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The first assault happened in Derby Road, Lenton, near Hill Side at about 08:00 BST on Sunday, and the second in Woodyard Lane, Wollaton.
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of two attempted rapes and three sexual assaults.
He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Nottingham Magistrates Court on Friday.
Both victims are being supported by specialist officers.
A 17-year-old boy arrested earlier has been released without charge. | A 16-year-old boy has been charged over two sex attacks in Nottingham that took place within 30 minutes. | 0.370981 | 0 |
Karim Khan, from North Waziristan, said his lawyer had notified the US embassy in Islamabad of the legal action.
The villager says no militants were in his home when it was struck by missiles on 19 December 2009.
It is thought to be the first time a Pakistani citizen has filed a compensation case against the US.
The tribal region has been the focus of US drone attacks since August 2008.
Hundreds of militants and civilians have died in the raids.
On the border with Afghanistan, the area is a known sanctuary for Taliban and al-Qaeda.
Mr Khan, who lives in the village of Machi Khel, near North Waziristan's main town of Mir Ali, told the BBC: "My son and brother were killed in a US drone attack on my home.
"Both were civilians and employees of the local government administration. A man who was working at my home was also killed in the attack."
Mr Khan, a freelance journalist, said no foreigner or militant was in his home at the time of the attacks.
"For the past year, I've been knocking on the doors of the local political administration, and the government, but have received no justice," he said.
"Therefore I have now decided to take this legal remedy."
Mr Khan said his lawyer had sent notices to US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, CIA director Leon Panetta and the agency's Islamabad station chief, Jonathan Banks.
If he did not receive a satisfactory response in 14 days, he would automatically file a civil case in Islamabad against the respondents, Mr Khan added.
The US does not comment on individual missile strikes, although the drone attacks have been officially recognised as part of the war in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. | A Pakistani tribesman plans to sue the CIA for $500m (£320m), claiming it is responsible for the deaths of his son and brother in a drone air strike. | 1.618233 | 2 |
Nonetheless, the Pew Research Center report found that a slim majority - a median of 51% - of respondents across 10 EU countries still favoured the EU.
Forty-two percent want more power returned to their national capitals.
Another poll has found most Europeans want the UK to stay in the EU.
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The findings, by TNS (in French), contrasted with its survey among Britons, which found that 41% supported remaining within the 28-member bloc, compared with 43% in favour of leaving.
The UK holds a referendum on 23 June on whether it should stay in the EU or leave.
In its poll results released on Tuesday, the Pew Research Center found a majority of people were unfavourable towards the EU in Greece (71%) and France (61%).
That followed a steep decline in EU favourability in France (down 17 percentage points from 2015 to 2016) and Spain (down 16 points over the same period). In the UK, support was down eight points, and in Italy six.
In five of the six nations surveyed in both 2015 and 2016, it found favourability had declined.
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This year, the poll surveyed 10,491 respondents in 10 EU nations from 4 April to 12 May - nations accounting for 80% of the EU's population and 82% of its GDP.
It found the strongest supporters of the EU were in Poland (72%) and Hungary (61%) - compared with just 27% of Greeks, 38% of French and 47% of Spanish.
In Monday's TNS poll, Germany was the country where the greatest number of respondents felt the UK should remain within the EU - 79%, compared with 15% who felt it should leave.
In Finland and the Czech Republic, 62% supported its continued membership.
A majority of respondents in the 10 countries surveyed in the latter half of May believed the economic situation in Europe would deteriorate if Britain left, except in Germany, where a majority felt it would remain the same. | Euroscepticism is on the rise across Europe, new research has suggested, with little more than two weeks to go before Britons decide whether to remain within the EU. | 1.768651 | 2 |
On the sidelines, he is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
He is also likely to meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif later in the week, Indian media reports say.
Mr Modi began a five nation tour of Central Asia and Russia on Monday.
He has visited Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and will visit Kyrgystan and Tajikistan after the two summits in Russia.
Mr Modi will join leaders of BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - to discuss regional and global issues and the recently-formed New Development Bank which is headquartered in Shanghai and has well known Indian banker KV Kamath as its first head.
With the Chinese president, Mr Modi is expected to discuss bilateral issues on Wednesday, reports say.
Ties have suffered a setback recently over China's proposed $46bn (£30bn) economic corridor through Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Delhi has also been unhappy over Beijing's support to Islamabad over the release of Mumbai attacks mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi.
Reports say Mr Modi's meeting with Mr Sharif is due on Friday, but Indian officials are tight-lipped about the details. | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to arrive in the Russian city of Ufa to attend summits of the BRICS emerging economies and regional Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. | 1.497506 | 1 |
Authorities can bid for a share of the "capacity fund" to tackle planning issues that can hold up projects.
The creation of six new housing zones to support developing 10,000 new homes on brownfield sites was also announced.
Government support for the new Otterpool Park garden town in Shepway, Kent, was also revealed.
Housing minister Gavin Barwell said: "We want to turbo-charge house building on large sites to get the homes built in the places people want to live so that this country works for everyone, not just the privileged few."
Labour's shadow housing secretary John Healey said the additional funding was "a drop in the ocean" compared to the scale of the housing "crisis".
He said: "Ministers are set to spend around £2bn less this year on housing than under Labour. So an £18m fund won't come anywhere near compensating for previous short-sighted cuts."
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We could be in touch and your question could make the news. | Government funding totalling £18m is being offered to councils in England to speed up building of up to 800,000 new homes on large developments. | 1.575616 | 2 |
The victims were killed in the town of Waverly, Virginia, which was hit with winds up to more than 60mph (97kph).
The same system, which spawned several tornadoes, destroyed hundreds of homes in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida on Tuesday, killing three others.
Forecasters said more than 80 million people were in the path of the storm.
Tornado warnings were issued for the densely populated region between Washington and Philadelphia. | At least three people are dead and thousands lost power after a strong storm system barrelled up the east coast of the US. | 1.342665 | 1 |
George Williams, 51, controlled a Liverpool-based team conning firms into paying for adverts in a publication called "Emergency Services News".
They should have produced about 1.2m copies to fulfil their promises to clients but instead police found they only printed 30,000 copies.
Four other men were sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court over the scam.
The defendants, who called themselves Weinstein Williams Associates Ltd, were found to have falsely claimed that they worked for the emergency services.
Detectives believe as many as 15,000 victims paid for adverts in publications that either did not materialise or never reached the audience that the team had promised.
Some victims defaulted on mortgage payments to settle bills after being threatened with legal action, Merseyside Police said. One man even sold his work van.
Det Cons Lee Egerton said: "George Williams and team meanwhile lived a life of comfort and luxury on the back of their crimes."
Williams, from Lineacre Road in Liverpool, and his operations manager Gayle Leahair were found guilty at an earlier trial of fraudulent trading and conspiring to commit fraud by false representation.
Leahair and another woman who pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit fraud by false representation will be sentenced at a later date.
Sales manager Ronnie Lloyd, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit fraud by false representation, was jailed for 12 months.
The other men, who admitted the same charge, include: | A man who led a £5.2m magazine fraud affecting up to 15,000 victims has been jailed for seven years. | 1.134834 | 1 |
New figures obtained by BBC Radio Oxford through a Freedom of Information request reveal 411 signalling problems during the 2014/15 financial year.
They also show a 22% increase in faults from 2012/13, which has drawn criticism from commuters faced with rising prices.
Network Rail blamed a lack of railway investment for the increase.
Signalling systems can fail for a number of reasons, such as power cuts or blown fuses, which cause signals to turn black and drivers to stop their trains.
A spokeswoman said the age of the equipment was the cause of the problems.
"We are replacing all of the signalling equipment along the Western route as part of our £7.5bn modernisation programme," she said.
During the 2013/14 financial year there was 379 signal problems and in 2012/13 the number was 337.
Sim Harris, the managing editor of Railnews magazine, said the signalling problems were causing "major disruption to thousands of people".
He said: "The problem with the signalling between Oxford and Reading, which is where these problems do occur, is that it's getting on [in age]."
Simon Stevenson, 42, from North Oxford, is a company director and commutes into London two or three times a week.
He said: "There seems to be a disconnect. We have constant increases in fares, but that doesn't translate into improvements in service."
A similar view was shared by Damian Fantato, 26 - a journalist who commuted into London from Oxford every day until earlier this year.
"Commuting to London costs an arm and a leg, so when you are delayed most mornings because you are sat somewhere just outside Reading it feels like you are being taken for a ride," he said. | The Oxford to London Paddington line suffered the equivalent of more than one signal problem every day last year. | 1.781298 | 2 |
Police said they were called to a disturbance in Carolside Drive, Drumchapel, at about 10:30.
The man had been stabbed and was taken by ambulance to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he is being treated for serious injuries.
Officers said their inquiry into the attack was ongoing and appealed for witnesses to contact them. | A 30-year-old man is in a serious condition after being attacked in the north of Glasgow. | 0.584226 | 1 |
The original party was forced to leave the ship Endurance in 1915 after it became icebound.
The family of James Wordie, chief scientific officer, had set out to "complete unfinished family business".
The feat means funds will be raised to digitise Wordie's and other explorers' work papers deposited in Cambridge.
Wordie's diaries and relevant papers by other members of the expedition will be made available for research at St John's College where Wordie was a student, fellow, and later master as well as the Scott Polar Research Institute.
Twelve people, led by explorer David Hempleman-Adams, walked and skied the final leg of Shackleton's intended route to the Pole.
They arrived on 17 December - 100 years and two days after the original party hoped to do so.
The trip was conceived by Tim Holmes and his wife, Alice, who is Wordie's granddaughter.
Speaking from the Antarctic, Mr Holmes said: "It has been a very rewarding trip and very hard at times too, with extreme cold, wind and snow ridges to deal with."
Wordie's detailed volumes capture the spirit, courage and determination of the men trapped in gruelling conditions in Antarctica for nearly two years after setting off in early 1914, he said.
After being forced to abandon ship, the crew drifted on ice floes for several months before reaching uninhabited Elephant Island.
From there, Shackleton and five others made a daring, 800-mile sea crossing to South Georgia from where a rescue was mounted. | Relatives of a scientist on Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated Antarctica expedition in 1915 have reached the South Pole 100 years later. | 3.112021 | 3 |
Tesla said it manufactured 11,600 cars in the first three months of 2015, 1,000 more than it had been projecting.
That led to revenues of $893m (£586m), a 52% increase from a year earlier.
However, the firm still reported a loss of $154m, reflecting continued investment in research and new manufacturing facilities.
Tesla said it planned to increase production by about 12% and manufacture 12,500 cars in the second quarter of 2015, but warned that a strengthening dollar would continue to hurt its bottom line.
It said it would increase its prices by 5% in Europe to try an offset that loss.
After admitting earlier this year that its China sales were less than expected, Tesla said that it was seeing a recovery in the market. It said it was still on track to sell 55,000 of its Model S and Model X cars in 2015.
The company added that it was still on track for the launch of its battery factory - known as the Gigafactory - in the US state of Nevada in 2016.
Last week, Tesla announced it would manufacture batteries for home electricity use in addition to those for its cars at the facility.
Shares in the firm fluctuated in trading after US markets had closed, rising by nearly 5% before declining. | Electric car maker Tesla has reported better-than-expected revenue growth as sales of the firm's cars continue to grow. | 1.605943 | 2 |
The defence argued those on trial could not have been responsible for the attack as they were in jail.
The judge adjourned the trial, which opened on Monday, to give more time to protect witnesses.
One woman and 31 men are on trial, including a cleric from the Tabliq sect.
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The prosecution did not give any further details about the alleged attack on the witness but did say a court case had started on Friday.
The spate of killings included the head of Uganda's Shia community, Sheikh Abdu Kadir Muwaya, who was shot dead Christmas Day 2014 in Uganda's capital Kampala.
Three days later Sheikh Mustafa Bahiga, a leader of the Tabliq sect was also shot dead.
Sheikh Muhammad Younus Kamoga was one of the Tabliq sect's leaders in Uganda at the time of his arrest.
The BBC's Patience Atuhaire reports from the High Court that the defence said police took the suspects out of jail and forced them to give information against each other.
Our correspondent adds that Judge Ezekiel Muhanguzi ruled that no suspects should be taken out of jail anymore and if police and other agents want access to them, it should be in the presence of their lawyers.
The case is set to resume on 18 July. | A witness in a trial over a spate of murders of Muslim clerics in Uganda was "beaten and castrated" because he agreed to testify, prosecutors say. | 1.273702 | 1 |
The number was lower than expected and is a sharp slowdown from December, when 292,000 jobs were added.
Job losses in transport and education weighed on the numbers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
Last week, figures showed that US economic growth slowed to an annual rate 0.7% in the final three months of 2015, from 2% in the previous quarter.
Trading on Wall Street suggests investors are concerned that the slowdown in job creation could be a further sign of a weakening US economy. The main Dow Jones closed down 215 points, or 1.3%, at 16.201.75.
But some analysts focused on the positive - that weaker job numbers meant another rise in interest rates was unlikely for now.
"I'm a little surprised the markets reacted somewhat negatively to it," said Sean Lynch at the Wells Fargo Investment Institute.
"It is actually a pretty good number that should be welcomed by the equity markets, it takes some of the concern the Fed moves too quickly off the table a little bit."
President Obama highlighted the low unemployment rate as he plugged aspects of his spending bill to be proposed next week. He plans to push for greater investment in clean energy, where jobs growth has been strong.
The president acknowledged that there was still anxiety among Americans, but said the US economy was "stronger and more durable" then before the financial crisis.
Retailing saw the highest number of jobs created in January, at 58,000, with healthcare adding 37,000 and manufacturing 29,000.
Some 39,000 jobs were lost in private education services, however, with a further 20,000 lost in transport and warehousing.
The net job creation pushed the unemployment rate below 5% - where it had stood for the previous three months - to its lowest level since early 2008.
The labour participation rate was unchanged, suggesting fewer people are dropping out of the labour market - a key problem during the financial crisis.
