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Part of the roof was ripped off Ysgol Rhosgadfan primary school a week ago by Storm Barbara.
Younger children will go to a function room at the village sports club, while older pupils will be accommodated at the Cae'r Gors education centre.
Headteacher Paul Carr praised the local community for rallying around.
"The damage caused to parts of the school last Friday was quite frightening, but I'd like to take this opportunity to express our thanks and appreciation as a school to everyone who has offered their help over the past few days," he said.
"We're extremely grateful to the officers and committee of the Mountain Rangers football club for offering the function room as a home for the foundation phase until temporary classrooms will be available.
"In addition, we're hugely thankful to Cadw for their cooperation in allowing the use of the auditorium at Cae'r Gors for our older pupils."
The head said the plan was for pupils to return to classes next Thursday, and parents will be updated about the arrangements. | Pupils at a storm damaged school near Caernarfon will be taught in community venues while emergency repairs are carried out. | 1.176436 | 1 |
Warriors came from behind to rout a weakened Ulster 32-10 to finish the league standings in top spot.
"It will be a very tough game but we're just delighted to be playing at home," Townsend told BBC Scotland.
"They've got a few players coming back from injury and they had quality players on the bench today."
With a place in the last four already established, Ulster had little chance of reaching the top two and therefore elected to rest several big names for the trip to Scotstoun.
But the team selected by Neil Doak gave the Warriors a real fight, leading 10-6 until Stuart Hogg gathered his own chip on the run to score a wonderful try on 54 minutes.
Finn Russell added two more scores and a bonus point was secured when Richie Vernon galloped over with seven minutes remaining.
"The catalyst was Stuart Hogg's try," explained Townsend. "You could see the whole place lifting.
"We hadn't fired a shot in the first 50 minutes but we managed to fire a few in the last 30.
"We knew it would be tough into the wind in that first half and we were disappointed to concede a try but we felt we'd get the wind advantage if we could just get our game going.
"Unfortunately, we didn't play that well in the first 10 minutes of the second half. But the last half-hour was very good."
Al Kellock, who will retire at the end of the season, captained Glasgow and the lock is pleased to have another game at Scotstoun to look forward to.
Having lost in the final last year, the 33-year-old is determined to go one better and end his career on a high.
"We knew the scores elsewhere," he told BBC Scotland of the matches involving top three rivals Munster and Ospreys. "We knew what we had to do.
"Ulster are a very good team and the conditions were such that we had to play two different halves.
"To keep them to a four-point lead at half-time was great and we came out and played some great rugby, especially in the last 20 minutes.
"They had a lot of big names on their bench but I thought our bench was absolutely superb.
"Now we need to improve on what we did last year and push as hard as we can to not only win this semi-final but to go on and take the title." | Glasgow head coach Gregor Townsend knows Ulster will be a different prospect when the teams meet again next Friday in their Pro12 semi-final. | 0.954018 | 1 |
Shareholders of the Wrexham-based company met earlier this month to vote on a proposed £84m takeover by Severn Trent Water.
About 450 customers and staff had shares transferred to them ahead of the ballot to try and keep it out of the hands of the Coventry-based provider.
The High Court will decide if their votes are valid.
A spokesman for the staff said: "The court case is unprecedented in the UK and is a David versus Goliath battle between local staff and customers versus a FTSE 100 company."
Dee Valley Water employs about 180 people and has 230,000 customers across the Wrexham and Chester areas.
Customers pay an average of £145 a year for their water compared with £172 for Severn Trent.
The company had outbid London investment firm Ancala, which offered about £78.5m to take it over.
About 120 shareholders met at Wrexham's Ramada Plaza Hotel earlier this month to cast their votes, but ahead of that, one person transferred ownership of more than 400 shares to individuals.
The court case will establish the validity of the votes and sanction the takeover.
Dee Valley Water's chairman Jon Schofield said the board was determined the views of the shareholders are "properly reflected" with no uncertainty over how votes should be recorded.
"Following a number of unusual trades, our legal advisers made the board aware that the circumstances surrounding the vote were unprecedented and it considered that the only responsible course of action would be to seek a determination from the court as to how to correctly proceed," he added.
Ahead of the hearing, staff made "a heartfelt plea to maintain their jobs and the company's independence".
"Some of the 450 have expressed their anger that potentially the court could disregard their vote, calling into question the rights of small shareholders," the spokesman said.
"The case is even more interesting when you consider that water supply is a monopoly business and therefore this was the only way that customers could have an influence on who their supplier is."
Plaid Cymru's North Wales AM Llyr Gruffydd said the move would lead to job losses and "control of an important Welsh resource will leave Wales". | A "David versus Goliath" dispute over the future of Dee Valley Water will be decided in the High Court on Wednesday. | 1.169955 | 1 |
The United States Air Force (USAF) said in January it would leave the base by 2020, with the Ministry of Defence suggesting a decision on its future use by September.
Now the MoD has said the autumn date was "aspirational".
Former councillor John Smith said "no plan B" was in place for when the USAF leaves.
More than 4,000 US and UK nationals work at the base, with the USAF estimating it was worth $331m (£219M) to the local economy in 2013-14.
Since news of the closure, concerns have been raised over loss to local businesses.
Mr Smith, a former East Cambridgeshire District Councillor, said the closure was a not a local issue but a "European matter" and called for Euro MPs to fight the corner for regeneration funding.
He said: "This has been on the cards for years, and there's never been a plan B in place.
"We must not underestimate how massive this is, it's like losing an airport. We need the area re-designated on a European footing and we need funding to make the regeneration happen properly.
"The impression I get is that the MoD is kicking it [the decision] into the long grass."
A spokesman for the MoD said: "In view of the importance that local communities placed on certainty regarding the future of current US bases, the MoD agreed to attempt to come to a decision on the future of Mildenhall by September 2015.
"But this was an aspiration, given this is part of a UK-wide review of the entire defence estate to meet the needs of UK defence for years to come." | A decision on the future of RAF Mildenhall has been "kicked into the long grass", a campaigner has said. | 1.555498 | 2 |
Point of Ayr, near Prestatyn, was the last remaining deep pit in north Wales when it closed in 1996.
Coal was mined from beneath the seabed there for more than 100 years.
The colliery was one of the last to be mechanised and pit ponies were used until 1968, with four underground stables housing around 70 animals.
The average working life of a pit pony was 20 years and they were trained on the surface to get them used to the rattling of chains.
"Driving the ponies" was often the first job given to young miners and many formed close bonds with their pony.
Retired miner Glyn Hughes, from Gronant, said: "My horse's name was Turpin. On my first morning, I went 'gee up horse', and he wouldn't move.
"The old collier said to me 'Glyn, it's no good, they don't understand English. You'll have to learn Welsh and speak Welsh to them.' So that's why I started learning my Welsh. I had to speak Welsh to the pit ponies."
The unveiling of the sculpture - created by local artist Mike Owens, whose own grandfather was a miner - was part of an open day celebrating the history of the colliery.
A £40,500 Heritage Lottery grant has helped fund a project to preserve the mine's legacy, including a miners' trail and circular walk using the Wales Coast Path between Ffynnongroyw and Talacre.
A new app for the trail, with images and audio, was also launched on Sunday.
John Wiltshire, chairman of the Point of Ayr Community Heritage Group, said: "We are all really excited to bring the mine back to life and to educate both local people and visitors about the mine's importance, not just locally but also to the heritage of Wales as a whole." | A new sculpture remembering the pit ponies at a Flintshire colliery has been unveiled. | 2.281926 | 2 |
A member of staff and a customer were covered with fuel before the suspect fled with a quantity of cash.
The raid happened at a branch of Mark Jarvis, in Bentley, near Doncaster, at about 17:40 BST on Tuesday.
South Yorkshire Police said the man was wearing a grey coat, blue jeans and black gloves. The force has appealed for witnesses.
Det Sgt Debra Renwick said: "Thankfully no one was hurt in the incident, however the victims were left shaken and I would urge any witnesses who may be able to assist with our investigation, to please contact us."
More stories from across Yorkshire | Two people were sprayed with petrol and threatened by a man in a balaclava during a robbery at a bookmakers. | 0.496323 | 0 |
The pets were found to be unwell when they returned to their owners' home in Onthank Drive, Kilmarmock, on 24 October.
The Scottish SPCA said they were taken to a local vet but had to be put to sleep.
The animal welfare charity said it believed someone was "intentionally killing these cats".
A spokesman for the Scottish SPCA said: "A number of cats in this area have been poisoned with anti-freeze over the past few years.
"Unfortunately one of the owners in this case has had her pets poisoned twice, each time leading to them being put to sleep.
"This was not an accident and someone is intentionally killing these cats. We ask anyone with information to get in touch to prevent any more animals being needlessly killed."
Anyone with information has been urged to contact the Scottish SPCA. | Three cats have died after being poisoned with anti-freeze in an East Ayrshire town. | 1.464475 | 1 |
Stuart Mackenzie was four times over the limit when he ignored nine warning lights before crashing into five cars at temporary traffic lights.
A 16-year-old girl in one car suffered brain injuries in the collision on the A90 Dundee to Perth road.
Driver Max Stobbs, 19, also suffered serious head injuries.
Perth Sheriff Court heard how Mackenzie, or Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, had been drunk the night before the crash.
He then had more alcohol before getting behind the wheel of his work's van on 20 February last year.
Sheriff Gillian Wade told Mackenzie: "You deliberately decided to consume a significant quantity of alcohol which impaired your ability to drive.
"You failed to observe the reductions in the speed limit and failed to observe warning signs ahead of you, and you failed to observe the vehicles which had seen the warnings and stopped.
"You caused multiple injury and there is no alternative to custody."
Fiscal depute Carol Whyte told the court roadworks were being carried out on the dual carriageway and there was a convoy system in force.
She said: "Vehicles travelling east were slowed in a gradual manner from 70mph to a complete stop at a traffic light. In total there were nine different road signs advising of this, starting a mile prior to the red light.
"At 10.55pm four vehicles were stopped at the red light waiting for the convoy and the accused was seen to drive towards them. It appeared he had failed to notice the line of vehicles."
Mackenzie slammed into the back car in the line, trapping the two occupants, and causing it to hit three other cars "in a domino effect".
The court was told that his official alcohol reading was more than double the limit when taken five hours after the crash, but that he had been more than four times the limit at the time of the incident.
Solicitor David Holmes, defending, said his client expressed "genuine remorse" for those who had been affected by the crash.
Mackenzie admitted failing to reduce his speed and causing a five-car accident. He was also banned from driving for five years. | A drunk driver who left two teenagers with serious head injuries after smashing into a line of traffic has been jailed for two years. | 1.345806 | 1 |
Sotheby's has said it will repatriate about $381m to help fund its share buyback programme.
As a result it will take a charge of between $63m and $68m to cover US taxes, it said in a regulatory filing.
The company estimates it will record a loss of between $10m and $19m (£7m-£13m) for the fourth quarter of 2015.
Sotheby's will also take a $37m pre-tax charge for staff payoffs.
The company said it needed to bring the cash back to the US for "corporate strategic initiatives".
The move to repatriate earnings is unusual for a US-based multinational - many choose to re-invest cash earned overseas due to relatively high US tax rates.
On Thursday, Sotheby's board voted to scrap its quarterly dividend, and increase its share buyback programme by $200m, taking its total to $325m.
The board also voted to scrap its fourth quarter dividend. | New York-based auction house Sotheby's is to bring overseas earnings back to the US, a move which will contribute to the firm reporting a quarterly loss. | 0.805385 | 1 |
Four of its high-speed 175 Coradia train units have been taken off routes along the north Wales coast and to Manchester.
Work on its 150 class of diesel trains is also under way.
Arriva Trains said as a result "some affected peak time services have been busier than usual".
The Coradia trains are the fastest in the fleet operating at up to 100mph on the lines from Chester across to Holyhead, and are between 16 and 17-years-old.
They pull two and three carriage trains.
"We can confirm that four of our 175 units are currently out of use for corrosion repairs, also our 150 fleet is undergoing corrosion repairs," said a spokesperson for the operator.
"We will not be sourcing any extra capacity due to the timescales involved and lack of availability and there are no plans to use the loco stock on the weekends.
"We regret any inconvenience that this has caused to our customers whilst we carry out this essential maintenance work."
The rail company said it hoped all the maintenance work on its trains would be completed by the summer. | Rail operator Arriva Trains Wales has been forced to pull some of its fleet out of service to deal with corrosion problems. | 1.005374 | 1 |
North Wales Police said a 42-year-old man from Wrexham was due to appear before town magistrates on 31 May.
Mr Sanders played his last professional game in May 1996, and has more recently been coaching in Wales.
The Lawn Tennis Association, the sport's governing body, said it could not comment while police investigated. | Former British tennis professional Dan Sanders has been charged with eight offences of sexual activity with a child. | 0.314936 | 0 |
It is understood he was one of a group of five swimmers who got into difficulty in the sea at Tullan Strand near Bundoran on Tuesday evening.
Four of the group were able to make it to safety with the help of local surfers.
Malin Head Coast Guard said the alarm was raised by a woman who was sitting in a car park as events unfolded.
Bundoran lifeboat and the coastguard helicopter, based in Sligo, went to the scene.
Shane Smith of Bundoran lifeboat said they believe the missing man is in his late 20s or early 30s.
"The conditions yesterday saw some quite heavy swell so they could have got into trouble because of that," said Mr Smith.
"We were on scene pretty quickly and a full search began. We also had members of the Gardaà (Irish police) and defence forces helping as well.
"The search continued for a couple of hours but, of course, it is getting darker earlier now and we were stood down just after 21:00."
Tullan Strand is a popular surfing location and is regarded locally as a safe place to swim. | The search has resumed for a man missing off the coast of Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. | 1.113147 | 1 |
The former Wales Under-20 international made 50 appearances in five seasons with the capital region.
The 23-year-old will strengthen the loose-head resources available to the Dragons.
"With Cardiff Blues my chances were limited, being added into the team and then taken out of it continuously, so I am looking forward to challenging for a first team position," said Davies.
Dragons Head Coach, Kingsley Jones added: "Thomas is a player highly rated amongst his team-mates from age grade ranks through to senior level.
"He will bring great cover for (the injured) Phil (Price) in the short term and will go on to challenge for a regular first choice spot in the longer term." | Prop Tom Davies has joined Newport Gwent Dragons after leaving the Blues. | 0.693323 | 1 |
Hart, expected to leave with Claudio Bravo close to signing, was applauded by home supporters throughout the 1-0 second leg win over Steaua Bucharest.
"We've a top manager and he's going to have his opinion on things," added Hart, after City's 6-0 aggregate win.
City boss Pep Guardiola said: "I know Joe is a legend for this club."
Hart, 29, was dropped by Guardiola for the first three games of the season but was handed the captain's armband before marking his first start of the season with a clean sheet.
At one point in the second half, the Etihad reverberated to chants of: "Stand up if you love Joe Hart".
He responded by shaking his head and touching the club badge on his shirt.
"That was a really special night for me," said Hart, who joined City in 2006 and has won two Premier League titles, two League Cups and one FA Cup.
"We all know there is a situation going on but I feel that inside, outside of all the circus, we are handling it well.
