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Mark Simpson denied murdering his then-girlfriend's daughter Alexis Matheson by assaulting her in 2007.
A jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict at the High Court in Aberdeen in 2010 and Simpson was jailed for a minimum of 20 years.
The review was ordered in February last year, and the report is due on Friday.
The review has been headed up by Howard Llewellyn, the chief officer of Tayside community justice authority.
He has been reporting to the north east of Scotland child protection committee, having been asked to establish the facts about individual and agency contacts with the child to learn any lessons and make recommendations.
Simpson was found guilty in November 2010 of the murder of baby Alexis by shaking her to death, having denied murder by assaulting her between 18 November and 9 December 2007.
He had lived in Aberdeen with the baby's mother Ilona Sheach.
The Crown had urged the jury to convict Simpson for his "wicked recklessness".
However, the defence argued there was no sufficient corroborating evidence to say he even assaulted the baby.
Judge Lord Uist had told Simpson: "The pain and agony which baby Alexis must have suffered as a result of the injuries which you inflicted upon her are unthinkable."
He called for a fatal accident inquiry. | The results of a review into the death of a six-week-old baby murdered in Aberdeen are due to be published later this week, BBC Scotland has learned. | 19626471 |
The Notts County Ladies striker has been selected in manager Mark Sampson's squad for the matches against Norway and Sweden in Spain in late January.
Leicester-born Williams, 28, was last called up in April 2013 and was "shocked" by her international return.
"I never retired from England and never gave up on the idea of playing again," she told BBC Radio Leicester.
"But it got to a point after three years where I thought, 'I've had my time'.
"At first I thought someone was having me on."
Williams' club team-mates Carly Telford, Jo Potter, Jade Moore and Ellen White have also been chosen.
It was England Lionesses regular Bassett who alerted Williams to the good news about being part of the 28-player squad for the games against Norway at La Manga Club on Sunday, 22 January, and Sweden at the Pinatar Arena on Tuesday, 24 January.
Williams said: "She texted me to say 'you really need to check your emails'.
"She's like my fairy godmother; she watches over me. She's brilliant."
The last of 13 caps Williams won came under Hope Powell in 2013, and she is thrilled to be involved under Sampson for the first time, with the chance to prove she is worth keeping in the squad for Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.
"I will be like a kid in a sweet shop," the former Leicester, Birmingham and Chelsea forward said. "It's doing something I love doing every day. I can't wait to get out there.
"For me, it is going out there and showing him what I have got. Hopefully I can impress and get called up to the next camp."
On 10 January, Williams signed an extended contract with Notts, having been with the Women's Super League One club since 2015. | Rachel Williams thought news of her recall to the England squad after a near four-year absence was a wind-up. | 38584508 |
British number two Watson, 24, took the first set against Magdalena Rybarikova but went down 4-6 6-0 6-4.
Robson, 22, had her serve broken six times as she lost 6-3 7-5 to Portugal's Michelle Larcher de Brito.
Naomi Broady bowed out after a 6-2 6-1 loss to Su-Wei Hsieh, but British number four Tara Moore progressed by beating Croatia's Donna Vekic 6-2 7-5.
The 23-year-old joined British number one Johanna Konta in the second round, after Konta triumphed 6-3 6-0 over American Victoria Duval on Monday to set up a tie with China's Zheng Saisai.
Moore will play American eighth seed Christina McHale on Thursday, having won only her second match in the main draw of a WTA event.
The world number 280 won an ITF event in Eastbourne last week, but may need a wildcard to play at Wimbledon.
"I'm still in the tournament here so I am just going to look forward to the next match I'm playing," she said.
"As far as the next few weeks go, I'm not sure yet. I have put in a request but it's not my decision. It's the All England Club's decision and I respect the decision."
Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki also reached the second round with a 7-5 6-3 win over Cagla Buyukakcay, but fifth seed Yanina Wickmayer was defeated 7-5 7-6 by 'lucky loser' Andrea Hlavackova.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Great Britain's Heather Watson and Laura Robson were knocked out in the first round of the Nottingham Open. | 36469915 |
13 October 2016 Last updated at 18:59 BST
Terri-Louise Graham from Londonderry is angry that a law to protect victims from psychological abuse is being used in other parts of the UK but not in Northern Ireland. | A woman beaten and raped by her ex-partner says the worst part was the psychological abuse she suffered and has called for the law to be changed. | 37649805 |
The car initially failed to stop for police on Belfast's Falls Road. It was reversed into a police car, injuring two officers inside.
The car was then driven out of Belfast towards Nutts Corner then across country, via Moira and Banbridge.
It was followed by police vehicles from several stations, before being stopped near Newry with a stinger device.
The police helicopter was also used in the pursuit.
PSNI Newry and Mourne said its officers "stung the subject vehicle and a short time later the pursuit ended on Craigmore Way".
In a Facebook post, the force said the cross-country pursuit involved officers from Belfast, Craigavon, Lisburn, Newtownhamilton and Newry.
Officers posted three pictures of the car on social media, adding "When first spotted this car was towing a trailer, not sure what it was connected to tho!"
A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary, driving whilst disqualified, dangerous driving, having no insurance, criminal damage and failing to stop, report and remain at a road traffic collision.
Police think the car may have hit other vehicles and say anyone affected should come forward. | A man has been arrested after police pursued a car from west Belfast to Newry on Wednesday afternoon. | 38832927 |
The 25-year-old has won 11 caps for his country, making his debut against Wales in November 2016.
With Mike Phillips retiring at the end of the season and Peter Stringer out of contract, Sale had been looking for a new number nine as an alternative to the returning Will Cliff next season.
"I'm made up he's decided to join us," said director of rugby Steve Diamond.
"He is tenacious with a fantastic work-rate - he dictates the tempo and direction of the game and I think he will fit in well both with our style of play, and with a young, ambitious squad.
"He's young but has massive experience and this will be crucial in helping us to build on the foundations we have put in place this year."
Sale beat Bath in their final Premiership match of the season on Saturday, but ended a disappointing season 10th in the table. | Sale Sharks have signed South Africa scrum-half Faf de Klerk from Golden Lions on a three-year deal. | 38755811 |
Commissioner Mike Brown and managing rirector of surface transport Leon Daniels are to tell TfL's board they should not get a performance award for 2016/17 when it meets on 19 September.
Their plan was revealed as TfL released its annual report on remuneration.
Seven people died when the tram derailed in November 2016.
The report also showed the transport authority has reduced day-to-day operating costs by £153m.
Mr Brown said the costs reduction, which is the first in TfL's history, had been achieved "by reducing management layers and reliance on agency staff and eliminating duplication". | Two Transport for London (TfL) bosses will say they should not receive an annual bonus for the last financial year because of the Croydon tram crash. | 40422545 |
The carmaker will be a global sponsor of cricket's international tournaments, including the ICC Cricket World Cup.
It will also back the ICC Champions Trophy and ICC World Twenty20, as well as Under-19, women's cricket and qualifying events.
Japan's second biggest carmaker will replace Hyundai as an ICC sponsor.
As a global partner, Nissan will have an extensive brand presence at ICC cricket venues, as well as broadcast and digital rights at all ICC events.
Nissan's global marketing head, Roel de Vries, said the firm would introduce ways to improve the experience for fans.
In 2014, Nissan signed up as a sponsor of Uefa Champions League football.
It is also a partner of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and of the Olympic teams of Great Britain, Mexico and Brazil. | The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Nissan have agreed an eight-year deal which will see the Japanese firm sponsor the sport until 2023. | 34516742 |
The 29-year-old, who is currently in Rio hosting coverage of the Olympic Games, said he was "a huge fan" of the show and "cannot wait to get started".
"I'm still waiting for someone to wake me up and tell me I'm dreaming! It's going to be so much fun," he added.
Oduba is the fourth star announced for the show, which begins in September.
He joins former shadow chancellor Ed Balls, singer Will Young and presenter Laura Whitmore, who were confirmed earlier this week.
Oduba, who also appears on BBC Breakfast, said: "I've been such a huge fan of the show for over a decade. So to actually take to the Strictly stage myself, I don't think I've been more nervously excited - aside from on my wedding day. Let's hope for fewer tears!"
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email [email protected]. | BBC Sport presenter Ore Oduba has become the latest celebrity to join the line-up for the new series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. | 37043959 |
Charlie Parker, a former politician, was shovelling snow near his home in Nova Scotia when he spotted a dark shape moving through the snow.
When he came closer, he found 73-year-old Gerald Whitman face down on the road.
"He thought I was a seal," Mr Whitman told CBC News.
"On behalf of all seals, I'd like to thank him for his interest. … If he hadn't been as strong as he was, I think we still would be there."
Mr Whitman had been driving to hospital on Monday for a dialysis treatment, when he took a detour because the road was closed.
"I made a wrong turn somewhere," he said, explaining how his car became stuck in the snow.
Not wanting to become trapped in his car, Mr Whitman crawled out of the passenger side and set out for a house he could see in the distance.
But snow was deep and hard on his arthritic knees. When he sat down for a break, he could not get up. So he crawled, knowing "what would happen if he fell asleep," he told the CBC.
"After about an hour, I thought, "Well, if this is what it's going to be - I made peace with the Lord and said 'If it be your will, so be it.' And I just stopped. Apparently it wasn't his will."
Mr Parker had spotted Mr Whitman while he was shovelling the driveway for his son, who was on his way home from a night shift.
"I'm sure I didn't do anything different than anyone else would have," Mr Parker said.
Whitman was taken to a hospital and has since recovered. He plans to drive to his next appointment later this week. | A Canadian man has been rescued from a snow storm after being mistaken for a seal. | 31522107 |
Samuelsen, 19, has made two substitute appearances for the Hammers in Europa League fixtures, making his debut in the July 2015 win against Birkirkara.
The ex-Vard Haugesund player signed from Manchester City in June 2015.
He spent much of last season on loan at Peterborough United in League One, scoring two goals in 20 appearances.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | West Ham United have loaned Norway international winger Martin Samuelsen to Blackburn Rovers for the remainder of the 2016-17 Championship season. | 37186551 |
Proposed changes to the company pension scheme could see workers retiring at 65 instead of 60.
But Tata said it was committed to offering "still very competitive" pension arrangements.
It employs 7,000 people in Port Talbot, Llanwern in Newport, Shotton in Deeside, and Trostre, Carmarthenshire.
Tata also has plants at Scunthorpe, Rotherham, Hartlepool and Redcar.
Steel unions Community, GMB and Ucatt said traditionally, because of the demands of the job, it was not uncommon for workers to take early retirement but under the proposals this would go and they would have to work until they were 65.
The company said the scheme was facing a financial shortfall, mainly due to people living longer.
It has been consulting with about 17,000 workers about replacing it with a "more balanced solution" of a defined contribution scheme.
A spokesman said: "We will consider employees' views before making a final decision. Tata Steel remains open to unconditional talks with the unions to find resolutions to the very substantial challenges facing the pension scheme."
Roy Rickhuss, general secretary of Community, said: "This is not a situation we wanted to find ourselves in. The unions were prepared to discuss changes that resolved the challenges faced by the scheme but Tata rejected that constructive offer."
Dave Hulse, national officer for steel at GMB said: "Our members are determined to stand up for their pensions and they will now have the opportunity to show their resolve by voting for strike action."
Unite is expected to follow suit in sending out ballot papers. | Ballot papers are being posted out to union members at Tata Steel UK over industrial action in a dispute over pensions. | 32591410 |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.8% to 17,050.7 points.
The other main US indexes also gained, with the S&P 500 up 0.9% at 2,013.4 and the Nasdaq 0.4% higher at 4,810.7.
It was the highest close for the S&P in seven weeks as the Fed waited for more information about the US recovery before raising rates.
