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Text: The site, found by snorkelers off the Greek island Zakynthos, appeared to have paved floors and colonnades.
But research by the University of East Anglia and University of Athens has found the site was created by a geological process.
The formations, researchers found, were created up to five million years ago.
R... | Ancient underwater remains thought to be a "long lost city" are in fact the result of a naturally occurring phenomenon, researchers have found. |
Text: Users trying to access the site are reportedly receiving a message saying it is inaccessible pending "technical checks and legal assessments".
The agency's Turkish staff said no warning had been received from telecoms authorities.
Relations between Moscow and Ankara have worsened since Turkey shot down a Russian ... | Russia's Sputnik news site says its website has been blocked in Turkey. |
Text: Chapecoense players and officials died when their plane crashed on its approach to Medellin, Colombia.
They were travelling to play in the Copa Sudamericana final first leg, and opponents Atletico Nacional have asked for Chapecoense to be awarded the cup.
Flamengo, Palmeiras and Sao Paulo are the clubs to have of... | Three of Brazil's leading clubs have said they will offer players to Chapecoense, after the majority of their squad died in a plane crash. |
Text: Science journalist Mr Hanlon, who came up with the plans for dinosaur museum Jurassica, died on Tuesday aged 51 after a heart attack.
The museum was to be built in a semi-subterranean artificial cavern in a 40m (132ft) deep quarry in Portland.
The project's trustees said they hoped to carry it on "in some shape o... | A planned £80m tourist attraction on Dorset's Jurassic Coast faces an uncertain future after the sudden death of its founder, Michael Hanlon. |
Text: Civil War II sees Tony Stark hang up his boots to be replaced by Riri Williams, the company said.
The character is a Chicago-born science genius studying at MIT and made her debut earlier this year.
The news has prompted a huge reaction online, with many welcoming it as a step forward for diversity.
Iron Man writ... | Comic book maker Marvel has revealed a 15-year-old black girl will be donning the famous armour of Iron Man in an upcoming episode of the series. |
Text: The 28-year-old has not played since suffering a double leg break against Ipswich in April 2016.
Judge recently resumed light training with the Bees, but will be operated on in the next two weeks.
"A procedure to stimulate further bone healing is the next and definitive step," Brentford's head of medical Neil Gre... | Brentford midfielder Alan Judge is to have further surgery on the leg injury which has kept him out for a year. |
Text: Kohli, who is best known for his role as shopkeeper Navid in Still Game, will play a new character called Amandeep 'AJ' Jandhu.
The actor said he was looking forward to setting up home in Shieldinch.
He said: "River City is a Scottish institution and I'm chuffed to bits to be joining the cast."
Kohli added: "To b... | Scottish actor and comedian Sanjeev Kohli is to join the cast of BBC Scotland drama River City in the autumn, it has been announced. |
Text: Bach had already said he would miss Wednesday's opening ceremony in Rio to attend a funeral.
The International Paralympic Committee "does not see it as a snub", according to director of media Craig Spence.
The opening ceremony starts at 22:15 BST and the Paralympics run for a further 10 days until 18 September.
F... | The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach will not attend any of the Paralympics, says the Games' governing body. |
Text: Swindon-based Gaming International (GI) agreed a deal on Friday, which they hope will go through early this week.
"I don't know what their plans are with the club," Nicholson told BBC Devon.
"They're the new owners of the club, so they are in a position where whatever they choose to do with me, with the club and ... | Torquay United manager Kevin Nicholson is unsure about his future following the takeover of the club. |
Text: Among the charges against Justin Ross Harris was malice murder, which means prosecutors allege he intentionally left his 22-month-old son to die.
The child died of hyperthermia as his body overheated amid outside temperatures of almost 90F (32C).
Mr Harris's lawyer has said the death was a "tragic accident" as th... | A Georgia man whose son died after he left him in a hot car for seven hours has been charged with murder. |
Text: Former European champion Sarah Barrow, 27, took first place in the women's 10m platform with a score of 347.90.
Laugher, who won two medals at the European Championships in London last month, recorded 489.25 to win the men's 3m springboard.
The 21-year-old said he hoped recent performances would put him in conten... | Sarah Barrow and Jack Laugher won gold medals on day two of the British Diving Championships in Sheffield on Saturday. |
Text: The man, who has not been named, was taken to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary after the crash at Great Knoutberry Hill, near Dent, on Saturday afternoon.
A passenger in the aircraft was also treated for injuries said not to be life threatening.
Cumbria Police said the crash had been referred to the Air Accidents In... | A gyrocopter pilot was airlifted to hospital after his aircraft crashed on the summit of a Lake District mountain. |
Text: Water charges have been one of the main sticking points to reaching agreement.
Richard Bruton of Fine Gael told RTE there would be a suspension of water charges as part of the proposed deal.
