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Judges commended Brodies for the quality of its legal services, growth in the Scottish legal market and track record for winning new business.
The British Legal Awards ceremony, which was hosted by Legal Week magazine, recognises the achievements of lawyers and firms across Europe.
This is the second consecutive win at the British Legal Awards for Brodies.
In 2013, it was named Regional Law Firm of the Year.
Announcing the award, the judging panel said: "Strong growth in client numbers, headcount and turnover have cemented this firm's position as a leading firm in its market."
Bill Drummond, managing partner of Brodies, said: "We're obviously delighted to be singled out in this way and would like to thank the large number of knowledgeable people - peers, experts, clients and commentators - who have experienced or taken a look at what we do.
"We'll continue to put clients at the heart of all we do and aim to ensure that if they're doing business in or from Scotland, they find us relevant, reliable and rigorous in representing their interests from start to finish."
Brodies, which runs offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Brussels, offers legal advice to private and public sector clients both in the UK and abroad. | Edinburgh-based Brodies has been named UK Law Firm of the Year at the British Legal Awards in London. | 0.842981 | 1 |
Suphat Saquandeekul, who was deputy director of the office of intellectual property, was identified on security cameras lifting three paintings off the corridor walls of the Kyoto hotel.
The paintings, worth around $125 (£100), were later found in his bags.
In an apology released to the media, Mr Suphat said that he was drunk when he attempted the theft.
The 60-year-old, who was working for a body tasked with trying to roll back Thailand's reputation as a counterfeit hub, had been in the popular tourist city after attending meetings in Osaka.
"After I finished my mission in Japan I met with some university friends. We were drunk and I unconsciously and unintentionally committed an inappropriate act," he wrote in the letter.
It did not take long for the hotel to notice the missing pictures, and Mr Suphat quickly found himself under arrest - sending Thai diplomats scrambling to secure his release.
He was freed after he admitted his guilt and paid the hotel compensation.
But his hopes of retaining a job on his return were short-lived, and the resignation comes a week after the scandal broke - ending his 33-year career with the service. | A Thai official has resigned after he was caught stealing paintings from a hotel in Japan. | 0.992786 | 1 |
Niall Morgan returns in goal, while Justin McMahon, Padraig Hampsey, Johnny Munroe and Mattie Donnelly come into the defence.
Up front, there are call-ups for Conor Meyler, Mark Bradley, Cahir McCullagh and Ronan O'Neill.
Tyrone are bidding for their sixth successive title in a repeat of last year's final at Pairc Esler.
The only survivors from the semi-final win over Fermanagh are defenders Aidan McCrory and Peter Harte, midfield pair Colm Cavanagh and Padraig McNulty, and forwards Declan McClure and Niall Sludden.
Tyrone booked their place in the decider by beating Fermanagh 0-14 to 0-11 in their semi-final while Derry saw off Monaghan 2-12 to 1-13.
Tyrone: N Morgan, A McCrory, J McMahon, P Hampsey, J Munroe, M Donnelly, P Harte, C Cavanagh, P McNulty, D McClure, N Sludden, C Meyler, M Bradley, C McCullagh, R O'Neill.
Derry: B McKinless, C McGrogan, C Nevin, R Murphy, N Forester, O Duffin, M Warnock, C McAtamney, M McEvoy, E Lynn, J Kielt, P Hagan, M Lynch, R Bell, N Loughlin. | Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has made nine changes to his team for Saturday's Dr McKenna Cup final against Derry. | 0.860288 | 1 |
The German chancellor said the secrecy around the algorithms used by online platforms threatened open debate.
Without greater scrutiny, many people could get a distorted or censored view of events, she said.
Google and Facebook told German paper Der Spiegel they gave the public a lot of information about how they worked.
Mrs Merkel's call for action follows work by German politicians to investigate how the software works.
"This is a development that we need to pay careful attention to," Ms Merkel said in a keynote speech to the Medientage conference in Munich earlier this week.
"The big internet platforms, via their algorithms, have become an eye of a needle, which diverse media must pass through to reach users," she added.
"These algorithms, when they are not transparent, can lead to a distortion of our perception, they narrow our breadth of information," she warned.
Mrs Merkel called on the algorithms to be made public so "informed citizens" can see the influences on what they are fed via social media, news feeds and search results.
In many cases, said the German chancellor, information was drawn from a limited list of sources.
Scientist Cathy O'Neil, who has written extensively about the inner workings of data algorithms and their potential for harm, said most of the information Facebook shared was technical and rarely touched on how influential it was.
"What we have right now is an incredibly influential platform that has no reason to measure its influence because it will likely open it up to regulation," she said.
In late 2016, a cross-party group of German politicians will send the results of an investigation into algorithms used by Facebook, Google and other internet firms to the EU's digital commissioner Gunther Oettinger.
"The chancellor has touched on an important issue," Mr Oettinger told Der Spiegel [link in German]. | Angela Markel has said that the way search engines and social networks like Google and Facebook choose what people see online should be made public. | 2.678927 | 3 |
A centre-right coalition won the most votes in October's election but lost its overall majority.
A new leftist bloc has now voted 123 to 107 against the administration's programme, prompting its collapse.
The move could lead to a new government led by the Socialist Party, likely to focus on alleviating austerity.
The Socialists came second in the elections but have since forged agreements with the Left Bloc and the Communist Party, making an alternative coalition possible.
Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva must decide either to ask the Socialists to form a new government, or to allow the incumbents to stay in charge until new elections are held.
Speaking during the debate in parliament, Socialist leader Antonio Costa said his proposed coalition would "guarantee conditions of stable governance".
Pro- and anti-government supporters rallied outside parliament as the vote happened.
Portugal was one of the countries hardest hit by the crisis in the eurozone, accepting an international bailout in exchange for sweeping cuts.
The current government has warned that the left-wing coalition risks turning Portugal into another Greece. | Portugal's government has been toppled less than two weeks after taking power after left-wing opponents rejected its programme in parliament. | 1.80356 | 2 |
The 20-year-old has been capped 21 times at various youth levels for England, including the Under-23 side.
"The plan was always to bring in another keeper to add competition," boss Willie Kirk told the club website.
"Sophie is an extremely hard-working goalkeeper, who is technically very good and has strong distribution." | Bristol City Women have signed goalkeeper Sophie Baggaley on loan from Birmingham City Ladies, ahead of the new Women's Super League winter season. | 0.450064 | 0 |
DARD is facing cuts along with most other Stormont departments, apart from health, following a cut in the grant Northern Ireland gets from Westminster.
Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill has said this will mean tough choices.
In advance of a consultation paper to be published later this week, she has set out her spending priorities.
They include funding for farmers in the most difficult areas, known in European Union terminology as Areas of Natural Constraint (ANCs).
Ms O'Neill said she was also committed to policies to tackle poverty and isolation in rural areas.
She said that as well as facing cuts, the industry needed to grow to deliver employment in agriculture and food processing.
On that basis, the minister said she would retain funding for the farm development side of the Going for Growth strategy, a joint project run by her department and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI).
Ms O'Neill also said that rural development funding for community-based Local Action Groups would be protected, once the 2014 to 2020 rural development plan was approved by the European Commission.
She underlined that the cuts would not affect plans to decentralise many DARD functions, including the move of its headquarters to Ballykelly, County Londonderry, beginning in 2017.
Staff will apply for redundancy to a central fund across all departments.
It is believed that the scale of decentralisation within DARD will see a significant interest in the redundancy plan, particularly amongst senior staff based in Belfast.
Asked about providing services with reduced staff numbers, Mrs O'Neill said ways would have to be found to deliver more from reduced resources.
If this includes greater efficiency and fewer individual inspections as part of EU monitoring of Common Agricultural Police (CAP) spending, this will be welcomed by farmers as one positive result of the budget cuts.
The minister confirmed that all three College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) colleges at Greenmount, Loughry and Enniskillen would remain open, but that they would face staff cuts.
Research projects will be reassessed to focus on those likely to deliver the greatest short-term gain for the industry.
The proposals will now go out for a six-week consultation. | The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) is set to cut £30m from its annual budget, largely funded through 300 redundancies. | 1.723817 | 2 |
Gaynes starred in all seven Police Academy movies and had a lead role in the 1980s sitcom Punky Brewster.
He also performed alongside Dustin Hoffman in the Oscar-nominated film, Tootsie.
His longtime agent, Jonathan Howard, told The Hollywood Reporter that his death was "a sad, sad loss. But he had a really long, great life."
Born George Jongejans in Helsinki, he was raised in France, England and Switzerland.
A talented singer, after World War II he moved to the US and joined the New York City Opera, before starring on Broadway.
He appeared on many TV programmes including Mission: Impossible, The Six Million Dollar Man and Hawaii Five-0.
But he is perhaps best remembered by cinema fans as the loveable, bumbling Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy series.
Gaynes retired in 2003 after playing in the feature comedy Just Married, alongside Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy.
He is survived by his wife, actress Allyn Ann McLerie, his daughter, and grandchildren. His son, Matthew, died in a car crash in 1989. | The actor George Gaynes died on Monday, at the age of 98, his daughter confirmed. | 0.913442 | 1 |
The incident happened at a motocross track in the area on Thursday.
Daniel was airlifted to Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry, but later died.
Investigations into the circumstances of the accident are continuing.
Martin Barr, a friend of Daniel's family, said the teenager had been on the track "loads of times".
"Myself, his brother and himself have done many's a lap round there together," he said.
Mr Barr said that Daniel loved life and always had a smile on his face.
Daniel's school - St Killian's Senior School in Tallaght - will be open from noon on Saturday for people to gather in remembrance of Daniel.
The schools's parents' association extended its deepest sympathies to the teenager's family and friends.
The local community has been left stunned, SDLP MLA Gerry Mullan said.
"There's an air of disbelief and shock after an accident which resulted in the death of a young 13-year-old lad from Dublin.
"I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the family at this very tragic time," he said.
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald also expressed her sympathy.
"My thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult and sad time," she said.
A statement by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council said: "Officers from the council attended the scene immediately and investigations into the circumstances of the accident are ongoing." | The 13-year-old boy who died following a crash involving a motorbike in Magilligan, County Londonderry, was Daniel Sheridan from Tallaght in Dublin. | 0.99874 | 1 |
The dead driver was not a member of ambulance staff, police said, and working out how he was in the ambulance would form part of their inquiries.
The Coastliner bus driver was seriously injured in the crash on the A64 at Flaxton, near York, at about 20:30 BST.
Five of the 16 passengers on the bus and one of two people in the Toyota Yaris car were also taken to hospital.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service said they could not confirm who the private ambulance belonged to but said it was not an NHS vehicle.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said there was nobody else in the vehicle with him.
The bus driver was taken to Leeds General Infirmary, with serious but not life-threatening leg and abdominal injuries. The emergency services said the passengers were taken to hospitals in York and Scarborough and their injuries were also not life-threatening.
The ambulance service said it was thought other passengers may have gone to hospital without their assistance and about four people received attention for minor injuries at the scene.
The A64 has been closed while collision investigators examine the scene and police said it would remain shut for some time. They asked motorists to avoid the A64 near York.
North Yorkshire Police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash or saw either of the vehicles before the collision, to contact them. | A man driving a private ambulance has died in a crash with a double decker bus and a car in North Yorkshire. | 0.758416 | 1 |
Midfielder Jeff Hendrick has been ruled out because of a shoulder problem and has returned to his club Derby County.
Harry Arter will miss the Dublin games because of an Achilles injury.
The Bournemouth player, who has only one Republic cap, has returned to his club for treatment.
Stoke City forward Walters sat out training sessions in Dublin over recent days.
"Jeff has got a shoulder injury that he has had to deal with for quite a number of weeks now so we thought it best going back and getting is sorted a club level," said Republic manager Martin O'Neill.
"Jon, I think he will be fit for Tuesday, he just thought he might be best to go home for a day or two. He should be back on Friday night to watch the game. He will definitely play on Tuesday.
"Robbie Keane sat out training again on Wednesday but there is no real problem. He will be okay and will be available for any of the two games."
Republic of Ireland Euro 2016 fixtures (all times BST)
Monday, 13 June
Republic of Ireland v Sweden (17:00; Stade de France, Paris)
Saturday, 18 June
Belgium v Republic of Ireland (14:00; Stade de Bordeaux)
Wednesday, 22 June
Italy v Republic of Ireland (20:00; Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille) | Republic of Ireland striker Jonathan Walters will not feature in Friday's friendly with Switzerland because of a hamstring injury, but should be fit to face Slovakia on Tuesday. | 0.784299 | 1 |
The government included a 2.9km tunnel for the A303 in its £15bn road-building programme, last December.
Officials from Unesco and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (Icomos) are making the visit.
Unesco had backed original tunnel plans but they were dropped in 2007 by the then Labour government.
The officials were invited for a four-day visit by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and will be given a tour by the National Trust and English Heritage.
Ian Wilson, assistant director for the National Trust, said: "This is about getting to know all the changes that have happened in and around the area since the last scheme because we know an awful lot more about the landscape."
"In particular, we know what makes the whole landscape special as opposed to just the stones."
Stonehenge is managed by English Heritage and the surrounding 2,500 acres of land is owned by the National Trust.
Since the plans were dropped in 2007, the A344 which passed alongside Stonehenge was closed and resurfaced with grass.
A number of other archaeological discoveries have been made such as the "superhenge" at Durrington Walls in the local area.
Highways England which is leading the project has not yet drawn up plans of where the tunnel may be placed.
Mr Wilson added: "We will also be looking at all the various issues, not just the archaeology but also how people will access the site, so there is plenty to talk about."
Although the tunnel is supported by the National Trust, and Historic England, the Stonehenge Alliance and others believe it would would endanger the World Heritage Site.
