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36,006,506 | The incident, which Traffic Scotland has described as "serious", was reported shortly after 16:00. Police have said a motorbike is involved.
The site of the crash is about one mile from Urquhart Castle. Witnesses have said paramedics and an air ambulance are in attendance.
A diversion via Spean Bridge has been put in place. | The A82 Fort William to Inverness road has been closed by a collision between Drumnadrochit and Invermoriston. |
34,113,657 | The 137-seat Class 158 trains will also be fitted with new CCTV systems and automated passenger-counting systems.
The first carriage will be on the track ready for the opening day of the new Borders Railway at the weekend.
The revamped trains will be rolled out at a rate of about one a month until April 2018 on routes across Scotland.
The routes include:
Transport minister Derek Mackay said refurbished trains would further improve the travel experience.
He said: "Passengers will soon see more of these refurbished trains rolling out on routes all over Scotland and, fittingly, the first carriages off the production line will start their journey as part of the historic Borders Railway launch, with all the benefits that will bring for the Borders, Midlothian and Edinburgh economy."
ScotRail Alliance managing director Phil Verster said: "We've listened to customers and that feedback is reflected in the upgrades being made.
"Seats are better aligned alongside windows, interiors are brighter and more modern, and people can charge phones and laptops during their journeys." | ScotRail has unveiled the first of 40 new-look trains which have improved seating, better lighting and power sockets for customers to use. |
38,730,828 | Scott & Charters has been operating from its Fairhurst Drive site in Hawick for more than 50 years.
It now wants to knock down its old building and put up a new two-storey structure in its place.
A statement said it would allow the company to continue manufacturing luxury knitwear in the town.
The works would be carried out in two phases, the first would see part of the existing building demolished but the rest of it retained during construction of the new facility.
Once that was completed the remainder of the old factory would be taken down.
A new access off Fairhurst Drive would also be formed and a new car park with 27 spaces created. | Plans have been lodged to demolish and replace a Borders knitwear factory to allow for "future growth and expansion". |
37,413,333 | City slumped to their lowest league position since 1959 following their 0-0 home draw with Oldham last weekend.
They then parted company with managing director Chris Anderson on Monday.
"With all the off-field stuff that's happening around I do try to cocoon ourselves from it," Mowbray told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire.
"I live it every day and have done since I came here, which is only 18 months ago. Does it filter through to the players? No, I don't think so.
"The key is just to keep working hard and try to enjoy each other's company on the training ground."
City have only conceded eight goals in as many league games this season, but have only scored three themselves prior to Saturday's trip to Gillingham.
"Our form is certainly not scintillating by any standards," said Mowbray. "It's a totally different team, 11 new players, two re-signings.
"But we can't just keep getting the same results just by picking the same players. I've told them there will be changes.
"Having said that, we're not far away from being a good team in this league and we pretty quickly have to turn draws into victories."
Anderson's departure comes as two fan bodies, the Preservation Group and the Sky Blue Trust, have issued statements registering their disaffection with the club's owners, Otium, formerly known as Sisu.
And the local newspaper, the Coventry Telegraph, has been banned by the club for initiating a petition demanding the owners' removal after nine years in charge.
"It's a difficult situation if you put a foot in either camp," said Mowbray. "I don't see myself as a politician-type of manager. I like to get my boots on and try to make us better on the training pitch.
"Things will resolve themselves at some stage. There could be better days around the corner. But, while people move on, the only thing that stays constant is the fans.
"Somewhere along the line, this team will gel, click into gear and then off we go. But we need to have everyone pulling in the right direction." | Coventry City manager Tony Mowbray has said the struggling Sky Blues have to pull together following a bad week for League One's bottom club. |
35,251,115 | The 30-year-old had scored six goals in 27 matches for Micky Mellon's side this season after joining from Peterborough in February 2015.
But he had only started one game for Shrewsbury since 31 October.
He is the second striker to leave Shrewsbury in the past week, following James Collins' move to Northampton.
"I think Phil Brown has had an interest before I signed for Shrewsbury and once he saw I wasn't getting many games, he put an interest in me and that's how it's come about," Barnett told BBC Essex.
"I liked playing against Southend (earlier this season). They play good football and get a lot of good balls into the box. I was thinking at some stage I'd like to be on the end of them - now that I'm here hopefully it'll be the same."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Southend United have signed striker Tyrone Barnett on loan from League One rivals Shrewsbury Town for the rest of the season. |
32,342,638 | His comments in interviews with my colleague Jane Dreaper and on the Today programme were considered, not in any way off the cuff - and he was probably speaking out with the encouragement of former colleagues in NHS management.
Sir David, former head of NHS England, has a two-fold message on the state of the health service's finances.
In the short term, he says there is a hole in the NHS budget in England which will become clear later this year.
Longer term he argues that more money and sooner is needed than the £8bn extra a year above inflation by 2020 requested by his successor Simon Stevens.
What's more, he says nothing comparable to the £22bn efficiency savings implicit in the NHS England plan has been achieved by any other healthcare system - though he doesn't say its impossible.
Sir David's broader point is that the scale of the task ahead for the NHS in England needs consensus across the political system.
The NHS needs to know there is support for the radical changes implicit in its Five Year View published last autumn.
He argues that the political parties have so far skirted around the immediate financial challenge and have failed to recognise that the £8bn by 2020 is needed for day-to-day running costs, rather than available to fulfil new political pledges.
In government - or, to be precise, political spokespeople who have moved from Whitehall out onto the campaign trail - there is irritation at the suggestion that the NHS might need even more money that it asked for.
As one source put it, Simon Stevens asked for £2bn for 2015/16 and got it in the Autumn Statement.
He said £8bn a year more was needed by 2020 and the Conservatives and Lib Dems have signed up to that.
Yet now - if Sir David is to be believed - that new money is inadequate.
Labour has not made a commitment to the £8bn by 2020, arguing that its promise of £2.5bn a year extra starting from 2016 is the only one fully funded by identified tax measures.
This week there have been signs that Labour is putting the Five Year View at arms length with a comment from Andy Burnham that it left "big unanswered questions".
The Greens and the National Health Action party have both said billions of pounds more than has been offered by the major parties is needed by the NHS.
They argue the other parties are in denial about the scale of the financial challenge and will no doubt feel that the Nicholson comments endorse their funding plans for the health service.
UKIP has pledged £3bn a year more for the NHS.
If the Nicholson intervention does one thing it is to serve as a reminder that whatever the political arguments before polling day there are some really tough decisions to be made by the new administration.
Governments tend to make the least popular choices early in a parliament.
Working out how much the NHS really needs, and whether tax rises will be needed, could be high on that list. | The intervention of former NHS boss Sir David Nicholson has certainly electrified the election campaign debate about the future of the NHS. |
34,455,673 | The 23-year-old had a host of clubs chasing his signature five years ago.
"I had a choice of a few," Hardaker said. "Warrington wanted to sign me, Wigan had words about me, Hull FC and then Leeds came in for me.
"They (Leeds) were one of the last clubs to come in, but once I heard they wanted me, I jumped at the chance."
Hardaker is aiming to help Leeds to the Grand Slam this weekend as the Rhinos face Wigan in the Grand Final at Old Trafford.
Leeds secured the League Leaders' Shield last month having already thumped Hull KR 50-0 to win the Challenge Cup in August.
The full-back said he could not believe the interest the bigger clubs showed after Featherstone agreed he could take the step up from part-time rugby.
He added: "My agent had a little chat with Wigan. The teams that came in for me at the time I just thought 'wow, why are they interested in a lad from Fev?'
"Fev played a massive part. The relationship between (chairman) Mark Campbell and (Leeds chief executive) Gary Hetherington was special and they wanted my career to kick on and not for me to disappear.
"They knew I had something special to offer. They both talked about it and, looking back, when I thought Leeds was the right choice, doing the things I've done has proved that decision to be right." | The 2015 Super League Man of Steel Zak Hardaker has revealed he nearly slipped through Leeds Rhinos' hands, before signing from Featherstone in 2010. |
35,945,475 | A 37-year old man was assaulted at about 20:30 on Thursday in the Carrickknowe area in the city.
He was first involved in an altercation with two men before another three men got out of a parked car and joined in the attack.
Police are now appealing for witnesses to the incident, which took place on Featherhall Avenue.
The victim managed to run off and was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where he was treated for serious but non-life threatening injury.
The suspects are all described as white males in their 20s.
Det Insp John Kavanagh said: "This incident happened at a busy time of night and it's very possible someone would've seen this attack.
"The vehicle that the men got out of may have been a silver BMW, but anyone who has further information is urged to contact us." | An attack by five men in Edinburgh is being treated as attempted murder. |
38,460,210 | Edited footage that has been shared on social media appears to show a man attacking another man, said to be from Bristol Hunt Saboteurs.
The altercation is said to have happened in Castlemorton, Worcestershire, on Wednesday afternoon.
Ledbury Hunt said the apparent attacker was not part of its organisation. Police are investigating.
West Mercia Police said it was "aware" of the footage, but no arrests had been made.
Bristol Hunt Saboteurs said the attack happened after hounds from the hunt had chased a fox into a badger sett.
They say they intervened to save the fox and were attacked by a hunt employee.
For more on other Hereford and Worcester stories click here.
West Mercia Police says it has had no direct complaint from Bristol Hunt Saboteurs. The force says it only became aware of the footage when members of the public contacted it.
Ledbury Hunt says it is carrying out an "internal investigation" into what happened. It said a person seen throwing a punch in the film was not connected with it in any way, and it was the Hunt itself which alerted police to the incident.
The BBC has approached Bristol Hunt Saboteurs for a comment. | Hunt saboteurs allege that one of their protestors was attacked by a member of Herefordshire's Ledbury Hunt. |
36,822,737 | It was an emotional farewell for the crews of the 12 yachts as thousands of people waved them off from the City's quay.
The home crew, the Derry-Londonderry-Doire, sit second overall after finishing runners up in the 12th stage.
It is the last planned visit of the yacht race to the city.
More than 163,000 people are estimated to have enjoyed the nine-day Foyle Maritime Festival and the Clipper events.
It was the third time the race has included Derry as a stopover city.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said he was confident the event could return in two years time.
"There's such a connection between the city and indeed the region with Clipper that I think it would be a huge mistake on our part not to do everything in our power [to bring it back].
"That doesn't mean there aren't big challenges, there are, of course. It is a very expensive event to host.
"I just think that the argument is so powerful for them to come back to the city that we can't fail."
Mr McGuinness said he had a positive and constructive conversation with the race organisers, but that the event could cost about £2m to host in two years.
Clipper race chairman and founder Sir Robin Knox Johnston said this year's stop over had been the best yet.
"It's just enormous and this stop over has got better every time we have come here," he said.
"This has definitely been the best yet given the reception the crew have had here all week, it's been fantastic to see the crowds and support. Frankly, you can't help but enjoy it."
The maritime festival concluded on Saturday evening with an outdoor performance featuring aerial performers, an illuminated flotilla of boats on the Foyle, fireworks and the story of the medieval maritime heroine Sunniva.
Mayor Hilary McClintock said the festival had been a major success for the region.
"It was a sad moment as we waved farewell to the Clipper race fleet today after an eventful week of celebration.
"Once again, we've demonstrated our ability to stage an international event generating substantial revenue for the local economy, and enhancing the region's profile as an exciting and unique visitor destination." | The Clipper Round the World yacht fleet has left Londonderry after the Foyle Maritime Festival came to a close on Sunday. |
34,713,373 | James McDonald had initially denied murdering Sophie, 36, at their flat in Devon, in January, but changed his plea at Exeter Crown Court.
After choking his wife, McDonald hid her body in plastic and left it beside bins.
Following the change in plea, he was sentenced to a life term with a minimum custodial term of 17-and-a-half years.
The jury was previously told McDonald, of Iddesleigh Terrace, Dawlish, was concealing his wife's body as police knocked on the door of his home.
McDonald, 37, previously told the court he killed his wife - in what he admitted was a "cowardly attack" - after losing control during an argument and strangling her with the flex from a tumble drier.
He wrapped her body in layers of plastic and hid it in a rubbish store. It was discovered in Iddesleigh Terrace, Dawlish, after she was reported missing.
Det Insp Steve Davies, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said Mrs McDonald's family "acted with the utmost dignity".
"Two parents have lost their daughter, a brother has lost his sister and three children have lost their mother," said Det Insp Davies.
"I now hope that this result in some way will assist them to move forward in their lives."
However, after sentencing, Mrs McDonald's family said it "isn't possible for justice to have been done for such a terrible thing" and forgiveness was not "something that will come easily".
Her parents said: "Sophie has been murdered there clearly are no winners. We can only now begin to come to terms with the reality of this situation."
"He will eventually be released to rebuild a new life. However, we are all serving a life-long sentence." | A man who strangled his wife with an electric flex has been handed a life sentence. |
12,865,339 | The vote, engineered by the opposition Liberal Party and backed by two other opposition parties, triggers an election expected in early May.
The move stemmed from a ruling on Monday that the minority government was in contempt of parliament.
But the Conservatives are thought likely to keep power in a May election.
The House of Commons adjourned on Friday after the no-confidence motion brought by Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff passed on a 156-145 vote.
The vote came after a finding by a parliamentary committee led by the opposition parties that Mr Harper's government had acted in contempt by failing to disclose the full costs of spending on anti-crime programmes, corporate tax cuts and plans to purchase stealth fighter jets.
On Saturday, Mr Harper will ask Governor General David Johnston to dissolve parliament, and following that, an election will be held after a minimum 36 days of campaigning.
Canadian analysts expect it will be called for the first week in May.
Nobody was surprised by the result of the confidence vote, says the BBC's Lee Carter in Toronto.
Having led two minority governments, Mr Harper is hoping this time his party will win a majority at the ballot box, our correspondent says.
The state of the recovering Canadian economy, along with ethics and accountability, are expected to be the main election issues, he adds.
After the confidence vote, Mr Harper, 51, said he suspected the forthcoming federal election, the country's fourth in seven years, would "disappoint" most Canadians.
He said he and Conservative MPs would remain focused on nurturing Canada's economic recovery.
"Our priority will remain to ensure stability and security for Canadians, in what remain extremely challenging global circumstances," he said.
Mr Ignatieff, a 63-year old historian, writer and political commentator leading the Liberal Party into an election for the first time, hailed the "historic moment", and called for a focus on healthcare, education and retirement support.
"We want to form an alternative to the Harper government that respects democracy, that respects our institutions, that respects Canadian citizens," he said.
Mr Harper's Conservative Party holds 145 seats in the dissolving parliament, shy of a majority of the 308 seats.
Recent polling suggests the Conservatives will enjoy a lead at the start of campaigning, with the Liberal Party in second, the New Democratic (NDP) Party third and the Bloc Quebecois, which campaigns only in Quebec, fourth.
The Conservative Party is considered likely to emerge from the May election in power with some polls indicating it could even gain seats.
Analysts say Canadian voters have shown little desire for an election, although Mr Harper's minority government had set a record for its tenure.
"The political calculations driving this election have nothing to do with making Canada a better place for Canadians," CTV television political analyst Don Martin said ahead of the vote.
"The opposition parties see a moment of weakness." | Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government has fallen after a no-confidence vote passed in the country's parliament. |
38,741,339 | They are part of a network of criminals who used malware to hack into 41 First Commercial Bank machines in three different cities in July last year.
CCTV showed offenders walking away with bags of cash, though most of the money was recovered shortly afterwards.
Police in Thailand believe the case is linked to a similar theft there.
Latvian Andrejs Peregudovs, Mihail Colibaba from Romania and Niklae Penkov from Moldova were all convicted by a Taipei court of causing damage to the public by breaching computer security.
Prosecutors had sought 12-year jail terms, saying the actions "seriously disrupted financial order and caused public panic".
In response to the heist, banks temporarily froze withdrawals from more than 1,000 cash machines.
Another 19 suspects, including one French national and one Australian, are believed to have fled the country. | Three Eastern European men have been jailed in Taiwan over the theft of $2.6m (£2.1m) from cash machines around the country. |
39,993,262 | Launching the Welsh Conservatives' election manifesto in Wales on Monday, the prime minister will tell voters they must chose whether she or Jeremy Corbyn negotiates the UK's EU exit.
The EU wants to begin talks 11 days after polling day, she will say.
It will be seen as a bid to move on the election debate after criticism of Tory social care plans in England.
No details have yet been released of the party's Welsh manifesto ahead of the 8 June vote.
The Conservatives are under pressure to commit to the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project and confirm the main railway line in south Wales will be electrified as far west as Swansea - projects which will be promised for delivery by Welsh Labour during its own manifesto launch, also on Monday.
A promise to scrap the tolls on the Severn Bridges was made by the Tories last week.
During a visit to Wales, Mrs May will say: "The UK's seat at the negotiating table will be filled by me or Jeremy Corbyn. The deal we seek will be negotiated by me or Jeremy Corbyn.
"Every vote for me and my team in this election will be a vote to strengthen my hand in the negotiations to come. Every vote for any other party - Labour, the Liberal Democrats or Plaid Cymru - is a vote to send Jeremy Corbyn into the negotiating chamber on our behalf.
"That is the stark reality of the choice that we face - the choice we must focus on over the next 17 days."
She will say "ordinary working people" have too often been denied the support they need from the government.
"I know that sense of disenchantment is particularly acute here in Wales. We saw that when people across Wales chose to ignore the hysterical warnings of Labour, Plaid Cymru and Liberal Democrat politicians in Cardiff Bay, and voted to leave the EU," she will add.
"We see it now in the way those same politicians refuse to respect that vote as they try to find new ways to put obstacles in our way.
"And the cause of that emerging gulf is clear.
"It is because the Labour party has taken people in Wales for granted for decades - just as it has in other communities across Britain." | Theresa May is to insist there will be "no time to waste" in delivering a Brexit deal after the general election. |
37,043,119 | In a statement to the media, the Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison has said the foreign investment proposals from Chinese and Hong Kong bidders "were contrary to the national interest."
China's State Grid Corp and Hong Kong's Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings were attempting to buy a 50.4% controlling stake in Ausgrid, which is New South Wales's electricity distribution network - the largest in the country.
Neither has commented so far on the blocking of this sale, but undoubtedly the reaction in Chinese media will be one of outrage.
Australia's move comes as the UK has postponed approval for the Hinkley Point nuclear power project, in which China's General Nuclear Power Corporation will have a minority stake, on similar concerns.
The power grid sale, which is reportedly worth around $7.5bn (£5.8bn), would have allowed the Chinese and Hong Kong bidders to acquire the controlling stake in Ausgrid for 99 years.
Ausgrid was appealing to international investors because it is seen as yielding stable and positive returns.
Chinese companies have been on a global acquisition spree, buying up resources and power firms in Asia as I've been reporting. Take the Edra asset in Malaysia for example, which was also not without controversy.
But Australia's Mr Morrison said that during the review process, national security issues were identified in critical power and communications services that Ausgrid provides to business and governments.
Mr Morisson said the bidders need to address these concerns, and that they have until 18 August to submit their proposals to him, at which time a final decision will be made on the project. | Australia's government has preliminarily blocked Chinese and Hong Kong bidders from taking a controlling stake in the country's largest electricity network, citing worries over national security. |
37,134,708 | The drilling rig came ashore at Dalmore, near Carloway on Lewis, during a storm almost two weeks ago. It was being towed from Norway to Malta.
Those involved in the operation to salvage the rig suggested the structure might be refloated over the weekend.
However, they stressed that this would only happen if it was deemed safe to do so.
Over the past few days equipment to improve the buoyancy and stability of Transocean Winner has been brought on board the structure.
More than 12,000 gallons (56,000 litres) of diesel oil were lost from two tanks on the Transocean Winner after it came ashore. The fuel is said to have evaporated and not caused a pollution incident.
Tens of thousands of gallons of the fuel remain in other tanks on the decommissioned rig.
Once refloated Transocean Winner would be towed to a nearby location at sea for further checks for damage. | Preparations for the refloat of the 17,000-tonne grounded rig Transocean Winner have been continuing. |
38,164,921 | The Bank said the problem "had only just come to light" and it was treating the concerns with "utmost seriousness".
Vegans have expressed anger because the new polymer fiver contains a small amount of tallow, which is derived from animal waste products.
A petition to ban the note has attracted more than 100,000 signatures.
The tallow is used in an early stage of the production process and is "an extremely small amount", the Bank said.
"We are aware of some people's concerns about traces of tallow in our new £5 note. We respect those concerns and are treating them with the utmost seriousness," its statement said.
"This issue has only just come to light, and the Bank did not know about it when the contract was signed.
"[Supplier] Innovia is now working intensively with its supply chain and will keep the Bank informed on progress towards potential solutions," it added.
The petition, hosted on the Change.org website, calls on the Bank of England to "cease to use animal products in the production of currency that we have to use".
It states that tallow is "unacceptable to millions of vegans, vegetarians, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and others in the UK".
A number of Sikh and Hindus have also urged the notes be banned from temples, where meat products are forbidden.
Hindus believe cows are holy and sacred, and many do not wear shoes or carry bags made from the skin of cattle that has been slaughtered. Practising Sikhs are strict vegetarians.
The response from the UK's Hindu and Sikh communities began to gather pace after vegans and vegetarians voiced their feelings on social media on Tuesday.
The new plastic £5 note was introduced in September and is more durable than the previous one. It is expected to last an average of five years - compared to two years previously. | The Bank of England says its supplier is working on "potential solutions" to the issue of animal fat in its new £5 notes. |
35,740,679 | Marsh kept his nerve after a record fourth-wicket stand of 161 off 79 balls between David Warner (77) and Glenn Maxwell (75) had rescued the visitors from 32-3 in reply to 204-7.
Skipper Faf du Plessis underpinned the Proteas innings with 79 off 41 balls.
Kagiso Rabada then took 2-25, including the key wicket of number four Warner.
However, it was not enough to prevent the series being levelled, meaning Wednesday's match at Cape Town will be the series decider.
