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Having been brought down in the penalty box, Cummings saw his spot-kick saved by Kevin Cuthbert, but did enough to force home the rebound.
Rovers enjoyed a strong first half, but faded as the hosts seized control after the interval through Cummings' strike.
Hibs move second in the Championship, three points behind Rangers. | A Jason Cummings goal early in the second half was sufficient to see Hibernian return to winning ways against Raith Rovers. | 0.333024 | 0 |
Cash and jewellery were taken from the Holland Park property on 4 December 2015.
Darren February, 32, is due before Hammersmith Magistrates' Court on 5 October.
At the time the X Factor boss said he had been asleep in the property, along with his partner Lauren Silverman and their baby son Eric. | A man has been charged with burglary following a break-in at Simon Cowell's London mansion last year. | -0.043944 | 0 |
Police said 29 people came forward with allegations against the late Rochdale MP, including rape, dated between 1960 and 1987.
The accusations against Smith, who died aged 82 in 2010, centred around a residential school in the town.
A separate investigation into claims of abuse at Knowl View has also ended, police have said.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the allegations against Smith would not be taken further as it "does not make hypothetical charging decisions for deceased suspects".
Current Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk, who has worked to expose Cyril Smith as a prolific paedophile, said the failure to get prosecutions was "a scandal" and "devastating for the victims" who had been "let down".
"Perpetrators will sleep safer in their beds tonight because of Greater Manchester Police's failures."
Mr Danczuk claimed the force made a "catalogue of failures" in the 80s and 90s.
GMP declined to respond to his comments.
Police started a major inquiry into Knowl View, a council-run residential school for boys from dysfunctional backgrounds, in 2014.
A total of 14 files involving 27 suspects were sent to the CPS, resulting in one man being charged.
He has denied 19 counts of indecent assault and is due to face trial this year.
Mr Smith was a governors at Knowl View which shut in 1992.
An undercover police operation that gathered evidence of child abuse by Cyril Smith and other public figures was scrapped shortly after the MP was arrested. | No charges will be brought after a long-running investigation into claims former MP Cyril Smith abused boys. | 1.044643 | 1 |
The 30-year-old has played 33 times for Orient this season but has only made four substitute appearances since Kevin Nolan's appointment as boss in January.
He joined Orient in 2014 after his departure from Charlton, a club he helped win promotion from League One.
Pritchard leaves a side in the play-off places for a team one place and seven points above the relegation zone.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League Two strugglers Stevenage have signed Leyton Orient midfielder Bradley Pritchard on a one-month loan deal. | 0.63207 | 1 |
Mr Tusk said a vote to leave the EU would boost anti-European forces.
"As a historian I fear Brexit could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also Western political civilisation in its entirety," he told the German newspaper Bild.
UKIP MP Douglas Carswell said the Remain campaign was "falling apart".
He tweeted: "Why hasn't Western civilisation come to an end already seeing as how most countries are self governing?"
The UK votes on whether to remain in the EU or leave on 23 June.
Mr Tusk said everyone in the EU would lose out economically if Britain left.
"Every family knows that a divorce is traumatic for everyone," he said. "Everyone in the EU, but especially the Brits themselves, would lose out economically."
In the interview he also said Turkey would not become a member of the European Union "in its current state".
Leave campaigners have regularly accused Remain of scaremongering after repeated warnings from high-profile figures against leaving the EU.
Employment Minister Priti Patel said: "This is extraordinary language from the EU president, and serves only to reveal his own desperation.
"The only thing that is destroying civilisations is the euro, which has ruined economies and led to youth unemployment soaring to nearly 50% in southern Europe."
David Cameron's spokeswoman said the PM was "focused on the issue that is on the ballot paper", adding: "We will leave Donald Tusk to speak for himself.
"The prime minister has set out many times how he views the opportunities and risks for the United Kingdom." | European Council president Donald Tusk has warned that a UK vote to leave the EU could threaten "Western political civilisation". | 1.573321 | 2 |
A number of people were also arrested during the South Wales Police operation in the Canton area of the city on Friday night.
Officers raided the Canton Sports Bar and another property and seized class A drugs at both addresses.
They also found money and weapons believed to be associated with supplying drugs.
The force added: "In addition, a number of arrests have been made for possession and concerned in the supply of Class A drugs." | Weapons, drugs and cash have been seized following police raids on a bar and a home in Cardiff. | 0.401396 | 0 |
Morgan Huelin, 16, a pupil at Victoria College, Jersey, was found unconscious in a country lane after a party in July last year and died later in hospital.
The boys, who cannot be named, deny perverting the course of justice over the death.
Defence lawyers told Jersey Youth Court the evidence was insufficient.
Mr Huelin died after taking a mixture of drugs at the party, the court has been told.
The trial continues. | Lawyers for five Jersey teenagers on trial in connection with the death of a schoolboy have asked for their cases to be dismissed. | 0.627979 | 1 |
Everton had an offer accepted, but withdrew their interest after failing to agree personal terms, allowing Spurs to secure the 27-year-old's signature.
"I will give everything for you and the team," Sissoko told Tottenham fans. "I hope we win a lot of games and titles."
Sissoko said he had signed a five-year deal at White Hart Lane.
He is Tottenham's second deadline-day signing following winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou's arrival from Marseille.
The France international impressed in his country's run to the Euro 2016 final this summer and stated his desire to leave St James' Park after the club dropped down to the Championship.
"I gave everything for this club and I want to play some big games," Sissoko told BBC World Football. "For that, I need to go somewhere else."
Sissoko joined Newcastle from Toulouse in January 2013 and scored 12 times in 133 appearances for the Magpies.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
Media playback is not supported on this device | Tottenham have signed Moussa Sissoko from Newcastle for £30m, after matching Everton's bid for the midfielder late on deadline day. | 0.863527 | 1 |
Tinkler, 20, joins the Tynesiders for the first part of the season having had experience of the division with North Ferriby United last term.
The Teessider played 15 games and scored four goals at Grange Lane.
He has also played Premier League Two, Premier League Cup and PL International Cup matches for Boro's development squad at under-23 level.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Middlesbrough have loaned midfielder Robbie Tinkler to National League side Gateshead until January 2018. | 0.589793 | 1 |
The body of 49-year-old Michael Freshwater was discovered in Westridge Road on 29 April.
Tristan Pope, 21, of Eastcote Lane, London, is due before Southampton Crown Court on 17 June charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
An appeal to trace Kevin Suika, 23, from London - who has links to Southampton and Kent - is ongoing. | Police investigating the murder of a man who was found stabbed at a flat in Southampton have made a twelfth arrest. | 0.091566 | 0 |
The stunt was the last of eight challenges Robin Hanbury-Tenison had set himself ahead of his 80th birthday.
The others included skydiving from 14,000ft, running the London Marathon and cave abseiling.
He abandoned the water-ski on Saturday owing to large waves which were described as "boat breaking".
Mr Hanbury-Tenison, who is from Cornwall and turns 80 in May, said: "We thought we had a hole in the weather but it wasn't as good as everybody had hoped... There was no way that I was going to fight those waves for an hour and a half."
He set himself the eight challenges - one for each decade of his life - to raise funds for Survival International, a global movement for tribal people's rights which he co-founded in 1969.
He left Dover with 13-year-old Lauren Bird, who got just under halfway across in her bid to become the youngest person to water-ski across the Channel.
Her father Steve, from Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, said: "She was doing really well in really taxing conditions, but some of the waves were bigger than her, and she's quite small."
Mr Hanbury-Tenison has raised more than £60,000 of his £80,000 target.
Although he does not plan to repeat his attempt, he aims to prove he can complete the distance by water-skiing 20 miles on an estuary in Rock, Cornwall, close to where he lives. | A 79-year-old daredevil was forced to abandon his bid to become the oldest person to water-ski across the English Channel. | 1.504743 | 2 |
This means about 7.5 million people will not be able to vote for a woman.
The Scarborough and Whitby constituency has the longest men-only slate of candidates, with a total of eight male hopefuls.
Maidenhead has the biggest gap between the number of male and female candidates - with 11 men seeking election compared with two women.
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There are six seats in Wales and five seats in Scotland without a woman on the ballot.
The other 93 constituencies are all in England, as Northern Ireland is the only nation in the UK to have a female candidate in every constituency.
Within England, there are big regional differences in the number of seats being contested by at least one woman.
London comes closest to providing the option, with only 8% of seats not meeting the criteria - while in the West Midlands more than a quarter of all seats being contested lack female representation.
Northern Ireland also has the highest average for female candidates per seat - with 34 standing across the 18 seats available.
Overall, the 104 seats without female candidates is a fall from 2015 - then there were 124 seats across England, Scotland and Wales with no female contenders.
But there is one seat where it is impossible to elect a man to Parliament: Glasgow Central has four names on the ballot list - and they are all female.
The last time an all-female line-up was reported was in the 1992 contest in Lewisham Deptford between three women.
For a full list of candidates in all seats, you can visit the BBC's election page and find the constituencies there. | More than 100 constituencies across the UK have no female candidates on the ballot, BBC research has learned. | 2.279079 | 2 |
The fire at the Churchill Square shopping centre in Brighton started at about 12:30 BST.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue said it affected three cars, and was quickly extinguished. No-one was injured but a dog had to be rescued from a car.
Smoke could be seen billowing from the building at the height of the fire. The centre was reopened a short time later.
The fire, tackled by four crews, is not being treated as suspicious.
The shopping centre was evacuated as smoke had started to set off alarms in shops, the fire service said.
Staff were permitted back into shops and offices at about 14:15 BST with the public allowed to return about 20 minutes later.
The centre was fully reopen by 15:10 BST, with the exception of the car park where the fire took hold, although people were able to recover their vehicles, police said.
An investigation to establish the cause of the fire will be carried out. | Shoppers and motorists had to be evacuated from a shopping centre after a fire broke out in the car park. | 1.290819 | 1 |
The Boeing 737-800 was two miles from landing when the captain declared a medical emergency, an Albuquerque airport spokesman confirmed.
"They landed without incident, taxied to the gate and were met by medical personnel," he told the Albuquerque Journal.
None of the passengers was injured.
American Airlines confirmed the pilot's identity as first officer William "Mike" Grubbs.
US media quoted airline spokeswoman Polly Tracey as saying: "We're taking care of first officer Grubbs' family and colleagues and our thoughts and prayers are with them during this time."
In 2015, an American Airlines pilot died in a medical emergency on an overnight flight from Phoenix to Boston.
The flight was safely diverted by the co-pilot to Syracuse, New York. | A pilot died on Wednesday during a flight from Dallas to Albuquerque, New Mexico, American Airlines have confirmed. | 1.433053 | 1 |
Sean Christopher Urbanski, 22, was arrested on murder charges in the death of Richard Collins III in the early hours of Saturday, according to police.
Mr Collins, 23, was visiting friends at the College Park campus when he was stabbed in the chest with a knife.
The victim was commissioned as a US Army lieutenant two days earlier.
He was set to graduate from Bowie State University on Tuesday.
Local police asked the FBI to help in the investigation after discovering Mr Urbanski belonged to a Facebook group called "Alt-Reich Nation".
The online community featured disparaging content about African Americans, women, Jews and others, according to University of Maryland Police Chief David Mitchell.
Mr Urbanski, who made his first court appearance on Monday, was denied to remain in custody.
District Court Judge Patrice Lewis said there was "clear and convincing" evidence he "is an absolute danger to the community".
Mr Urbanski's lawyer told the judge that "alcohol and substance abuse may have played a significant role in all of this".
Police said Mr Collins was with two friends near a bus stop on campus at around 03:00 local time (07:00 GMT).
Witnesses told the police they heard Mr Urbanski screaming before he approached Mr Collins and his friends.
The suspect allegedly told the group: "Step left, step left if you know what's best for you."
Mr Collins said "no" before Mr Urbanski allegedly stabbed him once in the chest.
He was taken to Prince George's County Shock Trauma, where he was declared dead.
Two police officers reportedly found Mr Urbanski sitting on a bench about 50ft (15m) from where Mr Collins was stabbed.
He was taken into custody and charged with first- and second-degree murder as well as first-degree assault.
University of Maryland President Wallace D Loh said in a statement the attack had "shocked, saddened, and angered our community and beyond".
Dr Artie Lee Travis, Bowie State's vice-president of student affairs, said he hopes the investigation moves forward.
"Hate has no place in America," he said.
"Hate has no place on a college campus, where young minds are coming together to try to change the world." | The FBI is looking into whether the fatal stabbing of a black student by a white student at the University of Maryland was a hate crime. | 1.07069 | 1 |
Mark Mason, 48, from Rhyl, Denbighshire, died after being stabbed at the town's Home Bargains car park on 27 October.
James Davies, 20, Anthony Baines, 30, and Mark Ennis, 30, from Liverpool, deny murder and malicious wounding with intent.
Jake Melia, 21, also from Liverpool, has admitted all charges.
Paul Lewis QC, prosecuting, told Mold Crown Court Mr Mason was "repeatedly and fatally stabbed" by the three defendants and Melia, as he sat in a van in the car park.
