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7 June 2016 Last updated at 19:29 BST
Firefighters pumped water out of several properties in Penicuik and the council said work was ongoing to clear water at Mauricewood Primary School in the town.
The Met Office has issued a yellow 'be aware' weather warning covering a band up the middle of Scotland from the Borders to the Highlands. | Heavy rain has caused travel problems, flooding a number of routes in the Scottish Borders. | 1.008545 | 1 |
The 25-year-old Spain international joined the Potters from Barcelona for an undisclosed fee in July 2014.
Bojan, who missed the second half of last season with a knee injury, has scored 10 goals in 41 games for Stoke.
Chief executive Tony Scholes said: "Bojan has made no secret of the fact that he now regards Stoke as his home in a football sense."
Bojan said: "I am very happy and motivated. Stoke City gave me the opportunity to play in the most competitive league in the world, and I have only words of gratitude for their trust and for the way they have treated me.
"Mark Hughes convinced me to come to Stoke, he has helped me and showed his trust in me from the beginning.
"He followed closely the recovery process from my injury and there is no doubt I have signed an extension of my contract thanks to him." | Stoke City forward Bojan Krkic has signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with the Premier League club. | 0.727939 | 1 |
Peter Humphrey and Yu Yingzeng had boarded a flight from Shanghai bound for the UK, their son said.
They were jailed last August as part of the GlaxoSmithKline corruption scandal.
Peter Humphrey was released early on health grounds on 9 June. Yu Yingzeng, a Chinese-born US citizen, was freed two days later.
She had a month of her two-year sentence to serve. He had seven more months of his two-and-a-half year term remaining.
Time served in custody had been taken into account.
The couple called their son Harvey in the UK just before boarding the flight from Shanghai to London.
Harvey told family friends that his father said he was looking forward to seeing him and his mother was very emotional.
"I am extremely glad that this ordeal will be over by this afternoon," their son said.
The couple were detained after helping GSK investigate a secretly filmed sex tape of its then top manager in China.
GSK was fined £300m ($465m) by the Chinese authorities for bribes to hospitals and officials in an attempt to boost sales.
The couple were found guilty of illegally obtaining Chinese citizens' data and selling it to firms including GSK China.
They both admitted buying background information, but said they did not realise this was illegal. | A British corporate investigator and his wife have been deported from China after being jailed for trafficking personal data, family and friends say. | 0.843191 | 1 |
The special forces base in Benghazi was captured on Tuesday, after two days of intense fighting.
Libya has been gripped by a wave of violence involving the militias that spearheaded the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
The new parliament is reportedly going to hold an emergency meeting this week.
The parliament, elected late last month, was due to have met in Benghazi on 4 August.
However it will now meet on Saturday in the city of Tobruk, some 200 km (125 miles) east of Benghazi, the AFP new agency reports.
Abu Badr Biira, an MP quoted by the agency, said the venue for the meeting had been changed "in light of the dangerous situation".
Many Western governments - including the UK, France, Germany and the US - have already asked their citizens to leave the country. Several have also evacuated their embassies.
An officer from the special forces unit in Benghazi told reporters on Tuesday that the base was abandoned after heavy shelling.
On Wednesday, Red Crescent spokesman Mohamed al-Misrati told the AFP news agency that 35 bodies had been recovered at the base.
"But there are more," he is quoted as saying.
Reuters news agency reports that 75 bodies have been found since the fall of the Benghazi base, most of them soldiers.
At least 97 people have also been killed in fighting between militias battling for control of Tripoli's main airport in the past week.
The government has blamed clashes between the armed groups for starting a fire at a Tripoli fuel depot, and for preventing firefighters from putting out the blaze.
The militias reportedly agreed a ceasefire on Wednesday to allow the blaze to be brought under control.
Separately on Wednesday, a Filipino nurse was kidnapped and raped in Tripoli, the AFP news agency reports, quoting medical and security officials.
A Libyan health ministry spokesman, quoted by the agency, said Filipino staff working at hospitals in Tripoli were preparing to leave following the incident. | At least 35 bodies have been recovered from a Libyan military base that was overrun by Islamist-led militias, the Libyan Red Crescent says. | 1.477688 | 1 |
In a speech broadcast on Iranian television, Mr Rouhani said it was vital that the younger generation had access to the internet.
The president, who was elected in 2013, has vowed to support greater media freedom but has faced opposition.
Last week, prominent Iranian cleric Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi said mobile internet was "immoral and unlawful".
Conservative clerics oppose introducing mobile broadband services, saying they allow immoral images to be shared freely and more easily.
In recent weeks the government has awarded 3G licences to three mobile broadband companies, but experts say the proportion of Iranians using the service is still low.
Speaking on Monday, President Rouhani insisted the internet was crucial to connect with the world of science, saying: "We cannot close the gates of the world to our younger generation".
"If we do not move towards the new generation of mobile today and resist it, we will have to do it tomorrow. If not, the day after tomorrow," he said.
BBC Middle East analyst Sebastian Usher says President Rouhani's comments will resonate in Iran, but it is unclear if they will carry any real weight.
Iranians will be waiting to see if his latest statement of intent produces real change in the face of the usual resistance, our correspondent adds.
Iran's government cracked down on media freedom and internet access after widespread protests against the country's leaders in 2009, banning online services like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Since then, many Iranians have grown used to bypassing censorship controls by using proxy servers or other online tools. | President Hassan Rouhani has urged Iran's clerics to be more tolerant of the internet and new technologies. | 1.705996 | 2 |
Ex-Soviet army officer Dmitri Kovtun will appear by video-link after he was granted "core participant status" by inquiry chairman, Sir Robert Owen.
Mr Litvinenko died of radioactive poisoning on 23 November 2006.
Mr Kovtun and Andrei Lugovoi are suspected of murdering him but both deny involvement and remain in Russia.
It was during a meeting with the pair at a London hotel in November 2006 that Mr Litvinenko drank tea containing a fatal dose of the radioactive substance polonium-210.
The 43-year-old had been an officer with the Federal Security Service - the successor to the KGB - but fled to Britain where he became a UK citizen and a fierce critic of the Kremlin.
Mr Kovtun and his colleague Mr Lugovoi initially refused to take part in the inquiry, which opened in January and is sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
However, in March Mr Kovtun changed his mind and offered to give evidence.
A statement issued by the inquiry on Monday said: "Sir Robert Owen, chairman of the Litvinenko Inquiry, has designated Mr Dmitri Kovtun as a core participant to the Inquiry, pursuant to rules 5(2)(a) and (c) of the Inquiry Rules 2006.
"Sir Robert is satisfied that Mr Kovtun has complied in full with his directions dated 2 April 2015."
The statement also said that Mr Kovtun "does intend to assert the privilege against self-incrimination". | One of the key suspects in the killing of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko is to give evidence at the inquiry into his death, it has been confirmed. | 1.351092 | 1 |
The marines are accused of shooting the two fishermen dead in February after allegedly mistaking them for pirates.
Italy has recalled its ambassador for consultations. It says the incident took place in international waters and that the men should be tried in Italy.
The marines were guarding an Italian oil tanker off India's south-western coast when the incident occurred.
The marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone - are being held in the central prison in the Keralan state capital, Trivandrum.
Italy agreed in April to pay 10m rupees (£117,013; 143,203 euros; $189,000) in compensation to each of the families of the two Indian fishermen.
In return, the families agreed to withdraw civil court cases against the marines.
However, the diplomatic row between the countries continued despite the compensation and talks between the two governments.
Italy said that the Indian fishing boat had behaved aggressively and ignored warning shots from their ship, the oil tanker MV Enrica Lexie.
But India said the fishermen, Selestian Valentine and Ajesh Pinky, had been unarmed.
The Indian government initially said the event had occurred in its territorial waters and that the marines should therefore be tried under local laws.
It recently changed its position, saying that the incident had taken place in international waters and that the Keralan police had had no jurisdiction to detain the ship.
However, Keralan state officials maintained the marines would be tried under Indian law. | Indian police have charged two Italian marines with the murder of two Indian fishermen. | 1.278998 | 1 |
Hannah Pearson's body was found at a house in Newark, Nottinghamshire, last July, after she had gone there with James Morton, 24.
Mr Morton told a jury at Nottingham Crown Court he was curious about putting his hands round a girl's neck, having seen it in a film.
He insisted his actions were consensual and the death an accident.
The court heard Ms Pearson and her boyfriend had met Mr Morton that day, but only she accompanied him back to the house.
After drinking he said he settled her down fully clothed to go to sleep but they started kissing and she agreed to him putting his hands on her neck.
Defence lawyer Shaun Smith QC asked Mr Morton: "When you put your hands round Heather Pearson's neck did you mean to do her any harm?"
Mr Morton replied: "Not at all"
"Was it your intention to kill her?" Mr Smith asked.
"Not at all" replied Mr Morton.
"Was there any reason you wanted her dead?"
"No"
The prosecution has claimed Mr Morton increasingly enjoyed the sensation of strangling women even though he knew it was dangerous.
The trial continues. | A man has denied murdering a 16-year-old girl, telling a court he had no reason to want her to die. | 0.65997 | 1 |
Underlying pre-tax profits for the 28 weeks to 26 September fell 17.9% to £308m.
The UK's third-biggest grocer is in a continued pricing war, and facing challenges from discount chains.
The firm said that retail sales, excluding fuel, were down 0.1%. Like-for-like sales fell 1.6%.
At the end of September the company reported its seventh consecutive quarter of falling underlying sales.
The company's chief executive, Mike Coupe, admitted that "the grocery retail marketplace remains challenging" but said he was "confident we are making progress".
The £308m profits figure was its lowest first-half profit since 2010, and down from £375m last year. However, the figure was still ahead of analysts' expectations of about £293m.
Sainsbury's said food sales had declined by nearly 1%, but clothing performed strongly, with sales up by close to 10%.
Sales at supermarkets fell by just over 2%, driven by food deflation, lower like-for-like volumes, and "customers shopping across multiple channels".
However, convenience stores delivered sales growth of nearly 11%, while online grocery orders delivered sales growth of 7%.
The latest research from Kantar Worldpanel found that the firm was the only major chain to see sales rise in the 12 weeks to 11 October, lifting its market share to 16.1%.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme Mr Coupe said the company was taking action to cut down on sugar in its products and to cut waste.
The firm said it had removed close to 35 tonnes of sugar from its own-brand juices and juice drinks, and continued "to reformulate our products to improve quality and taste and to reduce sugar".
He said there had to be a "holistic approach" from society to cutting childhood obesity, including more information about calories generally, and looking at ways to burn off calories.
On waste, he said the firm was looking to provide the quality in products - such as fruit and vegetables - that customers demanded, including with regards to shape, texture, and "visual cues".
The firm, he said, donated unsold food to charities, or sent it for conversion into animal feed. | Supermarket group Sainsbury's has reported a fall in half-year profits, citing a "particularly challenging" market. | 1.380941 | 1 |
Vidot joined the Super League side this winter on a two-year contract from Brisbane Broncos, but damaged a shoulder in pre-season training.
The Samoa international has undergone surgery and the Red Devils expect him to be out for two to three months.
Meanwhile, owner Marwan Koukash has taken on the chief executive role after Martin Vickers' exit. | Salford Red Devils winger Daniel Vidot could miss up to three months of the new season because of injury. | 0.424788 | 0 |
The psychological thriller was borrowed 72,827 times between July 2015 and July 2016 - or around 200 times per day.
The book has also sold 15 million copies around the world and been turned into a major film starring Emily Blunt.
Lee Child took second and third spots on the library list, followed by two Diaries of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney.
There were just two female authors with books in the top 10 - the other being the late Harper Lee with Go Set A Watchman, her long-awaited follow-up to To Kill A Mockingbird.
Hawkins said: "As a voracious reader possessed of a fevered imagination, my childhood visits to the library were a thrill.
"I credit those weekly trips with making me the reader - and the writer - I became, so I could not be more delighted to discover that The Girl on the Train was the most borrowed book from UK libraries last year."
Hawkins grew up in Zimbabwe before moving to the UK, becoming a financial journalist for The Times and writing chick lit under the pseudonym Amy Silver.
The Girl on the Train is the first novel under her real name and was inspired by gazing into other peoples' houses and gardens during her daily commute, and wondering what secrets they held.
Emily Blunt starred in the film version and has earned a Bafta nomination for best actress - but overall, the film has been less of a runaway success than the book. Hawkins' follow-up, Into the Water, is due out in May.
Although Hawkins had the number one book in libraries, she does not appear among the top 10 most borrowed authors.
US crime writer James Patterson was number one on that list for the 10th year in a row, followed by children's favourites Julia Donaldson, Daisy Meadows, Roderick Hunt and Francesca Simon.
The figures come from Public Lending Right, which distributes royalties to authors when their books are borrowed from libraries. Authors get 7.8p each time, up to a maximum of £6,600.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins' best-selling novel, was borrowed from British libraries more times than any other book in 2015/16. | 1.467567 | 1 |
James Johnston & Co of Elgin said turnover rose from £58.6m in 2014 to £66.6m last year.
Operating profit rose from £2.27m to £8m, supported by an exceptional gain of £4.1m on the sale of a property in London.
The firm said sales growth was generated by increased sales to luxury brands in the UK and France.
It also benefited from growth in sales of its own branded products through its UK retail outlets, while wholesale gains were driven by Japan and the Middle East.
The company has manufacturing plants in Elgin and Hawick. It runs several shops in the UK, including a flagship store in New Bond Street, London, which opened in December last year.
In 2015, it employed an average of 943 employees - up from 829 in 2014. | The company behind Scottish cashmere brand Johnstons of Elgin has reported a sharp rise in sales and profits. | 0.729919 | 1 |
The on-loan Fleetwood Town striker picked up the accolade after a string of impressive performances for the Ton.
"I'm delighted. To be picked ahead of Hibs or Rangers players who have played so well is a big thing," he said.
The 21-year old has been used in a more advanced midfield role this season to accommodate team-mate Denny Johnstone up front for the Greenock club.
McManus is in his second loan spell at Cappielow. Following last season's League One success, he admits things are a lot more difficult at Championship level.
"I've only been back here since January but I'm enjoying every minute," he continued.
"We've been getting good results and teams like Rangers and Hibs haven't found it easy against us.
