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Khader Adnan, 37, an Islamic Jihad activist, had been held for more than a year without charge under the Israeli "administrative detention" policy.
The hunger strike had left him in critical condition. He ended it on 28 June following a deal with Israel securing his release.
Gaza-based Islamic Jihad had threatened violence if he died.
Mr Adnan was arrested as part of a wave of Palestinian detentions following the kidnap and murder of three young Israelis in June 2014.
Mr Adnan, who comes from Jenin in the occupied West Bank, has been arrested a number of times by Israel.
He previously held a hunger strike in 2012 to secure his release.
Under "administrative detention" Israel can hold suspects indefinitely for renewable six-month periods. The controversial measure has been criticised by human rights groups. | Israel has freed a Palestinian prisoner who had held a 56-day hunger strike in protest at his detention. | 1.532518 | 2 |
In South Korea, unexpectedly strong growth figures also weighed in to boost investor confidence.
The country's benchmark Kospi index closed up 0.7% at 2,040.40 points on news that economic growth hit a five-year high in the third quarter of the year.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index jumped 2.1% to finish at 18,825.30 points.
Stocks were lifted in Japan by the positive signals coming overnight from the European Central Bank as well as the strong close on Wall Street.
A weaker yen also suggested a good day for the country's crucial export sector.
Car maker Toyota and electronics giants Sony and Toshiba all saw solid gains of as much as 2%.
Elsewhere in Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed up 1.34% at 23,151.94, while the benchmark Shanghai Composite on China's mainland closed up 1.3% at 3,412.43.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 finished 1.7% higher at 5,351.60 points.
The country's large lenders, Westpac, CBA and ANZ, jumped by as much as 2%, while commodity producers' shares were also up.
Mining giant BHP Billiton rose by more than 2% while Santos continued yesterday's rally with another 2.2% increase. | Shares across Asia rallied on Friday on news that the European Central Bank is considering more economic stimulus. | 1.016262 | 1 |
Computer tycoon Mel Morris was an early investor in King Digital Entertainment, the firm behind the smash-hit game.
He used some of the millions he made to buy Championship club Derby County.
The businessman, who was born and raised in Derby, is being honoured for services to business and charitable services.
Launched five years ago, Candy Crush Saga has become one of the most successful video games of all time.
In addition, Mr Morris has also launched a number of technology companies, including dating website Udate and internet security firm Prevx.
He acquired a 22% stake in the Rams in May 2014 and bought out the club's previous owners the following year.
His contribution to charitable causes includes buying a £1.2m robotic surgeon for the Royal Derby Hospital.
He also supported the Colin Bloomfield Melanoma Appeal, set up in memory of the BBC Radio Derby broadcaster who died from skin cancer in 2015. | A football club owner who made a fortune from the video game Candy Crush Saga has been made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. | 1.067354 | 1 |
11 December 2015 Last updated at 12:49 GMT
The US President's wife joins American comedian Jay Pharoah in a new video encouraging pupils to go to college.
The pair were filmed at the White House, rapping about the reasons young people should continue their education.
Check out the video.
Courtesy of College Humor | Michelle Obama's no stranger to dancing, but now she's had a go at rapping too. | 0.62589 | 1 |
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The Germans missed three spot-kicks - more in one shootout than in their history - before Jonas Hector converted for a 6-5 win.
Hummels, who scored his penalty, told BBC World Service: "We didn't shoot like a German team.
"I saw Gary Lineker posted about it already and of course he's right."
Thomas Muller, Mesut Ozil and Bastian Schweinsteiger failed to score from the spot, with Muller's miss Germany's first in a shootout since 1982.
They have been involved in six penalty contests, losing only once in the final of the 1976 European Championship against Czechoslovakia.
Saturday's failures, albeit in victory, prompted Match of the Day presenter Lineker - who was part of the England team beaten on penalties by West Germany in the 1990 World Cup semi-finals - to jokingly tweet: "Germany are useless at penalties these days."
Hummels, who has just moved from Borussia Dortmund to German champions Bayern Munich, added: "You won't believe it, but yes we [practised penalties] in training a few times.
"I was very happy that I did because I worked out which shot would work well for me today - because it worked well yesterday.
"It's hard to simulate the real situation."
Italy missed four penalties during the shootout, including one from Leonardo Bonucci who had scored from the spot in normal time to earn his side a 1-1 draw and extra time. | Germany defender Mats Hummels says Gary Lineker was correct to describe their penalty taking in the Euro 2016 last-eight win over Italy as "useless". | 1.288952 | 1 |
The 17-year-old, who cannot be identified because of his age, admitted six charges against him on Wednesday.
He was charged over an October 2014 crash on Belfast's Saintfield Road.
He admitted causing the death of Conal Daly, 18, from north Belfast, and causing grievous bodily injury to 75-year-old Sister Josephine McAteer.
The teenager also pleaded guilty to driving dangerously on the Ormeau Road and Saintfield Road, two counts of assaulting police and one count of causing criminal damage to a police vehicle.
The Jaguar car the teenager was driving crashed into the vehicle being driven by Sister Josephine, who is believed to have suffered two broken legs.
Mr Daly, a former pupil at Edmund Rice College and who was in the back seat of the Jaguar, was fatally injured.
Paramedics had treated him at the scene and rushed him to the Royal Victoria Hospital but he died a short time later.
It was reported at the time the police had been in pursuit of the "runaround" Jaguar from the roundabout at the top of the Ormeau Road when the chase came to an end a few miles along the road.
In court on Wednesday, a defence solicitor said he would be giving a report on the defendant's mental health to the probation service to assist them with their report.
Remanding the teenager back into custody, the judge provisionally listed the sentencing hearing on 24 June, depending on whether reports are ready.
He added that while it "may be academic" the killer driver was now automatically banned from driving. | A teenager has admitted killing his back-seat passenger and injuring an elderly nun by dangerous driving when he was being chased by police. | 0.992867 | 1 |
Carwyn Edwards, 39, has been in hospital in Tucson, Arizona, since the start of the year after an illness led to the partial amputation of both legs.
His family fear they could face substantial medical costs.
Medical insurer Cigna said it was addressing Mr Edwards' concerns.
A campaign to raise funds for Mr Edwards, who has lived in the US for 13 years, has raised £38,000, however the latest news that the benefit payments will stop in a fortnight has created more uncertainty about his future treatment.
Mr Edwards' brother, Aled Edwards, will be flying to Arizona shortly to try to resolve the issue.
He also hopes to find out what arrangements can be made to transport his brother to the UK continue his recovery.
Cigna said it could not discuss the case at length because of confidentiality laws.
A spokesman said: "We can say that our case workers have been in communication with this individual and will continue to address his concerns directly with him." | The family of an Anglesey man who is seriously ill in the United States have said they are concerned about his future treatment after insurers said his medical benefits would be stopped. | 1.180072 | 1 |
The Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union said members voted for Wednesday's 24 hour walkout at Allied Bakeries after changes to holiday entitlements and shift patterns.
Union representative John James said he hoped the issue could be resolved.
The company said it was in discussions with unions.
Mr James said 56 out of 70 workers who cast ballots voted for industrial action, timed to coincide with the lead-up to Easter.
Mike Auden, general manager at Allied Bakeries Wales, said: "We can confirm that we are in discussions with unions at our Cardiff bakery regarding a wage related matter.
"We are listening to employees and working hard to maintain open and constructive dialogue with our workforce.
"On that basis we hope that the strike action called for next week will not go ahead." | Workers at a Cardiff bakery plan to strike, affecting the production of some of the 900,000 hot cross buns produced there in the run-up to Easter. | 1.001585 | 1 |
The Italian side stated that his birth certificate is "absolutely legitimate".
Lazio added: "We reserve the right to take action against those responsible for the protection of the good name of the company and the footballer."
The midfielder also issued a statement via the club's website denying he told an African website he was 41.
He said: "I have read the alleged statements posted on the website senego.net in which it says I confessed my real age which was different to what was stated in my [official] documents.
On his face there is sign of his previous life, which was not a happy life. That is it. Period. There is nothing else that makes you think he is 41
"They are false statements that have been attributed to me by people who do not know."
Minala joined the Rome club last summer and recently played for them in the Viareggio Cup youth tournament.
Italian journalist Max Evangelista, who reports on Lazio's youth team, said any suggestions the player was 41 were "unbelievable".
He said Minala had scored five goals and made six assists this season for Lazio's youth team, who are the holders of the national title.
"He is a very reactive player. You could never say he is 41," he told BBC World Service." When you are surrounded by players running like devils around you, in my opinion it is very tough to be 41. He runs, he is fast. It is unbelievable news, that is why Lazio felt the need to deny it.
"He was in an orphanage for a couple of years in Cameroon, then he had to face the situation here by himself. It is a controversial story because the face of the player is not that of a 17-year-old guy.
"On his face there is sign of his previous life, which was not a happy life. That is it. Period. There is nothing else that makes you think he is 41.
"He is a kid with the head of a kid. He only wants to play football as he did on the road years ago barefoot. That is the only thing he is focused on and being a talent because he is a talent." | Lazio have threatened legal action against those who have questioned the legitimacy of the age of their 17-year-old Cameroonian player Joseph Minala. | 1.139446 | 1 |
5 November 2015 Last updated at 17:26 GMT
It is a staggering number, and represents double the figure reported in April.
What is more it appears to dwarf the billion views YouTube clocks up daily, although it is not a true like-for-like comparison.
Facebook's aggressive push into video will surely delight advertisers who can promote their products alongside popular clips.
But YouTube star Tom Ridgewell - who has nearly four million followers on YouTube - told the BBC he was not convinced that Facebook was a big threat to Google's service. | More than eight billion videos are now viewed on Facebook every day, according to the social network. | 1.105353 | 1 |
Joining it will be Chubby Checker's 1960's dance hit The Twist and Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel.
Each year, 25 "culturally" or "historically" significant recordings are added to the registry, established in 2000.
Garfunkel, 71, said he was thrilled and flattered to see the work preserved.
The Sound of Silence, written after the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, initially flopped, only becoming a hit after it was re-edited.
Its subsequent success prompted the duo to reunite and record another album entitled Sounds of Silence in 1966, which Garfunkel said was a life changer for him and his partner, Simon.
"When you look at the little mesh, wire microphone and you address people on the other side of the mic, you hope that your performance will be special, and you hope that it will have lasting power,"
He added that he remembers thinking in the 60s that "if we do really good and give a very special performance to these great Paul Simon songs, we might last right into the next century and be appreciated".
The recording that received the highest number of public nominations for this year's registry was The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd's groundbreaking 1973 album.
The library said it was an example of "brilliant, innovative production in service of the music".
The selections, which span from 1918 to 1980 also feature recordings that capture the political climate of the period, including Jimmie Davis' You Are My Sunshine (1940) which became Davis' campaign song while running for governor in Louisiana.
It became one of the most popular country songs of all time and the state song of Louisiana in 1977.
Other recordings chosen include the soundtrack to the popular 1977 movie Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta and featuring the Bee Gees, which revived the disco craze and the original 1949 cast album for South Pacific.
The classical pianist Van Cliburn's Cold War performance when he won the prestigious Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition at 23 also was selected. The American musician who performed for every US president since Harry Truman, died in February. | Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon is to seal its place in history at the US Library of Congress as part of its National Recording Registry. | 1.580216 | 2 |
It comes after raids in Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent by West Midlands counter terrorism officers on 26 August.
Those charged are: Naweed Ali, 28, of Evelyn Road, Sparkhill; Khobaib Hussain, 24, also of Evelyn Road, Sparkhill; Mohibur Rahman, 31, of High Lane, Stoke-on-Trent; Tahir Aziz, 37, of Wulstan Road, Stoke-on-Trent.
They will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday.
A fifth man, aged 18, was released without charge. | Four men have been charged with preparing to commit acts of terrorism. | 0.408984 | 0 |
The firm set aside the amount on Monday as it announced three separate recalls affecting nearly 1.5 million vehicles.
That follows the 1.6 million vehicles it called back last month over faulty ignition switches.
GM is facing an investigation over its handling of the recall over the faulty switches which can disable airbags.
"I asked our team to redouble our efforts on our pending product reviews, bring them forward and resolve them quickly," said Mary Barra, chief executive of the firm, in a statement.
The recall announced on Monday affects the following models:
GM is under pressure over its handling of a recall earlier this year that involved faulty ignition switches which could turn off the engine and disable airbags.
The carmaker issued that recall in February, but has admitted that employees knew about the problem as early as 2004.
Two US congressional committees have said they will investigate the handling of the issue.
GM has also launched an internal enquiry into the matter.
"We are conducting an intense review of our internal processes and will have more developments to announce as we move forward," Ms Barra said on Monday.
There is a also a dispute over the number of deaths that have been linked to the issue.
GM has said the problem has been linked to 12 casualties.
However, last week a report commissioned by the Center for Auto Safety linked faulty airbags in two of the six models affected by the recall to 303 deaths.
It claimed it had got the number by reviewing US federal crash data for the said models.
But GM has disputed the number in the report, saying it only looked at raw data and did not evaluate the reasons. | US car manufacturer General Motors (GM) expects to spend nearly $300m (£180m) in the first quarter to repair vehicles affected by its recent recalls. | 1.187939 | 1 |
The Ibrox outfit trail Aberdeen by eight points ahead of the Dons' trip to Dundee on Friday and Rangers' home fixture against Motherwell on Saturday.
"This week is massive, first we have Motherwell, then we've got Wednesday's game at Kilmarnock," Hodson said.
"If we can get six points there, going into the game with Aberdeen on Sunday, it'd put them under a lot of pressure."
Third-place Rangers make the trip to Pittodrie a week on Sunday and the two sides will meet once more before the end of the campaign.
Saturday's match against Well is new manager Pedro Caixinha's second in charge, with the Portuguese having guided Rangers to a 4-0 win over Hamilton in his first match as boss.