He said people who had already paid their bills would have to be reimbursed if a decision were taken to abolish water charg... | Ireland's two biggest parties may be closing in on an agreement allowing the formation of a minority government. |
Text: Last year, several attacks were reported on nesting birds in the Ayres area, according to police.
The environment department said anyone who injures, kills or disturbs terns could face prosecution.
Research shows the birds make an estimated 50,000 mile journey to breed in these sites.
Wildlife experts said specie... | People have been warned not to disturb a number of "importing breeding colonies" for Arctic and Little terns in the north of the Isle of Man. |
Text: Anne Marie Cropper, 47, was found dead with head and chest injuries in the property on Royal Terrace, Southport, in September.
Ian Gordon, 52, also of Royal Terrace, changed his plea to guilty at Liverpool Crown Court, four days into his trial for her murder.
Gordon, was remanded in custody for sentencing on Tues... | A man who denied murdering his girlfriend in her flat has changed his plea to guilty. |
Text: Most of those marching to the capital from their hometown of Ansan are parents of the 250 children killed.
They are also demanding that the sunken ferry be raised to recover the bodies of nine missing victims.
Many shaved their heads in protest and wore mourning white.
It is nearly a year since the overloaded Sew... | More than 200 relatives of the victims of the Sewol ferry disaster are marching to press the South Korean government for an independent inquiry into the accident. |
Text: Police Scotland said the class A drug was recovered from an address in Mains Loan on 2 December.
A 44-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were arrested in connection with the seizure.
A report has been submitted to the procurator fiscal and the pair are expected to appear at Dundee Sheriff Court.
Ch Insp Gary Og... | Two people have been charged with drugs offences after heroin worth £48,000 was found in Dundee. |
Text: As well as the new cell block, the company which runs the prison G4S said a new visitors' centre, prison workshop and educational facilities would be built.
An additional 78 jobs will be created.
The Ministry of Justice gave the initial go ahead in January but more details were released in the wake of a series of... | A £35m expansion of Parc Prison in Bridgend will see the privately-run jail expanded by 387 places. |
Text: A man suffered "potentially life-changing injuries" and a woman also needed hospital treatment after the attack in Weymouth, Dorset.
The victim had liquid, believed to be acid, thrown in his face as he answered the door to two men in the Louviers Road area late on Sunday.
A 34-year-old man from Weymouth has been ... | Two people have been injured in a suspected acid attack. |
Text: The River Tyne Booze Cruise is based on the Finnish Kaljakellunta, meaning "beer floating". This is "what England needs", organisers said.
They said alcohol quantities would be "regulated".
Northumbria Police said they were concerned about people drinking a "significant amount of alcohol" in vessels that were not... | A planned 3,000-person drinking trip on inflatable dinghies on a city centre river has been criticised by police. |
Text: Paul Moed, who is involved in an ongoing custody case, questioned what details about him were held in the minutes of a multi-agency meeting.
Commissioner Emma Martins investigated and found there was some inaccurate and out of date information on file.
She gave the force until 21 June to carry out the review.
Mr ... | Guernsey Police have been ordered to review how data is kept after a complaint to the Bailiwick Data Protection Commissioner was upheld. |
Text: The woman, who is in her 20s, was attacked after two men offered her a lift in a car as she walked along High Street in the town.
She got into the vehicle in Holburn Avenue car park shortly before 02:00 BST on Saturday.
Police said the assault took place when the car drove towards Groomsport and stopped in a "dar... | Police are investigating a serious sexual assault on a woman in Bangor, County Down. |
Text: The tour, which started in Wales, is due to enter Dumfries and Galloway on Tuesday and head for Kelso.
On the following day, it will start at Holyrood Park before heading out to East Lothian and the Borders.
VisitScotland hopes the high-profile event will encourage more people to discover Scotland's cycle routes.... | Tourism bosses are predicting a cycling boom north of the border after the Tour of Britain reaches Scotland this week. |
Text: Youngsters from Hinckley Rugby Football Club and Hinckley AFC remembered their fellow players Adam Stokes, 11, and his brother Matthew, 5.
Police found the boys dead at the house in Hinckley early on Wednesday after being called to a disturbance.
Their father David Stokes, 43, was found dead from a stab wound.
Th... | Two children who were found dead at their Leicestershire home along with their father have been remembered with two minute's silences. |
Text: The 19-year-old joined United from first club Kilmarnock near the close of this year's January transfer window and has scored twice in 16 appearances.
Muirhead has been capped at Scotland Under-19 level.
"All at Thistle welcome Robbie and wish him all the best during his loan spell at Firhill," said Partick Thist... | Partick Thistle have signed Dundee United forward Robbie Muirhead on loan until 4 January. |
Text: Passengers in south east London, Kent and East Sussex are being asked to give their views on the next franchise blueprint for Southeastern.
