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The revamp includes a new concourse for passengers and a glass atrium allowing natural light into the interior for the first time since the city centre station was redeveloped in the 1960s.
New escalators and lifts have also been installed on platforms.
The station's facelift is part of the larger Grand Central shopping centre development.
Mark Carne, chief executive of Network Rail, said: "We took a really rather awful 1960s station, cut a big hole where the car park used to be, and put in an atrium the size of a football pitch to flood the concourse with natural light."
Source: Network Rail | Birmingham's New Street station has officially reopened after a £600m redevelopment. | 34294028 |
Dyffryn Gardens is a hive of activity as gardeners, conservationists and builders work on the restoration programme.
As part of the renovation, statues have been removed to be restored and plants are being grown ready for the summer.
Workmen will be on the site continuously from now to July.
Geraldine Donovan, general manager at National Trust Dyffryn Gardens, said: "It's wonderful to see so much care and attention go into this project from so many experts.
"Parts of these gardens were restored in 1998 but more was needed and the level of detail this project will achieve will make these rooms extra special places to visit.
"Watching the gardens changing a little bit each day is really exciting.
"The process is just as exciting as the prospect of the end result."
The rooms will be finished and open to the public in the summer. | Restoration work has begun to bring three Edwardian garden rooms in the Vale of Glamorgan back to their former glory. | 32609578 |
The incident happened at about 16:20 on Monday on the Kirkliston to Winchburgh road.
A Volvo S40 was travelling west when it collided with a Honda CRV travelling in the opposite direction.
The 48-year-old male driver of the Volvo sustained a number of injuries. The 72-year-old female driver of the Honda sustained a hip injury.
They were both taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment.
The man's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
The woman has now been discharged.
Police are appealing for witnesses.
Sgt Fraser Wood, of Police Scotland, said: "We are still working to establish what exactly happened to result in this collision and any other motorists who were on the B9080 at the time and witnessed this incident should contact police immediately." | Two drivers were taken to hospital after crashing on the B9080 in West Lothian. | 38303199 |
Father-of-four Akhtar Javeed, 56, died defending his business in Digbeth from an armed robbery earlier this year.
Suraj Mistry, 26, was found guilty at Birmingham Crown Court of manslaughter and possession of a firearm.
Mistry, of Laundon Way, Leicester, was also convicted of plotting to commit robbery along with Lemar Wali, 19. Both men were found not guilty of murder.
The jury is still considering two firearms charges against Wali, of Osmaston Park Road, Derby.
Another man, 25-year-old Tahir Zarif, is believed to be on the run in Pakistan.
The court had heard the raid took place at the Direct Source 3 fast food distribution warehouse on the evening of 3 February.
A silver Renault Megane pulled up outside the warehouse in Rea Street in Digbeth and two armed and masked men armed with guns threatened the staff before binding their hands with cable ties.
Mr Javeed was initially shot in the leg when he refused to open the safe.
Then, in the struggle that followed, the company director was shot in the throat and chest - the latter bullet piercing his lung.
He managed to stagger out of the premises but collapsed in the street and died at hospital. | A man has been found guilty of killing a businessman who was shot dead during a botched warehouse raid in Birmingham. | 37350232 |
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Real released a statement saying they did everything they could to complete the £29m deal of the 24-year-old, but missed the deadline by two minutes.
But United say they submitted all the paperwork two minutes before 23:00 BST.
The Red Devils added: "The club is delighted that its fan-favourite double player of the year, David De Gea, remains a Manchester United player."
De Gea, who is out of contract next year, has not played this season.
Keylor Navas, 28 - who had been poised to move in the other direction - has been Real's number one since the club allowed Iker Casillas to join Porto.
De Gea joined United from Real's city rivals Atletico Madrid in 2011 in an £18.9m deal.
After several high-profile errors in his first few months in England, he established himself as one of the league's top keepers and made 175 United appearances in total.
United are now set to continue with four keepers for the Premier League season - De Gea, Sergio Romero, who has started all their games so far, Victor Valdes, whom the club failed to sell to Besiktas, and Sam Johnstone.
In January De Gea, who will now go on international duty with Spain, will be able to open talks over a free transfer move to Real next summer.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Manchester United say they were not at fault for the collapse of goalkeeper David De Gea's move to Real Madrid. | 34117354 |
The number of cases has doubled since last week to more than 11,000.
Critics have accused the government of failing to distribute medicines, but officials insisted the situation was under control.
This year's outbreak of the H1N1 virus, which causes swine flu, is the deadliest in India since 2010.
The virus first appeared in Mexico in 2009 and rapidly spread around the world.
The northern state of Rajasthan has been worst affected.
Health authorities across India have launched TV and radio campaigns to tell people about precautions they can take to avoid the flu.
Health Minister JP Nadda attempted to rebuff reports of drug shortages.
"If any medicine store refuses to give medicines after showing a medical prescription, it should be reported to the authorities and action will be taken," he said.
He said there was no need to panic, and insisted the government was monitoring the situation closely.
Experts investigating the cause of the outbreak say low winter temperatures are to blame. | Indian health officials are struggling to contain a swine flu outbreak that has killed more than 700 people since it took hold in mid-December. | 31547455 |
First Group revealed plans to stop bus operations in the area from 14 August this year.
It also proposed closing its depots in North Berwick and Musselburgh.
The bus firm said "operations in these areas have not been viable for a number of years".
First Group blamed "an increasingly competitive market".
Paul McGowan, managing director of First Scotland East, said: "I'm disappointed that we're proposing to withdraw from Musselburgh and North Berwick.
"We will today engage with the local authority on the future of bus services.
"However, given there are other bus operators that operate in and around the area, I'm confident if we decide to go ahead with these proposals the majority of our customers won't be left without a service.
"I am sorry that we are having to discuss the proposal to discontinue services and consider the possibility of redundancies.
"Unfortunately, we've incurred losses in East Lothian for years.
"Should the proposal be implemented this will allow us to concentrate our investment in West Lothian, the Borders and the Central Belt, improving our services for customers and growing our operations in those areas, helping protect jobs in the long term."
Alison Johnstone, Scottish Green MSP for Lothian, said: "The potential loss of these jobs is terrible news for the individuals and families concerned and for the wider East Lothian economy.
"Public transport needs radically improved in East Lothian with many local people dependent on buses and often overcrowded trains for work, healthcare and social journeys.
"Today's announcement shows the danger of leaving such a vital public service in the hands of private firms.
"The withdrawal of First bus services could leave a serious gap, and I would urge East Lothian Council and Lothian Buses to look at ways to provide those services." | Almost 90 jobs are at risk after bus operator First Scotland East announced it was withdrawing services in East Lothian. | 36370496 |
Aarons, 21, was expected to miss the rest of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury in November, having played five games this term.
He is back in training and could be considered for first-team duty.
"It takes normally around six to eight months," Benitez told BBC Newcastle.
"He had the operation in another country, in Italy with the surgeon we knew, and it's been really good.
"After four months he's been doing a full training session with the team, so we are really pleased with the way he is going on."
The Magpies have options in Aarons' absence, with Matt Ritchie, Ayoze Perez, Yoan Gouffran and Christian Atsu filling the role for Benitez's side.
There are eight league games remaining for Newcastle, who are top of the Championship and lead Brighton by a point.
"I had a conversation with him, and the doctor, about our ideas and we don't want to take any risks," Benitez added.
"The player is training so we could say he can play but we don't want to take any risks for a couple of games at the end of the season.
"We prefer to monitor the player every day to see how he progresses and it depends on the necessities of the team, but normally if he plays this year it will be at the end." | Newcastle United winger Rolando Aarons is unlikely to return to action this season despite his ahead-of-schedule rehabilitation from a cruciate ligament injury, says manager Rafael Benitez. | 39458038 |
The Croatians went into the race with a 10-point lead and were never threatened, with their nearest rivals finishing behind them.
Australia's Matt Belcher and Will Ryan claimed silver, while Greece's Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis took the bronze medal.
Britain's Chris Grube and Luke Patience finished in fifth overall.
Later, four-time world champions Peter Burling and Blair Tuke won Olympic gold for New Zealand in the men's 49er two-person skiff class.
Grube, who was competing in his first Olympics, said: "The past eight months have been hard but we've had a good time along the way and we've had some good laughs.
"I was a bit teary-eyed when we came in the other day and realised we weren't going to get any medals.
"But thinking back to what we have achieved in the last eight months, we have moved mountains to get here and to race as well as we have - we need to be proud of ourselves.
"That fire burns inside to stand on the podium at an Olympics."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Croatia's Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic won the men's 470 gold despite finishing eighth in the final race. | 36690451 |
The "ghost roundabout" - a cobbled brick circle - straddles the road and pavement along Tenison Road, Cambridge.
It has been installed over seven months as part of £500,000 worth of traffic calming measures.
It has been described as a "UFO landing pad" and an "urban crop circle". The council said it was designed to slow down traffic by confusing drivers.
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A Cambridgeshire County Council spokesman said: "It is just a feature on the road that was agreed by residents, councillors and Cambridge Cycling Campaign.
"Residents wanted to make the road less like a rat-run, so it has a different feel to slow drivers down a bit.
"Residents saw all the designs and agreed them. It's gone through considerable consultation through the years."
On BBC Look East's Facebook page, it has been met with confusion and blasted as a "waste of money".
Comments included suggestions it appeared like "the world's smallest velodrome", "an entry for the Turner Prize" and an April's Fool joke.
But people living nearby have said it "adds to the street scene".
Richard Owen, who sits on a national road safety panel, said it was a "reasonably unique" feature and described it as an "urban crop circle".
"But the behavioural science which sits behind it is quite good," he said.
"It's about making drivers feel much more uncertain about the road environment and that's the way you slow cars down without using vertical humps."
The road, near the railway station in Cambridge, closed in March for the traffic calming works and reopened on Friday. | An unusual road traffic calming design which resembles a roundabout has been met with ridicule on social media. | 38063742 |
The pipe under the A2047 London Road in Portsmouth ruptured early on Thursday flooding the road and leaving homes without water supplies.
Portsmouth Water said the road had been left "structurally unsound" as well as covered in silt and mud.
The firm said the water supply had been fully restored and the road would partially reopen on Friday.
Distribution engineer Paul Treagust said: "At approximately 00:30 this morning the large 18-inch main burst between Montague Road and Stubbington Avenue.
"Our staff were on the scene straightaway and... there has been no risk to water quality as a result of the incident."
Portsmouth Water spokesman Ian Limb said: "It's a huge beast of a water main, it's destroyed the road."
The company said London Road was expected to open at 06:00 on Friday using one lane controlled by traffic lights. | A busy road closed by a water main burst may not fully reopen for another four days, a water company has said. | 36546201 |
The adventurer, who has reached the poles a record 20 times, has taken over the voluntary post from Lady Gooch.
High sheriffs are chosen annually by the Queen who "pricks" the name of the nominee from a list using a silver bodkin - a type of needle.
Mr Hempleman-Adams said he has given up climbing for a year to concentrate on his new role.
The explorer, who has climbed Everest by the north and the south routes, was sworn in at the civic offices in Swindon.
His duties will include overseeing attendance at royal visits and giving support and encouragement to the emergency services, local charities and voluntary organisations.
"It's quite a contrast to go from woolly thermals to tights and I have to say this is the first time I've ever worn tights in my life and it does feel a bit odd," he said.
"But I have been privileged to see all the four corners of the world and I still haven't seen a lot of Wiltshire which I am looking forward to doing during my year."
The office of high sheriff is the oldest in the country after the Crown, dating back over 1,000 years.
The post is unpaid and anyone appointed must carry out his or her duties without recourse to any public funds. | David Hempleman-Adams has been sworn in as the high sheriff for Wiltshire and Swindon. | 35884674 |
Tony Kane scored the first with a penalty after a Steven Douglas foul on Cathair Friel was adjudged to have been just inside the area.
