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Many were handed prison sentences after being convicted of a variety of offences, but since the military overthrew President Mohammed Morsi almost all have secured acquittals.
Meanwhile, Egyptian activists who spearheaded the uprising against Mr Mubarak have complained that political dissent is being stifled. | Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak and a number of senior officials who served in his government have been put on trial since the 2011 uprising. | 32673230 |
Lee Fudge, 29, who was serving a life sentence for robbery, was held by police in Gravesend on Saturday and has been charged with escaping custody.
He disappeared from Ford Prison, near Littlehampton, on Thursday with another inmate, Mark Chatfield.
Sussex Police said Chatfield, 39, who was jailed for four years in August 2014, was still at large. | One of two men who absconded from an open prison in Sussex has been rearrested in Kent. | 33414450 |
"It's not easy being a woman in this business," the Gone Girl star said at the screening of A United Kingdom, in which she co-stars with David Oyelowo.
It is the first time a film directed by a black woman has opened the event.
Pike said it was a "huge" milestone and that director Amma Asante "deserves every success she gets".
The former Oscar nominee also bemoaned the lack of opportunities for non-white actors, saying "there aren't as many roles".
"It's also hard from an actor's point of view to be a person of colour," the 37-year-old told reporters in London's Leicester Square.
"It's fine to be the second lead, but it's not always so easy to be the lead."
The issue of diversity in the industry is being debated on Thursday at a symposium at BFI Southbank, with an opening address from Oyelowo ahead of two panel discussions about opportunities for black talent.
A United Kingdom tells of Seretse Khama, King of Bechuanaland - now modern Botswana - and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948.
Speaking on Wednesday, Oyelowo said the film was about "two people who saw beyond race" and "a love that helped them overcome... obstacles."
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | The film business is "doubly testing" of women, British actress Rosamund Pike has said at the London Film Festival premiere of her latest screen outing. | 37572540 |
An employee of a charity founded by Mr Fogle was arrested in April on charges related to child pornography.
The restaurant chain said it believes the raid on Mr Fogle's home on Tuesday was related to that case.
Mr Fogle began appearing in Subway ads in 2000 after he lost a large amount of weight by eating Subway sandwiches.
The ad campaign was seen as a huge success, promoting Subway restaurants in the US as a healthy alternative to fast food rivals like McDonald's.
"Subway and Jared Fogle have mutually agreed to suspend their relationship due to the current investigation," the company said in a statement. "Jared continues to cooperate with authorities and he expects no actions to be forthcoming. Both Jared and Subway agree that this was the appropriate step to take."
Sections of the company's website featuring Mr Fogle were removed on Tuesday.
Russell Taylor, 43, worked as the executive director of the Jared Foundation, which was set up to combat childhood obesity. In May, he was charged seven counts of production and one count of possession of child pornography.
On Tuesday, federal and state authorities removed electronics from Mr Fogle's Indiana home, but would not comment on the nature of the investigation. Mr Fogle has not been charged with any crime.
"Jared has been co-operating, and continues to cooperate, with law enforcement in their investigation of unspecified charges, and looks forward to its conclusion,'' said Ron Elberger, Mr Fogle's lawyer. | Subway has suspended its relationship with its spokesman Jared Fogle after authorities searched his home as part of a child pornography case. | 33446693 |
Myron Issac-Yarde was found dying in Camplin Street, New Cross, on 3 April after officers were called to a row involving between six and 10 young men.
Police want witnesses who may have seen the group or a white or light-coloured car leaving the scene.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with Myron's murder.
Four other teenagers who were arrested on suspicion of murder have been released on bail pending inquiries.
Det Ch Insp Rebecca Reeves said: "A week on from Myron's murder, detectives will be returning to the area to speak to local people.
"Witnesses have told us that some of the young men who were present during the disorder arrived or left on bicycles. Were you there? Did you see them?
"In addition, I am interested in any information concerning a white or light-coloured car that was seen travelling away from the scene shortly after the murder.
"This vehicle seems to have headed north along Camplin Street, away from New Cross Gate, but it is not clear whether this car left the area straight away."
Myron, who was also known as MDot, had performed in concerts and online videos. | A week after a 17-year-old rapper was stabbed to death in south-east London, police are seeking witnesses who may have seen a car leaving the area. | 36009374 |
Wales kick-off their involvement in the Cyprus Cup on Wednesday, 1 March, with a game against Hungary in the annual invitational friendly tournament.
"It is about developing and putting us on a good footing so that when those World Cup qualifiers start in September, we compete from the off," she told BBC Wales Sport.
"We need to get to the next level now."
She continued: "We have a squad of 23 and they are all capable of stepping on that pitch and competing well for their nation."
Wales are in a group with Hungary, Republic of Ireland and the Czech Republic.
Wales face Czech Republic on Friday, 3 March and Republic of Ireland on Monday, 6 March, with a finals day on Wednesday, 8 March.
Wales Women's' Squad: Claire Skinner (Cyncoed), Laura O'Sullivan (Cardiff City Ladies), Emma Gibbon (Eastern Suburbs FC), Loren Dykes (Bristol City Women), Hannah Miles (Cardiff City Ladies), Hayley Ladd (Bristol City Women), Sophie Ingle (Liverpool), Gemma Evans (Cardiff City Ladies), Shaunna Jenkins (Cardiff City Ladies), Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign FC - on loan at Melbourne City), Angharad James (Notts County Ladies), Charlie Estcourt (Reading FC Women), Bronwen Thomas (Brighton & Hove Albion Women), Georgia Evans (Bristol City Women), Nadia Lawrence (Yeovil Town Ladies), Helen Ward (Yeovil Town Ladies), Natasha Harding (Liverpool), Rachel Rowe (Reading FC Women), Kayleigh Green (Chieti), Melissa Fletcher (Reading FC Women), Rhiannon Roberts (Doncaster Rovers Belles), Amina Vine (Bristol City Women), Emma Beynon (Swansea City Ladies). | Manager Jayne Ludlow says she will use the Cyprus Cup as preparation for Wales' World Cup qualifying campaign. | 39123541 |
An event is being held at Tenby harbour on Friday to raise awareness of the dangers.
It follows an increase in the number of people seen jumping into the harbour in recent weeks.
Nick Hudd, from the Pembrokeshire youth team, said: "Jumping, as it's called here, is a particular problem in Tenby."
Tombstoning - which involves jumping off cliffs or other high points into water - has led to a number of injuries and even deaths across the UK.
The county's youth service has joined forces with the police, fire service, coastguard and RNLI for the event, which will consist of a series of workshops for young people.
Mr Hudd said it was important to have a "two-way conversation" on the subject.
"We want to speak to young people to find out why they do it," he added. | Young people in Pembrokeshire are being warned about the dangers of "tombstoning" into the sea. | 40202784 |
It belongs to the Central Birmingham Food bank, which operates in the Ladywood, Soho, Hockley, Newtown and Lozells wards, and was taken late on Friday.
Manager Patricia White said it was "the worst time of the year" to be without the van, which takes food to people unable to get to the centre.
Police are investigating the theft.
A social media appeal for information about the theft has been shared more than 4,000 times.
Some members of the public offered to donate extra food to the service or volunteered to help with delivering food parcels.
Ms White said the charity had "been absolutely blown away by the response".
"We've had numerous members of the general public kindly offering to deliver food parcels for us and we've even been contacted by a Smethwick-based commercial van hire company offering us a vehicle for a week free of charge," she said.
The food bank, based in central Ladywood, is run by Birmingham Christian Centre and is part of the Trussell Trust country-wide network. | A van used by a food bank to deliver supplies to vulnerable people has been stolen. | 30638628 |
The £15m striker, 25, has yet to play this season after tearing ankle ligaments on the Hammers' pre-season tour of New Zealand.
Carroll has started only 12 Premier League matches during an injury-hit 16-month spell at Upton Park.
"It's been a long, hard road again for Andy and one he's been too familiar with recently, sadly," Allardyce said.
"Hopefully he'll have a major impact when he comes back again."
The striker has returned to training and Allardyce expects the England forward to feature in Under-18 and Under-21 games before a possible return to first-team action in mid-November.
"It'll be another two to three weeks, if he has no niggles or problems, before we talk about playing him in the team at any level," he said.
"We'll try to get him through three or four behind-closed-doors games and if that goes all right then we would hope to have him back."
Allardyce says that the former Newcastle and Liverpool forward returned too soon from the foot injury that kept him sidelined for the first five months of last season.
"Last time we got him back he did his ankle but carried on playing, so this time round we don't want to rush him," he said.
Summer signings Diafra Sakho and Enner Valencia have impressed up front in Carroll's absence, and, with West Ham lying fourth in the Premier League table, Allardyce says the club can afford to take extra care over his return.
"We're hopefully going to get him back as quick as we can but we're not going to rush him back because, touch wood, there's no desperate need at the moment." he said. | West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says the club's record signing Andy Carroll could return in "two to three weeks". | 29749149 |
Police were alerted after the boy called his mother when he was dumped in an industrial bin last July in Powys.
Declan Cluskey, 24, from Newtown, was jailed for nine months, at Mold Crown Court.
Dalian Cluskey, 21, also from Newtown, was given a suspended sentence.
They punched the boy in the face during the incident after stopping their car when a group had been throwing crab apples.
Judge Peter Rouch QC said: "This is not a typical kidnapping case."
He said it was not pre-meditated, adding it was all over in minutes and the distance the boy was taken was less than 200 metres (656ft). | Two brothers have been convicted of kidnapping a 15-year-old boy by bundling him into their car boot for allegedly throwing apples at passing traffic. | 34128610 |
The Say No To Kingsford Stadium group told BBC Scotland it had been inundated with abuse from some fans.
An incident in which weed killer was sprayed over one campaigner's garden has also been reported to police.
However, a spokesman for the group said the incidents would not stop them campaigning.
Aberdeen FC wants to leave its current home at Pittodrie and build a new stadium and football academy at Kingsford, near Westhill.
Say No To Kingsford Stadium argues that it is green belt land and the development would have a hugely negative impact locally.
Its spokesman said no-one in the group was anti-football and they would support the right development in the heart of the city.
An Aberdeen FC spokesman said the club condemned any online abuse.
The Dons had been considering a relocation to Loirston, to the south of Aberdeen, a proposal which had been marred by planning difficulties.
Chairman Stewart Milne has described Kingsford as "an ideal location for supporters". | A group opposed to Aberdeen FC's plans to build a new stadium on the outskirts of the city has vowed to continue its campaign despite facing online abuse. | 36820888 |
A number of houses were evacuated after the improvised explosive device was found at a private property in the Bothar Bui area on Thursday morning.
The device, which was later confirmed to be viable, was made safe at the scene without the need for a controlled explosion.
It has been taken to a secure military location for further examination. | A bomb has been made safe by the Irish Defence Forces in Athy, County Kildare. | 33459355 |
Neotrogla females insert the erectile organs into males' vagina-like openings.
The elaborate structure, dubbed a "gynosome", is used to suck out sperm and nutritious seminal fluids.
Copulation lasts an impressive 40-70 hours, the researchers report in Current Biology.
"Although sex-role reversal has been identified in several different animals, Neotrogla is the only example in which the intromittent organ is also reversed," said lead author Kazunori Yoshizawa from Hokkaido University in Japan.
The gender-bending insects were found in a cave in eastern Brazil and represent four distinct species in the Neotrogla genus.
Once inside a male, the membranous part of the female gynosome inflates. It has numerous spines which anchor the two insects together.
