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England's Tommy Fleetwood (11 under) is one shot off American Brian Harman's lead.
Laird was the only Scot to make the cut at the Erin Hills course in Wisconsin and will start his fourth round with South Korean Whee Kim at 17:36 BST.
Richie Ramsay, at two over, missed the cut by one shot and Scottish compatriot Russell Knox was five over.
Full leaderboard (external site) | Martin Laird's ever-par 72 means he is one under going into his final round at the US Open. | 40296859 |
The case was brought by the Catholic Church, which sought to overturn a ban first put in place in 2007.
But the Federal Court said an earlier ruling backing the ban was correct.
The case began over the use of "Allah" to refer to the Christian God in the Catholic Church's Malay-language paper.
People of all faiths use the word Allah in Malay to refer to their deities.
Christians argue they have used the word, which entered Malay from Arabic, to refer to their God for centuries and that the ruling violates their rights.
Malaysian authorities say its use by Christians could confuse Muslims and lead some to convert to Christianity.
Malay Muslims make up almost two-thirds of the country's population, but there are large Hindu and Christian communities.
The long-running case has proved very controversial, sparking impassioned debate and leading to occasional attacks on mosques and churches.
The Catholic Church's newspaper, The Herald, appealed against the initial ban and in 2009 a court ruled in its favour, but that judgement that was later overturned by the Court of Appeal.
This ruling was handed down by a seven-member panel, which voted by 4-3 to dismiss the challenge.
Herald editor Father Lawrence Andrew said he was "greatly disappointed" by the judgement which "didn't touch on the fundamental rights of minorities".
Muslim activists outside the court welcomed the decision, however.
S Selvarajah, one of the lawyers for the Church, said the ruling marked the end of legal proceedings. "It's a blanket ban. Non-Muslims cannot use the word," he told AFP news agency.
But reports in Malaysian newspapers suggested the Church could call for a review of the decision. | Malaysia's highest court has rejected a challenge to the ban on Christians using the word "Allah" to refer to God, in a highly divisive legal case in the Muslim-majority nation. | 27970565 |
The host of RuPaul's Drag Race told Hollywood Today Live he and Georges LeBar tied the knot in January, 23 years to the day they first met at New York's Limelight nightclub.
"We never wanted to do it. We were looking into it really for tax breaks and financial [reasons]," he explained.
LeBar owns a farm in Wyoming and, according to RuPaul, "doesn't care about show business at all."
He may have a much lower profile than his husband, but LeBar has previously been seen in photos RuPaul uploaded to his Instagram account.
After the interview aired, RuPaul took to his Twitter account to thank fans for their messages of support and share a poignant song lyric.
He posted: "Thank you all for the love and kindness. 'I cry not for myself, but for those who never felt the joy we felt' - I Hear A Symphony, The Supremes."
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | RuPaul has revealed he married his longtime boyfriend earlier this year. | 39289862 |
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said officers were called to Audenshaw Road, Audenshaw, Tameside, at about 09:20 GMT.
They found the woman's body in the water close to the Boundary Pub and Restaurant.
Police said a cordon was in place and inquiries surrounding the death were ongoing. | A woman's body has been found in a canal in Greater Manchester, police have said. | 35380444 |
Stefan Jacoby, 54, is handing the reins over to Jan Gurander, the chief financial officer, who will serve as the acting chief executive.
The Zhejiang Geely owned Volvo has admitted that it is struggling to build up its retail operation in China.
Volvo cars are currently imported to China from factories overseas.
Volvo has high hopes that China will account for about a quarter of its global sales by 2020.
Last year the automotive manufacturer sold almost 450,000 cars across the world, but wants that to increase to 800,000 by 2020.
Stefan Jacoby has been the chief executive at Volvo since August 2010, joining the company after being the president and chief executive of Volkswagen's American arm.
"I was lucky that it was a mild stroke," Jacoby said, "I am currently experiencing limited movement abilities in my right arm and, to some extent, also in my right leg."
He is determined to return to work soon. "Now I will focus on resting and exercising, in order to get back to work as soon as possible," he said.
The iconic Swedish car brand was bought in 2010 by the Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group for $1.8bn, from Ford Motor Company. | The chief executive of the Chinese owned car company Volvo is temporarily standing down from his post for a month, after suffering a mild stroke. | 19696997 |
The 21-year-old failed to play a first-team match for Boro, but has made a total of 65 appearances during loans at York, Hartlepool and Accrington.
He played alongside current U's winger Piero Mingoia at Accrington last term, helping Stanley reach the League Two play-offs.
Halliday has signed a "long-term deal" with Shaun Derry's side.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League Two side Cambridge United have signed right-back Brad Halliday from Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee. | 37226302 |
8 June 2016 Last updated at 09:07 BST
They were chatting to Martin who was putting your questions to the Springwatch presenters.
They told Newsround all about the Hobby, a type of small falcon.
The team are trying to spot the bird of prey as it migrates back to the UK for Summer.
Watch the video to find out more. | Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan from Springwatch were live from Minsmere, an RSPB nature reserve in Suffolk this morning. | 36477459 |
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will board a barge and lead a flotilla along the canal on Wednesday.
The Queen Elizabeth II Canal section has been built as part of the £43m Helix project, which features the Kelpies sculptures.
The royal couple will also carry out engagements in Stirling Castle and Perthshire during a three-day visit.
Scottish Canals chairman Andrew Thin, Scottish Canals, said: "This event is a fitting culmination of more than a decade of hard work that saw the partners and the local community come together to turn an ambitious idea into reality and breathe new life into the area."
Falkirk Council leader Cecil Meiklejohn said: "The official naming of the canal is another huge landmark in the Falkirk area's transformation from an industrial heartland to one of Scotland's best tourist destinations." | A new route forming the eastern gateway to the Forth and Clyde canal will be named after the Queen. | 40442658 |
The space thriller is a front runner for best picture at the Oscars, and Cuaron is the favourite to win best director.
"To be honest, I never thought I was doing a science fiction movie," he told the BBC in an exclusive interview in Los Angeles.
"I thought I was doing a drama of a woman in space."
Gravity, which stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts stranded during a shuttle mission, has made more than $700m (£420m) worldwide.
The Mexican director added: "I don't think the film is a science fiction film in the sense that it takes place in the present with technology that exists.
"We heighten the reality because obviously there are plausibility issues, but I'm happy with whichever label [it has]."
Oscar history shows that sci-fi or space-themed films haven't fared well when up for best picture.
The original Star Wars lost the best picture prize to Woody Allen's Annie Hall.
In 2010, District 9 and 3D juggernaut Avatar both lost out to low-budget bomb disposal drama The Hurt Locker. The following year, Inception lost to The King's Speech.
"I guess there's a connotation that science fiction lacks gravitas," said Cuaron.
" But you have 2001 [A Space Odyssey] and I don't think you can go more serious than that."
Asked how he felt to be favourite for best director Oscar, he admitted:
"I don't think so much about it. I take it one day at a time. It's a celebration - I'm going to have fun no matter what."
The Oscars take place in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on Sunday 2 March. | Alfonso Cuaron says he doesn't consider his space blockbuster Gravity to be a science fiction film. | 26381335 |
The college is to become a school of fine art with "inspirational and truly world class teaching and learning spaces".
The work at the former Stow College is part of a £80m campus development project being undertaken by GSA.
It is scheduled to be completed in time for it be in use in the academic year 2018/19.
The design is the work of BDP architects.
GSA director Prof Tom Inns said: "The Stow Building has been a distinctive part of Glasgow's educational landscape for over 80 years.
"BDP's design harnesses the full potential of the original 1930s building, with the new roof extension, while carefully considered to meet the very specific needs of fine art internally, plays tribute to Glasgow's industrial heritage externally."
BDP Scotland chairman and architect principal Scott Mackenzie added: "BDP is delighted to be part of the GTMS team working with the Glasgow School of Art to rejuvenate the former Stow College building as a School of Fine Art.
"This project not only brings new life to a cherished Glasgow landmark, but also provides the School of Fine Art with inspirational and truly world class teaching and learning spaces." | The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has released details of how the former Stow College building will be converted. | 39595929 |
Campaigners gathered on Friday night to raise their concerns about the road which will connect north and south Lincoln.
Plans for the road were first approved in 2010 and designs have been changed several times since.
County council leader Martin Hill said construction must start soon or government funding would be lost.
More than 3,500 people have signed a petition opposing plans for a footbridge and the partial closure of Hawthorn Road to vehicles.
Residents argue the road should stay open and the bridge, which was approved last month, should also be accessible for cars.
Campaigner Sally Lidbury said she was delighted with the meeting turnout.
"This has been a real long journey for us but I feel our efforts have been appreciated by the public," she said.
Gainsborough MP Sir Edward Leigh (Cons) said: "There's a tremendous amount of local concern. It's an important issue.
"Ultimately you can't ignore local people. You can't just close a road and not expect people to fight for their rights."
Mr Hill said the authority was in a difficult position but would look at the project again if it was confident of funding being secure.
He said: "We have extensively consulted on it but we recognise that, although a major plus for Lincoln and Lincolnshire, there will be some people who will be disadvantaged.
"It's not just a question of changing our mind and putting another bridge in. We have to go through the whole process again.
"If we don't get on with this bypass soon there's a possibility we will lose the whole of it as government funding runs out next year." | Hundreds of residents turned out at a meeting to plead for changes to plans for the £100m Lincoln Eastern Bypass. | 30067596 |
The foxhound was running toward oncoming traffic between the Llanfairfechan roundabout and the Conwy tunnel in the early hours of Monday.
The force said officers could not bring the dog under control and the "only safe option" was to destroy it.
Ch Insp Darren Wareing said they "did not take this decision lightly".
Officers responded to reports the animal was running in traffic shortly after 03:00 GMT on Monday.
An officer tried to bring the dog under control but was bitten and it escaped.
One car and a HGV had to swerve to avoid the dog while officers remained on foot on the carriageway.
Ch Insp Wareing, of the roads policing unit, said the "potential for a serious collision was present throughout" and there was "no alternative way" for them to minimise risks to motorists.
"The only safe option was to run the dog over at sufficient speed to ensure that it was destroyed and would not suffer. Other methods of destruction were considered, but were ruled out on the grounds of public safety," he added.
"Both officers have their own dogs and did not take this decision lightly. Due to the seriousness of the incident it needed bringing to a conclusion quickly for the safety of all concerned." | A dog has died after being deliberately run down by police on the A55 in Conwy, North Wales Police has confirmed. | 35644209 |
The castle has seen a 44% increase in visitors since it took a starring role as "Castle Leoch" in the TV series.
Historic Scotland revealed that more than 1.8m people visited the country's heritage attractions over the summer.
Edinburgh Castle also saw record visitor numbers, as did Skara Brae and several other sites.
The three months from June to August 2015 saw 1,826,047 visitors at Historic Scotland's 77 ticketed attractions, an increase of more than 34,000 on the previous year.
The country's most popular attraction Edinburgh Castle welcomed 666,348 tourists, an increase of 7% on the same period in 2014.
The biggest increase was at Doune Castle, which recorded three consequitive record-breaking months with an overall rise in visitor numbers of 44%, to 32,540.
Culture secretary Fiona Hyslop said the boost at Doune Castle was thanks to the "highly successful TV series" Outlander, which "now attracts visitors on both a UK and international level".
Stephen Duncan, commercial and tourism director at Historic Scotland, added: "Heritage attractions are a vital element of Scotland's wider tourism offering. We've recorded high levels of footfall at our properties including castles, abbeys, a palace, a 5,000 year old village and a military fort."
Stirling Castle attracted 216,132 visitors over the summer, while 190,083 people went to Urquhart Castle by Loch Ness.
The Neolithic settlement at Skara Brae in Orkney saw 55,078 visits, while St Andrews Castle and Linlithgow Palace both attracted more than 34,000 tourists. | The "Outlander effect" has been credited with a record-breaking surge in visitors to Doune Castle, near Stirling. | 34334841 |
Former Manchester United manager Moyes, 51, remonstrated with officials over an offside decision and was ordered from the touchline in the Copa del Rey exit.
He had to scale a pitch-side fence and once he found a seat, he accepted the offer of a crisp from a spectator.
Sociedad, 12th in La Liga, host Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.
Moyes has been banned by the Spanish Football Federation for one match for his dismissal by referee Carlos Velasco Carballo and one for climbing into the stands.
