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The town's planning committee voted unanimously against the proposals for 38 terraced, semi-detached and detached houses.
Carlisle-based Story Homes had applied to build in a field adjoining the Grade I listed abbey precinct wall.
The company's development planner David Hayward said the wrong decision had been made.
"We feel Barrow needs new homes, it needs new executive homes, we had the evidence telling us that," he said.
Paul Littlewood, who led a campaign against the plans, said it was "not against Story Homes and it was certainly not against development in the town, it was just this site".
The company has not decided whether it will appeal against the decision. | Plans for a housing development near the ruins of Furness Abbey in Barrow have been rejected. | 30302452 |
Fury, 27, was filmed making homophobic, sexist and anti-Semitic comments in a video posted on YouTube last week.
He had labelled McGuigan a "traitor" on Twitter in response to criticism from the former featherweight champion.
"Tyson is appalling and comes out with some appalling stuff," McGuigan, now a promoter and commentator, said.
"He was unnecessarily abusive towards me and my past and he can't behave like that - grow up Tyson and catch a grip of yourself."
The WBA and WBO heavyweight champion also voiced his views on bestiality and paedophilia during last week's 57-minute YouTube broadcast.
McGuigan had described Fury as "like a child [who] has no filter, no off button", in a column for the Daily Mirror.
Fury then labelled McGuigan "a traitor to your home country" in response on Twitter.
The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) has called on Fury to be barred from boxing following his comments. | Barry McGuigan has called Tyson Fury "appalling" and told him to "grow up" after receiving online abuse from Britain's world heavyweight champion. | 36297187 |
Translink has said it is a "major milestone" in its £12.2m NI railways upgrade programme.
New livery and interiors are being introduced, as well as a significant overhaul of the train's mechanical systems and a new electronic passenger reservation system.
The scheme is a joint project with Irish Rail.
It is financed through the European Union's INTERREG IVA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), with support from the department for regional development in Northern Ireland and the department of transport, tourism and sport (DTTAS) in the Republic of Ireland. | The first refurbished train for the Belfast-Dublin Enterprise service is to be unveiled by Translink on Monday. | 34827861 |
The information was not shared because of a fraud investigation, a spokeswoman for Belgium's food safety agency said.
Tests found the chemical fipronil, which can harm people's kidneys, liver and thyroid glands, in Dutch eggs.
Supermarkets in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have removed potentially contaminated eggs.
"We knew since early June there was potentially a problem with fipronil in the poultry sector," spokeswoman Katrien Stragier told reporters.
"We immediately launched an investigation and we also informed the prosecutor because it was a matter of possible fraud," she added, without giving more details.
German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt expressed concern about the revelation, and planned to call his Belgian counterpart on Monday.
One German official said up to 10 million of the contaminated eggs may have been sold in Germany.
The Netherlands is Europe's largest exporter of eggs and egg products, and one of the biggest in the world. It exports an estimated 65% of the 10 billion eggs it produces every year.
About 180 poultry farms in the country have been temporarily shut while investigations are held. | Belgium has admitted it knew in June that eggs from Dutch farms might be contaminated with an insecticide - a month before the issue became public. | 40841411 |
Luke Morton, from the West Midlands, was washed off rocks at Mwnt on Sunday, 7 August.
Coastguards said Mr Morton and another man had been out walking when they were cut off by the tide and he was caught by the waves.
Extensive searches were called off after three days.
Dyfed-Powys Police said the force and other emergency services had since carried out periodic checks of the coast in the area. | A 23-year-old man who remains missing more than two weeks after being swept out to sea off the Ceredigion coast has been named. | 37179837 |
Hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged when a record amount of rain fell during the weekend of 5 December.
Prince Charles began his tour in Carlisle, where he met residents who had been flooded out of their homes in Warwick Road, and viewed the ongoing clean-up.
Six years ago he visited the same area following major flooding.
He toured the McVitie's factory, one of Carlisle's largest employers, and will later meet members of the emergency services and charities who supported those affected.
More news on Prince Charles' visit.
Councillor Steve Layden, Carlisle's Mayor, said: "Many people, householders and businesses are still suffering.
"It means a great deal for them that the future king has come to see how they are getting on."
A Clarence House spokeswoman said: "The visit will recognise the efforts of those who helped in the relief operation as well as showing the progress of repair work as local communities prepare for Christmas and look ahead to the New Year." | The Prince of Wales has visited communities in Cumbria hit by the flooding caused by Storm Desmond. | 35152639 |
The accident happened at about 07:00 BST in Newbottle, Houghton-le-Spring.
The car, driven by Adam Brennan, from Shaftbury Park in Hetton-le-Hole, left the A690. The 40-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
The eastbound carriageway of the road was closed briefly for emergency services to deal with the crash. Police are appealing for witnesses. | A man has died after his car left a busy main road and crashed into a field. | 34224078 |
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said output slumped in the run up to the European Union (EU) referendum.
The fall was almost a complete reversal of April's 2.8% rise in construction activity.
Construction output, which accounts 6% of economic growth, will have to expand by 1.9% in June to avoid dragging on the wider economy, the ONS said.
But the chances of that happening look slim given the the private sector data already released.
Housing construction output fell 3.2% in May after edging down 0.1% in April, the biggest drop since February 2014.
Housing output has now fallen in every month this year apart from February.
"The fall in May 2016, taken together with the strength of April's figures, continues a longer trend of broadly flat output growth since the start of 2015," the ONS said.
On an annual basis construction output fell 1.9% compared with May 2015.
The most recent figures from the ONS showed UK economic growth slowed to 0.4% in the three months to the end of March.
The first estimate of second quarter economic growth is due on 27 July.
Financial firm Markit, which has given an estimate of construction activity in June, said the weakness had continued into last month.
It said the industry suffered its worst contraction in seven years in June as concern grew about the EU referendum.
Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Markit said the figures showed the construction sector was "hit appreciably by increased caution among clients as the run-up to the referendum on EU membership magnified UK and global economic uncertainties".
Mr Archer added: "This immediately raises serious concerns as to just how much the construction sector will be hampered by the Brexit vote." | Construction output fell by 2.1% in May compared with a month earlier, official figures have shown. | 36803891 |
More bitterns have been recorded than at any time since the early 19th Century, says the RSPB.
Bitterns are counted by listening for the far-carrying, booming call of the male bird.
So far this year more than 150 have been recorded in England and Wales.
Last year, 140 booming males were counted at 61 sites.
According to the RSPB, it has already been an exceptional year for the bittern, offering hope that conservation efforts to restore lost habitats can help other species.
"We've probably got more bitterns than we've had for the last 200 years," said Grahame Madge of the RSPB.
And Martin Harper, the charity's conservation director, added: "The bittern is a species which proves that conservation can be successful, especially when you can identify the reason behind its decline and bring in measures and funding to aid its recovery."
The bittern
Source: RSPB and BBC Nature
The bird - a type of heron - relies on reed beds in marshes and wetlands for its hunting and breeding grounds.
The RSPB says projects to restore wetlands have given the bittern a chance to recover from its extinction in the 19th Century, and another fall to very low numbers in 1997, when only 11 males were recorded in England.
According to this year's figures, Somerset has the most bitterns, with more than 40 males.
More than 80 have been recorded in East Anglia, including at Lakenheath in Suffolk and Ouse Fen in Cambridgeshire.
One bird has also been heard for the first time at Anglesey in Wales. | One of the UK's most threatened birds - the bittern - is returning to England and Wales, according to conservationists. | 33167904 |
Public Health England said there will no longer be specialist staff based at Birmingham and Manchester airports or at the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras.
It said the threat was now "significantly lower" as the situation improved in West Africa.
The measures at Heathrow and Gatwick, the two main routes of entry from the affected countries, remain in place.
There were just 26 new cases of Ebola reported in West Africa last week. At the peak of the outbreak there were more than 1,000 cases each week.
Health officials introduced extra checks at major routes into the UK for people arriving from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
Temperatures were taken and people were asked to complete a questionnaire to establish whether they had been in contact with anyone infected with the disease.
People were also told what to do if they developed symptoms.
However, people arriving in Birmingham, Manchester airports and at St Pancras station will now be screened over the phone.
All health workers returning to the UK will continue to be screened and monitored until the Ebola outbreak is over.
Prof Paul Cosford, from Public Health England, said: "The risk of Ebola transmission to the UK from West Africa is now significantly lower than when the screening arrangements were originally implemented.
"The risk of further Ebola cases being imported to the UK is now very low and continues to decrease due to the considerable decline in the scale of the epidemic in West Africa, the efforts of the global response to control the virus' spread, the control measures in place in West Africa and the low number of people entering the UK from affected areas." | The screening measures put into place to prevent Ebola arriving in the UK are being relaxed. | 33635574 |
The man was carrying no proof of identity when he was found in the city of Nagato on Saturday.
Police are expected to hand him over to immigration officials who will decide whether he is a genuine defector.
In 2011, nine North Koreans were picked up by the Japanese coastguard after spending five days at sea.
They later settled in South Korea.
Some 29,000 North Koreans have fled the country since the peninsula was divided at the end of the Korean War in the 1950s, many of them crossing the border into China.
In April, a senior North Korean military officer who oversaw spying operations defected - South Korean officials said at the time that such high level defections were rare.
Any North Korean who makes it to the South enters into a rehabilitation programme and is given an aid package to help them start a new life.
Despite this, many find it hard to adjust. | Police in Japan are questioning a man who says he jumped from a North Korean ship and swam ashore clinging to a plastic container, media report. | 36818315 |
The 25-year-old, who will race for Austrian team Hrinkow Advarics next year, last took part in the event in 2011, winning five silver medals.
"I'd have loved to have done it, any opportunity to represent Guernsey is something I'm very proud to do.
"But unfortunately my professional commitments won't allow me to do that," he told BBC Radio Guernsey.
Next year's Island Games take place at Gotland in Sweden. | Professional cyclist James McLaughlin will not represent Guernsey at next year's Island Games. | 38402254 |
The attack is said to have taken place as the child was cycling towards a metro station with her mother.
The girl was grabbed from behind and killed with a cleaver. The attacker was wrestled to the ground by passers-by.
Police told the Taiwanese Central News Agency (CNA) that he had a history of mental illness.
The mother told CNA that her daughter had been unable to ride her bike on to a pavement and she thought the man was coming to help her. Instead he began attacking her.
"I saw the suspect slashing my daughter with a cleaver. I immediately grabbed him but I could not pull him away."
She said she screamed for help and people rushed to pin the man down until police arrived.
An angry crowd later gathered outside the police station where the man - named only as Wang, 33 - had been taken, CNA reported.
