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The pair are both out of contract at the Riverside at the end of the 2016 season, and Surrey have issued a 28-day notice to speak with the players.
Stoneman, 29, and Borthwick, 26, both topped 1,000 first-class runs in 2015 and Borthwick has been tipped for an England Test recall this summer.
It is understood both players have been offered new contracts by Durham.
Speaking to the BBC earlier in June, Borthwick said there were "question marks" over a new deal.
"The wickets here don't really help the leggies," he said. "There's been talk of me moving counties, going to where it does spin, but I've enjoyed my batting up here.
"Durham have been loyal to me, giving me the chance up the order and I would love to stay."
BBC Newcastle's Martin Emmerson
"Sunderland-born Scott Borthwick is one of the best batsmen in the country and is on the fringes of a recall to the England Test side having played once for his country in an Ashes Test in Sydney in January 2014.
"Many believe the spin-friendly surface of The Oval would suit his bowling style as well.
"He's taken nearly 300 wickets in all formats too, but Division One cricket would also be a priority for a player with international hopes.
"Mark Stoneman, from Newcastle, is one of the best openers in the country, and he is also Durham's limited-overs captain.
"The club is also waiting to see what the central contract situation is for Mark Wood because he has missed the start of the summer with England due to two ankle operations." | Surrey have made an approach for Durham all-rounder Scott Borthwick and opener Mark Stoneman, BBC Newcastle reports. | 0.906925 | 1 |
7 June 2017 Last updated at 08:25 BST
The interchange has five suspended levels and cars going in all directions.
After eight years of construction, the Huangjuewan interchange was completed last week on the outskirts of Chongqing, a gigantic city in southwest China.
The structure balances five layers of traffic, with the highest 37 metres above ground. No less than 15 ramps have been built to allow vehicles to move from one level to another, in eight directions, according to the municipality's website.
An official on Chongqing's urban and rural construction committee told a Chinese news agency called Xinhua that the complex design was necessary to link the city's core, airport, and expressway, with each ramp leading to a different zone.
This navigational nightmare has set the internet ablaze.
"If you miss a ramp, you will reach Chongqing one day later," warned one user on the social network Weibo.
"My GPS told me: go where you want and leave me alone!", a commenter joked, while another christened the city "Chongqing, the city that you'll never leave."
One driver was more reassuring: "Huangjuewan, a legendary bridge in eight directions and five stories: I took it without a GPS and without getting lost!" | A new motorway interchange in Chonqing in China is driving people crazy as they get lost in a maze of roads. | 1.748346 | 2 |
Tipu Sultan, 32, a father-of-two, was shot at close range outside Herbs n Spice Kitchen, Lake Avenue, South Shields, on 7 April.
Northumbria Police confirmed it had arrested two men aged 47 and 24, and a woman, 27, on suspicion of murder.
A 44-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
A reconstruction of the killing was broadcast on the BBC's Crimewatch programme, which police said resulted in a number of fresh leads. | Four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man who was shot dead outside a takeaway. | 0.285998 | 0 |
Ban Ki-moon dismissed Lt Gen Johnson Ondieki after a report said it had failed to protect civilians in July.
Kenya condemned the decision as unfair, and said it would withdraw its troops from the UN mission in South Sudan.
The report said peacekeepers did not act when soldiers attacked an aid compound in the capital, Juba.
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In the fighting between the army and former rebels, a local journalist was killed and aid workers were raped.
The clashes derailed efforts to form a unity government and end the civil war.
In its statement, Kenya said Mr Ban's decision to sack Gen Ondieki failed to address the root causes of the problem highlighted in the report.
"What is clear is that Unmiss [UN Mission in South Sudan] suffers from structural dys-functionality, which has severely hindered its capacity to discharge its mandate," the statement says.
Kenya suggests the UN should have addressed the problems which are dogging its peacekeeping mission rather than "unfairly" blame them on one individual.
It is not clear how many of the UN's 13,000 troops in South Sudan come from Kenya.
In connection with the incidents which led to the sacking of Gen Ondieki, several people were arrested on Wednesday in Juba, officials said.
Among those arrested, eight are accused of rape, and eight others of looting.
The government of South Sudan had commissioned its own report on the July incidents but it did not make it public.
The UN has not yet commented on Kenya's response to the secretary-general's decision. | Kenya says it is shocked at the decision of the UN secretary-general to sack the Kenyan commander of the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan. | 1.60503 | 2 |
A ban had been due to start on 4 June but was postponed while fresh talks were held.
It will now begin from 00:01 BST on 29 June, with no definitive end date.
After the announcement, Southern's parent company revealed it had offered staff a four-year pay deal worth 23.8%.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) said the offer would take a driver's base salary from £49,001 to £60,683 for the existing 35-hour, four-day week.
The overtime ban is set to affect Southern drivers across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, said: "We have been talking to the company over the last fortnight in parallel, but separate, talks about drivers' terms and conditions, industrial relations and pay.
"The company's failure to engage over driver only operation (DOO) is the reason our members will no longer work overtime - which, of course, is entirely voluntary.
"By giving the company another fortnight, we had hoped to avoid industrial action because industrial action is always the last resort; we would much rather talk and negotiate around a table than take industrial action."
Aslef and the RMT union have been in a long-running dispute with Southern and its parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) over the roles of train staff.
GTR replaced conductors with "on-board supervisors" to work across some services, with extra responsibility - including the closing of train doors - switching to the drivers.
A spokesman for GTR said: "The Aslef leadership has twice accepted the extension of driver-controlled operation and asked us this time to package it up with a pay deal.
"We've made a very generous offer that in four years would take a driver's base salary to £60,683 for the existing 35-hour, four-day week, so we find this threat of an overtime ban surprising and extremely disappointing."
Talks between Southern and the RMT union over the change of roles of guards to on-board-supervisors were adjourned last month. | Southern rail passengers face fresh disruption to their journeys from the end of this month after the train drivers' union Aslef confirmed it will be introducing a new overtime ban. | 1.021426 | 1 |
The 26-year-old previously played for Swansea, Forest Green and Kidderminster before joining Dover in July 2015.
He made 48 appearances in all competitions for the National League club this season, netting three times.
"I'm very pleased to have secured Jamie's services after several attempts to sign him last season," Robins boss Gary Johnson told the club website.
Grimes is Cheltenham's second signing in as many days following the arrival of midfielder Kevin Dawson from Yeovil Town.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League Two club Cheltenham Town have signed Dover defender Jamie Grimes on a one-year deal from 1 July. | 0.761577 | 1 |
Ulster Wildlife says young barn owl chicks make the sound when they are calling for food from their parents.
It is believed there are only between 30 and 50 breeding pairs of the red-listed species in Northern Ireland.
And experts know of just three active nest sites.
One of those nests is on Michael Calvert's farm near Greyabbey in County Down.
The beef farmer manages his land to attract barn owls by leaving uncultivated field margins where mice can thrive.
He has also put up barn owl boxes and, for the second year in a row, adults there have successfully raised chicks.
The chicks have now been ringed under a special licence from the Department of Agriculture and Environment.
The permission is needed because it is an offence to disturb barn owls at the nest.
Ulster Wildlife's barn owl officer Catherine Fegan said the "rasping, snoring noise" made by hungry chicks can travel up to 100 metres.
"We're hoping the public will keep their ears open for barn owls this summer and report any soundings to us," she said.
The charity is hoping the noise will help it track nest sites.
Sightings of the bird are more commonly reported, but they can travel up to eight miles from their nests in the hunt for food.
Barn owls do not build nests, instead using old buildings, hollow tree trunks, quarry faces and occasionally the nest boxes provided. | A nature charity has asked people in the countryside to listen out for the sound of snoring to help track one of our most elusive night-time predators. | 2.549212 | 3 |
The collision between a car and flatbed lorry happened between junctions 19 and 20 near Lymm at about 08:15 BST.
The driver of the car suffered serious injuries to his head and chest.
The northbound carriageway of the M6 was closed for about five hours between the two junctions while crash investigators examined the site. | A man was airlifted to hospital after being involved in a crash which shut the M6 in Cheshire, leading to long delays. | 0.549923 | 1 |
Up to 170,000 people were in the city on Saturday to see Spanish holders Real Madrid beat Italy's Juventus 4-1 in the world's biggest club football match.
Many flights left Cardiff and Bristol airports overnight while those using trains had waits of up to 45 minutes, but were offered blankets and sweets.
South Wales Police said three people were arrested over ticket touting.
A 35-year-old from Napoli was arrested on Friday after a tip-off from an off-duty Italian officer and he will appear before city magistrates on Monday.
On Saturday, two other men, aged 32 and 28, were arrested on suspicion of fraud after being found with four tickets and a significant quantity of money. They remain in police custody.
Most roads have reopened following wide-scale closures in the build-up to the final.
Castle Street will remain closed until Monday morning, as will Lloyd George Avenue and the immediate roads around the Champions Festival in Cardiff Bay, which ends on Sunday.
Organisers said more than 60,000 fans went to the festival on Thursday and Friday with another capacity crowd flooding in on Saturday.
Supporters of Juventus and Real Madrid mixed in a friendly atmosphere at the festival in Cardiff Bay on Saturday afternoon ahead of the game's big kick-off at the National Stadium of Wales. | Thousands of fans have headed home after Cardiff hosted the Champions League final. | 1.149627 | 1 |
About 200 people were stuck for more than an hour at ground level due to a problem with the door sensors.
Passenger Nic Small said engineers could be seen outside the doors "with screwdrivers trying to remove panels".
British Airways i360 said engineers were correcting the fault to enable operations to resume on Monday.
On Thursday, a "slight technical fault" left passengers stranded in mid-air, about 30ft (12m) off the ground.
The i360, which only opened last month, promises to take passengers 450ft (137m) above the ground.
Mr Small said he and his family had entered the pod at 17:20 BST, and it "readily became apparent it wasn't going anywhere".
He said there had been very few announcements as to what was going on, although staff were "constantly on their two-way radios".
"Some people were getting slightly angry with staff behind the bar, as they'd quite like to leave," he told the BBC.
Passengers were finally let off the i360 at about 18:30 BST.
A spokeswoman for British Airways i360 said: "British Airways i360 was affected by a technical fault this evening.
"Passengers disembarked and our on-site engineers are correcting the fault to enable operations to resume tomorrow.
"We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to customers and will offer those affected a full refund for their visit and a complimentary ticket to return another time." | The British Airways i360 attraction in Brighton has broken down for the second time within days, trapping passengers inside the observation pod. | 1.171169 | 1 |
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Brown, 27, marked his third touchdown in Sunday's 45-10 victory over the Indianapolis Colts by running full tilt into the goalpost, straddling it and then falling onto his back.
Brown has been ordered to pay a $11,576 (£7,631) fine by the NFL for his antics.
"They didn't like it too much," Brown told the Pittsburgh-Tribune Review.
Social media users did, however, with Brown's celebration provoking much mirth. | The Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown has a five-figure fine to go with his eye-watering celebration. | 0.508322 | 1 |
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However the sleepy baby went for a little snooze as soon as she was brought out!
In keeping with Chinese tradition, she won't have an official name of her own until she's at least 100 days old.
The director of the conservation centre said that the cub is healthy and well. | This cute giant panda cub has made her first public appearance at a conservation centre in Kuala Lumpar, in Malaysia. | 1.114725 | 1 |
Cockerill, 46, was sacked by Tigers on Monday after nearly eight years in charge of the Premiership club.
He will work under ex-Bath head coach Mike Ford, who took over at three-time European Champions Toulon in October.
Leicester won three Premiership titles under Cockerill, and finished runners-up on two other occasions. | Former Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill has joined French side Toulon as a rugby consultant until the end of the Top 14 season in May. | 0.319425 | 0 |
The federal agency which protects US presidents has been renting office space in the Midtown Manhattan skyscraper since 2015.
But its representatives are baulking at the cost and other unspecified rental terms, reports the Washington Post.
The Trump Organization said the agency should look elsewhere.
Since Mr Trump became a front-runner in the presidential race two years ago, the Secret Service has stationed its command post in a unit one floor below his triplex residence.
But its nerve centre was relocated in early July this year to a trailer 58 floors below on the street, it has now emerged.
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The General Services Administration, a government agency which arranges office space for federal employees, has been negotiating terms with the Trump Organization.
According to the New York Times, it was the president's real estate company that objected to the insertion of a clause in the contract.
The Trump Organization did not clarify the sticking point.
But in a statement to the BBC, spokeswoman Amanda Miller said: "After much consideration, it was mutually determined that it would be more cost effective and logistically practical for the Secret Service to lease space elsewhere."
Secret Service spokeswoman Catherine Milhoan told the BBC it was continuing the search "to obtain permanent work space in an appropriate location".
Mr Trump has not visited the tower since his inauguration, but his two adult sons, Eric and Donald Jr, often work there.
Security analysts say the Secret Service's relocation to a trailer outside could hamper radio transmissions between agents and the president's family inside the building.
GSA spokeswoman Pamela Dixon told National Public Radio in an email that the agency does "not comment on projects in active procurement".
The Secret Service is not the only government agency occupying space in Trump Tower.
The Pentagon is renting a 3,475 sq ft unit there for $130,000 (£100,000) a month, but it is reported to be privately owned so the Trump Organization will not profit. | The Secret Service has moved out of Trump Tower in New York City to a street-level trailer in a dispute with the Trump Organization over a lease. | 1.579437 | 2 |
Botica was part of the side which won the WRU National Cup and reached the tier one semi-finals in their first Premiership season.
"The Scarlets would be a nice place to play," said Botica.
"If any Welsh region approached me that would be a massive honour."
Botica senior represented New Zealand in both rugby union and rugby league, while also playing two seasons for Llanelli from 1996-97.
His son now has designs on donning the famous red shirt as well.
"I would love to play professional rugby and hopefully next season is a stepping stone towards that," Botica said.
"I have decided to stay at RGC 1404 for another season.
"I am happy up there and I feel I have developed under coach Mark Jones."
Botica came up against a familiar face last week when he featured for RGC 1404 in their 88-19 defeat against Wales.
"It was an epic match and it was good to play against Gareth Anscombe," said Botica.
"We played against each other in high school when he was 17 and I was 16.
"He got the better of me then but there has always been a good rivalry.
"We are good family friends and we spend a lot of time with them.
"To play against him when he is in a good team was a massive chance."
Neath centre Kieran Williams won the best newcomer award, with team-mate Ed Howley named Tier Two player of the year.
Aberavon head coach Jason Hyatt was named coach of the year.
Merthyr's Matthew Jarvis and Neath's Aaron Grabham were recognised for scoring the most points and tries for their respective clubs.
Bargoed's David Evans won try of the season, Adam Jones was named best referee and Llanelli won the fair play award for best discipline.
Aberavon team manager, groundsman, social club manager and general club stalwart Steve Jones received the unsung hero award. | RGC 1404 fly-half Jacob Botica says he would consider following his father Frano by playing for Scarlets after being named Principality Welsh Premiership player of the season. | 1.096043 | 1 |
The accident happened near Weston at about 21:30 BST on Tuesday.