Justin Trickett and Sam Illidge were also stabbed but their wounds were less severe.
The court heard the attack was the result of a "turf war" which had erupted between two rival gangs over the control of the drugs trade in the Rhyl area.
The defendants and Melia were members of the "Pensarn Crew", sometimes called "Ste's Crew", Mr Lewis said.
Mr Mason and the others were members of "Mark's Crew", or "Marco's Crew" - although it was not suggested that Mr Mason was the leader.
"The fatal attack appears to have been an act of retribution on the part of the defendants and Melia," Mr Lewis added.
Jurors were shown CCTV footage of a white Renault van near The Cob area of Rhyl on the afternoon of 27 October, with "an incident" taking place in the background.
The court then viewed footage, shortly after, of Mr Davies and Melia walking towards Wellington Road, where the Pensarn gang allegedly ran a drugs operation from a flat.
Mr Lewis said their clothing was "visibly wet and muddy" and a witness would claim they told him they had been forced to run into the water to escape an attack.
Mr Lewis said Mr Davies and Melia believed Mr Mason and Mr Illidge were responsible for the attack.
He added: "Both armed themselves with kitchen knives...and said that they were going to get revenge for what happened to them."
The jury was told Mr Davies said he was going to "do them in," but they "wanted assistance" first.
The case continues. | A man was murdered and two others were injured in a "vicious" attack over a drugs turf war, a jury has heard. | 0.919602 | 1 |
Claire Darbyshire, 36, said she killed her father Brian, 67, at their home in Wykeham Green, Dagenham, on 2 September 2015 as part of a failed suicide pact.
She was found the next evening wandering around clifftops in Kent, asking for help.
The Old Bailey jury unanimously found her guilty. She had denied murder.
Mr Darbyshire, a father of two, had developed MS in 1995 and lost his wife Lynn in 2008.
His daughter had become his full-time carer when he became bed-ridden in 2014.
Prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC said Ms Darbyshire had come to an "agreement" with her father that they would kill themselves; because of his condition and because "she would have nothing to live for once her father had gone".
However, jurors heard that Mr Darbyshire had never expressed suicidal thoughts or complained about being in pain to nurses who visited him.
Mr Rees said a woman who worked in a jewellery shop where Ms Darbyshire volunteered had also noticed she was "more and more stressed" and complained about having to look after her father.
After killing him she took a train to Dover. She was found the next day on the White Cliffs by a National Trust worker.
Mr Darbyshire's body was discovered by police on 10 September, eight days after the killing, after a neighbour raised the alarm.
Police found him in bed dressed in a suit, with a teddy bear and several notes written by his daughter which praised him as a "wonderful" man and said: "He asked me to help him end it".
In a statement to police, Ms Darbyshire said her father had "got to the stage where he couldn't stand the misery of his life and the indignity of it any more".
However, Scotland Yard said she never mentioned her father's death or the suicide pact until five days later.
Paul Keleher, her defence lawyer, had argued that her actions amounted to assisting suicide rather than committing an unlawful killing.
However, the jury rejected the lesser offences of manslaughter or assisting a suicide.
Ms Darbyshire was born Christopher, but changed her name to Claire by deed poll in 2008 and has lived as a woman for many years.
The Recorder of London, Nicholas Hilliard QC, said he adjourned sentencing until a later date so he could understand the impact of custody "in the particular circumstances". | A carer who said she suffocated her father with a plastic bag because of his "intolerable" multiple sclerosis has been found guilty of murder. | 1.00678 | 1 |
Ewart Shadoff, 28, hit a final-round 67, ending the tournament on 11 under for her best result of the year.
She tied for second with overnight leader Austin Ernst, Angela Stanford, Karine Icher and Sarah Jane Smith.
Spain's Ciganda, 26, was one shot off the pace heading into the final day, but a round of 68 clinched the win.
Her round included four birdies, an eagle and two bogeys and her victory comes four weeks after she won her maiden LPGA title in South Korea.
The tournament at Club de Golf Mexico is the penultimate event of a season that concludes next week with the Tour Championship in Naples, Florida.
We've launched a new BBC Sport newsletter, bringing all the best stories, features and video right to your inbox. You can sign up here. | England's Jodi Ewart Shadoff finished joint second, two shots behind winner Carlota Ciganda, at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico City. | 0.611926 | 1 |
Warner said it would pay cash for the label, whose artists include Coldplay, Kylie Minogue and Pink Floyd.
Parlophone was formerly a part of EMI Music.
Regulators approved Universal's takeover of EMI in September, but said it would have to sell off some of EMI's assets, including Parlophone, to allay competition concerns.
"This is a very important milestone for Warner Music, reflecting our commitment to artist development by strengthening our worldwide roster, global footprint and executive talent," said Len Blavatnik, chairman and founder of Access Industries, the parent company of Warner Music.
The Parlophone label group also includes the Chrysalis and Ensign labels, as well as EMI's recorded music operations in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia and Sweden.
With its wide range of artists, Parlophone had been described as the "jewel in the crown" of EMI.
The Beatles, part of Parlophone, were exempted from the sale. | Warner Music is to buy the record label Parlophone from Universal Music for £487m ($765m), it has announced. | 1.613386 | 2 |
2 January 2017 Last updated at 10:21 GMT
In the small community of Caracoles, 154 miles from the capital city of La Paz, 85 houses were destroyed by water and mudslides.
Authorities have declared a state of emergency and have been helping people leave.
Rain caused the heavy flooding which overflowed a dam used at a mine.
The government have given those affected food, tents and warm bedding. | Hundreds of People in Bolivia have had to leave their homes after a dam burst causing heavy flooding. | 1.511652 | 2 |
Lynch, 37, is in line to make his 500th career appearance when the Tigers face Warrington on Sunday.
Only former England skipper Kevin Sinfield has made more appearances in Super League than Lynch, who also had spells at Bradford and Hull FC.
"I discussed it a lot with my wife April," Lynch said.
"We decided it's the right time for me now to look to the next chapter of my life. My three boys are at that age now where I need to be there more at the weekend, they are all playing sports and I've already missed out on a lot with them.
"It's now time to turn the tables and for me to spend my weekend watching my boys play sports."
He started and will now finish his career at Castleford, though his most successful spell came with Bradford, where he added Lions honours to his England caps, and also won a World Club Challenge against NRL premiers Wests Tigers in 2006.
That stint could be surpassed in his final season with the Castleford Tigers four points clear at the top of Super League with 17 games played, and into the Challenge Cup last eight.
"There is still a long way to go for us this season and we will take each game one at a time and work hard to chalk off the wins each week, but to bring a trophy back to this club and this town would mean everything to me," Lynch added.
"It's been part of my life since I was 15, I love this club and I will always be a Castleford fan, bringing a trophy home this season would just be a brilliant way to sign off on a career I have truly loved." | Castleford Tigers prop Andy Lynch will retire at the end of the 2017 Super League season, ending an 18-year professional career. | 0.927034 | 1 |
The proposed deal to take over Helsinki-listed Metso Corporation is reported to be worth more than £3.3bn.
The Finnish engineering firm said talks had not yet started with the Glasgow-based group but it was considering the proposal.
Both companies produce industrial pumps and valves for global oil, gas and mining operations.
They confirmed the merger move following a report in the Times newspaper.
In a statement, Weir said: "The Weir Group Plc notes the recent press speculation concerning a possible transaction involving Weir and Metso Corporation and the subsequent statement from Metso.
"Weir confirms that it has made an indicative all share merger proposal to the board of Metso."
It added: "The board of Weir believes that there is a strong strategic rationale for bringing the two companies together which would offer the opportunity for significant efficiencies and synergies, creating significant value for all shareholders.
"Weir envisages that the merged entity would be listed on both the London and Helsinki Stock Exchanges.
"Weir will make a further announcement as appropriate in due course."
Metso said it had recently received an unsolicited approach by Weir "with a proposal for commencing discussions concerning a potential combination of the two companies".
It added: "Metso occasionally receives these types of proposals and, in case the board of directors of Metso considers them serious, evaluates such proposals.
"Contrary to market rumours, Metso is currently not and has not been engaged in discussions with Weir although it is in the process of considering Weir's proposal."
One obstacle to the merger is the opposition of Finnish state investment fund, Solidium, which owns 11% of Metso. It has rejected a takeover, saying Metso had a bright future as an independent company.
Solidium managing director, Kari Jarvinen, said: "I don't think this is the right time to sell Metso to Weir Group, or to sell it to anyone". | Engineering giant Weir Group has confirmed it has proposed a possible merger with a Finnish rival. | 1.067146 | 1 |
The Scottish government was asked last week to look at the business case for the scheme at Tweedbank in the Borders.
MSP Christine Grahame asked Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop to look at the project's viability.
Scottish Borders Council said the building at the Borders Railway terminus had great economic potential.
A spokesperson said: "The Great Tapestry of Scotland is a joint project with the Scottish government and other Borders Railway blueprint partners.
"The government is committing £2.5m towards the project's delivery and the council agreed to spend up to £3.5m.
"The Great Tapestry of Scotland is part of the Borders Railway blueprint programme, which has the potential to invest over £10m in various projects and initiatives to promote and realise the full economic benefit of the railway."
The council said the tapestry centre would "help generate tourism and promote economic development" and could be a "vital tool" in showcasing other Borders attractions.
"During its construction, a number of local jobs will be provided, with around 17 posts established once the centre is operational," the spokesperson added.
"The proposed tapestry building will also be a flexible space for use for a range of other events to support tourism and economic development in the Borders.
"It is also expected that other visitor attractions will benefit to the tune of an extra 10,000 to 12,000 visitors a year as a result of the tapestry visitor centre."
The authority said that site clearance had recently started after the council approved the project in late 2014.
"As with any large project within the capital plan, it will be regularly reviewed to ensure that it represents value for money," the spokesperson concluded. | A council has said £6m plans for a home for the Great Tapestry of Scotland will be "regularly reviewed" to ensure they represent value for money. | 1.794836 | 2 |
The Metropolitan Police said a man in his 90s was interviewed under caution after agreeing to attend a police station near Farnham, Surrey.
He spent nearly two hours at the police station during which he answered questions. He was not arrested.
Lord Bramall told the BBC he had no comment to make.
The 91-year-old was questioned as part of Operation Midland.
It is examining allegations that boys were abused by a group of powerful men from politics, the military and law enforcement agencies at locations across southern England and in London in the 1970s and 1980s.
It has focused on the Dolphin Square estate in Pimlico, south-west London.
Scotland Yard said Lord Bramall would not be subject to any police bail conditions.
Following a search of his house in March, Lord Bramall said: "Categorically, never have I had a connection or anything to do with the matters being investigated.
"It is not in my character or my psyche."
Allegations he was involved in child abuse were "absolutely a load of rubbish", he added at the time.
A field marshal and baron, Lord Bramall served during the Normandy landings and commanded UK land forces between 1976 and 1978.
He become chief of the general staff - the professional head of the Army - in 1979, and in 1982 he oversaw the Falklands campaign.
Later that year he became chief of the defence staff - the most senior officer commanding the UK's armed forces. | Former chief of the defence staff Lord Bramall has been questioned by police investigating allegations of historical child abuse, the BBC understands. | 1.410547 | 1 |
The decision comes in response to uncertainty caused by the UK's decision to leave the European Union, the bank said.
The vote on 23 June caused global market turmoil and pushed the pound to record lows. The Singapore dollar has gained about 10% since the referendum.
Singaporeans were among the top buyers of London property in 2015.
UOB told the BBC in a statement: "We will temporarily stop receiving foreign property loan applications for London properties."
"As the aftermath of the UK referendum is still unfolding and given the uncertainties, we need to ensure our customers are cautious with their London property investments."
Singapore's biggest lender, DBS, is continuing to provide financing, but is advising its customers to be cautious.
"For customers interested in buying properties in London, we would advise them to assess the situation carefully," DBS executive director of secured lending, Tok Geok Peng, told the BBC.
"With foreign exchange risks, even if the value of the overseas property rises, any gains will be eroded if the country's currency depreciates against the Singapore dollar," Mr Tok explained.
Singapore's other big lender, OCBC bank, told the BBC it had not made any changes to its advisory policy.
Head of Consumer Secured Lending Phang Lah Hwa told the BBC that OCBC was "still availing financing for London properties and monitoring the situation closely". | Singapore's third largest lender UOB said it has suspended its loan programme for London properties. | 1.299389 | 1 |
The research, published in the science journal Global Change Biology, indicated some were arriving earlier and others were leaving later.
The study used daily observations of birds from Fair Isle Bird Observatory.
The aim was to measure changes over the past 60 years.
Dr Will Miles, of the Fair Isle Bird Observatory, said: "Environmental conditions are changing rapidly at a global scale.
"In response to these changes, the seasonal life-cycles of plants and animals are shifting too, often in dramatic and unexpected ways.
"It's too early to know for sure exactly why bird migrations now last so much longer in spring and autumn, but it's possible that conditions in Europe and Africa have gradually become more favourable for long-distance migration, and the birds are now under less pressure to migrate quickly within a short time window.