The two teams then fly to India for the World T20. | Australia's Mitchell Marsh scored two off the final ball to secure a dramatic Twenty20 victory over South Africa and level the three-match series. |
26,460,221 | Antiretroviral drugs were reportedly administered to the baby in California just four hours after birth.
The unidentified nine-month-old child is now said to be HIV negative.
It is the second such case after an HIV-positive Mississippi infant brought into remission following early treatment was reported in 2013.
"This is a call to action for us to mobilize and be able to learn from these cases," Johns Hopkins University paediatrics specialist Dr Deborah Persaud said at a Boston medical conference.
No trace of the virus can now be found in the infant's blood or tissues, the doctor revealed.
Dr Persaud said the nine-month-old child is still receiving a three-drug anti-Aids cocktail, while the three-year-old Mississippi child stopped receiving antiretroviral treatments two years ago.
"Really the only way we can prove that we have accomplished remission in these kids is by taking them off treatment and that's not without risk," Dr Persaud added.
Both children are reported to have been born to mothers infected with HIV, which weakens the body's immune system.
The human immunodeficiency virus has infected more than 34 million people worldwide, researchers estimate. | US researchers have revealed another baby carrying the HIV virus, which leads to Aids, may have been cured through early treatment. |
29,867,819 | UN West Africa envoy Mohamed Ibn Chambas said the military could face sanctions if they refused.
Meanwhile, thousands of people are gathering in the capital Ouagadougou to rally against the military takeover.
Days of protests forced President Blaise Compaore to step down on 31 October and flee to Ivory Coast.
Mr Compaore's attempt to extend his time in office was the immediate trigger for the protests.
But analysts say high prices, low wages and persistent poverty have fuelled wider discontent, particularly among younger Burkinabes.
The military takeover has infuriated opposition groups, who called a mass rally on Sunday against the army's "confiscation" of the uprising.
"The victory born from this popular uprising belongs to the people, and the task of managing the transition falls by right to the people," the groups said in a statement.
By early afternoon, thousands had turned out to protest in Ouagadougou's National Square, where one million had gathered earlier in the week to demand Mr Compaore's resignation.
On a makeshift stage in front of the crowd, one protester shouted into a microphone: "We are going to stay here. We are not going to move unless the military leave power."
Other protesters accused the military of being in league with Mr Compaore.
Elsewhere in Ouagadougou, witnesses reported hearing gunfire at the headquarters of state TV.
An unconfirmed report by the AFP news agency claimed that soldiers fired in the air to disperse protesters before seizing control of the building.
Meanwhile, the AU, UN, the US and regional economic bloc Ecowas all condemned the military takeover.
"We hope there will be a transition led by a civilian and in keeping with the constitutional order," Mr Chambas said.
"If not, the consequences are pretty clear. We want to avoid having to impose sanctions on Burkina Faso."
AU chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma urged the military to "refrain from any acts or statements that may lead to further instability".
The US state department urged an immediate transfer of power to civilian authorities and a move towards free and fair presidential elections.
The army has quickly stepped in to fill the power vacuum, declaring Lt Col Isaac Zida the nation's transitional leader.
Col Zida was second-in-command of the presidential guard, and his selection apparently came after a power struggle with the overall army chief, Gen Honore Traore.
Under Burkina Faso's constitution, the president of the Senate should take over after the national president resigns and election should take place between 60 and 90 days afterwards. | Military leaders now in control of Burkina Faso must hand power to civilians or face consequences, the United Nations and African Union say. |
39,453,662 | Some say he has chosen a path down to the abyss by removing the much respected Pravin Gordhan from the treasury.
There is huge outcry across the nation following the biggest cabinet reshuffle since the early 1990s.
Calls for President Zuma to step down are now being echoed throughout South Africa.
This reshuffle affected nine ministers and six deputies. But the finance minister's sacking has overshadowed everything.
There is no doubt that Mr Gordhan was a hard working minister respected globally and came with impeccable anti-apartheid struggle credentials at that.
Mr Zuma used his presidential powers to steamroll a list of cabinet ministers not approved by either his deputy president or the secretary general of the governing African National Congress (ANC) as is the norm.
This move by President Zuma has not only surprised ordinary folks on the streets but it has also shocked those at the top table sitting alongside him.
"It felt like this list was developed somewhere else and it was given to us just to legitimise it... We are unhappy," lamented ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe
President Zuma was clearly rewarding loyalists and getting rid of opponents within the party. Mr Gordhan was sacked with no iota of evidence of malfeasance against him.
To demonstrate how high the stakes are for the 74-year-old president you have to look at what opposition member of parliament Julius Malema said before the sacking.
"Once Zuma announces the removal of Pravin…that will be the end of his journey as the president," warned the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader.
Mr Malema has lodged an application with the Constitutional Court to order the speaker of parliament to institute impeachment proceedings against Mr Zuma.
If you want to know why president Zuma fired Pravin Gordhan, you have to trace the story back to December 2015.
This was when the president fired a highly regarded finance minister Nhlanhla Nene and replaced him a little known ANC back bencher Des Van Rooyen. Chaos ensued and markets reacted negatively to the sudden reshuffle.
The value of country's currency, the rand, tumbled to record levels, as it did on Friday morning.
Mr Zuma was then forced to make the biggest political U-turn since the end of apartheid. Mr Van Rooyen was removed four days after his appointment.
Mr Gordhan was then brought in to start his second stint as the man in charge of the country's finances.
So in essence, Mr Gordhan was never Mr Zuma's choice in the first place.
Since then he has been plotting to get rid of him. Finally, after much resistance, at the stroke of midnight he had the gall to execute his wishes in spectacular fashion.
The president appears to be frustrated by Mr Gordhan's apparent parsimony when it came to spending.
Bu whereas he wanted to keep a tight rein on the money, Mr Zuma wants to spend big.
The president supports a deal to build two nuclear reactors set to cost nearly $60bn (£48bn).
Money the country does not have, according to the outgoing finance minister.
He was also keen to slow down the flow of money to state-owned companies like the forever thirsty national carrier South African Airways, the on-and-off power utility Eskom and others such as Transnet, which is responsible for ports and railways.
But there are also corruption allegations.
Mr Gordhan's deputy, Mcebisi Jonas, who is also on his way out, said last year that he was offered cash from a member of the wealthy Gupta family with ties to the president on condition that he would channel government contracts to their businesses.
The Gupta family denied the charge.
This was the beginning of this drama which culminated in Thursday night's political bloodbath.
But wait, there is more.
In dramatic fashion at the beginning of the week, the president ordered Mr Gordhan to return "immediately" from an investment roadshow in London.
However, reports have since emerged that Mr Zuma, based on questionable intelligence, believed that his finance minister was also going to meet with individuals who wanted to overthrow the state.
An allegation Mr Gordhan said "sickens him".
There are also big divisions within the governing alliance.
One of the ANC's key partners in the tripartite alliance the South African Communist Party rejected the idea of getting rid of Mr Gordhan outright as soon as the president informed them about his intention.
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has also reacted with shock. He said the sacking was "unacceptable".
But has not offered to resign over the issue. Mr Ramaphosa wants to replace Mr Zuma as president of the ANC laster this year. But the president prefers his former wife Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma instead.
We have a fight at hand.
This reshuffle could have triggered the hairline crack that eventually splits the 105-year-old liberation movement.
And that would bring to an end the ANC's grip on power here, after such great promise. | It was the night of the long knives when President Jacob Zuma sacked the finance minister against the wishes of his senior party leaders. |
39,630,969 | The UK prime minister, who had promised not to call an election before 2020, said she planned to call a snap general election on 8 June.
But European Council President Donald Tusk's spokesman said the 27 other EU states would forge ahead as planned.
"The UK elections do not change our EU27 plans," Mr Tusk's spokesman said.
He added: "We expect to have the Brexit guidelines adopted by the European Council on 29 April and following that the Brexit negotiating directives ready on 22 May. This will allow the EU27 to start negotiations."
Mr Tusk and Mrs May had a "good" conversation on the phone following the announcement, the council president tweeted.
Using his personal account, Mr Tusk also tweeted: "It was Hitchcock, who directed Brexit: first an earthquake and the tension rises."
An EU official on the negotiating team told the BBC that they were hopeful the outcome may even improve negotiations.
"This is a domestic matter for the UK. But we have some hope that this will lead to a strong leader in London that can negotiate with us with strong backing by the electorate," the official said.
"This does not change things. We are ready. Early June was always the calendar."
The European Union won't have much to say on the record about Theresa May's decision to call a snap election - the UK is still a member state after all and it's not the done thing to comment on internal political manoeuvrings.
But no British election campaign will ever have been watched quite so closely from Brussels.
That's not because Mrs May, if she wins, will have a clear personal mandate for her vision of Brexit. The European side would always have assumed that whoever was in Number 10 had the authority to negotiate for the UK.
It's more because they expect to learn a lot about Mrs May's vision for Brexit in the heat of campaigning - and also about the visions of the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and the other parties who'll make their presence felt.
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German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel echoed the sentiment, saying "predictability and reliability" were "more important than ever" in the wake of the Brexit vote.
"Any extended period of uncertainty is surely not good for the political and economic relations between Europe and Great Britain," he said in a statement. "Hopefully, the elections announced today by Prime Minister May can lead to more clarity and predictability in the negotiations with the European Union."
But others were less positive, with many focusing on the risk Mrs May and the Conservatives are potentially taking.
Belgian MEP Tom Vandenkendelaere, of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) grouping, tweeted: "Understandable choice to strengthen negotiation mandate for #Brexit, but at the same time huge gamble and risk of even greater instability."
There was also speculation among European politicians over what impact the election result would have on Britain's approach to Brexit.
Jo Leinen, a German MEP in the Party of European Socialists (PES), tweeted: "The elections in #GB on the 8th June are the perfect opportunity - especially for the young generation - to avert hard #Brexit."
Polish MEP Ryszard Czarnecki, of the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists political group, tweeted: "The Tories probably win, and GB will have a stronger mandate for the negotiations with the EU on Brexit."
In Russia, meanwhile, the Kremlin has said it has "no particular interest" in the election.
"No, there is no particular interest in it. Just, let's say, ordinary monitoring of the international situation. It is no business of ours," presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said. | The European Union's Brexit plans remain unchanged by Theresa May's snap election announcement, the council representing EU leaders has said. |
36,460,458 | Mr Aikman was diagnosed with MND at the age of 29, and has been raising funds for research into the degenerative condition for two years.
His Gordon's Fightback campaign has won support from all of Scotland's political leaders.
He said had "never dreamed" of raising so much "life-changing" money.
The former gymnast and political campaigner has pledged to "keep on fighting" with all the energy he has left.
As Mr Aikman's condition has deteriorated, he has been restricted to a wheelchair and needs help breathing - he says he is "in a lot of pain". As it stands there is neither a cure nor an effective treatment.
But his campaign - as well as convincing the government to fund a larger team of specialist MND nurses - has won dozens of awards, including a British Empire Medal for Mr Aikman and the Public Campaigner of the Year title at the Scottish Politician of the Year Awards.
He said: "Right here in Edinburgh today there is research happening which wouldn't be happening otherwise, without this money.
"This money is going to bring forward a day when we find a cure for the thing that's killing me and far too many other people.
"It's certainly not mission accomplished - until we find a cure for motor neurone disease we all still have a job to do. And with all the energy I've got left I'm going to keep on fighting.
"This is a massive milestone, but it's not the end." | Scottish motor neurone disease campaigner Gordon Aikman has celebrated hitting his fundraising target of £500,000. |
32,065,506 | Shell UK plans to cut 250 posts from its North Sea operations and change offshore shift patterns, as part of a drive to manage rising costs.
Staff and agency contractors based in Aberdeen and on installations in the North Sea were informed on Thursday.
Earlier, Taqa said it planned to cut about 100 jobs because of the "challenging" time facing the industry.
Shell's upstream vice president for the UK and Ireland, Paul Goodfellow, said: "The North Sea has been a challenging operating environment for some time.
"Reforms to the fiscal regime announced in the budget are a step in the right direction, but the industry must redouble its efforts to tackle costs and improve profitability if the North Sea is to continue to attract investment."
He added: "Current market conditions make it even more important that we ensure our business is competitive.
"Changes are vital if it is to be sustainable. They will be implemented without compromising our commitment to the safety of our people and the integrity of our assets."
The cuts are in addition to 250 redundancies announced by the company last August.
Taqa said it was consulting with the workforce on plans to cut 100 jobs - mostly contractors and consultants working in onshore positions.
It is the latest in a series of redundancy announcements by North Sea operators, following a fall in oil prices and rising production costs.
BP and Chevron are among the other firms to have cut jobs.
A Taqa spokesperson said: "Taqa's UK North Sea business, along with the industry as a whole, is operating in a challenging environment.
"As part of our focus to ensure Taqa's sustainable future in the UK, regrettably it is necessary for us to scale back the number of people working with us.
"The impact of these changes will predominately be on contractors and consultants.
"We are currently proposing a reduction of around 100 onshore positions, but the process will take a number of weeks and involve consultation with our workforce.
"Our workforce are fully informed on the proposed changes and we will work to support and guide them through the process."
Responding to the announcements, Oil & Gas UK's economics director Mike Tholen said: "The new Oil and Gas Authority is progressing apace and the Budget announcement last week laid the foundations for the regeneration of the UK North Sea.
"As we said at the time, however, it is crucial that the industry itself now builds on this by delivering the cost and efficiency improvements required to secure its competitiveness.
"While these are tough decisions to take given the impact on people, the measures are being taken by many companies and will allow the UK to benefit in the long-term from a boost to energy security, hundreds of thousands of highly skilled jobs and billions of pounds worth of supply chain exports."
The union Unite claimed there was a "dangerous and quickening race to the bottom" on jobs, terms, conditions and safety in the UK's offshore oil and gas industry.
Unite Scottish secretary Pat Rafferty said: "Only last week the industry got everything it wanted from the Chancellor in the form of a £1.3bn tax break, which industry voices claimed was necessary to boost growth and sustainability.
"Instead the cut and gut of ordinary offshore workers' livelihoods and terms and conditions goes unchallenged while executive pay across oil company majors goes through the roof."
The job loss announcements came as a report by energy data analysts Wood Mackenzie warned that global oil and gas exploration activity could be "significantly curtailed" this year as a result of average budget cuts of 30% by firms in response to low oil prices.
However, it said average exploration costs would fall by 33%, softening the blow of the cuts.
Wood Mackenzie added that although overall well numbers would dip this year, drilling activity was set to recover in 2016 as many explorers seized their chance to drill at lower costs.
Andrew Latham, from Wood Mackenzie, said: "Rising costs are not a new problem for explorers.
"Over this decade, inflation has more than offset price gains and left much of the industry struggling to create value.
"Now that prices have fallen sharply, this problem has become acute. In the short term, many explorers will react by simply spending less. But what they really need is lower costs." | Oil giants Shell and Taqa have announced plans to cut hundreds of North Sea jobs. |
40,946,990 | The 27-year-old has not featured this season and has only started 12 games since joining from Reading on a three-and-a-half-year deal in January 2016.
Boss Gary Rowett told BBC Radio Derby: "We feel we need to get Nick playing some football for his own sanity.
"We will see what happens. He has only gone to speak to them and it might be that he doesn't want to go there."
Blackman's chances or playing look even more remote following the signing of winger Tom Lawrence from Leicester City.
Lawrence, 23, joined for an initial £5m fee on Tuesday and will be available to make his debut on Saturday when Derby are away against Bolton Wanderers.
The Wales international scored 11 goals in 36 games during a loan spell at fellow Championship side Ipswich in 2016-17.
Rowett added: "We have brought in one of the most attacking and exciting wingers in the division last season.
"We hope he can replicate that for us, not just this season but for seasons to come.
"Leicester didn't want to sell him but the fact Tom showed such a desire to come here and play some regular football tells a little bit about his character."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Derby County striker Nick Blackman is in talks about a loan move to Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv. |
33,392,318 | He brought his hundred up off 42 balls as Bears made 242-4 and bowled out Derbyshire for 182 to win by 60 runs.
The New Zealand captain hit 11 sixes and 13 fours in the second highest T20 score ever, behind Chris Gayle's 175 in the Indian Premier League in 2013.
The previous T20 Blast record was 153, by Luke Wright for Sussex in 2014.
McCullum has hit 158 not out before, for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the first ever IPL game in 2008, an innings that took 73 balls.
The 33-year-old led New Zealand to a 1-1 draw in the recent Test series against England, before the Kiwis were beaten 3-2 in the subsequent one-day international series. | Birmingham Bears' Brendon McCullum smashed 158 not out off 64 balls against Derbyshire at Edgbaston, the highest ever T20 Blast score. |
38,047,025 | They have started a petition against the proposal, which they claim would see nine and 10-year-olds sharing classrooms and toilets with teenagers.
Bro Idris will open as a school for three to 16-year-olds on six sites in Dolgellau from next September.
A Gwynedd council spokesperson said they aim to "listen to parents".
The secondary site will be at the present Ysgol y Gader site in Dolgellau, while the primary sites will be at Llanelltyd, Fairbourne, Dolgellau, Dinas Mawddwy and Rhydymain.
Ganllwyd and Brithdir primary schools will close as part of the plan.
Parents told BBC Radio Cymru's Post Cyntaf they thought primary education on the five sites would be only be for three to 11-year-olds.
But Gwynedd council said they are considering a plan to split pupils into three groups; three to nine-years-old; nine to 13-years-old; and 13 to 16-years-old.
Aranwen Manzini Hughes, a parent and governor at Ysgol Ieuan Gwynedd in Rhydymain, said the plan was not part of the original consultation process.
She added that parents were worried about primary age children having to travel to Dolgellau with older children.
A Gwynedd council spokesperson said a public engagement exercise was being held, including some drop-in sessions with parents.
They added: "The aim of the exercise is to update parents on the project's progress so far, introducing a possible education model that has been developed by the headteacher and shadow governing body as a starting point to stimulate debate and to listen and receive feedback from parents.
"Work is progressing well on the Ysgol Bro Idris project, with improvements completed to the building at the Ieuan Gwynedd site in Rhydymain and good progress made on the work at the Llanelltyd and Cynradd Dolgellau sites." | Parents have said they are "totally against" a plan to move primary pupils to a new secondary school in Gwynedd. |
31,641,298 | A European eagle owl has already injured dozens of residents of Purmerend, a town 10 miles from the country's capital city Amsterdam.
They're being told to stay safe and are defending themselves with umbrellas.
The bird is one of the largest owl species, with wings stretching 1.8 metres across.
But in the Netherlands this is a protected bird, so the town of Purmerend needs special permission to catch it.
One owl expert says the bird's behaviour is unusual and it might be because it is the start of the breeding season. | Residents of a town in the Netherlands are putting their umbrellas up - not to guard themselves against the rain, but against an owl on the loose! |
36,074,964 | Observing a first grade lesson at a primary school on Somalia Drive in the capital, Monrovia, it is easy to see that changes need to be made.
Around 50 pupils are in the crowded classroom, some students have to stand because of a lack of chairs. The teacher is having difficulty being heard over the noise and there are not enough teaching resources.
The country's education system was branded "a mess" in 2013 by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf after all 25,000 high school graduates that year failed to pass the University of Liberia's entrance examination.
Education Minister George Werner has been looking for a way to make a dramatic change in order to put the country's schools on a par with others in West Africa.
He admits that the education system has been "in a state of decay for the last three decades" as a result of years of conflict and the recent Ebola epidemic. He adds that "this doesn't mean that our children are not bright; [rather] the system is failing them".
He says he realised that a long-term gradual plan with the government in charge was not going to solve the problems.
So in a pilot project starting in September, 50 of the country's 5,000 primary schools are going to be taken over by the Kenya-based company Bridge International Academies.
Education will still be free for the parents, but the government will not be running the schools.
Bridge International Academies, which has 359 schools in Kenya and seven in Uganda, says that "the people of Liberia deserve better" than a system where only a fifth of primary school children finish secondary school.
It says it has already made a difference in Kenya through what it calls its "Academy-in-a-box" model.
Teaching materials are developed centrally and delivered by teachers off a tablet computer. The computers are also used to monitor how teachers and students are progressing, so any issues can be picked up quickly.
Bridge International Academies has published a raft of charts showing how in Kenya its schools out-perform government schools in maths and reading on nearly every measure.
It is easy to see how the education minister may have been persuaded to give the private company a chance, but some Liberian teachers are not convinced.
Joseph Komoreah, who teaches at a Monrovia primary school, called the plan to hand over the country's schools "a shame" as he argues that Liberians need to be in charge of their own education.
He thinks that one of the reasons for schools underperforming is the low salaries teachers are getting, which forces teachers to take up jobs in more than one school "and this is energy-consuming".
"Liberians are qualified," declares his colleague Weah-dee Nyenkan. "Teachers are willing to do the work. We disagree when they say the children are not performing."
In the pilot programme, Liberian teachers will still be in the classroom and their salaries will be paid by the government. But they will be vetted and monitored by Bridge International Academies.
While the government is committed to paying the teachers, it says it is not paying any money to Bridge International Academies for it to take over the schools. The company says it is looking for funding elsewhere.
The plan to hand Liberia's education over to private hands has also angered the UN's Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Kishore Singh.
In March he said that "the concept of education as a public good [was] under attack".
"Provision of public education of good quality is a core function of the state," Mr Singh added. "Abandoning this to the commercial benefit of a private company constitutes a gross violation of the right to education."
But Mr Werner thinks this criticism "misses the mark" and is the result of only talking to the teachers' unions.
He agrees that the state has to guarantee certain things, like the right to a free primary education, however "those who think that the private sector has no role to play in the public provision of education are mistaken. I hope they can change their minds".
The battle to change people's minds will start in September when Bridge International Academies starts teaching its first batch of Liberian pupils.