He had a record of drug abuse and had been treated for mental illness, the agency added. | A four-year-old girl has been beheaded in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, in what appears to have been a random attack, local media say. | 35912319 |
Employees at Cooplands, in the Carlton Centre, Lincoln, closed the store in protest over the issue on Thursday.
Store manager Katie Shipman said she was owed £1,400 and had not been paid for five weeks.
A spokesman for Cooplands, which employs more than 175 people, admitted it was in arrears but said it hoped to resolve the matter within two months.
Ms Shipman said: "Me and my staff were just fed up of being behind in our wages.
"We started off getting 50% of our wages every week and then it was down to 25% and now we're only getting about 20% of our wages each week.
"It's a nightmare because you can't plan anything."
Cooplands went into administration in February last year with the loss of 303 jobs and the closure of 39 retail stores, together with the bakery and head office in Doncaster.
However, 41 retail stores stayed open following a buyout by restructuring firm ReSolve.
A spokesman for Cooplands said it "massively regrets" the situation and apologised for any hardship caused to any of its staff
He said: "We are in arrears with paying wages. However everybody gets paid something every week and there is no suggestion that wages won't get paid.
"The situation is improving as business performance improves and within two months we expect all wages to be paid up to date." | Staff at a bakery firm have walked out after complaining they have not paid for several weeks. | 36056221 |
The stock slumped 16.7% in morning trading, wiping billions of dollars off the firm's market value.
Ericsson is struggling with weak demand for its mobile network equipment and fierce competition in some markets.
It said quarterly income fell to 300m Swedish krona ($34.8 million) from 5.1bn krona a year ago.
Sales slipped 14% to 51.1bn krona.
Ericsson's acting chief executive, Jan Frykhammar, said: "Our result is significantly lower than we expected, with a particularly weak end of the quarter, and deviates from what we previously have communicated regarding market development.
"More in-depth analysis remains to be done but current trends are expected to continue short-term."
It follows a challenging period for the firm which has missed analysts' forecasts for five consecutive quarters.
The firm - which is the world's biggest maker of mobile network equipment - has seen sales fall in regions with struggling economies such as Brazil, Russia and the Middle East.
However, its sales in Europe were also hit due to the completion of mobile broadband projects in 2015.
The firm announced last week it would cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden - about a fifth of its workforce in that country - after being criticised for not acting quickly enough to tackle its problems.
The business has around 115,000 employees worldwide.
It has also been without a permanent chief executive since July when Hans Vestberg stepped down following criticism over his leadership and pay. | Shares in Ericsson have dived after the Swedish telecoms company warned profits would be down by 94% for the third quarter. | 37630339 |
The change was agreed by swimming's world body Fina last week, prompting Vitaly Mutko, Russia's former sports minister, to ask: "What is the point?"
He also suggested that the Russian Swimming Federation will still refer to the sport by the previous name.
An online petition also had nearly 9,000 signatures on Thursday morning.
Mutko added: "To keep the name synchronised swimming is our right, and if the [Russian Swimming] Federation itself, the coaches will want it, we will do it."
But Fina's executive chairman Cornel Marculescu said the decision will stand.
"Nothing changes, only the name, I don't see any great difficulty with that," he said. "I understand the commentary of Mr Mutko but it's no problem, we talk about the same sport anyhow."
Fina's congress voted to change the name to attract a wider audience to a sport that has recently expanded to include male competitors, and Marculescu says it will give the sport "another dimension".
However, an online petition on Change.org states that "the name change will be more of a deterrent to males than a calling card". | Synchronised swimming will now be known as artistic swimming, despite an online campaign and protests from Russia's deputy prime minister. | 40738327 |
The body of the 42-year-old was found in Gleneagles Street at about 14:30 on Tuesday.
Officers were initially treating his death as unexplained.
But they confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that there were no suspicious circumstances.
As with all sudden deaths, a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal. | Police investigating the discovery of a man's body at a property in Dundee have said his death is not being treated as suspicious. | 31935265 |
Rehm, 27, won Paralympic gold in 2012 and is looking to become the second athlete after Oscar Pistorius to compete at the Olympics.
IAAF rules say amputee competitors must prove they do not have an advantage.
IAAF president Lord Coe said Rehm had not proven the prosthetic he uses "does not give him a competitive advantage".
Rehm had commissioned a scientific study hoping to prove he did not get an advantage, with a report last month indicating no clear edge over able-bodied athletes.
The study showed that amputees such as Rehm had a less efficient start but a more efficient jump.
Last year, Rehm jumped a Para-athletics world record of 8.40 metres to win the IPC world title in Doha.
That distance would have beaten Briton Greg Rutherford's winning leap at the 2012 London Olympics by nine centimetres. | Paralympic long jumper Markus Rehm is unlikely to compete at the Rio Olympics after failing to prove his prosthetic leg does not give an unfair advantage. | 36565093 |
Mohsin Bhatti, 29, was stabbed a number of times in the attack on 29 January. His body was found on Botanic Avenue in south Belfast.
Ahmed Noor, 32, was released from secure medical accommodation on Wednesday to be charged with murder.
He was initially detained under a Mental Health Order. The judge ruled he should remain at Maghaberry prison under the care of medical staff.
Mr Noor, who has an address at Agincourt Avenue but is originally from Somalia, first appeared at Belfast Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
He was then held overnight in an observation cell at Maghaberry Prison while a psychiatrist's report was prepared.
At a further hearing on Thursday, the court was told his mental health assessment has been completed and his state had improved within 36 hours of being admitted.
The judge was told he was classed as fit to be charged and could continue to be assessed by prison staff.
A defence lawyer raised concerns based on other medical opinion, but applied to have Mr Noor kept within the same area of the prison.
"It needs to be put on the record that he was charged only, and has not been interviewed in relation to these matters," he added.
The judge said the accused, who did not appear in court, should remain at Maghaberry under the care of its medical staff.
"Should there be any deterioration, I would expect they will take whatever steps they consider appropriate to ensure his wellbeing," she added.
Mr Noor was remanded in custody to appear again by videolink on 5 March. | A man accused of murder is to remain on remand in prison, a judge has ruled. | 31144067 |
The man was riding a black Kawasaki motorcycle when it was in a crash with a grey Mitsubishi Shogun on the B4319, Pembroke to Maidenwells road.
Dyfed-Powys Police said the road was closed for examinations and inquiries to take place, and will remain so until further notice.
Officers are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision, or anyone with any information, to contact them. | A motorcyclist has died in a collision with a 4x4 vehicle in Pembrokeshire. | 33376474 |
Medway Street, which is just off Dee Street, was closed by police at teatime on Thursday and a number of premises were evacuated.
Police said a pipe-bomb type device had been found and made safe by Army bomb officers.
Residents were allowed to return to their homes at about 22:00 GMT on Thursday.
The Bangor-Belfast rail line was closed for a time as a result of the alert but has since re-opened. | A security alert in east Belfast that began when a suspicious object was found has ended. | 35373701 |
The 32-year-old, who won the 2014 World Cup with Germany, is recovering from a knee injury he suffered in pre-season.
"Mentally, he's a guy who brings a level of urgency into the team," said Wenger on Thursday. "He is back in training, but not with the squad."
Mertesacker's contract was due to expire in the summer.
Wenger added: "There were no negotiations in fact, because he had an option for extension.
"So it's not really a new contract, it's just an extension of the old one. We had to take that option early in the season and the decision was made quite easily."
Mertesacker joined Arsenal from Werder Bremen in August 2011 and has won two FA Cups with the Gunners.
Meanwhile, Wenger does not expect to "do anything special" during transfer window.
The Gunners are fourth in the Premier League table, eight points behind leaders Chelsea.
With striker Danny Welbeck available after a long-term knee injury, Wenger described Arsenal's attacking options as "very strong".
"I expect it to be a very quiet period because we have Danny Welbeck coming back," added the Frenchman.
"Offensively we are very strong, we have many players who can come in."
Arsenal announced the signing of left-back Cohen Bramall, 20, from non-league side Hednesford Town for £40,000 earlier this month.
This site is optimised for modern web browsers, and does not fully support your browser | Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker, who is yet to play this season because of injury, has signed a one-year contract extension. | 38676704 |
Cardiff leads the way with 52 bids to hold events on Friday 29 April when Prince William marries Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey.
There has also been a large number of applications in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.
Organisers have had to apply for road closures for their events.
BBC Wales contacted all 22 local authorities in Wales.
Some said the figures for the number of applications were not yet available, and others are still processing applications.
Bridgend council has received 16 while Wrexham has 10 and Denbighshire nine.
Residents at Severn Grove in Pontcanna, Cardiff, are staging a traditional street party with bunting, balloons and cakes.
Terry Phillips, who is helping said: "The community spirit is quite extraordinary.
"We are catering for over 100 children. We've invited all the people in the locality."
Anthony Parry, who is helping to organise a party in Mold in Flintshire, said they had received permission to close the main High Street for the day.
"We are trying to do it on a modern twist - we are not having trestle tables down the middle - we are going more for a hog roast, fish and chips and burgers," he explained.
As well as a big screen showing the wedding there will be live bands, a fashion show, children's entertainments and a land train.
The day has been made a bank holiday, and Prime Minister David Cameron has called on the UK to "get on and have fun".
The newest figures from the Local Government Association reveal there have been 4,000 applications for street parties across Wales and England. | More than 200 applications for street parties to celebrate the royal wedding have been submitted to councils in Wales, latest figures show. | 13046196 |
Bartosz Ojeda-Rodriguez, 35, Stanislaw Czyz, 29, and Andrzej Pawel Czyz, 31, were found guilty of murdering Tomasz Bachta.
The 29-year-old died outside his home in All Saints Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, on 15 July 2015.
Piotr Miezal, 33, was convicted of manslaughter after acting as a lookout for the other defendants.
More on this story and others from Stoke and Staffordshire
A trial at Stafford Crown Court heard Mr Bachta was attacked after working a night shift, two days after a previous altercation in a doctor's surgery car park with some of the defendants.
He had been attacked with baseball bats, a sickle and other weapons, and police officers found him lying unconscious in the road.
A sickle found nearby had the DNA of Ojeda-Rodriguez on the handle, the court heard.
A post-mortem examination confirmed he died from a stab wound to the neck that severed a major artery.
Ojeda-Rodriguez, from Hunter Street in Burton; Stanislaw Czyz, of Byrkley Street, Burton; and Andrzej Czyz, of Byrkley Street, Burton, were all jailed for life, and will serve a minimum of 20 years each.
Miezal, of Pershore Drive in Burton, will serve nine years in prison.
Sentencing, Judge Michael Chambers QC described the defendants' behaviour as "particularly reprehensible".
"None of you have shown any remorse for what you did," he said.
"This was, in my judgement, a cold and ruthless joint attack."