"I shouldn't have argued with the referee but I thought both of the decisions were incorrect," Moyes said earlier on Friday.
"But I left the dugout and I went to watch the game in the stands. I am a football supporter as well and I wanted to watch the game with the supporters.
"I've been a supporter all my life. I go to a lot of football games and I thought the supporters were very good." | Real Sociedad boss David Moyes has been given a two-match touchline ban after he was sent-off during the match against Villarreal on Wednesday. | 30857833 |
The test version of the Orion capsule touched down safely in the Arizona desert after being dropped from a C-17 military aircraft at 10.6km (35,000ft).
The US space agency said Wednesday's test was the closest to simulating a real return to Earth.
Orion is designed to replace the shuttle as America's manned space transport system.
"We've put the parachutes through their paces in ground and airdrop testing in just about every conceivable way," said Orion's programme manager Mark Geyer.
"The series of tests has proven the system and will help ensure crew and mission safety for our astronauts in the future."
Nasa is preparing Orion for its first trip to space in December, a two-hour, four-orbit flight that will send an unmanned version of the spacecraft more than 5,700km (3,600 miles) into space.
It will then be returned to Earth to test the performance of many of the craft's critical systems.
In the latest test, over the US Army's Yuma Proving Ground, engineers put additional stresses on the parachutes by allowing the test craft to "free fall" for 10 seconds, which increased the vehicle's speed and aerodynamic pressure.
After the free fall, Orion's parachutes deployed, pulling away the spacecraft's forward bay cover, which is critical to the rest of the system performing as required.
The test marked the last time the entire parachute sequence will be tested before Orion launches on its first space flight test, called EFT-1, later this year. | Nasa says the most difficult test yet of the parachute system for its Orion spacecraft has gone without a hitch. | 28040681 |
Mufti Abdul Hannan, leader of the Harkat ul-Jihad al-Islami, was among those sentenced for the 14 April blasts at a concert to mark Bengali new year.
Four of the accused were tried in absentia for the twin blasts. Six others were jailed for life.
The trial follows a series of death sentences for Islamists in other cases.
Judge Ruhul Amin said the attack on the concert was "carried out to destabilise the country and create panic".
The Harkat ul-Jihad group considers activities such as singing and dancing un-Islamic.
"We're happy with the eight death sentences but not satisfied with the sentencing of the six people who were given life terms," prosecutor Abdullah Abu told reporters, adding that he would appeal. A lawyer for the defendants said he also planned to appeal.
The Bengali New Year traditionally sees thousands of people celebrating on the streets, and is the most important festival for ethnic Bengalis in Bangladesh.
The Muslim-majority nation saw mass protests last year when several senior Islamists were sentenced to death after being convicted for war crimes in the 1971 independence struggle.
Experts said the latest death sentences risk inflaming tensions.
Huji has been blamed for a number of attacks in recent years, including a 2004 blast which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, then opposition leader, survived. More than 20 others were killed and 150 wounded.
Mufti Abdul Hannan was already on death row for trying to assassinate former British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury in 2005. Mr Choudhury survived, but three others were killed. | A Bangladeshi court has sentenced eight members of a banned Islamist group to death for a bomb attack which killed 10 people in the capital Dhaka in 2001. | 27970608 |
About 5,000 tonnes of beach sand is scooped up and compacted for the event every year at a cost of about £30,000.
In October, organisers raised doubts over the event's future, but announced last month it would go ahead.
Organiser Alec Messchaert said a "flurry of support" had made it possible.
"Weston has always been close to our heart but having to completely dismantle the site each year was extremely disheartening and extremely expensive," he added.
"This is a cost and a hassle we wouldn't face if we went elsewhere.
"We have been inundated with support from local businesses and authorities so we couldn't leave without celebrating our 10th birthday."
Both Weston-super-Mare Town Council and North Somerset Council had also shown the event "great support", Mr Messchaert said.
The festival will celebrate the previous decade by "paying tribute" to each year's theme, including Under the Sea, The Jungle, and Great Britain.
It runs until 27 September. | Weston-super-Mare's annual sand sculpture festival has marked its 10th anniversary, despite fears the event might not go ahead. | 32167831 |
The Swedish honour is typically shared between a pop performer and a classical artist.
The pair will be invited to accept the award - worth 1 million kronor (£88,800) - in Stockholm in August.
The Polar Prize - founded in 1989 to honour exceptional achievements that transcend music genres - is awarded annually.
It is described in Sweden as the "Nobel prize of music" and was established by the late Stikkan Anderson, whose record company released the songs of Swedish supergroup Abba.
Bjork and Morricone will both be presented with their awards by King Carl XVI Gustaf at a gala ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 31 August.
Bjork, 44, hit the big time with her solo album Debut in 1993 but had previously had success as the lead singer of The Sugarcubes.
She also starred in Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark in 1999, which went on to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes, with Bjork winning the best actress award.
"Björk is an untameable force of nature, an artist who marches to nobody's tune but her own," said the prize committee.
Morricone, 82, has composed more than 400 film scores, including The Good The Bad and The Ugly, The Untouchables, Cinema Paradiso and The Mission.
The committee said Morricone's "congenial compositions and arrangements lift our existence to another plain".
Previous winners of the Polar Prize include Pink Floyd, Sir Paul McCartney, Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Pierre Boulez and Ravi Shankar. | Icelandic singer Bjork and Italian film composer Ennio Morricone have won the 2010 Polar Music prize. | 10119094 |
Since giving up his membership last year to focus on the PGA Tour, the 38-year-old Englishman has climbed from 75th to 24th in the world rankings.
Casey said staying in America was the "right decision for my family" but he was "very sad" he would not be able to qualify for Europe's Ryder Cup team.
Europe captain Darren Clarke said Casey's decision was "disappointing".
Clarke can only select players who hold European Tour membership.
Former world number three Casey played in Europe's nine-point victories in 2004 and 2006, and their defeat at Valhalla in 2008.
He was left in tears when he was overlooked for a wildcard by Colin Montgomerie in 2010, when he was ranked seventh in the world.
Casey said: "With my wife and young son as my priority, I have decided to continue to concentrate on the PGA Tour, which has worked well for us this past year.
"I believe this decision will help me to be the best I can be both on and off the course."
Clarke, who played alongside Casey at Oakland Hills in 2004 and the K Club in 2006, said: "It is obvious that representing Europe in the Ryder Cup is not on Paul's priority list, which is disappointing, but I wish him all the best for the future.
"The focus is firmly on the players who are committed to the European cause as we move towards Hazeltine and I look forward to working with these players over the next 10 months."
The 2016 Ryder Cup begins on 27 September. | Paul Casey has ruled himself out of the 2016 Ryder Cup by deciding not to rejoin the European Tour. | 34891396 |
China - the world's biggest consumer of raw materials - reported a fall in both exports and imports during March.
While shares in China rose on hopes of more government stimulus measures, UK-listed mining firms fell.
The FTSE 100 fell 25.47 points to 7,064.30, with BHP Billiton down 3.2% and Anglo American 2.3% lower.
Falling prices for commodities - especially iron ore - have led investors to become more pessimistic about the sector's prospects.
Citigroup downgraded its rating for the whole sector, adding that it faced a tough couple of years until excess capacity is removed.
The declines meant the FTSE was pulled lower from the record closing high it had set on Friday of 7,089.77.
Away from the mining sector, shares in the supermarket Tesco fell sharply, closing down 2.7%. The company is set to report results next week and a report in the Daily Telegraph last week, quoting analysts at Barclays, suggested it could face a £3bn bill for its failing supermarkets.
A broker downgrade from Bank of America Merrill Lynch hit shares in Barratt Developments, with the housebuilder down 1%.
But positive comments from both Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan gave insurance firm Aviva a lift. It was among the top performer in the index, rising 1.7%.
On the currency markets, the pound hit a fresh five-year low against the dollar, as sterling continued to suffer from the uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the general election.
The pound dropped to $1.4567 at one point against the dollar, before recovering slightly to $1.4656.
However, against the euro, the pound rose 0.3% to €1.3847. | (Close): The London market was dragged lower by mining shares following the release of weaker-than-expected trade figures from China. | 32283289 |
Gary Davies, 53, is accused of five indecent assaults on the crowded trains between December 2015 and May 2016.
He denies any wrong doing and is due before Bristol Crown Court next month.
Mr Davies, of Shoreditch Road, Taunton, left Avon and Somerset Police in 2012 to work for Bristol City Council, where he leads a unit for troubled families. | A former chief superintendent has appeared in court charged with pushing his groin against three women on trains between Taunton and Bristol. | 38013016 |
The draft see the NFL's 32 teams choose the best players from American college football teams across seven rounds.
As the league's worst-performing side last season, Cleveland were given the first pick and chose 21-year-old Garrett from Texas A&M.
British-born Obi Melifonwu is yet to be selected, with six rounds to come.
Melifonwu, 23, who moved to America aged three, was considered a fringe first-round prospect and should be selected on Friday when the second round begins, while fellow Londoner Jermaine Eluemunor could also be a day two pick.
The draft takes place up until Saturday with a total of 253 selections due to be made.
An estimated 70,000 football fans attended Thursday's first round outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The big surprise of the night came with the second pick of the first round when the Chicago Bears, who were due to have the third pick, traded with the San Francisco 49ers to leapfrog them and select quarterback Mitchell Trubisky from North Carolina.
TJ Onwuanibe, a 14-year-old from Baltimore, who is in remission after battling a rare form of brain cancer, was chosen to announce the Baltimore Ravens' pick of Marlon Humphrey.
UCLA's Takkarist McKinley, who was selected by the Atlanta Falcons, walked on stage with a picture of his grandmother, who he then dedicated his achievements to. McKinley was raised by his grandmother Myrtle who died in 2011.
He said: "I told her, before she passed away, I was going to win my dream. 'I'm going to get out of Oakland, I'm going to go to the NFL.'
"I made that promise to her. Thirty seconds later she passed away. And it's who I do it for, it's who I do it for." | Defensive end Myles Garrett was taken as the first overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the NFL Draft in Philadelphia. | 39742780 |
Sailings from Douglas to Liverpool and Belfast have been cancelled until Thursday at the earliest, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company said.
The ferry was due to go into the dry dock at Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead on Monday morning for repairs but a lack of space means it must wait until Tuesday.
Five people were hurt in the crash.
Sailings between Douglas and Liverpool, and between Douglas and Ireland, have been cancelled throughout the Easter weekend.
A spokesperson for the company said the dry dock was not available "as originally advised" due to "factors outside our control" as a "vessel due to depart today could not leave as scheduled".
"We must therefore wait until the dock is clear... Manannan will therefore remain on the landing stage at Liverpool for 24 hours and will enter dry dock on Tuesday afternoon."
He said the ferry was expected to depart from the dock at about 04:00 BST on Thursday "provided the tides are as predicted".
Mark Woodward, chief executive of the Steam Packet Company, apologised for the delay but said the time would not be wasted.
"This is very disappointing after the effort made by the company to have the vessel and all logistics in place ready for this afternoon.
"However, over the next 24 hours there is much preparation work which can still be completed in order to prepare the centre bow for repair," he said.
Marine surveyors confirmed on Saturday that Steam Packet Company proposals for repair of the Manannan were acceptable.
Sea debris caused more than £100,000 of damage to the Manannan ferry last year, putting the vessel out of action over the Easter period. | Delays in repairing an Isle of Man ferry that hit the pier at Douglas are causing further travel disruption. | 35912068 |
The trio were rescued as part of Operation Hornsman, a pan-European week of action against labour exploitation involving five police forces.
Police said the two males and female were being given "help and support".
A total of 24 people were arrested during the operation which was run by the The National Crime Agency.
Officers from Devon and Cornwall, Avon and Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire police forces were involved in visiting car washes, nail bars, take away outlets, a massage parlour and a residential property as part of the operation.
Devon and Cornwall Police chief constable Shaun Sawyer, the national policing lead for modern slavery, said the results were "very encouraging".
He said: "Victims may not regard themselves as being exploited, and are often reluctant to talk to police. If anyone suspects modern slavery is happening in their area we urge them to contact the police."
As part of the operation Devon and Cornwall Police arrested two people for modern slavery and money laundering offences, and two people for immigration offences.