If that goes well then the government will be looking for a host of private providers to radically change the country's education system. | Liberia has a radical plan to hand the running of all primary and nursery schools over to private companies and charities. |
34,428,739 | St Helens forward Mark Flanagan, Widnes prop Phil Joseph, Huddersfield prop Craig Kopczak and Warrington half-back Gareth O'Brien will join next season.
North Queensland stand-off Robert Lui and Penrith Panthers prop Ben Murdoch-Masila have signed from NRL clubs.
Prop Olsi Krasniqi has agreed a two-year deal after joining in June.
Sheens, 64, coached Australia to World Cup victory in 2013 and joined Salford permanently in June after an initial advisory role.
He could not stop Salford finishing in the bottom four, but after head coach Iestyn Harris left he assisted Ian Watson as they secured a Super League place for next season by finishing third in The Qualifiers.
Watson will remain in charge of the team, with help from Sheens, Garreth Carvell and Martin Gleeson.
Sheens said of Salford's new additions: "The club has been working on a number of major signings in recent months and we are now in a position to make these announcements now our Super League status has been confirmed.
"I have been greatly impressed by the desire and the commitment of these players to join the club and they are all very determined to develop their careers further as the club continues to build," he told the club website. | Salford have signed six players for 2016 and agreed a three-year deal with director of rugby Tim Sheens, who has resigned as Australia coach. |
40,678,732 | The early morning wake-up call, the nightmare journey to the airport on public transport laden with unwieldy suitcases.
Your eventual arrival at an overcrowded and chaotic check-in, short-tempered and perspiring.
If that rings an all too familiar bell, then Transport Secretary Chris Grayling shares your pain.
"Often it is the struggle to the airport with heavy bags that is the most challenging bit of the journey," he said on Friday, as he announced the government's consultation on a new aviation strategy.
Mr Grayling said one of the things the government was interested in was how it could make the journey to the airport easier.
So did he have any ideas? Yes he did.
"In Hong Kong, for example, they're looking at a solution we're looking at carefully where travellers can check their bags in up to two days before their flights, not at the airport but in the centre of town," he said.
"They then pick up their bags only at their final destination when they finish the flight. It makes things easier for those passengers. It also increases space for passengers on trains on the way to the airport."
Sounds good. The only fly in the ointment is it's been tried before in London and it was a commercial flop, according to the Independent's travel editor, Simon Calder.
Some airline passengers travelling from Heathrow used to be able to drop off their bags at Victoria or Paddington stations in London.
However, there simply wasn't the demand and the service was dropped. "Clearly it's practical and has been tried, but it's been a commercial failure," said Mr Calder.
But it's not just the trip to the airport that's under scrutiny.
As this graphic from the consultation document shows, the Department for Transport (DfT) wants to hear about the whole passenger experience - from booking a flight, to airport security, the flight itself and what happens at the other end.
The DfT says its consultation on a new strategy "will take a fresh look at the aviation sector and its challenges and opportunities, as well as the role of government".
So just what would make air travellers happier? What could be done to improve the experience?
Talk to consumer groups and they focus on compensation for when things go wrong, such as delayed or cancelled flights.
At the UK European Consumer Centre Wojtek Szezerba said that of the 500 customer complaints about airlines the group received last year, two thirds were about cancellations or delays "usually to do with the difficulty of obtaining compensation".
Simon Calder puts it more bluntly and says some airlines are "lying through their teeth to avoid paying compensation".
However, he argues, this could be remedied fairly simply.
"That's a matter of the CAA enforcing the rules and having sanctions for airlines that misrepresents the rules and mislead passengers," he says.
The DfT consultation document also said that, along with its "particular focus on consumers", the strategy would "look at where government could, and should, make a difference".
However, rather than fiddling at the edges, Mr Calder thinks there are a couple of big fixes which would improve consumers' experiences.
The big picture is that two airports in particular - Heathrow and Gatwick - are simply too busy.
He has a couple of suggestions about what could be done about that.
One is to increase airport capacity. The government has said its preferred option is to build a third runway at Heathrow, although it's not likely to see the light of day for many years.
His second idea is to increase the tax - or Air Passenger Duty - for passengers using Heathrow or Gatwick to encourage people to fly from other airports.
Either one of the solutions would relieve the pressure on the two airports, reckons Mr Calder.
Back in the day, of course, it all seemed so much simpler.
Between 1957 and 1974 British European Airways passengers flying from Heathrow could check-in and drop off their bags at the West London Air Terminal on the Cromwell Road in west London, now a branch of Sainsbury's.
Then they were whisked off by bus down the M4 to the airport where they were deposited right next to the aircraft.
Pie in the sky? Well, today security concerns would probably rule out dropping people off airside.
However, there was another problem - even then traffic often held up the coach and delayed plane departures.
So nothing's ever perfect.
And indeed even Simon Calder, who's clocked up more air miles than most, reckons the UK has "the best range of options in Europe ... and the world, in terms of destinations and fares".
But he adds "often the end to end journey is less than pleasurable".
Some may regard that as an understatement - in which case the DfT wants to hear from them. | Ah, the glamour of air travel. |
32,409,343 | A man is to be reported to the Public Prosecution Service after cannabis and diazepam tablets were seized in the Shantallow area on Tuesday.
In another search, a man was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a Class B drug and possessing it with intent to supply.
On Tuesday night, a man was arrested in Union Place on suspicion of possession of Class A and Class B drugs. | Three men have been arrested in Londonderry for drugs offences. |
21,259,079 | There are 157 council wards with over 50% of residents who are Welsh speakers in 2011, compared to 192 in 2001.
The Welsh Language Society accused the Welsh government of failing to halt the decline of Welsh speaking communities.
A Welsh government spokesperson admitted it needed to do more to "promote and facilitate" the language.
Census figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in December showed an overall drop of 2% in the number of people who speak Welsh to 19% of the population in Wales.
It also suggested Welsh was now a minority language in two heartlands, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
The latest figures released on Wednesday - which give ward-by-ward breakdowns of Wales' 881 electoral divisions - back this up.
They show that that there were no council wards in Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion in 2011 where more than 70% of the population could speak Welsh - a key target for the Welsh government.
Overall there were fewer places where at least 70% of people speak Welsh, down from 59 in 2001 - or 7% - to 49 in 2011, which is 6%.
Apart from one ward in Conwy, all the places where 70% of people speak Welsh were in Gwynedd or on Anglesey.
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (Welsh Language Society) said that in the Welsh government's language strategy, there was a target by 2011 to halt the decline in the number of communities where Welsh is spoken by over 70% of the population.
Chair Robin Farrar said the figures showed ministers had "failed".
"These results are obviously a matter of great concern, especially the situation in Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion where no communities with over 70% Welsh speakers remain," he said.
"Communities of that type are absolutely essential for the language - the international evidence is completely clear.
"The language and its communities face a crisis, and the government needs new policies to ensure that the language and its communities thrives."
After the figures were published, Welsh Language Commissioner Meri Huws said her office would establish a special unit to recommend policies on protecting the language.
The new observatory will examine the effects of economic and housing policies on Welsh-speaking communities.
Laws to ensure bilingual services, including in some parts of the private sector, were passed by the last assembly.
The Welsh government and opposition politicians are now looking at practical measures to encourage people to speak Welsh in their everyday lives.
Ms Huws said: "The policy options we will put forward will be strategic and radical, and will be based upon hard evidence and an open civic discussion.
"We will look at examples from abroad and gather the opinions of experts in various specialised fields."
Plaid Cymru said the figures were a "setback for the Welsh language and to us all".
Leader Leanne Wood said targets set by the Welsh Government had not not been taken seriously, adding: "It is clear that not enough work is being undertaken to maintain Welsh as a community language."
Conservative spokesperson Suzy Davies AM said the government's Welsh language strategy had been "called into question".
"However, I am much more interested in seeing the Welsh government get this right than getting into the type of political fight which could put people off using and learning Welsh," she added.
In parts of south east Wales, such as in Monmouthshire, there was an increase in the number of electoral divisions where more than 10% of people could speak Welsh.
But the Welsh government said it recognised the need to do more to "promote and facilitate" the use of the Welsh language.
"Our Welsh Language Strategy identifies the key areas that we need to focus on, to help ensure the language's sustainability," a spokesperson said.
"The census figures will be used to inform current and future work on the Welsh language and we look forward to working with those who have an interest in the language, to secure its future." | There has been a fall in the number of places where over half the population can speak Welsh, the latest figures from the 2011 census show. |
40,151,506 | Talbot took the lead when Keir Milliken arrowed home a low drive to give them hope of a 12th Junior Cup success.
But in 27 minutes Cameron Marlow's controlled volley restored parity.
And, with 15 minutes remaining, Cairns sent the fans bedecked in red and white into raptures with a 25-yard cracker.
The New Cumnock team last won the trophy in 1993 and had lost in the final on four other occasions, most recently to Hurlford United three years ago.
But they brought their league-winning form into the 131st Scottish Junior Cup final and made it four wins on the trot this season against the team that plays only nine miles away from their own Loch Park ground.
The Scottish Junior Cup is the most coveted trophy at that level of the game and it was fitting that Kilmarnock's Rugby Park was the venue for an all-Ayrshire final, the sixth in the competition's history.
The fans' inflammatory song books and the celebrations that greeted Glens' triumph suggest that being the top team out of the 160 who entered is not all that matters - community and identity are important components too.
For 22-year-old Marlow, who has had two spells in America, "there is nothing better than this club".
The Glenafton midfielder told BBC Scotland: "I can't describe the feeling, when you score the goal and the fans are cheering. What it means to the New Cumnock community is unbelievable.
"I enjoy this club. I love everything about it. Everything has paid off."
Signalling towards the rump of dejected Talbot fans who remained to applaud their players, he joked: "Today was fantastic, especially scoring a goal and running that way, seeing all the faces hating me."
Imposing centre-half Ryan McChesney stood up well to the trickery of Auchinleck's Milliken, Graham Wilson and attacking midfielder Dwayne Hyslop, and was delighted to have a winner's medal after the dejection of losing the final in 2014.
"I'm a local boy, from the village," he said.
"I started with the boys' club and worked my way up. I'll go home and celebrate with my family. I'm just delighted."
Match-winner Cairns played for Kilmarnock Under-19s and St Mirren reserves before moving to junior football.
He was still coming to terms with scoring a goal - his first in possibly four years, he reckons - never mind one that won the cup.
"My dad said I used to score wonder goals all the time but I don't know where that one came from," said the 22-year-old, who works in the petrochemical industry.
"They tell me every day in training to shoot. I was going to play the ball wide but I thought 'why not?'.
"I'm surprised it went in. The goalie's about 7ft. I didn't know what to do; it was my first goal in I-don't-know-how-long."
Club officials John Campbell and Eric Wilson took in the atmosphere of the post-match celebrations and paid credit to the squad of only 17 players who had clinched a league and cup double, training twice a week and juggling football with jobs that pay.
"We're going for a treble," said Campbell.
"We have the Super Cup to win next week. We play Girvan in the semi-final on Wednesday night. These players don't play for money; they play for pride... and expenses."
Some 4,300 Glenafton fans packed the main stand at Kilmarnock, a considerably greater number than populate New Cumnock.
"In '93 when we got to the cup final there were 8,500 in the village; now there are 2,900," said Wilson.
"Fans have come from as far afield as Canada."
Brothers George, David and Robert came home from Norfolk, Manchester and Warrington respectively to see Afton lift the cup.
George told BBC Scotland: "I've met people who have travelled from all over the UK, who haven't been in New Cumnock for years and who I haven't seen for 20 years. It's fantastic.
"In terms of the match, I think it could have been a better game.
"I didn't think it was right to play it on an artificial pitch. I think both teams really struggled on it. It's a beautiful surface but only if you play on it all the time."
As the stadium emptied and the coaches returned to New Cumnock, many fans looked determined to live up to the declaration on their red and white T-shirts: "We are the Afton Army. We party all the time."
But for Talbot manager Tommy Sloan, who has guided his team to five of their 11 Scottish Junior Cup wins since he took charge in 2003, Sunday night will be a far more sober occasion.
The Auchinleck players and fans will need to leave the celebrations for winning a famous old trophy 12 times to Real Madrid. | Alan Cairns struck a sensational winner for Glenafton Athletic against Ayrshire rivals Auchinleck Talbot to add the Scottish Junior Cup to their Super Premier Division title. |
21,162,012 | The chief justice said there were concerns an inquiry ordered by the government would not be free and fair.
The official, Kamran Faisal, was found hanged on Friday in the government hostel in Islamabad where he lived.
Police say he may have taken his own life, but his family allege foul play.
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says the court's move is likely to be welcomed by Mr Faisal's family and by colleagues at the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) where he worked.
Many NAB officials have been on strike as part of a campaign to demand a separate inquiry into what they see as his mysterious death.
Speaking in court, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry described Mr Faisal's death as "shocking".
"His family members, colleagues, friends and the public at large have shown annoyance and grievances," Justice Chaudhry said.
"And according to them, they are not expecting a free, fair and honest investigation because of the involvement of highly influential political and executive authorities."
Two Supreme Court judges will hold their first hearing into Mr Faisal's death on Thursday. Their investigation will operate in parallel to the judicial inquiry ordered by the interior ministry on Sunday.
Some police investigators say Mr Faisal may have been on anti-depressants at the time he died, which might support claims he took his life. But his family say his body bore marks of torture, suggesting he was murdered.
Mr Faisal had been helping lead the investigation into alleged bribes paid by power firms when Mr Ashraf was minister for water and power in 2010. The prime minister denies wrongdoing.
Last week, the Supreme Court ordered his arrest along with 15 officials also accused in the so-called Rental Power Projects case.
But the prime minister appears unlikely to be detained soon - the head of the NAB has said there is not enough evidence to justify such a move.
The bureau has suspended its investigation into the case, pending the outcome of the inquiries into the death of Mr Faisal. | The Pakistani Supreme Court has set up its own inquiry into the death of an official who was investigating corruption allegations against Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf. |
20,248,909 | Oscar, a Turkish Van cat, attracted police attention when he scratched and bit a neighbour in Wingrave in May.
The five-year-old recently went missing and was later found 34 miles away in Northampton.
Owner Caroline Hughes said she "didn't like to think how he got there" but would keep Oscar indoors temporarily.
Oscar gained his reputation after a series of clashes with cats and dogs in the village, Ms Hughes said.
But his fame spread when a local newspaper reported the pet had disappeared after being "under curfew" for the neighbour attack.
After being missing for about three weeks, a cat sitter in Northampton found the cat trying to eat her charges' food. She took him to a vet and found his microchip.
"I was incredibly relieved," said Ms Hughes, who has two other cats.
"I was just beside myself when Oscar went missing, without him the house was black.
"He's just got so much personality. I feel he's got a bit of a bad press."
She said people in the village had helped in the search for Oscar but added it was a mystery as to how the pet got to Northampton.
"I don't like to think how he got there, I hope it was a delivery van," she said.
She said Oscar had lashed out when a neighbour tried to pick him up.
"I think it's not what he's [Oscar's] used to, so he was scared and scratched and bit him," she said.
"I never saw the full extent of what happened but I got a visit from police."
She said that for now, she would keep Oscar indoors to restore village harmony and give him a herbal remedy she hopes will calm him. | A cat is being kept indoors and given a herbal remedy to combat aggression after becoming known as "Asbo cat" in a Buckinghamshire village. |
39,451,849 | But Gino Stocco, 59, and his son Mark Stocco, 37, will now spend up to 40 years in jail for their crimes including the murder of a man.
The pair had evaded police for years before they shot Rosario Cimone in 2015, triggering events that led to their high-profile capture weeks later.
The two men were sentenced on Friday.
"They've shown no remorse, as if their actions mean nothing to them," said Mr Cimone's daughter, Maria Perre, after the sentencing in Sydney.
"We hope that the horror of what they've done and the pain they've inflicted will stay with them. The irony is, they still have each other."
The pair had spent eight years on the run from police for a range of alleged crimes - moving between jobs on rural properties - before killing Mr Cimone.
Their probable motive was fear of being evicted from a property Mr Cimone tended, the court was previously told.
Eight days after dumping his body in scrubland, the pair shot at police with a high-powered rifle during a car pursuit in Wagga Wagga in New South Wales (NSW).
The confrontation happened when police detected their car had stolen number plates.
The manhunt then moved to northern Victoria after the pair were spotted driving past a police surveillance point.
After a fortnight of nationwide media attention, the men were finally captured at a rural property at Dunedoo in central NSW.
They pleaded guilty to murdering Mr Cimone, shooting at police to avoid arrest, and destroying property.
Gino Stocco was handed a non-parole period of 28 years, while Mark Stocco will be eligible for parole in 30 years. | They became Australia's most-wanted fugitives as they repeatedly eluded police by moving at night and using their extensive knowledge of the land. |
39,370,029 | A transcript of the recording was read to a jury in which the woman repeatedly questioned Andre Nethersole until he admitted acting inappropriately.
Nethersole, 35, of Radstock Crescent, Broughton, Buckinghamshire, was jailed after a trial at Aylesbury Crown Court.
The woman said she would "recommend" such moves to others in her situation.
"I would definitely recommend it and keeping a calm head. Going all blazing doesn't always get you the right results", the mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said.
"Have a recording, you never know if it can be used or not."
At an earlier hearing, Nethersole was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, inciting her to engage in a sex act, and showing a sexually explicit photo to a second girl, who was also 15.
The court was told how Nethersole made a string of sexual remarks to the two girls, including: "The more I can't have you, the more I want you."
Jailing him for three years and nine months, Judge Catherine Tulk said: "You were clearly fully aware of the girls' ages.
"You have shown no victim empathy or remorse - giving no thought to how your behaviour has affected your victims."
In an impact statement, one of the girls described how she had suffered a "year of hell" since the offences, which took place between 17 and 20 May last year.
Father-of-one Nethersole owns the Eagles Jerk Restaurant and Grill in the Eaglestone area of Milton Keynes.
He has also been given a five-year restraining order, preventing him contacting the victims indirectly or directly. | A secret mobile phone recording by the mother of a victim has helped jail a paedophile restaurant owner who abused two 15-year-old girls. |
34,481,377 | Media playback is not supported on this device
Adnan Akmal scored 74 not out as the hosts made 192, losing 12 wickets on day one of a two-day match as both teams agreed to spend a day batting.
Finn took 4-16 but will battle with Mark Wood for the third seamer's place.
Meanwhile, leg-spinner Adil Rashid, pushing for a Test debut, took 3-53.
Finn, who took eight Australian wickets to win the third Ashes Test in July, and Wood played alongside Stuart Broad in the last two Tests against Australia after James Anderson was injured.
But Finn expects Wood, Broad and the fit-again Anderson to be selected for the first Test, which begins on 13 October in Abu Dhabi, after the other three all played in the opening warm-up game earlier this week.
"I'd say I've staked a claim but I'd still be surprised if I played the first Test," said the Middlesex bowler, who took the new ball with fellow paceman Liam Plunkett.
"I think the guys bowled really well the other day, and it wouldn't surprise me if the team that was picked then is the team for the first Test.
"At the moment, I'm back-up to those guys but nothing is set in stone."
Finn's match-winning Ashes performance at Edgbaston came after he doubted if he would play Test cricket again during his two-year absence from the longest format.
On that occasion, Wood was rested and Finn believes it will be a straight pick between him and the Durham seamer.
"There will be disappointed people, regardless of who gets picked," added Finn. "I don't think the same attack is going to play all the way through the series.
"So if you don't play the first Test, it's not the end of the world - there are two others in very quick succession."
Attention will turn to England's batting on Friday, with Moeen Ali and Alex Hales both auditioning for the role as captain Alastair Cook's opening partner. | England pace bowler Steven Finn pressed his claims for a place in next week's first Test against Pakistan after taking four wickets in their final warm-up against Pakistan A in Sharjah. |
39,306,948 | Jones predicted that Ireland will play a "kick and clap" match in Saturday's game at Aviva Stadium, in other words launch a barrage of high balls.
England need to win to complete back-to-back Grand Slam championship wins.
"We have got a pretty clear plan, as we always do, and we will just keep trying to do that better," said Sexton.
"That is the key. I have never worked under him (Jones) so I don't know what he is like behind the press.
"It is not Eddie I am trying to please, it is (Ireland coach) Joe (Schmidt) I am trying to please," added the Irish number 10.
Victory for England, already crowned Six Nations champions, over Ireland in Dublin would see them set a new record of 19 consecutive Test wins by a leading rugby union nation.
Ireland, by contrast, saw their title hopes ended with a 22-9 defeat by Wales last week, a match in which playmaker Sexton was sin-binned.
Jones's perceived attempt at mind games follow his comments last year that Sexton's parents would be "worried" about his long-term health following a history of concussion injuries.
Ireland officials reacted furiously to the implication they were taking risks with the British and Irish Lions' fly-half's long-term health.
Sexton will be without regular half-back partner Conor Murray, who has failed to recover from a shoulder injury suffered against Wales, for a match where an Ireland win could still see them finish second in the Championship.
Instead he will have the inexperienced Kieran Marmion alongside him at scrum-half, but Sexton said there would be no additional burden on his shoulders because of Murray's absence.
"I feel pressure every game I play for Ireland and every game I play for Leinster because I put pressure on myself and guys around you put pressure on you," he said.
It was Ireland who ended New Zealand's 18-match winning streak with a 40-29 victory over the world champions in Chicago in November and now they hope to repeat the feat against England.
"We want to be the team that's fighting for the championship and trying to be consistent," said Sexton.
"Now we're in a position where we have nothing to play for except to stopping them doing something.
"We don't want to be in that situation but we are and we've probably got to enjoy it now. We can think about how we're going to become the team that England and the All Blacks are after the Championship." | Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton says his side's preparations for their final Six Nations game will not be affected by jibes from England coach Eddie Jones. |
39,381,583 | Mark Hughes, 23, from Buckley, admitted to the possession of a sawn off shotgun and stun gun last summer, as well as drugs offences.