In a statement Mr Bachta's family said there was "no explanation for such a horrific action" that left them with "overwhelming grief".
They said: "We will not accept Tomek's death for the rest of our lives and will never forget those responsible for it." | Four men who attacked a man in the street with a variety of weapons have been jailed. | 36172544 |
A seven-day halt to construction was agreed last week with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa).
Heavy rain had caused muddy water to run into nearby watercourses.
Sepa said that while certain activities had now been authorised to resume, detailed discussions were ongoing with contractors about other sections. | Some work is being allowed to restart on the Aberdeen bypass after it was halted while flood water from the huge site was dealt with. | 36622608 |
Police said she was driving a Daewoo Matiz which was in collision with a black Volkswagen Tiguan at the junction of Cadishead Way and Fairhills Road in Irlam on Tuesday.
The woman and her 15-year-old female passenger were both trapped in the car.
They were freed by the emergency services and the woman was taken to Wythenshawe hospital by air ambulance, where she later died.
The teenage passenger was taken to Manchester Royal Children's Hospital.
The 52-year-old driver of the Volkswagen is at Salford Royal Hospital with neck and chest injuries.
Greater Manchester Police appealed for witnesses to contact the force. | A 64-year-old woman has died following a car crash in Salford. | 30799533 |
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said state and territory leaders had agreed to work towards bringing in the laws.
Several states already have "post-sentence preventative detention" for sex offenders and violent criminals deemed to remain a threat.
However, those rules do not apply to anyone convicted of terrorism offences before any violence took place.
Mr Turnbull made the proposal during Friday's Council of Australian Governments (Coag) meeting, as he wants the regional leaders there to make the legal change at state and territory level.
Post-sentence detention could be for life.
The proposal came as police in Australia charged five people, including a 15 year old boy with conspiracy to prepare for an act of terrorism.
Officers say the plots could have included attacks on government buildings and civilians, and that some of the evidence for the arrests came from raids carried out late last year.
The 15-year-old, who cannot be named, has been refused bail, with the court saying he posed an "unacceptable risk" to the public. | Convicted terrorists in Australia could be kept in jail after completing their sentences, under new proposals. | 35068143 |
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Tom Bleasby's performance with the star of "Flashlight" from the movie Pitch Perfect 2 has racked up seven million views on Facebook. | A teenager from Leeds has become an overnight internet sensation after singing a duet with singer Jessie J. | 32928510 |
Kyrgios, 20, said on Tuesday he has learned to keep his mouth shut after he was fined and given a suspended ban for remarks he made about opponent Stan Wawrinka's girlfriend last month.
Warne, 45, told Kyrgios "respect is more important than being liked".
He added: "You're testing our patience mate, show us what you're made of."
Kyrgios was given a suspended 28-day ban and fined AU$35,000 ($25,000; £16,200) by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), to be imposed should he transgress again.
Warne, Australia's record wicket-taker, wrote: "Please don't waste your talent, everyone in the world, especially Australians wants to respect you.
"No shame in losing, but show us you will never give up, that you will give it everything to be the best you can be."
Warne's letter received a mixed response, with some users online agreeing with him while others accused the cricketer of seeking attention.
Kyrgios's punishment only applies to ATP events, so was not in effect at this week's US Open.
The world number 37 was well received by the crowd at Flushing Meadows as he was beaten by Britain's Andy Murray in the first round.
He said he understood "100%" why some spectators had jeered him at previous matches.
"I don't think any of us... were perfect at 20," Kyrgios said. | Former cricketer Shane Warne has written an open letter to tennis player Nick Kyrgios, telling his fellow Australian not to waste his talent. | 34135806 |
Giggs, 43, is embroiled in a dispute over money after the breakdown of his marriage to wife Stacey.
Mr Justice Cobb, who is presiding over the High Court hearings, heard Giggs will call witnesses to back his claims.
Millionaires must show "an X factor" to avoid an even split in marital assets.
Jo Edwards, an expert in family court litigation, said wealthy people are required to prove they have made a special contribution to avoid the marital pot being split evenly in two.
Mr Justice Cobb said Mrs Giggs could call witnesses at the Family Division of London's High Court to "reply" to the former Wales international's argument for the lion's share of their marital fortune.
No-one likely to be called as a witness was identified at a hearing earlier, when Mr Justice Cobb analysed preliminary issues in the case.
Giggs made a record 952 appearances for Manchester United, scoring 168 goals in a decorated career that saw him win 25 major honours including 13 Premier League titles and two Champions League winner's medals.
The judge will probably be asked to decide how big a share of the marital asset kitty Mrs Giggs should get if agreement is not reached.
He said a trial was unlikely to take place for some time. | Former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs will argue he made a "special contribution" to the creation of wealth during his marriage, a divorce court judge has been told. | 39566057 |
North was knocked unconscious in a collision with Nathan Hughes while scoring his second try in Northampton's Premiership win over Wasps on Friday.
Wasps forward Hughes will appear before a RFU disciplinary panel on Tuesday after being sent off.
North, 22, has been knocked unconscious three times in recent months.
He will not play in Northampton's Champions Cup quarter-final against French side Clermont on Saturday.
Former World Rugby medical adviser Dr Barry O'Driscoll has told the BBC he should not play again this season.
Former Scarlets wing North also suffered blows to his head in the autumn and again during the Six Nations.
He missed Wales' 12-6 win over South Africa in November after being concussed against New Zealand, and was then struck twice on the head while playing against England during the Six Nations.
North missed Wales' next match against Scotland after being given an "extended recovery period". | George North will see a consultant neurosurgeon within the next 48 hours to help Northampton Saints assess when the Wales wing can return. | 32132139 |
Guy Hedger, 61, died in hospital after he was shot by intruders who entered a house in St Ives, near Ringwood, Dorset, just after 03:00 BST on Sunday.
Detectives have launched a murder investigation.
They said a second person in the property at the time was "deeply affected by the incident" and is being supported by specially-trained officers.
Mr Hedger's next-of-kin are aware, a Dorset Police spokesman added.
Det Ch Insp Sarah Derbyshire said police do not believe Mr Hedger was known to the intruders, although all lines of inquiry are being pursued.
She said: "At this stage we are still trying to establish exactly what happened at the address and how and why the victim was shot dead.
"I am appealing for anyone who may have seen or heard anything suspicious in the area, or was in the area at that time, to contact Dorset Police as soon as possible.
"There will be a heavy police presence in the vicinity and officers from the local Neighbourhood Policing Team will be carrying out high-visibility patrols to offer reassurance to the community. They can be contacted with any concerns." | A man shot dead at a house in East Dorset has been named. | 39767763 |
Ms Wood told BBC Breakfast she spoke fairly regularly to the Scottish first minister adding: "We're in touch via messaging as well, online."
The pair had not discussed potential future prime ministers, she said.
"It's not about personalities. It's about politics and policies," Ms Wood told the programme.
If the smaller parties hold the balance of power, SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Greens would work to "present the alternative to austerity regardless as to who are the key people involved". | Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood keeps in touch with SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon via instant messaging in the run-up to the general election, she has revealed. | 32201429 |
The man was taken to hospital for treatment following the incident, The Evening Echo reports.
He later complained to local councillor, Noel Collins.
Mr Collins said the council had a responsibility to investigate the incident.
Speaking at a meeting of the Southern Committee of Cork County council on Thursday evening, he asked whether it would be possible to flush rat poison through the sewer system.
"Flooding has resulted in another problem for residents, that of rat infestation, which really upsets many families, mentally and physically", he said.
"One elderly gentleman suffered a rat bite to his posterior while using his toilet, and had to receive immediate medical attention."
It is understood that a plumber found a broken sewer pipe nearby, which is believed to have allowed the rat to enter the system.
The council said flushing rat poison through the public system could lead to contamination of other water sources.
It also said that Irish Water were responsible for vermin control within the system.
Cllr Collins added: "I would advise homeowners to keep their toilet seats down when not in use, and to watch their posteriors." | The people of Midleton, County Cork, in the Republic of Ireland, have been warned to check their toilets after an elderly man was bitten on the bottom by a rat. | 36083694 |
Public Health Wales said it could potentially lead to nicotine addiction in adult life.
It recommends restrictions on advertising e-cigarettes in all media regularly viewed by children.
A vaping company said it should be able to market itself as an "alternative to smoking".
There are also calls for restrictions on the use of e-cigarettes in and around school grounds and a register of retailers to be set up to prevent their sale to under 18s.
E-cigarettes deliver nicotine within an inhalable aerosol by heating a solution that typically contains nicotine, propylene glycol and or glycerol, and are available in a variety of flavours.
Ashley Gould from Public Health Wales (PHW) said: "You can buy bubblegum, candyfloss, jam doughnut flavour e-cigarettes and they are only aimed at one audience - and that's about recruiting children."
PHW said while the health risks associated with e-cigarettes were significantly lower than cigarettes "they are not without risk."
It said the potential risks were:
The potential benefits e-cigarettes can have on smokers were also identified.
The UK's Royal College of Physicians previously said they should be offered to smokers to help them quit.
Mr Gould said for people who are smoking and want to continue to do so, they would "100% advocate making the switch to e-cigarettes because it's less harmful than continuing to smoke".
Joe Bevan, director at Celtic Vapours, said he would like to be able to market his product "as an alternative to smoking."
"We're not nicotine replacement therapy and we're not smoking," he added.
He said the vapour e-cigarettes give off is "no more dangerous than the actual air we breathe on a daily basis.
"Our emissions tests have shown if you stand by a busy road you will inhale more toxins." | Health officials are calling for a ban on the sale of confectionary-like flavours in e-cigarettes over concerns they appeal to children. | 38756717 |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 92.93 points to 17733.10. The wider S&P 500 index was 6.49 points higher at 2077.99.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 10.51 to 4844.91.
Biotech companies were the big movers on the Nasdaq. Exact Sciences Corp climbed over 20% and Advanced Micro Devices rose 7.4%.
Shares of pharmaceuticals firm Merck were 2.5% higher.
Exxon Mobile was up 1.2% and Chevron moved up 0.44%.
US crude prices fell 3.9% to $46.12 per barrel and Brent crude was 3.7% lower at $47.17 a barrel. | (Close): Wall Street closed higher on Thursday after being under duress this week through uncertainty about the UK referendum. | 36551954 |
22 August 2016 Last updated at 17:33 BST
The country is 95% Muslim and child begging is often organised by Koranic teachers, making the practice particularly hard to curtail. BBC Africa’s Maud Jullien in Dakar followed the undercover police on their patrol in search for children. | Senegal's President Macky Sall has given orders to remove begging children from the capital's streets where an estimated 30,000 minors beg each day. | 37158682 |
The Hampshire force tweeted: "Officers assisted driver on driving test who took wrong turn off roundabout and ended up on M27. Test abandoned & driver failed."
