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Passengers and crew left the Airbus A319 plane as explosives experts examined a suspect piece of luggage.
The closure lasted for about two hours before police declared the incident over and the airport reopened.
Easyjet said the delay was "due to a technical issue which resulted in a smell of smoke". The flight to London Gatwick took off three hours later.
It said 156 passengers and six crew were on the plane, which had been due to leave Gibraltar at 11:40 GMT.
Businesses in the area were also evacuated and all traffic in and out of Gibraltar's border was stopped as it is the only route in to the territory.
A British Airways flight from Heathrow scheduled to arrive in Gibraltar at 12:45 GMT was diverted to Malaga while the incident was taking place. Flight BA490 arrived in Gibraltar at 14:55 GMT.
Gibraltar police say the captain of the Easyjet plane had asked for assistance and military explosives experts carried out an assessment.
Easyjet said the issue was "fully investigated prior to the departure" in line with "standard operating procedures".
A passenger on the flight, Gillie Harvey, told the BBC: "There was a strange smell coming from the hold and a sniffer dog went into the hold while we were still on board the plane."
She says passengers left the plane and were "moved to a secure area" of the airport and informed their luggage would be offloaded and rescreened. | Gibraltar airport was closed after a security alert on an Easyjet plane due to depart for the UK, police have said. | 1.29683 | 1 |
A clip filmed in the dressing room of a Beijing store went viral on Chinese social media last week.
Media reports said the couple in the video were arrested on Wednesday, hours after the footage was published.
Part of the investigation will reportedly focus on whether the clip was a publicity stunt.
The clip quickly spread on Weibo, the Chinese social network, and on the mobile messaging service WeChat.
China's online regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), said that distributing the footage was "against socialist core values" and called for online operators to help with the investigation.
"The police investigation has two main parts: who published this unsavoury video, and was it an example of hype by the business," Beijing Television said.
China Daily reported that Uniqlo could face a fine of between 200,000 and one million yuan (£21,000-£103,000) and see its license revoked if the video is found to be a publicity stunt.
Uniqlo, a Japanese-owned company, has not responded to the reports. | Police in Beijing have arrested five people over a sex tape filmed in a branch of the Uniqlo clothes shop, Chinese state media say. | 1.097528 | 1 |
The 50MW eight-turbine Kincardine Offshore Windfarm will be constructed nine miles (15km) south east of Aberdeen.
Ministers said that once operational, it would have the capacity to power the equivalent of almost 56,000 homes.
About 110 jobs are expected to be supported during assembly, installation and ongoing operations.
Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse said the technology had huge potential if it could be demonstrated at scale.
He added: "With 25% of Europe's offshore wind potential, and through development with due regard to our natural environment, Scotland is uniquely and strongly positioned to maximise the economic and environmental benefits that the technology can deliver, which will help us progress towards our carbon emission reduction targets."
Lang Banks, director of WWF Scotland, said: "The continued development of floating turbines in Scotland is encouraging as it could enable us and other nations to secure even more clean power from offshore wind." | The Scottish government has given planning consent for one of the world's largest floating offshore wind farms. | 2.213001 | 2 |
There is growing evidence that wild birds move the disease around the world as they fly thousands of miles to their winter homes.
Researchers studied the genetic code of flu viruses in birds from 16 countries infected during the 2014 outbreak.
They say bird flu was carried by migrating birds from Asia to Europe and North America via the Arctic.
Bird flu is an infectious disease of poultry and wild birds.
The strain studied was H5N8, which first appeared in South Korea in early 2014.
The virus later spread to Japan, North America and Europe, causing outbreaks at poultry farms between autumn 2014 and spring 2015.
"Bird flu is a major threat to the health and well-being of farmed chickens worldwide," said lead researcher Dr Samantha Lycett of the University of Edinburgh.
"Our findings show that with good surveillance, rapid data sharing and collaboration, we can track how infections spread across continents."
The study suggests that the virus spread along two main migration routes - or flyways - for wild birds:
According to international scientists, contact with infected wild birds or materials contaminated with their droppings was the most likely route of transmission.
Commenting on the research, Dr Derek Gatherer of the University of Lancaster said H5N8 is the latest in a long line of bird flu outbreaks to cause concern.
"Flyways are the routes that migrating ducks, geese and other wildfowl follow every year from their breeding grounds to their winter retreats," he said
"Just as a human airline passenger can spread human flu from continent to continent, each migratory bird that carries bird flu is a potential spread risk to other points along its flyway."
The study, published in the journal Science, was conducted by the Global Consortium for H5N8 and Related Influenza Viruses.
Follow Helen on Twitter @hbriggs. | Monitoring birds on their long distance migrations may provide early warning of bird flu outbreaks, say scientists. | 3.782127 | 4 |
Theresa May told MPs the information was uncovered in the Ellison Report into the police investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence.
Daniel Morgan, 37, from Llanfrechfa, Torfaen, was found with an axe in his head in a London pub car park in 1987.
His murder remains unsolved.
An independent judge-led panel of experts is reviewing the police handling of Mr Morgan's murder.
It is examining claims police corruption prevented a conviction, despite five investigations.
Mr Morgan's family believe he was on the verge of exposing police corruption when he was murdered.
They have campaigned for whoever killed him to be brought to justice.
Mr Morgan's case came up in the House of Commons as Mrs May announced a judge-led public inquiry into the work of undercover policy prompted by a review of the case of Stephen Lawrence.
The 18-year-old was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack by a gang of white youths in south-east London in April 1993.
A review by Mark Ellison QC found that a Metropolitan Police "spy" worked within the "Lawrence camp" while a previous inquiry into matters arising from his death was under way.
Mrs May described the findings as "deeply troubling".
She told the Commons: "Ellison also refers to possible links between an allegedly corrupt officer involved in the Stephen Lawrence case - DS Davidson - and the investigation into the murder of Daniel Morgan.
"Ellison finds that the Daniel Morgan Panel may therefore uncover material relevant to the question of corruption.
"And so it is key that the Daniel Morgan Panel continues its important work."
Mr Morgan's mother Isobel Hulsmann, from Hay-on-Wye in Powys, met Mrs May at the end of 2011 to pursue her campaign for justice.
Mrs May has previously said that the Metropolitan Police had already "admitted that police corruption was a 'debilitating factor' in the original investigation".
A trial of four men charged with Mr Morgan's murder in 2008 collapsed in 2011, following alleged failures by the police and prosecutors. | Possible links between an allegedly corrupt police officer and the investigation into the murder of a Welsh private investigator have been highlighted by the home secretary. | 1.088614 | 1 |
The 24-year-old has signed a five-year deal with the Magpies.
Townsend has made just three substitute appearances in the Premier League this season and was dropped for a Europa League match in November after a row with fitness coach Nathan Gardiner.
"Newcastle is a fantastic club with great fans, a great stadium and great tradition," he told the club's website.
"As soon as I heard Newcastle were interested in me, there was only one place I wanted to go so I can't wait to get started."
Newcastle United head coach Steve McClaren said: "Bringing Andros to the club is a great signing.
"Andros is a winger with an old-fashioned style. He can play on the right or the left, is two-footed, quick, very direct and loves taking on defenders and crossing the ball."
Townsend joined the Spurs academy aged eight but did not become a first-team regular until the start of the 2013-14 season, by which time he had been sent out on nine separate loan spells.
This season, though, he has only started three games - two in the Europa League and the Capital One Cup defeat by Arsenal.
He has won 10 England caps, the last of which came as a substitute in the 3-0 European Championship qualifying win in Lithuania.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Newcastle have completed the signing of England winger Andros Townsend from Tottenham for a fee of about £12m. | 0.822054 | 1 |
The Lions now face a daunting match in Christchurch against the in-form Crusaders on Saturday.
"There is so much strength in depth in this country," Gatland said.
"I don't think there will be a lot of difference between some of the Super Rugby sides and the All Blacks."
And the Lions boss added: "These guys have been together seven months and the All Blacks will be coming together cold."
But All Black coach Steve Hansen refused to entertain such suggestions, saying that poor scheduling and unfamiliarity with each other was behind the Lions' slow start.
He said counterpart Gatland must be "trying a bit of humour".
"I don't think there's any comparison between Super Rugby and Test rugby. I don't know what his thinking is," Hansen said.
"They're in the infancy of this tour, they'll only get better, and they'll be a good side when the Tests come round.
"They only want to win the Test matches and Gatland has made that very, very clear. The first Test is all he has his eyes on and I don't think he's too bothered about what happens between now and then."
The Lions gave an improved performance from Saturday's stuttering 13-7 win over the Provincial Barbarians, especially at the set-piece, but lacked a cutting edge compared to the Blues.
Number eight CJ Stander's first-half effort from a rolling maul was the Lions' only try, while the Blues scored three - with Ihaia West's superb late score, set up by Sonny Bill Williams, sealing victory for the Auckland-based franchise.
Despite the defeat, Gatland is confident the Lions - who play all five of New Zealand's Super Rugby sides on the tour - will keep on getting better as they build towards the first Test against New Zealand on 24 June.
"We will have learned a lot from tonight [Wednesday], and we will continue to improve," Gatland added.
"We played a lot better and put ourselves in a position to win the game. Saturday is going to be another tough encounter."
Wing Elliot Daly added: "We have to learn from this game and move on very quickly.
"The squad is full of very experienced players that have lost games before and won major games. So we are going to push on ahead of Saturday." | British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland says the standard of New Zealand's Super Rugby sides rivals that of the All Blacks, following the 22-16 defeat by the Blues at Eden Park. | 0.956909 | 1 |
Van Houten has been denied parole 19 times before over the 1969 deaths of Leno La Bianca and his wife Rosemary.
Governor Jerry Brown will now decide whether to release Van Houten.
A former homecoming queen, Van Houten was the youngest Manson follower to be convicted of murder.
She has been seen as the most sympathetic of Charles Manson's followers.
"She's been ready for this for a long time,'' said her lawyer Rich Pfeiffer, after the parole board made its recommendation.
"It really should have happened a long time ago."
Prosecutors at the time likened Manson to a cult leader and said he controlled his followers using drugs and other means.
Van Houten, then 19, held down Rosemary La Bianca while someone else stabbed her and she later admitted she stabbed the woman after she was dead.
"I don't let myself off the hook. I don't find parts in any of this that makes me feel the slightest bit good about myself," she said on Thursday.
Since her conviction, Van Houten, now 66, completed college degrees and demonstrated exemplary behaviour.
"The only violent thing she has ever done in her entire life was this crime and that was under the control of Charles Manson," Van Houten's lawyer, Rich Pfeiffer told the Associated Press before the hearing.
"She is just not a public safety risk, and when you are not a public safety risk, the law says you shall be released."
The La Bianca killings came a day after other followers of Charles Manson carried out the grisly murder of actress Sharon Tate and four others.
Manson, who directed but did not take part in the murders, thought the killings would start a race war, called "Helter Skelter" after a Beatles song.
Tate's sister, Debra has fought against the release of Manson and his followers including Van Houten, although Van Houten was not involved in the Tate murders.
Debra Tate said Van Houten did not show remorse for years. | Leslie Van Houten, a former follower of Charles Manson, has been recommended for parole after spending more than 40 years in prison for the brutal murders of a California grocer and his wife. | 1.333462 | 1 |
Scottish right-back Grimmer, 21, returns to the Town following a seven-game loan spell last season.
Former Manchester United youngster Cole, 22, has been at the Greenhous Meadow since September, having so far scored two goals in 19 appearances.
Both players are scheduled to stay with Shrewsbury until the end of the season.
"Jack's full of power and pace and we have seen the importance of that in this division," said Mellon. "We need to try and get as much of that in the team as possible in the coming weeks."
"Cole's an exciting player. He has that pace, trickery and League One quality we are looking for."
Shrewsbury, 20th in League One, just a point clear of trouble, are also hopeful of bringing back striker Andy Mangan from Tranmere Rovers and have been linked with Northampton Town midfielder Lawson D'Ath. | League One strugglers Shrewsbury Town have re-signed Fulham defender Jack Grimmer on loan and extended the stay of Cottagers midfielder Larnell Cole. | 0.819448 | 1 |
He was speaking during a BBC debate about the forthcoming EU referendum filmed at the University of Lincoln.
"I'm a neutral, but I'm being battered on both sides by half-truths, lies and scaremongering," he said.
Also on the panel, to be aired on Sunday, were UKIP MEP Jane Collins, for Leave, Labour MP Melanie Onn, for Remain, and journalist Robin Limb.
One of the topics the panel focused on was the NHS and how it fits into the EU.
Yorkshire and Humber MEP Ms Collins said: "We pay in £675m a year into the EU, which goes into other countries health schemes, we only get £49m back and that's an atrocity - we must leave to get the NHS back on its feet."
She added it should be "easier for nurses to qualify in this country" and all NHS workers should get "a reasonable pay for a reasonable day's work".
Ms Onn, MP for Great Grimsby, argued: "You are far more likely to be treated by somebody from another country working in the NHS than you are to see somebody receiving treatment from another country in the NHS.
"Our NHS wouldn't survive without those 50,000 EU nationals who are caring for us and doing huge amounts of important work within our public services."
Mr Zephaniah said he recently had an emergency where his "life was saved" and "none of the team who saved me were born in England".
The writer and poet said he had visited Pilgrim Hospital, in Boston, as part of TV filming and was told the maternity ward "would have closed without new immigrants".
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A referendum on 23 June will decide whether Britain should leave or remain. | Poet Benjamin Zephaniah says he's being "battered by scaremongering" on both sides of the EU discussion. | 1.4376 | 1 |
Fiona Hyslop said the total, almost £12m up on 2013, revealed a "growing appetite" for filming in Scotland.
Arts body Creative Scotland supported a number of high-profile movie and TV projects.
They included the adaptation of the classic novel Sunset Song, written in 1932 by Lewis Grassic Gibbon.
Other major projects have included The Legend of Barney Thomson and Sunshine on Leith, as well as the big-budget TV series Outlander.
Ms Hyslop announced the record production spend ahead of a visit to the set of Bannan, a Gaelic drama series commission by BBC Alba, currently being filmed on Skye.
