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In the lead-up to Saturday's El Clasico at 15:15 GMT, more than 50,000 BBC Sport users selected who they thought should start in a combined Barcelona and Real Madrid XI .
Six Barca players made the team and, as you would expect, there is stardust all over the pitch - plus the combined experience of 33 La Liga titles and 25 Champions League triumphs.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was selected in 94% of teams, making him the most popular player, with Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo featuring in 88% of teams.
Real's Gareth Bale featured in 58% of teams and was the second most popular behind Andres Iniesta in terms of midfield positions.
It was a close call for the goalkeeper spot, with 45% of users selecting Barca's Marc-Andre ter Stegen and 42% opting for Real's Keylor Navas.
In an interview with the BBC in November 2015, Ronaldo labelled himself the best footballer in the world and comparable with the game's all-time greats.
Yet the Portuguese trailed Messi in terms of most selected player.
Despite winning two La Liga titles and one Champions League in Spain, Barca forward Neymar did not fair too well.
He was the eighth most popular player picked overall, but was fourth most popular among the forwards, fifth in midfield and unable to hold down any single position.
Barcelona's players also came out on top in midfield and defence in terms of most popular votes.
Gerard Pique was the most selected centre-back, with Real's Sergio Ramos second most popular.
There was close competition for the left-back spot too - Jordi Alba gained 43% of user's votes, with Marcelo gaining 38%.
In midfield, Barca's Iniesta was the most dominant pick in the centre of the engine room, with Luka Modric of Real just behind.
Toni Kroos and Neymar were next in line to be picked in the midfield.
Trying to pick a combined XI of both sets of players gave plenty of people a headache.
Do you think differently? Don't worry - pick your team now.
Imagine you could pick from the combined squads of Barcelona and Real Madrid - tasty but testing. Who would you choose? | There was no room for Neymar or Karim Benzema - and Sergio Busquets and Javier Mascherano did not make the cut either. | 1.048271 | 1 |
The extended three-year deal keeps the Grand Slam free to air and includes live online and radio coverage.
BBC director general Tony Hall said Wimbledon "unites the nation" and that he was "delighted" with the deal.
He added: "In what are difficult financial times, the deal represents the BBC's commitment to sport in what is an incredibly competitive market."
Novak Djokovic won his third men's singles title at Wimbledon this year, while Serena Williams won her sixth women's crown.
In what is the longest partnership in sports broadcasting history, the tournament will continue to be played out across BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Red Button and the BBC Sport website, with live radio coverage on Radio 5 live.
The BBC first broadcast from Wimbledon in 1937.
"Our long partnership with the BBC has brought the excitement and drama of the championships to viewers and listeners for over 80 years and we are delighted to be extending our successful association for a further three years until 2020," said All England Club chief executive Richard Lewis.
"The BBC consistently delivers large national audiences for Wimbledon and they deliver those audiences with high-quality production values, live across multiple platforms and always with a strong narrative.
"Importantly, as host broadcaster for the championships, the BBC also ensures that we can provide a comprehensive and premium service to our global media partners."
Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport, added: "Wimbledon has a special place in the hearts of the nation and our new agreement ensures the world's greatest tennis championships can be enjoyed free to air by the widest possible audience.
"Through unparalleled coverage across TV, radio and online, Wimbledon on the BBC will continue to unite the nation through must-see sporting moments, captivating audiences of all ages." | The BBC has signed a new rights deal with the All England Club to continue broadcasting Wimbledon until 2020. | 1.133733 | 1 |
Ruslan Stoyanov, a member of Kasperksy's investigations team, was arrested in December but news of his apprehension has only just surfaced.
He was arrested as part of an investigation into payments he allegedly received from foreign firms.
At Kaspersky, Mr Stoyanov helped look into hack attacks and breaches at Russian companies.
In a statement, Kaspkersy Lab said the arrest had nothing to do with his work for the security firm.
"Ruslan Stoyanov is under investigation for a period predating his employment at Kaspersky Lab," said the company in a statement. Mr Stoyanov joined Kaspersky in 2012.
It added: "We do not possess details of the investigation."
Prior to working for Kaspersky, Mr Stoyanov was employed at other security firms. From 2000 to 2006 he was a major in the Russian Ministry of Interior's Moscow cybercrime unit.
Information about the reasons for the arrest are scant, but one Russian newspaper linked it to a probe into Sergei Mikhailov - a senior official at Russia's FSB intelligence service.
Forbes reported that Mr Stoyanov has been arrested under Article 275 of Russia's criminal code which lets prosecutors charge people for treason for "providing financial, technical, advisory, or other assistance" to other countries or non-Russian organisations seen as hostile. | A cybersecurity researcher working for anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab in Russia has been arrested. | 1.221491 | 1 |
The estimated £250,000 bill run up by the No to Named Persons (NO2NP) campaign will be reimbursed after a UK Supreme Court ruling.
The campaign called the decision a "total and utter vindication" of its legal challenge.
The Scottish government has said it remains "absolutely committed" to its plan.
NO2NP spokesman Simon Calvert said: "The Scottish government argued we should pay our own costs but the judges disagreed, awarding us our costs, further proving that we have been right all along.
"Had the judges agreed with the government spin that they basically won the case and just had to make a few tweaks to the named person law, the court would not have awarded us our costs."
The scheme, which would assign a named person to everyone under the age of 18 in Scotland, is expected to be rolled out by August 2017.
The Scottish government has insisted that the Supreme Court ruling did not represent a clear defeat for its proposal.
A spokesman said: "The policy aim of providing a Named Person service has been judged by the Supreme Court to be entirely legitimate.
"The Supreme Court's ruling requires changes to be made specifically to the information sharing provisions of the 2014 Act.
"The nature of the ruling means that it is likely that Scottish Ministers may incur costs at a level yet to be determined."
He added: "Ministers remain absolutely committed to the named person service." | The Scottish government has been told to pay the legal costs of those who opposed its named-person scheme. | 1.510247 | 2 |
A 27-year-old man has been taken to hospital with a head injury and is in a serious condition.
The incident happened at Margaret Street in the Waterside area of the city.
Two men, aged 37 and 31, were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and are assisting police with their enquiries. | Two men have been arrested following an assault in Londonderry on Monday morning. | 0.351337 | 0 |
Mohammad Asif Qaderyan, father of Fatemah Qaderyan, 14, died from injuries sustained in Tuesday's attack.
Fatemah was captain of the all-girl team that made headlines by taking part in the international event last month.
The six team members were initially denied visas to travel to the US.
However, they were eventually allowed in after the reported intervention of President Donald Trump.
"We are all devastated," Fatemah's older brother, Mohammad Reza, told AFP news agency.
"Fatemah hasn't eaten or spoken since the incident and is in a state of shock. Today, after she fainted several times, doctors started IV fluid therapy."
The six girls are all from Herat in western Afghanistan, close to the Iranian border.
Fatemah made an emotional appeal after the team's visa applications to attend the robotics competition in Washington were rejected.
"We want to take the message of peace to America and convey that Afghanistan is not only the country of war, and there are girls who chase their dreams in robots and education," she told AFP at the time.
Officials would not give their reasons for initially refusing the visas. A US travel ban is in place for six Muslim-majority countries but does not include Afghanistan.
However, President Trump persuaded authorities to rethink their decision, AP news agency reported.
The girls went on to win a silver medal for courageous achievement in Washington.
More than 30 people were killed and scores more wounded when a suicide bomber and a gunman stormed the Shia Muslim Jawadia mosque in Herat during evening prayers.
Islamic State militants (IS) said they carried out the attack.
Areas dominated by Shia Muslims in Afghanistan have been repeatedly hit by attacks in the past year, by both IS and the Taliban. | The father of an Afghan schoolgirl who took part in a recent robotics competition in the US was among those killed in an attack on a mosque in the city of Herat, her family has said. | 1.386208 | 1 |
The country has also been subject to economic sanctions by the West over its involvement in the crisis in Ukraine.
Russia will spend most of the cash on federal loans, pensions and recapitalising its banks.
The country will also make public spending cuts.
Over the next three years most spending, apart military and social programmes, will be hit.
Earlier this month, the International Monetary Fund forecast that Russia's economy will contract by 3% this year and 1% in 2016.
Russia's government will spend about one trillion roubles to recapitalise banks through the issue of government bonds.
The plan includes a separate scheme to help recapitalise some banks with 250bn roubles, while 300bn roubles will be provided to Vnesheconombank, the state development bank.
There will be an extra 200bn roubles in state guarantees to finance investment projects, and regional governments will get 160bn roubles in federal loans.
Meanwhile, the government has proposed public spending cuts of 10% this year and 5% over the next two years.
The cuts have yet to be approved by the Russian parliament. | The Russian government is to spend at least 2.34 trillion roubles ($35bn, £23bn) to try to stave off an economic crisis, following a collapse in oil prices and the value of the rouble. | 1.681376 | 2 |
The Dash Button can be attached to appliances around the home, and when pushed, processes a delivery request.
The service will only be available to users of Amazon's premium subscription service, Prime.
The tech giant has recently focused on speeding up its ordering processes.
Prime Now, which guarantees one-hour delivery on essential daily items, is available in four US cities, and the company has also been trialling deliveries by drone.
On Monday, the firm launched Amazon Home Services, which allows customers to order professional services such as a handyman or computer technician.
The timing of Dash's launch led some to initially believe it might be an April Fool's joke. Even after it was confirmed as real, some were uncertain what to make of it.
"I'm not sure whether this is genius, or the stupidest thing Amazon has tried yet," commented John Gruber on the Daring Fireball blog.
But one expert was impressed.
"This is absolutely not a gimmick," Aidan Bocci, chief executive of the Commercial Advantage consultancy, told the BBC.
"It may have to go through iterations before it really works, but this is a way to disrupt the linkage that exists between consumption and purchase.
"People typically write a shopping list and then go to the supermarket, but this gives Amazon a way to break in before any of that happens. And it's exactly what the firm should be doing if it wants to have a different approach in the grocery sector." | In an attempt to attract more household goods shoppers, retail giant Amazon has unveiled a device that can place orders to replenish items such as washing powder and razors. | 1.504553 | 2 |
Gordon McKay, 37, is accused of killing five-month old Hayley Davidson.
It is claimed on various occasions between the day Hayley was born on 9 September 2015 and 14 February 2016 Mr McKay assaulted her in Buckhaven. She died in hospital on 17 February 2016.
Mr McKay denies the accusations. The judge at the High Court in Glasgow set a trial date for next February. | A man is to stand trial next year charged with the murder of a baby girl in Fife. | -0.100225 | 0 |
The 21-year-old singer said the track was called Someday Maybe but said she wasn't sure about if or when it would be released.
Speaking to Nick Grimshaw on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, she said: "Yes, I wrote a song with Harry.
"It was unbelievable he's a very, very talented songwriter I was very impressed."
Harry Styles also recently worked with Kodaline on the band's fourth album, while One Direction bandmates Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne were pictured in the studio with US rock band Good Charlotte during a writing session.
In March last year, Niall Horan tweeted about a writing session with Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Tom Fletcher from McBusted.
Meghan Trainor is up for record of the year with All About That Bass at this year's Grammy Awards.
She said: "It was a little bit of a surprise but All About That Bass is so out of control and has a world of its own, so I guess I understand.
"But it was a dream come true, it's the last dream I had on my list."
All About That Bass spent four weeks at number one in the UK and was the first track to top the Official Singles Chart on streams alone.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Meghan Trainor has confirmed rumours that she is writing a song with One Direction's Harry Styles. | 0.795736 | 1 |
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Phillips was involved in a crash before a collision with another rider pushed him off the track in the first of a three-race heat at the Rio Games.
The 2013 world champion, 27, was competing at his second Olympics.
British Cycling tweeted: "Sad to confirm that Liam Phillips has been forced to withdraw from #CyclingBMX at #Rio2016 after that crash."
Fellow Briton Kyle Evans, 22, also went out at the quarter-final stage after finishing fifth and seventh twice in his three races.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Great Britain's Liam Phillips has had to withdraw from the quarter-finals of the Olympic BMX after a heavy fall. | 0.866122 | 1 |
The Indomitable Lions move from 12th to third in Africa behind top-ranked side Egypt, who they beat 2-1 in Sunday's Nations Cup final.
Egypt occupy the summit for the first time in over six years, and now sit 25th in the world - up from 37th.
Nations Cup quarter-finalists Senegal, the top African side last month, are second in Africa and 31st overall.
Africa's top 10 in Fifa's rankings for February (last month's ranking sin brackets)
1 (3) Egypt
2 (1) Senegal
3 (12) Cameroon
4 (4) Tunisia
5 (6) DR Congo
6 (8) Burkina Faso
7 (7) Nigeria
8 (9) Ghana
9 (2) Ivory Coast
10 (10) Morocco | Africa Cup of Nations winners Cameroon have risen 29 places to sit 33rd in the latest Fifa world rankings. | 0.885312 | 1 |
The court in Novorossiysk gave two of the dancers 10 days in jail each, a third 15 days and two others received fines on charges of petty hooliganism.
Prosecutors had said their "erotic and sexual twerk dance" was disrespectful to historic memory and unacceptable.
Earlier this month, Russian officials closed a dance school after a similar dance video emerged on the internet.
The latest incident involves six dancers - one of them a minor who was not convicted - who had posted a video on YouTube.
"This incident of disrespect for the memory of war history is unacceptable and any attempts to desecrate sites of military glory will be stopped immediately," prosecutors said.
The sentences come as Russia prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War Two victory.
They also follow the incident early in April when a video clip from the Orenburg dance school on YouTube was viewed millions of times.
The video clip, entitled Winnie the Pooh and the Bees, showed a group of teenage girls dancing on stage in striped leotards, long socks and mini-skirts,
They perform hip-thrusting moves characteristic of twerking.
A committee is investigating whether the performance amounts to negligence or even "debauched action", which is punishable by a range of sanctions from community service to three years behind bars. | A Russian court has jailed three women for performing a twerking dance in front of a World War Two memorial. | 1.232436 | 1 |
The Work and Pensions Select Committee found there was little evidence that lower payments would motivate disabled people to find work.
The allowance is set to be reduced from £102 to £73 per week from April.
Ministers have argued that savings would be invested in a new support package for the most vulnerable.
The committee said evidence supporting the idea that introducing a lower rate of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) would enhance incentives to work was "ambiguous at best".
It welcomed a decision to make some severely disabled claimants exempt from repeated reassessment for ESA but said it had deep concerns about assessments proposed in the recent work and health green paper.