"For example, on Fair Isle, swallows and house martins are migrating up to a fortnight later than they did a few decades ago.
"Willow warblers used to migrate within a five-week period in spring but now this species is seen on migration for up to 10 weeks.
"Some species appear to be staying in Europe for longer in the summer and may breed several times, and that is an advantage for the birds."
The Fair Isle Migration Project is a collaboration between the Fair Isle Bird Observatory Trust and the University of Aberdeen.
Fair Isle is Britain's most remote inhabited island. | Migrating birds such as swallows and house martins are increasingly reluctant to leave the UK and return to Africa, a study on Shetland's Fair Isle has suggested. | 3.831333 | 4 |
The winger, 32, could earn a further year depending on the number of appearances he makes for the Swans.
"There was recent interest from other clubs, but for me there wasn't really a decision to be made about my future here," Routledge said.
But the deal did not impress former Swansea and Wales winger Leighton James who said: "The general feeling will be one of totally underwhelming."
James added: "It's no disrespect to the boy. For me he's neither a winger nor a midfield player.
"But somebody, somewhere obviously holds him in high regard, hence the offer of a new contract."
Routledge has scored 20 goals in 204 games since joining Swansea in 2011 and says it was easy to agree a new contract.
"The club wanted me to stay here and I wanted to commit myself further. It was a no-brainer.
"For someone who has been at a lot of clubs and has moved around a lot, it's a nice feeling to have finally settled."
Swansea are Routledge's ninth club and he says he has no intention of finding a 10th, despite being linked with a switch to Birmingham City.
"I've been here since our first season in the Premier League and I'm personally very proud of what we have achieved so far. It's panned out so well," he said.
"My daughter was born here, my family is set up here - we love it here.
"To have settled here, start a family and be happy in Swansea - that takes the weight off my mind when I'm on and off the pitch.
"The new contract could take me to nearly 10 years at this club.
"It's been a really enjoyable time of my career and life, but hopefully there are more good times ahead." | Wayne Routledge has signed a new contract at Swansea City until 2019. | 0.891035 | 1 |
One more goal would have put the hosts into the semi-finals on account of having scored more goals, with the sides tied on goal difference.
The Spiders had the better chances before Weatherson headed home a cross from Josh Todd.
But it was the visitors who finished the stronger to secure fourth place.
Having been leapfrogged by Elgin City and Clyde, who both won their final matches, Queen's Park now face Cowdenbeath, who finished second bottom in League One, in their play-off semi-final. | Queen's Park edged Annan Athletic out of the promotion play-offs despite Peter Weatherson's first-half strike giving the Galabankies a narrow win. | 0.519674 | 1 |
Mr Toledo, who governed from 2001 to 2006, is accused of receiving the graft money from Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht in return for awarding public works contracts.
He is not in Peru - he lives in the US and is currently in Paris.
In recent media interviews he has denied any wrongdoing.
Judge Richard Concepcion ruled that Mr Toledo should be remanded in custody at the earliest opportunity, rejecting a request for bail from the former president's lawyers.
Odebrecht is at the centre of a multi-national corruption scandal. It admitted as part of a plea deal with the US justice department to paying nearly $800m (£640m) in bribes to governments across Latin America.
They admitted paying $29m in Peru to secure contracts between 2005 and 2014.
That time spans the presidencies of Mr Toledo and his two successors in office, Alan Garcia and Ollanta Humala. His successors have also denied any wrongdoing.
Peruvian media reported that Odebrecht's former executive director in Peru, Jorge Barata, accused Mr Toledo of receiving $20m in bribes in exchange for granting the firm a contract to build stretches of a highway linking Peru and Brazil.
Mr Barata is co-operating with prosecutors in his native Brazil and Peru as part of a plea bargain.
Mr Toledo has strongly rejected the allegations, saying: "Let Mr Barata say when, how, where and to which bank he sent me $20m. I won't stand for this!"
Investigators searched Mr Toledo's home for five hours on Saturday. The attorney general's office said documents found at the home would now be evaluated.
Mr Toledo was in France at the time of the search and said he was "outraged by this political lynching coming from my traditional enemies".
The current president of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, has urged Mr Toledo to return to Peru to face questioning. | A Peruvian judge has ordered the arrest of the country's former president Alejandro Toledo over allegations that he took $20m (£16m) in bribes. | 1.230125 | 1 |
The regulator, NHS Improvement, said it wanted more progress after the NHS had slipped behind schedule in its efforts to reduce the agency bill.
Last year £3.6bn was spent on agency staff, but the regulator wants that brought down by £1bn by the end of this financial year.
A cap was introduced in October and has so far saved £600m, the regulator said.
It means hospitals, mental health trusts and ambulance services should not be paying more than 55% above normal shift rates for any staff, from doctors and nurses to administration staff. Only senior managers are exempted.
The aim was to reduce the overall cost of agency staff as well as getting hospitals to reduce their reliance on them.
Agency staff are more expensive because the NHS has to cover the agency fees and employers costs, such as National Insurance contributions, when it buys them in.
NHS Improvement said the progress being made was "promising", but it still leaves the NHS short.
The latest accounts suggested NHS trusts were 10% down on where they wanted to be.
And while the agency bill is falling it is not yet clear whether spending on other parts of the pay bill has risen.
The figures released by NHS Improvement do not cover NHS "bank" staff - effectively the health service's in-house agency - or money spent getting employed staff to do overtime.
NHS Improvement said it would start publishing "league tables" of the best and worst-performing trusts on agency spending later this year.
Information on the 20 highest-earning agency staff per trust would also be collected amid suspicion some people are still earning large sums from agency work.
It found examples of hospitals being quoted double the rates for doctors. In one case a trust was quoted £130 an hour for a surgeon when the cap is meant to be £76, while another was quoted £70 an hour for a junior doctor when the fee is meant to be £35.
NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey said: "The NHS simply doesn't have the money to keep forking out for hugely expensive agency staff. There's much more to be done." | NHS bosses are threatening to "name and shame" trusts in England as they try to crack down on agency spending. | 1.203963 | 1 |
38-year-old Bearman has made 100 Ospreys appearances and 77 for Newport Gwent Dragons while Edwards, 36, has made 90 appearances for the Scarlets.
The Ironmen have been watching Bearman for the last year, hoping to sign him as a player and coach.
Bearman told the BBC in January he knew he was last phase of his Ospreys career with his contract finishing this term.
''I'm kicking around for games now, for when there's injuries and things like that," Bearman said.
"Am I happy doing that? Not really because I always want to play but sometimes you've got to bow out." | Merthyr RFC have made offers to Ospreys back-row Joe Bearman and Scarlets prop Pete Edwards for the 2017-18 season. | 0.732299 | 1 |
A yellow "be aware" warning has been issued for late Thursday into Friday for the Western and Northern Isles, Highlands and Argyll.
The warning also applies to parts of Moray and Aberdeenshire.
Earlier this year the Met Office asked the public for suggestions for names for storms.
Storm Abigail could bring gusts of 60 to 70mph, potentially rising to speeds of up to 80mph in exposed areas.
The warning is in place from 18:00 on Thursday until 14:00 on Friday.
In its warning, the Met Office said: "The public should be aware of the risk of disruption to transport. In addition, large waves may give rise to local over-topping along some coasts.
"A vigorous depression is expected to pass just to the northwest of Scotland on Thursday night bringing a swathe of very strong winds on its eastern and southern flanks.
"There remains some uncertainty regarding the exact extent and timing of strongest winds and the extent of impacts and this warning will be kept under review."
Sea swell charts produced by South Devon-based surfing website Magicseaweed.com suggest swell reaching heights of 10-11.5m (36-38ft) on Friday.
Meteorologist Dr Eddy Graham, who lectures at Lews Castle College UHI in Stornoway in Lewis, said people should stay indoors if the weather deteriorates.
He said: "The Met Office have issued the first high wind warning of the season for this Thursday and Friday for most of northern and western Scotland.
"Winds are expected to reach over 70mph, possibly touching 80mph in the strongest gusts. Winds of these speeds are dangerous when outdoors - stay safely indoors when conditions deteriorate." | Storm Abigail, the first storm to be officially named by the Met Office, is set to bring winds of up to 80mph to parts of Scotland later this week. | 1.976192 | 2 |
He was unable to represent his native Kuwait at Rio 2016 after its Olympic body was suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Al-Deehani, 49, beat Italy's Marco Innocenti 26-24 in the final of the double trap shooting event.
The IOC banned Kuwait in October 2015 citing domestic laws that permit government interference in sports.
During the medal ceremony the Olympic flag was raised and the Olympic anthem played.
"That was for my country, for the people who don't want us to participate in the Olympics," he said. "I'm showing them that we are here and we got the medal."
Appearing in his sixth Olympics, Al-Deehani, an army officer and one of eight independent athletes at the Games, had turned down the chance to carry the IOC flag at the opening ceremony.
He won bronze in the event at the 2000 Sydney Games, and another bronze in single trap at London 2012 while competing for Kuwait.
It was the first medal for an independent athlete since the 1992 Barcelona Games.
Great Britain's Steven Scott beat compatriot Tim Kneale to win the bronze medal in the same event.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani has become the first person to win an Olympic gold medal as an independent athlete. | 1.290838 | 1 |
The National Training Federation for Wales (NTfW) said almost 9,000 fewer work schemes will be available for young people by next April.
It said there was no slack in the apprenticeship programme to cut.
But the Welsh government said it was "delivering one of the most successful apprenticeship programmes in Europe".
The NTfW represents more than 100 firms and outlets providing work-based learning in Wales.
The businesses have said the 8,857 fewer apprenticeships will be on offer by the end of 2015, a drop of 49%, according to the training body.
NTfW's operations manager Jeff Protheroe said: "When you see the figures in black and white the only word to describe them is stark - 9,000 less apprentices than last year.
"Our members have been left scratching their heads because there was no slack in the apprenticeship programme to cut.
"It appears the government has received some bad advice.
"There is a feeling that the Welsh government is taking learning providers for granted because it knows that the network has consistently delivered excellent results and responded to the needs of the Welsh government over the past decade."
The organisation said it fears "even worse news is on the way" after being told ministers are planning a further £20m cut in apprenticeship programmes in March.
Mr Protheroe added: "The irony of the situation is that the budget cuts coincide with a national media campaign by the Welsh government promoting apprenticeships.
"Having created the demand for apprenticeships, the Welsh government is now unable to fulfil it."
The Welsh government said that its apprenticeship programme had "exceeded all anticipated targets" over a two-year period.
A spokesman said: "We have been open about the scale of the financial challenges we face. By 2015-16, the Welsh budget will be 10% lower in real terms than it was in 2010-11.
"However, reductions in the funding for apprenticeships are not across the board.
"We will direct our funding towards apprenticeships for those aged 16-24 as well as to higher level apprenticeships and traineeships." | Employers in Wales are likely to cut the number of apprentices they take on by almost half after ministers cut the budget by £7m, a trade body has warned. | 1.579433 | 2 |
It showed the Russian leader in front of his country's flag when it was unfurled on the New York landmark which connects Manhattan to Brooklyn.
Photos of the mysterious banner quickly began trending on social media.
Police officers removed it a short time later, and are investigating. There have been no arrests.
Tensions between the Washington and Moscow have remained high in recent months.
Russia has been accused of meddling in the US presidential election, after the Democratic Party suffered a wave of cyber attacks.
A ceasefire deal in Syria brokered by both countries collapsed last month, and the US halted talks with Russia on trying to co-ordinate air strikes against jihadists earlier this week. | A large banner with a photograph of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the word "peacemaker" was hung from Manhattan Bridge on Thursday. | 1.297734 | 1 |
Duminda Silva was found guilty with four others of shooting dead Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and three of his supporters during local elections in Colombo in 2011.
The two men were both members of the then governing party.
The defendants are likely to serve long jail terms because of Sri Lanka's moratorium on executions.
Their lawyers said they would appeal against the sentences.
Silva sustained gunshot wounds and was flown out of the country, apparently for treatment, after the shooting.
He was a close ally of the powerful Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whose brother Mahinda was president until losing elections in 2015.
Many hailed the verdict as proof that judicial independence had been restored in Sri Lanka.
"This verdict was only possible because we have a new president," Hirunika Premachandra, the murdered man's daughter who is now an MP herself, told reporters.
"I hope there will be justice for all the murders that happened during the previous era, including the killing of former editor Lasantha Wickrematunge, disappeared journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda and rugby player Wasim Thajudeen, so their families can get justice." | A Sri Lankan court has sentenced a former MP to death for the murder of a rival politician five years ago. | 1.615552 | 2 |
The accident happened in Shenley Fields Road, Selly Oak, at 13:40 BST, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
The fire service used air bags to lift the tree and cutting equipment to free the man, who was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital with head injuries.
Tree surgeons from Birmingham City Council also helped with the rescue, West Midlands Fire Service said.
The tree, thought to be more than 60ft (18m) high, collapsed during high winds.
A silvery blue Nissan car was directly underneath it when it came down and was "completely flattened", witnesses said.
Eye-witness Lucy Miller said: "There was a massive a gust of wind and a 60ft tree hit a smaller tree and both have landed on top of the car and crushed it outright".