West Midlands Ambulance Service joined colleagues from North West Ambulance Service after being called to the scene by Staffordshire Police.
The victim, a 20-year-old man who is said to be local and has not been named, was pronounced dead at the scene. The lorry driver was treated for shock. | A man was killed when he was struck by a lorry on the A500 south of Crewe. | 0.409416 | 0 |
Chris Borland, a linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, quit after talking to concussion researchers and his family.
His four-year deal with the 49ers was reportedly worth around $3m (£2.03m).
The 24-year-old Borland, who suffered two prior concussions before joining the 49ers, was among the top rookies in the NFL last season.
He finished with 107 tackles and two interceptions.
The issue of brain injuries in American football is a hot topic.
A class-action lawsuit involving thousands of former players, filed in 2012, contended that the NFL hid the dangers of brain injury among players while profiting from the sport's violent physical contact.
In February, a US judge refused to accept a proposed settlement between the NFL and the players, saying payment should be expanded for some players and families among other concerns.
Borland becomes one of the most prominent NFL players to quit because of concerns about brain injuries.
Last year Seattle Seahawks receiver Sidney Rice retired at the age of 27 over fears for his long-term health after absorbing so many blows to the head.
Speaking to ESPN's Outside the Lines, Borland said: "I just want to do what's best for my health. From what I've researched and what I've experienced, I don't think it's worth the risk."
San Francisco general manager Trent Baalke said the news was "unexpected", while the NFL insisted "football has never been safer".
Jeff Miller, the NFL's senior vice president of health and safety policy, added he respected Borland's decision and accepted there was still work to do. But he added: "We continue to make progress with rule changes, safer tackling techniques at all levels of football, and better equipment, protocols and medical care for players."
Borland, a history graduate at the University of Wisconsin, plans to further his education and pursue a career in sports management. | A rising star of American football has retired after just one season because he fears his health could suffer from the long-term effects of concussion. | 1.336234 | 1 |
The alleged assault happened on 2 July but her parents discovered it only a few days ago after she complained of stomach ache and was taken to hospital.
Meanwhile, hundreds of parents have protested outside the school, pulling down its gates and shouting slogans.
Police have registered a case, but they are yet to make any arrests.
The BBC's Andrew North in Delhi says it's the latest in a series of sexual assault cases that have made headlines in India.
Figures show more rapes are being reported in general, which is a sign that the crime is being taken more seriously, our correspondent reports. But India's sluggish judicial system means it can take years for victims to get justice.
New Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised a zero tolerance approach on crimes against women, but violence and discrimination against women remain deeply entrenched in society.
The girl was allegedly raped by a security guard and a gym teacher, but as there are multiple guards and gym instructors in the school, police say they are trying to identify the guilty, BBC Hindi's Imran Qureshi reports from Bangalore.
As news of the incident became public, hundreds of parents gathered outside the school, protesting against the alleged insensitivity of the school management.
"They have handled it very shoddily," said Vivek Sharma, parent of a boy studying in the school.
On Thursday, school chairman Rustom Kerawala addressed a meeting of the parents where he offered his "sincere apologies" and promised "full co-operation" with the police investigation.
Scrutiny of sexual violence in India has grown since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus.
The brutal crime led to massive outrage in the country and forced the government to introduce tougher anti-rape laws, including the death penalty in rare cases.
But the law appears to have failed to act as a deterrent. Statistics from the National Crime Records Bureau for 2013 show one rape was reported every 21 minutes. | A six-year-old schoolgirl has allegedly been raped by two staff members at a prominent school in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, police say. | 1.520686 | 2 |
The agreement is likely to see up to €86bn (£60bn; $94bn) released in exchange for economic reforms.
But some Syriza members see the deal as breaking their pre-election promises to end austerity.
Mr Tsipras said he would be "forced" to go to the polls unless he has a majority in parliament.
He stressed he wanted to see the bailout programme completed while in office.
"I would be the last person to want elections, if I had the secured parliamentary majority to make it through to the end of the four-year term," Mr Tsipras told the Sto Kokkino radio station.
He had to rely on opposition support earlier this month to push an initial package of measures through parliament demanded by Greece's creditors to open negotiations on the deal. More than 30 Syriza members rebelled.
More controversial reforms, including phasing out early retirement and tax rises for farmers, have been pushed back until August.
With talks on the bailout now under way, Mr Tsipras said he would hold a special congress on Syriza's future, likely to be in early September once the negotiations have wrapped up.
He said he faced "surreal" behaviour from some in his party, who voted against the economic proposals but still said they supported the government.
Mr Tsipras himself has said he does not believe in the deal, but said it was the only way to keep Greece within the euro. | Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told rebels in his Syriza party he will have to call early elections if they continue to oppose a bailout deal. | 1.193884 | 1 |
Zoe Carter-Owen of Westfield Close, Backwell pleaded guilty by post and did not appear during the hearing at North Somerset Magistrates Court.
She was caught using the badge in June 2016, issued to her grandfather who died at the end of July 2014.
North Somerset Council has seized more than 100 badges over the past year.
Carter-Owen was fined £220, and also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30, a parking fine of £220 and total costs of £390.
The parking permit issued to her grandfather Melville Walter Owen was cancelled in September 2014, two months after he died at the age of 89.
The council said it was currently processing 21 cases for prosecution as part of an effort to clampdown on the misuse of the badges. | A woman who used her grandfather's disabled parking "blue badge" for nearly two years after he died has been fined. | 0.830875 | 1 |
In the latest incident, a man escaped with a three-figure sum after threatening two members of staff with a hammer at McColl's in West Doura Court, Kilwinning, at about 18:20 on Saturday.
Police said the staff were uninjured but "extremely distressed".
In December, a man robbed the same shop at knifepoint while wearing a 'Joker' mask.
The suspect in the latest robbery was described as being white, 5ft 10in, with a stocky build. He was wearing dark trousers and a black hooded top featuring the "McKenzie" logo.
Det Sgt Craig Semple said: "I'd like to speak to anyone who may have seen the suspect hanging around the area prior to the robbery taking place or anyone who saw him running out of the shop afterwards." | A convenience store in North Ayrshire has been robbed for the second time in five months. | 0.578628 | 1 |
The Atlante fund will be made up by private money, reportedly worth €5bn ($5.7bn; £4bn), and will buy up shares and bad debt in struggling banks.
Italy's banking industry is saddled with some €360bn of bad debt, around a third of the eurozone's total.
Investor concern over the strength of the industry has hit banking shares this year.
However, they soared on Monday in anticipation of the news.
Monte dei Paschi di Siene and Banco Popolare - two banks with the worst loan books - both saw their stock rise more than 10%.
The announcement of the fund came from the private fund manager Quaestio Capital Management.
"Following meetings with a vast number of institutional investors, banks, insurers, banking foundations and [state lender] Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Quaestio has gathered many subscribers to launch the Atlante Fund," the fund manager said.
It did not detail the exact size but earlier the chief executive of Banca Popolare, Alessandro Vandelli, said it was worth about €5bn.
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi welcomed the agreement and said that the government would pass measures to make it easier to recover loans and speed up bankruptcy procedures. | Italy's financial industry has approved a government-backed plan to set up a rescue fund to help weaker banks. | 1.563959 | 2 |
Sean Corrigan, 31, was found at a flat in St Mary's Garden and later died in hospital.
Post mortem results indicated he may have died in suspicious circumstances.
Det Ch Insp Justyn Galloway said police believe Mr Corrigan may have been assaulted in the hours prior to his death.
"We are carrying out a full investigation into Sean's death," he said.
"We have examined CCTV footage and spoken to a number of witnesses. We will also be carrying out house to house enquiries in the area over the coming days.
"It is vital that we speak to anyone who may have more information in relation to Sean's movements that night and what happened in the apartment.
"I would urge the local community to help us ascertain what happened to Sean by coming forward with information. If you were in the area between 1am and lunchtime, if you saw any suspicious activity or if you have any other information about Sean's death which might assist us with our enquiries, then please get in touch." | Police have renewed their appeal for information on the first anniversary of the death of a man in west Belfast. | 0.480724 | 0 |
A 25-year-old man was attacked from behind in Lachlan Crescent in Linburn, Erskine at about 05:50 on Friday.
The attacker, a heavily-built man, then escaped in a car in the direction of Old Greenock Road.
The injured man was taken by ambulance to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley where he was treated for facial lacerations.
The getaway car is thought to have been a Nissan Qashqai or Nissan Juke.
The suspect has been described by police as about 5'10", of heavy build. He was wearing a dark hooded top with the hood up.
Det Con Derek Johnston said: "This appears to have been a targeted attack and enquiries are being carried out to establish a motive for this assault, and of course trace the man responsible." | Police investigating a serious assault in Erskine have said they believed it was a "targeted attack". | 0.690566 | 1 |
Herbert Kilpin, from Nottingham, went to work in Italy in the 1890s and later established the Milan Football and Cricket Club.
The plaque is being unveiled to mark 100 years since his death.
However, fundraisers have yet to get permission to attach the plaque to Kilpin's birthplace.
Kilpin, who was born at the back of a butcher's shop on Mansfield Road, led the club to their first three championships.
He is known as the "father of Italian football" in Milan and there has been a recent drive to have his achievements recognised in his home city of Nottingham.
Andy Black, one of the fundraisers behind the project, said: "It is no secret what Herbert Kilpin achieved, but he has just been overlooked.
"I located the birthplace, it is a very run down building.
"It is the complete opposite end of the scale to the San Siro [AC Milan's stadium]."
However, fundraisers have said contacting the owners of the building where the footballer was born has proved difficult so the plaque will not go on display until permission is granted.
Despite this setback, the group did not want the 100th anniversary of Kilpin's death to go unmarked.
A bus and bus stop carrying Kilpin's name are also being unveiled by the Sherriff of Nottingham.
Robert Nieri, another of the fundraisers, will be at the San Siro stadium as a guest of AC Milan to watch their game against Juventus.
He has written a book about Kilpin and has started working on a documentary.
Source: The Lord of Milan | A plaque is set to be unveiled in memory of the Englishman credited with founding Italian football giants AC Milan. | 1.744541 | 2 |
The 144ft (44m) tree has been growing in Newtimber Woods on the National Trust's Devil's Dyke Estate in West Sussex.
The tree thought to be almost 200 years old was found to be the tallest by Owen Johnson from the Tree Register.
A 141ft (43m) beech in Gloucestershire was the previous native tree champion.
Dr Johnson said dendrologist Peter Bourne alerted him to the possibility that the Newtimber beech, which has been competing for light with a clump of rival trees, could have reached a record height.
"I didn't quite believe Peter when he said the tallest tree in the woods could be 44 metres tall as I know the South Downs so well," he added.
"When I finally got around to visiting I found my scepticism entirely unjustified.
"It's also strange and fascinating that this one beech, which must have very good genes, has managed to grow so much taller than all of its rivals in the same conditions."
The beech has been allowed to grow unmanaged for 90 years.
National Trust ranger Charlie Cain said: "This breathtaking woodland has been coppiced for a thousand years or more, which is just incredible, and it's wonderful to think that it's home to the tallest wild tree in Britain."
A 200ft (61m) Douglas fir, in Cragside, Northumberland, holds the title of the tallest non-native species in Britain.
The Tree Register holds records for 200,000 trees in Britain and Ireland. | A beech tree that has been competing for light in the South Downs has been named the tallest native tree in Britain. | 2.576486 | 3 |
English world number 405 Shinkwin, 24, took six shots when needing a par five at the final hole for a first European Tour title, but qualifies for the Open.
Cabrera-Bello carded an eight-under course record 64 to finish the regulation 72 holes in 13 under.
Ian Poulter, the 41-year-old seeking a first title since 2012, had five bogeys in a 74 and shared ninth.
Shinkwin, from Watford, had been at the top of the leaderboard since the second round and did not drop a shot in the first 17 holes on the final day at the Dundonald Links in Ayrshire.
But he took four to get down from level with the green at the par-five 18th, leaving a seven-foot putt short. Then at the same hole in the play-off, he saw a putt from a similar spot also fail to reach the cup.
It was a third European title for world number 31 Cabrera-Bello, 33, and his first since 2012.
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Shinkwin, who beat Matthew Fitzpatrick to win the 2013 English Amateur Championship, played in last year's Open at Royal Troon but missed the cut.
Former US Open champion Graeme McDowell had hoped a first top-10 of the season would earn him a place at Royal Birkdale next week but he carded a 72 to finish on five under in a share of 19th.
The 37-year-old world number 102 has played in the Championship every year since making his debut in 2004.
France's Matthieu Pavon secured a major debut at Birkdale with a closing 66 to finish third, with Australia's Andrew Dodt claiming the last place ahead of England's Anthony Wall by virtue of his higher world ranking.
Dodt, the world number 193, had been scheduled to fly to New York on Monday for a holiday with his wife, but finished on eight under par alongside Wall, Padraig Harrington, Matt Kuchar and Ryan Fox.
Three-time major winner Harrington, who shared the lead after day two, fell away with a third-round 79 but closed with a 66. | Spaniard Rafa Cabrera-Bello birdied the first play-off hole to deny Callum Shinkwin and capture the Scottish Open. | 1.075839 | 1 |
Caroline Glachan, 14, was found dead on the banks of the River Leven in Dunbartonshire on 25 August 1996, about a mile from her home in Renton.
Her killer has never been found, and Police Scotland reopened an investigation into the case a year ago.
Detectives have said they are certain the answer to her murder lies in the local community.
Det Supt Jim Kerr said progress had been made over the past year, including work with the forensic scientists at the Scottish Crime Campus.
"A large number of the 300 pieces of evidence continue to be carefully examined for traces of DNA, and the painstaking work that the scientists have been carrying out continues," he said.
"Following our reappeal, we've had calls from as far away as Australia with information, from people who lived in the area of Bonhill and Renton at the time of the murder.
"Our work over the last year has continued to review the initial investigation and visiting those who were witnesses at the time to take reference samples of DNA.
"We remain in contact with Caroline's mother Margaret and the support we receive from her and her family during our investigation remains crucial."
Caroline's friend Joanne Menzies was one of the last people to see her.
Caroline left Joanne at the Bonhill shops at 23:54.
She was last seen at about 00:15 when she walked down Dillichip Loan towards Dillichip Bridge (known locally as the Black Bridge and which no longer exists) and then on to the tow path.
A man wearing a dark green hooded top was seen by a taxi driver walking near Caroline as she made her way along Dillichip Loan.
The man was described as having sharp features
Despite previous appeals to identify him, he has never been traced.
Det Supt Kerr said witnesses had also spoken of hearing people arguing or shouting in that area a short time later.
He said: "I know there has been a reluctance from people in the Bonhill and Renton areas to come forward in the past with vital information on this murder.
"However, can I remind people that we are investigating the murder of a 14-year-old girl - a young girl who is sorely missed by her family and friends.