A 47-year-old woman was arrested by Avon and Somerset Police for a slavery offence and money laundering, Gloucester Constabulary arrested five Albanian nationals for immigration offences and Wiltshire Police made 14 arrests for immigration-related offences. | Three Vietnamese people, including a youth believed to be under 18, have been rescued by police during a multi-agency crackdown on modern slavery. | 36462892 |
Edmund, 21, won 6-3 6-4 to reach the last four and close in on a place in the world's top 40 next week.
The Yorkshireman, ranked 43rd, goes on to face third seed Richard Gasquet, of France, in the semi-finals.
Edmund had lost ATP quarter-finals in Doha, to Tomas Berdych, and London and Beijing to Andy Murray in 2016. | British number two Kyle Edmund is through to his first ATP semi-final after beating Italy's Andreas Seppi at the European Open in Antwerp. | 37730976 |
The noise at football grounds can prevent some fans with autism from going to games, Notts County ambassador Les Bradd said.
The club is the second in England, after Sunderland, to open dedicated sensory facilities for autistic fans.
The rooms are furnished with soft toys, bubble tubes and ear defenders.
The club completed training with Autism East Midlands as part of developing the rooms and has pledged to become more autism-friendly in future, by signing the Autism Charter.
Notts County head groundsman Trevor Hutchinson, whose daughter has autism, said his ground crew had worked for weeks to get the three suites ready.
"It's an opportunity for children (with autism) to come and watch football in a safe and relaxing and quiet environment.
"These children wouldn't be able to do this if the rooms weren't available."
"Ninety-nine per cent of parents wouldn't take the chance to come to a match because they know it would be a nightmare - they think their child might fall down a stair or knock a drink out of someone's hands."
Mr Bradd, who is the all-time scoring leader for the club, said: "It is a huge step forward - we are bringing in different types of fans who couldn't attend matches before because they couldn't cope with the noise and couldn't cope with where they had to sit." | Four executive suites at Notts County Football Club have been opened for fans with autism, to allow them to attend matches comfortably. | 37268496 |
Usmanov is a close business associate of Everton's major shareholder Farhad Moshiri and his company, USM Holdings, has struck a five-year agreement to rename the complex USM Finch Farm.
It is one of two deals worth a total of £75m revealed by chief executive Robert Elstone at the club's AGM this week.
The other is for shirt sponsorship.
Moshiri's ambitious plans for Everton also include an eventual move away from Goodison Park to a new stadium, with a site on the Mersey waterfront at Bramley Moore Dock the preferred option.
He told shareholders at a meeting this week: "It is not enough to say 'we are special'. We don't want to be a museum. We need to be competitive and we need to win."
Moshiri and Usmanov, who has often been linked with buying into Everton but has always stated his full commitment to Arsenal, are long-time friends.
Moshiri sold his stake in Arsenal to Usmanov - the club's second largest shareholder with 30.04% - to assist his purchase of a 49.9% shareholding in Everton for £87.5m 11 months ago.
Despite Usmanov's involvement with USM Holdings, there is no suggestion of a conflict of interest because he is not involved in the management of both clubs.
And Everton would only breach Financial Fair Play regulations if they were the beneficiaries of private investment as opposed to revenue raised commercially.
Moshiri is one of the main shareholders in USM Holdings, along with Usmanov and Vladimir Skoch.
Businesses that come under the USM umbrella include Metalloinvest, the largest mining company in Russia. | Everton have secured a "high-value" naming rights deal for their training complex with a company founded by Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov. | 38530329 |
Police received reports that three mobile units at Christian Brothers' School (CBS) on the Glen Road had been entered and set on fire at around 21:45 BST on Monday.
The rooms were "completely destroyed" by the blaze, police have said.
CBS principal Tom Armstrong said GCSE students' work was lost in the fire.
"It's wanton, mindless vandalism of the worst extreme," he said.
"[Through] the act of some witless vandal, the [future] lives of a number of our boys and girls will be in jeopardy, because all of their work has been destroyed and we have to make a case now with the awarding body.
"[The work] had been marked and lucky enough we do have all of the scores, but in terms of actual work for submission as sample or evidence we don't have any of that now."
Two fire appliances attended the blaze, which was extinguished after an hour.
Mr Armstrong said CCTV footage which had been passed to the police showed an individual acting alone.
"When I look at the footage it seems to me that this person was quite witless because he could've done himself extreme harm when he set fire to one, then two, and then the third mobile.
"My pupils are outraged. They take ownership of this school, so any damage to it they feel it themselves."
Police are appealing for anyone with information about the attack to contact them on the non-emergency number 101. | An arson attack on a west Belfast school in which mobile classrooms were destroyed was "act of wanton vandalism", its principal has said. | 32302627 |
The incident involved an MV-22 Osprey belonging to the US Marines based in Okinawa, Japan.
The third Marine Expeditionary Force said the aircraft had launched for "regularly scheduled operations" before it entered the water.
Rescue teams recovered 23 people, but three service members are still missing.
Australian media reported the incident happened during an attempt to land on an aircraft carrier.
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The MV-22 Osprey is a tilt-rotor aircraft, capable of carrying 24 people at a time in addition to four crew members. It is similar to a conventional plane, but has helicopter-like rotor blades which allow it to take off vertically, without a runway.
Australia's Daily Telegraph newspaper quoted military sources as saying that the accident happened as the aircraft was trying to land on the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier.
Australia's Defence Minister, Marise Payne, said she had spoken to her US counterpart, James Mattis, and confirmed the incident happened near Shoalwater Bay, off the coast of Queensland.
"I can confirm no Australian Defence Force personnel were on board the aircraft," she said in a statement.
US military forces have been operating in the area as part of a joint training exercise called Talisman Sabre. It involved some 30,000 personnel from both countries.
An MV-22 Osprey was destroyed earlier this year during a controversial raid by US forces in Yemen, after three crew members were injured in a "hard landing".
It was so badly damaged that US forces deliberately destroyed the craft in an air strike.
In July, 16 people died after a US Marine Corps plane crashed in Mississippi. | A search and rescue operation is being conducted after a US military aircraft was lost off the Australian coast. | 40837862 |
The Missionaries of Mercy, nicknamed the super-confessors, were given the special license for the Vatican's Jubilee year, which ends in November.
Grave sins include defiling consecrated bread and wine, violating confessional secrecy, and plotting to kill a pope.
Pope Francis has often said the Church needs to be less rigid and judgemental.
He has declared this a Holy Year of Mercy, and is using it to spread a message of forgiveness - particularly among Catholics who have strayed from the faith and are keen to return.
At a Vatican ceremony on Tuesday, the Pope addressed some 700 of the chosen priests, saying penitents should be welcomed with open arms, instead of being judged with "a sense of superiority".
"It's not with the cudgel of judgment that we will succeed in bringing the lost sheep back to the fold,'' he told a gathering in the Apostolic Palace.
The priests have been selected from dioceses around the world, and are expected to carry out their special mission in countries including Burundi, Egypt, China and the United Arab Emirates.
One of the priests is expected to travel among Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic, while another one is planning to tour remote parts of Australia in a van.
The grave sins that the priests can temporarily forgive may usually only be pardoned by senior bishops, Vatican officials or the Pope himself.
Abortion falls within the category of serious transgressions, but the Pope last year announced that he would allow all regular priests to grant absolution for this sin to women who wished to repent, for the duration of the Holy Year.
The Pope said that he recognised some women felt they had no choice but to take the "agonising" decision to have an abortion. | Pope Francis has sent more than 1,000 priests on a global mission to forgive grave sins that normally only he, or a top Church official, may pardon. | 35543998 |
9 October 2016 Last updated at 22:19 BST
Emily Cherry, of the NSPCC, said YouTubers had a "responsibility" to make sure relationships with young fans were appropriate.
In 2014, Ania Magliano-Wright published a video in which she alleged a YouTube video-maker known as VeeOneEye - real name Jason - had had sex with her when she was 15.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live, she said she had offered Jason a place to stay after a fan and creator meet-up in London.
Ania says she did go to the police with her allegations but decided not to press charges.
Jason declined to be interviewed by the BBC but said: "I like the topic for your piece and it is something that does need to be talked about."
He also published an online apology to Ania blaming his strict religious upbringing for his actions.
In the video, which was uploaded in 2014, Jason says: "I thought it'd be fun to get some drinks because we didn't have much in common and it was awkward.
"At that moment, that was the only way I knew how to socialise - by drinking.
"She never approached me as a fan. To me we were just two YouTubers who wanted to hang out.
"It seems she thought my intentions were to become friends and then have sex. It wasn't.
"Most people make mistakes when they're growing up with sex and alcohol.
"This was me making mistakes and growing up, but at the wrong age.
"I want to say sorry to Ania and anyone else that I've hurt and anybody that's affected by this. I'm sorry."
If you have been affected by any issues in this article, the NSPCC has a helpline you can call on 0808 800 500 2. | A leading children's charity has warned that "blurred boundaries" between prominent YouTube stars and their viewers can put young people at risk. | 37590808 |
The blaze broke out at King George V Pumping Station on Thursday at the facility operated by Veolia on behalf of Scottish Water.
The blaze affected the external cladding of a storm tank at the site.
A Scottish Water spokesman said: "Throughout the incident, the pumping station continued to operate as normal with no impact on local services.
"The fire was not a result of any plant failure and a full police and fire investigation is under way into the cause of the blaze."
The fire started at about 16:50 and was extinguished at 18:20. | An investigation has been launched into the cause of a major fire at a pumping station at the dock area of Dundee. | 39002842 |
It can now be taken off the list of countries where the disease is endemic, if the World Health Organization (WHO) confirms the results.
Nigeria had struggled to contain polio since some northern states imposed a ban on vaccinations in 2003.
Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries to record cases in 2015.
Global health experts are hoping polio can become only the second human infectious disease to be eradicated, after smallpox.
Nigeria will still have to wait a further two years without a recorded case to be certified as polio free.
Polio:
Nigeria polio: Immunising the vaccine fears
Nigeria's battle to contain polio
Polio can only be prevented by vaccination as there is no cure.
The 2003 immunisation ban in some northern states followed allegations by some state governors and religious leaders in the mainly Muslim north that vaccines were contaminated by Western powers to spread sterility and HIV among Muslims.
Independent tests ordered by the Nigerian government in 2004 declared that the vaccines were safe.
But there was still some hostility in a few areas to vaccination drives, with violent attacks against health workers.
The last attack was in 2013 when nine polio vaccinators were shot dead at health centres in the northern Nigerian city of Kano. | Nigeria has made a vital step towards being declared polio free, after marking a year without a recorded case. | 33650543 |
The forecast for temperatures across the UK and particularly in the East, South East of England and the East Midlands could be particularly high again today.
We asked you how you are staying cool.
I beat the heat by drinking lots of cold water and eating ice cream!
Akshita, 10, Milton Keynes
This chat page is now closed. | The summer might be over but yesterday became the hottest September day for over 100 years, when Gravesend, Kent, recorded a temperature of 34.4C | 37347942 |
Carwyn Jones was pressed to give a date when workers would be available to all patients in the Senedd chamber.
It comes after BBC Wales revealed accurate information about the number of workers was not available.
A Freedom of Information request found compiling the data is not mandatory.
The Welsh Government said in May 2010 that the NHS would provide key workers to help co-ordinate care by the end of March 2011.
At question time on Tuesday, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies called for a date when the pledge would be met.
"You made the commitment in 2010," he said.
"Public Health Wales just say one basic point - it's not mandatory to collect the data.
"How can you genuinely say that you know you're progressing in meeting this target?"
The First Minister said he would write to him with a date.
He said: "That is something we are still working towards to make sure that everyone has that key worker and he will see that the amount of money that has gone towards cancer treatment has increased over the years."
Mr Jones initially answered Mr Davies by attacking his leadership during the general election campaign.
The Tory leader accused him of taking "pot shots" and of being "flippant".
The First Minister said he had lost people close to him to cancer, adding: "Indeed I have seen my wife deal with cancer. It affects so many of us."
Mr Jones said key workers had been identified as a priority adding that work was underway to "develop a set of standards and associated measures to review the progress health boards and trusts are making in the provision of key workers". | The First Minister says the Welsh Government is "still working towards" making sure all cancer patients have a key worker - seven years after the commitment was first announced. | 40265417 |
31 March 2017 Last updated at 07:25 BST
Matthew's ready to become one of the world's youngest conductors and Newsround went to see him rehearse with a symphony orchestra.
There are 75 players in the orchestra and it's Matthew's job to lead them.