The operator's contract to run the service expires in December 2018.
The proposals by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling also include options for new routes.
Among those prop... | First class travel on one of Britain's worst performing rail services is facing the axe under plans to tackle overcrowding, delay and poor service. |
Text: However the government has indicated it will not recognise the Constitutional Court's judgment.
The new rules increase the number of judges needed for a ruling and change the order in which cases are heard.
The court's verdict means the country is heading towards a constitutional crisis, observers say.
The govern... | Many changes Poland's new conservative government has made to the functioning of the top legislative court are unconstitutional, judges have ruled. |
Text: The Arsenal boss has been criticised by fans for a lack of signings in recent years but his squad has suffered a spate of recent injuries.
"I can reassure people we're ready to spend the money we have," Wenger said.
"It's important to spend money but more important to spend it the right way. There are two markets... | Arsene Wenger says he is prepared to enter the transfer market before the window closes on 31 August. |
Text: More than four years ago, the Potteries Pyramid was erected on a hill in Chatterley Valley, near Tunstall.
Now the authority wants to move the sculpture onto a roundabout not far from its current location.
A new piece of art - twice the size of the pyramid - has now been commissioned for the hill.
Paul Bailey, fr... | A piece of public art in Stoke-on-Trent costing around £100,000 was put in the wrong place, according to the city council. |
Text: An anonymous bidder bought the gloves at an auction in Cleveland, US.
The bout, dubbed the "Fight of the Century", saw Frazier beat Ali by a unanimous decision to become the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion.
Ali later beat Frazier in 1974 and 1975, cementing his reputation as the greatest boxer of all time.
... | The boxing gloves worn by Muhammad Ali during his 1971 fight with Joe Frazier have been sold at auction for $388,375. |
Text: An international coalition has been conducting air strikes in Iraq and Syria since last August.
The first breakdown of US costs, released by the Pentagon, show that two-thirds of the total bill has gone to the Air Force.
It came as Congress rejected legislation banning further spending.
The US House of Representa... | The US spends more than $9m (£5.7m) a day on the war against Islamic State, and has poured $2.7bn (£1.7bn) into the bombing campaign since the start. |
Text: The Brit and Grammy-award winning star has long been tipped to take on the task following Adele's hit song for 2012 film Skyfall.
However he told Capital FM he was "definitely not" doing it.
"People seem to think I'm doing it but I have no idea what's going on. I'm being deadly serious. I think I would know by no... | Singer Sam Smith has denied rumours he is singing the theme tune to the new James Bond film Spectre. |
Text: The left-arm spinner, 24, was signed from Hampshire last week.
"As disappointing as relegation is, it allows you to reset and realign," Robinson told BBC Sussex.
"Going down really makes you focus. We've got a young left-arm spinner who fits the brief for what we're looking to do."
He added: "If the right player ... | Sussex boss Mark Robinson believes recent signing Danny Briggs has a key role to play as the club look to rebuild following their relegation. |
Text: Supergroup said it would expand its Superdry sportswear business through "shops in shops, franchise outlets and an extended online presence".
Its comments came as it reported a 53% rise in full-year pre-tax profits to £84.8m, with sales up 27% to £752m.
Shares in the FTSE 250 company ended the day 2.7% higher.
... | Shares in the owner of Superdry have risen after it reported a big rise in profits and plans for standalone sports stores. |
Text: Ms Dorrian, 25, was last seen at a party at a caravan site in Ballyhalbert on 28 February 2005.
Despite land and sea searches, her body has never been found.
In a statement, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the latest search was the result of "new information" being provided to them.
The general... | Police investigating the murder of County Down woman Lisa Dorrian have begun a fresh search of land outside Comber. |
Text: He is only the fifth artist to achieve the feat this decade, following in the footsteps of Adele, Emeli Sande, Take That and Michael Buble.
Surprisingly, X (pronounced multiply) sold its second million faster than its first - taking just 15 weeks.
The sales boost coincided with the release of Sheeran's chart-topp... | Ed Sheeran has sold the two millionth copy of his second album, X, in the UK, nine months after it went on sale. |
Text: Police Scotland said the 16-year-old boy died at the scene of the crash involving a white Volkswagen Golf on the B9010 Forres to Kellas Road.
The road between Forres and Elgin was closed after the collision which happened just after 11:00 on Sunday,
The boy's family have been informed. No-one in the car was injur... | A teenage cyclist has died after he was involved in a collision with a car on a minor road in Moray. |
Text: Tickle, 33, has joined immediately on an 18-month contract after his short-term deal with the Tigers.
The former England forward started his career at Halifax and has also played for Wigan, Hull FC and Widnes.
