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The 22-year-old former West Ham trainee has scored 23 goals in 97 games for Colchester, but could not save them from League One relegation last term.
Posh director of football Barry Fry has confirmed that his club have verbally agreed personal terms with Moncur.
But newly-promoted Barnsley are also interested as they look to strengthen ahead of a return to the Championship. | Colchester United have accepted bids for midfielder George Moncur from Barnsley and Peterborough United. | 36526356 |
Judge Sergio Moro in Brazil said former OAS president Jose Aldemario Pinheiro and Agenor Medeiros were involved in a major corruption scandal at the state-owned oil company, Petrobras.
Three other former OAS employees have been sentenced to shorter jail terms.
The scandal broke last year, implicating senior politicians.
Pinheiro and Medeiros were found guilty of bribing government officials, money laundering and conspiracy to commit crimes.
OAS lawyer Edward Carvalho says the company will appeal on behalf of its former employees, O Globo newspaper reported.
Investigators say more than a dozen building companies have paid bribes to corrupt officials and politicians in order to secure lucrative contracts with Petrobras.
Judge Moro said OAS should have come forward when the first allegations emerged last year to explain its involvement.
However, he said, "when corruption is systemic, paying bribes become routine and that is seen as part of the game".
Several other businessmen and politicians have been arrested, charged and sentenced over the past year.
Last week, a judge in the southern state of Parana ordered the arrest of Jose Dirceu, one of the founders of the governing Workers Party.
He served as chief of staff during the government of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva between 2003 and 2005.
Jose Dirceu, who was already under house arrest for alleged involvement in another corruption scheme, denies the charges.
He is the most senior member of the Worker's Party to be arrested for alleged links with the Petrobras scandal.
President Dilma Rousseff was president of Petrobras when most of the corruption is alleged to have taken place, but she has not been implicated. | Two former executives of Brazilian construction giant OAS have been sentenced to 16 years in jail for corruption. | 33798557 |
The 27-year-old, who asked players to underperform at ITF Futures tournaments in South Africa and Nigeria in 2015, was also fined $50,000 (£38,600).
Mitsuhashi placed 76 bets on matches in 2015 and did not co-operate with Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) enquiries into the allegations, which are both offences.
He was world number 295 in 2009 but had fallen to 1,997th by the end of 2015.
In November 2015, he asked Joshua Chetty, who was banned in September 2016 after a separate TIU investigation, to underperform in a tournament in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
He offered $2,000 to underperform in a singles match and $600 in a doubles match.
In December 2015, he approached a different player at the ITF Futures F4 Tournament in Lagos, Nigeria, asking him to fix aspects of a match.
His betting infringements came in October and November 2015.
The ban from all professional tennis applies with immediate effect. | Japan's Junn Mitsuhashi has been banned from tennis for life after being found guilty of match-fixing offences. | 39934016 |
Thomas Keating, 22, had pleaded guilty to reckless driving over the death of Emily Jayne Collie, 20, on the resort island of Phuket last month.
On Thursday, the Phuket Provincial Court handed Keating a one-year suspended sentence and a fine of 5,000 Thai baht (£115; $144).
He will now be able to leave Thailand.
Ms Collie suffered fatal neck and shoulder injuries when the pair collided on separate rented jet skis.
At the time, Keating told police his vision was impaired by sunlight reflecting off the water.
"I respect the judge's decision, and am grateful that the sentence was suspended," said Mr Keating said in a statement.
"This was a very difficult process for me… but the heartbreak that Emily's parents, Ian and Sallie Collie, are going through right now is infinitely and incomparably more difficult."
Ms Collie's parents have said they "do not believe anybody was at fault" in the collision.
Keating had been barred leaving the country until his trial was finished. | An Australian man has received a suspended jail sentence over a jet ski collision that killed his girlfriend in Thailand. | 39361149 |
Pembrokeshire council said the police vehicle was left "unattended and unoccupied" in a loading bay on Castle Square, Haverfordwest, on Monday.
Rachel Gratton took the photograph, posted it on Facebook where it attracted a big response.
A Dyfed-Powys Police spokeswoman said the fine will be paid. | Officers were left red-faced after their van was slapped with a parking ticket, the Pembrokeshire Herald has reported. | 33907524 |
The emergency services were called to the scene on the A494 at Bethel, between Bala and Corwen, at around 12.20 BST.
A North Wales Police spokesman said: "Sadly the motorcyclist involved in the collision has passed away."
Police are appealing for witnesses. | A motorcyclist has died following a collision with two vehicles in Gwynedd on Sunday. | 36822836 |
On Monday, Finance Minister Simon Hamilton said cuts of £700m would be a "conservative enough estimate" but the figure is now understood to be higher.
If next year's draft budget is not agreed by Friday, Stormont will lose out on a £100m loan from the Treasury.
Sinn Féin said the executive is facing "very difficult decisions".
A spokesman for the party said what he called "the Tory cuts to public services" were an "ideologically driven assault on the welfare state" and were at the heart of the financial crisis the Northern Ireland Executive is facing.
However, despite the reduced funding, the party would continue to work to reach an agreement on a budget "which defends core public services, particularly health and education".
The finance minister said he believed the education budget could no longer be protected from cuts.
The education ministry is held by Sinn Féin, but so far the party has given no indication it is prepared to accept the proposals contained in Mr Hamilton's paper.
Without agreement between Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party the budget could not be passed.
Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has said the job of resolving budget questions would be taken from the Stormont parties, unless they agree a draft budget by the end of the month.
Ms Villiers said that while there was some flexibility in the process of consultation, it was crucial the parties stuck to the timetable.
"Unless they get on and agree a draft budget, ultimately when we get to April, we'll end up with civil servants making the allocations on budgets," she said.
"We'll end up with a situation where Northern Ireland's elected leaders have the power to resolve budget questions taken from them," she added. | Sinn Féin has said it will have further discussions on a Northern Ireland budget paper circulated by the finance minister proposing cuts of up to £872m. | 29803151 |
Police said the victim was found with "serious stab wounds" in Castlefields, Oswestry, at about 20:00 GMT on 23 January.
An 18-year-old from Wrexham and a 51-year-old from Welshpool are being questioned in custody.
Luke Adam Cross, 22, of Mount View, Sutton Coldfield, has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
Mr Cross also faces an allegation of making threats to kill and and another of threatening to cause criminal damage. He was remanded to appear at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Monday. | Two more men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder after a man was stabbed in Shropshire. | 35449799 |
The 23-year-old former Osprey is leaving English second-tier club Bristol to return to Wales before the start of the 2016-17 season.
Dragons' local rivals Cardiff Blues have been tipped to sign Morgan.
But Jones said: "If he's interested in the Dragons, we're certainly interested in talking to him."
Former Sale, Gloucester and Russia coach Jones says Dragons were disappointed Morgan moved to Bristol instead of them for the 2014-15 season.
But Bristol failed to win promotion to the Aviva Premiership during his stint there.
Despite that, Morgan played at the 2015 World Cup for Wales to take his cap tally to five and Jones believes Morgan's international hopes can only be enhanced with a return to Welsh rugby.
"To be honest, of all the moves over the bridge et cetera, that was the one I was most disappointed with from a Welsh fan point of view," Jones added.
"He's a good young player and to go to the Championship in England, even though they [Bristol] are a well-coached side, I'm not sure it was the right move for him personally.
"I think he should be in a [Welsh] region, he needs to be playing.
"There's no doubt that [Wales coaches] Warren Gatland, Rob Howley, Neil Jenkins rate him, so if he's in a Welsh region, he will be pushing for international honours. He's got that X-factor."
Dragons host Cardiff Blues on Sunday, 27 December in the Pro12. | Newport Gwent Dragons head coach Kingsley Jones says they would be interested in talking to versatile Wales back Matthew Morgan. | 35173004 |
The final edition of the Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser was due to be published this month.
However, the CN Group has confirmed it will keep going into 2017 after talks with a potential new owner.
It is hoped it can now be sold to a Langholm-based community interest company being formed for the purpose.
CN Group said the agreement was "yet to be formalised" and was subject to adequate funding being established for the new venture.
It was announced in November that the loss-making weekly title would close unless a new owner could be found.
A deal has now been reached which could secure its longer-term future.
Three staff at risk of redundancy have been asked to continue to produce the paper and its website.
David Helliwell, editorial director for CN Group, said: "Our hope at the start of this process was that there would be interest in keeping the E&L alive.
"It's been heartening to see the support for the newspaper and its staff and we will do all we can to see this potential sale through to a successful conclusion."
Langholm businessman David Stevenson, who would be a director of the community company, said: "Cumbrian Newspapers have been very supportive of our interest and have agreed to continue publication while we raise the funds for this venture and consult the people of Eskdale and Liddesdale on the future format of their community newspaper."
It is hoped the process of selling the title can be concluded by April. | A closure threatened 168-year-old newspaper is to keep printing while steps continue to allow it to be sold to a community company. | 38380583 |
The club made a loss after tax of £182,119, compared to £391,304 in the 2015 financial year.
Turnover for the year increased by more than £100,000, helped by an increase in prize money from the club's victory in the T20 Blast last season.
"I am exceptionally proud of this result and financial turnaround," chairman Gavin Warren said.
"It is testament to the hard work and belief that has gone on in the past two-and-a-half years by all stakeholders involved with Northamptonshire County Cricket Club."
An update on a proposed share offer will be given at the club's AGM on 30 March, after members voted to make the club a limited company in September. | Northamptonshire have announced reduced losses for the financial year ending 30 September 2016. | 39153941 |
Cricket South Africa (CSA) said the 33-year-old admitted "several breaches" of its anti-corruption code.
It follows an investigation into the country's 2015 Ram Slam competition.
"Whilst no fix actually took place, it is clear that he was active in plans to participate in spot-fixing," said CSA chief executive Haroon Lorgat.
Spot-fixing is where a player agrees to affect the game in a certain way at a specific point in the match and bets are placed on that outcomes using this inside information.
Former Essex seamer Tsotsobe played in five Tests, 61 one-day internationals and 23 Twenty20 internationals for South Africa, taking more than 120 wickets.
He is the seventh player to be banned as a result of the investigation.
The CSA said Tsotsobe admitted:
Tsotsobe has apologised for his involvement and said: "I was, at the time, in a very vulnerable financial state and this dilemma too easily persuaded me to participate in spot-fixing.
"There are no words to describe the regret I have in relation to my actions." | Former South Africa bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe has been banned for eight years after admitting match-fixing and corruption charges. | 40575076 |
Carwyn Edwards, 39, has been in hospital in Tucson, Arizona, since the start of the year after an illness led to the partial amputation of both legs.
His family feared they could face potentially costly medical bills.
But Mr Edwards' brother Aled said insurers would keep funding treatment if he makes continuous progress.
At the start of September, insurance firm Cigna said they were looking into the case amid concerns they would stop paying the medical costs.
To try and resolve the situation, Aled Edwards flew out to be with his brother, who is originally from Bodedern but has lived in the USA for 13 years.
He said the latest news was "very unexpected" and added his brother had got "a bit better in the past week".
Meanwhile, a campaign to raise funds for him has already made £38,000 as the family explore ways of getting him back to the UK. | A seriously ill Anglesey man being treated in the USA will have his medical bills paid for 60 more days, his brother has said. | 37360453 |
In the year to March 2015, there were 41,176 such crimes recorded, compared with 29,466 during the previous year.
Overall crime in Greater Manchester was up 10% during the same 12-month period.
Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy said: "This increase in recorded violent crime is showing some worrying trends and placing huge demand and risk on a reducing number of staff."
His force has lost more than 1,100 officers since 2010.
Greater Manchester's Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd called on Prime Minister David Cameron to "stop chipping away at the police service" and "invest in the safety of our local communities."
There were a total of 200,432 crimes recorded by Greater Manchester Police - a 10% rise, compared to 3% nationally.
Mr Lloyd said while police numbers were being cut, demands on police were increasing as they deal with more complex issues "such as child sexual exploitation and domestic abuse."
Reported sexual offences increased by 55% to 4,970 in 2014-15 while there was a 33.4 % rise in domestic violence in the region, with 19,621 recorded crimes.
Sir Peter added: "Many of these incidents are complex with vulnerable victims to be protected and dangerous offenders to be brought under control. We are bringing many more cases to court but keeping on top of this is getting more and more challenging."
On an average day, GMP deals with 532 crimes, including 51 daily victims of domestic abuse, 12 sexual assaults and 10 hate crimes.
National figures showed an increase in knife crime in England and Wales for the first time in four years. | Violent crime in Greater Manchester rose by 40% in the last year, according to the Office for National Statistics. | 33550073 |
Earlier in March, The Times suggested trials would take place on a "quiet stretch" of the M6 motorway in Cumbria in 2016.
The government has now confirmed "lorry platooning" trials, in which vehicles form a convoy headed by a driver in the leading lorry, will go ahead.
It also announced that driverless cars will be trialled on UK roads by 2017.
In the Budget, published on Wednesday, the government said it wanted the UK to be "a global centre for excellence in connected and autonomous vehicles".
Companies such as Ford and Google have been testing autonomous cars for months, but trials typically take place in California.
Edmund King, president of roadside recovery firm AA, has questioned the feasibility of a lorry platooning scheme in the UK.
"The problem with the UK motorway network is that we have more entrances and exits of our motorways than any other motorways in Europe or indeed the world," he said earlier in March.
"Therefore it's very difficult to have a 44 tonne 10-lorry platoon, because other vehicles need to get past the platoon to enter or exit the road."
Other technology-related points in the Budget included:
More from the Budget: Key points at-a-glance | Driverless lorries and cars will be trialled in the UK, the government has confirmed in its Budget. | 35820873 |
The announcement at a rally was met with a huge applause, AFP reports.
Three-quarters of women in the mostly Muslim country have had the procedure, according to Unicef.
In the procedure's most severe form, after removing the sensitive clitoris, the genitals are cut and stitched closed so that the woman cannot have or enjoy sex.
FGM, also known as female circumcision, can be extremely painful, lead to tetanus, gangrene, HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C and effective sterilisation.
The president's announcement said the ban was effective immediately.
It is not clear when a law will be passed to allow the ban to be enforced.
•Clitoridectomy - partial or total removal of the clitoris
•Excision - removal of the clitoris and inner labia (lips), with or without the outer labia
•Infibulation - cutting, removing and sewing up the genitalia
•Any other type of intentional damage to the female genitalia (burning, scraping et cetera)
Anatomy of female genital mutilation | The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has banned female genital mutilation (FGM) saying it is not required in Islam. | 34921135 |
They would be part of the second wave received in Wales under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme.
It follows the announcement that Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, could welcome refugees before Christmas.
The move forms part of David Cameron's pledge for the UK to take in 20,000 refugees by 2020.
Councillor Darren Mayor, cabinet member for housing and property, said: "We have identified Ystradgynlais and Newtown as communities that are well placed to receive Syrian refugees because of the availability of family housing and capacity in local schools."
The first families are expected to arrive before the end of March 2016, he added. | Syrian refugees could arrive in Powys by next spring as part of an all-Wales response to the current crisis, the county council has confirmed. | 34882713 |
Evie and Ossie, rescue cats from the Celia Hammond Trust, have been given the run of four floors at the Whitehall office.
Downing Street has its own mouser - Larry - who was tasked in 2011 with ridding No 10 of a rat problem.
In April, the Foreign Office took on its own mouser, Palmerston, while the Treasury recruited Gladstone in July.
Evie and Ossie are the first to come from the Celia Hammond Animal Trust - Larry, Gladstone and Palmerston came from the better-known Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
Evie is Ossie's mother - a Cabinet Office spokeswoman said the cats would be looked after with donations from staff and were "settling in really well".
Much of Whitehall seems to have a rodent problem. Larry was first bought after a rat was spotted scuttling past Downing Street's famous front door on live TV. The Foreign Office and Treasury recruited their own mousers this year.
The Cabinet Office has named Evie after Dame Evelyn Sharp, the first female permanent secretary, while Ossie is named after Sir Edward Osmotherly - author of the rules followed by civil servants in giving evidence to select committees.
A spokesman said the cats had arrived a couple of weeks ago, in time for the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Cabinet Office.
"Everybody's been really enthusiastic. They are a very welcome presence in the office," she said.
"They have been settling in and getting familiar with the building."
The cats will be kept indoors and will have four floors to roam around. | The Cabinet Office is the latest government department to turn to cats to try to rid it of its resident mice. | 38262832 |
The carmaker is investing £800m at its headquarters in Crewe to develop and build the sports utility vehicle (SUV), which will compete with cars like the Range Rover.
Bentley's owner, Volkswagen, considered making the car in Bratislava, Slovakia, where it already builds SUVs.
The British government lobbied to keep the project in the UK.
Prime Minister David Cameron was at the announcement at Bentley's headquarters.
"I am delighted that Bentley will be building their new vehicle here, not only creating a thousand jobs, but safeguarding many more, as well as increasing training opportunities for highly skilled apprentices," he said.
Chairman of Volkswagen Martin Winterkorn said: "The Volkswagen Group believes in the UK as a competitive location for industrial production.
"Together we will make this new Bentley another true Bentley - powerful, exclusive and successful."
The new car is due to go on sale in 2016.
It will be Bentley's fourth model joining the Flying Spur, Continental GT and the Mulsanne. | Bentley says the development of a luxury car will result in 1,000 new jobs in the UK. | 23416214 |
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She asked voters to give Plaid the chance to "rebalance power and wealth throughout the UK", as she launched her party's election campaign at Ffos Las racecourse, near Llanelli.
Ms Wood argued that sending more Plaid MPs to Westminster would ensure Wales was no longer "over-looked and marginalised". | Wales should "seize the opportunity" of the general election to ensure Wales is no longer "over-looked and marginalised", Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has said. | 32087640 |
Greyfriars Bobby, the loyal terrier known for guarding his master's grave for 14 years after his death, passed away 143 years ago and is buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard.
City of Edinburgh Council marked the date with a commemorative ceremony.
A Greyfriars Bobby look-alike, Maggie the Cairn terrier, attended the event.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service also spoke about the fire which gutted Old Greyfriars in the mid-19th century shortly before Bobby's arrival.
As the one o'clock gun sounded, the time at which Bobby is said to have left his master's grave each day for a free meal at a nearby cafe, pupils from George Heriot School lay flowers on the grave.
It was followed by "Tribute to Greyfriars Bobby", played on bagpipes by Jennifer Hutcheon.
Deidre Brock, Depute Lord Provost, who hosted the event, said: "Greyfriars Bobby, whose memorial reads: 'Let his loyalty and devotion be a lesson to us all,' still inspires enormous affection and respect in people across the globe.
"Even now visitors flock to see his grave, his statue, and the many mementos of his life displayed in our Museum of Edinburgh, marvelling anew at the timeless story of the little dog who would not leave his master's grave."
After the death of Bobby's owner John Gray, the then Lord Provost, Sir William Chambers, ensured the dog's freedom by buying a licence and dog collar, allowing him to roam the graveyard.
Bobby's statue was erected a year after his death in 1872 by the Ladies Committee of the RSPCA.
The event, which was supported by local charity The Grassmarket Community Project, also involved members of the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home which had a special Greyfriars Bobby-themed stand at the Central Library from 10:00 until 14:00. | Edinburgh has honoured the life of its most famous canine with a special event. | 30800979 |
It follows four days of stoppages by Luas drivers in a dispute over pay. Workers want an increase of up to 53% while management are offering between 1% and 3%.
The disruption has affected about 90,000 commuters in Dublin each day.
Further strikes are planned on 8 and 17 March.
The strike planned for 17 March falls on St Patrick's Day, a national holiday in the Republic of Ireland.
The union said its members believe they are underpaid, particularly when compared to workers doing similar jobs in Irish Rail.
Transdev, the private company that operates the Luas, said a workers' pay claim of up to 53% was not sustainable and would add 6m euros (£4.65m ) to its costs. | Separate talks are due to be held between the management of Dublin's tram system and Siptu, the union representing Luas drivers. | 35650385 |
Doosan Babcock, Clyde Union Pumps and the Weir Group are among the companies poised to win deals worth more than £1.3bn to build Hinkley Point C.
The power station will provide 25,000 jobs during the construction phase.
A final decision is expected in the coming months, after which the contracts will be signed.
France's EDF Energy is leading the consortium to build Hinkley Point C in Somerset, which was given the go-ahead in October 2013. It was one of eight places initially identified in England and Wales as potential sites for new nuclear power stations.
The two reactors at Hinkley will provide power for about 60 years. It is hoped the plant will meet about 7% of the UK's demand.
EDF said the companies had won preferred bidder status after an "open and fair competition".
The company has estimated that more than 60% of the construction cost will be placed with UK firms, against an initial estimate of 57%.
Out of the 25,000 jobs provided during construction, about 1,000 will be apprenticeships.
EDF Energy chief executive officer Vincent de Rivaz, said: "Hinkley Point C will be at the forefront of the revitalisation of the UK's industrial and skills base, and we have worked hard to build a robust supply chain to support new nuclear in the UK.
"The project will boost industrial stamina in the UK and kick-start the new nuclear programme. Experience gained at Hinkley Point will help firms be successful in nuclear projects around the world." | Three Scottish companies have been announced as preferred bidders for the contract to build the first UK nuclear power station in more than 20 years. | 33731793 |
Half of the new customer sales posts will be created at its Scottish centres in Uddingston, Dunfermline and Livingston.
The rest will be spread between Newcastle and Stockport in England.
Sky said both full-time and part-time permanent roles would be available from this month.
Sky currently employs more than 5,700 people at its three Scottish contact centres alone.
Steven Lindsay from Sky said: "We are very excited to be launching one of our biggest sales department intakes for 2015.
"Our aim is to build a reliable and diverse workforce to help grow and expand the Sky brand." | Broadcaster Sky has announced plans to create 400 jobs at call centres across the UK. | 33379604 |
Malignaggi quit as McGregor's sparring partner last week, saying he felt "exploited" by the Irishman's camp.
McGregor faces Floyd Mayweather in his boxing debut in Las Vegas on 26 August.
"The guy is all about his ego. He's actually not trying to get better," two-weight former world champion Malignaggi told MMA Hour.
American Malignaggi, who retired in March, was upset about training camp pictures made public. One showed him down on the canvas during one of the two spars with McGregor.
Malignaggi says he asked McGregor not to release any pictures from their sparring, but the UFC fighter refused.
"He gives me his back, he's walking away towards the showers and he's like, 'Ha ha, I don't know Paulie. We got some good ones in those last two rounds. I don't know about that'," Malignaggi said.
"I thought it was a joke."
Five-weight world champion Mayweather is coming out of retirement to face UFC lightweight title holder McGregor in a high-profile fight.
