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The 21-year-old, son of former Canaries keeper Bryan, was part of Championship club Norwich's academy until he joined Pep Guardiola's side in 2011.
He is yet to make a senior appearance for City, but was regularly an unused substitute for the Premier League side last season.
Gunn, a boyhood Norwich fan, will officially join the Canaries on 1 July.
"It's a great pleasure for me to come back and sign on loan," said Gunn.
"The main thing for me is to come and get experience, so to mix that in with coming to Norwich is a great feeling."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Norwich City have signed England Under-21 goalkeeper Angus Gunn from Manchester City on a season-long loan. | 40171108 |
Some aircraft were diverted to Belfast International and Shannon airports.
People intending to fly from Dublin have been advised to check with their airline for updates.
Met Éireann has a status yellow wind warning in place for parts of the Republic of Ireland. | All flights in and out of Dublin Airport were suspended for a time on Thursday evening because of severe gusty winds. | 30737992 |
The investigation is being carried out by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority's compliance officer Peter Davis.
He is looking into whether Mr Shannon has been paid a sum of money which should not have been allowed.
This relates to claims by Mr Shannon for travel and subsistence.
The watchdog says no further details will be made public until after the investigation.
Jim Shannon is a long-serving DUP representative.
He was first elected as MP for Strangford in 2010 and held the seat in last year's general election. | The DUP MP Jim Shannon is being investigated by a parliamentary watchdog over his expenses claims. | 35278904 |
Ms Johnson became the first woman to fly solo from the UK to Australia when she managed the feat in 1930.
Organisers of a festival to mark the 75th anniversary of her death hoped to put her Gipsy Moth on display in Hull.
But the Science Museum in London turned down the proposal, explaining it would cost "several hundred thousand pounds" to move the historic aircraft.
Rick Welton, director of the Amy Johnson Festival, said he was "disappointed" by the decision.
"I'd like to have more detailed discussions about the loan of the aircraft," he said.
"I think it needs a bit more open-mindedness from the Science Museum.
"People in the city would be so excited to have the plane back - I'm sure we could get some kind of crowd funding."
A Science Museum spokesman said: "The Gipsy Moth is one of the highlights of our permanent flight gallery and is seen by more than one million visitors each year.
"We did receive a loan request last August but decided not to lend it as removing the Gipsy Moth would have cost several hundred thousand pounds and caused considerable disruption for visitors to the museum."
Ms Johnson was born in St George's Road, Hull, on 1 July 1903.
Her solo flight to Australia took 19 days and she landed in front of a huge crowd in Darwin on 24 May 1930.
The 37-year-old died in mysterious circumstances during World War Two when the RAF plane she was transporting crashed in the Thames Estuary on 5 January 1941.
Her body has never been found. | A request to take pioneer Amy Johnson's aeroplane to her home city of Hull has been refused by the Science Museum. | 35231360 |
The Best Possible Taste will focus on the performer's relationship with his wife, singer Lee Middleton.
It will also feature some of Everett's most famous characters including Sid Snot and US chatshow host Cupid Stunt.
Newcomer Oliver Lansley will play the funnyman, who died in 1995, while former Coronation Street actress Katherine Kelly will star as Middleton.
Everett married the singer in 1966 and separated in 1979.
Born Maurice Cole, the comic started his professional life as a pirate DJ for Radio London and Radio Luxemburg before joining Radio 1 in the mid 1960s.
His TV work included stints at Thames TV from 1978-1980 and his most famous BBC programme, The Kenny Everett Television Show which ran from 1981-1988.
"Kenny Everett was a genuine original: wild and unfocused maybe, but also deliciously anarchic and always entertaining," BBC Four controller Richard Klein said.
"In many ways Kenny was a very modern celebrity, wearing his heart on his sleeve while coping with a complex life.
"Re-evaluating this talented and exuberant personality, enabling audiences to reconsider Kenny's undoubted impact and legacy, makes this a very BBC4 drama."
Lansley co-starred and co-wrote the short lived BBC comedy Whites, starring Alan Davies. | Comic Kenny Everett is to be celebrated on BBC Four with a new 90-minute biopic, it has been announced. | 17595070 |
The former Hulme Library building and the former Beech Mount Children's Home in Harpurhey are the first to be opened up from next month.
Homeless organisations will be able to refer people to the temporary accommodation.
The council is also assessing other empty buildings across the city.
It is part of an ongoing campaign to improve services for homeless people and increase the amount of bed spaces over the winter, the council said.
It said the move would result in an extra 165 bed spaces.
Last month two former Manchester United players allowed a group of about 30 homeless people to stay in the former Stock Exchange building.
Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs are renovating the building into a luxury hotel.
Three buildings in other areas of Manchester, which had previously operated as shared houses, will also provide temporary accommodation, the council confirmed.
The council's rough sleepers team will provide support and help occupants access medical, mental health and drug and alcohol services
Councillor Paul Andrews, executive member for adult health and well being, said the announcement came after months of planning.
He added: "While providing shelter and a roof over their heads is obviously a good start, what's really important is working with charities, faith groups and our own homelessness services to make sure the right help and support is available to rough sleepers so we can help them make the first steps towards getting off the streets for good." | Empty council buildings in Manchester are to be used as overnight shelters for the city's rough sleepers, the council said. | 34835788 |
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Live on television, the draw was declared void when one of the team names popped out of the plastic ball in which it had been contained.
A spokesman for the SFA said they would be happy to discuss an alternative system with its broadcast partners.
Numbered balls are used in draws done for the Scottish League Cup.
The League Cup is run by the Scottish Professional Football League.
Dundee United had been drawn at home to Celtic before the loose team name was discovered.
The re-run resulted in Celtic hosting Morton and trophy holders Inverness CT travelling to either Hibernian or Hearts.
The winners of the Rangers and Kilmarnock replay at Rugby Park will take on Dundee or Dumbarton, while Ross County entertain Dundee United, with the ties to be played over weekend of 5 and 6 March. | The Scottish FA will review their Scottish Cup draw procedure following the error that forced Monday's quarter-final pairings to be redone. | 35533037 |
Former President Mohamed Nasheed polled nearly 47% in the first round earlier this month, just short of the 50% needed for outright victory.
The second round was delayed when runner-up Abdulla Yameen said he needed time to campaign afresh.
Mr Nasheed has been seeking to regain power after he was forced to resign in 2012, sparking a political crisis.
The elections have been mired in controversy.
A vote on 7 September was annulled by the Supreme Court after one candidate, Gasim Ibrahim, alleged irregularities, despite observer groups deeming the vote free and fair.
The court also introduced new guidelines for elections.
Police then stopped a re-run on 19 October saying the guidelines had not been met, after both Mr Gasim and Mr Yameen failed to approve the voter register.
On Saturday, Elections Commission official Aishath Reema said many voters had started queuing even before the 475 polling booths opened.
In an unexpected move, the man who replaced Mohamed Nasheed as president, Mohamed Waheed, left the country on Thursday for a medical appointment for his wife in Hong Kong.
His term expired last weekend and he has not stood for re-election.
"He is constantly in touch. There is no reason for concern," his spokesman, Masood Imad, told AFP news agency.
The months of legal and political wrangling have caused concern among foreign diplomats.
On Thursday, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton warned that the bloc was "ready to consider appropriate measures" if Saturday's run-off did not go ahead successfully. | Voters in the Maldives have gone to the polls for the delayed second round of a presidential election. | 24966939 |
Russell Goreraza knocked down and killed an unidentified man in his car in the capital, Harare, in February.
"I regret and want to apologise for the incident," President Robert Mugabe's 31-year-old stepson told the court.
The magistrate said he had considered cancelling the accused's licence and sending him to jail but opted for a fine because of his remorse.
Douglas Chikwekwe said that the fact that Goreraza was a first-time offender had also affected his decision.
The BBC's Brian Hungwe in the capital, Harare, says many are shocked by the fact that Goreraza did not get a jail term.
Sentencing for culpable homicide varies depending on the magistrate and their interpretation of the circumstances, but two-year prison terms have been handed down in similar cases.
Friends and relatives of Goreraza, who did not have a lawyer to represent him, attended the hearing, but not the first lady, our reporter says.
The name of the person run over by Goreraza was not revealed in court, he says.
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After the sentencing, intelligence officers tried to prevent prison officers from taking Goreraza away to the cells to pay his fine.
Goreraza stayed inside the cells until the media outside had left, so he could avoid the cameras, our reporter says.
He is Mrs Mugabe's first son from her marriage to Stanley Goreraza, a diplomatic military attache.
Unlike his mother, he has steered clear of politics and has mining and farming interests.
Mrs Mugabe began a relationship with President Mugabe whilst working as a typist in state house in the late 1980s.
They married in 1996 and have three children. | The eldest son of Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe has been convicted of manslaughter and fined $800 (£520). | 33021633 |
Trudy Jones, 51, from Blackwood, Caerphilly county, was among 38 people killed by gunman Seifeddine Rezgui in Sousse on 26 June.
Ms Jones was just 48 hours away from returning home when she was shot dead.
A service for the mother-of-four was held at St David's Church, Blackwood, on Monday.
Ms Jones's white coffin was brought into the packed church as mourners paid their respects to the nursing home worker.
The congregation sang two hymns - The Old Rugged Cross and Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer - before hearing a reading from Corinthians.
Wreaths bearing the words "Trudy" and "mam" featured among the floral tributes.
One read: "We're missing you so much. We would give anything in the world to have you with us now. Don't know what we're going to do without you."
Another added: "To my mam, my best friend, my everything. I love you more than words can say."
An inquest into her death at West London Coroner's Court was told she died from a single shot. | Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of a Welsh tourist who was shot when a gunman opened fire on a Tunisian beach. | 33498630 |
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A study has shown that children and teenagers are consuming more added sugar than the recommended daily allowance, with things like fruit juices and fizzy drinks to blame.
Scientists say the best way to cut down on this is to replace sugary drinks with water and want families and schools to make it the only option at mealtimes.
But critics say cutting out sugar is not the only solution to the problem.
Hayley has been to a school at lunchtime to see what the children there think. | A group of scientists say children should drink water instead of sugary drinks at mealtimes, to help cut obesity. | 28037651 |
Danielle McLaughlin, from Buncrana, County Donegal, was found dead in a field close to tourist resorts in the western state of Goa last Tuesday.
A post-mortem concluded that brain damage and constriction of the neck caused the 28-year-old's death in Canacona.
But a second post-mortem is to take place in Dublin later.
The family had requested the second inspection for more information about how she died, Colin Bell, from the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust, told the BBC.
Danielle McLaughlin had travelled to India in February on a British passport.
The former Liverpool John Moores University student had been staying in a beach hut in Goa with an Australian female friend.
The pair had been celebrating Holi, a Hindu spring festival, in a nearby village.
She left the village late at night and her body was found the next day, unclothed, with injuries to her head and face, police said.
The 24-year-old accused, whose name has been reported as Vikat Bhagat, appeared in court last week charged with murder, and will also face rape charges.
An officer involved with the investigation told the BBC police believed they had caught the "main culprit", and that he had confessed to the killing. | The body of an Irish woman who was raped and murdered in India has been flown home to the Republic of Ireland. | 39378314 |
Gabe Newell, head of the game studio, made the statement in an interview with news site Polygon.
Valve is co-developer of the Vive VR headset with phone firm HTC.
Mr Newell said, so far, interest in the technology was in line with its expectations and that some VR games had already sold well.
In the rare and wide-ranging interview, Mr Newell said the advent of VR had much in common with the development of PCs in the 1980s.
In both cases, he said, people bought technology without knowing why and discovered afterwards what they were good for.
For the PC, he said, it was spreadsheets and businesses that drove the initial success. With VR, people were only starting to discover compelling uses as they experimented and took risks with the technology.
Mr Newell said there were now about 1,300 VR-based applications on its Steam gaming service and about 30 of those had made more than $250,000 (£200,000) in revenue.
"We're optimistic," he told Polygon. "We think VR is going great. It's going in a way that's consistent with our expectations."
He added: "We're also pretty comfortable with the idea that it will turn out to be a complete failure."
Gauging the success or failure of VR has proved hard because neither Valve nor rival headset maker Oculus have released sales figures. Leaked figures late last year suggested 140,000 Vive headsets had been sold.
