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Last month, the 32-year-old left League Two side Luton Town by mutual consent to return home.
But the ex-Derry City winger said when his wife, Laura, was diagnosed, everything paled into insignificance.
"I called Michael (O'Neill), explained what had happened and told him I wasn't going to be available for the Euros," he said.
"When something like that happens, your only thought is for your family."
McCourt told the Times that his wife was returning home from a holiday when their life was turned upside down.
"The flight landed at Gatwick and was taxiing to the airport when she had a seizure on the bus," McCourt said.
"Paramedics were called to the scene and they rang me.
"They said they were going to send her to East Surrey Hospital. Naturally, I was very concerned.
"Within 48 hours it came back that they had found a brain tumour," he said.
The doctors told the couple they needed to operate on the tumour and remove it as soon as possible.
Although the tumour was benign, it was growing. The date for the operation was 9 June, the day before Euro 2016 started.
McCourt said Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill told him to be there for his wife and 'don't even think about Euros'.
"Laura didn't need the attention it would have created if he had said what was really happening," he adds.
The operation was successful and Laura has now been given a positive diagnosis.
"It was absolutely nerve racking," he said, "but thankfully we were given the best possible news afterwards, which was that everything had been positive.
"Laura is now recovering and we're told that in four to six months, please God, she will be completely back to normal." | Ex-Celtic footballer Paddy McCourt has told of his wife's diagnosis with a brain tumour. | 0.9392 | 1 |
From 20 February parking fees around the Aquatic Centre will increase in a bid to plug a financial black hole.
This will put the cost of using the facilities "out of the reach of most ordinary people", campaigners say.
The London Legacy Development Corporation, which runs the London 2012 Games site, said the charges were "consistent with other local pools".
But Dave Wardell, whose two daughters use the swimming programme at the centre, said the price hike would cost him £2,000 a year.
"Not really an Olympic legacy", said the policeman, who was recently stabbed by an armed robber in an attack that left his police dog needing emergency surgery,.
A London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) report said the fee increase was "intended to generate a surplus" to pay for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park's upkeep.
The LLDC's expected budget deficit for 2017-18 is £23m and the corporation will need to increase income fivefold to break even, according to its most recent draft budget submission.
At present, parking is free for the first hour, which includes a pick-up and drop-off point near the entrance.
Customers are then charged £1.50 for up to two hours, with a maximum charge of £15 for a 24-hour stay.
Under the new system drivers will be charged £2 an hour from 7am each day, capped at £20, and pick-ups and drop-offs will not be exempt.
A spokesperson for the London Legacy Development Corporation said: "The majority of people who use the London Aquatics Centre do not come by car and therefore will be unaffected by this change." | Olympic Park bosses are being accused of betraying legacy commitments by raising the cost of parking. | 1.37204 | 1 |
The RNLI said the Denbighshire station's 24-year-old current boat will be replaced by a Shannon class vessel.
Coxswain Martin Jones described it as "an exciting new chapter in the station's 170 year history".
While an arrival date has not been finalised, the new boat, set to be built in Poole, Dorset, will be 50% faster than the current vessel. | A new £2.2m lifeboat is set to be be used off the north Wales coast from Rhyl, it has been announced. | 0.78028 | 1 |
The Blackpole Munitions Factory produced 200 million bullets in two years during World War One and returned to production during World War Two.
Talks about the site were held at a free event at The Hive.
A survey of the surviving buildings was being organised and volunteers have been invited to be "trained in rapid building survey," The Hive said.
One of the hundreds of those employed at the factory - many of them women - was Kath Smith. She said it was "dirty and noisy" but "the harder you worked, the more money you got".
She said: "The best part... was the spam and chips we had once a week. Well they were quite a luxury in those days.
"I think the hardest job I ever had... was a great big gas rig... and there [were] little holes and you had to fill these up... and it was so hot in the summer and if you let your finger go far down, you burnt it."
Aisling Nash, a historic environment advisor in Worcestershire, said: "As an archaeologist we're very much focused on the physical remains that we find and I think sometimes we can lose a little bit of the story of the people behind those artefacts and those buildings.
"So I think it's very, very difficult to try and find a story of the people, but I think it's something we can't forget about."
The event also included the launch of a new book, Blackpole Munitions Factory, Worcester, by the late Colin Jones.
Between the wars and again after World War Two the factory was given over to Cadbury's for the production of cakes.
It is now Blackpole East industrial estate. | An event has been held to mark the 100th anniversary of a small munitions factory opening in Worcester. | 1.988509 | 2 |
Dumbarton Road was closed earlier in both directions near Harland Street.
An Audi travelling westbound on Dumbarton Road is believed to have collided with a Mini which was turning out of Harland Street.
Three other cars and a bus were damaged. Four people were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
The section affected was from the Thornwood roundabout to Balmoral Street. Local diversions had been in place. | A main road in the Scotstoun area of Glasgow which was closed after a crash involving a number of vehicles has been reopened. | 0.374175 | 0 |
Adrian Galliers, 50, from Guernsey, was found guilty of 10 counts of fraud over a four-and-a-half year period.
Galliers carried out the deception through his company Guernsey Financial Consultants Limited.
The Royal Court heard he had taken money from his clients' pension funds after suffering financial difficulties.
The company was fined £42,000 last year by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission after concerns were raised about the way the business was being run.
The court heard how Galliers initially moved money with the intent of paying it back to his clients, but the situation spiralled out of control.
The prosecution said three of the people Galliers had defrauded were long term friends who "trusted him implicitly".
Will Giles told the court one individual had known the financial adviser for 20 years and they had a long and well established friendship.
Galliers had suffered from depression and the GFSC fine had impacted him greatly, it was said.
He was described as being too "proud" and "ignorant" to admit the extent of his problems.
Judge Russell Finch sentenced him to three years for each of the 10 counts of fraud, to run concurrently.
Mr Finch said Galliers was trusted and regarded as a friend by his victims, but in reality he stole from them.
The "wholly despicable" offences reflected badly on the local pensions and insurance sectors, he added. | A financial adviser who defrauded clients out of £157k has been jailed for three years. | 1.14175 | 1 |
The 25-year-old left Huddersfield, where he made more than 70 league appearances, for QPR last summer.
While at Loftus Road, Gobern had a loan spell at Doncaster, which was cut short when he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
The former Southampton trainee made just two appearances for Rangers and five for Rovers.
"Oscar was waiting for an opportunity at a club which matches his ambition and after speaking to a few [clubs] in League One, he felt that we were the right fit," said Stags boss Adam Murray.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Mansfield Town have signed former Huddersfield Town and QPR midfielder Oscar Gobern on a free transfer. | 0.704507 | 1 |
The doll was found in March floating in the sea by a fisherman in the Banggai islands in Sulawesi province.
His family took care of the doll, and pictures soon spread online along with claims it was an angel.
Police investigated amid fears the rumours would cause unrest, and found it was in fact an inflatable sex doll.
Indonesian news portal Detik said photos of the doll dressed demurely and wearing a hijab spread on social media shortly after its discovery.
Rumours then began to spread that it was a "bidadari" along with unverified stories about how it was found "stranded and crying", prompting the police investigation.
Many across Indonesia continue to hold strong beliefs in the supernatural, including the existence of "bidadari", which is a type of angel or spirit.
Local police chief Heru Pramukarno told reporters that villagers had found the doll shortly after the rare March solar eclipse that swept across South East Asia.
The timing of the discovery led some to believe the doll had a divine provenance.
"They have no internet, they don't know what a sex toy is," the police chief was quoted as saying by AFP news agency.
In 2012, a TV station in China's Xian city apologised after running a false report that a local farmer had discovered a giant piece of precious lingzhi mushroom.
The fleshy object, found in a well by the farmer, was identified by many viewers as a sex toy made of silicone. | Indonesian police have confiscated a sex toy from a remote village after its inhabitants and some on social media mistook it for an "angel". | 1.22925 | 1 |
The 52-year-old officer was seriously injured when a bomb partially exploded under his van on Friday morning.
The men who are 34, 39 and 45 were arrested along with a 34-year-old woman in the Belfast area on Sunday. The woman has since be released.
A dissident republican paramilitary group, widely referred to as the new IRA, admitted the bombing.
It said it targeted the victim because he was involved in training officers at Maghaberry Prison near Lisburn in County Antrim.
He is in a stable condition in hospital. | Police are continuing to question three men about a bomb attack on a prison officer in Belfast last week. | 0.998261 | 1 |
Robert Kay made a brief appearance in private before Sheriff Alistair Noble at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
No plea or declaration was made and the case was continued for further inquiry. Mr Kay was remanded in custody.
The case follows the death of Carlo Volante at a house in Auld Coal Grove in Bonnyrigg on 3 January. | A 36-year old man has appeared in court charged with murder following the death of a 40-year-old man in Midlothian. | 0.062627 | 0 |
The 27-year-old from Windlesham completed the 46-mile (75km) course in three hours, 12 minutes and 23 seconds.
He finished 53 seconds ahead of local rider Nick Corlett, with Elliot Baxter 26 seconds further back in third after a race-long battle between the three.
Thomas' time was eight minutes slower on his winning time from last year.
He said: "I am really pleased. It is one of the main events that we target in the UK. We love coming back here each year and it is great to take the win.
"Anything can happen on this course - it is so rough and the weather always has an influence. The head wind today was massive."
Anke Dannowski from Dresden was the leading female rider, 53rd overall, and despite the conditions, dipped under four hours with a time of 3:59.17.
She finished more than 18 minutes ahead of Cheri Mills, with Kathryn Priest completing the top three.
More than 700 competitors started the race, which runs from the Point of Ayre to Cregneash, with 651 completing the full distance. | Ben Thomas won the Manx End to End Mountain Bike Challenge for a third consecutive year in difficult windy conditions on Sunday. | 0.838663 | 1 |
It would be Barcelona's first signing since they sold striker Neymar to Paris St-Germain for a world record £200m.
Paulinho, now 29, joined Tottenham for £17m from Corinthians in 2013 and moved to China two years later.
He will have a medical in Spain on Thursday with a view to completing the move the same day.
Paulinho has established himself as a regular in the Brazil side since the appointment of Tite as coach last year.
He has scored nine goals in 41 international appearances since making his debut in 2011, and was a member of the squad that won the Confederations Cup in 2013.
He played a significant part in Evergrande winning last season's Chinese Super League and is set to leave with them five points clear at the top of the table this term.
Barcelona have also made bids for Borussia Dortmund forward Ousmane Dembele and Liverpool attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho.
Dortmund rejected the bid and have since suspended Dembele for missing training, while Coutinho handed in a transfer request after Liverpool turned down Barcelona's offer. | Barcelona have reached an agreement to sign Brazil and ex-Tottenham midfielder Paulinho from Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande for 40m euros (£36.4m). | 0.988102 | 1 |
Network Rail's £50m Great Western Electrification Programme aims to cut journey times on the route between London Paddington to Swansea.
Rail passengers have been warned of a summer of disruption on the line.
To accommodate overhead power lines, 10km of track to the east of the city, and in the Box tunnel, will need to be lowered and some bridges altered.
It will involve the lowering of track through Dundas Aqueduct, Box tunnel, Middle Hill tunnel and Sydney Gardens, to avoid making changes to historic infrastructure there, Network Rail says.
Eleven new sets of points will also be installed. Replacement bus services will be in use during the work.
"The preparation work we are doing in Bath is essential to make the line ready for electrification," says Andy Haynes, Network Rail's project director for the west of England who also apologised to rail users.
"I know that many people want to travel to and from Bath over the summer and I would like to stress that Bath remains open for business during this time, albeit your journey may take longer than usual."
Between 18 and 31 July the line between Chippenham and Bath will be closed but services via Melksham will run.
And during August all lines to the east of Bath will be closed for a month.
This means there will be no trains running between Westbury, Freshford and Avoncliff to Bath Spa and journeys towards London from Bath Spa will be routed via Bristol Temple Meads and Parkway. | Work has started to prepare the main rail line through Bath for electrification works. | 1.526487 | 2 |
Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) drivers will walk out on the Central and Waterloo and City lines from 21.00 GMT on Wednesday.
A reduced service will run on the Central Line, while the Waterloo and City line will not run at all.
Transport for London (TfL) urged the union to call off the strike.
Peter McNaught, operations director for the Central line, said: "We have made all reasonable efforts to resolve this dispute."
However, RMT general secretary Mick Cash said "the door has been slammed in our faces" during negotiations.
The dispute centres around plans to transfer eight train operators between Central line depots.
Mr Cash said RMT members were being "sent out from pillar-to-post to plug gaps that are solely down to staffing shortages".
"If [London Underground] are allowed to get away with this move on the Central Line they will start shunting drivers around at the drop of a hat regardless of the consequences," he added.
During the strike a shuttle bus will operate between Epping and Chingford in north-east London.
Other London Underground services will operate as normal, but TfL has warned services will be more busy than usual.
During a 24-hour walkout across the tube network on 8-9 January, Clapham Junction was evacuated as commuters faced overcrowding at major transport hubs. | Tube Drivers on two London Underground lines are to stage a 24-hour strike in a dispute over the displacement of staff. | 1.21863 | 1 |
The 15-year-old escaped and called the police on Sunday when her kidnapper went out and left the door to his Tokyo apartment unlocked.
Police then found her alleged captor 100km away in Shizuoka region. He is thought to have tried to kill himself.
He allegedly abducted the girl in March 2014 by pretending to be a lawyer working on her parents' divorce.
Authorities issued an arrest warrant for Kabu Terauchi on Sunday after placing the 15-year-old in protective custody.
She appeared to be physically unharmed, local reports said.
Police said she had been locked in Mr Teruachi's apartment for most of her ordeal and had been closely watched by him when she went outside, NHK reported.
