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Tests in the fitness room showers at Walton-on-the-Naze Lifestyles proved positive for legionella bacteria.
The customer, who had used the fitness room and shower facilities, fell ill on 18 November.
Tendring District Council said its fitness room showers would be closed until the bacteria was eradicated.
The council said it did not know whether the customer was still in hospital.
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been informed.
Lynda McWilliams, the council's member for leisure health and wellbeing, said: "As soon as we were contacted by Public Health England, the showers used by the customer were closed down and test samples taken.
"All the necessary bodies were informed while we awaited the results of the tests which were carried out at an independent laboratory.
"The council's corporate health and safety advisor is currently working to find and eliminate the source of the bacteria."
This will involve dismantling and disinfecting the shower heads, flushing the system and taking more samples. | A visitor to a council-owned leisure centre was hospitalised after contracting Legionnaires' Disease, it has emerged. | 38170633 |
Toni Robinson, 65, from Northampton, had been on a break with her husband in Moelfre when she was found in the sea by an angler last October.
A lifeboat was at the scene within minutes and Mrs Robinson was given CPR, but she was pronounced dead on arrival at a Bangor hospital.
Coroner Dewi Pritchard Jones recorded a conclusion of accidental death.
The inquest in Caernarfon heard evidence from one of the lifeboat men there was a swell of up to 3m (10ft), with waves breaking over the rocks.
He said if someone had fallen in the sea it would not be easy to get out.
Pathologist Dr Mark Lord said Mrs Robinson, who had recently retired after running an award-winning restaurant and pub for 22 years, died from drowning.
He said he believed injuries to her hands and fingernails could have arisen when she tried to get out of the water against the rocks.
The coroner said: "My guess - you can't put it any stronger - based on weak evidence, is that the dog probably fell into the sea and she tried to recover it and fell in herself.
"She tried to get out but failed because of the rocky nature of the coastline and she drowned." | A grandmother who drowned in a choppy sea off Anglesey may have been trying to save her pet dog, an inquest heard. | 39568287 |
Dyfed Powys Police now doubt if anyone did fall into the water at Cardigan Bridge after a major operation was launched at about 13:15 GMT on Sunday.
RNLI lifeboats, Coastguard teams, specialist firefighters and a search and rescue helicopter helped in the "thorough and methodical search".
Police said they have not received any reports of missing people in the area.
A spokesperson said "nothing suspicious" had been found in the search of the waters between Cardigan Bridge and the mouth of the estuary.
"No further information or evidence has come to light, and we are content that we have exhausted all possibilities in respect of searching the river," said Chief Insp Peter Roderick.
"As such we have therefore stood specialist resources down, these including the marine unit, victim recovery dogs and police divers."
Officers have appealed for information "relating to the sighting of a female or person" on Cardigan Bridge at around 13:00 on Sunday. | The search for a woman believed to have gone into the River Teifi in Cardigan has ended. | 38229883 |
Carl Campbell, 33, was shot in the head while sitting inside a car in High Street, West Bromwich, on 27 December.
Jaspal Rai was detained in Belgium before being extradited back to the UK, police said.
The 24 year old, previously from West Bromwich but now of no fixed abode, is due to appear in court on Wednesday. Two other men have already been charged with Mr Campbell's murder.
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Mohammed Humza, 19, and Vikesh Chauhan, 24, from the West Bromwich area, appeared in court last month. | A man tracked down to Belgium by police has been charged with murder. | 38979828 |
24 August 2016 Last updated at 19:02 BST
Daniel Sandford told BBC Newsline that the arrest in Somerset on Wednesday was intelligence-led. | The arrest of a Royal Marine from Northern Ireland in relation to a terrorism investigation took months of work, says BBC News's home affairs correspondent. | 37179501 |
Tori, an orangutan from a zoo in Solo in central Java, has been smoking cigarettes thrown into her cage for a decade.
She was moved along with her male companion, Didik. Both are now on the island within the zoo, keepers said.
She started smoking by mimicking humans, they said.
Tori would reportedly pick up butts that were still lit, hold them between her fingers and begin puffing.
Didik, on the other hand, would stamp on the butts to put them out, local media reports said.
"A common problem for zoos in Indonesia are naughty visitors," zoo director Lilik Kristianto was quoted as saying in the Jakarta Globe newspaper.
"Although there are sign prohibiting them from giving food or cigarettes to the animals, they keep on doing it."
Tori is one of four endangered orangutans at the Taru Jurug Zoo. | Zookeepers in Indonesia have moved a smoking orangutan away from visitors to a small island to help her quit the habit. | 19009053 |
It follows the reopening of the 500m stretch known as the Todmorden Curve, which has been delayed by a year. The route was initially axed in 1972.
Passengers no longer have to change at Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire on journeys between Burnley and Manchester.
Burnley Council said £10m had been invested in the link, which will halve travel times to about 50 minutes between the two stations.
The service's reinstallation had been the subject of a long campaign, which was supported by Burnley Council, local organisations and charities.
Council leader Mark Townsend said the restored link would benefit the local economy and employment, while making the nearby countryside "even easier to reach for visitors".
The redevelopment of the Todmorden Curve and Burnley's historic Weavers' Triangle received £8.8 million from the government's Regional Growth Fund in 2011.
Celebrations heralding the restored link will be held at Burnley's Manchester Road and Accrington stations on Monday. | Direct rail services between Manchester and Burnley have been reinstated. | 32754835 |
Friars Walk was emptied and a major road shut for nearly five hours in May.
A suspect package was also reported at the nearby George Street bridge.
Gwent Police is continuing its investigations but said, while it was treated as a genuine threat to the public at the time, it turned out to be a false alarm.
No arrests have been made. | A suspicious car next to a Newport shopping centre which prompted an evacuation and the bomb squad to be called was a false alarm. | 40383460 |
Morgan's attorneys have accused the retailer of using the truck driver at the centre of the accident to block a resolution to the 30 Rock star's case.
The driver, Kevin Roper, is trying to put Morgan's legal action on hold while he faces separate criminal charges.
Mr Roper was at the wheel of a Walmart truck that crashed into Morgan's bus.
Comedian James McNair died in the crash on the New Jersey Turnpike last June, while Morgan suffered a traumatic brain injury and broken bones.
Mr Roper, who is not named in Morgan's action, has been charged with death by vehicle and four counts of assault by vehicle.
Last month he filed a request to delay the comedian's federal lawsuit while his criminal case proceeds in New Jersey's state court.
Walmart said the accusation that it was "somehow behind Mr Roper's motion in an attempt to delay discovery is simply false".
Its statement followed claims from Morgan's legal team that Walmart was "attempting to gain an unfair advantage" and using Mr Roper's request as "a ploy to further delay this trial".
Morgan's legal team has accused Walmart of being "careless and negligent" in requiring Mr Roper to drive while fatigued.
Walmart have contended that Morgan's injuries and McNair's death were partly their own fault because they were not wearing seatbelts. | US retail giant Walmart has rejected that it is deliberately stalling a legal action related to a car crash which injured comedian Tracy Morgan. | 30306317 |
In his closing speech, Rachel Fee's lawyer Brian McConnachie said there was evidence another boy killed Liam.
He said the jury must put aside any preconceptions and prejudices they might have and look dispassionately at the evidence in this harrowing case.
Rachel and Nyomi Fee deny murdering Liam near Glenrothes in March 2014 and blaming his death on another child.
The women, who are both originally from Ryton, Tyne and Wear, deny all the charges against them.
Mr McConnachie QC said: "As far as Rachel Fee is concerned, there is no direct evidence against her that she assaulted Liam."
Mr McConnachie said that she had "no motive" for attacking her son and was guilty only of the "unforgivable crime" of failing to seek medical aid for Liam for a suspected broken leg in the days before his death.
He said: "By failing to get medical help, his mother Rachel Fee committed an unforgivable crime and in due course she will be rightly and justly punished for that.
"That does not make her a murderer.
"Tragedy is an overused word in this court but the death of Liam Fee is a real, genuine tragedy."
He told the jury: "Do not compound that tragedy by convicting Rachel Fee of the murder of her son when there's not a shred of evidence to support that contention.
"The crown case is one of illusion, of smoke and mirrors."
The trial at the High Court in Livingston continues. | The mother of Liam Fee neglected him but there was no evidence she assaulted or killed him, a jury has been told. | 36388540 |
Shares in the tech giant only rose a modest 0.6%, but it was enough to break through the barrier.
Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French presidential election and strong US corporate results have calmed the markets.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 36 points, or 0.17%, to 20,975.
The S&P 500 fell 2.4 points or 0.1% to 2,396, while the Nasdaq index rose 17 points or 0.29% to 6,120.
The Vix, Wall Street's "fear gauge", hit 9.56 points, the lowest since late 2006, a day after closing at its lowest level in over two decades. A falling Vix typically indicates a bullish outlook for stocks.
The 10-year US Treasury yield rose to its highest in a month, while gold prices fell, indicating a shift in investor preference for riskier assets.
Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals jumped more than 25% after the company posted its first profit in six quarters.
Endo International, Office Depot and Marriott also rose after reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings. | Apple Inc shares closed traded on Tuesday with a market capitalisation over $800bn, the first company ever to do so. | 39860704 |
First-time mother Kianga gave birth to the male ape at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire on 9 February.
Keepers were concerned about its health to begin with as Kianga was not holding it properly to allow suckling.
But Cheka, a more experienced mother, noticed this and showed her how to feed the baby properly.
The newborn, which does not yet have a name, is said to be developing well.
Dr Charlotte Macdonald, director of life sciences at the zoo, said: "We were astonished to find out about the wonderful intervention by Cheka, as it is unique to observe such an important social teaching behaviour."
Cheka has reared several babies, with youngest, Ndeko, born at the zoo in August.
"It is very exciting to welcome a second baby to our bonobo group in such a short space of time," said Dr Macdonald.
Both births were part of a carefully planned European Endangered Species Programme, which ensures healthy genetic lines.
Dr Macdonald said managing the breeding of bonobos has to be carefully done because of their "promiscuous behaviour".
"Bonobos use sex as a communication tool, so it is not always used for reproduction, but also to establish social hierarchies, or to avoid potentially aggressive situations," she said. | A UK zoo has announced the birth of a bonobo ape - one of only 11 births of the endangered animal in zoos across the world in the last year. | 35753547 |
The Slovakia captain, 31, played 319 games for the Anfield club since signing in 2008 and completed a medical with Fenerbahce on Wednesday.
Skrtel apologised recently after appearing to support an insult of manager Jurgen Klopp on social media.
Another player likely to leave Anfield is striker Mario Balotelli, who Klopp has told to find a new club. | Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel has completed his move to Turkish side Fenerbahce for a reported £5m. | 36784684 |
Chris Foote Wood, the late comedienne's brother, said he was "revising the book to ensure this aspect of her life is reduced and put in its proper context".
Victoria Wood Comedy Genius - Her Life and Work will now be published on 25 November.
It will reportedly feature extracts from diaries written by Wood's father.
Victoria Wood died of cancer in April at the age of 62.
The Sunday Mirror reported over the weekend that Foote Wood's book featured extracts from a journal written by Wood's father Stanley.
The extracts are understood to be critical of his daughter's eating habits, mood swings and penchant for watching television.
A spokesman for Wood's children, Grace and Henry Durham, said they had not been aware of Foote Wood's book and that an "official" biography would be published next year.
In a statement, Foote Wood insisted he had written to Wood's children and his two surviving sisters of his plans to write a biography.
"To say the rest of our family did not know about my book is totally untrue," he said.
"I make no apology for writing this book," his statement reads. "It tells Victoria's... full story, from unpromising beginnings to national treasure.
"It cannot be a 'betrayal' to tell the full, true story, especially as Vic herself has made public her early [weight] problems."