Coleraine then felt they should have had a penalty when the ball bounced up and struck the hand of Allan Jenkins.
Cathair Friel and Darren Henderson made sure of Ballymena's victory.
Bannsiders boss Oran Kearney was sent off for disputing the decision not to award his team a spot-kick for the hand ball incident.
Ballymena, who have never won the League Cup, will play Carrick Rangers in the final on 18 February.
Carrick, one from bottom of the Premiership, beat Glenavon 1-0 in the other semi-final at Mourneview Park.
The match burst into life in extra time when referee Evan Boyce pointed to the spot when Douglas fouled Friel. It was a tight call as to whether the incident was inside the box.
But Kane converted from the spot, then Friel forced in number two and Henderson headed in a superb third from Kane's delivery.
Ballymena United manager David Jeffrey: "I am very pleased but we have won nothing yet so I am not getting carried away.
"But to get to a final is fantastic and I am delighted for the board, staff and supporters but particularly for the players.
"It was not a three-goal game. It was extremely tight and it was going to take something like a penalty or a piece of brilliance.
"We scored the penalty and then the final two goals were phenomenal.
"I have to pay special tribute to Darren Henderson because he has had a challenging time this year. We have tried to support and help him and he has worked so hard." | Ballymena United scored three goals in extra-time to beat derby rivals Coleraine in the semi-finals of the Northern Ireland League Cup. | 38310936 |
The match at Solitude will be regarded as the tie of the round, with all four games being played on Saturday 5 March.
Glenavon will host Loughgall while Portadown will entertain another Championship One outfit, Lurgan Celtic.
Carrick Rangers or Crumlin Star will meet on Monday 15 February to decide who will play host to league champions Crusaders in the last eight. | Cliftonville have been drawn at home to Belfast rivals Linfield in the pick of the Irish Cup quarter-finals. | 35513081 |
Tubbs joined Rovers from Portsmouth on a one-year deal in July, making nine league appearances before joining Woking on loan in September.
The 32-year-old scored three goals in six games for the Cards, before playing two more games for Forest Green.
"This is a superb signing for the club. Matt has a proven record at this level," Sutton boss Paul Doswell said. | Sutton have signed striker Matt Tubbs from National League rivals Forest Green Rovers on a permanent deal. | 38175280 |
A woman in the property was alerted to the blaze by a neighbour on Tuesday morning. Twenty-seven firefighters attended the incident.
The woman was able to get out of the house and was treated at the scene by medics.
The A2 Coast Road was closed at Branch Road near the Black Arch but has now reopened.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said that when it arrived at the scene at about 02:30 BST, two oil tanks were alight.
Five fire engines attended the blaze.
The fire service was able to stop the fire spreading to an adjoining house and another oil tank. | Extensive damage has been caused to a house near the A2 Coast Road in Larne, County Antrim, as the result of a fire. | 36023087 |
The couple, who married in 2015, already have a one-year-old daughter, Sophia.
The news come as the 30-year-old prepares for his opening match at Wimbledon on Monday as defending champion.
He told reporters: "We're both obviously very happy and looking forward to it."
The world number one also confirmed he was fit to play following his recent hip injury, saying: "It's felt much better the last few days."
Asked if the news of the baby on the way would put any extra pressure on him going into the tournament, he said: "No, I wouldn't have thought so."
He said family life was "certainly not a distraction in the slightest".
Regarding his wife, Murray added: "She'll be coming to Wimbledon. And we found out a while ago. But I'm not interested in discussing the dates of that in here."
Andy and Kim were married in Murray's home town of Dunblane in April 2015 and their daughter Sophia was born in February 2016.
The world number one has spoken about how his family is the most important thing in his life and he has said becoming a husband and father has helped his tennis.
Murray said he was feeling "good" after practising three times on Friday as he recovers from a hip injury which saw him pull out of his final warm-up match ahead of the tournament.
He will face Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik, who is world number 134, on Centre Court at 13:00 BST on Monday. | Tennis star Andy Murray says he and his wife, Kim Sears, are "very happy" to be expecting their second child. | 40415275 |
Campaigners had asked that the former car showroom, which is owned by Oxford University's Wadham College, be designated as homeless housing.
Midcounties Cooperative holds the lease for the ground floor of the Iffley Road property and has applied to Oxford County Court for a repossession order.
But it has now asked for seven days to try to reach an agreement.
In a statement the Co-op said the adjournment was to give "time to continue to work towards a collaborative outcome".
Elise Benjamin, from campaign group Iffley Open House, said the adjournment had given them "a bit of a breather".
She said: "Our aim is to negotiate with the Co-op to find some sort of solution that will keep people housed."
The site, which the college hopes to redevelop into student accommodation, is currently home to 14 people and has been vacant for two years.
Campaigners took over the site on New Year's Eve have asked for the site to be officially designated as homeless housing.
On Monday, Lewis Cairns, who is homeless and living in the squat, described it as a "godsend". | Legal action to remove squatters from a building in Oxford has been adjourned for seven days. | 38610518 |
Farhan Mirza 38, of Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, claimed he was "scared" of the woman, who had been sending him abusive messages.
He told Cardiff Crown Court he eventually sent her a message saying "I will make you famous".
He denies voyeurism, theft, fraud and blackmail.
Mr Mirza said one of his alleged victims became "very angry" when she found out he had married a woman in Pakistan and threatened to publish information about him there and in the UK.
Mr Mirza denied he had ever kept £60,000 to £70,000 in cash at his home in Abertillery, and said the most he kept was £1,500 to £2,000 from his earnings as a taxi driver.
Earlier in the trial one woman, a doctor, claimed Mr Mirza tried to force her to provide a medical certificate for lower back pain so he could be signed off work.
He denied the allegation and said he instead got sick notes from his GP and did not need or want to ask the woman.
He told jurors he had not stolen anything from the alleged victim and said: "I never blackmailed her."
Later, Mr Mirza cried as jurors were shown an allegedly threatening video he had sent to one woman, which included images of car crashes.
He admits sending the video and said it was made up of clips he had received from friends he had met on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
The trial continues. | A man accused of blackmailing women has told a court he threatened to send "embarrassing" photos of one of his victims "just to shut her up". | 38082811 |
The calculation is based on tired employees being less productive or absent from work altogether.
Research firm Rand Europe, which used data from 62,000 people, said the loss equated to 1.86% of economic growth.
The main impact was on health, with those sleeping less than six hours a night 13% more likely to die earlier than those getting seven to nine hours.
The study evaluated the economic cost of insufficient sleep in the UK, US, Canada, Germany and Japan.
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And while the impact of tired workers in the UK may sound bad, it still ranked better than both the US and Japan which lost the most working days due to lack of sleep.
The report called on employers to recognise and promote the importance of sleep, urging them to build nap rooms.
It said they should also discourage staff from "extended use" of electronic devices after working hours.
Individuals were advised to wake up at the same time each day and exercise during the day to improve their sleep.
"The effects from a lack of sleep are massive. Sleep deprivation not only influences an individual's health and wellbeing but has a significant impact on a nation's economy," said Marco Hafner, a research leader at Rand Europe and the report's main author.
Mr Hafner said small changes could make a big difference, saying if those in the UK currently sleeping under six hours a night increased this to between six and seven hours it would add £24bn to the UK's economy. | Sleep-deprived workers are costing the UK economy £40bn a year and face a higher risk of death, says a new study. | 38151180 |
Kane Richards saw an effort cleared off the line before John Rooney's fifth goal in as many games put the visitors in front.
Ryan Astles headed home Rooney's free-kick to double the lead and ultimately secure the points for the visitors.
Craig Disley struck a late consolation following a far-post scramble for the hosts, but Chester held on. | Chester secured their National League safety with a shock win at play-off bound Grimsby Town. | 36061124 |
A judge upheld Boris Johnson's decision to intervene in the Norton Folgate development in east London.
Tower Hamlets Council had rejected the proposals after receiving 550 objections from individuals.
But Mr Justice Gilbart said Mr Johnson's comments during the case "warm the cockles of my heart".
Mr Johnson won the case even though errors were made in the planning process of the development.
As he handed down his judgment, Mr Gilbart said he would "never forget" reading a transcript of the mayor's comments during one meeting.
Without going into detail, the judge remarked: "It warms the cockles of my heart."
In January, Boris Johnson bypassed the council and used his powers to intervene, announcing he intended to grant both planning permission for the development and listed building consent.
In a bid to block the development, the Spitalfields Historic Buildings Trust asked the High Court to rule the mayor had acted unlawfully because statutory criteria governing the use of his powers were not met.
But Mr Justice Gilbart's decision has cleared the way for seven buildings, comprising mainly office space with retail units and 45 residential flats, to be built.
The judge dismissed the trust's application and refused permission to appeal.
The trust later said it was considering asking judges of the Court of Appeal to intervene.
This story has been corrected after it previously said the decision was related to the Bishopsgate Goodyard development. | The former mayor of London's decision to approve a development in a city conservation area has been backed by the High Court. | 36259227 |
Former skipper Isobel Joyce hit 12 boundaries in an unbeaten 62 as Ireland romped to victory with 14 overs left.
The tourists had set a target of 143 from their 50 overs, but Ireland replied with 146-3.
It was a first-ever success for the Irish over South Africa, who had already won the series 3-0.
Joyce shared an unbroken fourth wicket stand of 78 with teenager Gaby Lewis (27 not out), after the experienced Clare Shillington (28) had given the Irish a positive start in their run chase.
Earlier, three wickets apiece for leg-spinner Ciara Metcalfe (3-27) and vice-captain Kim Garth (3-27) saw South Africa dismissed for 143 in blustery conditions.
Andrie Steyn top scored for the Proteas with 43, while Chloe Tryon (30) and Laura Wolvaardt (20) were also among the runs.
The Irish attack never relinquished their grip on proceedings, with Lucy O'Reilly, Louise McCarthy and Gaby Lewis also among the wickets. | Ireland women beat South Africa by seven wickets to seal a consolation win in the fourth and final one-day match between the sides at The Hills. | 37054160 |
Until now, same-sex couples could only adopt a child if it was the offspring of one of the partners.
But in a historic ruling on Wednesday, the court instructed adoption agencies not to discriminate against gay men and lesbians.
It said gay couples could adopt just as heterosexual couples could, as along as all legal requirements were met.
The court reached its ruling in a 6-2 vote after hours of debate.
It said that excluding gay couples as possible adoptive parents "limits children's right to a family".
"A person's sexual orientation or gender are not in and of themselves indicative of a lack of moral, physical or mental suitability to adopt," said the chief justice of the Constitutional Court, Maria Victoria Calle Correa.
Same-sex couples in Colombia are allowed to enter into legal unions but in 2013 Congress rejected a proposal to fully legalise gay marriage.
Activists welcomed Wednesday's decision but opponents promised to appeal, Reuters news agency reported. | Colombia's constitutional court has lifted restrictions on same-sex couples adopting children. | 34729490 |
The Belfast-based business agreed to sell its television stations and brand to ITV for £100m in October.
That will leave UTV as a radio-focused business, which will change its name as part of the deal.
ITV has said it will retain the UTV name rather than rebrand the TV business as ITV Northern Ireland.
Documents published by UTV on Friday show that its former chairman, John B McGuckian, still owns more than 7% of the business.
About 3% is held personally with the remainder held by the McGuckian family's Milestone Trust.
Mr McGuckian was ousted from the UTV board in 2012.
The documents also contain details of a transitional arrangement between UTV and ITV.
That will allow the UTV radio business to remain in the Havelock House building in Belfast for up to a year, for a fee of £37,500 a month.
The TV newsroom will also continue to provide news to the U105 radio station for a fee of £11,000 a month. | UTV has said it will return up to £55m to shareholders when the company completes its deal with ITV. | 34808798 |
The 21-year-old centre-back spent the entire 2015-16 season on loan at Cheltenham Town and returned to the Robins for the first half of last term.
