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Text: Isaac Aganozor, a caretaker at a top London school, has leukaemia. His brother Patrick, who lives in Nigeria, had his first visa request refused as the Home Office thought he would try to stay in the UK. The decision was overturned when a new visa request made it clear that Dulwich College would sponsor him. The ...
A man who needs a bone marrow transplant will now be able to get it from his Nigerian brother after the Home Office has lifted his visa ban.
Text: The Gray brothers are likely to make up the second row for Scotland against Argentina on Saturday, two years after starting their first international together against the same opposition. "During the national anthem when I've got my brother by my side it's pretty emotional," said the younger Gray. "It's hard to d...
Scotland lock Jonny Gray says playing alongside brother Richie can prove an "emotional" experience.
Text: Andrea Santon, of Lancaster, stabbed her former partner with a kitchen knife after luring him to her home and bedding him after a night out in June. The 53-year-old denied attempted murder but was convicted of what prosecutors called a premeditated attack. Santon, of Hasgill Court, was jailed for 12 years at Pres...
A woman who tried to murder her ex-husband after blindfolding him following sex and telling him she had a surprise in store has been jailed.
Text: David Shepherd of Bridport, Dorset, admitted a number of offences but denied raping four children, one of whom was only eight years old. The 60-year-old's string of sex crimes, including holding 20,000 indecent images, were heard at three trials in Dorchester Crown Court. Shepherd, described as "vile" by police, ...
A prolific paedophile who filmed himself raping and abusing children in the Philippines has been found guilty.
Text: O'Flanagan put Ireland ahead but Germany equalised in the third quarter. Mullan scored the winner by diverting in a long ball from Hannah Matthews in the final quarter and Ireland now face China on Friday and Korea on Sunday. Ireland will next meet Germany in the pool stages of this year's World League semi-final...
Anna O'Flanagan and Katie Mullan scored as Ireland beat 2016 Olympic bronze medallists Germany 2-1 in their opening game of the Berlin Four Nations Cup.
Text: On Monday, the government announced proposals for 14 new garden villages. Plans for a garden city in the Black Country were revealed in March, but it will not receive the same funding. Bosses behind the Black Country plans said work was already progressing and they were "always exploring different funding streams...
Work is progressing on a scheme to build more than 45,000 new homes, bosses have said, despite a bid for funding being rejected.
Text: Edwina Hart said she knew the closures to install new lighting in the Penmaenbach tunnel, in Conwy county, had caused "frustration" for motorists. She said contractors were working 24/7 to finish the work by Christmas. Ms Hart said it was part of a £42m project to "improve the safety and resilience of this key r...
"Poor driver behaviour" has contributed to delays caused by tunnel works on the A55 in north Wales, the transport minister has said.
Text: It is understood that the 54-year-old was trapped under a car. The emergency services were called to the property at about 20:40 on Wednesday. The man died at the scene. Police Scotland said there were no suspicious circumstances and a report would be sent to the procurator fiscal as a matter of routine. Summary:
A man has died in the garage of a house in Invergordon.
Text: A statement from the militant group warned others against taking part in "the American project". Earlier reports said the leader of the so-called Division 30 and other members had been taken but this has been denied by the Pentagon. On Friday, al-Nusra Front attacked Division 30's base in northern Syria. Five of ...
Syria's al-Qaeda affiliate, al-Nusra Front, has claimed to have captured a number of rebel fighters who were trained by the US.
Text: The £153m loss for the six months to the end of June compares with a £1.43bn profit a year ago. Restructuring costs almost tripled to £1.5bn amid efforts by chief executive Ross McEwan to cut staff and refocus the bank on the UK. The lender set aside £1.3bn for lawsuits and customer recompense. Another £459m was ...
Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a half-year loss after setting aside more money for repaying customers and potential legal settlements.
Text: The 24-year-old began his professional career with Rovers and has made 125 league appearances for the club so far. "While we are still aiming for a top-six finish this season, we are also planning for 2017-18," manager Darrell Clarke told the club website. "Ollie is an integral member of our squad, I am really pl...
Bristol Rovers midfielder Ollie Clarke has extended his deal with the League One club for an undisclosed period.
Text: Dating from the 1980s, the 150 fighting turtles, still in their original packaging, caused "turtle mania", said auctioneer Tim Weeks. They were put up for sale at Wessex Auction Rooms in Wiltshire by a former toy shop owner from County Mayo. The humanoid fighting turtles caused a worldwide sensation when they wer...
A collection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that lay in an attic for 35 years has sold for more than £5,000.
