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The chant is inspired by Chaka Khan's 1983 hit single Ain't Nobody and is performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and sung by the BBC National Chorus of Wales, Mike Peters, Jay James, Dionne Bennett and Beatbox Fozzy.
The song is part of BBC Wales' Euro 2016 special 'C'mon Wales: Our Euro 2016 Singalong' which is on BBC Two Wales on Wednesday at 22:00 BST and online via BBC iPlayer | The fact Joe Ledley will be fit for Euro 2016 is music to the ears of Welsh football fans - and this rendition of the terrace chant of supporters in France will surely inspire Ledley to break into his now infamous celebratory dance. | 36465608 |
Elvis Sidaway, 53, preyed on women - often students - in Birmingham's Selly Oak, Edgbaston and Quinton areas between 20 November and 29 January.
Some victims were threatened with a knife, West Midlands Police said.
At Birmingham Crown Court Sidaway, of Fountain Road, Edgbaston, was found guilty of rape and possessing a knife.
He had previously admitted sexually assaulting five students as well as three charges of threatening another with a knife.
Two female students reported being attacked by a suspect wearing a gorilla mask last November and one of the women managed to pull the mask covering off.
Sidaway, who worked as a paint mixer, was tracked down after his car was spotted in Selly Oak.
A search of the blue Peugeot 207 car revealed condoms and a black firelighter. At his address, officers found a craft knife, black gloves and another firelighter.
Det Sgt Laura Harrison said Sidaway had caused a whole community to question their safety.
"I hope this will reassure his victims and the wider student population that a dangerous man is no longer a threat to them," she said.
Jonathan Kelleher, senior crown prosecutor with the West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service said: "Elvis Sidaway is a dangerous sexual predator who targeted vulnerable lone females on their way home in the early hours of the morning."
Sidaway will remain on the sex offenders register indefinitely, the court said. | A man who carried out sex attacks on young women at knifepoint while wearing a gorilla mask has been jailed for 21 years. | 40611172 |
The term refers to 17 people murdered and secretly buried by republican paramilitaries during the Troubles.
Since searches began, the bodies of 10 of the Disappeared have been recovered.
A further seven people have never been found.
They include west Belfast IRA man Joe Lynskey, Brendan Megraw from Twinbrook and SAS-trained officer Capt Robert Nairac.
The statement was issued to coincide with the launch of a new book The Disappeared Of Northern Ireland's Troubles that collates the personal stories of 14 of the families.
A day of reflection on the Troubles, and the future, is also being held on Friday, the longest day of the year.
"It is a day to reflect on the conflict in Northern Ireland and to acknowledge the deep hurt and pain caused," said Kate Turner, director of Healing Through Remembering.
"It is also a time to reflect on our attitudes with regards to what more we might have done and might now do, in order to bring about a peaceful new society." | Actors Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt are backing an appeal by the families of the Disappeared for information that could lead to the recovery of the victims still not found. | 22989273 |
The Electoral Commission said Royal Mail was told not to fold leaflets with its material but there were instances where this had been breached.
Caerphilly MP Wayne David said it had happened "in large parts of Wales".
Royal Mail said it was not its policy to fold leaflets together.
A spokesman said: "It appears that in a small number of cases some leaflets may have been folded together with other mail simply for ease of posting through letter boxes. This is not our policy.
"All staff have again been reminded that this is not our policy. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and have already spoken to the Electoral Commission."
Mr David raised the issue in parliament, saying: "In large parts of Wales this leaflet has been distributed by post inside a very, very good leaflet from the Electoral Commission which explains the voting system for Welsh assembly and the PCC elections.
"We are trying to get to the root to how this happened but if in fact it's the Royal Mail that is responsible for this, will he [the speaker] join me in condemning them?"
An Electoral Commission spokeswoman said it was a politically neutral organisation and did not support any referendum campaigning organisation.
"We have raised these concerns with Royal Mail," she said. | Royal Mail has been criticised after Brexit leaflets, campaigning for an EU exit in June's referendum, were folded with voting guides and posted to Welsh households. | 36016333 |
The news comes 10 months after Mr Harper lost the election to Justin Trudeau and then resigned as Conservative leader.
He said representing Calgary in Parliament had been an honour.
He was first elected as a Reform MP in 1993 and later led the Conservative Party to three election victories.
In a written statement, he said: "Friends, we did a lot together, but I know the best is yet to come.
"Our country must continue to serve as a model of prosperity and freedom."
Three election wins, no shortage of controversy
Five things Stephen Harper got wrong
He listed his achievements as cutting taxes and balancing the national budget.
"We got tough on crime and put families first. We managed our G7 economy through the worst global recession since the Great Depression, and came out in the strongest position of them all."
He said he was preparing for "the next chapter" of his life.
According to Bloomberg, the 57-year-old will work on his consulting, with the intention of launching a firm in Calgary which will focus on international issues. | Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper has given up his seat as an MP, leaving Canadian politics after more than 20 years to focus on his businesses. | 37198235 |
It is estimated to have cost emergency services a further one million pounds.
Nicholas Muton climbed up over a stretch of the motorway in Leicestershire at midday on Sunday.
He eventually came down shortly after 16:00 BST on Monday.
The 45-year-old appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court charged with causing a public nuisance.
He did not indicate how he intends to plead, and the case was sent to crown court for a plea and case management hearing on 13 July.
The prosecution told the court about the estimated cost to the emergency services and wider economy, but they did not explain how this cost had been calculated.
They said the cost to the wider economy may turn out to be more than £28m once it has been investigated further.
Part of the southbound carriageway of the motorway was closed while negotiators tried to talk Mr Muton down.
Mr Muton, who has no fixed address, was remanded in custody until the next hearing. | A 28-hour closure of part of the M1 after a man scaled an information board gantry cost the wider economy at least one million pounds an hour, a court has heard. | 36537798 |
The 48 year old was found fatally wounded on the 189 bus in Gloucester Place, near Dorset Square, at about 00:10 BST.
Detectives believe the man boarded the vehicle at Brent Cross bus station at 23:13 but are investigating when and where the stabbing took place.
The man was treated by paramedics but pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests have been made.
Scotland Yard said they believe they know the man's identity but are awaiting confirmation that his next of kin have been informed.
Det Ch Insp Noel McHugh said he wanted to "hear from anyone who was at Brent Cross bus station or who travelled on the 189 bus from Brent Cross towards the Marylebone area".
"It is crucial that we speak with any potential witnesses," he said. | A man has been found stabbed to death on a bus in central London. | 39742676 |
The items, which feature in a top 10 list of strange donations, were given to charities including Oxfam and Guide Dogs for the Blind.
The list, which was compiled by the Charities Aid Foundation, also includes a ventriloquist dummy and two canaries.
The donations have either been left at charity shops or bequeathed as legacies.
Other goods included a Victoria Cross and a Doulton Faience ceramic vase, which was spotted by valuers working for Oxfam.
Known as a moon flask because of its shape, the Doulton Faience vase was given to one of the charity's High Street shops.
The piece - dated circa 1890 - sold for £2,400 at auction in June 2016.
Joanna Walker, head of private clients at CAF, said: "People's generous and unusual donations make charity shops and websites an amazing source of items to buy, helping people personalise their homes and supporting thousands of vital causes in the process." | A sheep's head, a prosthetic leg and a ferret are among the strangest gifts people have given to charities. | 38408407 |
Unknown artists painted the Monument to the Soviet Army on Saturday night, local media reported.
Russia has since demanded an explanation of the "vandal incident", the Itar-Tass agency reported.
It is the latest in a series of modifications of the monument which have tried to make political points. | A Soviet monument in Sofia, Bulgaria has been painted in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, sparking protest from Russia. | 26346901 |
The 28-year-old carded six birdies and did not drop a shot as he moved to 13 under at Coco Beach.
American Chris Stroud leads on 15 under in a field that sees the top 25 players separated by just five strokes.
Johnston, ranked 100 in the world, has one victory on the European Tour but is yet to win a PGA Tour title. | England's Andrew Johnston moved two shots off the lead at the Puerto Rico Open after a six-under-par third round of 66. | 39397137 |
Other projects being funded by the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) will examine the lives of sea trout, salmon and dolphins.
The centre is run by Swedish power company Vattenfall.
The three million euro (£2.6m) offshore wind research programme is thought to be the largest of its kind.
Half the money is being provided by the European Union.
Vattenfall, which is wholly owned by the Swedish government, said the programme would also put Scotland at the forefront of research and development in the industry.
The first projects to receive funding include:
Adam Ezzamel, the centre's project director, said: "The announcement of these successful projects, including three in Scotland, is an exciting one with each having the potential to unlock fascinating new insights into the offshore wind environment and determine influencing environmental factors."
Mr Ezzamel said the EOWDC's offshore wind test facility offered an "unmissable opportunity" for scientists and researchers.
He added: "We are pleased to be facilitating such innovative research in the north-east which will bring considerable benefits to the region as well as the industry and policy-making."
Almost 100 applications from across the UK and overseas were submitted for the research programme with a shortlist of 16 selected by a specialist scientific panel.
The panel hopes to make a further funding announcement soon.
WWF Scotland said: "Offshore wind is a critical technology in the fight against climate change, helping to reduce emissions, keep the lights on and create thousands of jobs across the UK and Scotland.
"This new package of research and development projects will enrich our understanding of the environmental and economic effects of offshore wind operating in our waters, helping ensure any future development maximises the benefits." | The economic and environmental impact of offshore wind is to be studied as part of a multi-million pound research programme based in Aberdeen Bay. | 40339937 |
Point of Ayr Colliery, near Prestatyn, closed in 1996 after more than 100 years of mining.
Most men from the adjacent village of Ffynnongroyw followed their fathers and grandfathers down the pit.
The memorial, alongside the A548, was officially opened by Delyn MP David Hanson on Thursday. | A memorial dedicated to miners who worked at the last deep pit to close in north Wales has been unveiled in Flintshire. | 34348709 |
Barnsley College wants to build the school on the site of the town's Central Library, in Shambles Street.
A £5.3m grant from the government's Skills Funding Agency will help pay for the proposed college, which is due to be discussed by the cabinet this month.
Councillors will also be asked to approve a recommendation to relocate the library and a Citizens' Advice Bureau to Wellington Street.
If approved, it is hoped the college will be completed by summer 2015.
The remainder of the funding would be raised by the college through selling assets and borrowing.
Council leader Sir Steve Houghton said: "The proposal indicates the sixth form college would have the potential to bring £7.7m into the local economy.
"Following on from the recently completed town hall square modernisation, it would create an inspirational and vibrant building, at a key location, that would dramatically improve this gateway into the town centre."
The proposal will be discussed by the cabinet on 23 October. | Plans for a new £17m sixth form college for 1,150 pupils have been unveiled. | 24507363 |
16 January 2017 Last updated at 18:55 GMT
The blast was in an end terrace house in Cecil Road, Blackley and reduced much of the property to rubble.
A man with "major trauma" injuries was taken to Salford Royal Hospital and another person was taken to Wythenshawe hospital.
Three people were treated at the scene for minor injuries. | Drone footage has captured the aftermath of a suspected gas explosion at a house in Manchester that left five people injured. | 38642094 |
PC Jeremy Fowler, 40, from Brecon, Powys, was accused of attacking the man at Merthyr Tydfil police station.
