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Officers have been treating the fire which damaged the Grade II-listed pier in East Sussex last July as deliberate.
Forensic experts were brought in to try to rebuild the damaged hard drives.
Christos Stylianou, general manager of the pier, said the recovered data showed 30 days of footage from 24 cameras around the arcade site.
He described it as a "positive development".
Sussex Police said officers were studying the CCTV images for evidence.
The pier was partially reopened to traders and the public last September after the first stage of reconstruction work was completed.
Its owners have said they hope to reopen the main deck to the public within the next month.
Mr Stylianou said: "We're currently in talks with the local authorities about introducing fairground rides, temporary amusements to make it an attraction and a fun day for families for the 2015 season." | Police investigating the fire that destroyed a third of Eastbourne's pier have recovered useable images from CCTV hard drives damaged in the blaze. | 32311671 |
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It gave the Reds a 3-1 aggregate victory over the Luxembourg side with David McDaid's early strike followed by a second-half Jay Donnelly goal.
Differange had Tom Siebenaler sent-off nine minutes before Donnelly made it 2-0 with 15 minutes remaining.
Gerard Lyttle's side booked a meeting with AEK Larnaca of Cyprus.
McDaid gave Cliftonville the perfect start, latching on to Donnelly's flick and bursting past two defenders before firing into the bottom corner in the second minute.
It was a high temp opening from the hosts and Donnelly's acrobatic volley flew just over.
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Differdange went close from a corner when Omar Er Rafik saw his header saved by new Reds keeper Jason Mooney.
Devijvid Sinani dragged a shot wide for Differange early in the second half and the visitors were reduced to 10 men when Siebenaler was dismissed for a last-man foul on Donnelly.
Chris Curran created the second goal, reaching the byeline before crossing low for Donnelly to slot in at the backpost.
Differdange remained a threat and it required a good save from Mooney to keep out Antonio Luisi's strike.
Daniel Hughes should have added a third late on but after weaving his way clear the substitute failed to beat keeper Andre Almeida Rodrigues. | Cliftonville are the only Premiership side to make the Europa League second qualifying round after a 2-0 home win over Differdange 03 at Solitude. | 36708532 |
Trading under the symbol SHAK on the New York Stock Exchange, investor demand pushed Shake Shack's share price up from $21 to $45.90.
Started as a hot dog cart by restaurateur Danny Meyer in New York City, Shake Shack now has 63 restaurants worldwide.
Mr Meyer is set to net some $140m.
Shake Shack has benefitted from the rise of so-called "fast casual" restaurants, like Chipotle and Panera, which still offer consumers food fast, but put greater emphasis on sustainable ingredients and on-site food preparation.
In addition to burgers and concretes - Mr Meyer's term for milkshakes - Shake Shack outlets also offer wine, beer and a rotating offering of seasonal specials. | Shares in US burger firm Shake Shack surged 118% in their US stock market debut, valuing the company at more than $1.8bn (£1.2bn). | 31065736 |
Coty, which makes cosmetics and perfume, said it intends to shut its plant in Seaton Delaval.
The US-based company said after a study of global manufacturing capacities it wanted to consolidate its fragrance operations into "fewer core centres".
The factory will close by the end of 2018, subject to consultation and board approval.
Coty said in a statement: "These proposals are the result of a detailed study of our expanded global manufacturing capacities and capabilities for each of our divisions following the merger with P&G Specialty Beauty brands and with the objective to enable our future growth.
"Specific timelines are still under consideration and subject to consultation in relation to these proposals."
Kay Plumley, site leader at Seaton Delaval said: "I am committed to fully supporting all our colleagues through the coming months.
"Our priority is to work closely with them and their families throughout the consultation and to ensure that everyone is treated fairly and with respect."
Councillor Grant Davey, leader of Northumberland County Council, described it as "worrying news".
He said: "The loss of so many jobs would have a massive impact, not just on individuals and their families but also the wider economy and future prosperity of the area.
"Along with our partners, we are exploring all avenues to see what support the council can provide in the short, medium and long term." | Four hundred jobs are set to be lost with the closure of a cosmetics factory in Northumberland. | 39266647 |
McDowell needed to improve on his 73, but carded a 76 to lie on five over par, three outside the cut mark.
Clarke did not look like staying in the tournament after his opening 78, and his 81 on Friday put him on 15 over.
Former winner Padraig Harrington and fellow Irishman Shane Lowry also failed to qualify for the weekend's action.
Lowry, winner of last week's WGC-Bridgestone event, was nine shots better than his opening round but his 69 left him on three over par overall.
Harrington, winner of the US PGA in 2008, also had a much-improved score on Friday, but he too was on three over after his 71.
Two-times tournament winner McIlroy is on two under par after a second successive 71. | Rory McIlroy was the only Northern Ireland player to make the cut at the US PGA as Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke failed to make the weekend. | 33939359 |
The 21-year-old left-back came through the Foxes' youth set-up but is yet to make a senior appearance for the Premier League champions.
The Australia youth international has spent time on loan at Mansfield and Peterborough United.
"Callum is an attacking full-back and comes highly recommended," boss Dean Smith told the club website.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Championship side Brentford have signed Leicester City defender Callum Elder on a season-long loan deal. | 36907411 |
The ninth instalment of the X Men film series took £2.54m on its second week of release.
Alice Through The Looking Glass, starring Johnny Depp and directed by James Bobin, took £2.23m debuted at number two.
Its predecessor, Alice in Wonderland, took £10.5m in its first week in 2010.
The UK chart mirrors the North American box office, which also saw Alice beaten into second place by X Men on Memorial Day weekend.
Angry Birds, the film based on the popular game, was the third most popular film in the UK, with takings of £919,000.
Jodie Foster's fourth film as a director, Money Monster, entered the UK box office chart at number four after taking £821,000 in its first weekend.
The movie stars George Clooney as a TV financial news presenter who is taken hostage by a gunman live on air.
Another new entry, Love and Friendship, starring Kate Beckinsale, enters at number eight, having taken £263,000 on its opening weekend. | X Men: Apocalypse has topped the UK box office chart for the second week in a row, holding off competition from Alice Through The Looking Glass. | 36426108 |
The prime minister acknowledged there were "huge pressures" on the health service and said No 10 had provided the funding requested.
Mrs May told Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme that funding was "now at record levels for the NHS".
Labour has called on the PM to appear at the Commons on Monday to discuss the "crisis" in social care and hospitals.
Mrs May said the health service was facing problems with an ageing population and that was why it was important a plan was put in place.
She told Sky News: "We have taken some immediate steps in relation to that issue but we are also looking to ensure best practice in the NHS and looking for a long-term solution."
She said it was a problem that had been "ducked by government over the years".
Mrs May did not confirm she would discuss the NHS on Monday but said she would be targeting the "huge stigma" attached to mental health in the UK.
"In the workplace, if you break your arm, and you go in with your arm in plaster or in a sling, people come up and talk to you about it.
"If you have a mental health problem, people are more likely to try to avoid you," she said.
The PM said work had already been done and said more money was going in to the NHS but Monday's talks would set out more areas to work on.
Working to fix the issues within the NHS, including mental health was "not a five-minute job," she said.
An extra £1bn is going into mental health within the NHS but Mrs May said it was "always wrong to assume the only answer is about funding". | Theresa May has rejected claims from the Red Cross that there is a "humanitarian crisis" in the NHS. | 38547760 |
The album was compiled by the former King Edward VIII's equerry, Sir Dudley Forwood, and has been in his family ever since.
It features 60 photos, some previously unseen, of the duke meeting Nazis, including Adolf Hitler.
The album is due to be sold at Duke's of Dorchester on 10 March.
It details the visit the duke took with his new wife Wallis Simpson.
Sir Dudley said years later that the trip was made, not in order to support the Nazi regime, as many thought, but so that the Duchess could experience a state visit.
The equerry's invitation to the funeral of the Duchess of Windsor in 1986 is also being sold.
Timothy Medhurst, of the auction house, said: "It shows the couple in a relaxed environment being shown around by Nazis who are clearly proud of their nation.
"It is a unique piece of history compiled at a time when the Nazi war machine was preparing for European conquest and the systematic slaughter of millions of people."
The photographs show the duke and his wife visiting many places, including a mine, a winter relief headquarters, a lightbulb factory and a school.
Source: BBC History | Photographs showing the Duke of Windsor's visit to Nazi Germany in 1937 are expected to fetch up to £1,000 at auction. | 35660194 |
Neighbours attempted to save 29-year-old Samantha Thomas from the blaze on Shakespeare Road, Cwmbran, on 19 May.
She and fiance David Fields were sleeping in the lounge when they were woken by the bang and he managed to escape.
Senior coroner for Gwent David Bowen concluded her death was accidental. | A woman died in a flat fire after a fridge freezer in the lounge exploded and was turned into a "Bunsen burner", an inquest heard. | 34793419 |
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, which manages the Donna Nook reserve, said 1,926 pups were born and it expected another 30 before the end of the season.
In 2011 and 2013, dozens of youngsters died when tidal surges hit the coast but the colony has otherwise enjoyed growth every year.
The reserve now attracts about 70,000 visitors annually.
The trust said the first pup was born on 24 October, beating the first arrival of 2015 by one day.
In 2015, some 1,889 seals were born at the nature reserve, continuing the colony's growth since the 1970s.
It said the year on year increase was down to many of the seals coming back to the same place they were born when they are ready to give birth.
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The seals spend most of the year at sea or on distant sandbanks but in November and December they come ashore to give birth.
After suckling their pups for two to three weeks, the seals abandon the young, mate again ready for the following year and then head out to sea again.
Eventually, starvation drives the young seals into the water in the hunt for food. | A record number of seals have been born at a nature reserve. | 38300659 |
17 January 2016 Last updated at 13:45 GMT
Temperatures in the area reached around minus 12 this month.
He was diving into the snow to find some food - watch this clip to see how he gets on. | Everyone's been enjoying the snow this weekend - including this little squirrel in Estonia, Eastern Europe. | 35338170 |
Toy collector Dave Moss, 40, bought the package online but did not want to open it in case he devalued what was inside.
Mr Moss had his fingers crossed that the figure was a rare Boba Fett model, possibly worth as much as £5,000.
Unfortunately, the University of Nottingham scan revealed an Emperor Palpatine figure worth only about £30.
Special mail-away packages were sent to collectors in the late 1970s and early 1980s by Palitoy, a UK company, in exchange for tokens collected from the backs of Star Wars toys.
Mr Moss bought his boxed figure about five years ago for about £5.
Rob Burman, from Nottingham, answered Mr Moss's call for help on YouTube in trying to find out the box's contents without opening the package.
He said: "Every person who got one of these would have ripped it open looked inside, saw the model, played with it. This will be [probably] the only one completely pristine."
Mr Burman, who is also editor of The Collectors Gazette, took the box along to the university which has a new machine located at their Hounsfield Facility, that can study roots in soil without disturbing the plant.
The machine, which has a digital detector to capture images, produced a 3D-picture of the Emperor Palpatine figure.
Mr Moss, who is from Somerset, said: "I'm slightly disappointed but it's still an amazing thing to have.
"A box that's never been opened and I do know what's in it. To me it's priceless. It's the centrepiece of my Star Wars collection."
