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The proposal is for a range of uses including museum and heritage, creative industries, education, research and development and hotel and leisure.
It is the largest single regeneration site in Derry.
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan said it was "good news for the city and wider region".
"This application sets out a blueprint that will be a boost for business, tourism and people in the area by revitalising the 1840s site with new homes, offices, cafes, restaurants and museum and arts facilities," he added.
"It will also bring many construction jobs in the short term as well as long term job creation.
"Approval of this development framework provides certainty on the scale and type of development that will be acceptable.
"It will provide a masterplan for the physical regeneration and investment priorities for this pivotal site which is connected to the city centre by the iconic Peace Bridge.
"I look forward to further detailed proposals which will deliver on the vision of the framework."
First Minister Peter Robinson said the approval was "a welcome development" which would have a "positive impact" on the people of the city.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said the further development of the Ebrington site would "transform not just the landscape of the city but also the economic prospects of the North West". | Planning permission has been announced for the regeneration of the former Ministry of Defence (MoD) site at Ebrington in Londonderry. | 35265437 |
Ireland, who were well beaten by South Africa at the same venue on Sunday, won the toss and decided to bat, but were all out for 198 in 43.5 overs.
John Anderson top-scored with 36, while Paul Stirling contributed 30.
Australia always looked likely to make their target comfortably and reached 199-1 off just 30.1 overs, opener Usman Khawaja scoring an unbeaten 82.
Steve Smith was 59 not out by the close of the innings and David Warner made 48 before being caught by Tim Murtagh off his own bowling.
Smith and Khawaja combined for a second-wicket stand of 126 from 129 balls.
Australia handed a debut to seamer Daniel Worrall, 25, and he posted figures of 1-43 in his 10 overs.
Leg-break bowler Adam Zampa was the pick of the Australian attack with figures of 3-37.
Australia begin a five-match ODI series against hosts South Africa on Friday in Centurion. | Ireland lost to Australia by nine wickets in Tuesday's one-day international in Benoni, South Africa. | 37486574 |
The blaze has been raging at Alexandra Docks in Newport since 17:00 GMT on Saturday.
South Wales fire service said it had broken out at a timber mill and 30 firefighters were at the scene.
Residents are advised to stay indoors and keep windows and doors closed to avoid smoke and ash caused by the the blaze.
Environment body Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said it was working with the site owners, fire service and Public Health Wales to minimise the impact of smoke.
Sarah Jones, a consultant in environmental health protection, said: "Some people may experience symptoms such as nausea, headaches or dizziness as a reaction to odour, even when the substances that cause those smells are themselves not harmful to health." | About 2,000 tonnes of wood is on fire at a south Wales dockyard. | 35019870 |
McCullum, 33, led New Zealand to the recent World Cup final and will play seven games in this summer's T20 Blast.
"With AB de Villiers, he's in the top two players in the world in Twenty20 at the moment," Brown told BBC WM 95.6.
"Everybody talks about Ian Botham at Somerset and McCullum is in exactly the same vain. He's extremely exciting."
McCullum is the leading run scorer in international T20 cricket with 2,105 runs at a strike rate of 135.28.
He will join the Bears as they look to retain the T20 Blast title, with his first game scheduled to be against Lancashire Lightning at Old Trafford on 26 June.
"Getting the players enthused and motivated at the beginning of the summer is very important and I'm sure this has done that," Brown said.
Bears batsman William Porterfield, the Ireland captain, said: "We'll be looking to start well in the cup and when he comes he's only going to strengthen the side.
"The buzz amongst the lads is there for all to see. It's a great signing and hopefully he can help us defend the cup." | New Birmingham Bears signing Brendon McCullum is one of the two best Twenty20 players in the world, says director of cricket Dougie Brown. | 32152822 |
According to a report by Russia's Izvestia newspaper, the investigation was prompted by a complaint from Mikhail Marchenko, a Russian senator.
Mr Marchenko claims the symbols - which depict smiley-faced same-sex couples - violate a controversial 2013 law which prohibits promotion of non-traditional sexual relationships.
The law allows Russian authorities to block access to websites deemed to promote homosexuality.
Mr Marchenko said in his complaint that the emojis "promoted non-traditional sexual relationships", "denied family values" and showed "disrespect for parents and other family members".
In response to the complaint, media watchdog Roskomnadzor asked the youth group of President Vladimir Putin's political party, the Young Guard, to report on the matter.
Kirill Grinchenko, a spokesman for the Young Guard, told Izvestia that the group had not yet received a request to look into the matter but was "ready to deal with the protection of rights on the Internet under Russian law".
On Tuesday the founder of Children-404, an online community for LGBT teenagers in Russia, was fined 50,000 roubles (£520; $830) after a Russian court ruled that the site was guilty of distributing "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors".
Russia has faced international criticism for its anti-gay laws. Individuals can be fined 4,000-5,000 roubles if they are convicted of promoting so-called non-traditional sexual relations, with much higher fines for businesses and possible jail sentences for foreigners.
Apple first added emojis depicting gay couples to its operating system back in 2012. An update earlier this year introduced emojis showing gay couples with children, and hugely increased the racial diversity among the 300 symbols available. | Russia may ban "gay emojis" from social media if an investigation by the state media watchdog rules that they infringe laws against "gay propaganda". | 33738770 |
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23 February 2015 Last updated at 12:46 GMT
The ceremony is the biggest film event on the planet and the Disney movie picked up the prize, which was won by Frozen last year.
You can find out who won the other big prizes by clicking here.
But fresh from receiving their famous golden statues the film's director, Don Hall, and Producer, Roy Conli, answered some questions specifically for Newsround about the success of the movie, and the chances of making a Big Hero 7.
Watch the clip to see more. | The people behind Big Hero 6 have been speaking to Newsround after the film won the Best Animation award at the Oscars. | 31587422 |
The latest blast took place at an apartment block at 08:00 local time (00:00 GMT) in Liucheng county, said state media.
Seventeen separate parcel explosions hit Liucheng on Wednesday.
A man suspected of having built the bombs - 33-year-old Wei Yinyong - died in one of the blasts, media said.
Earlier reports said a suspect had been arrested.
The cause for Thursday's blast was not clear, and no casualties have been reported. It is also not known if the blast is connected to the multiple explosions on Wednesday.
Thursday's explosion took place at a six-storey building in a residential area. Xinhua news agency said the force of the blast had caused debris to rain down on a road opposite the building.
Local police issued a statement calling on the public to be wary of accepting parcels sent by strangers or packages "sent by non-proper channels".
The local postal service has halted all deliveries until Saturday.
The parcel bombs on Wednesday targeted a prison, a railway station, a hospital and a shopping centre among other locations.
State media said 51 people were injured in the afternoon's blasts.
A video reportedly of one of Wednesday's blasts taken from a street surveillance camera has since emerged, showing a person being catapulted out of a shop as a bomb goes off inside. Another person walking down the street past the shop is knocked to the ground by the powerful blast.
The BBC's John Sudworth in Beijing says there have been a number of cases in China of disaffected people with a legal grievance against the authorities using explosive devices in public attacks. | Chinese authorities are investigating a fresh explosion in Guangxi province, following a series of parcel bombs that have left 10 people dead. | 34409394 |
Stone, 22, is likely to miss the rest of 2016 after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in June.
He has made 25 first-class appearances, with a bowling average of 30.69.
"Whether he'll want to see all eight, maybe not. But I'm sure he'll pick out some and see what they've got to say," said director of cricket David Ripley.
Hampshire are known to be one of the counties interested in speaking to Stone, who has also made 17 List A and 30 T20 appearances in his senior career.
Ripley continued to BBC Radio Northampton: "He's assured us he'll come back to us and see what we've got to say and we're still hopeful he'll stay.
"He was on the verge of Lions cricket before his injury and we think we can do well with his injury. Barry Goudriaan has got a very good record of rehabbing players so I think that's a card for us to play." | Eight counties have made a 28-day approach for Northamptonshire's Olly Stone, despite the pace bowler being sidelined by a knee injury. | 36703283 |
Medway Council said the centres would be replaced by four "super hubs".
The move comes after the council agreed a £60,000 cut in funding for children's centres to help pay for the Battle of Medway commemorations.
Labour councillors criticised the plans saying a consultation was due to be held while many families were away on holiday.
Andrew Mackness, the Conservative lead member for children's services, said: "The super hubs would provide a better range of services in the community."
He said the changes were not being considered only for financial reasons.
"I look to constantly improve the services and provide appropriate services," Mr Mackness said.
He said jobs may be lost if the proposals are approved.
Medway's 19 children's centres are mainly based in primary schools.
Adam Price, the Labour spokesman for Children and Young People, said: "I would like to express my dismay at the proposal.
"The timing of the public consultation from 23 May to 4 July could be perceived as a deliberate attempt to minimise contributions from stakeholders.
"Many of the concerned parties, as parents of pre-school children, use the summer term period to go on holiday."
He said council meetings at which the proposals are due to be discussed were "in the middle of the school summer break".
In the council's budget, which was approved on 23 February, the authority said £160,000 funding for the Battle of Medway commemorations was to be paid for from an additional £100,000 income from crematoriums and £60,000 from cuts to children's centres.
Source: Visit Medway
There will be 10 days of events in June to mark the 350th anniversary of the battle and 50,000 people are expected to attend. | Plans by a Conservative council to axe all 19 children's centres have been met with "dismay" by the Labour opposition. | 39802511 |
Bell won the County Championship in 2004 and 2012 with the Bears as well as the T20 Blast at Edgbaston last season.
"As a Warwickshire man, I'm absolutely delighted to commit to this fantastic club," Bell, 32, told the club website.
"I have ambitions on a domestic and international level, and look forward to achieving these as a Bear."
Bell first signed for the Bears in 1999 and became the first Warwickshire player to win 100 Test caps for England last summer.
Warwickshire director of cricket Dougie Brown said that Bell had been a fantastic servant to the club.
"Whilst he continues to play a leading role for England, he is also an invaluable member of our squad who makes a huge contribution on and of the pitch," said Brown.
"He has been one of the best batsmen in the world for several years and everyone at the club is delighted that he remains a Bear for the foreseeable future."
Bell, who was part of England's ill-fated World Cup squad, will link up with the national team this week as they head for the West Indies for a three-Test tour in preparation for this summer's home series against New Zealand and Australia. | Warwickshire and England batsman Ian Bell has signed a three-year contract extension with the county until the end of the 2017 season. | 32148427 |
Vauxhall said it was taking "preventative action" after originally recalling the Zafira B in December.
The manufacturer blamed improper repairs to the car's blower motor resistor for the fires.
Vauxhall advised drivers who had not yet taken their car to be repaired after the first recall to do so.
Vauxhall said the latest recall would involve "improving the overall robustness of the system" rather than simply replacing the resistor and its fuse, which the firm started doing last year.
In December, Vauxhall wrote to all 234,938 Zafira B owners regarding the problem.
A Vauxhall spokesman said: "While the current action achieves the objective of returning vehicles to their original condition, after extensive investigations we have decided to go further and improve the overall robustness of the system.
"We will therefore be initiating a second recall to replace the current soldered fuse resistor with a wax fuse resistor so reducing the opportunity for manipulation.
"When the recalls are complete, all vehicles will have a new wax fuse resistor, a new blower motor and a new moulding at the base of the windscreen to address water ingress."
Both recalls have been free for car owners and the company will be writing to customers soon with information.
Letters inviting them into dealerships for the second recall are expected to go out in August. Drivers who have not yet had the work from the first recall completed should still take their cars to dealerships, Vauxhall said.
Figures from the London Fire Brigade show that so far this year firefighters have attended 14 Vauxhall Zafira car fires.
Since 2013, the Brigade has been called to 120 fires involving Zafiras, more than double the number of the previous four year period (2009-2012). | More than 234,000 Vauxhall Zafiras have been recalled for a second time over an engine problem that has caused some cars to burst into flames. | 36330439 |
A selection of photos from across the African continent this week: | Images courtesy of AP, AFP, EPA, PA and Reuters | 37576144 |
But a bright orange lobster has its unusual colour to thank for its escape from the cooking pot, after the man who caught it decided it was so rare it should be kept in a zoo.