"There are better players in this league, better teams.
"I've played more of an attacking midfield role this season and I've tried to fill in for the team more so the gaffer's happy with me.
"I've still got a few goals and a few assists so I'm happy all round. I hope now to just keep it up."
Last month McManus scored once against Alloa in a 2-2 draw and a brace in a 3-2 defeat by Raith Rovers, both matches away from home. | Morton's Declan McManus has won the Ladbrokes Championship player of the month award for February. | 0.820832 | 1 |
The Bath-born player, 28, has made 36 appearances for the Dragons since joining from Wasps in 2015.
He is in his second season and signed a contract extension in December 2016.
Dragons forwards coach Ceri Jones said: "It's a big blow. Eddie has been excellent all year for us, he has really stepped up to the mark and will be a big loss."
However, Jones says Jackson's misfortune can be a chance for others to thrive.
"We are very fortunate to have the likes of Ollie Griffiths, Harrison Keddie, James Thomas who can come into the back-row," said Jackson.
"Harri has shown glimpses of what he can do all season and there's definitely a player there, so this is an opportunity."
Dragons travel to Munster in the Pro12 on Friday. | Newport Gwent Dragons number eight Ed Jackson has undergone shoulder surgery and faces a spell on the sidelines. | 0.805488 | 1 |
The visitors had the best chance to break the deadlock in the first half when Jon Stead's shot was cleared off the line by Peter Hartley early on.
Argyle goalkeeper Luke McCormick kept it goalless when he tipped Elliott Hewitt's free-kick onto the crossbar.
But Carey sealed victory for Plymouth when he worked his way on to Gregg Wylde's left-wing cross.
The result means Plymouth bridge the gap with top-of-the-table Northampton from 12 points to 10 as they remain in second place in League Two, while Notts County stay 16th. | Plymouth Argyle midfielder Graham Carey scored his ninth goal of the season as they beat Notts County at Home Park. | 0.566648 | 1 |
The "heinous murder" occurred on Saturday, said Eugene Owusu, the UN's humanitarian chief in South Sudan.
The UN did not say who the victims were or what aid agency they worked for.
They were traveling between Juba, the capital, and the town of Pibor.
At least 79 aid workers have been killed in South Sudan since the conflict started in December 2013, the UN says.
"These attacks against aid workers and aid assets are utterly reprehensible," said Mr Owusu. "They not only put the lives of aid workers at risk, they also threaten the lives of thousands of South Sudanese who rely on our assistance for their survival."
He called on "all those in positions of power" to stop such attacks and end "the impunity that has prevailed".
Two other attacks have targeted aid workers this month, according to the UN. A humanitarian convoy was attacked while responding to a cholera outbreak in Yirol East on 14 March, with one health worker and one patient killed.
On 10 March, local staff of an international aid organisation were detained by armed rebels during fighting in Mayendit town for four days before being released.
The wooden bridge between death and safety
S Sudan ravaged by ethnic cleansing - UN
First famine declared since 2011
A man-made famine has been declared in some areas of South Sudan, and the UN says around 7.5m people are in need of humanitarian assistance.
Ethnic violence has dominated the crisis in South Sudan, which became an independent nation in 2011. The civil war began as a dispute between the Dinka President Salva Kiir, and former Vice-President Riek Machar who is Nuer.
On Thursday, UN peacekeepers protected up to 1,000 civilians in Pibor who feared they would be attacked after earlier clashes between different clans. | Six aid workers have been killed in an ambush in South Sudan, the UN says, in the deadliest single incident for humanitarians since the country's civil war began. | 1.689928 | 2 |
The production company behind many of his projects, Sixteen Films, is looking for "sparky lads" with enthusiasm for a new film about the 90s rave scene.
Although not a Ken Loach project, the award-winning director tweeted that it was a "great project nonetheless".
The auditions will be held in Edinburgh and Bathgate on Saturday and Sunday between 11:00 and 16:00.
The calling notice says "boys may be older, but must still pass for 16".
Loach, who often casts untrained unknowns in his films, was last in Scotland casting for The Angels' Share in 2012.
The film, starring Paul Brannigan and John Henshaw, resulted in a best actor award for Brannigan at the Scottish Baftas the same year.
Brannigan, who later went on to star with Scarlet Johansson in Under the Skin, told the Good Morning Scotland programme that working on a Ken Loach project had changed his life.
He said: "It's been exciting at times and it's been hard at times. I've been lucky enough to have met good friends."
He also had some advice for any would-be actors attending the auditions.
"I think you just need to be prepared for rejection, but you also need to be prepared to just keep going.
"I've turned up to auditions and I've not been prepared and that's gave me the wee kick in the backside that I needed. So you need to be prepared, you need to put the graft in and do some home training."
Hugh Hodgart, director of drama, dance, production and screen at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, said casting directors were always on the look-out for raw talent.
He told the programme: "I think it's absolutely great. I may be in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, which is obviously a training an educational institution, but there are many ways into the profession."
"There are lots of different ways in. And certainly authenticity, the sense of actors who don't seem to be acting, that's what we're looking for." | Would-be film actors are being urged to audition for the big screen this weekend by the film director Ken Loach. | 0.98213 | 1 |
Peter Lewis, 57, of Windlesham, Surrey, admitted receiving payments from supplier Richard Moxon in return for the contract, worth £950,000.
The software recorded accident and emergency data at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford.
Both admitted corruption charges. Lewis was jailed for three-and-a-half years. Moxon got 14 months.
Moxon, 41, of Wybunbury, Cheshire gave Lewis nine payments totalling £73,770 and sent £7,200 to a stables owed money by Lewis.
Sentencing, Judge Stephen Climie said: "Those charged with the financial management of the system are holding the very purse strings that can ultimately prevent pain and suffering or even death of patients.
"That role of financial management within the NHS was held by you, Lewis, in part when you became associate director for IT at the trust in 2009."
The judge disqualified both men as directors for 10 years and said there would be future confiscation proceedings.
Guildford Crown Court heard Lewis was first investigated for "unfairly favouring" an HR company that employed a woman with whom he was having an affair.
A search of his emails uncovered invoices for the software payments.
The corruption led to Lewis's wife, Sue, resigning as the trust's chief operating officer and deputy chief executive. There was no suggestion she was involved.
Surrey Police said each month Moxon submitted multiple invoices from different companies he controlled.
All were at, or just below, £15,000 - the value Lewis was able to sign off himself.
Paul Ozin QC, prosecuting, said the defendants met at an Indian restaurant to arrange the corrupt deal.
"Mr Lewis said to Mr Moxon he could see how the proposal was of value to the trust but he couldn't quite see how it would benefit him.
"Mr Lewis was dangling a carrot to see what kind of reaction he would get," Mr Ozin added.
The Royal Surrey has since recovered some of the money.
Its deputy chief executive Alf Turner said Lewis "grossly abused the trust placed in him as a senior manager" and his actions had "defrauded Royal Surrey and the people it is here to serve of over £80,000". | An NHS director who received £80,000 in corrupt payments for awarding a hospital IT contract has been jailed. | 0.896278 | 1 |
The 4,000-year-old statue of priest or court official Sekhemka was gifted by the Marquis of Northampton in 1880.
The Conservative-run council wants to sell the £2m statue citing high insurance and security costs.
Asked for a response, the council will only say it "is in discussion about the statue's sale".
The opposition Liberal Democrat group said the council had failed to keep it up to date on the sale.
Group leader Brendan Glynane said he would ask what the council meant by "discussions" and would seek more clarity on the sale at the next council meeting.
The ruling party had earlier said it could not comment during talks with the legal advisers of the present Marquis of Northampton, but "will issue updates when appropriate".
The sale has been challenged by Lord Northampton, who said the council did not have the right to sell the statue under the original deed of gift.
The 30in (76cm) limestone figure clutching beer, bread and cake - items for the afterlife - is believed to have been acquired by Spencer Compton, the second Marquis of Northampton during a trip to Egypt in 1850.
It was presented to the museum by his son.
The council said the statue's value made it too expensive to insure and secure, and the money raised from its sale could benefit other local heritage and cultural projects. | A year after proposing to sell an ancient Egyptian statue, Northampton Borough Council has declined to reveal whether it is still on the market. | 2.067911 | 2 |
Leicestershire Police said the searches in Braunstone Avenue relate to the death of Megan Bannister, whose body was found in a car following a crash.
A post-mortem examination revealed her injuries were not consistent with a crash.
Two men, aged 27 and 28, are still being quizzed on suspicion of murder.
A police spokeswoman said: "Searches carried out at an address in Braunstone Avenue were in connection with the investigation into the murder of Megan Bannister."
Megan, from Leicester, was dead before the collision between a car and a motorbike in Enderby, Leicestershire, on Sunday, police said. Her body was found in the back seat of a black Vauxhall Astra.
Updates on this story and more from the East Midlands
Megan was due to take the first of her GCSE exams on Tuesday, said her school. She wanted to become a midwife.
Her family said in a statement that Megan was their "beautiful, talented, loving daughter and sister", who was "bright, clever, and a responsible person".
Wigston College, where Megan was a student, said in a statement Megan was "funny, friendly and good". | Searches at a house in Leicester are connected to a murder investigation into the death of a 16-year-old teenager, police have confirmed. | 0.858517 | 1 |
Anderson, 45, defeated Adrian Lewis 7-5 to retain the PDC World Championship title at Alexandra Palace on Sunday.
The Scot, who miscounted three times during the final, told BBC Radio 5 live: "I need to get my eyes tested - I am seeing numbers that aren't there.
"But I would have to change something, to get used to playing in glasses."
Anderson, who was the only player to complete a nine-dart finish in the tournament, says he has experimented with wearing glasses during practice.
But while his eyesight improves, his throwing style is hampered.
"I have used reading glasses when I have had a throw, and I can see the board fine, but I find that I am knocking them halfway across my face," he added.
Anderson, who allowed Lewis to draw back to 2-2 after miscounting when well-placed for a break in the fourth set, insists his mistakes were due to a lack of mental focus rather than an eyesight issue.
"I was having a bad day and the brain wasn't ticking over quite right," he said.
"I have made few mistakes over the past couple of weeks, but I think it is just concentration. You are working everything out all the time." | PDC world champion Gary Anderson says his eyesight "is getting a bit dodgy" but would need to adapt his throwing action if he played wearing glasses. | 0.933657 | 1 |
The incident happened in Broomhall Avenue at about 02:30 on Sunday 12 June.
Detectives believe the man can help them with their investigation and are appealing for anyone who recognises him to come forward.
The man is white, 25-30 years old, 5ft 10in - 6ft and of medium build.
He also has short dark hair, and stubble or a short beard.
He was wearing a navy blue zip-up hooded top with white stripes down the sleeves, a light-coloured t-shirt, navy blue tracksuit bottoms with purple stripes, and black shoes.
Det Con Mike Haddock, of Police Scotland, said: "This has understandably been extremely distressing for the victim involved and we've been conducting a number of inquiries since then.
"The man pictured is believed to be of significance to our investigation, and we'd urge anyone who recognises him to come forward as soon as possible." | CCTV images of a man police want to find in connection with a public indecency offence in Edinburgh have been released. | 0.227635 | 0 |
Singh, a high-profile prisoner on death row for more than 21 years, was attacked by inmates armed with bricks in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail on Friday.
He is in intensive care with severe head injuries.
Singh was convicted of spying and carrying out four bomb attacks that killed 14 people in Pakistan in 1990.
His family say he is innocent and merely strayed across the border in Punjab by accident.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described the attack on Singh as "very sad". There have been protests in India over the incident.
Officials from the Indian High Commission based in Lahore visited Singh in hospital late on Sunday, where his condition according to doctors remains "very critical".
A doctor was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency that Singh's family had "been provided a room inside the hospital".
"We want Sarabjit to be taken abroad for treatment," his sister Daljit Kaur told BBC Hindi after visiting the hospital.
"The doctors told us they couldn't say anything about when he would recover. They said, 'Just pray for him'," she said.
India's Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid told the NDTV news channel that the "matter is being taken up at every level" to "ensure that Singh can be sent back to India on humanitarian grounds".
Sarabjit Singh was reportedly attacked as he and other prisoners were brought out of their cells for a one-hour break.
Two inmates have been charged with attempted murder and two officials suspended.
Tensions have increased in the past six months with the execution in India of Kashmiri Afzul Guru over the attack on India's parliament 11 years ago, and of Mohammed Ajmal Qasab, the sole surviving attacker from the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Sarabjit Singh's lawyer Owais Sheikh told AFP his client had received threats after Guru's execution. | Indian officials and relatives have visited Sarabjit Singh, who is in a coma in Pakistan where he has been held since his conviction for spying. | 1.492688 | 1 |
"We regret to announce that Keith Emerson died last night at his home in Santa Monica, Los Angeles," read a statement on the band's Facebook page.
Emerson was considered one of the top keyboard players of the prog rock era.
He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Santa Monica police confirmed to the BBC.
His death was being investigated as a suicide, police added.
A police spokesman said Emerson's body was found in the early hours of Friday morning by his girlfriend Mari Kawaguchi at their flat in the Californian city.
Former bandmate Carl Palmer said: "I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my good friend and brother-in-music, Keith Emerson.
"Keith was a gentle soul whose love for music and passion for his performance as a keyboard player will remain unmatched for many years to come."
Inspired by Jimi Hendrix's theatrics with the electric guitar, Emerson was famous for his showmanship and outlandish on-stage performance style.
"That part of the act was something that just felt natural to do; something that allowed me be more expressive," he told Counterculture magazine.
ELP achieved an international following and were particularly popular in Britain and Japan. Several of the group's albums, including Tarkus, Trilogy, and Brain Salad Surgery entered the top five on the British chart.
Tarkus, released in 1971, featured an opening track lasting more than 20 minutes, inspired by the fictional Tarkus character - a half-tank, half-armadillo creature that would appear on stage at gigs.
Before ELP, Emerson was a member of The Nice, which formed in 1967 but disbanded three years later.
In later life he pursued a solo career and remained active in the music business. He was forced to call off a tour in 2010 due to abnormal growth in his colon, but had a tour of Japan scheduled for next month.
His last concert took place in July 2015 at the Barbican in London, where he performed alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra in a tribute to Robert Moog, the inventor of the Moog synthesizer.