He had denied the assault, saying he merely rubbed the man's hair and face as a "bit of fun" while PC Matthew Davies held him to the floor.
The officers still face an internal investigation over the alleged assault.
PC Davies was cleared of assault at Cardiff Magistrates' Court last year, after he claimed the incident was nothing more than "horseplay".
A spokeswoman for South Wales Police said the force "took these allegations against two serving police officers extremely seriously and a thorough criminal investigation into what happened took place".
She said: "We immediately referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission to ensure independent scrutiny."
She said the alleged victim and colleagues affected by the incident had been supported throughout the investigative and court processes.
"Now that the criminal proceedings are completed, significant attention will be given to internal misconduct processes, which will examine the conduct of police officers in relation to this case," she added. | A policeman accused of sexually assaulting a trainee in front of other officers for "banter" has been cleared by a jury at Swansea Crown Court. | 39064376 |
Brailsford was unhappy with a report by a cycling website reporter and excluded him from listening to Chris Froome's media conference on Monday.
But the 53-year-old says he regrets his comments and has apologised.
"I can be a bit stubborn at times," he told BBC Radio 5 live. "We're in battle mode, but I let myself down."
Brailsford added: "It wasn't very clever and I wouldn't want my daughter doing that.
"I went and apologised to the person involved."
Team Sky rider Froome is set to win his fourth Tour de France title on Sunday after finishing third on the penultimate stage on Saturday.
The 32-year-old took time out of all his major yellow jersey rivals on a 22.5km individual time trial in Marseille.
He will not have his lead attacked on Sunday's processional final stage into Paris and will win the race for the third successive year.
Since Froome's third Tour win in 2016, there has been widespread criticism of Team Sky and their principal Brailsford.
The former performance director of British Cycling has been questioned over the contents of a medical package sent to Sir Bradley Wiggins at the Criterium du Dauphine in 2011.
Wiggins, an asthma and allergy sufferer, received special permission to use triamcinolone shortly before the 2012 Tour as well as the previous year's event and the 2013 Giro d'Italia.
His therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) were approved by British authorities, and the UCI, cycling's world governing body. There is no suggestion either the 36-year-old or Team Sky broke any rules.
British Cycling has also been subject to independent review panel that found a "culture of fear" existed within the team. | Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford has apologised following a "foul-mouthed exchange" with a reporter during the Tour de France. | 40693410 |
Official results give the opposition coalition, the LDS, fifteen seats in the new National Assembly, five more than the People's Party of President James Michel.
Before the result was announced, Mr Michel promised to work with the new assembly.
The opposition had been expected to win the election.
"My hope is that this spirit of consultation continues in the new National Assembly, where we all work together for the common good of our nation," he said.
Does Seychelles live up to its idyllic image?
The LDS (Seychelles Democratic Alliance) consists of the main opposition party, the liberal SNP (Seychelles National Party) and four smaller opposition parties.
The SNP had refused to take part in the 2011 elections claiming they would not be fair.
Mr Michel's People's Party has been in power ever since the return of multi-party democracy in 1991, and before that during almost 16 years of one-party rule. | The opposition in the Seychelles has won parliamentary elections for the first time in four decades. | 37331772 |
The 48-year-old replaces Whitey Anderson who quit the Ferney Park hot seat after 10 years in charge.
Dykes managed Derry in 2003-04 and later went to Sligo Rovers as head of youth development.
As a defender, he played for Derry, Finn Harps and Sligo in the League of Ireland, and also Newry City in the Irish League.
He was most recently assistant manager at Finn Harps, based in Ballybofey, County Donegal.
Ballinamallard are currently waiting to hear when the second leg of their promotion/relegation play-off against Institute will take place.
Before Anderson quit, the Mallards won the first leg away 2-1.
The end of the Premiership campaign has been dogged by a complicated dispute over whether Carrick Rangers should have been docked points over former boss Gary Haveron's failure to properly serve a touchline ban.
A points deduction would have seen Carrick automatically relegated and Ballinamallard would have been safe. | Irish Premiership club Ballinamallard United have named former Derry City boss Gavin Dykes as their new manager. | 36418277 |
They also called for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and his party's junior coalition partner, the ethnic Albanian DUI.
The country's leaders agreed last week to hold early elections by next April, in an attempt to end months of turmoil.
Macedonia saw months of civil conflict in 2001 between the security forces and ethnic Albanian rebels.
Mr Gruevski faces wire-tapping and corruption allegations, which he denies.
In turn, he has accused opposition leader Zoran Zaev of prolonging the crisis by "rejecting all proposals" in the latest round of EU-mediated talks between the country's main political leaders.
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Read our terms and conditions. | About 2,000 people have marched in Macedonia's capital, Skopje, demanding equal rights for the Albanian minority. | 33124942 |
More than 70 MPs have signed a motion tabled by Cardiff South and Penarth Labour MP Stephen Doughty.
It "deplores recent actions" taken by Mr Trump on immigration and refugees, and his comments on torture and women.
Thousands of people joined UK protests on Monday against his travel ban on seven mainly Muslim countries.
Mr Doughty said the offer to address both Houses of Parliament was an honour that carried "historical significance", calling on parliamentary authorities to "withhold permission" for such a speech by Mr Trump.
Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev and Barack Obama are among those who have given such speeches in the past.
Prime Minister Theresa May has refused to cancel the offer of a state visit to Mr Trump, despite the protests and a petition signed by more than 1.6 million people.
A Westminster Hall debate on the petition has been scheduled for 20 February, to be opened by Newport West MP Paul Flynn. | A Welsh MP is leading parliamentary efforts to stop US President Donald Trump being allowed to address MPs and peers during his state visit to the UK. | 38813635 |
The American occupied top positions at the Vienna State Opera and the New York Philharmonic, which he accompanied on a 2008 tour of isolated North Korea.
In 2009, he and his wife founded the Castleton Festival, which aims to showcase classical musicians at the start of their careers.
Maazel was admired for the precision and rigour of his conducting.
According to a 2011 profile in The Guardian newspaper, he had a powerful memory and became known for performing without a score.
"In fact the hardest part is trying to forget music when I'm not conducting it," the newspaper quotes him as saying.
"I don't want to be conducting Mahler with my head stuffed full of 10 million notes from other composers."
Maazel was born in France in 1930. As well as conducting, he also composed music, producing an opera based on George Orwell's novel, 1984.
He died as a result of complications following pneumonia, according to the website of the Castleton Festival. | Lorin Maazel, widely seen as one of the greatest modern conductors of classical music, has died in the US, aged 84. | 28287217 |
Messi was punished for using "insulting words" towards an assistant referee during Thursday's 1-0 win over Chile.
Juan Carlos Arce and Marcelo Martins scored for Bolivia, while Everton defender Ramiro Funes Mori was taken off on a stretcher for Argentina.
Argentina are now in fifth place.
Messi will also miss three of Argentina's remaining four games against Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela later this year, though Argentina plan to appeal against the severity of his ban.
Only the top four teams in South America will qualify automatically for the World Cup in Russia next summer, with the team in fifth facing the winners of the Oceania group in a two-legged play-off.
Colombia are now second behind now qualified Brazil as they beat Ecuador 2-0 with goals from James Rodriguez and Juan Cuadrado.
Read more: Messi gets four-game ban hours before kick-off
"Bolivia won fair and square," Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza said.
"We are still alive and we want to qualify for the World Cup. We know that this is going to be a battle and we are going to keep fighting."
Funes Mori was taken off with a knee injury just four days after Everton team-mate Seamus Coleman broke his leg playing for the Republic of Ireland. | Argentina are out of the automatic qualification places for the World Cup after losing 2-0 to Bolivia hours after captain Lionel Messi was given a four-match ban for abusing an official. | 39426302 |
Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council voted against the motion to fly the flag from the town's county hall next June in support of Oxford Pride.
Oxford Pride chairman Robert Jordan accused the council of "backward" thinking and said it showed inequality.
The council said flying the rainbow flag would set a "clear precedent" for other flags to be flown in the town.
Mr Jordan, who lives in Abingdon, said: "I genuinely believed we lived in progressive times.
"I'm shocked and appalled of the town I live in, where for one day of the year one flag can't be flown to show acceptance, tolerance and that all inhabitants are welcome."
A petition against the council's decision has been signed by more than 1,000 people.
Signatory John Barry, from Birmingham, said: "The town should be more concerned about the message that not flying the flag would send out."
Mark Holton, from Swindon, said: "By not flying the flag it suggests it's ok in Oxfordshire to be homophobic.
"Sexuality is irrelevant to the council, the message they are sending is not!"
Conservative council leader Mike Badcock said: "The council has a long-standing policy on which flags it flies from the county hall."
These include the Union flag, flag of St George, the town flag, the Commonwealth and Armed Forces Day flags, as well as the "appropriate royal standard" during a royal visit, he said.
He added Oxford Pride was not an Abingdon event and, should there be an Abingdon Pride event, "this would be welcomed, and we would be pleased to consider allowing a rainbow flag to be flown from a flagpole on the Market Place". | Campaigners said they were "shocked and appalled" at a council's refusal to fly a rainbow flag for a Pride event. | 36697906 |
Homes were searched in the Manor and Arbourthorne areas of Sheffield with four kilograms of cannabis and four kilograms of crack cocaine and heroin found.
More than £40,000 of cash was also recovered in Friday's raids.
Half of those held by police have since been released on bail pending further inquiries. | Twelve people have been arrested and drugs worth £100,000 seized during police raids in South Yorkshire. | 36506630 |
Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has told the BBC a private company will fund the six-year-old's education until he leaves school.
Donors will also provide the boy and his mother with a new home, he said.
Parents at the old school kept their children at home amid false rumours that the boy was infected.
As of last year, 3,200 adults and 100 children were living with HIV/Aids in Sri Lanka, a country of 21.2 million, according to government data. | The Sri Lankan government says it has found a new place for a boy who was excluded from school after other families shunned him over HIV rumours. | 35741241 |
The 28-year-old, who has been capped 21 times for Italy, joined Inter from Genoa in the summer of 2010.
But he has struggled for a first-team place in recent months, and spent part of last season on loan at Sampdoria.
Ranocchia is available for selection for Wednesday's Premier League game at Manchester United, subject to international clearance.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | Inter Milan defender Andrea Ranocchia has joined Hull City on loan until the end of the season. | 38809212 |
24 December 2016 Last updated at 09:14 GMT
It is broadcast on BBC radio, but unless you work at King's the only way to be there in person is to queue.
For more than 40 years, Ian de Massini has camped outside for three nights to ensure his place in the chapel.
He has been captivated since the first time he did it at the age of 16.
Speaking to the BBC on Wednesday when he first joined the queue, he said: "I had never experienced such ecstasy of being in a building of such beauty and simplicity. Coming home to this thing once a year reminds you of why we're here."
The Festival is separate to that of Carols from King's, which is broadcast on BBC TV on Christmas Eve but is recorded earlier in December.
The footage of carol singers used in this clip was shot during the TV rehearsal on 16 December. | The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is the world-famous Christmas Eve service held at King's College, Cambridge. | 38420313 |
The assaults happened on buses in Lewisham and Southwark, south-east London.