Foote Wood is also behind a campaign to create a statue of the entertainer in her home town of Bury.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | The author of a biography of Victoria Wood has delayed its publication by a month following criticism it placed too much emphasis on the TV star's weight. | 37576234 |
Sarah McClay died at South Lakes Wild Animal Park (now known as South Lakes Safari Zoo) in Dalton-in-Furness, south Cumbria, in May 2013.
It also faces charges after a keeper fell off a ladder while feeding big cats in 2014, and over failure to comply with two improvement notices.
A hearing will be held before magistrates in Barrow on 27 August.
An inquest into the death of Miss McClay recorded a narrative verdict.
She suffered deep puncture wounds to her neck and body when a Sumatran tiger pounced on her.
Barrow Council is prosecuting the zoo and its director, David Gill, over the alleged offences. | A zoo where a keeper was mauled to death by a tiger has been charged with health and safety breaches. | 33422449 |
He starred in plays, TV series and films.
One of his most popular roles was as the father in the 2013 comedy The Noble Family, in which he makes his three spoiled children believe he has cut them off from the family fortune so they are forced to get a job.
He had also starred for two decades in the play Senora Presidenta.
In Senora Presidenta (Et ta Soeur, in the French original) he played not one, but two female roles, and often added political quips to the script.
After Vega was diagnosed in 2010 with myelodysplastic syndrome, a form of bone marrow cancer, he temporarily retired from acting to get treatment.
His daughter Marimar announced last week that he would not return to acting after his health had deteriorated.
Vega, who was born in Mexico City in 1946, became an actor after studying philosophy.
His two daughters, Marimar and Zuria, also chose acting as their careers.
He died in Mexico City with his daughters, son Gonzalo and wife Andrea at his side.
Mexicans expressed their condolences to the family under the hashtag #GonzaloVega, where many also fondly recalled his most popular roles. | Mexican actor Gonzalo Vega has died aged 69, the Mexican Cinematographic Institute announced on Monday. | 37618859 |
28 January 2016 Last updated at 12:19 GMT
Young carers have extra responsibilities, like looking after their parent who is ill, and doing extra tasks like housework because their parent is too poorly to help out. This means they can sometimes miss out on other things like school, and free time with friends.
Charlotte takes care of her mum who suffers from mental ill health because of depression.
She found that opening up to people and sharing her story really helped her.
Michelle from the Carers Trust says that young carers like Charlotte need emotional and practical support and that more needs to be done to help to help them. | There are tens of thousands of young carers in the UK, | 35429177 |
5 August 2015 Last updated at 14:45 BST
Open auditions have taken place at the Excel Centre for the character of Modesty in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Film studio Warner Bros is looking for a girl between the ages of eight and 12 for the role.
Leah has been reporting for Newsround from outside the auditions venue, where young hopefuls have been waiting in line for their turn to audition.
Before the original Harry Potter films were made, movie star Rupert Grint went along to an open audition for his role as Ron Weasley. | Thousands of children have queued to audition for JK Rowling's new Harry Potter spin-off film in London. | 33579402 |
The 26-year-old from Northern Ireland enjoyed three tour victories in 2015 to win the Race to Dubai title ahead of Englishman Danny Willett.
McIlroy triumphed despite an ankle injury which ruled him out of action for five weeks.
"I feel very proud to have won for a third time - it's always special to be recognised in this way," said McIlroy.
The world number three secured his first tour victory of 2015 at the Dubai Desert Classic, followed by success in the WGC-Cadillac Match Play in San Francisco in May.
Victory in the season-ending World Tour Championship last month ensured McIlroy also won the Race to Dubai title for a third time in four years.
"After a good first half to the season, the injury was obviously a setback for me, so to finish the year strongly with my second victory in Dubai, plus picking up the Race to Dubai title again, was very satisfying," added the four-times major winner.
"This was an objective I successfully fulfilled this season. To now also win the Golfer of the Year award is a great way to sign off the year.
"I am already looking forward to starting the new season and trying to achieve even more in 2016." | Rory McIlroy has picked up the European Tour Golfer of the Year award for the third time in four years. | 35103402 |
Tom Hiddleston has also been nominated for the best actor prize for the awards on 5 September.
Hiddleston's competition includes Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi and Peaky Blinders actor Cillian Murphy.
ITV's Marcella and the BBC's epic adaptation on War and Peace are also shortlisted in the new drama category.
Downton Abbey mirrors Peaky Blinders by being nominated in the best actor, best actress and best drama series categories.
Jim Carter and Laura Carmichael are singled out for their Downton contribution, while Helen McCrory is cited for her work in Blinders.
Doctor Foster's Suranne Jones and Happy Valley's Sarah Lancashire complete the line-up in the best actress category.
EastEnders and Emmerdale lead the field overall with five nominations apiece in the four soap-oriented categories.
Mary Berry makes two appearances in the shortlist, with The Great British Bake Off up for best talent show and her BBC Two series on Foolproof Cooking nominated in the food show category.
The best daytime show category, meanwhile, sees one BBC show - teatime quiz Pointless - ranged against three ITV offerings - The Chase, Loose Women and This Morning.
All the nominations for this year's awards, to be hosted in London by comedian Jo Brand, can be found on the TV Choice magazine's official website. | Hit spy drama The Night Manager and drama Doctor Foster are among the nominees for best new drama at the TV Choice awards. | 36649502 |
The 31-year-old man was stabbed during a clash in which shots were also fired in King William Walk, Greenwich, in the early hours of Saturday morning.
One attacker was said to have had a gun while the other had a knife.
The man managed to make his way to a nearby house to ask for help. Emergency services were called, but he died at the scene.
Officers believe they know who the victim is but are awaiting confirmation that next of kin have been told.
Det Insp Jo Sidaway, who is leading the investigation, said: "During an altercation between the suspects and the victim, the victim was stabbed.
"The suspected firearm was discharged, but inquiries continue regarding this."
A post-mortem examination is to be held later.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact police.
The killing is the latest crime to where the alleged perpetrators were riding a moped or scooter.
It follows a string of acid attacks carried out on Thursday night. | A man has been stabbed to death by armed men riding on a moped in south-east London. | 40617055 |
Shortly after trading began the Dow Jones was down 173.24 points, or 1.1%, at 16,106.85.
The S&P 500 index fell 16.71 points to 1,922.05, while the Nasdaq was 31.97 points lower at 4,720.78.
Shares in Caterpillar fell 7% after the construction and mining equipment maker warned of falling revenues and announced thousands of job cuts.
The company cut its forecast for revenues this year by $1bn to $48bn, adding that sales in 2016 would be about 5% lower.
Caterpillar - which has been hit by the downturn in the mining and energy sectors -also said it would cut up to 5,000 jobs by the end of 2016, and could shed 10,000 posts by 2018.
Later on Thursday, investors will be keeping a close eye on a speech being given by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen on inflation.
It will be Ms Yellen's first speech since the Fed decided to hold US interest rates at its meeting last week, and will be scrutinised for any clues as to the timing of a rate rise. | (Open): US stocks opened lower as worries about the state of the global economy continued to rattle investors. | 34349718 |
Darren Adie, 42, was discovered unconscious at about 18:45 on Tweed Avenue, near its junction with Lawson Street, on Saturday.
He was taken to the town's Victoria Hospital but later died.
Police have renewed their appeal for information. Inquiries so far have established there were people in Tweed Avenue about the time of the stabbing.
Det Ch Insp Raymond Brown, of Police Scotland, said: "I want to thank the community for their cooperation and assistance so far.
"Darren was well known in the Gallatown area and I'm keen to speak to anyone who may have seen him on Saturday in the hours before he died.
"I would also ask anyone who was in the Gallatown area on Saturday and who may have seen something unusual or anyone acting suspiciously to please get in touch with us.
Mr Adie's family said: "Darren was a much loved son, brother and father who will be sorely missed.
"We are grateful for the support of our friends and family." | The family of a murdered Kirkcaldy man have paid tribute to him saying he will be "sorely missed". | 36427887 |
Blown Away, by Rob Biddulph, is only the second picture book to win the £5,000 prize in its 11-year history.
Biddulph's story was named the year's best illustrated book before going on to be named overall winner.
Two other titles won £2,000 each after winning awards for younger and teenage fiction respectively.
The award for best younger fiction went to Robin Stevens' Murder Most Ladylike, in which two boarding school girls investigate the murder of a teacher.
Cambridge-based Stevens has already written a sequel, Arsenic for Tea, with a third instalment, First Class Murder, due out in July.
The best book for teenagers prize went to Sally Green's Half Bad, the first part of a fantasy trilogy about warring clans of witches.
Green, a former accountant based in Warrington, published the second instalment, Half Wild, this week.
The winners were announced on Thursday ay Waterstones' Piccadilly bookshop in central London.
Biddulph, the Observer magazine's art director, was recognised for his debut novel, as were Stevens and Green.
James Daunt, Waterstones' managing director, said it was "particularly exciting" to see children's books, his company's "engine of sales growth... driven by debuts of such calibre". | A book about a penguin who flies to the tropics with the aid of a kite has been named the overall winner of the 2015 Waterstones Children's Book Prize. | 32068291 |
The 20-year-old Nigeria international, who scored 21 goals in 64 games after making his debut for Manchester City in 2015, joins on a five-year-deal.
Last August, he signed a new contract until 2021, but saw his playing time limited by the January arrival of Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus.
"It feels good and I'm happy to be part of this team," he said.
"I know the ambition of the team and speaking with the manager, he let me know what I need to do - to help the team achieve what they want. I was convinced and I'm happy to be here."
Foxes manager Craig Shakespeare added: "It's a great signing for us. Kelechi is an enormously talented player that has shown a huge amount of promise at every level in which he's played.
"We've tracked his progress for some time, so we know how much quality he'll bring to the squad.
"He's young, he's hungry, he's ready for the next stage of his development and I'm delighted that will be with Leicester City."
Iheanacho becomes the fourth addition to Shakespeare's squad for the new campaign - goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic and defender Harry Maguire both joined from Hull City while midfielder Vicente Iborra signed from Sevilla.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Leicester City have signed striker Kelechi Iheanacho from Manchester City for a fee understood to be £25m. | 40821180 |
Bradley Johnson replaced George Thorne, with Will Hughes in a deeper role.
Asked following the 3-0 loss if he regretted that decision, Wassall told BBC Radio Derby: "No, not at all.
"Bradley played against Hull a few weeks ago and scored two goals in that position and Will played very well against Sheffield Wednesday."
Midfielder Johnson was brought in after Thorne suffered a broken leg during the recent defeat by Ipswich.
He struggled against Hull, giving the ball away in the build up to the opening goal, and was substituted in the second half.
"Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I don't think the selections caused that result," said Wassall. "We haven't performed as we have been doing over the past six or seven weeks when it matters."
Wassall also defended his decision not to make attacking changes earlier in the game.
Nick Blackman came on in the 71st minute and was eventually followed by fellow striker Darren Bent, whose late introduction was quickly followed by Hull's injury-time third goal.
"We were conscious that it's half-time in the tie and the one thing we didn't want to do was to go and concede a third goal," said Wassall. | Derby County boss Darren Wassall has defended his team selection for the Championship play-off semi-final first-leg defeat against Hull City. | 36304695 |
The Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) had been criticised for not giving any money to Sikh, Hindu, Jewish or Muslim schemes.
Director Helen Boardman admitted it had been hard to attract other faiths.
But she said to succeed it "has to attract all faiths" and non-faith-based groups.
"We have not done that yet," she said. "But I would appeal for people to come forward and talk to me about what we can offer."
Updated figures show £71,000 has been given out by the OFBCI since its launch in January 2014, with about £61,000 going to Christian groups.
Ms Boardman said she had been working with all faiths, but that it had "not been easy" to attract funding applications from non-Christian faith groups.
"It takes times to build up trust," she said.