His only appearance so far for Reading came as a half-time substitute against Blackburn in May 2016.
"The idea is hopefully that it's with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the loan," said Imps boss Danny Cowley.
"It's something we've been trying to do all window. I'm really delighted to be able to bring Rob into the squad - he's a really gifted centre-half."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Lincoln City have signed defender Rob Dickie from Championship club Reading in a six-month loan deal. | 40794752 |
Donald, 50, was named as number two to head coach Matt Walker in January.
He is working towards the ECB level three qualification he needs to gain the visa necessary to take up the role.
The former South Africa fast bowler did not link up with the squad for the recent tour to the West Indies, and the club say they are frustrated that the ruling is delaying Donald's arrival.
Kent are hopeful of announcing a stand-in for him by the end of the week in time for the start of pre-season, but admit it could be "weeks or months" before Donald is able to join up with the squad.
He took 1,216 first-class wickets during his playing career and played 72 Tests and 164 one-day internationals. | Kent are hoping to shortly appoint an interim replacement for newly-appointed assistant coach Allan Donald. | 39133467 |
More than 450 million Chinese shoppers used its sites during the quarter, with the average annual spending up by about a third, Alibaba said.
The growth pushed revenues for the period to $5.6bn (£4.3bn).
But investors weren't satisfied, sending shares down 3% on Thursday.
Alibaba, started by billionaire Jack Ma, is the dominant online retailer in China.
The Chinese business accounts for 67% of Alibaba's revenue, or $3.7bn - a 41% rise on the same period last year.
Like its US rival Amazon - which claims more than 300 million customer accounts - Alibaba has expanded into a wide range of services, including cloud computing and media, via its Youku Tudou video hosting service.
Alibaba said it had more than 870,000 customers for its cloud computing services at the end of March. Quarterly revenue from that unit doubled from last year, reaching $314m, the firm said.
Digital media and entertainment revenue grew even faster, rising 234% year-on-year to $571m.
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Alibaba has said it also plans to expand internationally for future growth. International retail sales in the quarter more than tripled from 2016, to $353m.
The firm acquired the Singapore e-commerce site Lazada last year.
Total profits in the quarter were $1.5bn, up 98% year-on-year.
But for the financial year that closed in March they declined about 40%, a drop the firm attributed largely to its film division, Alibaba Pictures Group.
"Our robust results demonstrate the strength of our core businesses, as well as the positive momentum of our emerging businesses," said Maggie Wu, the firm's chief financial officer. | Revenue at e-commerce giant Alibaba jumped 60% in the first three months of the year, powered by a growing customer base in China. | 39966075 |
The Commerce Department said sales were unchanged in April, against expectations of a 0.2% increase.
The Dow Jones was down 7.37 points at 18,060.86.
The S&P 500 index lost 0.63 to 2,098.49, while the Nasdaq gained 5.50 to 4,981.69 points.
Macy's fell 2.5% after announcing first-quarter results that missed market expectations.
JC Penney's results showed a narrower quarterly loss and higher margins but its shares fell 1.9%.
That dragged down other retailers, including Wal-Mart, down 1%, Best Buy down 1.6% and Target down 1.2%. | (Close): Weak data on retail sales, underlined by a poor earnings report from stores giant Macy's gave US investors little to cheer about on Thursday. | 32725636 |
Linda Camborne-Paynter's two terriers escaped from her car after the crash at about 18:00 GMT on Thursday outside Sweetshouse near Lostwithiel, Cornwall.
Dexter - who was found yesterday - had joined the search for his brother Snowey this morning.
Mrs Camborne-Paynter is still in hospital having broken both her arms in the crash.
The family had launched a campaign to find Snowey, including issuing a poster which said the dog had "pegged it" because he was nervous. | The second dog that ran away from a crashed car has been found after being missing for nearly two days. | 38428451 |
The man tested negative for Ebola in standard checks when he arrived at Delhi airport.
However, officials said he was being quarantined because the virus was still present in his semen - and could be transmitted by the "sexual route".
Ebola has killed more than 5,000 people this year, mostly in West Africa.
Most of the cases in the latest outbreak - the deadliest ever - have been recorded in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.
Men who have been successfully treated for the disease are advised against having sex - or to make sure they use a condom - because their semen can still carry traces of the virus for up to 90 days after they have been cured.
The Indian Health Ministry said the man, a 26-year-old Indian national, had arrived in the country on 10 November.
He had been carrying documents with him that stated he had been successfully treated for Ebola in Liberia.
He was tested for the disease according to the guidelines of the World Heath Organization (WHO). No traces of the virus were found - effectively confirming that he had been cured.
According to a government press release, however, the man was isolated at Delhi airport "as a matter of abundant caution".
Semen samples were then taken, which tested positive for the virus.
The ministry said the man would be kept in isolation until the virus was no longer present in his body.
Many experts fear Ebola could wreak havoc if it reached India because of poor public hygiene and the lack of basic health services in many areas.
There are nearly 45,000 Indian nationals living in West Africa, according to the Reuters news agency.
No cases of Ebola have been reported in India. | India has quarantined a man who was cured of Ebola in Liberia because of the possibility that he may spread the virus through sex. | 30105290 |
Sgt David Steer entered the swollen River Severn, near Newtown, after seeing a young woman clinging onto a branch and at risk of being swept away.
In the dark he waded in up to his chest and pulled the woman to safety.
Sgt Steer said he was "not a particularly strong swimmer," but "things just happen."
Receiving his award in London, he said: "It's nice to be recognised.
"My wife called me a silly Billy afterwards but actually she's thrilled."
He added: "There are an awful lot of other winners out there that put things into perspective.
"I feel very humbled to be in their company."
The nominees in the Wales police force category were:
The Police Bravery Awards, now in their 21st year, recognise officers who perform outstanding acts of bravery while on or off duty.
Stephen Mann, chief executive of Police Mutual said they are proud to support "such an inspirational event" in the policing calendar. | A Dyfed-Powys police officer who saved a woman from drowning has been named the Wales winner at the annual Police Bravery Awards. | 36802619 |
RWE Innogy wants to build 32 turbines in Clocaenog Forest near Llyn Brenig in Denbighshire.
The 'late' technical challenge to the legal hearing was raised only after the judge spent two days listening to arguments at Mold Law Courts.
Resident Michael Williams and 10 other people are looking at their options.
A RWE Innogy spokesman said: "The project will create an opportunity for significant community, environmental and energy benefits.
"Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm could support an injection of up to £40m into Wales' supply chain during construction alone.
"We are aware that a legal challenge against a decision by the Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change to grant planning permission, was dismissed by The High Court.
"However, we understand that a request to appeal that decision has since been submitted."
The judge had reserved judgment when he received a letter from lawyers representing the energy company claiming that Mr Williams had put his claim in too late.
The campaigner said he has now been told that the date has been amended but the judge in the case has refused to reveal what his ruling would have been.
The legal action was launched after the UK energy secretary approved the turbines last September. | Campaigners opposing a wind farm in a north Wales forest have vowed to fight on after being told their judicial review bid was put in a day too late. | 32776885 |
Crowds lined the streets to see the cortege heading to the Santa Ifigenia cemetery for a private ceremony.
"There were no speeches. It was very simple," France's representative, Environment Minister Segolene Royal, said afterwards.
On Saturday Fidel's brother, Cuban President Raul Castro, promised "to defend the fatherland and socialism".
In a family ceremony, Fidel Castro's ashes were interred next to those of the 19th Century Cuban independence hero, Jose Marti.
Santiago is known as the birthplace of the Cuban Revolution.
The funeral brings an end to nine days of national mourning across Cuba.
His remains arrived in Saturday in Santiago after a four-day journey from the capital, Havana.
"All of us who love Fidel, who is a father to us. He cleared a path for us and the people will follow him," Tania Maria Jimenez told Reuters news agency.
Fidel Castro was part of the small group of revolutionaries who launched an attack on the Moncada barracks in Santiago on 26 July 1953.
The attacked failed, but it was considered the first act of the revolution that would depose the US-backed government of Fulgencio Batista on 1 January 1959.
Opinion on Fidel Castro, who ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century, remains divided.
Supporters say he returned Cuba to the people and praise him for some of his social programmes, such as public health and education.
But critics call him a dictator, who led a government that repressed opposition and dissent.
Raul Castro took over when his brother's health deteriorated in 2006.
He has announced that Cuba will ban naming any monuments or roads after Fidel Castro, at the request of the late leader who "strongly opposed any manifestation of cult of personality". | Fidel Castro's ashes have been laid to rest in the Cuban city of Santiago, nine days after his death at 90. | 38201169 |
Taking place on the same day as the London Marathon, the city's own 26.2-mile challenge has attracted 10,000 participants and is the biggest running event in the city's history.
Runners set off from Palmerston Park at 09:00 BST, passing The Bargate and the QE2 Anchor, going through St Mary's Stadium, and finishing at the Guildhall Square.
Road closures have been put in place.
The route covers the Cobden, Northam and Itchen bridges.
Other events include a half marathon, a 10km race, and a family fun run.
Former Southampton footballer Matt Le Tissier, who took part, called it "good fun".
"The people of Southampton turned out and gave us some great support," he said.
Roger Bradley, 73, from the Lordshill Road Runners Club, was the oldest person taking part.
"It's not because I feel the need to exercise," he said.
"I'm just as happy in a pub with a pint of beer and a packet of crisps."
Georgia Edwards ran in memory of her autistic brother Joseph who took his own life.
She said: "I found it really difficult to speak about it, we all have our own ways of dealing with loss, so for me, now, I needed a challenge in my life.
"This is my way of showing my brother that I'm doing something for him."
Chris Rees, race director, called it their "biggest and most ambitious" event, and a "huge spectacle".
More than 30,000 people have descended on Southampton for the event, with 850 volunteers involved.
The city's last full marathon was in 1984. | Southampton has hosted its first full marathon in more than 30 years. | 39684446 |
The two power grids will be connected by 138km of overhead lines between Moy in County Tyrone and County Meath.
The northern section has still not been granted approval, with a decision not likely until mid-or-late 2017.
It will be taken by Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard following a public inquiry.
However, the green-light in the south is seen as a milestone for the project.
EirGrid's proposal to construct almost 300 pylons in Meath, Cavan and Monaghan had been objected to by about 200 landowners on health and environmental grounds.
The Northern Ireland section is being overseen by System Operator for Northern Ireland (SONI).
Robin McCormick of SONI said the inter-connector is needed to address security of supply problems facing Northern Ireland.
"We very much welcome the positive outcome from An Bord Pleanála. It represents significant progress for the project," he said. | The Republic of Ireland's planning body has given approval for the southern section of the £200m cross-border electricity inter-connector project. | 38391546 |
The Walkley Library building, on the corner of South Road, will continue to house a library.
But True North Brew Company, which owns several pubs in the city including the York in Broomhill, plans to renovate and extend the 1904 building to accommodate a bar.
The plans were passed by Sheffield City Council on Monday.
Chris Reece, chair of the Walkley Carnegie Library charity, said it had been run by volunteers since November 2014.
He said the decision would allow the group "to concentrate on maintaining the service".
True North Brew Company plans to build a two storey rear extension with a mezzanine floor.
Mr Reece said although the library area would be reduced, increased opening hours and more events in the building would make it "vibrant".
True North Brew Company will address maintenance issues and implement health and safety legislation, such as creating level access to the building.
The front, currently the children's library, will remain a library while the cafe bar will be situated at the back in the new extension.
In July 2014 Walkley was one of 10 "associate" libraries to which the council committed to provide financial support.
He said: "The new arrangement means the library can finally receive the attention that this Grade II-listed building deserves."
Community groups objected to initial plans to create a bar in the library but Walkley Carnegie Group said it was the most sustainable way to keep the library. | Part of a Grade II-listed library in Sheffield will become a cafe bar under plans approved by the council. | 36143741 |
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An area of the pit in Ermenek, Karaman province, was flooded with water while miners were working. The miners are said to be stuck 300m (980ft) underground.