He was born in Yorkshire in 1944. | Keith Emerson, the co-founder and keyboardist of progressive rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer, has died aged 71, according to his former bandmates. | 1.523817 | 2 |
Merseyside Police are investigating after footage circulating on social media showed the 23-year-old being hit in the face by a man in a bar.
The attack was not reported to police and Barkley was not seriously injured.
Liverpool bar Santa Chupitos, where the incident took place, said the member of staff responsible for leaking video footage had been sacked.
The England player's lawyer, Matt Himsworth, said Barkley was the victim of an "unprovoked attack by a stranger who approached him on Sunday evening."
Tweeting from the account @santachupitos, the venue said such incidents "are very rare and extremely unwelcome" and the "incident on the evening was handled quickly and professionally".
"We can confirm that we have fully investigated and dismissed the member of staff responsible" for 'recording and leaking imagery'."
Barkley, who trained as normal with his team mates on Monday, has played 22 times for England and was part of Gareth Southgate's most recent Three Lions squad.
The Liverpool-born player joined Everton as an 11-year-old and has made 173 first-team appearances.
A force spokesman said inquires into the incident were "ongoing". | Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has been contacted by police after he was the victim of an "unprovoked attack". | 0.823505 | 1 |
Andreea Cristea is the fifth victim of the attack on 22 March, in which Khalid Masood drove into crowds on Westminster Bridge then stabbed a policeman to death, before being shot dead himself.
Ms Cristea, 31, who was on holiday with boyfriend Andrei Burnaz, had been in hospital since the attack.
It has emerged that Mr Burnaz had been planning to propose during the day out.
A family statement confirmed Ms Cristea, who was an architect, had died on Thursday.
The family said: "After fighting for her life for over two weeks, our beloved and irreplaceable Andreea - wonderful daughter, sister, partner, dedicated friend and the most unique and life loving person you can imagine - was cruelly and brutally ripped away from our lives in the most heartless and spiritless way.
"She will always be remembered as our shining ray of light that will forever keep on shining in our hearts."
The family said they were "deeply touched and eternally grateful" to the "never-ending dedication" of the medical staff who treated Ms Cristea, saying their "kindness and empathy are beyond compare".
"There are no words to even begin to describe the crushing pain and emptiness that is left in our hearts," they continued.
Mr Burnaz, who sustained a broken foot in the attack, visited Westminster Bridge last week to lay a single white rose.
The couple were in London to celebrate Mr Burnaz's birthday and he had been planning to propose to Ms Cristea that day, Romania's UK ambassador Dan Mihalache told the BBC.
He said it was thought Masood's car had mounted the pavement and hit Mr Burnaz, before pushing Ms Cristea into the Thames.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he was "deeply saddened to hear of the death of Andreea Cristea".
He tweeted: "Londoners hold her & her loved ones in our thoughts today."
The other people killed on the bridge were Aysha Frade, 44, who worked at a London sixth-form college, US tourist Kurt Cochran, 54, from Utah, and retired window cleaner Leslie Rhodes, 75, from south London.
Father-of-two PC Keith Palmer was fatally stabbed outside Parliament.
Relatives of those killed joined members of the Royal Family at a "service of hope" held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday.
Ms Cristea's family said they would now like money donated for her recovery to be given to charity. | A Romanian woman who fell into the Thames during the Westminster terror attack has died, police have said. | 1.223601 | 1 |
Messages sent to phones and posted on social media also said the government's enemies were welcome to attend the game on Thursday at the Hamdania Stadium.
Rebels in the besieged east of the city were offered safe passage.
Government forces have been bombarding eastern Aleppo for weeks and recently rolled back a rebel offensive.
The rebels have in turn been shelling the government-held west of the city.
Some 275,000 people live under siege in the east, with dwindling supplies of food and medicine.
"Oh fighters in Aleppo's eastern neighbourhoods," read one of the invitations sent out by SMS, "Aleppo Governorate invites you to attend and participate in a friendly football match, as a goodwill initiative in the context of national reconciliation."
Anyone wishing to play or attend should come "via pre-arranged routes", the message adds.
While the rebels' response was not immediately known, they have previously rejected government offers of safe passage out of the city.
The Hamdania area of the city has itself seen fierce fighting. | The Syrian government has dropped leaflets inviting rebels in the war-torn city of Aleppo to a "friendly" football match, as a goodwill gesture. | 1.425463 | 1 |
His condition was originally life-threatening but improved on Monday, police in Lower Saxony said.
Up to 50 people were involved in the fighting at the accommodation in Dauelsen on Saturday in which the boy and several others were injured.
It followed a brawl at the same centre on Friday evening involving around 30.
The initial fight broke out between Afghans and Iraqi Kurds over a dispute involving an allegedly stolen loudspeaker, according to regional broadcaster NDR (in German).
Police said that some of the asylum seekers in the Dauelsen, part of the district of Verden, were moved to other emergency accommodation overnight to avoid further skirmishes.
Fourteen people in total were injured in the fighting.
Relatives of the badly injured teenager were able to visit him in hospital on Sunday, but he had not yet been interviewed by officers, police said.
Seven people aged between 14 and 43 are being investigated in relation to Friday's brawl, officers said.
One man, aged 19, was briefly taken into custody on Saturday night.
More than 1.1 million people arrived in Germany in 2015, many of them fleeing violence in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. | A 14-year-old Afghan boy has suffered severe head injuries after clashes at accommodation for asylum seekers in northern Germany over the weekend. | 1.426157 | 1 |
Accies last week revealed that the 31-year-old Frenchman had moved from Lausanne-Sport for an undisclosed fee.
"You think they paid a fee for my transfer?" he asked. "I don't know. I don't think it was £50m, so it's okay.
"I have good confidence in me anyway. This will not disturb me."
The last time Accies paid a transfer fee was in 2009, when they signed goalkeeper Tomas Cerny, now with Partick Thistle, from Czech club Sigma Olomouc.
But Tomas admitted that he had few options when his January move to the Swiss Super League turned sour.
He had signed for 18 months but only played three times under coach Fabio Celestini as his side finished ninth in the table.
"I wanted to get out of the club because I'm not young and I like to play," Tomas explained.
"This is my philosophy and, if I don't play, I'm not satisfied.
"I didn't have a lot of offers, but I am very happy because Hamilton trust me and want me and this is the most important thing for me."
Accies become Tomas' ninth club, but he does not view New Douglas Park as another temporary stop-off, revealing that he hopes to bring his family over to Scotland within the next month.
Having started in the French lower leagues with Gueugnon, the defender in recent years spent time in the Greek Super League with Levadiakos and the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Petah Tikva and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.
Tomas fitted the bill for Accies manager Martin Canning after the release of Jesus Garcia Tena and Danny Seaborne and the loss of captain Michael Devlin through injury.
The Frenchman does not know too much about the Scottish league but is itching to be involved against Queen of the South in the League Cup on Saturday despite admitting he is short of match fitness.
"I need to know more about the league," he added. "But the Scottish league is a good league, it is intensive, physical and there are a lot of good players." | Xavier Tomas does not feel any added pressure from being the first player in eight years for which Hamilton Accies have paid a transfer fee - because he did not know they had. | 0.898582 | 1 |
Low said he was confident those affected will have recovered to play in the game, which kicks off at 17:00 BST.
"Some of them still have a bit of a cold, but it hasn't been the case that they have had any feeling of tiredness," he said on Thursday.
"I hope they all remain stable and that we don't see any deterioration."
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The names of the seven players have not been released but defender Mats Hummels and midfielder Christoph Kramer were ill earlier in the week, with the former missing Monday's last-16 win over Algeria.
Three-time champions Germany are hoping to reach their fourth successive World Cup semi-final.
They finished top of Group G following two wins and a draw but were then given a tough test by Algeria in Porto Alegre, eventually winning 2-1 in extra time.
"We have not yet delivered our best possible performances, that is to come still," added Low, whose side opened their campaign with an impressive 4-0 win over Portugal.
"This isn't some easy-to-figure out computer game and your own team isn't always easy to programme, but you have to find the right combinations. You either win and stay or lose and go home."
France coach Didier Deschamps, a member of the World Cup-winning side of 1998, conceded Germany's exceptional record could help them.
"They are are very accustomed to this competition," he said. "Experience is more on their side, but we will play our game." | Joachim Low expects to have a strong squad to choose from for Germany's quarter-final against France on Friday, despite illness striking seven players. | 0.982318 | 1 |
Kris Sale, from Sale Appliances in Westcliff-on-Sea, came up with the idea because he had a soft "baby Henry" toy and said he enjoyed making "quirky" window displays.
The five cleaners represent the kings, Mary and Joseph.
"Kids love it," said Mr Sale who has also built a stable, topped with a star, to house the vacuum cleaners.
Mr Sale has a reputation for his window displays. In the past he has turned a washing machine into a fish tank, and put a dummy repair man inside a cooker to make it look as though the appliance was being mended.
He said: "We're planning to change the nativity for New Year's Eve. The Henrys are going to have a party. It'll be one heck of a bash." | A nativity scene using Henry vacuum cleaners has been created in the window of an electrical goods shop in Essex. | 0.941657 | 1 |
Head coach Simon Amor has said he is looking for 15-a-side players to reinforce his squad, but time is against them integrating in time.
Varndell previously played for Leicester and Wasps and was capped four times by England between 2005 and 2008.
"I would love a shot at the Olympics," the 30-year-old told BBC Radio Bristol.
"I am in talks with Simon Amor about doing some training and seeing where I am fitness-wise.
"The Olympics is a once in a lifetime opportunity and Rio is not a bad place to go to either," he added.
Bristol are currently vying for promotion to the Premiership, after losing to Worcester in last year's Championship play-off final.
And Varndell, whose try tally in the Premiership is only five short of Mark Cueto's record, admitted the stature of the club made them a major scalp for other teams.
"Everybody has been saying we will be the big team to be promoted," he added. "Bristol are the team to beat in the Championship and that makes our job a little bit harder every single time." | Bristol winger Tom Varndell has set his sights on playing for Great Britain when rugby sevens makes its Olympics debut in Rio this summer. | 0.847529 | 1 |
Police were called to Hallamford Road, Shepshed, at about 22:45 BST on Saturday.
The 57-year-old victim, who has not been named, died at the scene of the collision with a red-coloured Honda, said Leicestershire Police.
Anyone who was in the area at the time of the crash is asked to contact the force. | A motorcyclist has been killed in a collision with a car on a country road in Leicestershire. | 0.275629 | 0 |
We want to hear what questions you have about the general election in your area.
These could range from local issues and boundary changes to why we vote on Thursdays.
Send us your questions using the form below: | On 8 June voters across the East Midlands will go to the polls to choose MPs to represent their constituencies. | 0.484066 | 0 |
The group from Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Small Heath, Birmingham were on a school trip when the attack took place.
Some on Twitter described the children singing during the wait.
Birmingham Yardley MP Jess Phillips said she was "very very proud" to represent them and described the group as "a credit" to the school.
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The children, along with a host of MPs and other visitors, were left stuck in the Parliament building as police secured the area.
Labour MP Ms Phillips tweeted on Thursday that she would visit the school to deliver each of them a letter.
The letter, which she posted to Twitter, reads: "To say that I was proud to be your Member of Parliament would be an understatement.
"Each of you were so calm, so well behaved and so good natured in a situation that could have been very difficult."
It added: "The sight of your waving at us and smiling at us while we were worried made us all feel better and helped us to remember the reasons why we go to the House of Commons to defend and care for people just like you." | Pupils left locked in Parliament during the Westminster attack have been praised for their bravery by an MP. | 1.076152 | 1 |
Army veteran Ricky Best, 53, was killed when he intervened to protect two young women from anti-Muslim abuse last week.
Portland Police have released an image of a man they say carried Mr Best's backpack from the scene.
Mr Best and fellow victim Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche have been widely hailed as "heroes" for their actions.
Officers said the backpack contained "personal items important to the Best family".
The department's official spokesman, Sgt Pete Simpson, tweeted: "Find this man Portland. This family has already suffered too much pain."
Sgt Simpson told Portland's KOIN-6 television: "We really kind of want to lean on the humanity if there is any there."
"Turn yourself in, bring the property back so this family can have it," he said in an appeal to the thief.
The attack happened on 28 May on Portland's Max train, when a man began shouting "hate speech" at two young women on the train, one of whom was wearing a hijab.
When passengers attempted to intervene to protect the pair, the man produced a knife and stabbed three people, killing two.
One of the two women, 16-year-old Destinee Mangum, said: "Without them, we probably would be dead right now."
Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35, has been charged with murder, attempted murder, possession of a weapon and intimidation.
During a brief court appearance on Tuesday, he made no plea, but instead shouted slogans such as: "You call it terrorism. I call it patriotism" and "death to the enemies of America".
He is due to appear in court again on 7 June. | Police are searching for a man they suspect of stealing a bag and wedding ring from one the victims in the Portland train stabbing. | 1.361795 | 1 |
The 41-year-old refereed the finals of the FA Cup, the Champions League and the European Championship in 2016.
Clubs in China have been making huge offers for players - with deals agreed for Chelsea midfielder Oscar and former Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.
"There is no offer on the table but if they made an offer it would be under consideration," he said.
Read more: The rapid rise of football in China
Clattenburg, who officiated at his first Premier League match in 2004 and has been in charge of 386 English top-flight games to date, was named referee of the year at a football awards ceremony in Dubai in late December.
China is seeking to become a major football nation, with Tevez the newest recruit to the country's Super League.
The forward, 32, signed for Shanghai Shenhua on Thursday in a deal reportedly worth £40m, with a salary in excess of £310,000 a week.
In addition, Real Madrid were offered about £250m by an unnamed Chinese club for Cristiano Ronaldo, according to his agent.
But Clattenburg believes that there could be a role for him in the development of Chinese match officials as the sport grows in popularity.
"It's important to have the right quality of referee to go with the level of football," he added. "China is going to become a huge player in years to come.
"If they want to be serious about their league they are going to have to have the right set-up. Refereeing is a huge part of football.
"At the moment I still enjoy working for the Premier League and Uefa. If an opportunity came along - I am contracted to the Premier League - but I have to look at my long-term strategy of my career.
