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Text: UKIP failed to win any seats in Wales, whilst in England it lost 145 councillors and only got one elected.
Neil Hamilton said UKIP voters who had returned to the Tories would come back because of immigration concerns.
He told BBC Wales his party "started to slide down a cliff" when the prime minister called the g... | UKIP will "live to fight another day" despite poor local election results, the party's leader in the Welsh Assembly, Neil Hamilton, has insisted. |
Text: The service was held at the Royal Marines Riding Stables at Bickleigh Barracks in Devon.
Five horses wore poppy garlands for the ceremony, including a horse named Rocky with the rank of sergeant major.
The service honoured not just the eight million horses which died in World War I, but the many others used in ba... | The Royal Navy has held "the first of its kind" memorial service to reflect on horses lost and injured in conflict. |
Text: Paint has been part of the Windows operating system since its release in 1985 and is known for its simplicity and basic artistic results.
Paint's successor, Paint 3D, will still be available.
The list was issued as part of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, which rolls out in the autumn.
Microsoft says that fea... | Microsoft's graphics program Paint has been included in a list of Windows 10 features that will be either removed or no longer developed. |
Text: County, whose defence of the League Cup ended in the first round, finished sixth in last season's top flight.
"It's going to be harder," said McIntyre. "Rangers are in the league this year and other teams have recruited well.
"It's up to us to take on that mantle and try and make sure we make it."
The Dingwall si... | Ross County manager Jim McIntyre is targeting another Premiership top-six finish despite conceding it will be harder to achieve this season. |
Text: Emergency services were called to Strathbrock homeless facility in West Main Street on Monday after concerns were raised.
Police Scotland said the 12-week-old baby had been taken to the Sick Kids Hospital in Edinburgh.
An investigation is under way to establish what happened.
Ch Insp Stevie Dolan, Police Scotland... | A baby girl is in a serious condition in hospital after an incident at a family housing support centre in Broxburn, West Lothian. |
Text: The weekend event features talks and workshops on ghosts, UFOs and aliens, with academics, enthusiasts and declared sceptics taking part.
More than 400 people are expected to attend the Caledonian Vampyre Ball, a Halloween dance at the Albert Halls.
UFO spotting in Bonnybridge and vigils alongside professional gh... | Scotland's first festival of the paranormal has got under way in Stirling. |
Text: The incident happened at about 16:00 on the southbound carriageway at junction eight near Larkhall.
The lorry overturned and it is believed the driver took ill at the wheel.
Emergency services were called to the scene and both directions of the M74 were closed while an air ambulance landed at the scene.
Police sa... | A lorry driver has been airlifted to hospital after crashing on the hard shoulder of the M74 in South Lanarkshire. |
Text: Hugh MacPherson, of Acharacle Community Council, said the loss of service since 9 January was "unacceptable".
Network provider EE said it was aware of signal issues affecting the Acharacle area in Lochaber and has apologised to customers.
First responders provide out-of-hours emergency medial care in remote parts... | A mobile phone network used by a first responder medical scheme has been out of action for "two weeks". |
Text: The bird, which hatched in April, was taken from the site in the Anston area of Rotherham on 8 May.
After stills emerged, officers are trying to identify the person and the RSPB are offering £1000 reward for information leading to a conviction.
It is thought the bird may have been sold on. Trading in protected s... | CCTV images have been released after a young peregrine falcon was stolen from a nest in South Yorkshire. |
Text: Peter Fleming and his partner Grug Morris bought Gerlan Chapel in Borth, Ceredigion, in 2014.
The chapel, which has been empty since it was closed five-years-ago, will also include a restaurant and theatre.
Owner Mr Fleming got the idea after experiencing boutique cinemas when he was living in Brisbane, Australia... | A new boutique cinema will open in a disused Welsh chapel in time to celebrate the building's 140th anniversary. |
Text: The incident happened near a flower shop at one of the main entrances to Sydney's Central station during peak-hour on Wednesday evening.
Police had been called following reports of an armed robbery, and the man was killed a short time later.
New South Wales Police said the incident was not terrorism-related.
Witn... | A man has been shot dead by police after a confrontation outside Australia's busiest railway station. |
Text: Superbugs are germs that antibiotic drugs can't destroy, so if people get ill, they can't be treated.
In hospitals, the bugs can spread easily from patient to patient.
During the government's "Clean Your Hands" campaign, the amount of soap and hand gel being used in hospitals tripled.
The campaign has now finishe... | A campaign that was launched in hospitals encouraging people to wash their hands has helped halve the number of "superbug" infections. |
Text: Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said it would leave Portsmouth on Friday.
The Type 45 destroyer, and its 190 crew, will perform a similar role to that carried out by HMS Defender before it returned to the UK in July.