And Hodson insists positive thinking has a part to play as Rangers try to reel in Aberdeen.
"We've got to believe we can catch them," the defender said.
"In the last three games we've shown some real positive signs that we can push forward to where we want to be.
"If you go into games thinking you're not going to win, that's not right. You need to have that winning mentality.
"There's a new manager in now and that's given the players a lift. That showed against Hamilton in his first game in charge. We put in a real strong performance."
Hodson looks set to start against Well, with fellow right-back James Tavernier suspended, and the Northern Irishman hopes to put a marker down.
"When a new manager comes in, every player is being looked at," the 25-year-old said.
"It's up to you as a player to try and catch the manager's eye and impress him so you are the one who plays come Saturday.
"We're still only three weeks in and everyone is playing for their places. Hopefully if I carry on training well I'll get more game time.
"That's down to the manager, though, and we'll have to see how things go in the next couple of weeks." | Lee Hodson reckons this week is crucial as Rangers attempt to overtake Aberdeen and finish second in the Premiership. | 0.812447 | 1 |
The rate dropped to 9.1% last month, from a downwardly revised 9.2% in May.
Separately, inflation remained unchanged in July at 1.3%, according to a preliminary estimate from Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office.
However, core inflation, which excludes food, alcohol and energy prices, rose to 1.2% from 1.1% in June.
Inflation in the 19-nation bloc still remains well below the European Central Bank's target of close to, but below, 2%.
Unemployment fell in all 19 eurozone member countries except Estonia.
The lowest unemployment rates last month were in Germany at 3.8% and Malta at 4.1%.
Greece has the highest rate of unemployment in the eurozone at 21.7%, and also the highest rate of youth unemployment at 45.5%, although those figures refer to April - the latest data available for the country.
The second highest unemployment rate was 17.1% in Spain, which was down from 19.9% a year earlier.
Spain also had the second highest level of youth unemployment among 15-24 year olds at 39.2%.
The increase in the core rate of inflation had not been expected by analysts.
Signs of recovery in the eurozone have led to much speculation that the European Central Bank (ECB) will soon start to cut back its 2.3 trillion euro (£2 trillion) quantitative easing (QE) programme, which has involved bond buying to try to boost the bloc's economy and avoid deflation.
ECB president Mario Draghi has previously said that sluggish core inflation and wage growth are reasons to be cautious about reining in the policy.
"Today's upside surprise in core inflation is likely to give the ECB some comfort, even though its level remains low," Morgan Stanley economist Daniele Antonucci said. "We expect a QE tapering announcement this autumn."
However, Connor Campbell, financial analyst at Spreadex, said the markets felt the latest data was not strong enough "to push the ECB in a hawkish direction", and tighten its policy. | The unemployment rate in the eurozone has fallen to its lowest since February 2009, according to the latest official figures. | 1.687576 | 2 |
Thomas Fulton, 28, was stationed at barracks in Sennelager, Germany, at the time of the alleged attack on Anne-Marie Ellement, from Bournemouth, in November 2009.
Ms Ellement died two years after reporting she had been raped.
Mr Fulton and ex-corporal Jeremy Jones, 28, both deny rape.
Cpl Ellement, who was 28 at the time, was found nearly naked and crying outside her accommodation in the early hours of 20 November 2009.
Mr Fulton told the court he and Mr Jones had been drinking with Cpl Ellement.
He said: "We went back to the room with the intention to have sex. She kissed us, she instigated things."
He told the court he awoke later to find Cpl Ellement had left wearing his lightweight trousers.
When he found her nearby, an argument ensued when she refused to return them.
He said: "She pulled the lightweights down in front of me and she threw them to my chest."
He admitted hurling insults at the corporal, adding: "I was frustrated that she had spoiled a really good night for us all."
He said: "I was 21. It is the biggest regret of my life that I never walked Anne-Marie back that night."
Mr Fulton said he and Mr Jones then took a taxi to a nightclub but received a call informing them that Cpl Ellement was upset.
When they returned, they were arrested on suspicion of rape but the case was dismissed in January 2010.
The panel of civil servants and senior military officers at the trial had not been told the circumstances of Cpl Ellement's death in 2011, when she was aged 30.
But in an interview read to the court, Mr Fulton told officers: "I am really sorry she killed herself. I wish something had been done to help her."
Cpl Fulton, formerly of 174 Provost Company 3 Royal Military Police, and Cpl Jones, formerly of Close Protection Unit Royal Military Police Operations Wing, each deny two charges of rape.
The trial continues. | A former Army corporal accused of raping a colleague with another ex-soldier told a military court the alleged victim consented to sex. | 0.792801 | 1 |
Supply teacher Caroline Andrews, 52, was found dead at a house in The Street, Benenden, on 4 February.
Stuart Andrews, 54, who appeared before Judge Jeremy Carey at Maidstone Crown Court spoke only to confirm his name.
He was remanded in custody and is next due to appear at the same court on 1 April. A provisional trial date was set for 25 July.
A post-mortem examination showed mother-of-four Mrs Andrews died from strangulation. | A man accused of murdering his wife at their home in Kent has appeared in court. | -0.016453 | 0 |
The 32-year-old joined the National League side following his release by the Cumbrians at the end of last season after a two-year spell.
Sweeney, who is originally from Stockton-on-Tees, spent 13 years at Hartlepool, making 444 appearances.
"It obviously was a factor," Sweeney said of the region's appeal.
"I've got a young family at home, but it wasn't the be all and end all. I was quite happy to move away if needs be but luckily enough I didn't have to.
"Everything fell into place here and I'm quite confident we'll have a decent season and it'll prove a good move."
Sweeney was manager Neil Aspin's sixth addition this summer, which has now risen to 13 following the addition of left-back George Smith.
Chairman Richard Bennett who along with wife Julie took over the club in May 2015, have targeted the Football League and maintained the club's full-time status.
"It's always been a club - with me being from the North East - that I've looked out for on the results and followed," Sweeney added.
"I sat down with them and he [Bennett] discussed the plans he wanted to do and they matched my own ambitions, which I've made no bones about.
"I still feel I can contribute in league football and hopefully that will be with Gateshead."
The Tynesiders began their pre-season training on Wednesday as they look to push for promotion to the English Football League for the first time in the club's history.
Sweeney, who spent his entire career playing in the Football League, says success in non-league can be transfer to the higher tiers of the English football pyramid, as Crawley, Stevenage and Fleetwood Town have previously shown.
"Its momentum, it's all about momentum", admitted Sweeney.
"If you can get out of this league, I'm not sure there's a great deal of difference between League Two and the National League.
"So if you've got that momentum and you go into that league, you can carry that on quite easily." | Gateshead midfielder Antony Sweeney is pleased to be returning to his native North East after leaving League Two side Carlisle United. | 0.952523 | 1 |
The opener, who made 156 off 128 deliveries, was run out off the final ball of Australia's 264-8. The next highest score was Travis Head's 37.
Mitchell Starc took 3-34 as New Zealand were bowled out for 147 with almost 14 overs unused at the MCG.
Only Sachin Tendulkar (nine) has made more ODI hundreds in a calendar year.
Warner, whose century was his second in successive games and fourth in his six matches, has scored 1,388 runs at an average of 63.09 in 23 ODIs in 2016.
Australia beat New Zealand by 68 runs in Sydney and 116 runs in Canberra in the first two matches of the series.
Australia begin a three-Test series against Pakistan on Thursday in Brisbane, while New Zealand host Bangladesh in a limited-overs series starting on 26 December. | David Warner hit his seventh one-day century of the year as Australia sealed a 3-0 series whitewash over New Zealand with a 117-run win in Melbourne. | 1.225243 | 1 |
Denny Solomona, Welshman Jonathan Mills and Laurence Pearce went over before the break.
Pearce added a second after 50 minutes and Neil Briggs and James Flynn followed before a late penalty try.
The seven-tries-to-none win sent Sale from bottom to the top of Pool Two, but Ospreys can reclaim pole position if they beat Bristol on Saturday.
Sale Sharks: Mike Haley; Denny Solomona, Johnny Leota, Sam Tuitupou, Byron McGuigan; AJ MacGinty, Mike Phillips; Ross Harrison, Neil Briggs, Halani Aulika, Bryn Evans, Jonathan Mills, Tom Curry, David Seymour (capt), Laurence Pearce.
Replacements: Cameron Neild, James Flynn, Kieran Longbottom, George Nott, Ben Curry, James Mitchell, Sam James, Mark Jennings.
Cardiff Blues: Aled Summerhill; Teri Gee, Cory Allen, Garyn Smith, Harri Millard; Jarrod Evans, Pele Cowley; Corey Domachowski, Ethan Lewis, Kieron Assiratti, Ben Edwards, Seb Davies, James Sheekey, Morgan Sienawski, Cam Dolan (capt)
Replacements: Liam Belcher, Marc Thomas, Ben Leung, Callum Bradbury, Aled Ward , Dane Blacker, Ben Jones, Cameron Lewis.= | Cardiff Blues are out of contention for an Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-final spot after suffering a heavy defeat at Sale. | 0.714387 | 1 |
Mr Obama will now not have to veto any measures against the deal that puts limits on Iran's nuclear programme.
Republicans fell two votes short of the 60 needed to advance the resolution to a final vote.
Discussion on the deal continues in the House of Representatives.
"This vote is a victory for diplomacy for American national security, and for the safety and security of the world," said Mr Obama in a statement.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid called today's outcome "clear, decisive and final" and that efforts to derail the deal any longer are "simply a waste of time."
A vote not to vote isn't high political drama, but it's a sweet victory for Barack Obama nevertheless.
Despite a massive advertising and lobbying campaign by its opponents and near universal Republican opposition, the controversial Iran nuclear deal will survive.
During his first presidential campaign in 2008, then-Senator Obama pledged to talk with "our foes and friends" without preconditions.
Those efforts have reached fruition in normalised relations with Cuba and now, in the twilight of his presidency, a nuclear agreement with the Iranians. These - for better or worse, depending on whom you ask - will likely be viewed as the two key components of Mr Obama's foreign policy legacy.
The deal faced unanimous opposition from Republicans controlling Congress, Republicans running for president, Israel and its US lobbyists.
Starting next week, Mr Obama will be allowed to draw back US sanctions on Iran.
Republicans contend that the deal enriches Iran's power and brings it closer to building a bomb.
"This is a bad deal with decades-long consequences for the security of the American people and our allies," said House Speaker John Boehner. "We'll use every tool at our disposal to stop, slow and delay this agreement." | A Republican-backed measure to derail the Iran nuclear deal has been blocked by Democrats in the US Senate, securing a major foreign policy victory for President Barack Obama. | 1.683706 | 2 |
The apps, discovered on the Google Play Store, were designed to take control of devices before downloading malware.
Unwanted ads could then be displayed to users, for example, according to researchers at Check Point.
Google did not respond to a request for comment.
More than 40 guide apps for popular games were found to be capable of delivering the malware to users' devices, Check Point said.
It is thought that the apps were downloaded between 528,000 and 1.8 million times, though it is not known how many of these downloads resulted in the deployment of malware.
"Since the actual apps do not contain any malicious code themselves, it's very hard to trace," said Daniel Padon, at Check Point.
He added that when Check Point had notified Google about the apps they had been removed.
But the researchers said that they continued to find more examples on the Play Store.
Some of the apps were made available as long ago as November last year.
When one is downloaded, it asks users for device admin permission to ensure the software cannot be deleted.
It then attempts to establish a connection with a command and control server, turning the device into a bot in a botnet - a network of devices controlled from afar.
Malicious software can then be downloaded.
Mr Padon told the BBC that this could allow hackers to send illegitimate pop-up ads, use the device as part of a DDoS attack, or snoop on data sent via the device's network.
He said mobile botnets were becoming more common.
"We, other security vendors and Google have found different mobile botnets spreading via the Play Store," Mr Padon said.
"This is a hard thing to stop - it could have a devastating impact."
The approach could indeed be dangerous, agreed Nikolaos Chrysaidos at cyber-security firm Avast.
"At the moment, it seems like the cyber-criminals behind the threat are only interested in making money from ads," he said.
"The threat currently has very basic functionalities [...] However, there is nothing stopping the threat from becoming more sophisticated in the future." | App-based guides for games, including Fifa and Pokemon Go, were used to target more than 500,000 Android users with malware, a cyber-security company has said. | 2.406246 | 2 |
The 18-year-old came through the club's academy and made 38 appearances in all competitions this season.
He has been called up to the England Under-20 squad for the first time and could make his debut later this month in the Toulon Tournament.
Vieira is the first player to sign a new contract with the club since they were taken over by Italian businessman Andrea Radrizzani on Tuesday. | Leeds midfielder Ronaldo Vieira has signed a four-year contract extension. | 0.408863 | 0 |
The 29-year-old driver stopped her Vauxhall Corsa on the A89, near the former Bangour Hospital, in Dechmont, at about 16:15 on Monday.
After rolling down her window to speak to the female pedestrian, she was hit in the face before a man tried to open the front passenger door.
The woman managed to drive off before contacting police.
The female suspect was described as white, about 5ft 3in tall with tied-back brown hair. She was wearing a blue, hooded top.
The male suspect was described as wearing a dark-coloured jacket.
Insp Scott Robertson, from Police Scotland, appealed for witnesses to come forward.
He said: "Fortunately, the woman was not injured during this incident and neither suspect was able to gain entry to her car.
"Nevertheless, she was left extremely shaken as a result and we are pursuing various lines of inquiry to trace both suspects." | A woman was attacked in her own car after being flagged down by a pedestrian in West Lothian. | 0.818498 | 1 |
Deila and his players are having a clear-the-air meeting after Aberdeen narrowed the gap at the top of the Scottish top-flight to four points.
"Those talks usually come about when a team's struggling." Miller told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.
"He [Deila] picks a team and they should be going out there giving 100%. I don't think they are."