Malignaggi, who was also concerned about sparring for 12 rounds, added: "The funny thing about the push down was this - it was during one of his worst moments.
"He pushed me down on the floor to try to catch a break and the instant I went down I got back up.
"I started to take it to him right after that. I told him, 'you get no breaks here', and I started to hit him with more body shots. I said, 'take those, they don't feel good' and I could hear him whimper off the body shots, too."
Get all the latest boxing news sent straight to your device with notifications in the BBC Sport app. Find out more here. | Paulie Malignaggi says he heard UFC champion Conor McGregor "whimper" when he was hit by body shots in their boxing sparring sessions. | 40867533 |
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | A look back at some of the top entertainment stories over the past seven days. | 39791925 |
A report from business advisers PwC said prices could instead rise to between $60 and $70 a barrel in the next few years.
It said this could trigger a rise in capital investment and overall activity levels after the recent downturn.
Industry body Oil and Gas UK said the sector was showing "drive and determination".
The 'Sea Change: Emerging from a downturn' report states: "There is a sense that a balancing of industry fundamentals is approaching which should support a limited oil price recovery.
"And while we are unlikely to see $100 prices returning in the near to medium term at least, a more robust price ($60-$70) should be realised in the next few years.
"But this recovery will be uneven. Moreover, we are unlikely to witness a return to the boom period as prices recover."
It concludes: "Those players that can operate efficiently and profitably in the current environment, while investing in core business areas for future growth, will be the fittest to emerge from the turmoil and most likely reach for the stars."
Oil and Gas UK chief executive Deirdre Michie said the industry had faced "unprecedented challenges".
She said: "There is still much work to be done and this will require the joint efforts of industry, governments, the Treasury and the Oil and Gas Authority." | Oil companies have been warned it is "unlikely" prices will return to $100 a barrel levels in the near future. | 37974726 |
GDP grew at an annual rate of 0.7% in the first quarter - the slowest rate since the first quarter of 2014.
But the US central bank said it expected growth to pick up again, and decided to keep a key interest rate on hold in a range of 0.75% to 1%.
The Fed has only raised interest rates three times in the last decade, most recently in March this year.
Most analysts expected there to be no action on rates this month.
But they were watching to see if policymakers would hint at a possible rate rise in June, despite recent weak economic data.
The central bank said it viewed "the slowing in growth during the first quarter as likely to be transitory" and still expected economic activity to "expand at a moderate pace".
The statement, released after the Fed's May meeting, pointed to stronger business investment and downplayed modest growth in household spending.
Traders reacted by increasing the probability of a rate rise next month.
Ryan Sweet, senior economist at Moody's Analytics, said: "The Fed is communicating its mantra of gradual rate hikes. The next time they will likely raise rates would be June."
Brian Coulton, chief economist at Fitch Ratings, said: "There is nothing in here to change our view of two more rate hikes this year."
The Federal fund interest rate peaked in the early 1980s at nearly 20%.
But it has been at record lows since the financial crisis as central bankers sought to boost the economy. | The US Federal Reserve has said it expects a recent slowdown in the US economy to only be temporary. | 39799871 |
24 February 2016 Last updated at 07:31 GMT
So what was a gorilla doing all the way up in space?
Well, it turns out US astronaut Scott Kelly was just having a bit of birthday fun.
Pictures courtesy of Nasa. | We're used to seeing videos of weird and wonderful things on the International Space Station but this might be the strangest yet. | 35648443 |
It means GB will head to the Rio Paralympic Games this summer with the full contingent of six boat places.
Emma Wiggs won gold in the women's KL2 200 with Nicola Paterson second.
Anne Dickins took KL3 200 gold while there was KL1 200 silver for Jeanette Chippington and bronze medals for Nick Beighton and Martin Tweedie.
Beighton was competing in men's KL2 200 final, and Tweedie in the men's VL3 200.
Steve Harris, British Canoeing's paracanoe programme manager said: "The main aim coming here was to qualify the remaining two quota places, so to do so is fantastic." | Great Britain won two gold, two silver and two bronze medals on the final day of the Paracanoe World Championships in Duisburg, Germany. | 36336176 |
Residents in Overdale Road, Old Basford reported a number of shots being fired just after 15:00 BST on Tuesday.
The area has been cordoned off by police who said they had put on extra patrols and were studying CCTV.
The woman, 33, was arrested on suspicion of a firearms offence and is in custody. The 22-year-old victim did not require hospital treatment.
Officers have appealed for witnesses and information. | A woman has been arrested after a man was injured in a suspected firearms incident in Nottingham, | 39581777 |
Legislation expected soon to reach Governor Jerry Brown's desk will gradually raise the current minimum of $8 an hour 25% by 2016.
The measure was opposed by some business owners who warned it would force them to reduce hiring.
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, although 19 states and Washington DC have a higher minimum.
The Democrat-control state Senate passed the bill on a party-line vote on Thursday. The state Assembly, which had already passed a separate version, will vote on the Senate's version, a procedure analysts described as a mere formality.
Mr Brown, who supports the bill, has said the minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs in California, which is the largest state by population in the US.
"This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in this harsh economy," he said on Wednesday.
But some business leaders warned the higher wage would hamper their ability to operate and force them to cut back working hours and put off hiring.
The California Restaurant Association called the proposal a "back breaker".
"A 25% increase in labor costs will result in fewer job opportunities for Californians looking to get back on their feet," the group said on its website.
The bill's approval comes amid a growing strike campaign by fast-food workers in dozens of US cities in demand of higher wages.
President Barack Obama and some in Congress have advocated raising the US minimum wage, as the nation's income gap continues to widen.
Recent data indicates the top 1% of US earners collected 19.3% of household income in 2012. | The state of California is set to raise its minimum wage to $10 (£6.33) an hour, among the highest in the US. | 24074369 |
Mr Hampshire died earlier this month, aged 76, after a long illness.
He was part of the Yorkshire team that won three successive County Championships between 1966 and 1968. He retired as a player in 1984.
As well as playing for the county and captaining it, he went on to appear for England before becoming a renowned international umpire.
The service took place a the Minster Church of All Saints and was attended by a number of past and present Yorkshire cricketers.
Ray Illingworth, who played alongside him in the championship team of the late 60s, described Mr Hampshire as a "Yorkshire great".
"A good man as well, he was a 100% team man," he said.
"He was a joy to be with. He enjoyed life did John, liked a pint afterwards." | The funeral of Yorkshire cricket player and club president John Hampshire has been held in Rotherham. | 39307998 |
4 December 2012 Last updated at 14:43 GMT
With almost 2 million hits the video has appeared on TV stations across the globe.
Gangnam Style has recently become YouTube's most-watched video of all time.
One thing's for sure, the electricity bill for this sound and light show must be through the roof!
Check out the full version here. Be careful, as this video contains strobe lighting and flashes. | Gangnam Style just won't go away and this Christmas the song is providing the soundtrack to a festive lights spectacular in Texas, USA. | 20595872 |
The 22-year-old grew up in north west London, starting his career at QPR.
A fire that engulfed the block of flats killed at least 17 people, a figure expected to increase.
Sterling told the BBC: "This is a deep and sad situation, one that's close to my heart and hard to swallow. I would like to help in the best way I can."
He added: "It is only a small step, but small steps lead to big changes if we all come together.
"My condolences to the affected families, also the individuals who lost their homes."
Queens Park Rangers' Loftus Road Stadium is a mile away from Grenfell Tower. | Manchester City and England winger Raheem Sterling is to make a substantial donation to those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. | 40297310 |
Jamie Ogbourne, 35, from Brigstock Road, was arrested on Friday when he was "spotted outside the prison", Avon and Somerset Police said.
Mr Ogbourne, who was also charged with possession of cannabis resin is due to appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court.
HMP Bristol is a category B men's prison in Horfield. | A man accused of attempting to throw cannabis over a wall into Bristol Prison has been charged with a drugs offence. | 34433040 |
The report was commissioned by the local authority six years ago but has never been made public.
The document was compiled by the former chief executive of Highland Council, Arthur McCourt.
He was brought into to examine a complaint made against the authority's planning department.
It was in connection with proposed data farm developments.
It was alleged that sensitive information from one developer was passed to a competing commercial interest - understood to be the collapsed building firm R&D Holdings.
The report also looked into claims that elected members were given misleading information.
A spokesman for Police Scotland confirmed that they had now received the McCourt report from the local authority and were examining the contents to determine whether there was any evidence of criminality. | Police have confirmed that they are examining a report into allegations of collusion between Dumfries and Galloway Council and a collapsed building firm. | 32306696 |
He posted a video online saying too much money was spent on defence and it should go to the NHS instead.
New submarines carrying nuclear weapons are being designed at BAE Systems in Barrow, Cumbria.
Barrow Labour MP John Woodcock said he would rather be protected by a nuclear deterrent than an "eccentric comedian".
In his own online video he said: "This is a substantial investment, but the overall majority of this goes on employing the many thousands of the most highly-skilled engineers and manufacturers.
"I want us to have more to be able to defend this country than a sharp-witted, eccentric comedian.
"Come to Barrow and meet some of this workforce. Let's do this thing properly."
Brand had asked how the country could have a "properly-funded NHS".
"Is it at the expense of the arms industry? The answer is obviously yes," he said.
"As the NHS struggles against a £2bn funding gap this year the money diverted into Trident - £3.3bn being spent in the assessment phase, not to mention the £2-3bn we spend every year just running our current Trident system - reflects the choice our government has made."
He appeared to be quoting a New Statesman article by Kate Hudson from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in part of what he said.
Brand was unavailable for comment on Mr Woodcock's remarks and BAE declined to comment.
The firm's Barrow shipyard employs about 6,900 people. Around 1,400 of those are currently working on the Successor submarine replacement programme.
The government has put the cost of replacing Trident at £15-20bn, but campaigners have argued it will cost at least £34bn.
The replacement submarines are expected to come into operation in 2028. | Comedian Russell Brand has been invited to face shipyard workers after saying the Trident replacement programme they are working on should be scrapped. | 30997138 |
Porn industry representatives argued that condoms were a turn-off for viewers and could destroy the industry.
They warned such a ruling in favour of condoms could lead to actors also being required to wear safety goggles and dental dams.
Performers are currently required to be tested every two weeks for STDs.
The vote came after the Aids Healthcare Foundation lobbied California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health's Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) for stricter workplace safety rules in porn.
But industry representatives also said making actors wear condoms could push the industry underground, where health risks would be greater.
They also said stricter safety provisions could be interpreted as requiring sex workers to ensure their eyes were protected from infection by blood-borne pathogens by wearing goggles like those worn by doctors.
Such a requirement would spell the end of many porn film scenes, they said.
"When you criminalise sex work in any way, you make it more dangerous," said said porn actress and journalist SiouxsieQ.
However, the porn trade association the Free Speech Coalition said it was keen to work with officials to create acceptable safety standards.
Condoms are already required to be worn for porn films made in Los Angeles County under rules approved by voters in 2012.
Californians will vote on whether to extend that requirement across the state in November. | California work safety officials have voted against forcing porn actors to wear condoms to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STD). | 35610523 |
It means that only one of the three remaining Championship clubs can make it through to face either Queen's Park or League One's Peterhead.
Rangers' had their quarter-final tie postponed because of international commitments.
They face Livingston on 20 October.
The winners will have a home tie against St Mirren, while the Spiders host Peterhead at Hampden Park.
