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It was delivered by a politician with "big ambitions".
George Osborne's stated aim was to create what he called a "new settlement". That's politician's code for re-writing the rules of politics to suit your side.
So it is that he did something rather surprising - slowing and softening spending and welfare cuts now having promised faster and deeper cuts in the run up to the election.
So it is that he adopted a series of Labour policies - a higher re-badged minimum wage, a levy on firms to pay for apprentices, an assault on the tax privilege of so-called non doms.
This in addition to delivering Tory promises to cut income tax, corporation tax and inheritance tax.
But hold on - below those headlines are some potentially eye-watering cuts to benefits - the cuts to tax credits for families will dwarf the pay rise many will get.
There are cuts too to Whitehall budgets on the same scale as seen over the past five years - though where they'll hit is as yet unspelt out.
And there are tax rises - on buying insurance, on buying a car, on pensions - which dwarf the headline tax cuts.
So, yes, it was a "big Budget" - whether it's a big game-changer, a big mess or a big outrage is a judgement for you. | It was indeed a "big" Budget - just as the chancellor said it would be. | 1.582099 | 2 |
Customers of RBS and its subsidiaries, NatWest and Ulster Bank, were unable to use Visa debit and credit cards.
An RBS spokesperson said the breakdown had "minimal customer impact".
It said the problems affected "a small number of people" conducting higher value and international transactions.
The problems started at 7.45am and were resolved by 9.15am, the bank said.
On Thursday, the bank was fined £56m by UK regulators over its huge systems crash in 2012, when 6.5 million customers - equivalent to 10% of the UK population - faced problems that lasted in some cases several weeks.
Also on Friday Barclays online customers experienced some difficulties with their service for a short time. A Barclays spokesperson told the BBC: "Barclays online banking service was unavailable for around an hour earlier today.
"All other services were up and running as usual during this time however we apologise to those customers that were impacted. We are currently investigating what caused this to prevent it happening again." | Some Royal Bank of Scotland customers have had problems using credit and debit cards in stores and at cash machines, the day after RBS was fined £56m for its 2012 computer meltdown. | 1.241389 | 1 |
The £212m category C "super-prison" HMP Berwyn can house 2,106 offenders, making it the largest in the UK.
Work began on the site on the Wrexham Industrial Estate in May 2015 and recruitment has been under way for just over a year.
The Ministry of Justice said the prison would open "at the end of February" but would not confirm an exact date. | Wrexham's new prison will accept its first inmates on 27 February, the BBC understands. | 0.80565 | 1 |
The entertainment systems can "rip" music from a disc, to save passengers from constantly re-inserting CDs.
The Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies claims the devices are made "for the express purpose" of copying CDs.
It says its members, including MGMT and REO Speedwagon, are due royalties.
In a class action lawsuit filed in the District of Columbia, the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies (AARC) claims it repeatedly asked Ford and General Motors "to live up to their statutory obligations" but the firms refused.
The association says its artists are due royalty payments under the Audio Home Recording Act (AHRA) of 1992, which states musicians are entitled to compensation for the copying of their works.
The defendants, it says, "refused to pay the royalties that [US] congress has determined they owe for the recording devices they manufacture, import, and/or distribute".
The AARC says the devices concerned have been offered in GM brand models including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC, since at least 2011.
A similar device has been available on numerous Ford and Lincoln models.
The AARC is also suing automotive technology company Denso and Clarion, which develops the in-car entertainment systems.
It says other manufacturers of similar devices have complied and are paying royalties.
The AARC represents more than 60% of the recipients of AHRA royalties.
A spokesman for General Motors declined to comment on the case. | A group representing musicians in the US is suing Ford and General Motors over in-car CD players that allow tracks to be stored on a hard drive. | 1.72522 | 2 |
Heavy rain overnight on Friday which continued into Saturday rendered the pitch at Scotstoun unplayable.
The postponement creates something of a fixture headache for Warriors.
They have already had to squeeze their rearranged Champions Cup fixture against Racing 92 into an already packed calendar, and may now need to face Leinster on a midweek date.
"The pitch at Scotstoun Stadium is unplayable due to surface water and there is a concern for both players and supporters safety given the adverse weather conditions," a Warriors statement said.
Several Scottish football fixtures have also fallen victim to the weather.
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Glasgow Warriors P-P Leinster
Scottish Premiership
Celtic P-P Hamilton Academical
Hearts P-P Inverness CT
Partick Thistle P-P Motherwell
Scottish Championship
Falkirk P-P Livingston
Raith Rovers P-P Rangers
St Mirren P-P Queen of the South
Scottish League One
Albion Rovers P-P Stranraer
Scottish League Two
East Stirlingshire P-P Clyde
Scottish Cup
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale P-P Huntly
Wick P-P Linlithgow Rose | Glasgow Warriors' Pro12 match against Leinster has been postponed due to severe weather conditions. | 0.972101 | 1 |
Net earnings for the first three months of the year were $2.75bn (£1.84bn), up 41% from a year earlier. Net revenue came in at $10.6bn, up 14%.
This was the highest quarterly revenue in four years, the bank said.
Separately, Citigroup posted net income of $4.77bn, up by a fifth compared with a year ago.
Despite the jump in profits, total revenue fell slightly to $19.74bn. A 10% fall in costs, largely legal and restructuring, amounting to almost $1.3bn, helped explain the increased profitability.
"We are pleased with our results this quarter and the fact that all of our major businesses contributed," said Goldman chief executive Lloyd Blankfein.
"Given more normalised markets and higher levels of client activity, we remain encouraged about the prospects for continued growth."
Net revenues at Goldman's investment banking arm were up 7% at $1.91bn, while those at the bank's fund management arm were flat at $1.5bn.
The best performing division was market making - which provides liquidity to the market by setting bid and offer prices to brokers wanting to buy and sell shares - where net revenues came in at $3.93bn, up 49% on a year earlier.
The overall earnings figures were slightly below expectations, and Goldman shares were down about 1% in early trading in New York.
This week has seen a number of big US banks, including JP Morgan and Bank of America, report improved earnings. | US banking giant Goldman Sachs has reported a sharp rise in profits thanks in part to an improvement in trading activity at its investment banking arm. | 1.03938 | 1 |
The Home Office move, to be brought in by next April, follows a recommendation by the Migration Advisory Committee.
It is one of a number of reforms to Tier 2 - the official name for the main migration route for skilled workers coming to the UK from outside Europe.
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) warned the charge could hold businesses back from accessing talent.
Immigration minister James Brokenshire said the committee, an independent public body which advises it on migration issues, strongly supported the charge to "incentivise employers to reduce their reliance on migrant workers and to invest in training and upskilling UK workers".
He added: "For too long we have had a shortage of workers in certain roles, and in the past it has been too easy for employers to recruit overseas."
Neil Carberry, CBI director for employment and skills policy, said: "Skilled migration is good for the UK, helping to fill skills gaps and supporting firms to trade globally.
"Businesses want to see the Tier 2 cap raised not further visa price increases, especially a skills charge, which will only hold them back from accessing the talent they need to grow."
The charge will be levied on Tier 2 employers at a rate of £1,000 per certificate of sponsorship per year, although a reduced rate of £364 will apply to "small and charitable" sponsors.
There will also be exemptions such as those in PhD-level occupations or switching from a Tier 4 student visa to a Tier 2 visa.
Under the new model the Tier 2 minimum salary will be raised to £30,000 for "experienced" workers.
Currently, those wanting to work in the UK must be offered a starting salary of £20,800 and this will remain the same, as will the annual limit for Tier 2 places of 20,700 a year.
In 2014, 151,000 skilled workers and their dependants arrived in the UK or were allowed to stay on. | Businesses will have to pay an annual charge of £1,000 for every skilled worker brought in from outside Europe. | 1.156613 | 1 |
Little, 25, has scored more than 30 goals for Rangers over the past two seasons and can also play full-back.
Preston manager Simon Grayson said that Little would bring "good qualities" to his squad.
"I am delighted that he has chosen us over quite a few other teams," added the Preston manager.
"Andy has a fantastic goal record in Scotland and he can handle playing for a big club, as he has shown with Rangers.
"He will bring real pace to the striking department and that is something we have been looking to add."
Enniskillen man Little has won eight Northern Ireland caps.
He scored 25 goals in the 2012-13 campaign but struggled with injury during when Rangers won the League One title last season.
The forward joined Rangers' youth ranks in 2006 and made his first-team debut in 2009. | Northern Ireland striker Andy Little has signed a two-year deal with League One club Preston North End following his release by Rangers in May. | 0.793457 | 1 |
The 22-year-old former Wales Under-21 player left the Swans this summer after one senior appearance in an FA Cup defeat by Oxford United in 2016.
However, he also had three separate loan spells at Yeovil, playing a total of 72 times for the Glovers.
Shephard, who plays mainly at right-back, is Posh's seventh summer signing.
Posh manager Grant McCann told the club website: "Liam is a good lad and a good character, he has bought into everything in the last few weeks and that was extremely important.
"He can operate in a couple of different positions and I am really happy that we have been able to get it done."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League One side Peterborough United have signed defender Liam Shephard on a two-year contract following his release by Swansea City. | 0.772721 | 1 |
It made a profit of $3.53bn (£2.3bn) in the quarter, up from $3.03bn last year. Revenue was flat at $35bn.
The conglomerate has been trying to put its focus back on core industrial businesses, which include aviation and energy infrastructure.
It said orders for its aviation equipment jumped 47%.
Orders for oil and gas equipment and services, such as turbines and plant maintenance, rose 24%, said GE chairman and chief executive Jeff Immelt.
"In growth markets, equipment and service orders grew 17%. We ended the quarter with our biggest backlog in history," he said. Orders grew to $216bn in the first quarter from $210bn in the fourth quarter of 2012.
In the first three months of 2013 GE was awarded a $620m maintenance contract for QGC's Queensland Curtis liquified natural gas plant off the east coast of Australia.
It also won a contract to provide power equipment for the Emirates Aluminum smelter complex in Abu Dhabi, and another maintenance contract for a LNG project in Russia.
But the company said it had been affected by weaker-than-expected sales in Europe, especially in sales of power and water equipment.
"GE's markets were mixed. The US and growth markets were in line with expectations. We planned for a continued challenging environment in Europe, but conditions weakened further with Industrial segment revenues in the region down 17%," said Mr Immelt.
"We always anticipated that the first half of 2013 would be our toughest comparison," he added.
During the quarter, the company sold its 49% stake in NBC Universal to Comcast for $18.1bn. | General Electric has reported a 16% rise in first quarter profits, helped by a one-off gain from the sale of its stake in NBC Universal. | 0.995099 | 1 |
The title contenders, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, were third and fifth, not setting times on the quickest tyre.
Force India's Sergio Perez had a sizeable accident after misjudging the tight section in the old town of Baku.
The Mexican bounced over the entry kerb and smashed into the wall on exit.
The impact, at Turns Eight and Nine, where the track heads uphill towards the medieval castle, tore off both right-hand wheels, the rear one becoming completely detached from the car, and sprayed the track with carbon-fibre debris.
The session was stopped for 10 minutes while the mess was cleared and the car removed from the track.
When it resumed, there was only six minutes remaining, and with a lap that is nearly two minutes long, there was only time for a maximum of two further laps, and there were no further improvements.
Vettel's lap time on softs effectively made him the de facto quickest in the session but the Red Bulls were surprisingly quick on a power track where they are not expecting to do well.
Verstappen was 0.47 seconds quicker than team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, with Vettel less than 0.1secs behind the Australian.
Hamilton also set his best time on the soft tyre and was just over half a second slower than Vettel.
Team-mate Valtteri Bottas did manage a quick lap on the super-softs but was 0.240secs slower than Hamilton's best time on softs.
The initial auguries are not that encouraging for Mercedes, who struggled in Russia in April on a track with many similarities to the Baku street circuit, but the session was not conclusive enough to be certain of what the times meant.
Perez ended the session fourth quickest, with team-mate Esteban Ocon seventh, and Williams' Felipe Massa in eighth ahead of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat.
A number of drivers struggled with locking wheels into the tight right-angled corners that abound in Baku, including Renault's under-pressure Jolyon Palmer.
The Englishman twice ran wide at Turn One at the end of Baku's super-long straight and ended up only 18th fastest, 1.3secs slower than team-mate Nico Hulkenberg. | Max Verstappen led a Red Bull one-two in a disjointed and unrepresentative first practice session at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. | 1.065062 | 1 |
Sports scientists found the youngsters became mentally quicker and sharper after a series of short sprints and slightly longer periods of walking.
The Nottingham Trent University team said that by doing exercise the children were effectively speeding up their minds.
The effects on cognitive ability lasted for about an hour.
The study, published in the journal Preventative Medicine Reports, involved a group of 44 12-year-olds undertaking a series of ten-second sprints, interspersed with 50 seconds of walking.
These particular exercises were chosen to replicate the kind of activities that children usually do in the playground - running for a short while, then stopping then running again for a short while.
They were then required to sit some tests measuring brain function.
These measured attention and focus by asking participants to identify the colour a word is written in rather the word itself.
For example, if the word "green" is written in blue letters, then "blue" is the correct answer.
Dr Simon Cooper, the lead researcher, said: "These tests measure cognitive ability - concentration levels, ability to focus, memory, attention - all the things you need for learning.
"Essentially, following the exercise the children were mentally quicker, but still as accurate in their answers to the tests.
"By doing exercise, they are speeding up their minds ."
Dr Cooper added: "Our findings are of great importance to schools, demonstrating the importance of physical education in the curriculum. They support the inclusion of high-intensity sprint-based exercise for adolescent pupils during the school day." | Bursts of intense exercise during the school day improve pupils' focus and concentration in class, a study says. | 3.741276 | 4 |
Mr Dolan, 18, from County Tyrone, was struck by a van in Belfast in 2014.
David Lee Stewart, 31, of Gray's Park Avenue, Belfast, was jailed on Wednesday.
Stewart was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and another three and a half years on licence.
His parents had said after the judgement that they were "disappointed and disgusted" at the length of the sentence.
On Thursday, Peter Dolan, Enda's father, told the Stephen Nolan Show, that he "wouldn't rule out" asking for the sentence to be appealed.
"You can imagine what happened yesterday, it was all a bit of a shock," he said.
"We just have to sit back, reflect and take a bit of advice on it and take a look at it."
Mr Dolan said he was "speechless" over the sentence given to Stewart.
"This guy drinks and drives, kills somebody and gets three and a half years in prison. That is not a deterrent for anybody in my opinion."