Anglesey seafood merchant Tristan Wood knew lobsters were usually dark brown and only change colour once cooked.
The chances of catching an orange one are about one in 30 million, he said.
Mr Wood, 39, who runs The Lobster Pot in Holyhead, said: "As soon as I saw this amazing female in the lobster catch, she stood out from all the other lobsters, and I knew she was unique and I had to save her from the pot.
"In all the years I have been working in sustainable lobster fisheries, this is the first time I have seen a bright orange individual like this one."
He gave the lobster to Anglesey Sea Zoo where it is being cared for in the Lobster Hatchery of Wales.
Zoo director Frankie Hobro said: "This is an incredibly exciting addition to our ongoing captive breeding and conservation programme in the Lobster Hatchery of Wales, and for research into the Common Lobster, particularly as this individual is a female carrying eggs.
"We are eagerly anticipating the release of her larvae to see if they are also as orange as the female, and to see as the juveniles develop and grow, if any of them are bright orange."
Experts from the University of Maine's Lobster Institute in the USA have previously said the odds of finding a bright orange lobster are about one in 30 million although stressing it is hard to estimate accurately the true number without them being caught. | Being brightly coloured and standing out from the crowd is not always a good survival strategy for animals. | 39733145 |
Debbie Masters, who was 37, died in hospital after the crash in Battle, east Sussex, on Sunday.
A family statement said she was "a loving wife and mother, who was adored by her husband and will be missed forever".
Her children suffered shock and minor injuries and their father was taken to hospital with a serious head injury.
Mrs Masters had been walking along Upper Lake in the town with her family - one of them a baby in a pram - when the VW Beetle hit them before it crashed into a cafe.
Mrs Masters, who lived in Battle, suffered critical injuries and later died.
Customers were trapped inside the cafe, but none of those inside were injured.
Officers have said they are investigating reports the 34-year-old driver, who had shock and minor injuries, may have been under the influence of alcohol at the time.
Sgt Peter Verney said blood samples were taken and sent for analysis.
He said: "Our thoughts are very much with the family at what is a very difficult time."
Police still want to speak to anyone who saw the collision at about 13:55 GMT. | Tributes have been paid to a mother of three who died after a car ploughed into her as she walked with her family. | 39346120 |
Mamunal Islam was told by US online ticketing website Eventbrite the name "M Islam" matched one restricted by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control.
The accountant, who is from Bedford, said this was "beyond racist".
Eventbrite said it was "truly sorry" but "a person with a very common name is more likely to make the list".
The funds were released after Mr Islam, who is a British citizen, provided information confirming his country of birth.
Mr Islam was using the site to sell tickets for a film screening to raise money for a foodbank in Bedford.
He said: "Islam is a common name in the UK and around the world.
"It is counter-productive - discrimination like this can force young Muslim people, or anyone really, into the arms of extremists."
Eventbrite is a website that allows organisations to sell tickets to the public.
Mr Islam had used it nine times before for similar fundraising events without problems.
Eventbrite said the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had only recently added "M Islam" to its list.
Eventbrite denied the move was connected to President Trump's executive order banning travel by people from some majority Muslim countries, which was signed three days later.
A spokesman for the company said: "As a US company, Eventbrite must comply with US law.
"In this instance, a payment to the organiser was temporarily held because of a potential OFAC name match.
"Whether that is J Smith or M Islam does not make the slightest difference."
Bedford Conservative MP Richard Fuller has asked Eventbrite to look at the way it complies with the OFAC list, because "if you try to match a Mr Islam in Bedford, or in the UK, you can't find anyone - they're not on the list". | A fundraiser had £400 in donations for a UK foodbank charity frozen after his "very common name" appeared on a restriction list for the US Treasury. | 38924061 |
A survey of staff at Natural Resources Wales (NRW) suggested only 10% felt it was well managed.
Mr Jones told AMs that chairwoman Diane McCrea and chief executive Emyr Roberts "must drive positive change from the top".
Plaid AM Bethan Jenkins said the survey indicated "a problem with senior management".
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is run at an arms length from Welsh Government, but is funded by it.
During First Minister's Questions in the Senedd on Tuesday, Mr Jones said Environment and Rural Affairs Secretary Lesley Griffiths had met the chair and chief executive of NRW and "outlined her disappointment with the figures".
She "stressed the importance of proper staff engagement," he said.
Responding to a question from Ms Jenkins, the first minister said: "There is a responsibility on the chair and chief executive to make sure staff feel valued.
"I noticed from the survey that overall staff were more satisfied than they were last year," he added.
"But it is right to say that when we drill down underneath those figures, in terms of perceptions of management for example, career development, and understanding of the organisation's direction, that the figures were not as good."
Ms Jenkins, Plaid Cymru AM for South Wales West, said: "The survey results clearly indicate there is a problem with senior management and it's far worse than last year."
Just 11% of workers who answered NRW's 2016 People Survey said they had confidence in senior managers' decisions.
Some 47% said they felt valued for the work they do, down 7% on 2015.
In the wake of the findings NRW chief executive Emyr Roberts said senior managers needed to do more to support staff. | Bosses at Wales' environmental watchdog need to ensure staff feel valued, First Minister Carwyn Jones has said. | 36587213 |
The emergency services and staff from the Department of Infrastructure worked to clear the roads of fallen trees and other debris on Friday.
Flights and ferry crossings were cancelled to and from the Isle of Man due to windy conditions.
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company cancelled all sea crossings.
Most of the roads shut by the bad weather had reopened by Friday morning but the promenade at Port Erin remained closed due to collapsed fencing protecting an area of missing wall.
Michael Street in Peel was also closed due to falling slates from properties.
The Emergency Services Joint Control Room managed about 33,000 calls from 1500 GMT on Thursday to 0800 GMT on Friday.
The police dealt with 80 incidents in the same period and 102 incidents in the 24-hour period.
Police praised islanders who took "the sensible option of cancelling events and, where possible, keeping indoors". | Fallen trees and other debris blocked roads on the Isle of Man as 80mph (130km/h) winds battered the island on Thursday night and early on Friday. | 11741486 |
He assaulted her by grabbing her bottom beneath her skirt as a photo was taken, a jury in Denver, Colorado, found.
She was awarded a symbolic $1 (77p) in damages that she had sought.
Mr Mueller had originally tried to sue the pop star, saying that her claims had cost him his job. But that lawsuit was thrown out by a judge last week.
On Monday, the jury also rejected similar claims Mueller had made against the singer's mother, Andrea Swift, and her radio liaison, Frank Bell.
In a statement following the verdict, Ms Swift said: "I acknowledge the privilege that I benefit from in life, in society and in my ability to shoulder the enormous cost of defending myself in a trial like this.
"My hope is to help those whose voices should also be heard. Therefore, I will be making donations in the near future to multiple organizations that help sexual assault victims defend themselves."
The assault took place during a Denver stopover on the singer's Red tour.
Mr Mueller, then a host on the radio station KYGO, had been invited to meet her before the show.
The singer complained to KYGO and the station fired Mr Mueller two days later.
Last Friday, Ms Swift's former bodyguard gave evidence, supporting her sex assault claims by testifying that he saw the DJ reach under her skirt.
Greg Dent told the Colorado court he "did not see his hand touch her physically", but "saw his hand under her skirt".
Get news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning | Pop star Taylor Swift has won a sexual assault case against ex-radio DJ David Mueller, who she said had groped her at a 2013 concert. | 40931988 |
Southend Airshow, scrapped in 2013 by the council, was set to return in September after volunteers raised £220,000.
An alternative location was being sought after the organisers said holding it in Southend was too costly.
However, Tom Curtis from the Southend Airshow Community Interest Company (SACIC) said those efforts had failed.
The event - that ran for 28 years until 2012 - once attracted up to 400,000 people.
Mr Curtis said: "We now have to face the reality that although there may be other air shows in Essex in the coming years, we will not have an air show in Southend."
All the money raised is going to be donated to the group's nominated charities instead, Mr Curtis added. | Organisers hoping to revive one of the country's major air shows have said their efforts have failed. | 32495982 |
The recruitment process began in April after Martin Richards retired from the position.
Mr York was appointed temporary chief constable in March, having been in the deputy position since 2008.
He had been the proposed candidate of Katy Bourne, the police and crime commissioner for Sussex.
Ms Bourne said she was "delighted that the panel has approved my decision to appoint Mr York as the next Sussex chief constable".
She praised Mr York for his "exceptional experience of policing".
"I have every confidence in his capabilities to lead Sussex Police in the future and I look forward to working with him to deliver the priorities within the Police and Crime Plan 'Safer in Sussex'," she added.
Mr York started his service with Kent Police in 1990 where he served as area commander of Medway and the head of Special Branch within the force.
Before moving to Sussex, Mr York was the assistant chief constable for South Wales Police. | Giles York has been confirmed as the new chief constable of Sussex Police, the Sussex Police and Crime Panel have announced. | 28091706 |
The former Manchester United and Wales winger insists the number of foreign bosses is stifling homegrown managers' opportunities to progress.
Giggs, 43, was caretaker boss for four games at United after David Moyes' sacking in 2014.
"I don't think there's enough [British managers] at the moment," he said.
Giggs, who has said he is in no rush to get back into management, cites Paul Clement at Swansea City as an example of a British manager proving they can operate at the top level.
Giggs was interviewed for the Swansea job before American Bob Bradley's appointment in October, and the former United captain was considered again before Clement took charge in January.
"It's good to see a British coach getting a chance," Giggs told BBC Wales Sport.
"I think it is [important British coaches get a chance]. There's a lot of top quality foreign coaches in the Premier League, but there's also a lot of quality British coaches and managers out there."
Seven of the 20 Premier League clubs have British managers.
The current top seven sides are all managed by foreigners, with Welshman Tony Pulis' West Brom the highest-placed team with a British boss.
Giggs said if homegrown managers and coaches are not given a chance at the top clubs, then they will never be able to prove they can succeed in the job.
"If you don't get the chance, you don't get the chance to prove what you can do and see what you can do with a talented team," added Giggs.
"As I say, there are quality foreign coaches as well. I just think on the balance, there's too many foreigners at the moment and British coaches probably just don't get the chances." | Ryan Giggs believes there are too many foreign coaches and managers in the Premier League, with British talent not being given a chance. | 39039409 |
Gao Hucheng said at a G20 meeting in Shanghai that major economies must lead the way in tackling problems, including slowing trade and sluggish growth.
To boost trade the G20 ministers, from the world's major economies, agreed to cut trade costs, increase policy co-ordination and enhance financing.
They also approved a trade growth plan.
"We agree that we need to do more to achieve our common objectives for global growth, stability and prosperity," the G20 ministers said in a statement.
Mr Gao said the international community now expected the G20 to show initiative and leadership in solving economic growth problems.
China's will host the main G20 summit later this year.
"In the past few years through our shared hard work, the global economy emerged from its previous low and is developing in a good direction,'' Mr Gao had said at the meeting held over the weekend.
He added however that "the deep effects of the global financial crisis can still be felt".
"The revival and growth of the global economy is still lacking in strength," Mr Gao said. "Low levels of global trade and investment have not recovered to their pre-financial crisis levels."
Mr Gao did not mention Brexit in his opening remarks at the meeting, but the vote by the UK to leave the EU has added to the global financial uncertainty.
In June the World Bank cut its forecast for the global economy in 2016 from 2.9% to 2.4%.
And in April the International Monetary Fund had cut its forecast to 3.2% from 3.4%. | China's commerce minister says the outlook for the global economy remains grim despite it having overcome the impact of the 2008 financial crisis. | 36757788 |
5 March 2017 Last updated at 16:37 GMT
The riders were knocked from the horses in the collision in Witcham, near Ely, Cambridgeshire.
