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Text: Ms Pritzker will discuss recent measures approved by the US to mitigate the impact of the embargo.
Since the US and Cuba announced last year they were restoring relations, President Barack Obama has pushed for the restrictions to be scrapped.
But he faces opposition from the Republican majority in the US Congress... | The United States Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has arrived in Cuba for two days of talks focusing on the US embargo on the communist-run island. |
Text: Western Isles councillor Iain A MacNeil had arrears of £14,446 for two properties, according to research by BBC Scotland.
In a statement, he said he wished to apologise to his constituents, fellow councillors and wider islands community.
He said he has made arrangements to pay the arrears in full.
Mr MacNeil is a... | One of more than 30 councillors across Scotland found to have historic council tax debts has issued an apology. |
Text: It happened in Shore Crescent about 23:30 GMT on Saturday.
The men threatened a woman inside and caused damage to the house before leaving.
There were no reports of any injuries.
Police are appealing for information.
Summary: | Two masked men have forced their way into a house in north Belfast. |
Text: He was a judge on Australia's version of The X Factor between 2010 and 2012.
The announcement was made in a ceremony at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday morning.
Australia was given a special entry to the 60th edition of the competition, to be held in Vienna, Austria.
Sebastian has since had eight top ten album... | Guy Sebastian has been chosen to represent Australia at its debut Eurovision Song Contest in May. |
Text: Many countries already have a national bird symbol and although many think the Robin is Britain's, the UK doesn't actually have one.
The US has the Bald Eagle, New Zealand has the Kiwi and India has the Peacock.
The idea to search for Britain's national bird came from bird blogger and birdwatcher David Lindo.
The... | Tens of thousands of people have been voting for what they think is the best bird in Britain. |
Text: The AH-1 Cobra helicopter was on a routine training mission from the Palmahim airbase when it crashed. The cause of the accident is not yet known.
"The remains of the helicopter were discovered and no survivors were found," the military said.
All Israel's AH-1 Cobra helicopters have been grounded pending an inves... | An Israeli attack helicopter has crashed in southern Israel, killing its two pilots, the Israeli military says. |
Text: Invest NI commissioned the report after commercial agents warned of a "crisis".
Unless this was addressed, the report said, attempts to attract overseas jobs could be hindered.
The shortage is in grade A offices - new or refurbished buildings, in prime locations, with open plan layouts.
Under a proposal being con... | Loans of public money may be made available to property developers to build offices in Belfast city centre, after a report described supply as "extremely limited." |
Text: The fire at the Churchill Square shopping centre in Brighton started at about 12:30 BST.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue said it affected three cars, and was quickly extinguished. No-one was injured but a dog had to be rescued from a car.
Smoke could be seen billowing from the building at the height of the fire. The ... | Shoppers and motorists had to be evacuated from a shopping centre after a fire broke out in the car park. |
Text: Lord Mayor Frank Prendergast said the Liverpool Cancer Research UK Centre was a "deserving recipient" of the highest honour the city could bestow.
Cancer Research UK chief executive Dr Harpal Kumar attended a ceremony at the town hall to receive the award
The honour comes during the city's Action on Cancer Year.
... | A cancer research centre has been given the Freedom of the City of Liverpool for its work to treat and prevent the disease across the region. |
Text: Firefighters were called after smoke and fire were seen coming from the ITV soap's set in Trafford Park at about 21:25 BST on Tuesday.
A spokesman said the explosion was a "false alarm".
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) tweeted: "The Coronation Street set IS NOT on fire!"
Summary: | Flames engulfed the set of Coronation Street after an "explosion and fireball" - which turned out to be special effects for a storyline. |
Text: Two Vietnamese men are alleged to have hacked into email providers in the US and stolen one billion addresses.
It is believed the two then profited by sending junk mail or spam to tens of millions of the stolen addresses.
A third man also charged is alleged to have helped the hackers launder the money made from t... | Three men have been charged by US authorities for their alleged involvement with a huge email breach. |
Text: The pilot and passenger on board the plane were not injured.
The Aer Lingus regional flight from Dublin to Kerry, which was due to land at 13:00 local time, was forced to return to Dublin Airport.
The 13.20 Kerry to Dublin flight has been cancelled.
It is understood that passengers will be brought by bus to Dubli... | The runway at Kerry Airport in the Republic of Ireland has been closed and an Aer Lingus flight diverted after a single engine plane went off the runway. |
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The build-up to the second Test has been dominated by the two coaches exchanging views in the media.
On Sunday Gatland accused the All Blacks of using dangerous tactics, with Hansen calling his fellow Kiwi "desperate" in response.