Both men had hoped the box contained a special rocket-firing Boba Fett, a much loved Star Wars character, which can sell for thousands of pounds. | A man had a box containing a mystery Star Wars figure X-rayed by a university in the hope it was worth thousands of pounds. | 29627037 |
Just 5% of African cereal imports come from other African countries, it said.
Removing cross-border barriers would free up trade, reduce prices and generate billions of dollars for African governments, it added.
The bank estimates there are almost 20 million people affected by hunger in the Sahel region of West Africa.
"Too often borders get in the way of getting food to homes and communities which are struggling with too little to eat," said Makhtar Diop, World Bank vice-president for Africa.
Trade restrictions also raise the price of food to consumers and reduce the incentive for farmers to produce, as they receive only a small proportion of the end price.
High transport costs, including roadblocks and bribes at border posts, as well as strict rules restricting the use of high yielding seeds and more effective fertilisers, exacerbated the problem, the bank said.
"The challenge is how to create a competitive environment in which governments embrace credible and stable policies that encourage private investors and businesses to boost food production across the region," said the bank's Paul Brenton.
Food prices are rising across the world following severe droughts in many countries and are approaching record levels seen last year and in 2008, a year which saw food price riots in many African nations.
The bank does not believe, however, that the situation is as dire as in previous years, because inventories of crops are higher and major producers have not introduced export bans. | Africa could feed itself if trade restrictions were reduced and fertile land was put to good use, according to the World Bank. | 20081759 |
Two snap bags of the class A drug were identified by the police officer father of children trick-or-treating in the Royton area of Oldham.
Oldham magistrates heard Donald Junior Green, 23, from Chadderton, Oldham was mortified by his "terrible mistake".
He was given a 12-month community order and must do 130 hours community work.
The apprentice panel beater said he had handed two packets of what he thought were Haribo sweets to the children while at his girlfriend's house in Mendip Close.
He realised his mistake when he put his hand in his pocket and discovered packets of sweets instead of the cocaine, for which he had earlier paid £200.
He said he went out to try to get the drugs back but he could not find the children, who are aged eight, six and five.
The court heard the drugs were spotted by the father of three children, who is a police officer, when they returned home and were dividing up their sweets.
He reported the find to police colleagues and Green, who had never been in trouble with the police before, was arrested.
Green's solicitor Steven Sullivan told magistrates: "When he was arrested he justifiably fell upon his sword and was expecting them and knew exactly what it was for."
He described the mistake to the court as "grossly foolhardy but none-the-less accidental".
"He did not set out to commit a crime and did try to put it right." | A man arrested after children found cocaine amongst sweets collected at Halloween has pleaded guilty to possession of drugs. | 20393125 |
A sexually explicit cartoon of the prophet Mohammed was sent from Chris Graham's Twitter account to a radical Islamist preacher in January.
The tweet was sent to Anjem Choudary on the day of the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris.
Mr Graham was appointed as a non-executive director of the Ibrox club earlier this week.
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "We are aware of the media reports in relation to comments made on a social media site. We are now carrying out inquiries into this matter."
Shortly after two gunmen had shot dead 12 people at the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on 7 January, Mr Choudary sent a message on Twitter which read "freedom of expression does not extend to insulting the prophets of Allah, whatever your views on the events in Paris today!"
Mr Graham apparently replied by sending a cartoon depicting the prophet Mohammed engaged in an explicit homosexual act.
Mr Graham, 38, is well known among football fans for representing the Rangers Supporters Trust and running the Rangers Standard website.
His Twitter account is now restricted from public view.
A spokesman for Rangers said on Wednesday that it was looking into the allegations. | Police are "carrying out inquiries" into a tweet apparently sent by a newly-appointed Rangers director. | 31858070 |
The Bee Gees singer, who died aged 62 after a lengthy battle with cancer, was born in the Isle of Man in 1949.
His family have requested donations to children's hospice Rebecca House in Douglas.
The facility, which provides care for children with life-threatening conditions, was officially opened by Gibb and his wife, Dwina, in 2008.
Speaking of the arrangements, hospice chairman Sir Miles Walker said: "You never really think people as famous as Robin would remember a hospice in the Isle of Man.
"To think that through all this difficulty the family have made this gesture, well, I don't know, words fail me - I just think it is so generous."
The Gibb brothers were all born in the Isle of Man and although the family soon moved to Manchester, Robin later bought a home in the west of the island, near Peel, where he and his wife Dwina spent holidays.
Speaking in an interview in 2009, Robin Gibb said: "The Isle of Man is ancient, mystical and magical, that is why I have always loved this place." | Well-wishers for Robin Gibb are being asked to donate to a Manx charity instead of sending funeral flowers. | 18173536 |
The Pope delivered his "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World") message to thousands of pilgrims who gathered in St Peter's Square at the Vatican.
Francis said the bombing, which killed more than 100 people near the city of Aleppo, was "the latest vile attack on fleeing refugees".
He also spoke against "old and new" forms of slavery and discrimination.
"May [God] sustain the efforts of those who are actively working to bring comfort and relief to the civilian population in beloved Syria, who are greatly suffering from a war that does not cease to sow horror and death," he said.
In the latest attack, a vehicle filled with explosives targeted buses carrying evacuees from besieged, government-held Syrian towns.
At an earlier vigil, Francis spoke of migrants' pain, and criticised "paralysing and barren bureaucracies that stand in the way of change".
Easter was also marked in Coptic churches in Egypt, where attacks a week ago, claimed by Islamic State militants, killed at least 45 people. | Pope Francis has used his Easter address to condemn Saturday's deadly attack on a bus convoy in Syria. | 39613514 |
Lawro picked the winner in two of the four quarter-finals and six of the eight last-16 ties.
He enjoyed a 42% success rate in the group stage, correctly guessing the outcome of 15 of the 36 games.
The only group he failed to get a single result in was Group F, which saw Hungary and Iceland spring a surprise by finishing first and second.
Before the tournament Lawro chose 11 of the 16 teams that went through to the first knockout stage, including France, his pick to win the tournament on 10 July.
Along with more than 375,000 of you, Lawro is taking part in the new BBC Sport Predictor game. He is going head-to-head with pundits, presenters and commentators from across BBC Sport. He's doing well, though he's not top as things stand:
You can make your own predictions and take on your friends and other fans using the BBC's Euros Predictor.
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
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Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Wales to win on penalties)
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Lawro's prediction: 0-2 | BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson is predicting the outcome of every game at the 2016 European Championship. | 36714899 |
English fourth seed Matthew, 36, lost 11-9 11-4 11-9 to the sixth seed who will now play world number one and compatriot Mohamed Elshorbagy.
"I feel great, over the moon, especially because I had a very slow start to the tournament," said Gawad.
Top seed Elshorbagy beat another Egyptian, Ali Farag, 11-8 11-5 11-8.
The other all-Egyptian quarter-final between Fares Dessouky and Ramy Ashour, and fellow countryman Tarek Momen's match against Frenchman Gregory Gaultier, will be played on Wednesday.
Matthew won the World Championship in 2010, 2011 and 2013. | Nick Matthew's hopes of a fourth world title came to an end with defeat by Egypt's Karim Abdel Gawad at the quarter-final stage. | 37843132 |
Sama Indira, 50, from the upper caste Reddys, says her community association has imposed a fine of 5,000 rupees ($78; £60) on anyone who talks to her.
Police said the dispute was about land she had leased to a Dalit farmer.
Caste-based discrimination continues to take place in parts of India.
The Indian caste system divides Hindus into four hierarchical groups. Those outside the caste system are considered "untouchable".
For centuries caste determined every aspect of your religious and social life, but India's constitution now bans discrimination on the basis of caste.
Members of Ms Sama's family told BBC Hindi's Imran Qureshi that the conflict is over two acres of her land that she leased to a Dalit farmer, Koppaveli Lakshmi, more than 10 years ago.
They say the trouble started when another member of the Reddy community recently purchased land close to her property and started objecting to the Dalit family passing by his piece of land to work on their plot.
The Dalit family's entire crop was destroyed a few months later, prompting Ms Koppaveli to go to the police, accompanied by Ms Sama.
"The village Reddy association wanted me to cancel the lease agreement with her, but I refused to do that because Lakshmi is a childhood friend of mine. That's why they are boycotting me," Ms Sama told BBC Hindi, adding that she was "deeply hurt" by the move.
The association members have refused to comment.
"The Reddy association members felt that Ms Sama had intentionally encouraged the farmer to complain against them," senior police officer C Madhavi told the BBC.
Police have registered three cases against nine members of the Reddy community association, including the president and vice president, under stringent laws designed to prevent caste-based discrimination. | An Indian woman in the southern state of Telangana says she is being "socially ostracised" because she supported a farmer from the Dalit (formerly untouchable) community. | 40945036 |
The vicar of St Thomas's Church of England Church in Hitchin Road, Stopsley, Luton, arrived to find the paint still wet on Sunday morning.
Slogans including "Hell awaits you. Repent" and "Beware the beast" were painted across the exterior walls.
"Hate crime will not be tolerated," Bedfordshire police said.
The graffiti, in large white letters, appeared sometime between midnight and 08:00 BST on 23 July, officers said.
The vandal also made references to transhumanism - a movement that believes in using technology to improve intellectual, physical and psychological capacities - and wrote: "Anti-Christ" and "Hell awaits".
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St Thomas's vicar, the Reverend David Alexander said: "The slogans have been painted on the side of the walls of the church and they were still wet when we arrived on Sunday morning."
Police are investigating the vandalism and have appealed for witnesses. | Graffiti daubed across a church, including references to the "anti-Christ", is being treated as a hate crime. | 40728068 |
The Department of Commerce said it will impose tariffs of between 14.78% to 15.97% on Chinese firms.
This compares with an earlier level of between 2.9% and 4.73% it announced in March.
China has criticised the move saying it will hurt trade relations and will provoke trade friction.
"The US is provoking trade friction in the new energy sector, and sending a negative signal to the world that stirs global trade protectionism and obstructs the sector's development," Shen Danyang, spokesman for China's Commerce Ministry was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency.
The export of solar cells and solar panels has been a contentious issue between the US and China.
The US-based manufacturers of these products have alleged that government subsidies provided to Chinese firms have helped them cut their prices and flood the market with cheap products.
In its latest report, the Department of Commerce concluded that Chinese firms were selling products in the US at rates below fair value, a practice know as "dumping".
It said it would levy anti-dumping duties against these firms.
However, the department added that it would issue the orders for the anti-subsidy tariffs and anti-dumping duties once the US International Trade Commission (ITC) affirmed that these practices were hurting US firms.
The ITC is expected to announce its decision on the matter by 23 November.
Timothy Brightbill, a legal representative for SolarWorld Industries Americas, one of the firms that has been the most vocal opponent of Chinese companies, said it would keep up the pressure on authorities to implement strict measures.
"In our view, all Chinese cells and all Chinese modules are dumped and subsidised," he said. | The US is to impose sharply higher tariffs on solar cells imported from China, which it says will offset the subsidies China pays its manufacturers. | 19906314 |
4 October 2016 Last updated at 15:42 BST
A 7-mile exclusion zone has been set up to protect residents from the spewing lava and ash that is created when Colima erupts.
It has caused huge disruption to those who have had to evacuate, as officials continue to monitor the volcanic activity.
In a statement the Mexican government said: "At the risk of falling ash, we maintain the recommendation to cover eyes and mouths, cover water tanks (and we advise) that people with respiratory problems avoid outdoor activities, and sweep the ash to be deposited in plastic bags.