The minutes "were certainly not suggesting the Fed may raise its rates anytime soon", said Chris Low, chief economist at FTN Financial.
Energy stocks rose more than the rest of the market as the price of oil continued to recover, with Chevron adding 2%.
Brent crude was up 0.4% at $53.28, and US oil was 0.5% higher at $49.66, helped by a weaker dollar.
Netflix jumped 6% after the video streaming company said it would raise its prices in the US.
Avon was the biggest riser on the S&P, adding almost 14%,
EMC rose 4.7% after Reuters reported that Dell was in talks to buy the data storage company. | (Close): Wall Street finished higher on Thursday after the minutes of the Federal Reserve's September meeting were published. | 34477380 |
Joubert, 37, awarded a controversial penalty that gave the Wallabies a 35-34 win in the quarter-final at Twickenham.
At full-time, he ran from the field without shaking hands with the players.
"When you have a hostile 82,000 people, for whatever reason, who knows how that affects behaviour?" said Gosper.
"I'm sure as a referee he sensed a bit of hostility."
Former Scotland captain Gavin Hastings described Joubert's swift exit from the field as the "the worst thing I have seen on a rugby field in a very long time". Matt Dawson, part of England's World Cup-winning side of 2003, said it was "disrespectful to the game".
"Maybe he was keen to get to the bathroom, who knows?" joked Gosper to BBC Radio 5 live.
"Craig Joubert is a superb referee and has been for a long time and he's a good man. There will be reasons for whatever Craig did.
"We do a full review of the referees post-game, and that process is under way at the moment."
Media reports in New Zealand and Australia have claimed a bottle was thrown from the crowd at Joubert as he left the field.
Scotland led Australia 34-32 with two minutes to go when Joubert ruled Jon Welsh was deliberately offside, awarding a penalty that Bernard Foley kicked to earn the Wallabies a place in the last four.
However, replays suggested Australia's Nick Phipps touched the ball back to Welsh and Joubert could have awarded a scrum rather than a penalty.
Scotland coach Vern Cotter and captain Greig Laidlaw believe Joubert should have consulted the television match official, although tournament regulations only allow the officials to use video replays to rule on foul play, or whether tries and kicks at goal are legitimate. | Referee Craig Joubert's run from the pitch at the end of Scotland's defeat by Australia may have been prompted by crowd "hostility", says World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper. | 34572066 |
The 27-year-old asked to leave to focus on a potential appeal against the judgement by an Edinburgh civil court.
Goodwillie and David Robertson did not face criminal trial but were ordered to pay £100,000 damages to Denise Clair.
The League Two club said they will make no further comment on the matter.
Robertson announced on Monday that he was retiring from professional football.
Ms Clair, who has waived her right to anonymity, sued the pair after being "devastated" by the Crown's decision not to prosecute following the incident in January 2011.
She claimed Goodwillie and Robertson, 30, raped her at a flat in Armadale, in West Lothian, following a night out.
She said she could not remember what happened after being in a Bathgate bar and woke up in a strange flat the following morning.
The two players claimed the sex was consensual.
Goodwillie began his career with Dundee United and cost Blackburn £2m when he joined the Lancashire side back in August 2011.
He joined Plymouth from Aberdeen last summer. | Scotland international striker David Goodwillie has left Plymouth Argyle by mutual consent after he was adjudged to have raped a woman alongside a former Dundee United team-mate. | 38743687 |
Sam Cochrane gave up the role last month, having led the Green Lions since their formation in 2011.
Among those tipped to take over are former Portsmouth and Oxford United goalkeeper Chris Tardif and experienced defender Jamie Dodd.
"I've chatted to a couple of people and I'm going to take my time over it," Guernsey boss Vance told BBC Sport.
Cochrane stepped down from the captaincy in order to concentrate fully on his role as a player, having led the club to two promotions and an FA Vase semi-final appearance.
"We're not really a team full of out-and-out leaders," added Vance.
"I'm not talking about someone who can shout and lead in that old school manner, it's more about being able to lead on the pitch in your performance and off the pitch in the manner you go about your business.
"That's one of the key attributes of that job, so it could be a real left-field option that we look for, but we'll see.
"The important thing is that the player has the respect of everybody, has the opportunity to develop themselves further and develop the club further, and take us all with it." | Guernsey FC manager Tony Vance says he is still deciding who should be the club's new captain. | 36685438 |
The Argentina team posed with a banner supporting a campaign to claim sovereignty of the British Overseas Territory before a 2-0 friendly win against Slovenia in La Plata on 7 June.
Football's global governing body will investigate potential breaches relating to "team misconduct" and "prevention of provocative and aggressive actions".
The UK and Argentina went to war over the Falklands from April until June 1982, with 655 Argentine and 255 British servicemen dying.
Three people from the islands also died during the conflict.
Argentina open their World Cup campaign against Bosnia-Hercegovina on Sunday, before also facing Iran and Nigeria in Group F. | Fifa has opened a disciplinary case against the Argentina FA in response to an incident in which players displayed a banner in support of their country's claims to the Falkland Islands. | 27846311 |
They reused, recycled and composted 62% of municipal waste in the 12 months to September 2016, compared to 58% in the previous year.
Ceredigion was the best performing authority with a rate of 70%, while Blaenau Gwent was the worst at 52%.
The Welsh Government has set all councils a target of recycling 70% of waste by 2024-2025.
The data also showed a quarterly rise in recycling rates, with 66% of waste recycled between July and September 2016 - an increase of 5% when compared to same quarter in 2015.
But the total amount of waste generated in Wales increased from 411,000 tonnes to 425,000 tonnes during the same period. | Recycling rates for Welsh councils have risen in the past year, according to provisional data. | 39115743 |
The force carried out the first investigation into South Yorkshire officers' conduct during the 1989 tragedy.
It has been claimed both colluded in a "systematic cover-up" to pin the blame on fans.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has requested more time to investigate.
However, it said it was still on track to announce whether there will be criminal charges relating to South Yorkshire Police by the end of June.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) handed its files to the CPS in January.
It is still investigating more than 170 allegations of police misconduct.
A jury concluded in April last year the 96 victims of the tragedy were unlawfully killed.
They found fans were fatally crushed at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest amid a "dangerous situation" created by police errors.
Read profiles of all those who died in the disaster | More time is needed to decide if anyone connected to West Midlands Police will face charges over the Hillsborough disaster, prosecutors have said. | 39896919 |
Relatives and friends had reacted angrily after the families were told ribbons tied to a bridge near the crash scene would have to be removed.
West Sussex County Council (WSCC) agreed plans with families on Friday.
Gina Chirico, victim Mark Trussler's fiancee, said: "We're more than happy."
Shelley Spooner, a friend of Matt Jones who died in the disaster, said the temporary memorial would be a steel arch and people would be able to tie ribbons to it.
The Shoreham toll bridge became the focus of commemorations for the people who died when a 1950s Hawker Hunter jet crashed on to the A27 on 22 August.
It was covered with flowers but they were eventually removed.
WSCC leader Louise Goldsmith said: "We wanted to find a place where people could have somewhere to reflect.
"We have to recognise people are grieving, this is a terrible tragedy, and there's something about having a focal place where people can go.
"We're also aware that it's coming up to birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas.
"Although the bridge is marvellous, is it the right place really to leave everything?"
Ms Goldsmith said it was not known how long it would take to design the fixed memorial nor what it would look like but the arch would provide somewhere to go in the meantime.
A tree of remembrance is also being considered for Christmas.
Ms Goldsmith said new ribbons could be attached to the memorial when it was ready, and ribbons currently on the bridge would be stored.
The ribbons on the bridge would remain there until the steel arch was ready, she said. | The families of the 11 men killed in the Shoreham air crash have been given a site to create a temporary steel arch memorial where ribbons can be tied while a permanent one is planned. | 34618315 |
9 August 2016 Last updated at 00:04 BST
The game was first announced in 2014 but suffered delays and a legal challenge over its name from satellite television broadcaster Sky.
It will reach the UK on Wednesday, and PC gamers across the rest of the galaxy on Friday.
BBC Click's Marc Cieslak spoke to its creator Sean Murray, to find out how the game's enormous universe was developed. | The highly-anticipated space exploration video game No Man's Sky has been released on PlayStation in the US. | 37008610 |
Groves obtained a licence from the British Boxing Board of Control in April so that he could manage himself.
He claimed he "trusted no one" after defeat to Carl Froch in November.
But the 26-year-old has signed a deal with Sauerland before his WBA and IBF world title rematch against Froch at Wembley Stadium on 31 May.
Groves joins a stable of fighters that includes one of only two men to beat Froch - Mikkel Kessler.
"This is definitely a step in the right direction for me as I look to build my name not only across Europe but all around the world," said Groves.
"I feel that now I have the right team in place to help me achieve everything I need to in boxing."
Groves suffered the first loss of his career against Froch when referee Howard Foster controversially stopped their first fight in the ninth round. | World super-middleweight contender George Groves has signed a deal to be managed by Germany-based promoters Kalle and Nisse Sauerland. | 27484203 |
The Needham family said the man spoke to police after footage of a man who resembled a computer-generated image of how Ben might look now was released.
Ben's sister Leighanna Needham told the BBC the man in the video had "uncanny similarities" to her family.
The result of the DNA test is expected on Wednesday.
Ben, who will turn 24 on Tuesday and is from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, vanished when he was 21 months old while on holiday on the Greek island of Kos.
His mother Kerry has always maintained her son is alive and was probably abducted.
She said last week that the discovery of a blonde girl called Maria at a Greek Roma camp had given her family "fresh hope and maximum publicity".
Leighanna said they were informed by Greek police about a video handed to them showing a man with a group of Roma people in Limassol, Cyprus.
"From what we can see, he has similarities to what we think Ben would look like and the age progression photograph we had done," she said.
A statement from Kerry posted on the Help Find Ben Needham Facebook page said: "I have just heard from Greece that the young man in the video has handed himself in to Greek authorities.
"He claims he is Romanian and was working in Limassol.
"The gypsies who were in his company are his girlfriend's family, as she is Roma. He has willingly given DNA, so we are waiting on a result." | A DNA test has been carried out on a man in Cyprus in an attempt to establish if he could be Ben Needham, who disappeared as a toddler in 1991. | 24721091 |
The Surinam-born 36-year-old, who ended a 10-year stint at AC Milan this summer, has won the Champions League four times with three different clubs.
Botafogo say his contract is the most lucrative deal ever handed out to a foreign player in Brazil.
"It is the biggest contract for a foreigner made by a Brazilian football club," said a Botafogo statement.
Seedorf, who has won 87 caps for his county and was part of the BBC's punditry team for this summer's European Championship, had been linked with a move to the Premier League but has opted for Brazil instead.
Rio de Janeiro-based Botafogo sit eighth in the Brazilian league with three wins from six matches. | Netherlands legend Clarence Seedorf has left AC Milan to join Brazilian side Botafogo in a record two-year deal. | 18663916 |
Thirty-one-year-old Pierce Boykin was arrested on Monday and charged with a number of offences including aggravated assault and attempted murder.
An unidentified 27-year-old man is seriously ill in hospital with wounds to his arms and side.
The attack happened outside a bar in Philadelphia after an argument.
Another man, Devon Pickett, was killed in the same incident.
"The gentleman who is in custody is only charged with the stabbing of the male who is in critical condition," a Philadelphia police spokeswoman said.
"It is still an active investigation, our homicide unit is still working the case."
Minaj tweeted that she'd been in the city rehearsing for her tour which starts in Europe in March.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | A man's been charged in connection with the stabbing of a member of Nicki Minaj's tour crew. | 31621074 |
A man in his 50s from Wirrel was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, with a head injury after the group was rescued by the skipper of another boat at about 10:45 BST on Saturday.