Deila said he understood why he and his players were booed off the field by Celtic supporters after the goalless draw at home to Dundee.
"We need to clean the air and be agreeing with how we go forward," the Celtic manager added.
"That's my job to do. That's what I'm going to do.
"The players give 100%, but I don't get 100% out of them," he said. "They can play better than they did last night.
"It's about confidence. We haven't performed in some games and we need to turn that around."
Aberdeen's 1-0 win away to Dundee United drew the second-placed side to within four points of the reigning champions.
However, Deila believes that the fans will still back him and the players despite their frustration.
"We need to get back together," added the Norwegian. "The fans will stand behind us because they're Celtic fans.
"We have to show we want to fight for it. A wrong pass can happen, but we need to see desire on the pitch.
"I understand the reaction to last night. We didn't create anything.
"We looked tired. We need to turn it around."
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Miller, who played for Celtic from 1987 to 1993, added: "It happened to me at Aberdeen when Willie Miller was the manager and it's the sign of pressure on the manager, the staff and the players.
"It surrounds them every day in training and then when the go out on a Saturday the confidence isn't there and they don't get results.
"So, when they're having sit-down talks it's worrying.
"They're trying to do something about it and be pro-active. Sometimes you can air that and get everything off your chest.
"But the bottom line is that players have got to produce the goods. Ronny Deila's not the man who's kicking the ball, it's the players."
A managerial change may help to galvanise Celtic's title challenge, Miller added. | Celtic's players are not giving 100% under manager Ronny Deila, according to the club's former winger Joe Miller. | 0.980846 | 1 |
Conciliation service Acas confirmed discussions ended without the two sides reaching agreement and there are no plans to resume on Wednesday.
Southern's parent firm Govia Thameslink (GTR) said it had hoped to end the 10-month row over guards' roles on trains but were "saddened" talks had ended.
The RMT said the rail operator had blocked serious negotiations.
The bitter dispute centres on Southern's desire to turn guards into on-board supervisors. As such, they lose responsibility for opening and closing carriage doors, with that role falling to the drivers.
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RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "It soon became clear that the only thing Southern were interested in was bulldozing through driver-only operation further and faster with safety and access to services not even on their agenda."
Describing the development as "dire news" for both staff and passengers who wanted a safe, reliable and accessible service, he said: "RMT's negotiating team is furious at the way this union and its members have been treated."
GTR's chief operating officer Nick Brown said: "The travelling public will find the union's obstinate refusal to engage in meaningful and constructive talks disappointing, disheartening and increasingly destructive."
He said conductors in the RMT transferred to the new on-board supervisor role at the beginning of last month, and the company had fully implemented its modernisation programme with the driver opening and closing the doors and a second person focused on customer service.
"Everyone is sick and tired of the RMT's strikes and their pointless and intransigent stance needs to stop," he added.
A statement issued by Acas said: "Conciliation talks have ended without the sides reaching agreement. Our services remain available."
Two unions - the RMT and Aslef - have been in dispute with the train operator.
Drivers' union Aslef reached a deal with Southern on 2 February. However, the RMT was not involved and called the agreement a "betrayal".
The Aslef deal includes details of circumstances when a train can be operated as driver-only, without an on-board supervisor.
About 900 of its members have been voting on whether to accept the deal, with ballot papers expected to be returned by Thursday. | Talks between the Rail Maritime and Transport Workers union (RMT) and Southern rail have broken down. | 0.931971 | 1 |
Rob Walton, 36, from Hinckley in Leicestershire, was hit while swimming off the coast of Labenne, in south-west France, where he was on holiday with his family.
Mr Walton played in the lock position at Championship-level in Birmingham, Rotherham and Coventry before becoming player-coach at Rugby Lions.
Friends said he was a "gentle giant".
The accident happened at about 14:00 BST on Monday.
Friends said Mr Walton, a father-of-four, was swimming off the coast when he was hit by a "freak" wave.
Mr Walton grew up in Stoke Golding, near Hinckley, and played junior and senior rugby at Hinckley Rugby Club before moving to Birmingham - now Birmingham and Solihull - Rotherham and Coventry.
He was part of the Birmingham side - then known as the Pertemps Bees - that famously beat London Wasps in the 2004 Powergen Cup quarter-final.
After playing the sport in New Zealand alongside two future All Blacks - Chris Jack and Dan Carter - and having a second stint in Hinckley, he moved into coaching, guiding the Rugby Lions to two successive promotions.
Steve Avent, fixtures secretary at Hinckley, said he felt "so sorry" for Mr Walton's family.
"Everyone is devastated," he said. "I have known him since he was 10 years old and he's such a nice lad.
"He played rugby at a high level - he was a gentle giant, really. You wouldn't think something like this was possible."
"The flag at the club is flying at half-mast and there is no doubt we will have some sort of remembrance for him," he said.
Fellow player-coach Rob Dignum said he did not know how the club would "fill the void".
"He had a heart of gold and friends all over the world," he said. | A talented rugby coach has died after being struck by a giant wave while on holiday in France. | 1.022291 | 1 |
St Alban's RC School in Pontypool, Torfaen may have to remain shut on Monday after the tree fell overnight.
Head teacher Michael Coady said the canteen and large parts of the school were "out of action".
Torfaen Council's property services team are at the scene removing the evergreen tree and clearing up.
The council said it hoped the school would reopen on Monday but it depended on how long the clear-up took. | A high school has had to close after a 60ft (18m) monkey puzzle tree fell on to part of the building and cut off electricity supplies. | 1.014415 | 1 |
Those who died were all women, Italian reports said.
The latest migrant tragedy came as the Italian navy raised to the surface a boat that sank with the loss of more than 700 lives.
The April 2015 sinking was the worst loss of human life since the influx of migrants began in 2013.
More than 64,000 migrants and refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Italy since the start of this year, according to UN figures, including more than 16,000 in June alone. Most of the arrivals have come from African countries.
The Italian coast guard arrived at the scene of Thursday's sinking after a distress signal was received at its Rome headquarters.
The dinghy was partly submerged and many of its passengers were already in the water, reports said.
Sea conditions were described as poor, with high winds and waves of up to 2m (6.6ft).
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The Italian navy was due to give more details about the operation that brought the boat 370m (1,214 ft) to the surface from the seabed off Sicily.
Many of those who died had been locked below the top deck and hundreds of bodies are thought to be still on board.
A special yellow-framed apparatus was submerged and affixed to the boat before a pulley system was used to bring the boat up. | At least 10 people drowned and more than 100 others were rescued when an inflatable boat carrying migrants capsized 32km (20 miles) off Libya. | 2.802679 | 3 |
Having won the toss and chosen to bat against the pink ball, the hosts got through the opening session untroubled.
But Craig Overton (2-35) struck, removing Jimmy Adams (47) and Rilee Rossouw in quick succession, before Jack Leach (2-54) and Tim Groenewald (2-27) hastened the decline.
Hampshire then put Somerset in to face six overs, but they closed on 18-0.
Overton, who was unused by England in last week's three-game T20 series with South Africa despite being called up to the squad, bowled a crucial spell to turn the tide.
With Liam Dawson (53) and Adams going well in their patient opening stand, the fast bowler found the latter's outside edge before Rossouw top-edged through to Steven Davies to go for a fifth duck in his last eight County Championship innings.
Dawson fell lbw soon after to Lewis Gregory (3-51) and, despite James Vince's 47, Hampshire's batting fell apart as Leach's accurate left-arm spin gave nothing away.
With a batting point secured, Hampshire captain George Bailey declared, but Marcus Trescothick (10 not out) and debutant Eddie Byrom, who was unbeaten on one, had no troubles reaching stumps under the floodlights.
Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson told BBC Solent:
"The crowds haven't changed. We haven't had any more people in. But it is early days and it is something that might work.
"From my first experience of it, they need to have a good look at what balls they are going to use. If you are going to keep on using those balls then you are going to get some pretty boring cricket.
"It was fine to see. It just goes very soft, very quickly."
Somerset fast bowler Craig Overton told BBC Radio Bristol:
"The ball was strange. It swings and then goes really soft. It didn't really do much maybe a little bit in it for the bowlers but because it is so soft and slow it is tough to score on.
"We knew it was going to be tough batting after lights so it is perfect to be nought down with Tres and Eddie.
"It was nice to be with the England boys and see how it all works. I've had a couple of experiences with it now and hopefully next time I'll get a go." | Hampshire collapsed from 84-0 but then declared on 211-9 as Somerset took control on day one at Southampton. | 0.913963 | 1 |
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Helen Fairhead captured the charming footage of the three-year-old gorilla, called Lope, on a visit to Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire.
More than one million people have watched the video on Facebook with hundreds leaving comments.
The zoo's director of life sciences Dr Charlotte Macdonald said Lope's "dance" is evidence of him playing - an important aspect of young apes' behaviour. | A dancing gorilla video has gone viral with more than one million people viewing the pirouetting primate. | 1.825716 | 2 |
They issued a statement via police following the death of Jim Harvey on Thursday.
He died when his motorbike was involved in a crash with a car.
His family said that while they were still coming to terms with their loss it was some comfort that he had died doing what he loved.
"At the age of 64, Jim was still living every day to the fullest," the statement said.
"His love and absolute passion for motorbikes really expressed his personality and outlook on life.
"He loved the freedom and enjoyed the thrill of the open road." | The family of a Prestwick man killed in a crash on the A77 between Stranraer and Portpatrick have said they cannot describe their "sense of loss". | 0.646386 | 1 |
They said Brexit "consequences are likely to be significant".
Highlighting Britain's role in the global financial system, they warn Brexit could affect jobs in the financial industry and beyond.
In a June referendum, the UK voted to leave the EU causing global uncertainty over the fallout of the separation.
In their letter, the bankers also said US companies in the UK rely on "passporting rights" between the UK and the remaining EU member states to allow UK-based firms to operate freely across the economic bloc.
They added that millions of people in the US are employed by UK and EU companies and called for a "smooth" transition period to give firms time to get used to changes in trade and investment.
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In the months since the UK vote to leave the European Union, markets around the globe have seen increased volatility with investors nervous about uncertainty in Europe.
The pound plunged on the day after the vote and has remaining at record low levels since then.
In their letter, the bankers stress that "for the prosperity of the US and world economies" it was vital that uncertainly was "kept to a minimum" and that existing trade ties were "disrupted as little as possible."
The signatories ask for:
The letter is signed by the chiefs of the American Bankers Association, the Financial Services Forum, the Financial Services Roundtable and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
Exit negotiations between London and Brussels have not yet begun and the uncertainty of the timeline has added to business uncertainty.
Substantive Brexit talks between the UK and the rest of the EU are unlikely to start much before the end of 2017, a former European Council president earlier this month told the BBC.
Herman Van Rompuy said negotiations were unlikely until a new German government was formed after next September's election. | US bankers have written to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew asking him to push for transparent Brexit negotiations in the interests of market stability. | 2.057234 | 2 |
Harris, 23, made 38 appearances for Cardiff last season and flourished under manager Neil Warnock.
However, he had been linked with a move away as his contract expired this summer.
"Last year I did finally get a chance to prove myself. There's a lot more to come from me and I'm glad that I can now show what I can do," Harris said.
"The manager has spoken to me personally and told me that he's expecting more goals from me in future.
"I'm definitely going to be working on that. I'm thankful that he's given me the chance and hopefully I can repay him.
"I'm delighted. I can officially say that I'm a Bluebird for a further two years."
Cardiff CEO Ken Choo added: "Kadeem is one of our brightest young talents and we're delighted to have secured his future at Cardiff City.
"He impressed last season and we're hoping to see him continue his development over the next two years." | Cardiff City winger Kadeem Harris has signed a new two-year contract to remain a Bluebird until 2019. | 0.628428 | 1 |
The Foxes narrowly avoided relegation last season but are two points clear at the summit after 15 games.
But Mahrez, who took his goal tally to 11 with Saturday's treble at Swansea, is more concerned at getting the eight more points needed to reach 40, a total usually enough for survival.
"I don't think we can win the league," he told BBC World Football.
"We just need to get the 40 points and then after that we will see."
The Algeria international's form, along with that of 14-goal team-mate Jamie Vardy, has been instrumental in Leicester's rise.
"I'm not surprised because I knew I could do the things that I have done," Mahrez, 24, added.
"Football is just confidence. When you start scoring and you carry on it gives you more confidence so maybe that has helped me."
Marseille president Vincent Labrune reportedly dismissed the idea of the French club signing Mahrez when the player was suggested to him as a potential target in December 2014.
"Do you really think that Leicester players now have a place at Olympique Marseille?" Labrune is quoted as saying. "I don't put up with people taking me for a sucker."
"He thinks what he thinks. I know what I am, I know what I'm doing in the football, I know what I can do," Mahrez said.
"The people who don't know football - I don't want to speak about them.
"Everyone's not going to love you. Sometimes some people love you, some people hate you, some people don't like your football. That's life so I don't care, I don't mind." | Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez has dismissed his team's chances of winning the Premier League, despite being top. | 1.089459 | 1 |
Neil Broom led the way with the bat for Derbyshire before the rain arrived, hitting 90 from 86 deliveries.
Billy Godleman also added 66 from 86 balls to help the hosts reach 260-6 from their 50 overs.
Only two balls were bowled in Leicestershire's innings before the weather forced the teams off.
The result meant both teams finished on seven points in the North Group table, with Derbyshire seventh and Leicestershire one place behind. | Derbyshire and Leicestershire were both knocked out of the One-Day Cup at the group stage as rain prevented a result at Derby. | 0.565282 | 1 |
Photographer Erik Scraggs snapped the moment Shane O'Reilly was struck by the animal as he cycled in Phoenix Park.
Mr O'Reilly from Blackrock in County Dublin told Irish broadcaster RTÉ that he was left with a cracked helmet following the incident on Sunday, but managed to carry on.