The committee said ministers should consider using incentives such as reductions in National Insurance contributions to encourage employers to employ people with disabilities.
Committee chairman Frank Field said: "We expect the government to respond to this report before the proposed new lower rate of ESA is due in April.
"If they intend to proceed with these cuts, we expect an explanation of how this will not be detrimental to its target of halving the disability employment gap, by making finding and keeping a job even more difficult for disabled people than it already is."
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said: "The number of disabled people in work has increased by almost 600,000 in the last three years, but we're determined to go even further.
"Our Work and Health Green Paper marks the next stage of our action to confront the attitudes, prejudices and misunderstandings that have become ingrained within the minds of employers and across wider society.
"Our welfare reforms are increasing the support and incentives for people to move into work, while keeping an important safety net in place for those who need it.
"In addition to ESA, we also offer support through Personal Independence Payments, to help with the extra costs associated with being disabled." | Cuts in disability benefits should be delayed until the government clarifies how it will support those in need of extra money, a group of MPs has said. | 1.677126 | 2 |
The 26-year-old from Cornwall won the PTVI title in Austria to add to her bronze from the Rio Olympics last year.
"This year's about trying new things to see where we can improve, to try and stay on top of the podium," she said.
"I'd say I plateaued quite a bit over the past couple of years, but I've been lucky enough to stay on the podium."
Reid added to BBC Radio Cornwall: "Coming into the new season I had a really long break after Rio, and so I wasn't expecting too much of a performance for the first couple of races this year."
She hopes she has done enough to secure a place at the World Championships in Rotterdam in September, but may have to compete in Canada at the end of July to be sure of her spot.
"I had quite a long time of keeping my bike locked away and not playing on it at all, so this year is building up back to the same amount of hours as I was doing before Rio," Reid said. | Melissa Reid says she is looking at ways of becoming faster after taking gold at the European Para-triathlon Championships earlier this month. | 0.770629 | 1 |
A 36-year-old man has been charged with causing a dangerous article to be on a road.
Another man, 46, has been charged with riotous behaviour. Both are due to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court 28 July.
A crossbow was among items seized after the PSNI dispersed what they described as "a large crowd of men".
A police spokesperson said: "Reports suggested some of the males were masked and may have been armed with weapons such as hammers.
"Officers attended and dispersed the crowd seizing a number of items including a crossbow."
Pictures from the Castlemara estate show a burning bonfire and police officers removing tyres and pallets from the road.
At least one fire appliance was in attendance.
The DUP MLA for the area, Gordon Lyons, said: "People in Carrickfergus are very disappointed at the disturbances that look place last night.
"It's not what we want to see in 2016." | Two men have been charged following disturbances in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, on Friday night. | 1.193793 | 1 |
The 36-year-old right-back has made more than 150 appearances for the Seagulls and his new deal keeps him at the Amex Stadium until June 2018.
"Bruno has been really consistent throughout my time here and has been one of our key players," manager Chris Hughton told the club website.
"He has been a model professional and has been a great player to work with."
Hughton added: "He works hard to keep himself in great shape and looks after himself very well."
The Barcelona-born defender is in his fifth season with Brighton, having joined from Valencia in 2012. | Brighton club captain Bruno has agreed a one-year contract extension with the Championship side. | 0.706113 | 1 |
Margaride Rufino, 38, and Anthony Roberts, 37, were found dead at an address in Cross Road, Idle, on Sunday.
A post-mortem examination found Ms Rufino, known as Guida, died from multiple stab wounds. Mr Roberts died from a leg wound.
Detectives said they were treating the incident as a murder-suicide and were not looking for anyone else.
Officers were called to the property after receiving reports of a domestic incident.
The couple were both pronounced dead at the scene and two knives were recovered from the property.
West Yorkshire Police has appealed for witnesses to any suspicious activity in the area from 18:00 GMT on Sunday. | A couple whose bodies were found at a house in Bradford both died from stab wounds, it has emerged. | 0.750872 | 1 |
However, Mahmud Nacua said it would be at least another year before Libya was in a position to release whatever information it holds.
The move comes on the 24th anniversary of the of bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Scotland, which killed 270 people.
Bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi died this year after being released in 2009.
Megrahi, a Libyan agent, was released by the Scottish government on compassionate grounds, suffering from terminal prostate cancer.
He remains the only person ever convicted of the bombing, but Scottish police hope to pursue other suspects in Libya following the country's revolution and downfall of Colonel Gaddafi in 2011.
Scotland's top prosecutor recently wrote to the new Libyan prime minister for help and the UK government has said it was pressing Tripoli "for swift progress and co-operation" on the Lockerbie case.
Mr Nacua told the BBC no formal agreement had yet been reached, but that Libya would open the files it holds on the case.
He said that would only come when his government had fully established security and stability - a process he believes will take at least a year.
In April of this year, Scotland's Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland travelled to Tripoli with the director of the FBI, Robert Mueller, requesting co-operation after the fall of Gaddafi.
This was followed in May by a meeting with Libya's interim prime minister in London to discuss further inquires into the bombing.
At the time, a Crown Office spokesman said: "The prime minister asked for clarification on a number of issues relating to the conduct of the proposed investigation in Libya and the lord advocate has undertaken to provide this.
"The prime minister made it clear that he recognised the seriousness of this crime and following the clarification he would take this forward as a priority." | The new Libyan government in Tripoli is prepared to open all files relating to the Lockerbie bombing, the country's ambassador to the UK has confirmed. | 1.991142 | 2 |
An unidentified object was spotted on Monday within Finnish territorial waters. It was detected again early on Tuesday, the navy said.
The incident comes amid growing concern in the region over Russia's military exercises.
In October, Sweden launched a hunt for a foreign submarine suspected to have entered waters near Stockholm.
Navy operations chief Commodore Olavi Jantunen told Helsingin Sanomat newspaper that the depth charges, dropped at 03:00 on Tuesday (midnight GMT), were meant only as a warning.
"The bombs are not intended to damage the target, the purpose is to let the target know that it has been noticed."
Defence Minister Carl Haglund said the object seen in the Baltic Sea this week could have been a submarine.
"We strongly suspect that there has been underwater activity that does not belong there. Of course it is always serious if our territorial waters have been violated," he told Finnish news agency STT.
Commodore Jantunen was more cautious, telling Finnish public broadcaster YLE only that the sightings involved a "possible underwater object".
Finland has become increasingly worried about the military exercises of neighbouring Russia. The two countries share a 1,300km (800 mile) border.
But the defence minister did not say whether he thought Russia was involved.
Finnish Border Guard ship Turva patrolled the waters off Helsinki on Tuesday
Finnish media reported that although the target was believed to have left the area, the investigation into the incident would continue.
Finland had a close eye on its waters and it had gathered useful information about the target for further investigation, Commodore Jantunen said.
Finland is not part of Nato but it has strengthened its ties with the Western military alliance since the Ukraine crisis.
Earlier in April, Finland also agreed to increase defence co-operation with other Nordic countries in response to Russia's activity in Ukraine.
Last October, Sweden launched a week-long search for a suspected submarine in its waters.
Naval vessels and planes scoured the Stockholm archipelago, amid suspicions that a Russian submarine was in trouble there.
Russia's defence ministry denied any involvement. | Finland's navy has dropped depth charges in waters near Helsinki as a warning to a suspected submarine. | 1.808957 | 2 |
The 33-year-old, who led England to the semi-finals of the World Cup, is joined on a 10-person shortlist by Colin Bell (Frankfurt), Laura Harvey (Seattle Reign) and John Herdman (Canada).
Portsmouth-born USA coach Jill Ellis is also a contender.
USA trio Hope Solo, Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe are among those shortlisted for player of the year.
Goalkeeper Solo, midfielder Lloyd and forward Rapinoe helped their team win the World Cup in July.
Lloyd's six goals meant she finished as joint top-scorer along with Germany's Celia Sasic, who is also shortlisted along with team-mate Nadine Angerer.
Japan captain Aya Miyama is also a contender, along with Ramona Bachmann (Switzerland), Kadeisha Buchanan (Canada) and France pair Amandine Henry and Eugenie Le Sommer.
The managerial shortlist is completed by Calle Barrling (Sweden Under-19s), Farid Benstiti (Paris St Germain), Gerard Precheur (Lyon), Norio Sasaki (Japan) and Thomas Worle (Bayern Munich).
"England fans may question why no Lionesses were nominated for this year's Ballon d'Or award after Sampson's team claimed bronze at this summer's World Cup.
"Manchester City defender Lucy Bronze in particular is a notable absentee. The right-back was rewarded for her two goals in Canada by being shortlisted for the Golden Ball - the award given to the best player at the tournament.
"Bronze, fellow defender and captain Steph Houghton, and goalkeeper Karen Bardsley were also named all in the World Cup All-Stars squad.
"Another name missing from the list is Scotland international Kim Little. The midfielder finished another prolific season with Seattle Reign in the USA as joint-second top scorer, as she continues to shine in the NWSL." | England boss Mark Sampson is one of four Britons in contention to be Fifa women's world coach of the year. | 1.06897 | 1 |
It was Murray's 600th victory and he is on a career best 20-match winning streak, with Australia's Bernard Tomic his next opponent on Friday.
Briton Johanna Konta lost 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 6-0 to fifth seed Agnieszka Radwanska.
Rafael Nadal suffered a surprise 6-1 6-3 loss to Borna Coric, and the Spaniard admitted he is struggling physically.
He arrived in Cincinnati on Monday, on the same private jet from Rio as Andy Murray, having won the doubles and reached the singles semi-finals at the Olympic Games.
"Too tired," said the 14-time Grand Slam champion, who returned to action in Rio for the first time since pulling out of the French Open in May.
"Elbow, shoulder. Two and a half months without competing and especially without practising, and to do what I did in the Olympics and come here - too much."
Tomic caused an upset against another Olympian, Japan's Kei Nishikori - the man who beat Nadal to bronze in Rio - with the Australian coming through 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-5).
Second seed Stan Wawrinka also went out, as Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov saw off the Swiss player 6-4 6-4.
Murray, 29, looks increasingly able to challenge Novak Djokovic - absent from Cincinnati with a wrist injury - for the world number one ranking over the remainder of the year.
"It's cool that it happened in Cincinnati," the Scot said of claiming his 600th Tour win. "I got a wild card here when I was 18. I also won my first Masters 1000 here, so it's a place that means a lot to me."
In the women's draw, Germany's Angelique Kerber reached the last eight with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 victory over Barbora Strycova and will next play Carla Suarez Navarro.
Kerber will replace Serena Williams as world number one if she wins the Cincinnati title - the American missed the tournament with a shoulder injury, | Olympic champion Andy Murray beat South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-3 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters. | 0.925191 | 1 |
Extra water was available this year and organisers have said air quality was fresher after high pollution on Friday.
Organisers said 9,426 people started this year's race.
Kenyan Duncan Maiyo, 24, won the men's race, setting a new personal best time of two hours 34 minutes and 25 seconds, while compatriot Pennina Wanjiru, 30, won the women's race in 2:34:25.
Spokesman Michael Butcher said the event had gone very well and the atmosphere was "fantastic".
The runners had a slightly chilly start and conditions were windy, but the weather was beautiful, he added.
"Thousands of people are out there now. I went to the finish line and had to walk along the course because it was impossible to get on to the pavements," he said.
Race director Tom Naylor said people travelled from across the world to take part, including 14 who had come from Australia.
"Once you've done one marathon, maybe New York or Berlin, then the running tourist wants more events," he added.
He said: "It's a fantastic tourist destination. The course is great - nice and flat and fast. It takes in the best parts of the city, and who wouldn't want to come and do Brighton Marathon?"
Two years ago, a runner collapsed and died while taking part in the race, partly from dehydration.
Mr Naylor said this year water was provided at 21 stations, one at nearly every mile of the course.
"It means runners can drink more often which means they can drink less at each water station, which is much better for the body and much better for their performance," he said. | Thousands of people have taken part in the Brighton marathon with top athletes competing alongside first-timers. | 1.446022 | 1 |
BBC Sport has learned the team refused to stay at the Zifa Village training facility, saying it is sub-standard, and have been booked at a Harare hotel by Footballers Union of Zimbabwe.
The team were also unable to use the national sports stadium for training because a $60 fee had not been paid.
They had to use a high school instead.
It is unclear why the fee was not paid, given a mobile network provider announced a $250,000 sponsorship for the Warriors two weeks ago to cover all of the team's needs for their Nations Cup campaign.
Zimbabwe's first match of the 14 January to 5 February tournament is against Algeria on 15 January. They will also face Tunisia and Senegal in Group B. | Zimbabwe's preparations ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon have been thrown into chaos by a row over accommodation and financial issues. | 1.025323 | 1 |
Police officers discovered the man's body about 08:00 BST on Saturday in the Bro Silyn area of Talysarn, Gwynedd.
North Wales Police said there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the "tragic event".
The coroner has been informed. | The body of a 23-year-old man has been found trapped down a manhole. | 0.370654 | 0 |
A council report calls for "a very significant reduction in the level of long-term care commissioned from independent sector providers".
Figures project a reduction of care home residents from 1,450 to 955 by 2020.
The authority would move services in house and encourage independent living.
An extra 39 workers would be hired to implement the changes.
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The report discusses changing the culture of adult social care in the city from "doing things for people and creating dependence" to "a focus on enabling people to do things for themselves, promoting independence".
Figures show that in 2015 Hull had higher than average number of people in the social care system than other local authorities, with 57% compared with an average of 44%. The report adds that the figures indicate that Hull "requires a more robust triaging at the front door".
It also calls for an "active recovery" policy to try and reduce the number of people needing support.
The report will be discussed by the council's cabinet committee next week and, if approved, the changes could be implement by early next year. | The number of people living in care homes in Hull could be cut by a third under plans to save £18m from adult social services by 2020. | 1.541505 | 2 |
Winger Mkhitaryan scored in United's 1-0 Europa League last 32 second-leg win over Saint Etienne, but limped off with a hamstring problem after 25 minutes.
Carrick was also substituted just past the hour mark after hurting his calf.
"Honestly, I don't think Mkhitaryan is fit for the final. I think him and Michael are both out," said Mourinho.
"You can be injured leaving your house, you can be injured in the garden. You never know when and why.
"Obviously they are important players for us and not to have them both for the final is complicated but I think Marouane (Fellaini) and Bastian (Schweinsteiger) - two players who are normally not playing too much - is a good answer.