She said: "This rise in production spend is a strong indication that film producers have a growing appetite to base their productions in Scotland.
"With our stunning, iconic landscapes, rich culture and heritage and skilled and talented crew, the £45m production spend total for 2014 demonstrates that producers around the world recognise that Scotland has much to offer.
"These productions generate significant income for Scotland through the use of Scottish talent, crews, locations, transport, accommodation and through the impact they have on tourism."
Ms Hyslop added: "The Scottish government and our agencies are firmly committed to growing the economic impact of our screen sector and continuing to promote Scotland as a premier and competitive location to produce great films and TV shows - as underlined by the £162m public funding awarded to the sector since 2007/08, during a period of tough budgets.
"But we recognise we need to do more. That is why this week I announced a new £1.75m production growth fund to provide an additional incentive for major international productions to come to Scotland, as well as increasing funding available for Scottish productions."
Sunset Song, directed by Terence Davies, is due to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival at the weekend.
Peter Mullan and former model Agyness Deyn star in Lewis Grassic Gibbon's tale, which was shot on location in Aberdeenshire, New Zealand and Luxembourg.
A second series of the television drama Outlander is currently being filmed.
It tells the story of a nurse from 1946 who travels back in time to 18th Century Scotland. | Film and TV producers spent a record £45.2m shooting on location in Scotland last year, the culture secretary has announced. | 1.244732 | 1 |
The U's lost 2-1 at Boundary Park on Tuesday and stay 10th, six points off the play-offs with 10 games remaining.
"We were second-best and ultimately, we finished second-best," Appleton told BBC Radio Oxford.
"There were one or two players out there who looked jaded on a pitch that was difficult at times."
Oxford's third league defeat in three games may have quashed their hopes of reaching the play-offs in their first season back in League One.
They face another four league fixtures before a Wembley appearance in the EFL Trophy final against Coventry City on 2 April.
"I got the impression - and I hope I'm wrong - that we look like a side that has got one big game left this season," Appleton said.
"If that's the case, we need to get that out of our minds fairly quickly and we'll sit down and address that as a group."
In a season which has also seen Oxford reach the FA Cup fifth round, the club are set to have played at least 62 competitive games by the end of April.
"We're short and well-short at the minute," Appleton said. "We want to finish the season as high as we can, but it's probably been a bit of a reality check for everyone." | Oxford United head coach Michael Appleton had no complaints as his side saw their League One play-off push dented with defeat by Oldham. | 0.729183 | 1 |
Officers said a post-match inquiry was ongoing into the use of flares, smoke bombs, offensive singing and banners, which could result in more arrests.
They said there were also a number of inquiries being carried out into incidents of violence across Scotland.
They were investigating whether these incidents were football-related.
Police Scotland said of the 18 people arrested on Sunday, eight men had appeared in court for offences including sectarian threatening or abusive behaviour, assault and running on to the pitch.
Three men, aged 18, 52 and 27, were arrested and released on an undertaking over offences under the Offensive Behaviour at Football Scotland Act.
Seven men were reported to the procurator fiscal for street drinking, possession of drugs and threatening or abusive behaviour.
Ch Supt Brian McInulty praised the majority of fans who behaved well during and after the match.
Rangers won the match 5-4 on penalties after the game ended 2-2 after extra time. | Police have said Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final between Rangers and Celtic resulted in 18 arrests in and around Hampden Stadium and in the city centre. | 1.020496 | 1 |
The entertainment organisation has tweeted that WWE Network will start in the UK and Ireland on 19 January.
The subscription video-on-demand service will be available just before the Royal Rumble 2015, which takes place in the US on 25 January.
"This time we really mean it," said WWE CEO Vince McMahon, confirming the news in a video statement.
"You've been waiting a long time for the WWE Network and we thank you for your patience."
In October, the company blamed delays to the launch of the UK branch of the service on ongoing "discussions with potential partners".
It promised an announcement of the new date by 1 November, but this was again delayed.
WWE is currently broadcast exclusively on Sky Sports with pay per view events such as WrestleMania and Royal Rumble sold for £15 on Sky Box Office.
Sky signed a new deal in 2014 with WWE to broadcast 12 pay per view events every year from January 2015 until 2019 exclusively in the UK and Ireland.
At the time managing director of Sky Sports, Barney Francis, said: "WWE is brilliant entertainment and I am delighted to once again extend our relationship with them.
"WWE is hugely popular with our viewers and now they can continue to watch all the big events and weekly programmes with us."
The WWE Network was launched in the US just before WrestleMania XXX in April 2014 and costs $9.99 (£6.16) a month with a minimum six-month contract.
Users get access to library matches and a daily live show as well as pre and post-match extras.
In the UK, subscriptions will be priced at £9.99 and there will be no minimum commitment.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | After multiple delays to its launch last year, WWE Network has set a new date for its UK debut. | 0.867034 | 1 |
A Northern Ireland company is reaping the benefits of an apparent worldwide fascination with tractors.
Gareth Gault is the brains behind Grassmen, a business built on the appeal of John Deere, Massey Ferguson and New Holland.
To his fans around the world, Gareth is better known as Donkey, the man behind the wheel of some powerful machinery.
It all started when he began watching farming videos with a friend.
Gareth explained: "We watched some DVDs that had been made about farming locally and we thought we could do that. Slowly, we built up the courage and made one and it's just grown and grown."
The company's videos on YouTube have more than a million views.
It is a simple premise - big machines cutting grass. So what's the attraction?
"It's all around you," said Gareth. "The sunshine, the tractors... it's diesel, it's the noise. It's in the blood."
"The contractors that we videoed, I asked them the question why do you do it? It's a disease; it's in the blood.
The business employs three people and has ambitions to increase its workforce in the near future.
It has received a helping hand from the development agency, Invest NI, which describes Grassmen as a "dynamic" company that is "really capitalising on social media channels".
Their online fans are global - outside the UK and Ireland, their biggest fans are from Norway.
Christian Lester from Scarva in County Armagh is a huge Grassmen fan.
"I watch the videos because they're class, and they show you how to do everything. The harvesting is my favourite thing to watch because it's a bigger operation," he said.
"It raises hairs on the back of your spine. It's awesome.
"My friends watch them too, they're mad about Grassmen. We talk about all the videos and the tractors, we'd argue about which is better.
"I don't think city people get it. There's a few would look at me when I have a Grassmen t-shirt on in Belfast, but everyone in the countryside gets it."
Twenty-three-year-old farmer Kirstie Ward, who features in many of the Grassmen films, explained why the field is her sanctuary.
"The world's locked out - you're at your own pace," she said.
"Of course you're concentrating, but you've nobody to answer to and everybody's good craic, everyone looks after one another and it's just... peace." | They're movie makers, but not as we know it. | 1.375792 | 1 |
The final section of the Selkirk defences was slid into place at Shaw Burn last week.
The works to protect nearly 600 properties have seen burns rerouted and an "intelligent water management system" created at St Mary's Loch.
New embankments and walls have also been constructed as part of the project which began nearly two years ago.
Contractors will remain on site until next month for small engineering jobs.
Remedial works on roads, which include resurfacing, patching and line painting will also be carried out.
An official opening of the scheme is expected to take place early next year. | Work on a £31m flood protection scheme for a town in the Scottish Borders has been completed. | 1.387957 | 1 |
Van Geneugden, who was appointed in April, is preparing for a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Comoros on 10 June.
Banda, who plays for local side Kamuzu Barracks, has captained the Flames for their last three matches.
"His form has dropped and his club aren't playing the style of football I'm looking for," the coach explained.
"I think it will be a strong group that is ready to play the passing game and stick to the game plan.
"We have a strong squad, we selected the players because we think they have the technical skills to give quality to the group."
Striker Chiukepo Msowoya is another notable omission from the 27-man squad, he has failed to score in six months for his South African club Golden Arrows.
Goalkeeper Owen Chaima who plays for Mbeya United in Tanzania, makes a return to the Flames after over a year on the sidelines.
Malawi Squad:
Goalkeepers: Lemani Nthala (Kamuzu Barracks), Charles Swini (HBC Songo, Mozambique), Ernest Kakhobwe (Nyasa Big Bullets), Owen Chaima (Mbeya United, Tanzania)
Defenders: Denis Chembezi (Wizards FC), Stanley Sanudi (Beforward Wanderers), Limbikani Mzava (Golden Arrows, South Africa), Francis Mlimbika (Beforward Wanderers), Pilirani Zonda (Nyasa Big Bullets), Yamikani Fodya (Nyasa Big Bullets), John Lanjesi (Nyasa Big Bullets), Chisomo Mpachika (Silver Strikers)
Midfielders: Simeon Singa (Wizards FC), Chikoti Chirwa (Red Lions), Gerald Phiri Jr (Platinum Stars, South Africa), Levison Maganizo (Wizards FC), Robert Ng'ambi(Platinum Stars, South Africaa), Yamikani Chester(Beforward Wanderers), Dalitso Sailesi (Nyasa Big Bullets), Micium Mhone (Blue Eagles), John Banda (Ferroviario de Nampula, Mozambique), Frank Banda (HBC Songo, Mozambique)
Forwards: Binwell Katinji (Silver Strikers), Innocent Bokosi (Red Lions), Jabulani Linje (Beforward Wanderers), Gabadinho Mhango (Bidvest Wits, South Africa), Richard Mbulu (Costa do Sol, Mozambique) | New Malawi coach Ronny van Geneugden has dropped captain Davie Banda from his first squad. | 0.883097 | 1 |
He was attacked by a group of men inside a house on Argyll View in Larne at about 12:40 BST on Saturday.
He was taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries.
Police also said a car was "completely destroyed" in an arson attack at the same location and two other vehicles had damage caused to their windows.
Some residents were asked to leave their homes while the incident was dealt with by police and firefighters.
Police said the attack had been an attempt by a "criminal groups" to use "fear and violence" to exert control on the community. | A man has suffered serious injuries after he was assaulted and a car was burnt out in a paramilitary-style attack in County Antrim. | 0.849307 | 1 |
The Welshman, 28, was made to work hard in his first defence against 36-year-old Montiel, who is a former multiple weight world champion.
Selby struggled to impose himself and found his shrewd opponent tough to hit.
His difficulties were not reflected on the judges' scorecards, though, winning 119-109, 118-110 and 116-112.
This was Selby's debut in America and the Barry boxer was hoping to put on a show to his enhance his profile.
He will walk away with valuable experience having faced an obdurate opponent with 20 world-title fights to his name and only one stoppage in a 61-bout career, but it was far from a slick display.
An obvious height advantage gave the champion the air of physical dominance as he faced a former flyweight world champion moving up through the weights in the twilight of his career.
But what Montiel lacked in stature, he made up for with compact power and ring craft.
He gave Selby early notice of his strength in the first round as he connected with two right hooks.
The Welshman attempted to impose himself with combinations behind his jab, but the pattern of the fight was soon set as he struggled to land any meaningful shots.
Selby finally found his target in the third round with a good right that seemed to rock Montiel but the challenger recovered and began to make inroads.
The sixth round was particularly uncomfortable for the champion, who seemed to be bullied by his more experienced opponent and a cut developed above Selby's right eye.
Selby's spark reappeared in the eighth with his best shots of the middle rounds, and he was given further encouragement in the ninth as Montiel's work-rate dropped.
The Welshman's combinations finally landed in the 10th, but Montiel continued to succeed with single shots to ensure Selby had no room to relax.
A second wind for Montiel in the final two rounds kept his opponent occupied, and there were plenty of anxious faces in Selby's corner as the bell rang for the final time.
Those concerns were unfounded, though, as the three judges gave Selby a generous points victory for a performance that often lacked accuracy and control. | Lee Selby retained his IBF featherweight title with a unanimous points victory over Mexican Fernando Montiel in Phoenix, Arizona. | 1.056649 | 1 |
The firm, owned by brothers Sandy and James Easdale, recorded pre-tax profits of £3.22m, up from £1.75m in 2013.
Turnover also increased from £33.8m to £35.3m over the same period. The firm said it managed to achieve savings by outsourcing the procurement of mechanical parts and materials.
Managing director Ralph Roberts said McGill's was "back on track" to meet its growth and profitability targets.
"After a year of stifled activity in 2013, mainly a result of the costly Competition Commission investigation, these strong results are in line with forecast," he said.
"The results have allowed McGill's to significantly increase investment in rolling stock and infrastructure back to planned levels which benefit customers and service reliability.
"The profit achieved is in line with expectations of public transport companies of this size, but, crucially, all has been re-invested, ensuring McGill's customers feel the benefit of the business trading according to plan." | Greenock-based company McGill's Buses has announced record profits for 2014. | 1.166445 | 1 |
The 36-year-old, who had been without a club since leaving Bournemouth at the end of last season, has agreed a contract until January.
Flahavan has been signed after Newcastle United recalled Freddie Woodman from his loan spell.
"We wanted a keeper with lots of experience and Darryl certainly fits the bill," manager Mark Yates told Crawley's website.
Flahavan previously spent almost eight years with Southend and has also been at Crystal Palace, Oldham, Leeds and Portsmouth.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Crawley Town have signed goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan on a short-term deal. | 0.531159 | 1 |
The chief executive Anthony O'Sullivan, deputy Nigel Barnett and head of legal services Daniel Perkins have been suspended since 2013 after the Wales Audit Office declared their pay rises unlawful.
Misconduct charges were dropped last year after a judge dismissed the case.
It is not yet known how much money has already been spent on the dispute.
During a meeting on Tuesday night, councillors were given an update on the situation and were asked to approve a further £150,000 for legal costs, which was agreed.
A council spokesman said on Wednesday: "Internal investigations into three senior officers are ongoing and these must be conducted fairly and thoroughly in accordance with an agreed statutory process."
It is known that disciplinary proceedings are under way using an independent investigator.
Caerphilly county borough council has been asked how much the dispute has cost so far. | Caerphilly council will pay another £150,000 to fund the long-running dispute over senior officers salaries. | 0.891231 | 1 |
It marks the biggest cable audience for a non-sports programme in the US, according to television viewing figures tracking company Nielsen.