One rider was taken to hospital as a precaution, but was released after being seen by a doctor.
A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman said: "Both the riders and horses were not seriously injured. We are investigating the incident and are making inquiries."
The accident was near the Witcham Equestrian Centre.
Jane Hart, a spokeswoman from the centre, said one of the horses "had to have stitches, but we are very hopeful of a full recovery".
She added: "We feel thankful the riders and horses are alright."
Footage: YouTube/Rob Alexander. | Police have launched investigation after a car veered on to the wrong side of the road and struck two horses. | 39171871 |
The mobile phone company reported a net loss of 969m euros ($1.27bn; £787m) for the three months to the end of September, compared with a 68m euro loss in the same quarter last year.
But the shares rose 9% as the results were still better than had been expected.
The Finnish company's sales were down 19% from the same period last year.
Nokia was the world's leading mobile phone maker for more than a decade, but has struggled in the face of competition from Apple and Samsung.
Its third-quarter results were boosted by record profits from its telecoms equipment company, Nokia Siemens Networks.
Nokia is releasing new Lumia 820 and 920 phones next month, which will use Microsoft's latest Windows 8 software.
"We expected that Nokia's third quarter was going to be tough for its smartphone business due to the announcement of Windows Phone 8," said Pete Cunningham at Canalys.
"The fourth quarter will be a tough one as it will take a couple of quarters to ramp up Windows Phone 8 volumes due to the competitive landscape."
The introduction of Windows smartphones has been the big change under chief executive Stephen Elop, who phased out the Symbian operating system shortly after he took control of the company in 2010. | Nokia shares have risen sharply in Helsinki despite the release of another set of quarterly losses. | 19987529 |
Sessegnon, 31, has scored eight goals in 92 games for the Baggies since joining for a then club record fee from Sunderland in September 2013.
Anichebe, who signed at the same time in a £6m move from Everton, scored nine times in 63 appearances.
"They worked really hard and were as good as gold," said boss Tony Pulis.
Anichebe wished the club well on Twitter before confirmation of his departure, writing: "Thank you to all the fans for the support during my time at the club. I wish you all the best for the future."
Only bottom side Aston Villa scored fewer than West Brom's tally of 34 Premier League goals this season.
"We have to have that little bit more in the final third," said Pulis after their final-day draw with Liverpool. | Midfielder Stephane Sessegnon and striker Victor Anichebe have left West Brom after reaching the end of their contracts at The Hawthorns. | 36304435 |
Stevens, 26, completed a move to Championship-bound Sheffield United on Monday after two seasons at Pompey.
"The manager (Paul Cook) has a lot of experience of taking clubs up from League Two to League One," the left-back told BBC Radio Solent.
"He always lets the players make mistakes and express themselves."
Stevens has signed a three-year contract with Sheffield United and the former Aston Villa defender will join the Blades after his two-year deal at Fratton Park expired.
Having missed just one game all season, he helped Portsmouth to the League Two title on the final day of the season.
"Ending on a high was obviously the best way I could have left the club," he said.
"It was a difficult decision to leave as I enjoyed myself so much, I enjoyed living in the area and the club is a massive and great one to play for.
"But, I felt the opportunity to play in the Championship was one I couldn't pass up. It's exciting to go to a club that got 100 points in League One this season.
"It's going to be tough to get in the side, but it's up to me to work hard to make it happen." | Departing Portsmouth defender Enda Stevens has backed his former team-mates to have a successful campaign in League One next season. | 40015216 |
Eunice Lloyd and Olive Rowlands, from Ammanford, have been friends since they attended Nantygroes Primary School.
A joint celebration for their 100th birthdays was held at the Deri Arms in Llanedi on Tuesday.
The pair said it was more difficult than it used to be to visit one another, but they speak on the phone and attend a social group for the visually impaired together.
"I don't think we have had an argument," Mrs Lloyd said.
Mrs Rowlands said keeping active was her secret to a long and healthy life. | Lifelong friends from Carmarthenshire have celebrated their 100th birthdays. | 33242392 |
Up to 14 administrators and head teachers were marched barefoot through the town of Comitan after they defied a strike.
A faction of Mexico's teacher's union, the CNTE, allegedly placed signs around their necks saying they were traitors.
Many of them had their heads shaved while crowds of people watched.
The ombudsman, Luis Gonzalez Perez, said protests needed to remain within the law.
Mexico's Education Secretary Aurelio Nuno said he would ensure those responsible were punished.
The Teachers Union have accused "agents of the state" of infiltrating their ranks to discredit their strike action.
The BBC Mundo correspondent in Mexico, Juan Paullier, says these type of incidents are not unusual in Mexican education.
Last year alleged members of the CNTE shaved the heads of teachers in Chiapas because they had opposed their strike action.
The CNTE has been on strike in Mexico City since 15 May and has been conducting a series of protests.
It opposes education reforms introduced in 2013 which include new measures to evaluate teachers. | Mexico's human rights ombudsman has called an enquiry into the public shaming of a group of teachers and administrators in the state of Chiapas. | 36431623 |
The ex-Worcestershire skipper, who spent 17 years at New Road until 2012 when he joined Surrey, played 51 ODIs.
Solanki hit 18,359 first-class runs, his 34 tons including a career-best 270 against Gloucestershire in 2008.
He also played in three Twenty20 internationals for his country, two of which were at the 2007 World T20.
He also twice hit tons for England among his 16 limited-overs centuries.
"Whilst the realisation that my playing days are coming to an end is naturally difficult to come to terms with, the decision to retire is one that I have had some time to think about," he said.
"I have been very fortunate to have played for two wonderful clubs, as well as for England, and would like to thank everyone that has played a part in my career for their help and support over the years."
After leaving Worcester at the end of the 2012 season, Solanki spent his final three seasons with Surrey, playing alongside his former New Road team-mates Gareth Batty and Steven Davies.
But the Wolverhampton-born player has made just one Championship appearance in 2015, once in the One-Day Cup and five times in the T20.
"I would like to congratulate him on an outstanding career," said Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart. "He has set very high standards throughout his time in the game, is a model professional and should be immensely proud of everything he has achieved." | Surrey's former England one-day international batsman Vikram Solanki has announnced his retirement from first-class cricket at the age of 39. | 34177323 |
The 63-year-old, who joined the team in 2013, is "stepping down at the end of 2016", the team said in a statement.
Symonds' departure precedes the expected arrival at Williams of Mercedes executive director (technical) Paddy Lowe, who is to join next season.
Lowe's departure - from the team whose technical side he has overseen for three consecutive world titles - has not yet been officially confirmed.
Williams paid tribute to Symonds for his efforts in "overseeing a strong turnaround in the team's performances on the race track".
Williams finished ninth in the constructors' championship in 2013, followed by third in 2014 and 2015, and fifth this year.
Symonds has been in F1 for 25 years and won a total of four world titles with Michael Schumacher at Benetton in 1994-95 and Fernando Alonso at the team's successor Renault in 2005-6.
But he was also found guilty for his part in fixing the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix in the 'crash-gate' scandal and was banned from F1 for five years.
He returned as a consultant for the Marussia team - now Manor - before joining Williams. | Williams are to part company with chief technical officer Pat Symonds. | 38384155 |
Clandon Park House's gardens will be open to the public for the next six Saturdays - with visitors able to view the building's "haunting" shell.
Exhibitions about the house, April's fire and subsequent salvage work will be displayed in marquees.
It will be the last chance to see the exterior before scaffolding completely covers the mansion for several years.
General manager Alex Bush said the Grade I-listed house, near Guildford, Surrey, remained inaccessible.
But she said: "We know, from the messages of support we have received, that Clandon is a special place for many people.
"We wanted to offer them the chance to spend some quiet time in the gardens near the house, and to share their memories with us."
She said it was a unique opportunity to see Clandon as it is.
"Now largely clear of high level debris, the view of the house from the gardens is a haunting and breath-taking sight," she added.
The first open day is free to visitors as part of the national Heritage Open Days scheme, with an entry charge on the following Saturdays. | The grounds of an 18th Century stately home destroyed by fire are to be opened for the first time since the blaze. | 34195960 |
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It followed Gould's decision to drop Savage from his starting XI for a game against Italy after he felt the Wales player disrespected defender Paolo Maldini by throwing away a replica shirt with the Italian's name on the back during a pre-match TV interview. Savage maintained it was done in jest.
Watch "Wales: The Road to the Euros" - our very special documentary on the history of Welsh football - on Wednesday, 1 June from 19:30 BST on BBC One Wales and for seven days after transmission on BBC iPlayer. | Watch the bizarre press conference that then Wales manager Bobby Gould and midfielder Robbie Savage held in September 1998. | 36383635 |
26 October 2015 Last updated at 10:51 GMT
The AuraVisor headset includes a built-in computer and a wi-fi chip, allowing its maker to offer a "wireless" solution.
It is set to be cheaper than high-end kit set for launch over the coming months that will require a PC or video games console to work.
However, those wishing to dip their toes into VR might get a cheaper and higher-quality experience by using headsets that make use of a slotted-in smartphone.
Rory Cellan-Jones quizzed AuraVisor's founder James Talbot about its prospects as the company prepares to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. | A York-based virtual reality start-up believes it has spotted a gap in the market and is seeking the public's support to get it into production. | 34637888 |
The other Round 4B tie saw Armagh drawn against Kildare, the county formerly managed by current Orchard County boss Kieran McGeeney.
The two fixtures will take place at Croke Park on 29 July.
Down take on Monaghan at 17:00 BST followed by Armagh's encounter with the Lilywhites two hours later.
McGeeney, Armagh's 2002 All-Ireland winning captain brought Kildare to an All-Ireland semi-final in 2010 but his reign ended in controversial circumstances in 2013 after losing a ballot among county delegates by just one vote.
Kildare will be without midfielder Kevin Feely after he picked up his third black card of the year in the Leinster final defeat by Dublin, while captain Eoin Doyle looks certain to have a procedure on a broken thumb.
No beaten Leinster finalist has gone on to win their Round 4 qualifier since the Lilywhites did it in 2009.
Monaghan suffered a shock Ulster semi-final defeat by Down, but have come through qualifiers against Wexford and Carlow.
Armagh have seen off Fermanagh, Westmeath and Tipperary in their All-Ireland qualifier ties, after losing out to the Mournemen in the Ulster Championship.
The winners of these ties will play either Tyrone or Dublin in the All-Ireland quarter-final. Should Kildare win they will automatically play Tyrone, while should Down win they will automatically face Dublin.
If Armagh and Monaghan both win then a further draw will be required to determine which of the above provincial champions they will meet in the quarter-final.
While teams in Round 4 are typically prevented from facing sides they've already played in their provincial championship this wasn't possible for Down as they'd already played both their potential opponents in this draw. | Monaghan have been handed the chance to avenge their Ulster semi-final defeat by Down after the counties were paired together in the All-Ireland Qualifiers. | 40629692 |
The email from her adviser, Sydney Blumenthal, refers to meetings held by the then opposition Conservative Party leader with UUP and DUP politicians.
He writes: "Cameron has intervened, threatening recklessly to destroy a generation of work, in order, potentially, to gain marginal seats in NI in case of a hung parliament."
Thousands more emails from Mrs Clinton's private server while she was US secretary of state have been published.
The memo was written following a session of talks involving then British and Irish prime ministers Gordon Brown and Brian Cowen that would ultimately result in the Hillsborough Castle Agreement in February 2010 and the devolution of justice powers to Stormont.
It referred to secret discussions between the Conservatives with the DUP and UUP at Hatfield House, a stately home in England.
In the May 2010 general election, the Conservatives and Ulster Unionists formed an electoral pact in Northern Ireland, fielding joint candidates under the name Ulster Conservative and Unionist New Force (UCUNF).
BBC Northern Ireland political editor Mark Devenport said the emails were unlikely to affect any relationship between Mr Cameron and Mrs Clinton if she succeeded in her current bid to become US president.
"He would have known that the US State Department would always push for agreement and the emails were probably reflecting what was being briefed by the Labour government at the time," he said.