"How long can I last as a referee? I have been in the Premier League 12 years. It's been a wonderful 12 years." | Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg would consider officiating in the Chinese Super League. | 1.188019 | 1 |
The biennial arts festival is known for staging world premieres with stars like Sir Kenneth Branagh and Maxine Peake.
The new project, titled Festival In My House, will see artists, performers and audiences invited into ordinary homes.
Residents can come up with ideas for shows they would like to stage and one such event will take place every month.
"It could involve flying somebody in to do the headline act in their living room," festival director John McGrath said. "But the budget's not huge - it's £1,000 for people to spend each time.
"Like us, they need to work out how to make their money stretch as best they can. And we support them every step of the way with that."
A producer from the festival will help the chosen householders book the right artists and performers and work out how to stage the event.
"They will help people get their ideas together and test whether they're the right ideas and give technical support," said McGrath.
"So people can think, do they want to use the table lamp to light that show, or is it best to do it by candlelight?"
The events could be one-off nights for neighbours, or longer runs open to people from further afield.
Two pilot events are taking place in the next two months: a celebration of music and food from different countries in a house in Cheetham Hill, and a festival of South Asian mehndi hand tattoos in Levenshulme.
Details of the Festival In My House project were released as the festival announced the first shows from its main 2017 line-up, which include:
The Manchester International Festival takes place from 29 June to 16 July. The full line-up will be announced on 8 March.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Manchester residents are being asked to open their doors to host "micro" offshoots of the Manchester International Festival in their homes. | 0.938921 | 1 |
American holidaymaker Susan McLean, 61, was last seen on CCTV in Aberfeldy at about 19:45 on Sunday 17 May.
She was on Crieff Road outside the grounds of Moness Resort.
Following police appeals, witnesses have come forward to say that a woman matching Ms McLean's description was seen near the Gatehouse Nursery garden centre at about 20:00 that night.
The person was wearing a dark coat with the hood up and light-coloured trousers and was seen walking south on the A826 out of Aberfeldy.
Police want to establish the identity of the person to confirm if it was Ms McLean or someone else.
Anyone who remembers walking in the area at the time should contact Police Scotland.
Officers are also keen for information about any further sightings of this woman in the area.
Ms McLean was on a two-week tour of Scotland with her family who have appealed for anyone with information to contact police.
Over the weekend, specialist teams from Police Scotland, including Tayside Mountain Rescue with dogs, will continue to search the area, southwards along the A826 and south-west of Aberfeldy towards the town's distillery.
It will be two weeks on Sunday since Ms McLean went missing.
A police spokesman said: "We would like to thank the public for the tremendous support they have given so far.
"As our search continues, we ask that if you were in Aberfeldy at the time Susan went missing and you think you might know something that would be of interest to our inquiry, please tell us.
"It is possible you have a piece of information that could help progress our inquiries. Please call us and let us decide what information may or may not be of value."
Ms McLean, who has an American accent, is described as being 5ft 8in tall, of medium build, with short fair hair and green eyes. When last seen she was wearing a black and grey waterproof jacket, beige khaki trousers and light-coloured trainers. | Police have renewed an appeal for information about a missing woman after a possible sighting of her. | 0.837287 | 1 |
The list of Westminster battleground seats in Wales has not changed much over the years.
There is a set of usual suspects where Labour and the Conservatives slug it out and a smaller set of seats where Plaid Cymru or the Liberal Democrats are in contention.
2017 is different though if current polling is anywhere near accurate and unless things change dramatically.
Traditional marginals such as Cardiff North, the Vale of Glamorgan and Aberconwy seem to be off the table.
And Labour bankers such as Bridgend, Newport West and Delyn are in play.
Those last three are seats the Conservatives have won before but that was back in Margaret Thatcher's annus mirabilis of 1983 when the Tories won a record 14 seats.
That number might not be the limit though if seats like the Wrexhams and Clwyd Souths of this world come in to play as some optimistic Tories expect.
And the Conservatives are not the only people eyeing up Labour seats.
Plaid Cymru are bullish about their chances in Ynys Mon - a seat where they narrowly missed out two years ago.
The Liberal Democrats will also throw everything they have got at their former stronghold of Cardiff Central.
All in all it's an election that could not have come at a worse time for Labour, although at least the UKIP threat in the party's ex-mining bastions seems to be fading
But, and it is a big but, elections are fickle, unpredictable things and these are very unpredictable times.
We may or we may not arrive at the destination Theresa May hopes for.
What is certain is that there will be plenty of twists on the way. | After Prime Minister Theresa May called a June general election, where could potential shocks come when the country goes to the polls? | 0.73931 | 1 |
The 33-year-old midfielder has left West Ham United by mutual consent after four years at the Premier League club.
Slade says any potential signings have to "fit in" with their philosophy.
"I think Kevin Nolan is a very good player," said Slade. "But there are lots of very good players that have been put our way as possibilities but they have to fit in."
"They have to fit in with what we're trying to do both financially and from a playing side."
When directly asked if the former Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United midfielder was close to a move to the Bluebirds, Slade responded: "Not that I know of."
The manager did confirm though that he is chasing one more signing before Tuesday's transfer deadline.
But Slade added that they have yet to receive any formal offers for goalkeeper David Marshall, who has been linked with a move to West Bromwich Albion.
The Scottish international will travel with the team to face Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday, but Slade admits they have fitness doubts over three or four players.
"We'll see how they train. They'll do some part one or two of them and see how they come through that," Slade added.
Slade would not disclose the identity of all the players in question, but he did reveal striker Kenywne Jones is one of them and that his chances of playing "will go right to the wire." | Manager Russell Slade says Cardiff City are not close to signing free agent Kevin Nolan. | 0.952718 | 1 |
The young female was discovered on a beach in Deerness on the east of the Orkney mainland.
Local marine mammal experts worked alongside the Scottish SPCA and tourists in a bid to help keep the animal alive on Wednesday.
They managed to refloat the whale at high tide, and it has not been seen since.
Last week, 21 long-finned pilot whales stranded on the shore at Staffin on Skye.
While the majority were successfully floated back out to sea, several of the whales then stranded on the shores of nearby Staffin Island.
Eight whales died, including a female and her newborn calf. | The operation to save a pilot whale which beached itself in Orkney appears to have been successful. | 2.194786 | 2 |
Although the France international, 26, is not officially suspended, he will "not be available" for selection during the investigation, Liverpool said.
BBC Radio 5 live senior football reporter Ian Dennis said Sakho failed a test after the Europa League victory over Manchester United on 17 March.
It is thought Sakho tested positive for a type of fat burner, said Dennis.
The player has until Tuesday to request analysis of the B sample.
In a statement, Uefa said "there are no disciplinary proceedings opened at this stage".
Sakho, an £18m signing from Paris St-Germain in 2013, has played 34 games for Liverpool this season, including 10 in the Europa League.
He scored in the 4-3 victory over Borussia Dortmund on 14 April which secured their place in the semi-finals.
Liverpool, who are seventh in the Premier League, host Newcastle at Anfield on Saturday.
Sakho's Liverpool team-mate Kolo Toure was banned for six months in 2011 while at Manchester City after testing positive for a weight-loss drug contained within "water tablets" recommended to him by his wife.
A similar ban for Sakho would rule him out of Euro 2016 in France, which starts on 10 June.
BBC Radio 5 live senior football reporter Ian Dennis
"This is a player charge rather than a charge to the club.
"It doesn't mean Sakho is suspended - he would be eligible today and for Thursday's Europa League semi-final first leg against Villarreal.
"However, the owners, manager Jurgen Klopp, chief executive Ian Ayre and the player himself all felt it was in the best interests for him not to be available while the process was ongoing." | Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho is being investigated by Uefa after failing a drugs test. | 0.842517 | 1 |
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United beat Crystal Palace at Wembley in May to win their first silverware since 2013.
However, the club released a team photo in which only the Community Shield - new manager Jose Mourinho's first success in the role - on display.
The FA Cup Twitter account posted a downcast emoji in response.
The FA Cup trophy was not the only thing missing from United's 2016-17 group shot.
German World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger, 32, who has been training away from the first team despite having a contract until the summer of 2018, was also absent.
Schweinsteiger retired from Germany duty in July. | The FA Cup's Twitter account is 'feeling sad' after Manchester United failed to feature the famous trophy in their team photo. | 0.778652 | 1 |
Birrell Stewart was declared dead after being recovered from the water a mile off the Fife coast on Monday.
Two other men, Jason Buchan and David Stead are still missing.
Mr Stewart's family said they were "devastated" by the death of the "loving son, brother and dad".
They added: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Jason Buchan and David Stead who are still missing.
"We would also like to thank all the emergency services who worked so hard to try and save his life."
The three amateur fishermen, who were all from East Wemyss, were fishing for mackerel.
David Stead is understood to have moved to the area from Hartlepool.
They were reported missing in worsening weather conditions, and the coastguard launched a search operation.
The 10ft boat was found before Mr Stewart was located. He was airlifted to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, where he was declared dead.
Local councillor Tom Adams, who knows the men, said they were good friends who made regular trips out on the boat fishing for mackerel.
He said the tragedy was ''devastating for the whole coast''. | Relatives of a 30-year-old man who died when a small fishing boat overturned in the Firth of Forth have paid tribute to him. | 1.275961 | 1 |
The Virgin Train was halted at Peterborough at about 15:00 GMT on New Year's Day after the arachnid made an unexpected appearance, police said.
It was scooped up in an ice cream tub and taken to a nearby pet refuge.
"Happy to confirm we quickly took the sting out of the situation," British Transport Police tweeted afterwards.
Staff at The Exotic Pet Refuge in Deeping St James said it might be tricky to identify the species of their new guest.
"I was told the woman whose bag it came out of had recently come back from Guatemala - and there are 100 different kinds of scorpion there," said refuge centre owner Pam Mansfield.
"It's only small - about three quarters of an inch - and it's jet black with very fine little pincers.
"Usually, the smaller they are, the deadlier they are - so it could be quite a nasty piece of work. But we'll treat it with care." | A train service from London to Edinburgh had to be stopped by police after a scorpion crawled out of a passenger's bag. | 1.408362 | 1 |
Inverewe Garden, near Poolewe in Wester Ross, has been named as UK Garden of the Year.
The Scottish Beaver Trial's reintroduction of the once-native species to Knapdale, Argyll, was voted Wildlife Success of the Year.
Abernethy Forest in the Cairngorms won the nature reserve category.
The Stein Inn on the Isle of Skye was joint-second place with The Earle Arms in Norfolk in the best country pub section.
Mull in the Inner Hebrides was also second-place winner in the Holiday Destination of the Year category, while Skara Brae on Orkney took the runner-up spot in the heritage site category.
Balephuil Bay on Tiree, also in the Inner Hebrides, was second in the best beach prize.
Author Amy Liptrot's book, The Outrun, which gives a personal account of a journey from alcoholism in London "to salvation in her Orkney homeland" won second place in the Book of the Year section.
More than 56,000 votes were cast across the awards' 12 categories.
Kevin Frediani, property manager of National Trust for Scotland's Inverewe Garden, said: "We have an excellent and dedicated team at Inverewe who work hard to make the garden the brilliant visitor experience that it is.
"This wonderful accolade is testament to the team's achievement in delivering a world class quality product."
Susan Davies, director of conservation at the Scottish Wildlife Trust, one of the organisation's involved in the beaver project, said: "The reintroduction of beavers to our lochs and rivers is a big opportunity for both the environment and wildlife tourism.
"They are unique ecosystem engineers that have the potential to do the work of many thousands of conservation volunteers.
"By naturally managing woodland and creating new wetland habitats they will benefit a wide range of species such as otters, water voles and dragonflies." | A Scottish garden, forest and conservation project feature among the winners of the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards 2017. | 1.848299 | 2 |
In just his third first-class match, Hameed, 18, hit an assured 91 as the Red Rose drew with Surrey.
The England Under-19 captain has been with Lancashire since the age of nine and made his debut last month.
"It certainly really bodes well for the future," former England spinner Giles told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"It's a great attribute to have as he just loves batting, that should sound obvious for a batter, but he just doesn't give things away.
"The only player I've seen that sort of mindset in, to that degree, is Jonathan Trott and he had a pretty good career."
Warwickshire batsman Trott retired from international cricket in May after scoring 3,835 runs in 52 Tests over eight years with England.
"Has, as we've said, has a pretty bright future," Giles added. | Lancashire opener Haseeb Hameed has similar qualities to former England batsman Jonathan Trott, says Lancashire cricket director Ashley Giles. | 0.946294 | 1 |
The 148-room Hilton will continue to be run as a hotel under a new name which has not yet been confirmed.
The exchange of contracts is set to be completed on 31 March.
Celtic Manor Resort chief executive Ian Edwards said: "We are extremely pleased to be exchanging contracts to acquire Hilton Newport and look forward to working with the experienced team there." | Newport's Hilton hotel has been bought by nearby rival Celtic Manor Resort. | 0.466808 | 0 |
All but two will make their Games debut with ex-Everton Academy player Michael Barker and Scotland's Jonathan Paterson competing in their third Games.
The squad features seven players who helped England to a fifth-placed finish at last year's Cerebral Palsy Football World Championships.
David Leavy is the sole representative of Northern Ireland in the squad.
The Great Britain team will be hoping to improve on their seventh-placed finish at London 2012.
Among the Paralympic debutants are former Birmingham City FC player Jack Rutter, who will captain the team, and Sean Highdale, who previously played for Liverpool FC and also represented England at Under-16s level. Both joined the national set-up after acquired brain injuries.
The squad also features former Tranmere Rovers forward Ollie Nugent, who currently plays for Chester FC.
As well as Paterson, there are two other Scots included, in Martin Hickman and David Porcher.
"There is no greater honour than to represent your country on the international stage," said Rutter. "We've come together to create a really competitive force and we believe we're up there with the best teams in the world.
"We're going out to Rio to make everyone back at home proud."
Squad: Jack Rutter, Sean Highdale, Emyle Rudder, Matt Crossen, Ollie Nugent, Giles Moore, Ryan Kay, Michael Barker, Liam Irons, Martin Hickman, David Porcher, James Blackwell, Jonathan Patterson, David Leavy | A 14-strong squad has been announced to represent Great Britain in 7-a-side football at the Rio Paralympics. | 0.904391 | 1 |
In the latest case, Karni Binti Medi Tarsim was convicted of murdering a child in her care, the Indonesian foreign ministry told the BBC.