Meanwhile, Enda's mother Niamh Dolan told Good Morning Ulster on Thursday morning that she remained "devastated and heartbroken" from his death.
"It's very hard to explain our loss. The most difficult thing I find is to go about your normal day-to-day activities and we have to do that because of the other children," she said.
"No matter how devastated you feel, you have to put a brave face on, pull yourself together and go out with the others - that's a very hard thing to do sometimes.
"I was lucky, really lucky, that I had a brilliant relationship with Enda. We were very, very close.
"Sometimes I think I'm almost being punished for that. If I hadn't have known my son so well, and got on with him so well, it might have been easier to cope with him not being here." | The father of Enda Dolan has said the family are considering asking the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) to appeal the sentence given to the drunk driver who killed him. | 1.007828 | 1 |
Robert Gerrard, 53 and from Liverpool, was named on a register of alleged criminal fugitives in February 2014 and gave himself up in October 2016.
He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import cocaine into the UK in a £60m drugs plot between May and June 2013.
Gerrard was jailed at Manchester Crown Court for 14 years.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said Gerrard travelled to Rotterdam and met international drug traffickers with the plan of importing drugs from Latin America to Europe.
The NCA appealed for help to find him following an October 2013 raid on a cafe in the Dutch city.
Police believe Gerrard and others were using it as a front for a drugs smugglers' global operations centre.
When he handed himself in, Gerrard told officers the pressure of being on the run had "got too much" for him.
Greg McKenna, regional head of investigations for the NCA, said: "After being on the run and evading justice for so long, Robert Gerrard is finally where he belongs.
"He was fundamental to the plot to smuggle cocaine into the UK and fled in an attempt to avoid the long prison sentence he has now received.
"Gerrard featured in our Most Wanted campaigns and handed himself because he couldn't cope with the pressure of staying on the run.
"Other fugitives should learn from his example - we won't stop hunting you, and we won't stop making your life on the run as uncomfortable as possible."
The NCA said Michael Moogan, aged 31 and from Liverpool, is still wanted in connection with conspiracy to import cocaine into the UK. | A drugs baron who handed himself in after three years on the run because of the pressures of being one of the UK's most wanted men has been jailed. | 1.082668 | 1 |
The 2015 victor, trained by Oliver Sherwood, is rated an 8-1 chance to be the first horse to win back-to-back Nationals since Red Rum in the 1970s.
"I would choose Many Clouds for his experience and class," said Aspell, 39. "He's possibly still improving."
Aspell also won on Pineau De Re in 2014 and is bidding to become the first jockey to triumph three years running.
"So far, so good," he added. "His form this year is even better. He's a nine-year-old at his absolute peak."
The rider lists dual Irish Hennessy Gold Cup winner Carlingford Lough and last season's Cheltenham Gold Cup fourth-placed finisher Holywell among the chief dangers for the big race at Aintree on 9 April.
He was speaking as 96 horses remained at the latest entry stage for the £1m race, which sees runners negotiate 30 fences over a distance of more than four miles.
With a maximum 40 allowed to run, handicapper Phil Smith said it was 50-50 whether Pineau De Re - currently number 50 - would make the cut. | Many Clouds is a "worthy favourite" to win a second Grand National, says record-seeking jockey Leighton Aspell. | 1.145256 | 1 |
The original hardback book was annotated by JK Rowling in 2013 to raise money for charity.
It features 43 annotations, including 22 original drawings by the author.
The book will be on display at Edinburgh's Writers' Museum from Thursday until 8 January.
The book includes a sketch of baby Harry asleep on the doorstep of the Dursleys, the author's thoughts on Quidditch, and the Hogwarts Crest featuring a bear rather than a badger as the Hufflepuff house mascot.
Richard Lewis, City of Edinburgh Council's culture convener, said: "This unique first edition features a remarkable glimpse into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
"In it, JK Rowling opens her heart about her characters and creations and makes beautiful illustrations of magical scenes from the series.
"It is a privilege to display this book by one of the world's most popular authors in the city's Writers' Museum.
"The historic building houses rare books and items belonging to some of Scotland's greatest ever writers and is the perfect place to display JK Rowling's classic, annotated, book.
"We are thankful to the private lender, JK Rowling and the Scottish Book Trust for their generous support."
Ms Rowling annotated the book to raise money for her international charity, Lumos, and English Pen, a global network that promotes literature. | A rare first-edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, featuring personal anecdotes and illustrations by author JK Rowling is to go on display in Edinburgh. | 1.87076 | 2 |
The comments come as an event to mark 50 years of work preventing homelessness is held in Cardiff.
Last year, the law in Wales changed, putting a duty on councils to prevent people losing their homes.
However Shelter Cymru said there was still a "huge amount of work" to do.
Cardiff University's School of Geography and Planning is holding a joint 50th anniversary celebration with homeless charity Shelter on Tuesday.
Housing and social policy professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, an authority on homelessness, has praised the work being done in Wales.
Ahead of her keynote speech at the event, she told BBC News: "Wales has instituted legislation which is more progressive than that seen anywhere else in the UK.
"Wales is really at the forefront of homelessness policy development. [It] does look to be leading the way."
However she acknowledged it was still early days, following the new law last April.
"We've only had a limited amount in the way of evidence from statistics of what's happening in practice since the new legislation was passed but it does look very promising," she said.
"Certainly in England there's a lot of interest in different quarters including possibly in government to looking at the Welsh model with a view to drawing out what seems most appropriate and relevant to England."
Dr Peter Mackie, senior lecturer in housing at Cardiff University, said: "England is just lagging so far behind.
"It's very rare that we can say that. Wales totally outperforms England but it's something the Welsh government doesn't shout out about enough."
Shelter Cymru director John Pusey said the growth of housing services and the emphasis on trying to prevent homelessness was positive, but added: "There's still a huge amount of work to do.
"We're seeing growing numbers of people coming to us. We have still got a major problem." | Wales is leading the way on tackling homelessness with "more progressive" legislation than anywhere in the UK, an expert has said. | 1.869932 | 2 |
The corpse was discovered in a BMW outside West Bromwich police station on Thursday morning.
Formal identification and a post-mortem examination of the dead man will take place in due course, West Midlands Police said.
Sukhwinder Singh, 40, of MacDonalds Close, Tividale is due to appear before Walsall Magistrates' Court on Saturday. | A man has been charged with murder after driving to a police station with a man's body in a car. | 0.098943 | 0 |
Original stars Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewan Bremner and Robert Carlyle are all returning for the new film.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Boyle confirmed that the shoot was planned for "May/June".
The film, loosely based on Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting follow-up Porno, could be released later next year.
Boyle said filming of the sequel might be as tight as the first, which was shot in less than two months.
Miller and Carlyle both star in US TV shows - CBS's Elementary and ABC's Once Upon a Time respectively.
"They only get this little window off, so either you wait for the contract to run down, which could be as late as three years, or you kind of try and do it in this window," Boyle said.
"But all four lads are back in."
The original Trainspotting was made on a shoestring budget of just £1.5m.
The sequel's budget will be bigger but still relatively modest.
"We're doing it for less than $20m, and that'll give us control of the film so we can make the film we want to make," Boyle told the Hollywood Reporter.
"That's as much as you can get without being answerable to anybody. You can sort of get on with it without much interference. Although we could have raised a lot more money for this, we didn't, so we're trying to keep some sense like we kept the original."
Boyle is hoping Film4, who produced the original, will get on board.
He admitted there were reservations among the cast about making a sequel.
"The actors were understandably worried about its reputation and not wanting to let people down or to just be cashing in," he said.
"So actually the script, which John (Hodge) has written, has been put under a very fierce spotlight by everyone, and it's a good one.
"Everyone's attitude is that it'll be an honourable addition and an interesting addition to the original film. We're very positive that we believe it can happen and it's coming true." | The long-awaited Trainspotting sequel will be filmed next summer, 20 years after the original was released, director Danny Boyle has confirmed. | 1.059114 | 1 |
Staff Sgt Joseph Chamblin was also told to forfeit $500 pay after admitting to wrongful desecration, among other charges.
He was initially given 30 days in jail but will not serve the time because of a plea deal with military prosecutors.
Video footage of the incident shocked the world when it emerged in January.
Three other Marines have already been disciplined for their role in the incident, and another is facing court martial.
The three other servicemen who were disciplined in August all pleaded guilty.
One admitted "urinating on the body of a deceased Taliban soldier", another said he posed for a photo with human casualties, and a third admitted lying to investigators.
In the video, someone can be heard saying: "Have a good day, buddy."
The incidents are believed to have taken place during a counter-insurgency operation in Afghanistan's Helmand Province on or around 27 July 2011, the Marine Corps said.
The footage surfaced at a sensitive time for US-Afghan relations, as American officials attempted to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table.
One month later, violent protests broke out in Afghanistan after it emerged US troops had incinerated a number of copies of the Koran.
The holy books had been confiscated from prisoners, amid claims they were being used to pass secret messages.
The ensuing unrest claimed 30 lives and saw two US troops shot dead. | A US Marine has been sentenced to a reduction in ranks after he admitted at a court martial urinating on the body of a dead Afghan combatant. | 1.242089 | 1 |
The badly-burned body of Lauren Patterson, 24, from West Malling, was found in the desert in October 2013.
She had been working at the Newton British School in the capital Doha and disappeared after a night out.
Badr Hashim Khamis Abdallah Al-Jabr was found guilty of stabbing her. However, the conviction was later quashed and a retrial ordered. It ended on Sunday.
His accomplice Muhammad Abdullah Hassan Abdul Aziz was jailed for three years.
Ms Patterson's mother, Alison, had travelled to Qatar on several occasions to fight for justice for her daughter.
She was in court when the conviction was upheld and told BBC South East she was "very relieved".
The verdict was handed down after the judge asked Mrs Patterson what judgement she wanted.
"I told the judge I did not want to forgive," she said.
Al-Jabr now has 60 days in which to launch an appeal. | The death sentence for a man who murdered a Kent teacher in Qatar has been upheld following a retrial. | 0.996681 | 1 |
Gaby Scanlon, of Heysham, Lancashire, had to have her stomach removed after drinking the Nitro-Jagermeister shot.
Oscar's Wine Bar in Lancaster admitted at Preston Crown Court to failing to ensure the cocktail was safe to consume after the incident in October 2012.
Charges were also dropped against barman Matthew Harding, from Lancaster.
The firm's director Andrew Dunn, of Old Earswick, York, pleaded not guilty to his part in the company's failings.
The court heard prosecutors would offer no evidence against him if he made a £20,000 payment towards court costs before the wine bar's sentencing on 17 September.
The company, registered in Swinton, South Yorkshire admitted one count of failing in the duty of an employer to ensure the safety of persons not in its employment.
A not guilty plea was accepted from bar employee Mr Harding, of George Street, Lancaster.
It had been alleged he presented the Nitro-Jagermeister at the customer's table when it was still producing cold nitrogen gases and was unsafe to drink.
Miss Scanlon, now aged 20, was celebrating her birthday with friends at Oscar's when she drank the shot.
She said her stomach began to expand and a CT scan at Lancaster Royal Infirmary found a large perforation.
The student spent three weeks in hospital as doctors removed her stomach and connected her oesophagus directly to her small bowel.
Welcoming the guilty plea, a statement from her solicitor Patricia Noone said the family hoped the case would serve as a warning to all bars and restaurants to take "take responsibility for what they are serving to members of the public".
It added: "She now suffers episodes of agonising pain and has been hospitalised several times. She has to avoid certain foods and can no longer enjoy eating."
The statement continued that Miss Scanlon cannot work full-time, adding: "She has had to watch all her friends go off to university while she struggles to get her life back on track." | A wine bar where an 18-year-old girl was seriously injured drinking a cocktail containing liquid nitrogen has admitted health and safety failings. | 1.034869 | 1 |
That's not a bad accolade for British actor, Mark Rylance, especially when it comes from one of Hollywood's biggest directors, Steven Spielberg.
Rylance, who won an Oscar earlier this year for his role in Spielberg's Bridge of Spies, returns to the big screen this week in the director's adaptation of Roald Dahl's The BFG.
Rylance plays the eponymous Big Friendly Giant
Speaking to BBC arts editor Will Gompertz, Rylance praised Dahl's storytelling.
"He's captured something in this story... that young people hold the key, that young people are not frightened. The BFG has given up but the young person says, 'No, we can change this.'"
The BFG opens in the UK on Friday. | "He's one of the greatest actors I've ever experienced in my career." | 1.118021 | 1 |
Northbay Pelagic said its main processing and packing lines had been lost along with an office and administration block.
The blaze broke out on Saturday afternoon and burned for more than 10 hours.
The company, one of the town's biggest employers, said it would continue to meet customer needs.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is under way.
A statement on Northbay Pelagic's website said: "Key strategic areas of our facility remain fully operational and we continue to service our business and customer needs.
"We are currently looking at all of our options going forward and we will hopefully announce our plan of action soon.
"In the meantime, we are sourcing temporary accommodation for our administration and management staff and re-establishing daily communications with all of our customers and suppliers."
The fire was brought under control overnight into Sunday.
Nearby flats were evacuated but no-one was believed to have been in the factory at the time.
A rest centre was set up at Peterhead Academy for people evacuated from their homes in Errol Street and road closures were expected to remain in place for some time.
Northbay Pelagic is reported to employ about 300 people in Peterhead, one of Europe's busiest fish landing ports. | A fire at a fish factory in Peterhead totally destroyed two main areas of the facility, according to its owners. | 1.107454 | 1 |
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A small group with at least six cubs were discovered in the jungle.
They were filmed by conservationists using special camera traps, which are triggered using motion sensors.
Poaching and the loss of habitat has reduced the global population of this rare species to under 250.
Conservationists said the success was due to an increase in anti-poaching efforts in Thailand.
John Goodrich, tiger programme director at wild cat conservation group, Panthera, said, "The extraordinary rebound of eastern Thailand's tigers is nothing short of miraculous." | A new population of the critically-endangered Indochinese tiger has been found in a national park in eastern Thailand. | 3.0277 | 3 |
Muse Developments was chosen to deliver the new £107m shape of the St Nicholas House area.
Demolition work is ongoing, and the aim is for the scheme - including pedestrianisation of part of Broad Street - to be completed in 2017.
The plans are being lodged later this month.
The vision includes offices with 250 car spaces, civic spaces, a 125-bed four-star hotel, and restaurants.
The full Marischal Square plans and images can be seen at Aberdeen Art Gallery on Friday and Saturday, then in the reception area of Marischal College from Monday until 17 April.
