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The 30-year-old has moved in a bid to resurrect his career, having made only two first-team appearances for Dragons during the 2015-16 season.
Dragons have stated that Brew has left them "by mutual consent".
Brew has won nine caps for Wales, but has not featured for his country at international level since June, 2012.
Dragons' statement said: "He has struggled with injuries during his latest spell with the Dragons following his return from Biarritz Olympique.
"His opportunities have been limited as a result and he leaves by mutual consent."
Dragons head coach Kingsley Jones said Brew had left the region on good terms.
"This is a decision that suits both parties and will hopefully allow Aled to gain a fresh start and more game time at another club. We wish him well," Jones said,
Former Dragons boss Darren Edwards is now part of Bath's coaching staff. | Newport Gwent Dragons wing Aled Brew has left the Welsh region to join Premiership side Bath on trial until the end of the year. | 37281610 |
8 December 2015 Last updated at 06:56 GMT
The little reptile had travelled from Spain to a supermarket in Powys, Wales, hidden amongst the green vegetables.
Before the surprise discovery Charlie had wanted a gecko as a pet and had been asking his parents for one.
The family decided to keep the stowaway pet and have now named him 'Broc'.
So how has Broc's first year gone in his new home? Martin has been finding out. | Last Christmas 11 year-old Charlie's mum, Jolene, was cooking dinner when she found a live gecko in a pack of broccoli. | 35031301 |
The 19-year-old moved to the Latics in the summer on a two-year deal after his release by Everton, but has made his only start in the Football League Trophy at Shrewsbury.
He moved to Goodison Park from Bradford aged 15 for a reported fee of £2m.
Green made four appearances overall during his time at Oldham and is now a free agent. | League One side Oldham Athletic have released midfielder George Green by mutual consent. | 34732100 |
The Broadchurch actor has been awarded an honorary drama doctorate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
The 46-year-old was recognised during a ceremony in Glasgow.
Tennant studied drama at the Royal Conservatoire between 1988 and 1991, then known as the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, before enjoying success on stage and screen.
He said: "I'm honoured and rather humbled to be here - it's all quite overwhelming but lovely to be back. It evokes some very vivid memories.
"It was a very important time for me. I don't think I would have survived without my time here - for me it was essential. Three years of getting to practice in a safe environment.
"I was quite young, quite green, and I did a lot of growing up here and learned an enormous amount. They were very formative years that I look back on very fondly."
Dr Who writer Steven Moffat also received an honorary degree from the University of the West of Scotland in Paisley. | Dr Who star David Tennant has travelled back in time to his old acting school to pick up an honorary degree. | 36713101 |
Reds head coach Dermot Drummy knows the former Ghana Under-20 international from his spell as a coach in the Premier League club's youth set-up.
Defender Pappoe, 22, played for Hemel Hempstead Town in National League South last season.
He is eligible to make his debut for Crawley in Tuesday's EFL Cup tie against Wolves.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League Two side Crawley Town have signed former Chelsea youngster Danny Pappoe on non-contract terms. | 37025019 |
The couple have given £335,000 to Save The Children to help vaccinate against measles in northern Syria.
They are also giving the same amount to the New York-based International Rescue Committee, run by former UK foreign secretary David Miliband.
This will fund education, health care, shelter and sanitation for refugees in Syria and neighbouring countries.
More than 250,000 people have been killed since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in March 2011 and more than 11 million others have been forced from their homes.
Mr Miliband said those caught up in the conflict were "victims of terror".
He added: "Sacha and Isla's donation is a great expression of humanity, and a challenge to do more for the most vulnerable.
"I hope it is an example to many others seeking practical ways of making a difference during the Christmas and new year season."
Justin Forsyth, CEO of Save the Children, said Syria's health system had collapsed and deadly childhood diseases such as measles had returned, threatening the lives of many children.
"By allowing us to make their generous donation to Syrian children public, Sacha and Isla are helping highlight the tragedy of the issue today," he said.
"These are desperate times for Syrian families facing bombs, bullets and torture in Syria. The couple's donation will save many thousands of lives and protect some of the most vulnerable children." | Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife, actress Isla Fisher, have donated £670,000 ($1m) to two charities. | 35188351 |
Wenger, 66, has just celebrated his 20th anniversary at the London club.
"I hope this is not the last season. Arsenal need a longer time with Wenger," said Pires, 42.
"But if he wants to work with the national team it would be a very good combination."
Frenchman Wenger is the longest-serving - and most successful - overseas manager in England, having won 15 trophies, including three Premier League titles and six FA Cups.
Pires, who played for Arsenal from 2000 to 2006, said the "challenge" of a new role would appeal to his compatriot.
The former France international - speaking at the launch of Star Sixes, a six-a-side tournament featuring former players such as Carlos Puyol and Deco - also backed Arsenal to challenge for the Premier League title.
"I believe in the squad because I still train with the team and know all the guys," he said. | Former Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires believes Gunners boss Arsene Wenger would be a good fit for the England manager's job, but hopes the Frenchman stays beyond the end of the season. | 37574367 |
6 December 2015 Last updated at 15:01 GMT
Thousands of people came out to watch the event. With the spectacular Christmas tree being the main attraction.
The tree has been decorated with 45,000 lights and an amazing 6,500 baubles.
Christmas is a major event for the biblical town, because Bethlehem is traditionally known as the birthplace of Jesus and where the Nativity takes place. | The Christmas lights have been switched on in Manger Square in Bethlehem. | 35021551 |
Gateshead midfielder JJ O'Donnell, 23, is suffering from Sesamoiditis, a condition which causes inflammation in the bones under his toes.
After an online appeal he has reached the £7,000 needed for surgery which could help him resume his career.
"Hope the operation is a success," Gateshead-born Graham, 29, wrote.
O'Donnell - formerly of Luton Town - had thanked Gateshead for their support in funding treatment when the Conference club explained it could no longer pay.
A group of supporters began fundraising on 2 May and an online charity appeal was set up for donations, with Graham's paid on Monday.
O'Donnell, who has never met Graham, tweeted: "Three weeks ago I was totally lost and hopeless. I'll forever be in great debt and appreciate every single penny.
"I'm not singling Danny out as without everybody I'd not have reached my target, but a donation like that has left me speechless.
"Premier League players take a lot of stick about being role models but this shows just how much of a role model someone can be." | Sunderland striker Danny Graham has donated £2,690 to help fund an operation that could save the career of a non-league footballer. | 32795650 |
Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, was seized under the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" programme.
He was flown to Egypt for interrogation where he says he was tortured.
The court found that Italy had been guilty of several human rights violations in the case.
In 2009, Italy convicted 23 Americans and two Italians over the kidnapping. All the Americans were tried in absentia.
However, the court found that the principle of state secrecy "had clearly been applied by the Italian executive in order to ensure that those responsible did not have to answer for their actions".
"The investigation and trial had not led to the punishment of those responsible, who had therefore ultimately been granted impunity," it continued.
The court ordered Italy to pay a total of €115,000 (£90,000; $127,000) in damages and expenses to Abu Omar and his wife Nabila Ghali.
At the time of his abduction Abu Omar had been granted political asylum in Italy.
After being taken from Milan to Egypt, via US air bases in Italy and Germany, he was held for four years without a trial before being released.
In December 2013, Abu Omar was himself convicted in absentia of "criminal association for the purposes of international terrorism" by a court in Milan and sentenced to six years in prison. | The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Italy for what it says was the "abduction" of an Egyptian imam by the CIA from a Milan street in 2003. | 35638868 |
The sites had until Wednesday to remove ads promising high returns and even good feng shui, state media said.
Beijing's surging home prices have made it unaffordable for many, and led to high debt levels.
Authorities have issued new restrictions this year, calling the property market an economic risk.
This includes raising the minimum down payment on a second home and suspending individual mortgage loans of more than 25 years. Third property purchases and any form of financing advice are also banned.
The crackdown now extends to sales tactics used by online real estate portals, some of which tout "limitless potential for price gains," according to Xinhua.
The Chinese state news agency said 15 property portals, including popular sites Lianjia and I Love My Home, were told to take out posting and claims that broke regulations on property advertisements.
It listed several of these rules, including a ban on "fengshui and other superstitious content", and a ban on "promises of appreciation on investment returns".