"I've got a lot of respect for him,"... | New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has played down the war of words with Lions counterpart Warren Gatland, and insists there is no animosity between the pair. |
Text: The winners of that match will face the victors from the tie between Munster and Toulouse in the semi-finals.
Wasps visit Leinster and Clermont host Toulon in the other quarter-finals with the winners meeting in the last four.
In the Challenge Cup quarter-finals, Bath face Brive, Gloucester play Cardiff, Ospreys ... | Defending champions Saracens will host Glasgow in the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup. |
Text: Reclaim the Power said it targeted Marriott Drilling in Chesterfield as it had links to a company behind the UK's first horizontal fracking site.
The pressure group also said the action was "in solidarity" with campaigners opposed to fracking in Lancashire.
Eleven people have been arrested in connection with the ... | Anti-fracking activists have chained themselves to a deep drilling company's gates in protest to its links to fracking. |
Text: Having won the first match in Beckenham by seven wickets, the Scots were all out for 166 in the 43rd over.
Sri Lanka wasted no time chasing down the runs, reaching 170 in the 23rd over, with Kusal Mendis 74 not out and Upal Tharanga 53 not out.
Craig Wallace top scored for Scotland with 46, with Lakshan Sandakan ... | Scotland suffered a nine-wicket hammering in the second of two warm-up games for Sri Lanka in Kent on Tuesday. |
Text: Novellino won one point from his four games and leaves with Palermo in the Serie A drop zone with six games left.
He lost his last match 3-0 to Lazio.
Ballardini returns for a second spell this season after being sacked in January and this is the second time this campaign Zamparini has re-appointed a manager he h... | Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has made an eighth coaching change of the season by firing Walter Novellino, with Davide Ballardini his replacement. |
Text: The man, who gave his name as Roger Curry, was found in Hereford last November with "no memory of who he is", West Mercia Police said.
Officers now believe he is a 75-year-old man from the US.
A 50-year-old man from Somerset was arrested on Thursday, police said.
Mr Curry was discovered in the Credenhill area of ... | Police who have spent months trying to identify a vulnerable man with a Canadian or US accent who was found wandering in a town have arrested a man on suspicion of kidnap. |
Text: The 26-year-old will play a qualifying match in the morning before tying the knot in the afternoon.
The Russian-born Australian needs to win two matches to qualify for the first Grand Slam of the year, which begins on 18 January.
Rodionova had been due to play compatriot Storm Sanders on Saturday afternoon, which... | Arina Rodionova will be busier than most brides on her wedding day as she attempts to win a wildcard to the Australian Open. |
Text: The downgrade by the S&P Global agency came as Qatar's currency fell to an 11-year low and its stock market tumbled.
S&P Global reduced the nation's credit rating to AA- from AA and put the nation on a negative watch.
Noting many uncertainties, the agency said it would monitor the situation.
Oil-rich Qatar is bei... | Qatar's credit rating was lowered on Wednesday, in the latest fallout from the decision by a group of neighbouring countries to cut diplomatic and trade ties. |
Text: A 24-year-old man was said to have had money taken from him outside Esso on Aberdeen's North Anderson Drive, at the Haudagain roundabout, on Tuesday night.
George Hanratty, 32, of Aberdeen, appeared at the city's sheriff court.
He made no plea and was remanded in custody.
Summary: | A man has appeared in court charged with assault and robbery after an incident outside an Aberdeen petrol station. |
Text: Mrs Allan left her home in Ponteland, Northumberland, early on Boxing Day wearing pyjamas and a waterproof jacket. She was later seen on CCTV on Newcastle's Quayside.
The body of the 59-year-old was recovered from the River Tyne at Tyne Dock West, Jarrow, on Wednesday.
Northumbria Police said a report has been pr... | A body found in the water on South Tyneside has been confirmed as that of missing woman Sally Allan. |
Text: Police said his death appeared to be a contract killing.
The 58-year-old was shot several times by an unidentified gunman as he left his car outside his home in north-west Moscow on Tuesday night.
Mr Akhtakhanov had opposed the Chechen separatist movement, believing Chechnya should remain part of Russia.
"An unkn... | A prominent poet from Chechnya, Ruslan Akhtakhanov, has been shot dead in Moscow. |
Text: Police, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Dumfries and Galloway Council are in talks with the owners of the old Interfloor complex.
They hope to tackle safety concerns and see the clean-up of the site at Heathhall near Dumfries.
They have also issued a warning to the public - in particular young people - t... | A joint bid is being made to improve security at a former industrial site recently targeted by fireraisers. |
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England's opponents in the tournament which runs from 8-20 August will be Italy, Netherlands and holders France.
The draw was made on Thursday at a ceremony staged at the City Hall in Belfast.