Ms Miller said several people tried to help to lift the tree from the car but had to wait for the emergency services to arrive.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "The driver, who had numerous injuries, including a head injury, was trapped in his car."
It was one of a number of trees that were brought down in the high winds.
In nearby Quarry Road, Weoley Castle, a tree fell on to two homes.
One of the owners Colin Smith said he was grateful that his family had not been inside at the time.
West Midlands Fire Service said crews had been called out to three incidents involving trees, including one that hit a car in Sutton Coldfield.
Some rail services were also affected across the West Midlands, with a fallen tree closing the line in Warwickshire. | A man has been seriously injured after his car was hit by a falling tree in Birmingham. | 1.307242 | 1 |
Aogán Ó Fearghaíl, the GAA's president, said changes could come in the future as part of an "agreed Ireland".
Mr Harte was speaking as part of wide-ranging interview with BBC Talkback to be broadcast on Monday.
The All-Ireland winning manager said the GAA had changed before.
"There was a time in the 70s when you weren't allowed to play, in inverted commas, foreign games and play in the GAA, so that changed," he said.
"And then there was a time when Croke Park wasn't open to other sport, there were times when the police force from this part of the world were not allowed to play.
"So these things changed over time, but they have to change when the time is right.
"People will know if it's the right thing to do and if it's not the right thing to do for the greater good, then it won't happen - so we have to wait and see and let time take care of that."
He added: "The status quo that exists at the moment, it's very dear to many people not because it's anti anybody else, it's just in their culture.
"And, I suppose, you don't want to be moving things always to create some kind of special clone, we have to let people be as they are as long as they are not disrespectful of others.
"We don't want to take anything away from anybody. But if the time's right and people felt there was some movement could happen in that that direction, then I think it will."
The interview also discussed the veteran manager's deep faith and how it continues to help him deal with the murder of his daughter Michaela McAreavey six years on.
"It (her death) consumes you initially, but I think in my case, with my faith that I have in God, you get the capacity to move it to the side.
"It doesn't mean to say that it goes away, that it doesn't exist but you learn how to control it, learn how to put it in a place that it doesn't have to be in your face all the time.
"Of course you'll be reminded of it by the things in life, and people and memories. But, at the same time, you learn to live in a new place and I'm grateful that grace has come my way."
Mickey Harte's full interview with BBC Talkback will be broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster on January 2 at 12:00 GMT. | Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has said that the GAA could stop playing the Irish national anthem and flying the Irish tricolour at matches when "the time is right". | 1.145751 | 1 |
In November, the Sun alleged an attack took place in May at a Eurovision results party in Ben Howlett's constituency.
The Conservative MP strenuously denied the claim and voluntarily attended a police station to speak to detectives.
Mr Howlett's office said it "understood the matter is now closed".
A CPS spokesman said: "In November 2016, the CPS received a full file from Avon and Somerset Police relating to an allegation of sexual assault in Bath.
"This file has now been considered by a specialist lawyer who has concluded that it does not meet the evidential threshold, and no charge has been authorised." | No action will be taken against a Bath MP over sexual assault allegations, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. | 0.580355 | 1 |
29 June 2016 Last updated at 02:24 BST
Well, the BBC has been around the region looking for people who are living the dream, and fulfilling their career ambitions.
This week, we find out how Australian actor Eamon Flack landed his dream job as artistic director of Sydney's Belvoir theatre company.
Produced by the BBC's Katie Beck. All stills by Brett Boardman. | Most of us work to make money - and if it happens to be by doing something we love, we're considered lucky. | 0.527229 | 1 |
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Gotze, 24, made 83 Bundesliga appearances for Dortmund before joining Bayern Munich in 2013.
The size of the deal is unknown, although reports have suggested it is in the region of £20m.
"I have since his departure in 2013, always hoped that he will one day return to us," Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke told the club website.
Gotze helped Bayern to three Bundesliga titles, as well as scoring Germany's winning goal at the 2014 World Cup.
His move to Bayern for a reported 37m euros (£31.5m) was the most expensive German transfer at the time.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Borussia Dortmund have re-signed forward Mario Gotze on a four-year deal, subject to a medical. | 0.976951 | 1 |
Appleton says progress is being made behind the scenes on a number of deals ahead of his side's campaign next season in League One.
"A lot of things have been agreed that can't be made public yet out of respect for the other football clubs," he said.
United have seen striker Danny Hylton depart for Luton after he rejected a new deal at the Kassam Stadium.
Appleton, who also guided Oxford to the Football League Trophy final last season, is staying calm on the progress of building a squad ahead of August.
"I'm very, very relaxed," he told BBC Radio Oxford. "We've got some fantastic talent that will be here at the club come pre-season.
"I've spoken to a lot of clubs and players over recent weeks and I've pitched what we can do for certain players."
Follow this and other stories from across Oxfordshire on BBC Local Live.
The former Portsmouth, Blackburn and Blackpool manager hinted some of the deals could involve season-long loans.
"I think some of the bigger clubs are starting to recognise Oxford is a great platform for coming in and going back to their clubs and doing ever so well," Appleton added.
"They see it as a fantastic opportunity for some of their young players to showcase their skills and return a better player and a better person." | Oxford United manager Michael Appleton has called for supporters not to panic about an absence of signings so far. | 0.951977 | 1 |
Students beginning in 2017/18 will be offered a £2,000 discount on fees or a £1,000 discount plus money towards travel and accommodation costs.
They can also choose to receive money towards purchasing a Macbook Pro.
However, they will still pay substantially higher tuition fees than their Northern Irish or European Union counterparts.
Northern Ireland and EU undergraduate students will pay £4,030 in fees in 2017/18 if they study at universities in Northern Ireland.
Fees for their counterparts from England, Scotland and Wales going to study at UU are set at £9,000.
That is a rise of £3,000 from 2016/17, when they were charged £6,000 a year.
However, they will effectively now pay £7,000 or £8,000 a year depending on which discount option they choose.
Queen's University (QUB), meanwhile, is to charge £9,250 in tuition fees to England, Scotland and Wales in 2017/18 - a rise of £250 on 2016/17.
While the vast majority of students at UU and QUB are from Northern Ireland, around 6% of their undergraduates are from elsewhere in the UK.
Figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) for 2015/16 show that 1255 of 20835 undergraduates in Northern Ireland were from GB.
A further 1855 undergraduates are from the European Union or are classed as international students.
Separately, figures from the University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) have shown a drop in the number of local students applying to university.
20,290 Northern Irish students have applied to go to UK universities this year, a decline of 4% since 2016 and the lowest number of applicants since 2013.
However, the number of students recruited from elsewhere will have no effect in reducing space for local students as the number of places at UU and QUB for Northern Ireland undergraduates is set by the Department for the Economy. | Ulster University (UU) is to offer discounts on tuition fees to students from England, Scotland and Wales. | 1.718922 | 2 |
In June 1997, a young minor player, Paul McGirr, 18, accidentally collided with a goalkeeper during an Ulster minor championship.
Mickey Harte helped carry the player - who was a friend of his son's - from the field on a stretcher. Paul died later from his injuries.
In the same year, Paul Hughes, 22 - the brother of another player, Kevin Hughes - died in a car accident on a dangerous stretch of road near Ballygawley in County Tyrone.
Just four years later, his sister, Helen, was killed in another car accident on the same stretch of road close to their home.
The sudden death of Tyrone captain, Cormac McAnallen shocked the Irish GAA community.
He was just 24 years old and a member of Tyrone's All-Ireland winning side when they defeated champions Armagh at Croke Park in 2003.
The young school teacher from Benburb was found dead in his bed on the morning of 2 March 2004.
His death was caused by a rare viral infection in his heart.
After his death, The Cormac Trust was set up by the McAnallan family, with the support of the Tyrone County Board of the GAA, to raise awareness about sudden cardiac death in young people.
It also provides defibrillators for use in sports clubs in the local area and trains people in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of defibrillators.
Speaking at the time of Cormac's death, Mickey Harte said: ''He was such a gentleman and all our sympathies go out to his family.
"His maturity belied his years, and he was everything you would want in a young man. ''He was just a gem of a man and it's going to be very difficult to pick up the pieces.''
Two years ago, Mickey Harte had a lucky escape when his car went off the road and was badly damaged.
He escaped with just cuts and bruises. | Mickey Harte's Tyrone Gaelic Football team which enjoyed greatness on the sports field, has also been touched by a series of tragedies. | 1.308501 | 1 |
The Memorial Cross, at the church of St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, was dedicated by the Lord Mayor and the Bishop of Stepney on 4 August 1916.
It was erected to remember those who lost their lives at the Battle of Jutland, on 31 May to 1 June 1916.
The centenary will also be marked with a rededication.
The memorial cross marks the loss of Secretary of War, Lord Kitchener, and the men of HMS Hampshire, off Orkney, a few days after the Battle of Jutland, as well as Jack Cornwell, whose funeral with full naval honours in late July 1916 drew public attention.
Mr Cornwell was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry during the battle.
Stationed as a sight-setter on HMS Chester, the 16-year-old remained at his post awaiting further orders until the end of the action, despite wounds from which he died three days later.
The cross is also a memorial to the Honourable Artillery Company.
On 5 June 1916, Lord Kitchener set out in HMS Hampshire for Russia, but the ship struck a mine during a gale and sank west of the Orkney Islands.
Lord Kitchener, his staff, and 643 of the crew of 655 drowned or died of exposure. His body was never found.
The Rt Revd Adrian Newman, Bishop of Stepney, will lead the service.
The Honourable Artillery Company, the City, civic and commercial organisations associated with Lord Kitchener and Jack Cornwell, will all be represented.
Historic England has recently listed the cross, among other memorials of the Battle of Jutland, as part of the commemorations of its centenary. | The centenary of the unveiling of London's first World War One memorial will be marked with a special commemoration service later. | 2.691313 | 3 |
Butland, 22, wrote on Twitter: "I've learnt a lot from major tournaments, experiences I'll never forget. I'd love for you to experience the same!"
England internationals Lucy Bronze, Jade Moore, Jo Potter and Fran Kirby have also supported the appeal, along with Wales international Jess Fishlock.
The team's campaign will cost £20,000.
An online appeal aiming to raise half that amount reached its target with Butland's gift.
With donations still being accepted, the team hope the appeal will cover the entire cost of the trip.
A promotional video featuring former athletes Jonathan Edwards and Andy Turner, as well as a host of big names from women's football, helped start the appeal.
Butland, capped three times by England, also works as an ambassador for the Kick It Out anti-discrimination campaign. | Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland has donated £5,000 to Great Britain's women's deaf football team to help them attend June's Deaf World Cup in Italy. | 0.873011 | 1 |
The Met says officers from Operations Midland and Fairbank had identified "people and locations" in common.
It says it is "operationally important" to have the same officer in charge.
Operation Midland is an inquiry into claims of child abuse by establishment figures, while Operation Fairbank is a wider child abuse inquiry.
The homicide and serious crime detectives working on Operation Midland are merging with the expanded Fairbank team.
The merged operation will investigate child abuse and allegations of police cover-ups and support the Goddard Inquiry - the independent inquiry into historical child sex abuse in England and Wales, led by Justice Lowell Goddard.
The combined investigation team will be led by Det Supt Ang Scott, from the Met's sexual offences, exploitation and child abuse (SOECA) unit.
Det Supt Kenny McDonald - who had been overseeing Operation Midland - was widely criticised for describing the allegations as "credible and true".
BBC home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds said Mr McDonald was being moved to other work investigating murders.
He said the Met denied the move represented a downscaling of Operation Midland, its most sensitive investigation into allegations of child abuse and three child murders.
"Midland has been a separate team until now, made up of 27 officers focused on claims that a high-level paedophile operated in Westminster and other locations in the late 1970s and early 1980s," he added.
The new team will continue to investigate historical allegations of impropriety by police officers dealing with sexual abuse in the period 1970-2005.
To date the force has received 48 such allegations - the Independent Police Complaints Commission is currently managing 29 of these. | Scotland Yard says it has brought all its ongoing historical child sex abuse investigations under the control of one team. | 1.370826 | 1 |
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Electrical equipment exploded underneath Stratford Road in Shirley on Monday, causing smoke and then flames to repeatedly shoot out of the pavement, in front of a row of shops and parked cars.
The passer-by managed to film the explosion on his mobile phone.
West Power Distribution said engineers were despatched after receiving a call at about 17:00 BST.
They isolated electricity supplies and cordoned off the area before repairing an underground link box. A spokesman described the incident as very rare.
The surrounding footpath and tarmac was replaced on Tuesday. | A pedestrian has captured an underground explosion in a manhole in Birmingham where flames leaped several feet in the air. | 1.041914 | 1 |
Head coach Roy Hodgson will not call up a replacement for the 29-year-old, who also missed Liverpool's defeat by Crystal Palace on Sunday.
His absence increases Tottenham pair Dele Alli and Eric Dier's chances of making a first international start.
England play Spain in Alicante on Friday and France at Wembley next week.
