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During the assault, the woman was punched, kicked and dragged her around her home.
Brendan McIvor, 30, from Templeard in Derry, carried out the attack in the victim's home last July.
He admitted kicking and punching the woman to the head and pulling her by the hair.
The woman was later treated for bruising to her right eye, a head injury and friction burns to her arm.
A defence barrister told Deputy District Judge Terence Dunlop that McIvor was close to completing his nursing degree, after which he aimed to find work placement.
He also hoped to study for his masters degree in nursing.
The barrister said that McIvor accepted his behaviour was outrageous and that he had anger management issues.
McIvor was placed on probation for 18 months and ordered him to complete 70 hours of community service. | A district judge in Londonderry has described an attack by a nursing degree student on his former girlfriend as "ferocious". | 35379513 |
Fly-half Sexton trained in Kildare after having a head injury assessment (HIA) following Leinster's Pro12 semi-final defeat by Scarlets.
Flanker O'Brien missed that match because of a "tightness in his calf".
O'Brien has done some running but has yet to return to full training.
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The Leinster pair are training in Ireland along with the rest of Warren Gatland's squad before Monday's departure for the 10-game tour of New Zealand.
"Johnny has trained all week, he's absolutely fine," said Lions coach Andy Farrell.
"Sean is nearly there, he's progressed really well. He's back to a bit of straight-line running. They're just managing him making sure that we don't break him down too early." | The British and Irish Lions have been boosted by the news that Johnny Sexton took a full part in squad training on Thursday and Sean O'Brien is on the verge of a return to full fitness. | 40050773 |
In its place, is a message saying it has been removed following a "report from the copyright holder".
The image included a photo of the multicoloured sweets taken by a UK-based man, who is himself a refugee.
Donald Trump Jr's post caused a furore when it was published last week, and was Twitter's highest trending item.
The graphic was based on an earlier image-less tweet by the radio talk-show host Joe Walsh.
He had alluded to the idea that some refugees posed a threat, likening this to a situation in which a person was presented with a bowl of Skittles, some of which were poisonous.
"Would you take a handful?" Trump Jr's graphic asked. "That's our Syrian refugee problem."
Following the post, Guildford-based David Kittos revealed the graphic had used an image taken from his Flickr account without his permission, and filed a complaint.
The photographer said he had come to the UK in 1974 as a refugee from Cyprus, and objected to the Trumps' politics.
"I am very glad it's down, and it shouldn't have been up in the first place," he told the BBC, following the image's deletion.
He added he had retained a Chicago-based lawyer over the matter, but declined to comment further. | A controversial graphic that compared Syrian refugees to poisoned Skittles, posted by Donald Trump's son, has been deleted from Twitter. | 37495094 |
The 29-year-old took the accolade after winning Wimbledon and the Olympics for a second time and helping Britain lift the Davis Cup.
More than 50 Scottish Olympians and Paralympians from the recent Rio Games attended the awards at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
Three-time winner Murray said he was "delighted" to be recognised again.
He said: "It has been a fantastic season for me winning Wimbledon and retaining my Olympic title, and I am delighted to be awarded the 2016 Scottish sportsperson of the year award for the third time, particularly given all the incredible performances by other Scots this year."
It was a successful night for tennis overall, with Britain's Davis Cup team named team of the year and Rio Paralympic gold and silver medallist Gordon Reid winning para-sport athlete of the year.
Rower Katherine Grainger, Team GB's most-decorated female athlete, won the lifetime achievement award.
Commonwealth Games judo medallist Stephanie Inglis was named team Scot of the year following her recovery from life-threatening head injuries after a motorbike accident in Vietnam earlier this year.
Paul Bush, chairman of Commonwealth Games Scotland, said: "These awards in their new format have been a resounding success as we celebrate what has been a truly outstanding year for Scottish sport.
"The phenomenal achievements of 2016 augur well as we look ahead to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 18 months' time, where many of these athletes will go for gold for Team Scotland." | Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has been named sportsperson of the year at the Scottish Sports Awards in Edinburgh. | 37505282 |
This means none of the president's supporters will go to the ICC.
His long-time rival Laurent Gbagbo is on trial for war crimes at the ICC over the civil war sparked by his refusal to accept defeat in the 2010 election.
Both sides were accused of atrocities during the four-month conflict, which left some 3,000 people dead.
Mr Outtara said Ivory Coast now has an operational justice system so future prosecutions will happen in national courts.
He was speaking during a meeting in Paris with his French counterpart Francois Hollande.
Campaign group Human Rights Watch has warned that the ICC gave a "perception of victor's justice" by only prosecuting one side of Ivory Coast's conflict.
Mr Gbagbo's trial in The Hague, in the Netherlands, started in January and is likely to last three to four years.
Mr Gbagbo and ex-militia leader Charles Ble Goude deny murder, rape, attempted murder and persecution.
The ICC also accuses pro-Gbagbo militias of attacking members of ethnic groups believed to support Mr Ouattara.
But pro-Ouattara forces were also accused of similar atrocities and these have not been prosecuted in the ICC.
Last year, several former leaders of the pro-Ouattara rebels were indicted in Ivory Coast.
Among them is Cherif Ousmane, who remains a high-ranking officer in the presidential guard.
None of them is currently under arrest, reports the BBC Afrique's Abdourahmane Dia.
The ICC had issued an arrest warrant for Mr Gbagbo's wife, Simone, too, but this was dismissed by the Ivorian government.
Instead she was taken to court in Ivory Coast, along with 82 other supporters of her husband - 15 of whom were acquitted.
She was sentenced to 20 years in prison in March 2015 for undermining state security. | Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara says he will not send any more Ivorians to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. | 35502013 |
First-quarter GDP growth was 0.6%, faster than the October-to December 2016 figure of 0.4%.
Household and state spending were strong, while firms invested money in construction and equipment, said German statistics authority Destatis.
Foreign trade also helped, as exports increased faster than imports.
Germany has the largest economy in the eurozone and its performance is in marked contrast to that of other big countries, such as Italy and France.
However, its relative strength has prompted concern in Brussels.
In February, the European Commission said Germany's current account surplus - which measures the balance of goods, services and investments into and out of the country - was too big.
It said that cutting that surplus would help the whole of the eurozone. | Germany's economy grew strongly in the first three months of this year, driven by investment and consumption, official figures show. | 39894117 |
The reading marks the second month of a return to inflation after five months of flat or falling prices.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has been taking steps to reflate the economies of the 19 countries that use to euro.
Other figures showed that unemployment throughout the bloc remained at 11.1% in May, the same level as in April.
Unemployment in Germany was the lowest of the 19, at 4.7%, while crisis-struck Greece was the highest at 25.6%.
In March, the ECB began a €1 trillion stimulus programme to boost economic activity in the eurozone.
The rise in prices was due in part to an increase in food and beverage costs, which were 1.2% higher. | The eurozone's inflation rate dipped slightly from 0.3% in May to 0.2% in June, according to official figures. | 33327540 |
Police said Kyle McCusker lost control of his black Ford Mondeo and hit a traffic light pole and a bus stop pole.
The car then overturned and hit the parked Vauxhall Corsa.
The incident happened near the White House pub on Main Street in Holytown at about 00:35. Mr McCusker, from New Stevenston, died at the scene.
Pc Craig Martin said: "We have spoken to a number of people from the pub who came out to help, but would also appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash, who has not already come forward, to contact officers at the Road Policing Department at Motherwell via 101." | A 28-year-old man has died after his car overturned and hit a parked car outside a pub in North Lanarkshire in the early hours. | 34692479 |
Charles Richardson, whose parish was in south-east London, had been arrested in May 2014 and expected to be charged.
He emailed police "expressing remorse" before his death at St Margaret's Bay, near Dover, the inquest at Folkestone Magistrates' Court was told.
The coroner, Rachel Redman, recorded a verdict of suicide.
Mr Richardson was 60 years old when he took his own life by jumping off cliffs at St Margaret's Bay on 20 November.
The former rural dean and chaplain to the lifeboat in Hastings, East Sussex, had received counselling after an earlier attempt to end his life, the inquest was told.
Before driving to the Kent coast he had sent a text message to a friend saying: "Sorry, car in Dover by the lighthouse. Take care. I can't carry on anymore."
He had also left a message on his partner's desk, the inquest heard.
Mr Richardson had been due to answer bail, knowing he was likely to be charged after indecent images of children were found on his computer.
The vicar of St John the Evangelist, in East Dulwich, had been "fully co-operating" with police, Det Sgt Ben Loose from Kent Police told the hearing.
In leaving notes and messages for his friends, Mr Richardson had been "preparing for his own death", the coroner said.
"[His] was a very sad death," she said.
"It clearly all became all too much for him and he knew the consequences and the effects of the criminal process on his career." | A Church of England vicar took his own life after being arrested over the possession of indecent images of children, an inquest has decided. | 32224132 |
Shares in Marks and Spencer closed 4p lower at 386.5p - a 12% fall from the 440p they stood at before the retailer said on Wednesday that profits would fall under a turnaround plan.
The FTSE 100 closed 5 points higher at 6,270.79 points.
The index posted its biggest weekly gain for six weeks.
Miner Antofagasta reversed its early gains to end down 2.5%, while Anglo American was the top faller, shedding 2.7%.
Royal Mail was the biggest riser on the blue-chip index, ending 2% higher at 532.5p.
Traders said the stock was helped by news that the Unite union had cancelled proposed strike action, as well as a report of a possible merger between Belgian and Dutch mail operators Bpost and PostNL.
Oil lost its gains made on Thursday with Brent crude trading at $49.21, down 0.8%.
On the currency markets, the pound was down slightly against the dollar at $1.4654, but was up a touch against the euro at €1.3121. | (Close): London shares ended Friday just 5 points higher, dragged down by the mining sector, as Marks and Spencer fell another 1%. | 36395692 |
Cheng Chieh, 23, was anaesthetised on Tuesday evening at a jail outside the capital before being shot three times.
Cheng had injured another 22 people when he boarded the train in May 2014 and stabbed passengers at random.
He had pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges, and was sentenced to death after the court ruled he was not mentally ill.
Deputy Justice Minister Chen Ming said his death was "the only way to show publically that justice had been served and to relieve the sorrow and pain of victims' families".
The case shocked Taiwan, where violent street crime and mass attacks are rare.
Taiwan restarted its use of the death penalty in 2010 after a five-year moratorium and it has significant public support.
It currently has 42 people on death row. | A Taiwanese man who killed four people in a mass stabbing on an underground train in Taipei has been executed. | 36263774 |
The Dutchman, who joined United as a 16-year-old, has made 12 league appearances for his parent club.
The 19-year-old, who has also played in midfield, signed a new contract at Old Trafford in October that runs to 2020.
"I still have a lot to learn and therefore getting the opportunity to play more games on a regular basis will help my development," said Fosu-Mensah.
He was previously a youth player at Ajax under new Palace boss Frank de Boer, who said he intends to play his compatriot as a right centre-back or full-back.
Palace have already signed Chelsea and England Under-21 midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan until the end of the season.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Crystal Palace have signed Manchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah on a season-long loan. | 40851164 |
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week. | Images courtesy of AFP, EPA, Getty Images and Reuters | 40045724 |
Two men, aged 34 and 37, were detained in Newham, while a third man aged 33 was arrested at an address in Waltham Forest.
All three have been taken to a south London police station.
The arrests are not connected to the attacks on London Bridge and in Borough Market, Scotland Yard said.
In a separate investigation, counter-terror police made a series of arrests in Ilford, east London, on Wednesday night in connection with the London Bridge atrocity.
They came five days after eight people were killed and dozens injured when three men launched a van and knife rampage on Saturday night.
All the attackers were shot dead by police. | Three men have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences following a series of raids involving armed police, in east London. | 40198347 |
The Society of Jesus chose Arturo Sosa Abascal, 67, of Venezuela in a ballot on Friday to replace Adolfo Nicolas of Spain, who is retiring.