More than 20 miners had been rescued, Karaman Governor Murat Koca said.
Turkey suffered its worst mining disaster earlier this year, when a fire killed 301 workers at a mine in Soma.
A mine official told Turkish media the trapped workers' chances of survival were slim unless they had managed to reach a safety gallery.
Sahin Uyar also said the rescuers had yet to make contact with the miners.
Turkey's emergency management agency, AFAD, said a broken pipe in the mine caused the flooding, the Associated Press news agency reported.
Energy Minister Taner Yildiz and Transport Minister Lutfi Elvan are heading to the mine to oversee the operation.
The deaths at Soma in May raised questions about safety standards in Turkish mines, with hundreds of miners killed since 2000.
Anti-government protests also followed the disaster, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, then prime minister, under fire for what demonstrators saw as an insensitive response to the deaths. | At least 18 workers have been trapped underground after an accident at a coal mine in southern Turkey, officials say. | 29806252 |
Jordan Miers, who is from the city, was reported missing on Sunday afternoon and police said they are becoming concerned for his safety.
A stretch of the River Tawe has been searched.
Children's football coach Mr Miers is described as 6ft 2ins, of very slim build and with short brown hair.
He was last seen wearing light blue jeans, a blue shirt under a burgundy jumper and tan leather shoes.
A South Wales Police spokeswoman said the force wanted to hear from anyone who might have seen him from 22:30 GMT onwards on Saturday.
"He was reported missing this afternoon but we have received unconfirmed reports he was last seen in the car park of Toys R Us, close to Wind Street, on Saturday night," she said.
"It is thought that Jordan may have walked home, which would have taken him from Parc Tawe car park, along the River Tawe past the Ship Inn towards the Liberty Stadium."
Friends of Mr Miers, who coaches Talycopa FC's under-10s side, have also launched a campaign via social media urging him to make contact.
Darren James tweeted: "My boy's footy coach is missing after being out last night.
"There's police boats going up and down the river. I hope he's ok."
Chloe Bradford added: "If anyone has seen Jordan Miers please message me or ring the police." | Coastguards, police and fire crews are helping to search for a 21-year-old man who has not returned home after a night out in Swansea. | 35149550 |
The party said that is the amount of spending power Stormont power-sharing ministers have lost over the course of the last parliament.
The comments were made at the launch of the party's general election manifesto.
It was chaired by Michelle Gildernew, who is defending the most marginal seat in the UK, Fermanagh and South Tyrone.
Deputy leader Martin McGuinness said that he does not believe any of the main parties in Northern Ireland will play a role in the formation of the next government and that any claims to the contrary were "misleading".
He said Sinn Féin would resist further austerity and cuts to welfare.
The party's manifesto said it would "return economic powers for a fair recovery".
Main pledges
Policy guide: Where the parties stand
The document added: "We are seeking full control over income tax, national insurance, corporation tax, capital gains tax, borrowing powers and the setting of the minimum wage.
"Financial benefits flowing from such decisions must be retained and reinvested here."
The Stormont House Agreement was signed between the five main Northern Ireland parties in December, and Prime Minister David Cameron said extra "firepower" had been agreed for the devolved administration.
Key to that was implementing welfare reform, but Sinn Féin said not enough money was available to protect the disabled and others from benefits cuts.
Sinn Féin has pledged to increase the participation of women in politics and said it would lobby for a bill of rights for Northern Ireland and an Irish Language Act.
Sinn Féin also said Ireland's place was within the European Union.
Other policies
Sinn Féin secured five seats in the last election, but refuses to take its seats in the House of Commons. | Sinn Féin is to seek an extra £1.5bn for Northern Ireland in negotiations with an incoming government. | 32380929 |
Giles graduated in physics at Durham University in the summer before turning his attention to a career in football.
He posted a highlights video of his time playing in the north east online and eventually an agent secured him a trial with the club.
"I'm hoping to learn a lot while I'm here from a really talented bunch of players," he told BBC Radio Oxford.
Giles played for National League South Maidenhead United as a youngster and while at university, played for Durham and Ashington, who are now managed by former England cricketer Steve Harmison.
After arriving at Oxford, he played in development matches against Premier League clubs Aston Villa and Southampton, who included internationals Juanmi and Jay Rodriguez in their side, and showed enough to earn a professional contract.
"This is a new chapter for me. I've never played football professionally before so I'm going to try and develop for the first couple of months," he added.
"I think I'll improve coming back from training every day and hopefully eventually reach new heights at this club." | Oxford United have signed winger Jonny Giles after the 21-year-old impressed during a two-week trial with the club. | 34315839 |
The 25-year-old wants to move to Anfield if he leaves St Mary's.
The £50m-rated Netherlands defender signed a new six-year contract last year, having joined Southampton from Celtic for £13m in September 2015.
Liverpool are yet to formally approach Saints to ask for permission to speak to Van Dijk.
The Reds refused to comment on renewed speculation on Monday, while Southampton are adamant they do not need to sell the defender.
Saints are irritated by what they see as an attempt to unsettle Van Dijk and are ready to reject an official offer.
Chelsea and Manchester City have both been heavily linked with the Dutchman, but City's interest has cooled as they are not prepared to pay as high a fee as Liverpool.
Former club Celtic are also understood to have a 10% sell-on agreement.
Van Dijk missed the final five months of the season after sustaining an ankle injury following a challenge by Leicester City's Jamie Vardy in Southampton's 3-0 win at St Mary's on 22 January.
It forced him to miss Southampton's EFL Cup final loss to Manchester United at Wembley. | Southampton will report Liverpool to the Premier League over an alleged illegal approach for centre-back Virgil van Dijk, reports BBC Radio Solent. | 40170351 |
Safdar Rahmatabadi was driving in Tehran's Sabalan Square late on Sunday when he was shot once in the head and once in the chest, the state news agency IRNA reported.
A police officer told the agency that the attacker appeared to have been inside Mr Rahmatabadi's vehicle and spoke to him before opening fire.
There was no speculation as to why the deputy minister was targeted.
Police said they had begun an investigation. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Assassinations of officials are not unheard of in Iran, in particular scientists connected with the country's nuclear programme. In January 2012 a car bomb killed university lecturer Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, who also worked at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility.
Earlier in November a public prosecutor and his driver were killed in the restive frontier province of Sistan Baluchistan, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan.
However, Mr Rahmatabadi, whose portfolio also included mining and commerce, was seen as a low-profile official. He served in a similar role under the country's previous President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The shooting comes as Iran, under newly-elected President Hassan Rouhani, engages in talks with six world powers on its nuclear programme. Tehran maintains it is enriching uranium for civilian uses but Western countries have long suspected Iran of a secret nuclear weapons programme.
Peace talks in Geneva have centred on a proposal to freeze the expansion of Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for relief from tough international sanctions. | An unknown attacker has shot dead Iran's deputy industry minister. | 24892869 |
Meituan.com, which is partially owned by Alibaba, and Dianping Holdings, which is backed by rival Tencent, will join together to offer everything from movie purchases to food delivery.
The companies operate websites similar to group-buying provider Groupon.com.
Reports suggest the merger will create a company valued at $20bn (£13bn).
Alibaba and Tencent are rivals in China's highly competitive internet space and the two start-ups are described as China's largest.
Their merger would create the country's biggest online-to-offline service providers - companies that draw online consumers to physical stores.
"Both companies will join forces to enhance their respective market position and growth prospects," they said in a joint statement.
The chief executive of Dianping, Zhang Tao, and the chief executive of Meituan, Wang Xing, will be co-chairmen and chief executives of the new company.
The two start-ups will also maintain their respective brands and operate their businesses independently, they said.
Web giants Alibaba and Tencent have invested billions into the companies that connect users to local services.
The number of online shoppers in the world's second largest economy grew by 13% to 374 million in the 12 months to June, according to the China Internet Network Information Center. | Two firms backed by Chinese internet rivals Alibaba and Tencent are merging to create a new company that provides a wide range of online services. | 34472518 |
Vadims Ruskuls, 25, is accused of murdering Pardeep Kaur as she walked to work in west London, in October 2016.
Ms Kaur's body was found near Harlington Bridge in Hayes, nearly a week after she was reported missing by her husband.
Mr Ruskuls denies murdering the 30-year-old.
Opening the trial at the Old Bailey, Crispin Aylett QC told jurors: "This is a truly terrible case.
"The evidence in this case is distressing and you will have to brace yourself for what is to come."
Mr Ruskuls was thought to be sleeping rough with his mother beneath the bridge crossing the M4.
The court heard the waste ground by the walkway on to the bridge over the M4 was a "bleak spot" used by rough sleepers, drunks and drug addicts.
CCTV cameras recorded Ms Kaur at 06:33 GMT on 17 October as she walked towards the bridge.
Investigators also noticed a man under the bridge at the same time as Mrs Kaur.
Less than half an hour later, someone was picked up on CCTV dragging her body away towards the patch of ground where it was later discovered.
Mr Aylett said: "What happened in the 25 minutes between those two pieces of film?
"The prosecution allege that the defendant must have pounced on Pardeep Kaur at some point on the ramp, that he then sexually assaulted her and he murdered her."
Jurors were told Ms Kaur scratched her attacker but her screams would have been drowned out by early morning traffic.
Following his arrest, Mr Ruskuls' DNA matched samples taken from Ms Kaur's ankle, sock, and bra with a probability of "one in a billion", the jury heard.
The trial continues. | A homeless man grabbed a woman under a motorway bridge and killed her before dumping her body in undergrowth, a court has heard. | 39502255 |
De Villota, 32, lost her right eye after extensive surgery following a crash in testing for Marussia at the Cambridgeshire track.
She was in a critical condition but is now described as serious but stable.
She has undergone successful surgery at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
A statement issued by the Marussia Technical Centre, in Banbury, said: "Since the operation today (Friday), Maria's condition in relation to the head trauma she received has further improved, to the extent that she is now 'serious but stable'.
"Whilst Maria remains acutely ill, this confirms that she has been responding well to the treatment she has received since her accident."
Ms De Villota was hurt when the MR-01 race car she was driving hit a support truck.
She had been driving at up to 200mph but the car was travelling considerably slower at the time of the crash.
It was the first time the Spaniard had driven the car for the Oxfordshire-based Marussia team.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Isabel De Villota, Maria's sister, said earlier: "We, the family, are supporting each other here at Maria's side and we take great comfort from the remarkable medical care she has been receiving.
"We remain positive and this is due, in no small part, to the overwhelming expression of love for Maria from every corner of the world."
Messages of support for De Villota have come in from the motor racing world, including Ferrari driver and fellow Spaniard Fernando Alonso and top British racers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.
Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited the test track on Wednesday. | F1 test driver Maria de Villota, who suffered head injuries and lost an eye in a crash on Tuesday, is improving after surgery and responding well to treatment, her team has said. | 18749569 |
The 25-year-old sea turtle fell into a coma after a second operation on Sunday, following intestinal problems.
Named Omsin, meaning "Piggy Bank", she was found to be eating coins thrown into a public pond where she lived, in Chonburi province.
By the time they were removed, she was carrying 5kg (11lb) of coins.
The unusual mass of metal had cracked her shell, making the initial seven-hour operation necessary.
She was said to have been doing well after that surgery but developed blood poisoning at the weekend, which doctors said was the cause of death.
The coins were thrown into the pond by visitors hoping for good luck - a practice some hope will become less common after widespread coverage of the case in Thailand.
Omsin's demise prompted sadness and soul-searching.
Many took issue with "merit making" practices common in Thailand, that sometimes harm animal welfare.
Hopes had been high for Omsin's recovery.
Even after she slipped into a coma, the surgeon leading the team trying to save her said they wouldn't give up.
Doctors said the removal of the coins had created a space in Omsin's stomach that had probably blocked blood flow in her intestine.