The matches will be played at Ballymena Showgrounds, Portadown's Shamrock ... | Hosts Northern Ireland will play Germany, Scotland and Spain in the Uefa Women's Under-19 Championship. |
Text: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will discuss an upcoming regional summit with Pakistani counterpart AA Chaudhry.
Hostilities between the two neighbours have escalated over the past year, with both armies firing across the border in the disputed region of Kashmir.
A ceasefire agreed in 2003 remains in place, but it... | India's top diplomat has arrived in Pakistan for the first meeting between the two neighbours since New Delhi cancelled talks last year. |
Text: 27 July 2015 Last updated at 11:13 BST
The pandas, named Meng Meng, Shuai Shuai and Ku Ku, were born on 29 July 2014 in the city of Guangzhou.
They are believed to be the longest surviving panda triplets.
Summary: | Chimelong Safari Park in south China's Guangdong province is preparing to hold a birthday party for its giant panda triplets. |
Text: The visit is part of a series of events taking place to mark Glasgow being the first ever "Partner City to The Open".
The title recognises Glasgow's status as a transport and accommodation hub for the event from 10-17 July.
Organisers of The Open estimate that the championship could be worth up to £100m to the S... | The Claret Jug that is presented each year to the winner of The Open has arrived in Glasgow ahead of this year's golf championship at Royal Troon. |
Text: Some 25,500 people complained about the issue in the first six months of 2015, more than in the whole of 2014.
Packaged bank accounts offer additional benefits such as insurance and cheaper overdrafts, in return for a fee.
But many customers complained that they were sold the accounts unwittingly or they did not ... | The number of complaints about so-called packaged bank accounts has "shot up", according to the Financial Ombudsman. |
Text: Officers said there was no access to the County Tyrone town via Liskey Road as a result of the incident.
The PSNI warned in a tweet that the alert in Townsend Street was likely to cause some disruption to residents in the area.
The scene will remain closed until lunchtime while officers carry out further enquires... | Police are dealing with an ongoing security alert in Strabane. |
Text: Orhan Koca, who is Turkish and whose address was given as no fixed abode, denied stabbing the 22 year old to death.
Mr Magee was visiting a friend in Summerhill Park, Twinbrook, on Saturday.
He had stepped out to check on a pizza delivery when he was attacked.
Mr Magee was the son of former WBU welterweight cham... | A 32-year-old barman has appeared in court in County Armagh charged with the murder of professional boxer Eamonn Magee Jr. |
Text: Gray originally had until Wednesday to reply to the Football Association, but now has until 5 September.
One tweet from the 25-year-old striker's account appeared to condone killing gay people.
The tweets from four years ago were posted when Gray was playing for non-league Hinckley United.
Gray, who is charged wi... | Burnley have been given an extension for Andre Gray to respond to his misconduct charge over homophobic posts on Twitter in 2012. |
Text: The local authority faced a £70.7m hole in its budget for 2015-18 and had to cut its cloth accordingly, Mrs Justice Patterson ruled on Monday.
In February, the council announced free nursery places for three-year-olds would be withdrawn from this September.
The court decision comes a year after parents won an in... | Parents campaigning against plans to cut nursery provision in Rhondda Cynon Taff have lost their case at the High Court. |
Text: Authorities have warned of flooding in low-lying areas near the dam but don't expect any homes to be at risk.
Residents south of Sydney are still waiting to return to their flood-affected homes after the wild weather.
Emergency crews have warned locals in the city's south and west they may find roads and bridges ... | Sydney's giant Warragamba Dam is spilling for the first time since 2013, in the wake of days of heavy rain in the region. |
Text: A pair of two-mile long tunnels, drilled by custom-built machines, will connect the Tube line to Battersea, south London.
New stations at Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station are due to open in 2020.
The extension, which will run west from Kennington, will be the first major expansion of the Tube since the Jubil... | Tunnelling for the £1.2bn Northern Line extension will begin in March, Sadiq Khan has announced. |
Text: Abdul Qadeer Baloch and two other activists were stopped from boarding a flight at Karachi Airport because he is on a so-called exit-control list.
The 73-year-old campaigns for people whose family members have disappeared in the region's overlapping conflicts.
He told the BBC that he would fight the travel ban.
T... | Pakistani authorities have stopped a rights activist from the strife-torn Balochistan region from travelling to a conference in the US. |
Text: Eye consultant Amar Alwitry was due to start at Jersey's General Hospital in December 2012 but was told a week before by the States Employment Board (SEB) his contract had been terminated.
Mr Alwitry said he had queried the safety of certain practices.
SEB said it was considering future legal action over the find... | The withdrawal of a doctor's contract was "contrary to law, unjust, oppressive", a government complaints panel has found. |
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27 March 2014 Last updated at 08:44 GMT
The ATM holds up to 800 cakes.