It is the largest order of priests and brothers in the Catholic Church.
Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the first Jesuit and Latin American Pope in 2013, taking the name Francis.
The Catholic Church specialises in coming up with intricate ways of picking its leaders - and then giving those leaders memorable titles.
More than 200 Jesuit electors gathered here in Rome for four days of conversations known as "murmuratio" - or whispering.
These conversations ended in a vote - during which Arturo Sosa Abascal from Venezuela was picked as the new Superior General. The Jesuits' leader wears the simple black vestments of a regular priest. The clothes give the leader the unofficial title of the "Black Pope".
His election is a sign that the Catholic Church continues to look outside this continent for its leadership. His election will be welcomed by his fellow Latin American, Pope Francis, who spent many years himself as a Jesuit priest.
Father Sosa entered the Society of Jesus in 1966 and was ordained a priest in 1977, according to Catholic News Agency. It said he was appointed Superior of the Jesuits in Venezuela in 1996, guiding the nation through "the stormy waters" of Hugo Chavez's leadership.
The Jesuits were founded in 1540 by St Ignatius of Loyola.
The highly influential order now numbers about 17,000 and its members have strong roles in education and on human rights issues. | The Jesuits have elected a Latin American as their new leader, breaking a tradition of European heads dating back to their foundation in 1540. | 37657388 |
The 34-year-old, who went off on a stretcher after hurting himself while catching a cross and clearing the ball, was replaced by Willy Caballero.
"Of course he has an injury, probably [out] for some weeks," said Guardiola,
"I don't know if he will be available again this season."
The 0-0 draw - in which Bravo came off after 79 minutes - was only his sixth clean sheet in 22 Premier League games since his £15.4m summer move from Barcelona. | Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola does not know if Claudio Bravo will play again this season after the keeper was injured during Thursday's Premier draw with cross-city rivals United. | 39735976 |
Adolf Hitler Campbell, 4, and his sisters, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, 3, and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie, 2, were taken from their New Jersey home in 2009.
The case first came to public attention in December 2008 after a shop refused to decorate a birthday cake for Adolf.
A family court had earlier found there was insufficient evidence of abuse.
But on Thursday, the appeals panel determined that social workers had proved the need for protective services for the three children.
The panel found that the parents, who both suffer from unspecified physical and psychological disabilities, had "recklessly created a risk of serious injury to their children by failing to protect the children from harm and failing to acknowledge and treat their disabilities".
The judges also noted that Deborah Campbell had recently passed a letter to a neighbour saying her husband had threatened "to have me killed or kill me himself".
The children's father, Heath Campbell, told the Associated Press last year that he believed they were taken into foster care because of their names.
He also alleged that the authorities had relied on unproven accusations made by a neighbour and his ex-wife. | A US appeals court has ruled a couple who gave their children Nazi-inspired names should not regain custody, citing the risk of serious injury to them. | 10891733 |
Banners reading "Build bridges not walls" were hung at points across Wales, including Pont y Werin bridge in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan.
Cardiff Hope Not Hate also arranged a demonstration in the city.
Mr Trump's win has received support in Wales, including from UKIP's Neil Hamilton.
Mid Wales Refugee Action unfurled its 5m (16ft) banner at the Dyfi Bridge, near Machynlleth in Powys.
A spokesman said: "We want 2017 to be a year of building bridges not walls, for a world that is peaceful, just and free of oppression."
Banner drops were also planned in Bangor in Gwynedd, Llanidloes in Powys, and Lampeter in Ceredigion, among other spots.
It comes as the Stand Up To Racism group were set to hold a protest outside the US Embassy in London, with similar events planned in Swansea and across Britain.
Aberystwyth University's Department of International Politics was hosting a special screening of the inauguration of Mr Trump as the 45th President for staff, students and members of the public from 17:00 GMT.
Flint-based David Soutter, a former head of candidates for UKIP, told BBC Radio Wales Mr Trump "wanted to do something for the people of America".
"He's not a traditional politician and I think he sees things differently.
"He's going to bring a completely different view to the White House and, I think, he's going to reach out to a lot of people."
While First Minister Carwyn Jones said after Mr Trump's election win that he would have "much work to do to repair a divided nation", other Welsh politicians were more supportive.
Welsh Conservatives leader Andrew RT Davies said the result represented a "bloody nose for the political establishment", with UKIP's leader in the assembly, Neil Hamilton, calling it "good news for Britain". | Welsh campaigners have joined UK-wide protests on the day Donald Trump is inaugurated as president of the United States. | 38680744 |
The other semi-final will see St Patrick's Dungannon up against St Patrick's Maghera.
Dungannon avenged their final defeat by Pat's Cavan last year by earning a 0-12 to 1-8 extra-time win on Saturday.
Cormac O'Hagan's free proved to be winning score at Corduff.
Thomas Edward O'Donohue hit Cavan's goal in the first half as the sides were level at 1-4 to 0-7 at the interval.
After Dungannon were reduced to 13 players and Cavan also had a man sent off, the holders fought back from two points down to move one ahead late in the contest.
However, a Ryan Coleman point ensured extra-time and O'Hagan's free secured Dungannon's victory. | St Paul's Bessbrook set up an all-Armagh MacRory Cup semi-final against St Ronan's Lurgan as they earned a 0-10 to 0-3 win over St Michael's Enniskillen on Sunday. | 35632771 |
Kennaugh completed a lap of the 37.7 mile (60km) Mountain Course in one hour 23 minutes and 48 seconds.
It was six seconds faster than former Olympic individual pursuit gold medallist Boardman's time, set during the Isle of Man Cycling Week in 1993.
Two-time men's British road race champion Kennaugh, 26, recorded his lap during a time-trial event on Sunday.
The Onchan rider received £3,000 from a local sponsor for breaking the record.
He said: "Taking the record means a great deal to me being from the island, especially with it having been held for so long by one of the most prolific time trialists of his generation.
"Even now I still remember being inspired by Chris when he wore the Yellow Jersey at the Tour de France in the mid-nineties".
Conditions were almost perfect in the early section of the course although riders later reported strong headwinds on the nine-mile mountain course section from Ramsey to the Creg Ny Baa. | Isle of Man cyclist Peter Kennaugh has broken Chris Boardman's 22-year record for cycling a lap of the TT course. | 34392853 |
Lutfur Rahman, the ex-Mayor of Tower Hamlets, was found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices at an Election Court in April.
Findings included money being given to Bangladeshi or Muslim groups in return for support.
At the High Court two judges declined his application to appeal against the length of the order.
Lord Justice Lloyd and Mr Justice Supperstone did, however, agree he could launch a judicial review relating to the way religious leaders had been persuaded to use influence on voters.
But, they said, even if he succeeded in overturning that, his five-year ban would remain.
A group of four voters took legal action against Mr Rahman in 2015 over a series of allegations of election fraud including ballot paper tampering.
Mr Rahman maintained there was "little, if any" evidence of wrongdoing against him and wanted to challenge rulings Election Commissioner Richard Mawrey had made during the trial.
Some of Mr Mawrey's findings included the use of council money to pay a Bangladeshi language television station which provided supportive coverage.
He concluded evidence at the trial had revealed an "alarming state of affairs" and voided the 2014 mayoral election.
Labour's John Biggs went on to win a new election last June.
Mr Rahman did not comment after the hearing.
One of the four complainants, Azmal Hussain, said: "He's lost. The big point was the corruption. He didn't win on that. We've won again." | A former mayor has failed in his bid to over-turn a five-year order banning him from running for office. | 35413800 |
An official measure of Chinese factory activity suggested a slight improvement in May, but a private survey indicated continued contraction.
The figures hit mining shares in London, with Rio Tinto falling 3.8% and BHP Billiton down 1.9%.
The FTSE 100 ended down 38.86 points, or 0.6%, at 6,191.93.
However, the biggest faller in the FTSE 100 was plumbing supplies firm Wolseley. Its shares dived 5.5% after it said like-for-like revenues had risen 1% in recent weeks, compared with 2.8% growth in the three months to 30 April.
Wolseley said demand in several of its markets remained "subdued" and it was "committed to further restructuring in the UK and Europe".
In the FTSE 250, shares in Halfords fell 7.2% after the car parts and bicycle retailer reported flat full-year profits.
Underlying pre-tax profits at the retailer rose by just 0.5% to £81.5m in the year to 1 April.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.7% against the dollar to $1.4388, and dropped 0.9% against the euro to €1.2893. | (Close): Mining firms pulled the London market lower as the latest factory data from China indicated that the sector remained weak. | 36424795 |
The cable will run 120 miles under the English Channel from Caen, Normandy, to Solent Airport in Hampshire.
Fareham Borough Council owns the airfield and approved National Grid's outline plans earlier this year.
The government said a verbal agreement on the process had been broken.
However, the government has said it would not overturn the decision for the planned undersea cable and a substation at the former Daedalus airfield.
A detailed planning application has since been submitted to the planning authority.
The government said it had written to the council expressing concerns it broke a verbal agreement to allow the government time to consider whether it should take charge of the planning process when considering the so-called IFA2 project.
Conservative council leader Sean Woodward said: "I don't know where any of this has come from.
"There was never any agreement - written or verbal - that the planning decision wouldn't be issued."
Gosport Conservative MP Caroline Dinenage said: "We obviously feel really concerned that decision was taken without any real consideration for people who have to live by this 18m-high [substation]."
Concerns have also been raised that the electromagnetic fields from the cable, running close to the runway, could interfere with aircraft navigation.
The council said live cable tests would be carried out in September and if there was evidence of an adverse affect the project would not go ahead.
National Grid said it was confident IFA2 would "successfully co-exist" with operations at the airport and "would not conflict with aerodrome safeguarding criteria". | Plans for an undersea electricity cable linking France and the UK will go ahead despite claims the proper planning procedures were not followed, the government has confirmed. | 40941423 |
Ramsey, 26, has not played since he limped off in the Gunners' 2-1 defeat to Watford on 31 January.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Ramsey was back in full training ahead of Saturday's Premier League game against Liverpool.
Ramsey's return to training is a boost for Wales ahead of their game against the Republic of Ireland on 24 March.
Wales manager Chris Coleman is confident Ramsey will be available for the World Cup qualifier in Dublin.
"We need Rambo," Coleman said.
"At our best, we're a tough team to play against. We've proved that against the very best. At the moment we've got enough time for Aaron to make sure he's okay." | Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey is back in full training with Arsenal after recovering from a calf injury. | 39139746 |
He was suspended from office in December pending a probe into his alleged ties with the former governor of the rich mining province of Ancash.
Ex-governor Cesar Alvarez is in jail while on trial for alleged corruption.
Mr Ramos is accused of covering up for Mr Alvarez while he was head of an auditing department.
Mr Ramos said the allegations were part of "a plot and conspiracy against me". He has five days to appeal against the decision.
A commission which oversees the judiciary voted five to one to fire Mr Ramos.
It said it had found links between Mr Ramos and Mr Alvarez, who is on trial for allegedly granting public work contracts in exchange for bribes.
Investigators said Mr Ramos had arranged to have prosecutors investigating Mr Alvarez fired.
Pablo Sanchez, who has been acting as interim attorney general since Mr Ramos was suspended, is expected to take over the post.
The sacking of the attorney general comes just six weeks after the prime minister was forced to step down over allegations that the country's intelligence services had spied on politicians, journalists and businesspeople.
Analysts say the scandals have hurt President Ollanta Humala, whose approval rating has plummeted to 24%, according to a poll conducted last month. | Peruvian Attorney General Carlos Ramos Heredia has been dismissed over corruption allegations which predate his time in the post. | 32734657 |
The research by university specialists found that communities want stronger neighbourhood bonds with the police.
The work, known as Rural Connect, was paid for by the force's police and crime commissioner Christopher Salmon.