Each of the women's descriptions match a man who was wearing a hooded jacket.
A man, described as black and in his 20s with short black hair and stubble, intentionally fell on to the women before groping them, police said.
He was wearing baggy blue jeans and a black bomber jacket, with a white fur trim on the hood.
The latest attacks occurred on Friday 27 January.
At 15:15 GMT a man intentionally fell on to and groped a 17-year-old girl on the 176 bus.
Later, at about 17:00, a 13-year-old girl reported being sexually assaulted on the number 363 bus.
Another girl of the same age, reported a man matching the same description making her feel uncomfortable by engaging in a conversation.
At 17:50, a man touched the knee of a 15-year-old girl on a 171 bus at Catford train station. Frightened, she got off the bus but he followed her and groped her before she managed to flee.
The first attacks were on a 22-year-old and a 17-year-old, on a number 12 bus in Dulwich at about 21:30 on 24 January.
Det Con Alex Price said: "We are keen to trace the suspect carrying out these despicable attacks on young girls and women in public.
"Five victims have been targeted by this man and we believe there could be many more victims who are yet to come forward."
He urged anyone with information to contact police. | A man is being hunted by police after five young women, including a 13-year-old girl, made separate sexual assault complaints. | 38788073 |
The death of the dog, called Diesel, during a police raid in Saint-Denis, sparked international sympathy.
Three people, including the suspected ringleader of the deadly attacks, were killed in the massive raid.
The German shepherd puppy was named Dobrynya after a knight from Russian folklore.
He was handed to the French ambassador in Moscow, who called it an extraordinary gift.
It is unclear how long Dobrynya is likely to have to spend in quarantine before joining the French police force.
Thousands declare 'Je Suis Chien' and 'Je Suis Diesel' after dog killed in Paris raid | Russia has presented France with a puppy as a symbolic replacement for a police dog killed in the aftermath of the Paris attacks last month. | 35035044 |
The hosts went ahead on the stroke of half-time when away defender Danilo turned the ball into his own net.
Cristiano Ronaldo got the visitors back into the tie with a brilliant free-kick, before Daniel Wass drilled in a low finish for Celta.
Lucas Vazquez headed in Real's second but it was not enough.
Zinedine Zidane's side saw their 40-match unbeaten run brought to an end by Sevilla earlier in January. They have now won just once in their past five games in all competitions.
"We played a good match but in the end it wasn't possible to advance,'' said Zidane. "We are disappointed, but we have to keep working and focus on the competitions we can still win."
Real have also failed to reach the last four of the competition for the past three years, following defeat by Atletico Madrid in the last 16 in 2015 and being expelled for fielding an ineligible player last year.
Atletico made the semi-finals after a 2-2 draw against Eibar, progressing 5-2 on aggregate, and were joined by Alaves after their 2-0 aggregate win over second division side Alcorcon.
Barcelona, the holders of the competition, will be looking to make it through to the second leg on Thursday, when they face Real Sociedad. Luis Enrique's side won the first leg 1-0. | Celta Vigo stunned La Liga leaders Real Madrid to reach the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey with a 2-2 draw, 4-3 on aggregate. | 38719097 |
Five people have now been arrested, after two were detained on Saturday.
They are suspected of spreading false information about the health of Bulgaria's banks, prompting runs on two of the country's biggest banks.
Bulgaria's central bank has said there has been a systematic attempt to undermine the country's banking system.
Last week, it took over Corporate Commercial Bank, Bulgaria's fourth-largest lender, following a run on deposits.
Speculation the run could spread hit bank share prices towards the end of the week.
On Friday, depositors rushed to withdraw savings from First Investment Bank, the country third-largest lender. The bank was forced to close until Monday after depositors withdrew 800m lev (£328m) in a matter of hours.
Shares in the bank plunged 23% as a result.
This prompted the central bank to urge all state institutions to work together to protect financial stability and take legal action against those spreading "untrue and ill-intentioned rumours" about the health of Bulgaria's banks.
In reality, commentators say the banking system is relatively safe.
"The banking system is stable... and the credit rating of the country remains high despite the current panic," said Petar Ganev of the Institute for Market Economics in Sofia.
"Bulgarian banks maintain liquidity, which is higher even than European banks." | Bulgarian authorities have arrested three more people on suspicion of plotting to destabilise the country's banking system. | 28080888 |
A Chinese man and three Hong Kong nationals are facing life in prison after the seizure.
Authorities said the 720 litres (160 gallons) of liquid methamphetamine was sent from Hong Kong.
Justice Minister Michael Keenan said crime gangs had sought to profit from Australia's "lucrative ice market".
He said it was among the largest drug busts in the country's history.
"Ice" is a street name for methamphetamine in Australia.
The liquid seized in Sydney could have made 500kg (1,100 pounds) of high-grade crystal meth, Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commander Chris Sheehan said.
Mr Sheehan said the AFP worked closely with Chinese authorities as part of Taskforce Blaze, which cracks down on international methamphetamine trafficking syndicates.
Mr Keenan said: "3.6 million individual hits of ice were taken off our streets with a street value of $1.26 billion".
However, the A$1.26bn figure was questioned after Australian media noticed that police had changed the way they calculated the street value of the drug.
The AFP uses figures from the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) to calculate the value of illicit drugs. While it had previously used mid-point figures from the ACC, an upper-range figure was used to calculate the value of this haul, broadcaster ABC reported. | Police in Sydney say they have seized methamphetamine with a street value of more than A$1bn ($700m; £500m), much of it hidden inside gel bra inserts. | 35576136 |
The 22-year-old has signed a five-year deal at the Stadium of Light after 18 months at the French club.
The fee is the highest Sunderland have paid up front for a player.
"I am excited to meet everyone at the club, to see the stadium and of course the fans, who I have heard so many good things about. Today is the most beautiful day of my life," he said.
"Maybe the Sunderland fans don't know me yet, but I promise they will quickly discover that I will give everything for them and the club."
The upfront fee surpasses the £13m Sunderland paid for Asamoah Gyan in 2010, but the deal that brought Steven Fletcher to the club in 2012 included add-ons potentially taking the cost to £14m.
Sunderland later confirmed that a move for Boavista goalkeeper Mika was unable to be completed before the transfer deadline.
Ndong started his career at Tunisian side CS Sfaxien, playing 40 games, before signing for Lorient in January 2015 and making 46 appearances for the Ligue 1 club.
He has 18 caps for Gabon after making his debut in 2012.
Media playback is not supported on this device | Sunderland have signed Gabon international midfielder Didier Ndong from Lorient for £13.6m. | 37235209 |
Stephen Nolan and Tara Mills hosted Election 2016 - The Good Friday Agreement Generation.
Abortion, the economy and same-sex marriage were among the issues raised.
The DUP, Sinn Féin, Ulster Unionists, SDLP, and Alliance were on the panel.
They were represented by Alastair Ross, Chris Hazzard, Doug Beattie, Daniel McCrossan and Naomi Long.
Jordan Armstrong of the TUV, Ellen Murray of the Green Party and David Jones of UKIP also featured on the programme.
Political parties will always tell you that sometimes it is difficult to get people involved in the democratic process.
This audience of first-time voters seems different - they are engaged and interested and on Wednesday night they were full of questions.
Audience member Aoife McBride from County Armagh was interested in the controversial issue of abortion.
"Why is it that the abortion laws in NI have remained the same despite the fact that in the rest of the UK they've been changed and adopted since the 1960s?" she asked.
Megan Donaldson from Magheralin, County Down, took a very different view.
She said that she thought that the law should stay the same.
Others like Matthew Wilson from Glengormley, County Antrim, wanted to know if this year's election was going to be different.
James Milliken from Lisburn, County Antrim, was frustrated.
He wants to vote but is not sure who to back.
The next major televised election debate will be the BBC leaders debate on 3 May. | First-time voters in Northern Ireland have been raising a series of issues with politicians ahead of next month's Assembly election in a special televised debate on BBC Northern Ireland. | 36097951 |
Journalists working in Puntland are "constantly exposed to the threat of arbitrary arrest", Reporters Without Borders said in 2012.
Radio Galkayo is affiliated to the authorities. Private broadcasters are permitted to operate. No newspapers are currently published in Puntland. | Although Puntland's charter provides for freedom of the press, the authorities have resorted to detaining journalists and closing media outlets. | 14114750 |
Dartford council said the algae in a small area of Brooklands Lakes had been caused by recent hot and dry weather.
It said the Environment Agency had confirmed the presence of low levels of the algae, which is potentially harmful to humans and toxic to animals.
People have been advised not to swim in the water, or drink it, or to allow children or pets to play in it.
The council said warning signs had been placed around the lakes.
It said if people thought they had come into contact with the algae, they should wash the affected area thoroughly and seek medical advice.
The council said the Environment Agency would continue testing the water and warnings would remain in place until the algal count dropped to a safe level. | People have been warned to keep away from blue-green algae that has been found in a lake in Kent. | 23737802 |
The rest of the home nations have two nominees each, with last year's winner Stuart Hogg selected alongside Scotland team-mate Finn Russell.
Scrum-half Conor Murray and back row CJ Stander are shortlisted for Ireland.
Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb and hooker Ken Owens are also included.
France fly-half Camille Lopez - the 2017 top points scorer - and team-mate Louis Picamoles make the list, as does Italy captain Sergio Parisse.
Voting is open to the public on the Six Nations website and closes at 12:00 GMT on Tuesday 21 March.
Centre Farrell, second row Launchbury and fellow forward Itoje are recognised after England claimed their second straight title, despite missing out on back-to-back Grand Slams with defeat to Ireland on Saturday.
Scotland full-back Hogg could become the first player since Ireland centre Brian O'Driscoll in 2006 and 2007 to win two successive player of the tournament titles. | Title-winning England trio Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and Joe Launchbury are among 12 players shortlisted for the 2017 Six Nations player of the championship award. | 39327315 |
Brazil international Jesus agreed a five-year deal with City in August.
He stayed with Palmeiras until the end of the Brazilian season in December.
"He has the potential to become one of the best attacking players in the game," said City's director of football Txiki Begiristain.
Jesus arrived at City at the start of the month but registration to play for his new club was reportedly delayed while the Football Association examined documents relating to his move.
City regard the player as the best young talent in South America and fought off interest from Barcelona.
Jesus was voted the best newcomer in the Brazilian top flight last season and was part of his country's squad at the Rio Olympics.
The teenager said City boss Pep Guardiola was a huge influence in his decision to join.
Jesus added: "City is a club that always competes for the title in the competitions it enters, so that was an important factor, and because of the manager, Guardiola, and the squad."
City are fifth in the Premier League table, 10 points behind leaders Chelsea, after two defeats in the last three games.
Jesus was known as Gabriel Fernando when he made his senior debut for Palmeiras at the age of 17.
A City statement said: "Known then as Gabriel Fernando, he was given the No 33 shirt - the age of Christ - and a shrewd Palmeiras press officer encouraged him to take the name Gabriel Jesus.