He said he found the weapons while digging in his grandparents' garden.
But that was dismissed as "utter nonsense" by Judge Rhys Rowlands at Mold Crown Court.
Hughes was found in possession of the double barrelled 60cm (24 inch) shot gun and the stun gun - which gives off an electrical charge - on 31 July 2016.
Both were in working order.
He told the court he had the weapons as he was considering taking his own life.
Judge Rowlands said it was a sad case and it was clear Hughes had suffered a very unpleasant injury.
But he dismissed his claim of finding the weapons in a garden.
He told Hughes: "You are addressing a very keen gardener. I don't come across weapons in my garden and I suspect no one else does either".
Judge Rowlands added that Hughes may well have considered harming himself, but if he persisted with his claims of how he came by the weapons, evidence would have to be called. He would then lose credit in sentencing.
Hughes will be sentenced next month. | A Flintshire man who shot himself in the foot has been told to expect a long prison sentence. |
37,105,539 | Hameed became the first Lancashire player ever to score two centuries in a Roses match in this week's County Championship draw with Yorkshire.
It also made the 19-year-old the youngest player to hit two hundreds in an English first-class game.
"I've never tried to hide away from the fact I want to play for England - the sooner the better of course," he said.
The former England Under-19 captain told BBC Radio Lancashire: "I realise the thing that will get me there is putting in performances for Lancashire consistently and that is my sole focus for now."
Hameed has only played 16 first-class matches after making his debut last season, but his 114 and 100 not out against Yorkshire took him past 1,000 runs for the season in his first full campaign.
When asked about Lancashire head coach and cricket director Ashley Giles comparing him to Joe Root, Hameed said: "That's special, being linked to one of my role models in the modern day.
"He's unbelievable in all three formats and I've mentioned before that I want to be like him in the future where you can play all three formats consistently." | Teenage opener Haseeb Hameed hopes his recent Lancashire form is attracting the attention of England's selectors. |
36,818,837 | The matches are taking place in St Tiernach's Park, Clones, County Monaghan.
The senior final starts at 14:00 local time and the minor final starts at 12:00 local time.
A spokesperson said: "The majority of the supporters traffic will be travelling via the A5 on to the N2 travelling onwards to Clones via the N52 through Monaghan Town.
"This amount of traffic is expected to generate some congestion as it passes through Monaghan town.
"An garda sÃochána (Irish police) is asking those travelling to Clones to give themselves plenty of time to avoid being delayed for the start of the match at 2pm.
"There is also a country music festival on in Monaghan town over this weekend and there are traffic diversions in place from 18:00 onwards today, which may affect home-bound traffic.
"Delays can be expected from Monaghan town to Clones due to the volume of traffic particularly when both games are over." | Police in Monaghan are warning of heavy traffic as the Ulster football finals get under way on Sunday. |
32,408,411 | The unnamed waitress wrote in a blog that he had tugged her ponytail on several occasions, even after she had asked him not to.
Mr Key's office said on Wednesday that his actions were meant to be "light-hearted" and he apologised.
The incident has sparked criticism from an opposition party and the public.
The waitress wrote on the Daily Blog that the hair-pulling started during last November's election campaign, when Mr Key's National Party was re-elected.
She said that she had begun avoiding him whenever he came into the cafe, and had told his security officers that she didn't like her hair being pulled.
She said she finally told Mr Key in person to stop in March, but he continued to do so.
He later apologised and gave the waitress two personalised bottles of wine.
Mr Key's office said in a statement: "His actions were intended to be light-hearted. It was never his intention to make her feel uncomfortable and he has apologised to her."
Mr Key told reporters on Wednesday that he had "a very warm and friendly relationship" with staff at the cafe where "we have lots of fun and games there, there's always lots of practical jokes and things".
One of the leaders of New Zealand's Green Party, Metiria Turei, said his actions raised questions about workplace bullying.
"As politicians our job is to make people feel safe at work, not bullied... We should expect higher standards of behaviour from our prime minister, not this weird hair-pulling," she told The New Zealand Herald.
New Zealanders have been discussing Mr Key's actions on Twitter with the hashtags #tailgate. and #ponytailgate.
Controversial internet tycoon Kim Dotcom, who has criticised Mr Key's policies on internet freedom, also tweeted on the incident. | New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has apologised to a woman who works at an Auckland cafe for repeatedly pulling her hair. |
39,194,844 | Keepers found Vince, a four-year-old white rhino, in his enclosure at Thoiry Zoo on Tuesday morning.
One of his horns had been hacked off with a chainsaw, police said.
The African rhino's horn commands high prices on the black market, with about 100 killed every month in the wild.
However, this is thought to be the first time poachers have targeted a rhino living in a European zoo.
Vince was shot three times in the head after poachers forced their way into the zoo overnight. They then took the horn - a kilo of which could fetch as much as $60,000 (£49,300).
But the poachers appear to have been disturbed as his second - partially sawn - horn was left behind.
The zoo's two other white rhinos, 37-year-old Gracie and five-year-old Bruno, "escaped the massacre", the Thoiry Zoo revealed.
Bruno and Vince arrived at the zoo together in 2015. Vince, who was born in a zoo in the Netherlands, was one of 250 rhinos in European zoos who were part of a breeding programme.
The white rhino is a conservation success, having been brought from the edge of extinction in the late 19th Century to a population of about 20,000 animals.
However, poaching has risen over the past few years, as demand from markets like Vietnam - where rhino horn is thought to have aphrodisiac properties - increases.
France outlawed the trade in ivory and horns last year. | A rhino has been shot dead by poachers at a zoo in France in what is believed to be the first such incident in Europe. |
34,278,788 | A remote system has just been rolled out in Leesburg Executive Airport in Virginia.
Sweden's Ornskoldsvik airport has had the same system - which uses cameras and sensors - since April this year.
The technology could revolutionise air traffic services, according to the UK's National Air Traffic Service (Nats).
The remote system - designed by Swedish defence firm Saab - includes 14 high-definition cameras and sensors that can spot aeroplanes in all weathers.
At Ornskoldsvik, the planes are controlled by a person sitting 90 miles (144km) away at Sunsvall airport. That airport is due to have the same system installed later this year.
A spokesman for Saab told the BBC that the technology could be a huge benefit to air traffic control, reducing costs as small airports could pool controllers.
The technology can do a better job than humans, he said.
"The cameras and sensors pick up and see aircraft in any environment - in fog, rain and the dark. It is better than the human eye."
The system would also allow for pop-up airports that the military could deploy in war zones - attaching the system of cameras to trucks rather than towers.
He said that interest in the system is increasing, with some major airports considering installing remote towers as back-ups and added that the company is in talks with UK airports.
The UK's Nats said that it was in discussions with a number of manufacturers about offering the service in the UK.
"The introduction of remote control towers is one of the most exciting technological developments in the history of our industry," said Nats general manager of operations Paul Jones.
"We're excited by what remote towers could mean for airports' business," | Airports are increasingly using unmanned air traffic control towers - relying on technology rather than humans to do a highly specialised job. |
40,875,376 | He joined as youth team coach in 2012 and has been academy boss since 2014.
The 54-year-old has had two spells in charge of the Reds as caretaker manager, in 2014 following the sacking of Billy Davies and last season following Philippe Montanier's exit.
"The academy has produced some outstanding young talent," chairman Nicholas Randall told the club website.
"Securing the continued involvement of Gary will provide much needed continuity and stability.
"A functioning and productive academy is vital to the long term success of any football club." | Nottingham Forest academy manager Gary Brazil has signed a new "long-term" contract with the Championship side. |
40,469,133 | The 24-year-old graduate of Manchester United's academy was released in June after three years with the Eagles.
Fryers, who has also played for Tottenham and Standard Liege, has previously featured in the Championship on loan for Ipswich Town and Rotherham.
He arrives after defender and captain Marc Roberts joined Birmingham.
Fryers, a left-back capped at under-16 to under-19 levels for England, is the second defender to move to Oakwell in as many days, following the signing of centre-back Ethan Pinnock.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Championship side Barnsley have signed defender Zeki Fryers on a three-year deal after his contract with Premier League side Crystal Palace expired. |
30,645,222 | One incident happened on 11-12 December at a house in Fergusson View, Musselburgh, while the owners were on holiday.
Several high value items and two cars were stolen. Two further housebreakings were attempted at properties nearby.
A 29-year-old man and a 37-year-old have been reported to the procurator fiscal. | Two men have been charged by police in connection with a series of house break-ins in East Lothian. |
39,494,484 | The National Trust hopes the plan will improve visitors' experiences, keep people safe and address conservation requirements.
The new system will start on Friday and will mean tourists are allocated a one-hour slot to cross the bridge.
Tickets for Northern Ireland's sixth most popular tourist attraction can only be bought on site.
The bridge is only 18 inches (46cm) wide and only eight people are allowed on it at a time.
All visitors will be required to present their tickets at their allocated time period, before crossing the bridge.
The popularity of Northern Ireland's Causeway Coastal route, which boasts links to HBO's Game of Thrones, has increased in recent years and record numbers visited the bridge in 2016.
"The introduction of timed tickets will enable us to manage the increasing volume of visitors to the Carrick-a-Rede island," said Frank Devlin, from the National Trust.
"We are confident the new system, which will be reviewed on an ongoing basis throughout the season, will benefit those visiting the site."
The bridge, which was visited by 354,000 people in 2015, can be less busy early in the morning or late in the afternoon, said the National Trust. | Timed tickets are to be introduced at Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge to deal with crowds at the world-famous attraction. |
38,945,131 | Sean Morrison and Kenneth Zohore struck after the interval.
"It's the best performance by a mile since I've been at the club," said Warnock after Cardiff rose to 14th.
"It's the best away performance in the circumstances probably not far off of me being a manager because it was almost complete."
Warnock was as pleased with goalkeeper Allan McGregor keeping a clean sheet as the goals that earned victory.
Centre-halves Morrison and Sol Bamba also impressed the Bluebirds boss.
"Even the save at the end kept a clean sheet, which I wanted," said Warnock, whose management career began at Gainsborough in 1980.
"But the two centre halves I thought were outstanding, Morrison and Bamba.
"I said to those two, especially Sol, you don't have to prove anything, just be a centre half today.
"Don't start dribbling and doing stupid things, well the Leeds fans expect him to and I thought he played a typical centre-half role.
"The full-backs were good. Greg [Halford] did his job I think on [Pablo] Hernandez." | Neil Warnock has described his Cardiff City's 2-0 Championship win at former club Leeds as one of the best of his 37-year managerial career. |
31,683,622 | Nicola Sturgeon called on the government to guarantee funding which would allow offshore wind to be delivered on a far greater scale.
She said: "The UK government must now show greater ambition."
The Department of Energy and Climate Change said there was "huge potential" for future deployment in Scotland.
Only one Scottish offshore wind farm received a share of £260m set aside for projects from 2016-2018 and beyond.
Two major offshore wind farms were refused the 15-year Contracts For Difference (CFDs), which guarantee a price for the power generated.
The first minister said the decision had left uncertainty over their future development.
Ms Sturgeon was speaking ahead of a visit to Whitelee wind farm in East Renfrewshire - Scotland's largest onshore development.
She said: "Scotland has made huge progress in renewables deployment in Scotland, generating enough renewable energy to meet 44% of Scotland's annual electricity demand, generating millions of pounds of community benefit, and displacing an estimated 12 million tonnes of carbon dioxide across the UK.
"Scottish onshore wind is now considerably cheaper than new nuclear, thanks to sustained support and large-scale deployment of projects such as Scottish Power's Whitelee development.
"We are already seeing cost reductions in offshore wind but the scale of growth planned for the sector will be a key driver to delivering further cost reductions for the long-term benefit of consumers."
The first minister added: "It is essential that the UK government provide confidence to the offshore wind industry that sufficient money will be available in future allocation rounds to allow the sector to move forward with assurance and enable costs to be further reduced.
"Without this ambition Scotland risks missing the opportunity to cement the growth of an industry, with significant supply chain benefits, while decarbonising our energy supply."
WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said the first minister was right to highlight the need for "greater clarity and ambition in the UK for offshore wind power".
He added: "Onshore renewables in Scotland have gone from strength to strength over the years, helping to cut carbon, create jobs and keep the lights on.
"However, if we are to be able to fully harness our offshore wind potential then the next UK government must provide a stable and sustained funding stream and clear volume signals for the coming decade."
A spokeswoman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change said: "The UK is the world leader in offshore wind and has huge potential for future deployment, including in Scotland.
"We announced on Thursday the first allocation round for Contracts For Difference, which included a contract for a new Scottish offshore wind farm.
"Available funding for CFDs for renewables and carbon capture and storage in future years could rise to over £1bn per year by 2020/21. The budget for the next allocation round will be confirmed later this year." | UK government budgets for offshore wind power are unlikely to support Scotland's ambitions to develop the industry, the first minister has said. |
24,647,602 | She said she had given that message to US President Barack Obama when they spoke on Wednesday.
Speaking after the first day of an EU summit in Brussels, Mrs Merkel said France and Germany wanted to hold talks with the US to settle the matter.
Other EU leaders also voiced concern about the scale of US surveillance.
The spying row threatens to overshadow EU talks on economic growth and migration to the EU. Mrs Merkel has demanded a "complete explanation" of the claims, which came out in the German media.
By Frank GardnerBBC security correspondent
The allegation that the US National Security Agency eavesdropped on the personal phone of a closely allied Western leader, if true, is unwelcome news but hardly surprising.
It has already been revealed that the NSA has been bugging closed discussions inside both the United Nations and the European Union.
The US has many shared interests with European nations like Germany - counter-terrorism being one of them. But when it comes to economic intelligence, their interests can often diverge into outright competition.
The US, UK, Russia, China and many other nations all go to great lengths to acquire inside information on other countries covertly - that's what spies do.
One former insider says that, in the course of targeting other individuals, the NSA may well have eavesdropped on David Cameron's phone calls. The UK-US special relationship, he said, is not enshrined in law.
She grew up in former communist East Germany, where secret police surveillance was pervasive.
Earlier on Thursday, her delegation in Brussels confirmed she had met briefly to discuss the issue with France's President Francois Hollande, who has expressed alarm at reports that millions of French calls have been monitored by the US.
There is concern that the furore could jeopardise EU-US talks on reaching a major free trade deal. The head of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), Sigmar Gabriel, said such a deal was hard to imagine if the US had infringed citizens' privacy. The SPD is in coalition talks with Chancellor Merkel.
In a separate development, Italy's weekly L'Espresso reported that the US and UK had been spying on Italian internet and phone traffic.
The revelations were sourced to US whistleblower Edward Snowden. It is alleged that the US National Security Agency (NSA) and UK spy centre GCHQ eavesdropped on three undersea cables with terminals in Italy.
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta described the allegations as "inconceivable and unacceptable" and said he wanted to get to the truth of them.
Meanwhile, the Guardian newspaper reported that the NSA had monitored the phones of 35 world leaders after being given their numbers by another US government official. Again Edward Snowden was the source of the report.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the alleged spying on Mrs Merkel's mobile phone calls was "serious" and added: "I will support her (Merkel) completely in her complaint and say that this is not acceptable - I think we need all the facts on the table first."
Finland's Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen echoed him, saying: "We have to get clarification of what has happened and we also need a guarantee that this will never happen again, if it has happened."
By Nick BryantBBC News, New York
Germany summoned the US ambassador in Berlin over the alleged spying.
Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said about his meeting with US envoy John Emerson that he had demanded straight answers from Washington, warning that their friendship is at stake.
Mrs Merkel discussed the issue with President Obama on Wednesday. He told her the US was not monitoring her calls and would not in future, the White House said.
However, it left open the question of whether calls had been listened to in the past.
Former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright said the spying allegations were "not a surprise to people - countries spy on each other", and added that France had spied on her when she was in government.
The formal agenda for the summit focuses on efforts to consolidate Europe's fragile economic recovery and to create a single market in digital services.
British Prime Minister David Cameron will also call on the EU to reduce regulations for business.
But France's President Hollande pressed for the spying issue to be put on the agenda.
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The veteran French EU Commissioner Michel Barnier told the BBC that "enough is enough", and confidence in the US had been shaken.
Mr Barnier, the commissioner for internal market and services, said Europe must not be naive but develop its own strategic digital tools, such as a "European data cloud" independent of American oversight.
The digital economy is on the official summit agenda for Thursday evening.
One of the key initiatives of the European Commission is its Digital Agenda for Europe, which it says "aims to reboot Europe's economy and help Europe's citizens and businesses to get the most out of digital technologies".
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Council officials say investment in the digital economy is vital to boost growth, which is creeping back to the European economy. They want to address market fragmentation and a perceived shortage of IT skills.
Mr Cameron is likely to use the economic discussion to raise what Britain sees as a proliferation of red tape.
He said last week: "All too often EU rules are a handicap for firms," and that small business owners "are forced to spend too much time complying with pointless, burdensome and costly regulations".
The European Commission - which makes the rules - has recognised that it may have gone too far in some places.
President Jose Manuel Barroso says he wants the EU to be "big on big things and smaller on smaller things".
He says the Commission has cut more than 5,000 legal acts in the past five years and wants to do more.
On Friday the leaders will discuss relations with central European countries, ahead of a November summit in Lithuania where new agreements will be signed.
Migration will also be discussed, following the loss of hundreds of lives among migrants trying to reach Europe from Africa and the Middle East. | Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has said it is "really not on" for friends to spy on each other, after allegations of US snooping on her phone calls. |
38,189,201 | A Coastguard helicopter, an RNLI lifeboat crew and police were called to sea cliffs near Thurso at about 13:20.
Police Scotland said the woman's next of kin had been informed and that the incident did not appear to be suspicious.
Police added that officers' inquiries were continuing. | A woman's body has been recovered by emergency services at Dunnet Head in Caithness. |
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The 28-year-old survived a puncture with six kilometres to go, having broken away earlier on the final lap.
The way I felt those first couple of laps I just thought I'm going to DNF [Did Not Finish] let alone medal or win, so it's a dream come true
Thomas, who won Olympic gold on the track for Team GB in 2008 and 2012, said winning in a Wales jersey in Glasgow was special.
"It's up there alongside the Olympics, and everything to be honest," he said.
"I've only got to race for Wales maybe once before in the whole of my senior career, so it's a great feeling."
Earlier in the Games, Thomas won bronze in the time trial, just four days after completing this year's Tour de France for Team Sky.
Many of the 140 starters in the road race dropped out before the end of the 12 laps of the 14km circuit, in wet conditions, around the centre of Glasgow.
The Cardiff cyclist admitted he was nearly one of them.
"The way I felt those first couple of laps, I just thought I'm going to DNF [Did Not Finish] let alone medal or win, so it's a dream come true," he said
"It's massive. I think riding the Tour before, it just added to how good it feels because I really didn't expect it (to win).
"By the end I still didn't feel great but I just felt strong and like I could ride all day."
Thomas slipped down the field early in the race following problems with his bike's chain.
He fought back and then hit the front with England's Scott Thwaites (bronze) and New Zealand's Jack Bauer (silver).
The Welshman made his decisive break while going up the climb on Montrose Street.
"I knew I had to get a gap and time trial it and I thought I'd take them by surprise even though it was a long way out," said Thomas.
"I thought as long as I got a gap, they'd look to each other and just commit and fortunately I had the legs to go to the line."
On the final lap Thomas looked to be cruising to victory when he suffered a puncture and had to stop to have his front wheel changed.
"I couldn't believe it. I just felt it [the tyre] going down and I was like: 'oh no what's going on?'," said Thomas.
"I was definitely sweating. It just felt like it took an eternity to fix but it was probably relatively quick.
"Fortunately it didn't make a difference." | Cyclist Geraint Thomas said he was "surprised" after becoming the first Welshman to win Commonwealth gold in the men's road race. |
28,321,078 | It has been a month since she was attacked in Pakistan's Punjab province.
I say that he told me that he had not intended to kill her, just teach her a lesson so that no girl from the family would dare to consider eloping again.
She leans back and says dismissively: "He's lying." She is 18 years old and slight, with fierce eyes, one of which is still bloodshot from her injuries.
The man who allegedly colluded with four others to end her life is her father - Maqsood Ahmed.
When I met him behind bars in Gujranwala central jail, where I wasn't allowed to take any recording equipment, he was unrepentant.
I asked him whether there was more shame in being in jail for attempting to murder his own daughter than in her act of elopement.
He denies attempting to murder her saying he just wanted to teach her a lesson: "[Being in jail], it's a life of honour. I haven't committed a crime. I haven't robbed anyone. If I had wanted to kill her, I would have done it at home."
Saba's left hand is still bandaged where a bullet shot through it; her face marked with a long scar across her cheek where another bullet grazed it.
She says the day after she married her fiance Qaiser, her father and uncle took her from her in-laws' home - after swearing on the Koran that no harm would come to her - shot at her and dumped her body in a canal in a sack.
She says she married her neighbour - to whom she had been engaged for a couple of years - secretly at his house because her family had been pressuring her to get married to someone else.
The day after the ceremony, her family came to collect her and took her back to her parent's home.
"It was a dark and moonless night. We were in a Toyota pick-up with a lot of people, my father, uncle, his wife and three of my uncle's friends. They had said they wanted to get some wheat. But then we reached the jungle where there are several canals. I became suspicious."
Saba tells me that she was ordered to get out of the car and she begged them not to hurt her.
"Is what I've done so bad? Why can't you forgive me?" she asked.
But they dragged her out anyway, slapping her and then firing at her twice, she reports. The second time, she fainted. When she came round, she found herself in a sack in a canal.
"The waves in the canal carried me close to the shore. I grabbed a hold of some weeds and pulled myself out. I kept walking until I reached a petrol pump, and a man there called the emergency services."
At hospital Saba recorded a statement against her father with the police.
Her father says that he found out that Saba was in the hospital in the morning, but insists that he had left her by the canal as a warning.