Check out the the latest volcanic activity here. | Colima Volcano, known to locals as the Volcano of Fire, is certainly living up to its name. | 37551437 |
Passengers said they had endured limited amounts of food and backed-up toilets during the three nights they spent adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
The Carnival Splendor was 200 miles (310km) from San Diego when the fire broke out in its engine room on Monday.
"I love being back on land," passenger Ken King told the Associated Press.
The 952ft (290m) ship, which is owned by Carnival Cruise Lines, was pulled into San Diego Bay at about 0830 local time (1630 GMT) by six tugboats and escorted by several Coast Guard vessels.
Individuals on the ship and about 100 people onshore cheered loudly as the Carnival Splendor reached land.
By mid-afternoon on Thursday, about 2,500 passengers had disembarked the ship, which a Carnival Cruise Lines official said was better than anticipated.
The evacuation of the passengers and crew was slowed by disabled elevators.
"The staff was excellent. Only a few people on board were rude. The food was horrible. Starting at 5am on Monday, we didn't have toilets for 13 hours," Mr King said.
The cruise line has promised to refund the passengers' fares, reimburse them for their travel costs and give them a voucher for another cruise. | A disabled cruise ship that caught fire off the coast of Mexico has arrived in San Diego and disembarked its 4,500 passengers and crew. | 11739570 |
A joint statement from Highlands and Islands Airports (Hial) and the Prospect union said both parties were "hopeful of finding a solution".
Security staff staged a 48-hour walkout earlier this month as part of an ongoing dispute over pay.
Hial operates 11 Scottish airports in Dundee, Inverness, Argyll, the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland and Wick.
After the earlier strike saw flights cancelled at Dundee airport, Hial bosses said they were ready to make a "formal offer" to the union, which represents more than 120 staff from security firm AMSL.
The joint statement read: "Hial met with Prospect today to discuss potential solutions to the recent dispute.
"These discussions are on-going and both parties remain hopeful of finding a solution." | Bosses have met with unions in a bid to prevent further strikes at Scotland's regional airports. | 32325579 |
The 33-year-old, who is in his second spell with the club, will remain at Lord's until the end of 2018.
Compton took a six-week break from the game last summer after a disappointing Test series against Sri Lanka.
"Nick had a difficult season in 2016, but he remains a high-quality player," managing director of cricket Angus Fraser said.
"He is fit and still has an extremely strong desire to score runs, and to contribute to the success of Middlesex."
Right-hander Compton scored just 51 runs in five innings against Sri Lanka, and has not added to his 16 Test caps since that series ended.
The former Somerset player scored 436 runs at an average of 27.27 in 10 outings in the County Championship last year as Middlesex won the Division One title for the first time since 1993.
He has scored 6,278 runs in 174 appearances for the club in all formats of the game.
Meanwhile, Middlesex all-rounder Toby Roland-Jones has been added to the South squad for the first North v South one-day series in Dubai and Abu Dhabi next month.
The 29-year-old replaces Kent's Matt Coles, who suffered a toe injury during the Spitfires' recent trip to Antigua to play in the West Indies domestic 50-over competition. | England batsman Nick Compton has extended his contract with county champions Middlesex. | 39077031 |
Mr Nuttall, who was viewed as one of the favourites to succeed Mr Farage, said he had achieved his objective of getting the UK out of the EU.
The North West England MEP also said he would resign as deputy leader at the party's next national conference.
He would keep his European Parliament seat to "hold the government's feet to the fire" during Brexit talks, he said.
The UKIP leadership contest was triggered last week when Nigel Farage announced he was standing down.
He said his "political ambition has been achieved" in the wake of the EU exit vote, and he wanted his "life back".
Mr Nuttall had been backed by Neil Hamilton, UKIP group leader in the Welsh Assembly, as being "streets ahead" of anyone else in the contest.
Speaking at the party's North West conference in Liverpool, Mr Nuttall said: "I have been at the forefront of the campaign to leave the European Union for a decade now, and I believe I can step aside with my objective achieved and my head held high."
He added: "I will however remain leader of the UKIP delegation of MEPs in the European Parliament so that I can continue to hold the government's feet to the fire during the Brexit negotiations."
Mr Nuttall, who has also served as UKIP's chairman, was elected to the European Parliament in 2009. | UKIP deputy leader Paul Nuttall has ruled himself out of the race to replace Nigel Farage as party leader. | 36756379 |
Four masked men forced their way into the man's home in the Craighill area of the town at about 01:00 GMT on Sunday.
Police said the householder lost consciousness during the attack and sustained a suspected broken nose.
He was taken to hospital for cuts to his head and the injury to his nose.
Det Sgt Phillip McCullagh appealed for anyone with any information to contact detectives in Newtownabbey on the non-emergency police contact number 101. | A man has been assaulted and knocked out by a masked gang during an aggravated burglary at his house in Antrim. | 30618549 |
Tomasz Procko and Karol Symanski died in the fall in Cadogan Square, Knightsbridge, in November 2014.
Martinisation (London) Ltd has been charged with corporate manslaughter and health and safety breaches.
Mr Procko, 22, and Mr Symanski, 29, fell when the railings gave way.
The company's director Martin Gutaj, is also accused of health and safety offences.
Six other people were injured in the incident.
Zoe Martin, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said a hearing had been scheduled for 6 June at Westminster Magistrates' Court. | A construction company has been charged with corporate manslaughter after two employees fell to their deaths from a first floor balcony as they hoisted a sofa up from the pavement. | 36266233 |
Bonucci, 30, spent Friday in talks with Milan and will sign a five-year deal subject to passing a medical.
He has won six league titles in seven years with Juve, and signed a contract extension until 2021 last December.
The move comes weeks after Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri said Bonucci would be "leader of the dressing room".
This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser | AC Milan have agreed a deal with Juventus to sign Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci for a reported 40m euros (£35.1m). | 40609593 |
Just before 21:00 GMT, a man armed with a knife went into a bookmakers on the Grosvenor Road and threatened a member of staff.
He then produced a suspected firearm and threatened a second staff member before making off empty handed.
A man, also armed with a suspected firearm, robbed an off-license on the Springfield Road just after 22:00 GMT.
He made off with a sum of money and a quantity of cigarettes.
Police believe he may also have been carrying a knife. | Police are investigating a possible link between two armed robberies in west Belfast on Saturday night. | 35625017 |
Nitin Gadkari said the government would "not allow any technology that takes away jobs".
He said India needed to recruit about 22,000 more commercial drivers and would be opening 100 training facilities to address the need.
India's road system and sometimes chaotic traffic makes it a difficult place to develop the technology.
The Hindustan Times reports Mr Gadkari as saying: "We won't allow driverless cars in India. I am very clear on this.
"In a country where you have unemployment, you can't have a technology that ends up taking people's jobs."
However, he did not rule out the idea of a future change of policy.
"Maybe some years down the line we won't be able to ignore it, but as of now, we shouldn't allow it," he added.
Inderpreet Kaur, an analyst at research firm Ovum said: "The ministry has cited job losses as a reason behind banning autonomous cars in India, a bigger challenge would be to have ready infrastructure for these self-driving cars."
Google, BMW, Tesla, Audi and Uber are among businesses working hard to be the first to bring truly autonomous cars on to roads.
Self-drive technology trials, both for private cars and commercial vehicles, are being carried out around the world.
Google has been testing self-drive cars in California and other states since 2012.
Paris began a three-month test of self-driving buses at the beginning of the year, and in the UK a consortium of companies plans to test driverless cars on motorways in 2019, while others are testing cars in off-road sites, including in London.
Commenting on the decision on Twitter, Indian congressman Gaurav Pandhi tweeted: "The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) said the same when Rajiv Gandhi talked about introducing computers to India. They haven't really changed." | India is resisting the push towards driverless cars in order to protect jobs, its transport minister has said. | 40716296 |
The champions, who beat Clermont Auvergne to win the title in May, will host Bath in Pool Five on 14 November.
Premiership winners Saracens start their campaign the same day at home to four-time champions Toulouse.
Pro12 winners Glasgow Warriors travel to Racing 92 while Wasps take on Leinster and Ospreys host Exeter.
The competition kicks off on Friday, 13 November when Leicester Tigers host French Top 14 champions Stade Francais.
Oyonnax will play their first game in Europe's top competition at home to Ulster at the Stade Charles Mathon.
Gloucester open against Zebre, Northampton welcome Scarlets to Franklin's Gardens and Wasps travel to Dublin to face Leinster.
The final will take place at Lyon's new Grand Stade de Lyon, which is due to open later this year, on 14 May 2016. | Toulon will start their bid for a fourth consecutive European title at home to Bath when the Champions Cup gets under way in mid-November. | 33936560 |
His family said in a statement he had passed away peacefully early on Sunday morning at his home near Sydney.
It said his final moments were spent with his family and wife of 61 years, Valmae, with whom he celebrated their anniversary on Friday.
He prepared the winners of almost 7,000 races during his training career, which began in 1953.
He won the Golden Slipper four times, the Caulfield Cup seven times, the Cox Plate five times, the VRC Oakes nine times and the Newmarket Handicap eight times.
Cummings' grandson and training partner, James, called him a "master trainer and a larger than life figure".
Leading Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse said: "To all of us in the racing industry, Bart was a true icon. Everything that he envisaged was a success."
"Bart was always in a league of his own. His larger than life character and sharp wit will be sorely missed, said Peter V'landys, the chief executive of Racing New South Wales said.
He added that Cummings was "a legend in Australian sport, up there with the great Don Bradman". | The celebrated racehorse trainer Bart Cummings, who won the Melbourne Cup a record 12 times, has died aged 87. | 34101099 |
Officials at the Torkham point said 2,900 people crossed into Afghanistan and 550 entered Pakistan on Tuesday.
Figures from the other main crossing at Chaman were not immediately available.
Pakistan shut the crossings nearly three weeks ago after a wave of deadly attacks by militants it said were operating from Afghan soil.
The two countries have long accused each other of doing too little to tackle militants.
Afghanistan says some 25,000 Afghans are stranded in Pakistan because of the border closure.
The two crossings will be open for a second day but many believe it is unlikely all the people still stranded will be able to cross the border on Wednesday.
"We are trapped here because we have problems in our homeland," one man, Shah Wali, who is from the Afghan city of Kunduz, told BBC Urdu's Azizullah Khan.
Zabihullah said he had travelled to Pakistan for medical treatment.
"Then the [border] gates closed on me. I was carrying some money but ended up spending all of it. Since then I have been living on other people's money and food. It's been so demeaning. I'm like a pauper now."
He had been queuing for four hours.
"The soldiers keep pushing us around from one queue to another. It's so tiring."
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says the decision to temporarily open the border came amid rising concerns that continued closure could develop into a humanitarian crisis. | Thousands of stranded Afghans and Pakistanis have been queuing to get home after Pakistan temporarily opened two main border crossings. | 39199710 |
The 28-year-old lightweight was hit by a concrete slab as he tried to apprehend burglars in Manchester.
"I'm 100% certain I'll be back. I honestly think I can be ready for May, late May," said Crolla.
His injuries forced him out of a WBA world title bout against Cuban Richar Abril, 32, who will now face Liverpool's Derry Mathews in March.
Crolla, who has won 29 of 35 professional fights, admits he faces some big challenges before he can guarantee a return to the ring.