Injury has already deprived Hodgson of Everton defender Phil Jagielka, Arsenal pair Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Liverpool forward Danny Ings.
Hodgson's side secured their place at Euro 2016 with 10 wins from 10 matches.
Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Stoke City), Joe Hart (Manchester City), Tom Heaton (Burnley)
Defenders: Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), John Stones (Everton), Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Ross Barkley (Everton), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Fabian Delph (Manchester City), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), Jonjo Shelvey (Swansea City), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) | Midfielder James Milner will miss England's friendlies against Spain and France after failing to shake off a hamstring injury. | 0.997273 | 1 |
Catherine met women prisoners at HMP Send, Woking, who have used the Rehabilitation of Addicted Prisoners Trust (RAPt) programme.
She spoke to Kirsty Lacey, who used the scheme in 2008, and now works for an ex-offenders' charity in Gloucester.
The duchess said she was encouraged by the work at the prison.
"I was reminded today how addictions lie at the heart of so many social issues and how substance misuse can play such destructive role in vulnerable people's lives," she said.
"I saw again today that a failure to intervene early in life to tackle mental health problems and other challenges can have profound consequences for people throughout their lives.
"I am grateful to the women I met for sharing their difficult personal stories with me. It is encouraging to learn how organisations like RAPt are offering specialist support to help people break the cycle of addiction and look forward to a positive and crime free life."
RAPt runs a 12-step abstinence programme at HMP Send, which houses 282 inmates.
The duchess is a patron of the charity Action on Addiction and Kensington Palace said the visit reflected her "interest in learning how organisations support people living with substance misuse issues". | The Duchess of Cambridge has visited a prison for the first time to view the work of a charity that helps inmates overcome drug and alcohol addictions. | 1.488839 | 1 |
The video, filmed by Smith and obtained by a newspaper, appears to show him laughing while retired gymnast Luke Carson mimics Islamic prayer practices.
Smith, who won pommel horse silver at Rio 2016, later said he was "deeply sorry" for his "thoughtless actions".
British Gymnastics said: "We will be investigating the behaviours reported."
In a statement, the governing body added: "Members who break our code of conduct can face suspension or expulsion from our organisation."
Smith, who has won medals at the past three Olympic Games, has already been censured twice this year by British Gymnastics.
In April, the 27-year-old apologised for questioning the judging at the British Championships, where he was beaten to pommel gold by Max Whitlock.
He was also reprimanded in June for posting an image on social media of an American gymnast, who was 16 when the photograph was taken, accompanied by a comment British Gymnastics said was "unbefitting to a participant".
That reprimand was to remain on his record for two years with the added warning "any further misconduct may lead to even greater consequences".
Smith is one of Britain's best-known gymnasts and won the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing in 2012.
He is taking a break from the sport and is instead touring as a guest celebrity on the Keep Dancing stage production. | Four-time Olympic medallist Louis Smith may face "suspension or expulsion" by British Gymnastics over a video in which he apparently mocks Islam. | 0.989351 | 1 |
The Archaeopteryx, which had a 1m (3.2ft) wing span, is believed to be the link between prehistoric dinosaurs and the modern bird.
It is being displayed at Aberystwyth University's Old College from 14 February until 21 April.
The exhibition will be complemented by fossils from the university's own collection.
The Archaeopteryx is known as the "first true bird" but only 12 have ever been found.
The display is funded by a Heritage Lottery grant, geologist Dr Terry Adams and the physics department outreach fund, with the fossil on loan from National Museum Wales. | A 150 million-year-old dinosaur fossil will go on display at a Jurassic heritage exhibition in Ceredigion. | 2.689472 | 3 |
World Duty Free has hired 44 more staff following a move to larger premises at the airport.
The retailer runs outlets at airports across the UK, including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
It sells a wide range of products, including cosmetics, perfume, fashion accessories, spirits and souvenirs.
Edinburgh Airport chief executive Gordon Dewar said: "This fantastic World Duty Free store doubling in size is a great example of how we have listened to our passengers and have delivered greater choice to improve the constantly evolving Edinburgh Airport experience."
Fred Creighton, director of retail operations for World Duty Free, added: "Edinburgh Airport is one of the UK's most successful and vibrant airports and is an important part of our business." | A travel retailer has expanded at Edinburgh Airport, creating dozens of new jobs. | 0.914228 | 1 |
The men, in their 20s, were stopped at Aston Quay in the city on Friday, 29 July.
In a follow-up search at a D'Olier Street apartment, police found ecstasy tablets worth an estimated 418,000 euro (£353,176) and cocaine worth 24,000 euro (£20,278).
A quantity of cash was also seized. | Irish police have arrested two men over the sale and supply of ecstasy tablets and cocaine in Dublin. | 0.280235 | 0 |
Customers who use gas or electricity from the company will save an average of £50 a year, and those who use both will save on average £100 a year.
The company has 350,000 domestic and small business customers.
Gas tariffs will reduce from April by 10.2%, with electricity following in June by 10.3%.
The business has 210,000 electricity customers and 135,000 gas customers.
SSE Airtricity's managing director, Stephen Wheeler, said: "This is the third successive price cut in just over 12 months meaning in the same period we've delivered savings of £260 for our household customers."
The company said the price cut follows an annual review of costs associated with its natural gas business.
Earlier this month, Power NI announced electric bills for its 500,000 domestic customers would fall by 10.3% from April.
It said the move was made possible by a steady fall in the price of wholesale gas, the main fuel used in electricity generation.
The Utility Regulator, which regulates SSE Airtricity's gas prices, welcomed the price cut.
Utility Regulator chief executive, Jenny Pyper, said: "This reduction follows on from two price decreases in 2015, meaning that over the last year, these customers will have experienced a drop in prices of almost 24%.
"Friday's announcement brings the regulated price in Greater Belfast down to levels last seen in 2009 and represents a saving to customers of over £53 per year.
"Whilst we don't price regulate SSE Airtricity in respect of their electricity prices, their 10.3% reduction is further good news for consumers, which we welcome."
Richard Williams, head of energy at the Consumer Council, said: "This is great news.
"The Consumer Council now wants to see the other gas and electricity companies compete for customers by bringing their prices down.
"Consumers consistently tell us energy bills are their biggest concern." | Northern Ireland's second biggest energy supplier, SSE Airtricity, is to cut bills by more than 10%. | 1.569439 | 2 |
Standards of safety, decency and meaningful activity had all failed at HMP Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.
The chief inspector of prisons said the unannounced inspection showed the facility's regime was "so poor [it] fostered inactivity and indolence".
Staff shortages had caused problems but more officers were being recruited, the Prison Service said.
The institution holds up to 444 18-21 year olds, serving long sentences - including more than 80% serving at least four years and 30% more than 10 years to life.
Too many temporary staff from other prisons were there for too short a time to build relationships with inmates, inspectors said.
Long periods of lock-up and inactivity caused frustrations that led to violence and aggression, they said.
Many classes and workshops were closed owing to staff shortages.
Inspectors found adequate security and good management of intelligence but drug usage was double expected levels and a high number inmates had self-harmed.
Nick Hardwick, chief inspector of prisons, concluded the institution required a fundamental improvement in the quality of learning, skills and work.
"Aylesbury was not safe enough: levels of violence were high and some incidents were serious," he said.
Michael Spurr, chief executive of the National Offender Management Service, said: "We are recruiting more staff and have put an action plan in place to address the recommendations.
"The governor will receive the support he needs to urgently improve the prison." | Levels of violence at a young offenders institution have become so high it is an unsafe place, inspectors said. | 1.484784 | 1 |
11 August 2016 Last updated at 15:22 BST
The 17-year-old is one of the youngest members of Team GB out in Rio.
Her three younger sisters, Lisa, Emily and Sophie, are supporting her from back home in the UK.
All three of them are interested in weightlifting too.
Lisa tells Newsround: "In our house it's really competitive - you can be having your breakfast and we're just trying to fit each other up!"
Rebekah finished 10th in the women's 69kg event on Wednesday.
Watch her sisters speaking to Newsround ahead of the competition. | The sisters of weightlifter Rebekah Tiler have been telling Newsround what life is like with an Olympic athlete in your family. | 0.800949 | 1 |
Oliver Ruse, a fifth generation butcher from Long Melford, Suffolk, was pronounced dead near Parkway car park, Bury St Edmunds, on Thursday.
About two hours later police found the body of his wife Deborah at her home in Long Melford.
Mrs Ruse's death is suspicious and Mr Ruse's said to be "unexplained".
The couple were both thought to be in their 30s, police said.
Ruse & Son Family Butchers, in Hall Street, Long Melford, was closed with police officers outside guarding the area. A single bunch of flowers had been left outside.
A house in Park Terrace, Little St Mary's, Long Melford, has also been sealed off.
Mr Ruse was found dead at about 12:10 GMT, while Mrs Ruse's body was discovered at about 14:40.
The BBC understands the couple had four daughters and Mrs Ruse had recently returned to the village after a period of living abroad.
The Rev Matthew Lawson, rector of Holy Trinity Church in Long Melford, said the community was "in shock and very, very sad".
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and all of those affected and we're particularly thinking of those four precious children," he said.
"I do hope our community pulls together to help all those affected, and I'm confident it will.
"There are questions we'll all be asking ourselves - could we have done more and supported them? - and hopefully the church can provide a place where people can reflect and work through these difficult questions."
Councillor Paul Moreton, of Long Melford Parish Council, said: "It's rocked the heart of the community.
"Obviously, everyone knows Ruse's butchers and they're a respected family and business.
"It's very, very sad for the children." | A woman was found dead at home hours after her husband's body was discovered at the foot of a multi-storey car park, the BBC understands. | 0.777238 | 1 |
The Nanteos Cup was taken from a home in Weston under Penyard, near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire in July 2014.
West Mercia Police described the dark wood cup as a "medieval mazer bowl" and "a wooden cup/chalice", and that it was kept in a blue velvet bag.
The owners are offering £1,000 and West Mercia Police are offering an additional £1,000 for its safe return.
Police are also hoping for information leading to the arrest and subsequent conviction of those who stole it.
The Nanteos Cup, a wooden chalice named after the mansion in Aberystwyth where it was once kept, is claimed to be the cup from which Jesus drank at the Last Supper and then brought to Britain by Joseph of Arimathea.
It is then believed to have been taken to Nanteos Mansion by seven monks from Strata Florida, Ceredigion, during the reign of Henry Vlll.
Owner Margaret Powell kept the chalice locked in a cupboard in a library.
After many years it left Nanteos Mansion and came into the ownership of the Steadman family in Ross-on-Wye. | The owners of a stolen Holy Grail relic are offering a reward for its return after the cup was stolen last year. | 2.014905 | 2 |
Insp Neil Hewitson, of the roads policing unit, said a number of people have suffered minor injuries in the crashes on A roads in the area.
He warned motorists to prepare for their journey.
"Just because the sun is shining in Dumfries or Stranraer as you set off for Glasgow doesn't mean that it will be shining all the way up the road."
The chilly weather is expected to continue. The Met Office has issued a yellow "Be Aware" warning for snow, ice and wintry showers which will affect the region until 11:00 on Friday.
Insp Hewitson said: "The crashes have ranged from vehicles skidding off the road in icy conditions or snowbound or slushy road surfaces, through to collision between vehicles in falling snow and poor visibility.
"Drivers need to carefully consider the necessity of their journey, and prepare fully for it." | Police have issued a warning after a spate of road accidents during wintery weather in Dumfries and Galloway. | 1.540481 | 2 |
13 October 2015 Last updated at 15:05 BST
Both "in" and "out" campaigns have launched. But how well-informed are people on the basics of the EU?
A recent poll from YouGov found that 16% of people in the UK are undecided on how they will vote. There's a clearly a desire to know more, as Newsnight finds out.
More on the EU:
In or out? The arguments for and against
A guide to the EU referendum
EU referendum: What will happen when? | The UK is set to have a referendum by the end of 2017 on whether or not to remain a member of the European Union. | 2.116221 | 2 |
Gunning was a free agent after his short-term deal with Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton expired on 4 January.
The 25-year-old has had spells with eight other clubs, including Blackburn, Rotherham and Dundee United.
Grimsby are currently 12th in the League Two table, five points outside the play-off places.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League Two side Grimsby Town have signed defender Gavin Gunning on a free transfer until the end of the season. | 0.554025 | 1 |
Mark Anderson is alleged to have repeatedly struck 49-year-old Nigel Poustie on the head and body with an unknown implement on Monday.
Prosecutors allege he then exposed Mr Poustie to burning liquid or steam on his head and body, causing him to die from his injuries.
Mr Poustie was found seriously injured in Charleston Drive on Monday evening.
He died the following day in Ninewells Hospital.
Mr Anderson, from Dundee, is also accused of being concerned in the supply of diazepam on 1 July.
He made no plea or declaration during a private hearing at Dundee Sheriff Court before Sheriff Alastair Brown and was remanded in custody ahead of a second appearance next week. | A 50-year-old man has appeared in court accused of killing another man in Dundee. | 0.729551 | 1 |
More than 70 people were hurt in the explosions, which targeted worshippers attending Sunday mass at the churches in the Youhanabad area.