The post-apocalyptic horror, which stars British actor Andrew Lincoln, held the previous record of 16.1m for its fourth season debut last year.
The end of the series also set a new benchmark for a finale with 15.7m.
Sunday's return to the air also triumphed in the valuable 18-49 age range with 11 million viewers. Its nearest scripted rival was popular comedy The Big Bang Theory, which pulled in 6.9 million people in that key demographic.
The serial, which is shown on AMC in the US, is screened on Fox TV in the UK.
Variety reported that the show also reached record levels for the number of people obtaining the show illegally, with piracy tracking firm Excipio logging 1.27 million downloads in the first 24 hours after transmission.
But the level of piracy for TV series Game of Thrones pushes The Walking Dead into second place, with its fourth series premiere registering 1.86 million illicit downloads.
It added that Fox has rushed the show to some 125 markets around the world in a bid to thwart piracy.
The hit show tracks the fortunes of sheriff Rick Grimes - played by Andrew Lincoln - as he attempts to survive flesh-eating zombies.
It has also featured fellow British actor David Morrissey as The Governor, who wears a trademark eye-patch.
The latest episode "ripped up the TV rulebook", according to a review in The Guardian.
It was called a "humdinger of an opening episode", constituting a "mini-action movie". | The fifth series opener of US drama The Walking Dead has been watched by 17.3m people, breaking cable viewing records. | 1.282391 | 1 |
Armstrong, 19, scored 20 goals in 40 games during a loan spell at League One side Coventry City last season.
Jackson, 22, failed to make a senior appearance for the Premier League side.
The former England Under-19 international played in 35 games for League Two side Hartlepool last season, and joins for an undisclosed fee.
Of Armstrong, Tykes boss Paul Heckingbottom told the club website: "His talent and goal-scoring abilities are clear to see as he was excellent in League One last season scoring a tonne of goals.
"We've started the season in great form, scoring a lot of goals and I have no doubts that Adam will make an instant impact and excite the fans."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Barnsley have signed Newcastle forward Adam Armstrong on loan until January and Middlesbrough centre-back Adam Jackson on a three-year deal. | 0.852057 | 1 |
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19 January 2015 Last updated at 01:28 GMT
Only a few years ago, China's growth was consistently in the double-digits, but now the pace of expansion has slowed substantially.
China's economic strength is crucial to the health of the global economy.
So, in order to gauge that impact, we have asked our correspondents around the region - in South Korea, Australia, and Malaysia - what it means in their countries if lower Chinese growth becomes the new normal.
Watch more reports on Asia Business Report's website. | This week sees the release of economic growth figures from China, and it is predicted that the numbers will fall short of the government's target of 7.5%. | 1.525193 | 2 |
By the close, the benchmark FTSE 100 was up 170.6 points, or 3%, at 5,707.6.
On Thursday, the index fell 2.4%, while US and European markets also posted sharp declines amid continued anxiety about the state of the global economy.
Friday's biggest gains came from mining giant Anglo American after an uptick in base metals prices and an oil price rally.
Aerospace firm Rolls-Royce also saw big gains, rising 16% after the firm announced annual profits of £1.35bn, although it added that it would be cutting its dividend by 50%.
Share indexes in Frankfurt and Paris also rebounded by more than 2%.
On the commodities markets, Brent crude was up 9.3% at $32.86, while US light crude rose 12.0% to $29.36.
On the currency markets, the pound was up 0.74% against the euro at €1.2878.
The currency was also 0.15% lower against the dollar at $1.4454. | (Close): London's leading share index has closed 3.06% higher, rallying after Thursday's big losses. | 1.131988 | 1 |
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board wants to fill posts across its hospitals and community sites.
Recruitment specialists hope to lure candidates from Portugal and Italy.
The board said it had recruited 259 nursing staff since the start of the year and had "exhausted the pool of recent nursing graduates".
Raj Chana, the interim director of workforce and organisational development for the board, said: "We, like many other NHS bodies in the UK, are having to look further afield to support staff and make sure we are fully prepared for the winter ahead."
Last month, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMU) announced its own nursing recruits from Romania and Italy had started their induction at Swansea's Morriston Hospital.
ABMU said it was scouring Europe in a bid to "attract the cream of nurses looking for a fresh challenge in Wales".
The news comes after people with minor injuries and illnesses were urged not to clog up accident and emergency units in a bid to avoid another winter pressures crisis across Wales. | A south Wales health board will launch a Europe-wide recruitment drive to find 130 extra nurses ahead of the winter months. | 1.316442 | 1 |
Differences in regions of the brain that deal with language, reading, decision-making and memory were most marked, the study found.
But the scientists from California also found that community help and teaching can remedy the disparities.
The team concludes that factors such as better school lunches and motivated teachers can have a significant impact.
In what is claimed to be the biggest study of its kind, scientists from the University of Southern California tested 1,099 typically developing people - male and female - aged between three and 20.
They measured brain surface area by scans and conducted cognitive tests, and then compared the results with the income levels of the parents.
They corrected for other potential influences on brain structure, such as inherited characteristics.
Their research is published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
The researchers found that in addition to differences between the brains of the richest and the poorest, there were also marked variations at the lower end of the scale.
There was a bigger difference, for example, between the results in children from families earning $30,000 and $50,000 per year than there was between those earning $90,000 and $110,000.
Report co-author Elizabeth Sowell said: "The most important point we want to convey is not, 'If you are poor, your brain will be smaller, and there is nothing that can be done about it' - that is absolutely not the message.
"It seems reasonable to speculate that resources afforded by the more affluent, such as nutrition, childcare, schools, help 'wire' the brain through development," she said.
"It is not too late to think about how to impact resources that enrich the developmental environment that in turn help the brain wire itself together." | Children with richer parents have bigger brains than their poorer counterparts, new research suggests. | 3.462765 | 3 |
The 19-year-old will return to the Serb club on loan and join up with the Premier League side on 1 July.
"I'm very excited and so proud to be here," said Grujic, who won the Under-20 World Cup with Serbia in 2015.
The Reds outbid Anderlecht and Stuttgart and saw off interest from Russian sides CSKA Moscow and Zenit St Petersburg.
Grujic, who has also represented his country at under-21 level, has scored five goals in 22 games for Serbian Super Liga leaders Red Star this season.
He is Jurgen Klopp's first signing as Liverpool manager since his appointment in October.
"He's a good boy, a young boy but plays an important role at the moment at Red Star, who are the best team in Serbia," said the German.
"He's a tall boy, but quick and good at technical things. He can play passes and can dribble."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Liverpool have signed Red Star Belgrade midfielder Marko Grujic for £5.1m on a four-year contract. | 0.938127 | 1 |
Police discovered the burnt body of Ozgecan Aslan in a riverbed in the city of Mersin in February.
Bus driver Ahmet Suphi Altindoken faces a life sentence alongside two alleged accomplices, his father and a friend.
Some 1,000 lawyers have requested to represent Ms Aslan, according to reports.
The courthouse in the southern Turkish city of Tarsus is not big enough to hold them all, but hundreds of supporters massed outside as the first hearing got under way on Friday.
Ms Aslan, a psychology student, was kidnapped after boarding a public mini-bus home from a shopping trip.
The driver allegedly tried to rape her. She reportedly fought him off with pepper spray, but was then stabbed to death. She was also hit on the head with an iron pipe.
The brutality of the murder caused an outcry across Turkey, with activists staging protests in several cities.
Ahmet Suphi Altindoken is accused of driving Ozgecan Aslan to a wood after all the other passengers had got off, and then attacking her.
His father, Necmettin Altindoken, and a friend, Fatih Gokce, were also arrested and charged with helping him hide the crime and conceal evidence.
Ms Aslan's body's was found two days after she was reported missing.
The three men, who all appeared in court on Friday, face a life sentence if convicted of charges including "murdering with a monstrous feeling".
The trial comes amid calls for more action to stop violence against women in Turkey.
More than 280 women were murdered by men in the country in 2014, according to reports, while there is said to have been about 134 killings so far in 2015.
In another shocking attack in May, a 19-year-old woman who was competing in a nationwide televised song contest was shot in the head, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend. Mutlu Kaya remains in a coma. | Three men have gone on trial in Turkey over the murder and attempted rape of a 20-year-old student that sparked protests about violence against women. | 1.455141 | 1 |
He urged the international community to address the "immense humanitarian tragedy" in both countries.
The Pope also called for peace in the Holy Land, Ukraine, Libya, Yemen, Nigeria, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
And he once again referred to the persecution of Christians in many countries.
Addressing the faithful in a rain-drenched St Peter's Square, the Pope said: "We ask Jesus, the victor over death, to lighten the sufferings of our many brothers and sisters who are persecuted for his name, and of all those who suffer injustice as a result of ongoing conflicts and violence.
"We ask for peace, above all, for Syria and Iraq, that the roar of arms may cease and that peaceful relations may be restored among the various groups which make up those beloved countries.
"May the international community not stand by before the immense humanitarian tragedy unfolding in these countries and the drama of the numerous refugees."
He also said his thoughts and prayers were with the young people killed in last Thursday's massacre at Garissa University College in Kenya.
Referring to the outline agreement on Iran's nuclear programme recently reached in the Swiss city of Lausanne, he expressed hope that it might be "a definitive step toward a more secure and fraternal world".
The Pope concluded his address by saying: "We ask for peace and freedom for the many men and women subject to old and new forms of enslavement on the part of criminal individuals and groups.
"Peace and liberty for the victims of drug dealers, who are often allied with the powers who ought to defend peace and harmony in the human family. And we ask peace for this world subjected to arms dealers."
Two days ago, during a Good Friday service in Rome, the Pope condemned what he termed the "complicit silence" about the killing of Christians.
The service came a day after almost 150 people were killed in the attack on the Kenyan university by Islamist militants who are said to have singled out Christians as their victims. | Pope Francis has called for peace "above all" in Syria and Iraq during his traditional Easter Sunday message. | 1.851634 | 2 |
Some 1,500 officers have been deployed to the Olympic Stadium area, authorities have said.
Officials are in high alert following Tuesday's attacks in Brussels.
Last year, a friendly between Germany and the Netherlands in Hannover was called off two hours before its start due to a security threat, four days after the Paris attacks.
One of the targets in Paris was the Stade de France, where Germany were playing France in a friendly match.
Some 72,000 people are expected to attend Saturday's match in Berlin between two of the favourites for June's Euro 2016.
In the hours ahead of the game, fans gathered around the stadium amid a heavy security presence.
They face security checks and bag searches before entering the arena.
"This is of course a very large event drawing lots of people. Like all large events, there is a certain risk involved, so we are well prepared," Berlin police spokesman Stefan Redlich told Reuters news agency.
"We searched the Olympic stadium with dogs trained to sniff out explosives before we let the fans in. So we can be relatively certain that there are no dangerous objects in the stadium." | Security is tight in the German capital, Berlin, Germany host England in a friendly football match. | 1.44359 | 1 |
12 January 2016 Last updated at 17:06 GMT
Abraham Lincoln spoke of the need to free slaves. The longest-serving president, Franklin D Roosevelt outlined four essential human freedoms - freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear - to make a case for more global involvement as World War 2 raged in Europe.
Richard Nixon tried to use the State of the Union to dismiss the importance of Watergate but his successor, Gerald Ford, spoke of the poor state of the nation thanks to Watergate and its fallout.
Presidents Clinton and Bush have used it as an opportunity not only to outline their plans for the future but to reflect on the true state of the nation as they see it.
On Tuesday night, Barack Obama will deliver his final State of the Union to the US.
Produced by Ciaran Daly | The State of the Union address has given US presidents through the years an opportunity to communicate to the nation. | 2.424054 | 2 |
Simon Kirby will take up the role of chief operating officer, reporting to chief executive Warren East.
Mr Kirby has earned a reported £750,000 salary at HS2, which will link London with the Midlands and northern England.
He said it had been a "huge honour" to work on the project, which critics say threatens swathes of countryside.
HS2 Ltd said it would miss Mr Kirby's "experience and leadership", while Rolls-Royce boss Mr East said the appointment would "strengthen management capability ahead of a period of significant expansion".
But Stop HS2 campaign manager Joe Rukin accused Mr Kirby of "getting out before the true scale of the mess he has presided over is realised".
"The departure of Simon Kirby will be a serious blow to those who champion HS2, though many of us are at a complete loss to see just exactly what it is he has done to justify his three-quarter of a million pay packet."
The first part of the HS2 project will link London and the West Midlands, carrying 400m-long (1,300ft) trains with up to 1,100 seats per train.
They will operate at speeds of up to 250mph - and would travel up to 14 times per hour in each direction.
This will be followed by a V-shaped second phase taking services from Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds.
Intermediate stations in the East Midlands and South Yorkshire are also planned. | The boss of the controversial HS2 rail link is leaving to take up a senior post at Rolls-Royce, the aerospace and engineering group has said. | 1.00593 | 1 |
Kathleen Maud Cock was found dead in the kitchen of her home in Surrey Gardens, Effingham, on 27 November 1975 - she had been beaten around the head.
Entry to her house had not been forced, and the only items stolen were her wedding and engagement rings.
Blood believed to be that of Mrs Cock's attacker, found by her body, will now be subjected to new forensic tests.
Cold case detectives hope that advancements in forensics could ultimately lead to finding her killer.
Widow Mrs Cock was last seen shopping for Christmas presents in Guildford the day before her body was found by a neighbour.
Phil Waters, the village bobby at the time, said she "kept herself very much to herself, lived in her little cottage, and didn't come out to talk to the village policeman".
She was known as kind-hearted and intelligent, and was nicknamed "The Angel".
The murder weapon - believed to have been a hammer - was never found despite searches of local ponds and nearby land.
Two suspects were identified - one was a man in a local cafe asking for directions to Surrey Gardens, who was found and eliminated from the inquiry. A second man seen lurking in people's gardens in the nearby area was never found.
Det Supt Ronald Underwood, who headed the investigation, said he did not believe the case should ever be laid to rest.