"Tonight was really nice. I really appreciate the people at Manchester City and it turns out they appreciate me.
"This is a special place for me, I've made no secret of that. Situations occur in football. We are men and we get on with it."
Asked if he might be leaving, Hart added: "That's not for me to say."
Guardiola is expected to complete the signing of Barcelona keeper Bravo in the next few days. Bravo flew into Manchester on Tuesday for a medical.
"I'm here to take decisions," said Guardiola. "I can't deny what I feel. I was honest with Joe, the club and myself.
"I can completely understand if the fans are not happy. Joe did a lot with this club in the years he's been here, more than I have done.
"I know part of what the club has become, one of the reasons is Joe. They won the Premier League, the cup. He helped to make this team one step above.
"I am so happy how the people treat him and love him."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Joe Hart says helping Manchester City reach the group stage of the Champions League on possibly his last appearance for the club was "a special night". | 0.882335 | 1 |
In a statement, the region made clear they intend to seek new ownership and investment. Joint-owners Newport RFC would also transfer their shares.
"This is an important decision that will enable a new chapter to be written," said CEO Stuart Davies.
The Dragons are the only Welsh region partially owned by the WRU.
A WRU spokesman confirmed to BBC Wales that the WRU and the region "are joined up on this."
The region have finished as the lowest Welsh region in eight out of 12 seasons in the Pro12 and have struggled to attract big name signings, or to hold on to top Welsh internationals.
The current Newport Gwent Dragons board is made up of Chairman Martyn Hazell and seven directors, including major contributor Tony Brown and Newport RFC Chairman Will Godfrey.
The board will continue in their current capacity until new investors or owners are found, but the agreement will not affect the ownership of Rodney Parade, which will be maintained by Newport RFC.
Newport County AFC are also tenants at Rodney Parade, having signed a ten-year lease.
"I am excited by the potential we have and the prospects that this moment brings, and the search can begin in earnest now for the people who wish to take a place at Welsh rugby's top table and embark on what could be a great adventure," Davies said.
Dragons' chairman Hazell added: "The time is right to hand over the reins and in the process hopefully secure our prosperity and competitiveness."
"Newport RFC understand and support the aspirations of the Dragons and will assist in helping them achieve their aim," Newport RFC owner Godfrey confirmed. | Newport Gwent Dragons are seeking new investment under plans that would see the WRU relinquish their 50% stake in the region. | 1.148116 | 1 |
The hosts lost opener Chris Dent for a duck in the fourth over and Gareth Roderick (23) shortly after.
Will Tavare (20) and Michael Klinger (10) continued a steady fall of wickets until Hamish Marshall (58) and Phil Mustard (38) led the hosts' recovery.
However, Viljoen swept through the tail to end with impressive figures of 5-55. | South Africa fast bowler Hardus Viljoen took five wickets on his Kent debut as they bowled Gloucestershire out for 221 on day one in Bristol. | 0.265686 | 0 |
Most of the men - formerly teenagers at HMP Kirklevington, near Yarm - have alleged they were physically abused and some sexually assaulted.
They allege the abuse took place between the 1960s and 1990s when the prison was a mixed remand centre.
Police said two men, aged 62 and 71, arrested in connection with the inquiry had been released without charge.
A spokesman for the Cleveland force said the investigation, which began in 2016, was "complex and extensive".
He said help and support was being offered to those who had come forward.
One of the complainants, Andrew Drabarek, who was an inmate as a teenager, said he was regularly beaten.
He said: "You accept punishment, but not like that - being beaten by a grown man when you are a teenager is something else."
The Ministry of Justice has urged anyone with allegations to report them to police.
Kirklevington was converted to a resettlement prison for adult male offenders in 1992. | More than 350 ex-inmates at a detention centre have come forward to say they were abused, police have said. | 1.401107 | 1 |
St Nicholas C of E Primary School was praised for its "highly effective teaching" and "ambitious leadership".
Ofsted said the school had been on a "phenomenal journey" since its previous inspection when it was rated as "requiring improvement".
The school said Blackpool was "bouncing back" from "negative headlines".
Secondary schools in the town were described as "dire" last year by the chief inspector of schools, with two thirds of schools rated as either "inadequate" or "requiring improvement".
In contrast, inspectors said pupils at St Nicholas, on School Road, behaved "impeccably", were proud of their school and were highly curious and confident.
The report, following an inspection on 1 and 2 March, also praised staff, governors and parents and said outcomes had "improved rapidly", with "excellent progress, especially in reading and mathematics".
Head teacher Andy Mellor said it was all down to a "truly community effort".
"It has been a hard journey but well worth the considerable effort," he added. "I am sure that it won't be long before other Blackpool schools will be judged outstanding too.
"There have been so many negative headlines... and yet there is so much fantastic work going on in Blackpool schools. Our kids in Blackpool deserve the best."
An outstanding rating was "great for the town", he said, adding: "Blackpool is bouncing back."
Westcliff Primary School was rated outstanding by Ofsted inspectors in 2009. It has since become an academy school and was rated "good" in 2013.
The only other schools rated "outstanding" in Blackpool are specialist schools: Highfurlong School and Park Community Academy. | A primary school in Blackpool has become the first mainstream school in the town to be rated "outstanding" by Ofsted inspectors since 2009. | 1.331273 | 1 |
The Blues host San Marino side La Fiorita at Windsor Park on 27/28 June with the return leg on 4/5 July.
In the Europa League qualifiers Crusaders take on Latvians FK Liepaja and Ballymena meet Odd BK of Norway.
Coleraine's opponents FC Haugesund are also from Norway while Derry City go up against FC Midtjylland of Denmark.
The Europa League first qualifying round games will be played on 29 June and 6 July.
If the Blues progress they will play the 1967 European Cup winners in Belfast on 11/12 July with the second leg at Celtic Park on 18/19 July.
The 11/12 July date is problematic as it coincides with the 'Twelfth' marches in Northern Ireland and an alternative arrangement is likely to be sought.
It would be a first meeting between the Blues and Celtic.
Celtic defeated Irish League opposition in Belfast four years ago with a 3-0 win over Cliftonville in a Champions League qualifier. | Linfield will face Scottish giants Celtic if they beat SP La Fiorita in the first qualifying round of the Champions League. | 0.732042 | 1 |
Ahmed Shaheed, the special rapporteur on Iran, expressed concern at what he said appeared to be a new crackdown on freedom of expression and the media.
The recent arrests of five journalists were particularly worrying, he said.
They have been accused of taking part in an "infiltration network linked to hostile Western governments".
The journalists - including Afarine Chitsaz, Ehssan Mazandarani, Saman Safarzai, and Issa Saharkhiz - were detained by plainclothes members of the Revolutionary Guards' intelligence units on 2 November.
More than a dozen other journalists and social media activists have also reportedly been summoned for interrogation by the Iranian authorities.
"The government of Iran should not silence critical or dissenting voices under the guise of vague and unsubstantiated national security concerns," Mr Shaheed said.
Iran has international obligations to allow and protect the right to a free press and access to information, he stressed.
David Kaye, the UN special rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, noted that the detention and harassment of journalists was increasing as February's parliamentary elections approached, in a repeat of the run-up to the 2013 polls.
"Public participation in any electoral process is virtually impossible if the media and civil society are so frequently affected by arrests and prosecution," Mr Kaye said.
The UN experts urged Iran to release all journalists who have been arbitrarily and unlawfully arrested for their peaceful exercise of fundamental rights, including the Iranian-American Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian.
Mr Rezaian, who has been detained for more than 15 months, was last month found guilty of espionage by a Revolutionary Court after a secret trial.
The Iranian authorities have provided no details on the exact nature of the conviction, which the Washington Post and the US government have denounced. | UN human rights experts have called on the authorities in Iran to stop intimidating journalists as the country prepares for elections early next year. | 1.783011 | 2 |
The UK Windsurfing Association's annual championships were due to start at 11:00 BST on Bridlington's North Beach.
But the blustery conditions forced races to be postponed until Sunday, Chairman Bob Ingram said.
The Met Office said wind speeds were averaging 36mph from 09:00, which was "relatively unusual" for June.
A spokesperson said a gust speed of 40mph was recorded in Bridlington at 15:00. | The UK's national windsurfing championships have been put on hold after 40mph gusts were deemed "too strong" for it to go ahead. | 1.034466 | 1 |
Four losses in their past six Bundesliga games have taken them down into ninth place.
Schmidt, 49, has been considered one of the Bundesliga's top managers, and is seen as a possible Arsenal boss when Arsene Wenger leaves.
They are still in the Champions League, but trail 4-2 to Atletico Madrid after their last-16 first-leg game.
Sporting director Rudi Voller said: "I believe Roger Schmidt is an absolute top coach. But we have to act now if we are not going to lose touch with our targets." | Bayer Leverkusen have sacked manager Roger Schmidt following Saturday's 6-2 defeat by Borussia Dortmund. | 0.548091 | 1 |
The 30-year-old has played 27 Tests for the Black Caps and had a spell with Lancashire this summer.
He took 32 Championship wickets for the Red Rose, including 6-66 on his debut against Nottinghamshire.
He will be replaced by Pakistan's Mohammad Amir at newly-promoted Essex midway through next summer.
Wagner also equalled a world record by taking five wickets in a six-ball first-class over, for Otago against Wellington in 2011. | Essex have signed New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner for the first half of the 2017 County Championship season and One-Day Cup. | 0.586641 | 1 |
Sundowns were making their debut in this tournament having qualified for Japan after winning the African Champions League for the first time in their history in September.
But the South Africans' hopes of progressing were dashed by two second half goals from Yasushi Endo (pictured) and Mu Kanazaki.
In the first half, Sundowns dominated and were at the heart of the action with their Zimbabwean star Khama Billiat coming close.
But Kashima, who beat Auckland City 2-1 in the tournament's opening match on Thursday, were gifted their opening goal by Sundowns' Ugandan goalkeeper Denis Onyango in the 63rd minute.
Latching onto a knock-down from Shoma Doi, Endo scuffed his left-foot shot which somehow squeezed under Onyango, bobbling out of his grasp and over the line, almost in slow motion.
Substitute Kanazaki killed the game off by smashing home from close range with two minutes left after more sloppy defending from the African champions.
Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane was left to rue his side's wasted opportunities.
"We played against a good team, they had their chances and took them, we didn't take ours," Mosimane said after the match.
The South Africans will now play South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai in the fifth-place play-off match on Wednesday.
Kashima, fresh from clinching their eighth J-League crown last weekend, will face Atletico Nacional of Colombia in the competition's first semi-final on Wednesday.
Spanish giants Real Madrid are scheduled to arrive in Japan on Monday to face Club America of Mexico in their semi-final on Thursday.
The Club World Cup features international football's six continental champions plus a team from the host nation. | The African champions, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, lost 2-0 to Japanese side Kashima Antlers in the quarter-final of the Fifa Club World Cup in Osaka on Sunday. | 1.098067 | 1 |
The hosts had been set an improbable target of 468 for victory after Pakistan declared for the second time in the match.
Trescothwick, 40, hit 106 as Somerset held out with Jack Leach (six not out) and Tim Groenewald (four not out) surviving the last 16 balls of the day.
Earlier, Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali hit 101 not out for the tourists.
They had started day three on 104-4 with Azhar on 50 not out and Asad Shafiq unbeaten on 26.
The duo shared a stand of 138 in 30 overs with Shafiq ending 69 not out as Pakistan made 236 for four declared in their second innings.
"It was very important to spend time out on the pitch and getting some runs is an extra on top," Azhar said.
"This game we played very good cricket and as a unit we are looking a very confident side right now."
Pakistan, whose four-match series against England starts on 14 July, face Sussex at Hove on Friday. | Pakistan were held to a draw in their tour match with Somerset thanks to a century by veteran Marcus Trescothick. | 0.98497 | 1 |
Wiggins, 30, told the San Diego Union-Tribune that the culture in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) was "very, very harmful".
The four-time All-American guard blamed the "toxic" environment for her decision to quit in 2016 after eight years with four league teams.
But another player accused Wiggins of reinforcing unfair stereotypes.
Wiggins was considering a contract extension with New York Liberty last year when she abruptly announced her retirement.
"I didn't like the culture inside the WNBA, and without revealing too much, it was toxic for me," she told the Union-Tribune.
"My spirit was being broken."
She added: "Me being heterosexual and straight, and being vocal in my identity as a straight woman was huge.
"I would say 98% of the women in the WNBA are gay women. It was a conformist type of place.
"There was a whole different set of rules they [the other players] could apply."
Wiggins - who is now training to become a professional beach volleyball player - graduated as Stanford's all-time leading scorer and was selected by the Minnesota Lynx as the No 3 pick in 2008.
Her comments stirred controversy among other league players.
The Chicago Sky's Imani Boyette posted an open letter to Wiggins about her remarks, urging her to consider other players' experiences.
"Do you understand what you've done? You've reinforced unfair stereotypes," she wrote.
"A person's orientation is their own and their business.
"Now, because of your article, it is no longer out of bounds to ask WNBA players about their sexuality.
"Do they ask any male stars in the NBA about their sexuality? Is it even a conversation?"
But Los Angeles Sparks forward and WNBA Players Association president Nneka Ogwumike said Wiggins' allegations should be taken seriously.
"Anything that impacts an inclusive culture should be taken seriously," she said in a statement. | Former US basketball star Candice Wiggins says she was bullied during her career for being heterosexual. | 1.700455 | 2 |
An inquest heard Steven Amos died after surgery in Gloucestershire in 2016.
His condition deteriorated over a weekend and he was not seen by a senior doctor until the Monday morning.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said it was "confident" it had processes in place to "effectively escalate concerns".
An inquest in March heard Mr Amos, 57, from Cheltenham died in May 2016, seven days after having a gastrectomy reconstruction.
His condition deteriorated at 01:00 BST on Monday 16 May, and he was seen by a junior doctor at 03:15 BST.
A senior doctor did not examine him until 08:00 BST.
He underwent an emergency operation at 14:00 BST but died the following evening.
Following the inquest Gloucestershire coroner Katy Skerrett wrote to the trust, which runs Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal hospitals.
In the letter, which has been seen by the BBC, Ms Skerrett said she was "concerned whether there is appropriate escalation of care given to a patient who acutely deteriorates during the night shifts over the weekend period."
She said: "It is likely that if Steven had been taken to theatre sooner... his chances of survival following the emergency operation would have been increased.
"In my opinion there is a risk that future deaths will occur unless action is taken."
The trust's chief executive, Deborah Lee, said: "Our hospitals have robust processes in place for investigating incidents that give rise to concern, and where standards fall short we are committed to making any changes in practice required to help us improve care for future patients.
"We continue to be vigilant about quality of care, with a low threshold for investigating concerns.
"We have provided assurance to the coroner, Ms Skerrett, that we are confident we have processes in place to ensure our junior clinicians are able to effectively escalate concerns about patients who deteriorate during the night.
"We use an established pathway of escalating clinical concerns that is considered standard practice and is used routinely to ensure patients receive the appropriate level of care, day or night.