On the same motorway, on the same day, police also stopped a driver for watching YouTube on a smartphone.
Another driver was pulled over for using an iPad.
The road policing unit said the learner driver ended up on the eastbound carriageway at junction seven for Hedge End.
A spokesman said the learner and the instructor pulled the VW Passatt on to the hard shoulder before officers assisted the vehicle off the motorway.
A provisional licence does not allow learner drivers to use motorways. | A learner driver took a wrong turn and ended up travelling on a motorway in the middle of a test, police have said. | 34919657 |
Susan Gravel, 62, was hit while walking along Station Road, near the junction with King George's Court in Stainforth, at about 12:55 GMT on Saturday.
Police said the stolen grey or silver BMW had crashed into a parked vehicle on Station Road before the incident.
It was seen leaving an Asda supermarket car park, close to where officers in an unmarked police car were patrolling.
Mrs Gravel's family paid tribute to a "loving, caring sister, mother, aunty and grandmother".
"We have been left devastated by our loss," her family said.
Floral tributes have been left at the scene of the crash. One reads: "Sleep tight Aunty Sue. Love you always."
South Yorkshire Police said the vehicle's registration started with HV07.
In a statement, the force said: "The police vehicle was not actively pursuing the BMW when the collisions occurred, however the incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission due to the earlier involvement of officers from South Yorkshire Police."
The force has appealed for the driver of the BMW to contact the police and for any witnesses to come forward.
PC Phil Carson said: "We urgently need people to contact us who may have seen the car involved, whether it was before, during or after the collision.
"Understandably, Susan's family has been left devastated by their loss and we need to interview the BMW driver as soon as possible.
"If you were the driver or know them, contact us now." | A woman has died being knocked over by a stolen car in a hit-and-run crash in Doncaster. | 39248109 |
"I had a text from her yesterday," the pop mogul said at the launch of a charity to help burns victims.
"She is on the mend and looking forward to coming back to work."
Cole, 27, was diagnosed with malaria after collapsing last week, forcing her to pull out of V Festival and the boot camp stage of The X Factor.
On Friday she left intensive care and was transferred to a private clinic.
It is believed she contracted the disease during a six-day visit to Tanzania, on Africa's east coast, with friend Derek Hough.
Cowell was joined at Tuesday's event by Katie Piper, an aspiring TV presenter scarred in 2008 when she had sulphuric acid thrown in her face.
The 26-year-old underwent more than 40 operations on her face and throat that included groundbreaking surgery at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
Cowell described Piper as an "inspiration" as he backed her plan to set up a specialist burns rehabilitation centre offering medical treatment and emotional support.
"I was really touched by her story which is why I wanted to meet her," he told reporters. | Singer Cheryl Cole is "making a good recovery" after being diagnosed with malaria, her fellow X Factor judge Simon Cowell has revealed. | 10629103 |
Pond, 31, who joined Fleetwood from Lancaster City in 2003, is the club's all-time record appearance holder.
"It's terrific business and terrific news for us. He epitomises what we want to create within this club," manager Steven Pressley told the club website.
Pressley's side, captained by Pond, finished 19th in the league in 2015-16, five points above the relegation zone. | Fleetwood Town's long-serving defender Nathan Pond has signed a new one-year contract with the League One club. | 36445074 |
The Croft Blend Fine Old Scotch was taken to France by Cpl William Mill in 1914 but was never opened and he brought it home with him to Scotland.
The bottle was stored in a suitcase under a bed at his home. It has since been passed down through his family.
Bidding via the Scottish Whisky Auctions website will start at ??2,000.
Cpl Mill served with the 3rd Volunteer Battalion of the King's Own Scottish Borderers during World War One.
A note written by the soldier on the back of a photograph of him taken in 1908 is also part of the lot.
Bidding for the bottle is set to start on Friday and will be open for 10 days.
It is the oldest bottle ever sold on the site and auctioneer for the Glasgow-based website, Peter Burns, believes it remains in good condition despite its age.
He said: "The bottle was produced between 1889 and 1908, as the glass bottle manufacturer, Cannington, Shaw & Co, were using a particular stand format during this period which is present on the base of the bottle.
"Apart from that, nothing is known about this bottle and the whisky inside it.
"It is truly a mystery and, despite casting the net far and wide for answers, through archivists, whisky writers, historical institutions and other knowledgeable individuals, not one single person has been able to shed any light on it.
"There is a very high likelihood that this is a one of kind and, when it appears on our website later this week, it could make for some interesting bidding activity." | An unopened bottle of whisky taken to the World War One front line by a Dumfriesshire soldier is set to be auctioned. | 33240324 |
Two of the alleged cases happened in 1979. Details of the others are not clear yet.
People who say they suffered abuse have come forward since a health service report in abuse at Lissue House and Forster Green was leaked to the Irish News in October.
The Stinson Report contained allegations of abuse at the hospitals in the 1980s and 1990s.
The report was completed in 2009 but was never published.
It dealt with allegations that children suffered physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
The review was instigated by the Belfast Trust and the Eastern Health Board after one former patient made a complaint to police.
The Belfast Health Trust said it reported allegations to the Eastern Board and to the Department of Health.
In October, Health Minister Edwin Poots told the assembly that there had been no cover-up into allegations of abuse at the two hospitals.
Mr Poots said that the Stinson report indicated that the regime was harsh and and a small number of staff may have committed acts of abuse.
He also said he was "extremely annoyed" that he was not given an interim briefing on the allegations at the hospitals.
In relation to the two allegations of abuse in 1979, Belfast Trust said it was unable to comment on staff issues from that period as it did not manage Lissue Hospital at that time. | Police are believed to be investigating five cases of alleged abuse at two hospitals, the BBC has learned. | 16253251 |
The former SS man is not German, nor is he living in Germany.
He was allegedly a camp guard in 1944, when about 344,000 Jews from Hungary were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau gas chambers in occupied Poland.
Prosecutors in Weiden, Bavaria, are to decide whether to charge him and try to bring him to Germany to face trial.
The man is believed to have lived in the Weiden area before going abroad after World War II.
German officials have not named him, but the Sueddeutsche Zeitung news website says the suspect is believed to be a Slovak now living in Philadelphia, in the US.
The chief prosecutor at Germany's office investigating Nazi war crimes, Kurt Schrimm, said details on the suspect came to light during the high-profile Demjanjuk investigation.
In March this year Ukrainian-born John Demjanjuk, found guilty for his role as a Nazi guard at the Sobibor death camp, died aged 91. He had been sentenced to five years in prison by a German court in May 2011.
Auschwitz was the biggest Nazi death camp where more than 1.1 million people, most of them Jews, were murdered. | German prosecutors are examining the case of an 87-year-old Nazi suspect accused of involvement in mass murder at the Auschwitz death camp. | 19349371 |
In a series of raids, police arrested 8,900 suspects involved in everything from net fraud to online pornography.
China said the raids were carried out in an effort to "purify the network environment".
The raids also shut down a fake PR operation that threatened to post bad reviews of products and services unless it was paid to keep quiet.
The raids are the latest in a series that China has mounted against "harmful and illegal" elements online. Earlier operations have tackled internet cafes but the latest round has been aimed specifically at thieves and conmen.
Police say hackers who stole online identities, cyber-thieves who targeted banks as well as virus writers were all grabbed during the raids.
About 4,400 criminal cases were likely to result from the operation, said the police.
The raids, carried out over the past couple of months, tackled gangs in many different parts of China including Beijing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and many other regions. Homes, offices and warehouses were hit, with police grabbing fake designer goods and counterfeit drugs as well as firearms and bullets.
In addition to tackling criminals, the long-running operation has also led to the removal of 188 million articles and comments from websites and chat forums that police deemed to be "harmful". | Chinese police have broken up more than 700 gangs who were using the web for criminal ends. | 19961878 |
The swift swine made his bid for freedom on the M48 between junction 2 for Chepstow and Junction 1 for Aust at about 06:40 BST on Thursday.
The speed limit was temporarily lowered to 50mph (80km/h).
Although the animal is no longer on the road, it is not known if it has been caught. | A pig which escaped from a lorry and got loose on to a motorway in Monmouthshire is no longer on the carriageway. | 36545830 |
Nepal Football Association president and ex-Asian football vice-president Thapa, 55, was found guilty of "various acts of misconduct over several years".
He is also under investigation by Nepalese authorities for allegedly embezzling millions of pounds of football development money.
Lao Football Federation chief Viphet Sihachakr was given a two-year ban.
Fifa said Sihachakr "solicited and accepted a payment from another football official" in relation to the 2011 elections for the Fifa executive committee at the Asian Football Confederation congress.
Thapa, in the context of the 2009 and 2011 elections at the Asian Football Confederation congress, was accused by Fifa of "committing various acts of misconduct ...including the solicitation and acceptance of cash payments from another football official, for both personal and family gain".
He told the BBC he would fight against the decision.
"I had been extending co-operation to their investigation for the last four years. I will now appeal it at the Court of Arbitration for Sport," said Thapa, who is also a member of the Nepal parliament.
Thapa's ban will cover all football activities at both national and international level and comes into force with immediate effect. | Ganesh Thapa, an influential figure in Asian football, has been banned for 10 years by Fifa for bribery. | 34832327 |
It came top of a list of the most Europhile local authority areas compiled by YouGov.
The Vale of Glamorgan was said to be the most Eurosceptic area of Wales, and 27th most Eurosceptic in Britain.
The YouGov map reflected the views of more than 80,000 people in England, Scotland and Wales who are members of its representative public panels. | Ceredigion has been named the least Eurosceptic area of Britain in a survey ahead of the EU referendum in June. | 35686643 |
Tooting-born Taylor, 22, returns to London in search of first-team chances, having made only one appearance for Bolton since joining them in 2014 after leaving Crystal Palace.
He also had a loan spell at Welling United prior to his move to Bolton.
Daggers are bottom of League Two, nine points adrift of safety, and face Oxford United on Tuesday night.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Dagenham & Redbridge have signed defender Quade Taylor on loan from Bolton until the end of the season. | 35814782 |
Jessica Urbano has not been heard from since the 14 June blaze that claimed the lives of at least 80 people.
She had been sleeping in the family's flat on the 20th floor while her mother and and sister were at work and her father visited a neighbour.
A vigil was held in Avondale Park, west London, at about 16.30 BST on Tuesday.
Balloons bearing messages, such as "God bless you" were released by dozens of children, many wearing "Happy Birthday Jessie" T-shirts.
Jessica's parents thanked the crowd for coming. | Family and friends of a girl who has been missing since the Grenfell Tower fire have released balloons to mark what would have been her 13th birthday. | 40501114 |
Only one body has been found since the plant partially collapsed in February, killing four men.