Sony has said only that orders for its PlayStation-based VR headset have been "massive".
It has also been difficult to obtain information about users of phone-based headsets from Samsung and Google.
Last year, analyst firm IDC said it expected consumers to spend about $2.6bn in 2016 buying 9.6 million headsets. | VR headset developer Valve is "comfortable" with the idea that the technology could turn out to be a complete failure. | 38992294 |
The 29-year-old Argentine, who has made 129 appearances for the Baggies since being signed by Steve Clarke in 2012, is now tied to The Hawthorns until the summer of 2018.
There is also a clause for a further 12-month option for Yacob, who was in the final year of his previous deal.
"Players like Claudio are vital. He is a great pro," said boss Tony Pulis.
"It wasn't a difficult decision because everyone working at the club have all made me feel very comfortable since I've been here," said Yacob, who has started all six of West Brom's Premier League games this season.
He is approaching the third anniversary of his only goal for the club against Arsenal in October 2013, having arrived as a free agent from Argentine Primera Division side Racing Club de Avellaneda.
The Baggies, who visit Sunderland on Saturday (15:00 BST kick-off), are 10th in the Premier League, having won two, drawn two and lost two this season. | West Bromwich Albion midfielder Claudio Yacob has signed a new two-year contract with the Premier League club. | 37512069 |
During a safety campaign on the issue, West Midlands Police officers have posed as cyclists to catch drivers.
Dean Littleford, 60, from Birmingham, denied driving without due care and attention in Park Lane West, Tipton, in November.
But he was fined £1,038 and had five points added to his licence by Dudley Magistrates' Court.
Almost 200 offenders have been stopped by police as part of the GiveSpaceBeSafe scheme, which was launched in September, with 13 going on to be prosecuted.
PC Mark Hodson from the Central Motorway Police Group said: "Most offenders watch the footage, accept their driving was below par, and elect for a driver improvement course or an offer of three licence points and £100.
"This was a clear case of a close-pass - the cyclist was nearly forced into the kerb and the actions of the truck driver could easily have caused a very serious collision.
"He maintained his innocence, though, and has now been convicted in court."
Police want drivers overtaking cyclists "to be patient, plan your overtake, and give plenty of room".
The Highway Code states drivers should give the same room as when overtaking another vehicle which is about 1.5m or an open car door's width.
The force said reports of "close passes" have halved since the operation was introduced.
The 56-year-old Wednesbury cyclist involved in this case said he felt the scheme "gives cyclists the confidence and reassurance that such dangerous driving will not be tolerated". | A lorry driver has become one of the first UK motorists to be fined for driving too close to a cyclist. | 40571699 |
The Princess Royal will officially open the new stand on the first day of the Open race meeting on 13 November.
The final part of a £45m redevelopment at the course will house restaurants, bars and a new Royal Box.
The ground floor of the stand will house a new bar named after Lord Vestey, who was chairman of Cheltenham for 21 years until 2011.
A champagne bar on the first floor will be named after the horse Big Buck's, who won four World Hurdles at the Cheltenham Festival and a record 18 consecutive races.
Other projects, including a refurbished weighing room and a new first aid room, have been completed at the course over the past 19 months.
Ian Renton, from the Jockey Club, said: "Since we started the project in earnest immediately after The Festival in 2014, all of those involved in this new development have worked tirelessly to deliver such a fantastic new grandstand in readiness for this season.
"The feedback on those parts of the redevelopment that we have opened to date has been incredibly positive, and I am sure that those who experience all that the new stand has to offer over the coming months will agree that this is a stand of which Cheltenham and its racegoers can be really proud."
The new 6,500-capacity grandstand replaces an old building that was built in the 1920s. | A new grandstand at Cheltenham Racecourse will be opened next month, it has been announced. | 34455869 |
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Francis, who retired in 2015, was diagnosed by doctors in January.
Haskins wants to help raise £100,000 towards the cost of private treatments.
James DeGale, the current IBF super-middleweight champion, is among the professionals to have voiced support for Francis on social media.
Francis won 34 of his 40 professional fights, with five defeats and a draw.
He won the WBO intercontinental, European and British titles at super-middleweight, before moving up to the light-heavyweight division and winning the British, Commonwealth and intercontinental belts.
"He's always been a mentally strong person," Haskins told BBC Radio Bristol.
"He's an amazing man, he's mentally strong, I'm going to be just as strong for him and we all are together." | IBF world bantamweight champion Lee Haskins has launched a fundraising campaign to support retired boxer Dean Francis, after the 43-year-old was diagnosed with terminal cancer. | 39197650 |
More than 94% of midwives and maternity support workers taking part in a consultation said they would consider strike action.
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said there was a palpable "sense of anger and frustration" among members.
The RCM will now decide whether to formally ballot members on industrial action.
The NHS Pay Review Body had recommended a 1% pay rise for all staff.
In March, ministers announced a basic 1% pay rise, but added that staff receiving automatic "progression-in-job" increases would not get the 1% as well.
The RCM argue this does not meet the increasing cost of living and say the pay deal amounts to a pay cut.
Cathy Warwick, the chief executive of the RCM, said: "We knew midwives were angry about the derisory offer from the Government, but this response from our members highlights just how unfairly they have been treated.
"Such an unprecedented response with such a large number willing to consider action should ring alarm bells with the Government.
"Midwives and other health workers are seeing their pay falling in real terms as their pay stagnates, pension contributions increase and the cost of living rises."
The Department of Health said it was "disappointed" and urged unions to "put patients first".
A spokesperson said: "NHS staff are our greatest asset and we know that midwives across the country are working hard.
"That's why they should receive at least one per cent additional pay this year and next.
"Since May 2010, there are 1,700 more midwives helping expectant mothers and we want to protect these increases.
"We cannot afford a general pay rise on top of incremental pay increases without risking the loss of frontline NHS jobs." | Midwives in England say they are prepared to take industrial action over pay. | 28090428 |
The charity said it issued more than 130,000 supplies of nutritionally-balanced food in 2015/16, up from 117,689 in the previous year.
Its new statistics suggest that food bank growth has slowed, however.
Last year the charity reported that food bank use had increased by two thirds on the previous 12 months.
The Trussell Trust said each of its emergency parcels contained enough food for 10 meals.
Everyone who received a food parcel was referred to the food bank by professionals such as a welfare rights adviser, a social worker or a health visitor.
Of the 113,726 handed out across Scotland last year, 43,952 went to children.
The charity said that it had evidence to suggest that, on average, people needed two food bank referrals in one year.
Its network of food banks increased to 51 last year with the controversial opening of a new facility in Dumfries by Scotland's only Conservative MP David Mundell.
Ewan Gurr, Scotland network manager for The Trussell Trust, said the figures highlighted an "alarming" number of people who were unable to buy food.
The charity's data showed that the number of referrals due to a low income increased by 2,845 on 2014/15.
However it said benefits delays were the main reason people turned to food banks - they made up a total of 26% of all referrals in Scotland.
Mr Gurr added: "In Scotland, we have heard from people using food banks due to the heart-breaking reality of losing a job in the oil and steel industries, others feeling a sense of despair after delays to a Universal Credit payment and some who have experienced sanctions that have impacted on their physical and mental wellbeing." | The number of three-day emergency food parcels handed out by The Trussell Trust in Scotland increased by more than 13% in the last year. | 36053705 |
The 15 year old fell at Lozells' Mayfield School on Friday and died from his injuries on Tuesday, police said.
Birmingham City Council said it is working with the school while the circumstances of the "tragic event are fully investigated".
The school has yet to comment. Police said they are not treating the death as suspicious.
More details as they emerge
Mayfield School in Wheeler Street, Newtown, is for three to 19-year-old pupils with a range of learning difficulties.
West Midlands Police officers were called to the school at around 12.30 BST on Friday.
A police spokesman said: "The child has subsequently died as a result of the fall.
"His death has been referred to the coroner."
Colin Diamond, executive director for education at the city council, said the "tragic incident" had brought "great sadness" to the community.
"We send our condolences to his family and will do all we can to support them at this extremely difficult time," he said.
The boy was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital with serious injuries, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. | A teenage boy has died days after he fell down stairs at a Birmingham secondary school in a wheelchair. | 37362668 |
The report into HMP Hewell in Worcestershire found there had been an increase in violence both among prisoners and in attacks on staff.
But there were improvements in cleanliness, Hewell Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said.
"Persistent efforts" by staff to tackle the problems were also recognised.
Board chairman David Aylin criticised the level of drug use in the prison, especially the psychoactive substance Mamba.
"Men are in a state of semi-coma having taking it. Somehow, it is getting into the prison. Either being thrown over the wall, brought in by visitors, sometimes brought in by prisoners themselves."
But the prison insisted it takes a "zero tolerance" approach to drugs and said it used a range of "robust" search and security measures to detect them.
Mr Aylin also said he was concerned a number of vocational classes, known in jail as "industries", have been removed.
"Plastering and bricklaying, these used to lead to qualifications and certificates which employers would recognise."
The prison, which has about 1,000 inmates, has "its share of prisoners who are a challenge to any form of control or discipline", the board said.
"Sadly, as a nationwide feature, there was a rise in violence between prisoners and attacks on staff."
In 2013, a report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons said the jail was unacceptably dirty and there were high levels of assaults.
Nigel Atkinson and Nick Dann were appointed as the new governors of both the closed and open sections of the prison last June.
The board's annual report covered December 2013 to November 2014. | A prison once labelled "dirty and dangerous" has seen a rise in violence and drug use and has not tackled staff shortages, inspectors have said. | 33468560 |
The complex - which hosts shops, restaurants and a cinema - opened in October 2009 at a cost of £275m.
A proposal of application notice has been submitted to Aberdeen City Council.
The plans are for a new retail and leisure space, as well as additional parking and a hotel.
The existing shopping centre would also be expanded.
General Manager Ryan Manson said: "Since opening its doors in 2009, Union Square has firmly established itself not only as a central part of Aberdeen city centre, but also a leading name in Scottish retail.
"We have consistently brought new and exciting brands to customers in the north east and the proposed expansion plans will allow us to continue to do so in future." | Planning permission is to be sought for a multi-million pound expansion of the Union Square Shopping Centre in Aberdeen. | 33973127 |
The office of President Joyce Banda says the plane will be sold to the highest bidder.
Her predecessor, the late Bingu wa Mutharika, was strongly criticised for buying the jet five years ago at a cost of about $13.3m (£8.5m).
Donors cut aid to Malawi by $4.4 million after the purchase.
Mrs Banda has refused to travel in the jet since she took office last April, following Mr Mutharika's unexpected death.
She has said money from the sale of the Dassault Falcon 900EX would be used to provide basic services for Malawi's poor.
The notice said the jet was in "perfect flying condition" and can fly a range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,380 km) non-stop.
"The bids will be opened and offers read out in the presence of interested buyers or their representatives and any member of the general public on 20 February."
When Mr Mutharika purchased the jet, he said it would be "cheap to run".
However, the opposition and donors accused him of wasting money.
Malawi is one of the poorest countries in Africa.
It was hit by widespread protests over the rising cost of living towards the end of Mr Mutharika's rule.
Since taking over, Mrs Banda has taken several steps to improve relations with Western donors. | Malawi's government has invited bids for its 14-seat presidential jet, which is being sold off as part of cost-cutting measures. | 21236450 |
The Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee will look at whether it is at "a competitive disadvantage" because of the 9% rate in the Republic of Ireland.
The UK rate is 20% and recently, Stormont's Tourism Minister Jonathan Bell said he would continue to lobby government for it to be cut.
EU law is thought to prevent any regional variation in the UK's rate.
Committee chair Laurence Robertson said: "The tourism and hospitality industry has a vital role to play in growing the Northern Irish economy.
"We are keen to find out how, through the tax system, the government can better support hotels, restaurants and other businesses to attract visitors."
The Northern Ireland hospitality sector is part of a national campaign, Cut Tourism VAT.
However, the Treasury has resisted the move, saying it would be costly and other taxes would have to be increased to plug the revenue gap.
According to the committee, tourism in Northern Ireland is worth more than £750m to the economy and supports 43,000 jobs. | The impact of VAT on the Northern Ireland tourism industry is to be examined by group of MPs. | 34768744 |
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The BBC cannot guarantee that all pictures will be used and we reserve the right to edit your comments. | At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws while collecting any kind of media. | 40775100 |
In a speech in Delhi, Mr Modi accused Kashmiri separatists of "scheming".