Mr Salmon also said a decision to withdraw the Bobby Van scheme - a free home security service - was a mistake.
"Local policing is vital. I want officers to know and be known in their communities. That way we build trust and confidence," he said.
"This research is an important reminder of some old lessons. Local people say the small stuff matters.
"We must tackle the crime and antisocial behaviour that doesn't make headlines but does make their lives miserable.
"Senior officers must encourage the effort needed to build grassroots relationships. They must empower local officers to make judgements."
Mr Salmon will also look at better mobility for local officers, including cycles and mopeds, along with launching a campaign encouraging officers and the public to speak more often. | Local police officers with local knowledge are crucial to helping residents of rural Wales feel safe, a survey for Dyfed-Powys Police shows. | 31946663 |
Kevin Devaney had taken advantage of poor defending to tap home his second goal of the season in the 24th minute.
Boyle fired in the equaliser 15 minutes from time and snatched victory with a left-foot finish in stoppage time.
The Candystripes have now won three league games in a row and are one of five teams joint top of the table.
The visitors went into the match unbeaten in their three opening fixtures of the campaign and looked set to extend that run until Boyle's late intervention.
Derry manager Kenny Shiels fielded an unchanged line-up for the third successive game as he hoped to build on clean sheet victories over Cork City and Bray Wanderers, following an opening night defeat by Finn Harps.
Devaney opened the scoring with a right-foot shot past Ger Doherty at the back post after Gary Shanahan had squared the ball across goal.
Former Derry player Enda Curran almost caught Doherty off his line before half-time while the home keeper saved from Shanahan's glancing header.
For the home side, Gareth McGlynn saw his free-kick tipped over by Conor Winn, who also denied Barry McNamee.
A well organised Galway side looked to be running out comfortable winners until Boyle levelled, and Winn produced a fine stop from Josh Daniels, who was also seeking his first goal for the club.
Boyle then latched onto a loose ball and unleashed a stunning effort to secure victory.
Derry are joined by Cork City, Dundalk, St Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers on nine points at the summit of the Premier Division. | Derry City substitute Nathan Boyle came off the bench to score his first goals for the club and earn a dramatic win over Galway United at the Brandywell. | 35834691 |
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the Ahrar al-Sham, Jund al-Aqsa and Nusra Front groups had taken the city on Saturday.
Idlib is only the second provincial centre to fall into rebel hands, after Raqqa was seized by Islamic State (IS).
Syria's civil war, which began four years ago, has killed more than 200,000 Syrians and displaced 11 million.
The UK-based observatory said the militant groups seized the city after four days of intense fighting.
Syria has not confirmed the loss.
State television said: "The army is fighting fierce battles to restore the situation back to what it was."
The capture of the city, with a population of 100,000, would be a serious blow to the government of President Bashar al-Assad, correspondents say.
Idlib has been the subject of severe fighting between the government and opposition forces for months
Idlib is close to the strategically important main highway linking the capital Damascus to the commercial capital Aleppo. It is also close to the coastal province of Latakia, a stronghold of President Assad.
Supporters of Ahrar al-Sham and the Nusra Front have posted pictures of fighters celebrating in the city.
It is the second defeat of government forces in the space of a week after rebels in southern Syria seized the historic city of Busra in Deraa province.
On Saturday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was angry and shamed by the failure to halt the Syrian civil war.
Speaking at an Arab League summit in Egypt, he promised to step up diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting. | Islamist rebels have captured the north-western Syrian city of Idlib from government forces, monitors say. | 32100644 |
The £2 coin, made by The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, was released into circulation in Hampshire on Tuesday.
It will be released into wider UK circulation later in 2017.
Dominique Evans' design, her first for a circulating coin, features the author's silhouette and signature.
She said: "I imagined the framed silhouette in one of the houses featured in Jane Austen's books, on the wall of a corridor as guests pass by to attend a dance, perhaps in Pride and Prejudice or on the wall in the home of Emma." | A graphic designer from Newport has had her artwork selected to appear on a coin to mark the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's death. | 40641376 |
The hole, estimated to be about 15 ft (4.6m) deep, opened up in Hutcliffe Wood Road, Millhouses, on Sunday.
The route has been closed, with knock-on delays in the Abbeydale Road area.
Staff from Sheffield City Council have attended the scene, and engineers are assessing the extent of the damage. It is not yet known how long the road will remain closed.
BBC Look North reporter Phil Bodmer said people have speculated that old mine workings under the road may have become unstable.
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A spokesman for the council said staff were working "as quickly and safely as possible" to re-open the road as soon as possible.
Diversions have been put in place. | A large sinkhole in a road in Sheffield continues to cause widespread traffic delays. | 36128768 |
British number two and world number 50 Watson, 23, lost 6-2 6-3 to Russian Elena Vesnina, ranked 53.
She was broken in the sixth game of the first set and then the eighth game of the second in gusty conditions.
British number four Moore, also 23, failed to convert five set points in the first set before losing 7-5 6-4 to Ekaterina Makarova of Russia.
The world number 229 led 5-3 in the opener before Makarova fought back to take the set and then the second after breaking in the fifth game.
British number three Naomi Broady, 26, was defeated 6-1 6-1 by Puerto Rico's Monica Puig.
Johanna Konta, Britain's number one, is one of the 16 seeds and the 25-year-old has a bye into the second round.
Polish former champion Agnieszka Radwanska, who is the top seed, and two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic will also enter the competition at the second-round stage.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Britons Heather Watson and Tara Moore both suffered first-round defeats at the WTA event in Eastbourne on Monday. | 36579880 |
Mr Hickey has remained in Brazil after being arrested on suspicion of alleged illegal ticket touting at Rio 2016.
He has denied all allegations made against him.
He was released almost two weeks after his arrest in August but his passport was retained.
In November a judge in Brazil ruled that Mr Hickey was to be given back his passport and permitted to leave the country for medical reasons on payment of a €410,000 bond.
Last month, the OCI ruled out paying the bond for Mr Hickey.
ANOC said it made the temporary loan to Mr Hickey on humanitarian grounds.
The decision was unanimously approved by ANOC president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, and all ANOC vice presidents, via a postal vote on 20 November.
The body said the payment was "made as a temporary loan so that Patrick Hickey could meet his bail requirements and return to Ireland where he can receive medical treatment for a heart condition.
"The terms of the temporary loan make it clear that it must be repaid to ANOC in full," it said in a statement.
"For legal reasons, all other terms and conditions surrounding this bail payment will remain confidential." | The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has loaned former Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) president Pat Hickey money to pay his bail. | 38177948 |
Talks are under way with Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss about a series of 90-minute films based on Bram Stoker's novel about the Transylvanian vampire.
No scripts have been written and the Count has yet to be cast. According to the Radio Times, though, the series is likely to air in 2019.
Moffat's wife Sue Vertue will produce the show for Hartswood Films.
According to Variety, it is unclear whether Dracula, like Sherlock, will have a modern-day British setting.
First published in 1897, Stoker's novel tells of a blood-sucking count who travels to England for a quick bite.
Bela Lugosi, Gary Oldman and Sir Christopher Lee are among the many actors to portray him on screen.
Gatiss played Dracula himself in a radio version of the story that was released last year on the anniversary of the book's publication.
Moffat will step down as head writer and executive producer of Doctor Who after this year's Christmas special.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | The brains behind the BBC's Sherlock series are to make a new version of Dracula, the corporation has confirmed. | 40347479 |
Variety surveyed industry figures for the study before estimating the fees that the top talent command on the small screen.
Big Bang actors Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki all receive an estimated $1m (£786,000) per episode.
Gilmore Girls stars Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel come joint second.
They each earn an estimated $750,000 (£590,000) per show, according to Variety.
The revival of the mother-daughter drama is coming to Netflix next month, with four new episodes, each representing a season of the year.
Big Bang Theory, which centres on a group of high-functioning science "geeks", is currently on its 10th series.
The total cost is said to be $9m per episode - half of which goes on salaries for its stars.
In the category of reality shows, chat shows and news, Judge Judy topped the list with an annual $47m (£37m), followed by Matt Lauer of Today on $22-25m (£17-20m) and then Ellen DeGeneres on $20m (£16m).
Other high earners in the world of TV drama include Mark Harmon of NCIS, on $525,000 (£413,000) an episode.
He is followed by Kevin Spacey of House of Cards, who is said to receive $500,000 (£393,000) a show.
Variety estimates that the same amount is paid to Game of Thrones cast members Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | The highest-paid US television stars have been revealed, with the stars of The Big Bang Theory topping the list for comedy and drama. | 37563301 |
The youngster made headlines this month when making his debut for the Scottish champions' development team.
"We didn't want to kick him because he is still so small," said in-form striker Dembele, no relation.
"He is a good talent but we have to wait and see how he will improve as a player."
The older Dembele has netted 12 goals since his summer move to Celtic from Fulham and has been keeping last season's top scorer Leigh Griffiths out of the starting line-up.
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"There is no number one or two," said the 20-year-old, who was picking up the Premiership player of the month for September award.
"I am a striker. Each time the manager gives me a chance, I give my all for Celtic.
"This was the next step for me after Fulham. I had to show I could do it at a high level with a massive club.
"From my first day, the lads have made me welcome. In an environment like this you settle quick and that has helped me score goals." | Celtic's Karamoko Dembele has been given a taste of first team training but the 13-year-old was treated with kid gloves, revealed namesake Moussa. | 37644343 |
Freestyle hope work on Parc Kronberg in Aberystwyth, which already has planning consent, will finish by summer 2017.
The firm said the community park is unique in that it will include pathways forming an entrance to the town.
It follows a seven-year consultation with more than 2,000 people.
About £400,000 has been confirmed in big lottery funding, with Aberystwyth Town Council providing a further £100,000.
Chris Taylor from Freestyle said: "We are all just incredibly excited - it's a UK first because it's not just a skate park, it's a community park.
"We have designed it in such a way that skaters, riders and the community can mix as much as they want.
"The skaters wanted to be interacting, and the public wanted to be closer to the youths using it too."
The project includes a play area, climbing wall, riverside viewing, cycle and footpaths and community seating areas as well as spaces for skating. | Funding has been approved for a £500,000 Ceredigion skate park which developers said is a UK "first of its kind" and has been seven years in the making. | 37774537 |
Up to 400 new cases are being seen each day, the UN's refugee agency said.
Over 100,000 have left Burundi in recent weeks, escaping violence sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term.
In the latest unrest, at least two people were killed in a grenade attack in the capital Bujumbura.
"Those who did this had the intention to kill, because the grenades were thrown among women selling fruits, in a big crowd," General Godefroid Bizimana, a deputy police chief, told the AFP news agency.
There were fresh protests in Bujumbura on Friday against Mr Nkurunziza's bid to extend his rule, a move critics say is unconstitutional.
A UN spokesman called the cholera outbreak a "new, worrying, and growing additional complication".
The epidemic has killed 31 people - two locals and 29 Burundian refugees, the UN's statement said.
Cholera is a highly contagious disease, causing severe diarrhoea and vomiting, and is caught from contaminated water.
The UN described the cramped, dirty conditions in Tanzania's lakeside Kagunga area, where many of the migrants are staying, as "dire".
It is trying to evacuate refugees from the region but warns the situation may get worse before it gets better.
The refugee agency predicts that the number of people fleeing Burundi could double in the next six months.
10.4m population
50 years - life expectancy for a man
2nd poorest country in the world
85% are Hutu, 14% Tutsi
300,000 died in civil war | Cholera has infected about 3,000 people in Tanzania, the UN has said, where many Burundians have fled seeking refuge from their country's unrest. | 32852977 |
An estimated 102 individual dolphins used a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in the firth during the summer of 2011, 112 in 2012 and 94 in 2013.
The firth and North Sea provide habitat for the world's most northerly resident population of bottlenose dolphins.