His three sons, aged 18, were also taken to hospital with hypothermia.
Rescuers said the family was "completely unprepared" and had no lifejackets. | A family-of-four was rescued from a dinghy which capsized near South Stack off Anglesey. | 33735014 |
Khawaja hit 13 fours and three sixes as the Thunder chased 160 to win with 14 balls to spare in Adelaide.
Adelaide's 159-7 featured Alex Ross's 47 not out, while England's Adil Rashid made 14 not out from only three balls.
Melbourne Stars meet Perth Scorchers at 08:40 GMT on Friday for a place in Sunday's final.
Four current or past England players could be involved.
Kevin Pietersen and Luke Wright are in the Stars squad, while Michael Carberry and David Willey may feature for the Scorchers.
Before the men's semi-final, Sydney Thunder beat Perth Scorchers by eight runs at the same venue to reach the final of the inaugural Women's Big Bash League. | An unbeaten 104 off 59 balls from Usman Khawaja helped Sydney Thunder beat Adelaide Strikers to reach the final of the Big Bash League. | 35372352 |
Annan Athletic picked up their third win on the trot with a 1-0 victory over Clyde.
Elgin City extended their unbeaten run to seven games with a 1-0 win over Berwick Rangers.
Stirling Albion moved up to seventh with a 1-0 victory over Edinburgh City.
Martin Scott gave Arbroath the lead after five minutes and Steven Doris doubled the advantage on the half hour mark. A Liam Henderson own goal and a Gavin Malin strike wrapped up the three points, before Scott Rumsby grabbed a late consolation for Cowdenbeath.
League leaders Forfar were held to a goalless draw to Montrose.
Pat Scullion's own goal gave third-place Elgin City a 1-0 win at Berwick Rangers.
Annan Athletic also boosted their play-off hopes with a Maxwell Wright goal earning them the points against Clyde.
Ross Kavanagh's 17th-minute winner eased Stirling Albion's relegation worries as they beat fellow strugglers Edinburgh City 1-0. | Arbroath cut Forfar Athletic's lead at the top of Scottish League Two to six points with a 4-1 victory over Cowdenbeath as the Loons were held to a goalless draw by Montrose. | 39090965 |
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Racing his first marathon, Griffiths was the first Briton across the line to qualify for the World Championships.
The 23-year-old is one of six marathon runners selected by Great Britain for August's competition in London.
The others are Callum Hawkins, Robbie Simpson, Alyson Dixon, Charlotte Purdue and Tracy Barlow.
It is only the third time that British Athletics has selected six marathon runners to compete at a World Championships.
Dominic King will be the first 50km race walker to represent Great Britain at a World Championships in 22 years.
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Griffiths had entered the London Marathon hoping to qualify for the Wales team for next year's Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast.
Not only did the Swansea Harrier manage that feat, his time time of two hours 14 minutes 49 seconds saw him secure an unexpected place at the World Championships.
"It's crazy. You almost don't believe it's going to happen," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"It's such a jump from where you're at, so to make that jump is just surreal.
"To be back in London in the summer, competing in front of those crowds, it's going to be great."
Find out about how to get into running with our special guide.
Griffiths will graduate with a masters degree in sports coaching from Cardiff Metropolitan University in July.
But he says the rest of his summer plans are now going to have to change.
"I thought I'd maybe have a week away somewhere nice and relax a little bit," he said.
"But now it's full steam ahead towards the World Championships." | Josh Griffiths' selection for the World Championships has been confirmed after the club runner beat the country's elite men at the London Marathon. | 39721401 |
The local authority previously gave £40,000 to the Hawick Sports Initiative (HSI) to maintain a sports pitch at the town's Volunteer Park.
HSI is now being wound up as it has decided it no longer needs to exist.
Agreement has been reached to give the funding to charitable trust Live Borders to improve park facilities.
Ewan Jackson, chief executive of Live Borders, said: "One of our priorities at Live Borders is to ensure that sports facilities in the region are of a high standard and widely available to all.
"We are delighted to be involved with the Volunteer Park project, it is a great example of how working together with local clubs and organisations can benefit the community as a whole."
David Davidson, who chairs HSI, added: "I am delighted that Hawick Sports Initiative has been able to deliver sports facilities at the Volunteer Park and through this agreement has ensured that any unused capital can be passed on for the next phase of maintaining the 2G pitch and to upgrade the changing facilities at our new 3G pitch. "
He said all of HSI's funding would stay in the town to support future development. | Scottish Borders Council has said funding for facilities in a Hawick park is safe despite a local sports initiative being wound up. | 38103207 |
Thirty-seven prisoners were taken by helicopter to the new jail in the western region of Santa Barbara.
The Honduran government is seeking to regain control of the country's prisons - many of which are dominated by violent criminal gangs.
Two other high security jails are being built.
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said the transfer was intended to prevent gang leaders from being in contact with their families and gang members, and from ordering crimes and extortion from their prison cells.
High risk prisoners will be kept in isolation cells with no right to visits, phone calls and only one hour a day outside.
Conditions will be in stark contrast to Honduras's overcrowded and unsanitary prison system.
Mr Hernandez said: "A new era has begun where abuses by the most dangerous criminals will end because they will be confined in maximum security cells."
He also said there would be heavy penalties for members of the security forces who were drawn into organised crime.
Under his security programme, 274 gang leaders have been captured and 12 US drug traffickers extradited, he said.
Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world, mostly due to a war between two violent gangs, Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha. They are in permanent dispute in the neighbourhoods of Honduras's larger cities, fighting for control of extortion rackets and drug trafficking. | Honduras police have begun transferring groups of dangerous convicts to a new maximum security prison as part of a government security plan. | 37424251 |
It has published a set of guidelines to prevent disputes arising if staff want to watch their team in the competition.
Acas said firms should have agreements in place to cover requests for time off, website use during working hours, or watching TV during the tournament.
Some games, including Wales v England, are being played in the daytime.
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Sir Brendan Barber, who chairs Acas, said: "The Euro 2016 tournament is an exciting event for many football fans but staff should avoid getting a red card for unreasonable demands or behaviour in the workplace during this period.
"Many businesses need to maintain a certain staffing level in order to survive. Employers should have a set of simple workplace agreements in place before kick off to help ensure their businesses remain productive whilst keeping staff happy too."
Acas said employees and employers should discuss time off well in advance. Another possible option is to have a more flexible working day, with staff starting work later or finishing early and then agreeing when this time can be made up.
Employers could also allow staff to take a break during match times, it was suggested.
It is the first time Wales and Northern Ireland have qualified for the tournament.
Many of the games, being held in France, have evening kick offs but some - including the game between England and Wales - start in the early afternoon.
Sir Brendan said staff may also need to be reminded about the companies' attitude to being under the influence of alcohol or using social media whilst at work. | Firms should be flexible with staffing during the Euro 2016 football tournament, which begins on 10 June, the conciliation service Acas says. | 36405710 |
The visitors trailed by 0-8 to 0-3 after 22 minutes, with Westmeath firmly on top thanks to the scoring efforts of Alan Devine.
Antrim made a impressive comeback and led 0-10 to 0-9 at the interval.
The Saffrons moved clear in the second half with Ciaran Clarke netting for the Ulster side on 66 minutes.
Antrim's first-half comeback was inspired by the likes of their goalkeeper Chris O'Connell, with the Loughgiel Shamrocks clubman deflecting a Joe Boyle goal shot out for a 65.
Defender Paddy Burke was also on hand to halt a Devine chance, with scores at the opposite end coming from Daniel McKernan, Niall McKenna and Neil McManus.
Saffrons edge in front
A Conor Johnston point levelled the tie for only the second time, before a Clarke effort from a free handed Antrim a half-time lead.
The visitors looked good on the restart with Eoghan Campbell, Maol Connolly, McKernan and McManus on target to build up a 0-16 to 0-10 lead.
Westmeath added back-to-back points but Antrim finished strongly with Clarke's goal coming when goalkeeper Shane McGovern failed to control a looping ball.
McKenna added another point to help Antrim to a nine-point win.
The Saffrons will face Kilkenny and DCU in Group 2 of the competition in the coming weeks.
Kilkenny are fielding a mainly Under 21 squad for the competition, and following a nine-point win over DCU in midweek, find themselves joint top of the group with Antrim after the first round of games. | Antrim's hurlers got their 2017 campaign off to a strong start with a 1-18 to 0-12 win over Westmeath in the Walsh Cup at Kinnegad on Sunday. | 38549298 |
The violence raised the death toll to 23 in three weeks of protests.
Ombudsman Tarek Saab said several others were seriously injured and "between life and death".
The latest protests were sparked by the decision by the Supreme Court to take over the powers of the opposition-dominated National Assembly.
The court's reversal of the ruling was not enough to stop a wave of demonstrations.
On Monday a man was shot dead in a pro-government demonstration in the city of Merida and another man was killed in the nearby town of Barinas.
Merida state Governor Henrique Capriles, one of Venezuela's main opposition leaders, tweeted that "paramilitary groups" were responsible for the killings.
12 people have been killed in pro- and anti-government demonstrations this month so far.
Another 11 people died on Friday when a bakery was looted in Caracas.
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There have been anti-government protests across cities in Venezuela almost daily this month, while government supporters have been holding marches to show their loyalty to President Maduro.
Both government and opposition supporters as well as bystanders have been killed.
There is little sign of the protests subsiding as the opposition has vowed to "stay on the streets" until presidential elections due to be held at the end of 2018 are brought forward.
Vatican-backed talks held late last year failed to yield any notable agreements and ended after the opposition accused the government of intransigence.
Opposition groups have called on their supporters to hold sit-ins across Venezuela on Monday in a continuation of their protests. | Two more people have been killed in Venezuela, in rival protests both for and against the government of President Nicolas Maduro. | 39691890 |
Hirst, 27, became the first British rugby league player to come out as gay while still playing professionally when he made the announcement last month.
Naming fan Jordan Coyle on its website, the club said he would no longer be allowed in the Fox's Biscuits Stadium.
"There is no place in our sport for homophobic abuse," it said.
"Since Keegan publicly confirmed his sexual orientation we have been delighted by the response and support he has been given by everybody at the club and indeed throughout our sport," it said.
"This is the first and hopefully the last time we witness such unpleasantness."
The statement added: "We wish to send out a clear message that if you engage in such behaviour we do not want you to attend our stadium."
Mr Coyle has been contacted for a comment. | Batley Bulldogs have banned a fan for sending homophobic tweets to club captain Keegan Hirst and his friend, Coronation Street actor Anthony Cotton. | 37278162 |
The world's largest smartphone producer has said its operating profit in the January to March period is expected to reach 6.6 trillion Korean won ($5.6bn; £3.9bn).
For the same quarter in 2015, Samsung's operating profit was at 6tn won.
The improved outlook comes amid reports of strong sales of its latest flagship smartphone models, the Galaxy S7.
Samsung is also estimating a jump in sales to 49tn won, a rise of 4%.
The company will report its full first quarter results later this month. If Samsung meets its guidance, it would be a turnaround from the earnings slump in the final quarter of last year.
Strong competition from cheaper Chinese rivals such as Xiaomi and Huawei at the bottom of the market, as well as Apple at the premium end, has put Samsung's smartphone sales under pressure.
Samsung shares in Seoul closed down 1.25%. | South Korea's Samsung Electronics is forecasting a 10% jump in operating profit for the first quarter. | 35983811 |
The two men escaped with a five-figure sum of cash after the robbery at 08:10 in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire.
Police said it had been a "very frightening" experience for the shopkeeper, who was not injured.
Officers are checking CCTV footage and speaking to local businesses and people who were in the area at the time.
Local officers were supported by armed police when they attended the incident, which took place at the post office within the Day to Day store in Green Street.