France international Maria, 29, will link up with Leigh in November ahead of next season on a two-year d... | Championship winners Leigh Centurions have signed Castleford back-row forward Danny Tickle and second-row Antoni Maria. |
Text: The 21-year-old saw off a strong challenge from fellow Northern Ireland rider Alastair Seeley to secure the crown at Silverstone in October.
Toomebridge man Michael Laverty will be joined in the team by Christian Iddon for the British Superbike Championship.
Ian Hutchinson will contest the three main internationa... | Fermanagh rider Josh Elliott is to defend his British Superstock 1000cc title on a Tyco BMW next season. |
Text: The Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana will be affected while other major races will also feature one less rider per team.
It is hoped the move will improve rider safety and increase competition by making it more difficult for teams to control a race.
The number of teams will stay the same however,... | Teams in cycling's three Grand Tours will be reduced from nine riders to eight from the start of 2017. |
Text: Sixth-tier Darlington FC, Hungerford Town and Poole Town were all bidding to feature in the promotion play-offs in the North and South divisions.
The trio were prevented from doing so as their grounds did not have 500 covered seats across two stands.
The National League's decision was upheld by an independent FA ... | Three teams will not play in the National League play-offs after failing to overturn decisions to block them. |
Text: Two contract employees of the Pogo Mine were attacked on Monday while collecting geological samples.
Fatal black bear attacks against humans are very rare, experts say. Around 90% of deaths by bears in Alaska are caused by brown bears or grizzlies.
On Sunday a 16-year-old boy was killed by a 250lb (113kg) black b... | An Alaskan gold miner has died in the second fatal mauling by a black bear in the state in as many days. |
Text: Number 10 said both leaders saw there was genuine goodwill across Europe for Mr Cameron's aims, but accepted there was work to do to find solutions.
A spokesman said they also discussed migration and the Syria conference they will co-host in London next week.
The UK is to hold an in-out referendum on EU membershi... | Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have spoken by phone and agreed progress has been made in Britain's renegotiation with the EU. |
Text: The 24-year-old won back-to-back Championship titles with Leigh after joining them from Castleford in 2012 and scored 133 tries in 125 games.
The Giants had two bids for Brierley turned down in February.
"It is great to finally have my future sorted after a difficult few weeks," he told the club website.
"To be h... | Huddersfield Giants have signed half-back Ryan Brierley from Championship side Leigh Centurions on a four-and-a-half-year contract. |
Text: Hazard, 24, who has signed a new five-and-a-half-year contract at the club, is the most fouled player in the league this season, with opposing players being penalised 74 times.
"If he's going to last his five-and-a-half years he's got to get a bit more protection than he's getting just now," Nevin told BBC Sport.... | Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard could become "one of the best players in the world" if he gets protection from referees, according to former Blues star Pat Nevin. |
Text: 20 January 2016 Last updated at 14:28 GMT
It also now has significant new powers over the civil service and the judiciary.
The European Parliament President Martin Schulz, a German centre-left politician, has referred to the changes as a "dangerous Putinisation of European politics".
The conservative Law and Just... | Poland is under pressure from the European Union after the government approved laws allowing it to hire and fire the heads of public TV and radio. |
Text: The new deal, which also covers the Women's Premiership, has been welcomed by Andrew Johnston, Managing Director of the NI Football League.
"The extension of our partnership with Danske Bank is great news for the NIFL, our clubs and our supporters," he said.
"Attendances have increased and that is in part to the ... | Danske Bank has extended its sponsorship of the Irish Premiership for a further three years. |
Text: Its latest estimate of the cumulative number of cases since the start of the outbreak in March now stands at 7,780 in Sierra Leone and 7,719 in Liberia.
In Guinea, the figure is 2,283. The virus has killed more than 6,300 people in the three West African countries.
Just over half the reported deaths have been in ... | Sierra Leone has overtaken neighbouring Liberia as the country with the highest number of Ebola cases, the latest World Health Organization figures suggest. |
Text: 25 June 2015 Last updated at 12:11 BST
The company introduced its creation in a teaser video it posted online, but did not show a rider using the hoverboard.
Lexus told the BBC it had developed a working prototype and would be releasing more videos over the summer.
A number of companies have been trying to develo... | A rideable hoverboard has been created by car manufacturer Lexus. |
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Text: Mark and Megan Short and their children, aged 8, 5 and 2, died of gunshot wounds, police said.
Police called the deaths a "tragic domestic incident."
The family was featured in news reports after Willow Short, then an infant, received a heart transplant in 2014.
Since then, the Shorts had trouble obtaining Willow... | A Pennsylvania couple, who struggled to find medication after their young daughter received a heart transplant, have been found dead along with their children in an apparent murder suicide. |
Text: Heidi, a four-year-old continental giant rabbit, has had sessions in a heated pool while wearing a lifejacket.
