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Balotelli faces a late fitness test ahead of Wednesday's must-win Champions League game
"He has everything to be one of the best players in the world," Mancini said of his 22-year-old fellow Italian.
"He could be like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi if he understands that to be like this you should work hard."
In March of this year, Mancini admitted that he did not trust his unpredictable striker, saying "he can score two goals next week but he can also take a red card".
And eight months on, Mancini revealed that it is still tough to coach the man he signed in August 2010 on a five-year contract from Inter Milan for a fee thought to be around £24m.
"It is not easy to work with him every day because if you are a manager, you should manage 22 players," continued Mancini.
"Mario outside the pitch is a fantastic guy. Sometimes he doesn't understand how his job is important for his life but I hope he can understand this quickly.
"He is 22 but life can go quickly. [He needs to] understand that to be like [Ronaldo and Messi] he should work hard, his mind should be always on your job, not on the other things that are not important. I am very sorry for him."
Balotelli has score 29 goals in 66 appearances for City - 17 of them in last season's Premier League title-winning campaign, although he was disimissed twice.
The second sending off came in a 1-0 defeat at Arsenal that almost derailed City's title challenge and had Mancini gesturing furiously at the ill-disciplined Italian as he appeared in no hurry to leave the action.
City's hopes of progressing to the knockout stages of this season's Champions League are slim.
They need to beat Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund in their final two Group H games and hope other results go their way. | Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini believes striker Mario Balotelli could become one of the best players in the world if he worked harder in training. | 0.965696 | 1 |
In a report, the UK's branch of the UN children's agency Unicef says most of those deaths occur outside war zones.
It says millions of young people under the age of 20 feel unsafe in their homes, schools and communities.
It also blames rapid urbanisation, youth unemployment and rising inequality for creating greater risks.
Unicef UK says it published its report - Children in Danger: Act to End Violence against Children - to mark the launch of the Children in Danger campaign.
It warns that about 345 children under 20 could die from violence each day in the next year unless governments around the world take action.
The document's findings suggest that children who are victims of violence have brain activity similar to soldiers exposed to combat and more than 30% of them are likely to develop long-lasting symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
It says those living in poverty are more likely to be the victims of violence. An adolescent boy in Latin America is 70 times more likely to be murdered than one in the UK.
"We want children living in fear to have a chance of feeling safe and secure," Unicef UK's executive director David Bull said.
"A global target would galvanise action to make the world safer for children."
Only 41 countries, Unicef UK says, have an explicit ban on violence against children.
But the report says that there is no room for complacency in richer countries as no nation is currently able to provide children with the full protection they need. | A child is killed by violence every five minutes in the world, a leading charity says, calling for new targets to end all forms of abuse by 2030. | 3.105818 | 3 |
Last weekend William Hill said it was in talks to merge with Amaya, which owns poker websites Full Tilt and PokerStars, in a potential £4.5bn deal.
But Parvus Asset Management said the merger had "limited strategic logic" and would "destroy shareholder value".
Shares in William Hill - a FTSE 250 member - closed up 5% at 314.1p.
Parvus said the betting firm should consider other all options to maximise shareholder returns, including a possible sale.
Ralph Topping, who stepped down in 2014 after eight years as chief executive of William Hill, said he "fully supported" Parvus.
"When this deal was announced I was left scratching my head," he told the Financial Times. Both [Amaya and William Hill] have a lot to sort out in their own business. I'm very anxious on the future of William Hill."
Also on the FTSE 250, shares in Man Group jumped 13.7% after the world's biggest listed hedge fund said it was buying investment manager Aalto, which manages property assets worth $1.7bn.
Man Group also reported a 6% rise in the value of funds under management during the three months to September and said it planned a $100m share buyback.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 35.81 points to 7,013.55. Tesco was the biggest riser, up 4.41% to 203.7p. The supermarket said on Thursday night that it had resolved its pricing row with supplier Unilever. Shares in Unilever were down 0.5%.
On the currency markets, the pound was trading at $1.2185, down 0.56%, against the dollar.
Against the euro it was flat at €1.1083. | Shares in William Hill have risen after the betting company's largest shareholder said it would oppose any merger deal with Canada's Amaya. | 0.991987 | 1 |
The three-month tests of 137 island homes, 73 in Guernsey and 64 in Jersey, measured the level of gas in the walls.
Radon occurs naturally in areas with a large amount of granite and 99 of the homes tested were below target levels.
Fourteen island homes were above the target level and owners have been told to ensure there is good ventilation.
The survey was carried by the islands' authorities with the UK Health Protection Agency. The 137 properties were selected to cover a range of geological conditions and population areas.
The aim was to find out more about radon and its distribution.
Val Cameron, the Channel Islands strategic lead for environmental health, said: "The recent survey updates and confirms the information from previous surveys; this is that radon is associated with the granite geology of the island, and not the construction material of an individual building."
International research has found exposure to radon gas can increase the chances of contracting lung cancer for people who smoke.
Dr Susan Turnbull, medical officer of health for Jersey, said: "To help put the main risk factors for the commonest form of lung cancer into perspective, for every 100 cases of lung cancer around 95 will have been caused by smoking alone, about four will be due to the combined effects of smoking and radon exposure.
"Only one will be due to radon exposure alone. So it is a real risk, albeit a low one. The most sensible thing anyone can do to reduce their risk of getting lung cancer is to stop smoking."
Mrs Cameron said: "Of the homes surveyed, some were identified as being above the action level. Advice has been given to those householders about measures to remedy the problem."
Previously radon surveys were carried out in Jersey in 1987, 1992 and 1997, and in Guernsey in 1985. In 2012, tests were also carried out in Herm, Alderney and Sark.
In 1984 the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution and the International Commission on Radiological Protection reported on the need for a reduction of radon exposures in homes. | The amount of radon gas found in the Channel Islands is associated with the geology of the island and not construction materials, a survey finds. | 2.855073 | 3 |
Cook, 29, said he will have to "wait and see" if he will keep the captaincy after England were beaten 5-2 in a one-day series in Sri Lanka.
England's 15-man World Cup squad must be named by 7 January, with their first match against Australia on 14 February.
"Cook simply isn't playing that well," said Giles. "He is under pressure."
England selectors James Whitaker, Peter Moores, Angus Fraser and Mick Newell will announce a 16-man squad on Saturday for a tri-series next month in Australia against the host nation and India.
Head coach Moores said Cook's position will be reviewed this week. The Essex left-hander scored 119 runs in six matches in Sri Lanka, with a top score of 34.
"He hasn't been playing that well for a year and going into a World Cup your leader is important," Lancashire coach Giles told BBC Sport.
"But so is having 15 players in that squad who can perform and win games for England."
Cook has been England's one-day captain since 2011 and was appointed Test captain the following year.
Giles, England's limited-overs coach from November 2012 to April 2014, added: "I think there's still some discussion to be had and from the sort of the whispers we're hearing from the camp clearly they're not 100% sure.
"He is desperate to do well but he is still not getting the output that he would or England would want.
"In the last one-day match, he was dropped twice before he was finally out, so he is riding his luck - but he is not capitalising on it and it's becoming a problem." | England captain Alastair Cook's form is a "big worry" ahead of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, says former one-day coach Ashley Giles. | 0.817062 | 1 |
They were ordered down by a Belfast court on Friday, after they carried death threats against a Catholic man.
His lawyer had been critical of the length of time it took the social media giant to act.
He had threatened to take further legal action if they were not removed by 09:00 GMT on Tuesday.
The sites were Loyalists against Short Strand and Loyalist Peaceful Protests Updater.
The sites had provided information about street protests being held in Northern Ireland.
They have been ongoing since a decision was taken by councillors on 3 December to limit the number of days the union flag flies at Belfast City Hall.
In his ruling at Belfast High Court, the judge ordered that the man's picture and details about him should be prevented from appearing on any other web pages controlled by Facebook.
The flag dispute is now in its seventh week.
Some of the protests have been followed by rioting in which more than 100 police officers have been injured. | Two Facebook sites related to the loyalist flag protests have been removed. | 1.249413 | 1 |
The firm collects data from thousands of smartphone owners via an app.
Of the four UK networks, EE was found to have the best 4G connectivity, while Three had the worst.
However, Three also had the fastest download speeds when it was connected to 4G, the researchers found.
Three was the last operator to roll out 4G in December 2013 and told the BBC it was continuing to extend its 4G network every day.
"Almost everyone now uses a mobile phone service and it's not good enough that the UK is lagging behind so many countries with our 4G network coverage," said Richard Lloyd, executive director of Which.
The State of the Mobile Network report also noted that O2 had the highest 3G and 4G latency - that's the amount of time data takes to travel along a network, measured in milliseconds.
The firms have committed to investing in mobile networks. Last year, EE unveiled a £1.5bn three-year network investment plan that included the expansion of 4G and the commitment to reach 99% of the population with "superfast 4G".
However, mobile phone providers have faced planning issues when creating the necessary infrastructure, said analyst Kester Mann from CCS Insight.
"Network operators will maintain that they are investing millions of pounds each day in network coverage and capacity to satisfy the insatiable demand for mobile data services among UK consumers," he said.
"They will also cite tough planning restrictions to allow taller masts to provide wider coverage, a challenge recognised in George Osborne's recent Budget.
"These findings show that, although the UK is a leading market in the uptake of 4G services, there is still plenty of work to be done in network roll-out." | Smartphone users in the UK can only access 4G's data service about half of the time on average, according to a new report by OpenSignal and consumer watchdog Which. | 1.6887 | 2 |
A complaint was made to the PSNI because the posters did not follow electoral commission regulations.
The posters did not include the name of the printer or publisher, which is required of all printed election material.
The posters were replaced after Mr Beattie was alerted by the PSNI.
It comes one day after the DUP candidate in the same constituency blamed a "printing error" for an inaccurate claim in his promotional leaflet about visiting soldiers in Afghanistan.
In a statement, Mr Beattie said: "I have been informed that a number of my election posters which had been recycled from previous elections, did not have an imprint which included the name of the printer and my current election agent.
"As the candidate I have to take full responsibility and apologise to anyone who was offended by my original recycled posters.
"Someone took the time to contact the police and as soon as they made me aware of the issue, I acted swiftly and have removed the offending posters and replaced them with new posters which do bear the correct imprint." | The Ulster Unionist MLA and Upper Bann Westminster candidate Doug Beattie has apologised after he was forced to remove and replace election posters. | 1.273853 | 1 |
The brothers from Mansfield ended the race 38.7 secs ahead of Saturday's winners John Holden and Andrew Winkle.
Tim Reeves and Patrick Farrance were a further 18.4 secs behind in third.
The Birchalls dedicated their win to Dwight Beare, who died during Saturday's race after a crash near the course's Rhencullen section.
The IEG Racing pair set the fastest lap of the race at 115.696mph on the way to victory.
Tom Birchall, 29, said: "This means so much to us. It was a great race and it means a lot to win."
Runner-up Holden, of Silicone Engineering/Barnes Racing, said: "We didn't have the speed to catch them, but we are pleased with a first and a second."
Seventeen-time winner Dave Molyneux and Dan Sayle led the Birchalls by 3.75 secs after the first lap, but retired at Ballig Bridge on the final lap, ending any hopes of an 18th TT success.
Karl Bennett and Lee Cain finished fourth, Matt Dix and Shaun Parker fifth and Steve Ramsden and Matty Ramsden completed the top six.
Thirty-three crews completed the 119-mile race which was delayed by mist on the island. | Former world champions Ben and Tom Birchall earned their fourth TT win in the second sidecar race of the week on the Isle of Man. | 0.99822 | 1 |
Addy McAllister, 33, of Charlesworth Street, Bolsover in Derbyshire, is accused of killing Adam Fanelli, 31, of Dunstable in Bedfordshire.
He was found dead at Nash Park in Nash, Buckinghamshire, on 17 March.
Thames Valley Police said a 30-year-old man also from Bolsover and arrested on suspicion of murder remains in police custody.
Officers found Mr Fanelli's body just after 09:00 after being called by paramedics.
Post-mortem tests revealed he died from blunt force trauma to the head.
Two other men were detained last week on suspicion of helping an offender.
A 25-year-old and 45-year-old, both from West Yorkshire, were arrested on 20 March and released on bail. | A man has been charged with murder after a body was found at a travellers' site. | 0.64368 | 1 |
The study for comparison website Confused.com also indicated that the number of people convicted of drug-driving went down last year.
Seven per cent of the 2,000 motorists asked said they had driven under the influence of illegal drugs such as cannabis, cocaine or ecstasy.
Ministers are planning new laws next year to crack down on drug-drivers.
Twelve per cent of those surveyed said they had driven under the influence of drugs prescribed by their doctor.
These could include some painkillers or hay fever remedies that can make people drowsy.
More than half of those asked admitted that they did not always read the leaflet that comes with the medicine, which often gives advice on whether people should drive.
BBC transport correspondent Richard Westcott said the survey was one of several over recent years that suggest drug-driving is a problem.
The government said it was getting tough on drug driving, promising that legislation planned for next year would save hundreds of lives and could land thousands of drivers caught under the influence of drugs with a large fine or even a prison sentence.
The plans to make it easier to prosecute people who drive under the influence of drugs in England and Wales were unveiled by the government last month.
The proposals would introduce a new offence of driving with a drug in the body, above a certain limit.
Ministers said the legislation would remove the difficulty of proving a driver was impaired by drugs, which is the case at the moment.
The government proposes including eight illegal drugs - cannabis, ecstasy, cocaine, ketamine, benzoylecgonine (primary metabolite of cocaine), methamphetamine, LSD and 6-monoacetylmorphine (heroin and diamorphine), for which allowable limits would be set very low.
And it is proposing higher limits for eight other controlled drugs that have medical uses.
These are clonazepam, diazepam, flunitrazepam, lorazepam, methadone, morphine, oxazepam and temazepam.
Police would be able to carry out up to three preliminary saliva tests and, if positive, require a blood sample to be taken.
The government is consulting on which drugs should be included and what the limits for each should be. | Nearly one in five motorists has driven under the influence of illegal or prescription drugs, a survey suggests. | 1.898314 | 2 |
The case had been brought by the Brazilian investment fund DIS, which formerly owned the transfer rights to the 24-year-old forward.