Text: The 28-year-old has only made 13 appearances since joining the Italian side from Atletico Madrid last July. He played 121 league games in five years at Atletico, scoring four goals. Suarez, capped three times by Spain, also worked with Hornets manager Quique Sanchez Flores when he was Atletico boss between 2009 a...
Watford are set to sign Spanish midfielder Mario Suarez from Fiorentina for a fee believed to be about £4m, reports BBC Three Counties Radio.
Text: Tomasz Procko, 22, and Karol Szymanski, 29, had been delivering sofas to the Knightsbridge property on Friday morning when the balcony collapsed. Mr Procko, of Greenford, west London, died at the scene while Mr Szymanski, of Wembley, north-west London, died later in hospital. Both men were originally from Poland....
Two men who died after they fell from a balcony at Cadogan Square in west London have been named by police.
Text: The attacks come as security experts warn of efforts by malicious hackers to target the oil and energy industry. The attack forced the Qatar-based RasGas firm to shut down its website and email systems. RasGas, one of the world's largest producers of liquid petroleum gas, said production was not hit by the attack...
Computer systems at energy firm RasGas have been taken offline by a computer virus only days after a similar attack on oil giant Aramco.
Text: Some of the dead were shot at close range by troops, witnesses said. Mr Kabila's 15-year rule was due to have ended on Monday at midnight, but has been extended to 2018. Mr Kabila's main rival said the refusal to give up power amounted to a coup. The electoral commission cancelled elections that were scheduled fo...
More than 20 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, over President Joseph Kabila's failure to give up power, a UN official has said.
Text: Baboucarr Ceesay, from Gambia, is believed to have drowned when the fishing boat he boarded at Libya sank in the Mediterranean on Sunday. Jessica Sey from Cheltenham said her 21-year-old nephew's family "will never get justice" and more must be done to educate migrants of the risks. "We are so angry," she said. "...
The aunt of a man who is among 800 feared dead after a migrant boat capsized has said human traffickers "must be held to account".
Text: Jake Brewer, 34, died while taking part in the 150-mile Ride to Conquer Cancer event on Saturday. The senior policy advisor in the chief technology office lost control of his bike and was hit by a vehicle. Mr Obama said: "Jake devoted his life to empowering people and making government work better for them." He s...
US President Barack Obama has said he is "heartbroken" after a senior White House employee was killed on a charity bike ride.
Text: It is the fourth time he will have joined the club after two loan spells and a permanent move - between July 2010 and July 2011 - with the Cherries. The 28-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal for a fee understood to be £200,000. "I was surprised by the interest. But Eddie Howe's a good manager and know...
Bournemouth have signed defender Rhoys Wiggins from Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.
Text: Holding the title-challenging Blues left the Ports 11 points adrift at the Premiership basement. "We have set out own bar with that performance against Linfield and we need that to be a springboard," said Currie. "We've have highs and lows and but now need that consistency." He added: "When we are right, when we ...
Portadown boss Niall Currie hopes to build on last week's draw at Linfield in the top versus bottom game against leaders Crusaders at Shamrock Park.
Text: The latest figures showed exports were up 1.6% over the month, following a 3.4% increase in January. German firms had the most success in markets outside the eurozone where they recorded growth of 13.4% compared with the year before. But the nation's trade surplus shrank to 13.6bn euros ($17.8bn; £11.2bn) in Feb...
Germany's exporters enjoyed another month of growth in February.
Text: The six-year deal with St Asaph-based Qioptiq, which will create eight jobs, was announced by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Monday. Qioptiq will service equipment such as night-vision goggles and weapon sights. Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said it was an "enormous vote of confidence in the Welsh economy". The W...
A Denbighshire firm has won an £82m defence contract to maintain surveillance and targeting equipment for the UK's Armed Forces.
Text: The group has been active in Turkey protesting against government plans to set up a national net filtering system. Action against the group was started following a complaint from the Turkish directorate of telecommunications whose website was hit by Anonymous. The arrests follow similar action by police in Spain ...
Turkish police have arrested 32 people believed to be members of hacker collective Anonymous.
Text: Data released by the operator shows in the last 32 working days the company has been hit by 1,066 days of absence. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) said an average of 83 services were being cancelled every day due to sickness. The RMT union said cancellations were due to the firm's "continued mismanagement" of the ...
The rate of sickness among Southern rail conductors has more than doubled since the first strike over their role.
Text: The eaglet, which has yet to be named, is the first of its kind to be born at a conservation centre in the southern Davao province in two years. Thirty four eagles, including the hatchling, are currently being kept in a massive cage at the centre. Only about 600 of the species are thought to be left in the wild. ...