Hydrotherapy pool owner Linda Prove admitted she was sceptical when a vet referred the rabbit, but the treatment was "working incredibly well".
Heidi's owner Amanda Williams, from Christchurch, said her ... | A rabbit from Dorset has had hydrotherapy for arthritis, a treatment more commonly given to dogs and horses. |
Text: Edward Alfano, 31, from the US, was found hanging upside down from ropes at Stack Rocks on 25 May.
Mr Alfano's friend, Alicia Lenis, told the inquest in Milford Haven she witnessed him "falling head-first".
Coroner Mark Layton ruled Mr Alfano died as a result of misadventure.
He added: "He was an experienced clim... | An experienced rock climber died after falling from a cliff on to rocks at a Pembrokeshire beauty spot, an inquest has been told. |
Text: The 81-year-old passenger was on a Lothian Buses number 44 when the incident happened at the Milton Link junction in Edinburgh at about 14:45 on Thursday.
She is being treated at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Police Scotland are urging witnesses to come forward.
It is understood the bus had to brake when a black car... | An elderly woman has a serious head injury after being knocked unconscious when the bus she was travelling on was forced to brake to avoid a car. |
Text: The men, all Moroccan, are suspected to have been travelling to Germany when they were arrested at Istanbul airport.
It comes a day after Germany decided to call off Tuesday night's football match with the Netherlands in Hanover because of security fears.
Europe has been on high alert since attacks in Paris kille... | Eight alleged members of so-called Islamic State (IS) have been arrested, Turkish officials have said amid security concerns across Europe. |
Text: Ward hopes the injury will not threaten his hopes of appearing at Euro 2016 in France, which starts in June.
The 29-year-old was forced to come off during the first half of his side's 2-1 home defeat.
The problem will be assessed by his club's medical team on Tuesday.
Forest head coach Paul Williams said: "Jamie ... | Northern Ireland striker Jamie Ward faces an anxious wait to find out the extent of a hamstring injury sustained while playing for Nottingham Forest in a Championship game on Monday night. |
Text: The 19-year-old, who can play at left-back or centre-half, has made 19 appearances for Boro since signing for the club in August.
Ogilvie has not featured for Tottenham, but was on the bench for a Europa League match at Benfica in March 2014.
Managerless Stevenage currently sit 19th in the table, eight points abo... | League Two side Stevenage have extended Tottenham defender Connor Ogilvie's loan spell by a further month. |
Text: The midfielder, 24, tested positive for Benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, after the club's match against Hartlepool United on 22 November.
He admitted breaking anti-doping rules.
The suspension, which followed an Independent Regulatory Commission Hearing, is effective from 15 December 2016 to 14 February ... | League Two club Accrington Stanley have terminated the contract of Paddy Lacey after he was given a 14-month drugs ban by the Football Association. |
Text: Lord David Hunt was giving evidence to a Lords committee on Brexit and how it might affect the power balance between Wales and Westminster.
He said the then Home Secretary Ken Clarke agreed to hand control of policing to the Welsh Office.
"I found I was up against a machine," Lord Hunt said, and it never happened... | A former Tory Welsh secretary has told peers how his bid to have control of policing devolved in the early 1990s failed despite cabinet backing. |
Text: The Jersey FA's application was rejected by Uefa officials last year on the grounds that the island is not recognised as an independent state.
But Jersey, currently affiliated to the English FA, believe their bid needs to at least be put to members at congress.
CAS will rule on the matter after a hearing on Wedne... | The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will this summer rule on whether Jersey's bid to join Uefa should be considered by existing member nations. |
Text: Roald Dahl Plass near the Millennium Centre will be transformed into an urban beach until 5 September.
An estimated 300 tonnes of sand will be used to create the attraction, which will also have fairground rides and live entertainment.
The beach is part of the summer-long Cardiff Festival.
Norman George Sayers, o... | More than a quarter of million visitors are expected to head for the beach in Cardiff Bay this summer. |
Text: The local authority said the 12-sided coin can be used at its other car parking spaces.
It operates 48 meter machines across the Highlands.
But the council said 16 are having to be replaced in Fort William and four on Skye, and it could take three months for them to be delivered and installed.
The new £1 coin ent... | Highland Council has said that it is having to order 20 new parking meters because its machines in Fort William and Skye do not accept the new £1 coin. |
Text: Five of the 20 signs along Brian Clough Way - a 15-mile stretch of the A52 - have gone missing.
The road was named after Clough in 2005 as it links Nottingham and Derby, where he managed two football teams.
Clough fan Kal Singh Dhindsa pleaded for the signs to be returned, adding Cloughie would not have been happ... | Football fans thought to have stolen road signs celebrating legendary manager Brian Clough have been asked to return them. |
Text: Wales head coach Warren Gatland favours Welsh-based players for his squad.