"All the time there is the possibility of catching somebody who has committed a crime as horrible as this... what's to say that they aren't going to kill somebody else again?"
Surrey Police said the case was reviewed in 2002 and 2006, but no new leads emerged.
A spokeswoman said the new forensic review would "take a number of months". | The unsolved murder of a 78-year-old woman in a Surrey village 40 years ago is to be reviewed by police. | 1.076179 | 1 |
Turia Pitt received burns to 65% of her body and was told she would never compete again after the 2011 ultra-marathon in Western Australia.
After 200 operations, she completed the 226km (140 mile) Hawaii event on Sunday
She has been hailed on social media as an "amazing role model".
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Ms Pitt completed a 3.8km swim, 180km bike ride and 42km run in a time of 14:37:30.
The mining engineer, author and motivational speaker completed the event using custom-made gear and brake levers on her bike to accommodate the severe injuries to her hands.
She also wore special race clothing to deal with the extreme heat and humidity.
"Because of my burns, I can't regulate my own body temperature so I've had to make some adjustments, or use standard tri gear in different ways," she revealed last month.
"I'm going to need things like cooling sleeves and white suits so I don't overheat."
After her encounter with the bushfire Ms Pitt spent 864 days in hospital and underwent many operations to treat her injuries.
She made her comeback in the Ironman Australia triathlon in May.
"Competing in Ironman has ultimately showed me that I literally can do anything I put my mind to," she said on her blog.
Ms Pitt was widely praised on social media as an inspiration.
"Such a great example of what can be done through hard work belief in one's self and good a support system," one person wrote on her Facebook page.
"You continue to amaze and inspire," said another. | An Australian runner who suffered life-threatening burns when she was trapped by a bushfire during a race has completed the Hawaii Ironman, seen as the world's toughest triathlon. | 1.708861 | 2 |
Mr Justice Colton backed legal action by construction company FP McCann Ltd.
It brought the action after failing to land the deal to design and build the A8 dual carriageway between Belfast and Larne.
That was despite it submitting the lowest bid.
With the department also held to be in breach of a duty to the firm, compensation will be assessed at a later date.
FP McCann issued proceedings over the tender for the work it submitted in 2009 as part of a joint venture with Balfour Beatty in a public procurement process run by the DRD's Road Service.
The consortium, referred to as BBMC, did not secure the contract on the grounds that it had submitted an abnormally low tender, the court heard.
Lawyers for FP McCann claimed it had been unlawfully denied the work and should be entitled to damages.
The judge said there had been a clear breach of duty by the defendant in respect of its consideration of the BBMC bid.
Adjourning the case for further submissions in assessing the scale of payout, he added: "The defendant's breach of duty should be marked by a meaningful award to reflect the loss of opportunity to the plaintiff to be awarded a significant and potentially lucrative contract." | The Department for Regional Development breached public contract regulations in rejecting a tender for a road contract worth up to £100m, a High Court judge has ruled. | 0.966045 | 1 |
Mason Beau Jennians, 17, died after falling while working in Devon in December 2014.
Colin Jeffery, 58, from Durham Close, Paignton, boss of Devon-based Utterley Gutterley, was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence.
At Exeter Crown Court police said Jeffery had a "total disregard for the safety of his employees".
Mr Jennians, who was known as Beau, was working at the Coach House in Abbotskerswell without proper safety equipment and precautions when he fell, the court heard.
Police said the "vast majority" of Jeffery's employees "were young men who were vulnerable to the risks of dangerous work by virtue of their youth, inexperience and inability to appreciate risk".
Det Insp Steve Davies, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said Jeffery engaged his staff "with a flagrant disregard for the regulations which govern work at height" with the sole aim "of providing a cheap quote to customers that would secure him work".
He said: "He completely failed to consider or implement even the most basic of safety measures.
"His working practices were inevitably going to lead to the serious injury and death of one his employees at some point in time."
Jeffery pleaded guilty to four other health and safety offences over work carried out at four other properties in the Torbay area. | A gutter cleaning company boss has been jailed for five years over the death of a teenager who fell off a ladder. | 0.871025 | 1 |
Jamie Ferguson, 21, was arrested by Spanish police following alleged threatening behaviour towards cabin crew on the 13 July Jet2.com flight.
The crew had to give statements to police which led to a two-hour delay to the return flight.
Jet2.com also had to pay extra ground handling, airport and security charges.
Phil Ward, managing director of Jet2.com, said: "Mr Ferguson's behaviour was completely unacceptable. He showed no respect towards our cabin crew or fellow passengers.
"His anti-social actions not only meant a delay for the 179 passengers returning to Glasgow, an additional 337 of our customers suffered delays to their holiday flights that day because of him.
"As part of our Onboard Together programme we are committed to taking the necessary action to stamp out disruptive passenger behaviour on our flights and that includes billing troublemakers like Mr Ferguson for delay costs."
The airline has also issued Mr Ferguson with a lifetime ban and is pursuing legal action against him in the Spanish courts. | An airline passenger has been billed for £2,716 for costs incurred due to his behaviour on a flight to Ibiza from Glasgow. | 1.196754 | 1 |
Compulsory microchipping for all dogs in Scotland comes into force on Wednesday in an effort to reduce the number of lost and abandoned animals.
Pet owners who do not have their dog chipped face a fine of up to £500.
A long queue formed in Stornoway as people arrived from other parts of the isles, including Harris.
One of the reasons why so many people gathered in the town was that flights that would have taken the Dog Trust volunteers to other parts of the islands were cancelled.
The trust provided the free service.
The new law is set to be introduced in England and Wales at the same time. | Hundreds of dog owners from across the Western Isles have queued in Stornoway, on Lewis, to take advantage of free microchipping of their pets. | 1.811937 | 2 |
Police were called to the vessel near Wroxham Island, on Wroxham Broad, at about 16:00 BST after concerns were raised about the length of time it had not moved.
Officers found the two people and the dog and have started an inquiry into their deaths.
Norfolk Police said the deaths are being treated as unexplained.
Police have sealed the site while officers from Great Yarmouth CID conduct investigations. | Two people and a dog have been found dead on a boat moored on the Norfolk Broads. | 0.845554 | 1 |
It has emerged that the aircraft in question was flown into power lines on Monday, knocking one to the ground.
About 650 people lost access to electricity for about three hours, according to a local report.
The incident occurred weeks after Los Angeles City Council introduced tougher laws on the use of personal drones.
One of the eye witnesses to the accident was a producer for ABC News.
"All of the sudden [I saw] a flash - like a boom," said Chris Gordon.
"And then sparks and you could see the drone dropping to the ground.
"It landed right over here in the middle of the intersection and cars were actually driving around the drone and it was smoking in the middle of the street."
No one was injured, but the event highlights the risks posed by the increasing popularity of such remote controlled aircraft.
Other recent problems have included a drone crashing into seats during a tennis match at the US Open in New York and a Californian fire department having to temporarily ground helicopters it wanted to use to fight a wildfire because people were using video camera-equipped drones to film the blaze.
On 14 October, LA City Council voted to make it a misdemeanour to violate new drone-related laws that forbid the flight of an aircraft within 25ft (7.6m) of another person or closer than five miles (8km) to an airport.
But elsewhere in the US, some people have taken the matter into their own hands.
In one case a Kentucky man shot down a neighbour's drone that he said had flown over his property.
Earlier this week, a judge dismissed charges against William Meredith of first degree criminal mischief and first degree wanton endangerment.
However, the Ars Technica new site reports that prosecutors still have an opportunity to try to bring the case before a grand jury. | Police are hunting for a drone operator who caused an electricity blackout in West Hollywood, California. | 1.912851 | 2 |
Eleven sector champions are being appointed to help make different areas of business more accountable to the disabled.
They will cover business sectors including banking, tourism, retail and public transport.
The initiative is being launched by the Department for Work and Pensions.
"There are currently more than 11 million disabled people in the UK and the spending power of their households - 'the purple pound' - is almost £250bn," a spokesperson said.
"But many businesses are missing out on this potential customer base by having everyday products and services which aren't available to disabled people - who, as a result, are regularly excluded from experiences and opportunities that many others take for granted."
The sector champions are:
The aim is for them to "amplify the voices of disabled customers and employees within their own industries", promoting changes and improvements that will make a difference to them.
At the same time, they will strive to show other businesses the merits of making disabled customers a priority.
The Minister for Disabled People, Work and Health, Penny Mordaunt, said: "As a public advocate for accessibility, these champions will help businesses realise the value of disabled consumers and the importance of catering to every customer's needs.
"These industries must become fully inclusive. Not being able to access the high street, products and services, transport or simply to access a loo jars with our national values: it must change."
Suzanne Bull of Attitude is Everything, an organisation that aims to improve deaf and disabled people's access to live music, said everyone should have the right to enjoy the arts.
"Only 3.6 million of the UK's 11 million disabled adults attended a live music event last year," she said.
"Fear of discrimination can deter deaf and disabled people from attending music events, but without their participation change won't occur.
"I'll be making a solid business case for accessibility and will be sharing best practice and innovative ideas, many of which don't only just focus on physical access, and demonstrate that ways of working can be adopted by other industries with a high degree of success."
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More Disability stories | Disabled people will get a fresh chance to make their voices heard as consumers, thanks to a government initiative to be announced on Tuesday. | 1.592934 | 2 |
Shaun Ferguson's Renault Scenic collided with a car in which Eileen Lamb was a passenger at Old Hutton, Cumbria in April 2015.
Miss Lamb, from Endmoor, died 12 days later as a result of her injuries.
Ferguson, 22, of Ridge Square, Lancaster, was bailed and will return to Carlisle Crown Court for sentencing on 16 December.
Adjourning the case for background reports Mr Justice Davis told Ferguson he would be sentenced by a different judge.
He said: "There are options open to him that could see you conceivably go to prison." | A man who admitted causing the death by careless driving of a 96-year-old woman has been warned he could be jailed. | 0.551918 | 1 |
At least eight vehicles were involved in the collision on the westbound carriageway near junction 16, Townhead.
By 07:40, traffic was reported to be queued back to junction 10, Barlanark. Traffic was also backing up onto the southbound M80.
At 09:05, Traffic Scotland said the crashed vehicles had been cleared from the motorway. | A crash on the M8 motorway near the centre of Glasgow has caused significant delays to traffic. | 0.264433 | 0 |
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said the four-month window that ended on Friday brought in 64,275 declarations.
All were offered immunity from prosecution in return for paying tax, a surcharge and a penalty.
It is estimated that the government could raise nearly $4.5bn (£3.4bn) from the scheme.
Undeclared income or "black money" is a huge issue in India.
The government contacted about 700,000 suspected tax evaders earlier this year, urging them to declare hidden income and assets.
They were told they would not be pursued by the authorities if they came clean and paid a penalty.
Those who came forward included a group of street food owners in Mumbai who are said to have declared nearly $7.5m.
The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says that despite the huge numbers, the amount declared is only a fraction of the country's undisclosed earnings.
It does not account for money stashed in Swiss banks and overseas tax havens which some government investigators believe amounts to around $500bn, he says.
During India's 2014 elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to crack down on corruption and black money.
In a series of tweets on Saturday, he declared the amnesty "successful", saying it was "a great contribution towards transparency and growth of the economy".
The government says the money raised will be spent on public welfare.
Authorities have been under pressure to act following the release of the so-called Panama Papers in April that lifted the lid on how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. About 500 Indians were among those named. | A tax evasion amnesty in India has prompted tens of thousands of people to declare more than $9.5bn (£7.3bn) in undeclared income and assets. | 1.759 | 2 |
The squad of 21 will attempt to gain Paralympic qualification points in the final major event before September's Games in Rio.
Sophie Thornhill and Neil Fachie will defend their world titles.
The championships will run from 17-20 March in Montichiari.
Jon Norfolk, head coach of Britain's Para-cycling team, said: "It's a large squad that travels with a number of riders competing in a range of events as we look to secure the maximum amount of places we can for the Paralympic Games.
"There are also some new faces in the squad, like Kadeena Cox and James Ball, who will be competing at this level for the first time in their careers. It will be great to see how they fare against the world's best riders." | Multiple Paralympic gold medallists Dame Sarah Storey and Jody Cundy are included in the Great Britain squad for next month's UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Italy. | 1.030015 | 1 |
A Christmas recruitment vacancy showed Santa would earn £12-an-hour.
In comparison, the ad said his wife would be paid an hourly rate of just £6.70.
A Celtic Manor spokesman said the difference in pay was due to the fact they would perform "very different roles" at the Christmas Kingdom event.
Santa Claus would play the "lead role" as the "star attraction", the spokesman said, while Mrs Claus had "more of a supporting role".
"The difference in pay reflects only the more skilled requirements and responsibilities of the Santa role and is, in no way, indicative of a gender pay divide at Christmas Kingdom. The Celtic Manor Resort remains a committed equal opportunities employer," he added. | A job for a Mrs Claus at Newport's Celtic Manor Resort has been advertised - for less pay than that of Father Christmas. | 1.002358 | 1 |
3 May 2014 Last updated at 13:56 BST
The hovercrafts that take part can reach speeds of 70 miles per hour and are driven on both land and water.
Ricky takes a look at these speedy racers... | The country's top hovercraft drivers are gearing up for the first round of the 2014 UK championships which get underway today. | 1.032855 | 1 |
Offering a prize fund of $5,000, the competition asked developers in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania to come up with a mobile application that is widely accessible, easy to use and simple.
The competition, funded by the United States government, hoped to unite the brightest African developers with people who could benefit most from innovate mobile technology.
Launched back in July in Nairobi, the competition attracted 20 entrants - each offering a unique approach to improving life in the region.
The winner, announced this week, was iCow - an application that helps cow farmers maximise breeding potential by tracking the fertility cycle of their animals.
"It's a voice-based application, meaning they don't have to have a special smart-phone," explained Charles Kithika, the app's creator.
"[They] just need an ordinary phone and then dial in a toll-free number."
Mr Kithika said the rise in popularity of mobile apps in Africa is partly down to M-PESA, software which facilitates the transfer of money.
Runner-up in the competition was Kleptocracy Fighters, an app which helps users combat instances of government corruption.