He is alleged to have kidnapped her after approaching her near her home in Asaka in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, and telling her to get into his car after inventing a story that her parents were splitting up.
Her mother found a note in her post box later that day, apparently written by her daughter and asking her parents not to look for her, Asahi Shimbun reported.
Mr Terauchi was found in Shizuoka Prefecture early on Monday after police received a call that a man had been seen walking around covered in blood.
He is being treated in hospital for neck injuries that are said to be serious but not life-threatening. | Police in Japan have detained a 23-year-old man on suspicion of keeping a teenage girl prisoner for two years. | 1.166171 | 1 |
Militants have occupied some government buildings, including a prison, and heavy fighting is continuing.
One report said the Taliban had raised their flag in the city centre.
The government said at least 25 militants and two Afghan policemen had been killed and that reinforcements had been sent to the city.
Monday's attack appears to be one of the most significant mounted on a provincial capital by the Taliban, correspondents say.
Kunduz police spokesman Sayed Sarwar Husaini told the BBC's Mahfouz Zubaide that militants had captured the jail in Kunduz and freed about 500 prisoners, including members of the Taliban.
Kunduz province has seen a number of attacks since April, with the Taliban joining forces with other insurgents.
Reports said the Taliban attacked the city from three sides at about dawn. A witness told Reuters news agency that by mid-afternoon they had raised their white flag in the city's main square, about 200m (218 yards) from the governor's compound.
Battles were raging in two districts close to the compound, the witness said.
"The Taliban have taken over our neighbourhood... I can see their fighters all around," an AFP news agency journalist inside the city reported.
The city is symbolically significant to the Taliban as it was their former northern stronghold before their government was overthrown in 2001.
The assault comes a day after a bomb attack on a sports match in eastern Paktika province killed nine people.
The Taliban said they had also entered a hospital in Kunduz, although local media reports say they only stayed briefly.
Pictures on social media appeared to show fighters taking selfies inside the hospital.
Kunduz province contains major roads that connect central and northern Afghanistan. Correspondents say it also supplies half of Afghanistan's rice crop.
Militant violence has increased across Afghanistan since the departure of most US and Nato forces last year.
On Sunday, a bomb attack on a sports ground in Paktika left nine dead and dozens injured. No group has said it carried out that attack.
Also on Sunday, 300 fighters allied to the so-called Islamic State attacked checkpoints in Nangarhar province.
Two policemen were reported killed in the assault, while local officials said 60 militants were killed. | Hundreds of Taliban fighters have stormed the strategic northern Afghan city of Kunduz, seizing control of half of it, police say. | 1.418116 | 1 |
Welsh Water-owned Elan Valley, near Rhayader, started the process to become an International Dark-Sky Park in 2012.
The Brecon Beacons National Park was the first in Wales to be certified a dark sky reserve in 2013 and is recognised as an ideal site for stargazing in its bid to boost tourism.
More than 200 light readings were taken at 13 sites at Elan Valley over 22 months to show it fits the criteria.
Elan Valley Astronomy said the estate had become the world's first privately-owned but publicly accessed International Dark-Sky Park.
"We now want to expand the dark sky area to cover the whole of the Cambrian Mountains," said Kris Fry, a local amateur astronomer who helped put the bid together with Welsh Water. | A sprawling Powys estate has become an official dark sky park. | 2.499353 | 2 |
Rizwan Akhtar was promoted from major-general to lieutenant-general to assume the new role and is considered an ally of army chief Gen Raheel Sharif.
As head of the paramilitary Rangers force in the southern city of Karachi he launched a major operation against criminal gangs and Taliban militants.
He replaces Lt-Gen Zaheerul Islam who is scheduled to retire in October.
The BBC's Shahzeb Jillani says the outgoing ISI chief is widely seen to have been at odds with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, with some even accusing him of encouraging recent protests against the government.
The military also promoted five other officers to lieutenant general rank to replace outgoing personnel.
The appointments are expected to help the latter consolidate his position, our correspondent says.
Although Pakistan saw its first democratic civilian transfer of power last year, the country has been ruled by the army for much of its history.
The ISI was established in 1948 - as Pakistan engaged India in the first war over Kashmir - and became the primary institution running the intelligence operations of the army, air force and navy.
Analysts say that although its precise machinations have remained shadowy, there is little doubt it has played a major role in Pakistan's volatile politics.
Rizwan Akhtar's operation to reduce crime levels in Karachi received a lot of publicity but human rights activists also warned of violations.
Between 2007 and 2010, he was posted in the South Waziristan tribal region where Pakistan Taliban militants are known to have sheltered.
"He is a professional soldier who has experience of both Fata and internal security in Karachi," an army official told the Dawn newspaper. | Pakistan's army has named a new head of the country's feared spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). | 1.321917 | 1 |
Prop Ryan Verlinden cut a lone figure as the 14th man for already-relegated Town in Sunday's 46-26 Championship Shield loss at Halifax.
Jason Mossop played the second half despite badly dislocating his finger, while Matty Gee also appeared with a knock in a side decimated by injuries.
"I'm proud of that group of players," said head coach Phil Veivers.
"I can't fault the effort of the boys, there were guys out there that shouldn't have been there.
"Tom Walker, our front row, played 70 minutes without a break, so I'm extremely proud by a lot of performances out there."
Veivers said a non-availability compounded their injury woes, which saw as many as 13 players in a 25-man squad not available at one time in the season.
"From day dot, the beginning of the year, we had seven bodies injured - they were a starting seven," Veivers told BBC Radio Cumbria.
"Not week a has gone by that we didn't have less than five that were not injured." | Workington Town ended their season in rugby league's second tier with just one player on the replacements bench. | 0.854533 | 1 |
Susan Finney, 39, from Coedpoeth, Wrexham, said she earned less than she actually did, and failed to declare she had a partner.
Finney pleaded guilty to making false representations and was given an eight-month suspended jail term.
Mold Crown Court heard it was the fourth time in eight years she had appeared for dishonesty offences.
She had a previous conviction for benefit fraud and was on a suspended sentence when some of the current offences were carried out.
Prosecuting, Frances Willmott said Finney had been overpaid in benefits by £30,800 but if she had made an honest claim she would have been entitled to around £11,000, which meant the actual amount she was overpaid was about £19,000.
Finney was ordered to carry out 300 hours unpaid work.
Judge Niclas Parry said the sentence was being suspended because she was in work and was able to continue to pay back the overpayment.
Defending, Paul Smith said the defendant had overcome alcohol and other issues in her life and was a carer for people with dementia who was well thought of.
He said she had made positive changes to her life and was already making repayments. | A woman claimed £19,000 benefits for two non-existent children and for a real child who was not eligible. | 0.84407 | 1 |
Councillors backed a plan to consult on closing Tasker Milward and Sir Thomas Picton schools in Haverfordwest and creating a new 11-19 school.
The current school sites would be used initially before the new school opened in September 2018.
This will be the fifth consultation over the future of secondary education in the town.
Plans to close the two schools to create an 11-16 school, with sixth form provision moving to Pembrokeshire College, were scrapped in May.
It followed protests from students who wanted to retain their school sixth forms.
In July the council chose to restart its review into secondary education.
The latest report from the council's director for children and schools, Kate Evan-Hughes, said there was an agreement the current post-16 model in Pembrokeshire "is not viable" and the case for change "remains compelling".
"An appetite for retaining 11-19 secondary provision in Haverfordwest cannot be ignored," she said.
A merger of Sir Thomas Picton and Tasker Milward would result in a 1,900-pupil school, assuming all the current feeder schools remain the same.
Ms Evan-Hughes said the merger should "take place at the earliest opportunity" but it would be established on the two school sites to begin with.
A statutory consultation begins later this month ahead of a public consultation in January or February 2017. | Plans to merge two Pembrokeshire secondary schools have moved one step closer. | 1.377 | 1 |
Thousands of stargazers came out to watch the eclipse, which only lasted for a few minutes, using special protective glasses.
This particular eclipse is called an "annular eclipse".
It happens when the moon is farther away from the earth, making it appear smaller.
This means that when it passes in front of the sun, it doesn't completely block it out like a total eclipse.
Instead you can still see the outline of the sun behind it, creating the amazing "ring of fire" effect.
This happens because the the moon does not move in a perfect circle around the earth, it is more like a squashed circle or an ellipsis.
This means that sometimes it is closer and further away from the earth.
The next eclipse is due to take place in February 2017, and can be seen from parts of South America and Africa. | Take a look at this incredible "ring of fire" eclipse which could be seen across parts of Africa. | 2.661663 | 3 |
It is claimed the pair were forced to work in brothels to repay Lizzy Idahosa £50,000 for travel and false documents.
Ms Idahosa, 24, denied threatening them about repaying the cash.
She has pleaded not guilty to charges including trafficking for prostitution. Her partner Jackson Omoruyi is also on trial at Cardiff Crown Court.
He denies three charges of inciting the women to become prostitutes and transferring criminal property.
Ms Idahosa told the court she had sent money to Nigeria on behalf of the women, who are in their 20s and cannot be named for legal reasons.
She said she never knew that their money had come from prostitution and told the jury she thought it may have come from their boyfriends.
She also gave details about her relationship with her co-defendant Mr Omoruyi, 41.
The pregnant defendant said he was her boyfriend and was the father of her child and her unborn baby.
She said they met around 2011 when they heard each other speaking the same language. They started as friends before developing a relationship while living in different parts of the UK.
Ms Idahosa said she had never told Mr Omoruyi that she had worked as a prostitute, adding she was ashamed and worried he would leave her.
He first learnt of her past when she was arrested, she told the court.
She claimed she had lent him money and paid it into his account.
She also said that she had given his bank details to others for them to pay money into the account, and that money would then be passed on to her.
Under cross examination from the prosecution, Ms Idahosa said that she had no idea about the lives of the two women in Nigeria and no idea if they went through ritualistic "juju" ceremonies - sometimes known as voodoo or magic - to swear an oath of secrecy.
She told the court she had little knowledge of such rituals.
Prosecutor Caroline Rees questioned whether the defendant was trying to distance herself from such ceremonies, because that was what had been used in order to "buy the silence" of the women allegedly trafficked.
"That's not true," said Ms Idahosa.
The trial continues. | A woman accused of trafficking two Nigerian women to become sex workers in the UK has told a jury she never threatened or beat either of them. | 0.809138 | 1 |
The 20-year-old scored 10 goals in 23 appearances for Boro after joining the Ryman League Premier Division side in November 2015.
Okenabirhie has previously had spells on the books at Arsenal and Stevenage.
"Fejiri was brought to my attention while I was at Luton. He can also play wide, he's quick and strong," Daggers boss John Still told the club website.
Dagenham dropped back into non-league after finishing 23rd in League Two in 2015-16, ending their nine-year stay in the Football League.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Relegated Dagenham & Redbridge have signed striker Fejiri Okenabirhie from Harrow Borough on a two-year deal. | 0.705364 | 1 |
17 June 2017 Last updated at 11:27 BST
This huge sea lion was spotted in the middle of a seaside street in the small town of Tome, Chile.
Cars had to slow down and try to get around the huge mammal, but he seemed quite relaxed.
The man who filmed the video, Rodrigo Toro, said the animals sometimes leave the beach in search for food. | What would you do if you saw something like this blocking the road?! | 0.850848 | 1 |
The Association of Electoral Administrators is investigating the vote in Newcastle-under-Lyme, which Labour's Paul Farrelly won by 30 votes.
Complainants said some postal votes had not been issued and there were problems joining the Electoral Register online.
Returning officer John Sellgren said the probe would highlight "any shortcomings" in the voting process.
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On the day of the election, students from Keele University reported turning up to polling stations and being told their "names were not on the list".
Tom Snape, chairman of the Keele Students Union said he had taken at least 140 complaints from students about the problems.
"There are thoughts of a general problem with the council being able to handle the number of voters," he said.
Mr Farrelly described the issues on polling day as a "shambles".
Mr Sellgren, also Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council's chief executive, said: "We have commissioned the most suitably qualified organisation in the country to investigate the issues....and to determine whether there were any shortcomings in relation to the conduct of the election.
"We are hopeful the association can start its work immediately and produce their report as soon as possible.
"In the report we have asked them to set out the details of the investigation undertaken, comment on the matters investigated and come forward with any recommendations for action."
A spokesman for the Electoral Commission said: "We welcome this review and will support it in any way we can.
"We will be reporting on the administration of the polls in due course." | An investigation has been launched after constituents complained they were unable to vote in the general election. | 1.104176 | 1 |
The army says 15 militants were also killed in the attack, which took place near the town of Bir al-Abd.
Gunmen from the Sinai Province group are reported to be behind the attack.
It is Egypt's most active insurgent group, which pledged allegiance to so-called Islamic State in 2014.
Officials said a gun battle erupted after the militants opened fire on the checkpoint with light arms and heavy machine-guns.
Friday's attack was the latest in what appears to be a surge in the number of operations launched by the militants.
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However, the army has appeared to have had a degree of success in suppressing the militants recently, and it is some time since the fighters carried out an attack on the scale of this one.
Egypt has battled militants in Sinai for years, but Islamist militancy has risen since the army deposed President Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013.
In August, the Egyptian military said it had killed the leader of Sinai Province, along with dozens of its fighters. | Suspected Islamist militants have killed 12 soldiers and injured eight in an attack on an army checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula, Egyptian security sources say. | 1.095714 | 1 |
The Met Office has put a yellow 'be aware' rain weather warning in place until 12:00 GMT on Tuesday.
The downpour is expected to affect south, mid and west Wales, and 10mm (0.4in) of rain could fall in an hour.
It comes after a number of roads were flooded in Powys, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire on Sunday.
The forecaster has warned flooding is possible given the saturated ground.