She said she wanted the OFBCI to act as a "catalyst" for groups "of all faiths and none".
"But we can not just throw money about in a scattergun way," she said.
"We have to target the correct groups to achieve tangible targets."
The OFBCI, the brainchild of police and crime commissioner Adam Simmonds, aims to reduce violent crime, focus on the eradication of drugs and tackle anti-social behaviour. | The director of a project aimed at making Northamptonshire the "safest place in England" has appealed for more non-Christian groups to get involved. | 31746582 |
The robots shoot out compressed air to cut through rust and old paint on the famous Australian landmark.
The exercise is billed as one of the world's biggest maintenance programmes.
Cleaning the bridge is considered dangerous, forcing workers into uncomfortable poses and bringing risk of exposure to asbestos and old paint.
The robots, which were developed at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), operate by scanning the area, creating a 3D map, and working out how much force they should apply using high-pressure cleaners to strip paint from the bridge.
"We now have two [operational], autonomous grit-blasting robots on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which is a world-first technology," Martin Lloyd from UTS said, adding that the blasters on the robots were powerful enough to slice through people's clothes and skin.
The operation is the result of a collaboration between the university and Australia's Roads and Maritime Service.
"The job [of cleaning the bridge] is very risky [for humans] - the bridge vibrates because of the traffic and it has complex geography - which is why we approached UTS to see if a machine could do this kind of work," Waruna Kaluarachchi from the Roads and Maritime Service said.
Nicknamed "The Coathanger" because of its distinctive shape, the bridge was opened in March 1932, the BBC's Phil Mercer in Sydney reports.
Repainting work is a never-ending task, and the two robots are to remain a permanent part of the maintenance team, our correspondent adds. | Australia is using two grit-blasting robots to clean the Sydney Harbour Bridge before it is repainted. | 23352958 |
The Pithouse West opencast colliery site, near Rother Valley Park, has been sold by Rotherham Council to the Gulliver's Family Theme Parks firm.
The Gulliver's company said on its website the rolling development of the site would cost about £37m.
The plan includes a theme park, adventure centre, "glamping" woodland lodges, a hotel and holiday village.
Rotherham Council said its decision was subject to certain conditions being met and planning permission being approved but, if successful, building work could start "as early as next year".
In a statement the authority said: "Gulliver's Valley Resort would be developed in four or five phases over a 12-year period."
The Gulliver's company said its development of the Pithouse West site - the site of the former Brookhouse Colliery, which closed in 1985 - was planned to be "sympathetic, retaining and enhancing large areas of existing woodland as attractive elements of the resort".
Managing director Julie Dalton said: "We want to create a 'whole park feel', with nature trails, walks, outdoor gyms and woodland runs which can be used by our guests and the local community alike."
The first phase of developing Gulliver's Valley would be the theme park and associated areas, taking about two years.
Gulliver's already operates three family theme parks at Matlock Bath, Warrington and Milton Keynes.
Five government commissioners were selected to run Rotherham Council until March 2019 after a report found the local authority "not fit for purpose" over its handling of child sexual exploitation in the town.
In agreeing to the sale of the 333-acre site, one of the commissioners, Julie Kenny, said she was "absolutely delighted" to see a well-established family company planning to locate to the area. | A £37m theme park is set to be built on the site of a former coal mine in South Yorkshire. | 34200100 |
Council officers had said the move could raise £120,000 to boost coffers, although "concerns about fly-tipping will be raised".
There were 1,069 incidents of flytipping in the county in 2015-16 - an increase of 90 compared to the previous year.
The policy, agreed by councillors, covers non-household waste such as rubble, plasterboard and tyres.
Officers said charges would be "less than the hire of a private skip", while the disposal of household waste, such as beds and wardrobes, remains free. | Charges for disposing of non-household waste will be introduced in Conwy. | 38402807 |
David Ellis, 41, attacked 59-year-old Alec Warburton in July at a house in Sketty, Swansea Crown Court was told.
After returning to the city from Dolwyddelan in Conwy, he fled to Ireland where he was arrested.
Ellis has admitted manslaughter but denies murder. The trial is expected to last up to three weeks.
The court was also shown a note apparently signed by Mr Warburton telling his tenants he had to go away.
The prosecution claims the note, printed at Swansea Central Library, was actually written by Mr Ellis.
Christopher Clee QC told the jury: "[Alec Warburton] was brutally murdered in his own home in Swansea.
"He was bludgeoned to death with a hammer.
"The defendant does not dispute that he killed him; he did so because he had lost his self control."
The trial continues. | A man murdered his landlord with a hammer in Swansea before travelling to north Wales and dumping his body in a disused quarry, a court has heard. | 36479535 |
The group had staged an illegal protest outside the presidential residence in the capital, Kigali, police said.
Protests outside Mr Kagame's home are extremely rare, correspondents say.
The opposition accuses him of running an authoritarian regime since he took power in 1994.
However, his supporters and Western governments credit him with ending a genocide that killed some 800,000 people before his rebel forces seized power in Rwanda.
The BBC's Jean Claude Mwambutse reports from Kigali that those who were arrested came from the little known Intwarane group, which is not recognised by the official Roman Catholic church.
Police chief Emmanuel Gasana said the group was arrested as it was heading towards Mr Kagame's home in Kigali's wealthy suburb of Kiyovu. | Eleven members of a breakaway Catholic group have been arrested in Rwanda after they tried to deliver a "vision from Virgin Mary" to President Paul Kagame, urging him to make reforms. | 23426421 |
The crash happened at the Dolly's Brae entrance of Castlewellan Forest Park at about 16:50 BST on Monday.
The ambulance service said that the two people were discharged after being treated by paramedics.
The Mourne Mountain Rescue Team said that the pair had walked away from the crash.
"The pilot and passenger managed to escape the wreckage and walk to a nearby forest road to meet with the attending ambulance and fire service," the team wrote on Facebook.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), which manages the forest park, said the aircraft had "made an emergency landing".
Members of a local flying club and others examined the aircraft and organised the removal of the wreckage.
It is understood there was low cloud and mist in the area at the time of the crash although it is not yet known what caused the incident. | A man and a woman have escaped serious injury after a light aircraft crashed in a County Down forest park. | 40086599 |
Residents of Wase district in Plateau state said troops arrived on Saturday night and opened fire indiscriminately.
The army denies killing civilians but a spokesman said one of its units had engaged a local militia group.
The group is not connected to the Islamist militants Boko Haram.
Last week six soldiers were killed and mutilated by tribesmen - reportedly members of the Tarok tribe - who were allegedly involved in cattle rustling.
Plateau state has witnessed violence blamed on land disputes between semi-nomadic herdsmen and farmers.
Addressing a news conference in the Plateau state capital, Jos, community leader Comrade Jangle Lohbut said he had documented at least 38 deaths at the hands of troops.
"Soldiers stormed some villages in Wase. Villages belonging to Tarok and other tribes were razed and many lives, men, women and children, were lost," he said.
Local traditional ruler Chief Jessie Miri said he believed that up to 80 people had been killed.
Military spokesman Captain Ikedichi Iweha denied soldiers had targeted civilians, saying that troops were battling militiamen in the area.
"Yesterday, contact was made with the militia group and a firefight ensued. It is still going on," he said.
Last year, Amnesty International accused the Nigerian army of committing atrocities in the north-east in its fight against Boko Haram.
The military said it would investigate any alleged attacks on civilians. | Community leaders in central Nigeria have accused government troops of killing dozens of civilians and burning villages following the deaths of six soldiers at the hands of tribesmen. | 32578818 |
The offences are alleged to have taken place in Blackburn, Kemnay, Westhill and Aberdeen.
Property taken included six motor vehicles, a quad bike, golf clubs, computer equipment and mobile phones. The items have been recovered.
The people arrested are four men aged 17, 18, 19 and 22 as well as a 19-year-old woman.
They are expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Monday. | Five people have been charged following a series of thefts in and around Aberdeen. | 32106789 |
They beat American John Isner and Spain's Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-3 in Acapulco.
It is their fourth title since Briton Murray teamed up with the Brazilian last year.
"Today was a difficult match. We knew we weren't going to get loads of chances, but we were able to take the ones we had," said Murray.
"We did well to win the first match this week [against Marin Cilic and Nikola Mektic]," added Murray. "But that's what often happens in doubles.
"You squeeze through the first match and go on to win the tournament." | Top seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares won their first ATP doubles title of 2017 at the Mexican Open. | 39171252 |
Father Mulryne, who is reported to have once earned £600,000 a year, has also taken a vow of poverty.
He was ordained in Dublin on Saturday by Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, who had travelled from Rome for the ceremony.
Fr Mulryne had been ordained a deacon in October last year.
Belfast-born Fr Mulryne won 27 caps for Northern Ireland in a career that included spells with Norwich City and Leyton Orient.
He made his debut for Manchester United in 1997 after progressing through the youth team.
Unable to forge a lengthy career with the Premier League club, he moved to Norwich City in 1999, but his time at Carrow Road was plagued by injuries.
He officially retired from football in 2009 and began his journey to ordination, entering the Diocesan Seminary of Saint Malachy's Belfast.
He spent two years studying philosophy at Queen's University in Belfast and at the Maryvale Institute before going to the Pontifical Irish College in Rome to study theology for one year at the Gregorian University.
He entered the Dominican Novitiate House in Cork in 2012. | The former Northern Ireland footballer Philip Mulryne has been ordained a Roman Catholic priest in the Dominican Order. | 40545129 |
The 22-year-old made his debut for Saints as a centre in March 2012, but has also played in the second row and loose forward.
He was part of the St Helens side which won the Grand Final last year, and will move to Exeter in November.
"We are looking at different types of players having different abilities in our team," said Chiefs boss Rob Baxter.
"We are aware that the switchover from league to union isn't going to be straightforward.
"He has taken a chance moving to union because he has a well-established league career. He knows there will be a bit of transition time and he'll probably have a period on loan somewhere, but he is very open to those ideas."
Jones has made 64 appearances for Saints and featured in their win over Wigan last week.
"I can't explain how excited I am about the move," he said. "It's a new challenge for me and my family, but it's one that we're all really looking forward to.
"Exeter are a great club, they've just come off the back of a fantastic season, and having watched them a few times on the TV, I like the style of rugby they play and the way they go about things.
"Hopefully I can go down there, add a bit to the squad using my experience from playing Super League and look to make my mark as quickly as possible." | Exeter Chiefs have signed St Helens rugby league player Josh Jones on a two-year contract. | 33161927 |
Greater Manchester Police said he was attacked by a man who started arguing with him on Santiago Street, Rusholme, at about 16:00 GMT on Saturday.
The victim tried to back away but was punched by the other man who was driven off in a dark-coloured saloon car.
Det Ch Insp Terry Crompton said: "We believe this is a targeted attack which has left a man fighting for his life."
The man was found collapsed on the street and is being treated in Hope Hospital, Salford for serious head injuries.
The attack happened in a street of terraced houses about five minutes' walk away from Manchester's "Curry Mile" of restaurants and take-aways.
Det Ch Insp Crompton said: "From what we know, the victim was walking on Santiago Street when he was approached by a man who started arguing with him.
"The victim tried to back away but the man punched him, knocking him to the ground."
"I believe there would have been a number of witnesses in the area who saw what happened and I would urge them to call us." | A 30-year-old man is "fighting for his life" after he was felled by one punch in Manchester. | 30269640 |
Monaghan scored twice either side of a Ryan Atkins try, while Jack Johnson and Ben Currie also touched down to put the hosts 26-0 ahead at half-time.
Atkins crossed after the break, and Monaghan collected Stefan Ratchford's kick to complete his hat-trick.
Tries from Johnson and Richie Myler extended the lead, before Stan Robin's late consolation try for Dragons.