"The US would always be pushing for the successful conclusion to any talks, and right now, that's where the Conservative government would want them if there was any hiccup in the Northern Ireland political process." | A memo from January 2010 released in the latest batch of Hillary Clinton emails describes David Cameron as "threatening recklessly" the Northern Ireland political process. | 34973155 |
Josie James, of Clwt y Bont, near Caernarfon, fell to her death from the Menai suspension bridge in August 2015.
The Caernarfon inquest heard she had told a friend she was going to jump off the bridge just hours before she died.
Her mother Joy James was critical about aspects of her daughter's care and said she wanted lessons learned.
The inquest heard that on the day of Josie's death, she had visited a friend who was a patient at Ysbyty Gwynedd, saying she was going to jump off the bridge.
The alarm was raised immediately but she had already gone over the side.
Pathologist Dr Mark Lord said she died from a ruptured major artery due to a fall from a height and said she would have died on impact.
Mrs James detailed the family's agony during her daughter's worsening mental health problems.
She said Josie had started to change in 2012 when she said she could hear voices and became manic hyperactive and began self-harming.
For 18 months, she was involved with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
In 2015 Josie asked to be taken to hospital "because she didn't feel safe" and later became an inpatient at an adolescent mental health unit in Abergele.
But she said the family was then "stunned" to be told Josie would be discharged in four weeks, after she was judged as being "not suicidal nor at risk of self harm".
Mrs James said the family had been told there would be no community support package and she felt hopeless and helpless.
She told assistant coroner Nicola Jones: "As a family we have no interest in pointing the finger at any individual. We just want lessons to be learned."
The inquest continues. | A 15-year-old girl was discharged from a mental health unit despite "self-harming and having murderous thoughts", an inquest has heard. | 39340294 |
Paul Boyle, 38, repeatedly stabbed 52-year-old Kenneth McNeill at the flat in Dumbarton Road, Yoker, on 15 May.
The victim was treated by paramedics but died from blood loss caused by a stab wound to his leg.
Boyle denied murder but was convicted following a five-day trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. Judge Lord Stewart deferred sentence until the new year.
Shortly before his arrest, police revealed that Mr McNeill had been assaulted after someone had broken into the flat.
Mr McNeill was not the householder at the property but police managed to piece together enough evidence to convict Boyle.
His former girlfriend, Fiona McInally, 36, gave evidence for the Crown during proceedings.
She said that following the fatal attack, Boyle had told her that he had assaulted someone.
Ms McInally told prosecution lawyer David Nicholson that she noticed he had a blood stain on his arm.
She said: "Paul said someone had stabbed him on the arm and he marked their face."
Police said at the time of Mr McNeill's death that an intruder had forced his way inside the flat at about 00:50 and "targeted" the victim, who died at the scene. | An intruder who fatally stabbed a man at a flat in Glasgow is facing a life sentence for murder. | 30552655 |
The switch to Cardiff comes as Swansea City host Middlesbrough at the ground in the Premier League on the same day.
The Swans' game was moved to a Sunday by television broadcasters.
Paul Clement's side kick off at 13:30 GMT while Ospreys are due to face Stade later that day at 17:45 GMT.
There had been uncertainty over where Ospreys would play their quarter-final tie after they qualified as top seeds for the knock-out stages of European club rugby's second-tier competition.
Tournament organisers European Professional Club Rugby had confirmed the dates and times of all eight quarter-finals in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup.
Ospreys were forced to look at contingency plans away from the Liberty Stadium with the possibility of Swansea's game against relegation rivals Middlesbrough being switched to Sunday to be televised live.
The Principality Stadium and the Cardiff City Stadium were options but it understood Ospreys reluctant to move the match against the French side to the closer venue of Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli.
"It's a positive move. It's our first home European quarter-final and a huge match. We looked at all the options on the table," Ospreys commercial manager Huw Warren told BBC Wales Sport.
"Clearly it's the best option both for on the field with Steve [Tandy, head coach] and the team but it's also a commercial opportunity for us in Cardiff for what is a massive game.
"Ultimately it's a massive opportunity for us as a brand to take the game there and hopefully our supporters understand and come and support us." | Ospreys have had to move their European Challenge Cup quarter-final against Stade Français from the Liberty Stadium to the Principality Stadium on Sunday, 2 April. | 39115931 |
Gheorge Negreanu, 24, was arrested at Wycke Hill, Maldon, in October.
At Chelmsford Crown Court he denied facilitating the travel of a person with a view to sexual exploitation.
He also denied managing a brothel and controlling prostitution for gain. Mr Negreanu will be tried at Chelmsford Crown Court in the New Year, said a court official. | A man has appeared in court to deny human trafficking offences in Essex. | 30513000 |
The leader of the House of Commons, Chris Grayling, has made it abundantly clear that the chances of him voting to stay in the EU are about the same as the chances of David Cameron inviting Jeremy Corbyn along the next time he and Samantha pop down to Cornwall.
Grayling is careful to say that he supports the prime minister's efforts to change our relationship with the rest of the EU. But his clear implication is that he will not just vote to leave, but will take a prominent role in the campaign for exit. No question, this will test the truce Number 10 had hoped would last until the negotiations with the rest of the EU were complete.
It's clear several other cabinet ministers, perhaps as many as seven, share Mr Grayling's view.
Whether they are ready to follow him and go (almost) public is another matter.
But less than a week after they were published, at least one cabinet minister is already bending the rules. | Forget last week's carefully constructed instructions from Number 10, the private disagreements in the cabinet over Europe have now gone public. | 35312700 |
Will it be a weekend of upsets? Or the establishment making their presence count?
Catch up with all the latest team news, and find out how to follow the action across the BBC here.
Burnley v Lincoln (12:30 GMT)
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Middlesbrough v Oxford (15:00 GMT)
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It's not too late to enter this year's FA People's Cup - as long as you do it by the deadline anyway - and that is at midnight on Sunday.
Entry is completely FREE, there are categories for everyone AND you can enter either as a team or an individual player.
Find out all the details here. | The last 16 of the FA Cup - eight ties, each including a Premier League side up against lower-league opposition. | 39005659 |
The London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist finished third in Sunday's 10m individual platform, with China's Aisen Chen and Qiu Bo first and second.
Daley, 21, and Dan Goodfellow, 19, took silver in Saturday's 10m synchronised behind China's Lin Yue and Chen Aisen.
Tonia Couch and Lois Toulson won their third medal of 2016 with bronze in the women's 10m synchronised. | Great Britain's Tom Daley collected silver and bronze medals at the Diving World Series event in Windsor, Canada. | 36069136 |
President Ernest Bai Koroma said he had had "conflicts" with WHO advisers.
Nearly 4,000 people died from the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.
The country will be officially declared free of the virus on Saturday, when it is due to mark 42 days since the last patient was discharged.
Mr Koroma told the BBC's Umaru Fofana that on issues such as restricting movement, "we wanted to move on... but the advice was to the contrary".
He said his government had to put up with the delays because international organisations such as the WHO "were the experts".
"They have the resources and the knowledge to help us in the fight."
The WHO has previously acknowledged failures in its handling of the outbreak. BBC News has invited the organisation to respond to Mr Koroma's remarks.
11,315
Deaths - probable, confirmed and suspected
(Includes one in the US and six in Mali)
4,809 Liberia
3,955 Sierra Leone
2,536 Guinea
8 Nigeria
Mr Koroma was discussing his frustrations hours before Sierra Leone was due to be declared free of Ebola.
He said it was the end of a "difficult and turbulent journey".
"It's a moment of great celebration for our people, a feeling of achievement, a feeling of getting out of the thick woods that we found ourselves [in]."
The president said in the event of another outbreak, he would introduce counter-measures far sooner.
More than 11,000 people in West Africa are thought to have died from the deadliest occurrence of Ebola since the virus was discovered in 1976. | The World Health Organization (WHO) delayed Sierra Leone declaring a state of emergency and restricting movement during the Ebola outbreak, the country's president has told the BBC. | 34749013 |
James Kew, 41, died of severe burns in a field in Newport, Essex, in July 2012 when he came into contact with a low hanging cable.
A jury inquest into the death of Dr Kew is under way in Chelmsford.
The hearing heard that, at the time, UK Power Networks would isolate a line only after it had an engineer on site.
This policy, the inquest was told, has since been changed.
But in the 14 minutes between the power company verifying the location of the conductor, which was hanging below the required height, Dr Kew had come into contact with it and died.
An engineer sent to fix the cable fault was there at the time of Dr Kew's death.
Giving evidence, chartered electrical engineer John Steed, who is also an inspector with the Health and Safety Executive, said there had been two similar cases to the one in Newport during the last five years.
He said different power companies had different policies for acting on reports of loose cables from members of the public.
Three of the six companies he spoke to, he said, would switch off a line as soon as they verified a location with the member of the public calling.
The inquest heard the ceramic insulating cap on the cable had a defect which might not have been spotted even under close inspection.
The inquest continues. | A runner was electrocuted by a damaged power cable minutes after it was reported by a member of the public, an inquest has been told. | 25926898 |
The 26-year-old recorded 365.90 points from her five dives to split the Chinese pair of 15-year-old Ren Qian (367.35) and Si Yajie (353.70).
Couch had led for four of the five rounds and was only overtaken in the closing dive by Qian.
"Sooooooo.... This just happened ..... SILVER," tweeted a delighted Couch.
Couch had previously won six world series bronze medals in the event.
The Plymouth diver's best effort came in the form of an inward three-and-a-half somersaults tuck, which saw her score 81.60, the highest scoring dive of any of the athletes except Qian.
Couch climbs to fourth in the overall 10m platform standings after the fourth and final round of the 2016 series, with Qian taking top spot. | Great Britain's Tonia Couch claimed her first-ever silver medal in the Women's 10m platform in the Diving World Series in Kazan, Russia. | 36121477 |
A judge in Los Angeles ruled the legal action should move forward.
In her defamation complaint, Dickinson claimed Cosby chose to "vilify" her in his denials to her 2014 accusation that he drugged and raped her in 1982.
Cosby, 78, was charged in December with aggravated indecent assault over an alleged incident in 2004.
Last month a judge in Pennsylvania turned down his attempts to have that case dismissed also.
In her ruling on Tuesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Debre Katz Weintraub said she was not assessing the credibility of either Dickinson or Cosby.
It was for a jury to decide, she said, whether Dickinson's allegations were credible and whether a statement by Cosby's former lawyer branding her a liar was defamatory.
After the ruling, Dickinson - who appeared on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here in 2007 and Celebrity Big Brother last year - said she wanted Cosby to appear in court and "stand under oath".
The ruling came a day on from the 61-year-old's announcement that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
In her complaint, filed last May, Dickinson said Cosby's former lawyer, Martin Singer, had alleged she had "completely fabricated" her claim that the comedian assaulted her in a hotel in Lake Tahoe 34 years ago.
Dickinson is seeking unspecified damages for defamation, false light and intentional infliction of emotional distress. | Comedian Bill Cosby has failed in an attempt to have a defamation suit brought against him by model and TV presenter Janice Dickinson dismissed. | 35924933 |
Jon Taylor put Posh ahead after just 75 seconds before Aaron Williams fired in from the edge of the box on 41 minutes for his first Football League goal.
Byron Moore controlled Sam Foley's cut-back to pull one back on 49 minutes.
Vale then struck twice in the last four minutes as JJ Hooper glanced in before Louis Dodds rifled in the winner.
The striker's first goal in almost four months condemned Posh to a club record-equalling fifth successive home defeat.
Vale's third win in four games leaves them within three points of the League One play-off zone.
But victory came at a cost for Rob Page's side, who had defender Ryan Inniss stretchered off in the first half.
Port Vale manager Rob Page told Radio Stoke:
"We got off to the worst possible start, We gifted them a couple of goals.
"But credit has to go to the group of players. I couldn't be any more proud.