The park is home to around 500 deer.
"The helmet definitely saved me," Mr O'Reilly added.
"Apart from that, my shoulder was a bit sore and I had a headache."
The competitor completed the race in two hours 25 mins.
Mr Scraggs told the BBC he never thought deer would "try and leap over the cyclists".
"I had a feeling they might make their way across the cyclists' path, so I tracked them though my lens," he said.
"I never envisaged that they would actually try and leap over the cyclists. It all happened so fast, It was a really heavy crash.
"It was a relief to see the competitor get back to his feet and continue."
It is understood the deer has also recovered. | Triathlons are tough at the best of times, but one competitor in the Dublin city event got more than he bargained for when he and a deer collided. | 1.400578 | 1 |
The Old Tweed Bridge was opened by Sir Walter Scott in 1832 and it was the main link between Selkirk and Galashiels for 140 years.
However it fell into a state of disrepair following the opening of the nearby A7 crossing of the river.
Transport Scotland has submitted plans to Scottish Borders Council to carry out extensive repairs to the bridge.
In its proposal to the local authority, the roads agency claimed the bridge, was "structurally unsound".
It once carried the old A7 but now only pedestrians and cyclists can use the bridge.
Transport Scotland wants to remove the spandrel walls to build a new concrete saddle over the arches before rebuilding the structure. | Plans have been drawn up to repair an historic bridge which links two Borders towns. | 2.164238 | 2 |
Writing on his Instagram account, the singer explained he was "taking the opportunity of not having to be anywhere... to travel the world".
He also confirmed to fans that his third album is "on its way" and "is the best thing I have made thus far".
Sheeran has 16 million Twitter and 5.5 million Instagram followers.
He has just completed a world tour of his number one album x (pronounced "multiply") in Auckland, New Zealand.
Before the final show, he also tweeted that he was "buggering off for a while".
His world tour saw him play three sold out dates at London's Wembley Stadium.
His second album x topped the chart in the UK, Australia and the US and was nominated for album of the year at the Grammys. It won the Brit award in the same category.
Sheeran recently set up his own label, Gingerbread Man Records, and signed newcomer Jamie Lawson - whose album topped the UK chart - and Northern Irish singer Foy Vance. | Singer Ed Sheeran has announced he is "taking a break" from social media as he is "seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes". | 0.897333 | 1 |
The Welsh, needing only a draw to clinch the European title for the first time in five years, all but secured victory by half-time with a 22-0 lead.
Dalton Grant, Lewis Reece, Steve Parry and Rhodri Lloyd scored first-half tries for John Kear's Wales side.
Elliot Kear added a second-half try for the visitors with Callum Mulkeen replying for Ireland late on.
Courtney Davies kicked 10 points for Wales, whose victory secured them the title at the expense of France, who defeated Scotland 32-18 earlier on Saturday.
Grant's try edged Wales ahead after Davies kicked a penalty deep into Irish territory.
And after Liam Finn and Elliot Cosgrove had both threatened the Wales line, the visitors broke away for a second try when Reece reacted first after Casey Dunne had dropped a high ball.
With Ireland wasting further promising attacking opportunities, they were made to pay with Parry and Lloyd both crossing for the Welsh before the break.
Kear punished more poor Irish defending in the second half as Davies added to his haul of kicked points.
Ireland's sole score came in the 72nd minute as Mulkeen touched down in the corner, but it was scant consolation for the well-beaten home side as Wales celebrated.
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Ireland: Grix, Hargreaves, Mulkeen, Cosgrove, Dunne, Johnston, Finn, Hadden, Beswick, Ambler, Bridge, Hope, Roberts
Subs: Keyes, Mulhern, Peacock, Gill
Wales: Kear, Williams, Channing, Roets, Drant, Olds, Davies, Walker, Parry, Kopczak, Lloyd, Reece, Joseph
Subs: Evans, Farrer, Burke, Grace | Wales secured the European Championship Rugby League title by beating Ireland 30-4 in Bray on Saturday. | 0.906652 | 1 |
Winger Fenby, 30, a qualified chartered accountant, played for Newcastle and Scarlets before joining Irish in 2013.
Former Harlequins back-row Guest, 31, brings a 14-year playing career to a close having won the Premiership, European Challenge Cup and LV= Cup.
Injuries restricted him to just two Premiership starts this season, his second with London Irish.
Fenby scored two Premiership tries this term as well as a hat-trick against Edinburgh in the European Challenge Cup pool stage.
"I have really enjoyed my time with London Irish and it's with a heavy heart I've come to make this decision and pursue a new opportunity," he said.
Guest made more than 200 appearances for Quins and scored three times for the Exiles and admitted retirement was a tough decision to take.
"There are a lot of experiences that will live long in my memory, and I am grateful to have played rugby at the highest level for many years," he added. | London Irish players Andrew Fenby and Tom Guest have announced their retirement from professional rugby. | 0.816677 | 1 |
The Conservatives are saying it is a "vindication" of their approach to call for multi-nationals to pay more tax in the UK.
Labour are not convinced the deal amounts to very much at all and want the details published.
I think two things are significant.
First, Chancellor George Osborne appeared to have his eye on Facebook when he told me this morning he "expects more companies to follow suit".
The tech firm faced a barrage of criticism when it was revealed it paid £4,000 in corporation tax, in 2014.
My sources have suggested that so far the company sees no reason to change its tax structures, which are perfectly legal.
Secondly, when I asked the chancellor whether details of the Google deal should be published the direction of travel was clear.
"I think a very important principle in our system is that people's tax affairs are confidential between themselves and our independent HMRC," he replied.
It doesn't appear Mr Osborne will be backing shadow chancellor John McDonnell's call for HMRC to open its books on this deal.
Mr McDonnell told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he would raise the issue in the House of Commons on Monday.
He has described the amount Google is paying as "relatively trivial".
Mr Osborne doesn't want to be dragged into the question of whether Google is paying enough.
"Let's be clear, decisions on our individual taxes are for our independent HMRC," he told me.
"The HMRC says that is the right amount of tax for the profits made by Google."
And that, he thinks, is that. | So, we have had a morning of political reaction to Google's tax deal with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which the BBC led on last night. | 1.287145 | 1 |
On Friday it was made public the 2 Sisters factory in the Anglesey town is considering cutting an entire shift.
The company employs about 800 people at the chicken processing facility.
One union official described morale as "very very low", saying it is now feared 200 agency jobs could be lost along with about 116 employees.
The 2 Sisters Food Group bought the factory from Dutch firm Vion in March 2013, and three months later announced it needed to increase production with an extra shift, bringing in an additional 300 posts.
Paddy McNaught, the regional organiser for Unite, said the company was planning to cut production at the factory.
"It's not been very promising news," he said following the meeting. "I think the company today have clarified the situation slightly in terms of numbers.
"We still believe we're looking at potentially over 300 people will be taken out of this business here at Llangefni.
"We've got somewhere in the region of 201 agency workers, as we believe it of today, and those will be going, plus a further 116 direct employees."
The company confirmed on Friday some roles were at risk of redundancy as it looked to "simplify" its business to sustain the quality of its products. | Union leaders have held a four hour meeting with managers at a Llangefni poultry plant amid fears over 300 jobs could be axed. | 1.087318 | 1 |
The Argentine, 35, is accused of committing 12 breaches relating to matches between 22 and 28 January 2016.
Demichelis has until 17:00 BST on 5 April to respond to the charge.
However, there is no suggestion that the charge relates to any of the 25 league and cup games in which he has featured for City this season.
New rules that came into force for the 2014-15 season mean players and coaches are prevented from betting on any worldwide footballing activity.
The FA has the power to fine or suspend any person found guilty of a rule breach. | Manchester City defender Martin Demichelis has been charged by the Football Association over alleged betting offences. | 0.568195 | 1 |
The preferred option would see student numbers in the city increase by more than 5,000 over the next 10 years.
In August, Mr Farry said plans to expand the Londonderry site were "off the table" due to budget cuts.
The business case was presented to the city's strategy board last week.
The consultants were commissioned by Derry City Council, the Ulster University, the urban regeneration company Ilex and the lobby group U4D in March.
The report sets out the need for increased student numbers, the potential benefits and the obstacles it might face.
It said the plan would cost £20m a year to implement but that it would bring double that amount to the Northern Ireland economy.
It also said that it would create 260 jobs across Northern Ireland, including 170 in the north west.
The report weighed up a number of options but recommended one that would see the number of full time undergraduates at Magee almost double to 6,000 by 2021.
It would also see 750 more students at the North West Regional College over a similar time frame.
Whether the Northern Ireland Executive can find the initial investment to adopt the plan remains to be seen. | The business case for the expansion of the Ulster University's Magee campus has been sent to the Minister for Employment and Learning Stephen Farry. | 1.404299 | 1 |
The Elite League champions were pitted against HC Davos from Switzerland, Bili Tygri Liberec of the Czech Republic and Sweden's Vaxjo Lakers in Group E after Wednesday's draw in Cologne.
Each team plays the others in their group home and away, with the top two teams progressing to the last 16.
Group E top seeds the Lakers were beaten in the semi-finals last year.
Nottingham Panthers, who qualified by winning the Continental Cup, face the champions of Switzerland Bern, Mountfield of the Czech Republic and Finnish side Turku in Group F.
The opening games of the competition are scheduled to be played on Thursday, 24 August and the group stage finishes on Wednesday, 11 October.
Devils head coach Andrew Lord is excited with his group and looking forward to the competition.
"We have drawn three great clubs and I am looking forward to the challenge of the CHL," said Lord.
"I am sure our fans will be excited to see these teams play us in Cardiff, and for those looking to travel there are three great places to visit.
"The group we are in is tough but, in reality, they are all tough. It's the Champions Hockey League and we didn't plan, hope or expect to somehow get an easier draw.
"No matter who we would have drawn, you can look and see how tough the group would be. We wanted to get teams and places that our fans would want to see play at home and away."
With 16 teams qualifying for the play-offs, four rounds are required to determine the European club champions.
The first three knock-out rounds - which start on Tuesday, 31 October - are all two game, home and away, aggregate-scoring series.
The one-game final is set for Tuesday, 6 February 2018. | Cardiff Devils will face Swiss, Czech and Swedish opposition in the 2017/18 Champions Hockey League. | 1.028175 | 1 |
The stadium and training facilities would be built at Kingsford, close to the Aberdeen bypass, near Westhill.
The Yes to Kingsford Stadium group believes the 20,000-seat venue would be a vital step forward, however there has been opposition.
An exhibition will be held at Pittodrie on Thursday from 15:00 to 21:00, at the AAM Suite in the Richard Donald Stand.
George Yule, executive vice chairman of AFC, said: "The glories of our past and solid footing of our present cannot sustain the club in the future and that is why we embarked on a new journey some four years ago - a journey that will take us to long-term success and sustainability, on and off the pitch.
"We will be providing a stadium that supports our ambition and meets the expectations of our fans alongside outstanding community sports facilities." | New images of how Aberdeen FC hopes a new stadium on the outskirts of the city will look have been released. | 0.810256 | 1 |
Its inventor, Tanzanian chemical engineer Askwar Hilonga, uses nanotechnology and sand to clean water.
He told the BBC his invention should help the 70% of households in Tanzania that do not have clean drinking water.
The prize, worth £25,000 ($38,348), was the first of its kind from the UK's Royal Academy of Engineering.
Head Judge Malcolm Brinded said, "His innovation could change the lives of many Africans, and people all over the world."
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The sand-based water filter that cleans contaminated drinking water using nanotechnology has already been trademarked.
"I put water through sand to trap debris and bacteria," Mr Hilonga told the BBC's Newsday programme about the filter.
"But sand cannot remove contaminants like fluoride and other heavy metals so I put them through nano materials to remove chemical contaminants."
He said that before one filter costs $130 but, after winning the £25,000, he will buy materials in bulk and the cost will reduce.
"For people who cannot afford water filters, we have established water stations where people come and buy water at a very very low, affordable price," he added.
Mr Hilonga explains on his YouTube video from 2014 that other resins can remove up to 97% of micro-organisms but his target was to produce nano-filter "that can 99.999% of micro organisms, bacteria and viruses".
His family regularly suffered from water-borne diseases growing up in rural Tanzania, so when he graduated from his PhD in nanotechnology in South Korea he started looking at nano materials that would be suitable for water purification, he told Technology4Change.
The Royal Academy of Engineering aims to help sub-Saharan African engineers to develop solutions to African challenges into businesses.
Mr Hilonga and the three runners-up, who received £10,000 each, have already spent six months developing a business plan. | A water filter which absorbs anything from copper and fluoride to bacteria, viruses and pesticides has won a prestigious African innovation prize. | 3.097706 | 3 |
"It would end Olympic boxing as we know it," said Price, who has held British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles during his time as a professional.
The Merseyside fighter, 32, added that the proposal to introduce professionals in time for Rio 2016 was "far-fetched".
"Qualifying has become so complicated, I don't see how it can work."
Price said amateur boxing had already changed markedly since his days, with lines blurring between the amateur and professional ranks in competitions such as World Series Boxing and the Aiba Pro, and the traditional amateur ranks, now known as 'Olympic-style'.
And he urged caution over the integration of fully licensed professionals into the Games.
"If they're going to bring it in, it would have to be over a period of time, not rush it in for this year," he said.
Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, president of world boxing's governing body AIBA, said on Wednesday that he wanted to abolish rules stopping any fighter with 15 or more paid bouts from competing.
His proposal needs to be approved by the AIBA's executive committee, but Wu said: "We want something to change... not after four years, but now."
Carl Frampton, super-bantamweight, IBF world champion: "The amateurs at the moment are pretty much professionals. The established governing bodies are entitled to say: 'If you guys are fighting as pros, why can't our pro boxers enter the Olympics?' They have a justified point."
Charlie Edwards, flyweight, English champion: "I think it's a bit of a joke. The likes of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao aren't going to fight for peanuts."
