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Gareth Pugh, 29, of Glynneath, Neath Port Talbot, died on 11 February 2016 while collecting golf balls at Peterstone Golf Club, near Newport.
Dale Pike, 25, also of Glynneath, admitted manslaughter by gross negligence, in breach of a duty of care to Mr Pugh, at Cardiff Crown Court.
He was released on bail ahead of sentencing on 3 July.
His father Jonathan Pike, 47, of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, previously pleaded not guilty to the same charge but prosecutor Philip Evans, QC said no evidence would be offered against him.
He said Jonathan Pike was not at the golf club on the day Mr Pugh died and, since his son had pleaded guilty, there had been a "shift in the public interest in prosecuting this defendant".
Mr Evans added the decision had been made after consultation with Mr Pugh's family. | A company director has admitted causing the death of a golf club worker who was found dead in a resort lake. | 0.55848 | 1 |
They came to Londonderry to mark the sixth anniversary of the publication of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry report.
Thirteen people were shot dead on 30 January 1972 when British paratroopers opened fire at a civil rights march.
Hillsborough campaigner Margaret Aspinall said the families "must carry on" the pursuit for truth and justice.
The Bloody Sunday inquiry, led by Lord Saville, took 12 years to complete and exonerated those who died.
Following the findings of the report Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "deeply sorry".
In April, a jury found that the 96 football fans who died in the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster were unlawfully killed.
Margaret Aspinall's 18-year-old son James died at the FA Cup semi-final.
She said families of victims of the Troubles should never give up the pursuit of justice.
"They must carry on, I'm a great believer that everybody, no matter who they are, deserves the truth.
"Stay strong and keep the hope going like the families of Hillsborough had to, that's what kept us going, the hope that one day we would get it.
"With other people, the Bloody Sunday families, we are united in truth and justice. It is very, very important to stick together and show your support to each other."
Margaret Aspinall, Sue Roberts and Jenni Hicks have campaigned for 27 years to uncover the truth of the 1989 stadium disaster.
In conversation with Paul O'Connor, director of the Pat Finucane Centre, they also met with some family members of the Loughinisland massacre and Michael Gallagher of the Omagh Bomb Families.
Last week, a report by Northern Ireland's Police Ombudsman showed there was collusion between some police officers and loyalist gunmen who killed six Catholics 22 years ago.
Reflecting on the Hillsborough inquest verdict, Mrs Aspinall said it left a legacy for others to follow.
"We hope what we've got from this, by fighting the system for all these years, is that it gives other people hope.
"What comes after truth? Justice. The only way you can get justice is accountability.
"So somebody has got to be held to account for 96 innocent deaths and for all the fans and survivors still suffering to this day," she said. | Relatives of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster have met with some families of those killed and wounded on Bloody Sunday. | 1.935588 | 2 |
The facility was built to hold nearly 700 prisoners, but the league's report found the Category B site had more than 1,200 inmates at the end of January.
The charity found that 64 of the 75 Category B and Category C men's prisons in England and Wales had more inmates than they were designed to hold.
Leicester had 361 prisoners instead of 214 and Wandsworth was 663 over.
The league analysed Ministry of Justice (MoJ) data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
The prison population rose from 83,062 to 83,680, across the period looked at. Overcrowding was also particularly bad in Exeter, Preston, Durham and Doncaster prisons, the league said.
Prisoners have been "doubled-up" or "trebled-up" - two or three prisoners in a cell designed for one - increasingly often, according to the data.
The league said that on a typical day, almost 19,000 prisoners were doubled-up and about 800 were trebled-up.
Source: The Howard League for Penal Reform
Chief Executive Frances Crook said: "Far too many people are being sent into already overcrowded jails and the need to stem the flow is now urgent.
"Government must get a grip on a prison system in crisis that is feeding the crime problem and creating more victims."
Prisons minister Andrew Selous said: "We always have enough space within our prisons to accommodate all offenders and will never be in a position where we can't imprison those sentenced by the courts.
"All prisons have safe population levels and published statistics show that crowding is at its lowest levels since 2007/08." | Leeds Prison is the most overcrowded in England, according to a report by the Howard League for Penal Reform. | 1.846227 | 2 |
The 26-year-old suffered the injury during fielding practice before T20 Blast Finals Day at Edgbaston.
Jarvis, who has played eight Tests for Zimbabwe, is the joint-leading wicket-taker in Division Two of the County Championship, his 62 scalps helping Lancashire to the brink of promotion.
Meanwhile, batsman Karl Brown has signed a new long-term contract.
The 27-year-old averages more than 52 in the Championship this summer, hitting a hundred and six half-centuries in just 12 innings, and has also featured prominently in Lancashire's run to the T20 Blast semi-finals.
"It was always my dream to play for my county and I am pleased to have been able to commit my future to Lancashire," Brown told the club website. | Lancashire seamer Kyle Jarvis will miss the rest of the 2015 season with a broken hand. | 0.915687 | 1 |
The car clipped a kerb and ended up on its side in a ditch at the southbound Michaelwood services last Tuesday.
The 44-year-old driver of the Proton sustained minor injuries, but his father suffered serious chest and abdominal injuries.
Both men are from Tividale in the West Midlands. Gloucestershire Police continue to appeal for witnesses. | An 82-year-man has died a week after a crash on the approach road to a service area car park on the M5 motorway. | 0.339385 | 0 |
The revised figure is more than £3.5m above the previous estimate reported by the health board late last year.
Deputy director of finance Graham Stewart described the level of savings required as unprecedented.
The figure equates to about 7% of the region's health budget and is substantially higher than the board has ever previously achieved.
The total includes an anticipated savings shortfall of almost £5m which is expected to be carried over from the current financial year.
Medical departments are being challenged to re-examine their approach to delivering efficiencies and identify new areas which could be reviewed.
The board has previously highlighted the costs of staffing medical vacancies and absences as one area of pressure.
A number of programmes being taken forward looking at reducing "waste and duplication" around drugs costs.
Getting rid of buildings the health board no longer needs is also being considered. | NHS Dumfries and Galloway has said it needs to find efficiency savings of £22.6m in the next financial year. | 1.476036 | 1 |
28 September 2015 Last updated at 01:54 BST
The prime minister has been addressing a UN session in New York marking the 17 new Sustainable Development Goals.
"Aid is not enough on its own. Of course not. But it is essential. And it works,'' he said.
"So today, I call on others to follow Britain's lead. I say to my fellow world leaders from developed countries: we've been making these aid promises for years. Now, let us all deliver on them.''
"The world is watching." | David Cameron has called on wealthier countries to match the UK's commitment to devoting at least 0.7% of national wealth to foreign aid. | 1.55637 | 2 |
Bath MP Don Foster made the call after he organised a "seagull summit" for local authorities affected by the problem.
A study carried out by Bristol University in 2010 found an estimated 1,100 pairs in Bath, 2,500 in Bristol and 2,900 in Gloucester.
The MP has called for a research fund to be created which would be supported by UK councils.
Mr Foster said: "What I am proposing with a group of MPs is that we go to each of the councils that are affected who are already spending millions on this.
"If they put a small amount in over a three-year period, then we can get this research done."
He added that he had already lobbied government for the past five years to fund the research but his efforts had failed.
The MP has also said government research into gull numbers showed there were about 30,000 breeding pairs in the country but Bristol University findings led by seagull expert Peter Rock had estimated a much higher figure of 100,000 pairs.
"We simply don't know very much - the vast majority of research that's been done has been done on wild gulls living on cliff tops and so on.
"We've got very little on urban gulls and they are growing in number," explained Mr Foster.
"Despite all of the methods - everything from putting spikes on top of buildings, loud noises, bird scarers, oiling of eggs - none of them have worked and that's predominantly because we don't know enough about urban seagulls."
A Defra spokeswoman said: "We recognise that urban gulls can cause problems in some areas, which is why government enables local authorities to take action where there are public health issues." | Further research is needed to curb gull populations in towns, an MP has said. | 2.20776 | 2 |
Health officials have urged the public to be on the lookout for symptoms of the infection, especially people living in Airdrie and Coatbridge.
The outbreak has been linked to products sold by the JB Christie bakery in Airdrie.
Hepatitis A is a viral infection which leads to inflammation of the liver and can cause mild to severe illness.
Dr Femi Oshin, NHS Lanarkshire consultant in public health medicine, said: "Some people who have become infected with hepatitis A, can feel well and have no symptoms for several weeks prior to developing symptoms and becoming unwell. However, during this time they can be infectious to others.
"Others - especially younger children and babies - may become infected and not develop any symptoms, yet may be infectious to others for several weeks.
"This is why we are continuing to raise awareness of the infection to help us identify other possible cases so that treatment can be provided if appropriate and to prevent further spread of the infection."
The bakery closed for a short period after it was first linked to the outbreak at the beginning of May but reopened after staff tested negative for the infection and the premises were given a deep clean.
Health officials later praised the bakery for its co-operation during the investigation.
A helpline has been set up to provide general information about hepatitis A and the outbreak. The helpline - 0800 028 2816 - is open from 08:00 to 22:00 daily. | The number of confirmed cases of hepatitis A linked to a bakery in North Lanarkshire has increased to 61. | 1.98401 | 2 |
A professional conduct panel found Azam Zia, who worked at Icknield High School, Luton, had failed to tell parents about the off-site sessions.
The 37-year-old had also charged pupils between £15 and £20 to attend.
He admitted unacceptable professional conduct and bringing teaching into disrepute.
The conduct panel, which met last month, heard Mr Zia held the tuition sessions on Saturdays at the Tokko Youth Centre in Luton between August and November 2015.
The sessions, which were only attended by Muslim boys, were used to settle conflicts between pupils.
They had been organised via email and messaging service WhatsApp.
Neither Mr Zia nor a second adult, named only as Individual A, were trained to instruct wrestling, the National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) panel heard.
A video shown in private during the hearing to avoid identification of pupils included Individual A wrestling with a student.
Mr Zia, who also transported pupils home in his car, admitted all the allegations but said he had intended to open up the sessions to the wider school.
He told the hearing he had approached a small group of pupils at first, including female and non-Muslim pupils.
The sessions came to light in November 2015 when a pupil expressed concerns to the school's safeguarding officer.
Mr Zia was suspended on 20 November 2015 and resigned on 31 March 2016 before any disciplinary proceedings took place.
The NCTL panel found he had "failed to maintain appropriate professional boundaries" and that his actions could have impacted on pupil safety.
The teaching ban imposed on Mr Zia will last for a minimum of two years. | A maths teacher who allowed pupils to settle disputes during out-of-hours wrestling sessions has been banned from teaching. | 1.185122 | 1 |
Sean Conway will use a bamboo bike and carry all his gear with him during what he predicted would be "the three toughest months" of his life.
He is already believed to be the first person to have run, swam, sailed and cycled the length of the UK.
The 34-year-old, from Cheltenham, began his challenge earlier at Lulworth Cove, Dorset.
He will cycle around the coast to Scarborough where he will leave his bike and run to Brighton. Once there he will begin his final leg and swim back to where he started.
Mr Conway completed an "ultimate triathlon" between Land's End and John O'Groats in May last year.
Before starting out he said: "I was conscious of trying to up my game from the last few adventures I've done. I've done a long cycle independently, a long swim and a long run.
"I thought why not combine them all into some sort of epically big, ironman triathlon?
"Then I thought, well I love Britain, I love this island, it's got so much to offer, why don't I do one big one following the coastline?
"It's quite daunting, but I am as ready as I can be - you have just got to prepare as you go along.
"It gives me purpose and a reason to get out of bed in the morning. I want to inspire people, as most people can do a lot more than they think they can."
A documentary will air on the Discovery Channel later in the summer and his progress can be tracked the channel's website. | An extreme adventurer has started a 4,000-mile ultra-triathlon around the coastline of Britain. | 1.242673 | 1 |
The owner of the dance music club David Vincent said he is closing its doors indefinitely to concentrate on his club in Ibiza.
He said he wants to make the Ibiza club the best in the world and cannot keep both clubs open at the same time as he needs his staff from Manchester.
The club which was originally called Sankeys Soap will shut its doors with a 12-hour "spectacular party" on 6 May.
Mr Vincent said he has "truly amazing memories" of Manchester.
He said: "Brilliant highs include being recognised for contributing significant culture to the city of Manchester at a national museum and also quite a few challenging lows.
"We have made our name in Manchester as the world's best club in the DJ Mag Awards 2010, and the Sankeys spirit will live on there."
DJ Krysko, who was a resident at Sankeys for six years, said on his Twitter account it was a "sad day".
Sankeys is based in Beehive Mill, Northern Quarter, Manchester. It opened in 1994. | Manchester nightclub Sankeys is closing. | 0.906544 | 1 |
Boko Haram "was not just a Nigerian problem", US official Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.
The group was blamed for suicide bombings which killed more than 20 people in neighbouring Chad on Monday.
Chad will be the headquarters of the Nigeria-led force of around 7,500 troops from five countries.
The formation of the force has gained momentum since Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari took office last month.
Nigeria's previous administration, led by Goodluck Jonathan, was seen to have dragged its heels over the creation of the force, as it feared it would undermine Nigeria's sovereignty, correspondents say.
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The US also turned down a request by Mr Jonathan's administration last year to sell it weapons because of the poor human rights record of its military.
The issue led to a diplomatic row, with Nigeria accusing the US of refusing to help land a "killer punch" against Boko Haram.
Ms Thomas-Greenfield, the US assistant secretary of state for Africa, said the US was in talks with Mr Buhari's government on how it could assist more in the campaign against the militants.
It comes after President Buhari's visit last week to the G7 summit in Germany where he said Nigeria would welcome more international support in the struggle with the jihadists.
The multi-national force is expected to be made up of troops from Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Benin.
Chad, Cameroon and Niger have been helping Nigeria recapture territory from Boko Haram, but their activities have so far been largely uncoordinated.
The African Union (AU) backed the creation of a multi-national force in January, saying Boko Haram required a "collective, effective and decisive response".
Boko Haram's six-year insurgency has left some 13,000 people dead and 1.5 million homeless, rights groups say.
The group has pledged allegiance to Islamic State, which is fighting to establish a global caliphate. | The US says it will give $5m (£3.2m) towards a multi-national task force being set up to fight Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram. | 1.543957 | 2 |
The car manufacturer announced last year it will make a new luxury car at St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Ministers refused to say how much public money the company would get, prompting an objection by a businessman under the Freedom of Information Act.
Ms Denham has given ministers 35 days to send the information to him.