Senior druid, King Arthur Pendragon, is supportive of a tunnel on condition that any human remains disturbed during the building work would be re-interred as close as possible to their original resting place. | World heritage experts are visiting Stonehenge later to assess government plans to build a tunnel for the main road past the monument. | 2.159303 | 2 |
The government's controversial legislation on the issue received Royal Assent on Wednesday.
The Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat leaderships all backed the proposals, which were finally approved by MPs and peers earlier this week.
It is expected that the first gay and lesbian wedding ceremonies will take place by summer next year.
Under the terms of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, religious organisations will have to "opt in" to offering weddings, with the Church of England and Church in Wales being banned in law from doing so.
Commons Speaker John Bercow announced the bill had received Royal Assent - the formal approval of the sovereign required for all legislation. The news was greeted with cheers in the Commons chamber.
MPs decided not to oppose a number of minor changes agreed by the House of Lords and approved the legislation on Tuesday.
There will also be a review of whether groups such as the humanists will be allowed to carry out marriages, while ministers said they were prepared to look at eliminating any difference in the treatment of gay couples when it came to pension schemes.
During the Commons debate, Equalities Minister Maria Miller said the passing of the bill was "clear affirmation" that "respect for each and every person is paramount, regardless of age, religion, gender, ethnicity or sexuality", she added.
But Conservative MP Sir Gerald Howarth, one of the bill's opponents, said it was "astonishing that a bill for which there is absolutely no mandate, against which a majority of Conservatives voted, has been bulldozed through both Houses".
He added: "I think the government should think very carefully in future if they want the support of these benches. Offending large swathes of the Conservative Party is not a good way of going about it."
But Paul Parker, recording clerk for Quakers in Britain, said: "It's wonderful to see same-sex marriage achieve legal recognition. Quakers see the light of God in everyone so we respect the inherent worth of each individual and each loving relationship." | Same-sex couples will be able to get married in England and Wales after new measures became law. | 1.769462 | 2 |
There were 1,197,704 violent crimes in 2015, an increase of 3.9% compared to the previous year, said the US law enforcement agency's annual report.
The 2015 violent crime rate was 372.6 incidents per 100,000 people, compared with 361.6 the year before.
But crime levels are still far below their peak during the 1990s.
In 2015, there were an estimated 15,696 murders in the US, compared with 14,164 the year before.
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter had increased 10.8%, according to the report, with guns used in two-thirds of those cases.
The increase in crime was most pronounced in the segregated and impoverished neighbourhoods of big cities, the FBI report found.
Crime was highest in the southern US, the report found.
The murder and manslaughter rate in the region - at 45.9 per 100,000 people - was more than twice as high as in the West, Midwest and Northeast, said the FBI.
Rates of rape, assault and property crime were significantly higher as well.
The FBI data emerged on the day of the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
The report could play into Mr Trump's pitch as the law-and-order candidate.
The Republican last week praised police "stop-and-frisk" tactics, which critics argue unfairly target minorities.
Mrs Clinton has called for stricter gun control to help tackle violence, as well as national guidelines on the use of force by police officers.
FBI Director James Comey warned last year that murder rates were on the rise because police were holding back from aggressive tactics.
He said a "chill wind" had made officers fearful of being taped on mobile phones and accused of brutality.
However, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch subsequently said there was no data to support the so-called Ferguson effect. | Violent crime in the US increased last year, according to the FBI, with murders, rapes and assaults all edging up after falling for decades. | 2.310933 | 2 |
Lawro's opponent for this weekend's Premier League fixtures was seven-time World Superbike champion and reality TV star Carl Fogarty.
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The Blackburn Rovers fan has tried his hand at predictions before, when he used his Twitter account to guess various football scores, initially with some success.
'Foggy' explained to BBC Sport: "I had this 'Mystic Fog' thing going on Twitter and got loads of results right - but that was two or three years ago. I keep getting them all wrong at the moment."
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth ONE point. Getting the exact score correct earns THREE points.
For the FA Cup fifth round, Lawro got three correct results from eight games, including two perfect scores.
His score of seven points was enough to beat both of his giant-killing opponents, Mickey Thomas and Nigel Jemson. Thomas picked four correct results with one perfect score to earn six points, while Jemson got two correct results and one perfect score for a tally of four points.
Lawro's FA Cup score does not count towards his Premier League average or total.
We are keeping a record of the totals for Lawro and his guests (below), and showing a table of how the Premier League would look if all of Lawro's predictions were correct (at the bottom of the page).
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Foggy's prediction: 0-1
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Lawro's prediction: 3-0
Foggy's prediction: 17-0
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Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Foggy's prediction: 1-2
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Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Foggy's prediction: 1-1
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Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Foggy's prediction: 0-1
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Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Foggy's prediction: 0-2
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Lawro's prediction: 3-0
Foggy's prediction: 3-1
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Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Foggy's prediction: 2-1
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Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Foggy's prediction: 2-0
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Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Foggy's prediction: 1-2
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Lawro's best score: 17 points (week seven v Ossie Ardiles)
Lawro's worst score: 2 points (week 20 v Steve Wilson) | BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season. | 0.880797 | 1 |
Froome leads a strong Team Sky line-up in the race, which begins on 19 August in Nimes, France.
The 32-year-old, who won a fourth Tour de France in July, has never won the Vuelta, finishing second three times.
"Aiming for the Tour-Vuelta double this season has been a huge motivation," he said.
France's Jacques Anquetil in 1963 and Bernard Hinault in 1978 are the only other riders to have achieved the Tour and Vuelta double in the same season.
"It feels like we're on much more of a mission this year," said Froome. "It certainly feels as if I've got unfinished business with this race.
"I don't think we've been to the Vuelta a Espana with a team as strong as we've got this year and I've got a good feeling about this year's Vuelta."
Two-time Tour de France and three-time Vuelta champion Alberto Contador will retire from professional cycling after the race, which ends on 10 September.
Team Sky team: Chris Froome, Wout Poels, Mikel Nieve, Diego Rosa, David Lopez, Gianni Moscon, Salvatore Puccio, Ian Stannard and Christian Knees. | Britain's Chris Froome says he has "unfinished business" at the Vuelta a Espana, as he aims to win the Vuelta and Tour de France double. | 0.983213 | 1 |
The 30-year-old former Ospreys, Bath and Northampton Saints player has made two appearances for Bristol in the top flight this season.
"It is really unfortunate for Martin," Robinson told BBC Radio Bristol.
Roberts could miss as many as 12 Premiership, European Challenge Cup and domestic cup games.
Meanwhile, Robinson said the club are still waiting for news on how long versatile back Gavin Henson will be sidelined for.
Henson, 34, has not played since having to be withdrawn during Bristol's opening game of the season on 3 September, following a collision with Harlequins' Joe Marler.
"Gavin has got a bruising of the bone and it's very difficult to treat," Robinson explained. "So we're waiting still.
"It's frustration for everybody involved, but most importantly for him, because he wants to get out there and show everybody what he can do.
"When he's unable to do that because of injury, it's disappointing for him." | Bristol scrum-half Martin Roberts will be out for 12 weeks after dislocating his elbow, says the Premiership club's director of rugby Andy Robinson. | 0.764102 | 1 |
The 22-year-old, from Milngavie, near Glasgow, was beaten by Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands, with France's Laurie Berthon in third.
Archibald was a Rio 2016 team pursuit gold medallist, eight months after being injured in a motorcycle crash.
Her medal in Paris was Britain's first of this year's championships.
She said: "My legs felt good - I'm saying I'm happy with silver, but people are really only happy with gold."
Britain's men's team pursuit squad, which includes Olympic gold medallist Steven Burke, qualified in sixth place in their event, setting up a semi-final against Italy.
The women's team pursuit squad of Dannielle Khan, Emily Kay, Emily Nelson and Manon Lloyd qualified in third place and will next face Russia.
Find out how to get into cycling with our special guide. | British Olympic champion Katie Archibald won silver in the women's elimination race at the European Track Championships in Paris. | 1.008741 | 1 |
Adam Gilmour, eight, died after he was struck in Cloughmills, County Antrim, in November 2014.
Two months earlier, his mother Sarah Hanna, 34, had been caught driving while banned.
Ms Hanna of Loughill Road, Cloughmills, said "Adam would still be here" if she had not had a ban.
Ms Hanna made the comments outside Coleraine Magistrates' Court on Friday.
At a previous court hearing, she had admitted driving while disqualified, driving without insurance and taking her mother's car without permission.
On Friday, the judge banned her from driving for one year and imposed a three-month prison sentence, suspended for one year, for driving while disqualified on Main Street, in the village, on 4 September 2014.
He offered Ms Hanna the court's sympathy for her son's death, but added: "I trust that I never see you in court again."
Adam was with his mother and five siblings when they were hit while walking along the Loughill Road near their home.
One month before her son's death, Ms Hanna had asked the education board in the area to provide transport along the road for her children, saying she was concerned they would be hit. | A mother whose son was killed as her children walked to get a school bus had been banned from driving at the time of the incident, a court has heard. | 0.941677 | 1 |
Only seven trains ran on the Piccadilly line last weekend instead of the normal 22, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said.
It warned the situation may last until Christmas.
London Underground (LU) admitted some drivers were off due to sickness but the service had been a success since it launched last August.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "Tube bosses need to send out a clear signal that they are addressing the driver shortage issues which have reduced the Night Tube on the Piccadilly Line to chaos."
Twenty-four hour services operate on the Central, Victoria, Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern lines every Friday and Saturday.
Brian Woodhead, LU's operations director for the Piccadilly line, said: "I apologise to customers who were unable to use Night Tube services on the Piccadilly line last weekend because some train drivers were absent due to sickness.
"The Night Tube has been a real success in supporting London's night time economy and we are fully focused on running a reliable service on the Piccadilly line." | One of London's Night Tube lines is in "crisis" because of a lack of drivers, a union has claimed. | 1.35547 | 1 |
Vassell joined the Latics from Stoke last season and worked with Saddlers coach Dean Holden at Boundary Park.
"I think this will be a really good opportunity and hopefully I can get some game time," the 19-year-old said.
"We've got a lot of young players and a few who are more experienced. I feel I've settled in well."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Walsall have signed centre-back Theo Vassell from fellow League One side Oldham Athletic on a one-year deal with the option of a further year. | 0.247431 | 0 |
Called the Human Harp, it was clipped to New York City's Brooklyn Bridge in 2013 as part of celebrations marking the crossing's 130th anniversary.
Artist Di Mainstone, whose team includes Edinburgh industrial designer David Ross, has plans for a tour of the UK, Europe and the USA.
She hopes bridges in Scotland could feature in the tour.
In the UK, the Human Harp has been clipped to Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Ms Mainstone, who showcased some of her other work on a visit to Forres in 2008, said: "Right now we are raising funds to make 12 Human Harp kits so that we can kick off a one-year experimental pop-up tour, visiting unexpected places in the UK, Europe and the USA.
"Scotland is high on our list, so if you are a Scottish creative keen to get involved or a local business who'd like to sponsor our tour please get in touch with us."
Mr Ross, an undergraduate in industrial design at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, has been working with tech producer Becky Stewart, engineer Seb Madgwick and audio coder and musician Adam Stark on the Human Harp's "digi-bow".
The device manipulates the pitch, tone, reverb and volume of sounds from a mechanical set-up called the "bridge-bow", which is clipped to a bridge's suspension cables.
Ms Mainstone, who is artist-in-residence at Queen Mary University of London, said: "Thanks to this device we can potentially set-up the Human Harp at any location to play any giant resonant structure." | An instrument that allows its user to hear and play a road bridge's "song" could be brought to Scotland. | 1.767207 | 2 |
Private George William Chafer, who was born in Bradford, delivered a message under bombardment after the original messenger was knocked unconscious.
The VC is the highest military decoration and awarded for valour in the face of the enemy.
A commemorative paving stone has been laid in the city's Norfolk Gardens.
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"For conspicuous bravery during a very heavy hostile bombardment and attack on our trenches, a man carrying an important written message to his company commander was half buried and rendered unconscious by a shell.
"Private Chafer, at once grasping the situation, on his own initiative, took the message from the man's pocket, and, although severely wounded in three places, ran along the ruined parapet under heavy shell and machine gun fire, and just succeeded in delivering it before he collapsed from the effects of his wounds.
"He displayed great initiative and a splendid devotion to duty at a critical moment."
Private Chafer was born in 1894 in Bradford but after his mother died he was raised by his aunt in Rotherham.
He joined the East Yorkshire Regiment in 1915 and was posted to Meaulte, near Albert, in France where he was awarded the VC on 3-4 June 1916.
He survived the conflict but had a false limb fitted after severe leg injuries. He died in Rotherham in 1966.
The stone being laid is part of a national scheme to recognise World War One recipients of the Victoria Cross. | A World War One soldier who was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) in an outstanding act of bravery has been commemorated 100 years after the event. | 2.255265 | 2 |
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BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty assesses England's display as they start 2017 with a narrow defeat.
Joe Hart (goalkeeper) 6
One misplaced punch created a second-half chance for Julian Brandt but made an excellent low save from Leroy Sane.
Michael Keane (defence) 7
Big night for Burnley's 24-year-old but did not look out of place against the World Cup holders. Very assured and almost scored.
Chris Smalling (defence) 6
Rarely troubled and looked solid in a three-man defensive system.
Gary Cahill (defence) 7
Misjudged one header but made crucial blocks and battled with real determination.
Kyle Walker (wing-back) 7
England's undisputed first-choice right back now. Real thrust and energy as an extra attacking threat.
Eric Dier (midfield) 6
Reliable presence as a midfield anchor and took the chance to have a couple of efforts on goal.