It will give air cover for US aircraft carriers, which dispatch planes on bombing raids in Iraq ... | Royal Navy warship HMS Daring is to be sent to the Gulf to support US carriers that are launching bombing raids on militants from the Islamic State group. |
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The 14-year-old, who formed one half of the sport's most successful partnerships with Dujardin, 31, performed a special routine at Olympia.
"He's just the best," said Dujardin after reprising her London 2012 test.
Dujardin is weighing up several possible successors, ... | Valegro, who won three Olympic golds with Britain's Charlotte Dujardin, has been retired from competition after a farewell ceremony in London. |
Text: The OBR said the public finances were "on an unsustainable path".
It blamed increased spending on the NHS and state pensions in particular, which is likely to grow faster than the economy as a whole, it said.
And public sector debt could increase from 82% of GDP to 234% by 2066-67.
That is based on an estimate th... | The chancellor is likely to find it impossible to balance the books in the years ahead without increasing taxes or cutting spending, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has warned. |
Text: Theresa May had said her decision would "deter potential extremists".
But the High Court said Mrs May's position lacked "internal logic" and was "irrational".
The court said it was unfair to deny citizenship to the wife of Egyptian-born Hany Youssef and their children.
It said Mr Youssef's wife, 51, and the two c... | The wife and children of an Islamist extremist linked to al-Qaeda have won a legal battle against the Home Secretary's refusal to grant them UK citizenship. |
Text: The former BBC Young Musician of the Year was speaking after conducting a master class for three teenage students in Belfast.
She said: "Teaching really teaches you a lot, because it forces you to analyse things. I find it helps me in that way. It forces you to think very carefully, so I do enjoy it."
For most of... | Teaching is a two-way street according to leading violinist Jennifer Pike. |
Text: Sir Ernest Shackleton's expeditionary party was forced to leave the ship Endurance in 1915 after it became icebound.
The family of James Wordie, chief scientific officer, will set out on the frozen continent next week.
They said it "completes unfinished family business".
The group of 12, led by explorer David Hem... | The relatives of a man who joined an ill-fated expedition to the South Pole aim to complete the planned journey, 100 years after it was abandoned. |
Text: The 24-year-old had left a putt to win on the 18th short as he shot a five-under-par 66 to finish 17 under.
American Simpson had earlier posted the same score after a 64.
Neither player could break the deadlock until the fourth extra hole where Matsuyama held his nerve for a 10-foot putt and a fourth PGA Tour win... | Japan's Hideki Matsuyama retained his Phoenix Open title with a dramatic play-off win over 2012 US Open champion Webb Simpson. |
Text: Rather than stalking birdies, Burmese cat Merlin has been plaguing players at Aldeburgh Golf Club, in Suffolk.
His owner Peter Bryson said he would bring home up to six a day.
The club has told golfers who fall foul of Merlin's rough treatment they can substitute stolen balls without incurring a penalty.
Merlin h... | A ball stealing cat has been ruining rounds at a golf course - forcing the club's exasperated owners to change their rules. |
Text: In a letter to the UN, Iraq said it would be unable to keep to obligations to destroy its chemical weapons.
The Muthanna complex northwest of Baghdad houses remnants of rockets filled with sarin and other deadly nerve agents.
The UN and US say the munitions are degraded and the rebels will be unable to make usabl... | Isis-led Sunni rebels are in control of a disused chemical weapons factory, Iraqi officials have confirmed. |
Text: A statement from Institute said that Grace is now "conscious and talking and able to recognise family and friends".
Grace, 24, has been moved out of intensive care to a main hospital ward.
"While Niall is still showing signs of confusion and frustration, the family are hoping his condition will continue to improv... | Institute footballer Niall Grace is said to have made "significant progress" from the serious head injury he sustained on a recent night out. |
Text: Mae Darren Osborne, 47, wedi ei ddal ar gyhuddiad o baratoi a gweithredu terfysgaeth, gan gynnwys llofruddio.
Ar hyn o bryd, mae tŷ yn ardal Pentwyn o'r brifddinas yn cael ei archwilio gan swyddogion.
Bu farw un dyn, gyda 11 arall wedi'u hanafu, pan gafodd fan ei gyrru i dorf o addolwyr Mwslemaidd yn ardal Finsbu... | Mae'r BBC yn deall mai dyn o Gaerdydd sydd wedi cael ei arestio mewn cysylltiad â'r ymosodiad terfysgol yn Llundain. |
Text: Pearson, 53, was suspended last month pending a club investigation into his "behaviour" following a heated exchange with owner Mel Morris.
The Rams, who lie 20th in the Championship under temporary manager Chris Powell, said "any disciplinary process had now ceased".