Both sides had been eliminated from play-off contention prior to the game, with the result keeping Warrington sixth in Super League, one place ahead of Catalans.
Monaghan's hat-trick was his first treble in Super League since scoring three in a victory over Widnes in September 2014, and came just three days after the club announced the 33-year-old would be released at the end of the season.
Warrington head coach Tony Smith:
"Joel Monaghan has been a champion for us and will go down in our history books for what he has achieved.
"You could not have written a better script for the three boys who took the field for their last home match.
"Joel, Roy [Asotasi] and Richie [Myler] all played some of their best rugby of the year today."
Warrington Wolves: Johnson; Penny, Ratchford, Atkins, Monaghan; Myler, Sandow; Hill, Clark, Sims, Westwood, Currie, G. King.
Replacements: Asotasi, Harrison, Philbin, Dwyer.
Catalans Dragons: Escare; Bosc, Gigot, Inu, Sigismeau; Carney, Dureau; Elima, Henderson, Lima, Whitehead, Garcia, Baitieri.
Replacements: Bousquet, Maria, Guasch, Perez. | Joel Monaghan scored a hat-trick in his final Warrington home game to help Wolves ease to victory over Catalans. | 34263203 |
Anna O'Flanagan scored four of Ireland's goals, with Nikki Evans securing a hat-trick.
Katie Mullan, Chloe Watkins, Rebecca Barry, Gilian Pinder and Nicci Daly also got their names on the scoresheet at the Stadium Hoki Tun Razak.
Ireland's next game is against hosts Malaysia on Monday at 12:30 GMT.
They complete their group series by facing Hong Kong on Tuesday (10:15 GMT).
The tournament is Ireland's first round of qualification for the 2018 World Cup and they will be targeting a top two finish in order to qualify for World League 3, where they could play in either Belgium (21 June-2 July) or South Africa (8-23 July) depending on rankings.
Ireland are the second highest ranked team in the tournament as they sit 16th, with only Italy, 15th, ranked above them.
Malaysia are ranked 21st, Kazakhstan 33rd and Hong Kong 37th.
Pool A has Italy joined by Thailand, Wales and Singapore with rankings of 15, 31, 32 and 43 respectively. | Ireland's women got their World League 2 Pool B campaign off to a winning start by thumping Kazakhstan 12-0 in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. | 38623438 |
The partitioned space, near Leicester, had no smoke alarms, no adequate fire escape, a broken shower and only one working plug socket.
The tenants told inspectors they were paying as much as £400 a month in rent.
The landlord has been banned from renting the space again unless "extensive work" is carried out.
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The Portuguese family of three, who have now been re-homed, were found living in a section at the back and side of the garage in Braunstone Town in October.
Their home, where they lived for seven months, consisted of a small kitchen, a bathroom and a sitting room which doubled up as a bedroom.
Environmental health officer for Blaby District Council, Phil Fasham, said there was no natural light in their living area and the main garage door did not open, meaning they could have been trapped had a fire occurred.
Mr Fasham said the couple paid rent in cash directly to the landlord in varying amounts but had paid as much as £400.
"For a property for people to live in, it's one of the worst I have seen because it was so tiny," he said.
Environmental Health has served a prohibition order on the property, which means the landlord, who has not been named, will be prosecuted if anyone lives there before extensive works bring it up to council-approved standards.
Blaby councillor Guy Jackson said it was "hard to believe ... any landlord thinks that it is acceptable to let a family live in those conditions". | A family with a six-year-old child has been found living in "sub-standard conditions" in a garage with no heating. | 35158840 |
They found, when malaria parasites enter the bloodstream, they alter their plan of attack if they face competition from other strains of the infection.
However, it means they have less resources left to spread the disease.
Malaria, which is spread by mosquitoes, kills about one million people every year.
The scientists found the malaria parasites focus on producing cells that replicate quickly to cause infection, rather than cells capable of being taken up by a feeding mosquito and spreading the disease.
Since malaria infections usually consist of multiple, competing strains of the parasite, this attack strategy is the best way to beat the competition, the scientists said.
However, it means the parasites pay a high price, as they therefore have fewer resources left to spread the disease.
Laura Pollitt of Edinburgh University's school of biological sciences said: "Our results explain a long-standing puzzle of parasite behaviour.
"We found that when parasites compete with each other, they respond with a sophisticated strategy to safeguard their long-term survival.
"They opt to fight it out in the bloodstream rather than risk everything on the chance of infecting mosquitoes in the short term."
The research, published in the American Naturalist, was funded by the Wellcome Trust, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Natural Environment Research Council. | Edinburgh University scientists have claimed malaria is particularly deadly because the parasites which carry it battle other infections for survival. | 12448466 |
Vale owner Norman Smurthwaite, who stood down as chairman in the wake of relegation to League Two, confirmed that both offers had been turned down.
He also rejected a rival bid from Manor PC's Kevin Jones, saying: "I do not anticipate any further dialogue with either party with regard to the sale."
But Synectics insist that they are "as keen as ever" to buy the club.
Smurthwaite claimed that the Burslem-based company's second offer, if accepted, "could have had serious financial implications going forward for Port Vale".
But, in a statement of their own, Synectics said: "Our initial offer of £1.25m was based on the information we had at that time.
"Subsequently, Norman informed us that there were potential, additional short-term revenues which would increase the value of the club.
"In light of this information, we increased our offer subject to full disclosure prior to any deal being agreed. This increased offer did not impact our funding plans for running the club. It would not have caused serious financial implications as alleged.
"We are incredibly disappointed that we were unable to reach an agreement at this time. However, we remain as keen as ever to buy the club should the opportunity arise in the future."
Smurthwaite and ex-business partner Paul Wildes paid £1.25m when buying Vale out of administration in 2012.
Vale, who last week confirmed the appointment of Michael Brown as manager, were relegated on 30 April after four seasons in League One.
As part of Jones' rival offer, his father Alan would become chairman, while former Vale player and manager Brian Horton, 68, and ex-Tranmere and Rotherham manager Ronnie Moore, 64, would be brought in as directors of football. | Staffordshire IT company Synectics Solutions remain hopeful of buying Port Vale, despite having two bids rejected. | 39859293 |
The Western Health Trust has said there is unlikely to be any change before the weekend.
Staff shortages at the trust have been described by senior management as "worrying".
Speaking to the BBC, the trust's Medical Director Dermot Hughes revealed they are currently 125 nurses short.
"It is an ongoing pressure both in nursing and in medicine. We struggle to recruit to the full amount," he said.
"We have 3,000 nurses and currently are around 125 short.
"We have gone internationally to recruit and we will have a cohort of new nurses in September but there is a problem over the summertime."
The Director of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) described the system as "falling apart".
Janice Smyth said the recruitment problem could have been avoided if people had listened to warnings from the RCN.
"I think it is a crisis yes and I think we are seeing it in the Western Health Trust first and others to come unless we do something about it.
"If we had done work force planning properly and if people had listened to the warning that the RCN has given this could have been prevented.
"We have been saying for some time that our system is unsustainable and is starting to fall apart."
The Western Trust also said delayed discharges among patients was adding to the problem.
That means, due to a lack of home care packages being available in the community, patients are having to remain unnecessarily in hospital.
At present, no other health trust is reporting being affected by the vomiting bug that has closed beds at Altnagelvin.
Increased infection prevention and control measures have been put in place and all non-urgent routine procedures will be cancelled. | About 25 beds remain closed for a second day at Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry due to a vomiting bug and staff shortages. | 40754014 |
The Pakistan bowler, playing his first game in England since 2010, took the wickets of Marcus Trescothick, Adam Hose and Peter Trego.
Somerset slumped to 128 all out in reply to Pakistan's 359-8 declared.
Pakistan made a slower start to their second innings with Jack Leach taking two for 41 as they closed on 140-4.
The tourists declared in the morning session after Younus Khan had collected his 53rd first-class century before being caught by Tim Rouse off the bowling of Josh Davey for 104.
Amir, 24, served a prison sentence as well as his five-year ban from cricket for bowling deliberate no-balls at Lord's on Pakistan's last tour.
He was cleared to play domestic cricket in Pakistan in January last year and made his international return in a Twenty20 win over New Zealand in January 2016.
The left-arm paceman was given the new ball on Monday and took the wicket of former England opener Trescothick for eight.
The tourists took regular wickets at Taunton with Amir (3-36) and Sohail Khan (3-26) doing most damage as only James Hildreth (47 not out) even came close to a half-century.
Amir could make his Test return at Lord's in the first of Pakistan's four-match series against England on 14 July. | Convicted spot-fixer Mohammad Amir marked his return to first-class cricket in England after a five-year ban with three Somerset wickets. | 36708860 |
Fire crews were called to the derelict listed building on Craigmill Road at 13:41 on Monday after the blaze broke out in a roof space.
Firefighters have returned to the scene to dampen down hot spots using an aerial platform and cut away sections of the badly-damaged roof.
Officers are investigating what sparked the fire.
The former orphanage and psychiatric hospital was closed in 2003 and has been vacant since. A number of planning applications have been lodged since to develop housing on the site, although none have yet come to fruition. | Police and the fire service are investigating the cause of a fire at Strathmartine Hospital in Dundee. | 32301781 |
The three winning designs, all drawn by girls, feature the famous 10 Downing Street black door with various Christmas trappings.
Downing Street said it continued Mrs May's tradition of choosing pictures from children in her constituency.
Former Prime Minister David Cameron usually chose pictures of his family.
Mrs May's decision to use local children to design her card was mirrored by Lib Dem leader Tim Farron - whose card, revealed on Wednesday, featured a cover designed by Lily Parkin, eight, from his Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency.
Wales' First Minister Carwyn Jones has also chosen a design by a schoolboy, after running a competition across Wales.
The winning designs for the Downing Street cards were designed by schoolgirls Sophie Brazil, Jade Windsor and Isabelle Milnes - one featuring Larry, the Downing Street cat.
Inside is the message: "Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Theresa and Philip May."
Meanwhile Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon chose cartoon character Oor Wullie for her card - the character celebrated its 80th anniversary this year - describing him as a "much-loved national treasure adored by both children and adults across Scotland".
The Labour Party said Jeremy Corbyn's Christmas card was due out on Monday. | Prime Minister Theresa May has used pictures drawn by schoolchildren from her Maidenhead constituency for her official Christmas cards. | 38254114 |
The 28-year-old joined the Cumbrians on a short-term deal in February after spells in India and Canada.
He had previously played for Crewe, Derby, Coventry City and Barnsley.
"I've been chasing James all summer and negotiations have been going on since the season finished, so to get him signed on is fantastic," Glovers boss Darren Way said.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Yeovil have signed midfielder James Bailey on a two-year contract after he rejected a new deal with Carlisle. | 40494475 |
Mike Rose, 54, lost the gold band when it slipped from his finger into waves while surfing as Caswell Bay, Swansea.
Despite trawling the coastline with a metal detector, he gave up on finding the heirloom given to him by his dad.
But after he offered a £100 reward, Mr Rose received an email from a beach-walker who found it buried in the sand.
"I honestly never thought I would see it again," said the father-of-two from Killay, Swansea.
But almost five months after losing it, he received the email from fire fighter David Gates, who had seen a poster Mr Rose put up.
He had found it near where Mr Rose had been surfing, buried one foot in the sand.
After giving Mr Gates the £100 and £10 for each of his children, he had the ring re-shaped so it would not slip off again. | A treasured ring that was lost in the sea was returned to its owner five months later after being washed up on a beach. | 35744476 |
Stephen Bollard, 25, had been freed early from prison for a similar offence when he raided a newsagent and grocery shop in Cockenzie, East Lothian.
The court was told the shopkeeper, Mohammad Ramzan was shaken but physically unharmed by the incident, in which Bollard brandished a screwdriver.
Bollard's lawyer said he felt "remorse" for the attack on 16 August last year.