"Someone out there who stayed in that community at that time holds the vital information we need - there is no doubt in that." | Police reinvestigating the murder of a schoolgirl 21 years ago have made a further appeal for information. | 1.303678 | 1 |
Club 1872, the second largest shareholder in Rangers, claims Lennon made "various inflammatory gestures" to fans during Hibs' 3-2 win at Ibrox.
The fans' group wants Police Scotland and the Scottish Professional Football League to speak to the Hibs boss.
Neither Hibs nor Lennon have commented on the Club 1872 statement. | A Rangers supporters' group has urged the police and football authorities to investigate the conduct of Hibernian head coach Neil Lennon. | 0.374597 | 0 |
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that the PSNI was wrong to allow the protests to take place in the city.
The court found in favour of a resident who claimed the police failed in its legal duty to stop the parades.
Loyalists protested for weeks after Belfast City Council opted not to fly the union flag every day of the year.
On Thursday, Mr Hamilton said the Supreme Court ruling against police makes for "uncomfortable reading", but that he accepted it.
"I apologise to the residents of Short Strand and to anyone else who was inconvenienced by this parade," he said.
"The residents had their rights curtailed as a result of us allowing that parade to go forward, so I acknowledge that we have a job to do in some quarters in terms of regaining trust and confidence."
Mr Hamilton said that the flag protests had presented a challenging period for the police: "There were many times when we had 80 to 120 protest sites across Northern Ireland."
He added that he accepted and respected the Supreme Court judgement.
"It is good, actually, after four years of legal debate and a lot of scrutiny around this to have some judicial clarity," he said.
"It is uncomfortable reading in parts for us, but it does bring some clarity to us and we will review how we handle un-notified parades in the future in light of this."
The ruling also identified the importance of police "operational discretion", he said.
"This judgement is not saying that every time there is an un-notified parade, the police should stop it. What it means is that the police have the power to stop it.
"So in some ways it's another tactic for us dealing with this very difficult and unresolved issue in Northern Ireland." | PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton has apologised to residents in the Short Strand area of Belfast over the handling of the union flag protests. | 1.630464 | 2 |
Ian Brown, 44, and Daniel Dunkley, 35, took their own lives at HMP Woodhill last July.
Their relatives claimed Woodhill's governor had not complied fully with Prison Service Instructions (PSIs).
The governor and Justice Secretary Liz Truss said the judicial review claim was "neither appropriate or necessary".
PSIs cover management of prisoners at risk of harm to themselves, to others and from others, early days in custody and medical emergency response codes.
Heather Williams QC, for the families, said the claim addressed what she said was an "exceptionally high" rate of self-inflicted deaths at the Milton Keynes prison.
Seven prisoners killed themselves last year, five in 2015, with 18 in total since May 2013.
Ms Williams said the case raised serious ongoing breaches of Article 2 of the Human Rights Act, which protects the right to life, and involved long-term failures to comply with the responsibility placed on the authorities to protect prisoners.
James Strachan QC, defending, said: "Not only have the governor and the secretary of state taken significant action in 2016 to improve the situation, but this is a continuing high priority."
Lord Justice Irwin and Mr Justice Garnham rejected the judicial review claim.
In their ruling, they said the families had failed to establish a "systemic failing".
Mr Justice Garnham said: "The defendants have made it clear that they share the great concern of the claimants about the rate of suicides in prisons generally, and HMP Woodhill in particular.
"They have in place sensible and satisfactory policies.
"The defendants have acknowledged that, on occasions, operational errors have been made by their staff in dealing with those at risk of suicide and have sought to prevent those mistakes being repeated." | Families of two men who died in prison have lost a High Court case related to the high rate of suicides there. | 1.355643 | 1 |
A UN Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa) spokesman said at least six cases of the disease had been confirmed.
Yarmouk is the scene of a major humanitarian crisis.
It has come under bombardment from government forces since 2012, but conditions worsened in April when Islamic State (IS) militants attacked.
The 18,000 people living there, including 3,500 children, have no access to regular food supplies, clean water or healthcare.
The cases of typhoid were confirmed by Unrwa medics after they managed to gained access to Yarmouk residents for the first time since June.
Typhoid is caused by a highly contagious bacterium, spread from person to person by food and water that is contaminated with traces of infected faeces or urine.
Symptoms include nausea, fever and abdominal pain. If untreated, the disease can lead to complications in the gut and head that kill up to one in five patients.
"Our concern is that these typhoid cases only represent the tip of the iceberg, because the erosion of health services and appalling public health standards create a massive, massive risk of diseases breaking out," Unrwa spokesman Chris Gunness told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
"The situation is desperate, and suffering may be far more widespread and intense inside the camp."
Mr Gunness said women inside Yarmouk were dying in childbirth because of a lack of medicines, children were reduced to eating grass because there was no food, and the main water supply had not been functional since last September.
"Never has the imperative for sustained humanitarian access been greater," he warned.
Yarmouk was first built for Palestinians fleeing the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Before the Syrian civil war began in 2011, it had more than 150,000 refugees living there. | There is an outbreak of typhoid in the besieged Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in the south of the Syrian capital Damascus, the UN has warned. | 2.833493 | 3 |
Eight South Wales Police officers are suing the force after they were cleared of allegations relating to the investigation of Lynette White's murder in 1988.
The corruption trial collapsed in 2011.
On Monday, Anthony Metzer QC told the High Court there are inconsistencies pointing to other people being present.
The former police officers went on trial for their conduct during the 1988 inquiry, which resulted in the arrest and wrongful conviction of the so-called Cardiff Three; Tony Parris, Stephen Miller and Yusef Abdullahi, who had maintained their innocence.
Their convictions were quashed by the Court of Appeal in 1992 after the prosecution accepted that they were "unsafe and unsatisfactory".
At the end of that appeal hearing, Lord Justice Taylor said he was horrified by the police conduct in the case.
The real killer, Jeffrey Gafoor, was arrested in 2003.
The subsequent police corruption trial collapsed and the former police officers - Graham Mouncher, Thomas Page, Richard Powell, John Seaford, Michael Daniels, Peter Greenwood, Paul Jennings, and Paul Stephen - have brought civil action at the Cardiff court.
Mr Metzer told the court that although DNA evidence linked Gafoor to the murder of Ms White, it was "open to question" whether he acted alone.
He said the police officers' arrests on corruption charges had been "devastating" for their lives and careers, and that they had been "scapegoated and treated like liars".
Mr Metzer added that there was a misguided desire by those leading the corruption investigation to exonerate the original defendants, even though there may have been some involvement in the murder.
Judge Mr Justice Wyn Williams reminded the court that Gafoor had pleaded guilty to murder.
The eight officers are suing South Wales Police for misfeasance in public office and false imprisonment.
The case continues. | A man who murdered a Cardiff prostitute may not have acted alone, the barrister for officers involved in the original murder investigation has claimed. | 1.090736 | 1 |
Rio 2016's organising committee is two weeks late in paying 8m euros (£7m) in travel grants to athletes.
It is thought up to 50 nations may be unable to afford to send athletes to the Games, which start on 7 September.
Rio mayor Eduardo Paes has promised to cover the costs.
However, there is an injunction on the use of government funds.
The grants, paid to national Paralympic bodies, cover the travel costs for athletes and officials.
The IPC said reports that the Games will not go ahead were "unfounded", but that cuts would be made to services if no extra funding was available.
Although Paes said he was prepared to provide BRL 150 million (£36.5m), funding from municipal and federal governments cannot used unless organisers are transparent with their financial records.
Craven added: "The organising committee has now committed to paying these grants by the end of the month.
"Failure to do so could result in a number of countries being unable to attend the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games."
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, who won 16 Paralympic medals, including 11 gold, for Great Britain, said she was shocked by the scale of the problem.
She told BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight that any cuts would set "a negative tone for the Games", adding: "This has to be sorted as soon as possible." | Athletes' chances of travelling to the Paralympics in Rio are "precarious" despite a day of emergency talks, says International Paralympic Committee president Philip Craven. | 1.736094 | 2 |
The ballot is being organised by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), which described the move as "unprecedented".
The RCN said Northern Ireland was the only part of the UK where nurses have not received a pay rise for 2015-2016.
But a spokesman for Stormont's Health Minister Simon Hamilton claimed trade unions "refused" talks on the issue.
The ballot will ask nurses to vote on a work-to-rule protest, that may result in them refusing to work unpaid hours or carry out non-nursing activities.
The RCN's director in Northern Ireland, Janice Smyth, said: "Not only are our members now paid less than their counterparts in England, Scotland and Wales, but many other public servants in Northern Ireland have received a pay award, leaving nursing, a predominantly female profession, subjected to unfair treatment.
"An experienced staff nurse in Northern Ireland is now paid £279 a year less than in England and £561 a year less than in Scotland," she added.
"The message that the care they provide to the people of Northern Ireland is not valued is being made loud and clear."
However, the health minister's spokesman said Mr Hamilton "values the essential role that nurses play in the continued provision of a high standard of care in Northern Ireland".
The spokesman added that Department of Health officials had "repeatedly sought to engage with trade unions who have refused to enter into discussions on a settlement for 2015-16".
"The department remains hopeful this will change and that unions will engage," the spokesman said.
As well as refusing to work unpaid hours, the RCN said the industrial action could include refusing to carry out activities "imposed on nurses" that its members believe are "not directly related" to nursing care. | Nurses in Northern Ireland are set to vote on whether or not they will take industrial action, short of walking out on strike, in a dispute over pay. | 1.42597 | 1 |
Mr Besigye, under house arrest since Friday, said Ugandans had seen "the most fraudulent electoral process".
He described the poll as a sham and a creeping military coup.
President Museveni, in power for 30 years, received nearly 61% of the votes, with Mr Besigye taking 35%.
Foreign observers say the poll was conducted in an atmosphere of fear and intimidation.
While praising the "remarkable determination" of Ugandans to vote, EU chief observer Eduard Kukan said the governing National Resistance Movement's "domination of the political landscape distorted the fairness of the campaign".
The election has been marred by sporadic violence and opposition allegations of electoral fraud, with social media sites and messaging apps blocked.
"Today I am under house arrest," Mr Besigye said in a statement.
"My home is sealed off and I am not allowed to leave. Nobody is allowed to access my home. I am also under some kind of electronic blockade. I am unable to access any form of internet service in my house.
"Generally, the regime is baring its bloodied fangs and claws for all to see. This has not been an electoral process. This is a creeping military coup."
It was the fourth time Mr Besigye, candidate for the opposition Forum for Democratic Change, had taken on President Museveni.
The two men were once allies, with Mr Besigye serving as Mr Museveni's personal doctor when they were guerrilla fighters.
He was placed under house arrest ostensibly to stop him announcing his vote score unilaterally.
Mr Museveni seized power in 1986 and is credited with restoring stability to Uganda. However, critics say he has become increasingly authoritarian.
The next closest challenger to Mr Museveni, former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, is also reportedly under house arrest.
The National Resistance Movement put out a statement celebrating the win, saying Mr Museveni's opponents had "failed to offer any alternative".
Uganda's old guard tries new election tactics | The main opposition leader in Uganda, Kizza Besigye, has rejected the result of Thursday's elections, in which President Yoweri Museveni won a fifth term of office. | 1.36897 | 1 |
The top-seeded Englishman needed a tie breaker before defeating the qualifier from Scotland 5-7 10-4 2-1.
Bence, from Blantyre, told BBC Sport: "It was great to play against the world number one.
"I enjoyed the game and did my best. It is the best I've played in a while. I thought I had him."
Brett admitted he was relieved to reach the quarter-finals after a match full of humour broadcast live on BBC television.
"Charlie was fantastic on the green," he said. "I've just had my eyes tested and he told me I'll have to do it again.
"I played some good bowls early on and he was killing me.
"I was very terrified. He played fantastic."
Scotland's Stewart Anderson, seeded nine, eased to victory over Irish qualifier Graham McKee 11-4 12-2.
McKee and Bence had both knocked out seeds in the opening round, with the former knocking out three-time champion and eighth seed Andy Thompson of England.
Bence had put paid to the chances of 16th-seeded Englishman Mark Dawes.
Jason Greenslade, the 12th seed from Wales, was also knocked out - by unseeded American Neil Furman - while Scottish 13th seed Jonathan Ross was ousted by unseeded Englishman James Rippey.
Englishman Mark Royal, the 11th seed, lost to Debbie Wilford, but the unseeded New Zealander was beaten in the next round by former champion Paul Foster, the sixth seed from Scotland.
Joining Foster in round three are English third seed Robert Paxton and former champion Greg Harlow, the fourth seed, who defeated Rippey.
Three Scottish former champions are in second-round action on Thursday, with David Gourlay, seeded five, facing Furman, Darren Burnett, seeded seven, taking on 10th-seeded Englishman Mervyn King and Alex Marshall, the second seed, facing 16th seed Les Gillett of England.
Meanwhile, the ladies' final will be between holder Ellen Falkner and Katherine Rednall after England filled all four semi-final places.
Falkner, seeking a fourth title, beat Janice Gower (Eng) 6-5 8-7, while Rednall defeated Amy Stanton. | Holder Nick Brett came close to a shock second-round defeat by 71-year-old Charlie Bence at the World Indoor Bowls Championships in Great Yarmouth. | 0.814196 | 1 |
The 21-year-old has been at Chelsea since she was nine and spent last season on loan with Women's Super League 2 side Bristol City.
"I know a few of the girls already from playing with England and I have met a few of them as well. Everyone has made me feel really welcome," she said.
"I'm buzzing to start pre-season in August and meet the rest of them." | Everton Ladies have signed England Under-23 midfielder Jodie Brett from Chelsea Ladies. | 0.314044 | 0 |
She was thrown out in March after allegations a member of her staff tried to arrange a false receipt for a meal.
The South East MEP was also replaced as the general election candidate for Folkestone and Hythe after the claims were published in The Sun newspaper.
A spokesman for Ms Atkinson confirmed she lodged an appeal over the weekend.
Ms Atkinson and her assistant, Christine Hewitt, who was also expelled from the party following a disciplinary hearing, were given 14 days to appeal.
In March, The Sun published a secret recording appearing to show Ms Hewitt asking the manager of a restaurant in Margate, Kent, for an invoice for a much higher sum than the bill she had received.
The BBC has not been able to contact Ms Hewitt for a comment. | MEP Janice Atkinson has lodged an appeal against the decision to expel her from UKIP for "bringing the party into disrepute". | 0.446252 | 0 |
Fury, 28, is back in training but has not fought since beating Wladimir Klitschko on points in November 2015.
Fellow Briton Joshua, 27, stopped the Ukrainian last month in the 11th round of a fight that went back and forth.
Froch said Fury had "kind of played with Klitschko", while Joshua "struggled" when he fought him.
The three-time super-middleweight champion was a ringside commentator as Fury beat Klitschko in Dusseldorf to become world heavyweight champion.
Speaking on the Friday Sports Panel on BBC Radio 5 live, Froch said: "He had his hands behind his back at times.
