning about international hockey b... | England's men started their 2020 Olympic cycle with a 5-2 win over South Africa in Cape Town. |
Text: Burns was dropped twice - on 98 and 154 - as he batted throughout the entire day to move the hosts on from 113-1.
He shared a 104-run partnership with Dominic Sibley (57) but, despite the flat pitch, Hampshire, led by Kyle Abbott (2-45), kept chipping away.
A 62-run stand with Tom Curran (35 not out) saw Surrey r... | Stand-in captain Rory Burns hit an unbeaten 174 to move Surrey to 410-7 and keep Hampshire at bay on day three. |
Text: Those who died were all women, Italian reports said.
The latest migrant tragedy came as the Italian navy raised to the surface a boat that sank with the loss of more than 700 lives.
The April 2015 sinking was the worst loss of human life since the influx of migrants began in 2013.
More than 64,000 migrants and re... | At least 10 people drowned and more than 100 others were rescued when an inflatable boat carrying migrants capsized 32km (20 miles) off Libya. |
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The 42-year-old is the current race leader and is aiming to be the first British skipper to win the solo, non-stop, round-the-world race.
Thomson's time of nine days, seven hours and three minutes is a new "in race" record.
"The record is pointless really, it is just... | Welsh sailor Alex Thomson has become the fastest man to cross the equator in the Vendee Globe, but says the record is unimportant. |
Text: Director Paul Feig's gender-swapping reboot also features Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones on the ghostbusting team.
Feig broke the news on Twitter, posting a picture of Hemsworth with the words: "Our receptionist. #whoyougonnacall."
Actress Annie Potts played the original receptionist, Janine Melnitz, in the 1984 ... | Thor star Chris Hemsworth has been cast as the receptionist in the new female-led Ghostbusters film, working under Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig. |
Text: The incident happened at the Co-op on Main Street, Ormiston, on Sunday 19 February at about 22:15.
Police Scotland said a 35-year-old man had been charged in connection with the attempted armed robbery.
He is expected to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
Summary: | A man has been charged after an attempted armed robbery in an East Lothian shop. |
Text: Dale opened the scoring when Mendez-Laing pounced on a loose ball from Ian Henderson's blocked effort.
Mendez-Laing then nipped in between Ian Lawlor and Peter Clarke to double his tally and Rochdale's lead.
Former Bury defender Ashley Eastham wrapped up the three points when he leapt highest in the Shakers' box ... | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing's brace secured a comfortable victory for Rochdale over local rivals Bury in League One. |
Text: Twelve people were taken to hospital as a precaution after an underground cable caught fire, releasing carbon monoxide outside the shop on Spencer Road.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said it received a report of a smell of gas at about 12:20 BST.
The 12 people have since been released from hospital... | The managing director of the Sandwich Company in Londonderry has said his staff are lucky to have escaped injury after a release of gas on Monday. |
Text: The 21-year-old, who can also play in defence, had a previous loan spell with Barrow when he made three appearances between February and April 2016.
Rowe had loan spells at Wycombe in 2014 and 2015, before joining permanently from Rotherham in June 2015.
His signing comes a day after the addition of Wolves keeper... | Barrow have made their second signing in as many days with the addition of midfielder Dan Rowe from Wycombe on loan until the end of the season. |
Text: The commission said many passengers who are dependent on bus services in local areas faced less frequent services and, in some cases, higher fares, than in areas where there was more competition.
The trade association for buses said there was "room for improvement".
The commission's report did not include London ... | The UK bus market needs to be opened up to new firms as too many operators face little competition, the Competition Commission has said. |
Text: Samples taken from long finned pilot whales that died in mass strandings in Fife in 2012 and on Skye in 2015 were examined in the new study.
The team said there was "an urgent need" to develop methods for assessing the impact of high-intensity sonar and other sounds' on whales and dolphins.
They believe the metho... | Scientists have studied the ears of dead whales to learn how underwater man-made noises affect marine mammals. |
Text: Jordanna Goodwin and Megan Storey, both 16, were killed in a two-car collision near Conisbrough on 15 November.
Fellow passengers Blake Cairns, 16, and Arpad Kore and Bartosz Bortniczak, both 18, also died.