Features include the ability to upload audio, video and text to the web quickly - acting as evidence of bribery or other wrong-doing.
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All the competition entrants were praised by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who said that the apps "solved real problems".
"The ideas generated from this competition will help doctors monitor the growth and nutrition of young patients, will help expand trade by translating prices and quantities into local languages, will hold public officials accountable by reporting election violations and tracking public expenditures.
"I want to thank you for lending your innovative spirit and creativity to the enterprise of building a better future for your communities." | An application which tracks the fertility of cows has won the first ever Apps 4 Africa competition to find new talent as smartphones become increasingly popular in Africa. | 1.951109 | 2 |
Centre Lisa Thomson broke through a tackle to finish off an interception try under the posts on 50 minutes, with Lana Skeldon adding the conversion.
The visitors finished strongly but could not add to their tally.
Italy dominated the early stages with tries from Melissa Bettoni, Elisa Cucchiella and Manuela Furlan.
It was the Italians' first win of the tournament following defeats by France and England, while Scotland are without a success since 2010.
Bettoni squirmed her way over a pile of bodies to breach the Scottish defence on 16 minutes, with prop Cucchiella also crashing over before the interval.
Furlan's score made it 22-0 for the hosts early in the second half but the Scots refused to fold and Thomson's try gave them the impetus to pin Italy back for spells, although they could not find another way through.
Italy: Furlan, Magatti, Cioffi, Rigoni, Stefan, Schiavon, Barattin (capt), Cucchiella, Cammarano, Bettoni, Pillotti, Trevisan, Este, Locatelli, Giordano.
Replacements: Gai, Giacomoli, Nicoletti, Ruzza, Arrighetti, Folli, Zangirolami, Madia.
Scotland: Rollie, Sinclair, Gaffney, Thomson, Lloyd, Martin (capt), Maxwell, Balmer, Skeldon, Smith, Wassell, McCormack, Forsyth, Dunbar, Konkel.
Replacements: Quick, Falconer, Lockhart, Sim, Stodter, Law, Bain, Evans. | Scotland women's long wait for a Six Nations win goes on but there were further signs of encouragement in a 22-7 loss to Italy in Bologna. | 0.913988 | 1 |
Earlier, the government announced 21 locations for enterprise zones in England in an effort to boost economic growth.
Gloucestershire's bid focused on Gloucester and Cinderford.
But Communities Minister Bob Neill said the county could still benefit from other job-creating projects.
"It's no disgrace to Gloucestershire at all, they did hard work, I know that," he said.
"And what I'd say to them is do not be discouraged.
"We are working with local enterprise partnerships and local councils beyond the enterprise zone projects, for example giving councils the ability to discount business rates to attract businesses into the area, giving the ability to set up simplified planning regimes."
Plans for 21 nationwide zones were first set out in March's Budget.
Zones have been confirmed for sites in Cheshire, Cornwall, Gosport, Norfolk, Hereford, Kent and Oxfordshire.
Other locations include Essex, Suffolk, Northampton, Leicestershire, Cambridgeshire and the Humber Estuary.
Ministers said 30,000 new jobs would be created by 2015 by giving cheaper business rates, super-fast broadband and lower levels of planning control. | Gloucestershire's failure to secure an "enterprise zone" for the county is not a reflection on local businesses, the government has said. | 1.582115 | 2 |
The newspaper reports that the illness has left the 76-year-old unable to speak. "Dementia has robbed Celtic's greatest living figure of his voice," it says.
The Scottish Sun on Sunday reports that the Lisbon Lion is being cared for at his home in Newton Mearns by his wife, Liz, 73.
"We just live day by day", she told the newspaper.
The "scandal" of Scotland's polluted lochs leads the Sunday Herald. It claims that at least 45 lochs around Scotland's coast have been contaminated by fish farm pesticides which can harm wildlife and human health.
Medical experts failed to diagnose a man's cancer even though he attended 21 appointments in nine months, according to the Sunday Post.
Ronnie McGill, who had a pancreatic tumour, died without getting to see his daughter's first child, the paper reports.
The Scotland edition of The Sunday Times leads with news of the "biggest shake-up of immigration policy in a generation".
It says the proposals will be outlined in a consultation document to be published in the summer.
Meanwhile The Scottish Mail on Sunday reports that police and prosecutors have proposed an "amnesty" for prisoners who face outstanding court cases.
It says the move, aimed at saving money and court time, has raised concerns about "soft-touch justice".
Scotland on Sunday's front page promotes a report from inside a "squalid" Belgrade refugee camp. Reporter Jane Bradley met some of the 1,000 migrants -mainly Afghan and Pakistani - who live in an abandoned city building, rather than risk being deported. | The Sunday Mail leads with news that Billy McNeill, the footballer who led the European Cup-winning Celtic side in 1967, is battling dementia. | 1.124024 | 1 |
12 February 2016 Last updated at 20:06 GMT
The incident on Alan Sloane's farm land, near Rathfriland, is being investigated by the local council and the Countryside Alliance - an organisation which represents hunting groups.
This report, from BBC News NI's Agriculture and Environment correspondent Conor Macauley, contains images of the dead dogs which some viewers may find upsetting. | A County Down farmer has said he had no choice but to shoot several dogs involved in a stag hunt to protect his sheep. | 0.619843 | 1 |
Retired dressmaker Carole Wheadon, of Leckwith, Cardiff, has created little Santas, snowmen, trees and puddings.
The 79-year-old has also filled the little gifts with chocolates and sold them to raise funds for Velindre Cancer Centre.
"I knit a bit every day," said Mrs Wheadon.
She started knitting the figures to raise money for the specialist cancer hospital in Cardiff about five-years-ago after a friend lost her father to cancer.
"I volunteered my services because I wanted to help in any way I could," said Mrs Wheadon, who buys the wool herself and gets the patterns from the charity.
"People use them as decorations or in stockings, or even on a plate for Christmas dinner."
And, her knitting is not just for Christmas, as she creates crochet blankets for the charity to sell at their summer fayre, and at Easter she knits little chicks with eggs hidden inside. | A great-grandmother has been knitting miniature Christmas toys every day since Easter to raise money for cancer patients. | 1.151351 | 1 |
Zambia had their captain and former Africa Cup of Nations winner, Christopher Katongo, to thank for their victory after he scored just before the break.
The result put Zambia top of Group D with a maximum six points from two games.
Katongo, who captained Zambia to their Nations Cup victory in 2012, was thrown out of the senior national team two years later after a row with the coaches.
But the 33-year-old was given a reprieve and picked for the CHAN squad. He now plays for Green Buffaloes in Zambia and can therefore play at the African Nations Championship which is for locally-based players only.
His 41st minute header against Uganda helped Zambia become the third team to qualify for the quarter-finals, joining hosts Rwanda and DR Congo in the last eight.
Earlier in Group D, a solitary goal from Moussa Sissoko was enough to give Mali a win over Zimbabwe in their second fixture.
It ended Zimbabwe's hopes of progressing further, after they had already been beaten 1-0 by Zambia in their opening match of the group.
Mali broke Zimbabwe hearts eight minutes from time, as Sissoko volleyed in from close range to score.
The final Group D games take place on Wednesday 27 January.
Uganda play Zimbabwe and Mali face Zambia. | Zambia qualified for the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over Uganda in Group D, but Zimbabwe were eliminated after their 1-0 defeat to Mali. | 0.926685 | 1 |
The 31-year-old former Chelsea trainee left the Bantams by mutual consent on transfer deadline day.
The former Portugal Under-21 international has played for 10 clubs during his career including Hibernian, Oldham and Stevenage.
He is available for Saturday's trip to MK Dons, for whom he played in 2006.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Bolton Wanderers have signed winger Filipe Morais on a deal until the end of the season following his release by fellow League One club Bradford City. | 0.479333 | 0 |
Pat Bullman and her husband Oliver created a model village in Wicken, Cambridgeshire, over a 50-year period.
But after Mr Bullman's death it began rotting away and Mrs Bullman, 80, put out a plea for people to help save it.
Two locals raced to the rescue and the village will reopen on what would have been Mr Bullman's birthday this month.
"It has been amazing. There's an awful lot of work that's gone into it," said Mrs Bullman, whose unnamed village in the front garden was once an unexpected hit with tourists visiting the county.
"It's the building that's amazed me, how many they've done and how beautiful they look. I'm just waiting to get them outside now so everybody can see them."
Mr and Mrs Bullman started the display with one windmill for their daughter.
Over the years they added a fire station, railway station, hotel, fish and chip shop and a church, among others.
Mr Bullman was still handcrafting new pieces in his workshop until his death in 2012.
After 50 years, a resigned Mrs Bullman feared the village had little future until her plight was highlighted by the BBC and then other media outlets.
Beverley Lorking, a 73-year-old retired engineer from Soham who answered Mrs Bullman's plea, said only half a dozen buildings had to be scrapped and built from scratch.
"We have put bases in the bottom, we've put primer on and also a top coat of paint, and we've put rubber feet on them so they sit off the ground to stop water coming in.
"We've put in an awful lot of hours but it's been a joy and a pleasure."
A joyful Mrs Bullman, who wants the new village to be a "memorial" to her husband, said: "I sort of decided I wasn't ever going to be able to do anything and the buildings would just get thrown away as they fell to pieces.
"I just couldn't believe it could turn out like this." | An unlikely tourist attraction that was crumbling away in an elderly widow's garden is brought back to life by big-hearted model citizens. | 1.585264 | 2 |
Daniel Sanzone inflicted "catastrophic and irreversible" brain injuries on Joshua Millinson at his home in Wolverhampton in October last year.
The 23-year-old was convicted of murder on Wednesday at Birmingham Crown Court.
The court heard he has since received death threats and his prison cell had been ransacked. Mr Justice Robert Jay said Sanzone was "immature".
Joshua was in intensive care at Birmingham Children's Hospital for nearly a month after the incident before a High Court order was issued to switch off his life support machine.
More updates on this and other stories in Birmingham and the Black Country
The assaults must have caused the baby "considerable distress" and Joshua must have "cried out in pain", Mr Justice Jay said.
Sanzone was unable to accept that his partner, Joshua's mother Zoe Howell, was "no longer able to focus all her attention on you", the judge told him.
Ms Howell was cleared of child cruelty and causing or allowing Joshua's death.
The couple had split up in the days before the shaking incident on 24 October last year.
Speaking after the sentencing, Ms Howell said the sentence was not long enough.
She said: "I've lost my son and I've had to go through all this. People have been slating me for something I didn't do.
"My son was my whole world.
"I can't explain it. I just keep saying to myself I should have done more, but what could I have done?"
The court was told paramedics were called to Whitburn Close in Pendeford where they found Joshua not breathing and "floppy".
Sanzone told Joshua's mother that the "thud" she said she heard from another room was him dropping a remote control.
During the trial, jurors were told Joshua's injuries were some of the most extreme medical experts had seen.
The experts found evidence of previous injuries including a "forcible twisting of bones" from about a week prior to the shaking and rib and leg fractures that may have pre-dated previous hospital visits.
Sanzone will serve a minimum of 15 years in prison. | A father who shook his two-week-old son so violently the baby went blind and deaf has been jailed for life. | 0.851994 | 1 |
12 May 2016 Last updated at 07:18 BST
Poaching is a massive problem in South Africa and the conservationists running the school-trips hope to help stop it by teaching kids to love and respect the animals of their country.
But before they can start their adventure, first comes a bit of group chanting.
Chanting a message of: respect for each other, their environment and the animals around them.
Check out this video! | These inner city kids from South Africa have been take into the bush to connect with animals. | 1.93872 | 2 |
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The 54-year-old replaces Adam Murray, who left the League Two side on Monday.
Evans was sacked by Championship club Leeds United in May and was also in contention for the vacant managerial role at Charlton Athletic.
"We're going to live and breathe this project. It's a very passionate management team that the fans have got," said Evans.
Paul Raynor, who has assisted Evans at several clubs, has been appointed as assistant manager to Evans, who said the Stags were still looking to win promotion this season despite being 18th in the table.
They have won only one of their last 11 matches, but are three points off both the relegation zone and the play-off places.
Chairman John Radford said: "Steve's resume is among the best in the English Football League and his appointment underlines the club's high ambitions.
"The club is geared for success from top to bottom and we have every confidence in Steve to fulfil the club's potential."
Evans started his managerial career in non-league football, and took Boston United from the Southern League to the Football League.
During a five-year spell with Crawley Town, he won two promotions and was also twice promoted with Rotherham United. | Former Leeds United manager Steve Evans has been confirmed as Mansfield Town's boss on a two-and-a-half-year contract. | 1.02141 | 1 |
Prison officials said they had to act after an increase in the amount of hooch circulating in the jail and described it as a "serious issue".
The problem was upgraded to a red alert issue at one stage, the Independent Monitoring Board's annual report said.
Illicit alcohol production is common in some prisons but can prove dangerous.
The Howard League's Mark Gettleson described the reduction in fresh fruit as a backward step for prisoners.
"Prison food isn't known for its nutritional value. By cutting further the small amount of nutritional food its inmates receive, Lewes prison is taking a backward step," he said.
"The management's focus should be on knowing what prisoners are up to, not on taking away one of the few healthy things that exist behind bars."
A spokeswoman for the jail said: "This is a serious issue, which is why we took immediate action to tackle it.
"Our staff are extremely vigilant and use a range of measures to stop prisoners making or having access to illicit items.
"Anyone caught with such items is dealt with severely."
The IMB report, which praised much of the work at Lewes, revealed that during the latter part of last year the rise in hooch-making prompted the security department to increase the risk threat to red.
Fruit portions were reduced and other products that could be used - including five-litre cleaning containers used to make the hooch - were either removed or moved away from inmates.
As a result, the perceived risk was reduced to amber in January 2013.
The Ministry of Justice said ministers would respond in detail to the report "in due course". | Prisoner welfare campaigners have criticised a decision by Lewes jail to cut fruit rations which are being used to make illicit alcohol. | 2.095269 | 2 |
The 35-year-old, who joined Sarries from Sale in 2011, is the Premiership's record points scorer, with almost 2,500 in 239 appearances to date.