"He was tapping his foot and was goading and was nonchalant in his mannerisms from the first bell right through to the last - and this is a guy that Anthony Joshua struggled with."
Fury is the subject of a UK Anti-Doping hearing, which relates to a failed test in June of last year, and a potential fight between him and Joshua could depend on the outcome.
Froch, 39, says Fury needs to get himself into fighting shape before he considers taking on the unified world champion.
He said: "He's been out of the ring two years, he's had issues that I don't want to bring up, so is he going to be the same guy who beat Klitschko?
"Of course he isn't. He's probably going to need a couple of fights but he's certainly a really exciting and interesting addition to the heavyweight division."
You can hear more from Froch on Fury and Joshua by downloading the Friday Sports Panel podcast. He also talks about unsuccessfully trying to "bury the hatchet" with former foe George Groves, who he beat in a blockbuster fight at Wembley Stadium in May 2014. | Tyson Fury's claim he would deal with Anthony Joshua "like a cat playing with wool" is "difficult to argue with", says former world champion Carl Froch. | 1.019722 | 1 |
Guernsey Police said the "gentlemen's evenings" due to be held on 21 and 22 November at Forest Park Hotel were cancelled at short notice.
Officers said the organiser left the island on 21 November and there could have been as many as 370 tickets sold at £25 each.
Anyone who bought tickets has been asked to contact police.
The force said this was so the total amount involved could be established. | The organiser of stripper nights that never took place may have left Guernsey with more than £9,000 of ticket money. | 0.397135 | 0 |
At 368 cases per 100,000 residents it amounts to an epidemic by World Health Organisation standards, but officials say the outbreak is not nationwide.
Relaxed prevention and an increase in home water storage have been blamed.
More than half of the cases were in Sao Paulo.
The number of cases there - the most populous state - has tripled since last year.
Nationwide there have been 235% more cases than in the same period (from January to 18 April) last year.
A total of 229 people have died of the disease.
Brazil has done much to counter the viral infection spread by mosquitoes which causes severe abdominal pain, vomiting and circulatory system failure.
Health Minister Arthur Chioro argued that figures for last year were exceptionally low, whereas the outbreak in 2013 had been a lot worse than now.
He said better results last year had relaxed prevention in some regions.
The BBC's Julia Carneiro in Rio de Janeiro said another factor for the rise was this year's severe drought which led to more people storing water at home.
The mosquito that carries the dengue virus breeds in containers with clear, stagnant water.
There is no vaccine against dengue, but Brazilian authorities say they are hopeful of producing one within the next year.
Scientists are also testing ways to tackle the mosquitoes' capacity to breed, says our correspondent.
In one such initiative last week, the city of Piracicaba released a first batch of up to a million mosquitoes - with a modified gene that keeps the males from reaching sexual maturity, causing the overall population to drop gradually.
Brazilian authorities believe the dengue outbreak has reached its peak as the weather is changing, becoming less favourable for the mosquitoes to spread the disease.
Dengue re-emerged in Brazil in 1981 after an absence of more than 20 years.
Over the next 30 years, seven million cases were reported.
The country reported 3.2 million cases of dengue and 800 deaths in the period 2009-2014. | Brazil has registered nearly 746,000 cases of the mosquito-borne disease dengue fever this year with nine states experiencing an epidemic, the health ministry has announced. | 2.99347 | 3 |
Geraldine Largay, 66, went missing in 2013. Text messages to her husband were not sent because there was no signal.
She left a final note asking whoever found her body to call her husband and daughter to let them know she had died.
The 2,200-mile (3,540km) trail is a popular hiking route in the eastern US.
Ms Largay, from Tennessee, disappeared in western Maine in July 2013, The Boston Globe reports. Her body was not found until more than two years later, in October 2015.
Paperwork released by the Maine Game Warden Service shows that she had gone off the trail looking for a place to relieve herself and was unable to find her way back, the newspaper says.
She even tried hiking to higher ground in a failed attempt to get a mobile phone signal, but her desperate text messages sent to her husband went undelivered, the documents show.
About 1,500 pages of documents relating to her case were released on Wednesday in response to Freedom of Information Act requests by several media organisations, the Associated Press news agency reports.
Mrs Largay set out on a three-day hike with a friend in July 2013.
Her friend turned back to deal with a family emergency, and Mrs Largay continued alone.
She failed to turn up at a pre-arranged meeting with her husband, who had been due to pick her up.
He reported her missing the next day and search parties were sent out.
The Boston Globe reports that some rescuers passed within 100yds (90m) of Mrs Largay but did not find her.
She died of starvation and exposure three weeks after the authorities had given up the search.
Mrs Largay's body was finally found by a forestry worker in October 2015 inside a collapsed tent, along with a paper map, a pencil and pen, some cord and twine, a first aid kit, baby powder, toothpaste, her mobile phone a journal and a set of rosary beads.
The land where she was found is owned by the US Navy and is used for survival and evasion courses.
She had tried to start a fire and had built a makeshift flag using a branch and some clothing in an attempt to attract attention.
The last activity on her mobile phone was on 6 August 2013, while the last entry in her journal was dated nearly two weeks later, on 18 August. | A hiker who got lost on a remote part of the Appalachian Trail in the US sent text messages appealing for help and kept a journal for 26 days before she died, newly released papers show. | 1.945967 | 2 |
The hope is they will multiply, breed and become the majority of mosquitoes, thus reducing cases of the disease.
The initiative is part of a programme also taking place in Australia, Vietnam and Indonesia.
The intracellular bacteria, Wolbachia, being introduced cannot be transmitted to humans.
The programme started in 2012 says Luciano Moreira of the Brazilian research institute Fiocruz, who is leading the project in Brazil .
"Our teams performed weekly visits to the four neighbourhoods in Rio being targeted. Mosquitoes were analysed after collection in special traps.
"Transparency and proper information for the households is a priority. "
Ten thousand mosquitoes will be released each month for four months with the first release in Tubiacanga, in the north of Rio.
The bacterium Wolbachia is found in 60% of insects. It acts like a vaccine for the mosquito which carries dengue, Aedes aegypti, stopping the dengue virus multiplying in its body.
Wolbachia also has an effect on reproduction. If a contaminated male fertilises the eggs of a female without the bacteria, these eggs do not turn into larvae.
If the male and female are contaminated or if only a female has the bacteria, all future generations of mosquito will carry Wolbachia.
As a result, Aedes mosquitoes with Wolbachia become predominant without researchers having to constantly release more contaminated insects.
In Australia this happened within 10 weeks on average.
The research on Wolbachia began at the University of Monash in Australia in 2008. The researchers allowed the mosquitoes to feed on their own arms for five years because of concerns at the time Wolbachia could infect humans and domestic animals.
Three more neighbourhoods will be targeted next, and large scale studies to evaluate the effect of the strategy are planned for 2016.
Dengue re-emerged in Brazil in 1981 after an absence of more than 20 years.
Over the next 30 years, seven million cases were reported.
Brazil leads the world in the number of dengue cases, with 3.2 million cases and 800 deaths reported in the 2009-14 period. | Brazilian researchers in Rio de Janeiro have released thousands of mosquitoes infected with bacteria that suppress dengue fever. | 3.641397 | 4 |
The singer and drummer sang two songs with the middle school band at the Miami Country Day School, according to the Miami Herald.
He praised the school's musicians but admitted he was nervous about singing.
Collins announced his retirement in 2011, saying he wanted to spend more time with his young children.
At the time he said: "I am stopping so I can be a full time father to my two young sons on a daily basis."
His former wife, Orianne Collins Mejjati, told the Miami Herald that Collins had agreed to the school performance after being asked by their children.
He performed renditions of In the Air Tonight and Land of Confusion.
A former member of rock band Genesis, Collins went on to achieve huge success as a solo performer, including hit albums as No Jacket Required and ...But Seriously.
The winner of seven Grammy awards, he also won an Academy award for his soundtrack for the Disney animated film Tarzan.
Collins has an older daughter, Lily Collins, an actress who starred in the films Mirror Mirror and The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. | Phil Collins has made his stage appearance since his retirement - by performing at his sons' school music concert. | 0.685387 | 1 |
Gross domestic product (GDP) rose at an annualised rate of 2.3% compared with the year before.
Higher consumer spending and a more buoyant housing market also added to growth.
On Wednesday Canada's central bank meets to decide the level of interest rates. The bank has cut rates twice this year to 0.5%.
Exports were 9.4% higher in the third quarter compared with a year ago, boosted by demand for motor vehicles. Oil exports were also higher.
Previous figures showed GDP shrank by an annualised rate of 0.5% between April and June.
That followed a contraction of 0.8% in the first quarter, meaning the economy saw two consecutive quarters of negative growth, the usual definition of recession. | Canada's economy emerged from recession in the third quarter after exports picked up, official figures show. | 1.856775 | 2 |
Crolla, who faces Burns at the Manchester Arena on 7 October, told BBC Scotland: "I can't wait for the fight.
"There will be a great travelling support from Scotland and I'll be in front of my beloved Manchester crowd.
"I've got a lot of respect for Ricky as a fighter and a person. I'll have to be at my best to beat him."
Crolla lost his WBA lightweight title to Jorge Linares in September 2016 and the Englishman, from Manchester, was also beaten by the Venezuelan in a March rematch.
Burns' last outing saw the Scot lose his WBA super-lightweight title to Julius Indongo in April.
"Everyone who knows boxing, Ricky's not the type to be trash-talking and neither am I," Crolla told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.
"Everyone who knows boxing knows that this is a fight that doesn't need that to sell. Come 7 October in that arena, there's going to be an amazing atmosphere.
"It's going to be some night. They [the preparations] have been going very well and I'm in a very good place, physically and mentally. I'm just looking forward to the fight and believe I could be ready sooner.
"We can't wait for it and the winner, I'm sure, will go on to fight for a world title again. I know that I've got to be at my best to beat him but I'm very confident that's what I will be." | Anthony Crolla says the build-up to his lightweight fight against Ricky Burns is devoid of "trash-talking" because of their respect for one other. | 0.941512 | 1 |
The money will go to 27 organisations, including Aberlour, Includem, Mentor Scotland and the NSPCC.
The awards are part of next year's Children, Young People and Families Early Intervention and Adult Learning and Empowering Communities Fund.
They were confirmed by Childcare Minister Mark McDonald at Holyrood.
He was speaking during a Scottish government debate on improving the care experience for looked after children.
The funding awards will include an innovative scheme to help looked after children use the law to maintain contact with siblings. and a project that provides therapeutic interventions for looked after children and other vulnerable young people in Glasgow.
Mr McDonald said the money would also help to provide support for vulnerable families that may help prevent more children becoming looked after.
He added: "Over the decades we have learned a lot about what works when it comes to intervening in the lives of children who have been neglected, abused and traumatised.
"We are making real progress through Getting It Right for Every Child, changing culture and practice to prevent children coming into care and to intervene early when they are at risk of becoming looked after.
"This work is vital and must continue."
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the SNP conference in October that a "root and branch review" of Scotland's children in care system would be carried out. | Charities supporting looked after children and vulnerable families have been awarded £3.28m by the Scottish government. | 1.585846 | 2 |
The overcrowded vessel was carrying some 45 people. Police say the boat became unbalanced when too many passengers moved to one side.
Nine bodies have been recovered, and 15 people have been rescued, reports say.
Boat accidents are fairly common on Lake Albert and in other parts of Africa.
Vessels are often packed with too many people and goods, and in a poor state.
Police commander John Rutagira told AFP news agency that most passengers were drunk by the time they embarked on the boat.
The group, from Buliisa District, was on its way to a Christmas day football match in Hoima District, singing songs and blowing trumpets and whistles.
Fishermen have helped authorities on the rescue operation.
In November, 10 people drowned in Lake Albert on the country's western shore. | At least 30 people have drowned after a boat carrying a football team and their fans capsized on Lake Albert in Uganda, police say. | 1.951621 | 2 |
At least 16 of the protesters, who were mostly journalists, were arrested.
The demonstration was against government moves to introduce a new law to criminalise defamation.
Observers says it is the latest sign of tension in the Maldives between those calling for greater democratic freedoms and a government increasingly unwilling to allow critics.
A week ago, senior journalists in the Indian Ocean archipelago said in a joint statement the bill would "prevent journalists and citizens from speaking out over serious accusations of corruption and the integrity of state officials".
Demonstrators had gathered outside the office of President Abdulla Yameen in the capital Male on Sunday.
They fear that if enacted, the bill would be used against private media and political opponents of the government.
Protesters were also angry about:
Officials said the protest was broken up by police because demonstrators had gathered in a protected area.
Those detained were reported to be from Haveeru, The Maldives Independent and private TV stations.
The Maldives Independent said its editor Zaheena Rasheed and Sangu TV Managing Director Ibrahim Waheed were among those arrested.
It said some journalists were injured and taken to hospital. | Maldives police have used pepper spray to break up a protest about freedom of speech, officials say. | 1.332954 | 1 |
The blast at a two-storey house in Wiggin Street, Edgbaston, Birmingham happened at about 12:20 BST.
A neighbour told the BBC she saw a man run out from the wreckage screaming.
A man, thought to be in his late 30s, made his own way to City Hospital but his burns were so severe he was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
More updates on the blast and news from Birmingham.
A woman was checked at the scene and was uninjured.
Next door neighbour Tracy Clayton was at home with her husband Bilal Azhar when they felt a "huge explosion".
"The neighbour next door to us whose house was blown up, he ran out screaming," she said.
"I think he was on fire or hurt."
She added: "Everything fell on top of us. The roof gave in. There was just smoke everywhere, bricks flying.
"I switched my electric off and thought about my cat and did not know where it was but she was unharmed thank God."
West Midlands Police said a small number of homes had been evacuated as a precaution.
"Investigations at the scene are likely to be suspended once it gets dark, then continue tomorrow," said West Midlands Fire Service. | A suspected gas explosion has blown the roof off a house while a man and woman were inside. | 1.058181 | 1 |
27 May 2016 Last updated at 15:35 BST
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or Beam for short, hasn't blown up properly.
It's part of a two year experiment to give a more comfortable place for those on board the ISS to live and work.
Ayshah's been finding out what this means for Tim Peake and his fellow astronauts.
Pictures from Nasa | Astronauts on the International Space Station, trying to inflate a new space home, have hit a bit of a snag. | 1.987031 | 2 |
The Alcohol Bill proposes restrictions on advertising and sponsorship around schools, nurseries and playgrounds.
Archie MacIver, of the Law Society of Scotland, was speaking at Holyrood's Health and Sport Committee.
He said MSPs could "draw a line through" earlier written evidence.
In its submission to the committee, the Law Society had warned that the bill risked affecting unknowing members of the public.
It had said that under the proposed law, a parent or guardian wearing a football or rugby jersey with an advertisement promoting alcohol when collecting children from school would be committing an offence.
The proposed ban was brought to the Scottish Parliament by Labour MSP Dr Richard Simpson as a Member's Bill.
The proposals would introduce a ban on "fixed advertising" such as billboards or window displays within 200 metres of schools, nurseries and children's play areas.