Jake Livermore (midfield) 6
Not an earth-shattering night for West Brom's midfielder but did not do himself a disservice either.
Ryan Bertrand (wing-back) 7
Took his chance well with Danny Rose injured. Lent weight to the attack and solid defensively.
Dele Alli (attacking midfield) 8 MAN OF THE MATCH
England's stand-out performer although marred his otherwise excellent display by missing a great first-half chance. A genuine international performer.
Adam Lallana (attacking midfield) 7
Liverpool's midfielder has made himself a permanent fixture in the England side. Energetic, lively and unlucky to hit the post with a first-half effort.
Jamie Vardy (striker) 6
Too often isolated but full of running and troubled Mats Hummels with his pace. Did not impress the German gallery with a rather desperate attempt to win an early penalty.
Substitutes
Nathan Redmond (for Lallana 66) 5
England debut and a quiet introduction although Germany had taken command when he was introduced.
Marcus Rashford (for Vardy 70) 6
Showed his pace to out-run Mats Hummels in one telling moment.
Jesse Lingard (for Alli 71) 6
Little time to make an impact.
Luke Shaw (for Ryan Betrand 83) No rating
James Ward-Prowse (for Jake Livermore 83) No rating
John Stones (for Chris Smalling 84) No rating
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One of the world's newest islands, it appeared over 15 months ago when an underwater eruption spewed so much lava that the rock rose above the sea's surface.
It has now grown to eleven times its original size and shows no sign of stopping.
Watch Martin's report to find out more. | In the Pacific Ocean, near Japan, a volcanic island that first appeared in 2013 just keeps getting bigger. | 2.069043 | 2 |
The Blues were reported to have offered £35m for the 21-year-old.
Italy Under-21 international Romagnoli joined Milan from Roma for £21.25m last summer.
"The player is not for sale, therefore this negotiation will not continue," read a statement on the Rossoneri's website.
Romagnoli made his Serie A debut aged 17 and has made 77 senior appearances for Roma, Milan and Sampdoria.
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, a former Juventus and Italy boss, has so far signed midfielder N'Golo Kante from Leicester and Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi. | AC Milan have rejected a "significant" bid from Chelsea for defender Alessio Romagnoli, and say the player is not for sale. | 0.759459 | 1 |
A message now says: "The website has been shut down for good intentions. Thank you."
Before it disappeared the site was getting around five million page views every day.
Reddit user Mudit Grover has admitted being the administrator of The Snappening and says he shut it down.
Grover told Mashable.com: "The content is publicly available everywhere on the internet.
"Neither I am the only one nor the first one to make a website about that.
"My purpose was that people should see how vulnerable hosting private information on cloud can be, I do not intend anything wrong."
Nearly 100,000 explicit images believed to have been sent through Snapchat were uploaded to the web at the weekend on TheSnappening.org and The Pirate Bay.
Snapchat said it was not responsible for any of the leaks.
Add-on app firm SnapSaved.com appeared to admit that it was the source of leaked images on its Facebook page.
The third-party service said it had "immediately deleted the entire website and the database" once the hack was discovered.
A statement sent to Newsbeat from Snapchat said: "Snapchatters were victimised by their use of third-party apps to send and receive Snaps, a practice that we expressly prohibit in our Terms of Use precisely because they compromise our users' security.
"We vigilantly monitor the App Store and Google Play for illegal third-party apps and have succeeded in getting dozens of these removed."
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | A website that was set up to host thousands of pictures and videos taken from Snapchat, TheSnappening.org, has been closed down. | 1.283003 | 1 |
James Paul Colton, 34, from Swansea, died in hospital after complaining about back pain for months.
He was serving a life sentence for murdering his friend Gary Edwards following a drunken argument.
The jury inquest at Worcestershire Coroners' Court heard that Colton died in August 2013, four months after being transferred to Long Lartin prison.
Jennifer Poyner, a general nurse team leader at Long Lartin, said she had not fulfilled her duty of care to the prisoner after failing to document any detail about a blemish on his back or ask whether it had changed size or shape when she saw him on 6 June 2013.
When he returned to see her with worsening back pain, Miss Poyner accepted she did not further investigate the cause, and blood tests recommended by a doctor were not carried out.
Questioning Miss Poyner, Worcestershire Coroner Geraint Williams asked her: "Do you consider you fulfilled your duty of care to this man?"
She replied, "No sir."
Meanwhile, Dr Stephen Pierini, a GP working at the prison, said he had removed a 1cm lesion from Colton's back but had not sent it for laboratory tests because of a lack of appropriate containers to put it in.
He later diagnosed Colton with mechanical back pain or sciatica caused possibly by a nerve.
When questioned by Mr Williams, the doctor admitted: "I think we did him a disservice."
Dr Pierini told the jury of four men and five women that the prison healthcare system was under "enormous pressure" at the time, after the NHS took over running of it from a private company.
The inquest, expected to last seven days, continues. | A prison nurse and doctor have admitting failing in their duty of care to a murderer who died from cancer. | 0.926369 | 1 |
Mr Gulen, a former ally of the prime minister, has been accused by Mr Erdogan of using his supporters to try to topple him.
The cleric denies mounting a campaign against him.
Turkey's government has faced a string of corruption scandals and rights groups accuse it of authoritarianism.
Speaking at parliament after meeting with deputies from his Justice and Development Party (AKP) party on Tuesday, Mr Erdogan confirmed the extradition process "will begin", reports say.
The Turkish PM was speaking hours after an interview with US broadcaster PBS, in which he said he hoped the US would deport Mr Gulen and send him back to Turkey.
It was his first interview with foreign media since his party claimed victory in local elections last month.
Gulen: Powerful but reclusive
Profile: Hizmet movement
In the interview, Mr Erdogan said he hoped Washington, as a "model partner", would deliver on the issue.
"At least they should deport him," he added.
Mr Gulen, 74, has lived in self-imposed exile in the US state of Pennsylvania since 1997.
He has many supporters in the police and judiciary, and has denounced moves to shut down an investigation into corruption allegations levelled against several of the prime minister's allies.
His teachings have inspired the Hizmet ("Service") movement, which is believed to have millions of followers spread across over 150 countries.
Hizmet promotes a tolerant form of Islam, emphasising education, altruism and hard work.
Mr Erdogan has accused the movement of being behind a series of wiretaps and social media leaks allegedly exposing major corruption of figures with ties to the government.
Thousands of alleged Hizmet sympathisers in the police and judiciary have since been demoted or reassigned to other jobs.
Over the past year, Turkey has been convulsed by mass protests against Mr Erdogan's ten-year rule and the corruption allegations. | Turkey is to start extradition proceedings against US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. | 1.44471 | 1 |
Matthew James Cassidy, 19, from Merseyside, died at Bethel Place in Connah's Quay on Monday.
North Wales Police have now arrested an 18-year-old man in Merseyside on suspicion of murder and he is being questioned by officers in St Asaph.
A 48-year-old man arrested on the same charge on Monday remains in custody.
Mr Cassidy's family said they were left "completely and utterly devastated" by his death.
A man in his 40s and two women, aged 19 and 60, who were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of assisting an offender, have all been released without charge. | A second murder suspect has been arrested by police investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in Flintshire. | 0.619485 | 1 |
The crash at junction 1 Bonnybridge happened at about 09:00 and involved an Asda lorry.
Pictures from Traffic Scotland's live cameras showed food strewn across the west-bound carriageway.
The lorry was removed but the road remained closed for several hours while debris was cleared. Diversions were in place. | Drivers on the M876 near Falkik have faced disruption after a supermarket delivery lorry overturned. | 0.22645 | 0 |
At the moment, the process can take up to six days.
The organisation that manages the cheque clearing system said the changes would be phased in from October 2017.
However, it will be the second half of 2018 before all UK banks and building societies are able to offer the faster service.
Under the new arrangements, co-ordinated by the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company, banks will be able to clear cheques by exchanging pictures of them.
At the moment, all cheques have to be physically transported back to the bank that issued them.
Several banks - including Barclays and Lloyds - also allow their customers to pay in cheques via pictures on their banking apps.
However, this can only happen when the cheque is issued by the same bank.
"These changes will put cheques firmly in the 21st century, delivering real and important benefits for the many individuals, charities and businesses that regularly use cheques," said James Radford, chief executive of the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company.
"Not only will cheques clear faster but banks and building societies may offer their customers the option of paying in an image of a cheque rather than the paper cheque itself."
Although cheque use has declined in recent years, there were still 477 million written in the UK last year.
The industry had wanted to phase them out entirely by 2018. However MPs said they should be retained, as many older people in particular relied on them. | Bank customers who pay cheques into their accounts will soon be able to get the money cleared within one working day. | 1.564069 | 2 |
The deal will give Yandex full access to public data from users in Russia, Turkey and CIS countries including Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
The data includes users' posts and comments on them. Profiles or posts set to "private" will not be searchable.
The move is expected to help Yandex improve search results and boost traffic on Facebook in Russia.
"In the near future, Yandex's search results will display not only Facebook users' posts but also others' comments on them," Yandex said in a statement.
"Users can find out what those on the social network are saying about the current headline news events, for example, or the latest movies."
Facebook, the world's biggest social networking site, trails domestic players in the Russian market.
The firm has been making a push to boost its presence in emerging markets as it looks to sustain the high level of user growth amid growing competition.
Yandex, which is the leading search engine in Russia, said that it would take into consideration the popularity of things on Facebook while ranking search results.
It said that getting full access to the social network's public data meant that "Facebook will be better represented in Yandex's search results".
"We see one of our key tasks as being the creation of social search services, using content from all the popular social networks in equal measure.
"This would allow a user to find an old friend without having to register on every single social network one after another," it added.
Yandex did not disclose the value of the deal, but various reports indicated that it did not involve any cash. | Facebook has agreed a deal to share public data from its users with Yandex - Russia's largest search engine. | 1.173254 | 1 |
A moment of agony for Louis Laing gave United an 83rd-minute lead, the defender slicing into his own net following a low cross from Paul Dixon.
Substitute Simon Murray sealed United's first win of the season on the counter attack after Well goalkeeper Connor Ripley had gone upfield for a corner.
Both sides had passed up a multitude of chances before Laing's mis-hit broke the deadlock in the second half.
United join Motherwell on three points two weeks into the campaign.
Motherwell, who replaced the injured Stephen Pearson with Jack Leitch, began brightly and Marvin Johnson's shot from the edge of the area had to be touched round a post by goalkeeper Luis Zwick.
After a promising start, the match got bogged down into a midfield battle until a stunning effort from United midfielder Scott Fraser. His high, fizzing shot from around 18 yards looked a certain goal but was brilliantly saved by Ripley.
The visitors, who had striker Darko Bodul making his first start, claimed unsuccessfully for a penalty after Joe Chalmers handled, with referee Bobby Madden seeming to accept it was ball-to-hand.
With half-time nearing, Charlie Telfer stung the palms of Ripley from 20 yards and, after the break, the keeper again denied the United attacker.
Johnson was then through one-on-one on Zwick's goal but the German made the block.
Chalmers should have scored after getting on the end of a cross but he fired over, much to the anguish of the home crowd.
A spot-kick appeal for the home side followed when a shot from substitute Dom Thomas appeared to strike the hand of John Souttar but, again, Madden was not interested.
Motherwell replacement Louis Moult had a header tipped over by Zwick and, at the other end, substitute Aidan Connolly's fierce drive was batted away by Ripley.
But a goal was in the offing as Dixon sent in a fizzing cross and Laing erroneously swiped the ball past Ripley.
The keeper joined his team-mates for a stoppage-time corner but United broke and Murray was able to apply the finishing touch into the empty net from 12 yards. | Two late Dundee United goals condemned Motherwell to defeat at Fir Park. | 0.924454 | 1 |
The owner of Panda's Palace has submitted plans for the attraction, which it says would "give Skegness the place on the map that it deserves".
East Lindsey District Council has welcomed the proposal, saying it would extend the visitor season for the Lincolnshire resort.
The creation of the aquarium is expected to create about 25 jobs.
Katrina Graham, financial director for owner Teen Spirit Ltd, said: "We hope to give the town another destination attraction that will draw visitors to the resort.
"Skegness is a strong seaside location with good existing operations and we are fortunate to have excellent local business people that see the potential to keep reinvesting."
Teen Spirit Ltd also owns the town's Tower Cinema.
Councillor John Upsall, portfolio holder for property, said: "An aquarium would prove a huge draw for Skegness and the district as a whole, providing an additional all-year-round attraction for both local people and visitors."
Teen Spirit Ltd hopes to open the aquarium by April, if planning permission is granted. | A children's play centre on the Skegness seafront could be turned into an aquarium. | 1.025814 | 1 |
Molly Davidson, 19, from Sutton-in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, has a mental age of 13 and epilepsy.
She was last seen at Nottingham's Broadmarsh bus station on Monday.
Her father Anthony said friends told him she had been chatting to a young man online for several months.
Mr Davidson said it appeared the pair had met on Facebook, where the man had multiple accounts, all of which have now been deleted.
He said the family had not heard anything from Molly since Monday and her devices were all offline, but phone tracking technology had shown she was in the capital.
Recent phone records also showed Molly had been talking to someone in the Edmonton area, so Mr Davidson and her mother Julie have travelled to the borough to distribute leaflets.
They said if Molly is not found soon, other family members will join them to cover a wider area.
The teenager was wearing black jeans and a cream jumper when she vanished.
Mr Davidson said: "Whatever she thinks she's done, we just want her to know she's not in any trouble.
"We just want her back safe and sound." | The family of a woman with learning difficulties who has been missing for four days believe she went to London to see a stranger she had met online. | 0.74141 | 1 |
First Great Western has amended some services from midday to 20:00 BST because of the expected intense heat.