Feng shui, which means 'wind' and 'water' in Mandarin, is often consulted when deciding property value.
Xinhua said authorities will begin checking the sites on Thursday.
The world's second-largest economy is widely expected to show slowing growth as the impact of earlier stimulus measures wear off.
The property market contributes to around 20% of China's gross domestic product and there are fears a crash would severely damage the economy.
China releases its first-quarter growth figures next week. | Online property portals in Beijing have been forced to remove "illegal information" in an attempt to curb rising prices in the capital. | 39585759 |
Lifestyle said it had removed Trump Home products from its stores in the UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
"Lifestyle values and respects the sentiments of all its customers," parent group Landmark said.
It did not say what the contract was worth.
"In light of the recent statements made by the presidential candidate in the US media, we have suspended sale of all products from the Trump Home decor range," Sachin Mundhwa, chief executive of the Landmark Group, added.
Landmark Group is one of the biggest retail groups in the region, with 190 shops in the Middle East, Africa and Pakistan.
Trump Home - which sells items such as a "table lamp in antique brass with crystal drops" or a decorative box with a "brilliant plume of a peacock... redecorated in gold finish for an exclusive look" - is just one of a range of businesses to which the Republican presidential hopeful has licensed his name.
Other interests include luxury properties, golf courses and hotels.
The billionaire property magnate and reality TV star said on Monday he would block Muslim tourists, students and immigrants from entering the US following a mass shooting in San Bernadino, California.
A Muslim couple, believed to have been radicalised, killed 14 people at a health centre.
The remarks have caused a global outcry, while a petition calling for Mr Trump to be barred from entering the UK has now passed 100,000, meaning MPs will have to consider debating the issue. | One of the Middle East's largest retail chains has withdrawn Donald Trump products from its shelves after he called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the US. | 35052546 |
Frank-Walter Steinmeier was speaking near Berlin after talks with his French counterpart, Jean-Marc Ayrault.
Mr Steinmeier warned against "a nationalism that pits one European state against another".
Leave campaigners in the UK have previously dismissed similar warnings as scaremongering.
The referendum on whether to leave or remain will be held on 23 June.
Germany is the UK's biggest trade partner in Europe.
"A vote to leave would shake the union," Mr Steinmeier said at a joint news conference in Brandenburg.
"It would not just carry on as 28 [members] minus one. It would require concerted efforts to ensure that the union holds together and that a decades-long, successful integration effort does not end in disintegration."
Mr Ayrault said the EU would keep evolving with the times.
"Europe can't be static, it must keep moving," he said. "Today it faces contradictions, slow-downs, difficulties, anxieties and fears. We want to give Europe a new dynamism." | If the UK votes to leave the EU next week, the move could ultimately lead to the bloc's disintegration, Germany's foreign minister has warned. | 36544641 |
The news organisation noticed that the search giant had added the data type to its list of information automatically removed from search results.
Now Google will make sure "confidential" medical information cannot be found when people search.
The change comes after some medical data was put online accidentally and hackers stole some records.
In May, people from the UK, Denmark, Germany and Norway who had had plastic surgery at a Lithuanian clinic got a ransom demand from hackers who stole pictures and other data from the health firm.
In December last year, an Indian laboratory wrongly uploaded records of 43,000 patients who had had blood tests for many different conditions including HIV.
Over the last 12 months, hackers have targeted health organisations, including hospitals, and data taken from them has often appeared for sale online.
A Google spokeswoman told Bloomberg that the changes only affected the lists of results people got when they carried out a search.
The types of information Google removes from its search corpus has been tweaked several times recently. Credit card details, pirated content and revenge porn have all been added to the list of excluded categories.
In addition Google, along with many other web firms, has filtered results following criticism about the legitimacy it lends misleading articles or fake news stories. | Medical records of private individuals will no longer be findable via a Google search, reports Bloomberg. | 40380227 |
Gestede, 26, and 22-year-old Frenchman Veretout have both signed five-year deals for undisclosed fees.
Benin international Gestede scored 22 goals for Blackburn last season, including 20 in the Championship.
He becomes manager Tim Sherwood's ninth summer signing, while Veretout - who made 146 appearance for the French side - is the fourth recruit from Ligue 1.
Jordan Amavi of Nice, Idrissa Gueye from Lille and Lorient's Jordan Ayew have all joined from the French top flight, alongside deals for Micah Richards,Scott Sinclair,Mark Bunn and Jose Crespo.
Gestede started his career in France at Metz, before joining Cardiff, where he scored just nine goals in 63 games. He went on to join Championship side Rovers, netting 34 goals in the last two seasons.
"I've known about Rudy since he was at Cardiff and he is a player I've always admired," said Sherwood.
"His goalscoring ratio last season was fantastic and he is someone who certainly knows how to find the back of the net."
France youth international Veretout has represented his country at Under-18 to Under-21 levels, including winning the Under-20 World Cup in 2013.
"I know Veretout is very highly rated over in France," added Sherwood, "so we are delighted to get this deal over the line."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Aston Villa have signed Blackburn Rovers striker Rudy Gestede and Nantes midfielder Jordan Veretout. | 33739552 |
David Kennedy will leave his job as chief executive of Northampton Borough Council at the end of July.
It comes as police investigate "alleged financial irregularities" regarding the council's £10m loan to Northampton Town Football Club.
The money, released in 2013 to fund the redevelopment of Sixfields Stadium and nearby land, has yet to be recovered.
Mr Kennedy, who was appointed in 2007, was questioned by police under caution last month along with borough solicitor Francis Fernandes.
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The BBC understands Mr Kennedy has been off work on sick leave.
In a statement, he said: "I have been proud to serve the public of Northampton for the last decade.
"I have concluded that the time is right for someone else to lead the council's excellent and committed staff.
"I want to thank all those who have worked with me and supported me since 2007 and wish them well in the future."
The statement released by the borough council goes on to clarify that Mr Kennedy's resignation "is not the subject of any termination payment, pension enhancement or settlement agreement". | One of two senior council officers questioned by police over a £10m loan to a football club has resigned. | 40642526 |
The trust angered farmers when it paid £200,000 above guide price for the land at Thorneythwaite Farm in Borrowdale.
The broadcaster said the higher bid made it impossible for local farmers "critical to the preservation" of the Lake District "to get a look in".
The National Trust said it was the best way to secure the landscape's future.
Thorneythwaite Farm's private owner put it up for auction in two separate lots, with a guide price £750,000 for the land and £800,000 for the farm and buildings.
Melvyn Bragg on why the North matters
The trust's offer of £950,000 for the land sparked criticism from those who wanted it to remain as a working farm.
The Herdwick Sheep Breeders Association said on Twitter: "Another farm lost. Hopes that the farm could be taken on by a new young fell farmer have been dashed."
In a letter to the Times, Lord Bragg said: "The National Trust.... behaved very badly. It put in a bid which was way above that which was reasonable for the land, thus making it impossible for local farmers to get a look in.
"It was a nasty piece of work. Had a billionaire bullied his way into this disgraceful purchase there would have been a deserved outcry."
The National Trust said it prioritised the purchase of the land as it did not have the funds to buy both - although it was aware that was the preferred local option.
It said it offered the higher price to avoid the risk of "gazumping" - a risk it would have faced if the auctioneer decided to package the two together for a price the trust could not afford. | Melvyn Bragg has accused the National Trust of "bullying" after it bought a tranche of land in the Lake District - but not the farm that sits on it. | 37219512 |
The Department for Work and Pensions says the aim is also to recoup more of the £1.2bn the government loses to benefit fraud every year.
A No 10 spokesman said getting the welfare budget under control is "key".
Credit references can already be checked by officials but are not often used and are dependent on tip-offs.
Prime Minister David Cameron believes calling in bailiffs to confiscate and sell expensive items, such as cars and computers, from cheats will be a strong deterrent to fraudsters.
Low-value possessions and essential items are unlikely to be taken.
"Getting the welfare budget under control is a key part of our long-term plan for the economy," said the spokesman.
"We want to end the something-for-nothing culture and deliver for people who want to work hard and play by the rules."