In both cases Indonesia's government summoned Saudi Arabia's ambassador in Jakarta in protest.
Indonesia is due to execute several foreigners convicted of drug crimes, despite international criticism.
Thursday's execution in western Saudi Arabia came two days after Siti Zainab was beheaded for murder.
In neither case, Indonesia says, was advanced given to its consular staff in Saudi Arabia.
In a statement about Tarsim's case, the Indonesian foreign ministry expressed "regret and disappointment" that its representatives had obtained no information about the time, place or method of execution - even though an Indonesian official visited her a day before the sentence was carried out.
Officials say the 37-year-old stabbed a four-year-old boy to death in the city of Yanbu in 2012. The victim's family refused to have her sentence commuted as they are entitled to do under Islamic law.
"The government of Indonesia has done its utmost to provide legal protection and has sought forgiveness from the victim's family with the aim of getting Tarsim's death sentence commuted," the foreign ministry said.
Migrant Care, an NGO that campaigns on behalf of Indonesian expatriate workers, alleged that Zainab had been acting in self-defence against an employer who had abused her.
Amnesty International said she had made a "confession" during police interrogation but she had had no legal representation or access to a consular representative.
Indonesia itself resumed executions in 2013 after a four-year moratorium. None were carried out during 2014, but six people, including five foreigners, were put to death in January. | Saudi Arabia has executed an Indonesian domestic worker, two days after beheading another Indonesian woman. | 1.343412 | 1 |
Brian Cogan, from Wishaw, died in Margaret Gardens in Hamilton after a disturbance in a cul-de-sac.
The incident happened at about 19:20 on Friday.
The arrested man is due to appear at Hamilton Sherriff Court. | A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 43-year-old man in South Lanarkshire. | -0.3387 | 0 |
Town have failed to finish above eighth place in the Championship since Evans bought the club in 2007.
"Marcus is the same as me. He wants to aim as high as we can," McCarthy, in charge of his first full season at Ipswich, told BBC Radio Suffolk.
"But, like me, he is realistic about it as well."
Evans, who owns 87.5% of Ipswich's shares, has pumped considerable sums into the Championship side, with the most recent accounts showing
That financial commitment has been with the aim of taking Town to the Premier League, but it is a feat that, so far, four different managers have yet to achieve.
McCarthy, who steered Ipswich away from relegation following his appointment last November, has said he believes his side are
But he must do it against the back drop of new which aim to see clubs break even over a three-year period.
"It's easy me saying 'we'll aim for the top six'," he said. "Of course we're aiming for the top six, but there's a bit of graft to do that.
"We played at our absolute maximum from November last season and we know those points would have got us in the top six. Well, we've got to do it again." | Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy has said club owner Marcus Evans remains "realistic" in his pursuit of Premier League football. | 0.901124 | 1 |
A Ford Fiesta and Mitsubishi Lancer collided on the B803 Coatbridge Road, near Glenmavis, at 19:50 on Thursday.
Four people in the Mitsubishi were hurt - a man, aged 36, a woman, 33, and two boys, aged 13 and two. The man is in a serious but stable condition.
Two males, aged 17, and two girls, aged 14 and 15, suffered minor injuries in the Fiesta.
Police said that the man who was a passenger in the Mitsubishi had suffered a serious head in the crash which caused extensive damage to both vehicles.
The woman and children who were in the car with him were released from hospital following treatment.
The occupants of the Fiesta were treated for minor injuries at Monklands Hospital.
The road was closed for several hours as crash scene investigators examined the site.
Police have appealed for witnesses. | Eight people have been injured - one of them seriously - after a two car crash near Airdrie in North Lanarkshire. | 0.928213 | 1 |
R&B Distillers is turning Borodale House, a derelict Victorian hotel on the Isle of Raasay, into a distillery and visitor centre.
In the past, whisky was made illegally using illicit stills.
R&B Distillers is running a barley trial using five different varieties on land on Raasay, a small isle off Skye.
The variety that thrives best could then be used for making R&B Distillers' whisky.
The project involves local farmers and islanders Andrew Gillies, John Gillies and Alasdair MacAskill.
They have prepared an area of land as well as enriching the soil with lime and fertiliser.
Expert advice for the project has also been sought from Orkney-based Dr Peter Martin, of the University of the Highland and Islands' Agronomy Institute through business academic connector, Interface.
The project has also attracted innovation funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Dr Martin has been involved in growing bere barley in Orkney.
Bere is Scotland's oldest cultivated barley and was grown on Raasay 40 years ago.
The other varieties in the trial are concerto, which is the most widely grown UK malting barley.
The pilot will also use tartan which is grown in Orkney for distilling whisky, Icelandic variety iskria and a Swedish barley called kannas. | Barley could be grown on Raasay for the first time in 40 years to help in the making of the island's first legal whisky. | 1.850186 | 2 |
Thistle hope to have Nitriansky, 26, in Saturday's squad to face Hibernian.
He has turned out for five clubs in his homeland, including Slavia Prague, and also played in Italy with Avellino.
Defenders Niall Keown and Jordan Turnbull, midfielder Blair Spittal and goalkeeper Jamie Sneddon have also joined the Jags for this season.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Czech defender Milan Nitriansky has joined Partick Thistle on a deal until the end of the season, subject to international clearance. | 0.658541 | 1 |
Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy (IPACA) is due to move to Maritime House at Southwell Business Park in September.
The school for four to 19-year-olds had been operating across three sites.
Academy bosses said spending £25m on refurbishment meant they ended up with a £50m facility.
Becky Pearce - one of the academy's four headteachers - said: "We've pretty much got twice the amount of space we would have been able to have so we've been able to redevelop the secondary and the primary together.
"If we hadn't have refurbished the building...we wouldn't have had the opportunity to work with our primary colleagues."
The academy's move to the building was delayed when planning permission was refused. It was granted on appeal in April 2014.
Governors of the school previously said the delay had put it under "significant financial pressure" because of the duplicated costs involved in working across three sites.
The 1,730 capacity academy operates a "stage, not age" approach to teaching, allowing children to move up through subjects when they are ready.
The academy has three "schools" or houses - King Barow, Perryfield and Admiralty - and a "discovery phase", each with their own head teacher led by an over-arching principal and chief executive, Joss Hayes.
The refurbished 1950s building once housed the former Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment (AUWE) which developed weaponry throughout the Cold War.
It closed in 1995, along with Portland's naval base, and was turned into Southwell Business Park in 1997. | A former Ministry of Defence building in Dorset has been converted into an academy school campus following a major refurbishment. | 1.178266 | 1 |
As a result, Alibaba will become Suning's second largest shareholder, with a 19.99% stake.
Suning also said that it would invest $2.25bn in Alibaba in return for a 1.1% stake in the company.
The two firms said in a joint statement that it would combine their strengths in both online and offline commerce.
Suning, which has about 1,600 shops in China, said customers would be able to browse electronics in its stores before purchasing the item on Alibaba's site.
It also said its network of physical stores would join forces with Alibaba's distribution operations to cut the delivery time of goods to customers - to as little as two hours.
Zhang Jindong, Suning's chairman, said: "The collaboration between Alibaba and Suning is a milestone in China's retail industry and its influence on e-commerce and offline retailing will be enormous.
"[The deal] signals a new trend in the internet age: strengthening China's traditional industries by leveraging the power of [the] internet."
Alibaba has been seeking to expand its reach into home electronics, teaming up with retailers Gome and Haier to offer more appliances on its online marketplace, which is the largest in the world.
Alibaba, founded by Jack Ma, also owns China's largest online shop, Taobao.com.
Under the collaboration, Suning will open a flagship store on Alibaba's Tmall.com platform, which focuses on consumer electronics, home appliances and baby products. | Chinese online retail giant Alibaba has said it will invest $4.6bn (£2.9bn) in electronics chain Suning, one of China's largest physical retailers. | 1.318923 | 1 |
The flanker, 26, was given the ban after admitting he punched France's Pascal Pape in the early stages of last Sunday's World Cup Pool D game.
O'Brien's ban is another major blow for Ireland with Paul O'Connell and Peter O'Mahony already ruled out by injury.
Fly-half Johnny Sexton is also an injury doubt for the quarter-final.
Team captain O'Connell, whose international career is now over as he is retiring from Ireland duty at the end of the tournament, sustained a serious hamstring injury in the France contest.
O'Mahony picked up a knee injury in Sunday's game and will also take no further part in the competition.
The normal sanction for O'Brien's offence is a two-week suspension but his ban was cut to a week because of his "remorse, good character and clean disciplinary record".
A World Rugby statement read: "O'Brien admitted committing an act of foul play and therefore the independent judicial officer Terry Willis upheld the citing. The Judicial Officer deemed the act of foul play merited a low-end entry point of two weeks."
O'Brien, man of the match on Sunday, will be available for the World Cup semi-final against either Australia or Scotland on 25 October if Ireland beat the Pumas.
Chris Henry and Jordi Murphy are obvious back-row replacements for O'Brien and O'Mahony although versatile Iain Henderson represents another option for Ireland coach Joe Schmidt.
Henry impressed when he came on for O'Mahony early in the second half against France while also Henderson starred after replacing O'Connell at half-time.
Rhys Ruddock could be another back row contender after being called up as a replacement for O'Mahony.
Argentina will be without centre Marcelo Bosch after he was handed a one-week ban for a dangerous tackle in last weekend's win over Namibia.
Bosch was a second-half replacement against Namibia after starting in the opening games against New Zealand and Georgia. | Ireland flanker Sean O'Brien will miss Sunday's World Cup quarter-final against Argentina after being suspended for a week. | 1.042199 | 1 |
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School kids have been submitting their questions for the British astronaut.
Hundreds have travelled to the World Museum in Liverpool to see the live stream, and others are watching from classrooms around the country.
Tim is expected to be live at 2.30 to answer their questions. | Tim Peake is preparing to talk to hundreds of school pupils in a live webcast from the International Space Station. | 1.426494 | 1 |
Several others were hurt as thousands of fans danced in the streets and fired into the air in cities and towns.
About 20 people have been arrested, police say. The death was reported in the province of Helmand.
Afghanistan's last-gasp win left them 3-2 up at the end of a five-match series.
The victory in the United Arab Emirates cements their place in the top 10 one-day sides in the world.
In a video message to the nation, President Ashraf Ghani asked people not to celebrate the victory with gunfire.
Kabul's police chief and the head of the Afghan cricket board issued similar appeals.
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"We were resting at night - suddenly we heard frightening firing," the brother of one of the victims said. "There was lots of firing - we wondered whether a coup was taking place.
"One of my brothers was on the third floor, my other brother went upstairs to call him to the ground floor then he was hit in the shoulder."
President Ghani had earlier congratulated the Afghan team, who won by two wickets in the fifth one-day international on Wednesday.
Gulbadin Naib hit an undefeated 82, a career best, to help secure victory.
His partnership with Rashid Khan yielded 85 runs and was central to Afghanistan's success.
"The partnership with Rashid helped and gave me the energy to carry on," Naib said.
Afghan captain Asghar Stanikzai said it was "a phenomenal achievement"
"Afghanistan are known for their ability to bounce back and we showed that today. It's a historic day for us."
Sediq Seddiqi, a spokesman for the ministry of interior, said warnings had been issued two weeks ago not to fire guns in celebration.
"We are working in all the provinces where firing has taken place and we hope that, with the help of the local people, we will identify those individuals," he said. | An Afghan teenager has been killed by gunfire in the south of the country as cricket fans celebrated victory over Zimbabwe in Sharjah. | 1.142231 | 1 |
Eric Harrison, was attacked when he had returned from London for a family christening. He was left with a permanent scar on his cheek.
Darren Cohen, 35, of no fixed address, was found guilty of the knife attack at the Gloucester Crown Court trial.
He was charged with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and a lesser charge of unlawful wounding.
During sentencing, the judge Michael Cullum said: "The man you hit was not your intended target. The injury to Eric is life-affecting and potentially life-changing; a 16cm scar visible from a distance.
"The injury and the affect on him is bound to be significant."
The attack happened in September 2015 at the Zest bar in what police described as an "absolutely horrific" attack.
It is believed Mr Harrison mistakenly got in the way of Cohen's intended target who was Eric's brother, Simon Harrison.
Mr Harrison, said: "When I got from the floor to my feet, I felt the burn and the blood running down the side of my face and neck.
"I just can't believe what happened to me, I hadn't done anything."
Cohen's sentence will be made up of a nine-and-a-half-year custodial sentence, of which he will serve at least two-thirds.
In addition to that he will spend five years on extended licence as the judge deemed Cohen to be a danger to the public.
Reacting to the sentencing, Mr Harrison added: "The law has done their job.
"It's not nice for people to go out knowing that these things are going to occur, especially in a public place.
"People are going out to enjoy themselves."
Cohen, a father of three, has previous convictions for a knife attack and carrying offensive weapons. | A man who cut another man's face with a knife in a Gloucester bar has been handed a 14-and-a-half-year sentence. | 1.157239 | 1 |
The Fire Department of New York confirmed the fatality and is on the scene responding to the accident.
The collapse happened along West Broadway early on Friday morning in the Tribeca neighbourhood.
The downed crane, which filled the street, fell onto numerous parked cars.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the victim was sitting in a parked car at the time of the accident, and that it was caused by high winds.
Workers were in the process of lowering the crane due to the high winds when it collapsed. No workers were injured.
"It was right outside my window," witness Robert Harold told the AP news agency. "It was a crashing sound. You could feel the vibration in the building. I looked out the window and saw it lying in the street."
Mr Harold said he saw someone trapped in a car and someone lying in the street.
The crane was replacing air conditioning equipment in an existing building when the crash occurred, the first for New York City since 2008.
"The fact is, this is a very very sad incident, we lost a life," Mr De Blasio said. "If you go out there and see what happened, thank God it was not worse."
All cranes in New York City have been ordered to be lowered after the incident.
The boom of the crane was 500ft (152m), authorities said.
The weather in New York City this morning was windy with snow flurries.
Public transportation is delayed and subway trains are bypassing the area due to the collapsed crane. | A large construction crane has collapsed in lower Manhattan in New York City, killing one person and injuring at least two others. | 1.417062 | 1 |
Five-year-old Elizabeth Spencer died before Christmas after a 17-day battle with an immune system disorder.