One of the robbers was about 5ft 10in to 5ft 11in tall, of stocky build, and was wearing blue jeans and black boots.
The other was between 5ft 7in and 5ft 8in tall, of slim build, and was wearing a black cap with an 'NY' logo and a jacket with a white zip.
Det Insp Colin Campbell said: "The men, both of whom had their faces covered with masks similar to balaclavas, ran off from the shop via the lane to the side of it.
"At this time they made off on foot. We don't know if they had access to a vehicle or not, but that will obviously be one of our lines of inquiry.
"It's possible the suspects had been either hanging about the area prior to the robbery, or indeed over the past few days, so if you did see anyone acting suspiciously, either in a car or not, then please get in touch with police." | A shopkeeper was threatened by masked robbers wielding what is believed to be a firearm during a raid at a post office. | 41073933 |
Ms Dugdale and Ken Macintosh are vying for the post left vacant by Jim Murphy.
Fellow MSPs Alex Rowley and Richard Baker are in the race for deputy leader along with Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson.
Unison Labour Link confirmed it was supporting Ms Dugdale and Mr Rowley in the contest.
Chairman Gordon McKay said Scottish Labour needed to change direction, and predicted Ms Dugdale and Mr Rowley would make a good team.
He added: "Kezia will provide energetic leadership and Alex offers experience and commitment. They have both shown they are prepared to take Scottish Labour out of its comfort zone."
Lothian MSP Ms Dugdale, who had served as deputy leader under Mr Murphy, said she was delighted by the move.
She added: "It shows that I can be a uniting force for our movement by bringing together all the different elements of the Labour movement." | Scottish Labour leadership contender Kezia Dugdale has received the backing of the party's supporters in the Unison trade union. | 33259260 |
The model, which took 650 hours to build, is on display at Legoland in Windsor.
It features rows of picnic tables, bunting, 600 guests and a miniature Royal Family displayed in front of a recreation of Buckingham Palace consisting of a further 35,000 bricks .
The exhibit will be on display until November. | A miniature street party made of 30,000 Lego bricks has been created to mark the Queen's 90th birthday. | 36488314 |
The body of Maria Elizabeth Macias, the editor of Primera Hora newspaper, was found next to a threatening message.
The police said the message had been left by a criminal gang.
Two weeks ago, the bodies of a man and a woman were hung from a bridge with a message warning people not to report drug violence on social networks.
Deadly profession
Ms Macias' body was found early on Saturday in a busy area of Nuevo Laredo, in northern Tamaulipas state.
A message left next to her remains accused her of denouncing drug violence on social networks and websites, such as Nuevo Laredo en Vivo, or Nuevo Laredo Live, where citizens can leave messages pointing the security forces to the locations where gangs congregate and sell drugs.
A message left on a pedestrian bridge in Nuevo Laredo from which two people were strung up on 13 September also warned people not to report crimes on such sites.
That message had been signed with the letter "Z", usually associated with the Zetas cartel.
Tamaulipas has been at the centre of a bloody turf war between the Zetas and their former allies turned bitter rivals, the Gulf cartel.
Beheadings have become a common feature of many murders carried out by the Zetas, aimed at terrorising rivals and those who they consider snitches.
The US-based journalists' welfare group Committee to Protect Journalists says 59 journalists have been killed in Mexico since 1992.
It says 25 of those were murdered in direct reprisal for their work. | Prosecutors in Mexico say the decapitated body of a woman found in the northern city of Nuevo Laredo on Saturday is that of a newspaper editor. | 15055458 |
The hoaxer, who has previously fooled White House officials, managed to communicate with the minister before she spotted the wind-up.
According to The Guardian, he emailed her using her publicly-available contact details and she replied from her private email address.
The Home Office played down the trick.
"The home secretary does not use her personal email address to discuss government business," a Home Office source said.
"As the email exchange shows, she rapidly established that this was a hoax and had only exchanged pleasantries up to that point."
According to a transcript of the exchange, dated 7 July, Ms Rudd was asked which projects she was working on, and replied: "Well, as you can imagine a few things on the agenda but getting tough on people impersonating others is definitely up there."
Earlier this month, the prankster, who calls himself Sinon Reborn, reportedly fooled top White House officials into engaging in fake email exchanges.
The self-styled "email prankster" convinced a senior cyber security adviser he was President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, according to CNN.
He also goaded the then media chief, Anthony Scaramucci, in the guise of ex-chief of staff Reince Priebus.
Eric Trump, too, was briefly hoodwinked by the prankster emailing as his older brother, Donald Trump Jr, about a long-range hunting rifle.
But Donald Jr soon realised it was a scam and replied: "I have sent this to law enforcement who will handle from here." | Home Secretary Amber Rudd was tricked into a brief email exchange with a prankster who impersonated the PM's new communications chief Robbie Gibb. | 40886688 |
Rwanda is reported to have armed and trained refugees to fight on behalf of the Burundian opposition.
The Rwandan government has denied the allegations.
Burundi has been hit by civil conflict since President Pierre Nkurunziza decided to stand for a third term.
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In a hearing in the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, two top diplomats cited reports from colleagues in the field that they said pointed to Rwandan involvement in the Burundi crisis.
Thomas Perriello, US envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa, said the reports suggested that Burundian refugees, including children, were being recruited from camps in Rwanda to participate in armed attacks against the Burundian government.
Turmoil erupted in Burundi after Mr Nkurunziza announced plans last April to run for a third term, which he went on to win.
More than 400 people have died in the violence and at least 240,000 have fled the country.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US assistant secretary of African affairs, said that US officials had encouraged Rwandan authorities "to play a productive role and not to do anything that might further destabilise Burundi".
The governments of Rwanda and Burundi are from rival ethnic groups and there is growing international concern that another ethnic conflict could take root in the region.
Last week, a UN panel reported that Burundian refugees had been recruited at a refugee camp in eastern Rwanda in May and June 2015, and given two months of military training.
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Find out more about Burundi | The US has raised concerns with Rwandan officials over reports suggesting it is involved in "destabilising activities" in neighbouring Burundi, officials have said. | 35546617 |
The National Corpus of Contemporary Welsh project hopes to document 10 million expressions and words of everyday slang and formal Welsh.
The first project of its kind, its aim is to capture Welsh, in all its forms, across generations and regions.
Speakers will be able to add their contribution via a new app.
It is hoped the corpus will further understanding of the many different Welsh dialects and regional variations, and help learners.
"If you are teaching the language, you need to be sure you are teaching the words most learners are likely to hear," explained Steven Morris of Swansea University.
"The corpus helps us understand which phrases and words are used most often."
Welsh regional dialect
fodan - girlfriend. Origin: north Wales
jaman - embarrassment. Origin: Caernarfon
shibwns - spring onions. Origin: south Wales valleys
nisied - handkerchief. Origin: old Glamorgan
ffroes - pancake. Origin: old Glamorgan
siop siafins - shambles. Origin: used across Wales
The project, which has been running for a year and concludes in 2019, also hopes to reflect how Welsh has responded to the digital age.
"People are coming up with new phrases all the time," Mr Morris said.
"It shows us the vitality of the language, in that it is being used in so many different ways."
Singer and BBC 6Music presenter Cerys Matthews said the corpus will be a "rich source of information for creative artists, software developers, translators, learners, teachers, policy makers, and anyone wanting to engage with the complexity, versatility and beauty of real, living, Welsh".
Cardiff University linguist Dr Dawn Knight said: "We want conversations - people sat around the table on a Sunday, having lunch.
"People can download the app and just record themselves." | Academics have made a plea for people to "give their Welsh" as part of the biggest ever corpus - or collection - of the language. | 39120536 |
It happened at Finaghy rail halt on Saturday at about 23:20 GMT.
A spokesperson from Translink said emergency services were called to the scene after an incident involving a "trespasser".
The ambulance service confirmed that the man suffered a serious arm injury and was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital.
His condition is stable. | A man in his 60s is recovering after he was hit by a train at a railway crossing on the outskirts of Belfast. | 35276006 |
Officials from the company will meet with the RMT union next Wednesday and Thursday.
Parent firm Govia Thameslink (GTR) had asked conciliation service Acas to facilitate talks ahead of a five-day strike planned in August.
The union is embroiled in a long-running dispute about the role of guards on trains.
It said earlier that officials had "cleared diaries and were available for serious and genuine" talks at Acas.
General secretary Mick Cash said the strike would be suspended if "the company agree to suspend the planned changes to the safety critical role of the guard".
The role of conductors is due to be changed from 21 August.
GTR wants to use new trains where the driver operates the doors using CCTV, but the union fears job losses and has raised safety fears about the move.
This month, GTR brought in a reduced timetable to cope with ongoing disruption on Southern trains, axing 341 trains per day from the 2,242 weekday services it had provided.
Southern services have been delayed or cancelled for weeks because of the dispute and staff shortages, blamed by the company on high levels of staff sickness.
The RMT denied claims staff sickness amounted to unofficial industrial action. | Talks aimed at averting further strikes by Southern rail conductors are to be held next week. | 36921678 |
Geoff Keys, 63, lost his way in July after trying to find an isolated waterfall in the Jardine National Park in the state of Queensland.
His disappearance led to a big search by helicopters and other rescuers.
Police told the Brisbane Times newspaper that writing the message had probably saved his life.
Writing on his blog, Mr Keys explained that he was attempting to find the Eliot Falls.
The map showed it was not far away from his campsite, he wrote, so he decided to walk some of the way and swim the rest in a creek.
"My outfit consisted of swimming trunks, a pair of swimming shorts over them, a T-shirt and a hat."
When he was unsuccessful, Mr Keys decided to stop swimming and return to his campsite.
"Instead of turning round and swimming back upstream, I decided to take to the bush and cut across to the track. It was nearly dark. I had no shoes. What was I thinking of?" he wrote.
He wandered around until 02:00 before bedding down for the night. His friends had reported his absence and a helicopter search began the next day.
Mr Keys said he decided to swim downstream and after some time got out to write the SOS message "HELP 2807" [the date, 28 July] with an arrow pointing downstream.
He had to spend another night in the open, and resume swimming again before rescuers noticed the message and eventually winched him to safety.
Police said they had been on the verge of re-directing their search to another area of dense bush land when they saw the SOS. | A British tourist who was lost for two days in a remote area of northern Australia has described being rescued after writing an SOS in the sand. | 34034146 |
It is believed that an empty, parked car rolled into a woman and a buggy carrying the boy on the Comber Road shortly before 16:00 GMT on Saturday.
A 31-year-old man arrested by police has been released on bail pending further inquiries.
The woman was treated for injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
Castlereagh DUP councillor Jim White said it was "absolutely tragic".
"This family has been in Dundonald for quite some time and they are well-known in the area and the neighbours are all absolutely horrified at what has happened," he said.
"For a family to suffer this, at this time of the year, is unbelievable." | A two-year-old boy has died following a car crash in Dundonald, on the outskirts of east Belfast. | 20871042 |
A total of 145,671 overdue books have stacked up fines of £422,930 since 1995, according to council figures.
The vanished volumes make up more than 7% of the 1,984,954 literary works owned by the authority.
Library staff appealed for donations last August after the council stopped buying books for some of its 38 sites amid cuts.
Libraries, adult education and early years services could share buildings in the future as the Labour-led authority looks to save £90m in the next financial year and £250m over the next four years.
The proposed budget would see £250,000 cut from arts and culture in 2017-18.
The funding would drop by £500,000 in 2018-19 and another £500,000 in 2019-20.
£422,930
fines due to Birmingham libraries
145,671
books overdue
£31,357,000 libraries budget
1,984,954 books owned by council
28 April 1995 is when the 10 most overdue books should have gone back
The 10 longest overdue library books were borrowed on 31 March 1995 and were due for return on 28 April 1995.