Pearson said he was "disappointed" his tenure ... | Nigel Pearson has left his position as Derby County manager by mutual consent after less than five months in charge. |
Text: Research suggests the brain struggles to cope with the body's change in height during a sudden growth spurt.
The boys walk clumsily for a while as their brain adjusts, say Italian scientists.
Adolescents who grow slowly and steadily remain more coordinated, a team at the University of Bologna found in a study.
Le... | Scientists have come up with an explanation for why some teenage boys go through a clumsy phase. |
Text: The ex-minister told The Sun EU law over-rides UK law and there were "many positive aspects" to leaving.
His intervention comes the day after 12 former defence chiefs said the UK was safer in the EU.
The UK's referendum on its EU membership takes place on 23 June.
Lord Owen, who was foreign secretary between 1977... | Former Labour foreign secretary Lord Owen is calling for the UK to leave the EU, saying remaining in the union is "the more dangerous option for British security". |
Text: This shortage of homes for sale, coupled with demand from buyers, has led to prices rising at a faster rate than wages, the lender said.
Property prices rose by 8.6% over the year to the end of May, pushing the cost of the average home up to £196,067, its own lending data shows.
Yet prices dipped by 0.1% in May ... | The number of properties on the market is at its lowest level for many years, according to the Halifax. |
Text: The incident happened on Tuesday at St John and St Columba's Church in Rosyth.
A report is due to be submitted to the Children's Reporter.
Police Scotland said inquiries were still ongoing.
Summary: | A 12-year-old boy has been charged by police after a priest and parishioners at a Fife church were attacked with eggs and subjected to anti-Catholic abuse as they made their way into Mass. |
Text: The captain's 647-minute knock ended when he fell for 302 from 559 balls.
McCullum, 32, shared a Test-record sixth-wicket stand of 352 with wicketkeeper BJ Watling (124) as the hosts declared on 680-8 in Wellington.
That was the Kiwis' highest Test score and also a world-record total for a third innings in Test c... | Brendon McCullum became the first New Zealander to score a Test triple century as his side drew the second Test with India to win the series 1-0. |
Text: Police said the incident happened on Cardinal O'Fiaich Square.
The square has been closed while police conduct an investigation into the incident.
Summary: | A man is in a critical condition after being struck by a car in Crossmaglen, County Armagh. |
Text: The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said the ban related to the re-testing of samples taken at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
The implementation of a one-year ban must first be ratified by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
"Only clean athletes should be able to compete," an IWF statement said.
... | The weightlifting teams of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus could be banned from the Rio Olympics for anti-doping violations. |
Text: The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland has placed male bear Arktos in an enclosure next to female Victoria's at its Highland Wildlife Park.
The society said Victoria was showing signs she might be ready to breed, but it would not be until later this month before the pair shared an enclosure.
Polar bear cubs wer... | Polar bears involved in a Scottish captive breeding project have come face to face for the first time. |
Text: Green, 26, was part of the side that helped seventh-tier Stourbridge to the FA Cup third round.
Ex-Birmingham trainee Sammons, 25, was recently with Moors manager Liam McDonald's former club Hednesford Town.
Both players are available to make their debuts in Saturday's game at Boreham Wood.
Meanwhile, defenders J... | National League club Solihull Moors have signed Stourbridge defender Kristian Green and Hednesford midfielder Ashley Sammons. |
Text: The bear - named Bernard - bursts into song when people walk past Loft Café in Shefford, Bedfordshire, where he has stood since 1 December.
An enforcement officer told owners Rob and Teresa Farndon there had been a complaint about "noise nuisance".
Central Bedfordshire Council said there was an "ongoing investig... | A six-foot mechanical polar bear that dances and sings Christmas carols is being investigated after a council received a noise complaint. |
Text: The official Qatar News Agency said five firms were under investigation and "parties responsible for dereliction or negligence" would be held accountable.
The oil-rich state was hit by more than a year's worth of rain in a few hours.
Doha's Hamad International Airport, which cost $17bn (£11bn), saw water pour th... | Qatar's prime minister has ordered an inquiry after heavy rain exposed poor construction in the country set to host the 2022 Fifa World Cup. |
Text: The US Commerce Department made the move after ZTE and its units allegedly violated its sanctions on Iran.
ZTE is reportedly going to appeal against the curbs, which are likely to damage its global supply chain.
It's Hong Kong-listed shares have been suspended from trading since March 7.
In a filing to the stock ... | Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE is postponing the release of its annual financial results and board meeting in order to assess the impact of new US export restrictions on the firm. |
Text: The gig will bring together nearly all the artists who found fame on the PWL record label to mark its 25th anniversary.
Rick Astley, Bananarama, Pepsi and Shirlie and Brother Beyond will also feature on the line-up.
The concert will take place in London's Hyde Park on 11 July.