There will be no fast trains between London Paddington and Bourne End in Buckinghamshire or Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.
Network Rail said if the track buckled the line must be closed for repairs "causing considerable disruption".
Trains from London Paddington will terminate at Twyford for a connection with a branch line service to Henley-on-Thames.
Passengers travelling to Bourne End will see their services from Paddington terminate at Maidenhead and will also have to complete their journey on a branch line train.
Temperatures are set to hit 30C (86F) in parts of the Thames Valley, the Met Office said. | Hot weather is set to disrupt trains in the Thames Valley area with speeds being cut over fears of rails buckling. | 1.410302 | 1 |
The four-time world champion ran just one lap with the device fitted to his car before abandoning it.
"I got a bit dizzy. The forward vision is not very good. I think it is because of the curvature," Vettel said.
"You get distortion plus a bit of downwash on the back of the helmet on the straights pushing my head forward."
He added: "We had a run planned with it, but I didn't like it so I took it off."
Governing body the FIA has developed the device after the teams said they preferred the idea of a clear screen over the controversial halo device tested last year, which is a wishbone-shape over the cockpit, including a bar in front of the driver's head.
A full first test is scheduled for the Italian Grand Prix in September. The FIA ran the device at Silverstone "in an effort to get initial feedback from drivers at the earliest possible stage of development".
The FIA is committed to introducing additional cockpit head protection in 2018 but so far the only device that has proved to satisfy all the requirements is the halo.
However, there is a reluctance in some quarters to use the halo, largely on aesthetic grounds but also because of concerns it potentially undermines F1's ethos as an open-cockpit formula. | Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel said he did not like the new 'shield' head protection system when he tried it in practice at the British Grand Prix. | 1.473824 | 1 |
The committee is also looking into whether or not President Donald Trump's campaign team colluded in this.
Mr Comey was fired by President Trump last month.
He is expected to address reports that Mr Trump tried to get him to drop an FBI inquiry into Russian meddling.
However, there is speculation that the president might invoke executive privilege to prevent Mr Comey from testifying.
The committee said Mr Comey would testify in an open session at 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT), followed by a closed session.
He is likely to be asked about conversations with Mr Trump in which the president reportedly asked him to drop an investigation into former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who resigned when the details of his telephone conversations with the Russian ambassador to the US were made public.
The White House shocked Washington by announcing on 9 May that Mr Comey "has been terminated and removed from office".
The Trump administration said his handling of the inquiry into defeated Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's emails was the reason for his dismissal.
An FBI investigation into her use of a private email server to store sensitive information while secretary of state remains closed. Mr Comey said in July last year it was careless but not criminal.
But Trump critics said he was fired because the FBI was investigating the alleged links between the president's campaign and Russia.
It was only the second time the head of the FBI had been dismissed.
On 9 May, Mr Comey was addressing FBI agents in Los Angeles when, according to US media, he learned he had just been fired when he saw the news on television.
The 56-year-old - who was three and a half years into his 10-year term as FBI director - reportedly laughed, thinking it was a prank. | Ex-FBI director James Comey will give evidence to the US Senate Intelligence Committee on 8 June as part of its investigation into Russian interference in last year's presidential election. | 1.588915 | 2 |
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The three cubs were born at the end of July at a zoo in China but their gender can't be figured out until they're older.
The trio have been called "a miracle" because of how rare they are.
The zoo say the pandas next stage in development will be to start walking. | A set of baby panda triplets have opened their eyes for the first time. | 1.877796 | 2 |
Lawwell was speaking after Celtic were drawn against Barcelona, Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach in their Champions League group.
"Before we qualified, we discussed the squad and the requirements for Brendan [Rodgers]," he told BBC Scotland.
"We'd like to add one more before the deadline. We'll do some work on that."
Lawwell, who said "nothing can be guaranteed" about a new arrival, praised Rodgers for the "remarkable" job he has done since taking over in June.
"Brendan has got off to a great start," he said. "He's been really fantastic and it's been quite a remarkable first couple of months for him.
"To achieve what he has done in such a short space of time has been remarkable.
"He's an outstanding manager. Hopefully, he'll be with us for a number of years and take our great club forward."
Rodgers, who replaced Ronny Deila in the summer, guided his side through qualifiers against Lincoln Red Imps and Astana before a 5-4 aggregate win over Hapoel Beer Sheva in the play-off.
Celtic will open their group campaign away to Barcelona in the Nou Camp on Tuesday, 13 September, before hosting Manchester City on 28 September.
They then face home and away games against Monchengladbach on 19 October and 1 November before tackling Barcelona at home on 23 November and concluding away to City on 6 December.
Lawwell quipped: "It could've been easier. There's some real glamour ties in there.
"It's where we should be. It gives us the financial upside but also the opportunity to increase our profile. The prestige of the tournament gives us a platform to show people what Celtic are and tell the story."
Celtic have played Barca in the Champions League eight times over the past 12 years, famously beating them 2-1 in Glasgow in 2012.
In recent seasons, the Scottish champions have made several signings from Manchester City, including current defender Dedryck Boyata and winger Patrick Roberts, who joined on an 18-month loan deal in January.
"We know Barcelona very well from the last few years," added Lawwell.
"City, we've got a great relationship with and I believe Monchengladbach are a great side as well, so there are great nights ahead at Celtic Park." | Chief executive Peter Lawwell says Celtic will aim to add one more player to their squad before the transfer window closes next Wednesday. | 0.895216 | 1 |
Staff trawled through 1,000 rubbish bags looking for the 90-year-old pet after using the bin lorry's GPS to track him to the waste facility.
Zuma is now recuperating at home with owner Sarah Joiner in central London.
She praised the "amazing teamwork" that brought Zuma back home.
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Ms Joiner, a life-long Westminster resident and The MS Trust volunteer, said: "Thank you is never going to be enough. There was no nonsense about it, just enormous good will in finding him."
The 56-year-old, who has Multiple Sclerosis, has owned Zuma - short for Montezuma - for 40 years.
The male spurred tortoise, originally from the Mediterranean, is now recovering from his bumps and bruises at home.
Lynn Davis from Veolia, the company that operates the waste treatment facility where Zuma was found, said: "I'm delighted that we were able to find Zuma and return him to Mrs Joiner unharmed, he really has survived against the odds.
"This was certainly a different way to spend a Friday afternoon and I'm just relieved we were successful." | A tortoise who crawled into a bin has been reunited with his owner after refuse workers spent hours searching through bags of rubbish using a thermal imaging camera. | 1.489714 | 1 |
Paramedics were called to Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury at 16:18 BST on Thursday. The St George's Junior School pupil was taken to hospital with serious head injuries but later died.
A 77-year-old man from Shrewsbury was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving whilst under the influence of alcohol.
Police said he has been released under investigation while inquiries continue.
Chief Inspector Alison Davies has urged people to come forward with information.
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"We are in the very early stages of the investigation and I would urge anyone who witnessed the collision, or saw the vehicle beforehand, to contact us on 101 quoting reference 528s of 15 June as soon as possible," she said.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the driver declined treatment at the scene.
Sharon Munro, headteacher at St George's Junior School, said: "It is with great sadness that I must confirm that a pupil from our school has tragically died after being hit by a car whilst making her way home yesterday.
"This is an incredibly difficult time for us all, but especially for her family and friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and we ask that people respect their privacy at this difficult time." | An 11-year-old girl has died after being hit by a 4x4 in Shropshire. | 1.097108 | 1 |
The shadow home secretary was asked by Andrew Marr if she still thought "a defeat for the British state would be a great liberation".
"I had a rather splendid afro at the time. I don't have the same hairstyle, I don't have the same views," she said.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd later said she had changed her own hair many times, but not her views on terrorism.
The pair vying to be the next home secretary were interviewed separately on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show about security and terror issues.
Ms Abbott had backed an Early Day Motion in 1989 calling for the abolition of MI5, saying it was "in need of reform", but she said she would not do so today because of changes since then.
The Labour front bencher said had voted against one motion proscribing al-Qaeda because it would have also affected dissident groups.
And she defended voting against certain counter-terror legislation, saying some of it was "counter-productive" and "nobody votes without a lot of thought".
Speaking about the IRA comments, Ms Abbott said they were made 34 years ago she said: "The hairstyle is gone, the views are gone."
Ms Rudd said of her Mail on Sunday interview - where she claimed more people would be killed by terrorism if Labour was elected: "Look at the evidence - Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott and John McDonnell all have a history of opposing terrorist legislation."
And referring to her rival's comments, Ms Rudd said: "I have changed my hair style a few times in the last 34 years as well, but I have not changed my view on how we keep the British public safe."
In a later interview with Robert Peston, the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was asked whether Ms Abbott was trivilialising serious issues by likening her views on the IRA to hairstyle changes.
He said "Diane's hairstyle is a matter for Diane" but added that "we learned - all of us - a lot" as a result of what happened in Northern Ireland.
And asked whether he still appoint Diane Abbott to be home secretary if Labour won the election, Mr Corbyn said she was the party's home affairs spokeswoman and that: "I am looking to appoint our shadow cabinet." | Diane Abbott says she has changed her mind on the IRA since the 1980s - and likened it to changing her hairstyle. | 1.280088 | 1 |
Cleveland Police and North Yorkshire Police will launch the Major Investigation Team in November.
Both forces have denied the merger is a cost-cutting measure.
North Yorkshire Assistant Chief Constable Ken McIntosh said it was "about putting in an investment into the teams."
As well as dealing with new crimes the unit will also investigate cold cases and take over ongoing inquiries, such as the hunt for missing York woman Claudia Lawrence.
Mike Stubbs from North Yorkshire's Police Federation, which represents junior police officers, said the merger could help in the initial stages of an investigation by allowing "resources to be put into place more quickly".
However, he added that the federation had concerns over the different crime rates in the two counties.
"We are one of the safest and we have a low crime rate," he said.
"Cleveland can't make that same claim.
"So our concern is that because of the higher demand in Cleveland the resources that North Yorkshire Police are committing to this collaboration may be drawn into investigating crimes in Cleveland not in North Yorkshire."
The forces are also planning to combined their dog units with Durham Constabulary, in an effort to save by £3m over five years. | Two police forces are to set-up a joint unit to investigate serious crimes such as murders, rapes and kidnappings. | 1.261307 | 1 |
Amadou Gillen, 46, bought two scratchcards during a break from work in Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
On the first card - scratched in the staff area - he won £10 and the second made him a millionaire.
The father-of-two, who works for Wetherspoon in the town, said he was "screaming and dancing inside".
"I think my shift finished at 11.30pm or midnight, so it was almost four hours that I kept it quiet," he added.
It was not until the following week that the kitchen manager told his daughters, aged 20 and 22.
Speaking during a National Lottery news conference, he said he had booked a trip to the Gambia - where he was born - to visit family and was looking to change his rented one-bedroom flat for a four-bedroom house.
He received the money on Tuesday and is now planning to complete his driving test and buy his first car.
"I have never started lessons. I have had my provisional driving licence since 2009 but I have never been able to afford to have a car or lessons," he said.
"At the moment I just want to get a simple Peugeot and then I will get a BMW X6. I want to start an intensive course by next week."
Mr Gillen has worked at the pub for five years following an apprenticeship with McDonald's. | A pub worker who landed £4m on a lottery scratchcard went straight back to finish his shift in the kitchen and kept quiet about it. | 0.937571 | 1 |
The 23-year-old, who is the Highland club's first signing this summer, has joined on a one-year contract with the option of a further year.
"It's great to be joining a club who has been successful recently," Wedderburn told the Inverness website.
And manager John Hughes added: "He is a big strong lad with good speed and agility."
Scottish Cup holders Caley Thistle say Hughes had been tracking former Stoke City and Notts County player Wedderburn during 2014-15.
"Nat will be a great addition for the club," said Hughes.
"He is joining a great club at a fantastic time and we look forward to him developing in to a regular first-team player. He is stepping up a few levels, but we know he is well capable of doing so."
Wedderburn expects the step up from Championship to Premiership level to be "a challenge".
"I'm ready to take it," he explained. "I don't expect to go straight into the team. It's like when you go to any new club, you have to earn that right, but I am here to work hard and play my part."
Meanwhile, Inverness chairman Kenny Cameron revealed the club have been unable to secure striker Edward Ofere for next season after "extensive discussions" with the player's agent.
And talks are continuing with long-serving midfielder Nick Ross, who Cameron says has been made "a very good offer".
"It's pleasing to have kept the nucleus of the squad together and we thank those moving on for the part they have played whilst here," added Cameron.
"John has a number of targets in mind and we are confident of adding another three or four faces to the squad in the very near future." | Inverness Caledonian Thistle have signed Nat Wedderburn following the midfielder's exit from Cowdenbeath. | 0.757099 | 1 |
The so-called Brexit could mean a change to rules governing the signing of players from other EU countries.
"We've maybe got seven or eight players who fall into that category, but how would they do it?" said Canning.
"Would it be done from day one or from renewing a contract? It would definitely affect us in that case."
A BBC report has highlighted that none of the 53 non-British EU players currently in the Scottish Premiership would qualify for a work permit on the basis of their international career alone.
Professor Raymond Boyle, a sports industry expert from the University of Glasgow, has suggested that the rules would be watered down to make it easier for non-EU players to come here - as is the case with Norway and Switzerland.
But Canning, whose club have regularly in recent years complimented their academy graduates with players from abroad, admits it would possibly change their thought process with potential signings.
"One of the first things we do when we look at a player from overseas is ask the question - do they need a work permit?" he told BBC Scotland.
"If that's the case, we generally don't go down that route, so that would definitely have an impact on the club.
"For us to attract an international player that would get the work permit would be difficult, so it would make it a lot more difficult to bring in foreign players.
