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Police Scotland said the discovery was made in the Crailing area, near Jedburgh, on Friday.
The force said the family of missing 45-year-old Robert Cantle, who disappeared from the Hawick area on 24 July, had been informed.
A formal identification has yet to take place. Inquiries into the cause of the man's death are ongoing, however, it is not thought to be suspicious. | A man's body has been found in outbuildings in the Scottish Borders. | 36989424 |
Some of the Cradley Heath felines died after being poisoned with anti-freeze and a local charity has said such abuse "is on the increase".
Residents have reported the issue to police and have now clubbed together to hire a pet detective.
Many owners said they will not allow their pets outside.
Kate Antill said she has lost seven cats - three were poisoned and four are "missing, presumed dead".
"It's very upsetting for my children, who don't understand why people would hurt their cats. It just means we won't be having any more cats in the household.
"The police did help in the beginning, but obviously it isn't a priority for them," Ms Antill said.
Angela Gelencser from the charity Wild Acre Rescue, which re-homes cats, said she believed some people become annoyed about cats going into their gardens so deliberately leave anti-freeze out for them to drink. | Pet owners in a West Midlands town have said they believe "a cat-killer is in their midst" after 20 died or disappeared in the past 18 months. | 35266767 |
Mustafa Bashir, 34, received a suspended sentence at Manchester Crown Court in March for assaulting his wife.
Judge Richard Mansell QC did not impose a custodial term after hearing Bashir would lose out on a professional cricket contract if he were jailed.
But he has said he will review the sentence after Leicestershire County Cricket club denied any offer was made.
Bashir, of Hebers Court, Middleton, Greater Manchester, was said to have used a cricket bat to beat his wife, who he is no longer with, and forced her to drink bleach.
He was given an 18-month sentence, suspended for two years, after admitting assault occasioning actual bodily harm, assault by beating, destroying or damaging property and using a destructive substance with intent to maim.
After the hearing, Leicestershire CCC accused Bashir of "inventing" the job offer "in order, it would seem, to evade a prison sentence".
The club later contacted the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to deny any contact with Bashir.
Judge Mansell drew criticism from domestic abuse campaigners and several MPs when he told the court the victim was not vulnerable as she was "an intelligent woman with a network of friends" and a degree.
Sandra Horley, chief executive of Refuge, said: "[The judge's] comments - that he was not convinced of the victim's 'vulnerability' - show a shocking ignorance around the impact of domestic violence on women." | A cricketer's sentence for domestic abuse is to be reviewed amid an outcry over the judge's "leniency". | 39502950 |
Mae Clement, oedd yn rheolwr cynorthwyol ar glwb Bayern Munich yn Yr Almaen, wedi cytuno ar gytundeb dwy flynedd a hanner i reoli'r Elyrch.
Yn gynharach ddydd Llun fe roddodd y clwb o'r Almaen ganiatâd i Paul Clement, 44 oed, i siarad ag Abertawe.
Cafodd Clement gyfweliad am y swydd ym mis Hydref cyn i Bob Bradley afael yn yr awenau yn dilyn ymadawiad y prif hyfforddwr Francesco Guidolin.
Paul Clement felly fydd trydydd rheolwr Abertawe y tymor hwn. Y disgwyl yw y bydd e'n bresennol yn y gêm rhwng Crystal Palace a'r Elyrch yn Selhurst Park nos Fawrth.
Tan fis Chwefror 2016 roedd Mr Clement yn rheoli tîm Derby County a chyn hynny bu'n rheolwr cynorthwyol ar dimau Chelsea a Real Madrid.
Mae'r Elyrch wedi colli eu pedair gêm ddiwethaf gan gynnwys yr un ddydd Sadwrn adref yn erbyn Bournemouth. | Mae clwb pêl-droed Abertawe wedi penodi Paul Clement yn swyddogol fel prif hyfforddwr newydd y clwb. | 38499470 |
Greg Wallace, of Best Start Federation schools, was sent home in July amid claims he awarded a contract to C2 Technology, a company run by a man he had a close personal relationship with.
Mr Wallace's resignation will take effect from 31 December.
Hackney Council said its investigation into the allegations would continue.
Mr Wallace, an executive principal, was suspended on full pay in July and, in his absence, the five schools he managed - Burbage, Whitmore, Mandeville, London Fields and Woodberry Down - were run by their individual head teachers and Hackney Learning Trust (HLT).
At the time a statement on the federation's website said Mr Wallace was "always open" about his connection with C2 Technology and the "contract was judged on its value and its quality".
Following his letter of resignation Mr Wallace said his job was the "hardest thing I ever did - but also the best. It is a job I am very proud to have done."
He also said he hoped that under the new leadership all five schools would gain and maintain "outstanding" grading from Ofsted.
Councillor Rita Krishna, Hackney Council Cabinet Member for Education and Children's Services, said: "Our priority is to ensure that children's education is not disrupted.
"Steve Belk, former Chief Executive of The Learning Trust, has been appointed to support Best Start Federation until the investigation process has concluded.
"We will publish the findings of the investigation in due course which will include any relevant disciplinary action in its recommendations."
Previously, education secretary Michael Gove described Mr Wallace as one of a "magnificent seven" head teachers running outstanding schools in deprived areas. | A "super head" who was suspended during an investigation into IT contracts at five east London primary schools has resigned. | 25040475 |
Scott McBride bundled in Rovers' opener early in the second half and Alistair Love fired home their second.
Gary Fisher teed up McBride for his second before Jamie McCormack headed one back for Stenny.
Results elsewhere ensured Rovers fell short of fourth place in the division as the hosts avoided a relegation play-off by finishing eighth. | Albion Rovers missed out on the promotion play-offs, despite beating Stenhousemuir in Scottish League One. | 36118856 |
The girl was grabbed from behind while walking on Chapel Street in Levenshulme, Manchester, between 17:00 and 17:30 GMT on 22 November.
Police said she was dragged into an alleyway behind the adjoining Cardus Street and raped, before her attacker made off down Stockport Road.
The 16-year-old from Longsight is being questioned at a local police station.
Det Insp Dave Moores said the investigation into the attack was "still ongoing" and asked anyone with information to get in touch.
He added that there would "still be an increased police presence in the community whilst the investigation continues". | A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of raping a 12-year-old girl in an alleyway. | 38612178 |
The Lib Dem said the move would help London's lowest-paid workers.
Labour's Sadiq Khan has pledged to freeze fares until 2020, and Conservative Zac Goldsmith has said he would "bear down" on travel costs.
Green candidate Sian Berry wants to scrap travel zones and introduce a flat fare across the city.
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The Lib Dems' proposed change would apply to all trips using the Underground, Docklands Light Railway, Overground or TfL rail which start before 07:30.
Ms Pidgeon said it "would really help some of London's lowest paid workers who often have to work unsocial hours" and claimed it was "a genuine fare cut that can be delivered immediately".
Travel watchdog London TravelWatch published a report last month which found London's low-paid workers "are being disproportionately affected by rising transport costs".
It found those on lower incomes tend to spend longer travelling to work and pay more for travel as a proportion of their income.
She added it would also help tackle overcrowding, with TfL recording the highest passenger flows during the morning peak in the hour from 08:00 to 09:00.
The Lib Dems estimate the fare cut would cost £30m a year, which they say they would be funded in the first two years by withdrawing the financial support TfL is giving to the Garden Bridge project.
TfL's financial support for the Garden Bridge has been capped at £10m. The Lib Dems said they would also use "other savings identified in TfL's budget". | London mayoral candidate Caroline Pidgeon has promised if she is elected in May she will cut Tube and rail fares for journeys before 07:30 by half. | 35236209 |
Derek Phillips, from Malvern, was woken by a "throbbing pain" in his left index finger and spent five days in Worcester Hospital - including a spell in the isolation ward.
Doctors said the 82-year-old was bitten by a venomous spider, but non-poisonous bites can get infected, experts said.
"I would love them to take it off, it's so damn painful," said Mr Phillips.
He is due to have surgery at Kidderminster Hospital on Monday.
"I think they were hoping the top of the finger was going to drop off on its own but it's gone on long enough," his wife Pam said.
Mr Phillips said he first had surgery soon after the bite seven weeks ago.
Hear Mr Phillips' story on BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester
"There was a great big gash that was oozing horrible stuff.
"They said it was some kind of widow spider which have become more prevalent - because we've had such mild winters they are not getting killed off."
Nigel Cane-Honeysett, head of the Shropshire spider group said: "There aren't any spiders that are native to this country that cause that kind of injury.
"It could be a foreign spider, which would be unusual, or a bite from a non-venomous spider could have become infected.
"There's been a lot of stories about the false widow spider but this does not cause a corrosive injury." | A man who was bitten by a spider as he slept is to have part of his finger amputated. | 36102889 |
Spain's Contador attacked to drop Colombian Henao with 52km of Sunday's eighth and final stage remaining.
But he was beaten to the stage win by Quick-Step Floors' David de la Cruz and took eight instead of 10 bonus seconds.
Henao, 29, trailed by a minute at one point but chased to finish 21 seconds down and secure the yellow jersey.
Team Sky have now won five Paris-Nice titles in the past six years and three consecutively, after former rider Richie Porte's success in 2015 and Briton Geraint Thomas' victory last year.
Ireland's Dan Martin completed the podium behind Henao and Contador, while Britain's Simon Yates finished ninth overall, following his victory on stage six.
Final standings:
1. Sergio Henao (Col/Team Sky) 29hrs 50mins 29secs
2. Alberto Contador (Spa/Trek-Segafredo) +2secs
3. Daniel Martin (Irl/Quick-Step) +30secs
4. Gorka Izagirre (Spa/Movistar) +1min
5. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra/Quick-Step) +1min 22secs
6. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus/Katusha-Alpecin) +1min 34secs
7. Jon Izaguirre (Spa/Bahrain-Merida) +1min 41secs
8. Warren Barguil (Fra/Sunweb) +4mins 07secs
9. Simon Yates (GB/Orica-Scott) +4mins 39secs
10. Richie Porte (Aus/BMC) +14mins 26secs | Team Sky's Sergio Henao held on to claim a thrilling overall victory in Paris-Nice by just two seconds from Alberto Contador. | 39247854 |
Lincoln County, Boston Pilgrim and Grantham and District hospitals will use the cash to update wards, modernise buildings or extend car parks.
The money has been secured through ProCure21+, a Department of Health scheme for developing NHS services.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) said the work would ensure high-quality and more efficient services.
The trust was taken out of special measures earlier this year after it was criticised for its lack of staff and poor patient care in 2013.
The latest work, expected to be completed by March, will involve changes to maternity wards at Boston Pilgrim and Lincoln County hospitals and improved facilities for dementia patients.
Paul Boocock, the trust's director of estates, said lighting, heating and ventilation would also be updated at the sites to reduce costs in the long term.
"It's an important step in transforming our clinical services and ensuring they are safe and sustainable for the 21st Century," he said.
"By modernising our buildings, we can better meet high-quality clinical standards and become a more energy-efficient organisation."
The work comes ahead of a major review of health and clinical services in Lincolnshire.
A public consultation will be held later this year to get people's views on the future of care and services, including the possibility of one central maternity unit in the county.
Christine Talbot, chairwoman of Lincolnshire County Council's health scrutiny committee, said while the funding was "good news" she had concerns about money being spent when services could change following the review. | Three Lincolnshire hospitals are to be refurbished after an NHS Trust was granted £25m in funding. | 32823154 |
The Dutch giants trailed 2-0 on aggregate when Nicklas Bendtner scored.
But they led on away goals after Amin Younes and Lasse Schone both scored in the space of two second-half minutes.
However, Samuel Adegbenro - who also fired home in the first leg - netted twice in the last 10 minutes to send the Norwegians through.
Ajax, who lost to Nice on away goals in their Champions League qualifier earlier this summer, have failed to win a European game in a season for the first time since 1990-91, when they did not compete.
AC Milan beat Shkendija of Macedonia 1-0 to complete a 7-0 aggregate win and qualify for the group stage after three years out of European competition.