Muslim-majority Kashmir is at the centre of a decades-old territorial dispute between India and Pakistan.
Mr Modi said only "hugs" could solve the problems of the territory, which often sees clashes between protesters and Indian security forces.
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Mr Modi urged Indians to stand together with Kashmiris to rediscover "the lost paradise".
He also appealed to the nation to stand together with the families of 60 children who died at a public hospital in northern India after oxygen supply was cut over unpaid bills.
The prime minister also spoke in support of Muslim women who are fighting a legal battle to abolish the practice of "triple talaq" (instant divorce).
India is one of a handful of countries where a Muslim man can divorce his wife in minutes by saying the word talaq (divorce) three times.
India's Supreme Court is soon due to give a ruling in the case.
Mr Modi also criticised people for using religion to incite violence.
Vigilantes who portray themselves as protectors of cows - an animal considered sacred by Hindus - have been frequently attacking people suspected of smuggling the animal since Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2014.
The slaughter of cows is banned in several Indian states.
Nearly a dozen people have been killed in the past two years in the name of the cow. Targets are often picked based on unsubstantiated rumours and Muslims have been attacked for even transporting cows for milk. | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that "bullets and abuses" cannot bring peace in Kashmir, as the country celebrates 70 years since independence. | 40932629 |
Adam Higgins, 48, of Maypole Close, Saffron Walden, was arrested by Essex Police in September last year after a tip off from the National Crime Agency.
At the time he was working as an inspector for Ofsted. He was suspended from his role and later resigned.
He admitted two counts of making indecent images of children.
Appearing at Chelmsford Crown Court, Higgins also pleaded guilty to one charge of inciting a boy aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity.
Det Insp Daniel Stoten, from Essex Police, said:"This man held a position of trust which makes the fact that he was making indecent images of children and grooming a young boy online even more despicable."
Higgins was put on the sex offenders register indefinitely and was made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order.
HM Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw said: "As Ofsted's chief inspector, I share the sense of revulsion at the thought that an individual trusted with improving the education of young people has behaved in this way.
"While the police have confirmed that there is no reason to believe any pupils at the schools he inspected were at risk during his inspection visits, we have liaised closely with the schools and local authority areas in which Mr Higgins worked and will continue to do so over any concerns they may have.
"While this is a deeply shocking case and a matter of profound regret, we believe we did everything we could to check his background. It serves as a reminder of the need for continual vigilance when it comes to safeguarding children." | An inspector for education watchdog Ofsted has been jailed for two years for child grooming and making indecent images of children. | 33448394 |
The 29-year-old, an eight-time national champion in Luxembourg, edged out three-time world road race champion Marianne Vos on the 138.5km stage.
Lizzie Armitstead, one of Majerus' Boels Dolmans team-mates, was the highest-placed Briton, finishing 18th.
Compatriot Rebecca Durrell was 25th, with Olympic gold medallist Dani King one place further back.
1. Christine Majerus (Lux/Boel-Dolmans) 3hrs 24mins 48secs
2. Marianne Vos (Ned/Raboliv) same time
3. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita/Wiggle High5)
4. Marta Bastianelli (Ita/Ale Cipollini)
5. Lotta Lepisto (Fin/Cervelo-Bigla)
6. Leah Kirchmann (Can/Liv-Plantur)
7. Lucinda Brand (Ned/Rabo-Liv)
8. Alison Tetrick (US/Cylance)
9. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/Wiggle High5) +6secs
10. Floortje Mackaij (Ned/Liv-Plantur)
Selected others
18. Lizzie Armitstead (GB/Boels-Dolmans) +9secs
25. Rebecca Durrell (GB/Drops)
26. Dani King (GB/Wiggle High5)
34. Grace Garner (GB/British National)
35. Annasley Park (GB/British National)
41. Laura Massey (GB/Drops)
44. Jessie Walker (GB/British National) | Christine Majerus sprinted to victory on the opening stage of the Women's Tour from Southwold to Norwich. | 36542696 |
Mr Pacquiao, 36, is currently a member of the country's lower house of representatives, the congress.
He said on Monday evening that he would run for higher office in May next year, after his congress term ends.
The boxing champion is hugely popular at home. Earlier this year he lost to American Floyd Mayweather in one of the biggest fights in the sport.
Mr Pacquiao made the announcement while addressing constituents in his home province of Sarangani in the south. He did not say which party he planned to join to run for the senate.
The athlete has pushed for several bills in congress, promoting social welfare and sport, but has also been criticised for having missed many congress meetings during his two terms.
Philippine politics has long been dominated by celebrities and powerful clans. | Boxer Manny Pacquiao has announced he plans to run for a seat in the Philippines senate in 2016. | 34451387 |
Cohen Quad in Walton Street was due to be completed in August but was delayed, leading Exeter College to book the Jury's Inn instead.
It says the rooms will be ready in time for the new term.
A spokesman said work had taken longer than anticipated, describing the new building as "complex".
Exeter College said it was careful to ensure the 86 students were housed at the same hotel, and college staff have an office on site seven days a week.
It added students had recently moved into accommodation provided by other colleges, nearer the city centre.
"The support of students - their academic and welfare needs - have been the college's priorities throughout this period," a spokesman said.
The new quad, the university says, will include en-suite study rooms, a cafe, teaching rooms, a concert auditorium, a reading room, and special spaces for rare books, manuscripts and archives.
Prices for rooms at Oxford's Jury's Inn start at £115 a night. | Nearly 90 Oxford University students living in a hotel after work on a new halls of residence overran will finally move into their new digs in January. | 38015966 |
The proposals, drawn up by Rail Central, would see a depot built on up to 700 acres of farm land between Milton Malsor and Blisworth.
Ashfield Land, the developer behind the scheme, says it would boost the economy with 8,000 jobs.
Many villagers say it would cause traffic problems, ruin the countryside and end the rural community.
The plans include offices, a service depot, facilities for heavy goods vehicles and a hotel. Some homes would also face compulsory purchase orders.
The scheme was first revealed in January but the planning application has not yet been submitted.
It is set to be submitted directly to the planning inspectorate, bypassing the council's planning committee, because it is deemed to be a nationally important scheme.
Councillor Ann Addison, who represents Milton Malsor on South Northamptonshire Council, said: "We know what's happening on the ground we know what local people's feelings are, I don't know if an inspector who comes up from wherever (will)."
In a statement Ashfield Land said the plans would create a "world-class logistics hub" in the county that would contribute to the regional and national economy.
The statement added the firm was in the early stages of developing the proposals and there would be a consultation on the process in the coming weeks. | Politicians in south Northamptonshire have voted to spend £100,000 to fight plans for a rail freight terminal. | 36045176 |
A blog claimed Ben Foday said he was "very against" gay marriage, at a Cardiff South and Penarth constituency hustings.
He has since told BBC Wales he was asked to comment on laws being passed without proper consultation, or without the policy being in a party manifesto.
Mr Foday said he "fully supports" gay marriage and "equal rights".
"In the hustings I was asked for my view on parliament passing legislation without proper consultation, or without the policy having been in the party's manifesto, I said that I was against that," Mr Foday said.
"I am sorry if this was interpreted to mean that I was against gay marriage.
"That is certainly not the case, I fully support gay marriage and equal rights," he added.
A full list of candidates standing in Cardiff South and Penarth can be seen here. | A Plaid Cymru election candidate has said he is sorry if a remark he made about gay marriage was misinterpreted. | 32495271 |
The 22-year-old was part of the Hornets' youth set-up before signing a five-year contract in 2012.
He spent time on loan at Wigan Athletic last season, scoring once in eight appearances in all competitions.
The former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international made a total of 50 league starts for Watford.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League One club Swindon Town have signed Watford midfielder Sean Murray on a free transfer on a one-year deal, with the option of a further year. | 37234633 |
The Russian, 28, tested positive for meldonium in January and has been provisionally suspended from 12 March.
Sharapova has been suspended from "any planned activities while the investigation continues," said the United Nations Development Programme.
She has held the role since 2007 and a UNDP spokesperson added it "remains grateful for her support of our work".
According to the UNDP website, the organisation "works in some 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion".
The former world number one said she has been taking meldonium for health reasons for the past 10 years.
The drug was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency's (Wada) banned list on 1 January and Sharapova provided a positive test at the Australian Open later in the month.
Sportswear company Nike, Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer and German carmaker Porsche had already halted their relationships with Sharapova. | Maria Sharapova has been suspended as a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations after her failed drugs test. | 35812083 |
The EFL says 20% of all fans attending matches in the Football League are now aged under 16.
The increase has been credited to clubs improving the matchday experience for families.
The BBC's Price of Football study found more than two thirds of ticket prices across the UK have been either cut or frozen for the 2016-17 season.
Championship side Cardiff City's family season membership has increased from 459 to 7,000 over a four-year period after making changes, including a turnstile system that recognised children's birthdays on entry.
Colchester, who were relegated from League One last season, reported an 11% increase in overall attendances, helped by an introduction of live music, concourse activities and an online matchday timetable for families.
Take part in our Premier League Predictor game, which allows you to create leagues with friends.s | Sales of junior season tickets in the EFL have risen by 37% in the past 10 years, according to new figures. | 38615107 |
Davies worked under Rodgers at Swansea and Liverpool, and the new Celtic boss is thrilled to bring him to Glasgow.
"I am delighted to bring Chris to Celtic, he is a magnificent coach and someone I know will make a hugely positive contribution to the club.
"He is ready and prepared for the challenge at Celtic," Rodgers said.
Davies, 31, will start work at Celtic on 1 June and is relishing the challenge of working with the Scottish champions.
"Celtic is a huge club with such a special place in world football," he said.
"It is a great honour and a proud moment for me to be named assistant manager.
"I saw the scenes at Celtic Park on Monday and there are not many clubs or fans in the world who could have put on such a show.
"We know what Celtic fans bring to the club and we want to reward our fans every week with entertaining football that gets results."
Davies knows Rodgers well having played under him in the Reading youth team. Rodgers then took his old team-mate with him to join his coaching staff at Swansea and again at Liverpool.
"I have worked with Brendan over a number of years, as a player and a coach, and it will be fantastic to team up with him again," Davies continued.
"I know all about his affection for Celtic and his appetite for taking on this great job.
"I am looking forward to meeting all the players and staff and working with them to give the supporters a team to be proud of." | Celtic have continued the overhaul of their managerial team by appointing Reading first-team coach Chris Davies as Brendan Rodgers' assistant. | 36380828 |
The latest figures from the Department of Health show that at the end of September 230,625 people where waiting.
That is compared to 155,558 in September 2014.
Department targets suggest no-one should wait for more than 18 weeks for a first appointment, but 110,000 people have been waiting longer than that.
The statistics, which are published quarterly, also show that 90,643 were waiting for diagnostic tests and 62,697 are waiting for inpatient treatment.
Last week, Health Minister Simon Hamilton said he planned to use £40m given to his department in the latest reallocation of funds to tackle waiting lists.
He said the money should provide 40,000 more assessments and up to 15,000 extra operations.
Ulster Unionist MLA Michael McGimpsey, a former health minister, described the situation as "outrageous".
"Some [people] afford to wait, but for those people with serious illnesses or those having to endure unimaginable pain - they are badly being let down," he said.
Mr McGimpsey said he welcomed the allocation of £40m.
But he added that Mr Hamilton's "premature and exaggerated claims of kick-starting the local health service" needed to be "tempered".
"In the previous financial year, [Mr Hamilton's] department received over £80m additional funding and the situation only continued to get worse."
Mr Hamilton said the extra money is already making a difference but added that more will need to be done to address the current problems.
"Already, patients are being contacted to attend appointments for hip and knee operations, spinal procedures and urology, for example," he said.
"It is the start of a long journey to get waiting times back to an acceptable position and will need further additional funding to ensure success, but we are beginning to head in the right direction." | The number of people waiting for a first outpatient appointment in Northern Ireland has increased by nearly 50% in a year. | 34931679 |
The plans by property investor Formal Investments include a new-build on Bath Street with 130,000 sq ft of office space.
