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Text: Mr Ewing said he agreed with the outcome of a public local inquiry into the Infinergy's proposal.
Highland councillors unanimously agreed in 2013 to lodge an objection to the project.
The move, by members of Highland Council's north planning applications committee, triggered the inquiry.
Landscape conservation ch... | Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has refused to give consent for a 24-turbine wind farm near Reay in Caithness. |
Text: All three emergency services were called to a collision between a truck and motorcycle at Altarnun, Launceston, on Sunday 9 August at about 10.15pm.
The arrested truck driver was a 21-year-old man from Bodmin.
The main arterial route through the county was closed westbound at Trewint Gap for almost seven hours.
D... | A pick-up truck driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a male motorcyclist was killed on the A30 in Cornwall. |
Text: The 22-year-old broke clear with a little under 50km remaining and her rivals were unable to respond.
Marianne Vos, winner of the inaugural Women's Tour in 2014, came second. Alice Barnes, 21, was the top British rider in seventh place.
Britain's Lizzie Deignan, the 2016 winner, finished in 39th place, one minute... | Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma rode to victory on the opening stage of the Women's Tour in Northamptonshire. |
Text: Ben Stokes became the IPL's most expensive foreign player when Rising Pune Supergiants bought him for £1.7m.
Bowler Tymal Mills, bought for £1.4m by Royal Challengers Bangalore, could face former international team-mate Chris Jordan in the opening match.
Jordan's Sunrisers Hyderabad play RCB in Deccan at 15:30 BS... | Eight England players are set to appear at the Indian Premier League when the 10th edition of the competition begins on Wednesday. |
Text: Both Ms Narcisse's party and that of another presidential candidate, Jovenel Moise, are claiming victory.
But official results are not expected before the end of the week.
Vote counting in elections is often slow but has been further delayed this time due to widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Matthew.
Hai... | Police in Haiti have clashed with supporters of presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse, as the country awaits results of Sunday's elections. |
Text: Polling stations opened in all the city's 73 constituencies at 07:00 BST with results expected to be declared after midnight.
Votes will be counted after the polls close at 22:00 BST.
For the latest news from all the counts on London, go to our election live service or check the results on your constituency profi... | Voters in London are going to the polls in the General Election after months of campaigning by political parties. |
Text: Joyon, 60, and team-mates took 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds - Frenchman Loick Peyron held the previous record set in 2012.
Find out how to get into sailing with our special guide.
"It's the result of long years of work," Joyon said after arriving at the Channel island of Ushant.
The Jules Verne Tr... | French skipper Francis Joyon broke the record for the fastest sail around the world by more than four days when he won the Jules Verne Trophy on Thursday. |
Text: O'Flaherty, making her Olympic debut at the age of 35, clocked 9:45.35 as she finished almost 33 seconds behind heat winner Ruth Jebet of Bahrain.
The Irish athlete was unable to stay with the fast early pace as the field was quickly strung out.
O'Flaherty set her personal best of 9:42.61 in Letterkenny last year... | County Down woman Kerry O'Flaherty's season's best wasn't enough to progress to the 3,000m steeplechase final as she finished 14th in her heat. |
Text: The ex-Chelsea striker, 38, was absent from the Saputo Stadium where the Impact claimed a 2-2 draw to seal a Major League Soccer play-off spot.
Montreal had earlier said he had a back injury to explain his omission.
But Biello said: "He didn't accept that he would come off the bench and, in the end, he didn't wan... | Didier Drogba refused to play for Montreal Impact after being told he would not be starting against Toronto, according to coach Mauro Biello. |
Text: No one was injured in the attack, the latest flare-up between Egypt's majority Muslims and Christians, who make up some 10% of the population.
The cause is believed to be rumours of a relationship between a Coptic Christian man and a Muslim woman.
The authorities say the remote village, in the south of the countr... | At least 10 houses have been burnt down in a confrontation between Christians and Muslims in southern Egypt. |
Text: Walker, 21, had to switch his position following an injury to defender Matt Bates after just 14 minutes of the 3-0 defeat by Luton Town on Tuesday.
The change was not something manager Dave Jones had spoken about previously.
"It's the first I knew of it," Walker told BBC Tees. "But as long as I'm on the pitch, I ... | Hartlepool midfielder Brad Walker says he was happy to change his role to centre-back and enjoys seeing the "whole picture" of the game. |
Text: Galway are struggling this season and sit bottom of the Premier Division while the Candystripes are third after winning four of their five games.
The tie of the rounds sees Shamrock Rovers take on Bohemians in a Dublin derby.
League leaders Cork City visit Limerick, with the matches to be played on the weekend be... | Derry City will start their EA Sports Cup bid with a second-round game at Galway United later this month. |
Text: The 28-year-old suffered the injury during Ireland's open session at the Aviva Stadium on Friday and could be out for two months.