The species is protected by European Union rules. | The Moray Firth's population of bottlenose dolphins remains "stable", according to a new report published by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). | 30248018 |
The all-rounder appeared to jar his left knee while bowling on day two of England's innings-and-88-run win in the first Test at Headingley.
Stokes, 24, will have a scan on Sunday, with the results - and the party for the Test at Chester-le-Street - not expected until Monday.
The match, the second of three Tests, begins on Friday.
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It he his fit, it will be the first time that Durham all-rounder Stokes has played a Test on his home ground.
However, England cricket director Andrew Strauss said Stokes' participation is "touch and go".
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek on Sunday, Strauss said: "He was struggling yesterday. The plan is to see how he is today.
"We know what he is like - you have to drag him off the pitch kicking and screaming, but we're mindful of a busy summer ahead as well."
Stokes left the field on the second evening of England's win and did not bowl on Saturday as they wrapped up a three-day victory.
If he is ruled out of the second Test, Warwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes would be a like-for-like replacement in the squad.
England may also opt to re-jig their batting order and give a debut to Nottinghamshire pace bowler Jake Ball. | England will wait on the fitness of Ben Stokes before naming their squad for the second Test against Sri Lanka. | 36353287 |
Ynyr Ial Lewis, of St Asaph, admitted aggravated burglary in Rhyl and a separate burglary at a Kinmel Bay pub.
He implicated two other men in the case but they were later cleared.
Mold Crown Court heard the victim, a 72-year-old man with cancer, is now fearful of living in his home of 36 years.
One of the three men was said to have links to the victim and believed a large amount of money was in his home.
There was a struggle in the house and a neighbour who attempted to intervene was hit on the head, requiring 12 stitches.
The court heard the three men, who had been carrying poles and a knife, got away with £3,000 which had never been recovered.
Judge Niclas Parry told Lewis, 36, he had taken part in a burglary which had "every conceivable aggravating feature to it".
He said he accepted Lewis had mental health issues but added that much of his issues related to his drug taking.
Lewis was jailed for eight years for the aggravated burglary and 12 months for the pub burglary, to run consecutively.
DC Dave Smith, of North Wales Police, said: "Those who commit domestic burglaries must realise there is consequence to their actions and if found guilty can expect a significant period of imprisonment." | A man who "smashed" his way into the home of a bed-ridden pensioner in Denbighshire has been jailed for nine years. | 40286839 |
The hack, which affected 51 franchises across 24 states, exposed clients' names, postal addresses, email addresses and payment card information.
The company said the malware had been "eliminated" and that its services were now safe to use.
On Monday, a large US hospital chain said its systems had been infiltrated.
About 4.5 million healthcare patients involved with Community Health Systems facilities had their private information stolen.
Last week, the US grocery chain SuperValu said it had also suffered a breach.
UPS, which was founded as a messenger company in 1907 and has become a multibillion-dollar corporation, has more than 4,450 franchised locations in the US.
Each franchise is individually owned and responsible for installing its own network.
The breaches, which were only discovered by UPS because of a notification from the US government, took place between January and August.
UPS said that while it had received no reports of the stolen data being used for fraudulent purposes, customers should carefully monitor their account activity for signs of intrusion.
"We encourage you to remain vigilant by reviewing your account statements and monitoring your free credit reports," said Tim Davis, president of The UPS Store.
He added: "Our customers can be assured that we have identified and fully contained the incident."
The company also said it had begun an internal review to investigate the breach. | The personal data of customers who have used local branches of the US parcel delivery company UPS has been stolen in a widespread security breach. | 28879689 |
FHM was launched in 1985 under the title For Him Magazine. Zoo was launched in 2004.
An online statement from publisher Bauer Media read: "Unfortunately it's true and it has been announced today the intention to suspend publication of FHM."
The statement added that it had been "an absolute joy producing the magazine over the years".
"Thank you for all your support, we will keep you updated with developments over the coming weeks."
During the 1990s, FHM dominated the men's market and was published in 27 countries, including Pakistan and India.
It claimed that its annual poll of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World "helped propel the careers of many well-known actresses, musicians and models".
The magazine industry has been particularly vulnerable to online competition, and "lads' magazines" have been struggling to hold on to their readers.
In the last 10 years, FHM's circulation has fallen from about 500,000 to below 100,000. In the last 12 months, rivals Nuts and Loaded have both closed their doors.
The publishers said: "Men's media habits have continually moved towards mobile and social." However, it did not specifically blame the online market for its closure.
It said that FHM and Zoo had a combined digital audience of more than five million. | UK men's magazines FHM and Zoo have said they are halting publication. | 34845063 |
​Tram 3022 has a design inspired by the worker bee, which has become a symbol of solidarity following the Manchester attack on 22 May.
It will carry people travelling to the One Love Manchester charity concert at Old Trafford cricket ground later.
Free travel on the service is being offered to those who show staff a ticket for the concert.
In the days following the terrorist attack at Ariana Grande's concert, hundreds of people queued at Manchester tattoo parlours to get bee tattoos.
One city centre studio was faced with 800 potential customers and an 80-year-old grandmother chose the bee as her first inking.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said: "The incredible spirit of the people of Manchester has been what has sustained us all since last week.
"The Manchester Bee has taken on a new significance over recent days and it is fitting that we display it proudly as many of us head to what will be a memorable and moving event." | A tram paying tribute to the "spirit of Manchester" has begun to run on the city's Metrolink network. | 40151349 |
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The underwater snake robot has got a flexible, snake-like body with cameras so that people on land can see what it sees.
It's been made to fit into small spaces and live underwater.
Sea-snake robot is currently being tested in Norway - check it out!
Video from Eelume | A robot has been designed by a Norwegian underwater robotics company to help look for and repair any damage to pipelines and oil rigs under the sea. | 39040517 |
The motive for the killings in the early hours of Sunday in the south-eastern town of Imatra is unclear.
A local man aged 23 and with a criminal record has been arrested.
Police said it appeared the victims had been chosen at random. The local politician was named as Tiina Wilen-Jappinen, the chairwoman of Imatra's town council.
A rifle was used to carry out the shootings, police said, and the alleged perpetrator was detained almost immediately.
The victims had all been shot in the head and torso, Finland's national broadcaster YLE reported.
Two of the victims, including Ms Wilen-Jappinen, are reported to have been in their 50s and one in her 30s.
Crime levels are relatively low in Finland, but the country has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world, with hunting a popular pastime. | Three women - a local politician and two journalists - have been shot dead in Finland as they left a restaurant. | 38201619 |
In the more recent case, involving a 25-year-old model, a district attorney said there was insufficient evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
For the older case, prosecutors said the statute of limitations had expired.
Mr Cosby, 78, was charged in a sex assault case last week in Pennsylvania. He has denied the claims.
Dozens of women have come out with allegations against him including drugging, sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape, dating back decades.
In one of the LA cases, model Chloe Goins claimed Mr Cosby drugged and molested her at the Playboy Mansion in 2008 when she was 17.
Mr Cosby's lawyers have claimed he was not at the same party as Ms Goins.
In the 1965 case, the alleged victim claims Mr Cosby gave her an alcoholic drink at a jazz club in Hollywood, took her to a house and forced her to have sex with him.
At the height of his fame from The Cosby Show, the comedian was the highest paid entertainer on US television.
On Wednesday, his wife learnt that she would not have to give evidence in a defamation case filed by seven women accusing the comedian of sexual assault. | Prosecutors in Los Angeles have declined to charge comedian Bill Cosby for two alleged sex assault cases, one from 1965 and one from 2008. | 35246570 |
With polls in France showing a tight contest ahead of Sunday's voting, "nobody wants to take any new position," said Karl Haeling, of LBBW.
The Dow Jones fell 0.2% to 20,547.55, while the S&P 500 shed 0.3% to 2,348.7. The Nasdaq lost 0.1% at 5,910.52.
General Electric fell 2.4% despite posting higher profits.
Honeywell International jumped 2.7% as first-quarter earnings came in above analyst expectations.
But Mattel slumped 13.6% after reporting a $113.2m loss in the first quarter, saying sales were damaged by a glut of toys after the holiday period.
A steady stream of strong earnings through the week had helped to buoy market sentiment.
Of the 95 companies in the S&P 500 that reported earnings, about 75% topped expectations, according to Thomson Reuters data. That was above the 71% average for the past four quarters.
Overall, profits of S&P 500 companies are estimated to have risen 11.2% in the quarter, the most since 2011. | Wall Street's main markets fell on mixed earnings and cautious investor sentiment ahead of the French presidential election this weekend. | 39665509 |
Mary Ramsay, 60, from Inverness, has had essential tremor since she was a child and requires use of a wheelchair.
She has concerns that expenses offered by NHS Highland will not cover the costs of her and her husband's trip to Newcastle for the operation.
NHS Highland said it deals with more than 37,000 travel claims each year.
Mrs Ramsay's condition causes uncontrollable shaking.
Her situation has been highlighted by Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant in an effort to get her more help.
Mrs Ramsay told BBC Radio Scotland's Kaye Adams programme that she could have the surgery at a hospital in Glasgow, but she would have to join a long waiting list for it.
NHS Highlands said it would "be happy to review" the Ramsays' case.
A spokesman said: "The board deals with over 37,000 claims for travel arrangements each year and the policy of financial assistance for travel requires adherence to two schemes.
"The two schemes that NHS Scotland assist patients with travel costs associated with attendance are: the patient travel scheme; and the Highlands and Islands patient travel scheme.
"As Mr and Mrs Ramsay are on benefits they both will receive their full travel costs as per the patient travel scheme.
"However, accommodation costs are treated differently under the Highlands and Islands patient travel scheme." | A health board has offered to review the case of a patient who will make a 560-mile round trip for surgery to help treat a neurological condition. | 40715475 |
The Blues lost Che Adams for a number of weeks with a hamstring injury during Saturday's 2-1 win over Bristol City.
Fellow front man Lukas Jutkiewicz is also out with a calf problem, leaving veteran Clayton Donaldson as his only attacking option.
"You haven't got to be a clever person to look at the squad and [think]: where do you go now?" Redknapp told BBC WM.
"It's a crazy situation at this stage of the season to be in."
The former Tottenham and Portsmouth boss, 70, agreed a deal to manage the club in May, having helped City stave off relegation from the Championship on the final day of last season.
"You've got no squad, you're going to end up with kids on the bench and kids playing, that's how we are," he added.
"What we need to do is to get some deals over the line. The owners and myself are ambitious. I want to see the team up at the top of the table." | Birmingham City's lack of fit, experienced strikers is a "crazy situation", says boss Harry Redknapp. | 40913048 |
Robert Emmett Rogan, 29, from Altcar Park, is alleged to have committed the offences at a house in the Carnhill area of the city on Sunday night.
A police officer told Londonderry Magistrate's Court three children under the age of 10 were in the house.
Both the man and the woman in the house suffered minor cuts.
The officer said the woman was cut on her hand when she grabbed the sword as she tried to pull the attacker away from the man.
He said the attacker was pointing the sword in a downward manner towards the man's neck and upper body area.
The court was told that the alleged male victim, who also sustained a minor cut, managed to punch the man on the nose.
The attacker then left the house.
The defendant was later arrested at his home. After his arrest he denied any involvement in the incidents.
Refusing bail a judge said the defendant had six previous convictions, a number of them for violent offences.
He remanded him in custody until 18 June. | A Londonderry man charged with possessing a samurai sword and assaulting a man and a woman during a burglary has been refused bail. | 32966522 |
Alyn and Deeside AM Carl Sargeant has backed parents upset at proposals to enforce the policy at Connah's Quay High School.
In a consultation letter, the head teacher said there were "ongoing issues" over girls' uniforms.
Flintshire council said school uniform was "a matter for individual schools and governing bodies."
In the letter, head teacher Ann Peers said girls were wearing "denims, leggings and skin tight trousers".