Rangers or Livingston v St Mirren
Queen's Park v Peterhead | A team from League One or League Two is assured of a place in the Petrofac Training Cup final following a semi-final draw that pairs Rangers or Livingston with St Mirren. | 34520745 |
18 August 2017 Last updated at 11:18 BST
There are plans for the bell to be silent for four years while repair work is done.
But not everyone is happy about it.
The plans aren't set in stone yet but we thought it would be a good opportunity to tell you a bit more about Big Ben.
Here is our 60 second guide. | A big row has been going on over Big Ben's famous chime. | 40973880 |
24 September 2015 Last updated at 06:44 BST
The horse, named Puzzle, was taken to Rowcroft Hospice in Torquay, Devon, to visit Pat West, 77, who has motor neurone disease.
Sue Harvey, who runs the inpatient unit, said it was "tremendously beneficial for her wellbeing".
Mrs West, from Ipplepen in Devon, was a keen horse rider in her youth. The horse was ridden in to the hospice by her granddaughter, Megan Hayes.
Mrs West's daughter, Sally Hayes, said it was "lovely" for her mum and thanked the hospice for allowing the visit to take place. | A horse has been taken in to a hospice to visit its owner. | 34342343 |
The station includes 350 parking spaces, a waiting room, a staffed ticket office and longer platforms.
It was expected to open to passengers in November, but Network Rail admitted in April workers had faced problems.
The station is compatible with electrification of the line, which will facilitate more trains to and from Birmingham, Worcestershire County Council said.
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It stated longer platforms would allow additional rail services to stop at the new site, which was built about 320ft (100m) from the town's previous station.
Another station, Worcestershire Parkway, near junction 7 of the M5 for Worcester, is due to open next year.
The station, near Norton, will join the Cotswolds and Birmingham to Bristol lines.
The county council said the Bromsgrove and Worcestershire Parkway stations "are serving... different passengers".
A spokeswoman said: "Worcestershire Parkway will address the current chronic under-provision of parking spaces for mid- and south-Worcestershire passengers wishing to access trains to London or Cross Country services.
"Many of these passengers are currently driving to Birmingham International or Warwick Parkway."
The new Bromsgrove station was developed by the county council, the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and Network Rail, with construction contractor Buckingham Group.
It added the WMCA replaces Centro, the delivery arm of the former West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority, which jointly funded the Bromsgrove station in partnership with the council. | Bromsgrove's new £24m railway station has opened. | 36771848 |
Everton hope to conclude a deal for Schneiderlin, 27, but United are yet to receive an acceptable bid for the midfielder, according to Mourinho.
"I will allow both of them to leave - if the right offer comes. Until this moment, no," said Mourinho.
"We don't have any offer that is close to the quality of the players we have."
The Red Devils host Reading in the FA Cup third round on Saturday and Mourinho said that "in normal conditions" the two players would have been named in his squad.
"But they aren't because we are waiting for something that a couple of weeks ago looked like 100% and at the moment looks like 0%," he added.
West Brom have had an offer of £15m for Schneiderlin rejected, while Everton boss Ronald Koeman reportedly hopes to sign the France international in time for their Premier League match with Manchester City on 15 January.
BBC Sport understands more than five clubs retain an interest in the former Southampton midfielder and suggestions Everton have arranged a medical for the player are inaccurate.
Everton are also interested in former PSV Eindhoven winger Depay, 22, as are a number of clubs across Europe. | Manchester United duo Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay will not be selected while their futures remain unresolved, manager Jose Mourinho says. | 38532747 |
The Cottage Ward at Leek Moorlands Hospital is expected to be closed to new patients for at least a week.
A number of patients and staff have reported flu-like symptoms although evidence of the virus is yet to be confirmed.
An NHS spokesperson said they regretted having to close the ward but added that other wards were still open.
Director of nursing and quality, Siobhan Heafield, said: "It is important that we make all possible efforts to limit the spread of the virus.
"Other wards are not affected and they and our routine clinics and the minor injuries unit continue to operate as normal.
"Winter has arrived rather late this year and the recent cold weather has increased the level of flu-like illness and those at risk of getting serious complications from flu may be more vulnerable if they haven't yet had the flu jab." | A ward at a Staffordshire hospital has been closed because of a suspected flu outbreak. | 17072399 |
The soldier discovered the object under her vehicle at Corbracky Road, Portadown, on Friday afternoon and called police.
Bomb disposal officers were called and a controlled explosion was carried out.
Police said on Saturday that the object had been accidentally left attached to the underside of the vehicle following a recent service.
In a statement, Supt Simon Walls said: "The object found under the car in Corbracky Road was categorically not an explosive device of any description."
Army Technical Officers (ATO) were called to examine a "suspicious object" on Corbracky Road on Friday afternoon.
Sources told the BBC they believed the object was a booby-trap bomb.
A controlled explosion was carried out at about 16:45 GMT and a police spokesman later confirmed the object was not explosive.
A number of residents who had to leave their homes during the alert were later allowed to return. | Police have said an object found under a serving soldier's car in County Armagh was not an explosive device. | 30555216 |
The officer was responding to a "violent incident" in Camborne, west Cornwall when he hit the 12-year-old.
A police watchdog investigation found the officer had a case to answer for misconduct.
That decision was not upheld by Devon and Cornwall Police though.
The police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), said in its report the officer was on his way to an immediate response domestic violence case when the collision occurred on a 30mph road at about 08:00 GMT on 6 January 2016.
Evidence showed the car's blue flashing lights had been illuminated but the sidelights, siren and headlights were not on.
Because of the time of day, the use of sidelights was obligatory but there was no legal obligation for the car's headlamps to be on as the street lights were on.
The IPCC said the police officer had a case to answer for misconduct for failing to drive at a speed that permitted him to stop safely, contrary to the force's policy on driving police vehicles in an emergency.
Devon and Cornwall Police agreed the officer's driving had fallen below the level of performance required and proposed he would receive management action.
In a statement, the force said: "We are pleased to hear the girl who was injured, who cannot be named due to her age, has made a good recovery.
"This incident was incredibly upsetting for everyone involved including the officer driving the police car.
"He has been dealt with accordingly and lessons have been learned as a result."
The girl, who lives in Camborne, has since made a significant recovery but is still receiving medical treatment for her injuries. | A police officer, whose vehicle collided with a girl leaving her with serious head injuries, was driving "below standards set out in force policy," an inquiry has found. | 40532442 |
Jean McConville was taken from her home in Divis Flats in Belfast in 1972.
She was murdered and secretly buried on a beach in County Louth by the IRA.
Her son Billy told the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry he was abused by some De La Salle Brothers and physically abused by a lay teacher in Rubane House in County Down.
He said: "It was one hell of a nightmare".
He also said he believed there was "a conspiracy between the RUC and De La Salle Brothers" over what was happening at Rubane at the time.
Mr McConville, who is now 48, claimed he was also abused at Rubane House by the notorious paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth.
He told the BBC that he also blames the IRA for the abuse he claims he suffered.
Two other witnesses also made allegations of physical abuse against the same lay teacher named by Mr McConville.
One claimed he was "kicked and punched" while another said he suffered "a black eye and a burst nose".
However, in a statement read to the inquiry, the former teacher said he always carried out his duties with "care and compassion".
He described the allegations against him as "complete fiction" and "totally ridiculous". | The son of an IRA murder victim has claimed he suffered sexual and physical abuse in care. | 29934420 |
Laura Mvula, and Gareth Malone and the Invictus Choir, will also sing during the show to a star-studded audience and millions watching on BBC One.
This year's event is at the Genting Arena in Birmingham from 18:40 GMT.
Williams will provide the soundtrack to a special moment in the programme which celebrates the achievements of British Olympians and Paralympians at Rio 2016.
"I'm honoured to perform in such an iconic BBC programme," he said.
"It's been a truly amazing year for sport and I can't wait to take to the stage in Birmingham in front of such sporting heroes."
Birmingham's own Mvula, whose album The Dreaming Room was nominated for this year's Mercury Prize, will perform the show's opening number.
Choirmaster Gareth Malone will be joined by the Invictus Choir, made up of wounded ex-armed services personnel, in a moment dedicated to remembering those sporting icons that have died this year.
The BBC Concert Orchestra will provide the musical score to the programme throughout the evening.
A shortlist of 16 contenders has been named for the main Sports Personality award.
The last remaining tickets for the event are on sale now. | Singer Robbie Williams is to perform at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year show on 18 December. | 38248989 |
Aloke Aich, 53, was hit in the right eye during the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab at Eden Gardens on 9 May.
"The incident and its ramifications have been terrible." Miller said.
"I wish this was not true - I am sorry for Mr Aich's irreversible loss and wish him the best recovery possible."
Aich's son said that Kolkata Police were paying his father's medical expenses but also said that he feared the injury might force his father, the sole earning member in the family, to give up his job.
"I don't know what will happen. With his right eye gone, I don't think he would be able to sit behind the wheel again," he told the Indian Express newspaper.
"Will they keep him in the job or will he be asked to take voluntary retirement? How will we survive if he loses his job?
"We are a lower middle-class family, dependent solely on his income."
Miller scored 27 not out from 11 balls in the match in question, which Kolkata won by one run.
The 25-year-old first joined Kings XI Punjab in the IPL in 2011, and hit a 38-ball century against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Mohali in May 2013, the third fastest hundred in the history of the tournament.
The left-hander has appeared in 71 one-day internationals and 31 Twenty20 internationals for South Africa. | A policeman has been left blind in one eye after being hit by a six struck by South Africa batsman David Miller in an Indian Premier League match. | 32765150 |
Mills and Clark improved on the silver they won in London by taking Olympic gold in the women's 470 event in Rio.
Four-time world champion Giles Scott, who won Finn gold at Rio 2016, was nominated for the men's award but it went to Argentina's Santiago Lange.
"I've got the gold medal that was the childhood dream and the goal we set," said Clark, 37, who retired after Rio.
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Mills, 28, added: "Our whole six years together has been focused on building our team, making it as strong as it can be.
"London was a rushed Olympics where we had 18 months and it was kind of hashed together. Rio we had four years to really get it right and our team is at the centre of this. To finish like this just means everything."
Media playback is not supported on this device | Olympic champions Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark have won the prestigious female World Sailor of the Year Award. | 37919402 |
Essex PCs Jason Munns and Luke Salmon had been out on a fellow officer's hen party in June last year.
A police conduct panel found them guilty of gross misconduct after hearing they were told to leave Norwich Travelodge because of their behaviour.
PC Munns was dismissed without notice while PC Salmon was given a final written warning.
The panel chair said PC Salmon's conduct on the night in question was "just as much of a disgrace" as that of PC Munns, and could undermine public confidence in the police force.
But he added that PC Salmon "recognised the seriousness of his conduct" and had "insight into the impact of his behaviour".
He said PC Munns "failed spectacularly to measure up to the standards expected of a police officer" and that he had failed to take on board a "dressing down" he had while on probation in 2010.
Both men - who were based in Colchester - apologised for their actions at the hearing, which was told they were "dedicated officers who performed to a high standard".
The hearing in Harlow heard how the hotel's night receptionist Christopher Burnett had asked the two off-duty officers to leave.
PC Munns told PC Salmon to tell Mr Burnett - using "highly abusive" language - to "do one", and Norfolk Police was called.
The pair then ended up in a disagreement with the officers who arrived as to the powers to remove or arrest them.
PC Salmon admitted his behaviour that night was gross misconduct.