Fitzgerald fell awkwardly after getting his foot caught in the ground.
"It was fairly innocuous. Luke is very unlucky to be out of the Six Nations," said team manager Mick Kearney.
"He... | Leinster winger Luke Fitzgerald has been ruled out of Ireland's Six Nations campaign after sustaining a knee ligament injury in training. |
Text: David Lynn Browning was the central controller of the Playpen site, which was hosted on the dark web.
Browning will also be subject to a life-time of supervision when he eventually leaves prison.
He is the second key Playpen operator to be jailed. In January another administrator received a similar sentence.
Brow... | An American man who ran a site that traded images of child sexual abuse has been jailed for 20 years. |
Text: Ferns played Trevor Morgan in the London soap from 2000 to 2002 and was at the centre of a harrowing domestic violence storyline.
He will take on the character of menacing criminal Rick Harper in the Shieldinch show.
The actor said Rick was going "to bring some heat" to the programme.
"He's old school, definitely... | Scottish actor Alex Ferns, who played one of EastEnders' most memorable villains, has joined the cast of BBC Scotland's weekly drama River City. |
Text: Fears that dozens of companies providing these pensions are too small to survive were explored in a recent BBC investigation.
Now Pensions Minister Ros Altmann has told MPs that legislation is needed to "ensure proper protection" for savers.
She said that she was pushing for a slot for a law to be proposed.
"We k... | A new law is needed to protect workers' savings held by companies that provide auto-enrolment pension schemes, a minister has said. |
Text: A council report said the £14m expansion was needed as Tomlinson's Dairies, Minera, had outgrown its facilities.
It plans to double production to 195 million litres of milk a year.
Wrexham planners have recommended the three-phase application for approval ahead of a planning committee meeting on Monday.
The dair... | A Wrexham dairy has submitted proposals to expand facilities to meet production demand and recruit 60 more staff. |
Text: The Flybe service, which launched in May, will begin operating on Saturdays from November.
The daily service is Dundee Airport's first non-chartered international route.
It is the fourth route Flybe has announced under the UK government's ??7m regional air connectivity fund.
A spokesman for Dundee Airport operat... | A new route between Dundee and Amsterdam Schipol Airport will be extended to a seven-days-a-week service due to popular demand. |
Text: Dawn Sheard, 46, had sex with the inmate while on duty at HMP Doncaster, a prison investigation found.
It found she had contacted the prisoner by phone, cards and letters and "compromised the safety of her colleagues".
Sheard, of Barnsley, was jailed for 10 months at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday.
South Yor... | A former prison officer has been jailed for misconduct after it emerged she had a relationship with a prisoner. |
Text: The visitors were the more threatening side in the first half and came close to opening the scoring when Jussi Jaaskelainen tipped Carl Winchester's 35-yard strike over the bar.
Oldham goalkeeper Joel Coleman denied Will Grigg a winner by saving his close range effort late on.
The stalemate sees Wigan drop to fou... | Wigan missed a chance to move into League One's automatic promotion places after being held by struggling Oldham. |
Text: Wales saw the highest level of rainfall across the UK in December, although it was parts of northern England which bore the brunt of the floods.
NFU Mutual said its Welsh claims of up to £2.5m would form part of an estimated £40m across the UK.
Flooding closed the A55 on Boxing Day, homes were evacuated and Beaum... | The cost of claims following flooding in Wales could rise as high as £2.5m, according to a rural insurance company. |
Text: Two people approached the then-eight-month pregnant woman after she parked her VW Golf in a Birmingham car park in December 2016.
She tried to run away but was dragged to the floor before the attackers stole her keys and smashed her phone.
The charged boy, 15, is accused of robbery and possession of CS spray.
Rea... | A teen has been charged in connection with a car-jacking in which a heavily pregnant woman had noxious spray squirted into her eyes. |
Text: It won best game for TV Sports Soccer at a ceremony at the Tramshed in Cardiff on Saturday.
Thud Media won three commendations for artistic achievement, gameplay design and sound and music for children's educational game Boj Smoothies.
Director of Bafta Cymru, Hannah Raybould, said: "We are very proud to support ... | Rantmedia took the top prize at the Bafta Cymru Games Awards. |
Text: The 23-year-old made five appearances for the Latics last season after joining on a three-year deal from Bolton in July 2015.
The winger began his career at Bolton and has previously had loan spells at MK Dons and Coventry City.
Keith Hill's Dale begin their league season with a home fixture against Peterborough ... | League One side Rochdale have signed Wigan Athletic's Sanmi Odelusi on a season-long loan deal. |
Text: George "Tornado" Smith, who grew up at The White Hart at Boxford, performed the stunt for 30 years - even riding with his pet lioness, Briton.
A "Wall of Death" has been set up at the pub this weekend in honour of Smith and as part of a charity festival.