The warning covers Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Powys, Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Caerphilly, Swansea, Torfaen, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff and Newport. | Parts of Wales are set to see more bands of heavy rain and prolonged showers as another weather warning comes into force. | 1.599578 | 2 |
Cpl Roger Heal, based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, has been remanded in custody over the allegations.
An RAF spokesman said they were unable to supply details of the charges, or Cpl Heal's age and background.
Cpl Heal will face a hearing in Colchester on Tuesday.
He worked with air cadets, scouts and civilian sports clubs, mainly in the London, Thames Valley, Cheshire and Northumbria areas, from 2001 to 2014.
His arrest followed an investigation by a dedicated Royal Air Force Police sexual offences and child abuse investigation team.
The Service Police Crime Bureau said anyone with information on crimes of this kind should contact them. | An RAF serviceman who worked with children across England is facing charges over possessing and distributing indecent images of children. | 0.473369 | 0 |
The 26-year-old clocked 42.335 seconds - beating Fan Kexin's 42.504 - in her quarter-final, but then fell in the closing stages of the final.
The Scot took 500m gold in the opening event of World Cup series in Calgary.
The Livingston-born skater won a silver medal and three bronzes at this year's World Championships in March.
She had previously competed at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.
Meet Elise Christie and fellow GB speed skaters | British speed skater Elise Christie broke the 500m world record at the second World Cup event of the season in Salt Lake City. | 0.661561 | 1 |
Sean Corrigan, 31, died in hospital after he was found at a flat in St Mary's Gardens in September 2014.
Post mortem results indicated he may have died in suspicious circumstances.
The woman, who was arrested in west Belfast on Thursday, was released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.
Last month, police renewed their appeal for information about Mr Corrigan's death. | A 50-year-old woman, who was arrested by police investigating the death of a man in west Belfast last year, has been released. | 0.270665 | 0 |
Police and council officials raided the house in Fallowfield, south Manchester on Friday afternoon.
Neighbours complained the students would hold gaming sessions at full volume at 04:00 after returning from a night out.
The council said the students had "disregarded" a noise abatement order.
"Residents should not have to put up with noise until the early hours of the morning," said a council spokesman.
Police and council officials took a PS3, five Philips surround speakers, two laptop speakers, a Philips DVD player and Samsung television from the house in Brailsford Road, Fallowfield.
It is also believed they were using the console to play music as well.
A Manchester City Council spokesman said: "This seizure demonstrates that we take these concerns from residents very seriously and we work closely with the police and universities to take action against any households that cause problems for their neighbours.
"We started receiving complaints from people living near this house several weeks ago, and after issuing a noise abatement notice, they continued to disregard the impact their behaviour was having on their neighbours and we have now visited them to take their speakers and noise making equipment." | A group of noisy students have had their games console, DVD player and surround sound speakers seized after weeks of complaints from residents. | 0.996258 | 1 |
Harjit Singh Dulai , 44, from Uxbridge, west London, was attacked in Rosedale Park, off Albion Road, Hayes at about 18:40 GMT on Wednesday.
He was taken to a central London hospital by paramedics but was pronounced dead at about 20:30 GMT.
The four men remain in custody at different west London police stations.
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One of the men was arrested at the scene while the other three were arrested shortly after.
Det Ch Insp Noel McHugh said he believed the victim had "attended the venue to meet a person, or persons" but police needed to "establish what happened next".
"I would appeal for any witnesses who saw this attack, or the events surrounding the attack, to come forward," he said.
The man's next of kin have been informed. | Four men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death by tennis courts in a west London park. | 0.539617 | 1 |
It comes just days after his arrest by the FBI for securities fraud.
In a short statement, the company said he had also stepped down voluntarily from the board.
Mr Shkreli, who came to prominence after his company raised the price of a lifesaving HIV drug by 5,000%, has pleaded not guilty to the fraud charges.
He has already resigned as head of the company which made the drug, Turing Pharmaceuticals.
The FBI has accused Mr Shkreli of using assets from his former company, Retrophin, to illegally pay off debts at MSMB, the hedge fund he managed.
He was released on $5m (£3.53m) bail.
Mr Shkreli has said his arrest was due to his decision to raise the price of Daraprim- a drug used to treat HIV.
In September, Turing increased the price of a Damaprim pill from $13.50 to $750.
Mr Shkreli has defended his actions and been outspoken about his decision to raise the price on social media.
He told the Wall Street Journal that he felt the government was out to get him for "teasing people on the internet" and that his arrest was part of a "social experiment".
On Sunday his Twitter account was hacked and the name was changed to 'Martin the God'. | Martin Shkreli has been fired as chief executive from the drug company KaloBios Pharmaceuticals. | 1.189921 | 1 |
Councils will decide next week whether to conduct feasibility studies for the radioactive repository.
Protesters from all over the country carried banners for 2.5km (1.5miles) through the valley of Ennerdale to lobby against the plans.
A petition against the proposals now has more than 17,000 signatures.
Unite, which represents staff at the Sellafield plant, gave its backing ahead of a public meeting in Carlisle on Friday.
Allerdale and Copeland borough councils and Cumbria County Council are due to vote on 30 January on whether to proceed to "Stage 4" of the process that could see the repository built.
The proposed facility could be up to four times the size of Sellafield and take 15 years to build. | Hundreds of people have taken part in a march against the possibility of building an underground nuclear waste site in Cumbria. | 1.471811 | 1 |
Sources close to government forces denied that they had been pushed aside and said they had driven the rebels back from an artillery base.
UK-based activists say the rebels have indeed managed to link up with their comrades in eastern Aleppo.
But the rebels have so far failed to establish a secure route, they add.
There were sporadic clashes and air strikes on Sunday morning, after the reported ending of the siege, monitors said.
Children burn tyres to create no-fly zones
Government forces cut Aleppo's rebel-held areas off in July, with some 250,000 people living under siege.
Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group, said the rebels had broken the siege but the route was "not fully secure yet".
On Friday, the rebel groups said they had stormed an artillery base in the city.
But the Syrian army said it had repelled the assault and inflicted heavy casualties on the rebels.
Meanwhile, a US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters seized most of Manbij - a key Syrian city - from so-called Islamic State.
Fawaz Gerges, who is professor of Middle Eastern Politics at the London School of Economics, told the BBC News Channel that the rebels had certainly made gains.
"The rebels coalition - it's called the Army of Conquest - has basically made some major progress," he said.
"It has been able to score some major gains in the past 48 hours. The question is not whether the opposition has made some progress or not [but] whether they can really maintain the areas that they occupy and whether they can consolidate it."
The Syrian army has been fighting the rebels with the help of Russian air strikes.
Earlier this week, Russian state television ran pictures of civilians and fighters reportedly leaving the city through humanitarian corridors announced by Moscow.
But some rebel groups described the Russian initiative as a ploy to recapture all of Aleppo.
Aleppo was once Syria's commercial capital and also boasted a rich architectural and archaeological heritage.
Much of it has been destroyed or looted during more than five years of war. | Rebel factions in Syria say they have broken a weeks-long government siege of Aleppo, amid scenes of rejoicing in the crucial northern city. | 1.653949 | 2 |
New Zealander Gatland coached the Lions to a series win in Australia in 2013.
He has been named as the leading contender for the job by Lions chief executive John Feehan.
"Gatland should be the front runner," Hansen said. "He's taken the Lions away before and been successful. But who knows?"
England coach Eddie Jones ruled himself out of the running for the post earlier this year.
Former Ireland international Keith Wood, though, believes Gatland and Jones should both be part of the British and Irish Lions coaching team in New Zealand.
Jones, who succeeded Stuart Lancaster in December 2015, led England to the 2016 Six Nations Grand Slam and completed a series whitewash over Australia last month.
The Australian has said Gatland would be the obvious choice to lead the team for a second time.
"Warren did a fantastic job in the last tour and there's no reason why he shouldn't take them again," Jones said in January. | Wales head coach Warren Gatland is the logical choice to coach the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand next year, says All Blacks boss Steve Hansen. | 0.975744 | 1 |
The 57-year-old is currently the Archdeacon for the Army as well as Deputy Chaplain-General of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department.
He succeeds the Right Reverend Robert Paterson who retired last November.
Rt Rev Eagles said he hopes to "support the people of the Isle of Man in their spiritual and historic identity and in looking confidently to the future."
The married father-of-one added: "Among many other tasks, the bishop is to be chief pastor, a focus of unity, and a leader of mission.
"I therefore hope to encourage all Christians on the island to support everyone who lives here, and to lead the Church in its work of caring for people in every community".
Sodor and Man is the smallest diocese in the Church of England, overseeing 45 churches and 27 parishes.
It is unique because the bishop is a member of the Legislative Council of Tynwald, the Manx parliament.
Rt Rev Eagles was appointed Honorary Chaplain to the Queen in 2013, and in 2015 was made an Honorary Canon of Salisbury Cathedral. | The new Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man has been named as the Venerable Peter Eagles. | 1.16194 | 1 |
The 51-year-old's body was found in a cesspit at the home she shared with fiance Ian Stewart in Royston, Hertfordshire, in July.
Mr Stewart, 56, denies her murder.
Ms Bailey had made him the primary beneficiary of her will. She was worth more than £3.3m at the time of her death, St Albans Crown Court heard.
Mr Stewart reported Ms Bailey missing three days after she was last seen alive on 11 April.
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The Northumberland-born writer of the Electra Brown series was found beneath the garage of her home three months later, together with the body of her dog.
The prosecution alleges Mr Stewart murdered Ms Bailey for her money.
The court heard she changed her will in July 2014 to ensure Mr Stewart would have a "very comfortable" lifestyle.
Solicitor Amanda King-Jones, who helped prepare Ms Bailey's will, told the court: "She told me the reason for reviewing or updating her will was firstly because her current will was out of date and secondly that there was no provision being made for Ian Stewart."
As well as inheriting the bulk of her estate, Ms Bailey's death left Mr Stewart as the only beneficiary of about £235,000 in pensions, and he could have received £1.28m in life insurance, intended to cover inheritance tax.
However, Simon Russell Flint, defending Mr Stewart, pointed out that as Ms Bailey died before the couple married, Mr Stewart would have had to pay 40% of any money that he inherited over the amount of £325,000.
If she had died after they had married, he could have inherited everything inheritance tax-free, said Mr Flint.
That could have saved his about £1m in tax, the court was told.
Mr Stewart denies murder, preventing a lawful burial, fraud and three counts of perverting the course of justice.
The trial continues. | The man accused of murdering children's author Helen Bailey stood to inherit the bulk of her multimillion-pound fortune on her death, a court heard. | 0.969452 | 1 |
Dr Alison Blackwell, who runs the Scottish Midge Forecast, said the consequences could be more of the insects next year.
The scientists said that overall this year there were fewer midges than previous years because the cold and wet summer affected the two main hatches.
A midge trap in Argyll had almost two million fewer insects than in 2014.
At Gairloch in Wester Ross, another trap used for surveying midge numbers were found to have fallen by one and half million insects. | Autumn's warm weather produced a rare third hatching of biting midges, a scientist has said. | 2.635138 | 3 |
SentIntoSpace said it landed in Low Bentham, North Yorkshire about 50 miles from where it was launched, at about 13:30 GMT on Thursday.
"It was in decent shape, apart from the fact the lid came off when it landed and it had broken into two pieces," said Dan Blaney of the Sheffield firm.
Tracking software revealed the meat and potato pie attached to a weather balloon climbed to 29,500m (97,000ft).
It had been launched about two-and-a-half hours earlier from Roby Mill in Wigan, Greater Manchester before landing near the Lancashire-North Yorkshire border.
SentIntoSpace, who also attached a video camera to the box containing the pie and tracking device, wanted to find out whether "space travel" affects the molecular structure of pies - not to mention how they taste.
Mr Blaney said: "I have contemplated eating a bit of it but I'm a vegetarian."
St Helens-based Ultimate Purveyors were commissioned to make the pie.
The pie was launched to promote the World Pie Eating Championships in Wigan on 20 December. | A pie has "returned safely from space", organisers have said. | 1.794209 | 2 |
Omar Al Shaikh and Amie Cresswell, both 16, tied the knot in front of family, friends and patients on a ward at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
Omar, from Brierley Hill in the West Midlands, died on Monday after a suitable stem cell donor could not be found in time.
He had proposed to Amie after learning he only had days left to live.
Omar's aunt Anca Dumitriu said: "It was beautiful and he was happy... after he put the ring on Amie's finger he held her and was like 'you're mine now'. He was proper happy."
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Former Air Cadet Omar, who wore his dressing gown during the Islamic ceremony, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia after fainting during a football match.
His mixed Arabic and Romanian heritage made it difficult to find a stem cell donor and by the time one was eventually found, he was too ill to have the transplant.
Medical staff broke news the cancer had gone into his bone marrow earlier this month.
His mother said he was strong right until the end.
"He died in peace," she said.
Friends and relatives are urging people to sign the Anthony Nolan register. The charity recruits stem cell donors and carries out research to make bone marrow transplants more effective. | A terminally ill teenager married his school sweetheart three days before dying from leukaemia. | 1.567844 | 2 |
The Mersey Bar lightship 'Planet' was towed from the river in September following a dispute between its owner and the Canal and River Trust.
The 133ft-long vessel was built in 1959 and provided a navigation aid to mariners approaching the entrance to the channel into the port until 1972.
It is listed for offers over £100,000.
Owner Alan Roberts bought the ship in 2009 and opened it as a cafeteria in 2011.
It was later moored alongside the Strand in Liverpool as a bar and tourist attraction before being towed on 21 September after the Canal and River Trust raised concerns about unpaid fees and health and safety. | A lightship which lit the way for vessels entering and the leaving the River Mersey has been put up for sale. | 1.585424 | 2 |
The 23-year-old has fired four goals in his last three games for Arsenal, after his £16m move from Manchester United.