He won 38 England caps before retiring from international rugby in 2012.
"It was a very tough call to make, as being a rugby player is the only thing I've ever known," he said.
"In one sense my career seems to have lasted a lifetime and in another sense it's just flown by.
"It was a difficult decision to make, but my body is now telling me that it's probably the right thing to do.
"I've been presented with an amazing opportunity to be here at Saracens in a different capacity, and it's an opportunity I felt that I just couldn't turn down."
Hodgson first won the Premiership with Sale in 2006, before lifting the trophy again after Saracens beat Bath in May.
He scored 44 points on his international debut against Romania in 2001, a tally which still stands as the most by any England player in a Test match.
The Yorkshireman has made 77 Premiership appearances for Saracens, but has started only one game this season.
"It's great for the club to provide our players with a pathway into a different career," said director of rugby Mark McCall.
"As a guy with such rugby knowledge and intelligence, Charlie is tailor-made for the role and he will prove to be a huge asset for the club going forward." | Saracens and former England fly-half Charlie Hodgson will retire at the end of the season to become the club's head of recruitment. | 0.959684 | 1 |
The Trojan malware is thought to have been designed to steal data from industrial organisations.
Microsoft said it has traced the root of the exploit back to a flaw in its Win32k Truetype font parsing engine.
It offered a workaround download and said its engineers were working on a definitive security update.
Microsoft said the vulnerability in its code allowed attackers to "install programs; view, change or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights".
"This vulnerability is related to the Duqu malware," it said.
Microsoft said the full update would not be ready this month, and did not provide a target release date.
In the meantime it said that the workaround will cause some documents to "fail to display properly".
The firm's security warning follows an investigation by the Laboratory of Cryptography and Systems Security (Crysys) at Budapest University.
Earlier this week it revealed that the malware had been spread using a previously unknown vulnerability embedded in a Microsoft Word document.
Internet security firm, Symantec, confirmed that Microsoft had identified the same bit of code.
"It is a link point between Microsoft Word and the system software," said Greg Day, Symantec's director of security strategy.
"This takes what you type in and turns it into what comes up on the screen."
The security firm has confirmed Duqu infections at six different computer networks belonging to unidentified organisations across a total of eight countries.
Microsoft's security report noted that the success of the attacks depended on users opening email attachments.
"We have taught people for years that clicking on executable files from unknown sources is not sensible, but clicking on a Word document is a normal business practice," Mr Day told the BBC.
"Since we think the Duqu attackers do reconnaissance beforehand they might have been able to exploit this to make people more likely to have opened the documents, either by having built up a relationship with them or having used an existing one to gain trust."
Mr Day said the lessons for business were to ensure that their security software is up to date and that they have educated their employees to question whether an attachment comes from a trustworthy source. | Microsoft has released a temporary "fix" for a software vulnerability that left computer systems exposed to the Duqu infection. | 2.316628 | 2 |
The charges, which are related to a major corruption scandal at state oil company Petrobras, still have to be formally accepted by a judge.
Lula denies any wrongdoing and says the accusations are politically motivated.
He is among 16 people who are formally being accused of money laundering by Sao Paulo prosecutors.
Lula's son is also reported to be on the list.
Lula and his wife, Marisa Leticia, face questions over the alleged ownership of a seafront penthouse in the exclusive resort of Guaruja.
Prosecutors have announced a news conference for later on Thursday.
Lula's lawyer, Cristiano Zanin Martins, said he was not given official access to the accusations against the former leader.
"This action confirms the bias [against Lula] in this whole process," he said.
Prosecutors say one of the country's biggest construction firms, OAS, carried out extensive refurbishment on the penthouse.
Officially the apartment belongs to OAS, which is under investigation. It has been accused of paying bribes to politicians and senior officials at Petrobras to secure lucrative contracts.
Lula, 70, denies all accusations and says he never owned the apartment. He also accuses the prosecutor in the case of being arbitrary, says the BBC's Daniel Gallas in Sao Paulo.
The former president was detained last Friday for questioning over the three-storey penthouse.
His high-profile detention led to criticism not only from his supporters but also from judges and politicians, who said the measure was unnecessary.
Lula's supporters say the attacks on him are aimed at tarnishing his reputation, amid rumours that he may run for office again in 2018.
He was Brazil's president from 2003 to 2011 and was succeeded in office by his political protege, Dilma Rousseff, who has record-low approval rates amid a serious economic crisis.
She joined hundreds of people showing support for the former president last Saturday.
Lula, a former factory worker and union leader, remains a very popular figure in Brazil despite the accusations against senior members of his left-leaning Workers' Party. | Brazilian prosecutors are filing charges against ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a money laundering probe, officials say. | 0.966539 | 1 |
Preparatory work will begin next month at Fforest Fawr in Tongwynlais, Cardiff, with 4,000 trees to be removed from September next year, for three years.
Environment body Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said initial work would include pruning and preparing trees.
But it said access to the site would not be restricted.
NRW said the work was part of a nationwide strategy to combat the disease, which has affected about 6.7 million larch trees across Wales.
Gareth Roberts, of NRW, said it would do everything it could to minimise disruption to the "well loved" community area.
"Although it is some time off, we are already planning the harvesting in two phases, so we can always keep areas of the forest open for people to use, and so we can minimise the impact on protected species and the local wildlife," he said.
"It is upsetting that we have to remove the trees but we know the forest will still be a wonderful place for people to visit in the future.
"We will continue to work with local businesses and interest groups to keep them up to date as our plans progress and during the harvesting work."
Once harvesting begins in September 2018, work is expected to continue to 2021.
After the trees have been felled, NRW said it would encourage native species, including beech, oak, birch, wild cherry, rowan and hazel in the forest to naturally regenerate.
It added it would then monitor the forest for a few years before considering replanting any trees.
Some of the wooden sculptures on the trail, which are popular with children, will also be removed as many are rotten, but they will be replaced early next year. | Thousands of infected larch trees are to be felled at a popular forest site in south Wales. | 2.477074 | 2 |
In 2011, there were 562,000 Welsh speakers, according to the census.
Welsh language campaign group Cymdeithas yr Iaith has previously called for measures that would lead to a million Welsh speakers.
Labour said "common sense" and "common cause" were needed to promote the language. Cymdeithas yr Iaith said the party's move was "encouraging".
Labour assembly candidate Sion Jones said: "The idea that Cymdeithas could have influenced our manifesto in the past is probably hard to imagine, that's just not the case now, and there's a genuine change of attitude on all sides.
"To promote the language, we need common sense, common ground and common cause."
Language campaigners say the next Welsh Government needs to honour any commitment it has made.
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Chairman Jamie Bevan said: "The idea of reaching a million Welsh speakers has provoked cross-party support, and most importantly, public support.
"However, it is relatively easy to commit to a single target.
"In the area of language policy, we have seen a number of key targets set over the years, but ultimately get unfulfilled."
The Welsh Conservatives say they want to see an increase in the numbers speaking Welsh outside the classroom and would also develop a network of "Welsh Language Business Champions".
Plaid Cymru's manifesto makes a commitment to a "genuinely bilingual" Wales and a target that 50% of seven-year-olds will be in Welsh medium education by 2030.
The Liberal Democrats say they would target services at young people in their teens who already speak Welsh as a key group for the future of the language.
The Lib Dems would also introduce special provision for pupils to catch up with their peers in learning Welsh.
UKIP say the Welsh language is a source of pride for the nation and the party would protect the language through Welsh medium education. | Labour's assembly election manifesto will commit to ensuring there are a million people speaking Welsh by 2050. | 1.97952 | 2 |
Samata Ullah was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service Counter Terrorism Command in a street in the city on 22 September.
The six charges include being a member of a proscribed organisation (so-called Isis), terrorist training, and directing terrorism between 1 December, 2015 and 22 September, 2016.
He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
Metropolitan Police said the arrest was "pre-planned" and supported by the Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit. | A 33-year-old man from Cardiff has been charged with six terrorism offences. | 0.70008 | 1 |
Guy Verhofstadt said he was looking forward to a "hell of a conversation" - referring to comments by Mr Davis.
In September, Mr Davis answered a question about Mr Verhofstadt, an avowed believer in the EU, by saying "get thee behind me Satan".
Mr Verhofstadt, a former Belgian prime minister, has said there will be no compromise on freedom of movement.
He insists the UK will not get free access to the single market if it does not accept that.
The European Parliament has to vote on, and could therefore veto, both the terms of the UK's exit and the even bigger subsequent deal to establish Britain's future relationship with the EU.
How Mr Davis and Mr Verhofstadt fare face to face may have profound implications for the UK's future, says BBC Europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas.
Our correspondent says all eyes are on the meeting between Mr Davis and the man who could be one of the biggest thorns in his side.
Mr Verhofstadt tweeted: "Looking forward to a hell of a conversation with David Davis tomorrow :)", and attached a link to a newspaper report of the Brexit secretary's appearance before MPs and his "Satan" remark.
Mr Davis explained after that meeting that he was not comparing Mr Verhofstadt to the Devil, but telling the questioner not to tempt him into commenting on him. | Brexit Secretary David Davies will meet the European Parliament's chief negotiator in Strasbourg later. | 1.211741 | 1 |
A search was launched after the inflatable boat carrying two boys turned over in Heathfield Pond in Cobham at around 1645 GMT on Tuesday.
An underwater search continued until 0200 GMT and resumed at about 0930 GMT.
A Surrey Police spokeswoman said: "Dive teams searching for a missing teenage boy at Heathfield Pond have recovered a body."
She added: "Formal identification has yet to take place."
A 17-year-old boy was taken to Epsom General Hospital in a stable condition following the incident.
Police, the ambulance service and Surrey Fire and Rescue Service all attended the scene on Tuesday, while the police helicopter, dog teams and local residents also helped with the search. | Divers searching for a teenage boy who went missing after a dinghy capsized on a pond in Surrey have recovered a body. | 0.905633 | 1 |
The Thermomix is a luxury appliance that can steam, blend, chop and cook food in a short amount of time.
Australia's consumer watchdog, which filed the lawsuit, alleges Thermomix in Australia misled consumers over the safety of the TM31 model.
At least 14 customers suffered serious burns from faulty lid seals, it said.
Nearly 90 people had reported issues with a Thermomix, according to a report from consumer group Choice last May.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched an investigation into Thermomix in August.
Thermomix in Australia was allegedly slow to disclose the problems with the appliance in 2014 before ultimately issuing a recall for the faulty lids.
Customers were also allegedly made to sign non-disclosure agreements before getting a replacement or refund that prevented them from making negative comments about the brand.
"The law requires that suppliers must act to notify the ACCC as soon as they become aware of any person who has suffered a serious injury associated with the goods they have supplied," ACCC acting chairwoman, Delia Rickard said in a statement.
The kitchen appliance costs around $1,500 (£1,200) each and has gained a dedicated following in Australia for its multiple functions.
Thermomix in Australia has said it is co-operating fully with the ACCC but would not comment further while proceedings were ongoing. | The Australian distributor of cult kitchen brand Thermomix is being sued for allegedly failing to report multiple injuries from faulty products. | 1.1722 | 1 |
The UN has said media restrictions and violence meant the environment was not conducive to free, credible elections.
Unrest started in April after President Pierre Nkurunziza said he would run for a third term - something protesters say is illegal.
The president says he is entitled to a third term because he was appointed for his first term, not elected.
The presidential election is scheduled for 15 July. East African leaders have called for a further two-week delay.
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The electoral commission spokesman told the BBC turnout for the parliamentary poll had been low in the districts of Bujumbura where there had been protests, but that in some provinces outside the capital it was as high as 98%.
The ruling party - the CNDD FDD - was ahead in every province of the country, Burundi's electoral commission announced.
They won 77 out of 100 elected seats in parliament, AFP news agency says.
The BBC's Maud Jullien says all of the country's private broadcasters have closed in recent months, and many civil society leaders have left the country claiming their lives were under threat.
At least 70 died and 150,000 people have fled the country.
Reporting on a coup and a crisis... using a music-sharing site
10.4m population
50 years - life expectancy for a man
2nd poorest country in the world
85% are Hutu, 14% Tutsi
300,000 died in civil war | The ruling party in Burundi has won the parliamentary election boycotted by the main opposition parties. | 1.695335 | 2 |
Police took the wounded to hospital. The blast took place close to Parachinar near the Afghan border.
Kurram is a tribal area with a history of sectarian violence between Shia and Sunni Muslims, but it is so far unclear who is behind this latest attack.
Several Taliban-affiliated groups are known to be active in the region. | At least seven people died and three were wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Kurram in north-west Pakistan on Tuesday, officials say. | 1.089827 | 1 |
The blue rock thrush was first seen feeding in a garden in Fisher Close, Stow-on-the-Wold, by a resident.
Unable to name the unusual looking bird, she posted pictures of it online and her post was spotted by twitchers.
County bird recorder Richard Baatsen said he believed it was only the third time the bird had been seen in the UK.
The last confirmed sighting of the starling-size bird on British soil, was back in 2007.
The largely sedentary, elusive and sun-loving birds are widespread in summer across southern Europe but are a rare sight in northern Europe.
"It likes mountains and cliffs that's why it's called a blue rock thrush," said Mr Baatsen.
"But the birds do migrate and move in the winter so that's the thought - that this bird's moved away from the snow, effectively."
The bird was first spotted in the Cotswolds on Tuesday and has been seen every day since.
Since the news went out on the Rare Bird Alert website, the Cotswold town has been invaded by hundreds of birdwatchers hoping to catch a glimpse of the cobalt blue bird feeding with other garden birds.
"It's attracting a very good crowd. There were probably about 250 people there when I was there yesterday," said Mr Baatsen.
"I did have a word with the house owner, just to let her know what to expect.
"She was a bit taken aback by the interest but I told her to get a charity bucket out and wave it at people for the inconvenience." | Hundreds of birdwatchers have descended on a quiet residential estate in the Cotswolds to catch a glimpse of an "extremely rare" thrush. | 2.418357 | 2 |
The incident happened on live TV, sparking claims of a fix and forcing the head of the lottery to resign.