Muse's regional director for Scotland, Steve Turner, said: "The Marischal Square proposal fulfils the vision of the city's Bon Accord master plan by providing a new civic square, creating a fitting setting for Marischal College, as well as delivering a vibrant new mixed-use development in keeping with Aberdeen's justifiable position as one of the UK's leading business destinations.
"Marischal Square has the potential to make a long-term impact on the local economy and it is vital the city has the right mix of office and commercial space to capitalise on the opportunities that will arise.
"We will be replacing the former St Nicholas House building with new office and commercial buildings that will respect the city's granite history and be no more than seven storeys high, and that again is something the public were keen to see reflected in Marischal Square."
Deputy council leader Marie Boulton said: "The project has now reached a very exciting stage and I would encourage everyone who has a view on it to go along to the exhibition at the art gallery to see the plans, including the model of the scheme, for themselves.
"There will also be an opportunity to view the information at Marischal College after the weekend.
"Whatever your views on the Marischal Square proposals, I would encourage the Aberdeen public to make them known."
In 2011, more than 1,000 council staff vacated the 14-storey St Nicholas House building, erected in 1968, for the newly-refurbished Marischal College building. | Images of the planned new look for the site of the former Aberdeen City Council headquarters have been unveiled. | 1.289854 | 1 |
According to The Stage, producers are looking for singers who rap and hip-hop dancers, who should be in their 20s and 30s and of any ethnicity.
Hamilton tells the story of America's birth and founding father Alexander Hamilton using rap, R&B and hip hop.
Tickets go on sale next month ahead of the show's opening at London's Victoria Palace theatre in October 2017.
Auditions will take place in London, with rehearsals set to begin in August next year.
Producers have said they are not seeing people for the role of King George III, the reigning British monarch at the time of the American Revolution.
The Broadway musical provoked controversy earlier this year by saying they only wanted "non-white" performers to audition for roles.
Hamilton dominated this year's Tony awards, winning in 11 categories including best musical and lead actor.
Creator and original star Lin-Manuel Miranda, who has now left the production, was seen on US TV this weekend hosting Saturday Night Live.
His opening monologue featured a parody of Hamilton song My Shot in which he disparaged Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Tony-winning Broadway musical Hamilton is to hold open auditions next month for its upcoming West End production. | 1.206017 | 1 |
The body of Jordan Kane Woonton, from Nottinghamshire, was found at the residential Pentwyn School at Clyro near Hay-on-Wye in June 2012.
The school was closed in December 2012 by Hampshire-based owners, Hillcrest.
The Cardiff hearing was told that next autumn's inquest will last two weeks.
The school cared for boys with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and accepted children from across the UK.
Hillcrest was fined £2,400 in 2014 after being prosecuted by the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales in relation to the teenager's death.
The company admitted employing insufficient experienced staff and not checking their fitness to work there.
Assistant Coroner for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Chris Woolley said he had agreed to hold the inquest in front of a jury after considering the "youth and vulnerability" of Jordan Woonton, and the fact that the conditions in which Jordan were held were akin to secure accommodation.
He said the teenager's family had a "reasonable expectation a jury will be called" and that their expectation should "not be disturbed without good reason".
The inquest is expected to take place from September onwards next year, said Mr Wooley. | A jury inquest into the death of a 15-year-old boy at a privately-run school in Powys will focus on his care plans, staff training and the suitability of the school, a hearing has been told. | 0.993835 | 1 |
The fourth seed, 22, faces Slovakian Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, while 2015 finalist Lucie Safarova begins her campaign against Vitalia Diatchenko.
The Czech, 29, was runner-up to world number one Serena Williams last year.
British number two Heather Watson, 24, plays American Nicole Gibbs, with Kyle Edmund facing Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili in the men's draw.
The 21-year-old Briton, ranked number 84 in the world, retired hurt from his first-round match at the Nice Open last week.
Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori, 26, will be second on the Philippe-Chatrier Court at Roland Garros against Italian Simone Bolelli.
That follows women's 10th seed Petra Kvitova's opener against Montenegro's Danka Kovinic.
Canadian eighth seed Milos Raonic and Australia's Nick Kyrgios also feature in the men's draw, while Romanian world number six Simona Halep and Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova get under way in the women's section.
We've launched a new BBC Sport newsletter ahead of the Euros and Olympics, bringing all the best stories, features and video right to your inbox. You can sign up here. | Spain's Garbine Muguruza will be the highest-ranked player in action on the first day of the French Open on Sunday. | 0.773764 | 1 |
Newcastle fought back from 3-1 down to win with two goals in stoppage time.
"They worked as hard as you could possibly ask them to and it was honest when they tried to win the header and they've not won it," said Neil.
"I can't say anything negative about them other than the fact we just didn't defend our box well enough."
Neil believed Newcastle "didn't do anything out of the ordinary" in the early part of injury time, with the Canaries having gone for a back three late on in the game by bringing on Ryan Bennett.
But Yoan Gouffran equalised in the 95th minute before Dwight Gayle took down a "straight ball" forward to score the winner and his hat-trick goal.
Norwich would have returned to the top of the Championship with a victory, but remain second and the Magpies moved up to third.
"I just think at times when we need to see important games out, for whatever reason, we don't make good decisions or win crucial headers," Neil told BBC Radio Norfolk.
"There's about 100 headers all over the pitch and maybe only five or six are critical headers, and at the moment we aren't winning the critical ones." | Norwich manager Alex Neil says his side need to win "more headers" after Wednesday's dramatic 4-3 defeat at Newcastle United in the Championship. | 0.977269 | 1 |
Archie Darby, aged four months, died after being attacked in Colchester, Essex, on Thursday afternoon.
His brother Daniel-Jay Darby, who is 22 months old, is still in hospital.
The owner of the dog - the children's aunt - has been named by other media outlets as 31 year old serving police officer PC Clare Ferdinand.
Essex Police has refused to confirm whether she is the same PC Clare Ferdinand who has spoken on behalf of Loughton CID in the media previously.
"We are carrying out an investigation into the circumstances of this tragic incident," a force spokesman said.
"It is not a criminal investigation and is not likely to be in the future."
For more on this and other stories, visit BBC Essex Live
Speaking to the BBC at the weekend, Essex police and crime commissioner Roger Hirst confirmed the dog's owner "works for police" but could not clarify in which position or for which force.
Mr Hirst said the family pet - believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier-type - "didn't have any history" of aggression and "wasn't at all vicious".
The boys' mother, who has not been named, was left with minor injuries during the attack in a house in Harwich Road. Police were called there at 15:10 BST on Thursday.
The dog involved has been destroyed.
The death of Archie Darby comes just three months after three-year-old Dexter Neal was fatally bitten by an American Bulldog in Halstead.
In that case, a 29-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control. She remains on bail until Wednesday. | The death of a baby boy mauled by a family dog is "unlikely" to be treated as a criminal investigation, police said. | 0.929424 | 1 |
Charlie Carver and girlfriend Kala Brown have been missing from Anderson, South Carolina, since 31 August.
The next day, Mr Carver's account announced he was now married to Ms Brown and other updates have since been posted.
Some think the account has been hacked.
Updates have included images of comic-book characters such as the Joker from Batman, pictures referencing Halloween and links to news stories about the missing couple.
However, the account has given blunt responses to inquiries from friends and family asking for confirmation that Mr Carver and Ms Brown are safe.
Ms Brown's account has remained dormant since her disappearance.
Jessica Lee, a friend, told the BBC that she was initially optimistic when she heard that Mr Carver's account had sprung into life.
"It filled us with hope," she said.
However, she now believes that the page has been hacked.
"The hacker started sharing our flyers and missing persons reports," she added, "mocking us.
"We grew up with Kala and she is our family."
At the local police station in Anderson, Lt Mike Aikens has been fielding reports of possible sightings and other tip-offs.
"Every day we get phone calls," he told the BBC. "This morning when I came to work I had three."
Despite that, he says they currently have no leads as to the couple's whereabouts.
Lt Aikens added that police were following a number of lines of inquiry, including tracking down phone records and requesting information from Facebook about how Mr Carver's account was being used.
"Hopefully we can find out several things, IP addresses and so on," he added.
Facebook said it did not comment on individual cases. The site does have a set of guidelines for law enforcement requests, however.
Lt Aikens implored the public to continue sending any information they have that might lead to news of the couple.
"We just want to make sure they're safe," he said. | Friends and relatives of a missing American man are concerned because his Facebook page has become active, but they have not seen him for more than a month. | 0.973271 | 1 |
The 29-year-old former Manchester United player will now fly to London to finalise personal terms and have a medical with the Hammers.
Meanwhile, Austria forward Marko Arnautovic is due to have a medical in the next 48 hours after West Ham agreed a deal with Stoke City.
It is understood Stoke have accepted a fee in the region of £24m.
In May, Hernandez - widely known by the nickname Chicharito, which means 'little pea' - became Mexico's leading all-time scorer with his 47th international goal.
Hernandez scored 59 goals in 156 appearances for United after arriving at Old Trafford in 2010, before joining Leverkusen for £7.3m in August 2015.
He has netted 39 times in 76 matches for the German club.
Arnautovic, 28, joined Stoke from Werder Bremen four years ago and is just 12 months into a four-year contract with the Potters.
He scored seven times in 35 games in all competitions last season.
West Ham signed Manchester City and England goalkeeper Joe Hart on a season-long loan deal on Tuesday.
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Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | West Ham have agreed a deal with German club Bayer Leverkusen to sign Mexico striker Javier Hernandez for £16m. | 0.960767 | 1 |
The 19-year-old was taken off in the 15th minute at Vitality Stadium after appearing to pick up the foot injury.
City said in a statement: "He will undergo further examinations in the coming days to establish the extent of his layoff."
The Brazil international, who completed a £27m from Palmeiras in January, has played five times for City.
Jesus was hoping to become the third City player to find the net on each of his first three Premier League starts, having scored at West Ham and two against Swansea.
The other two players to have achieved that feat are former striker Emmanuel Adebayor and and current midfielder Kevin de Bruyne.
Metatarsals are the five long bones in the forefoot which connect the ankle bones to those of the toes.
The first is linked to the big toe and the fifth, on the outer foot, links to the little toe.
Together, the five metatarsals act as a unit to help share the load of the body, and they move position to cope with uneven ground.
Injuries usually occur as a result of a direct blow to the foot, a twisting injury or over-use.
Medical experts recommend rest with no exercise and sport for four to eight weeks.
The patient might be asked to wear walking boots or stiff-soled shoes to protect the injury while it heals.
If the cause is over-use, then treatment can vary hugely. Training habits, equipment used and athletic technique should all be investigated.
It all depends on the damage and which metatarsal bone is involved. It is impossible to put a timescale on recovery from a stress injury.
With an impact fracture, after the plaster and protective boot is not needed (usually after four to six weeks), it will be a case of exercise and increasing weight-bearing activities.
Ice packs, strapping and even the use of oxygen tents can be used to assist recovery.
Full return to action can be anything from another four weeks and upwards - depending on the extent of initial damage. Young bones heal quicker. | Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus broke a metatarsal in Monday's 2-0 Premier League win at Bournemouth. | 1.903099 | 2 |
The 37-year-old Scot will replace ex-club captain Alex Rae, who leaves the role at the end of the season.
Tunnah played as a hooker in Scotland before retiring in 2010, after serving a five-month suspension for failing a drugs test.
"It will be great to be working at a fully professional club where there's a real aspiration to succeed," he said.
Tunnah has coached in Australia since he stopped playing, spending some time working with ex-Australia flanker Jim Williams at National Rugby Championship side Greater Sydney Rams.
Reds head coach Harvey Biljon added: "He has a big task ahead given our reputation for having a strong pack in recent seasons, but that's a challenge he's excited about and I see him rising to.
"With a number of departures in May he has the opportunity to mould a new pack."
Rae, meanwhile, has agreed a playing contract with Bedford Blues for next season.
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter. | Jersey Reds have appointed Australia-based Neil Tunnah as their new assistant coach for next season. | 0.765499 | 1 |
On sale at Foston's Fine Meats in Duns are scotch eggs - with a chocolate twist.
For butcher Greg Foston has replaced the traditional hens' eggs with Cadbury's Creme Eggs.
He has wrapped the Easter treats with sweet chilli pork meat which, he claims, compliments the chocolate "perfectly".
It is the latest in a series of peculiar products created by Mr Foston.
He said a cracked black pepper and strawberry sausage produced to mark Wimbledon was a great success.
"We are always discussing new flavours and combinations and wanted to come up with some way of combining chocolate eggs into one of our products," he said.
"We did some experimenting with a plain pork sausage meat with the Creme Egg in the middle which we found was very tasty but needed something else.
"So we decided upon sweet chilli pork sausage meat around the egg and found it complimented the chocolate perfectly.
"The eggs are best eaten warmed up so the egg is melted in the middle."
He estimated that they contain about 300 calories.
Mr Foston added: "We are also concocting a pork sausage with whole Cadburys mini eggs actually inside the sausage." | A Borders butcher has created an "eggsperimental" delicacy to mark Easter. | 0.96109 | 1 |
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The Briton continues his Olympic build-up in Cardiff against several athletes he will face in Rio this summer.
Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor is seeking to defend the title he won in 2014.
"A world medal would be amazing," said Farah, 33. "It's going to be like a mini Olympics because you have all the guys who'll be competing in Rio."
Kamworor leads a strong Kenyan contingent in Wales that is likely to provide the stiffest test to Farah this weekend.
"The field is really strong. You have the Kenyan team I'm going to be competing against in Rio. It doesn't get much tougher than this," added Farah.
"After a good block of training it's important you race and test yourself. In my heart I wouldn't be turning up if I didn't want to win."
Farah held off Kamworor's challenge at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing last year as he successfully defended his 10,000m title.
However, the British athlete believes his opponent - and his compatriot Bedan Karoki - have the pressure of being the favourites over the half-marathon distance.
"It was a close race in Beijing and Geoffrey will go out there and push all the way - but that's what I need," he said.
"He's the favourite along with Bedan Karoki - which is nice as there's a little bit of pressure off for a change."
Kamworor, 23, is also the world cross country champion while Karoki, 25, won his last half marathon.
Farah has twice won the Great North Run over the half-marathon distance and has increased his training mileage from around 100 to 120 miles a week as he looks ahead to a future away from the track.
"I'd like to see how Rio goes. I really want to do the 5,000m and 10,000m double again, then come back to the World Athletics Championships in London in 2017," Farah said.