It would also end drinks advertising at sporting and cultural events principally targeted at those under the age of 18.
Mr MacIver told the health committee: "There is one aspect I think I should correct because it is, in my view, on reflection, wrong.
"We did cite examples of someone wearing a football jersey turning up at school gates. I accept that is not a fixed place so perhaps members could draw a line through that one.
"Unless you have got a very lazy parent who is standing there for days on end."
An online survey carried out by the committee found that 78% of the 543 respondents supported a ban on alcohol advertising near schools, and 83% supported a ban on alcohol sponsorship at events targeted at under 18s. | The Law Society has said it was "wrong" over claims that parents picking children up from school wearing alcohol-branded sports tops could be criminalised by proposed new laws. | 1.566498 | 2 |
Tim Passmore said claims Douglas Paxton's continued absence was linked to poor relations between the pair were "a load of old tosh".
He said: "There has definitely not been a bust-up. [I] 120% deny that."
He would not elaborate on Mr Paxton's illness. The BBC understands his condition is not life-threatening.
Mr Paxton, 49, started the £133,845-a-year-job in March 2013, having been the only person to apply for the role.
Last month, Conservative PCC Mr Passmore said Mr Paxton would be off "for the foreseeable future" and that Deputy Chief Constable Gareth Wilson would be standing in.
Speaking to BBC Look East, Mr Passmore said he was "really surprised" when he heard Mr Paxton was off work.
"We were at the Christmas lunch in the canteen and he said a few words, we had a chat, I said a few words and the next thing I knew he was off," he said.
In a separate interview with BBC Radio Suffolk's Mark Murphy, Mr Passmore said he was aware of the extent of Mr Paxton's illness, but said he had been "asked not to divulge people's personal medical details".
Mr Passmore said he had disagreed with Mr Paxton about certain issues, including the ultimately doomed proposed merger of Suffolk and Norfolk's control rooms.
"My role as PCC is to hold the constabulary to account via the chief constable and when we have robust conversations, which we do, it's very, very important we explore all the issues in great detail," he said.
"It's not some sort of lovey-dovey relationship."
Suffolk Police declined to comment. | Suffolk's police and crime commissioner has denied having a "bust-up" with the force's chief constable, who has been off sick since December. | 0.984481 | 1 |
The 37-year-old has signed a one-year rolling contract with the Championship club to replace Steve Evans, who left his position on Tuesday.
Monk was sacked by the Swans in December 2015 after 18 months in charge of the Premier League side.
He was a fighter as a player and now he's the same as a manager - as we saw when he did very well at Swansea City
"I want to be challenged and really get my teeth into a big project," he told the club website.
"That was the underlying factor throughout the whole process and that's the reason why I'm here today."
Monk, who spent 10 years at Swansea as a player, becomes the sixth full-time head coach appointed by Leeds owner Massimo Cellino since June 2014.
Evans guided the club to 13th in the Championship but did not have his contract renewed by the Italian.
MK Dons boss Karl Robinson and Bristol Rovers manager Darrell Clarke have both previously turned down the role.
Monk will be tasked with attempting to lead the club back to the top flight of English football for the first time since they were relegated 2004.
Leeds have already promised to give fans who buy a season ticket for 2016-17 a refund of up to 50% if they fail to reach the Championship play-offs.
Cellino said: "Garry is part of a new generation of coaches in England and has a lot of potential to develop, which is something we were targeting for the new season.
"I believe he's very suited to continuing the growth of our young and improving team. He will bring new strengths and a lot of energy to the squad.
"He was a fighter as a player and now he's the same as a manager - as we saw when he did very well at Swansea City. I feel he can really bring the best out of the team." | Former Swansea City boss Garry Monk has been appointed as Leeds United's new head coach. | 0.99279 | 1 |
The small-propeller plane came down in trees close to Cobham Hall, in Cobham, near Gravesend in Kent.
The pilot, who is in his 70s, suffered injuries to his hand, and received initial treatment at the scene from firefighters.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service said crews isolated the power of the plane and checked for any fuel leaks. | A light aircraft pilot has suffered minor injuries during a crash-landing in a field behind a private school. | 0.719039 | 1 |
Nicholas Taylor, 47, and Joan Taylor, 43, targeted children as young as 11 and supplied them with crack cocaine.
The 84 offences by the "master manipulators" occurred between 1996 and 2006, Leicester Crown Court was told.
Taylor, who had previous convictions for indecency, and his wife, a former prostitute, pleaded guilty to 10 charges.
They will be sentenced at a later date.
Det Insp Adam Pendlebury, from Northamptonshire Police, praised the "extraordinary courage" of the Taylors' 11 victims.
He said: "The Taylors were master manipulators who used crack cocaine to force their victims to engage in sexual activity against their will and their actions have had a devastating impact on their victims' lives."
He described Nicholas Taylor as a "very dangerous, depraved individual" and his co-accused as "a more than willing accomplice".
The investigation into the couple began in 2014 and was the largest of its type in the force's history.
Nicholas Taylor was found guilty of:
He pleaded guilty to:
Joan Taylor was found guilty of:
She pleaded guilty to: | A couple has been convicted of carrying out a decade of sex and drug abuse against children, including rape. | 0.520967 | 1 |
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 finished the session up 1.75% to 17,233.75 points.
Investor sentiment in Japan was given a boost as official machinery orders data showed a 15% jump in January from December, beating estimates.
Japan's machinery orders are seen as a way of gauging capital spending for the next six to nine months.
"Today's data on machinery orders suggest that capital spending will continue to expand this quarter," said Japan economist Marcel Thieliant.
"While a near-term slowdown is likely, we expect the recovery in capital expenditure to resume towards the end of this year," he added.
Meanwhile, Japan's central bank commences its two-day meeting later.
Ahead of the meeting, the International Monetary Fund backed Japan's recent decision to introduce negative interest rates to spur growth.
The head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, said unconventional monetary policies should continue if they were accompanied by structural reforms and low inflation.
Elsewhere, Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 0.4% to 5,185.50, helped by energy-related stocks which were higher after a rise in oil prices.
South Korea's benchmark Kospi index closed flat at 1,972.27.
Official numbers released over the weekend showed China's industrial output slowed to its weakest growth since the financial crisis. Over the January and February period, production rose by 5.4% - the worst since 2008.
Retail sales in the first two months of the year fell short of expectations, growing by 10.2% - compared with forecasts for a 10.9% rise.
The numbers add to concerns over China's slowdown and the global recovery.
Speaking over the weekend, the governor of China's central bank, Zhou Xiaochuan, said the government would be able to achieve an economic growth target of about 6.5% for the next five years without the need to introduce excessive stimulus measures.
"Excessive monetary policy stimulus isn't necessary to achieve the target," he said. "If there isn't any big economic or financial turmoil, we'll keep prudent monetary policy."
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended the day 1.2% higher at 20,435.34, while the Shanghai Composite closed up 1.8% at 2,859.50. | Stocks in Japan and China led gains on Monday, extending a rally on Wall Street which closed at its highest level so far this year on Friday. | 1.238217 | 1 |
A knife was believed to have been used in the incident at Spar in St Modans Place at about 05:55.
No-one was injured, and the man escaped with a three-figure sum of money and other items.
Police Scotland said the suspect was white, between 5ft 10in and 6ft tall, and was wearing safety glasses and had tape on his face. He was wearing a light grey jacket and dark trousers.
Det Sgt Martyn Thomson said: "Thankfully no-one was hurt during the incident, however the staff member who was in the shop at the time was understandably shaken.
"A full investigation, including speaking to witnesses and reviewing CCTV, is under way and I am appealing for anyone who was in the area around the time in question and saw anything suspicious to contact police.
"Likewise anyone who saw a person matching the description provided either before the time of the robbery or after should come forward. You may have vital information which could assist our investigation." | An armed robbery at a shop in Fraserburgh is being investigated. | 0.890389 | 1 |
About 20 houses were evacuated at 17:00 GMT on Sunday after the discovery of a suspicious object.
Residents were allowed back into their homes four hours later. Army bomb experts are now examining the object.
Police do not believe the motive was sectarian nor is it being linked to recent attacks in other parts of Northern Ireland.
The SDLP MLA, Gerard Diver, said he understood the device to be a pipe bomb. He described the incident as "disgusting".
"Clearly, whoever put this device (there) had no regard for the safety and well being of the people of Gelvin Gardens," said Mr Diver.
"These are lethal devices. This is a device that could kill people very easily or maim people.
"It's disgusting, repugnant and something I think this entire community rejects."
Speaking during the alert on Sunday evening, community worker Geraldine Doherty said people were very angry.
"The anger is palpable," she said.
"You have to condemn attacks like this at all times." | Police have said a viable device was found during a security alert at Gelvin Gardens, Londonderry. | 1.263952 | 1 |
Mr Márquez said he would co-operate with investigations and has made a voluntary declaration to Mexico's attorney general.
He was one of 21 people and 42 organisations singled out by the US treasury department for sanctions.
They are all accused of ties to alleged drug trafficker Raul Flores Hernández.
The US alleges that Mr Márquez acted as a "front person" for Mr Hernández through his football school and several health and sports outlets.
Mexican singer Julio César Álvarez is also on the list.
In a statement, the US treasury department said the organisations and individuals highlighted had "longstanding relationships with Flores Hernández... acted as front persons for him and his DTO [drug-trafficking organisation] and held assets on their behalf".
The statement said the ruling meant that any assets of theirs under US jurisdiction or controlled by people in the US would be frozen.
Mr Álvarez rejected the claims against him and also defended Mr Marquez.
"He's got one of the longest careers in football," he said in a post on Facebook. "Do you really think he would need to do something like this?"
Mr Márquez, 38, has represented Mexico in four World Cups and won more than 140 international caps in two decades with the national side.
Having played for European club sides Monaco and Barcelona, where he won the Spanish league four times and the Champions League twice, the defender returned to Mexico in 2015 to rejoin his first club Atlas, where he remains captain. | The Mexico national football team captain Rafa Márquez has denied US accusations that he has links with a drugs cartel. | 0.907759 | 1 |
An estimated 201,003 fans attended the Scottsdale event, taking the week's total crowd to 535,035.
Five-time major winner Mickelson is five shots adrift of leader Danny Lee, who is 13 under after carding a 67.
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (68) and Rickie Fowler (70) of the United States are tied second on 10-under.
Ireland's Shane Lowry, who was three shots off the lead after the second round, slipped to joint 10th after a one-over 72 left him on six under par.
The previous largest crowd - also at the Stadium Course - was 189,722 in 2014. | The largest crowd in golf history saw Phil Mickelson shoot a six-under-par 65 to move into contention after the third round of the Phoenix Open. | 0.552752 | 1 |
The development includes building a 7,000-seater stadium for youth matches and 16 training pitches.
A new sixth form college and community facilities will also be built on the 80 acre site next to the Etihad Stadium.
The club said it had chosen BAM Construction as its construction partner and work was due to be completed before the 2014/15 season.
It said most of the jobs created on the site will be for local people.
Chief Executive Ferran Soriano said: "Today is an extremely important day for the future of Manchester City Football Club.
"The development of young and home-grown players is central to our strategy of creating both a winning team and a sustainable football club - an ambition outlined by Sheikh Mansour at the outset of his ownership in September 2008.
"We are now in a position, after four years of research and planning, to execute that strategy and we are delighted to join with BAM who will play a large part in helping us to do so."
Manchester City's football development executive, Patrick Viera, said it was vital to put investment in to produce players of the future.
He said: "It is really important that we have a project.
"When we are talking about developing young players, we are talking about time - like five, ten years.
"People have to be patient and spending time with young people at the academy I can tell you that in a few years they will be good, good players."
The academy, which will be linked to the Etihad stadium by a bridge, will feature a first team building with changing rooms, gym, refectory and injury and rehab centre.
There will also be accommodation for junior and senior players on site.
Manchester City Council chief executive Sir Howard Bernstein said it would benefit the whole area. | Work on Manchester City's new football academy is set to start within the next few weeks, the club has said. | 1.284552 | 1 |
Tens of thousands of people flocked to Edinburgh and London to attend the annual parties there, and other events took place across the UK to welcome the new year.
Read more about the celebrations.
Edinburgh held its customary Hogmanay street party, culminating in a shower of fireworks over the castle.
Around 75,000 people from across the world could be heard counting down the final moments of 2014 in Edinburgh before joining in a mass rendition of Auld Lang Syne.
The traditional torchlight procession through the streets of the Scottish capital included men dressed as Shetland vikings.
Revellers also flocked to London in their thousands to see the fireworks display along the Thames.
The sky was illuminated in pink over the London Eye.
It was the first year attendees have had to buy tickets to watch the fireworks in central London - a step which London Mayor Boris Johnson said would help ensure the safety of the 100,000-strong crowd.
Although attendance was kept at lower levels than in previous years in London, the clean-up operation in London will last well into 1 January.
Fireworks marked the unveiling of a Rugby World Cup 2015 emblem over the River Tyne in Newcastle, one of the tournament's 11 host cities.
Lisa Williams sent in this photo of her partner, her two sons and her father celebrating in her garden in Macclesfield.
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Read the terms and conditions. | Huge crowds gathered in towns and cities across the UK as firework displays were held to celebrate the arrival of 2015. | 1.496004 | 1 |
Currently the jab is offered through GP surgeries in the south of the county and school nurses in the north.
NHS England said there was "strong evidence that providing immunisation in schools increases uptake".
Hampshire is among 19 out of 152 English local authority areas where not all children are vaccinated through schools.
Six areas offer the vaccine through GP practices, while 13 have a mixed school and GP delivery model, according to the latest data for 2015/16.
The Men ACWY vaccine was introduced in August 2015, replacing the Men C jab.
It followed "a rapid rise in a new and particularly deadly strain of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia (Men W)", the Meningitis Research Foundation said.
Head of research Linda Glennie said: "It's good news that the NHS in Wessex will now offer adolescent vaccines through schools.
"Uptake of Men ACWY vaccine via the school route has been as high as 84% in some areas. Unfortunately, uptake among older teenagers who were offered it free from their GP has been worryingly low - only 33% of school leavers in 2016 had taken up the vaccine."
In a statement, NHS England Wessex said it had decided to change its delivery programme to improve take-up rates.
The government said the number of children vaccinated in Hampshire was unknown "due to technical difficulties in extracting data".
Meningitis W infection is fatal in one in 10 cases and can lead to long-term health problems including deafness, epilepsy and amputations.
Public Health England has urged young people going to college or university to be vaccinated, because their risk of contracting the disease is higher. | The meningitis ACWY vaccine is to be offered in all Hampshire secondary schools from January 2018. | 2.419383 | 2 |
The monk, named as Venerable Jung-won, 64, staged the protest on Saturday at a rally against President Park Geun-hye.
He died on Monday night at a hospital in Seoul due to multiple organ failures caused by his burns.
Activists have been campaigning for justice for the women, referred to as "comfort women", for decades.
In 2015, Ms Park reached a deal with Japan which saw it promise to pay into a fund for South Korean women who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War Two.