The average hourly rate rose by 12 cents, or 0.5%, to $25.39, which Greg Anderson at BMO Capital Markets described as "shockingly good". | The US economy added 151,000 jobs in January, helping to push the country's unemployment rate down to 4.9%. | 1.942824 | 2 |
The man's body was found by officers at a house in Woodlands Park Close, Wigan, after a call at 09:00 GMT, Greater Manchester Police said.
The woman's body was found following a search of the home.
Det Insp Andy Naismith said police did not believe anybody else was involved with the deaths. Post-mortem examinations are due to be held later. | The bodies of a man and woman in their 40s have been found at a house in Greater Manchester. | 0.370964 | 0 |
John Wilson, 63, died in hospital after he was forced to jump from a window in the the terraced house in Curzon Road, Ashton-under-Lyne on Tuesday.
His eldest daughter Leanne Wilson, 25, told the Manchester Evening News he was "an excellent dad and grandad".
His wife and other daughter suffered serious injuries, firefighters said.
Mr Wilson, a double lung transplant survivor, escaped moments before his house exploded, causing it to collapse at both the front and back.
Leanne Wilson, who lives on the same street and heard the explosion, said her father was "a fabulous husband to Mum. He'll be missed by a lot of people."
His wife, Hazel, was caught by a neighbour when she jumped from the bedroom window, and their daughter Danielle, 22, jumped from the roof.
Seven other people, including neighbours who came to the family's aid, suffered minor wounds.
Reverend Karen Hilsden, from Hurst Methodist Church said a vigil will be held at the church on Wednesday evening.
Reading a statement to reporters, she said: "On behalf of the local community, we are all shocked and saddened by yesterday's explosion and the tragic death of John Wilson".
"Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been affected, particularly the Wilson family and we would appreciate it if you would respect their privacy at this difficult time".
Amy Binmoor, who lives on Hulme Street about 20 yards (18m) from the house, said people "feel numb" but are "pulling together".
Ms Binmoor said she will be attending the vigil to show "people are going to be there for them."
"They are a lovely family and they need people there to know that they care", she said.
Investigators can not yet enter the building to establish the cause of the explosion as it is still unstable, the fire service said.
Firefighters remain at the site removing belongings from neighbouring properties. | The daughter of a man who died after a suspected gas explosion at his home in Greater Manchester has paid tribute to her "excellent dad". | 0.990855 | 1 |
The new console will be released in the UK on 3 March and will cost UK gamers £279.99.
There are more than 80 games currently being developed for the console, but big names like Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda have been confirmed.
In October 2016, we got our first proper look at the console, and we compared it to some of the other top consoles available. | Nintendo has revealed lots of new details about its brand new console, the Nintendo Switch. | 0.764633 | 1 |
Jon-Paul Pittman latched onto Andy Monkhouse's header to put Grimsby ahead but Giuseppe Sole headed Bruno Andrade's free kick to equalise.
Amond struck his first of the night when he headed in Evan Horwood's cross and added to his tally soon after.
Just before half-time, Amond struck from 25 yards out to make sure of all three points for the hosts.
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Grimsby boss Paul Hurst told BBC Radio Humberside:
"Three good goals. I thought they were good play and we've had a goal disallowed, plus a couple cleared off the line.
"You just think is it going to be one of them nights and things going against you, but overall second-half I thought we were relatively comfortable.
"It keeps us that bit of a cushion at the minute. But there are a lot of teams still interested in the play-offs." | Padraig Amond scored his 24th league goal of the season to help Grimsby Town to victory against Woking. | 0.73618 | 1 |
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The Number Four Hospital of Zhengzhou University in Henan province was partially demolished on Thursday amid a land dispute, Xinhua news agency said.
Hospital staff told reporters equipment worth over $600,000 was damaged.
The case has sparked outrage in China, where forced demolitions are common.
Doctors told local media that several men in camouflage uniforms showed up at the hospital, in Huiji district, on Thursday, and began bulldozing the building.
Liu Chunguang, director of the hospital's radiology department, told Xinhua news agency he was examining a patient when the demolition took place.
"A gaping hole appeared - the patient was half-scared to death, and ran out."
Meanwhile, hospital official Yuan Fang told Xinhua that radiology equipment had been damaged and the hospital had had to suspend its activities, forcing many patients to switch hospitals.
"Burying the bodies of patients in rubble is extremely disrespectful to the deceased," he added.
The local Huiji district government said in a statement that the hospital's CT room and morgue were on land designated for a road expansion project, and that it had asked the hospital to dismantle the rooms themselves several times.
The hospital was evacuated prior to demolition, and there were no casualties, the statement added.
However, hospital officials said three doctors and a patient were in the building at the time of demolition, and that some hospital workers were injured when they tried to stop the demolition, Jinghua news reported. | A hospital in China has been bulldozed while still in use, reportedly causing doctors inside to flee and burying six bodies from its morgue under rubble, state media say. | 1.294339 | 1 |
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Only three of the club's players survived the crash on 29 November, when 71 of 77 people on board died.
Barcelona say the game will help Chapecoense "rebuild institutionally and recover the competitive level it had before the tragedy".
The winner of the game at the Nou Camp will receive the Joan Gamper Trophy.
The annual invitational game is traditionally where Barcelona unveil their team for the new season to home fans.
The crash happened as Chapecoense were travelling to face Colombian side Atletico Nacional in the final of the Copa Sudamericana.
Defenders Neto and Alan Ruschel, and goalkeeper Jackson Follmann, who had his leg amputated, were among the six survivors, while 19 players and the coaching staff died.
They signed 25 new players this season and promoted nine from the youth team. | Barcelona will host Chapecoense in a friendly on 7 August to pay tribute to those who died when the Brazilian team's plane crashed last November. | 1.011651 | 1 |
Residents of Princes Drive in Weymouth, whose gardens back on to the mainline to London Waterloo, said trains stop with their engines running for up to five hours on Saturdays.
They said their weekend noise nightmare started last year.
Great Western Railway (GWR) said new procedures had now been put in place to minimise the time engines run.
Peter Yarwood, who has lived on Princes Drive for 15 years, said: "We quite enjoy the trains passing but to have one parked outside your house for five hours on a Saturday is not very nice."
As well as the "constant droning noise" he said he could not open his windows or sit in the garden because of the fumes.
Resident Wayne Wilcox agreed: "The noise is bad enough but the smell is horrendous."
The trains wait outside Weymouth Station from about midday on Saturdays until 17:00 on some occasions, residents said.
In a letter to GWR in May, Mark Whitchelo said the fumes were "filling" his garden.
He said he and his wife Diane were concerned about pollution caused by the fumes.
The couple contacted MP Richard Drax, who said GWR was "doing all they can to solve the problem".
A GWR spokesman said: "Generally engines need to run to provide and maintain the air supply for the doors and brakes systems to work.
"Safety checks need to be carried out before the train can go in to service and these checks require the engine to be running."
But he admitted it should not happen for five hours and said new procedures had since been introduced at Weymouth which involved both engines being shut down once checks had been carried out. | Noise, fumes and the "horrendous smell" of idling diesel trains are blighting the lives of people in a seaside town. | 1.4158 | 1 |
Thirty inmates with links to the Zetas drugs cartel escaped from the Apodaca jail during the unrest and 44 prisoners from a rival gang were killed.
Investigators say they have evidence that guards helped plan the killings.
There were further disturbances in the jail on Tuesday as three Zetas gang members were moved to another prison.
The bloodshed in the jail outside the northern city of Monterrey was one of the worst episodes of prison violence Mexico has seen in recent years.
Prison guards plotted with the Zetas gang to organise the mass escape and slaughter members of the rival Gulf Cartel, the authorities said.
The 44 dead prisoners were stabbed, strangled or beaten to death.
"The investigation has discovered direct participation in the riot and that others helped in the escape," Nuevo Leon state prosecutor Adrian de la Garza said.
"We can deduce that this was not just a gang fight, but rather homicides committed in a direct attack on certain persons who were detained there," he added.
Among those detained are the prison director, Geronimo Martinez, his deputy, Juan Hernandez, and the security chief Oscar Laureno.
The 29 suspects are being held in custody while investigations continue.
Gang violence and corruption are common in Mexico's prison system.
But the scale of the violence in Apodaca and the allegations of complicity have caused widespread shock and anger.
Mexico's Human Rights Commission has started its own investigation into the incident and has urged the authorities to do more to prevent violence in prison.
On Monday Nuevo Leon governor Rodrigo Medina said prisons in the state had been struggling to cope with an influx of violent criminals arrested during the military-led campaign against drug cartels.
Nuevo Leon has been the scene of a bloody conflict between the Zetas and Gulf cartels, former allies who now fight over territory and drug-smuggling routes into the US. | The director of a Mexican prison and 28 guards have been arrested on suspicion of helping a mass breakout and massacre by gang members on Sunday. | 1.451352 | 1 |
A report in January revealed proposed changes that NHS bosses have since said could save £31m.
The 14-week consultation began in March and is to finish at midnight.
A petition against the Huddersfield hospital's closure plan currently has more than 63,000 signatures.
More than 4,300 people have already completed the consultation survey organised by the NHS Calderdale and Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Groups.
Under the proposals all emergency, acute and high-risk planned care would be brought together at Calderdale Royal Hospital in neighbouring Halifax.
A new site in Acre Mills, Huddersfield would be developed as a hospital for planned care - but with no A&E.
The plans would eventually see 612 beds at Calderdale Royal Hospital and 120 at the proposed hospital at Acre Mills.
Several demonstrations against the closure of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary have been staged in the town.
Demolishing the infirmary and relocating emergency services to Calderdale would cost £470m compared with £501m under proposals considered for Huddersfield, said a draft public consultation document.
The proposed changes would "result in the greatest overall benefits" for people living in Calderdale and Greater Huddersfield, according to the CCGs.
The final decision on the plan is expected to be made public in October. | Plans to demolish Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and replace it with a new facility with no A&E have entered a final day of public consultation. | 1.297023 | 1 |
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The 24-year-old Scot beat Sweden's Paralympic champion Stefan Olsson 6-1 6-4 on a packed-out court 17.
Reid, who was runner-up in the French Open, adds Wimbledon to the Australian Open title he won in January.
"It's incredible," said Reid. "I'll never forget this moment."
Wheelchair tennis has been played at Wimbledon since 2001 but this year is the first time men's and women's singles have featured.
"To have the opportunity to play singles here is something I've dreamed of for a long time," added Reid.
"And to come here and win it in front of all the people I love: my friends, my family, my coaches, with so much support. It's great."
Reid, who was ranked third in the world at the beginning of the week, hopes his continued success will inspire the next generation of wheelchair tennis players.
"I said at the start of the week I wanted to achieve two things," he told BBC Sport. "First if there were any kids with disabilities for this to inspire them to take up the sport.
"And second was to continue to break down the barriers when it comes to disability sport, to showcase the talent in the sport. The coverage and interest we've had this week, it's been a big milestone and hopefully we can build on that."
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Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Great Britain's Gordon Reid won his second Wimbledon title in as many days by adding the men's wheelchair singles to the doubles title he won alongside Alfie Hewett on Saturday. | 1.283627 | 1 |
The Stags finished four points adrift of the play-offs this season in 12th place in League Two.
Radford said: "We are targeting automatic promotion.
"Steve will have my full backing to do what is required to give us the best possible chance of delivering promotion to League One."
Evans, who was appointed as Stags boss on a two-and-a-half-year contract in November last year, publicly asked for his chairman's backing for a promotion push last week, saying he was "not a League Two manager".
Radford has revealed the pair had since met with CEO Carolyn Radford and all three are in agreement about the way forward.
"Our meeting went very well as expected," continued Radford.
"Steve was in buoyant mood, great spirits and typically passionate and determined as we spoke about our plans to make the Stags bigger, better and stronger.
"Steve has a series of meetings tomorrow (Wednesday) with current players and our retained list will be announced soon after those meetings have been conducted." | Mansfield Town chairman John Radford says manager Steve Evans will be given the backing for an automatic promotion push next season. | 0.71685 | 1 |
Christine Archibald, 30, a former homeless shelter worker, is the first victim to be named after Saturday's attack at London Bridge.
Her family asked people to donate money or their time to a shelter, saying: "Tell them Chrissy sent you."
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said he was "heartbroken" at Ms Archibald's death.
Three attackers were shot dead by police after driving a van into pedestrians on the bridge, before going on to stab people in Borough Market.
The attack left seven people dead and 48 injured. Of the 36 people still being treated in hospital, 18 remain in a critical condition.
In a statement, Ms Archibald's family said they had lost a "beautiful, loving daughter and sister".
"She had room in her heart for everyone and believed strongly that every person was to be valued and respected," they said.
"She would have had no understanding of the callous cruelty that caused her death."
They said Ms Archibald, from British Columbia, had worked in a shelter for the homeless until she moved to Europe to be with her fiancé, Tyler Ferguson.
"Please honour her by making your community a better place.
"Volunteer your time and labour or donate to a homeless shelter. Tell them Chrissy sent you," the statement added.
Mr Ferguson's sister, Cassie Ferguson Rowe, said her brother held Ms Archibald as she died in his arms.
Writing on Facebook, she said: "Last night in London my baby brother lost the love of his life on the London Bridge.
"In a split second his entire life was ripped away from him. Hearing his painful sobs on the phone while he's alone trying to deal with this tears me apart.
"I have no words. If you know Tyler, please be there for him now, and later when what happened sinks in, he's going to need us all."
Mr Trudeau said Canadians "stand united with the British people".
"We will continue to work together with the United Kingdom and all our allies to fight terrorism and bring perpetrators to justice," he said.
"These hateful acts do not deter us; they only strengthen our resolve." | A Canadian woman who was killed in the London terror attack died in her fiancé's arms after being struck by the speeding van, her family has said. | 1.442398 | 1 |
The women, aged 66 and 33, were pronounced dead at a house in Golders Green, north-west London, on Friday night.