Efforts to recover the three remaining bodies were halted amid fears of a further collapse.
The men's families had opposed plans to use explosives for the demolition.
Steve Hall, son-in-law of victim Ken Cresswell, previously said: "We want the men back in one piece, not many pieces."
The remains of the boiler house at the Didcot A plant will be brought down between 05:30 and 07:30 BST.
Remote-controlled vehicles will be used to place explosive charges at the base of the building's columns.
RWE Npower described the operation as "extremely complicated", and said the recovery operation will resume as soon as the building is demolished and the area declared safe.
Earlier in the week, the firm sent letters to people living nearby informing them preparations for the demolition had started.
It said noise from the explosion would last "about a minute" and any airborne dust would not be harmful "but could cause a nuisance".
It warned members of the public to not attempt to enter the site "for safety reasons and out of respect for the families of the three men involved in this incident".
Michael Collings, 53, from Brotton, Teesside, Christopher Huxtable, 34, from Swansea, Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, both from Rotherham, were killed in the collapse.
Mr Collings' body was recovered soon after, but family members have criticised the length of time it has taken to find the other three.
John Howley, the uncle of Mr Cresswell, described it as "diabolical".
Labour MP for Rotherham Sarah Champion also branded it a "national scandal".
Roads in the area will be closed during the blast. | The final section of Didcot Power Station's boiler house will be demolished on Sunday - despite opposition from families of men killed when it collapsed. | 36803087 |
The report issued by the Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday announced a series of measures.
These included changes to aircraft seating and windows, the weather they can fly in, and physical size limits for passengers.
The inquiry was set up in the wake of a fatal Super Puma crash last year.
It was the fifth serious incident involving an offshore helicopter in the UK sector since 2009.
Four people died last August when the CHC-operated Super Puma AS332 L2 helicopter crashed.
James Nugent, who survived, told the BBC he believes the helicopter fleet needs to be replaced.
He said: "Something needs to happen as quickly as possible.
"When looking at people's lives it should not be about money, it's as simple as that."
From April 2015, anyone flying offshore will have to meet with size requirements, although these have not yet been specified.
The CAA also announced that passengers will have to be seated next to emergency exits.
And flights will be prohibited in the most severe sea conditions so that the chance of a ditched helicopter capsizing is reduced and a rescue can be safely undertaken.
There will also be changes to the way pilots are trained and checked. | The offshore industry's helicopter safety group is set to meet to discuss a raft of recommendations made by aviation regulators. | 26286799 |
Eleanor Chessell was working at the four-star Alvor Baia Hotel when the corrosive substance was thrown at her.
The 28-year-old, from the Isle of Wight, has been transferred to a specialist burns unit in Lisbon.
Hampshire police said it was supporting Ms Chessell's family following the assault on Saturday.
Holiday firm Tui, parent company for Thomson and First Choice, confirmed one of its reps had been involved in a "serious incident" in Portugal.
In a statement, it said: "Our resort team are fully supporting our colleague and are co-operating with the investigation currently taking place."
Police in Portugal are not reported to have made any arrests so far.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We have offered assistance to a British woman who is being treated in hospital in Lisbon following an incident in Alvor." | A British holiday rep who was doused with acid at a resort in Portugal's Algarve has been taken to hospital with extensive burns. | 39864999 |
Italian media say the structures - used in Onna after a devastating 2009 earthquake - are favoured over tents, such as those currently being used, or converted shipping containers.
The 6.2-magnitude quake last Wednesday shattered Amatrice and two other towns in mountains north-east of Rome.
Some 290 people died in the disaster.
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi discussed reconstruction plans on Sunday with Renzo Piano, one of Italy's most renowned architects.
The authorities face the challenge of getting survivors into safe, warm accommodation before the winter, which can get very cold in the quake-hit region of the Apennine mountains.
Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper reports (in Italian) that the wooden huts would be erected close to people's damaged or destroyed homes, which is where most of them want to be.
Despite the tented camps, some survivors still prefer to sleep in their cars, near their homes, fearing that looters could steal their possessions amid the rubble.
When the weather gets colder, people will be given temporary rooms in hotels by the sea, before moving into the huts, or "mini-chalets", Amatrice mayor Sergio Pirozzi said.
The wooden huts will have one or two bedrooms, a kitchen and bathroom, costing €1,400 (£1,200; $1,564) per square metre (10.7 sq ft). A small hut of 40 sq m would cost about €55,000 - much more than a container of similar size, Corriere della Sera reports. | Italy plans to build simple, wooden chalet-style huts within three months for the 2,500 people displaced by the 24 August earthquake. | 37212825 |
The man got into difficulties at Portmellon near Mevagissey while walking with his pets at around 11:00 GMT, said Devon and Cornwall Police.
Officers called the death a "tragic accident".
Another member of his family tried in vain to help and the man was airlifted from the sea by a coastguard helicopter crew.
The family member, believed to be the man's stepdaughter, was rescued from the water by a member of the public.
A coastguard spokesman said: "Two people were recovered from the sea at Port Mellon near Mevagissey this morning.
"One was recovered from the sea by a member of the public and brought to shore.
"A second person was recovered from the sea by the Coastguard helicopter and was taken to hospital.
"The RNLI Lifeboat from Fowey and Mevagissey Coastguard Rescue Team were also in attendance."
It is not clear what has happened to the dog.
The airlift of the man was the first rescue operation by private firm Bristow which took over air and sea rescue services in Cornwall from RNAS Culdrose on Friday. | A holidaymaker has drowned after trying to rescue one of his dogs from the sea in Cornwall. | 35209924 |
Frederick Boyd failed to return to the open prison on Tuesday 11 April after being on leave at his home in Glasgow.
Officers had warned the public not to approach the 54-year-old.
Police Scotland said Boyd was traced in the Glasgow area. | A prisoner who absconded from HMP Castle Huntly jail in Dundee has been traced by police. | 39620485 |
Scoot Ferries is launching a service between Yarmouth on the island and Lymington in the New Forest.
There will also be a shuttle between Town Quay, Cowes and East Cowes, giving passengers an option to use the chain ferry service.
CEO Zoë Ombler said: "The primary goal is to enhance the ease of islanders getting on and off the island".
It is hoped services between Cowes and Hamble and Cowes and Portsmouth will start in 2016.
A free chain ferry has been running between Cowes and East Cowes since 1859.
Protests about the introduction of a charge were staged at the end of last year, but passengers will have to pay up to 70p for a return journey from 20 July. | A new foot passenger service between the Isle of Wight and the mainland is to start from August. | 33470334 |
Arlen worked with Ephron again on the 1989 film Cookie and also co-wrote the script for 2007's Then She Found Me.
Released in 1983, Silkwood told of a plutonium plant employee who died in suspicious circumstances while trying to uncover wrongdoing at her workplace.
Arlen, who was born into a family of journalists, also wrote biographies.
One of these - about her aunt Alicia Patterson, founder of the New York newspaper Newsday - will be published in August.
Arlen started out as a journalist herself and worked as a film editor in New York before collaborating with Ephron on the Karen Silkwood drama.
Mike Nichols's film was nominated for five Oscars in all, though it ultimately left the 1984 Academy Awards empty-handed.
Arlen's other writing credits included Louis Malle's 1985 film Alamo Bay and 2000's The Weight of Water, which Kathryn Bigelow directed.
According to her second husband, the writer Michael J Arlen, she died in Manhattan on Monday after a long illness. | Alice Arlen, the US screenwriter who collaborated with Nora Ephron on the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Meryl Streep film Silkwood, has died aged 75. | 35705854 |
8 March 2016 Last updated at 17:50 GMT
"I love the fact I can interact with people from different fields, like physics and computer science," Ms Itunuoluwa Akinwande says about her placement studying graph theory.
"What is in your brain" is what counts when competing with male scientists, she adds.
The Nigerian mathematician spoke to the BBC ahead of the Next Einstein Forum, which is under way in Senegal and brings together key figures in science, policy, industry and society in Africa. | Grace Itunuoluwa Akinwande, from Nigeria, is doing a master's degree in mathematics at the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Senegal - one of 12 female scientists in a group of 54. | 35753351 |
Mr Juncker, the most senior official in Brussels, said he did not like Brexit because he wanted "to be in the same boat as the British".
"The day will come when the British will re-enter the boat, I hope," he said following an EU summit.
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage said: "The ship will have sunk by then."
The UK is expected to trigger the formal Brexit process this month, beginning a two-year negotiation process of withdrawal.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said if the UK invoked Article 50 next week, an extraordinary meeting of the other 27 EU states would be held on 6 April.
"We are well prepared and we shall wait with interest," she said.
Prime Minister Theresa May attended the Brussels meeting on Thursday, but left early as the remaining 27 members stayed on to discuss the future of the European Union.
She told reporters before leaving: "At this summit we've shown once again how Britain will continue to play a leading role in Europe long after we have left the EU" - citing the examples of security cooperation and hosting a summit for the Western Balkans.
European Council President Donald Tusk said the EU would be ready to respond within two days of Mrs May triggering Brexit: "We are well prepared for the whole procedure and I have no doubt that we will be ready in 48 hours."
Meanwhile the European Parliament's chief Brexit negotiator, Guy Verhofstadt has said he would like a "special arrangement" for UK citizens who want to continue their relationship with the EU, so they can continue to keep some rights, such as freedom to travel.
The UK voted by 52% to 48% to leave the EU in last year's referendum. | European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said he hopes that the UK will rejoin the European Union at some point in future. | 39230044 |
The incident happened on Sunday at about 16:00 on Mansfield Road in Hawick.
A 55-year-old man left the nearby Trinity Bar and was walking home when he was approached from behind by "two figures" and assaulted.
Police believe the victim lost consciousness for a short time before being taken to hospital for treatment.
He suffered a number of cuts to his upper body in the attack.
PC James Watt said: "We believe the victim may have been knocked unconscious briefly and while he required treatment at hospital for some facial wounds, he was thankfully not seriously injured.
"Nevertheless we are actively pursuing various lines of inquiry to trace those responsible and anyone who was on Mansfield Road on Sunday afternoon and saw anything suspicious should contact police immediately."
Anyone with information about the attack is asked to contact police. | Police are hunting attackers who knocked a man unconscious near a sewage works in the Scottish Borders. | 36100406 |
He was jailed in March 2014 having been found guilty of five counts of money laundering.
During his trial, Yeung was unable to show where almost HK$100m (£7.7m) in his bank accounts had come from.
He was later freed on bail pending his appeal but on Monday Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal issued a judgement dismissing his case.
A statement from the court said: "In his Notice of Appeal, Yeung asks that the judgment of the Court of Appeal in CACC 101/2014 dated 13 May 2015 be reversed, varied or altered or that he might have such other relief as this Court should determine.