In February 2016, Tom Gallard asked the government to "please provide details of the financial support agreed with Aston Martin to create 750 jobs at St Athan".
The government refused, saying disclosure could "prejudice" commercial interests.
During the process of Mr Gallard's appeal against that decision, the government argued that publishing the information would affect its ability to "achieve value for money" when negotiating with other companies.
Mr Gallard argued there was a public interest in knowing how "large amounts of taxpayers' money is spent so that citizens and taxpayers can decide if it was a good deal or not".
Ms Denham pointed out that the government had publicised financial support given to various companies in the past.
She also said that the process of applying for financial support from the Welsh Government was comprehensive and, therefore, the amount another company could get was unlikely to be affected by disclosure of the aid to Aston Martin.
The government also argued that disclosure of the information would be likely to "prejudice the effective conduct of public affairs", an opinion put forward by First Minister Carwyn Jones.
The commissioner decided this was not a reasonable view.
The Welsh Government has the right to appeal.
A spokesman said: "We note the Information Commissioner's decision and we are considering our next steps." | Details of financial support for Aston Martin by the Welsh Government must be published, the information commissioner Elizabeth Denham has ruled. | 1.405234 | 1 |
John O'Dowd was responding to concerns raised by schools in relation to technical issues with the new computer based assessment system.
The new assessments were introduced in 900 primary schools in September.
IT company Northgate, which runs the network, has said it is investigating.
A number of primary schools have contacted the Council for Curriculum Examinations and Assessments (CCEA) to advise that their pupils were experiencing difficulties when completing the literacy and numeracy assessments.
The difficulties the schools have experienced have been with the network systems rather than with the actual assessments.
The Minister said: "I am aware that a number of schools are experiencing technical difficulties when accessing the new statutory computer-based assessments.
"I am obviously concerned at the impact this may have on teachers and, more importantly, on pupils and have asked those involved to make every effort to resolve this issue as a matter of urgency.
"The intermittent nature of the problem makes it difficult to resolve and CCEA and C2K have been working with the service provider, Northgate, to try to establish the causes. I have asked them to report back to me on this issue as quickly as possible."
CCEA say the new system was tested in 130 schools in the spring and was working fine.
In the last two weeks CCEA have had 70 queries from schools to their helpline.
Northgate have said they are aware of the issues the schools are facing and are working "to investigate the source of the technical difficulties as a priority." | A computer glitch that has left primary schools unable to complete assessments will be fixed "as a matter of urgency" the education minister says. | 1.867856 | 2 |
Denbighshire council has welcomed a decision by the Welsh government to dismiss the claim by the owners of the Denbigh-based North Wales Hospital.
A spokesman for Freemont (Denbigh) Ltd, which will have to pay the bill, said it was disappointed.
The council is hoping it can purchase the site and restore it.
In 2011, it served an urgent works notice on the British Virgin Islands-based company after becoming frustrated at the deterioration in the condition of the listed buildings.
The council said the owners did not comply with the notice so it carried out the work, costing £940,000.
Last year, it served a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) for the site on the owners but they objected, prompting a public inquiry which was held in March.
A decision on the CPO is expected within the next two months.
Plans for a large-scale mixed development have been submitted on behalf of the Prince's Regeneration Trust, working in conjunction with the council, assuming the CPO is granted. | The owners of a derelict Victorian hospital complex have lost an appeal over a £900,000 bill paid by the county council for emergency repairs. | 1.044577 | 1 |
Officials linked 19-year-old Hunter Park to some of the threatening posts but did not say how.
The university increased security but said there is no "immediate threat".
Mr Park's arrest comes days after University President Tim Wolfe was forced out, accused of not doing enough to address racism on campus.
Threats mostly came from users of the anonymous messaging app Yik-Yak.
Yik Yak condemned the threatening messages and said in a news release that the company works alongside authorities to help in investigations and it may share information with law enforcement.
Mr Park was not on campus or nearby when posting the message, police said.
He lives in Rolla, Missouri, about 100 miles (161km) south of the Columbia campus and is a student at the Missouri University of Science & Technology, the school confirmed.
"I'm going to stand my ground tomorrow and shoot every black person I see," one anonymous post read on Yik Yak.
Another warned black students simply not to come to campus the next day and another said "we're waiting for you at the parking lots... we will kill you."
Before the suspect was apprehended, protest leaders said the university administrators were not doing enough to address the threats against minority students.
One black student tweeted an email conversation with his professor in which he told the professor he was scared to come to class because of the threats.
"The only way bullies are defeated is by standing up to them ... If we cancel the exam, they win; if we go through with it, they lose," the professor wrote.
In recent weeks, students staged a sit-in on a university plaza and one graduate student participated in a hunger strike, calling for Mr Wolfe's resignation.
Among the offences black students have complained about are that a swastika drawn in faeces was found in a dormitory bathroom and that they are subjected to racial slurs by passerby in cars and on campus.
Mr Wolfe stepped down after the university's American football team joined the cause, threatening not to play until action was taken to address racial issues on the mostly white campus. | Police at the University of Missouri have arrested at least one man after death threats were posted online against black students. | 1.308697 | 1 |
Castle MacLellan Foods will receive the support for its Kirkcudbright base from parent company Kavli.
It will allow the business to "capitalise on strong growth prospects for its premium products throughout the UK".
The funds will be used to expand and streamline production areas within the factory which employs about 80 staff.
Improvements will also be made to the storage facilities, amenities and services at the factory in order to "maintain the high standards" of the Castle MacLellan brand.
Elaine McConnell, general manager at Castle MacLellan Foods, said: "This represents a momentous step forward for our business.
"It also demonstrates the confidence the Kavli Group has in the UK market and in the Castle MacLellan Foods team.
"It goes without saying that without the teamwork, commitment and dedication of our Dumfries and Galloway workforce we would not have secured this major inward investment to the region."
She added: "Having the opportunity to grow the business allows us to safeguard future employment prospects for the area overall."
Subject to planning consent, it is expected work will start on site in January 2014, with completion by September 2014.
Castle MacLellan Foods said it would be "working closely with the local community over the coming months" to keep them informed of its plans and to ensure "minimal disruption to residents" when building work gets under way. | A £5m investment has been announced to allow the expansion of a pate firm's south west Scotland factory. | 0.877791 | 1 |
Sandy Duncan, who represents Turriff and District, contacted Aberdeenshire colleagues who were due to consider a planning application for a wind turbine from a firm he was partner in.
He was found to have breached the code of conduct for councillors.
The Standards Commission for Scotland found he had acted inappropriately by using council facilities having been expressly warned not to do so.
The hearing panel found that members of the public would reasonably conclude that, in signing off his emails as a councillor, he was using his position to seek preferential treatment.
Mr Duncan was suspended for six months from a number of committees.
Panel chairwoman Julie Ward added: "Whilst accepting that Councillor Duncan had a previously unblemished record, had referred himself for investigation and accepted he should have dealt with matters differently, he nevertheless should have ensured he kept his role as an applicant and that of a councillor separate."
"A failure to keep personal interests separate and distinct can result in council decisions being legally challenged and can erode public confidence and trust in local government and the democratic process itself." | A councillor has been suspended from certain duties for six months. | 1.362501 | 1 |
Twenty calves were born, of which 11 survived for more than three months.
Bovine TB is a risk to cattle in many countries, including parts of the UK, Africa and Asia.
Researchers in China used a genome editing tool to change the genetic code of cattle. They say the technology could have widespread uses in agriculture.
A team from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University in Shaanxi, China, altered a gene involved in fighting infection.
"The resulting transgenic cattle exhibited increased resistance to M. bovis (bovine TB) infection," they said.
"Our study provides an avenue to develop the CRISPR/Cas9 system for agricultural applications."
Scientists in China have previously inserted a mouse gene into cattle in an attempt to boost protection against TB.
The latest research, published in the journal, Genome Biology, used the new genome editing tool, which is more precise.
Tests on resistance to TB were carried out on blood samples taken from the cloned animals.
It is not clear what would happen if the transgenic cattle were exposed to tuberculosis in normal conditions.
Prof Ian McConnell, emeritus professor of veterinary science at the University of Cambridge, said TB in cattle is a complex disease.
"Although it is a thorough and novel paper on using gene technology in transgenic cattle at this stage I doubt if the research will have any application to prevention of TB in cattle using transgenic technology," he said.
And Prof Alan Archibald, head of genetics and genomics at The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, added: "I was not convinced that the authors had demonstrated that the edited calves were resistant - there was no pathology reported for the edited or control animals."
Follow Helen on Twitter. | Scientists in China say they have produced cloned cattle with increased resistance to bovine tuberculosis. | 3.720383 | 4 |
It follows a profit warning from the Fife-based company, issued last year, after a number of shops and financial sector customers deferred orders.
However, Havelock said a number of its divisions were seeing improvement.
In healthcare it said it had won its first two significant orders, which will be supplied mostly during 2015.
The firm which is headquartered in Dalgety Bay said in retail it was "developing new customer relationships from which we expect to benefit during the coming year".
And as expected it said education activity was "beginning to show signs of recovery" with an order book of £25m compared with £14m last year.
Last May, Havelock Europa announced the resignation of its group finance director. It said the search for a new chief executive was beginning. | The shop and office fitting firm, Havelock Europa, has announced its chief executive, Eric Prescott, is to step down sometime this year. | 0.805462 | 1 |
Investors will be able to buy 100g or 1kg bars - or even a fractional amount of a larger 400oz bar - and have it stored at the Royal Mint.
The vault, at Llantrisant in South Wales, is guarded by the Ministry of Defence.
Physical gold has been eligible for inclusion in Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs) since 2014.
However, it needs to be of at least 99.5% purity to qualify. Royal Mint gold bullion has a purity value of 99.9%.
Investors will be charged up to 1% a year for the privilege of owning the bars, plus VAT.
Previously it was possible to buy gold bullion from the Royal Mint, but not as part of pension savings.
Within a pension wrapper, gold is free from Capital Gains Tax - although withdrawals are taxable at the usual rates.
However, experts warn that gold is not always a good investment.
"Investors need to understand investing in gold is by no means a one-way bet," said Danny Cox of investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown.
"Gold is notoriously difficult to value, subject to seasonal demand, and unlike shares and bonds, it provides no income for investors."
Between 2000 and 2011, the price of gold rose spectacularly, from $287 an ounce to $1,837.
However, it has since fallen back to $1,253.
It is usually thought of as a way of protecting against the effects of inflation, or a collapse in the value of stocks and shares.
"Given an improving economic outlook and the prospects of interest rate rises in the US and UK getting closer, it is hard to see how gold gains many more followers from here, unless economies and central bank policies go into reverse," said Mr Cox.
He advised investors not to hold more than 5% of their portfolios in gold, and said there were cheaper ways to invest in it, such as through Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). | The Royal Mint is to offer savers the chance to own gold bars within their pension funds for the first time. | 1.618702 | 2 |
A car bomb in the northern Shaab district killed at least 10 people, and a suicide bomber struck at a nearby market, claiming more lives.
Another car bomb exploded in the Bunouk district killing at least nine people. Scores of others were wounded in the attacks, medics said.
No group has so far said it was behind the bombings.
However, the militant Islamic State (IS) group often says it is behind such attacks.
Iraq is also plagued by deadly sectarian violence.
Security forces said on Sunday they had sealed off areas of northern Baghdad and were sweeping for further bombs.
IS has occupied parts of Iraq and is battling government forces in the north and west of the country. | At least 28 people have been killed in a spate of bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. | 1.379873 | 1 |
The 21-year-old, who can play in the middle or on the wing, played 42 games in 2015-16 as the Saddlers missed out on promotion in the play-offs.
He had a year left on his existing deal, which was agreed last summer, but has extended his stay until 2018.
"I've played a lot more games this season and I'm really enjoying my football at the moment," Morris said.
"This is a great club for young players to develop and we've got a good group of young players coming through at the moment." | Walsall midfielder Kieron Morris has signed a two-year contract extension with the League One club. | 0.600373 | 1 |
In the past year, the combined pensions deficit of firms on the UK's FTSE 100 index has increased 13%, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
That could cause problems when some firms carry out pension re-valuations in the coming months, JLT said.
Tesco and Lloyds bank are among those re-valuing their pension schemes.
UK companies have to measure the deficit or surplus of their defined benefit pension schemes every three years.
"With many pension schemes now embarking on their triennial actuarial valuations and deficits likely to be much bigger than three years ago there are going to be some difficult discussions between companies and pension scheme trustees," said Charles Cowling, a director at JLT.
Companies could be forced to put much more money into their pension schemes to reduce the deficits, he said.
JLT found that the combined pension funds deficit of FTSE 100 companies was £60bn in April, up from £53bn a year ago.
The deficit of all UK private sector pension schemes was unchanged at £182bn, JLT found.
They "remain high due to quantitative easing and record low interest rates," Mr Cowling said. | Some of the UK's biggest companies face "difficult discussions" over their growing pension deficits, according to a pensions consultancy. | 1.206004 | 1 |
Only one of 67 people known to have survived the camp, he escaped by clambering over bodies piled up by a fence as the Nazis shot prisoners during a mass break-out.
In 2013, he returned to the site to mark 70 years since his escape.
About 870,000 people died in the gas chambers at Treblinka - more than anywhere else except Auschwitz.
Mr Willenberg urged the world never to forget Treblinka.
In October 1942, aged 19, he was among 6,000 Jews from the Opatow ghetto who arrived by train at the camp.
They were told they were at a transit camp and had to undress and shower before being sent onward. In reality, the shower rooms were gas chambers.
But because he was a bricklayer he was assigned to manual labour duties and escaped an early death. His job was to sort through the belongings of the people sent to the gas chambers.
After the war Mr Willenberg - whose two sisters were killed at the camp - moved to Israel and became a surveyor.
"I live two lives, one is here and now and the other is what happened there,'' he said. `"It never leaves me. It stays in my head. It goes with me always."
Most of Treblinka's guards were never prosecuted for their part in the crimes there.
Treblinka's commandant, Franz Stangl, was sentenced to life imprisonment in October 1970 following his trial in the west German city of Duesseldorf.
Today nothing remains of the extermination camp apart from the ashes of the mostly Jewish men, women and children murdered there. | Samuel Willenberg, the last survivor of Nazi Germany's Treblinka death camp in Poland, has died in Israel aged 93. | 2.824004 | 3 |
Reading Borough Council said it would build 28 prefabricated flats for those who need urgent housing because they cannot afford private rents.
Currently 130 households in the town are staying in bed and breakfasts.
Between 2015 and 2016, the council spent £1.37m on housing families in bed and breakfasts.