Marseille went through 4-1 on aggregate after a 3-0 home win over Slovenians Domzale.
Athletic Bilbao are also in the groups, after beating Panathinaikos 1-0 and 4-2 overall.
Vardar became the first Macedonian side to reach the group stage of a European competition after a 2-1 win at Fenerbahce, secured a 4-1 aggregate victory. | Last season's Europa League finalists Ajax went out in the qualifying rounds as Rosenborg beat them to reach the group stage. | 40970686 |
They argue it violates the constitution that prohibits the recording of details about people living with HIV.
The president ordered the collection of the data in February, to help the provision of health services.
Children were required to list their names, schools, guardians and relatives possibly affected by their condition.
Activist groups Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network (Kelin), Children of God Relief Institute (Nyumbani) and two other parties jointly filed the petition.
The case began on Wednesday and its second hearing will be on 10 July.
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According to the UN, more than 1.6 million people are living with HIV in Kenya, including 190,000 children aged 14 and under.
The activists fear the process used in collecting the data could push back the fight against stigmatisation.
Kelin's executive director, Allan Maleche, said the case would have far-reaching ramifications for HIV patients in terms of their privacy and confidentiality.
"We are worried and strongly feel that the method that was used in the collection of the names will be problematic because it would directly link the person's name and their HIV status, which would be contrary to the law," Mr Maleche said.
Source: UNAids
Caring for Kenya's HIV orphans
The BBC's Anne Soy in the capital, Nairobi, says the activists raised concerns about the directive when it was first issued, so it is not clear how much data has been collected across Kenya's 47 counties.
The directive also requested that personal information be collected for pregnant women with HIV. | Human rights activists have gone to court to get Kenya's government to destroy data which lists children who are HIV positive. | 33162869 |
The popular doctor was taken to a Dublin hospital but died on Saturday.
Kawasaki rider Sheils took victory in the Open and Grand Final events, with William Dunlop second in both races.
Dunlop won the Supersport outing, with Derek McGee, Sam Wilson and Paul Jordan also taking victories at the meeting.
Mullingar man McGee won the Supertwins, Wilson was the 250/400cc victor and Jordan was the 125cc winner.
Jordan, from Magherafelt, took the flag from Ballymoney riders Paul Robinson and Sam Dunlop at the north County Dublin course.
Alan Bonner and John Walsh were podium finishers in the two 'big bike' races, with Michael Dunlop fourth in the feature event on his BMW Superstock, after retiring in the Open class.
BikeBits NI Kawasaki runner Sheils enjoyed an advantage of less than half a second over William Dunlop in the Open race, with third place going to the impressive Bonner.
In the feature Grand Final, Sheils made a flying start from pole and gradually edged away at the front from William Dunlop, who was riding a 1000cc machine for the first time since his accident at the TT, which left the Ballymoney rider with a broken rib.
At the finish, Sheils had more than four seconds to spare over Dunlop, who was clear of Walsh in third.
The Dunlop brothers now turn their attention to next week's Southern 100 races on the Isle of Man.
In the Supersports, Yamaha-mounted William Dunlop held off a determined challenge from McGee, who was riding his own Yamaha machine after splitting from Wilson Craig Racing last week. | Derek Sheils clinched a double at the Skerries road races which were overshadowed by the death of travelling medic Doctor John Hinds following an accident during practice on Friday. | 33398907 |
Previous displays in Boston, Lincolnshire, have featured clusters of lights and miniature trees along its cobbled shopping streets.
But this year's simpler offering has been compared unfavourably to a living room Christmas tree by some.
Councillor Paul Skinner said the authority could no longer justify the £40,000 annual cost.
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He said Boston Borough Council's Christmas lights contract came to an end this year, and it voted not to renew it.
In previous years, as pictured below, trees were lit up along the length of Church Street, with clusters of lights used to illuminate the sections across the street.
Posting on Facebook, one resident described the authority as "a bunch of miserable scrooges".
While one caller to BBC Radio Lincolnshire said her four-year-old daughter "absolutely cried her eyes out because there was nothing to look at".
She said her own personal Christmas tree had as many lights as the town centre display.
On social media, Frank Slater described the council as "a bunch of miserable scrooges" while Gina Tilling described the lights as "dismal".
Others said it looked as though Christmas had been cancelled, and Boston was "dark and joyless".
Barry Brackenbury joked that the council was doing its bit to "slow global warming".
Responding to the comments, Mr Skinner said: "It could have been better, but people shouldn't be surprised."
He said: "We've taken £2m out of the budget, and for the next four years we've got to take another £2m out."
The authority said it will look again at what can be done in future years. | A town's "dismal" Christmas lights have prompted disgruntled residents to brand the local council Scrooges. | 38313588 |
The 27-year-old needs surgery on a groin injury that has restricted him to just 10 appearances this season.
"The chances are he's going to be out until sometime around April," manager Kevin Nicholson told BBC Radio Devon.
"It's really unfortunate for him as his season never really got going and it looks like it's virtually ended before he had had a chance to do anything."
He continued: "At least he'll get to the bottom of that problem and that'll be the last he'll see of it in his career."
Lathrope rejoined Torquay in the summer after two years at Aldershot.
He played 122 games for the Devon club in his first spell between 2010 and 2014 and played in their League Two play-off final defeat against Stevenage in 2011. | Torquay United midfielder Damon Lathrope has been ruled out for much of the rest of the season. | 38096626 |
The abattoir was discovered near Clones shortly after 15:00 BST.
Animal carcasses were being butchered at the time of the operation. It is understood that one of the men questioned is Irish and the other is a foreign national.
Officers from the Irish agriculture department's special investigations unit were also involved in the raid. | Two men have been questioned after an illegal abattoir was raided by police in County Monaghan. | 29677946 |
South Africa-born Earle, 29, joined Scarlets from Super Rugby side Cheetahs on a three-year deal in May 2012 and now qualifies to play for Wales on residency.
He moves despite signing a contract extension with Scarlets in March 2015.
Myhill, 24, rose through the Scarlets' ranks playing for Llanelli and Wales Under-20 on the way.
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Blues head coach Danny Wilson coached Myhill in one of his former roles as Scarlets' scrum coach and as a ex-Wales U20 coach.
Wilson said: "Kirby is a talented player of huge potential."
Durban-born Earle has played over 90 games for Scarlets, 13 of them this season after playing for Western Province, Boland Cavaliers, Griquas, and Golden Lions.
Wilson added: "George is a hard-nosed second row forward who is uncompromising and brings real physicality."
Earle came off the bench for Scarlets as they lost to Blues at Parc y Scarlets in the Pro12 at the weekend.
Cardiff Blues have signed Scarlets fly-half Steven Shingler, Hurricanes centre Willis Halaholo, Bristol back Matthew Morgan for the 2016-17 campaign.
Ulster number eight Nick Williams and Saracens' Wales prop Rhys Gill will also join the club from next season. | Scarlets' second row George Earle and hooker Kirby Myhill will join Cardiff Blues at the end of the season. | 35956747 |
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Now superstar boxer Nicola Adams has given Newsround her three top tips when in the ring.
See what she thinks young boxers should focus on to improve their chances. | She's got an Olympic medal and an MBE so she knows a thing or two about success. | 35752504 |
PC Guy Sinnott is in a stable condition after being stabbed once in the stomach and once in the leg, during a response to reports of anti-social behaviour in Bow, east London, on Sunday night.
The youngster was remanded in custody at Stratford Youth Court.
The youth, who can not be named because of his age, is due before Snaresbrook Crown Court on 1 December.
He is also charged with possession of a bladed item. | A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder a police officer. | 34840785 |
The Lady Boys of Bangkok will be moving to the Fountainbridge Brewery site, two acres of derelict land formerly used by the NoFit State circus.
It lost the Meadows location to promoters Underbelly after the council introduced a tendering process.
The Lady Boys of Bangkok can apply for the Meadows site again in two years.
Phillip Gandey, Lady Boys of Bangkok founder and promoter, said: "We are aggrieved by the whole tendering process over the Meadows site and would have preferred to have remained there this year.
"We are, however, delighted that we are able to come back to Edinburgh this year as the Lady Boys started at the Fringe and now perform around the world." | One of the Fringe's bestselling and longest-running shows has found a new site after losing its prime spot on the Meadows. | 31876116 |
Mattock, 27, made 37 appearances for the Millers this season as they finished bottom of the Championship.
The left-back joined in June 2015 from Sheffield Wednesday, having also played for West Brom and Leicester.
He follows Jonson Clarke-Harris in committing to the club, but Richard Wood and Richie Smallwood are yet to decide, having been offered new deals.
Rotherham released Lee Camp, Stephen Kelly, Joel Ekstrand, Kelvin Wilson, Tom Thorpe and Chris Dawson earlier this month. | Defender Joe Mattock has signed a new two-year deal with Rotherham following their relegation to League One. | 40033445 |
Fleming has scored seven tries in 19 first-team appearances since making his debut in April 2015.
The 21-year-old is in contention for a place in the Centurions' squad at the Magic Weekend at St. James Park in Newcastle.
Head coach Neil Jukes' side play Salford Red Devils on Sunday, 21 May (15:15 BST).
"It is important to us that he is coming at a busy period and will thicken up the squad," said Jukes.
"It was important that we got a genuine centre in our ranks to help get consistency in other areas and get more competition for places - something we have not had for a number of weeks."
Fleming began his career in rugby union with Sale Sharks' academy before switching codes to turn professional with St Helens. | St Helens centre Matty Fleming has joined fellow Super League club Leigh Centurions on a one-month loan deal. | 39937504 |
Museum director Lonnie Bunch said it "has long represented a deplorable act of cowardice and depravity".
It is the second noose found at a Smithsonian museum in four days.
The looped rope is synonymous with the extrajudicial hangings, or lynchings, of mainly African-American people in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Another noose was found hanging from a tree in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden on Friday, steps away from the National Mall footpath which legions of tourists pass by each day.
US Park Police are investigating the incidents.
"Today's incident is a painful reminder of the challenges that African Americans continue to face", Mr Bunch wrote in an email to staff.
"We will continue to help breach the chasm of race that has divided this nation since its inception," he added. | Police are investigating after a noose was found in an exhibit on racial segregation at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. | 40114814 |
Former schoolteacher Horn stunned the Filipino by winning the WBO world welterweight title following a unanimous points decision in July.
Criticism of the result led to a scoring review by the WBO which endorsed the Australian's win.
"Manny's on board, Horn's on board," said Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum.
"The parties in Australia are meeting the Queensland government authorities on Saturday and hopefully the meeting goes well," said Arum, who added that the rematch could be in November.
More than 51,000 spectators watched Horn's surprise victory over Pacquiao at Brisbane's Lang Park stadium on 2 July.
British former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and former LA Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant were among those critical of the judges' call on the result. They felt that 38-year-old Pacquiao had won the bout.
The WBO stressed its subsequent rescoring was carried out for "transparency" as it did not have the power to reverse the original decision.
Speaking about the original decision, which allowed Pacquiao to trigger a rematch clause, 85-year-old Arum said: "I wasn't outraged. I thought it was very close." | Manny Pacquiao's promoter is "optimistic" a rematch between the eight-time world champion and Jeff Horn will be confirmed in the coming days. | 40972273 |
The Australian went into the final round tying with Scott Piercy at the top of the leaderboard but finished three behind US Open winner Johnson after a bogey on 15 and a double on 16.
American Piercy finished in outright second after a birdie on 18.
Jordan Spieth shot a three-under 67 to finish tied for fourth.
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The former presenter of Blue Peter, This Morning and Wheel of Fortune was questioned in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a 22-year-old woman in Edinburgh last year.
Mr Leslie told the Sunday Mirror police had informed him three days ago he would not face action over the claims.
He said he expected the investigation to formally end this week.
But he said that until he receives the paperwork the file would officially stay open.
He told the newspaper of his relief and anger about the impact the allegations had on his family and career.
"The police have informed me there will be no further action and I will not be charged," he said.