A rare Philippine eagle chick has hatched in captivity, giving conservationists hope for the critically endangered bird.
Text: Paul Cleeland, from Folkestone in Kent has insisted since his 1973 conviction he was innocent of gunning down Terry Clarke in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. For more than four decades, he has been back to court in bids to prove he did not fire two lethal shotgun rounds. He failed to overturn a Criminal Cases Review Co...
A man who served 25 years in jail for killing a friend has failed in the High Court to get his conviction reviewed.
Text: The Historical Abuse Inquiry is examining claims of abuse at 13 homes and training centres in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 1995. The nun, whose identity cannot be revealed, worked at the former St Joseph's home in Termonbacca, Derry. She said she and another nun were responsible for looking after 60 boys. "In th...
A nun has told an inquiry she did not get any holidays during her first five years working at a former residential home in Londonderry in the 1960s.
Text: Che Labastide-Wellington, 17, was stabbed in the heart at the 16th birthday party in Kenton, north-west London, on 7 November 2015. Walker Sesay, 19, of Wembley, north-west London, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of manslaughter. Three other men, aged between 18 and 23, were found guilty of wounding with inten...
A man has been found guilty of killing a teenager at a party advertised on social media platform Instagram.
Text: Bronze turned down a deal which would have made her City's highest earner to sign a three-year contract with Lyon. The 25-year-old is a key part of the Lionesses side to reach consecutive semi-finals at major tournaments. Germany international Bremer, 21, has won two Women's Champions League titles with Lyon in t...
England right-back Lucy Bronze has joined Women's Champions League holders Lyon from Manchester City with forward Pauline Bremer moving the other way.
Text: Josh Davey took four wickets as the Scots prevented the Dutch reaching their target of 149. Davey ended a 53-run opening partnership between Ben Cooper and Michael Rippon and Con de Lange's two for 17 also proved crucial. Earlier, all-rounder Richie Berrington top-scored for Grant Bradburn's side with 38 runs as ...
Scotland beat the Netherlands by seven runs to claim their second Desert T20 Challenge victory in Abu Dhabi.
Text: The France right-back, 33, made the remark after his side's 2-1 Premier League win over Burnley on 2 January. City were reduced to 10 men in the 32nd minute of the match, when referee Lee Mason sent off midfielder Fernandinho. The Football Association said the post "questioned the integrity of the match official"...
Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna's appeal against his £40,000 fine for posting "10 against 12" on social media has been dismissed.
Text: The 19-year-old was part of the England Under-20 World Cup-winning squad in South Korea in June. He spent last season on loan at League One Champions Sheffield United, scoring four goals in 14 appearances. Chapman becomes Rovers' eighth summer signing and is set to go straight into the squad for the season-openin...
Blackburn Rovers have completed the signing of Middlesbrough forward Harry Chapman on a season-long loan.
Text: The Home Office said the move would allow a "radical transformation" of how the police, fire and rescue co-operate. The services were previously the responsibility of the Department for Communities and Local Government. MP Mike Penning will take over the portfolio as minister for policing, fire, criminal justice ...
The Home Office has taken control of fire and rescue policy in England ahead of planned closer working with the police, the government has said.
Text: Avril and Clive Mumford had newspapers brought in by helicopter until the service ended in October amid rising costs. Daily newspaper deliveries by Skybus planes from Land's End airport have been affected by a waterlogged runway. Skybus owner, Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, said it was planning to put a hard ...
Isles of Scilly newsagents say bad weather and the axing of a helicopter link has hit their business.
Text: Craig has been 007 in the past four Bond films and reports suggested he had agreed to carry on for the 25th film in the series in November 2019. But he told Boston radio station Magic 106.7: "No decision has been made. "I'm not holding out for more money or doing anything like that. It's just all very personal de...
Daniel Craig has refused to confirm if he will continue playing the role of British secret agent James Bond.
Text: He said crocodiles had been given a higher profile in the current campaign than the crisis in the health service. Speaking at the launch of his party's election manifesto, Mr Eastwood warned the election marked a "critical moment for power-sharing". He said voters faced a stark choice between devolution, or a ret...
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has warned the "very idea of power-sharing" is at stake in next week's Assembly election.
Text: It received 196 complaints per 100,000 passenger journeys between April and June this year, according to regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). Virgin said it encouraged feedback so complaints were "not the best way to measure" passenger satisfaction. Virgin East Coast was second on the complaints list with...
Virgin Trains West Coast has been named as the rail operator with the highest rate of complaints in Britain for the 11th quarter in a row.