Violent protests erupted after the blasts, with a mob killing two men accused of involvement in the attacks.
Pakistan's Christian community has often been targeted by militants.
An offshoot of the Pakistan Taliban, calling itself Jamatul Ahrar, has said it carried out the attack.
Witnesses say suicide bombers were responsible for the explosions but police have not confirmed this.
The bombers are said to have detonated their explosives near the gates of St John's Catholic Church and Christ Church.
A large crowd gathered at the scene of the blasts, protesting about the lack of security.
The crowd also attacked two men it accused of involvement in the explosions, killing both of them. Photographs from the scene showed a crowd setting the men's bodies alight.
Protesters carrying sticks blocked Lahore's Ferozepur Road. Local television pictures showed a bus station being attacked.
Amir Masih, a witness quoted by Reuters news agency, said he had heard an explosion near one of the churches.
"I rushed towards the spot and saw the security guard scuffle with a man who was trying to enter the church," he said.
The man blew himself up after failing to enter the church, Mr Masih told Reuters.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Mamnoon Hussain have condemned the latest bombings.
Tahir Naveed Chaudhary, the chairman of the Pakistan Minorities Alliance, a rights group, said the Lahore attacks highlighted the government's failure to protect minorities.
Pakistan's military last year began an offensive against militant bases in the mountainous north-west, bordering Afghanistan. Offshoots of the Pakistani Taliban have warned of attacks in response.
However, Lahore, the capital of the densely populated Punjab province, has largely escaped militant violence and is seen as a relatively peaceful city.
At least 80 people were killed by bombers at a church in the Pakistani city of Peshawar in 2013, in what is thought to be the deadliest ever attack on the country's Christians.
Christians make up less than 2% of Pakistan's overwhelmingly Muslim population. | Two bomb blasts have killed at least 14 people near two churches in a Christian neighbourhood of the Pakistani city of Lahore, local officials say. | 1.414027 | 1 |
The children were taken to hospital after the attack in their home in Blainroe on Friday at 19:30 local time.
Two of them had to be airlifted to Tallaght Hospital in south west Dublin but all four have now been discharged.
Stephen Hartnett, from Kilpoole, Wicklow, was charged with four counts of assault causing harm to the victims.
He was brought before a special sitting of Bray District Court in County Wicklow on Saturday evening.
A police officer told the judge that Mr Hartnett made no reply when officers put the charges to him.
The accused did not apply for bail and was remanded in custody until next Thursday.
The judge requested that Mr Hartnett receive the appropriate psychiatric and medical assistance, according to Irish state broadcaster, RTÉ.
It is understood the children - two boys and two girls - are aged three, seven, nine and 11.
Earlier, a local priest said all four were able to leave hospital on Saturday afternoon.
Reverend Donal Roche said: "They are physically going to be OK - obviously they are traumatised about what has happened and there is a lot of healing to be done but they have been discharged," he said. | A 35-year-old man has appeared in court in the Republic of Ireland charged with assaulting four children at a house in County Wicklow. | 0.838776 | 1 |
Dyfed-Powys Police was called to Cwrt Henri, Dryslwyn, at about 13:50 GMT on Saturday.
The force said the fire was not being treated as suspicious but the incident is being jointly investigated with Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
No further details were given about the cause or the age of the male victim but his next of kin have been informed. | A person has died following a house fire in Carmarthenshire. | 0.686753 | 1 |
A Derry Journal article revealed that due to verbal abuse of staff, £1 will be charged for up to two-hours parking.
Parking will no longer be free for less than ten minutes. It will mean a decrease from £4 for a two-hour period to £1.
Clive Coleman, RCA contracts director at City of Derry Airport, has said the move was "not to increase revenues".
He said the fee would reduce congestion and was in response to an increase in traffic incidents.
"The level of abuse is of deep concern to the airport's management team and the board of directors and is at a level that can no longer be tolerated," Mr Coleman said.
Members of the public will need to pay a £1 fee to enter the car park and would be permitted to stay for a two-hour period.
The changes will be introduced on 1 December 2015.
Former chairman of the airport users committee James Buchanan, welcomed the change.
"There have been a number of complaints about taking away the 10 minutes free parking," Mr Buchanan said.
"There are all sorts of people saying that this is the City of Derry trying to raise more money.
"But in reality, 10 minutes was too short for a number of people.
"I have talked to staff a number of times and I know they do get a lot of abuse from people when they have run over the 10 minutes and find that they can't get out in the 10-minute period."
The Consumer Council has said they had not yet received any formal complaints about the plans.
"Whilst this is disappointing coming into the Christmas period, we also recognise the airport's safety concerns," said the Consumer Council's head of transport policy Scott Kennerley.
"We welcome the news that short stay prices are being reduced from £4 to £1 for a two-hour stay.
"This should be beneficial if there are flight delays and allow people to meet passengers inside the airport terminal building." | A plan to introduce parking fees at City of Derry Airport has been met with mixed reaction from the public. | 1.341716 | 1 |
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called for a safety review of such products.
It proposed a rule requiring manufacturers to prove such soaps are safe and more effective against infection than plain soap and water.
Recent studies indicate an ingredient in such products could scramble hormone levels and boost drug-proof bacteria.
The proposal rule does not apply to alcohol-based hand sanitizers and products used in healthcare settings.
Manufacturers have until the end of 2014 to submit the results of clinical trials on their products, the FDA said. The new regulations would be finalised in 2016.
"New data suggest that the risks associated with long-term, daily use of antibacterial soaps may outweigh the benefits," Colleen Rogers, an FDA microbiologist, wrote in a statement on Monday.
Certain ingredients in such products - such as triclosan in liquid soaps and triclocarban in bar soaps - may contribute to bacterial resistance to antibiotics, the agency added.
Such products may also have "unanticipated hormonal effects that are of concern", according to the statement.
Recent studies of such chemicals on animals have shown they may alter hormones, the FDA said, but such results have not yet been proven in humans.
"Because so many consumers use them, FDA believes that there should be clearly demonstrated benefits to balance any potential risks," the statement added.
If the FDA's proposed rule is finalised, companies would be required to provide data to support their product's health claims.
If they cannot, the products would be reformulated or relabelled in order to remain on the market.
In March, a federal appeals court approved a lawsuit by the non-profit Natural Resources Defense Council, aimed at forcing the FDA to review the health impacts of triclosan. | The US health regulator has warned that antibacterial chemicals in soaps and body washes may pose health risks. | 2.348024 | 2 |
Mia Ayliffe-Chung, 21, was killed in Home Hill, near Townsville, last month while working for a second visa.
Rosie Ayliffe, believes her daughter was aware of "dangers" and avoided one farm "because they only took young girls."
Visitors must complete three months of "specified work" to get another visa.
Smail Ayad, 29, has been charged with Mia's murder and that of fellow backpacker Thomas Jackson.
Ms Ayliffe is now campaigning for regulation of Australian farm work.
"They've (girls like Mia) gone into the farm work knowing the dangers," she told BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.
"She chose not to go to one farm because they only took young girls.
"She was [aware and] worried about sexual exploitation and that is another thing that is an issue."
Source: Australian Government
Stefan Wathan, chief executive of the Year Out Group, said the majority of farms would want to appeal to travellers.
"I don't think it is in the best interests of farmers to have bad practice on their farm.
"Having people getting injured earns them a bad reputation and the Australian economy relies on working holiday visas.
"My advice would be to live by your instincts, if something doesn't feel right, act."
Ms Ayliffe says the Australian authorities are aware of her campaign but have yet to contact her.
She also understands Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be "watching the media" for any developments in the case. | The mother of a woman stabbed in an Australian backpackers' hostel believes her daughter was "worried about sexual exploitation". | 1.488896 | 1 |
Work on the substation at Twineham, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex, will be followed by preparations for cabling across the South Downs National Park.
Energy firm E.On said offshore construction on the 116-turbine Rampion wind farm would begin early next year.
The number of turbines was cut from 175 to reduce the impact on the sea views.
The £1.3bn wind farm eight miles off the Sussex coast could produce enough electricity for about 300,000 homes and create up to 450 jobs.
E.On has said it would reduce CO2 emissions by up to 600,000 tonnes a year.
The turbines, between Peacehaven and Worthing, will be visible from beaches along the coast including at Brighton, and from the national park.
"This huge investment is a vote of confidence in the UK, creating local jobs, bringing business opportunities and providing clean, home-grown energy," said Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd, MP for Hastings and Rye.
Construction of the wind farm is expected to be completed in 2018. | Construction of an electricity substation to serve the first wind farm off the south coast of England is to start next month. | 2.106264 | 2 |
Mitroglou joined Fulham from Olympiakos for £11m in January 2014, but has made just one start and two substitute appearances without scoring a goal.
The 27-year-old rejoined Olympiakos on loan last season, scoring 19 goals in 32 appearances.
"I didn't think twice when the opportunity arose," said Mitroglou.
The Greece international added: "I knew immediately that was where I wanted to go,
"I will try to score many goals for the team but the most important is to win the games. Of course, the goals are important for a striker and I am happy to play here."
Mitroglou won the Greek title and Greek Cup with Olympiakos last season, the 10th and 11th major trophies of his career.
Meanwhile, Buomesca Tue Na Bangna has also left Fulham to join Cypriot side AEL Limassol on a permanent deal.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Fulham striker Kostas Mitroglou has left the club on a season-long loan for a second time after agreeing a move to Benfica until June 2016. | 0.86145 | 1 |
15 February 2017 Last updated at 09:48 GMT
Tornado, the first mainline steam engine to be built in the UK since the 1960s, pulled an eight-carriage train between Appleby, in Cumbria, and Skipton, in North Yorkshire, along the famous Settle to Carlisle line on Tuesday.
It was the first time since 1968 that a steam locomotive has hauled a passenger train on a scheduled main line service.
Tornado will power two further return journeys between Appleby and Skipton on Wednesday and Thursday. | Drone footage has captured the moment Britain's newest steam locomotive, Tornado, crossed the stunning Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales. | 2.197339 | 2 |
It follows an investigation by BBC Radio Kent which found the certificates for sale on the internet for £500.
Posing as a customer, reporters found a website offering certificates from dozens of UK institutions, including the universities of Kent and Surrey.
The Higher Education Degree Datacheck (HEDD) said it hoped Chinese authorities would shut the site.
The website, investigated in December, said the fake degree certificates were for "novelty purposes, or as a replacement for lost diplomas".
But the University of Kent said students worked hard to gain their degrees at UK universities and it was very worrying.
HEDD, which is funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, verifies degrees issued by 22 universities including the universities of Surrey and Sussex.
Spokeswoman Jane Rowley said it had discovered the Chinese website offered fake certificates for universities in China and the US as well as the UK.
"They are breaking the law in a number of countries," she said.
"We have been in contact with colleagues at the Ministry of Education in China to ask if they are able to act.
"They do have an agency responsible for this in China and they are going to investigate further so they should be able to shut down the website."
Ms Rowley said degree fraud damaged the reputation of higher education institutions.
"These days graduates will be coming out with a debt of over £40,000," she said.
"We want to protect our young graduates in the workplace to make sure they are not being denied opportunities to work by people who have not done the work or made that kind of financial investment." | A government body is investigating a website in China selling fake degree certificates from many UK universities. | 1.857458 | 2 |
Matthew Hamlen was convicted of Georgina Edmonds' 2008 murder on Tuesday. He was acquitted of the same charge in 2012 due to poor DNA evidence.
He was re-arrested after "powerful fresh evidence" came to light.
Mr Justice Saunders, at Winchester Crown Court, said the killer must serve a minimum of 30 years in prison.
During the trial, jurors heard Mrs Edmonds was stabbed several times and tortured for her debit card PIN code before being battered with a rolling pin.
Read more: Fresh DNA clues convict murderer
Sentencing, Mr Justice Saunders said: "It was a murder which shocked the community in which Georgina Edmonds lived.
"She was battered to death with a marble rolling pin in her own home by a complete stranger.
"I have no doubt that when he inflicted those blows, Matthew Hamlen intended to kill Georgina Edmonds."
Mr Justice Saunders said that although 30 years might seem a short sentence for such a serious crime, Hamlen would "qualify as an old age pensioner" by the time he was eligible for parole.
He added that there were "limited mitigating features" as Hamlen had "lived a blameless life for the four years since his acquittal" in 2012.
Mrs Edmonds was found by her son Harry in her cottage, where she lived alone, on the banks of the River Itchen in Hampshire.
Mr Edmonds said: "It has contained almost as many twists and turns as an Agatha Christie thriller.
"The investigation has lasted eight long years and, sadly, was not a tale written to entertain people but the true story of a wicked and vicious crime"
Following a two-year manhunt, during which almost 2,000 people were DNA tested, Hamlen was eventually charged with murder in 2010.
His DNA profile was incomplete, however, and he was acquitted.
But detectives later found new DNA evidence on Mrs Edmonds' blouse.
Ian Harris, from the Crown Prosecution Service said: "Georgina Edmonds was brutally and callously murdered in her own home.