It is the perfect riposte to those who have suggested the frontman isn't clinical enough, including United manager Louis van Gaal.
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"If you are getting goals and a run of games in your preferred position, your confidence will grow," Welbeck said.
Asked to explain why he allowed Welbeck to join Premier League rivals Arsenal on transfer deadline day, Van Gaal had pointed to the striker's record in front of goal.
"He played three seasons for the first team, but he doesn't have the record of Robin van Persie or Wayne Rooney, and that is the standard," the Dutchman said.
Welbeck netted 29 times in 142 United appearances, compared to Rooney's 217 goals in 445 matches and Van Persie's 48 in 78 games.
But the striker was used out of position for the majority of his time at Old Trafford, often playing on the wing.
At Arsenal, he is leading the line and says that has made all the difference.
"Obviously people can say I have not scored enough goals, but you stick the best strikers on the wing in a four-man midfield and see if they score," said Welbeck, who hit a Champions League hat-trick against Galatasaray on Wednesday.
"Nobody can really criticise my finishing because they don't really see me playing in a forward position too often.
"But now I am getting into these positions I want to be sticking the ball in the back of the net. I am sure it's the same with every other striker."
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said he had been impressed with the manner in which Welbeck has started his Arsenal career.
"You can see that he's improving," said Wenger. "That is very positive and there's a lot more to come from him,"
Arsenal face Premier League leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, before Welbeck turns his attention to England's Euro 2016 qualifiers against San Marino and Estonia.
The striker led the line in England's opening qualifier last month in Switzerland and scored both goals in a 2-0 win. | Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck has hit back at the critics who have questioned his goalscoring record. | 0.881923 | 1 |
The Lionhearts were outclassed by their Cuban opponents, who claimed the first six bouts to seal a second WSB title in three years.
It was heading for a clean-sweep for Cuba but British super heavyweight Frazer Clarke beat Leinier Pero in the final bout to earn a consolation point.
This was the Lionhearts first appearance in the WSB final.
Johanys Argilagos (Cub) beat Galal Yafai (GB) 48:47/49:46/49:46
Robeisy Ramirez (Cub) beat Peter McGrail (GB) by round three KO
Yasniel Toledo (Cub) beat Dalton Smith (GB) 49:46/49:46/49:46
Arlen Lopez (Cub) beat Troy Williamson (GB) by round three KO
Erislandy Savon (Cub) beat Lawrence Okolie (GB) by round one KO
Yosvany Veitia (Cub) beat Muhammad Ali (GB) 48:47/49:46/47:48
Lazaro Alvarez (Cub) beat Luke McCormack (GB) 50:45/50:45/50:45
Roniel Iglesias (Cub) beat Ekow Essuman (GB) by round two KO
Julio Cesar La Cruz (Cub) beat Thomas Whittaker (GB) 50:41/50:41/50:41
Frazer Clarke (GB) beat Leinier Pero (Cub) by round four KO | British Lionhearts were beaten 9-1 by Cuba Domadores in the final of the World Series of Boxing in Uzbekistan. | 0.863578 | 1 |
Based on location alone, the analysis would be that the items found most likely belonged to loyalist paramilitaries.
But, the nature of what was found suggests otherwise.
The presence of an improvised armour-piercing rocket, Claymore mines and component parts of under-car booby-trap bombs points the finger of suspicion firmly in the direction of dissident republicans.
The PSNI has warned several times recently that the technical capabilities of dissidents has been increasing.
This is most notable in the area of homemade bombs, rocket launchers and mortars.
A warhead found in the hide at Capanagh Forest at the weekend was similar to others dissidents have used or attempted to use in attacks on police vehicles in recent years.
Referred to as an explosively formed projectile, or EFP, it is a design that has been used in the Middle East.
It is a conically-shaped warhead capable of penetrating the armour of any police vehicle, and can be fired from a tripod or a tube.
Police uncovered another significant arms dump at Carnfunnock Park, an area which is also close to Larne, three months ago.
It also included items used to make under-car booby-trap bombs.
In a statement today, Det Supt Kevin Geddes from the PSNI Serious Crime Branch said the police are investigating whether the two finds are linked.
Given the location, and the manner and method of storage and packaging, it seems likely they are.
If that is the case, it would suggest dissidents have taken a deliberate decision to store weapons and explosives well outside what would be considered their traditional operational areas.
The police said that the latest find at the weekend, and the one in March, were both the result of tip-offs from members of the public who were out walking and noticed suspicious objects.
Det Supt Geddes has appealed to the public to remain vigilant and to contact the police about any suspicious objects or activity.
"Once again, this seizure has demonstrated that when people provide us with information, we will act on it to ensure everyone in our community is kept safe," he said. | The discovery of what appears to be a second dissident republican arms dump near Larne within three months has police baffled. | 1.43719 | 1 |
Charlie Clift, 56, was last seen buying outdoor clothing on Tuesday 30 January in Fort William town centre.
Highland and Islands Police said they were increasingly concerned about Mr Clift's welfare.
Lochaber Insp Andrew Bilton said they were asking hikers to keep an eye out for him.
He said: "Given the lack of contact from Mr Clift and the decline in weather conditions, his family, friends and officers are understandably increasingly concerned for Mr Clift's welfare." | Police are searching for a man from south Wales who went missing while hiking in Scotland. | 0.734847 | 1 |
The bodies of those who died were returned to Manila on Thursday. They were honoured on Friday in a ceremony led by President Benigno Aquino.
The violence took place in the southern province of Maguindanao on Sunday.
Police seeking two terror suspects entered a village held by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
MILF signed a peace deal with the government last year to end years of fighting.
But the rebels say police did not liaise with them about the operation as required under the deal, leading to the accidental clash.
On Friday, flags at government offices and military installations are being flown at half-mast to honour those who died.
At the memorial service inside a police camp in the suburbs of Manila, Mr Aquino paid tribute to the fallen officers by offering a prayer at each of their coffins.
He also presented each of their families with a Medal of Valor, the highest military award given by the armed forces.
"I pledge to bring justice to all those who were killed," said Mr Aquino, who faced criticism for not being present when the officers' bodies arrived in the capital
He promised grieving relatives that government forces would make it a top priority to capture suspected bomb expert Abdul Basit Usman.
Usman, who is linked to a MILF splinter group that rejects the peace deal, is one of two suspects that the commandos were targeting during the operation.
The other was Zulkifli bin Hir, known as Marwan, who is a leading figure of Islamist militant group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI)
Police say Marwan was killed, but this has not been confirmed. Both men have been incorrectly reported killed several times.
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On Wednesday, in a televised address to the nation, Mr Aquino said that the peace deal with MILF must not collapse.
"If the peace process were derailed, how many more graves would we have to dig," he said.
The rebels have agreed to end their fight in return for the establishment of an autonomous Muslim region.
Thousands of people have been killed over four decades of separatist fighting in the south of the country. | The Philippines is holding a day of mourning for 44 police commandos killed in a clash with Muslim rebels. | 1.065518 | 1 |
New Pools boss Matthew Bates saw his side struggle to take control early on, with a half chance for Padraig Amond all they had to show for the first 25 minutes at Victoria Park.
Dover, who are adjusting to life without 40-goal marksman Ricky Miller, then took the lead after 29 minutes through debutant Jamie Allen. The ex-Southport striker turned sharply to find space in the box and curl home amid a scramble from a corner.
Amond continued to threaten for the hosts, but Kane Richards missed a gilt-edged chance to put the visitors 2-0 up after 55 minutes and then Ryan Bird headed just wide in the closing moments to leave Pools in no doubt that getting back up will not be easy.
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Match ends, Hartlepool United 0, Dover Athletic 1.
Second Half ends, Hartlepool United 0, Dover Athletic 1.
Scott Harrison (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Kadell Daniel replaces Kane Richards.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Nicky Deverdics replaces Lewis Hawkins.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Mitchell Pinnock replaces Nortei Nortey.
Liam Donnelly (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Rhys Oates replaces Jack Munns.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Jake Cassidy replaces Michael Woods.
Second Half begins Hartlepool United 0, Dover Athletic 1.
First Half ends, Hartlepool United 0, Dover Athletic 1.
Goal! Hartlepool United 0, Dover Athletic 1. Jamie Allen (Dover Athletic).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Hartlepool fell to a 1-0 defeat against Dover in their first clash after being relegated from the Football League last season. | 0.744245 | 1 |
The 24-year-old, who was from the Newtownards area, died after an assault at a house on Bangor Road in the town at about 05:30 GMT.
Mr Miskelly was found lying on the road. He was treated by ambulance staff but died at the scene a short time later.
Two 19-year-old men arrested on suspicion of murder remain in custody.
Mr Miskelly's body was still at the scene at lunchtime, when reporter Kevin Sharkey spoke to the BBC's Sunday News programme.
"There is a police forensic tent about 50m off the main Bangor Road," he said.
"A number of entrances along this road have been cordoned off.
"Police are still there, as are forensics experts who are working around the scene in very difficult weather conditions."
The reporter said there had been "torrential rain" in the area at around noon on Sunday.
Police said a post mortem examination would be carried out to help determine the cause of death.
The officer leading the investigation, Det Ch Insp Justyn Galloway, said the incident had "resulted in the tragic death of a young man".
"I would like to thank the local community for their support in this investigation," he said.
"I would appeal to anyone who has any information that they think could help but hasn't yet contacted us to get in touch with detectives." | The man murdered in Newtownards, County Down, overnight was Richard Miskelly, police have confirmed. | 0.871189 | 1 |
Subsea UK chief executive Neil Gordon said capital expenditure cuts and low crude price were starting to bite.
But he added that the fundamentals of the sector, which supports 60,000 jobs, remained relatively strong.
He was speaking at the start of Subsea Expo in Aberdeen.
Subsea firms play a key role in North Sea activities, which have been coming under pressure following a sustained fall in the price of oil.
This week accountants PwC said many oil and gas firms would need to transform the way they operate in order to grasp future opportunities in the sector.
Its report argued companies should be looking to deploy fresh strategies, including looking to reduce costs "in a sustainable manner".
Mr Gordon told delegates at Subsea Expo: "The UK's subsea sector came out of a strong 2013 to a relatively flat second half of 2014.
"The existing order book kept the industry going but, as this dries up and projects are abandoned or postponed until the oil price recovers, we are in for major challenges."
Mr Gordon said research suggested that overall capital expenditure growth forecasts should start to become more positive after 2016.
He continued: "It is therefore imperative that during this period Subsea UK demonstrates strong leadership by pushing the industry to more quickly adopt innovation and technology.
"We need to better explore how projects are currently delivered and then make the step-change to deliver major efficiencies.
"While subsea companies must speed up the development of new technologies, the industry must be prepared to embrace new technology.
"It has to become less risk-averse and more receptive to supporting field trials and implementation of new technology."
Subsea UK is urging companies to turn to the National Subsea Research Initiative, which brings academia and industry together to collaborate on getting new technology to market much more quickly.
NSRI will be focusing new research and development on a number of themes, including decommissioning methods and techniques, well intervention and small field cluster development. | The UK's subsea sector is in for two years of tough times and will only weather the storm if it embraces innovation and new technology, an industry body has warned. | 1.378086 | 1 |
Chipolopolo surprised many by beating Ivory Coast on penalties in Gabon but then failed to get past the group stage at the next two editions.
"Some of the players thought they were untouchable," he told BBC Sport.
"Our players were big-headed, that's no secret. Club coaches were nothing to most of the players who won that cup."
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The 47-year-old coach insisted that his comments will not affect his relationship with the players in his current squad that also played in 2012.
"It is not all of them that were so big-headed and it is all about recent performance and discipline," he explained.
"The process is still going on and we are going in the right direction."
Niyrenda says the attitude of all his players is now the key to success.
"So it is all about attitude - the hard work was no longer there," he continued.
"How can other nations win it back-to-back like Egypt? It is because they have been disciplined.
"Our biggest problem here is the satisfaction levels - most of our players win four games in a row and are happy, they are too satisfied with very little things.
"This is where we need to start managing our players."
Zambia failed to qualify for the 2017 Nations Cup finals in Gabon and are in a group alongside Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and Namibia to decide who advances to the 2019 edition in Cameroon.
They are currently third in their group for 2018 World Cup qualifying with a single point.
Nigeria are top of Group B with six points, Cameroon second with two while Algeria are level with Zambia after two matches with only the group winners earning a place in Russia. | Zambia coach Wedson Niyrenda says some players became too "big-headed" following their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations victory. | 1.091042 | 1 |
Karl Stefanovic wore the outfit to make a point about the sexism he said his female colleagues faced.
Nobody noticed he was wearing the same blue outfit, but he said his co-presenters would never have got away with it.
The profits will go to the charity White Ribbon, which campaigns to end violence against women.
He sold it on Ebay with the warning that "it's a little bit stanky (sic)" and added it "may need dry cleaning ASAP".
47 people bid for the suit and the lucky winner will get free delivery, meaning they should have cash spare to give it a good clean.
It was sold by the TV channel Karl works for with this description:
"Karl Stefanovic wore this stunning navy Burberry suit on The TODAY Show for one whole year to make a point about sexism. You have the chance at purchasing this suit for yourself, imagine how good you'd look in it! Super comfy, super stylish, super cool".
The 40-year-old, who has been a presenter and reporter for nearly two decades, has also participated in a variety of celebrity game shows in Australia, including Dancing on Ice and Hole in the Wall.
When he revealed that he wore the same outfit for a year he told The Age newspaper that his co-host, Lisa Wilkinson regularly gets messages from viewers and comments in the press about her fashion choices.
"Women are judged much more harshly and keenly for what they do, what they say and what they wear," said Stefanovic.
"I'm judged on my interviews, my appalling sense of humour - on how I do my job, basically. Whereas women are quite often judged on what they're wearing or how their hair is."