"I'm not sure what I could do after that but when I finish on the track I'd like to see what I can do on the road." | Double Olympic and world champion Mo Farah believes the World Half Marathon Championships on Saturday will be like a 'mini Olympics'. | 1.056484 | 1 |
Zahid Hussain is accused of attempting to fashion a bomb using a pressure cooker and fairy lights.
Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court were shown a film capturing a hooded figure, said to be Mr Hussain, near a railway embankment in the city.
Mr Hussain, 29, denies several charges.
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Prosecutors say the footage shows Mr Hussain carrying a JD Sports bag while investigating the high-speed stretch of railway as a possible target.
Part of the footage captures a Virgin Trains service passing Woodlands Road, Alum Rock, shortly before the man shown on the film walks into a garden adjoining the railway.
The man can be seen struggling to lever up the manhole cover with a crowbar before descending into the drain.
Prosecutor Annabel Darlow QC said: "There is no evidence indicating that Mr Hussain had formed a settled plan to attack a particular section of railway line but you may think that it would be reasonable to draw an inference that Mr Hussain had at the least contemplated the use of railway lines as a potential target for a terrorist attack."
Jurors have heard a "US Army Guerrilla" book found at his home in Naseby Road, Alum Rock, was apparently bookmarked at a section covering attacks on railways.
Mr Hussain denies preparation of terrorist acts, two counts of making explosives and one of attempting to make explosives.
He has been given permission to witness his trial via a videolink to a psychiatric hospital.
The trial continues. | A would-be terrorist who "contemplated" using railway lines as terrorist attack targets was captured on CCTV clambering into a storm drain near tracks, jurors heard. | 0.959815 | 1 |
The GMB claimed the firm was failing to pay corporation tax and was not offering a "living wage" to employees.
Protests were held outside sites at Doncaster, Swansea, Glenrothes, Gourock, Hemel Hempstead, Peterborough, Milton Keynes, Rugeley and Slough.
Amazon said it paid "all applicable taxes" and offered a "competitive package" to all its employees.
About 20 protesters outside the company's Doncaster site were dressed as grim reapers, wore masks of David Cameron and Nick Clegg and carried a giant mock Anti-social Behaviour Order (Asbo).
Paul Clarke, GMB national officer, said where Amazon differed from other retailers was its "refusal to pay proper taxes or to treat its workers properly".
"Profitable companies like Amazon, dodging fair taxes while failing to pay their staff a living wage and treat them properly, deserve a corporate Asbo," he said.
Mr Clarke said the retailer also denied staff the right to union representation and collective bargaining.
In a statement, Amazon said it employs more than 5,000 permanent employees across the UK as well as thousands of temporary staff, adding it paid "all applicable taxes in every jurisdiction that it operates within".
"We are proud of providing our associates with a safe and positive working environment, which includes on-the-job training and opportunities for career progression," the firm said.
The retailer offered its employees a "competitive package" including performance-related pay, with permanent employees also offered benefits including healthcare and a personal pension plan, it added. | A union has held protests outside nine sites run by online retailer Amazon in a row over workers' pay and conditions. | 1.101657 | 1 |
Hanad Mohamed, 23, is due to appear in court on Friday on a murder charge.
He is accused of killing Anthony Smith, 21, seen posing with Mr Ford in a photo reported to have been provided to news media by the people who have the video.
Mr Ford has denied the video exists, accusing the media of stoking a scandal that has roiled city politics.
Journalists from the Toronto Star and US website Gawker say they have seen - but not obtained - a video that appeared to show Mr Ford smoking the drug.
In a photograph they say was provided to them by the people who showed them the video, Mr Ford can be seen posing with his arm around Smith.
Mr Mohamed was arrested on Wednesday in Alberta and is charged with murder.
In April, 23-year-old Nisar Hashimi turned himself in over the killing and also faces a murder charge.
The video has not been released publicly and has not been verified.
Gawker used a crowd-funding campaign to raise $200,000 (£140,000) to buy the video, but the website said it lost contact with the people in possession of the footage.
Mr Ford has said he does not smoke crack cocaine and is not an addict.
"I cannot comment on a video that I've never seen or that does not exist," he said last week.
The mayor has come under mounting pressure to resolve the issue as city councillors have called openly for him to step aside or seek help.
Two departures from the Toronto mayor's office on Thursday joined a stream of defections and sackings in recent days.
Brian Johnston, a policy adviser, told Canadian media he had resigned. Kia Nejatian, the mayor's executive assistant, has also left.
Earlier in May, Mr Ford sacked his chief of staff Mark Towhey. His office has denied reports that it ordered emails and phone records to be destroyed after other city hall aides were fired or quit in recent days. | A second man has been arrested in the death of a man linked to a video purported to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. | 0.933041 | 1 |
Nigel Barwell and Thomas O'Reilly, both 51 and from Coventry, deny her murder.
Mr Barwell told the two men on separate dates that he killed the mother-of-one and asked them both for an alibi, Birmingham Crown Court heard.
Miss Payne went missing in Coventry on 14 December 1991. Her body has never been found.
Witness Paul Southern said he was giving the defendants a lift after overhearing an argument that mentioned a woman at Mr Barwell's house in Coventry in February 1992.
He asked Mr Barwell who he thought the argument was about.
He said he thought Mr Barwell had been "playing away" but Mr Barwell replied: "I wasn't playing about, I did that Payne bird."
Mr Southern told the court the other defendant, Mr Barwell's brother-in-law Mr O'Reilly, added: "You don't know the half of it."
He said he was also asked by a friend of the defendants in December 1991 if he would be willing to say he was with them at a certain time but he refused.
Second witness Matthew Brown said Mr Barwell told him that he and his co-accused had killed Miss Payne and asked him for an alibi.
He told the court he was asked to say they were all together in Rugby the day she disappeared.
Mr Barwell's barrister Mark Dennis QC asked how he killed her and Mr Brown replied: "He didn't say and I didn't ask."
"He said he killed Nicola Payne and asked for an alibi for the day she went missing."
Both of the men's defence barristers suggested the witness accounts were nonsense, the court heard.
The prosecution alleges Miss Payne was abducted and murdered as she crossed wasteland known as the Black Pad.
The trial continues. | Two witnesses have told a murder trial that one of the men accused of killing teenager Nicola Payne confessed to killing her. | 1.072618 | 1 |
Lucas, 7, was put into a coma after last Thursday's attack in Joeuf - by a man with psychiatric problems - but he died of his wounds, prosecutors said.
His attacker, aged 30, had a previous conviction for violence but was not considered dangerous and had not received specialist care, reports said.
Residents staged a march in support of the family at the weekend.
Joeuf, a small town of 6,700 people north-east of the city of Metz, was plunged into mourning after the attack.
Mayor Andre Corzani said everything would be done to help the family in the wake of Lucas' death.
The man arrested after the attack had initially fled the scene after he was tackled by an off-duty policeman, but later handed himself in to local police. He was formally placed under investigation the following day.
He was described as suffering from psychiatric troubles, although experts said his judgement was not completely impaired. | A child who was repeatedly stabbed as he walked home from school has died in hospital in eastern France. | 1.178179 | 1 |
The tourists, 340-3 overnight, declared on 427-3 as Shai Hope (107) and Roston Chase (110) reached their centuries.
Captain Jason Holder (3-48) then led the way with the pink ball, which will also be used in next week's day-night Test against England at Edgbaston.
After Derbyshire were bowled out for 181, the Windies opted to bat again and were 60-1 by close of play at Derby.
Only teenager Calum Brodrick (52), on his first-class debut, and opener Ben Slater (39) passed 20 for the hosts.
The Windies' pace quartet - Shannon Gabriel, Kemar Roach, Alzarri Joseph and Holder - were all in the wickets as they warmed up for the first day-night Test to be held in England.
However, Gabriel, playing his first game of the tour, sent down 20 no-balls as his nine overs cost 64 runs.
Keeper Shane Dowrich had a busy day with five catches off the seamers as well as a stumping off Chase's off-spin when Brodrick was the eighth man out after adding 55 with stand-in skipper Tony Palladino.
West Indies had not registered a century in their first two tour games against Essex and Kent, which were both drawn.
But earlier in the day, Hope and Chase joined Hope's brother Kyle, Friday's centurion, in reaching three figures against an inexperienced county attack which included two teenagers and four others under 25.
Opener Kraigg Brathwaite, who fell cheaply for the second time in the match to give 16-year-old seamer James Taylor his maiden first-class wicket, will be the only West Indian to feel he missed out. | West Indies continued to dominate under-strength Derbyshire on the second day of their day-night tour match. | 0.933235 | 1 |
People were delighted when online access was restored in both regions on Thursday at around 19:00 GMT, a BBC correspondent in Bamenda reports.
Before the ban, authorities had warned mobile phone users they faced jail for spreading false information.
Communications and the economy were badly affected by the shutdown.
Anglophone Cameroonians make up about 20% of the country's 23 million people. The other regions of the country are predominately French-speaking.
Excited groups gathered in the city centre to share the news with each other on Thursday night, as passing cars honked their horns in celebration.
Students, those working in the financial sector, and businesses who sell products online say they suffered hugely during the ban.
Cyber-cafes which were forced to close are now reopening.
My own work and family life were affected.
I had to make a four-hour round trip to a neighbouring region every time I wanted to send radio reports to my editors.
There are those who see this as the first step towards resolving tensions between the government and the Anglophone community.
Some are encouraging their friends to be less outspoken on social media to avoid another shutdown.
But others are still angry and say the release of three leaders of the Anglophone protests and 30 others who are still detained should be the priority.
Prominent Cameroonian entrepreneur Rebecca Enonchong welcomed the news on Twitter, using the #BringBackOurInternet hashtag, which had been employed by many to pressure the government to lift the ban.
Others celebrated being able to use social media once more:
Workers in Cameroon's tech hub, known as Silicon Mountain, had to relocate to areas where the internet was still available.
Anglophone Cameroonians in the North-West and South-West regions had been protesting over marginalisation and the imposition of French in their schools and courts.
Announcing the lifting of the ban, the government said it reserved the right to "take measures to stop the internet once again becoming a tool to stoke hatred and division among Cameroonians". | Internet services in Cameroon's English-speaking regions have been turned back on three months after they were cut off following protests. | 1.670473 | 2 |
Davis, 30, played under Robins boss Gary Johnson at Yeovil Town, where he scored once in 35 appearances before leaving in 2015 to join Swedish second division side GAIS from Gothenburg.
He began his career at Coventry City before moving on to Peterborough, Northampton and then Oxford United.
Subject to international clearance, he may face Luton Town on Tuesday.
The deal to sign Davis was part funded by additional investment from the Robins Trust to enable to club to stay within its EFL imposed salary cost management limit.
EFL clubs are permitted under these regulations to spend 55% of their total revenue on players' salaries.
Davis is Cheltenham's eighth signing since the beginning of January as the club, who are 22nd and three points above the relegation zone, battle to maintain their EFL status.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | League Two side Cheltenham Town have signed defender Liam Davis until the end of the season. | 0.847082 | 1 |
Speaking to BBC Wales, Mr Bryant said someone with "resilience" was needed after the party's election defeat.
"She has that strength of personality that I think we're going to need in these next few years as we try to rebuild the party," he said.
His support for Cooper comes after Ed Miliband stepped down and sparked a Labour leadership bid.
A number of party members have announced they are in the running to lead the party, including Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham, and Mary Creagh.
Rising Labour star Chuka Umunna also threw his hat in the ring but has since withdrawn his bid, blaming the level of press scrutiny upon his family. | Rhondda MP Chris Bryant has declared his support for Yvette Cooper to become the next leader of the Labour party. | 0.533788 | 1 |
The RSPCA has launched an investigation after being given home footage of the street where it happened in Hartlepool.
They are looking for the man who they say is seen "violently stamping and kicking at the cat and slamming his bike tyre down".
Insp Stephanie Baines said the footage was "very upsetting to watch".
The condition of the cat is not known.
A man is seen cycling into Brian Honour Avenue with a small black dog running beside him.
"The dog can be seen darting all over the road and pavements and is clearly out of control," Insp Baines said.
"It then shoots off to a parking area behind the houses and attacks a light-coloured cat."
The man then appears to join in the attack.
She added: ""The cat eventually escapes and runs to hide under a car. We do not know who the cat belongs to or what injuries it sustained in the attack."
The RSPCA is appealing for information to find out exactly what happened and has reported it to police. | CCTV footage has been released that appears to show a cat being attacked by a dog and a man on a bicycle. | 1.264574 | 1 |
Mr Carney said long-term financing of green projects in emerging markets would promote financial stability.
Speaking at an event in Berlin, he urged Germany to use its G20 presidency in 2017 to make progress.
Mr Carney has previously warned of climate change risks for the finance industry.
At the event on Thursday, Mr Carney said that in theory capital should flow from advanced to emerging economies due to high returns. In practice, however, the opposite has happened - and this has driven down bond yields in advanced economies, he said.
When money has sporadically flowed to emerging economies it has had a destabilising influence, he said.
"In this context, green finance is a major opportunity. By ensuring that capital flows finance long-term projects in countries where growth is most carbon intensive, financial stability can be promoted," he said.
Mr Carney said the issuance of green bonds - for example, to help finance water or renewable power projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions - could double in 2016 from last year's $42bn.
But they still represent only 1% of holdings by global financial institutions, he said.
"The development of this new global asset class is an opportunity to advance a low carbon future while raising global investment and spurring growth," he said.
He elaborated on a conundrum - that by the time there is a clear economic incentive to act against climate change, it will be too late to do anything about it.
A further potential problem he pointed out was that "too rapid a movement towards a low-carbon economy could materially damage financial stability."
As part of the transition towards a low-carbon economy, Mr Carney also urged companies to disclose the financial risks that climate change poses to their business models.
Mr Carney has previously warned of the risks of climate change for the finance industry, including the possibility that the majority of fossil fuel reserves might not be recoverable as governments push to limit global warming. | Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has said climate change risks can be reduced in part by increased green financing in emerging economies. | 2.166175 | 2 |
Chris Parker, 33, of no fixed abode, has been charged with two counts of theft, Greater Manchester Police said.
Mr Parker was reported to have comforted a seriously injured girl and a woman who died in his arms.
Twenty-two people died in the attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on the evening of 22 May.
Mr Parker was remanded in custody to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. | A man who was hailed a hero after the Manchester Arena attack has been charged with stealing a bank card at the venue on the night of the blast. | 0.301317 | 0 |
The markings on the axes, unearthed near Shanghai, could date back at least 5,000 years, the scientists say.