"I don't say they will definitely miss out, I just say what I feel. It's three days before the final. Even if it's a minor injury I think three days is no time."
United beat Saint Etienne 4-0 on aggregate to move into the last 16 of the Europa League and are also in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
Mourinho's side beat Leicester to win the Community Shield in August, but Sunday's EFL Cup final at Wembley is the 54-year-old's first chance for a major trophy with United. | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho expects midfielders Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Michael Carrick to miss Sunday's EFL Cup final against Southampton. | 0.927165 | 1 |
A Sunday Mail article alleged that a syndicate, including a top police officer, was behind the recent use of cyanide to kill elephants for tusks.
The story was untrue and tarnished the force's image, the police said.
Some culprits involved had already been arrested, the spokesperson said.
The article undermined the police's investigation into poaching, police spokeswoman Charity Charamba told journalists in the capital, Harare.
Meanwhile, two travellers from Zimbabwe have been arrested at Hong Kong International Airport with 36kg (80lb) of suspected ivory, worth an estimated $46,500 (£30,000), in their hand luggage, the South China Morning Post reports.
Some of the items were found in a tailor-made vest, the paper quoted Hong Kong's Customs and Excise Department as saying.
The Sunday Mail's editor Mabasa Sasa, investigations editor Brian Chitemba and reporter Tinashe Farawo were detained on Monday night.
They had "dented and tarnished the image of the organisation for no apparent reason", Ms Charamba said.
"The editor and reporters of the Sunday Mail cannot be allowed to hide behind the privilege of journalism to peddle these falsehoods," she said.
Journalists in future should work with the security forces to identify suspected poachers, she added.
The BBC's Brian Hungwe in the Harare says more than 60 elephants were killed with cyanide in or near Hwange National Park in south-western Zimbabwe last month.
Some of the carcasses were found without tusks and a sophisticated poaching syndicate involving locals and foreigners is believed to be behind the poisonings, he says.
The journalists are expected to be formally charged in court on Wednesday.
Loughty Dube, the director of the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ), said the arrests were "barbaric and unconstitutional".
"The police should simply have asked for a retraction, issued a statement with the correct position or registered their complaint through VMCZ," he told the AFP news agency. | Three journalists from a state-owned paper in Zimbabwe have been arrested and will be charged with publishing falsehoods over a report about the poisoning of elephants, the police say. | 1.465738 | 1 |
The Barry-born fighter, 30, dropped his opponent in round one of the non-title bout and always looked in control.
Selby showed graceful feet in contrast to Gago's block-like movement - and a flurry of punches in round nine saw referee Bob Williams stop the contest.
The victory improves Selby's record to 24 wins from 25 fights.
His win keeps alive hope of a 2017 meeting with Leo Santa Cruz or Carl Frampton.
Such stellar names are high on Selby's agenda and at Friday's weigh in, Selby mouthed "easy work" to fans chanting Frampton's name.
His hopes of fighting either man will much depend on whether Northern Ireland's Frampton and the WBA champion opt to conclude a trilogy of fights.
Fighting three hours before a main event with the O2 Arena barely half full seems a long way from the bright lights of Las Vegas, where Selby suffered the frustration of seeing a bout postponed at 24 hours notice in January.
But he visibly sought to put on an eye-catching show, ducking and weaving, slipping rare attacks with ease and showing variety in the angles of his punches as he worked the body and head consistently.
After this bout, he will no longer fight under promoters Matchroom Sport as he seeks a new direction and in truth, Gago - who has now lost three times in a 21-fight career - was never going to derail any well-thought out plans.
He was brave but there were signs Selby was breaking down the travelling fighter's defences in the sixth, when a straight right rattled through his guard.
A left-hook to the body followed by a snappy straight-right in eight saw Gago pushed to the ropes and a round later it was all over.
Selby landed a left hook to the temple which staggered his opponent and after a left to the body and another hook to the head, the contest was ended.
This was far from the test of 11 months ago, where Selby got up from the first knockdown of his career to defend his title against Eric Hunter.
In truth, he got enough rounds to justify a good workout and his talent is obvious but all eyes will now be on his next move as he bids to inject much-needed momentum into his career. | IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby put almost 11 months of inactivity behind him by stopping Spain's Andoni Gago at London's O2 Arena. | 0.938892 | 1 |
The man's legs were seen protruding beneath piles of catalogues at the Airport service station on the A20 at Sellindge, Ashford, in October.
The man described as Afro-Caribbean, and possibly in his 30s, died in a "tragic accident".
Maidstone's Archbishop's Palace recorded a verdict of accidental death.
A post-mortem examination found the cause of death was traumatic compressive asphyxia.
Det Sgt Simon Johnson, of Kent Police, told the inquest lorry driver Lorinc Guyla reported the body inside his Hungarian-registered soft-sided curtain trailer at the service station cafe.
Mr Guyla had earlier reported to the French authorities at Calais that a number of people had entered his trailer after its roof had been slashed.
About 10 stowaways from Eritrea were then removed.
Mr Johnson said it was "impossible to tell" when the unidentified man entered the trailer because the vehicle was left insecure after the initial search.
"There is a hypothesis that he was there when the others were, or he could have entered in the port area," he said.
He added there was no-one else involved in the death and no suspicious circumstances, agreeing it was a "tragic accident".
The victim was carrying Hepatitis B. DNA samples have so far failed to confirm his identity and no identity documents were found.
Recording his verdict, assistant coroner Christopher Morris said: "I'm unable to record a name for the deceased gentleman - a poignant tragedy given he was probably somebody's brother, son and friend." | An unidentified stowaway was found dead in a lorry hours after French authorities found 10 other illegal migrants in the back, an inquest heard. | 1.2721 | 1 |
The animal absconded while being loaded at Fremantle Harbour, jumped into the water and swam to shore.
Several eyewitnesses spotted the animal roaming coastal parks and, apparently, enjoying a beachside sunset.
The cow was eventually caught on the railway 7km (four miles) away in the western suburbs of Perth on Monday.
Josh Gammon-Carson, from Fremantle Sea Rescue, was called out after the cow was spotted in the water.
"We used our jet ski to safely try and assist it and guide it back to the nearest beach, where it could actually get out of the water safely, which it did," he told the BBC.
"Unfortunately the area wasn't properly contained and the cow escaped from there and ran off into land."
Despite a number of sightings on Sunday afternoon, the cow managed to elude council rangers.
One woman claimed on social media that she spotted the animal running around the coastal park, while another woman photographed the beast at the beach as the sun set.
The local council confirmed that the animal was captured on a railway line in the Perth's western suburbs.
"The freight line operator has stopped the trains," a city spokeswoman said in a statement.
"Owners the Wellard Group, vets and rangers are on the site."
Ten News reporter Beau Pearson who was at the scene told Radio 6PR it took a significant effort before the cow was loaded back on to a truck.
"It was a bit of a standoff for a few hours here in the sun," he said.
"It took about five blokes to rugby tackle him down on the railway track."
Australia's annual live-cattle exports - sent to countries including Indonesia, Vietnam and China - are valued at A$1.4 billion (£850m, $1bn). | A cow on the loose for more than 24 hours since escaping from a cattle ship at Western Australia's busiest cargo port has been recaptured by rangers. | 1.352614 | 1 |
Police said staff at Uddingston's Thorniewood Road branch were left "extremely shaken" after being threatened during the raid at 14:40 on Friday.
They said the man fled with a four-figure sum.
He escaped in a waiting silver Vauxhall Vectra, which was later found burnt-out 5.6km (3.5 miles) away.
Officers discovered the car in Commonhead Road, near Easterhouse.
Det Cons Iain Hughes from Wishaw CID said: "No-one was injured during this incident, but the bank staff are extremely shaken by the robbery.
"The man responsible is described as white, around 5ft 10ins in height and of slim build with short fair hair."
Mr Hughes said officers were following a positive line of inquiry but have appealed for anyone with information about the robbery to come forward. | A man armed with a knife has robbed a branch of Royal Bank of Scotland in South Lanarkshire. | 0.732557 | 1 |
The pair had to settle for second behind American duo Anne Haeger and Briana Provancha after being penalised.
"It's been a challenging week," said the 27-year old from Dinas Powys.
"We had to turn on and off in concentration... and I think we've proven we're really good at that and we can take that forward to next year."
Mills and Clark's won silver at London 2012, and their performances have ensured Britain will have a boat in the 470 class at the Rio Olympics.
In June, they won the 470-class at the World Cup regatta in Portland.
However, the final crews will not be confirmed until next year.
The British pair were leading going in to Sunday's race, but made a mistake at the start and impeded another boat.
They then compounded the error when completing the wrong number of penalty turns and had to serve another penalty, something Mills admitted was "a mess".
She added: "We made some massive errors off the start line, infringed somebody so had to do turns and then didn't do the right amount of turns so had to do another penalty.
"We were so far behind at that point and a very strong left hand track it would seem that there was no way back into the race unfortunately.
"We're just very disappointed with our execution and are very frustrated.
"It's particularly disappointing as we had an otherwise really great week in Rio.
"It's a really tricky place to sail and we dealt with it as best we could to be ahead going into the medal race.
"We've said a lot that ultimately it is going to come down to the medal race next year so that's something we need to look at.
"It's kind of like a 100m final - you can win the semis and it doesn't matter much if you don't perform in the final." | Hannah Mills says she and 470-class partner Saskia Clarke are in good shape for 2016 in spite of losing out in the Olympic Test event in Rio. | 1.038177 | 1 |
The 29-year-old, whose previous deal was due to run out this summer, joined the Toffees in 2012 and has scored 39 goals in 171 appearances.
Everton made the announcement before their final home Premier League game of the season against Watford on Friday.
"I want to win a trophy here - this is the best club for me," the Belgium international said. "We are heading in the right direction."
Mirallas has scored four times in 33 league appearances this season and has made more than 30 appearances in each of his five seasons at Goodison Park.
"We have an amazing manager, an amazing team and amazing fans," he added.
"This is an exciting time for the club. I hope we sign some top players to fight for the Champions League places next season." | Everton forward Kevin Mirallas has signed a new three-year contract. | 0.733513 | 1 |
Guidolin, 60, was appointed in January on a six-month contract after Alan Curtis' temporary spell in charge, with the club in the relegation zone.
The Italian has led them to 11th place - 12 points clear of the bottom three, and they could finish in the top half.
"Francesco fully deserves the chance to continue his good work into the new campaign," chairman Huw Jenkins said.
"He was prepared to come into the club at such a difficult time and put himself in a pressure situation with the club fighting for survival.
"It's going to be another challenge for everyone, but we are looking forward to seeing how far he can take this squad of players over a full season.
"There has obviously been a lot of speculation over recent weeks about a possible change of manager, but the board has been impressed with the way he has quietly gone about the job of improving performances and results since January."
The Italian members of Guidolin's backroom staff, Gabriele Ambrosetti and Diego Bortoluzzi, have also been offered new contracts.
Swansea - who host Manchester City in their final game on Sunday - won seven matches and drew three of Guidolin's 15 games in charge.
The former Udinese and Monaco head coach had previously said he wanted to continue in the role but would only discuss his future once Swansea had ensured safety.
Swansea had hovered above the Premier League relegation zone for long periods of the campaign, but the 3-1 win against Liverpool on 1 May ensured a sixth season in the top flight.
In March Guidolin was taken to hospital hours before Swansea's 2-1 win at Arsenal and also missed the 1-0 win over Norwich after receiving treatment for a chest infection.
Former Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers, ex-Chile manager Marcelo Bielsa and former Derby County manager Paul Clement had all been linked with the job.
Rodgers - who left to manage Liverpool in 2012 - disclosed in January that he had been approached by Swansea to succeed Garry Monk, who was sacked in December.
But the Northern Irishman said that he wanted to take a break from football until the summer.
Americans Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien are in talks about taking a "controlling interest" in the club but chairman Jenkins had said a deal would not affect Swansea's managerial plans. | Swansea City have confirmed Francesco Guidolin will remain as head coach after agreeing a two-year contract. | 0.918224 | 1 |
The crash happened just before 10:00 BST close to junction 13 for Stroud.
Five adults and one child were injured, a South West Ambulance Service spokesman said. All of them were said to have minor injuries.
Police said seatbelts on the coach may have helped reduce the number of casualties.
The injured child was taken to Bristol Children's Hospital, the adults to Southmead Hospital.
The coach driver had a suspected back injury.
The Confederation of Passenger Transport said it had been told three of the six people taken to hospital had been discharged.
The M5 fully reopened at about 15.30 BST, five and a half hours after the coach overturned.
Ch Insp Yan Georgiou from Gloucestershire Police said collision experts were investigating the circumstances.
"What's remarkable is the number of casualties and a really important safety message is starting to emerge.
"The passengers were wearing seat belts, without them this could have been a very different picture," he said.
The coach was operated by Stourbridge-based Prospect Coaches and was taking the group to Weston-super-Mare.
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), which represents operators of UK buses, said it understood it was one of four coaches making the same journey.
Passengers were collected from a children's centre in West Bromwich at 08:30 BST.
A spokesperson from the charity Action for Children, which chartered the coach, said: "I can confirm that a road accident involving children and staff from an Action for Children service in Sandwell has taken place in Stroud.
"Until the full facts are known I cannot comment further."
No other vehicles were involved in the crash. | A coach carrying 53 adults and children from the West Midlands on a day-trip to the seaside overturned in a ditch off the M5 in Gloucestershire. | 1.107309 | 1 |
Voters should have the option to remain in the EU if they are unhappy with the result of Brexit talks, she said.
The party is also discussing electoral pacts with fellow parties in a "number" of constituencies, she added.
Ms Lucas is the Greens' only MP and the Liberal Democrats have agreed not to contest her Brighton Pavilion seat.
She wants to maximise the number of MPs who will support moves for electoral reform and try to win or defend seats against the Conservative Party.
"Discussions are going on in a number of constituencies. Whether that will deliver any results, I can't tell you - watch this space," she said at an election event in Hackney, London.
The Lib Dems have previously said a "limited number" of local parties are considering similar deals ahead of the June 8 election.
Bristol West and the Isle of Wight are among the Green Party's target seats, as it pushes for a second MP.
Outlining the party's policy on Brexit, Ms Lucas said leaks and reports during the weekend about Brexit talks between Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker "confirmed our worst fears really - that Theresa May is going into these negotiations utterly unprepared, completely arrogant and not understanding how the EU works".
"In the days following the EU referendum, the Green Party called for the British people to have a further say on the details of any Brexit deal and we stand by that position," she said.