"He was handed his senior debut by Oswaldo de Oliveira on 7 March 2015, coming on in the 73rd minute of a 1-0 win over CA Bragantino at Allianz Parque." | Manchester City have been cleared to play 19-year-old Brazilian winger Gabriel Jesus against Tottenham on Saturday after formally completing his £27m move from Palmeiras. | 38676054 |
A Welsh representative side will take part in Nelson next month and set to join teams from Australia, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago and Fiji.
The eight-team tournament will be held between 2-7 July.
"It is a fantastic opportunity to expose our players to world class international netball," said Welsh Netball chief executive Sarah Jones.
"It is another exciting venture for what has already been a huge year in terms of pushing the boundaries of the sport here in Wales," said Jones. | A Wales netball team will compete in New Zealand's international Super Club competition in July. | 40176443 |
The Shanghai Composite rose 2.67% to 2,898 points, with shares of financial companies leading the list of gainers.
That is on market expectations that the MSCI Emerging Market Index will include Chinese shares.
The move, if it happens, would boost sentiment for Chinese stocks at an international level.
The positive sentiment also flowed into neighbouring Hong Kong, where the benchmark Hang Seng index gained 1.3% - or 270.16 points - to 20,898.20.
Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.49% - or 83.93 points - at the midday mark to 17,151.95 points.
Latest data from Japan showed household spending fell 0.4% in April, compared to the previous year.
Meanwhile industrial output showed a surprise 0.3% rise for April, compared with forecasts for a 1.5% drop.
The increase in industrial production came despite earthquakes which hit the Kumamoto prefecture in April, a major manufacturing hub for big Japanese firms, including Sony and carmaker Toyota.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to point to weakness in household spending as one of the reasons for a widely expected postponement of the nation's sales tax hike.
Mr Abe is reported to want to delay the hike to 2019. The next tax hike was supposed to take place in April next year, with an increase to 10% from the current 8%.
An official announcement could take place on Wednesday, at the end of Japan's current session on parliament.
In Australia, the S&P ASX/200 was flat at 5,391.90 points.
Over in South Korea, the benchmark Kospi nudged up 0.64% to 1,979.68. | Chinese stocks have rallied to a three-week high, as investors bet that mainland shares will be included in a global index next month. | 36414872 |
Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd said the inquiry was at an early stage.
He said it "centres around the impropriety of student officers inappropriately sharing examination information between each other".
The Belfast Telegraph has reported that "more than 50" trainee officers are under investigation for cheating.
The paper said several recruits were not allowed to graduate from the PSNI's training college and were sent back for more training after the allegations were raised by a whistleblower.
Mr Todd's statement said: "Given the scale and thoroughness of the investigation being conducted, and making provisions to ensure the robustness of the examination process, some disruption within the college is possible, however we will be working to ensure this is kept to a minimum".
He added that it "would be premature to consider what all the outcomes might be".
The Northern Ireland Policing Board, which holds the PSNI to account, said the matter was of "serious concern".
In a tweet, the board said it has asked the Chief Constable George Hamilton for a report on the issue and on the actions being taken to address it. | The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating allegations that several of its student officers may have cheated during training exams. | 36528436 |
The 32-year-old spent the night in hospital after falling heavily in an aerial challenge with Alex Bergantinos.
Atletico confirmed scans showed he has "no traumatic alterations or injuries" and will need to rest for 48 hours.
He said: "Thank you all for caring for me. It was only a scare."
After former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Torres' injury in the 85th minute in La Coruna, players from both teams immediately rushed to him and called for medical help.
He was assisted for several minutes by doctors before being taken off on a stretcher and transferred to a hospital. | Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres has been discharged from hospital after having tests on the head injury he suffered in Thursday's 1-1 draw with Deportivo La Coruna. | 39150976 |
The Dow Jones closed up 12.81 at 17,827.75 while the S&P 500 was up 5.8 points at 2,072.83.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq index rose 29.07 points to 4,787.32.
Initial claims for jobless benefits rose to 313,000 last week, figures showed, the first time it has been above the 300,000 mark since September.
Figures from the Commerce Department showed orders for non-defence capital goods excluding aircraft, fell 1.3% in October - the second month in a row the measure has fallen.
Separate figures from the Commerce Department showed that consumer spending - a key factor behind US economic growth - rose 0.2% in October.
Among individual stocks, shares in farm equipment maker Deere fell 3.2% after it predicted that sales would fall in the current quarter.
Hewlett-Packard was up 4% after results late on Tuesday. | (Close): US shares closed with modest gains, but trading was light ahead of Thanksgiving, when the markets will be shut. | 30212504 |
The 24-year-old Senegal international has moved to Upton Park after agreeing a four-year contract.
His 43 goals over the last two seasons helped Metz win back-to-back promotions into France's Ligue 1.
Sakho is the third striker to join the Hammers this summer, following the arrivals of Argentine Mauro Zarate and Ecuador international Enner Valencia.
Sakho told the club's West Ham TV: "I really love English football and I've dreamed of coming to play for one of the big English clubs. Today, West Ham have given me that opportunity and I didn't hesitate to grab it.
"I've come here to continue as I was at Metz. I'm going to give it my all, going flat out on the pitch and I think the fans will appreciate that."
Manager Sam Allardyce, meanwhile, has backed a club statement that the team's approach needs to be more entertaining.
Former Millwall, Tottenham, Manchester United, West Ham and England striker Teddy Sheringham has been brought in as an attacking coach. | West Ham have signed striker Diafra Sakho from French side FC Metz for an undisclosed fee. | 28800767 |
Belgium's Seppe Smits scored 88.30 points to win, with 23-year-old Nicholls 0.40 behind on 87.90.
"It's been a tough couple of weeks with a little injury, but it was a good day at the office," said Nicholls. "I can't wait for the next few weeks."
His fellow Briton Billy Morgan was fourth in Seiser Alm, scoring 84.40.
Some of the world's leading competitors were missing as they are competing at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado.
Nicholls' best slopestyle result came last March, when he secured the first World Cup win of his career in the Czech Republic.
He is the third British snowboarder to record a top three World Cup finish this season. His cousin Katie Ormerod claimed her first big air title in Moscow while Morgan finished third in slopestyle in Monchengladbach in December.
British freestyle skier James Woods is at the X Games and qualified for the slopestyle final in first place with a score of 94.0. The final is at 18:00 GMT on Saturday. | British snowboarder Jamie Nicholls claimed his first podium finish of the World Cup season with second place in the slopestyle event in Italy. | 38769610 |
Mikkelsen, who played mayoral candidate Troels Hartmann in cult Danish drama The Killing, will star as Charles Augustus Magnussen.
In Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton, the title character is a blackmailer who extorts money from wealthy nobles.
The Sherlock series stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the famous detective.
Sherlock producer Sue Vertue announced the news of Mikkelsen's role on Twitter on Monday.
The Killing was broadcast by BBC Four in the UK.
Mikkelsen, 49, also starred in the hit show Borgen - his brother Mads starred opposite Daniel Craig in Casino Royale and is currently on TV screens in Hannibal.
Sherlock won three Bafta awards in 2011, including best supporting actor for Martin Freeman, who plays Holmes's sidekick Doctor Watson.
It went one better in 2012, picking up four awards including best writer for Steven Moffat and best supporting actor for Andrew Scott, who played Holmes's nemesis Moriarty.
The first two Sherlock series were equally popular with audiences, with an 7.9 million viewers for the final episode of series two last year.
A transmission date for the third series has yet to be announced. | Danish actor Lars Mikkelsen is set to play a villain in the third series of BBC One's Sherlock. | 23490297 |
Bedeau joined the Shakers in summer after being released by League Two side Leyton Orient.
The 17-year-old made his professional debut in November and has since made a further six senior appearances.
"This is such a massive opportunity for me at such a young age," he told Championship club Villa's website.
"I'm looking forward to taking that opportunity and developing even more at such a big club."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | Aston Villa have signed teenage Bury defender Jacob Bedeau on a two-and-a-half-year deal, for a fee understood to be around £900,000 including add-ons. | 38815258 |
The 17-year-old girl had been brought to Sydney in early April by a man who offered her work as a cleaner, New South Wales Police said.
She was allegedly taken to a house and sexually assaulted by "a number of men" until her escape on 27 April.
Police officers from human trafficking and sex crime squads are investigating.
The teenager told police she fled the unknown location before being picked up by a woman who drove her to a community centre.
She was taken to hospital for medical treatment.
The girl told police she had met a man in Guinea in January and he offered her employment. The pair travelled to Australia via Paris over several days in April.
Police are searching for the teenager's alleged attackers and the woman who went to her aid. | A teenager from Guinea in West Africa has escaped from an Australian house where she was allegedly being held as a sex slave, according to police. | 39946129 |
Oscar Holderer, who was 95, suffered a stroke last week and did not recover, his son Michael said.
Mr Holderer was one of about 120 engineers who moved to the US after World War Two, bringing technology used in the German V2 rocket.
They played a key role in the Saturn V rocket used in the 1969 Moon landing.
The team, led by Wernher von Braun, was part of a project called Operation Paperclip that transferred technology used in Germany's V2 and other rockets to the US.
They were originally based at White Sands, New Mexico, but moved to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, in 1950 where they used early computers and slide rules to design the Saturn V.
Michael Holderer said his father had designed the high-speed wind tunnel used to develop Saturn and oversaw its construction at Nasa's Marshall Space Flight Center in Redstone.
"He was one of the more hands-on members of the team. He had his own machine shop here in town as a hobby," he said.
Ed Buckbee, a space historian and former Nasa publicist, paid tribute to Mr Holderer.
"He was a very talented man, not only an aeroballistics expert but very accomplished in design and fabrication."
Mr Holderer became a US citizen in 1955. After retiring from Nasa in 1974, he built training devices that are still in use at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. | A member of the German engineering team that designed the rocket that took US astronauts to the Moon has died in Alabama. | 32620119 |
Ruddocks of Lincoln has been on its present site on the city's High Street since 1904 selling stationery, games, toys and gifts.
Henry Ruddock, the owner, said: "Costs are going up and business declining".
Jules Jackson, a shop assistant working at the store, said she was "gutted" at the closure and working there felt "like a family".
Mr Ruddock said it was "immensely sad" that the shop was closing but he could not "put sentiment in the till".
He blamed the rise of internet shopping and changing consumer habits for the shop's closure.
"The sums just don't add up, in one way it's really quite simple", said Mr Ruddock.
The shop closed its doors at the end of Saturday's trading.
The business had its first shop on High Street by 1820 and was in business before that date. The Ruddock family entered the business in the 1870s, said Mr Ruddock.
The closure was announced on 6 March and since then the shop "have had lots and lots of people coming in and saying goodbye", he said.
About 20 staff were employed at the shop.
The Double Tree hotel in the city said in a tweet: "You have been at the heart of the community for so many years and could never be replaced, this is sad news for #Lincoln".
Another twitter user Mrs Tiggy tweeted "So sad to read this, one of my favourite shops in Lincoln. The high street will not be the same".
A separate family-run design and print business is not affected by the shop's closure. | A family-owned shop has closed its doors for the last time after about 150 years of trading under the same name. | 39608003 |
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Josh McIlwaine scored both goals to move the County Fermanagh men eight points clear of the bottom two.
Carrick, replied through a late Ryan Morris own goal, but defeat means they remain nine points ahead of bottom-placed Portadown.