That became fatal after she suffered an acute intestinal infection. | A turtle in Thailand that had an operation to remove nearly 1,000 coins from her stomach two weeks ago has died from blood poisoning. | 39337085 |
The 40-year-old was detained on suspicion of attempted murder after one shooting left a man with a leg injury.
Two shots were fired from a moving car at a cyclist outside St Edmund's primary school in Rosebery Street on 21 June, but nobody was hurt, police said.
A man, 32, suffered the leg wound in another drive-by shooting two days earlier in Western Road, Winson Green.
Officers executed a warrant at a flat in Selwyn Road in the Winson Green area just before 05:30 BST, the West Midlands force said.
A vehicle parked near Selwyn Road has been seized for forensic examination while searches are ongoing at another address in Birmingham connected to the suspect.
Detectives are still searching for the cyclist who is believed to have been the intended target of the Rosebery Street shooting.
He ran into the school for cover but then left before police arrived at the scene.
One of the bullets struck school railings and another hit a vehicle in the staff car park.
Det Insp Mo Yousaf, of West Midlands Police, said: "These two incidents were shocking; two firearms discharges in broad daylight in public that could easily have had fatal consequences." | A man has been arrested in connection with two street shootings, including one outside a Birmingham school. | 40467871 |
Langshaw SWI combined black pudding and pineapple to match the black and yellow club colours.
Lindsay Holmes said the game of rugby sevens had been invented by a local butcher and they wanted to celebrate that history.
The 126th edition of the Melrose 7s takes place in the town on 8 April.
"We already have the famous yellow and black Melrose tart, so we thought why not link up the history of the event with a black and yellow banger for the boys," said Ms Holmes.
"We made the sausages from black pudding, pork mince and pineapple.
"It took quite a few attempts to get the stripy effect but we think the sausages scream 'Melrose'."
Players from the club were invited to sample the sausages ahead of the competition.
Craig Jackson said: "Sportsmen and women are well known for their lucky talismans.
"The team last won the Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose Sevens in 2011 and we're hoping that these flamboyant bangers will be the lucky charm giving us the advantage to make us champions on home turf in 2017." | Members of a Scottish Women's Institute have created an unusual stripy sausage to support the home team at the Melrose 7s rugby tournament. | 39366741 |
The 25-year-old has not played since sustaining the injury in a 3-0 victory over Leicester in January.
The Dutch international subsequently underwent surgery and was expected to be out for up to three months.
However, the club have now said Van Dijk will not be "risked unnecessarily" despite his recovery progressing well.
Striker Charlie Austin could return from a long-term shoulder injury in three weeks, according to boss Claude Puel.
Saints are currently 10th in the Premier League, with 11 games remaining this season. | Southampton centre back Virgil van Dijk is unlikely to play again this season as he recovers from a damaged ligament in his foot. | 39450754 |
She crashed during a practice run over the weekend, injuring her knee and thumb.
Her departure was announced hours after former Girls Aloud member Sarah Harding left the reality show because of a ligament injury.
Channel 4 launched an urgent safety review earlier this month in light of the number of injured contestants.
The broadcasting regulator Ofcom has also received a number of complaints about the show and is said to be considering a formal investigation.
Other celebrities to have pulled out include Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle, actress Tina Hobley, and Made In Chelsea's Mark-Francis Vandelli.
Linford Christie and Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington have also left the programme.
EastEnders actor Joe Swash chipped a bone in his shoulder, but decided to proceed with the show despite his injury. However, he was eliminated last weekend.
Mills - who is the former wife of Sir Paul McCartney - was brought in to fill one of the vacancies created by the departure of injured contestants.
Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards said earlier this month that the contestants who have had to pull out "must bear the brunt of the blame" for their injuries.
"They signed up for this, they're being paid for this. If they are hurting, it can often be self-inflicted," he said.
The current season of The Jump began on 31 January and is due to conclude this weekend, with The Wanted's Tom Parker, socialite Tamara Beckwith, actor Sid Owen, rugby player Ben Cohen and singer Dean Cain competing to be crowned the winner. | Heather Mills has become the seventh celebrity to pull out of Channel 4's The Jump due to injury. | 35686553 |
It follows Royal British Legion research showing working-age veterans are at greater risk of depression, chronic health conditions and poverty.
The Families of Veterans' Support Service will be launched by Barnardo's Cymru at the Senedd on Thursday.
The Welsh Affairs Committee estimated 250,000 veterans could be in Wales.
Research also showed those who experienced difficulties - such as school expulsion or having parents with drug or alcohol problems - before entering the military were more likely to be experiencing difficulties now.
"Service families are often faced with unique challenges ranging from family members returning home with a combat injury or illness such as post traumatic stress disorder, to children having to adapt to a succession of new schools, disrupting their education and limiting their opportunities to sustain long term friendships," the charity's Dr Sam Clutton said.
Work will take a "whole family approach", from therapy and counselling for veterans in prison to support aimed at building "resilience" in children and their families.
The project is part funded by £433,000 from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund. | Support is to be unveiled for veterans who find it hard to adjust, are caught in the criminal justice system or are at risk of falling into crime. | 38908731 |
The base in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, will shut in 2016 due to cuts by the National Police Air Service (NPAS).
Plaid Cymru MP Jonathan Edwards accused NPAS of using "deeply misleading" arguments to justify the cuts.
But Policing Minister Mike Penning said politicians should not tell police how to run their forces.
Mr Edwards told MPs on Tuesday that the number of police aircraft bases in England and Wales was being cut by nearly half from 29 to 15 following the creation of NPAS, and the number of helicopters cut by 40%.
From 1 January 2016, Wales will be served by bases at St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, and Hawarden, Flintshire, along with others in England after the closure of bases at Pembrey and Rhuddlan, Denbighshire.
The MP said the decision had been made on "shaky ground" and could be open to judicial review.
He questioned whether it was really possible for fixed-wing aircraft to cover mid and west Wales without constant mid-air refuelling, claiming that would be "ridiculous".
"The residents of Dyfed-Powys have been failed by their police commissioner and ill-served by NPAS," he said.
Mr Edwards also asked that Home Secretary Theresa May order a review of the decision, as she had done for a base in Teesside, north east England.
But Mr Penning told the debate: "It isn't for a police minister or an MP to tell the police their operational duties, how they should run their forces."
He said the decision would be kept under review, but added: "I fully understand the concerns but if we want the police to do the job we are asking them to do we must listen to the police." | The scrapping of the Dyfed-Powys police helicopter will result in a poorer service and the decision could be challenged in court, an MP has claimed. | 33061939 |
A further 19 servicemen were rescued. Some have been flown to Moscow for medical treatment.
All of those killed were conscripts, with some reports giving the age of the youngest victim as just 18.
Investigators are examining whether repairs carried out on the building in 2013 are linked to its collapse.
An investigation into possible negligence has been launched.
The soldiers, who were stationed at a paratrooper training camp, had just gone to bed when the wall fell down and parts of the roof caved in.
Russia's defence ministry has been quick to announce generous compensation payments for those affected, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Moscow.
But the barracks collapse will be a political blow for Mr Putin, she says, as he has invested heavily in modernising the military and burnishing its image. | A section of a Russian military barracks has collapsed, killing 23 soldiers, near the Siberian city of Omsk, officials say. | 33503364 |
The councils with seats up for grabs are Elmbridge borough, Mole Valley district, Reigate and Bandstead borough, Runnymede borough, Tandridge district and Woking borough.
For a list of candidates standing in those areas please click on the links below:
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Woking | Parts of Surrey will head to the polls on Thursday 5 May for local elections. | 36172675 |
Arthur James Cook was general secretary of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain from 1924 until 1931, which included leading the miners during the 1926 General Strike.
The unveiling of the blue plaque is taking place at Rhondda Heritage Park on Saturday.
The council said it would be "displayed in a prominent place for all to see".
Born in Somerset in 1883, soldier's son Mr Cook spent his childhood growing up in the west country before moving to Porth in the Rhondda Valley aged 18 and later to Merthyr Tydfil to work in the coal mines.
He became involved in politics while working at the Lewis Merthyr Colliery in Trehafod, coming to prominence during the 1910 miners strike.
As well as becoming general secretary, Mr Cook's other roles included becoming secretary of the International Miners' Federation.
He died in 1931, aged 47, after a battle with cancer.
Councillor Joy Rosser, cabinet member for prosperity, wellbeing and communities, said: "Rhondda Cynon Taff has been the home of so many influential people in history and it is fitting that a blue plaque in honour of A J Cook is unveiled at Rhondda Heritage Park, the place where he once worked."
The plaque has been funded by the Association of Friends of Rhondda Heritage Park. | A blue plaque honouring a prominent miners' leader and trade unionist is to be unveiled in Rhondda Cynon Taff. | 36602195 |
They were flagged down just before midnight on Saturday near the block of flats in Roland Gardens, Chelsea.
London Fire Brigade said it was called to an apartment on the second floor, but the fire had already been put out.
The man was taken to hospital, but his condition is not believed to be serious.
Four officers were also treated for smoke inhalation but they have since returned to duty.
Insp Chris Downs said: "These officers acted with great courage. Their quick thinking and heroic actions in entering a burning flat and rescuing the occupant have averted a potentially lethal situation." | Two officers from Scotland Yard have been called "heroic" after forcing their way into a burning building and rescuing an unconscious man. | 32274732 |
"I have news and unfortunately it is not good," Luca di Montezemolo told reporters on Thursday.
When contacted by BBC Sport, Schumacher's official spokesperson Sabine Kehm declined to comment.
Seven-time world champion Schumacher, 47, suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident in December 2013.
Schumacher continues to receive intensive treatment at his home in Switzerland following the accident in France.
In November, FIA president Jean Todt said Schumacher was "still fighting", almost two years after the accident.
"Life is strange," added Di Montezemolo.
"He was a fantastic driver and only had one accident with Ferrari in 1999." | F1 great Michael Schumacher's former boss at Ferrari has said the latest news about the German's health "is not good" - but has refused to elaborate. | 35496878 |
Ernestine Tindall was found dead at the couple's home in Perlethorpe, Nottinghamshire, on 3 August.
Jack Tindall, of Tuxford Road, Boughton, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court earlier.
Mr Tindall was granted conditional bail and is due to appear at the same court on 9 June, Nottinghamshire Police said. | A 96-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering his 92-year-old wife. | 39043843 |
While paramedics were treating the injured man, another man opened the side door of the ambulance and removed an oxygen cylinder.
He then tried to put it through the windscreen of the ambulance, causing damage to it.
The injured man said he did not want to be taken to hospital.
The incident happened shortly after midnight.
The ambulance crew were able to return to their station and move to a spare vehicle.
"I have no idea first of all what is in the mind of anyone to go and take an oxygen cylinder from the back of an ambulance and then try and smash it through the windscreen," John McPoland of the ambulance service said.
"We really do hope that person gets a knock on his door in the near future from the PSNI."
Police have appealed for information about the incident, that happened at Liscorran Court.
A second attack was reported about two hours later, when a paramedic was assaulted in north Belfast by a patient they had been called to treat.
The member of staff was not seriously injured and returned to work after a short period. | An ambulance was damaged after being attacked while the crew treated a man who had been stabbed in Lurgan on Friday night. | 38867772 |
Matthew Eteson is on trial at Preston Crown Court for the manslaughter by gross negligence of Kelly Webster, 36, and Lauren Thornton.
The pair died in their sleep aboard a boat on Windermere in April 2013.
Mr Eteson, 42, from Hale in Greater Manchester, denies the charge.
The family had gone to the Lake District for the Easter bank holiday weekend to celebrate a friend's birthday.
But on the afternoon of 1 April, Mr Eteson removed the generator from the deck and used it to power a 1kW fan heater to heat the sleeping quarter, prosecutor Mr Graham Reeds QC said.
The court was told that there had been no warning to the build-up of the toxic gas because the carbon monoxide sensors had previously been disabled.