Joshua Cohen, 27, from Golders Green, was arrested on Saturday afternoon in the nearby Golders Hill Park.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Hendon Magistrates' Court on Monday. | A man has been charged with two counts of murder after a mother and daughter were found stabbed to death in their home. | 0.109464 | 0 |
Figures show that there were 406 suspects in the year to April 2015, compared with 298 four years ago.
Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders told BBC's Newsnight numbers could reach a peak of 600 this year.
The number of people returning from Syria was "driving" the rise, she said.
Ms Saunders said she is having to nearly double the number of prosecutors undertaking counter-terrorism-related work because of the volume and complexity of plots facing the UK.
There are 30 Syria-related cases involving alleged plots waiting to go to court and others are in the pipeline, she said.
"We do think that the number of returnees from Syria is driving a good proportion of the increase in cases we are seeing. It's showing no sign of decline either.
"None of these cases are easy, they are all quite complex cases to deal with, and the (suspects) all tend to plead not guilty so we preparing full cases."
According to official figures, the Crown Prosecution Service dealt with 298 terror suspects or defendants in 2010/11. Over the following years the numbers rose to 311, 333, 371 and 406.
Helen Ball, senior national co-ordinator for counter-terrorism policing, told Newsnight the rate of people travelling from the UK to Syria was still rising.
The trend "worried and surprised her", she said.
"I thought that when it became clear the sort of murders, torture and other things that were happening in Syria, I thought that when people really started to see that, they would not wish to travel any more.
"What concerns me is that, what (Islamic State) is doing is being normalised, and people seem to be accepting that they are building a state, building an alternative life and it's legitimate for people to join that, it is a real worry."
Ball, who is a deputy assistant commissioner at the Metropolitan Police, said the people who went to Syria were being lied to about what would happen to them.
"They are making disastrous mistakes, but I think they are being lied to and manipulated and the more that we can work with families to help them understand the signs and symptoms, the more we can try to protect them from travelling." | The number of terror suspects being investigated by prosecutors has risen over the past four years and is still increasing, the BBC has learned. | 1.628031 | 2 |
Workers wearing harnesses are abseiling down Britain's biggest aqueduct to carry out maintenance which includes removing vegetation from the structure.
Constructed under the instruction of Thomas Telford between 1796 and 1805, the aqueduct stands 126ft (36m) high.
The cast iron trough holds 1.5m litres of water from Llangollen Canal and is supported by 18 piers and 19 arches.
The aqueduct and canal were made a world heritage site in 2009.
The work by the Canal & River Trust is part of an £80,000 project to protect historic structures along the Llangollen and Montgomery canals this winter, including Montgomery and Chirk aqueducts, and Ellesmere, Chirk and Whitehouse tunnels. | Contractors with a head for heights have begun clean-up work on Wrexham's towering Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. | 2.845401 | 3 |
Staff were told on Tuesday that the city centre business had gone into liquidation with the loss of 53 jobs.
It was opened by Thomas Austin in 1830 and is thought to have been one of the oldest stores in Europe.
One worker, Toni McNally, has been employed by the business for her entire working life.
In November 2014, the building was sold to the City Hotel Group. The receiver then sold the trading side of the business.
"I'm there from I was 14 and I'm just absolutely devastated," Ms McNally told BBC Radio Foyle, "We laughed everyday, we had great customers, our colleagues were great, our bosses were great.
"Even for the management themselves it was just horrific."
Toni has two children and believes it will be difficult to adjust to being unemployed.
"I don't have a clue, I've never even been to the unemployment centre.
"The liquidators have set up a clinic for us to go on Friday so we can discuss what we're entitled to and all the rest of it," she said.
"We were all like brothers and sisters. I loved everybody that I worked with."
Another worker, Jackie McCormill, described how she arrived at the store to find the shutters pulled down.
"We pulled the shutter up and stood inside to wait for one of the managers to say that the shop was closed, that the liquidators were in, and that it was all over for us really.
"The other girl I was with was actually physically shaking, it's like someone hit you over the head with a hammer, but this has been coming.
"Everybody was crying, women all red faced. People's faces were just drained."
Jackie said management had done their best to keep the business afloat.
"It seems like ten years this recession's going on and it just seems to be going deeper and deeper down.
"They tried their best to keep that store and I think they kept it a lot longer than most people would." | Some workers at Austins, in County Londonderry, say they have been left devastated by the closure of the department store. | 1.540024 | 2 |
The Met Office issued at yellow "be aware" warning of the conditions at 08:45 for the Highlands and parts of Aberdeenshire and central Scotland.
The warning of ice and snow falling to about an inch (4cm) on ground above 656ft (200m) and to 3in (10cm) above 1,312ft (400m) is in place until 23:00.
Routes affected include the A82 at Altnafeadh and the A9 at Drumochter.
The Met Office said: "Be aware that some difficult driving conditions will be encountered today with the possibility of some local transport disruption.
"A cold showery westerly airstream will cover Scotland, with troughs of low pressure bringing some heavy and prolonged wintry showers through the day.
"While most of the snow showers will be found over higher ground, the heavier showers could bring snow to quite low levels at times."
The Cairngorms has been among places to have some of the heaviest snowfalls.
The area's Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig near Aviemore has three polar bears - two males Arktos and Walker and a female called Victoria.
The bears' birthdays were marked by park staff and visitors earlier on Friday with frozen treats. | Snow and freezing temperatures have been affecting travel in parts of Scotland. | 1.554742 | 2 |
The 52-year-old, who had high levels of alcohol in his system, was struck near a stop in Nottingham on 15 August.
He had walked along an off-limits section of track before lying down and being hit by a tram at 30mph.
The investigation found drivers were initially warned to slow down to avoid him but the advice was withdrawn when he was believed to have left the area.
A Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) report said the man, who has not been named, was returning from Nottingham city centre when he got off a tram at David Lane shortly before 23:00.
He bypassed guard rails designed to stop pedestrians before walking along the track towards Basford.
Operators in the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) control room began warning tram drivers arriving at and leaving the stop to slow down and employ caution to avoid hitting the man.
However, this came to an end when a control room staff member misheard a message and believed the man had safely made it to Basford station.
Instead he was lying on the track and was hit by a tram approaching David Lane.
The report said: "The audio reception of the call was poor and the basic principles of safety critical communication were not followed during the call.
"Furthermore, there was no effective exchange of information between the supervisors and the misunderstanding was not detected and challenged by others in the control room."
The RAIB said it had recommended improvements to control room communication procedures and the operators of the NET system had already started putting changes in place. | A communication error led to a man being hit by a tram and killed, an investigation has found. | 1.638819 | 2 |
15 March 2014 Last updated at 10:14 GMT
Tim is going to spend six months on board the International Space Station next year carrying out scientific experiments.
He's currently in a training camp in Russia, but Nel managed to touch base with him and put some of the questions you sent in to Tim.
Check out what he had to say...
Footage courtesy of Nasa and Esa | The UK's first official astronaut, Major Tim Peake, has been answering your questions about all things space. | 1.124413 | 1 |
William Fearn, from Hodge Hill, Birmingham, served in North Africa in 1940 before being deployed to Malta for two years.
He was decorated with the Africa Star, the Defence Medal, the 1939-1945 Star and the 1945 War Medal.
Police said the medals, taken between Thursday and Tuesday, were "worth a few pounds" to anyone trying to sell them.
But they were "priceless" to Mr Fearn and his family, the West Midlands force said.
PC Lee Parry said the thieves may have stolen the medals "thinking they were of high value".
Officers were checking CCTV and speaking to residents, local stores and second hand dealers. | A 97-year-old World War Two veteran has had service medals stolen in a burglary while he was in hospital. | 1.615065 | 2 |
Fletcher, in at number six as a nightwatchman, helped his side from their overnight 96-4 to 305 all out.
He was run out just short of a maiden first-class century, slipping after been sent back by James Pattinson (59).
Durham reached 162-5 at the close, leading by 19 runs, but with opener Keaton Jennings unbeaten on 62.
Much will depend on England Test batsman Jennings if the hosts, who began the season on minus 48 points because of last season's financial issues, are to start 2017 with a positive result.
The match was turned in Notts' favour by an eighth-wicket partnership of 108 between Fletcher and Australia pace bowler Pattinson, who made a career-best 89 not out in the win at Leicestershire in their first match of the season.
Jake Ball (2-46) made early inroads with the ball before Pattinson (2-24) broke a fourth-wicket stand of 71 between Jennings and Paul Collingwood (40) when the latter edged to Riki Wessels, who took a stunning high catch at first slip. | Luke Fletcher equalled his career-best of 92 and took a wicket in Durham's second innings as Notts seized control on day two at the Riverside. | 0.804976 | 1 |
Relatives of the victim wept in the Massachusetts courthouse as the verdict was announced on live television.
Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
He was arrested in 2013 and charged with killing Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro player who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee.
Lloyd's body was found with six bullet wounds less than a mile from Hernandez's home.
At the time, Hernandez had a contract worth $40m (£27m).
But within hours of his arrest, the Patriots sacked Hernandez, considered one of the top tight ends playing the game.
Hernandez is not an isolated case.
NFL players have been charged with any number of crimes over the years, from rape to dog-fighting.
Active NFL players are aged, in the main, between 21 and 34 and the arrest rate for that demographic is one in eight.
The arrest rate for people of Hernandez's age - he was 23 - is a startling one in six.
Does the NFL have a crime problem?
During closing arguments, his defence team acknowledged that he was present during the murder but said others committed the crime.
Prosecutors say Hernandez planned the "orchestrated execution" because of an incident in a night club, and then helped to cover it up.
The 25-year-old was found guilty of murder and other weapons charges on the seventh day of jury deliberations.
In a tearful statement to the court, Lloyd's mother Ursula Ward called him the "backbone of the family". | Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has been found guilty of the first-degree murder of his friend, another American footballer. | 1.093421 | 1 |
Gubbins made 114 from 117 deliveries, but no other batsman was able to reach 50 as Middlesex were all out for 295.
Toby Roland-Jones (4-10) took the first four Hampshire wickets as they slumped to 34-4 in reply.
The hosts reached 146-7 in the 31st over when rain stopped play, leaving them 89 runs short on the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Middlesex's victory was their first in their opening three games of this year's competition, though they will have concerns over an apparent hamstring injury suffered by batsman Sam Robson.
Robson retired hurt on 12 before returning to bat after the ninth wicket fell, but was caught out off the bowling of Reece Topley on his first delivery back at the crease.
Hampshire have now lost two of their first three games.
Hampshire director of cricket Giles White told BBC Radio Solent:
"Gubbins was exceptional and struck the ball very well. But maybe we weren't our best with the ball early on.
"Then we got back into the game through the spinners, who have been good throughout the tournament.
"The score was gettable but Ronald-Jones bowled well. He hit good lengths and made it hard to score."
Middlesex bowler Toby Roland-Jones told BBC Radio London:
"It is always nice to get wickets up top and a few went my way. I felt good running in and found a nice bit of rhythm.
"The lads set it up well. Gubbo played a classy innings up top. He seemed to time it really nicely. He set us up for a score.
"Winning was the only thing missing from our one-day cricket. We had played well in patches but hadn't managed to get over the line whether through the weather or losing key battles." | Nick Gubbins' century helped Middlesex beat Hampshire in a rain-affected One-Day Cup game in Southampton. | 0.851452 | 1 |
A city council report said the yacht racing in July 2015 boosted visitor numbers and raised the city's profile.
However, it highlighted confusion among spectators about ticketing and criticised steel fencing at the site.
Among changes planned for this year's event is scrapping of evening entertainment.
The four-day weekend event in July 2015, run by TeamOrigin Events, marked the opening stage of the sailing series as Sir Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) began Britain's bid to win the 35th America's Cup.
While the Saturday events attracted about 100,000 spectators, racing was cancelled and the public viewing areas evacuated due to bad weather on Sunday.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were among those disappointed as racing was abandoned and there was criticism on social media over spectator provision.
On the Friday, ticket holders to a cancelled South Coast proms concert were offered a refund plus free entry to Saturday's pop concert, angering people who had paid up to £48 for tickets for Saturday's show.
The council report said the event was a success, on the whole, and generated £9m of economic benefit.
It said "operational issues" had been addressed ahead of the next event planned for 21-24 July.
Changes include shortening the on-shore events to three days, from 11:00 to 18:00, after a "community/preview" day on 21 July, and no evening events planned.
There will be no perimeter barriers around Southsea Common and a large open area on the common with direct views of the sea is planned to allow viewing of the racing.
It said the offer would "support the average demographic" of 40-61 years. | Changes to the staging of America's Cup World Series events in Portsmouth are to be introduced, following criticism of last year's event. | 1.172276 | 1 |
The dog, called Eragon, was found by children attending a service at St Mary's Church, Hitchin, on Tuesday.
He was accompanied by a note asking, "please find me a lovely new home".
The RSPCA scanned his microchip and found he belonged to Samantha Jones from Bowditch in south London. She had lost the dog during a walk in August.
The reunion was "a lovely surprise", said Ms Jones, adding: "I thought I would never see him again.
"I was especially shocked to find he was in Hertfordshire - quite a way from my London home."
The three-year-old animal was discovered tied up in a Santa sack with food, treats, a jumper and a Christmas card.
The note said: "My lady is going into a home. I need food cut small. Please find me a lovely new home. So sorry."
The RSPCA believes Eragon was found by someone who took him on without thinking to check his microchip and then found they could not cope.
RSPCA inspector Stephen Reeves said: "Eragon had clearly been cared for, as the treats, jumper and card show, but it it could have ended quite badly to leave a little dog like that out with no care in the temperatures we've been seeing recently.
"It was certainly one of the more unusual and most festive rescues I have ever been called out to." | A Chihuahua dumped at a church in Hertfordshire in a Santa sack has been reunited with his owner four months after he went missing. | 0.92528 | 1 |
The girl, named locally as Holly Hughes, is now in a stable condition after the crash involving a tanker and a van on the A44 in Powys on Tuesday.