Gavin Dykes' Mallards have won three of their last five league matches.
That form has hoisted them clear of immediate relegation concern, while Carrick have taken just two points from a possible 21.
Carrick boss Aaron Callaghan delivered on his promise to make changes after the 5-1 Irish Cup drubbing by Coleraine, bringing in new signings Sean Noble, Sam O'Connor and Tzee Mustapha.
McIlwaine put Ballinamallard into the lead in the fourth minute, taking the ball on his chest from a knock-on and smashing a shot past Carrick keeper Brian Neeson.
Carrick went close to equalising when a Mustapha header produced a superb low save by away keeper Richard Brush, and the rebound from O'Connor was blocked.
In the second half, Carrick again pressed for an equaliser but they were stunned when Ballinamallard doubled their lead in the 75th minute.
McIlwaine coolly slotted home his second after a cross into the box was not cleared by the home defence.
Carrick got a goal back late on when substitute Lee Chapman's miss-hit shot was turned into his own goal by Morris. | Ballinamallard United took a huge step towards Irish Premiership safety by beating one-from-bottom Carrick Rangers on Friday night. | 38595045 |
Johnson, 21, joined the League Two strugglers in time to start against Mansfield on Tuesday.
The forward scored 59 goals for Gainsborough in the Northern League last term, earning him a summer move to Championship side Cardiff, where he has yet to feature at senior level.
"He's a fantastic goalscorer who'll be a real threat for us," Rovers boss Micky Adams told the club website.
He is the second signing made by new boss Adams, following the arrival of Armand Gnanduillet from Chesterfield on Monday. | Tranmere have signed Cardiff striker Danny Johnson on a one-month loan deal. | 29710756 |
Waltham Forest council was also told to pay £16,000 in costs for contravening health and safety guidelines.
The council said it "fully accepted" it should have done more at the time.
In January the council pleaded guilty to charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Control of Asbestos regulations.
The council was issued with the fine on Friday at Southwark Crown Court after pleading guilty to the charges at Westminster Magistrates Court in January.
In a statement, a Waltham Forest council spokesperson said: "We fully accept that the council should have done more in the past to manage the safety of our buildings.
"Throughout this process we have taken the matter extremely seriously, and we have been working with the Health and Safety Executive to make sure that nothing like this happens in the future."
The case was brought by the Health and Safety Executive and related to two incidents in November 2006 and two more in January 2009.
Unison said the issue was discovered when a local resident was refused access to requested files because of the risk of exposure to asbestos dust. | An east London council has been fined £66,000 for failing to control employees' exposure to asbestos in their town hall basement. | 32966166 |
Crewe had early chances through two Marcus Haber headers and Callum Saunders failed to score against Latics keeper Joel Coleman in a one-on-one.
Oldham's Curtis Main had a volley blocked before Forte's strike from eight yards bounced in off the post.
Crewe's Brad Inman's curling effort went close but was saved by Coleman.
Oldham sit 17th in the table with four home wins in a row, while Crewe are at the foot of the table with no win in 15 games. | Jonathan Forte's winning goal for Oldham Athletic against already-relegated Crewe Alexandra confirmed their safety in League One. | 36060859 |
Bewl Valley Sailing Club, on the Kent and Sussex border, said its £160,000 rent was untenable and it was technically insolvent.
It was handed over to administrator White Maund on 17 July, but has now announced it has been able to reopen.
Rowing and canoe clubs will continue to be based at the Lamberhurst site too.
Greg Clark, the Conservative MP for Tunbridge Wells, welcomed the return of sailing on Bewl Water.
He said: "Bewl Water is an important local recreational centre and it was regrettable that the sailing club went into administration.
"I am pleased that Bewl Water Boating has acted to get sailing back up and running again during this summer - for many local people boating at Bewl is an important pastime." | Sailing has resumed at a club, based at one of the South East's largest reservoirs, after it was forced to call in the administrators two months ago. | 33770770 |
The narcotics were found on a merchant vessel, and were worth almost $550m (£420m), a statement from the coastguard said.
Navy spokesman D K Sharma described it as "the largest single haul of narcotics to date".
The vessel has now been taken to the western city of Porbandar.
India is part of a transit route in the lucrative drug smuggling trade, due to its proximity to Afghanistan, which is the world's largest producer of opium - the main ingredient in heroin.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime says large shipments of Afghan heroin are smuggled across the Indian Ocean to east and southern Africa.
India has a serious heroin problem in the northern state of Punjab.
A study suggests that more than 860,000 men between the ages of 15 and 35 there take some form of drugs, with heroin afflicting 53% of addicts. | Indian authorities have seized a massive 1,500kg (3,300lb) haul of heroin from a ship off the coast of the western state of Gujarat. | 40769942 |
Swindon led when Jon Obika converted Ben Gladwin's pass, but Dack equalised 90 seconds later with a placed effort.
Hessenthaler capitalised on Raphael Branco's mistimed clearance to slot home, before Jackson's long-range effort secured the Gills' second successive away victory.
Branco was sent off late on, before Dack's late penalty was saved.
Gillingham are currently third in League One, one point off leaders Walsall, while Swindon sit 15th in the table. | Bradley Dack, Jake Hessenthaler and Ryan Jackson scored as Gillingham came from behind to beat Swindon. | 35139125 |
The man was arrested in Strabane, County Tyrone, on Friday morning.
Police said he had been released unconditionally. | A 25-year-old man who was arrested in connection with violent dissident republican activity has been released. | 35950167 |
Their most popular priority was safety on the net, followed by protecting freedom of speech and privacy.
The public can now vote online for the clauses they suggested, in a project organised by the British Library.
The vote marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta and the 25th birthday of the world wide web.
The top 10 most popular clauses will be revealed on Monday 15 June.
The Magna Carta was granted by King John of England on 15 June 1215, establishing that the king was subject to the law rather than being above it.
According to analysts ComRes, 29% of people aged 10-18 opted specifically for safety while 17% chose freedom of speech as a clause they wanted to support.
"Nearly half of the clauses talked about students wanting to feel safe and protected online," project manager Sarah Shaw told the BBC.
"We thought there would be more talk about freedom online, and not so much talk on more of a conservative manner."
She said the 3,000 young people who took part in the workshops viewed the internet and the real world in a similar way.
"Several clauses talked about wanting cyber-police," she said.
At time of writing the most popular clause is for the web to be "a digital utopia; the perfect digital world where enjoyment and fulfilment will be accessible from the reach of our fingertips".
Seven of the existing top 10 clauses mention freedom.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has voiced his support for the project.
"It's important for young people to think about the future now, when we are deciding what sort of a future it will be.
"It's going to be a future they will have to live in," he said. | Thousands of young people have taken part in a UK debate about what should be included in a "Magna Carta" for the digital age. | 33047854 |
Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit was researching lions including Cecil, which was shot dead in Zimbabwe.
Dallas Safari Club which "absolutely" supports sustainable trophy hunting but "abhors poaching", donated $20,000.
Prof David Macdonald said: "We simply do our work."
"There is no risk of any donor affecting our results - we report our results regardless of whether they state any particular point of view or not."
Cecil was a well-known tourist attraction in Zimbabwe and was shot by dentist Walter Palmer from Minnesota, USA.
Chris Macsween, a trustee of the conservation charity LionAid, said it was "unfortunate" that organisations allowed pro-hunters to sponsor their research.
He said: "This is equivalent to a tobacco company accepting research from their stable of scientists to say that smoking is not damaging to health."
A spokeswoman for Dallas Safari Club said it "absolutely" supports sustainable trophy hunting, but did not provide further comment.
In a statement on its website following Cecil's death it said: "Lawful, ethical, vigilant hunters play an important role in public acceptance of sustainable hunting as a vital tool for modern wildlife conservation and management."
Donations for Cecil reached more than £550,000 and more funding was pledged by Ty Warner who founded Beanie Babies.
Profits from the sales of a Cecil Beanie Baby will go to WildCRU.
Prof Macdonald said: "We will devote ourselves, supported by the incredible generosity of these donations, to working for the conservation of lions in Hwange and, with this marvellous support, the surrounding landscapes in adjoining countries."
Cecil's death sparked outrage across the world.
Zimbabwe is seeking the extradition of Mr Palmer. | A professor has said there is "no risk of any donor affecting results" after it emerged a project tracking Cecil the lion was funded by a pro-hunting group. | 33782249 |
Following City's 2-0 Premier League win at Vitality Stadium, Guardiola embraced Arter on the pitch - and the 27-year-old called his words "a lovely touch".
"It's great for him to take his time out to speak to me, I really appreciate it," Arter told BBC Radio Solent.
He and partner Rachel's baby daughter, Renee, was stillborn in December 2015.
In October, on Football Focus, it was announced the couple were expecting another child, with Rachel 22 weeks pregnant.
Speaking about Spaniard Guardiola, Arter added: "He offered me and my partner his best wishes for the weeks ahead.
"He's someone I have massive respect for. I watched his Barcelona teams and he is, without doubt, the best manager in the world."
Guardiola was asked at his post-match news conference about what he had said to Arter and replied: "He will be a father soon so I said big congratulations to him and his partner.
"I know what happened in the past, and, hopefully, the baby will be well."
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Bournemouth's official Twitter account praised Guardiola for a "touch of class" in seeking out Arter after Monday's game.
City moved up to second in the table after the hard-fought victory, earned through a Raheem Sterling strike and a Tyrone Mings own goal.
The defeat leaves Bournemouth in 14th place, six points above the relegation zone. | Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter was touched to receive the wishes of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola as his partner prepares to give birth. | 38967220 |
The Giro, one of three three-week Grand Tours that include the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana, begins on 5 May in Sardinia and ends in Milan on 28 May.
Welshman Thomas goes into the race in fine form after becoming the first Briton to win the Tour of the Alps.
"My preparation has gone well and to win the Tour of the Alps was obviously a boost to my morale," said Thomas, 30.
Landa claimed third place at the 2015 Giro but was forced to retire early last year due to illness.
"As always, it is a race for the climbers and I think that will suit me," he added.
"We have a strong team and I'm really looking forward to returning to the Giro with Team Sky."
Sky Team principal Sir Dave Brailsford has picked a team of climbers as Team Sky "focus on competing in the general classification".
"The last week of this Giro will be particularly demanding and the severity of those stages will be determining factors, so making sure we have climbing support in the high mountains has been a key consideration," he said.
Team Sky's Three-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome will not contest the Giro as he focuses on defending title in France and winning a fourth Tour in five years.
Team Sky line-up for Giro d'Italia:
Philip Deignan, Kenny Elissonde, Michal Golas, Sebastian Henao, Vasil Kiryienka, Mikel Landa, Salvatore Puccio, Diego Rosa, Geraint Thomas.
The BBC Sport website will carry daily reports on the Giro d'Italia. | Britain's Geraint Thomas and Spain's Mikel Landa will lead Team Sky in the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia. | 39745935 |
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In 2014, the 29 volunteers at the station, which has been running for 153 years, responded to 65 call outs and rescued 64 people.
Sunderland RNLI was involved in 54 launches, rescuing 67 people.