At the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lord Uist told Bollard: "When you committed this offence you were under the influence of drugs and alcohol."
Lord Uist said it was clear from a background report and his previous convictions that he had "a long-standing drug misuse problem".
He jailed Bollard for three years and two months, but ordered that he first serve 183 days imprisonment, which was outstanding from his previous sentence for armed robbery with a knife.
The judge also ordered that he should be kept under supervision for a further two years. | A man has been jailed for more than three years for a robbery in which he took a single £10 note. | 36043366 |
The king told crowds of thousands at a stadium in Durban that previous reports that he said foreigners should "go back to their countries" were distorted.
He has been accused of fuelling attacks in which at least seven people died.
Hostile sections of the crowd sang songs calling for immigrants to leave and booed a speaker who said foreigners had the right to live in South Africa.
In King Zwelithini's speech he called recent violence shameful and vile. "We need to make sure no more foreigners are attacked," he urged.
He said accusations against him of inciting violence were incorrect because the country has only been shown a portion of his speech.
"If it were true that I said foreigners must go, this country would be up in flames," he added.
More than 300 people have been arrested. Among the latest arrests were three men detained in connection with the murder of a Mozambican national in Alexandra, a township in Johannesburg.
South African photojournalist James Oatway witnessed Emmanuel Sithole being stabbed to death in broad daylight and has spoken to the BBC about what he saw:
Except for Mr Sithole, those killed have been in Durban, the biggest city in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province. They are an Ethiopian man, a Mozambican man, a man believed to be from Zimbabwe and three South Africans.
In other developments:
South African President Jacob Zuma has condemned the attacks, saying they "go against everything we believe in".
With the unemployment rate at 24%, many South Africans accuse foreign nationals of taking jobs from locals.
Official data suggests there are about two million foreign nationals in South Africa, but some estimates put the number much higher. | Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has asked for an end to violence after attacks against migrants in South Africa. | 32377743 |
Four people are reportedly injured, and firefighters fear more people are buried under the rubble.
Eighteen people are registered as living at the building in the town of Swiebodzice, Radio Poland reports.
Two of the building's floors may have caved in due to a gas explosion, a spokesman for the fire department told AFP news agency. | A residential flat in southern Poland has collapsed, killing at least three people, officials say. | 39540322 |
Social workers asked a judge to look into the case after allegations were made by a number of children.
Some of the abuse, which was videoed on occasion, allegedly took place at a Birmingham hotel.
Judge Hilary Watson concluded it was "highly probable" the children had been forced to perform sex acts on animals.
"Such suggestions might seem fantastical but become a grim reality when seen in the context of my findings that the children have been made to perform sexual activities with each other," she wrote in her judgement.
She made a series of findings of facts after analysing evidence at a family court hearing in Coventry.
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Judge Watson said Coventry City Council was the local authority with responsibility for the children and that four children aged between eight and 14 were at the centre of the inquiries.
The claims had been made about a man they knew, who denied the allegations.
Det Ch Insp Ian Green, from West Midlands Police, said three people were arrested in May 2015 on suspicion of rape, but were told they would face no further action in July.
"The case is currently being reviewed and the evidence heard at a recent civil court hearing will feature in that review," he said.
Coventry City Council declined to comment. | Children were forced to engage in "sexual activities" with each other and animals at a hotel, a family court judge has concluded. | 35372154 |
Politicians and voters have been fiercely debating what his departure means for the country, as it tries to strike a debt deal with its creditors.
Many say they will miss his hardened stance against austerity, along with his maverick approach to politics.
Others are happy to see him go and believe Greece stands a better chance of securing a bailout agreement without him.
Belgium's Finance Minister, Johan Van Overtveldt, was one of the first prominent eurozone figures to react to the news. He told VRT radio that he would not miss Mr Varoufakis, whose behaviour and language he said had made negotiations difficult.
Others, including the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson, also suggested his strong choice of words in recent days may have been a catalyst for his departure.
Some voiced their disappointment at Mr Varoufakis's resignation, including writer Colette Browne who said his expertise was badly needed at the negotiating table.
Although his tenure as finance minister was relatively short, many found his unique approach to politics refreshing and he acquired a legion of fans.
Several others were less upset to see him go. The Greek Analyst insisted Mr Varoufakis remained culpable for not securing a deal with Greece's creditors.
Channel 4's Economic Editor Paul Mason, who had asked Mr Varoufakis in an interview whether he would quit if the government lost, said he wished he could turn back the clock and ask: "Will you quit if you win?"
And while the majority pondered what his departure would mean for the Greek economy, others chose to focus on more pressing problems... | Yanis Varoufakis has always been a divisive figure - so it is unsurprising that his sudden decision to quit as Greece's finance minister has caused quite a stir. | 33405704 |
He joined the League Two side from Sligo Rovers last year on an initial 18-month deal and has started every league game this season.
The 27-year-old started his career at Galway and moved to Sheffield United in 2011, but did not make a first-team appearance for the Blades.
"I'm very pleased to get this sorted early" he told the club website. | Full-back Seamus Conneely has extended his contract with Accrington Stanley until 2018. | 35495372 |
Lecturer Martyn Lee, 54, of Meriden, was arrested at Coventry University in February 2014.
He admitted six counts of making and distributing indecent images of children.
Sophie Nightingale, 23, from Stafford, pleaded guilty to four charges of possessing and distributing indecent images of children.
They included one count of possessing extreme pornographic images.
The pair are due to be sentenced at Warwick Crown Court next month.
Coventry University said Lee had been dismissed following a disciplinary hearing in 2014, while performing arts student Nightingale was no longer at the university.
In a statement, it confirmed a university computer used by Lee was seized in connection with the investigation.
It said the couple's relationship and the offences they admitted "took place in their private lives and, in both cases, were outside the University's knowledge and jurisdiction".
"When the University was made aware, swift and appropriate disciplinary action was taken in line with our staff and student codes of conduct," it said. | A former university lecturer and student have pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. | 32431940 |
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She began manufacturing and supplying bags and boxes made from recycled paper. Before she had graduated she was employing almost 80 people. | When the Ugandan government banned plastic bags, Rusia Orikiriza was a young student, but she spotted a business opportunity. | 38773808 |
Built by a team at Harvard University, this robot has several advantages over those with treads, wheels and rigid parts - which have a limited repertoire of movements and may have trouble navigating difficult terrain.
The sea creature-inspired creation was manufactured with soft materials and its motion is driven by compressed air.
Details appear in the journal PNAS.
Professor George Whitesides, Robert Shepherd and their colleagues from Harvard University in Cambridge, US, said the work was inspired by animals such as squid and starfish that lack hard skeletons.
The pneumatically-driven robot is built using flexible materials known as "elastomers".
Contained within the elastomer layer is a series of chambers that inflate like balloons to enable motion.
The robot can adopt different patterns of movement (gaits) during locomotion and its limbs are capable of fluid motions, the Harvard engineers explain.
They put their creation through its paces on an obstacle course which, they say, would hinder some rigid, metallic robots.
The flexible robot was made to squeeze underneath a glass plate elevated 2cm above the ground in less than a minute by executing a combination of co-ordinated movements.
Soft robots are more resistant than more rigid designs to damage from some common hazards in a real-world setting, such as falling on rocks, or receiving bumps and scrapes from other hard objects.
But the authors concede that the vulnerable elastomer "skins" of soft robots make them more susceptible to punctures from objects such as broken glass or thorns.
[email protected] | A "soft" robot inspired by squid and starfish can crawl, undulate, and squeeze under obstacles. | 15930007 |
The 31-year-old, who can also play in midfield, scored 48 goals in 227 appearances for the Dons, helping them reach the Championship in 2014-15.
He joins winger Daniel Powell in making the move from Stadium:MK to Justin Edinburgh's Cobblers this summer.
"We are really pleased to bring Dean to the club," said Edinburgh.
"He is a versatile attacking player, he can play as a striker, as a midfielder or in the hole and he gives us options.
"We have spoken a lot about putting together a well-balanced attacking unit with options and Dean fits in with that policy."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Northampton Town have signed forward Dean Bowditch on a two-year contract after he left League One rivals MK Dons at the end of last season. | 40379829 |
They have bought Cyfronydd Hall, near Welshpool, which was on offer at £2.5m.
"Ffion and I are looking forward to having a home in Wales for the first time and to living in such a beautiful part of the country," Mr Hague told the local County Times newspaper.
Their new home has 10 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and 12.7 acres (5ha) of land.
Mr Hague met his wife while he was Welsh Secretary in the 1990s and she worked in his private office.
"Ffion is very excited that we will be living just over the hill from Meifod where the National Eisteddfod will be held later this year, we are both looking forward to that," he said.
Mr Hague added that his new home was "an ideal place to write books".
Both he and his wife are published authors.
Montgomeryshire Tory MP Glyn Davies said he was "really pleased" the Hagues had decided to set up their family home in the area.
"Ffion's father was a Montgomeryshire man so she has family roots here, and William is hugely popular throughout Wales," he said.
Mr Davies added that Cyfronydd Hall, built in 1865, was a well-known local landmark which during his childhood had been a girls' school. | Former Tory leader William Hague and his wife Ffion will move to Powys when he retires from frontline politics at the general election. | 30828538 |
Emanuel Lutchman, 25, from Rochester, was charged on plotting to kill people at a restaurant on New Year's Eve.
Mr Lutchman told an FBI informant he would use a machete and knives in the attack, officials say.
Before his arrest, he made a video pledging allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the FBI said.
Mr Lutchman came to the attention of authorities after he began expressing support for IS online.
"I will take a life, I don't have a problem with that," Mr Lutchman is quoting as saying in court documents.
A convert to Islam, he has a history of mental illness and lengthy criminal record, officials said.
Authorities in major US cities such as New York and Los Angeles are on high alert for an attack during well-attended New Year's Eve festivities.
New York has deployed about 6,000 police officers to patrol Times Square, which is expected to draw about a million people. | US authorities have arrested a man described as a supporter of so-called Islamic State (IS) and accused him of planning an attack in New York State. | 35206711 |
Four-time world champion Scott, the second most successful sailor in Finn Gold Cup history, won gold at Rio 2016.
Mills and Clark improved on the silver won in London by winning Olympic gold in the women's 470 event in Rio.
"It's awesome for us," said 37-year-old Clark, who retired this summer following her third Games.
Awarded annually to one female and one male nominee, the winners will be announced on 8 November in Barcelona.
"I always think of the World Sailor Awards as the sailing Oscars so to be nominated for the first time is really exciting," added Clark.
"The standard of women's sailing is high and everyone within our category won gold in Rio so it will be really tough, but if we do win, it would be an amazing finish to our partnership."
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Nominated alongside Mills and Clark are Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands, France's gold medal-winning windsurfer Charline Picon, Argentine Cecilia Carranza Saroli and Brazilian 49erFX Olympic champions Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze.
Meanwhile, Scott will face competition from New Zealand pair Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, 470 champions Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic of Croatia, Argentina's Santiago Lange and Paralympic champion Damien Seguin of France. | Olympic champions Giles Scott, Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark have been nominated for the prestigious World Sailor of the Year Awards. | 37544373 |
From 2006 to 2011, the proportion of Brazilians who were overweight went up from 42.7% to 48.5%.
The health ministry described the trend as "worrying", but said it was not a direct result of rising prosperity.
It highlighted major programmes to promote healthier eating and increased physical exercise, saying now was the time to confront the problem.
The study was based on 54,000 telephone interviews in all the country's state capitals as well as Brasilia.
It found that 52.6% of men and 44.7% of women were overweight.
The proportion of people with obesity increased from 11% in 2006 to 15.8% in 2011.
The health ministry said the consumption of high-fat food was a major cause, particularly among men.
But Health Minister Alexandre Padilha rejected the idea that the increase in the proportion of overweight people was linked to Brazil's rising prosperity.