"Ensuring our patients receive safe, effective, high quality care remains our top priority." | Further deaths could occur at hospitals unless changes are made to the way patients are cared for at nights during weekends, a coroner has said. | 1.42459 | 1 |
An inquiry began after the mother's indifferent attitude to the birth of her baby girl on New Year's Day aroused suspicion among medical staff.
Social services found her brothers, aged two, five and six, living in the flat in a suburb of northern Paris.
It seems the boys had never left the flat in all their lives.
The two eldest had developmental problems, could not speak properly and had difficulty walking, as well as being undernourished.
They had simple mattresses for beds and there was no furniture, let alone toys, a judicial source told French daily Liberation.
All four children were taken into care in February.
The father, 33, and the mother, aged 27, are in custody being investigated on suspicion of depriving their children of care - a charge which could see them jailed for seven years and fined 100,000 euros (£83,500; $138,000).
News of the children being found has emerged in the French media only this week.
It appears that none of the boys attended school or received vaccinations or any other medical attention.
Neither parent worked but they received child benefit, Liberation reports.
It seems the family had been living in the seventh-floor flat in the deprived district of La Courneuve in the Seine-Saint-Denis suburb of Paris for six years.
Neighbours in the block of flats said they had never seen the elder boys.
Foster parents are now taking care of the two youngest children while the eldest are receiving specialist care.
One question being asked is why no follow-up was given to the boys, who had been born in France, the BBC's Hugh Schofield reports from Paris.
"Sometimes I saw the father as I was leaving for work but I never saw the children," an unnamed neighbour told Liberation.
"I would hear some noise, sometimes children crying, but that was all." | French authorities are investigating an Indian couple for neglect after their three small children were found living in appalling conditions in their flat. | 1.347654 | 1 |
Eilish Herron, of Paisley, was fuelling her Renault Clio at the forecourt in Linwood, at about 14:30 on Wednesday, when it was hit by a Ford Focus.
The 17-year-old died at the scene. The male Ford car driver was uninjured.
Eilish's former school, St Andrew's Academy, have also said she was "very popular" and "a wonderful young adult".
In a statement, Eilish's family said: "We are absolutely devastated by the loss of our beautiful daughter Eilish.
"We just cannot believe that we will not see her again. She was a lovely girl, a good daughter, sister, granddaughter and a great friend to those who knew her. She had so much to live for and we will miss her terribly.
"We are very gratefully for the thoughts and kind words already given, however, we would ask that we be allowed to have the time to grieve as a family at this very, very sad and difficult time."
Kevin Henry, head teacher at Eilish's former school in Paisley, said: "Eilish enjoyed six very successful and happy years in St Andrew's Academy and had left at the summer. She had been accepted to study nursing at Robert Gordon University.
"Eilish was a wonderful young adult and was very popular with both her peers and the staff of the school.
"She was a talented sportswoman and had been recognised in 2013 as Renfrewshire Young Sportsperson of the Year."
Mr Henry said Eilish had given "much of her own time to coaching younger students in the school".
"Eilish was a great role model for our pupils, her death is a tragic loss," he said.
"Staff and the school chaplain will be available to students who require any support. Eilish and her family will be in the thoughts and prayers of all in the school."
Meanwhile, police have asked anyone with information about the incident in which Eilish died to contact them.
A report on the circumstances will be submitted to the procurator fiscal. | The family of a Renfrewshire teenager who died after a collision between two cars at an Asda petrol station have said they are "devastated" by her loss. | 0.785185 | 1 |
Campaigners want Thanet council to buy Manston Airport under a compulsory purchase order (CPO) so it can reopen.
South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay said a draft PricewaterhouseCoopers report had found no impediment to a CPO.
Thanet council will consider the report after it is published. The site owners said they would fight any CPO attempt.
"We have taken a great leap forwards today," said Mr Mackinlay after discussing the findings of the report with Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Aviation Minister Robert Goodwill.
"The Department [for Transport] stands ready to assist with the reinstatement of a CAA licence as soon as a CPO process is completed and Manston Airport is ready to reopen and receive aircraft."
"To lose this type of strategic regional and national asset was always wrong," he added.
Chris Musgrave and Trevor Cartner, who have bought a majority stake in the site, set out a £1bn redevelopment plan on Wednesday.
Their 20-year plan for the site they have renamed Stone Hill Park includes 2,500 homes, a sports village, 200 acres of manufacturing units with 4,000 jobs, and a film production studio.
Under the proposals, a 200-acre park would be created with the former runway as a centrepiece.
In response to protesters' calls for the site to remain an airport, Ray Mallon, a spokesman for the owners, said: "My answer to them was simple. This airport has had more comebacks than Frank Sinatra."
He also accused Mr Mackinlay and North Thanet MP Sir Roger Gale of making "inaccurate statements" to the public, saying a "major impediment in the way of a CPO" was a lack of funding.
"It's now time for them to move on and stop wasting time and further public money."
But Thanet council's UKIP leader Christopher Wells said there was a group of people in office who will do everything they can to reopen Manston.
Conservative MP Mr Mackinlay said the CPO was supported by the government and the prime minister had taken an interest too.
Plans to reopen the airport have been put forward by US investment firm RiverOak, who Mr Mackinlay said remained "key players".
Campaign group, Supporters of Manston Airport, believe the airport failed because it had aimed at the passenger market but they believe it could succeed as a cargo airport. | A closed Kent airport could open early next year and the Civil Aviation Authority is to be "put on standby" in case it happens, an MP has said. | 1.074813 | 1 |
Lisa Williamson, from Bromyard, Herefordshire, was found unconscious at the BoomTown Fair site near Winchester, on Saturday afternoon.
The 31-year-old, who was at the event with her husband, was treated by medical staff on site and taken to hospital but later died.
The inquest, which was adjourned, heard the cause of death was hanging.
Up to 38,000 people attended the four-day event at Matterley Bowl near Winchester.
Last year, Ellie Rowe, 18, died after taking the drug ketamine during the festival. | A woman who died at a music festival in Hampshire was found hanged in a campsite toilet, an inquest has heard. | 0.573414 | 1 |
Martin Duffy, 31, was part of an armed masked mob which targeted a flat in Paisley on 11 May 2015.
Lisa Revie confronted the gang as they made off in a Mini, but she fell to the ground and Duffy drove over her.
The 36-year-old suffered a brain injury as well as fractures to her skull, ribs, pelvis and both ankles. Duffy admitted culpable and reckless driving.
Jailing Duffy at the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lord Bannatyne told Duffy: "The motive for this appears to have been revenge for something.
"Your victim sustained life-threatening injuries which have had a significant effect on her life and will continue to do so."
The court heard that Duffy, of Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, had borrowed the car used in the attack from a friend of his partner.
He and other men then used the car to get to the flat in Paisley's Blackstoun Oval.
Prosecutor Allan Nicol told the court: "Witnesses were returning (to the property) when they noticed a white Mini.
"The occupants all had their faces covered with masks described as a pig, a clown, a wolf and the devil.
"The people from the car then left it and chased them."
The court was told that the group being pursued managed to get inside the flat before the door was struck with a hammer and a knife.
Ms Revie then decided to go back out causing the gang to flee. Two of the mob jumped back into the Mini.
Lisa swung open the driver's door and punched Duffy, who was still wearing his mask.
Her friend David Soutar was hit as Duffy tried to speed off.
Ms Revie was then struck by the door of the car as it reversed.
Mr Nicol told the court: "She was thrown into the air and cracked her head as she landed.
"She fell under the car causing her to become trapped. The vehicle was then driven forwards and over her lower half as she lay on the ground."
Duffy escaped before the car's owner was told the Mini had been left near her house.
Ms Revie was taken to hospital with severe injuries and now walks with the aid of crutches, has memory loss and double vision as well as ongoing pain in her head and neck.
Duffy also admitted injuring David Soutar to the danger of his life and a further charge of behaving in a threatening and abusive manner as well as failing to show at a previous court date. | A man who drove over a woman in a hit-and-run attack in Renfrewshire has been jailed for six years. | 0.88623 | 1 |
Under the current law, only driving on the pavement is prohibited unless councils have passed specific traffic regulations.
SNP MSP Sandra White hopes her proposals will stop vehicles blocking walkways, a particular issue for people with mobility problems.
But it is unclear whether Holyrood or Westminster has the power to legislate.
The Footway Parking and Double Parking (Scotland) Bill would make it an offence to park on footways or drop kerbs and would outlaw double parking.
Ms White, the MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, wants to give traffic wardens across Scotland the right to ticket vehicles that are causing an obstruction.
The proposal has received the backing of traffic wardens, the fire service and charities such as Guide Dogs Scotland.
But some powers over parking on pavements are reserved, meaning an amendment to the 1998 Scotland Act could be needed to allow Holyrood to legislate.
Stuart Hay, director of the charity Living Streets, welcomed Ms White's bill, and said it was up to the UK and Scottish governments to work together to push the legislation forward.
He said: "The publication of this bill will hopefully clarify how a ban on pavement parking becomes law and how the constitutional issues which have thwarted efforts thus far can be resolved.
"It's vital that the Scottish secretary works with the Scottish Parliament to give councils and Police Scotland the powers they need to protect disabled and visually impaired people from inconsiderate and irresponsible parking."
Former Liberal Democrat MSP Ross Finnie and SNP MSP Joe Fitzpatrick have previously tried to ban pavement parking in Scotland.
Mr Finnie's bill ran out of time and Mr Fitzpatrick became a government minister, preventing him from putting forward a member's bill. | A bill banning parking on pavements has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament for the third time. | 1.815633 | 2 |
The attacks, reportedly by Syrian or Russian warplanes, were on rebel-held areas in the east of the city.
A correspondent for the French news agency AFP who is in Aleppo says barrel bombs were dropped on several areas.
In one neighbourhood, a hospital was hit in the bombing, wounding some staff and patients.
"All kinds of weapons were used to bomb the hospital, from midnight until about 11:00. Now it's unusable," Mohammad Kheir, one of its doctors, told AFP.
People of another neighbourhood reported the use of the crude unguided explosive devices too. "All of a sudden there was a barrel bomb on top of us. We came outside and a second one, then a third one hit us," said Ahmad Erfan, a teenager living in the Salhin neighbourhood.
The Syrian government says western areas of Aleppo, which it controls, have been hit by rebel shelling, killing at least one person.
Aleppo, once Syria's commercial and industrial hub, has been divided since 2012, with the government controlling the western half and rebel factions holding the east.
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But in recent months, government forces backed by Russian air strikes have almost encircled the rebel-held areas and cut off one of the rebels' two routes to Turkey.
Since the, the government has advanced further on the one remaining supply line.
The battle for the city led to the collapse of a cessation of hostilities negotiated by Russia and the US at the end of February.
On Friday, US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov said they had agreed on "concrete steps" to salvage the failing ceasefire. | Air strikes on the Syrian city of Aleppo have killed at least 28 people, including children, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | 1.809837 | 2 |
Marches against "femicide" also took place in other cities and in neighbouring Chile and Uruguay.
The protests follow recent cases of violence against women that have shocked Argentina.
Women's rights groups, unions, political parties and the Catholic Church have all backed the marches.
In Buenos Aires, marchers carried banners and wore badges proclaiming "Ni una menos" (Not one less) - the rallying cry for the campaign.
Some wore shirts emblazoned with the photos of the victims of domestic violence.
Argentine news agency Telam estimated that more than 200,000 people took part in the rally.
Football star Lionel Messi, who is backing the movement, wrote on Facebook: "Enough femicides. We join all Argentines today in shouting out loud 'not one woman less'."
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner also took to social media, condemning a "culture that devastates women".
In the Chilean capital, Santiago, about 100 protesters gathered with signs reading "Mourning and outraged".
Several thousand people also marched in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.
Recent cases of violence against women in Argentina include the murder in April of a kindergarten teacher by her estranged husband in front of her class in the central province of Cordoba.
There has also been outrage at the killing of a 14-year-old girl whose boyfriend is accused of beating her to death because she was pregnant.
Argentina adopted a femicide law in 2012 with tough penalties for domestic violence.
Other Latin American countries have also written similar laws into their penal codes. However, campaigners say the laws are not being effectively implemented. | Thousands of people have taken part in a march in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires condemning violence against women. | 2.208109 | 2 |
Beach Buddies, established in 2006, co-ordinates weekly operations around the Isle of Man's coast.
A spokesman said the cash will mean the organisation can "expand on its work" which includes launching an educational programme in the coming year.
The government awarded the grant and said its work had "encouraged more people to use the outdoors".
The island's environment department said Beach Buddies, which has about 7,000 volunteers, had complemented several government strategies which also included growing visitor numbers.
Beach Buddies organiser Bill Dale said: "We now believe they [the beaches] are the tidiest in Europe."
New initiatives also include more bins at various beauty spots around the island.
It also aims to establish an online litter hotline where the public can report problems. | A beach clean-up charity has been given a £30,000 grant to help keep Manx beaches the "tidiest in Europe". | 1.937537 | 2 |
Citywing has reinstated two daily services to and from the Isle of Man and Belfast City.
About 100 jobs were lost when owners Balfour Beatty closed the airport in October after failing to find a buyer.
In December, the airport reopened with a licence allowing a limited commercial service but not large carriers with passengers.
The airport served 235,000 passengers in 2013 and was voted best UK airport in 2009, according to a Which? survey. | Regular passenger flights have resumed at Blackpool Airport after a six-month absence. | 1.00793 | 1 |
Police have also charged the 39-year-old accused with improper use of electronic communications.
The charges relate to a hoax bomb alert at Mr Adams's home in the west of the city two months ago.
The man was charged by detectives in Newry, County Down, to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
Police were called to the Sinn Féin leader's home in Norfolk Drive in May after receiving information that a device had been left there.
After a search, nothing untoward was found. | A man has been charged with causing a hoax bomb alert at the home of the Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams and making threats to kill. | 0.577757 | 1 |
Gray had a medical on Saturday and has signed a four-and-a-half year deal with Leicester, who had a bid turned down for the 19-year-old in August.
If the Football Association confirms his registration, he will be available for Sunday's FA Cup tie at Tottenham.
"I watch a lot of football. The way Leicester play suits my style," said the England U-20 player.
Bournemouth were also said to be interested in the highly-rated teenager, who burst onto the scene with a hat-trick against Reading in December 2014.
Gray came through the Blues' youth system and made 78 senior appearances for the club, scoring eight goals. | Leicester City have signed Birmingham City winger Demarai Gray after meeting a £3.7m release clause in his contract. | 0.719348 | 1 |
Labour MPs Chris Matheson and Justin Madders were accused of "taking a freebie" by a Conservative councillor.
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards found the passes did not need to be declared.
The MPs labelled the complaint "a waste of public funds" and "politically-motivated and petty".
In a letter to the commissioner, former leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council Mike Jones accused the MPs of "deliberately failing to properly declare" annual passes to a number of council-owned car parks.
Mr Jones told the BBC: "In my view they didn't declare it to avoid exposing the fact that they've taken a freebie from the residents of Cheshire West."
Chester MP Chris Matheson requested a council parking permit to be used for "official duties" after being elected in 2015.
The authority offered free permits to three other local MPs. The offer was accepted by Ellesmere Port and Neston MP Justin Madders, but Conservative MPs Graham Evans and Antoinette Sandbach declined.