Fans can also expect appearances fro... | Steps, Jason Donovan, Sinitta and Sonia are among a host of Stock Aitken Waterman acts that will perform at a special reunion concert this summer. |
Text: Three people, including the pilot, jumped to safety before the plane crashed and are currently in hospital.
Witnesses said the aircraft appeared to run into engine trouble before it came down.
Jamijarvi airport is one the most popular in the country for leisure and training flights.
The skydivers were all residen... | Eight skydivers have been killed after their plane crashed near the town of Jamijarvi in Finland. |
Text: The 32-year-old triggered a clause in his contract entitling him to a further year at Griffin Park after making his 25th league appearance of the season against Cardiff on Tuesday.
McCormack joined the Bees from Swindon in 2013 and has scored three goals in 90 games for the west London side.
The Irishman previous... | Midfielder Alan McCormack has extended his Brentford contract until the summer of 2017. |
Text: The SRU wants to be able to sell all, or part of, Pro12 clubs Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby.
The union has called a special general meeting on 28 October when member clubs can vote on a rule change.
In a letter sent to member clubs, the union said it has to be "inventive and innovative".
If a two-thirds ma... | The Scottish Rugby Union is asking members to allow it to put the country's two professional teams up for sale. |
Text: A BMW collided with a Hyundai on the B1102 Freckenham Road in Worlington, near Mildenhall.
A couple in the Hyundai i30 have been named as William Dyal, 77, and his wife Helen, 75, from Prickwillow, near Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Earlier, police identified the driver of the BMW M3 as Matthew Grant, 24, from Mildenhall.... | Police have identified three of the four people killed in a car crash in Suffolk on Friday evening. |
Text: He was fined £12,000 for failing to submit returns for pro-Brexit adverts he ran during last year's poll.
Mr Harris spent more than £400,000 on newspaper ads featuring a British bulldog in a Union flag tie.
The commission said the ex-racehorse trainer has since paid the fine.
It said the £12,000 fine was "the hig... | Millionaire Butlins owner Peter Harris has been given the Electoral Commission's biggest financial penalty for breaking spending return rules during the EU referendum. |
Text: Henri Gonay, from Belgium, died in June 1944 after his aircraft crashed into a farm.
The road at the northern end of Route de Grantez, St Ouen, which was unnamed, has been called Rue Henri Gonay.
Parish Constable Michael Paddock said: "He was a well-decorated pilot and was part of the forces which helped to secur... | A Jersey road has been named after a fighter pilot who was shot down during World War Two. |
Text: Louise Khan, who is 46 and originally from Lochgelly in Fife, was arrested after the remains of Alyn Pennycook were found on their farm.
Mr Pennycook, also a Scot, is thought to have died from cancer last year.
Officers believe he died in September or October but Ms Khan failed to report his death to the authorit... | A woman from Scotland is to stand trial accused of burying her husband in the back garden of their home in Portugal. |
Text: It is believed Felix got trapped in the property in Raby Gardens in Hartlepool after the blaze was put out and the doors and windows were boarded up.
The owner called emergency services after hearing cries from inside the house and was referred to the RSPCA.
An inspector with the charity, Clare Wilson, said the w... | A missing cat has been rescued from under floorboards in a derelict house that had recently caught fire. |
Text: Ed was in a music store when he overheard his hit Thinking Out Loud being performed by 13-year-old Sydney for a charity fundraiser.
He joined her on stage and the teenager remained surprisingly calm with the Brit winner beside her.
She said: "I didn't want to stop, but I wanted to talk to him."
Ed left after the ... | Ed Sheeran has surprised a young girl in Canada by performing an unexpected duet with her at a shopping mall. |
Text: The captain of the women's team reached 6,028 runs by scoring 69 in India's World Cup group-game defeat by Australia at Bristol on Wednesday.
A day later, accolades haven't stopped with most Twitter users saying Raj's achievement has taken women's cricket to new heights in India.
India are due to play New Zealand... | Indians are praising Mithali Raj after she became the leading run-scorer in women's one-day international cricket. |
Text: The man told the woman he had spotted a leak in her bathroom while working on the roof of her block of flats in Summerston.
She allowed him into a flat where he stole a five-figure sum of money before fleeing.
The robbery happened in Rothes Drive at about 13:00 on Thursday.
Police said the pensioner was not injur... | A bogus workman stole an 80-year-old woman's life savings after conning his way into her house in Glasgow. |
Text: Dean Wood, 21, from Sauchie, has been missing since the incident in the early hours of Friday.
Police said they were continuing to search in and around the river in an effort to trace him.
Ch Insp Irene Ralston said: "We are supporting his family who are extremely anxious to hear news of Dean.