"No basis has been made out for such relief and his appeal is dismissed."
Yeung, bought Birmingham City in 2009. The club's prospective new owners- Trillion Trophy Asia - have promised not to sell the club for at least two years. | Former Birmingham City chairman Carson Yeung has lost an appeal against a six year sentence for money laundering. | 36762321 |
Asylum seekers have been crossing into Canada in recent weeks, putting a strain on border communities in the provinces of Manitoba and Quebec.
The two leaders also discussed a long-running dispute over lumber exports and the upcoming G7 and G20 summits.
The conversation was a follow-up to Mr Trudeau's recent trip to Washington.
The Trudeau government has faced calls in recent weeks to do more to address the issue of refugee claimants crossing illegally into Canada.
Canadian officials say they are currently monitoring people crossing the border but are not worried at this stage, given the number of asylum seekers is relatively small.
On Thursday, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said the province was taking emergency measures to help deal with the influx of refugee claimants in the province, including additional funds for emergency housing and refugee settlement groups.
Manitoba is also increasing the number of primary care paramedics in the border community of Emerson on a temporary basis. Town services have been strained with the number of asylum seekers crossing the international boundary in the dead of winter.
The premier also urged the federal government to do more to develop a national response to the issue that is affecting communities across the country.
The Canada Border Services Agency and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have increased resources at the border.
The number of refugee claimants coming illegally Canada has been increasing since 2014 but has jumped recently amid worries about the Trump administration's plans for cracking down on immigration in the United States.
The call between the prime minister and the president also took place as senior US officials visited their Mexican counterparts to discuss new US immigration guidelines. | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Donald Trump discussed US-Canada border co-operation in a telephone call on Thursday. | 39072326 |
The 24-year-old joined the Cod Army from Hartlepool in June 2016 but has made just four league appearances this season.
He spent three seasons with Pools, scoring three times in 80 league games.
Duckworth, who can also play in midfield, could make his debut for the Shrimps against League Two leaders Doncaster on Saturday.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | Morecambe have signed Fleetwood defender Michael Duckworth on loan until the end of the season. | 38816227 |
The incident happened on the 16:44 ScotRail service between Hamilton West and Glasgow Central.
The two suspects boarded the train at Hamilton West and made an anti-social comment towards another passenger.
The victim had glanced over at the pair, who then approached him and began punching him in the head.
They also spat on him, before getting off the train at Blantyre.
The pair were described as being about 15 or 16 years old and both were wearing a similar light green tracksuit.
Det Sgt Dougie Gallacher, of British Transport Police, appealed for witnesses to contact the police.
"This was a seemingly unprovoked assault and we are working tirelessly to identify those responsible," he said.
"As you would expect this was a frightening experience for this victim." | A 49-year-old man has been treated in hospital for facial injuries after being attacked by two teenagers on a train in South Lanarkshire. | 39653745 |
Police were called to reports of a serious assault at around 02:20 GMT on Saturday at the event at Sandford Holiday Park, near Wareham, in Dorset.
The victim, named locally as 36-year-old Dave "Chewie" Coxon, from the Cyder Commando Scooter Club, was found dead.
Jason James, of Torquay, Devon, has been charged with manslaughter.
He will appear at Bournemouth Magistrates' Court on Monday.
The victim has not yet been formally identified, but his next-of-kin have been informed, according to Dorset police.
Shaun O'Connor, of the South Devon Showmen Club, said: "He was a very good friend."
Dave Robson posted on Facebook: "Sympathy RIP Dave."
Detective Inspector Mark Samuel said: "Following a fast-moving and thorough investigation, we have consulted with the Crown Prosecution Service who authorised the charge of manslaughter.
"Family liaison officers have updated the victim's family with this development and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.
"Detectives continue to work on this investigation and I would appeal to any witnesses at Sandford Holiday Park, who are yet to speak with police, to contact us urgently."
The park had been hosting a 40th anniversary rally of the Modrapheniacs Scooter Club. | A 41-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a man who was allegedly assaulted during a scooter rally at a holiday park. | 35741584 |
Coleman suffered a double break of his right leg during Friday's draw with Wales, and O'Neill said the injury had put a "dampener" on Tuesday's friendly with Iceland, who won 1-0 in Dublin.
"He's getting out tomorrow, I think," said O'Neill after the game on Tuesday.
"Seamus is doing much better. I went to see him again. He's in better spirits."
He added: "It's as much to do with he's still got the family around - his brother, his wife, his mother and the youngster all keeping him pretty busy."
The Republic captain fractured both the tibia and fibula in his leg when he was tackled by Wales defender Neil Taylor, who was sent off.
O'Neill said Coleman's "strong character" increased his chances of making a full recovery.
"If anybody is going to come roaring back from this injury, it will certainly be him," he added.
Coleman was not only the only Republic regular missing from Tuesday's friendly, as O'Neill fielded four debutants against the Euro 2016 quarter-finalists.
Brentford defender John Egan and Aston Villa midfielder Conor Hourihane both started, while O'Neill introduced Preston pair Daryl Horgan and Andy Boyle from the bench.
Egan's concession of a free-kick was punished as Bristol City full-back Hordur Magnusson curled in Iceland's winner in the 21st minute.
Despite that, O'Neill praised Egan and his fellow debutants.
"John Egan, I thought, did fine. He got a cut head after a couple of minutes - we bandaged him up - and Hourihane played for the first time," he said.
"Horgan's dribbled between players and he's put in a couple of really great balls. For the length of the time he was on the pitch, that was an excellent contribution." | Everton defender Seamus Coleman is expected to leave hospital on Wednesday, says Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill. | 39425641 |
Giuseppe Salvatore Riina appeared on RAI to promote a book dedicated to his father, Toto Riina.
He did not condemn his father, thought to have ordered more than 150 murders while boss of Sicily's Cosa Nostra.
Executives at RAI have been summoned to Italy's anti-Mafia parliamentary committee.
During the interview the younger Riina, himself a convicted mobster, said he had a happy childhood, calling his father "an upstanding man who respects family and traditional values".
Riina refused to acknowledge the Mafia's existence, describing it as "everything and nothing at all".
Italian politicians and victims of Mafia crimes condemned the interview, conducted by veteran talk-show host Bruno Vespa.
Salvatore Borsellino, whose brother Paolo was assassinated on the elder Riina's orders, said he was nauseated by the interview, calling it a "reopening of wounds" in a Facebook post (in Italian).
"I don't care if Riina's hands caressed his children. They are the same hands covered in the blood of innocents," Italy's former chief anti-Mafia prosecutor Pietro Grasso wrote.
Mr Vespa defended the interview as a valuable insight into the life of a Mafia family.
Toto Riina was arrested in 1993, and is currently in jail after being convicted of several murders. | There has been outrage after Italian state television aired an interview with the son of one of the country's most infamous Mafia bosses. | 35990868 |
The 22-year-old attacking midfielder has moved to Fir Park from Reading on a two-year contract.
"He can unlock doors, playing in little pockets across the front three, left side, right side or in behind the striker," Robinson said.
"He is a really good signing for the club and gives us something different."
Tanner is a graduate of Reading's youth set-up, and scored on his first-team debut against Newport. Loan spells at AFC Wimbledon and Plymouth Argyle, twice, followed, and he scored six goals in 34 appearances for the latter this season.
He becomes Motherwell's third signing of the summer - after Alex Fisher and Gael Bigirimana - as Robinson looks to rebuild following a campaign that saw the team finish ninth in the Premiership.
"I'm delighted to have joined, having good talks about the club with Stephen Robinson and Martin Foyle. It's a good day for me," Tanner said on the club website.
"I have a really positive feeling about the club and feel they are really building for the future."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson believes his latest signing, Craig Tanner, will be a creative force for the side. | 40161016 |
The message threatening to shoot the party's former deputy leader Anas Sarwar was left on the machine of his Glasgow office between 8 and 10 April.
Scottish Labour said the matter had been reported to police.
Police Scotland said it had no comment to make at this time. Mr Sarwar is standing to hold his seat for Glasgow Central.
The threat was condemned by Scottish Labour's current deputy leader, Kezia Dugdale, who said it had "no place in our society" but that it would not deter Mr Sarwar. | A senior Scottish Labour politician has had a death threat left on his answering machine, the party has said. | 32458890 |
Manon Carpenter, 22, said the thefts from Caerphilly, reported to police on Tuesday, mean she will struggle to train for upcoming events.
In total eight bikes and two motorbikes, some owned by her parents, were taken sometime since Sunday.
Gwent Police is investigating.
Carpenter, who won biking's World Cup Series in 2014, told BBC Wales: "You just feel that you work for something and people think they can just walk in and take stuff.
"Luckily it isn't mid-season or it would have been a disaster, but I'm going away at the end of December so I'll have to sort out something for that."
She said: "Someone is making quite a lot of money," adding: "I am just gutted. We thought our garage was pretty secure."
Anyone with information about the thefts can call Gwent Police on 101. | A former world mountain bike champion said she had been left "gutted" after her "whole fleet" of racing and training bikes were stolen from her parents' home. | 34910769 |
The 17-year-old's body was found at a house on Foston Close, Mansfield, at 01:45 BST on Wednesday, after concerns were raised about her safety.
A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder, but has since been released and is assisting officers.
Detectives are not looking for anyone else in connection to the death.
Updates on this story and more from the East Midlands | The death of a teenage girl which was initially being investigated as murder is no longer being treated as suspicious, police have said. | 40364092 |
Allen, 24, who is known by his gaming name Dragonn, will represent the Hammers at Fifa video game tournaments.
He was runner-up at this year's 2016 Fifa Interactive World Cup.
Allen, who has been given squad number 50 and will wear a Hammers shirt at events, said: "This is the biggest thing ever to happen to me."
Professional esports players compete in tournaments involving a wide-range of different games, such as League of Legends, Dota 2 and Counter-Strike, with some offering prize pots of millions of pounds.
Fifa tournaments tend to offer less money, with this year's Fifa Interactive World Cup winner taking $20,000 (£13,850) at the grand final in New York, after 1.2 million people had entered.
Hammers boss Slaven Bilic said: "This is a big move for West Ham United. I have heard that Sean is a big player in the esports arena so I am delighted we have managed to secure his services.
"I hope he can now go on to represent the club with pride across the globe - he will certainly have the support of all the lads whenever he dons the claret and blue."
David Bytheway became the first British pro-gamer to join a club when he signed for German side Wolfsburg last year. | West Ham have become the first club in the UK to sign a professional video game competitor by employing esports player Sean Allen. | 36231379 |
The 35-year-old led France a record 56 times, taking them to the 2011 World Cup final, before retiring from international rugby in 2015.