Text: Jones, a five-time All Star, said he had a bag of peanuts thrown at him and was taunted with racist slurs during Baltimore's 5-2 win at Fenway Park. The Red Sox said on Tuesday that they have "zero tolerance for such inexcusable behaviour". "Our entire organisation and our fans are sickened by the conduct of an i...
The Boston Red Sox have apologised to Adam Jones after the Baltimore Orioles outfielder was racially abused by fans.
Text: The men aged 65 and 37 were stabbed multiple times by two men near Manor House Tube station. The Met has named Kyroe Oscar Howsen, 24, from Haringey and Amari Orgill, 19, from the Finsbury Park area as the two men they want to speak to. Anyone with information is urged to contact the force. Police said the father...
Two men are being sought by police after a father and son were stabbed in a row between drivers in north London on Christmas Eve.
Text: Michael Keen, 42, was stabbed in 15 times and was found dead at a house in Hazel Avenue, Darwen, Lancashire in August last year. A Merseyside-based organised crime gang supplying drugs in the Darwen area was linked to the killing, police said. Daniel Bamford, of Harvey Lane, Warrington, was found guilty of mansla...
An 18-year-old "gang enforcer" has been jailed for killing a man during a row.
Text: The government should also concentrate on providing savings incentives to the poorest, the Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management (CHASM) said. The think tank, part of the University of Birmingham, said that 60% of lower and middle income families could not save. That left them at risk of financial sho...
Banks and building societies should be stopped from defaulting savers to tiny interest rates, a think tank has said.
Text: The Wales international 26, helped Real overcome Manchester City on Wednesday to set up a Champions League final against Atletico Madrid on 28 May. He has scored 19 goals in La Liga this season and provided 10 assists. Zinedine Zidane's Real are one point behind La Liga leaders Barcelona with two games to go. A R...
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale will miss Sunday's crucial La Liga home game against Valencia because of a knee strain.
Text: Updated figures released by the National Police Chiefs' Council also show that 184 potential suspects have been identified. The 526 potential victims ranged in age from four to 20. There are 248 clubs impacted by investigations - but that total refers to the number of clubs referenced when people came forward. Th...
More than 1,000 cases relating to child sexual abuse within football clubs in the UK have been reported to police.
Text: A murder investigation was launched after one man, now known as Dennis Kelly, 59, of Slough was found with fatal stab wounds in Lower Cippenham Lane on Friday. A second man, who was taken to hospital with life-threatening stab wounds, died on Sunday evening. The second man is yet to be formally identified. Police...
A man has died in hospital following a stabbing in Slough.
Text: The announcement came just three months before Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova are due to be released from prison. They were jailed in 2012. The verdict did not include proof that they were motivated by hatred towards a social group, the Supreme Court said. The court also ignored their status as mother...
Russia's Supreme Court has criticised the guilty verdicts handed down to the two jailed Pussy Riot punk protesters and has ordered a review.
Text: The 21-year-old has made 25 appearances since joining on a one-year deal in June 2016 after leaving Barnsley. Maris missed three months with an ankle injury, but has helped the U's rise to two points off the play-off places. "He possesses good technical ability and the capability to play in a variety of attacking...
Cambridge United midfielder George Maris has signed a new two-year contract at the League Two club.
Text: The walk-in centre and GP surgery in Guildhall Walk could be relocated to St Mary's Treatment Centre and a new city location respectively. Lalys Pharmacy, which organised the petition, said that would add pressure to A&E at Queen Alexandra Hospital. Portsmouth Clinical Commissioning Group said it would be simpler...
A petition signed by more than 5,000 people to save an out-of-hours GP surgery in Portsmouth has been handed in to NHS chiefs.
Text: Defence officials said Omar Shishani died from injuries sustained in a recent US air strike in north-eastern Syria. Earlier reports had suggested Shishani, a Georgian whose real name was Tarkhan Batirashvili, may have survived the attack on a convoy. Several of his bodyguards were killed in the same bombing. The ...
A senior commander of so-called Islamic State (IS) is dead, the Pentagon has confirmed.
Text: The 24-year-old, who joined Standard from Leicester City last summer, has agreed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the Seagulls. "He was somebody I was interested in for a number of reasons," Albion manager Chris Hughton said. "He is a good technical player and has experience of the Championship." Knockaert s...
Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion have signed winger Anthony Knockaert from Belgian club Standard Liege for an undisclosed fee.
Text: Lily Fenton was last seen late on Friday night in central Bristol. The body was discovered following an extensive police operation at Bristol's harbourside on Saturday. Avon and Somerset Police said her disappearance was not being treated as suspicious. Miss Fenton's family have been informed. Formal identificati...