Notices were sent out to the two people who had borrowed five books each.
But the letters came back with "not known at the address" notices.
They were referred to the book recovery officer to locate the books - so far to no avail.
The council issues two overdue notices - the first two weeks and the second four weeks after the return date.
People who fail to return books or pay fines are banned from borrowing further items.
The maximum possible overdue fine on a book loaned from the library is £3, or £1.50 for concessions, after 20 days. | Books borrowed more than 20 years ago are among tens of thousands missing from Birmingham's libraries. | 35071467 |
It came from the Judith River rock formation in the state of Montana and that's how it got the nickname.
Its official name is a tongue-twisting Spiclypeus shipporum.
Dinosaur experts think Judith was about 4.5m long, had big horns sticking out to the side over its eyes and spikes at the back of its head pointing in different directions.
The other dinosaur discovered was the Machairoceratops, which was almost twice as long.
Scientists say it had two large spikes coming out of the back of its head, horns over its eyes and possibly a horn over its nose.
Both dinosaurs were relatives of the Triceratops and were four-legged, plant-munching beasts that are thought to have lived more than 75 million years ago! | Fossils of two new dinosaurs have been discovered in America and one of them has been named Judith! | 36329826 |
Police were called to the house on Church Avenue, Baddeley Green, at around 10:35 BST on Thursday where they found the body of Sarah Jeffery, 48.
Staffordshire Police said a 51-year-old man from Stoke-on-Trent has been arrested in connection with her death and remains in custody.
The address has been cordoned for a forensic examination. The force said it was supporting Mrs Jeffery's family.
Ch Insp John Owen said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Sarah at this difficult time."
Latest on this and other stories in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire | A woman who was found dead at a home in Stoke-on-Trent has been named. | 40228271 |
TGC Renewables said the 24.8-hectare (61-acre) site between Bryn Lane and Francis Lane could power 4,280 homes or businesses on Wrexham's industrial park.
Planning officials said the company failed to show it would not have a harmful effect on the protected newts.
Councillors said it could prejudice the forthcoming local development plan.
They said it could prevent proper consideration being given to potential employment sites on the edge of the industrial estate. | Plans for a solar farm in Wrexham have been turned down because of concerns for a colony of great crested newts. | 35036727 |
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The Olympic gymnast crashed into a barrier after successfully completing her jump.
After just two weeks, several stars have already ended up in hospital after competing on the Channel 4 show.
Some fans have even taken to social media to ask for the show to be cancelled because they say too many people are getting hurt.
A Channel 4 spokesperson told Newsround:
"The Jump is now in its third series and since launch 46 celebrities have taken part successfully. Though it is a new course the events have been designed to be no more difficult than in previous years and all contributors have undertaken a rigorous training programme to prepare them for the show. All winter sports carry some element of risk but in light of the number of injuries this year, Channel 4 has asked the producers to review safety procedures again to further reduce the prospect of accident."
Images provided by Channel 4. | Beth Tweddle has pulled out of the reality show The Jump, after crashing during a practice. | 35525866 |
The Central Bureau of Investigation is expected to take over the inquiry into the Vyapam scandal from state police.
Vyapam is the Hindi acronym for an office that conducts examinations for government jobs and medical school admissions in the state.
The scandal involves thousands of arrests and many mysterious deaths.
Opposition parties have accused the BJP-ruled government in Madhya Pradesh of influencing the investigation and have been demanding a federal inquiry.
While ordering the inquiry, the Supreme Court judges criticised the Madhya Pradesh high court for refusing to take a decision on whether there should be a federal investigation into the scandal.
"Instead of taking a decision, the Madhya Pradesh high court washed its hands off [the case] and put the ball in our court," the judges were quoted as saying by the NDTV news channel.
The scandal involved leaking question papers, rigging answer sheets and hiring bright students as impersonators to sit for candidates, as well as selling medical school seats to the highest bidder. Anything between 1m rupees ($15,764; £10,168) and 7m rupees was paid for a seat, correspondents say.
Some 2,530 people have been accused in connection with the scandal since 2012.
Police have arrested about 1,980 people and 550 people are still being sought. Twenty courts in Madhya Pradesh are looking into 55 cases registered in connection with the scandal.
In a mysterious twist, some 33 people - mostly accused in connection with the scam - have died in the past two years, raising suspicions of foul play. It is not clear how many deaths are linked to the scandal. | India's Supreme Court has ordered a federal inquiry into a massive medical school admissions examination scandal in Madhya Pradesh state. | 33458659 |
The actor, who was diagnosed with cancer 18 months ago, died at home in Pasadena, California, on Saturday.
He appeared in all 11 seasons of M*A*S*H, a bittersweet comedy about the life of a US medical unit during the 1950-53 Korean War.
The show ran from 1972-1983. Its finale drew 106 million viewers, a record at the time.
Christopher, who was born in Chicago, moved to New York to work as a theatre actor after college. He later went to California, securing several television roles.
Then in 1972 he was cast in M*A*S*H, a television series that followed a film of the same name.
M*A*S*H stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, and the series centred on a unit, the M*A*S*H 4077, and the lives of the doctors and nurses who staffed it.
Christopher played the camp chaplain, a courteous and compassionate presence who counselled medical staff and patients amid the chaos of the war.
He was one of four cast members who appeared in every season of the show. When it ended, he briefly appeared in a spin-off, After M*A*S*H, with two other cast members, as well as other television work.
Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, said Christopher was perfectly cast in M*A*S*H.
"Everyone adored him,'' she said. "A great sense of humour and a great humanitarian. He became TV's quintessential padre as Father Mulcahy on M*A*S*H." | William Christopher, who played kind-hearted priest Father Mulcahy in the TV series M*A*S*H, has died at 84. | 38484032 |
Jack Letts, 20, from Oxford, has been labelled "Jihadi Jack" by some newspapers, which reported he left the UK to join the group when he was 18.
His parents John and Sally Letts said their son wanted to travel to Syria for humanitarian reasons.
And on his Facebook page Jack Letts also said the reports were false.
Speaking to the Oxford Mail newspaper Mr and Mrs Letts described their son as "a really kind, funny kid who is very gentle".
His mother said media reports claiming he had adopted the name Ibrahim or Abu Muhammed and had a son in Iraq were "absolutely ridiculous".
But she said he had converted to Islam and reports he was married could be true.
On Facebook, Jack Letts said: "Maybe they got bored worrying about what colour socks certain celebrities wear and took out the frustration on me."
A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: "We are unable to comment on any specific cases in relation to individuals.
"Anyone who knows of someone who may be potentially vulnerable to being drawn into terrorist-related activity, including travelling abroad to conflict zones, should contact local police for advice and support." | The family of a British man who reportedly travelled to Iraq to join the so-called Islamic State group said the claims were "completely false". | 35403219 |
Ms Thornton, an environmental barrister, and Ms Wheeler, a human rights lawyer, are part of 107 new appointments - 25 of whom are women.
Ms Wheeler said she would celebrate with family on the weekend, her husband Mr Johnson is said be to "delighted".
Ms Thornton, whose husband led Labour in the 2015 election, said she was "absolutely delighted" to be appointed.
Each year candidates from the law profession are considered by an independent panel and chosen on merit for their "excellence in advocacy in the higher courts".
A formal ceremony will be held to officially give those selected their new rank in Parliament next month.
Michael Gove, the justice secretary, commended them for demonstrating "their excellence as advocates in practice".
Lawyers who become QCs are often said to be "taking silk" as they get the right to wear special robes in court.
BBC Law in Action presenter Joshua Rozenberg was among eight people made an "Honorary QC" to recognise "the major contribution each has made to the law of England and Wales outside of practice in the courts". | Justine Thornton and Marina Wheeler, whose husbands are Ed Miliband and Boris Johnson, have been appointed QCs. | 35285492 |
Ireland's London 2012 gold medallist will fight at super-featherweight against 27-year-old Kopinska.
Taylor recently agreed promotional terms with Matchroom Boxing after concluding an amateur career that made her Ireland's most decorated fighter.
The 30-year-old is a five-time world champion, while Kopinska has lost 14 of her 24 fights, winning just seven.
The Pole also has the experience of having gone the distance against WBC super-featherweight champion Eva Wahlstrom of Finland.
Taylor, from Bray, decided to make the move into the professional ranks with Eddie Hearn's outfit after missing out on a medal at the Rio Olympic Games in August.
After her professional debut, she will fight on the undercard of Anthony Joshua's second defence of his IBF world heavyweight title at Manchester Arena on 10 December. | Katie Taylor will fight Poland's Karina Kopinska in her professional debut at Wembley's SSE Arena on 26 November. | 37977786 |
Neither twin, 24, has competed in two Grand Tours in a single year before.
Adam Yates came fourth in last year's Tour de France general classification, but his Orica-Scott team boss said it was in the brothers' long-term interests to skip the 2017 race.
"We want to give the guys a bigger foundation for the future," said Matt White.
Italian Vincenzo Nibali is returning to defend his Giro title in May, with 2014 winner Nairo Quintana also set to appear in the field.
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"Two Grand Tours is something I have never done and it's a new challenge," said Adam Yates.
"The 100th edition gives the Giro some big prestige this year. If we can get as close to the podium as possible, that is the aim."
Simon Yates missed last year's Tour de France as he served a four-month ban for a failed drugs test, blamedon an administrative error over his use of an asthma inhaler.
"From a purely physical standpoint, I think this year can really benefit me for the future," he said.
"It's a big load to do two Grand Tours, and ever since I have been a professional I have only done one Grand Tour per year."
The Giro begins in Sardinia on 5 May, while the Vuelta starts in the French town of Nimes on 19 August. | Britons Adam and Simon Yates will miss the Tour de France to focus on the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana. | 39051871 |
Four of the 19 players selected - Gemma Fay, Kim Little, Joanne Love and Leanne Ross - have over 100 caps each.
Two more players will be added to the squad next week.
Scotland lead their qualifying group by three points with four wins out of four and four matches to play, including two against nearest challengers Iceland.
Manchester City's Jane Ross is the top scorer in Group 1 with six goals and is included again by Signeul.
Chloe Arthur and Lizzie Arnot, won won their fifth and sixth caps, respectively, in the 1-1 friendly with Spain, also keep their places in the squad.
After Slovenia's visit to the Falkirk Stadium next month, Scotland host Iceland on 3 June before travelling to face Belarus on 7 June. Signeul's team complete their qualifying campaign away to Iceland on 20 September.
Group winners and the best six runners-up will qualify for next year's finals in the Netherlands. A play-off between the other two group runners-up will decide the final team to join the Dutch hosts for the 16-team tournament.
Goalkeepers: Megan Cunningham (Celtic), Gemma Fay (Glasgow City), Shannon Lynn (Vittsjo GIK)
Defenders: Chloe Arthur (Bristol City), Rachel Corsie (Seattle Reign), Nicola Docherty (Glasgow City), Emma Mitchell (Arsenal), Joelle Murray (Hibernian), Kirsty Smith (Hibernian)
Midfielders: Leanne Crichton (Notts County), Hayley Lauder (Glasgow City), Kim Little (Seattle Reign), Joanne Love (Glasgow City), Leanne Ross (Glasgow City), Caroline Weir (Liverpool)
Forwards: Lizzie Arnot (Hibernian), Lana Clelland (UPC Tavagnacco), Lisa Evans (Bayern Munich), Jane Ross (Manchester City) | Scotland women's coach Anna Signeul has announced an experienced squad for the opening Euro 2017 qualifier against Slovenia on 8 April. | 35899528 |
Williams was a first-team coach at Forest but replaced Dougie Freedman as boss when the Scot was sacked in March.