"Whether that would encourage you to bring through your own, it's something we try and do anyway. I think there's a balance to be struck." | Hamilton Academical may have to change their signing policy if the UK votes to withdraw from the European Union in June, says manager Martin Canning. | 1.36005 | 1 |
Paterson, 29, who has a career tally of 65 goals, spent last term at Blackpool, who were relegated to League Two.
He was also at Huddersfield and Scunthorpe, as well as having loans at Grimsby, Fleetwood and Bristol City.
Vale boss Bruno Ribeiro's 16th signing of the summer comes after Vale allowed fellow striker JJ Hooper to return on loan to Rob Page's Northampton Town.
Tunstall-born Paterson began his career at Stoke, eventually becoming a £1m player after Burnley signed him in 2008, when his 19 goals helped the Clarets reach the Premier League for the first time.
Paterson, whose length of stay in Burslem has not yet been disclosed, also briefly played Major League Soccer in the United States with Orlando City.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Port Vale have signed much-travelled former Stoke City, Burnley and Northern Ireland international Martin Paterson. | 0.959675 | 1 |
The ewe was discovered in Oliver Bond flats on Wednesday night, when a police patrol saw children chasing the animal.
Officers put the sheep into a patrol car, took it to a police station and called the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [DSPCA].
A spokeswoman said it was the fourth sheep they have had to pick up from the city centre over the last 18 months.
On their official Twitter account, An Garda Síochána (Irish police) tweeted a photo of the sheep and wrote: "Woolly story! Sheep found in Oliver Bond flats last night! Now safe at Kevin St Garda station. DSPA on the way."
The flat complex, in the south inner city, is named after the 18th Century Irish revolutionary Oliver Bond, who made his living as a merchant in the woollen trade.
The ewe was said to be in good health and has been transferred from the station to DSPCA facility in Rathfarnham, south Dublin, where she has been given a new name.
DSPCA spokeswoman Gillian Bird told the BBC: "She is from the Oliver Bond Flats so we have named her Special Agent Olivia Bond, Licensed to lamb."
She added that it was illegal to keep a farm animal without a licence and although there are some city centre farms in Dublin, a flat complex was not an appropriate setting to keep a sheep.
Ms Bird said it was "not unusual" for farm animals to be stolen and brought into the city, and that some thieves did it "for fun".
She said they recently rescued a nanny goat from the south Dublin suburb of Tallaght, after a member of the public called them to report that children were "kicking it around the street".
The goat had recently given birth to two kids, and the DSPCA managed to reunite the animal with its owner and its offspring.
The DSPCA now intends to launch an appeal to find the owner of the sheep. | Police have found a sheep in a block of flats in Dublin city centre. | 1.918995 | 2 |
The £5.14bn deal signed on Tuesday is 71% more than the last contract and Hull, who got £60m from the current deal, will get an increase on that.
"The only way to reduce prices is to create more fans by increasing capacity," Allam told BBC Sportsweek.
"But you need money to build the stadium - 10,000 seats will cost £20m."
Allam took over the club in 2010, saving them from administration, but put it up for sale last year in a row over the name.
The 75-year-old Egyptian-born businessman, who says he is 'not a football fan but a community fan', wants to change the name to Hull Tigers and after his proposal was rejected by the Football Association Council, he has appealed the decision back to the FA.
Hull's KC Stadium has a capacity of 25,586 with an average gate this season of 23,117 and adult match-day ticket prices range from £16 - the second cheapest in the Premier League - up to £50.
But Allam says all clubs should look at improving facilities and promoting club academies with the money they get under the new Premier League deal.
"If you have 23,000 happily paying what they pay now, to reduce it you are not helping others," he added.
"We need to expand stadiums to give more fans and families the chance to come and watch." | Hull will not use the money generated by the Premier League's new television rights deal to cut ticket prices, says City owner Assem Allam. | 1.120218 | 1 |
Emergency services were called just after 20:00 GMT on Monday to UPM Shotton, formerly Shotton Paper mill, on Deeside Industrial Park.
Six appliances tackled a blaze in the recycling plant room for hour hours, with the fire extinguished just after midnight.
No-one was hurt and the firm said there was no loss of production.
It is thought the fire broke out in a waste residue holding bay in the materials recovery facility.
General manager David Ingham added: "We are grateful to the emergency services who responded in a timely and professional manner to bring the situation under control." | An investigation into the cause of a fire at a former paper mill in Deeside is taking place on Tuesday. | 0.900041 | 1 |
The searches took place on Wednesday.
Police said a quantity of Class A, Class B and Class C controlled drugs were seized.
Two 24-year-old men have been arrested. | Drugs with an estimated value of £20,000 have been seized along with two suspected firearms following searches at two properties in Warrenpoint, County Down. | 0.447176 | 0 |
A member of the public raised the alarm when they spotted two women struggling near Belhaven Bay shortly after 17:00 on Saturday.
One of the kayakers was in trouble at rocks near the Winterfield Golf Course.
The inshore lifeboat (ILB) was launched to bring the women to safety. They were then checked over by ambulance staff at the harbour.
Dunbar coxswain Gary Fairbairn, from the RNLI, said: "We want people to enjoy the water but when things go wrong it's very important to be able to raise the alarm.
"In this case a member of the public spotted the danger and we were able to respond. However, we urge all kayakers to prepare for every eventuality and call for help if in trouble." | Two kayakers have been rescued from the water off Dunbar after getting into difficulty. | 1.453941 | 1 |
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No individual GB female athlete has won gold in three successive Games but Jones, Laura Trott and Charlotte Dujardin might achieve that in 2020.
Reigning boxing champion Nicola Adams could join the list if she wins her flyweight final in Rio on Saturday.
"I will definitely go for it again," said double Olympic champion Jones.
Her coach Paul Green says the world number one could become Britain's greatest taekwondo athlete ever as the 23-year-old from the north Wales town of Flint looks for a third Olympic crown at the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
Cyclist Trott and dressage rider Dujardin could also look to make British Olympic history in Japan but Jones has already spelt out her desire to add to her London 2012 and Rio 2016 wins.
"I am only 23-years old and I love taekwondo, I love to fight," she said.
Jones retained her Olympic taekwondo title - winning GB's 22nd gold of the 2016 Games by winning a thrilling final 16-7 to defeat Spain's Eva Calvo Gomez in the -57kg category.
Two head kicks in the third round sealed victory for Jones - who has now won both GB's taekwondo golds since its introduction as a medal sport in 2000.
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Her success means Welsh athletes have now contributed 10 medals, including four golds, at the Rio Games.
Sailor Hannah Mills and cyclists Owain Doull and Elinor Barker have also won gold in what has been a record medal haul for Wales.
"Yeah, it feels different this time, but I still can't believe I won in London to be honest," admitted Jones.
"I knew I was good enough to come here and win and I would have been disappointed with anything less, but in taekwondo anything can happen and until you have that medal around your neck nothing is certain.
"I know I am better and have the talent to beat all these girls, but mentally you have to be right on it, every move is crucial, you cannot make a mistake.
"Winning again was another amazing moment, I've trained so hard and there was so much pressure. But all the training and hard work was worthwhile.
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Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Jade Jones has confirmed she wants to defend her Olympic taekwondo title in Tokyo where she could become a British Olympic record breaker. | 1.111044 | 1 |
A brief early morning rally among UK stocks quickly ran out of steam and the FTSE 100 closed down 70.75 points at 5,961.49.
Mining giant Glencore was the biggest faller, down 9.6%, after Goldman Sachs cut its target price for the stock.
Shares in Anglo American fell 5% after Goldman confirmed its "sell" rating for the company.
In the FTSE 250, shares in Poundland sank more than 14% after the discount retailer said it would raise £50m through a share placing to help fund its takeover of the 99p Stores chain.
Poundland also said that its like-for-like sales fell 2.9% in the 25 weeks to 20 September. It also said there were "indications" that the financial position of the 99p Stores chain had "weakened somewhat" since its original assessment of the retailer.
Thomas Cook shares rose 2.6% after the travel company said it was on track to meet full-year profit targets and that trading over the summer season had "progressed well".
The travel firm said that Tunisia was "effectively closed for the time being" following the attack on tourists by a gunman in June, but there had been a "significant increase" in the number of people travelling to Greece and Egypt.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.12% against the dollar to $1.5263 but fell 0.63% against the euro to €1.3552. | (Close): The London market closed lower, with mining shares seeing the biggest falls. | 1.047545 | 1 |
The crash happened at the junction of Stetchford Road and Beaufort Avenue, Hodge Hill, on Friday night.
"A 14-year-old male passenger was treated by emergency services at the scene, but unfortunately suffered fatal injuries," police said.
The man, 26, was questioned on causing death by dangerous driving and bailed until December as inquiries continue.
West Midlands Police urged anyone who saw the crash, which happened just after 23:00 BST, to call officers on 101.
Flowers and cards have been laid at the scene paying tribute to the teenager. | A driver was arrested after a 14-year-old boy died when the car they were in hit a tree in Birmingham. | 0.622022 | 1 |
Stephen Hearle, 63, attacked his victim - who was then aged between 16 and 19 - in Alvechurch, Worcestershire, in 1987, police said.
He admitted a total of four charges, including rape and indecent assault, when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court.
Hearle, of Hunters Walk in Birmingham, was remanded into custody to await sentencing on 24 November. | A man has admitted raping a teenager nearly 30 years ago, a court has heard. | 0.320534 | 0 |
The UK's chief medical officers have lowered the recommended maximum weekly number of units for adults.
The new advice says men and women who drink regularly should consume no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine - with some alcohol-free days each week, while pregnant women should not drink at all
We've been asking you whether this new advice is going to change how you drink.
A short and to the point response came from Abi Allen and Chris Addison.
Bob Dutton welcomed the new information, while Emelyn Gregorio was thinking of changing the amount she drank.
Commenting at the bottom a BBC article on the issue, Sarah was considering stopping altogether.
"I think the message about limiting your alcohol intake is that it makes you healthier.
"I don't particularly want to live older, but I do want to live a life as full as I can.
"I quit smoking four or five years ago, and now I want to try and give up alcohol because I was bordering on alcoholic, as I was drinking every night, every day.
"I want to feel better, not sluggish and stupid like when I drunk."
David Handley and Can Lawton explained in Facebook posts why they would be unlikely to change their drinking habits.
Some people thought the new limits were evidence of the "nanny state".
"Common sense and a little of what you fancy has always been the best advice for eating and drinking. That and the nanny state minding its own business, rather than adding to our stressful lives, with its 'latest advice' (before it changes again), would make us all happier and healthier." Agrippa wrote in the comments section of a BBC article.
While Matthew Crisafi tweeted:
Matt Sharp reminded people on Facebook it was only a recommendation and could be ignored.
Others had a more light-hearted outlook on the advice, with Rick Fleming commenting he'd have to get drunk tonight to stop worrying about his drinking. | There is no such thing as a safe level of drinking, according to tough new guidelines on alcohol consumption. | 1.504837 | 2 |
1 December 2015 Last updated at 17:50 GMT
It's a question now being asked after more than 100 footprints from one of the biggest dinosaurs that ever lived were found off the coast of Scotland.
They were discovered by researchers on the Isle of Skye and date back 170 million years.
But how do they compare with other fossil finds over the last 200 years?
Newsround reporter Jenny has put together this, unofficial, run down of five top finds that changed what we know about the dinosaur world. | What are the biggest, most important dinosaur discoveries in history? | 3.274069 | 3 |
The victim was in his flat in Forres Street, Blantyre, at about 19:00 on 2 September when they knocked on his door.
When he answered a group of three to four men wearing balaclavas burst in and demanded money.
The also took his stock of Stone Island clothes which he sells online, and drove away in his silver Mercedes.
Other members of the gang drove off in a black Jeep-style vehicle which they had arrived in.
Det Con Debbie Walker said: "This was a targeted attack and the group of men were clearly aware of the victim's business selling these clothes.
"Enquiries are continuing into the circumstances however I would like to speak to anyone who noticed any suspicious activity in the area around the time of the incident." | A gang of masked robbers broke into a man's home in South Lanarkshire before taking his car and designer clothing. | 0.617508 | 1 |
The fifth episode of the franchise will be released in July 2019.
The as-yet-untitled film will come 11 years after the most recent Indiana Jones film, 2008's Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Ford and Spielberg first worked together on Indiana Jones film, Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 1981.
In the first outing, archaeologist Jones raced around the world to find the Ark of the Covenant before it fell into the hands of the Nazis.
It was followed three years later by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade coming in 1989.
Ford, also known for his work as Han Solo in the Star Wars films, will be 77 when the new instalment arrives in cinemas.
Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn said: "Indiana Jones is one of the greatest heroes in cinematic history, and we can't wait to bring him back to the screen in 2019.
"It's rare to have such a perfect combination of director, producers, actor and role, and we couldn't be more excited to embark on this adventure with Harrison and Steven."
The four films have made nearly $2bn (£1.41bn) at the box office so far.
Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall are to produce the new film. | Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg are teaming up for a new Indiana Jones film, The Walt Disney Company has announced. | 1.006504 | 1 |
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Walker is facing a two-match ban for simulation following the penalty he was awarded and converted against Celtic.
Visiting captain Scott Brown called Walker "a cheat" after Sunday's match at Tynecastle, with Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers saying referee John Beaton had admitted he made a mistake.
Hearts will make their case for Walker at a Scottish FA judicial panel hearing set for Thursday.
Walker, 23, is now free to play in Wednesday's League Cup visit to St Johnstone.
He scored from the spot to draw Hearts level in the first half before Celtic won the game with a late winner from Scott Sinclair.
Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson said on Tuesday morning that he was disappointed by Brown's "cheat" comment.