Mr Sargeant said the proposal "should be dropped straight away" as female students "should have the right to choose whether to wear a skirt or trousers".
He said he understood uniform helped to create "a sense of inclusion and equality", and instead suggested enforcing a policy of wearing "tailored trousers or skirts".
Mr Sargeant added: "If uniform is an issue then of course that should be dealt with and the headteacher would have my full support in that."
He has written to Ms Peers asking her to take parents' and pupils' views into consideration.
Ian Budd, chief officer of education and youth at Flintshire council, said: "School uniform arrangements are a matter for individual schools and governing bodies.
"However, I would urge parents and carers to give their opinions to the school during the consultation period which has been extended to 10 March.
"The governing body will then consider the views expressed during the consultation in conjunction with Welsh Government guidance on school uniform policy, which makes it clear that governors must consider the implications of uniform policy in terms of equalities and affordability, before making an informed decision."
The BBC has contacted Connah's Quay High School for comment. | Plans for a skirt-only policy for girls at a Deeside high school have been called "antiquated and sexist". | 39032941 |
The former Sunderland and England player was jailed last month following a trial at Bradford Crown Court.
An official at the court confirmed that Johnson's legal team had lodged an appeal against his sentence.
The 28-year-old has already begun an appeal against his conviction of sexual activity with a 15-year-old.
Johnson admitted grooming the girl and a separate, less serious charge, of sexual activity.
On the Adam Johnson's Appeal Fight Facebook page, run by his sister Faye, a post said: "Adam's appeal against his sentence has now been lodged!"
It added: "Thanks everyone for your support it means a lot! X"
Sentencing the player, Judge Jonathan Rose told him he had abused a position of trust and caused his victim "severe psychological harm".
Johnson began his career at Middlesbrough before moving to Manchester City and then on to Sunderland in 2012. | Footballer Adam Johnson has formally lodged an appeal against his six-year sentence for grooming and sexual activity with a girl aged 15. | 36023554 |
The 82 girls, who were part of a huge group kidnapped from their school in 2014, are in the care of security services in the capital, Abuja.
Their parents travelled by bus through the night to meet their daughters.
More than 100 of the 276 girls, taken from the town of Chibok, are still being held by the militant group. Their whereabouts are unknown.
The reunion in Abuja had a celebratory atmosphere, with music and dance.
The BBC's Alistair Leithead says the girls were already dancing when their parents got off the bus and raced towards them, in an emotional reunion.
The 82 young women were only freed two weeks earlier in exchange for five Boko Haram militants.
The most recent group freed was supposed to have 83 girls - but one refused to leave, saying she was happy and had found a husband, a Nigerian government spokesman said.
The freed girls remain in government care - under the eye of security services who are questioning them about their time spent as captives.
After the girls were abducted from their school in April 2014, a massive global awareness campaign began, using the Twitter hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.
The Chibok girls represent a fraction of the women captured by the militant group, estimates for which number in the thousands. | A group of the "Chibok girls" freed from Nigeria's Boko Haram militants have been reunited with their families. | 39987271 |
The watchdog will begin its examination of several areas within the department on Wednesday.
The department has been rated "inadequate" since 2009 and its most recent inspection was cancelled to allow the government to review the authority's improvement plan.
The council said it welcomed the inspection.
There have been a number of high-profile child deaths in Birmingham in recent years, including those of Khyra Ishaq in 2008 and Keanu Williams in 2011.
The council's children's services were branded a "national disgrace" by Ofsted's chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw in October.
The council had been warned the children's service could be taken over by the Department for Education if standards did not improve.
The team is not the only West Midlands authority to have its children's services inspected.
Coventry City Council is currently awaiting the results of an Ofsted inspection of its services, in the wake of the death of four-year-old Daniel Pelka in 2012.
Birmingham's leader Sir Albert Bore said the inspection would "contribute to the growing understanding about what is needed to improve the care and safety of children in this city".
The council is still awaiting the publication of a review of its services requested by children's minister Edward Timpson.
An Ofsted spokeswoman said it could not confirm how long its inspection would take. | A children's services department that was branded a "national disgrace" is to be inspected by Ofsted. | 26633860 |
Molly Evans and Rene Cardin, both 19, were arrested shortly after police issued a CCTV appeal about the raid in Kings Heath, Birmingham on 4 June.
They were stopped in a car in the city's Highgate Street and arrested.
The women, and Rene's brother Tyrone Cardin, 21, are charged with four robberies, burglary, assault and theft.
They have been remanded in custody after appearing at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
The are accused of a robbery at Simply Local in Harlech Close, Bartley Green, on 31 May where cash, scratch cards and cigarettes were stolen.
They have also been charged with a burglary in Rebecca Drive, Selly Oak, on June 16, and three robberies the following day involving women waiting at bus stops in Church Road and Hob Moor Road, in Yardley, and Coventry Road in Small Heath.
Rene Cardin, of Cowles Croft; Tyrone Cardin, of William Booth Lane, Ms Evans, of Larch Walk, Yardley, are due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 19 July. | Two women have been charged with a series of violent robberies, including one in which Post Office staff were threatened with a meat cleaver. | 40369127 |
Seren Bernard, who was in the care of Pembrokeshire council at the time, died in Milford Haven in April 2012.
Social work expert Prof Neil Thompson said the information from the mental health assessment in September 2011 should have been shared.
The hearing was told Seren had also admitted self harm in the report.
Prof Thompson told the inquest that in assessing risk to young people, "past behaviour is a strong indicator of future behaviour".
The inquest has heard Seren had made an earlier suicide attempt before she was found dead.
Prof Thompson said the assessment findings should have been shared as part of a child protection conference process which brings together those trying to safeguard a child's welfare.
He also said he was surprised Seren's social worker had only found out about her suicidal thoughts while giving evidence at the inquest.
"All professionals should be sharing information in a spirit of partnership," he said.
The inquest continues. | A social worker for a 14-year-old girl found hanged had not been told she was having suicidal thoughts highlighted in a health report, an inquest heard. | 33133201 |
Daniel Devereux, 30, of no fixed abode, is accused of hacking into the website of the Norfolk and Norwich hospital in September 2015.
He is also charged with accessing the external website of Norwich Airport two months later.
Mr Devereux will appear before magistrates in Norwich on Thursday.
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In November 2015, a man contacted BBC Radio Norfolk saying he had hacked into Norwich Airport's website.
Identifying himself only as "His Royal Gingerness", the man claimed he wanted to expose how vulnerable the airport was.
A police investigation was then launched.
Mr Devereux is facing two charges under Section 1 of the Computer Misuse Act, which relates to unauthorised access to computer material. | A man arrested in connection with two cyber-attacks in Norfolk has been charged under the Computer Misuse Act. | 40028225 |
Amid international concern about terrorism in the region - highlighted by the kidnap of more than 200 school girls - he said that creating jobs was key to ending the insurgency.
Mr Dangote was speaking at the World Economic Forum, being held in Nigeria.
The Dangote Group has interests stretching from cement to food.
The businessman - who is Africa's richest man - also told the forum that his company would invest a total of $12bn in Nigeria, and $4bn outside the country, over the next four years.
China also promised further investment in Africa.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang gave a speech in which he pledged "no strings" support for an African plan to develop a continent-wide high speed rail network.
He said China had set aside $2bn for an African Development Fund.
But he promised that China would not interfere in African nations' internal affairs, a reference to the West, which often attaches human rights and democracy conditions to financial aid. | Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote has said that he will invest $2.3bn (£1.35bn) in sugar and rice production in the north of the country. | 27330460 |
The Scottish Championship leaders were infuriated when Andy Halliday was sent off after celebrating the second goal.
Rangers manager Mark Warburton said he was "mystified" by the decision to show a second yellow card for raising his fist in triumph, deemed an offensive gesture by the match officials.
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Halliday is now suspended for Saturday's game against Falkirk.
The player was clearly furious as he made his way up the tunnel.
He had celebrated Barrie McKay's strike in front of the Morton fans, but television footage did not capture any kind of offensive gesture.
McKay's second-half goal added to a Kenny Miller strike that allowed Rangers to restore their five-point lead over Hibernian at the top of the table.
Morton were spirited and industrious opponents, though, often making life difficult for the visitors at Cappielow.
Morton manager Jim Duffy told BBC Scotland: "On Burns Day, we didn't want to be a poor and timorous beastie and we weren't.
"We made them work hard for it and the most important thing we asked the players was to show commitment and attitude and they did that.
"We had a few crosses and balls into the box. I was more disappointed with our final ball.
"I thought that could have been better, but in terms of work ethic and organisation, commitment, I couldn't ask for more.
"Sometimes you have to accept it if the other team has more in the tank."
Duffy was also unable to shed any light on Halliday's dismissal.
"I really don't know," he said when asked what happened. "I was told he made a gesture to the crowd, but I didn't see it.
"I was more disappointed with the fact that we'd just lost a goal." | Rangers left Cappielow with all three points after beating Morton 2-0 but also nursing a sense of grievance. | 35406375 |
Phil Burleigh's late try gave Edinburgh back-to-back wins and clinched the 1872 Cup, but Townsend could only praise the effort his players put in.
"The effort both teams put in showed how much this meant to them," he said.
"I have to praise the players' efforts to get back from three points behind to get the win, but it wasn't meant to be today."
With seven minutes left, Alan Solomons' team trailed to a Mark Bennett try and six points from Duncan Weir to three penalties for Sam Hidalgo-Clyne.
Burleigh's score put Edinburgh 14-11 in front and Glasgow piled on pressure in the game's dying embers but could not break the home defence.
Edinburgh go fourth, while Pro12 holders Glasgow remain eighth.
"Fair play to Edinburgh, that's two weeks now they've taken their opportunities. It's a sign of a confident team," Townsend told BBC Scotland.
"We look at that second half and we didn't kick on from what we did in the first half."
Edinburgh had won the first leg 23-11 on Sunday, but Townsend was happy with the response of his side and called for more of the same ahead of the European Champions Cup game with Racing '92.
"We've got a hard working group that will work hard to get better," he said.
"We'll have to take on the lessons we learned this week because next week's going to be even tougher." | Glasgow Warriors coach Gregor Townsend paid tribute to his players despite their 14-11 defeat by Edinburgh. | 35215827 |
In Profitis, north of Thessaloniki, a small number of parents chained up the school gate in protest, waving Greek flags, the AFP news agency reported.
Around 100 police officers formed a corridor to escort 40 "puzzled-looking" refugee children inside, it said.
In other schools, the new pupils were welcomed without incident.
"Our children will be raped and then, who will take responsibility?" AFP quoted one Greek parent at the protest as saying.
The Greek education minister, Nikos Filis, said the demonstration was an isolated incident. A statement from the ministry said the welcome in other schools was "enthusiastic".
The 1,500 or so pupils who started at 20 schools on Monday are part of a national education programme for migrant children. They received books and school bags before arriving at schools in the afternoon.
The pupils will receive lessons in a number of subjects, including the Greek language, during four-hour days after the local schoolchildren finish for the day.
The project is also running in six migrant camps.
Authorities plan to expand the project across the country in the coming weeks.
The UN refugee agency estimates that more than 160,000 people have arrived in Greece across the Mediterranean Sea this year, 28% of whom are children. | A protest has marred the first day of school for young refugees in Greece, with some 1,500 children getting education under a nationwide programme. | 37613318 |
Seven civilians, one UN peacekeeper and four soldiers are among the dead, the army says.
UN General Jean Baillaud said it was suspected that the attack was carried out by a Ugandan Islamist group, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
The ADF is based in north-east DR Congo after being pushed out of Uganda.
One local civil society group put the death toll at 38.
Activists who have spoken to witnesses tell a gruesome story of around 40 attackers entering the town of Eringeti on Sunday and killing indiscriminately, including inside the clinic, reports the BBC Maud Jullien in DR Congo.
The seven civilians who died were all killed in the clinic.