The company claimed it was short-changed when Neymar transferred from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona in 2013.
Neymar and his father, who acts as his agent, have both denied any wrongdoing.
In a separate case, Barcelona was forced to pay a fine of 5.5m euros ($6.1m; £4.7m) last month because of tax irregularities in Neymar's transfer from Santos.
Since moving to the Nou Camp, he has won two La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey trophies, the Champions League, the European Super Cup, the Spanish Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
At Barcelona, he forms a powerful attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
In a separate case in Barcelona this week, Messi was sentenced to 21 months in jail for tax fraud.
The Argentine football great has appealed against the court's ruling. | A Spanish court has dismissed a fraud and corruption case against football superstar Neymar and his father. | 1.083212 | 1 |
9 June 2017 Last updated at 07:28 BST
That means that no single party has won enough Members of Parliament (MPs) to automatically be next in power.
Any prime minister needs to have enough MPs on their team to be able to win votes and pass laws in the Houses of Commons.
There are 650 MPs, so the smallest number you need on your side for each vote is 326. That's equal to half of all the MPs, plus one.
So to get to 326, political parties sometimes have to work together.
Watch this video as Jenny explains... | The UK general election has produced a 'hung Parliament'. | 3.024094 | 3 |
The SNP won 56 of 59 Scottish seats with Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats retaining one each.
Labour lost a total of 40 constituencies to the Nationalists, 23 of them in Glasgow and the west.
The party's leader, Jim Murphy, has vowed to remain in charge, despite losing his own Renfrewshire East constituency to the SNP.
Mr Murphy has said he will stand for Holyrood in 2016.
He described the election as "a dreadful night" for Labour and said his party had been "overwhelmed".
In another high profile loss in the area, former Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander lost Paisley and Renfrewshire South to a 20-year-old student.
The SNP's Mhairi Black, who is studying politics at Glasgow University, has become Britain's youngest MP since 1667.
She won with 23,548 votes - a majority of 5,684 and share of 50.9%.
Elsewhere in the Glasgow and west of Scotland area, Labour lost the following constituencies to the SNP: Airdrie and Shotts; Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock; Ayrshire Central; Ayrshire North and Arran; Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill; Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East; Dunbartonshire West; East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow; Glasgow Central; Glasgow East; Glasgow North; Glasgow North East; Glasgow North West; Glasgow South; Glasgow South West; Inverclyde; Kilmarnock and Loudoun; Lanark and Hamilton East; Motherwell and Wishaw; Paisley and Renfrewshire North; Renfrewshire East; Rutherglen and Hamilton West.
The Lib Dems failed to retain any seats in the patch, losing both Argyll and Bute and Dunbartonshire East to the SNP. | The majority of Labour seats in Scotland were lost in constituencies in Glasgow and the west of the country. | 1.548216 | 2 |
Alan Forsyth's double means the Scots will face Austria after finishing third in a pool topped by Ireland.
"It was an ugly win," Derek Forsyth told Scottish Hockey.
"It's a game we'll learn from, but we'll need to raise our standards up to where they were in our previous games if we want to progress."
Wales face Italy, Ireland play Poland, while France take on Ukraine in Thursday's quarter-finals.
France topped their pool by beating Wales 1-0, while Ireland finished top of the other pool after Matthew Nelson's goal secured a 1-0 win over Italy.
Ireland started their campaign off with a 9-2 hammering of Ukraine following by a shoot-out win over Austria after a 1-1 draw.
The Scots had lost 3-1 to France and also suffered a penalty shoot-out defeat after a 2-2 draw with Wales before beating the Poles.
They now face an Austrian side who beat Italy on penalties after a 1-1 draw, lost that shootout with Ireland then beat Ukraine 4-2 in their pool.
"In the end, we won the match without playing as well as we know we can, so that's pleasing," said Forsyth ahead of Thursday's quarter-final.
"But we'll look to improve on this performance."
Alan Forsyth opened the scoring for the Scots against the Poles after only two minutes.
The Poles, who had lost 3-1 to both Wales and France, were denied by good saves from David Forrester before Dominic Kotulski equalised after half-time.
As the Poles pressed for a winner, Forsyth secured a victory with a solo goal. | Scotland head coach Derek Forsyth has demanding improvement despite his side finishing the World League 2 pool stage by beating Poland 2-1 in Belfast. | 1.071981 | 1 |
The latest official figures show more than 104.6 million day trips were made between April 2016 and March 2017 - up 24.4% on the year before.
The average spend per visit was £42 - up £4 on the previous year and above the UK average.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said tourism to Wales remained positive in "a challenging global market".
The Great Britain Day survey showed the amount spent increased from £3.2m to £4.3m, a 34.9% increase compared to the same period beginning in 2015.
The most visits were made in May, partly due to the warm weather, with city or large towns being the most popular destination.
The Met Office said the weather was generally warmer than the year before.
Mr Skates said the Champions League finals in Cardiff last weekend gave Wales a platform to boost tourism.
He said: "Our overseas visitors also increased last year and we'll make the most of our chance to sell Wales to the world as the place where fans had a remarkable experience during the Champions League final and which saw Gareth Bale lifting the trophy in his home city." | More than £4m was spent by tourists visiting Wales on day trips in the last 12 months, partly due to warm weather. | 1.501952 | 2 |
She said the threat with a "recognised code word" resulted in the evacuation of her office in East Bridge Street, Enniskillen, and nearby buildings.
Police said they closed the road after a report of a suspicious object.
The alert ended shortly before 16:30 GMT and "nothing untoward" was found. Roads and shops have reopened.
Earlier on Friday afternoon, the area between the town hall and the war memorial was evacuated by police.
In a statement, Mrs Foster said: "Those behind this alert have not just disrupted the work of my constituency office, but also many businesses in the centre of Enniskillen."
She said it had an "impact on a large number of people on a busy working day".
"It is clear that those responsible have absolutely no regard for the people of Enniskillen or anywhere else as they use the failed tactics of intimidation and threat.
"I hope that the police can identify whoever is responsible for this and ensure they are brought to justice swiftly."
Mrs Foster is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and has held ministerial roles at Stormont since 2007.
She has twice been acting first minister of Northern Ireland, temporarily taking on Peter Robinson's role while he stepped aside during financial and political controversies. | Northern Ireland's Finance Minister Arlene Foster has condemned a threat that caused a security alert at her County Fermanagh constituency office. | 1.403196 | 1 |
It happened outside the White Swan Hotel on the High Street around 21:40.
A 29-year-old man and a teenager were both seriously hurt and taken to hospital for treatment.
Dete Insp Paul Batton said: "I'm keen to hear from anyone who was in the area of the White Swan Hotel on the High Street on Saturday". | Police are looking for witnesses to a fight involving two groups of men in Earlston on Saturday. | 0.043636 | 0 |
In her first interview since being found with her baby in May, Amina Ali Nkeki told Reuters she also wanted to go home to Chibok, a town in the north.
She and her child are being held in the capital, Abuja, for what the government calls a restoration process.
More than 200 girls were kidnapped from a school in Chibok in April 2014.
The abduction led to the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, that was supported by US First Lady Michelle Obama and Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai.
The Boko Haram group has waged a violent insurgency for several years in north-eastern Nigeria in its quest for Islamic rule.
Ms Nkeki was found three months ago by a vigilante group in a forest with suspected militant Mohammed Hayatu, who identified himself as her husband, and their child of four months.
The 21-year-old said she was unhappy about being separated from Mr Hayatu, who was arrested after they were found.
"I want him to know that I am still thinking about him," she told Reuters. "Just because we got separated, that does not mean that I don't think about him."
During the interview she only lifted her gaze from the floor once to breastfeed her daughter when the baby was brought into the room, Reuters reports.
"I just want to go home - I don't know about school," she said. "I will decide about school when I get back."
Her mother, Binta Ali, told the BBC Hausa service earlier this week that her daughter wanted the government to give her a sewing machine so she could become a seamstress.
She said the man claiming to be her daughter's husband had said he was a mechanic from the town of Mubi before he was captured by Boko Haram - and that he had organised their escape.
Earlier her brother had told the BBC that because of an increase in air strikes Mr Hayatu was no longer willing to continue fighting and they had planned to leave together.
Ms Nkeki said she had not watched the video, released by Boko Haram on Sunday, which apparently shows recent footage of some the other missing Chibok girls.
"I think about them a lot - I would tell them to be hopeful and prayerful," she said. "In the same way God rescued me, he will also rescue them."
Boko Haram child custody battle
Town divided by Boko Haram legacy
On patrol against Boko Haram
Who are Boko Haram? | The first Nigerian schoolgirl from Chibok to be rescued from Boko Haram says she misses the father of her baby, a suspected Islamist militant. | 1.296659 | 1 |
Robert Russell, 46, committed much of the sexual abuse while his victims were asleep.
Prosecutor Kath Harper described his conduct as "sexually deviant."
At the High Court in Glasgow, Russell was found guilty of offences which took place in Livingston between 2003 and 2016.
He raped one girl when she was aged between 12 and 14.
The court heard Russell threatened to kill the schoolgirl to stop her telling anyone what had happened to her. He also said that no-one would believe her.
Eventually the girl told school friends what had happened to her, and also opened up to a friend on Facebook.
However, when asked by police in 2011 and 2013 she denied she had been raped.
Ms Harper said: "She was scared because he had threatened to kill her if she told. Imagine the effect that might have on a child.
"It was only in 2016 when, out of the blue, the police came to her that she finally divulged the full extent of what happened."
Judge Lord Clark told Russell: "By the verdict of the jury you have been convicted of 11 charges which includes the repeated rape of a young girl and sexual abuse of her and three others."
Russell was placed on the sex offenders register and will be sentenced next month.
Throughout his trial Russell denied the charges against him and claimed his victims were lying. | A man has been convicted of repeatedly raping a 12-year-old girl and sexually abusing her and three others in West Lothian. | 0.692515 | 1 |
Cem Duzgan, 21, was shot with a submachine-gun at a Turkish social club in Hackney, east London in 2009.
Blaise Lunkula, Ndombasi Makusu, Yusuf Arslan and Christian Barabutu argued the judge at their trial was biased.
But three Appeal Court judges rejected the men's claims, upholding both their convictions and minimum tariffs.
Lunkula, who pulled the trigger, Arslan and Makusu were ordered to spend at least 35, 33 and 28 years in prison respectively, while Barabutu, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, was detained for a minimum of 18 years.
Court of Appeal judge Lord Justice Fulford said the jury had been right to conclude the murder was a "planned revenge attack".
He said: "There was an undoubted intention to kill."
Sentencing the four in April 2014, Judge Anthony Morris QC said Mr Duzgan, who lived in Islington and worked as a sales assistant, was not the intended victim. He had unwittingly become caught up in a "bloodthirsty" series of tit-for-tat killings involving the Tottenham Turks and Hackney Turks drugs gangs.
He was hit seven times by a submachine-gun at close range after going to the entrance of the Clapton FC Club in Upper Clapton Road to investigate a disturbance.
Appealing against their convictions, the men argued Judge Morris had been biased, "using a dismissive - 'jackanory' - tone and derisory language, combined with facial expressions that denigrated the defence arguments".
But Lord Justice Fulford said there were "no indications in this case that counsel was hampered in the way that they wished to present the cases of their various lay clients because of any intervention by the judge". | Four gangsters given life sentences for the murder of an innocent man caught up in a turf war have lost an appeal against their convictions. | 0.929968 | 1 |
Cambridge North has a 450 sq m (4,843 sq ft) building, three platforms and parking for 1,000 bikes and 450 cars.
Trains travelling between Ely, London and Norwich will stop at the city's second station.
Its silvery cladding is based on the computer model Game of Life, created by mathematician John Conway while he was a lecturer at Cambridge University.
For years, the Princeton professor felt the game overshadowed his more important achievements but now said he has grown to like it.
The mathematical model was published in Scientific America in 1970 and helped launch a new branch of mathematics.
Cambridge North, which is close to the city's business and science parks, has been built without a manned ticket office.
In 2019, a direct service to Stansted Airport will be introduced.
It was due to open in December 2015, but this was put back to May and then to December 2016.
The city's first railway station, which is in the southern part of Cambridge, opened in 1845. | A £50m railway station whose opening date was put back twice is finally running services. | 2.061435 | 2 |
The home side, who only needed a point to book their top-flight spot for next season, fell behind early on to Ben Reynolds' try.
But Widnes hit back to lead 20-6 at the break through Patrick Ah Van, Kevin Brown, Charly Runciman and Paddy Flynn.
Alex Gerrard, Rhys Hanbury, Joe Mellor and Jack Owens all crossed after the break, while Ah Van grabbed his second.
Salford's defeat at Hull KR meant that Widnes climbed above the Red Devils to finish second in The Qualifiers, with all three remaining in Super League for next season.
Leigh, meanwhile, are destined for another year in the Championship despite convincingly winning the regular season title.
Widnes: Hanbury; Flynn, Dean, Runciman, Ah Van; Brown, Mellor; Gerrard, Heremaia, Manuokafoa, Tickle, Whitley, Cahill.
Replacements: Owens, White, Dudson, J. Chapelhow.
Leigh: McNally; Pownall, Worthington, Armstrong, Kay; Reynolds, Brierley; Spencer, Higham, Wilkes, Hock, Goulden, Beswick.
Replacements: Foster, Moimoi, Dixon, Emmitt.
Attendance: 5,550
Referee: Chris Kendall | Widnes Vikings thrashed Leigh Centurions 50-6 to secure their place in Super League for 2016. | 0.714398 | 1 |
The Yogi Berra Museum announced that the Hall of Fame catcher had died on Tuesday evening.
Berra spent almost all of his 19-year career with the New York Yankees. He was a three-time Most Valuable Player and 13-time World Series champion.
His famous "Yogi-ism" quotes included "it ain't over till it's over".
Berra is also said to have inspired the cartoon character Yogi Bear.
Yogi Berra's greatest quotes
The Berra family said in a statement: "While we mourn the loss of our father, grandfather and great-grandfather, we know he is at peace with Mom.
"We celebrate his remarkable life, and are thankful he meant so much to so many. He will truly be missed."