The government launched a scheme this year to encourage benefit claimants to disclose changes in their circumstances to help prevent overpayment, which costs £1.6bn a year. | Benefit cheats will be subject to credit checks to see if they have any high-value assets, in a bid to clamp down on fraud, ministers have said. | 26573321 |
They had been hoping for clues about his measures to boost the economy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 63.28 points or 0.3% to 19,891.00 while the S&P 500 dropped 4.88 points or 0.2% to 2,270.44.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq slid 16.16 points or 0.3% to 5,547.49.
US shares have enjoyed a rally since Mr Trump's election victory in November as investors anticipate tax cuts and a rise in infrastructure spending.
And despite dipping on Thursday's dips stocks are still performing strongly.
"The fact we're still bouncing along the ceiling means to me that everybody's still pretty optimistic," said Brad McMillan, chief investment officer at Commonwealth Financial.
"The population is confident. They're willing to spend and they're making more money and able to spend," he added.
Healthcare stock slid by 1% on Wednesday after US President-elect Donald Trump said drugs companies were "getting away with murder" in what they charged the government for medicines.
On Thursday they initially continued to fall but at the close the S&P's healthcare sector was just ahead by 0.07%.
The index was helped by a 0.9% rise in Merck's shares and a 2.5% increase for Eli Lilly after a U.S. appeals court said it could block Teva Pharmaceutical Industries from selling a generic equivalent of Eli Lilly's top-selling lung cancer drug.
JPMorgan Chase fell by nearly 1% making it one of the biggest fallers on S&P 500 ahead of its earnings report on Friday. | (Close): The three key US stock markets all ended the day lower with investors seemingly disappointed by the lack of economic policy details in Donald Trump's big speech on Wednesday. | 38600861 |
The fee was agreed 11 days ago and the deal includes a buy-back clause of 10m euros after one year and 15m euros after two for the Spanish champions.
Romeu will arrive at Stamford Bridge once he has finished playing for Spain at the Under-20 World Cup in Colombia.
The 19-year-old has played in both of their games so far, a 4-1 victory over Costa Rica and 2-0 win over Ecuador.
The 19-year-old made two first-team appearances for Barca last season, making his first-team debut at the end of last season, but he was not part of boss Pep Guardiola's long-term plans at the Nou Camp.
Romeu, who spent most of the campaign playing for their B team in the Spanish second division, said earlier this week: "Chelsea is a great option for me.
"Leaving Barca hurts, but you have to take your chances."
The signing is a boost for new Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas who will be without Michael Essien for six months.
The Ghana international, 28, ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus during pre-season training. | Chelsea have signed midfielder Oriol Romeu on a four-year contract from Barcelona for £4.35m. | 14260398 |
The woman's body was found inside the property on New Road in the Staincross area of Barnsley, at around 17:50 GMT on Friday.
South Yorkshire Fire Service said the house was "well alight" when crews arrived.
Investigators at the scene believe a small tea-light candle was to blame.
Graham Toms, from South Yorkshire Fire Service, said: "Due to the conditions inside, it was very, very difficult working conditions.
"They brought the lady out instantly but unfortunately she was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.
"Conclusions at this moment in time are that it's an accidental fire caused by smoking material or more likely, a tea-light."
A Just Giving page has been launched to support the families affected by the fire.
Julie Lau, who started the page, said the money would also be used to support the couple who live next door, and had their house damaged by the fire. | A house fire in which a woman died is thought to have been caused by a tea-light. | 39322108 |
Amanda McCabe followed Claire Smith around Dundee before boxing her in her vehicle in a car park and punching her.
McCabe claimed she had been travelling to a specialist wool shop in Dundee and had followed Ms Smith coincidentally.
Sheriff John Rafferty told her to bring "several knitted items" to court on her sentencing date to prove her skills.
Her lawyer promised to take them to a charity shop "to help the needy".
The court heard that Ms Smith and a friend were driving on Dundee's Kingsway when MCabe entered from a slip road.
Depute fiscal John Adams said: "Ms Smith was not very impressed with the accused's driving and made her feelings known."
Ms Smith was followed by McCabe, before entering a car park to perform a u-turn.
McCabe boxed in Ms Smith's car before opening her door and punching her on the face.
McCabe, 47, of Dundee, admitted assaulting Ms Smith on 8 January.
Solicitor advocate Jim Laverty, defending, said: "Your lordship chose a unique approach to this from the sewing box.
"As a result she was the target of abuse on social media, where everyone can have an opinion and express it in writing.
"She was made out to be some kind of Madame Defarge character from A Tale of Two Cities."
Sheriff John Rafferty told McCabe at an earlier hearing: "If you are a skilled knitter then I am sure that you could produce some goods for charity.
"You will bring to court several items that you have knitted that you are prepared to donate to a charity shop."
He admonished McCabe at the latest hearing and told her: "I gave you an opportunity to make reparation to society and you did so at no cost to the public purse." | A road rage driver ordered to knit items to avoid a harsher sentence has been admonished after a sheriff told her he was satisfied with her efforts. | 38315117 |
The dual carriageway is shut in both directions and congestion is stretching back from junction 23a for Abergele to junction 28 for Rhuallt.
North Wales Police said it is dealing with an "ongoing incident" and told motorists to stay in their cars.
Drivers are being advised to avoid the area. | There are long delays on the A55 after police closed the road at Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire. | 40144671 |
It happened on the Scarva Road in the town on Monday afternoon.
The girls are pupils at St Mary's Primary School. One is aged 10, the other 11. The accident happened down the road from the school.
Both are believed to have head injuries and one girl also suffered a neck injury and a broken leg.
One has been taken to Craigavon Area Hospital where she is in a stable condition. The other was taken to the Royal Hospital in Belfast. The Belfast Health Trust said her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
The principal of St Mary's said the area where the accident happened lost its crossing patrol person 10 years ago and has since been "an accident waiting to happen".
He said both pupils are very lucky to be alive.
DUP MLA Carla Lockhart said: "Children leaving school - you can imagine them bouncing out the door, heading for home and for this accident to have taken place, it doesn't bear thinking about," she said.
"My thoughts and prayers are very much with the driver of the vehicle as well, I can only imagine the turmoil that this has caused them.
"We're thankful that the two children are receiving medical treatment at Craigavon Area Hospital and the Royal Victoria and our thoughts and prayers are very much with them and their families."
Police have said the Scarva Road has been closed in both directions. | Two schoolgirls have been injured after being struck by a car while crossing a road in Banbridge, County Down. | 37683636 |
Former Cameroon captain Eto'o, 35, wrote on his Instagram account: "Perhaps some people do not feel respect for me because I am black."
Eto'o later made a second post denying the criticism was aimed at Antalyaspor chairman Ali Safak Ozturk.
Ozturk had criticised Eto'o for his performances earlier in the season.
He said at the time: "No player is above the interests of Antalyaspor. Everyone must know their place."
Eto'o called Ozturk his "brother" in his second Instagram post, adding that the Turkish people had supported him "wholeheartedly".
"My message was to a person who criticises me unjustly for years and while he continues his criticisms, I kept winning trophies," the former Barcelona, Chelsea and Everton player wrote.
The Turkish club issued a statement stating Eto'o would have a separate training programme until his case was heard by their executive board.
Three-time Champions League winner Eto'o moved to Antalyaspor in June 2015 as the keystone of the club's bid in the southern Mediterranean resort city to find national and even European success.
But his stint has turned sour in the past weeks amid intense rumours in the close season that he would join Istanbul arch rivals Besiktas.
Tensions have been compounded by a poor start to the new season for Antalyaspor, who have taken only one point from four matches. | Turkish club Antalyaspor have dropped Samuel Eto'o from their squad until further notice in a row over the striker's comments on social media. | 37422880 |
The southern section of the Central Expressway, stretching from Halton Lea through to the Lodge Lane Interchange, will be closed in both directions from 7 November.
The northbound Southern Expressway - heading from Hallwood Junction to Lodge Lane Interchange - will also be closed.
Closures are expected to remain in place until June 2016, Merseylink said. | A busy road in Cheshire will be closed for seven months as works continue on the Mersey Gateway Project, | 34619922 |
The St George Illawarra second row has made five appearances for Wales and featured in the 2011 Four Nations and 2013 World Cup.
Born in Wollongong, Australia, the 24-year-old qualifies to play for Wales through his Swansea-born father.
Frizell can continue to represent Wales as they are a tier two nation and Australia are tier one.