But Chinese scholars are divided on whether the markings are proper writing or a less sophisticated stream of symbols.
The world's oldest writing is thought to be from Mesopotamia from 3,300 BC.
The stone fragments are part of a large trove of artefacts discovered between 2003 and 2006 at a site just south of Shanghai, says the BBC's Celia Hatton in Beijing.
But it has taken years for archaeologists to examine their discoveries and release their findings, our correspondent adds.
The findings have not been reviewed by experts outside China, reports say.
"The main thing is that there are six symbols arranged together and three of them are the same," lead archaeologist Xu Xinmin told local reporters, referring to markings on one of the pieces.
"This clearly is a sentence expressing some kind of meaning".
Cao Jinyan, a well-known scholar on ancient writing, also told local media that the markings could be an early form of writing.
"Although we cannot yet accurately read the meaning of the 'words' carved on the stone axes, we can be certain that they belong to the category of words, even if they are somewhat primitive," he said.
Some scholars, however, remain unconvinced. Archaeologist Liu Zhao from Fudan University in Shanghai told the Associated Press news agency they "do not have enough material" to make conclusions.
If proven, the stone axes will be older than the earliest proven Chinese writing found on animal bones, which dates back 3,300 years. | Fragments of two ancient stone axes found in China could display some of the world's earliest primitive writing, Chinese archaeologists say. | 3.234228 | 3 |
The company confirmed it was looking at a location in the area - one of three sites being considered around the UK.
It comes a week after Aston Martin revealed it would build its new luxury car at St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan.
TVR, which has its roots in Blackpool, told BBC Wales it hoped to make a decision on where its new car would be built in "the next few weeks".
A spokesman from TVR said the new manufacturing plant was "likely to be a small, bespoke facility which would aim to begin car production by the end of 2017".
The company has not disclosed where the potential south Wales site is. | Sports car maker TVR has said its new production line could be based in south Wales. | 1.07936 | 1 |
The victory in Antananarivo followed a 1-0 away win four days ago in the first leg of the preliminary tie and gave the Madagascans a 4-2 aggregate triumph.
Madagascar last won two qualifiers in a row when they defeated Comoros 6-2 and 4-0 in a combined 2010 World Cup/Cup of Nations eliminator.
The Indian Ocean islanders join Senegal, Equatorial Guinea and Sudan in Group A of 2019 qualifying with their first fixture set to take place in Khartoum in June.
North African-based Madagascans scored the goals that gave their home fans a rare chance to celebrate an important victory.
Egypt-based Paulin Voavy (pictured) bagged a brace within 17 minutes of the kick-off and Carolus Andriamahitsinoro from Algerian club USMA scored on 80 minutes.
Ferreria Soares and Adilson Varela scored for Sao Tome e Principe.
On Tuesday, Mauritius and South Sudan have home advantage as they seek to overcome two-goal deficits against the Comoros and Djibouti respectively. | Madagascar won successive Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers for the first time since 2007 by defeating Sao Tome e Principe 3-2 on Sunday to reach the group phase of qualifiers for the 2019 tournament. | 0.918031 | 1 |
Mr Kasparov saw fellow Russian Kirsan Ilyumzhinov retain his position as head of the World Chess Federation at a vote in the Norwegian Arctic city of Tromso.
Mr Ilyumzhinov has run the federation for 19 years.
However, his critics accuse him of being a Kremlin puppet with ties to brutal dictators.
Mr Ilyumzhinov won the election on Monday with 110 to 61 votes, on the sidelines of the Chess Olympiad in Tromso.
Mr Kasparov - a regular critic of Russia's elite - said the procedure was rigged.
"This has been an unfair fight from the very start," Mr Kasparov said before the vote.
Mr Kasparov, 51, is a noted human rights campaigner and an opponent of Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
He accuses Mr Ilyumzhinov of being too close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and says his presidency of the World Chess Federation has been marked by "abuse and favouritism".
"Every Russian embassy in the world has been mobilised to support Mr Ilyumzhinov and to keep him in office," Mr Kasparov told Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.
"It's not about chess. This is a pure political fight."
Mr Ilyumzhinov, 52, claims he was once abducted by aliens who communicated telepathically and took him to another planet in a giant spaceship.
His critics say such claims have driven sponsors away from the game.
He has also been accused of damaging the reputation of the chess federation by cultivating close ties to dictators including Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi.
In a recent interview with the New York Times, he said: "Chess is beyond politics. [That] is why Kasparov is so dangerous. This is why it's necessary to fight him. This is what the chess world was afraid of: Kasparov started mixing chess with politics." | Former chess champion Garry Kasparov has failed to take the game's top job from a multi-millionaire who says he was once abducted by aliens. | 1.444919 | 1 |
A study of 814 expectant women, published in JAMA Psychiatry, showed that infection made bipolar four times more likely.
The overall risk remained low, but it echoes similar findings linking flu and schizophrenia.
Experts said the risks were small and women should not worry.
Bipolar leads to intense mood swings, which can last months, ranging from depression and despair to manic feelings of joy, overactivity and loss of inhibitions.
Researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center identified a link between the condition, often diagnosed during late teens and twenties, and experiences in the womb.
In their study looking at people born in the early 1960s, bipolar disorder was nearly four times as common in people whose mothers caught flu during pregnancy.
The condition affects about one in 100 people. The lead researcher, Prof Alan Brown, estimated that influenza infection during pregnancy could lead to a 3-4% chance of bipolar disorder in the resulting children.
However, in the vast majority of cases of bipolar disorder there would no history of flu.
So in the list of things pregnant women have to worry about, how high should it rank?
"I wouldn't say high," Prof Alan Brown told the BBC.
"The chances are still quite small. I don't think it should raise alarms for mothers."
He said seasonal flu vaccination, which is advised for pregnant women in many countries, would reduce the chances of catching flu.
Similar studies have shown a link between flu and schizophrenia
How flu could affect the foetal brain has not been completely explained.
Influenza is not thought to directly affect the foetus, but the mother's immune response to the virus could affect development.
Dr Fiona Gaughran, lead consultant psychiatrist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, said: "This highly regarded group of researchers has reported similar links between schizophrenia and various maternal infections.
"If future work confirms the link reported here, policymakers may need to consider implications for flu prevention pre-pregnancy, but mothers need not be worried.
"The overall risk of offspring developing bipolar disorder is low, even if one did get flu in pregnancy." | Flu during pregnancy may increase the risk of the unborn child developing bipolar disorder later in life, research suggests. | 3.064199 | 3 |
Giulia Rinaldo, 10, was found on top of her little sister, Giorgia, who was pulled out alive after 16 hours under the rubble in Pescara del Tronto.
The note, spotted left on her small white coffin, was only signed "Andrea".
"Hello, little darling" Andrea wrote. "I only managed to lend a hand to pull you out of the prison of rubble. Forgive us if we arrived too late.
"However, you had stopped breathing by then, but I'd like you to know that we did all we could to pull you out.
"When I return to my house in l'Aquila, I will know that there is an angel watching me from the sky," he says.
"You will be a shining star in the night. Bye Giulia, I love you even though you never got to know me."
Finally, he signed the note with a heart symbol.
Giulia's coffin was laid out with 34 others at a state funeral service held in the regional capital, Ascoli Piceno, on Saturday.
Bishop Giovanni d'Ercole mentioned the sister at the service, saying: "Life and death came face to face and for Giorgia, life won." | A firefighter has written a moving letter to a young child who died in the Italian earthquake. | 1.061859 | 1 |
People living in the area had to leave their houses while workers tried to get everything under control.
Radiation is a way that energy or heat moves around. Low levels of radiation are everywhere - this is known as background radiation.
The Sun, soil, rocks and even animals all give off low levels of radiation.
A nuclear power plant produces a lot of radiation - but it is usually contained safely within the reactor.
But if the reactor becomes badly damaged - as happened in Fukushima in Japan in 2011 - radiation can escape and become dangerous to the environment.
Radiation damages the cells that make up the human body.
Low levels of radiation are not dangerous, but medium levels can lead to sickness, headaches, vomiting and a fever.
High levels can kill you by causing damage to your internal organs. It's difficult to treat high radiation exposure.
Exposure to radiation over a long time can cause cancer.
It's thought that only emergency workers at the plant are at risk of harmful doses of radiation, but it's likely they are only being exposed for short lengths of time so there's less danger.
The level of exposure for people living close to the plant was a lot lower, and there should be little risk to people living further away. | In 2011 an earthquake in Japan damaged a nuclear power plant causing it to leak radiation. | 3.764494 | 4 |
Ronnie Barogiannis, 43, worked under the name of a former colleague, treating hundreds of people at a dental practice in East Yorkshire.
Police said eight patients suffered serious damage due to his actions.
Barogiannis admitted fraud and five counts of causing actual bodily harm. He was previously fined for operating illegally in Scotland in 2013.
Hull Crown Court heard how his latest deception, in 2013 and 2014, was reported to police after he inadvertently sent through personal data under his real name when the Smiles Dental Practice in Cottingham changed ownership.
The new owners contacted the General Dental Council and found he had previously been prevented from operating a dental practice in Scotland, police said.
He was arrested in October 2014 and released on bail with his Greek passport seized, but fled four days later using a Swedish passport.
Barogiannis, who completed a dentistry degree in 2003 but never registered as a dentist, was apprehended while working in Sweden in March 2016 and extradited back to the UK.
The police investigation found he was paid almost £50,000 for his illegal work. Officers spoke to about 700 patients during the investigation.
Timeline of events
2003 - Barogiannis completes a dentistry degree in Sweden
2013 - Sets up own dental practice in Scotland
August 2013 - Fined and convicted for failing to register his practice
Sept 2013 - Starts to work in Cottingham under a false identity
October 2014 - Arrested and released on bail, but flees the country
March 2016 - Arrested in Sweden and extradited back to the UK
Det Con Lucy Khan, who led the investigation, called Barogiannis a "very believable conman who weaved a complex series of lies".
"I hope that the jail sentence will prevent others from operating as bogus medical professionals," she said. | An unregistered dentist who caused permanent damage to patients' teeth has been jailed for five and a half years. | 1.201345 | 1 |
Leading soloist Svetlana Lunkina told a Russian newspaper she had taken leave until the end of the season.
The news that she had left Russia comes in the wake of an acid attack on the company's artistic director, Sergei Filin, earlier this month.
Lunkina alleged the unspecified threats arose from a film project involving her producer husband.
Vladislav Moskalyev was working on a movie about the legendary Russian ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya but is in dispute with his former business partner, who is reportedly suing him for £2.3 million.
Lunkina, who has performed with the Bolshoi since 1997, told the Izvestia publication: "I think we need to react to these threats. These people have no right to interfere in our private lives or my professional work.
"I was supposed to be doing a lot of interesting work, including several premieres," the dancer continued.
The 33-year-old was due to star in a performance of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, choreographed by Britain's Wayne McGregor, later this year.
Lunikna's allegations are not believed to be related to the assault on Filin, who had sulphuric acid thrown in this face by a balaclava-clad assailant as he left the Moscow Arts Theatre on 17 January.
The attack damaged both of his eyes and he is still receiving treatment for his injuries in a Moscow hospital.
Speaking via video-link this week, the 42-year-old suggested the assault was carried out by someone looking to "satisfy their ambitions" or "extinguish the pain of resentment".
"I forgive all those people who were involved," he went on.
Police are working on the theory that the attack was carried out by someone from within the company.
Lunkina told Izvestia she believed it "may not be someone who works at the Bolshoi theatre but someone linked to the theatre and ballet". | A top ballerina from the Bolshoi Ballet has revealed she has moved to Canada amid claims of threats to her husband. | 1.079552 | 1 |
The man, known only as "AO" in court documents, is required to show up for counselling and to protect future sexual partners.
Officials maintain they are not trying to criminalise sexual activity but to protect public health.
The man could face fines or jail time if he does not comply.
About 50,000 people in the US are newly infected with HIV every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). About 16% of the 1.1 million people living with the virus do not know they are infected.
AO tested positive for HIV in 2008 and spread the virus to at least eight people in 2010-14, according to court documents viewed by local news media.
He had done so despite receiving HIV counselling - including how to practise safe sex - five times, the Seattle Times reports.
In a statement, the King County Public Health department said it had only sought a cease-and-desist order against an HIV-positive individual once before, in 1993.
"We're not trying to criminalise sexual behaviour here," Dr Matthew Golden, director of public health at the county's HIV programme, told the Seattle Times.
"We are trying to protect the public's health. And we're trying to make sure that everyone gets the care they need, including the person involved in this." | A Seattle judge has ordered an HIV-positive man to stop spreading the disease and to seek treatment after he infected eight people in four years. | 2.028291 | 2 |
Andreas Hongvan drove from Sweden to Worthing to collect a broken solar panel he had successfully bid £189 for.
He had just driven from a similar pick-up in Nottingham where he had to climb on to a roof to "collect" his purchase.
Mr Hongvan, who lives "off grid" in Sweden, said: "I couldn't find anything like this at home. So it was worth it."
His wife was the one to first enquire about the Worthing solar panel, which was sold by Mark Cranford.
He said: "I thought they would probably decide they wouldn't bother as it was so far.
"I didn't hear anything for a day or so then his wife called and said he was at the Eurotunnel."
Mr Hongvan turned up in Worthing on Thursday in his trusted Volvo with the two solar panels from Nottingham already secured on top.
He was met by Mr Cranford and his brother Stephen.
Mr Hongvan told Stephen Cranford: "If I could buy this in Sweden I wouldn't drive all the way here, but I did my research and I couldn't find anything like it."
Mark Cranford, who said the outdated solar panel had attracted 26 bids, described his Swedish visitor as "a very nice chap, mad but nice". | A dedicated Ebay buyer travelled more than 1,700 miles (2,800km) across Europe to pick up items listed as collection-only. | 1.154674 | 1 |
This guide is aimed at helping you navigate festive services, whether you are travelling from Wales to elsewhere in the UK or further afield, or visiting Wales.
Whatever your plans, we have all the information you need to help you plan ahead.
Check if this is affecting your journey
No trains will run on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.
ATW say major engineering works are taking place between Monday 28 December to Sunday 3 January which will result in changes to the published timetables and the following services: | Reduced train, plane, coach and ferry services and maintenance work on the railway are planned in Wales this Christmas. | 0.660563 | 1 |
Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 39, based at Bickleigh Barracks in Plymouth, Devon, was jailed for 10 years after he was found guilty at a court martial.
An order banning the release of his name was lifted by High Court judges.
Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas said there was "the greatest public interest" in identifying him.
Lawyers for Blackman, who was referred to as Marine A at the court martial, argued that his life would be at "real and immediate" risk if his name was released.
But Lord Thomas said: "The prison authorities will be well aware of that risk and take steps to minimise it, as they do for other offenders at risk of attack in prison.
"There is the threat, as assessed by JTAC (the Joint Terrorist Analysis Centre), to his family and to Marine A on his release under licence from his life sentence.
"It is a known risk. The Ministry of Defence has taken steps in the past to protect the families of the marines. There is nothing to suggest that they would not in the future.
"Balancing those considerations, we have no doubt that the balance comes very firmly down on the side of open justice; the identity of Marine A must be made public."
The murder took place after a patrol base in Helmand came under fire from two insurgents.
One of the attackers was seriously injured by gunfire from an Apache helicopter sent to provide air support, and the marines found him in a field.
Footage on another marine's helmet-mounted camera showed Blackman shooting the Afghan prisoner with a 9mm pistol. | England's top judge has said "open justice" meant a Royal Marine jailed for murdering an Afghan insurgent had to be named. | 1.15186 | 1 |
18 April 2017 Last updated at 10:17 BST
Mays, who played Danny Waldron in 2016's third series, told BBC Radio 5 live's Afternoon Edition he was very pleased with his Bafta TV nomination for the role, adding it was great to be "acknowledged".
The actor said Jed Mercurio's writing on the police drama was the "best" he had ever worked with. | Daniel Mays has said he believes Line of Duty will "run and run". | 0.285827 | 0 |
Anonymous leaflets saying homosexuality is "unnatural, corrupted, distorted and a sin", have been delivered to addresses in Cambridge and Ely.
Police said they had been contacted by several people upset by the leaflets.
Rev Colin Coward, who works for social inclusion, said they appeared to be the work of "a religious zealot".
A Cambridgeshire police spokesman said: "We have received a number of reports about the leaflets and are treating the matter as a hate incident.
"We are liaising with local and national partners about the leaflets and investigations are ongoing."
The document describes homosexual acts as "contrary to the natural law", the spokesman said.
Mr Coward, whose organisation Changing Attitude works for inclusion within the Church of England, was shown the text.
He said the ideas in the leaflet were "taking what's in the bible to an extreme and adding their own poisonous prejudice against lesbian and gay people. It's really toxic and nasty.
"Anybody who writes that kind of material is clearly a religious zealot."
Malcolm Green, who received a leaflet, told the BBC: "Having read the first few lines I wanted to see which religious organisation or other organisation was sending this out but there was absolutely no accreditation on it whatsoever.
"There was no way of getting back to the people with our views on their views."
Ely's mayor, Elaine Griffin-Singh, whose sister received a leaflet, said: "It's very graphic in its nature and must fall into the realms of unacceptable." | Police are looking for "a religious zealot" who distributed homophobic leaflets in Cambridgeshire and may have committed a "hate crime". | 1.564294 | 2 |
First Minister Peter Robinson said the call on Saturday focused on the cross-party talks and financial issues contained in the paper given to David Cameron.
The talks are on flags, parades, the legacy of the Troubles and welfare.
More discussions are due to take place on Monday.
Mr Robinson said he welcomed the prime minister's engagement in "these financial issues this weekend" and looked forward to further discussions on Monday.
Northern Ireland deputy first minister Martin McGuinness said the proposals on public finances required "additional financial support and a commitment from the British government to deal with outstanding issues from the Good Friday and other agreements".
"A comprehensive agreement between the governments and the parties is what is required," he said.
"Work is continuing between the parties on the outstanding issues of identity, parades and the legacy of the past but agreement has yet to be reached.
"There will be further talks on Monday and it's important the two governments engage in this process if the talks are to reach a successful conclusion."
Irish foreign minister Charlie Flanagan had said an important breakthrough was made on Friday.
He said he detected a determination on everybody's part to reach an agreement.
Mr Flanagan predicted that an agreement was possible if not on Monday, then "a short time after".
However, he accepted that everyone was waiting for Mr Cameron's response to the five Northern Ireland Executive parties' proposals on finances.
The five main parties have asked the UK government for £2bn in loans and extra funding over a 10-year period, the BBC understands.
In an interview with the Irish state broadcaster RTÉ, Mr Flanagan said there had been progress on Troubles legacy issues as well as finances on Friday.
However, he added that "nothing is agreed until everything is agreed".
Mr Flanagan said he and Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers would resume talks on Monday. | The Northern Ireland first minister and deputy first minister have held a conference call with the prime minister. | 1.179361 | 1 |
Northampton Borough Council said it has asked for the money back as the club has missed two repayments, as revealed by the Chronicle and Echo.
The council said it had been promised repayment when the club is sold but said the sale "does not seem to be proceeding".
Northampton Town chairman David Cardoza said he intends to repay the debt.
A council spokesman said legal notices have been issued to the club requiring the repayment of £10.25m.
If the sum is not repaid in full in three weeks the council will begin legal proceedings to recover the debt.
Reaction: Supporters call for meeting
The council claims the last two repayments have been missed and it is not confident in the club's ability to repay the loan.
A spokesman said: "This step was not taken lightly, but is the proper process to protect the public purse and collect the debt in these circumstances.
"We continue to support the club and remain open to discussion on ways to deal with the debt owing."
The club, nicknamed The Cobblers, is in the process of being taken over by an Indian consortium.
Chairman Cardoza said talks regarding the takeover were "taking longer than anyone would have hoped" but said they were progressing.
He said: "We completely understand the urgency to bring matters to a conclusion and it is our intention to have the debt repaid."
The loan was originally given to the club for the re-development of its Sixfields stadium.
It was to be used to build the new East Stand, along with a hotel and conference centre, none of which have been completed. | Northampton Town Football Club has been given three weeks to pay back more than £10m to the borough council. | 0.949695 | 1 |
18 January 2016 Last updated at 07:13 GMT
When a person goes missing they assist in the search efforts.
Ayshah has been finding out about the work of rescue dogs in Sussex, who have been specially trained to use their noses and instincts to find people.
The dogs and their owners are on call, 24 hours a day to rescue anyone in trouble.
You can watch more of this story on Inside Out in the South-East on BBC 1 at 7.30pm. | Rescue dogs are a big help to police forces around the UK. | 1.466694 | 1 |
The former Hibernian Ladies boss became the Vixens' head coach in April 2015.
After relegation to WSL 2 in 2015, Kirk led the club back to the top flight as second-tier runners-up last season.
"It was an easy decision for me to sign in order to bring stability to the club, especially to the squad and my staff," Kirk told the club website.
"When I first arrived we were in WSL 1, but I didn't get a proper crack at it. It was an inherited squad, but it is a lot different this time. It's my squad and I want to put my stamp on it. The club is moving forwards on and off the pitch."
Bristol City begin their 2017 Spring Series campaign at home to Reading at Ashton Gate on Saturday, 22 April.
After the conclusion of the Spring Series - a one-off, transitional competition as the WSL switches to a winter calendar - the next full top-flight campaign will start in September. | Bristol City Women boss Willie Kirk has signed a new contract with the Women's Super League One club until the end of the 2017-18 winter season. | 0.931411 | 1 |
Frenchman LeRoy, 68, has worked on the continent for almost 30 years and has coached at a record eight Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
He has signed a three-year contract and is tasked with trying to qualify Togo for the 2017 Nations Cup in Gabon.
Togo are third in their qualifying group, two points behind leaders Liberia, who they play away in June.
LeRoy admitted: "We need a miracle to qualify for the 2017 Nations Cup, perhaps as the best second-placed team."
However, Le Roy has the pedigree to turn around Togo's fortunes.
He guided Cameroon to the 1988 Nations Cup title and has only failed to reach the quarter-finals once.
Among the other countries he has coached at the continental championship are Senegal, Ghana, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. | Togo have appointed Claude LeRoy as their new national team coach to replace Tom Saintfiet. | 0.913194 | 1 |
The first bomb was found during an alert at Ramoan Drive on Saturday morning.
A device found in the Glencolin Walk area of west Belfast later on Saturday has also been declared viable. There is another security alert in Ballygally in County Antrim.
Both alerts in west Belfast have now ended.
The alert in Glencolin Walk followed the discovery of a suspicious object.
The Glen Road was closed between the junctions of Shaw's Road and Suffolk Road.
Police are attending a security alert at a country park on the Coast Road, Ballygally, in County Antrim, following the discovery of a number of suspicious objects.
There are no more details on that incident at this stage.
On Friday, a bomb exploded under a prison officer's van in east Belfast.
The device partially detonated when he drove over a speed ramp at Hillsborough Drive in Belfast, at 07:10 GMT. | Police have said two devices found in separate security alerts in west Belfast are viable. | 1.19435 | 1 |
British number two and world number 50 Watson, 23, lost 6-2 6-3 to Russian Elena Vesnina, ranked 53.
She was broken in the sixth game of the first set and then the eighth game of the second in gusty conditions.
British number four Moore, also 23, failed to convert five set points in the first set before losing 7-5 6-4 to Ekaterina Makarova of Russia.
The world number 229 led 5-3 in the opener before Makarova fought back to take the set and then the second after breaking in the fifth game.
British number three Naomi Broady, 26, was defeated 6-1 6-1 by Puerto Rico's Monica Puig.
Johanna Konta, Britain's number one, is one of the 16 seeds and the 25-year-old has a bye into the second round.
Polish former champion Agnieszka Radwanska, who is the top seed, and two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic will also enter the competition at the second-round stage.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Britons Heather Watson and Tara Moore both suffered first-round defeats at the WTA event in Eastbourne on Monday. | 0.916443 | 1 |
An Environment Agency severe flood warning - meaning danger to life - was removed from the A361 between East Lyng and Burrowbridge on 10 March.
Residents in the area saw their homes cut off and experienced long diversions as a result of the closure.
The road has been inspected by council highways officers and reopened at 17:00 GMT.
There is still some water on a short stretch of the road and Somerset County Council said temporary traffic lights will be installed to protect the carriageway and allow motorists to pass safely.
Councillor Harvey Siggs, responsible for Highways, said: "I'm delighted the A361 is to reopen at long last.
"Our highways teams have been working hard all week to clear the road and make sure it is safe, and I would like to publicly thank them for their efforts to get this key route open before the weekend."
A further inspection will take place early next week and the temporary traffic lights will be removed as soon as the remaining water has receded and the road judged to be safe, the council said.
Mr Siggs added: "Although the road is clear, the rhynes at the side of the road remain full of water so I would urge motorists to take extra care when driving, particularly in the foggy conditions we have seen over the last few days."
The clear-up of the A361 started on Monday with the removal of fallen trees and the cutting back of damaged vegetation.
Around 30 tonnes of used sandbags were removed before a sweeping and cleaning operation covered the 1.5 mile section of carriageway.
The council said that the road closure on the A372 Langport Road will remain in place next week for the removal of flood pumps.
With improving weather conditions the large temporary pumps at Beer Wall, near Aller, are no longer needed, it added.
The Environment Agency expects to begin removing the pumps on Monday and work is likely to take up to four days.
The road will remain closed after the pumps have been removed so the council can assess flood damage and carry out emergency repair works. | A road on the Somerset Levels which closed in December when it was engulfed by flood water has finally reopened. | 1.509651 | 2 |
League-leading scorer Ricky Miller had a goal-bound effort saved by Solihull goalkeeper Nathan Baxter, while Dover defender Aswad Thomas also went close, with a strike cleared off the line by Liam Daly.
Matters scarcely improved after the interval, as Solihull worked hard to prevent Dover from finding space and breaking through their back line.
Ross Lafayette nearly won it for the home side late on, but Baxter tipped the effort over the bar.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Dover Athletic 0, Solihull Moors 0.
Second Half ends, Dover Athletic 0, Solihull Moors 0.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Tyrone Sterling replaces Richard Orlu.
Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Nortei Nortey replaces Liam Daly.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Connor Essam replaces Bondz N'Gala.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Daniel Udoh replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
Bondz N'Gala (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Regan Charles-Cook replaces Omari Sterling-James.
Second Half begins Dover Athletic 0, Solihull Moors 0.
First Half ends, Dover Athletic 0, Solihull Moors 0.
Ricky Modeste (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Dover Athletic did little to enhance their play-off prospects with a uneventful goalless draw against Solihull Moors at the Crabble Athletic Ground. | 0.753826 | 1 |
Sonia Todd spent five weeks crafting Michael Jackson from breakfast cereal, chocolate and icing, in order to thrill the judges in Birmingham.
She won a bronze medal at Cake International show, though could not beat it enough to win gold.
Ms Todd, of Thirsk, North Yorkshire, describes herself as "a massive fan" of the singer.
"I love baking and I love Michael Jackson, so I've just combined the two", she said.
The confection sits on a skeleton made of wood and cake stands to support the weight. Ms Todd researched the project on the internet and took advice from her local cake supplies shop.
"I had to make sure that when I was building him that he was going to be able to stand on his own two feet without any structure being able to be seen," she said.
"For the size of him it was quite a task really."
She said she was surprised at the response to the cake version of the "King of Pop", which saw people queuing up at the NEC show to take selfies.
"I didn't let anybody know that it was actually me that done him," she said.
"I wouldn't put my name to him unfortunately.
"To me I've built him and I've spent the past couple of week s looking at him so to me he is nothing special."
Ms Todd said she is planning another project ready for the autumn show.
The Jackson cake will be used to raise money for a local hospice. | A 7ft (2.1m) tall cake dedicated to the "King of Pop" has landed a woman an international baking award. | 1.005203 | 1 |
Jenny Swift, 49, was found unresponsive in her cell at HMP Doncaster at about 00.40 GMT on 30 December.
Prison officers attempted to resuscitate Ms Swift but she was pronounced dead at 01.10, Doncaster Coroner's Court heard.
Ms Swift, from Merseyside, was being held on a charge of attempted murder.
The inquest into her death was opened and adjourned to 6 June.
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Ms Swift, from Seaforth in Sefton, was charged with attempted murder and a further count of criminal damage after an assault on Surrey Street in Balby, Doncaster, on 15 November.
Eric Flanagan, 26, was found with multiple stab wounds and died a month later.
Police were in the process of consulting with the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to a possible change to the attempted murder charge.
An inquest into Mr Flanagan's death was also opened at Doncaster Coroner's Court and adjourned until 3 July.
Ms Swift had been taking non-prescription hormone drugs to help her transition to a woman but the medication was stopped when she entered custody, the BBC understands.