"The sparring is the thing I need to be careful with," he added.
"I'll probably need brain scans even before I return to sparring.
"Because I've gone through this and suffered this bit of heartache, I'll be even more focused than before."
Promoter Eddie Hearn said Crolla was "lucky to be alive" following the attack in Chadderton, Greater Manchester.
He needed a plate and pin in his ankle and 12 stitches in a head wound. | Anthony Crolla is targeting a comeback in May after fracturing his skull and breaking his ankle in December. | 30821041 |
Where can you have a day out for less than £25?
The BBC's Price of Football study has analysed data from 223 clubs across Britain and Europe to find out how much is costs supporters to follow their team.
Overall, 36% of ticket prices in the division went up compared to last year's study - the biggest percentage increase across the men's leagues in the UK.
The average cost of the cheapest matchday ticket has gone up to £22.11 - a six-year high - while the most expensive matchday tickets average £36.13.
The average season ticket prices are at their lowest since 2013 - with the cheapest averaging £322.83 and the most expensive averaging £568.15.
A £30 away ticket cap was introduced in the Premier League at the start of the season, in the same year that a record £8bn TV rights deal came into effect.
With no cap in the Championship, the average price of the most expensive away ticket is £31.57 - more than £2 dearer than the top flight.
However, the average in the cheapest away ticket category has fallen by 9% to £20.98 since last year.
Twelve Championship clubs offer away tickets for more than £30: Aston Villa, Barnsley, Brentford, Brighton, Derby, Ipswich, Leeds, Newcastle Norwich, Nottingham Forest, QPR and Sheffield Wednesday. | Which Championship clubs charge more than the Premier League for away tickets? | 37984745 |
The salad-making trucker had stopped for a "rest break" on the M25 near St Albans on Tuesday morning.
He was seen chopping tomatoes and onions on the outside of his lorry, and was told the hard shoulder was "not the best place to prepare dinner".
The healthy HGV driver was fined by police.
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A number of people commented after officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire road policing unit wrote about the incident on Twitter.
One said: "Truckers get hungry you know," and a number commented on the driver's healthy meal choice.
"You do have to say he eats healthy," another said.
A road policing officer said: "The driver stopped on hard shoulder for rest break and decided to make his lunch on the diesel tank. [He was] issued with a graduated fine." | A lorry driver was spotted preparing his lunch on his vehicle's fuel tank while on the hard shoulder of a motorway. | 39349951 |
Hay Castle Trust bought the site in 2011 and architects have spent the past year working on the project.
It will include creating a route which links the castle and Hay-on-Wye town.
If Brecon Beacons National Park Authority approves the plans when it meets in March, building work could start at the end of the year and be complete by early 2018. | Plans for a £4m restoration and renovation of a Powys castle have been submitted. | 35440686 |
The company, which also owns Legoland and the London Eye, said group pre-tax profits rose 0.3% to £250m from 2014.
Merlin said Alton Towers saw a "significant" fall in visitor numbers after the accident, which resulted in the park shutting for four days.
Chief executive Nick Varney said it had been "a challenging year".
Like-for-like sales at the group's resort theme parks division, which includes Alton Towers, fell 12.4%.
However, visitor numbers across the group rose 0.3% to 62.9 million, while revenues rose 2.3% to £1.27bn.
Mr Varney said in a statement that the figures showed Merlin had "delivered a robust performance in 2015. However, 2015 was a difficult year for Merlin following the accident at Alton Towers early in the summer season.
"The safety of our guests and employees must always come first and we have sought to learn every possible lesson to help ensure there is no repeat of what happened on 2 June."
Separately, Merlin announced that it was investing about $34.4m (£24.6m) in the Big Bus Tours company, giving it a stake of about 15% in the business. Big Bus provides hop-on city tours around the world. | Profits at theme parks operator Merlin Entertainments have edged up despite last summer's Alton Towers accident which left five people injured. | 35657878 |
A statement by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said two-thirds were from the provinces of Anbar, Nineveh and Salahuddin.
The regions have been hardest hit by fighting between Islamic State (IS) militants and pro-government forces.
More than 276,000 people were displaced over the past two months amid fighting over Anbar's capital, Ramadi.
The city fell to IS in mid-May after the Iraqi army withdrew.
Since then, pro-government forces led by Shia militias have launched a major operation to regain Ramadi and drive the jihadist group out of Anbar.
The IOM said on Tuesday that at least 3.09 million Iraqis had fled their homes since January 2014, when IS militants overran parts of Ramadi and took control of the nearby city of Falluja, only 70km (45 miles) from the capital Baghdad.
Six months later, half a million Iraqis, many of them members of ethnic or religious minorities, fled their homes to escape an IS offensive that saw the group capture the northern city of Mosul before sweeping southwards towards Baghdad and declaring the creation of a "caliphate".
Earlier this month, the UN's Humanitarian Co-ordinator for Iraq, Lise Grande, said more than eight million people in the country required immediate life-saving support, a number that could reach 10 million by the end of 2015.
Ms Grande made an urgent appeal for $497m (£316m) to cover the cost of providing shelter, food, water and other assistance.
"The crisis in Iraq is one of the most complex and volatile anywhere in the world," she said, warning that more than 50% of the UN's aid operations would have to be shut down or cut back if funding was not received immediately. | More than three million people have been displaced by the conflict in Iraq since the start of 2014, the UN says. | 33238134 |
The soaring temperatures are part of a trend putting the world on track for the warmest year on record.
Maximum temperatures were warmer than average across nearly the entire continent, according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM).
Nine of the warmest springs on record occurred since 2002, said BoM Manager of Climate Monitoring Karl Braganza.
"Australia has been warming up, by about 0.9C since 1910," Dr Braganza told the BBC.
Australian temperature records go back to 1910.
"There were two really significant heat waves on the east [of Australia] and there were a couple of [heatwave] duration records," he said.
A 13-day stretch of above-40C weather ended on 25 November in Longreach in north-west Queensland. It was some of the hottest weather in living memory for the Queensland town.
"In the past couple of years, we have seen heatwaves starting earlier in the season," said Dr Braganza.
Spring 2014 was the warmest on record for Australia for the second year running. Both mean temperatures and maximum temperatures were highest on record for the season.
Spring rainfall for Australia as a whole was 34% below the long-term mean.
In the Murray-Darling Basin, in the interior of south-eastern Australia, this spring was the equal tenth driest on record. The area is one of the most important agricultural areas in the country.
Some of the hottest temperatures in November were recorded at Roxby Downs in South Australia with 46.1C, and in Richmond in NSW with 45.3C.
"On 23 November, most of NSW was baking," said Dr Braganza. | November was the hottest month and ended the hottest spring on record for Australia, meteorologists say. | 30271707 |
Members of the volleyball, handball, boxing, synchronised swimming and table tennis teams were seen off at Sheremetyevo Airport.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) wanted Russia banned from the Games.
But the International Olympic Committee left it up to individual sports federations to decide.
The IOC's decision not to act on Wada's recommendation was strongly criticised, with Wada chief Olivier Niggli saying the move would mean "lesser protection for clean athletes".
Journalist Katja Kuznetsova filmed some of the Russian team as they arrived at the airport.
Russia had hoped to send 387 competitors to Rio and more than 100 have so far been banned from going.
Among those excluded are 67 out of 68 from the athletics team; long-jumper Darya Klishina will compete as a neutral.
Some international federations have banned Russians from competing altogether, some have issued a partial ban, while others have cleared all Russians to take part. Others still are yet to decide.
Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, said there was a "deliberate campaign targeting" Russian athletes.
He said medals won in Rio would be devalued by the absence of Russian competitors, telling the Russian team "the other sportsmen understand that the quality of their medals will be different". | About 70 members of Russia's Olympic team have left a Moscow airport for Brazil to take part in Rio 2016 while others stay at home, banned for doping. | 36910930 |
The much-loved comedy drama ended in 2003 after five series.
The new eight-part series will reunite stars James Nesbitt, Robert Bathurst, Hermione Norris, John Thomson, Fay Ripley and creator Mike Bullen.
The transmission date has not yet been announced.
Starting in 1997, the show followed the ups and downs of three 30-something couples.
It won numerous awards and made household names of the cast.
More than 10 million people tuned into the final episode, which featured the funeral of one of the central characters, Rachel, played by Helen Baxendale.
The new series will rejoin characters Pete and Jenny, David and Karen and widower Adam.
Creator and writer Mike Bullen, said it felt like "the right time to revisit these characters, as they tip-toe through the minefield of middle age".
"They're 50, but still feel 30, apart from on the morning after the night before, when they really feel their age.
"They've still got lots of life to look forward to, though they're not necessarily the years one looks forward to."
ITV has also announced the commissioning of two other series.
The Good Karma Hospital, set in Goa in India, will follow the lives of a team of British and Indian medics and is described as "a feel-good drama".
Filming on the six hour-long episodes will begin next year and casting has yet to be announced.
Also commissioned is Him, by award-winning screenwriter Paula Milne.
The three-part drama is described as a "domestic horror" about a teenage boy, caught between his parents' two new families, who discovers he has supernatural powers.
Described as "bold, surprising and emotional", filming will start in January in suburban London. | After months of speculation ITV has confirmed that Cold Feet will return, with filming due to start in Manchester in February. | 34869447 |
The surface of the innermost planet is unusually dark, and scientists now think they know why.
Scientists analysing data from Nasa's Mercury Messenger spacecraft now think this mystery darkening agent is carbon in the form of graphite.
This graphite may be a relic of the planet's primordial crust, which was later covered up by volcanism.
The findings are published in the journal Nature Geoscience.
Patrick Peplowski from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Maryland and colleagues analysed measurements of the darkest parts of Mercury's surface taken by Messenger at the end of its mission.
They found that the darkest "stuff" on Mercury had a carbon-rich composition and that it was associated with large impact craters.
According to the team, this association is consistent with the dark material coming from deeper within the planet and being exposed when space rocks gouged it out.
Like Earth's Moon and the other inner planets, Mercury likely had a global magma ocean when it was young and the surface was very hot.
"As this magma ocean cooled and minerals began to crystallise, minerals that solidified would all sink with the exception of graphite, which would have been buoyant and would have accumulated as the original crust of Mercury," said Rachel Klima, also from APL.
But this primordial crust was obscured by later volcanism and other geological processes.
Some of this carbon-rich material would then have been mixed into the overlying rocks to cause a global darkening of Mercury's surface.
"If we've really identified the remains of Mercury's original crust, then understanding its properties provides a means for understanding Mercury's earliest history," Patrick Peplowski explained. | The planet Mercury may once have been encased in an outer shell of graphite, the same material used as pencil lead. | 35746689 |
It has taken Moffat three years to achieve the accolade.
The project received £240,000 of Scottish government funding in 2013 which was used to convert lighting to become "dark sky friendly".
Lighting consultant James Paterson said it would give Moffat a tremendous boost to winter tourism.
Mr Paterson said "There are about 30 stars within the four corner points of Orion and in Moffat you can see at least 17. In a normal street-lit town you could probably see about six."
The region already boasts a Dark Sky Park at the Galloway Forest Park.
Councillor Colin Smyth described the latest recognition as an "outstanding achievement" and said it was clear the dedication of all those involved had paid off.
There are a number of Dark Sky Communities already, including the island of Coll.