A building on Bath Street which was previously occupied by a BHS store will also be remodelled and refurbished.
A third building on Sauchiehall Street and Renfield Street will be improved to create retail space and offices.
The properties were acquired last year by Formal Investments.
Director Nicholas King said: "This proposal shows a really exciting vision for an important site in Glasgow city centre and will provide the highest quality environments for retailers and businesses large and small."
The architectural design work for the redevelopment has been carried out by Glasgow practice Stallan-Brand. | Plans have been submitted for a £75m redevelopment to create and improve landmark buildings in central Glasgow. | 37223033 |
About 40 homes were destroyed in Xinmo village in Maoxian county, after the side of a mountain collapsed at about 06:00 local time (22:00 GMT Friday).
Rescue teams are frantically searching for survivors trapped beneath rocks dislodged by heavy rainfall.
President Xi Jinping urged rescuers to "spare no effort".
A couple and a baby were rescued and taken to hospital after teams of workers used ropes to move large rocks, AFP news agency reports, citing local authorities.
Qiao Dashuai told CCTV the baby had woken them and when they came to the door of their home they were swept away by water. He said his parents and other relatives were still missing.
An earlier toll of 141 missing people has now been revised down by state media.
The landslide blocked a 2km (1.2-mile) stretch of a river, Xinhua news agency reported.
Local police told state broadcaster CCTV a lack of vegetation in the area had made the landslide worse.
Local officials said some 8m cu m (282m cu ft) of rock had been dislodged.
Roads in the county were closed on Saturday to all traffic except emergency services, the news agency said.
Landslides are a regular danger in mountainous regions of China, especially during heavy rains.
In 2008, 87,000 people were killed when an earthquake struck Wenchuan county in Sichuan province. In Maoxian county itself, 37 tourists were killed when their coach was buried in a landslide caused by the earthquake. | The bodies of 15 people have been found after a landslide in Sichuan province in south-western China left more than 12 people missing, state media say. | 40390642 |
She has been named as Caitriona Lucas, a mother of two in her early 40s.
She was one of three crew members on board a rigid inflatable boat which flipped over during a search for a man near cliffs at Kilkee.
Another woman was rescued and airlifted to hospital. A man stranded in a cave has now been airlifted to safety.
Their injuries are not life threatening, the Irish Coast Guard said.
The three crew members were part of the Doolin Coast Guard, a voluntary unit of which Mrs Lucas' husband Bernard is also a member.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said: "To learn of the death of Caitriona, and of injury to her colleagues brings home the real dangers our rescue personnel face and this awful news casts a dark shadow over people all over the island."
Irish Transport Minister Shane Ross offered his "deepest sympathies" to Mrs Lucas' family and friends.
"This is an appalling tragedy; the loss of a brave and valiant woman engaged in the most heroic of and unselfish of duties."
Tributes have been posted on social media from RNLI crews across the UK.
Kilkeel RNLI posted this tribute on its Facebook page: "Difficult to put words to this but our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and colleagues of volunteer Coastguard Caitriona Lucas who gave her all in a rescue attempt." | A member of the Irish Coast Guard has died after a vessel overturned off the County Clare coast in the Republic of Ireland. | 37340162 |
Several high profile dissidents from both sides of the border were among about 150 people at its first ard fheis (conference) in Newry on Saturday.
Its chairman David Jordan was highly critical of Sinn Féin.
In a clear reference to the party, he referred to "false prophets... defeated and consumed by the very system they claim to oppose".
The party has the support of prisoners from the dissident group referred to as the New IRA in Maghaberry and Portlaoise prisons.
Its constitution says it may, at some point, contest elections.
But it says participation in elections to the assembly, Westminster or the Dáil (Irish parliament) would be on an abstentionist basis, meaning seats would not be taken if a candidate was elected.
There is no suggestion that the formation of the party is a signal that dissident republican organisations are considering an end to violence.
Mr Jordan made it clear in his speech that dissidents do not intend following Sinn Féin's journey into constitutional politics.
"Our history is littered with the failures of successive ventures into constitutional nationalism, as they were subsumed into the very systems they set out to overthrow," he said. | Dissident republicans have formed a new political party called Saoradh - the Irish word for liberation. | 37463414 |
The suspect opened fire with a shotgun as a special police squad raided his home in the town of Saint Benoit.
Police said the man, who is in his 20s and in custody, was spreading Islamist propaganda online.
Weapons and ingredients used to make Molotov cocktails were found at his flat, France's interior minister said.
Local media said the officers were not seriously injured and the suspect was also shot during the raid.
"This morning, two policemen in La Reunion were wounded while arresting a dangerous individual," read a local police statement.
France's counter-terrorism authorities have opened an investigation into the incident.
Interior Minister Matthias Fekl said the suspect's mother was also being questioned.
Reunion, which lies between Madagascar and Mauritius, is a French overseas territory and has the same political status as other departments in mainland France.
Last week, a police officer Xavier Jugelé was shot and killed on the Champs Elysées in Paris.
His killer, who was shot dead by security forces, was a convicted criminal who was also known to the authorities as a potential Islamist radical.
The fight against terrorism has been a major talking point during the French election. The run-off vote to decide who becomes president is on 7 May. | Two French police officers have been shot and wounded on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion as they tried to arrest a suspected radical Islamist. | 39733615 |
The surprise reversal came despite China's decision earlier to cut its main interest rate to boost growth.
It's the sixth consecutive day of falls for US stocks triggered by fears over China's slowing economy.
The Dow Jones ended down 1.3% at 15,664.3, with the S&P 500 dropping 1.4% to 1,867. 62 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq losing 0.4% to 4,506.49.
Analysts blamed fragile investor confidence for the volatile trading and said continuing fears over China's economy had eventually overruled the initial low values which persuaded investors to buy.
Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities said investors were confused.
"They are trying to figure out what the slowdown in China means to the global economy," he said.
Xavier Smith, investment director at Centre Asset Management, said he didn't expect a steady rise in stocks until there was some positive economic data from China.
"Only when we see that will the rallies be sustainable," he said.
Both the Dow Jones and the S&P are on track for their worst monthly losses in six years.
Investors globally are worried that firms and countries that rely on high demand from China - the world's second-largest economy and the second-largest importer of both goods and commercial services - will be affected by the country's slowing growth. | (Close): Wall Street shares have closed lower again after a sharp rally fizzled out in the last hour of trading. | 34055513 |
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Both goals came in the final 10 minutes, with Lily Agg cancelling out Katie Zelem's opener for the Reds, who also had Kate Longhurst sent off.
Earlier on Saturday, Louise Quinn scored twice as Arsenal beat FA Cup runners-up Birmingham City 4-2 to move up to second in the table.
And Everton clinched the WSL 2 Spring Series title by beating London Bees.
Needing just a point to clinch top spot, in what was their final game of the campaign, Everton ran out easy 4-0 winners.
Mollie Green's deflected strike put Andy Spence's side ahead after 28 minutes, before captain Michelle Hinnigan's guided header made it 2-0 six minutes later and Claudia Walker's second-half penalty and curling strike completed victory.
In winning WSL 2, Everton ensured their best league placing since their relegation from the top flight in 2014 - after finishing third in the full summer seasons of 2015 and 2016.
In WSL 1, Liverpool are now five points clear of second-placed Arsenal - but have played one game more than the Gunners, and three games more than Chelsea in third and Manchester City in fourth. | Women's Super League One Spring Series leaders Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw at lowly Bristol City. | 39987022 |
South Wales Police and the fire service are investigating the cause of the blaze, at Clydach Road in Blaenclydach, at about 19:25 BST on Friday.
Three fire engines, a hydraulic platform and a water bowser tackled the fire.
There were no injuries reported. | A fire which spread across three floors of a disused pub in Rhondda Cynon Taff has been extinguished. | 33664251 |
Officers from 3GS will work alongside the local authority on a 12-month pilot scheme targeting problem areas.
They will have the power to issue £80 fixed penalty fines.
The council said it believed it was the first time a Scottish local authority and a private firm had teamed up to tackle dog fouling. Officers should be in place by the end of May.
The one year pilot is part of SBC's new "responsible dog ownership strategy", which was approved by councillors in February.
Councillor David Paterson said: "While we are keen to educate owners about the issue of dog fouling, the considerable feedback received from the public, communities and councillors has indicated that enforcement is also crucial.
"That is why I am pleased to announce 3GS as the external contractor to work beside the council by issuing tickets for dog fouling and littering.
"This is a 12-month pilot and will be reviewed regularly to understand its impact, before a longer term solution is recommended.
"We are carrying out a number of positive educational activities including the Green Dog Walkers scheme, but for those not willing to listen, they face an £80 fine or potential court appearance."
3GS managing director Paul Buttivant said they were delighted to work with the council on the scheme in light of "significant pressure" from local residents concerned about "escalating problems".
"Residents can be reassured that our officers are highly trained and will only issue fixed penalty notice to individuals who choose not to observe the law," he said. | Scottish Borders Council has appointed a "specialist enforcement firm" to help tackle dog fouling and littering. | 36285058 |
Driver Jacob Hocking, 22, Jackson Edwards, 20, and Adam Richards, 21, all from Corwen, were killed in the A5 collision on 21 November last year.
Anthony Steel, 74, from Birkenhead, who was in the other car, also died.
North Wales east and central coroner John Gittins concluded a road traffic collision caused their deaths.
The Ruthin inquest heard the collision involved a Vauxhall Astra the young men were travelling in and a Vauxhall Zafira being driven by Mr Steel.
Witness Brian Mcmulkin said he was driving towards Conwy when he saw the Astra driven by Mr Hocking come towards him around a bend at speed.
He told the hearing he was struck by the "speed of it" and the driver was "fighting with the wheel a little bit".
Mr Mcmulkin said he looked in his rear view mirror and saw the car's "back end" before telling his wife: "He's lost it," but did not see the collision.
A North Wales Police forensic vehicle examiner told the inquest the Astra's rear near-side tyre was found to have a pressure reading of 13 psi - 54% below the standard recommended.
He said it may have "introduced an element of over-steer".
The inquest heard there was no police evidence to suggest Mr Hocking was speeding.
Mr Gittins said he was satisfied the under-inflated tyre was a "significant contributory factor".
The deaths were a "reminder to us all about the importance of vehicle maintenance," he added. | A two-car crash in Denbighshire which killed four people was likely to have been caused by an under-inflated tyre, an inquest has heard. | 37657834 |
A 45-year-old man was seriously assaulted outside the Anchor Bar in Paisley at about 21:30 on Saturday.
He was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) where his condition was described as stable.
In the second incident, a 30-year-old man received facial injuries after being attacked on Graham Street in Johnstone at 00:40 on Sunday.
He also had lacerations to his head and was also taken to the RAH.
Police Scotland confirmed that the incidents were not connected, and appealed for witnesses. | Two men have been taken to hospital following unconnected serious assaults in Renfrewshire. | 36243451 |
The 33-year-old star took his place alongside graduates for the ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral in the city where he was born.
He was joined by his fiancee Miranda Kerr, his parents and sister Samantha.
Also honoured with a degree was fellow actor David Suchet, best known for his title role in the TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's Poirot.
Bloom first caught the attention of audiences in Peter Jackson's award-winning Lord Of The Rings trilogy and went on to star in Pirates of the Caribbean.
He said: "It's a really big deal. It's an exciting day for me. I'm really honoured to be back in my home town.
"I have so many amazing memories of the cathedral and Canterbury.
"I have lived near the university so it's like my playground. It's a huge, huge honour and I feel chuffed, as does my mother - nobody more than my mother."
Bloom was also set to visit the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury where he made his stage debut aged four.
The venue is being redeveloped at a cost of £25.6m and is due to reopen in autumn 2011. | Actor Orlando Bloom said he was "chuffed" to receive an honorary degree from the University of Kent. | 10614845 |
Rowland, 24, graduated from the Renault academy and his development role will involve significant simulator time as well as track opportunities.
The Sheffield-born driver will also contest the Formula 2 Championship, having recently signed for Dams.
"I would love to be in F1 next year, that has to be the target," he said.
"I will work as hard as I can to achieve that.
"I am really pleased with today's announcement, and it is another step in the right direction, but you have got to carry on the momentum."
Rowland completed his first full season of GP2, recently rebranded the Formula 2 championship, last year and led after five rounds before finishing ninth.