It is open around the clock so that even if the bakery is closed, hungry shoppers can still get their hands on a cake... delicious!
Summary: | A 24 hour cupcake vending machine has opened in New York. |
Text: 16 February 2017 Last updated at 13:52 GMT
But did you ever stop to think what this means? What are terms and conditions, and why do you have to agree to them?
Ayshah went to find out more.
Summary: | When you sign up to have a social media account, you may have to tick a box saying that you agree to the terms and conditions. |
Text: The flowers at Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey mark Canada's 150th anniversary and the Commonwealth War Grave Commission's centenary.
Dozens of the Canada150 bulbs planted in January, have flowered with white leaves and red flames to echo the national flag.
An exhibition has opened to the public.
The bulbs ... | Maple leaf-inspired tulips are blooming in tribute to more than 2,700 Canadian servicemen and women buried at a military cemetery. |
Text: Austrian Wiesberger hit a seven-under-par 65 to move into a four-stroke lead over Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen and South African Dylan Frittelli.
Like Olesen and Frittelli, Scotsman Ramsay had a four-under-par 68.
First-round leader Bubba Watson was tied with Ramsay but had his second round suspended after five hol... | Richie Ramsay is in a tie for fourth place, five strokes behind leader Bernd Wiesberger, after his second round at the storm-hit Shenzhen International. |
Text: Pell, 23, became Cheltenham's fifth signing of the summer on Thursday.
The player himself revealed: "His wife put on a lovely spread and I managed to spill coffee all over their cream rug."
And Johnson told BBC Gloucestershire: "I nearly didn't sign him because of that, coffee all over my brand new carpet."
Johns... | Cheltenham Town manager Gary Johnson has joked he nearly did not sign new midfielder Harry Pell after he spilled coffee over his carpet. |
Text: The pair put on 242 at Bristol before Dent was caught by Shahid Afridi off Liam Dawson for 142 from 116 balls.
But skipper Klinger batted through the innings to make a List A best of 166 not out in Gloucestershire's 352-3.
Half-centuries from Dawson and Gareth Andrew (70 not out) gave Hampshire a chance, but they... | Gloucestershire openers Michael Klinger and Chris Dent both scored brilliant centuries to set up an exciting 10-run win over Hampshire in the One-Day Cup. |
Text: Moore joined the Royals from Leicester for an undisclosed fee in June 2016 and made 47 appearances last season.
The 24-year-old had three years left on his previous deal.
"Anyone who saw him play last season would have seen how much of a driving force he was in our team," manager Jaap Stam told the club website.
... | Reading defender Liam Moore has signed a new four-year contract to stay with the Championship side until the end of the 2020-21 season. |
Text: Mr Madsen, 46, pleaded not guilty to a new charge of abuse of a corpse as well as the original murder charge.
Ms Wall, 30, was last seen alive on 10 August as she departed with Mr Madsen on his self-built 40-tonne submarine.
On Wednesday, a headless torso found in waters off Denmark was identified as Ms Wall's vi... | Danish inventor Peter Madsen, who is being held over the death of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, has denied murdering her and mutilating her body. |
Text: The girl was pulled to the ground and attacked in Chelsham Road at 16:45 GMT on Friday.
Her attacker was described as white, aged between 16 and 18, 6ft tall, with brown hair, pale skin and a square-shaped face.
Insp Dan Gutierrez, from Surrey Police, urged parents to remind their children to keep safe when they ... | A teenage girl was assaulted while she walked home from school in Warlingham. |
Text: Jonathan Vega, 33, is accused of attacking Natalia Ponce de Leon outside her home in Bogota last week. He is said to be a former neighbour of hers.
On Thursday President Juan Manuel Santos offered a reward for information leading to arrests in such cases.
More than 40 people are victims of acid attacks every year... | Police in Colombia say they have arrested a man suspected of throwing acid at a woman's face, in a case that has caused outrage in the country. |
Text: The victim was critically injured in an attack at a house in Thomas Russell Park in the town last week.
The accused, Michael O'Connor, did not speak throughout the hearing at Belfast Magistrates' Court, but he nodded to confirm he understood the charge.
There was no bail application and he was remanded in custody... | A 30-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a woman in Downpatrick, County Down. |
Text: Incumbent party candidate Mr Moreno won 51.16% of the vote, the country's electoral council announced.
Conservative Guillermo Lasso, whom three exit polls predicted would win after the vote on Sunday, got 48.8%.
Mr Lasso has already indicated he will challenge the vote, having earlier alleged fraud.
But with 99.6... | Socialist Lenin Moreno has been declared the winner of Ecuador's closely contested presidential election. |
Text: They give their advice on how to approach that all-important job interview - from what you wear to how you can use body language to impress your potential future boss.