One of the sponsors described the event as a "great occasio... | A motorcycle "Wall of Death" is returning to the Suffolk village where the attraction was once popular. |
Text: Net income rose by 32% to 762m francs (£498m) in the third quarter, below analyst forecasts for 804m francs.
UBS is in talks with authorities to settle allegations that it colluded in manipulating key rates in the $5.3tn-a-day foreign exchange market.
However, it has yet to reach a deal.
Both UK and US regulator... | Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS, has missed profit estimates after it set aside $1.9bn (£1.2bn) in legal provisions amid an investigation over alleged currency-rigging. |
Text: The wooden interior of the new design means installing an internal cauldron could violate Japanese fire codes.
The stadium has been hit by delays and controversy over the cost of an earlier design by Zaha Hadid.
A cheaper design, by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, was chosen in December last year.
The new design w... | Japan's Olympics minister says organisers have not worked out where to place the ceremonial cauldron in Tokyo's new flagship stadium. |
Text: Sgt Alex Blackman's legal team say he should have been convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter.
His wife Claire spoke as documents were handed to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in Birmingham.
They include a pathology report which argues the fighter would have appeared dead when Blackman shot h... | The wife of a Royal Marine jailed for the murder of a wounded Taliban fighter says she hopes new evidence will help him secure a fresh appeal. |
Text: The penultimate section of deck was lifted into place on Monday with the bridge expected to be fully joined up within the next fortnight.
But project leaders insisted there was a lot of work still to be done with the weather capable of disrupting plans.
The project remains within its budget of £1.35bn.
David Cli... | Engineers building the new Queensferry Crossing have said there are no guarantees the bridge will open in May but the timetable is realistic. |
Text: Taliban sources said on Thursday that his deputy Mullah Akhtar Mansour had been chosen to head the militant group.
But a spokesman told the BBC he had not been appointed "by all Taliban", which was against Sharia law.
He said the council would now hold a meeting to elect a new leader.
Some Taliban figures have ac... | The Afghan Taliban's Supreme Council was not consulted over the election of a new leader following the death of founder Mullah Omar, the BBC has learned. |
Text: The 31-year-old Portuguese player joined the Owls from Charlton in July 2011 and has made 134 league appearances, scoring once.
However, he featured just 16 times for Wednesday last season as they suffered defeat by Hull City in the Championship play-off final.
Goalkeeper Lewis Price, 31, and striker Caolan Laver... | Sheffield Wednesday have offered a new deal to midfielder Jose Semedo. |
Text: Oor Wullie's Bucket Trail features new versions of the cartoon character from local and international designers.
The sculptures include a Tim Peake-inspired "Astro Wullie" and a design commemorating David Bowie.
The statues will be displayed for the next ten weeks before being auctioned to raise funds for the Tay... | More than 50 Oor Wullie sculptures have been unveiled across Dundee as part of a city-wide public art project. |
Text: Stadium bosses London Legacy Development Corporation told a tribunal they would be open to discussions with Tottenham and Chelsea, who are redeveloping their grounds.
But West Ham said they take "priority".
Monday's hearing, much of which was in private, centred on whether details of West Ham's deal should be mad... | West Ham say it would be "impossible" to share their new Olympic Stadium ground with another Premier League club without their agreement. |
Text: Artist Warren Elsmore has used the plastic bricks to recreate landmarks including the pyramids at Giza, St Pancras station, the Angel of the North and the Woodhorn Museum in Ashington, which is displaying his creations.
Hundreds of thousands of Lego bricks have been used to build the dozens of models in the exhib... | An exhibition of global and local landmarks made from Lego has opened in Northumberland. |
Text: Orient won 1-0 at the Kassam Stadium but they ended the match with 10 men after defender Baudry was sent off in injury time.
The 28-year-old Frenchman was dismissed for a tackle on Oxford's Kemar Roofe, but the east London club have challenged the decision.
Their win against the U's lifted Orient into the play-of... | Leyton Orient have appealed against Mathieu Baudry's straight red card at Oxford United. |
Text: The development includes building a 7,000-seater stadium for youth matches and 16 training pitches.
A new sixth form college and community facilities will also be built on the 80 acre site next to the Etihad Stadium.
The club said it had chosen BAM Construction as its construction partner and work was due to be c... | Work on Manchester City's new football academy is set to start within the next few weeks, the club has said. |
Text: The figures published by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) were described as the worst in a generation.
Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria had the most newly displaced people.
Jan Egeland, the NRC's secretary general, said the figures should act as a wake-up call to political lea... | A record 38 million people remain displaced inside their own countries through conflict and violence, a new report says. |
Text: A total of 39 suspects were apprehended in Europe and South America, following action by the Spanish National Police, Europol and Interpol.
Spanish investigators discovered dark web sites directing users to private WhatsApp groups last year.