Players for tier two nations - teams ranked fourth to 10th in the world - can also compete, where eligible, for one of the big three nations, Australia, England and New Zealand.
Frizell was left out of the Wales squad for the 2017 World Cup qualifiers with Serbia and Italy in October, after telling coaching staff he was unavailable for selection.
He is one of seven new names in the Kangaroos squad, who face Scotland in their opening game at Hull KR's Lightstream Stadium on 28 October.
Australia squad: Cameron Smith (captain), Darius Boyd, Shannon Boyd, Boyd Cordner, Cooper Cronk, Josh Dugan, Blake Ferguson, Jake Friend, Tyson Frizell, Matt Gillett, Valentine Holmes, Greg Inglis, David Klemmer, James Maloney, Josh Mansour, Trent Merrin, Michael Morgan, Matt Moylan, Justin O'Neill, Josh Papalii, Matt Scott, Sam Thaiday, Johnathan Thurston, Aaron Woods | Wales international Tyson Frizell has been included in Australia's squad for the Four Nations. | 37562711 |
The 23-year-old told police she was dragged into bushes and assaulted on Redcote Lane, Kirkstall, at about 17:50 BST on Monday.
Daniel Paton, aged 30, from Bramley, has been charged with kidnap and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
He remains in custody and is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court later.
Mr Paton was initially arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and attempted rape. | A man has been charged with an attack on a woman near a river bridge in Leeds. | 33107633 |
The senior official described the figure as a "conservative estimate".
The figure showed air power and a small number of US figures supporting local forces were having an impact, the official said.
The US has, however, repeatedly warned that IS can replace fighters rapidly.
The official on Thursday said that coalition air strikes could be intensified in places like Mosul, which Iraqi troops are now battling to recapture, but that had to be offset against the risk of civilian casualties.
The campaign was beginning to damage IS, the official said.
"I am not into morbid counts but that kind of volume matters, that kind of impact on the enemy."
The US has often been reluctant to provide figures on enemy casualties.
But in August, Lt Gen Sean MacFarland was quoted by the AP news agency as saying that about 45,000 enemy combatants had been killed.
In February, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said IS had about 25,000 fighters operating in Syria and Iraq, citing a US intelligence estimate.
IS has lost a lot of ground since it reached the high tide of its expansion in 2014, and is now under fire from Russian, Turkish, Iraqi, Syrian and Kurdish forces, as well as US and British air power.
It is now entrenched in Mosul and Raqqa and the Sunni Arab tribal heartland of the Euphrates river valley, which stretches from eastern Syria to western Iraq. | At least 50,000 militants from so-called Islamic State have been killed since the US-led coalition started fighting in Iraq and Syria two years ago, a US military official has said. | 38252092 |
Amanda Phillips was the executive principal at the London-based Paradigm Trust and head teacher at Murrayfield Primary in Ipswich.
She was awarded a CBE for services to education in the 2015 New Year's Honours.
Paradigm chairman David Willis said in a statement: "Amanda's death is a dreadful tragedy."
It is understood she suffered serious head injuries earlier in the week as a result of a fall.
She died on Wednesday.
Mr Willis said the trust's "thoughts and prayers" were with Mrs Phillips' husband and family.
"She led Paradigm Trust with enormous energy, tremendous skill and most of all an enduring passion to give every child an outstanding education."
The trust runs five schools, which between them have about 2,700 pupils on roll. | The executive principal of an academy trust has died following a fall while on holiday in France. | 40119799 |
The loss accounted for 1.5% of domestic customers, pushing down the number of residential accounts to 14.4 million.
British Gas remains the largest domestic supplier in the UK, but there are signs of more competition.
In its trading update, Centrica also said it had cut 800 roles as part of 3,000 job cuts planned for this year.
The energy firm said last year that it would cut 6,000 jobs, with half expected to go through redundancies, as part of a £750m, five-year savings plan.
The UK energy industry has a total of 39 suppliers. The major six suppliers - British Gas, SSE, Npower, Scottish Power, EDF and E.On - still account for 85% of all domestic energy accounts.
A recent report by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that 35% of customers had not considered switching suppliers.
It suggested various ways of encouraging competition, such as strengthening the ability of price comparison services to help consumers find the best deal.
Centrica said that customers coming to the end of their fixed deals and then moving on to other suppliers was the main reason for its loss of customers early in the year.
There appears to be no repeat of the shareholder revolt over executive pay seen at oil company BP a few days ago, ahead of Centrica's annual general meeting held on Monday.
Some 15% of the 72% of shareholders who voted before the meeting contested the £3m remuneration paid to Centrica chief executive Iain Conn in 2015.
Centrica reduced Mr Conn's pay from £3.7m in 2014, a reward that was rejected by a third of investors at last year's annual meeting. | Centrica, the owner of British Gas, lost 224,000 residential customers in the first three months of the year as households switched to other providers. | 36070924 |
AXA Private Equity and China's Fosun are behind the bid, which Club Med's management described as "friendly".
Club Med shares jumped 23% on Monday in response to the offer.
Club Med pioneered the all-inclusive holiday resort in the 1950s and 1960s, but has recently struggled amid the economic downturn in Europe.
Analysts suggest the bid will see the company accelerate its shift towards faster-growing markets, particularly in Asia, as well as continuing efforts to move more up-market.
Club Med operates about 70 resorts worldwide.
In a statement, its management board said it "took note of the friendly character of this offer" and would meet again to give its opinion, following a report on the bid by independent analysts.
AXA Private Equity and Fosun are two of Club Med's biggest shareholders. They said that the current management, including chairman and chief executive Henri Giscard d'Estaing, would remain in place if the bid was successful. | French holiday firm Club Med looks set to be taken over by two of its shareholders in a deal that values the company at 541m euros (£463m; $700m). | 22678970 |
In the BBC interview, the first lady suggested that the Nigerian government had been hijacked, adding that it was time for Mr Buhari to shake things up.
Her comments, which have shocked the nation, were met with overwhelming support on Twitter.
Some praised Mrs Buhari for encouraging free speech in the country:
Others, however, accused Mrs Buhari's supporters of hypocrisy after she was criticised last year for appearing in public sporting expensive accessories:
President Buhari, who is currently visiting Germany, was quick to respond to his wife's criticism.
At a joint news conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel, he said: "I don't know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room."
His remarks have prompted sharp criticism on Twitter, with many also saying they are puzzled what "the other room" was.
In a series of tweets, President Buhari's spokesman Mallam Garba Shehu later tried to downplay the row, saying his boss "was obviously throwing a banter". | Aisha Buhari's stark warning to her husband, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, that she may not back him at the next election, and his later response that she "belongs to my kitchen" have triggered an avalanche of comments on social media. | 37653104 |
The 36-year-old former All Black has been in charge since Richard Cockerill was sacked in January.
But Mauger, whose final game will be against Northampton Saints on Saturday, has been overlooked in favour of ex-Tigers coach Matt O'Connor.
"Definitely I wanted to stay and see it through for the rest of the season," he told BBC Leicester Sport.
"I was kept in the loop the whole way through, but I'm clearly disappointed and devastated at the outcome.
"The club have made that decision in the best interests of the club, and what they believe going forward, so I have to respect that and move on."
The return of 46-year-old former Australia international O'Connor was announced on Monday, just a day after Mauger guided the Tigers to victory over Exeter in the Anglo-Welsh Cup final - the club's first silverware in four years.
Following the departure of the long-serving Cockerill, Leicester lost their first three games under Mauger, but won three of their next eight in all competitions.
They are fifth in the Premiership table, a point behind Bath, with five matches to play.
"Where the group are at the moment is pretty exciting," Mauger added. "We have really turned things around over the last eight or nine weeks.
"There is a real positive energy in the group and that has been reflected in some really good performances. Unfortunately that wasn't enough.
"We have a big game on Saturday against Saints and we look forward to starting a home run for the play-offs." | Aaron Mauger says he is "devastated" by Leicester's decision not to appoint him as head coach. | 39342300 |
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Highlights from the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine, which saw Portugal's Salvador Sobral crowned the winner. | 39884264 |
Several former players suggested that Croke Park would cater for the wider interest in seeing the match and well above the 36,000 capacity of Clones.