"I would urge anyon... | Police have named a man who fell into the River Forth from the Clackmannanshire Bridge after officers tried to stop his van. |
Text: The bacterium, which can cause food poisoning, was detected in Specially Selected Tikka King Prawns which are only on sale in Scottish stores.
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) urged anyone who had bought the frozen prawns to return them for a full refund.
The batch numbers on the 200g packs are 6K14 and 6K15 and the... | Supermarket chain Aldi is recalling a king prawn product after two batches were found to contain salmonella. |
Text: The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claims she was forced to perform a sex act on Basharat Hussain in Rotherham, in 2003, when she was 14.
Mr Hussain's barrister, however, told the jury at Sheffield Crown Court the incident had never taken place.
Mr Hussain and seven other men on trial deny 16 offen... | An alleged victim of a grooming gang has refuted claims she falsely accused one man of assaulting her in order to "embellish" her story. |
Text: "He was found while painting the statue with white paint and arrested," police spokesman Kay Makhubele told the BBC.
He was part of a group who demonstrated near the statue on Saturday with placards reading: "Racist Gandhi must fall".
This is the latest in a series of protests in South Africa calling for the remo... | A man has appeared in a South African court in connection with vandalising a statue of Mahatma Gandhi. |
Text: It is understood the Senegalese did not fail his medical but he would not have been fit for the start of the season.
Sakho, 26, scored 15 league goals in 44 appearances for West Ham, although he has suffered several injury problems.
His likely arrival had added to speculation that the club would sell striker Said... | West Brom's £15m move for West Ham striker Diafra Sakho is off because the player has a back problem. |
Text: Blott is due to close its store at the intu Chapelfield shopping centre in Norwich on 1 November.
"Please show respect for the staff still working here," one sign read.
Owner Tinc Limited said it hoped the sign would encourage those who wanted to air their feelings on the closure to contact head office.
Customers... | Customers of a stationery shop which is due to close in a matter of days have been asked not to "mess up the shelves" or "have a go" at staff. |
Text: Leigh Gregory, his wife and three children were woken by debris smashing windows of their home in Chester Green, Derby, on Sunday morning.
They huddled on a top floor for six hours before being able to leave.
Severn Trent Water apologised for the issue, which damaged several properties and cars in the area.
Some ... | A family of five have been left homeless after a burst water main sent a huge jet of water and rocks crashing into their house. |
Text: Miss Lawrence, who lived in Heworth Road, went missing on 19 March in 2009 when she was 35. Her body has never been found.
The men, all in their 50s and from the York area, were held on Wednesday.
Police said they have been bailed to allow detectives to follow up lines of inquiry. A fourth man in his 50s, arrest... | Three men arrested on suspicion of murdering York chef Claudia Lawrence have been released on bail. |
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Konta now faces German seventh seed Angelique Kerber. BBC archives looks back at those British women who have made an impact at Grand Slams through the years.
Summary: | Johanna Konta beat China's Zhang Shuai to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open. |
Text: Police visited the house where Khalid Masood's mother lives in Trelech, along with properties in Birmingham and London on Thursday.
Four people were killed and dozens were hurt after Masood drove a car on to a pavement, stabbed a policeman before he was shot dead by police on Wednesday.
Police said nobody living ... | A Carmarthenshire home searched after the London terror attack belongs to the attacker's mother. |
Text: The salvage operation began late on Thursday evening in Jianli, Hubei province.
As cranes slowly turned over the stricken ship, relatives gathered to hold a candlelit vigil nearby.
Just 14 of the 456 passengers and crew are known to have survived. Authorities said the chances of finding anyone else alive were sli... | Chinese salvagers have fully righted the ship which capsized on the Yangtze River, killing more than 400 people. |
Text: Like the hell-raising rock star, the 19ft (5.8m) long beast now called Lemmysuchus was no shrinking violet.
The fossil needed to be renamed after University of Edinburgh scientists realised it had been wrongly classified.
The Motorhead frontman died at the end of 2015.
His band had a run of top 40 hits between 19... | British scientists have named the fossil of a fierce giant crocodile from the Jurassic era after the former lead singer of Motorhead, Lemmy. |
Text: The move comes just days after Kamara was suspended for an on-field spat with team-mate Frederico Higuain.
The 31-year-old had signed a contract extension with Columbus 10 weeks ago.
"It's a shock to me and my family. I have done nothing but good on and off the field for Columbus. But my journey continues and thi... | Sierra Leone's Kei Kamara has been traded by Columbus Crew to MLS rivals New England Revolution in the USA. |
Text: Hughes died on Thursday aged 25 two days after being hit by a ball.
Clarke said: "I asked Cricket Australia if Hughesy's one-day international number 64 could be retired, to which they agreed. That means so much."