Josh Taylor, light-welterweight, 2014 Commonwealth Games champion: "You've got people who have been in the GB squad for years, and their focus is to get to the Olympics. So it would be so unfair to choose a professional fighter over one of them. It's a stupid idea."
Scott Fitzgerald, welterweight, 2014 Commonwealth Games champion: "It could spell the end of amateur boxing. If this goes through, why would anyone stay amateur?" | Professionals boxers should not be allowed to compete in the Rio Olympics, says David Price, a super-heavyweight bronze medallist in Beijing in 2008. | 1.37099 | 1 |
Colbert, 49, is host of Comedy Central's acclaimed late-night satire programme The Colbert Report.
Letterman, 66, said last week he was retiring after 21 years hosting the CBS show and 11 years on NBC's Late Night.
On his show, Colbert plays a satirical version of himself to mock right-wing pundits. He has suggested he will retire the character for the new show.
"Stephen Colbert is one of the most inventive and respected forces on television," CBS president Leslie Moonves wrote in a statement following the announcement.
"David Letterman's legacy and accomplishments are an incredible source of pride for all of us here, and today's announcement speaks to our commitment of upholding what he established for CBS in late night."
On his popular and influential Emmy-winning Comedy Central programme, Colbert's biting brand of satire has drawn critical acclaim as well as provoking ire, often from the Republicans and conservatives he skewers.
Recently he was attacked on social media for a joke some viewed as disparaging toward Asian Americans but which he meant as a satirical jab at the owner of the Washington Redskins American football team.
Of his hiring to the Late Show top spot, Colbert said, "simply being a guest on David Letterman's show has been a highlight of my career."
"I never dreamed that I would follow in his footsteps, though everyone in late night follows Dave's lead." | Stephen Colbert will succeed Late Show host David Letterman upon his retirement next year, CBS has said. | 1.118632 | 1 |
Syrian refugee minister Richard Harrington estimated the figure would be £589m.
Home Affairs Committee chairman Keith Vaz said the cost was "huge".
The UK has already accepted more than 1,000 Syrian refugees, as part of the government's Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme.
The figures came to light in a written response to a parliamentary question from Labour's Coventry MP Jim Cunningham.
Mr Harrington's reply confirmed that the first year of the VPR scheme will be paid for through the UK's overseas aid budget, and that the government had already allocated £129m to help local authorities with costs for the remaining years.
But it is unclear where the remainder of the money will come from.
Mr Harrington said the scheme would cost:
But Mr Vaz said he had written to the prime minister for clarification.
"This is a huge figure," he added.
"As the Home Office refuses to provide regular updates on the numbers being resettled, or where they are being placed, there is an unacceptable lack of transparency in the use of these significant funds."
So far 1,194 Syrians have been resettled in the UK under the scheme, including 605 under-18s, according to government figures.
Local authorities can volunteer to take part in the VPR scheme and as of the beginning of December, 55 had signed up.
The government has previously signalled that the refugees getting resettled in the UK will be taken from established refugee camps.
Syria has been embroiled in a bloody armed conflict for nearly five years. More than 250,000 Syrians have been killed, and 11 million displaced from their homes - more than four million have already left the country.
Earlier in the year, the prime minister was criticised by a group of 27 charities - including Oxfam and Amnesty International - which said the UK should take a "proportionate" share of refugees.
The charities praised the commitment to resettle 20,000 Syrians over five years, but said more needed to be done. | The government's pledge to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees in the UK by 2020 will cost more than half a billion pounds, it has been revealed. | 1.526704 | 2 |
Kevin McLeod's body was found in Wick harbour in February 1997. His death was treated as accidental, but his family believe he was murdered.
Northern Constabulary, the force that investigated his death at the time, was criticised for its handling of complaints from Mr McLeod's family.
Police Scotland said it was assessing information relating to the case.
A spokesperson said: "Officers from specialist crime division are currently assessing the information relating to the death of Kevin McLeod.
"We continue to engage with the McLeod family and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time."
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross MSP, Gail Ross, has asked Police Scotland whether the assessment is to rule out or confirm crime was involved.
The new development in the case follows discussions between the McLeod family and Police Scotland's chief constable Phil Gormley.
Twenty-four-year-old Mr McLeod's family have consistently criticised police for not investigating his death as a murder.
In 2007, the Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland said Northern Constabulary behaved with "institutional arrogance" in the way it handled complaints from Mr McLeod's parents, Hugh and June McLeod.
It ordered the then chief constable, Ian Latimer, to apologise in person to his relatives, which the senior officer did. | A man's death in the Highlands 20 years ago is being looked at again by Police Scotland's specialist crime division. | 1.284519 | 1 |
The show, which is the longest-running production in the history of the Dominion Theatre, will have its final curtain call on 31 May 2014.
Written by Ben Elton, it currently stars Kevin Kennedy, best known as Coronation Street's Curly Watts.
On hearing of the closure, he tweeted: "Just when you get all the words right and in the proper places."
The show is based around Queen hits such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga and Another One Bites The Dust.
Critics were never kind to the £6m production, in particular its story - set in a dystopian future where music is banned.
When it opened in 2002, the Guardian said the plot "really is as sixth form as it sounds", while the Mirror declared that "Ben Elton should be shot".
Even Queen's drummer, Roger Taylor, had his doubts, telling Mojo Magazine the script was "slightly crass", although "it does have its good points".
"I do have an aversion to musical theatre, so it hasn't been easy," he added, "but I've learned to live with the musical."
Despite the criticisms, the production has been seen by more than 16 million people in 28 countries - and ranks among the top 10 longest-running musicals in West End history.
"We want to thank every one of the many hundreds of incredible musical theatre artists, musicians and crew with whom we've had the privilege of working at the Dominion since 2002," said Taylor, Elton and Queen guitarist Brian May in a statement.
"And, of course, the incredible audiences who have rewarded them with over four-and-a-half thousand standing ovations."
"It has been a privilege to have hosted We Will Rock You for the past 12 years," added David Pearson of the Dominion Theatre.
"To have the show rocking the Dominion and seeing a standing ovation night after night has been quite amazing.
"We wish the show every success for the future, as we now prepare to accelerate our restoration and refurbishment programme ready to welcome an exciting new production in 2015."
The news of the closure comes days after Queen announced a 19-date US tour, with singer Adam Lambert taking the place of the late Freddie Mercury. | We Will Rock You, the hit musical based on the songs of Queen, is to close in the West End after a 12-year run. | 1.089736 | 1 |
Cardinal George Pell, who heads the Vatican's Secretariat for the Economy, said it meant the Holy See's finances were better than expected.
He made the comments in the Catholic Herald, in an essay outlining his vision for the Vatican.
Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Pell as part of his efforts to reform the Church and make it more transparent.
"It is important to point out that the Vatican is not broke," Cardinal Pell wrote. "Apart from the pension fund (...) the Holy See is paying its way, while possessing substantial assets and investments.
"We have discovered that the situation is much healthier than it seemed, because some hundreds of millions of Euros were tucked away in particular sectional accounts and did not appear on the balance sheet," he added.
There have been a number of scandals at the Vatican Bank, most recently last year when allegations were made the bank had been used by money launderers.
Cardinal Pell did not say any wrongdoing had been found but said Vatican departments long had "an almost free hand" with their finances.
Pope Francis' reforms, he said, were "already past the point where it would be possible to return to the 'bad old days'".
They aimed to make Vatican finances "boringly successful", he added.
At the time of Pope Francis' election, Cardinal Pell - who is Australian - had been vocal in his calls for financial reform. | The man responsible for the Vatican's finances says he has found millions of Euros "tucked away" off balance sheets. | 1.850086 | 2 |
McInnes' side made a blistering start to the season with eight consecutive league wins but have since faltered.
"We never got too high when we were winning week after week," he told BBC Scotland. "We're not going to get too down as difficult as it is to take.
"We know we're better than what we've shown recently."
After a lacklustre first half, the Dons succumbed to a Brian Graham double in Dingwall, but McInnes - who has seen his team crash to four straight losses for the first time under his stewardship, three in the league - is confident that, with the endeavour his players showed after the interval, the slump in form will soon be arrested.
"You can never question my boys for effort and you can see the willingness to try and make things better," he said.
"We need to try and find better form individually from some players and as a team, but I thought it was harsh on us tonight.
"Ross County's front two caused us problems in the first half; I thought physically they dominated us a wee bit at times. But I thought in the second half we changed the system, we were far better, created chances, kept the back door shut."
Luck, the Dons boss suggested, has not been on Aberdeen's side of late.
"We are a good team," McInnes continued. "Possibly little things were going for us in the early part of the season.
"I think tonight one or two things didn't - we hit the post, had one cleared off the line, the ball falling to defenders rather than attackers. They get a bit of a break for the second goal.
"If we keep working as hard as we did tonight, the players are good enough to find better form; we're all good enough to start finding ways to win again."
Counterpart Jim McIntyre said the victory over the league leaders was the perfect tonic after the derby loss to Highland rivals Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
"I'm delighted with the performance tonight," he said. "We wanted to bounce back after the derby defeat and we did that with a bit of style, I felt.
"We created numerous opportunities against a very good side. They're not sitting top of the league for nothing. There was some great individual performances out there as well as team.
"Our target from the start is top six. That won't change. We know there'll be ups and downs. Tonight is a good night for us, we'll enjoy it." | Derek McInnes insists Aberdeen are better than their recent results, after a 2-0 defeat by Ross County took the leaders' losing streak to four matches. | 0.886018 | 1 |
The thriller was among the 10 winners from November's National Book Awards that went forward to a public vote to be named Specsavers Book of the Year.
Burton, who beat such authors as David Nicholls and Karen Joy Fowler, said she was "indebted forever to the voting public for this incredible honour".
The Miniaturist has also been named Waterstones Book of the Year.
Organisers said her critically acclaimed novel won by a "significant margin ahead of outstanding competition" including We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler, Us by David Nicholls and Nathan Filer's The Shock of the Fall.
Burton admitted "it is no exaggeration to say this has been a life-transforming year for me, and this award is a very big cherry on the cake".
She said: "There are always stories to write, and people who want to read them, and as the year closes, I find this very heartening news indeed.
"This wonderful acknowledgement will propel me into 2015, and I am deeply thankful to everyone who took the time to vote."
Previous winners of the top award include The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (2013), Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James (2012), Caitlin Moran's How To Be A Woman (2011) and One Day by David Nicholls (2010). | Jessie Burton's debut novel The Miniaturist has come top of a poll to find the best book of 2014. | 0.972239 | 1 |
The company behind Crossrail and the transformation of the former Olympic Stadium into West Ham's ground made an £8m profit, after a £199m loss in 2015.
Balfour said it had allowed its business to become too complex after a series of takeovers.
Chief executive Leo Quinn said the company's leadership, processes and controls had been upgraded.
"The transformation of Balfour Beatty is well under way," he said.
The company said that, by 2014, it had become overly complex following more than a decade of acquisition-led growth.
It added there had been an overall lack of leadership and strategic direction, and that its businesses had a tendency to compete with each other. However, Balfour says its business has now been simplified.
The company is involved in some of the country's highest profile building projects.
As well as Crossrail, which will link west and east London, it is upgrading motorways and working on the Thames Tideway Tunnel.
In the next few years it plans to be part of the country's three biggest infrastructure projects: High Speed 2 (HS2), the new nuclear power stations at Hinkley Point C and Wylfa, and the third runway at Heathrow airport.
Analysts have been encouraged by the company's progress.
"The self-help phase of the turnaround plan has restored the group to reasonable foundations, with the all-important construction division back in profit in the second half," said Nicholas Hyett, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.
"The strategy now calls for the group to rebuild margins towards something close to industry standard - at around 2% it's not an overly ambitious target on the face of it, but something Balfour have failed to achieve for some time," he said.
Balfour said it was upbeat about prospects as the "trading environment in the group's core UK and US markets remains positive".
"In the UK, government policy is helping to drive a strong pipeline of major infrastructure projects in transport and energy.
"In the US, the new administration has made infrastructure one of its key priorities." | UK engineering giant Balfour Beatty has returned to profit after two years of losses. | 1.351623 | 1 |
Wales got their Women's Six Nations campaign off to a winning start with a 20-8 victory against Italy in Jesi.
"The girls want to be treated the same, with the same structures and preparation as the men," said Phillips.
Phillips' side host England at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday, 11 February.
The Wales women's coach has previous experience of the Six Nations as a player and an assistant coach with the men's team.
"I was excited to have the opportunity [to take the job in 2016], but I feel even more excited to be part of this and these girls are making my job enjoyable," Phillips told BBC Wales Sport.
"England are the world champions, so I don't think I'll need to put [the players'] feet on the ground. The challenge is huge and the girls will need to be at their best.
"England have always got that quality, the fact they're full-time allows them to spend more time together, but we're fighters, we punch above our weight and if we can get smart as well, we become a strong force."
Phillips' daughter Carys, the Wales captain, is relishing the prospect of playing at the Arms Park, in a bid to repeat the 13-0 win in Swansea in 2015.
"It's home again in Cardiff, a brilliant place to play so hopefully we get a really good crowd behind us and put in a good performance," Phillips continued.
"England have their Sevens players back in [after the Rio Olympics], they're professional and they're going to be a strong and physical team but we're up for the challenge."
Most of the Welsh players will have to fit evening training sessions around their day jobs, although prop Caryl Thomas, who notched her first international try in Italy from "possibly two centimetres", says they will try to generate spirit from that.
She said: "It's an exciting development for women's rugby, [England] having the time to train and everything, but it brings us together as a team when we're all buying into the same thing.
"We turn up for training, you're tired, you pick somebody up and you get more camaraderie from it, a bit of a family feel."
After BBC Radio Wales commentary duties when she was out injured, Thomas is still in no doubt of her priorities.