However, the Leinster minor and senior finals are scheduled for Croke Park on the same date.
The Ulster Council confirmed on Monday that Clones will host the final. | Clones remains the venue for the Ulster SFC decider between Donegal and Tyrone after calls for the 17 July showpiece clash to be switched to Croke Park. | 36704023 |
Jeff Bezos also told the Sunday Telegraph Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are "worth a lot and they know it".
They will front three series of a new motoring programme for Amazon Prime, with the first season due in 2016.
The move follows their departure from the hit BBC Two show earlier this year.
Clarkson's contract was not renewed after an "unprovoked physical attack" on a Top Gear producer. His co-hosts then followed him in leaving the show.
Mr Bezos said he is "very excited" about the new show.
"We have a lot of things in the pipeline, which I think viewers in the UK and around the world are going to love. And I think Clarkson's new show is going to be one of those.
"I think we're in a golden age of television, so if you go back in time even just five years, you couldn't get A-list talent to do TV serials, or, if you could, it was a rare thing. But that's flipped completely."
He added that serialised TV is currently enjoying "very high investment" and that this bring an increase in the "amount of time you have to tell a story".
"That format change opens up a lot of storytelling possibilities, which, when mixed with the movie-like production standards, and the A-list talent, is why we're seeing amazing television."
The unnamed new car-themed programme will be made with former Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman, who also quit the BBC following the "fracas".
Mr Wilman has said they had all agreed to a deal with Amazon because "they'll give us the freedom to make the programme we want... there's a budget to produce programmes of the quality we want and this is the future". | A new show by the former hosts of Top Gear for Amazon's streaming video service will be "very, very, very expensive", the company's founder says. | 33951026 |
The crash happened between Templepatrick and Sandyknowes on Monday night shortly before 20:40 GMT.
Police said the man was the driver of one of the cars involved in the crash.
Two other men were hurt in the incident but their injuries are not life threatening. The M2 was closed overnight between Templepatrick and Sandyknowes, but has now re-opened. | A man in his 30s has died in a multi-vehicle road crash on the M2 in County Antrim. | 38439314 |
Peers voted 222 to 222 on a Labour amendment to the Wales Bill that would transfer responsibility for industrial relations in public services in Wales to Cardiff.
By convention under a tied vote, the amendment was not carried.
Defeat could have delayed the passage of the bill into law as MPs would have been asked to overturn it.
The amendment would have allowed the Welsh Government to scrap parts of the controversial Trade Union Act in Wales.
Labour spokeswoman Baroness Morgan of Ely said she was "gutted" by the result.
AMs in Cardiff Bay are due to give their consent to the bill next Tuesday.
Earlier, Wales Office minister Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth was forced to apologise to peers after his absence prompted a five-minute suspension of the Lords.
He was absent from the government front bench when debate on the Wales Bill was due to begin.
Chief whip Lord Taylor of Holbeach ordered a five-minute adjournment of the House.
Peers cheered as Lord Bourne, ex-Welsh Tory leader, arrived minutes later.
"I do humbly apologise," he said. | The UK Government has narrowly avoided defeat in the House of Lords over plans to re-write the devolution settlement. | 38577057 |
Police Scotland said crack cocaine said to be worth £20,000 and cannabis of a similar value were found.
Andrew Curphey, 36, of Liverpool, faced drugs and driving charges at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, and a teenager who cannot be named faced drugs charges.
Both made no plea and were released on bail.
The recovery was made on Wednesday afternoon. | Two people have appeared in court after drugs with an estimated street value of about £40,000 were seized on the A90 near Stonehaven. | 34278606 |
The Derry club have already secured the Ulster hurling and camogie crowns and they were deserved winners in Armagh.
Slaughtneil led 0-6 to 0-4 at the break and they hit 1-3 without reply on the restart with Meehaul McGrath netting.
Paul Bradley fired over five points for 2014 champions, who will face Kilcoo in the decider in a fortnight.
Down team Kilcoo were also convincing winners on Sunday, scoring four goals in a one-side encounter against Maghery in Newry.
Mark Bradley's point gave Killyclogher an early lead but they failed to capitalise on a first-half wind advantage at the Athletic Grounds.
Paul Bradley slotted over four points while Shane McGuigan and Chris McGuigan were also on target as Slaughtneil went in with a two-point advantage at the interval.
The decisive period of the game came early in the second half, starting with McGrath firing in the only goal after good work from Se McGuigan.
Padraig Cassidy, Christopher Bradley and Paul Bradley pointed to leave Slaughtneil 1-9 to 0-4 ahead and effectively end Killyclogher's hopes of a comeback.
"We had a very specific gameplan and it paid dividends - it was all about getting the result," said Slaughtneil defender Chrissy McKaigue.
"Killyclogher were very difficult to break down in the first half but composure is a trait of our game and we waited for pockets of space to open up in the second half.
"Kilcoo are a well set-up team but we will focus on ourselves for the final.
"The Slaughtneil people are a very united community and have always supported us so it would be special to add the football title to the hurling and camogie successes." | Slaughtneil remain on course for a provincial treble after easing to an Ulster club football semi-final victory over Tyrone side Killyclogher. | 37968693 |
The drugs were hidden inside a cargo of mineral ore being carried in lorries along a remote mountain pass leading to Chile's sea ports.
Three men were arrested, a government official said.
The haul has an estimated street value of $350m (£264m; €313m) in the US and came after a 10-month investigation.
In January, Bolivian anti-drug police found eight tonnes of cocaine hidden within another consignment of mineral ore.
Bolivia is the world's third largest producer of cocaine after Peru and Colombia.
In May, police in Colombia said they had seized their largest ever domestic haul of illegal drugs - nearly eight tonnes of cocaine. | Police in Bolivia have seized more than seven tonnes of cocaine which they believe was destined for sale in the United States. | 36948188 |
Caroline Parry was shot in the back at close range near her home in Newport last August.
Christopher Parry, 49, from Cwmbran, was described as a "controlling and dominant" individual who could not accept his wife was separating from him after years of unhappiness.
He denies murder but has admitted manslaughter.
Prosecutor Michael Mather-Lees QC said Mr Parry waited for his wife to leave her new lover's home on the morning of the shooting, before removing a semi-automatic shotgun from the boot of his car.
Mr Parry, a driver for the Celtic Manor Resort, then turned the gun on himself, he said, which left him with "substantial head injuries".
Newport Crown Court heard Mr Parry had been a "controlling" during the couple's 27-year marriage.
Mr Mather-Lees said: "Such was the state of the marriage she left and went to live with her mother, telling her husband she would never go back to him.
"But he could not accept the fact that his wife had left him after years of unhappiness.
"She later went to live with a man called Gary Bidmead who she had met before she left the marital home."
In the months before the shooting Mr Parry, who had a shotgun licence and kept three firearms at his Cwmbran home, kept his wife "under surveillance" and phoned her persistently, the jury was told.
Mr Mather-Lees claimed the shooting was a "carefully planned scheme" by a man "not prepared to let go".
"Parry later claimed it was his intention to kill himself in front of his wife - not shoot her," he said.
"If that was the case why did he have a semi-automatic with three cartridges?
"The answer is he was planning to kill her and kill her he did."
The trial continues. | A husband shot his wife dead because he could not accept she had left him, Newport Crown court has heard. | 28020746 |
Walker, son of Reds legend Des, made his Forest debut in March and the 18-year-old scored his first senior goal in the draw against Brentford in April.
Forest's teenage Swedish goalkeeper Tim Erlandsson has also penned a three-year professional contract with the club.
The 18-year-old spent last season in Forest's successful Under-18 team while on loan from Halmstads BK. | Nottingham Forest striker Tyler Walker has signed a new four-year deal with the Championship club. | 32983671 |
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The GB1 crew were lying fourth after two runs, 0.02 seconds off bronze, but they rolled over on corner nine.
Lamin Deen, Ben Simons, Bruce Tasker and Joel Fearon emerged unscathed but they missed out on a fourth run for the top 20 sleds.
"It's hugely disappointing," said performance director Gary Anderson.
"But they are strong characters and I have no doubt they will bounce back from this and be better for it.
"They have shown they are truly world-class and we need to make sure we remember that as we build towards the next Winter Olympics in two years' time.