PC Munns, the son of a chief inspector, also accepted his conduct amounted to gross misconduct, though he disputed some of the allegations against him. | A PC has been sacked after he and another officer became so "rowdy" at a hotel that police were called. | 40595034 |
Dennis Dovey, 50, of Alcock Avenue, Mansfield, died from his injuries sustained in the crash on the A614 at Ollerton on Friday afternoon.
The collision happened on the southbound carriageway of the A614 near to the railway bridge.
Nottinghamshire police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them. | A cyclist who was fatally injured when he was struck by a car in Nottinghamshire has been identified. | 32772167 |
Bulgarian national Denis Petkov died after an incident on East Hanningfield Road, Rettendon.
Mihal Dobrev, of East Hanningfield Road, was due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
A 21-year-old man from Chelmsford arrested over the incident, has been released on police bail until 27 July.
Three men, aged 24, 42 and 30, have been released without charge after being arrested. | A 37-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 19-year-old man in Essex on Saturday. | 39281334 |
Chiyangwa is an outspoken critic of Issa Hayatou and describes himself as the campaign manager for Madagascar FA president Ahmad, who is running against Hayatou in Thursday's Caf presidential election.
Caf said Chiyangwa's recent actions and statements appear to ``attack the honour of the Caf, its president and the members of the executive committee.''
Caf decided to proceed with the case against Chiyangwa - the Zimbabwe FA president - at its executive committee meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Tuesday - two days before the election.
Earlier this month, Chiyangwa escalated his war of words with CAF when threatening legal action against both Hayatou and the organisation's Secretary General Hicham El Amrani.
Chiyangwa has been involved in a previous dispute with Caf over a party he hosted in Zimbabwe last month which was attended by Fifa president Gianni Infantino and other African federation heads.
For various reasons, Caf said the meeting was against its regulations and an attempt to ``destabilise'' the African football body.
Caf's 54 full member countries will vote in Thursday's presidential election, when there will also be elections for Africa's other six places on the Fifa Council.
The 70-year-old Hayatou is seeking an eighth term in office that would take his 29-year reign into a fourth decade. | The Confederation of African Football (Caf) is to go ahead with a disciplinary case against Phillip Chiyangwa, the head of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa.) | 39281641 |
The woman's vehicle was targeted in Carnoustie's Burnside Street between 18:00 on Thursday and 11:30 on Friday.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said the vehicle sustained "extensive damage" in the incident.
She said: "This has had a significant impact on the owner of the car, who is a 70-year-old lady who relied on her car to get around." | An Angus pensioner's car has been badly damaged after a corrosive liquid was poured over it. | 39947753 |
His party will hold a convention on 25 June to decide who will be co-opted to his South Belfast assembly seat.
Dr McDonnell, 65, said he had "many conflicting emotions" surrounding the decision to stand down.
He has faced criticism since saying he would leave the assembly but continue to lead the party from Westminster.
Party grandees including Brid Rodgers and Seamus Mallon, and Foyle MP Mark Durkan said he should give up the leadership.
Despite the speculation about his leadership of the party, Dr McDonnell said he looked forward to "taking us into the assembly elections next year".
Announcing that he would leave Stormont this summer, Dr McDonnell said: "I made the decision to stand down from the assembly to continue to represent South Belfast at Westminster.
"The people of South Belfast said they wanted me to take their cause to the floor of Parliament and I gladly accept that responsibility.
"It is now more critical than ever before that I stand shoulder to shoulder with my fellow SDLP MPs to resist the onslaught of the Tory government."
Dr McDonnell has been an MLA since 1998 and an MP since 2005.
He said he was moving now to enable the SDLP to work towards the 2016 assembly elections.
In May, Dr McDonnell retained his Westminster seat in South Belfast with 9,560 votes.
In 2014, the Northern Ireland Office passed an act banning MPs from double-jobbing.
The section of the law banning double-jobbing comes into force "the first day after this act is passed on which the Northern Ireland Assembly is dissolved".
Barring an early election, the next Stormont dissolution should be in March 2016, ahead of assembly elections in May 2016. | The SDLP leader and South Belfast MP Alasdair McDonnell is to give up his seat in the Northern Ireland Assembly this summer. | 33064606 |
If agreed, the Cardiff Capital Region City Deal will see £734m invested in the Metro transport scheme and £495m on other projects.
The councils - expected to contribute a total of £120m - will vote on the agreement over the next few weeks.
They will be "locked in" to the deal for five years before any can quit.
Most of the money will come from the UK and Welsh governments, with the hope that private investment will be attracted too.
Councils' contributions will be based on population, with Cardiff providing 23.7% of the local authority money.
If a council decides it wants to get out of the deal after the five-year lock-in period, it will have to give one year's notice and pay to cover certain costs and liabilities.
A regional cabinet will be created in March to develop potential projects and formulate the business plan.
It will initially spend up to £50m of UK government money.
Rhondda Cynon Taf council leader Andrew Morgan, who chairs the city deal council leaders' group, said it would bring about an "economic and social step-change" in the region.
Some Labour councillors in Cardiff told BBC Wales they were "reassured" the agreement gives councils a way out of the deal if they can't agree on projects.
But Cardiff North Conservative MP Craig Williams has said councils must see the votes as "binding". | Details of the way ten councils in south east Wales will work together on a £1.2bn investment deal have been published. | 38689782 |
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Guillaume Doucet gave the Devils the lead before John Armstrong levelled, but Joey Haddad and Joey Martin ensured Cardiff ended the first period 3-1 up.
The Steelers led thanks to Geoff Walker, Colton Fretter and Matthieu Roy but Haddad equalised for the Devils.
Walker put the Steelers ahead before Andrew Hotham levelled, but Levi Nelson scored to give the Steelers victory.
The two sides set up their play-off final in the semi-finals on Saturday, the Devils coming from behind to beat Dundee Stars, and the Steelers overcoming Belfast Giants.
Going into the game weeks after their regular season Elite League and Challenge Cup triumphs, Cardiff Devils had been aiming to win the grand slam before falling short.
The Welsh side could have been the first team to win an Elite Ice Hockey League grand slam since Nottingham Panthers won the play-offs, Elite League and Challenge Cup in 2012-13. | Sheffield Steelers won the Elite League play-offs 6-5 in second overtime to deny Cardiff Devils a grand slam. | 39548325 |
A risk assessment by Transport for London identified sections of track where the noise from Tube trains affects nearby residents.
Ms Shawcross has urged TfL to use the delay to the Night Tube to carry out repairs.
TfL said it was "confident" local residents will not be disturbed.
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TfL's internal risk assessment was made public last month following a Freedom of Information request by The Times.
It found a four out of five chance that people living near to lines running at night would be "disturbed by noise, vibration and ground-borne noise".
The document also found that running trains at night could result in insufficient time to carry out maintenance, including rail-grinding, which helps keep tracks in good condition and reduces noise.
Ms Shawcross, Labour's transport spokeswoman on the Assembly, said: "When the Night Tube starts it will mean even more misery for those people living close to these sections of track who are already suffering from excess noise."
She recommended setting up a "noise-busters" team to respond to complaints and repair problematic sections of track.
Kevin Dunning, London Underground's network services director, said LU was carrying out hundreds of kilometres of rail-grinding in order to prepare for the launch of the Night Tube.
He said: "We're confident residents won't be disturbed and we'll of course continue to talk to anyone who has concerns once the service launches.
"The risk document was created to help us plan ahead and it's disappointing that Assembly members want to put a negative twist on this careful planning."
The Night Tube was originally due to begin operating in September last year but has been delayed due to ongoing disagreements between London Underground and unions representing drivers. | Labour London Assembly Member Val Shawcross has called for noisy parts of the Underground network to be fixed before the Night Tube service starts. | 35651159 |
The yellow school bus hit a car before colliding into the side of the city bus that was carrying early morning commuters.
The accident killed the school bus driver and five others on the city bus. There were no school children on board.
Photos show the school bus' front end crumpled into the commuter bus' flank. The cause of the crash was unclear.
"It literally looks like a bomb exploded in the bus and it's catastrophic damage," said Baltimore police spokesman TJ Smith.
He told a news conference the school bus rear-ended a Ford Mustang before hitting a pillar at a cemetery and veering into oncoming traffic, colliding with the Maryland Transit Administration bus on the driver's side.
Ten people were taken to area hospitals for injures which ranged "from minor to critical", he added.
Those included eight people on the city bus, and an aide who was the only passenger on the school bus.
Police shut down traffic in the area of southwest Baltimore where the crash occurred.
The severely damaged Ford Mustang was found over a block away near a large skid mark trail.
Police said the medical examiner would determine whether a health emergency led to the accident.
"There aren't any skid marks. So something catastrophic took place and it's something we're continuing to investigate," said Mr Smith.
The bus had been on its way to pick up a student a few blocks away. | A school bus has crashed into a city transport bus in Baltimore, killing six and injuring 10 others, say police. | 37837395 |
A woman in her 20s suffered facial injuries after being hit with a hammer in the Enfield Parade area at about 22:45 BST on Saturday night.
The police said the arrested woman is helping with their enquiries.
They have appealed for information. | A 35-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a hammer attack in north Belfast. | 39544608 |
North Bristol NHS Trust said more than 500 patients, some critically ill, were moved from old buildings at Southmead and Frenchay hospitals.
Trust chairwoman Andrea Young, admitted the building had some "teething problems" which led to a number of operations being rescheduled.
These continued on Wednesday morning after fire alarms activated.
The alarms prompted a partial evacuation of public areas for more than 30 minutes but no inpatients were affected.
Avon Fire and Rescue Service confirmed one fire engine was sent to the site from the nearby Southmead station to assess the situation.
It is believed the alarm was activated by smoke from a toaster.
Ms Young said the hospital was working with contractors to adjust the sensitivity of the sensors.
Last week 180 operations were rescheduled.
The trust said this was because adjustments had to be made to a "high-tech air flow system" that helps to eliminate infection risks.
Ms Young said the hospital's theatre capacity was now "getting back on track".
"All emergency and urgent work did go ahead, along with some routine operations," she said.
"I'd like to offer sincere apologies to those affected and assure them that their operation will be rebooked as quickly as possible."
The accident and emergency department was among the first department to move in on 19 May.
So far this week Southmead has treated 15 "major trauma cases" including seven transferred from other hospitals in the area. | The new £430m Brunel building at Bristol's Southmead Hospital in now fully operational. | 27588652 |
Or maybe you don't. Especially if panic breaks out on your stock markets for a second day this week.
The decision by China's regulators to suspend the brand new circuit-breaker mechanism - which only came into effect this week - tells you just how difficult it is to manage or control financial markets.
But perhaps that's the point.
Meddling in markets can only lead to misery - at least, that's certainly what many in China's financial circles may now be thinking.
The circuit-breakers were designed to "protect investors and calm markets", according to regulators, but they have had the opposite effect.
Analysts have criticised Chinese authorities for not being clear enough in their communication to the market, and for being too heavy-handed in their attempts to control share prices.
Periodically in the past, the government has shored up financial and stock markets through backdoor money market injections - a regular occurrence in China - and this week in an attempt to boost confidence, authorities poured $20bn into the money markets - but although there was a brief rally on Tuesday, so far not much has worked to stave off the panic.
This move may well rattle the confidence of investors even further. Watch out for more volatility on Friday. | If at first you don't succeed - try and try again. | 35254253 |
Kodie Blak posted a picture of Mothers Pride Scottish Plain bread on Facebook and said due to falling sales only one factory now produced it.