Her mother mother Alison Hind, 28, died in the crash.
Ms Hind's uncle Martin Pugh, 47, and his partner's parents Margaret, 65, and John Kehoe, 72, were also killed.
Holly was flown to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff after the collision around 15 miles (24km) from Aberystwyth, near Eisteddfa Gurig, between the villages of Llangurig in Powys and Ponterwyd in Ceredigion.
The family's Ford Focus was travelling east on the A44, the transit van was driving behind it and the tanker was going in the opposite direction.
Local councillor Gareth Morgan described the incident as a "great tragedy" for the community.
He said the road was known to be one of the most dangerous in Wales and said the crash called for a major assessment of its dangers.
A Welsh government spokesperson said it was committed to doing all it could to make Wales' roads as safe as possible. | An 18-month-old girl who was the sole survivor of a crash which killed her mother and three relatives is improving in hospital, police have said. | 0.926852 | 1 |
The food bible's latest edition of its Tokyo guide gave the rating to Tsuta, a tiny nine-seat restaurant in the north of the city.
Ramen is an ubiquitous dish in Japan which has its roots in Chinese noodles.
It is widely seen as a type of fast food, although more shops have been offering gourmet options.
The Tokyo Michelin Guide also lists 27 other ramen shops, but they are under its Bib Gourmand section which is below its three-star system and emphasises cheaper restaurants.
Tsuta -which sells bowls for $7-$9.75 (£4.50-£6.50)- is known in Tokyo for its fusion ramen and has been called "the finest ramen in northern Tokyo" by The Japan Times.
The Michelin guide recommends Tsuta's ramen flavoured with red wine and rosemary barbecued pork, as well as its ramen with a "memorable porcini mushroom fragrance".
One of Tsuta's cooks, Takatoshi Itami, told AFP news agency: "The most important thing is that customers like our ramen. We have good reviews thanks to them - getting a star was not our priority." | A popular Tokyo noodle shop has vaulted into the world's top ranks of restaurants by becoming the first ramen eatery to receive a Michelin star. | 1.260247 | 1 |
The airport at Staverton, between Gloucester and Cheltenham, is part-owned by Gloucester City Council and Cheltenham Borough Council.
Emergency meetings to discuss the loan are due to take place at both local authorities next week.
A council source told BBC Radio Gloucestershire the loan could be as much as £750,000.
The airport first opened in the 1930s and now handles about 80,000 flights a year.
It is home to more than 180 aircraft and 50 staff, and supports more than 40 on-site businesses which provide 1,000 jobs.
In a statement, Gloucestershire Airport said it is "considering a number of options to help deliver its business plan".
It continued: "One of these has been a request to its shareholders for a loan facility that will be used to help grow the business even further."
Gloucester City Council confirmed an emergency meeting has been arranged to deal with an "urgent treasury management issue". | Gloucestershire Airport has asked two councils for what appears to be a six-figure "bail out", the BBC has learned. | 1.639535 | 2 |
The tech-heavy Nasdaq index fell 39.66 points to 4906.23.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 21.23 points to 18,003.75, while the S&P 500 gained just 0.1 points to 2091.58.
Alphabet shares were down 5.4% after the internet giant reported results on Thursday that missed expectations.
Microsoft also declined, falling 7.1%, after the company reported a 25% drop in quarterly profit to $3.8bn.
Oil prices ended the week up after producers said talks to limit production may be revived. Brent crude rose 1.3% to $45.12 a barrel and US crude climbed 1.2% to $43.70 a barrel.
Exxon shares rose 0.8% and Chevron was up 0.6%.
Southwest Energy shares were up 15% despite reporting a $32m loss after the closing bell on Thursday. | (Close): Wall Street ended the week mixed as disappointing results from Google owner Alphabet and Microsoft weighed on the technology sector. | 0.805497 | 1 |
Wallace, 28, won the last of his eight caps in late 2013.
And the left-back was left out of Gordon Strachan's squads for the games with Czech Republic and Denmark.
"Lee has been first class," said Warburton, whose side are top of the Scottish Championship.
"He's club captain and has been outstanding for us. Can he perform at international level? My opinion is very clear on that one.
"It's important that Lee knows what we think of him and his level of performance, so we always feedback to him.
"It's really important we respect Gordon's decision. He's the national manager and we absolutely respect him. All we can do is give our honest opinion.
"There is a healthy gap at the top of the Championship and that is down to the players and the level of consistency and quality they've shown throughout the season.
"So I have no doubt the likes of Lee Wallace and a number of others could make the step up.
"If it takes going up to the Premiership to do that, then so be it but I have no doubts about their ability."
Strachan announced separate squads for the match in Prague (24 March) and the visit of the Danes (29 March), with midfielder John McGinn - of Rangers' Championship rivals Hibernian - included for the latter match.
With Hibs also having players called up for international duty at age-grade levels, the Easter Road side's match against Dumbarton on 26 March has been postponed.
Rangers have players involved with the Scotland youth squads as well. However, the Ibrox side's home game against Queen of the South on the same day will go ahead.
"We were desperate to get the game on because a lot of the fans have booked flights, ferries and hotels and we're very aware of the expense involved," explained Warburton
"We run a very tight squad so it was a tight call for us. We'll be without certain players. A number of young players who have been on the bench will be away with the Under-17s and Under-19s.
"We're light on numbers but we'll deal with it."
Meanwhile, Warburton confirmed Maciej Gostomski, who joined Rangers on a six-month deal in January, has been released by the club.
The former Lech Poznan goalkeeper has been allowed to return to his native Poland to deal with a family-related "personal issue". | Mark Warburton says captain Lee Wallace is among those in his Rangers squad ready to "step up" for Scotland but concedes international recognition may require promotion first. | 0.898994 | 1 |
Signalling failures around Gatwick Airport, as well as a hole in the south-east London area caused delays and cancellations through the day.
Brighton Station was closed temporarily at 19:20 BST to allow crowd control measures to be put in place.
Southern said it had not received reports of passengers being taken ill.
Crowds formed at Brighton station on Tuesday evening, at the end of 2016's hottest day so far.
Passengers reported being stuck on trains in sweltering heat, while others said they were crammed onto station concourses.
Water bottles were being handed out at the station as some passengers claimed air conditioning on board some services between Brighton and the capital was not working.
Jo Edwards tweeted: "At Vict - no trains to Brighton, no advice/updates, poor lad has just fainted & being fanned by his dad, third world service".
Others were critical of operator Southern, which has recently been hit by widely-publicised services troubles and an ongoing industrial dispute.
Toby Robertson wrote: "Get rid of these clowns. It's dangerous. Short form train, people fainting."
MP for Hove and Portslade Peter Kyle has said he will make the anger felt by those suffering a terrible evening at the station known to the government.
And Brighton MP Caroline Lucas tweeted: "So sorry & angry about chaos at #Brighton station & on trains - have raised serious safety concerns & seeking urgent meeting with Minister".
Southern, which said it ran three services between 20:20 and 20:40 to help ease congestion, said Network Rail were working to fix the points failure in the Gatwick area.
A spokeswoman said: "We've had no reports of any passengers being taken ill or fainting however social media would suggest otherwise and we will investigate this further.
"We do of course apologise to any customers that have experienced any issues with overheating on our services today."
It comes as commuters have experienced months of cancellations and delays on Southern trains due to an RMT dispute.
The train operator has axed 341 trains of its 2,242 weekday trains due to staff shortages.
New rail minister Paul Maynard will appear before the Commons Transport Select Committee on Wednesday to give evidence on the Department for Transport's role in the issue. | Brighton station was closed amid fears of dangerous overcrowding and claims commuters had fainted in the hot weather. | 1.323838 | 1 |
Emergency services were called at 11:44 BST to reports a boat carrying a father, his teenage daughter and her two friends had capsized.
Torbay inshore and all-weather lifeboats were called and the four were taken to Torbay hospital.
The coastguard search and rescue teams from Berry Head and Torbay and the coastguard helicopter were also called.
Specialist divers are at the scene and are expected to remove the capsized boat from near the entrance to the harbour.
Mark Criddle, coxswain of Torbay's RNLI lifeboat, said the vessel was launched at 11:51 BST to reports of an overturned boat just outside Brixham harbour with four people in the water.
'We arrived on scene to find a 16ft speedboat upside down with a girl trapped in it," he said.
"We located the girl and brought her onboard the lifeboat where she was immediately given first aid by a doctor and paramedic who were members of the lifeboat crew."
He said the three other people who had been on the speedboat had been rescued by other craft in the area, including two jet skiers and a yacht.
'We took the girl back to shore where she was handed into the care of paramedics who took her to hospital. The three other people who had been aboard the overturned speedboat were also taken to hospital after being treated at the lifeboat station." | One person died and three others were taken to hospital after a boat capsized in Brixham harbour in south Devon. | 1.235842 | 1 |
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18 December 2014 Last updated at 10:28 GMT
Malaysia has successfully tackled poverty over the last four decades by drawing on its rich natural resources.
According to the World Bank, some 49% of Malaysians in 1970 were extremely poor, and that figure has been reduced to 1% today. However, the government's next challenge is to help the lower income group to move up to the middle class, the bank says.
Ulrich Zahau, the World Bank's Southeast Asia director, spoke to the BBC's Jennifer Pak. | In Malaysia the "aspirational" low-income part of the population is helping to drive economic growth through consumption, according to the World Bank. | 2.417241 | 2 |
In a Facebook post, Joao Soares said that he looked forward to landing "salutary blows" on two newspaper columnists.
The post attracted hundreds of critical comments from the public, opposition politicians and journalists.
Mr Soares, 66, resigned after Prime Minister Antonio Costa reprimanded him and issued a public apology.
"I won't relinquish my right to express an opinion," Mr Soares said in a statement.
He also said he did not want to create problems for the centre-left Socialist government, which took power in November.
Mr Soares, a former mayor of Lisbon and the son of a former Portuguese prime minister and president, has long been a polarising figure, the BBC's Alison Roberts in Lisbon says.
One of the articles in the Publico newspaper he was responding to in Thursday's controversial post (in Portuguese) accused him of incompetence, rudeness and cronyism.
He initially defended his comments as a response to an "insulting personal attack", but later apologised.
"I am a peaceful man," he said. | Portugal's minister of culture has resigned after threatening to slap media critics. | 1.133091 | 1 |
Luke Varley, from Doncaster, was criticised on a Facebook group dedicated to photographs of people's parking blunders.
The 24-year-old said the abuse was "water off a duck's back".
The sales assistant said he chose to park across two bays to ensure his new car did not get scratched.
More on this and other stories from across South Yorkshire
Mr Varley's parking was featured within a private Facebook group after a shopper spotted his Vauxhall Astra positioned across two bays.
He said: "I've had a few people tutting and everything - but it's water off a duck's back to me. It doesn't bother me."
He added: "It's out of the way, where people who are disabled or have kids wouldn't park anyway. It's always when car parks are fairly quiet - if there weren't enough spaces I would park properly.
"And I'd never park in a disabled bay or a parent and toddler bay, as they're for another use."
Parking across two spaces has been dubbed "Clarkson Parking", after the TV presenter joked about doing it on Twitter.
Mr Varley told the Daily Mirror he did it due to the "amount of clowns who can't park or drive".
Further comments were made on BBC Radio Sheffield's Facebook page after Mr Varley spoke to the station on Thursday.
One individual labelled Mr Varley "a prat", but others supported his actions in protecting his car.
Adam Clarke said: "Maybe the owner has saved for ten years for that car? Then you get some old people carrier with young kids, who just fling doors open without consideration to the damage they may cause".
A spokesperson for the British Parking Association, which represents parking and traffic management operators, said "inconsiderate parking" causes problems for other motorists.
It advised that failing to abide by the terms and conditions set out on parking notices could lead to a penalty notice being issued by the car park operator. | A driver has defended parking his car across two spaces in a supermarket car park to protect it from "clowns who can't drive". | 1.327999 | 1 |
In association with Sport Scotland the aim is to celebrate all the amazing work that goes on to get girls active, as well as inspire more girls to participate in sport and physical activity.
Events will be hosted by clubs and schools and you can find out more on the Sport Scotland website.
Girls and women in Scotland are being encouraged to post photos on Twitter/Instagram. The pictures can be of themselves (or younger selves) playing sport, or of their female sporting role model. It is hoped that the word will spread across social media to get people talking about girls' sport.
If you would like to take part in this, all you have to do is share a photo alongside a bit about your own sporting experience, and use the hashtag #ActiveGirlsDay.
Want to try a new sport or physical activity but don't know where to start? Let our guides help you find the right fit. | On Friday, 28 October girls and women around Scotland will be heading to their local gyms, leisure centres and school halls to take part in Active Girls Day. | 1.447248 | 1 |
Somalia-based Radio Shabelle owner Abdi Malik, who was arrested in August, appeared in court handcuffed.
The judge freed him on bail on condition he surrendered his passport to the government.
He denies accusations that his radio station incited violence against the security forces.
The allegations relate to fighting following the government's disarmament of some clan militias in the capital, Mogadishu, in August.
Somalia is one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists who are often targeted in the conflict between the UN-backed government, al-Qaeda-linked militants and rival clans.
The court did not grant bail to another Shabelle journalist who appeared in court with Mr Malik.
Instead, Ahmed Hassan - a Somali citizen - was remanded in custody, reports the BBC's Mohamed Moalimu from Mogadishu.
Two other Shabelle journalists are also in custody but did not attend the hearing on Tuesday.
Many local journalists have expressed solidarity with their colleagues, and have raised concern that they have been detained without trial for more than three months, our correspondent says.
The constitution allows for 48 hours detention without charge, he says.
Somalia's Attorney-General Ahmed Ali Dahir said the prosecution needed more to time to build its case.
He accused Radio Shabelle of broadcasting false reports and committing a "big crime" by instigating violence against the security forces.