Her mother Natalia, from Cheltenham, is embarking on a year-long coastal walk to raise funds for Bristol Children's Hospital, which cared for Elizabeth.
"This is a very easy thing to do after what I have been through," she said.
"I am not nervous - I feel good about it. Am I brave? I don't know.
" I don't feel brave, I am just dealing with the situation because there is not much I could do," said the 41-year-old.
"She was my whole entire life - all my routine was around her. There was nothing left for me.
"She will be with me every step of the way. We will do it together."
Mrs Spencer began the walk at Durdle Door in Dorset, which was the last spot she visited with her late daughter.
Elizabeth died from HLH, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis - sparked by a common virus which then caused her organs to shut down.
Her mother is aiming to raise £100,000 for charity by walking clockwise around the coastline of mainland Britain. | A grieving mother whose daughter died suddenly from a rare disease has begun a 5,000-mile (8,000km) walk around the British coast in her memory. | 1.686894 | 2 |
With some companies paying £16m a year to protect themselves online, it will tackle a skill shortage in the area.
The first students will start at the University of South Wales' Newport campus in October.
It follows predictions four and a half million people will be needed worldwide by 2019, and is supported by Welsh Government funding.
Computer forensics and computer security undergraduates will work with businesses to identify cyber challenges. If this is successful, the course will be developed into a full-time cyber security degree.
The university's vice chancellor Prof Julie Lydon described cyber crime as "one of the four major national security threats" facing the country. | A national cyber security academy aimed at training people to fight internet crime will be set up. | 2.112845 | 2 |
They relate to betting patterns on a match between Port Talbot and Rhyl on 9 April 2016.
The fixture in question saw Port Talbot lose 5-0 to already relegated Rhyl - who had not won in 17 previous matches.
Seven men and three women were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and are all in police custody.
The matter had initially been referred to the Gambling Commission by the Football Association of Wales (FAW).
FAW chief executive Jonathan Ford said: "These arrests are a result of a thorough process of evidence gathering and close co-operation between the FAW, South Wales Police and the Gambling Commission."
Those arrested include: | Ten people have been arrested amid allegations of match fixing in a Welsh Premier League match. | 0.771984 | 1 |
Taxi driver Marcin Klis, 42, and his wife Angelika, 39, from York, had been at the venue to collect their daughters from the Ariana Grande concert.
The couple were among 22 people who died when suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a home-made device in the arena's foyer.
The funeral service was a private one at the request of the family.
Read more about this and other stories from across Yorkshire
The couple's family have said they were "grateful" for the messages of support they have received.
A number of fundraising events have taken place, with proceeds going to their two daughters, who are aged 13 and 20.
One JustGiving appeal by friends of the Klis' elder daughter has raised £18,000. | The funeral has taken place of a Polish couple killed in the Manchester terror attack. | 0.749892 | 1 |
Dutch boss Danny Blind confirmed the incident - which occurred before Saturday's 2-1 win over Kazakhstan - but played down its severity.
Quoted by www.telegraaf.nl, Blind said: "There are sometimes situations in training where players think different.
"Then you talk about it. That's what happened and then it's over."
Blind, whose son Daley is a team-mate of Depay's at United, also stressed the episode had had no part in his decision to leave Van Persie out of his starting XI for the Kazakhstan game.
Former United and Arsenal striker Van Persie, 32, is his country's all-time top-scorer with 49 goals in 100 appearances - the latest of which came courtesy of a late substitute appearance on Saturday.
He left United to join Turkish side Fenerbahce in July, a month after Depay's arrival at Old Trafford from PSV Eindhoven. | Manchester United's Memphis Depay has been involved in a confrontation with Robin van Persie during a Netherlands training session. | 0.909317 | 1 |
Police believe Shannon Miles targeted Darren Goforth at a petrol station near Houston because Goforth was in uniform.
Houston officials did not disclose a motive, but took issue with recent protests against police officers.
"This rhetoric has gotten out of control," Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman said on Saturday.
"We've heard black lives matter, all lives matter. Well, cops' lives matter too," he said. "Why don't we drop the qualifier, and say 'Lives Matter' and take that to the bank?"
Miles, 30, is black and Goforth, who was 47, was white.
The Black Lives Matter movement grew to prominence after a white policeman killed Michael Brown - an unarmed black teenager - in Ferguson, Missouri, last year.
The protest movement has continued to gain strength over the past year after several controversial police-involved deaths of black people including those of Eric Garner, Freddie Gray and Sandra Bland.
"It is time for the silent majority in this country to support law enforcement," said Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson on Saturday.
"There are a few bad apples in every profession but that does not mean that there should be open warfare declared on law enforcement.
"The vast majority of officers are there to do the right thing, care about community."
The Black Lives Matter movement responded to Mr Hickman and Ms Anderson, saying the group promotes peace.
"It is unfortunate that Sheriff Hickman has chosen to politicise this tragedy and to attribute the officer's death to a movement that seeks to end violence," Deray Mckesson, one of the group's leaders, said on Twitter.
Goforth was pumping petrol on Friday night when prosecutors say Miles approached him from behind and shot him 15 times. A surveillance camera filmed the incident.
Miles appeared in court on Monday as prosecutors laid out the case against him.
Prosecutors said ballistic tests show that Miles owns the weapon that killed Goforth and a witness placed Miles at the scene.
Miles was previously convicted of charges of resisting arrest and disorderedly conduct with a firearm. There is no evidence that he and Goforth knew one another. | A Texas man is being held without bail after police say he shot and killed a sheriff's deputy as the officer refuelled his patrol car. | 1.520605 | 2 |
Staff at Inverness-based Lifescan Scotland were informed of the development by management on Tuesday.
It comes after parent company Johnson and Johnson announced it was reviewing its strategic options.
LifeScan makes products for the treatment of diabetes and currently employs 1,100 people in the Highland capital.
The products include meters and software to let people self-monitor their blood glucose levels.
Johnson and Johnson reported slower than expected sales to the financial markets on Tuesday and said they were looking to sell or find partners or other options for Lifescan.
Last summer Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) invested £1.8m in Lifescan to support 600 existing jobs. | Up to 80 jobs are under threat at one of Scotland's largest life sciences companies. | 1.204587 | 1 |
Last week six fires hit black churches in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina and Tennessee.
Three have been ruled arsons and the others are still under investigation.
"They're being investigated to determine who is responsible and what motives are behind them," FBI spokesman Paul Bresson told BuzzFeed News.
No one has been hurt in the fires, but many of the churches were completely destroyed.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is also assisting local authorities in the arson investigations.
J Britt Johnson, an FBI spokesman in Atlanta, said the agency is investigating whether the arson at God's Power Church of Christ in Macon, Georgia, was a hate crime.
Mr Johnson said the move was standard procedure for the agency when a church is a target of arson.
"Opening a preliminary inquiry doesn't suggest that a hate crime has occurred, but rather ensures that it is getting additional scrutiny," Mr Johnson said.
The fires came about a week after nine black churchgoers were shot and killed in Charleston, South Carolina in what police called a racially motivated attack.
The tragedy has reignited debate about race relations and sparked a backlash against the Confederate flag. | A series of fires at African-American churches across the US south has prompted the FBI to investigate whether the blazes are related. | 1.62531 | 2 |
The national event in Liverpool, attended by Prime Minister Theresa May and Prince Edward, saw a Red Arrows flypast and a parade to the waterfront.
Mrs May said that armed forces are more relevant than ever, "playing a vital role" after the Manchester attack.
The day was billed as a chance for people to show their support for those connected with the armed forces.
As well as those currently serving, the event honours veterans, reservists, cadets, families and charities.
Parades, military displays, gun salutes and Typhoon and Red Arrows flypasts have been some of the highlights.
The Royal Navy's type-23 frigate HMS Iron Duke was docked in Liverpool for the celebrations. A series of displays along Pier head also took place featuring planes, helicopters, tanks and marching bands.
Mrs May praised the "tremendous job that the armed forces do for us here at home and across the world, helping to keep us safe".
She said that armed forces "provided visible reassurance to our communities" when they were deployed on the streets after the UK terror threat level was raised to critical.
Troops were deployed after 22 people were killed by suicide bomber Salman Abedi at the Manchester Arena on 22 May.
The parade in Liverpool comprised about 100 personnel from each of the services, plus bands, veterans and about 300 cadets.
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said there are some 10,000 service men and women who are working around the globe on operations or in British bases.
"They've been helping to deal with terrorism, they've been helping to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean, they've been on Nato deployments, they've been peacekeeping in South Sudan.
"All of that keeps us safer here at home. They're out of our sight but they should never be out of mind," he said. | The UK's annual Armed Forces Day is taking place, with more than 300 events across the country. | 1.567177 | 2 |
The 32-year-old world number six won the Australian Open in January to add to her 2011 French Open title.
However, she had not played since losing in the third round at Wimbledon in June and underwent knee surgery in July.
"Walking away from the sport, effective immediately, is the right decision for me and my family," she said.
"It took me several agonising months to finally come to the decision that my chronic injuries will never again let me be the tennis player that I can be."
Li rose to be a national sporting hero in China after becoming Asia's first Grand Slam singles champion and only America-based Russian Maria Sharapova has higher off-court earnings, according to the Forbes list of highest paid female athletes.
Announcing her decision in an open letter to fans, she added: "After four knee surgeries and hundreds of shots injected into my knee weekly to alleviate swelling and pain, my body is begging me to stop the pounding.
"While I've come back from surgery in the past, this time it felt different. As hard as I tried to get back to being 100%, my body kept telling me that, at 32, I will not be able to compete at the top level ever again."
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Li has been instrumental in the growth of tennis in China and said she would always be proud of her achievements, adding she would now focus on plans to continue to grow the sport in her home country, including the creation of her own tennis academy.
Paying tribute to Li's achievements, Women's Tennis Association (WTA) chief executive Stacey Allaster said: "I am sad to hear that she has retired.
"In addition to her amazing tennis abilities and her warm and humorous personality, she is a pioneer who opened doors to tennis for hundreds of millions of people throughout China and Asia. Her legacy is immense and I have no doubt that her contributions to the WTA will be seen for decades to come.
"It's hard to be a household name in a nation with 1.4 billion people, but that's what Li Na is."
Swiss tennis legend Martina Hingis also credited the player's influence on the game in China, which now hosts six women's tour events.
She said: "It's a sad day for Chinese tennis and for the global sport in general." | China's two-time Grand Slam winner Li Na has announced her retirement after failing to overcome "chronic" injuries. | 1.423554 | 1 |
The Blantyre ward by-election was caused by the death of Labour councillor Jim Handibode in September.
Labour's Mo Razzaq held the seat with 47.2% of the first-preference votes, down from 54.3% in 2012 when four seats were up for election.
The first-count voting saw Labour receive 1,476 votes, with the SNP on 1,236.
The Conservatives received 140 votes, the SSP 122, Liberal Democrats 92 and UKIP 59.
The turnout was 24.3% from a total electorate of 13,047.
South Lanarkshire Council is currently run by a Labour administration. | Labour has held a South Lanarkshire Council seat in a by-election despite an 8% swing from the party to the SNP. | 0.848666 | 1 |
The students posted messages joking about child abuse, sexual assault, paedophilia and the Holocaust.
Members of the group also directed several racial slurs at minorities, said the report.
Free speech advocates criticised Harvard's actions saying the punishment was "draconian".
Information about Harvard's actions was reported by the Crimson - the main student newspaper at the prestigious college.
The obscene material was posted to a chat forum on Facebook that grew out of a messaging group set up by students due to start studying at Harvard this year.
The offshoot group was formed by prospective students who were interested in memes and who wanted to share more "adult" material than was seen in the main chat room. Anyone wanting to join the sub-group had to apply by creating and posting a "provocative" meme.
Soon after the group was formed, Harvard administrators found out about it and launched an investigation asking students to explain their contributions to the chat group.
A week later, said the report, "at least 10" members of the group were told that their admission offers to Harvard had been withdrawn.
In a statement to the Crimson, a spokeswoman for Harvard said it did "not comment publicly on the admissions status of individual applicants".
Prof Alan Dershowitz, who lectures at the Harvard Law School, said the college had gone too far in withdrawing the offer of admission. He told the Guardian that the institution had been "intruding too deeply" into the private lives of students by censoring communications protected by free speech laws.
The decision could have long-term consequences for the students involved, he warned.
"It may affect them for life," he said. | "Obscene" memes posted on a private Facebook page have cost 10 students their place at Harvard, reports the college's newspaper. | 1.530203 | 2 |
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Newtownards man Nixon, who made a record 792 appearances for Glentoran, was manager of H&W Welders U20 side.
Nixon's work with the Ards Academy, which included a spell as head coach, was a factor in the club's decision.
Currie left the Bangor Fuels Arena club to take over as boss at bottom side Portadown last week.
"The board of directors considered Colin's past involvement with our Academy, and the knowledge of our club that he would have gained, as well as his considerable knowledge of Premiership football, including relationships with managers and players throughout the league," said the club.
"A Uefa A Licence holder, Colin is a vastly experienced coach, whose most recent role was that of manager to Harland & Wolff Welders U20s.
"For some years he enjoyed involvement with Ards through our Academy, eventually being appointed to Academy head coach in 2015."
Nixon's brothers Alan and Darren, a former team captain, both played for Ards.
John Bailie will remain as part of the first team coaching staff, while Nixon is seeking to bring in an additional coach.
Ards are ninth in the standings and Nixon's first game in charge will be against Coleraine on Saturday. | Colin Nixon has succeeded Niall Currie as the new manager of Premiership team Ards until the end of the season. | 1.03747 | 1 |
Kim Jong-nam was poisoned at Kuala Lumpur airport after two women wiped a toxin on his face.
The "VX nerve agent" found on his face is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations.
Malaysia has not blamed the North Korean state for the death, but says North Koreans were clearly behind it.
Police said swabs were taken from Mr Kim's eye and face by the chemistry department of Malaysia.
His body remains in a hospital mortuary. Mr Kim was poisoned as he waited for a flight to Macau. He sought help from airport staff but died before reaching the hospital, police said.