Sue Powell is a relationship and career coach and she says that "preparation is key" when it comes to doing well in a job interview.
She tells BBC... | As the latest UK unemployment figures come out, BBC News asks four experts for their tips for prospective job-hunters. |
Text: The vote was aimed at ending months of political deadlock but was boycotted by opposition parties.
Pavel Filip, from the main pro-European coalition, has been appointed prime minister.
The previous government of the former Soviet republic was dismissed by lawmakers in October amid a corruption scandal.
Thousands ... | Protesters broke into Moldova's parliament after it approved a new government. |
Text: A year ago the States approved the Environment Department's Integrated Transport Strategy but rejected the main methods for funding it.
The department had suggested introducing paid parking and a vehicle width and emissions tax, but they were rejected after opposition.
The petrol increase will fund bus, cycle and... | Petrol could increase by 5.5p a litre to pay for changes to Guernsey's transport infrastructure. |
Text: Napper was linked to a series of rapes and attempted rapes in a south London parkland, known as the Green Chain, but was cleared for being "too tall".
He went on to kill Rachel Nickell in 1992 and Samantha Bissett and her four-year-old daughter Jazmine in 1993.
Napper pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds... | Serial rapist Robert Napper was brought to the attention of Metropolitan Police as early as 1989, but a series of "bad errors" allowed the 42-year-old to slip the net, a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) found. |
Text: They have been training for the Belfast Marathon fun run for six months.
It is the first time Mencap, the marathon's charity partner, has entered a team of runners with learning disabilities.
Team member and charity ambassador James Martin said it had been tough going.
"It's been really good to have the training,... | A crisp Spring morning at Ormeau Park was the setting for the Belfast Falcons, a running group whose members have learning disabilities. |
Text: Pep Guardiola's City and United, managed by Jose Mourinho, were due to face each other in Beijing in July.
However, torrential rain in the Chinese capital left the Bird's Nest pitch unplayable and the game was called off less than six hours before kick-off.
Both Premier League clubs will travel to the US in July ... | The first Manchester derby to be played outside England could take place in the United States next summer. |
Text: "Meeting our objective is about credibility. If a central bank sets an objective, it can't just move the goalposts when it misses it," he said in a speech in Germany.
Eurozone inflation is currently 0.2%, way below the ECB's target of near 2%.
But Mr Draghi insisted that the central bank would meet its obligation... | European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has fought back against critics, insisting the bank's policies will help to raise inflation. |
Text: John "Goldfinger" Palmer, a 65-year-old conman, was found at his home in South Weald, Essex, in June.
Officers and paramedics initially thought Palmer, who had recently undergone keyhole surgery to his chest, had died from natural causes.
Essex Police said their actions did not amount to gross misconduct.
Palmer,... | Two police officers who were first on the scene when a notorious criminal was killed have been disciplined for failing to spot he had been shot. |
Text: James McCafferty was released from prison in March and Police Scotland had been searching for him since 25 April.
A police appeal said Mr McCafferty was known to visit the Stobswell and Hilltown areas of Dundee and may have been sleeping rough.
Summary: | A 35-year-old man wanted by police after his licence to leave prison was revoked by the parole board has been arrested. |
Text: Afia, a Western lowland gorilla, was left fighting for her life after being born by emergency caesarean and had to be cared for by Bristol Zoo staff.
Her reintroduction to the gorillas began in October when Afia started bonding with her surrogate mother Romina.
Her birth mother Kera was too ill to look after Afia... | A hand-reared baby gorilla which was born 10 months ago has moved in with a surrogate mother. |
Text: The 24-year-old, who cannot be named until he enters his plea, is accused of raping the teenager in the toilets of a bar in Johannesburg.
Earlier in the week, the family of the alleged victim said that Mr Mandela's ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, had sent her bodyguard to dissuade them from pressing charges.
... | One of Nelson Mandela's grandsons has been charged with raping a 15-year-old girl in South Africa. |
Text: The health minister said the NI Ambulance Service was still completing the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service business case.
Michelle O'Neill said that once this had been approved, building the helipad could take nine months.
NI is the only UK region without a helicopter emergency medical service.
Northern Irel... | The helipad on the roof of the Royal Victoria Hospital's critical care centre may not be ready in time for 2017's North West 200 motorcycle race. |
Text: It comes from the iconic installation at the Tower of London which attracted more than five million visitors.
The Weeping Window is taken from the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red exhibit of 888,246 poppies which represented deaths in the British and colonial forces between 1914 and 1918.
It will be on show from... | Caernarfon Castle will host a major sculpture of thousands of ceramic poppies remembering the dead from World War One in 2016. |
Text: Hundreds of candles were lit and placed alongside the floral tributes at the entrance to the halting site.