"It has taken two trials and eight long years for her family to obtain justice." | A man who battered a pensioner to death with a marble rolling pin has been handed a life sentence. | 0.957212 | 1 |
Mr Boles said doctors had found a cancerous tumour in his head.
In a series of tweets, he joked people "might think that explains a lot about my recent behaviour" and praised emergency medical staff at London's Kings College hospital.
The Grantham and Stamford MP said he would soon start treatment, adding: "I fought cancer off nine years ago and I am sure I can do it again."
MPs from across the House of Commons wished the former business and planning minister well after he revealed his diagnosis. | Former Conservative minister Nick Boles has revealed he is battling cancer. | 0.677966 | 1 |
The company said it was consulting workers about restructuring proposals to "ensure we continue to deliver a sustainable and competitive service".
BA expected to find volunteers to go from more than 700 workers at the base.
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said the proposals were "worrying" and feared for the firm's "long term future in the Vale".
"Just last year the operation received a boost when it was chosen to work on the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, so this news does come as something of a surprise," said Mr Davies, who represents the area as a South Wales Central AM.
Skills Minister Julie James told the Senedd on Wednesday that the Welsh Government was "working closely" with BA as it sought volunteers for redundancy, saying Jobcentre Plus and Careers Wales would be asked to support all staff affected.
Plaid Cymru's Shadow Economy Secretary Adam Price said it was "clearly unwelcome news in deeply uncertain economic times" and a "serious blow" to the aerospace sector. | The British Airways maintenance base next to Cardiff Airport is set to lose 66 jobs. | 1.265484 | 1 |
The special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction said the US had spent $7.6bn (£4.72bn) over 13 years trying to eradicate the plant.
A number of agencies gave to the funds aimed at supporting narcotics officers and helping farmers change livelihoods.
Despite this, Afghanistan grew 209,000 hectares of the plant in 2013.
A UN body says the value of this crop was nearly $3bn (£1.86bn), up 50% from 2012.
"With deteriorating security in many parts of rural Afghanistan and low levels of eradication of poppy fields, further increases in cultivation are likely in 2014," said the US inspector general, John Sopko.
The report also found that areas such as Nangarhar in the east of the country, which was previously declared "poppy-free", are cultivating the plant again.
It is believed that affordable deep-well technology might be responsible for the surge.
Over the past decade, the wells have turned 200,000 hectares of desert into farming land. Much of this is being used to grow opium poppies.
Afghanistan is responsible for producing about 80% of the world's opium.
Profits from the trade help fund corruption within the country, maintain criminal networks and support terrorist groups such as the Taliban.
The report comes as President Ashraf Ghani, appointed at the end of September, tries to usher in a new era for Afghanistan. | Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan hit record levels in 2013 despite counter-narcotics efforts by Washington, a US report says. | 2.170023 | 2 |
Tomorrow its members will wake up wondering who on earth is going to follow the former TV broadcaster into a job which is fast becoming mission impossible.
In the first Assembly election of 1998 the party, under David Trimble, won 28 seats.
Nineteen years on it is scrapping to stay ahead of the Alliance Party.
And the questions about why it needs to exist at all will only get louder.
Mike Nesbitt offered communication skills and a modernising liberal agenda to set the party apart from the DUP.
But he lost other modernisers like John McCallister when he entered into an electoral pact with the DUP.
And he was increasingly distrusted by the more traditional wing who even privately criticised him for being too hard on the DUP leader Arlene Foster.
All the communication skills in the world were wasted on a membership which isn't sure exactly what it wants the party to be and seems too comfortable with its rapidly diminishing status.
His final throw of the dice - a public declaration that he would be giving his second preference in this Assembly election to the SDLP - was met with widespread dismay in the ranks and glee in the DUP which used the issue to distract attention from its own problems over the renewable heating incentive scheme.
A decent result in an election which seemed perfectly timed to allow the party to claw back some lost ground to the DUP might have saved the day.
But the opposite has happened and now Mike Nesbitt has paid the price. | Mike Nesbitt became Ulster Unionist leader nearly five years ago saying: "I want this party to wake up with a sense of purpose." | 0.703932 | 1 |
DSI Plumbing and Heating Ltd of Hampshire was also ordered to pay £1,000 costs at Bournemouth Crown Court after admitting two breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Faults were found at 309 properties in Poole and 40 flats in Reading.
Homes in Harbour Reach, Poole, were evacuated following a gas leak in 2009.
The court heard that a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found that between 2005 and 2007 flues and gas supply pipes had not been properly fitted in the new development.
Two self-employed men who worked for the company, Robert Percival, 49, of Legion Road, Poole, and Andrew Church, 42, of Ensign Drive, Gosport, both pleaded guilty to a single breach of the same legislation.
Percival admitted commissioning a gas installation at one property between June 2007 and April 2008 and Church admitted making false entries into documents, which he completed without carrying out the required checks between January 2006 and March 2007.
They were both given a two year conditional discharge and were each ordered to pay costs of £250.
HSE's head of operations, Harvey Wild said the faults, found in more than 90% of Harbour Reach and two thirds of the Caversham Road development, were only discovered after residents complained about ill-health.
He called the breaches "serious failings" after the sentencing and said: "It is fortunate that in this case, no-one suffered long term ill-effects but the consequences of the faults, if left undetected, could have been fatal.
"Gas installers need to make sure flues and pipes can be properly checked and all installations are checked for safety as part of commissioning to ensure lives are not put at risk." | A heating firm has been fined £10,000 after faulty gas installations were discovered in more than 300 properties across Dorset and Berkshire. | 1.074796 | 1 |
Firefighters were called to Wimborne Road, Winton, in Bournemouth, after the display caught fire on Christmas Day.
Neighbours evacuated homes as Dorset Fire and Rescue put the fire out.
A spokesman said: "At the risk of sounding like a Christmas tale, the cause of the fire was... sun refracting through a snow globe which then ignited the reindeer food."
He added: "There was severe fire damage to the shop window display, heat damage to the window and severe smoke damage to the entire shop."
A fire investigator described the incident as "rare", but said it was possible because of the sun's low position in the sky.
"Consideration should be given to the possibility that this could happen in your homes, particularly with shaving-type mirrors which can focus the suns rays and cause fires," the spokesman added.
The happened at about 11:30 GMT, with fire engines from Redhill Park and Springbourne tackling the fire. | Fake reindeer food went up in flames in a charity shop window after sunlight was refracted through a snowglobe. | 1.560962 | 2 |
Quiet Form and Forms in Movement were sold by Wakefield Girls High School at Sotheby's in London.
The school said that proceeds from the sale will be used to help provide new bursaries and "enhanced opportunities for students".
The decision to sell the art had been criticised by some ex-pupils.
One, Dr Carol Atack, said: "When I was at the school the sculptures were on display and a great inspiration to girls.
"I don't think what we are being told adds up."
Dr Atack said she had been contacted by other old girls who were also unhappy the works were being sold.
Sotheby's said Quiet Form, carved in marble in 1973, went for £1,865,000. Forms in Movement, made of bent copper, realised £365,000.
Diane Watson, a school governor, said the "unfortunate decision" was taken to sell the sculptures due to rising costs.
"They haven't been displayed for a long period due to the rising value of the insurance cost," she explained.
"All the money from the sale will be used for the benefit of present girls and future students, to fund a bursary."
Hepworth was born in Wakefield in 1903 and a contemporary of Henry Moore, with the pair among the most highly regarded sculptors of the 20th Century.
She attended the school from the age of six and left in 1920, aged 17.
Miss McCroben, the school's headmistress at the time, recognised her talent and encouraged her, said Sotheby's.
She attended Leeds School of Art in the 1920s and opened a studio in St Ives, Cornwall, in 1949.
The artist and sculptor was made a CBE in the 1958 New Year Honours list and made a Dame in 1965. She died in a fire at her studio in 1975. | Two sculptures by renowned artist Barbara Hepworth have sold for more than £2.2m after being auctioned by her old school. | 2.048753 | 2 |
Police were called to the tower at 07:25 BST after reports banners had been put up half way up the south side.
The men, who gained access to the tower by dressing as builders, were protesting against the use of fracking. They came down about an hour later.
A 24-year-old from East Sussex and 63-year-old from Surrey were arrested.
Officers said they were being held on suspicion of criminal damage and being on enclosed premises.
Police said they believed the men taking part in the protest represented a website that campaigns against the use of fracking, a controversial extraction process which blasts water into rock to release gas.
Energy company Cuadrilla suspended fracking operations near Blackpool in June, over fears of a link to two minor earthquakes in the area.
The process has caused controversy in the US where some householders claim that shale gas leaking into their drinking supply causes tap water to ignite. | Two men have been arrested after apparently erecting banners over the Blackpool Tower to protest against a method of extracting gas. | 1.45811 | 1 |
The 20-year-old, from County Down, dominated the race and is now leading the World Cup ranking in the event.
He has secured back-to-back gold medals after winning the points race in the second World Cup round in Apeldoorn.
"This one means a lot more to me than Apeldoorn because of the fashion in which I won," said Downey.
"It was my first time racing at altitude so I needed to be careful.
"My pre-race tactic was to chill for 30 to 40 laps and then to come to the front and turn the gas on. I made three key moves in the race."
Ireland's Lydia Boylan was sixth in the Women's Omnium, having made a blistering start by winning the first event, the scratch race. | Northern Ireland's Mark Downey has won the men's points race in the third round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Colombia. | 0.907074 | 1 |
Far Eastern regions were the first to vote in a country spanning 11 time zones.
The last parliamentary elections in 2011 were followed by mass protests as evidence of ballot box fraud emerged.
For the first time, Russia is holding elections in Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine in 2014 in a move condemned internationally.
Voters will choose 450 MPs in the State Duma (lower house), for the next five years. The outgoing Duma had just a handful of MPs opposed to Mr Putin.
Despite Russia's economic malaise and tensions with the West over the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, some observers called the election campaign the dullest in recent memory. Widespread voter apathy suggests that turnout could be low.
The first exit polls are expected on Sunday evening.
Some critics of President Putin got a rare chance to put their case to a mass audience on TV but significant opposition figures like Alexei Navalny were barred from campaigning.
Tensions are running high in Ukraine, where the government is furious about Russia's plans to hold elections in Crimea, annexed after an unrecognised referendum on self-determination.
A Ukrainian foreign ministry spokeswoman, Mariana Betsa, said voting in the Russian election could not take place in her country, even at Russian diplomatic and consular buildings.
However, her Russian counterpart, Maria Zakharova, insisted that polling stations would be "organised in Ukraine at the Russian embassy and in our consulates-general".
She said observers from the OSCE international security organisation would monitor the voting in Ukraine. About 80,000 Russian voters live in Ukraine, Russian electoral officials say.
Ukraine's parliament, the Rada, has urged countries not to send observers to the Russian elections in Crimea and not to recognise the results there.
Any such visits will be treated as criminal violations of Ukraine's borders, the parliament warned.
President Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov countered that Russia did "not plan to discuss the electoral process on its territory with any other country". | Voting has begun in earnest in Russia's parliamentary election, dominated by President Vladimir Putin's supporters. | 2.167147 | 2 |
It all depends on whether she'll snap up the voice role of Nala in Disney's upcoming remake of The Lion King.
According to Variety, Queen Bey is The Jungle Book director Jon Favreau's first choice for the role in his new version of the 1994 classic.
Donald Glover has already been cast as lead lion Simba, while James Earl Jones will once again voice his dad Mufasa.
Nala, you may recall, is the lioness who befriends Simba as a young cub and who later becomes a key ally in his battle against evil uncle Scar.
The film's being conceived along the same lines as The Jungle Book, with big names voicing photorealistic computer-generated animals.
The new version will feature songs from the film original - though if Beyonce is cast, we expect more numbers to be added to take advantage of her pipes.
The news has got us brainstorming songs the singer could perform if she accepts the role. Here's what we've come up with:
Feel free to chip in with suggestions of your own!
Disney, by the way, have yet to confirm whether Beyonce has been approached. The star's publicist has also yet to respond to queries.
Mrs Jay Z, who's currently expecting twins, previously had a voice role in 2013 animation Epic.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | She once pretended to be Sasha Fierce - so could pop goddess Beyonce get fierce again as a live-action lioness? | 0.849219 | 1 |
The 33-year-old Swede made his first Premier League appearance since 20 August in the Baggies' 2-1 defeat by Liverpool in place of the suspended Jonny Evans.
But with Evans available for Saturday's visit of Manchester City, Olsson is set to return to the bench.
"I just have to try my best when called upon," Olsson told BBC WM 95.6.
Olsson's only action before playing at Anfield was in West Brom's EFL Cup tie at Northampton Town on 23 August and their Under-23 side's Checkatrade Trophy defeat by Luton Town on 4 October.
But he was happy to slot in alongside Gareth McAuley again at the heart of the defence for his top-flight return.
"It's nice to play with Gareth. We've been playing together for a while so we know each other," Olsson said.
"Obviously he's been playing with Jonny, who's been doing really well since he came from Manchester United.