Sources: CDC, The Wednesday Report
Several North Koreans are wanted in connection with his death, including a senior official at the North's embassy in Kuala Lumpur as well as an employee of the state airline, Air Koryo.
Four other North Koreans named earlier in the case are thought to have left Malaysia already, while a fifth North Korean has been detained.
The two women suspected of wiping the substance on Mr Kim's face are in custody. Malaysia said the attack was "planned" and that the women had been well trained.
Mr Kim was once seen as a possible successor to his father, Kim Jong-il, but was bypassed in favour of his younger half-brother, Kim Jong-un, and spent many years living abroad.
He had been travelling on a passport under the name Kim Chol.
On what seemed to be the first reference of the case by the North's state media, Pyongyang said on Thursday that Malaysia was responsible for the death of one of its citizens.
It also accused Malaysia of trying to politicise the return of his body and called "absurd" Malaysia's request for DNA samples for official confirmation of the identity.
Detained
Sought for questioning | The chemical substance used in the killing of the North Korean leader's half-brother has been identified as a nerve agent, Malaysian police say. | 1.795029 | 2 |
A Labour TD and an independent senator said the prayer is neither appropriate nor respectful to those with other beliefs.
The prayer is said at the start of proceedings in both houses of the parliament, the Dail and the Seanad.
The issue will be discussed by a Seanad committee on Thursday afternoon.
The call to end the prayer has been made by Labour TD Aodhan O Riordain and Independent Senator Ivana Bacik.
In a joint statement, Deputy O Riordain and Senator Bacik said: "It is not appropriate for a Christian prayer to be used to commence each sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas in a Republic.
"The political system must take a lead when striving to create a Republic where all are equal, and all are seen to be equal.
"The continuing use of the Christian prayer in the formal business of the Oireachtas is disrespectful to those of other religions, and those who do not adhere to any particular religion."
The prayer calls on members to be inspired and assisted by God in their actions.
In the UK, a prayer is said in the House of Commons and the House of Lords, but there are no prayers in the Welsh Assembly or Scottish Parliament.
In Northern Ireland, two minutes are set aside for private prayer or meditation at the start of proceedings.
The link between the church and Irish state is under increasing strain following the publication of the Cloyne Report and the blistering attack on the Vatican by the Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on Wednesday.
He said the recent Cloyne Report into how allegations of sex abuse by priests in Cork had been covered up showed change was urgently needed.
Mr Kenny said the historic relationship between church and state in Ireland could not be the same again.
He said the report "exposed the elitism, dysfunction, disconnection, and narcissism" that dominated the Vatican. | There have been calls for an end to the daily Dail prayer, which has been said in the Irish parliament for almost 80 years. | 1.337982 | 1 |
Captain William Chambers died aged 21 in a routine reconnaissance mission over France in May 1918 and his pictures never surfaced.
But they were developed when his nephew inherited them and showed them to a photographer in Lancashire.
The images depict daily life for pilots and include aerial shots over Kent.
David Lewis, of Leyland Photographic Society in Lancashire, said he found it "very emotional" after spending more than 200 hours developing the pictures in his darkroom at home.
The 80-year-old photographer added: "There were around 8,000 pilots killed in training and life expectancy could be a matter of just a few days.
"These pictures show the importance of the Royal Flying Corps, which later became the Royal Air Force.
"During the Battle of the Somme the pilots would fly over the battle lines and take pictures of the German trenches. Then they would write a note, put it in a metal tin, and drop it down to the artillery to tell them if they were firing in the right place.
"It's amazing to think of."
Born in 1897, Captain Chambers was an electrical engineer who joined the Lincolnshire Regiment.
He gained his pilot's licence in October 1916 and worked as a photographic reconnaissance officer with 49 Squadron in Kent.
Dr David Hunt, curator of South Ribble Museum, where the images are exhibited, said the photos "graphically shows the risk intrinsic to early flight".
"Landing strips were usually rough fields, the aircraft were string-bound wooden struts and canvas, and crashes were very frequent. Far more men were killed in training than in combat."
The exhibition will run until 1 October. | Photographs taken by a British fighter pilot during World War One which lay undeveloped for nearly 100 years have gone on show at a museum. | 3.04499 | 3 |
Russell Hall broke guidelines in May 2014 while head of St Oswald's Church of England Academy, Doncaster.
He reviewed completed test papers, failed to store them securely before marking and later lied to investigators about his actions.
A tribunal found him guilty of "unacceptable professional conduct".
The National College for Teaching and Leadership panel heard Mr Hall had gone through Key Stage Two exam papers and shared results with some staff.
However, Mr Hall told investigators the papers had been kept secure prior to marking.
The panel said Mr Hall's conduct had fallen "significantly short of the standards expected".
It said: "Mr Hall's dishonest actions, in failing to secure the papers and seeking to mislead the local authority's investigation on behalf of the STA, resulted in the test scores of an entire cohort of children being annulled.
"This would have caused significant stress and disappointment to the children, their parents and teachers and reflected badly on the school and the teaching profession as a whole.
In a statement submitted to the panel, Mr Hall said he was "ashamed" of his actions.
He said: "I truly regret my dishonesty regarding the SATs papers of 2014 and the distress this has caused the pupils and parents".
Mr Hall can apply for the ban to be removed from January 2018.
Mr Hall was still in position when the school was rated as "outstanding" when lasted inspected by Ofsted in June 2014.
David Elvin, the chair of governors at St Oswald's, said the events had marked a "sorry chapter in the life of an otherwise excellent school".
The Diocesan director of education, Huw Thomas, said the appointment of a new head teacher in September had allowed the school to "move on from these events". | A school principal has been barred from teaching for at least two years after a breach of exam rules led to 21 pupils' test results being cancelled. | 1.178423 | 1 |
Ashers Baking Company, based in County Antrim, was taken to court by a gay rights activist, assisted by Northern Ireland's Equality Commission.
There was a wide range of reaction to the judge's ruling.
First Minister Peter Robinson
"I'm not terribly surprised. In many ways, that's why we were preparing a legislating alternative.
"I think the term 'reasonable accommodation' is now what we would like to frame some legislation around, recognising that there are rights on both sides."
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, on Twitter
"Ashers bakery judgement a good result for equality. Gay people have for far too long been discriminated against. We and the law on their side."
David McIlveen DUP, on Twitter
"Utterly sickened that a Christian-owned business has been hauled over the coals for refusing to promote something that is not legal in Northern Ireland."
SDLP MLA Colum Eastwood, on Twitter
"Today's judgment is a welcome and refortifying of our hard-won equality laws."
Sinn Féin MLA Catriona Ruane
"It is a good day for equality and a good day for everyone in our society."
John O'Doherty, The Rainbow Project
"The judge clearly articulated that this is direct discrimination for which there can be no justification."
The Green Party NI, on Twitter
"Let us now move forward to rebuild relationships with the LGBQT community."
DUP MLA Paul Givan
"What we cannot have is a hierarchy of rights, and today there's a clear hierarchy being established that gay rights are more important than the rights of people to hold religious beliefs."
Jim Allister TUV
"It is a dark day for justice and religious freedom in Northern Ireland."
Peter Lynas, director of Evangelical Alliance
"This judgment will cause great concern for all those in business. It turns out the customer is always right and businesses have no discretion in deciding which goods and services to produce. The law rightly protects people from discrimination, but it has now extended that protection to ideas." | A judge has ruled that a Christian-run bakery discriminated against a gay customer by refusing to make a cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan. | 1.41395 | 1 |
They arrested 57 people in Barcelona, Valencia, San Sebastian and Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.
Chinese nationals illegally living in Spain reportedly paid the ring €8,000 ($8,960; £6,820) each to obtain fake contracts as domestic workers.
In return they were given residency permits to work in Barcelona.
"They would return to Barcelona once they obtained a residency permit to work in the textile sector, without ever carrying out the job they were hired for," a Spanish police statement said.
The ringleaders, a Chinese couple, allegedly paid employers between €1,500 and €2,000 for the contracts.
Most of the employers allegedly involved are linked to the hotel trade in Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands.
Chinese immigrants are the fifth biggest foreign community in Spain with almost 170,000 people as of 2015, according to the National Statistics Institute. | Spanish police say they have dismantled a nationwide network that illegally regularised the working status of Chinese immigrants in Spain. | 1.122148 | 1 |
The female recruit was in her early 20s, although the Army has refused to confirm her age or identity.
"The incident is being investigated and it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time," an Army spokeswoman said.
The training centre in Brookwood delivers a 14-week course for recruits aged 17 or older when they enlist.
"We offer our condolences to the family and ask that you respect their privacy while they come to terms with their sudden loss," the spokeswoman said.
"She would have been on phase one training," she added, while confirming that the majority of recruits at the centre were "younger".
Jonathan Beale, BBC defence correspondent, said: "The female Army recruit who's died at Pirbright collapsed while taking part in light physical exercise - believed to have been a mile-long run or march.
"The recruit, who has not been named, was in her early twenties."
Surrey Police said her death was being "treated as unexplained" and at this stage there was "no indication of any third party involvement".
The force was called to the training centre in Greenwood Road at about 17:30 BST on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman said officers were "working alongside partner agencies, including the Coroner's Office, to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident".
Pirbright is described by the Ministry of Defence as the "largest initial training site in the Army".
The Army website says the initial training follows a common military syllabus which is both "challenging and demanding".
In addition to developing military skills, recruits have the chance to take part in a week of training in the Brecon Beacons in Wales which may include rock climbing, abseiling, caving, hiking, mountain biking and kayaking.
All female recruits over the age of 17 and all male trainees over the age of 17 pass through Pirbright, except for members of the Royal Armoured Corps, Household Cavalry, Royal Engineers and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. | An Army recruit has died while undergoing initial training at Pirbright Camp, Surrey. | 1.81538 | 2 |
Emmanuel Macron told the Les Echos newspaper that Europe's largest economy needed to take a "proactive" role in reviving growth in the area, by doing more to boost consumer demand.
He added that both countries "must go further together" to ensure a recovery.
Mr Macron's comments come days before a scheduled meeting between the two nations' leaders.
President Francois Hollande will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Strasbourg on Sunday.
Europe's economy has been floundering in recent months, with persistently low rates of inflation leading consumers and business to hold off making purchases or making investments, in the expectation that prices will continue to fall.
A survey published on Tuesday indicated the eurozone economy saw anaemic growth in December and suffered its worst quarter for more than a year.
Mr Macron, who this week became the first French economy minister to attend the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, said it was time the European Central Bank adopted "offensive measures" to prevent deflation in the eurozone.
The ECB has been urged to follow in the footsteps of the US and UK by introducing aggressive fiscal stimulus policies, using a method known as quantitative easing.
Mr Macron warned that France's younger generation, many of whom have experienced widespread unemployment, "run the risk of being permanently sacrificed" if measures are not taken to boost Europe's economy.
The 37-year-old said that France was doing its part, by carrying out economic reforms and cutting public spending.
"We took our responsibilities. Economic elites must now take theirs". | Germany has an "urgent responsibility" to invest more in the eurozone, France's economy minister has said. | 1.775138 | 2 |
The BBC's Price of Football, the biggest study of its kind in Europe and now in its sixth year, looked at more than 1,000 ticket prices at 223 clubs.
The average prices in all four ticket categories we analysed in both tiers of the WSL have gone up.
However, the women's league as a whole worked out cheapest, with no matchday tickets costing more than £8.
The average price of the cheapest season ticket in the top tier is £34.78, while the average price of the most expensive season ticket is £44.44 - a rise of 15% from 2015.
In WSL2, the average price of the cheapest season ticket is £31.56 and the most expensive averages £34.67.
WSL1 side Chelsea Ladies and Oxford United Women in the WSL2 are the only clubs who have frozen or reduced their tickets in all categories.
The cheapest matchday ticket is available at Watford for £3, while you will pay the most at Birmingham City and Bristol City (£8).
Notts County Ladies offer the most expensive season ticket at £75 and the cheapest can be found at Sunderland for £15. | The Women's Super League remains the cheapest league in the UK despite a rise in ticket prices. | 0.972758 | 1 |
The woman, who is only known by her first name, Elizabeth, is being asked to contact Nottinghamshire Police.
Officers investigating an historical allegation of sexual abuse want to speak to her.
The woman was in living foster care at a house in Derby Grove, Lenton, at the time. She was not a victim of any crime herself.
The woman would have been in her mid-teens at the time.
DC Rory Greer, of Radford Road CID, said: "We appreciate that much time has passed since the alleged offence took place, but it has still required enormous courage from the victim to come forward and speak to us now.
"We are determined to help the victim to take this case forward and it appears Elizabeth may have important information about what happened in this house more than four decades ago.
"She may no longer live in the Nottingham area, but hopefully the year and the location will help her or someone who knows her to contact us." | An appeal has been made for a potential witness in a sex abuse case in 1972 to contact police. | 0.965466 | 1 |
Reports in France suggest Toulon coach Diego Dominguez's job is under threat, and Lancaster, 46, is viewed as a potential successor.
He left his role with England after their exit from the 2015 World Cup.
Since his departure, Lancaster has been an adviser to the Football Association, the NFL and British Cycling.
He is interested in the Toulon job, but is understood to still be keen on a role in the southern hemisphere, with posts in Australia at the Queensland Reds and the Western Force both available. | Former England boss Stuart Lancaster is meeting Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal this week as he seeks a return to full-time coaching. | 0.641581 | 1 |
He made the pledge in a Ramadan message to Muslims, who have been worst affected by the ban.
The government shut 13 Somalia-linked firms in April, saying it wanted to prevent militant Islamists from using them to finance attacks.
Kenyans Somalis accused the government of blanket punishment.
Somalis around the world rely heavily on the firms to do business and send cash to relatives in Somalia, where the banking sector is almost non-existent.
Mr Kenyatta, in his message to mark the Islamic holy month, said he had noted proposals to lift the ban on the firms.
He had therefore directed the central bank to "immediately issue comprehensive regulations" for the activities of the firms, "upon which their suspension would be lifted".
The ban was imposed after Somali militant Islamist group al-Shabab killed 148 people in an attack on Garissa University College in north-eastern Kenya.
There has been a similar crackdown on the companies in the UK and US where the governments have adopted strict money-laundering laws making it difficult for banks to deal with them.