As part of the deal, the two countries agreed that the compensation and an apology would "finally and irreversibly" resolve the matter.
But critics have said the deal does not go far enough in holding Japan responsible for wartime abuses, and does not directly compensate the women.
Venerable Jung-won had left a suicide note in which he called Ms Park a "traitor".
The social justice committee of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism said he had "sacrificed his life to convey people's sentiment including... the demand for President Park Geun-Hye to resign".
"We hope that no lives will be lost like this and the whole country will be stabilised soon," said the statement, according to AFP.
Tensions between the two countries increased last Friday after Tokyo withdrew its ambassador to South Korea in a row over a statue representing sex slaves.
Japan said the 1.5m-tall (5ft) bronze statue depicting a young, barefoot woman sitting in a chair, was a violation of the 2015 agreement.
On Sunday, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe demanded the removal of the statue from outside Japan's consulate in the South Korean city of Busan. It is one of several which have been put up around South Korea by activists.
"The South Korean side should show its sincerity,'' he said on Japanese TV. He said the 2015 agreement should be implemented as a "matter of credibility".
At the time of the deal, 46 former "comfort women" were still alive in South Korea.
The issue has been one of several raised at the regular rallies against Ms Park in Seoul in recent months.
Ms Park has been embroiled in a scandal involving a close friend who has been charged with corruption.
She has been suspended from duties since December, when parliament voted to impeach her. | A Buddhist monk in South Korea has died after setting himself on fire in protest over a 2015 deal struck with Japan on wartime sex slaves. | 2.091068 | 2 |
Police said those who dumped the firearm were "despicable and dangerous".
The rifle was discovered on Monday along with a gun cabinet and ammunition.
Police said the items had been stolen during a burglary in Lurgan on 9 December.
"We are extremely fortunate that no one was hurt," said Sgt Sam Hoey.
"The fact that a child found it does not bear thinking about."
The children did not touch the items and alerted their parents to the discovery, police said. | An air rifle has been found by children playing on waste ground near Jonesborough market in County Armagh. | 0.520039 | 1 |
Hughes hit 122, his third century of the season, and shared a third-wicket stand of 181 with Madsen (90) as Derbyshire moved from 78-1 to 413-6.
Just two wickets fell in the first two sessions, both to Graham Wagg, on a flat pitch in scorching temperatures.
The visitors reached stumps at Colwyn Bay leading by 72, with captain Billy Godleman unbeaten on 66.
Godleman and Shiv Thakor with an aggressive 29 pushed Derbyshire into the lead in the evening session and set up the chance of giving Glamorgan an awkward target to chase.
Despite a tough day for the bowlers, Glamorgan wicketkeeper Mark Wallace took his tally of catches in the match to eight, one short of the club record held by Colin Metson.
The blazing heat was in sharp contrast to the teams' previous meeting in April at Derby, which was interrupted by snow, sleet and hail.
Glamorgan wicket-keeper Mark Wallace told BBC Wales Sport: "It was hard work, harder if you're a bowler but we get so many games when it's cold and windy, you can't complain- it's been beautiful, proper North Walian weather.
"Hopefully it'll be less warm, overcast and better bowling conditions so we can pick up these last four wickets. As soon as they got ahead the game gets a little bit different but it's a good pitch, it's a small ground and any total around 200 is still very chaseable.
"(Eight catches behind the wickets) shows how well the seamers have bowled on a pretty unresponsive surface, but four more wickets to get, we'll take them any way they come."
Derbyshire batsman Chesney Hughes told BBC Radio Derby: "I enjoyed that one, the last four games I haven't got the scores I wanted to, so to get a hundred meant a lot and I thought I played well for it, because the ball swung for the majority of the morning.
"It's a pitch that's taken 30-degree heat for two days so it is breaking up and getting harder, so we know as a team that if we can get by that morning session and get a decent score on the board, it's game on.
"Ten first-class hundreds and I think I'm just starting to be a player now, so I look forward to scoring more!" | Derbyshire fought back through Chesney Hughes and Wayne Madsen to take the match against Glamorgan into day four. | 0.952131 | 1 |
Peter Scotter, 55, is charged with racially aggravated common assault on the woman, who was with her nine-year-old daughter, on 3 July.
Magistrates in Sunderland heard the alleged incident at the city's Bridges centre left the woman with neck pain.
The case was referred to Newcastle Crown Court for a hearing on 16 August.
Mr Scotter, of Beach Street, Sunderland, did not enter a plea during the brief hearing.
He is also accused of causing alarm, harassment or distress to a female police officer called to attend the incident.
Chairman of the Bench Robert Dash said: "We consider that the allegations are so serious we cannot deal with them.
"We are going to therefore refer you to Newcastle Crown Court."
Mr Scotter made gestures to photographers as he left the court. | A man accused of ripping a niqab from a Muslim woman in a Sunderland shopping centre and shouting racist abuse is to face a crown court hearing. | 0.642291 | 1 |
Premier League chief Richard Scudamore said it was an act of "solidarity and remembrance" after the Paris attacks, in which 130 people died.
Fans had united to sing La Marseillaise before England's win over France at Wembley on Tuesday.
There are 72 French footballers who play in the Premier League.
"Given how close we are, as well as the long-standing relationship that exists between the Premier League and France, playing La Marseillaise as an act of solidarity and remembrance is the right thing to do," said Scudamore.
Watford and Manchester United each had a French player in their starting line-up - Etienne Capoue for the former and Morgan Schneiderlin for the latter - and both sang their nation's anthem prior to the lunchtime kick-off on Saturday.
Chelsea's players wore black armbands incorporating the French flag during their home game with Norwich City on Saturday.
Newcastle United's players also wore black armbands during their home match with Leicester City.
The Premier League has briefed each club on the current threat alert and existing security guidance. | The French national anthem - La Marseillaise - will be played before all of this weekend's Premier League matches. | 1.431033 | 1 |
The country's finance police are executing search warrants as they carry out asset seizures to the reported value of 12m euros (£9.1m).
The case involves 58 people involved in professional football, a Naples prosecutor said in a statement.
Lawyers for AC Milan said vice president Adriano Galliani was among those under investigation.
In a statement on the club's website, the lawyers dismissed the allegations as unfounded and said they expected the case to be dismissed.
The investigation, dubbed 'Fuorigioco' (Offside), is believed to concern allegations of falsifying player transactions. | An investigation into alleged tax evasion by 35 clubs in Italy's top two divisions is taking place. | 0.84623 | 1 |
More than 1,500 firefighters tackled blazes which had sprung up in scrubland north of the city, injuring three people.
Homes were destroyed in the nearby town of Vitrolles and hundreds of residents were evacuated.
Fires have also been raging in mainland Portugal and on the island of Madeira.
Three people were killed on the holiday island and more than 1,000 were forced from their homes.
The French fires took hold on Wednesday afternoon and spread over more than 3,300 hectares (8,150 acres) of scrubland and wooded areas.
According to AFP news agency, three residents and four firefighters were injured, some seriously, in fires across the region.
The firefighters were hurt battling a blaze further west in Herault, when their vehicle was surrounded by flames.
Vitrolles, about 25km (15 miles) north of Marseille, was the town worst affected.
"Everything burned, the house, the car... there is nothing left," a resident of Vitrolles told BFM-TV.
Other towns affected included Pennes-Mirabeau, Saint-Victoret, Fos-sur-Mer and Rognac, where the main fire started.
Palls of thick smoke which rose from Vitrolles and Pennes-Mirabeau were drifting over Marseille on Wednesday.
Marseille airport, which redirected incoming flights to make way for firefighting aircraft, said the situation was gradually getting back to normal by midday on Thursday.
But it warned that some roads to the airport remained closed and advised travellers to use trains.
Marseille's Deputy Mayor, Julien Ruas, said firebreaks had been created to protect northern neighbourhoods.
Fires are frequent in summer in south-eastern France but it is rare for them to threaten urban areas.
On Madeira, the flames encroached on the capital Funchal and are blamed for the deaths of three elderly people whose homes caught light.
A fourth death was reported on the Portuguese mainland as wildfires raged in central regions. | Firefighters have contained wildfires in southern France which threatened the city of Marseille but remain on alert as more windy conditions are expected. | 1.6345 | 2 |
Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Vilasrao Deshmukh said the actor's behaviour had been "improper".
Khan, who owns the Kolkata Knight Riders, was involved in a scuffle with staff after Wednesday night's match.
Khan has defended his actions saying he became angry after the security "manhandled" children accompanying him.
He says he plans to report "abusive" staff to police.
Meanwhile, IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla said: "The MCA can only recommend a ban, the final decision will be taken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India [BCCI]."
Mr Deshmukh told a press conference after Friday's meeting in Mumbai that "Shah Rukh Khan's behaviour was not proper and against the rules".
"If rules are violated, action will be taken. It does not depend who the individual is. It's a message to everyone whosoever he or she may be that stern action will be taken if there is any misbehaviour," he said.
"The rules apply to all - no one is above them."
The MCA chief added that the actor had "shown no regrets for his action and behaviour, in fact, he justified his actions".
Mr Deshmukh said the decision to ban the actor was "a unanimous" one and would apply to "any match, whether domestic or international".
The MCA has filed a police complaint against the actor.
Khan, whose team won Wednesday night's match against the Mumbai Indians, said the stadium officials had been "very rude" to him.
"They were extremely aggressive. Some of the things they said I don't even want to repeat. And yes I got angry," he told reporters on Thursday.
The actor said he had not watched the match but gone to the stadium to pick up a group of 30 youngsters and his own children who had watched the match.
Khan is one of Bollywood's biggest stars. He has appeared in more than 70 films, anchored television shows and done innumerable advertisements. | Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been banned from entering Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium for five years after a row with staff at an IPL cricket match. | 0.867439 | 1 |
Those wishing to bring poultry products or live birds into Northern Ireland must now apply for a specific licence.
The precautionary measure was announced after avian flu was confirmed on an egg production farm in Lancashire.
The H7N7 strain of the disease has been found on the farm.
It can infect humans but has only rarely caused severe illness.
Public Health England has said the risk to human health is very low.
The Food Standards Agency has said there is no food safety risk.
Restrictions have been put in place around the farm and the birds are being humanely slaughtered.
The agriculture minister Michelle O'Neill said her staff had been in contact with the Northern Ireland poultry industry to advise them of the situation and call for increased vigilance.
"While the situation will be kept under review, I would encourage bird-keepers, as a precaution, to revisit their own biosecurity," she said.
Northern Ireland's chief vet Robert Huey said he had been liaising with his counterparts in England and his officials would assess the risk to establish whether other measures might be needed.
"We have informed our counterparts in the south [Republic of Ireland] of the situation and will continue to work closely with them to ensure that we apply consistent and proportionate measures to protect the island of Ireland," he said. | The department of agriculture in Northern Ireland has suspended a general licence for the importation of poultry products and live birds from Britain after an outbreak of avian flu. | 2.235422 | 2 |
Peter Gifford, 49, was convicted in his absence at Truro Crown Court of conspiring to launder $500,000 (£320,000) and sentenced to six years.
Gifford, of Budock, Falmouth and partner Penelope Lawton, 52, were previously convicted of mortgage fraud and sentenced to three years in jail.
Police said Gifford and Lawton were last seen travelling to France.
They are believed to be on the run with two teenage children and a European Arrest Warrant has been issued.
Police said the couple are understood to have left the UK just before a separate fraud trial in January and were last seen going on the Eurotunnel heading to France.
The couple were found guilty of three counts of fraud in their absence in January and sentenced to three years for each charge, to run concurrently.
In a series of frauds between 2002 and 2007 they made false declarations on mortgage applications to obtain £609,250.
The investigation into Gifford began when police were alerted to banking irregularities in his accounts and seized his computer in April 2011.
Police said Gifford had received $500,000 from an account in the US.
Officers traced the money back to a fraudulent investment scheme in Germany.
Police said he spent the money quickly on items including a new Range Rover and a luxury holiday to the US.
Investigators from Devon and Cornwall Police worked with the FBI and police in Germany during the five-year investigation.
Gifford was found guilty of money laundering in his absence on Thursday and sentenced on Friday. | An international money launderer and fraudster is believed to have fled the UK with his family, police have said. | 0.676594 | 1 |
The defection, and Mr Cunha's threat to take his party with him, is a blow to embattled President Dilma Rousseff.
Mr Cunha has accused the government and Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot of conspiring to incriminate him in a widening corruption scandal at state-run oil firm Petrobras.
Without Mr Cunha's PMDB party, Ms Rousseff has no majority in Congress.
"I cannot accept that the government uses its machinery to seek the political persecution of those who turn against it," Mr Cunha said in Brasilia.
His defection followed allegations made this week by a jailed former consultant to Petrobras, Julio Camargo, that Mr Cunha had demanded a $5m (£3.2m) bribe to push through contracts for equipment.
Mr Cunha has denied any involvement, and said Ms Rousseff and Mr Janot were unfairly dragging congressmen into the Petrobras investigations.
His name had appeared earlier this year alongside those of dozens of other congressmen on a list of people whom the police reportedly wanted to interview in relation to the scandal.
The real losers in Brazil's Petrobras scandal
Thirty-four congressmen and one state vice-governor are under investigation for taking bribes.
Investigators allege firms paid corrupt officials in order to get lucrative Petrobras contracts.
President Dilma Rousseff, who chaired Petrobras when much of the corruption is believed to have taken place, has been cleared of involvement.
Analysts say Mr Cunha's opposition to Ms Rousseff could become a major obstacle for any legislation proposed by her government, at a time when it is trying to introduce public spending cuts to stave off recession.
Mr Cunha, an evangelical Christian, is seen as a possible presidential candidate in 2018. | The Speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, has announced he is leaving the governing coalition. | 1.317239 | 1 |
The question: Alan asks BBC Radio 4' s PM programme: "How many UK citizens have been arrested and extradited to other EU states compared with citizens of other EU states extradited to the UK?"
Reality Check verdict: In the financial years 2009-16, 7,436 people were extradited from the UK to another EU country. Of these, 292 were UK nationals. Meanwhile, 897 people were extradited to the UK. Of these, 352 were EU nationals.
If the suspect is identified, they can then be arrested by a local police force.
In the financial years 2009-16, 10,532 people wanted by another EU state were arrested in the UK.
Of these, 479 were UK nationals, although more may have been permanent UK residents.
After the appeals process, 7,436 people were actually extradited from the UK to another EU country to stand trial or serve their prison sentence.
Of these, 292 were UK nationals.
In the same time period, 10% of that figure, or 1,054 people, wanted by the UK were arrested on its behalf by another EU state.
Of these, 444 were EU nationals.
The rest were either British citizens or from another part of the world.
Of these, 897 people were extradited to the UK.
And of these, 352 were EU nationals - but more may have been permanent EU residents.
Read more: The facts behind claims in the EU debate | If someone is wanted by an EU country in relation to a crime, and that country suspects the individual might be living in another member state, they can make a request for arrest under the European Arrest Warrant. | 2.172753 | 2 |
Two annexes to existing grammar schools in Kent will be set up on KCC land at the old Wildernesse School site in Sevenoaks.