A body has been found in the search for a missing 26-year-old woman.
Text: The 34-year-old won 79 caps and was part of manager Michael O'Neill's squad at the Euro 2016 finals in France. He played his final game for Northern Ireland in their opening game of the tournament, a defeat by Poland in Nice. "I am not getting any younger and I feel it is the right thing to do at this stage," sai...
Northern Ireland defender Chris Baird has confirmed his retirement from international football to concentrate on his club career with Derby County.
Text: Inverness's Central ward, which includes Merkinch, Dalneigh and parts of Crown, will lose one of its representatives if the changes come into effect next May. The boundary changes would mean six fewer councillors across the Highlands. Central councillors said their busy and deprived ward would suffer. Changes to ...
Highland councillors have criticised a shake-up of ward boundaries with some claiming the changes will damage local communities.
Text: Jordan Miers, 21, a children's football coach, was last seen on a footpath near the River Tawe in the city at about 22:30 GMT on 19 December. Officers were called to Swansea marina at 10:18 GMT on Friday following the discovery of a body in the water. South Wales Police said Mr Miers' family had been informed. Mr...
Police searching for a 21-year-old man who went missing after a night out in Swansea have found a body.
Text: The Czech secured his 13th ATP title, and his second Shenzhen title, with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 victory over third seed Gasquet. Berdych, who missed the US Open with appendicitis, is ninth in the race to qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals. "Five weeks ago I was in hospital, now I'm sitting here with the tr...
Tomas Berdych won his first title of the season with victory over Richard Gasquet at the Shenzhen Open in China.
Text: Lewis Siddall, 24, from Skellow in Doncaster, was found dead at his home at around 05:20 BST on Friday. South Yorkshire Police said he had reportedly been assaulted in the VDKA bar in Silver Street, Doncaster, shortly after 23:00 BST on Thursday. The arrested man remains in police custody. Police said Mr Siddall ...
A 22-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died in bed following an alleged assault at a bar in Doncaster.
Text: Mr Galloway, leader of the Respect Party, lost his Bradford West seat to Labour's Naz Shah, who he has alleged made "false statements" during the campaign to affect the result. He also claimed "widespread malpractice" involving postal voting meant the result must be "set aside". A Labour spokesman said the action...
Former MP George Galloway has announced he has started legal proceedings to challenge his general election defeat.
Text: Colleen Westlake, 48, was found dead along with a seriously injured 59-year-old man in Pines Road at 01:30 BST on Sunday. Craig Bird, 31, of no fixed abode, has been charged with murder and attempted murder. He will appear before magistrates in Chelmsford on Tuesday. Summary:
A man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead and a man suffered life-threatening injuries at a bungalow in Chelmsford.
Text: Only a quarter of pupils at Langlands Primary in Forfar attended class on Thursday. Thirteen teachers were also absent. There are currently no plans to close the school due to the norovirus outbreak. Advice on the bug has been sent to parents, with the school's end of term next Tuesday. A statement from the schoo...
Almost 350 pupils and teachers at an Angus primary school are off sick with the winter vomiting bug.
Text: "I want to qualify at the Europeans next week," Adams told BBC Sport. "To think that I could be European, world and Olympic champion in the same year is absolutely epic. "It's that little piece of history that is my motivation." The tournament begins on Saturday, with Great Britain sending 13 athletes. There are ...
Nicola Adams says she is aiming for a unique treble of titles ahead of the European Olympic qualifiers in Samsun, Turkey.
Text: Eleven hundred sites were surveyed with 15% having "widespread" litter. Worst affected areas were industrial estates with more than a third failing to meet the standard. Areas of low density housing did best with virtually all rated clean or very clean and some totally free of litter. Between them the 11 councils...
One in seven of Northern Ireland streets and parks failed to meet the accepted standard for litter last year, despite tens of millions of pounds being spent by councils on clean-ups.
Text: The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose by more than expected to 59.1 from 57.6 a month earlier, driven by residential housebuilding. Any score above 50 represents growth. However, job creation fell to its lowest level in 13 months. The housebuilding sector has now grown continuously for two years. ...
Activity in the UK's construction sector picked up in January from a 17-month low in December, a closely-watched survey has suggested.
Text: President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said the pieces had been stolen and should be returned to their rightful owners. "We are doing something unusual, really special," she said during a ceremony at the National Museum of Fine Art in Buenos Aires. Ms Fernandez urged other countries to follow the example. "It i...