Watch the video to see him in action! | Meet Matthew, the 11-year-old music maestro! | 39445794 |
The decree was made on Wednesday when the government said police could not contain anti-government demonstrations.
However, the move was strongly criticised by city authorities and the opposition.
Protesters want the resignation of President Temer, fresh elections, and the withdrawal of economic reforms.
The decree was issued as an estimated 35,000 people marched in the capital on Wednesday.
Demonstrations began peacefully but clashes with police then erupted. Protesters started a fire inside the ministry of agriculture and damaged several other ministerial buildings.
Government workers were said to be "terrified", the defence ministry said, according to Brazil's Globo newspaper.
Police responded with rubber bullets and tear gas.
The decree, known as the law-and-order guarantee, is permitted under Brazil's constitution when police forces are overwhelmed.
However, the government of Brasilia complained that it had not been consulted and that the measure was unnecessary. Criticism also came from the opposition and from some of his allies.
Mr Temer has been under intense pressure since last week when the country's supreme court released testimony alleging he had taken millions of dollars in bribes since 2010.
The plea-bargain testimony came from bosses of a giant meat-packing firm.
Mr Temer has vowed to prove his innocence and says he will not stand down.
On Saturday, he filed a petition to have the investigation suspended, but reversed that decision on Tuesday.
Mr Temer took office a year ago after his predecessor, President Dilma Rousseff, was impeached. | Brazilian President Michel Temer has revoked a decree that deployed troops in the capital, Brasilia, to defend government buildings against protests. | 40050062 |
Maamria, 44, took charge in November after former manager Paul Carden left by mutual consent.
The Sandgrounders are without a win in their last five home games and let a 3-0 lead slip in Saturday's 3-3 draw with struggling Welling United.
They are 17th in the table, but eight points above the relegation zone with eight games left to play.
In his final interview prior to his departure, Maamria said his side needed to lose their uncertainty if they were to improve their inconsistent league form.
"For some reason the team at home are very hesitant and I've got to find out why," he told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"That's been happening before my time here and we need to get to the bottom of it to give the players confidence."
After winning four consecutive home matches following his appointment in November, Southport are yet to win at Haig Avenue since the beginning of January.
"Ranting is going to get you nowhere because these are the players I inherited and I've got to work with them at least until the end of the season," Maamria added.
"From day one I said I don't really get sucked into the table too much because you end up losing focus on the next game." | Southport boss Dino Maamria has stepped down as manager of the National League club for "family and travel reasons". | 35802673 |
Finance Wales invested more than £56m in businesses in 2015-16, up by £10m on the previous year, and £79m was raised from private sector funding.
Of those jobs, 1,163 were created and 2,555 were safeguarded.
Companies that benefited included Tomlinson's Dairies in Wrexham, Peerless Gas in Flintshire and Siltbusters in Monmouthshire.
Finance Wales, which uses money from the Welsh Government and other investors, makes investments in Welsh-based businesses, from £1,000 to £3m.
Chairman Gareth Bullock said: "We fill a gap left by mainstream lenders, offering flexible finance solutions to companies who may struggle to get the package they need from the traditional sources of finance.
"Where there is decreased risk appetite in the wider investment market, we're able to step in and take that risk burden to help support ambitious Welsh businesses.
"I'm proud of that, I'm proud of our flexibility and the approach our staff take to tailor deals for micro to medium companies." | More than 3,700 jobs have been created or safeguarded following investment in small and medium businesses in Wales. | 40605994 |
The PSNI said six vehicles were targeted in the arson attacks, with five of them extensively damaged.
The incidents happened in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday morning. The PSNI said it was investigating a link between the incidents.
The first arson attack was on a Seat Leon in Hampton Grove at about 01:20 GMT on Saturday.
A short time later an attempt was made to set a car on fire on the Mill Road, but no damage was caused.
On Sunday morning, there were arson attacks on four cars - on a Citroen Berlingo in Glebe Village Gardens shortly after 02:00; on a Volkswagen Golf and Audi on Killyglen Road; and on a Citroen car in Blackthorn Green after 04:30. | Police are appealing for information after five cars were set on fire in Larne, County Antrim. | 39615682 |
There were no immediate reports of casualties in the Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign embassies in Baghdad.
Earlier on Saturday, thousands of protesters, demanding electoral reform, tried to storm the area.
Police fired tear gas. At least 200 people are reported to be hurt.
The protesters, mostly supporters of the Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, want changes to the electoral commission that oversees elections.
They say the commission is not independent because all its members are linked to political parties.
Pro-Sadr protesters have entered the Green Zone during previous protests.
It is not clear who fired the missiles into the area on Saturday.
However, military officials said several Katyusha-style rockets seem to have been fired from the eastern district of Baladiyat, where Sadr is reported to have a lot of followers. | Several rockets have hit the high security Green Zone in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, hours after clashes at a protest left at least five dead. | 38944744 |
Jacqueline Balaam, 41, from Fallowfield in Cambridge admitted stealing the money from Pembroke College.
Appearing at the city's crown court earlier, she pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by abuse of position and one of false accounting.
As well as stealing from the college, she admitted taking more that £3,000 from Girton Social Club.
Balaam will be sentenced on 16 March. | A woman employed by Cambridge University has admitted stealing more than £285,000 from a college. | 31485782 |
The four-day event was to have been held at London's Excel Centre in June.
"Demand for this event has not been as strong as we had hoped so we've taken the difficult decision to cancel it," reads a post on its website.
The event had promised ticket holders "a day full of entertainment, dance, interviews, music, glamour and style".
Yet it had been criticised for imposing an additional fee on visitors to have photographs taken with the show's stars.
Strictly Come Dancing: The Spectacular was due to have featured presenters Tess Daly and Zoe Ball alongside judges Darcey Bussell, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli.
A number of the programme's celebrity contestants were also expected to attend, as were dancers Anton Du Beke, Gorka Marquez and Katya Jones.
Organised by BBC Worldwide, the BBC's commercial arm, with events company SME London, the event was to have featured a "brand-new 90-minute theatre show".
Attendees would also been treated to "an unrivalled shopping experience featuring a showcase of carefully selected lifestyle and fashion brands".
A full refund has been offered to those with tickets for the event, which is separate from the Strictly live tour.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | A Strictly Come Dancing live "spectacular" has experienced less than spectacular ticket sales, leading organisers to pull the plug. | 39381159 |
The British pair scored 308.16 to beat Russia's Yulia Timoshinina and Victor Minibaev (300.30) and Italy's Noemi Batki and Maicol Verzotta (299.58).
Toulson, 17, won individual 10m gold on Wednesday.
Britain have won three golds after Ruby Bower and Phoebe Banks won the women's 10m synchro on Thursday.
Noah Williams and Matthew Dixon also took bronze in the men's 10m synchro on Thursday. | Lois Toulson won her second European Championship gold with victory alongside Matty Lee in the mixed 10m synchronised event in Kiev. | 40309450 |
Jordan Lee Begley died after being hit with the electric stun gun by a Greater Manchester Police officer in July 2013.
The PC who pulled the Taser trigger has been named as Terence Donnelly.
The four officers involved in restraining the 23-year-old at the time were PCs Dave Graham, Christopher Mills, Peter Fox and Andrew Wright.
The five had been granted an interim anonymity order on 15 December 2014, meaning their lawyers could have appealed to the High Court.
In a written ruling, Nigel Meadows, the senior coroner for Manchester, said "no such challenge is to be pursued and consequently the officers... can now be identified".
He added lawyers could still ask for "special measures to protect the physical appearance of the officers" and that he had yet to decide whether to allow such an application, should it be made.
At a hearing in December, Mr Meadows was told that a £50,000 bounty from crime gangs was the prize for shooting dead an armed police officer.
The claim was made by Supt Leor Giladi in support of the five officers, who has said they feared retribution from organised crime groups if they are named.
Lawyers for the Press Association, the Guardian, Associated Newspapers and ITV had argued not naming the men would be "a major derogation from the open justice principle".
The inquest into Mr Begley's death is due to begin on 1 June and is expected to last for five weeks. | Five police officers who had been granted temporary anonymity at an inquest into a man shot with a Taser have been named by the coroner. | 31102582 |
The 32-year-old made 34 appearances for Paul Hurst's Shrewsbury last season, but lost his place to new signing Aristote Nsiala in January.
Ex-Brighton and Bristol City defender El-Abd left Town last week.
"Adam is a player I've always admired, going back to my playing days when he was a nightmare to come up against," said manager Gareth Ainsworth.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League Two side Wycombe have signed centre-back Adam El-Abd on a one-year deal after his release by Shrewsbury. | 40479945 |
Cook scored 38 goals in 48 league games for Barrow after joining in July 2014 following his release by Grimsby.
The 25-year-old started his career with Carlisle, and had three previous spells at Barrow before joining the Mariners.
"He is a hard-working player who has consistently been scoring 20 plus goals per season, which made him one of my top priorities" boss Gary Brabin said.
"We know that we need to improve our performance in front of goal, and I am sure that Andy will play a big role in helping us to achieve that." | Tranmere have signed striker Andy Cook in a two-year free-transfer deal from National League rivals Barrow. | 36378238 |
19 November 2015 Last updated at 07:52 GMT
Nearly half the population goes to the toilet in the open, and the prime minister has vowed to end the practice.
But even if toilets are available, women must pay to use them whereas men can urinate for free.
As part of the BBC's 100 Women season, on United Nations World Toilet Day, we spend a day with Mumtaz Shaikh, who is leading a 'right to pee' movement in Mumbai. | Safe sanitation is a huge issue in India, especially for women. | 34861876 |
The figures published by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) were described as the worst in a generation.
Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria had the most newly displaced people.
Jan Egeland, the NRC's secretary general, said the figures should act as a wake-up call to political leaders.
"Global diplomats, UN resolutions, peace talks and ceasefire agreements have lost the battle against ruthless armed men who are driven by political or religious interests rather than human imperatives," he said in a statement.
The figures, detailing the situation at the end of 2014, are contained in the NRC's annual Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) report.
It says the 38 million figure includes 11 million who were newly displaced in 2014.
Syria had the highest number of internally displaced people - people who remain in their homeland, as opposed to refugees, who cross borders.
The report said 7.6 million people had left their homes because of the conflict, now in its fifth year - at least 35% of the population.
Source: IDMC report
Ukraine, which has seen fighting between pro-Russian separatists and government forces, appeared in the report for the first time, with 646,500 people internally displaced there in 2014.
Last year, the UN said the number of people living as refugees from war or persecution had exceeded 50 million for the first time since World War Two.
The total number of people affected worldwide dwarfs the figures seen at the peak of the Darfur crisis in 2004, the violence in Iraq in the mid-2000s, and in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings in 2011, the IDMC said.
Aid agencies said the international community must invest much more in conflict prevention, and in support for the displaced. | A record 38 million people remain displaced inside their own countries through conflict and violence, a new report says. | 32608172 |
The Right Reverend Michael Perham died aged 69 last month after a battle with cancer.
He was appointed in 2004 and retired in November 2014.
People travelled from as far away as America and Sweden to attend the service at Gloucester Cathedral, which was presided over by current bishop the Right Reverend Rachel Treweek.
In 2015 Bishop Perham was cleared by both the Church of England and police of two allegations of historical sexual abuse.
Analysis - Richard Atkins, Faith and Ethics Producer, BBC Radio Gloucestershire
Bishop Perham served as a priest in the Church of England for more than 40 years before becoming Bishop of Gloucester in 2004.
During his time in the role, he was a member of the House of Lords, and served on the working party reviewing the Church of England's teaching on human sexuality.
Above all he was a strong advocate of the role of women in the church as priests and bishops.
In February 2014, Michael announced he would be retiring that November as bishop. But in the August, he stepped back from his ministry while allegations of sexual abuse in the 1980s were investigated.
He admitted to me in a interview that these totally unfounded allegations hit him hard and undermined his confidence.
Bishop Perham was a kind, thoughtful and intelligent man who also enjoyed the cut and thrust of interviews on the radio.
He was always very happy to pop along to BBC Radio Gloucestershire no matter what the time of day.
It was a privilege to have known and worked with him. | More than 1,000 people have attended a funeral service for the former Bishop of Gloucester. | 39828968 |
He came second in the 400m individual medley in the 2014 European Championships in Berlin, also taking bronze in the 200m individual medley.
Pavoni also reached three Commonwealth Games finals in 2014, and represented Great Britain at the London Olympics.