"They were on course to be within a tenth of a second off the leaders at the end of run three and would have been ahead of the eventual gold medallists going into the final run."
GB's other crew, led by John Jackson, finished in 11th place, while Oskars Melbardis of Latvia took his team to gold ahead of Germany and Switzerland. | Great Britain's hopes of winning a first four-man bobsleigh medal in 77 years ended with a crash at the World Championships in Igls, Austria. | 35626564 |
Police have started an inquiry after a formal complaint was made over alleged remarks aimed at winger Nick Blackman.
Portsmouth FC chief executive Mark Catlin said supporters had backed the investigation "wholeheartedly".
He said anyone found guilty would face a "severe ban" but stressed at this stage nothing had been proven.
Mr Catlin said: "It's important to point out our fans are disgusted at even the thought that anyone may have said something.
"We've taken a lot of statements from stewards and are looking through CCTV but it's really difficult as the information is patchy."
He said the alleged chant came from the family section in the lower section of the south stand.
Reading winger Nick Blackman appeared to be unhappy about something that happened while he was taking a throw-in during the first half of their 2-1 victory.
He spoke to officials following the incident at Fratton Park.
Reading assistant manager Kevin Keen said after the game that there had been a "couple of incidents with Blackman and the crowd".
He added: "There was something that was said to him in the crowd and the referee has acted very quickly and it was put to bed."
The Football Association is also investigating. | Portsmouth fans are "disgusted" over claims racist chanting was aimed at a Reading player during a home League Cup match on Tuesday night. | 34083919 |
Victim Neil Parsons needed 167 stitches when he was attacked at a lobster festival at the Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield in April 2012.
Teesside Crown Court heard John Mullen, 50, from Manchester, missed Mr Parsons' carotid artery by millimetres.
Mullen admitted wounding with intent and is due to sentenced on 8 February.
The court was told Mr Parson runs a portable toilet business and was working at the event with his son, who witnessed the attack.
After the incident Mullen, from Kearsley Road, Manchester, fled the country on a false passport and flew to Abu Dhabi and then to Bangkok.
He was eventually arrested in February last year when he arrived in Sofia, Bulgaria, after almost four years on the run.
He was remanded in custody. | A man stabbed in the neck with a broken champagne flute at a County Durham hotel lost six pints of blood, a court has been told. | 38896878 |
The 19-year-old full-back has been on trial with Darren Sarll's side this summer, having left the Championship club at the end of last season.
He did not make a first-team appearance for the Royals, but had a loan spell at Basingstoke Town last term.
Vancooten is Stevenage's eighth new arrival this summer.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League Two side Stevenage have signed former Reading defender Terence Vancooten on an one-year contract, with an option for a further 12 months. | 40649362 |
The men, all EU nationals, were stopped at Dundalk on Monday morning as they crossed the border in a work van.
They were on their way to pick leeks in the Republic of Ireland's County Louth.
The checkpoint was set up as part of a day-long operation run by the Irish police's National Immigration Bureau.
It saw all south-bound traffic being filtered off the motorway at Dundalk.
The workers, seven Romanians and one Lithuanian, had no identification documents.
They were driven to Dundalk Garda (Police) station where they were held for several hours.
They were eventually allowed to leave when their employer gave guarantees that documents could be produced.
Paddy Finn said his workers had been stopped before, but had never been asked to produce documents and had never been detained.
Mr Finn, who relies on migrant workers, has land on both sides of the border and his workers regularly cross for harvest work.
A Garda spokesman said such operations had been ongoing for several years.
He said that under Irish immigration law, non-Irish nationals are required to carry documentation. | A County Armagh vegetable grower says businesses need more clarity about border controls, after eight of his workers were detained by Irish police on their way to work. | 37545897 |
In a statement on his website, Michael said the cancellation of nine concerts "breaks my heart".
He confirmed he would still fulfil his UK dates in October but would then undergo treatment for his condition.
Michael suffered from life-threatening pneumonia and spent a month in a Vienna hospital last winter.
The ex-Wham singer added in his statement: " I have tried in vain to work my way through the trauma that the doctors who saved my life warned me I would experience.
"They recommended complete rest and the type of post-traumatic counselling which is available in cases like mine but I'm afraid I believed (wrongly) that making music and getting out there to perform for the audiences that bring me such joy would be therapy enough in itself."
He has already performed numerous dates across Europe over the last month.
The singer added that despite enjoying his recent performances, "unfortunately, I seriously underestimated how difficult this year would be".
The nine cancelled concerts were due to take place in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Hunter Valley.
The Symphonica tour was resumed this autumn after it was pulled when he became ill in November last year, just hours before he was due to perform in Vienna.
He had completed 46 of the original 65 dates when he contracted pneumonia. | Singer George Michael has cancelled the Australian leg of his tour due to "major anxiety" following his battle with pneumonia at the end of last year. | 19776875 |
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He was under pressure to clarify the tweeted extracts of his Scottish Labour conference speech in which he attacked "narrow nationalist parties".
Mr Khan told BBC Scotland's political editor Brian Taylor that "now was the time to come together" in the face of Brexit and the US presidency of Trump. | London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was not accusing the SNP of being racists or bigots. | 39090753 |
Andrew Gray, a former assistant Scout leader who taught disabled children swimming, was arrested after police raided the home he shared with his parents in Dundee.
Officers discovered hundreds of indecent images of children that he had downloaded from the internet.
The 37-year-old was placed on supervision for three years.
Gray, who won gold in the 25-metre butterfly at the 2007 games in Shanghai, was also ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work and placed on the sex offenders register for five years.
Dundee Sheriff Court was told previously that police officers discovered the material after receiving confidential information.
A computer tower and external hard drive were recovered and contained indecent images of children and internet searches including "naked toddler".
A total of 893 images were recovered, with 87 at the most serious level.
Gray, of Dundee, admitted taking or making indecent images of children at his home between 18 March and 29 August last year.
Sheriff Alastair Brown ordered Gray to take part in a sex offenders group work programme and to abide by strict conditions on his access to the internet.
The sheriff told him: "Quite apart from anything else these images are of real children - these things have really happened to them.
"They have been abused and the only reason for that is to provide images for people who want to look at them.
"By viewing them you help to make the abuse happen.
"If you ever do this again, and in particular if you share images with anyone else, you can expect to go to prison for several years." | A Special Olympics gold medallist caught with child sex abuse images has been given a community sentence. | 37166494 |
Amatrice, where most of the 295 victims lived, filed an aggravated defamation complaint against the satirical French weekly magazine.
One of the images, labelled as lasagne, showed a stack of rubble with bloody feet emerging from it.
Italian magistrates will decide whether the case can proceed.
The town of Amatrice, which was one of the hardest hit by 24 August's 6.2 magnitude earthquake, is famous as the home of the dish called spaghetti all'amatriciana.
Charlie Hebdo's controversial cartoon, titled "earthquake Italian style", showed a bloody man described as penne tomato sauce, an injured woman as penne gratinee, and bodies stacked between layers of rubble as lasagne.
The French publication's office was the target of a terrorist attack in January 2015, in which 11 people were killed, prompting an international wave of solidarity with the magazine.
However, the Amatrice cartoon prompted widespread outrage on social media and in the Italian press, with many decrying it as insensitive.
In response, Charlie Hebdo released a second cartoon, with the caption "Italians ... it's not Charlie Hebdo who built your homes, it's the Mafia!"
Prosecutors in Italy are investigating whether earthquake safety regulations were followed in affected buildings.
They are also investigating possible corruption in the awarding of construction contracts or building inspection certificates, the Associated Press reports.
Mario Cicchetti, a lawyer for Amatrice, said the cartoons were "macabre, senseless and incomprehensible" and showed "contempt for victims of a natural disaster".
If the complaint goes to trial, and the French magazine is convicted, it could be forced to pay damages in a related civil suit.
"Any damages awarded to the town will be entirely turned over to the quake victims," Mr Cicchetti said.
Charlie Hebdo said it would not comment at this time. | An Italian town heavily hit by last month's earthquake is taking legal action against Charlie Hebdo, after it portrayed victims as pasta dishes. | 37341801 |
The 85-metre (279ft) long cargo ship the Abis Bergen ran aground as he tried to steer it out to sea.
Police said he was "absolutely unfit for duty".