When the researchers attempted to pull a male and female apart, the male's abdomen was ripped from the thorax without breaking the genital coupling.
The unusual role reversal may have been driven by the resource-poor cave environment in which the bugs live, the researchers speculate.
Copulation provides a female with food as well as sperm - so it is advantageous for her to mate at a higher rate, they note.
The curious insects offer new opportunities to test ideas about sexual selection, conflict between the sexes, and the evolution of novelty.
"It will be important to unveil why, among many sex-role-reversed animals, only Neotrogla evolved the elaborated female penis," said Yoshitaka Kamimura from Keio University in Japan.
Their first task, they say, is to establish a healthy population of the insects in the lab. | Female insects with "penises" have been discovered in Brazil - the first example of an animal with sex-reversed genitalia, scientists say. | 27056809 |
A statement from the militant group warned others against taking part in "the American project".
Earlier reports said the leader of the so-called Division 30 and other members had been taken but this has been denied by the Pentagon.
On Friday, al-Nusra Front attacked Division 30's base in northern Syria.
Five of the group's fighters were killed and several more wounded in the clashes, Division 30 said in a statement.
Al-Nusra said some of its fighters were killed in US airstrikes against their positions near the city of Aleppo.
Its statement did not say how many Division 30 fighters had been captured, or when they were taken.
Division 30 were trained under a US-led programme to build a moderate force to fight the Islamic State group.
The Syrian conflict began with an uprising against the government, but that has since splintered, pitting rebel groups fighting President Assad's forces against one another. | Syria's al-Qaeda affiliate, al-Nusra Front, has claimed to have captured a number of rebel fighters who were trained by the US. | 33738961 |
Stuart Lubbock, 31, was found in the pool at Mr Barrymore's former home near Roydon in March 2001.
The pair had earlier met at a nightclub in Harlow.
Essex Police, which questioned Mr Barrymore before releasing him without charge, said it would be inappropriate to comment as proceedings were active.
The arrest has prompted the ex-Strike It Lucky host to take action against the force for damages to his reputation and career.
Post-mortem tests found Mr Lubbock had suffered severe internal injuries indicating sexual assault and his bloodstream contained ecstasy, cocaine and alcohol.
Essex Police said at the time they were committed to establishing how Mr Lubbock died and how he received his injuries.
No-one has been charged over his death. | Former TV presenter Michael Barrymore is suing Essex Police over his arrest after a man was found dead floating in his swimming pool. | 33430373 |
Standard practice is for surgeons to judge the position of the hip by eye and currently about 70% of replacements are correctly positioned.
A study of 229 patients across Scotland between 2008 and 2012 suggests that accuracy increases to more than 90% when surgeons use detailed 3D imaging.
The study was conducted at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank.
Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Kamal Deep recently told the British Orthopaedic Association Congress that the research aimed to prove the effectiveness of computer navigation software in hip replacements.
"At the moment, standard practice for most procedures relies largely on the surgeon's best judgement and pre-operative x-rays to ensure the replacement joint is in the correct position," he said.
"However, with computer assisted navigation, we have detailed 3D orientation of the surgical area and instruments which can dramatically improve accuracy, reduce the risk of complications at a later date and improve the quality of a patients care."
Mr Kamal said further research was necessary to determine the long-term advantages of this approach to patients.
The study looked at a cross section of 229 post-operative x-rays of patients from across Scotland between 2008 and 2012. | Computer-guided surgery achieves more accurate results in hip replacement operations, a new study has suggested. | 24955100 |
Mr Márquez said he would co-operate with investigations and has made a voluntary declaration to Mexico's attorney general.
He was one of 21 people and 42 organisations singled out by the US treasury department for sanctions.
They are all accused of ties to alleged drug trafficker Raul Flores Hernández.
The US alleges that Mr Márquez acted as a "front person" for Mr Hernández through his football school and several health and sports outlets.
Mexican singer Julio César Álvarez is also on the list.
In a statement, the US treasury department said the organisations and individuals highlighted had "longstanding relationships with Flores Hernández... acted as front persons for him and his DTO [drug-trafficking organisation] and held assets on their behalf".
The statement said the ruling meant that any assets of theirs under US jurisdiction or controlled by people in the US would be frozen.
Mr Álvarez rejected the claims against him and also defended Mr Marquez.
"He's got one of the longest careers in football," he said in a post on Facebook. "Do you really think he would need to do something like this?"
Mr Márquez, 38, has represented Mexico in four World Cups and won more than 140 international caps in two decades with the national side.
Having played for European club sides Monaco and Barcelona, where he won the Spanish league four times and the Champions League twice, the defender returned to Mexico in 2015 to rejoin his first club Atlas, where he remains captain. | The Mexico national football team captain Rafa Márquez has denied US accusations that he has links with a drugs cartel. | 40878387 |
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The fighters sat with promoters and coaches between them on a long table when Chisora picked it up and threw it, prompting security to intervene.
During the event, Whyte told Chisora: "If I see you anywhere, I'm going to attack you - even after the fight."
Chisora, 32, said he reacted to what he felt was a threat against his life.
"Why should this guy threaten my life right now?" said Chisora, who has six defeats from 32 fights.
"Fight talk is fight talk. You can say anything you want about me. But one thing you cannot do is threaten a man's life. Saying you will see me after the fight. Then I get upset. I don't mind the trash talk."
Chisora has previously been involved in a controversial news conference when he brawled with David Haye in the aftermath of his 2012 defeat by Vitali Klitschko.
Both he and Whyte were initially scheduled to appear at separate news conferences because of the animosity between the two at previous media commitments.
During the news conference the fighters repeatedly exchanged insults and after the table was thrown, Whyte's trainer Mark Tibbs appeared to throw an object at Chisora.
Whyte, 28, is preparing to defend his British title for the first time and has suffered just one loss in 20 fights as a professional.
That defeat came against IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, who headlines the card at Manchester Arena as the Briton makes his second defence against American Eric Molina. | Dereck Chisora threw a table at Dillian Whyte during a heated news conference before their British heavyweight title bout in Manchester on Saturday. | 38241193 |
A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 21 and 28 October. Send your photos to [email protected] or our Instagram at #bbcscotlandpics. | All pictures are copyrighted. | 37798443 |
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said that any businesses and individuals unable to complete the online return owing to damage should contact them.
But accountants have warned that this will not be an indefinite suspension of fines if people fail to file.
Thousands of homes and businesses were hit by flooding in December.
About 16,000 houses in England were flooded during the wettest December in a century, with Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire the hardest hit. Many homes and businesses in Scotland were also hit by storms at the turn of the year.
Storm Desmond and Storm Eva caused millions of pounds of damage, including paperwork vital for businesses, the self-employed, and those with multiple sources of income to file their tax returns.
HMRC said that anyone who felt they were unable to file before the 31 January deadline should get in touch and agree a new deadline. Those who miss the deadline will have the opportunity to appeal.
Generally, anyone filing up to three months late faces a penalty of £100, a sum that increases for anyone filing more than three months late.
The tax authority will also agree to instalments if taxpayers are unable to pay as a result of the floods. Debt collection proceedings will also be suspended for those affected by flooding.
Tax experts point out that penalties are automatically generated, so businesses and individuals will have to be proactive.
"This is not an indefinite suspension of self-assessment penalties, but a recognition of the difficulties many businesses suffered that was beyond their control," said Chas Roy-Chowdhury, head of taxation at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. | Taxpayers required to complete a tax return before the 31 January deadline will be given extra time if they were affected by floods that hit the UK. | 35400912 |
The Tunisian, whom Islamic State have named as Abu Yahya al-Qayrawani, lived in Jaafour until he was 19 or 20. He then went off to university at Kairouan but continued to visit the village regularly.
Officials said his named was Seifeddine Rezgui. He was shot dead by police after the attack on Friday.
His parents and sister and all of his close friends have been detained for questioning, but an uncle and a cousin in the village were both visibly extremely upset and shocked.
They seemed to have been pretty much traumatised by the news that it was their relative who carried out this deadly attack.
They said they had seen him literally two or three days before the event and that there was nothing in his behaviour to indicate he had been radicalised or that he was about to carry out an attack.
It seems that just the day before the attack, on Thursday, he was in Jaafour and he had his beard shaved off, presumably the better to make his way onto the beach without arousing suspicion.
Fifteen Britons among the dead
Everybody we talked to in Jaafour, whether his family or just fellow villagers, said he was just a very normal man - he prayed like other people here, he fasted like other people here, but he showed no signs at all of extremism.
The tendency in the village is to blame Kairouan - the big town where he went off to study.
Relatives believe he may been radicalised there but managed to hide it until he carried out this attack, leaving people in the village more shocked than they can say. | In the Tunisian village of Jaafour, where the man who is widely alleged to have carried out the attack in Sousse was born and bred, there is shock and distress. | 33298705 |
The force has appealed for witnesses to the incident that happened on the A5104 main road in Broughton, at the junction with Queensway, on Saturday.
Following the accident, involving a Ford Transit panel van at 21:40 GMT, the road was closed for four hours.
The pedestrian was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital with serious injuries. | A pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a van in Flintshire, North Wales Police has said. | 38549129 |
The emergency crews were called out to the Britannia in Bucksburn at about 16:45.
Nine appliances are at the scene, as well as a height vehicle.
Crews are using jets and breathing apparatus to tackle the flames, which have badly damaged the building. Police said they were not aware of any casualties. | Firefighters are tackling a fire at a hotel in Aberdeen. | 36493145 |
Damon Smith, 20, is charged with making or possessing an explosive substance with intent to endanger life.
North Greenwich station was evacuated on 20 October last year after a suspicious item was found on a train.
Mr Smith, of south-east London, was given a provisional trial date of 24 April.
He appeared at the Old Bailey via video link from HMP Belmarsh.
The station, which serves the O2 Arena, was closed between 11:00 and 18:50 BST, disrupting services on the Jubilee Line throughout the day. | A man accused of making a suspicious device that was blown up in a controlled explosion at a London Tube station has pleaded not guilty. | 39443501 |
Swansea remain in the relegation zone and two points from safety following the 1-0 defeat at fellow strugglers West Ham United.
But with six games remaining and without a win in five games, Fabianski admits the situation is critical.
"We're really desperate now to win games," Fabianksi said.
"We have to be positive and we have to continue to fight. There's six games to go and 18 points to play for."
Swansea are two points behind Hull City after Saturday's defeat by West Ham, who eased their own relegation fears to end a five-game losing run.
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Hull had moved above the Swans in midweek but their 3-1 loss at Manchester City means they remain only two points ahead of the Welsh side.
Fabianksi says Swansea - who next face Watford away on Saturday, 15 April - must concentrate on themselves.
"I don't really want to look at others," the Poland international added.
"What we have to do is focus on our performances and getting the maximum from every single game.
"For me personally it's just approaching each game as it comes,"
"Every single game until the end of the season are big ones. [Watford] is another opportunity for us to get a results and put ourselves in contention to survive in the Premier League. | Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski says Swansea City's own performances and results will decide their Premier League fate. | 39551457 |
Rory Crawford, 33, from the city, is said to have carried out the attack at a flat in the East Craigs area days after Christmas last year.
Prosecutors claim the woman was initially sleeping and "incapable of giving or with-holding consent".
Mr Crawford entered a not guilty plea. Judge Lord Burns set a trial due to take place next May in Edinburgh.
The case is expected to last about three days.
It is claimed that after the woman woke, Crawford restrained her, struggled with her and continued to have sex with her.