Legally councils can only house families in temporary accommodation for a maximum of six weeks.
The flats will be built on a former mobile home park site in Lowfield Road, Caversham.
The council has said the stock of affordable housing in Reading has reduced because of high land prices and rents, as well as Right to Buy sales.
The 28 homes are intended to house families while the council tries to house them in authority-owned accommodation.
Councillor Richard Davies said: "Living in bed and breakfast accommodation for any length of time for those families is a pretty horrible experience.
"They're often in one room, overcrowded and don't have cooking facilities." | Plans for new temporary accommodation in Reading for homeless families to use in emergencies have been announced. | 1.736998 | 2 |
The masked man fled with an undisclosed sum of cash after threatening staff with a firearm at the office on Main Street, Frizington, at 06:20 GMT.
Armed officers have been deployed to the scene. Main Street, which was temporarily closed to motorists and pedestrians, has now reopened.
The raider is described as about 5ft 9ins tall, of slim build, and wearing black jogging pants and sweatshirt. | An armed man who robbed a post office in Cumbria is being sought by police. | 0.24801 | 0 |
19 July 2013 Last updated at 17:06 BST
Leah gets some tips on how to protect your pets and keep them cool. | Many of us are sweating in the heatwave - but pet owners need to think about their animal friends too! | 0.53214 | 1 |
Crews were called to the smoke-logged home on Bell Street, Barry, at about 03:10 GMT on Saturday.
The property was empty, apart from the animals, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said.
Jennie Griffiths, head of the service's fire control room, said: "Crews confirmed the fire was extinguished by 6.43am but sadly confirmed two domestic cats had not survived the fire."
The cause of the fire is being investigated. | Two pet cats have died following a house fire in the Vale of Glamorgan. | 0.760014 | 1 |
27 May 2016 Last updated at 13:52 BST
It's called the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project and is one of the biggest scientific attempts in history.
When the telescope is finished it'll see further into the cosmos than ever before, to help us discover new galaxies and maybe even find alien life.
Ayshah finds out how a radio telescope works... | Scientists are building a giant radio telescope, one hundred times more powerful than the best in the world at the moment. | 2.521783 | 3 |
The Bank of Scotland found the amount of new business fell "at a marginal pace", while backlogs of work also declined.
New export orders also fell for the eighth month in a row.
However, the bank's latest PMI report suggested workforce numbers expanded "at an accelerated rate".
Bank of Scotland chief economist Donald MacRae said a slowdown in the Scottish economy, which had been identified in the summer, had "taken further hold".
Its PMI - which measures changes in manufacturing and services activity - fell from 50.8 in August to 49.
Any figure below 50 suggests economic contraction.
Last month manufacturing firms in Scotland reported a fall in new orders, from both the domestic and foreign markets.
The report also suggested the rate at which new business contracted was "sharp and led to a deterioration in production in the sector".
Data collected from Scottish service sector companies also highlighted a contraction in activity during the month.
This was despite a rise in incoming new business, which increased at the least marked rate in seven months.
However, the latest survey data indicated a modest expansion in headcount numbers at Scottish private sector firms.
Growth was led by the service sector, while manufacturing companies registered a more modest rise in employment.
While service sector companies reported higher input costs, manufacturing firms faced sharp reductions in prices - softening the overall rise in input prices.
Meanwhile, output prices fell again during the month.
Bank of Scotland chief economist Donald MacRae said: "September's PMI showed a broad-based decline in economic activity across both service and manufacturing sectors.
"The slowdown in the Scottish economy identified in summer has taken further hold in the month of September but employment intentions suggest a return to moderate growth in coming months."
Last week, national statistics released by the Scottish government found economic growth slowed in the second quarter of this year despite a strong performance by the construction sector.
Total output in the economy grew by 0.1% between April and June, compared with 0.4% in the previous quarter.
The UK economy as a whole expanded by 0.7% in the second quarter. | Output from Scotland's manufacturing and service sectors fell for the first time in six months during September, according to a new report. | 1.218427 | 1 |
The 12-year old was snatched by the crocodile while swimming with friends in a water hole in Kakadu National Park, in the Northern Territory.
Rangers said neither of the two crocodiles appeared to be the attacker, and that the search would continue.
Another boy was also mauled by the crocodile, but managed to escape.
Australian police searched overnight for the crocodile and the seized boy.
They said that two crocodiles, one measuring 4.3m (14ft) and the other 4.7m (15ft), had been shot and examined in the course of their search.
"We've since had a look at both crocodiles and neither of them had anything in their stomachs," Sergeant Stephen Constable said.
"We're going to continue the search today," he added.
Officials say visitors are warned not to swim in Kakadu's watering holes because of the risk of crocodile attacks.
Saltwater crocodiles can grow up 7m (23ft) long and weigh more than a tonne. They are a common feature of Australia's tropical north.
In August, a man was killed by a crocodile as he swam in a river in the north during a birthday party. | Australian police have shot two crocodiles dead in a search for a missing 12-year-old boy attacked by a crocodile on Sunday. | 2.358498 | 2 |
Xi Jinping, who is due to succeed President Hu Jintao in 2013, said he would fight against "separatist activities" linked to the Dalai Lama.
He was speaking in Lhasa as part of a trip to mark 60 years since the communists took over Tibet.
Analysts say the speech suggests Mr Xi is unlikely to veer from the policies of his predecessors.
Beijing has for years been critical of the Dalai Lama, regularly denouncing him as a "splittist" in official media.
At the weekend, Beijing was highly critical of US President Barack Obama's decision to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader.
The communist government says Tibet has always been an integral part of China, and that their policies have brought economic development to a chronically poor area.
But many Tibetans accuse Beijing of cracking down on free speech, suppressing their religion and culture, and encouraging the immigration of many Han Chinese to the area.
The Dalai Lama, who fled to India in 1959, has publicly said many times in recent years that he wants more freedom for Tibetans, not necessarily independence.
Mr Xi, who is currently vice-president, made his speech in front of the Potala Palace, which is the Dalai Lama's traditional seat.
"[We] should thoroughly fight against separatist activities by the Dalai clique by firmly relying on all ethnic groups... and completely smash any plot to destroy stability in Tibet and jeopardise national unity," he said.
"The extraordinary development of Tibet over the past 60 years points to an irrefutable truth: Without the Chinese Communist Party, there would have been no new China, no new Tibet."
Little is known about Mr Xi's political leanings, because China's leaders-in-waiting are rarely allowed to make major speeches in the run-up to changes in the Communist Party's highest echelons.
Mr Hu has often pushed the idea of a harmonious society depending on the sharing of wealth between the country's industrial powerhouses on the east coast, and its rural areas in the west. | The man expected to be China's next president has promised to "smash" any attempts to destabilise Tibet. | 1.971135 | 2 |
The plane, carrying Chapecoense to what had been billed as the biggest match in their history, came down on Monday.
Brazilian daily Meia Hora's football pitch emoji symbolises the sad end to the fairytale rise of Chapecoense, a small club from the southern town of Chapeco.
The Rio daily Extra portrays a tragic twist to Chapecoense's green strip.
"Who understands?", asks Brazil's Correio Braziliense. It says the face of a young Chapecoense fan "reflects the feeling of millions of people" following the crash that killed 71.
Brazil's Folha de Sao Paulo shows residents of Chapeco at a special Mass for the victims of the plane crash.
"A major tragedy in football" is the headline of Brazil's Agora newspaper.
"And somewhere between the stars..." reads the headline of Brazilian paper Correio Braziliense's cartoon featuring the team's logo in a night sky.
"Forever Champions" is the headline of Colombia's El Espectador, which says that the Chapeco stadium has become a centre for tributes to the team.
"Chain of errors likely cause of plane tragedy", says Colombia's Vanguardia.
"Farewell champions" reads the headline of El Pilon, below a team photo of Chapecoense.
BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook. | Brazilian and Colombian papers are mourning the victims of the Colombian plane crash, which killed most of Brazil's Chapecoense football team. | 1.710309 | 2 |
The increase has put pressure on school places, with pupil numbers having risen for seven successive years.
It means there are 470,000 more pupils in the school system than in 2009.
The figures show that over the past five years the average size of a primary school has increased by 30 pupils, equivalent to an extra class.
This annual census, with numbers including both state and private schools, shows there are 8.56 million children in England's classrooms.
The official figures show a net increase of 12 state primary and 20 state secondary schools in the past year - but because of the closure of some pupil referral units and independent schools, the overall number of schools has fallen.
But despite the rising numbers, there are fewer infants in "oversize" classes of more than 30 pupils. There are 5.8% of infants in such overcrowded classes, down from 6.2% last year.
The upward trend in the number of ethnic minority pupils has continued - with 31.4% of primary pupils defined as being from ethnic minorities, up from 30.4% last year.
White British pupils remain the biggest ethnic group in primary schools - almost 68% - with Asian pupils the next biggest, at almost 11%.
About a fifth of primary pupils are from homes where a language other than English is spoken.
In secondary schools, the proportion of ethnic minority pupils has risen to 27.9% from 26.6% last year.
But below these averages are very wide regional differences.
In the north east of England, 88% of primary pupils are categorised as white British, while in the inner London boroughs, 18% of pupils in primary schools are white British.
A Department for Education spokeswoman said the government expected to deliver 600,000 more places by 2021.
"Delivering good quality school places is a top priority for this government and the latest figures show that the system continues to work. Today's figures reveal thousands fewer children are being taught in large infant classes. The data also shows that primary school class sizes remain stable at 27.1 pupils." | The school population in England increased by 121,000 since last year, according to annual figures from the Department for Education. | 2.739619 | 3 |
Footage of six boys being gassed at the Don Dale detention centre in 2014 has led to widespread condemnation of conditions for youth detainees.
All six are seeking damages for mistreatment, the Australian Broadcast Corp (ABC) reports.
The NT government had initially said it would bring a counter suit.
According to the ABC report, authorities say serious damage, costing A$89,000 ($67,000;£51,000), was caused when the boys escaped from the centre in 2015.
One day later, they allegedly stole a car and rammed it into a garage door at the centre, causing another A$74,000 worth of damage.
The boys' lawyer has argued his clients would not have tried to escape were it not for the "poor and restrictive conditions" in which they were held.
Footage of the tear gas incident and repeated mistreatment of a boy named Dylan Voller prompted Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to order a top-level government inquiry into youth detention in the state.
In one incident, Voller was cuffed to a restraint chair while wearing a hood and left alone for over an hour.
Youth detention rates are three times higher in the NT than elsewhere in Australia, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Although the institute doesn't break down Indigenous youth incarceration rates specifically for the NT, young Indigenous people across Australia are 26 times more likely to be in detention than non-Indigenous youth. | The government of Australia's Northern Territory (NT) is dropping legal action against two boys who were subdued with tear gas at a detention centre. | 2.01278 | 2 |
Two Poles were attacked on Sunday, just hours after a march and vigil to honour Arek Jozwik, who died after an attack in the same town of Harlow.
Both attacks are being treated as "a potential hate crimes", said Essex Police Commissioner Roger Hirst.
The Polish government said it was "concerned about the safety of Poles".
For more on this and other news, visit BBC Essex Live
Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski and Home Affairs Minister Mariusz BÅ‚aszczak will meet British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Amber Rudd later.
A statement said: "In the past weeks, the Polish community have experienced numerous xenophobic incidents. Polish consuls intervened 15 times.
"(The) most serious cases included arson, physical assault, hateful graffiti and intimidation."
The Polish consulate is in "direct contact" with Essex Police, the Polish government said. | A Polish ministerial delegation is expected to arrive in London later in the wake of separate attacks on Polish men in an Essex town. | 1.605961 | 2 |
Inu has scored two tries in nine games this term for Catalans, who are second in the Super League table.
The 29-year-old joined the club from French rugby union side Stade Francais in June 2015.
"He is a strong player mentally and will come back stronger," head coach Laurent Frayssinous said. | Catalans Dragons centre Krisnan Inu will miss the rest of the season after rupturing ligaments in his knee in Saturday's 42-32 win over Salford. | 0.374722 | 0 |
Hines, 26, has made five appearances for Boro this season, while Nouble, 23, has played twice for Ipswich this term.
"In Seb we have someone who brings great experience and adds quality to the squad," Sky Blues manager Steven Pressley told the club website.
"Frank's ambition certainly aligns with my expectations."
Meanwhile, midfielder Carl Baker has left Coventry by mutual consent after four years and 28 goals in 182 appearances for the club. | League One side Coventry City have signed Middlesbrough defender Seb Hines and Ipswich striker Frank Nouble, both on loan until 4 January. | 0.414989 | 0 |
Garbutt was sent off after 71 minutes for punching opponent James Tamou.
The Australian, 26, faced a two or three-game ban for punching, but submitted an early guilty plea and received the more lenient punishment.
The Cowboys won 38-4 to complete a 3-0 World Club Series win for the NRL. | Leeds Rhinos prop Mitch Garbutt has been suspended for two matches following his red card in Sunday's World Club Challenge defeat by North Queensland Cowboys at Headingley. | 0.348445 | 0 |
Peter McDermott 41, admitted killing Bernard McDermott at a flat in Lynedoch Street, Greenock, on 23 April.
The Crown alleges he murdered his father by repeatedly stabbing him on the head, neck and body.
At the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lord Turnbull set a further hearing to take place next year.
The accused also faces a charge of attempting to defeat the ends of justice, which includes claims that he hid a bloodstained knife and washed blood from his hands.
Mr McDermott is further accused of having a knife in a public place and a separate charge of behaving in a threatening and abusive manner. | A man has admitted killing his 65-year-old father but will face a murder trial after prosecutors rejected his plea of guilty to culpable homicide. | 0.745453 | 1 |
This time Kanye and Zane talked fashion, music, family and 'that' moment at this year's Grammys.
The College Dropout star got emotional when talking about his former fashion design teacher, Louise Wilson, who died last year.
West had to temporarily stop the interview, saying she was "the greatest fashion instructor of all time, and I'm talking about of all time."
Louise Wilson died in her sleep at the age of 52, and famously trained designers Alexander McQueen, Christopher Kane and Stella McCartney.
The rapper recently attended a memorial in her honour.
He used to invite the fashion professor and some of her students to watch his shows in the UK.
He told Zane: "I didn't know we were going to lose her.
"She told me, 'Thank you for the times we came to performances, this really meant a lot to me.'"
It was at that point Kanye stopped talking after becoming overcome with emotion.
"This has never happened to me in an interview before," he said.
Earlier in the interview Kanye had spoken about his recent collaboration with Adidas, saying it was a breakthrough on what he had previously called the "glass ceiling in the industry".