The comment prompted concern about availability of the bread, and the post was shared more than 13,000 times.
The firm which produces the bread said it had no plans to stop producing it.
A spokeswoman for Hovis, which includes the Mothers Pride brand, said: "We know that Mothers Pride has a very loyal consumer base who are passionate about the Scottish batch loaf.
"We do love and appreciate the strong response of support we've seen from Scottish consumers."
Mothers Pride is a batch bread made in a large baking tray, which means the loafs only form a crust on the top and bottom.
It differs from a pan loaf, which is baked in an individual tray and so forms crust round the whole bread.
The two types of bread were immortalised in the Jeely piece song - a Scots folk song written in the 1960s - in the line: "If it's butter, cheese or jeely, if the bread is plain or pan".
Mothers Pride bread, which has been in production for 80 years, is made in Glasgow by the only batch plant left in the UK.
For a time in the 1970's and 80's it was one of the UK's best selling white breads. | A Glasgow DJ prompted concern that an iconic plain bread brand was under threat, after a social media post urging people to buy it. | 38760413 |
Liam Watson made his first Antrim start since 2012 while CJ McGourty also featured for the Saffrons.
Goals from Tadhg Dowling and PJ Scully helped Laois lead 2-11 to 0-12 at half-time at Heywood Community School.
A Conor Johnston goal cut Laois's lead to one but a Ben Conroy three-pointer helped the home side clinch victory.
Johnston hit 1-4 for the Saffrons with Niall McKenna and Kevin McKernan also among the Antrim scorers.
There were goals aplenty in the McGurk Cup as Derry got off to a winning start, with a 6-21 to 2-19 win over Donegal.
Derry led by 4-9 to 2-11 at half-time and they went on to clinch a 14-point win.
Ruairi Convery (two), Mickey Conway, Deaglan Foley, Shane Farren and Sean Francis Quinn registered the Derry goals. | PJ O'Mullan's stint as Antrim hurling manager got off to a losing start as the Saffrons were edged out 3-17 to 1-19 by Laois in the Walsh Cup. | 35209657 |
The Lotus Esprit sold for less than the guide price despite a bidding war between a woman in the auction room and a telephone bidder who took the prized collector's piece.
The car, said to be fully operational, was used in the underwater scene of the 1977 film starring Roger Moore as 007.
After filming it toured various car shows before being stored in New York.
It was sold at RM Auctions in Battersea, south-west London, for less than the estimated price of between £650,000 and £950,000.
In had previously been auctioned as a blind lot in 1989.
Peter Haynes, from the auction house, said: "Bearing in mind it is not a car that can be driven on the road, the price just goes to prove the draw that all Bond-related memorabilia has." | A submarine car used in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me has been sold for £550,000. | 24014822 |
Footage of hearings in the UK's highest court will be uploaded to its website on the next working day and be available to view for a year.
Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger said the service would allow people to see the background to decisions made in the court.
"Now justice can be seen to be done at a time which suits you," he said.
Once judgement is delivered in a case, the footage of the Justices' summary in court will be published alongside the full judgement text and press summary.
Lord Neuberger said it would also be an "informative tool" for those considering a law career.
BBC legal correspondent Clive Coleman called the service a "legal iPlayer" and said it had been dubbed "court catch-up".
He said the court already had a YouTube channel but it had shown only summaries of its judgements so far.
The new service offers the constitution in "living, breathing action", he said, allowing people to hear important points debated by the finest legal experts in the country.
Among the footage that will be revealed by the new service is film of barristers debating whether letters by Prince Charles to government ministers could be published.
The court ruled in March that they could be made public.
The on-demand archive will be funded by the Supreme Court until March 2016, when it will be reviewed.
The court also has an existing live streaming service, which has been used by about 15,000 people each month since its launch in October 2014. | Proceedings in the UK's Supreme Court can now be viewed at any time with the launch of an on-demand video archive. | 32586514 |
Marie Rimmer, 69, the MP for St Helens South and Whiston, denies assaulting Patricia McLeish outside Shettleston Community Centre on 18 September 2014.
She also denies behaving in an abusive manner towards other Yes campaigners.
The part-heard trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court was adjourned as Ms Rimmer's solicitor advocate was not available.
Liam Ewing has represented the MP at her trial on earlier occasions but the court heard he is currently involved in a High Court trial.
Sheriff Kenneth Hogg adjourned Ms Rimmer's trial until November. | The trial of a Labour MP accused of kicking a "Yes" campaigner on the day of the independence referendum has been adjourned until later this year. | 37213057 |
The Irish Paralympic star ran 10.42 in his heat before going marginally faster in the C final.
Smyth, 28, has ambitions of competing at this year's Olympics before defending his Paralympic titles in Rio.
The Northern Irishman will need to run 10.16 seconds to book an Olympic 100m spot.
The Europeans take place in early July, a month before the Olympics, and Smyth looks capable of running the qualifying time for the Amsterdam championships.
Judging by his early season performances in America, Olympic qualification looks more problematic, although Smyth's time on Saturday was his fastest in three years.
The Eglinton man sustained a knee injury four months after defending his Paralympic sprint titles in 2012 and his last three seasons were affected by the ailment.
Smyth was joined in his opening heat by former training partner Tyson Gay who clocked a time of 10.03 in both the qualifier and later A final.
Also running in the Elite Invitational meeting at Clermont, Amy Foster ran a season's best of 11.42 seconds as she won the women's 100m B final.
Foster, 27, equalled her Northern Ireland record of 11.40 in her earlier heat but that time was wind-assisted.
Also at Clermont, County Londonderry long jumper Adam McMullen achieved a new personal best as he won the event in 7.84m.
McMullen's distance added 0.01m to the mark he set indoors in Belgium earlier this year.
The 25-year-old's previous outdoor best was 7.77m, which he produced last year.
McMullen, who like Foster will now return home after his Florida stint, is edging towards the European Championship standard of 7.95m. | Jason Smyth missed out on qualifying for the European Championships 100m by just 0.01 seconds as he clocked 10.39 in Florida on Saturday. | 36296463 |
The market was crowded with people doing last-minute shopping on the eve of the Eid festival marking the end of the Muslim Holy month of Ramadan.
One witness told the BBC many of the bodies he had seen were of children.
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has stepped up attacks since President Muhammudu Buhari took office in May.
It has not yet commented on the latest attack.
A trader in the market, Ali Nasiru, told the AFP news agency that he saw "people lying lifeless on the ground" and traders and shoppers helped in rescue efforts.
The cause of the blasts was not yet known a shopper in the market told the BBC Hausa service, but reports say it was caused by a bomb planted inside a plastic bag.
The attack comes two days after new military chiefs were appointed by President Buhari, who has promised to stem the violence that has plagued the north-east of the country for the last six years.
Boko Haram has targeted markets and bus stations in Gombe city in the past.
Last year, the group took control of a large area of north-eastern Nigeria and declared a caliphate (a state governed in accordance with Islamic law).
Nigeria's military, backed by troops from neighbouring countries, has recaptured most of the territory, but in recent weeks there has been an upsurge in suicide attacks.
According to Amnesty International, at least 17,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed since Boko Haram launched its uprising in 2009.
The group is still holding many women, girls and children captive, including 219 schoolgirls it kidnapped from a school in Chibok in April last year.
Will new military HQ defeat Boko Haram?
Why Boko Haram remains a threat | Two explosions at a market in Nigeria's north-eastern city of Gombe have killed at least 49 people and injured dozens of others, officials have said. | 33556924 |
The current Glenavon squad will face a Derry team made up mainly of former team-mates of the Donegal man.
Those players are expected to include the likes of Barry Molloy, Ciaran Martyn and Ruaidhri Higgins.
Farren recently underwent a third operation on a brain tumour.
On Friday, Farren's family released a statement appealing for financial help to help raise around £25,000 which will enable the former footballer to undertake treatment at a specialist cancer centre in Germany.
In his most recent operation, surgeons removed over 80% of Farren's tumour but the 33-year-old's speech and mobility have been affected.
A biopsy after the surgery indicated that the tumour was highly aggressive.
On Friday night, Farren's former Derry City team-mate and current Republic of Ireland international James McClean was reported to have pledged £1,000 for the fund.
Greencastle native Farren was named the League of Ireland players' player of the year in 2005 and went on to become Derry's record goal-scorer in 2012 before joining Glenavon in 2013.
He was initially diagnosed with a benign brain tumour in December 2008 but continued to play on for Derry City until October 2009.
After undergoing surgery, Farren returned to Derry City colours in the summer of the 2011 and broke the club's scoring record a year later shortly before signing for Glenavon.
Farren was named the Irish League's player of the month in April 2013 but had to stop playing later that year in order to undergo more surgery.
Glenavon manager Gary Hamilton has appealed for fans to support Thursday's match.
"I'm sure all the good people around the club will come out and support Mark in this very serious situation in his life," said the Glenavon boss. | Glenavon will face a Derry City XI at Mourneview Park on Thursday night in a game being held to raise funds to enable former footballer Mark Farren to receive cancer treatment in Germany. | 32581569 |
Tuchel has been in charge of the German club since Jurgen Klopp left in 2015.
However, relations between Tuchel, 43, and Watzke have been strained since the Dortmund team bus was damaged by an explosion on 11 April.
"We will sit down after the season and discuss how things will continue," said Watzke.
Dortmund play their final match of the Bundesliga season on Saturday when they entertain Werder Bremen (14:30 BST).
Victory will secure third-placed Dortmund a place in the Champions League group stage unless fourth-placed Hoffenheim, who have the same number of points as Dortmund, win heavily against Augsburg.
Former Borussia Monchengladbach boss Lucien Favre, 59, has been linked with Dortmund after steering Nice to a third-placed finish in Ligue 1.
Tuchel, who has one year to run on his contract, claims neither he nor his players were consulted about whether they should play the Champions League quarter-final home tie against Monaco less than 24 hours after three explosions in the area of the team bus.
Watzke denied that was the case and said the claim had annoyed him. | Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel will have talks about his future at the end of the season, says chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke. | 39977829 |
The picture, which appears to show a collie travelling through Bishop's Cleeve while strapped to the top-box, has been widely shared on social media.
Gloucestershire Police said they were investigating.
"We are making further inquiries in relation to the registered driver of the vehicle and whether he has broken the law in any way," a spokesman said.
Sue Hyde posted on BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Facebook page, saying: "I have been on the road for 30 years and have seen some stupid things - this is by far the stupidest!"
Scarlett Belladonna commented: "Depends how fast they were travelling, distance, how used the dog is to this form of transport... certainly not worse than people caging their dogs all day in tiny crates, or leaving them trapped in hot cars."
And Phil Lockwood wrote: "There's several bikers that do this with smaller dogs all over the country, don't recommend it but don't see anything wrong with it neither." | A dog has been photographed apparently riding on the back of a motorcycle in Gloucestershire. | 36161425 |
The 29-year-old former Marseille centre-back will join Ivory Coast's Gervinho at the Chinese club, after he signed from AS Roma on Wednesday.
"Looking forward to 'absolute beast defender' Mbia fully showing his strength," the club said on twitter.
Mbia wrote on his Twitter page: "Proud to join Hebei China Fortune, ready for this adventure. Let's go." | Cameroon captain Stephane Mbia has signed for Hebei China Fortune from Turkish club Trabzonspor. | 35438889 |
The charity, Blyth Tall Ship, is using £777,200 of Heritage Lottery funding to restore the wooden ketch, Haabet.