Tynemouth operations manager David Stenhouse said the figures "hammered it home" that the station is "very much needed". | Tynemouth RNLI was the busiest lifeboat station in the north-east of England last year. | 31037515 |
Jockey Ryan Moore partnered the Sir Michael Stoute-trained favourite to victory from Wicklow Brave and Elidor on his Chester debut.
Dartmouth could now represent Stoute - looking for a 10th Hardwicke Stakes victory - at Royal Ascot in June.
"I should think he's got to dip his toe into a slightly bigger pool now," said the Queen's racing manager John Warren.
"I think the way things are going, he's going to take his chance in an upgrade again."
The four-year-old carried a 3lb penalty into the race as a result of victory in the John Porter Stakes last month.
Jockey Moore added: "He's done well. He's progressed and I'm really pleased with him. It wouldn't really be his track but he enjoyed himself." | Dartmouth, owned by the Queen, won the Group Three Ormonde Stakes at Chester on Friday. | 36230511 |
Emergency patients were waiting too long to be seen and some medicines were out of date at Fosse House in Leicester, its inspectors found.
But, their report said patients were treated "with compassion and dignity".
Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services, which runs the service, apologised to those affected.
The NHS service in Smith Way, Enderby operates across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Under the CQC's new programme of inspections, all of England's GP practices and out-of-hours services are rated according to whether they are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led.
After the inspection in March, Fosse Way scored "inadequate" in all areas but caring, for which it "requires improvement".
Emergency patients were waiting too long to be seen, the report said, and essential clinical equipment was found to be out-of-date and not available causing "inappropriate delays".
A spokesman for CNCS said it was already making the suggested improvements to waiting times and management of medication and equipment.
Janet Williamson, deputy chief inspector in CQC's central region, said "significant areas of concern" were found despite patients saying they were treated "with dignity and respect".
"We will continue to monitor this service and we will inspect again in six months to check whether improvements have been made," she said.
"I am hopeful that the service will do what is required for the sake of its patients but if we find that the service remains inadequate, we will consider taking further action." | An out-of-hours GP service that serves more than one million people has been put in special measures by the Care Quality Commission. | 32737501 |
Fagerson, 20 last week, hopes to make his Test debut after receiving a call-up to the squad on his birthday.
He believes the Scots can build on their positive 2015 World Cup efforts.
"There is a belief in the squad and that is every team's aim," he said of their chances of winning the title. "Everybody is very optimistic."
Fagerson was surprised to be called into Vern Cotter's squad so quickly considering he has yet to become a regular starter with Glasgow.
"It was fantastic hearing that on my birthday which made it an extra special day, and that's my new goal," he said of the prospect of earning his first Scotland cap.
"It's amazing. It's like living a dream and I've had to pinch myself a few times.
"It's fantastic, but the hard work starts now. My dream was to become a professional rugby player and I've already accomplished that."
Scotland picked up the Wooden Spoon last season, finishing bottom of the Six Nations table after five straight defeats.
Their only win in their last 12 games in the Championship was a 21-20 win over Italy in Rome, in February 2014, while their last win over England was in 2008.
However, after reaching the World Cup quarter-finals last autumn before narrowly losing to eventual finalists Australia, Fagerson believes the Scots can carry that good form into this season's opening game against England.
"The World Cup proves this team's got something special," said the former national junior mountain bike champion, who won the Scottish championship in the under-15 category.
"In the Six Nations, we were there or thereabouts last year and a few games didn't go our way, but they were all pretty close,
"I think we can do something special this year." | Glasgow Warriors prop Zander Fagerson says there is confidence within the Scotland camp that they can win this year's Six Nations. | 35402931 |
Just seven of the 42 people on board survived when their plane crashed into Winter Hill in Lancashire in thick fog on 27 February 1958.
The tragedy came just three weeks after the Munich air disaster.
Most on board were mechanics, engineers and motor traders from the Isle of Man who were on their way to visit the Exide battery factory in Manchester.
A service, organised by the Rotary Club of Douglas, was held this morning at the Winter Hill Memorial in St John's.
A spokesman said it was an opportunity to "remember those who lost their lives and their loved ones."
He added: "It was also a chance to give thanks to the residents of Horwich."
Horwich Rotary Club members were among the first on the scene in 1958 and were heavily involved in rescue attempts.
Emergency crews dug through 6ft (2m) snowdrifts to reach the injured. | A memorial service to commemorate the 35 victims of the Winter Hill air disaster has been held on the island. | 31660536 |
Industry leaders say the aim "is to improve the quality of the visitor experience".
Each month has a theme, and associated events have applied for a share of £300,000 funding from Tourism NI.
Its chief executive John McGrillen said the aim is to improve the experience of tourists.
"We do not have any specific targets in terms of driving up visitor numbers, but we would like to drive up the level of satisfaction," he said.
Research suggests only one in 10 people come to Northern Ireland for the food experience, fewer still from the Republic of Ireland.
"I do not think it is ever the sole purpose to come to any destination, with the exception perhaps of San Sebastian or somewhere like that in Spain," said Mr McGrillen.
"But it is a very critical element of people's experiences and about one third of what people spend is actually on food and drink."
Food and drink spend by external visitors was in the region of £140m in 2012.
Michelin stars
Two Belfast restaurants obtaining Michelin stars - and global brands like Bushmills Whiskey - have helped sell the concept of a promotional year of food and drink.
Caroline Wilson, who runs a tour business around the Northern Ireland food and drink experience, said visitor interest is growing.
She says: "The majority of people I get on the tours are locals, but I get a lot of tourists now coming in.
"They are intrigued by what Belfast and Northern Ireland generally has to offer.
"It is unique - where else are you going to get the Bramley apple or the Lough Neagh eel?" | Northern Ireland begins a year-long celebration of food and drink in 2016, hoping it will pay dividends for local tourism. | 35160114 |
Twitch allows gaming fans to watch and interact with live broadcasts of others playing games.
Google - which owns YouTube - is understood to have made a bid for Twitch last year, only to be beaten by Amazon's $970m (£620m) offer.
The search giant said the service would launch later this summer.
In a blog post, YouTube Gaming product manager Alan Joyce said: "On YouTube, gaming has spawned entirely new genres of videos, from let's plays, walkthroughs, and speedruns to cooking and music videos. Now, it's our turn to return the favour with something built just for gamers."
The Let's Play trend has proven particularly popular. Channels that demonstrate how to build environments in "sandbox" game Minecraft command views into the hundreds of millions.
Advertising revenue is shared between the broadcaster and YouTube. Like Twitch, YouTube also allows for a "tip jar" function for viewers to send money to the broadcaster.
Mr Joyce said YouTube Gaming would provide an area on YouTube fenced off from the rest, so that "typing 'call' will show you [video game] 'Call of Duty' and not [pop song] 'Call Me Maybe'."
YouTube Gaming will consist of 25,000 individual game portals which bring together all the activity around each title on a single page.
Google will be hoping the new services will lure gamers away from rival Twitch which currently dominates the market for live online broadcasting. Around 12 billion hours of live gaming are watched on the site every month.
Another competitor, Steam Broadcasting, caters to PC gamers but is less popular.
YouTube Gaming's launch will initially just be in the US and UK.
Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC | YouTube is to launch a dedicated site and app for gaming in an attempt to take on Amazon-owned streaming service Twitch. | 33119707 |
He is watched constantly by three masked guards, even when he uses the toilet, his partner says.
Ms Coronel complained to the National Human Rights Commission about Guzman's living conditions.
The leader of the Sinaloa drugs cartel is notorious for escaping from two maximum security jails.
His first escape came in 2001, from the Puente Grande maximum security prison, reportedly hidden in a laundry basket.
He used his 13 years at large to consolidate his criminal empire before being re-arrested in Sinaloa state.
But in July 2015, after less than two years at the Altiplano prison in central Mexico, he fled again, this time through a 1.5km-long (one mile-long) tunnel.
This time, he was on the run for six months before he was caught in Los Mochis in Sinaloa state.
He was first taken back to the Altiplano jail but was transferred to a prison in Ciudad Juarez in May.
"He hasn't been informed about any activities he could do in the jail, nor has anyone devised a plan of activities to match his needs, preferences and skills," Ms Coronel's complaint reads.
His lawyer, Jose Refugio Rodriguez, stressed that Guzman did not expect special treatment.
"Joaquin Guzman does not want a five-star hotel, he doesn't want a spa, he just wants to be treated like a human being," he said.
Guzman's 2015 escape was a huge embarrassment for the government of President Enrique Pena Nieto.
After his re-arrest, the Mexican government said it would extradite Guzman to the US, where he is wanted on drug trafficking charges.
A Mexican judge last week rejected Guzman's appeal against his extradition. Mexican officials say they expect to send him to the US by February. | Jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman "fears he could lose his mind" before the end of the year, his partner Emma Coronel says. | 37763383 |
Owner Jasmine Quick from Plymouth had brought baking ingredients home after a competition when boxer Ray made his move on the leftovers.
The eight-year-old pet ate a kilo of sugar and its wrapping, a bag of flour and a packet of raisins and sultanas.
He had to be given emergency treatment after Mrs Quick saw the "chaos" and called the local pet hospital.
She was told raisins could be "deadly" to dogs and to bring him straight in.
Read more on this story as it develops throughout the day on our Local Live pages.
"Ray was absolutely covered in flour and sugar, and was guzzling his way through the raisins," she said.
Ray was immediately given medicine to make him sick.
Vet Erin Beale said: "This was a potentially disastrous cocktail. Grapes, raisins and sultanas are all highly toxic to dogs and even small amounts can be fatal, depending on their size.
"Thankfully for Ray he got help straight away, so recovered quite quickly and was soon back to his boisterous self." | A dog who chomped through a packet of dried fruit has sparked a "deadly raisins" warning. | 36077819 |
On her incredible journey she meets kids whose lives have been changed forever.
She sees how the makers of The Muppets are keeping children away from deadly explosions.
And she hangs out in Afghanistan's first ever skateboarding school. | Sonali has travelled thousands of miles to Afghanistan - a country devastated by war. | 13847787 |
The 20-year-old has played 11 times in all competitions for Mick McCarthy's side, who are 17th in the second tier, this season.
"I feel I have made a lot of progress this year," Kenlock told the club website.
"It's been great to have been involved in the first-team squad regularly and playing games in the Championship." | Ipswich Town defender Myles Kenlock has extended his contract with the Championship club until 2019. | 39410087 |
The common species Lumbricus terrestris found on Rum are more than three times the weight and length of the average earthworm.
The researchers found the island worms growing to almost 15in (40cm) in length.
A lack of predators and fertile soil have helped to boost their size.
Rum's "optimum conditions" also mean its worms could be living for up to 10 years when worms elsewhere in UK have a lifespan of about two years.
The research has been published in the Scottish peer-reviewed scientific journal, The Glasgow Naturalist.
It draws on university scientists' investigations in 2006 to 2011 of "very large" worm burrows.
Kevin Butt, professor at the University of Central Lancashire who led the study, said: "I first noticed the large worm burrows in 2005, so I had my suspicions that there may be some pretty big worms in the area.
"We went back out to investigate this the following year and finding worms of this size was very exciting, especially when the Natural History Museum team confirmed that they had no specimens like this."