Speaking for the first time since charges against one of the drivers were dropped, Megan's mother, Tracey S... | The mothers of two girls who died in a crash in South Yorkshire have described their daughters as "inseparable." |
Text: Sheerin is expected to hold talks with Inverness this week to discuss replacing Richie Foran.
The Irishman departed shortly after the Highland club were relegated to the Scottish Championship.
Sheerin is believed to be keen on a return to first-team management having previously been in charge of Arbroath.
The for... | Aberdeen have granted Inverness Caledonian Thistle permission to speak to Under-20s coach Paul Sheerin about their managerial vacancy. |
Text: Asadullah Omarkhel's announcement came hours after Khanabad district was seized by Taliban fighters.
But local sources told the BBC that Taliban fighters were still present near the district headquarters.
The newly arrived government forces aimed to open the road link to the city of Kunduz, the governor said.
Afg... | Afghan government forces have recaptured a key district of the northern province of Kunduz from the Taliban, the provincial governor says. |
Text: It was a close contest between the Conservative and Labour's George Adamson.
Mr Ellis polled exactly 75,000 votes following a second round of counting, with Mr Adamson, the leader of Cannock Chase Council, achieving 66,513.
Mr Ellis said he would put "all the resources into frontline policing we can."
Three other... | Matthew Ellis has been elected Staffordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner for a second term. |
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The Tickle the Ivories festival, now in its fourth year, has seen six pianos positioned around the city centre for public use.
Those who step up to the keys are licensed to busk, meaning they can keep whatever proceeds they make.
... | A piano festival in Liverpool is giving people the chance to show off their playing skills to the public. |
Text: The child, who apparently could not swim, was paddling in The Lagoon on the Western Esplanade in Southend just before 18:00 BST on Wednesday.
He wandered into a 2m-deep section and struggled to keep afloat before disappearing under the water.
Essex Police has appealed for his rescuer, who jumped in fully clothed ... | A six-year-old boy was saved from drowning in a seafront lagoon by a stranger, police have said. |
Text: Jack Muldoon slotted the home side ahead when Matt Rhead knocked down Terry Hawkridge's cross.
Half-time substitute McQuilkin fired a free-kick past Lincoln goalkeeper Paul Farman to draw the Harriers level.
The midfielder then headed in Harriers' 83rd-minute winner after Farman had parried Ben Whitfield's initia... | James McQuilkin's brace saw bottom club Kidderminster Harriers come from behind for their first National League win in seven games at Lincoln City. |
Text: Fred Payne, 78, allowed Lisa Connelly to stay at his home in Rochdale Way, Colchester, where she "dominated him" and helped herself to a "sizeable" chunk of his pension, a court heard.
She started a fire in the bedroom of the flat last September.
Connelly, 42, admitted manslaughter and arson charges.
Chelmsford C... | A drug addict who "exploited and manipulated" a pensioner for his money before starting a fatal fire at his flat has been jailed for 12 years. |
Text: The 24-year-old has scored 14 goals in 25 league appearances for the Championship side this season.
"There have been offers from clubs for him but we said all along he has a value to us," Smith said.
"We want to keep him at the club if we can, unless the valuation is met by any clubs looking at him."
Hogan has sc... | Brentford striker Scott Hogan will remain at Griffin Park unless his transfer valuation is met, head coach Dean Smith has told BBC Radio London. |
Text: Zale Thompson, 32, was shot dead after wounding the two officers, one critically, in Queens on Thursday.
Commissioner William Bratton said Thompson was not on any watch lists but had browsed al-Qaeda web sites and watched beheadings.
A bystander shot in the incident is critical but stable in hospital.
Witnesses s... | Police in New York say an axe attack on two officers was a terrorist act carried out by a radicalised Muslim convert. |
Text: Macaully Sutcliffe, 16, was hit by Mohammed Zaman's van near Whitchurch, Hampshire, in October.
Zaman, 32, from Reading, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving and was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.
His father, Anglican priest Richard Sutcliffe, said his son's life had been cut "cruelly... | A van driver who killed a priest's son when he knocked the teenager off his moped has been jailed. |
Text: A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 7 and 14 October. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk or our Instagram at #bbcscotlandpics.