Five adults and five children died in the fire.
It is understood the blaze broke out at a pre-fabricated building at the site and quickly spread to a nearby unit.
Police are investigating the cause of the bl... | Hundreds of people have attended a vigil at the scene of Saturday's fatal fire in Carrickmines in County Dublin in which 10 people died. |
Text: Official news agency Xinhua said the blast had taken place near a kindergarten in Fengxian county in the eastern province of Jiangsu.
It is not clear how many children, if any, are among the casualties.
The cause of the blast is not clear. A local police official confirmed the incident and said it was under inves... | Seven people are reported dead in an explosion at a nursery in China, state media says. |
Text: County court bailiffs carried out 491 repossessions in 2015 compared to 955 in 2014.
The Ministry of Justice figures showed a downward trend since 2008 when almost 2,500 people lost their homes.
But the latest figures are also the lowest since 2004.
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said the falling figures w... | The number of homes repossessed in Wales has halved over the past 12 months and are at the lowest level for more than a decade, official figures have shown. |
Text: The 31-year-old originally arrived at Liberty Stadium on a short-term deal in summer, 2016.
But after leading them three times in 11 appearances last season, the six-times capped player has now signed a two-year contract extension.
McCusker made 133 appearances for Scarlets before moving to London Irish, where he... | Ospreys will keep former Scarlets and Wales back-rower Rob McCusker until the end of the 2018-19 season. |
Text: The Belgium international, 22, is set to move to the Premier League club in a £33m (40m euros) deal on Sunday.
Batshuayi, who scored 23 goals in all competitions for Marseille last season, will be new manager Antonio Conte's first signing at Stamford Bridge.
"This should be formalised tomorrow, I will leave Olymp... | Chelsea target Michy Batshuayi has confirmed that he will leave Ligue 1 side Marseille this summer. |
Text: Chris May, 28, was last seen at his home in Kelvedon, Essex, on 25 May. His Volkswagen Golf was found abandoned in the village of Fairstead.
A letter sent by Royal Mail to Witham police station stated Mr May was the victim of an assault which led to his death.
Essex Police said the author might have "vital inform... | Police have been sent a letter claiming a man who has been missing for three weeks is dead. |
Text: Total loan advances reached £20.7bn, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said.
That was 16% higher than the previous month, and 3% more than in the same month last year.
The number of homes sold rose by 4.9% during the month, according to separate figures from HM Revenue and Customs.
The figures reflect the ru... | The amount of money being borrowed by homeowners last month soared to its highest June level for eight years, according to estimates. |
Text: David Eckersall had permission to extend his Grade II listed home in Thornton-in-Craven but pulled it down while his elderly neighbours were on holiday.
Geoff and Joan Peel returned home in April to find extensive damage to their home of more than 30 years.
The couple were forced to move out.
The roof of their di... | A man who damaged his neighbour's property after he demolished a cottage without planning permission has been fined £17,500. |
Text: Melvyn Hargreaves, 71, who lived in the city died from head injuries two days after he was assaulted on Mercian Way in January last year.
Samuel Watts admitted the manslaughter of Mr Hargreaves when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday.
Watts, of Forman Street, Derby, was remanded in custody and wil... | A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after the death of a 71-year-old man who was attacked in Derby. |
Text: The deal creates the world largest travel retailer, with a market share of 25% and projected annual sales of $9bn (€8.3bn; £6bn).
Dufry is paying €10.25 a share for the 50.1% stake, valuing the group at €3.6bn.
World Duty Free operates 495 stores in 98 airports, including London's Heathrow and Gatwick.
Based in B... | The Benetton family has sold its controlling stake in World Duty Free to Switzerland's Dufry. |
Text: Gardener and groundsman Robert Worrall, 30, from Beare Green, who worked at Dorking company Groundscapes, died at the scene of a crash on the A24 at Beare Green on 9 November 2014.
Amir Hussain, 61, of Horsham Road, Dorking, has been bailed to appear before Redhill magistrates on 15 May.
He has also been charged ... | A man has been charged with failing to stop at the scene of a car crash in Surrey in which a cyclist died. |
Text: Campers and hikers have long known the misery ticks can cause.
Now scientists at the Roslin Institute aim to find new ways to prevent diseases transmitted by the tiny insect-like creatures.
The university will establish the Roslin Wellcome Trust Tick Cell Biobank with the funding from the Wellcome Trust.
It says ... | Scientists at Edinburgh University have been awarded £2.5m to tackle the growing health risk posed by ticks. |
Text: Alison Jane Farr-Davies, 42, was found dead at a home in Neath Road, Hafod, Swansea, on Tuesday afternoon.
A 37-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody.