The hearing took place at the High Court in Glasgow. | A man is to stand trial charged with raping a woman in Edinburgh while she was asleep. | 34933720 |
Defender Nixon was released by the Glens at the end of the season and in his final game came on as a sub in the Irish Cup final win over Cliftonville.
Bangor escaped relegation from the second tier of the Irish League by winning their last game of the season against Tobermore United.
They are managed by former Linfield and Ballymena midfielder Garth Scates.
"Joining Bangor is a real challenge for me - just the move I was looking for," said 34-year-old Nixon.
"I was disappointed to be let go by Glentoran because I felt I still had a lot to offer."
Nixon was Glentoran's longest-serving player, making a record 792 appearances and scoring 87 goals. | Former Glentoran skipper Colin Nixon has joined Championship One side Bangor on a two-year-contract. | 22720196 |
They refused to attend in March as they argued Mr Lungu was not the legitimate winner of last year's election.
Parliament speaker Patrick Matibini said the MPs' boycott was "gross misconduct", Lusaka Times reports.
The suspension comes as UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema is in detention facing treason charges.
Zambia's government has faced criticism from the country's Conference of Catholic Bishops over its handling of the case of the opposition leader. It warned that Zambia was slipping towards a "dictatorship".
The suspended 48 MPs represents nearly the entire parliamentary party of 58.
The speaker said their ban takes effect immediately and dared the suspended MPs to resign:
"I therefore challenge the UPND members that if they still maintain that they do not recognise the president, they should resign on moral grounds."
Zambia has been locked in a political crisis since Mr Hichilema was arrested in April following an incident in which a convoy he was travelling in allegedly refused to give way to the presidential motorcade.
Mr Hichillema, who lost to Mr Lungu in last year's close election, is accused of endangering the president's life. His lawyers argue that the charges are politically motivated. | Forty-eight Zambian MPs from the opposition UPND have been suspended for 30 days for boycotting President Edgar Lungu's state of the nation address. | 40263173 |
Rashan Charles was followed by officers in Dalston on 22 July and became ill after putting an object in his mouth.
His family said they had "raised concerns" but expected investigators "to provide the answers we seek."
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said a "paracetamol mix" had been found in his throat.
In a statement, the family said their "single objective is to establish what happened to Rashan... using all lawful means available".
"We have raised concerns with the IPCC about openness and transparency, which is regrettable at this early stage.
"We expect the IPCC to conduct an investigation to the highest possible standards, and to provide the answers we urgently seek."
Commenting on the package, the family said it "must not detract from our primary concern, which is to investigate the conduct of those involved in the incident that led to Rashan's death".
On Thursday, the IPCC said "a mixture of paracetamol and caffeine wrapped in plastic" had been found in the 20 year old's throat.
Last week the police watchdog said the evidence it had seen so far suggested the Mr Charles had been followed by a police officer into a shop on Kingsland Road.
The officer then restrained Mr Charles with the help of a member of the public, and attempts were made to remove an object from his mouth or throat.
His condition later deteriorated and a police medic was called to provide assistance before paramedics arrived.
Mr Charles' death has sparked a number of protests in east London, including one which turned violent.
The IPCC has said no cause of death has been confirmed and the investigation is ongoing. | The family of a man who died after a police chase in London have told the police watchdog they are concerned about its "openness and transparency". | 40824830 |
About 50 etchings were found in the Basque town of Lekeitio.
They include horses, bison, goats and - in a radical departure from previously discovered Palaeolithic art in the Biscay province - two lions.
Some depictions are also much bigger than those found previously - with one horse about 150cm (4ft 11in) long.
"It is a wonder, a treasure of humanity," senior Biscay official Unai Rementeria said.
He was announcing the discovery, which was made in the Armintxe cave in May and has since been investigated by Biscay experts.
The cave was well-known to locals, said reports, but no-one had until then ventured the 50m inside where this latest 15m-long panel of etchings was found.
Together with two side panels, the depictions comprise some 30 animals along with forms comprising semi-circles and lines - including some "identical" to forms found in the French Pyrenees.
Other similar shared features - including the depictions of lions and the etching technique used - have suggested there could have been links between groups of hunter-gatherers in both areas.
The etchings are thought to date from between 12,000 and 14,500 years ago.
The cave will not be opened to the public, both due to its inaccessibility and because of the need to preserve the paintings - but authorities say they will use technology to give the public as good a view of the new finds as possible.
Experts will discuss the finds at a special congress at the end of the month. | Cave art as much as 14,500 years old has been pronounced "the most spectacular and impressive" ever discovered on the Iberian peninsula. | 37654544 |
Gilberte van Erpe, 74, is accused of selling a near-worthless powder as a costly domestic cheese-making kit.
Buyers were lured with the promise of huge returns when their "cheese" was sold on for use in beauty products.
The €14.5m (£10.6m; $16.14m) scam is one of the largest in Chilean history.
Ms van Erpe, nicknamed Madame Gil by the French press, was arrested in 2008. She is being tried at a court in Paris, as she could not be extradited to Chile. Three of her alleged accomplices are also on trial.
According to French media reports, the scam attracted some 5,500 people in Chile, each investing amounts between €400 and €168,000.
They were charged more than €350 for kits that would help produce the "cheese" if added to milk.
The buyers were told that the fermented product they made in their homes could be sold to the French cosmetics industry at a much higher price.
The victims were initially paid the dividends they had been promised, and the early success prompted them to invest larger amounts.
Many encouraged their friends and family to sign up, cashed in their savings, sold homes and property, or gave up jobs to concentrate on "cheese-making" full-time.
However, the dividend payments soon stopped. The initial returns are alleged to have been funded by new members joining up - a type of pyramid scheme.
The scam's victims are alleged to have included many villagers who had attended Ms van Erpe's public lectures. | A woman has gone on trial in France for allegedly operating a scam in which thousands of Chileans paid millions of euros to produce a supposedly "magic cheese" for the cosmetics industry. | 33045653 |
Parades were held at five locations on what is known within the institution as Black Saturday.
The largest parade was held in Kilkeel, County Down.
Earlier, Belfast preceptories marched past St Patrick's Catholic Church on Donegall Street to a single drum beat.
Restrictions were imposed by the Parades Commission, following controversy at previous loyal order demonstrations.
The last Saturday in August is traditionally the most important day in the Royal Black Institution's year. | About 17,000 members of the Royal Black Institution have taken part in demonstrations across Northern Ireland. | 34097251 |
Kevin Blackwell's Shakers are down after two seasons in the third tier.
Aware that defeat would confirm their demotion to League Two, Bury controlled a dour first half, Andy Bishop heading their best chance wide.
Zac Thompson also came close, while Oldham rarely threatened until Smith nodded in Kirk Millar's cross.
Oldham winger Cristian Montano saw an early shot saved by Bury goalkeeper Cameron Belford, while Lee Croft tamely shot wide and Robbie Simpson headed over.
After the break Thompson shot straight at Dean Bouzanis and later fired wide, while Bury's on-loan striker Jonson Clarke-Harris nodded just wide of a post.
And the Shakers were made to pay as giant striker Smith netted his ninth goal of the campaign to put Blackwell's side out of their misery.
Sorry, we were unable to load match stats, please try again. | Matt Smith's late goal condemned Bury to relegation from League One and earned Oldham Athletic a vital three points in their own survival battle. | 22049662 |
Police have been investigating MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton following a complaint regarding last year's Holyrood election.
It is alleged that he may have breached the legal spending cap and filed an incorrect and illegal election return.
His party denies wrongdoing. Mr Cole-Hamilton has not been suspended.
A Crown Office spokesman said: "The procurator fiscal has received a report concerning a 39-year-old male in connection with an alleged incident on 7 June 2016.
"The report is currently under consideration."
A Lib Dem spokesman said that the party had "full confidence" that there was nothing in the complaint.
He added: "It's now nine months since the complaint was first made and the police have yet to interview any one associated with the campaign.
"We are fully satisfied that all election arrangements and spending was done in accordance to the law. Everything was done by the book and any proceedings will show this."
The SNP called on the Lib Dems to suspend Mr Cole-Hamilton from the party "until investigations have concluded". | The Scottish Liberal Democrats' general election campaign director has been reported to prosecutors over alleged criminality. | 40186108 |
The white-billed diver - also known as the yellow-billed loon - normally winters along the north western coast of Norway.
The bird was spotted on the River Witham at Martin Dales, near Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, on Friday.
Since then, scores of bird watchers have visited the area trying to catch a glimpse of the juvenile bird.
Chris Andrews, from Frampton Marsh Nature Reserve, said at this time of year they are normally found offshore in the northern Pacific, or off the coast of Norway.
Sightings have previously been reported in the Shetland Islands.
However, Mr Andrews said: "It's a rare bird to see in Britain, and for it to wind up inland in Lincolnshire in the same place one was spotted 19 years ago is quite extraordinary.
"Usually, they are off shore about half a mile out to sea."
Mr Andrews said the bird - also known as a yellow-billed loon - because of the weird yodelling calls it makes - will return to its breeding ground at some point soon.
He said eventually its bill will change to a yellow colour - hence its other name.
Mr Andrews added the bird may have come so far south to escape stormy weather conditions.
A previous sighting of a white-billed diver on the River Witham was recorded in 1996, but the bird died after being caught by a pike fisherman, according to archives recorded by The Lincolnshire Bird Club.
One bird watcher, Jack Dawson, filmed this video of the bird at dawn on Saturday.
Photos of the bird have also appeared online. | A rare arctic bird has been spotted hundreds of miles south of its normal habitat. | 38744492 |
Attorney General Jeremy Wright will say in a speech later that it is vital that international law adapts to respond to modern threats.
In September 2015, David Cameron revealed that an RAF drone had killed two British jihadists in Syria.
Mr Wright will say the frontline in conflict has "irretrievably altered".
He will stress it is essential that the UK has the right to deploy lethal force in self-defence, and will argue the law must keep up with "changing times".
Technology "has made it easier" for terrorists to carry out attacks, he will say.
The speech comes after controversy in September 2015, when two Britons - Reyaad Khan from Cardiff and Ruhul Amin from Aberdeen - were killed in an RAF drone strike in Raqqa, in an area held by the Islamic State group.
MPs and peers called for ministers to clarify the legal basis for carrying out such a strike.
Mr Wright will add: "The government has a primary duty to protect the lives of its citizens. But it can only use lethal force where there is a clear legal basis for doing so."
Governments must determine whether to take action based on how certain it is that an attack will come, how soon it will be and on what scale.
It must then consider whether anything could credibly be done to prevent the attack, and whether it is the last clear opportunity for preventative action.
The official threat level for international terrorism in the UK has stood at severe for more than two years, meaning an attack is "highly likely" but not imminent.
Meanwhile, Britain's security services and counter-terrorism units have foiled at least 10 attacks in the past two years. | The UK's chief legal adviser is to set out - for the first time - the government's basis for military strikes against terror suspects abroad. | 38580607 |
Alesha O'Connor, Rhodri Miller, Corey Price, all 17 and from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, and Margaret Challis, 68, from Merthyr Tydfil, were killed near Storey Arms, near Brecon, in March.
David Miller queried whether the accident could have been prevented if a "car had been sent to the party".
An inquest is to be held next year.
Coroner Andrew Barkley told family members at the hearing at Aberdare Coroner's Court the inquest could now go ahead as Dyfed-Powys Police had ruled out taking any criminal action.
Mr Miller said: "Apparently, there were three calls made to South Wales Police before the accident happened. A fair distance from where the accident took place.
"Could the accident have been prevented if a car had been sent to the party?"
The coroner said all issues would be addressed at the inquest.