Tributes have already begun to pour in from the world of baseball.
The New York Yankees tweeted simply: "We have lost an icon."
Major League Baseball tweeted: "We mourn the passing of Yankees icon and Hall of Famer Yogi Berra."
LA Angels slugger Shane Victorino tweeted: "My thoughts and prayers to the Berra Family!!! Yogi you were an icon and legend to us all who play this amazing game of baseball."
Berra launched a defamation lawsuit over the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Yogi Bear, although he later withdrew it.
The management said the name was a coincidence, but it was widely believed he was the inspiration.
Berra was born Lawrence Peter to Italian immigrants in St Louis in 1925.
He was said to have been given the nickname Yogi by a friend who saw him sitting cross-legged and looking like a meditating yogi.
He greeted Pope John XXIII at the Vatican by saying "hello, Pope", receiving the reply "hello, Yogi".
Among his career highlights were 15 straight MLB All-Star Game appearances.
He played for the Yankees from 1946-63, winning 10 World Series alongside the likes of fellow Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle.
After finishing playing he coached or managed the Yankees and New York Mets to three more titles. | Baseball legend Yogi Berra, whose humorous quotes made him one of America's most beloved sports icons, has died at the age of 90. | 1.942541 | 2 |
Schools and community groups were invited to come up with names for the £250m complex, which is due to open in 2017 and will house 2,000 inmates.
The Ministry of Justice said the name reflected the "rich history and culture heritage" of north Wales.
Prisons Minister Andrew Selsous said: "I was pleased to see how many people got involved."
Russ Trent, who will be governor when the prison opens, said: "We had a number of suggestions for Mynydd, the Welsh word for mountains. This reflected the Welsh landscape but also the personal and sometimes difficult journey the men in the prison may be making.
"The sub-committee liked this representation but also wanted it to be reflective of the area and so suggested Berwyn." | The new "super-prison" in Wrexham will be named HMP Berwyn, it has been announced. | 1.401126 | 1 |
The Welsh government revealed the plan in the Public Health Bill on Tuesday.
Save Face, a voluntary register which represents more than 300 medical professionals, said the bill should extend to other non-surgical cosmetic treatments like Botox.
In response, the government said it was looking at a number of recommendations.
Save Face, based in Talbot Green, Rhondda Cynon Taff, wants a mandatory register for all practitioners who offer non-surgical cosmetic procedures.
It claims this would help to ensure customers, who pay for treatments like laser hair removal, chemical peels and facial fillers, know who they can trust.
Director Ashton Collins said treatments like Botox, dermal fillers and laser treatments should also be included in the bill.
"What it does is muddy the waters a little bit for consumers," she said.
"In choosing to exclude certain treatments that are accessible in these sorts of outlets like beauty salons, [it] does create a perception that just because that beauty salon has a licence, that everything they do there is covered and actually it's not."
A review carried out in 2013 by Sir Bruce Keogh, the NHS medical director for England, recommended creating a register of everyone who performs surgical or non-surgical cosmetic interventions.
It also called for formal qualifications for anyone who injects fillers or Botox. The findings of that review were passed on to health ministers across the UK.
In a statement, the Welsh government said: "We are working with the UK government to take forward a number of the recommendations in the Review of the Regulation of Cosmetic Interventions, including in relation to dermal fillers and Botox.
"If the UK government does not act in this area, the Public Health (Wales) Bill would give Welsh ministers the power to extend the scope of the special procedures legislation to include other procedures beyond acupuncture, body piercing, electrolysis and tattooing.
"We are confident our proposals will create a safer and skilled cosmetic industry, which will reassure consumers and practitioners in Wales." | A plan to create a mandatory licensing scheme for tattoo and piercing parlours has been criticised for its limited scope. | 2.01157 | 2 |
Co-ordinated by the FBI, the raids were carried out in the US, UK and six other countries.
The money was made by selling software that claimed to find security risks on PCs and then asked for cash to fix the non-existent problems.
The raids seized 40 computers used to do fake scans and host webpages that tricked people into using the software.
About one million people are thought to have installed the fake security software, also known as scareware, and handed over up to $129 for their copy. Anyone who did not pay but had downloaded the code was bombarded with pop-ups warning them about the supposed security issues.
Raids conducted in Latvia as part of the attack on the gang allowed police to gain control of five bank accounts used to funnel cash to the group's ringleaders.
Although no arrests are believed to have been made during the raids, the FBI said the computers seized would be analysed and its investigation would continue.
The raids on the gang were part of an international effort dubbed Operation Trident Tribunal. In total, raids in 12 nations were carried out to thwart two separate gangs peddling scareware.
The second gang used booby-trapped adverts to trick victims. Raids by Latvian police on this gang led to the arrest of Peteris Sahurovs and Marina Maslobojeva who are alleged to be its operators.
According to the FBI, the pair worked their scam by pretending to be an advertising agency that wanted to put ads on the website of the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper.
Once the ads started running, the pair are alleged to have changed them to install fake security software on victims' machines that mimicked infection by a virus. On payment of a fee the so-called infection was cured. Those that did not pay found their machine was unusable until they handed over cash.
This ruse is believed to have generated a return of about $2m.
"Scareware is just another tactic that cyber criminals are using to take money from citizens and businesses around the world," said assistant director Gordon Snow of the FBI's Cyber Division in a statement. | A gang that made more than $72m (£45m) peddling fake security software has been shut down in a series of raids. | 1.975467 | 2 |
The 20-year-old came into the first red-ball game in a month under pressure after failing to score a half-century in his last 12 Championship innings.
However, Hameed's troubles with the bat continued as he was caught at second slip off Fidel Edwards as Lancashire were bowled out for 149.
James Vince's 40 helped Hampshire close on 147-5, trailing by just two runs.
England assistant coach Paul Farbrace had said England would be 'keeping a close eye' on Hameed ahead of the three-Test series against the West Indies, but the opener has now scored just 220 runs in 13 innings in 2017.
Lancashire won the toss and opted to bat to give Hameed - who has a first-class high score of just 47 this season - an opportunity to stake his claim for a recall to the national side.
After scratching his way to six off 38 balls, the right-handed batsman was caught by Jimmy Adams as he attempted an expansive drive off Edwards.
The hosts' bowlers made the most of being asked to bowl, as England spinner Liam Dawson had Alex Davies caught in the slips before Dane Vilas was caught behind off all-rounder Ian Holland.
After falling to 114-7, Jordan Clark and Stephen Parry shared a 27-run eighth-wicket partnership but Mason Crane's 3-27 wrapped up the visitors' innings.
Despite falling to 27-2 in reply after losing Adams and Lewis McManus cheaply, Hampshire recovered as captain Vince scored quickly before being caught at mid-wicket off Kyle Jarvis.
An unbeaten 26-run sixth-wicket stand between Dawson and Holland took the hosts within two runs of parity at the close of play. | England hopeful Haseeb Hameed made just six for Lancashire as Hampshire took control at the Ageas Bowl. | 1.039556 | 1 |
The road was closed after the incident on the A4080 in Llanfaelog just after 10:00 GMT on Friday, and remains shut.
The man who was riding the motorbike has been taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor. No one else was injured.
Officers want to speak to the drivers or passengers or two cars which were in the area at the time as they may have information about the crash.
Check if this is affecting your journey | A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash on Anglesey. | 0.697014 | 1 |
Plas Madoc leisure centre was saved from demolition in 2014 by local people and councillors.
After setting up a charitable trust to run the centre in Acrefair, volunteers set about overhauling the facilities, renamed Splash Magic.
The grant will go towards the building's development. | A community-run public swimming baths in Wrexham has received a £500,000 Welsh Government hand-out. | 0.469827 | 0 |
A report noted two incidents where patients got infected with bacteria due to problems with the decontamination of equipment in the endoscopy unit at Alexandra Hospital in Redditch.
Machines used for decontaminating were "overdue for replacement", said the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals report.
But the NHS trust said "no patients came to any harm".
The report from the trust noted one incident involving seven patients and a second involving four patients.
The machines used for decontaminating the equipment had been in place for more than eight years and the environment of the endoscopy unit was outdated, the report said.
It said: "The environmental issues including the age of the equipment have been on the directorate and divisional risk registers for a number of years."
Samples taken routinely at the time of endobronchial procedures on patients revealed the presence of bacteria - Pseudomonas, which was found in seven specimens, and Serratia, found in four specimens - between March and July, the trust said.
Pseudomonas can be harmless but can cause serious problems in patients who are weak because of illness, surgery or treatment.
Serratia, which was found in four specimens, particularly thrives in moist conditions and can cause pneumonia and other infections.
A trust statement said: "Following the initial results an investigation was undertaken to identify the possible cause whilst further measures were put in place immediately to mitigate any potential risk to patients.
"These included additional disinfection, the installation of water filters and changes to operating procedures." | Eleven patients have become infected due to dirty equipment, despite a trust knowing of an issue for several years. | 1.836078 | 2 |
Rose Morelli, 17, said it was "hugely distressing" to see the photo of Alex Elliot on the leaflet by the right-wing Fratelli d'Italia.
Gay rights activist group Arcigay alerted her after she posted it online.
Fratelli d'Italia tweeted an apology for its "improper" use of the photo.
Ms Morelli took the photo as part of an art project. She and Alex Elliot chose the image after being moved by the case of US teenager Leelah Alcorn who took her own life in December. Leelah was born a boy but wanted to live her life as a girl.
She is now taking legal action after her lawyer said Alex's image had been "misrepresented" and may have breached copyright issues.
Mr Elliot, 17, said: "After the tragedy of Leelah Alcorn we wanted to get out the message, 'that can't happen again', and that what happened, was in my opinion, so horribly grotesquely moving."
Ms Morelli said: "It struck me as hugely ironic at first but after I got over that initial sense of irony, it was hugely distressing.
"The last thing we ever wanted to do was inflict harm on the members of the LGBT community.
"To find out it was being used against them in such a malicious way was horrible."
Italian law does not currently legislate against crimes motivated by the sexual orientation or gender identity of the victims.
On its website, the Trentino branch of the Italian gay rights group, Arcigay, described Fratelli d'Italia's use of Ms Morelli's photo as "an insult".
Ms Morelli's Italian lawyer, Alexander Schuster, said he planned to bring a civil action against Fratelli d'Italia and claim for damages.
In a message on Twitter, Fratelli d'Italia said the use of the photo had been "improper".
It said: "We did not want to offend the memory of Leelah."
However, the party maintained that "it is right to campaign against gender teaching in school".
Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) is currently opposing a civil partnership bill being debated by the Italian parliament. It is also known for its anti-immigration stance. | A student from Bristol is taking legal action after a picture of her friend was "misrepresented" by an Italian political party campaigning against transgender education in schools. | 1.577028 | 2 |
It happened at 17;55 local time on Sunday on the Station Road in Cootehill, County Cavan.
The victim was a passenger in a car which struck a wall.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. A second passenger in the car was airlifted to St James' Hospital in Dublin and the driver of the vehicle was taken to Cavan General Hospital.
The Station Road remains closed. | A man in his 20s from Omagh, County Tyrone, has been killed in a crash in the Republic of Ireland. | 0.434779 | 0 |
Stephen Carson, 28, was shot in the head through a bathroom door at Walmer Street, Belfast, on 26 February.
He was having a meal with his partner and nine-year-old son when an armed gang forced their way into the house.
The arrested man, who is 35, was detained in Belfast and remains in police custody. | Police investigating the killing of a man who was shot in front of his family at his home four months ago have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. | 0.260422 | 0 |
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the March to May period showed a rise against the December to February numbers.
But an annual comparison showed there were only 3,000 more people out of work than in the same period last spring.
Unemployment has risen across the UK for the first time in two years.
The number of people classed as in employment, however, is up by 36,000 compared to 12 months ago, and 34,000 fewer people described as economically inactive. | Unemployment has risen in Wales by 8,000 compared to the last quarterly figures, the latest statistics have shown. | 1.663559 | 2 |
The former Barcelona and Spain striker joined the Cookie Monster and Rosita to film a segment for the television show's Love to Learn campaign.
The 34-year-old, now playing for MLS side New York City FC, taught the two furry characters the importance of sportsmanship and teamwork.
"I grew up watching the show and now my children watch the show, so to me, it's a great honour to join the long list of notable people who have been a part of the historic program," he said.
Villa was part of the Spain squad that won the European Championship in 2008 and World Cup two years later.
He won the Champions League with Barcelona in 2011.
Former England captain David Beckham and basketball legend Kobe Bryant are among the sportspeople to have appeared on Sesame Street. | David Villa's impressive CV boasts a World Cup, a European Championship, the Champions League... and now an appearance on Sesame Street. | 1.103628 | 1 |
Barnaby Cork was out with his family when he was struck outside the Thame Leisure Centre in Oxfordshire at 10:30 GMT on 10 December.
Despite attempts to revive him, he died on his way to hospital in air ambulance, the Oxford court heard.
Oxfordshire Coroner Darren Salter said it was a "tragic case" and adjourned the inquest until 23 March.
Barnaby's father Stefan has set up an online fundraising page to raise money for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance and has raised more than £27,700 so far. | An inquest into the death of a four-year-old boy hit by a car outside a leisure centre has been opened. | 0.495364 | 0 |
The show will be made available the day after it is broadcast on CBS All Access, the network's US subscription streaming service.
It is the franchise's first return to television since 2005 with a new ship, characters and civilisations, although casting has yet to be announced.
Production is set to begin in Toronto in September.
Alex Kurtzman, who co-wrote and produced the blockbuster films Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) will also serve as executive producer for the series.
The Netflix deal will see the show available in 188 countries excluding the US and Canada.
The whole back catalogue of Star Trek TV series will also be made available to watch.
'Hailing on all frequencies'
"Star Trek is already a worldwide phenomenon and this international partnership will provide fans around the world, who have been craving a new series for more than a decade, the opportunity to see every episode virtually at the same time as viewers in the US," said Armando Nunez, CBS Studios president and chief executive officer.
"The new Star Trek will definitely be hailing on all frequencies throughout the planet."
The original Star Trek spawned 13 feature films and five television series.
It was last on screen with Enterprise, which was set a century before the original series featuring Captain Kirk, and ran from 2001 to 2005.