Lewis Hamilton and Jolyon Palmer, both of whom won Formula One's feeder series, are Great Britain's only representatives on the current F1 grid.
"I understand that if I don't win the F2 championship than I probably won't get a chance in F1. But in my head it is quite clear," added Rowland.
"I want to go out and win and dominate the series." | Britain's Oliver Rowland is targeting a full-time Formula 1 seat in 2018 after being announced as a development driver for Renault. | 39587421 |
The South Group match was abandoned shortly after it looked as if the teams would play a five-overs-a-side contest with Gloucestershire set to bowl first.
Both sides take a point each, with Essex Eagles remaining bottom of the group with six points from nine games.
Gloucestershire Gladiators move up a place to sixth with eight points having played eight of their 14 group games. | Rain washed out all play in Saturday's only T20 Blast match between Essex and Gloucestershire at Chelmsford. | 40766169 |
Northcliffe House, in Meadow Road, Derby, has been empty since the Derby Telegraph relocated to new premises nearer the city centre in 2014.
The application is by Al-Khair Foundation, a Muslim charity which already has a school in Croydon.
The plans, for a nursery, primary and secondary school, will now be considered by Derby City Council. | Plans have been submitted to convert a former newspaper building into a school. | 39014669 |
The proposals for former World War 2 Grove airfield are part of a plan to build 5,500 new homes in the area.
Campaigners said these would almost double the local population. They say they are concerned about school places, leisure facilities and roads.
The government wants 55,000 new homes built in Oxfordshire by 2026 to deal with a housing need in the county.
The Vale Of White Horse district council planners gave outline permission on Wednesday night for the 2,500 homes as well as a supermarket, shops, a library and other community facilities.
Also included are plans for two primary schools, a secondary school, playing fields, other large areas of open space and the realignment of Denchworth Road.
The site was first identified for development by the council in 2002.
Approximately 250 homes will be built a year.
Councillor Roger Cox, cabinet member for planning development, said he was "very pleased" and that the project formed "a major part of the council's five-year housing land supply calculations".
The Wantage & Grove Campaign Group estimates that the airfield development will bring an extra 6,000 people to the 2011 census recorded population of 7,178.
A campaign spokesman said: "This level of growth is not proportionate or sustainable without significant investment in infrastructure now."
Resident Richard Wood from Grove said: "As someone who lives in Grove and commutes out of Grove I am dreading the gridlocks we are going to be in for a couple of years before it improves." | Plans to build 2,500 homes and district shopping centre on a former airfield in Oxfordshire have been granted. | 25235200 |
John MacLeod, from Blackburn in Aberdeenshire, was signed up by a lookalikes agency because of his similarity to Mr Salmond.
But despite portraying Mr Salmond at events ahead of the independence referendum, the pair had never met.
They finally came face-to-face at Mr Salmond's constituency office in Inverurie.
Mr MacLeod had previously told BBC Scotland that he feared his bookings were starting to dry up after Mr Salmond stood down as first minister and SNP leader.
But his lookalike career could be set for a revival, with Mr Salmond confirming over the weekend that he is to stand as a candidate in the Gordon constituency at the next general election.
Mr MacLeod, a taxi driver who is signed to the Susan Scott Lookalikes agency, is regularly stopped in the street by people who mistake him for Mr Salmond.
He first realised he looked like the former SNP leader when one of his passengers pointed out the similarity of the two men, who both live in the north east of Scotland.
Mr MacLeod said: "People would say 'there's Alex Salmond. I have the same face, and everything, same looks. I used to be a skinny lad, and I just put on weight.
"Susan phoned me and asked if I could send some photos. It was ace, really good fun. We did a few stunts." | Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has met his professional lookalike for the first time. | 30388463 |
The company said net profits rose to €1.6bn (£1.1bn), up from €1.3bn a year earlier, when it was hit by one-off charges.
The Munich-based carmaker reaffirmed its forecast for increased sales and profit for the full year.
But it warned about the impact of the slowdown in China's economy and of increased competition in the US.
BMW added that it had not been asked to talk to US regulators about emissions testing in the wake of the VW scandal.
BMW said sales for July to September in Europe, the destination of more than 40% of its deliveries, were up 6.9% to 545,062 vehicles.
But it noted that increasing competition in the US, spending on new products and technology, rising personnel costs and slowing demand in China could weigh on its profits for the rest of the year.
"The results are good but the forward perspective looks mediocre," said Frankfurt-based Bankhaus Metzler analyst Juergen Pieper. "The outlook doesn't reveal a particularly large amount of optimism and I don't see great momentum in 2016."
A spokesman for BMW said the company had not been asked to talk to the US regulator that caught rival carmaker Volkswagen cheating emissions tests.
"We have made our vehicles available," the spokesman said when executives were asked on a conference call about BMW's own test results.
"The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has tested them. We have not received any indications one way or the other.
"There have been no talks with the EPA," he added. | Carmaker BMW has reported a 20% rise in third-quarter profit, helped by strong European sales. | 34710452 |
Dan Mulhall was giving evidence to the Westminster-based Northern Ireland Affairs committee.
The committee is investigating the post-Brexit border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
Mr Mulhall said there is no support for a "hardening" of the border.
He told MPs: "It is universally acknowledged that the open and virtually invisible border that exists at present confers benefits on both parts of Ireland and on all communities in Northern Ireland.
"I am not aware of anyone who thinks that a hardening of that border would be an acceptable outcome."
Commenting on the negotiations that would lead to the UK leaving the EU, the seasoned diplomat of nearly 40 years said talks between officials and politicians would not be straightforward.
"Nobody can say how these negotiations will end up," he added.
He said those involved in discussions should "avoid any manifestation of a hard border".
Mr Mulhall also told MPs that 1.85m cars, 177,000 lorries and 208,000 light vans are recorded crossing the border each month.
In his second evidence session on the Irish border, Mr Mulhall faced questions from a series of Northern Ireland MPs.
Pressed on how the border could be controlled, Mr Mulhall said: "I just don't think it's remotely possible to think in terms of having a border that would really control every movement of goods and people."
In his evidence session, Dan Mulhall also said it was "essential that Brexit does not affect the Good Friday Agreement, and that the people of Northern Ireland can have confidence that this will be the case".
Since the EU referendum vote, applications for Irish passports have increased dramatically.
Mr Mulhall pointed out that in Great Britain, applications had gone up by 40%, and in Northern Ireland applications had risen by 20%. | The Irish ambassador to the UK has described the Irish border as "invisible" and said it would not be possible to monitor the numerous crossing points after Brexit. | 38907472 |
Heras, 43, tested positive for the banned substance erythropoietin (EPO) at the 2005 Tour of Spain and was suspended for two years by Spain's Royal Cycling Federation.
The findings were overturned in 2011 and Heras sued the Spanish state in 2013 for 1 million euros but the compensation has been reduced.
The Supreme Court said in a statement it rejected the Spanish state's appeal because the overturned sanction was the direct cause of Heras losing commercial and professional contracts.
Heras' positive test was overturned in 2011 by a civil court in Castile and Leon, which ruled that irregularities had taken place in the analysis of blood samples in the investigation.
The Supreme Court upheld that decision in 2012 and ordered Heras - a former US Postal team-mate of Lance Armstrong - be reinstated as the 2005 Tour of Spain winner.
Armstrong, who retired from cycling in 2005 but then returned to the sport between 2009 and 2012, was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and given a lifetime ban by United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) in 2012. | Spanish authorities must pay ex-cyclist Roberto Heras 725,000 euros (£612,592) after the country's Supreme Court rejected their appeal against his overturned positive doping test. | 39846543 |
Moelfre RNLI lifeboat station raised the alarm at 13:20 BST on Friday after a crew saw the incident unfold in Moelfre Bay.
The three men struggled to swim to safety while their boat continued under its own power.
"We saw their boat circling close to them and imagined the worst," said Moelfre lifeboat helm Vince Jones.
"Fortunately, by the time we had launched, the strong winds had blown it clear of them," he added.
Two of the men were rescued by a local fishing boat, while the third man, aged 60, was found exhausted and clinging to a buoy without a lifejacket.
They were all taken on board the inshore lifeboat and brought back to the lifeboat station
Mr Jones said: "The three men thrown in the water are lucky to be alive and completely uninjured.
"The boat's engine had an emergency kill cord but it had somehow come detached from the person driving the boat when it capsized. Someone was watching over these guys today." | Three men are "lucky to be alive" after they were thrown from their fishing boat off Anglesey. | 37064654 |
The live action film had been due to open in Malaysia on Thursday but the release is now in question.
The film has offended social conservatives for making LeFou, sidekick to villain Gaston, the first openly gay character in a Disney film.
Homosexual activity is illegal in Malaysia under both secular and religious laws.
It is punishable by a prison sentence or corporal punishment.
Gay characters can be shown in films, but only if they are portrayed negatively or repent.
The film's director, Bill Condon, has said Le Fou "is confused about his sexuality" and that the film shows a brief "gay moment".
On Monday, Disney said the release was being delayed in Malaysia for a "review" of its content, without giving further details.
Malaysia's Film Censorship Board later said the film had been approved, after the scene was cut. It was given a P13 rating, requiring parental guidance for children under 13.
"It is only one short scene but it is inappropriate because many children will be watching this movie," chairman Abdul Halim Abdul Hamid told Associated Press.
But Disney said in a statement to reporters on Wednesday that it would be making no such cuts and was postponing the release. It is unclear whether it will now be released in Malaysia.
Disney did not immediately respond to a BBC request for comment. | Disney has said Beauty and Beast "has not been and will not be cut" for Malaysia to remove a gay scene. | 39276136 |
The 27-year-old left-back made his international debut in 2012 and has won 13 caps for his country.
Lafferty adds to manager Michael O'Neill's defensive options for the Windsor Park match in Belfast.
Northern Ireland lie second in Group C, five points behind Germany with two wins for their four qualifiers.
Norway are in a disappointing fifth place, having picked up just three points from four games.
O'Neill is without Will Grigg for the Norway encounter after the Wigan Athletic striker was ruled out with a knee injury.
Shane Ferguson is also an absentee, with the versatile Millwall player serving a suspension.
Northern Ireland's 3-0 friendly defeat by Croatia on 15 November brought to an end a 10-game unbeaten home record, O'Neill's side having previously won eight and drawn two at Windsor Park, conceding only three goals in the process.
Their last loss in a home competitive fixturewas a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Portugal in a World Cup qualifier in September 2013.
Northern Ireland squad to face Norway:
Goalkeepers: Michael McGovern (Norwich City), Alan Mannus (St Johnstone), Roy Carroll (Linfield)
Defenders: Aaron Hughes (Hearts), Gareth McAuley (West Brom), Jonny Evans (West Brom), Chris Brunt (West Brom), Craig Cathcart (Watford), Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town), Lee Hodson (Rangers), Ryan McLaughlin (Oldham Athletic), Tom Flanagan (Burton Albion), Daniel Lafferty (Sheffield Utd)
Midfielders: Steven Davis (Southampton), Niall McGinn (Aberdeen), Oliver Norwood (Brighton), Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers), Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest), Stuart Dallas (Leeds Utd), Paul Paton (St Johnstone), Matthew Lund (Rochdale)
Forwards: Kyle Lafferty (Norwich City), Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic), Conor Washington (QPR), Liam Boyce (Ross County) | Sheffield United defender Daniel Lafferty has been called into the Northern Ireland squad for Sunday's World Cup qualifier with Norway. | 39341512 |
Joshua was named on Dale's bench for their EFL Trophy tie at Hartlepool in November and was also given an honorary player of the month award by the EFL.
After he was too ill to attend the game, players visited him in hospital to present his personalised shirt.
Rochdale have also retired the number 55 that they registered for Joshua.
"Staff at the club first met Joshua last year and he touched the hearts of everyone," said a club statement.
"Our thoughts are with his mum Nicola and his dad Kevin at this very difficult time. We send Nicola, Kevin and their family our sincerest condolences and love.
"We will continue to offer our support to the family at this time."
Rochdale boss Keith Hill said Joshua's story had "touched the hearts" of everyone after the team first met him in February. | League One side Rochdale have announced that five-year-old supporter Joshua McCormack has died after his battle with a brain tumour. | 38613649 |
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But, as she started to have more and more success, she also started to battle with her mental health and distanced herself from friends and family.