Mr Reeds said the mother and daughter, both from Leyland in Lancashire, were found dead in their sleeping positions aboard the the second-hand Bayliner 285 motor cruiser Arniston, with fatal levels of carbon monoxide in their bodies.
Mr Eteson, who had been sleeping in a separate compartment further away from the generator also succumbed to the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning but did awake to find the bodies.
The court also heard Mr Eteson, a qualified gas fitter, had made some amendments to the generator and its exhaust, which experts subsequently deemed to be "dangerous".
Ms Webster's mother, Nia Webster, had previously asked Mr Eteson about carbon monoxide sensors.
He told her they were not working and his partner would unplug a portable detector whenever she was cooking.
The trial continues. | A gas fitter caused the deaths of his partner and her 10-year-old daughter by using a generator to heat their boat while carbon monoxide sensors were disabled, prosecutors claim. | 34468388 |
Sho-Silva's brace came either side of Jordan Higgs' strike to give the hosts a 3-0 lead just after half-time.
Jordan White began the visitors' comeback before Ntumba Massanka got his on the scoresheet on the hour mark.
Blair Turgott claimed Bromley's fourth before Massanka's second for Wrexham, who dropped from 10th to 12th.
Match ends, Bromley 4, Wrexham 3.
Second Half ends, Bromley 4, Wrexham 3.
Shabazz Omofe (Bromley) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Bromley. Shabazz Omofe replaces Jordan Higgs.
Goal! Bromley 4, Wrexham 3. Ntumba Massanka (Wrexham).
Goal! Bromley 4, Wrexham 2. Blair Turgott (Bromley).
Substitution, Wrexham. Leo Smith replaces Iffy Allen.
Martin Riley (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Bromley. Bradley Goldberg replaces Tobi Sho-Silva.
Substitution, Bromley. Lee Minshull replaces Connor Dymond.
Goal! Bromley 3, Wrexham 2. Ntumba Massanka (Wrexham).
Substitution, Wrexham. Ntumba Massanka replaces Izale McLeod.
Goal! Bromley 3, Wrexham 1. Jordan White (Wrexham).
Goal! Bromley 3, Wrexham 0. Tobi Sho-Silva (Bromley).
Second Half begins Bromley 2, Wrexham 0.
First Half ends, Bromley 2, Wrexham 0.
Goal! Bromley 2, Wrexham 0. Jordan Higgs (Bromley).
Goal! Bromley 1, Wrexham 0. Tobi Sho-Silva (Bromley).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Tobi Sho-Silva struck twice as Bromley held out against Wrexham's fightback in the National League to rise three places to 11th in the National League. | 39464104 |
Finbar Hannaford, 22, of Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, sold more than 300 belts using names of Italian and Japanese brands such as Sabelt and Takata but they were made in China.
Swansea Crown Court heard they failed at speeds of 50mph (80 kmh) and over.
Hannaford was given a suspended 18-month sentence after admitting fraud.
Carmarthenshire trading standards officer Lindy Evans said emails have been sent to more than 300 people who bought seat belts online off Hannaford between August 2014 and July 2015.
But she fears dozens are still wearing them.
The court heard Hannaford sold them on eBay and Facebook along with other counterfeit car accessories to be used for rallying, circuit racing and for "boy racers in suped-up vehicles".
Prosecutor Lee Reynolds said they had been tested, adding: "The products gave the impression of being Italian-made but had in fact been imported directly from China.
"The harness failed on several points indicating that in a real life situation - and under normal use - it could cause death or serious injury."
Defending Paul Hopson said Hannaford thought they were genuine.
Recorder Christopher Slee suspended his sentence for two years and ordered the defendant to undertake 150 hours community work and pay £1,000 costs.
He said the crash tests showed "how dangerous they were and one of the buyers could have been killed". | Semi-professional racing drivers could be in danger after buying "dangerous fake" seatbelts which fail at fast speeds, a court heard. | 39883755 |
It would be funded through UK Labour's pledge to increase the bank levy, which would provide ??40m for Wales.
Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith said the extra childcare was "the difference between work and welfare" for many.
All three and four-year-olds in Wales are currently entitled to 10 hours per week of early years education.
It is mainly provided in nurseries.
Labour said the Welsh government would consult on how to provide the extra childcare, which would be available where all parents are working.
Launching the general election pledge with a group of young mothers in Cardiff, Mr Smith said: "At a time when resources are tight and families are under pressure it is only right that we do all we can to help families and increase childcare provision." | Working parents of three and four-year-olds in Wales will get 10 hours extra free childcare a week if Labour wins May's election, the party has said. | 31416797 |
Hair dyes can cover up greying but gene manipulation may, in future, banish it altogether.
The international team collected DNA samples from "a diverse melting pot" of more than 6,000 volunteers of European, Native American and African ancestry.
The gene IRF4 regulates a natural hair, skin and eye pigment called melanin.
It sits on chromosome six and while it is unlikely to be the only gene controlling greying, it provides a new target for researchers.
Lead author Dr Kaustubh Adhikari, from University College London, said: "We already know several genes involved in balding and hair colour but this is the first time a gene for greying has been identified in humans, as well as other genes influencing hair shape and density.
"It was only possible because we analysed a diverse melting pot of people, which hasn't been done before on this scale."
Hair gets its colour from pigments produced by cells called melanocytes that sit in the hair follicle - the root of the hair.
As we age, the melanocytes stop producing the pigments and the hair loses its natural colour and goes grey.
Experts believe there are many genetic as well as some environmental factors involved in this ageing pathway - IRF4 is now an example that we now know about.
As well as the greying gene, the researchers also found a gene linked to monobrows and others linked to beard and eyebrow thickness.
Dr Adhikari said: "The genes we have identified are unlikely to work in isolation to cause greying or straight hair, or thick eyebrows, but have a role to play along with many other factors yet to be identified." | Scientists have pinpointed a gene responsible for grey hair - a discovery that could lead to new ways of delaying or preventing this natural sign of ageing, they say in Nature Communications. | 35687287 |
The film - which was made by a team of animators in Edinburgh and Dundee - has been nominated in the Best Animated Feature Film category.
Director Sylvain Chomet set up a studio in the Scottish capital after visiting its film festival seven years ago.
The Illusionist, which has been described as a "fairytale depiction" of Scotland, is up against Toy Story 3 and How To Train Your Dragon.
The winner will be announced in Los Angeles on 27 February.
Mr Chomet, originally from Paris, was previously nominated for an Oscar in 2003 for Belleville Rendez-vous.
The Illusionist, which had its premiere at last year's Edinburgh Film Festival, is about a magician who travels to Edinburgh from Paris.
It was inspired by the French director's travels around Scotland. | Scottish film The Illusionist has been nominated for an Oscar. | 12280132 |
The larvae were being sold for food in south-eastern Katanga province.
Days of violence began when a group of Batwa, also known as pygmies, accused the Luba ethnic group of imposing an illegal levy on the sale of caterpillars and beating up vendors.
The two groups have clashed several times in the last few years.
The Batwa killed several members of the Luba ethnic group near the region of Kabalo in Katanga. The Luba then launched a revenge attack, killing at least 13 pygmies.
Tensions between the hunter-gatherer pygmies and the Luba, a Bantu ethnic group, have caused hundreds of deaths over the past three years.
Caterpillars are a delicacy in western DR Congo, in the area around the capital Kinshasa, hundreds of miles from Katanga where the deadly clashes occurred.
They are harvested from trees, smoked and often eaten with sauce.
However they are an unexpected cause of conflict in DR Congo, particularly in Katanga.
That province is not known for its love of eating caterpillars and people have certainly never killed for them before.
But there is a running feud in the area between pygmies and other ethnic groups.
Pygmies are native to the region but they feel they are marginalised, with unequal access to resources and education.
So when they felt that one of their main sources of income was being subject to an unfair tax, the result was violence. | At least 16 people have been killed in a row over a disputed charge on the sale of caterpillars in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | 37695489 |
Gloucester-born Wayne Russell, 34, has run the equivalent of about 200 marathons since he began the charity challenge on 6 September last year.
He finished the journey in Greenwich at about 15:45 BST.
The run has raised about £28,600 for the Superhero Foundation, which helps families in need of medical treatments.
On completing the challenge, Mr Russell was greeted by a large crowd of friends, family and well-wishers.
He said: "I'm absolutely overwhelmed, to be honest.
"Having spent the best part of the last year alone, running into such an incredible reception was mind-blowing."
Mr Russell said the trip was inspired by the death of his sister, who died aged 35, and who "dedicated her life to charity".
"I want to thank every single person that donated, shared and supported me and my run," he added.
"We've raised more than £25,000 for an incredible cause, and I just can't imagine a more perfect end.
"I just hope I've made my family proud. I wish my sister could have seen this." | A man has completed a 5,000-mile (8,000km) solo run around the British coastline, during which he has slept rough and spent less than £3 a day. | 36746155 |
Christiane Stoner, 43, is accused of facilitating frauds to be carried out on customer accounts that resulted in a six-figure loss to Barclays Bank.
Prosecutors allege she printed customer information and took images of their signatures from a bank system at a Barclays branch in Stirling.
She is accused of supplying the data and images "to persons unknown".
The alleged offences are said to have taken place in 2013.
Ms Stoner is accused of entering into or becoming concerned in an arrangement which she "knew or suspected" facilitated the acquisition, retention, use or control, by or on behalf of another, of criminal property within the meaning of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
She is charged with possessing, or having under her control, articles for use in committing fraud, namely images of the signatures of six Barclays Bank customers taken from the bank's system.
Ms Stoner, of Carnbroe, North Lanarkshire, pleaded not guilty to all seven charges at Falkirk Sheriff Court.
Sheriff Robert Dickson continued the case for trial in January. | A former bank manager is to stand trial accused of aiding an alleged £112,400 customer account fraud. | 38451408 |
The 21-year-old made 38 appearances last season and was voted the League Two club's young player of the year.
"Otis was a fantastic attacking player for us last season," said manager Darren Way. "He has gained a lot of experience playing in his first full season of league football.
"He attracted interest from other clubs so I'm pleased the board has supported me in securing his services." | Yeovil Town winger Otis Khan has agreed a new two-year contract. | 40093649 |
Carl Brookes, 31, had a kilogram of the 93 per cent pure drug in a drawstring bag when he arrived at Five Ways railway station in Birmingham.
An industrial press at his home in Aqueduct Lane, Alvechurch, had traces of cocaine on it, police said.
Brookes pleaded guilty to possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply.
He was sentenced to eight years and seven months in prison at Birmingham Court Court.
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Det Con Phil Caldwell said: "Brookes clearly used his daughter as a smoke screen to deflect attention from his criminal activity.
"It's abhorrent that he should use a young child in such a way and I am pleased that he will be spending time behind bars to reflect on his actions." | A drug dealer who took cocaine worth £185,000 with him on a day out with his young daughter has been jailed for eight years. | 37190994 |
The online video shows a confrontation between huntsman and former West Norfolk Foxhounds master Charles Carter and campaigner Linda Hoggard.
During the recording, Mr Carter is seen to ask "can I take to you bed, please?"
The Saham Toney ward councillor was suspended by Breckland Council pending an investigation. His resignation was accepted on Wednesday.
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The footage showed Ms Hoggard approaching a meet of the Middleton Hunt in North Yorkshire, asking them: "Excuse me, did you know fox hunting was banned?"
Mr Carter replied by asking her name, and when she did not respond, he told her: "I'd quite like to shag you, actually."
The activist reacted by threatening to tell her husband, before Mr Carter remarked: "Can I take to you bed, please?" and told her: "You're very pretty."
Ms Hoggard replies: "So are foxes."
He finally asked for her number before riding off with the rest of the hunt.
Mr Carter has represented the ward in West Norfolk since 2011.
The nature of the meeting is not known, however under the 2004 Hunting Act, foxes cannot longer be killed by dogs as part of a hunt.