He said having people from different backgrounds sitting in the front and second rows of his fashion shows was like the "glass shattering".
But he did also say sorry to fans for the price of his clothes.
"I want to apologise to everyone right now because I believe season one might still be in that upper price point and there's still the words 'exclusivity' being thrown around.
"Nothing should be exclusive. Everybody should have the opportunity to drink from the same fountain."
When Zane asked him about his 'Kanye' moment at this year's Grammys he simply said: "Everybody has the right to have an opinion, everybody has the right to be wrong."
He also spoke about his family and wanting a brother and sister for his daughter North.
"Oh, I'm practicing really hard, I try as many times a day as I can.
"Nori this one is for you… you need a sibling."
Kanye confirmed to Zane that we can expect new music from him later this year.
"It is still the struggle, you know, but the beauty from the struggle."
You can watch the full interview on YouTube and iPlayer
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | It's been 18 months since their last headline-grabbing interview. | 1.059311 | 1 |
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Deng, 30, admitted to the BBC in December that he may not play for Great Britain again after its UK Sport funding was cut.
"We will have a dialogue and see what it takes to get him back involved in the sport in Britain," said Humby.
Britain compete in EuroBasket 2017 qualification in August.
After appearing for the team at London 2012, Deng was unable to play during EuroBasket 2015 qualifying as British Basketball - which lost £7m of funding in February 2014 - could not afford to insure him.
"That is a big cost and that is a problem we will have to solve," said Humby.
"I know he says that he has no will to play - we will talk to him.
"I hope he will play again for Britain. He would make a huge difference to our sport and that has to be our ambition."
Deng, who came to Britain as a refugee from South Sudan before moving to the United States as a teenager, funds a basketball school of excellence in Brixton, south London, close to where he grew up. | New Great Britain basketball chair Nick Humby says he will "reach out" to Miami Heat star Luol Deng to try to convince him to return to the team. | 1.245643 | 1 |
The building in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, opened in 1923 and hosted conferences and parties and served as a military base during World War II.
Edwardian features, including its clock tower, are to be restored and new lighting will be installed.
The refurbishment is expected to be finished by the middle of March.
The work is part of a £1m restoration project at Wicksteed Park, which was developed by Charles Wicksteed and claimed to be the UK's first leisure park with children's play equipment.
Mr Wicksteed died from pneumonia in 1931.
His grandson, Oliver Wicksteed, is chairman of the Wicksteed Charitable Trust and said the pavilion had provided "90 years of wonderful memories for the people of Kettering".
He said: "As with all buildings which serve a multitude of purposes, some adaptations have been made over the years which have meant guests and visitors haven't been able to fully appreciate what a unique, treasured and elegant old building we have.
"The 90th anniversary is an ideal opportunity to do this and show off the many unique features which the building has." | Work has begun on the £250,000 restoration of a 90-year-old park pavilion in Northamptonshire. | 1.860167 | 2 |
Clough, who was reappointed as Burton boss in December 2015, made over 300 appearances for Forest as a player.
Forest, currently three places above Burton in the Championship table, have been without a manager since sacking Philippe Montanier on 14 January.
"I don't think you can ever predict what's going to happen in football," Clough, 50, told BBC Radio Derby.
"All these sort of allegiances you have and everything, yeah they're strong, but in football people go to rivals all the time.
"It's very difficult when you spent 18 years - I'm just over 50 years old - so a third of my life involved with a certain club [Nottingham Forest].
"I've spent 11 with this one as well, but of course it's an easy link and a logical one from lots of points of view."
Clough's late father Brian managed Forest for over 18 years, leading them to the First Division title and back-to-back European Cup triumphs. | Burton Albion boss Nigel Clough says links to the vacant managerial role at rivals Nottingham Forest are "logical". | 0.945889 | 1 |
Work on a retaining wall at the Glen Hotel on Yarrow Terrace in Selkirk is scheduled to start in January.
Scottish Borders Council and the hotel owners have reached an agreement to allow the repairs to begin.
The works are expected to take about 10 weeks to complete and cost about £100,000.
The completion of the repairs will allow the reopening of the northbound lane of Yarrow Terrace.
It has been cordoned off to motorists for safety reasons while negotiations about the wall continued.
A temporary one-way system has been in place since May 2013 while these discussions carried on.
Councillor Gordon Edgar said: "This has been a long standing issue but it was important that an agreeable resolution was found for all parties.
"We understand the considerable disruption caused to local people while negotiations have been ongoing and thank them for their patience.
"Once the work on the wall is completed, the temporary one-way system will be removed and Yarrow Terrace will return to a two-way road."
During the initial stages of the repair works, Yarrow Terrace will be closed to all traffic at the location of the retaining wall.
Alternative traffic management arrangements will be put in place and detailed information of any diversions is expected to be issued early in the new year. | A temporary one-way system which has been in place in a Borders town for more than three-and-a-half years looks set to come to an end. | 0.883232 | 1 |
Alexander Cassidy crashed into Wayne Strickland's car near Livingston in July last year.
Cassidy, 29, from Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, faced a charge of causing death by dangerous driving.
His guilty plea to a reduced allegation of causing the incident due to driving without due care and attention, was rejected by the Crown.
A trial date was set for March next year.
It is alleged Cassidy drove a van dangerously and at "excessive speed" for the conditions on the westbound M8 on 20 July last year.
He is accused of not observing slow or stationary traffic before hitting the back of Mr Strickland's vehicle.
This is said to have caused Mr Strickland's car to strike a third vehicle which went into the back of a lorry.
The indictment states that Mr Strickland, a 49-year-old father, from Inverkeithing, Fife, was so severely injured that he died.
He was a business advisor with West Lothian Council at the time of his death.
Cassidy is due to stand trial on 14 March in Livingston. The case could last up to five days. | A driver has admitted causing the death of another motorist on the M8 in West Lothian. | 0.834344 | 1 |
New York City, the franchise team of English side Manchester City where Wright-Phillips started his career, took the lead through Thomas McNamara.
Wright-Phillips equalised for the visitors just after the break before Chris Duvall put them in front.
Matt Miazga secured the win for the Red Bulls, who won May's inaugural derby.
Former West Ham, Chelsea and Manchester City midfielder Frank Lampard has been signed by New York City FC and was in attendance at Yankee Stadium.
Real Madrid midfielder Gareth Bale was also one of the 48,000 spectators as the Red Bulls scored three times in a league game for the first time this season.
The win moved the Red Bulls fourth in the Eastern Conference, with City ninth. | Bradley Wright-Phillips scored for New York Red Bulls as they beat derby rivals New York City FC 3-1 in Major League Soccer. | 0.998903 | 1 |
The Conservatives promised a free vote on fox hunting in their general election manifesto, and during the campaign Theresa May said she was in favour of bringing it back.
But Mrs May lost her majority in the election and now ministers say will be no vote in this "session".
The current Parliamentary session is due to last two years.
Tony Blair's Labour government introduced the Hunting Act, which bans the use of dogs to hunt foxes and wild mammals in England and Wales, in 2004.
Under David Cameron, the Conservative manifesto also promised a free vote on whether to repeal it - but no vote was held, with the widespread view that it would not pass.
There was no mention of a vote in the Queen's Speech, and the decision to shelve it during this two-year session was confirmed by environment minister Therese Coffey.
Responding to a written Parliamentary question from Labour's Catherine West, she said: "The Government's manifesto includes a free vote on the Hunting Act 2004, but we are not planning to bring forward a free vote in this session."
Conservative MP and former party chairman Grant Shapps welcomed the announcement.
"Fox hunting, the insane policy signalling election campaign was about to go off-the-rails, is officially dumped", he tweeted.
Lib Dem rural affairs spokeswoman Baroness Parminter added: "It was a ridiculous idea to reopen a debate which was comprehensively decided on ten years ago.
"In these uncertain times, the government should be focusing on the real priorities for rural communities and protecting the wildlife and countryside that they cherish." | MPs will not vote on whether to repeal the Hunting Act for at least two years, the government says. | 1.287483 | 1 |
The review had been arranged for 19 September but is expected to be postponed until after a High Court case in October.
A judge is to decide whether to release key evidence from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch to Sussex Police.
Eleven men died when a vintage jet crashed onto traffic on the A27 next to Shoreham air show last August.
West Sussex coroner Penelope Schofield said the full inquest, due in March, could also be delayed.
Ms Schofield said: "Everything depends on the High Court hearing due in October - that has to come first.
"Sussex Police then need their experts to look at any evidence that emerges and the CPS need to make a decision on whether any prosecution is appropriate."
The pilot, Andrew Hill, 51, survived and is being investigated for manslaughter.
On Monday, hundreds of people joined in a minute's silence to mark the first anniversary of the disaster. | A pre-inquest hearing into the Shoreham air crash deaths is "likely to be delayed", a coroner has said. | 0.984969 | 1 |
A naming ceremony, where Ms Jenkins was also presented with a commemorative medal, took place on Monday.
It comes weeks after the mezzo soprano, who is expecting her first child, was asked to sing at the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations.
Ms Jenkins is the third person to be honoured by the railway, along with Bryn Terfel and Sir David Brailsford.
She said: "I'm so grateful to everyone at Snowdonia Mountain Railway for honouring me in this way.
"I'm so disappointed we didn't reach the summit but I look forward to coming back with my family and new baby daughter."
Last year, more than 130,000 people travelled on the railway, which is the only one of its kind in the UK. | A carriage at Snowdon Mountain Railway has been named after singer Katherine Jenkins. | 0.901463 | 1 |
Once upon a time, these launches were packed with razzmatazz - star-studded events in grandiose arenas. These days, you are lucky if you get a stage and a few flashing lights.
How well do you remember some of the big launches of the past? Take our quiz to find out.
This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser | It is that time of the year again as teams pull back the covers to reveal their new cars for the 2017 Formula 1 season. | 0.283423 | 0 |
BBC Scotland understands a neighbour discovered the man dead in the driveway of his bungalow at Anchorscross.
Police Scotland said the death of the 67-year-old was being treated as "unexplained".
A spokesperson added: "Inquiries into the full circumstances are at an early stage and ongoing."
The street is currently cordoned off and a forensics tent has been erected in the driveway. | A police investigation has begun after a man's body was found outside a house in Dunblane. | 0.483827 | 0 |
Dunbar sustained the injury as Warriors beat Racing 92 on Saturday.
Prop Alex Allan and flanker Hamish Watson have also been added to the Six Nations training squad.
Centre Mark Bennett continues to make good progress on the shoulder injury he sustained earlier this month.
Glasgow Warriors' Allan and Edinburgh's Watson joined the rest of the squad at their training base in St Andrews on Sunday.
Allan, 24, has a solitary Test cap to his name, having made his international debut against the USA in the summer of 2014.
Watson, also 24, has made two Scotland appearances, both against Italy, in the 2015 Six Nations and the Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture in Turin respectively.
Both players are products of the Scottish Exiles development programme.
Scotland's Six Nations campaign begins with the Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield on Saturday, 6 February. | Glasgow Warriors centre Alex Dunbar requires ongoing assessment and treatment on a mild posterior thigh strain with Scotland's Six Nations opener against England 12 days away. | 0.909274 | 1 |
The university plans to demolish part of the Riseholme Park Campus to build housing as part of a big redevelopment.
Gainsborough MP Edward Leigh said the land was protected by an "asset deed", with the legal bid aimed to protect it for "future generations of farmers".
The university said a meeting was booked with the MP to discuss concerns.
The dispute involves land which is owned by the university, but used by Riseholme Agricultural College.
Sir Edward, a Conservative MP, said in an "unprecedented step" the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) was "taking steps to commence legal proceedings" over the plans.
He said: "This is a hugely significant development and one which will hopefully protect the campus for future use by generations of Lincolnshire farmers and other workers."
The university said it was in ongoing discussions with the SFA and their advisors, with its vice chancellor due to meet with Sir Edward soon.
A university spokesperson said: "The university has leading expertise in agri-food technology and is working closely with partners across the sector to develop education and research to support the future of farming and the food industries."
A Skills Funding Agency (SFA) spokesperson said: "The Skills Funding Agency will consider what steps they will take in order to protect the assets at the Riseholme campus for the delivery of further education.
"There is an asset deed in place which protects facilities at the Riseholme Campus for further education delivery." | The government is set to take "unprecedented" legal action against the University of Lincoln in a row over housing plans, according to a local MP. | 1.320015 | 1 |
Jonathan Bartley told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show that people felt "short-changed" by the economy, which he said had brought growing inequality.
Caroline Lucas said there was "a lot of evidence" that when people are exhausted their productivity goes down.
The proposal was announced at the Greens' conference in Liverpool this week in a pitch for the youth vote.
The party has said it could be included in its 2020 manifesto.
Mr Bartley said: "We really want to flag this up because we think we need bold new ideas for the country.
"We're facing in the 21st century a very uncertain world with big pressures from corporate globalisation.
"When I was a kid we were told there would be all this wealth created, we'd have this great technological advance, but all we're seeing is growing inequality and we feel that people are being short-changed."
Ms Lucas said people were "working ever-more hours" and suffering "ever-more ill health".
She said: "What we want to do is take a step back and think what is the purpose of the economy, what kind of country do we want to be, and do we really want a future where all of us are just trying to work even harder?"
A press officer for the party said the proposal was being "looked into" and policy details would not be outlined yet.
She said there was plenty of evidence to suggest working less had positive impacts, pointing to a report by the New Economics Foundation, a left-of-centre think tank.
Among other points, the think tank has argued a shorter working week would lower unemployment by redistributing paid and unpaid work more evenly across the population. | The co-leaders of the Green Party have explained their party's proposals to introduce a three-day weekend. | 1.793045 | 2 |
Williams joins Danny Wilson's League One squad ahead of this Saturday's match at Rochdale.
The 20-year-old winger, who joined Fulham from Portsmouth in 2012, scored eight goals in 42 appearances on loan at Oxford United last season.
Wilson told BBC Radio Sheffield: "Ryan has been on our list for a long time, he's a very creative player."
The former Sheffield Wednesday, Bristol City, MK Dons, Hartlepool, Swindon and Sheffield United boss also confirmed his interest in securing loan deals for Williams' clubmate Marcello Trotta and Nottingham Forest defender Danny Collins.
Barnsley were relegated from the Championship last season and results at the start of the new campaign have again left them near the foot of the table, but Wilson backed his players to quickly improve.
"We fully understand the areas we need to be better," he said. "It's about confidence. We've conceded too easily, and from then on we've found it difficult and that's where the confidence comes into it, and leadership to an extent.