Summary: | All pictures are copyrighted. |
Text: Syria is a country in the Middle East that has been greatly effected by violence and war causing many ordinary people living there, including lots of children, to leave the country to try and find safety.
The President made immigration a big issue in his election. The things he has said about migrants and refugee... | New US President Donald Trump has banned Syrian refugees from entering the US until further notice. |
Text: With Sam Smith at number two, it is the first time two British solo artists have taken the US top two spots since Eric Clapton and Sting did it in 1993.
X, which is pronounced "multiply", is Sheeran's second album and includes his hit Sing, featuring Pharrell Williams.
X sold 210,000 copies in the US last week, w... | Singer Ed Sheeran has scored his first US number one album, topping the Billboard 200 chart with his album X. |
Text: Lowe, 22, helped maintain Portsmouth's League Two promotion push with his first goal for the club in a 3-1 win against Yeovil on Saturday.
In January, he joined from Hampton & Richmond in National League South.
"Last May, I got promoted from the Ryman Premier League, this May it could going up to League One," he ... | Jamal Lowe's football career has a come a long way in the space of the past six months, but he admits a second promotion in a year would be special. |
Text: The company has been forced to cancel several services between London and Derby, Nottingham and Leicester.
Some replacement buses have been provided but passengers have been warned to check timetables.
The company apologised for any inconvenience but said the timetable would return to normal on Monday.
The staff ... | A shortage of train drivers has caused disruption on rail services run by East Midlands Trains. |
Text: James Delaney, from Telford, has broken the terms of his licence following his release from prison in December last year, West Mercia Police said.
It is believed he may be with his partner and children. Police said they are being treated as "missing".
Delaney, 27, is thought to be in Birmingham.
The public is bei... | Police hunting a convicted robber who is wanted for recall to prison, say his children are missing from their Shropshire home. |
Text: The professional conduct panel of the National College for Teaching and Leadership said Simon Richard Whalley, 47, had relations with a pupil who was in the fifth and sixth forms.
It happened between 2000 and 2002 while he was a teacher at Abingdon School.
Thames Valley Police said no charges had been brought aga... | A music teacher's sexual relationship with one of his pupils was unacceptable and brought the profession into disrepute, a panel has found. |
Text: Whitmore Primary School pupil Annie Woodland, who is now 26, was pulled from a swimming pool in Basildon in 2000 but had suffered brain damage.
A High Court judge ruled that a teacher and a lifeguard had failed to realise she was in trouble.
Essex County Council will pay two-thirds of the £2m, with the lifeguard ... | A woman who nearly drowned during a school swimming lesson has been awarded a £2m payout. |
Text: A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 7 and 14 July. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk or via Instagram at #bbcscotlandpics
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The Gills, who are 17th in League One, were knocked out of the FA Cup by non-league Brackley Town on Wednesday.
"I woke up shocked, embarrassed, humiliated, disappointed and very angry," Scally told BBC Radio Kent.
"We both recognise there are some serious problems w... | Gillingham chairman Paul Scally has given manager Justin Edinburgh his backing but says he is "not best happy" with the side's current form. |
Text: The 25-year-old former Newcastle, Swindon and Blackpool forward has been training with the League One side during pre-season.
He has not played a competitive game since November 2014, before he spent seven months absent from Blackpool.
Ranger later put that down to the death of two friends and left the Tangerines... | Striker Nile Ranger has joined Southend United on a one-year-contract, with the option of a further year. |
Text: Dippy, a Humboldt penguin, is the senior bird in his colony at the Seaview Wildlife Encounter on the Isle of Wight, which is shutting for good.
Along with 10 other penguins, Dippy will be rehomed at Great Yarmouth Sea Life Centre.
Staff there said a ramp was already in place for Dippy to "waddle into the pool rat... | An arthritic penguin will have his special needs catered for when he moves to a new home in Norfolk. |
Text: The investigations were linked to alleged sexual activity among children at state-run, Harberton House.
The children's home was run by the former Western Health and Social Services Trust and is now closed.
Counsel to the inquiry, Christine Smith, said the "peer abuse" involved children aged seven to 13 years old.... | Police investigated alleged abuse at a former children's home in Londonderry, the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry has heard. |
Text: One-time gains in the quarter helped offset losses caused by cheaper imports to India and Europe from the world's top steel producer, China.