The attackers also blocked the town's military base and a position of the UN peacekeeping mission, while others looted shops and the clinic.
They then left in the middle of the night, having raided and burned down a large number of houses.
Our correspondent has been told that most of the town's population of about 20,000 have fled.
Gen Baillaud says this was the most serious attack in the area in months, but there has been a spate of raids recently as rebels have been stocking up on vital goods.
The ADF was formed in 1996 by a puritanical Muslim sect in the Ruwenzori mountains of western Uganda.
In 1998 it increased its activities and a number of bomb blasts in markets and restaurants in Kampala were blamed on the group.
After years of sporadic raids, the Ugandan army almost destroyed the ADF's capacity over 10 years ago and it moved its base DR Congo, where it has formed alliances with some of the many armed groups based in eastern DR Congo. | At least 24 people have died in a town in the east of the Democratic Republic Congo after a rebel attack, the Congolese army says. | 34962412 |
The Canaries went 3-1 ahead before Liverpool fought back and Adam Lallana scored a 95th-minute winner.
"I think if we'd have had a bit more communication within the team we maybe hold that 3-1 lead longer which makes Liverpool a bit more nervous," debutant Naismith told BBC Radio Norfolk.
"That's probably the biggest thing we will be disappointed with."
He continued: "A lot of people will look at the defence, but it's the whole way through the team. They passed the ball through us far too easily at times and that's something we need to improve on as a team if we want to pick up results."
Naismith marked his first Canaries appearance since his move from Everton with a goal, but Liverpool overcame the two-goal deficit and went 4-3 ahead after James Milner capitalised on a poor Russell Martin backpass, only for Sebastien Bassong to make it 4-4 in injury time. Lallana's dramatic late intervention then gave the visitors all three points.
The defeat left Norwich just one place above the relegation zone.
"When you lose that many goals in a game, [communication] is going to play its part in why it's happening," said Naismith.
"I've only been here a few days, but what I've seen in that short time is there's a lot of quality that can go forward and I think we showed that with the goals scored." | Forward Steven Naismith says Norwich's poor communication cost them dear in their 5-4 defeat by Liverpool. | 35399373 |
The 20-year-old, who has yet to feature in the League One side's first team, will be available for Saturday's National League match at home to Southport.
Mbulu joined The Lions from non-league Brentwood Town on his 19th birthday in August 2015.
He signed a one-year contract extension at the New Den in June last year.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Braintree Town have signed Millwall central defender Christian Mbulu on loan until mid-April. | 39304347 |
Initially due to open in August 2016, the 8,000 capacity stadium will be home to the football club and the York City Knights rugby league club.
In July, York City had said it did not believe the stadium would be ready until December 2016.
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat run council has blamed the previous Labour administration for the delay.
Councillor Nigel Ayre, Liberal Democrat executive member for leisure, said: "It remains immensely frustrating that so little progress was achieved under Labour. They failed to lay a brick in the ground and left behind a project with a number of flaws.
"These included a fractured relationship with the York City Knights and an overly complex procurement process which has meant the project couldn't be delivered in time for the 2016-17 season."
Mr Ayre said the scheme remained on budget and construction on the site, at Jockey Lane, Huntington, would begin in early 2016.
The Labour group said given the size of the scheme it was bound to be complex and the ruling group on the council was trying to deflect attention from the latest delay by blaming Labour.
Deputy leader, Councillor Stuart Barnes, said: "Let's be crystal clear about the facts behind today's announcement from the Tories and Lib Dems. What's been announced is a major delay.
"Labour left the community stadium project having secured planning approval and with an accurate business plan including the budget."
York FC will continue to play at Bootham Crescent until the new stadium is finished. | A new £37m stadium for York City FC will not be operational until the spring of 2017, York City Council said. | 33991218 |
Negotiations to sell the portrait of Isabella D'Este for 120m euros (£88m) were at an advanced stage, said court officials in Italy.
Police were first alerted that a lawyer was trying to sell the artwork without proper export licences in 2013.
But their initial investigation failed to find the masterpiece.
A separate investigation into tax and insurance fraud crimes uncovered evidence that eventually led police to the painting on Monday in Lugano, near the Swiss-Italian border.
Investigators did not share any details about arrests, who owned the painting or how many people were under investigation for conspiracy to traffic art illegally and commit insurance fraud.
The painting was attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci after fluorescent light tests, but there will be further examination when the painting returns to Italy.
If it turns out to be authentic, the find will be the latest in a series of high profile Italian art seizures.
Police took custody of thousands of artefacts and a house that had been turned into a private museum last week; while raids in Basel, Switzerland, led to the breaking up of an art trafficking ring in January. | Police have seized a painting thought to be by Leonardo da Vinci from a Swiss bank vault during an investigation into tax and insurance fraud. | 31411392 |
The problem affected British Airways, Iberia, and American Airlines flights earlier in Terminal 3 and Terminal 5.
Heathrow said the problem has now been fixed and apologised.
It said passengers forced to travel without their luggage should contact their airline to find out when it would be returned to them.
Although flights were able to operate as normal, it is understood that hundreds of passengers departed without their bags.
People were advised to pack essential items in their hand luggage.
It comes three weeks after an IT system failure caused chaos for thousands of British Airways passengers.
A spokesman for the airport told the BBC hold bags will follow passengers but they could not say when.
Heathrow posted a message on Twitter at 06:45am BST to alert passengers of the issue.
An updated statement was issued at 09:07am to report that bag drop desks had reopened. | Hundreds of passengers flying out of Heathrow did so without their luggage after the airport's baggage system failed. | 40285170 |
The game is being created to mark the 200th anniversary of Austen who died in the city in 1817 aged 41.
Playing pieces could include the King Alfred the Great Statue and its cathedral, and banknotes in the game could feature a portrait of the author.
Residents can nominate landmarks in the city to fill the spaces on the board. | A new version of the board game Monopoly is to be based on the city of Winchester, the final resting place of the novelist Jane Austen. | 39289115 |
Richard Durkin claimed the HFC bank ruined his credit rating after he tried to pull out of a credit agreement when he returned the £1,499 computer to the Aberdeen branch of PC World.
In 2014, judges at the UK Supreme Court awarded him £8,000.
The Court of Session has now refused the offshore worker's appeal for £600,000.
He had handed over £50 and signed a credit agreement with HFC in 1998, but said he was told by a sales assistant at the store in Aberdeen that the laptop could be returned if it had a problem.
He later discovered that the laptop did not have an inbuilt modem.
Mr Durkin was eventually paid back the £50 by PC World but HFC said he was still required to make payments under the terms of the credit agreement.
In 2008 Aberdeen Sheriff Court ruled that he was entitled to reject the laptop and cancel the sale and the credit agreement and awarded damages of £116,000.
The decision was overturned later by judges at the Court of Session in Edinburgh after Mr Durkin himself appealed against the size of the damages.
The Supreme Court then awarded him £8,000, which Mr Durkin said was a victory for the consumer but a blow for him personally.
Appeal judges Lady Paton, Lord Drummond Young and Lord Malcolm have now ruled that Mr Durkin's latest action had to fail.
The judges ruled that the matters brought to the court in the latest claim had already been decided two years ago in the Supreme Court. | A man who has spent 18 years fighting a legal battle over a laptop has failed to win £600,000 from a bank. | 38402670 |
No-one really knows how that's going to work.
Tap here to read more | When Brexit happens, the UK will suddenly have a major land border with the EU - the frontier between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. | 40092322 |
The group opposes the plans for a disused railway track in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, and wants to register it as a designated village green.
Vale of Glamorgan Council wants to widen a path to 2.5m (8ft) down the middle of the grassy verge between Sully Terrace and Archer Terrace.
The council said the application will be considered.
Residents claim obtaining protected status would stop the local authority carrying out its plans.
They have to prove a significant number of community members have used the land as a right - a piece of common land - for the past 20 years.
The path runs a couple of miles from Penarth town centre to Cosmeston.
Hazel Bransfield, of Sully Terrace, took the campaign to Cardiff magistrates court on Wednesday, which affirmed her request that the path be given village green status.
She said residents feared a tarmac path would attract competitive road cyclists.
"The ordinary cyclists don't want the path changed and we all get along together," she said.
Mrs Bransfield added that the magistrates were interested to hear of the path's use during filming for TV programmes including Doctor Who and the Sarah Jane Adventures.
The request for village green status has now been sent to the Vale of Glamorgan council which will decide on the matter.
A council spokeswoman said: "If an application for the registration of land as a town or village green is made it will be given appropriate consideration." | Campaigners protesting against plans to tarmac and widen a gravel cycle path have taken their case to court. | 22537521 |
The money will spent on buying more stock, equipment and build a clean-water plant to prepare the shellfish.
Roger Hall, from Porlock Futures, said: "In five years time we hope to be turning over about a quarter of a million oysters a year."
The grant will also enable the project based in Porlock to operate as a community interest company (CIC).
The grant has come from Power to Change, a charitable trust which gives out lottery money to help CICs being set up. In addition, £50,000 in low-interest loans has been pledged by members of the local community.
The oyster stock is bought in as "seeds" which are then placed into plastic mesh bags attached to metal trestle tables, and put in the sea.
It takes about three years for the oysters to mature before they are harvested. In about eight years time, the aim is to produce around 500,000 oysters a year.
The clean-water, or depuration, plant would be built in a shed in Porlock Weir by the end of April.
The aim over the next 18 months is to sell the shellfish to local restaurants in Somerset and Devon.
"We've got a lot of interest from a lot of restaurants, as it will be a niche product and it's going to help a lot with tourism." added Mr Hall. | A £75,000 lottery grant has been secured by a shellfish farming project in a Somerset village. | 35523362 |
Police launched a murder inquiry after the body of 40-year-old Malcolm McLaren was discovered at his flat in the town's Clark Street, at about 10:25, on Thursday 29 September.
Officers stopped and interviewed people in Clark Street on Wednesday in a bid to generate leads.
The 45-year-old is expected to appear at Airdrie Sheriff Court on Monday. | A 45-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a man in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, last week. | 37583495 |
The 55-year-old was taken to hospital on Monday after experiencing chest pains and breathing problems.
"After undergoing successful heart surgery yesterday, we can confirm Gary Mabbutt is now in a stable condition," Spurs said on Twitter.
Mabbutt captained Spurs to victory in the 1991 FA Cup final.
The former England international defender played for Tottenham for 16 years between 1982 and 1998.
He was also part of the Spurs side who won the Uefa Cup in 1984.
On Monday, Spurs also tweeted: "Everyone at the club wishes our legendary former captain a speedy recovery. Get well soon, Mabbsy."
In 2013 Mabbutt, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a teenager, had a five-hour operation to replace the main artery in his left leg.
"I can no longer do any sport or go running, and my life is now a lot more sedentary," he told BBC Radio 5 live at the time.
"It is frustrating that I cannot kick a ball ever again, but I still have my leg, which is the most important thing."
Match of the day commentator Gary Lineker, who was captained by Mabbutt at Spurs, said on Twitter: "See Gary Mabbutt is to undergo heart surgery.
"When they operate it will be the biggest heart they've ever seen. Thinking of you, skipper." | Former Tottenham Hotspur captain Gary Mabbutt is recovering in hospital after heart surgery, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. | 40162950 |
The 26-year-old has scored four tries in 12 Test appearances, but has not played for his country since 2013.
He has been at Japan Top League side Toyota Industries Shuttles since July 2015, after leaving Blue Bulls.
"For Ospreys to secure such a quality player is a major coup. We look forward to welcoming him to the region," said general manager Andrew Millward.
"JJ is a much-needed, quality addition to the squad, who not only brings experience at the highest end of the game, but also a real dynamism in the wider channels."
Millward said the retirement of Andrew Bishop and Ashley Beck's knee injury had left Ospreys "stretched at times" in midfield.