"This league is a very competitive and physical league. As far as ability and technique and talent goes, we're as good as anyone in this league."
He added: "As the season goes on I think the tempo will drop, some teams will lose form, but at this moment we're learning.
"There's so far left in the season, to get worried and carried away, it just astonishes me at times.
"We have some talented players here. Given backing and support we'll see the best of them. There will be results that go against us, but generally we can look at the team and say "We've got a great chance". | Barnsley have signed Australia Under-20 international Ryan Williams from Fulham in a one-month loan deal. | 0.871146 | 1 |
Nordhaug, 30, got the better of Thomas Voeckler at the end of the 174km stage from Bridlington to win in 4 hours 22 minutes 38 seconds.
The 2012 Tour de France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins, 35, competing for Team Wiggins, ended in 96th position.
Saturday's 174km second stage of the inaugural race runs from Selby to York.
On a tough, windy opening day, there were a number of high-profile casualties.
Sprinter Marcel Kittel of the Giant-Alpecin team, who won the opening stage of last year's Tour de France in Harrogate, was the first to abandon the event as the German rider failed to complete his first race on his return from a virus.
Team Sky leader Ben Swift, 27, was among a group of riders who crashed on a slippery descent 50km from the finish which ended the Yorkshireman's race.
NFTO's Irishman Eddie Dunbar, at 18 the youngest rider in the field, also pulled out after the crash with a suspected broken clavicle, as Frenchman Perrig Quemeneur of the Europcar team was left out in front.
His lead was gradually whittled away by a chasing pack of five and they stayed clear until the finish with Stephane Rossetto of Cofidis, Samuel Sanchez of BMC and Sky's Philip Deignan taking third fourth and fifth.
Nordhaug will start day two with a four-second lead over Team Europcar's Voeckler and a six-second advantage over Rossetto thanks to the award of 10 bonus seconds for winning the stage.
Wiggins appeared to ride somewhat conservatively with his attempt at the World Hour Record scheduled for June.
After Saturday's leg the race will finish on Sunday with a 167km stage from Wakefield to Leeds.
1. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor/Team Sky)4hrs 22mins 38secs
2. Thomas Voeckler (Fra/Europcar) +4secs
3. Stephane Rossetto (Fra/Cofidis) +6secs
4. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Sp/BMC Racing) +10secs
5. Philip Deignan (Ire/Team Sky) Same time
6. Anthony Turgis (Fra/Cofidis) +1min 18secs
7. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel/BMC Racing) + 1min 20secs
8. Erick Rowsell (GB/ Madison Genesis) Same time
9. Richard Handley (GB/JLT Condor) Same time
10. Huub Duyn (Ned/Team Roompot) Same time | Team Sky's Lars Petter Nordhaug of Norway won the opening stage of the three-day Tour de Yorkshire in a sprint finish on Scarborough seafront. | 0.94702 | 1 |
The Big Sleep Hotel, once part-owned by Hollywood star John Malkovich, received complaints from guests about blood stains on walls, rubbish on floors and unclean bathrooms.
X-Ray also found dirty duvets, mouldy windows and dead insects.
The hotel, now owned by Compass Hospitality, has promised to improve.
The Big Sleep, opposite the Motorpoint Arena, was hailed as a "designer budget hotel" when it was opened by Malkovich in 1999.
But unhappy customers have spoken to X-Ray about how shocked they were by the cleanliness in the rooms when they visited.
Jan Jones, 58, from Porthcawl in Bridgend county, paid £68 to stay at the hotel following a night out with friends in January.
But she said when she went to her room, it was strewn with rubbish and the bed was unmade.
"I really thought it was occupied by someone because it was just an absolute mess," she said.
"There were empty food containers in there, there were empty beer bottles, the mattress was exposed and it was stained.
"The bathroom was filthy dirty. And the smell was awful because there was stale food in there. It was just shocking."
Another guest, Lina Tsaltampasi from Thessaloniki, Greece, who stayed in September, bought cleaning products to clean the room herself.
After speaking to guests, the BBC X-Ray team also booked a room at the hotel and presenter Omar Hamdi found a broken bed and a stained mattress and bedding.
"Everywhere I looked there was grime," he said.
"A blood stain on the wall, hairs on the bedding, thick dust on the skirting boards, and stains in not one, but both drawers of the bedside table."
The Big Sleep apologised and said its "lapses in quality" were unacceptable.
It said it was taking action to improve its housekeeping and to tackle poor management.
It added it was confident the hotel would be transformed once its current refurbishment was complete.
The hotel has said it will refund all the customers featured on X-Ray. | A hotel in the heart of Cardiff has admitted "unacceptable" failings, after a BBC Wales investigation uncovered dirty rooms. | 1.116932 | 1 |
He's also having to get used to the media and laying out his policies - many of which are quite distinct from the previous leader's.
Mr Corbyn has been highly critical of the government's response to the Calais migrant crisis and says the UK must do more.
He told me: "These are human beings, these are people in desperate situations - they need our help and they need our support.
"There's a very large number of people going over to Calais to take aid and support to them - we should be part of the European programme both for Syrian refugees and other refugees."
His views on immigration are completely at odds with those of the UK Independence Party - whose leader Nigel Farage addressed his annual conference in Doncaster on the issue today.
He questioned how any government could plan for school provision, for health provision if you don't know in a couple of years time - to the nearest million - how many people would actually be living in the country.
And the Kent Conservative MP and former immigration minister Damian Green also says open-door immigration would be irresponsible.
But Mr Corbyn insists that immigration is positive for the UK.
"Our health service, our education service, much of our industrial development in Britain, has been greatly enhanced by the work done by people who have made their homes here, paid their taxes here, worked very hard here and given us this amazing cosmopolitan society that we have."
He said instead of being afraid of immigration people should welcome the opportunities it brings.
No doubt that's a message he'll want to get across to the troops as they meet in Brighton this weekend.
He'll also want to address other key issues such as the housing shortage, investment in infrastructure and his opposition to benefits reform.
On top of all that he'll want to prove that he can reach out - not only to Labour members who elected him - but also to those supporters in the South East who abandoned his party at the last two elections.
Mr Corbyn knows it's an uphill struggle but he told me Labour are ready to win back in the South East and he's looking forward to that struggle.
The Labour conference is being held in Brighton between 27 and 30 September. | Less than two weeks since he was elected to lead the Labour Party with a huge majority, Jeremy Corbyn is preparing for his first conference as leader in Brighton. | 1.363023 | 1 |
Police at Weston Park tested purple ecstasy pills with a Louis Vuitton logo and orange ones with a crown logo.
Supt Elliott Sharrard-Williams said: "We are concerned that high level of purity could cause users to become seriously ill."
It is not known whether a man who collapsed with a suspected drugs overdose had taken the tablets.
Mr Sharrard-Williams said the man who was found collapsed in the arena was "recovering well in hospital".
Officers said anyone with drugs should put them in the drugs surrender bins at the site.
Mr Sharrard-Williams said on Friday night thefts from nine tents at the Weston Park site had been reported to police and led to three men being arrested.
The music festival, which is also held at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, is marking its 20th year.
It first took place in 1996 when Pulp and Paul Weller headlined. This year will see Kasabian and Calvin Harris play the main stage.
Organisers said they expected a total of 250,000 people to attend both sites over the weekend. | Revellers at V Festival in Staffordshire have been warned of "very dangerous drugs" found at the site. | 1.095669 | 1 |
The 20-year-old left-back is set to deputise for injured counterpart Gary Sawyer against Cheltenham Town.
"I've got the opportunity through Gary's injury, so hopefully I can capitalise on that and hopefully keep the position," he told BBC Radio Devon.
Purrington started six games toward the end of last season, but was mainly used as a central midfielder.
But he says he prefers the left-back role, a position in which he made his name for when impressing as a 17-year-old debutant in 2013.
"I favour the left-back position as I can get up and down the line," he said. "I don't mind it at centre midfield, but I prefer left-back.
"I've been sat on the bench since I was 17, playing odd games at centre midfield and left-back, but it's obviously nice if you can get a run in the team and more minutes under your belt.
"It can be frustrating at times, but when he (Sawyer) is playing well and he's consistent there's not a lot you can do.
"You've just got to keep working hard in training and try to grind away at it and hope you get an opportunity when he gets an injury like now.
"We're together every day in training, I learn things from him, he's got all the experience and we talk to each other and he guides you through things at times." | Ben Purrington says he is ready to stake his claim for a regular place in the Plymouth Argyle side. | 0.892418 | 1 |
The 8-1 favourite, ridden by Tom Scudamore and trained by David Pipe, came off the last jump behind but edged past the 2015 champion.
Highland Lodge, under Henry Brooke, was bidding to become the first back-to-back winner of the race.
The 2016 Grand National runner-up, The Last Samuri, finished third.
Elsewhere, the Willie Mullins-trained Un De Sceaux held off Sire De Grugy to claim the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown.
The eight-year-old looked to have squandered the lead only to rally under jockey Ruby Walsh and deny Sire De Grugy a record-equalling third Tingle Creek victory.
Cornelius Lysaght, BBC horse racing correspondent
It will be one of those races remembered more for the near-miss defeat than the victory.
Of course, Vieux Lion Rouge did well, but the principal memory will be of Highland Lodge and his jockey Henry Brooke in second.
Last year's winner, right up there throughout, looked all set to become the first to be successful in back-to-back stagings - and give his rider a fairytale return from serious injury - before being caught close to the finish.
The first two and third-placed The Last Samuri, gallant under a big weight, are all set to re-oppose in the 2017 Grand National on 8 April.
Another set to be there is Many Clouds, the 2015 winner, who impressed in winning the Listed Chase, also at Aintree on Saturday. | Vieux Lion Rouge overhauled Highland Lodge in the final stages to win a thrilling Betfred Becher Chase on the Grand National course at Aintree. | 0.930762 | 1 |
Other than the high price, the transaction appeared fairly straight-forward. There's a seller, an (anonymous) buyer and an auctioneer to conduct proceedings.
But the opaque nature of the art world means trophy sales, such as the one last night in New York, are rarely that simple.
The auction houses are desperate for top-quality product and will go to great lengths to secure grade A works for their most prestigious sales. They might, for example, waive their fees for selling the work.
On occasion, they may even offer a guaranteed price to the owner, whether the work sells or not.
This, though, is a very high-risk practice. So they can offset the risk by arranging for outside investors to underwrite the guarantee. Anybody who does this will want a substantial slice of the profit, should the work sell for more than expected.
Can the third-party underwriter also bid at the auction, potentially driving the price up? Yes, they can - although the auction house will make clear that there are bidders with a financial interest taking part.
The irony is, that when it comes to these major sales in this red hot market, it's not so much a case of buyer or seller beware - it's the auction houses who need to be careful as they take on greater risks with reduced margins. | So Picasso's Women of Algiers (version O) has been sold for a record-breaking sum - going for $160m (£102.6m) at Christie's in New York. | 1.302728 | 1 |
The firms operate India biggest natural gas field, KG-D6, and had won an approval to nearly double their prices.
But the implementation of that move was deferred by India's election watchdog ahead of the ongoing general elections.
The firms said the delay in increasing the prices was impacting their plans to develop the field.
The companies said in a statement over the weekend that without clarity on when the prices will rise, they "are unable to sanction" planned investments of close to $4bn (£2.4bn) this year.
"In addition, this will also delay the ability of the parties to appraise and develop other significant discoveries made last year."
The discovery of the KG-D6 field in 2002 was hailed as India's largest offshore gas find.
In 2007, India's government - which sets domestic gas prices - had approved a price of $4.2 per million metric British thermal units (BTU) of gas from the field for the first five years of production.
It started production on 1 April 2009 and therefore that price expired on 31 March 2014.
The new pricing mechanism was debated for nearly two years and was a hot political topic in India.
The government finally approved a price of $8 per million metric BTU in 2013.
Meanwhile, gas output from the block has fallen since 2010.
For its part, Reliance - which has a 60% stake in the field - has said the fall was due to the geological complexity of the block.
However, the government has alleged the firm did not meet its projections and has fined Reliance $1.7bn for the shortfall.
Over the weekend, the three firms issued a joint statement saying they have been "working diligently to arrest the decline from currently producing fields".
They said there was 5 trillion cubic feet of discovered gas resources in the block that "await investment and development to be able to bring them to market".
"As we have stated before, these resources need clarity on long term gas prices to be developed economically."
BP bought a 30% stake in the field for $7.2bn in 2011. | India's Reliance Industries, UK oil giant BP and Canada's Niko have filed an arbitration notice against the Indian government over gas prices. | 2.021684 | 2 |
The head of the world's most profitable company is worth over $800m (£537m).
Mr Cook told Fortune Magazine that he would leave his wealth to philanthropic causes but not before paying for his 10-year-old nephew's college education.
He joins a growing number of the world's super-rich who are giving away their wealth, including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Five years ago, billionaire investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates launched the campaign The Giving Pledge.
It aims to convince billionaires to give at least half of their fortunes to charity. Mr Zuckerberg and over 100 others have so far signed up to the "moral commitment".
Mr Cook's base salary went up by 43% in February 2014, rising to $9.2m (£6.2m) a year.
According to Fortune Magazine, he holds $120m (£81m) worth of Apple shares and a further $665m (£447m) of restricted stocks.
A US university education costs an estimated $30,000 (£20,000) a year on average. Some private universities cost more than $50,000 a year.
Harvard, one of the most prestigious colleges in the country, charges $43,938 per year in tuition alone for students not receiving financial aid. That rises to $58,607 with room and board, according to its website. | The chief executive of Apple, Tim Cook, has announced he is donating most of his wealth to charity before he dies. | 1.680269 | 2 |
The 37-year-old has agreed a one-year contract with the promoted club and is surprised by the media interest.
"The biggest challenge is going to be getting used to the focus you receive as a Rangers player up here," he said.
"I walked out of baggage reclaim and thought there was a Hollywood superstar behind me."
Hill spent six years with the London club but was released at the end of the season after playing only 15 times in the last campaign.
But the Englishman will use Rangers assistant David Weir, who spent the last five years of his career at Ibrox and captained the side to three successive league titles, as his example.
"I've got massive respect for Davie because I know how hard it is to stay in this game," said Hill. "It can eat you alive at certain points.
"I think he stayed in until he was 41 and played in a Uefa Cup final. That's an unbelievable achievement.
"I'll be pestering him on a daily basis to get some inspiration from him."
Hill began his career with Tranmere Rovers and had spells with Oldham Athletic, Stoke City and Crystal Palace before switching to Loftus Road, where his side finished 12th in last season's Championship.