"While I am glad to be cleared, I have served a hefty punishment for a crime that never was. The damage to my parents and to me is incalculable."
He added: "It's so clearly not fair. I'm an innocent man and I'm thrown to the wolves."
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Police in Edinburgh are continuing to investigate the circumstances following a report of a sexual assault of a 22-year-old woman, which took place between Thursday 19 November and Friday 20 November in Edinburgh." | Former TV host and radio presenter John Leslie says he has been cleared by police over claims of sexual assault. | 35573778 |
The Robins, who were relegated to League Two in their penultimate game of the season, parted company with head coach Luke Williams on 5 May.
In the past, Power has often been heavily involved in transfers himself.
Power also tried a director of football model, appointing his friend Tim Sherwood to that position in November.
But the former Tottenham boss has taken a step back from the role in recent times, after Swindon won only seven of their 31 games since his arrival.
Following Williams' departure, Power has revealed there will be a change in the club's structure, with a new manager given a budget to control.
They hope to make an appointment within the next eight days.
Partick Thistle boss Alan Archibald has been linked with the vacancy at the County Ground, along with Mansfield's Steve Evans and former Queens Park Rangers boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. | Swindon Town's new manager will have 100 per cent responsibility for player recruitment, chairman Lee Power has told BBC Wiltshire. | 39882884 |
The poll had been scheduled for March and April but was delayed by a Supreme Court ruling that part of an electoral law was unconstitutional.
The ruling struck down part of the law that defined electoral districts.
Egypt's main assembly was dissolved in 2012. The election is due to be the final transition from military rule.
The head of the election commission, Ayman Abbas, was quoted as saying the first phase will be held on 18 and 19 October in 14 governorates.
The second phase will be held on 22 and 23 November in 13 governorates, including Cairo.
Egyptians living abroad will be able to cast ballots on the 17 and 18 October and then on 21 and 22 November.
Former army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi took power after the overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013.
Mr Sisi was later elected president in May 2014. His supporters are expected to dominate the new chamber.
Since the overthrow of Mr Morsi the military has launched a crackdown on the Islamist movement that has left more than 1,500 people dead and more than 16,000 in detention. Scores have been sentenced to death, including Morsi.
Mr Sisi governed as a military ruler before stepping down from the military and winning an overwhelming election victory in May last year. | Egypt's election commission has announced that a long-awaited parliamentary election will be held in two stages in October and November. | 34103993 |
The fire was found in the lounge of the property in Hawthorn Road in Oscott at about 21:50 BST on Thursday. There was smoke damage to 70% of the house.
The woman was given first aid by firefighters before being taken to Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield.
West Midlands Fire Service said it was investigating the cause of fire which probably "started accidentally". | A elderly woman has died following a blaze at a house in Birmingham, the fire service said. | 32841126 |
The footage shows two officers confronting Alfred Olango before one of them shoots him dead in a car park in the San Diego suburb of El Cajon.
The police said the man, a Ugandan refugee, had been behaving erratically at the time.
But his mother said he was having a mental breakdown and needed help.
The shooting of Mr Olango led to violent protests in El Cajon.
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Police said they shot the 38-year-old when he pulled an object that turned out to be an e-cigarette from his pocket and pointed it at a police officer.
One of the videos of the incident was recorded by a surveillance camera mounted at the window of a drive-through restaurant, while another came from the mobile phone of a bystander.
In the second video, which lasts less than 20 seconds, a woman can be heard shouting: "Officer don't shoot him!" before at least four shots ring out and she screams.
El Cajon police chief Jeff Davis said Mr Olango died after one officer fired an electronic stun gun and another officer simultaneously fired his firearm several times. | A California police department has released two videos of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man outside a shopping centre on Tuesday. | 37526515 |
The president said that the two countries would stay close to ensure "economic growth and financial stability".
He said the UK and EU were still "indispensable partners" for the US.
The UK's decision to leave the EU had raised questions about its relationship with the US, a long-time ally.
"While the UK's relationship with the EU will change, one thing that will not change is special relationship that exists between our two nations," Mr Obama said.
The president said he was confident that the UK was committed to an orderly transition from the EU.
During a visit to the UK in April Mr Obama urged Britons to vote to stay in the EU.
He warned that a Brexit would put the UK at "the back of the queue" for negotiating a trade deal with the US, which is focused on striking a free trade deal with the EU.
Mr Obama said he valued his relationship with David Cameron, who said today he would step down as prime minister by October. The two men will have been in office for nearly the same period of time.
The president was speaking at Stanford University on Friday at an entrepreneur summit.
"Yesterday's vote speaks to the ongoing changes and challenges that are raised by globalisation," he told the audience. | Barack Obama said that the special relationship between the US and the UK would endure despite Britain's decision to leave the European Union. | 36626660 |
They show a huge frozen craterless area north of Pluto's icy mountain region.
At the edges, troughs are filled with dark material and even small mounds.
Scientists say it could be caused by the surface bulging due to heating from below.
The icy plains also show dark streaks that are a few miles long. The streaks all go in the same direction and scientists think they may have been produced by winds blowing across the frozen surface.
Scientists say this is the "heart of Pluto" and that the green colouring shows an increase in frozen carbon monoxide in this area.
But they've said they are trying not to jump to early conclusions about the pictures, until they get more data from the spacecraft.
The New Horizons probe has so far, only sent back around 2-3% of its data that it stored after the flyby. | More pictures of Pluto have been sent from the New Horizons space probe. | 33579398 |
Zakaria Bulham, of south-west London, has been charged with the murder of Darlene Horton, 64, and the attempted murder of five other people.
Two women and three men were injured in the attack on Wednesday.
The Metropolitan Police have said Mr Bulham - a Norwegian national of Somali origin - will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
Mrs Horton had been visiting London with her husband Richard Wagner, who was teaching summer classes.
Florida State University said the couple had planned to return to their home in Tallahassee on Thursday - the day after the attack.
The university's president, John Thrasher, said "there are no words to express our heartache".
A British man who suffered a stab wound to his stomach in the attack remains in hospital in a "serious but stable" condition.
An American man, an Australian man, an Australian woman and an Israeli woman were all discharged from hospital on Thursday, following treatment for their injuries. | A 19-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a US tourist in a knife attack in London's Russell Square. | 36993240 |
Dan Walker will present the programme alongside former England winger Trevor Sinclair.
National League side Eastleigh beat North Leigh 6-0 to reach this stage.
There will be an FA Cup Football Focus special and Final Score on Sunday with eight games, a highlights programme and the second-round draw on BBC Two.
Eastleigh donated the proceeds from their qualifying round win over North Leigh to their eighth-tier opponents.
BT Sport will broadcast Merstham v Oxford United (Saturday, 12:30 GMT) and Southport v Fleetwood Town (Monday, 19:45 GMT)
Click here for the full FA Cup first-round draw | The FA Cup first-round tie between non-league Eastleigh and League One side Swindon Town will be broadcast on BBC Two on Friday, 4 November at 19:55 GMT. | 37713707 |
The 22-year-old was needed back at Deepdale following Premier League side Sunderland's decision to recall Jordan Pickford from a season-long loan.
Preston-born Johnstone first signed for North End in January 2015, keeping 12 clean sheets in 25 games to help them win promotion from League One.
He returns with Simon Grayson's side stood 17th in the Championship table.
Having re-signed initially for 28 days, up to and including the Derby County game at the end of January, he is available for Saturday's first game of 2016 at home to Rotherham United, who also have former England keeper Chris Kirkland on their books.
"My last game here for Preston was at Wembley," said Johnstone, who has also been out on loan at Scunthorpe United, Walsall, Yeovil Town and Doncaster Rovers. "It was a great day, but now we've got to kick on.
"It's great to be around the team at Manchester United, but I am 22-years-old and I have to think about myself a little bit and I need to be playing first team football."
Preston manager Simon Grayson added: "Jordan has gone back and we would like to thank him for his efforts whilst he was here. It is no surprise, considering how well he has done that they want to have a look at him.
"Sam is someone we know very well, who we tried to sign in the summer. We made no secret of the fact we wanted Sam back then and we made a huge effort to get it done. It didn't materialize, but hopefully he'll slot back in now just how he left us at Wembley." | Manchester United keeper Sam Johnstone has returned to Championship side Preston North End on an emergency loan. | 35205668 |
David Stevenson, 66, from Llandrindod Wells, Powys, died when his bike collided with a car on the A483 Llandrindod Wells to Llanbister road.
He had been taking part in a traditional Easter ride on Saturday when the crash happened just after 11:30 BST.
Dyfed-Powys Police said Mr Stevenson died at the scene. | A motorcyclist killed after crashing with a car on a main road through mid Wales has been named. | 32188080 |
All three have been remanded in custody.
The men were charged in connection with the operation of an international human trafficking network at Dublin Airport.
Xing Wang, 28, originally from China is accused of possessing false documents, failing to produce a passport or identity card and failing to present himself to an immigration officer.
A detective from the Garda (Irish police) National Immigration Bureau told the court that he arrested Mr Xing at 21.45 local time on Sunday at the White Zone Car Park at Dublin Airport.
The two other accused are both Aer Lingus employees, Frederick Cham, 56, and 58-year-old Peter Kernan, both with addresses in Celbridge, County Kildare.
They are accused of facilitating an illegal immigrant entering Ireland on 9 January and 22 January of this year.
A detective told the court Mr Cham made no reply to the charges.
Another detective said Mr Kernan, along with others, organised the entry of illegal immigrants to Ireland, by-passing passport control and airport security.
He alleged that money had been paid and that some of Mr Kernan's resources had been seized and were no longer available to him for a bail application.
The court was told that an independent surety had been organised but had been withdrawn this morning because of the publicity.
The detective said police were objecting to bail because of the seriousness of the charges and the accused's association with organised criminal gangs who had access to false documents.
Mr Xing and Mr Cham have been remanded in custody until Friday.
Peter Kernan has been remanded in custody until bail conditions are satisfied. | Three men have appeared in court in Dublin charged with illegal immigration offences. | 38734625 |
Potential victims as young as 12 were uncovered by the county council-commissioned investigation into child sexual exploitation (CSE).
Of the 51 children identified, 14 were considered at "significant" risk.
There have been several CSE arrests in the county, and some abuse has been "disrupted", the report said.
The potential victims were all female, with the exception of two cases.
The majority identified in the report were aged 14 or 15, but the youngest was 12.
Dorset County Council said it would discuss the report's findings with a view to taking earlier intervention in future.
Source: Dorset County Council
Det Insp Neil Phillips, of Dorset Police, said the force wanted to "educate and safeguard" those at risk.
A number of children in local authority care go missing and are at risk of CSE, he said, but there are also abused children who live at home with parents and carers.
"It's down to children being inquisitive, pushing boundaries and exploring," he said.
"Some children will experiment with alcohol and drugs and come into contact with adult males that are slightly older than them that are willing to try and exploit them sexually."
Duncan Stanway, from Barnardos, described the report as "really worrying and shocking" but said he was encouraged the council had recognised the problem.
"For too long lots of local authorities have brushed child sexual exploitation under the carpet," he said.
Children from a wide range of social backgrounds were exploited, he said, but more vulnerable groups, such as those in care or young people who have run away from home, were most at risk. | More than 50 vulnerable children were at risk of being sexually abused in Dorset over the past year, a report has revealed. | 32707922 |
The Confederation Internationale de la Peche Sportive says accepting fishing as an Olympic discipline would enlarge the universality of the Olympic idea because angling is so popular.
Fish caught would be returned to the water unharmed.
But critics say fishing involves too much luck, is incomprehensible to outsiders and too boring to watch.
They reject Confederation president Ferenc Szalay's assertion that angling's "ancient and fair competition system" matches Olympic ideals.
Fishing is among a raft of sports aiming to secure Olympic status.
Skateboarding, surfing, climbing, Karate and baseball/softball have already been confirmed for Tokyo 2020.
The IOC said it hopes the "innovative" move will draw in new audiences by focusing inclusions on youth-oriented sports.
The five extra sports, which do not replace any of the 28 already on the Tokyo schedule, will include 18 events and involve hundreds of athletes.