It is hoped after a two-year renovation, it will recreate the voyage of Blyth's William Smith, who found the first land in Antarctica.
The Haabet completed its journey to the Port of Blyth on Saturday.
The Haabet, which travelled from Svendborg in Denmark, is of a similar size and design to the merchant brig, Williams.
The Williams, built in Blyth in 1813 and skippered by local Captain William Smith, discovered the first land in Antarctica in 1819, according to the Heritage Lottery Fund.
It is hoped the renovated ship will be able to mark the 200th anniversary of the discovery by recreating the original voyage.
Clive Gray, chief executive of Blyth Tall Ship, said: "This is a major step towards recognising Blyth as the launch point of Antarctic discovery and putting Captain William Smith back in his rightful place in history."
The Haabet will also be used as the host ship when Blyth welcomes the Tall Ships regatta in 2016.
A team of 50 young people and volunteers will carry out the vessel's refit. | A 100-year-old Tall Ship from Denmark is to be restored in Northumberland in the hope of recreating an historic Antarctic adventure. | 32944419 |
Sudan's Al Hilal moved to the top of Group A with a 2-0 win over visiting Smouha of Egypt, who are now second in the table.
Midfielder Nasr Ahmed scrambled home from a corner in the first-half.
Nazar Hamid sealed victory from a superb solo effort nine minutes from time.
Moghreb Tetouan are bottom of the group with a single point while four-time champions Mazembe have two points from two draws.
Holders Entente Setif secured a late 1-0 victory away to fellow Algerians El Eulma, to get their Champions League campaign back on track.
Eulma, who were relegated to the Algerian second division at the end of last season, looked to have held the defending champions to a 0-0 draw, until an own goal by goalkeeper Tarek Mahsas in the dying seconds.
The result gave Setif their first points in Group B, having lost their opening group match to fellow Algerians USM Alger two weeks ago.
As for Eulma, they are looking of their first points of the group phase, after losing both their matches so far.
USM Alger made it two wins out of two in Group B with a 1-0 victory over Sudanese club Al Merreikh on Friday.
Youcef Bellaili scored the only goal after 53 minutes to put USM Alger top of the group with a maximum six points from two games. | DR Congo's TP Mazembe were held to a goalless draw by hosts Morocco's Moghreb Tetouan in the African Champions League on Sunday. | 33475705 |
Mr Fox denied six new counts of indecent assault - relating to three girls aged under 16 in 1987 and 1988 - at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
He has previously denied seven counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching without consent.
He is due to stand trial for the original charges on 5 November.
Another legal hearing on 6 October will decide where a trial for the new alleged offences, said to have occurred in Euston, north London, will take place.
He was released on bail on condition he does not contact any of the complainants.
Mr Fox, from Fulham in south-west London, rose to fame presenting the chart show on Capital Radio.
He was also a judge on ITV's Pop Idol talent show between 2001 and 2003 alongside Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman and Nicki Chapman.
At a previous hearing, prosecutors said allegations against Mr Fox show a "consistent and determined pattern of sexual predatory behaviour".
They include claims that he assaulted a girl as young as 13 at a theme park and allegations he repeatedly assaulted a complainant at Capital Radio's studios in London's Leicester Square. | DJ Neil Fox has appeared in court charged with six new historical sex offences - taking the number of his alleged victims to nine. | 34426221 |
The arms and a quantity of ammunition were found at a house in Church Road, East Wall, at about 13:40 GMT.
A man in his 50s was arrested at the scene. He is being questioned at Mountjoy garda station in the city.
A police spokesman said the search was part of ongoing investigations into the activities of dissident republicans in the Dublin area. | Police have seized four handguns and a shotgun in a raid linked to dissident republicans in Dublin on Saturday. | 30069200 |
The three-year venture would see a new security area with more lines, new baggage reclaim areas, and more shops and restaurants.
The overhaul is aimed at coping with increasing passenger numbers.
Airport managing director Carol Benzie said: "This terminal was opened in 1977 and what we are about to embark upon is the biggest change since that time."
The work is scheduled to be completed by 2017. | Plans for a major £13m redevelopment of the Aberdeen International Airport terminal building have been unveiled. | 25230586 |
Wing Commander Nicholas Gatonby told Mold Crown Court a light was repeatedly shone from the ground at a jet near RAF Valley on Anglesey.
He said it "obliterated" their ability to see anything from the jet.
John Arthur Jones, 66, of Bodffordd, Anglesey, denies 13 charges of endangering aircraft between November 2013 and September 2014.
Mr Gatonby, the former commanding officer of 208 Squadron at RAF Valley, said he was instructing a pilot in December 2013 on how to carry out a "touch and go" landing where the jet would be on the ground for four to five seconds before accelerating off again.
He said jets slowed from 400mph (643km/h) to 120-140mph (193-225km/h) for the touchdown at RAF Mona, a relief landing strip close to Mr Jones's house.
During his approach "there was a very bright light shining from the ground on to the aircraft," he said.
He told his student not to look, hoping it was a temporary flash, but said the light stayed on the aircraft for 15 or 20 seconds.
"Because it was a very bright light in our eyes it destroyed our night vision completely," he told the court.
The landing was abandoned, but when they returned 15 to 20 minutes later "the light illuminated us again from the same position," he said.
They did a "go around" again but the light shone on them three or four times. He decided it was too dangerous to stay there and they flew off.
Mr Gatonby said as the light had been shone at them so many times, he could narrow down the location of the light with quite a degree of accuracy and it was from an area near the Cefni Reservoir.
The trial continues. | A senior RAF officer said a bright light being shone at Hawk jets made it "too dangerous" to land them. | 36527840 |
The SMMT said the traditional annual shutdown started earlier at some vehicle plants.
The seasonal pause in production allows for maintenance and upgrades.
Despite the dip, Mike Hawes, SMMT's chief executive, said: "The industry remains in a strong position."
Last month, the trade association said the British car industry had had its best first half of a year since 2008.
More than 911,000 cars have been produced so far this year and domestic demand has grown by 8%.
In July, 9,274 UK commercial vehicles were built, increasing production by 46.3% in July, signalling a continued recovery in the sector.
It has seen production grow by a third this year.
Demand in the domestic market for commercial vehicles was particularly strong, up 137.6% compared with July 2014.
Mr Hawes said: "After a difficult year of regulatory upheaval, we're now seeing demand for British-built vans, trucks and buses bounce back, as fleet renewal patterns return to normal and the online delivery market continues to grow." | UK car production fell 11.2% in July compared with last year because of a change in holiday patterns, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. | 34004343 |
Technician Olivier Rochette died on Tuesday, in what police have called an "industrial accident", when he was struck by a telescopic lift.
The 43-year-old had been setting up for a performance of "Luzia" in San Francisco.
Rochette's father, Gilles Ste-Croix, was one of the founders of the world-touring circus.
"I am heartbroken," said Cirque du Soleil CEO Daniel Lamarre in a statement. "Olivier has always been a member of our tight family and a beloved colleague."
Rochette's death comes just days after a serious fall left a performer in a head brace.
Australian Olympic gymnast and acrobatic performer Lisa Skinner fell during her aerial hoop routine in Brisbane on Sunday.
She broke her vertebrae and her arm, her mother said.
In 2013, a performer died during a live show in Las Vegas. Investigators said Sarah Guyard-Guillot fell 28m (94ft) to the floor when a safety wire became detached due to her rapid ascent.
The company was fined.
Cirque du Soleil was founded in 1984 by Mr Ste-Croix and Guy Laliberté.
With headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, it was a Canadian company until 2015, when it was bought by US private equity firm TPG Capital and Chinese investors Fosun Capital Group. | The son of one of the founders of Cirque du Soleil has died in an on-set accident. | 38174331 |
John Rogerson, of Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders, hit the JCB driven by Stephen Clarehugh on the A1 near Alnwick, Northumberland, on 9 December 2015.
Rogerson, who later failed a mandatory eye test, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
At Newcastle Crown Court, the 72-year-old was jailed for 28 months.
He was also banned from driving for six years and two months.
The crash happened two miles (3km) south of Alnwick as Rogerson was travelling from Scotland.
Father-of-two Mr Clarehugh, 54, had been a microlight instructor.
In a family statement, his wife Fiona said it was "such a bitter irony that a man who spent thousands of hours safely teaching people to fly, in an environment thought by so many to be so dangerous, should be tragically killed in a road traffic accident - so much life, ended in the blink of an eye".
Sgt Jason Ryder, of Northumbria Police, said: "The mandatory eye test shows that John Rogerson wasn't fit to drive and the fact that he was behind the wheel of an HGV is particularly shocking for me." | A lorry driver who crashed into a JCB digger, killing its driver instantly, has been jailed. | 39259397 |
Kainos will invest £900,000 as part of a fundraising round of £3.5m, led by existing shareholder Kernel Capital.
Cirdan Imaging, which is also based in Belfast, has a customer base in the US, Canada, Australia and the Middle East.
Kainos envisages that Cirdan Imaging could become an important reseller of its Evolve healthcare software in those territories.
As part of the dealt, Cirdan Imaging has entered into a five-year licensing agreement for Evolve software.
Brendan Mooney, the chief executive of Kainos, said the new relationship will "open doors for both businesses, creating interesting new growth opportunities".
Cirdan Imaging was founded by Dr Hugh Cormican in 2010.
Dr Cormican was also a founder of the Andor Technology firm that makes high-performance digital cameras for use in scientific research.
He said the investment in Cirdan Imaging would be used to strengthen its laboratory information software product and grow its customer base. | Belfast-based software firm Kainos has bought a 10% stake in Cirdan Imaging, a medical diagnostics company. | 35466407 |
The Cardiff Capital Region City Deal will see £734m invested in the Metro transport scheme and £495m on other projects.
Cardiff council backed a report on the deal at a meeting on Thursday evening.
Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr council have already formally supported the deal while Monmouthshire and Blaenau Gwent also backed the plan on Thursday.
The other five councils will vote on the agreement over the next few weeks, with Caerphilly, Newport and Torfaen to discuss the proposal on Tuesday.
Phil Bale, Cardiff council leader, said the city deal was "crucial".
"We're a central part of a region that makes up over half the Welsh economy, yet the Cardiff capital region lags behind our counterparts in England and UK cities are even further behind their counterparts in Europe," he said.
"Over its lifetime we anticipate the deal will deliver up to 25,000 additional new jobs and leverage an additional £4bn in private sector investment."
He said the deal would "grow our economy and create new employment", adding: "This is a significant moment in the history of both this city and the region."
It follows concerns Mr Bale would struggle to persuade his Labour group to back the plan without more detail on individual projects.
The 10 local authorities involved - expected to contribute a total of £120m - will be "locked in" to the deal for five years before any can quit. | A £1.2bn deal to boost economic growth in south east Wales has been backed by Cardiff council. | 38757512 |
Uhuru Kenyatta appealed for international aid and said the government would increase food handouts to the most needy communities.
Kenya's Red Cross says 2.7 million people face starvation if more help is not provided.
Other countries in the region have also been hit by the drought, blamed on last year's El Nino weather phenomenon.
In Somalia, nearly half the population is suffering from food shortages and the UN says there is a risk of famine in several parts of the country.
During the last drought on this scale in 2011, famine killed about 250,000 Somalis.
In a statement, Mr Kenyatta said the government had allocated $105m (£84m) to tackle the drought which has affected people, livestock and wildlife in 23 of Kenya's 47 counties.