Dusautoir is captain of Toulouse, with whom he has won three French league titles and a European Cup.
"It is a very special moment, full of emotion but there is no sadness," he said. | Former France captain Thierry Dusautoir has announced he will retire at the end of the season. | 39644065 |
The intelligence-led operation on Saturday evening came seven days after shots were fired at two addresses.
In the first incident, a parked car was shot at in the Murrays Brae and a few minutes later, shots were fired at a property in Gilmerton Dykes Drive.
The ammunition was found in the Blackford area and has been sent for further analysis.
On Saturday, officers carried out high-visibility patrols in areas where the shots were fired and spoke to people to try to get more information.
The shootings are being investigated by the Organised Crime Unit and police said activity would continue until those responsible have been identified.
Det Ch Insp Kenny Gray said: "The recovery of the firearms ammunition on Saturday evening is significant, as it sends a clear message to those involved in serious organised crime that we are continuing with our efforts to shut down their illegal activities.
"Incidents like those witnessed last week remain extremely rare, but can cause significant distress to the local communities when they do occur."
Officers have said they want to trace two people seen on a motorbike in the area. They were wearing lighter coloured trousers, dark tops and the rear passenger may not have been wearing a helmet.
Four people have already been detained. No-one is believed to have been injured in the incidents. | Police officers have recovered ammunition in the south of Edinburgh a week after two firearms incidents. | 29391479 |
A gold medal in the race gives an athlete global recognition. Breaking the world record over the distance ensures sporting immortality.
American Donald Lippincott and Czech Marie Mejzlikova were the first, with Jamaica's Usain Bolt and Florence Griffith-Joyner of the United States the current holders of the crown.
Before the 2016 Games in Rio, at which Bolt and compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will defend the 100m titles they won in London four years ago, BBC Sport presents a chronological history of world records in the event, showing each time it has been broken and when.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | The 100m is arguably the Olympic Games' most iconic event. | 36968962 |
Three Mk1 Austin Mini Cooper S cars feature among the most memorable scenes of the movie starring Michael Caine, Benny Hill and Margaret Blye.
Inverness Mini Owners Group organised a group of 13 classic Minis from as far as Keith and Wick for the screening at Inverness' Eden Court on Sunday.
They travelled in convoy through the city before arriving at the venue. | A group of car enthusiasts arrived at a cinema for a screening of 1969's The Italian Job in 13 classic Minis. | 40703716 |
It has been set up by Marjorie Summerfield, who runs The Pet Rescue Welfare Association, in Dyserth.
She said there had been a rise in the number of people unable to feed their pets, which she believes is down to austerity measures.
"If we can intervene before a pet has to be rehomed, surely that's better for the animal and their owner," she said.
Ms Summerfield, who also runs a veterinary practice, said the service was not means tested and would "rely on people's honesty".
All they need to show is a utility bill with an address to access the service.
"This is the first one I'm aware of in the country," she said. "I'm hoping that other areas eventually will have little branches like ours in other communities.
"If you ring any rescue centre they're getting at least four or five calls a day from people saying 'I'm having to rehome my pet because I can't afford to feed it'.
"Some might say, if they can't afford to feed it then should they have a pet? But if you've had a pet for years but have had your [work] hours dropped or lost your job or your home, what are you meant to do?"
Donation points will be set up in Tesco and Dudley & Friends pet shop in Prestatyn.
The project will also recruit volunteers to help sort donations and deliver packages to people who are unable to visit the pet food bank in person. | A food bank for pets has been launched in Denbighshire - believed to be the first of its kind in the area. | 40532142 |
The hotel was sold by the Belfast-based Mooney Group who had owned it since 1986.
The McKeever Group owns a portfolio of hotels which includes the Adair Arms in Ballymena and the Dunsilly in Antrim.
Bookings at the Dunadry are not affected by the change of ownership and all employees will be retained.
In 2016, the McKeever group made a pre-tax profit of just under £1m on turnover of £8.2m. | The Dunadry Hotel in County Antrim has been bought by the McKeever Hotel Group for an undisclosed sum. | 40324761 |
Mark Vartanyan, 29, developed and distributed the Citadel Trojan, which lets criminals steal bank account details and hold files to ransom.
US prosecutors said it had infected about 11 million computers worldwide.
He pleaded guilty to one count of computer fraud, in a court in Atlanta, after being extradited from Norway.
Launched in 2011, Citadel was marketed on invitation-only, Russian-language internet forums used by cybercriminals.
Its users had targeted the computer networks of major financial and government institutions around the world, prosecutors said.
Vartanyan admitted to the "development, improvement, maintenance and distribution" of Citadel between 2012 and 2014 while living in Ukraine and Norway.
Operating under the alias Kolypto, he uploaded "numerous electronic files" that consisted of Citadel malware, components, updates and patches, as well as customer information.
Earlier in March, David LeValley, special agent at the FBI Atlanta Office, said Vartanyan's arrest removed "a significant player" from the resources available to cybercriminals.
"We must continue to impose real costs on criminals who believe they are protected by geographic boundaries and can prey on the American people," he said.
Vartanyan agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in exchange for a reduced prison term. He will be sentenced in June.
In September 2015, a US court sentenced Russian citizen Dimitry Belorossov to four years and six months in prison after he admitted distributing and installing Citadel on to computers.
The Department of Justice said its investigation into the creator of Citadel continued. | A Russian man faces up to 10 years in jail for spreading a computer virus that cost victims more than $500m (£401m). | 39364968 |
The Bishop of Meath, Dr Michael Smith, led prayers for the Disappeared at Oristown, Kells, on Saturday.
It is thought that Brendan Megraw, who disappeared from Twinbrook in Belfast in 1978, was secretly buried there after being murdered by the IRA.
The event was organised by the WAVE Trauma Centre.
Two other victims - Kevin McKee and Seamus Wright - are thought to be buried nearby in Wilkinstown.
Brendan Megraw's brother Kieran, who attended the ceremony along with other families of the Disappeared, said: "All of the families have embraced the Good Friday Agreement and the new-found peace that has been created.
"We have moved on with our lives as best we can, but this nightmare doesn't go away.
"For us to fully move on, we need to bring the bodies home and we will continue to fight until that happens."
Meanwhile, the first photograph of Joe Lynskey, who disappeared in 1972, has been released.
Mr Lynskey was a former Cistercian monk from the Beechmount area of west Belfast who later joined the IRA.
He is believed to have been murdered by the IRA.
To date the remains of 10 bodies have been recovered.
In 1999 the British and Irish governments jointly established the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains (ICLVR).
The ICLVR is co-ordinating the searches for the remaining seven bodies using the latest forensic techniques. | Seventeen people murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles have been remembered at a ceremony in County Meath. | 24166798 |
The victim's body was found just before midnight at a house in Churchill Close, in Burnham-on-Sea, on Monday.
He is yet to be formally identified but his next of kin have been informed. Inquiries are under way to establish the cause of death but police are treating his death as murder.
A 43-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are being questioned.
Det Ch Insp, James Riccio, said the force was doing "everything possible to determine how the man died".
"We're treating the death as murder due to the injuries the man received," he said. | Two people have been arrested over the death of a 40-year-old man in Somerset. | 40567768 |
The 25-year-old was a free agent, having been released by Blackburn Rovers when his contract expired earlier this summer.
He began his career at Everton and has also played for Crawley and Reading, and had a spell on loan at Hull City.
"The fans can expect me to be energetic in midfield. I like to tackle and hopefully I can also score a few goals," he told Burton's website.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Burton Albion have signed midfielder Hope Akpan on a one-year contract. | 40647208 |
Page has been interviewed by the FAW, but no contract has been signed yet.
The 42-year-old is first-team coach at Championship club Nottingham Forest after he was sacked as manager by League One side Northampton in January.
The former Cardiff City and Watford defender was capped 41 times by Wales in a 10-year international career.
If he takes over, Page will succeed Geraint Williams, whose contract was not renewed by the FAW when it expired last year.
The former Derby and Ipswich midfielder had been in charge since 2012. | Robert Page is the Football Association of Wales' (FAW) number one target to be the new manager of the Under-21 and intermediate age group teams. | 39025652 |
The £500,000 cost of the work to Inverness Museum and Art Gallery would be met from £3m of funding provided by the UK government.
The building's front and side is to be clad in aluminium.
The light sandstone-coloured anodised, perforated aluminium would feature a map of the city.
The museum, which is operated by High Life Highland, is in the city centre next to the Inverness Town House and Inverness Castle.
Scottish Secretary David Mundell confirmed the £3m of funding for Inverness during a meeting with Highland Council last year.
The local authority plans to use the rest of the money on upgrading the grounds of Inverness Castle and on creating a free public access wi-fi scheme for the city. | Councillors have approved a plan to improve the appearance of a prefabricated concrete building in Inverness by covering it with metal. | 35705065 |
The 20-page document, called The Common Good, prioritises the protection of public services over austerity.
The party said it wants to invest in energy-efficient social housing to deal with the problems of homelessness and fuel poverty.
It also wants to see the creation of jobs in the construction industry.
Party leader Steven Agnew said: "You can put the market-driven corporate sector first, or you can put a sustainable, equitable democracy first.
Main pledges
Policy guide: Where the parties stand
"It's one or the other. But remember, the market-first mentality has crashed the economy, torn up the social contract, and is busy trashing the planet.
"So we're calling for a non-violent, green, grassroots revolution, for democracy, for sustainability, for equality and for the common good."
Green NI policies include: | The Green party in Northern Ireland has launched its general election manifesto. | 32334448 |
Cookstown will have a second chance to go up when they meet UCD in a further play-off to decide the final place in the national league next Sunday.
Fergus Gibson and Craig Getty netted to put Annadale 2-0 up and after Ryan Millar's reply, Oli Brown made it 3-1.
Ireland star Peter Caruth set up two of Annadale's goals in Dublin.
Annadale went ahead in the 31st minute when Gibson converted a rebound after Caruth's initial shot had been saved.
Caruth was again the provider as Craig Getty made it 2-0 on the stroke of half-time.
Ryan Millar pulled one back two minutes after the break but Oli Brown's 48th minute insurance goal clinched Annadale's promotion after they were relegated last season.
In the women's round-robin event, Lurgan finished runners-up and will now face Belfast Harlequins in a further play-off next Sunday to determine which team holds down the last available place in the national league next season.
Lurgan needed a draw between Trinity and Old Alex in the final game to secure an automatic place in the top flight but the students beat their local rivals 2-0 to earn promotion.
Earlier in the day Carly Johnston scored both goals for the Ulster champions in 1-1 draws with UCC and Old Alex. | Annadale will replace relegated Instonians in next season's EY Irish Hockey League after beating Cookstown 3-1 in the promotion play-off final. | 39686060 |
The girl, who appears to be under two years old, was taken to Forth Valley Royal Hospital for medical checks.