Researchers then verified these groups were used to share illegal images... | A network apparently using WhatsApp to distribute images of child sexual exploitation has been disrupted by dozens of arrests, according to police. |
Text: One woman was seen sitting on a protruding section of the National Trust chalk cliff between Birling Gap and the Belle Tout lighthouse.
Walkers have been warned to stay away from the edge since a major cliff fall further along the coast in May.
The National Trust the signs included visual instructions as well as ... | Calls are being made for improved warning signs at a crumbling cliff top in East Sussex after tourists were pictured close to the edge. |
Text: Plans to introduce the non-native species to the island for the first time were unveiled by the Manx government earlier this month.
The environment department has since launched a public consultation.
The MWT said it was against the move, which would "impact on habitats already battling with environmental pressur... | Introducing red squirrels to the Isle of Man could have a devastating impact on Manx wildlife, according to experts at the Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT). |
Text: The wave design artwork was part of a £720,000 scheme to create a plaza outside the station.
A new statue of the Jolly Fisherman, the resort's mascot, is also being installed.
The sculpture was cordoned off in February 2012 after the accident.
Lincolnshire County Council now plans to install metal studs on the a... | A sculpture outside Skegness rail station is to reopen to the public 21 months after it was closed when a boy on a bike was injured trying to ride over it. |
Text: Officers believed Jennifer Blackwell's death on 28 April to be "non-suspicious" and she was buried in June.
Her body was exhumed from Carlton Cemetery, Nottinghamshire, in the early hours of Thursday after Nottinghamshire Police received new information.
A 38-year-old man, who was "known to her", was arrested sho... | The body of a 43-year-old woman who died more than three months ago has been exhumed because police now believe she was murdered. |
Text: The film depicts the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama led by Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
It is a contender for best picture at next month's Academy Awards, alongside seven other films including Birdman, Boyhood and Grand Budapest Hotel.
Cast and crew, including director Ava DuVernay, are expected to att... | President Obama is hosting a special screening of the Oscar-nominated film Selma at the White House. |
Text: Cheltenham's Pittville Campus was closed as a teaching facility in 2011 but 200 students still live on site.
Now the university wants to increase the accommodation to 794 students and build a bar, refectory, gym, shop, café, games area and more.
A public consultation into the plans runs until the end of the mont... | Plans to turn a former teaching campus of the University of Gloucestershire into a student village have been shared publicly for the first time. |
Text: Kruse, ranked 10th in the world, beat Italy's Alessio Foconi 15-8 in the final to win the foil.
The 33-year-old was attacked shortly after arriving in Shanghai last week.
"The adrenaline that went through my body was unbelievable," said Kruse, who will rise to world number five. "When I came to fence, I was ready... | British fencer Richard Kruse produced his best performance of the season to win the Shanghai Grand Prix - just days after being mugged in the Chinese city. |
Text: Experts will research whether the birds have sufficient food and nesting sites in both counties.
Numbers across the UK have declined by 80% since 1979 and by nearly a third in the past 10 years.
Across Europe it is thought 40 million of the birds have disappeared over the past three decades.
"Our records show tha... | Farmers in Somerset and Gloucestershire are helping national bird charity the RSPB to investigate the decline of Britain's starlings. |
Text: Seven people were killed when a tram derailed in south London on Wednesday, 9 November with 51 taken to hospital, eight of who were said to be suffering "serious or life-threatening" injuries.
Pardew said some of the victims' families would be at Palace's home game against Manchester City on Saturday.
"The terrib... | Crystal Palace will support those affected by the Croydon tram crash "in any way we can", says boss Alan Pardew. |
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After receiving a bye in the first round, Britain's London 2012 gold medallist proved too classy for Kob.
Quick on her feet and dangerous with the jab, Adams dominated the flyweight bout, though Kob was aggressive and impressive working on the inside.
Find out how to... | Nicola Adams guaranteed herself another Olympic medal with a hard-fought victory over Ukraine's Tetyana Kob. |
Text: World number three Murray had to play on to a second day after the contest was rained off at 4-4 on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old Scot went a break down in the second set but recovered and faces Gilles Muller of Luxembourg next.
"It was tricky conditions, very windy, completely different to yesterday. When the shadow ... | Andy Murray reached the third round of the Rogers Cup in Canada after a 6-4 7-5 win over Spaniard Tommy Robredo. |
Text: 8 January 2016 Last updated at 07:58 GMT
One of the latest drone prototypes on show looks a bit like a helicopter and allows a passenger to sit inside of the drone.
It's controlled by a tablet and the passenger can choose their destination on it.
The drone, which has 8 propellers, takes between 2-4 hours to charg... | Tech companies have been unveiling their newest gadgets at a massive tech show called CES in Las Vegas, America. |
Text: Joy Robson died at the Snowman Rally in Inverness in 2013.