"Support from our partners would complement government's efforts in mitigating the effects of drought," he said.
Mr Kenyatta added that all purchases of food and other items would be made in a transparent way.
"I will not tolerate anybody who would try to take advantage of this situation to defraud public funds," the president said. | Kenya's president has declared the drought, which has affected as much as half the country, a national disaster. | 38934847 |
It happened at about 13:15 on Monday and involved a white Vauxhall Corsa, blue Nissan Qashqai and a blue Subaru.
Five people - four from Dumfries and one from Edinburgh - were taken to Dumfries Infirmary for treatment.
The Corsa driver - a 19-year-old man from Dumfries - was later transferred to Glasgow Royal Infirmary with a head injury and damaged right hand.
The driver and passenger in the Subaru - both from Galston - did not require hospital treatment.
Police have appealed for any witnesses to the incident to contact them. | Five people were taken to hospital following a three-car crash on the A701 just south of Beattock. | 33237227 |
The 21-year-old defender came through Villa's academy and made his senior debut for the club in April 2016.
Toner, who is a Republic of Ireland Under-19 international, went on to make three Premier League starts prior to Villa's relegation.
He spent last season on loan to Walsall and Bradford, scoring his first senior goal for the Bantams at Scunthorpe.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Stevenage have added Aston Villa youngster Kevin Toner to their squad in a season-long loan deal. | 41042482 |
Vermeulen, 36, who played nine Tests and 43 one-day internationals, will be the club's overseas player this summer.
The batsman described black people as "apes" in a social media post in 2015.
"We should embrace his cricketing abilities, embrace the positives and not the negatives," Newquay chairman of selectors Godfrey Furse said.
His ban in 2015 was the latest incident in a controversial career, with Vermeulen banned for a year by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2006 after an altercation with a spectator at a Central Lancashire League club match.
He also admitted burning down Zimbabwe's cricket academy in 2006, but was acquitted of an arson charge on the grounds of mental illness.
"They found a misfiring in the left hemisphere of my brain, which caused a temporary insanity. It was a relief, knowing that it wasn't total madness," he told BBC Sport in 2014.
Furse hopes that Vermeulen will now be allowed to get on with his career and help the Cornish club, and other players in the region, improve their cricket.
"I think it'll be very good for Newquay Cricket Club and very good for youngsters to see how a proper professional prepares for games and plays," he told BBC Sport.
"The knowledge he can pass on can be invaluable.
"Signing players of this calibre is much better than signing players form overseas who are no better than people we have already got.
"I hope the general public will appreciate the fact that they will have a quality cricketer to go and watch on a Saturday afternoon rather than some of the overseas disappointments that come here and don't perform." | Ex-Zimbabwe Test player Mark Vermeulen, banned from all cricket by his national body for making racist comments, has signed for Cornish club side Newquay. | 35281450 |
The 19-year-old suffered the injury during Tuesday's 5-1 home loss to Charlton Athletic in League One.
The Chelsea loanee, who has made six league starts for Rovers so far this term, was taken to hospital after the game for treatment.
"A bad night got terribly worse," boss Darrell Clarke told BBC Radio Bristol.
"It looks like a fractured arm. It's very disappointing, especially with James Clarke out as well, so we have a couple of centre-halves missing." | Bristol Rovers defender Jake Clarke-Salter is set to be out for between eight and 12 weeks after fracturing and dislocating his elbow. | 38076371 |
That was achieved despite annual turnover falling by 4% to £190m.
Coca-Cola HBC NI said that was down to improvements in buying, inventory management and other cost savings.
The firm runs a large bottling plant near Lisburn and is responsible for 95% of Coca-Cola products sold throughout Ireland.
It employs more than 500 people, paying wages of more than £19m.
The company said the soft drinks market "remain highly competitive". | The Coca-Cola manufacturing franchise in Northern Ireland made pre-tax profits of £10.5m in 2014, up from £7.1m in 2013. | 34456703 |
Members of RNLI Invergordon had suspected the Perseid meteor shower was to blame for the call-out at 02:05.
But the theory was ruled out after two witnesses described what looked like a flare falling from the sky.
Nothing was found in the searches and the lifeboat volunteers were stood down by about 04:15.
The meteor shower reached the peak of its activity overnight. | A lifeboat crew and coastguard personnel have made extensive searches of the Cromarty Firth following a report of red distress flare. | 33907606 |
Wales has 735 of the councils handling over £43m of public money but only an estimated 30% received qualified audit opinions on their last accounts.
The warning comes as community councils are being asked to take on more services by cash-strapped county councils.
The auditor has had to warn some councils for "serious weaknesses."
"The accountability and scrutiny that comes with the use of public money is growing ever tighter," said Huw Vaughan Thomas, the Auditor General for Wales.
"Community councils are responsible for over £43m worth of funds and are likely to be devolved more responsibilities."
Community councils represent the first tier of local government in Wales, and are equivalent to parish councils in England.
They can hold the purse strings for local community buildings, parks, cemeteries, allotments and toilets.
The auditor's report suggested councils should:
The auditor's fifth annual report tells councils they are to implement a financial code of conduct and sets out what councils must to be compliant with regulations.
"I would urge them to undertake an investigation into their current practice to ensure they are compliant with their legal requirements before the 2016-17 audit reviews," added Mr Thomas.
"It is worrying to see that a number of councils have qualified opinions which are easily avoidable."
Nick Ramsay, chairman of the assembly's public accounts committee, said: "It is essential that these councils have robust and effective arrangements in place for financial management and governance.
"While many councils have good arrangements in place, the Auditor General's report shows that there is still much work to do to raise standards of financial management and governance across the sector." | Community councils have been urged to improve their financial management by the Auditor General for Wales. | 38800559 |
Joseph Allen, 70, raided Poppy Appeal collection tins to steal £10,000 destined for former servicemen, Amersham Crown Court heard.
He stole the rest of the cash by writing cheques made out to himself.
Allen, of Paterson Road, Aylesbury, admitted four charges of theft and was handed a 16-month sentence.
The former treasurer for the Buckinghamshire Royal British Legion branch had served in the forces for 15 years and was a volunteer with the charity for 20 years.
He wrote 23 cheques worth £16,000 out to himself over a three year period, forging countersignatures so as not to raise suspicion, the court heard.
Allen was told he had abused his position to commit a gross breach of trust.
Laura Blackband, prosecuting, said: "He was of course allowed to write cheques from that account to cover legitimate expenses but these were unexplained," she said.
"They were not supported by any expense claims and he could not explain why they had been written."
Allen also took cash straight from collection tins from 2011 to 2013.
Ms Blackband said: "This was money he had failed to pay into the (British Legion) bank account. He appropriated the cash from the tins."
Tim Nutley, defending, said Allen had initially been motivated by his £13,000 debt to a mortgage company and money owed on credit cards.
"He also spent part of the money [he stole] on two holidays which he went on with his wife to Turkey," he said.
" | A British Legion treasurer who stole more than £26,000 from the charity to pay off debts and fund holidays to Turkey has been jailed. | 34185595 |
His 7,000-mile journey to meet some of the descendants of the first settlers can be seen in a special programme.
It shows Edwards playing a hymn on the harmonium that arrived in Patagonia in 1865 with the Welsh pioneers.
It also explore the prospects for the Welsh language in the colony.
The founding fathers dreamed of building a new Wales across the ocean as a safe haven for the Welsh language.
But by the early years of the last century, the Welsh were being outnumbered and felt they had become second-class citizens.
Patagonia with Huw Edwards can be seen on BBC One Wales at 21:00 BST on 1 June. In addition, Patagonia Huw Edwards can be seen on S4C at 20:00 on 31 May. | BBC newsreader Huw Edwards has travelled to Patagonia to mark 150 years since the Welsh set sail across the Atlantic in search of a new life in South America. | 32886076 |
Spurs won all six league games during April, with Son scoring five of their 16 goals.
It is the first time this season Argentine Pochettino has won the award.
South Korea's Son, 24, collects the players' prize for the second time this season after becoming the first Asian recipient of the award in September.
Spurs beat Burnley, Swansea, Watford, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Arsenal during April.
They are second in the table, seven points behind leaders Chelsea, with three games remaining.
Five of the past 11 player of the month awards have gone to Tottenham. | Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino and winger Son Heung-min have been named Barclays manager of the month and player of the month respectively. | 39898482 |
About 3,600 Canadians died in the battle in northern France, that began on Easter Sunday, 9 April 1917.
It was the first time different Canadian military divisions had fought together under one command.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute to those who fought.
"The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a turning point in the First World War and for Canada, when Canadians acted - and fought - as one," he said.
Having laid flowers at the site of the battle earlier on Sunday, Mr Trudeau attended a commemorative ceremony with French President Francois Hollande, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
The Queen also sent a message to Canadians in French and English commending their soldiers for the sacrifice they made.
The battle of Vimy Ridge, near Arras, was part of a wider British-led offensive that acted as a diversion from a French attack to the south, and proved successful in its aim.
The battle across a 7km (4.3-mile) ridge began in heavy snow and sleet and lasted four days. Four Canadians went on to earn the Victoria Cross, the British military's highest award for bravery.
Success at Vimy Ridge was the result of intense training over several months, and despite the heavy losses, helped forge Canada's identity on a global scale only 50 years after it had become an independent dominion.
Two years later, Canada was one of the signatories to the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the war.
Among those attending the ceremony in Vimy on Sunday was Ken Piggott, a retired Army captain from Nova Scotia. "It was an important step in shaking off British colonial rule," he told the AFP news agency. "For that reason, it is a huge source of pride for me." | More than 20,000 Canadians have travelled to Europe to mark the centenary of one of the country's defining moments - the Battle of Vimy Ridge during World War One. | 39546875 |
The ruling VMRO-DPMNE, led by former conservative Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, declared itself the winner, despite votes still being counted.
But the SDSM social democrats also claimed a narrow victory.
There were no exit polls for Sunday's election, called two years early as part of a Western-brokered agreement to end a paralysing political crisis.
Vlatko Gjorcev, a senior official in Mr Gruevski's party, told supporters at the group's headquarters: "We won once again. Tonight, today on December 11, the tenth victory in a row."
Meanwhile SDSM leader Zoran Zaev, quoted by AFP news agency, told a cheering crowd. "We are the winners!" | Macedonia's governing nationalists and the opposition have both claimed victory in an early general election. | 38284976 |
Bournemouth forward Jordan Green and Swansea and Wales U21 midfielder Josh Sheehan, have joined the Rodney Parade club until January.
"We would like to thank both Bournemouth and Swansea for their help in getting these deals over the line," manager Warren Feeney said.
The duo will be eligible to make their debuts in tomorrow's EFL Cup tie with MK Dons, subject to clearance.
Newport are seeking an improvement after losing their opening League Two contest against Mansfield.
Sheehan made 13 appearances for Yeovil Town last season on loan, while Green is highly-rated at Bournemouth who signed him when he was working part-time in a supermarket stacking shelves.
"Josh knows this division well from his time at Yeovil last season and he has great potential," Feeney said.
"I think he will offer something different for us and will add quality to our squad.
"Josh is always looking to get on the ball and make things happen and he creates the opportunity for other players around him to be that little bit more flexible and his signing will give us another dimension.
"Jordan is an exciting player and he is a forward that will look to put the opposition on the back foot.
"He likes to attack and he likes to run at defenders and I think that he will be an exciting addition for us."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Newport County have signed two Premier League youngsters on loan. | 37013384 |
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