He started his experiment by wearing the suit two days in a row, without a comment. He then carried on for days and then months when he realised no-one was noticing.
"Only Lisa and [Today team member Sylvia Jeffreys] know about the suit. They often remark that it's getting a bit stinky," said Stefanovic.
"I'm hoping to get it into the dry cleaners at the end of the year."
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | An Australian TV presenter has sold a suit he wore every day for a year for A$6500 (£3,500). | 1.224913 | 1 |
The ship carrying chemicals was believed to be travelling from Gabon to Ivory Coast.
The pirates attacked the ship late at night as it was sailing close to the oil-rich Niger Delta.
Analysts say winding down an amnesty to former Niger Delta militants has resulted in an increase in piracy.
The Nigerian navy say the vessel's captain and the chief engineer were among those kidnapped.
The ship's Turkish owners say none of the crew were injured in the attack but that they have no information on their whereabouts.
Nigerian officials say they are working with Interpol and the country's secret police to secure the crew's release.
Nigeria's coastal areas are increasingly becoming a hotspot for piracy, reports the BBC's Nigeria correspondent Martin Patience from the commercial capital, Lagos.
Most of Nigeria's oil wealth comes from the Niger Delta, but the area remains underdeveloped.
An amnesty in 2009 for tens of thousands of militants in the region - who receive a monthly stipend from the government - stemmed the level of violence there.
But some of the former militants are believed to have turned to piracy. | Pirates have attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria kidnapping six of the crew, says the Nigerian navy. | 1.718511 | 2 |
The content will be featured on the network's streaming services apps, HBO Now and HBO Go, and other platforms.
The four-year deal also includes the possibility of more traditional television projects.
Stewart stepped down as host in August after leading the nightly news satire show for the past 16 years.
"Stewart will view current events through his unique prism," HBO said in a statement.
HBO did not announce a start date, but a network official told Reuters that the venture should launch next year.
The network said Stewart would work with a graphics company to produce short-form content that will be refreshed multiple times a day,
"Appearing on television 22 minutes a night clearly broke me. I'm pretty sure I can produce a few minutes of content every now and again," Stewart said jokingly in the HBO statement.
Traditional networks are investing more in their internet streaming services to compete with upstarts like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
On Monday, CBS announced a new Star Trek TV series would be broadcast exclusively on its streaming service, starting in 2017.
The move puts to rest speculation about Stewart's next career move. When he announced he was leaving the Daily Show in February, Stewart did not say what he would do next.
He has advocated for several charitable causes since he left the Daily Show. He also a made a cameo appearance for his friend and Daily Show veteran Stephen Colbert during the debut of Colbert's new chat show. | Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart has signed a deal with HBO to produce topical videos for the network's internet services. | 1.139797 | 1 |
They intervened when she asked to withdraw money to pay for roof repairs after being visited by a bogus workman.
He had driven her to the building society to withdraw the cash.
Staff in the branch did not let her take out the money and contacted a local solicitor who challenged the workman who made off when questioned.
However, the building society employees had already noted down his car registration number and have been able to provide a good description.
Police Scotland and Trading Standards are investigating the incident.
Insp Stuart Wilson said: "This was a tremendous intervention by staff at the building society and it is what we have been asking financial institutions, such as local banks and building societies, to be aware of.
"They spoke with the customer as the pattern of such a large withdrawal was unusual and when they had doubts about the reason for the withdrawal of money they intervened and obtained valuable information which will allow us to investigate the person involved.
"I would advise everybody to be wary of people touting for work.
"Always ask for identification and never let people into your home that you have not asked to attend."
He said anyone with doubts about a caller should contact police on their non-emergency number 101.
"If you are looking for work to be done ask for recommendations from friends or family for workmen they have used," he said.
"Ask for at least three quotes from different firms and have somebody with you when they come to see you.
"Never leave people alone in your home." | Police have praised building society staff in Kirkcudbright for helping to prevent a woman being conned out of a "substantial" amount of money. | 1.371549 | 1 |
Oviedo, 26, has agreed a contract until 2020, while Gibson, 29, joins on an 18-month deal - both for undisclosed fees.
The pair have been fringe players under Toffees boss Ronald Koeman this season.
Sunderland's David Moyes has now brought in three players this month - including defender Joleon Lescott - who he also signed when he managed Everton.
Midfielder Steven Pienaar and forward Victor Anichebe, who also played under Moyes at Goodison Park, have already moved to Wearside this season.
Another former Everton player, Jack Rodwell, who Moyes sold to Manchester City before he was transferred to Sunderland, was already at The Stadium Of Light.
The Black Cats - who are bottom of the Premier League, three points adrift of safety - host third-placed Tottenham on Tuesday (19:45 GMT kick-off).
Gibson has made just one appearance for Everton this season - as a substitute against Yeovil in the EFL Cup - while Oviedo has played seven times.
Koeman said he was keen to keep hold of Oviedo, but has allowed him to leave after talks with the player.
He said: "With Oviedo it was difficult. He is the back-up for Leighton Baines. He is a perfect professional. He wants a new challenge to play at Sunderland.
"I had told him no way, no chance - but I changed my mind.
"If we get a problem at that position we have some good young ones."
Moyes said Oviedo "is a very good player and he'll help us get forward - he's quick and overall he's a decent left-back", while describing Gibson as a player who would "add a bit of quality with his passing".
Keep up to date with all the Premier League transfers in January as we track and profile all the players leaving or joining a club this month.
This site is optimised for modern web browsers, and does not fully support your browser | Sunderland have signed Republic of Ireland midfielder Darron Gibson and Costa Rica left-back Bryan Oviedo from Premier League rivals Everton. | 0.941074 | 1 |
They said multiple nationalities were among the injured - some critically.
The fire broke out at a site used to house workers for the oil giant Saudi Aramco in the eastern city of Khobar. The cause is unknown.
Some people were reportedly trapped on rooftops as helicopters battled to control the blaze.
Like many companies in Saudi Arabia, Aramco uses large numbers of migrant workers.
Saudi's civil defence ministry tweeted: "Cars and furniture caught fire in the basement of one of the towers, heavy smoke billowed, obstructing rescue and firefighting operations."
Aramco says it has begun an investigation into the cause. | A fire at a residential complex in Saudi Arabia has left 11 people dead and injured at least 200 others, Saudi officials say. | 1.264867 | 1 |
The 1920s window at St Paul's Church in Grangetown, Cardiff, depicts air, sea and land battles alongside religious images and trench scenes.
The church says the masonry around the window must be replaced.
Repairs could cost tens of thousands of pounds. | An appeal has been launched to raise money to refurbish one of the largest stained-glass windows in Wales honouring casualties from World War One. | 1.573184 | 2 |
The attacks were prompted by the death of a local teenager due to a drug overdose. His parents blame Nigerian students for giving him the drugs.
Five Nigerian students were attacked on Monday by crowds, while another was beaten by a mob inside a shopping mall.
Police say five people have been arrested over the attacks.
Ms Swaraj said she had spoken to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and he had assured her of a "fair and impartial investigation into this unfortunate incident".
The attack on the student inside a popular shopping mall in Noida was recorded on mobile phone cameras by other shoppers and widely circulated on social media.
The victim told Indian reporters he had been beaten with rods, bricks and knives. He said that no one had helped or even called the police.
The reactions have been mostly those of shame and outrage.
Alkahba Solomon, a student in Noida, told the BBC that the situation was not "favourable for Nigerian students".
"Everybody is indoors. But the problem we are having right now is some of the landlords are telling African students to vacate from their house. These are the problems," he said.
Meanwhile, the Association of African Students of India, has asked African students in Noida to stay at home and not attend classes on Tuesday.
There was a spate of attacks on African nationals living in India last year, including one in which a Congolese man was beaten to death in Delhi. | India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has promised an "impartial" inquiry into attacks on Nigerian students living in Noida, near Delhi. | 1.233297 | 1 |
Torrential rain has lashed Queensland and New South Wales in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
A woman and her two children were plucked from their roof after spending hours waiting in the dark for help.
The house broke away about 15 minutes later, a Queensland State Emergency Service spokesperson told the BBC.
Neighbours had called authorities to the scene at Luscombe, in Queensland's Gold Coast hinterland, on Saturday.
"It took us approximately an hour to dodge the high trees, the power lines, the stuff that was coming down the river," one rescuer, Jim Ferguson, told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Fellow rescuer Chris Holloway said he was relieved the house did not give way earlier.
"We've gone through all these 'what ifs', because after the rescue we were stranded there for a good four hours before we could get another rescue team in to help us," he told the Brisbane Times.
The building crashed into another house before hitting trees and breaking up, he said. | An Australian family was rescued from the roof of their house minutes before it was carried away in floodwaters, authorities have said. | 1.264756 | 1 |
John Holmes, 53, who taught at Landau Forte College, Derby, grabbed the Year 8 pupil during a geography lesson.
A National College for Teaching and Leadership disciplinary panel banned him from teaching for two years for "unacceptable professional conduct".
However, the panel accepted Mr Holmes had not made a genuine threat to kill.
Mr Holmes's actions, in the summer term of 2012, were said to have been prompted by the pupil giving the wrong answer.
The teacher, who started working at Landau Forte College in 1992, received a police caution for possessing a blade on school grounds after the matter came to light in April 2013.
Mr Holmes expressed remorse but explained that what took place had happened in a "jovial manner" during a "light-hearted" quiz, the panel said.
Giving the panel's decision, NCTL official Paul Heathcote said: "We accepted that there was no intention to cause the pupil harm and that Mr Holmes's actions were not intended as a genuine threat to kill."
However, he said Mr Holmes was "guilty of unacceptable professional conduct and conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute".
"He has not shown clear insight into the implications of his behaviour," said Mr Heathcote.
Stephen Whiteley, chief executive of Landau Forte Charitable Trust, said that following "detailed internal and external investigations appropriate employment procedures were then followed" and Mr Holmes "ceased to be employed at Landau Forte College as of August 31, 2013". | A teacher who held a student in a headlock and made a "pretend" threat to kill him with a knife has been banned from the profession. | 1.371153 | 1 |
George Cobbledick, of Walnut St in Derby, was found guilty of rape and serious sexual assaults against the eight-year-old in the early 2000s.
At Derby Crown Court he was also convicted of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in the mid 1990s.
Police said they would seek justice for abuse victims no matter the age of the offences or culprit.
Updates on this story and more from the East Midlands
Cobbledick was ordered to serve a year on extended licence and be on the sex offenders register for life.
Det Insp Steve Shaw said: "George Cobbledick abused his first victim when she was aged 12, at a time when he would have been in his late 60s.
"His callous abuse continued in the early 2000s, starting when his victim was aged just eight.
"What I hope this case demonstrates is that, no matter how long ago the offences took place, and no matter how old the perpetrator, we will strive to bring them to justice." | An 87-year-old man has been jailed for 15 years for attacks on girls aged eight and 12. | 0.622283 | 1 |
"It's not been the best two years of my life but it's all gone," he told Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2.
"Even though I knew it couldn't go anywhere [because] these things never happened, there is always the fear and the embarrassment of being talked about in those terms.
"I'm moving on with my life."
The singer was the subject of a long-running investigation by South Yorkshire police, which centred on accusations made by four men.
He was never arrested or charged, and always maintained his innocence.
The claims against the singer were dropped on 16 June on the grounds of insufficient evidence. The CPS reviewed the case following an application by one of his accusers but concluded this week that their decision has been correct.
Sir Cliff was speaking to BBC Radio 2 after announcing the release of a new album, Just... Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll which will feature a duet with Elvis Presley.
Recorded in Nashville, it is Sir Cliff's 45th studio album, and his 101st overall, and comprises new versions of classic rock tracks like Wake Up Little Susie, Rave On and his own debut single, Move It.
He said it was time to return to "the thing I love best" on the record, which celebrates "a more innocent time".
"There is an audience out there of a certain age group, and they're not going to stop loving the music they liked when they were 14," he told Radio 2. "And I'm one of those people."
"Yes, every now and then I hear something that I like from today but, for me, it never really stands up to the music of the Everly Brothers and Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis."
Elvis appears on a new version of Blue Suede Shoes, with Sir Cliff's voice mixed with archival recordings of "The King". The track was made with the approval of Presley's estate.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Sir Cliff Richard says "a cloud lifted" when he was informed he would not be prosecuted over claims of historical sex offences. | 1.165111 | 1 |
The striker opened the scoring in the fifth minute as he tapped in a Liam Nolan knock-down from a corner.
Nolan then got on the score-sheet himself to double the hosts' advantage in first-half stoppage time before Southport made it 3-0 shortly after the break when Allen got his second of the game.
Maidstone pulled a goal back as Yemi Odubade's close range finish reduced the deficit for the visitors.
The Stones made it 3-2 in stoppage time when Bobby-Joe Taylor dispatched a penalty but it proved to be too late for Maidstone.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Southport 3, Maidstone United 2.
Second Half ends, Southport 3, Maidstone United 2.
Goal! Southport 3, Maidstone United 2. Bobby-Joe Taylor (Maidstone United).
Substitution, Maidstone United. Liam Enver-Marum replaces Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi.
Substitution, Southport. Ashley Grimes replaces Jordan Lussey.
Substitution, Southport. John Cofie replaces Andrai Jones.
Callum Howe (Southport) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Ben Greenhalgh replaces Bradley Hudson-Odoi.
Substitution, Southport. Liam Hynes replaces James Caton.
Jamie Coyle (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Southport 3, Maidstone United 1. Yemi Odubade (Maidstone United).
Substitution, Maidstone United. Jack Evans replaces Dan Sweeney.
Goal! Southport 3, Maidstone United 0. Jamie Allen (Southport).
Second Half begins Southport 2, Maidstone United 0.