"I don't think you should be saying that about fellow professionals," Neilson told BBC Scotland.
"If you have got an opinion on anything you are better just keeping it to yourself."
Neilson did speak to Brown at full time but the penalty incident was not discussed.
"I spoke with Scott after the game but just about coaching as he is doing some coaching with the under 20s.
"What happens on the football park happens on the football park. We move on, he is a good guy and he speaks well and he is into his coaching so there are no issues there at all."
"Disciplinary Rule 201 - At the above match you committed an act of simulation in that you did pretend that you were fouled by a player on the opposing team, namely Kieran Tierney, and did thereafter dive in the penalty box of the opposing team. That this act of simulation caused a match official to make an incorrect decision, namely the incorrect awarding of a penalty to Heart of Midlothian FC." | Hearts are to contest a diving charge against winger Jamie Walker. | 1.032676 | 1 |
The British overseas territory of 30,000 voted overwhelmingly for remain, with 95.9% opting to stay in the union.
"The Spanish flag on the Rock is much closer than before," Spain's acting Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said on Friday.
Gibraltar has been a British territory since 1713 but Spain continues to claim sovereignty over the enclave.
At the entrance to the Mediterranean, Gibraltar relies heavily on its shared EU border with Spain for trade.
In a radio interview, Mr Garcia-Margallo said: "It's a complete change of outlook that opens up new possibilities on Gibraltar not seen for a very long time.
"I hope the formula of co-sovereignty - to be clear, the Spanish flag on the Rock - is much closer than before."
Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo campaigned for a remain vote.
Julie Girling, the Conservative MEP for South West England and Gibraltar, said; "I am deeply sorry that the people of the UK have chosen this leap in the dark.
"I believe future generations will question our wisdom."
There were 19,322 votes for remain, amid a turnout of 84% of the UK voters on the enclave.
Spain continues to claim sovereignty over Gibraltar but the majority of Gibraltarians are British citizens with British passports.
The enclave is self-governing in all areas except defence and foreign policy. It is home to a British military garrison and naval base.
Gibraltarians elect their own representatives to the territory's House of Assembly and the British monarch appoints a governor. | The Spanish government has called for joint sovereignty over Gibraltar in the wake of the UK's vote to leave the EU. | 1.667601 | 2 |
The Northern Ireland winger signed for the Mourneview Park outfit in July but has struggled to adapt to the part-time nature of Irish League football.
The 33-year-old is set to sit out the rest of the season and make a decision about his future in the summer.
McCourt had agreed a one-year contract with the Lurgan Blues.
"Paddy is a model professional and he's been very honourable and shown great integrity in the way he has dealt with me," said Glenavon manager Gary Hamilton.
"He feels that he hasn't reached the heights he had hoped to and I feel that sometimes the way we played didn't suit Paddy.
"When I signed him I had hoped he would fit in with our style of play at the time but it hasn't worked out that way so we agreed that it would be best for both parties to release him.
"Paddy told me he has found it difficult to adjust to part-time football from being full-time and he missed the full-time regime of training everyday.
"Myself, the coaching staff and the players have all really enjoyed working with Paddy and I personally wish him all the best in whatever he chooses to do as he weighs up his options for the future."
McCourt left Luton Town to return home in May after his wife Laura was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
The NI international started his professional career with English Football League side Rochdale in 2001, before moving to League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers in 2005.
Later that year he moved to his home-town club, Derry City, then moved to Glasgow Celtic where he spent five seasons.
He subsequently had spells at Barnsley, Brighton and a loan spell at Notts County before signing a two-year deal at Luton Town. | Glenavon have announced that Paddy McCourt has come to a mutual agreement to terminate his contract with the Premiership club with immediate effect. | 0.901664 | 1 |
St Wulfram's has installed the rink to bring a bit of early festive cheer to the Lincolnshire town.
There are also more than 100 decorated Christmas trees adorning the 14th Century building.
The rink - which is not real ice - was installed as part of the church's first Christmas tree festival.
Fr Stuart Cradduck took to his skates wearing his vicar's cassock for but recovered after falling on his first outing.
"No-one expects an ice rink inside a church," he said.
"So let's do something unexpected. Be something different and challenge people's conceptions about who we are and what we are doing.
"We're not at Christmas of course, it doesn't start until 25 December, but life is so full and bonkers for people so let's start it now or at least give people a glimpse of the joy of Christmas." | Worshippers will have to get their skates on to celebrate Christmas in Grantham - with an ice rink in the church. | 1.260304 | 1 |
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Jo Hunter opened the scoring and Giselle Ansley struck on her 100th appearance with a drag-flick from a penalty corner in Amsterdam.
England finished runners-up in Pool B and will meet the hosts, who thrashed Czech Republic 10-0, on Thursday.
England's men must beat Ireland on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals.
Germany beat Ireland 5-1 on Tuesday to top Pool B and set up a semi-final tie against Belgium, who qualified by beating Spain 2-1.
England women's semi-final against the Netherlands will be a repeat of the gold-medal match in 2015.
Scotland and Ireland will join Czech Republic and Spain in Pool C, with the bottom side relegated to the second division of EuroHockey. | Defending champions England will face the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the EuroHockey Championships following a 2-0 victory over Scotland. | 0.757268 | 1 |
Tesco was given planning permission to build in Lowfield Street in November 2011, but the site remained derelict.
Jeremy Kite, leader of Dartford Borough Council, said, "few will be sorry to see an end to Tesco's involvement".
He had previously branded the supermarket's reputation in Dartford as "toxic".
Tesco is selling off more than a dozen sites across the country that it no longer wants to a property company in a £250m deal.
They are part of nearly 50 projects which Tesco said earlier this year it was abandoning.
Tesco is selling the sites to Meyer Bergman.
Mr Kite said the sale was a "fresh start with the new owners".
He said: "The important thing now, is to ensure that Meyer Bergman bring forward plans that meet our town's aspirations, respect the quality parkland environment it borders and make a positive contribution to the growth and resurgence of our town centre."
Dave Lewis, who is Tesco's chief executive, said: "We are very pleased to have agreed a deal with Meyer Bergman that will bring forward significant investment for these local communities, including opportunities for residential development.
"We will be working with Meyer Bergman and local councils in the coming weeks to complete a formal handover and look forward to the delivery of investment on these sites." | The sale of the mothballed Tesco site in Dartford has been welcomed following a bitter dispute between the borough council and supermarket. | 1.312608 | 1 |
The 27-year-old woman was attacked as she walked near the Jelly Bear cafe on Ingram Street at about 03:20 on Saturday.
She managed to break free and was helped home by a group of men who were across the road at the time.
The suspect is described as black, in his 20s, about 5ft 6in tall, of stocky build with short black hair.
He was wearing a dark-coloured jumper and jeans.
Det Con Vhairi MacDonald, of Police Scotland, said: "We are looking at CCTV footage from in and around Merchant City and the city centre in order to gain additional information.
"From our inquiries so far, we know that the young woman was assisted by a group of perhaps five men and it's important we speak to these men as I'm sure they have information which could assist our investigation.
"I am appealing directly to them to get in touch with us as a matter of urgency so that we can trace the man responsible for this crime." | Police are hunting an attacker who sexually assaulted at woman in Glasgow's Merchant City at the weekend. | 0.633102 | 1 |
Official figures showed that on 1 December, 2015, 4.03 million people were registered, down 100,000 on 2 March, 2015.
It is thought the drop is down to a move towards individual electoral registration (IER) rather than household-based form completion.
The deadline for registering to vote in May's Holyrood election is 18 April.
Andy O'Neill, head of the Electoral Commission in Scotland, said: "The registers published on 1 December, 2015 are a snapshot of the electorate at that time and they indicate there has been a reduction in the number of entries since the last registers were published under the household system.
"However, a lot more has and will continue to be done to ensure as many people as possible know that they need to register to vote before the deadline, and how they go about doing so."
He added that it was "quick and easy" to register online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. | The number of people registered to vote in elections in Scotland has fallen for the first time since 2009. | 1.8787 | 2 |
Reuters news agency says the firm built special software last year to comply with a classified request.
"Yahoo is a law abiding company, and complies with the laws of the United States," the tech firm said in a statement provided to the BBC.
The allegation comes less than a fortnight after Yahoo said hackers had stolen data about many of its users.
Yahoo is in the process of being taken over by Verizon Communications in a $4.8bn (£3.8bn) deal. The telecoms provider declined to comment on the report.
Reuters reports that the scans were requested by either the National Security Agency (NSA) or the FBI, according to three sources - two of whom it says were ex-Yahoo employees.
The news agency says that the software scanned for a string of characters within all incoming emails, but adds that it was unable to determine what information was handed over or if other internet companies had received a similar demand.
Google, however, said it had not been asked to carry out such scans.
"We've never received such a request, but if we did, our response would be simple: 'no way'," said a spokesman.
Microsoft added it had "never engaged in the secret scanning of email traffic".
Facebook said it had "never received a request like the one described in these news reports from any government, and if we did we would fight it."
And Twitter said: "We've never received a request like this, and were we to receive it we'd challenge it in a court."
US law allows the country's intelligence agencies to order the release of customer data that they believe could prevent a terrorist attack, among other reasons.
Companies can challenge such orders behind closed doors in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
But Reuters reports that Yahoo decided not to fight the matter because it thought it would lose. It adds that some Yahoo employees were upset by that decision.
The whistleblower Edward Snowden, who previously revealed details about the US's cyber-spying efforts, has tweeted in response to the unverified allegations: "Use @Yahoo? They secretly scanned everything you ever wrote... close your account today." | Yahoo secretly scanned millions of its users' email accounts on behalf of the US government, according to a report. | 1.488576 | 1 |
The victim was attacked while in the Gover area of St Austell between 23:55 BST on Sunday and 06:00 on Monday, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
The 38-year-old is being treated at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro.
Officers said they had taken the "unusual steps" of releasing pictures of the victim to show the "shocking and serious nature" of his injures.
The man was walking along Trenance Road, near Blowinghouse Hill, when he was attacked.
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As well as his broken neck and brain injuries, the victim also sustained a fractured eye socket, plus cuts and bruises.
Insp Ed Gard, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "He was walking home after a night out when he suffered these injuries.
"We also believe that he remained unconscious for quite some time before being discovered."
Officers have appealed for witnesses. | A man has suffered a broken neck and bleeding to the brain in a "violent assault" in Cornwall, police say. | 1.065045 | 1 |
The electricity supply to Loch Ossian Youth Hostel has been improved following its connection to a nearby hydro electric scheme.
As well as bringing to an end years of cold showers, this means the building now has a fridge and electric heaters.
The hostel can only be reached by travelling by train to Corrour Station and then walking for about 20 minutes.
Corrour - the highest mainline railway station in the UK - is well-known for featuring in 1996's hit film Trainspotting.
Scenes for the forthcoming Trainspotting 2 were also filmed at Corrour.
The youth hostel is popular with hillwalkers.
The hostel's manager, Jan Robinson, said: "We are really excited to be connected to hydro power generated locally on the Corrour Estate.
"We have been able to upgrade our facilities, offering our guests much more comfort, especially hot showers after a long day on the hill." | For the first time in its 85 years of operation a youth hostel in the Highlands is able to offer hot showers. | 1.584503 | 2 |
A "catastrophic humanitarian emergency" is unfolding at a camp it visited where 24,000 people have taken refuge.
Many inhabitants are traumatised and one in five children is suffering from acute malnutrition, MSF says.
The Islamist group's seven-year rebellion has left 20,000 people dead and more than two million displaced.
Nigeria's military has carried out a large-scale offensive against them but Boko Haram still attacks villages in the north-east, destroying homes and burning down wells.
Displaced people in Bama say new graves are appearing on a daily basis, according to a statement from MSF.
It quoted inhabitants as saying about 30 people died every day due to hunger or illness.
Although the area has been unsafe to travel through, MSF says one of its teams reached Bama on Tuesday.
It went in with a military convoy from the city of Maiduguri in Borno state.
"This is the first time MSF has been able to access Bama, but we already know the needs of the people there are beyond critical," said Ghada Hatim, MSF head of mission in Nigeria.
"We are treating malnourished children in medical facilities in Maiduguri and see the trauma on the faces of our patients who have witnessed and survived many horrors," he said.
Town divided by Boko Haram legacy
On patrol against Boko Haram
Who are Boko Haram? | Nearly 200 refugees fleeing Boko Haram militants have starved to death over the past month in Bama, Nigeria, the medical charity MSF says. | 1.666476 | 2 |
The previous $100 (£82) limit has been lifted, meaning most visitors could bring home up to 100 cigars and several bottles of rum.
The latest measures reflect continuing moves by the former Cold War rivals to normalise relations after 53 years.
President Barack Obama paid a historic visit to Cuba in March.
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The latest raft of measures are in an administrative order by the president, meaning he can sidestep the Republican-controlled Congress.
Analysts say he wants to cement the new trade relations before he leaves office in January.
Other measures in the latest batch include:
But the cigar and rum measures will be the most beneficial for Cuba. Given the high value of some cigars in particular, the Cuban government could benefit to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
Analysis: Will Grant, BBC Cuba correspondent
The most important announcement is probably the move to lift a restriction on cargo ship travel between the old enemies that had prevented them from docking in US ports for at least 180 days after visiting Cuba.
But undoubtedly the most eye-catching was the decision to lift the $100 limit on rum and cigars. The fact that the record numbers of US visitors to Cuba can now buy much more is welcome news for the Castro government.
That said, it will still reiterate its calls for the US economic embargo to be lifted entirely. The Cuban delegation plans to put a resolution in front of the UN General Assembly by the end of the month, which is likely to be resoundingly supported.