The radio station, which is one of the most-listened to in Mogadishu, says it covers the conflict in Somalia impartially.
The country has been without an effective government or army since the overthrow of long-serving ruler Siad Barre in 1991.
Under a UN-backed plan, a new government was formed in 2012 which is trying to win back territory occupied by Islamist insurgents and bring back a measure of stability with the help of an African Union force. | A court in Somalia has ordered the seizure of a radio station owner's UK passport after he was accused of threatening national security. | 1.669754 | 2 |
Now we know that net migration to the UK is at an all time high and in the East of England it's growing faster than almost anywhere else in the country.
Although the numbers aren't huge, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics, net migration to the east of England has increased by 70% in the past year.
Its figures for long term international migration between the middle of 2013 and the middle of 2014 record that 46,900 people came to the BBC East region from abroad and just 21,200 left.
That's a net migration figure of 25,700, up from 15,000 the year before and after the South East (which is up by 34,000), it's the highest figure for an English region outside London.
Net Migration appears to be highest in Hertfordshire at 5,612, followed by Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire. Suffolk has the lowest figure at 3,035.
•Hertfordshire 5,612
•Northamptonshire 3,835
•Cambridgeshire 3,715
•Essex 3,285
•Norfolk 3,259
The CBI was quick to point out that many of those who come to work from abroad bring vital skills which are valued in the region's science and research parks while farmers and food producers in the East rely heavily on migrant labour.
But migration also brings with it pressures on public services, like schools and allegations of wage deflation, so politicians are keen to address people's concerns.
Despite the increase in migration, non-Britons only make up 7.2% of BBC East's population, a figure which has edged up from 4% 10 years ago.
Slowly the make-up of the region is changing and moving more in line with the rest of the UK, which could influence the political map here in the future.
At present the East is a UKIP stronghold but research shows that areas with smaller ethnic minority populations are more likely to support Farage's party - if the East changes, that might too. | Migration was said to be one of the big issues at the general election. | 2.12205 | 2 |
The footage of the attack, believed to have taken place in the Northfield area of Birmingham, has been viewed millions of times online.
West Midlands Police have now urged anyone who has shared the footage to delete it from their accounts because it may impact on legal proceedings.
The teenager remains in police custody.
Officers have already spoken to two other individuals, a police spokesman said, and "plans are in place" to arrest a second girl.
Insp John Askew said: "The response from members of the public, clearly disgusted by what they've seen online, has been overwhelming and we've had lots of people getting in touch to provide names of those [suspected of being] responsible.
"I would like to reassure everyone this is being treated very seriously and that the enquiry is progressing quickly." | A 16-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of robbery in connection with an attack on two girls which was filmed and posted online. | 0.66679 | 1 |
Currently, they can start school at the beginning of the term in which they have their fourth birthday.
But Powys council's cabinet approved the plans on Tuesday, which will see children start school in the September.
The change will be introduced from September 2017 and will save £1.2m a year.
The council also voted to increase the hours of free pre-school provision from 10 hours per week to 12.5 hours.
Councillor Arwel Jones, cabinet member for schools, said: "There's no secret that we are proposing this revised policy to help in our bid to meet the £27m budget savings target over the next three financial years."
He added: "Today's decision will bring us in line with the majority of other councils in England and Wales where children start school in the September after their fourth birthday." | Children in Powys will only be able to start primary school after turning four years old, it has been decided. | 1.45252 | 1 |
The bung was left in place after the procedure at Northampton General Hospital.
A report which went before the hospital's public trust board said the patient was discharged home and the bung fell out four days later.
The hospital has apologised for the incident and said it had learned from the error.
It was one of two "never events" to happen at the hospital in Cliftonville in 2016.
A hospital spokesman said details could not be given of the second incident - that happened in January - due to confidentiality reasons but it was described as "wrong site surgery" in July's report.
The spokesman said: "Almost 80,000 procedures are performed annually by our medical and nursing staff.
"We are committed to providing each and every one of our patients with a high level of safe care and are deeply sorry that, in these two cases, a vital aspect of the care provided fell short of the standard we would expect.
"We don't underestimate the effect of a never event on our patients and our staff. That is why we believe we need to openly tackle these issues on the rare occasions they occur.
"We have undertaken thorough investigations into the circumstances surrounding each of these never events and reported them to the Care Quality Commission, NHS England and our commissioners.
"As a result of our investigations we have improved our theatre reporting and recording systems." | Surgical staff left medical equipment in a patient undergoing a hysterectomy at a hospital in Northamptonshire. | 0.86827 | 1 |
The one-time Premier League player, 43, has been in talks with County's lottery winning chairman Les Scadding.
Since the return of ex-chairman Chris Blight, County have appointed three non-executive members to their board.
Blake is the fourth such appointment within a month. They have also named Jimmy Dack as manager until the end of the season.
Dack took over as a caretaker in the wake of Justin Edinburgh's departure to League One Gillingham.
The Newport hierarchy are trying to stop their slide down the League Two table.
One win in seven games has seen them drop out of the play-off places.
Blake will advise the County on football decisions, including appointing Edinburgh's permanent successor at Rodney Parade. | Former Wales striker Nathan Blake has been appointed to the board of his home-town club Newport County. | 0.729172 | 1 |
Mr Haddad, a former education minister, defeated Jose Serra of the Social Democratic Party (PSDB) by 56% to 44%.
Mr Haddad had received vigorous backing from ex-president Lula and President Dilma Rousseff, both of the PT.
The local elections are seen as a test of the parties' strength ahead of the 2014 presidential poll.
From 1994 until 2002, the PSDB held the presidency with Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
Since then the PT has been in the post, first with Lula and from 2010 with President Rousseff.
Mr Haddad, who began his campaign with just 3% support, thanked Lula and President Rousseff for their role in his victory which saw the PSDB lose control of Sao Paulo after eight years.
"We're going to reduce the huge inequality that exists in Sao Paulo. We're simultaneously one of the richest and most unequal cities on the planet," Mr Haddad said.
Sao Paulo, home to 11 million people, is Brazil's financial and business hub, but as a sprawling megacity suffers from chronic traffic congestion, inadequate infrastructure and security problems.
Voting took place on Sunday in cities where no candidate had won an outright majority in the first round on 7 October.
The PT did not enjoy success everywhere, losing by big margins in Salvador and Fortaleza, two of the biggest cities in Brazil's north-east.
In Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes of the Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) was re-elected mayor in the first round and will be in charge during the 2016 Summer Olympics. | Fernando Haddad of Brazil's governing Workers' Party (PT) has been elected mayor of Sao Paulo, the country's biggest city and financial capital. | 1.42278 | 1 |
The 23-year-old RAF gunner disappeared after a night out with friends in Bury St Edmunds in September.
Despite a high-profile missing persons campaign, detectives revealed in March he may have ended up in a bin lorry.
About 3,500 tonnes of waste has been searched at a landfill site at Milton, Cambridgeshire, in the last 10 weeks.
In a statement, Suffolk Police described the operation as "so unusual".
Officers have now pinpointed rubbish dating from around the time Mr Mckeague went missing and waste from the Bury St Edmunds area.
A force spokesman said: "In view of the dates on items still being found and advice from officers on the ground... it is likely the search will continue for at least three further weeks to ensure that the area holding waste from the relevant period is comprehensively examined."
The search would then be taken "week-by-week", he added. | The search for missing airman Corrie Mckeague is to continue at a landfill site for a further three weeks, police have said. | 1.171601 | 1 |
Figures for last November show that only 54% of county pupils attend secondary schools rated good or better.
Nationally on average, 71% of secondary schools are rated good or better. The county council said it is committed to improving education.
The figures also show 63% of primary age children go to schools rated good or better, compared to 74% nationally.
The county's schools are also underperforming compared to the similar authority of Cornwall.
In August 2012, only 47% of Norfolk secondary schools were rated good or outstanding, compared with 80% of Cornish schools.
While no secondary schools in Cornwall were rated as inadequate, 11% of these schools were inadequate in Norfolk.
Sean Harford, Ofsted regional director for the East of England, said: "Every parent wants their child to go to a good or better school. However, in Norfolk a little over half of secondary school age children and only 63% of primary school children currently do so.
"It cannot be right that local authority areas with similar demographics - such as the size of the population and the levels of deprivation - have such varying levels of provision in schools.
"That is why we are carrying out focused school inspections across under-performing areas, where we will be looking not just at the performance of the individual schools but also the support they are receiving from their local authority."
He told the BBC that if inspectors, after talking to the school and governors, found "sufficient concern raised about the authority, we will look at the authority itself, look at advisory work by the local authority".
Gordon Boyd, children's services assistant director, said: "The county council shares parents' aspirations for their children and recognises employers' need for young people to have better skills and qualifications. Our aim is to see standards in our schools improve and many more rated 'good' or 'outstanding.
"Though overall educational attainment among our children and young people is lower than the national average, it is improving." | Under-performing schools in Norfolk have prompted watchdog Ofsted to send in inspectors. | 2.050444 | 2 |
Stewart Streit, 81, is the only player to win the British, Canadian, US and Australian women's amateur titles, and Bell, 79, was a Curtis Cup captain.
In September 2014 the Royal and Ancient voted to allow women members for the first time in its 260-year history.
In February, the Princess Royal became one of the first women to join.
Along with Stewart Strait and Bell, a further eight women have also become members of the club. | Canada's Marlene Stewart Streit and American Judy Bell are the latest women to become honorary members of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. | 0.910885 | 1 |
BBC Radio Leicester reports the 24-year-old will join the Foxes for a fee of about £6m.
Kante made 37 appearances for the French top-flight side last season, scoring two goals.
If the deal goes through, he will be new manager Claudio Ranieri's first signing for the club.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Leicester City are set to sign Caen midfielder N'Golo Kante for an undisclosed fee after he passed a medical at the Premier League club. | 0.633387 | 1 |
Utopia Coaches, based at Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire, provided services to rural communities between Selby, Drax, Tadcaster and York.
The company announced it was going into liquidation in a tweet on Wednesday evening, about an hour after drivers said they received the text messages.
Utopia has not responded to the BBC's request for comment.
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Driver Carl Longfield said he left work on Wednesday with no idea the company was going to cease operating.
"I left the depot thinking everything was OK saying, 'see you tomorrow' and I got home and got a text at about 19:55 saying 'thank you very much but we are ceasing trading at 00:01'.
"We had no idea the company was in such a bad state," he said.
"The more concern for me is the passengers we have left behind in the remote communities. They relied on our services to get into work, to school, to colleges and they've been left remote."
Richard Green, another driver, said he felt completely "deflated" by the news and said he was also concerned for passengers.
"They relied on us but evidently the company couldn't be bothered about them."
The drivers met the company's liquidator earlier.
They said they were told employees would receive two weeks' pay if they had been with the company for two years or more.
North Yorkshire County Council said it was working to offer alternatives for subsidised services, including school bus services.
It added it was in discussions with other operators about whether it might be possible to restore some of the company's commercial routes. | Bus drivers say they were told by text message their company was closing and they would lose their jobs. | 1.354207 | 1 |
As many as 80 people are believed to have fallen ill at council-run Splashes, in Rainham, Kent, on Friday.
The centre was closed on Monday as a precaution while staff deep-cleaned the pool and added extra chlorine to the water.
Medway Council said it did not know if the outbreak was linked to Splashes, which has since reopened.
A number of people said they had to go to hospital, while the mother of a one-year-old baby said her daughter was so ill that she vomited 15 times.
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Sam Kemsley said her baby daughter was so ill that "after every period of sickness she was screaming in pain".
"It was terrifying," she recalled.
Johanna Grant said the "very violent" sickness came on very rapidly and affected her whole family.
In a statement, Medway Council said: "We are thoroughly cleaning the pool and changing areas and have increased chlorine levels in the pool.
"We have taken necessary precautions to stop the potential further spread of germs."
It added: "We urge customers not to visit the pool when they are feeling unwell, especially when suffering with sickness, as this would be the most likely cause of any spread of illness to other customers." | Dozens of people caught a vomiting bug after swimming at the same leisure centre, it has been claimed. | 1.514295 | 2 |
The pair were sent off at half-time for the altercation in the 1-0 defeat.
St Johnstone have now concluded an internal investigation into the incident and imposed the "most severe" sanctions "short of summary dismissal".
In a statement the club added that both accept they brought the Perth outfit into disrepute due to the incident.
The statement continued: "The players have accepted the sanctions without question and they wish to apologise unreservedly to the supporters of the club for their behaviour.
"Both players have expressed a desire for a proportion of the fines to be utilised for free bus travel for supporters to the remaining away matches this season and the club is in full agreement with this request.
"The players will now return to training and playing duties where they can channel their energies into contributing to the continued success of the club." | St Johnstone have fined Danny Swanson and Richard Foster four weeks' wages for their on-field bust-up against Hamilton Academical. | 0.517757 | 1 |
Forty one people were hurt, four seriously, in Friday's incident on a motorway, 25 miles (40 km) from Zurich.
The vehicle was from Edwards coach operators, based near Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
Edwards confirmed 34 of the holidaymakers are now back in south Wales.
Earlier, a spokesman for the operator said those returning had left Switzerland by coach at about 11:00 BST on Sunday with the rest returning "within a week".
The coach which crashed had been returning to south Wales from Italy.
Jason Edwards, director of Edwards coaches, said five people remain in hospital but none of the injuries are life-threatening.
"One of the worst is one of our drivers who's going in for his third operation today on his stomach - damage was caused from the steering wheel," he told BBC Radio Wales.
He added other passengers received broken bones and bruises.
"It's been a nasty experience for all," said Mr Edwards, who confirmed the stationary bus was hit from behind by a postal delivery lorry.
"I'm quite convinced that the coach they were travelling on was one of our new Mercedes Turismo coaches we bought this year and if it was anything less than that, we would have been dealing with a catastrophe - I'm pretty certain there would have been fatalities."
Denise Wilkie, from Caerphilly, whose brother Philip Bullock was one of the coach's drivers, said he had to be cut free from the wreckage and is due to have a skin graft to treat a cut on his leg.