He added: "JJ is the kind of player who, with his physical attributes, can be really captivating. We want to compete at the very top level and he is the kind of player you need to be able to do so.
"He fits the mould in terms of what we are looking for in his position. Supplementing our current options with a quality player like JJ will help us as we look to compete on two fronts in 2016."
Engelbrecht, who can also play wing, but specialises in the outside centre position, has also played for Western Province, Stormers and Bulls. | Ospreys have signed South Africa centre JJ Engelbrecht until the end of the season, subject to a work permit. | 35234649 |
The company's shares dropped to a new record low of 69p on Monday, helping push the FTSE 100 down 2%.
Analysts warned slumping metal prices could leave Glencore shares almost worthless because of its heavy debts.
Fears over Glencore's £20bn debt pile have seen its shares drop more than 30% in the past month.
More than £3.5bn was wiped off Glencore's market value after a warning from analysts at Investec.
They wrote that low metals prices "could see almost all equity value eliminated" at the Switzerland-based company.
They also questioned how much Glencore could raise from selling its agriculture division, as "valuing such a volatile business is likely to be tough".
Glencore hopes to generate up to $12bn (£7.9bn) from the sale of its grains business to reduce its debt burden.
The Investec analysts said that without major restructuring, Glencore and another debt-laden mining firm, Anglo American, could see their value "evaporate".
Shares in London-listed Anglo American also fell 10%.
Hunter Hillcoat, an analyst at Investec, said: "Mining companies gorged themselves on cheap debt in a race to grow production following the Chinese stimulus that occurred in the wake of the great financial crisis.
"The consequences are only now coming home to roost, as mines take a long time to build."
Fears of a slowdown in China's economy has weighed on metal prices, with copper, aluminium and nickel all down more than 25% compared to a year ago. | Shares in commodity giant Glencore plunged almost 30% after analysts raised fears about lower metal prices. | 34380490 |
The Royals lie 14th with six Championship games to play and away trips to Middlesbrough and Leeds ahead.
"We have to make sure we're playing with motivation and that the players are ready to play for the shirt," McDermott told BBC Radio Berkshire.
Defeat by Birmingham on Saturday was a first at home since December.
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McDermott began a second spell as Reading manager before Christmas and, despite a run to the FA Cup quarter-finals, he has seen his side drift away from the Championship's top six.
The former Leeds manager will aim to watch the club's under-21 and under-18 sides as much as possible before the end of the season.
"I need to know who we've got," he said. "I've watched all the under-21 games since I came back. I need to know how they're doing, who's able to play in the first team and who isn't." | Reading manager Brian McDermott will take a look at the club's youth players as he sets about building a first-team squad for next season. | 36014783 |
Three-year-old Missouri and six-week-old son Jefferson are being cared for at the charity's centre in Drumoak.
Centre manger Graeme Innes said: "Missouri had a rather round tummy when she arrived in our care and gave birth to the adorable Jefferson in April.
"We're surprised we haven't had any interest yet and we're hoping we can find this sweet pair a loving home."
Missouri's owner could no longer care for her.
Anyone who can offer Missouri and Jefferson a new home is asked to contact the Scottish SPCA's Aberdeenshire centre on 03000 999 999. | The Scottish SPCA is seeking a new home for a Shetland pony and her foal in Aberdeenshire. | 36369326 |
It is hoped the six timber homes at Pentre Solar, in Glanrhyd, near Cardigan, will save tenants hundreds of pounds in annual living costs thanks to their A++ energy ratings.
They also have roof solar panels capable of producing 6000kWh a year.
Environment Secretary Lesley Griffiths, who will unveil the village, said it would provide much-needed housing and help tackle fuel poverty.
First Minister Carwyn Jones officially opened Western Solar's prototype Ty Solar house in 2013.
The Welsh Government gave the start-up £141,000 to help create its nearby production base for the homes, which also have 11in (28cm) of insulation.
With low energy use and access to a shared electric car, the company said tenants could avoid up to £2,000 a year in living costs.
The cluster of homes will house tenants from Pembrokeshire council's social housing waiting list.
Western Solar chief executive Dr Glen Peters said: "We built this village to demonstrate to sceptical housing providers that people don't have to choose any more between putting food on the table and keeping warm."
It plans to build 1,000 homes over the next 10 years, with the help of partnerships including housing providers and investors.
The environment secretary said: "I am delighted to officially open this innovative housing development, which is not only providing much-needed housing for local people, it is also addressing many other issues such as energy efficiency, fuel poverty, skills development and the use of Welsh timber.
"I am sure the tenants will be very happy in their new homes with much lower energy and heating costs." | One of Wales' first "solar villages" is set to be opened in Pembrokeshire. | 38509461 |
The crown-of-thorns starfish has ravaged Australia's Great Barrier Reef by smothering and eating coral tissue.
Researchers believe the pest could be lured for removal by fabricating the chemicals it uses to attract a mate.
The study unmasks how the species congregates in huge swarms, the Australian and Japanese team said.
The research, published in the journal Nature, studied the genomes of starfish gathered from the two nations.
It decoded the pheromones responsible for drawing starfish together so they could reproduce, said lead researcher Prof Bernard Degnan.
"We were able to use that approach to understand the chemistry that the starfish use to communicate with each other," he told the BBC.
"The next step is to use that information to fabricate bait based on these protein sequences."
He said the bait could "trick" the species into forming clusters, allowing them to be removed.
He suggested commercial fishers could even use the technique, perhaps for a bounty.
"Coral bleaching has taken a lot of limelight over the last year, but crown-of-thorns cause as much destruction," said Prof Degnan, a marine and molecular biologist.
The study included researchers from the University of Queensland, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology and the University of the Sunshine Coast.
It follows other attempts to control the species, including the use of divers, robots and sea snails. | A starfish considered a key threat to international coral reefs could be thwarted by harnessing its own pheromones, scientists say. | 39510686 |
The reigning world champion sprinted clear of a four-rider breakaway group to finish narrowly ahead of main rivals South African Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio and Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini.
Armitstead holds a five-second general classification lead over Moolman-Pasio.
Saturday's stage is a 119km ride from Nottingham to Stoke-on-Trent.
"My team-mate was in the breakaway early on and my tactic was to get across to her," said Armitstead, who gained 36 seconds on previous leader Marianne Vos, who now lies in fifth place.
"I attacked with two other girls - the strongest in the race - and it was an elimination process towards the finish," she added. "I attacked the cobbles first and got over the line."
The Tour finishes in Kettering on Sunday.
Women's Tour 2016 - stage three result
1. Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR/Boels-Dolmans) 2hrs 54mins 27secs
2. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (SA/Cervelo Bigla) same time
3. Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA/Wiggle High5) same time
4. Amanda Spratt (AUS/Orica) +03s
5. Marianne Vos (NED/Raboliv) +36s
6. Amalie Dideriksen (DEN/Boels-Dolmans) same time
7. Leah Kirchmann (CAN/Liv-Plantur) same time
8. Giorgia Bronzini (ITA/Wiggle High5) same time
9. Lisa Brennauer(GER/Canyon Sram) same time
10. Amy Pieters (NED/Wiggle High5) same time
General Classification
1. Elizabeth Armitstead (Boels Dolmans) 9hrs 55min 59secs
2. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (Cervelo Bigla) +05s
3. Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle HIGH5) +07s
4. Amanda Spratt (Orica AIS) +14s
5. Marianne Vos (Rabo Liv) +27s | Britain's Lizzie Armitstead won stage three of the Women's Tour - from Ashbourne to Chesterfield - and claimed the leader's yellow jersey. | 36563932 |
The 29-year-old had only signed a new five-year deal in May 2016, but has now extended that by a further season.
Forster joined Southampton from Celtic in 2014 and has made 103 appearances for the club, including playing in every Premier League game last season.
He made his England debut in November 2013, in a friendly against Chile, and has gone on to win six caps. | England goalkeeper Fraser Forster has signed a new five-year contract with Southampton. | 40661534 |
The Copa America takes place in the United States in June, while the Games will take place in August.
Clubs do not have to release players for the Olympics but have to for the Copa America.
Barcelona expressed their "gratitude to the Brazilian Football Confederation" for "accepting the club's proposal".
Have you added the new Top Story alerts in the BBC Sport app? Simply head to the menu in the app - and don't forget you can also add score alerts your football team and more. | Neymar will not play for Brazil at the Copa America but will be available for the Rio Olympics, according to the striker's club Barcelona. | 36098380 |
Malcolm Webster, from Surrey, was jailed for a minimum of 30 years for murdering Claire Morris in 1994.
He was also convicted of staging a similar attempt in New Zealand on his second wife.
Webster maintains his innocence, and a four-day appeal hearing has been set down to start on 24 September.
He was convicted of murdering Ms Morris, 32, who was originally from Kent, in a faked car crash before staging a similar attempt in New Zealand on a second bride.
The jury accepted he set fire to the vehicle with his unconscious wife inside it before later receiving an insurance payout. | A man convicted of murdering his wife in a car crash in Aberdeenshire is set to have his appeal heard in September. | 23032207 |
Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team sent a small team to the location which was difficult to reach.
Team leader Willie Anderson said the injured man's companions did a "superb job" of lowering him to a ledge, but was unable to go on any further.
Mr Anderson said "awesome flying" by a Inverness Coastguard helicopter crew meant the climber could be airlifted.
The alarm was raised at 16:05.
The ledge the climbers were on was several hundred feet above a valley floor.
Two members of Cairngorm MRT and the coastguard helicopter's medic were winched down to the ledge.
The location would have involved carrying the injured climber for several hours on a stretcher.
He was flown to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the rescue had been "a team effort".
The incident was Cairngorm MRT's fifth in a week. | A climber was injured after falling almost 10m (32.9ft) at Ptarmigan Ridge in the Cairngorms on Thursday. | 40300561 |
The Foxes return to the top flight after a 10-year absence having set a club record for league victories (31) and points collected (102) in a season.
Leicester finished top of the Championship, nine points clear of Burnley, who have also earned automatic promotion in second place.
The open-top bus route started on High Street and continued past Clock Tower.
It finished in Town Hall Square where around 6,000 fans had gathered to greet the team.
Mike McCarthy, from BBC Leicester, said: "The bus stopped at Gallowtree Gate. Leicester stopped. Time stopped.
"The entire of Leicester seems to have turned out to see its team."
One fan, who had waited more than two hours with his son to witness the parade, said: "I have been waiting 10 years since the last time we were promoted but this parade beats that.
"The crowds have been fantastic. It has been brilliant."
The parade was followed by a party at the King Power Stadium. | Thousands of people have lined the streets to mark Leicester City's promotion to the Premier League. | 27283543 |
The firm said in a statement that Mr Yim had returned after "assisting in certain investigations" in mainland China.
Neither Mr Yim nor the company were the subject of the investigation, it added.
Several high profile Chinese executives have gone missing or been detained in the past few months.
Guotai Junan International's parent company, Guo Tai Junan Securities, is one of the biggest in mainland China.
The mystery behind China's 'missing' bosses
Mr Yim went missing on 18 November. Guotai Junan International's shares fell as much as 17% when it first announced that it could not contact Mr Yim, and had to appoint a temporary replacement.
In a statement, Guo Tai Junan International said it was informed of Mr Yim's whereabouts on Tuesday, and that he "had been assisting in certain investigations carried out by Mainland authorities during the period he was unable to be reached".
It said Mr Yim would resume his duties as chairman, executive director and chief executive officer as of Wednesday.
"The board confirms that the current operations of the company are normal and stable," it added.
In a similar case earlier this month, high-profile Chinese tycoon Guo Guangchang went missing for several days.
His company also later revealed The Fosun International chairman had been assisting authorities with a probe.
Mr Guo said he could not give more details as the investigation was "sensitive".