The following year, Iain Provan, Elizabeth Allan and Len Stern lost their lives at the Jim Clark Rally near Coldstream.
The inquiry at Edinburgh Sheriff Court is expected to last several weeks with dozens of people due to give evidence.
Plans to hold the ... | A joint fatal accident inquiry into four deaths at rallies in the Highlands and Scottish Borders has started in Edinburgh. |
Text: The country's economy grew 2.6% in the three months to September over the same period the previous year.
From the second quarter, growth was up 1.2%, marking the biggest jump since 2010.
South Korea's economy had been held back by the effects of the deadly Mers virus affecting tourism and domestic spending in the... | South Korean economic growth hit a five-year high in the third quarter of the year, coming in ahead of estimates. |
Text: Wrexham had the best of the first half, but could not break down a stubborn Spitfires defence.
Eastleigh goalkeeper Ross Flitney saved at John Rooney's feet and substitute Callum Powell saw his curling shot go just wide.
The game petered out after the break, with an injury to defender Curtis Tilt a concern for Wr... | Eastleigh earned a point in new manager Ronnie Moore's first game in charge after taking over from Chris Todd. |
Text: Second was Coronation Street, which averaged 8.6 million viewers on ITV1.
Third place went to the Queen's Christmas Day broadcast, with 8.3 million watching on BBC One and ITV1.
The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special came fourth and the Royle Family came fifth. Both are on the BBC.
Controller of BBC One, Dan... | EastEnders won the Christmas Day television ratings battle according to overnight figures, with a special episode of the BBC One soap averaging 9.4 million viewers. |
Text: The Briton had triumphed in the 800m freestyle on Thursday in Israel and followed that up with a thrilling win over Hungary's Katinka Hosszu.
The 25-year-old from Wales clocked a time of three minutes 58.81 seconds, beating Hosszu by 0.03 seconds,
There was also a silver for Chris Walker-Hebborn after he finished... | Jazz Carlin won her second gold at the European Short Course Championships with victory in the 400m freestyle. |
Text: Daniel Devereux, 30, of no fixed abode, is accused of hacking into the website of the Norfolk and Norwich hospital in September 2015.
He is also charged with accessing the external website of Norwich Airport two months later.
Mr Devereux will appear before magistrates in Norwich on Thursday.
Read more Norfolk new... | A man arrested in connection with two cyber-attacks in Norfolk has been charged under the Computer Misuse Act. |
Text: The Tamaulipas state government said shooting erupted in the town of Abasolo but gave few details.
Gunmen in trucks and other vehicles had exchanged fire around the town, reports said.
Tamaulipas has been at the centre of a turf war between the Gulf and Los Zetas cartels, which are battling to control lucrative d... | Gunbattles between rival gangs in a north-eastern Mexican town have left 18 people dead, police say. |
Text: Jonathan Teplitzky, director of that film and 2013's The Railway Man, is attached to direct the $13m (£10m) project, according to Screen Daily.
Weston, a former Welsh Guard, suffered horrific burn injuries when the Sir Galahad ship came under fire in 1982.
The 55-year-old was made a CBE for his charity work last... | A biopic of Falklands War veteran Simon Weston is to be made by a London-based company whose recent output includes a drama about Winston Churchill. |
Text: The girl was rescued after a passer-by managed to restrain the woman in a car park, the court was told.
Jade Mellars, 23, of Harlech Crescent, denies a charge of kidnap in relation to the incident which took place on Tunstall Road in Beeston on Wednesday.
She was remanded in custody to appear at Leeds Crown Court... | A two-year-old girl was lured from her mother and kidnapped by a woman singing a song from the Disney film Frozen, Leeds Magistrates' Court heard. |
Text: The 38-year-old was arrested on Friday morning and has been changed with three human trafficking offences.
She is also charged with three counts of acting as an unlicensed gangmaster and one of money laundering by acquiring criminal property.
She is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates' Court on 3 September.
Zolt... | A woman has been charged in connection with the trafficking of five people in Belfast last month. |
Text: A fourth man was reported missing in Cowes Harbour at about 03:00 BST, sparking a sea search by a coastguard helicopter and two lifeboats.
The search on the Isle of Wight was called off two hours later after the man was found ashore, the RNLI said.
Hampshire Constabulary is investigating the crash, involving the ... | Three men were injured when their boat was involved in "violent collision" in a harbour. |
Text: The 26-year-old Gambian only recently returned from a year-long knee injury by playing for Boro's reserves, but is yet to make a first-team comeback.
He joins a Seagulls side who are 16th in the Championship table, 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
Carayol joined Middlesbrough from Bristol Rovers in 2012 an... | Middlesbrough winger Mustapha Carayol has joined Brighton & Hove Albion on loan until the end of the season. |
Text: HMS Trincomalee - built in India in 1817 - is berthed at Hartlepool's Maritime Experience where it has been a tourist attraction for nearly 30 years.