Argentina has said it will return more than 4,000 archaeological artefacts to Ecuador and Peru.
Text: The Irishman made 27 appearances for John Askey's side in all competitions last season, scoring three goals. He joined the Silkmen from AFC Telford last summer, having previously had spells with Southport, Barrow, Rochdale and Nottingham Forest. Byrne, 23, missed almost two months of the season after suffering a ...
Macclesfield Town centre-back Neill Byrne has signed a new one-year deal with the National League club.
Text: Speaking to the BBC, Michael Spencer said: "Yes we can thrive. The UK is the fifth largest economy in the world, it's absolutely an economic leader in many aspects." However, Mr Spencer said there were "pros" to Britain staying in Europe. Prime Minister David Cameron has promised an in-out referendum on the UK's ...
The chief executive of money broker ICAP has said the UK "can thrive" outside the European Union.
Text: 11 November 2015 Last updated at 01:45 GMT A Unicef Youth Ambassador, she is an inspiration for the children who flock to the Ayise Bangwe Youth Centre. She tells the BBC about how her tough childhood made her determined to get an education. Women of Africa is a BBC season recognising inspiring women across the c...
Monica Makeya Dzonzi is a co-ordinator at the youth centre in the Malawian city of Blantyre that organises training in computer, sports and life skills.
Text: The collision, on New Road in Boldon, happened when both were responding to an incident. Each vehicle had two officers inside and two people were taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The other two officers were uninjured. No one else was involved in the crash at 14:36 GMT. The force has appealed...
Two Northumbria Police officers have been hurt in a crash between two patrol cars on South Tyneside.
Text: The Football Association said it is alleged "Moyes used abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official". The incident occurred in the 90th minute, after referee Chris Kavanagh waved away appeals for a foul on Sunderland striker Victor Anichebe in the penalty area. Sunderland lost the EFL Cup match 1-0. M...
Sunderland manager David Moyes has been charged with misconduct after being sent off at Southampton on Wednesday.
Text: The 25-year-old is available to play in both the County Championship and T20 Blast, which starts in July. Milne has played 34 one-day internationals and 18 Twenty20 games for the Black Caps and is a handy lower-order batsman. "I'm delighted to be joining Kent and working with such a talented squad pushing for pro...
New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne will join Division Two side Kent after the Champions Trophy finishes next month.
Text: 28 November 2015 Last updated at 19:42 GMT She was speaking after taking a boat ride across Valletta Harbour to the spot where George VI landed in 1943 to present the George Cross. The Queen said any visit to Malta, where she lived with the Duke of Edinburgh for two years shortly after they married, is "always ve...
The Queen has spoken of her "happy" memories of living in Malta in the 1950s, during the final part of her three-day state visit.
Text: Shane O'Donoghue sealed victory with a penalty stroke in the final five seconds after England led twice through Harry Martin and Adam Dixon. Media playback is not supported on this device O'Donoghue and Alan Sothern levelled before Eugene Magee put underdogs Ireland in front. Netherlands beat Germany 6-1 in the g...
Hosts England were denied bronze as Ireland recovered from going behind to win 4-2 and claim their first ever medal at the EuroHockey Championships.
Text: Bella the terrier was found with hardly any hair left on her body by an RSPCA inspector last year. Owners Craig and Sophie Palmer of Llwynhendy admitted causing unnecessary suffering to a dog at a pre-trial hearing in Llanelli on Thursday. It heard that Bella had made an "incredible transformation" after veterina...
A Carmarthenshire couple has been banned from keeping animals after a dog was found in a "shocking state".
Text: The Tanzanian-registered Hamal was intercepted by the Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset and the Border Force cutter Valiant about 100 miles east of Aberdeen on 23 April. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said more than three tonnes of cocaine had now been recovered. Nine men have appeared in court. The vessel was tak...
Cocaine seized from a tug in the North Sea could have been worth more than £500m - believed to be the biggest single class A seizure in the UK.
Text: Alex Dyke said breastfeeding was "unnatural" and "has to be stopped" in public during his phone-in show on BBC Radio Solent on 12 August. An online petition was set up, which attracted more than 6,000 supporters, calling for him to be taken off air. The broadcaster said it had made the decision to put Mr Dyke bac...
A BBC DJ suspended over "appalling" comments he made on air about breastfeeding is to return to work.
Text: It was the country's biggest evacuation for an unexploded bomb since the end of the war. The 1.8-tonne British explosive is thought to have come from a 1944 air raid, which destroyed the old town. German police later announced that the bomb had been made safe. Officials chose Christmas Day for the evacuation beca...