Paramount Pictures confirmed this week it had approved plans for a fourth Star Trek film featuring the current crew of the starship Enterprise.
Producer JJ Abrams has said the role of Chekov, played by Anton Yelchin who was killed by his own car at his home last month, will not be recast.
The actor's parents took out a full-page advert in the Hollywood Reporter on Monday to thank the industry for the support they have received since his death.
"We are deeply grateful for your unconditional love for our son. He would be surprised by how many hearts and souls he touched," they said.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email [email protected]. | The new Star Trek TV series is to be streamed globally on Netflix from January next year. | 1.135377 | 1 |
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Eighteen rats have been caught and killed recently at their terraced home on Edinburgh Street, off Lisburn Road.
BBC News NI's David Maxwell reports. | A south Belfast family has said it needs help to deal with a plague of rats that has infested their home. | 0.488019 | 0 |
A family of birds have decided to squat in the local post box and Ireland's postal service has put up a sign warning would-be customers away.
Local post man Paul Cox believes they are sparrows, but others suspect they could belong to the tit family.
Ireland's postal service, An Post, said the notice was normal policy.
"We let nature take its course. It happens from time to time.
"Once the birds are gone the post box resumes its duties." | If you take a drive in County Cavan, on the road from Corafean to Arvagh, do not expect to find anywhere to post a letter or postcard. | 1.482211 | 1 |
Tango and his partner Julia were only hours away from being put to sleep when they were saved by Woodside Wildlife Park in Lincolnshire.
Tango was given a cardboard birthday cake filled with meat to celebrate his milestone.
Ben Pascoe, head keeper at the park, said he was in good health for his age.
"He's got a little bit of arthritis in his elbows which is to be expected of a cat of that age, but everything else is fine," he said.
"On a particularly cool day he can be seen chasing butterflies around in his enclosure and he's quite proud of himself when he catches them."
As well as the cake, Tango was given present boxes filled with meat and was thrown balls smeared in horse dung to play with.
But he preferred a quiet birthday resting in the sunshine, while nine-year-old Julia played with the cake and presents instead.
Tango is less active than when he was younger.
"Generally they live into their late teens and he's currently the oldest tiger in the UK," said Mr Pascoe.
"He's the equivalent of about an 80-year-old man and I don't know of any 80-year-old men that are still running about, so he's generally quite docile.
"But he's still eating and he's healthy, so he's quite happy to retire here for hopefully many years to come." | The oldest tiger in the UK has reached his 20th birthday after being rescued from a German circus and going into retirement. | 1.371692 | 1 |
These "dashcams" are small, forward-facing cameras that film a driver's view of the road.
When asked by provider Nextbase, 29 insurers said they would consider using dashcam evidence in the claims process.
This would be put alongside any accounts from independent witnesses if the parties involved disagreed.
Experts also stress that drivers with dashcams should still collect as much evidence as possible in a claim when there is disagreement between the parties involved, such as the details of other motorists who may have seen the collision.
Insurance premiums have been falling in recent months, according to various measures.
The AA said that the cheapest annual comprehensive car insurance on the market was £200 lower in the early months of 2015 than at its peak in 2011.
But the motoring group said it expected this average of the cheapest deals - £540 a year - to increase in the coming months.
Some drivers are able to secure a discount on their premium by installing a "black box" in their vehicle.
This records evidence, such as whether a driver is travelling within speed limits, and is aimed at encouraging safer use of the roads.
Malcolm Tarling, of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), said that it was far more likely for motorists to get a discount from their insurer when using a black box than when using a dashcam.
He added that insurers would generally have to write a clause into the terms and conditions of any discount to be able to demand dashcam footage be released by the owner, even if this implicated the driver as the cause of a collision.
Meanwhile, a price comparison website is warning drivers to ensure that any pets travelling in vehicles are secure.
"The law is clear - you must secure your animal while in a car," said Matt Oliver, car insurance spokesman at Gocompare.com.
"Therefore if you don't do this and an animal roaming freely around the vehicle is said to have contributed to causing an accident, then an insurance company could be well within their rights not to pay out on a claim." | Most UK insurance companies will now accept dashboard camera footage in disputed claims - but few will offer a discount on premiums for using one. | 1.657942 | 2 |
The truck mechanic and TV personality will ride the new Fireblade SP2 in the Superbike and Superstock classes.
The 35-year-old has not raced since suffering multiple broken vertebrae and a fractured sternum in a crash in the Dundrod 150 Superbike race in 2015.
Martin will also return to compete at the North West 200 and could also take in the Ulster Grand Prix in August.
The Grimsby rider missed last year's TT and North West 200 to compete in the 2,712-mile Tour Divide mountain bike race in the United States.
Martin, who has 11 Ulster GP wins, caused controversy at the 2015 North West 200 by strongly criticising the event's 8.9-mile course, saying he was "bored to the back teeth of riding through chicanes".
The rider's outburst, for which he later publicly apologised to race director Mervyn Whyte, led many to believe that he had raced at the 'Triangle' circuit for the final time.
Martin has yet to fulfil his long-time ambition of winning a race on the 37.73-mile Isle of Man Mountain Course but has achieved several podium finishes since making his TT debut in 2004.
McGuinness retains his links with the official Honda team and is only three wins away from matching Joey Dunlop's all-time record of 26 victories. | Guy Martin is to return to the Isle of Man TT this year as team-mate to John McGuinness in the Honda Racing team. | 1.006095 | 1 |
Centrica said it would sell 350 million shares, worth about £770m, partly to fund acquisitions and partly to pay down debt. Centrica shares fell 22.60p to 208.50p.
The FTSE 100 index closed up 5.23 points at 6,117.25.
BT shares rose 2.6% after the telecoms group reported a 15% rise in profits.
The company also announced that it would spend £6bn over the next three years to roll out faster broadband and mobile phone services.
Rolls-Royce fell 2.3% after the engineering group's latest update. Rolls said its outlook for the year as a whole was unchanged, but added that 2016 continued to be a "challenging year".
Shares in Morrisons rose 2.4% after the supermarket group reported a rise in sales for the second quarter in a row.
On the currency markets, the pound was unchanged against the dollar at $1.4496, but rose 0.7% against the euro to €1.2708. | (Close): Shares in British Gas owner Centrica sank nearly 10% after it announced plans to raise more capital through a share sale. | 0.891171 | 1 |
The university announced back in March it needed to save £10.5m and planned to cut 150 posts.
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) Scotland were balloted as a result.
After the ballot closed on Monday, the union said 73% of those who voted backed strike action. And 80% also voted for action short of a strike.
Andrew MacKillop, Aberdeen UCU representative, said: "Members have made it quite clear that they reject the job losses proposed by the university.
"Strike action is always a last resort but we can't sit back and see jobs lost with the accompanying damage to the student experience and the reputation of the university."
In a statement, the university said it was disappointed that the union had vote for strike action "in the midst of ongoing dialogue".
It added: "According to the results of the ballot, 263 UCU members voted in favour of strike action, representing 12.5% of our total academic and academic-related workforce.
"The UCU had asked for assurance that the university would rule out compulsory redundancies as it seeks to make savings of £10.5m.
"We were unable to give that assurance, although we are working tirelessly to achieve the savings we need through voluntary measures as far as possible, and are pursuing a range of additional options to increase our efficiency as a world-leading university." | Staff at the University of Aberdeen have backed plans for industrial action in a dispute over planned job losses. | 0.978861 | 1 |
Clive Hopkins, from Berkshire, took the piece, belonging to his daughter-in-law, to be examined at Broughton Castle, near Banbury.
Antiques expert Jon Baddeley described it as "fantastic quality, extremely rare and currently very popular".
He valued the piece at between £60,000 and £80,000.
Mr Baddeley said: "I have never seen one, my colleagues have never seen one and if no one has ever seen one you know it is something that is truly desirable."
It was made in Switzerland between 1810 and 1820.
The item has two blades, one silver gilt, and it is decorated in enamel with sea pearls inlaid.
There is also a key arm which winds it up to play a tune.
Mr Hopkins said he would get the key fixed and bring the item back to Antiques Roadshow.
"The family will have to decide what to do and they may put it on display in a museum," he said.
"It was collected, as I gather, hundreds of years ago."
Mr Baddeley told Mr Hopkins: "You've brought in one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen on the Roadshow."
He said he believed, if wound up, the tiny mechanism would play two musical airs.
Simon Shaw, executive editor of the programme, said: "What was unusual about this sublimely beautiful musical penknife was that none of our experts had ever seen anything like it before.
"Its rarity combined with its beauty and quality is what struck a chord with expert Jon Baddeley and so it seems, everyone else who has watched it." | A 200-year-old musical penknife valued at £80,000 which appeared on BBC One's Antiques Roadshow had "never been seen before" by experts. | 1.48326 | 1 |
Yorkshire Water said if metaldehyde - an active ingredient in slug pellets - enters the water system it can lead to breaches in EU standards.
It has asked farmers to ensure pellets are applied correctly or consider alternative measures on land near the River Derwent and Ouse.
Metaldehyde poses no danger to health or the environment, the company said.
Areas where the compound has leaked into the watercourses include land near Northallerton, Haxby, Stamford Bridge, Elvington, Loftsome and Pocklington.
Andrew Walker, from Yorkshire Water, said: "We are positively working with farmers on this issue as we recognise the demands they have to meet food production targets.
"So we are not saying to farmers to stop using slug pellets, but instead to ensure they are applied correctly and to consider alternative measures that have a lower water impact.
"This way, crops will continue to be protected from nuisance slugs without adversely affecting raw water supplies." | Farmers are being urged to avoid polluting nearby watercourses when using slug control pesticides. | 2.189131 | 2 |
Lukas Carey, David Lloyd and Tom Cullen are added to the XI that lost to Derbyshire in Cardiff.
But Will Bragg is still unfit, the batsman having also missed the previous loss at Durham.
Gloucestershire add fit-again all-rounder Graeme van Buuren to the XI who drew with Sussex at Hove.
A hat-trick from current Glamorgan coach Robert Croft ended the teams' last meeting at the College Sports Ground in 2010.
"We need to improve in all areas (from the Derbyshire game)," said Glamorgan captain Michael Hogan.
"We dropped some catches, we gave away some wickets and we didn't bowl very well.
"We've shown if we string a full day's cricket together we can compete with the top teams.
"When I started (the captaincy), consistency was what we were looking for and the last two games we haven't been able to deliver that."
Gloucestershire (from): Bancroft, Dent, Tavare, Roderick, Van Buuren, Hankins, Mustard (c), J.Taylor, Noema-Barnett, Payne, Miles, Norwell.
Glamorgan (from): Rudolph, Selman, Salter, Morgan, Ingram, Donald, Cooke, Lloyd, Wagg, Cullen, de Lange, van der Gugten, Carey, Hogan (capt).
1100 Monday 3 July Commentary BBC Sport website and via app, updates BBC Radio Wales | Glamorgan pick from a 14-man squad away to Gloucestershire at Cheltenham, as they try to bounce back after two Championship defeats. | 0.86964 | 1 |
Whittle, who has signed a one-year-deal, made seven appearances for the National League outfit last season.
Rooney, 19, played 14 games for Dunfermline after joining them in 2015.
City were relegated to the National League at the end of the 2015-16 season, finishing bottom of the League Two table with just seven victories.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | York City have signed defender Alex Whittle and right-back Shaun Rooney from Southport and Dunfermline Athletic respectively. | 0.614527 | 1 |
This is the first time in the dressage event's 66-year history that a day has been cancelled due to the weather.
About 10,000 people, including the Queen were expected to attend Wednesday's event.
Organisers have said that they will make a decision on whether the event can go ahead on Thursday.
Waterlogged fields which would have been used as car parks for the event have been deemed unusable.
Marketing manager for the event Jo Peck said that Wednesday's cancellation was "disappointing" but it is hoped that the remaining four days will go ahead as planned.
She said: "We're doing the right thing because if we can keep [Wednesday] clear we will have a show for the next four days.
"We're doing refunds for anyone who has bought tickets today, so those should go through automatically."
Although attempts were made to contact visitors, people with horse boxes were being turned away at about 09:00 BST.
In celebration of the Queen's 90th birthday, there will be a parade of 900 horses in the private grounds of Windsor Castle on Thursday.
The event will celebrate the Queen's love of horses and the parade is expected to go ahead. | Hundreds of people have been turned away from the Royal Windsor Horse Show on Wednesday after the day's event was cancelled due to flooding. | 1.119541 | 1 |
James McGowan, 58, denied murdering Owen Brannigan, 46, by repeatedly stabbing him at a house in Bankhead Avenue, Kirkwood, on 28 or 29 November, 1999.
At the High Court in Glasgow, he also denied assaulting Thomas Duggan to his severe injury on 28 November, 1999.
A trial date was set for 31 January at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Mr McGowan is alleged to have assaulted Mr Duggan at Kirkshaws Social Club, Dunure Street, Coatbridge. | A man has appeared in court accused of a murder committed in Coatbridge almost 17 years ago. | 0.288752 | 0 |
Peniket, 24, helped the Shaymen win promotion from the National League North this season, scoring 11 goals.
He was signed for Halifax by current Tynesiders boss Neil Aspin in June 2014, winning the FA Trophy in 2016.
Aspin had already signed midfielder Russell Penn and winger Kieran Green for the forthcoming campaign.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | National League side Gateshead have signed striker Richard Peniket on a one-year contract, following the expiry of his deal at FC Halifax Town. | 0.75595 | 1 |
Mark Done, 51, died when Peter Tootle's Volvo lorry crashed into stationary cars on the M53 near Woodchurch, Wirral, on 30 September 2014.
Two other people were seriously injured, one being left with "life-changing" injuries, police said.
Tootle, of Blacon, Chester, was jailed for two-and-a-half years at Liverpool Crown Court.
The 61-year-old, who admitted causing death by dangerous driving, was also handed a 25-month sentence for causing serious injury while driving dangerously, to run concurrently.
He was also banned from driving for five years.
The crash, which damaged eight vehicles, happened close to the M53 turn-off at Bebington, where traffic had been at a standstill due to an earlier accident.
A further eight people received minor injuries.