A historian from Teesside University now wants to uncover a missing part of the warship's past when it operated as the training ship, Foudroyant.
It is hoped people... | A missing piece in the history of the world's oldest afloat warship is the subject of a new appeal. |
Text: Oxford say they will not pursue the 25-year-old further after a £300,000 bid was rejected last week.
But McGhee is sure others will be watching Johnson, who has been linked with a move to Brighton after scoring four goals in five games this season.
"He's a brilliant player and I wouldn't be surprised if somebody ... | Manager Mark McGhee is unsure if Motherwell will be able to keep winger Marvin Johnson at Fir Park. |
Text: England's Joe Root made seven as the visitors stuttered to 73-4, but Gary Ballance's List A career-best 152 not out helped Yorkshire post 300-6.
Northants slumped to 11-4 after only 16 balls with David Willey (2-22) and Ben Coad (2-26) doing the early damage.
Azeem Rafiq took 3-27 as the hosts were all out for 13... | Yorkshire moved three points clear at the top of the One-Day Cup North Group table by beating Northants by 164 runs. |
Text: The University of Edinburgh research team said its findings could help to shed light on the causes of depression, which affects about one in five people.
It could also pave the way for better diagnosis and treatments for people suffering from the condition, experts believe.
There is currently no test for diagnosi... | A type of depression may affect people who are genetically at risk of schizophrenia, a new study suggests. |
Text: Mr Ó Muilleoir had warned as much as £300m was at risk of being lost.
He said Philip Hammond has "seen sense and will underwrite all letters of offer made between now and when Brexit negotiations are concluded".
Previously, the chancellor's guarantee only covered the period until his Autumn Statement next month.
... | Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has welcomed a "U-turn" by the chancellor that lifts a threat to some EU peace and structural funding. |
Text: The incident happened outside St Mary's Church in Ponderlaw Street, Arbroath, on Monday afternoon.
The car involved was a grey Honda Civic. The woman was thought to be in her 70s.
Police closed the road for several hours while investigations were carried out.
Summary: | A woman has died after her mobility scooter was involved in a collision with a car in Angus. |
Text: The body of 59-year-old Fiona Southwell was found at Grange Farm in Goxhill Lane, near Seaton, at about 19:00 BST on Friday.
A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held in police custody.
Her death is being treated as "suspicious", Humberside Police said.
Det Ch Insp Tony Cockeril... | A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a woman was discovered at a farm in East Yorkshire. |
Text: The scheme started after BBC Radio Lincolnshire newsreader Charlotte Wright suffered a cardiac arrest while jogging in the uphill area of Lincoln in November.
The newsreader was saved by passers-by who performed CPR until medics arrived.
She said the response to the campaign has been incredible.
More on this and ... | A BBC local radio campaign to get 10,000 people trained in CPR has been extended after reaching its target in just three months. |
Text: The 43-year-old pedestrian, from Surrey, suffered serious injuries and died on the way to hospital following the crash on the A325 near Farnham on Wednesday evening.
A 54-year-old man from Liss was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and failing to stop at, and report, a road accident.
He h... | A man has been arrested in connection with a suspected hit-and-run crash in Hampshire in which a woman died. |
Text: The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 79.92 points, or 0.45%, to 17740.63.
The S&P 500 climbed 6.51 points, or 0.32%, to 2057.14 and the Nasdaq gained 19.06, or 0.4%, to 4736.16.
The US Department of Labour reported the economy added 160,000 jobs in April, analysts had been expecting more than 200,000 additional ... | (Close): Wall Street markets rose slightly on Friday as the price of oil climbed and investors shook off a poor April jobs report. |
Text: He was attacked when the gang forced their way into his home in Forthriver Drive at about 22:00 BST on Thursday.
The man sustained a number of suspected broken bones but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Police have arrested a 33-year-old man on the Crumlin Road in connection with the assault.... | A man has been beaten by a gang of seven men armed with baseball bats during a paramilitary-style attack in north Belfast. |
Text: Conservative Heather Wheeler shared a graphic with a medals table split between "Rest of World", "British Empire" and "EU post-Brexit".
After congratulating Team GB, she then wrote: "Now for the Trade Agreements."
The South Derbyshire MP said the tweet was a joke in response to another total which put the EU meda... | An MP has sparked a backlash after a "deeply offensive" tweet suggesting the Olympics were won by the British Empire. |
Text: Sixty lecturers and 20 support staff jobs may be lost due to expected budget cuts in 2015/16, according to one college's message to staff.
"Unprecedented" budget cuts are expected next year, a Department for Education and Learning (Del) spokesperson has said.
The department has asked colleges to urgently identify... | Eighty jobs are at risk in Northern Ireland's regional colleges, staff have been told. |
Text: The North Bicester Surgery, in Bure Park, is planning to shut permanently on 30 September.