"Eating habits have not changed much over the last six years, it wasn't in this period that people started consuming full-fat milk and fatty meat," he said.
The health ministry says it is working with major food producers to reduce levels of fat in processed food and offer more healthy alternatives.
It also highlighted major spending programmes on health education and sport in communities and schools.
"Now is the time to act to ensure we don't reach the levels of countries like the US, where more than 20% of the population is obese," the ministry said.
On a positive note, the study found that the proportion of men who led sedentary lives had fallen from 16% in 2009 to 14% in 2011.
The proportion of Brazilians who smoke has also continued to fall.
Being significantly overweight can contribute to a range of health problems, including diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. | Almost half of Brazil's population is now overweight or obese, a government study has found. | 17671253 |
The scientists said they were delighted to witness the eruption of Australia's second-tallest mountain on Heard Island, 4,100km south-west of Perth.
Big Ben is known to have erupted at least three times since 2000, but such eruptions are rarely witnessed.
Heard island is dominated by the Big Ben massif and its summit, Mawson Peak.
The scientists on board the research vessel Investigator, who are researching whether active undersea volcanoes support life in the Southern Ocean, said they were thrilled to witness the eruption.
Professor Mike Coffin, a geophysicist from the University of Tasmania's Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), called the experience "an amazing coda to this week's submarine research".
"We saw vapour being emitted from the top of the volcano and we saw lava flows coming down the flank of Big Ben," Prof Coffin, the voyage's chief scientist, said.
"This was a very exciting observation. There are very few ships that come to this part of the world and in fact the last geological expedition that landed on Heard Island was in 1987.
Prof Coffin said the lava flowed over the top of the glacial ice at the top of the mountain before descending beneath the ice further down the volcano's slope.
"So there's a strong interaction between glacial ice and molten lava on the side of Big Ben," he said.
The scientists aboard the Investigator are seeking to prove that iron from underwater volcanoes influences the phytoplankton blooms that fertilise the Southern Ocean.
The 2,745m-tall Mawson Peak is Australia's second-highest mountain, surpassed only by the Mount McClintock range in Australian Antarctic Territory at 3,490m.
Mount Kosciuszko, the tallest mountain on Australia's mainland, is 2,228m tall. | A volcanic eruption on a remote island in Australian territory outside the Antarctic circle has been filmed by scientists on a research expedition. | 35467131 |
Dublin boy Reese Kilbride, 12, wrote a letter after learning about the 1916 Easter Rising at school.
The reply, written by a palace official, said: "This is not a matter in which Her Majesty would intervene."
Reese's mother, Fiona Dowling, said her son had not expected a response.
"I told him not to expect anything given she gets loads of letters," she said.
"They were learning about the Easter Rising in school, it's been a key theme for them this year and Reese was just really interested in it."
Reese asked for "the return of the six counties" and enclosed drawings of himself and his friend, Ethan.
In reply, Jennie Vine, a deputy correspondence co-ordinator at the palace, said: "Her Majesty has asked me to thank you for the pictures you drew especially for her".
On the matter of Northern Ireland, Ms Vine said that "as a constitutional sovereign the Queen acts on the advice of her ministers and remains strictly non-political at all times".
Asked what Reese has done with the letter now, Ms Dowling said: "He took it to school to show his class.
"I was going to frame it, but last night I found it scrunched up in the bottom of his school bag!" | An Irish primary school pupil who wrote to the Queen requesting that she turn Northern Ireland over to the Republic of Ireland has received a reply from Buckingham Palace. | 36036914 |
Swindon Borough Council needs to save £1.5m from its libraries budget by 2020.
Four 'core' libraries will remain open and the council said it would look to extend opening hours and encourage volunteer-led library services.
Shirley Burnham, from Save Swindon's Libraries, said they want "the town consulted properly".
"We hope for a rethink...a well costed and well thought out alternative," she said.
Under the proposals, Central, West, Highworth and North libraries will remain open.
The council has also approved a one-off grant of £500k to invest in self-service technology and develop volunteer led library service.
Cllr Mary Martin, cabinet member for communities, said: "With an increasing amount of our budget being spent on vulnerable people in our community we cannot go on as we are.
"The core network proposed in the library strategy will ensure 85 % of households will live less than two miles from a library and that figure will increase further as we are intent on working with the community to develop ways of enhancing the library provision."
There will be an eight-week consultation on the proposals.
If the plans go ahead, library funding will be reduced from June 2017. | Campaigners have called for a "rethink" after plans to close 11 of Swindon's 15 libraries were approved. | 36802142 |
Officers did not attend the scene until three days after the incident was reported to them.
The Scottish Sun reported the material was found when family members visited the scene to lay flowers on the first anniversary,
Police Scotland said they were investigating whether or not the debris was linked to the collision.
John Yuill died at the scene, and his partner Lamara Bell died in hospital after she was found by emergency services.
That prompted a review of how 999 calls were handled and a report into whether any further action - such as criminal proceedings or a fatal accident inquiry - was necessary.
The Lord Advocate is currently considering the findings.
The newspaper has reported that Lamara Bell's family found wreckage, including part of a car bumper and plastic bodywork, which appeared to match the colour of the couple's blue Renault Clio.
Police Scotland have confirmed they were alerted on Friday, and have now recovered the material.
Forth Valley Commander Ch Supt Stephen McAllister said: "I would wish to reassure the families and the wider public that following the incident, specialist officers conducted an extensive search of the crash site.
"This resulted in the recovery of the vehicle and items found nearby which were examined during the investigation into the crash.
"We have made direct contact with the Bell family and have recovered the debris to establish its source." | New debris has been found at the scene of a crash on the M9 near Stirling last July, in which two people died. | 36759392 |
Ricardo Quaresma also scored twice, with Danilo, Eder and Karol Mets' own-goal completing the rout on Wednesday.
It was 31-year-old Ronaldo's first appearance since winning the Champions League with Real Madrid last month.
The Portugal captain was substituted at half time, but showed no sign of injury with his country's first Group F game against Iceland on Tuesday.
The 2004 finalists also face Austria and Hungary in the group stage.
Create leagues and play against your friends in BBC Sport's new Euro 2016 Predictor game | Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in 10 minutes as Portugal beat Estonia 7-0 in their final warm-up game for Euro 2016. | 36485900 |
The review had been arranged for 19 September but is expected to be postponed until after a High Court case in October.
A judge is to decide whether to release key evidence from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch to Sussex Police.
Eleven men died when a vintage jet crashed onto traffic on the A27 next to Shoreham air show last August.
West Sussex coroner Penelope Schofield said the full inquest, due in March, could also be delayed.
Ms Schofield said: "Everything depends on the High Court hearing due in October - that has to come first.
"Sussex Police then need their experts to look at any evidence that emerges and the CPS need to make a decision on whether any prosecution is appropriate."
The pilot, Andrew Hill, 51, survived and is being investigated for manslaughter.
On Monday, hundreds of people joined in a minute's silence to mark the first anniversary of the disaster. | A pre-inquest hearing into the Shoreham air crash deaths is "likely to be delayed", a coroner has said. | 37167601 |
In a quiet first half, Tarique Fosu broke the deadlock, capitalising on York goalkeeper Scott Flinders' mistake to finish into the bottom corner.
Bradley Fewster came close to converting for the Minstermen, before Josh Windass doubled Stanley's lead with a strike from the edge of the box.
After numerous York chances, Windass added a late third for Stanley.
Following Stanley's dominant start, York began to create chances of their own. Fewster turned and shot over the bar before Luke Summerfield placed his effort straight at Accrington goalkeeper Ross Etheridge.
The result leaves York 10 points behind Newport with only two games left, as the Minstermen's four-year stay in the Football League is brought to an end.
Meanwhile second-placed Stanley strengthened their chances of automatic promotion to League One, stretching their buffer to the play-offs to two points after Plymouth lost to Dagenham and Redbridge. | York City were relegated from the Football League after losing at promotion-chasing Accrington Stanley. | 36060951 |
The incident happened on Wellmeadow Street, near to Lady Lane, at about 05:00.
Emergency services attended and the man was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital before being transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Police Scotland has appealed for witnesses to come forward. | An 18-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after he was hit by a vehicle in Paisley. | 36121146 |
Sissoko follows Yoan Gouffran,centre-back Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa,left-back Massadio Haidara and right-back Mathieu Debuchy to St James' Park.
The 23-year-old has signed a six-and-a-half-year deal and will wear the number seven shirt.
Sissoko said: "I am delighted to be a Newcastle United player."
He will bring drive and energy to the squad, he is a winner and that's why I'm especially pleased to have him with us
The player, who came through the youth ranks at Toulouse, has six senior international caps.
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew said: "This transfer window has proved very productive for us and Moussa arriving is a massive plus for the club.
"He will bring drive and energy to the squad, he is a winner and that's why I'm especially pleased to have him with us.
"What all our signings this window bring is essential competition for places and that is great for the remainder of the season."
Toulouse had earlier revealed Sissoko would be signing for the north-east side.
"Moussa Sissoko will not go to the end of his contract. He found an agreement with Newcastle United for a definitive transfer," the club announced.
Before Haidara joined from Nancy, Gouffran was recruited from Bordeaux and Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa from Montpellier, while Debuchy arrived from Lille.
Yohan Cabaye, Hatem Ben Arfa, Romain Amalfitano, Sylvain Marveaux and Gabriel Obertan are already at St James' Park.
Pardew's side finished fifth in the Premier League last season but they are 16th in 2012-13, two points above the relegation zone.
In other Newcastle news on Friday captain Fabricio Coloccini agreed to stay at the club until at least the end of the season. | Newcastle have added to their French contingent by signing midfielder Moussa Sissoko from Toulouse for an undisclosed fee. | 21189430 |
Anthony Steele was hurt when the dog's tether got tangled in his wheel in Heysham, Lancashire, in August 2012.
He suffered fractures to his skull, shoulder and ribs and a permanent loss of hearing in one ear.
The 59-year-old said he made the insurance claim "so people are aware of the dangers of retractable dog leads".
Mr Steele was training on Heysham promenade for the Coast to Coast cycling event with around 10 other riders when he saw "a small white dog dart across my path".
"I had no idea of the severity of my injuries suffered until I had come round in hospital."
He said he had not cycled since his fall and now suffers from "permanent hearing loss, dizziness, headaches, balancing issues and pain in my right shoulder".
He added that he could not "quite believe all of this has been caused by someone who could not control their dog".
The compensation, which was awarded to help with his rehabilitation, was agreed in an out-of-court settlement ahead of a hearing in Manchester. | A cyclist who suffered life-changing injuries when an "out-of-control" dog's lead caught in his spokes has received £65,000 in compensation. | 34945382 |
The 19-year-old scored 14 times last season even though 25 of his 36 appearances were as a substitute.
New manager Pep Guardiola has rewarded him with a long-term deal on much improved terms.
"Kelechi is a natural goalscorer. I knew about him before, but I've been really impressed with him since I arrived," Guardiola said.
"I like his personality, his attitude, his ability - we hope to help him reach the highest level and to realise his full potential."
Iheanacho was City's third-highest scorer in all competitions, behind Sergio Aguero and Kevin de Bruyne.
The Nigerian was a late substitute in Saturday's 2-1 win over Sunderland.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho has signed a two-year contract extension with the club. | 37124561 |
The victim was dragged along the ground by a robber in Hackney, east London, as he grabbed her handbag on 27 June.
Detectives want to speak to Sanchez Edwards, 28, who has paranoid schizophrenia and went missing from the John Howard Centre on 17 May.
The Met Police described him as a "dangerous man".
He was admitted to the centre in Hackney on 29 January last year and later sentenced to an unrestricted hospital order under the Mental Health Act for assaulting a member of hospital staff.