He added: "There are still unanswered questions and we plan to continue our research to find out as much as possible about these creatures.
"We're also looking forward to exploring more rural areas in the UK and abroad, in the hope that we will make more exciting discoveries like this." | A Scottish island is home to the UK's largest earthworms, according to researchers from the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. | 35353706 |
Zamalek's board met after a 3-2 loss to El-Gaish on Sunday evening and decided not to complete the competition.
The board are due to meet again on Monday to discuss the matter further.
The Egypt Football Association says it is yet to receive any official communication from Zamalek and has defended the standard of officiating in the league.
Zamalek's request for Mahmoud Al Banna to be replaced as the referee for the match against El-Gaish was rejected in the build up to the game.
Al Banna sent off Zamalek defender Ali Gabr after just four minutes and awarded El-Gaish the first of two penalties, the second came 10 minutes into the second half.
Under the league's regulations Zamalek risk being relegated to the fourth tier of Egyptian league if they do not reverse their decision to withdraw. | Egyptian champions Zamalek have quit the current Premier League season, the club has announced on its website. | 35151031 |
The 21-year-old completed his move after the Lurgan Blues hammered Ballymena 6-1 on Saturday to go top of the standings on goal difference.
"He excites me - young, talented and can play on either wing or up front," said Glenavon boss Gary Hamilton.
"He's got pace, he's got energy. Josh is good at taking people on and making things happen in the final third."
Daniels came through the Candystripes reserve team and earned his first professional contract with Derry in 2013.
"Josh fits the bill of what we're looking for, we're trying to bring young players in and get a hungry squad," Hamilton told the club website.
"We have to thank Derry as well. Josh was looking away to get game time, to play football and, to be fair they've been very, very good with him.
"We've come to an agreement in terms of if we ever sell him on they'll get a percentage of it so it works for everybody.
"He's just excited to get involved but he knows himself he has to wait his chance because the boys are flying at the moment but hopefully we'll have another good young footballer on our hands." | Josh Daniels has joined Irish Premiership leaders Glenavon from Derry City on a two-year deal. | 40989623 |
No reason was given for the removal of Ibrahim Lamorde, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In August, Mr Lamorde denied allegations that $5bn (£3.3bn) had gone missing at the commission.
Mr Buhari won Nigeria's presidential elections in March, promising to fight corruption in the country. | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the head of the country's anti-corruption agency. | 34770002 |
The boy was found outside St Peter's Church in Bramley, West Yorkshire, on the morning of 23 November.
Police said "baby Peter" was wrapped in a blue striped towel, a 15in-collar men's white shirt and had been placed in a Tesco "bag for life.
He died at hospital, with the cause of death still unknown.
Officers said a DNA profile of the mother has been identified, but it did not match any recorded on police systems.
Det Ch Insp Nicola Bryar said: "The towel has no label on it and so we would also be interested in hearing from anyone who owns this type of towel or knows where they are sold.
"We are now at a time of year when people are focusing on their families and on their children and, whatever the reasons may be, there is a girl or woman out there who will be going through the continued trauma of this tragic situation and who clearly needs help." | Further details about a newborn baby who died after being left outside a vicarage have been released in an attempt to find the mother. | 38393829 |
The Reverend Christopher Griffin is alleged to have touched the feet of the teenagers at Sedbergh School in Cumbria for sexual gratification.
The 57-year-old, of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, denies the charges.
He told Carlisle Crown Court he touched the foot of one to make sure he was in his room and shook the foot of another "to check he was alive".
The male pupils, both over 16, said he slipped his hands under their duvets and stroked and squeezed their feet in 2015 and 2016.
When asked by his barrister whether he had at any stage touched either boy in a sexual way on their feet or lower leg, Mr Griffin said: "No, sir, I would not touch them in any sexual way."
He told the court he regularly needed to check on the first complainant, who was a "difficult pupil" and often absent from his room.
"Because of the nature of the room and the hallway and not wanting to be deceived ... I have just shaken his feet to see if he was there", he said.
Referring to the second complainant, Mr Griffin said he checked on him after he had fallen ill.
He said: "He seemed to be asleep. I quietly spoke to him, I didn't get a response.
"I needed to find out if he was still alive so I shook his feet."
The trail continues. | A housemaster accused of sexual assault on two pupils told a court he shook their feet to check up on them. | 39658085 |
Last financial year the hospital failed to hit the target of seeing 95% of A&E patients within four hours in every month apart from October.
It also failed in every month to meet the 18-week target for treating patients referred by GPs.
South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust said it was facing "unprecedented high levels of demand for services".
The health regulator said on its website: "Monitor is requesting further information following multiple breaches of the A&E and referral to treatment (admitted) targets, before deciding next steps."
If problems persist Monitor has the power to put the hospital into special measures and order changes.
"We are at an informal evidence-gathering stage and it is not likely to automatically lead to further action," said a spokeswoman.
"We are supporting and advising them to avoid it going any further."
A report to the trust's last board meeting, earlier this month, said failure to hit the A&E waiting time targets reflected "the demand pressures facing the trust".
Liz Davenport, the trust's chief operating officer, said: "Like many other trusts, the past 12 months have been our most challenging."
She said changes including measures to avoid overnight stays were "achieving progress".
"In April 2015, 93.9% of patients attending ED [the emergency department] were seen within the four-hour target - this is a significant improvement from our overall position last quarter of 84.9%," she said.
"We are closely monitoring our performance in these areas to ensure that we continue to improve patients' experience and deliver quality care." | Torbay Hospital is under scrutiny by health regulator Monitor for multiple breaches of NHS targets. | 32787199 |
There is a handful of private radio stations.
The media are considered to be able to operate freely.
By December 2011 there were more than 87,000 internet users (Internetworldstats.com). | TV and radio services are provided by the French public overseas broadcaster, RFO. | 16926806 |
Allan Bryant, 23, went missing after a night out at Styx nightclub in his home town of Glenrothes on 3 November 2013.
On Monday, Allan Bryant Snr was charged with breach of the peace.
Police are searching a house in Barnton Place, Glenrothes. His parents believe he has been murdered.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Police in Glenrothes have charged a 51-year-old man in connection with a breach of the peace that happened in Barnton Place, Glenrothes.
"The incident happened on Monday 26 June.
"He will appear in court at a later date." | The father of a man missing for three years has been charged over an incident at a Fife home police are searching in connection with his son's disappearance. | 40417188 |
About 200 people attended a public meeting on Tuesday to organise protests and rallies.
The People's Assembly is holding a national "week of action" from 3 October to 7 October.
Ms Peake said the government needed to change its anti-austerity strategy.
More than 35,000 people marched through central Manchester protesting against government cuts at the Conservative conference in 2011.
The party also held its autumn conference in the city in 2013.
Protesters are planning a 2015 demonstration to "make our voices heard".
Singer Charlotte Church and comedian Frankie Boyle are also expected to attend.
Ms Peake said: "We're standing up to the cuts. We're standing up to austerity. We're telling the Tory government 'You can't keep doing this to us'.
"I believe the majority of this country does not want these cuts and this mindless consistent bullying of the weak and the vulnerable."
The actress, who starred in BBC legal drama Silk and Channel 4's Shameless, called on people to join the protest.
She said: "The struggle is never over. We can't sit back. They have to listen to us. I'm quite astounded they have got the cheek to have the party conference in a city which is really suffering from their cuts. Not just the city, but the surrounding north.
"What happened to the Northern Powerhouse that Mr Osborne promised us? It isn't there. North of Watford is suffering. Rural communities are really being beaten down."
Ms Peake added: "Austerity doesn't work and it doesn't have to be that way. We have to get this message to the people of this country." | Actresses Maxine Peake and Julie Hesmondhalgh are planning to join anti-austerity protests at October's Conservative Party conference in Manchester. | 34195863 |
Bega said it would acquire Vegemite, ZoOSH mayonnaise and Bonox beef extract from Mondelez International.
The deal will also give the dairy producer the right to use the Kraft brand under licence.
Mondelez announced it would now focus on "core brands" in Australia and New Zealand including Cadbury and Oreos.
Vegemite - a dark-coloured, Vitamin-B rich, bitter but apparently addictive yeast extract - is a national icon.
Fans of Vegemite spread it on sandwiches or toast, and sometimes mix it with cheese, salad and peanut butter.
"The wonderful heritage and values that Vegemite represents and its importance to Australian culture makes its combination with Bega Cheese truly exciting," Bega executive chairman Barry Irvin said.
For decades, Australians bemoaned the loss the brand to the US-owned Kraft in 1935, though it is still manufactured in Port Melbourne, Victoria.
Mondelez took control of the brand in 2012 after a restructuring at Kraft.
Mondelez International vice president Amanda Banfield said: "It's been a privilege stewarding this brand, which is found in almost every Australian household and is part of the fabric of the nation." | Vegemite will return to Australian ownership after Bega Cheese agreed to buy a range of well-known food brands in a deal worth A$460m (£280m; $345m). | 38672758 |
Scott Chapman, 44, of Corby, was due for re-trial at the Old Bailey when he admitted the charge of misconduct in public office.
Chapman was jailed for three-and-a-half years on the same charge in 2014 before his conviction was quashed on appeal.
He was working at HMP Woodhill when he was paid £40,000 for 46 stories.
His conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal when it ruled the Old Bailey judge at his first trial had "misdirected" the jury in the case against him and his co-accused, a former News of the World Reporter Lucy Panton and his ex-girlfriend Lynn Gaffney.
Their cases were later dropped following a Crown Prosecution Service review, but Chapman was ordered to face retrial.
The court heard he sold the stories to a range of newspapers, including the News of the World, between March 2010 and June 2011.
He is expected to be sentenced later and has been told to expect a jail term of two-and-half years, which would take into account the three-and-a-half months he served following his original conviction. | An ex-prison officer admitted selling stories to newspapers about James Bulger killer Jon Venables despite a previous conviction being quashed. | 34910421 |
The blaze, which broke out at the Wigmore Lane store in Luton on 6 March, was tackled by almost 100 firefighters.
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue said it was caused by the "accidental application of a naked flame during repair works on the roof" but could not comment further.
The store is due to re-open on 17 July after a £7.6m makeover.
An Asda Luton spokesman said: "We'd once again like to thank Bedfordshire's emergency services for their support following the fire at our store."
General store manager David White said "We've been overwhelmed with the support from the local community and we can't wait to re-open." | A fire that severely damaged an Asda supermarket started accidentally during roof repairs, the fire service said. | 40442819 |
Roy Deeming's yacht, Desiree, was found drifting off La Corbiere, off the south-west coast, on Christmas Day, prompting a major search operation.
He has been missing from his home in St Brelade since late on Christmas Eve.
Searches were called off on Friday and were not restarting on Saturday, Jersey Police said. | Weather conditions are too dangerous for searches to continue for a missing man off Jersey, police say. | 30609980 |
Murray, 29, will be seeking a repeat of the form that saw him overcome Ivo Karlovic in the third round on Friday.
But Isner is a much stronger all-round player than Karlovic and has pushed Murray hard in previous meetings.
The match is scheduled third on Court Suzanne Lenglen but could be delayed because of rain.
The American, seeded 15th, accepts Murray would have benefitted from his match against Karlovic.