The 25-year-old will now move into coaching, where he has "the same passion as I had for my own career".
He added: "I would like to say a special thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to all those who have been involved in helping me to achieve more than I had ever imagined possible." | European Championship silver medallist and 2012 Olympian Roberto Pavoni has retired from swimming. | 39102119 |
Sabrina de Sousa, who had been convicted in absentia, was detained by Portuguese police last week.
President Sergio Mattarella's decision to reduce the American's sentence from four years to three means she can apply for alternative sanctions to prison.
De Sousa denies involvement in the seizure of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr.
The former CIA agent, who also holds Portuguese nationality, had been due to be flown from Lisbon to Milan on Wednesday to start serving her sentence.
In all, Italy's court in 2009 convicted 23 Americans and two Italians over the kidnapping. All the Americans were tried in absentia.
Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, was seized under the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" programme.
After being taken from Milan to Egypt, via US air bases in Italy and Germany, he was held for four years without trial before being released. He said he had been tortured.
But in December 2013, he was convicted in absentia of "criminal association for the purposes of international terrorism" by a court in Milan and sentenced to six years in prison.
Last year, the European Court of Human Rights condemned Italy over the abduction, ordering it to pay €115,000 (£98,247; $121,600) in damages and expenses to Nasr and his wife Nabila Ghali.
In an interview with the BBC's HARDtalk programme in August 2016 de Sousa described rendition programmes as "totally counterproductive". | Italy's president has granted a partial pardon to a former CIA officer for her role in the 2003 abduction of an Egyptian cleric. | 39123646 |
Dolan, 43, won nine of the 13 legs as he finished with an average of 95.123 and a checkout percentage of 56.
World number 23 Dolan took the opening set 3-0 at Alexandra Palace as he won two legs against the darts.
Former BDO world champion Kist, 30, won the second set 3-0 but Belcoo man Dolan quickly regained control.
Kist, who won at Lakeside in 2012, looked in control after taking a big lead in the first leg but missed three darts on double 12 which allowed Dolan to pinch the opener.
After Dolan went on to quickly wrap up the set, Kist looked to be in the groove as he whitewashed the Northern Irishman in set two, but a 180 in the opening leg of the third saw Dolan wrest back the initiative.
Dolan took the third set 3-0 and while Kist's last-ditch dart on double one saw him level at 1-1 all in the fourth, the Fermanagh man won the next two legs to set up a second-round meeting on 28 December with the winner of the all-Dutch first-round encounter between Jelle Klaasen or Jeffrey de Graff.
The Northern Irishman has never been beyond the second round in his nine appearances at the PDC World Championship but he was delighted with his performance on Tuesday night.
"I struggled quite a bit for 18 months but my around October or November my game started to improve," said Dolan.
Dolan is the second Northern Ireland player into the second-round draw after Londonderry man Daryl Gurney defeated Dutchman Jermaine Wattimena 3-1 on Sunday.
Click here for full results | Fermanagh man Brendan Dolan produced an impressive performance to beat Dutchman Christian Kist 3-1 in the first round at the PDC World Championship. | 38387225 |
Playing twice having missed an earlier round through illness, the Scot beat Michael Smith and then drew with group leader Michael van Gerwen.
Those results put Thornton one point ahead of Smith and Dave Chisnall.
Two of that trio will exit the competition when the 10-man field is cut to eight in Cardiff on 31 March.
Van Gerwen, Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson are in a three-way tie at the top of the table after Taylor drew with Peter Wright and Anderson defeated Chisnall.
Adrian Lewis occupies fourth spot following his win over Raymond van Barneveld.
Michael Smith 5-7 Robert Thornton
Gary Anderson 7-4 Dave Chisnall
Adrian Lewis 7-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor 6-6 Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen 6-6 Robert Thornton | Robert Thornton boosted his Premier League survival chances by taking three points from his two matches in Liverpool. | 35899515 |
Resuming on 33-1, Machan (81) and Wells put on 134 for the second-wicket before Machan was bowled by Ravi Patel (4-42).
Wells fell to Patel shortly after for 61, but Yardy's innings of 70 at Lord's helped the visitors up to 300 all out - a first innings lead of 66.
At stumps, Middlesex were 47-0, with Sam Robson racing to 41 not out, trailing by 19 runs.
A worn-looking pitch made Machan's fine knock all the more impressive, with Yardy and Wells taking a more workmanlike approach to their innings.
Patel was not introduced to the Middlesex bowling attacking until 150 runs were on the board but in just his second over he removed Machan, going on to add Wells, Chris Nash and Ben Brown.
Just as the home side were threatening to take control at 216-6, a Sussex fight back began, with Ashar Zaidi putting on 38 with Yardy, followed by a useful 40 from Yardy and Ollie Robinson.
James Harris finished off the Sussex tail with the wickets of Yardy and Chris Liddle in three balls, leaving the match finely balanced, and allowing Middlesex's batsmen to make vital ground before stumps. | Half-centuries from Luke Wells, Matt Machan and Michael Yardy gave Sussex a first innings lead against Middlesex. | 33830573 |
Tests on the satellite-tagged bird - found at the Glenbuchat Estate in Strathdon - tested positive for the banned pesticide carbofuran.
Grampian Police and officers from the Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate (SGRPID) are among those investigating.
The force said no-one had been charged and inquiries were continuing.
Pc Dave MacKinnon, Grampian's wildlife crime officer, said: "We are always very concerned when illegal pesticides are used in our countryside for the poisoning of birds of prey.
"I am particularly disappointed that this incident has resulted in the death of a young golden eagle.
"Articles have been removed from the estate and are being sent for analysis." | A probe is being carried out into the death of a young golden eagle which was poisoned in Aberdeenshire. | 13292307 |
The 54-year-old's Kawasaki and the Mini Cooper had been travelling in opposite directions when they collided at about 15:00 BST on Saturday.
Paramedics pronounced the motorcyclist, from Littlehampton, dead at the scene in Lyminster Road, Lyminster, Sussex Police said.
A man, 52, and a woman, 48, from Bognor Regis, are believed to have suffered minor injuries, the force added. | A motorcyclist has died in a head-on crash with a Mini. | 36296439 |
The U's have brought in 10 players this summer, but have seen midfielders Kemar Roofe and Callum O'Dowda leave.
"I'll be disappointed if we don't get at least two or three more in the next week," Appleton told BBC Radio Oxford.
"We're two to three players short of making sure we can be as competitive as we can in this division."
He continued: "I think it will happen. We just have to be patient as these things take time."
Oxford played Premier League champions Leicester City in front of a crowd of more than 10,000 at the Kassam Stadium on Tuesday.
Chris Maguire's free-kick gave them an unexpected lead before goals from Demarai Gray and Jeff Schlupp secured a 2-1 victory for Claudio Ranieri's side.
Appleton said facing a side including Riyad Mahrez, Wes Morgan, Danny Drinkwater and Kasper Schmeichel had been an ideal pre-season test.
"We're grateful for Leicester for coming here and for giving us the game they did," he added.
"It will do the players the world of good later in the season." | Oxford United manager Michael Appleton is continuing to search for new players with less than three weeks to go until they start their League One campaign. | 36844280 |
Andrew Glaister, 47, from the Isle of Man, and John Milburn, 19, of Crosby, had attended the Boxing Day event at Nation in Wolstenholme Square.
A 22-year-old man was arrested and he is not being "directly linked" to the deaths at this stage, police said.
A warning has been issued over MDMA tablets believed to be in circulation.
Merseyside Police said the tablets appear to be shield shaped, orange or red with a lion or griffin logo on them.
Supt Mark Wiggins said: "Please don't take that, don't take any drugs whatsoever because we don't want a tragedy over the new year period."
A post-mortem examination has been carried out on Mr Glaister but further toxicology tests are being undertaken.
Cream, a so-called "super club", first opened its doors at Nation in 1992 and went on to become an international brand branching out into Cream Ibiza and the Creamfields festival.
The Boxing Day event was held to mark the last Cream club night at the venue, which is closing.
The arrested man from Seaforth, Merseyside, has been released on bail. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of drug dealing in connection with the deaths of two men who were taken ill at a Cream club night in Liverpool. | 35203982 |
Absolutely Fabulous star Horrocks will voice the "tubby phone" - a mobile-style gadget aimed at bringing the revamped show into the modern day.
Actor Broadbent and former BBC Radio 1 DJ Cotton will also be heard coming through voice trumpets which pop out of the ground.
The series is due to air on CBeebies later this year.
Eric And Ernie actor Daniel Rigby will narrate the new show, while Sunshine On Leith actress Antonia Thomas will lend her voice to the opening and closing lines.
Producers said the series would feature the same characters and style as the original show, which ran from 1997 to 2001, but with a "refreshed and contemporary look".
"I am very excited to be playing the tubby phone in the new series," Horrocks said.
"The series has a whole new feel to it. I think it's hilarious and it will appeal to adults as much as it does children."
The actress is no stranger to voicing children's television - she has previously worked on Little Princess and Fifi and the Flowertots.
Oscar winner Broadbent, who provided voices on animated films Arthur Christmas and Postman Pat: The Movie, said: "Teletubbies is truly a British institution and it's very exciting to be involved in bringing this global hit back to our TV screens."
Cotton added: "Teletubbies holds a special place in my heart so I'm honoured to be part of this well-loved TV show.
"As a mum, I am sure the new series will enthral a whole new generation of children across Britain and I will certainly be watching with my kids."
The original Teletubbies series was watched by around one billion children in more than 120 countries in 45 languages. | Jane Horrocks, Jim Broadbent and Fearne Cotton are to provide voices for the new series of Teletubbies. | 32201894 |
The event, which started on Wednesday and wraps up later on Thursday, involves workshops, talks, film screenings and music performances.
Musical acts include The Voice South Africa's Lana Crowster, Kenyan pop star Silas Miami and Isle of Barra musician Claire-Frances MacNeil.
This year's XpoNorth has attracted more than 2,500 delegates and is to feature more than 120 speakers.
Pop stars Crowster and Silas feature on the soundtrack of Sidney and Friends, a new documentary exploring the hopes, dreams and reality of Kenya's intersex and transgender community.
The film, made by Tristan Aitchison from the Black Isle, received a special screening at XpoNorth on Thursday ahead of its international festival release. | Creative industries festival XpoNorth is taking place in Inverness. | 40204092 |
The suspect image, of a man wanted in connection with a robbery, was posted on Kent Police's Facebook page.
But the "extra sideburn" and apparent resemblance to the Stone Age quarry worker attracted howls of derision rather than witness statements.
The force declined to comment on the response.
It issued the image in connection with a robbery of a 75-year-old man in Cliftonville, Margate, on 26 September.
Over one hundred people have shared the image, with dozens adding their thoughts underneath.
Sarah Jane Unsworth described it as "the worst e-fit I've ever seen", while Joe Higson asked: "Did someone at police HQ get carried away with the black pen??"
Robbie Britton said: "By the looks of this you're looking for a guy with a wife called Wilma and a pet dinosaur."
While Jim Pooley warned: "You see the suspect, yabba dabba, don't approach him."
The attack happened at around 10:30 BST in an alleyway between Dalby Square and Athelstan Road, close to a car park.
In its appeal for information, Kent Police said the victim was intially approached by one assailant before two more joined them.
He managed to fight the three offenders off and they ran away, police said. | A police force has been mocked for issuing the "worst e-fit ever" after the picture was likened to cartoon character Fred Flintstone. | 34559811 |
Home to the Marsh Arabs, three archaeological sites and an array of species of birds and fish, the marshes are "unique", Unesco says.
The area was ordered drained in the 1990s by Saddam to stop it being used for cover by rebels.
The marshlands have partially revived since his overthrow in 2003.
A major restoration programme has seen people and wildlife return to the area, regarded by some as the site of the Biblical Garden of Eden.
Unesco said the area was "unique, as one of the world's largest inland delta systems, in an extremely hot and arid environment".
It also contains the ancient sites of Uruk, Tell Eridu and Ur - the birthplace of Biblical patriarch Abraham.
In the 1970s, the marshes, formally known as the Ahwar of Southern Iraq, covered some 3,500 sq miles (9,000 sq km), but were reduced by Saddam to barely 290 sq miles.
The former ruler sought to punish the Marsh Arab tribes who had risen up against him after the first Gulf War and also deprive opposition forces of a base for operations.