Mr Matheson told the commissioner: "I did not think to register the permit as it is issued also to all councillors in connection with duties as an elected member for the local area."
Mr Madders said the MPs' code of conduct "appeared to make it clear that I did not need to register the permit".
"If I am visiting on other business unrelated to the Council, I would pay for a space in the normal manner," he added.
The commissioner found that the £1,139 "maximum value" of the free parking permits was "considerably below the registration threshold" set out in the MPs' code of conduct.
Mr Matheson said: "I imagine many residents will be aghast that something as trivial as a parking permit could be the subject of a formal complaint." | Two Cheshire MPs given free parking passes by their local council did not break parliamentary rules, a watchdog has found. | 1.075074 | 1 |
Former Scotland Under-21 cap Martin, now 28, has secured a two-year contract after spending a season with Dumbarton.
Manager Gary Naysmith told his club website: "Other teams in Scotland, as well as clubs in England, were interested in securing his services.
"So I'm delighted the hard work has paid off."
Martin began his career with Motherwell before spells with Leeds United, Barrow, Accrington Stanley, Ayr United, Crewe Alexandra, Aldershot Town, Clyde and Hamilton Academical.
He becomes Queens' second signing of the week after the arrival of 24-year-old defender Callum Fordyce from Dunfermline Athletic on a one-year deal.
"Alan had a very impressive season last year and was arguably one of the most consistent goalkeepers in the Championship," added Naysmith.
"While it was relatively straight forward and easy to conclude the deal to bring Callum to the club, we had to work really hard to get this one over the line."
Fordyce, who joined the Pars from Livingston in 2015, made only 16 appearances this season, but his last start came in a 1-0 win over Queens at Palmerston Park on the last day of the league campaign. | Queen of the South say they beat off competition from clubs in England and Scotland to sign goalkeeper Alan Martin from Championship rivals Dumbarton. | 0.624839 | 1 |
Sunday's sacking of O'Driscoll has prompted the club to turn again to the trio who took charge following Dean Smith's exit to Brentford in November.
Whitney, 45, will be assisted by Neil Cutler, the club's goalkeeping coach.
Vastly experienced professional development coach John Ward is the third member of Whitney's team.
The club have not said how long this arrangement will last and they say they will be making no further comment.
Walsall, fourth in League One after a winless six-game run, are next in action at Chesterfield on Saturday. | Walsall performance coach Jon Whitney is to take control of first-team affairs at Bescot following the departure of Sean O'Driscoll. | 0.700794 | 1 |
Lincolnshire Police officers are working with the RSPCA to find the attacker of a swan with a piece of wood on Brayford Pool in Lincoln.
RSPCA officer Charlotte Childs said she had also received reports of people kicking ducks against a wall in Lincoln city centre.
Anyone with information about the attacks should contact police.
Talking about the swan attack, PC Nick Willey, wildlife crime office for Lincolnshire Police, said: "It's unbelievable to think someone can pull up in the middle of Lincoln city centre, get out and use a length of wood to batter a swan and then drag it into the back of a van and drive off.
"It is very distressing for members of the public and for myself as a wildlife officer to see this beautiful bird targeted in such a way."
'Defenceless creature'
Ms Childs said the RSPCA had noticed a rise in attacks against birds.
"This does seems to be rapidly on the increase," she said. "We've had attacks from children to grown men.
"Inflicting pain on a defenceless creature is nothing other than cruelty and cruelty does seem to be on the increase."
Alison Townsend, Weirfield Animal Hospital near Lincoln, said she was currently caring for about 100 ducklings, rescued over the past few weeks.
"They have been left to die after their mothers were deliberately taken from where the family was nesting," she said.
"The biggest problem we have is that at this stage, the ducklings are not waterproof and if they are left on the water on their own, they will die." | Animal welfare officers are stepping up patrols around Lincoln after reports of attacks on ducks and swans. | 1.514364 | 2 |
Mahendra Bavishi, who is in Sudan, said he was willing to speak with officers but so far had not been involved with the inquiries.
Mr Bavishi said he had "no clue" if the multi-million-pound robbery could have been an inside job.
Scotland Yard said it had only spoken to relevant people in the UK.
A £20,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gang responsible for the central London theft, in which the contents of 56 safe deposit boxes were taken.
The gang clambered down a lift shaft and drilled through a concrete wall before making off with the valuables.
Mr Bavishi admitted it was concerning that the thieves were so well informed.
"You know the way they entered is really surprising because if there is any vibration or even if somebody enters, if somebody tries to cut anything, all the sensors were fitted," he said.
"I don't know how they got the information," he said.
He said both the inside of the vault and the outer passageway was covered by CCTV and sensors and he was "puzzled and surprised" how they had managed to get past all the security measures and the guard .
Mr Bavishi said he and his son Manish - who runs the business - heard the news of the heist while they were on a visit to China.
He said his son returned to London to help the police with their inquiries and try to contact the safety deposit box owners and he had not been able to contact him since because he was busy sorting out the business and dealing with the police.
"He is very busy," he said.
"He has been asking people to collect their belongings because the safe is not safe anymore."
He added: "I couldn't speak with him but his wife told me he was there at Hatton Garden."
He said they did not know what was inside the safety deposit boxes as they did not ask customers or keep that information on record.
"We have lost all the business. My son's effort of at least seven or eight years," he said.
"But definitely we hope to just bear it. It is not something that you can change. This is our fate unfortunately." | The director of Hatton Garden Safety Deposit Ltd has not been contacted by police investigating the Easter vault raid, he has told the BBC. | 1.052231 | 1 |
Revelations of a second affair at the top of Northumbria Police also emerged, as more claims about the relationships between senior officers were aired.
The allegations were made at a tribunal brought by the force's former head of legal services, Denise Aubrey.
She is claiming unfair dismissal after being sacked for gross misconduct.
The 54-year-old is also claiming sexual and disability discrimination at the hearing in North Shields.
Former chief constable Mike Craik was accused of lying to Ms Aubrey about his relationship with his assistant chief constable, Carolyn Peacock.
Mrs Peacock's chief superintendent husband, Jim, is then said to have punched Mr Craik at a barbecue after learning of the affair.
Details of a second affair involving sexual touching at work, sexualised emails and texts with references to "nipples with tassels" and "hula hoops" were also revealed, which allegedly involved assistant chief constable Greg Vant and Mr Craik's secretary, Juliet Bains.
Mr Vant was accused of sexually harassing Ms Bains by Mr Craik, but the tribunal heard she did not make a complaint.
Ms Aubrey allegedly disclosed information about the affairs.
She denies this and has accused her former bosses of "unfair dismissal following a protected disclosure, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, victimisation and harassment".
Ms Aubrey said she had been asked by Mr Craik to advise him on libel and trying to keep accusations of the affair out of the media.
"I don't know if he lied to me, but from what I have found out since I think he did," she said.
"At the time he told me it had not happened and I acted on those instructions. But something did happen because of what was revealed to me.
"If we used public money to cover it up then we do have an issue here and a potential criminal investigation."
The tribunal was told on Wednesday rumours of Mr Craik's affair with Mrs Peacock began "circulating" in 2007. Ms Aubrey's witness statement also claimed she had been told by a former inspector that the incident log relating to the barbecue scuffle had been "removed".
Mr Craik and the Peacocks, who are not attending the hearing, are said to deny there was an affair or a punch-up.
The case continues. | A police chief lied to the force's top lawyer and spent public money to cover up an affair he was having with another officer, a tribunal has heard. | 0.735177 | 1 |
It comes after several videos were posted online showing its men killing captured fighters.
The Libyan National Army (LNA) took over Benghazi's south-western district of Ghanfouda on Sunday following weeks of fighting.
The graphic videos have been condemned by Libyans and human rights groups.
In one piece of footage, a senior LNA commander kills three men lined up against a wall on their knees; they were shot at point-blank range.
In another, soldiers drag a captured, unarmed man, who they believe is a militant. He gets thrown into a pile of rubble, slapped, and is asked if he has anything to say before he dies.
Then at least three in the group can be seen opening fire on him with assault rifles.
In a statement, the LNA condemned the summary executions and said they were individual acts not sanctioned by top commanders.
The LNA's General Command says it has asked army unit chiefs to hand over the men shown in the videos to military police for questioning. They say the perpetrators will be held to account for their actions.
The alleged violations came after the LNA captured the last block of buildings in Ghanfouda, where fighters and civilians were holed up for weeks.
Libya's second city has been a battleground since 2014 as a patchwork of army units and other armed groups loyal to them has fought against a coalition of Islamist militias.
Human Rights Watch told the BBC it had spoken to relatives of civilians who said several family members had been detained by the LNA.
There have also been unconfirmed reports of civilians being killed as they tried to escape. Some of them are believed to be relatives of fighters.
Hanan Salah, the senior Libya researcher at Human Rights Watch, said: "Fighters aligned with the Libyan National Army in eastern Libya seem to have torn up the rule book, as they stand accused of summary executions, desecration of corpses of opposing fighters and attacking civilians with impunity.
"The army's leadership in the east needs to know that they carry individual responsibility over the forces under their command and can be implicated in what appear to be war crimes, unless they act immediately to stop such violations and hold perpetrators to account." | Libya's eastern-based self-styled army says it is investigating abuses allegedly committed by its fighters in the city of Benghazi. | 1.445396 | 1 |
Mr Juncker urged Mr Tsipras to come up with some alternative proposals "swiftly" so that negotiations could continue this week.
On Friday, Mr Tsipras rejected the EC's own reform proposals as "absurd."
Mr Juncker was speaking at the G7 summit in Bavaria.
In a signal that relations between Europe and Greece's new Syriza government may be reaching breaking point, Greece's combative finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, told a Greek newspaper that the latest reform demands were "an aggressive move designed to terrorise the Greek government... this Greek government cannot be terrorised".
Mr Juncker said that while he regarded Mr Tsipras as a friend, "friends have to observe minimal rules".
Mr Tsipras had misrepresented the EC's proposals to his parliament, Mr Juncker said, by suggesting they were offered on a take-it-or-leave-it basis, when he "knew perfectly well that I was willing to discuss the main points of disagreement".
The European Commission is asking for further reforms to Greece's economy, including tax increases and cuts in civil servants' salaries and pensions, before the next €7.2bn (£5.2bn) tranche of bailout money will be released.
But Greece has robustly rejected these proposals without some form of debt restructuring agreement in return.
Earlier this week, Greece said it would delay making a €300m loan repayment to the International Monetary Fund, instead rolling up four scheduled payments into one €1.6bn payment to be made at the end of June.
BBC economics editor Robert Peston said this move meant that "the risk of Greece defaulting on its debts - and leaving the euro - has substantially increased." | Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to deliver alternative economic reforms that he had "promised", says European Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker. | 1.43068 | 1 |
Anthony Munkley, known as Charlie, 53, and Lee Michael Roberts, 33, deny the murder of Sion Davies, 25, in the Caia Park area of Wrexham in October 2014.
Mr Munkley's wife Gwenythe, 55, also appeared in Mold Crown Court and denied attempting to pervert the course of justice.
All three defendants also face charges related to the supply of drugs.
The court heard that Mr Davies was shot at several times and "stabbed and slashed repeatedly" in a dispute over drugs.
Prosecuting barrister Mr Andrew Thomas QC told the jury he was then chased onto a balcony and fell three floors but did not die immediately.
He said he was left undiscovered in the back yard of the flats for nearly three hours and eventually died from a combination of stab wounds and a head injury which he suffered as a result of the fall.
Mr Thomas told the court that Mr Munkley and Mr Roberts's accounts of what happened were inconsistent.
He said that Mr Munkley had claimed the deceased arrived at his flat with an unknown man with a Geordie accent.
The court was told that Mr Munkley claimed to have left the flat when the two men began fighting each other.
The prosecutor also said that Mr Munkley had claimed that his co-defendant Mr Roberts was not present.
Mr Thomas said by contrast Mr Roberts admitted he was at the flat with Mr Munkley at the time of the attack but that Mr Munkley acted alone.
"On his account, there was no Geordie male," said Mr Thomas.
In a police interview Mrs Munkley admitted that she drove her husband to Rochdale after the incident.
"She says that all she knew was what her husband told her, namely that two men had started fighting in their flat. As far as she was aware, her husband had nothing to do with it," Mr Thomas explained.
The case is continuing. | A man died after being shot with a crossbow, stabbed and falling from a third floor balcony, a court has heard. | 0.799083 | 1 |
The 23-year-old Briton said she chose to explain the reason for her absence because it was "something that isn't talked about enough in sport".
"Can't walk, intense pain radiating down my legs, head spinning, full body sweating, shouting, crying kind of bad," she wrote on a Twitter message.
"Five minutes before leaving for the track all of the above happened."
In 2015, British tennis player Heather Watson highlighted "girl things" as one of the reasons for her exit from the Australian Open.
Sawyers, who said her periods affected her very badly for the first one or two days, added: "If you don't have periods, or don't have them this bad, it's hard to imagine why I can't just suck it up and compete.
"But when you're in so much pain you can't walk more than a few steps and your legs buckle under your own weight, there's no chance you can jump."
Sawyers was a finalist in the long jump competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and won silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
She added she was "fine, and will be jumping in Oslo next week". | Long jumper Jazmin Sawyers pulled out of a competition in Boston because of the "very bad periods" she gets. | 1.218149 | 1 |
The king, who will be accompanied by Queen Letizia, will stay at Windsor Castle during the visit, from 8-10 March.
It will be the first Spanish state visit to the UK since 1986.
Felipe, 47, acceded to the Spanish throne in June 2014 after his father, Juan Carlos, abdicated. It was the first royal transition in Spain since democracy was restored in the 1970s.
Juan Carlos, who had reigned for 39 years, won plaudits for his role in bringing back democracy but his image suffered when he went on a luxurious African elephant-hunting safari while Spain was suffering an economic crisis.
The royal family's reputation suffered further damage when accusations of tax fraud were made against Felipe's sister, Cristina.
Cristina, who denies wrongdoing, is due to go on trial in January. | King Felipe of Spain is to make a state visit to the UK next year. | 1.343565 | 1 |
The CA magazine found that half of the Scotland-based directors polled thought growth would be "flat" or "negligible" over the next 12 months.
Only 42% expected to see "strong" or "modest" growth, compared with 82% of those who were polled last year.
Skills shortages and the low oil price were cited as major barriers to growth.
Weak confidence among consumers and in the business sector was seen as another significant barrier.
The survey suggested Scottish finance directors were more pessimistic about the economy than those based elsewhere in the UK, where one in three (37%) of finance directors think growth will be flat or negligible and 58% expect strong or modest growth.
The CA, which is the journal of chartered accountancy body ICAS, found 37% of respondents thought growth would be flat or negligible, while 58% expected strong or modest growth over the next year.
More than one in four (28%) said they anticipated redundancies in their organisations over the course of the rest of the year, compared with just 19% of those asked last year.
Controlling costs, growing revenues and staff recruitment and retention were once again highlighted as the top three priorities facing finance directors.
The survey elicited responses from a total of 108 members of ICAS, of whom 55 were based in Scotland. It was carried out in partnership with law firm DLA Piper.