Hughes's funeral will be on Wednesday and Australia's first Test against India will not start on Thu... | A grief-stricken Australia captain Michael Clarke said Phillip Hughes's number 64 one-day shirt would be retired following his death. |
Text: Demand has been strong since recreational use was legalised on 1 July.
There are plenty of outlets but not enough distributors, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports.
Legislation gave liquor wholesalers the right to distribute, but most do not meet the licence requirements, Nevada's tax department is quoted as saying.... | State officials in Nevada are considering emergency measures to deal with a lack of marijuana. |
Text: Mane, 24, had to be taken off after suffering a knee injury in Saturday's 3-1 home victory over Everton.
There were reports that Mane, a £34m signing from Southampton last summer, might miss the rest of the campaign.
But manager Klopp said: "It is not 100% clear. We have to wait a bit."
When asked if the injury w... | Liverpool's Sadio Mane will miss Wednesday's match with Bournemouth, but Jurgen Klopp says it is "possible" the Senegal forward could be ruled out for the rest of the Premier League season. |
Text: Officers spoke to 51-year-old Andy Hill at a police station in Hertfordshire.
Police, who did not name Mr Hill, said a man voluntarily attended an appointment and was "interviewed under caution but not arrested".
Mr Hill was performing aerobatics at the annual Shoreham show when the jet crashed and broke up.
An i... | The pilot of the Hawker Hunter jet which crashed onto the A27 in Sussex killing 11 people, has been interviewed by police for the first time. |
Text: The American, 30, underwent a kidney transplant in September receiving the donated organ from his sister.
But a "complication" saw him operated on again and the world record holder feels he is now playing catch-up.
"It is a struggle, but it's not because over time it will get better and better," said Merritt.
"I ... | Olympic hurdles champion Aries Merritt claims his preparation for the 2016 Rio Games is "months" behind his rivals as a result of a second kidney surgery. |
Text: The break-in happened at a rural property in the Anguston area.
The theft - which also saw electrical items taken - happened between 07:00 and 18:30 on Monday.
Police Scotland Det Insp Stephen Beattie said: "Inquiries are at an early stage and we would urge anyone who may have seen anything unusual or suspicious ... | A shotgun and ammunition have been stolen from the Aberdeen suburb of Peterculter. |
Text: It is the first four-day match between the teams in England at 19 level since 1999, when Ian Bell, Michael Clarke and Mitchell Johnson all featured.
A five-match one-day series follows the game, which starts on Tuesday.
"He was brilliant. The thing that struck me the most was how simple he kept it," Hameed told A... | Lancashire's England U19 captain Haseeb Hameed has been getting tips from senior skipper Alastair Cook before the youth Ashes Test against Australia. |
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Text: The firms have agreed to sell a range of assets to ease the path of the deal.
The move comes after the Competition and Markets Authority found the merger could curb competition in the supply of services to the UK oil industry.
It told the firms to offer a remedy or face an in-depth investigation.
On Tuesday, the ... | Regulators are considering proposals by energy services firms Wood Group and Amec Foster Wheeler to address competition concerns over their planned £2.2bn merger. |
Text: Lingo Flamingo was founded by Robbie Norval who was inspired by his grandmother, who had dementia.
Research has indicated that speaking several languages can delay the onset of dementia, as well as other forms of brain ageing and mental illness.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is due to help launch the project.
Li... | A new scheme is being launched which helps elderly and vulnerable adults battle dementia by learning foreign languages. |
Text: Conwy council said the service in Colwyn Bay was the first of its type in north Wales.
The free wi-fi zone runs from Porth Eirias to the pier.
Cllr Mike Priestley, Conwy's cabinet member for communication said: "We recognise that having access to information quickly is increasingly important, with benefits for bo... | A beach and promenade in Conwy is to get a free wi-fi service. |
Text: In a letter dated 17 June to both Fufa and the Ugandan government, Fifa warned of possible sanctions if the FA registers under the government's "Trustees Incorporation Act."
It comes after Uganda's government gave all Uganda's sporting Federations a deadline of June 30th to register.
But the Uganda FA has refused... | Fifa warned the Ugandan government against forcing the country's Football Association (Fufa) to register as a trustee, which Fifa says would be "considered as interference." |
Text: The double-decker crashed into a railway bridge in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, on Wednesday.
First Bus said it was the driver's second incident since June but denied reports she had been suspended.
The firm and Greater Manchester Police are currently conducting separate investigations.
A First Bus spokesman sa... | The driver of a bus in which 17 people were injured when it went under a bridge and ripped off the roof, has been "relieved of her duties". |
Text: The lifetime ban on visas would apply even to those travelling as tourists, for business, or who married an Australian.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the move would send "the strongest possible signal" to people-smugglers.
The proposed ban is to be put to parliament later this week.