The 45-year-old was out of contract this summer and BBC Radio Nottingham understands he has failed to agree terms on a return to a coaching job.
Williams, who won two of his 10 games said: "Although we struggled with results, performances were strong."
The Reds finished 16th in the table, 19 points adrift of the play-off places and 15 points clear of the relegation zone.
"The lads gave me everything they had," Williams added.
"They, along with the staff, are a good honest group and I will always appreciate the commitment and desire shown during my time here.
"This club has so much potential and, when you see the backing the club receives from the supporters both home and away, I truly hope they are rewarded for their loyalty with success on the pitch." | Nottingham Forest temporary manager Paul Williams has left the Championship club. | 36279823 |
18 December 2015 Last updated at 10:16 GMT
So, we sent Newsround viewer Jonas to chat to actor John Boyega, who plays Finn in the latest film.
What John doesn't know is that Jonas goes to the same drama school that he went to as a kid.
Check out John's top acting tips, and watch his epic Chewbacca impression... | The latest Star Wars film, The Force Awakens has swooped into cinema screens across the world this week. | 35124717 |
The motorists' organisation said that even though the wholesale price of diesel has gone down over the last month, the price at the pump has risen.
The RAC is now calling for a price cut on diesel of 4 pence a litre.
However, petrol retailers said the RAC was wrong - and that profit margins on diesel sales were mostly tiny.
Over the last month, the gap between wholesale petrol and diesel prices - in other words what the retailers pay - has narrowed to 0.97p.
Yet motorists are still paying 6p a litre more for diesel than they are for petrol, according to the RAC.
The RAC said that companies - which tend to rely more on diesel vehicles - were being charged too much.
"It's hard not to think that business is being taken for a ride by the fuel retailers," said Simon Williams, the RAC's fuel spokesman.
"Retailers have maintained a higher margin on diesel, perhaps to subsidise petrol sales," he said.
But the industry said that the RAC had misunderstood how profits are made.
"We are extremely disappointed that the RAC made a number of assumptions that are palpably erroneous," said Brian Madderson, chairman of the Petrol Retailers Association, which represents independent forecourts.
He said that most business users who buy diesel use discount cards.
That results in profit margins for retailers of between just 0.8p and 1.3p a litre, less than they need to stay in business.
"We have to bear in mind that 900 independent sites closed between 2009 and 2013," he told the BBC.
He said that margins on petrol sales had also collapsed "by 50%" in the last two months. | Motorists with diesel vehicles are being 'taken for a ride' by retailers who are charging too much, the RAC has said. | 32023464 |
The car she was driving left the road near the village of Dalavich, on the banks of Loch Awe, at about 18:40 on Tuesday.
The Peugeot ended up in the River Avich.
Four other women who were passengers in the car escaped without serious injury. | An 18-year-old woman has died following a road accident in Argyll. | 36032605 |
Plans have been put forward to transform Aberystwyth University's Old College into community facilities, including exhibition space, artists' studios and a cafe/restaurant.
The project also includes developing its Assembly Rooms and other university buildings in the area.
A public consultation event will be held at the Old College on Tuesday.
Speaking ahead of the consultation, the university's Pro Vice-Chancellor Dr Rhodri Llwyd Morgan said the vision was to develop the Old College into "a dynamic hub of learning, heritage and culture". | A multi-million pound redevelopment project in Aberystwyth could move a step closer this week. | 33400798 |
The pistols, dated 1814, were the French emperor's last gift to his then-three-year-old heir, Sotheby's says.
The gold-encrusted pistols feature Napoleonic symbols such as the imperial eagle and the iron crown of Italy.
Napoleon was defeated in battle and sent into exile on Elba island soon after they were given.
"These remarkable treasures epitomise the greatest personal tragedy of Napoleon's life, that he saw his beloved son and heir for the last time in January 1814, destroying his hopes to create a lasting dynasty," said Christopher Mason, a specialist in European sculpture and works of art from Sotheby's.
"Within weeks the emperor had been defeated, abdicated his throne and was forced into exile on Elba. A year later he faced his final humiliation at Waterloo."
Sotheby's expects to sell the pistols for between £800,000 to £1.2m at auction on 8 July in London.
Napoleon declared himself emperor in 1804 and waged war with other European powers, conquering much of the continent.
He was finally defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and imprisoned on the remote Atlantic island of St Helena, where he died on 5 May 1821.
His son Napoleon II, also known as the King of Rome, died of tuberculosis in 1832, at the age of 21. | A pair of pistols belonging to the son of Napoleon Bonaparte is expected to fetch up to £1.2m (1.6m euros; $1.9m) at a Sotheby's auction next month. | 33115561 |
Bony suffered a cut on his leg in training on Thursday and did not play for his Premier League club Manchester City in Saturday's win over Watford.
City manager Manuel Pellegrini said on Friday that the striker would be out of action for between seven and 10 days.
Ivory Coast's Group I qualifier against Sierra Leone is on 6 September in Lagos.
Bony's City team mate Yaya Toure was left out when the Ivorian squad was named on Thursday, with coach Michel Dussuyer saying the 32-year-old midfielder wanted time to consider his future in international football.
The Ivorian captain appeared to suffer from the physical exertions of competing for his country last season, notably when Ivory Coast won the 2015 Nations Cup tournament in Equatorial Guinea.
He returned to Manchester with a marked dip in form, but this season has looked refreshed, helping City maintain a perfect start to the new Premier League campaign with four wins out of four. | Wilfried Bony has pulled out of the Ivory Coast squad for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone next week because of a leg injury, the Ivorian Football Federation confirmed on Saturday. | 34098965 |
The incident happened on the B1348, between Prestonpans and Musselburgh.
The victim was found after a passing motorist discovered a red Ford Galaxy at the roadside at about 02:25.
The Scottish Ambulance Service took the 69-year-old to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary but he was later pronounced dead.
The man is believed to have started his journey in the Port Seaton area.
Police would like to speak to anyone who may have information about the incident. | A 69-year-old man died after his car struck a lamp-post and ended up on a grass verge in East Lothian. | 33746342 |
Mel Evans, who runs Mid Wales Travel in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, said there was not enough detail about how firms like his would be compensated.
Announcing the plan, Economy Secretary Ken Skates said other bus operators would be reimbursed if their passenger numbers fell as a result.
But Mr Evans said there could be issues calculating the right amount.
"It's going to be interesting to find out how much, or how, they're going to work it out - if you work it out from a month ago and in a month's time when the [school] holidays start, there's going to be a big difference in the amount of people," he added.
The scheme, allowing free weekend travel to passengers across Wales, covers buses using the TrawsCymru network.
It began on Saturday and will run every weekend until May 2018, with up to £1m set aside to cover the costs.
The Welsh Government said it would act as a "catalyst for bus travel in Wales" and boost passenger numbers.
But Mr Evans said: "If passengers can get their service for free through one of these T routes, they're not going to put their hands in their pockets."
The pilot applies to all buses on the TrawsCymru network: | A coach hire boss has raised concerns over a Welsh Government-funded free weekend bus pilot scheme. | 40542679 |
Aviemore-based Kirk Watson's film has been viewed more than 60,000 times on Facebook.
It shows climbers tackling cliff face routes, mountain bikers and other outdoor pursuits enthusiasts.
Mr Watson worked on BBC One documentary series The Mountain and shot South of Sanity, the first fictional feature film to be made in Antarctica.
Originally from Torphins in Aberdeenshire, Mr Watson made the 18-rated horror film while working for British Antarctic Survey. | A film-maker has captured the landscape of the Cairngorms and other parts of Scotland in drone footage. | 34808179 |
Mark Bowling, 52, from Lancashire, fell while descending from the summit of the 1.234m (4,048ft) Aonach Beag near Fort William on 5 January.
In a statement, his family said: "We are all completely heartbroken and in shock over the tragic loss of Mark."
The father-of-four had a "great love" for the outdoors, his family said.
The statement said: "He was a loving husband and father who had a great love for the outdoors, mountaineering and photography.
"We are so proud of all he has achieved, we love and will miss him greatly. He leaves behind his wife, four children and his faithful dog." | The family of a climber who died falling during a climb on one of the UK's highest mountains have told of their heartbreak at his death. | 38568706 |
Bevan, 24, was first banned for two years following a positive test for the banned steroid drostanolone in February 2015.
UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) says Bevan's latest ban comes after he refused to submit to testing in September 2016.
Ukad says the ban runs from from 14 October 2016 until 14 January 2024.
South Wales Ironmen signed Bevan in February 2015, when the semi-professional rugby league club was known as South Wales Scorpions.
Responding to a BBC poll into doping in amateur sport earlier this week, Ukad said drug use at every level of sport is "fast becoming a crisis".
The poll found more than a third (35%) of amateur sports people say they personally know someone who has doped, and 8% said they had taken steroids.
Ukad chief Nicole Sapstead described the figures as "incredibly alarming".
Media playback is not supported on this device | Former South Wales Ironmen winger Ross Bevan has been banned for seven years and three months after a second anti-doping violation. | 39384063 |
Police previously said that a 40-year-old man was found in West George Street at about 02:45 on Saturday 20 August.
He was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary and later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where his condition was described as serious.
The teenager arrested in connection with the incident is due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Wednesday. | A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with an attempted murder on a man in Glasgow city centre. | 37174052 |
The 24-year-old, named supporters' player of the year last season, has extended her existing deal at the WSL 1 side by 18 months, until June 2019.
"I've been here five-and-a-half years and I'm so proud of how far the club has come in such a short space of time," Jane said.
The former Chelsea player made 18 appearances for the club last season. | Reading Women defender Becky Jane has signed a new long-term contract with the Women's Super League club. | 38758655 |
Phillips has been partnering New Zealand legend Dan Carter at half-back for the French Top 14 club.
But the 33-year-old Welshman has yet to receive a fresh offer from Racing.
He told BBC Radio Wales: "I do really enjoy it at Racing and hopefully something can be organised there, but that's pretty much it, really."
Phillips also indicated he would be unlikely to seek a return to Wales, where he played for Scarlets, Cardiff Blues and Ospreys.
"I enjoyed those times in Wales and they're very special to me," said the 2009 and 2013 Lions tourist. "I like to keep on moving forward, really, not that it [going back to Wales] is a backward step or anything.
"Hopefully [I will] try and stay in Paris and if that doesn't happen, then see what happens."
Phillips retired from international rugby in December as Wales' most-capped scrum-half after being an unused member of Warren Gatland's 2015 World Cup squad.
Racing host Glasgow in the European Champions Cup on Saturday, with Phillips' former club Scarlets travelling to Paris on Sunday, 17 January. | Former Wales and Lions scrum-half Mike Phillips hopes to remain at Paris club Racing 92 after his contract ends later his season. | 35259154 |
The Met Commissioner has previously acknowledged that a rise in knife crime could be connected to fewer stop and searches.
Theresa May cautioned against a "knee-jerk reaction on the back of a false link".
But the Met said the Home Office had "misunderstood" its approach.
Speaking to the London Assembly in September, Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe acknowledged that police had relied too much on stop and search in the past.
But he added that the scale of reduction in use advocated by the Home Office had "gone too far".
In a speech to the National Black Police Association, Mrs May, referring to stop and search, said: "Arrest rates are rising. Police time is being saved. Trust is being rebuilt.
"We must not jettison all that good work for the sake of a knee-jerk reaction on the back of a false link."
In a statement, the Met said: "Our clear intention is to continue with the targeted use of stop and search and the Home Office appears to have misunderstood our response to recent rises in knife crime and our future intentions.
"There has been no knee-jerk reaction, nor will there be."
There had been a "disturbing increase" in the number of murders and stabbings, the Met said.