More than 50,000 residents from the German city of Augsburg were evacuated from their homes so that a huge World War Two bomb could be defused.
Text: It follows the publication of the latest Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland report. It found there had been improvements by justice organisations in carrying out earlier recommendations over the care and treatment of victims and witnesses. However, the review also said that delay remains a major concern...
Police have welcomed a report commending "very good progress" in meeting needs of victims and witnesses.
Text: The appointment was announced by new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at a press conference on Tuesday. Dr Finkel has previously outlined a vision for an "electric planet" and told reporters he wanted Australia to use "no oil, gas or coal". He was previously Chancellor of Australia's Monash University and takes o...
Australia has named Dr Alan Finkel, an engineer and vocal advocate of nuclear power, as its next chief scientist.
Text: As of 3 June, 2012 active-duty suicides reached 154, compared with 130 in the same period last year, the Pentagon confirmed to the BBC. The number far exceeds US combat deaths for the same period. "We are deeply concerned about suicide in the military," a Pentagon spokeswoman said, adding it was "one of the most...
Suicide in the US military has sharply increased this year, hitting a rate of almost one death per day, figures show.
Text: Six-year-old Rikki Neave's naked body was found in woods near Peterborough's Welland Estate on 29 November 1994. He had been strangled. His mother, Ruth Neave, was cleared of his murder at a trial. She later admitted child neglect and cruelty and was jailed for seven years. The inquiry is being "started afresh", ...
An investigation into the murder of a child two decades ago has been reopened by detectives in Cambridgeshire.
Text: Amid heavy security, some passengers complained of missing their flights. They have been advised to arrive at least three hours ahead of departure. The 22 March attacks, by so-called Islamic State (IS), severely damaged the hall. Another suicide blast on a metro train on the same day killed another 16 people. On ...
Long delays have marred the reopening of the departure hall at Brussels airport weeks after suicide attacks there killed 16 people.
Text: The firm said bills will rise from April by an average 1.65% for metered users, which is below inflation. As examples, it estimated an average medium-sized factory will pay an additional £54 annually and a farm an extra £3. NI Water agrees annual tariffs for water and sewerage services with the Utility Regulator....
Northern Ireland Water is raising its prices for 80,000 business customers, including farmers.
Text: Research by the Local Government Association says subsidised bus services in England have been reduced by more than 12% in the past year. The LGA blamed cuts by the government to councils' budgets. The Department for Transport said it was working with local transport companies to improve services and boost the us...
Families in rural areas are being isolated due to cuts in bus services, councils have warned.
Text: The West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) said attack numbers rose from 108 between April and September, 2014, to 139 this year. Verbal assaults on ambulance workers also rose 13% to 246 reported incidents in the same period. Assaults on emergency services staff included employees being kicked, punched and threa...
An ambulance chief is calling for more support after physical assaults on staff rose by 30%.
Text: The protesters attacked the National Palace, burning the main door and painting slogans on the walls. The protests came a day after the authorities said hit men from a gang had murdered the 43 students in the town of Iguala in Guerrero state. Protests also took place in Guerrero's state capital, Chilpancingo. Att...
The Mexican authorities have arrested at least 14 students in Mexico City after protests over the suspected murder of 43 fellow students.
Text: She is the first leader from another country to visit Mr Trump. The pair spent about an hour together at the White House discussing the relationship between the UK and America. It was also confirmed that the new American president will be coming to visit the UK, later this year. The two leaders appeared to get on...
Prime Minister Theresa May met with US President Donald Trump yesterday just a week after he started the top job.
Text: However, football's world governing body will open disciplinary proceedings against the Italian champions after asking both clubs last month for "clarification on the deal". The enquiry was believed to concern who was involved in the £89.3m transfer, and how much they were paid. It has been reported Pogba's agent...
Manchester United have been cleared by Fifa of wrongdoing in the deal to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus last August.
Text: The 21-year-old argued with Mark Durnan and Sean Dillon before being substituted during the 0-0 Premiership play-off final first-leg draw. He then gestured towards home fans as he was jeered from the pitch. Asked if Kuate had played his last game for the club, McKinnon told BBC Scotland: "Absolutely." Cameroon-bo...
Wato Kuate will not play for Dundee United again after a heated exchange with team-mates against Hamilton Academical, says manager Ray McKinnon.
Text: The Ministry of Defence said 150 people had made claims of ill-treatment place between 2005 and 2013. Recent investigations into the conduct of British armed forces have largely focused on actions in Iraq. The MoD said any "credible claims" of criminal activity should be investigated. Members of the Royal Militar...