Net profit at Tata Steel, which is part of a conglomerate of firms, rose to 15.29bn rupees (£152m; $233m).
But in the UK, Tata Steel faces a "structurally challenging envir... | India's Tata Steel has reported a surprise 22% rise in second-quarter consolidated net profit. |
Text: At least seven civilians died when mortars struck the home of a Bedouin family in the village of Negah Shabana, near the border with the Gaza Strip.
It is not clear whether the shells were fired by the militants or troops.
In recent weeks, Egypt's military has stepped up its operation against Islamists in the reg... | Ten people have been killed in overnight fighting between Islamist militants and soldiers in the north of Egypt's Sinai peninsula, officials say. |
Text: The 22-year-old returned to Stamford Bridge in the summer after three seasons out on loan at Atletico Madrid and has played in all three Premier League games so far.
He said: "My future was already sorted but it's nice to know I'm going to be here for another five years.
"Now I can concentrate on playing."
Courto... | Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has signed a new five-year contract with the club after displacing Petr Cech as manager Jose Mourinho's first-choice. |
Text: Clock towers, theatres and seaside cottages are among the venues for this year's Spring Fling weekend.
The open studio event is being held for the 15th time from 27 to 29 May at sites across Dumfries and Galloway.
Nearly 100 painters photographers, jewellers, ceramicists, print-makers, wood workers, sculptors, te... | . |
Text: A consultation event on the project is being held in the town over the next two days.
Should Scottish Borders Council's proposals come to fruition, they would see Parkside and Howdenburn Primaries and Jedburgh Grammar School closed.
All education for children aged from two to 18 in the area would take place on on... | Plans for an "intergenerational campus" which would combine three schools have been unveiled in Jedburgh. |
Text: An estimated 170,000 birds were culled after the disease emerged at a farm in Preston in July.
Farms within 10km (six miles) of the premises were not allowed to move poultry, captive birds or other livestock, except under licence.
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) said the bird flu was ... | Restrictions have been lifted following a case of bird flu at a Lancashire farm, the government has said. |
Text: Pakistan lost the rain-shortened match by 124 runs at Edgbaston.
Wahab, who had conceded 87 runs, left the field in the 46th over of India's innings and scans confirmed the 31-year-old had a ligament problem.
Pakistan have called up left-arm paceman Rumman Raees, 25, as a replacement.
They face South Africa in th... | Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz will miss the rest of the Champions Trophy after suffering an ankle injury in the Group B defeat by India on Sunday. |
Text: They took Europe's second-tier event with a 4-1 victory over Italian hosts Ritten.
Panthers were the lowest-ranked side in the event and beat teams from Denmark and Kazakhstan to reach the final.
Great Britain international Robert Farmer scored twice as Panthers secured the title.
The previous best-ever performan... | Nottingham Panthers won the Continental Cup final to become the first British ice hockey team to claim a major European trophy. |
Text: The cash, in the local naira currency, was found near Kaduna airport's check-in and was still in sealed packs.
An investigation is under way to trace the source of the cash, a spokesman for Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says.
Tackling corruption was a key election pledge for President ... | Large sacks containing bundles of "crispy" banknotes worth a total of $155,000 (£130,000) have been seized at a Nigerian airport, officials say. |
Text: Hyypia, 39, will guide the Bundesliga side on his own next term after it was announced co-trainer Sascha Lewandowski will move to the youth teams.
Finland international Hyypia made more than 300 Premier League appearances during a decade-long stay at Anfield.
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He reti... | Former Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia is to take sole charge of Champions League qualifiers Bayer Leverkusen. |
Text: Two people received minor injuries in October when panels above platforms one and two caved in.
The station unveiled a £44m upgrade in October 2015, including the £20m roof.
Network Rail said the reporting of faults with Northern Rail was a factor in the roof not being repaired before the incident.
Network Rail s... | Falling roof panels at Manchester Victoria railway station was a result of damage caused by a bird, an investigation has found. |
Text: The former world number one, 36, beat Joe Lee 11-6 11-4 11-8 to claim his sixth consecutive crown.
"It's an honour to win a ninth title. I'm really happy with where my game is" said the three-time world champion.