One or two dogs can be used to "flush out" - remove from cover - a fox, which should then be shot. | A Conservative councillor has resigned after a video emerged of him making lewd comments to a hunt protester. | 38756849 |
Sotheby's has valued Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's hair, dating back to 1791, at £10,000 ahead of Thursday's sale.
A small lock of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair and a printed invitation to the German's 1827 funeral are also being sold. They have been estimated to reach £2,000.
The lots will be on public display in central London until Wednesday.
Locks of hair were frequently taken as keepsakes from the bodies of recently deceased composers,
Mozart's has been kept in a gilt locket and was passed from his widow Contanze to the German conductor Karl Anschutz before being given to English composer Arthur Sommervell.
The Austrian died after composing operas such as the Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro.
In 2002, a lock of Mozart's hair was sold for £38,240 at auction - double the pre-sale estimate. | A lock of hair belonging to master composer Mozart is expected to fetch £10,000 when it goes up for auction. | 32873586 |
The U's edged out Peterborough 2-1 with an injury time-winning penalty from Chris Maguire at the Kassam Stadium.
The win also came off the back of two consecutive defeats away from home.
"I thought we made massive improvements in our performance," Appleton told BBC Radio Oxford. "We hadn't been doing enough to make the keeper work before."
Oxford, who finished second last season in League Two to gain automatic promotion, have had to rebuild the squad following injuries and the sale of midfielders Kemar Roofe and Callum O'Dowda in pre-season.
"We're a side at the moment who are still searching for that rhythm we had last season," Appleton added.
"But I have to give the players credit for how they responded and the resilience they showed after conceding." | Oxford United manager Michael Appleton believes there is more to come from his side after they secured their first victory in League One on Saturday. | 37154788 |
Mark Doggrell, 45, has been charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, the BBC has learned.
The offence relates to a woman who suffered seven broken ribs and a collapsed lung during a Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt meeting.
He will appear in court at a date yet to be fixed.
The hunt has said the collision last August, at the meeting on the border of Somerset and Dorset, was an accident.
The Crown Prosecution Service said the charges were made under the CPS's Victims' Right of Review scheme.
Rachael Scott, Head of the CPS South West Complex Casework Unit, said: "After careful consideration of all the evidence in this case, including additional new evidence, I have decided that there is sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction and that it is in the public interest to charge Mark Doggrell with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm." | A rider who was previously told he would not face prosecution after his horse trampled a hunt saboteur now faces criminal charges. | 33389074 |
Magstim Company Limited, which manufactures devices used in brain therapy, has announced plans to expand its plant in Whitland.
The company said the move will take its total workforce there to 150 and will boost its market in the USA.
The three-year expansion project has been supported by £2.7m of Welsh government funding.
Managing director Robin Davies said expansion would "help us achieve our growth plans".
Economy Minister Edwina Hart said: "It's always good to see an indigenous company with considerable expertise in its specialist field continuing to make its mark worldwide.
"It serves to promote Welsh capability on an international stage and is a very welcome boost for our rapidly expanding life science sector." | Fifty jobs are set to be created at a medical technology company in Carmarthenshire. | 34536167 |
According to the government's latest factory survey, the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) showed a reading of 49.4 for the month compared to December's reading of 49.7.
Expectations were for a reading of 49.6 for the month.
A figure below 50 indicates that factory activity contracted.
Analysts said the numbers confirmed that momentum in Chinese economic activity had continued to weaken into 2016.
"It is quite concerning that the significant monetary and fiscal stimulus in 2015 has only managed to slow the rate of decline in China's industrial activity," IG Markets' Angus Nicholson told the BBC.
The first three months of activity is considered the weakest in China due to the seasonal disruption of Chinese New Year, Mr Nicholson explained.
"The big question is how much of this first quarter weakness in China will carry over to the second quarter. It is looking like it will be quite a struggle for China to even hit its lowered growth target of 6.5% for 2016."
China's economy grew by 6.9% in 2015, compared with 7.3% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in a quarter of a century. Beijing had set an official growth target for the year of "about 7%".
China's slowing growth is a major concern for investors around the world, as the country has been a key driver of the global economy. | Activity in China's manufacturing sector contracted for the sixth month in a row in January - and hit its lowest level since 2012. | 35457108 |
He is joined by fellow midfielders Dale Keenan and Chris Dillon, plus defenders Ben Richards-Everton and Ryan Finnie.
Craigen, who joined Thistle from Edinburgh University, has made 30 appearances this season.
Keenan, the 20-year-old who arrived from East Fife in 2013, had made eight first-team appearances this term.
Richards-Everton signed from Tamworth last summer, but the 22-year-old England C cap spent the season on loan to Airdrieonians, making 19 appearances for the League One side.
Former Scotland Under-19 cap Finnie joined Thistle after leaving Rangers in January, but the 20-year-old failed to break into the first team at Firhill.
The 19-year-old Dillon did not break into the Thistle first-team and made one appearance this season on loan to Berwick Rangers. | James Craigen's three-year spell with Partick Thistle has ended, with the 24-year-old Englishman among five players being released by the Glasgow club. | 32856667 |
The government has confirmed it intends to sell the 4.3 acre plot at Callaghan Square in Cardiff.
It was purchased for Grade A office development as part of the Central Cardiff Enterprise Zone.
A spokesman for the Welsh government said ministers are looking at ways in which the private sector "could purchase and positively develop" the site. | A city centre site bought for £7m by the Welsh government could be sold. | 33905656 |
Support staff in County Durham say a council plan to pay them only during term time would result in a salary cut of up to 23%.
Further action will be taken on 1 December, followed by 6-8 December.
Durham County Council has said it could face equal pay claims from other employees if it does not make changes and cannot afford to raise wages.
It has proposed ending the contracts of support staff and re-engaging them on amended terms.
Unison, which represents many of the teaching assistants, has described the planned cut to salaries as "heartless and cruel".
About 100 schools had to close or cut lessons during a two-day stoppage earlier this month.
The latest 48-hour strike affected 87 schools - 70% have been partially closed with 19 shut both days, the council said. | Teaching assistants striking over a pay dispute have announced four further days of industrial action. | 38095368 |
The Institute of Customer Service ranked 245 organisations from various sectors on factors such as staff professionalism and complaint handling.
Amazon topped the list followed by the online bank First Direct, retailer John Lewis and tour firm Jet2holidays.com.
Aldi came seventh overall, up from 34th place last July.
Waitrose and Marks & Spencer ranked 13th and 14th, having been the highest-scoring supermarkets last year at joint third place.
According to the research, which has been published every year since 2008, Aldi scored well because of its competitive pricing and handling of customer complaints.
Researchers noted the German discounter had made the biggest gains among the supermarkets in terms of market share, while the three supermarkets with the lowest customer service scores - Tesco, Asda and Co-op Food - saw small drops in market share.
Elsewhere, the survey found that eight of the 20 most improved organisations were utilities companies.
The biggest improvement came from train operator London Midland, which scored 80.3 out of 100, up 9.1 points since last year.
Overall, customer satisfaction averaged at 78.2 out of 100, an increase of 0.8 points.
Jo Causon, head of the Institute of Customer Service, said: "For customer satisfaction to continue on this upward trajectory, organisations need to focus on the way they deliver a quality customer experience.
"They also need to look at the way they tailor what they do to individual customer preferences and the way they analyse problems to eliminate them at source." | Aldi has overtaken Marks & Spencer and Waitrose as the best-performing supermarket for customer satisfaction in a survey of 10,000 shoppers. | 40575873 |
The incident happened on the River Dee near Gray's School of Art at about 18:20 on Monday.
Police Scotland said a 64-year-old man had been charged with culpable and reckless conduct.
He was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary but his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. | A man who had to be rescued from a river in Aberdeen by the emergency services after crashing his mobility scooter has been charged. | 39421228 |
The trust owns 48.5% of the shares in Portsmouth and has three members on the club's board of directors.
The rest of the club is owned by 16 'presidents', 12 of whom have voted in favour of the deal.
The votes mean the sale of the club can continue, as more than 75% of the equity holding has agreed to the deal.
Eisner and his Tornante investment group have offered £5.67m to buy 100% of the club and invest £10m in equity.
"This is true fan ownership and democracy at work," PST chairman Ashley Brown said.
"Our fans decided who the next owner of our club would be - and it will be Michael Eisner and Tornante.
"We believe he understands the importance of the custodianship of Pompey and will be an owner all fans will be proud of."
Eisner's takeover would mean the removal of the PST's three representatives from the club's nine-member board.
However, he has pledged to form a heritage board which would protect the club's name, colours, badge and guard, while also preventing relocation to a ground more than 15 miles from Portsmouth city centre. | The Pompey Supporters' Trust (PST) has voted in favour of former Disney chief executive Michael Eisner's proposal to buy the League Two champions. | 40000639 |
John Cooper, 58, and Sharon Cooper, 56, of Gorleston in Norfolk, died when their Harley Davidson motorbike was in collision with a Landrover Freelander.
The accident happened near Sanquhar at about 13:15 on Sunday afternoon.
The road was closed for nearly eight hours while police carried out investigations. Police have asked any witnesses to contact them. | Police have identified a couple who were killed in a crash on the A76 in Dumfries and Galloway at the weekend. | 40091994 |
Volunteers carrying backpacks holding Google's cameras walked around and to the summit of Wales' highest peak to capture 360-degree panoramic images.
They can now be viewed online, along with those from the highest peaks in England and Scotland.
Google said the pictures could help walkers plan ahead for their treks.
"These areas of outstanding natural beauty in Wales, England and Scotland can be viewed by anyone who is planning a specific visit, or for those who are simply interested in learning more about each peak, from the terrain and landscape, to the vegetation and views," Laurian Clemence of Google UK said.
As well as walking different routes to the summit of Snowdon, the Street View volunteers also trekked around the Snowdonia National park.
They took in popular beauty spots including Cadair Idris, Cwm Idwal, Mawddach Trail and Lôn Gwyrfai.
Liz Jenkins, Snowdonia National Park Authority's geography information services officer, said the images meant "the special qualities of Snowdonia can be viewed by everyone in the world".
Google usually sends out cars and trikes to gather the images used in its Street View maps.
But the company created the modified backpack, called a Trekker, to enable people to walk to remote locations and get the 360-degree images required.
The Trekker has already been used in the Grand Canyon and the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa, and has mapped some of the UK's canals and rivers. | Armchair travellers will be able to soak up the scenery of Snowdon the lazy way after Google Street View scaled the mountain. | 35064087 |
Rovers defender Rory McKeown put his side ahead after seven minutes with his first goal for the club.
McManus equalised deep in the second half, but the hosts hit back moments later as Aidan Connolly fired home.
McManus found the net a second time with three minutes remaining only for substitute Hardie to hand his side all three Championship points at the death. | Ryan Hardie's late winner negated Declan McManus' brace and edged a 3-2 victory for Raith Rovers over Morton. | 35619992 |
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The first six sets between Fitton and 2014 runner-up Norris went with the darts, the latter being pegged back on three occasions after edging ahead.
Norris missed three match darts, two of them in the last leg of the sixth set and another in the seventh.
Fitton missed four match darts before landing double eight for victory.
Needing to win the final set by two clear legs, the Stockport-born 52-year-old took it 4-2 to reach the quarter-finals for the sixth time in 13 appearances at Frimley Green.
He told BBC Sport: "Alan was awesome when he got to the final last year.
"But I know I've got the game in me and it means so much to me because I'm still in the tournament.
"I hit the doubles at the important times."
Swedish qualifier Peter Sajwani, who defeated top seed James Wilson in round one, was beaten 4-0 by a ruthless Robbie Green.
Sajwani hit a 139 checkout during the first set but it was only enough for one of just three legs that he won against the 16th seed from Wallasey.
Number four seed Scott Mitchell and three-time world champion Martin Adams are in second-round action on Wednesday evening.