ICAS chief executive Anton Colella said: "The new number one at the top of Britain's risk registers is the difficulty of recruiting the right staff with the right skills to grow our economy.
"The skills gap is not just a problem in construction, manufacturing and technology but a red flag across almost every sector in the UK.
"If we are to ensure sustained growth in the UK economy then this must be addressed and it requires a concerted effort by business, government, education, and the workforce." | Scottish finance directors are more pessimistic about the prospects of economic growth than counterparts south of the border, according to a survey. | 1.501045 | 2 |
Janet McKay, who had dementia, was found in Clydebank on 24 September.
She had last been seen by neighbours in Knightswood eight days before.
West Dunbartonshire Council said it hoped the image of the 150ft-high crane at Clydebank would raise awareness of Alzheimer's.
Provost Douglas McAllister said: "We were incredibly saddened to hear of Mrs McKay's passing. The whole community has been shocked and saddened by this news.
"I agreed that the lighting of the Titan Crane in Mrs McKay's memory was a fitting tribute, and was happy to agree to the suggestion from one of our residents.
"Nothing can alleviate what Mrs McKay's family must be going through, but we hope this gesture shows we are thinking of them."
Alzheimer Scotland community fundraiser Bronwyn O'Riordan said: "It's lovely to see the level of community support for West Dunbartonshire Council's gesture.
"It is an incredibly sad situation and our thoughts are with Mrs McKay's family."
The Titan Crane will be lit purple until dawn on Monday.
The Assistant Chief Constable of Police Scotland has apologised to the McKay family, after information about a possible sighting of her from a member of the public was not passed on to investigators.
Mrs McKay's son George has said her family has no criticisms to make of the police. | The Titan Crane on the River Clyde has been lit up in purple in memory of an 88-year-old woman who was found dead a week after she went missing. | 1.070878 | 1 |
The FRC is an independent disciplinary body for accountants and actuaries in the UK.
Its two-and-a-half-year investigation looked at business services giant PwC's auditing of Tesco's accounts.
However, it said it had concluded there was "not a realistic prospect" that PwC would be found guilty of misconduct.
At the same time, the FRC said it was continuing to investigate other chartered accountants in connection with Tesco's accounts.
PwC said: "We co-operated fully during the FRC's thorough investigation and are pleased that the FRC has closed it without any further action."
The investigation stemmed from Tesco's 2014 accounting scandal, in which profits were overstated by £326m.
Tesco said it had incorrectly booked payments from its suppliers.
In January last year, the Grocery Code Adjudicator, Christine Tacon, found that Tesco "knowingly delayed paying money to suppliers in order to improve its own financial position".
In March this year, Tesco was fined £129m over the affair. It also agreed with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to spend £85m on compensating investors.
PwC is no longer Tesco's auditor, having been replaced by Deloitte in 2015. | The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced that it is ending its inquiry into Tesco's accounts for 2012, 2013 and 2014. | 1.513251 | 2 |
Hasnain Khan, 18, of Bradford, is also charged with robbery and attempted robbery following the shooting in Cemetery Road, Dewsbury on 1 February.
The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries after the shooting.
Mr Khan was remanded in custody by Bradford magistrates to appear before the city's crown court on 10 March.
Meanwhile, three men aged 31, 30 and 19 have been released on bail, said police.
A fifth man, aged 18, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, robbery and attempted robbery and remains in custody. | A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a 24-year-old was shot. | 0.516332 | 1 |
He struck in the first half, finishing coolly at the near post after an excellent pass from Paddy McCourt.
Luton goalkeeper Jonathan Mitchell was inspired, saving twice in a minute from Graham Carey as the Pilgrims piled forward in search of an equaliser.
Hatters debutant Glen Rea then missed an easy chance before Mitchell tipped Gregg Wylde's shot onto a post late on.
Plymouth's defeat enabled Bristol Rovers to climb above them into the top three on goal difference, while Luton moved up to 12th.
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Luton manager Nathan Jones told BBC Three Counties Radio: "To come away to a very, very difficult place and a side that's pushing for automatic promotion, and to put in the performance we did and get the result we did, I'm very pleased.
"Today we felt that we handled everything they had, there was no clear cut chances for them.
"It's a difficult place to come to but we're delighted with the performance and obviously delighted with the win." | Jack Marriott scored the only goal of the game as Luton dented Plymouth's hopes of automatic promotion. | 0.849471 | 1 |
The former St Mirren boss has been put in charge until the end of the season.
Wolecki-Black, 50, became ill during the half-time break of the Diamonds' victory at Cowdenbeath on Saturday.
The League One side have opted for an experienced manager to help first-team coach Donald Jennow with their play-off push.
The club's chief executive Ian King has backed Wolecki-Black to return to the dugout.
Lennon's last managerial role was an eight-month stint in 2015 at Alloa, which followed four years at St Mirren. | Airdrieonians have appointed Danny Lennon as acting head coach while his close friend Eddie Wolecki-Black recovers from a stroke. | 0.571586 | 1 |
Former Royal Navy test pilot Eric "Winkle" Brown will appear on the show on Friday 14 November.
Brown, 95, is the Navy Fleet Air Arm's most decorated pilot and holds the record for the most flight deck landings.
He is also thought to have flown more types of aircraft than anyone else.
Presenter Kirsty Young, who has presented Desert Island Discs since 2006, described Brown as "the perfect castaway" to celebrate the 3,000th edition.
"Talking to him about his remarkable, dare-devil life was like touching history. A charming and twinkly man," she said.
First broadcast on 29 January 1942, the programme was conceived and presented by playwright and novelist Roy Plomley, who each week asked a guest to choose eight songs, a book and luxury item for their imaginary stay on the island.
The "castaways" are then invited to discuss their lives and reasons for their choices.
Plomley presented the show until 1985. Michael Parkinson took over for two years and was followed by Sue Lawley (1988-2006).
The show's guests over 72 years have included Aung San Suu Kyi, Elton John, Nicole Kidman and Stephen Hawking.
Radio 4 controller Gwyneth Williams said: "We all love Desert Island Discs - and the incomparable Kirsty. What is thrilling for me is to see this Radio 4 jewel of a programme take on new life in the digital world.
"Listeners - and often young listeners - are discovering it and exploring the rich archive, so it brings Radio 4 to new audiences as people listen in different ways. Here's to the next 3,000 editions." | BBC Radio 4's long-running Desert Island Discs will feature a World War Two veteran for its 3,000th edition next week. | 1.448977 | 1 |
Early on Monday morning, a hill near Freetown collapsed after heavy rain, burying many houses.
There has also been a lot of flooding, which has swept many more homes away.
A BBC reporter said that lots of people may have been asleep when the mudslide happened.
So far, almost 400 people have lost their lives and at least 600 more are still missing.
Many have been left homeless after their houses were destroyed in the tragedy.
Sierra Leone's president said the country would need "urgent support" to recover from what has happened.
The emergency services are working very hard to try to find people who are still missing.
But because of the floods and the damage, it is hard to get equipment and helpers to where they are needed.
They are also working hard to try to stop any outbreaks of diseases, like cholera, which are spread in dirty water.
It is not unusual for flooding to be a problem in the country, with rain often affecting the area around Freetown.
But Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world, so it is difficult to cope when terrible events like this happen. That's partly because there isn't enough money to deal with the situation.
Also, a lot of homes are not built properly, so when there is bad flooding, these houses can be damaged and swept away, which leaves people with nowhere to live.
The president says everybody needs "to stand by each other and to help one another", as the country recovers from what has happened. | Hundreds of people have been killed after a mudslide near to the capital city of Sierra Leone, which is a country in West Africa. | 2.424495 | 2 |
17 October 2016 Last updated at 06:52 BST
One of his missions has been to inspire children across the UK to get into science, even maybe become an astronaut just like him.
And he stopped by to answer some of your burning questions including how he went to the toilet in space. | British astronaut Tim Peake has been travelling across the country and meeting kids since returning to Earth from the International Space Station. | 0.833533 | 1 |
Villagers have been using "sticks, slingshots, and rocks" against the infestation, a local news agency said.
It is thought they have already managed to kill more than 4,000 rodents.
But while there are concerns about the disease these rats may bring to the area, locals are also worried it could herald other disasters.
"According to traditional beliefs, these animals can predict bad weather. So people here are also worried about floods or earthquakes," Regional MP Phyo Zaw Shwe told AFP news agency.
The belief may not be that far off. A study by Japanese scientists has suggested rats may be sensitive to electromagnetic waves which take place before earthquakes, according to AFP.
The rats' bodies have been sent off for testing, but so far no diseases have been found. Local officials have blamed heavy rain across the country's Ayeyarwady region for causing the infestation, which has eaten through large amounts of food.
This is not the first time a plague of rats has endangered villages in Myanmar.
In 2008, thousands of people in the north-western Chin State were left at risk of starvation after the rodents appeared and began gorging on the bamboo fruits before devouring food crops.
It is a phenomenon which happens once every 50 years. When the plague last struck in the 1950s, 15,000 people are believed to have starved to death. | Thousands of rats have descended on villages in southern Myanmar, prompting authorities to offer locals 3p (4 US cents) for every rodent they kill. | 2.871314 | 3 |
Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon said rules which mean some pensioners lose cash if they remarry or live with a new partner were "putting a price on love".
She said one couple, aged 75 and 80, were living 100 miles apart because one of the pair receives a widow's pension.
Policing Minister Brandon Lewis said pensions must be fair and sustainable.
Under the 1987 Police Pension Scheme, police widows and widowers who remarry, or move in with a partner, have their pensions revoked.
In 2015, the UK government amended the rules to make an exception for spouses of officers killed in the line of duty, but only if they remarried or moved in with a partner after 1 April that year.
Labour MP Ms Moon said ministers should not "seek to profit" by "condemning 22,000 widows to a life of loneliness and isolation" through the loss of police pensions.
Referring to one couple affected by the ruling, she said: "They want to spend their twilight years together without financial penalty - why are they being denied that right?
"We have to stop putting a price on love, and this government has to make sure that the widows and widowers, and their children, have access to the pension rights that were put there to protect them for the future."
Responding for the government, Mr Lewis said it recognised the risks faced by police officers as part of their job, pointing to the changes to the pension rules in 2015.
But he said there was a difference with the armed forces, where the "mobile nature" of life made it difficult for the partners of service personnel to provide for their own financial future.
"The same combination of risk to life of the member and disruption to family life can not be said to apply to other public service workforces," Mr Lewis said.
"In the case of police officers, we do not believe it would be justified to make the same changes for all survivors of police officers."
He added: "We have made clear our commitment to ensuring that public service pensions are affordable, sustainable and fair," saying this applied to taxpayers as well as scheme members. | An elderly couple are spending their "twilight years" apart because of a "petty injustice" on police pensions, a Welsh MP has told the Commons. | 1.678935 | 2 |
Robert Edwards, 62, of Eyemouth, admitted breaching the terms of his Sexual Offences Prevention Order.
He had only been released from prison a few days earlier when he was left in charge of the child in Jedburgh on Wednesday.
He was jailed for 200 days at Selkirk Sheriff Court.
The court heard how he had been invited to stay at the home of a friend in Jedburgh shortly after his release from prison.
Procurator fiscal Graham Fraser said his friend and another woman, who had the child with her, had then decided to go to Hawick leaving Edwards with the infant.
He added that it appeared the baby's mother had been unaware that Edwards was a sex offender.
Mr Fraser described the offence as a "spectacular" breach of the order and said it was concerning as Edwards had a previous conviction for assaulting a child of a similar age.
Social workers were tipped off that he was alone in the house with the child and the police were called.
Defence lawyer Fiona Hamilton said the child was meant to be watched by a neighbour who was unable to do so.
She said Edwards thought the two women were only going to a nearby shop for 20 minutes and was unaware they had gone to Hawick.
Ms Hamilton said he had tried to comply with the order and there was no planning involved in being in contact with the child.
She added: "He did not want to say no."
Sheriff Peter Paterson jailed him for 80 days and added another 120 days for an unexpired part of his previous prison sentence after being released early.
Earlier this year Edwards was jailed for 12 months after a jury at Selkirk Sheriff Court convicted him of speaking to two children aged five and two at a bus stop.
Then, on a bus journey between Berwick and Eyemouth, he also offered them money and sweets - which breached the terms of his Sexual Offences Prevention Order. | A sex offender banned from having any contact with children was left alone in charge of a one-year-old baby, a court has heard. | 0.945028 | 1 |
The Campbell Sisters Dancing a Waltz by Lorenzo Bartolini depicts the lives of fashionable and wealthy Britons in Florence in the early 19th Century.
The statue was sold to a foreign bidder at auction but was prevented from leaving the country in case the sale price could be matched in the UK.
A group of arts charities helped raise the required £500,000.
The statue in white carrara marble shows Emma and Julia Campbell dancing in flowing dresses and sandals.
Their uncle, the 6th Duke of Argyll, is thought to have commissioned the piece from Bartolini in 1821 for about £500.
It had been on loan from the duke's descendants to the National Galleries of Scotland until the family decided to sell it at Sotheby's last year.
It was deemed to be of outstanding importance as one of the leading commissions showing the British presence in Florence in the early 19th Century by arguably the greatest living Italian sculptor at one point.
The money was jointly raised by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund Charity, National Galleries of Scotland and the V&A, where it can now be seen.
V&A director of collections Beth McKillop said: "We are excited that we have the opportunity to display The Campbell Sisters Dancing a Waltz at the V&A.
"Bartolini's sculpture is a delightful work and an outstanding addition to the national collection of sculpture housed at the museum."
Thousands of objects request an export licence every year and about 20 to 30 are deferred in case money can be raised but only about a third these stay. | A classical sculpture has been saved for the nation by London's V&A museum and the National Galleries of Scotland. | 1.939437 | 2 |
The Spirit of Shankly group said Hull City was "monetising the fans' loyalty" by charging £50 for the match at the KC Stadium on Tuesday.
Group chair James McKenna compared the price with the £16 charged to Stoke City and Burnley fans.
Hull City was unwilling to comment when contacted by the BBC.
Mr McKenna said that last season Liverpool supporters were charged £35 and fans at the rival Merseyside club, Everton, paid £35 for a fixture against Hull City on New Year's Day.
"It sticks in the throat a bit for supporters that we should be expected to cough up more to see them just because we are Liverpool," he said.
The Spirit of Shankly organisation is campaigning for clubs to cap away ticket prices.
Liverpool supporters held up a banner protesting against the cost of football when Hull City played at Anfield in October.
Mr McKenna said the group had been contacted by a number of supporters from across the UK who have pledged to take part in the boycott.
"I think we are looking at around 400 to 500 supporters already... who are saying they'll take part in this," he said.
"For us it's not whether the entire end is empty but it's just to demonstrate to Hull - and I think to football clubs around the country - that supporters are so angry." | A Liverpool supporters' group is planning a boycott of the club's match against Hull City in protest over what it claims are high ticket prices. | 1.021754 | 1 |
The Met Office said widespread and dense fog could cause poor visibility resulting in minor travel disruption.
It will affect Flintshire, Wrexham, Monmouthshire, Newport, Powys, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan and Denbighshire.