He said the one-day hearing was likely to place next February.
An initial coroner's investigation in March was told the collision involved a green Volkswagen Golf and a black Volkswagen Golf estate.
The hearing was told Mrs Challis, a passenger, was in one car while the three teenagers were in the other car. | Calls were made to police before a two-car crash which claimed the lives of three teenagers and a woman in Powys, a father has told a pre-inquest hearing. | 34866307 |
It is the biggest tranche of funding it has ever announced in the region.
The capital - together with additional top-up cash from Stormont - will allow 4,700 low-rent, social homes to be built over the next five years.
The money is being split between the Choice (£150m) and Apex (£130m) housing associations.
The Luxembourg-based bank lends money on low-interest, long-term deals.
Previously it provided £150m towards the cost of the new Ulster University campus in Belfast.
It has also funded road projects, but until recently its activities in Northern Ireland have been considered modest.
Michael McDonnell, Chief Executive of Choice Housing, said the loan was "the most cost-effective long-term finance arrangement ever used in Northern Ireland".
"Ultimately that means we can make public money go further and put more social homes in the areas where they are needed most."
Martin Doherty, chairman of Apex, said the money will underpin Apex's development plans and enable the association to continue its current programme programme of transforming disused brown field sites in Belfast, such as North Queen Street police station. | Two Northern Ireland housing bodies have secured a combined £280m from the European Investment Bank. | 36479018 |
Under the deal, India has committed to ensuring that at least 40% of its electricity will be generated from non-fossil sources by 2030.
CO2 emissions are believed to be the driving force behind climate change.
Last December in Paris, countries agreed to cut emissions in a bid to keep the global average rise in temperatures below 2C.
The Paris deal is the world's first comprehensive climate agreement.
It will only come into force legally after it is ratified by at least 55 countries which between them produce at least 55% of global carbon emissions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced last month that India would ratify the agreement on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the struggle for independence from Britain.
"India has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Paris Agreement with the United Nations," the UN said in a statement on Sunday.
The US and China - together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions - both formally joined the Paris global climate agreement earlier this month.
India accounts for about 4.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and became the 62nd country to ratify the agreement.
The European Union is expected to do so in the near future, taking approvals past the 55% of emissions threshold. | India, one of the world's largest greenhouse gas emitters, has ratified the Paris global climate agreement. | 37536348 |
The 28-year-old Jamaican failed to file his whereabouts on three separate occasions in 2015.
That amounts to a failed drug test under World Anti-Doping Agency rules and his suspension comes into effect from 31 January.
Russell won the 2016 World T20 title with the West Indies.
He also claimed trophies with Sydney Thunder, Islamabad United, Jamaica Tallawahs and Dhaka Dynamites last year. | West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has been given a one-year ban for failing to make his whereabouts known to anti-doping testers. | 38813722 |
They were posted in Marham Close, Sneinton, advising drivers they could be fined £120 or have their vehicles removed by "a toe truck" [sic].
The letters claimed to have been sent by the council.
Nottingham City Council said it was aware of the "fake" letters and police advised the notices were "not genuine".
Nottinghamshire Police said it had also received one report of criminal damage to a car parked in the road.
David Mellen, the councillor for Sneinton, said the resident was clearly "annoyed" but should not have taken matters in to their own hands.
He said: "They've done their homework... yes, the letter might look official, but without anything on the roads, a sign and markings, then it won't be effective."
In the letters, the writer claims that double yellow lines will soon be applied to the road due to "many complaints of cars being parked and left while owners are working to avoiding paying for parking [sic]".
However, the city council said they had received "no complaints" from residents about parking in Marham Close and had no plans for parking enforcement in the area.
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said the force had sent letters to residents informing them the notices were "not genuine" and described the reported criminal damage incident as "unacceptable". | Bogus parking notices have been posted in Nottingham warning drivers they could be fined for leaving their cars in a largely residential area. | 41004998 |
Sam Cross is also in the men's 12-strong squad with Luke Treharne a travelling reserve.
Jasmine Joyce is the only Welsh player to make the GB Women's line-up.
"To have rugby sevens on that stage is only going to help grow the game," Davies told BBC Sport.
"For the audiences who don't get to watch rugby as often as some of us do, it is really going to catch the eye.
"The more people that know about rugby the better, and in terms of a worldwide spectacle, the Olympics is the best event for it.
"It goes without saying that winning Olympic gold, silver or bronze would be special.
"I am looking forward to the whole experience, being part of Team GB, it is nice to join the boxing team, the athletics team, I am looking forward to that."
Wing Luke Morgan suffered a knee injury that ruled him out of contention for rugby's return to the Olympics.
Wales and Cardiff Blues centre Cory Allen also misses out.
Megan Jones, an England Sevens player who attended a Welsh language school, is a travelling back-up for the women's team.
Great Britain sevens men: Mark Bennett (Glasgow), Dan Bibby (Putney), Phil Burgess (Farnborough), Sam Cross (Newport), Alex Davis (Bristol), James Davies, (Carmarthen), Ollie Lindsay Hague (London), Tom Mitchell (Wandsworth), Dan Norton (Bristol), James Rodwell (Cotteridge), Mark Robertson (Galashiels), Marcus Watson (Weybridge).
Great Britain sevens women: Claire Allan (Ealing), Abbie Brown (Exeter), Heather Fisher (Birmingham), Natasha Hunt (Gloucester), Jasmine Joyce (Haverfordwest), Katy McLean (South Shields), Alice Richardson (Worcester), Emily Scarratt (Leicester), Emily Scott (Corringham), Danielle Waterman (Bristol), Joanne Watmore, (Chester), Amy Wilson-Hardy (Poole).
*Brackets denote place of origin | Scarlets flanker James Davies is excited to be part of "the greatest show on earth," after being named among four Welsh sevens players who will go to the Rio Olympics with Team GB. | 36833273 |
Provisional approval was granted at the end of November, but there is still no sign of a conclusion to the process.
Producers say they need it at a time when pig prices have taken a slump.
The Department of Agriculture has said it is waiting for the Chinese authorities to make the final decision.
After two years where the pig price was at break-even, it took a sharp dip before Christmas.
Hugh McReynolds, who runs a pig farm near Sion Mills in County Tyrone, says he is losing £5,000 a week.
Mr McReynolds said he is now losing £10 on every pig he produces.
Lower prices are due to cheap imports from the euro zone due to currency differentials.
There is also a glut of pig meat in Europe due to a Russian ban on EU food, part of a sanctions row over Ukraine.
Mr McReynolds said the China deal would provide some relief to pig producers.
He said the industry's expectations "haven't been managed at all" and there was "extreme frustration" over the red tape involved.
Two processing plants had some work to complete before final approval.
That was done and the evidence sent to China in late January.
But by the time it arrived, it had run into the holiday period there associated with Chinese new year.
That is thought to have slowed the approval process.
Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill said her officials were working through the Northern Ireland Executive's office in Beijing to close the deal. | The pig industry has expressed its frustration at a delay in getting final approval for the export of £10m a year worth of Northern Ireland pork to China | 35789876 |
About 28,000 people took part in the event, run by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), on Sunday.
Police said the man crashed into a telegraph pole near Reigate, Surrey, at about 07:25 BST. At about 10:00, the woman crashed near Redhill.
The BHF said an investigation would be carried out in conjunction with police.
Officers said the man, who is in his 30s and from London, was taken to St George's Hospital in south London where he remains in a serious condition.
The woman, also in her 30s, was airlifted to St George's with head and eye injuries. Police said her condition was stable.
Louise Parkes, director of fundraising at the BHF, said: "We are saddened to hear that two cyclists have been injured while taking part in today's British Heart Foundation London to Brighton Bike Ride.
"An investigation will be carried out in conjunction with the police, ride managers and other agencies.
"As soon as we're in a position to comment further we will do so. Our thoughts are with those involved and their families."
Some people have raised questions about the safety of the 54-mile ride on social media.
One tweeted: "@TheBHF very well organised event , but you need to address rider safety .#toomanyaccidents"
The BHF wrote back that it was always trying to improve safety and would be looking at issues for next year's bike ride.
Another cyclist wrote: "Pleased with my achievement today. An hour off my PB, but can't get the injured man's face out of my head. Update? @TheBHF @LDNtoBrighton"
Those who took part in Sunday's bike ride included Masterchef presenter and chef John Torode, Olympic gold-medal winning rowers Mark Hunter and Tom James and TV presenter Aggie Mackenzie. | One cyclist was left fighting for his life and a woman was airlifted to hospital after two crashes in the London to Brighton charity bike ride. | 27866327 |
Labour topped the list with £1.89m of donations between 30 March and 5 April, the Electoral Commission said.
The Conservatives received £501,850, UKIP was given £35,416 and the Lib Dems £20,000, figures show.
All parties standing candidates at the election are required by law to report any donations or loans over £7,500.
The Co-operative Party was given £8,400 and the Green Party received £13,792.
The biggest donation came from the Unite union, which gave Labour £1,005,000.
Unison gave the party £506,240.
The biggest donation to the Conservatives came from individual donor Michael Tory, who gave the party £75,000. | Almost £2.5m of donations to political parties were registered in the first week of the official election campaign, new figures have revealed. | 32336724 |
The holders have registered the British and Irish Lion ahead of their quarter-final at Racing 92 on Sunday, 10 April.
The former Cardiff Blues back suffered his injury in Wales' win over Italy in September and missed the World Cup.
Halfpenny has not played since, but may now be in contention to be part of Wales' June tour to New Zealand. | Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny is a step closer to returning from a serious knee injury after Toulon named him in their European Champions Cup squad. | 35899769 |
The Team Sky man, 29, pulled away from the other riders in the leading group with 40 kilometres to go.
Stannard finished almost two minutes clear of Graham Briggs of JLT-Condor and ONE Pro Cycling's Kristian House.
The stage had been expected to end in a bunched sprint, but the main peloton, which included Mark Cavendish, finished more than six minutes behind.
Belgium's Julien Vermote, the winner of Monday's second stage, retained the overall lead.
Stannard, who got into a small breakaway soon after the start, said: "I train on these roads every day, since I was 18, so I really enjoyed it today and was giving it some down the descents.
"Cheshire East pulled out all the stops and got an amazing crowd out. Every town, every hill, there was massive crowds, it was great to see."
1. Ian Stannard (GB/Team Sky) 4hrs 14mins 12secs
2. Graham Briggs (GB/JLT-Condor) +1min 46secs
3. Kristian House (GB/ONE Pro Cycling) same time
4. Nicola Ruffoni (Ita/Bardiani-CSF) +5min 43secs
5. Danny van Poppel (NED/Team Sky) same time
6. Ramon Sinkeldam (NED/Team Giant-Alpecin)
7. Christopher Latham (GB/Team Wiggins)
8. Rick Zabel (GER/BMC Racing Team)
9. Dylan van Barrle (NED/UCI ProTeam Cannondale-Drapac)
10. Luka Mezgec (SVK/Orica-BikeExchange)
General classification after stage three:
1. Julien Vermote (Bel/Etixx Quick-Step) 12hrs 35mins 15secs
2. Stephen Cummings (GB/Dimension Data) +06secs
3. Daniel Martin (Ire/Etixx Quick-Step) +1min 04secs
4. Ben Swift (GB/Team Sky) +1min 08secs
5. Xandro Meurisse (Bel/Wanty-Groupe Gobert) same time
6. Tony Gallopin (Fra/Lotto Soudal)
7. Dylan van Baarle (Ned/Cannondale Drapac) +1min 12secs
8. Guillaume Martin (Fra/Wanty-Groupe Gobert) same time
9. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Team Giant-Alpecin)
10. Nicholas Roche (Ire/Team Sky) +1min 16secs | Britain's Ian Stannard won stage three of the Tour of Britain with a brilliant breakaway ride. | 37289636 |
It is believed the man, named locally as Michael Hill, a coach at Latymer Upper School, fell into the river from a coaching boat near Putney Embankment, at about 19:20 GMT on Monday.