First Half ends, Southport 2, Maidstone United 0.
Goal! Southport 2, Maidstone United 0. Liam Nolan (Southport).
Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Southport 1, Maidstone United 0. Jamie Allen (Southport).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Jamie Allen scored at the beginning of each half as Southport defeated Maidstone in the National League. | 0.845121 | 1 |
Tony Fisher's body was found by his son in Coningswath Road in Carlton, Nottingham, on 9 January.
Jaydon Robert Barton and Nathan Barton, both 22, were charged with murder and appeared in court on Saturday.
Marcus Barton, 41, was charged with Mr Fisher's murder in January and remains in custody.
Vincent Hawkins, 32, of Handel Street, Nottingham, has also been charged with assisting an offender and will appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court alongside Jaydon and Nathan Barton.
Detectives believe Mr Fisher, 58, was "targeted" because it was thought he had a "large amount of money in the house".
Marcus Barton, of Raymede Drive, Bestwood, who also goes by the name Marcus Pegg, is due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 13 May.
Nottinghamshire Police said officers have arrested a total of 18 people during their investigation.
Aside from the four people charged, one 42-year-old man remains on bail pending further enquiries. All others have been released without charge. | Two more men have been charged with the murder of another man who was found stabbed to death in his home following a suspected burglary. | 0.579517 | 1 |
Born into a well-off family with links to the business and oil sector, Lopez, now 44, was educated in the United States and has a master's degree from Harvard University.
He came to prominence when he was elected mayor of Caracas's Chacao district, a position he held from 2000 to 2008.
While he was barred from running for re-election in the 2008 polls for allegedly misusing public funds, he did not retire from public life.
His supporters say the charges were politically motivated as he was neither convicted nor put on trial over the allegations.
But the BBC's Irene Caselli says Lopez has long been seen as a "problem" - not only by the government but also by some outside observers.
In a 2009 classified cable published by Wikileaks, the political counsellor of the US embassy in Caracas, Robin D Meyer, wrote that Lopez had become a "divisive figure within the opposition".
"He is often described as arrogant, vindictive, and power-hungry - but party officials also concede his enduring popularity, charisma, and talent as an organiser," the US diplomat wrote.
During the protests in 2014, Lopez used social media to found a movement with the hashtag #lasalida, which in Spanish means both "the exit" and "the solution".
The Venezuelan government has indeed been quick in reminding citizens of the part Lopez played in past unrest.
In 2002, parts of the opposition, backed by elite businessmen and some military leaders, briefly removed then President Hugo Chavez - Nicolas Maduro's late predecessor - from power.
The coup came after street protests, in which Lopez took an active role, prompting the government to label him a "coup leader".
But a large sector of Venezuela's middle class identify with Lopez and his strategy, our correspondent says.
"If Leopoldo [Lopez] is attacked by the government, the people will defend him," student leader Daniel Alvarez said last year.
David Smilde, a Caracas-based senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America, said Lopez was an appealing figure for people to rally around.
"He is visible, attractive and talks well," he said.
But even if anger at Lopez's conviction manages to unify Venezuela's middle class behind him, he will still be faced with the government's wide base of popular support. | Leopoldo Lopez - who has been jailed for nearly 14 years for inciting violence during mass protests in 2014 - is considered a political maverick and has long been a thorn in the side of the government. | 1.731539 | 2 |
The Rugby Football Union has decided contracts for 15-a-side players will not be renewed after the tournament, which starts in Dublin on Wednesday.
The governing body will instead prioritise the Sevens' programme.
"We have stayed focused and the whole management team's focus is on playing Spain on Wednesday," Hunter said.
The 2016 World Rugby women's player of the year claims the players, who also face USA and Italy in Pool B, are not motivated by a desire to prove the RFU has made a mistake over the contract cuts.
"The only point we have to prove is to ourselves and about how good we can be," Hunter added.
"We know what we are capable of and that is the important thing, to achieve what is within our grasp and the ability that is in this squad.
"We have five jobs to do, starting on Wednesday.
"We want to prove to ourselves as rugby players what we can achieve, and we can do that by playing our best rugby."
The Red Roses took over as the world's number one ranked side with victory over the Black Ferns in New Zealand in June.
The two nations are favourites to contest the World Cup final which takes place on 26 August at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.
England will be attempting to win a World Cup, rather than retain one, according to Bristol's number eight.
"Our mindset is yes, we did win a World Cup, but that was with a different squad," stated Hunter.
"We are immensely proud of what we achieved then, but we are with a new squad now and it is very much about being one of 12 teams who are here to win a competition - not retain a trophy." | England captain Sarah Hunter says the controversy over funding will not distract them as they prepare to defend the Women's Rugby World Cup. | 1.005904 | 1 |
Minutes later the posts were deleted but they had still racked up thousands of retweets and favourites in the short time they were live.
It appeared the star's Instagram account was also briefly compromised with a picture connected to another suspected member of the group.
It looks like the Shake It Off singer' accounts are now secure again.
Earlier, Lizard Squad claimed they were behind a major outage across Facebook, Instagram and Tinder but Facebook said the problems were down to a technical issue.
Since the rogue Taylor posts, Twitter has suspended the two users mentioned @veriuser and @lizzard.
On her Tumblr feed Taylor said: "My Twitter got hacked but don't worry.
"Twitter is deleting the hacker tweets and locking my account until they can figure out how this happened and get me new passwords."
She hashtagged the post "#HACKERS GONNA HACK HACK HACK HACK HACK"
She then found out about her Instagram and added: "Never a dull moment."
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Taylor Swift apparently posted on her Twitter account earlier asking people to follow two accounts linked to the hacking group Lizard Squad. | 0.773289 | 1 |
Campers and hikers have long known the misery ticks can cause.
Now scientists at the Roslin Institute aim to find new ways to prevent diseases transmitted by the tiny insect-like creatures.
The university will establish the Roslin Wellcome Trust Tick Cell Biobank with the funding from the Wellcome Trust.
It says the biobank will house the world's largest collection of tick cell lines, enabling scientists to carry out advanced research.
The scientists hope to understand how viruses and bacteria, which are transmitted by ticks and which cause a range of human diseases, can survive for long periods of time within ticks without damaging them.
In parts of the world, ticks can transmit a number of severe and potentially deadly diseases to humans and animals, including Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.
In Britain, cases of Lyme disease are dramatically increasing each year.
In the rest of Europe, tick-borne encephalitis is now endemic in 27 countries, including Germany and Croatia.
Tick numbers are surging in Europe and scientists warn that changing climate patterns and increasing globalisation could enable them to spread into new areas.
The Tick Cell Biobank team and collaborators from seven other European countries have received further funding from the European Union to train a new generation of scientists specialising in ticks and their related diseases.
Project leader Professor John Fazakerley said: "Tick-transmitted infections are likely to be increasingly important in the future. Understanding these diseases and training scientists to undertake research on them is important for both human and animal heath". | Scientists at Edinburgh University have been awarded £2.5m to tackle the growing health risk posed by ticks. | 3.666662 | 4 |
Wiltshire Police arrested three boys from Swindon aged 16, 14 and 13 in connection with the incident.
The younger boys were charged with common assault and public order offences, and the 16-year-old was released with no further action.
The 14-year-old will appear before Swindon Magistrates' Court later.
The 13-year-old has been bailed to appear at Swindon Youth Court on 23 June. | Two teenagers have been charged with assault after a video was posted on Facebook showing a boy being bullied by a gang of youths in Swindon. | 0.330861 | 0 |
The 62-year-old Wolf Hall author was honoured during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
Her trilogy of novels about the life of Henry VIII's adviser Thomas Cromwell has been widely critically acclaimed. She won the Booker Prize in 2009 and 2012.
Mantel's damehood was announced in the Queen's Birthday Honours last year.
A six-part dramatic adaptation of Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies is currently being shown on BBC Two.
The novels chronicle the rise of Cromwell, the son of a blacksmith who became King Henry VIII's chief minister, as he navigated the corridors of power in the Tudor court.
Mantel, who was born in Glossop in Derbyshire and grew up nearby, said her decision to be a writer was inspired by the end of her parents' marriage and personal illness.
Her first novel Every Day is Mother's Day, published in 1985, told of an agoraphobic clairvoyant, her daughter and their social worker.
Mantel, who studied law before becoming a social worker, was appointed CBE in 2006 and has won a string of literary honours.
Last year the author, who lives in Devon, hit the headlines after she published a short story imagining the assassination of Margaret Thatcher. | Hilary Mantel has been made a dame by the Prince of Wales for her services to literature. | 1.638133 | 2 |
The Premiership and European champions are looking for a replacement for lock Alastair Hargreaves, who has been forced to retire because of concussion.
McCall confirmed talks had taken place about bringing Etzebeth to England, but the move has now fallen through.
"We are exploring some options, but that one is unlikely to happen," McCall told BBC Radio 5 live.
"Trying to find somebody of the right quality who is available and eligible to come to the UK isn't all that easy at this time of year.
"He would have been an interesting option, but it doesn't look like it will happen."
Because of his contract with SA Rugby, Etzebeth, 24, would only have been available on a short-term deal until February, but McCall says the Allianz Park outfit would have been happy with that solution.
"We thought [we could] get ourselves to the end of January and then maybe find another solution, but as I said I don't think that is going to happen," director of rugby McCall added.
Ahead of Saracens' Champions Cup game against three-time winners Toulon on Saturday, the Olympic triathletes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee have visited the club's St Albans training base to address the squad.
"They were brilliant, they really were," McCall said. "It was incredible to hear their story, what sacrifices they make and how motivated they are to go again and again.
"[They are] two of the most down-to-earth sportsmen you could wish to meet. There were a lot of messages they have which resonated with the players."
Second row Maro Itoje added: "What struck me most about them was how normal they are and how diligent they are, but also how they take such ownership over their sport, which can definitely translate [to rugby]."
Saracens have regularly used guest speakers in the past, such as athletics great Michael Johnson and racing legend Sir AP McCoy.
"It's healthy for us, it gives the players a different perspective not just on sport, but on life as well," McCall added.
McCall also confirmed England pair Owen Farrell and Alex Goode are on course to be fit for Saturday's match in the Stade Mayol.
Farrell has yet to play this season because of a back problem, but McCall says if the fly-half reacts well to training he will be available for selection. | Saracens boss Mark McCall says a deal to sign South Africa international Eben Etzebeth is now "unlikely to happen". | 0.964161 | 1 |
A University of Cambridge study devised psychological tools to target fact distortion.
Researchers suggest "pre-emptively exposing" readers to a small "dose" of the misinformation can help organisations cancel out bogus claims.
Stories on the US election and Syria are among those to have caused concern.
"Misinformation can be sticky, spreading and replicating like a virus," said the University of Cambridge study's lead author Dr Sander van der Linden.
"The idea is to provide a cognitive repertoire that helps build up resistance to misinformation, so the next time people come across it they are less susceptible."
The study, published in the journal Global Challenges, was conducted as a disguised experiment.
More than 2,000 US residents were presented with two claims about global warming.
The researchers say when presented consecutively, the influence well-established facts had on people were cancelled out by bogus claims made by campaigners.
But when information was combined with misinformation, in the form of a warning, the fake news had less resonance.
Fabricated stories alleging the Pope was backing Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton sold weapons to the so-called Islamic State group were read and shared by millions of Facebook users during the US election campaign.
The world's largest social network later announced new features to help combat fabricated news stories, and there is pressure on Google and Twitter to do more to tackle the issue.
Meanwhile, German officials have reportedly proposed creating a special government unit to combat fake news in the run-up to this year's general election, while a senior Labour MP only last week warned that British politics risks being "infected by the contagion".
The deliberate making up of news stories to fool or entertain is nothing new. But the arrival of social media has meant real and fictional stories are now presented in such a similar way that it can sometimes be difficult to tell the two apart.
There are hundreds of fake news websites out there, from those which deliberately imitate real life newspapers, to government propaganda sites, and even those which tread the line between satire and plain misinformation, sometimes employed to suit political ends.
The rise and rise of fake news | The appearance of fake news on websites and social media has inspired scientists to develop a "vaccine" to immunise people against the problem. | 2.897209 | 3 |
She was awarded a doctorate from the University of Zimbabwe last month.
But there has been confusion over when she enrolled, with some sources saying it was only two months ago - and students want the issue investigated.
The university authorities have not yet commented on the controversy.
"It [the award] removes the integrity of our academic standing the world over," Mr Hove told BBC Focus on Africa.
A graduate and faculty member of the University of Zimbabwe, the novelist and poet, who is living in Norway, said he had written to the vice-chancellor to demand an explanation.
"I have lost the pride and prestige of being a former student of the university which you head since our academic degrees have now become a laughing stock," he says in the letter.
His remarks come as the Zimbabwe National Students Union prepares to file a court application on Thursday demanding that the University of Zimbabwe provide details about how the first lady came to be awarded the degree.
Amongst the concerns expressed by students is the fact that the first lady's thesis is not available in the university's library, as would be usual.
Birth of a Mugabe dynasty in Zimbabwe?
Mrs Mugabe was awarded the doctorate in sociology by her husband - who is the chancellor of the university - at a ceremony on 12 September not long after she was endorsed to lead the governing Zanu-PF women's wing.
Mr Hove, an outspoken critic of President Mugabe's government, said the university needed to be more transparent about the apparent fast-tracking of the first lady's degree.
"Her degree is not an honorary degree, it's an academic degree for academic achievement," he told the BBC.
"She was supposed to have a research proposal, a supervisor, and then research and write for at least three years."
"[Grace Mugabe] should be a person of honour and say, 'I did not study for this, please take it back, I made a mistake'."