Priestland, 28, says he is happy with the move despite the expected adverse impact on his Wales chances.
"I'm comfortable with my decision, but I think it will have a negative effect on my international career. It's something I'll have to ... | Scarlets fly-half Rhys Priestland says moving to English club Bath this summer may harm his Wales career. |
Text: The three months to January saw new export orders remain "near-flat" - an improvement on the previous quarterly figures which showed a sharp fall.
Optimism about the general business environment remained negative at -4%, up from -12% recorded in October.
Manufacturing has lagged the recovery in the rest of the ec... | UK factories have seen only limited signs of a recovery in exports amid "global uncertainty", according to a survey from business lobby group CBI. |
Text: Kim Kardashian, Vanessa Hudgens and Mary-Kate Olsen are some of the stars who appear to have been targeted.
It's thought to be the second massive hacking-related leak in less than a month, but it's not clear yet where the pictures came from.
They were briefly posted on 4chan and Reddit before being removed, accor... | More pictures and videos which seem to show celebrities naked have been posted online. |
Text: A special service took place during which actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who's a distant relation of the king, read a poem.
The poem was specially written for the occasion by poet Carol Ann Duffy.
Richard III died at Bosworth Field in 1485, at the end of the War of the Roses.
His remains were found beneath a Leicest... | The remains of King Richard III have been buried at Leicester Cathedral. |
Text: The 14ft (4.2m) head of Copenhagen, ridden by the Iron Duke at the Battle of Waterloo, has been cast in bronze by sculptor Nic Fiddian-Green.
It was unveiled in the quad at Wellington College, Crowthorne to mark the school's 150th anniversary.
Copenhagen was ridden back to England by the duke after victory over t... | A sculpture of the Duke of Wellington's favourite horse has been unveiled at a Berkshire independent school. |
Text: From late May to early October last year 80 properties were flooded in Norwich.
Rain was particularly heavy on 27 May and 20 July, the Norfolk County Council report says.
The report calls for Norwich City Council, the county council and Anglian Water to prioritise repair of drains.
The flooding hit a number of ar... | A report into the floods which hit Norwich last summer has found that a lack of maintenance was partly to blame. |
Text: Oxfordshire County Council's social services accused her of being in contempt of court.
The woman, who lives near Oxford, appeared before Judge Simon Oliver at a hearing in Reading.
He said she could still be jailed in the New Year if she breached orders.
The authority had asked for her to be committed to prison ... | A Polish woman accused of breaching a judge's order after naming her daughter when interviewed by a journalist in her native language has been told she can spend Christmas at home. |
Text: As the phone lines closed early on Saturday, the UK total stood at £46,624,259 and, locally, at £950,239.
Barra Best and Jo Scott presented the evening show in Titanic Belfast.
They linked up with the BBC One Children in Need live show to give updates on what was happening around Northern Ireland.
One of the high... | People in Northern Ireland have given more than £900,000 in this year's BBC Children in Need appeal. |
Text: Purrington, 20, has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the Millers, having made 25 appearances for Argyle in League Two this season.
Ajayi, 23, spent time on loan at AFC Wimbledon and Crewe last term.
The ex-Arsenal youngster joined Cardiff in June 2015, but has yet to make his competitive debut for the Blu... | Rotherham have signed Plymouth left-back Ben Purrington for an undisclosed fee and Cardiff defender Semi Ajayi on loan until the end of the season. |
Text: Canon Dr Andrew Bunch took action after three tents were set up among St Giles' Church's gravestones.
He said the church was "sympathetic" to the rough sleepers, but they were causing problems for other people wanting to use the churchyard.
In a letter he said the church would get a court order if they did not le... | An Oxford vicar has threatened homeless people with legal action to stop them sleeping rough in his churchyard. |
Text: The company ran a steam train to mark its first-ever excursion organised by Mr Cook.
It was 1841 when Mr Cook, a cabinet maker, arranged for a train to take 500 people at a shilling a head on the 12 miles from Leicester to Loughborough.
Ex-Baptist preacher Mr Cook wanted people to attend a temperance meeting, whi... | The man who gave his name to travel firm Thomas Cook has been remembered at an event marking its 175th anniversary. |
Text: Smith, 27, has agreed a three-and-a-half-year deal at Loftus Road after scoring nine goals in 53 appearances for the Whites.
Morrison, 23, helped the R's win promotion to the Premier League in 2014 while on loan from West Ham.
He made just four Serie A appearances as a substitute in 18 months in Rome.
Meanwhile, ... | QPR have signed Fulham striker Matt Smith for an undisclosed fee and Lazio forward Ravel Morrison on loan until the end of the season. |
Text: This was largely due to a fast pace of growth in business and professional services in the first quarter not being sustained.