A Met Police spokesman said: "If you see Edwards then do not approach him but immediately call 999 or alert a nearby police officer."
Detectives said the 92-year-old woman was pulled across the floor by the man as she walked to a medical centre in Nuttall Street.
She eventually let go of the bag, which contained a £50 mobile phone, £100 in cash and a travel pass, because she was in so much pain, police said.
Det Insp Paul Ridley said the "devastating psychological trauma of this victim is possibly the worst I have encountered". | Police investigating the violent robbery of a 92-year-old woman say they want to question a man who has absconded from a psychiatric unit. | 40491338 |
A water park at Llys y Fran Water Park, a regeneration project in Saundersfoot and a railway museum in Aberystwyth are among the plans which could benefit.
The Welsh Government said the potential value - if other public and private funding is secured - would be £85m.
It said it was the single biggest EU investment in the sector, with cash stretching over five years.
Ten projects have been picked and will now be individually assessed and agreed before building work can start.
They are:
Economy Minister Edwina Hart said: "This announcement brings us one step closer to creating some iconic destinations for Wales.
"By focusing efforts and investment on key projects in each region we can have a real impact on Wales' profile in this globally competitive market." | Ten projects to boost tourism across Wales could receive £27.7m in European funding. | 35841249 |
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Emergency services evacuated 1,500 people from a 12 mile radius as a precaution, authorities said.
The nearby city of Puerto Montt has already been covered in a cloud of ash.
Mayor Gervoy Paredes said residents were "very, very frightened", but so far everyone is safe.
Authorities said no hot rocks or lava had been seen so far, only ash.
However, experts warned that local rivers could be flooded by melting snow and ice.
Chile has the second largest chain of volcanoes in the world after Indonesia, with about 500 that are potentially active.
It is southern Chile's second volcanic eruption in recent months.
In March, the Villarrica volcano erupted in the early hours of the morning, spewing ash and lava. | The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile has erupted for the first time in more than four decades, sending a plume of smoke and ash into the sky. | 32426694 |
The images were taken by the RAF in the 1950s and show locations in countries that were part of former Soviet Union or its allies, and also western Europe.
A powerful US-made camera was fitted to a Canberra B2 jet.
Declassified in 2004, the images have now only been released by the Ministry of Defence to the National Collection of Aerial Photography (NCAP).
Many of the photographs show locations in former East Germany, but also test shots of western Europe such as Luneburg in former West Germany, while others show Syria.
The spying sorties were first flown as part of the UK-US Project Robin.
The camera used was said to be so powerful that during a test flight over the English Channel off the coast of Dover, clear photographs were taken of St Paul's Cathedral 75 miles (120km) away in central London.
Project Robin's first sortie was flown in 1954 and the last in 1956 when the US switched to the higher flying U-2 aircraft.
The Canberra B2 jet continued to be used, however, by the RAF and was deployed during the Suez Crisis in the late 1950s. | Cold War photographs of Germany and the Middle East have been released to a national archive based in Edinburgh. | 35110961 |
With both sides having failed to win a league game since early January, there were few chances on show.
Macclesfield's Paul Turnbull came closest for either side as his free-kick after 20 minutes hit the crossbar.
Halifax's victory meant the Robins fell to 21st in the table, level on points with Boreham Wood but with a far inferior goal difference. | Altrincham fell into the National League relegation zone after a goalless draw against Macclesfield at Moss Lane. | 35676009 |
It involves five large ponds at the treatment plant at Ballynacor.
The plant takes in sewage from Portadown, Lurgan and Craigavon.
Dumping the by-product of sewage treatment in such ponds was discontinued some years ago, but the lagoons remained.
The multi-million pound project saw the liquid being pumped out and treated.
What remained was mixed with ash and cement and used to backfill the lagoons, which were then filled-up with soil.
NI Water had intended to plant grass, but decided instead to create a wildflower meadow on the site together with Ulster Wildlife and the local council
300kgs of seed were gathered from nearby meadows at Oxford Island Nature Reserve and in County Fermanagh.
The seed has now been sown and will bloom next summer when yellow rattle, ragged robin, meadowsweet and oxeye daisy will attract insects, birds and small mammals.
Ciaran Crozier, of Northern Ireland Water, said the company was keen to get involved in projects that enhanced biodiversity.
Conor McKinney, of Ulster Wildlife, said by next summer the former sludge lagoons would be a "hive of activity" for wildlife.
There will be no public access to the site. | More than 15 acres of former sewage lagoons are being transformed into a wildflower meadow in a unique project in County Armagh. | 37252538 |
Freelance photographer Mike Newman said he spotted "great numbers" of the pods when he was surfing on Long Rock beach in Cornwall.
The objects have reportedly baffled holidaymakers who were concerned they were poisonous.
But marine expert Prof Martin Attrill said they were harmless "sea potatoes".
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More formally known as burrowing sea urchins, Prof Attrill said they were about the size of a tennis ball and were usually covered with little spines.
Prof Attrill, from Plymouth University, said mass strandings of sea potatoes were "not unusual", particularly because they aggregated for breeding, meaning many could wash up together when caught out by a storm.
"There does seem to be a lot of them at the moment, but we have had a couple of pretty strong storms over the last week or two," he said.
Mr Newman said his children thought they were "fun to play with", and he had no concerns that they were poisonous.
"They are quite cute," Prof Attrill added. | "Thousands" of "funny" baseball-like sea objects strewn across beaches in the South West have been identified as a common type of sea urchin. | 37128579 |
The set features nine characters from the existing Star Wars franchise and three from the upcoming release.
The new characters are Rey, played by Daisy Ridley; Finn, played by John Boyega; and Kylo Ren, whom Adam Driver plays from behind a mask.
British actress Ridley celebrated by launch by posing with her stamp, which also features robot companion BB-8.
Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and Darth Vader also feature on the set of first class stamps, illustrated by British artist Malcolm Tween.
A miniature sheet with six vehicles and spaceships from the series, set against the landscape of the Death Star, has also been released.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is out in the UK and Ireland on 17 December. | Eighteen new stamps have been issued by Royal Mail to celebrate Star Wars: The Force Awakens. | 34620723 |
James Clapper said the best the US could hope for was a cap on the North's capabilities, in a speech in New York.
It is a rare admission that Washington's long-standing goal of denuclearisation may not be achievable.
However, the US state department said its policy had not changed.
North Korea claims to have made rapid progress in its nuclear and rocket programmes in recent years despite international opposition and strict sanctions.
In September, the country carried out its fifth and largest nuclear test, to worldwide condemnation.
Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations think-tank on Tuesday, Mr Clapper described the North Korean government as "paranoid", and said it saw nuclear weapons as "their ticket to survival".
"So the notion of giving up their nuclear capability, whatever it is, is a non-starter with them," he added.
He suggested offering economic inducements to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un to limit his nuclear arsenal might be a better policy.
Responding to Mr Clapper's comments, the state department said it still aimed for a resumption of six-nation negotiations, from which the North pulled out in 2009.
The US is due to deploy its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defence system in South Korea soon, despite opposition from China and North Korea.
Washington and Seoul insist it is purely for defending against threats from North Korea. | The US policy to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programme is "probably a lost cause", the US national intelligence director has said. | 37771377 |
The 34-year old, who previously played for Welling United, says he has signed a one-year deal with the London club.
"I'm happy to sign for Dulwich Hamlet and I know I can still play well," Kargbo told BBC Sport.
"I'll do my best to help the club achieve its objectives next season."
He added: "I'm grateful to Hamlet FC as they have confidence in me at a time when I've been wrongly accused of fixing matches."
Kargbo is banned in Netherlands because Dutch football's governing body, KNVB, have alleged he was involved in trying to fix games in 2009 - claims he denied three months ago.
He is also among four players who are suspended by the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) for allegedly attempting to fix Sierra Leone's 2010 World Cup qualifier against South Africa in Pretoria, which ended in a goalless draw.
The others are Ibrahim Koroma, Samuel Barlay and goalkeeper Christian Caulker.
All four players claim they are innocent. The allegations have yet to be investigated by the SLFA.
Kargbo, who retired from playing for Sierra Leone in October last year, started his career with local club Old Edwardians before moving to Europe to play in Belgium, the Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Portugal and now England. | Former Sierra Leone captain Ibrahim Kargbo, who is currently banned from playing in Netherlands over match-fixing allegations, has joined English non-league side Dulwich Hamlet FC. | 36409017 |
Directed by Austria's Michael Haneke, the film tells of mysterious events that befall a rural German village in the years preceding World War I.
Jonathan Ross hosted the event, which saw veteran Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci receive a special award.
Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton was among the audience at the BFI Southbank in London at Thursday's ceremony.
Her film I Am Love was one of the five foreign language films shortlisted for this year's honour.
The others nominated were Swedish vampire thriller Let the Right One In, French crime drama A Prophet and Israeli animation Waltz with Bashir.
Haneke did not travel to London to receive his prize, which was accepted on his behalf by White Ribbon cast member Leonie Benesch.
This year's winner was decided by a panel comprising director Sophie Fiennes, screenwriter Christopher Hampton, Bollywood star Aamir Kahn and novelist Bidisha.
The ceremony will be broadcast on BBC Four on Saturday at 2100 BST.
Speaking after the event, Hampton said he had been impressed by The White Ribbon's "precision" and sense of mystery.
"The real sign for me was that the second time I saw it was more extraordinary than the first time," he told the BBC News website.
Attending the ceremony in a wheelchair, the 70-year-old Bertolucci received a rousing reception as he collected his accolade.
"I'm very grateful and honoured," said the director of Last Tango in Paris and The Last Emperor.
"It is very important for me to collect this quite heavy award," he added, going on to praise the "state of the art ramp" that had enabled him to ascend the podium. | Oscar-nominated drama The White Ribbon has been named the winner of this year's BBC Four World Cinema award. | 11499451 |
North End won 1-0 and eventually went through as 4-0 aggregate winners.
It is alleged that both clubs failed to control their players in an orderly fashion in the 28th minute.
Preston assistant Glynn Snodin has been charged with misconduct as it is alleged his behaviour during the first half amounted to improper conduct.
Both clubs and Snodin have until 18:00 BST on Friday, 15 May to respond to the charges. | Preston and Chesterfield have been charged by the Football Association for players' conduct in the first leg of their League One play-off semi-final. | 32723325 |
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is now overseeing 43 such inquiries, up from 29 announced last year.
All concern the Metropolitan Police.
They relate to allegations of wrongdoing in cases involving prominent individuals or police officers.
The IPCC said the claims being looked at related to "child sex offences dating from the 1970s to the 2000s".
It is overseeing probes by the Met's Professional Standards Department.
A IPCC spokesman said: "They all concern allegations of suppressing evidence, hindering or halting investigations, or covering up alleged offences because of the involvement of prominent individuals or police officers."
Many of the investigations stem from allegations made by retired Met Police officers.
The IPCC said it was also managing one investigation into Essex Police, while there is another, independent investigation being carried out into Sussex Police - making a total of 45.
One of the 43 Met inquiries relates to the actions of police investigating the case of Vishal Mehrotra, an eight-year-old boy who went missing on the day of the Royal Wedding in 1981.
His remains were found six months later in Sussex. | Fourteen further investigations have been launched into alleged police corruption relating to historical child sex abuse claims, the police watchdog has said. | 36774902 |
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BBC Sport commentator Colin Bryce: "When you have a nailed-on favourite like Wu you really thought he was going to take it away but in the Group B session this relatively unknown North Korean stepped forward with 168kg in the clean and jerk. He hit such an enormous clean and jerk that he takes it on total. It's unheard of for a B Group lifter to do this. It's bizarre to say the least."
The 20-year-old, who lifted in the unfancied Group B, cleared 125kg in the snatch before setting a clean and jerk Olympic record of 168kg.
Om then looked on as Chinese favourite Jingbiao Wu failed to better his 293kg total and had to settle for silver.