The Green Party accepted that the 2016 referendum result was an instruction to the government to begin Brexit talks, she said.
But it should be the "start, not the end" of the process, with people having a say on the final deal - including an option to remain within the European Union, she said.
The Lib Dems have also promised a second referendum on the Brexit deal.
Theresa May says that the Conservatives would make "a success" of Brexit and has promised to give MPs a vote on any deal that is agreed between the UK and the EU. Jeremy Corbyn says Labour would not hold a referendum on the final deal, but wants MPs to have a decisive say on it. | A second referendum on the details of any Brexit deal should be offered to voters, Green Party of England and Wales MP Caroline Lucas has said. | 1.37792 | 1 |
HSBC shares climbed 4.2%, making it the biggest riser on the FTSE 100, after Morgan Stanley raised its rating on the bank to "overweight".
The FTSE 100 index though shed its earlier gains to end down 37.48 at 7,350.32 points.
Mining companies were higher with shares boosted by rising metals prices.
Glencore and Rio Tinto and Antofagasta were both up by more than 2%.
Shares in Sky also performed well despite a probable referral to competition authorities of Murdoch giant Fox's plan to take it over fully.
It closed up more than 3%.
In the FTSE 250, shares in packaging firm DS Smith rose 8% after it said it had entered the US market by buying an 80% stake in US firm Interstate Resources for $920m (£709m).
However, shares in sportswear chain JD Sports fell 8% after if said it was facing pressure on profit margins and added that recent trading had been affected by the timing of the Islamic festival of Eid.
On the currency markets, the pound continued to strengthen. Against the dollar it was up 0.4% at $1.2984, although it was flat against the euro at 1.1365 euros.
On Wednesday, the pound had jumped by nearly 1% after the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, suggested that interest rates could rise if business investment grows. | HSBC helped to lift the UK stock market for most of the day after the bank's shares were upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley. | 1.036768 | 1 |
Charnley, 24, has helped Wigan win a Super League Grand Final and two Challenge Cups since joining in 2010.
"Josh is a great signing. Everyone I have spoken to rates him very highly," said director of rugby Steve Diamond.
Meanwhile, Wigan centre Dan Sarginson, 22, will join NRL side Gold Coast Titans next season.
Charnley, who has played seven times for England, scored a hat-trick in his most recent appearance for Warriors - Monday's 30-16 win over Hull KR.
He has scored 148 tries and kicked 94 goals in 152 games for last season's Super League grand finalists.
Diamond added: "He has explosive pace and can play either full-back or on the wing. The last big signing we made from Wigan, back in 2000, was Jason Robinson and what an impact he had."
Wigan tried to keep both Charnley and Sarginson by offering them new deals, Warriors chairman Ian Lenagan said.
"We offered Josh a new long-term contract that would put him up there with the biggest earners at the club," he added.
"But having won so much at Wigan, he feels that the time is right to take on a new challenge."
Wigan coach Shaun Wane said he will have "a heavy heart" seeing Charnley leave, adding he was "sad" at Sarginson's impending departure.
Australia-born Sarginson, who has also played at full-back this season, joined Wigan from London Broncos in 2014.
"Dan has been open and clear that he wanted to see out his contract at Wigan before then taking on another challenge in the NRL or in rugby union," said Lenagan. | Josh Charnley will join Premiership rugby union club Sale Sharks from rugby league side Wigan Warriors at the end of the Super League season. | 0.884885 | 1 |
Ban Ki-moon said it was "high time" for a female head, after more than 70 years of the UN and eight male leaders.
Of the 11 candidates in the running to take up the post, five are women.
The secretary-general must be recommended by the 15 countries that make up the UN Security Council and elected by the 193 countries in the General Assembly.
A new secretary-general is expected to be announced in the autumn.
By tradition the role rotates between regions of the world.
Eastern Europe and Russia, which have never had a representative hold the post, say it should be the turn of someone from that region of the world.
Candidates for 2016 come from Latin America, Western Europe and Australasia as well as Eastern Europe.
Mr Ban did not single out one particular candidate, but he told the AP news agency that there were "many distinguished, motivated women leaders who can really change this world, who can actively engage with the other leaders of the world".
Mr Ban said whoever takes the role should have " a clear vision for the world of the future" and commitment to peace, development and human rights.
He or she should champion the rights of vulnerable groups including women and girls, people with disabilities and people with minority sexualities, Mr Ban said.
"If not the United Nations, who will take care of those people?"
In polls, Antonio Guterres of Portugal, a former prime minister and former head of the UN's refugee agency, has been the favourite to take on the role. The highest-performing women have been Irina Bokova of Bulgaria and Susana Malcorra of Argentina, who have both reached third place in the rankings.
The candidates are, in alphabetical order: | The secretary-general of the United Nations has said he would like a woman to take over from him. | 1.948253 | 2 |
The Belfast Health Trust is investigating how it happened and if it had any impact on patient care.
A fault in the NIE transmission network cut power for a short time to 27,000 customers in south and west Belfast.
About 10,000 customers were also affected in the Londonderry area due to a power cut.
NIE Networks said this was the result of "contractor damage to underground electricity cables".
It said electricity supplies had now been restored. | There was a 10-minute delay in one of the back-up generators starting up at the Royal Victoria Hospital during power cuts in Belfast on Monday. | 1.330828 | 1 |
Following complaints the operating system breached France's Data Protection Act, the National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) found "many failures".
The CNIL has now given Microsoft three months to comply with the act.
A Microsoft executive said the company would "work closely" with the CNIL.
By default, Windows 10 collects various data on how it is used - this includes what apps are installed and how much time is spent within them, for example.
"[Microsoft] is collecting excessive data, as these data are not necessary for the operation of the service," said the CNIL.
The authority also criticised the fact that an advertising ID is activated by default, which allows apps to monitor user browsing and then offer targeted ads.
In the CNIL's view, this has been done "without consent".
Plus, data was being transferred outside the EU despite a Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decision, in October last year, to prohibit this.
"We built strong privacy protections into Windows 10, and we welcome feedback as we continually work to enhance those protections," said David Heiner, Microsoft vice-president and deputy general counsel.
"We will work closely with the CNIL over the next few months to understand the agency's concerns fully and to work toward solutions that it will find acceptable."
Mr Heiner added that a new privacy statement would be issued by the company next month and that it planned to adopt the Privacy Shield - a recently approved US-EU pact to allow data flow across the Atlantic.
"It is high time that companies are called to account about the amount of data they collect about us without our consent," said Harmit Kambo, campaigns director at Privacy International.
"Why do they need so much data about us, and why are they not open with us about it?"
Mr Kambo added that he hoped other companies would also consider the implications of the CNIL's decision.
"CNIL's public notice to Microsoft Corporation should be a wake up call to all companies, that it's unacceptable to hoover up their customers' data without their consent," he said. | Windows 10 gathers an "excessive" amount of personal data on users, the French data authority has said in a formal notice. | 2.020281 | 2 |
In a statement, it said the proposal would help "find an immediate outcome to this destructive conflict".
The company also offered "a renewed guarantee that there will be no relocation" of jobs.
Pilots have been on strike for 10 days and have grounded about half of the airline's flights.
They are unhappy at the lower rates of pay offered by the expanding budget operation compared with core Air France services, threatening to strike indefinitely unless the European expansion is scrapped.
The strike has been costing the airline up to 15m euros (£11.8m) a day.
Air France said it would instead develop its Transavia France project.
"Our Transavia project is a 100% pro-France project. It is about developing Transavia to encourage growth in France and quickly create more than 1,000 jobs in France (including 250 pilot jobs)," said the chief executives of Air France-KLM, Alexandre de Juniac, and Air France, Frederic Gagey in a joint statement.
"With the withdrawal of the Transavia Europe project, there is now no reason to strike because there are no longer any concerns about relocation.
"We therefore call on the striking pilots to return to work immediately," they said.
The union has yet to respond to the offer.
Earlier on Wednesday, Air France had said it expected to operate just 47% of its flights on Thursday as a result of the strike, in which over half of its pilots are involved.
The budget airline Transavia, owned by Air France KLM, currently operates a fleet of 30 planes and carried 6.5 million passengers in 2013.
Air France had been planning to expand the brand, and move some Air France jobs to the revamped airline.
Earlier this month, Air France announced its intention to more than double the number of passengers carried on Transavia by 2017, and expand its operations outside France.
On Monday, Air France offered to freeze plans to expand the budget airline, but the pilots' union SNPL rejected the offer, describing the move as a "smokescreen".
Air France's chief executive Alexandre de Juniac has said the strike is "disastrous" for the airline.
His warning was echoed by France's transport secretary Alain Vidalies, who said on Sunday that the fate of Air France was "at stake" in the dispute. The government has a 16% stake in the airline. | Air France has offered to scrap plans to expand its Transavia low-cost airline in Europe, in return for pilots returning to work immediately. | 1.283525 | 1 |
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Rory McIlroy fired a two-over-par 73 to lie level par, 12 behind leader Henrik Stenson, with Phil Mickelson 11 under.
The world number four's round included four bogeys, including three on the front nine, and just two birdies.
Darren Clarke also carded a 73 and is three over while Graeme McDowell's 72 left him back on five over.
McDowell picked up shots at the first and 16th holes but his round was marred by a triple bogey at the par-three eighth.
Clarke, the 2011 champion, dropped shots at three of the last four holes.
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McIlroy, the victor two years ago, rued the poor start to his round which denied him any momentum in his challenge to re-gain the title.
"The first seven holes are where you need to make your score and make birdies but I made early bogeys and picked up just a couple of shots," said McIlroy.
"I had chances for birdies at the seventh, eighth and ninth holes but wasn't able to convert. The speed and the wind were factors in me missing those putts.
"I was never really comfortable over them because of the wind and it was tough to commit to something - that's why I missed a few short ones."
Twice former champion Padraig Harrington birdied the last to salvage a 73 and lie two over ahead of Sunday's final round. | Northern Ireland's leading golfers remain out of contention for winning the Claret Jug after the third round of The Open Championship at Royal Troon. | 0.936606 | 1 |
Alibaba has been accused by its smaller rival JD.com of "forcing retailers" to promote their sales exclusively with its own outlet, Tmall.
JD.com has lodged a complaint with the Chinese industry and commerce watchdog but Alibaba denies the allegation.
The retail giant claims its rival is "panicking because they're losing".
"They simply can't match our customer and merchant experience and logistical scale because Alibaba wins with customers and merchants as we provide a superior experience for users on our platforms," said Jim Wilkinson, Alibaba's senior vice president of international corporate affairs.
The Wall Street Journal reported that a shoe retailer called Mulinsen had declined to promote JD's Singles Day event.
Singles Day began in the early 1990s as a day for people not in relationships to treat themselves, in the spirit of Valentines Day.
The Chinese State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) has accepted the complaint and warned retailers "not to use malicious marketing methods to engage in competition" ahead of the event, according to the Xinhua news agency.
A recent change in legislation bans online retailers limiting promotional activity by their merchants on other platforms.
Last year, Alibaba recorded $9.3bn (£5.9bn) sales during the annual event, which it adopted in 2009. | China's two largest internet retailers have clashed in the run-up to Singles Day, the world's biggest online sales day, on 11 November. | 1.390544 | 1 |
South Africa started brightly, with Bryan Habana crossing for his 66th Test try to give the visitors an early lead.
However, Elton Jantjies' spilt restart led the Springboks to concede both the lead and the momentum, with Israel Dagg crossing from the resultant scrum.
Last year's champions Australia beat Argentina 36-20 in the later fixture to move into second in the table.
New Zealand have made a habit of starting slowly before impressing in the second half throughout the tournament.
Saturday was no different, with Habana picking an excellent line to penetrate the New Zealand defence after 20 minutes.
However, when fly-half Jantjies fumbled Beauden Barrett's restart, the All Blacks seized the initiative.
Within 10 minutes they had a clear lead after Julian Savea scored from a fine offload by hooker Dane Coles - and they went into the break 15-10 up.
New Zealand ended any thoughts of a South Africa fightback early in the second half when Ben Smith finished a slick move that featured two impressive Ardie Savea breaks.
Savea ran over from close range soon afterwards following sterling work from scrum-half Ben Smith, then lock Sam Whitelock crossed on the wing after more impressive play from Coles, before TJ Perenara rounded off the scoring.
Australia started strongly against Argentina, scoring three tries in the first 12 minutes before surviving a second-half fightback.
Each team has two remaining matches, with South Africa hosting Australia next on 1 October, before New Zealand travel to Argentina. | New Zealand won the Rugby Championship with two matches to spare after beating South Africa 41-13 in Christchurch. | 1.011396 | 1 |
John Mann said the government was denying people a traditional Christmas by not allowing a blue cheese made in his constituency to bear the name.
The Bassetlaw MP was referring to Stichelton, which transgresses rules as it is made with unpasteurised milk.
Mr Mann also tabled an early day motion warning the government to avoid a repeat of the Cheese Wars of the 1760s.
Farming minister George Eustice said a consensus was needed from Stilton producers before recipe changes are accepted.
Speaking in the Commons, Labour's John Mann told the minister: "The English Christmas could not exist without Stilton cheese and yet you are refusing to allow the name Stilton to be given to the only English cheese made in the traditional way, because of bureaucracy from Defra and you."
He asked the minister: "Will you accept a full Stilton to give to the cabinet, perhaps provide the biscuits to go with it, in order that they can understand the price being paid by denying England its true traditional English cheese, and thereby rethink?"
Mr Eustice replied: "I think the company you're referring to is one called Stichelton, which... produces a cheese using raw milk that actually commands a premium over Stilton.
"When it comes to changing the protected food name status for Stilton, the reality is every single Stilton producer opposed such change and we do believe... there should be an idea of consensus before you impose changes to recipes on producers."
Under current EU law Stilton can only be produced in Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, and not in Stilton, Cambridgeshire, where there has been a long-running battle over the use of the name and the origins of the cheese. | An MP is calling on the government to rethink its stance on cheeses that can be officially called Stilton. | 2.040768 | 2 |
Benteke, 25, was signed by former Reds boss Brendan Rodgers for £32.5m, but started just eight league games after German Klopp was appointed in October.
"I still have a contract at Liverpool and I'd like to stay there, if I remain in the coach's plans," he said.
"If that's not the case, it will become difficult to stay."
The Belgium striker, who is currently preparing for Euro 2016 in France, added: "When Klopp arrived I saw that I wasn't in his plans. That was frustrating because I knew that during my first season at Aston Villa he wanted me.