"I hit her with a metal object and left her there to punish her," he admits. "Our neighbours had come to our house and raised a fuss that she had run away. It was a great shame for my family. I couldn't help myself, my emotions got the better of me."
The doctor's report clearly says that Saba's injuries resulted from bullet wounds, not a blunt instrument.
Now, Maqsood and Saba's uncle are on trial for attempted murder and kidnap - based on her testimony.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says there were 869 reported honour-killings last year.
According to the UN, one in five such cases worldwide happen in Pakistan. But figures of convictions are harder to come by.
"Honour crimes are filed in the lower courts and anti-terror courts, as murders or attempted murders," says human rights lawyer Hina Jillani, who has tried several such cases.
But provisions in Pakistani allow for perpetrators to be set free if the victim or heirs of the victim agree to reconcile.
"Unfortunately, the law in the country is very flawed and weighed in favour of impunity for honour-killings. In most cases, it will end in a compromise.
"First, the family will conspire to kill the woman and then conspire to forgive the person who pulled the trigger," Hina Jillani adds.
Saba, too, is being put under pressure from her in-laws and elders in the community to settle the matter out of court.
She shrugs: "I don't want to forgive them. I don't want to meet my father or uncle again." Her mother and eight siblings live close by but she has no desire to meet them either.
Her mother-in-law is sitting opposite us on a cot in the courtyard, a burly woman cleaning rice for the evening meal.
She says Saba has no choice but to settle because life in a community means compromise.
"If today we refuse to reconcile, what will happen tomorrow when my other children are in trouble?"
But she also understands Maqsood Ahmed's fury.
"When somebody impugns your family's honour, it hurts. Saba is now our honour, and I'm a very strong woman, I won't even let her step out of the house."
Saba made her choice, but there is a glimmer of sadness in her eyes. She fought hard to be with the man she loves but her life is likely to be a restricted one. | When I tell Saba that I have met the man who nearly killed her, she leans forward, eager to hear what he said. |
40,423,028 | Knott made 24 appearances for the Gills last season after joining from Bradford in June 2016, but was placed on the transfer list in May.
The 24-year-old ended last season on loan with Lincoln, helping them win promotion from the National League.
"We had a great end to last season and it was only right to come back here," he told Lincoln's club website.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Lincoln City have signed midfielder Billy Knott on a one-year deal following his release by Gillingham. |
31,520,745 | The amateur video shows a man being repeatedly pushed from the train while a group chants, "we're racist, we're racist and that's the way we like it".
Scotland Yard said it was taking the incident "very seriously".
Chelsea condemned the incident and issued an appeal for witnesses, saying any fans involved faced a ban.
The incident was filmed by a British man ahead of Tuesday night's Champions League match, which the London club drew 1-1 with Paris St Germain.
The Metropolitan Police said it would help French authorities investigate and would support them in any action they chose to take.
"We will examine the footage with a view to seeing if we can apply for football banning orders, preventing people from travelling for future matches," a spokesman said.
The footage was obtained by the Guardian, which reported that the incident had happened at Richelieu-Drouot station in the centre of the French capital on Tuesday evening.
British expatriate Paul Nolan, who filmed the incident on his phone, told the BBC it had been an "ugly scene" and "very aggressive".
In a statement, Chelsea condemned the behaviour as "abhorrent" and said the fans' actions had "no place in football or society".
The Premier League leaders vowed to support any criminal action and appealed for witnesses to contact the club.
"Should evidence point to the involvement of Chelsea season ticket holders or members of the club, we will take the strongest possible action against them," the statement said.
This could include banning them from future matches, it added.
Prime Minister David Cameron told LBC Radio the footage looked "extremely disturbing and very worrying".
"It's obviously potentially a criminal offence and so I'm sure the French police will be looking at it very seriously."
The abuse has drawn widespread condemnation from the world of football.
Uefa, which runs the Champions League, said it was "appalled" by the incident but it would not be investigating.
"As it occurred away from the stadium, it is outside Uefa's remit to act," it said in a statement.
English football's governing body, the Football Association, said it "fully supports Chelsea's position in seeking to ban any of the club's season-ticket holders or members who face criminal action in relation to these abhorrent scenes".
Sepp Blatter, president of world football's governing body Fifa, tweeted that there was "no place for racism in football".
Lord Ouseley, chairman of Kick It Out, which campaigns against racism in football, said the fact the incident involved an assault on the man was "even more shocking".
The Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) said the overwhelming majority of Chelsea fans would be "disgusted" by the incident.
"There's no place in society for this type of behaviour, and we back Chelsea FC's strong stance," the FSF said.
Paul Canoville - the first black footballer to play for Chelsea - told the BBC he was saddened by what had happened.
"For me as a black player, and other black players, it would hurt, most definitely.
"It is haunting. It wasn't nice seeing it, hearing it, at all," he said.
Frank Sinclair, a black footballer who played for Chelsea more than 150 times, said the men in the video had nothing to do with his former club.
"They tend to move from club to club, they drift and they look at an opportunity where they might have got tickets on the black market, decided to go to this game to cause problems," he said.
"Certainly, they're not represented by Chelsea Football Club."
Former England captain and BBC football pundit Gary Lineker tweeted: "Just saw the video of the Chelsea mob's deplorable behaviour and racist chants.
"Sickening, embarrassing, moronic, disgraceful." | UK police are to examine video footage in a bid to identify Chelsea football fans who appeared to stop a black man from boarding a Paris train. |
38,662,097 | The Colombian pop star was photographed with the ex-PM in Switzerland, briefly causing much confusion on social media.
But Shakira explained they had been speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos about global education - something she's a known campaigner for.
"With Gordon Brown discussing the next steps to secure new major financing for education," she tweeted.
The World Economic Forum is an annual festival where politicians, business moguls and campaigners meet to discuss the state of the world.
In this case, Shakira - who is best-known for her hip-shaking pop hits - was calling on business leaders to help support new parents who want to spend more time at home with their children.
Shakira is a global ambassador for Unicef, while Mr Brown recently served as the United Nations Special Envoy on Global Education.
It's actually not the first time the pair have met.
Shakira visited Mr Brown in Downing Street in 2006, and two years ago she presented him with a petition signed by more than 10 million people calling for all children around the world to have access to education.
The singer has previously said of Mr Brown: "I know for a fact that he is one of those leaders who is committed to promoting universal education. That conversation was quite serious."
It's not the first unusual politician-celebrity friendship.
Angelina Jolie met former Conservative party leader William Hague several times while he was UK foreign secretary.
The pair appeared at a London summit dedicated to ending war rape and visited Bosnia and Herzegovina together to meet rape victims.
A whole host of celebrities were keen to be associated with Barack Obama when he first ran for US president in 2008, with Will.i.am campaigning on his behalf and Beyonce singing it his inauguration.
Some musicians would prefer their encounters with politicians to be forgotten, however.
While Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was happy to meet with the then prime minister Tony Blair in 1997 during the New Labour movement, he later said he regretted the famous photographs of them together.
He told the New Statesman in 2013 that while he was proud to have endorsed Labour, he "did regret that picture at No 10 that night... I can still smell the cheese!"
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. | Shakira appears to have struck up a slightly unlikely friendship with former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. |
26,133,532 | The latest finds in Salzburg include paintings by Renoir, Monet and Picasso.
A spokesman for Mr Gurlitt, who is in his 80s, said experts were examining the works to see if they were stolen during the Nazi era.
"After an initial assessment that suspicion is not confirmed," he said.
The spokesman, Stephan Holzinger, added that the paintings had been viewed on Monday.
More than 1,400 art works, estimated to be worth $1.35bn (£846m), were discovered in Mr Gurlitt's apartment in Munich in March 2012. But details of the find only came to light last year, apparently during a routine tax inspection.
Hundreds of the paintings were believed to have been looted by the Nazis. Mr Gurlitt's late father Hildebrand was an art dealer who sold paintings that had been confiscated or bought by the Nazis but kept many of the works himself.
A lawyer, Christoph Edel, who is acting as supervisor for Mr Gurlitt, has arranged for the works found at the collector's Salzburg home to be secured from any break-in or theft, German news agency DPA reports.
The state prosecutor in the German city of Augsburg who is handling the tax investigation in Munich had no comment to make on the latest revelations.
Officials in Austria told local media they had no knowledge of the case. "No warrant for a house search warrant has been ordered by us," a spokesman for the Salzburg public prosecutor told Austrian Press Agency.
The German authorities have been criticised for keeping the original discovery in Munich under wraps for more than 18 months.
Among the works found in 2012 were paintings either long thought lost or unknown, by Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Otto Dix and Max Liebermann.
Mr Gurlitt, described as a recluse, told German website Spiegel last November that he had never done anything wrong and did not intend to give up the art collection, now in the hands of the German authorities.
His father had only ever bought paintings legally from museums and other art dealers, he insisted, and not from private individuals. | Dozens more art works have emerged at the Austrian home of Cornelius Gurlitt, the German collector found in 2012 with hundreds of paintings believed stolen by the Nazis. |
38,757,318 | Up to 250 homes on the Fitzwilliam Estate have seen the tariff rise from 7.61p to 8.72p per kwh after the new meter was put in place two years ago.
A petition has started in a bid to force the authority to cut the charges.
The council said it would "assess a full year of costs" and "provide a pro-rata refund for any surplus generated".
The average tariff by the big six major energy companies is between three and five pence per kilowatt an hour.
Natasha Howe, 23, a working mother of two who lives in a three-bed detached bungalow on the estate, started the campaign because residents were "struggling with paying the bills and have been forced into fuel poverty".
"I want the tariff to be lowered," she said.
"Since the new system was put in place there's been a massive difference.
"It's costing about £150 a month to run your heating for four hours a day.
"People could run their house at 30 degrees paying £15-£20 a week running it 24/7 and now they can't run that for four hours a day. I've got people in wheelchairs suffering, in pain because they can't afford to [pay for] it.
"I'm now having to find £150 to £200 a month to pay for my heating. My last month's bill for heating alone was £156 and I've woke up this morning and found it's not even working.
"We're in 2017, we shouldn't be choosing food over heating."
Rotherham Council said: "We are aware of the concerns regarding heating bills on the Fitzwilliam Estate and appreciate that some bills appear to be unusually high.
"We are therefore exploring possible reasons for this with tenants and have already been in contact with anyone who has raised issues with us." | People living in a part of Rotherham have said they are being "forced into fuel poverty" since a new prepaid meter system was installed by the council. |
32,898,691 | Lord Hardie will chair the hearing in the capital on 19 August.
Earlier he made a call for people and organisations who wish to be designated as core participants during the inquiry to come forward.
Participants will have played a significant role in the trams project, have an interest in the inquiry or who may be criticised in the inquiry.
It was announced last year the public inquiry had been awarded statutory powers to allow the senior judge to compel witnesses to participate.
The Scottish government took action after some of those involved in the project refused "point-blank" to co-operate, Lord Hardie said.
The core participants will be able to appoint legal representatives and may attend for all or large parts of the proceedings.
Lord Hardie said: "At a brief, formal preliminary hearing on 19 August, I will announce the details of those persons and organisations who have been designated as core participants.
"These individuals and organisations will have a key role during the inquiry and participate actively in the proceedings by making statements or asking questions, under my guidance.
"The main purpose of the preliminary hearing is to ensure that all procedural matters are agreed before the start of the inquiry hearings, the dates for which I will announce at an appropriate future juncture and in line with the published order of events."
The trams began operating at the end of May last year after six years of disruption and a long-running dispute between Edinburgh city council and contractors.
The eventual cost of £776m was more than double the sum earmarked for the project by the previous Labour-led administration.
Meanwhile, the Edinburgh Trams bike trial has been extended following a successful test period in May when about 10 bikes a day were brought on board.
York Place proved to be the most popular boarding point, with almost one third of recorded journeys starting there. | A date has been set for the first preliminary hearing of the public inquiry into the Edinburgh Trams. |
36,516,729 | Simon Orange, who is the owner of investment company CorpArq, purchased the club from Brian Kennedy last week.
"It's probably going to be millions rather than thousands," said Orange.
"We've got a plan we're putting together that is going to involve millions extra on the team per year, that's the plan."
The 46-year-old added: "We believe if we're winning then everything else will follow."
At a press conference to announce the deal, Orange and Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond revealed a board will be put in place over the next few weeks, including a new chairman.
The acquisition of Sale is the first foray into sport for CorpArq and Orange, who is the brother of ex-Take That member Jason, and he expects success.
"I've been advised to go easy on ambition but the truth of the matter is we've got involved in Sale because we want to make it a top club," he added.
"We want to be challenging for and winning titles."
Diamond, 48, has had a close friendship with the new owner that has spanned 25 years and he accepts the new setup will change their outlook.
"The expectation is enormous and gets bigger every year," said Diamond.
"We wouldn't want to be doing this job if we didn't want the expectation and we want to achieve things and in sport it is all about winning."
Sale have also announced they have signed Leicester Tigers winger Odogwu for next season.
The 19-year-old, who has spent time in the England Under-20 setup, came through the youth system at Leicester and is the 10th new arrival for next season.
"I've got a bigger chance of playing here than I did at Tigers," he said.
"Tigers have huge strength in depth in that position so I was never going to play. I've got a good chance here of showing what I can do." | Sale Sharks' new owner has promised to invest millions into the Premiership side, who have also announced the signing of Leicester wing Paolo Odogwu. |
29,414,648 | There was disappointment too in the one-day competitions - falling to progress in the One Day Cup and a one-run defeat to Lancashire in the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast.
BBC Wales Sport cricket correspondent Edward Bevan and commentator Nick Webb give their end of season verdicts. All marks are out of 10.
Captain in the Championship and 50-over competition, Wallace's 68 victims were the most in the country and he was faultless behind the stumps, but short of runs again with a first-class average below 25.
Only batsman in the country to score 2,000 runs in all competitions. Set new one-day record with 169 not out at Sussex, though had a disappointing end to his championship season.
Only Glamorgan batsman with 1,000 first-class runs and won 50-overs place, but needs to convert his 50's into 100s.
Suffered from early-season struggles, and though he made some runs late in the season, it was not close enough to his previous best to keep him playing. Retired to concentrate on business career.
Was given championship chance and took it in style, grafting hard to top the averages. Provided usual entertainment in limited-overs game.
Short of runs in the championship and dropped, before coming back with run of 50's in One-Day Cup. Not enough to keep the veteran's remarkable career going and announced his retirement.
Contributed with bat and ball in all forms of the game as well as leading the T20 Blast side to within one run of a Finals Day appearance. Third Most Valuable Player in county cricket according to PCA statistics.
Half his championship runs came in one innings, making it a disappointing season for a talented batsman. Limited-overs contribution came mainly as a fielder.
Popular as a clubman but could not make much impact this season and left early with his contract ending.
High profile signing for T20 Blast but enthusiastic approach was not matched by match-winning displays.
Contributed in all forms with bat and ball with batting average rising above his bowling average- always a good marker for an all-rounder.
Another steady season taking more wickets than the previous year. Shows no signs of losing his eye as one of the country's most reliable fielders.
Attacking bowler who's already been noticed in higher circles and earmarked for England development, but figures did not really add up this year and missed out on closing games.
Glamorgan's player of the year. It was a superb season again for the fast bowler, who almost reached a 100 wickets in all cricket again despite missing three championship games.
Another whose season was impeded by injury, and needs to improve his strike rate to become a more regular fixture. At least he has survived the long-term injury curse that saw Huw Waters and John Glover forced to retire.
Teenager unexpectedly replaced Salter in September and turned in some promising spells.
Has potential to become accomplished all-rounder, but held back by injuries and studies.
Popular loan return from Middlesex and plugged a gap left by injuries, then returned to Lord's to save his county's Division One status with a fighting innings on the final day. | Glamorgan endured another frustrating season, finishing second from bottom of Division Two of the County Championship in Toby Radford's first campaign in charge. |
40,950,945 | But there have already been weeks of passionate debate about what it should cover and who should run it.
Why does such passion surround what looks, on the surface, like a dry official procedure?
That is partly because of dispute and uncertainty about what a public inquiry does.
Firstly, it is not a court of law and it is meant to be independent.
However the government decides whether to hold an inquiry in the first place, appoints its head, and has to agree what it is going to cover.
Inquiries can then make recommendations about how things should change but governments do not have to accept them.
And the history of public inquiries tells us something more.
They are about people, not just procedure, so they reveal all kinds of conflicts in our fast-changing society over things like government secrecy, deference, and the power of professions.
Dame Janet Smith - a High Court judge - chaired the inquiry into the GP and serial killer Harold Shipman.
She told me what happened just after she was appointed and was told her terms of reference.
That is the procedure - which has just been agreed for the Grenfell inquiry - which sets out what an inquiry is going to cover.
The government wanted her to focus on organisational failures that had allowed Shipman to act undetected.
But his trial had only covered a fraction of his crimes.
Dame Janet sensed that the families of Shipman's victims wanted most to find out what had happened to their dead relatives.
"They were very anxious that I should investigate who Shipman had actually killed," she said.
"The government did not want me to do that. They only wanted me to look at the systems that had failed."
So after the Lord Chancellor had dictated the terms of reference to her, she decided she needed to re-jig it a bit.
"I put in a section that was capable of being extended… but didn't explicitly say so," Dame Janet said.
She later told the Lord Chancellor that she wanted to investigate all the deaths.
"I said my terms of reference do seem to make that a possibility," she told me.
"They were so anxious to get an inquiry underway I think they would have agreed to more or less anything."
There were highly emotional moments in the Shipman inquiry as tragic individual stories were told.
"There were occasions when I had to put my head down because I was having difficulty controlling my face," Dame Janet admitted.
"But the formality of the occasion helps you and them get over it."
She knew her approach was going to double the cost and the length of time for the inquiry, "but it was the right thing to do".
So how effective was her inquiry overall?
Dame Janet made several clear recommendations for change in public policy covering areas such as death certificates and drugs monitoring.
But then politics came back into play and the government had to decide how far it would respond.
Ministers came and went, and three different departments were involved.
"It was hopeless, like herding cats," Dame Janet recalled.
Limited implementation of her recommendations after so much work was "a great disappointment".
Victims and their families have played a growing role in public inquiries.
Some see inquiries becoming more like the truth and reconciliation commission seen in South Africa after apartheid, allowing voices to be heard, and stories to be told in an official setting.
Sir Paul Jenkins, who was the Treasury Solicitor, the government's top legal official, between 2006 and 2014, said he had experienced in inquiries a sense of "a healing process, giving the victims giving the survivors a voice so they can be heard, listened to, understood".
Politicians, he believes, can see value in this as a safety valve when feelings are running high.
By contrast, when an inquiry is seen to have ignored those most affected, it can fuel a politically powerful sense of injustice.
The Saville inquiry into Bloody Sunday - the killing in 1972 of 13 civilians by the army in Londonderry - was the second inquiry into that event.
The first, by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Widgery, soon after the event, was widely seen as a whitewash.
Saville, said Sir Paul, "had to deal with the legacy of the bad inquiry so if he had been anything other than obsessed with the detail… it wouldn't have been of any value at all."
"It was bound to take a very long time," he added.
"The good legacy," he explained, "is it led to David Cameron standing up and saying sorry - when something has gone wrong and the state is at fault that is how inquiries should end up."
"The bad thing is - [now] in ministers' minds all inquiries take 12 years and cost £200m."
Worries about cost and length are part of a growing frustration within government about public inquiries.
Politicians take the initiative in setting them up, and decide how far to implement their recommendations.
But the independent way in which they are conducted makes politicians nervous.
A new law on inquiries in 2005 gave governments more powers to restrict what inquiries can do.
Dame Janet Smith said that when she pointed out to civil servants that the law's provisions allowed a government department to interfere in an inquiry, they replied: "Oh we don't think we'll ever need to use them."
"They wanted to get a little bit more control," she argues.
"But they shouldn't have control - the inquiry should be wholly independent of government."
The Grenfell inquiry is likely to be prolonged, emotional and constantly in dispute.
It will be a major challenge for it to match, in its investigation and reporting, the depth of anger about what happened in that terrible fire.
And it will be the next chapter in the turbulent history of how Britain has inquired into many of its worst moments, exposing a society and its underlying tensions as it works out why things sometimes go so wrong. | The public inquiry into the Grenfell fire disaster is beginning its formal work. |
40,392,410 | Supermarket Trader Joe's has called it the "Puff Dog".
Los Angeles-based lifestyle website Hello Giggles said it was "genius".
However, the UK's The Mirror newspaper was less impressed. "Sausage roll given ridiculous new name," read its headline on Saturday.
Although other European countries also have a centuries-old fondness for meat wrapped in pastry, the UK has made the sausage roll its own.
British bakery chain Greggs sells more than 2.5 million of them every week.
It is typically sausage meat wrapped in puff pastry, although the Puff Dog has opted to use beef.
Hello Giggles could have saved itself the backlash by looking in its own archive.
In 2015, it covered a previous twitterstorm when the New York Times published a sausage roll recipe.
"There are two sides to the social media storm that ensued following the release of the recipe. Americans don't know what a sausage roll is, and the Brits can't believe we haven't experienced them yet," wrote Hello Giggles at the time.
Americans are often more familiar with their version of "pigs in blankets" - a sausage wrapped in hard pastry, as opposed to puff pastry. In the UK, "pigs in blankets" are sausages wrapped in bacon, which are often served with Christmas dinner.
Yet can the UK really claim the last laugh?
Earlier this year, a large part of the Spanish-speaking world was amused when the UK's Costa Coffee chain appeared to conceive the cortado coffee.
The cortado - a small coffee with a dash of milk - has long been popular in cafes from Spain to Argentina.
Yet sandwich boards spotted outside Costa Coffee in April heralded: "The next big thing in coffee."
"2017: England invents the cortado," read one widely shared, tongue-in-cheek tweet (in Spanish), accompanied by a picture of the advert.
"Clearly, the recurring Gibraltar issue is not the only pending dispute between Spain and the United Kingdom," joked Spanish news site 20 Minutos.