"I was trying to run away from the relentless stress and pressure I had on myself the whole time," she said.
She told her coach, got help and now, having retired from playing in 2011, is a mental health ambassador for the Lawn Tennis Association.
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, to help raise awareness of mental health issues. | Naomi Cavaday started playing tennis when she was four years old, and initially liked the individual aspect of the sport. | 37607373 |
David and Pauline Williams were found guilty at Exeter Crown Court of a string of sex attacks on teenagers.
The couple, from Bradninch, Devon, became friends of the Wests when they lived near their Cromwell Street home in Gloucester in the 1980s and 90s.
They are due to be sentenced in November.
The court heard David Williams, 56, boasted of his connections with the Wests who drank at the Prince Albert pub which he ran in Gloucester.
The couple started abusing children in the late 1980s when they were running the Prince Albert.
They ran the Victoria Inn in Exeter after moving to the city in the 1990s, where they went on to abuse a string of teenagers.
Judge Erik Salomonsen bailed the couple pending sentence next month but warned them they face long jail sentences.
He said: "You have been convicted of appalling behaviour that you meted to these children over a long period of time.
The judge said the couple had been convicted "on overwhelming evidence of a campaign of abuse simply for your own sexual satisfaction".
David and Pauline Williams, 52, denied a total of 46 charges of sexual and physical abuse dating between 1989 and 2004.
David Williams was found guilty of ten rapes, 13 indecent assaults, five counts of gross indecency, two of cruelty, and one of sexual activity with a child.
Pauline Williams was found guilty of two rapes and five indecent assaults. They were found not guilty of eight other allegations involving two other complainants.
Their friend Herman Simms, aged 49, of Torquay Road, Paignton, denied a single charge of rape and was found not guilty. | A husband and wife who were friends of the serial killers Fred and Rose West sexually abused 10 children over a 15-year period. | 34545486 |
The poster depicts the reality star wearing a leotard alongside the text: "Can you keep up with a Kardashian?"
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received 14 complaints about Protein World's "socially irresponsible" promotion.
But it ruled the campaign did not "encourage harmful dieting behaviour".
The firm told the ASA the overall response to the advert was that it was motivating and empowering, and it did not believe it was socially irresponsible.
It added that Transport for London had approved the poster.
The watchdog decided the poster "promoted Khloe Kardashian's body image as desirable and aspirational; this was supported by her pose and the airbrushed style".
"We did not consider that she appeared to be out of proportion or unhealthy."
The firm's 2015 ad campaign, which asked "are you beach body ready?", drew 380 complaints amid widespread social media outrage.
Then, the ASA had already ruled the advert could not appear again in its current form due to problems with its health and weight loss claims, but it concluded it was "unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence".
A spokesman for eating disorder charity Beat, said: "Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses with very complex causes.
"While we wouldn't say they are likely to be the sole and direct cause of eating disorders, adverts that do not promote healthy body image or encourage restrictive eating habits can exacerbate the problem in people who are suffering." | A London Underground advert featuring Khloe Kardashian, by the company behind the controversial "beach body ready" campaign, has been cleared for use. | 39861092 |
The 24-year-old Poland international has agreed a three-year contract at Loftus Road and is Rangers' first signing of the summer.
Borysiuk started his career at Legia and returned there in January following spells at Lechia Gdansk and German side Kaiserslautern.
"I am very delighted to join QPR," he told the Championship club's website.
"I had some options, but when I was young I dreamed about playing in England and when there was an option with QPR, I didn't need much time to think about it.
"I am a player who gives 100% in every game. I think English fans like players like this. I am a big fan of English football. This is a great step forward for me."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | QPR have signed midfielder Ariel Borysiuk from Legia Warsaw for an undisclosed fee. | 36598384 |
The Australian organic formula maker has seen its shares slump more than 40%.
The company said that sales would temporarily be hit as the industry adjusted to new rules required by China's Food and Drug Administration.
China is a key market for manufacturers in Australia and New Zealand.
Long-term breastfeeding is rare among Chinese mothers.
Those who can afford it often choose to buy imported formula over Chinese brands, because of fears over dangerous levels of hormones and chemicals sometimes found in local baby formula.
That has led to a surge in demand for foreign brands in recent years.
All importers in the industry are now required to register by December 2017.
"As with the broader infant formula market, Bellamy's has experienced restructuring of the sales channels into China since the regulatory announcements," the company said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange.
"Brands that are unlikely to gain registration are liquidating inventory at discounted prices, which impacts both imported brands such as Bellamy's and the market overall," it added.
The company said it expects revenue to fall to A$240m ($178m, £1.41m) in 2017. Analysts had been expecting the figure to come in well above A$300m.
Other Australasian infant formula exporters with China as their key market also saw their shares lower.
A2 Milk from New Zealand was down by more than 10% while both Blackmores and Bega Cheese also saw their shares lower.
They had been rising as investors expected an ongoing boom in Chinese demand. | Shares in the baby formula milk firm Bellamy have plunged after a warning that new import regulations in China will cut into revenues. | 38178513 |
Strange's side suffered a second defeat of the tournament as the holders proved too powerful in Tbilisi, Georgia.
"We've got to really focus on a lot of the positives the players produced," Strange said.
"At times they played some excellent attacking rugby and defended well for long periods."
Strange added: "There's a lot to take from that performance
"The main learning for us is to show a little more composure and maturity at certain parts of the game and the most critical moments if we are to go over the finishing line in these big games.
"It was a similar scenario to the Australia game, not making good decisions at critical times."
Having also lost to Australia, Wales will face Samoa in their final Pool A game with both teams aiming to avoid being bottom of the group. | Head coach Jason Strange says Wales Under-20 can take positives from the 34-22 defeat by England in World Rugby's Junior Championship. | 40156865 |
The rail infrastructure group said the fall was largely the result of the rail regulator's decision to reduce its income by £246m this year.
Profits were also hit by an accounting loss on "financial hedges", recorded as a £304m gain last year that turned into a £41m loss.
Network Rail stressed this had no effect on railway investment.
Revenue for the year ended 31 March fell to £6.08bn from £6.3bn a year earlier.
Network Rail said the number of people travelling by train grew by 67.3 million to a record high of 1.65 billion passengers.
Passenger numbers have more than doubled in the past 20 years, since privatisation, Network Rail said, which meant it missed its punctuality target once again this year.
Last year, the percentage of trains that ran on time fell to 90%, down from 90.9% in 2013 and below Network Rail's target of 92.5%.
Patrick Butcher, Network Rail's finance director, said: "The railways continue to grow in popularity and we continue to invest heavily to respond to that demand.
"While progress is being made in improving performance, safety, asset reliability and delivering more renewals and projects, our rate of acceleration in these areas isn't yet where we want it to be."
Mr Butcher added that with more than a million more trains on the network than 10 years ago, there were "inevitable challenges". | Network Rail's annual pre-tax profit has halved to £506m ($782m; €692m), compared with £1.04bn a year earlier. | 33090514 |
It's just over a century since archaeologist James Curle published the findings of excavations at Trimontium, at one time a key frontier post for the Roman army.
Now a new book, containing a series of essays and illustrations, has been published by National Museums of Scotland.
It's aimed at celebrating the discoveries Curle made, as well as outlining the development in knowledge about the site over the past century, and putting Trimontium in its wider context.
The book, A Roman Frontier Post and its People, was edited by Fraser Hunter and Lawrence Keppie.
Mr Hunter, who is principal curator, Iron Age and Roman Collections with NMS, says the Newstead site is of real importance.
He says there's a fascination with the Roman period.
"Partly it's because you have this link into this amazing empire and here you are, at Newstead, on the edge of that empire where there was interaction between the Romans and the local societies of what's now Scotland," he said.
"It's a fascinating story."
The book is designed to appeal to the general reader who has an interest in the Romans and their time in the Borders and Scotland. | The village of Newstead near Melrose lies close to a site of major archaeological importance. | 20985096 |
Heading into the final round at the PGA Catalunya Resort, Hoey is two shots outside the 25th and ties spot which will earn a tour card.
Five-time tour winner Hoey, 37, has missed 21 cuts in 28 events in 2016.
But after squeezing into the final two rounds on Tuesday, Hoey moved up 23 places with his six-birdie card.
Hoey's three-under-par round at the Stadium Course moved him to three under overall.
There are currently nine players sharing 22nd place on five under including another former European Tour winner Ross McGowan.
Hoey carded opening rounds of 70, 67 and 76, before his fourth-round 71 saw him move up the leaderboard of 156 competitors in Spain.
2010 European Ryder Cup player Edoardo Molinari moved into the lead into the six-round marathon after a 67 on Wednesday moved him to 14 under.
Overnight leader England's Nathan Kimsey dropped back to second spot on 11 under after a 73 while his compatriots Matthew Nixon, Eddie Pepperell, Tom Lewis and Richard McEvoy are sharing third place two further back.
The only other Irish qualifier for the final two days in Girona, Gary Hurley remained on level par after a 72 on Wednesday.
West Waterford man Hurley bravely battled into the final two days of action in Spain after carding a brilliant 65 on Tuesday but he is now sharing 59th place heading into the high-pressure final round.
The players will be back in action at the venue's Tour Course on Thursday. | Michael Hoey stayed in contention for a European Tour card at the qualifying school after a fifth-round 69 moved him into a share of 39th spot in Spain. | 38006733 |
The paper, posted to the site Reddit, is titled "Two-body interactions: A Longitudinal Study", in reference to a classic physics problem involving two objects' gravitational forces.
It concludes: "the author proposes to Christie the indefinite continuation of the study".
It appears the proposal was accepted.
Christie and author Brendan are both physicists in Sydney, Australia.
The paper was penned in March 2012, but Christie (surnames have been redacted) first published an image of it on Sunday.
Given the reference to the study's beginnings in the paper's "Overview of Results" section, it appears it was timed to coincide with the couple's seventh anniversary.
The paper includes a graph of "happiness vs. time" - an encouragingly upward trend - and even includes future predictions of happiness. | An Australian physicist has warmed hearts in the scientific world by casting a marriage proposal in the form of a scientific paper. | 21585812 |
Police said they were alerted to the incident in Prestonpans on 23 January.
The 12-year-old has since been reported to the Children's Reporter. | A 12-year-old boy has been reported following an alleged sexual assault on a six-year-old girl in East Lothian. | 38962399 |
Concerned members of the public called police at around 00:24 GMT after seeing the woman outside Tesco in Pool, Cornwall.
Officers said the woman with the baby was not the mother but was thought to be babysitting the child.
The baby was taken into police protection and passed into the care of social services.
The woman has not been charged with any offence and officers will now work with social services to investigate the matter. | Police took a three-month-old baby into emergency care from an "intoxicated" babysitter outside a supermarket. | 35793450 |
Officers were called to the London home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at 03:42 GMT but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Met Police spokesman said: "This incident is not being treated as terrorist-related."
The force said it was contacted by a London hospital shortly after midnight after a patient failed to return.
More on this story and other news from London
Officers were called to the palace three hours later, after reports of a man behaving suspiciously.
The man, aged in his 40s, was on fire when they arrived.
A spokesman for the royal family said the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were not at the palace at the time. | A man has died after being found on fire outside Kensington Palace. | 35533248 |
The woman, who was driving a Citroen C4, was pronounced dead at the scene on the anti-clockwise carriageway in Kent between junctions three and four.
Five other people were to taken to hospital for treatment but their injuries were not life-threatening.
Police said the accident, at 18:05 BST on Friday near the Orpington slip road, also involved a BMW, a Vauxhall Insignia and a Smart Car.
The road was closed for nearly eight hours, causing long traffic tailbacks.
Accident investigation officers are appealing to anyone with information about the crash to come forward, particularly anyone who saw any of vehicles immediately beforehand. | A driver in her 70s has died in a crash on the M25 involving four cars. | 36451556 |
Steven Cook, 20, from Sandbach, Cheshire, was last seen in 2005 outside a pub in Malia asking for directions.
According to reports, a human skeleton was found near the area of the last reported sighting, along with a disposable camera and belt.
Cheshire Constabulary said it was aware of the discovery and was liaising with Greek authorities.
The family of Mr Cook has also been informed, police added.