HMP Doncaster is a category B prison with more than 900 inmates and has been operated by Serco since 2003. | A transgender woman being held at a male prison while on remand died after being found "suspended by a ligature", an inquest has heard. | 0.793753 | 1 |
Full-back Walker, 17, had looked set to leave after the club announced he had turned down a deal last month.
Centre Sutcliffe, 18, made his Rhinos debut in the Super League defeat by Wigan Warriors in July.
"I'm really happy things have been finalised and becoming a full-time player with my home town club is a dream come true for me," Walker said.
Walker has penned a new three-year contract, while Sutcliffe has signed for four years. | Leeds Rhinos youngsters Jack Walker and Alex Sutcliffe have signed new deals. | 0.568052 | 1 |
Bill Cosby, who was considered a national treasure in the US for his role in The Cosby Show, has been accused of more than 15 cases of abuse.
"He is the man you thought you knew," Mrs Cosby said in a statement.
Mrs Cosby, who has been married to the comedian for 50 years, said she continued to love the man she "fell in love with".
She suggested the media's portrayal of Cosby was a "portrait" of a man she "didn't know".
"None of us will ever want to be in the position of attacking a victim," she said. "But the question should be asked - who is the victim?"
The 77-year-old actor recently praised his wife for her "strength" in standing by him.
Cosby is being investigated by police for allegations of sexual battery by a woman who says he forced her to perform a sex act when she was 15.
He has never been charged in connection with any of the accusations, and his lawyers deny many of the claims.
Mrs Cosby, who has not spoken out publicly against the claims until now, said the stories had not been vetted properly by the media.
She compared the treatment of her husband to a Rolling Stone article about a rape at the University of Virginia which the publication later admitted may have contained inconsistencies.
"Many in the media were quick to link that story to stories about my husband - until that story unwound," she said.
The magazine, which has faced widespread criticism for its account of the alleged gang rape of a student named Jackie, has apologised for the report.
Mrs Cosby said her husband's accusers had been "given a pass" by the media. "An accusation is published, and immediately goes viral," she said.
Noting she married Cosby in 1964 - a year after they met - she said: "He is a kind man, a generous man, a funny man, and a wonderful husband."
The actor has never been charged with a crime but the accusations have led to his stand-up tour being called off and the cancellation of a number of TV projects.
Spelman College in Atlanta, recently announced it had also suspended its endowed professorship with Cosby. | Camille Cosby has spoken for the first time to defend her "wonderful husband" against claims of sexual assault. | 1.467648 | 1 |
He met 45 ex-servicemen at Southwick House, near Portsmouth, ahead of their annual pilgrimage to Normandy.
Veteran Denys Hunter said it was a chance to "remember the ones we left behind".
The prince also saw the room in which the 1944 invasion was plotted and the invasion map which covers an entire wall.
Harry spent time chatting with many of the veterans including John Dennett, from Wallasey, Wirral, and Frank Diffell, from Melksham, Wiltshire, who are both 91.
He said to them: "I have so much respect for you guys - running off a boat on to those beaches."
The prince then wished them well on their trip to France for the commemorations and added: "Don't get into trouble and if you do, don't get caught."
During his visit Harry visited the Map Room where the Supreme Allied Commander, General Dwight D Eisenhower, with naval Commander-in-Chief Admiral Ramsay and Army Commander-in-Chief General Montgomery plotted the campaign.
The pins, tapes and markers on the map have since been reset to mark the moment when the landings began on the British and Canadian beaches on D-Day.
The veterans are due to travel to France with the D-Day Revisited charity which has been organising an annual pilgrimage to Normandy since 2008. | Prince Harry has met D-Day veterans during a visit to the building where the Normandy invasion was planned. | 1.408825 | 1 |
The move comes after all local authorities in Wales agreed to participate in the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (SVPRS).
Families with children of primary school age will be given preference.
Suitable private rented accommodation will be provided in the Menai Bridge and Llanfairpwll areas.
This is due to their close proximity to multi-cultural and religious groups and the mosque in Bangor, health resources and available school places.
Those arriving in Wales under the SVPRS have been classified as vulnerable by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees [UNHCR].
They will have been through a thorough two-stage vetting process before arrival and have been granted five years full humanitarian protection, meaning they will be entitled to work and claim benefits, the same as UK residents.
The scheme is part of the UK government's efforts to support vulnerable refugees.
The first family is expected to arrive in approximately four to six weeks. The council will provide a support plan for each family (or individual) for the first 12 months to help them settle into the area.
Arrangements will also be made for them to attend English and Welsh language classes with an interpreter provided. | Anglesey council has approved resettlement plans to welcome 10 Syrian refugee families or 30 individuals to the island over the next three years. | 1.428178 | 1 |
Eoin Bradley and Stephen O'Donnell's goals in the first half proved enough for the Bannsiders despite the dismissal of defender David Ogilby.
Coleraine are tied on the maximum nine points with Glenavon, who are top on goal difference, and holders Linfield.
Linfield ran out easy 4-0 winners at Dungannon while Glenavon hammered Ballymena 6-1 at the Showgrounds.
Newly-promoted Warrenpoint edged a 1-0 home win over Ards while Ballinamallard United drew 1-1 with Cliftonville.
Coleraine, third last season, will be delighted with their start having been faced with a tough-looking opening schedule against Dungannon, Cliftonville and Crusaders.
Bradley nodded Oran Kearney's side into a 22nd-minute lead and O'Donnell scored just before half-time with another close-range header.
Coleraine had to play the last 28 minutes without central defender David Ogilby as he was sent off when a hand ball offence meant a second yellow card.
They saw out the valuable win despite Crues substitute Jordan Forsythe pulling one back in stoppage-time.
Linfield rarely looked threatened in a routine win over Dungannon at Stangmore.
Paul Smyth, Niall Quinn and an own goal by former Blueman Seanan Clucas made it 3-0 at the break and Andy Mitchell netted the fourth with a late penalty.
Linfield have not lost a domestic fixture since 3 January and this was their third clean sheet in a row.
Glenavon were the top scorers of the day with a remarkable 6-1 success at Ballymena.
Incredibly, all the goals came in the second half and were scored by different players.
Adam Foley, James Singleton, Sammy Clingan (penalty), Andy Hall, Bobby Burns and Andrew Mitchell netted for Glenavon while United's solitary response was an 80th-minute penalty by Tony Kane.
Glentoran boss Gary Haveron will be disappointed with is side's draw at home to his former club Carrick.
The Glens looked on course to maintain their 100% start when Ross Redman shot them into the lead in the first half , but Lee Chapman headed Carrick's equaliser 40 seconds after the restart.
Former Portadown striker Darren Murray scored in Warrenpoint's 1-0 win over Ards.
Ballinamallard took the lead through a Ryan Curran penalty but Garry Breen equalised for Cliftonville who may feel they should have taken the chances they had to win the game. | Crusaders lost their 100% league record by falling to a rare home defeat against Coleraine. | 0.80228 | 1 |
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Sergey Novikov from computer security firm Kaspersky Lab says Russian gangs had moved their attention from attacking home users to corporations.
The deputy director of research and analysis said his company deals with 350,000 unique malware attacks every day. | BBC Scotland Investigates: Gangsters.com will be broadcast on Wednesday 11 June, at 22:35 on BBC One Scotland, and for a week afterwards on the BBC iPlayer. | 1.158738 | 1 |
The Woodland Trust is looking for trees grown from acorns gathered at the site of the Battle of Verdun, which began 100 years ago.
The plan is to grow acorns from those oaks into a second generation of "Verdun oaks" at a planned centenary wood in Surrey.
Project manager Philippa Borrill said the trees would be planted this autumn.
BBC iWonder - What caused Verdun to be the longest battle of WW1?
The battle began on 21 February 1916 and lasted 300 days. It was the longest battle of the conflict and an estimated 800,000 men were killed, wounded or went missing.
The Woodland Trust said oak and chestnut forests at Verdun were devastated by the fighting and still bear scars from the conflict.
The charity has been investigating how and why acorns were brought from the battlefield back to the UK.
Ms Borrill said one story suggested a field marshal who was at the battle brought back a handful of acorns.
And she said there are also reports the mayor of Verdun sent a box of acorns to the London and North West Railway Company in 1917.
According to the Woodland Trust, Verdun oaks have been found in Coventry, Pembridge and Leominster in Herefordshire, Southwold in Suffolk, and at the Garden of Remembrance in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
Ms Borrill said: "We think there are going to be a lot more out there.
"The idea is that hopefully we'll find as many as we can up to autumn, and then in autumn we'll go out and collect those acorns and plant them on and grow the second generation."
Four centenary woods are being planted in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to mark the 100th anniversary of World War One.
Planting for England's centenary wood began in 2014 at Langley Vale, near Epsom racecourse. | A search is under way to locate oak trees planted in England as memorials to soldiers killed in World War One. | 3.248683 | 3 |
Ah'Kiell Walker was found soaking wet and gasping for breath by paramedics at a house in Gloucester on 30 July 2016.
He was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital where he died the next day.
Hannah Henry, 21, and Alistair Walker, 27, deny manslaughter, causing or allowing the death or a child and cruelty to a person aged under 16.
Bristol Crown Court heard Ah'Kiell had suffered four broken ribs and a fractured shoulder in the weeks before his death.
Jurors were told he had been force-fed up to four bottles of water a day by his parents as a remedy for constipation.
Prosecutor Rosaleen Collins said paramedics attended the family home, in Archdeacon Street, after Ms Henry called 999 reporting Ah'Kiell was bleeding from his nose and mouth.
"He was naked, he was freezing cold, his hair and body were soaking wet and he had water in his ears, mouth, stomach and lungs," she added.
"He [the paramedic] lifted the baby, held him face down and tipped the water out."
The court heard Ah'Kiell's death had been caused by "extensive" brain injuries resulting being shaken "vigorously".
Ms Collins told the jury the trauma "was severe" and "included drowning or immersion in water".
"It included shaking and it may have included some form of suffocation and obstruction of his airways," she added.
"Only these two defendants could have caused these injuries."
In police interviews, the couple claimed Ah'Kiell had suddenly started coughing up blood and said Ms Henry splashed water on his face to revive him.
Ms Henry, of Tuffley, Gloucestershire, and Mr Walker, of Lansdowne Green, London, deny all the charges against them.
The trial is expected to last for three weeks. | A three-month-old baby boy died from brain injuries after being "vigorously" shaken and immersed in water by his parents, a court has heard. | 1.053914 | 1 |
Barton, 33, is moving to Rangers on a two-year deal after helping Burnley to promotion to the Premier League.
Warnock, who managed Barton at QPR, believes the intensity of Old Firm clashes against Celtic will surprise the midfielder.
"I don't think even he knows if he will cope with it," he told BBC Sportsound.
"But we saw a very mature Joey Barton last season. No-one expected him to go through a whole season without the red mist descending.
"If he can curb that red mist, it wouldn't surprise me to see him win the player of the season award.
"But I don't know how he will react to the decibel level of an Old Firm match. Now the teams are closer [in quality], and Rangers have already put one over Celtic in the [Scottish] Cup, I see that rivalry becoming more intense."
Last season was the first in five years that Barton was not sent off, but he picked up 10 yellow cards in 40 appearances for Burnley.
The one-cap England international has picked up nine red cards in a 14-year career with Manchester City, Newcastle, QPR, Marseille and Burnley that has also brought 111 yellow cards.
"He wasn't the easiest of players to manage," Warnock admitted. "But if you look at the star quality in players, the top players have that little edge about them. There are not many like Dennis Bergkamp who just have their ability.
"That edge is what makes them a winner. I don't think Burnley would have gone up last season without Joey Barton, and [their manager] Sean Dyche would probably say the same.
"If Joey can curb that red mist, I think he will enjoy it in Scotland more than he has enjoyed his football for many years." | Joey Barton can back up his aim to be the best player in Scottish football if he can control his on-field temper, says his former manager Neil Warnock. | 0.90974 | 1 |
Police said Richard Ellis, from Essex, was injured on Sunday in a collision at Wareham on the A352.
He was taken by air ambulance to Southampton General Hospital but died on Tuesday.
The 58-year-old was injured in a collision with a Nissan driven by a 26-year-old woman from Portland. No arrests have been made, said police. | A cyclist who was seriously injured `in a collision with a car in Dorset has died. | 0.261294 | 0 |
Emergency services were called to the incident near Bargrennan at about 05:50.
Police Scotland said there were no reports of any injuries and diversions had been put in place.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the fire had been put out by about 08:25.
Two crews were sent to the scene and found the lorry "well alight".
They used water from the nearby river to help douse the flames.
"Firefighters in breathing apparatus quickly extinguished the blaze and thankfully the driver of the vehicle was not injured," said an SFRS statement.
"The cab of the HGV was completely destroyed by fire." | A lorry carrying a wind turbine blade has caught fire, forcing the closure of the A714 between Dumfries and Galloway and South Ayrshire. | 1.037517 | 1 |
Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, was seized under the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" programme.
He was flown to Egypt for interrogation where he says he was tortured.
The court found that Italy had been guilty of several human rights violations in the case.
In 2009, Italy convicted 23 Americans and two Italians over the kidnapping. All the Americans were tried in absentia.
However, the court found that the principle of state secrecy "had clearly been applied by the Italian executive in order to ensure that those responsible did not have to answer for their actions".
"The investigation and trial had not led to the punishment of those responsible, who had therefore ultimately been granted impunity," it continued.
The court ordered Italy to pay a total of €115,000 (£90,000; $127,000) in damages and expenses to Abu Omar and his wife Nabila Ghali.
At the time of his abduction Abu Omar had been granted political asylum in Italy.
After being taken from Milan to Egypt, via US air bases in Italy and Germany, he was held for four years without a trial before being released.
In December 2013, Abu Omar was himself convicted in absentia of "criminal association for the purposes of international terrorism" by a court in Milan and sentenced to six years in prison. | The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Italy for what it says was the "abduction" of an Egyptian imam by the CIA from a Milan street in 2003. | 2.380069 | 2 |
Thomas Moley, 50, was charged with fraud offences, including letting the shed be used for laundering fuel.
He was given 18 months in jail, suspended for two years.
The plants were discovered on his land, in Crossmaglen, County Armagh, on two separate occasions; in November 2012 and July 2014.
Moley was sentenced at Newry Crown Court following an investigation by the HMRC.
HMRC officers dismantled both laundering plants. | A landowner has been given a suspended sentenced after diesel laundering plants were discovered in a shed near his home. | 0.842888 | 1 |
A stop at Dalcross close to the airport has been a long standing aspiration of the group, which promotes improvements to public transport.