A spokesman said the decision was also taken because two of its partners were due to retire.
Patients will have to register at one of the town's four other GP practices before the surgery closes.
In February the government ... | An Oxfordshire doctor's surgery has announced it will close because it says changes to the national GP contract have made it "financially unviable". |
Text: Ghana's Frimpong was sent off playing for FC Ufa against Spartak Moscow on 17 July for a gesture to the crowd after saying he heard monkey chants.
The midfielder was banned for two games but Spartak escaped punishment after the RFU found no evidence of racism.
Fifa has given the RFU until Tuesday, 28 July to resp... | Fifa has asked the Russian Football Union (RFU) to explain an alleged incident of racism inflicted on former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong. |
Text: Shaw broke his leg against PSV Eindhoven in September, and it is still not known when he will be fit.
The 20-year-old will not be available for the Europa League last-32 encounter with Midtjylland later this month, but Van Gaal has set a longer-term aim.
Van Gaal said: "He can play the final. That is a goal he ha... | Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has picked defender Luke Shaw in his Europa League squad to give him a target for his recovery. |
Text: Scottish Borders Council and community groups in Jedburgh hope to establish a Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme.
It could allow access to a funding programme managed by Historic Environment Scotland.
It is hoped an application could be submitted later this summer. If the bid is successful it would run for fiv... | A bid is being worked up which could attract about £1m for the regeneration of a historic Borders town centre. |
Text: The ban was backed by local authorities in Urumqi, state media reported.
The move is the latest in a campaign against Islamic clothing and symbols in the mainly Muslim region.
China's government has blamed Uighur militants for several recent attacks - but activists say the violence has been fuelled by Chinese rep... | The Islamic face veil is to be banned in public in the capital of China's restive Xinjiang region, home to its Uighur Muslim minority. |
Text: 12 October 2016 Last updated at 20:14 BST
It was opened in the Lincolnshire resort by leisure entrepreneur Billy Butlin to offer affordable family holidays at a time when travelling abroad was for the privileged.
The attraction is still going strong, with more than a million tourists visiting so far this year.
Su... | Butlin's holiday resort in Skegness is celebrating its 80th anniversary. |
Text: The 14.62-carat gem was sold after 20 minutes of phone bidding at Christie's auction house in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
It had been expected to fetch $46m. The buyer's identity is unknown.
In 2013, Sotheby's sold a diamond for $83m (£56.8m), but its buyer could not afford the price and the auction house ... | A big diamond known as the Oppenheimer Blue has set a new auction record, reaching a price of $50.6m (£34.7m). |
Text: Joseph Stiglitz and Capital in the 21st Century author Thomas Piketty will develop ideas for the Labour leader and shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
The advisory panel also include former Bank of England monetary policy committee member Danny Blanchflower.
Professor Stiglitz is a longstanding critic of the auster... | A Nobel Prize winner and a best-selling author are among the economists Jeremy Corbyn has selected to advise him. |
Text: The actress, who lost a son in 2009 after 21 weeks, plays Michelle Connor, who will lose her baby at 23 weeks.
Marsh said she thought "long and hard" about taking on the storyline.
But she said she felt it was "an important story to tell to raise awareness of something which affects thousands of women every year"... | Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh has told how she went to "very dark places" in her mind while filming her latest storyline. |
Text: Three people were arrested after police stopped the vehicle in Lesmahagow on Friday during an "intelligence-led" operation.
Two men, aged 28 and 30, and a 28-year-old woman are in custody over alleged drugs offences.
They are expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday.
Summary: | Cannabis and heroin with an estimated street value of £430,000 have been seized from a vehicle in South Lanarkshire. |
Text: The comedian and actor will discuss his work, commitment to comedy and how he has been affected by fatherhood.
He will be interviewed on stage by the co-host of his Radio X show, Matt Morgan.
He will follow in the footsteps of Catastrophe creator Sharon Horgan.
The interview is a sideways look at the industry, in... | Russell Brand will address the Edinburgh International Television Festival later this year when he takes part in the Alternative MacTaggart talk. |
Text: Gary Goldman is taking Disney to court, because he says that they copied ideas that he'd pitched in 2000 and 2009 for a very similar set of movies and TV programmes.
Although his ideas were rejected, he says that the Zootopia movie had the same title and theme, as well as copying settings and characters.
Disney h... | A Hollywood screenwriter has accused Disney of stealing his ideas for Oscar-winning film Zootopia. |
Text: They will use pig carcasses and smaller animals in a "body farm" as the results will be comparable with human remains.
The aim is to be able to provide data which would help police with murder investigations and non-criminal cases where bodies are found.
Glyndwr University forensic science lecturer Amy Rattenbury... | Forensic science students are studying how animal remains decompose in a bid to help solve criminal investigations. |
Text: The author made the apology on the anniversary of the fictional Battle of Hogwarts, which saw many popular characters die.