"I've passed my medical, so hopefully they are happy with me," he said. "My body has held up so far over a 20-year career.
"I've always kept myself fit so I'm ready for the challenge. I'm not here for a jolly up or retirement. I'm here to work.
"I had options abroad and could have taken the easy way out and gone to a league with less pressure, but when Rangers come knocking, you can't turn that down."
Hill is Mark Warburton's fifth signing as he prepares for the Scottish Premiership season after the arrivals of midfielders Joey Barton, who is a former team-mate at QPR, Matt Crooks, Josh Windass and Jordan Rossiter.
"I've not stopped smiling," he said. "I didn't think Rangers would be interested in a 37-year-old defender.
"But I'm extremely proud and very excited to be here. I'm looking forward to the challenge."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Clint Hill has gone from being discarded by Queens Park Rangers to feeling like a film star at Rangers after signing for the Glasgow club. | 0.893412 | 1 |
The WRU owns a 50% stake in the region and has expressed concerns.
The criticism comes despite Dragons' management unveiling plans to establish themselves as an independent region.
"If you looked at what a well-run successful, professional team looked like, we're not where we want to be with the Dragons," said WRU chief executive Martyn Phillips.
The Dragons have finished as the lowest Welsh region in eight out of 12 seasons in the Pro12 and have struggled to attract big-name signings and retain top Wales internationals.
With little sign of new investment being imminent, Phillips revealed a contingency plan would be put in place to ensure professional rugby remains in the region.
"They are in a difficult spot at the minute," said Phillips.
"They are out there looking for new investment. That's always a tough place to be whether you are a sports team or a business. Part of my job is to help get it there. That's what we need to do.
"We and they are working very closely and very hard on that, but the closer next season comes, the more urgency comes into that."
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Asked whether the WRU would be willing to take over the region should their future be in doubt, Phillips replied: "You could not say no.
"If it came to that we would have to look at it, could we afford it and so on. But if that had to be, then that's what we would do.
"The big thing is there are 73 clubs in Gwent, they have a rich history and have always produced some amazing players, so there is no way that I would be able to stand here and not have a professional club in Gwent without knowing I had done everything I could.
"My view is, if you look at professional rugby clubs, they will have to have a combination of union funding and private investment going forward." | The Welsh Rugby Union may take over Newport Gwent Dragons if the region fails to attract new investment. | 0.98067 | 1 |
He accused the Tories of "taking away the most effective means of securing better pay and working conditions" with the Trade Union Bill.
Mr Corbyn said he was "proud" of the work unions did trying to create a "decent collective society".
Around 400 people took part in the march on Saturday.
The Labour leader did not march himself, but addressed campaigners when they returned to their starting point at the steps of the city's National Museum.
Speaking from the top of a fire engine, Mr Corbyn said: "We've been through some terrible struggles, such as the miners' strike in the 80s."
He said workers continued to struggle in different ways, and defended their right to strike.
As it stands, the law allows strikes to be called if the majority of those taking part in a ballot vote in favour.
The new bill, currently being considered by the House of Lords, would only allow strikes in key public services if they were backed by at least 40% of union members eligible to vote in the ballot.
The UK government has said it wants to ensure essential services are not disrupted at short notice by strikes supported by a small proportion of union members.
First Minister Carwyn Jones has threatened to defy Westminster by passing Welsh laws on strikes, even if it results in a Supreme Court battle over where responsibility lies.
Speaking before the event, Mr Corbyn said: "I congratulate the Welsh Labour government on their work to stand up for trade unionists in Wales.
"Welsh Labour, unlike the Conservatives in Westminster, know that strong public services rely on a well-trained, safe and decently-paid workforce." | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has spoken out against plans to restrict public sector strikes following a protest march in Cardiff. | 1.456587 | 1 |
Euan Blair is pursuing a career in promoting apprenticeships, rather than working in politics.
In an interview with The TES magazine, he talks of founding a business which matches students with firms offering apprenticeships.
He gave up working in investment banking, saying he preferred to work in a "more socially motivated" career.
The government has been encouraging more young people to consider apprenticeships as an alternative to university - and is introducing a levy on employers to fund more apprentices.
The 32-year-old son of the former prime minister has decided to become part of this drive to raise the profile and reputation of apprenticeships.
His firm will connect young people with strong exam grades with apprenticeships in areas such as law, accounting and IT.
"This is going to be a battle. Because the fact is the brand of apprenticeships isn't where it needs to be; be it with schools, be it with employers, be it with parents. You can't change that overnight," he told The TES, in an article published on Friday.
"We want a situation where smart kids, who could go to Oxbridge or Russell Group universities, have to make a difficult decision: 'Do I go down that route, or do I join this incredible apprenticeship scheme at a top UK corporate or really exciting tech start-up?'" | The push for more young people to take up apprenticeships is being backed by one of Tony Blair's sons. | 1.561186 | 2 |
The world number two, chasing a 23rd Grand Slam singles title, won 6-1 6-3 in 63 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
Williams, 35, goes on to face Czech 16th seed Barbora Strycova, who beat France's Caroline Garcia 6-2 7-5.
"She's human, and she is beatable," Strycova said of facing Williams in the last 16.
"This is a Grand Slam, and we are talking that she already won, but I don't like these talks."
Russian 30th seed Ekaterina Makarova came through a dramatic match to beat Slovakian sixth seed Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-7 (3-7) 6-3.
Croatian veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni also advanced to the fourth round for the first time with a 3-6 6-2 6-3 win over Greece's Maria Sakkari.
Before this year, the 34-year-old Lucic-Baroni's only previous win at the Australian Open came back in 1998.
She next faces American qualifier Jennifer Brady, the world number 116 who followed up her second-round win over Heather Watson by defeating 14th seed Elena Vesnina 7-6 (7-4) 6-2. | Six-time champion Serena Williams eased past fellow American Nicole Gibbs to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. | 0.970027 | 1 |
Parts of the city have been transformed to look like New York - complete with yellow taxis and US police cars.
The filmmakers have primarily worked in Gold Coast studios, but on Monday closed off a handful of Brisbane's streets to film outdoor scenes.
Producers have promised to keep traffic disruptions as brief as possible.
Australian mental health charity Livin also saw a surge in sales of a jumper bearing their name, after Hollywood heart-throb Hemsworth was photographed wearing one on-set.
The charity, whose motto is "it ain't weak to speak", hopes to take on the stigma around mental health through clothing and events, and was reportedly very grateful for the actor's support.
This is the third film in a series based on the Marvel Comics superhero, who is in turn modelled on the Norse god of thunder.
The film's plot has been kept closely under wraps but involves Thor taking on an apocalyptic threat.
The film is slated for a release in November 2017 and also stars Sir Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo and Jeff Goldblum.
The production is expected to inject about A$100m (£60m, $75m) into the local economy. | Hundreds of Australians have lined the streets of Brisbane to watch actors Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston film scenes for Thor: Ragnarok. | 1.257311 | 1 |
The left-hander starred for Yorkshire in their defeat against Hampshire in the T20 Blast final in 2012 in Cardiff, hitting 72 off 46 balls.
"Hopefully what I can do over the next couple of games is lose a few balls [in the River Taff]," Miller said.
Miller will make his debut away to Gloucestershire on Tuesday 25 July, after the home wash-out against Essex.
The 28-year-old will also feature in home games against Surrey and Gloucestershire, and away matches against Kent and Surrey.
"It's exciting times, a short little stint but hopefully I'll make an impact towards the team getting to the quarters and semis," Miller told BBC Wales Sport.
"You've got to crack on, no excuses, I arrived [Saturday], I feel pretty fresh but this is my career and you've got to make the most of it - wherever I do play, I just want to make an impact."
Miller has played 52 T20 internationals and 99 one-day internationals, including several appearances in Cardiff, and is looking forward to teaming up with Colin Ingram again.
"He [Ingram] has been doing exceptionally well, he's a seriously good player and I'm looking forward to playing with him again after playing for South Africa together early in my career," Miller added.
Miller's arrival takes the number of South African-born players in the Glamorgan side to six, the others being Jacques Rudolph, Marchant de Lange, Chris Cooke, and Craig Meschede.
Just two Welsh players, Aneurin Donald and Andrew Salter, are in the starting XI after injuries to David Lloyd and Kiran Carlson.
But former Glamorgan batsman Mike Powell believes it is a longer-term issue than current selection.
"If [the South Africans' inclusion] makes Glamorgan a stronger team, then so be it. Rather than saying 'why aren't Welsh players in' we should be saying 'why aren't they good enough?'," Powell said.
"There are some young Welsh players coming through, but Ingram, Rudolph, Miller, Cooke, they're a lot better than what is available in the second team.
"If they win this competition, everyone's happy in Wales." | South Africa batsman David Miller says he will again be aiming for the River Taff in his brief spell at Glamorgan. | 0.91488 | 1 |
Sampson did not select Aluko, 30, in his 23-strong squad for Euro 2017, despite her being last season's Women's Super League top-scorer.
She last played for England on 12 April 2016 against Bosnia & Herzegovina.
"For all my life I've always looked at performance to justify rewards you get," Aluko told BBC Radio 5 live.
"Sports people, athletes, young people, anybody in life - the message and values the England team represents should be about hard work, putting your best foot forward and getting rewards for that.
"Mark Sampson has publicly said he doesn't pick on form so the other criteria [are] popularity, team dynamics and character.
"The message this is sending out is if you are popular with the manager you get into the team. You don't have to perform.
"It's a dangerous message to send out, particularly to young players."
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This is the first time in 12 years that Aluko has not been selected by England for a major tournament but she said she was not surprised to be left out.
"After winning the golden boot last season and still not being selected it was obvious to me that the door is shut and has been shut on certain players for a while now," she said.
"I haven't spoken to Mark Sampson in over 12 months. He has said publicly the door isn't shut so I'm really intrigued to find out how that door can be opened again."
Despite her own disappointment, Aluko is hoping the team do well in the 16-team tournament in the Netherlands, where they have been drawn in a group with the hosts, Germany and France.
"I'm delighted for my team-mates who have been selected and I'm excited to watch them in the summer," she added. "I'm certainly behind every single player and supporting the team to hopefully do well in Holland." | Chelsea forward Eniola Aluko says England manager Mark Sampson's policy of not picking his squad based on form sends out a dangerous message. | 1.028273 | 1 |
Vehicles are being routed down Flatgate in Howden following the closure of the A614 last week when a sink hole opened up near a railway bridge.
Resident Hannah Pears recorded footage of videos driving on the pavement close to the front of her house.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council said it was trying to alleviate the problem.
More on this and other stories from Hull and East Yorkshire
Ms Pears said she was "terrified" about the safety of her two-year-old son.
"My house is situated directly onto the footpath, I don't have a garden or a driveway," she said.
"Some days I can't get out of my house safely and I have to wait to be able to leave it until the traffic has subsided."
Eddie Holt, owner of a local haulage firm, claimed the diversion had not been properly considered causing large lorries to "try and squeeze through".
"There's no weight restrictions, no width restrictions, they are sending everything down the narrow streets," he said.
He added: "I can imagine some of the younger people pushing prams out the front door, pushchairs with kids in, it's quite horrific what could be coming."
In a statement, East Riding council said: "Following the emergency situation that has arisen on the A614 at Howden, a diversionary route including use of the M62 and other major roads in the area is being progressed as quickly as possible , but this is dependent on Highways England and Network Rail.
"We as a council are working hard to support Network Rail to alleviate the situation for residents of Howden and motorists in the area."
Network Rail said a collapsed water tunnel had led to the sink hole which caused the closure of the A614.
The company said it was working to repair the road and it expected it "will be fully rebuilt in around five weeks." | People in an East Yorkshire town are claiming a traffic diversion is causing a danger as large lorries are sent down a narrow residential street. | 1.497735 | 1 |
The 20-year-old suffered head injuries during a fight on the petrol station forecourt at Cobham services on the M25.
The attack happened at about 15:15 BST on Monday and the victim was airlifted to hospital but died on Wednesday.
Surrey Police said he was assaulted by two men who knew him.
They were seen leaving the scene in a white van that was later found abandoned in Chessington.
Det Ch Insp Jo Hayes said: "This was a horrifying attack at a busy petrol station on the M25, and I am sure that there are people who saw what happened but have not yet spoken to my officers.
"This is now a murder investigation.
"There are reports of people filming on mobile phones during the altercation, and immediately afterwards, and it is imperative that we get hold of their footage." | A man has died following a "horrifying attack" at a busy motorway service station. | 0.841227 | 1 |
A team at King's College London said low levels of vitamin D, which is made by the body in sunlight, was linked to a worsening of symptoms.
Its latest research shows the vitamin calms an over-active part of the immune system in asthma.
However, treating patients with vitamin D has not yet been tested.
People with asthma can find it hard to breathe when their airways become inflamed, swollen and narrowed.
Most people are treated with steroids, but the drugs do not work for all.
"We know people with high levels of vitamin D are better able to control their asthma - that connection is quite striking," said researcher Prof Catherine Hawrylowicz.
Her group investigated the impact of the vitamin on a chemical in the body, interleukin-17. It is a vital part of the immune system and helps to fight off infections.
However, it can cause problems when levels get too high and has been strongly implicated in asthma.
In this study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vitamin D was able to lower levels of interleukin-17 when it was added to blood samples taken from 28 patients.
The team is now conducting clinical trials to see if giving the sunshine vitamin to patients could ease their symptoms. They are looking at patients who do not respond to steroids as they produce seven times more interleukin-17 than other patients.
Prof Catherine Hawrylowicz told the BBC: "We think that treating people with vitamin D could make steroid-resistant patients respond to steroids or let those who can control their asthma take less steroids."
She said a culture of covering up in the sun and using sun cream may have increased asthma rates, but "it is a careful message because too much sun is bad for you".
Malayka Rahman, from the charity Asthma UK, said: "For the majority of people with asthma, current available medicines are an effective way of managing the condition but we know that they don't work for everyone, which is why research into new treatments is vital.
"We also know that many people with asthma have concerns about the side effects of their medicines so if vitamin D is shown to reduce the amount of medicines required, this would have an enormous impact on people's quality of life.
"We look forward to the results of the clinical trial." | The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun may have an impact on the illness, researchers have suggested. | 3.247122 | 3 |
Omoregie, 21, ran a World Championships qualification 'A' standard of 13:47 seconds in his season opener at Loughborough last weekend.
He needs one more 'A' time and must finish in the top two at the British Trials on 1-2 July to cement his place.