Huge tracts were drained and dams were built, causing hundreds of thousands of Marsh Arabs to flee.
Over the past decade, local efforts to re-flood the area and help from environmental agencies have replenished about half the wetlands.
Wildlife and Marsh Arabs, native to the wetlands for about six millennia, have also since made a return.
The marshlands, however, remain at risk to drought, dams and irrigation schemes. | The United Nations cultural agency Unesco has named Iraq's southern marshes - once decimated by Saddam Hussein - a World Heritage Site. | 36823417 |
The man, who was in his 50s but has not yet been named, was injured on Friday.
His climbing companion raised the alarm at about 18:00 that day and members of Lochaber and RAF mountain rescue teams mounted a rescue operation.
The injured man, his climbing companion who was uninjured and mountain rescue personnel were airlifted from the scene by a helicopter at 02:00 on Saturday.
Police Scotland said: "Sadly the casualty, who was in his 50s and from outwith the area, died as a result of his injuries. Officers are liaising with next of kin and a further update will be issued in due course.
"Members of the mountain rescue teams are thanked for their courageous efforts during the rescue, carried out in dark and difficult conditions."
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team has described the rescue effort in the dark and cloud on dangerous terrain as "one of the most difficult and technical" it has ever been involved in.
Eighteen members of the Fort William-based team and 13 from the RAF team were involved in the operation on a route known as the Long Climb, the longest climbing route in the UK. | A man has died after falling during a climb on the north face of Ben Nevis. | 37606376 |
So far six Malaysian families and one Chinese family have received the money, and insurers are assessing the claims of 40 more Chinese families.
Relatives of all 239 missing passengers can claim up to $175,000 each.
Flight MH370 went missing on 8 March as it flew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. No trace of the plane has been found.
Malaysian deputy foreign minister Hamzah Zainudin stressed that the government has not yet declared the plane lost.
"When we talk about the full payment, we have to wait until we announce the issue on the tragedy MH370 is over," he said.
Malaysia Airlines' insurer, a consortium led by Germany's Allianz, is making the payments.
Many of the relatives also refuse to accept that their relatives may be dead.
A group of families has joined together to raise $5m (£2.9m) to investigate the plane's disappearance and encourage anyone who might have information to come forward.
A massive search operation conducted in seas hundreds of miles from any land has failed to find any debris from the plane.
Experts are continuing to survey the sea floor and are bringing in specialist equipment.
They believe the jet ended its journey in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles north-west of the Australian city of Perth. | The families of passengers on the missing Malaysian passenger plane have begun to receive initial compensation payments of $50,000 (£30,000). | 27827967 |
The Real Madrid star was caught speeding on New Year's Day on his way to training, and refused to stop.
Police said he was driving at 200km/h (124mph), double the speed limit.
The fine is for refusing to stop when police told him to pull over. The fine for speeding has yet to be announced.
The incident happened on 1 January as Mr Rodriguez was driving in his Audi R8 on the M-40 motorway in the outskirts of Madrid.
Police in an unmarked vehicle caught the player speeding and hailed him over loudspeaker, telling him to pull over.
The player did not stop and was followed by the police car with a flashing siren all the way to the training ground.
The officers said Mr Rodriguez told them he did not stop because he feared they were trying to kidnap him.
Carjackings are not uncommon in his native Colombia but rather more rare in Spain.
He also said that he had not heard the siren because the music in his car had been too loud.
He has 15 days to appeal against the fine. But if he pays within the next two weeks, the sum due will be halved.
The player earns €7.6m per year.
James Rodriguez is not the only current Real Madrid player to have been in trouble on the roads.
His team-mate Karim Benzema was caught driving at 195km/h (121mph) in February 2012.
He had his driving licence suspended for eight months and was fined €18,000 (£14,012). | Colombian footballer James Rodriguez, 24, has been fined €10,400 ($11,300; £8,090) by the Spanish authorities for refusing to stop for police, Spanish media report. | 35698646 |
Emergency services were called to the blaze in the Bridgegate in Peebles at about 02:50.
Firefighters using breathing apparatus were able to extinguish the fire.
The baby was checked over by ambulance staff for suspected smoke inhalation but did not require hospital treatment. | A family - including a baby - have escaped injury after fire broke out in the early hours of the morning in their Scottish Borders home. | 37105147 |
The peacekeepers were escorting an aid convoy when a "powerful current" swept them away, Rania Abdulrahman told the BBC.
Another two peacekeepers were found alive by a rescue team, she said.
More than 300,000 people across Sudan have been affected by floods that have killed nearly 50 people in August, the World Health Organization has said.
The region around the capital Khartoum had been particularly badly hit and was experiencing the worst floods in 25 years, it said.
The joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Unamid, is one of the largest in the world, with about 20,000 soldiers and police.
The peacekeepers were en route to Misterei, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) south-west of the regional capital Geneina, with a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy when a flash flood hit, Ms Abdulrahman said.
"The incident occurred while the peacekeepers attempted to pull out their truck which was stuck in the mud of a river valley," she said.
The seven WFP staff members who were in the convoy - five Sudanese and two foreigners - are all safe, WFP spokeswoman Amor Almagro told AFP news agency.
The UN has not released the nationality of the missing peacekeepers.
In August last year three peacekeepers from Tanzania drowned after their armoured vehicle became stranded while crossing a swollen river in Sudan, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reported to the Security Council last year.
He has also raised concerns about equipment shortfalls "which mainly pertain to the serviceability of armoured personnel carriers," and adversely affect the mission's operations, AFP reports.
The peacekeepers are deployed in Darfur to end a decade-long conflict between government and rebel forces.
The UN estimates that more than 300,000 people have died in Darfur, mostly from disease, since rebels took up arms in 2003. | Four peacekeepers are missing in Sudan's Darfur region after being swept away by floods, a UN official has said. | 23848897 |
The explosion targeted a checkpoint and left the nearby police HQ in ruins.
The banned Kurdistan Workers Party, PKK, said it was behind the attack. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim vowed to give the "vile attackers the answer they deserve".
Cizre has often been under curfew since last July when a two-year ceasefire with the PKK collapsed, heralding a return to deadly violence.
The UN and human rights organisations have demanded an investigation into allegations that more than 100 people were burned to death while sheltering in basements in Cizre during one of those curfews.
The Turkish government has rejected allegations that it targeted civilians.
A string of PKK attacks have targeted Turkish security forces recently.
On Friday, the Kurdish militants denied deliberately targeting Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the secularist Republican People's Party (CHP), near the north-eastern city of Artvin, on Thursday.
Mr Kilicdaroglu escaped unharmed.
Turkish military operations in the south-east and retaliatory attacks by the PKK have left hundreds of people dead.
Turkey's PKK conflict shows no sign of abating, says the BBC's Mark Lowen, and the government has ruled out any negotiations until the group completely disarms.
The latest violence comes as the army reels from a huge purge following a coup attempt in July.
As well as fighting the PKK, Turkey is battling so-called Islamic State, whose militants have carried out a series of bloody attacks over the past year.
The PKK, which is banned in Turkey, launched its insurgency in 1984, alleging widespread abuse and discrimination against Kurds by Turkish authorities. | A car bomb in Cizre, south-east Turkey, has killed 11 policemen and injured 78. | 37193197 |
Rohith Vemula killed himself on Sunday inside the campus of Hyderabad Central University.
He was one of five Dalit, formerly known as untouchables, students who were protesting at their expulsion from the university's housing facility.
Mr Vemula's friends have blamed the university's top official and a federal minister for his suicide.
The police in Hyderabad said they were investigating the role of some university officials as well as federal minister Bandaru Dattatreya in Mr Vemula's death.
Some students also protested in Delhi, demanding action against Mr Dattatreya and clashing with police.
Mr Vemula and the four other students faced allegations last year that they attacked a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) - the student wing of the governing Hindu nationalist BJP.
They all denied the charge.
The university cleared them in an initial inquiry, but reversed its decision in December, broadcaster NDTV reports.
Protesters allege that the students were expelled after the minister, Mr Dattatreya, a BJP member, wrote a letter to the federal Ministry of Human Resource and Development, to complain about the scuffle.
The five Dalit students were subsequently barred from using the university's housing and other facilities, reports say, prompting their supporters to say they had been subject to a "social boycott".
Protesters believe Mr Dattatreya was upset because the students were known for campaigning against the policies of the BJP student wing.
But the minister said the letter he wrote was not about the Dalit students.
"Some anti-social elements were disrupting the peaceful atmosphere within the university, I wrote to the ministry seeking action against that," Mr Dattatreya told reporters.
"This suicide does not have any link with BJP. The inquiry report will bring out the truth," he said. | Protests have been held in a south Indian university over the death of a PhD student. | 35342487 |
Chairman Clarke Osborne is keen to buy the freehold of the ground, which is owned by Torbay Council.
Both parties say "concern" among fans over the "controversial" prospective purchase has led to the postponement.
"We completely understand the need for the council to fully scrutinise our plans for a new stadium," said Osborne.
"The results of our recent survey and representation by fans has clearly indicated a level of concern surrounding our proposed first phase, in bringing stability and sustainability to the club."
Mayor of Torbay Gordon Oliver added: "The planned purchase of the freehold of Plainmoor has proved controversial with certain fans, and that is why I have agreed with the club's new owners that this first phase should be postponed." | A decision on the future of Torquay United's Plainmoor stadium has been delayed until the club's owners produce "comprehensive" plans for a new ground. | 40435799 |
Four Seasons Health Care announced it would have to close its home in Garvagh.
In December, it emerged that a prospective buyer was interested in buying the home, however, the sale did not progress.
The sale of three other homes - in Antrim, Ballynahinch and Armagh - is going ahead.
The group had been in discussions with two care home operators about selling Hamilton Court in Armagh, as well as Garvagh Care Home.
In a statement, Four Seasons Health Care said there were "no viable options remaining" and so it had "reluctantly re-started the process to close the home".
It said: "As promised, we will ensure that people who chose to remain in the home [in the intervening period] don't lose out in terms of notice.
"We will work with the Health and Social Care Trust and do everything we can to support residents and their families to transfer to suitable alternative placements. The home is expected to close during May 2016.
"We are in discussion with families and with the unions about the closure process.
"We would like to retain as many employees as we can within the Four Seasons Group. Sales of three other homes are progressing - Antrim Care Home, Oakridge Care Home in Ballynahinch and Hamilton Court in Armagh."
The prospective purchaser of Hamilton Court was the operator of Sanville Nursing Home in County Tyrone.
The firm interested in buying Garvagh Care Home was also an existing care home operator. | A privately-owned residential care home in County Londonderry is to close after an expected sale fell through. | 35365281 |
Slade was removed as manager at the end of the season with the club now looking to appoint a head coach.
The 55-year-old has now taken up a new role as head of football at Cardiff and will oversee scouting among other duties.
Ex-Wales midfielder Trollope has been Cardiff head coach since February 2015 and is favourite with one bookmaker to take the managerial reigns.
Trollope, who spent five years as manager of Bristol Rovers, will be part of Chris Coleman's Wales coaching team at this summer's European Championship finals.
The 43-year-old was first-team coach at Birmingham City and Norwich City before joining Slade's backroom team midway through the 2014-15 season.
Slade was in charge for the final time when Cardiff drew 1-1 with Birmingham on the final day of the Championship season, a result which saw the Bluebirds finish eighth in the table.
Cardiff had targeted a place in the play-offs, but fell short as they recorded one win in their final seven matches.
Slade will be Cardiff's head of football next season, with a new head coach appointed to oversee the first-team. | Paul Trollope has emerged as strong favourite to succeed Russell Slade as Cardiff City boss. | 36295135 |
Nerijus Gudelevicius, 34, of Westlea, Swindon, enticed fellow Lithuanians to the UK and made them work long hours collecting charity clothing bags.
Police said he confiscated their passports, housed them in substandard conditions and paid them a pittance.
Gudelevicius was convicted of two charges of trafficking and jailed for two years at Salisbury Crown Court.
Judge Tim Mousley QC told Gudelevicius he made two people's lives "a compete misery" and "exploited them by deceiving them".
"They took your promises at face value. You exploited their ambition by a cruel but carefully planned deception," he said.
Det Supt Tom Straker from Wiltshire Police said the force was "extremely pleased" with the sentence, which "sends a clear message to those criminals who trade in human lives".