PC Darran Doyle, of Merseyside Police, said the collision had had a "devastating impact" on several families.
He added: "All this could have been avoided if the driver had heeded the warning signals which were clear to be seen." | A lorry driver who crashed into a line of traffic killing one motorist and injuring two others has been jailed. | 0.988052 | 1 |
The Welsh international, whose deal was due to expire in the summer, sealed a January deadline day move to the Premier League outfit.
"They (Celtic) offered me a contract and I was actually planning on signing," the midfielder told BBC Wales.
"I spoke to Palace and, for me, it was the right time to go."
Ledley, 27, moved to Glasgow under freedom of contract in 2010, following six years at hometown club Cardiff City.
I thought it was right for myself and for the club for me to move on and show the world, hopefully, what I can do in the Premier League
He helped Celtic win three league titles and last year's Scottish Cup.
But, after penning a three-and-a-half year deal at Selhurst Park, he said he was relishing playing in the "best league in the world".
"I enjoyed every moment at Celtic and it's a fantastic club. It will always be with me in my heart," said Ledley.
"I was sat there on deadline day and it came through that the club had accepted a bid. I just thought that it was right for me to go.
"When a club accepts (an offer) then, obviously, they want some money.
"So, I thought it was right for myself and for the club for me to move on and show the world, hopefully, what I can do in the Premier League.
"It was tough. I had the Champions League for a long time and won medals; then you're getting a bit older and at my age - hitting your potential - and I thought it was time for me to play in the Premier League." | Joe Ledley says he was planning to sign a new Celtic deal when they accepted a bid from Crystal Palace. | 0.734352 | 1 |
Paul Bramley, Martyn Matthews and seven-month-old Julian Pracz-Bandres all died when co-pilot Andreas Lubitz crashed the plane in the French Alps.
Lubitz, 27, was seen by 41 doctors in the years before the crash on 24 March.
Lawyers said a flight school where he trained should have prevented him from qualifying as an airline pilot and are planning legal proceedings against it.
The pilot crashed the aircraft into a mountain after locking the captain out of the cockpit. All 150 people on board Flight 9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf were killed.
Clive Garner, head of aviation law at Irwin Mitchell, said the victims' families "deserve answers" as to how he was given clearance to qualify to fly.
"While nothing can bring their loved ones back, they want those who were responsible for allowing Lubitz to qualify as a pilot and fly commercial airliners to be brought to justice.
"To that end we have joined forces with other specialist law firms representing a large number of families from across the world as we prepare a group action against the US flight school in Arizona, who trained Lubitz and deemed him fit to fly airliners for Germanwings."
Seven-month-old Julian, from Manchester, had been travelling with his mother, Spanish-born Marina Bandres Lopez-Belio, 37, at the time of the crash.
Mr Bramley, 28, from Hull, was studying hospitality and hotel management at Cesar Ritz College in Lucerne, Switzerland.
His father Philip has called for more stringent checks on pilots' mental health and said they "should be tested much more regularly".
Mr Matthews, a 50-year-old father-of-two from Wolverhampton, worked as a senior quality manager.
Earlier this month, a report by French investigators revealed Lubitz was urged to attend a psychiatric hospital weeks earlier, but his employer was never alerted.
They believe he brought down the plane deliberately and have called for medical confidentiality to be relaxed for pilots.
Lubitz had been suffering from severe depression, they said, but doctors had been unable to disclose this.
Both Germanwings and its parent company Lufthansa have previously said Lubitz had passed all tests of fitness to fly.
Lufthansa has also acknowledged it knew the co-pilot had suffered from severe depression in 2009 while training for his pilot's licence. | The families of three British victims killed in the Germanwings air disaster a year ago are to take legal action. | 1.397097 | 1 |
It follows a decision by transport body Nestrans to investigate options.
A report looked at economic, social and environmental impacts.
Consultants said full dual carriageways on the A90 and A952 were unlikely to be funded in the short to medium term.
They said dualling the A90 from Ellon to Toll of Birness, and making safety and overtaking improvements on the existing roads, would most likely meet the objectives.
The consultants also said a new rail route from Ellon to Aberdeen through the Bridge of Don, and any new rail services north of Ellon, should be ruled out.
However, they said reinstating the Dyce to Ellon line should be explored further.
Nestrans board members are being asked to approve a second stage of assessment when they meet next week.
In December, the re-opening of the railway link between Ellon and Dyce was recommended by the Scottish Association for Public Transport.
SAPT said the 14-mile line would "revolutionise" transport in the area. | New dual carriageways to Peterhead and Fraserburgh are unlikely to attract enough funding to be cost-effective and the only new rail line worth opening is a re-instated Dyce to Ellon line, consultants have said. | 1.603124 | 2 |
One of the books is a copy of Old King Cole which measures less than 1mm in height!
It was published in 1985 and held the world record for the smallest printed book for 20 years.
It is one of about 80 miniature books which will go on display in Edinburgh until 17 November.
A miniature book is generally defined as one that is less than 7.5cm tall.
In the 1870s, the Glasgow book publisher David Bryce & Son became one of the most successful miniature book publishers in the world.
They found that books sold thousands upon thousands more copies if they were miniature.
Others, like the tiny copy of Old King Cole, are simply published for a bit of fun. | Some of the world's smallest books have been put on display at the National Library of Scotland. | 1.943216 | 2 |
A man was walking on High Street in Cheadle towards Ashfield Road when he was struck by a silver A-Class Mercedes at about 19:50 GMT on Boxing Day.
Greater Manchester Police said the injured man was in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
A 32-year-old man from Cheadle Hulme is due to appear at Stockport Magistrates Court later. | A man has been charged with attempted murder after a 41-year-old was hit by a car in Stockport, Greater Manchester. | 0.224216 | 0 |
Prof Lord Robert Winston said: "It's very clear if we came out of Europe, where we get much more out than we put in in science, we will lose massively."
The Labour life peer was speaking at the BioWales conference in Cardiff.
But the Scientists For Britain group is arguing that Britain would be no worse off by leaving the EU.
The group, which claims to have 150 members, said there were 13 countries outside the EU which successfully apply for European funding.
Lord Winston, a Labour life peer, said he was not speaking politically "but simply looking at it financially".
The professor at Imperial College in London said the figures were "incontrovertible" while collaborations, such as in engineering, could be lost.
"How you'd deal with European students who might not want to come here or be charged very different fees in future is a real problem for us," he told BBC Wales.
"We could see ourselves losing a lot of income which props up our university system right across the system."
Lord Winston, an In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) pioneer and broadcaster, was speaking on changing genes at the two-day conference.
It brings together life science companies and academics from around the world.
Meanwhile, stem cell regenerative therapy company ReNeuron has opened its new headquarters in Pencoed near Bridgend, after moving from Guildford in Surrey. The company aims to create a further 70 new jobs over time. | One of Britain's best known scientists said it could be a "disaster" for university research if Britain left the European Union. | 1.892144 | 2 |
Ward boundaries would be redrawn under the plans, recommended in a review by Sir Bob Kerslake, published last year.
Chair of the Local Government Boundary Commission, Max Caller, said the shake-up would "help the council address the failings of the past".
The new wards would ensure "electoral equality" for voters, the council said.
A public consultation is under way.
Mr Caller said the Kerslake report had found the "current quantity of councillors, committees and decision-making bodies had not always translated into a high quality of representation for local people."
He said the council supported the thrust of the report and the "process of change in Birmingham is under way".
Sir Bob's review was commissioned following a series of investigations into the so-called Trojan Horse letter, which detailed an alleged hard-line Islamist takeover plot in some city schools.
In his report, he also concluded the council's current election system, in which a third of councillors are voted in each year, had not helped "strategic decisions".
Under the new set-up, the entire council would be up for re-election every four years.
Leader of Birmingham City Council, Sir Albert Bore, said the proposals would not come into effect for three years, by which time there would have been "big changes" in how the council operated.
He said there was a "clear vision for the future governance of the city that would address past failings and future plans".
However, on Monday, the Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel, which was set up on Sir Bob's recommendation to oversee changes at the council, said the speed of progress was too slow.
Currently, each ward in Birmingham is represented by three councillors, the Boundary Commission said, and there are 40 wards in the city. | The number of elected councillors at Birmingham City Council is likely to be cut from 120 to 100, in an attempt to tackle "deep-rooted" issues. | 1.368467 | 1 |
The city council said developing the Bannerdale site, off Carter Knowle Road, posed no risk to health.
It said it had carried out extensive investigations into any potential risks.
Campaigners have raised concerns over possible health risks and increased traffic if the build goes ahead.
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The development, which includes sports facilities and a 1,200 place secondary school, attracted more than 80 objections.
However, Joel Hardwick, Schools Organisation Manager at Sheffield City Council, said: "It's really important to stress that we would never build a school on land that was unsafe.
"We know that it is a suitable and safe place to build an excellent new school to serve the south west of Sheffield."
The authority said the birth rate in Sheffield had increased by 25% since 2002, with 1,000 more children per year entering education.
It said the area earmarked for the school was a popular location for young families and the additional places were needed to meet demand.
Opponents said air pollution and traffic congestion were already a problem in the area and would be made worse by the school, which they claimed was not needed.
They also raised concerns about possible health risks posed by waste from the former landfill site, and the loss of green space.
The plans were approved at a meeting on Tuesday. | Plans to build a £25m school on a former landfill site in Sheffield have been approved, despite concerns over the suitability of the area. | 1.597556 | 2 |
Virgin Trains East Coast wants to replace its travel centres with open plan "customer zones", the Transport Salaried Staffs Association said.
Stations at London King's Cross, Edinburgh, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York and Newcastle could be affected.
The firm said it would consult staff.
The new "customer zones" would allow staff to advise and help passengers buy tickets through machines leading to the loss of 31 travel centre jobs and 15 station staff, the union said.
It said a memo had been sent to staff outlining the plans and that redundancies would be on a voluntary basis.
General secretary of the union, Manuel Cortes, warned of possible industrial action.
"This looks like another cost-cutting exercise at the expense of passengers and staff, all dressed up as improving customer service," he said.
"It looks to us it will mean longer queues and more expensive tickets because we have not yet got the technology to sell the whole range of tickets through hand held machines."
He said there appeared to be a "wider agenda of attacking staffing conditions across other franchises", citing the current Southern rail dispute over plans for drivers, rather than guards, to open and close carriage doors.
Mr Cortes said union members were "clearly unhappy" with the situation, adding a ballot on industrial action had not been ruled out.
In a statement, Virgin Trains East Coast said the proposed changes were part of "plans which put the customer at the heart of all our operations".
"Where any changes affect our travel centre colleagues, we will be consulting fully with them and the TSSA in due course," it added. | A rail company is planning to axe up to 46 jobs at travel centres and train stations along the East Coast Main Line route, a union has claimed. | 1.082419 | 1 |
The 26-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Russian champions, who are managed by Luciano Spalletti.
Zenit have also completed the signing of midfielder Axel Witsel, 23, from Benfica for a similar fee.
Hulk said: "I was very happy in Portugal and I want to be happy in Russia too."
Backed by Russian energy giant Gazprom, Zenit St Petersburg boast a squad that also includes Portuguese duo Bruno Alves and Danny. They were also linked with a move for Manchester United's Nani.
Witsel, capped 30 times by Belgium, began his career at Standard Liege.
Like Hulk, he has also signed a five-year contract with Zenit.
Hulk, who can also play on the wing, had talks with Roberto Di Matteo's Chelsea after Didier Drogba announced he was leaving Stamford Bridge in the wake of the club's Champions League triumph over Bayern Munich.
The Brazilian joined Porto from Japanese side Tokyo Verdy in 2008 and scored 54 goals for them in 103 league matches.
Hulk, who appeared for Brazil in this summer's Olympic football tournament, and Witsel have been brought in to help Zenit's Champions League campaign which begins on 18 September away to Malaga.
Zenit have also been drawn in the same group as AC Milan and Anderlecht.
"We were trying to sign them before the 3 September deadline for the Champions League so they can play for us in that competition as well as the Russian League," said Zenit St Petersburg spokesman Dmitry Tsimmerman.
Zenit are currently top of the Russian league with 16 points from seven matches.
Speaking to the Russian club's website, Hulk thanked Porto for introducing him to European football and described his move to Zenit as "another victory, another important step". | Brazil striker Hulk, who had talks with Chelsea in May, has joined Zenit St Petersburg from Porto in a transfer deal worth £32m. | 0.985743 | 1 |
Terry, 30, who is also Chelsea's captain, denies aiming a racist slur at the QPR player in a game on 23 October.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed that a "30-year-old man was interviewed under caution on Friday 25 November. He was not arrested."
The Football Association is also looking into the incident.
Some members of the public claimed video replays from the match at Loftus Road showed Terry using racist language, while the FA said it had received a complaint.
Ferdinand has previously given a statement to the FA, saying he has "very strong" feelings on the matter, but will not elaborate until the FA inquiry has been concluded.
The FA's investigation into the allegation cannot be completed until the outcome of the police investigation.
In a statement following the game at Loftus Road, Terry described the incident as a "misunderstanding" and claimed that his accusers "have leapt to the wrong conclusions about the context of what I was seen to be saying".
He added: "I would never say such a thing - and I'm saddened that people would think so." | England football captain John Terry has been questioned in relation to allegations that he racially abused Anton Ferdinand, the BBC understands. | 0.837493 | 1 |
The steps to Petit Port Bay were shut in May after damage caused by heavy rainfall during storms.
An inspection by engineering consultants Frederick Sherrell Ltd will start on Monday and is due to end on 27 March.
The department said if no further work was needed the steps should be re-opened for the Easter holiday.
Four parking spaces will be suspended in the Petit Port car park for the duration of the works.
The bay was previously closed between 2001 and 2005, after a series of landslides made the area too dangerous to access.
It was only reopened after new concrete steps, handrails and fencing to contain rockfalls were installed. | Steps at a bay in Guernsey could be opened by Easter, according to the environment department. | 1.070395 | 1 |
Barrow Borough Council's licensing committee spent three days considering David Gill's request.
But the council refused permission for the extension after inspectors raised concerns about "out-of-date practices".
Karen Brewer, the zoo's chief executive officer, said great strides had been made to improve the zoo and keep it the "unique attraction" it is.