President Obama cannot lift the embargo without the US Congress, but he can weaken it significantly. He has done that on several occasions over the past two years.
Mr Obama said in a statement: "Challenges remain - and very real differences between our governments persist on issues of democracy and human rights - but I believe that engagement is the best way to address those differences and make progress on behalf of our interests and values."
More than 160,000 Americans went to Cuba in 2015 and the figure could double this year.
In July, Cuba and the United States formally re-established relations. | American travellers to Cuba will now be able to bring back far more rum and cigars, after the Obama administration announced new trade measures. | 1.739422 | 2 |
The 41-year-old has been brought to the club by manager Stephen Baxter after leaving League Two side Mansfield Town.
Regular goalkeeper Sean O'Neill will be out of action for around four months as he continues his rehabilitation from surgery.
Jensen has also played for West Brom, Bury and Crawley Town.
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The 6'5'' goalkeeper played 38 times in the Premier League for Burnley and his acquisition is being hailed as a major coup by the Seaview club.
"I am delighted to sign for Crusaders and I look forward to getting involved with pre-season and getting to know the lads," said Jensen.
"I have heard good things about them from Michael Dougherty and I just now want to get the shirt on and show what I can do"
"It is a quality signing and we know what this will do for Crusaders Football Club. It is not everyday a professional of this calibre is offered and we had no hesitation in getting Brian over to sign the one year deal," commented Crusaders chairman Stephen Bell.
Crusaders have also signed former Portadown striker Mark McAllister, while midfielder Richard Clarke has left the club to join Ballinamallard United. | Irish Premiership runners-up Crusaders have signed former Burnley and Denmark underage international goalkeeper Brian Jensen on a one-year contract. | 1.054672 | 1 |
The Friday night spot has been taken by pop group Eden with a performance they promise will be "like nothing we've ever seen at the Eisteddfod".
Lleden, with Tara Bethan, Sam Roberts, Rhys Jones, Heledd Watkins and Wil Roberts, also take to the stage the same night.
Fleur de Lys and Cordia also perform, while Elin Fflur headlines the closing Saturday.
The Eisteddfod takes place at Bodedern from 4-12 August. | The open air stage at the Anglesey National Eisteddfod has been announced. | 0.214974 | 0 |
James Marwood gave Gateshead the lead with a fine strike from 35 yards out.
Having earlier cleared off the line, Jamie Chandler then made it 2-0 after rounding keeper Ryan Clarke and side-footing home for the visitors.
Deane Smalley pulled one back from close range before Danny Rose levelled late on with a header from two yards. | Oxford United fought back from two goals down to earn a replay against Conference Premier side Gateshead in an enthralling FA Cup first-round tie. | 0.232261 | 0 |
Pablo Sarabia opened the scoring for the visitors with a free-kick but Paco Alcacer levelled with a fine strike.
Lafita took advantage of an Aymen Abdennour error to put struggling Getafe ahead for a second time.
But substitute Santi Mina scored their second equaliser with his first touch - with all the goals scored in the opening 35 minutes.
Neville lost his opening match as Valencia boss 2-0 to Lyon in the Champions League and drew his La Liga debut 1-1 with Eibar last weekend. But they beat third-tier Barakaldo 2-0 in the Copa del Rey in midweek. | Gary Neville is still waiting for a first La Liga victory as Valencia manager after their draw with Getafe. | 0.670339 | 1 |
Poppi Worthington was found with serious injuries at her home in Barrow in December 2012, and it has now been ruled that she was sexually assaulted.
Richard Rhodes said the investigation appeared "unacceptable" but he had been told improvements had since been made.
He would be asking the HMIC to independently inspect this progress.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) also said a serving Cumbria Police officer is to face a "performance meeting" which has the power of dismissal if gross incompetence is proved.
Following Poppi's death, her father, Paul Worthington, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault but has not been charged with any offence.
He has always denied any wrongdoing.
The investigation was later criticised after it emerged that officers failed to preserve vital items for forensic analysis, either at the home or at the hospital after Poppi's collapse, and the scene at the house was not properly secured.
It is now being reviewed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Mr Rhodes said: "The temporary chief constable has reassured me that significant steps have been made in addressing the findings since the first judgement in 2014.
"In order to ensure that progress has been made I have asked the HMIC to come and independently inspect this progress as a matter of urgency."
In a statement, the IPCC said: "The IPCC undertook a thorough, independent investigation into Cumbria Constabulary's handling of a criminal inquiry into the tragic death of Poppi Worthington....
"As a result of the evidence we presented, one serving officer is to face a third stage performance meeting - which has the power of dismissal if gross incompetence is proved. A second officer has received management action. A third officer cited in the report has since retired from the force.
The IPCC will consider publication of its investigation report once all relevant proceedings have concluded." | Cumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner has said he is "disappointed" with the force's response to the death of a 13-month-old girl. | 1.092299 | 1 |
Daniel Pinillos' late equaliser for Forest ensured they avoided slipping into the drop zone, in what was also Mark Warburton's first game in charge.
The 2-2 draw left Derby 10th, nine points adrift of the top six.
Asked if he was thinking about the play-offs, Rowett said: "We might have been apart from that last-minute goal."
The former Birmingham and Burton boss, 43, continued: "I don't think any of that is really relevant in some ways. For us, it's just about winning as many games as we can win.
"Until we mathematically can't get in them, of course we are still targeting that.
"For me it is about finishing the season with momentum, wherever that takes us, and it is about learning what we need to do so we can make critical decisions moving forward. But I was pretty pleased with what I saw as a whole."
The point at the City Ground meant Derby have picked up just seven points from a possible 30 since 31 January, a run which saw Steve McClaren sacked from his second spell at the club after just five months back at the helm.
Forest had gone ahead inside five minutes, with Zach Clough catching Derby's defence unawares to prod home.
And while Derby struggled to create a meaningful first-half chance, they were ruthless after the break with two goals in six second-half minutes from Matej Vyrdra and David Nugent.
Both sides had a number of opportunities, with Reds goalkeeper Jordan Smith making a string of saves, before Pinillos secured a draw between the East Midlands' two newest managers.
"I'm happy in some ways that we are saying that we are disappointed because we have lost the chance to win the game in the last minute against our local rivals away from home," Rowett told BBC Radio Derby. "I see that as a huge positive."
Warburton also said he was "never happy to drop two points" after his side went ahead and controlled the first half, only to have to battle back to salvage a draw.
"We absolutely deserved a point, the first half alone deserved a point," he told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"It was important to take something out of the game of such significance, it means a lot to the fans and a lot to the players. It is a huge local derby." | Derby manager Gary Rowett says being denied victory by Nottingham Forest in his first game in charge has altered his outlook on reaching the play-offs. | 0.915644 | 1 |
Police, fire crews and an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team were called to an address in the Ross Place area at about 20:20.
A small number of residents were evacuated from the premises but have now returned to their homes.
A 17-year-old man has been detained in relation to a separate matter.
Police said no-one was injured and at no time was there any danger to the public. | Bomb disposal experts were called to an incident at a block of flats in Fort William on Friday evening after an "unidentified device" was found. | 0.63242 | 1 |
The 26-year-old Dutch forward has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the west London side.
El Khayati is reunited with R's head coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who signed him last January when he was in charge of the Brewers.
The former PSV Eindhoven trainee scored 11 goals in 44 appearances during his spell at the Pirelli Stadium.
"I am very happy to work again with Jimmy," El Khayati told the club website.
"He has been a big help for me on and off the pitch during my time here in England and I have developed as a player with him."
El Khayati is QPR's third signing of the transfer window after goalkeeper Matt Ingram and striker Conor Washington joined.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Championship club Queens Park Rangers have signed Nasser El Khayati from Burton Albion for an undisclosed fee. | 0.775496 | 1 |
Anthony Riley, 26, was jailed for life for the attack on Adele Bellis, 23. He paid an accomplice to throw acid on her as she waited for a bus in August 2014.
Ms Bellis said she wants to teach boys and girls about avoiding abuse.
"It's as important as sex education" in schools, she said.
The former beautician said she felt her face "melting" when sulphuric acid was thrown over her in London Road South in Lowestoft.
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She lost an ear, had scars to her head, face, neck and hand, and was left partially bald after the attack, orchestrated by her boyfriend.
During his trial, Ms Bellis said: "His controlling got worse. He... got more evil and started hitting me," she said.
"There were a few times he punched me and told me not to tell the police or he'd kill me, and that's why I kept quiet."
Riley, of Raglan Road, Lowestoft, paid Jason Harrison £500 to attack Ms Bellis. Harrison and two others were also jailed.
She has now written a book documenting her six-year relationship as it became increasingly abusive.
Reliving it was "one of the hardest things I've ever done", Ms Bellis said.
She hopes to use the book, Brave, to educate young people about unhealthy relationships.
"When you're in your first relationship you don't really know what's normal and what isn't, so young people need guidance," she said.
"It's not just about educating girls, it's about educating boys.
"It needs to be understood by men that this controlling behaviour is wrong and I believe by telling boys it's actually weak behaviour it'll help make it more socially unacceptable." | A woman scarred for life in an acid attack arranged by her boyfriend said she hopes to turn it into a positive experience by teaching young people about abusive relationships. | 1.096902 | 1 |
The UK health service was praised for its safety, affordability and efficiency, but fared less well on outcomes such as preventing early death and cancer survival.
The research by the Commonwealth Fund, a US think tank, looked at countries across the world, including the US, Canada, Australia, France and Germany.
The US came bottom.
It is the second time in a row that the UK has finished top.
Three years ago, when the survey was last done, the UK was also number one.
It comes despite the NHS being in the grip of the tightest financial squeeze in its history with lengthening waiting times.
The NHS was praised for the safety of its care, the systems in place to prevent ill-health, such as vaccinations and screening, the speed at which people get help and that there was equitable access regardless of income.
Only in one of the five themes looked at did the NHS perform poorly compared with the other nations - health outcomes. This covers general health of the population, early deaths and cancer survival among other measures.
1 UK
2 Australia
3 Netherlands
4 = New Zealand
4 = Norway
6 = Sweden
6 = Switzerland
8 Germany
9 Canada
10 France
11 US
England's Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "These outstanding results are a testament to the dedication of NHS staff, who despite pressure on the front line are delivering safer, more compassionate care than ever.
‎"Ranked the best healthcare system of 11 wealthy countries, the NHS has again showed why it is the single thing that makes us most proud to be British."
But others pointed out that in terms of quality of care - as shown by the health outcomes - the findings were more damning.
Kate Andrews, of the Institute of Economic Affairs, said the NHS was "far from being the envy of the world".
"The UK has one of the highest rates of avoidable deaths in western Europe, and tens of thousands of lives could be saved each year if NHS patients with serious conditions such as cancer were treated by social health insurance systems in neighbouring countries, such as Belgium and Germany.
"It is not just low-income earners who receive poor care, the NHS's provision of care is equally poor for everybody, irrespective of income." | The NHS has been ranked the number one health system in a comparison of 11 countries. | 2.270402 | 2 |
Klaas Haytema, 30, pulled the plug on the late-night broadcast, which was relaying a Buddhist sermon, because it was disturbing his sleep.
He told the court that he had been unaware a religious service was taking place near his hotel in Mandalay.
Several foreigners have recently fallen foul of strict laws in Myanmar that protect Buddhist ceremonies.
Delivering the ruling, a judge said Haytema was "clearly guilty" of insulting religion and was "sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labour".
But he avoided another three months after opting instead to pay a fine of 100,000 kyat ($80) for violating the terms of his visa, which requires tourists to respect local customs.
Haytema, who was also accused of insulting Buddhism by not taking off his shoes when he entered the prayer hall, apologised during previous hearings, according to local media.
Slights against religion are treated with extreme seriousness by the courts and a pious public in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, previously known as Burma.
In July, a Spanish tourist was deported after monks complained about a tattoo of Buddha on his leg, while last year a New Zealand bar manager spent 10 months in jail for "insulting religion" by using a Buddha image to promote a cheap drinks night. | A Dutch man wept as he was jailed for three months with hard labour in Myanmar for unplugging a loudspeaker. | 1.79564 | 2 |
Allegations of military abuses in the south, home to a longstanding Muslim insurgency are nothing new.
But there has been a sharp increase in the use of criminal defamation laws against government critics in recent years, BBC correspondent Jonathan Head says.
Rights groups condemned the charges.
The trio face up to two years in prison if found guilty of defaming the military, and a further three years if they are found to have violated the country's computer crimes act.
Pornpen Khongkachonkiet, Anchana Heemmina and Somchai Homlaor published a lengthy report in February based on accounts from 54 people who had allegedly been tortured while in military detention.
The torture methods alleged included sensory deprivation, physical violence, threats at gunpoint and "partial suffocation".
Army officers, who denied the claims were true, had demanded the report's sources be named.
The researchers refused, citing safety concerns.
Amnesty International secretary general Salil Shetty said the charges made a mockery of the Thai government's pledge to introduce anti-torture legislation.
"It is a cruel paradox that they are harassing activists for exposing the abhorrent practice," he said in a statement.
Pornpen Khongkachonkiet serves as the chairperson of Amnesty International in Thailand.
Last year, a court acquitted a Thai and an Australian journalist of similar charges after they had reprinted a news report alleging complicity between the Thai military and human traffickers.
More than 6,500 people have been killed in the southern insurgency since 2004, with bombings, beheadings, shootings and assassinations common. | Three Thai human rights activists have been charged with criminal defamation over a report alleging torture by soldiers in southern Thailand. | 1.639054 | 2 |
It follows concerns some Irish passport holders, refused or no longer entitled to a work visa, used the Irish version of their name to apply again.
Australian's Department of Immigration and Border Protection met Irish government officials about the issue.