Laura Massaro beat Sarah-Jane Perry in straight sets for her fourth title, and is now two away from e... | Nick Matthew extended his own record with a ninth British national squash title in Manchester. |
Text: Bradley has been the MP for Staffordshire Moorlands since May 2010, and a home office minister since 2014.
Her appointment comes two months after Whittingdale and the BBC agreed a major overhaul of the corporation.
On Thursday morning, Whittingdale tweeted: "Has been a privilege to serve as culture secretary."
"I... | Karen Bradley is to take over from John Whittingdale as culture secretary, Prime Minister Theresa May has announced. |
Text: Bafana Bafana beat Nigeria 2-0 in their opening Group E qualifier for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
It was South Africa's first ever official competitive win over the Super Eagles.
"It is the way the victory was achieved which has been so emotional," said Baxter.
I am absolutely delighted. This is what South Af... | South Africa coach Stuart Baxter described his side's victory over Nigeria in Uyo on Saturday as "emotional" and "something special." |
Text: Spectre stars Daniel Craig and Lea Seydoux, along with producer Barbara Broccoli, were presented with an official certificate on Monday.
The official title holder is Oscar-winner Chris Corbould, who created the explosive scene for the film.
The 7.5 second scene was shot in Morocco. Watch the explosion here.
The b... | Bond movie Spectre has entered the Guinness World Record books for featuring the largest film stunt explosion in cinema history. |
Text: Two were seriously hurt in the accident at Walton, just over the border from the Herefordshire town of Kington, at 17:30 GMT on Wednesday.
The road was closed in both directions, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said.
Authorities have since confirmed the road reopened in the early hours of Thursday.
Thr... | The A44 in Powys has reopened after three people were injured in a head-on collision involving two cars. |
Text: Rodney Smith, 67, of Quarry Hill, St Leonards, Sussex, was accused of arson with intent to endanger life after the blaze at St Michael's Hospice in July.
He was a patient at the hospice at the time of the fire and was terminally ill, police said.
Mr Smith was later remanded to Lewes Prison, where he was being car... | A man charged with starting a fire at a hospice which killed two people has died in prison. |
Text: Mark Hughes, 30, of Wrexham, contracted meningitis as a baby.
His living allowances were about to be stopped when BBC Wales contacted the DWP, which has since apologised.
Mr Hughes' family said he "may not seem disabled at first glance" but he has mobility, balance and memory problems.
But the DWP originally foun... | A man with a mental age of seven who was told he would lose his disability benefits is having them reinstated after the Department for Work and Pensions admitted an error. |
Text: The gunner, 23, based at Suffolk's RAF Honington, vanished a month ago after a night out in Bury St Edmunds.
Officers have been scouring hedgerows and ditches between the A134 and A143 on the town outskirts.
Meanwhile, a retired police chief has said foul play cannot be ruled out as detectives continue to investi... | Specialist RAF officers have widened the search for missing airman Corrie Mckeague. |
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The 36-year-old led her team to a first Olympic gold medal as they beat defending champions the Netherlands in a penalty shootout.
"If you could write a movie script with a fairytale ending then this would be it," said the four-time Olympian.
The ceremony was held in... | Women's hockey captain Kate Richardson-Walsh carried the flag for Great Britain at the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics. |
Text: Former Australia Test opener Rogers only retired as a player in September after bringing his 18-year first-class career to an end at Taunton.
The 39-year-old will join up with Somerset on 1 March and will be at the club until 30 June.
"Chris made a massive impact," director of cricket Matt Maynard said.
"He was a... | Somerset have appointed former captain Chris Rogers in a batting coach and player mentoring role, on a four-month contract subject to a visa application. |
Text: The evidence was from a child witness who was in the house when Nyomi Fee and her partner Rachel Fee realised that two-year-old Liam was dead.
The couple deny murdering Liam Fee in Fife in March 2014.
They also deny ill-treating two other boys.
In an interview with police and social workers, which recorded soon ... | A court has heard claims that two women accused of murdering a toddler were "panicking" as they tried to dismantle a cage in which they allegedly imprisoned another boy. |
Text: Full-back Josh Law, 26, arrives on a one-year deal after leaving Fir Park by mutual consent in the summer.
Keeper Connor Ripley, 23, has agreed a season-long loan from Middlesbrough after spending last season in Scotland.