An independent policing unit set up to investigate alleged war crimes by British troops in Afghanistan has received around 600 complaints.
Text: Barry McClung died after an accident as he was driving his car on the Coast Road near Larne on Thursday night at about 21:00 BST. No other vehicle was involved. Linfield Football Club have been paying tribute to him. On the club's website they said Mr McClung had just recently retired as their scout. The tribute...
A 69-year-old man who died in a car accident in County Antrim was a former scout for Linfield.
Text: Dion Smith has been giving free food to the homeless from his shop doorstep in Leeds' Corn Exchange since January. Street wardens told him to stop because "it was intimidating people", he said. Leeds Business Improvement District (BID), which promotes the city, said its wardens had acted upon concerns raised by a...
A jeweller who uses his pet bulldog to raise money to help feed rough sleepers has been told to stop his charitable work.
Text: "He came up with the title, the concept of the record, the whole everything," he said. "I was trying to be the artist on this without being the CEO of it. "I wanted him to basically control it and tell me where I should be at, what I should sound like, what I should look like. Basically the hole nine [yards]." Ex...
Snoop Dogg has told Annie Mac on her new Radio 1 evening show that the sound of his new album, Bush, is down to Pharrell acting as "CEO" on it.
Text: The victim died on Friday from wounds to his upper body, thought to have been sustained during a dispute in Peckham Rye. A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon. He is due to appear at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court later. Summary:
A man has been charged with murdering a 26-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in south east London.
Text: McClenaghan, a member of the Rathgael Gymastics club in Bangor, finished behind the Olympic and world medallists in the pommel horse event. "What the heck just happened?" said McClenaghan on Twitter. "I just shared the podium with Louis Smith and Max Whitlock." McClenaghan added:"There's nobody happier than I am ...
Sixteen-year-old Northern Ireland gymnast Rhys McClenaghan clinched a superb bronze medal behind Max Whitlock and Louis Smith at the British Championships in Liverpool on Sunday.
Text: The Wallabies face New Zealand in Saturday's World Cup final. In response, BBC Sport asked readers of Sportsday live - our rolling, text-based sports news service - to suggest other famous landmarks which could be given a sporting facelift. The response was hilarious. Check out the memes which were created below....
The iconic Sydney Opera House was turned green and gold on Friday in support of the Australia national rugby union team.
Text: The on-loan Norwich player, 20, sustained the injury in a challenge with the Ton's Joe McKee near the end of the Bairns' 1-0 win. The player wrote on Twitter: "Gutted to say I've suffered a double leg break. "Can't thank everyone enough at the pitch and in the hospital for keeping me calm and helping me." McGrand...
Falkirk midfielder Conor McGrandles suffered a double leg break in his team's Championship match against Morton at Cappielow.
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Text: Anne Walden, 101, who was an undergraduate from 1932 to 1936, returned to campus to visit the D'Arcy Thomson Zoology Museum. The visit also marked a return to her birthplace in Balfour Street, now the site of student accommodation halls. Mrs Walden taught at the university following her graduation in 1936. She wa...
Dundee University has welcomed back one of its oldest living graduates, 80 years after she gained a first class honours degree.
Text: The 25-year-old Sweden centre-back has agreed a three-year contract with the Elland Road club. Jansson has played a key role in Leeds' rise up the Championship table under Garry Monk this season. He has played 23 games, scoring three times, the latest being the winner in Wednesday's 2-1 victory at Blackburn. Jans...
Leeds United will sign defender Pontus Jansson on a permanent deal when his loan move from Italian Serie A side Torino expires this summer.
Text: The 37-year-old bows out with the second highest Test average of all time behind Australian great Sir Donald Bradman. He will continue to play for Middlesex, having last month signed for a fourth stint as an overseas player there. He said he will lead the Prime Minister's XI against Sri Lanka in Canberra on Wedne...
Australia batsman Adam Voges has announced his retirement from international cricket.
Text: A number of police cars, at least two ambulances and an emergency response unit were called to the scene at about 16:00 BST. A police spokesman said police were also carrying Tasers as they patrolled Millbrook Park in St Lawrence. Det Insp Craig Jackson said officers were looking for a "a male and a female" who w...
Armed police closed off a children's park in Jersey while investigating a suspected serious assault.
Text: West Midlands Police said officers from its counter-terrorism unit arrested the man on Tuesday afternoon. The arrest was made at property in the West Midlands, the force said. The force had issued an alert to officers and staff after receiving an "anonymous but credible" tip-off and said it was taking the threat ...
A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with threats to kidnap and kill a serving police officer.