"We showed real character to come back into it and we thoroughly deserved to win." | Port Vale mounted a stunning second-half fightback at London Road as they came from 2-0 down at half-time to beat Peterborough United. | 35733116 |
The LTA says it will also take the Davis Cup trophy on a tour to 50 different venues around Britain.
The move follows criticism of the LTA from world number two Andy Murray for failing to develop world-class talent.
Britain won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936 by beating Belgium in Ghent in November.
"We want to make a difference in capitalising on this unique opportunity to get as many kids on court as possible," said victorious Davis Cup captain Leon Smith.
The lessons will be delivered by a team of 1,000 "expert and passionate coaches", according to an LTA statement.
The opportunity for children and families to take up the offer will go live before the Davis Cup first round tie against Japan in March. | The Lawn Tennis Association plans to hand out 10,000 free racquets and offer 10,000 free junior tennis courses in an attempt to unearth stars of the future. | 35133411 |
The Mitsubishi L200 he was driving came off the westbound carriageway near Livingston at about 01:15 on Saturday.
The man was seriously injured and died a short time later. The road was closed for five hours to allow for recovery and investigation work.
Police officers have appealed for witnesses to the crash - or anyone with information about it - to contact them.
Sgt Andy Gibb said: "Sadly, a 34-year-old man has died as a result of a road traffic collision on the M8 during the early hours of Saturday, May 14.
"Our thoughts are with his family at this extremely difficult time and we will continue to provide them with support as and when they need it.
"Our inquiries into the full circumstances surrounding this collision are ongoing and I ask anyone who was travelling on the M8 at around 1:15am on Saturday, May 14th, to contact us immediately if not already done so." | A 34-year-old man has died after his car crashed into a barrier on the M8 motorway in West Lothian. | 36292890 |
Nicholas Salvador, of Gilda Avenue, Enfield, is accused of killing Ms Silva, who was found in a garden behind a house in Nightingale Road, Edmonton, on Thursday.
Mr Salvador is also charged with assaulting a police officer.
His case is currently being heard at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court.
Police had found Ms Silva's body after being called to the area following reports that an animal had been attacked.
Officers evacuated nearby homes before the suspect was Tasered. One officer suffered a broken wrist.
Mr Salvador was taken to hospital and kept under police guard before being questioned by officers and charged on Friday.
Neighbours have paid tribute to Ms Silva, an Italian widow who ran a cafe in Church Street, near Edmonton Green station.
Sylvia Lewis said: "She was a lovely lady, she didn't have a bad bone in her body." | A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of 82-year-old grandmother Palmira Silva, who was killed in a suspected beheading in north London. | 29089893 |
Bill de Blasio said the relevant municipal agencies had backed the idea.
The bronze Fearless Girl statue was placed on 8 March to draw attention to gender inequality and the pay gap in the corporate world.
The statue - which has become an instant tourist draw - had been due to be removed on Sunday.
Appearing next to the 4ft-tall (1.21m) statue in Manhattan on Monday, Mr de Blazio said it "means so much to the people of New York".
The statue was "standing up to fear, standing up to power, being able to find in yourself the strength to do what's right", he added.
"She is inspiring everyone at a moment when we need inspiration."
The work, by artist Kristen Visbal, was commissioned by asset managers State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).
The company said the girl represented the future.
It added that one in four of the 3,000 largest traded US companies did not have even one woman on their board.
Wall Street's Charging Bull statue was originally guerrilla art by Italian-born artist Arturo Di Modica.
Installed in 1989, the bronze sculpture was meant to represent the "strength and power of the American people" in response to the market crash in 1987.
But it become a popular attraction and was allowed to stay. | The globally popular statue of a young girl staring down Wall Street's iconic bull will stay in place until next March, New York's mayor has said. | 39414780 |
Bruce Tasker and Joel Fearon finished fourth, with Germany taking gold and silver and Switzerland the bronze.
It was Tasker's first major global competition as a pilot and he said: "I'm pinching myself.
"The result was far, far better than I could ever have imagined and I'm absolutely over the moon."
Nicola Minichiello and Gillian Cooke were the last Britons to win a World Championship medal when they claimed gold in Lake Placid in 2009.
In the men's competition, Robin Dixon and Anthony Nash won three world medals between 1963 and 1966 as well as winning Winter Olympic gold in 1964.
Britain's last major medal was at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, where the four-man team claimed a bronze medal.
Tasker, who is only in his second season as a pilot and also competes as a brakeman in four-man, added: "It's amazing to know that is our best result since 1998. I've had my ups and downs this season and I'm just glad to get it right on the day."
Fearon added: "It's surreal - it's better than any dream I've ever had - and we can still get better at the start so I hope there's more to come."
World Championship result:
1. Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis (GER) 3:26.09 (51.68, 51.59, 51.32, 51.50)
2. Johannes Lochner and Joshua Bluhm (GER) 3:26.26 (51.57, 51.55, 51.47, 51.67) + 0.17
3. Beat Hefti and Alex Baumann (SUI) 3:26.31 (51.68, 51.66, 51.37, 51.60) + 0.22
4. Bruce Tasker and Joel Fearon (GBR) 3:26:51 (51.83, 51.66, 51.40, 51.62) + 0.42 | Great Britain missed out on their first medal in a men's bobsleigh World Championships for 50 years by just 0.20 seconds in Igls, Austria. | 35573002 |
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Evans, who is ranked 21st in the world, will play world number 15 Nour El Tayeb in the first round of the event on Thursday.
The 24-year-old is unseeded for the competition but believes that will work to her advantage.
"The expectations for me aren't really high," Evans told BBC Wales Sport.
"It's definitely a confidence boost it works much better for me.
"The more I'm the underdog, the better pressure wise. I can be relaxed and just enjoy it and try and see what I can get out of the tournament'
"It's basically our biggest event of the year so it's very important. I'm definitely aiming to get through to the finals'
The Windy City Open is one of four World Series squash tournaments which offers equal prize money to both male and female players.
Evans says it has been an important development for the women's game.
"Last year was a big breakthrough year for women's squash. They realised that the spectators really enjoyed women's squash.," Evans told BBC Wales Sport,
"The US squash federation were the first people to say we should have equal prize money and it's brought the women's game up massively'
"Unlike tennis we play exactly the same format, exactly the same scoring, exactly the same games.
" I think the women have proven it's just as exciting, just as fast to watch." | Welsh squash player Tesni Evans is targeting the finals of the Windy City Open World Series event in Chicago. | 39059411 |
He was driving a Mazda 5 when it and a white Audi A3 collided at a junction on Shoulderigg Road near Coalburn in Lanarkshire.
Following the crash, at about 16:30 on Friday, he was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
He is suffering from multiple injuries, including a serious head injury.
The man's passenger, a 10-year-old boy, was released from Wishaw Hospital after treatment for minor injuries.
The 22-year-old man who was driving the Audi remains in Wishaw Hospital, where his condition is described as stable.
Sgt David Stenhouse said: "Although this is a rural road, there were motorists and others in the area at time of the crash.
"I would appeal to anyone who has not yet come forward to speak to the police about what they saw, to do so as it would assist the investigation." | A 61-year-old man remains in a critical condition in hospital after a two-car crash. | 40838648 |
Bala Chinda, 26, is alleged to have killed 36-year-old Nkechi - also known as Jessica - McGraa at a flat in Union Terrace in February 2016.
He is also accused of forcing her onto a bed and assaulting her, as well as attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
Mr Chinda denies all the charges against him.
At the High Court in Aberdeen, Mr Chinda was accused of inflicting blunt force trauma to Ms McGraa's head and compressing her neck, forcing her face into a pillow and asphyxiating her.
China is also alleged to have stolen a key and two mobile phones belonging to Ms McGraa and disposed of the phone used by him to contact her.
He is said to have committed this offence to destroy evidence in an attempt to defeat the ends of justice.
His trial is expected to last 10 days. | A man has gone on trial accused of raping and murdering a woman in Aberdeen. | 38509097 |
Hugh McGoldrick, Crossgar Road East in Crossgar, County Down, has 28 days to appeal the decision.
Last April, the 59-year old admitted two charges of falsifying drug trials on patients with sleeping disorders.
He was jailed for nine months and fined £10,000 in June 2016, but appealed. His sentence was suspended and he was released from jail six days later.
The offences took place at McGoldrick's Pound Lane GP practice in Downpatrick between 2007 and 2008.
In a statement on Tuesday, his lawyers said he "does not accept the tribunal findings and has every intention of contesting them". | A County Down doctor, who falsified clinical trials, has been struck off the medical register. | 39116944 |
Firefighters and police were called to a small blast on the fifth floor of Lenham Towers, Northumberland Rd, Stockport at about 07:45 BST.
No-one was injured. The building was assessed for structural damage before later being declared safe.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has launched an investigation into blast. | A suspected gas canister explosion has blown out windows at a block of flats in Greater Manchester. | 34485281 |
The France-born 28-year-old has endured an injury-hit last few months but is the biggest name in the 23-man list unveiled by coach Alain Giresse.
Mali are preparing for the tournament in Casablanca, Morocco with friendlies against Burkina Faso and a local side.
They will travel to Gabon on 14 January and will come up against Ghana, Egypt and Uganda in Group D.
Mali squad:
Goalkeepers: Djigui Diarra (Stade Malien), Soumaila Diakite (Stade Malien), Oumar Sissoko (Orleans/FRA)
Defenders: Ousmane Coulibaly (Panathinaikos/GRE), Hamari Traore (Reims/FRA), Molla Wague (Udinese/ITA), Salif Coulibaly (TP Mazembe/COD), Mohamed Oumar Konate (Renaissance Berkane/MAR), Youssouf Kone (Lille/FRA), Charles Traore, Mahamadou N'Diaye (both Troyes/FRA)
Midfielders: Yacouba Sylla (Montpellier/FRA), Adama Traore (Monaco/FRA), Mamoutou N'Diaye (Royal Antwerp/BEL), Lassana Coulibaly (Bastia/FRA), Sambou Yatabare (Werder Bremen/GER), Samba Sow (Kayserispor/TUR), Yves Bissouma (Lille/FRA)
Forwards: Moussa Marega (Vitoria Guimaraes/POR), Mustpaha Yatabare (Kardemir Karabukspor/TUR), Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace/ENG), Moussa Doumbia (Rostov/RUS), Kalifa Coulibaly (Gent/BEL) | Crystal Palace winger Bakary Sako has made the final cut to be in the Mali squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. | 38519314 |
O'Neill, 33, won three All-Ireland titles in a stellar career which also saw him pick up three All Stars awards.
The Clann na nGael forward, who made a comeback after retiring in 2008, has struggled recently with injuries.
Penrose enjoyed All-Ireland triumphs with Tyrone in 2005 and 2008 to go with three Ulster titles.
The Carrickmore forward also won the Dr McKenna Cup four times under manager Mickey Harte.
O'Neill was a key player for Harte's team in a golden era for Tyrone and he won an All-Star in 2001, two years before winning the first of three All-Sam Maguire successes in five years.
The 2005 season brought not just team glory for O'Neill, for he went on become Footballer of the Year.
O'Neill announced his retirement in January 2008 but he returned for the All-Ireland final, although he refused to receive his medal as he said he "did not earn" it.
He won his final All Star award a year later before suffering a string of injuries, including dislocating an elbow in the 2010 McKenna Cup final.
Tyrone were knocked out of the All-Ireland qualifiers by Ulster rivals Armagh at Healy Park in July. | Tyrone have been hit by the inter-county retirements of former Footballer of the Year Stephen O'Neill and Martin Penrose, BBC Sport understands. | 30050584 |
A meeting between Marinakis and the English Football League Executive to see if he passes the owners' and directors' test, has taken place.
Marinakis is facing accusations of match-fixing in his native Greece.
He denies the allegations and is still waiting to find out whether the case against him will go to trial.
The sale would end five years of ownership by Fawaz Al Hasawi, who has said that the deal was was "99%" complete. | Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis' takeover of Nottingham Forest is edging towards a conclusion, reports BBC Nottingham Sport. | 39953147 |
The 2000 Olympic super-heavyweight champion says he now suffers from vision and balance problems, moodiness and irritability.