"But we had several discussions together - I respect and I understand his decisions. I'll think about if after the Euros." | Liverpool striker Christian Benteke says he will have to consider leaving the club if manager Jurgen Klopp continues to leave him out next season. | 0.684908 | 1 |
He was in his hotel room in London, where he is due to perform at the Lyric Theatre, when officers barged in.
Tweeting about his predicament he said hotel staff mistook him for a guest who had threatened staff with a knife.
He was handcuffed and led from the room shouting "but I'm in my kegs". Met Police said he was mistakenly detained.
Geordie comic Ramsey is touring the country with his show All Growed Up and provided a running commentary on Twitter of Sunday night's events.
"Well... The police have definitely just kicked my hotel door in and handcuffed me," the first tweet, sent at 00:47, said.
In a string of follow-up tweets he said: "Hotel staff ID'd me as someone who had been in the hotel earlier threatening staff with a knife. So when I checked in just now they called the police and sent them up to my room! I kept asking 'is this a joke?' When he said 'no come with us' police put the handcuffs on me and began to march me out of the room when I shouted 'but I'm in my kegs'.
"I love the idea that someone who was in earlier threatening staff with a knife, would then check in later for a kip!!", he tweeted.
On his way to breakfast he said he was taking precautions by wearing an anonymous black cap and black T-shirt, lest he be mistaken for "a murderer or something".
Ramsey - who is a panel show regular and has also starred in BBC sitcom Hebburn - tweeted that his ordeal might be discussed during his stand-up routine later.
A Met Police spokesman confirmed officers had initially been called to deal with a man who was threatening hotel staff with a knife in a racially aggravated attack.
Officers returned to the hotel after midnight when they mistakenly arrested and subsequently released Ramsey, the spokesman said. | Comedian Chris Ramsey was arrested at midnight in his underpants - but has since said he sees the funny side of the case of mistaken identity. | 0.74805 | 1 |
Both country's militaries have been on alert after a brief exchange of fire at the border last Thursday.
The North had threatened to use force to stop propaganda broadcasts by the South, started after two of its soldiers were injured by a landmine.
High-level negotiators have been meeting since Saturday to agree a deal.
Yonhap reported that the deal, to be announced later on Monday, would see North Korea express "regret" over the landmine incident earlier this month.
In return, it said South Korea would stop the loudspeaker broadcasts that were resumed after an 11-year hiatus, in apparent retaliation for the landmine attack. | South and North Korea have agreed a deal to defuse tensions after a series of recent border confrontations, South Korea's Yonhap news agency says. | 1.188868 | 1 |
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Parklands High School in Speke will shut in August following consultations with parents, staff and students, Liverpool City Council said.
It was placed in special measures following an inspection by Ofsted in December.
Students will transfer to other schools and the council said it would look at alternative employment for staff.
Exam results are lower than other Liverpool schools with 32% of pupils getting five GCSEs including English and maths, compared to 58% across the rest of the city, the council said.
Parklands High School opened in 2002 as a replacement for Speke Comprehensive.
There are currently 198 pupils at the school, which has capacity for more than 900, and only 34 children applied for places in September.
Councillor Jane Corbett, cabinet member for education, said: "We are now at the stage where the numbers are so low that it is not able to offer a full curriculum and this is simply not in the best interests of the pupils."
Pupils will transfer to others schools in the area including ESLA (Enterprise South Liverpool Academy), St Julies and Gateacre.
Councillors will give final approval of the school's closure at a cabinet meeting on 21 March. | A Liverpool school branded "among the lowest of all schools in England" by the education watchdog is to close. | 1.171633 | 1 |
Dalian Atkinson, who played for clubs including Aston Villa and Ipswich Town, died aged 48 in August following the incident in Telford, Shropshire.
His funeral will be held on Saturday.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating and two West Mercia police officers are under criminal investigation.
Mr Atkinson's siblings said they want the funeral to be a celebration of his life but expressed frustration at not knowing "why such force was used" by police.
In their joint statement, Mr Atkinson's family said he had struggled to come to terms with a serious illness affecting his kidneys during the last six months of his life.
His sister Elaine said: "The way that he died while he was so vulnerable casts such a dark shadow over everything.
"Every day is filled with agony and frustration because we still do not know what happened nor understand why such force was used on him."
His siblings described him as "a kind, caring and protective brother" who "always brought life and energy to family gatherings".
They said it was "heart-breaking" to see his health deteriorate with pneumonia, "leaving his light and energy significantly reduced".
His family said he had spoken to his sister Otis on the evening before he died.
They said Mr Atkinson told her: "All I ever wanted was to make people happy.
"I played football the way that I did because I wanted to entertain.
"I wanted everyone to go home with smiles on their faces."
The Taser was used on the former Sheffield Wednesday player outside his father's house on 15 August.
He went into cardiac arrest on his way to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. | The family of a former footballer who died after being shot with a Taser by police said his death has caused "agony and frustration". | 1.026145 | 1 |
Those in favour of hunting won just over half the votes cast in the keenly-contested vote.
Campaigners for the ban have conceded defeat.
There were jubilant scenes in the counting hall as the pro-hunt activists celebrated victory, which was achieved by only 2,200 votes.
The BBC's Mario Cacciottolo in a tweet says that hunters' association head Joe Perici Calascione is "ecstatic" about the outcome of the vote and has described hunting as an integral part of Maltese tradition.
Opponents of hunting say it will now be an "uphill struggle" to stop annual spring shooting of turtle doves and quail.
The issue has led to disagreements between conservationists and those who say a Maltese tradition is at stake.
Critics accuse hunters of killing scores of birds - they say that turtle dove numbers have declined 77% since 1980 - and encroaching on the island's open spaces.
They argued that the hunting season is abused by some hunters through the illegal shooting of protected species during a crucial migration period as birds fly over Malta into Europe.
About 340,000 people were eligible to vote in the referendum, which was held in response to a voters' petition for a ban on the hunting of birds between 14 April to 30 April.
The margin of victory was tiny - 50.44% to 49.56%.
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat who supported the hunters warned that existing laws would be rigidly applied and anyone who violated them would be punished.
The Times of Malta said that the "Yes" campaign successfully argued that a "No" victory could result in other pastimes, such as fireworks and motorsports, also being banned in referendums.
The paper says that hunting enthusiasts also succeeded in using the "pulling power" of Mr Muscat while simultaneously ensuring that their campaign was "characterised by an absence of images of shotguns and dead birds".
A second hunting season in autumn was not included in the referendum.
Malta is the only EU country that allows recreational spring hunting. | Malta has narrowly rejected proposals to ban controversial spring hunting, during which migrating birds are shot before they can breed. | 1.63659 | 2 |
The Electrify Africa Act of 2015 will give legal backing to Mr Obama's flagship Power Africa scheme, which is trying to improve access to electricity through public-private partnerships.
It took nearly two years to be passed in both houses of the US Congress.
About two-thirds of people in Africa do not have access to reliable power.
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Observers say the new legislation is likely to ensure that the scheme continues even after Mr Obama leaves the White House in 2017.
The scheme has set itself the long-term target of doubling electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa.
The legislation would "improve the lives of millions in sub-Saharan Africa by helping to reduce reliance on charcoal and other toxic fuel sources that produce fumes that kill more than HIV/Aids and malaria combined," said House Foreign Affairs committee chairman Ed Royce, a long-time supporter of the initiative.
It would also "promote the development of affordable and reliable energy", he added, in a statement on Monday.
Management consultant firm McKinsey estimates that it will cost $835bn (£575bn) to connect the entire continent's population to electricity by 2030.
Aside from the US government, African governments, development partners, and the private sector are all involved in the Power Africa scheme.
The US government has made financial commitments of $7bn to support the scheme, which it says in turn has drawn a further $43bn in investment pledged from other public and private partners. | US President Barack Obama has signed into law an initiative aimed at bringing electricity to 50 million people in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020. | 2.299723 | 2 |
The leaders took questions from listeners of the All India Radio in their recorded programme. It was aired after Mr Obama concluded his three-day visit and left Delhi on Tuesday.
Mr Modi sounded friendly and referred to Mr Obama as "Barack" on many occasions.
The US president seemed keen on highlighting the similarities between the US and India and backed "stronger ties" between the peoples of the two countries.
Mr Modi welcomed the US leader to his regular radio show Man ki Baat (from the heart) and talked about his own modest start as a tea seller and also highlighted Mr Obama's humble beginnings.
He said Mr Obama and his careers show that both the US and India are the lands of "opportunities" and people can chase their "dreams" to be "successful".
The PM said he was inspired when he visited the White House as an ordinary citizen decades ago, but never imagined that he would visit the historical building as India's prime minister,
He mentioned the need for improving health services in India. The prime minister also talked about saving the girl child and invited Mr Obama's "daughters" to visit India.
Mr Modi told Mr Obama that he still draws inspiration from US founding father Benjamin Franklin's life.
He concluded with inviting people to use the hashtag "#yeswecan" to discuss issues like eliminating poverty, healthcare, and putting an "end to terrorism".
Mr Obama agreed with Mr Modi and said he too had never imagined of becoming the president of the United States.
He said both the US and India have many "similarities" and the two "countries" can make the world more peaceful and prosperous.
He accepted Mr Modi's invitation to his daughters and said he would tell them how India is "as magnificent as they imagined".
He talked about "issues" like education, governance, opportunities for the youth and also how he planned to do some "shopping for his "daughters".
The US president talked about how he takes lessons from Indian freedom leader Mahatma Gandhi's life.
Mr Obama, however, refrained from using the Indian PM's first name while addressing him.
BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook. | Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama stressed the importance of strengthening ties between the two nations in their joint radio broadcast. | 1.92845 | 2 |
It said the idea was to empower individuals to raise concerns about bad behaviour in banks and insurance firms.
It follows banking scandals such as the attempted manipulation of the Libor rate by Barclays, for which the bank was fined £290m in 2012.
MPs later recommended that it should be easier for whistleblowers to complain.
In 2013 the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (PCBS) suggested that such scandals might have come to light sooner, if employees had been prepared to raise the alarm.
The new rules - which will come into force in September 2016 - will require big financial firms to
"Whistleblowers play an important role in exposing poor practice in firms, and they have in the past few years contributed intelligence crucial to action taken against firms and individuals," said Tracey McDermott, acting FCA chief executive.
In 2014-15, the FCA received 1,340 complaints from whistleblowers, a rise of 28% on the previous year.
The rules will apply to large banks, building societies and insurance firms, but they will represent best-practice guidance for smaller companies too. | New rules to encourage more whistleblowing in the City have been published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). | 1.914476 | 2 |
But South East Coast Ambulance (Secamb) said there was no evidence of patient harm, in an independently-led patient impact review published on Friday.
The review was requested by NHS Improvement, formerly Monitor, which said it would look at the findings.
Secamb was placed in special measures in September.
In the pilot, from December 2014 to February 2015, Secamb delayed sending help for certain 111 calls that had been transferred to the 999 system.
The calls were not those identified by 111 as potentially the most life-threatening, but included those at the next level of urgency, the report said.
The trust delayed dispatching ambulances to allow paramedic staff to call the patient or caller back to get more information and potentially downgrade or upgrade the call.
Secamb acting chief executive Geraint Davies said: "We are satisfied that this report, which was led by an independent and external clinician and which looked at 185,000 calls, has identified no evidence of patient harm attributable to the pilot.
"We do however recognise that there were significant governance and other failings."
The report said had effective clinical governance arrangements been in place it would have been easier to measure positive or negative effects on patients.
Recommendations included reviewing governance, making changes when planning projects, following best practice and training clinicians to required standards.
In a statement, NHS Improvement said: "We note the report states that there was no evidence of patient harm but the project cannot completely exclude any incident of harm occurred."
It added: "We will review the findings of this report to further support our work so that patients in the South East can be assured that they are getting the quality care they expect." | An NHS trust that delayed sending ambulances to gain time to assess some patients has admitted significant failings around the scheme. | 1.453568 | 1 |
The majority of the 2,345 viewers who complained about the Booking.com advert said the substitution was offensive.
But the Advertising Standards Authority said the word was used comically.
Booking.com said it was used in a positive tone and to reinforce brand recognition. It is the second most-complained about UK advert of all time.
The online travel agent said there was "no ambiguity" about the use of the word "booking".
It had been used to convey enthusiasm and joy, rather than with any negative or derogatory tone often associated with swear words, it added.
The advert, which screened on television and in cinemas, featured holidaymakers arriving at their destinations while a voiceover said: "It doesn't get any booking better than this.
"Look at the view, look at the booking view."
The word was repeated a number of other times in the advert.
Some viewers said the advert was likely to encourage swearing among children and some reported seeing it during television programmes such as a Harry Potter film, or at cinema screenings of family films.
The Cinema Advertising Association said it had considered both the advert's potential to offend and the long history of word substitution in British humour, which often appeared in family entertainment.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the voiceover artist enunciated the word clearly and that it was "sufficiently distinct" so as not to be confused.
"We understood that a small number of complainants had reported hearing their children swear after seeing the ad, but considered that because the ad did not contain any expletives, this behaviour would not arise from the ad itself," it said.
The ASA concluded that although some might find it "distasteful", it was "unlikely" to cause widespread offence.
Paddy Power's Oscar Pistorius advert, which offered "money back if he walks" during his trial over the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, remains the most complained-about UK advert of all time.
It was immediately pulled last year and later the ASA upheld the 5,525 complaints and banned it. | A travel website's TV advert that used the word "booking" as an apparent substitute for an expletive has been cleared by the advertising watchdog. | 1.522943 | 2 |
The bodies of a man and woman were found at a property in Eastwood Road North, Leigh-on-Sea, at about 18:25 BST on Tuesday.
Officers went to the bungalow with "concerns for the welfare" of the pair. Both were declared dead at the scene.
Essex Police said its investigations were ongoing.
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Essex Fire Service confirmed it was called to the property and said initial reports were of a gas leak but it had no further information.
Police have said they will not comment further until post-mortem examinations have been conducted. | The deaths of an elderly couple found in an Essex bungalow are being treated as "unexplained", police have said. | 0.252817 | 0 |
The MP, who has represented Chichester in Sussex since 1997, said at the age of 60 it was time to do other things but he was committed to public service.
Mr Tyrie, who worked for BP before entering politics, has led the Treasury committee since 2010.
Veteran Tory MP Sir Alan Haselhurst is also quitting after 40 years.
Sir Alan, who has held the Essex seat of Saffron Walden since 1977, initially intended to contest the seat again on 8 June.