The Chinese authorities have launched a campaign against corruption in the financial sector, following a severe slump in China's stock market over the summer. | Hong Kong listed brokerage firm Guotai Junan International says its chairman Yim Fung is back at work, after being missing for more than a month. | 35166286 |
The boy, aged about 12, said the trip had been "planned and paid for" by his mother who thought he would have a "better and safer" life in the UK.
After his discovery at the airport, the boy was temporarily placed in foster care by council social services staff.
Mrs Justice Theis has now ruled it would be impossible to return him as it is not known where his mother is.
Details of the case emerged in a ruling by Mrs Justice Theis following a family court hearing in London.
Social services bosses at Hillingdon Council had brought the case before her.
"There is some uncertainty as to precisely how he arrived at Heathrow Airport, and what methods of transport he had between Afghanistan and the United Kingdom," said the judge.
"The whereabouts of his mother are unknown and it would be impossible to return [him] to her care in Afghanistan at this time."
The judge said she had been asked to decide how the boy's welfare interests could best be met.
She added it was up to Home Office officials to make decisions about his immigration status. | An Afghan boy found alone at Heathrow Airport must go into council care in England, the High Court has ruled. | 39907070 |
Coastguards arrived at Aberavon beach, Neath Port Talbot at about 05:00 BST on Tuesday and said the dolphin was "very much alive" despite being in low water.
It was stretchered back to the sea and the local lifeboat made sure it reached deep waters.
Port Talbot coastguard said it was "very grateful" for the help of dog walkers and local residents.
A coastguard spokesman said local residents brought towels and buckets of water to keep the dolphin alive, before a truck was used to ferry water back and forth.
"Thankfully the dolphin made it to deep waters and survived, a feat that is very uncommon," he said.
"The fantastic teamwork ensured a good end to the unlucky dolphin's situation." | A stranded dolphin has been successfully returned to sea following a "fantastic" joint rescue effort. | 40649208 |
Exxon Mobil reported three-month profits of $4.24bn (£2.76bn), down 47% from the same period last year.
Meanwhile, its smaller rival Chevron reported its profit fell 64% to $2.04bn.
It wasn't all bad news, with both companies reporting cost-cutting and improving margins from the refining part of the business.
Exxon chief executive Rex Tillerson said the company was maintaining "a relentless focus on business fundamentals, including cost management, regardless of commodity prices".
Profits from refining almost doubled to about $2bn, while profits from getting oil out of the ground fell 79% to $1.4bn.
Exxon's oil and gas production grew 2.3% to 3.9 million oil-equivalent barrels per day, while Chevron's production fell 1% to 2.5 million. | Low oil prices are still hitting profits at the world's biggest oil companies. | 34677772 |
The Premier League side have decided they need Barrow back in the squad to fill the void left by Nathan Dyer's loan move to Leicester City.
Gambia international Barrow, 22, made five appearances for Championship side Blackburn after joining on a three-month loan in August.
He won his second cap for Gambia in Sunday's African Cup of Nations 1-0 defeat by Cameroon.
A loan spell at Nottingham Forest was also cut short last season after injuries to Wayne Routledge and Jefferson Montero. | Swansea City have recalled Modou Barrow from his loan at Blackburn Rovers. | 34185464 |
The event, organised by Hindus in Leicester, took place at a farm in Groby, created on land donated by a Hare Krishna temple.
Home-made jaggery sweets and organic vegetables were offered to cows at the farm in thanks for the milk they produce.
Officials said the idea was to offer "love and respect" to the animals.
Pradyumna Das, temple president of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in Leicester, said: "Cows are especially revered by Hindus all over the world, and on this day we offer them thanks, love, and respect for what they offer to us."
The ceremony was part of Diwali festivities in Leicester, one of the largest events of its kind held outside of India.
Hindus regard cows as sacred and milk production at the farm follows the teaching of Ahimsa, which is often translated as non-violence.
In conventional farms, male calves born to dairy cows are normally killed or sold for meat, while female cows are killed when they get older and cannot produce as much milk.
The Ahimsa Dairy Foundation said cows could live up to the age of 20.
The foundation said its mantra was that "no cow, calf or bull in our herd will ever be killed and are allowed to live out their lives in their entirety".
Source: Bhaktivedanta Manor - UK home of the Hara Krishna Movement | A ceremony honouring the sacred cow has been held at Britain's first slaughter-free dairy farm in Leicestershire. | 34787088 |
"Kenya Wildlife Service would like to confirm that there was no sighting or any signs of lions at the Ngong road forest," the organisation said.
It said it made the statement after "a thorough search of the area".
It added that traffic police - who reported the sightings - had received information from "a truck driver through other intermediaries".
The erroneous report appeared 10 days after at least four lions were reported to have escaped from a nearby wildlife park.
It was thought that they had all returned, but the "incident was not conclusively dealt with," KWS spokesperson Paul Udoto said earlier.
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It is estimated about 30 lions live in the 117 sq km (45 sq miles) wildlife park which is situated within Nairobi's city limits. | Kenyan officials have said reports that two lions had been seen in the capital Nairobi were false. | 35688074 |
The recovered items included a marble tombstone from the Ottoman empire and a Byzantine image of Saint George.
Multinational police agencies Europol and Interpol coordinated "Operation Pandora", led by Cypriot and Spanish police.
Police arrested 75 people, and investigated 48,588 individuals, Europol said.
Among the recovered items were:
In addition to the 75 people who were arrested, Europol said that 92 new investigations had been opened as a result of the operation.
Investigators said that criminal gangs involved in cultural theft were the focus, particularly those who seized cultural items by force - either on land or from sunken wrecks.
The operation took place during October and November last year.
Eighteen countries, mostly from the European Union - but also Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Switzerland - were involved.
Cypriot police said they alone recovered almost 1,400 artefacts during 44 searches.
Europol co-ordinated efforts, while Interpol contributed its database of stolen artworks.
Both the World Customs Organisation and Unesco also contributed their expertise. | A Europe-wide police operation has recovered more than 3,500 stolen artworks and cultural artefacts. | 38723099 |
The 25-year-old, from Middleton, Greater Manchester, was run over and hacked to death by two men, in Woolwich, London, on 22 May 2013.
The films show Fusilier Rigby drumming in his full military regalia in Windsor and dancing with his sister.
His mother Lyn said she wanted people to remember the "son, brother, father, partner, uncle and comrade".
She said: "It's three years since my beautiful son Lee was killed on a London street. I'd like people to remember Lee as his family and friends do.
"That's why we've decided to release this footage of Lee filmed by his family, including clips of him smiling and trying to dance with his sister Sara.
"Watching it makes me so proud of him."
Last year, a memorial was set up for the drummer at the military barracks he was returning to when he was attacked.
The two men convicted of his murder, Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, told police during interviews after their arrest, that they targeted Fusilier Rigby because he was wearing a Help for Heroes hooded top and carrying a camouflage rucksack.
Mrs Rigby has also written a book - Lee Rigby: A Mother's Story - to raise money for the foundation set up in his name.
She added: "It is so important to me that people learn more about who Lee was, and not just know him because he was murdered in such a terrible way.
"Lee was a normal, loving young man in the Army who had the terrible misfortune to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"I'd like to use my son's name for good. No-one should have to go through what my family has suffered." | The family of Fusilier Lee Rigby have released home movies of him, ahead of the third anniversary of his murder. | 36334029 |
It made a profit of $3.53bn (£2.3bn) in the quarter, up from $3.03bn last year. Revenue was flat at $35bn.
The conglomerate has been trying to put its focus back on core industrial businesses, which include aviation and energy infrastructure.
It said orders for its aviation equipment jumped 47%.
Orders for oil and gas equipment and services, such as turbines and plant maintenance, rose 24%, said GE chairman and chief executive Jeff Immelt.
"In growth markets, equipment and service orders grew 17%. We ended the quarter with our biggest backlog in history," he said. Orders grew to $216bn in the first quarter from $210bn in the fourth quarter of 2012.
In the first three months of 2013 GE was awarded a $620m maintenance contract for QGC's Queensland Curtis liquified natural gas plant off the east coast of Australia.
It also won a contract to provide power equipment for the Emirates Aluminum smelter complex in Abu Dhabi, and another maintenance contract for a LNG project in Russia.
But the company said it had been affected by weaker-than-expected sales in Europe, especially in sales of power and water equipment.
"GE's markets were mixed. The US and growth markets were in line with expectations. We planned for a continued challenging environment in Europe, but conditions weakened further with Industrial segment revenues in the region down 17%," said Mr Immelt.
"We always anticipated that the first half of 2013 would be our toughest comparison," he added.
During the quarter, the company sold its 49% stake in NBC Universal to Comcast for $18.1bn. | General Electric has reported a 16% rise in first quarter profits, helped by a one-off gain from the sale of its stake in NBC Universal. | 22219381 |
The singer, who lives near Framlingham in Suffolk, was pulled up by a roads sergeant on Twitter after singing about "driving at 90" in Castle on the Hill.
Sheeran said the blue signs, saying "drive safe", would be placed around parts of his home county.
He said: "I'm not encouraging speeding at all, I'm just singing it in a song."
Read more on this story and others from Suffolk
Castle on the Hill, described as a "love song for Suffolk", was released in January and has remained towards the top of the chart since - being kept off the top spot by his other release, Shape of You.
Sgt Chris Harris, from Norfolk and Suffolk Roads Policing, posted a plea on Twitter for people to "slow down on Suffolk roads" in response to the line "driving at 90 down those country lanes".
"I don't think it specifically says miles per hour," Sheeran told the BBC. "It could be kilometres per hour."
The singer's decision to erect the signs coincides with the release of his third album, ÷.
"We have a marketing spend for this album and I wanted to do some sort of billboards in Suffolk," Sheeran said. "We thought it would be quite funny instead of having billboards saying the album is out, just having a blue sign that says 'drive safe'."
The singer also said he was not too disappointed that Castle on the Hill failed to swap places with Shape of You in the chart, as he hoped it eventually would.
"For me it's all about the live show, having songs that react well, and having a song that's been in the top five for eight weeks will definitely go down well at a live show," he said. | Ed Sheeran is putting up signs asking motorists to drive safely, after one of his lyrics prompted a safety warning from police. | 39128940 |
Although temperatures have fallen slightly in the worst-hit states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, they continue to hover around 45C.
Weather officials say rain showers in the coming days should bring some relief.
Temperatures in some areas reached almost 50C in the past week.
Hospitals are on alert to treat patients suffering from heatstroke and authorities have advised people to stay indoors.
The majority of those hurt are people who have been exposed to the Sun directly, including construction workers, elderly or homeless people.
Weather officials say the heatwave is due to a lack of rain and there are fears that some of the worst-affected states could be hit by drought - a severe shortage of water.
Heavy rain is expected in the southern state of Kerala at the end of May, before it sweeps across the country. | A massive heatwave has swept across India and more than 1,100 people have died in the past week, officials have said. | 32903253 |
South Wales Police said it had a number of security arrangements and tactics in place to ensure it was prepared for any such incidents.
Business and places of worship have also been asked to review their security.
The force said there was no specific threat, but people should be vigilant.
Ass Chf Cons Nikki Holland said: "We have responsibility for keeping people safe across all communities and our response to the threat from terrorism is constantly assessed and reviewed, with policing operations shaped appropriately and based on the latest intelligence analysis."
"South Wales Police has an excellent relationship with all our communities and your continued support in promoting these positive links is greatly appreciated," she added. | Police patrols will be stepped up across south Wales following recent terror attacks in Paris and raids in Belgium. | 30906099 |
The Stagecoach bus had hit a car before it ploughed into the house, which was occupied at the time, although no-one inside was hurt, police said.
Investigations have begun into the cause of the crash, on the A685 at Tebay, at about 17:00 BST on Tuesday.
None of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening, although nine people were taken to hospital.
Structural engineers are examining the property.
Drivers have been urged to avoid the area if possible. | Seventeen people - including seven schoolchildren - were injured after a bus crashed into a house in Cumbria. | 33161257 |
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