If Vice-Chancellor Levy Nyagura had come under pressure to confer the degree, he should resign on ethical grounds in protest, the author said. | Award-winning Zimbabwean writer Chenjerai Hove has called on Grace Mugabe, the wife of Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe, to hand back her PhD. | 1.320191 | 1 |
The constables, aged 47 and 35, were quizzed over conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office, and conspiracy to steal and supply drugs.
The officers, based at Perry Barr, Birmingham, were arrested in early morning raids.
Five other men and one woman were also arrested in the raids by West Midlands Police's counter corruption unit.
"All are being questioned at police stations across the West Midlands," a force spokesman said.
More on this and other Birmingham news
The other people arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office, conspiracy to steal and to supply drugs were a 42-year-old man and a woman, 36, both from Derby, and a man aged 28 from Alum Rock.
A 42-year-old-man from Washwood Heath, a man aged 27 from Alum Rock and another man, 25, from Aston are being questioned on conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office. | Two policemen have been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs and corruption offences. | 0.777626 | 1 |
The latest protests are a reaction to him sacking two finance ministers last week, further damaging confidence in the economy.
This comes on top of claims of widespread corruption, recent student protests and a succession battle in the governing African National Congress.
The marchers are using the hasthag #ZumaMustFall on social media.
The #ZumaMustFall hashtag is a modification of #FeesMustFall which was used to organise protests against a rise in university fees.
Before that, #RhodesMustFall was used to demand a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes was removed from the University of Cape Town's campus.
"It feels like the start of something big," a woman in her 50s called Lianda told me.
It's the first protest she has been on since she saw friends and family killed during the 1976 Soweto uprising.
For her it was important to join the demonstrations with her teenage daughters "for the sake of their future". So along with thousands of others she came to register her displeasure at the ANC leader, who some increasingly see as a political liability.
But unlike the groundswell of protest that led to the recall of President Thabo Mbeke in 2008, Jacob Zuma still appears to have support within the National Executive Committee of the ANC.
Earlier this week, the party's top brass went on TV to deliver a message to a South African public still reeling from the events of the past week, that they still support their president.
Yet privately there is said to be considerable disquiet within the ANC.
This may not be an Arab Spring but watch this space. The discontent is growing louder.
The ANC has been in power since the end of apartheid in 1994 and won a landslide in general elections last year.
However, the economy is struggling, unemployment is around 25% and many accuse ANC officials of corruption.
Mr Zuma's decision to appoint the little known Des van Rooyen as finance minister, before replacing him four days later, was widely condemned.
The appointment led the rand to tumble to record lows, although it rose after he was replaced by the respected Pravin Gordhan on Sunday night. | Thousands of protesters are marching in South Africa to demand President Jacob Zuma is sacked. | 1.656009 | 2 |
Storm have been in the final four times in five years and lost out by one point to Manchester Thunder in 2014.
But they finally lifted the trophy with a solid display against the two-time champions at London's Copperbox Arena.
Surrey led from the first quarter and eventually pulled 17 points ahead of the Mavericks to win, with England's Pamela Cookey dominant in attack.
The Mavericks had claimed the final play-off place by finishing fourth in the standings at the end of the regular season.
And last weekend they stunned reigning champions Manchester Thunder by winning their semi-final to book a place in the domestic showpiece.
Surrey had ended the season second, behind unbeaten Thunder, and overcame Yorkshire Jets to reach the final.
After a nervy start in front of a 6,000 capacity crowd, Surrey took the first quarter by three points and went in at half-time 26-20 ahead.
The Mavericks reduced the deficit to four, thanks in part to some accurate shooting from Kadeen Corbin and Louisa Watson.
But Surrey's quality told and player-coach Tamsin Greenway finally ended her run of three final defeats in charge.
In the third-place play-off earlier on Saturday, Thunder won 55-49 against Yorkshire Jets. | Surrey Storm beat Hertfordshire Mavericks 56-39 to win their first Superleague title. | 0.831461 | 1 |
Peter Keeley-Pannett, 71, from Brighton, used a webcam to meet boys as young as 13 in chatrooms.
He had pleaded guilty at Guildford Crown Court to making indecent images of children over a two-year period.
Judge Robert Fraser sentenced Keeley-Pannett to 32 months in prison and ordered him to remain on the sex offenders register for life.
Sentencing, he told him he posed "a high risk of serious harm to children".
Keeley-Pannett, of Bristol Road, was a non-stipendiary deacon at the Diocese of Chichester until his arrest in November 2014. | A church deacon who admitted encouraging a boy to expose himself on a webcam has been jailed. | 0.269174 | 0 |
A statement from the central bank said it had revoked its licence.
It was accused in the US of, among other things, money laundering and facilitating the payment of thousands of dollars from a financier of the Lebanese Hezbollah Islamist militants.
In its defence, the bank said it had boosted anti-money laundering measures.
FBME was set up in Cyprus before moving its headquarters to Tanzania in 2003.
The US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) had made the original accusations of the links with Hezbollah.
FBME was placed under the management of Tanzania's central bank in 2014 following the FinCEN allegations, Reuters news agency reports.
The bank then mounted a legal challenge against the allegations saying that it had complied with regulations.
A US court however ruled in favour of FinCEN in April, allowing it to shut the bank out of accessing the US financial system. | Tanzania has shut down one of the country's largest banking institutions, FBME, following charges of aiding the finance of terrorism by US authorities. | 1.459381 | 1 |
A Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) spokesperson said the problem was caused by a high voltage cable fault on Thursday night.
Electricity supply was back on at 03:30 GMT on Friday.
NIE repair crews worked over night to repair the fault. | Power has been restored to 700 customers in Magilligan, County Londonderry, after a cable fault caused a blackout for eight hours. | 0.640487 | 1 |
Davies, 32, joined the Rams on a two-year deal to become Rowett's first signing since becoming boss in March.
"The defence was one area we were short of in terms of bodies," Rowett, 43, told BBC Radio Derby.
"This one (Davies' signing) ticks a lot of boxes in that sense and we spoke about getting a couple of deals done early and this is one of that couple."
Rowett added: "You appreciate that the fans are edgy to get one or two deals done but there hasn't been a lot of action - it's been really dead.
"There'll be a flurry of action a week before pre-season starts and a couple of weeks before the start of the season.
"I'd love to say we'll have our complete squad by 28 June when we come back from pre-season, and it's our aim, but that's never going to happen.
"I still think we'll end up brining another defender in at some point - the exact position in the back four would be irrelevant at the moment."
Although he is continuing to add to his squad, Rowett knows he will have to trim his playing staff ahead of his first full campaign in charge.
One player who is back in the picture at Pride Park is winger Andreas Weimann, after his proposed move across the Midlands to Wolves failed to materialise after the Molineux club ended their interest in turning his loan into a permanent transfer following the departure of head coach Paul Lambert.
"It was a really good option - something like £2.2m - that Wolves had to sign Andi and we assumed he was leaving," Rowett said.
"They then said they weren't taking it up, which is fine by us - Andi is the type of player who has the characteristics we're looking for.
"But if someone else comes in and offers a deal then we're open-minded, as we are with all our players
"I know there's a lot of interest in our players. We've got some fantastic players that will suit a lot of clubs and we've probably got a couple of players who may want a different type of opportunity." | Derby manager Gary Rowett says he wants to sign one more defender to add to the recent arrival of Curtis Davies. | 0.819194 | 1 |
The idea is part of the Conservative Party manifesto for the Brighton and Hove City Council election on 7 May.
"The technology is there. It works in America, so why not in Brighton?" said Councillor Geoffrey Theobald.
The Greens and Lib Dems said the idea was bizarre and absurd, Labour said it was unclear and UKIP said it wanted to reduce residents' parking fees.
Parking on Brighton seafront costs up to £15 for a full day but the Conservatives said variable fees could be introduced in response to the weather forecast.
"Madeira Drive is a classic example, where it can be very wet and stormy," said Conservative group leader Mr Theobald.
"If you knew in advance, you could make your charges cheaper for people coming in.
"Car parks could work on this sort of idea as well."
Green Party spokesman Councillor Geoffrey Bowden said it was a mad scheme.
"I just don't see how it's going to work," he said.
"We have record numbers of people coming to Brighton. This is completely unnecessary."
Labour Councillor Gill Mitchell said: "It's just unclear how on earth this is going to work.
"Are the Tories going to introduce a variable tariff ranging from light drizzle to full-blown monsoon?"
UKIP Councillor Leigh Farrow said his party wanted to reduce parking costs for residents, who have to pay over £100 for permits.
"We think they should get reduced parking or free parking elsewhere for limited periods," he said.
"Residents are paying through the nose."
Liberal Democrat candidate Jeremy Gale said: "It is an absurd idea.
"It will be impossible to implement, difficult to manage and may even end up costing the council money via an appeals process.
"A far more sensible approach is to implement free Sunday parking across the city, regardless of weather conditions." | Parking fees should be reduced in bad weather to encourage visitors to Brighton, city councillors have said. | 1.948415 | 2 |
The 31-year-old Glenullin club man captained the Oak Leaf county at Minor, Under-21 and senior level.
O'Kane led the Minors to the All-Ireland Championship in 2002.
"Ever since my father started taking me to Derry games as a child, all I wanted to do was to play for my county," he said.
"From the moment I first pulled on a Derry jersey as a minor in 2001, I could never have expected that 15 years later I would still be playing for my county.
"I have worked under six different management teams and can say that each one has worked hard for the good of Derry football and to develop both myself and all the players." | Derry defender Gerard O'Kane has announced his retirement from inter-county football after playing at senior level for 13 years. | 0.760678 | 1 |
Twenty-two of the birds arrived in the UK a year ago from Poland after breaking their wings in the accident.
After regaining enough strength to undergo operations, three were able to take flight again this week.
Shorelands Wildlife Gardens, Norfolk, hopes it will be able to reintroduce the species to England.
Ben Potterton, Shorelands' owner, said: "For a bird to hit a power line, fall to the ground, have all that trauma and veterinary care and then fly again is miraculous.
"They're soaring around as we would expect them to do."
Mr Potterton said it was hoped the wounded birds could breed in captivity, and any chicks introduced to the wild. | A group of rescued storks, which were never expected to fly again after hitting power lines, have made a "miraculous" recovery. | 2.08151 | 2 |
Michael Samwell, 35, is believed to have been run over by his own car in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Greater Manchester, on Sunday.
Shouting was heard in the street at about 03:00 BST and he was found badly injured. He later died in hospital.
Detectives appealed to local criminals to help in the hunt for the killer.
Mr Samwell was asleep with his wife Jessica in their Cranbourne Road home when the intruders struck, Greater Manchester Police said.
The former submarine officer went downstairs to investigate noises and ended up in a parking area at the rear of the house.
Police believe he was run over at least once as he tried to prevent the theft of his black Audi S3 sports coupe.
Detective Superintendent Jon Chadwick said: "This is the murder of an innocent man who has merely sought to protect his property from criminals.
"We will not stop until we have found the person responsible for this dreadful crime.
"It is one of those things where you would expect the criminal fraternity to help us out. It's more than criminal."
Mr Chadwick said the killing had "crossed the line" and appealed to anyone with information to "search their consciences".
He said Mrs Samwell had been left "devastated" by her husband's death and was being comforted by her family.
The death is being treated as murder and no arrests have yet been made.
Mr Samwell's Audi was found badly damaged about three miles from his house in Whitby Avenue, Ladybarn. | The death of an ex-Royal Navy officer who confronted intruders breaking into his home has been described by police as "more than criminal". | 0.666069 | 1 |
A weaker performance on Wall Street overnight also held back investors. The FTSE was down 11.33 points at 7,094.75.
Randgold and Fresnillo were again both in the top five gainers, adding an average of 2% to Wednesday's 5% rise.
Glencore was down by 1.2%, while Barclays and Ashtead Group were also in the top five fallers.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.3% against the dollar to $1.2264 but fell 0.1% against the euro to €1.1725. | A mixed performance from mining companies kept London's FTSE 100 index hovering below its record high of 7,106 points. | 0.456754 | 0 |
The 18-year-old had initially joined the National League club on a month's deal and has made three appearances.
May featured twice for parent club Portsmouth earlier this season in the EFL Trophy, having also started for Pompey against Coventry in the EFL Cup.
He signed a professional contract with Pompey at the start of last season after progressing through the academy. | Sutton United have extended the loan deal for Portsmouth midfielder Adam May until January. | 0.252102 | 0 |
The boy's classmates saw the gun in his bag and reported it to the school authorities, who alerted the police.
The weapon, which was reportedly loaded, was confiscated and police raided the boy's home.
There they found the weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
The local authorities said they had found a powerful rifle (AR15) at the dining table and in one of the bedrooms, 13,000 rounds of ammunition, pistols and assault rifles, bulletproof vests and two money-counting machines.
Several cartridges capable of penetrating body armour, known as "cop-killers", were also discovered, a police spokesman said.
In addition, the police confiscated military uniforms, portable radios and three vehicles, two of them armoured.
A police spokesman said a woman, thought to be the boy's mother, had been arrested at the house but that a man had managed to escape.
The boy was taken into the care of social workers.
This episode is further evidence of the damaging effects the country's violent drug war is having on young people, the BBC's Will Grant in Mexico reports.
Lobby groups have called on the authorities to do more to protect children from falling under the control of the powerful drug gangs, our correspondent says.
One local non-governmental organisation, he adds, has urged parents to routinely check their children's rucksacks for weapons, to help improve security in schools. | Mexican police have found a large number of weapons thought to belong to drug traffickers at a house in the northern city of Hermosillo, after a nine-year old boy took a gun to school. | 1.510105 | 2 |
Owner Jim Hendricks, referring to the boat's whistle, told the Key West Citizen it would mean "giving the Queen her voice back".
Mr Hendricks' late father bought the Queen in 1982 for $65,000 (£41,300).