In a statement, Ms Farr-Davies's family said: "Ali was always helping others and would go out of her way to help people who were ... | A woman whose death is at the centre of a murder investigation has been described as "caring and loving". |
Text: It follows Thursday night's vote by King's Lynn and West Norfolk Council to overwhelmingly reject the deal.
The devolution plans were set to bring to the East £750m over 30 years for infrastructure and £130m for housing.
The new set-up would have given the new authority road and housing powers from central govern... | Plans to devolve powers to Norfolk and Suffolk with a mayor have been scrapped by the government in their present form. |
Text: Gareth Cross, from Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, found a crack in the screen of his Apple Watch Sport 10 days after buying the £339 device last year.
Apple responded to an initial complaint by saying the problem was not covered by the warranty.
Mr Cross then successfully took his case to a small claims court for brea... | A man who challenged technology giant Apple in court over a cracked screen on his new smartwatch has won the case. |
Text: Zero Waste Scotland said the total value of meat and fish discarded annually was about £190m.
The group estimates reducing food waste could save every household £460 a year.
It has joined forces with an Ayrshire-based butchers chain in promoting leftover recipes and tips to encourage people to discard less food.
... | Scottish households throw away the equivalent of 26 million beefburgers a year, according to food waste campaigners. |
Text: Sussex Police said the pedestrian, from Felpham, was hit by a Nissan Micra driven by an 87-year-old woman from Bognor Regis who was leaving a parking space near local shops.
Emergency teams tried to revive the woman but she died at the scene.
The woman who died has not yet been named. Anyone who saw the incident ... | A 92-year-old woman has died after she was hit by a car in Bognor Regis. |
Text: The 50-year-old has been at the helm since 2014 and led the county to a second-placed finish in Division One for a third time since 2010.
Somerset were denied their first Championship title by Middlesex on a dramatic final day of the season.
Maynard also led Somerset to the 2016 One-Day Cup semi-final.
The former... | Somerset director of cricket Matt Maynard has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at the county until the end of the 2019 season. |
Text: This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also... | Police investigating Hatton Garden jewellery raid arrest a tenth man, aged 42 |
Text: City had a second bid - worth £18m - for the Northern Irish centre-back, 29, rebuffed last week.
And Pulis believes City have not been in contact "for a couple of days".
"We are hoping to get this situation resolved and move on. But whether Jonny goes or not, centre-half is one of four areas we need to fill," he ... | West Brom boss Tony Pulis wants the future of Manchester City target Jonny Evans to be resolved so he can focus on strengthening his squad. |
Text: Matt Wright, described as an "experienced pilot" by the Devon & Somerset Gliding Club, died in the crash at about 13:00 on Sunday.
Devon and Cornwall Police said a "man in his 40s from the Tiverton area" died in the incident and nobody else was on board the unpowered aircraft.
The Air Accidents Investigation Bran... | A glider pilot has died in a crash on Dartmoor, a flying club has said. |
Text: The outsized purple hand has been mounted on a barge floating on the river.
It is pointed at Prague Castle, the seat of President Milos Zeman.
Mr Cerny has shocked and mocked politicians and public figures in the past, says the BBC's Rob Cameron.
This latest piece is clearly his message to the leftist President Z... | As parliamentary polls get under way in the Czech Republic this week, artist David Cerny has floated a huge purple statue of an extended middle finger down the River Vltava in Prague. |
Text: The A320 pilot reported seeing a white quadcopter drone "flash past" the aircraft while travelling south of Brookmans Park last August.
No avoiding action was possible due to the lack of available time, a UK Airprox Board report said.
It concluded a "collision had only been narrowly avoided and chance had played ... | A drone "narrowly avoided" colliding with an airbus at 6,000 feet over Hertfordshire, a report has revealed. |
Text: A watchdog said care has "improved dramatically" since a study in 2014.
The update was given at a meeting of the North Wales Community Health Council and Betsi Cadwaldwr health board on Tuesday.
The ambulance service said it always ensured stroke patients received treatment as quickly as possible.
During the meet... | Action has been taken to address concerns since a report said north Wales was a "poor place" to have a stroke, said health officials. |
Text: She was giving evidence earlier against Det Sgt Andrew Mottau, who denied gross misconduct while working as a South East Counter Terrorism Unit supervisor.
The woman said he used a key-ring sized black monkey to signal whose turn it was to make tea and coffee.
She said the toy was put on her desk in August when s... | A black woman working for Thames Valley Police has said she felt "shocked and offended" when a colleague allegedly left a toy monkey on her desk. |
Text: Colin Wood, 64, from Barry, in the Vale of Glamorgan, was found guilty of eight offences of indecency and two further serious sexual offences.
Wood, of Somerset Road, was arrested after a naked picture of his victim was found in his bedside cabinet.