Hitrans has proposed constructing the station on the Inverness to Aberdeen line at a cost of £2m.
It could be open in 2018, if planning permission and funding are secured.
Hitrans said it could become the second busiest station in the Highlands after Inverness.
As well as people travelling to the airport, the group believes the station would be used by residents of a new village being built at Tornagrain. | Highlands and Islands transport body Hitrans has released detailed plans of a proposed new railway station to serve Inverness Airport. | 1.223469 | 1 |
Former prime minister Sir John Major unveiled the blue plaque at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where puritan Cromwell was once a student.
Cromwell led the rebellion against King Charles I which saw the monarch put on trial and beheaded.
The Cromwell Association said a "long-standing oversight" had been corrected.
Chairman John Goldsmith said: "It is terrific that at long last Cromwell has got some kind of public memorial here in Cambridge.
"He was a man who represented Cambridge as an MP throughout the civil war and indeed afterwards and yet there is no public monument to Cromwell in the city at all."
It will be placed in the Market Passage at the site of the Black Bear Inn.
It was there where Cromwell held meetings to plan the parliamentarian effort when England descended into civil war in 1642.
The conflicts broke out between the Roundheads, led by Cromwell, and the royalist Cavaliers after hostilities between Charles I and parliament reached breaking point.
Cromwell became Lord Protector after the king's execution.
Sir John said: "I think we should recognise our history, not just Cromwell but all history.
"It points out what we did wrong, it will show us what perhaps we ought to do today."
He added: "If you look down the long avenue of our history over the last thousand years, there are very few people who have had the same significance on the way Britain lives as Cromwell." | A plaque has been unveiled in honour of Oliver Cromwell in the city he represented as an MP, for the first time in almost 400 years. | 2.542676 | 3 |
Martin, 29, weighed in at 17st 7lbs, a pound heavier than his British rival.
"I'm going to break him down and stop him," said American Martin, who is unbeaten in 24 contests.
Joshua, who has won all 15 of his bouts by knockout, responded: "I'm not here to be part of the show, I'm here to make an impact."
The 26-year-old Briton, who won Olympic super-heavyweight gold in 2012, added on Friday: "I have a few butterflies of course but I'll just rest tonight and let you know how I feel tomorrow.
"I see myself outclassing him. I feel good, I feel loose. I'm getting better and better."
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Joshua's compatriot David Haye squared up to American heavyweight Shannon Briggs at the weigh-in - and later said the pair would fight if they came through their respective bouts on 21 May.
Haye, 35, faces Swiss fighter Arnold Gjergjaj at the O2 Arena, with former WBO champion Briggs, 44, expected to be on the undercard.
"If he wins that fight and passes the medical then I'll knock him out afterwards," Haye told Sky Sports. | IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin says he will stop British challenger Anthony Joshua in Saturday's title fight at London's O2 Arena. | 0.928731 | 1 |
The match will be played on Saturday, 3 June while the Women's Champions League final will be held two days earlier at Cardiff City Stadium.
The 74,500-capacity Millennium Stadium hosted the FA Cup final, League Cup final, Community Shield and Football League play-offs from 2001 to 2006.
Olympic football games were played there in 2012.
The major city centre venue in the Welsh capital will also stage eight 2015 Rugby World Cup matches.
It missed out on hosting fixtures for the 2020 European Championship.
Real Madrid's Cardiff-born forward Gareth Bale said "it would be fantastic to be involved in front of a packed crowd at such an iconic stadium in 2017".
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) led the bid to host one of Uefa's major finals with support from the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), which owns Millennium Stadium.
Football Association of Wales chief executive Jonathan Ford welcomed the announcement by European football's governing body.
"We believe that staging both the 2017 Uefa Champions League final and 2017 Uefa Women's Champions League final will have a positive and long-lasting effect on Welsh football," said Ford.
"Today's announcement is the culmination of two years' of hard work and I'd like to thank all those who've helped the FAW fulfil its ambition."
FAW president Trefor Lloyd Hughes said: "Welsh football is certainly on the up and we look forward to working closely with Uefa and all of our stakeholders over the next two years to deliver two memorable finals."
WRU chief executive Roger Lewis said: "The Millennium Stadium is one of Europe's great sporting arenas and I am confident it will provide a fitting stage for the 2017 Uefa Champions League final."
Wales Women's team manager Jayne Ludlow also welcomed Cardiff hosting the 2017 female final.
"Having played in the competition with Arsenal and having had the honour of lifting the trophy in 2007, it will be great to welcome the world's best female footballers to Wales in 2017," said Ludlow.
The Welsh capital has a history of hosting major sporting events, including the final of the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
Cardiff City Stadium played host to the 2014 Super Cup, in which Real Madrid - the club of Wales star Gareth Bale - beat Sevilla. | Cardiff's Millennium Stadium has been confirmed as the venue for the 2017 Champions League final by Uefa. | 1.256986 | 1 |
He only has two league tries this term and is not in the Six Nations squad.
"I've got to be positive because people outside the group have been expecting me to be a world-beater, but it doesn't happen like that because teams are becoming smarter," said Burrell, 28.
"They know if they give me time and space I'm going to take it and that's when I'm at my best."
He continued to BBC Radio Northampton: "You see teams in their defensive set up against us putting a flanker in the backline to try to slow the first breakdown and stop me at source - we need to adapt as a backline."
Burrell, capped 12 times by England, was not chosen by former England head coach Stuart Lancaster for the 2015 World Cup behind Sam Burgess as the host nation went out at the group stage.
The former Sale player said he felt down by Lancaster, and revealed he had spoken with new England boss Eddie Jones.
Burrell said he was "his own worst critic" and always put pressure on himself, and added Jones had agreed he was a confidence player.
"I'm sure my confidence will come back," said Burrell. "I want to hit the ball after the first line-out and get into the game early because that's when I'm at my best.
"It's when I'm not touching the ball for 25-30 minutes when I've got to try to do something out of the ordinary to get myself involved in the game which is when little errors start creeping in.
"You're forcing the ball, doing things out of character - at the weekend we had a turnover ball late in the second half and I threw it on the floor.
"It's the little things like that that really start to get on top of you a bit because it's just out of character." | Northampton and England centre Luther Burrell says teams are wising up about how to defend against him. | 1.086081 | 1 |
Mrs Palin had cancelled an appearance at a campaign event for 2016 front-runner Donald Trump in Florida.
But she appeared at the event on Monday, citing "real life issues that happen" as a reason to back Mr Trump.
In January she endorsed the front-runner in the race to be Republican presidential candidate.
At the event, Mrs Palin addressed recent violent incidents at Trump rallies. She blamed the protesters, describing their actions as "punk-ass thuggery".
A statement from the Trump campaign described the accident as "bad" and said Mr Palin was in hospital.
A former governor of Alaska, Mrs Palin retired in favour of a media career, but remains an influential conservative voice.
On Tuesday, Republicans and Democrats vote in primaries in several states including Florida and Ohio.
Mrs Palin made appearances on Mr Trump's behalf at two events on Sunday.
"Governor Palin wishes her best to Mr Trump in the upcoming primaries," the Trump campaign said. | Todd Palin, the husband of former US Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has been injured in a snowmobile crash in Alaska. | 1.073468 | 1 |
Weekend Wogan had broadcast from 11:00 to 13:00 every Sunday, and will now be replaced by The Michael Ball Show.
Ball said he had "learned so much" from "friend and mentor" Sir Terry, who died in January aged 77.
The station also announced Claudia Winkleman will leave the Arts Show to front a new Sunday night slot and Craig Charles will host a Saturday funk show.
Ball currently hosts a programme on Sunday evenings from 19:00 to 21:00. He will start the new show on 10 April.
"I feel so honoured to have been asked to return to Sunday mornings on BBC Radio 2," he said. "I learned so much from my great friend and mentor Sir Terry Wogan. He was simply the best."
Ball previously presented a show in the same time slot before the launch of Weekend Wogan in 2010.
Richard Madeley will present the show for 10 weeks each year when the singer and presenter is away.
"Terry was such a huge part of our audience's lives for so long that finding another presenter to fill that particular slot was always going to be difficult," Lewis Carnie, Radio 2's head of programmes, said.
"Michael is already familiar to our audience and I'm delighted that he will take over the Sunday morning slot."
Winkleman said she was "completely over the moon" about moving from the Friday night arts slot to a new show, Sunday Night with Claudia Winkleman, from 19:00 to 21:00 on Sundays - replacing Ball's show.
She said: "We'll play great music and will try to help the listeners get ready for the week. The first record I ever bought was The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Tight Fit so it might get an airing. Apologies in advance."
The Arts Show, moving to a new Thursday night slot, will be presented by guest presenters in the short-term. Jonathan Ross is the current guest host.
The Craig Charles House Party will be broadcast from 22:00 to 00:00, and will include soul and funk music. Charles presents the BBC Radio 6 Music Funk and Soul Show from 18:00 to 21:00 on Saturdays.
He said: "I've loved presenting various shows on Radio 2 in recent years, so to get my very own permanent Radio 2 home every Saturday night, where I can play my favourite funk and soul tracks, is a dream come true." | Michael Ball is to take over BBC Radio 2's Sunday morning slot following the death of Sir Terry Wogan. | 1.002241 | 1 |
Chinese vice-premier Liu Yandong is meeting First Minister Carwyn Jones in Cardiff on Friday as part of a two-day visit.
The Welsh and Chinese governments will sign a memorandum of understanding on cultural matters.
Mrs Liu is the most senior Chinese leader to visit since former premier Wen Jiabao in 2000.
Speaking before the visit, Mr Jones said: "Strengthening links with China, one of the world's most powerful economies, has been a long-standing aim of the Welsh government and this visit by vice-premier Liu comes as a result of our engagement with the Chinese government over many years.
"I warmly welcome the vice-premier to Wales and I look forward to discussing Wales's pro-business approach and the increasingly-strong economic ties between our countries, as well as the important cultural and educational relations between us."
The first minister also told BBC Wales he would raise the issue of human rights in China with Mrs Liu.
Mrs Liu met Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday, who said this was a "golden year" for relations between China and the UK.
Chinese president Xi Jinping is due to make a state visit to the UK next month.
The Welsh government has tried to forge closer links with China, in particular the city of Chongqing.
During her visit, the vice-premier will also oversee the launch of a joint college between Cardiff University and Beijing Normal University.
Students will go through a four-year programme in Cardiff and Beijing.
Mr Jones will host a dinner, serving Welsh produce, later on Friday night. | One of China's most senior politicians is in Wales to discuss how the two countries can form closer links. | 1.261506 | 1 |
The "black" route favoured by ministers is opposed by Plaid Cymru and Lib Dem Kirsty Williams, as well as some Labour AMs and environmental groups.
UKIP's assembly election manifesto backed the cheaper "blue" route, to relieve congestion around Newport.
Mr Hamilton said having the black route was "better than no route".
He told AMs on Wednesday: "We came to this place to be constructive in our position and we want to play the kind of role, which Plaid Cymru claims now to be playing, in relation to the development of government policy.
"I just want to say, in relation to the black route or the blue route, my party is prepared to enter into discussions and negotiations with the government.
"We think the black route is better than no route, and so if this is necessary to unblock the logjam we are prepared to play our part in it."
Mr Jones said: "I hear what the leader of UKIP has said. It's important that the process now moves forward."
It was "difficult to see an alternative" to the black route, the first minister.
A decision is due before the summer recess on holding a public inquiry into the scheme, with construction scheduled to start in 2018.
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood, who faced Labour criticism after UKIP backed her bid to become first minister in a tied Senedd vote in May, told Mr Jones: "It looks like you might be able to strike a deal with UKIP, first minister, on the future of the black route.
"How very interesting." | UKIP assembly group leader Neil Hamilton has offered Labour his party's support to get an £1.1bn M4 relief road in south Wales passed by the Senedd. | 1.510196 | 2 |
Kieran Hope, 33, taught at a school in Chelmsford, Essex, when he arranged meetings with the girls via text messages, phone calls and emails.
At Chelmsford Crown Court, Hope was found guilty of seven counts of sexual activity with a child, said the court.
The court heard Hope abused his position of trust to target three teenage girls between 2012 and 2014.
His offences ranged from inappropriate touching to engaging in a full sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
Hope, of Keith Avenue, Wickford, bombarded one of his victims with more than 3,000 text messages in a single month.
Det Con Jeanine Atkins-Calver said: "Kieran Hope used his position as a teacher to strike up inappropriate relationships with vulnerable female students.
"He abused his position of trust to become a sexual predator, flattering the girls with compliments and persuading them that engaging in sexual activity with him would help build their confidence.
"I would like to thank the girls who came forward to give evidence against him. Their bravery may well have stopped other young girls being abused."
Police launched an investigation into Hope in May 2014 after one of his victims confided in a friend who encouraged her to come forward.
He was charged with sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust and appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court.
Following his appearance in court, two other victims came forward and he was later charged with further offences. | A music teacher who sexually abused teenage girls at the school where he worked has been jailed for 11.5 years. | 1.198292 | 1 |
The pedestrian was struck by a lorry at the Moira Road roundabout on the Glenavy Road at 07:30 GMT on Wednesday.
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.
The A26 Glenavy Road will be closed from 19:00 GMT to 20:00 GMT on Wednesday for a reconstruction and delays are expected. | A man has been killed in a collision in County Down. | 0.242249 | 0 |
Social housing specialist Connaught, which employed 10,000 people, had £220m of debt when it went bust in 2010.
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), which imposed the fine, spent five years investigating PwC's audit of Connaught in 2009.
It found evidence of misconduct by PwC and retired partner Stephen Harrison.
Mr Harrison was fined £150,000 and also reprimanded.
PwC was ordered to pay the FRC's legal costs and make an interim payment of £1.5m.
The FRC said the auditors had committed misconduct in three areas: mobilisation costs, long-term contracts and intangible assets.
PwC said it was sorry that it had fallen short of professional standards, adding: "Since 2010 when the case began, we've worked hard to improve our procedures and processes."
Exeter-based Connaught was a FTSE 250 company. At one stage, it had a market value of more than £500m.
It ran into serious difficulties after it emerged that a series of contracts would be loss-making.
Despite the management's efforts to put together a rescue plan, its creditors decided instead to put the business into administration under UK insolvency procedures. | Accounting firm PwC has been fined a record £5m and severely reprimanded over its auditing of collapsed property services group Connaught. | 1.290189 | 1 |
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