"It was a really good weekend," said the student.
"I was hoping to open on a solid time but to start with a World Championships qualification time was great.
"It has taken off a little bit of pressure to get the standard, especially with what happened last year when I was chasing a time and eventually got it a week late.
"I still have to finish top two in the trials and get another time, but it's put me in a really good place."
Omoregie last year just missed out on the Olympics in Rio after running the qualification time a week after the deadline, before setting a new personal best of 13.24 secs in Berlin in September a month after the Games in Brazil.
So the Cardiff athlete has his own motivation for qualifying for the 2017 World Championships in his home country.
"It would be massive for me," said Omoregie.
"In 2012 I went to London as a spectator and I was inspired by the performances there and one day wanted to get there myself.
"This would also be my first senior outdoor major championships and I could learn so much from this ahead of the Commonwealth Games and European Championships next year and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics."
Omoregie was due to compete at the City Games in Manchester on Friday, which will go ahead despite the terrorist attack at the Manchester Arena on Monday evening.
But the Welshman pulled out of the event earlier this week because of a minor heel injury and will race next in Hengelo, Netherlands, on 11 June.
Omoregie's youngest sister, Sarah, is also showing promise after being named in a 39-strong team for this summer's Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas.
Sarah is a shot-putter and broke the British Under-18 record in Loughborough over the weekend.
"She has excelled over the last couple of years and I am really proud of her," said Omoregie.
"She is in a good position to get a medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games.
"If she keeps progressing she can throw really far in the future. My mum is really happy and been overwhelmed by the whole experience." | Welsh 110m hurdler David Omoregie says he feels pressure has been taken off him in his bid to race at the World Championships in London in August. | 1.008147 | 1 |
Bwriad Cyngor Powys yw rhoi'r gorau i addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg yn Ysgol Uwchradd Aberhonddu, gyda disgyblion sy'n dymuno addysg Gymraeg yn gorfod teithio i Lanfair-ym-Muallt.
Mae'r sir yn dweud bydd y newidiadau yn golygu y bydd mwy o adnoddau ar gael ar gyfer addysg uwchradd Cymraeg ar un safle.
Ond mae 'na wrthwynebiad gan rai o rieni Ysgol y Bannau, sy'n poeni y bydd y newidiadau yn golygu y bydd llai o drigolion ardal Aberhonddu yn dewis anfon eu plant i'r ysgol gynradd cyfrwng Cymraeg.
Fe fydd swyddogion y sir yn mynd ati i lunio adroddiad ar sail yr ymgynghoriad diweddara' ac mae disgwyl i gabinet y sir wneud penderfyniad ym mis Chwefror.
Yn dilyn yr ymgynghoriad gwreiddiol fe wnaeth y cabinet benderfynu symud addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg i Lanfair-ym-Muallt, gan ddweud y byddai trafnidaeth yn cael ei ddarparu ar gyfer disgyblion.
Roedd hynny'n rhan o ad-drefnu ehangach i ysgolion de'r sir, a bwriad y cyngor oedd cau Ysgol Uwchradd Aberhonddu ac Ysgol Gwernyfed yn Aberllynfi er mwyn sefydlu un ysgol uwchradd newydd yn Aberhonddu.
Fis Medi, yn dilyn gwrthwynebiad chwyrn yn lleol, fe wnaeth y cyngor dro pedol, gan benderfynu cadw'r ddwy ysgol uwchradd bresennol ar agor.
Oherwydd bod y trefniadau hynny wedi newid, gwnaed y penderfyniad fod yn rhaid cynnal ail ymgynghoriad ar addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg. | Fe fydd ail ymgynghoriad ynglŷn â dyfodol addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg yn ne Powys yn dod i ben ddydd Llun. | 1.260374 | 1 |
Winds reached 36mph and blew trees over at Emirates Golf Club, where play has stopped until Saturday, angering some of the 64 players to finish round two.
Former Masters champion Trevor Immelman called the halt "ridiculous", while Ryder Cup player Chris Wood said the decision made the event "one sided".
Tournament director Mike Stewart said the course was "unsafe and unplayable".
Stewart added: "We had TV towers that the roofs were blown off. We had balls moving on the greens - blew into a bunker at one stage. Five trees came down."
There are 65 players, including George Coetzee of South Africa, who leads on nine under, and Spaniard Sergio Garcia, a shot behind, who have nine holes or more left to play of round two.
England's Matthew Fitzpatrick (three under par), Danny Willett (one over), Ian Poulter (three under) and Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell (four under), are all yet to reach halfway in the second round.
Stewart still thinks the tournament will conclude on Sunday as round two will be completed on Saturday with the third round commencing later in the day from a two-tee start.
However, a host of early starters on Friday stressed their frustrations as those set to face the gusts later in the afternoon were spared.
Spain's Pablo Larrazabal - who ended five over after two rounds - said he was "very angry".
South African Immelman, who is set to miss the cut at four over par, wrote on social media: "Suspending play now is ridiculous, half the field played 36 holes in these conditions."
Martin Kaymer of Germany, who is tied for fifth on four under, said: "Hard to understand the difference between the morning play and now, therefore even more surprised about the decision."
Earlier on Friday, 14-time major winner Tiger Woods withdrew from the tournament before the start of round two citing a back spasm.
The 41-year-old American, who only returned to action in December after 15 months out following two back operations, was five over after 18 holes. | Players have criticised the European Tour's decision to suspend round two of the Dubai Desert Classic in Abu Dhabi. | 0.968198 | 1 |
Bu farw Matthew Williams ar ôl cael ei arestio wedi iddo ymosod ar Cerys Yemm yng ngwesty'r Sirhowy Arms yn Argoed, Sir Caerffili ar 6 Tachwedd 2014.
Dywedodd un o benaethiaid y gwasanaeth prawf, Jonathan Matthews, wrth y cwest fod Matthew Williams wedi ei asesu, a bod yna risg "canolig" y gallai achosi niwed corfforol difrifol unwaith iddo adael y carchar.
Clywodd y rheithgor fod Matthew Williams wedi cwblhau ei ddedfryd, ac o ganlyniad, nad oedd gorfodaeth arno i ymwneud â'r gwasanaeth prawf, er iddo gael cynnig cymorth gwirfoddol i ailsefydlu ei hun yn y gymuned.
Clywodd y cwest nad oedd Matthew Williams yn barod i wneud hynny.
Dywedodd Jonathan Matthews: "Pan ddaw'r ddedfryd i ben... does gyda ni ddim grym".
Gofynnodd cyfreithiwr teulu Matthew Williams, Nicholas Bowen QC: "Allech chi fod yn rhyddhau rhywun allai fod yn 'fom sy'n ticio' yn ôl i'r gymuned, heb rym i wneud dim?"
Atebodd Mr Matthews fod gan lawer sy'n gweithio yn y maes bryderon am hynny, ond y byddai angen cyflwyno deddfwriaeth sylfaenol i gael grymoedd ychwanegol.
"Rhan o'r anhawster yw y bydd yn rhaid i oruchwyliaeth statudol ddod i ben ar ryw bwynt, a bod yna faterion yn ymwneud â chyllideb, moeseg a rhyddid dinesig i'w hystyried."
Mae'r cwest yn parhau. | Clywodd cwest yng Nghasnewydd nad oedd unrhywbeth y gallai'r gwasanaeth prawf fod wedi ei wneud i oruchwylio dyn a lofruddiodd ddynes ddyddiau wedi iddo gael ei ryddhau o garchar. | 0.499792 | 0 |
Watkins, 36, of Pontypridd, changed his plea as his trial was due to start at Cardiff Crown Court alongside two women on Tuesday.
South Wales Police say they are looking into issues raised by a dozen calls.
The police chief who led the inquiry said officers would "work tirelessly to identify any other victims".
Watkins will be sentenced on 18 December.
A force spokesperson said: "Since Tuesday the incident room has received around a dozen calls from the public and we are looking into any issues which have been raised."
Watkins admitted two counts of attempted rape and 12 other offences including sexual assault and taking, making and distributing indecent images of children.
The court was told the two women who stood alongside Watkins in the dock sexually abused their own children and made them available to Watkins for him to abuse.
Woman A admitted the attempted rape of a baby after denying rape and two charges of sexual assault, as well as taking and distributing an indecent photograph of a child.
Woman B pleaded guilty to conspiring to rape a child, three sexual assault charges and four charges of taking, possessing or distributing indecent images.
The evidence against Watkins came from computers, laptops and mobile phones with some recovered from "cloud" storage.
The court heard that he had filmed and kept the episodes of abuse which took place in various hotels in London and south Wales.
Det Ch Insp Peter Doyle described it as "the most shocking case I have ever seen".
After Tuesday's hearing, he told reporters: "The outcome does not mark the end of our investigations and we will work tirelessly to identify any other victims or witnesses and seek the justice they deserve."
South Wales Police worked with other forces, Interpol, National Crime Agency's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) command, local authorities in England and Wales, the Department of Homeland Security in the USA, and the NSPCC. | Police are investigating new leads following a public appeal after Lostprophets rock singer Ian Watkins admitted child sex offences. | 0.860084 | 1 |
Surprised holidaymakers in the scenic pine forest of Shimla, the state capital, ran around, collecting the falling notes for nearly an hour on Sunday, eyewitnesses said.
Reports said the simian stole 10,000 rupees ($165; £100) from a nearby home.
The monkey had entered the house to look for food, but when it did not find anything to eat, it took the money.
There are some 300,000 monkeys in the state and Shimla has long been a haven for the animals.
Macaque monkeys are considered sacred by Hindus, who often feed them.
But in recent years, the animals have been coming increasingly in conflict with humans, destroying crops, attacking people for food and biting children. And authorities in Himachal Pradesh have declared monkeys a menace.
The cash-dispensing simian was first spotted sitting on a tin roof with a bundle of currency notes before it playfully started throwing them down one-by-one.
As people began collecting notes of various denominations, the monkey moved on to a tree.
But as it continued to distribute money, many people rushed there to pick up the falling notes.
"Surprised by the attention it was attracting, the cash loaded monkey then decided to move into the thick pine trees. But as it continued to shower notes, the money collectors naturally followed it," said Amit Kanwar who witnessed the entire scene.
This is the second such incident in Shimla this year - in February too, a monkey stole a wad of currency notes from a home and distributed it among people on a crowded street. | A monkey in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh has rained down banknotes on people, reports say. | 2.382632 | 2 |
The Pensions Regulator said the club did not put eligible workers into the government's workplace pension scheme, which started in October 2012.
It warned that employers who remain non-compliant could face being taken to court.
The club has been contacted for comment.
On Thursday, the regulator published a list of companies ignoring automatic enrolment duties.
The system aims to ensure employees, who are not in a company pension scheme, either join one or join an alternative such as the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest).
Charles Counsell, the regulator's executive director of automatic enrolment, said: "Employers who wilfully refuse to become compliant should be in no doubt that we will take enforcement action against them, as these lists show.
"Automatic enrolment is not an option, it is the law." | Newport County AFC has been fined £4,500 for failing to enrol staff in a pension scheme. | 1.281619 | 1 |
The new roles come on top of 100 jobs announced by the company in November, as they expand their operations in Forres.
The latest posts range from customer services to senior management positions.
Capita said in a statement it hoped to have all the new staff on board by the spring.
Capita Scotland chief executive Steve Langmead said: "The 140 new roles will mean that Capita now employ 300 people in Moray and over 500 in the north of Scotland.
"The high quality of people available in the north of Scotland, coupled with the excellent support we receive from the Scottish government, is making this a very attractive area for continued expansion."
Fears about employment in Moray were raised in July last year when RAF Kinloss stopped functioning as an airbase.
Following the UK government's Strategic Defence and Security Review, the base is to become an army barracks.
SNP Moray MP Angus Robertson said Capita's commitment to Forres was "extremely important" for the local economy, especially given the major reduction in forces personnel at Kinloss.
Capita employs more than 4,000 people in Scotland in a wide range of businesses, including life and pensions administration, property consultancy, IT services, recruitment and occupational health services. | Outsourcing company Capita has confirmed it is to create a further 40 jobs at its call centre in Moray. | 1.238628 | 1 |
Four Democrats added their support to the deal on Tuesday, denying the Republicans the 60 votes they need to move forward with a vote against it.
It means President Barack Obama would not have to use his veto.
The deal was reached in July between Iran and six world powers, and is due to be implemented in November.
They want Iran to scale back its sensitive nuclear activities to ensure that it cannot build a nuclear weapon.
Iran, which gets crippling international sanctions lifted, has always insisted that its nuclear work is peaceful.
Some of those sanctions were enacted by the US Congress, so disapproval by Congress could have made the deal unravel.
President Obama seems to have won the numbers game on the Iran nuclear deal.
Forty-two Democratic senators have now declared their support. That's enough to block a vote on a bill disapproving the agreement, sparing Mr Obama the embarrassment of having to veto it.
That could help strengthen the credibility of the deal domestically, and the credibility of the US government internationally.
But it's not clear if all the senators backing the deal would be prepared to shut down a vote on it. And either way the deal will almost certainly be implemented, because Congress doesn't have the numbers to override a veto.
"The agreement will stand," said Senator Harry Reid of Nevada. "America will uphold its commitment and we will seize this opportunity to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon."
Republicans vehemently oppose the pact and think it makes dangerous concessions to Iran. Four Democratic senators are also opposed.
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu says the deal provides a "sure path to nuclear weapons".
Activists on both sides have spent millions of dollars on advertising campaigns and pro-Israeli lobbying groups have put pressure on lawmakers to not support the deal.
Negotiations between Iran and six world powers - the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany - began in 2006. | Democrats in the US Senate have gained enough votes to block the passing of a resolution against the Iran deal, fighting against Republican opposition. | 1.908354 | 2 |
The 26-year-old, a professional since 2011, started on the 10th with a triple-bogey seven and closed with a quadruple-bogey eight on the ninth.
He managed to birdie the seventh hole, but is 26 shots adrift of round one leader Lincoln Tighe of Australia.
Tighe, the world number 1022, upstaged the field with a five-under 66.
In windy conditions, Spieth's 71, was three shots better than the round average as only 18 players finished below par.
"It was difficult because we played a lot of holes in side-winds, so it was just a guessing game really," he said.
"It's been a while since I've played in wind like this and with the toughest part in deciding what shot to hit. You can use the same club and end up with a 30-yard difference based on if you hold the ball up or ride the wind."