Baseball and softball featured separately between 1992 and 2008, but made a joint bid to be readmitted.
Fishing has featured at the Olympics once before - it was an unofficial sport at the 1900 Paris games. Only six nations took part and there is no record of the eventual winner. | The international governing body for fishing has applied for angling to be part of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. | 37638878 |
1 March 2015 Last updated at 12:24 GMT
Rio in Brazil will host next year's Olympic Games, but today it's celebrating its 450th anniversary.
Almost 800 trays have been used to make the cake and it will be assembled in the city's streets where it will be decorated with whipped cream and filled with milk fudge.
Lots of other events will be taking place to mark the day.
Check out the clip to see how many ingredients it takes to make such a huge cake... | A whopping 30,000 eggs, 2,500 bags of flour and a whole load of butter has been used to make a 450m birthday cake for the city of Rio De Janeiro. | 31682969 |
Most of those killed were residents of the building, which was being renovated when fire engulfed it last November.
State media said local government officials, construction executives, and some workers would face charges.
Officials have been accused of breaking safety practices by turning a blind eye to the rules in exchange for bribes.
The fire on 15 November was initially blamed on careless unlicensed welders setting alight the netting around the building.
Most of the victims suffocated from the smoke and fumes; another 71 people were injured.
The reports in the China Daily and the Shanghai Daily newspapers did not say when a trial might take place.
The fire had raised questions about how corrupt relationships between senior figures in the construction companies and in government bodies might have contributed to the lack of safety on site.
The Shanghai Prosecutors' Office Director, Chen Xu, said on Monday that some of the executives whose roles are now under the spotlight worked for the Jingan District Construction Group.
This was the general contractor in charge of renovating the 28-storey building.
China's work safety officials have blamed the fire on illegal contracting, unsafe materials and poorly supervised, unqualified workers.
The State Council - China's cabinet - ordered a nationwide overhaul of fire prevention measures after the blaze.
One of China's commercial hubs, Shanghai has some 20 million residents and at least 5,000 high-rise blocks. | Chinese prosecutors are reported to be ready to put 24 people on trial for a fire in a high-rise apartment block in Shanghai, which killed 58 people. | 12742018 |
The software shares the cards with the virus's creators who then join the same game and try to fleece the victim.
The sneaky malware has been found lurking in software designed to help poker fans play better, said the security firm that found it.
The software also targets other useful information on a victim's computer such as login names and passwords.
The malware targets players of the Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker sites, said Robert Lipovsky, a security researcher at Eset, in a blogpost.
When it infects a machine, the software monitors the PC's activity and springs to life when a victim has logged in to either one of the two poker sites. It then starts taking screenshots of their activity and the cards they are dealt. Screenshots are then sent to the attacker.
The images show the hand the player has been dealt as well as their player ID. This, said Eset, allows the attacker to search the sites for that player and join their game. Using information about a victim's hand gives the attacker a significant advantage.
"We are unsure whether the perpetrator plays the games manually or in some automated way," wrote Mr Lipovsky.
Eset found the Windows malware lurking in some well-known file-sharing applications, PC utilities as well as several widely used poker calculators and player databases.
Eset said the spyware had been active for several months and most victims were in Eastern Europe, particularly Russia and the Ukraine. | Online poker players are being targeted by a computer virus that spies on their virtual cards. | 34289003 |
The towers, dubbed "Swan Heights", have been recommended for refusal by officers at Reading Borough Council.
Developers Lochailort's plans propose 352 apartments of varying sizes along with office, retail and leisure space.
Members of the council's planning committee are set to debate the application on 29 April.
Plans for the site next to Reading railway station and along Kings Meadow Road were submitted last month and a public consultation closed soon after.
The towers could be as high as 28-storeys, standing between 285ft to 321ft (87m to 98m) in height.
Officers noted the plans failed to allow space for a proposed mass transport link system between the railway station and nearby Thames Valley Business Park.
A failure to provide affordable housing and space for HGVs to load and unload were also noted as reasons to refuse the application. | Three town centre skyscrapers on a former car dealership would appear "alien" and "foreboding" to the area, council planning officers have said. | 32419584 |
Three men and three women had been on trial at Bradford Crown Court along with two other defendants.
It was claimed Edward Hinnells, 79, was kept in "abject squalor" at Highdell Nursing Home, in Idle, Bradford.
However, Judge Colin Burn told the jury to return not guilty verdicts against the six people, saying there were "very good legal reasons".
Senior care worker Jennifer Cross, 60, from Idle, carer Nicki Kassama, 30, from Shipley, senior carer Valerie James, 58, from Eccleshill, nurses Desmond Crowley, 59, from Daisy Hill, Bradford, and Gerard McDermott, 58, from Ilkley, and 49-year-old cleaner Piotr Czajkowski, from Ravenscliffe, were cleared of any wrongdoing.
Judge Burn said he was unable to elaborate on his reasoning at this stage.
The trial continues against care home manager Stephen Pelkowski, 51, from Addingham, and senior nurse Phillippa Robinson, 57, from Shipley.
Prosecutors allege Mr Hinnells was left to live in a room "not fit for human habitation" without bedding, toilet paper or wipes after he became a resident at the home in February 2013.
Mr Pelkowski and Mrs Robinson deny the charge. | Six care home staff accused of wilfully neglecting an elderly resident have been cleared by a judge. | 36207642 |
The bomber ran into the crowd and detonated his device before he could be spotted, an organiser told AFP.
The attack happened shortly after a man was arrested in possession of a bomb, a witness told the BBC.
The blast took place in the village of Dakasoye, about 20km (13 miles) south of the provincial capital, Kano.
"We lost 21 people and several others have been injured," Muhammad Turi from the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) said.
Police said they did not know who was behind the attack, but IMN organisers blamed the Sunni militant group Boko Haram.
Meeting Nigeria's Shia leader
The procession - an annual event lasting seven days - continued after the blast.
"We are not surprised that we've been attacked because this is the situation all over the country. This will not deter us from our religious observance," said Mr Turi.
The procession travels from Kano to Zaria in neighbouring Kaduna state, where the IMN, the country's biggest Shia organisation, has its headquarters.
Security forces had been ordered away from the procession after clashes between pilgrims and the army left several people dead last year, including three sons of its leader Sheikh el-Zakzaky.
Most of Nigeria's Muslims are Sunnis and correspondents say there are underlying tensions between them and Shia Muslims.
Boko Haram's six-year insurgency has killed thousands and made more than 2m people homeless. The group condemns Shias as heretics who should be killed.
The militants have increasingly attacked civilian targets since being pushed out of territory they controlled by a military offensive.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has given the military commanders until next month to end the conflict, but there are fears bomb attacks may continue. | A suicide bomber has killed at least 21 people in an attack on a Shia Muslim procession in Nigeria's Kano state, eyewitnesses and organisers say. | 34946233 |
The 53-year-old signed a deal until the end of the season when he replaced Claudio Ranieri in February.
He steered last season's Premier League champions away from relegation danger and also led the Foxes to the Champions League quarter-finals.
"I expect it in the following days after Sunday," he said. "Of course, in my head, I have ideas on that."
Shakespeare's contract as assistant manager - the position he held under Ranieri - runs beyond June and he would revert to that position if nothing is finalised by then. He did, however, attend a meeting about player transfers last week.
Regarding his involvement in summer deals, he said: "That's the head of recruitment and the director of football's job to deal with that and I'm fairly optimistic and pleased with how far they've got."
Shakespeare offered no further update on his future after Thursday's 6-1 defeat at home to Tottenham, saying his only focus was on the Foxes' final game of the season against Bournemouth at the King Power Stadium on Sunday (15:00 BST).
BBC Radio Leicester sports editor Jason Bourne:
No one else is being linked with the job, and Craig Shakespeare has been part of the planning for pre-season and for the recruitment process for next term. He's also popular with the players, with many of them coming out and saying they'd welcome it if he was given the job on a longer-term basis.
Will the owners look to appoint a bigger or more marketable name? That's always at the back of your mind, but why change something that's been working well? | Craig Shakespeare says he expects to be told within days whether he will remain as Leicester manager. | 39956997 |
The hall at Saint Macartans GAA club on the Gargadis Road in Trillick was vandalised sometime between midnight on Friday night and 11:00 GMT on Saturday.
Police have appealed for anyone who noticed any suspicious activity in the area to contact them. | A defibrillator has been destroyed and a window smashed during a break-in at a GAA club in County Tyrone. | 39095366 |
A housing start refers to the beginning of work on a residential property, such as the laying of foundations.
In 2013, there were 5,170 starts compared to 5,828 in 2012. That compares to more than 15,000 starts in 2005, which was the peak year.
The number of houses completed also fell year-on-year from 8,030 to 7,902.
That compares to nearly 18,000 completions in 2006, but is above the low of 6,800 in 2011.
Meanwhile, industry figures suggest that work is picking up this year.
There were 700 new homes registered between July and September, a 71% rise from the same period last year.
The National House Building Council's (NHBC) Northern Ireland director David Little said there were encouraging signs of growth.
However, he said the figures were still low by historic standards and more new homes were needed to meet demand.
Overall UK figures for the third quarter of this year 2014 reveal that new home registrations have increased 8% on the same period last year, with the private sector continuing to be the main driver of growth.
These figures represent the highest year-to-date figures and the highest quarterly figures since 2007.
NHBC's chief executive Mike Quinton said: "We are very encouraged to see that house building is again beginning to show signs of accelerated growth across the UK.
"Following the dramatic growth in 2013, followed by a period of consolidation in the first half of this year, our latest data would suggest that the pace of growth is picking up again." | Northern Ireland had its lowest rate of new housing 'starts' in a decade in 2013, according to the latest official figures. | 29727163 |
The man, driving a black Skoda, was involved in a one-vehicle collision on the Moira Road shortly after 10:00 BST.
The PSNI have appealed for witnesses to the incident to come forward.
The road remains closed at its junction with Carnkilly Road while investigations into the collision take place.
Drivers have been advised to follow diversions and avoid the area. | Police have confirmed a man in his 60s has died after a collision in Glenavy, County Antrim. | 40645225 |
Rene Tkacik, 44, was working on a Crossrail site in Holborn, central London, on 7 March 2014 when the accident happened.
He lay unconscious for 15 minutes before medical staff arrived, St Pancras Coroner's Court heard.
Mr Tkacik, of Hackney Road, east London, was a "hugely experienced" worker, the court heard.
He had been working in the UK to earn money to send home to his family in Slovakia so he could pay for his daughter Esther to go to university, a statement from his wife Renata said.
The jury was shown a digital reconstruction of the 80ft (24m) deep tunnel in Fisher Street, Holborn, where Mr Tkacic was killed.
The tunnel was so deep it took an emergency team six minutes to reach him from ground level, the court heard.
Investigating officer Cavin McGrath said: "It was just under a tonne of concrete that came down, which is the equivalent of a bag of building sand."
The statement read to the jury from Mr Tkacik's wife said he was a highly experienced construction worker, who did not drink and put his family first.
"His family was his first priority," it said.
When Mr McGrath was asked if there were any rope or chains in front of the exclusion zone at the time of the accident, he replied: "There was not."
No-one is facing prosecution for the death, the officer confirmed.
A report from the medical attendant who was at the scene, stated Mr Tkacik had died from "blunt force trauma to the head and chest". | A construction worker was crushed to death as nearly a tonne of wet concrete poured on him, an inquest has heard. | 31592092 |
John Anderson, 56, was killed by a "sudden and powerful release of gas" at Boulby's potash mine in June, owners ICL UK said.
The Health and Safety Executive said he had breached safety guidelines by operating a mining machine within the 20m exclusion zone from the rock face.
Mr Anderson's family said he had a "blistering work ethic".
A post-mortem examination suggested Mr Anderson, from Easington, died as a result of asphyxiation.
The inquest heard Mr Anderson, who had worked at the site for 35 years, was buried under large amounts of rubble.