"He's definitely got some reps in against a pretty big serve," he said. "But my serve is a little bit different. I think I can back it up better, as well.
"He's played the big points better than me, which is one of the reasons why he's number two in the world. So I'm going to have to step up when I get opportunities - if I get them.
"It's a match I would love to win, and a match I believe I can win."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Britain's world number two Andy Murray faces big-serving American John Isner on Sunday for a place in the French Open quarter-finals. | 36407054 |
At least 15 people were injured on Thursday after a rally by the Jat community, demanding better access to jobs and education, turned violent.
The protesters blocked major highways, stopped railway traffic and clashed with rival caste groups.
The Jat community wants quotas in government jobs, but other caste groups have opposed their demands.
The police have also suspended mobile internet services in Rohtak and banned any gathering of more than four people.
Rohtak's superintendent of police Shashank Anand said that the measures were taken "to maintain law and order" in the district.
Extra paramilitary forces had been deployed to help the police in keeping the city calm, he added.
The Haryana state administration has also tightened security in the neighbouring towns of Sonepat and Jhajjar.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar held an emergency meeting on Thursday night to asses the situation in the state.
The Jats are currently listed as upper caste but they are demanding the status of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
The community's leaders say that the quotas for OBCs and other lower castes puts them at a disadvantage in government jobs and state-run educational institutes.
The Indian government has divided people from lower castes in three categories as part of its affirmative action policy to offer quotas in jobs and educational institutes.
The communities listed as the Scheduled Castes (SCs) are essentially the lowest in the Hindu caste hierarchy, locally referred to as Dalits.
The Scheduled Tribes (STs) are the people who mostly live in remote areas.
The OBCs are educationally and economically backward but do not face so much exclusion or isolation. | Authorities in the northern Indian town of Rohtak have tightened security to control caste-related violence. | 35610329 |
The 38-year-old was walking on the road close to its junction with the B741 north of Girvan at about 00:30. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 28-year-old woman driving the car, a Ford Focus, was uninjured.
Police officers investigating the crash want to speak to anyone who may have witnessed what happened. | A man has been killed after he was struck by a car on the A77 road in Ayrshire. | 38488305 |
Firefighters were called to a chimney fire at a house on the Bushmills Road in Coleraine on Tuesday afternoon.
Carbon monoxide was detected at the house, but no-one there was suffering from its effects.
However, the woman and children next door all had symptoms. They have all since been discharged from hospital.
It is thought the gas had leaked through the walls into the house.
The fire service said it believes the chimney flue may be detective.
It appealed to householders with open fire stoves or boilers in their houses to fit carbon monoxide detectors and to have chimneys and flues swept twice a year. | A woman and three children aged under 10 have been treated in hospital for the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning. | 35644388 |
The 26-year-old midfielder has undergone surgery on a wrist injury.
But the club hope Labadie will be able to play in a game against Swansea behind closed doors before their opening League Two game against Stevenage on 5 August.
"We're trying to get him to play against Swansea at Spytty Park," said first team coach Wayne Hatswell.
"I think he's seeing a specialist to get a new splint on the day after the Northampton game [29 July] so that would give him the all clear."
Labadie missed the 2-1 win over Chippenham and will not play in the matches against Merthyr (19 July), Gloucester City (22 July), Barry Town (25 July) and Northampton. | Newport County captain Joss Labadie will not be cleared to play in any of the club's pre-season friendly matches. | 40652893 |
The woman initially told police she was gang raped at gunpoint in a Brooklyn park on 7 January.
Police arrested five teens, but parts of the woman's story began to come under scrutiny as more details emerged.
Her father was said to have been chased off by the suspects, but it took him nearly 30 minutes to alert police.
The teenagers said the encounter was consensual. They told police when they entered the park they saw the woman and her father engaged in a sex act.
Prosecutor Kenneth Thompson said the 18-year-old woman provided "multiple inconsistent accounts" when detectives questioned her.
"That night, this young woman's father and the five young men engaged in conduct that was reprehensible and wrong, but because of the lack of reliable evidence, criminal charges simply cannot be sustained," Mr Thompson said. | New York City authorities are dropping sexual assault charges against five teenagers after their accuser recanted her story. | 35656824 |
The 19-year-old could make his debut for the Waders against Dorchester Town on Saturday after a deal with Kettering Town was terminated by mutual agreement.
Gooch, who played three times for the Poppies, also had a loan spell at Hitchin Town before Christmas.
Biggleswade are ninth in the Southern League Premier Division. | Teenage Luton Town goalkeeper Liam Gooch has joined non-league Biggleswade Town on loan. | 39381093 |
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) is predicting growth in the sector of 3.6% in the UK over the year.
This is higher than predicted global growth in the sector of 3.1%.
It said falling domestic spending would be offset by international visitors loosening the purse strings owing to a more favourable exchange rate.
The WTTC said that, despite the initial solidity of the sector in the UK, there would be some added pressures in the next few years owing to the UK's vote to leave the EU.
It said that the benefit in terms of overseas visitors' spending from a weaker pound would wear off in 2018 to 2020.
General economic growth in the UK would be weaker and that would affect the industry.
"By 2020, we now expect that the UK travel and tourism sector will support 1.88 million direct jobs, which is approximately 75,000 fewer jobs than forecast in the annual update at the start of the year," it said in its latest economic update.
Earlier this month, travel researcher ForwardKeys said Brexit had had an "immediate, positive impact" on tourism to the UK. It said flight bookings to the UK jumped since June, driven by the sharp fall in the pound, with 4.3% more flights booked to the UK in the 28 days following the vote than last year. | Tourism in the UK will "hold up well" in 2016 after the Brexit vote but fewer jobs than expected will be created in the longer term, executives have said. | 37155279 |
The executive was formed last week after independent unionist MLA Claire Sugden was appointed as justice minister.
The other posts are shared out between the two biggest parties, the DUP and Sinn Féin.
The UUP and SDLP are forming an opposition.
Both parties turned down ministerial roles in the executive.
The Alliance Party also refused the opportunity to join the executive after it was offered the justice minister role.
The UUP and SDLP have not yet said if they will work closely together in opposition.
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said his party would look to be a "positive and constructive opposition, not opposition for opposition's sake".
Mike Nesbitt, the Ulster Unionist leader, said that the move into opposition would "lead to new beginnings and possibilities for devolved government". | The Northern Ireland Assembly is meeting for the first time since a new team of ministers was appointed to the power-sharing executive. | 36415709 |
Dubbed Mrs Christmas, Betty Ann Jones, 72, has installed 12,000 twinkling fairy lights, a mountain of fake snow and 5,000 toys and tiny ornaments.
She has been decorating her home in Pontardawe, near Swansea, for eight years and last year raised £12,000 for charity.
Her husband has also built a nativity scene.
"I just love Christmas - and I want everyone else to love it as much as I do. It is well worth a fiver of anyone's money," she said.
"I have thousands of beautiful intricately designed ornaments from all over the world but most have come from German Christmas markets.
"I went every year for 16 years and always came home with arms full of unique decorations." | A grandmother has turned her home into a winter wonderland for Christmas and is charging people £5 to visit. | 30288734 |
Former Jackanory storyteller John Earle admitted indecently assaulting the boy from when he was nine years old.
Earle, 87, was a teacher at a school in Okehampton, Devon, when he carried out the assaults between 1957 and 1961.
His victim Iain Peters, now aged 69, said the historic abuse had "blighted his life".
He was jailed for four years and will sign the sex offenders register.
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Earle admitted six counts of indecent assault on the boy while working as deputy head teacher at Upcott House Preparatory School.
Speaking after the verdict his victim Mr Peters said "the burden of shame had been lifted" after coming forward.
He described to police how he was taken from his bed in a dormitory at the school into the private room of Earle and forced to engage in sexual activity.
The abuse continued on a regular basis throughout the victim's time at the school until he left in 1962, aged 14. The school closed shortly after.
Mr Peters thanked police and said counselling since he came forward as has enabled him to "live freely for the first time since I was nine years old".
He called child sex abuse "an urgent social problem".
"I would assure other victims who want to come forward that the police were brilliantly supportive and that professional help can be hugely liberating for survivors of child sex abuse," he added.
Sentencing Earle, Judge Erik Salomonsen said: "This was a gross breach of trust.
"You used a young child to satisfy your sexual needs on many occasions. It was your responsibility to educate and protect him." | A former children's television presenter has been jailed for sexually assaulting a young boy almost 60 years ago. | 39748030 |
Kielt blasted into the roof of the net in the final minute of normal time as the Oak Leaf county battled to a 2-12 to 1-13 victory.
Derry will play Tyrone at Pairc Esler on Saturday, 28 January in what will be a repeat of the 2016 final.
Tyrone have won the competition for five years in a row.
Derry led for most of the semi-final, although Monaghan did edge in front for a spell in the second half thanks to a goal scored by substitute Conor McCarthy.
Damian Barton's men made the better start, easing into a three point lead with Aidan McLaughlin and Enda Lynn adding to Kielt's opening free.
Ciaran Hughes got Monaghan off the mark in the 15th minute but a Niall Loughlin free restored the Oak Leafers' three-point advantage.
Niall Loughlin (2) and Kielt added frees for the hosts while a Barry McGinn score and two from Conor McManus left it 0-6 to 0-4 at the break.
Derry had two players black-carded in the first half - Conor McAtamney, who had come on as a placement for Aidan McLaughlin, and Benny Herron.
The Oak Leafers led nine points to six early in the second period but Monaghan hit them with a goal and three points to go 1-9 to 0-9 up.
McCarthy got a point to add to his goal with Fintan Kelly and McManus also splitting the uprights.
But Derry hit back with a goal of their own through Emmett McGuckin and the sides were locked at 1-11 each heading towards stoppage-time.
Kielt's goal, and a point from Niall Loughlin proved enough, even though Monaghan's Kelly and Barry McGinn got the last scores of the game. | A late goal by James Kielt proved crucial as Derry saw off Monaghan in Sunday's Dr McKenna Cup semi-final at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh. | 38712679 |
The LP has now sold more than 4,142,000 copies, making it the seventh biggest-selling album of all-time.
Figures from the Official Charts Company show it is now 12,000 copies away from the sixth best-selling album, Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms.
"As every week goes by, another record seems to tumble in front of Adele," said spokesman Martin Talbot.
"Now, her 21 album has overtaken The Dark Side Of The Moon in the all-time biggest sellers list - and by the end of the week, it may well have overtaken Brothers In Arms, too.
"Then she will have Michael Jackson's Thriller in her sights.
"It has been an extraordinary 12 months or so for Adele, and it looks set to become even more extraordinary as the days and weeks go by."
The top 10 biggest-selling albums in the UK are:
1 - Greatest Hits - Queen - 5,864,000 copies sold.
2 - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles - 5,045,000
3 - Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA - 4,992,000
4 - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis - 4,520,000
5 - Thriller - Michael Jackson - 4,272,000
6 - Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits - 4,154,000
7 - 21 - Adele - 4,142,000
8 - The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 4,116,000
9 - Bad - Michael Jackson - 3,960,000
10 - Greatest Hits II - Queen - 3,888,000 | Adele's second album 21 has overtaken Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon in the list of best-selling UK albums. | 17441921 |
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