Whoever takes over running the zoo must apply for a new licence within the next six months.
Mr Gill first received a licence to run the zoo in May 1994, when the attraction consisted of 290 animals on 12 acres with about 200 visitors a day.
Now the zoo is home to more than 1,000 animals across 50 acres, attracting more than 250,000 visitors and generating £3m a year.
The council has gone along with an inspector's recommendation that the licence, which must be renewed every six years, should not be reissued until new management is in place at the zoo.
A report to the committee said: "Of particular concern to the inspectors is the fact that as this zoo grows, it relies heavily on (Mr Gill's) experience implementing out-of-date practices and refusing to implement modern zoo practices.
"This has resulted in animal welfare issues, a higher than expected mortality rate amongst the animals, higher than expected incidents (such as injuries to the public from animals), and places both staff and the public potentially in danger."
The council said Mr Gill had installed new management but there were concerns about him, as licence holder, overruling other management decisions.
Ms Brewer said: "I am confident in my own position to manage the zoo without David here on a regular basis but we do need his ideas and his contribution in this zoo as it is vital to keep its heart alive." | Councillors have refused to renew the licence of the owner and founder of South Lakes Safari Zoo. | 1.531492 | 2 |
The terms of the new oil contracts will be more favourable to foreign investors, who will be allowed a greater stake in long-term profits.
Iran is gearing up for the lifting of sanctions following the nuclear deal with six world powers in July.
The country has some of the biggest oil and gas reserves in the world.
The new contracts were announced at a conference in Tehran attended by many of the world's major energy companies, including BP, Shell, Total, Statoil and Sinopec. There were, however, no US companies present.
The energy majors are keen to exploit Iran's abundant reserves of oil.
The new contracts put an end to the so-called buyback model, which has historically deterred foreign investors, where overseas contractors developed and operated an oil field before handing it over to Iran.
Now, more lucrative longer-term contracts will be offered, where foreign companies can retain a stake in the field.
About 50 oil and gas projects are expected to be unveiled during the Tehran conference, taking place on Saturday and Sunday.
"The contract models introduced today are not perfect or ideal, but an effective and responsive model for both sides," Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said.
"To continue to play a role [as a major oil supplier], we hope to enjoy working with reputable international oil companies under a win-win situation."
Mr Zaganeh added that Iran had "no objection to or problem with the participation of US companies".
Iran has big plans to increase oil production in the coming years, from about three million barrels a day now to five million by the end of the decade.
It has already pledged to increase output by 500,000 barrels a day once sanctions are lifted. | Iran has overhauled the way in which it offers contracts to foreign energy companies in a bid to attract up to $30bn of new investment. | 1.51671 | 2 |
Prof Nigel Piercy resigned as dean of the School of Management on Friday, citing "differences" with the university.
Some university staff have claimed the department was run as a "dictatorship".
Chair of the university's council Sir Roger Jones said "byzantine" rules were behind delays in dealing with concerns.
Earlier this year, BBC Wales heard from university staff who voiced unhappiness about their treatment at work.
At the same time, it was announced an internal inquiry had been launched.
Past and present members of the school later questioned why the senior management team had not stepped in sooner.
On Saturday, Sir Roger said: "It's extremely difficult to make these changes, particularly when academic freedom is considered to be the big issue."
He added: "The rules and regulations and the statutes are byzantine in their complexity and it takes time to do these things."
The BBC understands Prof Piercy's son, Niall, has been suspended as pro-dean and Prof Marc Clement will take over the as acting head of the school from Monday.
The University and College Union, which represents those working in higher education, has declined to comment. | The chairman of Swansea University Council has defended the time it has taken to deal with complaints about a senior staff member. | 0.955389 | 1 |
Police were alerted by two other climbers who found the bodies on Stob Coire nam Beith at 16:25 on Saturday.
Officers directed Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team to the scene and the bodies of the two men were located at about 18:55.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Sadly, the two climbers were found to be deceased. Further details will be released when available."
It is understood the two men were roped together.
The leader of the mountain rescue team, Andy Nelson, said an investigation was under way to check for any sign of an avalanche. | Two men have died while climbing in Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands. | 0.721649 | 1 |
A statement after a meeting of the country's security cabinet said the construction would take place in the Emek Shilo area near Nablus.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been simultaneously negotiating with the US government on reducing settlement activity.
Palestinian officials have condemned the move.
"Today's announcement once again proves that Israel is more committed to appeasing its illegal settler population than to abiding by the requirements for stability and a just peace," Hanan Ashrawi, an executive committee member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has yet to comment on the Israeli vote, which was unanimous.
The new settlement will be used to house Jewish families evicted from Amona, an outpost that was cleared last month after the Israeli Supreme Court ruled it had been built illegally on private Palestinian land.
Mr Netanyahu then promised Amona residents that a new area would be found for them.
The issue of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem has long been a major source of dispute between Israel and the Palestinians.
More than 600,000 Jews live in about 140 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The settlements are considered illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this.
Israel's pro-settlement government, which had sharp differences with Barack Obama administration on the issue, felt emboldened when Donald Trump took office in January.
Since then, it has authorised 6,000 new settlement homes, in one of the biggest surges for years. | Israel has approved the building of the first new settlement on the occupied West Bank in more than two decades. | 1.852271 | 2 |
The court said it would not overturn a rejection of clemency for Serge Atlaoui from Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
An execution date has not been set, but officials say it will not take place during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ends in mid-July.
Atlaoui was granted a last-minute reprieve in April and left out of a group of foreigners who were executed.
The attorney general has said the appeal against the rejection of his clemency bid was the final legal recourse for Atlaoui. His lawyers have nonetheless vowed to continue to seek legal avenues.
Indonesia's tough stance on drug trafficking has drawn international criticism.
It was always very unlikely that the administrative court would be able to spare Serge Atlaoui from his fate.
Other foreign drug convicts, including the late high-profile Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, had tried challenging the presidential rejection of their clemency, and failed.
The only thing that can keep Atlaoui now from the firing squad is a political decision.
Indonesia's second round of executions this year created a lot of negative publicity internationally. While the government has not shown any signs of relenting in its stance on the death penalty, the urgency in executing drug convicts seems to have quietly slipped away.
Atlaoui, who is a married father-of-four, was arrested by Jakarta police at a house in Banten province dubbed the "ecstasy pills factory" by local media.
A court found him guilty in 2007 of trafficking 551lb (250kg) of hallucinogens and 306lb of methamphetamines.
He was given the reprieve in May because his appeal of the clemency rejection was still outstanding in the courts.
France takes a very strong stance against the death penalty and President Francois Hollande has warned of diplomatic consequences if Atlaoui is executed. | A court in Indonesia has rejected the final appeal of a French national sentenced to death for drug offences. | 1.638988 | 2 |
Thomson scored following a good run and cross by Calum Gallagher and Dumbarton goalkeeper Alan Martin produced a fine double save to deny Jean-Yves M'voto.
The Sons doubled their advantage thanks to another fine finish from the 23-year-old forward.
Sam Stanton bundled home a third before Dumbarton added a late fourth through Garry Fleming. | Robert Thomson scored a first-half brace as Dumbarton secured an impressive victory over Raith Rovers. | 0.344952 | 0 |
The corpse was found in August 1974 at Cockley Cley, near Swaffham, Norfolk.
In May, Norfolk Police said they had new lines of inquiry but the force said the investigation had now been put on hold due to "demand from live cases".
Two women from Dundee have been eliminated from the investigation.
The murdered woman was found wearing a pink nightdress and was bound in a plastic sheet, tied with rope from Dundee.
In January, Det Ch Insp Andy Guy, from Norfolk and Suffolk's major investigation team, said police had the victim's full DNA profile.
He said more than 500 missing women cases had been looked at to eliminate possible matches.
A second post-mortem examination on the remains was carried out using modern techniques and police said the victim had probably given birth before her death.
Original tests, made the day after the body was found on a heath, put the victim's age between 23 and 35.
One line of inquiry was that she could have been an escort known as The Duchess, who had worked in Great Yarmouth before vanishing.
The unusual four-strand rope found with the body, believed to have been used in agriculture, was tracked to Dundee but the manufacturers have all since closed.
Current cases for Norfolk Police, which have led them to rest the inquiry, include the attempted abduction at knifepoint of an RAF Marham serviceman. | Police trying to identify a headless murder victim more than 40 years on have ruled out two women from their inquiry. | 1.34498 | 1 |
The Serbian FA was fined 80,000 euros (£65,000) following violence and racist abuse during Serbia's under-21 game against England in October.
"I will take up the discussion with the president of Uefa," said Blatter, talking at a news conference in Tokyo.
"But I don't know if he has influence on his disciplinary committee."
Platini is reported to be considering an appeal to the disciplinary committee of his own confederation over the severity of the punishment, which also decreed Serbia must play their next competitive under-21 game behind closed doors.
Observers have drawn a negative contrast with the 100,000 euros (£80,000) fine Denmark's Nicklas Bendtner received after revealing a sponsor's logo on his underwear during a Euro 2012 game.
Blatter declined to answer BBC Sport's question as to whether he believed Uefa's fine was too lenient but added: "I'm sure that we can pick up with Uefa [about] the level of governance that there should be in all football - not just with Uefa but all other confederations and national associations.
"There should be very strong, harsh punishment when it comes to discrimination and racism."
The Football Association has strongly condemned the level of the punishment stating it "does not believe the sanction sends a strong enough message".
Elaborating on his belief that Fifa has set a strong example when confronted with cases of racism Blatter said: "Racism and discrimination comes not from football, it comes from our society.
"It is a question of solidarity and a question of education, and you cannot educate everybody, to be fair.
"It's so easy to say football is discipline, respect and fair play. It's easy to say but not so easy to apply."
England's Thomas Ince and Steven Caulker were banned over incidents that took place during England Under-21s' win in October.
Four Serbian players were banned, while two of their coaches are suspended for two years.
Uefa will send both football associations its full written reasons for its decision and they will then have three days to decide whether to appeal. | Fifa president Sepp Blatter says he plans to discuss the punishment handed to the Serbian FA with his Uefa counterpart Michel Platini. | 1.410102 | 1 |
The plan envisages greater co-ordination in areas like EU-led peacekeeping missions outside the bloc.
However, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini stressed that the bloc did not intend to compete with Nato or create a European army.
She added that the plan was under consideration before Donald Trump's victory in US presidential elections.
During the campaign, Mr Trump suggested that Washington may not automatically come to the aid of a Nato ally under attack, criticising low levels of defence spending by some EU members of the military alliance.
The defence plan was agreed at a meeting of EU defence and foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday.
"This is a qualitative leap in the European Union's security and defence," Ms Mogherini told reporters, while French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that "Europe needs to be able to act for its own security".
Ms Mogherini said the EU would not be competing with Nato but rather would strengthen the alliance, and nor would it be creating an EU army or a military headquarters.
What it would seek to do is to provide far-greater co-ordination in areas like peacekeeping missions to African countries, naval efforts to reduce refugee flows, and defence spending and research by EU countries on items like drones and helicopters, she said.
The aim of all of these was to make both the EU and its citizens safer at home and abroad in an uncertain world, Ms Mogherini added.
The EU action plan has been a year in the making, conceived after last year's Paris attacks left Europeans feeling vulnerable, the BBC's Europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports.
But it has been given added impetus by Mr Trump's warnings that he expects Europe to pay more of the bills for its own defence, our correspondent adds.
He says that Brexit has also boosted the plan, because the UK has traditionally blocked such Franco-German initiatives to give the EU a greater security dimension. | European Union countries have agreed a plan to boost the organisation's defence and security role. | 2.107196 | 2 |
De Luca, 32, has extended his contract with Wasps until the summer, when he will become director of rugby at Uppingham School in Rutland.
After starting his professional career at Edinburgh, De Luca featured for Border Reivers, Edinburgh again and Biarritz before joining Wasps in July.
Wasps are currently top of the Premiership.
Dai Young's side are second in their European Champions Cup pool - one point behind Connacht - ahead of their final pool fixture away to Zebre on Sunday.
"It has been an incredibly difficult decision to retire from the game at the end of the season, but one that was made easier after I met Uppingham School headmaster Richard Maloney and he shared with me his vision for the school," De Luca told the Wasps website.
Young said: "He is a model professional who has done really well each time he has pulled on the Wasps shirt. He has a great attitude and adds a lot to the squad through his international experience." | Former Scotland centre Nick de Luca will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. | 0.717747 | 1 |
A three-year ban is in place on killing fish outside estuary limits with strict controls on numbers in inland waters.
The Annan Common Good Fund holds the rights to traditional fishing methods such as haaf, poke and stake netting in much of the area.
It has estimated the annual cost of the regulations is nearly £17,000 and hopes to reclaim it from Marine Scotland.
The new regulations have sparked concerns for the future of some of the historic fishing methods used in the waters off Dumfries and Galloway.
When they were introduced the Scottish government said it was aware of the "cultural importance" of haaf netting.
Now the Annan Common Good Fund is being asked to submit a compensation claim for the losses it believes it will incur.
It is also being asked to agree take part in scientific research which will allow some salmon to be caught. | A compensation claim has been drawn up for the impact of new wild salmon protection rules on the Solway Firth. | 2.687271 | 3 |
Police said up to 20 headstones and memorials at Derry City Cemetery were damaged some time between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
PSNI Insp Jennifer Hudson said: "This will obviously cause distress to a number of families and local community.
"I would appeal to anyone with any information about this to contact Strand Road Police Station." | A number of graves at a cemetery in Londonderry have been targeted by vandals. | 0.545383 | 1 |
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The bowler, who served a five-year ban for spot-fixing at Lord's in 2010, took the final wicket in Pakistan's 75-run win over England on the same ground.
"It's going to be a really memorable game of his life," said Misbah.
"From here he can restart his career and prove to everybody that he is a good kid now and a mature cricketer."
Amir, 24, also served a jail term for his part in a plot with fellow pace bowler Mohammad Asif and captain Salman Butt to deliberately bowl no-balls in the final Test of Pakistan's last tour of England.
With his first Test back coincidentally coming at Lord's, Amir took three wickets across both innings, bowling Jake Ball to seal a victory that puts Pakistan 1-0 up in the four-match series.