They are recognised for their "exceptional dedication to the preservation of the night sky".
Dumfries and Galloway Council said it intended to build on the status by including a protection policy for Moffat in its next local development plan.
"Our council is committed to supporting the local economy and by working together with communities such as Moffat, the region's tourism businesses can capitalise on our fantastic natural assets," said Mr Smyth. | A south of Scotland town has received international recognition of its Dark Sky Community status. | 35590301 |
The bill represents a slight drop on 2014-15, when £138.6m was spent on legal assistance.
Donald Findlay QC tops the list for payments in the Scottish Legal Aid Board's annual report, earning £288,000 - an increase of £30,000 on last year.
Advocate Anthony Lenehan, who saw his payments rise 15% to £278,000, takes second place on the list.
In third place was Mhairi Richards QC, who saw her legal aid earnings rise by 63% to £274,000.
Of the total amount, £84.3m was spent on criminal legal assistance and £42.4m on civil cases.
The remainder went on children's legal aid (£5.1m) and grant-funded projects (£5.4m).
Source: Scottish Legal Aid Board
Colin Lancaster, chief executive of the Scottish Legal Aid Board (Slab), said: "Slab has a strong track record of effectively administering the legal aid system and delivering an increasing range of priorities for Scottish ministers.
"Good performance in 2015-16 has been evidenced through the delivery of a range of key activities set out in this annual report and accounts, along with the full achievement of our current suite of key performance indicators.
"Through our effective consideration of legal aid applications and accounts, we have delivered our key function of managing the legal aid system."
As well as managing the legal aid fund and deciding whether to grant applications, the board is responsible for advising ministers on the operation of legal aid. | Scotland's legal aid bill cost taxpayers £137.8m in 2015-16, figures have revealed. | 38168582 |
Firms have spent six months developing a plan of more than 30 ideas for Cardiff to become a Business Improvement District (BID).
Business rate payers in the BID area would be charged a levy to develop projects to boost the local economy.
Nearly 1,000 premises will be sent the plans, aimed at encouraging people to visit more, stay longer and invest.
Businesses subject to the levy would vote in a ballot to determine whether or not the scheme goes ahead. | Proposals for businesses to raise more than £1.5m a year for Cardiff city centre have been launched. | 35534857 |
It was hoped the track could bring thousands of bike fans for motor sport events like the MotoGP.
Insurance giant Aviva is the financial backer with the Welsh Government asked for about £30m in loans.
The Welsh Government said no decision had been taken.
A spokesman added: "We have provided £2m of grant towards the development of the Circuit of Wales project in Blaenau Gwent to date.
"Any further Welsh Government support is conditional on the company securing an appropriate and viable funding package for the project." | The proposed £300m Circuit of Wales which would have brought 6,000 jobs to Ebbw Vale, could collapse if a deal is not agreed in the next 48 hours. | 35973600 |
Gilroy Shaw, 47, was given the Football Banning Order at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Shaw, of Selwyn Road, Bilston, has been a "prominent figure in hooligan circles for almost 30 years," West Midlands Police said.
The order bans Shaw from attending matches for five years.
Wolves supporter Shaw has been banned from its home ground Molineux since 2010 and must also stay outside a five-mile exclusion zone at stadiums involving the club for three hours before and after kick-off.
West Midlands Police said it applied for the civil injunction after amassing a "huge backlog of evidence" detailing his involvement in football violence and association with "risk" supporters.
Ch Insp Nick Rowe said: "Shaw is a familiar face at fixtures at home and abroad and tends to be at the centre of disorder, inciting rival fans, threatening violence, and getting involved in mass brawls.
"He has been the number one target for us for some time but in recent years has become almost a godfather figure, organising and instigating violence and then slipping away while his minions throw the punches, hurl the missiles or damage property."
A total of 166 people are currently the subject of Football banning Orders (FBOs) in the West Midlands but most orders are "tagged on to" criminal court convictions, the force said. | A man dubbed the "godfather" of football hooliganism in Wolverhampton has been banned from all professional grounds in the country. | 33763409 |
The Newcastle-based bank has pledged £4m over four years with the government committing the same amount.
The application process is now open for grants of £10,000 to £50,000.
Virgin Money previously gave £1.5m to the Northern Rock Foundation following its acquisition of the bank but that fund is likely to close.
There will be two rounds of grants over the next nine months, with the first awards for projects in the North East expected to be made in November.
The foundation said it aims to "promote the sustainable regeneration of economically and socially deprived communities" and an independent board of trustees has been appointed.
Chief executive officer Jayne-Anne Gadhia said: "Virgin Money takes its social responsibilities very seriously in all of the communities in which we operate, but particularly in the North East of England, given our acquisition of Northern Rock.
"The foundation can make a positive and sustainable difference, initially in the North East and over time across the whole of the UK."
The Northern Rock Foundation was created in 1997 after the now defunct Northern Rock Building Society was demutualised. A percentage of Northern Rock's profits were used to support charities with more than £200m being handed out.
Virgin Money then took over as its main backer but it was decided last year to close the scheme after future funding could not be agreed. | A total of £8m will be distributed to community projects in the North East and further afield after Virgin Money launched a new charitable foundation. | 33860800 |
The 28-year-old man was riding his bike on the A944, about two miles east of Alford in Aberdeenshire, when his bike was struck by a silver Renault Clio.
The incident happened near the Mill of Bandley junction at 04:30 on Christmas Eve.
Police said the cyclist was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he is still receiving treatment.
Sgt Rob Warnock, from the Road Policing Unit, said: "Inquiries into the circumstances of the incident are at an early stage and I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident or came across it or saw the silver Renault Clio or the male cyclist prior to the incident to contact Police Scotland on 101.'' | A cyclist is being treated for serious injuries after being hit by a car in the early hours of the morning. | 38438074 |
Francesca Jones, 15, was born with Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia and faces issues with balance, and gripping her racquet.
Jones lost in round two of Wimbledon's junior tournament this week.
"I know I have the level of a top-five player so I'm just going to go for it," she said.
Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia is caused by a mutated gene, and Jones has had three operations this year alone.
"If I have to do the operations again, I'll do them again," she said. "Everything's mental and everything's work, so if you keep at it then eventually it's going to work out for you."
When Jones started playing tennis, she needed special handles fitted to her racquet.
At the age of nine she decided to move to a tennis academy in Barcelona and was number four in the world at under-14 level.
"I got to the point where I thought with my condition, I could have a massive point that I could prove here to people, that willpower and determination is everything in life," she added.
"I have three toes on my right foot which is obviously my dominant foot, so balance had always been a weakness of mine.
"As I matured, as I got older, I have just worked on that day in, day out."
After a "disappointing" 4-6 7-5 6-1 defeat by fifth seed Kayla Jones in the singles, Jones is competing in the Wimbledon girls' doubles with Ali Collins. | A British teenager with a rare condition that left her without two fingers and three toes says it will not stop her becoming a top tennis player. | 36721902 |
The 30-year-old has agreed a deal until the end of the season after cutting short a spell with Botosani in Romania.
Robertson moved overseas in July after two seasons with Hibs but failed to settle and has been training with the Kirkcaldy side since mid-September.
He goes straight into the squad for Saturday's Championship match at home to Morton.
The deal is being funded by sponsorship from local business owners Colin and Margaret Smart.
Robertson, who started his career with Dundee, was capped twice by Scotland during his four-year stay at Tannadice, which ended in 2012 with a move to Blackpool. | Former Dundee United and Hibernian midfielder Scott Robertson has joined Raith Rovers. | 34433352 |
The Lady Black Cats finished seventh in Women's Super League One last year and fourth in 2015 after promotion in 2014.
A club statement said: "Having a mix of full-time and part-time players was not working as effectively as the club, and indeed the players, had envisaged.
"With a number of the squad committed to careers or study, full-time football careers were not an option for them."
The statement added: "A part-time model for players therefore ensures that students and those with careers such as teaching, can continue to be committed members of the first team squad, without having to make a choice between their career and football."
Chief executive Martin Bain added: "We are reviewing the operation of every aspect of the football club as we aim to improve, both on and off the field. Our support for women's football remains and we believe that at the present time this structure is a more effective way forward for all of us."
For the 2016 season, BBC Sport figures found that Sunderland were one of three top-flight clubs to see a decline in average home crowds compared to 2015.
Attendances at The Hetton Centre saw the biggest decrease in WSL 1, falling by almost 24% to an average of 710.
In December, the Football Association announced that WSL clubs will receive an increase in central funding from next season, with WSL 1 clubs set to have access to up to £92,500, up from £70,000. | Sunderland Ladies are to revert to part-time status after three years employing some full-time players. | 38525966 |
It follows the UK vote to leave the European Union.
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs has also said there has been "an increase in queries in respect of entitlements to Irish passports".
Earlier, Google said there had been a dramatic spike in searches for Irish passport applications.
The overwhelming majority of the searches came from Northern Ireland.
In a statement, the Post Office in Northern Ireland said: "We have seen an unusually high number of people in Northern Ireland seeking Irish passport applications, though we do not have exact numbers or a breakdown by branch."
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs said: "The entitlements to Irish citizenship/passports including for those born on the island of Ireland and those claiming citizenship through parents or grandparents born in Ireland is unchanged as a result of the referendum."
It said that there had been "an increase in queries in respect of entitlements to Irish passports" on Friday.
However, it added that "reports of queues outside passport offices are incorrect and the passport offices in Dublin and Cork are operating as normal".
"The Passport Service will closely monitor the situation with respect to the impact on applications and the deployment of Passport Service staff," it said.
"Figures for applications in June will be released at the end of the month." | The Post Office in Northern Ireland has said it has had an "unusually high number of people in Northern Ireland seeking Irish passport applications". | 36625954 |
It comes after the charity received nearly 3,000 calls between October 2015 and January 2016, with more than half relating to dogs.
It said while people see this time of year as a celebration, "a huge number" of calls are made to report neglect.
A "Love Animals, Hate Cruelty" campaign has been launched to make people aware of pets' needs.
"It's a sad fact that every day at work throughout the year can be tough for our inspectors and animal welfare and collection officers, but winter really does come with its own challenges and issues," said RSPCA Cymru Supt Martyn Hubbard.
"In fact, we expect to take in somewhere in the region of 19,000 animals this winter alone across England and Wales.
"The fact that last winter in Wales we received nearly 3,000 calls from people reporting neglect to animals is shocking, especially when you add that to all the other calls we receive at the same time about other welfare issues. It really hits home just what we are up against.
"Issues such as animals not being provided with a suitable environment to shelter from the harsh weather and not being given enough food and water to keep them healthy despite the cold and damp are common complaints made to us." | RSPCA Cymru is bracing itself for thousands of phone calls about animals suffering from neglect over the winter. | 37764942 |
Eight people remain missing in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas.
The storm, according to the National Weather Service, likely produced a tornado that hit Van Zandt County and the city of Van on Sunday evening.
Officials said on Monday the two people died when a twister hit a trailer park in Nashville, Arkansas.
The storm hit Van - a town of about 2,000 people - only days after a tornado tore through Eastland county, Texas, on Saturday. One person was killed and another was seriously injured.
Chuck Allen, the Van Zandt County fire marshal, said at a news conference on Monday that about 30 percent of the city was damaged in the storm.
"Damages range from completely destroyed homes, damaged homes, to trees and power lines down," Mr. Allen said.