Police said the search was ongoing with high tide and low tide being utilised.
The missing man has not been named by officers searching for him.
In a letter to members of Thames Rowing Club, Phil McGee, head of rowing at Latymer School, said it was a "tragic incident".
Mr Hill has coached at Thames Rowing Club and at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, instructing the women's squad.
RNLI, Metropolitan Police and London Fire Brigade boats have all been involved in the search.
A spokesman for the Port of London Authority said a stretch some miles upstream and downstream was being searched, close to Putney Pier. | A missing rowing coach may have fallen in the River Thames in south-west London, the Port of London Authority has said. | 31112586 |
The 19-year-old right-back played 13 games for the Second Division club last season.
He has made three appearances for Manchester City this season - one in the League Cup and two in the Champions League.
Maffeo, who has represented Spain at U19 level, joined City in 2013 and has come through the club's academy system. | Manchester City defender Pablo Maffeo has joined Spanish side Girona on loan until the end of the season. | 38442703 |
The 22-year-old, on loan from Cardiff City, has scored six goals in 18 appearances for County this season.
He said he was aware of the approach before the 0-0 FA Cup second round draw with Argyle.
"I've heard there's been interest as well but it's not for me to be dealing with that so I've left it for someone else to deal with," he said.
"I'm not surprised because if any striker's scoring goals they're going to get interest.
"But it's not down to the player to be dealing with it - it's down to someone else to deal with it for them because all I want to do is concentrate on scoring goals for Newport each week.
"I don't think it has affected me. Once I step over that line everything goes away outside football. Nothing distracts me."
Newport face Plymouth in a replay on 21 December with a trip to face Liverpool in the third round at Anfield awaiting the winners.
Before then, bottom-of-the-table County face Morecambe at Rodney Parade on Saturday in a key League Two match.
"To get out of the bottom is the main thing," added Healey.
"We need to go into Saturday knowing we are going to beat Morecambe, which we should do and crack on from there.
"We're one of the best sides in the league when we get going, so it's just a matter of getting that first win and getting the momentum going." | Newport County striker Rhys Healey has confirmed FA Cup rivals Plymouth Argyle have made an approach for him. | 38251561 |
President Assad made the comments in an address at Damascus University,
His forces have been steadily recapturing rebel-held towns near the Lebanese border for several months.
More than 150,000 people have been killed in the conflict, with millions forced to flee their homes.
"This is a turning point in the crisis," President Assad said.
He added that his army was winning what he called "the war against terror".
Government forces have secured the main north-south highway in Syria in recent months, and have cut off vital supply routes for rebel forces.
President Assad is expected to announce that he will stand for a third term as leader.
The BBC's Lyse Doucet says the comments make clear that he is not willing to stand down despite repeated calls for him to go by armed opposition groups and their Western and Arab backers.
Meanwhile, the Syrian air force carried out bombing raids on areas near Damascus on Sunday, rights groups said.
Activists said 20 people were killed in government air attacks in the Douma suburb.
Syria's official news agency reported that a man was killed and twenty injured in a mortar attack in central Damascus.
On Friday, the government and opposition forces accused each other of using poison gas in the village of Kafr Zita.
The attack killed two people and left dozens injured.
In August last year, a chemical attack near the capital killed hundreds of people. | Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has claimed the upper hand in what he called a "turning point" in the three-year long civil war. | 27016020 |
Three players and four coaches were placed in quarantine so the side were coached by captain Francesca Williams, 20, and vice-captain Gabby Marshall, 21.
Williams, a Superleague winner with Wasps last season, led England to the 75-27 win and her side remain unbeaten.
England now face Fiji on Wednesday.
The seven members of the party who fell ill are reported to have rejoined the squad on Tuesday morning, 24 hours before their final group game.
Earlier in the week, England beat both Wales (69-23) and Grenada (98-25) as they began their attempt to win the tournament for the first time in good form.
Following the group stage, all 20 teams will enter a second pool dependent on their original finishing position before the finals on 16 July.
England under-21 squad in full:
Francesca Williams (captain), Gabriella Marshall (vice-captain), Summer Artman, Imogen Allison, Amy Clinton, Iona Darroch, Sophie Drakeford-Lewis, George Fisher, Vicki Oyesola, Razia Quashie, Jessica Shaw, Chiara Semple. | England Under-21s defeated Trinidad and Tobago in a Netball Youth World Cup group game in Botswana despite the absence of their entire coaching staff after a sickness bug hit their camp. | 40569368 |
The attack on Rosedernat Orange Hall on Lislaban Road is believed to have happened between 23:30 BST on Saturday and 11:30 BST on Sunday.
Also on Sunday, a union flag was stolen and a flag pole was damaged at Roden Orange Hall in Kilkeel, County Down.
Police are investigating a possible link to similar thefts of union flags at addresses in Kilkeel at the weekend.
Several flag poles were damaged when flags were stolen between the Manse Road and Knockchree Avenue on Saturday night.
Officers have appealed for witnesses.
In a statement, a Grand Lodge spokesman confirmed senior members would be raising hall security with the PSNI.
"These latest attacks, though separate, are yet further examples of the intolerant sectarianism displayed by a minority who continue to manifest their hatred towards the Orange Institution, by attacking our properties on a regular basis," he said.
"Although the nature of the incidents is clearly different - the criminal intent is very much the same by the bigoted and narrow-minded individuals responsible."
Sinn Féin North Antrim MLA Philip McGuigan condemned the attack: "Sectarianism is wrong no matter where its source and sectarian attacks like this need to be condemned by us all."
He added those responsible "have nothing positive to offer the local North Antrim community". | Paint has been thrown over an Orange Hall in Cloughmills, County Antrim, in what police described as a hate crime. | 40703587 |
Cook, 34, will appear for Durham as an overseas player before he is likely to join up with his country for their Test series with England in July.
Durham lost top-order batsman Mark Stoneman and Scott Borthwick to Surrey at the end of 2016.
"He's got some old school opening batting qualities," Lewis said.
He told BBC Newcastle: "He loves to bat long, he's got a real appetite for scoring runs. When he gets in, he goes big.
"In just nine Tests he's already got three hundreds against three different nations, home or away so he adapts well. His mental strength is one of the major facets of his game."
Cook's journey to Test cricket was a long one, having played 16 years in the domestic game before his debut.
He became only the sixth South African to make a century in his maiden Test when he scored 115 against England in January 2016.
"Mike Hussey (Australia batsman who made his debut at the age of 30) was quite late in his career before he got a look in and made the most of it," Lewis said.
"Stephen was well into his thirties, he worked really hard to get into that side and wants to continue with that for a while yet.
"We've got him for the first part of the summer. There's the England v South Africa series from July so he should be selected, but we should see him for the first part of the summer without interruptions." | South Africa batsman Stephen Cook will bring mental toughness to Durham's batting order during his Riverside stint, says head coach Jon Lewis. | 38731241 |
Amon had been suffering from cancer in recent years and died in hospital in his native New Zealand on Wednesday, his family confirmed.
He competed in Formula One from 1963 to 1976 and although he was considered one of the best drivers of the era, he never won a Grand Prix.
Amon did, however, win the Le Mans 24 hour race in 1966 alongside fellow New Zealander Bruce McLaren.
He worked as a consultant for Toyota after his retirement and was awarded an MBE for services to motorsport in 1993.
A family statement read: "Chris battled cancer in recent years but retained not only a close interest in Formula One - and his very wide range of favourite topics - but also his wonderful sense of humour, complete with infectious chuckle."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Former Ferrari driver Chris Amon has died at the age of 73. | 36961899 |
Watching volunteers and webcam viewers saw the chick hatch at the reserve near Dunkeld on Monday.
A webcam trained on the nest has been viewed almost 500,000 times since the female bird, nicknamed "Lassie", returned to the reserve in March.
The nesting pair of ospreys have been seen bringing back salmon and trout to feed the three chicks.
Charlotte Fleming, Perthshire ranger for the Scottish Wildlife Trust said: "We're delighted that our pair of ospreys has successfully hatched another brood of three chicks in their second season at Loch of the Lowes.
"They are excellent parents and plenty of food is being brought back to the nest to help the hungry young ones quickly grow into adult birds."
Scottish Wildlife Trust said the male osprey, LM12, flew over the nest fighting off intruding ospreys and crows over the weekend. | The third and final osprey chick of the season has hatched at the Loch of the Lowes nature reserve. | 36359800 |
The FTC claims the German firm falsely advertised that hundreds of thousands of diesel vehicles were environmentally friendly, when this was not the case.
In court filings, the FTC says US customers suffered "billions of dollars in injury" as a result.
VW has admitted using hidden software to bypass pollution-limit test levels.
Around 11 million vehicles globally have been fitted with the so called "defeat devices"
A VW spokesman said the firm had received the FTC complaint and "continues to co-operate" with all regulators.
In January, the Justice Department sued VW for up to $46bn (£32bn) for violating environmental laws.
Meanwhile, the troubled carmaker faces more than 500 civil law suits relating to emission levels, as well as suits from some US states.
A federal court judge has given the firm a 21 April deadline to come up with a plan to fix 600,000 cars that emit illegal levels of pollution. | US consumer protection agency the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a four-count legal complaint against carmaker Volkswagen (VW). | 35918792 |
17 July 2013 Last updated at 14:37 BST
They are training to tackle the mountainous conditions in Nepal next year.
Helen Richardson reports. | A group of schoolchildren in the west end of Newcastle have been offered the chance to travel to Mount Everest base camp. | 23341021 |
8 July 2017 Last updated at 10:53 BST
Newsround's been chatting to Andy fans at Wimbledon about watching him play, why he's so great and whether he's got what it takes to win! | Andy Murray's through to the second week of Wimbledon but can the two-time champ win the tournament again? | 40541721 |
The Cornish side have won only one of their past eight games, and have slumped to 17th in the table.
"If we perform like that, considering we haven't played for weeks, we'll win a lot more than we lose," said Hodges.
"We dillied and dallied and didn't clear our lines, basic defending, and that's cost us a goal."
Truro achieved their best-ever league finish last season, finishing fourth in the fifth tier, but are now just five points above the relegation zone.
However, Hodges remains upbeat about his squad, and especially the performance of new striker Tyler Harvey.
"Tyler came on, he did all right," Hodges told BBC Radio Cornwall. "He's getting back into the swing of things and he worked hard up there.
"I'm disappointed that we got nothing from the game, but there are a lot of positives to take from the battling performance." | Truro City manager Lee Hodges praised his team's battling qualities despite their 2-0 National League South defeat at Chelmsford. | 38795102 |
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Pakistan posted their highest World Cup score with opener Nahida Khan (79) helping them to 206-8.
The Proteas reached 113-0 before losing five wickets for 34 runs in a frenzied spell which included three run-outs.
It was left to number nine Shabnim Ismail to strike consecutive boundaries in the 49th over to secure a win.
Pakistan, who have not won a World Cup match since 2009, face England on Tuesday, again at Leicester, while South Africa play New Zealand at Derby on Wednesday. | South Africa pulled off a dramatic three-wicket victory in their opening Women's World Cup match against Pakistan at Grace Road. | 40400570 |
The Carloway Mill employs 27 people and provides yarn to 30 weavers.