"Everyone believes he's such a great cricketer and fine bowler and wants him to be in the game," added Misbah, whose side have now won six of their past seven Tests against England.
Chasing 283 to win, England were bowled out for 207 on the fourth evening as leg-spinner Yasir Shah claimed 4-69 to finish with match figures of 10-141.
"I am really proud of the team, the way that they fought," said Misbah, who made 114 in Pakistan's first-innings 339 - in a match when only two other batsmen reached 50.
"Mentally everyone was strong. It was a really good win for us.
"Winning this Test match against a top side who are really good in their home conditions, that speaks volumes about this team and for all of the players."
Media playback is not supported on this device | Mohammad Amir can get on with the rest of his career after completing his return to Test cricket, according to Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq. | 1.050812 | 1 |
The Sixers will take on Brisbane Heat in the semi-finals, with the Stars visiting group winners Perth Scorchers.
In the Women's Big Bash League, England captain Heather Knight led Hobart Hurricanes into the semis where they will face group winners Sydney Sixers.
Perth Scorchers will meet Brisbane Heat with England players in both squads.
With England's limited-overs side on tour in India, English interest in the men's semi-finals will rest with five players who have all been discarded from the national one-day set-up at various points.
In the first semi-final, Tim Bresnan and Ian Bell will be on home turf in Perth after helping the Scorchers finish top of the pile, and will line up against a Stars side featuring Kevin Pietersen and Luke Wright.
Meanwhile, in the second semi in Brisbane, Michael Lumb - who has played for the Sixers in each of the BBL's six seasons, and won the Champions League Twenty20 with them in 2012 - will be the sole England player on view.
Lumb, Pietersen, Wright and Bresnan were all in the England side which won the ICC World Twenty20 final against Australia in 2010 - but none has played for England in T20 cricket since 2014.
The Scorchers, who had already qualified for the WBBL last four, will have England pace bowlers Katherine Brunt and Anya Shrubsole leading their attack against a Heat side who recently added opener Lauren Winfield as an injury replacement while she was on holiday in Australia - and needed a super over to beat Adelaide Strikers on Saturday to book their place.
Sixers wicketkeeper Amy Jones will be the fifth England player involved in the semi-finals, in a side also containing Ireland all-rounder Kim Garth.
They will face a Hurricanes outfit skippered by Knight, who top scored with 35 from 26 balls as they pipped Melbourne Stars - including her England team-mate Natalie Sciver - with a four-wicket win in a winner-takes-all match to decide fourth place on Saturday.
However, Sydney Thunder - who won both the men's and inaugural women's events last year - failed to reach the semi-finals in either competition this time around, finishing bottom of the men's table and sixth in the women's. | Sydney Sixers earned the final place in the Big Bash League last four, beating Melbourne Stars by three wickets in the final game of the regular season. | 0.855361 | 1 |
The Rose-coloured Starling, normally found in eastern Europe, was seen in the garden of a house in Larchcroft Close, Ipswich, on Saturday.
Simon Fisk, 40, who lives in the road, said there were about 200 visitors.
"The road was jam packed and there was a constant flow of twitchers from about 10:00," he said.
"They were coming in groups of what seemed about 30 at a time.
"One of the residents has a cherry tree and apparently the bird was there numerous times throughout the day.
"The neighbours were very accommodating, letting them into the gardens so they could get a better view."
He said there had been a "handful" of visitors now but "nothing like yesterday".
The bird is also known as the Rosy Starling and Rose-colour Pastor.
The name Pastor comes from the Latin "pastor" meaning shepherd.
The adult has a pink body and black head.
One of the twitchers, Chris Mee, said: "The bird is not a British species. It is the first time I've seen one."
Mr Mee, from Ipswich, said he had been bird watching for 30 years.
Bird watcher Jason Ward, from Harlow, Essex, said: "The starling is a real stunner."
The birds are nomadic, travelling in huge flocks to winter in tropical Asia, mainly feeding on berries, fruits, grasshoppers and locusts. | A quiet residential street found itself at the centre of a frenzy of excitement for several hours as word spread that a rare bird had been spotted in the area. | 1.83652 | 2 |
The 22-year-old broke a club record with 12 consecutive home clean sheets last season.
"The offers have been derisory to say the least, the enquiries have not, but we haven't had concrete bids from those conversations," Brown told BBC Essex.
"We have from QPR but it was insignificant. It was knocked back in no uncertain terms."
Bentley helped Southend win promotion to League One via the play-offs last term, with the keeper's save from Wycombe's Sam Wood in a penalty shootout at Wembley sending Brown's side up.
He also won both the supporters' and players' player of the year awards for 2014-15.
"I don't think the bids are going to go away and his career is well and truly off and running," said Brown.
"All you can do is give advice. Do you recommend he goes to sit on his backside in the Premier League and wait for a top-class goalkeeper? Before you know it he's 26 and played no more games.
"At this moment in time, he's on the right path."
Brown added he was keen to sign another striker, and says they are looking at options including Crawley's Izale McLeod and Charlton's Joe Pigott - who scored at Wembley while on loan with the Shrimpers last season.
"Conversations have been ongoing with players, agents and clubs," said Brown. "There are two or three clubs interested in Izale McLeod and one of them has put in a substantial bid on the table for him.
"If you look at his record, he's played at a higher level and scored goals, so it would be a significant signing if we can get our hands on him.
"And obviously the Joe Pigott situation has been ongoing over the last four weeks, to which we had a little bit of a guided message with Charlton on Wednesday that could make it important we get him in before Saturday." | Southend United manager Phil Brown says offers made for goalkeeper Daniel Bentley have been "derisory". | 0.870807 | 1 |
She spotted the daredevil seal on a whale-watching trip near Eden in New South Wales, Australia. But she only realised she had taken the unusual picture when she went through the photos later.
The whales and seals were in a feeding frenzy and the seal jumped on the back of the whale to get to calmer waters.
Animal experts say that seals riding on whales is very rare. Whale expert Geoff Ross, who works in New South Wales said: "The only other time was a seal trying to get away from a killer whale."
Ms Malcolm insisted that the photo was not fake, saying: "I'm positive, because I don't know how to use Photoshop. And I do still have it on the camera so I can prove it." | An Australian photographer has captured the incredible moment a seal was seen surfing on the back of a humpback whale. | 1.4755 | 1 |
The 70-year-old was arrested at his home in Bayswater, west London, by Surrey Police on Wednesday.
His arrest was made in connection with allegations linked to the Walton Hop Disco in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
Two other men, aged 77 and 86, both from Walton-on-Thames, were arrested and have also been released on bail.
The men were all arrested on suspicion of various sexual offences concerning boys under the age of 16, Surrey Police have said.
All three men have been released on police bail until 9 March next year.
Mr King is a former chart-topping star and TV producer who worked on BBC shows such as No Limits and The Great British Song Contest.
He reached number four in the UK charts for his 1965 single Everyone's Gone to the Moon, and he also worked with bands such as Genesis and the Bay City Rollers. | Former music mogul Jonathan King has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of historical child sex offences. | 0.732289 | 1 |
Melanie Harris, 44, emptied the bank account of 65-year-old Ted Carter, who had cerebral palsy, and used it for shopping trips and family presents.
Harris, from Barnstaple, had denied one count of fraud but was jailed for two-and-a-half years for the thefts which took place between 2011 and 2013.
The Recorder said she had abused "a highly vulnerable housebound man".
Harris was responsible for looking after Mr Carter and his wife who used a wheelchair, at their bungalow in Wikley Close, Barnstaple, as a team leader with the private care provider, Cygnet Care.
Police described her house in Fremington as "looking like a show home", after Harris used the couple's debit card on a series of shopping trips, Exeter Crown Court heard last year.
Harris, who hid Mr Carter's bank statements to cover up the thefts, was caught after another carer noticed Mr Carter's money had been used for a baby shower.
Recorder Philip Mott said: "He trusted you with his card, PIN and passbook and trusted you as a co-signatory. As a result, you had complete control over his accounts."
The recorder said Harris was motivated by "family expenses", and cited the probation report which spoke of her "greed and a desire to fund a lavish lifestyle". | A care worker has been jailed for stealing £75,000 from a patient to spend on a "lavish lifestyle". | 1.020616 | 1 |
Lt Donald Mackintosh, who served with the Seaforth Highlanders, died in the Battle of Arras in 1917.
His actions led to the posthumous award of a Victoria Cross.
Arras was fought from 9 April to 16 May 1917 and marked the beginning of the spring offensive on the Western Front.
An unusually high number of Scottish soldiers took part in the battle and 18,000 of them were killed.
The official citation marking Donald Mackintosh's VC reads:
"For most conspicuous bravery and resolution in the face of intense machine gun fire.
"During the initial advance he was shot through the right leg, but though crippled he continued to lead his men and captured the trench.
"In the captured trench Lt. Mackintosh collected men of another company who had lost their leader, and drove back a counterattack.
"He was again wounded, and although unable to stand, he continued, nevertheless, to control the situation.
"With only fifteen men left, he ordered his party to be ready to advance to the final objective, and with great difficulty got out of the trench and encouraged his men to advance.
"He was again wounded and fell.
"The gallantry and devotion to duty of this officer were beyond all praise."
Lt Mackintosh was just 21 when he was killed.
British artillery had attacked German lines with heavy shells in preparation for the advance at Arras.
But many German machine-gun positions remained intact.
British units, including The Seaforths, suffered massive losses as they attacked.
In many cases, more junior officers like Mackintosh were expected to rally soldiers whose company commanders had already fallen.
By the time the Battle of Arras ended, the Allies had suffered 159,000 casualties, 46,000 of them Scots. | A memorial stone has been laid in Glasgow to honour a World War One officer who led a successful advance while so badly wounded he could not stand. | 2.509585 | 3 |
Slovenian world players' union member Dejan Stefanovic told the BBC that Mourinho was "bullying" the German, who has been told to find another club.
The League Managers' Association said the comments were "totally inappropriate".
It added Stefanovic "has apologised to Mr Mourinho".
Schweinsteiger, 32, signed a three-year deal in 2015 and played 31 games last season but has trained alone or with the under-21s since Mourinho took over.
There has been interest in him from both the Premier League and overseas.
In his BBC interview, Stefanovic said: "It is clear bullying. In Slovenia, we would have indicted Mourinho and asked for the highest penalty - three years in prison."
The LMA said he had been speaking "in a personal capacity" and not on behalf of Fifpro, the world players' union.
It added: "Mr Stefanovic has stated that his comments appear to have been misinterpreted."
Fifpro secretary general Theo van Seggelen and Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor are believed to have worked hard to secure the apology from Stefanovic.
Mourinho, meanwhile, is known to have spoken to Richard Bevan, the chief executive of the LMA, about the comments.
Speaking last week, the Portuguese said: "What is happening is what is happening in every club in the world. The manager decides his squad and chooses a certain number of players to face the season."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has received an apology for the claim he should be jailed for his treatment of midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger. | 1.030244 | 1 |
Creighton was riding at Warrnambool on Saturday when was unseated as his horse The Walrus stumbled early in the race.
He was initially conscious but his condition deteriorated at Warrnambool Base Hospital and he was transferred to Melbourne for further treatment.
He remains in intensive care following wrist surgery, Racing Victoria said.
Creighton was formerly based in Britain and rode big winners for trainer Mick Channon.
Former England footballer Channon tweeted: "Some positive news about Eddie Creighton thankfully. A smashing lad." | Irish jockey Eddie Creighton is "conscious and responsive" after coming out of an induced coma following a fall at an Australian racecourse. | 0.773168 | 1 |
The denial came after its star, Robert Lindsay, said he had been "chased" by a TV company with "a fantastic idea" for updating the show.
He told the Independent the new show would see his "urban guerilla" Wolfie Smith running for the Labour Party.
But Jim Sullivan, son of the show's late creator, said a revival was "not something we would want to do."
"Every episode of Citizen Smith was written by my Dad - all the lines, ideas and plots were his. As we have said about Only Fools and Horses, the show only ever had one writer and it is going to stay that way," he added.
John Sullivan wrote four series of Citizen Smith, which ran on the BBC between 1977 and 1980.
Based on someone Sullivan had known, the character of Wolfie Smith was described as a deluded anarchist: Full of good intentions but beset by idleness.
In his interview with the Independent, Lindsay admitted he had unfinished business with the role.
"It was a series I never finished. It was just beginning to become huge. You know what happens, you want to be a serious actor, you don't want to do sitcoms," he said.
He did not tell the newspaper who was behind the proposed revival, but said that the "moves afoot in the industry to bring Citizen Smith back" were by "some respected figures that I very much admire".
The proposed show would have reflected Labour's shift to the left and the popularity of possible new leader Jeremy Corbyn.
On Friday morning, Lindsay clarified his comments in a tweet, saying: "I'm afraid [t]here have been many plans to resurrect Wolfie but he rests with his brilliant creator John Sullivan RIPx." | Writer John Sullivan's estate has denied there are plans afoot to resurrect his 70s sitcom Citizen Smith. | 1.145879 | 1 |
The explosion, at a police checkpoint, was the deadliest attack on security forces in Cairo in over six months.
The area has been cordoned off, while a bomb disposal squad searches for any other possible explosives.
A recently emerged militant group called Hasm - or decisiveness - said it carried out the attack.
The group, described by Egyptian security forces as an armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, said it was behind an assassination attempt on a senior prosecutor in September.
Hasm accuses Egyptian judges of sentencing thousands of innocent people to death, or jailing them for life.
Hundreds of of Muslim Brotherhood supporters have received death sentences since 2013, when then-President Mohammed Morsi was overthrown by the army and arrested.
Mr Morsi came to power in the first free elections since the 2011 uprising which ousted Hosni Mubarak.
Insurgents have carried out a number of attacks in Egypt since then, most of them in the northern Sinai Peninsula, where Islamic State-linked militants are battling the army. | Six policemen have been killed and three others injured in the Egyptian capital Cairo when a bomb exploded on a main road leading to the Giza pyramids. | 1.302652 | 1 |
The referendum was triggered by the Eurosceptic movement which used a new law designed to promote democracy to force a vote by gathering enough signatures on a petition.