The warning is from 21:00 GMT Sunday to 12:00 Monday. | A yellow "be aware" warning for fog has been issued for parts of Wales for Sunday night into Monday. | 0.82234 | 1 |
8 January 2016 Last updated at 19:12 GMT
Ross Hearst's wife Jocelyn is expecting their first child in April.
Mr Hearst, 35, bought the blue scratch card on Wednesday from a Spar store in Lurgan.
Gordon Adair reports. | A 34-year-old road worker from County Armagh has won £4m on a National Lottery scratch card. | -0.026683 | 0 |
Lawyers for former President Dilma Rousseff, who was removed from office in May, filed court documents which they say prove the claim.
The controversy centres around whether a payment of a million reals (£235,300; $295,000) was made to the leader.
Brazil's currency fell 5.7% amid fears that the president will be embroiled in corruption investigations.
Brazil's president removed from office
Dilma Rousseff fights for political survival
Brazil impeachment: Key questions
Mr Temer was Ms Rousseff's vice-president before being promoted after her dismissal.
She was impeached in September after claims she moved money between government budgets, which is illegal in Brazil.
The country's top electoral court has spent months investigating whether illegal funds were used in Ms Rousseff's 2014 re-election campaign for the Workers Party (PT).
If this happened, her entire ticket's win could be reversed - meaning Mr Temer, a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), would also be removed from office.
At the heart of the allegations is a donation of a million reals made by Otavio Azevedo, the former CEO of construction firm Andrade Gutierrez.
Mr Azevedo testified as part of a plea bargain that the money was a bribe given to Ms Rousseff.
But the documents her lawyers filed allegedly show that Andrade Gutierrez transferred the cash directly to the PMDB's general campaign finance fund. A cheque for the same sum was then allegedly paid into Mr Temer's personal campaign fund.
Ms Rousseff's lawyers say that Mr Azevedo lied and that the bribe went to Mr Temer, who should therefore be impeached.
Mr Temer has stated that Ms Rousseff was head of the ticket and held all responsibility for any wrongdoing.
His party said the donation was legal and was declared before the electoral court. | Brazilian President Michel Temer has been accused of taking a large bribe by a former political ally. | 1.256813 | 1 |
The 25-year-old junior doctor's car was found on Friday 12 February at Ansteys Cove near Torquay, the town where she worked.
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said there was "no structured search going on".
However, they said police would continue to perform "intermittent shore line searches".
The BBC understands that a note was found in Dr Polge's car.
It is believed its contents were mainly related to personal issues, but there was a passing reference to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
On Thursday, Mr Hunt confirmed the government would impose a new contract on junior doctors in England.
It is understood Dr Polge had been an active campaigner against plans to change working hours and conditions for junior doctors, and in January posted a new Facebook profile picture, featuring the hashtag #NotFairNotSafe.
Police said her disappearance was "totally out of character" and concerns for her welfare were rising.
Friday 12 February - Rose Polge's car is found in a car park near Ansteys Cove in Torbay
Saturday 13 February - The family and boyfriend of Dr Polge join more than 100 people searching the area around Ansteys Cove
Sunday 14 February - Torbay Hospital confirmed that Rose Polge works there as a junior doctor. "We will do whatever we can to support the authorities," a statement said.
Monday 15 February - Colin Smith, from Royston Hockey Club where Dr Polge used to play, said: "We just don't know what we can do."
Tuesday 16 February - Dr Polge's family release a statement saying they are "overwhelmed" by the support from her friends and colleagues
More than 100 people have been involved in the search operation, including Dr Polge's boyfriend and her family.
A district councillor for the village of Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, where Dr Polge's parents live, said he had no doubt the community would "rally round".
Councillor Jose Hales said: "My heart goes out to the family at this terrible time. The pain and worry they must be feeling is unimaginable."
Police are appealing for the public to contact them with any information or sightings of Dr Polge. | The search for missing junior doctor Rose Polge has been scaled back, almost a week after she disappeared. | 1.36032 | 1 |
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The Netherlands centre-back, 26, handed in a transfer request last week and it is understood he wanted to move to Premier League rivals Liverpool.
"Virgil is not for sale this window - it's not personal," Krueger said of Van Dijk, who joined from Celtic in 2015.
Southampton are also considering a move for Lazio's Dutch defender Wesley Hoedt for a reported £15m fee.
BBC Sport understands the 23-year-old is one of several centre-backs the club are considering as a potential partner for Van Dijk.
On Monday, Chinese businessman Jisheng Gao and his family completed a deal to buy 80% of the south coast club.
Krueger suggested that the Saints wanted some stability in their squad, adding:
"It's about an overall much, much, much bigger picture - a change of course for Southampton.
"We want to mature, we want to be a team that can profit from synergies that create a much more attractive football and a better product for the fans, and gives us a chance to get back into Europe.
"That's one player in this whole equation of 25 and it is the visible one. But for us it's the principle and it's the path and it's the statement we need to make to get to a new space as a club.
"We are very, very adamant about carrying this through."
Van Dijk did not feature in Saturday's Premier League opener against Swansea because of a virus. Saints manager Mauricio Pellegrino, who ordered the Dutchman to train alone in the summer, said before the weekend that he wants the defender to stay.
The Netherlands international been strongly linked with a move to Liverpool this summer as well as attracting interest from Premier League champions Chelsea and Manchester City.
However, the Anfield club said they ended their interest in June after Saints said they were going to report them to the Premier League for making an alleged illegal approach.
Van Dijk signed a new six-year contract in May 2016, having joined for £13m from Celtic in September 2015.
Follow Match of the Day on Instagram for the best photos from the world of football. | Southampton captain Virgil van Dijk is "not for sale", according to club chairman Ralph Krueger. | 1.052922 | 1 |
Solomons watched his team register their first win of the Pro12 season against Scarlets at Murrayfield, but some have criticised the side's lack of attacking ambition under his stewardship.
"Personally I think the criticism is unfair," Solomons told BBC Scotland.
"This talk they are under instruction not to run the ball is nonsense."
Solomons is adamant that Edinburgh's attacking prowess has developed under his assistant Duncan Hodge.
"We have worked very hard on our attack, Hodgy is doing a good job and it is a question of playing the conditions correctly and getting the result. It is professional sport and it is about winning.
"No-one has given them any instruction on how to play. They have all the options available to take under our game management plan. That criticism is manifestly unfair.
"We are improving year on year. We are carrying a number of injuries [Al Dickinson, Anton Bresler, Nasi Manu, Jason Tovey, Will Helu and Damien Hoyland are all currently unavailable] and we are not a big budget squad.
"We are not Toulon. We don't have a massive amount of money but I think we have a good group of players."
Though several of his players have stated that a top four finish is the club's target this season, Solomons says it is too early to make predictions on where his side will finish in the Pro12 table.
"It is too early to say how the season is going to pan out. Tonight was an important win but we are running a marathon and we want to finish as high as we can, but we will take it one game at a time.
"We have played two games in wet conditions and we played the conditions pretty well tonight.
"We are developing the side and getting the players conditioned. We have worked very hard on our attack and we believe we have a balanced side. We will see where we are at the end of the season."
Solomons confirmed Scotland flanker John Hardie went off for a head injury assessment, in the 52nd minute, and failed to return.
"The doctor felt he shouldn't come back on and we will find out more in the course of the week." | Head coach Alan Solomons says criticism of Edinburgh's playing style is 'manifestly unfair'. | 1.011228 | 1 |
The Championship side are yet to make a signing this summer, with Steven Taylor the only player to have announced he is leaving the club.
"I would like to have the squad ready and start working with them on 1 July," he told BBC Radio Newcastle.
"With modern agents and the Euros, a lot have gone and aren't working."
Benitez signed a new three-year contract to stay in charge, despite the Magpies suffering relegation from the Premier League last season.
The 56-year-old said the club were close to three or four deals, for players coming in and going out, but would have to be patient.
"I'm surprised that it's summer and the transfer window is open and some technical directors are away," the Spaniard added.
"For me as a manager it's too late to get the squad that I want but in reality [for transfers] it is too early." | Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez says it has been "impossible" to sign players before the start of pre-season friendlies because of Euro 2016. | 0.809434 | 1 |
David Lander, of Montrose, was caught on CCTV at Wagley's bar in Exchange Street and Sizzlers in Guild Street at the end of November.
Lander admitted the crimes at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. He was estimated to have taken about £160 in total.
The court heard he had lost his bus ticket home.
Sheriff Donald Ferguson told Lander: "This has crossed the custodial threshold by a large margin.
"This was a mean and despicable offence and it's important that you are jailed immediately."
The tin at Wagley's was in aid of Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) and the bar is raising funds to replace the money. | A man who was filmed stealing two charity tins from a pub and a takeaway in Aberdeen has been jailed for five months. | 0.947677 | 1 |
Elaine Walker, who was adopted at eight weeks, had been trying to find one sister since she was 25.
When she found Jackie Green on Facebook she found they had already become friends on an online bingo site.
Now they are hoping to find a third sister called Wendy.
She lived in Scotland, was born in February 1955 and has a son.
Ms Walker, 59, who lives near Middlesbrough, was adopted by a family in the north east, while Ms Green, 65, grew up in London with her father.
For 35 years Ms Walker had searched for her older sister without success - she only knew her Christian name and maiden name.
Watch the sisters' interview on the Victoria Derbyshire programme in full here.
"I hit dead ends, kept coming up against brick wall after brick wall, until last year when an elder brother of ours died intestate, and a company of heir hunters got in touch and they accidentally let slip Jackie's surname," she said.
When Ms Walker tracked her down on Facebook, she realised they had some mutual friends who were all from the online bingo chatroom she used.
The siblings used nicknames so had never known each other's real names.
"I realised she wasn't just one more user of that chatroom - she was a key person I'd talked to almost every day - so much so the other users of the forum called us the 'terrible twins'," Ms Walker said.
"I just looked at her picture and said "she's got my eyes", I could see resemblances. So I sent her a message and it said "Hi Jackie, strange message but, was your mum called - and I gave the full name - because if so, I'm your sister. I got a message back a little while later saying 'hi sis'.
"She asked what my player name was and when I told her she said 'I'm your terrible twin'. And that was it, I sent her a message with my landline on, said 'give me a ring'. And she did, we were on the phone for three hours."
The sisters now want to find their other long-lost sister Wendy.
"She was adopted at the same time as me, I've known about her all my life," Ms Walker said.
"I've done everything over 35 years and everyone has hit a brick wall. I came on the television in case she was watching - and if she is, get in touch. We can be the terrible trio instead of the terrible twins."
If you know who Wendy is, email [email protected] | Two long-lost sisters who had played online bingo with each other for eight years before realising they were related are searching for another sister, last known to be in Scotland. | 0.96194 | 1 |
Bradshaw had a transfer request accepted by the Saddlers on Wednesday and has passed a medical at Oakwell.
The 23-year-old won his first Wales cap in a friendly against Ukraine in March, but did not make their Euro 2016 squad after suffering a calf injury.
"Tom will fit in well with our playing philosophy," Tykes boss Paul Heckingbottom told the club website.
He had one year left to run on his contract at Walsall, who he joined from Shrewsbury in June 2014.
He scored 20 goals for the Saddlers last season as they were beaten by Barnsley in the League One play-offs.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Championship side Barnsley have signed striker Tom Bradshaw from Walsall on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. | 0.805904 | 1 |
The animal became agitated with people hooting their horns and taking selfies, a wildlife official said.
The lion has returned to the park and the 63-year-old man is in hospital, Paul Udoto, spokesman for the Kenya Wildlife Service said.
The city was put on high alert last month after several lions escaped from the park, causing panic.
A video circulating on social media appears to show the lion wandering along a busy road during morning rush hour.
Rangers are still on the streets of the city in case there are other lions around that have not been spotted, Mr Udoto added.
The park is separated by a main road from densely populated neighbourhoods, including Kibera slum, in the south of the city.
A loss of habitat for lions in the city means they are increasingly coming into conflict with human populations, putting their survival at risk, Kenyan conservationist Ali Kaka told the BBC.
"If there is no prey or there isn't enough prey in the park the animals may decide to wander out," he added.
Nairobi National Park is fenced in on the city side but is open elsewhere to allow for the annual wildlife migration.
In 2012, four cubs had to be placed in an orphanage after a similar incident led to their mother being killed.
Advice from conservationist Ali Kaka | A lion has attacked an elderly man in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after straying from a nearby national park. | 1.564919 | 2 |
Jeremy Swift, who played butler Septimus Spratt, told ITV's Lorraine that the cast had been sent a script - but that it had since "disappeared".
He went on: "It's supposed to be happening - filming - this year, but it hasn't been locked down yet."
The period TV drama, which was a hit around the world, ended at Christmas 2015 after six series.
There has been much speculation about a movie version.
Swift said: "There is a film script which we've all been sent but it disappeared in a Mission Impossible-stylee from our emails. With a little puff."
He said "logistics" were causing a problem with filming and that Downton's success had meant that some cast members had "flown off into the world" to work on other projects.
"It's just getting everybody in that same space and time," he added. "I think there is a huge appetite for it."
Carnival Films, which produces the drama, has already confirmed that a script for a potential movie is in development.
It told the BBC on Monday: "There are still no firm plans about when a film might go into production. When the future plans are certain we will of course make an announcement at the relevant time."
In April 2016, Downton creator Julian Fellowes said he was already thinking about a plot for a film adaptation to avoid being "caught on the hop" if it was given the go-ahead.
Downton Abbey received a special Bafta tribute in 2015. It is the most nominated non-US show in the history of the Emmy Awards and was shown in more than 250 territories worldwide.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | A big screen version of Downton Abbey could be filmed this year, one of its cast members has said. | 1.164259 | 1 |
The Lib Dems went from 57 MPs in 2010 to eight in May, triggering the resignation of leader Nick Clegg.
The party's election review said its move into coalition with the Tories had not been "well understood".
It also blamed a "confusing" campaign.
After the Lib Dems joined the Tory-led coalition in 2010, Mr Clegg was made deputy prime minister, with several high-profile ministerial roles taken by Lib Dems.
The review said Lib Dem members agreed the party was right to join the coalition "in the national interest" but said it had "singularly failed at using our new position to garner support, retain and communicate our vision, or maintain a unique offer".
Ditching the party's key pledge to scrap tuition fees "significantly damaged" the Lib Dems' reputation and credibility, the review concluded, saying it was "almost incomprehensible" that 27 MPs voted in favour of an increase despite the "carefully-negotiated" coalition agreement allowing them to abstain.
Other factors blamed for the loss of support were a lack of financial resources and campaigns with differing messages in different parts of the country as well as "ageing members and deflated morale" among activists.
"For some MPs, local leadership took a back seat to the demands of Westminster," it added.
When it came to the general election, the review said no party had a response to the Tories' message warning of a Labour alliance with the SNP, and criticised the Lib Dems' "fast-changing, complicated messages".
The review - carried out by members of the party's Campaigns and Communications Committee - made a string of recommendations to help the party fare better in any future coalition.
These include that Lib Dems should make it clear they will only automatically vote for legislation covered by the coalition agreement, and that the "wider party" should be represented in the negotiations.