During the broadcast the number 21 was shown on screen before it became the next ball pulled from the machine.
The Serbian State Lottery (DLS) said it was "pure coincidence", but prosecutors have launched an investigation.
Aleksandra Gudelj, the host of the draw, is among those being held by police, AFP reports.
The DLS said a "technical mistake" was to blame for the appearance of the number 21 on screen, as a 27 was drawn from the machine.
The next ball to emerge was a 21, but that was merely a coincidence, the company said.
Nobody won the €1m ($1.09m; £703,000) jackpot.
The national lottery, which is state-run, is hugely popular in Serbia, particularly among pensioners and the unemployed.
Police have seized the lottery machine, balls and computer software as part of the their investigation, according to local media reports.
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said anyone involved in criminal activity would be "brought to justice".
"The path to prison is very short," he said. | Eleven people are being questioned by Serbian police after a television graphic appeared to predict a winning lottery number before it was drawn. | 1.176023 | 1 |
Hilltop Honey, based in Caersws, will sell its raw wildflower and creamed honey in 650 stores.
Founder Scott Davies said the deal will double his business scope and full-time workforce of six.
"Four years ago I walked into Newtown to sell my first four jars of honey and now I'm supplying at least 24,000 jars to Tesco. It's incredible," he said.
"There is currently no raw honey on the shelves so it's really good for consumers, for British honey and for British beekeepers and bees." | A beekeeper from Powys who started out selling honey from his parents' kitchen has secured a deal to supply Tesco. | 1.220003 | 1 |
Super League side Cas are understood to want £500,000 in compensation after the 23-year-old quit to join Sale.
He was contracted at the Tigers until 2018, but moved to the Premiership team in December on a three-year deal.
Solomona scored 42 tries in 2016 and has added nine tries in eight games since his cross-code switch.
BBC Sport understands an out-of-court settlement for the former Samoa rugby league international could now be decided between the clubs.
His form since his move to Sale has prompted suggestions that the New Zealand-born wing could play for England when he becomes eligible.
Prominent sports lawyer David Seligman suggested the legal battle over the contract could affect both rugby codes, in a way the Bosman ruling affected football. | Castleford's court case against Sale winger Denny Solomona, his agent Andy Clarke and the Sharks at the High Court will be adjourned. | 0.791548 | 1 |
The final 10-man team for the biennial match against the United States will be announced in August.
Campbell, 29, is joined in the squad by his four fellow Irish players Alex Gleeson, Stuart Grehan, Paul McBride and Conor O'Rourke.
The match will be at Los Angeles Golf Club on 9-10 September.
Campbell won last year's Irish Amateur Open title and his successes also include an East of Ireland triumph.
2016 British Amateur Champion Scott Gregory leads a strong English contingent which includes current Lytham Trophy champion Alfie Plant and English Amateur Champion Daniel Brown.
Craig Watson will captain the Britain & Ireland team for the first time.
GB & Ireland squad: David Boote (Walton Heath), Daniel Brown (Masham), Colm Campbell (Warrenpoint), Owen Edwards (Llanwern), Alex Gleeson (Castle), Scott Gregory (Corthampton), Stuart Grehan (Tullamore), Craig Howie (Peebles), Barry Hume (Haggs Castle), Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten), Paul McBride (The Island), Bradley Moore (Kedleston Park), Conor O'Rourke (Naas), Marco Penge (Golf at Goodwood), Alfie Plant (Sundridge Park), Craig Ross (Kirkhill), Sandy Scott (Nairn), Connor Syme (Drumoig), James Walker (Oaks) | Warrenpoint's Colm Campbell has been named in an initial 19-man squad for Great Britain & Ireland's defence of the Walker Cup in September. | 0.866571 | 1 |
Above average rent costs plus lower than average term-time income made it the least affordable.
However, Edinburgh students are still the highest social spenders and spend above the weekly average on alcohol.
The cheapest Scottish city on the RBS Student Living Index was Dundee in 10th place, with Glasgow in 16th.
Portsmouth topped the list of 25 as the most cost-effective city in the UK.
The survey of 2,500 students across the UK took into account a range of factors including how much students spend on going out to how much time they spend studying.
Edinburgh students pay an average of £112.05 on rent per week, compared to around £110 across the UK.
In Glasgow, the average rental figure was £96.16, while it was £94.49 in Dundee.
The survey found the majority of a student's income came from student loans, which on average were £161.14 per week.
That figure was four times higher than any other source, including part-time work.
After loans, money from students' parents was the largest income source.
Only one in 50 UK students said they took fees, which Scottish students studying in Scotland do not have to pay, into consideration when deciding which university to attend.
Other concerns such as subject choice, university reputation, distance from home and the cost of living were more important for 98% of prospective students.
Dan Jones, Royal Bank of Scotland Head of Student Accounts, said, "Making the most of university can be expensive and there is a massive difference in the costs students face depending on where they choose to study."
The full list of the top 25 most cost-effective cities for students in the UK was:
1 Portsmouth
2 Liverpool
3 Newcastle
4 Belfast
5 Exeter
6 York
7 Cardiff
8 Nottingham
9 Birmingham
10 Dundee
11 Manchester
12 Norwich
13 Leicester
14 Brighton
15 Reading
16 Glasgow
17 Leeds
18 Bristol
19 London
20 Sheffield
21 Plymouth
22 Oxford
23 Cambridge
24 Southampton
25 Edinburgh | Edinburgh is the most expensive city in the UK for students to live and work in, according to a Royal Bank of Scotland survey. | 1.579201 | 2 |
Mustakim Jaman, 23, of Hudson Road, Southsea, has been charged under section five of the Terrorism Act 2006.
He is the brother of Ifthekar Jaman, who was killed in Syria in December.
Mr Jaman is due at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday. Another brother, Tuhin Shahensha, 26, has also been charged with terrorism offences.
Mr Shahensha, also of Hudson Road, appeared in court on Friday accused of planning to fight in Syria. He is due to appear at the Old Bailey on 14 November.
The two men, of Hudson Road, Southsea, were arrested along with a number of other people in Hampshire and London on 14 October by the South East Counter Terrorism Unit (SECTU).
A 57-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman have been released on bail.
A 23-year-old woman from Farnborough and a 29-year-old woman from Greenwich, south-east London, have been released without charge. | The brother of a Portsmouth man killed while fighting for Islamic State (IS) in Syria has been charged with preparing terrorist acts. | 1.053442 | 1 |
Mr Zhou and a Communist party committee spent three years developing the Pinyin system in the 1950s.
It changed the way the language was taught and helped raise literacy rates.
Mr Zhou, who was born in 1906 during the Qing Dynasty, later became a fierce critic of China's communist rulers.
He died in Beijing on Saturday a day after his birthday, Chinese media reported.
As a young man Mr Zhou spent time in the US and worked as a Wall Street banker.
He returned to China after the communist victory in 1949 and was put in charge of creating a new writing system using the Roman alphabet.
"We spent three years developing Pinyin. People made fun of us, joking that it had taken us a long time to deal with just 26 letters," he told the BBC in 2012.
Before Pinyin was developed, 85% of Chinese people could not read, now almost all can.
Pinyin has since become the most commonly used system globally, although some Chinese communities - particularly in Hong Kong and Taiwan - continue to use alternatives.
It is also widely used to type Chinese characters on computers and smartphones, leading some to fear it could end up replacing Chinese characters altogether.
The achievement protected Mr Zhou from some of the persecution that took place under former leader Mao Zedong.
However, he was later sent to the countryside for re-education during Mao's Cultural Revolution.
In his later years he became strongly critical of the Chinese authorities and wrote a number of books, most of which were banned.
In a 2011 interview with NPR he said he hoped he would live long enough to see the Chinese authorities admit that the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989 had been a mistake.
He said ordinary people no longer believed in the Communist Party, and that the vast majority of Chinese intellectuals were in favour of democracy. | Chinese linguist Zhou Youguang, who created the writing system that turns Chinese characters into words using letters from the Roman alphabet, has died aged 111. | 3.051783 | 3 |
Demonstrators set up barricades and hurled firebombs in Valparaiso, where Chile's Congress meets. Police fired tear gas and water cannon.
A security guard died from fume inhalation when masked protestors burned a pharmacy and supermarket.
Chileans are angry because of an economic downturn and a corruption scandal involving Ms Bachelet's family.
Some of the fires continued burning for hours and smoke could be seen rising from several places in the city.
Ms Bachelet, who was elected in 2013 promising to reduce inequality, said the country was on a path of reform "from which there is no turning back".
She said policies guaranteeing everyone a free education showed the country was heading in the right direction.
"If we don't make the changes now with everyone working together, the tensions and obstacles will grow and our opportunity to progress will be frustrated," she said.
However, she also said other reforms would be delayed because of the economic slowdown in the country.
Correspondents say there are often protests on the day of the presidential address. | Violent protests have broken out in Chile during the state-of-the-nation address by President Michelle Bachelet. | 1.532008 | 2 |
The German, punched by Ukrainian Andriy Grivko on stage three, outsprinted Team Sky's Italian Elia Viviani, while Britain's Mark Cavendish was fourth.
Cavendish gesticulated with frustration after failing to come round Kittel, who he had been following in the sprint.
"I'm super proud. It's a nice start to the season," said Quick-Step Floors rider Kittel, who won three stages.
"The final sprint didn't go according to plan because the chain of my lead-out man fell off so I had to go on my own."
Kittel's defence was expected to come under most pressure on Friday's hilly stage four, but it was cancelled because of high winds.
He ended up 18 seconds clear of Dutch rider Dylan Groenewegen in the overall standings with German John Degenkolb in third.
Team Dimension Data's Cavendish, who won the race in 2015, finished eighth overall, two places behind One Pro Cycling's Thomas Stewart, who was the highest-ranked Briton on general classification.
Stage 5 result:
1. Marcel Kittel (Ger/Quick-Step Floors) 2hrs 34mins 12secs
2. Elia Viviani (Ita/Team Sky) Same time
3. Riccardo Minali (Ita/Astana)
4. Mark Cavendish (GB/Team Dimension Data)
5. John Degenkolb (Ger/Trek-Segafredo)
General classification:
1. Marcel Kittel (Ger/Quick-Step Floors) 15hrs 8mins 56secs
2. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned/Lotto Jumbo) +18secs
3. John Degenkolb (Ger/Trek-Segafredo) +24secs
4. Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux/BMC Racing) Same time
5. Elia Viviani (Ita/Team Sky)
Selected:
6. Thomas Stewart (GB/One Pro Cycling) +24secs
8. Mark Cavendish (GB/Team Dimension Data) +26secs
10. Alex Dowsett (GB/Movistar) +27secs | Defending champion Marcel Kittel wrapped up victory in the Dubai Tour by winning the fifth and final stage. | 0.985118 | 1 |
It comes after the firms announced an initial agreement last month.
Vantiv shareholders will own a majority 57% of the combined group, while Worldpay investors hold the other 43%.
"The combination of scale and presence the merger will bring is an exciting step in the creation of a truly global leader in payments," said Worldpay.
Worldpay processes millions of payments a day in stores, online and on mobile phones.
It operates worldwide, but with strength in the UK and US markets.
Vantiv is largely focused on the US, helping merchants, banks and credit unions accept card payments, as well as gift cards and online payments.
The combined company's global and corporate headquarters will be in Cincinnati, Ohio, and London will become its "international headquarters".
Vantiv will pay 397p for each share in Worldpay, or £8bn, plus £1.3bn to cover debts.
The combined company will be led by Charles Drucker as executive chairman and joint chief executive.
Reporting to Mr Drucker will be Philip Jansen as co-chief executive and Stephanie Ferris as chief finance officer.
Additional members of the new executive team will be announced at a later date.
The UK company's chairman Sir Michael Rake and his counterpart at Vantiv, Jeffrey Stiefler, will remain on the board as non-executive directors.
The board will consist of four Worldpay and seven Vantiv directors. | US payment processing giant Vantiv has agreed to merge with Worldpay in a deal which values its UK rival at £9.3bn ($12.1bn; 10.3bn euros). | 1.158661 | 1 |
David Shepherd of Bridport, Dorset, admitted a number of offences but denied raping four children, one of whom was only eight years old.
The 60-year-old's string of sex crimes, including holding 20,000 indecent images, were heard at three trials in Dorchester Crown Court.
Shepherd, described as "vile" by police, will be sentenced on 31 August.
During the three trials, the paedophile was found guilty of facilitating child sex offences, raping children, paying for child sex, making indecent videos of children and holding 20,211 indecent films and images of minors.
Dorset Police said the former pub landlord travelled to the Philippines to abuse children in "the most vile manner", and would also direct live sex shows using internet messaging services.
Officers said Shepherd would record himself committing serious sexual offences, including rape, against young children.
He was found with a large collection of videos he had produced as well as and tens of thousands of indecent images and videos of children on his computer and hard drives.
Trial one, 3 August:
Trial two, 4 August:
Trial three, 8 August:
Det Con David Baker, of Dorset Police said Shepherd was a "serious risk and danger to young children".
"This is the most horrific case of child abuse I have had any dealings with.
"This evidence showed harrowing images of very young children being abused and degraded in the most vile manner." | A prolific paedophile who filmed himself raping and abusing children in the Philippines has been found guilty. | 0.590069 | 1 |
An ornate Roman coin, medieval silver pennies, a copper figurine, a thimble, window glass and a key were unearthed.
Foundations were also discovered, showing the original structure of Auckland Castle in County Durham was "significantly larger" than thought.
Curatorial director Dr Christopher Ferguson said he was "really excited to have uncovered such a major finding".
It suggests the castle was not created as a manor house for the Prince Bishops of Durham, as previously thought, but that it had always been a large castle complex.
A five-month excavation has been carried out ahead of a new museum extension in the castle's Scotland Wing, formerly used to hold Scottish prisoners of war.
Durham University archaeological services manager Peter Carne said the work had "enabled an unprecedented amount" of research into the castle and its grounds.