Police said 20 ambulances and three helicopters were used to ferry the injured to hospital.
According to Lucerne Police and Mr Edwards, the incident took place while the coach was at construction works on the A2 motorway at Eich.
Police said four lorries in total were involved in the incident, two from Switzerland, one from Poland and one from Slovakia.
Investigations are ongoing. | Most of the 39 passengers on board a coach involved in a crash with four lorries in Switzerland have arrived back in Wales. | 1.155031 | 1 |
Mr Taniguchi, who was known for his elegant line drawings and intricately-constructed landscapes, died on Saturday.
His art earned him an international following and some of his work was made into a television series.
His death was announced by Casterman, his publisher in France, where his work was particularly popular.
"Casterman must sadly announce the death of Jiro Taniguchi on 11 February," the company said on its website, expressing "deep condolences" to his family.
Mr Taniguchi was widely praised for the gentle manner in which he approached subjects that were often unique for Japan's manga consumers.
His works such as The Walking Man, The Summit of the Gods and The Magic Mountain, stood apart in a genre sometimes seen as rooted in extreme violence and pornography.
In The Walking Man, the protagonist of the story simply wanders around fascinated with aspects of everyday life.
Mr Taniguchi was "extraordinarily kind and gentle," Casterman said in a statement.
"The humanism that imbued all his work is familiar to his readers, but the man himself was much less well-known, naturally reserved in character and more inclined to let his work speak on his behalf," the publisher added.
In an interview with the AFP news agency in 2012, Mr Taniguchi explained why his art was painstakingly hand-drawn.
"I do not use a computer because I do not know how, I don't have that skill," he said.
He was also surprised at his popularity in the West.
"I don't know why I am also known outside Japan. Perhaps it is because my work is similar to Western comics, which I've followed for 30 years and they have influenced my subconscious," he said.
Mr Taniguchi's detailed landscapes filled with cartoon characters drew comparisons in the West with European comic heroes such as Tintin.
Born in 1947 in the city of Tottori, Mr Taniguchi had his first cartoon published in 1970. Many years later his graphic art took off in France and in 2015 his work was featured at the annual Angouleme international comics festival. | One of Japan's best-known manga artists, Jiro Taniguchi, has died aged 69, his publisher has announced. | 1.729651 | 2 |
Mr Corbyn said the Tories had "failed to rebuild the economy" and that he would be campaigning on housing, education and the NHS.
Theresa May says she wants a general election to take place on 8 June.
MPs will vote on Wednesday to approve her plan.
Explaining her decision to hold the vote, Theresa May said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum.
Asked whether he was the next prime minister, Mr Corbyn added: "If we win the election, yes - and I want to lead a government that will transform this country, give real hope to everybody, and above all bring about a principle of justice for everybody and economic opportunities for everybody."
The Labour leader, who was elected to replace Ed Miliband after Labour lost the 2015 election, said this time the party would be challenging the "economic narrative" that requires "huge cuts" to pay for the banking crisis.
Mr Corbyn also said Labour had been setting out policies offering a "clear and credible choice for the country", adding: "We look forward to showing how Labour will stand up for the people of Britain."
Labour's shadow cabinet met in the aftermath of Mrs May's announcement.
Former home secretary Alan Johnson said he would not be seeking re-election in the Hull West and Hessle seat he has represented since 1997.
And Tom Blenkinsop, who has been MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland since 2010, said he would not be standing for re-election, citing "irreconcilable differences" with the party's leadership. | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has welcomed the prime minister's election announcement, calling it a "chance to vote for a government that will put the interests of the majority first". | 1.22323 | 1 |
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The sprint freestyle specialist made her Olympic debut at Beijing 2008 and narrowly missed out on medals at both London 2012 and Rio 2016.
She finished just 0.02 seconds off the podium in the 50m freestyle in Rio.
"Stepping away from the pool is quite a scary decision," said Halsall, 26.
Halsall won three gold and seven silver medals at the Commonwealth Games, having made her international debut at Melbourne in 2006.
She was part of the gold medal-winning 4x100m medley relay team at the 2015 World Championships, and also won gold in the 50m backstroke at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships.
Halsall's retirement statement in full:
Announcing my retirement from swimming is a weird concept to me as I've never seen it as a career or a job. Just as a hobby that I've loved doing and happened to be OK at.
However I've done it for over a decade and there are so many people who have committed time, money, wisdom and knowledge into my journey that I will forever be thankful for. Stepping away from the pool is quite a scary decision for someone who's whole adult life to date has revolved around swim, weights, diet, peeing in a pot whilst someone watched, outdoor swim camps (yey) and lots of napping.
I am very much looking forward to the next chapter of my life and the normality of eating and drinking what I want, the only time someone watches me pee is when I leave the door open by accident and the dog comes in, and experiencing the mythical bank holidays. I will miss my daily naps and choosing to do sets of backstroke while training outdoors just to get an even tan. It's time to close this chapter of my life and move on to the next.
Swimming has taught me so much and given me opportunities that no other career could. So for me this is just a thank you note to everyone who has supported me for being part of a fantastic set of memories. | Britain's three-time Olympian Fran Halsall, who won more than 30 medals at world, European and Commonwealth level, has announced her retirement after a 10-year international career. | 0.724838 | 1 |
Seventeen of the 160 investigations in the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman were in Greater London.
The cases also included a man who had a tube put in incorrectly and later died.
Barts Health NHS Trust had not responded to comment when the story was published.
After treatment for breast cancer, the woman, referred to as Ms J, was told it was necessary to remove her ovaries because of a non-malignant mass.
She sought a second opinion which concluded their removal was not necessary.
The ombudsman said: "There was no clinical need for Ms J's ovaries to be removed."
It said the trust had agreed to put the doctors responsible through further training and had paid the woman £250. The report said the hospital also lost her records.
In another case, involving North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, in north London, during winter 2011 a man referred to as Mr E was "incorrectly discharged" from hospital, after suffering pain in his knee, said the ombudsman.
He returned the next day to A&E where staff put a tube into his groin, it said.
Health workers did not realise for several hours they had put the tube in incorrectly and when they took it out, he suffered complications, according to the report. His condition deteriorated and he died in early 2012.
Mr E's daughter complained to the hospital. The ombudsman said it handled her complaint "poorly".
A spokesman for North Middlesex University Hospital said: "Since the ombudsman's report last year, we have written to the family apologising.
"We have also followed all of the ombudsman's recommendations on how to improve our complaints handling." | A breast cancer patient at Barts was wrongly told by the hospital her ovaries needed to be removed, a report has found. | 1.439059 | 1 |
Hazlehead crematorium was removed from the list of council properties being opened to the public after complaints from families affected by the scandal.
The council was heavily criticised in a report by Dame Elish Angiolini for cremating babies with unrelated adults.
The former lord advocate described the routine practice as "abhorrent".
A council spokesman confirmed Hazlehead would not be part of the annual Open Doors Day event on 10 September.
He said: "Due to the timing of the event, and as a mark of respect to families affected by historical practices at Hazlehead Crematorium, we have taken the decision to remove the crematorium from this year's Doors Open Day schedule."
BBC Scotland revealed in 2013 that no ashes had been offered to the families of infants cremated in Aberdeen over a five-year period.
Baby and adult ashes were mixed together and given back to relatives of the adult, while the parents of infants were told there were no ashes.
The Aberdeen crematorium was among those investigated after it emerged staff at the Mortonhall crematorium in Edinburgh had been burying baby ashes in secret for decades. | The Aberdeen crematorium at the centre of the baby ashes scandal will not be included in this year's Open Doors Day event, the city council has confirmed. | 1.31679 | 1 |
Christina was attacked on a bus on Birmingham's Hagley Road as she travelled to Leasowes High School in Halesowen in March.
Pupils at the schools she had attended found different ways of dealing with their grief, including fundraising and tributes on social media.
Pupils at two Catholic primary schools, one of which Christina attended, were encouraged to produce a magazine celebrating "youth and children's young experiences".
Lorraine Sergeant, the mentor at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School in Ladywood, said this helped the children "channel their memories [of Christina] in a positive way".
"Even though this was a very sad event, this was a way to show the children that it was not wrong to talk about someone who's gone," she added.
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School, which Christina attended, is a sister school to St Patrick's, with shared staff and activities.
Ms Sergeant said as there were so many children who had been upset by Christina's murder, producing the magazine was the best way to deal with the children's feelings.
"It has helped them come to terms with it - during any counselling with any children who have suffered a bereavement we encourage them to think about the cycle of life."
She said that parents were still able to refer their child for extra sessions of counselling if they felt it would help.
The magazine the pupils produced was sold, raising £95.
At the request of Christina's family the money will be used for a trophy to be given each year to a child who has made an outstanding achievement in sport.
A trophy will be presented each July for 16 years - the number of years that Christina lived. | The murder of 16-year-old Christina Edkins, stabbed while on her way to school in the West Midlands, shocked her friends and acquaintances. | 1.501284 | 2 |
The announcement by Brexit Secretary David Davis and EU negotiator Michel Barnier follows preliminary talks in Brussels between officials.
The formal negotiations were already due to start on Monday but doubt was cast by the general election result and ongoing talks between the Conservatives and the Democratic Unionists.
The Queen's Speech was delayed and will now take place on Wednesday.
The UK is due to leave the EU by the end of March 2019.
Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which started the clock on Brexit, in March.
Mrs May had hoped the general election would increase her Commons majority before the start of talks - but it created a hung Parliament, and she is seeking the DUP's backing to win key votes.
Key subjects to be negotiated include the status of EU nationals and Britons living elsewhere in the EU, the size of any "divorce" bill and how the UK will trade with the EU once it leaves.
Since last week's general election, there have been calls for a new cross-party approach to talks, but Downing Street has said its strategy will not change.
EU leaders have been calling for talks to begin - on Tuesday Mr Barnier said: "I can't negotiate with myself." | Formal Brexit negotiations will begin on Monday, the UK and EU say. | 1.488273 | 1 |
Swansea's top scorer will aim to add to his eight Premier League goals this season in Monday's trip to Liverpool, and then away to QPR on New Year's Day.
The striker, 26, will then spend at least three weeks with Ivory Coast on African Cup of Nations duty.
"The most important thing is the games I have here," Bony said.
"If I don't play well then they will not call me for the national team.
"I have two more games [for Swansea], so I'm just thinking about that and let's see how it will be later.
"It will be a difficult game, Liverpool are still Liverpool. We will go there not to lose and we will see what result we can bring home."
Swansea head to Anfield on the back of two wins over the festive period, following up a 1-0 win at Hull City with victory by the same score at home to Aston Villa on Boxing Day.
The two clean sheets were helped by the goalkeeping of Lukasz Fabianski, with the Poland international producing a spectacular one-handed save to prevent Christian Benteke grabbing an equaliser for Villa.
"It's obviously very pleasing for the manager that's for sure, because we work so hard on the defensive part of our game," said the Swansea stopper.
"And it's really pleasing as well for our defensive unit... the way we've been playing so far in that department over the season so far."
Liverpool have stuttered this season and are three points behind Swansea, who are eighth in the Premier League table.
But the Reds came from behind to grab a draw against Arsenal and then got back to winning ways with victory at Burnley.
Fabianski admits the sale of Luis Suarez and the long-term injury to fellow striker Daniel Sturridge have affected Liverpool, but warns that they are still not to be taken lightly.
"They have plenty of players that can step up. They have a big squad, they made loads of signings," Fabianski added.
"Their season so far hasn't been the way they want it but they have very good players... still a strong squad, still a strong team, great players and we have to respect that." | Wilfried Bony says he will be totally focused on Swansea City's next two games despite his imminent departure on international duty. | 0.813452 | 1 |
Montreal announced that Drogba would join their pre-season training camp.
And the 37-year-old tweeted: "On way to Qatar to do some preparation work for pre-season."
Drogba held talks with Chelsea in December amid rumours he could join the club's coaching staff.
At the time, Montreal admitted that Drogba had expressed a "desire to help" Chelsea and that the situation was "out of our control".
But Drogba subsequently denied reports that he was ready to end his playing career, tweeting: "I have not yet announced my retirement."
And it now appears the Ivorian will see out his contract with Montreal, which runs to the end of this year.
Last season Drogba was top-scorer for Montreal with 11 goals as they reached the MLS Eastern Conference semi-finals. | Didier Drogba is to remain with Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact, ending speculation the striker could return to former club Chelsea. | 0.833834 | 1 |
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Britain's Murray and Switzerland's Hingis won 6-4 6-4 in one hour four minutes on Centre Court.
Both Murray and Hingis are bidding for their second Wimbledon mixed doubles titles.
Britain's Heather Watson and Finland's Henri Kontinen, who won the title last year, are also into the last four.
They progressed via a 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 7-5 win over India's Rohan Bopanna and Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and will play the second-seeded pair, Brazilian Bruno Soares and Russian Elena Vesnina, in the semi-finals.
Kontinen is hoping to pick up his third Grand Slam title after winning the Australian Open doubles in January alongside John Peers.
Murray, who lifted the SW19 mixed doubles title in 2007 alongside Serbia's Jelena Jankovic, and Hingis, who won it in 2015 with Indian Leander Paes, will play the Spanish-Brazilian combination of Maria Martinez Sanchez and Marcelo Demoliner.
The pair only announced their partnership last week and again looked comfortable as a partnership on the court.
Hingis has won five mixed doubles titles at Grand Slams as well as 12 women's doubles and five singles competitions - including Wimbledon in 1997.
Murray won men's doubles titles at the Australian Open and US Open last year with Brazil's Bruno Soares.
Media playback is not supported on this device | Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis beat British pair Ken Skupski and Jocelyn Rae to reach the Wimbledon mixed doubles semi-finals. | 1.061964 | 1 |
The Lyndhurst Park Hotel, once linked to smuggling, was visited by Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson.
Developer PegasusLife wants to replace it with 74 pensioner flats.