The 1,400m deep mine makes potash for fertilisers and employs about 1,100 people. | A jury has returned a verdict of death by misadventure at the inquest of a man who was died in a potash mine. | 39809258 |
Edward Tron, 51 and chef Mark Quilliam, 55, concealed the drugs in high-visibility jackets and used crew-only exits to avoid custom checks, the jury at Hull Crown Court was told.
Prosecutors allege the pair made up to £60,000 per trip importing cocaine for Liverpool drug dealers.
Both men deny two charges of conspiracy to import cocaine.
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Mr Tron, of Carr Hill Road, Gateshead, and Mr Quilliam, of Gladica Close, Liverpool, are on trial with Mr Tron's wife Susan, 54, also of Carr Hill Road, who has denied a charge of money laundering.
Opening the prosecution case, Paul Mitchell told the jury: "The conspiracy made use of the fact crew members were not subject to the same customs checks faced by passengers and could therefore more easily leave and go back on the boat and more easily smuggle packages of drugs from Rotterdam into Hull, which were further taken on and sold on the streets of the UK."
Mr Mitchell said Mr Tron was in serious debt. Between 2008 and 2014, he added, Mr Tron made £138,000 in unexplained cash deposits to banks in Liverpool.
"The Crown says the deposits are so regular and so large they are clear evidence of criminal activity," said Mr Mitchell.
The pair were arrested after the National Crime Agency (NCA) mounted an undercover operation in collaboration with Dutch police.
A NCA officer was placed on the ferry and recorded conversations with Mr Tron in which the prosecution allege he admitted importing drugs.
In a police interview Mr Tron claimed he had made up a fantasy and everything he had told the undercover officer was not true.
The trial continues. | Two P&O workers used their positions as ferry crew to smuggle cocaine into Hull from Rotterdam, a court has heard. | 38508288 |
12 August 2016 Last updated at 08:56 BST
The giant helium balloon measures seven metres wide and was put together using satellite images of the moon.
Luke Jerram, the artist behind the balloon, said: "It's taken about six months to make and I'm hoping people will be inspired when they look at it and see all the craters and the details."
But shortly after Luke's comments, something went a little bit wrong... watch the video to find out what happened. | A special balloon designed as an exact replica of the moon was due to make its debut at the International Bristol Balloon Festival. | 37056943 |
Fire crews and South East Coast Ambulance were called to the complex in Tannery Lane, Ashford at about 09:45 BST on Wednesday.
The centre was evacuated as a precaution while firefighters ventilated the building and removed a leaking container.
Three people were treated for the effects of inhaling chemicals.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service said first aid was also given to three other people at the scene.
The leak is being treated as accidental.
A spokesman for Ashford Borough Council said: "We will be working with the Ashford Leisure Trust to investigate the cause." | Six people were treated by paramedics following a chemical leak at a Kent leisure centre. | 33988969 |
Fisheries Secretary Fergus Ewing revealed 41 projects will benefit from the latest round of awards made by the European and Maritime Fisheries Fund.
The bulk of the cash is coming from the European Union, which is contributing £6m, while the Scottish government has committed £1.5m.
The rest of the funding is coming from other public sources.
A total of £1.8m will go to the Scottish Fishermen's Federation to pay for independent observers on boats following the introduction of the discard ban. The ban was brought in to stop fishermen throwing dead fish back into the sea if they had reached quota limits.
Other projects which will benefit from the funding include Box Pool Solutions in Aberdeen, which provides boxes for fishermen to sell their produce at markets, including Peterhead. It will receive nearly £1.2m for a new facility and equipment.
Mr Ewing said: "This £8m investment will encourage growth and protect jobs in the sea fisheries and aquaculture industry by allowing businesses to upgrade technology and buy new equipment.
"This is just one example of why EU funding is so important as it is helping the sea fisheries sector improve the quality of its products and enabling them to develop more environmentally-friendly methods."
The funding allocation was announced as Mr Ewing met members of the Shetland Fishermen's Association in Lerwick, with projects in the islands receiving £1.6m of the cash. | Public funding totalling £8m is to be used to boost Scotland's fishing sector. | 39029076 |
The fire broke out at the substation on Bluebell Avenue at about 19:25 BST.
The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) said a transformer fault caused the fire and that engineers have now restored power.
Nobody has been injured in the blaze. The gardaà (Irish police) have advised people near the fire to stay indoors and keep windows and doors shut.
Several units from the Dublin Fire Brigade have attended the scene. | At least 14,000 homes in the Republic of Ireland experienced power cuts after a fire at an electrical substation in Dublin. | 36067750 |
The Dresden region has recently been the scene of several violent anti-migrant protests organised by right-wing groups.
Chancellor Angela Merkel was booed when she visited a refugee centre in the nearby town of Heidenau last week.
The country expects up to 800,000 asylum applications this year - more than any other EU country.
Police said 1,000 people joined the protest, which was called by the Anti-Nazi Alliance, but organisers said the number was 5,000.
Dresden has become the hub of Germany's "anti-Islamisation" Pegida movement, which has brought thousands on to the streets for protests since October 2014.
Up to 25,000 joined protests at the start of the year.
Immigration has become a hot topic in Germany this year, amid a surge in the numbers of asylum seekers, fuelled by the wars in Syria and Iraq.
Demonstrators marched through the city chanting "Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here".
Agency reporters said refugees joined in with the rally at a shelter for asylum seekers.
Mrs Merkel has said there will be zero tolerance for "vile" anti-migrant violence.
A poll by public broadcaster ZDF has shown that public opinion is broadly behind her, with 60% of Germans saying that Europe's biggest economy was capable of hosting the increasing number of asylum-seekers.
As a place destroyed in the fight against fascism in World War Two, the modern city was one with core values of "openness to the world and tolerance" Dresden Mayor Helma Orosz said earlier this year. | A mass rally in support of refugees has passed off peacefully in the eastern German city of Dresden. | 34100662 |
Stephen Carson, 28, was shot in front of his family in a house at Walmer Street in the Ormeau Road area at about 22:45 GMT.
Three men aged 32, 37 and 39 were arrested following searches in west Belfast on Friday evening.
A gun was found and has been sent for forensic tests.
Mr Carson was shot in the head through a bathroom door
Police said they believe he was murdered as part of a "criminal feud".
He was having a meal with his partner and nine-year-old son when "at least three men carrying a hammer and a shotgun burst into the house".
After a confrontation, Mr Carson ran into a downstairs bathroom.
He was shot through the door of the bathroom.
Following the attack, Mr Carson was taken to hospital, where he died from a fatal head wound.
The officer leading the investigation, Det Supt Kevin Geddes, said the murder was "brutal and cold-blooded".
"Our main line of enquiry, but not our only line of enquiry, is that Stephen was shot as part of a criminal feud," he said.
"We do not believe at this stage there was any paramilitary involvement nor do we believe this was sectarian."
He said Mr Carson was known to police but had been trying to get his life together. | Police are continuing to question three men over the murder of a man who was shot dead in south Belfast on Thursday night. | 35677538 |
The blaze at Finsbury Chase in the Monkston Park area of the town began just after 08:00 BST.
The roof of the terraced house has partially collapsed and adjacent homes have been damaged.
A spokesperson for South Central Ambulance Service said the children - a baby girl and a boy - did not have life threatening injuries.
Neighbour Gerald Ekosso told the BBC a Nigerian family lived in the house.
"Roof tiles were popping off and there was intense thick white smoke coming out of the roof," he said.
"I ran to the apartment house to make sure there was nobody in it. My downstairs neighbour and I were told by the growing crowd of people that the family had left."
The narrow cul-de-sac has been closed off to the public while crews ensure the fire is completely extinguished.
The cause is not yet known. | Two young children have been taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a home in Milton Keynes. | 34185603 |
The prop - made from fibreglass and wood - is believed to have been used in the 1971 film Lust for a Vampire.
It went under the hammer at Moore Allen and Innocent in Cirencester.
Auctioneer Philip Allwood said it was quite a "statement piece" and had been sold to local buyer. Ahead of the sale he said he was hoping it would "appeal to the vampire market".
"But unfortunately the auction is during the day and they don't tend to come out in daylight," he added.
Mr Allwood said the prop had come from a private client who had bought it at an auction of film memorabilia in Tewkesbury in the early 1990s.
He said film buffs in the online community had helped to identify it as being from the 1971 film.
Hammer became known for its gothic horror films, from the mid-1950s to the 1970s, featuring iconic characters such as Frankenstein's monster, Dracula and the Mummy. | A gothic tomb used as a classic 1970s Hammer Horror film prop has been sold at auction for £440. | 36550178 |
Mae'r swyddogion wedi gwrthod cymryd rhan yn dilyn penderfyniad i gyhoeddi'r canlyniadau yn yr iaith Saesneg yn gyntaf ac yna yn yr iaith Gymraeg.
Y llynedd, cafodd canlyniadau etholiad y Cynulliad yng Nghaerdydd eu cyhoeddi yn Gymraeg yn gyntaf.
Mae'n debyg bod Cyngor Caerdydd wedi dod o hyd i bobol eraill yn lle'r pedwar sydd wedi tynnu allan.
Dywedodd un o'r pedwar wrth BBC Cymru eu bod nhw'n "teimlo'n bersonol" bod y penderfyniad "yn gam yn ôl".
"Mae gan Gyngor Caerdydd hanes da gyda'r iaith dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf ac roedd cyhoeddi canlyniadau 2016 yn gam arall cadarnhaol," meddai.
"Ro'n i'n teimlo'n bersonol bod hwn yn gam yn ôl ac allwn i ddim â chydwybod clir gefnogi hynny felly tynnais fy enw yn ôl."
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran Cyngor Dinas Caerdydd: "Fel Cyngor rydym yn cymryd ein dyletswydd i hyrwyddo'r iaith Gymraeg yn ddifrifol iawn ac rydym wedi ymrwymo i hyrwyddo Caerdydd cwbl ddwyieithog.
"Dyma'r achos hefyd wrth gefnogi etholiadau, yr ydym yn falch o ddweud sy'n gwbl ddwyieithog.
"Yn ôl canllaw'r Comisiwn Etholiadol mae'r drefn ar gyfer darllen canlyniadau etholiad yn ddwyieithog yn ôl disgresiwn y Swyddog Canlyniadau.
"Nid yw hyn yn gostwng statws yr iaith Gymraeg nac yn mynd yn erbyn safonau'r Gymraeg, yr ydym yn eu cefnogi'n llawn." | Mae Cyngor Caerdydd wedi gorfod trefnu cyhoeddwyr Cymraeg ar gyfer cyfri'r etholiadau lleol ar y funud olaf ar ôl i bedwar o swyddogion y cyngor dynnu allan ddydd Iau. | 39811440 |
An Algerian identified as Nou Mediouni was arrested in Zaragoza, northern Spain, the interior ministry said.
The other suspect, a Moroccan named Hassan El Jaaouani, was arrested in Murcia in the south.
They have "a similar profile to the two suspects who carried out the Boston attacks", the ministry said. French police had helped to track them down.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is among several Islamist groups fighting French and West African troops in Mali.
It has its roots in the bitter Algerian civil war of the early 1990s, but in 2007 it emerged as an international jihadist group linked to Osama Bin Laden's network. AQIM says its aim is to spread Islamic law and it is known for kidnapping Westerners and extracting ransoms.
It is not clear whether the pair arrested in Spain are suspected of planning any attacks. Their similarity to the Boston marathon bombers was not explained in the ministry statement.
Moroccan Islamists linked to al-Qaeda were found guilty of the 2004 Madrid train bombings which killed nearly 200 people and injured more than 1,800. | Spanish police have arrested two North African suspects thought to be linked to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. | 22261873 |
The Conference North side have been without a permanent home since their ground was destroyed by flood water in the summer of 2007.
The Tigers have ground-shared with other local sides ever since.
The plans for a 4,000 capacity stadium, including a 1,000-seat stand, were given the go-ahead by the city council.
The club's chairman Mike Dunstan said they were "absolutely delighted" and that it was "a big move for the club".
Mr Dunstan said: "Our owners put in a huge amount of work on getting the ground's application in and showed real tenacity.