Azerbaijan's Valentin Hristov picked up the bronze medal with a total of 286kg.
Om was included in the B Category on Sunday morning, which was supposed to act as a warm-up to the later session for the supposed medal contenders.
But he became just the fifth man in history to lift three times his bodyweight in the clean and jerk to set an imposing target.
Chinese lifter, Wu, who won the weightlifting world championships in 2010 and 2011, was in a strong position after lifting 133kg in the snatch.
But he could not lift more than 156kg in the clean and jerk, leaving him with a silver medal. | North Korean Om Yun-Chol pulled off a surprise victory in the men's 56kg weightlifting after equalling the world record for the clean and jerk. | 18904467 |
About 30 firefighters and eight appliances were called to tackle the blaze on Soroba Road at about 01:30.
The operation, which is ongoing, has been complicated by the presence of highly-flammable acetylene cylinders.
A council spokesman said there were no reports of injuries. He said the damage to the yard, which services bin lorries and gritters, is, as yet, unknown.
Two fire engines from Oban initially attended but this was increased to eight, with crews from as far afield as Milngavie in East Dunbartonshire called in due to the scale of the blaze.
The incident commander, Station Manager Elliot, said: "Our crews are currently dealing with a significant fire. Thirty firefighters are currently tackling the blaze with two water jets and a water tower.
"Due to the fire damage and presence of acetylene cylinders an Argyll and Bute Council officer has attended to offer support."
Police and an officer from Argyll and Bute Council were also in attendance.
A council spokesman said it was unclear at this stage how much damage had been caused to the yard and any vehicles within.
He said the council was assisting the fire service and police and an investigation would be held into the cause of the fire. | A major fire has damaged a maintenance depot in Oban which services Argyll and Bute Council's fleet of vehicles. | 37947208 |
"This is a victory of life over the jihadists," President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said at the opening ceremony, AFP news agency reports.
Twenty two people died in the siege, including the two attackers.
Mali's state prosecutor said on Monday the gunmen might have been been Somali but investigations were continuing.
Somalia's Islamist militant group al-Shabab has not commented on the allegation.
Three other jihadist groups have previously said they were behind the attack.
These include al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), its offshoot al-Murabitoun and the Macina Liberation Front from central Mali.
Last month, Malian forces in Bamako arrested two people in connection with the attack, but no further arrests have been made.
Security has been increased at the hotel and it is now not possible to drive in front of the building and the road surrounding it has become one-way only.
The hotel's manager, Gary Ellis, told the BBC there were now fences around the hotel, an automatic gate and a scanner for baggage.
"We are resuming our activities with a winner's spirit - we need to erase that terrible day of the attack." he said.
Abdourahmane Dia from the BBC French Service says that since the attack Bamako has remained on high alert.
Militant groups have become more active in southern Mali this year, he says.
On Sunday, armed men attacked a military barracks in the central town of Niono.
One soldier was injured and two others are still missing. | The luxury Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, has reopened less than a month after it came under attack from Islamist militants. | 35101130 |
Shanay Walker was living with her aunt and guardian Kay-Ann Morris when she was found dead in July 2014.
Ms Morris, 24, of Beckhampton Road, Nottingham, has denied murder and cruelty charges.
Shanay's grandmother Juanila Smikle, 53, of Easegill Court in Top Valley, also denied cruelty charges relating to Shanay and four other children.
Ms Morris, is also charged with cruelty against two other children in 2011.
The court heard Ms Morris told police officers Shanay had accidently fallen down the stairs.
The prosecution said the aunt was "covering up the truth" that she had subjected her niece to a "sustained, vicious and brutal beating".
A paramedic who arrived at the scene said the child's leg were "covered in bruises and scab wounds".
A post-mortem examination found more than 50 injuries to Shanay's body, face, arms, legs and buttocks and the cause of death was a brain injury.
Teachers at Shanay's school told police her personality changed from "bubbly and happy" to "introverted and anxious" when she was around her aunt.
The prosecution said two neighbours had told police they had seen Shanay "upset, crying and even hysterical" at times.
The trial continues. | A seven-year-old girl who was found dead in her bed had dozens of injuries on her body, a murder trial has heard. | 32383960 |
The former Manchester United stars want to build a tower block in their home city including apartments, offices, restaurants and a five-star hotel.
The 20th Century Society has asked for the Manchester Reform Synagogue to be "listed" to block the players' £200m St Michael's development on Jackson Row.
Historic England will assess whether to give it Grade II listed status.
The 1953 synagogue would be bulldozed and rebuilt on the site close to Manchester Town Hall under plans to be submitted later this year.
The 19th Century Sir Ralph Abercromby pub and the former Bootle Street police station also face being demolished.
Tess Pinto, the 20th Century Society's conservation advisor, told the BBC: "We are worried about these plans in particular because the site contains three interesting and beautiful historic buildings.
"And in their place they want to put up 31-storey skyscrapers which will have a serious impact on Manchester's skyline."
However the Jewish congregation support plans for a new synagogue as the old one is "damp and outdated" with limited parking.
An Historic England spokeswoman said: "The planning decision would still be up to the council.
"However it is unusual for listed building to be knocked down." | Charity campaigners have applied to save a synagogue from being flattened by Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville. | 37705084 |
Ray Cottam, 55, from Middlestown near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, died in the resort of Cancun, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) confirmed.
He was on holiday with his new wife Karen after marrying last Saturday near Pontefract, according to reports.
A FCO spokeswoman said: "We were made aware of the death of a British national in Cancun, Mexico on 30 June."
Mrs Cottam is now back home in Middlestown being comforted by family.
Staff at a nearby bookmakers where Mrs Cottam works have set up a collection for her.
"We are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time," the FCO spokeswoman added. | A man has been killed in a suspected hit-and-run crash while on honeymoon in Mexico. | 23215301 |
Sgt Stephen Chilton is seen using an unapproved neck lock to restrain a youth in a cell in CCTV footage from a Nottinghamshire Police custody suite.
An expert witness said the technique was justified because the suspect tried to attack the sergeant.
Sgt Chilton denies gross misconduct and the hearing continues.
His actions at Bridewell custody suite carried the risk of serious injury or even death, the hearing was told.
The date of the allegation was 9 January 2014.
It is the first time Nottinghamshire Police has held a misconduct hearing in public. | A custody sergeant used excessive force that could have put a suspect's life in danger, a police disciplinary hearing has been told. | 33977428 |
His memoir Other People's Countries is about his childhood in the town of Bouillon on the Belgian border, where his mother was born.
Mr McGuiness, who also topped the non-fiction category, won the prize in 2012 for his novel The Last Hundred Days.
The Welsh-language award, presented in Caernarfon, went to Gareth F Williams for his wartime novel Awst yn Anogia.
Judge and poet Paul Henry said McGuinness's book was stylistically "brilliant".
"It's a poet's prose at its best - perfectly paced, effortless in its devices," he added.
McGuinness beat Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys, whose book American Interior was shortlisted. It was part of a multi-media project retracing the journey of his distant ancestor, the explorer John Evans.
McGuinness, who is an Oxford professor of French and comparative literature, picked up the award in his home town Caernarfon.
His debut novel, a spy thriller inspired by his experience of the 1989 Romanian revolution, had won the award four years ago and was also long-listed for the Man Booker Prize.
The winner of the Roland Mathias Poetry Award 2015 was Tiffany Atkinson for So Many Moving Parts.
Cynan Jones won the fiction prize in English for his story of a grieving farmer and a badger-baiter, The Dig.
Costa Poetry Prize winner Jonathan Edwards won the Wales Arts Review People's Choice Prize for his debut collection My Family and Other Superheroes. | Writer Patrick McGuinness has won the Welsh Book of the Year award for the second time in four years. | 33010037 |
The Norwegian defended his decision to start with top scorer Kenwyne Jones on the bench in the 1-0 defeat at Wolves.
With a Capital One Cup trip to Port Vale on Tuesday and an away fixture at Fulham four days later, Solskjaer says he will continue to rotate.
"I'll always look to freshen things up at times and I'll make more right [decisions] than wrong," he said.
It's going to be a long, hard season and we need everyone firing
"Of course you think it's very simple; you can play the same 11 in 46 league games and you'll be happy.
"It doesn't happen like that, it doesn't happen in today's football with the intensity, fitness, short space of time in between games, that's just how it is."
The former Manchester United striker said resting Jones on Saturday was "part and parcel of what we're going to do throughout the whole season".
Eight new players have been brought into the club over the summer, giving Solskjaer plenty of depth in his squad.
"There's going to be games he [Jones] won't play, there's going to be games other players don't play because it's going to be a long, hard season and we need everyone firing," Solskjaer said.
Saturday's loss at Molineux was the Bluebirds' first defeat of the season but Solskjaer says there has been no knock-on effect to Mark Hudson, who scored a last-minute own goal.
"Mark is a top pro. He's been as a captain should be - just get on with it. You've got to brush it off, we all make mistakes in the game of football." | Cardiff City manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the high frequency of games makes squad rotation essential. | 28924346 |
Shaheen Jafargholi, 19, from Swansea, will play Shakil Kazemi, the son of Bonnie Langford's character Carmel Kazemi.
He shot to fame at the age of 12 when he sang a rendition of The Jackson 5's Who's Lovin' You on ITV's variety series in 2009.
He also sang at Michael Jackson's memorial service in Los Angeles.
Jackson had seen Jafargholi's performance on Britains' Got Talent and lined him up as a support act for his ill-fated This Is It tour. He died weeks later.
In EastEnders, Jafargholi will play the 15-year-old brother of Kush (Davood Ghadami).
Known as Shaki by his friends and family, and described as a "cheeky teenager", he arrives in Albert Square determined to reunite his divorced parents.
He said: "I'm so excited to be joining the show.
"I've been a fan since I was a little kid so to now be a part of something so iconic is an honour. I'm also really excited to be working with a legend such as Bonnie Langford." | A former Britain's Got Talent finalist has spoken of his excitement at being cast in BBC One's EastEnders. | 36053374 |
He said there was sufficient evidence for a trial to go ahead.
Prosecutors accuse Lula of involvement in an alleged bribery scheme related to work by the construction giant, Odebrecht, in Angola.
His lawyers denied wrongdoing and dismissed the charges as politically motivated and frivolous.
This is the third case against Lula to received the go-ahead.
He says the charges are designed to destroy his reputation and prevent him from standing in presidential elections in 2018.
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In a separate ruling, a judge decided that the former speaker of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, would face trial for his alleged role in the Petrobras scandal.
As speaker, Mr Cunha led the successful drive to impeach former President Dilma Rousseff for breaking budgetary rules.
Ms Rousseff and her supporters described the move as a "coup" in retaliation for her allowing the Petrobras investigation to go ahead. | A federal judge in Brazil has ruled that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face further criminal charges. | 37651616 |
Saints are sixth in the Premiership, four points behind fourth-placed Bath.
England international Burrell, 29, is available to make his comeback after eight weeks out injured.
"The contacts are a little bit more physical because everyone is getting themselves mentally into the place they need to be to compete," he said.
Saints, who missed out on last season's play-offs, finishing fifth in the table, five points adrift of Leicester. will also be boosted by the return of members of England's Six Nations title-winning squad.
"We are in a position where if we put in a good performance this weekend we are right back in the mix," Burrell told BBC Radio Northampton.
"We can't get ahead of ourselves. The story of our season has been like a rollercoaster but we've got our internationals back, they've added a bit of edge in training this week."
Team-mate Kieran Brookes will again be facing the club where he spent two years of his career.
"It is a last big push," the prop said. "Potentially we can still get in to the top four if we get wins and results go our way." | Northampton Saints centre Luther Burrell says they will be in "right in the mix" for a top-four finish if they can beat Leicester Tigers on Saturday. | 39355530 |
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