Australia transports as... | Australia has unveiled tough new plans to bar any asylum seekers who try to reach the country by boat from ever being able to enter. |
Text: 10 March 2016 Last updated at 12:39 GMT
School Reporters from Copthall School in Barnet visited Lee Valley Athletics Centre to take part in the Active Kids Paralympic Challenge in a bid to answer that question.
With the help of Paralympian Libby Clegg and Britain's top female sprinter, Dina Asher-Smith, they lear... | Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a visually impaired athlete? |
Text: More than 200 men claim they were abused at St William's residential school in Market Weighton, East Yorkshire, between 1970 and 1991.
The De La Salle order, which ran the school, has apologised "unreservedly" for the abuse and the actions of its former principal.
James Carragher was jailed for sex offences again... | A judge has retired to consider a claim for compensation by five victims of sexual abuse at a Catholic school. |
Text: The 27-year-old Dutch midfielder was sent off in the 80th minute of Blues' 2-1 win for a tackle on Callum O'Dowda.
Speaking after the game Birmingham manager Harry Redknapp called the decision "diabolical" and "terrible".
Kieftenbeld, who would have faced a three-match suspension, will now be available to feature... | Birmingham City have won their appeal against Maikel Kieftenbeld's red card in Saturday's win over Bristol City. |
Text: McLaughlin and Harvey said the loss related to "contracts procured during the depths of the economic downturn".
The results also recognise further predicted losses on those contracts that are due to be completed by the end of this year.
The group has an order book of more than £350m and expects to return to profi... | One of Northern Ireland's largest construction groups made a pre-tax loss of £6m in 2015. |
Text: Southern has called on the conductors' union to end its action and said the strikes are increasingly "ineffective".
The operator said it ran nearly 90% of trains during a one-day walkout by the RMT this week.
Meanwhile, Aslef met Southern on Wednesday in a bid to avert further strikes by the drivers' union after ... | The RMT has called for urgent talks ahead of a meeting to discuss further strikes on the Southern rail network. |
Text: The offence centred on games which took place before the player's move from Glenavon to Carrick last month.
An Irish FA statement said McKeown, 32, had admitted the breach at the outset of Wednesday's disciplinary hearing.
McKeown was not involved himself in the games in question but was found to have given infor... | Carrick Rangers defender Gareth McKeown has been banned for the rest of this season and handed a £1000 fine for a breach of the Irish FA's betting rules. |
Text: 23 March 2017 Last updated at 16:27 GMT
The former IRA leader turned politician died on Tuesday.
"After all the breath he expended cursing the British, he worked with two prime ministers and shook hands with the Queen."
He thanked First Minister Arlene Foster for attending the funeral.
He also thanked Taoiseach E... | Former US President Bill Clinton has addressed the congregation at Martin McGuinness' funeral. |
Text: The women officers' injuries are not life-threatening.
The assailant is said to have shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest" in Arabic) during the assault outside the city's main police station.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel told broadcaster RTL by phone: "Initial indications very clearly point towards ... | A man shot by police after he attacked two officers with a machete in the Belgian city of Charleroi has died. |
Text: Forty of the jets will be bought by leasing company Macquarie AirFinance in a deal worth about $3bn (£1.84bn), based on current prices.
The company has an option to buy 10 more.
Bombardier now has 243 firm orders for the C-Series, edging closer to the company's target of 300 by the time the plane enters service ... | Bombardier's C-Series aircraft programme has been boosted by one of its biggest orders to date. |
Text: Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick told LBC that five terror attacks had been prevented in the last few months.
Four terror attacks have taken place in the UK in 2017 - three in the capital.
Ms Dick, who took charge of the Met in February, said the attacks in London and Manchester had been "horrific".
She said... | Several terror plots that "were very close to an attack" were thwarted "within minutes" of being carried out, London's most senior police officer has said. |
Text: Central Sussex College has said it will close its East Grinstead campus this summer and its Haywards Heath campus next summer, with the loss of 43 jobs.
Principal Sarah Wright said the college's debts were too high and it had to reduce its costs.
Sir Nicholas Soames, Mid-Sussex MP, said "catastrophically bad deci... | A college which is £25m in debt is to close two campuses and stop teaching A-Level courses. |
Text: The Northern Irishman shot a bogey-free four-under 66 while overnight leader Johnson carded a one-under 69 that included a double bogey at 16.
Victory for Johnson would see him secure the $10m (£7.7m) prize money on offer in the FedEx Cup.
McIlroy is one of three others who could claim that season-ending bonus.
J... | Rory McIlroy is two shots behind joint leaders Dustin Johnson and Kevin Chappell after the third round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta. |
Text: Exeter prop Tomas Francis is also training with Wales.
Owens, 28, who was ruled out of the start of the tournament by a neck injury, has made a successful return for his region.