More about the find and other stories from across Cheshire
Det Insp Gary McIntyre said: "At this early stage, the remains have been removed and will be examined in Greece to determine whether they belong to a female or a male."
Mr Cook's mother Pat told The Sun newspaper: "We have been told that a skeleton has been found - we don't know what to make of it. It was a shock to receive the call after all this time, it's upset all the family.
"But it's not the first time this sort of thing has happened. We are waiting to hear more from the Greek authorities." | Human remains have been found on a Greek island where a British tourist went missing 12 years ago. | 39007684 |
The Super Puma crashed on its approach to Sumburgh Airport last August.
Sarah Darnley, of Elgin, Gary McCrossan, of Inverness, Duncan Munro, of Bishop Auckland, and George Allison, of Winchester, died.
A dedication service was held at the Sumburgh Airport memorial site on Saturday and wreaths put in the sea.
A helicopter flypast also took place.
The service was led by Fishermen's Mission Superintendent Aubrey Jamieson.
He said it was right to pause and honour those who had lost their lives.
A new plaque was dedicated to the victims and a number of survivors made the journey to the islands for the service.
Two wreaths were laid at the site of the crash by RNLI crew.
Survivors of the crash paid tribute to their rescuers following the service.
A short statement issued on their behalf said: "We are all here to pay our respects to those who lost their lives that night. We are grateful to have the chance to meet and thank the brave crew members who helped us.
"The whole Shetland community rallied around us in a time of need and we would like to express our deep gratitude to so many people - coastguard, RNLI, hospital staff, police, workers at Sumburgh Airport, Red Cross - for everything."
When the Super Puma crashed last year 18 people were on board the helicopter at the time.
The accident was the fourth of its kind in five years.
The Shetland memorial is dedicated to those who lost their lives in aircraft accidents in the area over the past three decades. | More than 100 people gathered in Shetland to remember the four people who died in last year's helicopter crash. | 28894502 |
Villagers in Habiganj district had gathered in a cafe to watch Indian-made Bengali fantasy drama Kiranmala.
But when two men disagreed about the plot, others took sides and soon hundreds of people were fighting with sticks and knives.
Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.
Kiranmala, a sci-fi drama about a warrior princess who saves mankind from evil, is wildly popular in Bangladesh.
The brawl erupted in the cafe in Dhol village, 176km (109 miles) north-east of Dhaka.
Local police chief Yasinul Haque told the BBC's Shyadul Islam: "Two men were involved in an argument over the episode, which turned into a group clash. There were hundreds of people attacking each other with sticks and knives.
"Police had to fire nine rubber bullets and five shells of tear gas to control the crowd, and at least 15 people needed hospital treatment."
New agency AFP reported that at least 100 people were hurt during the fighting.
Mr Haque said the brawl began on Wednesday night and continued into Thursday morning.
Despite being made in India, Kiranmala is the most popular TV drama in Bangladesh in recent years, and is widely watched, correspondents say.
Last year, local media linked the suicides of two Bangladeshi teenage girls to the programme, after their parents reportedly refused to buy them the dress worn by the princess. | An argument about a popular TV drama in Bangladesh erupted into a mass brawl involving hundreds of people, with 15 people badly injured, police say. | 37128640 |
However, she still aims to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020.
"I don't have any plans to race internationally this year so it's unlikely I'll be in Los Angeles," the 39-year-old told BBC Sport.
"I need a huge amount of recharging, including legs and family time, then build back up towards Tokyo."
Storey was speaking after claiming bronze in the team pursuit at the National Track Championships in Manchester with her Boot Out Breast Cancer team.
It would be easy to burn myself out, so I'm trying to take the sensible option
She became Britain's most decorated female Paralympian by claiming her 14th gold medal at the Rio Games.
The 2017 Para-Cycling Track World Championships were announced just seven weeks before the event was due to start in America.
Several British riders were critical of the UCI because of the short preparation time.
The event has no bearing on Paralympic qualification but does count for visually impaired cyclists towards making the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Storey says she must be "sensible" about her racing schedule if she is to compete in her eighth Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
"I'm very motivated to race and it would be easy to burn myself out," said Storey.
"It was never my intention to race much further afield than the UK. For me, it's important to look at that bigger picture.
"I'm in my eighth cycle as a Paralympian so I have to preserve what'll hopefully happen at the end of that cycle.
"It's not uncommon to take a back seat for a year or so in order to be really firing for those bigger qualifying events and hopefully the big one itself." | Britain's Sarah Storey is unlikely to race abroad in 2017, including at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in the USA in March. | 38784962 |
At the start of the season, bookies gave odds of 5,000/1 for the Foxes to win the league.
Fan Mandy Clarke said her boss, a Nottingham Forest supporter, placed the bet as a gift "to take the mickey".
She was offered cash-outs but an inspirational poster at the hospital in Oadby where she works convinced her to keep the faith, she said.
"He bought it as a joke because he was taking the mickey out of my team because he's a bit of a closet Nottingham Forest fan," Ms Clarke, a Leicester City season ticket holder of over 20 years, said.
"It was never going to happen."
Leicester season ticket holder Ms Clarke said she pinned it next to a poster that read, "Believe and all things are possible".
"I was having so many meltdowns about the cash-outs, I felt as if I'd be a traitor. I felt you have to believe, as Leicester City fans - you have to believe you can do it," she said.
"I just couldn't move it to take it anywhere."
Asked which is better, the money or her team winning the Premier League against the odds, she said: "The £50,000 is fabulous, I can't take it in.
"But the icing on the cake is Leicester City winning because that will live on and on and on."
Other fans are doubly celebrating, including Keval Nakesheree, from Gloucestershire, who placed an each way bet on Leicester winning the title at 5000/1, netting himself £33,000. | A woman has won £50,000 after her boss placed a £10 bet on Leicester City winning the Premier League as a joke. | 36211437 |
The government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will also present the railway budget on 8 July.
India's economic expansion has slowed markedly, growing by 4.7% in the 2013-14 financial year and marking the second year of sub-5% growth.
Mr Modi's government has promised rapid economic reforms aimed at creating jobs and boosting foreign investment.
Media reports suggest that the federal budget may include measures designed to simplify taxation, reduce inflation and attract private investment.
The government has also spoken about its plans to introduce a general sales tax, encourage foreign investment and speed up approvals for major business projects.
Last week, the government announced an increase in passenger fares and freight rates to improve facilities and recover losses for its state-owned railway, which operates more than 11,000 trains and carries some 13 million passengers daily.
India's previous government presented an interim budget in February - ahead of the general election - to cover expenditure until a new government was installed.
Asia's third-largest economy has been weighed down by factors including high inflation, a weak currency and a drop in foreign investment. | India's new government will present its first federal budget on 10 July, media reports quoting officials said. | 27990874 |
Wing Fu Cheung - also known as Nelson Cheung - was stabbed to death after his car was forced off the road outside Randalstown in January 2015.
His wife Kam-Fung Cheung was also injured and robbed in the incident.
Appearing at Belfast Crown Court on Monday was 35-year-old Virgilio Augusto Fernando Correia.
Correia's barrister asked the clerk of the court to re-arraign his client on three charges arising from last January's incident.
They were: The murder of Mr Cheung; wounding his wife with intent to do her grievous bodily harm and robbing Mrs Cheung of a handbag containing an iPad, an iPhone and a purse containing £200 in cash plus two bank cards.
All three offences span a period between 6 and 9 January, 2015.
When each of the charges were put to Correia, he replied "guilty".
Correia, who at the time of his arrest was living at Grant Avenue in Randalstown, is the second man to admit murdering Mr Cheung.
Christopher David Menaul, 25, from Barra Street in Antrim, also pleaded guilty to the same three charges after appearing in court last month.
Two co-accused will be standing trial in the new year on other charges arising from the murder.
Following the plea, a judge ordered pre-sentence reports be compiled on Correia, who was remanded back into custody.
He will be sentenced at a later date. | A County Antrim man has become the second person to admit the murder of a Chinese restaurant owner. | 38368016 |
Manchester United's fees nearly doubled to just under £14m while Arsenal's almost tripled to around £12m.
The Football League also published its agents' fees list with Cardiff City the biggest spenders in the Championship.
The Bluebirds spent £2,828,133, with the total outlay by Championship clubs amounting to £26,124,044.
League One clubs spent £3,167,964, with Wigan Athletic's fees totalling £1,461,088. The Latics were relegated from the Championship last season.
League Two's biggest spenders were Portsmouth, who spent £268,175.
League One side Bury, and League Two duo Accrington and Hartlepool did not pay any money in agents' fees.
The Premier League and Football League totals were calculated in the period from 1 October 2014 to 30 September 2015. | Liverpool spent more than £14m on agents' fees to lead the latest Premier League list which shows total payments at £129.86m - up £15m from last year. | 34968159 |
The 21 women and one man were found "in a pool of fuel and water" at the bottom of the boat, off the coast of Libya.
They had been on the dinghy "for hours", the aid group said.
More than 200 survivors who were on the dinghy have been transferred to a boat operated by MSF. It is unclear where they were travelling from.
The survivors were among more than 2,000 migrants rescued from the water in different operations on Wednesday and taken to Sicily. Vessels from the Spanish and Italian navies and other humanitarian organisations were involved.
Thousands of migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean this year, according to figures from the International Organization for Migration.
MSF works together with another group, SOS Mediterranee, to patrol the Mediterranean in three rescue vessels - the Dignity 1, the Bourbon Argos and the Aquarius.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants. | The bodies of 22 people have been found on a migrant dinghy in the Mediterranean, the aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has said. | 36849971 |
The 46-year-old Scot was appointed in November, but the team have won just 10 of his 27 games in charge and are 16th in the Championship table.
"I can't keep being a spokesman for the football club," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"I went through the same at Aston Villa and I'll never go through that again."
He added: "We need to wait and see what is going to happen. Once I've had talks with the owners, there's not much more I can say. It's the same as I've been saying for the last few months."
After replacing former manager Gary Bowyer, Lambert steered the club to a season-high position of 11th in the Championship table in December.
But they have won just one of their last five league matches, losing the other four including Tuesday night's 2-1 defeat by Sheffield Wednesday.
Last month the club revealed that debts have risen past £100m and with the club's owners Venky's based in India, Lambert stated that a "figurehead" was needed to pull the strings off the pitch.
Blackburn are the sixth club he has managed, following spells at Livingston, Wycombe, Colchester, Norwich and Aston Villa.
"Nobody can take anything away from the owners for putting the money in that they did in the past. I am not here for the past and the club has to move forward," Lambert added.
"I've got to be true to my staff, the supporters and the football club. There are great people here and I've always said it needs everyone to swing in the same direction." | Blackburn Rovers manager Paul Lambert wants a meeting with the club's owners before deciding his future after problems on and off the field. | 35977176 |
Scans revealed the 23-year-old ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and he will have an operation next week.
Wilson had made an impressive start to life in the Premier League, scoring five goals in seven games.
He scored a hat-trick in a 4-3 win against West Ham in August.
"It's very disappointing for Callum, after what has been an exceptional start to the season, but I am sure he will come back fitter and stronger," said Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe.
"Callum is the type of character who won't be fazed by such a setback, and I am sure he will turn this experience into a positive in the long run.
"As I have said many times before though, this kind of setback offers others the opportunity to step up to the plate, show everybody what they can do and make a real impact at this level."
The news is the latest blow for the Cherries following long-term injuries to defender Tyrone Mings and winger Max Gradel. | Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson is out for at least six months after injuring his knee against Stoke on Saturday. | 34382108 |
Thousands of people took to the streets after he sacked the finance minister.
The latest protests protests organised by several opposition parties and civil society groups.
"The marches that took place last week demonstrated that racism is real and exists in our country," he said.
Many South Africans have said President Zuma is blatantly playing the race card on an issue-based protest against his own defective style of leadership following a near catastrophic cabinet reshuffle when he sacked the much respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
His decision was swiftly followed by two credit ratings agencies downgrading South Africa to junk status.
This caused many people - black and white - to come out onto the streets in their tens of thousands, including many from his party the ANC, calling for Mr Zuma's resignation.
Unfortunately for the president, more protests are planned for Wednesday - his 75th birthday.