"The fans have shown real tenacity whilst we've been away for seven years, so it's just great for everybody that we've got a light at the end of the tunnel."
He said it was "difficult to put a timescale" on when the stadium would be ready and said it would be at least 12 to 18 months.
Regarding a future flood risk, he said: "We're very confident we wouldn't be risking the club's future on building something which wouldn't survive a major flood."
The club has been based in Cheltenham since 2010, having previously shared with Forest Green and Cirencester. | Gloucester City Football Club's planning application for a new stadium on its original site at Meadow Park has been approved by councillors. | 29527495 |
Jason Dodd, 22, of Holyrood Walk, Spalding, Lincolnshire, is charged with three offences including assault and affray.
Simon Harrison, 24, also of Holyrood Walk, is charged with affray.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said two of its members were threatened with a fake firearm on Monday evening while tackling a house fire in Holyrood Walk.
Read more about this and other stories from Lincolnshire
It said both firefighters needed treatment with one taken to hospital in Boston for facial injuries.
Mr Dodd, who is also charged possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, and Mr Harrison are due to stand trial at Lincoln Crown Court on 15 May. | Two men have been charged after two firefighters were attacked while putting out a blaze at a house. | 39590351 |
Jim Mullen has written to Scottish League Managers Association head Alex Smith after he described it as "undignified and unfair".
Ladbrokes is the main sponsor of the Scottish Professional Football League.
Smith intends to take the matter up with league executives soon.
In his letter, Mullen says the practice is "neither cruel nor insensitive, it's life".
In the correspondence, which has been seen by BBC Scotland, Mullen also insists they have no intention of reviewing their betting procedures in light of the criticism.
"We have been offering topical markets on the sporting issues that our customers are interested in for well over a hundred years," he claimed.
"We plan to carry on doing this for the next hundred years and beyond.
"I know that with high-profile jobs comes high-octane pressure and lots of speculation."
And at the end of the letter he quipped that he would happily be on the receiving end.
He wrote: "If and when somebody next opens a book on the Ladbrokes management, I'll probably have a chuckle, grit my teeth and try to upset the odds."
It comes less than 24 hours after Jackie McNamara was told his time as manager of Dundee United was up, following defeat to St Johnstone.
Ladbrokes signed a two-year sponsorship deal with the SPFL in May.
The deal is understood to be worth about £4m. | The chief executive of bookmakers Ladbrokes has hit back at criticism from some Scottish managers about the practice of offering odds on which boss might be next for the sack. | 34375124 |
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The Lancashire outfit performed manfully against League One Millwall, but went behind 10 minutes after the interval when Aidan O'Brien fired home.
Lee Gregory doubled Millwall's lead on the hour, before Whittle scored.
But Steve Morison put victory beyond doubt when he converted from a swift counter, to help Millwall reach the second round. | Alex Whittle's goal was not enough to stop National League North side Fylde exiting the FA Cup. | 34685506 |
Such breathalyser-style tests would seek to show whether a mobile phone had been in use at the time of a crash.
It comes as New York officials cite an 840% increase in fines for texting while driving.
Israeli company Cellebrite is reportedly developing technology that could be used for this purpose.
The company was recently linked with the FBI's attempts to unlock the phone used by the San Bernardino gunman.
It already has technology that can check a phone's recent activity but would need to adapt this to make sure any scanning equipment was not logging the contents of texts or numbers called.
This anonymity feature would be crucial to ensure the scanning technology would not fall foul of the Fourth Amendment right to privacy.
The legislation is currently being considered by the New York Senate Transportation committee and would be the first of its kind if passed.
Dubbed Evan's Law, it has been prompted by lobbying from the group Distracted Operators Risk Casualties, founded by Ben Lieberman after his 19-year-old son, Evan, was killed by a distracted driver in New York.
UK Department for Transport figures in 2014 suggest 1.6% of drivers (more than 500,000) use mobile phones behind the wheel.
Mobile phone use was a contributory factor in 492 UK road accidents in 2014, according to RAC research. | Legislators in New York are considering compulsory roadside scans for the mobile phones of drivers in accidents. | 36027402 |
Swansea centre-half Williams, 31, is having a medical before a £12m move to Goodison Park.
Fellow centre-half John Stones moved from Everton to Manchester City for £47.5m earlier on Tuesday.
Everton have signed Idrissa Gueye and Maarten Stekelenburg this summer.
Twenty-seven-year-old DR Congo international Bolasie, who joined Palace from Bristol City in 2012, has scored nine goals in 89 Premier League appearances.
Ivory Coast's Lamine Kone, also 27, who joined Sunderland from French side Lorient in January, scored twice against Everton in May to save the Black Cats from relegation. | Everton are in discussions to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Yannick Bolasie and Sunderland defender Lamine Kone, as they close in on a deal for Wales captain Ashley Williams. | 37028176 |
Eight males were arrested during operations on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Three of the individuals from Liverpool and two from Conwy county appeared in court on Thursday in Aberystwyth charged with conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine.
Two other men from Llandudno Junction and one from Colwyn Bay were remanded in custody in Llanelli on Friday.
They also face charges of conspiracy to supply both Class A and B drugs.
They will appear at Swansea Crown Court on 10 July.
"This Dyfed Powys Police operation is part of an ongoing investigation, and we will provide further updates when appropriate," said a spokesperson for the force. | Three more men have appeared in court following a series of raids in Conwy county earlier in the week. | 40225560 |
Aruna Shanbaug was left with severe brain damage and paralysed after the 1973 attack by a ward attendant in the Mumbai hospital where she worked.
Her case sparked a debate about India's euthanasia laws. The Supreme Court had rejected a plea to allow her to die.
Her attacker served a seven-year-sentence for attempted murder.
Ms Shanbaug was 25 years old when she was sodomised by a KEM hospital cleaner who strangled her with metal chains and left her to die on 27 November 1973.
She survived, but spent the rest of her life in hospital, force fed twice a day.
Different generations of doctors, nurses and other staff members at KEM Hospital, one of the biggest and busiest in Mumbai, took care of Ms Shanbaug for more than four decades.
Every morning, the doctors and nurses used to care for her. They would do a medical check-up, followed by feeding her food and medicines. The rest of the day would be spent in ensuring that she was moved to avoid bed sores.
Bouquet of flowers were placed near her body after it was brought to the hospital's central hall.
A doctor told the BBC that Ms Shanbaug had become a "family member" for the hospital's staff. "She was one of our own. Her fight was tough and we are glad that we stood by her all those years," he said.
Doctors, nurses and relatives attended Ms Shanbaug's funeral on Tuesday. "My broken, battered baby bird finally flew away. And she gave India a passive euthanasia law before doing so," journalist and author Pinki Virani, who wrote Aruna's Story, a book on the nurse's plight, told the BBC. | Tributes have been paid to an Indian nurse who died on Monday after spending 42 years in a persistent vegetative state after being raped and strangled. | 32790923 |
Striker Pointer started his career at the Clarets in 1957 and was part of their 1959-60 First Division title-winning side.
Pointer went on to score 132 goals in 270 games for the club and is Burnley's second highest goalscorer of all-time.
He made his England debut in September 1961, going on to score in a 4-1 victory over Luxembourg and ended with a total of two goals in three caps.
Pointer went on to play for Bury, Coventry and Portsmouth and returned to Turf Moor as youth-team manager in 1978. | Former Burnley and England striker Ray Pointer has died at the age of 79. | 35415586 |
Offenders face a £50 fixed penalty from October in the latest measure to crack down on the harm caused by second-hand smoke, which was approved by AMs.
Smoking is already banned in public service and work vehicles under the legislation passed in 2007.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford said smoke posed "a real and substantial threat to children's health".
"Children cannot escape from the toxic chemicals contained in second-hand smoke when travelling in cars," he said.
"They often don't have a choice over whether or not they travel in cars and may not feel able to ask an adult to stop smoking."
He added: "As with the existing smoke-free regulations, success will not be based on the number of enforcement actions that are taken but by how behaviour, attitudes and health outcomes change over time."
Currently, people are allowed to smoke in private vehicles but from October it will be banned if anyone under the age of 18 is on board.
While local authorities enforce the existing restrictions on smoking in public places, police will be responsible for action against offenders in private vehicles.
A ban on smoking in cars carrying children had already been approved for England. | A ban to stop people from smoking in cars when children are present has been passed by the Welsh assembly. | 32958077 |
The Holiday Inn off the M4's junction 32 has upped its price from £97 to just under £600 for the night of Ireland's game against Canada.
The nearby Village Urban Resort has rooms for £499, up from £105.
Cardiff's Hoteliers Association said the prices were "in tune with demand".
Jonathan Jones, former chief executive at Visit Wales, warned accommodation providers' high prices could prevent return business.
He said: "If all hotels and B&Bs in Cardiff put up their prices to that extent, then it could seriously damage the image of Cardiff.
"I would sincerely hope that they remember that they need to have these customers coming back, and will not simply see this as one instance where they can make a lot of money, over a very short period of time."
Not all hotels are cashing in to the same extent.
Carl Davies, general manager at Jolyons, a small hotel near the Millennium Stadium, said it had only slightly upped its prices to cover extra costs.
He said: "We have to extend our service hours and we have to have more staff in. We only charge around £60 more than our usual room rate - purely because we want repeat business." | Hotels increasing their prices six-fold during the Rugby World Cup could "seriously damage the image of Cardiff", a former tourism chief has warned. | 34078156 |
The ministry has asked Russia's supreme court to close the group's headquarters and stop its 175,000 Russian members sharing "extremist" literature.
A spokesman for the group called the proposed ban "persecuting worshippers just for manifesting their faith".
Some Russian regions have already shut down branches of Jehovah's Witnesses.
According to the justice ministry, the Jehovah's Witnesses' activities "violate Russia's law on combating extremism".
The authorities object to pamphlets deemed to incite hatred against other religious groups, mainly for proclaiming Jehovah's Witnesses as followers of the only "true" faith.
One quotes the novelist Leo Tolstoy, describing the doctrine of the Russian Orthodox Church as superstition and sorcery, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford reports from Moscow.
The group was registered in Russia in 1991.
Thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses were deported to Siberia during Joseph Stalin's 30-year reign of terror. Other Christian groups were also persecuted at the time. | Russia's justice ministry has called for a ban on the Jehovah's Witnesses, a Christian movement that zealously seeks converts and rejects military service. | 39304984 |
Fellow relegated side Hartlepool United start their campaign at home to Dover.
National League North champions AFC Fylde host Boreham Wood, while Maidenhead, winners of National League South, will start away at Maidstone.
Ebbsfleet's fifth-tier return begins at Guiseley, while fellow promoted side FC Halifax Town host Aldershot in their first fixture.
Halifax were relegated from the division as recently as 2016, while Ebbsfleet ended their four-season absence from the fifth tier by winning the National League South play-offs.
Both Hartlepool and managerless Orient, who are looking for their 12th boss since July 2014, have new owners in place as they look to regroup after dropping out of the English Football League.
The O's, who had been in the EFL since 1905 before being relegated, have had a winding-up petition dismissed and appointed their former boss Martin Ling as director of football at the end of last season.
Both Fylde and Maidenhead will compete in the National League for the first time in their history, with Fylde operating as an amateur club as recently as a decade ago under the name Kirkham & Wesham.
Saturday, 5 August
Kick-off 15:00 BST unless stated | Leyton Orient will go to Sutton United for their first match of the 2017-18 National League season on 5 August. | 40506292 |
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Watch this whale hanging out with a pack of dolphins just playing in the waves.
The video was taken with a drone off the coast of Western Australia.
Looks like they're having a whale of a time together!!
Pics courtesy of jaimenhudson | Sometimes even whales just want to have fun in the water! | 40567719 |
They were arrested along with a third man who remains in custody.
Police said they believed the men had been involved in a burglary in Newcastle earlier on Wednesday night.
Officers later noticed a car driving dangerously on the West Circular Road.
It was pursued by officers but got away, and was later seen in the Oldpark Road area where it was stopped and arrests were made.