Opponents insist the unlisted building is historically significant and an influx of elderly residents would put pressure on services in the village.
The plans to be considered by the National Park Authority (NPA) are open for consultation until early January.
Originally named, Glasshayes House, the mansion house on the edge of Lyndhurst was built in the early 19th Century as a private home for railway entrepreneur Charles Castleman.
Along with Louis Stevenson, its notable historical guests included Lord Carnarvon of Highclere Castle.
It later became the Grand Hotel, and then the Lyndhurst Park Hotel.
PegasusLife plans to replace it with 74 "age restricted ... high quality assisted living" apartments for which it said there was "a very high need" for, along with 12 holiday lets.
Its proposal document states the hotel has "many deficiencies" and "few historic features of particular architectural or historic merit" following development in the 1960s and 70s.
Caroline Wilkins of the Friends of Glasshayes House campaign said it was the "wrong type of development" and the building should be restored.
"It's wrong on many, many levels - it's not needed or wanted. It is easy to take history and heritage for granted - it's up to us to preserve it.
"Any development has to be suitable for young families - finding affordable housing anywhere in the New Forest is very difficult."
She also said the intention to build up to the perimeter of the site would create a "tunnel" effect for air pollution on the high street.
The development is due to be discussed by the NPA on 10 March. | Campaigners have criticised plans to demolish a New Forest landmark visited by top Victorian society figures to build homes for elderly people. | 1.954314 | 2 |
It was the reason behind 34% of cases investigated by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman in 2014-15.
Errors in diagnosing conditions, poor treatment and a lack of communication were also among the top reasons acute hospital trusts were referred.
The organisation upheld 726 complaints out of the 1,652 it investigated.
The PHSO is the final port of call for patients in England who are unhappy with a hospital's original handling of their complaint.
The ombudsman has itself been criticised in recent years for not doing its job well enough by investigating too few cases and dragging its heels over decisions.
Its latest report shows it has investigated more complaints than last year - 1,652 in 2014-15, compared with 852 in 2013-14.
The investigations resulted in 36% of cases about the NHS being upheld, alongside 44% about acute hospital trusts.
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor said: "We know that there are many factors that influence the number of complaints hospitals receive, such as organisational size, demographics and whether they actively encourage feedback from patients.
"I strongly believe that NHS leaders should welcome feedback from patients and recognise the opportunities that good complaint handling offers to improve the services they provide.
"We are publishing this data to help hospital trusts identify problems and take action to ensure trust in the healthcare system remains high." | Not getting a good enough apology when things go wrong is the most common complaint escalated by NHS patients in England, figures show. | 1.7691 | 2 |
Elgar made 98 before he was caught by Michael Klinger off the bowling of spinner Jack Taylor (2-68).
Surrey had been reduced to 43-2, but Elgar's third-wicket stand of 131 with Zafar Ansari (64) forged a recovery.
However, the late wickets of Elgar and Jason Roy gave Gloucestershire a boost as the hosts reached 279-5 at stumps.
Surrey opener Rory Burns, who returned to the side following the eye injury he sustained in a collision with team-mate Moises Henriques earlier this month, could only make 21 before he edged Liam Norwell behind.
While Gloucestershire's bowling unit claimed just five wickets in 97 overs, Surrey's relatively slow scoring rate, summed up by Ansari's 210-ball knock, meant they did not get away from the visitors.
Gloucestershire's cause was not helped by a hand injury to James Fuller, who required stitches after hitting a pitch cover and only bowled nine overs in total.
Elgar, whose innings contained 10 fours and two sixes, looked certain to reach his 24th first-class hundred but was out attempting a slog sweep which looped to Klinger at backward point.
The wicket of the dangerous Roy, who was bowled by Norwell for 14 soon afterwards, ensured day two will begin in the balance with Ben Foakes unbeaten on 57.
Surrey batsman Dean Elgar told BBC London 94.9:
"Stroke making was quite tough, even with the seamers the ball just seems to sit in the wicket.
"It's just one of those nitty-gritty kind of batting surfaces where you've got to have good game plans, knuckle down and get the job done.
"Batting once is very important. If we can get anywhere close to 400 and try and bowl them out twice, it's pretty much the game plan.
"The wicket will start turning more and bring our slow bowlers into play."
Gloucestershire coach Richard Dawson:
"Obviously losing James Fuller made it a tough job but I thought the way the lads stuck to it was brilliant.
"It was an outstanding effort, especially coming off the back of last night's Twenty20 and not having too much kip." | South Africa Test batsman Dean Elgar fell two runs short of a Championship century for Surrey on an even first day against Gloucestershire at The Oval. | 0.997903 | 1 |
Grassroots Out is supported by UKIP leader Nigel Farage, Labour MP Kate Hoey and Conservative ex-minister Liam Fox, among other politicians.
At the launch in Northamptonshire Mr Farage said they were not against Europe but against the political union.
The Vote Leave and Leave.EU campaigns are already competing to become the official "out" voice in the referendum.
The prime minister, who wants the UK to stay within a "reformed" EU, is pushing to renegotiate Britain's terms of membership ahead of an in/out referendum by the end of 2017.
If agreement with other EU leaders is reached next month, a vote could potentially be held as early as June.
Of those aiming to become the referendum's official "out" voice, the group that comes out on top will enjoy significant advantages.
These include higher spending limits, campaign broadcasts, free mail shots and public funding of up to £600,000.
Two thousand people attended the Grassroots Out launch in Kettering.
Former defence secretary Mr Fox, whose membership of the group was unveiled at the event, said: "If you cannot make your own laws or control your own borders you are not an independent sovereign nation."
He added: "It is time to look forwards and outwards... It is time to take control of our own destiny."
Last week saw the launch of Conservatives for Reform in Europe, a new pro-European Conservative campaign group led by former minister Nick Herbert, which will argue the case for the UK to stay in the EU under renegotiated terms.
PM David Cameron has said ministers will be free to campaign on either side ahead of the referendum, but he has also warned that they must treat each other with "appropriate respect and courtesy".
Ms Hoey said she hoped the Labour shadow cabinet would also be free to choose and that she hoped some of "top leadership" of the party would also vote to leave Europe.
The UK is to have a referendum by the end of 2017 on whether to remain a member of the European Union or to leave. The vote is being preceded by a process of negotiations in which the Conservative government wants to secure a new deal for the UK including: | A new cross-party group that will campaign for the UK to leave the European Union has been launched. | 1.06784 | 1 |
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Philae, the first spacecraft to land on a comet, was dropped on to the surface of Comet 67P by its mothership, Rosetta, last November.
It worked for 60 hours before its solar-powered battery ran flat.
The comet has moved nearer to the sun since and Philae has enough power to work again, says the BBC's science correspondent Jonathan Amos.
The Philae craft made three short contacts of about 10 seconds each at roughly 9.30pm on Sunday.
Watch Jenny's report. | The European Space Agency (ESA) says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth. | 2.88384 | 3 |
A cordon has been set up around the area in Maidstone and up to a dozen police vehicles have been at the scene.
Kent Police said the discovery was made at Cave Hill in Tovil at about 07:15 BST and inquiries were under way. A spokesman said it was being treated as suspicious.
Officers said the man, believed to be in his 20s, was found in Crisbrook Meadow, near a mill pond.
A police spokesman said the cause of death was currently unexplained and was being investigated.
Conservation volunteers were supposed to pick up litter in the area but were turned away.
Bryn Cornwell, chairman of the Valley Conservation Society, said police had told the group the area was being treated as a crime scene.
Kent Police has appealed to anyone who saw anything between Saturday and Sunday to contact them. | A man's body has been found in woodland in Kent. | 1.439937 | 1 |
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The number of paramedics leaving the profession in London has almost trebled in the last three years, and Jason Killens of London Ambulance Service says he cannot employ paramedics quickly enough from the UK's universities.
There will be another recruitment drive in Australia in September.
Sarah Harris meets the recruits marking their national day in their new home. | It is the first day of work for some of the 175 paramedics recruited in Australia to join the London Ambulance Service. | 0.82599 | 1 |
The clock was turned back in transport terms in the Scottish Borders at the weekend.
Borders Vintage Automobile Club held its annual show in the grounds of Thirlestane Castle in Lauder. | All pictures by Dougie Johnston. | 0.262211 | 0 |
It has been contentious and controversial, but part of the mayor's flagship east-west cycle superhighway is nearing completion.
These photos give you an impression of what some streets in London will look like when they have been converted to protect cyclists.
Of course, not everyone will like road space being given over to cyclists. Many drivers fear the works and the scheme will create congestion for vehicles.
The Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA) still has a judicial review pending on this scheme; I'm told the chances of that succeeding are very slim.
Cyclists will love this space and a cycle lane running straight up to Parliament will invigorate cycling campaigners who'll say "if it can be done here, it can be done anywhere".
The full scheme along Embankment is not yet complete but is due to open in summer 2016. | Is this London's future? | 1.350304 | 1 |
Manish Shah, of Brunel Close, Romford, is accused of 65 counts of assault by penetration and 52 counts of sexual assault.
The 47-year-old has also been charged with sexual assault on a child aged under 13 years.
Dr Shah has been released on bail and is due to appear before magistrates in Barkingside on 31 August.
A dedicated phone number for anyone who has concerns or questions has been set up by the NHS - 0800 011 4253. | A doctor from east London has been charged with 118 sexual offences, the Met Police has said. | -0.013021 | 0 |
The 24-year-old was fifth on Saturday with a time of 1:48.01 in a heat won by Nijel Amos of Botswana.
Only the top three went through automatically and English's time was not good enough for one of the fastest loser places.
His Ireland team-mate Brian Gregan did qualify for the semi-finals of the 400m as he secured third place in his heat.
Dubliner Gregan, 27, had a time of 45.37 seconds, just 0.11 outside the personal best of 45.26 he set at the Morton Games in Santry on 12 July.
"It played out as exactly as I wanted," said Gregan.
"I was ranked sixth going in on personal bests, and finished third so there is not much more you can ask than that.
"I did my own thing and it paid dividends." | Donegal athlete Mark English has missed out on a place in the 800m semi-finals at the World Championships in London. | 0.86541 | 1 |
Mr Marino has denied allegations he paid personal restaurant bills using official funds.
He offered to pay back €20,000 ($22,500) early on Thursday but later said he would stand down, when his Democratic Party withdrew its support.
Mr Marino was already under pressure over the dilapidated state of Italy's capital.
The mayor faced calls to resign last year for a series of unpaid parking tickets, and saw his popularity slump after a corruption scandal implicated several politicians, including his predecessor.
Mr Marino, who took office in 2013, was also criticised for not stopping an alleged mafia boss being given a glitzy funeral in the city.
He said his resignation should not be taken as an admission of guilt, but said "political conditions" had made it impossible to continue. | Rome's embattled Mayor, Ignazio Marino, has resigned following a scandal over his credit card expenses. | 0.979016 | 1 |
Lincolnshire Trust For Cats has almost 80 cats living out the end of their nine lives, with luxuries including heated beds, sofas and an open fire.
Some of the cats live there because their owners have died, while other owners have moved abroad.
Finding new homes for elderly cats like these is more difficult because people prefer to adopt young cats.
Older cats can also be more expensive to look after, due to veterinary bills, so many are put down when their owners die.
Trust founder Jain Hills believes the home is unique.
"I know of some charities that have a few elderly cats, but they are not doing it on the scale we are," she said.
"For cats to come to us people have either got to make a provision in their will, or people come to look round.
"I don't think anywhere else does it because people come all the way from London with the cats to come here."
The home is set in seven acres of land on the outskirts of the village of Osgodby.
"There's three sitting rooms and they are connected by enclosed outdoor areas," said Ms Hills.
"It's all south-facing which means the cats have a lot of sunbathing options."
The trust cares for about 400 cats in total, as it also has a rescue facility for abandoned cats in need of new owners.
Rather than being a crazy cat lady, Ms Hills says she is "a bit of a dog person".
"I've got five dogs at home," she said.
"When you work with 400 cats all day you need to go home to a dog.
"I couldn't run a dog charity but I can run a cat charity because I can stand back from it. I don't get emotionally involved." | A charity believes it is running the only dedicated "retirement home" for Old Age Pussycats (OAPs). | 1.653437 | 2 |
Sir Stuart Peach said he was "worried" about the global reach of IS militants who destroy their identity documents to travel illegally into other countries.
This should lead the UK to think about how it "manages identity", Sir Stuart said.
He said he was concerned about the use of the internet and social media by the group, "popping up all over the world".
It comes as British military personnel arrive in the Middle Eat to train "moderate" Syrian opposition forces as they attempt to open up a second front around so-called Islamic State's stronghold Raqqa.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the forces will be trained in infantry, medical and explosive hazard awareness skills.
At a London summit with defence ministers from the coalition of countries fighting IS in Iraq and Syria, Sir Michael will reveal that he has agreed to "surge" the number of data recovery experts to exploit material obtained as IS forces are defeated or flee from Mosul in Iraq.
In a lecture to the Royal United Services Institute, Sir Stuart said: "I worry about the global reach of Daesh as an idea - copycat, using the internet - more than the internet - using social media, popping up all over the world.
"The Chinese state has accepted they have a problem.
"This is not now a localised phenomenon, it is now a wider phenomenon.
"And of course we face, as my friend Andrew Parker has said, the director general of MI5, a potential network of combat-experienced terrorists.
"On the other hand they are losing territory rapidly, foreign fighters are being killed and displaced.
"But they are moving in migrant flows, hiding in plain sight.
"One of the obvious deductions, and I think it does bear more scrutiny from the younger and the analytical community, is how we manage identity in a world where people are deliberately trying to destroy their identity documents and/or they move in migrant flows."
Earlier this month, the head of MI6, Alex Younger, said the scale of the terrorism threat to the UK is "unprecedented". | Islamic State militants are "moving in migrant flows, hiding in plain sight", the UK's defence staff chief has said. | 1.493924 | 1 |
Matthew Pietrzyk has been on the donor waiting list since he was a baby having been born with a rare condition.