Leeds United striker Lee Erwin, 23, has also joined on loan 12 months after moving to Elland... | New Oldham manager Stephen Robinson has agreed deals for three players who previously worked with him at Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. |
Text: The 12 Years a Slave star is seen wearing Jobs' trademark glasses and black polar neck in scenes recreating one of his famous product launches.
The film, called Steve Jobs, reportedly uses three such launches to probe Jobs' life and relationships with colleagues.
Kate Winslet and Seth Rogen also appear in the bio... | A trailer for Danny Boyle's new film about Steve Jobs has offered a first glimpse of actor Michael Fassbender in character as the late Apple co-founder. |
Text: Warren Free, 42, died from head injuries in Spalding, Lincolnshire, in August 2014.
A Lincoln Crown Court jury found Jake Edwards, 18, two 15-year-old boys, a boy aged 17 and two 15-year-old girls not guilty of murder or manslaughter.
A 15-year-old boy was found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
Another... | Six teenagers accused of subjecting a father-of-two to a "vicious assault" with a metal pole have been cleared of his murder. |
Text: Miqdad Al-Nuaimi was suspended in May over tweets including: "Jews in whose name #Israeli #Zionist regime commit war crimes should worry: its's same arrogant mentality as #nazis".
The Iraqi-born councillor has now been told by letter he has been cleared.
"I feel great," he told BBC Wales. "I've always campaigned... | A Newport councillor suspended from the Labour party for alleged anti-Semitism has been reinstated after an inquiry. |
Text: PC Graham Thomas was leaving Asda in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, with his shopping when he saw security guards confronting a man.
When the man ran off, the officer joined the chase, but returned to discover his own bag had been taken.
"It was annoying, but people will find it amusing and ironic that this has ha... | An off-duty policeman who tried to catch a supermarket shoplifter had his own shopping stolen while giving chase. |
Text: He led the team for the final five games of the season as the O's finished eighth, after being assistant to both Ian Hendon and Kevin Nolan.
The 50-year-old former Gillingham and Dover boss won three and lost two during his spell in temporary charge.
A statement said his "expertise, spirit and passion" secured hi... | Leyton Orient have appointed Andy Hessenthaler as their full-time manager on a one-year contract after his stint in charge as caretaker boss. |
Text: Christopher Hughes was found guilty of 14 sexual offences against the girls, aged between nine and 14, between 1998 and 2007.
The 34-year-old from Bliss Close in Coventry "systematically took advantage of" each victim, police said.
He was convicted by a unanimous verdict at Warwickshire Justice Centre of rape, at... | A man has been jailed for 27 years after being convicted of raping and sexually assaulting four young girls. |
Text: The comments by army chief Gen Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi came a week ahead of planned mass protests by opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
He said the army was obliged to stop Egypt plunging into a "dark tunnel".
The remarks are seen as one of the strongest interventions since the army handed over power to... | The army in Egypt has warned it will not allow the country to descend into "uncontrollable conflict". |
Text: The Commons Defence Committee said it was "insulting" and damaged the integrity of military honours.
MPs urged support for a private member's bill which would make wearing unauthorised medals a criminal offence, punishable by prison or a £5,000 fine.
The Ministry of Defence said misusing medals for financial gai... | Impostors who wear military medals they are not entitled to should be liable to criminal charges, MPs say. |
Text: Notts County chief executive Jason Turner will now also fill the role at the Women's Super League One side.
"Although it hasn't always been easy, it's been a very rewarding role," Alexander told the club website.
"I would like to thank all the players and the staff for their hard work in what has been a tough sea... | Matt Alexander has stepped down as chief executive of Notts County Ladies after just 11 months. |
Text: Mayor Gregor Robertson said these were "desperate times" for the Canadian city, adding that more deaths were expected.
"It's hard to see any silver lining right now when we haven't hit rock bottom," Mr Robertson said.
Drug abuse in Canada claimed the lives of 2,000 people in 2015.
The government has invested tens... | Nine people have died in Vancouver in the past 24 hours from an overdose of the painkiller fentanyl opioid, officials say. |
Text: Mr O'Connor, 32, and Mr Keegan, 33, from Coolock, Dublin, were found dead on 26 May on an island on Lough Sheelin, County Meath.