Tim Farron, who replaced Mr Clegg as leader, said: "Blame and criticism can provide short term satisfaction, but do nothing for a future vision.
"This report is about setting a way forward, recognising the mistakes we made, and learning from them." | The Liberal Democrats' general election defeat was the result of a "perfect storm" including the tuition fees U-turn, a loss of activists, a weak Labour Party and an effective Tory strategy, a party review has concluded. | 1.394067 | 1 |
Flint's drinking water became contaminated with lead in 2014 after the city changed its water supply.
The lead investigator said that they "effectively buried" data showing that elevated levels of lead in children's' blood was tied to the water supply.
The six people are all health and environmental workers.
Investigators said they put "children in the cross-hairs of drinking poison".
The majority African-American city changed the source of its water supply to the Flint River after previously receiving it from Detroit, to save money.
The acidic water of Flint River corroded the city's pipes, which leached lead into the water.
Several of the charges can lead to time in prison, including wilful neglect of duty, misconduct in office, and conspiracy.
As well as concealing data that "could have saved children" from lead poisoning, employees also manipulated test results, investigators said on Friday.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette was asked what motivated these employees to allegedly conceal and falsify data.
Mr Schuette said that he believed those accused "viewed the people in Flint as expendable, as if they didn't matter".
Liane Shekter Smith, Adam Rosenthal and Patrick Cook were employees for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality; and Nancy Peeler, Corinne Miller and Robert Scott worked for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
A lawyer for Mrs Shekter Smith said that the charges came as a surprise, saying that investigators will be "really hard-pressed to find that she did anything wrong, and certainly nothing criminally wrong".
These are the second batch of charges to be announced after two state regulators and a city employee were charged with official misconduct in April.
Investigators alleged that they engaged in evidence-tampering and other criminal offenses.
Federal regulators say that filtered tap water is now safe to drink, but they still recommend bottled water for young children and pregnant women.
Estimate vary, but experts believe that the repairs could cost over $1bn (£750m). | Six Michigan state workers have been charged with hiding data that showed that drinking water was unsafe in the city of Flint. | 2.68785 | 3 |
The firm said hackers accessed at most 1.2 million email addresses, names and phone numbers and 21,000 unique bank account numbers and sort codes.
It said the scaling down did not lessen the seriousness of the incident.
Police have made a second arrest, a 16-year-old boy from west London, in connection with the investigation into an alleged data theft from TalkTalk.
He was held on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences, and later bailed, after detectives searched an address in Feltham, Scotland Yard said.
On Monday, a 15-year-old boy was arrested and bailed in Northern Ireland in connection with the hacking.
The Metropolitan Police said officers had searched a residential address in Liverpool.
In an update on its website, TalkTalk also said hackers had accessed a maximum of 28,000 obscured credit and debit card details, with the middle six digits removed, and 15,000 customer dates of birth.
The phone and broadband provider, which has more than four million UK customers, said it would be writing to all affected customers to let them know what information had been accessed.
It said that any stolen credit or debit card details were incomplete - and therefore could not be used for financial transactions - but advised customers to remain vigilant against fraud.
TalkTalk chief executive Dido Harding said the scale of attack was "much smaller than we originally suspected", but that did not detract from the seriousness of the incident.
"We know that we need to work hard to earn back your trust and everyone here is committed to doing that," she said.
The TalkTalk website was hit by a "significant" cyber-attack last week.
MPs will launch an inquiry into the attack, with culture minister Ed Vaizey saying the government is not against compulsory encryption for firms holding customer data. | TalkTalk has confirmed the exact scale of last week's cyber-attack, with fewer people affected than earlier thought. | 1.587558 | 2 |
Chantelle Connelly, 27, has lost her income endorsing products on Instagram since the attack, Newcastle Magistrates' Court heard.
She had denied the assault but was convicted of grievous bodily harm after a trial.
She was also given a 12-month community order and 200 hours of unpaid work.
The court heard how Connelly had been dumped by many businesses since the attack, her TV work had dried up and she had lost a lot of her income.
John Wesencraft, defending, said: "There is going to be quite a catastrophic effect on Miss Connelly's income.
"Prior to these proceedings, her income was fairly substantial - it has roughly halved.
"She has largely been dropped by the people who were putting work in her direction."
He said her outgoings exceeded her income and she was "under pressure" from her bank.
The court heard how Connelly and the woman were introduced in the VIP area of Bijoux bar and were part of a larger group.
But the mood changed when they moved to a different bar and Connelly became jealous about an ex-boyfriend and repeatedly asked her victim if she had "been with him".
Holly Common, prosecuting, said the victim felt intimidated and was later attacked by Connelly outside Powerhouse nightclub.
She suffered a cut to the mouth, which needed stitches, and fractured her wrist when she fell.
Connelly was also ordered to pay £620 court costs and £85 surcharge.
She has always insisted she was nowhere near the victim and it was a case of mistaken identity. | A former Geordie Shore star has been ordered to pay £2,500 to a woman she punched outside a nightclub in a jealous rage. | 0.729347 | 1 |
The energy firm had proposed reinforcing the existing line so it can carry more electricity.
Following an annual review of infrastructure project, the National Grid said the upgrade was not needed as this time.
SSE said the scheme, which was opposed by the National Trust for Scotland, could be proposed again in the future.
Last year, SSE selected its preferred "corridor" for the project.
The corridor is the area of land in which the route of the upgraded line would be built. SSE made its selection from three possible corridors.
The company said it had sought to avoid historic sites and landscapes, such as Culloden Battlefield and Bennachie.
The battlefield is near Inverness, while Bennachie is a hill with a number of distinctive rocky tops in Aberdeenshire.
SSE also said at the time that consent for the upgraded line could be sought from the Scottish government in 2019.
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) had raised concerns about the line being routed close to historic sites, such as Culloden Battlefield and the nearby Clava Cairns.
A Jacobite force led by Bonnie Prince Charlie was defeated at Culloden by a government army in April 1746.
The fighting took place over a wider area than the parts in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.
Clava Cairns are prehistoric burial cairns built about 4,000 years ago.
The Bronze Age cemetery complex includes passage graves, ring cairns, kerb cairn and standing stones. The site also has the remains of a chapel of unknown date. | SSE has shelved plans to upgrade the powerline between Beauly in the Highlands and Kintore in Aberdeenshire. | 2.363689 | 2 |
Diageo, which owns the distillery, wants to erect a facility housing a new reception area, offices, a documents store and additional staff car parking.
It would replace an old office building the firm says is not fit for purpose.
But Planning Service has recommended it should be refused, saying the design is unsuitable for a conservation area.
In correspondence about the proposed development, a planning officer said: "The form, materials and detailing of the development are not sympathetic to the built form of the area and the development does not preserve or enhance the character and appearance of Bushmills Conservation Area."
It said finishes such as stone-effect cladding, fibre cement roof slates and uPVC fascia windows and doors were not appropriate.
The correspondence also states that such a development would be considered acceptable with a different scale and design.
Moyle councillor Robert McIlroy has urged planners to work with the architects to find a way forward.
"The distillery is so important to this area, it employs many local people and I feel it must be possible to find a solution that would accommodate this new building," he said.
Mr McIlroy brought the issue before a recent meeting of Moyle Council where more time was granted for consultation.
No objections were received from the local community to the new building.
Diageo said it was working closely with planners and hoped the project would ultimately be approved.
Bushmills, in north Antrim, is Ireland's oldest working distillery.
In 2008, it celebrated the 400th anniversary of the original licence to distil whiskey, granted to the Bushmills area in 1608. | Planners have been urged to consider the consequences of turning down an application for a new office building at the Old Bushmills distillery site. | 1.73881 | 2 |
Many of them were suspected to be heading to join militant groups such as Islamic State (IS), the agency added.
Others tried to reach "greener pastures" to escape poverty, it said.
Nigeria is Africa's most populous state, and has high levels of poverty.
It has also been hit by a six-year insurgency waged by militant Islamist group Boko Haram, which pledged allegiance to IS in March.
The agency said Nigeria was a "catchment area for recruiters because of the high number of jobless people" in the West African state.
It had therefore intensified immigration checks to bar young Nigerians with "doubtful intentions" from leaving the country.
"The terrorist group has a syndicate that arranges travel documents, visas, ticket and money for their recruits," it added, in a statement.
Officials were also tackling illegal immigration, said Chukwuemaka Obuah, the agency's spokesman.
"We have always had problems of Nigerians going abroad for greener pasture. We look at the age of the intending traveller and the person he is travelling with, put them by the side and profile them thoroughly," he added.
The UN's Office on Drugs and Crime estimates West African trafficking victims, many of whom come from Nigeria, make up about 10% of those forced into sex work in Western Europe.
Last week, India detained two Nigerian students for allegedly trying to cross to Pakistan with the aim of finally reaching Iraq to join IS, media reports said.
Boko Haram's alliance with IS may be motivating young Nigerians to join the Middle Eastern group, reports the BBC's Bashir Sa'ad Abdullahi from Nigeria's capital Abuja.
They may have also been influenced by IS propaganda available on social media sites, he adds.
Why Boko Haram remains a threat
Who are Boko Haram? | About 24,000 people were stopped from leaving Nigeria in the 15 months to March because of suspicion they could become involved in jihadi activities, prostitution or slavery, the country's immigration agency has said. | 1.722976 | 2 |
From mid-June councils will have powers to issue penalty charge notices to the registered owner of a car, regardless of who littered.
CCTV images will be used to record number plates and trace owners, said London Councils.
The AA said the majority of its members wanted tougher penalties for people who drop litter from cars.
Littering is already a criminal offence which incurs a fine, under the Environmental Protection Act.
To prosecute someone for littering from a car required proving beyond reasonable doubt which passenger disposed of the rubbish, which is very difficult, said a spokesman for London Councils.
But the organisation which represents London's 33 councils put a private bill through Parliament to amend the London Local Authorities Act so that the owner of a vehicle or pedicab will be liable to pay littering fines.
Council officers and Police Community Support Officers will be among those who can issue penalties, said London Councils.
The exact level of fine will be decided on 14 June and the new law should come into effect on 18 June.
An AA spokesman said the organisation's research suggests the majority of drivers in London and Britain would like greater penalties for littering from cars.
In a survey of 1,628 AA members in London in 2009, 58% said they loathed motoring "litter louts" enough to support tough penalties, such as points on their driving licence, large fines and community sentences.
Ninety-three percent agreed that roadside litter gave a bad impression of Britain and spoilt local communities.
Seven per cent admitted littering.
He said: "A cigarette thrown from a car will spark and make a driver jump. Similarly a container coming at your windscreen will make you duck."
But he pointed out that enforcement will be an issue and there will be cases where items are dropped accidentally.
He said: "In amongst rubbish you will always find a baby's dummy and know that it's unlikely that its mother wanted that littered.
"What happens if a six-year-old opens the back door, drops something and walks off? That could be littering." | Car owners in London will face fines of up to £100 if someone drops litter from their vehicles, under a law change. | 1.637253 | 2 |
Dr Catherine Calderwood was sent to investigate at the Dundee hospital after a whistleblower claimed surgical staff were prevented from seeing A&E patients to keep waiting times down.
She said she was satisfied that care at the hospital was not target-driven.
However, she criticised communication between A&E staff and other teams.
Whistleblowers told BBC Scotland last week that surgical staff had been bullied and "physically prevented" from seeing patients in the emergency department.
The matter was discussed in Holyrood after staff claimed surgeons were not allowed to assess patients until they had been moved to the surgical department, so hospital managers could "tick a box" saying the patient had been discharged from A&E.
One doctor said they had "never experienced emergency care which is so aggressive in terms of getting patients out of the department", amid an "utter fixation to the four hour target".
Dr Calderwood said she would be making a number of recommendations to prevent "misunderstandings", which she said had been caused by communication between emergency staff and specialty teams not always being "as good as it could be".
However, her report said she was "satisfied that the principles that underpin NHS Tayside's emergency department model are patient safety and outcome-focused, not target-driven".
She said: "There is no evidence to support the allegation that patients are admitted to speciality wards, or speciality doctors are unable to see patients within the emergency department, purely to achieve targets.
"NHS Tayside has also confirmed that surgeons and physicians regularly attend the A&E department to assess patients.
"The hospital has made significant improvements in patient safety, including a reduction above the national average in hospital deaths.
"The emergency department team assured me that improved patient waiting times and consistent attainment of the 98% target is a by-product of early senior review, decision-making and focused investigations."
Dr Calderwood said she would return to the hospital in six months to ensure her recommendations are acted on. | Scotland's chief medical officer says she found "no evidence" of waiting times manipulation during a visit to Ninewells Hospital. | 1.720088 | 2 |
Chua was given 25 life terms and told he must serve a minimum of 35 years in jail, after being convicted in May.
His crimes were carried out at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport.
Speaking to the nursing panel by telephone from Wakefield Prison, he continued to claim he was innocent of the crimes.
He was formally struck off after the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel said it was "difficult to imagine more serious convictions" which were "fundamentally incompatible" with him continuing as a registered nurse.
Chua, 49, told the hearing he "loved his work". He is planning to appeal against his criminal convictions.
At his trial, it was revealed police found a letter written by Chua who said he was "an angel turned into an evil person" adding, "there's a devil in me".
Panel chairman William Ard said "You murdered two patients and caused significant harm to a number of others."
He told Chua he had shown no "insight or remorse" and "repeatedly abused" his position as a nurse.
Mr Ard said he caused "catastrophic harm" to other vulnerable patients.
"Your actions have rightly been described as cunning, wicked, evil and sinister," he said.
The four-month trial was told he secretly injected insulin into saline bags and ampoules which were then unwittingly used by other nurses.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council said it was aware Chua was serving two concurrent life sentences but added the court process does not have jurisdiction over its role as the regulatory body for midwives and nurses. | Killer nurse Victorino Chua, who is serving life for murdering and poisoning patients, has been struck off the nursing register. | 0.947804 | 1 |
The Scout Association said 4,839 adults are currently involved helping the 14,216 registered scouts.
Roles include youth workers, charity trustees and skills instructors.
But Tim Kidd, UK chief commissioner at the Scout Association, said more volunteers are needed, with more than 1,300 youngsters on the waiting list to join.
"Our adult volunteers today seek much more flexible volunteering arrangements than in the past, so that they can fit it around their busy lives," he added.
"Many adults who are signing up with the scouts have a limited amount of time to donate to us, and so we need more volunteers as a whole in order to accommodate the continued demand for scouting among young people."
Scouting has seen 12 consecutive years of growth across the UK in its youth membership and ambassador Helen Glover said volunteers were the "lifeblood" of the movement. | The number of adults volunteering with scouts in Wales is at an all-time high, figures have shown. | 1.539421 | 2 |
Plaid has previously voted against British overseas action, including the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Ms Wood said that the party was not yet convinced about British involvement but would "listen very carefully" to David Cameron's proposals.
MPs voted against RAF strikes in Syria two years ago.
The prime minister will not revisit the issue unless he is confident he has enough support.
Speaking to Sunday Politics Wales, Ms Wood said: "I think there would need to be a number of tests met before we were convinced that we were not about to make the same mistakes as we made back in 2003.