But, in a statement on Tuesday, the 79-year old said he had changed his mind after consulting with his family and close friends.
"When I heard the prime minister's announcement of an early general election I reacted enthusiastically with my only thought being to play my part in strengthening the position of the Conservative Party in Parliament," he said.
"I feel now that my initial instinctive response was premature...
"Whilst I have no doubt as to my capacity and commitment to carry out my representative duties I have begun to recognize that it might test the friendship and goodwill of so many people whose support I have enjoyed if I sought to do so for a further five years."
Sir Alan, who was first elected to Parliament in 1970 for Middleton and Prestwich and was deputy Commons speaker between 1997 and 2010, has faced opposition to his candidacy from within his local party.
In his resignation letter, Mr Tyrie - who opposed Brexit - said he was proud of his contribution to strengthening the select committee system and making Parliament more relevant.
Known for his forensic, and at times, acerbic style, Mr Tyrie clashed with then Prime Minister David Cameron on several occasions in his capacity as chairman of the liaison committee of senior backbenchers.
He also served as chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on extraordinary rendition, in addition to his Treasury committee duties.
"I remain deeply committed to public service," he said. "I am determined, and hopefully young enough, to contribute in other ways in the years ahead." | Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie, who chairs the powerful Treasury Select Committee, is to stand down from Parliament at the general election. | 0.997332 | 1 |
Scott Kouebitra, 22, was attacked in Croydon, south London. Four others also suffered knife wounds.
Police said they were searching for a group of about seven males who fled the scene in two cars and were wearing masks, scarves and balaclavas.
The 16-year-old boy was also arrested on suspicion of robbery and is in custody.
Scotland Yard said the group of males arrived at Gloucester Road in two vehicles and entered St George's Field Park carrying weapons.
Det Ch Insp Sam Price said there were "a large number of people in and around the park" at the time and appealed for witnesses to contact the force.
A post mortem examination found Mr Kouebitra died of multiple stab wounds.
The four other men suffered non-life threatening injuries. | A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death on Halloween. | 0.979596 | 1 |
In the final Old Firm match of the season Caixinha's men were dismantled by the champions, who sealed their biggest ever win at Ibrox.
"We played well but I am to blame, it is my total responsibility," Caixinha said.
"Things didn't go in the direction we were supposed to have planned so I am the man responsible."
Celtic, who have won five of the six Old Firm matches this season, with the other a 1-1 draw, took an early lead through Scott Sinclair's penalty.
Brendan Rodgers' champions were in confident mood and Leigh Griffiths doubled their lead before half time.
Callum McGregor and Dedryck Boyata extended the lead before Kenny Miller replied for Rangers, but Mikael Lustig curled in a late goal to restore the four-goal cushion.
Despite the manner of the defeat and the scoreline, Caixinha felt his side performed better than in last week's 2-0 Scottish Cup semi-final defeat at the hands of the same opponents.
"The players tried to do their very best, they had a fantastic attitude and they raised their level," the Portuguese added.
"I saw more from my players this week than in last weekend's Scottish Cup semi-final defeat, the way we started the game was in that direction.
"You need to judge me all the time. From day one since I came here. I not a guy who puts the responsibility on others, I take it all the time.
"So judge me all the time. For things that are not going in the right direction I am responsible and I always will be."
The gulf between the sides was brutally evident for Rangers' fans and while Caixinha is confident of cutting the gap to their rivals, he admits major surgery is required in the summer.
"We need to make a lot of changes, we are very keen to reduce the difference," he said.
"It is possible to bridge the gap and we need to do it. That's what everyone is working hard towards." | Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha took full responsibility for his side's 5-1 home hammering by Celtic. | 0.845882 | 1 |
The think tank says households headed by a 65-74 year-old hold about 19% of the country's wealth, compared with 16% for the under-45s.
That is despite there being many more under-45 households than over-65s.
This is attributed to the younger generation being hit by a pay squeeze and being less likely to own a home.
"The stark generational wealth divide has grown since the financial crash, as a result of the recently retired being relatively protected in a downturn where house prices had a swift recovery, while real wages took six years to start increasing again," the report said.
"The over-60s were least affected by the UK's pay squeeze," it added.
The analysis was based on official figures from the Office for National Statistics.
"There has been a long-term shift in the share of household wealth across the UK, which has been accelerated by the recent financial crash and subsequent downturn," said David Willetts, executive chair of the Resolution Foundation, and former Conservative MP.
He said: "To ensure that younger households enjoy the same wealth in older age as recently retired households, we need to see a relentless focus on productivity to get wages growing at a healthier rate.
"There is also an urgent need for action to boost housing supply, and for government to take a far deeper look at the inter-generational implications of its public spending priorities."
Mr Willets told the BBC that if the widening gap was not addressed it could prompt "real problems with social mobility", as younger people without property-owning parents ended up without a stake in society.
However, the report warned that the split in wealth did not mean that all pensioners were well-off, with one-in-seven having less than £50,000 to draw on throughout their retirement. | The recently retired have overtaken the under-45s to enjoy a larger share of the UK's wealth, according to research by the Resolution Foundation. | 2.225092 | 2 |
The defence ministry said 16 people were seriously injured, correcting earlier reports that 27 had died.
The plane was carrying 32 passengers and seven crew when it came down near Tiksi in the Bulun district of Russia's far east.
Weather conditions were reportedly bad in the area when the crash happened.
The plane was carrying out a scheduled flight from Kansk when it came down about 30km (18 miles) short of Tiksi at 04:45 (19:45 GMT Sunday).
The plane broke into three pieces in what appears to have been an amergency landing.
Three Mi-8 helicopters were despatched to the crash site by Russia's Emergency Ministry. | An IL-18 aeroplane belonging to the Russian defence ministry has crashed in Yakutia in Siberia with 39 people on board. | 1.207294 | 1 |
Lewis Jones, 21, had stepped out to see friends when the explosion ripped through New Ferry, Wirral, on Saturday.
His family said they unsuccessfully tried his phone in the aftermath, but it was "only when we went outside that we found out what had happened".
A woman was also seriously injured in the blast, which hurt 31 others.
Merseyside Police said the woman has since been discharged from hospital.
In a joint statement, Mr Jones's mother Maureen and older brother Jonathan said the 21-year-old left their house close to the blast site "just a couple of minutes before the explosion".
"After... we rang his phone, because we had no idea which direction he had gone in, but it was switched off.
"It was only when we went outside that we found out what had happened."
Mrs Jones said that as a mother, "you always worry about your children going out... but you don't expect something like this to happen just a few minutes from home".
The pair said the Everton fan was a "real joker", who was also "very kind and sensitive".
A police spokesman said Mr Jones was being treated at The Walton Centre in Liverpool, a hospital which specialises in neurology and spinal services.
Everton ambassador Graeme Sharp said the thoughts of the club were with Mr Jones and his family, adding that everyone there was "all deeply saddened to hear of what Lewis is going through".
Merseyside Police, Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service, Wirral Borough Council, the Health and Safety Inspectorate and the National Grid are continuing to jointly investigate the cause of the explosion.
A number of shops and businesses within the original blast cordon have now reopened, the council said. | A critically-ill man injured in a suspected gas blast had just left his home "just a couple of minutes before the explosion", his family have said. | 1.269042 | 1 |
The former Arsenal trainee, 25, joined League One Oldham in January 2015, scoring three goals in 25 appearances for the Latics, and had loan spells at Crawley and AFC Wimbledon last season.
He scored nine times in 15 league starts with League Two side Crawley.
"It's a really good signing as he's got bundles of ability," manager Mark Cooper told BBC Radio Gloucestershire.
"I'm convinced that, if we get him a run of games. he will score a lot of goals.
"I didn't think we'd get him, to be honest, but with the help of the chairman and (club director) Asif Rehmanwala, we've managed to get this one done.
"It's a little bit of a statement for us, because there were a lot of clubs after him. The fans will enjoy watching him play."
On Wednesday, forward Jon Parkin left the National League club after terminating his contract by mutual consent, while League Two Colchester United signed forward Kurtis Guthrie from Mark Cooper's side for an undisclosed fee. | Forest Green Rovers have signed Oldham Athletic forward Rhys Murphy for a nominal fee. | 0.876967 | 1 |
Owen Jenkins' body was found in the River Trent near Beeston Marina and Beeston Weir following a major search on 10 July.
On Sunday, a ride to the weir and a minute's silence was organised by Nottz Bikerz, whose founder Kieron Thomas knew Owen.
Hundreds of people also joined the procession on foot.
At the event Owen's mother, Nicola Jenkins, thanked everyone who had joined the search for her son, but also warned people about the dangers of going into the water.
"All your support has helped him live on in our hearts and you've all just been so amazing.
"Stay out of that water," she told the crowd. "I'll be down here watching."
Malakai Thomas, one of the ride's organisers, said: "Although it's not going to bring [Owen] back, it's the least we could do...
"It's about coming together as one to pay their respects... I knew there was going to be a lot [of bikers] but I didn't expect that many.
"It was an emotional but beautiful day, Owen was looking down on us."
Owen's great aunt, Liz Ryan, said her nephew was a "hero" as he had gone into the water to save a girl.
He had played rugby for Nottingham Casuals RFC since he was seven and was a pupil at Chilwell School.
Head teacher Ian Brierly described him as an "enthusiastic and gregarious young man".
He said the community was "heartbroken" by his death. | Bikers have led a tribute to a 12-year-old "hero" who died while trying to rescue a girl from a weir. | 1.220202 | 1 |
George Osborne outlined plans in his statement to invest £7m in new air routes "including from Dundee to Amsterdam".
Airline Flybe had applied to a fund to establish the route to the Netherlands.
Airport operator HIAL said a new service could transform the city and the region.
Inglis Lyon, managing director of HIAL, said: "We are delighted that Flybe's application to the Regional Connectivity Fund to operate a new Dundee to Amsterdam service has been approved.
"This is a fantastic achievement for Dundee and the team who have worked tirelessly to get to this stage."
The airport said it now needed to work with Flybe, Transport Scotland and Dundee City Council to "take the successful bid forward". | Dundee Airport has welcomed an announcement in the chancellor's Spending Review that could see a new route to Amsterdam established. | 1.134305 | 1 |
Mr Barra announced his decision to leave China on Monday.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the pair agreed that "virtual and augmented reality will be the next major computing platform".
Mr Barra will replace Brendan Iribe, who stepped down as chief executive of the Oculus VR division in December.
He previously worked at Google between 2010 to 2013, before helping develop Xiaomi's global strategy.
Google is developing its own virtual reality experiences and has announced that Claude Zellweger will be joining the company to develop its Daydream VR products.
Mr Zellweger was the vice-president of design at Taiwan's HTC, which manufactures its own Vive VR kit. | Facebook has hired Hugo Barra to lead its development of virtual reality products, following his departure from Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi. | 1.128735 | 1 |
The discovery was made at about 10:45 BST on Saturday near the Fiveways Junction in East Harling.
A post-mortem examination on Sunday found the victim appeared to have been seriously assaulted but could not establish the cause of death.
People are being asked to avoid the wooded area between East Harling and Shadwell while enquiries are ongoing.
Det Supt Katie Elliott said: "We are in the early stages of our investigation and working to establish the sequence of events which led to this man's death."
Norfolk Police would like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and may have further information.
More news from Norfolk | Police are working to establish how a man was murdered after a body was found in Norfolk woodland. | 0.533619 | 1 |
The men, aged 20 and 30, were arrested on Station Road in Lochgelly on Friday.
They are due to appear in court on Monday.
Det Insp Colin Robson said: "This was a significant seizure of cocaine that was destined for our streets and shows the commitment of Police Scotland to removing controlled drugs from our communities." | Two men have been charged after police seized cocaine worth an estimated £80,000 in Fife. | 0.276665 | 0 |
Bailey died after the incident at Cults Academy on 28 October.
The 16-year-old accused - who cannot be named for legal reasons - appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
The boy is also charged with having a blade or point on school premises. He made no plea, was fully committed and remanded in custody.
Special assemblies were held on Monday as pupils returned to classes for the first time since the incident.
Bailey's family issued a message of thanks for the support they have received. | A teenage boy has appeared in court for a second time charged with murdering 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne, who was stabbed at his Aberdeen school. | 0.522864 | 1 |
Governor Takeshi Onaga ordered work to stop at the site in northern Okinawa last week pending a wildlife survey.
But the central government strongly backs the controversial project and has ordered preliminary work to continue.
Okinawa, Japan's southern-most prefecture, is home to about 26,000 US troops and several bases.
The row centres around the long-delayed plan to relocate Futenma airbase, which sits in a heavily populated area of central Okinawa.
Residents want the base closed and the Japanese government has proposed moving it to a more remote northern part of Okinawa's main island, on reclaimed land off a US military base called Camp Schwab.
But many local residents reject this, highlighting the area's rich offshore environment. Opponents want the base moved off Okinawa altogether, arguing that the island hosts far more than its fair share of the US military presence in Japan.
Many residents also associate the US bases with accidents and crime, and the 1995 gang-rape of a 12-year-old girl by US troops hardened local attitudes on the issue.
Mr Onaga won the Okinawa gubernatorial election in November 2014 on an anti-base platform.
Both Tokyo and Washington, however, are pushing strongly for the relocation, which has been stalled for years, to go ahead. Preliminary site work began in August 2014.
Last week Mr Onaga ordered local defence ministry officials to stop underwater survey work - approved by his predecessor - over fears it was harming coral reefs outside the permitted work area.
The central government described his move as "very regrettable" and, on Monday, Fisheries Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi suspended Mr Onaga's stop-work order.
He said delaying work on the base risked "great damage to diplomacy and defence policy by having a negative impact on the Japan-US relationship, as well as affecting residents near Futenma".
Mr Onaga said he would study the minister's position and then hold a press conference, Kyodo news agency reported. | Japan's fisheries minister has overruled an order by the Okinawa governor suspending work on a new US military base, in a growing stand-off. | 1.669891 | 2 |
25 November 2016 Last updated at 07:57 GMT
It was given to the London museum in 1905 by a rich business man and the giant skeleton has been amazing visitors for many years as they enter the museum's main hall.
It isn't a real dinosaur but a life size plaster replica of the skeleton of a Diplodocus.
Now Dippy is on the move on a trip around the UK, watch this video to find out more. | Dippy the Diplodocus is one of the Natural History Museum's most recognisable residents. | 1.931922 | 2 |
PC Gillian Weatherley was dismissed for "gross misconduct", Scotland Yard said.