Meanwhile, a civil war was almost sparked earlier this month when the BBC started its own in-fight over pasties.
BBC Radio Devon teased its colleagues over the country border in Cornwall by suggesting, on Twitter, that the Cornish pasty - its beloved meat-and-potato pastry - hailed from Devon.
It came after one of the station's guests referenced a study by historian Dr Todd Gray from Exeter (which is in Devon), who says he can trace the earliest record of the pasty to 16th-Century Devon.
BBC Radio Cornwall was outraged and tweeted back a warning against ever questioning the Cornish pasties origins.
"Lovely Cornish peeps, please tell @BBCDevon why the Cornish Pasty is OURS!", it wrote. | There has been a British outcry on social media after a US chain claimed to have invented a new summer snack that looks suspiciously like a sausage roll. |
38,364,331 | For men, the threshold is five bottles of wine a week or 50 units of alcohol, says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
The organisation says GPs should refer "harmful" drinkers for liver scans.
Cirrhosis can be silent until the damage becomes so extensive it stops the liver working.
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It usually takes years for the condition to reach this stage of organ failure.
Anyone who has been drinking harmful amounts for months should get scanned, say the draft recommendations.
Early treatment and support can prevent serious damage.
According to Public Health England, nearly 2 million people in England are drinking harmful amounts of alcohol - more than 50 units a week for men and 35 units a week for women.
The NHS recommends adults should not regularly drink more than 14 units of alcohol a week.
If you drink as much as 14 units a week, it is best to spread this evenly over three or more days.
A unit of alcohol is about half a pint of normal-strength lager or a single measure of spirits. A small (125ml) glass of 11% strength wine is about 1.4 units, while the same size glass of 14% strength wine is 1.8 units.
Prof Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive of NICE, said: "Many people with liver disease do not show symptoms until it is too late.
"If it is tackled at an early stage, simple lifestyle changes or treatments can be enough for the liver to recover. Early diagnosis is vital, as is action to both prevent and halt the damage that drinking too much alcohol can do."
Dr Andrew Fowell, liver expert at the Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "Identifying people who are at risk of liver disease and offering them non-invasive testing to diagnose cirrhosis is key to ensuring they are given the treatment and support they need early enough to prevent serious complications.
"Ten years ago diagnosis of cirrhosis would often require a liver biopsy, but now with advances in non-invasive testing it is much easier for patients and health professionals to make a diagnosis."
The draft quality standard from NICE recommends a non-invasive scan called transient elastography which uses ultrasound and low-frequency elastic waves to check the liver. A consultation on the draft document is open until February 2017. | Women who regularly drink more than three-and-a-half bottles of wine a week should get their livers checked, says new draft advice for England. |
37,316,623 | Statins are drugs that help to lower harmful cholesterol levels in the body by slowing down the production of cholesterol in the liver.
Around 6 million people take the drugs in the UK. They are given to people who have already had a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke, and to people who are at risk because of their age, high blood pressure or other factors.
Published in the Lancet, it is an examination of studies into statins since they were first introduced in the 1980s.
There has been controversy over how widely they should be used, and especially if they should be given to otherwise well people who are at risk of cardiovascular disease.
There have also been concerns about potential side-effects, particularly muscle pain.
However, the Lancet says the best-designed studies into statins over the years show they have significant benefits in reducing the number of people who become ill or even die from heart attack and stroke.
The authors say there have been "misleading claims" about side-effects which have meant people who could benefit from statins have stopped taking them.
The review is backed by major health organisations, including the Royal College of GPs and the British Heart Foundation.
Some doctors are concerned about the drug being over-prescribed - especially for people who haven't had any cardiovascular symptoms.
It is possible to make lifestyle changes to lower cholesterol, such as a healthier diet, with less saturated fat and more fruit, vegetables and fibre, and being more active.
This is a question to which the Lancet review sought to give a definitive answer.
All drugs have side-effects, and doctors will discuss these with a patient when they are considering taking them.
The Lancet says that in 10,000 people, on an average dose, there would be between 50 and 100 cases - so up to 1% - of side-effects such as muscle pain, which could be addressed by lowering the dose of statins or even stopping taking the drug.
An article in another journal, the British Medical Journal, published in 2013, suggested up to 20% of people would have side-effects - but these figures were later withdrawn and the BMJ said the data they was based on was incorrect.
Editor Fiona Godlee said it was: "So that patients who could benefit from statins are not wrongly deterred from starting or continuing treatment because of exaggerated concerns over side-effects."
The experts who put together the review did so with the aim of reassuring patients who are already taking statins, or who may do so in the future.
However, anyone with any concerns should discuss them with their doctor. | A review of existing evidence on the cholesterol-lowering drugs statins has concluded they are safe to take, and that their benefits have been underestimated while their side-effects have been exaggerated. |
37,706,566 | It depicts a society preoccupied by junk food rather than gin.
The original showed the debilitating effects of a gin craze sweeping London and a population suffering from deadly infections common at the time.
In contrast, Thomas Moore's new picture shows how obesity and mental health issues are today's big health threats.
The updated version shows a mother salivating over junk food which she is also feeding her child.
In contrast, Hogarth's 18th century version focuses on a mother more interested in gin and snuff, who is suffering from syphilis sores.
Another clear difference is the prominent payday lender shop, replacing the pawnbrokers of 1751.
Moore's modern version highlights the popularity of high street chicken shops today, while Hogarth's work shows people almost skeletal with starvation.
Shirley Cramer, of the Royal Society for Public Health, said: "The original Gin Lane depicts concern with some of the leading challenges to the public's health in the 18th century - not just alcoholism, but other leading killers of the time including infectious diseases and malnutrition.
"The leading threats to the public's health have changed over time with infectious diseases now supplanted by the growth in non-communicable diseases such as those caused by obesity, as well as a growing awareness of the importance of mental well-being.
"We hope that when we look back on this piece of artwork in another 160 years, many of the health issues it depicts will be a thing of the past."
Meanwhile, research by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine suggests that the big killers in Britain today are heart disease and dementia.
Tracing official records back to 1856, they find infections such as tuberculosis and typhus topped the list.
Researchers Dr Alex Mold and Prof Anne Hardy say better sanitation and sewage systems have helped reduce the spread of many infections.
But they add: "By living longer, we are able to develop the diseases of old age, but our fates are determined both by individual behaviour and the social conditions in which we find ourselves." | A new piece of art commissioned by the Royal Society for Public Health reimagines William Hogarth's classic 1751 cartoon Gin Lane. |
39,254,481 | The substance was reported close to Agnew Park in Stranraer over the weekend.
Environmental health officers were made aware of the situation and cleaned the area.
Police urged the public to be aware of the issue if walking on the beach - especially if they have children or pets.
They said solid palm oil could look like a large white stone and advised anyone seeing it to report it to environmental health.
Palm oil is a common ingredient in food such as margarines, biscuits, bread, chocolate and ice cream, as well as shampoo, lipstick, candles and detergent.
The non-toxic waxy, white deposits can smell rotten and can make pets ill if eaten. | Police have issued a health warning after solid palm oil was found washed up on a beach in south west Scotland. |
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City have won six of the last eight derbies, dating back to 2011's 6-1 win.
Van Gaal feels the Blues' status as Premier League leaders means they should be regarded as favourites to extend their run of derby success.
He said: "They are first. We are third. There's a goal difference. A points difference. They are the favourite."
Van Gaal's comments echo those of his predecessor David Moyes ahead of a game at Old Trafford against another of United's biggest rivals, Liverpool, in his solitary season in charge.
Moyes' attitude was perceived as negative given his side were the reigning champions and after the match, won 3-0 by the visitors, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers revealed he would never consider his side as underdogs for a game at Anfield.
Unlike Moyes though, Van Gaal has beaten United's 'top four' rivals, including City in last season's corresponding fixture.
The former Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager is well aware of the importance of this weekend's game to the club's supporters.
But despite the intense local rivalry Van Gaal insists he will remain dispassionate towards the game in order to give his side the best chance of a second successive derby victory at Old Trafford.
"For the fans, it is very emotional," said the former Holland manager.
"I live in a little village. There it is the talk of the town. In Manchester it is even more so.
"But I have to work rationally and not emotionally." | Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says Manchester City are the favourites for Sunday's derby, despite the match taking place at Old Trafford. |
22,031,724 | However, it remains uncertain how many people will come to the UK when restrictions are lifted at the end of the year, said the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU in 2007 but faced some restrictions on the kind of jobs they could take.
Pressure group Migration Watch UK called the report a "whitewash".
According to a British Labour Force sample survey, there are currently 26,000 Bulgarians and 80,000 Romanians living in the UK, but the actual numbers could be larger, according to the report.
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There was no evidence to support a public perception that migration from Romania and Bulgaria would put pressure on social housing, the NIESR report said.
The NIESR did not offer any estimates on migrants as it was not asked to by the British Embassy in Bucharest, the Romanian capital, which commissioned and funded the research.
Instead it looked at where migrants had already gone and their characteristics.
"They are young, they tend to be on their own, and they make limited demands on services," NIESR researcher Heather Rolfe told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
She said the researchers examined the likely impact on services if Romanians and Bulgarians were to come.
"There is no need to panic," she concluded.
The report said the impact on services, including housing, education, welfare and health, is likely to be greater if Romanians and Bulgarians move to the UK longer-term.
And while evidence from local surveys showed that Romanians and Bulgarians were interested in coming to the UK, many were considering temporary stays rather than long-term moves.
The main reason for the "modest impact" is that the UK is not the only country that will be lifting restrictions at the end of the year, as France and Germany are also allowing more Romanians and Bulgarians in. Many migrants have also gone to Spain and Italy, the research said.
Romanian and Bulgarian migrants to the UK are likely to be low-skilled workers, employed in construction, catering, hospitality, and as carers or cleaners, the report added.
Studies covering Eastern European migrants found them to be less likely to claim benefits than other migrant groups or the general population, the report said, adding that of those who claim benefits now, the majority receive child benefits.
But there is a limited amount of evidence on the impact of migrants on the welfare system, the NIESR study said.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has previously said that ministers do not know how many Romanians and Bulgarians will come to the UK when restrictions are relaxed.
He also said he had no confidence in figures, published on his department's own website, predicting about 13,000 will arrive.
Sir Andrew Green, chairman of Migration Watch UK, which campaigns for tougher controls on immigration, said: "This report is a bucket of whitewash.
"In 60 pages it produces no estimate whatever of the likely future scale of Romanian and Bulgarian migration to the UK.
"It brushes aside any indication of an increase in migration from these countries whose workers are amongst the most mobile in the EU. Furthermore, it avoids tackling the key question of how many Romanian and Bulgarian migrants now in Spain and Italy might transfer to Britain."
Alp Mehmet, of Migration Watch UK, said its own research had estimated about 50,000 a year would arrive. Ms Rolfe dismissed that figure as "a stab in the dark".
Minister for Europe David Lidington welcomed the report as a contribution to the debate on migration.
"The report will help to shape this government's work to build an immigration system which works in the national interest - supporting the UK economy by continuing to attract the brightest and the best global talent at the same time as protecting our public services and ensuring our welfare system is not open to abuse," he said.
"Our tough new rules are already taking effect, with overall net migration falling by almost one-third since 2010."
The research included a review of data and of research literature from the UK, Romania and Bulgaria. | Romanian and Bulgarian migration to the UK will hit schools but have a lesser impact on housing, a report has said. |
37,033,868 | The move follows a UK Supreme Court hearing in July concerning MB, 68, who transitioned from male to female but chose, as a Christian, to stay married.
That decision blocked her entitlement to the pension when she reached 60.
Supreme Court judges said they were divided on the issue and would look to the EU Court of Justice for guidance.
MB lost her case at the Court of Appeal in 2014 when judges upheld a decision by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to refuse her a female pension on the basis that she remained legally a man.
Under the 2004 Gender Recognition Act, trans people acquired the right to formally change their gender by obtaining a full "gender recognition certificate".
But a certificate could not be issued to a married person who did not have their marriage annulled on the basis of their gender change.
MB, who married in 1974, began to live as a woman in 1991 and underwent gender reassignment surgery in 1995, but did not apply for a gender recognition certificate.
She says she preferred to stay married to her wife and the mother of their two children "in the sight of God".
When she reached her 60th birthday in May 2008, MB applied for a state pension, but was refused on the basis that legally she was still a man, and should therefore wait for the male pension at 65.
When the Court of Appeal rejected her attempt to challenge that, Lord Justice Maurice Kay described MB as the victim of "a real misfortune" and said changes in the law had occurred "too late for her to benefit from them".
MB had asked the Supreme Court justices in London to overturn the Court of Appeal's decision. Her lawyers argue that the DWP's reliance on domestic UK pensions legislation is in contravention of EU laws.
The Supreme Court's deputy president, Lady Hale, said the court was "divided" on the correct answer.
"Since there is no CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) authority directly in point, it refers the question for their guidance," she added.
Christopher Stothers, a partner at law firm Arnold & Porter, who represents MB, said: "This issue is a matter of principle as well as having financial consequences for pensioners.
"Where an individual is physically, socially and psychologically a woman, as recognised by the state in their passport and driving licence, and indeed surgically, why should they be required - before the state will recognise their gender for pension purposes - to get divorced or have their marriage annulled, particularly where they and their spouse do not wish to do so and indeed have religious objections to doing so?
"Although we are pleased with the result, the slowness in getting the issue resolved is highly frustrating for the pensioners involved." | A transgender woman who was refused the female state pension after she stayed married is to have her case examined by European judges. |
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Tomic said he felt "bored" during his straight-set first-round defeat by Mischa Zverev on Tuesday, resulting in a fine of US $15,000 (£11,581).
Medvedev had a number of disputes with umpire Mariana Alves during his second-round defeat on Wednesday and ended the match by throwing coins at her chair.
He was fined $14,500 (£11,200).
World number 59 Tomic earned £35,000 for his one hour and 19 minutes on court.
He also admitted he called for the trainer during the match, even though he was not injured, to try to disrupt his opponent's momentum.
"I think I don't respect the sport enough," he said in a post-match interview. "You know, I'm going to play another 10 years, and I know after my career I won't have to work again."
Hours after the fine was announced, racquet sponsors Head said it would "discontinue" its relationship with Tomic, adding that the company is "extremely disappointed" with his post-match comments.
Tomic has told Australian newspaper the Herald Sun he will appeal the fine.
"I was being honest," he said. "People are saying the fine is for calling for the doctor, but it's not. I don't think the fine is fair."
Medvedev, who upset fifth seed Stan Wawrinka on Monday, lost 6-4 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-3 to Belgium's Ruben Bemelmans.
The 21-year-old, who earned £57,000 for reaching the second round, led 2-0 in the decider but became angry at Alves' decisions as he lost five straight games and was docked a point by the umpire.
After the match, he denied he was accusing Alves of bias by throwing coins, but that conduct cost him $7,500 (£5,795).
"I was just frustrated - it has no meaning, I apologise," he said after the match.
The remainder of Medvedev's fine was for two offences during the match, including being docked a point after a heated argument with Alves.
Media playback is not supported on this device | Australia's Bernard Tomic and Russia's Daniil Medvedev have been fined by the International Tennis Federation for unsportsmanlike conduct at Wimbledon. |
40,019,904 | The vigil was later disturbed when a man carrying weapons was arrested nearby.
Before that crowds gathered outside the council house, where a civic dinner after the election of the city's new mayor Anne Underwood, was due to be held.
Candles were placed in jars and a minute's silence was held as well as speeches from leaders of several faiths. People gathered around the council house entrance and numbers were swelled as more people, many making their way home from work, stopped to listen. Some sat in the sunshine near the flowers planted in the square's 'Floozie in the Jacuzzi' statue.
The Bishop of Birmingham, David Urquhart, said it was "appalling" for the victims and their families to find "this murderous suicide in them middle of a wonderful evening".
Barbara Anderson, 66, from Kings Heath, said she was there with her daughter Carol Cockerill and granddaughter Lauren.
"I was gutted when I heard the news - we have family in Manchester and I needed to make sure they were safe," Ms Anderson said.
"They were, thankfully. I don't go to big concerts but Carol's sister, does... You just have to hope they will be safe.
"This made me angry- I have spent the day watching the news and went to the gym - good way of working off the anger.
Ms Cockerill added: "We attend major events and something like this will not stop us going or think twice.
The message from all speakers at the event was "we are one", BBC News reporter Kathryn Stanczyszyn said.
The crowd was encouraged to chant those words together at one point.
Andy Street, West Midlands mayor, told BBC News that he was very proud to be at the vigil to show "we are utterly united in defiance of what has happened".
Zeshaan Ali from Hodge Hill, a volunteer co-ordinator for Islamic Relief, went with his nine-year-old son Musa and daughter, Juwayriyah, 11.
"I have two kids myself- no family should have to go through what happened yesterday," the 33-year-old said.
"Also, I'm from the Muslim faith. I want to show terrorism does not exist within a religion.
"We go for days out, to the Bullring or the park on a sunny day - the same thing as going to a big concert. We like to think it is safe wherever you go with your family.
"I heard the news when I woke up - it was sickening to hear it... Our prayers go out to those who have lost loved ones."
Jessica Foster, 47, a vicar from Kings Heath, 47, said it was important to stand together and show "we will not be divided by those who want to maim and murder".
"In Birmingham we connect no matter what your faith, ethnicity or wealth. We want to show our solidarity with Manchester," she said.
Saraya Hussain, 40, from Balsall Heath added: "It resonates with you as a parent. So how can we contribute and share in their grief? We came here to say we will not allow it to divide us."
As the vigil drew to a close at about 07:10, shouts from around the side of the council house building could be heard.
Police declared a security alert and cleared the square, but there was no panic. People simply drifted away.
Police later said the man, already known to them and thought to have mental health issues, had been charged with possession of a sharp or pointed article in a public place, resisting or obstructing a constable in execution of his duty and possession of an offensive weapon. | Hundreds of people gathered at Birmingham's' Victoria Square for a vigil to remember the 22 people killed and 64 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Manchester Arena on Monday night. |
36,078,666 | Of course, British golfers of both sexes are trying to harness the inspirational effects of the Yorkshireman's thrilling Masters victory.
The feel-good factor was evident with Middlesex professional Andrew Johnston's maiden European Tour victory at the Spanish Open, while Luke Donald and Russell Knox produced their best golf of the year as joint runners-up behind Branden Grace at Hilton Head on the PGA Tour.
Hull, meanwhile has found a new mental state that might yield British glory on the women's circuit. It has already brought a second-place finish in the year's opening major, the ANA Inspiration.
It was the finest performance to date from the 20-year-old Northamptonshire star, although the draining effects of the return journey from California robbed Hull of the chance to watch Willett's win live.
This will not, though, prevent her from drawing on the positivity generated by his triumph.
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"I did fall asleep because I was so tired from jet lag," Hull told BBC Sport. "But I watched a re-run and he played some great stuff.
"When you sit down and watch them doing it, you know that feeling of what they are thinking.
"And it kind of inspires me for the next event to get that feeling again."
The world number 25 struggles to articulate what it feels like to be in that unique zone when you are competing effectively for the biggest prizes.
A week before the Masters, she birdied the last four holes of her third round on the Dinah Shore course at Rancho Mirage and birdied five of the last 10 to finish just a shot behind world number one Lydia Ko.
"You really want to do well but you are not thinking about it," Hull said. "And you make some birdies coming in and then you are thinking I never got ahead of myself."
When she tried to explain this mental state, she made a startling confession of how it manifested itself during her highest major finish. This is where the yellow dress comes in.
"I don't think about golf when I'm actually on the golf course," she said. "I just kind of go with the flow and just hit my shot when it's ready and don't think about it after.
"I got told off by my caddie [Adam Woodward] at the ANA on the 13th hole. I was on my tee shot and I'm really bad at listening to people. People talk to me and I'm like 'what did you just say?' I'm a bit dazed.
"So I teed up this shot and I was actually thinking about this dress I had ordered. This is so funny, it's a yellow dress I ordered, and I'm thinking about it.
"I hit my tee shot and hold my finish and I'm looking at the sky and I say to Adam: 'Where did my ball go?' He says: 'What do you mean?'
"I can't even remember hitting the shot. It went straight and he says: 'Charley, you've got to start concentrating,' and I'm like 'yeah, but I'm in the zone but out of the zone, I'm just kind of forgetting about the whole thing.'
"And that's what I have been doing lately and it's been working for me. Sometimes I used to get so far ahead of myself. It's interesting, it's weird."
Referring to recent events at Augusta where Jordan Spieth blew a five-stroke lead with nine holes to go, Hull added: "If you look at Spieth, he said if he played level-par in he would win and he got ahead of himself.
"I used to do that a lot but now I just go out there and think if I made birdie on the last hole I can make birdie at the next."
Britain's top woman golfer is back in action on the LPGA Tour in Texas next week but looming further on the horizon is an event which will test to the limit her unorthodox form of concentration.
Hull will be the star attraction at July's Ricoh Women's British Open, staged at Woburn, her home club. I played alongside her as she sought to further familiarise herself with the Marquess' Course and it was impossible not to be struck by her carefree attitude.
Her biggest concern was whether the soggy track would be open the following day for a game she had arranged with friends. All that would be at stake would be bragging rights in their local pub.
Yet, it was clear Hull was as motivated to win that contest as she might be in July when a major title is on the line.
She accepts that home advantage may be compromised and not just because the Kettering player usually practises on the other two Woburn courses, the Duke's and the Duchess'.
Maintaining her "zoned-out" mental state will be "super hard to do," she said, explaining: "Because when I'm away I'm usually thinking about home or something. Now I'm going to be at home so it's going to be tricky.
"Hopefully my friends will be around, so it'll take my mind off it. It's a major on my home golf course and my sponsors back the tournament, so it's a lot of pressure but I think it is going to be fun."
At Augusta, Willett certainly showed how enjoyable it was to gain a new green jacket.