Officers had been alerted by a passerby who was concerned for the welfare of the child, who was spotted on the corner of Abbotsford Drive and Glenbervie Road at about 14:00.
Police Scotland have thanked the public for their assistance. | Police have traced the grandparents of a young child found wandering alone in Grangemouth. | 32108677 |
The 23-year-old Ireland team captain beat Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan on a unanimous points decision in Doha.
Conlan shaded the first round and clearly took the second but had to hang on at the end after being knocked down in the final minute.
He adds the world crown to his European and Commonwealth titles.
Conlan had already qualified for next year's Olympic Games in Rio.
"I am a bit embarrassed at getting knocked down in the last round," said Conlan.
"It is the first time I have been on the canvas in my life. He hit me sweet on the chin and it was the best punch I have ever been hit with.
"But I recovered really quickly and I am really happy."
Irish light-heavyweight Joe Ward is also through to the final at the World Championships and fights Julio La Cruz of Cuba on Thursday evening.
Earlier, Michael O'Reilly lost a controversial decision to Hosam Abdin of Egypt in their box-off for a place at the Olympics. | Belfast's Michael Conlan has become the first Irish male to win a senior World Amateur Championship title with victory in Wednesday's bantamweight final. | 34526840 |
David Roberts, from Croydon, had claimed he had £4.8m in a trust fund shared with his sister.
He conned professional people including Antonio Degouveia, owner of Mojos and the Belmonte Hotel in Norwich, into providing services he had no money for.
At Norwich Crown Court Judge Alasdair Darroch described him as "a conman".
He persuaded surveyors and other professional people to carry out work worth £14,000 but never paid them, the court was told.
William Carter, prosecuting, said his activities were fraudulent from the beginning and told the court he had four previous convictions.
He was found guilty of six counts of fraud.
Shaun Wallace, defending, said Roberts was now a self-employed gas and electrical engineer earning more than £70,000 and that he intended to repay the money.
Judge Darroch said: "It is extremely difficult for anyone to believe anything you say.
"You are a smooth talking conman and on this occasion a substantial amount of money was involved." | A 51-year-old man who attempted to buy a nightclub and a hotel in Norwich for £1.4m with money he did not have has been jailed for 21 months. | 11407744 |
A Citroën Picasso and a motorbike collided at the junction of Maple Terrace and Cambridge Street in Newcastle, Northumbria Police said.
Paul Callan, 21, also known as "Stan", of Charlotte Close, Newcastle, later died.
Officers are appealing for witnesses for anyone who saw an "off-road" type motorcycle driven in the area at about 13:00 on 1 December. | A motorcyclist has died after a crash in Newcastle. | 38194694 |
Hampshire Police said the burglary happened on Hayling Island overnight on 18 April between 22:30 BST and 06:00 BST.
The burglar took a handbag, a set of car keys, and an Audi Quattro S3 worth £30,000.
The urn containing the ashes - which was in the car - was later left outside the woman's back door.
Det Con Jamie Fagan said: "The ashes of the lady's late mother were carefully left outside the back door.
"Whoever is responsible may have returned at a different time to do this after the burglary had taken place." | A burglar has returned a woman's ashes within hours of breaking into her daughter's home and stealing her car. | 36097443 |
In a statement released on Sunday, it said that 101 of those freed were children and a further 67 were women.
The statement did not say if the girls abducted from a school in Chibok in April 2014 were among them.
The military also says that a Boko Haram commander was captured and several camps were cleared.
Boko Haram has killed some 5,500 civilians in Nigeria since 2014.
More than 200 of the Chibok girls are still missing, more than a year after they were kidnapped from their school in northern Nigeria.
Last October, the government said it had secured an agreement for a ceasefire and the release of the girls taken from Chibok, but Boko Haram subsequently denied this.
The abduction of the girls in Chibok sparked global outrage with many joining a campaign online to free them using the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.
Several nations including the US and China vowed to help find them and there have been reported sightings of the girls, but none has been found to date.
At least 2,000 women and girls abducted by Boko Haram since the start of 2014, according to the human rights organisation Amnesty International.
Boko Haram's insurgency, and the army campaign against it, have killed more than 15,500 people since 2012. The violence has recently spread to neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
Will new military base help defeat Boko Haram?
Why Boko Haram remains a threat | The Nigerian military says it has rescued 178 people from the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in northern Borno state. | 33754769 |
Ali Qasemi, 45, was attacked in Peterborough in the early hours of Sunday 8 May. He died in hospital two days later.
Mark Lintott, 29, of Shrewsbury Avenue, Peterborough, and Joel Lawson, 25, of Goodhale Road, Norwich, have both been charged with manslaughter and robbery.
There were both due to appear before Peterborough Magistrates.
The victim had two children and his widow was pregnant.
In a statement, issued through Cambridgeshire Police at the time of his death, Mrs Qasemi said: "My husband was my everything; my best friend, my soul mate, my life partner and an amazing father." | Two men have been charged over the death of a pizza delivery man described by his widow as "an amazing father". | 36346357 |
Anderson dismissed Paul Collingwood (50) and Adam Hickey (0) on day two as he recovers from a shoulder injury.
Scott Borthwick (64) top-scored as England all-rounder Ben Stokes only made 21 with Durham dismissed for 291, a first-innings lead of 87.
Haseeb Hameed led the hosts' second-innings charge as they closed on 59-1.
Anderson, the world's top-ranked Test bowler, suffered a stress fracture in the right shoulder blade during the third Test against Sri Lanka, but could return to face Pakistan in the second Test at Old Trafford, starting on 22 July.
He helped Lancashire regain some momentum in the match after a dismal batting display on day one.
But it was Matt Parkinson who struck first on Sunday, taking a catch off his own bowling to dismiss Stokes with his first ball of the day.
Borthwick was bowled by spinner Simon Kerrigan soon after, and despite Collingwood's 61-run stand with Paul Coughlin (26), Durham failed to totally dominate. | England paceman James Anderson ended a two-day spell playing for Lancashire with figures of 3-58 in an evenly-poised match against Durham. | 36819865 |
The collision happened on the A470, between Church Street in Rhayader and the Llangurig roundabout, shortly after 11:45 GMT on Friday.
Margaretta Jones, 77, and her grandson Ned Jones, from Capel Bangor, Aberystwyth, died at the scene.
Vida Alford, 86, and Gillian Alford, 58, both of Shropshire, who were two passengers in the other car, also died.
A 57-year-old man remains in hospital with serious injuries, Dyfed-Powys Police said.
Specialist officers are supporting the families and the coroner has been informed. | A five-year-old boy and his grandmother killed in a crash in Powys have been named along with two others. | 35912121 |
Spencer Bowman, who owns the Mettricks cafe chain, said Southampton was a "soft touch" for criminals, with far more crimes than comparable cities.
In 2015, Southampton's recorded burglary rate was nearly 50% higher than neighbouring Portsmouth.
But Hampshire Constabulary said a special operation had been mounted to tackle the problem.
Mr Bowman said his coffee shop, in Bargate, was broken into on Saturday night, when about £500 was stolen including a charity collection.
He said: "We are losing the fight for Southampton city centre to criminal activity - the police don't have the resources to keep our city centre safe."
Hampshire Police said while the number of its dedicated city centre officers had been reduced from 15 to six following a "force restructure" it continued to "respond to reports based on the information given to us".
It said all six current officers were patrol officers while the former total of 15 included a proportion of desk officers.
Insp Pete Jones from the constabulary said the force had also been running the previously unpublicised Operation Turbulent involving "many officers", since April.
He said it focused on the city centre and "enables officers to link reports and identify offenders" at a time when the number of burglaries and attempted break-ins at commercial premises in the centre was about five per week.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal the burglary rate in Southampton was higher in 2015 than in any other "similar area" and in the last three months, was rising in Southampton, but falling in the rest of Hampshire.
Statistics also revealed the city recorded more than 10 burglaries per head of population, compared to seven per head for towns like Hounslow and Slough. | A Hampshire city centre is experiencing a "crime epidemic", according to the victim of five break-ins. | 36656464 |
Harrop will join on 3 July after the two sides agreed a "significant undisclosed compensation agreement".
The 21-year-old scored on his United debut in May, but turned down the offer of a new contract at Old Trafford.
"It's a new start for me to get things going in my career and I'm buzzing to get playing and to make an impact in the team," he told the club website.
Harrop was the top-scorer for United's reserve side last season, with 10 goals in 25 appearances.
The versatile attacking player came to prominence when he netted in a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Old Trafford - his only first-team appearance for Jose Mourinho's side.
He is Preston manager Simon Grayson's third summer signing, following the arrivals of Cork City striker Sean Maguire and Norwich goalkeeper Declan Rudd.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Preston North End have signed Manchester United forward Josh Harrop on a four-year contract. | 40382728 |
Emergency services were called to a serious accident on the A858, close to the road's junction to Brue, at about 13:30 on Saturday.
Details of the victim of the crash are yet to be released.
Police Scotland closed the road in both directions for several hours while crash investigations took place. It has now reopened. | One person has died after a crash on the Barvas to Carloway road on the Isle of Lewis. | 33035465 |
Ryan Duggan, 19, of Wavell Avenue, Widnes, shot 25-year-old Daniel Kennedy outside his home in the town in October last year.
Police said if Mr Kennedy had not been carrying a mobile phone in his pocket he would have "undoubtedly died".
Another man, Jordan Grimes, 23, of Alexander Drive, Widnes was jailed for two years for assisting an offender.
He allowed Duggan to stay at a flat in Burnley following the incident.
Chester Crown Court heard Mr Kennedy had returned to his flat at St Michael's View to find the water supply had been switched off by Duggan and a number of other youths.
When Mr Kennedy went out to speak to the group, an argument followed and he chased Duggan down a footpath before the teenager pulled out a firearm and shot him.
Mr Kennedy suffered serious injuries to the abdomen and was taken to Aintree hospital.
Police said his "devastating injuries" would affect him for the rest of his life.
Det Insp McIntyre, from Cheshire Constabulary, said: "Duggan's actions that night were extreme and shocking.
"Fortunately, the victim's mobile phone took the brunt of the shot and, as a result of this, he survived. This is remarkable - had that phone not been in his pocket at that time he would undoubtedly have died."
Senior District Crown Prosecutor Richard Riley said: "Ryan Duggan fired a shotgun at Mr Kennedy from 1.5 metres. In my view this was a clear intent to kill, not just to injure. The jury agreed with that and Duggan has now been given a substantial jail term." | A teenager has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of attempted murder in Widnes, Cheshire. | 33717983 |
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