She's previously said sorry for killing Fred Weasley and Remus Lupin.
"This year I'd like to apologise for killing (whispers)... Snape. *runs for cover*," she tweeted.
Aware of the controvers... | In a tweet that is dividing Harry Potter fans, JK Rowling has said sorry for killing off Professor Snape in the final book of the Harry Potter series. |
Text: The victim was grabbed from behind while walking in Chapel Street, Levenshulme, Manchester, between 16:00 and 16:30 GMT on 22 November.
The balaclava-clad man, who was over 6ft (1.8m) tall, ran off in the direction of Stockport Road.
The girl reported the attack to police on 30 December.
Police said the suspect w... | Police investigating the rape of a 12-year-old girl have released an e-fit of a man wanted in connection with the attack. |
Text: The university plans to demolish part of the Riseholme Park Campus to build housing as part of a big redevelopment.
Gainsborough MP Edward Leigh said the land was protected by an "asset deed", with the legal bid aimed to protect it for "future generations of farmers".
The university said a meeting was booked with... | The government is set to take "unprecedented" legal action against the University of Lincoln in a row over housing plans, according to a local MP. |
Text: The S&P 500 fell to its biggest decline in three weeks after upbeat economic data fuelled expectations that a rate rise could come sooner.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index was trading flat at 20,446.07.
The dollar was at 123.02 yen, rallying on the solid US economic data.
Minutes from the Bank of Japan's policy... | Asian markets opened lower after losses for European and US shares as worries about Greece's debt default and potentially higher US interest rates weighed on investor sentiment. |
Text: Delights of Africa's chaotic film festival
Radio is the most popular medium. State broadcaster Radiodiffusion Television du Burkina (RTB) competes with dozens of private and community radio stations.
Foreign stations such as the BBC, Voice of America and Radio France Internationale also broadcast freely.
There ar... | Burkina Faso has more than 200 radio and TV stations, and at least five national newspapers. |
Text: The 25-year-old former New Zealand Warriors player has been signed on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
Ikahihifo, who is set to make his debut at Magic Weekend on 22 May, joins a Giants team lying 11th in Super League.
Paul Anderson's side, who are being kept off the bottom only by struggling champions Leeds, have won... | Huddersfield have signed New Zealand-born loose forward Sebastine Ikahihifo from St George Illawarra Dragons. |
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Last year's winner Ronnie O'Sullivan has decided not to defend his title, but with top-ranked Mark Selby in the draw, there is no shortage of pedigree.
BBC television coverage begins on Saturday, 28 November as BBC Two and BBC Red Button broadcast live from the Barbi... | The 2015 UK Championship takes place at the Barbican Centre in York from 24 November to 6 December and BBC Sport will have live TV coverage plus highlights from the second round onwards. |
Text: The benchmark FTSE 100 index has ended the day down 32 points at 6,242.
The index opened the year at at 6,566 but has been undermined by falls in the value of oil, gas and mining companies.
The price of Brent and US light crude ended the last day of trading barely changed, with Brent down 0.3% at $36.37 dollars a... | (Close): Share prices in London have closed the year 5% lower than they started it. |
Text: The white Fiat Punto flipped onto its roof near Junction 12 southbound at Uddingston at about 15:30 on Saturday.
A man and a woman were freed from the car and taken to Wishaw General Hospital.
No other vehicles were directly involved in the crash, but two other cars were damaged by flying debris.
The motorway was... | Two people have been taken to hospital after their car overturned on the M74 just outside of Glasgow. |
Text: Harris, a 17-year-old winger, won League Two's apprentice of the year award this season and has made three senior appearances.
Midfielder Scowen, 18, has featured twice for the Chairboys.
Defender Stewart, 18, and 17-year-old midfielder Kewley-Graham have yet to make their senior bows.
Head of youth Richard Dobso... | Wycombe Wanderers have handed professional deals to academy players Kadeem Harris, Jesse Kewley-Graham, Josh Scowen and Anthony Stewart. |
Text: Appleton, guided Oxford to automatic promotion from League Two and two Wembley finals in the Football League Trophy in his three years at the club.
The 41-year-old previously worked with Shakespeare at West Brom.
"Michael has already achieved great success and been acknowledged by many as one of the most talented... | Oxford United manager Michael Appleton has joined Leicester City as Craig Shakespeare's assistant. |
Text: James Norwood powered in a header at the back post deep into injury time to break the Minstermen's hearts.
The visitors threatened to turn up the books from the outset, Rhys Murphy warming the gloves of Scott Davies from distance.
Tranmere found it hard to assert themselves, though Kyle Letheren also had to be al... | Tranmere climbed to the National League summit, but needed a last-gasp goal to beat strugglers York at Prenton Park. |
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