She was sacked for leaking information about the 2012 argument between police officers and MP Andrew Mitchell.
PCs Keith Wallis and James Glanville have already been sacked for gross misconduct, with two more officers yet to face such hearings.
Mr Mitchell was accused of calling officers plebs during the argument at the gates of Downing Street - an allegation he has denied.
The Conservative MP resigned as chief whip in the wake of the controversy.
A panel chaired by Commander Julian Bennett found PC Weatherley had breached professional standards in relation to "honesty and integrity; orders and instructions; confidentiality; discreditable conduct and challenging and reporting improper conduct".
The Met said it had brought the gross misconduct case after the Crown Prosecution Service decided in November that criminal prosecution was not appropriate.
PC Weatherley was on duty at the Downing Street gates on the night of the dispute, 19 September 2012, and the Met said she had exchanged several messages with PC Glanville over the next three days.
It added that she had subsequently given "inaccurate and misleading statements" to detectives from Operation Alice - the investigation into alleged misconduct by officers.
Scotland Yard said it "would not disclose" how information was leaked to the press by PC Weatherley or to whom. | A police officer has been sacked over press leaks about the "plebgate" affair, becoming the third Met PC to be dismissed over the row. | 0.525587 | 1 |
The American, 32, said she was given hydrochlorothiazide for high blood pressure but failed "to fully understand how its administration was governed by current doping protocols".
Harper-Nelson won 100m hurdles gold at Beijing 2008 and silver at London 2012.
Diuretics increase urine production, but are not performance enhancing.
However they can be used to mask the presence of other illegal substances or promote weight loss.
"I have learned a valuable lesson and hope my mistake will serve as a reminder to all athletes to be diligent in thoroughly checking any and all prescribed medications," Harper-Nelson added.
Her ban has been in place since 1 December. | Former Olympic champion Dawn Harper-Nelson has been banned for three months after testing positive for a banned diuretic. | 1.249515 | 1 |
Dreamland heritage amusement park, which opened in June, has 17 vintage fairground attractions from funfairs around the UK.
The listed, wooden Scenic Railway, which was to be the star attraction at the park, has not yet opened.
Thanet District Council's cabinet has approved a proposal to fund the shortfall with a loan paid for by revenue from Dreamland's car park.
The main areas of the project which overspent were the Scenic Railway restoration, external areas of the park and professional fees, the cabinet was told.
Thanet's cabinet approved additional funding of £2.25 million for the project, including the car park contribution, the council has announced.
The council said the overspend of £396,000 on professional fees was due to the work carried out over the compulsory purchase of the site.
The site on Margate seafront had been closed for 10 years with campaigners fighting to save it from development.
The council said: "The original budgets have to be based on estimations that often need revising as the project advances.
"In this instance this is due mainly to unforeseen works on site and the elongation of the project timeline due to the compulsory purchase process."
The wooden Grade II*-listed rollercoaster, badly damaged in an arson attack in 2008, was not restored in time for the opening.
Testing on the Scenic Railway's trains is continuing, the council said.
1920 Dreamland opens with Scenic Railway rollercoaster
1939 Site requisitioned by the government and closed for the duration of World War Two
1946 Park reopens, with additional funding a year later from Butlins
1980 The opening of the then largest Big Wheel in Europe
2002 Scenic Railway rollercoaster gets Grade-II listed status
2005 Park closed and site sold to Margate Town Centre Regeneration Company. Save Dreamland Campaign set up
2008 Scenic Railway badly damaged in arson attack.
2012 Thanet District Council approves compulsory purchase order. Wayne Hemingway becomes theme park designer
2013 Council takes over ownership of the site
2015 First phase of new Dreamland opens on 19 June | The £18m project to restore a seaside funfair has overspent by more than £2m. | 1.436503 | 1 |
Former SNP leader Alex Salmond has secured time on Thursday afternoon to question the UK government over issues raised by a Royal naval submariner.
Able seaman William McNeilly, 25, went on the run after alleging Trident was a "disaster waiting to happen".
He later handed himself in to police. The navy said the fleet operates under the most stringent safety regime
Mr Salmond, the newly-elected MP for Gordon, said the Ministry of Defence must provide detailed answers to the allegations.
Incidents included in Mr McNeilly's report, The Secret Nuclear Threat, varied from complaints about food hygiene to failures in testing whether missiles could safely be launched or not.
He described security passes and bags going unchecked at the Faslane submarine base on the Clyde, alarms being muted "to avoid listening" to them, and stories of fires starting in missile compartments.
Mr McNeilly said he raised these and other concerns through the chain of command on multiple occasions, but that "not once did someone even attempt to make a change".
An official investigation was launched after Mr McNeilly, from Belfast, posted his internet report. | The safety of the Trident nuclear weapons system on the Clyde is set to be debated in the House of Commons. | 1.229628 | 1 |
Amir Ali Qureshi, from the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, predicts adverts featuring a dog on a trampoline will boost sales.
But he also expects a spike in people with broken bones turning up at A&E this Christmas.
He said injuries were common, even with trampolines that come with safety netting.
"Just last week I had a 27-year-old female referred to me with a life-changing injury to her left knee as a result of a trampoline accident," Mr Qureshi said.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) says more than 13,000 trampolining injuries are treated each year.
Broken arms, legs, knee dislocations and neck injuries can all result from having an accident on a trampoline.
Mr Qureshi added: "Some of these injuries are simply unpleasant, but others can be extremely serious.
"The issue at the moment, particularly where young people are involved, is that the use of nets gives children and their parents a false sense of security that they will be fine whatever the level and intensity of activity on a trampoline.
"In my opinion, as an experienced orthopaedic surgeon, the equipment is dangerous and should only be used in appropriate circumstances, which I believe can only be achieved under professional supervision."
Dave Walker, the leisure safety manager at RoSPA, said: "When using a trampoline at home parents must be aware that, just like any high-energy leisure activity, there is a risk, and they should take precautions to prevent potentially serious and life-changing injuries.
"Having netting around the trampoline is a good preventative measure, as is only allowing one child on at a time, and supervision to ensure the activity being carried out on the trampoline is appropriate.
"Many serious injuries occur when a larger person is on with a child, so parents should avoid getting on at the same time as their children." | Trampolines should be used only under professional supervision, according to a senior bone surgeon. | 2.250406 | 2 |
Kirsty Williams said the party had helped bring "order" to the UK's economic chaos by going into coalition with the Conservatives in 2010.
She told the BBC's Sunday Politics Wales programme that this did not stop her opposing policies "detrimental" to Wales such as regional pay.
"No man in London tells me what to do," she said. | The Welsh Liberal Democrat leader has denied putting party loyalty above loyalty to Wales. | 0.63945 | 1 |
8 July 2015 Last updated at 16:46 BST
At this year's Wimbledon, Australian player Sam Groth, has hit the fastest, with a 147mph serve whipping past Roger Federer.
A good serve can help you win your games more easily and get you out of trouble if you hit an ace.
But what's the secret behind the skill? We sent Ayshah to Wimbledon to find out and give it a go. | A serve is a tennis player's biggest weapon, reaching speeds of 120, 130 or even 140 miles per hour. | 1.240325 | 1 |
Cash the dog's expert nose uncovered €286,000 ($303,000/£247,000), the government announced following an anti-drug service raid last week.
First, he led his handlers to a man concealing €50,000 on his person, before picking out a piece of luggage containing a further €236,000.
The money was confiscated and the two men have been arrested.
Under Luxembourg's laws, they were meant to declare that they were carrying more than €10,000 in cash, a government press release explained.
It was not revealed why the men were carrying so much cash, or where they had come from or were travelling to. | An appropriately-named sniffer dog has discovered more than €280,000 hidden on a train in Luxembourg. | 0.974447 | 1 |
The "intense" blaze broke out at Rosamond Street, Bolton, after 09:00 BST on Saturday.
The victims were five-year-old Khadija Umerji, her brothers Yusuf, 10, and Hammad, 12, and their mother Anisha Umerji, 40.
Their father Zubair Umerji is being treated for injuries after jumping from the first floor. Police said he was "distraught at this awful time".
Bolton-born boxer Amir Khan tweeted: "Very sad news from my home town- RIP Umerji family."
Senior firefighter Tony Hunter, from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, said the Mr Umerji had jumped "straight through the window on to concrete".
"He got up and then was smashing his hands through the glass of the ground floor window.
"He was absolutely distraught, screaming [that] his wife and children were in there."
Mr Hunter said the mother and children were found on the first floor. They were given CPR but one of the children was pronounced dead at the scene, and the others died later in hospital.
He added: "It was a very intense fire - the plaster had come off the walls. That was on the ground floor so you can imagine what it was like on the first floor."
Greater Manchester Police said it was currently not treating the fire as suspicious.
Det Ch Insp Chris Bridge said "When anybody dies it is always devastating for their loved ones but this particular case is even more heartbreaking, as three innocent children and their mother sadly lost their lives.
"We continue to offer support to family members through specially trained officers, especially the father who is understandably distraught at this awful time."
The force has launched a joint investigation with the fire service into the cause of the blaze.
One eyewitness, who asked not to be named, said: "I saw the grandmother of the kids crying once it was known they were dead."
Bolton South East MP Yasmin Qureshi said: "I'm shocked and saddened by the fatal fire in Daubhill today. My thoughts and prayers are with the relatives, friends and neighbours." | A mother and three children who died in a house fire in Bolton have been named. | 0.700885 | 1 |
The FTSE 100 index closed down 56.3 points, or 0.9%, at 6,185.59.
A private survey suggested activity at China's factories contracted for the 14th month in a row in April.
Mining stocks fell sharply on the news. Shares in Anglo American dived 12.8%, Glencore fell 8% and BHP Billiton dropped 6.2%.
Shares in HSBC slipped 1.65% to 445.05p, reversing early gains, after the bank reported a 14% fall in first-quarter profits.
The bank cited "extreme levels of volatility" in financial markets at the start of the year, although the decline in profit was not as bad as analysts had feared.
In the FTSE 250, shares in Just Eat jumped 4.9% to 402.3p after it raised its profit forecast.
The company said full-year operating profit was set to be £102m-£104m, against a previous estimate of £98m-£100m, after it increased the rate it charges restaurants. Revenue is now expected to be £358m, up from £350m.
Shares in Aberdeen Asset Management dropped 7.4% to 276.7p after the fund group reported a sharp fall in half-year profits as it continued to be affected by the downturn in emerging markets.
Pre-tax profits sank to £98.8m, down from £185.4m a year earlier.
On the currency markets, the pound fell after a UK manufacturing survey suggested the sector contracted last month for the first time in more than three years.
Against the dollar, the pound surrendered early gains to stand down 0.81% at $1.4555 and fell 0.68% against the euro to €1.2634. | (Close): London's top shares fell on Tuesday, with shares in mining stocks dropping, after a survey indicated more weakness in the Chinese economy. | 0.991636 | 1 |
The picture, taken by fashion photographer Mario Testino, shows the toddler smiling in the arms of his father, Prince William.
George's birthday is on Wednesday 22 July and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are likely to have a party for their son at their Norfolk home.
The picture was taken after Princess Charlotte's christening on 5 July.
It was taken in the gardens at Sandringham House, on the Queen's Norfolk estate, and was part of the series of official photographs taken by Testino following the princess's christening.
A Kensington Palace spokeswoman said: "This photograph captures a very happy moment on what was a special day for the duke and duchess and their family.
"They are very pleased to share this picture as they celebrate Prince George's second birthday."
It is thought the duke and duchess will celebrate George's birthday privately at Anmer Hall, their Norfolk home, as William is still settling into his new job as an East Anglian Air Ambulance helicopter pilot. | An official picture of Prince George has been released to mark his second birthday. | 0.829795 | 1 |
Four mountain rescue teams were called in on Saturday afternoon after a rescue helicopter was unable to get to the man at Maentwrog gorge.
He was taken from the gorge using a rope and stretcher system after suffering an ankle injury.
The man was flown to hospital four hours after the rescue operation began.
The gorge is used for canyoning where people climb and jump into the water.
Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team and South Snowdonia Search and Rescue Team worked on the rescue together with volunteers from Aberdyfi Search and Rescue Team and Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation who were also called out. | Rescuers had to use ropes to evacuate a man who was injured in a gorge at a waterfall in Snowdonia before he could be airlifted to hospital. | 1.215619 | 1 |
The single platform stop on the Inverness to Aberdeen line and parking spaces for 150 cars have been proposed for a site at Dalcross.
A station close to the airport has been a long standing aspiration of Hitrans, which promotes improvements to public transport in the Highlands.
It has been proposed to open the station next year. | A plan to build a new railway station near Inverness Airport has been approved by Highland councillors. | 0.783274 | 1 |
The question asks readers to guess the birthday of a girl called Cheryl using the minimal clues she gives to her friends, Albert and Bernard.
Cheryl's Birthday was initially reported to be an examination question for 11-year-olds.
Students stressed by tough examinations is a perennial issue here, and Cheryl's Birthday reignited concerns that the education system was too challenging.
But it later emerged it was for students aged about 15 taking part in last week's Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiads (Sasmo).
Organisers said the test was aimed at the top 40% and aimed to "sift out the better students", adding it was "important to clarify so that Singapore parents will not start to worry so much".
Kenneth Kong, who first posted the problem, told the BBC: "It's a really difficult question for younger kids, so that's why people were so shocked at first... but now that people know it's for older students, they just think it's quirky."
Sasmo's executive director Henry Ong defended the question, saying there was "a place for some kind of logical and analytical thinking in the workplace and in our daily lives".
"We are not saying this problem is for every student... But if these kind of problems can be used to stretch the better students to sharpen their analytical power, why not?"
The question, which has been shared around the world, sparked a Twitter hashtag #cherylsbirthday and even a music track.
"After spending so much time together, thinking of Cheryl's birthdate, Albert and Bernard soon fell in love with each other and forgot all about Cheryl," said Elfy Bianca Hassan on Mr Kong's page.
"Dump her. Find other girls," suggested Nicholas Lim.
Others took umbrage at the wording. "I hope people picked up that the person who set the question needs to go for English grammar classes - there are at least two grammar errors," said Clarence Singam-Zhou.
So when is Cheryl's birthday?
The answer is 16 July, said Sasmo which posted the correct solution.
Sasmo also dismissed an "alternative solution" which resulted in 17 August.
Their rejection was that "since Bernard did not say that he does not know when Cheryl's birthday is, then how did Albert know that Bernard does not know?"