From the start, activists said this was a chance for voters in the country to express frustration at the EU, in particular what they see as its desire to expand despite democratic shortcomings.
Although the turnout was only narrowly above the 30% required to validate the result it has been hailed as a significant Eurosceptic victory.
One "No" campaigner at a results party in Amsterdam described it as a "slap in the face of the European monster".
In the UK Brexit activists were quick to claim the result showed anti-EU sentiment is growing despite the fact two-thirds of Dutch voters chose not to participate.
While a vote in the Netherlands may not widely shape public opinion in the UK, it will embolden those campaigning for the UK to leave the EU.
They will argue this result proves public concern over sovereignty and accountability is shared beyond Britain.
But Netherlands voters were not asked to simply pass judgement on the EU, and throughout the campaign those promoting a "Yes" vote were frustrated by what they saw as attempts by Eurosceptics to hijack a debate which should have been about relations between Ukraine, Russia and Europe.
Some say the multiple layers to this referendum means the result cannot be seen as a true reflection of the scale of euroscepticism in the Netherlands.
Nonetheless the country is traditionally a stronghold of European integration, and the rejection of this deal will rattle the nerves of European leaders who are already struggling to maintain unity in the face of economic instability and the migrant crisis.
The impact of this on the Ukraine agreement is not yet clear. Although the referendum was not binding, Prime Minister Mark Rutte signalled the result would not be ignored and he would now open discussions with EU leaders about how to proceed.
Whatever the practical consequences, this referendum will be perceived and paraded by Eurosceptics as a symbol of growing support for their movement - pertinent timing as the UK prepares to decide its future relationship with the EU. | Although officially the Netherlands has rejected a landmark deal between the EU and Ukraine, in reality the issues that dominated this campaign were much wider. | 1.74141 | 2 |
Bangladesh posted 120-5 in a rain-hit game that was reduced from 20 to 15 overs after a two-hour delay.
India won with seven balls to spare, reaching 122-2 to win the competition for the sixth time.
Dhawan and Virat Kohli combined for a 94-run partnership for the second wicket after India were reduced to 5-1.
Kohli remained 41 not out, while captain MS Dhoni smashed a towering six to clinch the game in style and finish 20 not out.
Earlier, Mahmudullah had offered Bangladesh some hope with a blistering 33 not out off just 18 balls. | Shikhar Dhawan hit an Twenty20 international career-best 60 as India won the Asia Cup, beating hosts Bangladesh in Mirpur by eight wickets. | 0.743209 | 1 |
Mr Jones told the Senedd it was "utterly wrong" to use EU citizens living in the UK as "bargaining chips".
He said: "It makes them sound like hostages. They are not hostages. They are welcome in Wales."
He replied to a question from Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood who called on him to give reassurances to people from other parts of the EU living in Wales.
The comments come amid a debate in the Conservative leadership on guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens already in this country after Brexit.
Mr Jones told First Minister's Questions that he has written to Home Secretary Theresa May over the issue.
Ms May had suggested last weekend that the status of existing EU residents in the UK could be part of Brexit negotiations.
But Tory leadership contender Andrea Leadsom has said citizens of other EU countries living in the UK cannot be "bargaining chips" in Brexit negotiations.
Rival leadership contender, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Stephen Crabb, echoed Ms Leadsom's pledge.
During an urgent question session in the Senedd on EU citizens, Simon Thomas of Plaid Cymru said: "There are 67,000 people from European Union nations living in Wales, and 500 of them are doctors in our health service. We can't afford to lose these people.
"They are part of our families, part of our communities and part of contemporary Wales. It is disgraceful that these people are treated in the way that they have been in the past week."
Jenny Rathbone, Cardiff Central Labour AM, said she spent part of Monday morning "trying to remove a racist slogan from somebody's front door".
"Unfortunately these sort of incidents are not isolated." | First Minister Carwyn Jones has said EU citizens should not be "hostages" in any Brexit negotiations. | 1.48181 | 1 |
That proportion rose to two-thirds among medium and large companies.
Most often, these breaches involved fraudulent emails being sent to staff or security issues relating to viruses, spyware or malware.
The survey was completed by 1,500 UK businesses and included 30 in-depth interviews.
The government said a "sizeable proportion" of the businesses still did not have "basic protections" in place.
While many had enacted rudimentary technical controls, only one-third had a formal policy covering cybersecurity risks.
Less than a third (29%) had assigned a specific board member to be responsible for cybersecurity.
Businesses' susceptibility to cyber-attacks was a known issue, noted Prof Andrew Martin at the University of Oxford.
"A lot of businesses have responded to the problem with a box-ticking exercise or by paying an expensive consultant to make them feel better - it's far from clear that what people are doing is protecting them very well," he told the BBC.
He added it remained difficult for most people to distinguish malicious emails or websites from safe ones.
"It's all very well to say don't open emails from an unknown source - but most of us couldn't do business if [we] didn't do that," he added.
The government's survey indicates, however, that fewer businesses in 2017 consider cybersecurity to be of "very low priority". It said 74% now agreed it was a high priority issue for senior management.
The report also highlighted some unusual cybersecurity cases.
It said a large materials supplier for the construction industry faced "significant and ongoing" attacks, despite not having any e-commerce activities of its own.
"This included over 3,000 phishing emails a month and various ransomware attacks," the report noted.
Phishing is a form of cyber-attack in which emails with malicious links or attachments are disguised as genuine.
The most damaging case of ransomware at the firm in question caused its IT team to lose "around two weeks" of productivity.
Since then, the business has reviewed its cybersecurity policies. | Nearly half (46%) of British businesses discovered at least one cybersecurity breach or attack in the past year, a government survey has indicated. | 2.115271 | 2 |
The Canal and River Trust said there was one new boat in the capital every working day in the last year.
A spokesman said rising house and rent prices were driving people to chose houseboats as an alternative.
Over the last five years, the numbers have increased by 36% s to 2,964 boats in March 2014.
Boats without a home mooring are particularly increasing, with hotspots like Hackney seeing an 85% hike in just 12 months.
The increasing numbers, however, are squeezing the system with more and more people having to share the same space and facilities.
The trust looks after more than 100 miles of waterways across the capital including the Grand Union Canal, Regent's Canal and the River Lea navigation, but not the River Thames.
Jo Coggins, of the trust, said: "The boating community makes the waterways what they are but now there is more and more pressure on the system.
"Sheer economic factors are obvious and make buying or renting a boat in Zones 1 or 2 much cheaper than buying or renting a house or flat but people must remember the hidden costs."
Waterway licences, safety certificates, insurance and mooring fees are all additional costs for people living on canals and rivers.
Regular boat maintenance and planning supplies like water, fuel and toilet amenities are essential aspects of living on the water.
Boats without a permanent home mooring are only supposed to stay in one location for 14 days but not everyone adheres to the rules making it harder for others to find a free spot.
Alan Wildman, of the Residential Boat Owners Association, said the influx of people thinking the waterways were a cheaper way to live were starting to cause congestion.
"Canals are not housing estates on water, they are there for navigation," he said. "I'm not criticising people in London, but it's not like living in a flat on water."
"You have to keep water tanks full, batteries charged, toilets emptied. There's always something to be done." | A rise in the number of people choosing to live on canals in London is starting to put a strain on London's waterways, experts have said. | 1.787147 | 2 |
Karin Cheshire was found hanged after the troubled Southern Health NHS Trust failed to identify her as at risk.
Winchester Coroner's Court heard she "could no longer cope" after her son Jay died in Riverside Park, Southampton following a rape allegation last year.
Coroner Grahame Short said the trust "failed to understand the significance" of the anniversary.
Southern Health NHS Trust was criticised for failing Ms Cheshire, 55, after she was hospitalised on five separate occasions over a six-month period.
The inquest heard how, after being discharged from hospital, Ms Cheshire was not seen by the Southern Health team for two months and she had become "disengaged." She was found dead at the family home in Bitterne Park, Southampton, on 18 July.
The trust has been under intense scrutiny since an NHS England-commissioned report in December found it failed to investigate the unexpected deaths of hundreds of patients.
A representative from Southern Health apologised for failing Ms Cheshire after the court heard she had described herself as "helpless, struggling and raw".
Ms Cheshire's daughter Camellia, 22, said the rape allegation was the "catalyst" for losing her mum and brother in the space of a year.
A police statement said the alleged victim "would not support a prosecution" and the investigation was discontinued due to the evidence available.
In September 2015, the inquest into Jay's death heard the police investigation had a "profound affect" on his mental wellbeing.
Mr Short said: "It's clear Karin believed she couldn't continue with her life and cope with the pressures she found herself having to live with after the devastating loss of her son."
Ms Cheshire used the same piece of rope her son had used to take his life to hang herself after it was returned to her by police, according to her daughter, Camellia.
She said: "That's something that's going to stick with me for the rest of my life that they both took their lives in such an extreme manner." | A grieving mother killed herself days after the first anniversary of her son's suicide, an inquest has heard. | 0.812026 | 1 |
Cleverly, 29, will face Braehmer for the WBA regular light-heavyweight belt in Germany on 1 October.
The Welshman's three career defeats have all come in his last six bouts.
"This is a must-win for me - I'm confident I can upset the champion," said Cleverly. "I believe this is my opportunity to turn things around."
Cleverly and Braehmer were due to meet in 2011 before an eye injury forced Braehmer to withdraw.
The German will be aiming for a seventh successful defence of his title, while Cleverly lost his WBO crown in 2013 when he was stopped by Sergey Kovalev.
Asked if this would be his last world title fight if he lost to Braehmer, Cleverly told BBC Radio Wales Sport: "Possibly so and probably so.
"I knew the world title opportunity would come back around.
"Sometimes you hit those plateaus - you peak and then have a bit of a flat period. But I think I've got through that and the best is yet to come."
The WBA super world light-heavyweight title - the body's top honour in this weight division - is held by Kovalev.
Cleverly's last fight was a points defeat by Andrej Fonfara in Chicago in October 2015, though he was encouraged by his performance.
"We [Cleverly and Braehmer] were meant to fight three times in the past but he never fancied the challenge when I was at the peak of my game and had a lot of hunger and fire," he added.
"Maybe he's taken the fight now thinking I've had a quiet couple of years and gone off the boil.
"Maybe he's thinking this is his opportunity to beat me but, as I showed in my last fight, the fire is coming back.
"I'm looking to become a two-time champion and I'm going to grab it with both hands.
"It's notoriously difficult for boxers in Germany against the home fighters, but I'm confident that I'm not just going to win, I'm going to win emphatically and take it out of everyone's hands." | Welsh former world champion Nathan Cleverly believes his world title fight against Juergen Braehmer can be a turning point in his career. | 0.893127 | 1 |
The emergency services were called to the scene on the A494 at Bethel, between Bala and Corwen, at around 12.20 BST.
A North Wales Police spokesman said: "Sadly the motorcyclist involved in the collision has passed away."
Police are appealing for witnesses. | A motorcyclist has died following a collision with two vehicles in Gwynedd on Sunday. | 0.089369 | 0 |
England international Lambert joined from West Brom in August but has only scored four goals.
A combination of injuries and indifferent form mean the 35-year-old has not played since 11 February.
"He's fully fit but it's not a matter of him being fit now.," Warnock said.
"Is he better than the others on the squad at the moment? I've felt not."
"He is training but at the moment I don't think he's happy with his fitness. He's going to be training hard and trying to get back in the squad."
Lambert signed a two-year deal when he joined on transfer deadline day in August, but Warnock hinted he could be ready to sell players who are under contract at the end of the season.
Cardiff, who host Brentford on Saturday, are 14th in the Championship table and have little to play for in their remaining six games of this campaign.
"I'm more or less 90% sure of what I want to do [in the summer] but that's easier said than done when people are under contract," Warnock added.
One player who looks set to stay next season is winger Junior Hoilett, who Warnock signed as a free agent soon after he was appointed manager in October.
Hoilett, 26, is out of contract at the end of this campaign but Warnock is keen to keep the player he managed at Queens Park Rangers.
"There's no problem with Junior if I'm here," he said.
"He'll be here next year. I'm very optimistic of that."
Cardiff will be without Sol Bamba against Brentford after the centre-back had to leave the field during Tuesday's 0-0 draw at Barnsley because of a groin injury.
Goalkeeper Allan McGregor also went off injured, but the Scotland international has not yet been ruled out of Saturday's fixture.
"It's difficult to say with Sol, he's had a scan. He won't be available for the weekend but we don't know the state of it. It doesn't look good," said Warnock.
"McGregor's bruising has gone down a lot and if there's any doubt he won't play. Brian Murphy [Cardiff's second-choice keeper] has done well when he's played." | Rickie Lambert faces an uncertain future at Cardiff City after manager Neil Warnock said the striker does not currently feature in his first-team plans. | 0.860393 | 1 |
Mr Trump posted an image of a book for the film displaying a six-pointed star.
Critics say his recent tweet targeting Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton featured the Star of David, a symbol of Judaism.
The star included text that read, "Most Corrupt Candidate Ever!" and was placed over Mrs Clinton and a pile of cash.
The Mic website reported the image had first appeared on a message board known for anti-Semitism and white supremacy.
Mr Trump initially deleted the tweet on Saturday before tweeting a similar image in which the star was replaced with a circle.
He again took to Twitter on Wednesday to point out a similar image on the children's book.
"Where is the outrage for the Disney book? Is this the 'Star of David' also? Dishonest media!" he wrote.
Mrs Clinton's campaign quickly responded, retweeting his post with a reference to a popular song from the movie.
Earlier on Wednesday, Mr Trump defended himself at a Cincinnati rally against claims that he was anti-Semitic, saying his staff should not have deleted the tweet.
"I would have rather defended it," he said.
Mr Trump railed against "the dishonest media" for stirring controversy over the image and claimed it was not offensive toward Jewish people.
The Star of David is featured on the Israeli flag. It was also used by the Nazis to identify Jews.
Mr Trump has previously come under fire for reposting comments made by supremacist groups on social media.
He was also criticised earlier this year for failing to immediately disavow David Duke, a former leader of the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan, after receiving his endorsement. | Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has used the Disney film Frozen to defend a tweet condemned as anti-Semitic. | 1.55834 | 2 |
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