His decision was prompted by research into concussion and brain injuries, and after seeing medical specialists.
"After years of denial and sticking to my guns, I'm finally getting out of my own way," said Harrison, 43.
"I've suffered a few traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and will have to work hard to reverse some of the effects taking punches to the head has brought about to my overall health.
"I have vision problems, vestibular injuries that lead to balance disturbances, and have bouts of serious irritability and moodiness that come with TBI recovery."
Harrison also revealed he is now "likely to file for bankruptcy".
Harrison, who suffered seven defeats in his 38 professional fights, first quit the sport in April 2013 after losing to American Deontay Wilder in 70 seconds, only to make a U-turn shortly after. But he has not fought since.
The Londoner had challenged for the world title against fellow Briton David Haye in 2010 but lost in the third round.
And his career looked to be over in October 2012 when he was knocked out in the first round by another Briton, David Price.
But he won a Prizefighter tournament the following year to briefly revive his hopes of one day winning a heavyweight world title. | Audley Harrison has retired from boxing for a second time after revealing he is suffering the effects of head injuries. | 32071575 |
Father of two Adam Fenton, 32, from Newquay, Cornwall was found on Towan beach on 28 July.
He was celebrating initial reports of his recovery after six months of chemotherapy to treat blood cancer.
Family friend Tracey Sinkevicius, speaking on behalf of the family, said relatives were left "numb" and in "total shock".
For more stories from across Devon and Cornwall.
She said concern for Mr Fenton's partner Carly Blackman and his two daughters and step daughter prompted her to set up a fundraising page, which has raised more than £1,000.
Mr Fenton, described as an "amazing, loving, man", was with his partner Carly for eight years and due to be married next year.
Police said the death is being treated as unexplained, and their inquiries continue. | A man is thought to have fallen to his death on his first night out to celebrate being "clear" from cancer. | 40850343 |
Workers were dismantling an oil tanker in Gadani when a gas cylinder exploded, causing the ship to catch fire.
Some 59 workers were badly burned and many people reportedly jumped overboard to escape the blaze.
"We have recovered at least 11 bodies so far," senior local official Zulfiqar Ali Shah told the AFP news agency.
Emergency services are struggling to contain the fire and it is feared that the death toll will rise further. It is unclear how many people were aboard the ship when the explosion occurred.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed "deep sorrow" over the incident. | At least 11 people have died after an explosion at a ship-breaking yard in south-western Pakistan near Karachi, local authorities say. | 37834414 |
Just one councillor out of seven voted against revised plans for the former Aquarena site in Worthing at a heated public meeting on Thursday night.
Developer Roffey Homes said the £45m tower would become a landmark building and would help to regenerate the area.
However, more than 2,000 residents had signed a petition against it, saying it was too tall and "out of place".
The revised proposal follows the refusal of planning permission in September 2015 for a 21-storey tower on the site.
The new plans are for a shorter building - 15 stories, providing 141 homes, commercial space and a public cafe.
Dozens of residents attended the meeting to express their anxiety over the plans.
Liberal Democrat Hazel Thorpe cited public opposition and told the meeting it was not doing enough to solve the town's housing problems.
However, Conservative Councillor Edward Crouch supported the proposals.
"The economic, housing benefits and additional use of this land outweighs the harm," he said.
After the vote, Mike Anderson of Save Worthing Seafront, said he was disappointed but accepted it had been decided.
"The issue really is only about the height of the tower. It is inconsistent with the rest of Worthing, it doesn't fit in," he said.
Daniel Humphreys, leader of Worthing Borough Council, called it "a step forward for Worthing".
"There is a great housing need in Worthing. We've got some fantastic businesses that need houses for workers to live in," he said.
Ben Cheal, managing director of Roffey Homes, said: "Change is hard to accept for people but then [buildings] become regarded as cherished contributions to the townscape." | Controversial plans for a tower block on the site of a former seafront swimming pool have been approved. | 38688306 |
The pioneering Scot was selected despite finishing second to Thomas Telford in a public vote.
Bank chiefs made the decision after concerns were raised about a flurry of last-minute votes for the engineer.
Somerville, who died in 1872, will feature on new polymer notes which are expected to be issued in the second half of 2017.
The Jedburgh-born woman was one of three historical figures in the running to appear on the notes.
An RBS spokesman said she was the clear favourite of voters during the most of the week-long poll, which was run on the bank's Facebook page.
However there was a sudden surge in activity on the final day of voting, which pushed Telford into first place.
It is understood that fewer than 1,000 votes separated the top two - but very few of Telford's votes were made in the UK.
Physicist James Clerk Maxwell was in third place at the end of the poll.
Malcolm Buchanan, chairman of RBS's Scotland board, said he was overwhelmed by the response to the initiative.
"Having the opportunity to choose the face of our new £10 notes obviously meant a great deal to a great number of people," he added.
"Any of our final nominees would have been worthy winners and we wanted to make sure that our choice properly reflected the wishes of those who took part.
"Mary Somerville's immense contribution to science and her determination to succeed against all the odds clearly resonate as much today as they did during her lifetime."
Somerville made history when she was jointly nominated to be the first female member of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1835.
Her writing influenced James Clerk Maxwell and John Couch Adams, who later discovered Neptune. | Scientist Mary Somerville will appear on the new Royal Bank of Scotland £10 note, the bank has announced. | 35544539 |
Men are more likely to be in safer seats while women are defending most of the marginals in May, according to the Electoral Reform Society (ERS).
It fears there could be as few as 22 female AMs out of 60, compared to 25 at the 2011 election and 31 from 2005-7.
It calls for women to be selected for safer seats, and extra regional AMs to be created giving more opportunities.
An ERS report on Monday identified 11 eleven "battleground" constituencies that might change hands in 2016, of which women were defending ten.
By contrast, women were holding just eight of the 29 constituency seats judged by the society to be safe for the sitting party.
As a result, the ERS claimed the number of women AMs could "flat line", projecting between 22 and 28 women elected.
Prof Laura McAllister of Liverpool University said the Welsh Assembly and Welsh Government had been "world leaders" in women's representation.
"From 2000-2005 over half of all cabinet ministers, and from 2005-2007 over half of all Assembly Members were women - a global first," she said in the foreword to the report.
"But that early promise has stalled and, as this report shows, Wales now risks falling back."
Steve Brooks, director of ERS Cymru, said: "This report makes clear that we are at risk of seeing a stagnating Senedd when it comes to female representation this May.
"Parties need to take action to ensure that women are selected in winnable constituency seats, particularly when sitting AMs retire.
"But overall, we need a larger assembly to give space for the diversity of Wales to be represented - with more proportional list AMs, where women are more likely to be selected." | Women's chances of being elected to the assembly need to be boosted to prevent it "stagnating", campaigners claim. | 36130284 |
The 23-year-old made only one appearance for City since joining them in 2008 and had been a free agent after his contract expired last month.
The Swede previously had loan spells at Burnley, Feyenoord, Stoke and Celtic, where he won the Scottish Premiership and League Cup double last season.
He helped Sweden win the European Under-21 Championship in June.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Former Manchester City striker John Guidetti has joined Spanish side Celta Vigo on a five-year deal. | 33493812 |
KCNA news agency said the American, named "Miller Matthew Todd", 24, had been taken into custody on 10 April.
This was due to "his rash behaviour in the course of going through formalities for entry" into North Korea, it added.
The news was released as US President Barack Obama held talks with his South Korean counterpart on his Asia tour.
KCNA said Mr Todd had torn up his tourist visa, shouting that he had "come to the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) after choosing it as a shelter".
The agency said such an action constituted a "gross violation" of North Korean law.
No reason was given for the two-week delay in the announcement of his detention.
The US has no ties with Pyongyang, with Sweden usually acting on its behalf in cases involving US citizens.
The US state department said it was aware of the report and had been in touch with the Swedish embassy.
North Korea is currently holding US-Korean missionary Kenneth Bae, who was arrested in November 2012.
He is serving 15 years of hard labour after being convicted of trying to overthrow the government.
Efforts from Washington to secure Mr Bae's release have so far been unsuccessful.
Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old US national, was briefly held by North Korea last year.
He was freed after confessing to committing crimes during the Korean War - a statement he said was given under duress.
US President Obama earlier said America stood "shoulder to shoulder" with South Korea over North Korean provocation.
He spoke after holding talks with South Korean leader Park Geun-hye. | North Korea has detained a 24-year-old US tourist, reportedly for "rash behaviour" at immigration, the state news agency says. | 27162992 |
Christopher Cooling, 44, died after allegedly being attacked by Edward Belson at his home in Berry Hill, Coleford last August.
On the first day of the trial, Bristol Crown Court heard the men had both been drinking before the "vicious and sustained" attack.
The accused denies murder and the trial continues.
Prosecutor Michael Mather-Lees told the court there was a "history" between Mr Belson and Mr Cooling, who had been arrested and charged by police the previous week after an argument with Mr Belson's partner.
The accused, of Aston Close, Berry Hill, had drunk eight pints of lager and was confronted by the victim at his house on 3 August, the court heard.
He picked up a hockey stick and beat him "severely" with it, causing Mr Cooling to stagger back to his house, the jury was told.
The court heard he was incapacitated and the door had to be forced open by paramedics, who were unable to save him.
He died three hours later in hospital. | A man was beaten to death with a hockey stick by a neighbour in the Forest of Dean, a court has heard. | 30886317 |
Realis Estates said it would release details of a "reduced size scheme" for City Sentral in Hanley soon.
It was granted planning permission for a 650,000 sq ft (15 acre) site in 2011 but that contract expired in February.
The announcement follows a report commissioned by the city council which said the current retail market could not "support the proposed development".
The report, written by retail consultants WYG, said the scale needed to "better reflect current market conditions".
It said it also had concerns that Marks and Spencer would not be the main tenant at City Sentral because it was planning to build a new store three miles away at Wolstanton Retail Park.
Plans to include a cinema development should also be scrapped as a result of a new nine-screen multiplex being built at the nearby Intu Potteries shopping mall, it said.
Realis Estates Managing Director, Duncan Mathieson, said: "We are working with [Stoke-on-Trent city] council on a reduced size scheme which we will update you on and release as soon as we can. " | Plans for a shopping centre development in Stoke-on-Trent are to be "downsized", developers have said. | 28025291 |
The hosts had led at half-time through Joe Greenwood, Matty Dawson and Jordan Turner tries, but failed to score after the break and the visitors capitalised.
Danny Houghton and Curtis Naughton crossed for Hull before the break and they levelled through Kirk Yeaman after 58 minutes.
And Sneyd's 40-metre kick inflicted a second straight home defeat on Saints.
St Helens's Theo Fages had missed a drop-goal attempt moments before Sneyd's dramatic winner at the other end.
The hosts, who were without injured winger Tommy Makinson following a potentially season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury, now lie sixth in the table.
Defeat leaves them two points behind Hull, who are themselves now four points off top spot, in fourth.
St Helens: McDonnell; Owens, Peyroux, Turner, Dawson; Fages, Walsh; Walmsley, Roby, Savelio, Greenwood, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Wilkin.
Replacements: Burns, Amor, Richards, Thompson.
Hull FC: Shaul; Michaels, Fonua, Yeaman, Naughton; Tuimavave, Sneyd; Taylor, Houghton, Watts, Minichiello, Manu, Ellis.
Replacements: Thompson, Hadley, Bowden, Pritchard.
Referee: James Child (RFL) | Marc Sneyd's late drop-goal gave Hull FC a fourth straight Super League win at the expense of frustrated St Helens. | 35918354 |
The girl was rescued after a passer-by managed to restrain the woman in a car park, the court was told.
Jade Mellars, 23, of Harlech Crescent, denies a charge of kidnap in relation to the incident which took place on Tunstall Road in Beeston on Wednesday.
She was remanded in custody to appear at Leeds Crown Court on 13 April.