The new museum, due to open in 2019, will look at the history of faith in Britain. | Archaeologists working at a 900-year-old castle have found "rare and unexpected" artefacts. | 2.506109 | 3 |
Worcestershire off-spinner Moeen took 3-32 and Yorkshire leg-spinner Rashid 2-41 as Australia were bowled out for 207 under the floodlights.
"Handing the ball to our spin twins was quite easy," said Morgan.
"They didn't bowl any bad balls and they took advantage of the conditions."
Australia lead the five-match series 2-1 with two matches to play - at Headingley on Friday and Old Trafford again on Sunday.
Only Australia pace bowler Pat Cummins, with eight wickets, has taken more than Rashid's seven in the series, while Moeen's figures were the best of his 25-match ODI career.
England face Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates this winter, on pitches expected to favour slower bowlers.
"Moeen and Rashid did outstandingly," said man-of-the-match James Taylor, whose 101 off 114 balls - his maiden ODI century - anchored England's 300-8.
"It put a lot of pressure on Australia knowing it was spinning and to bowl like that, and front up, was outstanding."
Morgan, who made 62 off 56 balls in a third-wicket stand of 119 with Taylor, added: "I'm very impressed. We improved in the areas I asked from the first two games.
"James Taylor has come in as a replacement for Joe Root, which isn't easy. But he has done a fine job of it. He has played extremely well." | Captain Eoin Morgan praised "outstanding" spinners Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid after England kept the one-day series against Australia alive with a 93-run win at Old Trafford. | 1.022318 | 1 |
The 23-year-old former West Ham forward has had loan spells with Portsmouth and Hearts, among others, and will officially join Eastleigh on 1 July.
He was Orient's top scorer in League Two this season with 12 goals in 33 appearances in all competitions.
However McCallum could not stop the O's from being relegated, and he could play against his old side next term.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | National League side Eastleigh have agreed to sign Leyton Orient striker Paul McCallum on a two-year contract. | 0.519509 | 1 |
Some have been enjoying the snow, especially in areas where it has been thick enough for skiing and sledging, but for others it's caused disruption.
But scientists from the Met Office, who monitor the weather, say that snow isn't actually that unusual at this time of year.
It's often a chilly month - between 1981 and 2010, the UK had an average of 2.3 days of snow in April. That means it's more common to be able to build a snowman in April than it is in November!
And in 1981 it was particularly dramatic - on the 25th of April that year more than 29 centimetres fell in Sheffield.
The current cold temperatures can be blamed on air coming to the UK from the freezing Arctic. | It's almost May, but this week lots of parts of the UK have been surprised by flurries of snow and hail, and wintry weather. | 2.822192 | 3 |
Mr McGurk was hit on the Mullydoo Road, close to the Greencastle Road junction, at about 15:00 GMT.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident to contact them | The man in his 70s who died after being struck by a car in County Tyrone on Thursday afternoon was Francis McGurk, who was from Greencastle. | -0.205803 | 0 |
It says this "global threat" contributed to 351,000 deaths in 2010.
Unsafe foods, for example undercooked meat, can cause 200 problems - from diarrhoea to cancer.
But changes in food production mean there are more opportunities for meals to harbour harmful bugs or chemicals, experts say.
Unsafe foodstuffs can contain many types of harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals.
Examples include undercooked meat, fruits and vegetables contaminated with faeces and shellfish containing marine toxins.
But the WHO says investigating these outbreaks has become increasingly challenging as single plates of food often have ingredients from many countries.
In its first WHO report on this issue, its director-general Dr Margaret Chan warns: "A local food problem can quickly turn into an international emergency.
"Food production has been industrialised, and its trade and distribution have been globalised.
"These changes introduce multiple opportunities for food to become contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals."
The analysis, which pulls together scientific literature from across the globe, shows:
Experts say illnesses caused by food also carry major economic risks.
They estimate the E. coli outbreak in Germany in 2011 cost about US$1.3bn (£876m) in losses for farmers and industries.
WHO leaders are calling on governments to urgently strengthen food safety systems.
On April 7, the WHO launches its food safety campaign, From Farm to Plate.
It aims to prompt the public and governments to consider where individual ingredients in meals come from and question whether these are properly and safely handled at every stage.
Source: WHO | Eating food contaminated with bugs leads to more than half a billion cases of illness a year, the World Health Organization warns. | 3.43707 | 3 |
Tim Warrillow, who co-founded the group with Charles Rolls in 2004, said he was responding to demand from big investors for shares in the firm.
The move reduces his stake to 5.4% and comes after Mr Rolls banked £73m through selling shares in May.
Shares in the firm, best known for its tonic water, have soared more than 1,000% since 2014.
This year alone shares in the group, which also sells mixers such as ginger beer and Sicilian lemonade, have risen by more than 50%.
Fever-Tree's international sales have expanded rapidly, and more than 50% of its revenues now come from outside the UK.
The US, Spain and Belgium are key overseas markets.
Fever-Tree founders inspired by first meeting
Fever-Tree produced its first bottle of tonic water in 2005 and now sell a range of a dozen different flavours.
Mr Warrillow and Mr Rolls pair wanted to produce an upmarket tonic with no artificial sweeteners, preservatives and flavourings.
The firm is named after the colloquial term for the cinchona tree which, from its bark, supplies quinine - a key ingredient in tonic water.
On Tuesday the company upgraded its profit forecast after strong sales. It saw "exceptional growth" in the UK of 113%.
In 2003, Mr Warrillow - 28 at the time - was looking for a career change. He wanted to set up his own gin distillery.
And so he contacted Mr Rolls, a veteran of the gin industry, and 18 years his senior, for advice.
Mr Rolls, who had successfully built Plymouth Gin, agreed to meet for a coffee in central London.
Within an hour or two they became business partners. But instead of forming a new gin company, they resolved to set up a premium tonic water brand.
But while it took Mr Rolls and Mr Warrillow just a few hours to decide to go into business together, it then took them 18 months to find a recipe they were happy with.
As Mr Rolls had some money in the bank after selling his 25% share in Plymouth Gin, they were able to take their time.
Securing some outside investors, they were finally able to start selling bottles of Fever-Tree tonic water.
The company got what it says was its most important break when supermarket group Waitrose decided to start selling the product. | One of the founders of drinks firm Fever-Tree is toasting a cool £29m windfall after selling 1.5m shares. | 1.255746 | 1 |
He donned tights, shorts and trainers to pound the pavements in Willesden Green, north London, for a 17-minute run.
The royal drew double-takes from motorists as he stepped out with young people and volunteers from the Running Charity.
The charity helps young people develop life skills through sport.
Programme officer Claude Umuhire, 26, took the runners, including a Met Police protection officer, through a strenuous warm-up session then led the more gentle run.
He said about Harry: "He didn't find any of it hard, I think he's been training just for today.
"He found everything easy,
"I tried to get him in the warm-up but he did pretty well, he kept giving me looks though every time I said five squats."
Despite apparently coping well with the run, the Prince suggested he might prefer a lighter form of exercise on future visits.
When he left, he referred to a pool table in the charity's HQ and joked: "Next time I will come and play pool maybe".
He added: "There was a woman who was pulling out of her driveway then she realised who he was and she drove in front of us and started taking pictures of him.
"And as we were leaving, there was a guy at the traffic lights who looked across and did a double take - the joy in his face it was so funny, his eyes just opened up, he was so happy."
The charity is working with some of the residents from a hostel founded by the Depaul charity. | Prince Harry has been turning heads in his running gear - as he went for a jog with a group of young homeless people. | 1.123323 | 1 |
Thousands of miners and police clashed at the South Yorkshire coking site.
Hundreds of trade unionists, supporters and former miners joined the Westminster demonstration earlier.
In October, Home Secretary Amber Rudd turned down calls for an inquiry into the policing of the bitter year-long miners' strike.
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Joe Rollin, Unite union official and chair of Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign, said: "We want to send a clear message... that we aren't going away and that our fight for the truth will go on."
Chris Skidmore, Yorkshire area chairman of the National Union of Mineworkers, who was at Orgreave, said: "We want to heighten awareness of what happened and the justice of our case for an inquiry."
Eighteen newly-declassified files released to the National Archive last week showed Margaret Thatcher's government feared a "witch hunt" would ensue if a public inquiry was held.
At Monday's protest, Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott said: "Labour fully supports the demand for justice for the striking miners at Orgreave and their families.
"The truth must be told, but the Tories are refusing to hold a proper inquiry." | A "noisy protest" has been held outside the Home Office in London by campaigners calling for an inquiry into the 1984 Battle of Orgreave. | 2.054046 | 2 |
Mr Passmore won the role after "second choice" votes were taken into consideration.
In his acceptance speech, the former leader of Mid-Suffolk District Council said he felt "humbled" and "honoured" to be re-elected with a big majority.
The second round was between Conservative candidate Tim Passmore and Labour candidate Cath Pickles.
Read this and more Suffolk stories
Turnout in the election was higher than expected, with the figure at 24.47% over all, up from 16% in 2012.
As Mr Passmore did not secure a clear 50% of the vote, "second choice" votes had to be taken into account.
Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname. BBC News App users: tap here to see the results.
More information is available on the Choose my PCC website. | Conservative Tim Passmore has been re-elected as Suffolk's police and crime commissioner. | 0.852412 | 1 |
The 21-year-old man was killed when his motorbike was in collision with a Vauxhall Astra on the B9089 between Burghead and Roseisle at about 19:30 on Friday.
The male driver of the car was taken to Dr Gray's Hospital in Elgin for treatment.
The road was closed to allow police to carry out investigations, but later reopened.
Police have appealed for anyone who saw the car or the bike around the time of the crash to contact them. | A biker has died following a crash with a car in Moray. | 0.561954 | 1 |
The Tykes were knocked out of the FA Cup in the first round on Saturday by National League side Altrincham.
They have also lost their last seven league games, and 34-year-old Johnson admitted it had been a "shocking run."
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He told BBC Radio Sheffield: "I understand people want me gone. If I do stay - and I want to and believe I will - I know what we require."
Johnson continued: "I have to take full responsibility and I do. It's my place to make changes, whether that be changing personnel or rallying the troops.
"We have to put people out there that we believe will play for the badge on the front and not the name on the back."
The former Oldham boss joined Barnsley in February on a three-and-a-half year contract, but the Reds have struggled to make an impact this season.
They have won just four of their 16 matches, leaving them in 22nd place in League One.
"The whole club has to assess the way to move forward because there's too many losing mentality characters around the place," he added.
"The Under-18s rarely get a win, the Under-21s haven't got enough wins and we haven't got enough wins. Something has to have a clean sweep of the mindset and change." | Barnsley manager Lee Johnson has asked for time to change a "losing mentality" at the struggling League One club. | 0.80357 | 1 |
Jones, 24, has not competed since beating Hedaya Malak in the World Grand Prix final last December.
The London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic champion took time out from training earlier this year to take part in the winter-sports reality show The Jump.
"I don't have anything to prove after defending my Olympic title," she said.
"It's all about enjoying the competition. I'm not putting any pressure on myself because I have only been back in full training for about a month.
"But I don't go anywhere to lose. I have had a good enough break and this time I feel ready to comeback myself."
Jones will be fighting at -57kg and is preparing for June's World Championships in Muju, South Korea.
Fellow British competitors Max Cater, Josh Calland and Bradly Sinden will be also be in action on day one of the four-day event in the Greek capital.
Cater won the German Open title earlier this year and finished runner-up in the opening President's Cup event held in Morocco, where Sinden also won a medal. | Double Olympic gold medallist Jade Jones will return to action in the World Taekwondo Federation President's Cup in Athens on Thursday. | 1.144929 | 1 |
Shawcross is out of contract at the end of next season, while Martins Indi spent last term on loan from FC Porto.
"He's been a great player for the club," chief executive Tony Scholes said of 29-year-old Shawcross.
On Martins Indi, 25, he added: "It's not just us, not just Bruno and his agent, there's Porto as well."
Next season will be English centre-back Shawcross' 11th at Stoke, having made 380 appearances since signing, initially on loan, from Manchester United in August 2007.
Scholes told BBC Radio Stoke the Chester-born defender has been "a huge part of what we've achieved over the years and we hope that remains the case for many years to come".
"When you've got important players, you want to do something sooner rather than later," he said.
Netherlands international Martins Indi did not miss a league game for Stoke in 2016-17 after making his debut in the 4-0 home defeat by Tottenham in early September.
"Everything has to fall into place before a deal gets done," said Scholes.
Stoke were 13th in the Premier League last season, their lowest finish since manager Mark Hughes took charge, after three successive ninth-place finishes.
Scholes has also confirmed Stoke's lack of interest in signing 31-year-old Manchester United and England forward Wayne Rooney.
The Potters were heavily linked in the national media, when bookmakers began slashing the odds on Rooney becoming a Stoke player. But Scholes insists there has not been any contact with Rooney or his representatives.
"Wayne Rooney has been one of the best of his generation," he added. "He has been and still is a great football player. But there's been no conversations whatsoever about Wayne Rooney coming to Stoke." | Stoke want to resolve captain Ryan Shawcross' future "sooner rather than later" and agree a permanent deal for fellow defender Bruno Martins Indi. | 0.835399 | 1 |
Sox was discovered under a car in the city's Kirkton area in March making unusual noises and suffering from hypothermia.
Her owner took Sox to the vet but the cat died the following day.
A post-mortem examination by the animal welfare charity revealed that the three-year-old cat had been poisoned.
Scottish SPCA inspector Robert Baldie said the charity was aware of a number of potential cat poisonings in the area over the past few months.
He said: "The owner in this circumstance reacted in the right way by taking Sox directly to the vet.
"Unfortunately, Sox had already suffered significantly and was in a coma with hypothermia before she then sadly passed away.
"We had suspected poisoning was the cause of Sox' condition and now the results of the post-mortem confirm it was antifreeze.
"It is essential that everyone stores antifreeze out of reach of cats and other animals as it can have devastating effects, as can be seen by the sad outcome of this incident." | A female cat which died after being found in distress in Dundee had been poisoned with antifreeze, the Scottish SPCA has confirmed. | 1.860318 | 2 |
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