However, the CBI expects solid growth for the rest of the year.
Lower oil prices and inflation will boost real incomes and consumer spending, it predicted.
"Despite an easing in performanc... | Surveys for business lobby group the CBI suggest that manufacturing, retail and services growth slowed in the second quarter of the year. |
Text: Fred Reynolds, of Haywards Heath, said the government should have acted sooner to honour those who risked their lives.
A year ago, Prime Minister David Cameron, said the veterans should get medals and the issue was referred to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
An MoD spokeswoman said an independent review into the r... | A Sussex war veteran has made a fresh call for sailors on the WWII Arctic convoys to be awarded military medals. |
Text: A church near Dusseldorf has bought the instrument from Avenue Baptist Church in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex.
Minister Andrew Picton said sending it to Germany was a "remarkable symbol" of "Christian reconciliation" 100 years after the two countries were at war.
The "rarely used" organ was sold as the church is bei... | An organ installed in memory of soldiers who died in World War One has been played for the last time before being shipped to its new German home. |
Text: A Police Scotland spokeswoman described the crash near Larkhall, at 11:15, as "very serious". There is currently no information on the man's condition.
Following the crash, the northbound carriageway was closed between J10 Lesmahagow and J8 Canderside.
Traffic is being diverted on to the nearby B7078.
There are q... | A section of the northbound M74 in South Lanarkshire has been closed following a one-vehicle crash which has left a man injured. |
Text: 13 year-old Brooklyn, the eldest of Beckham's four kids, was pictured having a trial on Tuesday at Chelsea's Cobham training base in Surrey.
It's thought he took part in an under-14 training match.
Brooklyn's dad David isn't with a club at the moment and is working out where he'd like to play next. Some think he ... | There are reports that David Beckham's eldest son, Brooklyn, has signed for Chelsea's youth side. |
Text: The move will see many US troops relocated outside of Japan.
Japan also announced a revised timetable for relocating the controversial Futenma US air base. Original plans to relocate by 2014 were stalled by local opposition.
There has been a US military presence on Okinawa since the US invaded the island during W... | Japan and the US have agreed plans to return land near the Kadena US air base on Okinawa to Japan. |
Text: The budget airline has banned alcohol on this route following various drunken incidents.
This includes alcohol bought in duty free which will have to be put into the hold.
In September a flight was diverted apparently due to passengers causing trouble while drunk. The footage was filmed and uploaded to YouTube.
A... | You can no longer enjoy a pre-holiday drink if you are travelling from Glasgow to Ibiza with Ryanair. |
Text: The armchair fan from Bolton phoned Suffolk Police alleging that Ipswich player Tyrone Mings had been abused during the 1-1 draw at Portman Road.
Officers scanned footage and arrested a 17-year-old during the match.
The fan admitted using non-racist but abusive language. He will not go to the final under a commun... | A Norwich City football fan was reported for "racially abusive" language by a television viewer during the play-off match at Ipswich Town. |
Text: The firm also revised its full-year to March 2016 forecast for global car sales to 5.5 million vehicles - up by 3.4% from a year earlier.
Net income for the September half came to 325.6bn yen ($2.7bn; £1.74bn).
The company said sales had been given a boost by demand from North America and Europe, together with a... | Japan's second-biggest carmaker, Nissan Motor Corporation, has posted a rise of 37.4% in net income for the six months ending in September. |
Text: Island leaders believe the sea around Alderney could generate up to 3GW of tidal energy - as much as a nuclear power station.
Alderney Wildlife Trust said not enough was known about how tidal power generation could affect bird life.
It is opening a gannet adoption scheme to help pay for the £300 GPS trackers.
Th... | Conservationists in Alderney are planning to tag 15 gannets over concerns about the effects of renewable energy projects on the birds. |
Text: The scheme, which will be administered by the GAA in conjunction with the GPA, will see a significant increase from the current annual 900,000 Euro grants.
1.6m Euro will be provided to players in 2017 which will rise to 2.3m in 2018 and 3m in 2019.
Most players got grants in the region of 300 to 750 Euro in rece... | Inter-county GAA players will receive a total funding of 6.9m Euro from Sport Ireland over the next three years, it was announced on Wednesday. |
Text: The claimant, known only as RE after being granted anonymity by the court, alleged that the PSNI breached his right to privacy by listening to conversations he had with his lawyer.
RE was arrested three times over the murder of a police officer between March 2009 and May 2010.
Dissident republicans were blamed fo... | A man from Northern Ireland has won a landmark case in the European Court of Human Rights. |
Text: Police say Cai Xia Liao had an affair with the boy's grandfather, Brian Mach.
They say she tied up Mr Mach and killed his grandson, Alistair, who he was looking after. She then waited for his wife, Mai, to return and killed her.