The Irish government said it was not appropriate to disclose what was discussed.
In a statement to the Irish Independent newspaper, the Australian department said it was "aware of and is investigating a migration fraud involving Irish applicants using new passport features to access Australian visas".
It added: "Accurately identifying non-citizens underpins the integrity of Australia's migration, visa and citizenship programmes and is the basis for all security and character checks completed before making a decision about whether to grant a visa to come to Australia."
A spokesperson for the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs said: "The Passport Service assesses the credibility of each application individually when requested to change a name on a passport.
"The decision must be approved by the head of the Passport Office.
"This policy seeks to protect the integrity and security of our passports against passport or identity fraud, while at the same time balancing the wishes of those genuine citizens, who wish to use the Irish language more frequently in their daily lives."
Almost 90,000 people have emigrated from the Republic of Ireland to Australia since the start of the global economic downturn in 2008, according to Ireland's Central Statistics Office.
The number appeared to peak in 2012, when an estimated 18,200 emigrated to the other side of the world. By contrast, the figure dropped to 10,000 last year. | Australia is investigating "migration fraud" involving Irish citizens seeking visas by using passports issued in the Irish language version of their names. | 1.979043 | 2 |
Belgium international Dembele appeared to eye-gouge forward Costa during Spurs' 2-2 draw with Chelsea on Monday.
Referee Mark Clattenburg did not punish the 28-year-old during the game.
Dembele chose not to contest the charge, and will now be unavailable to manager Mauricio Pochettino until Spurs' fifth game of next season.
He has made 29 appearances in the league this season, scoring three goals.
Dembele was one of nine Spurs players booked in the draw at Stamford Bridge - a Premier League record for one team.
Monday's result ended Tottenham's hopes of winning the Premier League. Pochettino's side have two games remaining this season, against Southampton and Newcastle, with three points almost certain to secure second place.
Stoke and former Republic of Ireland keeper Shay Given told BBC Radio 5 live that he thought the punishment was "way too high".
"Looking at the incident, did he stick his finger in his eye and actually gouge his eye?" he said.
"I've seen worse tackles on the field which don't get a suspension or a maximum of three matches. If someone is going to go in two-footed, lunging, and their opponent are out for six to nine months with a broken leg and they don't get a ban - I don't understand that.
"Dembele's fingers weren't right in his eye. He scraped a bit of his face. I think it is harsh. I know the FA are trying to send a message that this isn't acceptable, but I've seen worse things on a football pitch."
Former West Brom striker Jason Roberts agreed, saying: "Things happen on the pitch that can genuinely hurt somebody - like Fellaini's elbow on Huth. That in my opinion was much more dangerous and more of an issue than what Dembele did."
LISTEN: Given tells BBC Radio 5 live he had "seen worse tackles" | Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele has been banned for six games by the Football Association for violent conduct against Chelsea's Diego Costa. | 1.137916 | 1 |
Last November, High Court judge Mr Justice Jay ruled an Ofsted ruling that segregating boys and girls was unlawful discrimination was "erroneous".
He ruled the Ofsted report could be published but the school, Birmingham's Al-Hijrah, should not be named in it.
Lawyers applied for the school's anonymity to be lifted.
In November, the High Court ruled that Al-Hijrah school had not breached equality legislation by teaching boys and girls separately.
But Mr Justice Jay, sitting in London, rejected claims that the Ofsted inspectors had been biased.
He allowed Ofsted to publish the rest of its inspection report placing anonymised "School X" into special measures, after inspectors found books in the school library that gave tacit approval to domestic violence.
The judge gave both Ofsted and the school leave to appeal.
The school sought to block publication of the Ofsted report, with the backing of its local education authority.
The issues raised by the case will be analysed by the Court of Appeal on Tuesday.
On the eve of the two-day hearing, Associated Newspapers, publishers of the Daily Mail, applied for the school's anonymity to be lifted so it could be fully identified during the appeal.
Sir Terence Etherton, Master of the Rolls, sitting with Lady Justice Gloster and Lord Justice Beatson, said: "We have reached the clear decision on this application that we consider anonymity should be raised so that [the press and media] will be able to name the school."
Full reasons would be given later, said the court. | Appeal Court judges have lifted a ban on the naming of an Islamic faith school at the centre of a legal battle over alleged sex discrimination. | 1.328848 | 1 |
Two patients who were thought to have the Mers condition have tested negative.
They were isolated for treatment and the hospital said there was "no significant risk to public health".
Mers is passed to people in close contact and is similar to the Sars virus.
Patients who would usually travel to the Manchester Royal Infirmary were diverted to hospitals in South Manchester and Salford and the North Manchester General Hospital.
The Manchester Royal said its children's A&E department remained open throughout. | A suspected outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) which temporarily shut a hospital's A&E unit in Manchester was a false alarm. | 1.862912 | 2 |
Mr Rusbridger, who was the editor-in-chief for 20 years until last summer, was due to start the role in September.
He said newspapers had been "battered by turbulent and economic forces that were difficult to foresee last summer".
The current chair of the Scott Trust, Liz Forgan, will remain in post until her successor is appointed.
Mr Rusbridger will also resign as a trustee.
In an email to Guardian staff, published by Buzzfeed, he said he had a "fantastically interesting new life in Oxford" to look forward to.
He wrote: "I have been on the Trust long enough to understand its role.
"We all currently do our journalism in the teeth of a force 12 digital hurricane. It is surely obvious to anyone that changed circumstances will demand dramatically changed solutions."
Ms Forgan said: "Alan Rusbridger's contribution to the Guardian over 20 years as editor-in-chief is immeasurable.
"He has been the creative leader of this place and an inspiration to generations of journalists. His decision reflects his enormous integrity and his dedication to the Guardian."
Mr Rusbridger joined the Guardian in 1979 as a reporter and became editor in 1995, succeeding Peter Preston.
Under his management, the paper moved from its office in London's Farringdon to Kings Cross and embraced digital journalism. Mr Rusbridger also changed the size of the newspaper from broadsheet to Berliner format.
Mr Rusbridger was succeeded at the Guardian by Katharine Viner, the paper's first female editor-in-chief. | Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger will not become the head of the Scott Trust, which owns the Guardian Media Group, he said on his Twitter account. | 0.859771 | 1 |
Belgium says those among about 500 Belgians in the country "whose presence is not essential" should leave.
The EU says it will evacuate temporarily its employees' "families and part of the non-essential staff".
The cycle of violence began with protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term.
At least 240 people have been killed there since the demonstrations began in April.
There are fears of a genocide in Burundi, similar in scale or worse than those previously experienced in a country which has a long history of killings between Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups.
In a statement on Friday, the Belgian foreign ministry said: "We advise Belgians who are currently in Burundi and whose presence is not essential to leave the country as soon as normal measures allow."
Meanwhile, the EU ambassador to Burundi, Patrick Spirlet, told Reuters that the "rising risk of violence" had prompted the EU mission in the capital Bujumbura to reduce some staff.
However, he stressed that "the delegation will continue functioning normally".
These measures come a day after the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution strongly condemning the escalating violence.
The French-drafted resolution also paves the way for a possible deployment of blue-helmeted UN peacekeepers.
It requests that Secretary General Ban Ki-moon reports within 15 days on options for increasing the UN presence in the impoverished African country.
UN officials are considering a number of alternatives, including rushing in peacekeepers currently deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, says the BBC's Nick Bryant.
But that would require another vote in the Security Council.
In April, Mr Nkurunziza argued that his first term as president did not count towards the constitutional two-term limit as he was chosen by MPs.
Mr Nkurunziza was duly re-elected with 70% of the vote in July.
10.4m population
50 years - life expectancy for a man
2nd poorest country in the world
85% are Hutu, 14% Tutsi
300,000 died in civil war | Belgium has advised its citizens to leave Burundi, and the EU is cutting staff levels in the country because of the "rising risk of violence". | 1.9261 | 2 |
The executive was formed last week after independent unionist MLA Claire Sugden was appointed as justice minister.
The other posts are shared out between the two biggest parties, the DUP and Sinn Féin.
The UUP and SDLP are forming an opposition.
Both parties turned down ministerial roles in the executive.
The Alliance Party also refused the opportunity to join the executive after it was offered the justice minister role.
The UUP and SDLP have not yet said if they will work closely together in opposition.
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said his party would look to be a "positive and constructive opposition, not opposition for opposition's sake".
Mike Nesbitt, the Ulster Unionist leader, said that the move into opposition would "lead to new beginnings and possibilities for devolved government". | The Northern Ireland Assembly is meeting for the first time since a new team of ministers was appointed to the power-sharing executive. | 1.200173 | 1 |
Craig Birch, 31, attacked the bouncer, who had stopped him entering the Harp Inn in Wolverhampton because he was carrying a bottle of beer.
Birch, of Inkerman Street, Wolverhampton, admitted "scuffling" with his victim, but denied stabbing him through the heart with a knife.
He was found guilty of wounding with intent at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
Det Sgt Indi Basra from West Midlands Police said: "The stab wound − which was around 10cm deep − required a life-saving heart operation, and also led to a bleed on the brain.
"They were shocking injuries from which the man is likely to be affected by for the rest of his life… and all because Birch took offence to being asked to finish his drink before coming in the pub." | A pubgoer who stabbed a doorman who refused to let him in while carrying a drink has been jailed for 14 years. | 0.694629 | 1 |
The Brock Memorial Foundation submitted the plans to the Environment Department earlier this week and anticipates a decision by September.
A maquette of the statue has been produced by Canadian artist Adrienne Alison, who has told the BBC the statue should be ready by the autumn of 2014.
The statue is intended to mark the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.
The conflict, in which Canada repelled US attempts at invasion, ended in February 1815.
Guernsey-born Brock died early in the war - during the Battle of Queenston Heights in 1812 - but became known as the Saviour of Upper Canada, having readied Canadian troops for the prospect of invasion.
Distant relative Oliver Brock, who is leading the statue project, said £50,000 remained to be found in order to pay for it, after sponsorship was secured from RBC Wealth Management.
Images of the proposed 7ft 6in (2.3m) statue were displayed on the market terrace on Tuesday.
There will be further public displays on Saturday and on 10, 17 and 24 August.
Mr Brock said he wanted feedback from islanders on the orientation of the statue.
It could be placed facing the Town Church Square below, facing the public space to the north or facing west towards Canada.
An online poll has been set up to establish the most popular option. | Plans have been unveiled for a statue of Sir Isaac Brock to be placed outside Guernsey's St Peter Port markets. | 2.199338 | 2 |
Ice Factor Kinlochleven has been shut since 29 July last year when an accidental fire broke out in the sauna area of the building.
Nobody was hurt in the incident and the structure of the 120-year-old former Victorian smelter survived.
The clean up has involved melting and removing walls of ice and cleaning thousands of individual handholds.
Jamie Smith, of Ice Factor International, said staff had made a "huge effort" to reopen the site.
Ice Factor Kinlochleven first opened in 2003.
Ice Factor International also owns Snow Factor Braehead on the outskirts of Glasgow. | The world's largest indoor ice climbing facility has been reopened to the public. | 1.179732 | 1 |
David Cameron was answering a question in the House of Commons from Democratic Unionist Party MP Nigel Dodds.
Mr Dodds said legacy funding provided in the Fresh Start deal could help relieve financial pressures on police.
He also said no-one should be allowed to rewrite the history of the Troubles.
Mr Cameron said he would consider Mr Dodds's arguments, adding: "We need to make sure the policing of Northern Ireland continues to be properly resourced, not least because we continue to face a terrorist threat today."
The government has set aside a total of £150m for bodies that are to investigate Troubles-related cases.
But a failure by Stormont politicians to agree on how best to deal with the past has meant the money is on hold.
Earlier this month, the Northern Ireland Office said no more cash would be made available to deal with police investigations into crimes of the past. | The prime minister has said he will "look carefully" at requests for money set aside for dealing with legacy cases to be released to Northern Ireland's police force. | 1.418148 | 1 |
The 22-year-old former British number one was forced to retire from her qualifying match against American Madison Brengle on Sunday.
But on Monday she tweeted: "Getting solid treatment on my leg and will be all good for Wimbledon."
Robson is currently ranked 308 in the world after missing much of 2014 and 2015 with a wrist problem.
She finally returned to action at Indian Wells in March this year, her first WTA Tour event since August 2015.
The Australia-born player had wrist surgery in April 2014 and as consequence was sidelined for more than a year. She then had further surgery towards the end of 2015, which led to her missing the 2016 Australian Open in January.
The 2008 Wimbledon junior champion achieved a career-high ranking of 27 in 2013, having reached the last 16 of Wimbledon that year and the US Open in 2012, before suffering the wrist injury.
She has been awarded a wildcard for this year's Wimbledon, which begins on Monday, 27 June.
British women's number four Tara Moore and 17-year-old compatriot Katie Swan, who was the 2015 junior Australian Open finalist, have also been handed wildcards.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Wildcard Laura Robson says she will be fit for Wimbledon despite pulling out of Eastbourne with a thigh injury. | 0.911739 | 1 |
Raids on 68 properties in Suffolk and 12 in Norfolk since November have been linked due to their similarities.
Houses in rural areas were hit, normally during the afternoon or early evening with jewellery the main target.
Police said several lines of inquiry were being pursued in relation to the burglaries.
Det Insp Nick Power, of Suffolk police, said: "This is an alarming amount of burglaries, causing misery and distress to a vast number of individuals and families across Suffolk and also into Norfolk.
"We gather forensic evidence at every crime scene and have several lines of enquiry that we are pursuing in relation to these burglaries." | A gang could be behind an "alarming" spate of 80 burglaries across rural areas of Suffolk and Norfolk over the past five months, police said. | 0.816625 | 1 |
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