Last year the home secretary introduced a code of conduct for all police forces in England and Wales on their use of stop and search. | The Metropolitan Police has defended its use of stop and search after the home secretary warned of "knee-jerk" policing. | 34605490 |
James McKinnon, 20, from Edinburgh, was arrested on Wednesday at a flat in Moredun on seven outstanding warrants.
He faced 13 charges when he appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday.
They included two of housebreaking with intent to steal and 11 charges connected with the theft of vehicles. Mr McKinnon made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody.
A 36-year-old woman was charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act after a cannabis cultivation of 13 plants, estimated to be worth more than £1,500, was found at the address. | A man has been charged in connection with 43 crimes committed across Edinburgh. | 38690980 |
The Sussex batsman, 37, requires minor knee surgery and has been replaced in the squad by Sean Terry, who made his debut against Afghanistan in July.
Tim Murtagh will join the squad in South Africa after Middlesex's final County Championship game next week.
Ireland face South Africa in Benoni on 25 September before meeting Australia at the same venue two days later.
"It's obviously a blow to lose someone of Ed's calibre but Sean Terry is a batsman of undoubted promise," said Ireland coach John Bracewell.
"Given the likely pitch in Benoni, and the likelihood we will facing two majority pace attacks, the selectors felt that Sean was the logical replacement."
Joyce produced impressive form for Ireland over the summer as he hit two centuries against Afghanistan at Stormont, including a series-saving unbeaten 160.
Murtagh, 35, will delay his departure to South Africa in order to be available for Middlesex's County Championship game against Yorkshire, starting on Tuesday, as they aim for a first title in 23 years.
"This match means a huge amount to both Tim and Middlesex. Having played with the club for 10 years, it would be the culmination of one of his most fiercely held ambitions," said Cricket Ireland's performance director Richard Holdsworth.
Middlesex have agreed to fly Murtagh out to South Africa as soon as the game finishes, in time for him to join the squad ahead of the first game against South Africa. | Ed Joyce has been ruled out of Ireland's one-day games against South Africa and Australia later this month. | 37389958 |
16 November 2016 Last updated at 07:00 GMT
Luisa Pearce from Staplehurst in Kent has been paralysed on her left side since minor surgery on her wrist went wrong.
She said it was "hugely important" for her to show disabled people they could "achieve anything".
The 100-mile, seven-day trek raised funds for her charity Freedom for Wheels, which helps people with the cost of mobility equipment. | A woman has become the first person to cross the Sahara on crutches and in a wheelchair. | 37995363 |
Rogers, 29, said he was subjected to a repeated "gay slur" during a match between his LA Galaxy II team and Chaplow's Orange County Blues.
Chaplow, who was also fined, admitted he had used "profane language".
But the former West Brom and Southampton player added: "I am being wrongfully linked to homophobic slurs."
Orange County said they "pursued the investigation vigorously" but found "no compelling evidence" to back up the allegation from US international and ex-Leeds United United midfielder Rodgers.
United Soccer League (USL) president Jake Edwards said: "We cannot, nor will we, condone any language that is counter to the values we have instilled throughout the USL."
Rogers, making his return from injury in Saturday's game, said he had not heard another "gay slur" in four years since returning to the MLS.
He said he spent the journey home from the match "wishing I had punched or head-butted" the player, who he did not name.
Chaplow joined US third-tier side Orange County in July.
He said the last 72 hours had been "dark and stressful", adding: "I have a family member that is part of the LGBT community. I fully understand the weight and pressures it brings.
"I would like to sincerely apologise to anyone who was offended by the profane language I used on the pitch in response to what I felt was an overreaction to a tackle. This was obviously not the correct way to represent myself or the club."
Take part in our new Premier League Predictor game, which allows you to create leagues with friends. | Former Premier League player Richard Chaplow has been suspended for two matches for verbally abusing openly gay opponent Robbie Rogers. | 37181434 |
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Metropolitan Police officers were sent to 166 key junctions during rush-hour periods as part of Operation Safeway.
The operation, started in November, was due to end on 3 January but officers have extended it until the end of this week.
Det Ch Supt Glyn Jones said road users were behaving in a "much safer manner".
The operation followed the deaths of six cyclists in a two-week period in November.
Officers said the public's response to the operation had so far been "encouraging".
"We've noticed that road users are generally behaving in a much safer manner, and we have issued fewer fixed penalty notices as the operation has progressed," said Det Ch Supt Jones.
"This week, officers will be out again at key junctions, advising road users and enforcing the law where necessary. We want 2014 to be a safe year for all road users."
Since the beginning of Operation Safeway on 25 November, a total of 13,818 fines have been issued, with 4,085 given to cyclists.
Police said cyclists were fined for jumping red lights, cycling on footpaths and having incorrect lights.
Motorists were given fines for offences including driving without insurance and driving without wearing a seatbelt.
In addition 209 people were arrested during the operation for offences including assault, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and drink driving. | More than 13,800 fines have been issued to drivers and cyclists during an operation in London sparked by the death of six cyclists in two weeks. | 25618915 |
The group of 16 women say they are encouraging people to go into the fields for defecating, away from the homes and the main road in their village in Nalanda district.
The village has nearly 275 homes, but most do not have toilets. Hence, almost all the residents of the village go outdoors and many squat along the main road.
"The road is 10ft wide, but because of excreta along the sides of the road, we find it impossible to walk on it," complained villager Sudama Prasad.
More than half a billion people in India have no access to latrines and they are forced to defecate in gutters, behind bushes or in open water bodies, according to the World Health Organisation.
Upset by the filth and frequent outbreak of diseases, villager Girija Devi began patrolling the road last October.
Soon, other women in the village also joined her campaign to discourage people from defecating near the road.
"Initially we were just four women, but gradually our ranks swelled and now we are 16 of us. We generally split into groups of four and go on patrolling," Girija Devi said.
Since most people go outdoors at the crack of dawn or after dusk, the stick-wielding women have to go out on the patrol in the dark.
Armed with their long bamboo sticks and torch lights, these women are diligent about keeping their environment clean.
Raj Munni Devi says their job is not easy. "Many people in the village are upset with us, some have even stopped talking to us." | A group of village women in the northern Indian state of Bihar have been using sticks to chase away people trying to defecate near the main road in their village. | 32546978 |
Rebecca Williams, known as Bex, was rescued from the New Year's Day fire in which her boyfriend Cameron Logan died.
His parents were treated for smoke inhalation after the fire at their home in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire.
Police said they still wanted to trace dog walkers and were seeking information about a dark-coloured car.
They want to speak to a man seen in the Craigton Wood area around the time of the fire walking a brown "pitbull" type dog, as well as another man walking along Craigton Road onto the West Highland Way with two Springer Spaniels.
Detectives have said these people could be potential witnesses.
The dark-coloured car was spotted in a layby on nearby Craigton Road near Clober Golf Club that had a door open and engine running around the time of the fire.
Ms Williams, a 24-year-old journalist at Global Radio, is being treated in hospital in Glasgow.
On Friday, her father Phillip Williams posted on Facebook that his daughter was "fighting hard".
Her condition later went from critical to "serious but stable" and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed on Sunday that Ms Williams was continuing to improve. | A woman who was seriously injured in deliberate fire which killed her boyfriend has spoken to detectives from her hospital bed. | 38595100 |
It has agreed to not call any further industrial action in protest at the introduction of 12-carriage driver-only operated (DOO) rolling stock.
The High Court previously barred Aslef from inducing Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) drivers to take industrial action after a flawed strike ballot.
The union must now pay £250,000 legal costs.
Aslef said it accepts "GTR is contractually entitled to require drivers employed on the Gatwick Express services to drive 12 car DOO".
It had argued the new trains were less safe.
A GTR spokesman said: "We are pleased this matter has been concluded.
"It supports the continued introduction of our new 12-carriage Gatwick Express trains."
GTR said passengers would benefit from better luggage space, air-conditioning, wi-fi and information systems.
The company is involved in a prolonged separate dispute with the RMT union over the role of conductors and DOO services. | The Aslef train drivers' union has dropped its fight against longer trains on Gatwick Express. | 36601301 |
The incident happened during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska.
Race marshals said a man on a snowmobile first attacked one sled and later hit the sled that was following behind.
The man said the crash was an accident and he had been drinking.
"I hope they can forgive me," the snowmobile driver, Arnold Demoski, told the Alaska Dispatch News. "I want this community to forgive me and I want my employers to forgive me, and hopefully I can get over this alcohol problem."
The executive of the Iditarod Trail Committee said on Sunday that the group has "no reason to believe these were not intentional acts" based on accounts given by the sled teams.
Mr Demoski told Channel 2 News in Alaska that when he woke up and heard what happened, he looked at his snowmobile and knew he was to blame. He called police to confess and said he was sorry,
He said one of the mushers he hit, Jeff King, was his "favourite" growing up.
Mr Demoski, who has been charged with assault, reckless endangerment, reckless driving and criminal mischief, appeared in court via video on Sunday.
A judge set his bail at $50,000 (£35,000).
"If the state had asked for $500,000, I probably would have granted it," said Magistrate Romano DiBenedetto.
Driver Jeff King, whose dog died in the crash, said Mr Demoski's driving into the race "did not seem like an accident".
Driver Aliy Zirkle said Mr Demoski "repeatedly attempted to harm her and her team".
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual event that takes place through some of Alaska's most remote areas between Anchorage and Nome. Competitors and their teams often encounter blizzards, gale-force winds and freezing temperatures. | The driver of a snowmobile that killed a dog and injured several others has said he did not deliberately drive into two dog-sled teams competing in a race. | 35805198 |
Sturridge, 26, only made seven league starts last season because of injuries, and has not played at all since April.
The England forward is back in training, but will not be available for Saturday's game at Manchester United.
"He looked really sharp, probably the best he's looked fitness-wise for 18 months," said Rodgers.
Sturridge scored 24 goals in 33 appearances in the 2013-14 season as Liverpool finished second in the league, but was blighted by injuries last term.
The former Chelsea and Manchester City striker spent five months out with a thigh problem sustained on international duty, which was then followed by a calf strain.
He then had an operation on his hip in May, and spent the summer undergoing rehabilitation in the United States.
"I can never say that he is over the worst of his injuries because I don't want to sit here and something happens in a couple of months' time," added Rodgers.
"I can only look at what I see and from my experiences in the past I don't want to put any timeline on him coming back." | Daniel Sturridge is the fittest he has been for 18 months, says Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, as the injured striker closes in on a return. | 34212531 |
Unison said the council had failed to provide answers for social care expert Tony Garthwaite, heading the investigation, and that he was not able to complete his report.
Awel Deg care home was shut in February 2014, making 40 employees redundant.
The council said it was working with Mr Garthwaite.
Awel Deg was closed following the suspension of 11 members of staff and concerns about standards of care.
The council said in May 2014 the facility would re-open as a dementia home in spring 2015, but a spokesman said on Wednesday that this could not happen until Mr Garthwaite's investigation was complete.
Jeff Baker, regional organiser for Unison, said the union had written to the council complaining about the wait.
"It is very disappointing," he said.
"Unison understands that Mr Garthwaite cannot complete his report because the council has not taken steps to provide answers to key matters that Mr Garthwaite has put forward."
A council spokesman said it was aware of Unison's comments.
"The council is working with Tony Garthwaite... to ensure that he has access to all the relevant information that he requires in order that he can complete his investigation," the spokesman said. | Ceredigion council has failed to co-operate with an investigation into the closure of a Llandysul residential home, a union has claimed. | 33342845 |
The former Aston Villa and Leicester City boss hinted he may quit management after leading Jersey to victory over Guernsey in May's Muratti Vase final.
Little, 62, will not be in charge of the island side when they host Scottish League Two club Clyde in a friendly.
Barry Ferguson's side will face Jersey on 25 June at St Brelade as part of a five-day training camp on the island.