A Chinese textile company invested in the business in 2013 but hopes of expanding into the Chinese market have not been realised.
The mill's owners said the cost of its raw material had increased by 35% and weavers' wages had risen but the price of tweed had fallen by 10%.
They added that the business had a full order book and would seek voluntary administration to give the site and its jobs some protection. | One of three Harris Tweed mills in Lewis could go into voluntary administration next week. | 35321798 |
Joe Wincott of The Sandon School in Chelmsford, Essex said an extra £1.3bn promised by the government was too late to help it in the next academic year.
The head teacher said cutting lessons from 26 to 25 hours a week would allow him to balance the school budget.
Education Secretary Justine Greening said per pupil funding was set to go up from £4,100 to £4,800 in 2018.
Mr Wincott said the school budget had been cut by £450,000 since 2011 and he had reduced the costs of "everything from power supplies, examination and photocopying".
He said: "We were down to the situation where we were unable to balance our budget for 2017-2018, so we took the decision... to drop to 25 hours, which is what most schools deliver."
Parents at the mixed comprehensive school, which has 1,270 pupils aged 11 to 18 and was rated good in its last Ofsted inspection, had been "remarkably understanding".
But the head teacher added a "significant number of pupils" were entering the school system, and pay, pension and National Insurance contributions were all due to increase.
As a result, he believes the promised extra pupil funding in 2018 will "probably put us where we are now, but without having to make cuts to staff". | A secondary school will cut an hour of teaching a week from the autumn in a bid to save £100,000. | 40656363 |
The adviser will work independently of ministers to provide a different perspective on policy and legislation.
They will also work with victims, survivors and service providers to develop policy and services.
Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews said: "It is an example of how Wales is leading the way in tackling these problems in our society."
The post, which comes with a £58,000 salary, was established in the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 to drive through improvements.
Mr Andrews said the adviser would be "an expert in the field and will act as a critical friend to help strengthen the strategic leadership and accountability for gender-based violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence throughout Wales". | Wales' first national adviser to tackle violence against women is being recruited by the Welsh government. | 32736904 |
The Baggies turned down four bids from Tottenham for the 22-year-old striker, including two on 1 September.
He went on Twitter to indicate he would never play for Albion again but he came on against Southampton on Saturday.
"The lads have given him some stick. Sometimes it's the best way because it takes away the tension," Fletcher said.
"When somebody comes in and there is a little bit of banter, I'm sure he feels like one of the lads again."
Scotland midfielder Fletcher, who is not on Twitter, said: "It's about emotions really.
"You can do silly things and when you're on Twitter it allows you to voice your opinions. If he had sat quietly for 48 hours he wouldn't have done it." | Saido Berahino has faced West Brom dressing room "banter" about his threat to go on strike on deadline day, says his captain Darren Fletcher. | 34240621 |
The 29-year-old man allegedly stole cash, car keys and other property from a house in Sydney on Sunday afternoon.
The 68-year-old homeowner, at home with his wife, confronted the intruder as he attempted to steal the couple's car.
The intruder got out of the vehicle and jumped a fence but was shot in the "buttocks or lower back" as he ran to a parked getaway car.
Police said he suffered bruising on the lower back from the incident. He was charged with aggravated breaking and entering.
Police have said they are also investigating the actions of the homeowner, who belongs to an archery club, and indicated he could also face charges.
Australian laws do not always favour the homeowner when an intruder is injured or killed, taking into account whether a person acted in self-defence or used "excessive force". | A burglar in Australia shot in the backside with a bow and arrow by an angry homeowner has been arrested. | 37916552 |
Atomo Diagnostics has invented quick, cheap and accurate tests for HIV, malaria and Ebola.
Global Health Investment Fund purchased an 8.4% stake in the medical company for about A$3.3m (£1.9m, $2.5m).
The fund, a joint venture between the Gates Foundation and JPMorgan, finances initiatives that benefit global health.
The US fund focuses on infectious diseases that include malaria, pre-eclampsia, cholera and river blindness.
Atomo's valuation after the latest round of investment is around A$30m.
Other major investors in the company include Macquarie Group chief executive Allan Moss and billionaire property developer Lang Walker.
A spokesman for the medical device company said that it was one of the few groups the Gates-backed fund had invested in directly.
"Their focus is on the developing world - that's why Atomo caught their attention," a company spokesman said.
"The company has decided to focus on some of the biggest global diseases like HIV and malaria."
It will continue to focus on user-friendly and accurate medical testing devices to treat global diseases.
"The focus for the next 12 months is to launch a rapid home blood test for HIV in South Africa," the spokesman said. | An investment fund backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates has taken a multimillion dollar stake in an Australian biotech start-up. | 37008177 |
18 February 2016 Last updated at 21:42 GMT
Team GB has taken 16 young athletes out to Lillehammer, Norway for the Games.
Seventeen-year-old Cal Sandieson is one of Britain's young skiing talents. He will be competing in the ski slopestyle event on Friday.
Watch him in action performing some incredible stunts and jumps during a practice run. | The 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games see the stars of tomorrow on show. | 35606623 |
John Radford, 70, was left in a coma after the dispute near Holmfirth in 2013. He died 16 months later.
Michael Gledhill, 24, of Bramble Bank, Holmfirth, was found guilty of dangerous driving in 2014.
He later admitted causing death by dangerous driving after Mr Radford died, Leeds Crown Court heard.
Gledhill, a former soldier, was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison, with judge Christopher Batty telling him he had deliberately driven his car towards his victim in a fit of temper - an act motivated by "rage".
The court previously heard how words were exchanged between Mr Radford and Gledhill through the driver's side window as they travelled on the A616 Huddersfield Road in New Mill on 31 July 2013.
When Gledhill's car collided with the bike, Mr Radford fell into the road and sustained brain damage.
Mr Radford was the chairman of Huddersfield and District Cyclists and had been promoting a campaign calling for better investigation of road accidents.
In a statement, his family said: "Dad's death was unnecessary and today's outcome doesn't change anything for us as a family.
"As a family we have had to watch dad struggle and suffer on a journey that ended with the worst possible outcome."
The court heard Gledhill had served in Afghanistan and was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder at the time of the collision. | A man has been jailed for the death of a cycling safety campaigner who was knocked off his bike in a road rage incident. | 35291159 |
The Deputy Interior Minister, Elmer Sosa said order had now been restored at the prison in the town of Escuintla, about 60km (37 miles) south of the capital, Guatemala City.
A prison spokesman said a fight had apparently broken out between rival gangs on Sunday night.
The jail is notorious for overcrowding and violence.
"All the dead are prisoners, we have ruled out any guards among the dead," said Rudy Esquivel, a spokesman for the prison system.
"We are still investigating the cause of the clash."
More than 3,000 prisoners are held at the jail, which was built to house just 600.
Special forces and the army were sent into the prison to take control and at one point, about 2,300 inmates were engaged in a stand-off with the security forces.
Elmer Sosa, the Deputy Interior Minister, confirmed that some of the inmates had guns.
Mr Sosa said that there were conflicting theories as to what had triggered the violence.
He said there were reports that convicted gang members had clashed with inmates without any gang affiliation after visiting hours on Sunday.
There were also local media reports saying the inmates had held a number of visitors hostage.
But Mr Sosa said another possibility was that inmates had turned violent after guards had foiled an attempted prison break.
Earlier this year, guards scuppered another escape attempt when they discovered a tunnel underneath the prison.
Members of violent street gangs make up the bulk of Guatemala's prison population and deadly gang warfare inside prison walls is not uncommon.
Severe overcrowding makes it hard for guards to control the prisoners - who are often heavily armed with home-made weapons as well as firearms smuggled into the jail. | The Guatemalan authorities say the death toll in a prison fight which began on Sunday has risen to 17. | 34970298 |
The 77-year-old, who acted in huge hits like Deewar and Kabhie Kabhie, belongs to the Kapoor family which has long dominated the Hindi film industry.
He has won several national film awards and was given the civilian award Padma Bhushan by the government in 2011.
He also acted in several British and American films.
Kapoor is the 46th winner of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award which is given by the government for "outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema".
The prestigious award was also conferred on his father Prithviraj Kapoor, a theatre and film actor, and his elder brother Raj Kapoor, who was a well-known actor, producer and director.
Shashi Kapoor began his career as a child actor and appeared in 160 films, including a dozen in English like the 1983 Merchant Ivory production Heat and Dust.
He starred alongside Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan in some of the biggest Bollywood blockbusters of the 1970s and 1980s, including Deewar, Trishul and Kabhie Kabhie and won a huge fan following.
Soon after the announcement of the award on Monday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised him on Twitter as a "stalwart of the film industry":
Congress party MP Naveen Jindal also congratulated the actor:
In a series of tweets, actress Shabana Azmi described him as a "trailblazer":
And author Shobhaa De said he was the "handsomest star ever": | Veteran Bollywood actor and producer Shashi Kapoor is to be given the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in Indian cinema. | 32029367 |
Roger Smith, 46, was concerned about an attack similar to that on Fusilier Lee Rigby, Nottingham Crown Court was told.
Smith was found guilty in November of two counts of having explosive substances and of possessing a document for terrorist purposes.
The court heard Smith saw himself as a "crusader against Muslims".
The document charge related to a copy of the Anarchy Cookbook Version 2000, a guide to making bombs based on The Anarchist Cookbook.
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Judge Gregory Dickinson QC told Smith: "In your warped view of the world, you were preparing for the possibility of a local war with Islamic terrorists.
"In your own obsessive and misguided way, you were preparing for a fight that you believed to come."
Police searched Smith's home in Clifton, Nottingham, on 21 October 2015 and found gunpowder and large amounts of chemicals that could be used to make explosives, along with a copy of the Anarchy Cookbook Version 2000.
Smith's trial heard he was concerned about "a terrorist attack or Islamic attack similar to the Lee Rigby attack".
PCSO Matthew Holden told jurors Smith believed a citizen should have the right to "bear arms", and said words to the effect that "Islam was an evil religion and Islam was at war with the West".
The prosecution told jurors there was no allegation Smith was a terrorist or that he was going to personally commit an act of terror.
In his police interview, Smith said he made the gunpowder to entertain his young relatives by lighting it in the garden.
He claimed he had "an interest in chemistry" and had the weapons because he was a "survivalist" who liked to shoot arrows in his garden. | A man who stockpiled explosive substances to defend the UK from so-called Islamic State has been jailed for four years. | 38593289 |
The 28-year-old, who won the Dubai Desert Classic earlier this month, carded a six-under 65 to end the day behind Australian leader Nathan Holman.
Willett has climbed to 13th in the world rankings from 134th in June 2014.
He is joined in a six-way share of second by compatriot Tommy Fleetwood and Frenchman Alexander Levy.
Willett is also third in Europe's rankings ahead of September's Ryder Cup meeting with the United States after top-five finishes at the Nedbank Golf Challenge,World Tour Championship and HSBC Champions events in the last four months.
But he says that he tried to put his recent run of good form out of his mind as he picked up seven shots over the final 11 holes to climb up the leaderboard at Kuala Lumpur's Royal Selangor Golf Club.
"It is always easy to come to a tournament after you've won and put pressure on yourself to go out and do it again. I've done that before and it kind of kills you," he said.