Perhaps Hull should put in another clothing order this July because thinking about its arrival might just help her land a first major title.
Never want to miss the latest golf news? You can now add this sport and all the other sports and teams you follow to your personalised My Sport home. | A yellow dress might prove as inspirational as a green jacket for England's Charley Hull who is seeking to emulate Danny Willett's major breakthrough this year. |
36,066,585 | The Swans were well beaten by Newcastle on Saturday and Guidolin has warned Swansea must avoid complacency.
"We can't take our foot off the pedal, we need some points for mathematical security to stay in the Premier League," he explained.
"It's not done yet, so we need points. I don't know how many."
"One, two three - but it's important not to relax.
"Football is particular and I have seen many surprises in my career, so it's important to be focussed and be aware."
Guidolin had previously stated that he felt Swansea were confident of securing their Premier League status.
"Yes, I think so. It is virtual safety. It's not real yet but now we can see forward, not behind," he said after their 1-0 win over Chelsea.
However, Guidolin felt Swansea's performance at the weekend showed there is work to be done at the Liberty Stadium, especially with a daunting trip to Premier League leaders Leicester next on the horizon.
He said: "Newcastle deserved to win, but the result is heavy for us because yes, Newcastle played better than us with more intensity, with focus.
"But in the second half, we had some situations, some possibilities to score and draw level, and maybe the match could have changed.
"But this is our job, it's my job. I know football.
"Maybe after three months of hard work to achieve where we are in the table, it's possible to have a bad day, and today for us was not a good day." | Swansea City are not safe from Premier League relegation, even after reaching 40 points for the campaign, according to manager Francesco Guidolin. |
37,246,352 | Three pairs of Lord Howe Island stick insects have reached adulthood and laid eggs after they themselves hatched from eggs brought from Melbourne Zoo.
The critically endangered creature was thought to be extinct for almost 80 years until its rediscovery in 2001.
Only about 20-30 individuals are left in the wild.
Mark Bushell, curator of invertebrates at Bristol Zoo, said he was "ecstatic".
"To have the opportunity to work with this critically endangered species is a dream come true for me, and now to have bred them is a career highlight.
"This species is very difficult to keep, so to have six individuals reach adulthood is an incredible success for the global conservation programme for this species, to help bring them back from the brink of extinction."
A batch of 300 eggs was sent to Bristol from Melbourne last November as part of an international effort to save the species.
Other eggs were sent to zoos in Toronto and San Diego, with the aim of eventually returning the species to Lord Howe island. | One of the world's rarest stick insects has successfully bred at Bristol Zoo - the first time the species has done so outside Australia. |
32,397,847 | The two will perform at the ceremony at the Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) in Cardiff.
The event will also feature performances by Welsh duo 9Bach and English folk singer Kate Rusby.
There is also a posthumous honour for folk historian Dr Meredydd Evans, who died aged 95 in February.
The Folk Awards are hosted by Radio 2 Folk Show presenter Mark Radcliffe alongside Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis, who is one of the nominees for singer of the year.
Stevens, 66, had a string of hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s including Morning Has Broken, Moonshadow and Matthew And Son.
He converted to Islam in 1977, took the name Yusuf Islam, and gave up performing and sold his guitars for charity.
Stevens returned to music nine years ago and has produced three new albums and started touring.
Lisa Jên from 9Bach said she was surprised to learn that her album Tincian had been nominated in the best album category.
"It was a huge shock when we found out we were nominated. We weren't expecting it at all, it means such a lot to us to be nominated."
The album will be up against nominees including Nancy Kerr (Sweet Visitor) and father and daughter Martin and Eliza Carthy for The Moral Of The Elephant.
Dr Meredydd Evans, who was known as Merêd, had been a driving force in the revival of traditional Welsh songs.
His Good Tradition Award recognises an outstanding contribution to UK folk music.
Jên said the honour for Dr Evans, who was known as Merêd, was a significant moment for traditional music.
"I am so pleased that they see the value in such a giant as Merêd. Lately, I have been listening to his work an awful lot, and there's just nobody like him.
"He has inspired all of us in Wales, and was one of those people you thought would never leave us.
"His spirit is very much alive, and having people from outside Wales recognising him like this is a big deal for folk music, and not just for folk music but music more generally in Wales."
As well as the sell-out ceremony, Welsh artists will also have a platform at the Wales Millennium Centre during the afternoon, with Kizzy Crawford and The Gentle Good among the singers taking to the WMC's free Glanfa stage.
The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards will be broadcast live from 19:30-22:00 BST on Radio 2, while video highlights will be available on BBC iPlayer after the event, and on the Red Button.
FREE FOLK PERFORMANCES:
14:45-15:15 BST Delyth Mclean
15:45-16:15 BST Aled Rheon
16:45-17:15 BST Kizzy Crawford
17:45-18:15 BST The Gentle Good (with string quartet)
18:45-19:15 BST Plu
22:00-23:00 BST Calan
At the Glanfa stage at the Wales Millennium Centre | Cat Stevens - also known as Yusuf - and Loudon Wainwright III will be presented with lifetime achievement honours at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards later. |
39,491,857 | The truck, worth more than €400,000 (£340,000) was stolen on Sunday night in the small town of Stranorlar.
It was later recovered close to the border with Northern Ireland.
The Scania fire truck, which has only been in service for a year, was returned to the station for a technical examination.
Garda (Irish police) Insp Goretti Sheridan said vital equipment was missing from the fire engine.
"These people might have thought this was funny but it could have been a much more serious incident had there have been a fire overnight," she said.
Gardaà have appealed to anyone in possession of CCTV footage that may show the incident to contact them.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is also investigating the possibility that the fire engine may have been driven across the border. | Thieves who stole a fire engine in County Donegal may have driven the vehicle with its sirens and flashing lights switched on, police have said. |
38,643,202 | The list was published following a claims made by Sinn Féin and the SDLP that the scheme appeared to be directed to one side of the community.
The DUP Communities Minister Paul Givan launched the scheme at an Orange Hall in October alongside Arlene Foster.
Mr Givan rejected any suggestions of discrimination.
The funding was originally £500,000, but that figure has nearly quadrupled to £1.9m since the autumn.
On Saturday, SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said a public breakdown of recipients was "imperative", given that the scheme risked excluding sporting organisations, including the GAA.
Mr Eastwood said his party had concerns from the time that the fund was opened.
"It seemed, at that stage, that the criteria meant that GAA clubs could not apply," he said.
"We were worried that the minister was trying to look after one community, rather than the whole community."
On Sunday, MLA Alex Maskey claimed its recipients were primarily from the unionist community.
"This looks like yet another example of blatant discrimination and the DUP's contempt for the wider public," he said.
Mr Givan denied the claims saying the "scheme was open to all and made no distinction based on the community identity of the organisation".
He said the programme was "hugely oversubscribed" with more than 850 applications.
A Department for Communities spokesperson said: "A robust, transparent and accountable assessment process was followed, with all applications being scored against the stated criteria."
When it was originally launched, Mrs Foster said the money would be used to improve halls that were in disrepair or had been damaged - with priority given to those targeted in attacks.
At Christmas, Mr Givan cut funds to a scheme offering Irish language scholarships to young people. Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness said the £50,000 cut was part of the reason for his resignation as deputy first minister.
Last week, Mr Givan said he had "identified the necessary funding to advance" the Líofa Gaeltacht Bursary Scheme. He also claimed his original decision was not "political". | The Department for Communities has published a full list of recipients in a controversial £1.9m community hall grant scheme. |
30,631,660 | The airport was bought by the Welsh government nearly two years ago after the number of people using it slumped to just over one million.
Since then the terminal building, its facilities, technology and transport links have been improved.
Now bosses are focusing on attracting more flights to more destinations.
In November the airport received a £3.5m commercial loan from the Welsh government to develop more routes and "improve choice for passengers".
Jason Thomas, chief of staff at Cardiff Airport, said they hoped to build on the recent announcement that Thomas Cook Airlines would fly from Cardiff to Orlando in Florida in August 2015 and in May the following year.
"Long-haul is one of the areas of focus for us," said Mr Thomas.
"We do have fantastic facilities for long-haul. We have a runway that can accommodate all types of aircraft.
"Wales is also a very strong brand overseas. We have to see inbound routes on these flights too and Wales is in a very good position for that."
He said he could not go into details about the routes and destinations being considered but added: "We're confident that there will be some announcements in the near future."
How the airport has been improved
He said staff were feeling "really positive going into the new year" after spending the last 18 months stopping the decline of passengers and improving the airport.
"The main thing for the airport is passenger numbers so our focus for the next 12 months - and we know it will be challenging - is to get more airlines and to help grow our existing airlines, who are our lifeblood."
The Welsh government bought Cardiff Airport in a a £52m deal in March 2013, saying it would not be operated by the government and would be managed "at arm's length" and "on a commercial basis".
In November, a Welsh government spokesman said the commercial loan of £3.5m to Cardiff Airport for the development of more routes "will be repaid over a period of up to 12 years". | Attracting long-haul flights to Cardiff Airport is one of the aims for its bosses in the year ahead in a bid to boost passenger numbers. |
27,142,035 | The adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel has attracted a total of 2,182 complaints about mumbled dialogue.
An average of 4.1 million people tuned in to the third and final episode. That was two million fewer than watched the opening instalment on Monday.
The BBC apologised on Tuesday for "issues with the sound levels".
The corporation's controller of drama commissioning, Ben Stephenson, later said the problem was partly down to the actors.
"Actors not being clear is obviously one part of it but my understanding about the complaints about Jamaica Inn was more complex than that," he said.
"I think it's probably not right to just single out that, but clearly we want actors to speak clearly. Of course we want them to give brilliant performances and you've got to respect that but if no-one can understand what they're saying then there is a problem."
After the first episode was aired, the drama's screenwriter Emma Frost said it was "like listening through mud" and took to Twitter to blame a technical fault.
In its statement on Tuesday, the BBC said sound levels on the second and third episodes would be adjusted before they were broadcast and apologised "to those viewers who were affected".
But on Thursday, a BBC spokesperson said 1,384 complaints had been received since Wednesday, taking the total to 2,182.
Jamaica Inn's problems follow similar complaints about dramas like Birdsong and Parade's End and a promise last year from the corporation's director general Tony Hall to address the issue of mumbling.
"I don't want to sound like a grumpy old man, but I also think muttering is something we could have a look at," Lord Hall said last July.
"Actors muttering can be testing - you find you have missed a line... you have to remember that you have an audience." | Complaints about sound problems on BBC costume drama Jamaica Inn have jumped to almost 2,200 after the final instalment was screened on Wednesday. |
34,732,010 | Luis Ortiz was admitted to a hospital in Napa with what he called the worst headache of his life.
In a brain scan, neurosurgeon Soren Singel discovered the larva of a tapeworm and told Mr Ortiz he had about 30 minutes to live.
The tapeworm grew inside a cyst that cut off circulation and water flow to the rest of his brain.
"I stood up and then I threw up," said Mr Ortiz. "The doctor pulled it out and he said it was still wiggling, and I'm like 'Ugh, that doesn't sound too good.'"
The US Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports larval cysts in the brain - neurocysticercosis - develop after a person swallows microscopic eggs passed in the faeces of a person who has an intestinal pork tapeworm.
Once inside the body, those eggs hatch and the worms can make their way to the brain. The CDC says approximately 1,000 people per year are hospitalised for neurocysticercosis and removal of the larvae.
Mr Ortiz is recovering after the surgery in August and is hoping to return to Sacramento State University, where he was scheduled to begin his final year before the surgery.
"It's probably more gratifying to me to be living, because if I would have waited a little bit longer, then I probably wouldn't be here right now," he told CBS San Francisco. | A California man is recovering after he had a live tapeworm removed from his brain during emergency surgery. |
17,536,870 | The media are free and operate independently of the state. There are no government-owned newspapers.
By June 2012 there were 2.3 million internet users (Internetworldstats). More than one million Lithuanians use Facebook. | Lithuania's private TV and radio stations compete with public networks run by Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT). |
35,866,439 | Tipuric was injured in Wales' Six Nations win over Italy and is undergoing tests for concussion.
Ospreys have also confirmed the Scarlets game will be the first lock Alun Wyn Jones misses as he tries to overcome a heel injury.
Gloucester's Ross Moriarty scored two tries as Tipuric's replacement in Wales' rout of the Azzurri.
Tipuric had himself been given a start for Wales in the injury absence of Cardiff Blues' Wales captain Sam Warburton, who had been concussed in Wales' defeat by England at Twickenham the previous weekend.
Wales regular Jones was absent as Racing 92's Luke Charteris wore the his number five jersey alongside Wasps' Bradley Davies in the second-row.
More to follow. | Ospreys will be without Wales flanker Justin Tipuric when Scarlets visit them in the Pro12 on Saturday. |
36,507,411 | Norman Campbell put the favourites ahead after 26 minutes at Bught Park in Inverness but Zands Ferguson brought the underdogs level five minutes later.
As the game entered the sixth minute of injury time, MacKintosh, who had twice hit the woodwork, pounced to win it.
It was Newtonmore's first MacTavish Cup win since 2012, and their 40th overall.
Lochaber started well but Newtonmore soon began to assert themselves with a number of goal attempts, while at the other end Stuart Callison shot over for the underdogs.
Campbell, still wearing a heavy knee support after recent surgery, grabbed the opener as the full forward glided through the defence from left of centre to drill home from 20 yards.
But Newtonmore's advantage was short lived as Ferguson cracked in the equaliser at head height.
The game then developed into long periods of pressure from Newtonmore, camped in their opponents' half but failing to hit the target, punctuated by dangerous counter-attacks from Lochaber.
As the favourites' frustration grew, their frequent goal attempts became increasingly desperate, MacKintosh hitting the woodwork on the hour.
Three injuries meant extended stoppage time which had just begun when MacKintosh hit the bar again.
But with extra time looking inevitable, he finally squeezed the ball into the net past the right post to bring the Badenoch side the trophy - and the North area title - for the first time since 2012.
Elsewhere, Kinlochshiel swamped Caberfeidh 6-0 to reach the last eight of the Camanachd Cup, with two goals from Keith MacRae, two including a penalty from his brother John and further strikes from Duncan Ach and Jordan Fraser.
Oban Camanachd edged Kyles 1-0 via Daniel Cameron's winner to move third in the Marine Harvest Premiership, where Lovat compounded Glenurquhart's misery with a 5-2 scoreline.
The game at Drumnadrochit was held up for 40 minutes after Lovat's Craig Mainland broke a shoulder.
But Kevin Bartlett and Calum MacAulay both scored twice as Lovat deepened the relegation worries of their local rivals.
Lewis Montgomery's extra-time winner put Inveraray through to the south semi final of the Artemis MacAulay Cup with a 3-2 victory over Bute, while four players scored twice apiece as Glasgow Mid Argyll swept Ballachulish aside 8-0 in the first round at Yoker. | Newtonmore left it late to clinch the first silverware of the shinty season as Glen MacKintosh snatched victory in the MacTavish Cup final over Lochaber with the last hit of the game. |
32,067,725 | Turkish-born Incedal, 27, from London, was found not guilty after the jury deliberated for a total of 27 hours.
The court was adjourned briefly to allow the defendant to regain his composure, after he began weeping as he thanked the jurors.
Most of the trial had been held in secret, and the details of the accusation can still not be reported.
During the public sessions the trial heard how Incedal travelled to Syria, where he met a fighter known as Ahmed.
The pair discussed, via email, doing terrorist attacks in the summer of 2013, jurors were told.
Prosecutor Richard Whittam QC said the men were talking about the murder of an individual of significance, such as former prime minister Tony Blair, and an attack such as that in Mumbai, where automatic rifles were used and a number of people killed.
The attack in the Indian city, in November 2008, left 164 people dead.
The prosecution said Incedal's plans were scuppered by police who bugged his car after he was stopped for speeding in September 2013.
During a search of Incedal's car while he was in custody, officers found a slip of paper inside a glasses case which had the address of a property belonging to Mr Blair and his wife, Cherie.
Incedal was released and the listening device recorded him talking about buying a gun and his time in war-torn Syria.
After two weeks, armed police stopped him and his friend, Mounir Rarmoul-Bouhadjar, as they were driving near Tower Bridge in central London.
Inside Incedal's phone case was a memory card and on it were instructions on how to assemble a bomb.
He was convicted of possessing this bomb-making guide last year.
Incedal will be sentenced on Wednesday with Rarmoul-Bouhadjar, also 27, who admitted having an identical manual.
During a search of Incedal's family home in Unity Court, south east London, officers found notes for "Plan A" that referred to two "tennis racquets", which the court heard was code for guns.
The defendant said "Plan A" was a sketch of ideas for an armed robbery on a jewellers, which he had been thinking about proposing to three sons of the radical cleric Abu Hamza.
During the search of another address, in Sussex Gardens, near Paddington, police found Skype messages and emails on a laptop that included references to guns, the court heard.
Incedal, a married father-of-two, denied that he had been planning a terror attack with others.
He said that he had been living off student loans and was struggling to provide for his family at the time, so had been considering schemes to make money.
The judge told the jury there had been unusual arrangements regarding public attendance and reporting of the trial. These will be reviewed on Friday.
BBC home affairs correspondent June Kelly said the case had unprecedented levels of secrecy and much of the evidence was heard behind closed doors.
The decision to hold so much of trial in secret is likely to come under scrutiny, since the jury decided that the evidence it had heard did not prove the case against Ercol Incedal beyond reasonable doubt.
The Times's crime and security editor, Sean O'Neill, was one of the few journalists who was permitted to hear some of the court sessions, and expressed grave reservations about the enforced secrecy.
He said: "There is a lot that we have heard in court that should not have been secret and should be aired in public and scrutinised.
"The key facts are there and I'm itching to write them." | Law student Erol Incedal has been cleared at the Old Bailey of planning a terrorist attack. |
35,555,676 | A procedural hearing will take place at the High Court in Edinburgh on 22 March, with three judges sitting.
It follows attempts by relatives of victims of the Glasgow bin lorry crash to prosecute the driver, Harry Clarke.
The other case involves relatives of two women killed four years earlier by a car driven by William Payne. | Applications for private prosecutions following two separate fatal road accidents in Glasgow will be considered by judges next month. |
26,159,249 | Cwm Taf went against the proposals relating to A&E, specialist care for mothers, newborn babies and children.
The Royal Glamorgan hospital in Llantrisant, which comes under Cwm Taf, would see some services moved under the plans.
Health minister Mark Drakeford said Cwm Taf would not hold up changes.
The other four health boards backed the recommendation.
Since the start of 2012, senior managers and medical professionals from the five health boards and the Welsh Ambulance Service have been working together in the South Wales Programme (SWP) to develop proposals for hospitals from Swansea to Newport.
The proposed changes come amid concerns that services across eight hospitals are currently spread too thinly. However, managers insist no individual A&E department would close.
There are also concerns that professional standards of care are not being met, junior doctors do not get the training they need and senior doctors do not get to see enough patients.
Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales, Morriston Hospital in Swansea, a new hospital near Cwmbran, Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr and the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, are the five hospitals where services would be centralised.
The future for the Royal Glamorgan would see it become a "beacon site" for developing a new model of acute medicine for people with chronic illnesses.
But the recommendation needed to be accepted by the five south Wales health boards and the ambulance service who met on Thursday.
Cardiff and Vale, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg (ABM), Aneurin Bevan and Powys health boards all approved the proposal.
A spokesperson for ABM said: "Working together in this way will help to support key services, making them stronger and more sustainable."
An Aneurin Bevan spokesperson added: "We fully recognise the seriousness of the issues highlighted in the case for change."
However, Cwm Taf has proposed an alternative model which has led to confusion over whether the reorganisation plan will be accepted.
It backed the most of the proposals, but instead of moving services from the Royal Glamorgan, it proposed an alternative which would see the Royal Glamorgan and Princess of Wales (which comes under ABM health board) sharing services as a "starting point" to centralising units.
In a joint statement, Cwm Taf chairman Dr Chris Jones and chief executive Allison Williams said: "Providing integrated services from these two hospitals will preserve services in as many centres as possible - and local access for local communities."
Talks will take place next week to find a solution.
Paul Hollard, programme director for the SWP said: "We will work together to discuss these and consider the next steps so that the South Wales Programme work can proceed with minimum delay.
"It is vital that we get this right to ensure the best healthcare possible for the people of south Wales and south Powys."
If a solution can be found, a final decision will be scrutinised by five Community Health Councils (CHCs) - watchdogs - at a later date.
Should they not be happy, the matter will be referred to the Welsh government.
And the early indication is that it could be referred after Cardiff and Vale CHC said it was disappointed about the recommendation being supported by its health board.
Cwm Taf CHC was disappointed the health board was not able to support the CHC's own preferred option.
The issue has been the subject of much debate.
Mr Hollard said the last six months has been spent analysing the views of 61,000 responses from the public, patients and healthcare professionals.
"It is clear patients and the public want to maintain as many local services as possible, but not at the expense of clinical quality," he said.
"However, we also know that the way some services are currently organised makes it very difficult for us to consistently meet the standards of care our patients deserve.
"We believe that to be able to meet these standards, these specialist services - consultant-led maternity and neonatal care, inpatient children's services and emergency medicine - should be centralised in five centres as a starting point towards the development of the three acute care alliances.
"This is the best way to ensure all patients get the care they need, when they need it and that it is delivered by highly-trained and experienced staff."
Care alliances would be set up alongside the five sites and would see clinicians from different hospitals working together across health board boundaries to provide care for patients.
They would share information, skills and expertise and the alliances would decide which work goes where.
That includes being involved with the centralising of services like consultant-led maternity and neonatal care, along with inpatient children's services and A&E.
The alliances would also ensure patients continue to have access to local assessment, care, treatment and follow-ups.
But there may be occasions - as happens now - when some patients with complex conditions need to travel to a specialist centre.
However, if an alliance was to propose any changes, it would have to go out to consultation.