"I'd rather be out on the pitch," she joked. | Wales Women coach Rowland Phillips says he is trying to bring the same discipline as the men's team to his side even though they are made up of part-time players. | 1.053886 | 1 |
Hertfordshire Police were called to reports of a crash involving a lorry and a VW Polo at about 10:30 GMT.
The clockwise carriageway was shut between junctions 20 at Kings Langley and junction 21 at Bricket Wood and did not fully re-open until after 21:00 GMT.
Heavy traffic developed on diversion routes.
Visit BBC Travel for updates.
Festive getaway: The day 14 million journeys will be made | Parts of the M25 were closed for most of the day after a collision which left the carriageway strewn with waste food. | 0.514314 | 1 |
The 21-year-old spent last season with the League Two club, scoring six times Argyle reached the play-off final.
Tanner was part of the Reading squad which defeated Derek Adams' side 2-0 in the EFL Cup first round on 9 August.
Tanner, who signed a two-year contract extension with Reading in January 2015, is eligible for Saturday's home fixture against Mansfield Town.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Plymouth Argyle have re-signed Reading midfielder Craig Tanner on a loan deal until January. | 0.587092 | 1 |
Police were called to reports of a serious assault at around 02:20 GMT on Saturday at the event at Sandford Holiday Park, near Wareham, in Dorset.
The victim, named locally as 36-year-old Dave "Chewie" Coxon, from the Cyder Commando Scooter Club, was found dead.
Jason James, of Torquay, Devon, has been charged with manslaughter.
He will appear at Bournemouth Magistrates' Court on Monday.
The victim has not yet been formally identified, but his next-of-kin have been informed, according to Dorset police.
Shaun O'Connor, of the South Devon Showmen Club, said: "He was a very good friend."
Dave Robson posted on Facebook: "Sympathy RIP Dave."
Detective Inspector Mark Samuel said: "Following a fast-moving and thorough investigation, we have consulted with the Crown Prosecution Service who authorised the charge of manslaughter.
"Family liaison officers have updated the victim's family with this development and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.
"Detectives continue to work on this investigation and I would appeal to any witnesses at Sandford Holiday Park, who are yet to speak with police, to contact us urgently."
The park had been hosting a 40th anniversary rally of the Modrapheniacs Scooter Club. | A 41-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a man who was allegedly assaulted during a scooter rally at a holiday park. | 0.69428 | 1 |
Fe gafodd yr heddlu eu galw i ddigwyddiad yn Rhoddfa'r Graig yn y dre am tua 17:45 brynhawn dydd Iau, 13 Ebrill.
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Cafodd Harries, o Panteg, Llanelli, ei gadw yn y ddalfa tan ei ymddangosiad nesaf yn y llys. | Mae dyn wedi ymddangos yn y llys ar gyhuddiad o geisio llofruddio wedi i fenyw 19 oed gael ei gadael mewn cyflwr difrifol iawn wedi digwyddiad yn Llanelli. | 0.34825 | 0 |
The Giants took the lead when Jermaine McGillvary touched down but the visitors fought back through Junior Sa'u's try and six points from O'Brien.
Alex Mellor went over twice for the Giants but O'Brien scored twice himself to keep the visitors in control.
Ukuma Ta'ai slid over for Huddersfield before Josh Jones powered over to secure the win for Salford.
Jones' try was perhaps the most impressive of the night, the former St Helens man getting over the line despite the efforts of six Huddersfield defenders.
Huddersfield will be disappointed not to have added to their opening-day win over Widnes but they came up against a Salford defence in fine form.
The visitors lost 26-16 at home to Wigan in their first game of the season but kept the Warriors out for the whole of the second half and built on that at the John Smith's Stadium.
Chairman Marwan Koukash confirmed to the BBC after the match that half-back Todd Carney, who was granted a visa on Thursday, should be in the country on Sunday.
Huddersfield: Gaskell, McGillvary, Cudjoe, Mellor, Murphy, Brough, Brierley, Ikahihifo, Hinchcliffe, Ta'ai, Lawrence, Ferguson, Rapira.
Replacements: Wakeman, Leeming, Roberts, Clough.
Salford: O'Brien, Johnson, Welham, Sa'u, J. Carney, Lui, Dobson, Kopczak, Tomkins, Mossop, Jones, Griffin, Flanagan.
Replacements: Krasniqi, Tasi, A. Walne, Wood.
Referee: James Child. | Gareth O'Brien scored 22 points to help Salford beat Huddersfield for their first Super League win of the season. | 0.913933 | 1 |
Glen Daly, 24, of Chadwell St Mary, near Grays, died when his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a lorry on the Greek island in June 2009.
The lorry driver has been charged with negligent homicide.
Mr Daly's parents Les and Dorothy are due to travel to Heraklion for the start of the trial on Thursday.
The trial has been delayed three times: it was adjourned in 2010, 2011 and again in February this year.
"I have mixed emotions," said 55-year-old Mrs Daly. "I am relieved it's going ahead, but at the same time I'm worried about it.
"All I've ever asked for is the truth."
Mr Daly was on the third day of his holiday with his friend Tony Atkins when he died.
The trial will hear evidence from Mr Atkins, 27, who witnessed the crash. | The mother of an Essex man killed in a crash in Crete says she is "relieved" the trial of a lorry driver accused of his death is to go ahead. | 0.746666 | 1 |
Yeovil held out until half-time but South Korea's Ji So-Yun netted twice in first-half stoppage time for 2015 double winners Chelsea.
Drew Spence, Erin Cuthbert, Crystal Dunn and Ramona Bachmann made it six.
Meanwhile, part-time Sunderland's draw was their second from two games so far.
The Lady Black Cats held out against in-form Birmingham last Sunday and similarly frustrated the Gunners at the Hetton Centre, as goalkeeper Anke Preuss produced late saves from Arsenal's Danielle van de Donk and Chloe Kelly.
Goals were far easier to come by for Emma Hayes' Chelsea, who had 23 shots on target and a further 23 off target against a Yeovil side who won promotion with the second-tier title last season.
Hayes saw second-half goals from three of her pre-season signings, as 18-year-old Scotland midfielder Cuthbert, United States winger Dunn and Switzerland star Bachmann all opened their Women's Super League One accounts.
Chelsea are bidding for league success in the Spring Series after disappointment in the Women's FA Cup, where they were knocked out in the semi-finals on penalties by Birmingham.
Last year's WSL 1 champions, Manchester City, are yet to start their Spring Series season owing to fixture clashes with their maiden Women's Champions League campaign, which ended on Saturday despite a 1-0 win in Lyon in the second leg of their last-four tie.
Having played two games already, Liverpool are the early WSL 1 leaders after beating Reading on Friday to make it two wins from two. | Chelsea Ladies opened their 2017 Spring Series campaign with an emphatic 6-0 win over newly promoted Yeovil, while Arsenal's season began with a goalless draw at Sunderland. | 1.042796 | 1 |
New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever were fined $5,000 (£3,773) while their players each received a $500 (£377) fine.
The teams wore the #BlackLivesMatter shirts following the deaths of two men and five police officers on 7 July.
WNBA rules state that uniforms may not be altered in any way.
"Don't say we have a voice and then fine us because we use it," Phoenix Mercury forward Mistie Bass tweeted. | The Women's NBA has fined three teams and their players for wearing black warm-up shirts to commemorate the recent shootings in America. | 0.879503 | 1 |
Richard Duffy fired Vale in front after Neil Collins headed down a corner for the defender to coolly latch onto.
Scunthorpe's Paddy Madden could have levelled later on but fired the ball over the crossbar from close range.
But Wootton's late goal rescued a point and prevented the visitors from taking their first win in eight games.
The Iron remain in 17th, a point above 18th-placed Vale who are three points above the League One relegation zone.
Scunthorpe manager Mark Robins told BBC Radio Humberside:
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"We were by no means at our best tonight but we've created enough chances to win the game.
"We gave them one shot at goal and they scored.
"The changes we made had an impact no doubt about that - I told Kyle (Wooten) to go make a name for himself which he has thankfully gone and done." | A dramatic injury-time equaliser from teenage substitute Kyle Wootton gifted Scunthorpe a point against relegation rivals Port Vale. | 0.829634 | 1 |
Administrators Duff and Phelps will now apply to the Court of Session to have BDO appointed as liquidators.
The club, which was formed in 1872, was placed in administration over over non-payment of tax totalling about £14m.
HM Revenue and Customs blocked a CVA (creditors agreement) that would have allowed the old club to continue.
Following this, Duff and Phelps oversaw a sale of assets to the Sevco consortium led by Charles Green for £5.5m.
Shareholders in the old Rangers subsequently gave their approval for Sevco to change its name to The Rangers Football Club Limited.
The old club, which remained in administration, has since been known as RFC 2012.
The new club, started by Mr Green's consortium, began life in the Scottish Third Division.
Announcing moves to end the administration period, joint administrator Paul Clark said: "Creditors have today given their approval for the administrators to bring the administration process to an end and to place the company into liquidation.
"As a result, we as administrators have instructed our legal team to prepare the necessary application for lodging in the Court of Session as a matter of urgency.
"Should the application be approved, then Malcolm Cohen and James Bernard Stephen of BDO will be appointed liquidators of RFC 2012 plc, and will undertake the process of liquidation of the 'oldco' company and the continued recovery of funds for creditors."
Mr Clark said this would not affect the new Rangers "as it is a completely separate entity".
He added: "As administrators, our primary statutory function was to ensure Rangers continued as a business and this was achieved.
"Secondly, we were tasked to secure a buyer for the club and this too was achieved.
"We are delighted that plans for the revitalisation of Rangers are now continuing with the new owners' intention to float the club on the AIM market."
Mr Clark said the administration process had been "comparatively short" and had been handled by Duff and Phelps to "the highest professional standards".
"We have co-operated fully with inquiries into our appointment by Lord Hodge at the Court of Session and the Insolvency Practitioners' Association," he added.
UPDATE: An appeal to the BBC Trust about the terminology used in this story was partially upheld on 18 June 2013. | The former Rangers Football Club is to be put into liquidation after creditors approved an end to the administration process which began on 14 February. | 1.079511 | 1 |
Michael Ross was 15 when he shot Shamsuddin Mahmood, 26, in the head in Kirkwall's Mumataz Restaurant.
The former Black Watch sniper was jailed for a minimum of 25 years in 2008 after being convicted of murder.
Ross has been told by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission there is not enough evidence to support a miscarriage of justice claim.
Mr Mahmood was shot in full view of a room full of diners, including families with children, by a masked gunman. | A man jailed for the murder of a waiter in Orkney in 1994 has failed in a bid to have his conviction re-examined. | 0.984625 | 1 |
Tomas Lowe, 27, Kris Leonard, River Reeves, and Jack Dakin, all 20, and their manager Craig Tarry, 33, were killed when their car plunged into a canal on 13 February.
Inquests into their deaths were opened and adjourned earlier in Warrington.
Senior Coroner for Cheshire Nicholas Rheinberg released the five men's bodies so funerals could take place.
The brief hearing at Warrington Town Hall was attended by 11 family members.
Det Sgt Elaine Duddle from Cheshire Police told the inquests the band's car was travelling along the E4 motorway and passed through a restricted area when it collided with barriers.
She said the five men suffered severe injuries and the car then fell into the canal below the bridge, about 18 miles from Stockholm in Sodertalje.
Mr Rheinberg heard that cooperation between UK and Swedish Police had been good since the crash in Stockholm last month.
He praised the work of the Swedish Police and said: "In all my career I have never had such immediate and positive response from a foreign organisation"
Full inquests will be heard at a later date.
Read more about the band | The bodies of band Viola Beach - who died in a car crash in Sweden - have been released to their families. | 0.790522 | 1 |
Barbara Bonansea scored the only goal midway through the first half, eluding two defenders before shooting from close range.
For the hosts, Asisat Oshoala had a goal ruled out for a foul.
The match marked Liverpool manager Matt Beard's final game in charge before moving to Boston Breakers in the USA.
Liverpool dominated long periods without turning pressure into goals.
Ashley Hodson forced two good stops from goalkeeper Camelia Cesar, while Lucy Staniforth saw her two direct free-kicks well saved.
Other than the goal, the Italian side created few clear openings. Chiara Marchitelli and Valentina Cernoia had shots from outside the area, but both were straight at keeper Libby Stout.
Beard said: "I was pleased, we've done everything but score again, we threw the kitchen sink at them in the second half.
"To be fair to Brescia, they defended really well which restricted us.
"And over the course of the two ties, they probably deserve to go through."
Liverpool Ladies: Stout, Harris, Murray, Omarsdottir, Ryland, Staniforth (Williams 70), Zelem, Oshoala, Hodson, White (Dale 79), Dowie (c).
Unused subs: Darbyshire, Beckwith, Schroder, Pacheco, Smorsgard.
Brescia: Marchitelli (Cesar 32), Gama, D'Adda (Boattin 61), Linari, Cernoia (c), Eusebio, Rosucci, Bonansea, Girelli, Sabatino (Alborghetti 76), Tarenzi.
Unused subs: Serturini, Ghisi, Lenzini.
Referee: S Frappin
Attendance: 387 | Liverpool Ladies have been knocked out of the Champions League after losing 1-0 at home in their last-32 tie, suffering a 2-0 aggregate defeat. | 0.730511 | 1 |
As many as 4,000 reindeer are involved in accidents with cars every year in Lapland, which is a region of Finland.
The Reindeer Herders Association hopes the reflective spray will help drivers see them during the dark months.
The special spray is being tested on the reindeer's fur and antlers to see if it stays on in different weather conditions. | Herders in Lapland are spraying their reindeer with a special paint designed to reflect car headlights. | 2.133758 | 2 |
The two parchment books dating from 1727 record the setting up of Burwash Charity School with a legacy of £100 from the Rev George Barnsley.
Other subscribers were Thomas and Henry Pelham and local landowners and businessmen.