The kidney came from Edward Batch who heard about the Leicestershire youngster's plight following a social media campaign.
Mother Nicola said she thought he was the first UK child to have a kidney transplant arranged on social media.
Matthew, who named his new organ Eddie Junior, was diagnosed with congenital nephrotic syndrome at five weeks old.
A year later, the kidney donated by his mother had to be removed because of complications but finally, after 10 years of searching and a social media campaign, a match was found.
"We feel like we need to keep pinching ourselves," his mother said.
"The odds [of finding a match] initially were three in 10,000 and then went to 650,000 to one. Only 1% of the population had a chance of being a match. So we are just in shock. We still can't quite believe it and Matthew is just so happy."
As the odds of finding a match for Matthew grew longer the Glenfield family launched a social media campaign.
Although admitting the global campaign was unlikely to be successful, they were approached by Mr Batch - who coincidentally lived a few miles from the Pietrzyks.
After tests it was confirmed he was a match and, in July, the pair underwent surgery.
Mr Batch said: "I've got three children, if my children were ill I'd want someone to step up and help me so why wouldn't I step up and help somebody else?"
Mrs Pietrzyk said she believed her son could be the first child in the UK to receive a kidney found through social media.
"It's been a rocky couple of weeks and we've been told to expect a rocky six months. Transplant is the best possible thing for anybody waiting for a kidney. However it's not 'there you go, you're fixed, goodbye'. "It doesn't quite work that way but he's doing really well."
"He's named his kidney Eddie Junior and he wants two birthdays a year - he's completely milking it." | An 11-year-old boy's decade long wait for a kidney has ended with a match found on Facebook. | 1.316835 | 1 |
Mark Drakeford said there were varying views within Labour because "the water is genuinely muddy" on the UK's future relationship with the EU.
The party's shadow trade secretary Barry Gardiner has said staying in the customs union would be "a disaster".
But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is not ruling out continued membership of it.
In the customs union, countries agree to apply the same tariffs to goods from outside the union.
Once goods have cleared customs in one country, they can be shipped to others in the union without further tariffs being imposed.
But staying in the customs union would mean the UK could not negotiate free trade deals with other countries.
In a Commons vote in June, 50 Labour MPs backed continued membership of both the customs union and single market.
Mr Corbyn has said the UK must leave the single market as it is "inextricably linked" to EU membership.
Labour's general election manifesto called for the benefits of the single market and customs union to be retained after Brexit.
Mr Drakeford said the Welsh Government supported staying in the customs union as a "transition measure", although he could see it had "downsides as well as upsides".
"I think a number of the views expressed are a reflection of the genuine complexity of the argument," he said.
"Some of the muddying of the water is really a reflection of the fact that the water is genuinely muddy on some of those things.
"Complexity is real and exploring it is not an unhelpful thing to do."
Conservative MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, Chris Davies, said Labour was making "almost hourly shifts in position on Brexit policy".
He added: "Labour should get in a room and try to devise a clear policy or two - they won't, because they can't agree on Brexit and are too busy wandering off in different directions."
On Wednesday, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell insisted the Labour leadership at a UK level was on the "same page" as Welsh Labour, with tariff-free access to the single market the objective. | Differences of opinion between senior Labour figures over Brexit have been defended by a Welsh Government minister. | 1.317017 | 1 |
The House of Representatives launched a probe in July last year to see if some goods were more expensive in Australia than in other parts of the world.
Consumer bodies have often complained that Australians are overcharged.
The firms have previously made written submissions to the committee but have so far declined to appear in person.
They are now scheduled to appear before the committee on 22 March.
The Australian newspaper quoted Ed Husic, a member of parliament, as saying that according to some estimates the price of some of goods in Australia were as much as 60% higher than in the US.
"Given the widespread use of IT across businesses and the community, the prices paid for hardware and software can have a major commercial and economic impact," the politician was quoted as saying.
"Getting downward movement on IT prices and easing the bite of price discrimination should be an important micro-economic priority - so I'm looking forward to hearing from these firms about their pricing approaches," he added. | Technology giants Apple, Microsoft and Adobe have been called by the Australian parliament to appear before a committee looking at pricing levels. | 1.352746 | 1 |
It allows the service, which is currently an internet and digital station, to broadcast on medium wave to Suffolk and parts of north Essex.
Manager, Peter Moore, wants to broadcast from its ship MV Ross Revenge on the River Blackwater in Essex.
It comes 50 years after the 1967 Marine Broadcasting Offences Act that was intended to stop pirate broadcasters.
Mr Moore said: "It's our intention to broadcast to the same people we used to when we had the ships off the Essex coast.
"It will be the same sort of service they would have heard in the past delivered in the same way and presented in many cases by the same people as before.
"It's like a living time capsule."
The station was founded in 1964 to play pop music all day in a time where broadcasting was dominated by the BBC and pop was played for an hour a week.
After the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act was passed in 1967, Radio Caroline continued to broadcast until the Ross Revenge was shipwrecked off the Kent coast in 1991.
The vessel has since been repaired.
This is one of five new medium wave community licences to be announced by regulator, Ofcom.
An Ofcom spokesman said: "Community radio services are provided on a not-for-profit basis and focus on delivering specific social benefits to a particular local area or community of interest."
A launch date for the new service is not yet known.
The Radio Caroline website said many details about the licence were still to be decided and preparations "may take some time". | The former ship-based pirate station, Radio Caroline, has been handed its first full-time AM broadcast licence. | 1.877186 | 2 |
The 27-year-old left-handed batsman and off-spinner was not included in the original 16-man party because of a side strain suffered during the World Cup.
However, he made 62 and four on his comeback in Worcestershire's season-opening County Championship defeat by Yorkshire this week.
The first Test, currently under way in Antigua, is set to finish on Friday.
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The England and Wales Cricket Board said Moeen will join up with the squad in Grenada on Saturday, before the second Test begins on 21 April.
The last match of the series in Barbados starts on 1 May.
Moeen averages 31.77 with the bat and 28.09 with the ball in the seven Tests he has played since making his debut in 2014.
Off-spinner James Tredwell, playing his second Test in Antigua five years after his debut, took 4-47 in the first innings.
Yorkshire leg-spinning all-rounder Adil Rashid is the other slow-bowling option in the England touring party. | All-rounder Moeen Ali has been added to the England squad for the final two Tests in the West Indies. | 0.873827 | 1 |
Sheridan was appointed Magpies boss in the summer but won just six of his 24 league games.
The former Oldham and Chesterfield boss was given a five-match touchline ban in December after being sent to the stand during their defeat by Wycombe.
Sheridan's final match in charge was the 4-0 defeat at Cambridge on Monday.
The Magpies, who are in danger of dropping into non-league football for the first time in their history, are now looking for their 11th full-time manager since Steve Cotterill left after leading them them to the League Two title in May 2010.
They are set to be taken over by businessman Alan Hardy after current owner Ray Trew agreed to sell the club in December.
Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Sheridan, 52, had admitted his job was at risk because of his side's poor form.
After the defeat by Colchester United on 17 December he said: "I am on the worst run I have ever had as a football manager and expect us to do a lot better.
"I have had a decent career as a manager and am gutted the way things are at the moment.
"If you are not winning games there will be a problem somewhere. I have to respect that because of the run we are on there is a question mark over me, but I believe in myself and will try to work my socks off and turn it around."
The Magpies face Morecambe at the Globe Arena on Saturday. | Notts County have sacked boss John Sheridan after a run of nine successive defeats left them one point above the League Two relegation zone. | 0.928883 | 1 |
Newmarket Town Striker Matt Hayden was in "agony" after a suspected leg break.
The FA Cup qualifier at Halstead in Essex on Saturday was in aid of two Newmarket players, one of whom had both legs amputated after a crash.
The East of England Ambulance Service said it had an "extremely high level of life-threatening calls".
An ambulance was called at 14:30 BST but did not arrive until just after 17:30.
A spokesman for the ambulance service apologised and said a clinician called during the delay to ensure the player's condition had not worsened.
The service received more than 3,200 calls in total, with 1,000 in Essex alone, he added. The average daily call demand is about 2,600.
Club chairman John Olive, who praised the ambulance crew, said: "Three hours for the lad laying on the ground was an awful long time, he was in a lot of pain.
"The medical advice we had was not to move him.
"We rang several time to try and find out what was happening but could not find what the ETA was."
Both Newmarket and Halstead Town took to Twitter to criticise the delay, with Newmarket calling it "an absolute joke of a service".
On 1 August, an under-18 Newmarket player with a broken ankle waited one hour and 20 minutes for an ambulance, Mr Olive said.
Hayden was treated at Colchester Hospital for severe ligament damage and said on Twitter on Sunday night that he was "lucky".
The game was called off and has been rescheduled for Tuesday.
Sunday's gate receipts, totalling more than £900, were donated to an appeal for Shaun Whiter, who had to have his legs amputated and Joey Abbs, who sustained a serious leg injury, when they were hit by a car while changing a tyre on 1 July.
On Monday, Jan Adamec, 40, of Haverhill, admitted two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving in a hearing at Cambridge Crown Court.
He will be sentenced in September. | A non-league football club has criticised the ambulance service after an injured player waited for three hours for help to arrive. | 0.871669 | 1 |
Two Jesse Sene-Lefao tries got the Tigers on the way after Leigh had one of three scores ruled out by the video referee, before Eden cut loose.
All four of his tries were created by the potent left-side combination of Luke Gale and Michael Shenton.
Jake Webster added a seventh Tigers try, their 101st league score of 2017.
Since these two teams met on the opening weekend of the season, Daryl Powell's Castleford have proved to be the stand-out team in the division, and showed hallmarks of that quality to dispatch the Centurions - who have struggled since a bright start.
Leigh were not disgraced by their performance and had plenty of ball but defence has been a major improvement for the Tigers, who have the best record in the division.
Discipline did not help them, as Cas loanee Ben Crooks went to the sin-bin for a dangerous tackle call and the Tigers scored in his absence.
However, it is Castleford's attacking menace which has caught the eye most and they were at their best, through the influential England half-back Gale in particular.
Sene-Lefao took his personal tally to six for the season but Eden is now just 14 tries behind last season's Super League record-breaking winger Denny Solomona with 14 games of the season left to play.
Castleford coach Daryl Powell: "I thought we were superb in the second 20 minutes of the first half. We defended well all the way through but made too many errors when we got in attacking positions early on.
"To nil a team is very difficult to do and we showed some last-ditch stuff there which shows the character in the team. We have done that twice now this season and they are big results for us.
"I thought our attitude was outstanding, given we've just had the second ridiculous short turnaround this season. It's crazy how that has been put together.
"The boys have put a lot of emphasis on defence this year and they were delighted to keep a clean sheet."
Leigh: McNally; Dawson, Crooks, Fleming, Brown; Reynolds, Drinkwater; Acton, Hood, Burr, Paterson, Vea, Stewart.
Replacements: Pelissier, Tickle, Maria, Hopkins.
Castleford: Hardaker; Minikin, Webster, Shenton, Eden; Roberts, Gale,; Millington, McShane, Massey, Sene-Lefao, McMeeken, Milner.
Replacements: Moors, Cook, T Holmes, Larroyer.
Referee: Chris Kendall (RFL). | Greg Eden kept up his phenomenal scoring record for Super League leaders Castleford with a fourth hat-trick in a row to help beat Leigh. | 0.956476 | 1 |
Figures from Cancer Research UK found obese women in the UK have 40% greater risk of being diagnosed with a weight-related cancer.
The charity has said more than a fifth of women are obese in Northern Ireland,
Cancer Research UK said obesity increases a woman's risk of at least seven types of cancer, including bowel and post-menopausal breast.
Dr Julie Sharp, head of health information at Cancer Research UK, said helping people understand how they can reduce their risk of developing cancer "remains crucial in tackling the disease".
"Lifestyle changes like not smoking, keeping a healthy weight, eating a healthy diet and cutting back on alcohol are the big opportunities for us all to personally reduce our cancer risk," she said.
"Making these changes is not a guarantee against cancer, but it stacks the odds in our favour." | A charity has called for women in Northern Ireland to tackle obesity to reduce the risk of developing cancer. | 2.671724 | 3 |
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After fleeing Syria, he said he spent three weeks camped in Calais finally getting onto a train, after 15 attempts, at the end of July.
The 23-year-old, now in Birmingham, is seeking asylum in the UK.
He said he has come to England for peace and freedom, not for financial reward.
He is receiving help from charity St Chad's Sanctuary which provides food and clothing for asylum seekers. | Two weeks ago, migrant Ahmed Tawil was fighting to get over fences into the Channel Tunnel. | 1.192573 | 1 |
A two-week excavation has revealed evidence of a Roman wall and road in a field close to Lancaster Castle.
They are believed to be the remnants of a large 4th Century shore fort built to stop seaborne raids and immigration.
Lead archaeologist Jason Wood, who specialises in Roman fortifications, said it was a "remarkable" find.
He said: "We did a geophysical survey a couple of years ago which suggested that the corner of the fort lay in this field.
"We excavated here and...you can see the junction of the edge of the wall and an external road surface."
The excavation has partly re-opened trenches dug in the late 1920s and early 1970s in the hope of understanding previous research.
Mr Wood said: "The Romans in the later period, in the 4th Century, were particularly concerned with seaborne raiding and immigration.
"The borders were becoming more porous in the Roman empire and these large shore forts were erected around the south, the east and latterly the west coast of Britain to control immigration, to control raiding and to act as supply bases for the army."
Lancaster Castle was built on the site of the fort which stood as a bastion against the forces of the ancient Picts and Scots tribes.
The buildings include a 12th Century Norman keep, a 14th Century Witches' Tower and the 15th Century Gatehouse. | Evidence of a major Roman fort, designed to keep invaders out of Britain, may have been unearthed by archaeologists in Lancashire. | 2.933969 | 3 |
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