Spieth is tied 19th alongside Australia's former Masters champion Adam Scott who had two double bogeys in his level-par round, while England's Lee Westwood is 11th on one under. | China's Weiyu Zhu hit a 21-over-par 92 in the first round of the Australian Open as Jordan Spieth started the defence of his title with a 71. | 1.052401 | 1 |
Ecce Homo (Behold the Man) by Elias Garcia Martinez has held pride of place in the Sanctuary of Mercy Church near Zaragoza for more than 100 years.
The woman took her brush to it after years of deterioration due to moisture.
Cultural officials said she had the best intentions and hoped it could be properly restored.
Cecilia Gimenez, who is in her 80s, was reportedly upset at the way the fresco had deteriorated and took it on herself to "restore" the image.
She claimed to have had the permission of the priest to carry out the job.
"(The) priest knew it! He did! How could you do something like that without permission? He knew it!"
BBC Europe correspondent Christian Fraser says the delicate brush strokes of Elias Garcia Martinez have been buried under a haphazard splattering of paint.
The once-dignified portrait now resembles a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic, he says.
The woman appears to have realised she was out of her depth and contacted Juan Maria Ojeda, the city councillor in charge of cultural affairs.
Teresa Garcia, granddaughter of Elias Garcia Martinez, said the woman had painted the tunic before, but the fresco got disfigured when she painted Christ's head.
Art historians are expected to meet at the church soon to discuss how to proceed.
Mr Ojeda said: "I think she had good intentions. Next week she will meet with a repairer and explain what kind of materials she used.
"If we can't fix it, we will probably cover the wall with a photo of the painting."
The fresco is not thought to be very valuable, but has a high sentimental value for local people.
Our correspondent says that to make matters worse, the local centre that works to preserve artworks had just received a donation from the painter's granddaughter which they had planned to use to restore the original fresco. | An elderly parishioner has stunned Spanish cultural officials with an alarming and unauthorised attempt to restore a prized Jesus Christ fresco. | 1.900609 | 2 |
Emergency services were called to Whitemill Lane in Stone in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Paramedics were unable to resuscitate the man and he died at the scene. A murder inquiry is now under way.
A 29-year-old man, arrested at a house in the town, is due to be questioned by officers later. A weapon has also been recovered, police said. | A 22-year-old man has been found dead in a Staffordshire street after suffering a "serious stab wound". | 0.35869 | 0 |
After ceding ground on Wednesday, Friday's gains were broad-based, powered by firms such as Deere & Co, Chevron and Walmart.
The S&P 500 climbed 0.68%, reaching 2,381.73, while the Dow Jones rose 0.69% to 20,804.84
The Nasdaq hit 6,083.7, up 0.47%.
Stocks have been on a tear in recent months, fuelled in part by hopes that US President Donald Trump would deliver business-friendly tax and regulatory reform.
But on Wednesday, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones both recorded their biggest one-day falls since September, as pressure mounted on the president.
His firing of former FBI Director James Comey and alleged attempts to influence Comey's investigation of Trump campaign ties to Russia have caused a furore and led some to talk of impeachment.
The stock swoon left room for recovery on Friday.
US machinery maker Deere & Co's shares rose 7% after it released results for the three months to April. Net sales in the quarter were $5.8bn, up 1% from the same period a year ago.
But the firm forecast an 9% rise in sales for the financial year, powered in part by a 20% rise in sales of farm machinery in South America.
The outlook spread optimism to Caterpillar, which rose 2.2%.
Other firms disappointed.
Shares in Campbell Soup fell 2% after the food company posted disappointing quarterly results and said its full-year sales could fall. | A rise in oil prices and strong corporate earnings pushed US markets higher on Friday, but the main financial indices closed down for the week amid turmoil in Washington. | 1.153123 | 1 |
Secret filming by the BBC programme broadcast last month showed residents being pinned down, slapped and taunted at Winterbourne View, near Bristol.
Police investigating the matter confirmed a further two men, aged 26 and 32, had been arrested and bailed.
Local MP Jack Lopresti has called for the hospital to be closed.
Eleven people have now been questioned in connection with the inquiry.
Earlier this week police arrested two women, aged 22 and 21, and three men, aged 58, 40 and 28. Last week, a woman and three men were arrested.
All have been released on police bail.
On Wednesday, it was revealed that South Gloucestershire Council staff may have been been told five times in two months about fears of abuse at Winterbourne View.
An e-mail from the hospital manager last November said "five safeguarding concerns" appeared to have arisen.
It is thought this may refer to concerns raised with the council's Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults panel.
The e-mail, sent by the manager to support workers and nurses and seen by the BBC, said patients had complained of ill treatment.
It said they had allegedly been teased, forced to swallow medication, threatened, restrained when it was not warranted and called nicknames which other patients then used.
The private home, which is taxpayer-funded, is to be investigated by the Care Quality Commission.
Hospital owner Castlebeck has apologised and suspended 13 employees - including the manager who wrote the e-mail.
Jack Lopresti, the MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke, has now called for the care home to be closed and for an independent review into what led to the failures in patient care.
The Conservative MP said: "I will be meeting with the chief executive of Castlebeck shortly to suggest that the company permanently closes Winterbourne View at the earliest opportunity.
"I am also calling for an independent inquiry into why such serious failures occurred and what lessons can be learnt to ensure the abuse at Winterbourne View Hospital never happens again.
"I believe that a truly independent inquiry is needed to restore the public faith in the care system."
The vulnerable patients filmed by Panorama have been moved to safety. | Two more people have been arrested in connection with the alleged abuse of vulnerable adults filmed by Panorama at a residential hospital. | 1.165096 | 1 |
South Africa needed at least a draw to progress, but the result ends Tunisia's hopes of advancing.
Menzi Masuka scored the all-important goal in the 85th minute to secure South Africa's place in the last four.
South Africa finished second in the group on six points.
The hosts Senegal finished top of Group A with a third consecutive win, beating Zambia 1-0 in Dakar.
Mohamadou Diallo scored for Senegal in the third minute to inflict a third straight defeat on Zambia who are eliminated.
Senegal and South Africa will both now have to wait until Saturday to see who they will play in the semi-finals.
Senegal will play the second placed team in Group B, whilst South Africa will face the Group B winners.
Both semi-finals will be played on Wednesday 9 December.
The tournament also serves as a qualifying competition for next year's Olympic Games with the top three finishers booking a place in Rio. | South Africa beat Tunisia 1-0 in the final game of Group A in M'bour to advance to the Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations semi-finals and keep their Olympic hopes alive. | 0.897534 | 1 |
He was jailed for four years last March after admitting three counts of rape against a child in Milton Keynes.
He was allowed to return to the Netherlands to complete his sentence and has been released after a year.
The NSPCC said his "lack of remorse and self-pity is breathtaking".
Upon his release, Van de Velde reportedly said: "I have been branded as a sex monster, as a paedophile. That I am not, really not."
The 22-year-old also said he might consider a return to playing volleyball for the Dutch national team.
Van de Velde, who met the girl on Facebook, travelled from Amsterdam to the UK in August 2014. He raped the girl near Furzton Lake, and at an address in Milton Keynes.
The court heard he was aware of the girl's age and went to her home when her mother was out and had sex with her, taking her virginity.
The NSPCC said: "Van de Velde's lack of remorse and self-pity is breathtaking and we can only begin to imagine how distressed his victim must feel if she sees his comments.
"Grooming can leave a child feeling ashamed or even guilty because they believe they have somehow willingly participated when, in fact, an adult has preyed upon them in order to sexually exploit them."
Van de Velde returned to the Netherlands after the rape, but was extradited and arrested in January 2016.
It is understood that the authorities in the Netherlands do not extradite Dutch nationals without receiving a guarantee that the person will be returned if sentenced.
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "It is this government's policy that foreign national offenders should serve their sentences in their own country wherever possible.
"All foreign national offenders given a custodial sentence are referred for consideration for deportation at the earliest possible opportunity."
The Dutch Volleyball Association said Van de Velde's main focus was "getting his life back on track", rather than a return to his playing career.
"For us it is too early in his process to conclude anything with regard to volleyball," a statement said.
"With regard to any future decisions to be made, we'll be guided by Dutch law," | A children's charity has condemned comments from Dutch volleyball player Steven Van de Velde after his early release from a prison sentence for the rape a 12-year-old British girl. | 1.13711 | 1 |
The Care Quality Commission has imposed four conditions on Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust to "minimise the risk of patients being exposed to harm".
It follows an inspection in February when inspectors found an overcrowded A&E department and queuing ambulances.
The trust said it was complying with the requirements and had appointed a new emergency care executive director.
It said it had also made changes to the emergency department since the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in February.
Chief inspector of hospitals Prof Sir Mike Richards said: "We found that the trust was failing to manage emergency admissions which meant that, at times, the local ambulance trust had a number of ambulances queuing outside the hospital. This, in turn, was affecting the ambulance service's ability to respond.
"The emergency department was overcrowded, and patients were not being treated in a timely manner. Inevitably, this presents a risk to their safety which is why I have placed specific conditions upon the trust."
A trust spokeswoman said: "The trust is complying with all of these requirements, it has appointed a new executive director for the emergency care pathway and it has made further changes in the emergency department since the CQC inspection."
The inspection followed concerns raised by NHS England, NHS Improvement and the Emergency Care Improvement Programme. | Portsmouth's Queen Alexandra Hospital has been ordered to make immediate improvements to its emergency services. | 1.532757 | 2 |
The hackers are demanding 4,000 Australian dollars ($4,200; £2610) to decipher the files, which contain confidential information.
The Miami Family Medical Centre claims that the attack was not the result of a virus.
A security expert told the BBC said this was an unusual scenario.
"We've got all the antivirus stuff in place - there's no sign of a virus. They literally got in, hijacked the server and then ran their encryption software," David Wood, co-owner of the Miami Family Medical Centre, told ABC News in Australia.
Rik Ferguson, from Trend Micro, said that while "ransom ware" has become much more common in the past 18 months, it is usually carried out by infecting computers with a virus.
"Ransom ware itself has become quite a common tool for cybercriminals but it does have the malware front end - you click a link and an infection encrypts your data," he said.
It generally then takes the form of a message purporting to be from the police or a copyright authority saying that your computer contains illegal material and you must pay a fine - usually a relatively small sum - to unblock it.
Many people pay up because they are embarrassed or it is more convenient, he added.
"The guy from the medical centre seems absolutely certain there was no malware involved and it was a direct hack, but it's the first time I've heard of that happening," he told the BBC.
Mr Ferguson added that much of this sort of activity is carried out by cybercriminals in Russia and the former Soviet states.
"Make sure any sensitive data is not stored unencrypted," he said. "And that it is not connected to the internet. A lot of stuff does need to be connected online but you would only need to have your front-end server directly connected."
While IT professionals are working to decode the medical centre's files, Australian security expert Nigel Phair said he thinks the ransom will have to be paid.
"At this point, most probably, their only option is to pay," he told ABC.
"Though that's not the best option because as we know from extortion that once you pay they'll follow that up." | An Australian medical centre says its patient files have been encrypted by hackers, who are now holding them to ransom. | 1.764498 | 2 |
The club issued a statement after demonstrations before, during and after their 2-0 victory on Sunday.
"This is a confused approach," the club said. "Following this logic leads to exactly the opposite of what we all want: staying in the Championship."
Supporters are angry at how owner Roland Duchatelet is running the club.
A campaigning group called CARD (Coalition Against Roland Duchatelet) want the Belgian to sell his stake in the Addicks, who are 23rd in the Championship, five points adrift of safety.
"Last Sunday, some individuals did not come to the Valley to watch the game and support the team, but came to create disorder on the pitch and interfere with the players and the game," the statement said.
A mock funeral was held before kick-off while the game was briefly halted when a number of beach balls were thrown on the pitch and some supporters staged a pitch invasion.
Head coach Jose Riga told BBC Radio London he understood the protests but stressed he has a job to do to keep Charlton in the division.
"We still have the chance to make it (Championship survival) happen with the support of the fans until the very last game," the club's statement added.
"We must believe it is still possible. Every football fan knows the 12th man is a crucial factor in the success on the pitch." | The owners of Championship strugglers Charlton believe some individuals "want the club to fail" following protests at their home match against Middlesbrough. | 0.989108 | 1 |
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | A look back at some of the top entertainment stories over the past seven days. | -0.211476 | 0 |
Police have launched an investigation following the find in an area off the A198, near the entrance to Gosford House in Longniddry.
A member of the public called the emergency services when they made the discovery at about 18:30 on Sunday.
Det Supt Pat Campbell, of Police Scotland, said: "The recovery will be a painstaking process."
He added: "We are in the very early stages of this investigation, to recover the remains, identify the deceased and inform their family, and establish the circumstances of the death.
"I would not wish to cause any unnecessary distress to families or anyone who is waiting for news of a missing loved one, and my officers will be in contact with the next of kin of any person who becomes relevant to the investigation.
"The area where the remains have been found, including the A198, will remain cordoned off whilst we conduct our inquiries and I would like to thank the public for their patience during this time." | Human remains have been found at the entrance to a stately home in East Lothian. | 0.541357 | 1 |
Four days later, Sarah returned to the same spot in New Zealand, hoping to find the "boy with the star tattoos".
She wasn't expecting to see crowds and TV crews. After a tense half hour... William Chalmers showed up.
"I ended up being really nervous and it got in the way. Made everything a bit more anxious," Sarah told Newsbeat.
The shirtless man with a Labradoodle caught Sarah's eye at Picton on New Zealand's South Island, but she was kicking herself when she didn't respond to his smile.
"I didn't wave when I should have waved, so I wrote him a note," the Scottish traveller told Newsbeat.
"We have these moments of thinking and then we don't act on them so it was like, why not? We live in fear too much, so why not?"
She left the note on Saturday, before leaving the area for four days.
"On the off-chance you are single, remember who I am and would like to meet for a drink/coffee/walk, I'll be sitting on the grass..." her note read.
The note went viral. Local newspapers and radio stations carried the story.
Sarah was there, as promised, on Tuesday and William immediately suggested they get away from the cheering crowds and go for a drink.
He told Newsbeat a friend had first seen the note after a night out and came home to wake him up straight away. They went to the beach at 3.30am. "Oh my God, this is me and it's crazy," he thought.
He said he remembered Sarah because he'd smiled at her - and "I don't just smile at every girl" - but he was also feeling confused and nervous. "It was like being back in high school, at the time when you find a note in your locker. Instead of the teacher taking the note off you, the world is watching you."
Newsbeat called the couple during their first date. "It's going really well," said William. "She's really cool."
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | When the man of her dreams passed her on the sand, a tourist decided to write him a note and leave it on the beach. | 1.117024 | 1 |
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