More on this and other stories on BBC Yorkshire Live | A two-year-old girl was lured from her mother and kidnapped by a woman singing a song from the Disney film Frozen, Leeds Magistrates' Court heard. | 39456268 |
The family of five were travelling along the A39 near Dijon in eastern France at about 07:00 local time on Sunday when their car left the road.
The 31-year-old father, who has yet to be named, died alongside the children, believed to be aged four and 12.
His wife and another of their children survived and were taken to hospital with serious injuries, police say.
Witnesses said driving conditions were good and no other vehicles were involved.
They saw the car veer off the road and go through a safety barrier.
Police are trying to determine why the man lost control of the car and are looking into the possibility he fell asleep at the wheel.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are providing assistance following a road traffic accident in France, in which three British nationals have sadly died and two others have been hospitalised.
"We are working closely with local authorities and supporting the families at this difficult time." | A British father and two of his children have died in a car crash on a motorway, French police say. | 36125042 |
Devon and Cornwall police said the child, who is from London, was taken to Derriford Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The boy was hit on a private road near Glynn Barton in Bodmin at about 1800 BST on Friday evening.
He was later transferred to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, where he remains in a serious condition.
A police spokesperson said: "The child is thought to have been crushed between two parked cars, one of which rolled."
Officers have appealed for any witnesses to call 101 quoting reference 673 of May 22nd. | A three year-old boy has been seriously injured after being "crushed between two parked cars". | 32881816 |
The 35-year-old pedestrian was injured in the crash in London Road, Isleworth, on Tuesday night.
The van's blue lights were in use without sirens at the time and neither of the officers, both PCs, were injured, a Met Police spokesman said.
The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
The injured man's family have been told, police said.
More on this and other London stories | A man is in a critical condition in hospital after a collision involving a police van in west London. | 35050601 |
The 28-year-old, who won the Premier League title during a season-long loan at Leicester last season, has "extra bone growth" in the joint.
He said he is "bitterly disappointed", adding: "I started to feel some pain in my ankle after returning from the training camp in America.
Dyer signed a four-year contract extension with the Swans in August.
He added: "I saw a specialist last week and the MRI scan revealed the extra bone growth at the back of my ankle. There is not a lot I can do about it." | Swansea City midfielder Nathan Dyer is to have ankle surgery and will be out for up to two months. | 37373073 |
Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) have walked out of Alfreton Grange Arts College in Derbyshire for the last five days.
The school's interim management decided to change the school day from five periods to nine this term.
Alfreton Grange, which has spent the last two years in special measures, is still rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted.
The Torch Academy Trust were asked to take interim control earlier this year in a bid to improve standards before it becomes a sponsored academy.
It said the the new timetable was designed to provide more pupil support time in order to secure higher achievement".
But Nick Raine, from NUT Midlands, believes the changes are actually damaging pupils' education.
"We're facing crisis in terms of pupils leaving and parents withdrawing them," he said.
Some parents said they supported the strike.
"The way it's running with the nine lessons, it's too much for the children," said Christine Gdula.
"They are not having time to get into their lesson, take their coats off, settle down before the lesson's finished. " | A teaching union has promised another 11 days of strike action in its protest over schedule changes made by a school. | 34797286 |
The company said the move reflected the impending loss of its patent on blood pressure drug Diovan and expected lower sales of one of its hypertension drugs.
Some 1,630 jobs will go from its sales force and another 330 positions from the reorganisation of the headquarters of its US general medicines business.
Other pharmaceutical firms have also cut their sales forces as the industry faces a wave of patent expiries.
In December, AstraZeneca said it was cutting 1,150 jobs in the US, reducing its sales force in the US by 24%.
David Epstein, division head of Novartis Pharmaceuticals, said the next two years would be "challenging".
"These are difficult but necessary decisions that will free up resources to invest in the future of our business," he said.
Novartis also said it would take a charge of $900m (£586m) in the fourth quarter of 2011 relating to its Rasilez drug, also known as Tekturna.
It expects lower sales of the blood pressure pill after the failure of a clinical trial. | Swiss drugmaker Novartis has announced plans to cut 1,960 jobs in the US. | 16544223 |
The bank is making the additional provision after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) set a deadline of August 2019 for making new PPI complaints.
The FCA also said that some customers may have new grounds to complain.
Since the PPI scandal broke, Lloyds has set aside total compensation of £17bn.
The relatively high sum of £350m to cover the additional two months added to the deadline follows the FCA's announcement earlier this month that some bank customers could claim if they were not made aware of commission being paid when they were sold PPI.
It follows a Supreme Court judgment in November 2014 - what is known as the Plevin decision - that extended the definition of mis-selling for PPI.
The court agreed that the bank's failure to tell customers that it was receiving a large commission for sales was unfair.
The FCA has decided that compensation will be calculated if commission of more than 50% was paid.
Anyone who has had complaints rejected will receive a letter explaining that they could have new grounds for a claim.
In a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Lloyds said the additional £350m provision will be reflected in the its results for the first quarter which will be announced on 27 April, and has no impact on guidance.
Royal Bank of Scotland, which set aside £601m for PPI claims in its most recent financial year, declined to comment on future provisions. Barclays also declined to comment.
PPI claims have been falling and in its most recent annual results, Lloyds' PPI provisions fell to £1bn compared to £4bn in 2015. Pre-tax profit rose from £1.6bn to £4.2bn.
Shares in Lloyds rose 0.7% to 69p. | Lloyds Banking Group has set aside a further £350m to cover claims for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI). | 39228124 |
For Carmarthen Athletic RFC has a pair of the boxer's boots in its sports memorabilia collection which belonged to former club stalwart Gwynne King Morgan.
Ali died last Friday in Arizona at the age of 74.
His funeral service takes place in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday.
His boots were presented to Mr Morgan in 1977 by the late Gerald Williams, the former BBC sports commentator who lived in Llangynog near Carmarthen.
He acquired them after interviewing Ali and his manager Angelo Dundee.
Club chairman Wynne Jones said: "Who would say that a little west Wales town has these magnificent reminders of a magnificent career?
"He was indeed the greatest."
The club also has a pair of boots belonging to Sir Henry Cooper who fought Ali.
Mr Jones said the the value of Ali's boots was not known and "not important".
"The whole ethos of the collection to us is that if somebody is kind enough to donate to us we respect the fact and they are perpetually on display." | A "magnificent reminder" to the life of sporting icon Muhammad Ali has pride of place in a rugby club in west Wales. | 36492161 |
The new US embassy staffing level would be the same as at Russia's embassy in Washington.
The Russian foreign ministry also said it was seizing holiday properties and a warehouse used by US diplomats.
The new US sanctions are over Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and alleged interference in the US election.
They come months after the Obama administration ordered the seizure of two Russian diplomatic compounds and expelled 35 Russian diplomats in response to alleged hacking of the US Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton's campaign.
In a statement on Friday, Russia's foreign ministry said: "The US is stubbornly taking one crudely anti-Russian step after another, using the utterly fictitious pretext of Russian interference in its internal affairs."
The US expulsion of Russian diplomats "clearly violates the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations and generally accepted diplomatic norms", it added.
It was not immediately clear how many diplomats and staff members would have to stop working at the embassy, but Russian news agencies quoted sources as saying "hundreds" of people would be affected.
Reuters news agency quoted an unnamed US embassy official as saying the embassy employed about 1,100 diplomatic and support staff in Russia, including US and Russian citizens.
Russia also said it would respond in kind if Washington decided to expel any more Russian diplomats.
Russia's move comes a day after President Vladimir Putin decried what he called "anti-Russian hysteria" in Washington.
The new US sanctions on Russia were overwhelmingly approved by both houses of Congress despite objections from the Trump White House.
US intelligence agencies believe Russia tried to sway the election in favour of Trump and now there are several investigations looking into whether anyone from his campaign helped.
Russia has always denied interfering and Mr Trump insists there was no collusion. | Russia has retaliated to new US sanctions by telling Washington to cut its diplomatic staff to 455 and barring the use of some properties. | 40751973 |
The 27-year-old defender thought he had joined League One Gills on Thursday after leaving Eastleigh.
Rules state a player cannot feature for more than two sides in one season and N'Gala played for Barnet before joining National League Eastleigh in November.
Gillingham said they did not realise National League clubs counted.
"As a result of N'Gala playing for both Barnet and Eastleigh during the 2016-17 season, this unhelpful regulation means that he will not be able to play for Gillingham," a club statement said.
"Club chairman Paul Scally and head coach Ady Pennock are both extremely disappointed by this outcome.
"However, the club were not made aware of this regulation, one that has also scuppered signings at other EFL clubs in the past 48 hours."
On Wednesday, Leyton Orient winger Ulrich Nnomo's move to Paris FC was cancelled because of the new Fifa Players' Transfer rules which came into force this season. | Defender Bondz N'Gala's move to Gillingham has fallen through because Fifa regulations say he has played for too many clubs this season. | 38846532 |
The Prince also presented medals to outstanding pupils at Duke Of York's Royal Military School, near Dover.
The first clue students had as to the identity of the guest was when the band started playing the national anthem.
"I didn't believe it, I was so shocked," said 14-year-old Megan Davidson, a drummer with the school's military band.
Sean Dunoo, 11, who was on parade when the Prince walked past, said: "I thought 'Is that Prince Harry?', then I asked my friend next to me and he said 'Probably not' but I said 'Yes, it's him'."
Prince Harry, dressed in his Blues and Royals uniform and peaked cap, was also given a private tour of the school's chapel and met with staff and sixth formers.
The military school was established in 1803 in Chelsea by Frederick, Duke of York to care for the orphans of soldiers.
The Prince met Simon Daglish, an ex-pupil and current governor of the school, when he took part in the first stage of a polar expedition to raise funds for charity Walking With The Wounded, which supports injured ex-servicemen and women. | Prince Harry surprised students at a military school when he made an unannounced parade ground inspection. | 34378222 |
Claire Sugden told BBC's The View that she is committed to bringing laws against coercive control to Northern Ireland.
Laws are already in place in England and Wales.
"We've already began the process in terms of legislating for this," she said.
Laws against coercive control target domestic abusers who subject spouses, partners and family members to psychological and emotional torment.
There have been calls for the laws to be introduced in Northern Ireland, including by a domestic abuse victim who said "lives are in danger" if the legislation is not enacted.
Incidents of domestic abuse in Northern Ireland have reached a 10-year high with the PSNI now responding to 78 reports of abuse in the home every day.
That is one report every 18 minutes.
Ms Sugden also told The View that she was looking at all laws on domestic abuse.
"I do think that if we can go someway to addressing domestic violence, we will address a lot of the problems we will find within our society," she said. | Legislation to tackle psychological and emotional abuse will be in place within the next year, the justice minister has said. | 37652771 |
Paula Wales is alleged to have acted in an aggressive manner at a house in Grange Road, Monifieth, on 3 July this year.
Prosecutors claim she repeatedly kicked and struck a door and uttered threats of violence.
Ms Wales, 40, of Monifieth, denies the charge of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
The officer appeared at Forfar Sheriff Court. A trial date was set for March 2016. | A police officer is to stand trial accused of threatening to kill a woman in Angus. | 34945648 |
Continuing NHS Healthcare can cover all the care costs of people with complex ongoing illnesses.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford promised claims would be managed promptly, after criticism of a backlog of cases.
Claimants now have until 1 October to register for costs incurred between 1 August 2013 and 30 September 2014.
For those found to be eligible, all care needs - including nursing home costs of up to £40,000 a year - are met by the NHS.
It is not means-tested and the funds are potentially available to anyone over the age of 18.
Local health boards are responsible for ruling on claims and paying the bill.
More than £50m in wrongly-paid care home fees and interest has already been returned to families in Wales, often after a lengthy delay.
Mr Drakeford said: "Health boards will provide free advice to individuals should they wish to make a claim and they will also complete the necessary work on their behalf."
He added: "These claims will be managed in a robust and timely manner.