Problem solved. | A school maths question posted on Facebook by a Singaporean TV presenter has stumped thousands, and left many asking if that's really what is expected of Singaporean students. | 2.167083 | 2 |
The leaders of the Conservatives, Labour and the Lib Dems appear to have adopted a political uniform of dark blue jumpers over light blue shirts out on the campaign trail.
Whether he's out pressing the flesh on the campaign trail or busy kissing babies, David Cameron looks quite at home in his blue jumper/shirt combination.
And he's not the only one... as Ed Miliband has shown.
Nick Clegg has also adopted the look, meaning that the trio end up looking much the same, while they are trying to persuade voters how different they are.
And it hasn't gone unnoticed on social media... with journalists drawing attention to the political wardrobe malfunction.
Written by Kerry Alexandra | As each party protests how different they are from the others it appears this may not entirely be the case. | 0.824647 | 1 |
Four boxes on the Horsendale Estate in Nuthall, Nottinghamshire, have been covered up for more than a week as they cannot be emptied or checked.
The Nottingham Post reported residents have complained about the inconvenience and lack of information.
Royal Mail said specialist new keys had to be made but it was hoped this would be done "in the next few days".
Neil Mitchell, who works in a newsagents, said: "It came as a complete surprise, the first we knew of it was when people came in to ask what had happened.
"Lots of people are confused and annoyed as we have recently lost the local post office and the nearest open box is more than a mile away."
Updates on this story and more from Nottinghamshire
Broxtowe borough councillor Paul Simpson, who lives in the affected area, said: "It is not satisfactory. The open boxes are, for some people, a car ride away, maybe a bus ride.
"It is inconvenient and has taken too long to sort out."
A Royal Mail spokesperson said: "Leaflets were put on on the boxes to explain what had happened, that they were out of service after the keys were misplaced.
"We would like to apologise to customers for any inconvenience this may have caused." | Royal Mail has admitted sealing several post boxes in a neighbourhood after postmen lost the keys. | 0.826897 | 1 |
Lisa Passey, 28, and her former partner Wayne Dale, 45, left Kian and another two-year-old child alone while the pair entertained a friend.
Giving evidence at Worcester Crown Court, Ms Passey said it "was down to me and Wayne.. it's our fault".
Both deny gross negligence manslaughter.
More updates on this and other stories in Hereford and Worcester
Breaking down at times while recounting what happened the day Kian died at the couple's home in Kyreside, Tenbury Wells, Ms Passey said: "I don't want any pity. I was stupid for not going upstairs."
While Kian was in the bath, the court has heard, Ms Passey was in her garden with a friend drinking coffee and smoking.
Mr Dale joined them to also smoke and then "burn" a CD for the friend.
Kian was later discovered motionless in an overflowing bath by Mr Dale. His death was consistent with drowning, including what was believed to be soap bubbles in his lungs.
It was suggested to the court that the two-year-old had turned the taps on while the pair were downstairs.
Ms Passey was questioned about giving differing accounts of what happened to doctors, police and social services, including telling a doctor the children had been in a dry, empty bath.
"I was all over the place," she told prosecution barrister, Jonas Hankin QC.
"If you'd gone through it yourself, losing a child, you'd realise you're still trying to grieve,"
She told the court it was a regular occurrence for Mr Dale to leave Kian in the bath, but only "for a few minutes".
The trial continues. | The mother of a 13-month-old boy who drowned in a bath has told jurors she was "stupid" to leave him unsupervised for 15 minutes. | 0.682109 | 1 |
The set of 15 bells at St Mary Magdalene Church in Taunton swing unpredictably because of their height.
All but one will be recast and set lower down the tower so they are easier to ring - with the new bells expected to be in place by October.
The 300 year-old carillon has broken so this will also be replaced.
The Bells of St Mary's project was launched in June 2012 with the aim of raising £300,000. So far £223,000 has been raised by various appeals.
Rosemary Tuhey from the project said: "It's going to deliver something we can all be proud of as a town.
"It all started because we'd been unable to teach on the bells because they are so difficult.
"We realised that we were all getting on a bit and if we didn't do something soon there would be no bells ringing from that church at all."
The bells will be be coming down in April after preparatory work is carried out.
She added: "There's quite a lot of work to do getting off their wheels and their clappers, and getting the room ready and lowering the tower for them to go into and taking out all the old bits of carillon electrical work.
"Once the bells come down, we're going to put up a webcam so that people in the town can see what's going on."
The bell that is not being recast is the lightest, known as the treble bell. This is a memorial to four St Mary's ringers killed in World War One and will be put on display in the church.
Bell ringer Mike Hansford said: "We certainly won't miss these bells because they are very untuneful, they're very difficult to ring.
"Hopefully by the time we have re-hung them they will be a joy to ring."
The bells were rung for a final time at 15:30 GMT. | A set of church bells that are difficult to ring because they were set too high up are to peal for the final time before they are replaced. | 1.505913 | 2 |
Her 1989 album has debuted at No 1 on America's Billboard 200 albums chart.
It sold 1.287 million copies in its first week.
According to Billboard that is the largest sales week for an album since Eminem's The Eminem Show was released 12 years ago.
But that's not the only reason for Swift to celebrate.
She's now the only act to earn three million-selling weeks with an album. Before 1989, Red sold 1.208 million in it's first week, while Speak Now clocked up 1.047 million sales.
It also means 1989 has jumped ahead of Coldplay's Ghost Stories as the biggest-selling album released in 2014.
In fact Swift's album sold more than the next 106 titles on this week's chart combined.
1989 is just the 19th album to sell a million copies in a week since SoundScan, a sales-tracking system, began counting weekly numbers back in 1991.
Of the last four million-selling weeks, three belong to Swift.
Sales of 1989 were split almost evenly between physical copies and digital downloads.
The physical release, including a CD version with extra tracks sold only at Target, sold 647,000 copies, while 640,000 copies of the digital version were downloaded.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Removing her entire back catalogue from music-streaming service Spotify doesn't seem to have dented Taylor Swift's massive popularity. | 1.108121 | 1 |
The aim to cut debt has now been set to between $16.5bn and $17.5bn (£12.5bn-£13.5bn) by the end of this year.
The attempt to further improve the company's balance sheet comes as it reported a 66% drop in first-half profit to $300m.
Glencore's half-year results showed it had been affected by turbulent commodity prices.
In March the aim was to cut debt to between $17bn and $18bn. Despite the fall in profits, the company said asset sales left it on track to cut debt.
"We have already largely achieved our asset disposals target of $4bn to $5bn with a diverse and material pool of asset sales' processes also ongoing," said chief executive Ivan Glasenberg.
On Wednesday, the company also announced the planned sale of all future output of gold and a 30% stake in its Ernest Henry copper mine in Australia to Evolution Mining for A$880m ($670m) to help pay down debt.
Edward Sterck, metals and mining research analyst at BMO Capital Markets, said: "The underlying results are broadly in line with our forecast, the further asset sales are a positive here."
Glencore, along with the rest of the mining industry, has had a tough few years.
In September last year, Glencore's shares dived after a note from analysts at Investec said its equity value could be "eliminated", although Glencore responded that it was "operationally and financially robust".
When Glencore listed on the London market in 2011, it priced its shares at 530p. However, since then, its share price has struggled.
Following the Investec note and plummeting commodity prices, the company put a recovery plan in place. It scrapped paying shareholders a dividend, began selling assets and slashed spending.
Investors will be hoping for the reinstatement of the regular dividend payment after chief financial officer Steve Kalmin said it was "likely" the company would return to a full-year dividend. Glencore paid an interim dividend of six cents a share last August. | Mining company Glencore has set a new target to cut net debt as it tries to rebuild its financial position. | 1.334776 | 1 |
The 28-year-old was sent off by referee Jack Smith in the 26th minute of the Super League club's Challenge Cup fifth-round win on 23 April.
Carney pleaded guilty to an abuse charge but contested its severity.
He served the first game of his ban in the win over Widnes on Sunday, meaning he will miss a further seven games.
Carney had been handed a Grade F charge, the most severe category of offence, and an eight-game suspension was the minimum punishment.
Salford confirmed in a statement that Carney had pleaded guilty to a charge of misconduct for having given "verbal abuse to an opposition player based on race/colour".
However, Salford said that he "did not intend his words to be taken in a 'racial' context".
"Justin is an indigenous Australian and is proud of his Aboriginal heritage. He stands firm on the position that he is not nor has he ever been a racist," added the statement.
Carney, who has also been given a £300 fine, is still subject to an internal investigation by his club.
Meanwhile, Hull FC back-rower Sika Manu has been banned for two games after pleading guilty to a Grade C dangerous contact charge relating to a challenge on Ryan Atkins during the Black and Whites' 34-10 win over Warrington.
Catalans half-back Luke Walsh has been suspended for one match after being found guilty of a Grade A charge of using foul language to a match official, while Wigan hooker Michael McIlorum pleaded guilty to a Grade B charge of standing on a player in the defeat by Castleford and was banned for one game. | Salford Red Devils winger Justin Carney has been given an eight-match ban after being found guilty of racially abusing Toronto Wolfpack player Ryan Bailey. | 1.285727 | 1 |
However, both the German president of the European Parliament and the German EU commissioner have been sharply critical of Poland's new government.
The German ambassador has been summoned to the Polish foreign ministry.
The conservative and staunchly Catholic Law and Justice party won elections in October with a majority.
It became the first party to be able to govern alone since democracy was restored to Poland in 1989.
A newly enacted media law gives control of Polish public radio and TV to a national media council close to the government.
Thousands of Poles joined a demonstration on Saturday in Warsaw to protest against the law.
PiS has also sought to strengthen government control over the constitutional court and the civil service.
European Parliament President Martin Schulz, a German centre-left politician, accused PiS of putting the interests of party before country.
It was a "dangerous Putinisation of European politics," he told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German), referring to Russia's authoritarian president.
Earlier this month, EU Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said there were grounds for activating a new EU mechanism for states deemed to have breached the rule of law.
However, in a recent interview with the right-wing Catholic broadcaster Trwam, Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said Poland would not be lectured by Germany "on democracy and freedom".
He accused Germany and other countries of meddling with Poland's sovereignty.
Poland enjoyed eight years of excellent relations with Germany under the previous centre-right Civic Platform led government, says the BBC's Adam Easton, in Warsaw.
The new Law and Justice government is much more sceptical of Germany's intentions and frequently makes allusions to Poland's losses during the World War Two, our correspondent says. | The Polish foreign ministry has criticised German politicians for what it calls "anti-Polish" comments but has given no details of which ones. | 2.187798 | 2 |
Hooker Tom Holmes returns for Tigers, who secured a top-eight place by beating Catalans in their last game.
Warrington half-back Kurt Gidley returns in the only change to their squad from the win over Salford.
Wolves, who have won four of their last five games at home, have already guaranteed a top-four finish when the Super 8s begin.
Castleford (from): Chase, Cook, Crooks, Dorn, Gale, Hampshire, O Holmes, T Holmes, Maher, Mariano, McShane, Millington, Milner, Minikin, Moors, Patrick, Solomona, Springer, Tickle.
Warrington (from): Atkins, Bailey, Clark, Currie, Dwyer, Evans, Gidley, Hill, Hughes, G King, T King, Lineham,, Penny, Ratchford, Russell, Sandow, Sims, Westerman, Westwood.
Referee: Chris Kendall. | Nathan Massey requires surgery to fix a long-term scaphoid problem and is unavailable for Castleford. | 0.627541 | 1 |
Emergency services were called to Small Heath Highway at 23:25 BST on Friday after a Porsche Cayenne crashed into a lamppost and rolled over.
West Midlands Police said two men in their 20s had died - one after being taken to hospital.
A further two men who were in the car are being treated in hospital for minor injuries.
The ambulance service said the two men had been ejected from their car when it rolled on to the opposite side of the carriageway.
It said one man was confirmed dead at the scene, while a second was taken to hospital with "extremely serious" injuries.
West Midlands Police said he had later died.
The ambulance service said: "The men had been ejected when the car they were travelling in rolled and came to rest the right way up, on the opposite side of the carriageway.
"The car had collided with the central reservation and a lamppost in the incident.
"Bystanders were already carrying out CPR on one of the men prior to our arrival. It quickly became apparent nothing could be done to save the man and he was confirmed dead at the scene."
They said the second man was in cardiac arrest and had a "significant head injury" before he was transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
The service said two other men, in their 20s, had suffered minor injuries and were taken to Heartlands Hospital.
The road was closed in both directions for several hours while an investigation at the scene was held.
Sgt Paul Hughes, from West Midlands Police, said: "Although this tragic collision happened late in the evening, we know there would have been other vehicles on the road at the time."
He called on any witnesses to contact him. | Two men have died after being thrown from their car when it rolled over on a dual carriageway in Birmingham. | 1.254503 | 1 |
On Sunday 1,800 flights were cancelled and on Monday hundreds more were cancelled or delayed, according to FlightAware, which tracks flights.
In the Detroit suburbs two men - aged 55 and 70 - died shortly after using snow-blowing machines to clear snow.
Officials say another arctic air blast could hit the northern US this week.
Winter storm watch warnings were issued on Monday for parts of the Great Lakes and the Northeast regions as driving snow and freezing rain continue to fall in places.
"After the first true cold shot of the year this past week, much of the northern Plains can expect a more formidable shot of arctic air again this upcoming week," AccuWeather meteorologist Max Vido said on the weather forecaster's website.
This snowstorm, which began in the Midwest, moved to the Northeast and Middle Atlantic states early on Monday morning, creating commuting chaos for millions of Americans.
On Monday, snow fell across the New England states of New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont as temperatures plunged well below normal.
In New York City, a "wintry mix" of snow and ice fell early on Monday morning.
More than 10 inches (25 cm) of snow fell on the northern parts of Michigan and Illinois.
Hundred of schools were closed in Michigan on Monday, as the state digs itself out.
"For the rest of the day the best advice is just to stay off the road if you can, and otherwise go slow and give yourself more time to reach your destination," National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Steinwedel said.
"If you don't have to drive or go somewhere, stay home," he cautioned.
National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Schmidt called the snowfall a "slap of reality" after a relatively mild November in the region.
Thousands of travelled found themselves stranded in the Midwest on Sunday, and especially in Chicago where most flight cancellations occurred after six inches (15 cm) fell there overnight.
In Detroit a plane slid off the runway, causing officials to close the tarmac. | A snowstorm that left two dead and thousands stranded in airports across the US has wreaked travel chaos across the US Midwest and Northeast on Monday. | 1.553862 | 2 |
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