Opposition parties have vowed to keep the pressure on. He will increasingly find it difficult to use race as an excuse. | South African President Jacob Zuma has branded protesters calling for his resignation "racists", saying they held placards that were derogatory about black people. | 39558207 |
The body of the man, believed to be in his 20s, was discovered by people walking in Rahin Woods, near Carbury, at about 20:45 local time on Friday.
It was partially buried and covered by undergrowth near two trails through the woods.
Police said they believed the man died violently.
It is believed that the man's body was in the woods for less than a month.
One line of inquiry is that the man had a falling out with gangland criminals over money. | Irish police have said that the body of a man found in woods in County Kildare is being treated as suspicious. | 37268700 |
One of those who died, 17-year-old Corey Price, represented Cardiff City Academy over eight years from age nine.
The club said it had been "deeply saddened" to hear of the deaths of Corey, his friends Alesha O'Connor and Rhodri Miller, and Margaret Challis who was a passenger in another car.
The match between members of the community will be held on 14 June.
Corey's father, Lee Price, said: "It's been overwhelming. Corey spent eight years with Cardiff's Academy and the club recently came to me with the idea of a memorial match.
"Corey had an infectious giggle when he got excited and I'm sure he'll be looking down with a smile on his face."
Academy operations manager Anthony Redwood, who was instrumental in arranging the match with Corey's family, said he had been in regular contact with the families.
"Corey played a major part in our programme and more so in the lives of others - the staff and his teammates at the academy," he said
"We hope that we can make an annual event of the match and celebrate their memories."
Admission for the match at Cardiff City Stadium is free. There will be bucket collections and donations accepted on the day.
All proceeds will go towards a Corey Price memorial bench at Corey's school, Ysgol Bro Morgannwg in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.
A second memorial bench will also be placed at the Cardiff City Academy training ground.
The crash happened on the A470 near Storey Arms, Brecon, on 6 March.
Corey and his two 17-year-old friends were from Barry. Mrs Challis, 66, was from Merthyr Tydfil.
Seven teenage drivers who were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after the crash have been bailed. | Cardiff City Football club is to stage a match in memory of four people who died in a crash in the Brecon Beacons. | 32759999 |
Nearly half of the shootings during the four-day holiday happened over 12 hours, reports the Chicago Tribune.
The youngest victim was a 13-year-old boy and the oldest a 60-year-old man.
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About half of the shootings happened between 15:30 on Tuesday and 03:30 on Wednesday, mainly in Chicago's south and west sides.
Not even the deployment of more than 1,000 extra officers by Chicago police department could staunch the violence.
The casualties are significantly higher than 2016, when 66 people were shot in Chicago over the Independence Day weekend, which lasted three days.
It brings the total number of people shot in Chicago so far in 2017 to more than 1,800, reports the Tribune.
But that figure is not as severe as last year when 2,035 people had been shot by this point.
At the weekend, Chicago police said shootings this year had declined 14% compared with the first six months of last year. | At least 101 people were shot in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend, according to a city newspaper. | 40514995 |
That was not the only surprise of the day in the division, with Stranraer securing only their sixth win of the campaign with a 1-0 victory away to Queen's Park to climb off the bottom.
Elsewhere, Alloa Athletic secured a thrilling 4-2 win over Stenhousemuir, who drop to the foot of the table.
That means only three points separate the bottom four now.
Liam Buchanan gave Livingston an early lead at Bayview, but substitute Jamie Insall equalised with a quarter of an hour remaining.
Scott Robinson grabbed the winner three minutes later.
At Hampden, Willie Gibson scored the only goal of the game for Stranraer, who now rise to eighth, with a 20-yard effort on the hour mark to defeat the Spiders.
Alan Cook put Stenhousemuir ahead after nine minutes against Alloa, but Kevin Cawley, Greig Spence and Jordan Kirkpatrick turned the contest on its head before half-time.
Kirkpatrick completed his brace after the interval, with Oli Shaw netting a late consolation for the home side. | East Fife stunned runaway leaders Livingston with a 2-1 victory in Scottish League One. | 38479435 |
The incident happened at the offices of Public Initiative For Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm (PIPS) on the Antrim Road some time between 21:00 BST on Friday and 10:00 on Saturday.
Brian Maguire, the charity's chief executive, said three windows at the premises had been smashed.
People responded to an appeal on social media to help with a clear-up, he said.
"It has been quite upsetting for us and our volunteers," he added.
"We have some very vulnerable clients that come to us and our main mission this morning was getting our building sorted for our clients coming at two o'clock and that's what we have done."
He said he did not believe at anything had been taken. | The offices of a suicide prevention charity in north Belfast have been ransacked during a burglary attempt. | 34028349 |
Krzysztof Jan Lesny was arrested in the flood-affected Greystone Road area of Carlisle, in the early hours of 9 December.
Appearing at Carlisle Magistrates' Court, the 30-year-old, of Warwick Road in the city, pleaded not guilty to one charge of theft by finding, and one of going equipped for theft.
He was bailed to appear at Carlisle Crown Court on 11 January. | A man has denied carrying out a theft in the wake of Storm Desmond. | 35160335 |
Gary Corkindale, 39, and Alexander Connelly, 34, were arrested following a tip-off that a hire van parked in Possilpark, Glasgow, contained drugs.
Both men admitted being concerned in the supply of Valium.
Judge Tom Hughes QC jailed Corkindale, of Milton, for eight years and Connelly, of Craigend, for six years and four months.
The judge told the men: "Drugs is a catastrophic problem in society. Drugs cause absolute misery."
Prosecutor Lyndsey MacDonald told the High Court in Glasgow that police received a tip-off about the white Mercedes van on 26 February last year.
It had been hired by Connelly from Leslie Commercials while Corkindale was with him.
Police found the van unattended so they parked behind it so it could not be driven away.
Connelly, who drove past in a white VW Golf, watched the officers before speeding off.
Other police officers went to the hire firm to find out who had hired the van and, while they were there, Connelly phoned asking for the spare key.
Corkindale then arrived at the hire firm and asked to pick it up.
He was detained and his Peugeot was searched. In the boot was an Asda carrier bag containing 10 bags of amphetamine with a street value of £11,250.
Police opened the van using the spare key and found cardboard boxes and commercially-sealed packages containing Valium - also known as diazepam - inside.
Ms MacDonald told the court that the total maximum street value of the drugs was £376,320.
The court heard that Corkindale had previous convictions including a High Court conviction in 2012 for being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis resin. | Two men have been jailed after being caught with a van full of Valium with a street value of more than £370,000. | 39266397 |
The young birds were saved after their mother was killed by a dog in Station Park, Moffat.
They were pulled to safety by a family on pedalos in the park's pond.
The ducks are now being cared for at the South of Scotland Wildlife Hospital in Dumfries and they will be released back into the wild once they are old enough to fend for themselves.
Animal rescue officer Tricia Smith, of the Scottish SPCA, said, "Sadly the mum was killed by a dog, leaving her four ducklings on their own.
"This is an important example of why dogs should be kept on a lead and under control whenever there are wild animals nearby.
"As the ducklings were on the water it was extremely difficult to catch them but with the help of a few willing volunteers on pedalos we managed to rescue them all.
"We'd like to say a special thank you and well done to Chloe MacFarlane, who caught the last duckling with her fast hands." | A group of animal-lovers mounted a rescue for four orphaned ducklings - on pedalos. | 32913724 |
Police said there were made aware of suspicious activity around the Bells Row crossing at the town's Antrim Road.
Translink has said bus substitutions are in place between Lisburn and Portadown.
The Antrim Road and Cornakinnegar Roads are closed at the railway crossing point. There are no further details.
The deputy mayor of Craigavon, Sinn Féin's Catherine Seeley, condemned those behind the alert.
"This is another attack on the local community and on commuters travelling to and from Belfast," she said.
"Those responsible should be under no doubt that it has done nothing except disrupt the lives of people going about their daily business." | Part of the Belfast to Dublin railway line has been closed due to a security alert in Lurgan, County Armagh. | 31137458 |
"Syians Welcome" was emblazoned on the front of the Dana prison in Shrewsbury.
Staff who run tours of the historic building said they were able to clean the graffiti off and had passed CCTV footage to police.
The attack took place days after a Syrian boy was pictured wearing a sweatshirt from a school in the town.
"They did it in broad daylight, a woman filmed the man doing it and he spelled Syrians wrong," said Joel Campbell, owner of Jailhouse Tours.
"It's a mixture of sadness and disappointment for us.
"It's difficult to understand why anyone would want to cause damage to a historic listed building."
Earlier in the week a photograph of a Syrian refugee boy wearing a sweatshirt from Belvidere Primary School in Shrewsbury sparked debate on social media.
BBC Radio 4 followed the story of Yamen Dhnie, a Syrian boy who fled Jordan with his family because of fears about their safety.
They have now managed to find their way to Greece.
People took to BBC Radio Shropshire's Facebook page to express their views on whether refugees should be offered a home in Shrewsbury. | Graffiti referring to the Syrian refugee crisis was spray-painted onto the doors of a 300-year-old former prison. | 34755793 |
Ron Davies said a covert camera filmed him clearing obstacles for the benefit of walkers on Caerphilly Mountain.
Cyclists have told the BBC that obstacles placed in their path put them in danger.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW), which owns the land, has encouraged both sides to meet to resolve the issue.
Mr Davies told BBC 5 live the area was "enormously attractive" but that it had been "trashed" by some, "putting people at risk".
"I've never blocked or obstructed a footpath in my life," he said.
"In fact, I've unblocked obstructions on a few and that's what I was doing when this covert video was taken.
"I was actually removing an obstacle from a footpath.
"I have spent all my life walking the footpaths in this part of the world," he said.
It is not against the rules for mountain bikers to ride on unofficial trails, providing they do not cause any damage to wildlife or the environment.
NRW recently cleared mounds and other structures built without permission by bikers amid safety and conservation fears.
Signs advising them of how to go through official channels were torn down and defaced.
Referring to the obstructions, Ian Clarke from Van Road Mountain Bikers said: "I can appreciate that maybe some people don't agree with the way we use the woods, but I think if you're putting other people in danger, that's a problem for us." | A former secretary of state for Wales has denied laying rocks and logs on a path used by mountain bikers. | 37437491 |
Griezmann's 31st goal of the season took Atletico back above Real Madrid, 1-0 winners at Real Sociedad, before Barcelona later reclaimed top spot.
Atletico boss Diego Simeone had made seven changes to the side that beat Bayern Munich 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.
Griezmann scored with his second touch.
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The France international's 20-yard strike, 40 seconds after coming on, gave Atletico a sixth successive league win but they remain second to Barcelona - who beat Real Betis 2-0 on Saturday evening - because of their inferior head-to-head record.
It was Atletico's fourth 1-0 victory in a row as the 2014 Spanish champions, who will be looking to reach their second Champions League final in three seasons in Tuesday's second leg in Munich, kept a 23rd clean sheet in La Liga this season.
Fernando Torres, who came off the bench at the same time as Griezmann following directions from Simeone, who is serving a three-match touchline ban, could have doubled their lead but saw his shot saved by Juan Carlos.
Rayo Vallecano remain two points above the relegation zone.
Atletico Madrid goalscorer Antoine Griezmann: "Rayo made things difficult for us.
"The players who started lacked rhythm, which was normal, as they hadn't played in a long time. But we were able to improve and got the win." | Substitute Antoine Griezmann scored the winner as Atletico Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 to stay in the La Liga title race with two games left. | 36125974 |
The whole retail group is being wound down, with the loss of about 11,000 jobs, after efforts to find a buyer for the troubled firm failed last month.
BHS operated 163 stores in the UK, four of which are in Northern Ireland.
The Lisburn store, in Bow Street Mall, is the first local store to cease trading.
A second store in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, is expected to close next weekend.
The remaining BHS stores in Belfast city centre and at Holywood Exchange have not yet indicated when they are due to cease trading.
Meanwhile, the knighthood given to former BHS owner Sir Philip Green, is under review following criticism of his conduct while he was in charge of the firm.
A number of MPs have called for him to be stripped of the title due to his decision to take money out of the company before he sold it for £1 to a former bankrupt.
The 20 BHS stores due to close on Saturday are: | A BHS department store in Lisburn, County Antrim, is among the first 20 BHS shops across the UK that are to due to close later on Saturday. | 36874126 |
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