"So I came here, tried to do the same things, kept working hard and tried to hit the same shots. And it seemed to work for me today." | England's in-form Danny Willett is within one shot of the lead after the opening round of the Maybank Championship in Malaysia. | 35607762 |
Two people are also in a stable condition in hospital following the collision.
It happened on the Victoria Road between Newbuildings and Magheramason in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The Victoria Road remains closed and diversions are in place. The ages of the two young men are unknown at this stage.
Police are appealing for anyone who was travelling on the Victoria Road between 03:00 BST and 03.30 BST to come forward.
They are keen to hear from anyone who saw a black Volkswagon Golf travelling from Strabane in the direction of Derry. | Two young men have died following a one-vehicle crash outside Londonderry. | 32988730 |
The accident happened when a driver went through a stop sign at a rural crossroads and crashed into an oncoming vehicle.
Kelley Williamson, 57, Randy Yarnall, 55, and Corbin Lee Jaeger, 25, all died instantly, according to police.
Officials say a tornado warning was in effect at the time of the crash, but it's unclear what role weather played.
Heavy rain was reported at the time of the crash and officials are investigating.
Nearby, in Oklahoma, a truck driver was killed when high winds pushed his trailer off of the interstate.
Forecasters have confirmed wind gusts of up to 95mph (152kph) near Oklahoma city, where the crash occurred.
The storms brought tennis ball-sized hail and powerful winds, but there were no reports of widespread damage in either state.
The storms are expected to move eastward on Thursday, threatening millions of people in Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky, Texas and Louisiana.
Williamson and Yarnall had been contractors for the Weather Channel TV network, and were featured on the show Storm Wranglers which aired in October.
"Kelley and Randy were beloved members of the weather community," the company said in a statement.
"We are saddened by this loss and our deepest sympathies go out to the families and loved ones of all involved."
Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt John Gonzalez said the accident occurred around 15:30 local time near the town of Spur when an SUV driven by Williamson slammed into a Jeep driven by Jaegar.
Other storm chasers in the area took to social media to post condolences.
Three storm chasers died in 2013, pursuing a storm that had killed 13 people in Oklahoma City. | Three people have died in a car crash while chasing a suspected tornado in a remote part of west Texas. | 39437481 |
Matt Cranch, 23, was originally from the island but lived in Cornwall.
He had been working as a cannonball stunt man for a few weeks when he died after a safety net collapsed at Kent County Showground.
His funeral, which was for close friends and family only, was held at Douglas Crematorium.
Mr Cranch suffered multiple injuries when he hit the ground after being fired from a cannon on 25 April and later died at Maidstone hospital.
He was working with the Scott May daredevil team, based at St Just in west Cornwall, when the accident happened. | The funeral of a man who died following an accident during a cannonball stunt show in England has taken place in the Isle of Man. | 13374165 |
The versatile Baird is an important part of Michael O'Neill's international squad but has not been playing regularly for his Championship team in recent weeks.
"It's just a case of waiting and biding my time," the 33-year-old said.
"It's a matter of waiting for my chance and then taking it when it comes."
Baird has spoken to manager Paul Clement about his role with the Rams, having been installed as captain on his arrival at Pride Park in the summer.
After starting the season at right-back, Baird has made just two substitute appearances since the start of October.
With his country heading to their first major tournament for 30 years, he is mindful of the need for game time but knows he is not far from the first XI.
"Me and the manager have had a few chats and I understand where he's coming from because he doesn't want to change a winning team," he said.
"Obviously it's frustrating but I've been in this position before, though not as the captain which is a bit stranger. The main thing is the boys are winning and playing really well.
"God forbid injuries happen, but you'll have suspensions and so on. It's a long season in the Championship, so I expect to play.
"If it didn't and it was nearing the end of the season, I'd maybe have to sort something out in terms of going out on loan. That's further down the line. A lot of things can happen." | Derby County captain Chris Baird is keen to get more game time with his club before Northern Ireland's Euro 2016 finals campaign in France. | 34832867 |
The victim, a man in his 30s, was shot in the stomach at an address in Forum Court on 4 August, and remains in hospital in a stable condition.
Simon Webber, of Sydenham Close, Bridgwater, Somerset, has been remanded in custody and is due in front of magistrates in Ipswich on Wednesday.
Five other people arrested have been released on bail.
A 58-year-old man and two women, aged 59 and 28, all from the Needham Market area, and a 34-year-old man from Dorchester were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
A 39-year-old man from Dorchester was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Police found a shotgun in a burnt-out car in Rushbrooke Lane shortly after the shooting. | A 31-year-old man has been charged with conspiracy to murder following a shooting in Bury St Edmunds. | 33868787 |
At the same time it has taken out an option to buy the department store group's shares in a move that could see it take a stake of 6.6%.
The company said its maximum exposure was £64m under the terms of the deal.
Sports Direct has 409 UK stores and owns several brands including Dunlop, Slazenger, and Karrimor.
On Monday, Sports Direct said it had spent £46m on buying its stake in Debenhams, saying it would allow the companies "to explore options at an operational level".
In its latest move, the Sports Direct reiterated this wish, saying the firm was "looking forward to meeting with Debenhams' senior management team in the near future".
"Sports Direct reiterates its intention to be a supportive stakeholder and create value in the interests of both Sports Direct's and Debenhams' shareholders," it said.
Sports Direct was taken public by Mr Ashley in February 2007 and saw its share price rise by 86% in 2013, propelling it into the FTSE 100 with a market capitalisation of £4.4bn.
Debenhams, which has 240 stores in 28 countries, warned on the last day of 2013 that it expected pre-tax profits for the six months to April 2014 to be £85m, down from £115m in the same period the previous year. | Sports Direct, the retailer run by billionaire Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, has sold its 4.6% stake in Debenhams just days after buying it. | 25755832 |
Ofsted has found no improvement in the care provided by Somerset County Council's children's services department since its last inspection in June 2013.
The new report, based on an inspection in January, described a "corporate failure" to keep children safe.
The council accepted there was "an important need" to improve services.
The four-week inspection focussed on the care of the most vulnerable children in the county.
They include those who are living with their families but may be at risk of harm, children who have been taken into care and may be living with foster carers, and young people who are old enough to be leaving care.
Ofsted found there were "widespread or serious failures" which cause children to be harmed or at risk of harm.
It also identified managers who "have not been able to demonstrate sufficient understanding of failures" and have been ineffective in "prioritising, challenging and making improvements".
The high turnover of the department's directors was also criticised. Julian Wooster, who was appointed in January, is the fifth director in five years.
Mr Wooster said the outcome of the Ofsted report was "not good enough", and accepted there are "significant issues" that need to be addressed within the council and with its partners.
He apologised and said he was confident some of "the building blocks" were already in place.
The Department for Education has also told the authority to work with Essex County Council, as the Ofsted rating for its children's services department improved from "inadequate" to "good". | The care of vulnerable children in Somerset has again been rated "inadequate" by government inspectors. | 32085372 |
12 January 2014 Last updated at 09:57 GMT
Many of China's big cities suffer with bad air pollution, which has recently caused some places to virtually shut down.
Plans to improve the smog situation include closing down coal-burning power stations and limiting the amount of traffic on roads.
The pollution has become so bad that many people wear face masks.
One school in capital Beijing has even sealed off their playground with an inflatable tent!
Watch Jenny's report for more. | Officials in China say they're working hard to tackle the country's smog problem. | 25702596 |
The 27-year-old Congo international joins the Robins on a free transfer, subject to English Football League and Football Association approval.
"It is a great opportunity to play for the best club in League Two," Linganzi told the club website.
Swindon have already signed Chris Robertson, James Dunne, Paul Mullin, Ben Purkiss and Olly Lancashire.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Swindon Town have agreed a deal to make Portsmouth midfielder Amine Linganzi their sixth signing of the summer. | 40451652 |
Day, 31, played for Scarlets and Bath before leaving the Premiership and playing for Japanese side Toyota Verblitz and Super Rugby team Rebels.
The lock has three caps for Wales, featured in the 2015 World Cup and was named in the 2016 Six Nations squad.
"I've gained huge experience from my time in Japan and Super Rugby and I'm returning a better player," said Day.
Day joins Northampton flanker Calum Clark, Waratahs' lock Will Skelton, Toulouse hooker Christopher Tolofua and Scarlets' full-back Liam Williams as Saracens' signings for the 2017-18 season.
"He is precisely the kind of big, dominant lock forward we have been seeking to bolster our squad, and off the field, he is exactly the type of character who we believe will thrive in our culture," said director of rugby Mark McCall.
With two games left to play this season, Saracens, in third place, have already qualified for the Premiership play-offs while victory over Munster has also put them into a third European Champions Cup final in four years. | Saracens have signed Wales forward Dominic Day on a two-year deal from Australian side Melbourne Rebels. | 39744481 |
The emergency services were called to the town's Broad Street on Saturday afternoon.
Arturs Beligs, 19, of Fraserburgh, appeared at Peterhead Sheriff Court on Monday charged with assault to severe injury and attempted murder, as well as a drugs offence.
He made no plea and was remanded in custody. | A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after an incident in Fraserburgh. | 33147405 |
Jason Hayles, 44, of West Midlands Police, denies assaulting Clinton Copeland causing him actual bodily harm at Stechford police station in Birmingham on 25 February last year.
He is alleged to have used excessive force against the robbery suspect.
Jurors were told Mr Copeland was trying to bite Sgt Hayles' arm and chest.
The officer is alleged to have used excessive force after grabbing the 30-year-old detainee around the neck when he lunged forward.
Describing CCTV footage to the jury at Birmingham Crown Court, prosecutor Simon Davis said it showed Mr Copeland leaving a room where he had seen a doctor.
Mr Davis said: "You will then see him go and sit on a bench as he was waiting to make a phone call to someone he had nominated."
After a "lively debate" Sgt Hayles walked out from behind a custody desk towards Mr Copeland where it is alleged the officer struck him a number of times to the face, the court heard. Mr Davis added: "We say that this wasn't self-defence".
Mr Copeland admitted lunging towards and swearing at Sgt Hayles before he was restrained and allegedly assaulted, but claims he did so in order to make his way back towards a cell. He denied he had lunged at the officer in a bid to assault him.
He told the court his face was left covered in blood and he required an emergency head scan after being taken to hospital.
Jurors were told Mr Copeland has numerous convictions for violence.
The trial continues. | A police custody sergeant struck a detainee up to 12 times around the face and head after a dispute over a phone call, a court has heard. | 37423983 |
Illness, pre-existing conditions or people not following pre-surgery guidance were among the reasons Aneurin Bevan health board scrapped surgeries.
There were 3,514 cancellations in 2013-14, 3,860 in 2014-15, 3,643 in 2015-16 and 1,986 so far in 2016.
The health board said cancellations had reduced in the past year.
Checks are made on people going under the knife to ensure they are able to go through with it and if any problems appear, their surgery is cancelled.
The gynaecology team and trauma and orthopaedic department were two specialties with the highest number of cancellations where people were deemed unfit for surgery.
Between 2013 and 2016, these departments cancelled 2,885 and 2,328 operations respectively.
More than 130 operations had to be called off as people had not followed the instructions they were not given prior to surgery, such as not eating or drinking before going under the knife.
A spokeswoman for the health board said: "Unfortunately it is sometimes necessary to cancel non essential surgery when a patient is unwell and not fit for surgery or has not followed pre operative advice.
"These numbers are relatively low, and our figures indicate that the instances of cancellations have reduced during the last year and it is important that we continue to work with and support our patient to rearrange their surgery as soon as possible." | More than 13,000 operations have been cancelled by one health board since 2013 as patients were unfit to go through with them. | 38415237 |
The 28-year-old world number 41 did not drop a shot in his eight-under-par 64 at the PGA West course in La Quinta.