The pair were last seen in County Cavan on 22 April.
They had told their families they were going to a meeting. The latest arrest is the third in the investigation.
At the time of the m... | A man has been arrested in connection with the murders of Eoin O'Connor and Anthony Keegan in the Republic of Ireland earlier this year. |
Text: Baby Angelina was conceived from sperm taken from Det Wenjian Liu and frozen on the night he was killed in December 2014, at the age of 32.
He and his widow Pei Xia Chen, also known as Sanny, had been planning to start a family, New York police said.
Officer Liu and partner Rafael Ramos were shot by an African-Am... | The widow of a New York police officer shot dead on duty has given birth to his daughter more than two years later. |
Text: The alarm was raised several hours after the Irish Ferries service from Rosslare arrived in Pembroke Dock, when it was realised the man was missing.
He was last seen at about 45 minutes before the ferry docked at 12:45 BST.
The Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 187 from St Athan has been searching an area several mile... | A major search has been launched for a crewman who is feared to have gone overboard a ferry off the Pembrokeshire coast. |
Text: Thomas Clark was last seen at 10:45 that morning when he was pictured on CCTV leaving Hairmyres Hospital.
Police believe he returned to his home in Kirkton Park at some point before 18:00 on Thursday but that has not been confirmed.
Officers have been conducting door-to-door inquiries since the pensioner was repo... | Police have launched an appeal to find an 84-year-old man missing from his home in East Kilbride since Thursday. |
Text: Cpl Samuel Meekosha from Bradford was with others in an isolated trench near Ypres that was heavily shelled.
Many were killed or injured and others buried as a result of the bombardment.
A memorial stone has been unveiled to the soldier who dug the buried men out in full view of the enemy.
On Thursday, exactly 10... | A 22-year-old soldier whose bravery on a World War One battlefield saw him awarded a Victoria Cross has been honoured by his home city a century after his gallantry. |
Text: It was dug out of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre on New Years Eve, hours before rain would have washed away any trace of it.
Curtin University geologists Phil Bland and Robert Howie used a network of 32 remote cameras to track the meteorite.
The cameras, called the Desert Fireball Network, helped narrow the search area to... | Australian researchers have retrieved a meteorite believed to be around 4.5 billion years old from a remote lakebed. |
Text: Sean Heiss, from Surbiton, south London, killed Margaret Sheehy, 58, at her home in Kingston in June 2012.
Three months later, he nearly beheaded Clementina Liscano in Barcelona.
Heiss admitted killing Ms Sheehy, but denied murder on grounds of diminished responsibility. He must serve at least 27 years and three ... | A man who strangled his mother before fleeing to Spain, where he murdered another woman in a knife attack, has been given a life sentence. |
Text: Workers from the service's volume crime department in Huntingdon were told on Wednesday.
The redundancies come after the Government announced last year the service will close by 2012.
A further 50 staff from service's homicide and violence department on the site are also set to lose their jobs next month.
John Pa... | Fifty-two staff at the Forensic Science Service in Cambridgeshire have lost their jobs, the BBC has been told. |
Text: The children were recruited by the Cobra Faction and the SPLA In Opposition, two armed groups which have been fighting the government.
They were freed in the eastern region of Pibor and "disarmed and provided with civilian clothes," Unicef said in a statement.
About 16,000 children are still in "armed groups", it... | Some 145 child soldiers fighting for two rebel groups in South Sudan have been released, Unicef has announced. |
Text: About 40 people have been squatting in 16 Grosvenor Street. Leaseholders Quintain want them removed.
But a spokesperson for the squatters said many of them were "vulnerable".
At the High Court, Mr Justice Henderson adjourned the case until Wednesday while the group see if they have any defence under Human Rights ... | A group of squatters has been given time to seek legal advice about their fight against eviction from offices in Mayfair. |
Text: The firm saw underlying pre-tax profits rise 23% to £207m, following a strong performance from its First Student school bus operation in North America.
Aberdeen-based FirstGroup said its American arm benefited from the weak pound.
But the pound's impact on fuel costs left it nursing a £19.8m profits hit across it... | Transport giant FirstGroup warned of ongoing economic uncertainty in the UK as it posted a jump in annual profits. |
Text: The march was organised by the Brighton and Hove TUC, with police saying about 200 people took part.