The books, which have been in the hands of a local historian, are now being held at The Keep in Brighton.
They cover 150 years up to 1877, recording some of the pupils' names, the teachers and the school accounts.
Two of the first three teachers employed in 1727 were unable to write, and when asked to sign receipts for their wages, could only sign with a line or cross.
"They probably weren't trained at all," said senior archivist Christopher Whittick.
"This was a charity school for poor children."
He said the books would be of interest to many different people.
"If you are interested in education that's the most obvious but if you are interested in Burwash, or the families of Burwash, or if your ancestor was one of the children there is something there for you."
The Keep at Falmer, which opened in 2013, holds the historical records of East Sussex Record Office, Brighton Royal Pavilion and Museums and the University of Sussex. | Documents thought to be the earliest school records in Sussex have been deposited in county archives. | 2.058085 | 2 |
Boanas, 58, was appointed in February, shortly after the club secured their future, having earlier failed to fulfil a Women's FA Cup tie at Doncaster.
Watford went on to finish eighth in the 10-team WSL 2 Spring Series table, winning two of their nine matches.
Boanas' side have returned to pre-season prior to the new league season. | Watford Ladies head coach Keith Boanas and his assistant Alberto Kurti will continue in their roles for the 2017-18 Women's Super League Two season. | 0.177825 | 0 |
Gareth Southgate's side led when Harry Kane lifted a clever finish past home keeper Alphonse Areola, then tapped in a second from Tom Ince's cross-shot.
But Arsenal's Yaya Sanogo scored two tap-ins for France to level by half-time and substitute Kingsley Coman struck a winner into the top corner.
Danny Ings headed wide as England suffered a first defeat in over a year.
That previous defeat was a 1-0 loss to Israel at the European Under-21 Championships in 2013, and Southgate now only has two matches to work out his best line-up before taking part in the same competition next June.
He opted to shuffle his pack for this latest test at Stade Francis-Le Ble in Brittany, making five changes from the 3-1 win over Portugal on Thursday.
It would prove costly as France, with Marseille youngster Florian Thauvin influential in midfield, looked as impressive as they had in European Championship qualifying - prior to their surprise play-off defeat by Sweden.
Spurs forward Kane filled in ably for top scorer in qualifying Saido Berahino, elevated to the senior squad, and lifted the opener over the on-rushing French keeper from Ince's smart pass before profiting again within two minutes when Ince swivelled in the box to create a tap-in.
But the lead looked harsh on France and they responded when Sanogo got a faint touch on Antoine Conte's volley.
Tauvin burst through England's defensive line to force a brave block from Middlesbrough's Ben Gibson - who later went off injured - but the equaliser arrived when Sanogo, who is yet to score for Arsenal, converted Paul-Georges Ntep's cut-back.
France sealed a deserved win over Southgate's side when Coman produced a confident side-foot finish into the top corner on 74 minutes.
Burnley's Ings headed wide from a corner late on but England did not threaten meaningfully again. | England Under-21s squandered a two-goal lead as their 11-game winning run was ended with a 3-2 defeat by France. | 0.806645 | 1 |
The 34-year-old woman was in Cadogan Street when the alleged serious sexual assault took place at about 05:00 on Friday.
Police had urged anyone with information to contact them.
A 20-year-old man was detained in custody and is expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court later. | A man has been arrested after a woman was raped in Glasgow city centre. | -0.105468 | 0 |
People on working holiday visas would now have to pay tax on every dollar they earnt, said Treasurer Joe Hockey.
The backpacker industry said the Treasurer had exaggerated how much money it could raise from the tax.
However, it warned publicity about the changes could scare away young tourists.
Young travellers from the UK, Europe and increasingly from Asia often get low-paid jobs in Australia's hospitality or farming sectors to fund their holidays.
Foreigners on working holidays currently pay no income tax in Australia until they earn close to A$20,000, the same tax-free threshold enjoyed by residents.
"Anyone on a working holiday in Australia will have to pay tax from their first dollar earned," said Mr Hockey.
"This will save the budget A$540m," he added.
Under the new rules that take affect in July 2016, for tax purposes they will now be considered "non-residents" and pay tax on every dollar they earn.
But Backpacker Operators' Association New South Wales Secretary Robert Henke said people on working holidays only benefitted from the tax-free threshold if they remained in one location for six months.
He said anecdotal information showed most young travellers moved around, and worked in different places.
"It is a bit of a beat-up because what they didn't say is that to be entitled [to the tax-free threshold], you have to be in one spot for six months," Mr Henke told the BBC.
"So, we don't think the tax change will raise as much money as Mr Hockey claims," Mr Henke said.
"However, the unfortunate part of it is that overseas media are already writing articles that might frighten backpackers away," he said.
Others in the tourism industry were also unhappy about the announcement.
"Taxing working holidaymakers from the first dollar they earn, instead of giving them equal treatment with other resident taxpayers, is a backward step and will damage Australia's international reputation," said Tourism and Transport Forum Chief Executive Officer Margy Osmond.
"Australia has long been a favourite destination for young people from around the world who live, work and travel here for up to two years, and who spend on average more than A$13,000 during their stay," she said. | Backpackers and others could now face higher income taxes thanks to changes in work rules in the Australian government's latest budget. | 1.947414 | 2 |
Stimpson took silver in the opening race in Abu Dhabi last month after a sprint finish with Andrea Hewitt.
But the 28-year-old was unable to get close to Hewitt this time, with the New Zealander winning from Australia's Ashleigh Gentle and Japan's Juri Ide.
Stimpson was the sole Briton competing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games venue.
A top-five finish could potentially have secured a place at the Games for England's 2014 gold medallist.
In the men's race, Spain's reigning World Series champion Mario Mola held off Richard Murray of South Africa, with another Spaniard, Fernando Alarza, third.
Britain's Rio 2016 silver medallist Jonathan Brownlee is expected to race at the next round of the series in Yokohama, Japan on 13 May.
His brother, Alistair, is focusing on longer distance events this season.
The double Olympic champion, 28, will make his debut in that discipline in a 70.3 mile race in Gran Canaria on 22 April. | Reigning Commonwealth champion Jodie Stimpson finished in 16th place in the World Triathlon Series event at Australia's Gold Coast. | 0.772982 | 1 |
The defending champions overwhelmed Muster 26-10 on Saturday to reach the European Champions Cup final.
Sarries have already qualified for the Premiership play-offs with two regular season matches remaining.
"We don't even talk about it - I think it is disrespectful to others to talk in those terms," McCall told BBC Sport.
Not since Leicester Tigers in 2002 has an English club completed a back-to-back European and domestic double.
Saracens now face Premiership games against Bristol and Wasps as they seek a home semi-final, before the European showdown with Clermont Auvergne in Edinburgh on 13 May.
Ahead of Saturday's game against already-relegated Bristol, the squad are spending two days in Barcelona, the latest of the famous Saracens team-bonding trips.
"We will make sure we will celebrate this, because it's a big game and we've done well. You have to to enjoy these," said fly-half Owen Farrell.
"The group just have to stay grounded and stay humble," added McCall.
"They are really frustrated about the try we conceded, because that shouldn't have happened.
"Alex Sanderson - who has done such a remarkable job defensively - is so cross that happened.
"Hopefully those are the standards we are going to need in the next four or five weeks. If we keep on showing that fighting spirit, we will be ok."
Scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth said: "We just want to improve and make sure we get better every week and every year. If you do that then you give yourself a chance."
Since becoming director of rugby at the end of 2010, McCall has led Saracens to three Premiership titles and one European crown.
But, after masterminding the comprehensive defeat of Munster, the Irishman played down the prospect of him coaching the national team in the future.
"I am unbelievably lucky to be at the club I am at. Sometimes in coaching you find yourself in the right place at the right time," he said.
"We have a phenomenal group of players, a phenomenal group of staff, it's a brilliant place to be, so I am very happy here." | Talk of a second successive European and Premiership double is "disrespectful" to other teams, says Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall. | 0.914804 | 1 |
The 18-year-old joined the Premier League side from Blackpool this summer on a three-year contract.
Hunt, who was part of the Tangerines side which reached the third round of the FA Youth Cup last season, is yet to make his debut for the Toffees.
He was named among the Chesterfield substitutes for their League One match at home to Oldham on Saturday. | League One club Chesterfield have signed Everton goalkeeper Connor Hunt in a one-month loan deal. | 0.312117 | 0 |
Abigail Klem, president of the US first daughter's eponymous clothing line, says it has seen "some of the best performing weeks" in its history.
The reported sales surge comes amid an ongoing boycott targeting business interests of the fashion entrepreneur's father, President Donald Trump.
Last month several retailers dropped Ms Trump's label, citing falling sales.
In an interview with fashion magazine Refinery29, Ms Klem declined to cite specific sales figures, but research by a market analytics firm seems to support the claim.
According to Lyst, a London-based e-commerce website which tracks clothing retail, sales of Ivanka Trump products rocketed in February.
It says sales increased 346% from January to February this year and 557%, compared with average orders last year.
"To see such an extreme spike in one month is completely unheard of and came as a huge surprise to us," says Lyst's US spokesperson Sarah Tanner.
Ms Klem said that most products are sold to women in New York, California and Texas, and the average shopper earns between $60,000-100,000 per year (£50,000-£82,000).
She said the political controversy surrounding President Trump, and the boycott, may have helped his daughter's brand.
The reported sales surge comes after Kellyanne Conway, a counsellor to President Trump, was accused of breaking ethics rules by promoting Ivanka Trump products during a live TV interview from the White House.
The first daughter's perfume is currently highest ranked on Amazon.com, with many shoppers leaving pro-Trump comments.
"I bought this without knowing what it smelt like, and I didn't care! I support the Trumps! MAGA! Who needs nordstroms!" Dustin M wrote, in reference to Nordstroms, which was the first retailer to drop Ivanka's products.
"Oh and by the way, the smell is aweosme!"
Another apparently happy customer wrote: "Bought this as a gift for my wife, and to support Ivanka's position." | Ivanka Trump's brand is booming, says the fashion firm, as one estimate says sales have jumped five-fold. | 1.25961 | 1 |
Blair Riley hit two of Belfast's goals with Chris Higgins, Mike Forney, Steve Saviano and Alex Foster also on target.
After Higgins' opener, Forney doubled the lead early in period two and while Mike D'Orazio replied, goals from Saviano and Riley left Belfast 4-1 up.
Michal Dobran and Ian Schultz replied for Edinburgh but late goals from Foster and Riley sealed Belfast's win.
After taking one point from Saturday's 3-2 over-time defeat by Fife Flyers, Belfast's weekend return keeps them in third place in the table although they are 12 points behind leaders Cardiff Devils.
The Giants, who do have two games in hand on the Devils, will be back in home action at the SSE Arena against Sheffield Steelers on Saturday night. | Belfast Giants ended a four-game losing run in the Elite League as they clinched a 6-3 away win over Edinburgh. | 0.704704 | 1 |
It comes after a bidder to run University Hospital of Hartlepool's fertility services was rejected, despite already running services there.
Hartlepool Borough's council asked the area's clinical commissioning group (CCG) to explore with the bidder how it could reach the required standard.
But, the CCG said it could not lawfully treat one bidder differently.
Care Fertility, which operates 15 clinics across Britain and supports fertility services in Hartlepool, said in January it was "disappointed not to be awarded the contract".
The council's audit and governance committee asked the CCG to discuss with the firm how it could reduce risks highlighted in its rejected tender.
The CCG said this was not "reasonably practicable".
"It is simply not the role of the CCG to guide bidders to make successful tenders," it said.
It would be an "unusual and unwelcome" precedent for the CCG to advise bidders and would lead to accusations of unfairness if it did not do the same for all other bidders in the future, it said.
It also said re-tendering would take too long, could increase clinical risk and prolong the gap in the delivery of the service and there was "no guarantee that the outcome would be any different".
Last year, the council was granted a High Court injunction to stop the unit's closure, after which it was announced an alternative provider would be sought to run fertility services, including IVF.
The CCG had said it could not recruit enough staff to keep the unit going. | Health managers planning to close a hospital fertility unit have refused to put the service back out to tender. | 1.166083 | 1 |
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The Australian, 35, only competed in five events last year after a "tough" 2015 left him "exhausted".
He survived a shark attack at a tournament in South Africa and missed out on a fourth world title following the death of his brother Peter.
Surfing is among five sports confirmed for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
"It was nice to have 2016 off somewhat and decompress but I'm excited to put the singlet on again," said Fanning. "Let the show begin. It's going to be an incredible year.
"2015 was a tough year. A lot happened to me on camera and in my personal life. I just felt exhausted by the end of it."
The 11-stop WSL Championship begins on the Gold Coast of Australia from 14-25 March. | Three-time world champion Mick Fanning says he will return to the World Surf League full-time in 2017 for the first time since being attacked by a shark. | 0.765838 | 1 |
This will take the price of a first class stamp to 63p and a second class stamp to 54p.
Royal Mail said it had thought "carefully" about the change and its impact on customers who have been facing tough economic conditions.
The company said stamp prices in the UK were among the best value in Europe.
Other price changes will mean the cost of sending a large letter will increase by 2p to 95p for first class and by 1p to 74p for second class.
The cost of sending a second class medium parcel would drop, Royal Mail said, and a price cut for second-class small parcels that was introduced as a Christmas promotion will continue.
From 30 March, second class medium parcels weighing up to 2kg will be priced at £4.89, which Royal Mail said represented a saving of up to £3.11.
However, there has been criticism of the complexity of parcel costs. | The cost of first and second class stamps are each to rise by 1p from 30 March, Royal Mail has announced. | 1.1711 | 1 |
About 24 of the rocks, known as Hertfordshire Puddingstone, were removed from the former St Albans Museum grounds.
It is thought they were taken from the garden between the 3 and 14 April.