"It's tough competition for me - I've been out of the team for a good month and a half. But I just have to train well - hopefully me and Gareth have a few more games left in us." | Defender Jonas Olsson says he is not too concerned about his lack of first-team football at West Bromwich Albion. | 0.815598 | 1 |
Mrs Callejas was married to a convicted American assassin, Michael Townley, who worked for the US-backed Pinochet government in the mid-seventies.
He was jailed over the murder of two Pinochet opponents, General Carlos Prats and a former foreign minister, Orlando Letelier.
She was later convicted for her role in the murder of the general.
She was famed for her literary evenings at her house in Santiago, allegedly while intelligence officers tortured political prisoners in the basement.
Military officer jailed for Jara death
Chile spymaster dies
Chile still split over Pinochet legacy
The former head of Chile's feared intelligence service Dina, General Manuel Contreras, while giving evidence at his trial, had said the Mariana Callejas had set the bomb off remotely that killed General Prats and his wife in Buenos Aires.
She was given a 20-year jail sentence in 2008 but the Chilean Supreme Court reduced this afterwards to only five years under house arrest.
A journalist, John Dinges, who has written extensively about the history of the Pinochet era said: "I definitely think Callejas was excited by all this, and it was a big adventure for her.
"She was entirely without scruples. She didn't seem to do it for ideological reasons."
In 1980 she published a collection of stories under the title The Long Night, in which she described torture sessions and building bombs.
This year she won a mention in a prestigious Latin America literary prize for one of her stories. | A Chilean writer and former government secret agent, Mariana Callejas, has died at the age of 84. | 1.357341 | 1 |
The incident happened about 1600 GMT on Sunday before a flight departure.
A spokesperson for the airport said passengers were on board while waiting for aircraft to be de-iced.
The flight was the 1445 GMT Amsterdam service.
Passengers were offloaded and the flight was cancelled.
A spokesperson for Easyjet said:
"EasyJet can confirm that flight EZY6773 from Belfast to Amsterdam on 20 November was cancelled due to a technical issue resulting from an airport vehicle accidentally hitting the aircraft during boarding.
"The safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew is always easyJet's highest priority.
"The Captain kept the passengers informed and they were given the option of being rebooked onto the next available flight or obtain a refund.
Passengers were offered meals and hotel accommodation if they needed it.
The company apologised for any "inconvenience caused." | An Easyjet aircraft has collided with a de-icing vehicle at Belfast International Airport. | 1.010922 | 1 |
John Lawton, 62, from Alsager, was last seen in an off-road race near Kalamata, in southern Greece in April.
Nine people from Cheshire Search and Rescue returned for a second time to the country on Friday.
The team said they covered a vast area of "unforgiving terrain" on Saturday, in temperatures of up to 44C.
A spokesperson said the search included olive groves and river beds around Aghia Sofia.
The six-day search has been funded thanks to an
online campaign
, which has now raised more than £16,500.
During the last hunt in May, rescuers found discarded energy gel packs which DNA analysis later showed had been used by Mr Lawton.
A spokesperson said the team members "remain positive" and are doing everything they can to find him. | Volunteers searching for a missing runner in Greece have said they remain "positive" despite a second attempt to find him so far proving unsuccessful. | 1.360054 | 1 |
Prince Harry is on a royal tour of the Caribbean islands, and yesterday he went to visit a special sanctuary for the endangered birds.
As Harry looked at them, one parrot called Polly began squawking loudly. When the Prince said "Hello", Polly - who normally talks to visitors - ignored him!
Then, to make matters worse, as Harry put his finger up - cheeky Polly went to nip the Prince's finger, leading Harry to call her "naughty!"
Fortunately, the royal finger was unmarked and Harry clearly enjoyed his visit.
As he left the sanctuary, the parrots all squawked loudly and the Prince put his finger to his lips, telling them: "Shhh!" | Most people consider a visit by Royalty as a pretty big deal, but it seems some parrots are a little harder to impress! | 1.01068 | 1 |
A judge in Spain has ruled there is sufficient evidence against Barcelona to continue investigations into the Brazilian's move from Santos in June.
Barca paid £48.6m for Neymar, 22, with his parents receiving £34m of the fee.
There has been no formal charge and Barcelona said their dealings over the transfer were at all times legal, "in light of the information available".
Last month, Sandro Rosell resigned as Barcelona president following accusations he misappropriated money.
He is also being investigated but denies any wrongdoing.
At the time of the move Barcelona said they had paid 57m euros for the player but it is alleged that, if other contracts are taken into account, the actual cost of the player was far greater. | Barcelona have been formally accused of a 9.1m euro (£7.5m) tax fraud in connection with the signing of Neymar. | 0.536653 | 1 |
William McCance, 57, from Baillieston, first abused the girl at a house in the city when she was aged nine in 1984 and continued until 1991.
McCance was also convicted of sexually abusing the girl's brother when he was aged between seven and eight.
The High Court in Glasgow heard the girl only revealed her ordeal years later when she contacted the NSPCC.
In evidence, her brother denied making up stories about McCance, who ran a car parts shop in the city.
He said: "I've spent my life trying to forget what he did to me."
Judge Lord Burns heard how McCance still protested his innocence.
In a pre-sentencing report, McCance claimed the accusations came as a "shock" and that he had "no idea why they made these allegations".
But Lord Burns told him: "These activities have caused incalculable harm.
"You accept no responsibility and show no remorse."
An NSPCC Scotland spokesman said the sentence would hopefully "send out a strong message that these types of offences will not be tolerated".
The spokesman added: "McCance's despicable crimes will have had devastating effects on his young victims.
"It is right that McCance has been brought to justice for his past actions as a result of the enormous bravery of the victim who contacted the NSPCC helpline.
"Child abuse allegations must always be pursued. It is crucial victims of abuse have the confidence to speak out knowing that their allegations will be fully investigated no matter how long ago the offences took place.
"We hope this case will also encourage others to speak out knowing they will be listened to, believed, and provided with appropriate advice and support." | A shopkeeper convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl in Glasgow has been jailed for eight years. | 1.298944 | 1 |
Mr Isa, chairman of the World Uighur Congress, was due to attend a conference next week in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala.
He said he was "disappointed" by the Indian government's action.
Earlier reports said Delhi had granted Mr Isa a visa after China blocked India's bid to get the UN to ban Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar.
The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying, had criticised India's move and described Mr Isa as a "terrorist" with an Interpol red-corner notice against him, leading to Delhi rescinding his visa.
Uighurs are an ethnic minority community from China's western Xinjiang region and have a long history of discord with Beijing. They are Muslims and regard themselves as culturally and ethnically close to Central Asian nations.
"I express my disappointment on Indian authorities' cancellation of my visa to attend the annual Interethnic Interfaith Leadership Conference taking place in Dharamsala from 30 April to 1 May," Mr Isa, who lives in Germany, said in a statement.
He confirmed that India had granted him a tourist e-visa which was cancelled on 23 April.
"I recognise and understand the difficult position that the Indian government found itself, and regret that my trip has generated such unwarranted controversy."
The democracy conference in Dharamsala is being organised by the US-based Initiatives for China and Uighurs, and the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader in-exile, is also due to attend the meeting. | India has cancelled the visa of Chinese dissident leader and Uighur activist Dolkun Isa after a protest by Beijing. | 1.71736 | 2 |
He died of a heart attack at home in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, a spokeswoman said.
On Friday, he had held the torch in the Rio neighbourhood of Gavea, on the final leg of the Olympic relay.
He cemented Brazil's place as a destination for plastic surgery, giving the world the "Brazilian butt lift".
But he first earned the respect of his fellow citizens by providing his skills free of charge to victims of a disaster.
After a huge circus tent burned hundreds of spectators in the Brazilian city of Niteroi in 1961, Pitanguy tended to disfigured victims.
"Ivo Pitanguy dedicated his life to helping people live better," Brazilian interim President Michel Temer said in a statement.
"He will be missed."
"I saw the importance of saving lives and saving functions but it seemed that nobody gave importance to the stigma of deformity and how people suffered with that," Pitanguy told the Guardian newspaper in an interview in 2014.
Trained in Paris and London, he became a pioneer of plastic surgery in Brazil and a "cultural icon" in the "beauty-obsessed" country, Reuters writes.
Yet he still offered his staff and services free of charge to less well-off patients one day a week, the news agency adds.
Salvador Dali painted him and in 1999 he received one of the highest honours in Rio when a samba school used him as their theme: "The Universe of Beauty - Master Pitanguy."
His body will be cremated on Sunday. | Celebrated Brazilian plastic surgeon Ivo Pitanguy has died at the age of 93, a day after passing the Olympic torch for the Rio Games. | 2.043082 | 2 |
Paramedics, the police and Coastguard were called to the scene at Whiterocks beach on Wednesday afternoon.
The accident was witnessed by an 11-year-old boy who was walking his dogs with his grandmother at the time.
Adam Bustard told BBC News NI the paraglider "came down on his knees" and was helped by a passer-by before the emergency services arrived.
The injured man was lifted into an ambulance on a stretcher.
A police spokesperson said his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. | A paraglider has been treated in hospital after he crashed onto a beach in Portrush, County Antrim. | 0.922573 | 1 |
Under the proposals, those who test positive will have their welfare payments transferred to a card that can only be used to pay for basic items.
The plans will need to be approved in parliament. PM Malcolm Turnbull says the proposal is about looking after "fellow Australians".
The government would like to trial it in an area of south-west Sydney.
If approved, 15% of new jobseekers and youth allowance claimants will be forced to take a random drugs test.
If the claimant fails the test, most of their payments will be loaded onto an electronic "basics card" which can only be used to buy items such as food, rent and childcare.
These cards are already in use by some welfare recipients, with the same restrictions on non-essential items, but the drugs tests are a new proposal.
Money is electronically placed on the cards once a fortnight, when people receive their benefit payments.
A second failed test means they would be referred for treatment.
A similar system of drug testing is already being used in New Zealand, where welfare recipients are tested as a precondition for getting certain jobs.
The plans have been criticised by academics, anti-poverty campaigners and charities.
The social welfare charity Anglicare Australia said: "There is no evidence that this measure will change behaviour, and we believe it will only serve to further marginalise, vilify and drive those battling with addiction further into poverty."
The government says the trial is aimed at helping jobseekers overcome their drug problems. | The Australian government has outlined plans to drugs test some benefit claimants as part of a two-year trial. | 1.912818 | 2 |
Welcombe Hills and Clopton Park Nature Reserve was the former home of the Clopton family, friends of Shakespeare.
The money will be spent on a series of audio trails to help visitors understand the reserve's connections with the Bard.
The project will involve volunteers creating boards and audio, which can be downloaded via an app.
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust said it would use the grant, along with £2,000 from Stratford District Council, to create a year-long project with a theatre company.
A trust spokesperson said: "The project will explore this connection as well as local stories about Shakespeare and the surrounding area. Three sections of the audio trail will relate to Shakespeare."
The trust and the volunteers will work with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and Stratford-upon-Avon Library, among others, to create the material. | A nature reserve said to have inspired William Shakespeare has received £40,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. | 1.629509 | 2 |
Culling is taking place in two areas - west Somerset and west Gloucestershire - for a second year.
The 30-year-old was detained following an incident at a farm in Bromsberrow Heath, near Ledbury on the Herefordshire-Gloucestershire border.
He has been bailed to appear before Cheltenham magistrates on 23 October. | A man from the Bristol area has been charged with common assault and aggravated trespass by officers policing the badger cull. | 0.25752 | 0 |
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Norjean, who's 16, is among thousands of migrants and refugees who are trying to find a new route into Europe after Hungary increased security at its border to stop people entering.
She arrived in Europe after taking a rubber dingy across the sea from Syria to Turkey but describes her journey as an adventure.
Her brother has already made the journey, settling in Germany, and Norjean says she wants to do the same to fulfil her dreams of becoming an astronaut, and one day meeting the Queen. | A Syrian girl, who's been in a wheelchair since birth, says she knows she will have to fight to achieve her dream of a new life in Europe. | 1.934498 | 2 |
The pony followed a family down a mountainside near Coedty Reservoir, above Tal-y-Bont in Conwy county, for about four miles earlier this month.
The foal collapsed and was carried further by the family, but there was no way of reuniting him with his mother.
RSPCA Cymru has urged people to try and stop foals following them for long distances.
Fiona Jones, of RD Owen Equine Clinic who works closely with the RSPCA, collected the pony after it became stranded.
He is now "thriving" at a rescue centre.
Ms Jones said: "However well intentioned someone may be, we're urging people to not lead foals like this way away from their mothers.
"This foal had apparently walked some four miles and it was impossible to retrace steps in this Snowdonia mountain range to return the equine from where he'd come from.
"It is so important people walking near equines do not entice, inadvertently or not, foals away - and, if that does happen, they make every effort to return them, as soon as possible.
"Had this happened in this instance, this foal would still be with the mother."
Gareth Johnson, RSPCA equine rehoming officer, added: "Fortunately, this foal is doing brilliantly, and is thriving on the bottle - so, thankfully, this story may well have a happy ending." | A baby foal has been rescued after becoming stranded from his mother on Snowdonia. | 1.937688 | 2 |
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