About 50 people were staying in a church shelter on Sunday night and the American Red Cross has set up a shelter in Van.
Utility companies have started restoring power and road and bridge crews began working to open streets and highways to allow for first responder access, he said.
Floods from the storms caused also damage across Texas on Sunday.
A 40-foot-wide sinkhole opened in Granbury, Texas, on Monday morning. The sinkhole consumed the parking lot of a Brookshire's supermarket and damaged water and sewer lines.
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It wants to introduce the letter K into the Welsh language alphabet and re-route any M4 relief road around seaside resorts to boost tourism.
The party is fielding candidates on all five regional lists around Wales.
Spokesman Captain Madness said they were hopeful of getting a third of an AM under the proportional voting system. | The Official Monster Raving Loony Party has published its "Manic-festo" for the Welsh assembly election in May. | 36112208 |
An estimated 170,000 birds were culled after the disease emerged at a farm in Preston in July.
Farms within 10km (six miles) of the premises were not allowed to move poultry, captive birds or other livestock, except under licence.
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) said the bird flu was "contained to a single farm".
The movement restrictions at the Goosnargh farm - which produces table eggs - were lifted 21 days after initial cleaning and disinfection of the premises was completed.
It was the earliest point allowed under EU rules to end the controls, Defra said.
Chief vet Nigel Gibbens said: "Protecting our country from animal disease is vital for our economy."
He added the UK "remains at a constant low risk of an incident of avian influenza and this latest case should serve as a reminder for the poultry industry of the importance of maintaining strict biosecurity to minimise the risk of infection".
The high severity H7N7 strain of the disease was confirmed in chickens on 13 July but posed a very low risk to human health, a spokesman said.
Investigations suggested the most likely source of infection was contact with infected wild birds.
It was not linked to the strain found at a Hampshire farm earlier this year. | Restrictions have been lifted following a case of bird flu at a Lancashire farm, the government has said. | 33951626 |
12 January 2016 Last updated at 17:06 GMT
Abraham Lincoln spoke of the need to free slaves. The longest-serving president, Franklin D Roosevelt outlined four essential human freedoms - freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear - to make a case for more global involvement as World War 2 raged in Europe.
Richard Nixon tried to use the State of the Union to dismiss the importance of Watergate but his successor, Gerald Ford, spoke of the poor state of the nation thanks to Watergate and its fallout.
Presidents Clinton and Bush have used it as an opportunity not only to outline their plans for the future but to reflect on the true state of the nation as they see it.
On Tuesday night, Barack Obama will deliver his final State of the Union to the US.
Produced by Ciaran Daly | The State of the Union address has given US presidents through the years an opportunity to communicate to the nation. | 35295477 |
The event, first staged in 2013, boasts the world's richest one-day races, with equal prize money of 100,000 euros (£88,100) for men and women.
The women's Ride London-Surrey Classic was given World Tour status in 2016.
"Now it's a World Tour race, the standard of the field will go up," said Team Sky's Geraint Thomas.
Wales' Thomas came second in last year's race having launched a solo bid for victory 50km out before getting caught in the final 5km.
He added: "It will be super-competitive and super-fast and I think it's going to be a really exciting race."
The race begins at Horse Guards Parade in St James' Park before the teams head into the Surrey countryside to climb Leith Hill and Box Hill.
The cyclists then head back to the centre of the capital and finish on The Mall.
The Ride London-Surrey Classic is a legacy event from the London 2012 Olympics, and covers a distance of 187km.
This year it will feature just two circuits of Ranmore Common as opposed to the three in previous years. | Great Britain will host its first men's UCI World Tour race when the Ride London-Surrey Classic takes place in July. | 40260580 |
George Pinner, Phil Roper and Ian Sloan were voted in by their fellow internationals and the new system was in place for this month's Sultan Azlan Shah Trophy, won by Great Britain.
"They were voted in as a result of their different qualities," said GB head coach Bobby Crutchley.
"I thank Barry for his leadership."
He added: "We are very fortunate to have him with us as one of the best players in the world, and I know his leadership qualities will be as prevalent as ever."
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According to a statement from England Hockey, there was a "strong desire" for greater levels of player accountability, responsibility and shared ownership. As a result, Crutchley and the player group decided to name three captains instead of one.
Goalkeeper George Pinner, 30: He has 118 caps for both England and Great Britain. Pinner was a reserve for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and then played in every fixture in last year's Rio Games. The Holcombe player has four senior medals to his name, including bronze in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Forward Phil Roper, 25: He has 59 caps and has scored 12 goals. Roper helped Wimbledon to national league titles in both 2015 and 2016, and has played for England in both World League finals. He also won Commonwealth Games bronze in Glasgow in 2014.
Midfielder Ian Sloan, 23: He was the youngest player in the GB squad in Rio, and has three goals from his 36 caps. Sloan has also played in the World League final and the Champions Trophy. | Great Britain and England Hockey have a new three-man captaincy structure after Barry Middleton's decision to step aside after eight years as skipper. | 40030290 |
2 May 2016 Last updated at 07:59 BST
His admission ends years of speculation about who came up with the original ideas underlying the digital cash system.
Mr Wright has provided technical proof to back up his claim using coins known to be owned by Bitcoin's creator.
Prominent members of Bitcoin community and its core development team have also confirmed Mr Wright's claim.
Read the full story: Bitcoin creator identifies himself | Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright has publicly identified himself as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. | 36185265 |
Cardiff council had previously said the building was in "a precarious state" and City Road would stay closed until a demolition team had secured the site.
About 90% of the City Road building was damaged and it also suffered a roof collapse, the fire service has said.
The cause of the fire on Thursday is not yet known. | Part of a Cardiff thoroughfare has been reopened for motorists and pedestrians following a fire which ravaged a discount furniture store. | 36005344 |
The High Peak Trail is a 17m (27km) route through the Peak District along a former railway line in Derbyshire.
Most of the path is wide enough for horses, cyclists and walkers to use at the same time, but a stretch from Newhaven Crossing is just 30in (75cm).
Thanks to a £42,000 grant from Natural England, the section will be widened and resurfaced over the winter.
The Peak District National Park Authority, which maintains the trail, provided a further £18,000 towards the project. | A traffic free path through a national park is to be widened and resurfaced to increase safety. | 34438286 |
The baby's grandmother had been walking alongside the River Severn, near Victoria Street, in Shrewsbury when the carrier fell into the water.
West Mercia Police said three council workers nearby heard the woman scream and rushed to her aid.
Two jumped into the water and rescued the baby, who appeared unharmed, police said.
The girl was taken by ambulance to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, where she is being looked after.
Det Insp Paul Mathison praised the trio for their "quick thinking and brave actions" and said they averted a potential tragedy. | A six-month-old girl was rescued after her pram was blown into a river by a gust of wind. | 31460509 |
There have been reports linking the 36-year-old with a role under new England head coach Eddie Jones.
The Australian, who agreed a four-year deal last week, coached Japan during the World Cup, with ex-England captain Borthwick as one of his assistants.
"There has been no contact from the RFU," Robinson told BBC Radio Bristol.
"It is very simple for us: Steve Borthwick is employed by Bristol Rugby.
"He is here for two years and his focus is on Bristol Rugby getting promotion."
Borthwick's relationship with Jones goes back to their time together at Saracens, with the former lock skippering the team during Jones' second season as head coach at the club.
He retired in 2014 and was recruited by Bristol as their forwards coach last month. | Bristol's director of rugby Andy Robinson insists there has been no approach from the Rugby Football Union for coach Steve Borthwick. | 34900025 |
St Just Chapel - completed in 1833 - will close its doors for worship in August 2017.
The church joins a list of closures in the county due to falling congregation numbers and rising maintenance costs.
President of the Methodist Conference, Reverend Steven Wild, said the decision reflected a "changing society".
"It is really sad. They built it so everybody in the community could fit in it to hear the gospel message.
"Times have changed. The way that people worship is different now... Unfortunately secularisation has crept in in our country in quite a big way that we don't see in other parts of the world."
Julian Drew, superintendent minister for West Penwith, said the costs of maintaining the building were "quite huge".
"It's a big building... [The costs] are beyond the size of the congregation that's here".
Mr Drew said the church council would be looking at "a number of options" for the future of the chapel over the coming months, but that if no group came forward to support its upkeep the building would have to go on the market.
The Miners Cathedral got its name in remembrance of 20 people who lost their lives when the West Wheal Owles mine flooded in 1893. | A Methodist chapel in Cornwall, sometimes known as the Miners' Cathedral, will close next year it has been announced. | 36123742 |
A New York appeals court unanimously rejected every Argentine argument against the payout.
The decision is the latest twist in the long-running legal saga.
Argentina refuses to pay anything to investors who declined to participate in a previous debt reduction deal involving most of the nation's lenders.
"What the consequences predicted by Argentina have in common is that they are speculative, hyperbolic and almost entirely of the Republic's own making," the judges said in their decision.
But the appeals court held off forcing Argentina to pay pending an appeal to the Supreme Court - which is considered unlikely to hear the case, but puts off any decision to 2014, well after Argentina's congressional elections in October.
The appeal came after a Manhattan court ruled last February that Argentina had violated its contractual obligation to treat all creditors equally. That meant the country would have to pay the bondholders, led by NML Capital and Aurelius Capital Management.
Argentina defaulted on some $100bn of debts in 2002, and has since restructured its debt twice, cancelling around 75% of the nominal value of the bonds.
Almost 92% of the country's bondholders agreed to write off most of the amount owed to them.
NML Capital and Aurelius are demanding 100% repayment of the $1.3bn, plus interest.
The investors were so determined to get their money that they went to court to have an Argentinean ship, the Libertad, impounded in Ghana last year. After several weeks, the ship returned home. | Argentina has been told again it must pay back more than $1.3bn (£830m) to a group of investors - 11 years after its record debt default. | 23832247 |
Down was one of Great Britain's youngest para-athletes competing at London 2012 and she helped the women's epee team finish eighth.
She has just had a year-long break and does not want to risk surgery which would "leave me with scar tissue and potentially a worse injury".
"I still want to stay as involved with fencing as I possibly can," she added. | Paralympic fencer Gabi Down has retired from the sport at the age of 17 because of a wrist injury. | 34836465 |
Aaron Dickinson, from Douglas, said he would use the money to put a deposit down on a house and launch his own fishing business on the island.
"I honestly don't think I have ever screamed so loudly in all of my life," he said. "I was literally screaming all of the way back to the shop."
The 25-year-old currently works as a scallop fisherman and sells his produce to fish markets in Peel. | A fisherman from the Isle of Man has landed £250,000 from a £2 scratch card. | 38560858 |
The boy reportedly got into difficulties while swimming with friends at Greenbooth Reservoir in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
Police were called to the moorland beauty spot on Monday. An underwater search team examined the area and later discovered the boy's body.
His details have not been released and police said they did not believe his death was suspicious.
Friends have been laying flowers at the scene all day.
One told the BBC: "I'm speechless, he was really well liked."
David Gillard, who lives nearby, said the reservoir was popular with teenagers.
"We get a lot of teenagers coming up to cool off and what they tend to do is jump off the rocks," he added.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the boy's family was being supported by specially-trained officers.
Det Ch Insp John Harris said: "My sincerest condolences are with the boy's family at hearing this heart-wrenching news."
David Walker, leisure safety manager at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), said: "We understand the temptation to want to go swimming at open water sites, especially during the hot weather.