"Wiltshire Police will always treat human trafficking as a priority and vigorously investigate such incidents, along with our partners," he added. | A man who trafficked people to the UK and forced them to work for him in Swindon has been jailed. | 33202946 |
The total includes a $203m fine after UBS pleaded guilty to the charge it rigged Libor benchmark interest rates.
US and UK authorities are expected to hand out penalties to major banks totalling about $5bn related to the foreign exchange investigation.
Details of these settlements are expected to be announced later. | Swiss bank UBS has paid US authorities a total of $545m (£352m) to settle an investigation into the manipulation of foreign exchange rates. | 32807864 |
Last year some 1.75 million bicycles were sold, about 2,000 more than the number of new cars registered, La Repubblica newspaper reported.
It attributed the change to a slump in car sales during the economic crisis and the rising price of petrol, as well as bikes coming back into fashion.
Car sales have slumped to the level at which they stood in 1964, it said.
Though bicycling has a strong tradition in Italy, the centres of big cities are largely dominated by cars and scooters.
Ahead of a cycling conference being held in Italy this weekend, President Giorgio Napolitano appealed to Italians to "catch up" with other European countries by making their roads more cycle-friendly. | Italians bought more bicycles than cars in 2011 for the first time in decades, according to local media reports. | 19801599 |
The 36-year-old's future had been in doubt as the team considered whether he had done enough to earn a fourth consecutive season with the team.
They have decided that he is the best option as support to four-time world champion Vettel, who leads their team.
It will be a seventh year at Ferrari for the Finn, who won their last drivers' title in 2007.
Raikkonen's second run with Ferrari has been up and down - he was comprehensively outperformed by his first team-mate Fernando Alonso in 2014 and by Vettel in 2015.
Raikkonen has again generally been behind Vettel this season but has shown some improved form and this was enough to persuade them to retain him for at least another year.
The decision was also partially based on the lack of availability of top-line replacements.
The team were very interested in Red Bull drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen, but both are under contract to their existing team for at least another two years.
Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz and Force India's Sergio Perez were also on their list but are also under contract to their existing teams and would have had to be bought out of those deals had Ferrari decided they wanted them.
"I think it was the right call," said Vettel. "We know our primary target is to catch up so we need to be all aligned and pushing in the same direction. With Kimi, there is no politics. We put our own egos aside, which is good for the team." | Ferrari have re-signed Kimi Raikkonen as team-mate to Sebastian Vettel for the 2017 Formula 1 season. | 36743409 |
A spokesman for the park, in Wiltshire, said the Humboldt penguins had contracted the avian strain of the disease from mosquitoes.
Avian malaria cannot be passed on to humans but the park, which is home to a colony of captive-bred Humboldts, has closed Penguin Island to visitors.
The spokesman added that the park was "doing everything we can to try and treat the remaining nine penguins".
The disease was "not uncommon among penguin collections", he added.
"Regrettably this has resulted in us losing a total of 25 penguins from our resident colony; despite the very best efforts of the team of keepers involved in their care," a spokesman said.
"The penguin team have been working incredibly hard to try and save as many of the colony as they can and they feel the loss of each individual penguin acutely."
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Originally from South America, the breed is normally found around coastal areas of Peru and Chile.
Humboldt penguins are now officially listed as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which means they are at immediate or imminent risk of becoming endangered. | A malaria outbreak has killed 25 penguins at Longleat Safari park. | 37434602 |
He says Dikran Tahta at St Albans School opened his eyes to maths, which he describes as the "blueprint of the universe".
"My handwriting was bad, and I could be lazy. Many teachers were boring. Not Mr Tahta," said the physicist.
Prof Hawking was speaking ahead of this weekend's award of the Global Teacher Prize.
The award-winning scientist has recorded a video commending his teacher, who died in 2006.
"His classes were lively and exciting. Everything could be debated. Together we built my first computer, it was made with electro-mechanical switches," said Prof Hawking.
"Thanks to Mr Tahta, I became a professor of mathematics at Cambridge, a position once held by Isaac Newton."
Prof Hawking said that "behind every exceptional person, there is an exceptional teacher".
His video message comes ahead of the announcement of the winner of the Global Teacher Prize, with a prize of $1m (£704,000).
The competition, run by the Varkey Foundation, has one UK entrant in the final top 10.
Colin Hegarty, a maths teacher from London, has reached the final shortlist alongside teachers from countries including Kenya, Pakistan and the US. | Scientist Stephen Hawking has paid tribute to the teacher who inspired his early steps into scholarship. | 35754759 |
The shot was fired as the officer moved position on a roof about 100m (328ft) from a tent where Mr Hollande was speaking in the town of Villognon.
The bullet went through the canvas of the tent, where drinks were being made. It passed through a waiter's thigh and lodged in another person's calf.
The injuries were not life-threatening.
Mr Hollande was inaugurating a new stretch of railway when a gunshot was heard. He interrupted his speech for a few moments but reports say there was no panic.
"I hope it's nothing serious - I think not," Mr Hollande said as he paused his address to ask whether anyone had been hurt.
The president later visited the injured - the head waiter of a local hotel and an employee of a railway maintenance company.
One local report said the safety catch of the sniper's weapon had been unlocked, allowing the gun to be discharged accidentally.
Local government chief Pierre N'Gahane said a judicial investigation had been launched.
Asked if the officer had fired accidentally, he was quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying: "Yes, without doubt."
The marksman is based with a special protection unit in nearby Poitiers, officials said. | A French police sniper has accidentally shot and injured two people during a speech by President Francois Hollande in western France. | 39121997 |
The service said it received 141 calls and attended 102 incidents across Northern Ireland - the lowest figure on record for 31 October.
The majority of the incidents (45%) were located in the Southern Command Area.
Most involved rubbish, bonfires and calls where tyres had been set alight.
Meanwhile, in a separate development, police have confirmed that they made 12 arrests in Londonderry following Halloween celebrations on Friday.
This compares with 17 arrests in Derry last year and 21 in 2012. | The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has reported an 18% decrease in Halloween incidents compared to last year. | 29862138 |
Boston Dynamics, known for its robots such as Atlas and BigDog, has struggled to commercialise its inventions and was put up for sale more than a year ago.
Softbank also announced it is buying robotics group Schaft.
The terms of the deals were not disclosed. Softbank shares rose by more than 7% in Tokyo.
Softbank began as a Japanese telecoms company but moved into robotics and developed the human-like Pepper in 2014.
Founder Masayoshi Son has since built the Japanese firm into a massive technology conglomerate through some big deals.
They range from buying UK chip firm ARM Holdings for £24bn ($32bn), investing $1bn in satellite startup OneWeb, to setting up a venture fund with Saudi Arabia.
Mr Son is known to have an eye for potentially transformative industries and trends. He was an early investor in Alibaba and saw the potential in e-commerce many others did. | Shares of Japan's Softbank have surged to their highest in nearly two decades after the firm bought robot-maker Boston Dynamics from Google's Alphabet. | 40211163 |
Dywedodd Mr Drakeford bod gan llywodraethau Cymru a gwledydd eraill "bryderon" am fforwm gafodd ei chreu i drafod Brexit.
Fe wnaeth y fforwm yma, Y Cyd-bwyllgor Gweinidogion - sy'n cynnwys llywodraethau'r DU a'r gwledydd datganoledig - gynnal cyfarfod "cadarn" yn Whitehall ddydd Iau, meddai Mr Drakeford.
Yn ôl Ysgrifennydd Cymru, Alun Cairns, roedd yn gyfarfod "adeiladol": "Fe wnaeth hyd yn oed Llywodraeth Cymru dderbyn heddiw nad yw'r iaith gafodd ei ddefnyddio gan y prif weinidog yn gynharach yn yr wythnos am gytundeb masnach rydd yn anhebyg i'r iaith maen nhw wedi ei drafod.
"Mae hyn yn profi bod llawer o dir cyffredin ond dydw i ddim yn tanbrisio'r heriau sydd yma."
Yn y cyfarfod, fe wnaeth aelodau drafod adroddiadau gan lywodraethau'r Alban a Gogledd Iwerddon, a dywedodd Mr Drakeford y byddai adroddiad gan Lywodraeth Cymru yn cael ei gyhoeddi ddydd Llun, a'i drafod fis nesaf.
Dywedodd bod y llywodraethau datganoledig angen sicrwydd bod y fforwm yn "cael effaith ar y ffordd mae Llywodraeth y DU yn paratoi ac yn mynd i mewn i'r trafodaethau ar ôl Mawrth".
Ychwanegodd bod angen cadarnhad gan weinidogion San Steffan "nad ydyn ni yma i roi ein barn yn unig, ond bod y farn yna yn mynd ymlaen i wneud gwahaniaeth".
Dywedodd ysgrifennydd Brexit y DU bod angen cydweithio i "fanteisio ar y cyfleoedd mae gadael [yr UE] yn ei gynnig".
Ychwanegodd David Davies: "Byddwn yn defnyddio'r syniadau a dadansoddiad o gyfarfod heddiw i baratoi ein gwaith i sicrhau cynllun i adael [yr UE] sy'n gweithio i'r DU gyfan."
Er i Sinn Fein ddweud y gallai aelodau adael y broses, dywedodd Mr Drakeford y byddai Llywodraeth Cymru yn parhau. | Mae angen i Lywodraeth y DU roi sicrwydd i weinidogion Cymru bod eu barn am Brexit yn gwneud gwahaniaeth, yn ôl Ysgrifennydd Cyllid Cymru, Mark Drakeford. | 38681403 |
Clint McKay took three wickets in nine balls as Gloucestershire collapsed from their overnight 133-4 to 215 all out to leave Leicestershire 181 to win.
But after slipping to 16-2, Paul Horton hit 73 and captain Mark Cosgrove 56 to steer them to victory.
Gloucestershire remain third, eight points behind leaders Essex.
Leicestershire are only three points worse off after collecting their third win of the season, with both sides in the thick of the hunt for the one promotion place this summer. | Leicestershire climbed to fourth in Division Two after wrapping up a six-wicket victory over Gloucestershire inside three days at Cheltenham. | 36870556 |
Kayleigh, 15, was found dead in a field near Ibstock in November after a huge police search across the county.
The so-called Peace Light is carried from Bethlehem to locations around the world in a tradition which began in 1986.
A 28-year-old man has been charged with her rape and murder.
Another 27-year-old was charged with grooming and two counts of sexual activity with a child.
Updates on this story and more from Leicestershire
The flame arrived at St Laurence Church in Measham on Tuesday evening, in time for a short service led by the Reverend Linda Cox.
"A candle was lit for the family and another two candles were lit for churches in Ibstock as well as several for our church, which will remain lit until after the Christmas period," she said.
"The service was a chance for people to come together to receive some comfort and hope," she added.
Kayleigh lived in Measham and a vigil attended by her family was held after her body was found. | A light from a flame at what is believed to be the birthplace of Jesus has arrived in Leicestershire in memory of teenager Kayleigh Haywood. | 35094897 |
Freelance reporter Frederike Geerdink, based in the city of Diyarbakir, tweeted as her house was searched by police. She was later released.
Turkey and its Western allies call the Kurdish rebel PKK group "terrorists".
The EU has criticised the Turkish authorities for harassing journalists.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted on Tuesday that "nowhere in Europe or in other countries is there a media as free as the press in Turkey".
Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders, visiting Turkey, said he was "shocked" by the treatment of Geerdink.
On Twitter he said that he was speaking to his counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu about the incident.
"Freedom of press in Turkey, and this case, continue to be points of concern," he added.
The head of the bar association in Diyarbakir told Reuters the case was connected to Geerdink's tweets and other issues but did not give further details.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), striving for self-rule, has been fighting Turkish security forces since the 1980s. A fragile truce has been in place since March 2013.
Last month at least 24 people in Turkey were arrested in police raids on a leading newspaper and TV station said to have close links with a US-based cleric.
The Zaman newspaper and Samanyolu TV channel are described as close to Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, the spiritual leader of the Hizmet movement, who lives in self-imposed exile in the US. | Turkish police have briefly detained a Dutch journalist on suspicion of "propaganda for a terrorist organisation" in Turkey's mainly Kurdish south-east. | 30702508 |
The 32-year-old man was found at a property in Nettleton Road in Gloucester in the early hours of Thursday. He died later in hospital.
Gloucestershire Police said three women and three men were arrested.