The latest 48-hour walkout by the RMT union finishes at midnight.
Southern condemned the latest stoppage as "spiteful and vindictive", but RMT general secretary Mick Cash said it put "profits before public safety"... | Protesters have taken to the streets of Brighton to support Southern rail workers taking part in the 17th day of strike action since April. |
Text: It says air pollution from burning coal in the area north of the Huai River, with a population of some 500m people, was 55% higher than in the south.
The region also had higher rates of heart and lung disease as a result of the policy in force up to 1980.
The study was conducted by researchers from China, the US ... | China's policy of giving free coal for heating to residents in the north has contributed to shaving 5.5 years off life expectancy there, a study says. |
Text: CSG exploration and production "will no longer be a core business", AGL announced on Thursday.
The company will abandon projects in the states of Queensland and New South Wales, absorbing an expected pre-tax write off of A$795m ($570m; £391m).
Gas exploration across Australia has pitted miners against farmers.
T... | One of Australia's largest energy firms is winding down its coal seam gas (CSG) operations, citing volatile commodity prices and long development times. |
Text: The SNP won 56 of 59 Scottish seats with Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats retaining one each.
Labour lost a total of 40 constituencies to the Nationalists, 23 of them in Glasgow and the west.
The party's leader, Jim Murphy, has vowed to remain in charge, despite losing his own Renfrewshire East con... | The majority of Labour seats in Scotland were lost in constituencies in Glasgow and the west of the country. |
Text: In legal papers filed on Monday in the US, Jeffrey Wenninger accused Sir Elton of making sexually suggestive comments towards him and groping him.
Mr Wenninger, a Los Angeles policeman, worked for the star from 2002 to 2014.
The singer's lawyer said he was a "disgruntled" former employee "seeking to extract an un... | Claims that Sir Elton John sexually harassed a former member of his security detail have been described as "baseless" by the singer's legal team. |
Text: Steeplejacks are to scale the Giotto, Verona and Little Tower at Tower Works to re-point the brickwork.
Debris is also to be removed from the Giotto Tower and its glass tiles repaired and replaced on the "recognisable and unique landmarks".
The structures were dust extractors for a factory that made steel pins fo... | Three imposing Italian-style towers in Leeds are to be restored and repaired, the city council has announced. |
Text: Dyfed-Powys Police attended the incident on the B4358 between Newbridge on Wye and Beulah at about 15:15 BST on Sunday.
The motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital and is in a serious but stable condition.
Police said the driver of the van was travelling towards Beulah.
Summary: | The driver of a white van is being sought by police after a crash in Powys left a motorcyclist with "possibly life-changing injuries". |
Text: The arrests were made after 30 officers raided more than 25 addresses across the region on Monday.
Eight men and one woman are being questioned on suspicion of a range of offences, including domestic violence, drug dealing, robbery and assault.
The cash was seized from a property in West Derby, Liverpool.
Ch Insp... | About £2m in cash has been seized and nine people arrested as part of an operation targeting Merseyside's "more elusive" suspected criminals. |
Text: The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) said London's poorest children outperformed those in the north.
The report is being launched by the centre-left think tank in Sheffield.
The government said extra funds were being given to early years providers to help children from poorer backgrounds and close the a... | A North-South divide is affecting children aged under five from poor families in the north of England, a new report by a think-tank has found. |
Text: 26 July 2016 Last updated at 11:43 BST
The leadership challenger made his comments during an interview with James O'Brien on the BBC's Newsnight programme.
The Pontypridd MP said Mr Corbyn's "metropolitan" politics were at odds with Labour traditions about national identity in England, Scotland and Wales.
He clai... | Owen Smith has questioned Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's patriotism, suggesting it is not "part of his make-up". |
Text: A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.
Summary: | Images courtesy of AFP, EPA, Getty Images and Reuters |
Text: Caley Thistle announced Cameron had "retired" after six years in the role, during which they lifted the Scottish Cup for the first time.
"It is time for me to step down and leave others to take the club forward," he said in a club statement.
"I urge the public of Inverness to strengthen their support for the club... | Kenny Cameron has stepped down as Inverness Caledonian Thistle chairman following his club's relegation from the Scottish Premiership. |
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