The United Nations estimates that Somalis in the diaspora, almost all of whom are Muslim, send home about $1.6bn (£1.1bn) annually, significantly more than foreign aid.
More than 40% of Somalis receive remittances, the bulk of which are used for basic needs, including food, clothes, medicine and education, according to a UN survey.
Somalia has not had a functioning government since the fall of Siad Barre's government in 1991, and has been beset by religious and clan conflicts. | Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that money transfer firms will be unbanned, once the central bank unveils new guidelines for their activities. | 2.046056 | 2 |
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Jeremy Joseph, one of those taking part, also reveals some interesting advice he was given for the race.
If you want to find out how to get into all forms of swimming, read our special guide.
Extra footage comes from Episode One of 'The Doctor who gave up Drugs' with Dr Chris Van Tulleken. | BBC London meets some of the 4,5000 swimmers who will be taking part in the inaugural Swim Serpentine on 24-25 September. | 0.586546 | 1 |
Next month will mark the third anniversary of the abduction of more than 270 girls.
The militants are still holding about 195 of the young women.
The pupil, speaking under a pseudonym, told an education conference in Dubai: "These girls are human beings, not something that we can forget about."
The abduction of the schoolgirls in north-eastern Nigeria in April 2014 by the Islamist militant group caused a global outcry - and prompted campaigns about girls' right to education.
But almost three years later most of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls are still being held by kidnappers.
One of the girls who had been seized, using the pseudonym "Sa'a" to protect her identity, said the "world has to do something" to rescue her school friends.
"How would you feel if your daughter or wife was missing? Not one day or two, but three years. It's very painful," she told the Global Education and Skills Forum.
She said that some of the parents of the abducted girls had died and the others were traumatised by their long wait.
Last autumn, 21 of the young women were returned. But Sa'a told the conference of her disappointment that the majority still remained in captivity.
"I remember those girls, but their dreams are now no more," she said, recalling their plans for their careers and future lives.
Sa'a described the night in April 2014 when Boko Haram militants arrived at her school, burned books and classrooms and forced the pupils into trucks and cars at gunpoint.
Sa'a and a friend had jumped out the back of the truck as it went into a forest.
The girls had hidden overnight and with the help of a shepherd had made their way back to safety.
"I thought I was going to die that night," said Sa'a.
But she said that if she hadn't taken that split-second decision to jump, she would still have been held in captivity and missing from her family.
Sa'a spoke alongside another young woman, using the name "Rachel", whose father and brothers had been killed by Boko Haram in north-east Nigeria.
Sa'a and Rachel called for greater efforts to get the Chibok girls back and to make schools safe from attack.
They said that their experiences had made them more determined than ever to make the most of an education that had been denied to the abducted classmates. | A Chibok schoolgirl who escaped from Boko Haram militants in Nigeria has called on the international community not to forget those still in captivity. | 1.95636 | 2 |
Barry fronted the show alongside Chris Kelly and wine experts Jilly Goolden and Oz Clarke from 1984 until it came to an end in 2001.
Goolden paid tribute, telling the BBC he was "a larger than life character, ebullient, warm-hearted and generous".
Affectionately known as "the crafty cook", he also wrote 29 cookery books.
'Close friend'
"I'm shocked and saddened by the death of my old colleague and friend with whom I worked happily for 17 years on Food and Drink," Goolden said.
"All the years we worked together, it was as though Michael and I were in a mutual appreciation society - his approach to cooking was fresh and practical, he definitely preferred to be called a cook and not a chef.
"When we started working together I was just beginning my career as a 'wine expert' and Michael was an unswerving support - although he never drank wine himself, he just imagined it from my descriptions.
"His food was always delicious and I enthusiastically tasted absolutely every morsel he cooked for the programme. I considered him a close friend and will miss him," she added.
Born Michael Bukht, he used the pseudonym Barry for his television work which made him a household name.
But he made an even bigger impact in the world of radio broadcasting.
After initially joining the BBC as a trainee in 1963, Barry became programme controller of both radio and television for the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation for two years when he was 25.
In 1973 he joined London's Capital Radio as programme director and went on to be programme controller for the GWR group.
Together with the chief executive of the network, Ralph Bernard, Barry co-founded Classic FM in 1992 after spotting a gap in the market.
Barry remained as programme controller of the station until he stepped down in 1997 due to a stress-related illness.
He is survived by the actor and dancer Jennie Jones, a son and three daughters. | Michael Barry, known to millions of viewers as a chef on BBC Two's long-running series Food and Drink, has died after a short illness at the age of 69. | 1.030062 | 1 |
The Belgian club announced on Tuesday that the 23-year-old midfielder will sign a four-year contract once the formalities of a medical are concluded.
A statement on the Club Brugge website said: "Club reached today a principle agreement with Vitesse Arnhem and Marvellous Nakamba about the immediate transfer of the defensive midfielder."
"Nakamba is an energetic defensive midfielder with quality passing and impressive power in duels."
Nakamba had been on the radar of several European clubs including Turkish giants Fenerbahçe and another Belgian side Anderlecht.
His European adventure began with French club AS Nancy in 2012 before joining Vitesse two years later.
If Nakamba passes the medical to become Club Brugge's sixth signing of this transfer window, he will join countryman Knowledge Musona in Belgium's top flight.
The Warriors captain plays for KV Oostende. | Club Brugge have reached an agreement with Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem to sign Zimbabwe international Marvelous Nakamba. | 0.816604 | 1 |
The tiny new arrival is extra special because the species is facing extinction in the wild.
The baby orangutan hasn't got a name yet but it will be joining a family of four older brothers and sisters.
Sumatran orangutans are from Indonesia and lots of their homes are being destroyed as forest are chopped down for wood. | A rare species of Sumatran orangutan has been born at Chester Zoo. | 1.591176 | 2 |
The tournament begins in Dublin on Wednesday and the hosts hope to at least emulate their success of 2014 when they reached the semi-finals.
Molloy believes Sevens specialists Australia will be dangerous first opponents at the UCD complex.
"They will target us and aim to be party spoilers," said Molloy.
"We have been in their position before. In 2010 we were playing the hosts [England] and that is what we set out to do, to pull out one big performance.
"I cannot think about playing France or the semi-finals or anything like that because Australia are going to be our biggest barrier straight away."
Molloy was only recently appointed as Ireland captain when Niamh Briggs had to withdraw because of injury.
The 29-year-old, who is heading into her third World Cup, said: "It was a big blow, with Niamh telling us in camp that she hadn't managed to recover from injury and had picked up another one.
"You never want to see an athlete, who has worked as hard as her, have to tell her team-mates that she is not going to be able to make it.
"We had to then come together as a group and say: 'How are we going to deal with this situation?'
"We knew that someone was going to have to step in and I got the phone call. I just thought: 'This is a huge honour but I am one of 28 players and I have to do my job on the pitch.'"
Leading by example is how Molloy intends to fulfil her captaincy obligations.
"That is how I play the game and that is how I am going to lead. I will give my best out there for the girls.
"We had a strong leadership group throughout the Six Nations and there are so many leaders on and off the pitch and I am really just there to facilitate these awesome people.
"It is going to be an amazing experience and the most watched women's rugby sports event ever and we are so excited to just get out and play."
Commentary on Ireland's Pool matches will be on Radio Ulster medium wave and the BBC Sport website | New Ireland captain Claire Molloy says the players will be able to handle the pressure of hosting the Women's Rugby World Cup. | 1.0575 | 1 |
Stuart Humphreys attacked Scott Sheard, of Formby in Merseyside, outside a bar in nearby Southport in October 2009.
The then 24-year-old never fully recovered from his injuries and died following complications in 2012.
Humphreys, 38, of Kingfield Road in Liverpool, will be sentenced on 19 May at Liverpool Crown Court.
Initially, no charges were brought after Mr Sheard died but after a campaign by his family the case was reviewed.
The court heard how an argument began when Humphreys pushed Mr Sheard out of the bar, after he had tried to take a bottle of beer outside.
Humphreys claimed he acted in self-defence, saying Mr Sheard and another man, Luke Rigsby, threatened to stab him, although he admitted he did not see a knife.
He said he feared he was about to be punched when he launched his attack.
But CCTV footage of the fatal blow proved Mr Sheard was not acting aggressively, the prosecution said.
One witness described the punch as "good" and "fast", adding how Mr Sheard was unconscious before he hit the ground.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) initially declined to charge Humphreys with assault because of insufficient evidence.
Following a review after Mr Sheard's death, it was again decided that no charges should be pressed.
After Mr Sheard's family took their campaign to the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales, Baroness Newlove, the CPS decided to review the case.
Mr Sheard's mother, Fenella Hill, broke down in tears as the verdict was delivered.
Outside court, she said: "Justice had finally been done. This is what we've been fighting for."
She added the last six years had "been hell".
"Poor Scott - the first two-and-a-half years seeing him suffering - the poor boy should never have gone through that."
Claire Lindley, from the CPS, said: "There are no winners in this tragic case. Despite today's decision, Mr Sheard's family still have to try and come to terms with the loss of their son and our thoughts remain with them." | A nightclub bouncer has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a man who died more than two years after he felled him with a single punch. | 0.98299 | 1 |
The Australian singer announced the film, called Sister, at Venice Film Festival, said the Hollywood Reporter.
Furler said she had initially been "embarrassed" about her ambition to get behind the camera.
But, after making a video for her song Chandelier last year, she realised she was "pretty good" at directing and "felt a little bit braver".
Ziegler, 12, starred in a trilogy of videos for Sia, including the controversial Elastic Heart, which co-starred Shia LaBeouf.
The singer said her film was based on a one-page story she wrote eight years ago. She was initially "too embarrassed to tell anyone I wanted to make a movie, because I thought it would be seen as a vanity project, because I was a singer" but overcame this after trying her hand at directing.
The screenplay was a collaboration with children's book author Dalles Clayton, and she said she really enjoyed "the creative process".
She added that although film-making is different from songwriting, she found there were similarities.
"For me, the process was basically, I work out the movie. I'll act it out, I'll have the dialogue already in my head."
But she stressed she was not a "technical person", adding: "Like, when I sing, I just want to sing the melody and write the lyrics. I don't want to have to do production, which is very technical. I don't enjoy that."
The media-wary star, 39, often obscures her face and turns her back on the audience.
She performed on the Graham Norton show last year facing the back of the stage, telling Norton that while she was ambitious she did not want to be famous, as she had famous friends and did not like the way they had to live their lives. | Singer Sia Furler has revealed she is directing a film starring her frequent collaborator, dancer Maddie Ziegler. | 1.149076 | 1 |
19 July 2016 Last updated at 14:45 BST | Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny has said Brexit talks should take into account the possibility of a future poll on a united Ireland. | -0.371891 | 0 |
Alan Derrick and son Tom made the discovery on Sunday while walking along a stretch of Weston-super-Mare coastline.
Used in the manufacture of perfume, ambergris is commonly called 'floating gold' due to its rarity.
The substance, which smells like rotting fish, is found in the digestive system of sperm whales.
Alan and Tom, from Somerset, spotted the 1.19kg (2.6lb) rock while out searching for fishing tackle.
Alan said: "Tom came over with it and said 'what do you think this is?' I said if it's what I think it is, guard it with your life."
They have since safely stored it while they await the results of samples they have sent to experts in France and New Zealand.
In the meantime, they have listed the lump on internet auction site eBay with a starting price of £65,000.
"We did the tests and everything was right," said Alan. "I'm 99% sure it could be worth quite a bit of money."
A 1.1kg (2.4lb) lump of whale vomit found by a dog walker on an Anglesey beach sold at auction for £11,000 in 2015.
The substance takes years to form and is thought to protect the animal from the hard and sharp objects it eats.
It can float in the ocean for years before washing ashore. | A father and son have found a wax-like rock they believe to be highly-valued whale vomit. | 2.12055 | 2 |
All babies in the UK are to be offered a potentially life-saving vaccine against meningitis B from the autumn.
Guernsey States said it "intends" to introduce a Men B immunisation programme but has not set a date.
The mother of a boy who died from the disease said she wants the vaccination brought in "as soon as possible".
Gill Roe, whose son Toby died aged 17 in 2000, said the vaccination was "hugely important" and called for parity with the UK.
She said: "The health of the islanders and the wellbeing of everybody is probably one of the most important things."
Adrian Robson from the Meningitis Research Foundation said it was "disappointing" people in Guernsey would not have "the same degree of protection against this deadly disease".
A spokesperson for the Health and Social Services Department said the board had "agreed that it intends to implement a local Meningitis B immunisation programme".
"The final decision will be made once the price of the vaccine for local supplies is available," the spokesperson added. | Families affected by meningitis want assurances the same vaccine being offered in the UK will be made available in Guernsey. | 1.957362 | 2 |
The US star had been given a formal warning by producers on Saturday for using homophobic language aimed at celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.
Although he apologised, he has now opted to leave the house.
Actors Jeremy Jackson and Ken Morley were previously removed from the house over their behaviour.
O'Neal's departure follows a dispute between him and Hilton, in which the singer accused his housemate of deliberately provoking him.
A short message from O'Neal was read to those remaining in the Big Brother house, which read: "To all my housemates, I've had a great experience with you guys and I have mad love for almost all of you.
"I want you guys not to be sad that I'm leaving and to not let my departure interrupt your experience."
Jackson, who appeared in Baywatch as a young boy, was thrown off the show after pulling open another contestant's dressing gown, exposing her. He later received a police caution for common assault.
Former Coronation Street actor Morley was removed from the house for using racist language while in conversation with O'Neal.
Speaking after his dismissal, he accepted he had used "an outdated expression", but denied he was racist.
Glamour model Chloe Goodman, who was involved in the incident with Jackson, is so far the only contestant to be evicted by public vote, leaving the house on Friday.
Speaking to The Sun on Sunday about O'Neal, Goodman said: "He's a lovely man, but he isn't comfortable. He hates the disrespect in there and I think he's finding it hard to cope. He wants to go home."
Helping to make up the numbers of the departed celebrities, Katie Price entered the house on Friday.
No stranger to reality TV, she is expected to boost ratings as she mingles with other outspoken celebrities including Katie Hopkins and Perez Hilton. | Soul singer Alexander O'Neal has quit Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother - the third contestant to leave outside its usual elimination process. | 1.051504 | 1 |
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