The law forbids the opening of any new grammar schools, but changes made last year enable existing schools to expand.
Parents in Sevenoaks set up an online petition to campaign for the expansion.
More than 2,600 people signed, arguing the area was the only part of Kent without a grammar, meaning more than 1,100 pupils who passed the 11-plus had to travel for an hour to Tunbridge Wells.
The new "satellite schools" are expected to take in 120 pupils in a year. KCC initially said the annexes would be linked to existing grammar schools in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.
Academic selection and grammar schools were abolished in most areas of England in the 1960s and 70s but some areas retained them - including Buckinghamshire, Kent and Trafford.
KCC's preferred site, in Seal Hollow Road, is currently used by Knole Academy, whose lease runs out in 2015.
A new £18.3m building is under construction for the academy.
"We said back in March 2012, that we were determined to provide young people in Sevenoaks with access to a local grammar school, within current legislation," said KCC leader Paul Carter.
"The team has been working very hard to get this far.
"Our property team will be taking a close look at the site to assess its suitability for refurbishment or whether any rebuild will be required.
"We will be making a provisional allocation in the capital budget for this."
KCC said it would submit detailed proposals for the grammar school expansion to the government in the coming weeks. | A site for the first expansion of grammar school provision in England for over 50 years has been identified by Kent County Council (KCC). | 1.250925 | 1 |
Inderjit Singh, 31, was racing Sukvinder Mannan, 33, who lost control and hit Rebecca McManus, as she waited for a bus to go to a hen night.
Singh had admitted dangerous driving, but denied causing the 21-year-old's death in May 2014.
He was also cleared of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Wolverhampton Crown Court was told Singh, of Cranbourne Avenue in the city, had been racing his car on Hagley Road West on the evening of 31 May 2014.
Mannan, of Roundhills Road, Halesowen, reached speeds of more than of 100mph in a 40mph zone, the court heard.
He lost control of his Mitsubishi Evolution on a bend, causing it to plough into a bus stop where Miss McManus and her friend were standing.
He admitted causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving, plus failing to provide a blood sample, at an earlier hearing.
Miss McManus had just finished a three-year English Literature and Creative Writing degree at the University of East Anglia.
She suffered "catastrophic injuries" and died at the scene.
Her friend, who was also 21 at the time of the crash, is still recovering from serious injuries.
Sgt Paul Hughes said: "These drivers were not young inexperienced drivers but professional working men who decided to race each other - for reasons we will never understand - along a busy suburban highway.
"Rebecca and her friend were on a night out and did the right thing, they planned their night and decided to catch a bus into town. They thought they would be safe.
"It was the senseless and reckless actions of two men that changed two families' lives forever."
Both men are due to be sentenced on 1 December. | A racing motorist, whose rival's car careered into a Birmingham bus stop killing a student, has been cleared of causing her death. | 0.881537 | 1 |
It said new flight paths would allow it to maintain safe and sustainable growth without affecting punctuality.
An earlier trial of an alternative route pattern for aircraft using the airport was ended early, in October 2015, after complaints about noise.
A publicity campaign about proposed flight path changes will feature a television advert, online information and 600,000 leaflets.
The consultation will last for 14 weeks.
Airport chief executive Gordon Dewar said any proposed changes to flight paths would be looked at carefully.
He said: "I think any change means that inevitably we have change to the impact. Sometimes that's an improvement for people and sometimes it's not, unfortunately.
"But what we want to make sure is we understand that when we're looking at the options in the second stage of the process that we're putting the balance on the really important growth agenda for Scotland and then making sure that we're being sensitive and looking after those that we can in the community."
Helena Paul, of the campaign Edinburgh Airport Watch, said she viewed the proposed changes with "absolute horror".
She told BBC Radio Scotland: "I wouldn't wish the noise levels that we're now suffering on anyone.
"I was woken again at six o'clock this morning by a plane going over. The last plane went over about quarter to 12 last night. I wouldn't wish that on any community.
"Edinburgh Airport has had established flight routes for 40 years...they do not need to change their flight paths to be able to increase their capacity."
Any proposal to alter flight paths at Edinburgh Airport would have to be approved by the Civil Aviation Authority. | Edinburgh Airport has launched a major consultation into new flight paths. | 1.781413 | 2 |
American-based real estate firm, ARC, is seeking planning permission for the £30m development, which, it says, will create 250 jobs.
If it goes ahead, the 120-bedroom hotel will overlook the Royal Portrush Golf Club, which is due to host the Open in 2019.
A planning application is due to be lodged by Causeway Coast Developments Ltd at the beginning of September.
ARC, which is based in Austin Texas is headed up by Gavin Boyd, who is originally from Kilrea, County Londonderry, and his wife Minka.
Mr Boyd said a project on this scale normally takes between five and six years to complete.
He added: "The challenge the developers face is making it happen in two years in order to be ready for The Open which will be nothing short of a small miracle.
"A team of international experts are working around the clock to ensure this world class resort will be delivered on time for Northern Ireland." | A new luxury hotel could be on its way to the north coast of Northern Ireland. | 0.891318 | 1 |
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and Cleveland Cavaliers' Dan Gilbert are hoping to build a new stadium for the team in the downtown of the city.
In a statement, the pair said their proposal had won support from the MLS.
The league is aiming to increase its size from 20 to 24 teams by 2020 and then ultimately to 28.
"Detroit is rising and we know firsthand the power of sports to lift a community and drive a civic renaissance," read the Gores and Gilbert statement.
"We are very excited about the prospect of bringing Major League Soccer to Detroit and building an ownership group that represents a cross-section of investors."
Gilbert added: "Bringing a team downtown will also further energise Detroit's urban core, which is critical to the entire city's overall health and vibrancy."
David Beckham's Miami franchise is aiming to be one of the first quartet to join the league.
Miami Beckham United (MBU), the ownership vehicle behind the proposed MLS team, announced last week that the group had purchased the land needed to build a stadium. | Detroit may soon have a Major League Soccer team after two owners from basketball's NBA announced a joint bid to launch a franchise in the city. | 1.276439 | 1 |
Jia Li Huang, 63, was discovered in a property on Atkinson Road in Urmston, Greater Manchester, after officers were called amid concerns for a woman's safety at 12.30 BST on Monday.
Police said a man Tasered at the scene was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Mr Huang's family said he was "a good man" who would now be at peace.
A statement said: "My father was an amazing person, he was brave and he thought he was invincible, but sadly his life was taken away.
"We never thought we would lose our father this way. It is such a horrible way to die, he never deserved this, he was a good man."
The woman suffered head injuries and was taken to hospital, Greater Manchester Police said. | A man who was found dead with head injuries was "amazing and brave and thought he was invincible", his family has said. | 0.831127 | 1 |
A branch of the Co-op in Oswestry, Shropshire, sold the sugary snacks, which had been baked on a tray that had been left to soak in disinfectant.
The company apologised and said it was "an isolated issue".
Shropshire Council confirmed it was investigating the case, but would not comment further.
A spokesman for Co-operative Food said: "The non-stick silicon baking trays are removed from the oven and cleaned.
"They were left in the correct cleaning fluid longer than the process required before being rinsed and reused, and this tainted the flavour of the product." | Shoppers were left feeling ill and with "burning mouths" after eating doughnuts that had been contaminated with cleaning fluid. | 1.457499 | 1 |
But when Spennymoor Town felt their match with fellow non-leaguers Newton Aycliffe was taking an "aggressive direction", they refused to play the second half.
Spennymoor, of the Northern Premier League Premier Division - the seventh tier of English football - said in a statement that it was "a risk" to continue as the match, which was abandoned at the break with Aycliffe leading 1-0.
The club said that they considered "the welfare of our staff and players as a top priority".
"In over 40 years as a player, manager and chairman I've never seen anything like it," said Allan Oliver chairman of Northern Football League Division One side Newton Aycliffe.
"Neither team's physio set foot on the pitch and no players left it through injury so I was as gobsmacked as everyone else, including several Spennymoor players, when they chose not to come out for the second half.
"I am disappointed for our supporters who were enjoying watching us lead against a team two divisions higher than us."
Durham FA told BBC Sport that it would be investigating the incident between the two non-league sides. | It was supposed to be a pre-season friendly, a chance to build match-fitness and try out tactics ahead of the new campaign. | 0.862566 | 1 |
Det Ch Insp Jes Fry, of Norfolk Constabulary, said officers were examining cold cases across the UK for potential links.
The force has confirmed the remains were that of a woman.
A dog walker made the discovery at Anmer, near King's Lynn, on New Year's Day. The area has been cordoned off.
Police said the identity of the woman was not yet known.
Detectives would not speculate on the age of the woman or comment on whether the body was clothed.
"We are at the very early stages of the investigation and it could be a complex inquiry," said Mr Fry.
"I cannot confirm whether she was clothed because, at the moment, only my staff, the person who found the body and the person or people who put it there know that - and I would like it to stay that way.
"The body has been in situ for some time but I can't comment on whether that is weeks, months or years.
"The circumstances suggest this is a murder case and we are looking at missing persons reports and cold cases, both locally and nationwide."
The body was found in a wooded area on farmland at the 20,000-acre (8,000 hectare) royal estate.
Forensic science experts are carrying out a detailed search of the area - about a mile from the main gate to Sandringham House.
Mr Fry said it was not yet clear if the woman was killed at the scene or taken there after her death.
The body is expected to be recovered later and taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in King's Lynn, where post-mortem tests will take place.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, along with the Earl and Countess of Wessex, have been staying on the Sandringham Estate.
Buckingham Palace would not comment on the discovery, saying it was a "matter for Norfolk police". | A murder inquiry has begun after human remains were found on the Queen's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. | 1.316935 | 1 |
The girl, aged 15 at the time, had met a man called David Ayrton in a Portsmouth garage in the autumn of 2004.
The defendant, now 34 and called Davina, denied the charge. She will be sentenced on 4 March.
Judge Ian Pearson remanded her into custody and said it was likely she would be held at a male prison.
He added: "If I were to release on bail there are substantial grounds to believe she would be a risk to herself and a risk of failing to attend for whatever reason.
"I will therefore have to remand in custody. It will have to be a male prison in Winchester but it will be an issue for the prison service."
He also told the jury at Portsmouth Crown Court: "It's been a slightly unusual case and it's not been an easy case."
The court heard that Ayrton, who has learning difficulties, attempted to commit suicide last summer.
Protocols have been put in place for her detention at the prison, a court officer explained.
During the trial Ayrton spoke about her sexuality, and said she she had not "made any physical changes or enhancements" to her body or taken any medication. She changed her name in 2012.
Portsmouth Crown Court was told she raped the teenager while two others were asleep in the garage.
The victim said she shouted and swore at Ayrton to stop the attack, but her friends had not woken up.
She had "only drunk a can and a half of Foster's" and clearly recollected the events.
The court heard that in 2014 Ayrton told a worker at the care home where she lived in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, about the attack. | A transgender woman has been found guilty of raping a girl when still living as a man. | 1.171419 | 1 |
The London Olympic heptathlon champion, 29, will compete in the 100m hurdles at the Great CityGames.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson, 22, will also feature in the street event held on Manchester's Deansgate on 9 May.
Ennis-Hill said: "I'm really looking forward to making my competitive return. The atmosphere in Manchester is always amazing there."
The Sheffield athlete's last competitive appearance came in the Anniversary Games in London in July 2013, when she finished fourth in the 100m hurdles.
An expected city-centre crowd of 25,000 will see her much-anticipated return, and she said: "Street athletics is a lot of fun because you are really close to the fans."
Rising multi-event star Johnson-Thompson has proved herself capable of challenging Ennis-Hill during her rival's absence, topping the heptathlon world rankings last year.
The Liverpudlian also broke Ennis-Hill's British record of 4,965 points in the pentathlon when she scored 5,000 points on her way to the title at March's European Indoor Championships in Prague.
Johnson-Thompson will compete in the 200m hurdles and long jump at the Great CityGames.
But the pair are set to go head-to-head in the heptathlon in Gotzis, Austria at the end of May.
They will also face off in the World Championships in Beijing in August.
And further ahead, they will compete for Olympic heptathlon gold in Rio next year, when Ennis-Hill defends the title she won in such memorable style in 2012.
Great CityGames events take place at purpose built, temporary outdoor arenas - featuring a specially constructed four-lane sprint track.
Ennis-Hill will be lining up in one of her favourite events as she launches her long-term preparations for the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Her time of 12.54 seconds clocked in the 100m hurdles during the 2012 Olympic heptathlon competition stood as a British record until Tiffany Porter dipped under that mark in Marrakesh last September in a time of 12.51.
The Great CityGames will be shown live on BBC One and BBC One HD.
The event is part of a weekend-long celebration of sport in the city which includes Europe's biggest 10K event, the Great Manchester Run, on Sunday 10 May. | Jessica Ennis-Hill is to return to action for the first time in almost two years since giving birth to son Reggie. | 1.013256 | 1 |
It was first visible in the southern United States, before sweeping east across the Atlantic Ocean and the African continent.
The US space agency, Nasa, said the greatest total eclipse occurred over the Atlantic Ocean.
One of the best views was in northern Kenya, where tour companies organised trips to view a total blackout.
Local myths there attribute the event to the Moon eating the Sun.
Partial views were available in eastern North America and southern Europe.
This solar eclipse was a rare occurrence in that it was "hybrid" - switching between an annular and total eclipse.
In a total eclipse, the Moon completely covers the sun, while an annular eclipse occurs when the Moon is at its farthest from the Earth and does not block out the Sun completely, leaving a halo of sunlight still visible around the Moon.
The eclipse event began about 1,000km (620 miles) east of Jacksonville, Florida with an annular eclipse visible for four seconds at sunrise.
Nasa - Eye safety during solar eclipses
As the Moon's shadow raced east the eclipse switched from annular to total along a narrow corridor.
The greatest total eclipse occurred in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 330km south-west of Liberia, and lasted for more than one minute.
The eclipse continued across Africa through the Congos until it passed through northern Uganda and northern Kenya, ending in southern Ethiopia and Somalia.
Either side, a partial eclipse was seen within a much broader path including eastern North America, northern South America, southern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Experts warned that no-one should attempt to view the Sun with the naked eye.
A safe view of eclipses can be obtained by using special welder's glasses or a pinhole camera. | A rare solar eclipse allowing a view of the Sun that is totally or partially blocked by the Moon has taken place. | 3.503793 | 4 |
Prosecutors accuse Blatter, 79, of making a "disloyal payment" of £1.6m to Uefa president Michel Platini.
Both men deny any wrongdoing.
The staff match, which Blatter would usually travel to European governing body Uefa's headquarters in Nyon to watch, was scheduled for Friday.
Fifa did not give a reason for the cancellation, but said: "In a joint decision it was agreed to postpone the Uefa-Fifa Challenge 2015 until further notice."