A 27-year-old man and a 19-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of burglary and allowing themselves to be carried, but have since been released.
The 29-year-old man remains in custody on suspicion of a number of offences, including burglary, driving when unfit, dangerous driving and criminal damage.
During the pursuit, the car struck and damaged two other vehicles. | Two men who were arrested after a car chase involving police in north Belfast on Wednesday have been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). | 32231036 |
Remains of the soldiers, who were imprisoned in Durham Cathedral after the 1650 Battle of Dunbar, were discovered in a mass grave in 2013.
A minute's silence and a lecture about the soldiers were also held on Friday.
The battle took place during the Civil War when English Parliamentarian forces defeated the Scottish army.
An estimated 5,000 Scottish soldiers were taken prisoner and marched miles from the south east of Scotland to Durham.
Many died en route, some were executed and some escaped but about 3,000 were imprisoned in the cathedral.
During the hard winter of 1650-51, it is thought up to 1,700 of those incarcerated there died of malnutrition, disease and cold.
The remains of between 17 and 29 soldiers were discovered during work on Durham University's Palace Green Library near the cathedral.
They will be reburied in Durham once research has been completed.
Professor Stuart Corbridge, vice-chancellor of Durham University, said: "The plaque will serve as a permanent memorial to the soldiers' presence here on Palace Green."
The plaque is mounted on stone quarried from the site of the Battle of Dunbar and has been placed in the library's cafe courtyard.
Another plaque within Durham Cathedral, installed in 2011 in memory of the Scottish soldiers, has also been updated to remove the reference to the soldiers' place of burial being unknown. | A new plaque has been unveiled to commemorate 17th Century Scottish soldiers who died in Durham after being captured in battle. | 39900459 |
The Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO) predicted there could be 4.7 million fewer foreign tourists this year than in 2016 - a drop of about 27%.
China has banned travel agencies from selling package tours to Korea in protest at Seoul allowing a US missile defence system.
Visitors from China made up 46.8% of tourists in South Korea last year.
Tourist numbers into South Korea saw double digit growth in the first two months of the year, the KTO said, but have declined every month since then.
May was particularly bad, with arrivals falling 34.5% against a year ago, and dropping below a million for the first time since the MERS epidemic in mid-2015.
"With the current trend, South Korea's tourism industry could enter a long-term depression," an unnamed KTO official told Yonhap.
The group tour ban came into force after the US military started to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea.
While supposed to guard against North Korea's shorter-range missiles, it has drawn criticism from China, which claims the powerful radar can probe deep into its territory.
Although the US insists it's a purely defensive weapon, China says it undermines regional security. | South Korea's tourism body fears a huge drop in visitors, as a diplomatic row with China starts to bite. | 40565119 |
West Mercia and Warwickshire were among five forces to be given the rating by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC).
Criticism included "too many records [of stop and search] did not contain sufficient reasonable grounds".
HMIC said both forces were, however, developing "an ethical culture".
The forces said they had made support for staff a "top priority for 2016" and they would be reviewing training on stop and search and working with Northamptonshire Police.
Inspectors did however, say the forces were "good" in their commitment to and engagement with their communities.
Warwickshire carried out 3,092 top and searches in the year to 31 March 2015, while West Mercia did 9,874.
A sample of 100 stop and search records from Warwickshire Police revealed 29 did not have reasonable grounds recorded, said HMIC. In West Mercia's case it was 21 out of 100.
While all chief constables had signed up to the Home Office and College of Police's Best Use of Stop and Search scheme, HMIC said it was "disappointed too many forces were not complying".
HMIC said it would revisit both forces in six months to check what changes had been made.
The two forces were also told to improve the way they dealt with staff complaints, with misconduct consistently assessed and free from any bias.
HMIC inspected all 43 forces in England and Wales, grading 37 as "good" while Kent Police were dubbed "outstanding". None was "inadequate". | Two West Midlands police forces "require improvement" over how they record stop and search and support their staff, inspectors said. | 35548650 |
It took place at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens at Islandbridge.
Dublin Lord Mayor Críona Ní Dhálaigh laid a laurel wreath in tribute to the dead of Word War One and World War Two.
Her Sinn Féin colleagues, Lord Mayor of Belfast Arder Carson and Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly Mitchel McLaughlin, also attended the ceremony.
The annual commemoration at Islandbridge, in the Dublin suburb of Kilmainham, is hosted by the Royal British Legion Republic of Ireland.
Ms Ní Dhálaigh, who was elected to the new post last month, accepted an invitation to lay a wreath on behalf of the people of Dublin.
Speaking after the commemoration, she said: "Today, we remember the many thousands of Irish people who died during these conflicts, including those from this city.
"Sinn Féin has engaged with the Royal British Legion for many years now and as first citizen of the city of Dublin, I am here representing the whole city.
"One of my key priorities as mayor was to incorporate the principle of inclusivity and my attendance here today, along with my Sinn Féin colleagues, speaks to this ideal." | The new Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Dublin has become the first elected member of the party to attend the Royal British Legion's war commemoration in the city. | 33493447 |
The French champions flew home from Catalonia after a 6-1 defeat which overturned their 4-0 first-leg win.
Fans insulted players and vandalised their cars in an "extremely hostile and aggressive climate", the club say.
PSG also claim one person was hit by a car during the incident.
A club statement read: "The players were confronted and threatened by several individuals at Bourget Airport, despite the club and authorities reinforcing security.
"These individuals verbally insulted the players before vandalising their cars. Several vehicles were damaged.
"One individual was struck by a car trying to escape the crowd that was physically threatening the players and their families. A police investigation is under way to establish exactly what happened.
"The club, and all those present, have informed the investigators of their readiness to help the investigation, to get to the bottom of this regrettable incident." | Paris St-Germain say a police investigation is under way after fans angrily confronted players at Bourget Airport following their Champions League elimination to Barcelona. | 39226413 |
The former president of Grand Theft Auto producer Rockstar North is the main investor in a six-figure funding deal involving Edinburgh-based Krotos.
Its "dehumaniser" voice processor has been used in movies such as The Jungle Book and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
It has also featured in hit video games including Doom and League of Legends.
The new investment was co-funded by Old College Capital, the venture investment arm of the University of Edinburgh.
Krotos now plans to double its staff headcount to 20 and target consumer markets in growth areas such as virtual reality (VR) and gaming communication.
Its software produces imaginary creature and monster sounds in real-time, which the company says "dramatically" speeds up a process that previously took up to eight hours to complete.
It also allows actors to generate sounds themselves using their own voices.
Krotos founder and chief executive Orfeas Boteas hit upon the idea for the "dehumaniser" while studying at the University of Edinburgh.
Mr Boteas said: "Our tools will finally free audio designers, creatives and musicians from outdated workflows and will allow them to focus on creativity.
"The next few years will open up exciting possibilities for new media, as audio is now more challenging than ever with Virtual Reality, Augmented reality and Mixed reality.
"Video games and films are our core market but there is massive potential in VR and that will be an important focus for us moving forward."
Mr Benzies said: "Orfeas understands the potential of bringing technology and creativity together, and his vision for the future of audio tools resonated with me." | Video game pioneer Leslie Benzies has invested in a Scottish audio tech firm which creates imaginary creature sounds for films, television and video games. | 38983246 |
Fe wnaeth bachgen 13 oed ddisgyn mewn chwarel ger Cefn Coed brynhawn Sul.
Bu tri thîm achub mynydd, hofrennydd gwylwyr y glannau ac ambiwlans awyr yn helpu achub y dyn dros gyfnod o ddwy awr.
Dywedodd Mark Moran o Dîm Achub Mynydd Canol y Bannau ei fod wedi bod yn chwarae gyda'i ffrindiau pan ddisgynnodd.
Mae'r dyn wedi cael ei hedfan i Ysbyty Athrofaol Cymru yng Nghaerdydd gydag anafiadau difrifol. | Mae bachgen wedi ei hedfan i'r ysbyty gydag anafiadau difrifol ar ôl iddo ddisgyn 40 troedfedd mewn chwarel ger Merthyr Tudful. | 39994163 |
The unidentified man was discovered lying on the moor in the north of England last December.
Greater Manchester Police believe he could be Hugh Toner, from Newry, who disappeared from Craigavon Area Hospital in 1994.
His family has provided a DNA sample to try to establish if it is him.
Police in Greater Manchester have spent six weeks investigating the death of the pensioner-aged man who travelled more than 200 miles from London to Saddleworth Moor and died during treacherous conditions.
He was not carrying any identification on him, just cash and train tickets.
Police said they were keeping an "open mind" on the identity of the deceased man.
Det Sgt John Coleman said police were investigating "many possible avenues, one of which is missing persons".
"With that in mind we have requested DNA samples from the family of Mr Hugh Toner," he said.
"There is a resemblance between him and the man whose death we are currently investigating and that sample will allow us to either eliminate him from our enquiries or identify him."
A grandson of Hugh Toner, Cathal Toner, said a family member had seen the appeal and contacted Greater Manchester Police.
"No-one has come forward about this man and with the case of my grandfather, no-one knows what happened to him," he said.
"We would like to appeal to anyone who knows what happened to come forward.
"If someone helped him leave, it's 22 years later, there's no room for bitterness or resentment, we just want to find out what happened.
"My grandfather lived in England for a while and has links with Swindon and Bath." | Police in Manchester are investigating if a body found on Saddleworth Moor is that of a missing Northern Ireland man. | 35430593 |
The Posh have won just one of their last five matches in the league.
In a statement on Peterborough's website, chairman Darragh MacAnthony described Ferguson as "one of the finest managers in our club's history".
"He feels that a new challenge is needed for both himself and the football club," he added.
Ferguson, 43, was in his second spell as Peterborough manager after returning to the club in January 2011.
He led them to promotion to the Championship via the play-offs that season, but they were relegated on the final day of the 2013 season.
"I'm personally very disappointed in our current league position, the performances from our playing squad and the fact we have dropped way below our own standards we set out at as a football club," MacAnthony said.
"Some fans have questioned my own commitment, interest, investment and passion for this football club recently.
"I am hungrier than ever to get this club back into the Championship and beyond and to deliver on the promises I have made to the city of Peterborough."
During his first spell as Peterborough boss between 2007 and 2009, Ferguson - the son of ex-Manchester United boss Sir Alex - guided them to successive promotions from League Two to the Championship.
Coaches Gary Breen, Gavin Strachan and Jimmy Walker, video analyst Stewart England and sport scientist Marc Lindsey have also left the club, with academy manager Dave Robertson put in caretaker charge. | Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson has left the club after Saturday's 3-0 defeat by MK Dons left them 15th in League One. | 31571698 |
Bishop Thomas served as the Provincial Assistant Bishop for 12 years, providing care for those opposed to Church in Wales women priests.
He stepped-down in 2008 when the post ceased.
The Bishop of Swansea and Brecon John Davies paid tribute to his colleague's "long and distinguished ministry".
"At heart David was, I believe, a parish priest with great love and care for the people committed to his care and oversight," said Bishop Davies.
The retired priest had only just returned from a holiday to mark his 50th wedding anniversary to his wife Rosemary.
He had celebrated the 20th anniversary of his ordination as a bishop in December at a service in St Mary's Priory Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.
Canon Mark Soady, Area Dean of Abergavenny, said: "He shall be sorely missed by the people of Abergavenny who had a great fondness for him.
"Our prayers are with Rosemary and the family at this time." | Tributes have been paid to the retired Welsh bishop, the Right Reverend David Thomas, who has died suddenly at the age of 74. | 39901485 |
The 29-year-old Nigerian has played 372 times for Chelsea since joining in 2006 but has not featured this season.
He said it had been "an honour" to play for the Stamford Bridge club but it was time to "seek a new challenge".
Mikel has won two Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the 2012 Champions League during his time at Stamford Bridge.
"I haven't featured as much this season as I would have liked and I still have many years in the game ahead of me," Mikel wrote on Twitter in a message to Chelsea fans.
"With this in mind, I feel now is the time to seek a new challenge.