The identity of the captain has not been made public. Police said he risked causing an accident.
A breathalyser test, carried out after harbour police smelled alcohol on the captain's breath, established he was over the legal limit.
The ship was refloated using tugboats and steered back into the harbour in north-eastern Germany. There are no reports of injuries or damages. | A ship captain is facing charges of endangering naval traffic, after blocking access to the German port of Rostock while he was under the influence of alcohol, police say. | 35907934 |
Conservative Gary Streeter told the Plymouth Herald that travellers in a local park were "a nuisance" and "as vulnerable as Ghengis Khan".
But Yvonne MacNamara, CEO of the Traveller Movement, branded the comments "deplorable".
"Hostile comments such as these "normalise" racism", she said.
Ms MacNamara said since the referendum vote to leave the European Union there had been a "dramatic" increase in hate crimes and as an MP, Mr Streeter had a duty to foster good race relations.
In a tweet, she said a shooting in Salford on a traveller site this week was being treated by police as a hate crime.
"I fear comments like Mr Streeter's will only increase the likelihood of such violent incidents," she added.
Mr Streeter said on Wednesday, his reference to the Mongolian invader was meant to question their status as a vulnerable group, but added: "If people get upset by it, that's up to them."
The MP for Devon South West was commenting on a group which set up camp at Trefusis Park in Lower Compton, Plymouth. | An MP's comments comparing the traveller community to Genghis Khan could increase hate crimes, the Traveller Movement has claimed. | 37125209 |
The insurer said profit in the six months to June was £1.88bn, a 17% rise from £1.6bn last year after currency movements are stripped out.
It also said its life and asset management products in the UK had done particularly well during the period.
Its Asian business also saw a 17% jump in operating profit to £632m.
Chief executive Mike Wells attributed the group's Asian success to "meeting the protection and savings needs of the growing middle classes".
Profits at its US business Jackson Life rose 11% to £834m, while Prudential's UK life business saw a 19% jump in operating profit to £436m.
Equity analyst Keith Bowman from Hargreaves Lansdown called the results "solid progress" under the company's new chief executive, but offered a cautionary note.
"On the downside, currency fluctuations remain a hurdle, whilst changing regulation continues to feature high on the agenda for management.
"The company's targeting of the middle classes in Asia, the retiring US baby-boomers and the increased need for UK consumers to save for their own retirements all offer potential long-term growth," he added. | Prudential has reported a big jump in operating profits for the first half of 2015, boosted by increasing business across Asia and the US. | 33859019 |
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week. | Images courtesy of AFP, EPA, Getty Images and Reuters | 39364530 |
He has told BBC Sport the matter is now over despite not being paid in full.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) however said it "finally managed to raise the funds to pay all his outstanding bonuses on Saturday."
He had been refusing to leave his Accra hotel since the end of the Africa Cup of Nations in early February.
"Thanks to all people of Ghana. Great memories always from this passionate football country," Nus posted on his Twitter feed.
The Spaniard finally returned home from Ghana on Monday.
"All of this was more about having principles and claiming for the right things more than the money itself," he explained.
"I'm just happy to see my family now."
According to the GFA statement there were disagreements over who should settle payments to the hotel where Nus had been staying.
The situation was resolved between and the hotel on Sunday enabling him to return home.
When Nus started his protest in February the GFA had explained "that at the end of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations the entire technical team could not be paid their bonuses on time because of financial difficulties.
"The GFA engaged the staff to explain the difficulties, urging them to go home and be paid later when the money is available.
"Along with head coach Avram Grant, they all agreed and went home but Nus insisted on staying for as long as it takes to receive his money." | A former member of Ghana's coaching team, Gerard Nus, has ended his sit-in as the football association settled his bonuses. | 39405851 |
Marvin Rees said the cuts were due to government funding reductions, extra demand on services and weaknesses in the council's financial practices.
The Labour politician said: "It's been a very challenging week going through the options, they're not palatable, they're not nice."
A public consultation on the proposed cuts will be held until 5 January.
He added that the council would also need to save a further £33m before the end of March to balance the books.
The proposed departmental cuts follow plans to cut 1,000 council jobs announced in August.
He added that that council would need to achieve the savings or the council lose its autonomy.
"We have to balance our budget or we get taken over and the budget is balanced for us.
"Our priorities is around reducing inequalities, taking care of the most vulnerable people in the city as part of doing good social justice.
"But as part of the future aspirations and what kind of city we want to have would not necessarily be held as a high priority," added Mr Rees.
UNISON Bristol branch secretary Steve Crawshaw said: "If the council keeps slicing away at services without joined up thinking across the board, the situation will get even worse.
"Employees are telling us they can't keep doing more with less."
Projects such as the Bristol Arena and the Metrobus Scheme would be unaffected as they are funded as capital project rather than from revenue.
Some of the proposals for 2017-2022 include: | Cuts of £92m will be made to Bristol city council's budget by 2022, the city's mayor has said. | 37646962 |
A new poll indicates significant splits in gender and age when it comes to where Canadians draw the line at offensive behaviour.
And more frequent users are less easily shocked by online abuse.
From Twitter to Facebook, social media companies are under growing pressure to tackle online abuse.
In May, Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey told the BBC that addressing abuse on the platform was a priority.
Critics have accused Twitter for years of failing to be proactive in addressing harassment and uncivil behaviour on its platform.
In a new survey, the Angus Reid Institute looked into Canadian attitudes towards social media misbehaviour.
A quarter of Canadians reported being subjected to behaviour from the mean to the extreme - from unwelcome comments to violent tthreats and sexual harassment.
The more often someone used social media, the more likely they were to become targets of abuse. | Despite being targeted just as often as women online, young Canadian men take a more live and let live attitude towards social media harassment. | 37710768 |
They were called to the beach on the Brough of Birsay after a member of the public discovered what was thought to be a landmine on Thursday.
However, the device was removed without the need for a controlled detonation after being examined by the experts.
The access road to a nearby car park has now re-opened. | A piece of World War Two ordnance found on a tidal island off the Orkney mainland does not pose a threat, according to bomb disposal experts. | 40125332 |
It comes ahead of peace talks between the left-wing group and the government, which begin on Tuesday in Ecuador.
The soldier, Freddy Moreno, has been handed over to delegates from the International Committee of the Red Cross in Arauca province.
"The ELN has stood by its word," the rebel group tweeted.
The ELN talks follow successful negotiations between the government and Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, which took place in the Cuban capital, Havana, and lasted four years.
The head of the Red Cross in Colombia, Christoph Harnisch, said the gesture would "reinforce trust between the Colombian government and the ELN before the imminent opening of the public phase of peace negotiations".
The talks were due to begin at the end of October. But they were delayed as the government refused to go sit down for formal negotiations while the rebels still held Odin Sanchez, a former congressman.
Mr Sanchez was released last Thursday, after 10 months in captivity.
The rebels had demanded that in exchange the government pardoned two of its members serving time in Colombian jails.
The two sides struck a deal and the two ELN members were released on Saturday.
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The two who have been released are expected to serve as rebel negotiators at the peace talks in the Ecuadorean capital, Quito.
The government reached a peace agreement with Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, last year.
Members of the Farc have been gathering in "transition zones", where they are to demobilise and lay down their weapons under the supervision of United Nations monitors.
The last of the Farc rebels are expected to reach the designated demobilisation areas by Wednesday, government officials said. | Colombia's second-largest rebel group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), has released a soldier it had been holding hostage for two weeks. | 38887758 |
The company said services will operate every seven-and-a-half minutes "at key times" on 8 April.
Members of the RMT union are striking for 24 hours as part of a dispute over staffing and the role of conductors.
The 24-hour strike is planned for Grand National Day only and will not affect other days of the Grand National Festival.
Merseyrail said it had prioritised the route between Aintree and the city centre, with the replacement timetable in place between 11:15 and 13:30 BST and then between 17:30 and 19:15.
There will be fewer trains or no trains at all on other parts of the network, although rail replacement buses will run on certain lines.
Managing director Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde said: "Despite the RMT's best efforts to scupper this iconic event, we are putting our passengers and the city region first."
Up to 2,000 staff at Southern rail, Merseyrail and Northern rail walked out on 13 March in the dispute but only limited disruption was reported.