Hertfordshire Police said the theft of the rare rock was being treated as a heritage crime.
PC Sean Lannon said Hertfordshire Puddingstone was "one of the world's rarest rocks" and part of the county's heritage.
"We are doing all we can to ensure that these stones are returned to the museum," he said.
The force has appealed for witnesses or anyone who may have been offered the rocks for sale to come forward.
Hertfordshire Puddingstone is a naturally occurring conglomerate consisting of rounded flint pebbles bound in silica cement, found mostly within the county.
It is thought to have originated from deposits laid down millions of years ago and is called puddingstone because the flints resemble the plums in a Christmas pudding.
Most of the rocks taken came from the site of the Seventh Day Adventist Church during the late 1970s.
St Albans Museum in Hatfield Road closed earlier this year ahead of its move to a new site in the Town Hall which is due to open next year. | A collection of prehistoric stones thought be about 54 million years old has been stolen from a former museum site, police have said. | 2.250839 | 2 |
The singer and guitarist, who began performing as a teenager in the 1950s, had suffered a major heart attack at the weekend.
After an early foray into pop, Hamilton became a country stalwart, scoring 40 hits in the 1960s and 70s.
He was inducted into Nashville's Grand Old Opry in 1960 and continued to work until shortly before he was taken ill.
In the later phase of his career, Hamilton, who was born in North Carolina, concentrated on gospel music and making recordings of inspiration recitations, a type of spiritual song.
He also became a regular guest singer with evangelist Billy Graham on his many rallies around the world.
His most recent album, made in 2010, was a gospel-influenced collection featuring a host of guest artists.
International ambassador
At the start of his career in 1956, Hamilton had a top five hit in the US with A Rose and A Baby Ruth, which led to tours with pop idols Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers.
But he was steered into the world of country music, after being mentored by Chet Atkins.
In the 1970s, he exported the music of Nashville around the world, becoming an international ambassador for the genre.
Hamilton became the first country musician to perform in the the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia; he made his first visit to the UK in 1967.
He was a regular visitor to Scotland, and in 2004 produced an album of songs called Hamilton's Other Country.
In the 1990s, he made a foray into stage work, playing the narrator in a production of Pasty Cline The Musical for five years, including a run in London's West End.
Hamilton is survived by his wife Tinky , two sons George V and Peyton and daughter Mary. | US country music star George Hamilton IV has died in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 77. | 1.495914 | 1 |
The widow of Lee Gaunt said her husband had predicted something "catastrophic" would happen hours before the death of Stephen Hunt in 2013.
Mr Gaunt was found hanged at Stalybridge Fire Station in October.
Caroline Gaunt said that following his colleague's death her husband "went into meltdown".
She told the hearing the fatal fire in Manchester's northern quarter had "changed his life and mental state completely".
Ms Gaunt said her husband "could see all the failings on that job" and felt "somehow he had contributed" and should have raised his concerns.
When he returned home after the blaze he was distressed and said he felt the incident was being managed badly, she added.
The next morning he discovered his colleague had died.
Ms Gaunt told the inquest her husband subsequently suffered nightmares and was suicidal.
She said he had sought medical help and, two weeks before he took his own life, had told a station manager he was suffering from stress.
The inquest also heard Mr Gaunt had been informed he might be called as a witness at the inquest into the death of his colleague.
Peter O'Reilly, of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, said his colleagues had been "devastated" by Lee's death.
He said: "We have tried to encourage all our staff to look out for and look after each other, ensuring support is available for anyone who needs it." | A firefighter who hanged himself "couldn't function" after one of his colleagues died tackling a blaze in Manchester, an inquest has heard. | 1.030363 | 1 |
The home side had the better chances as Darren McCauley went close early on before having another effort tipped on to the crossbar before half-time.
Eoin Bradley volleyed the ball into Haugesund's net in the second half but the effort was ruled out for offside.
Coleraine's Jamie McGonigle also tested Haugesund keeper Helge Sandvik.
The Bannsiders were without injured trio Lyndon Kane, David Kee and Gareth McConnaghie, while central defender David Ogilby missed the game because he is on holiday.
Haugesund will face Lech Poznan in the second qualifying round after the Polish club overcame Pelister of Macedonia 7-0 on aggregate. | Coleraine restored their pride as they responded to last week's 7-0 Europa League rout in Norway by earning a 0-0 home leg draw against FK Haugesund. | 0.736861 | 1 |
The authorities in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain carried out the arrests and seized 250 items of IT equipment and mobile phones, Interpol says.
Those arrested are aged between 17 and 40.
The operation follows cyber attacks on Colombian and Chilean websites.
Interpol says the websites of the Colombian Ministry of Defence and the presidency, Chile's national library, and the Chilean electricity company Endesa were attacked.
Spanish authorities say four people were arrested as part of the operation in Spain, in Madrid and Malaga.
Two of them remain in custody, while the other two, including a minor, were released on bail.
Spain's interior ministry said that one of the four arrested was the alleged manager of Anonymous' computer operations in Spain and Latin America.
Anonymous is a loose international network of online activists which describes itself as an "internet gathering". Its protests often take the form of disrupting websites and services.
Many Anonymous protests tackle issues of free speech and preserving the openness of the net. | Police in Latin America and Europe have arrested 25 suspected members of the Anonymous hacking group, according to Interpol. | 1.549133 | 2 |
Darren Bray, 29, of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, blacked out as he ate the 99p burger following a night out with friends in October 2015.
Cardiff Coroner's Court heard Mr Bray, who had been drinking, but not enough to affect his judgement, died from a blockage to his airway.
A death by misadventure conclusion was recorded.
The hearing was told Mr Bray said "watch this" to his friends as he squashed the burger in half and put it in his mouth.
Friend Sam Bisgrove said: "I could see him trying to cough it up and he was making horrible coughing noises.
"I tried to hit his back to help him clear his airway."
Paramedics arrived and performed CPR on Mr Bray, who was at a friend's house in Barry, but were unable to restart his heart and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dr Rhiannon Trefor told the hearing there was an 8cm by 5cm (3in by 1.9in) ball of food stuck in his throat.
"He would not have been able to breathe... with that in his airway," she said. | A father of three choked to death as he tried to eat a McDonald's cheeseburger in one mouthful, an inquest has heard. | 0.957193 | 1 |
The coastguard was called to Llangennith beach at 08:45 BST on Sunday along with an ambulance crew and the air ambulance.
Police are not treating the death as suspicious and the coroner has been informed.
A spokeswoman said: "South Wales Police can confirm the sudden death of a 51-year-old female." | A woman has died after falling from a horse on a Gower beach. | 0.657161 | 1 |
The council is considering plans to close Gwernyfed and Brecon high schools and replace them with a £50m education campus in Brecon.
Under the plans, Welsh-medium education would be provided at a bilingual school in mid Powys, currently Builth Wells High School.
The measures are to address falling school rolls and financial pressures. | Two comprehensive schools in Powys could close as part of an overhaul of secondary education in the county. | 0.750473 | 1 |
Sofiane Boufal is a doubt after pulling a muscle in training but Uruguayan defender Martin Caceres is fit and could make his debut.
Palace are without Scott Dann, who suffered knee ligament damage during the win at Chelsea.
James Tomkins and Patrick van Aanholt are also out but Loic Remy has returned to training and may feature.
Tony Husband: "A Crystal Palace fan cut my hair last week and when I suggested Sam Allardyce would steer them to safety he warned me to take a look at their daunting fixture list.
"Palace still have to play Spurs, Arsenal, Liverpool and both Manchester clubs. So the barber's point, with no disrespect aimed at Southampton, was that three points is a must on the south coast.
"However, that was before the Eagles' stunning win at Chelsea. The low-scoring Saints will want to avoid going the same way as the champions-elect and need a performance in front of their home fans.
"If Palace win, my barber will be singing while he's trimming next time around."
Twitter: @TonyHusbandBBC
Southampton manager Claude Puel: "It's important to have a good focus and concentration against a strong Palace team.
"It's also important that we score goals from different areas. It is not just the work of the strikers, but the work for all."
Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce: "You'd hope we could target a point, given the form we're in.
"We have to be at 100%. Every player was at their top level on Saturday.
"I told the boys to enjoy the [Chelsea] victory at home. There's no real time to celebrate. There's still a way to go."
I think Palace's unbeaten run will continue when they go to St Mary's but they might have to settle for a point.
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SAM (Sports Analytics Machine) is a super-computer created by @ProfIanMcHale at the University of Salford that is used to predict the outcome of football matches. | Southampton forward Manolo Gabbiadini remains sidelined with a groin strain picked up at Tottenham last month. | 0.883032 | 1 |
According to the RNLI, there have been a total of 16 deaths in that month over the past five years.
The charity said the number of near-fatal incidents was also highest in August, with Welsh crews launching their lifeboats the most that month.
The RNLI is calling on the public to "respect the water" this summer as part of a drowning prevention campaign.
Last August, crews in Wales launched their lifeboats for 278 emergencies - 23% of their total annual launches and the highest number between 2012 to 2016.
Over the same period, RNLI lifeguards responded to the most beach incidents in August than any other year - 690 cases, which accounted for 55% of their total annual incidents.
Helen Church, RNLI community safety partner for Wales, said: 'With summer holidays upon us and hopefully some hot weather, our fantastic beaches are naturally a draw for many people.
"But sadly this also means more people tragically losing their lives or getting into serious danger at the coast.
"We need to start a national conversation that encourages people to fight their instincts around water."
The charity has also raised concerns people do not know they should dial 999 to request help if they saw someone fall into open water.
It has previously issued advice on how to avoid cold water shock. | More people have died on the Welsh coast in August than in any other month of the year, figures have shown. | 2.559293 | 3 |
The 21-year-old full-back joins Tim Sherwood's side from Nice for an undisclosed fee.
Villa have seen midfielder Fabian Delph join Manchester City for £8m, while Liverpool are in pursuit of £32.5m-rated Villa striker Christian Benteke.
But Sherwood said: "Jordan has been one of the outstanding players in Ligue 1 and can become even better."
The Villa boss told the club website: "There were a lot of clubs after him this summer so we are really pleased to welcome him." | Aston Villa have signed France under-21 international defender Jordan Amavi on a five-year deal. | 0.477597 | 0 |
It is not clear why Khan was detained, or for how long.
In 2012, Indians reacted angrily after Khan was detained for 90 minutes at the White Plains airport near New York.
And in 2009 Shah was detained for two hours at Newark airport and released after India's embassy intervened.
Khan, who flew into Los Angeles on Friday, tweeted:
But, the actor added, there was a brighter side to the "detention":
Although there was no comment from immigration officials, the US State Department's assistant secretary on south and central Asian affairs, Nisha Biswal, tweeted to Khan, saying she was "sorry for the hassle", adding that US diplomats also face this situation.
Some Indians wondered why one of Bollywood's biggest stars was routinely detained at US airports.
In 2012, the actor arrived on a private plane and was on his way to Yale University for a function when he was stopped.
An Indian government minister said at the time that this "policy of detention and apology by the US cannot continue".
US customs and border protection authorities later expressed "profound" apologies for the incident.
Khan had later made light of the incident and joked about it.
"Whenever I start feeling arrogant about myself, I always take a trip to America. The immigration guys kick the star out of stardom," he told a gathering of students at Yale University.
Khan has appeared in more than 70 films and is considered one of India's most recognisable and popular celebrities. | Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has taken to Twitter to express his disappointment at being "detained" by US authorities at Los Angeles International Airport. | 1.055064 | 1 |
The site was unavailable for more two hours from 20:00 BST in a "malicious attempt to disrupt services", GMP said.
Deputy Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said they were treating it as a "denial-of-service attack" and apologised for any inconvenience caused.
A person has claimed responsibility on Twitter for causing the website crash, a GMP spokeswoman said.
Det Ch Con Hopkins said the force's website server was not connected to other police computer systems and contained only information which was already in the public domain.
"We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible," he said.
Those carrying out a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack flood their target with large amounts of traffic in an attempt to render their website unreachable. | Greater Manchester Police's (GMP) website was attacked on Wednesday, the force said. | 1.151714 | 1 |
More than 60 street and graffiti artists will team up at Edinburgh's New Waverley construction site to produce one of the largest public artworks of its kind in the UK.
It will combine permanent art with "an ever-changing tableau of graffiti art".
The Canongate Plot's first stage at The Arches is inspired by fireworks and Bonfire Night.
The artists began spraypainting on Sunday with the first stage due for completion on Monday.
The project is spearheaded by Work In Progress Edinburgh (WIPE), a community arts partnership made up of local residents and artists. | The first stage of what will become Scotland's largest street art project has begun. | 1.251835 | 1 |
Using the Crime Survey for England and Wales, the Children's Society estimated that 50,000 girls aged 16 and 17 were sexually assaulted last year.
This group does not have the same legal safeguards as those who are younger because they are able to consent to sex, the charity said.
It is calling for changes to the law to give them more protection.
Only one in 10 of the allegations identified by the Children's Society was reported to police.
The charity said half of those who did not report it either did not consider it worth reporting, feared going to court, or did not want the perpetrators punished.
There was a perception in some cases that once a girl turned 16 she had chosen to put herself in exploitative situations or could "look after" herself, it said.
The charity said "dangerous inconsistencies" in the law needed to be removed to help older teenage girls get the support and legal protection they need.
It called on the government to make sure police have the means they need to protect 16 and 17-year-olds from sexual exploitation, and that consent to take drugs and drink alcohol was never confused with consent to engage in sexual acts.
Chief executive Matthew Reed said: "Too many children are being left to suffer sexual exploitation in silence.
"Despite 16 and 17-year-olds being at the highest risk, they often receive the least support.
"These young people are still children and the government must make sure that the police and other agencies have the means they need in order to keep them safe." | Older teenage girls are the group most at risk of being victims of sexual abuse, crime data analysis suggests. | 2.126395 | 2 |
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