Blatter is accused by Swiss prosecutors of signing a contract that was "unfavourable to Fifa", but says he will not stand down as Fifa president.
In a statement released through his lawyers, Blatter said a £1.5m payment made to Platini in 2011 was "valid compensation and nothing more".
Platini, 60, is being treated as "in between a witness and an accused person" by investigators.
The former France captain has written a letter to Uefa members denying any wrongdoing. | An annual football match between the staff of Fifa and Uefa has been postponed after criminal proceedings were opened against the world governing body's president Sepp Blatter. | 0.676363 | 1 |
Recorded fraud was up by 25% last year compared with 2013, according to fraud prevention service Cifas.
ID fraud accounted for 41% of all fraud. Digitally-savvy young adults were increasingly becoming targets.
Fraud hotspots were found in London, Leicester, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow, Cifas found.
The annual Fraudscape report from Cifas, drawn from data from its members, found that young people, regularly using technology and with access to some financial products for the first time, were increasingly at risk from ID fraud.
In these cases, fraudsters impersonate their victims to create accounts or apply for loans in order to steal money. These have replaced the type of fraud in which con-artists trick their way into existing accounts, as security has improved.
"The frauds we are recording point to increasingly sophisticated, predatory and organised criminals. This is crime at an industrial scale," said Simon Dukes, Cifas chief executive.
Cifas claimed that men were 1.7 times more likely than women to have their identities stolen.
Nick Mothershaw, of credit reference agency Experian, said: "The figures released today emphasise just how much of a threat fraud still is to lenders and their customers, especially as more people apply for financial products across multiple channels, including online and mobile."
In October, Commander Steve Head, of the City of London Police, told the BBC that there were not enough police officers tackling the crime.
Specialist fraud officers have been outstripped by the rising caseload, a BBC investigation found. | Sophisticated identity theft "on an industrial scale" is on the rise with a 46-year-old man the most likely victim, a new report says. | 1.899616 | 2 |
Steve Watson, 53, appeared in the reconstruction of the 1994 murder of Julie Pacey, which was reshown on BBC One earlier this year.
Officers took his DNA after viewers told them he was the "killer" shown in the reconstruction.
The BBC has said it tried to contact Mr Watson before the show.
Julie Pacey, 38, was found dead in Grantham, Lincolnshire, but her killer has never been found.
Mr Watson, of Newark, Nottinghamshire, said he answered a BBC ad to play the part in 1994.
"[My face] was on the screen for too long and even then, people in the street said, 'Oh, is that that murderer?'" he said.
"To hear those words you think, 'Please, it's just a reconstruction, surely you understand', but unfortunately they don't."
The original Crimewatch appeal was aired again in July after advancements in DNA technology.
"A couple of people in Newark recognised me and put me forward as a suspect and I was on the end of having my DNA taken and all sorts," he said.
Despite telling police he was the actor, he is yet to be told he is no longer a suspect.
"I'm in limbo, it's ridiculous," he said.
Det Insp Helen Evans, of Lincolnshire Police, said it would be "remiss not to thoroughly investigate every solid piece of information" and he will be given an update "in due course".
Mr Watson said Crimewatch "do a fantastic job" but actors should be warned they could be called on by the police.
A BBC spokesman said it tried to contact Mr Watson about re-airing the appeal but his details were not in their records. | A Crimewatch actor, who played a suspect in a murder reconstruction 21 years ago, said he is "in limbo" after he was accused of being the killer. | 0.838887 | 1 |
People gathered outside Liverpool Women's Hospital to voice their concerns after a report found the trust risks becoming "financially unviable".
Kathryn Thomson, the hospital's chief executive, previously said the hospital did not get enough NHS money to fund sufficient staffing and was considering several options, including relocation.
More than 26,000 people have signed a petition opposing the site's closure.
The hospital board has met to approve a financial plan for the 20-year-old site.
Ms Thomson said: "Any decisions about how services are delivered in the future will be made with the full consultation of our staff, our patients and the wider general public.
"Any recommendations about future service provision will not be driven by budget concerns but by our ambition to deliver the very best healthcare to women and babies."
Campaigner Lesley Mahmood said she feared the hospital could be amalgamated into the nearby Royal Liverpool Hospital.
Kelly Butchard, from Huyton, said one of her sons was not breathing when he was born at the Women's Hospital and was saved by the staff there.
She said she was "eternally grateful" and would be "devastated" if it closed. | A protest has been held at a Liverpool hospital threatened with relocation. | 1.346741 | 1 |
16 October 2015 Last updated at 16:43 BST
Karen Liu, from the Georgia Institute of Technology, said a falling robot can damage its components and also the people around it.
She said the algorithm could help reduce the impact when a humanoid robot takes a tumble.
She hopes robots will eventually be able to learn how to recover from a fall.
Watch the video to see the algorithm in action when a robot gets pushed over. | Researchers have developed an algorithm to help robots fall more gracefully, to protect them from damage. | 3.372507 | 3 |
The move - known as Article 50 - is important as it starts a strict two-year timetable for withdrawal.
David Cameron, who announced his resignation after the referendum, has said his successor should trigger the formal process to leave the union.
On Tuesday Mr Jones told AMs a delayed process was not in Wales' interest.
In other developments on Tuesday:
"My view is that Article 50 should be triggered sooner rather than later," Mr Jones said.
"I think waiting months and months and months for it just adds to that uncertainty.
"Better that people know where they stand rather than not knowing what's going to happen for many months and many years."
Uncertainty was "never going to be helpful" to investment, Mr Jones added, saying that Brexit process should conclude "as quickly as possible".
Newsbeat: What is Article 50?
Neil Hamilton, UKIP's leader in the assembly, said "in the spirit of cooperation" both he and Welsh Conservative leader, Andrew RT Davies, should be involved in the Welsh Government's Brexit talks with UK ministers.
Mr Hamilton said "making the case for Wales" would be "strengthened with the added voices of those who were actually in favour of the result which the people of Wales voted for".
Mr Jones said he had written to the prime minister and was waiting for a reply but that "the people of Wales have voted for a Welsh Government to take forward that response".
He added there would be involvement with all parties as discussions continued.
On Tuesday evening, there was a pro-EU rally held in Cardiff city centre, which attracted almost 1,000 people.
One of the organisers, Sioned James, said: "This is not a protest against the results. This is an opportunity to show our appreciation of the European Union and everything it has offered Wales."
Cardiff was one of five Welsh local authority areas which voted to Remain in last week's referendum.
Among those addressing the crowd were Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood and Gruff Rhys, the frontman of Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals.
Remain campaigner Shazia Awan told the crowd that she had been the victim of "shocking" racist messages since the vote. | Official notification of the UK's intention to leave the EU should be sent to Brussels as soon as possible, First Minister Carwyn Jones has said. | 1.317106 | 1 |
The woman was travelling with a male friend on Sunday night when they were attacked. They were brutally beaten, stripped and thrown out of the vehicle.
Both have been admitted to hospital. The condition of the woman is reported to be "critical".
Delhi is often called the "rape capital of India" - police recorded more than 550 cases in the city last year.
Correspondents say Delhi can be a very difficult city for women, with sexual harassment commonplace and rapes and abduction all too frequent. The capital's rape figures are higher than for other Indian cities of comparable size, they say.
Police have registered a case and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has promised "strict action" against those responsible.
The woman and her friend had boarded the bus from Munirka area and were on their way to Dwarka in south-west Delhi.
They were returning after watching a film in a mall in south Delhi, police said.
The couple were attacked by "at least four men", police said. Some reports said the attackers included the bus staff.
On Monday, senior police officer Chhaya Sharma appealed to the public to help identify the owner of the bus.
At a press conference, police showed camera recordings of a white luxury bus which they said could have been the one used in the crime.
Reports say the alleged rape took place on a "white line" bus - such services run by private operators have higher fares and fewer stops. They employ more upmarket vehicles to supplement the city's public bus network.
The incident has led to outrage in the city.
"This is a shocking incident. I hope that the guilty are punished for the heinous crime," Delhi's Women and Child Development Minister Kiran Walia said.
The chairperson of the National Commission for Women, Mamata Sharma: "Such incidents are increasing in Delhi. Police and government should be really alert.
"We will get an inquiry done and will also inquire with the police as to what action has been taken so far." | A 23-year-old Indian student has been allegedly gang-raped inside a bus in the capital, Delhi, police say. | 1.424308 | 1 |
The Tannadice side are 14 points adrift of Killie, Hamilton and Partick Thistle at the bottom of the Premiership.
"Obviously, if we don't win tomorrow, it will be very difficult for us," said manager Paatelainen.
"Mathematically, it will still be possible, but we do realise the situation and how big the match is."
Paatelainen took over from Jackie McNamara in October and the team have gathered only five points from a total of 36 since.
Kilmarnock, meanwhile, arrive after an upturn in their own form that has led to three games without defeat and two consecutive wins.
"Tomorrow's match is a huge one," said Paatelainen. "There is no question about that. No one is shying away from that."
The Finn says the job of keeping the club in the Premiership is the most difficult in his managerial career.
He insists that, if he were to help United beat the drop, it would be his greatest feat as a team boss.
"It would be unbelievable, because of where we are, the changes we had to make, the information to players that we had to put in," he said.
"For all of us, it would be an unbelievable achievement because the situation is not good at all.
"We do feel it is still possible and we are fighting. We will do everything possible tomorrow to win the match and start climbing."
United players, led by captain Sean Dillon, held a meeting earlier this week in a bid to address their slump in form.
Experienced midfielder John Rankin said the meeting brought out some home truths.
"We aired a few grievances and it's one that probably we needed and, to be honest, we probably needed it earlier on in the season, but it never came about," he said.
"Sean took responsibility. He is the club captain and a few players aired what they thought.
"Training this week has been at a different tempo, a different standard from the few weeks before."
Rankin said a "few arguments" left a few players "battered and bruised" but said that was to be expected "as the pressure is on".
"In terms of my Dundee United career, this is probably the biggest game I will have played in," he said of Kilmarnock's visit.
"I have played in European ties and I have played in cup finals, but this is bigger than any cup final I have played in." | Mixu Paatelainen admits Dundee United will face an immense task to avoid relegation if his side lose at home to Kilmarnock on Saturday. | 0.857475 | 1 |
Shooting of badgers will begin in early September in South Devon, North Devon, North Cornwall, West Dorset, and South Herefordshire, the BBC understands.
Culling is part of the government's 25-year-strategy to eradicate the disease, but opponents say there is no evidence culling is effective.
Dorset, Gloucestershire and Somerset are already practising culling.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) would not confirm the selections had been made but said it was "currently considering applications for further badger control licences as part of the usual licensing process".
However, the BBC understands that culling companies have already been selected, and marksmen trained for the new locations.
Tony Francis, a farmer who had TB in his herd near Okehampton in Devon, said he had signed up to one of the new cull zones to try to prevent the disease from returning.
"It's an issue which has been going on for decades," he said.
"No one has really got on top of it. I think the agricultural industry feel we've got to try and take control of it," he said.
According to Defra, England has the highest rate of bovine TB in Europe, which results in thousands of cattle being slaughtered every year.
But anti-culling campaigners say there is no evidence that killing badgers is reducing the level of TB in cattle.
Jenny Pike, of campaign group Devon and Cornwall Against the Badger Cull, said only 6% of TB cases in cattle came through badgers and the government should focus on curbing cattle-to-cattle transmissions.
"It really is not a good use of taxpayer money, and it's going to cost thousands of badgers their lives for no benefit at all to farmers," she said.
In March hundreds of protestors campaigned against the plans to introduce culling in Devon and a significant policing operation has been planned in case of disorder when culling begins in the new locations in September.
Culling in Gloucestershire is expected to be extended, while those in west Somerset and north Dorset are due to continue, the BBC has also learnt.
Has Defra shown badger culling works? | Badger culls are to be carried out in five new areas of England in a bid to control bovine TB, the BBC has learnt. | 2.411083 | 2 |
Brazilian Monteiro beat Ukrainian world number 63 Dolgopolov 6-3 6-3 in the ATP Tour match on Sunday.
The odds shifted in favour of Monteiro, ranked 114, leading up to the match.
"The TIU was made aware of concerns over betting patterns during the match," it said.
"As with all match alerts, the TIU will assess, make a judgement and take appropriate action on the information received through its co-operative agreements with betting operators."
Dolgopolov, 28, was the favourite for the hard-court tie, but an increase in money being placed on Monteiro, 23, reversed the odds, leading to several bookmakers to stop taking bets on the first-round match.
Former top-20 player Dolgopolov, who lost his first meeting with Monteiro on clay earlier this year, failed to create a break-point chance on the Brazilian's serve as he was beaten in 55 minutes.
"I can confirm we suspended the match [betting] due to the suspicious moves in prices pre-match," said a spokesperson for betting firm Ladbrokes.
"This was flagged to relevant authorities right away."
The TIU, which was set up to police the sport, has a match alert policy that states "every alert received is assessed" and also stresses that "an alert on its own is not evidence of match-fixing".
It also lists potential other reasons to explain unusual betting patterns, including "incorrect odds-setting, well-informed betting, player fitness, fatigue and form, playing conditions and personal circumstances."
An independent review panel was set up in 2016 following a BBC and BuzzFeed News investigation that uncovered suspected illegal betting in tennis.
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller
The odds shifted quite dramatically away from Dolgopolov and towards Monteiro in the hours before the start.
It is unusual for the TIU to comment directly on a match so soon after it has been played, but they do now list the number of match alerts they receive from the betting companies in a quarterly report.
There is still no firm publication date, meanwhile, for the interim report of the Independent Review Panel. | The Tennis Integrity Unit is assessing Alexandr Dolgopolov's defeat by Thiago Monteiro at the Winston-Salem Open as some bookmakers suspended their markets because of suspicious betting patterns. | 1.163008 | 1 |
Shane Walford, 33, of St Athan Barracks, Vale of Glamorgan, pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of Paul Gibbons but was convicted in May.
Mr Gibbons, 41, from Coventry, was punched by Walford during a night out in the city in October 2009 and later died in hospital from brain injuries.
Walford, a former paratrooper, was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court.
He told the court he had been acting in self-defence when he punched Mr Gibbons.
Afghanistan service
In passing sentence Judge Simon Tonking told him: "You had recently been serving in the army, and having served in Afghanistan it should not be ignored that you were somebody who was necessarily alert to the possibility of attack.
"Whilst you may have genuinely believed, albeit entirely wrongly, that you needed to defend yourself from Mr Gibbons, the amount of force which you used was out of proportion to the threat that you believed Mr Gibbons posed."
Mr Gibbons had been celebrating his birthday and approached Walford on the dance floor at Millsy's bar in Earlsdon Street on 25 October when he was lifted off his feet by a punch.
Walford handed himself in to police when Mr Gibbons, a father-of-two, died the next day in hospital of brain injuries.
The court was told he had previous convictions for for breaking a man's jaw and assaulting a police officer. | A former boxer has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for killing a West Midlands fireman. | 0.765191 | 1 |
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