The boat is in a state of disrepair after sitting in a dry dock next to the Key Largo Holiday Inn for 10 years.
Mr Hendricks, who runs the hotel's gift shop, told the Citizen the boat had "several generations of engines built in England".
"She was shipped to Africa and carried over land to Stanleyville where she worked on the Rukki River," he added.
He said the boat, previously named the Livingstone, was acquired by director John Huston and Sam Spiegel in 1950 and renamed the African Queen.
The wooden boat was originally built in 1912 for the British East Africa Railway Company, according to The Times newspaper.
Huston's World War I film tells the story of American Rose Sayer - played by Hepburn - who escapes a village burned down in German East Africa on a boat owned by rough-and-ready Charlie Allnutt, played by Bogart.
The pair then try to convert the African Queen into a torpedo boat.
The film won Bogart the best actor Oscar in 1952.
Much of the film was shot in the Belgian Congo, with some scenes filmed in England.
After it is restored the boat will be used for cruises.
"I'm looking forward to seeing people's reactions when that little steam engine starts up again and we hear that old 'ker-chunk, ker-chunk'," Mr Hendricks told The Times. | The British-built boat that co-starred with Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in 1951 film The African Queen is to be restored and will sail again. | 1.814815 | 2 |
Bonmarche said colder weather had weighed on sales of spring stock and warned that consumer confidence "does not appear buoyant" in the UK.
Boss Beth Butterwick said it was "cautious" about the rest of the year.
It comes after M&S reported a fall in clothing sales and Next warned 2016 could be the toughest year since 2008.
Bonmarche shares fell 10% to 170p, valuing the company at about £85m.
The retailer, which has 312 shops in the UK, said like-for-like sales were almost flat in the last 12 months and that profit would be lower than expected.
Butterwick said: "Our expectation is that trading conditions will remain challenging, and therefore our outlook for the [fiscal year 2017] result is cautious." | Women's fashion chain Bonmarche's shares fell sharply in early trading after becoming the latest retailer to warn that conditions are "challenging". | 1.021203 | 1 |
Athletics Ireland said on Monday that it is adopting the new process, where qualifying standards are revised upwards in a number of events.
Portaferry women Mageean will race in the 1,500m while Ciara Everard (800m) and five marathon runners have achieved the qualification standard.
Mageean made the Olympic standard by clocking 4:06.09 in September.
Gary Thornton, Thomas Frazer, Sean Hehir and Eoin Callaghan have met the qualifying criteria in the men's marathon but each country can only send a maximum of three athletes in the event.
Barbara Sanchez has qualified in the the women's marathon after running 2:42:43 in Valencia last month.
Athletics Ireland has adopted the 'two way' qualification scheme for the Rio Olympics.
An athlete can achieve the entry standard in the qualification period or be invited by the IAAF as the best ranked athlete at the end of the qualification period to fill the remaining quota places by event. | Ciara Mageean had her place at the Rio Olympics confirmed on Monday under a revised qualification process. | 1.15896 | 1 |
Cossham Hospital in Kingswood, near Bristol, reopened last January after a £19m refit but without the facility.
South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group said it was listening to local concerns but had to balance its books.
More than 7,000 people have also signed a petition calling for the unit.
Cossham hospital is run by North Bristol NHS Trust.
Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate, Jo McCarron has been supporting the campaign.
She took part in the meeting on Saturday afternoon which more than 100 people attended.
Ms McMarron said: "People were promised that when the facilities were moved from Frenchay to Southmead that Frenchay would be protected as a community hospital but that promise was broken.
"They were also promised a minor injuries unit at Cossham but the longer people are forced to wait, the more suspicious they're going to become. This is about trust in the delivery of local healthcare."
Ben Bennett from South Gloucestershire and Bristol Clinical Commissioning Groups listened to people's experiences of not being able to get treatment locally.
He said: "In terms of the numbers of patients we plan to treat at Cossham, the minor injuries unit was going to be about 10% of the whole so in a sense 90% of what Cossham is there for is happening.
"Sometimes those plans do get modified and changed but what we don't want to do is to create a service that doesn't do the job it's meant to do." | Dozens of campaigners have aired their concerns over the lack of a minor injuries unit at Cossham Hospital in a public meeting. | 1.148582 | 1 |
The Cov City Police team has been on burglary patrol in the city, testing front doors then advising homeowners to lock their properties.
The photos, one retweeted by West Midlands Police's chief constable, showed officers inside hallways pointing out the home is insecure.
The force said it had had good feedback but would take other comments on board.
Updates on this story and more from Coventry
Dozens of people on Twitter questioned the officers' actions.
User @craigwalder said: "If you enter my home like this, don't be surprised if I use reasonable force when I hear you."
While @quendergeer tweeted: "Pretty sure "wandering in to make a point" would receive a very dim view from the IPCC."
And @just_raymie asked: "And if they forget to lock their door again, everyone now knows where they live?!?"
Occasions when officers do not need a warrant to enter homes include to arrest an individual for a sufficiently serious crime, to recapture someone unlawfully at large and saving an individual's life or preventing serious damage to a person or property.
The team tweeted a response on Sunday following criticism of their tactics: "Thanks all for the feedback on one of the burglary prevention tactics. We'll review based on feedback #socialmediasuccess?"
In a statement, Coventry Police Ch Insp Helen Kirkman, said: "A significant proportion all burglaries in this area − in excess of 25% − are 'walk-in' offences committed by opportunists taking advantage of properties left unsecure.
"Neighbourhood police teams have been on patrol to deter such offences, look for suspects, and to offer crime prevention advice to residents.
"If they find a door or window left open I think people would want officers to check everything is OK at that address and not to just walk on by."
She said she had not received any complaints from residents, saying they were "grateful" for the advice.
"We encourage our police teams to be proactive and creative in their use of social media to engage with the public and get messages across.
"We haven't received any complaints from residents, but obviously we will take on board social media comments." | Police in Coventry have been criticised on social media for entering people's unlocked homes and tweeting photos. | 1.334659 | 1 |
Osprey Lydiate is back training after suffering a neck injury while Liam Williams (foot) played 60 minutes for Scarlets last weekend.
"Everything's good with Liam and Dan Lydiate has joined back in," said Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde.
Williams played the first hour of the Scarlets' defeat in Connacht on Sunday.
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It was his first appearance since limping off during Wales 15-6 defeat by Australia on 10 October.
Lydiate was forced off during the Ospreys' New Year's Day win over Newport Gwent Dragons and has not played since.
"Things went as well as they could for Liam," added McBryde.
"He definitely won one collision (when Connacht wing Matt Healy was forced off through injury) and he was pretty secure under the high ball.
"Difficult circumstances for him, but he's come through unscathed so whether he's fit enough to start an 80 minutes - he's certainly fit enough to play some part."
Lydiate is not alone as a Wales back-rower short of match time.
Captain Sam Warburton has played just once for Cardiff Blues in the last two months, against Calvisano on 22 January, because of an ankle injury.
"I think we've got to look at each individual as to how much game time they need before they get back to full steam," added McBryde.
"Sam Warburton doesn't need a lot of match time and he's straight back up there.
"It's a discussion to be had with Dan (Lydiate).
"The one thing we are seeing in a positive light is that Dan is taking part in our training sessions which are quite intense, and he's come through those scenarios okay, though it's not the same as a game."
Warburton did not play for Cardiff Blues against Edinburgh despite saying he would like more game time after his comeback.
"Warren just held him back," said McBryde.
"It was hard to manage last week because we lost all the French and English-based players after the start of the week, which left us with 10 or 11 players for the Friday and Saturday session."
Wales are due to announce their team to face Ireland at 1100 GMT on Wednesday, 3 February. | Full-back Liam Williams and flanker Dan Lydiate are in contention for Wales places in the Six Nations opener against Ireland. | 1.193847 | 1 |
The move could complicate efforts by the UN and Western powers to bring an end to the country's protracted political stalemate.
The parliament's spokesman said it was still supporting UN-sponsored talks that resumed in Morocco this week.
Libya has had two rival parliaments and governments, backed by rival militia groups, since last summer.
A loose alliance of militias, including Islamists, seized the capital, Tripoli, in August 2014 and reinstated the General National Congress (GNC), forcing the existing and internationally recognised government to flee to the eastern city of Tobruk.
The move to extend the parliament's mandate was passed by 112 out of 131 MPs.
The assembly had acted to "avoid a vacuum in the country", MP Tarek Juroushi told the Reuters news agency.
Both parties taking part in UN-backed negotiations have been on the fence over the latest draft agreement, which the UN says can no longer be amended, the BBC's North Africa correspondent Rana Jawad reports.
The country's politicians are facing increasing pressure from the West to reach an agreement, she adds. | Libya's internationally recognised parliament has voted to extend its term beyond 20 October. | 2.166614 | 2 |
David Cameron will be continuing as our prime minister.
It's not yet clear whether the Conservatives will manage a small overall majority or fall just short, but four other things are very clear:
So, what is all this likely to mean?
A referendum on whether the UK stays in, or leaves, the European Union, within the next two-and-a-half years.
A race to be the next leader of the Labour Party.
A race to be the next leader of the Liberal Democrats.
And a huge new presence of Scottish National Party MPs at Westminster.
They will be the third biggest party in the Commons - just months after losing a referendum that defines what the party exists to promote.
And so here's another thing we know for certain this morning: Politics ain't going to be boring any time soon. | After weeks of chatter about an election too close to call, it wasn't that close at all. | 0.930115 | 1 |
Services were suspended between Marble Arch and White City during rush hour on Monday after masonry fell on the track.
Transport for London said the concrete had fallen on to the carriage during the drilling.
But the RMT union said this was "highly unlikely" and the rubble had fallen later.
The train had been in service for five hours before the concrete was discovered, and the union wants an investigation into whether loose masonry is still falling from the roof.
In a statement, TfL said: "We have investigated and have confirmed that the piece of concrete fell last night.
"We carried out a full safety review at the location last night before reopening the line to passengers and another this morning to check no further concrete had fallen from the tunnel."
Contractors were working on an extension to the Westfield shopping centre when loose concrete fell on to the westbound track below.
No damage was caused to trains or the track, but TfL carried out repairs before reopening the line.
Mick Cash, General Secretary of the RMT, said the damage "could easily have ended in tragedy".
"This incident of falling concrete from development works above the Central Line is not the first of its kind."
Peter McNaught, TfL's operations director, said it would carry out a "full investigation into the cause of this issue". | A lump of concrete has been found on the roof of a Central Line Tube train, the day after contractors drilled a hole through the tunnel roof. | 1.48403 | 1 |
Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander, who will announce the move on Monday, said the plaques would "proudly adorn infrastructure investments from roads in Cornwall to broadband in Caithness".
The aim was to recognise UK taxpayers' contributions, he said.
The SNP branded the plan a "silly gimmick" which did not disguise cuts.
Projects that receive European Union funding have displayed information about it for many years.
Mr Alexander, who represents Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency in the Scottish Highlands, said: "I've prioritised infrastructure in this government because only long-term investments will support UK businesses and get the public finances and economy on a firm footing.
"It's only right that we recognise the contribution of the UK taxpayer in supporting this economic growth, which is why I'm delighted to launch these union jack plaques."
Under the plan, companies that win contracts to build new infrastructure will have to display the logo on the finished project.
But it has sparked speculation that the government is attempting to shore up support for the union and stem rising support for the SNP.
This was denied by a source close to Danny Alexander, who said: "Very often, large scale projects are delivered by private contractors so it's easy to lose sight of the fact that they are being paid for by taxpayers.
"This new badging scheme will allow UK taxpayers to see what is being delivered on their behalf."
He added: "Devolved administrations are responsible for significant amounts of infrastructure and are obviously free to badge any projects they fund as they see fit."
The SNP's deputy leader and treasury spokesman Stewart Hosie said: "Putting a sticker on projects is a silly gimmick by Danny Alexander and his Tory bosses, which can't cover over the fact that his government at Westminster has slashed infrastructure spending - destroying jobs and delaying economic recovery - including cutting Scotland's capital budget by a quarter.
"Despite this, the Scottish government is delivering over £11bn of investment over the three years to 2015-16." | Plaques featuring the union jack and the line "funded by the UK government" are to be displayed on publicly funded projects in Britain. | 1.366141 | 1 |
The largest numbers of children rescued were in San Francisco, Detroit, Milwaukee, Denver and New Orleans.
FBI assistant director Ronald Hosko said the Operation Cross Country VII raids had been the agency's largest action against child exploitation.
The FBI said 2,700 children have been rescued in such US raids since 2003.
The victims in the most recent raids were almost all girls and range in age from 13 to 17.
They had been prostituted in a variety of locations, including truck stops, casinos, motels as well as on social media and online advertisements.
Mr Hosko said the accused had preyed on vulnerable teenagers, exploiting them over a period of time.
"Girls are enticed with compliments or offers, [asked] do they want to make some money," he said.
"Then they are trapped into this cycle that involves drugs, that involves physical abuse. It may involve torture."
Since 2003, some 1,350 people have been convicted in such cases, including life prison sentences for 10 pimps, the FBI said.
Assets of more than $3.1m (£2m) have been seized.
The US justice department has estimated as many as 450,000 children run away from home each year.
It says a third of teens living on the street will be lured toward prostitution within 48 hours of leaving home.
Some lawmakers have said further legal protections are needed.
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has introduced a bill to require local police, as well as foster care and child welfare programmes to identify children lured into sex trafficking as victims of abuse and neglect, making them eligible for protection and services.
"In much of the country today if a girl is found in the custody of a so-called pimp she is not considered to be a victim of abuse, and that's just wrong and defies common sense," Sen Wyden said during a hearing last month. | The FBI says it has rescued 105 children and arrested 150 pimps in 76 US cities over the weekend, in an operation against child prostitution. | 1.326367 | 1 |
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