He denied any form of sexual misconduct but was found guilty aft... | A "perverted" man has been jailed for 22 years for abusing a boy he groomed for sex in the 1970s. |
Text: A 27-year-old woman was walking in the town at about 03:45 on Sunday when she was forced into a wooded area and attacked.
The suspect was described as being about 20 years old, 5ft 7in tall, of very slim build with short, dark hair.
He was wearing tight-fitted jeans and a shiny black hooded top.
Police believe he... | Police investigating a serious sexual assault in Dalkeith are studying CCTV footage in a bid to identify the suspect. |
Text: Wildlife officers said algae growing in the salt crust at the bottom of Westgate Park's lake produce a red pigment.
"Enjoy the views, but we recommend you don't come into contact with the water," Parks Victoria said.
The phenomenon also occurs in Spain's Salina de Torrevieja, Canada's Dusty Rose Lake and Senegal'... | A salt lake in Melbourne has turned pink due to a combination of sunlight, warm temperatures and low rainfall. |
Text: Deirdre Michie, however, has warned the industry will be "extremely challenged" to sustain growth in 2016.
Oil & Gas UK predicts oil and gas production increased by 7% in the past twelve months.
The increase in production follows more than £30bn of investment in the past few years.
Ms Michie said: "Government da... | The chief executive of Oil & Gas UK has welcomed the first increase in production on the UK continental shelf for over 15 years. |
Text: Asked how he would resolve the crisis in the city of Aleppo, one of the civil war's major battlegrounds, Libertarian Gary Johnson answered: "What is Aleppo?"
Mr Johnson later admitted he had "blanked", but he is not the first candidate running for the White House to have gaps in their knowledge. Could you do any ... | A challenger in the US presidential race has been mocked after being baffled by a question on the Syrian conflict. |
Text: The former England opener's Storm side beat Lancashire Thunder by four wickets in their debut in the league on Sunday.
"The girls are involved in something that has been a landmark tournament," she told BBC Radio Bristol.
"The league have done a really good job of spreading out the talent, and have ensured it is ... | Western Storm head coach Caroline Foster believes the inaugural season of the Women's Super League is doing "great things for world cricket". |
Text: The tree had to be felled in order for the bird, which had escaped from an aviary on a farm in Pontycymer, Bridgend County, on Monday, to be rescued
A specialist unit from Newport were called to assist local firefighters in the rescue.
It took almost three hours and followed a request for help from the RSPCA.
Ear... | South Wales fire officers have rescued a large golden eagle which became tangled in a tree by a line. |
Text: The council had hoped to secure a partnership to fund the six-camera service with a local university.
But councillors have been told the project will not go ahead.
Meanwhile Dyfed-Powys' Police and Crime Commissioner has launched a review of CCTV in the region.
Christopher Salmon has said the police would be prep... | Ceredigion will have no CCTV provision to tackle crime this year after Lampeter council abandoned a plan to continue the service in the town. |
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The police have recruited Humza Arshad, also known as Badman, to make the film.
Jeremy Ball reports from Leicester.
Summary: | A new short film from a Muslim comedian aims to stop teenagers in the East Midlands from being radicalised by extremist groups. |
Text: A total of 22,503 people were left with unmanageable debts in the second quarter of the year, official figures from the Insolvency Service show.
That was a 22% rise on the same period last year, the data covering England and Wales show.
But an extensive period of low interest rates is expected to continue.
This i... | The number of people being declared insolvent has risen by a fifth on a year ago - but low interest rates mean the total is still comparatively low. |
Text: The African National Congress (ANC) said the allegations questioned the credibility of the government and such matters could not be allowed to fester.
Mr Zuma recently survived calls for his resignation by some senior ANC members.
The allegations have been dismissed as a fabrication by Mr Zuma's lawyers.
The Gupt... | South Africa's ruling party has called for an investigation into emails which appear to show allegedly corrupt links between President Jacob Zuma's family and wealthy businessmen. |
Text: Jim Murphy has just vowed to stay on as the Scottish Labour leader to start the "fightback". But Labour in Scotland has promised before to listen and learn after 2007 and 2011 when they lost in the Holyrood Parliament in Scotland. Could they recover?
With hardly an MP, and activists tired and defeated, Scottish L... | This is turning into not just a bad night, not just a terrible night, but an absolute out-and-out disaster that threatens the existence of the Labour Party in Scotland. |
Text: The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) said the number of casualties worldwide rose to 6,461 in 2015, up 75% on the previous year.
The report said civilians made up more than three quarters of victims and 38% of them were children.
Most victims were in Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Syria and Ukraine.
"Th... | The number of people killed or injured by landmines and similar weapons reached a 10-year high last year, a new report has revealed. |
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