Three Americans - 2013 US PGA champion Jason Dufner, Jerry Kelly and ex-US Ryder Cup player Jeff Overton - also hit 64s, one clear of the field.
Five-time major winner Phil Mickelson had an eagle in a 68 to lie four back.
In his first competitive round since October, Mickelson holed a 96-yard shot for eagle at the par four eighth and chipped in from just off the ninth green to return his lowest score at the La Quinta Country Club for a decade.
"I felt good with my game," said the 45-year-old, who recently began working with new swing coach Andrew Getson.
Lahiri, who last October became the first golfer from India to play at the Presidents Cup, has won twice on the European Tour.
His best PGA Tour finish came at last year's PGA Championship, when he was joint fifth.
Defending champion Bill Haas holed his second shot for an eagle at the par four first and posted a 66 to sit in an 11-way tie for seventh.
But England's former world number one Luke Donald had a level par 72 after mixing four birdies with four dropped shots. | India's Anirban Lahiri carded eight birdies to claim a four-way share of the lead after the opening round of the CareerBuilder Challenge in California. | 35381391 |
The 31-year-old centre-back ended last season at Ipswich, playing three games in the Championship before injury cut short his brief spell.
Taylor made 268 appearances for the Magpies during 12 years at St James' Park and was twice called up by England without making his debut.
"It is a massive coup to get him on board," said Posh boss Grant McCann.
Doncaster Rovers had also been interested in signing Taylor, while Ipswich decided against re-signing him after they brought in Dominic Iorfa from Wolves.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League One Peterborough United have signed former Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor on a two-year deal. | 40716688 |
A 34th-minute strike by Joshua Sargent settled this Group F encounter in Incheon.
The 17-year-old's third goal of the tournament sent the Americans top of the group on four points with the Senegalese in second place.
Having won their opening game against Saudi Arabia, Senegal's destiny is still very much in their own hands.
Victory in their final group fixture against Ecuador will send them through. Even a draw might be enough depending on results elsewhere.
In the group's other game, Saudi Arabia beat Ecuador 2-1 to take all three point and move into third place.
Click here for U-20 World Cup results from the Fifa website | Senegal's hopes of qualifying for the second round of the Fifa Under-20 World Cup took a knock on Thursday after a 1-0 defeat to the United States. | 40044842 |
The march began at about 13:00 BST in the north of the city and passed through Belfast's main shopping district.
Loyalists staged demonstrations against the parade that marks the anniversary of internment in August 1971.
A small number of protesters threw fireworks, plastic bottles and coins at the parade. No-one was injured.
At the same event last year, 56 officers were injured when loyalists protesters attacked the police.
This year's republican march was organised by the Anti-Internment League, to mark the introduction of detention without trial during the height of the Troubles.
The league told the Parades Commission that it expected 4,000 people to take part in the march, with a similar number of supporters.
The rally began at Ardoyne Avenue in the north of the city, before heading towards the city centre.
A group of about 200 loyalists staged a protest, and trouble erupted as the parade passed Castlecourt shopping centre.
BBC NI reporter Mark Simpson said a small number of the protesters threw some missiles.
"The loyalists claimed that the republicans had taunted them about IRA atrocities including the Shankill bomb and the Enniskillen bomb.
"The city centre has now returned to normal."
Many roads in the city centre were closed to traffic during the parade.
Loyalist protesters had applied to stage two counter-demonstrations against the march.
The Parades Commission has placed restrictions on the number of loyalists permitted to attend the protests, limiting them to total of 400 people at two demonstration points. | There has been minor trouble at a loyalist protest against a republican anti-internment rally in Belfast. | 28728651 |
Vincent Woolsgrove, 48, from Minster Road, Ramsgate in Kent, pleaded guilty at Southampton Crown Court.
Essex Police found photographs proving he had taken the Dutch cannon from the London wreck. It sank off Southend in Essex in 1665. It was excavated by Historic England last summer.
Woolsgrove will be sentenced at Southampton Crown Court on 4 September.
He sold the cannon by auction to an American buyer in 2010 and they are now part of a private collection in Florida.
PC Andy Long said the case was "very rare" but his actions had deprived "future generations from viewing and understanding the county's rich history".
Police began an investigation with the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency in 2011 and Historic England after receiving reports divers were stealing "cultural objects of historic value" from wrecks off the Essex and Kent coasts.
When they searched Woolsgrove's house, they found a 24lb (11kg) 16th Century Zierikzee cannon in a desalinisation tank in his garden, and other wreck items including ship's bells and glass ingots.
He claimed the three cannon sold in 2010 were found in international waters, but officers discovered photographs on his computer which showed them being recovered off Southend.
This evidence helped historians establish they were issued to Dutch ships in the 1650s, taken as prizes by the English and later placed on the London.
As a result, the cannon belonged to the Crown and Woolsgrove had made a fraudulent declaration about where they were found.
Essex Police said had he declared the find "he would have been in line for a substantial salvage reward".
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is working with US authorities to arrange for them to be returned to the UK. | A commercial diver has admitted a £46,000 fraud after removing three cannon from a 17th Century shipwreck. | 33637050 |
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust described the shortage of spaces as "stressful and frustrating" for patients and visitors.
It has applied for planning permission for a temporary 140 space car park for staff next to Reiver House.
As part of a reorganisation, the area closest to the main entrance has been reserved for patients and visitors.
Staff have also been issued with new parking permits.
The trust said in a statement: "The trust fully recognises that it can be very stressful and frustrating for patients attending appointments, visitors wanting to see their loved ones and staff who are about to start their working day, if they cannot park without difficulty." | Plans aimed at relieving parking woes at Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary have been submitted. | 33667746 |
A contraflow system has reduced the A423 to one lane between Hinksey Hill and Heyford Hill interchanges until November, during a £6m scheme to create a roundabout.
Some motorists were in traffic for up to three hours on Monday.
Oxfordshire County Council deputy leader Rodney Rose told motorists to consider using public transport.
"One bus can take 70 cars off the road for example and a train can take an awful lot more. So if a train journey is possible, even if it is until the end of November, perhaps you would think about it," he said.
There are also side and slip road closures and a 30mph speed limit. | Motorists are being warned to use alternative routes into Oxford after roadworks caused traffic chaos. | 28539045 |
Shanique Syrena Pearson, 22, made a gun sign and threatened Mr Vine during the row in Kensington, west London.
She was convicted of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour.
Pearson was also found guilty of driving without reasonable consideration for other road users. | A driver filmed screaming obscenities at BBC presenter Jeremy Vine as he cycled on a narrow road has been found guilty of road rage offences. | 38824924 |
There were 861 formed in 2015 compared with 1,683 the year before.
Civil partnerships have declined by 85% since 2013, a result of the introduction of marriage for same-sex couples in 2014.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said dissolutions of civil partnerships had risen as more couples swapped them for marriages.
The figures for 2015 showed two thirds (66%) of civil partnerships were between men.
And almost half (48%) of people forming a partnership were aged 50 and over.
Dissolved partnerships increased 14% on 2014 to 1,211.
Elizabeth McLaren of the ONS said: "Civil partnerships have fallen sharply since the introduction of marriages for same-sex couples in March 2014.
"On the other hand, civil partnership dissolutions have increased due to the rising number of civil partnerships that were formed since they were introduced in December 2005. Dissolutions are likely to reduce in the future as more same sex couples form marriages instead of civil partnerships."
London was the most popular place to form a civil partnership with 294 of the total. The figures also showed that in the North East, Yorkshire and The Humber and Wales more partnerships were formed between women than men. | The number of new civil partnerships in England and Wales has halved in a year according to official statistics. | 37307459 |
Earlier on Saturday, Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) confirmed that a fault in a conductor had caused problems for customers in Newtownards.
Engineers worked to restore power.
Later NIE confirmed power had been restored to the homes. | Power has been restored to the homes of 850 people in County Down. | 32181370 |
Umpires Paul Baldwin and Steve O'Shaughnessy opted to call the day off at 18:30 BST, just before the second interval of the day-night match.
Luke Wright struck 118 on the opening day as Sussex declared on 358-9, before the visitors reached 31-0 at stumps.
Sussex are third in the table, while Gloucestershire are seventh. | No play was possible on the second day of Sussex's Division Two match against Gloucestershire at Hove because of persistent rain. | 40413252 |
Kearney, 31, required a knee operation two weeks ago and a Leinster statement said this latest injury would rule him out "for a number of weeks".
He has been out since sustaining a knee injury in training before Ireland's Six Nations game against England.
Kearney injured a bicep in Ireland's second Six Nations game against Italy.
Leinster wing Adam Byrne sustained a "low grade" hamstring strain in Saturday's European Champions Cup win over Wasps and will miss the Pro 12 leaders' contest with third-placed Osprey this weekend.
Flanker Rhys Ruddock was ruled out of Saturday's European quarter-final by a calf strain but could return for Saturday's game in Wales along with hooker Sean Cronin, who featured for Leinster A on Friday.
Ireland hooker Cronin had been out of action since January because of a hamstring injury.
Dave Kearney [toe] and Dominic Ryan [knee] are also set to return to Leinster training this week following periods out because of injury.
The Leinster statement also added that Johnny Sexton emerged unscathed from the European quarter-final despite needing shoulder treatment during the game. | Ireland full-back Rob Kearney has been forced to undergo bicep surgery in another injury setback for the British & Irish Lions hopeful. | 39480334 |
ScotRail is running replacement buses and estimated that about 70% of services would be unaffected.
The dispute relates to driver-only-operation (DOO) trains, where the driver is asked to close the doors at stations, instead of the conductor.
The RMT union says the move poses a risk but ScotRail said it would always schedule a second person on trains.
Members of the RMT already staged four walkouts and the latest action forms part of a further series of strikes.
Talks have been taking place to resolve the dispute, however on Friday, conciliation and arbitration service Acas said discussions between the RMT and ScotRail had adjourned "to allow both sides to consider their positions".
The Scottish government said it had contacted both parties, calling on them to "put their differences to one side and reach an agreement in order to minimise disruption for the public".
RMT's revised programme of strike action:
* 00.01 to 23.59 on 3 July
* 00.01 on 10 July to 23.59 on 11 July
* 00.01 to 23.59 on 14 July
* 00.01 on 16 July to 23.59 on 17 July | Members of ScotRail staff are striking on Sunday after talks to resolve a row over driver-only trains broke up. | 36694571 |
Oceanic Properties wants to build the manufacturing plant on the former Vosper Thornycroft shipyard site at Woolston, Southampton.
The site, next to the 1,600-home Centenary Quay development, would see wind turbine blades made within the building, then loaded on to ships.
Southampton City Council approved the application at a meeting on Tuesday.
The proposed 13m (42.6ft) tall 3,147 sq m building would be used for manufacturing 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Under the plans the site's external yard and its cranes can also be used between 07:00 and 19:00, seven days a week and up to 23:00 for some works.
The site's proposed working hours raised concerns from residents about noise.
Dr Ian White, who lives across the water from the site in Ocean Village, said residents could face "enormous disruption on the noise issue".
Robert Sanders director of Blade Dynamics, which is earmarked to move into the the plant, said: "Most of the time the activities will be inside with the doors closed and are generally quiet, residents outside would not generally notice us."
The proposals include a 3m-high acoustic fence along Keswick Road to reduce noise from the site. | Plans have been approved to build wind turbines in Southampton, which could create about 100 jobs. | 39500265 |
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