Dutch third seed Aileen de Graaf's 2-0 win over England's Paula Jacklin concluded the first round of the women's draw.
All four women's quarter-final matches take place on Thursday. | Darryl Fitton beat number two seed Alan Norris in a deciding set tie-break to reach the quarter-finals of the BDO World Championships. | 30715779 |
The 24-year-old former Tottenham trainee scored nine goals in 78 appearances during three years with Boro.
"I've liked Dean ever since he was at Spurs," Dons boss Neal Ardley told the club website.
"He's very dynamic, very quick and technically excellent. I think he has goals in him."
Parrett is Wimbledon's fourth signing of the summer following their promotion to the third tier via the League Two play-offs.
The Dons have not disclosed the length of Parrett's deal at Kingsmeadow.
Meanwhile, academy goalkeeper Will Mannion has left south-west London to join Hull City, with a compensation fee set to be decided by a tribunal.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League One side AFC Wimbledon have signed midfielder Dean Parrett following his departure from Stevenage. | 36686817 |
The Premier League's bottom side issued a statement later that day denying they had sacked the 51-year-old.
"They don't want to get rid of me," Pearson said after Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at Arsenal. "I'm here. I had lunch with the owners today.
"My relationship remains very good, professionally and personally."
He added: "I'm more than within my rights to move on from that situation now."
Pearson said he spoke to Crystal Palace midfielder James McArthur on Monday after the pair tangled on the touchline in Leicester's defeat on Saturday.
"It was a friendly chat and the lad comes out of it with an awful lot of credit in defusing the situation," said Pearson, who avoided FA punishment for the altercation.
Owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who bought Leicester in 2010, sat one seat in front of Pearson in the stands during the first half and the pair were spotted laughing at one point.
Laurent Koscielny and Theo Walcott gave Arsenal a 2-0 lead before Andrej Kramaric pulled a goal back.
He was denied a late equaliser by Arsenal keeper David Ospina to leave Leicester five points adrift of Premier League safety.
"I'm getting a bit tired of talking about being an unlucky side," Pearson added.
"It's all well and good talking about performances. It's all right looking on the bright side of life but ultimately it's about winning games and we continue to be under scrutiny because of the position we are in." | Leicester manager Nigel Pearson says the club do not want to sack him, despite reports he was dismissed on Sunday. | 31396855 |
There has been heightened security in the Belgian capital since it emerged that several of the men behind last November's Paris attacks had come from Brussels.
Four days ago, a man suspected of involvement in the attacks, Salah Abdeslam, was arrested in Brussels after four months on the run.
What we know so far about Tuesday's attacks
Crisis information | Scores of people have been killed and wounded in attacks at Brussels international airport and a city metro station during the morning rush hour. | 35869519 |
Station Road will be closed until Friday while the Kingston Loop bridge is taken away.
County councillor Simon Coles said: "The disruption caused will be enormous because this is one of the main arterial routes in and out of Taunton."
The new bridge will be installed later in the year as part of the Northern Inner Distributor Road project. | A former railway bridge is due to be removed as part of a £21m road scheme in Taunton. | 36356898 |
Police arrested the 21-year-old, from Garston, at an address in Buchanan Road, Walton, on Saturday.
He was arrested on suspicion of possession of a shotgun and violence against the person.
The arrest relates to an incident in March when a 45-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman were shot and injured in Addenbrooke Drive, Speke.
They were treated in hospital for injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening.
An 18-year-old man from Litherland was also bailed after arrest on suspicion of possession of a firearm and a drugs charge.
A 28-year-old man from Walton was bailed on suspicion of possession of a firearm. | A man in his 20s has been bailed in connection with the double shooting of a man and woman in Liverpool. | 36235673 |
Dale took the lead against the run of play just before half-time when Ashley Eastham headed in from Donal McDermott's cross.
Joe Bunney turned in Rochdale's second from close range after the visitors had failed to clear a corner.
And Nathaniel Mendez-Laing slotted home to seal the win and extend Dale's unbeaten run to three games.
The result leaves Keith Hill's side eighth in the table, four points outside the play-off places, while Blackpool are two points adrift of safety in 21st.
Rochdale manager Keith Hill told BBC Radio Manchester:
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"I'm pleased with the player's application and attitude. These games now aren't about technical ability or tactics, this is about endeavour pride and sacrifice and putting everything into a game.
"At this time of the season, whether you're fighting relegation or trying to get promoted, that's all it's about - heart.
"Results are important not performances, but in the second half I thought we put in an excellent performance." | Rochdale boosted their League One play-off hopes with a comfortable victory over relegation-threatened Blackpool. | 36003072 |
RISE Scotland said Mr Trump - who has called for Muslims to be temporarily stopped from entering the US - is damaging Scotland's international reputation.
Officers were called to the Menie Estate at about 15:15.
Police Scotland said there was no criminality involved in the protest.
The actions comes the day before a Westminster debate on whether Mr Trump should be banned from the UK.
RISE Scotland said it was also targeting Mr Trump's Turnberry hotel and golf course in Ayrshire.
A spokesperson added: "Donald Trump needs to know that he is not welcome in Scotland."
The RISE Scotland alliance plan to contest regional list seats in May's Scottish Parlaiment election. | Police have attended Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire golf resort after members of a left-wing campaign group staged a protest. | 35338833 |
None of the bombs detonated in January 1966, but three fell around Palomares and a fourth was found on the sea bed.
Highly toxic plutonium was spread over a 200-hectare (490-acre) area.
On a visit to Madrid, Secretary of State John Kerry agreed to finalise a deal on disposing of contaminated soil.
Under the agreement in principle, signed by Mr Kerry and Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, the US will remove the soil at Palomares to a site in the US.
Spanish media said the soil would be transported to a site in Nevada. The deal comes a few months before the 50th anniversary of the crash, one of the most serious nuclear incidents of the Cold War.
An earlier consignment of contaminated soil was shipped to a site in South Carolina shortly after the accident and buried in deep trenches.
But further analysis of soil in the area has been carried out in recent years, and the health of residents in the Palomares area is still being monitored.
"I looked up and saw this huge ball of fire, falling through the sky" - Spain waits for US to finish nuclear clean-up | Almost 50 years after four nuclear bombs fell on the Spanish coast after two US military planes collided, American officials have signed a deal to clean up contaminated land. | 34569614 |
New MPs for Witney, in Oxfordshire, and Batley and Spen, in West Yorkshire, will be chosen on Thursday.
Former Prime Minister David Cameron, who stood down as an MP after quitting Downing Street, is being replaced in Witney.
The by-election in Batley and Spen was prompted by the death of Labour MP Jo Cox, who was shot and stabbed in Birstall in June.
Mrs Cox won the seat with a majority of 6,057 in 2015, while in Witney, the Conservatives are defending a majority of 25,155.
Polls in both constituencies opened at 07:00 BST and will close at 22:00 BST.
The BBC weather forecast for both constituencies is largely the same, with no rain predicted and a top temperature of 13C.
Here is a full list of the candidates standing, in alphabetical order by surname:
Corbyn Anti - By Election Protest
Tracy Lynn Brabin - Labour Party
Jack Buckby - No to terrorism, yes to Britain
Richard Charles Edmonds - National Front
David Furness - British National Party Local People First
Therese Hirst - English Democrats: 'Putting England First!'
Waqas Ali Khan - Independent
Garry Mervyn Kitchin - Independent
Ankit Love - One Love Party
Henry Edmund Burke Mayhew - Independent
(The Conservatives, Green Party, Liberal Democrats and UKIP are not fielding a candidate)
Emilia Arno - One Love Party
Dickie Bird - UKIP
David Bishop - Bus-Pass Elvis Party
Robert Courts - Conservative Party
Duncan Enright - Labour Party
Mad Hatter - Official Monster Raving Loony Party
Lord Toby Jug - The Eccentric Party of Great Britain
Adam Knight - Independent
Elizabeth Leffman - Liberal Democrat
Winston McKenzie - English Democrats
Helen Salisbury - National Health Action Party
Larry Sanders - Green Party
Daniel Skidmore - Independent
Nicholas Ward - Independent | Voters are going to the polls in two Westminster by-elections. | 37709896 |
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The Honest Men became the first team in the cup to use a fourth substitute in extra-time with Michael Rose replacing Nicky Devlin against Queen's Park.
Though defender Rose only came on in the 121st minute at Hampden, he played an important part in Ayr's win.
After a 2-2 draw, Rose scored from the spot in a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win.
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The Scottish FA announced in September that a fourth replacement could be used in extra-time in this season's competition.
England's FA Cup will allow a fourth substitute in extra-time from the quarter-finals onwards, starting this term.
It was an eventful match at the national stadium with League One Queen's Park twice leading their Championship opponents and then having a man sent off.
Paul Woods and Bryan Wharton netted for Gus MacPherson's Spiders but those goals were cancelled out by Craig Moore and Conrad Balatoni.
The hosts' Sean Burns was dismissed in the first half of extra-time after receiving a second booking.
A shoot-out ensued after Rose's introduction and though he was successful with his kick from 12 yards, team-mate Paul Cairney missed his at 2-2.
But Ayr goalkeeper Greg Fleming saved from Wharton and Gregor Fotheringham to give the visitors a 5-4 win on penalties.
They will host Clyde or Stirling Albion at Somerset Park on the weekend of 11 and 12 February. | Ayr United progressed to the fifth round of the Scottish Cup on Tuesday and made a little piece of history in the tournament in the process. | 38744412 |
The Rugby Park side have targeted the former Motherwell, Preston, Derby and Nottingham Forest boss to replace Gary Locke, who resigned after Saturday's home defeat by Hamilton.
Davies has been out of management since being sacked by Forest in March 2014.
The 51-year-old's first game in charge could be the Scottish Cup tie with Rangers at Ibrox on Saturday.
Kilmarnock, who are second bottom of the Scottish Premiership, have put Lee McCulloch in temporary charge.
The former Rangers defender, who joined the Rugby Park club as a player and first-team coach in the summer, will be helped by assistant manager Peter Leven and youth coach Alan Robertson.
The Ayrshire club have won only two of their last 13 Premiership matches - losing 5-1 to bottom club Dundee United and 1-0 to Hamilton in consecutive weeks - and have the threat of relegation hanging over them for the third successive season.
They have escaped the previous two years, but would face a play-off against the runners-up from the Championship if their situation remains the same.
The Kilmarnock board believe an experienced manager like Davies would enhance their chances of avoiding that possibility. | Kilmarnock will hold talks with Billy Davies in the next 48 hours with a view to making him their new manager. | 35452867 |
Match of the Day returns on Saturday nights, while BBC Radio 5 live will feature 144 live Premier League games.
Live text on the BBC Sport website will cover every Premier League match, as well as international, European, Football League and women's action.
There will also be the return of FA Cup coverage across the BBC.
The Premier League Show will feature in-depth interviews with players, broadcast from the National Football Museum in Manchester.
Gary Lineker will meet Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp for the first programme, which will be aired on Thursday, 25 August at 22:00 BST.
Lineker will also return as host of Match of the Day.
In December, Lineker tweeted that he would present the first programme of the new season in his underwear if his home-town club Leicester City won the Premier League. Claudio Ranieri's men were crowned champions on 2 May.
Viewers will have to wait until Saturday though to see if the former England striker keeps his promise.
BBC coverage will also include:
New lead executive for BBC football, Steve Rudge, said: "As excitement builds towards the new football season, we are delighted to announce our extensive offering which now includes the new midweek magazine programme.
"Last season, 64% of fans followed the Premier League on the BBC only, highlighting our ability to unite the nation via our dedicated football service.
"This season will see the BBC deliver an unrivalled multiplatform offering which allows audiences to have the latest news and insight 24/7, wherever and whenever they wish." | A new midweek Premier League show fronted by Gabby Logan has been added to the BBC's extensive football coverage for the 2016-17 season. | 37038205 |
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