"It is very difficult to discuss hypotheticals; clearly the sanction of the UN would be something important to us, but that is not the only thing.
"We would need to see some sort of plan to make sure there was an endpoint. I would like to be satisfied that there was some sort of definition as to what success would look like; what a peace plan would look like."
The backing of Plaid's three MPs would be a significant symbolic gesture, but could also be significant to any vote because of the small Conservative majority in the Commons.
Some Labour MPs are demanding a free vote on Syria, but Ms Wood said Plaid's position would be determined by her as party leader.
"It will be a decision for the leader; it's a big question which merits the leadership's sanction," she said.
"But the way I like to work in general is to try and reach consensus and work with my team and we tend to come together in consensus on matters of seriousness like this."
Ms Wood was echoing comments made by the Scottish First Minister last week.
Nicola Sturgeon, of the SNP, said she was "prepared to listen" to the arguments for British airstrikes.
The SNP unanimously opposed UK military involvement in Syria at its party conference in October. | The case for British air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria will be "listened to" by Plaid Cymru, Leanne Wood has said. | 1.544779 | 2 |
Laugher, a Rio 2016 Olympic champion in the synchronised 3m event and silver medallist in the individual competition, finished second.
He totalled 498.75 from his six routines, with only China's Yuan Coa (517.45) achieving higher in Hungary.
Laugher will be joined in Thursday's final by team-mate Ross Haslam.
Harrogate's Laugher, 22, finished fourth alongside Chris Mears in the synchronised event on Saturday and is looking to better the individual bronze medal he won at the last World Championships in Kazan, Russia, two years ago.
His girlfriend Lois Toulson and Matty Lee - who claimed mixed 10m silver on Saturday - are GB's only diving medallists so far in Budapest.
"Lois did a cracking job with the silver alongside Matty and it's our best result so far," Laugher told BBC Sport.
"After the synchro I'm a bit gutted, but individual has been my strongest event this year and hopefully with a score like that today, in the final I'll be able to do something magical."
Haslam, 18, who is making his World Championship debut, believes diving in the non-Olympic 1m springboard event over the weekend helped boost his performance in the 3m competition.
"If you'd have told me at the start of the year I'd be in a world final now, I'd have said 'keep joking' so it's amazing," he told BBC Sport.
"The 1m really helped take away the nerves when I was getting out there today and in the final I just have to do my best and keep it consistent."
In addition to the conclusion of the men's 3m competition, Thursday's action will also see the start of the women's individual 3m event.
Grace Reid and Katherine Torrance - who were fifth together in the synchronised event on Monday - will both be in action.
Bob Ballard, diving commentator
Jack Laugher getting through to the final was expected, but it's an added bonus to see Sheffield's Ross Haslam reach his second one of the week.
Having made the 1m final on day one, the British 3m champion was consistent, apart from problems again on his fifth-round dive, and the 19-year-old is learning a lot from this experience. Many more illustrious competitors bowed out in the preliminaries or semi-final.
As for Laugher, if he can nail his 3.9 tariff dive, there is a gold up for grabs on Thursday. | Britain's Jack Laugher progressed to the individual 3m springboard World Championship final after impressing in the semi-finals in Budapest. | 0.990902 | 1 |
Turia Pitt received burns to 65% of her body and was told she would never compete again after the 2011 ultra-marathon in the Kimberley region.
But on Sunday she completed the 226km (140 mile) Ironman Australia triathlon, making headlines across the country.
Ms Pitt told the BBC she never doubted that she would cross the finish line.
"I kind of just got in my zone and didn't really think about the big picture, I just broke it down into little chunks, I just thought about getting to the next station," the 28-year-old said of the triathlon, which was held at Port Macquarie, 390km (242 miles) north of Sydney.
"I was confident I'd get to the end unless I had really bad luck, like [if] I came off my bike, but those kinds of things aren't really in my control".
Ms Pitt spent 864 days in hospital and underwent more than 100 surgeries to treat her injuries after the 2011 race.
Hong Kong-based Racing the Planet, which organised the event, had not put in place proper procedures to prevent injury in the event of a bushfire, an inquiry later found.
A total of five competitors suffered severe burns.
Ms Pitt, now an author and motivational speaker, used the race on Sunday to raise money for Interplast. The agency provides free reconstructive surgery to people in developing countries in the Asia Pacific. | An Australian runner who suffered life-threatening burns when she was caught in a bushfire during a race has finished a gruelling Ironman triathlon. | 1.721903 | 2 |
Artefacts on display will chart the development of the town, including its cultural and agricultural significance.
The first exhibition on show will commemorate Lampeter's links with World War One.
The museum has been set up by local history group Hanes Llambed and University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
It is based in the former Porter's Lodge near the main gates of the university campus.
Selwyn Walters, Chair of Hanes Llambed, which has 90 members, said: "A town of the stature and importance of Lampeter has always needed a dedicated museum to celebrate its heritage and history, and we are delighted that this has at last come into being."
The project to make the alterations needed to house the museum was backed by £35,000 of European funds.
The museum will also house a display charting the history of the college from its inception in 1804.
Dr Jeremy Smith, Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, said: "Having been a part of the town since 1822 it's great that the University will now become home to a centre that celebrates Lampeter's history, its people and its heritage."
The museum is open between 10:00 BST and 16:00 BST every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. | A new museum celebrating the history of Lampeter has opened at the town's university campus. | 1.899237 | 2 |
Police officers, paramedics and the air ambulance were called to the Crescent Place, in the town centre, where the crash happened shortly after 09:00 BST.
The road has been shut temporarily, along with Clarence Street, as medical teams and police work at the scene.
Gloucestershire Constabulary confirmed the victim , a pedestrian aged in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police are in the process of contacting her next of kin and have asked motorists to avoid the area. | A woman died when she was struck by a car in a "serious collision" in Cheltenham. | 1.002569 | 1 |
Pietersen, 36, who was told his England career was over in February 2014, hit 73 off 46 balls in an innings that included seven fours and three sixes.
His score guided Melbourne Stars to 200-7 on their way to a 46-run victory as Melbourne Renegades only made 154-9.
Pietersen's 73 came after he made 60 against Sydney Thunder on Wednesday.
Melbourne Stars, whose squad also includes ex-England player Luke Wright, have won two of their four matches played so far and are fourth in the table out of eight teams.
They have four more games to play, with the top four sides at the end of the group phase advancing into the semi-finals.
Pietersen helped Melbourne Stars reach the final of the 2016 Big Bash, but his side lost to Sydney Thunder by three wickets.
Find out how to get into cricket with our inclusive guide. | Ex-England batsman Kevin Pietersen made his second Big Bash League half-century in four days as he helped Melbourne Stars beat Melbourne Renegades. | 0.962338 | 1 |
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Read more about snowboard slopestyle | Don't know your Nordic combined skiing from your biathlon, or your snowboard parallel slalom from your luge? | 1.395584 | 1 |
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a man had been heard shouting abuse and was then seen throwing a bottle. It landed behind the sprinters.
US athlete Justin Gatlin, who won bronze in Sunday's race, said the bottle had been a "little distraction".
Nobody was injured and the event was not disrupted, police said.
The suspect is being held at an east London police station on suspicion of causing a public nuisance.
A spokesman for Games organisers Locog said: "The incident had no impact on the competitors or the event."
Following the incident Edith Bosch, the Dutch judo champion who won a Bronze medal in the 70kg category, tweeted about hitting a man who she saw throwing a bottle on the track.
The 32-year-old later told Dutch television station NOS TV: "I had seen the man walking around earlier and said to people around me that he was a peculiar bloke.
"Then he threw that bottle and in my emotion I hit him on the back with the flat of my hand.
"Then he was scooped up by the security. However, he did make me miss the final, and I am very sad about that.
"I just cannot understand how someone can do something like that."
Speaking about the bottle-throwing after Sunday's 100m race, Justin Gatlin said: "I didn't know what it was, but when you're in those blocks, and the whole stadium's quiet, you can hear a pin drop."
Gatlin said the incident had not affected the race.
"You just have to block it out and go out there and do what you got to do. You can't complain about that, the race went on and it was a great race."
Winner Usain Bolt told reporters he had been unaware of the incident.
He added: "No, I keep hearing that. I don't know who would have done that."
Fellow Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake, who came second, said: "I was so focused I didn't see anything. I was so focused on just running to the line." | A man has been arrested after a bottle was thrown on to the track seconds before the start of the men's 100m final at the Olympic Stadium. | 1.094718 | 1 |
The boy, who cannot be named, had admitted attacking his nine-year-old sister on two separate occasions between February and March.
He was later found with "images" on his mobile phone but these were not described in court.
Sentencing, District Judge Diane Baker said his actions were "so serious and so damaging to your little sister".
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"I know a lot about what has happened in your life and your mum's life in the past and the difficulties you faced," she said at Bodmin Magistrates' Court.
The boy, who lives in Cornwall, was convicted of two counts of rape and was given a 12-month referral to a youth offending panel.
He was also ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge and given a notification requiring him to register with the police for 30 months.
Ms Baker said he would have received a detention sentence if he had been older.
Defending the boy, Jodie Leonard said: "He is due to start at school again. I asked him how he is getting on. He is working really hard." | A 12-year-old boy has been convicted of raping his younger sister twice at their home when he was 11 years old. | 0.991474 | 1 |
They claim Michelle Brown is "abrasive and discourteous" to local members.
Shaun Owen, secretary of UKIP's Delyn branch, has written to the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) asking for action against her.
UKIP dismissed the letter as written by a "tiny and insignificant group" holding a "long-standing grudge" against Ms Brown.
In the letter to the NEC, Mr Owen said a motion, agreed at a meeting of UKIP's north Wales branches on 8 July, called for her removal.
It read: "That the north Wales branches call on head office to deselect/remove Ms Brown as our UKIP representative both at the local level and as our representative in the Welsh Assembly."
He stated UKIP's Wales MEP Nathan Gill, who now sits as an independent AM, was also at the meeting.
Mr Owen said: "For some time we have been appalled by the abrasive and discourteous manner of Ms Brown towards UKIP locally.
"Her lack of effort in pursuing the aims of the party both locally and nationally is of concern to members across the region."
He added he believed members would stop supporting UKIP if Michelle Brown remained in the role.
In an email to members sent on Wednesday, seen by BBC Wales, Mr Owen said the NEC had not responded.
A spokesman for the UKIP assembly group said: "The meeting the letter describes was not authorised by UKIP Wales and holds no constitutional significance in the party.
"This letter and the 'leak' to the media was made by a tiny and insignificant group of individuals who hold a long-standing grudge against Michelle Brown."
Under assembly rules, UKIP would not be able to "remove" Ms Brown as a north Wales AM.
If it did decide to expel her from the UKIP group she would continue to serve as the North Wales AM but as an independent rather than under the UKIP banner.
In February, Ms Brown denied an allegation she had smoked recreational drugs in a hotel room.
And she said she had acted "with propriety" after it was revealed she had discussed how an advert for a job in her office could be changed to help her brother get an interview for the post. | UKIP members in north Wales have called for the party's regional AM to be deselected. | 0.856444 | 1 |
Jones died on Friday in a New York hospital after a battle with pancreatic cancer, her representative said.
Despite her powerhouse voice, Jones failed to make a breakthrough for decades until a recording session led to a Dap-Kings album in 2002.
The band later won a Grammy nomination and performed at Glastonbury.
British producer Mark Ronson was among those paying tribute.
He used the Dap-Kings as the backing band for another soul revival star, Amy Winehouse, on her breakthrough album Back to Black, released in 2006.
He said: "Sharon Jones had one of the most magnificent, gut-wrenching voices of anyone in recent time."
Members of the band were at her bedside when she died, her representative, Judy Miller Silverman, said.
The cancer was diagnosed in 2013 but failed to stop Jones performing during periods of remission.
"It's therapy,'' she said in July. "I know I need rest and sleep. But I want to work and that is our job.
"`You got to be brave. I want to use the time that I have. I don't want to spend it all laid up, wishing I had done that gig," she told Associated Press.
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - BBC artist page
Barbara Kopple, who directed the documentary Miss Sharon Jones! released this year, said the singer even lit up hospital wards when she was undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
She said: "When people are around or there's an audience, that gives her fuel and she forgets her pain."
Jones was born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1956 and sang in gospel choirs and backing bands. However, real success eluded her and she took many jobs, including as a corrections officer at the Rikers Island jail.
But a recording session performance led to the formation of the Dap-Kings and the release of Dap-Dippin' With Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings in 2002, when Jones was 46.
Six more albums followed, including the Grammy-nominated Give the People What They Want. | Sharon Jones, the singer who spearheaded a soul revival movement with her band the Dap-Kings, has died at the age of 60. | 1.458232 | 1 |
Cook scored 24 league goals for the Cumbrians last season before moving to Prenton Park over the summer and he wasted little time opening his account for Rovers when he headed in a Steven Jennings corner in the 40th minute.
Tranmere could have taken the lead midway through the first half when Jay Harris did well to tee up James Norwood but the striker scuffed his volley.
Rovers sealed the points in the 86th minute when Norwood was brought down in the box by goalkeeper Joel Dixon and he stepped up to smash in the resulting penalty.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Tranmere Rovers 2, Barrow 0.
Second Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 2, Barrow 0.
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Jake Kirby replaces James Norwood.
Euan Murray (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Tranmere Rovers 2, Barrow 0. James Norwood (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty with a.
Joel Dixon (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Barrow. Andy Haworth replaces Alex-Ray Harvey.
Substitution, Barrow. Richard Bennett replaces Byron Harrison.
Substitution, Barrow. Euan Murray replaces Danny Livesey.
Second Half begins Tranmere Rovers 1, Barrow 0.
First Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 1, Barrow 0.
Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1, Barrow 0. Andy Cook (Tranmere Rovers).
Steven Jennings (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Lee Vaughan replaces Liam Ridehalgh.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Andy Cook marked his home debut with a goal against his former club as Tranmere secured a 2-0 win over Barrow in the National League. | 0.750663 | 1 |
The mayor does not have the authority to do that so he is seeking government legislation for a pedicab ban.
He also wants to reduce the number of minicabs, a move that the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association has welcomed.
It estimates there were 13,000 new private hire drivers in London in 2014 partly owing to the rise in popularity of cheaper car booking apps like Uber.
Mr Johnson has been making the argument to ban pedicabs since December 2012 because they "jam up the capital's roads and consistently fail to ensure the safety of their passengers".
On any night in the West End you can't miss the bells of Rickshaws (or Pedicabs as they are officially known) plying for trade.
While some tourists and the odd refreshed businessman seem to enjoy them, the authorities have wanted to get rid of them for a long time. While there are responsible operators, there is also a cowboy element where there are fears over safety and concerns over the amount they charge.
In 2002, I sat in court as the black cabbies tried and failed to get them banned. Pedicabs operate using a loophole in the metropolitan public carriage act 1869 and are classed as stage carriages not Hackney cabs and so can ply for hire. If the mayor wants them banned he will need to redo that legislation. That will take time and will probably involve legal challenges. | Boris Johnson has announced he wants to ban rickshaws in London to help ease traffic congestion. | 1.421686 | 1 |
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