Mr Hollard added: "It has become increasingly evident the traditional way of working, in which hospitals work in isolation, is not sustainable.
"We need to be innovative and make ambitious changes to deliver high-class care to people as locally as possible.
"These acute care alliances will form the back bone of our long-term plans to ensure this can happen."
Health Minister Mark Drakeford said Cwm Taf's proposal would be scrutinised.
"However, given the unanimous agreement on the overall model, it should not hold up work to implement the changes to service provision," he said. | Plans to centralise vital services into five south Wales hospitals face uncertainty after a key recommendation for it was rejected by a health board. |
34,965,010 | Cardiff University experts analysed the honey created by bees from 250 Welsh hives to find plants they had visited with high antimicrobial properties.
They uncovered a honey in Gwynedd "as potent" as New Zealand's famed Manuka.
The team is now setting up an urban honey-making scheme to see if it can be brought to market.
Prof Les Baillie, of the university's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, said the joint study with the National Botanic Garden of Wales had created more excitement than anything else in his three decades in science.
"It's one of those projects that has amazed us as we have gone through. Every time we turn around we find something else quite cool," he added.
The team discovered two hives in the garden of amateur beekeeper Chris Hickman, of Tywyn, Cardigan Bay, which created honey with as much antibacterial power as that from the nectar of the Manuka tree.
"Two hives will never replicate New Zealand's thousands of tonnes of Manuka honey a year," Prof Baillie said.
However, by identifying the plants visited by the Tywyn bees, such as woodruff, the team may be able to increase production to a feasible scale.
"We're looking at growing those plants in various areas around Cardiff, including one on the roof of the St David's Shopping Centre, which already has its own bee hives," he explained.
The university is looking for teams of students to produce and market the product.
However, Mr Hickman, 55, a nurse, has a less scientific theory about what made his honey so powerful.
"My personal opinion is it was our low-intervention approach (to beekeeping).
"I don't get any honey more than a couple of times a year, I don't dictate what the bees are doing, I don't interfere with the hives like a lot of modern beekeepers do."
The university's project set out to find plant-based sources for drugs capable of fighting antibiotic-resistant infections, asking beekeepers from across Wales to send samples.
Honey has been used for thousands of years to treat sore throats, wounds and infections, due to its bacteria-killing compounds.
But the antimicrobial activity of any particular honey depends on the properties of the plants visited by the bees which made it.
Cardiff University and the National Botanic Garden of Wales, in Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire, sequenced samples from 20 honeys with the highest antibacterial qualities and identified the plants which contributed.
Prof Baillie said it was only possible because Wales was among the first countries to DNA barcode all of its indigenous flowering plants - 1,143 of them.
The team now hopes both to extract the antimicrobial components from these plants and to synthesize them in labs.
Drugs made from these could be used to fight superbugs, such as MRSA, and to treat wounds and infections. | Scientists who enlisted the help of bees to hunt for plant-derived antibacterial drugs have discovered a "Welsh Manuka honey". |
36,730,759 | However, it will proceed with the sale of its speciality steel-making business, which employs 2,000 people in Hartlepool, Rotherham and Stocksbridge.
Tata is less concerned about the speed of the sale due to rising steel prices and a raft of government incentives.
But it leaves the future of the rest of the 9,000-strong workforce unclear.
After an initial sense of urgency to offload the loss making business, Tata has recently adopted a more relaxed approach to determining its future, as government incentives to keep the business going have come in thick and fast.
In addition to consulting on special legislation to lower pension benefits for many of the 130,000 members of the old British Steel pension fund, the government has offered hundreds of millions of pounds worth of loans and the taking of a potential 25% stake in the business.
In the meantime, the price of steel has increased, reducing pressure on its Indian owners to sell.
One of the biggest obstacles to a sale is the legacy of the British Steel Pension fund, which Tata inherited when it bought the business in 2007. It has 130,000 members and a deficit of £700m.
Business Secretary Sajid Javid will meet Tata chairman Cyrus Mistry in Mumbai on Friday ahead of a Tata board meeting.
Tata says it is pausing to consider the options and assess the impact of the UK's vote to leave the European union.
One potential bidder fears that a delay now will see the UK business "wither on the vine" while Tata refocuses its investment on its plants within the EU.
German engineering conglomerate Thyssen Krupp and Tata have held talks on combining their continental European steel operations, as global overcapacity weighs on prices and profits. | Tata Steel is expected to announce on Friday that it will pause the sale of most of its UK business, including Port Talbot, the BBC understands. |
37,162,961 | Market researchers Kantar Worldpanel said there was an overall growth of 0.3% in the 12 weeks to 14 August, boosted by the warm weather.
Lidl and Aldi recorded like-for-like sales growth of 12.2% and 10.4%.
Tesco had a sales drop of 0.4% compared with 2015, the slowest in six months.
Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar Worldpanel, said: "Current trends suggest the retailer may return to growth this year, which would mark the end of a decline stretching back to March 2015."
Asda remained at the bottom, with sales down 5.5%. Last week, Asda reported its worst quarterly performance on record.
Sainsbury's saw sales fall 0.6% and Morrisons by 1.8%.
Market researcher Nielsen, which has published industry data in the 12 weeks up to 13 August, found similar trends.
It and Kantar noted that promotional sales had dropped, reflecting the big four supermarkets' move towards simpler pricing models and permanent price cuts.
Mike Watkins, Nielsen's UK head of retailer and business insight, said the big four supermarkets were simplifying "the overall customer offer in response to the growth of the discounters by lowering the level of promotions and reducing multi-buys, instead moving to permanent price cuts".
He added that the hot weather and success at Rio had helped boost overall supermarket sales.
"Brexit seems to have been replaced by an Olympic 'feel-good' factor among shoppers and there were more visits to buy food and drink in the last four weeks than this time last year."
Nielsen said the strongest category performances were in soft drinks, with mineral water sales up by 18.5%. This was followed by frozen foods driven by ice-cream sales.
Kantar said grocery price inflation remained negative, with a representative basket of goods 1.3% cheaper than it was last year. | German discount chains Lidl and Aldi have continued to grab market share from the big four supermarkets, which all reported a drop in sales, according to market data. |
27,663,878 | Retired women's champion Marion Bartoli and injured British number two Laura Robson join the BBC commentary team.
Jimmy Connors and Martina Navratilova will also be part of the BBC line-up.
• Up to 12 live HD video streams - up from 10 in 2013 (depending on device and connection)
• All the action on any device
• Up to five alternative courts on the Red Button
• Highlights and full-length replays of key matches on demand
• Have your say through live votes
BBC Sport's digital coverage will be the most comprehensive ever, with up to 12 live streams across any device.
Sue Barker will lead 150 hours of live television coverage on BBC One, BBC One HD, BBC Two, BBC Two HD and the BBC Sport website.
She will be joined by a host of regulars, including Tracy Austin, Pat Cash, Lindsay Davenport, Tim Henman, Anne Keothavong, John Lloyd, John McEnroe and Virginia Wade.
John Inverdale will present Today at Wimbledon each evening on BBC Two and BBC Two HD.
Clare Balding heads Radio 5 live's coverage daily from 12:00. Tennis correspondent Russell Fuller leads the commentary team, which includes Mary Pierce, Goran Ivanisevic, Richard Krajicek, Jana Novotna and Nick Bollettieri and, new for 2014, Serena Williams's coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
John McEnroe will take calls from listeners on his 6-love-6 programme, and you can catch up with the day in summary in the 5 live In Short section.
BBC Sport's dedicated live coverage page, available at bbc.co.uk/sport, and through the BBC Sport apps for mobiles and tablets and on connected TVs, will combine the BBC's full selection of live video streams, radio, rolling highlights, text commentary and live votes.
Up to five alternative courts can be accessed via the Red Button. Depending on your digital TV provider, you may need to retune your receiver.
Audiences can also join the conversation with all the best comments and opinions from across social media, email and texts.
The BBC Sport website will also offer a range of features, including a column from Murray, alongside all the latest news, analysis, draws, order of play, live scores and results. The site will also offer highlights, full match replays and video clips.
All the BBC's Wimbledon coverage broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two will also be simulcast and available for catch-up on BBC iPlayer.
Sunday, 6 July
Wimbledon 2014: Men's Singles Final (Build-up), 11:00-14:00 BBC Radio 5 live
Wimbledon 2014: Day 13, 11:30 BBC Red Button
Wimbledon 2014: Men's Singles Final (Build-up), 13:00-13:50 BBC One
Wimbledon 2014: Men's Singles Final, 13:50-17:45 BBC One
Wimbledon 2014: Men's Singles Final, 14:00-19:00 BBC Radio 5 live
Wimbledon 2014: Mixed Doubles Final, 17:45-20:00 BBC Two
Today at Wimbledon, 23:35-00:35 BBC Two
Wimbledon 2014: Day 13 Highlights - 21:00 BBC Red Button
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All online broadcasts are UK only. | The BBC has comprehensive coverage of Wimbledon across television, radio and digital from 23 June to 6 July as Andy Murray defends his title. |
34,675,678 | The suspect, named only as Silvio S, was arrested on Thursday. The body of a child was found in his car.
It is thought to be that of Mohamed Januzi, who was kidnapped from a refugee registration centre in Berlin.
Silvio S reportedly said he had buried six-year-old Elias in an allotment.
The fate of the little boy, who disappeared without a trace from outside his home in Potsdam, had been big news in Germany.
Mohamed Januzi came to Germany with his family from Bosnia-Hercegovina more than a year ago. He was at the registration centre with his mother and siblings when he went missing on 1 October.
Police released CCTV images of a man leading the child away from the centre by the hand.
The 32-year-old suspect was arrested at his family home in the state of Brandenburg, outside Berlin, after a tip-off from his mother.
German media reports say the murders were sexually motivated. | Prosecutors in Berlin say the man suspected of murdering a four-year-old migrant boy has admitted killing another young boy, Elias, missing from his home in Potsdam since July. |
21,018,569 | IPhones account for about half of all stolen handsets and can be sold on for up to £250, according to the Met's gangs taskforce in Lambeth.
The unit, which aims to tackle street robbery within minutes of it taking place, said offenders were traced three or four times out of 10.
On Tuesday the Met launched a campaign to cut street robbery in the capital.
It urges people to take steps to protect their valuables at a time of year when, according to the Met, there is historically a rise in this type of crime.
Latest figures show the number of robberies and thefts in London increased overall last year, rising from 16,084 in December 2011 to 17,583 last month.
Met statistics showed 56,680 mobiles - 28,800 of those iPhones - were reported stolen in London between April and September last year.
This equates to 314 phones, including 158 iPhones, being stolen every day and accounts for about 70% of items taken in personal robberies.
Last month 9,751 mobile phones were stolen in London.
Det Ch Supt Simon Letchford said: "Having your personal possessions on show gives robbers a chance to make easy money.
"Just being conscious of where you are and being careful about when you display your valuables can help you avoid being targeted."
The gangs taskforce in Lambeth said using stop-and-search tactics they would track down the offender in about three or four cases in 10 - although the phone was not always recovered.
The Met also revealed that the number of cases of people being robbed for jewellery in London rose from 2,440 in 2009-10 to 2,761 in 2010-11 and 3,589 in 2011-12.
Police said young professionals out and about in the capital at entertainment spots or other public places were most likely to be victims of street robbery. | Some 314 mobile phones are stolen on London's streets every day, according to the Metropolitan Police. |
39,549,523 | Brighton had to wait on the result of the 17:00 BST kick-off at Pride Park, before their return to the top flight after 34 years was confirmed.
Glenn Murray's crisp strike from the edge of the area put Albion ahead.
Solly March smashed in a second after the break, before Nick Powell's header made it a nervy final five minutes.
Brighton can now start preparing for life in the top division again following their relegation in 1982-83 and subsequent journey down and back up the leagues.
A Huddersfield win would have meant the Seagulls needed one more point to mathematically guarantee promotion, but their goal difference was already far superior to the Terriers.
Brighton need three more points to clinch the Championship title and will be crowned champions if they win at Norwich on Friday.
Wigan put up a spirited defensive display at the Amex Stadium, but offered little going forward until Powell's goal, and now face the prospect of an immediate return to League One.
They are five points from safety with three to play, including games against play-off chasing Reading and Leeds.
Brighton missed out on automatic promotion on the final day last season, when a draw at Middlesbrough saw Boro go up with Burnley and Albion finish third on goal difference.
They then lost in the play-off semi-finals to Sheffield Wednesday.
But Chris Hughton's side have bounced back superbly this campaign, winning 28 of their 43 matches, including all five games in April so far and bettering last year's total of 89 points already.
They could have beaten Wigan by an even bigger margin, but Murray saw his header ruled out for a foul and the Championship's Player of the Year, Knockaert, had a goal chalked out for offside and a strike cleared off the line.
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Brighton's promotion party comes almost 20 years to the day since they were less than 30 minutes from dropping out of the Football League.
Trailing Hereford 1-0 on the final day of the 1996-97 season and needing a draw to survive, substitute Robbie Reinelt popped up in the 62nd minute to score an equaliser, Brighton held on and Hereford went down instead.
Steve Gritt, who had taken charge five months earlier with Brighton 11 points adrift at the bottom of the fourth tier, said afterwards: "It's not something I really want to go through again." They never have.
However, the club was still in turmoil off the pitch in 1997. They had to sell the Goldstone Ground to pay off some of their debts, spent two seasons 70 miles away at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium, and then moved into the Withdean Stadium in 1999 - a council-owned athletics track on the suburbs of Brighton.
Chairman Tony Bloom's arrival eight years ago paved the way for their new permanent home and the success that followed, but it could have all been so different had they dropped into non-league.
Of the 71 promoted teams to play in the Premier League, 31 have been immediately relegated. But Brighton fans may want to put a positive spin on it - more than half of them stay up. The average finishing position is 15th.
Only twice have all three promoted teams stayed up - 2001-02 and 2011-12 - and only once have they all gone down - 1997-98.
In recent years there has been an upturn in fortune for promoted sides. Since 2008-09, there has been only one season in which two of the three promoted clubs have gone straight back down (2014-15). In the five seasons prior to that, it happened four times (2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07 and 2007-08).
In their current squad, excluding loan players, only six boast previous Premier League experience - Murray, Knockaert, David Stockdale, Steve Sidwell, Shane Duffy and Liam Rosenior.
But Hughton, who has won 63 of his 123 games in charge on the south coast, has managed in the top flight with Newcastle and Norwich.
They are also in for a bumper payday, with promotion to the Premier League worth an estimated £170m.
Brighton manager Hughton told BBC Radio 5 live his players were up for the challenge of promotion straight away, despite the heartbreak of 2015-16:
"It had something to do with how the season ended last season, but I think it was more the fact that the players enjoyed being up that end of the table, competing, getting into the play-offs.
"I think it was a conscious decision that they wanted that again, and the signs were there early in the season.
"We recruited well early in the season, in the summer, but it was a real steely determination from the group of players that wanted to do it again."
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Wigan Athletic 1.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Wigan Athletic 1.
Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Ryan Colclough (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
Offside, Wigan Athletic. Sam Morsy tries a through ball, but Dan Burn is caught offside.
Hand ball by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jake Buxton.
Attempt blocked. Chuba Akpom (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Murphy.
Attempt blocked. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Perkins.
Foul by Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Wigan Athletic 1. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Hanson with a cross.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Chuba Akpom replaces Tomer Hemed.
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tomer Hemed tries a through ball, but Anthony Knockaert is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Gaëtan Bong (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie Murphy.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Stephen Warnock.
Attempt blocked. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Murphy.
Foul by Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Sam Morsy replaces Shaun MacDonald.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jamie Murphy replaces Solly March.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Oliver Norwood replaces Beram Kayal.
Attempt saved. Gaëtan Bong (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
Attempt saved. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephen Warnock.
Foul by Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jake Buxton.
Offside, Wigan Athletic. Nick Powell tries a through ball, but Michael Jacobs is caught offside.
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Wigan Athletic 0. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Jacobs.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Nick Powell replaces Gabriel Obertan.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ryan Colclough replaces Ryan Tunnicliffe.
Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jakob Haugaard.
Attempt saved. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half. | Championship leaders Brighton were promoted to the Premier League after they beat relegation-threatened Wigan, and Huddersfield then drew at Derby. |
37,539,959 | The Virgin Mary, at Haddo House, Methlick, was investigated at part of BBC Four's Britain's Lost Masterpieces.
It was acquired by George Hamilton-Gordon, the 4th Earl of Aberdeen and Prime Minister between 1852 and 1855.
Art experts Dr Bendor Grosvenor said: "Finding a possible Raphael is about as exciting as it gets."
Raphael - Raffaello Santi, who was born in 1483 - was considered the supreme painter of the High Renaissance era.
His work also extended to architecture and design.
The Virgin Mary was bought as a genuine Raphael, but it was later attributed to Innocenzo da Imola.
It was removed, cleaned and subjected to detailed investigation.
Dr Grosvenor said: "This is a beautiful picture that deserves to be seen by as many people as possible.
"I hope 'the Haddo Madonna', which would be Scotland's only publicly owned Raphael, brings many people to this part of Aberdeenshire."
Jennifer Melville, head of collections, archives and libraries at the National Trust for Scotland said: "The National Trust for Scotland holds so many treasures all over the country. We always knew that the collection at Haddo was very special, and the discovery of these wonderful pieces confirms its importance in the Scottish art world.
"It is rare for visitors to see works of this quality outwith a gallery, so it is a real treat to come to Haddo House and enjoy them in this wonderful setting.
"This is particularly exciting for the piece which looks likely to be by Raphael. There are not many places where you can experience the work of one of the Renaissance's giants in a dining room. It is this intimacy which makes exploring our collections quite so special."
Britain's Lost Masterpieces airs on Wednesday at 21:00. | A painting at a National Trust for Scotland property in Aberdeenshire is probably by famous Italian artist Raphael, experts have said. |
39,848,004 | In the eastern province of Quebec, police are searching for a man and a toddler who were swept away after their car swerved into a river.
In British Columbia (BC), on the other side of the country, rescue crews are searching for two men, including a fire chief who went missing late Friday.
Flooding has also affected the provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick.
Quebec's deluge has been caused by a combination of melting snow and much heavier than average spring rainfall in April and May.
The inundation has affected 146 Quebec communities and created more than 1,500 evacuees.
In eastern Quebec, police say a man and a toddler are still missing after their car was swept into the swollen Riviere Sainte-Anne in the Gaspé region on Sunday night.
The mother of the toddler was able to escape, but she lost sight of her boyfriend and her child, said constable Claude Dorion.
A helicopter searched the area on Sunday night, and dozens of emergency services workers have helped, he told the BBC.
Crews dredged the lake on Monday afternoon to look for bodies, Mr Dorion said.
In BC, search and rescue teams are looking for Cache Creek Fire Chief Clayton Cassidy, 59.
He was checking creek-flow levels in the province's interior late on Friday before going missing. He is presumed dead, RCMP Corporal Dan Moskaluk told the BBC.
A 76-year-old man is still unaccounted for following a landslide in Tappen, BC, on Saturday and teams there are also on site.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with their families," Federal Public Safety Ralph Goodale said during a news conference on flood relief efforts.
Mr Goodale also said more Canadian troops are being deployed to Quebec.
About 1,650 soldiers and support personnel are helping flood victims and sand-bagging homes.
Schools are closed in numerous municipalities. There are currently 1,520 evacuees in the province.
Some 2,500 homes and 427 roads were flooded throughout Quebec. Ten towns have declared a state of emergency, including the province's largest city, Montreal.
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre said city officials are considering extending that state of emergency for another five days.
The floodwaters are expected to peak in Montreal late on Monday.
The Canadian Red Cross has launched a campaign asking for donations for those affected by the flooding.
Canada's national capital region has also seen severe flooding, with high water levels in the Ottawa and Rideau rivers.
Officials in Ottawa and Gatineau have asked the federal government for additional supplies to help deal with the deluge after having run out of sandbags.
Federal civil servants were told to stay home on Monday to help keep roads clear for emergency vehicles. Federal government offices located in Gatineau, on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River, were closed on Monday.
Flood levels in the Ottawa River are stabilising in the region though it will take several days for the water to recede to normal levels, despite light snowfall on Monday morning.
David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, said the spring rainfall in the flooded regions is historic.
"We've had anywhere in eastern Canada of two to three times the (normal) amount of rain, and breaking records by a long shot," he said.
Since 1 April, Montreal alone received 232mm (9in) of rain. Mr Phillips said the average for the city is 86mm (3.4in). The previous record was 162mm (6.4in).
"It's rained hard, it's rained often," he said. "It's like that dark cloud that hangs over you and won't leave you." | Four people are missing after some of the worst flooding in decades in parts of Canada. |
36,846,756 | The 25-year-old midfielder, who had a medical with the Premier League side on Friday, has signed a five-year contract.
Wijnaldum joined Newcastle for £14.5m from Dutch side PSV in 2015, playing in all 38 of the club's Premier League games last season and scoring 11 goals.
He is the Reds' seventh signing of the summer so far.
The others are:
It is understood Liverpool will pay an initial £23m with a further £2m in conditional add-ons.
Wijnaldum will join the Reds on their pre-season tour of America, where they will play Chelsea (27 July), AC Milan (30 July) and Roma (1 August).
He began his career at Feyenoord before moving to PSV Eindhoven and has made 30 appearances for the Netherlands, helping them finish third at the 2014 World Cup.
He scored on his Premier League debut in August 2015 and found the net a further 10 times during the season, including four in a 6-2 win over Norwich, but could not prevent Newcastle being relegated to the Championship.
Liverpool finished eighth in the Premier League last season and a 3-1 loss to Sevilla in the Europa League final ensured they will not be playing in European competition in 2016-17.
Klopp's side begin their Premier League campaign away at last season's runners-up Arsenal on 14 August.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Liverpool have signed Netherlands international Georginio Wijnaldum from Newcastle for £25m. |
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