"I'm delighted to be joining Tianjin TEDA FC at a time that the Chinese Super League is really taking off, and I look forward to helping Tianjin TEDA FC continue to grow.
"To play in the Premier League is every professional player's ambition.
"But to play for Chelsea, to become part of the Chelsea family to work with some of the best managers and players in the world, has truly been an honour.
Mikel is the second Chelsea player to move to the Chinese Super League in recent weeks following Oscar's transfer to Shanghai SIPG. | Midfielder John Mikel Obi has left Chelsea to join Chinese Super League side Tianjin TEDA. | 38528144 |
The Nobel Peace Prize winner, who lives in Birmingham, confirmed the news in a tweet congratulating all students getting their results on Thursday.
She will be studying philosophy, politics and economics at Lady Margaret Hall.
The 20-year-old was nearly killed by the Taliban in Pakistan for campaigning for girls' rights to education in 2012.
In March, she revealed she had received an offer to study the three subjects at a UK university, on condition of achieving three As in her A-levels.
She will be studying the same course at the same college attended by Benazir Bhutto, the former Pakistani Prime Minister.
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Ms Yousafzai was shot in the head on her way home from school after writing her anonymous diary about life under Taliban rule in north-west Pakistan.
Militants boarded her school bus and opened fire, also wounding two of her school friends.
She became internationally known after the incident and relocated with her family to Birmingham for further rehabilitation.
In April, Ms Yousafzai was made the youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace. | Malala Yousafzai has gained a place at Oxford University after getting her A-level results. | 40959543 |
The future of the Championship club - who have been in administration since 14 November - is expected to be resolved by Friday afternoon.
Initial deadlines to buy Bradford were extended by the joint administrators.
"Following positive and detailed discussions, an interested consortium is considering bidding for Bradford Bulls," said Thursday's RFL statement.
"The consortium now has all the information needed to make a decision on whether it will make a formal offer for the club.
"Despite the fact that the consortium could potentially offer an exciting future, the RFL recognises that no deal has yet has been struck."
The Bulls, four-time champions during the Super League era, were relegated from the top flight in 2014.
If a takeover is completed, the club would remain in the Championship but may receive a points deduction.
Earlier in December, two interested parties were understood to be "heavily involved" in talks with the administrators and one preferred bidder now appears to have emerged.
The Press Association reports that any deal may be dependent on the RFL being prepared to sell back the leasehold of Bradford's Odsal Stadium to the new owners. | A consortium is considering a formal offer to buy Bradford Bulls, the Rugby Football League have confirmed. | 38411278 |
In an updated entry in the Commons register of interests, he disclosed that he would be paid £162,500 each quarter and would work 48 days a year.
He has already earned close to £800,000 for speeches made to banks and other firms since leaving office in July
The MP for Tatton said he had consulted the business appointments watchdog before taking on the Blackrock job.
The register of members' interests also states Mr Osborne expects to receive "registrable equity"- shares - in Blackrock "in the future".
The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments advises ministers on whether it is appropriate for them to take on jobs within two years of leaving office.
When it named him as an adviser to its Investment Institute in January, Blackrock said Mr Osborne would provide "perspectives on European politics and policy and Chinese economic reforms" as well as wider geo-political trends.
He joins his former chief of staff, Rupert Harrison, who is a senior strategist for the US investment firm.
Former foreign secretary William Hague joined Citigroup as an adviser earlier this year while former prime minister Gordon Brown sits on the global advisory board at investment manager Pimco, and his predecessor Tony Blair joined JP Morgan in 2008 shortly after leaving office.
Mr Osborne, who served as chancellor between 2010 and 2016 before being sacked by Theresa May after she took power, was in the Commons on Wednesday to watch his successor Philip Hammond deliver his first Budget.
After the event, he tweeted that "sound money and fiscal responsibility are the only secure foundations of a fair and strong economy". | Former Chancellor George Osborne is to be paid £650,000 a year for advising the US fund manager Blackrock. | 39213346 |
The Very Reverend Martin Thrower, 55, rector of Hadleigh, Layham and Shelley in Suffolk, was arrested at the Buttermarket in Ipswich on 4 August.
Six of the offences are alleged to have taken place earlier this year and others date back to 2014.
Mr Thrower, of Church Street, Hadleigh, is due to appear before Ipswich magistrates on 19 December.
He is currently suspended from work. | A clergyman has been charged with eight voyeurism offences after men were allegedly filmed in public toilets. | 38006299 |
The 80-year-old woman threw her change at the China Southern Airlines flight as she crossed the tarmac to board.
She told police she launched the coins as she "prayed for safety" on Tuesday.
Of the nine coins launched, only one hit its intended target - but this was enough to force the evacuation of 150 passengers for several hours.
Police were called to Shanghai Pudong International Airport after a passenger noticed the woman's bizarre behaviour, apparently aimed at ensuring a safe flight, and alerted authorities.
The woman, who was travelling with her husband, daughter and son-in-law, was then taken away for questioning by officers, local media report.
"In order to make sure the flight is safe, China Southern maintenance has conducted a full examination of the plane's engine," China Southern Airlines said in a statement on the microblogging site Weibo.
Police later shared their findings, which amounted to a single coin with the value of about 1.7 yuan.
"After an investigation the involved passenger, surnamed Qiu, said she threw the coins to pray for safety. According to Qiu's neighbour, Qiu believes in Buddhism," the police said.
The flight was eventually given the all-clear and took off at 17:52 local time (09:52 GMT), more than five hours late.
News of the incident caused a fair amount of turbulence on the social media site Weibo, with one user commenting: "Grandma, this is not a wish fountain with turtles."
China Southern Airlines later urged passengers to comply with civil aviation laws and regulations and avoid behaviour that could prove detrimental to the safety of passengers travelling on its flights. | A superstitious elderly passenger delayed a flight in Shanghai after throwing coins at the engine for good luck, a Chinese airline has confirmed. | 40421811 |
Scarlets general manager of rugby, Jon Daniels, said: "Josh, Tom [Phillips] and Steff are all products of our development pathway.
"Our development is something we've always been proud of.
"Fifteen of the 23 players that took on Ospreys at Parc y Scarlets last week came through, or took some part, in the development pathway."
Flanker Macleod, 20, has enjoyed a breakthrough season for Scarlets, including a Champions Cup start against champions Saracens.
Former Wales Under-20 captain Phillips, 21, made his professional debut against Zebre in October 2015 and the blindside flanker has since gone on to make 14 appearances for the west Wales region.
Centre Hughes, 23, is another former Wales U20 captain and has battled back from a serious knee injury to make 17 appearances this season in the Champions Cup and Guinness Pro12.
Lock Price, 24, joined Scarlets in the summer of 2015 from Leicester Tigers, making his competitive debut in the season opener against Glasgow in September of the same year.
The 6ft 8in Wales-qualified second row has made 35 appearances for the Scarlets to date, scoring three tries.
"These four players join an exciting group who have already committed their futures to the region, alongside Steff Evans, Will Boyde, Dan Jones and Hadleigh Parkes as well as internationals Rob Evans, Samson Lee and Ken Owens," Daniels added.
Scarlets finished third in the Pro12 this season and play Leinster in Dublin on Friday night for a place in the end-of-season play-off final. | Scarlets have given new contracts to forwards Josh Macleod, Tom Phillips and Tom Price, plus centre Steffan Hughes. | 39935816 |
Commissioned by the mental health campaign See Me, the YouGov poll of 1,004 adults found 29% reported having had problems themselves.
It also suggested 39% said a family member had been affected.
The research found 35% of respondents believed they or a family member had experienced stigma or discrimination because of their mental health.
See Me Director Calum Irving said: "We all have mental health, it can be up or it can be down, any of us could struggle at any point.
"To treat someone differently because they are going through a tough time isn't fair. However, we know that stigma isn't always intentional. People often don't speak about mental health because they are worried they will say the wrong thing or could make it worse.
"But if no one speaks about mental health, then people won't feel comfortable asking for help when they need it."
Mr Irving added: "A good new year's resolutions for all of us could be to open up a conversation on mental health. You can do that with a simple, 'are you okay?' You don't need to have all the answers, just talking to someone about how they feel can help." | New research has indicated nearly 30% of Scots say they have experienced mental health problems. | 38483120 |
The animal welfare team on the council could be cut to such an extent it would only fulfil its statutory obligation to round-up stray dogs.
More than 2,000 campaigners have signed a petition against the plans.
The council said it will discuss the proposal at a meeting in February.
If the cuts go ahead it would also mean the council would stop policing people who refuse to pick-up after their dogs.
The authority said it has to save £68m from its total budget over the next four years.
The proposals will be discussed at the full council meeting on 25 February. | Complaints over dangerous dogs or the mistreatment of animals may not be investigated under cost-cutting plans considered by Brighton and Hove City Council. | 35150206 |
The AS Port-Louis 2000 (ASPL 2000) goalkeeper was arrested in September after an Anti-Drug Smuggling Unit found 22 doses of heroin in his home in Port Louis.
His lawyer moved for a temporary lifting of the travel ban imposed on Leopold since his arrest but police objected, arguing the accused could seek refuge abroad.
Leopold, formerly a reserve goalkeeper for the Mauritian national team, has denied the charges.
ASPL 2000 are due to play the first leg of their Champions League tie against Al Hilal in Sudan on Sunday.
The 27-year-old keeper's lawyer told the court in Port Louis that his client would respect all bail conditions and gave a guarantee he would not flee as his companion and children are in Mauritius.
The district court magistrate denied the request.
This is the second time Leopold has failed to overturn his travel ban.
The first occasion came in early February when the club travelled to Kenya to play Tusker FC in the preliminary round of Africa's premier club competition.
ASPL drew 1-1 before Leopold participated in the return leg in Mauritius as the team won 2-1 and so qualified for this weekend's clash against Al Hilal.
Leopold, whose ASPL 2000 side are Mauritian champions, was the reserve goalkeeper for his country during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. | Mauritius international Joseph Leopold has not been allowed to travel to Sudan for an African Champions League fixture because of drug trafficking charges. | 39225533 |
The 28-year-old damaged his right hand during the second one-day international defeat by India on Thursday in Cuttack.
Right-hander Hales sustained the injury after attempting a catch in the outfield and jarring his hand on the ground.
He will return to England on Saturday and will see a hand surgeon next week.
The ECB said England will announce Hales' replacement in the Twenty-20 squad for the three-match series against India, starting on January 26, in "due course".
England play the final one-day game of their three-match series with India in Kolkata on Sunday.
They are yet to win on this tour, having lost four and drawn one of the five-match Test series that came before. | England opener Alex Hales will miss the remainder of the tour of India after scans showed he has suffered a hand fracture. | 38694820 |
The 22-year-old is back at the Super League champions after a one-year stay in the NRL, where he played for Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs.
"It's not about putting one over on them (the NRL), it's just about proving we can keep up with them," he said.
"We do get looked down on slightly, I found that over there as well."
The England international told BBC Radio 5 live: "They don't watch it as much and stuff like that - whether it is because of the time difference I don't know.
"You're representing the other Super League teams. Even St Helens, I'm sure they'll be wanting us to win just like we would for them.
"We're all English teams and we want to stick together and get the win."
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Since the introduction of the expanded World Club Series in 2015, Australian National Rugby League sides have won all six games between the two leagues.
With questions about the future of the competition raised in the build-up, Wigan owner Ian Lenagan is looking at the bigger picture.
"From Wigan's viewpoint, this is the only trophy we've not won in the last 10 years under my ownership," he told BBC Radio Manchester.
"From a Super League viewpoint, I think it is critical that we stop the rot from the last six games that we've lost in the last two years.
"For us to get our self respect and for us to get the respect of the NRL, I think we have to beat Cronulla."
Warrington Wolves, who were beaten by Wigan in last season's Super League Grand Final, play Brisbane Broncos in the first match of the World Club Series on Saturday (20:00 GMT). | Wigan winger Joe Burgess has claimed even rivals St Helens will be backing them when they face Cronulla Sharks in the World Club Challenge on Sunday. | 38843589 |
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