She has been charged with two counts of murder, intentionally causing injury and fals... | A Chinese woman accused of stabbing a four-year-old boy and his grandmother to death with garden shears has appeared in court in Melbourne. |
Text: The race crosses through Dumfries and Galloway before a finish with the backdrop of Floors Castle in Kelso.
It will pass through the Borders again on Wednesday, with a stage which starts in Edinburgh and finishes in Blyth.
Tourism chiefs hope the event will encourage even more people to consider Scotland as a cyc... | The Tour of Britain cycling race is set to reach Scotland, with one stage finishing in the Borders and another starting in Edinburgh. |
Text: The region's rural crime team said the end of production of Defenders in January could be one of the reasons why thieves are targeting them.
It said 25 Defenders were stolen "force-wide" last year with a "definite increase" in the past two months.
Farming insurance firm NFU Mutual said it had seen a recent rise i... | Land Rover Defenders are "being stolen to order" with reported thefts rising in both rural and urban parts of Avon and Somerset, police have said. |
Text: The London sank off Southend-on-Sea, Essex, after an explosion in 1665.
A charitable trust has been set up to preserve the "unique" wreck and the artefacts found on board.
Trustee Steve Ellis said in the past 12 months, ships heading to the London Gateway development had affected the wreck "more than ever before"... | Cargo ships sailing near the site of a historically significant shipwreck have caused its condition to deteriorate rapidly in the last year, divers say. |
Text: The organic foods retailer, which is seeking to shake off a reputation for high prices, said it would axe around 1,500 jobs over the next eight weeks.
The cuts are aimed at reducing costs as it seeks to compete in a "rapidly changing marketplace".
A spokesperson told the BBC the cuts would not affect its nine UK ... | Upscale US grocery chain Whole Foods Market is cutting 1.6% of its workforce to help fund lower prices and technology upgrades. |
Text: Tony Hughes took the title of Worthing International Birdman after flying just over 106m (347ft) at the two-day event in West Sussex.
The annual contest involves people throwing themselves off the town's pier in machines and various costumes.
Mr Hughes was raising money for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance and won £1... | A former world hang-gliding champion has claimed the top prize for launching himself from the end of Worthing Pier. |
Text: Leading Premier League clubs reportedly met this week to discuss the idea of a breakaway competition featuring the continent's top teams.
But Glenn said closing off the league to certain teams would put fans off.
"Football has to keep evolving [but] we can't lose the principles of promotion and relegation," he to... | Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn has dismissed the idea of a European super league, arguing it would kill competition. |
Text: The 30-year-old Barcelona midfielder was reported to have verbally and physically abused Bilal Mese on a flight following a friendly against Macedonia in Skopje on Monday.
Turan was kicked out of a training camp in Slovenia on Tuesday and quit the national team hours later.
"I think the time has come," he said.
"... | Turkey captain Arda Turan has announced his retirement from international football after he allegedly abused a journalist on the Turkish team's plane. |
Text: The charge relates to a claim he made that he and three team-mates had been robbed during the Rio Olympics.
Asked whether the swimmer would be making a public statement, his lawyer told the BBC he would "not be".
Mr Lochte flew out of Brazil after the Games before he could be questioned about the alleged false cl... | US swimmer Ryan Lochte will not be responding to Brazilian police charging him with making a false statement, his lawyer says. |
Text: The Unite and GMB unions said members had "overwhelmingly" rejected proposals by the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA) following a consultative ballot.
They added they were seeking a meeting with OCA to try to reach a negotiated settlement.
OCA said it remained "committed to doing everything we can to reach ... | Two unions have rejected a pay and conditions offer by oil industry contractors. |
Text: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based group, says Birmahle village was hit on Friday and that some people were still trapped in rubble.
A spokesman for US Central Command it had "no information to corroborate allegations that coalition air strikes resulted in civilian casualties".
But he said it wa... | Air strikes by the US-led coalition targeting Islamic State militants have killed more than 50 civilians in northern Syria, activists say. |
Text: The 16-year-old, who cannot be named, had downed a litre of vodka when he called at the Swansea home of Jean Thyer on 28 September last year.
He admitted stealing the pensioner's purse but had denied burglary during his trial at Swansea Crown Court.
Sentencing was adjourned until 13 February for reports to be pre... | A schoolboy has been found guilty of burgling the home of a 90-year-old widow who suffered a stroke within hours and later died. |
Text: Philip Chism, 16, followed teacher Collean Ritzer into a school toilet where he strangled her, stabbed her 16 times and raped her two years ago.
He was acquitted of a second rape, in which he used a tree branch against her in woodland where he dumped her body.
Chism's defence team has claimed he is mentally ill a... | A teenager in the US state of Massachusetts has been convicted of raping and killing his high school maths teacher. |
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