"Things to consider when open water swimming, even on a hot day, is that the water might be a lot colder or deeper than you were expecting and there may be strong currents and underwater debris that you cannot see from the bank.
"Consider how you are going to get out of the water before you get in, and be honest about your swimming ability." | A 16-year-old boy has drowned in a reservoir. | 40336890 |
The RNLI lifeboat was launched on the County Down lough on Thursday night.
A group of five men had got in to difficulty on a seven-metre yacht and were escorted back to safe water. No one was injured.
Seven others were rescued by the RNLI after becoming stranded on islands on the lough on Wednesday. | A second group of people have been brought to safety after getting into trouble on Strangford Lough in the space of 48 hours. | 39816109 |
The body of Trevor Hadlow, 70, was discovered at an address in Capstone Road, Gillingham, on Tuesday morning.
His family said: "Trevor was quite a character, who enjoyed the outdoor life. He was always willing to help out friends and neighbours."
The teenager, from Sheerness, has been remanded in custody and will appear before magistrates in Medway on Monday.
He has also been charged with attempted grievous bodily harm with intent and dangerous driving.
The additional charges related to an incident in High Street, Eastchurch, on 8 July in which a traffic warden was injured, Kent Police said. | A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of an elderly man found with head injuries in Kent. | 38125982 |
Giles Watling, who played Oswald in the 1980s show and is now a Tory councillor, was selected at an open primary in the constituency.
He was chosen ahead of fellow local councillor Sue Lissimore following a hustings at Clacton town hall.
The by-election was triggered by the defection of sitting Tory MP Douglas Carswell, who will now stand for UKIP.
The vote will be held on 9 October.
The open primary allowed anyone from Clacton, no matter which party they supported, to take part in the selection.
After his selection, Mr Watling was asked by BBC political correspondent Robin Brant whether an actor could be trusted to serve as an MP.
"'Of course', he responded, adding that actors have "been around for thousands of years."
Conservative Chief Whip Michael Gove was among 30 MPs from the party campaigning in Clacton on Thursday.
Mr Watling became a well-known face because of his role in Bread - a BBC One TV series during the late 1980s and early 1990s about the working class Roman Catholic Boswell family in Liverpool.
He played the character Oswald, a vicar who romanced and eventually married the only Boswell daughter, Aveline. He appeared in a total of 49 episodes and the 1988 edition which saw the couple get married was watched by 21 million viewers.
Other TV credits include roles in How's Your Father?, Grange Hill and 'Allo 'Allo. | An actor best-known for sitcom Bread has been chosen as the Conservative candidate in the Clacton by-election. | 29163450 |
The man, who appears to be in his late teens or early 20s, was found shortly before 21:00 GMT near the entrance to Heanor Memorial Park.
A post-mortem examination will be held to determine the cause of the man's death.
Derbyshire Police do not yet know his identity but said he was of "Far Eastern appearance".
Officers have asked anyone who saw anything suspicious in the park area during the afternoon or evening to contact them. | Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found near a park on Christmas Day. | 38436316 |
Pictures posted on social media show a crowd of people holding and touching a dolphin in the city of Santa Teresita.
The photos sparked condemnation from wildlife experts and social media users.
The Franciscana dolphin is vulnerable to extinction, and conservationists say only 30,000 of them live in the wild.
An Argentine wildlife foundation said that two dolphins were found by beach-goers and that at least one of them was dead.
A video of the incident appears to show a man taking one dolphin from the sea and walking around with it.
In pictures posted on Facebook, dozens of people are seen around the animal, touching it and taking photos.
It is not clear if the dolphin was alive or already dead or if the images are of the same animal.
The Franciscan or Del Plata dolphin is one of the smallest in the world, measuring between 1.3m (4.2ft) and 1.7m (5.5ft), the foundation said. They can be found only in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
After the images emerged, the Vida Silvestre Foundation, a conservation group, issued a warning, telling people to help the animal return to the water if they are found stranded "so history will not repeat itself".
Users on social media also condemned the incident, with many calling it the result of "stupidity" and "ignorance". | Beach-goers in Argentina have been criticised after reportedly taking endangered dolphins from the sea to take selfies. | 35606354 |
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Homes and businesses were damaged in the storm, but weather experts were not able to confirm it was a tornado.
Navtej Johal reports. | Residents in Coalville in Leicestershire are cleaning up after high winds hit the town. | 29873183 |
Two men were left in hospital after they were assaulted in Bath Street at about 03:30 on Saturday 26 September.
They had been involved in an argument with a group of people and were seriously injured in an ensuing fight.
Police appealed for any witnesses who recognise the men in the images issued to come forward.
The first man is described as being white, 20 to 25 years old, 5ft 10in to 6ft tall and with short hair. He was wearing a long-sleeved polo top and dark-coloured jeans.
The second man was of similar age, 6ft to 6ft 2in tall, with dark hair. He was wearing a dark-coloured polo top.
Det Con Blair Duncan, of Police Scotland, said Bath Street was busy at the time of the incident, and appealed for members of the public who assisted the victims or who saw the suspects to make contact with officers. | Detectives have issued pictures of two men in a fresh appeal for witnesses to a serious assault in Glasgow in September. | 35185960 |
The incident happened near the village of Eddleston at about 13:00 on Sunday.
The man fell from a Vespa scooter and was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment.
Police said they believed a black car may have been involved in the incident and appealed for anyone who was in the area to contact them. | A man has been seriously injured after falling from his scooter in the Scottish Borders. | 37173410 |
This followed a three-day standoff between the soldiers and militants near the town of Pampore on Wednesday.
An army spokesman said the building was searched and weapons were recovered.
Indian-administered Kashmir has seen a wave of deadly unrest since a popular separatist leader was killed by the security forces in July.
On Monday, militants had entered an empty government building near Pampore town on the outskirts of the main city of Srinagar.
Troops, paramilitary soldiers and police surrounded the building while firing rockets, flame throwers and grenades, reports said. The militants fired back with automatic weapons and hurled grenades.
Major-General Ashok Narula of the Indian army described the operation as "tricky" and said the fighting was protracted because "the building was huge and we didn't want collateral damage".
Another building in the same compound was targeted by militants in February when the resulting gun battle left nine people dead.
The latest fighting comes after an attack on an Indian army base killed 18 soldiers last month. India blamed the attack on Pakistan, which denied the claim.
The nuclear-armed neighbours have accused each other of increasing hostilities along their de-facto border in Kashmir since last month's attack.
Later in September, India said it had retaliated by carrying out "surgical strikes" against suspected militants along the de-facto border.
Pakistan denied that India had carried out any strikes and said two of its soldiers were killed in unprovoked cross-border shelling. | The Indian army says two armed militants who had taken up positions in a government building in Indian-administered Kashmir have been killed. | 37640397 |
The waves are the result of swells produced by Hurricane Marie in the Pacific, 800 miles (1,300km) west of Mexico's Baja California peninsula.
Dangerous wave conditions are expected to continue through Thursday despite a weakened storm.
One person has died while surfing on a beach in Malibu.
But it is unclear if the death was caused by the surf or a medical condition.
Despite the danger, thousands of spectators lined the Wedge, a popular surf spot in Newport Beach, to watch surfboarders take on the waves, town officials said.
The swells are the largest seen in southern California since a pair of hurricanes hit the Pacific within weeks of each other in 1997, National Weather Service weather specialist Stuart Ceto said. | Waves as high as 20ft (6m) in southern California have damaged waterfront homes, knocked out pier pilings and attracted scores of surfers. | 28961231 |
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The Hammers took the lead after Cheikhou Kouyate juggled the ball twice, swivelled, and volleyed in to the goal.
United looked to be running out of time when Daley Blind equalisted in the 93rd-minute after Angel Di Maria's cross.
The visitors finished with 10 men, defender Luke Shaw sent off for a second yellow card.
Allardyce said after the game that his side "couldn't cope with the long balls" that Manchester United played. | Manager Sam Allardyce described West Ham as "fantastic" in their 1-1 home draw against Manchester United, but admits "disappointment" at letting in a late equaliser. | 31290292 |
PC Michael Graham, 47, an officer in Hounslow, has also been charged with assault.
The offences are alleged to have taken place between 24 December 2013 and 2 September 2014 while the officer was off duty.
He was arrested on 6 October and is due to appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on 21 October.
The Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed, Scotland Yard said. | A Met Police officer has been charged with seven counts of rape. | 34571277 |
The line has been run by Greater Anglia since 2012 and the company renewed the franchise in August.
The deal fulfils the "long-standing objective of running the franchise as a 60:40 joint venture", according to Abellio MD Dominic Booth.
The rail union RMT has criticised the sale of Britain's rail network.
News of the sale first emerged in January, shortly after the sale of the c2c franchise to Trenitalia.
The RMT said it stands by comments made in January by the union's general secretary, Mick Cash, who warned that Britain's rail network was being sold off like it was a "dodgy car boot sale".
"The checks and balances for both passengers and the taxpayer, which the DfT claims are enshrined in its multi-million pound franchising programme, are clearly lacking when the winning bidder can simply walk away, share out its responsibilities and choose its replacement whenever it sees fit," he said.
Abellio, which will still be in overall control of the franchise, said the deal will result in a £1.4bn investment over nine years, with new trains and average journey times reduced by 10%.
Mitsui, which has been contacted by the BBC, are the first Japanese company to have taken a stake in a British train operator and will "have a presence on the board".
A DfT spokesperson said: "This was a commercial decision for Abellio. The government approved this partial sale once both parties satisfied us that passengers would benefit from it." | The sale of 40% of Abellio's Greater Anglian rail franchise to Japanese firm Mitsui has been completed after Department of Transport (Dft) approval. | 39341380 |
Mr Kenny announced earlier this month that he would step down as leader of the Fine Gael party.
"I am very happy after 15 years as leader of Fine Gael, and six as taoiseach, to hand over responsibility," he said.
The new party leader is to be announced on 2 June following a contest between Leo Varadkar and Simon Coveney.
Mr Varadkar is the overwhelming favourite.
"I hope that the next leader of Fine Gael, whoever it may be, always makes decisions that are in the interest of the country," Mr Kenny told the Dáil (Irish Parliament).
Over the last year, Mr Kenny has led a minority government propped up by an alliance of independents with the support of the opposition party - Fianna Fáil - to pass its budgets.
Members from across the political spectrum extended their best wishes to Mr Kenny for the future.
He will continue as taoiseach until parliament chooses a successor. | Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny has taken part in his final Question Time in the Irish parliament. | 40108907 |
Jonathan Smith, 38, died instantly when he was shot twice outside a bungalow in Melton on 20 May.
Peter Guy, 54, of Melton Old Road, was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter last Friday after a week-long trial at Hull Crown Court.
He admitted five associated firearms offences at a previous hearing.
Guy has been sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court.
During the trial the court heard Mr Smith had driven from his home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, to Guy's property and repeatedly crashed his lorry into his van and garage door after a family row.
The jury was played the emergency call to the police in which Guy was heard claiming he had been stabbed twice in the neck.
He was then heard to say: "I've shot him."
Guy's claim of shooting Mr Smith in self defence was rejected by the jury. | A man who shot and killed his partner's son-in-law with a sawn-off shotgun after a family row in East Yorkshire has been jailed for 14 years. | 30385452 |
Details about the incident, which is said to have taken place last week near the town of Maungdaw, vary widely.