The home side will be managed by Little's assistants Martin Cassidy and Paddy O'Toole.
Little was appointed as Jersey's director of football in November 2014 and stepped in to manage the side in January after his predecessor Jimmy Reilly left because of work commitments.
However, he is currently working as an advisor to Aston Villa following their relegation to the Championship, and also has television commitments in Ireland. | Brian Little will discuss his future as Jersey manager with the island Football Association in the next few weeks. | 36497100 |
Kent County Council (KCC) told pupils in Dartford they cannot go to any of their chosen schools in September but can have places at Erith School.
Parent Richard Robertson said it would mean his daughter Josie having to take three buses to school in Bexley.
KCC said it was looking at offering paces at Ebbsfleet Academy instead.
Councillor Roger Gough said the shortage of places was caused by the closure of the Oasis Hextable Academy at the end of this academic year.
"Oasis Hextable closed because its numbers were relatively low and the provider felt it was financially unviable," he said.
"We argued strongly to government that the closure should not take place because there was a need for school places in this corner of Kent."
He said the council was looking again at the allocation of places since parent has raised the issue of the bus journey to Erith.
Ebbsfleet Academy, in Kent, which has places, is further from Dartford but is accessible with a single bus journey.
"Since parents raised with us the concern that bus journeys were not looking at all manageable we have been in discussions with Ebbsfleet Academy and a new set of offers is being made," said Mr Gough. | More than 50 children in north Kent have been allocated school places in a neighbouring London borough because of a lack of spaces locally. | 32546661 |
The 34-year-old, who played under Black Cats boss David Moyes at Everton between 2006 and 2009, has joined until the end of the season.
Lescott left Aston Villa last summer after one season at the club.
He then joined AEK Athens, making four appearances for the Greek side before suffering an injury and had his contract cancelled in November.
Sunderland are currently bottom of the Premier League, three points from safety. | Sunderland have signed former Aston Villa defender Joleon Lescott on a short-term contract. | 38732502 |
Police said they received a report of damage to the graves at 09:00 BST on Monday.
Ornaments and a statue are believed to have been smashed overnight.
Teresa Peoples, who was at her stepfather's grave, said: "They had smashed statues, angels, ripped out stuff and taken bracelets from the graves."
She added: "Holy water bottles [were] scattered all over the place and emptied out.
"It was sickening. You think that when you bury someone in here, they're safe and they're at peace."
Danny McCartney, who is responsible for the overall maintenance of the cemetery on the Lone Moor Road, said it "beggared belief".
"A number of teddy bears were torn up, ornaments smashed... we've tidied up now, but it's just very distressing that anybody could come and do that at a cemetery where people are grieving already.
"I'm totally shocked and slightly emotional about it. I'm very sad and angry." | The vandalism of graves at Londonderry city cemetery has been condemned as "sickening". | 36071019 |
Samantha Yeoman, who denies unacceptable professional conduct, claims she did not act dishonestly, a General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW) panel heard on Wednesday.
She quit as head teacher at Rogerstone Primary School in 2014.
The GTCW panel has retired to consider its verdict.
Mrs Yeoman has denied unacceptable professional conduct by allowing staff to manipulate the 2013 National Reading and Numeracy Test results to enable pupils to get better grades.
Her statement said she accepts that staff were allowed to highlight incorrect answers and pupils were allowed to change them but said this was "against her instructions and... out of her control".
In his closing argument, Mrs Yeoman's representative Gwylim Roberts-Harry said Mrs Yeoman's actions "don't amount to dishonesty" and the case was "based on witnesses who feel aggrieved by the way Samantha Yeoman had treated them in the past".
He told the panel that the tasks concerning the administration of the tests were delegated to the then deputy head teacher Wayne Millard.
Her statement said teachers were allowed to see the test papers "in order to ensure children had access and were not disadvantaged". | A former Newport head teacher accused of letting staff manipulate national tests is the victim of people who feel aggrieved, a hearing was told. | 31020356 |
The force said it was was one of the first in the UK to equip its officers, including Special Constables, and Community Support Officers, with the thumb-sized devices
A total of 800 are being handed out, allowing wearers to capture evidence as they go about their duties.
The footage can also be used in the event of a prosecution.
Police & Crime Commissioner Ron Hogg said they "improve victim satisfaction and community confidence by giving officers the tools to do their job effectively".
"It has also led to the speedier resolution of complaints against officers which is also a positive," he said. | All of Durham's frontline police officers will be issued with body-worn cameras by the end of the month. | 31981598 |
Ryan Lowe twice went close for the home side as they dominated the opening stages of the game.
Full-back Craig Jones gave the Shakers the lead with a curling strike from 20 yards out.
Joe Riley denied the Blades after the break with a fine clearance off the line before a last-ditch block denied John Brayford a late equaliser. | Bury registered their first league victory in four games with a win over Sheffield United at Gigg Lane. | 35389317 |
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said members will vote on whether to take action, citing a failure by the company to give assurances on the future use of guards on trains.
The union is involved in a row with Southern Rail on the same issue and also recently announced a ballot of its members on Merseyrail.
Northern called the move to ballot staff "extremely premature".
Arriva Rail North, which operates Northern trains, provides services between cities and towns across the north of England.
The union said its position on Driver Only Operated (DOO) vehicles, meaning the drivers would be in charge of opening and closing the carriage doors, was clear.
Mick Cash, RMT general secretary, said: "We will not agree to any extensions of DOO and will fight to retain the safety-critical role of the guard and to keep a guard on the train."
"This dispute, and the ballot for industrial action, were entirely preventable if the company had listened to the union's deep-seated safety concerns, had taken them seriously and had put passenger safety before profit."
Arriva North could not guarantee a conductor on all of its passenger services, he added.
A company spokesman said: "We are in the early stages of developing our modernisation plans to bring customers a better railway, so we believe the RMT is extremely premature in calling a ballot for strikes.
"We want to protect jobs and pay as we work together to provide safe, secure and accessible services for our customers." | Northern rail conductors are to be balloted for strike action. | 38924430 |
Following a number of misses by both sides, the game sprung into life in the 86th minute when George Cooper fired home a 25-yard free-kick to give the visitors a shock lead.
However, the hosts were awarded their second spot-kick of the match after Ben Nugent fouled Jamar Loza in the box.
Tyrone Barnett had seen his first-half penalty saved by keeper Ben Garratt.
The draw leaves Southend a point off the play-off places, while Crewe have slipped eight points adrift of safety.
Crewe Alexandra manager Steve Davis told BBC Radio Stoke:
"We were terrific. We deserved to win. That is all you can ask from them, the penalty incident aside at the end. We have gone to a tough place, battled away and shown the ability we have.
"The players can be proud of their performance. We have gone head to head with a team who are looking to get into the top six and were the better team.
"We know George Cooper is capable of scoring free-kicks like that. He did that against Coventry in his early days in the team and slowly he is getting that confidence back." | Jack Payne's injury-time penalty helped Southend secure a vital point against second-bottom Crewe at Roots Hall. | 35637122 |
The owners said the casino had long been unprofitable.
The closure after Labour Day will come after a lengthy strike over benefits.
Closing the Trump Taj Mahal will cost 3,000 jobs, adding to 8,000 workers who were laid off in 2014 when four of the other casinos in the city were closed.
The closure of the Trump Taj Mahal will leave only seven casinos in Atlantic City.
The casino was opened 26 years ago by current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
It was taken over by billionaire Carl Icahn in 2009 when Trump Entertainment filed for bankruptcy - a move which forced Mr Trump to give up all of his investment in his Atlantic City casinos.
Mr Icahn told the AP news agency that he has lost nearly $100 million on the Taj Mahal.
Atlantic City's main casino workers union has been on strike against the Taj Mahal since 1 July.
On Thursday, the strike will become the longest in the city's 38-year casino era.
The strike is over the restoration of health insurance and pension benefits. Unions have rejected an offer to restore health insurance at a level less than that of employees at the city's other casinos.
Atlantic City used to be the only gambling centre on the US east coast, but is now struggling with competition from casinos in neighbouring states. | Trump Taj Mahal, the Atlantic City casino, founded by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump but no longer under his ownership, will shut down after years of losses. | 36972005 |
The clip was shown on 28 January in an obituary for actor Sir John Hurt, who had died that week and starred in the film's most shocking scene.
However the broadcast came at 09:25 GMT, immediately after a block of children's television programmes.
Ofcom said the content broke its rules on the protection of minors.
The Ridley Scott film famously sees Sir John's character, Kane, writhe on a table as a blood-soaked alien punches out of his stomach and kills him.
The regulator received five complaints about the clip, which is often voted as one cinema's most memorable moments.
"The report contained graphic images from a film that was not appropriately scheduled," Ofcom said, adding that audience figures for ITV News showed 19,000 children, aged four to 15, watched the bulletin.
ITV apologised, saying the clip was shown "in error".
It said the editorial decision to refer to Alien - rated 15 by the BBFC - was "made in good faith", but it accepted "that ITN had failed to consider sufficiently the suitability of the material for children, given the violent imagery and time of broadcast".
It added that the error was recognised shortly after broadcast and the clip was not repeated in subsequent pre-watershed bulletins.
ITV also said that, although news bulletins were not of particular interest to children, the chosen clip was "unsuitable for children who may have been available to view at this time, and was therefore wrongly scheduled".
Ofcom said it "welcomes the admission" and acknowledged ITN was introducing further compliance measures to ensure appropriate clips from films and dramas were shown in future news bulletins.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | ITV News has been found in breach of Ofcom rules after it broadcast the famous "chestburster" scene from horror film Alien on a Saturday morning. | 39825268 |
The Robins host Huddersfield - who beat Leeds on Saturday - in the last round of The Qualifers, and need only a draw to maintain their top-flight status.
Hull led Rovers 32-12 with 15 minutes remaining but a late brace from Misi Taulapapa put them under pressure.
Veteran Peacock returned from the bench to help ensure victory.
Hull KR have won both matches since the 38-year-old former England captain came of out of retirement.
Featherstone head coach Jon Sharp: "Overall, it was our best performance in the Middle 8s by a garden mile.
"We still have some busted players, still have players who were unavailable. But I saw an attitude, belief and execution of a plan that caused the opposition lots of problems.
"Across the park I thought we were good and there were great performances from a whole host of players."
Hull KR interim head coach James Webster: "But it was always written in the stars this was going to happen (the game against Huddersfield).
"Three or four weeks ago we were aligning ourselves that this was the game we were going to have to win. We've played each other twice so far and the record is one each.
"They will go into the game with a lot of confidence after beating Leeds but we have a lot of improvement in us.
"This was really good prep for the weekend."
Featherstone Rovers: Craven; Duckworth, Hardman, Taulapapa, Briscoe; Briggs, Thackeray; Griffin, Ellis, Baldwinson, Walters, Davies, Tagg.
Replacements: Day, Spears, Snitch, Cooper.
Hull KR: Cockayne; Sio, Minns, Thornley, Mantellato; Campese, Marsh; Tilse, Lunt, Allgood, Blair, Greenwood, Donaldson.
Replacements: Walker, Peacock, Horne, Jubb.
Referee: Gareth Hewer | Jamie Peacock helped Hull KR survive a Featherstone fight back and set up a showdown with Huddersfield for the last remaining automatic Super League spot. | 37354753 |
26 April 2017 Last updated at 06:52 BST
It comes after a rhino was killed in a zoo in France by thieves who wanted its horn.
Rhinos horns are very valuable in some parts of the world.
To help protect rhinos in this country, police are teaming up with zoos to step up security in lots of different ways.
Whitney's been finding out more. | Special wildlife police are helping zoos in the UK to keep their rhinos safe. | 39702792 |
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