Francis, 22, is one of the heaviest forwards in the professional game at 6ft 1in and 21st.
Gatland names his team to face Ireland on Tue... | Wales have called Scarlets hooker Ken Owens into their squad before Saturday's Six Nations match against Ireland. |
Text: London 2012 flyweight champion Nicola Adams, 33, is one of two women included, while British men qualified in all 10 weight divisions.
Britain topped the boxing medal table in London with three golds, one silver and a bronze.
GB Boxing performance director Rob McCracken described the qualification success as a "h... | Great Britain have named a 12-strong team for this summer's Rio Olympics, their biggest since Los Angeles 1984. |
Text: Michael Bryan said the word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - a lung disease - at a Youth Select Committee meeting on 14 July.
However, as it was not a parliamentary proceeding it will not be officially recorded in Hansard.
MP Jacob Rees-Mogg's use of 29-letter floccinaucinihilipilification in 2012 ... | A 16-year-old boy who used a 45-letter word in Parliament has missed out on making a House of Commons record. |
Text: Figures disclosed in the River Tweed Commissioner's annual report show the total number of salmon caught by rod and net in 2014 was 9,971.
It is a drop of more than 10,000 compared with the 2013 total of 20,316.
It has been attributed to the mildest winter on record coupled with a hot summer and lengthy dry spell... | A fall of more than 50% has been reported in the number of salmon caught on the River Tweed last year. |
Text: Joseph Willis, 49, from Exeter, admits causing grievous bodily harm to Helen Pearson but denies attempted murder.
Ms Pearson was stabbed in the neck with a pair of scissors near St Bartholomew's Cemetery, last October, Exeter Crown Court heard.
Previously, Ms Pearson said she had reported 125 incidents to Devon a... | A man accused of attempted murder has denied a five-year stalking campaign of his alleged victim. |
Text: Sussex Police said a black VW Beetle being driven along the High Street in Battle struck a number of pedestrians and a shop front just before 14:00 GMT.
Two pedestrians have suffered serious life-threatening injuries and have been taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.
Three pedestrians and the dr... | Five pedestrians have been injured, two seriously, after a car hit a shop. |
Text: The Gulls went down 1-0, having scored nine goals in their two previous games against high-flying Forest Green.
"They went away from the game plan and started going off script and they beat themselves," Nicholson said.
"I'm very disappointed with the application of the lads throughout the week and they owe the su... | Torquay United manager Kevin Nicholson says his side's poor build-up was the reason they lost to Boreham Wood. |
Text: Brodie, 26, spent time on loan with the Sandgrounders from Gateshead last term, scoring once in 17 league outings.
He also had a spell playing under new Southport manager Martin Foyle at York.
Former Stevenage and Preston centre-back Foster, 28, joins from Lincoln, while Kay, 24, played 27 league games in the Con... | Southport have signed striker Richard Brodie, defender Luke Foster and midfielder Scott Kay. |
Text: Mental health nurse Amanda Young is accused of administering a lethal dose of clozapine to Joshua Gafney, 22, at his home in February 2012.
Bristol Crown Court heard she mistakenly thought each 14ml bottle contained 50mg of clozapine, when in fact this figure was per millilitre.
Ms Young, 40, of Yeovil, denies ma... | A nurse who gave a patient a lethal overdose of a drug was confused by the labelling, a court has heard. |
Text: Army bomb disposal officers were called to the scene at around 13:00 GMT.
They examined a suspicious package but have declared it to be nothing untoward.
The building is located on the Limavady Road in the Waterside area of the city.
Staff have returned to work.
Summary: | A security alert in Londonderry, which caused the offices of the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) to be evacuated, has now ended. |
Text: A murder investigation was launched after Ibrahim Ismail, 23, was found outside the Raxo shisha lounge in Highgate, Birmingham, on 17 December.
West Midlands Police said two men from the city, aged aged 23 and 24, were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.
They have been bailed pending further inquiries.
See... | Two men have been arrested and bailed in connection with the death of a man who was stabbed to death. |
Text: The Great Mormon was discovered at Butterfly World in St Albans.
The sex division occurs straight down the middle of the abdomen and is visible in the different wing patterns, with the female half on the right.
Butterfly World said this natural phenomenon occurred in only one in 10,000, or 0.01% of butterflies.
A... | An "extremely rare" half male, half female butterfly, known as a gynandromorph, has been found in Hertfordshire. |
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Mudranov is one of 271 Russian athletes competing in Brazil despite calls for a blanket ban on the country following evidence of state-sponsored doping.
He beat reigning world champion Yeldos Smetov, who eliminated Great Britain's Ashley McKenzie, in the final.
Meanw... | Russia claimed its first medal of Rio 2016 as Beslan Mudranov won Olympic gold in the judo men's -60kg. |
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