Reports say clashes erupted with police following the disappearance of a policeman at a Rohingya village.
The government of Burma (also known as Myanmar) said it had no information, but local authorities denied any killings took place.
Rakhine state officials told the BBC that 84 Rohingya villagers had been arrested after an incident.
But the Arakan Project, an advocacy group that focuses on Rohingyas, said events reached their climax on 13 January in Du Char Yar Tan village with at least eight people killed and more feared dead.
Women and children are reported to be among the dead.
The US Embassy in Burma also expressed concern at "reports of excessive use of force by security officials".
In 2012, extensive clashes erupted between Buddhist and Muslim communities in Rakhine state, leaving almost 200 dead.
Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims remain displaced in the wake of that violence, many still living in camps.
Sporadic outbreaks of anti-Muslim violence continued throughout 2013 in other parts of Burma as well.
According to reports, tensions rose last week when Rohingya Muslims from the village clashed with police after they discovered that several Rohingyas had been killed when they were caught trying to flee over the border to Bangladesh.
When a local policeman was reported missing, presumed killed, following that clash, more police entered the village resulting in the violence in which the eight were killed, reports said.
The BBC's Jonah Fisher in the capital Naypyidaw says that the details are impossible to confirm, but is clear that something very serious took place earlier this week. | Activists in Burma say eight Rohingya Muslims were killed by police in fresh violence in Rakhine state. | 25778464 |
The Jack Russell terrier, who has been named Molly by the RSPCA, was found by a member of the public in Backwell near Bristol Airport.
Molly had shotgun pellets beneath her skin with injuries to her jaw and face.
The RSPCA's John Atkinson said: "It's heartbreaking to think someone could intentionally attack a dog then leave her with such horrific injuries."
Molly is in intensive care being nursed by the team at the RSPCA Bristol clinic.
She is not micro-chipped so officers have so far been unable to trace her owners.
Chief inspector Atkinson added: "We don't know exactly what happened to her or how long she has been struggling alone with her injuries and are appealing to anyone who recognises Molly or knows what may have happened to her to get in touch."
Anyone with information can contact the RSPCA appeal line on 0300 123 8018. | A dog has suffered serious injuries after it was shot in the head at point-blank range. | 40585394 |
9 February 2016 Last updated at 07:09 GMT
Forest fires and poaching have led to a decrease in the population.
Some baby orangutans don't have parents to teach them how to look after themselves.
International Animal Rescue has more than 100 of the animals at its sanctuary in Ketapang in western Kaliman province.
It's set up a forest school so the orangutans can play and learn how to survive in the wild.
It can take up to eight years for the babies to be ready to be released. | Orangutans living at a sanctuary in Indonesia are being prepared for release back into the wild. | 35530158 |
The Dow Jones gained 0.59% to reach 20,172.33, while the wider S&P 500 climbed 0.58% to 2,307.87.
Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq finished at a record high for the third day in a row, climbing 0.58% to 5,715.18.
Twitter shares dived nearly 12.24% after its fourth quarter losses nearly doubled and revenues only inched up.
The social networking service reported a loss of $167m (£133m) in the final three months of 2016, as against $90m in the same period a year earlier.
The boost to shares more generally followed comments by President Donald Trump that he would reveal his tax cutting plan soon.
Following Mr Trump's election in November, US shares enjoyed a rally prompted by investors expectations that he would cut taxes and increase infrastructure spending in an effort to stimulate the economy.
That rally has slowed more recently, but investors seem to have been encouraged at the prospect of learning more details of the proposals.
"I think this is another 'Trump On' trade day, where we're finally seeing some of the proposed policies being put into place," said Chris Gaffney, president of world markets at EverBank.
Shares in Coca-Cola ended down by 1.83% - after it forecast a drop in full-year profits - making it the second biggest faller on the Dow. | (Close): All three of the main share indexes on Wall Street ended the day at record highs on Thursday. | 38922135 |
McCombe appeared 61 times in a two-year spell with the Minstermen prior to leaving the club last month.
The 30-year-old was a member of the York side that reached the League Two play-off semi-finals in 2013-14.
Starting his career with Huddersfield Town, he also played for Port Vale and Hereford and won promotion from League Two with both sides. | Macclesfield Town have signed former York City defender John McCombe on a deal until the end of the season. | 35699176 |
More than 430 bikes will be for hire from 50 hubs along the seafront, in the city centre and along the A27 corridor to the Falmer university campuses.
Councillor Gill Mitchell said the aim was to provide a service to work alongside existing cycle hire firms.
"It's a fantastic idea that's long overdue," said Duncan Blinkhorn, spokesman for Brighton Biketrain.
Biketrain, a volunteer group of cycling enthusiasts, has campaigned for improvements to cycling in the city.
"If each of those 430 bikes gets used several times a day that's well over 1,000 journeys a day without generating more bikes that need to be parked," said Mr Blinkhorn.
"Space is an issue in the city so this really does answer that."
Brighton and Hove environment and transport committee gave the green light to the council to seek a provider for the bike hire scheme at a meeting on Tuesday.
The council wants the scheme to be up and running by May 2017.
The committee also considered providing additional cycle parking places for bike owners at five locations. | A cycle hire scheme for Brighton similar to London's has been given the go-ahead by councillors. | 34910076 |
The RSPCA Centre at West Hatch took in 15 seals at the end of November and more have arrived in the last few days.
Centre worker Jo Schmit said: "The mark now is around 30 but we expecting to take more in from the Welsh coast."
The influx follows the closure of a seal rehab centre in Milford Haven last year. All the orphans rescued this year are grey seals.
The seals are given names based on a theme - this year the centre turned to Bond as as the inspiration.
Various animal rescue charities are informed of the whereabouts of the seals by members of the public who spot them washed up on the shores.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) then monitors the creatures for 24 to 48 hours to check they are orphans and are not just there while the adult seals hunt for food.
Once they are identified as orphans, charities including the RSPCA, BDMLR and North Devon Animal Ambulance transport them in kennels to West Hatch.
"We have Stamper, and Vargas, Mallory and Blofeld who is one of our longer-staying residents," Ms Schmit said.
"He's been living with us for a while and he has been living up to his reputation."
She added: "Every seal is a complete individual, some will learn very very soon, even from white coat stage they might start shredding fish up.
"With Goldfinger, he's been here quite a while... we have to try to weigh up whether he's being lazy or whether he doesn't get it."
On arrival, the seals are checked for wounds and given a course of antibiotics if needed.
They are also monitored to ensure they gain weight and are warm enough. | An animal sanctuary has named 30 seal pups hit by storms off the Welsh coast on the theme of James Bond villains. | 34993883 |
The company reported a net profit of 159bn roubles ($3.1bn: £2bn) for 2014, down 86% from a 1.14-trillion-rouble profit the year before.
Last year's fall in oil prices also contributed to the plunge in profits.
At the same time, a debt and pricing dispute meant Gazprom cut gas supplies to Ukraine, one of its key markets.
Gas sales to Europe and other countries declined by 8.5%.
Energy analyst David Hunter at consultancy Schneider Electric said: "Gazprom is facing a perfect storm of faltering European gas demand, economic sanctions on Russia, the falling rouble and global oversupply in liquefied natural gas.
"This is a subtext to a larger geopolitical story, with Europe keen to create an 'energy union' and reduce its dependence on Russian gas, particularly on its eastern borders.
"On the upside, there has been a 30% bounce in oil prices from January lows, which, if sustained, will feed through into revenues in the medium term. The rouble has stabilised recently, and around 30% of European gas demand is still being met by Russian supply.
"In the longer term, Russia is looking east to Chinese markets as an outlet for its vast reserves and an alternative pipeline market to Europe in future.
"Still, these are challenging times for the company." | Russia's largest energy company, Gazprom, has reported a big drop in annual profits after being hit by the fall in the value of the rouble. | 32509641 |
The West Highland Way covers 96 miles (154.4km) from Milngavie on the outskirts of Glasgow to Fort William.
National Geographic Traveler Magazine ranked it alongside 19 other trails, including the Santa Cruz Trek in Peru and Tibet's Mount Kailash Pilgrimage.
The magazine's August/September issue also has a feature on the Scottish islands of Muck, Eigg and Jura.
Colorado-based Doug Schnitzspahn compiled National Geographic Traveler's guide to the world's best hikes.
The writer has spent several years building and maintaining trails while working for the US Forest Service in Montana and Idaho.
Mr Schnitzspahn said the West Highland Way could "feel big and windswept at times, taking in the rocky peaks and rolling grasses of Glen Coe and climbing the Devil's Staircase path on the Aonach Eagach ridge".
He added: "But the route also takes in more subtle beauty, including the bogs of Rannoch Moor and the shores of bucolic Loch Lomond."
The writer also highlighted the fact that the Scottish trail forms part of the International Appalachian Trail (IAT), which also features in the National Geographic list.
The IAT is an attempt to connect treks in the Appalachian Mountains of the US to others in Canada, Greenland, Scotland, France, Spain and Morocco.
Mountains in the countries are the remains of a range that traversed part of the supercontinent of Pangaea some 300 million years ago, before it broke up.
Previously, National Geographic Traveler included a 300-mile (483km) sea kayaking expedition along Scotland's west coast as the only UK entry in its list of 50 Tours of a Lifetime.
Britain's largest national park and the Highlands were also included on a list of places in the world for travellers to visit during 2011. | A walking route in Scotland has been included on a US travel magazine's list of the world's best hikes. | 19281465 |
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The explosion happened in the early hours of Monday at the post office in Long Ashton, near Bristol.
Avon and Somerset Police said three people were arrested and are being held on suspicion of causing an explosion with intent to endanger life.
"Cash was taken but it is not yet known how much," a spokesman said. "Anyone who was in the area at about 03:30 GMT is asked to call police," he added. | A village cash machine has been blown up and a quantity of money stolen. | 35220525 |
Andrew Peryer was sent a photograph two days after the death of his wife Wendy, 53, showing them in the lane outside Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth.
Council figures show the enforcement camera amassed fines totalling £123,000 within 11 weeks of it being installed.
Portsmouth City Council said the signs complied with national regulations.
Mr Peryer said: "I had to double-take when I looked at my car and saw the picture of me and my wife in there... I'd just lost her on the Saturday... [it] was like a double whammy, it rubbed salt into the wound."
Mrs Peryer died from cancer on 1 October.
A Freedom of Information request to Portsmouth City Council revealed the camera, installed in Cavell Drive on 22 July 2016, generated 2,062 penalty charge notices by 6 October - each for £60.
The 57-year-old from Portsmouth said he returned to check the signs and maintains they were not visible from his driving position.
He is awaiting the outcome of an appeal.
He said: "It just seems rather underhand. Surely, if you have something that's generating such a high volume of tickets you would look to see a reason why.
"It appears to be a high cash-generation spot and it seems to be preying on people who would be under stress or they've gone to visit someone or are having treatment - that seems totally unfair."
Transport councillor Jim Fleming said appeals to fines were considered on compassionate grounds.
He added: "All the signs, both indicating a bus-only thoroughfare and the presence of camera technology, are clear and fully comply with national regulations.
"There have been 19 successful appeals at this location to date but none of these related to the signs." | A man fined after failing to see a bus lane sign as he drove his terminally-ill wife to hospital has accused the council of "underhand" behaviour. | 37848061 |
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