Four have been held on suspicion of murder and two on suspicion of assisting an offender. | Six people have been arrested in connection with death of a man who was found with stab wounds at a house in Gloucestershire. | 34361498 |
In April, the Japanese carmaker admitted it had been falsifying fuel efficiency tests for decades.
The expected loss marks the first fall in profit for the car firm since the 2008 financial crisis.
Mitsubishi had already reported a 39% drop in net profit in the year to the end of March due to the fuel scandal.
In the wake of the scandal, some $3bn was wiped off its market value and in May fellow carmaker Nissan moved in to take a controlling stake.
Last week, Mitsubishi said it planned to give owners of four affected vehicles close to $1,000 in compensation for overstating the fuel efficiency of the cars.
In total, the reimbursement costs are estimated at at least $600m.
It also said it was setting aside as much as $86m to reimburse customers for lost "eco car" tax breaks for affected models.
Mitsubishi Motors admitted it had rigged tests for the past 25 years.
Regulations changed in 1991 to better reflect stop-start urban driving, but Mitsubishi failed to heed the change.
In May the firm's president, Tetsuro Aikawa, stepped down in the wake of the scandal and following the takeover by Nissan.
Before the scandal, the carmaker was the sixth biggest in Japan and the 16th largest worldwide.
Annual car production currently stands at around 1,200,000 vehicles. | Mitsubishi Motors has forecast a net loss of 145bn yen ($1.4bn, £900m) for the current business year in the wake of its fuel efficiency scandal. | 36593714 |
People can take firearms and ammunition into their local police station anonymously for two weeks, until 24 November.
In particular, the force said it was looking to stop antique guns falling into the hands of gangs.
Det Ch Supt Dean Haydon said gun crime in the capital in 2013-14 was at its lowest since 2008.
"[But] we are not complacent; our primary aim is keeping Londoners safe and we recognise the considerable and devastating impact of gun crime on those affected by it.
"The surrender provides an opportunity to significantly reduce the number of firearms in circulation on the streets of London."
The Met is concerned about gangs exploiting a loophole in the law surrounding old firearms.
Rules for buying working antique guns were tightened in July, preventing convicts from buying or owning one and soon dealers will be required to keep computerised records for at least 20 years.
Mr Haydon said: "Make no mistake, these are live weapons which can be used to hurt or injure someone.
"We have welcomed the tightening of laws around antique firearms which now means that someone who has served or received a criminal sentence can no longer possess an antique gun."
The Met has released a map of police stations where people can hand in firearms anonymously and without fear of prosecution. | The Metropolitan Police has launched its first London-wide gun amnesty in six years. | 29979169 |
The UK government's consultation on plans to close 91 courts and tribunals in England and Wales closed on 8 October.
More than 800 people responded to the survey commissioned by Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner Christopher Salmon.
Mr Salmon said the public needs a "more flexible" court system.
He said he would report the findings to Dyfed-Powys Local Criminal Justice Board.
Wales' closure-threatened courts are in Powys, Bridgend, Carmarthenshire, Gwynedd, Anglesey, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Denbighshire and Wrexham.
Mr Salmon's office said 66% of respondents want courts to sit in community council chambers, 25% want to see courts using other community buildings and 9% would like courts to sit in schools.
The survey also found 62% of respondents would like to see courts held on evenings and weekends. | Courts should sit in local buildings and open outside office hours, a survey in mid and west Wales has found. | 34595415 |
Simon Larmour, 26, of Rathvarna Drive in Lisburn, was charged with firing a gun and assaulting a police officer.
He was also charged with possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and having a loaded gun while drunk or under the influence of drugs, as was Tatjana Glusecenko, 34, of no fixed abode but originally from Russia.
They were both remanded in custody.
More than a dozen children were in the park at Dover Street, off the Shankill Road, on Thursday when it was reported that a shot was fired into the air.
The children raised the alarm, and a number of local residents detained the people that they believed were responsible until the police arrived.
A police constable told Belfast Magistrates Court he believed he could connect the pair to the charges.
Mr Larmour appeared in the dock with a severely bruised right eye and was using his jumper as a makeshift sling for his right arm.
No bail applications were lodged, and they were remanded in custody to appear in court again on Monday. | Two people have appeared in court charged in connection with a shotgun being fired at a playground in Belfast. | 33394869 |
Mohammed Yousaf, 65, was murdered while he slept on 18 September 2016, Preston Crown Court was told.
Muhammed Arif, 45, of Washington Street, Accrington, was jailed for life to serve a minimum of 32 years.
His lover Rukhsana Bibi, 38, of Wood Street, Todmorden, received a life term with a minimum of 28 years.
The pair, who were secret lovers, had denied murder.
The court heard Arif and Bibi took out a fraudulent life insurance policy worth £244,000 on Mr Yousaf, who Bibi had married two days after divorcing Arif's brother in April 2016.
Lancashire Police said Bibi withdrew £24,000 from Mr Yousaf's savings account over four months.
Mr Yousaf, of Granville Road, Accrington, visited a solicitor with Arif and drew up a new will leaving everything to Bibi.
Police believe Mr Yousaf was murdered at his home on September 18, although his body was not discovered until three days later.
He had suffered a dozen blows to the head and a slashed throat.
Bibi was out of the country at the time of his death, but CCTV footage from a nearby pub on September 18 showed Arif's car driving to and from Granville Road three times that evening.
DNA evidence found at the scene and in Arif's car, along with mobile phones, CCTV footage and financial transactions carried out by the defendants, built up a picture of collusion between Bibi and Arif to strip Mr Yousaf of his assets, before killing him.
Det Ch Insp Joanne McHugh said this was "ruthlessly planned" by Arif and Bibi, who manipulated a vulnerable and gentle man.
"Mohammed Yousaf's death is nothing short of the cold-blooded assassination of a wholly innocent man," she said. | A pensioner suffered a dozen blows to his head and had his throat slit in a plot by two lovers who wanted his life insurance, a court heard. | 40710951 |
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Shop workers had to call the police after a two-metre alligator decided to loiter in the store's doorway.
Rather than cause any bother resisting arrest, the gator calmly wandered back into the nearby woods. | Who knows what was on his shopping list, but this reptile was not really a welcome customer at a supermarket in Florida. | 24627601 |
But police acting on a tip-off found Angela Claire Partington, 35, had 90mg of alcohol in her system - the legal limit is 35.
Flintshire magistrates were told she had driven to a Wrexham school with a young child in the car to pick up another child.
She will be sentenced on Friday.
Partington, from Whitchurch, Shropshire, admitted drink driving on 19 February when she appeared at Flintshire Magistrates Court on Saturday morning.
She told police she had been baking cakes for a school charity sale and poured herself a glass of white wine, but had not eaten anything.
Phillip Lloyd Jones, defending, asked for an adjournment so that the court could consider intervention by the probation service. | A woman almost three times the limit on a school run claimed she only had one glass of wine while baking cakes for a school event, a court heard. | 39014844 |
Disney Magic is among more than 644 cruise ships visiting Scotland this year.
The visits are expected to bring a record 525,000 cruise passengers to the country, according to Cruise Scotland.
Last year, Scottish ports welcomed 460,546 visitors and 501 cruise ships.
Passengers on Disney Magic are expected to make visits to Inverness and Loch Ness before later continuing their cruise. | A Disney holiday cruise ship has arrived at Invergordon in the Cromarty Firth as part of the vessel's first round-Britain voyage. | 36478057 |
Mrs May will hold face-to-face meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.
Britain's exit from the European Union and its future relationship with the bloc is set to be on the agenda.
Mrs May's two-day trip will get under way after she holds her first Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons.
A Downing Street spokesman said: "The prime minister will make her first overseas visits this week."
He said Mrs May would hold a bilateral meeting and have a working dinner with Mrs Merkel on Wednesday.
"This will be an opportunity to discuss the bilateral relationship, co-operation on a range of global challenges, and of course how the UK and Germany can work together as the UK prepares to leave the EU."
The spokesman said Thursday's meeting with President Hollande at the Elysee Palace would cover Brexit, "as well as Thursday's attack in Nice and counter-terrorism co-operation".
Meanwhile, Mrs May made her first visit to Wales as prime minister on Monday for talks with First Minister Carwyn Jones, covering Britain's exit from the EU and the future of the Tata Steel plant in Port Talbot.
It follows Mrs May's trip to Scotland on Friday when she held discussions with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Scotland's future relationship with the EU. | Prime Minister Theresa May is to make her debut on the international stage on Wednesday, meeting European leaders for talks in Berlin and Paris. | 36823838 |
Clarke was diagnosed with the very rare Addison's disease three years ago, a condition which affects only one in every 100,000 people.
The Irish News reports that the ex-Mourne county star has been advised by medical experts to stop playing competitive football at all levels.
Clarke was part of the Down panel which reached the 2010 All-Ireland final.
At the time of his diagnosis, the An Riocht clubman was turning out for top Australian Rules Football team Collingwood, having returned for a second spell in 2011 following a hugely successful stint from 2007 to 2009.
He came home in November 2014, just months after being informed of the diagnosis of Addison's, but did not play for Down again.
Clarke ended up playing for Queen's against Down during January's McKenna Cup, before eventually signalling the end of his playing days.
His last game was Queen's University's heavy Sigerson Cup defeat to Dublin City (DCU).
"I made the decision because of the stress it's putting me under," Clarke told the Irish News.
"The dynamic nature of gaelic football, where you're running, jumping, I was putting my body under a lot of stress.
"I just felt completely zapped from the start of the game to the finish. When I got home it was taking me longer and longer to recover.
"I went and got a bit of advice from the consultant and he recommended I stop competitive sport." | Former Down player Martin Clarke has revealed that he has quit playing gaelic football at the age of 29. | 39139733 |
Powell, 25, is back in action at the Havana Grand Prix at the weekend, competing with England's Gemma Gibbons for Team GB's -78kg ticket to Rio.
She has been absent for 10 weeks and said: "That nice little break has made me come back a lot stronger."
Powell wants success in Cuba ahead of the Paris Grand Slam on 6-7 February.
The 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medalist's main rival for the only Team GB slot available for Rio is London 2012 Games silver-medalist Gibbons.
Powell is currently eighth in the International Judo Federation rankings, with Gibbons 16th.
But mid-Wales bred Powell acknowledges much can change before selection for Rio is finalised and says the competition with Gibbons has its benefits.
"In the long term it just pushes you to get better," said Powell.
"It would be great to be on top of the podium in Cuba. That's obviously my aim, but Paris is the main one (for rankings points)."
Powell says her recent injury lay-off was the result of an arduous 2015, adding: "Looking at it now, having a rest was probably the best thing for me.
"I had such a busy year last year and I probably did a bit too much and it's probably why I got injured." | Wales' Natalie Powell says she has returned "stronger" from a knee injury as she bids for a place in Great Britain's 2016 Rio Olympics Judo squad. | 35374075 |
Retired Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was elected president in May 2014, almost a year after he removed his predecessor, President Mohammed Morsi, from office.
He had served as armed forced chief under Mr Morsi, and was a key figure in the interim government which took over after the ouster.
Some Egyptians celebrated the possibility that Mr Sisi would bring stability to a country in upheaval since the removal of long-term leader Hosni Mubarak during the ''Arab Spring'' in 2011.
To some Mr Sisi is a hero for ending the rule of Mr Morsi, who was voted into office in 2012 and who alienated many Egyptians who took to the streets demanding his resignation.
Others worry that he represents a return to the authoritarian security state that prevailed under Mr Mubarak.
Supporters of Mr Morsi resent what they see as his removal in a coup and have been vocal in calling for his return. Hundreds of supporters have been killed in street clashes with police and in a crackdown on Islamists.
The Muslim Brotherhood that underpinned Mr Morsi's presidency has been banned and declared a "terrorist group".
In his long military career Mr Sisi has had little actual combat experience, latterly specialising mainly in military intelligence. On his appointment as army chief under Mr Morsi he was the youngest member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.
He is the latest in a line of Egyptian rulers drawn from the military that was only briefly broken during Mr Morsi's year in office.
He was born in Cairo in 1954. | President: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi | 13313372 |
The 34-year-old helped The Exiles make an immediate return to the Premiership in his first season in charge.
Technical director Brendan Venter and assistant coaches Declan Danaher and Paul Hodgson have also agreed new deals, having been appointed last July.
"We're delighted the coaches have committed their long-term futures," chief executive Bob Casey said. | London Irish director of rugby Nick Kennedy has signed a new long-term contract with the club. | 40110028 |
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