"We are also working with health boards to ensure staff get it right first time to minimise the number of people who are unnecessarily paying for continuing healthcare."
People wishing to register a claim should contact their local health board. | People who believe their long-term care costs should have been paid for by the Welsh NHS are being urged to register to claim the money back. | 34152794 |
Nine men are accused of smuggling 3.2 tonnes of cocaine on the Hamal.
UK Border Force officers, with Royal Navy support, boarded the tug in an operation about 100 miles east of Aberdeen in April last year.
An expert told the High Court in Glasgow the "unprecedented" haul had a maximum street value of £512m.
Det Con Jurgen Wahla, of Police Scotland, was asked by advocate depute Ashley Edwards: "What is the potential maximum street value of the cocaine?".
Det Con Wahla replied: "If sold in the UK it would be £512m if sold in gram deals and adulterated to 15 to 20 per cent pure."
Prosecutor Miss Edwards then said: "Just over half a billion pounds" and Det Con Wahla responded: "That's correct. It is a massive, massive importation, unprecedented in what I've seen in my experience."
The jury has heard the Hamal was taken to Aberdeen harbour to be searched.
Kayacan Dalgakiran, 64, Mustafa Guven, 48, Mustafa Ceviz, 55, Umit Colakel, 39, Ibrahim Dag, 48, Mumin Sahin, 46, Emin Ozmen, 51, Abdulkadir Cirik, 32, and Muhammet Seckin, 27, deny the charges against them.
The trial, before judge Lord Kinclaven, continues. | Cocaine found on a tug which was stopped in the North Sea was potentially worth more than half a billion pounds, a court has heard. | 36520631 |
The decision was part of an "ongoing comprehensive review" of security measures at the White House and its surrounding grounds, the agency said.
It comes one month after a man armed with pepper spray jumped the fence and was inside the grounds for 16 minutes.
Two Secret Service agents who were on duty that night were fired.
President Donald Trump was there at the time, but the intruder did not make it into the White House building.
The new restriction moves public view on the south side of the White House about 82ft (25 metres) farther back from where people were previously able to stand.
Secret Service Communications Director Cathy Milhoan said on Wednesday "that vantage point... is still there. It's just a few feet further back".
A higher fence has also been approved for the White House, she told WTOP News.
The White House will begin viewing bids later this year, with construction to begin next year.
In 2014, a second barricade was erected on the northern side of the building in response to a fence-jumper who was able to run through the doorway of the building while carrying a knife.
That incident prompted Julia Pierson, the first woman to lead the agency, to resign. | The US Secret Service has announced it has permanently closed access to a sidewalk along the perimeter of the White House. | 39659655 |
The North West Durham MP's appointment came on Monday during a wave of resignations by Labour MPs seeking a change in leadership.
She said she was resigning "with a heavy heart" because the "situation is untenable".
On Twitter, her resignation was met with a series of angry tweets from people declaring support for Mr Corbyn.
They threatened to deselect her and called her decision "disgusting".
Ms Glass had been shadow minister for Europe and a shadow junior education minister and described the post of shadow education secretary as her "dream job".
She replaced Lucy Powell, who stepped down on Monday after saying Mr Corbyn's position as Labour Party leader had become "untenable".
Ms Glass served as a member of the education select committee during the coalition government between 2010 and 2015. | Pat Glass has resigned as Labour's shadow education secretary, two days after being appointed by Jeremy Corbyn. | 36661409 |
The boy had shut himself in a first floor bathroom to escape the fire in Winklebury that was first reported at 19:54 BST on Wednesday.
He was rescued by ladder and taken to hospital after being treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, Hampshire Fire and Rescue said.
Hampshire Constabulary said it was investigating the cause of the fire.
Police said the boy was kept in Basingstoke hospital overnight for observation.
A five-year-old boy was also taken to the hospital "as a precaution" and a 26-year-old woman managed to escape the building, police said.
The blaze damaged the ground floor, kitchen, hall and storage area of the property in Watson Way.
Four crews from Basingstoke and Odiham attended the fire, which was put out at 21:40 BST. | An eight-year-old boy was rescued after a blaze broke out in a two-storey maisonette in Basingstoke. | 39802783 |
Conwy and Denbighshire councils issued fixed penalty notices totalling £176,925 and £106,395 respectively for the period of April 2013 to March 2014.
Welsh government statistics reveal an increase in the number of fines issued by local authorities for environmental crimes across Wales.
The total amount received by all local authorities was £656,129.
Littering continues to be the offence receiving the most amount of fines, followed by smoking related litter and then dog fouling.
The maximum fine offenders can receive is £75.
Minister for Natural Resources, Carl Sargeant, called the offences a "blight on the communities across Wales".
He said: "Littering, dog fouling, graffiti, fly posting and noise offences are completely unacceptable.
"Fixed penalties are one way of tackling these problems, and it's very encouraging to see local authorities are now more proactive in issuing them." | Two north Wales councils have raked in almost £300,000 in fines for offences including dog fouling and littering. | 29643652 |
Ciarán Maxwell is charged with making explosives and storing them in hides in England and Northern Ireland.
He appeared at the Old Bailey via videolink from Belmarsh Prison on Monday.
A trial date was set for 27 February, with a plea hearing to be held on 13 January.
Ciarán Maxwell: Full list of charges
Mr Maxwell - who is originally from Larne, County Antrim, but now lives in England - has previously pleaded not guilty to bank card fraud and intent to supply cannabis.
He has not yet been asked to enter a plea on the terrorism charge.
The 30-year-old was arrested in Somerset on 24 August following searches in Larne, County Antrim, and Devon.
His arrest was understood to be connected to two arms dumps found in County Antrim this year, and came after a long-running investigation involving the Security Service (MI5), the PSNI, South West Counter-Terrorism Unit and Scotland Yard's Counter-Terrorism Unit. | A serving Royal Marine from Northern Ireland accused of terrorism, fraud and drugs offences will stand trial in February. | 37408234 |
Ross Quinn, of Kilwinning. was travelling south on the A737, at Beith, when his bike was involved in a collision with a van and a car.
The accident happened near the B777 Gateside Road junction at about 18:35 on Wednesday.
Police have reissued an appeal for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them.
The 47-year-old male van driver, and the 46 year-old male car driver were not injured. | A 23-year-old motorcyclist killed in a crash in North Ayrshire was been named by police. | 37071765 |
A Met Office yellow warning covers much of southern Scotland runs until 18:00 on Friday.
Scottish Borders Council said it had the potential to bring similar problems to those suffered in Jedburgh and Hawick last week.
It has warned residents to be prepared for potential problems.
Emergency planning officer Jim Fraser said: "The information we have from the Met Office is that a band of rain will reach the western Borders between 6am and 9am and will persist throughout the day, gradually moving eastward, but easing in the evening.
"Unfortunately, amongst that rain there is the potential for some extremely heavy showers, similar to those experienced last Wednesday.
"At this stage, predicting where these downpours will fall is impossible, but we will be monitoring the forecast very carefully over the next 24 hours and will liaise with the Met Office to get as much detail as we can.
"Thanks to the early warning for the potential heavy rainfall, we are putting plans in place to enable us to respond effectively to any impact this may bring." | Residents in parts of the Borders have been warned they could suffer more flooding with another rain warning in place. | 35492859 |
Dasun Shanaka, 91 overnight, reached his century off 122 balls before he was caught off Tom Wells as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 367.
The hosts began brightly with captain Angus Robson and Lewis Hill sharing a 71-run opening stand before both fell to left-arm spinner Rangana Herath.
Solid contributions from all of the Foxes batsmen saw them close on 304-5.
Wicketkeeper Burgess, who has played only six first-class matches, missed out on a maiden hundred when he was caught and bowled by Milinda Siriwardana.
He hit 13 fours as he surpassed his previous highest score of 51.
Sri Lanka begin their two-Test series against England at Headingley on Thursday. | Michael Burgess hit a career-best 98 as Sri Lanka's bowlers struggled on day two against Leicestershire. | 36294894 |
Lucy Cavendish College said the former champion represents "excellence in all fields - including sport".
Navratilova achieved 59 Grand Slam titles, including nine Wimbledon singles, in a career spanning four decades. She retired in 2006.
Lucy Cavendish was founded in 1965 and is a women-only college taking students aged 21 and over.
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Since retiring, Navratilova has become a tennis commentator and campaigner on equality issues. | Tennis star Martina Navratilova has been made an honorary fellow of a Cambridge University college. | 36275727 |
The old year went out with a bang as Edinburgh's fireworks display welcomed 2017. | 38483385 |
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It came after markets around the world fell sharply on Wednesday.
The Dow Jones closed up 15.12 points at 15,881.86. The S&P 500 index gained 9.6 points, to 1,868.93 while the Nasdaq index climbed just 0.37 points, to 4,472.06
Before Wall Street opened, markets had been lifted by comments from European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi.
The ECB kept interest rates on hold, as expected, but Mr Draghi said the eurozone central bank would "review and possibly reconsider" its monetary policy in March.
Oil gains also helped lift investors' spirits.
Brent crude rose 5% to $29.25 per barrel, while US crude climbed 4.2% to $29.53 a barrel.
"Petroleum markets are showing signs of stabilising after the recent run of weakness, and we see some scope for a technical correction, particularly if global equity markets are able to recover their recently misplaced confidence," said Tim Evans, of Citi Futures.
The gains boosted energy stocks, which have been hit hard as the price of oil has tumbled.
Pipeline company Kinder Morgan saw a 15.6% increase in its stock price.
Shares of natural gas company Southwestern Energy climbed 19.24% after announcing it would cut 1,100 jobs in 2016. | (Closed): Shares on Wall Street closed up as the oil price had its biggest one day gain of the year. | 35375387 |
Mugo wa Wairimu pleaded not guilty and has previously denied that he raped his patients after sedating them.
The charges stem from a Kenyan TV report which had footage showing an unidentified man allegedly assaulting an unconscious woman on a clinic bed.
Kenya's Medical Practitioners Board has said he is not a registered doctor.
Mr Wa Wairimu went on the run for a week after the report was aired on Kenya's private Citizen TV.
He was eventually arrested at a hotel outside the capital, Nairobi, after members of the public called the police.
The secretly recorded footage was filmed by a suspicious staff member.
The BBC's Odhiambo Joseph in Nairobi says Mr Wa Wairimu has been in custody since his arrest, as it was argued that releasing him might endanger his life because of the public outrage over the affair.
The court ordered on Friday that he remain in custody until Monday 5 October when his bail application is to be heard.
In one of the last posts on his Facebook page before his arrest, he described the allegations against him as "malicious".
"Mob justice, media or otherwise only replaces due process in failed states. Kenya is not Iraq, Syria or Yugoslavia," wrote Mr Wa Wairimu, who is also a blogger.
He was able to do a few Facebook posts on Friday around the time of the court hearing, reiterating that he was "unbowed" and said "may justice be our shield and defender". | A Kenyan man has been charged with 12 offences including rape, impersonating a gynaecologist and operating a clinic without a licence in Nairobi. | 34425033 |
The forward-looking GfK consumer sentiment indicator fell to 9.3 points for December from 9.4 points in the previous month.
The score is the lowest since February, but was above analysts' predictions.
Confidence in the economy among German consumers dropped for the sixth consecutive month, although the pace reduced.
Concern about the labour market led the way, according to the survey of 2,000 shoppers, with 69% of all those surveyed expecting an increase in unemployment due to the influx of asylum seekers this year.
This month's survey was conducted before the attacks in Paris on 13 November.
In contrast to general sentiment, optimism for making a big purchase improved, with the sub-index for willingness to buy climbing by three points to 48.9.
GfK analyst Rolf Buerkl said he was optimistic for this year's Christmas sales, as customers might be tempted to shop online if they are concerned for public safety.
"It is possible that a few people here and there will avoid going to the Christmas market or visiting a shopping mall," Mr Buerkl said. | Confidence among shoppers in Germany has dipped according to a survey, amid worries over Europe's largest economy. | 34946221 |
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