Talks to avoid fresh strikes have ended without agreement.
Members of the public are advised check the timetables for full details during the strike. | A contingency train timetable has been drawn up by Merseyrail to combat strike action on Grand National day. | 39435640 |
Emergency services - including a heli-med helicopter - were sent to the scene following the incident which took place at about 11:20.
The road was shut for about two-and-a-half hours as a result of the accident involving a lorry and a van.
Police Scotland said the man driving the van had been taken to hospital suffering from leg injuries. | A van driver has been injured in two-vehicle crash on the A701 near Beattock in Dumfries and Galloway. | 36110733 |
On Friday, all three leading indexes closed lower after the US unemployment rate fell to 5.1% last month, the lowest since April 2008.
The Dow Jones declined by 272.38 points, or 1.66%, to 16,102.38, while the S&P 500 dropped 29.91 points or 1.53% to 1,921.22.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq was down 49.58 points or 1.05% at 4,683.92. | Stock markets on Wall Street are closed on Monday for the US national Labor Day public holiday. | 34172552 |
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) wants to avoid a dispute ahead of their 2018 World Cup qualifier against Zambia on 9 October.
The NFF insists payments will be made when government releases its funding.
"We understand the financial situation affecting the country," one player told BBC Sport, but insisted on anonymity.
"We haven't been paid our bonuses from March but we just hope that they will sort it out as promised.
"It's only important for everyone to focus on the game against Zambia and not the money problems affecting the federation."
The NFF, who receive direct funding from government, are in dire straits as Nigeria last month slipped into recession for the first time in more than a decade.
NFF president Amaju Pinnick had taken to Youtube to explain that the issue of unpaid wages is a very unfortunate piece of timing.
"I believe that if you work you should earn your dues, but the current economic situation has put us in a very precarious situation in terms of funding," he said.
"It's not just Nigeria but a global recession and it's very difficult to fulfil all our financial obligations because the government is struggling."
Pay rows have often surrounded Nigerian teams, with coaches not paid regularly, while players have boycotted training during important qualifiers or at major tournaments over unpaid bonus.
The poor financial position of the NFF has already forced the country to cut their backroom staff and slashed the salaries and allowances of the various national team coaches, excluding new Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr. | Nigeria's players understand they will have to wait to be paid outstanding bonuses as the football federation's financial issues continue. | 37471696 |
The 27-year-old has been released from the Wales squad to Ospreys.
He was taken off after turning his right ankle during the 32-8 defeat by Australia.
The Ospreys player missed much of the 2015-16 season after damaging ankle and knee ligaments playing for Wales against Italy in a pre-World Cup match.
A Welsh Rugby Union statement read: "It is expected that Webb will undertake a period of rehabilitation of at least 12 weeks."
In Webb's absence, Scarlets' Gareth Davies starts against Argentina on Saturday.
Scarlets scrum-half Davies is one of six Wales changes for the match at Principality Stadium.
In addition to Argentina, Wales face Japan and South Africa in Cardiff before the end of November. | Injured scrum-half Rhys Webb is to have ankle surgery and will be out of action until the New Year. | 37885432 |
The 33-year-old has been training with the League Two club for the last month.
The former Plymouth, Swindon and Swansea striker has not played a competitive match since scoring for Scunthorpe in a 1-1 draw against Colchester in October 2014.
Fallon has been capped 18 times by New Zealand, and represented his country at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
"He's a very experienced footballer and someone who I would call an old-fashioned striker," said Rovers manager Darrell Clarke.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Bristol Rovers have signed forward Rory Fallon on non-contract terms until the end of the season. | 35429124 |
Welsh teenager Williams, 17, beat Elin Johansson of Sweden in the final of the women's -67kg category.
Liverpool's Walkden, 25, who won bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games, won gold in the +73kg category after a final win over Poland's Aleksandra Kowalczuk.
Double Olympic champion Jade Jones won gold on the opening day of the event. | Britain's Bianca Walkden and Lauren Williams have won gold at the World Taekwondo Federation President's Cup in Athens. | 39750811 |
Ma'afu, 32, left the European champions by mutual agreement after being found guilty of assault and given a suspended four-month prison sentence last month.
In a statement, Blues said Ma'afu had joined "with immediate effect - subject to the normal visa process".
"We are thrilled to sign Salesi and welcome him to Cardiff Blues," said head coach Danny Wilson.
"He is a powerful prop forward. He has a fantastic pedigree in the game."
Ex-Northampton Saints forward Ma'afu, brother of former Cardiff Blues player Campese, switched codes from rugby league to union as a youngster.
He made his senior international debut for Australia against Fiji in 2007 and went on to earn 14 caps and played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Sydney-born Ma'afu joined Northampton in 2013 and helped the club win the English Premiership title and the European Challenge Cup in 2014.
But he missed the Challenge Cup final after getting a one-week ban for punching Leicester's Tom Youngs.
In February this year Ma'afu was also banned for two weeks after striking London Irish's Tom Court, before signing for Toulon in June.
The Blues currently lie 10th in the Pro12 with 14 points from their first nine games, and second in Challenge Cup Pool 3 after Thursday's 23-22 loss in Montpellier. | Cardiff Blues have signed former Australia prop Salesi Ma'afu following his release by French club Toulon. | 35130118 |
Michael Martin, 25, was last seen at his home in Sidmouth Drive, Blackley, in the early hours of 7 August.
Greater Manchester Police have searched four properties across the city and a room at the Premier Inn in Higher Blackley, while Mr Martin's car was discovered in Vermere Avenue.
The force said it was treating the investigation as a "non-body murder".
In an earlier appeal, officers said they believed Mr Martin may have been assaulted.
Det Insp Andrew Naismith said: "We are keen to speak to anyone who may have any information about what has happened to Michael Martin.
"We are investigating a number of possibilities, however a non-body murder investigation has now been launched.
"Our specialist support officers are supporting Michael's family through this incredibly difficult time and my thoughts are with them." | The disappearance of a man in Manchester is being treated as a murder investigation, police have said. | 37098826 |
Officers were lured to Ballycolman estate on 23 October to investigate reports of a bomb thrown at a police patrol vehicle the previous night.
The alert was a hoax but then a real bomb, packed with nails, was discovered in the garden of a nearby house.
The men, aged 29 and 43, had been questioned at Antrim PSNI station.
They had been detained in Strabane on Tuesday morning.
A number of houses were searched and two cars were seized during the operation.
The nail bomb was defused by the Army, and more than 130 schoolchildren and a number of householders were moved as bomb disposal officers dealt with the device. | Two men who were arrested by detectives investigating an attempted bomb attack on police in Strabane, County Tyrone, have been released unconditionally. | 30098848 |
The deal comes at a busy time for the Hollywood actor, as his wife Amal gave birth to twins earlier this month.
The star founded Casamigos in 2013 with friends Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman.
They have said that Casamigos - meaning house of friends - was born from tequila-filled nights, and was at first just for private events.
The first-time dad may find that newborns Ella and Alexander impinge on his ability to enjoy tequila-filled nights with friends.
But he told CNBC that he and his co-founders would "still be very much a part of Casamigos. Starting with a shot tonight. Maybe two."
While the Oceans Eleven star is unlikely to be short of cash, the deal should help pay for some early-morning childcare assistance (tequila hangovers plus 5am wake-ups - not good) or more nappies than even newborn twins could possibly get through.
Diageo, a British company, said it plans to expand Casamigos internationally.
The company said it would pay $700m initially for the brand, with a further $300m due over 10 years, linked to performance.
Casamigos reportedly came about when the distiller making tequila for the friends told them the quantities involved meant they had to get properly licensed.
Mr Gerber - who is married to supermodel Cindy Crawford - said Casamigos "started from a friendship and an idea to create the best tasting, smoothest tequila as our own house tequila". | It's celebration time for George Clooney, after the tequila company he co-founded was sold to drinks giant Diageo in a deal worth $1bn (£790m). | 40357768 |
The new rate will rise to £8.25 per hour, from its current £7.85.
For those living in London, the rate will rise by slightly less - 25p - to £9.40 an hour, the city's Mayor, Boris Johnson, announced.
More than 2,000 businesses, with almost 70,000 workers, are signed up to the scheme.
Currently, the government's national minimum wage stands at £6.70 per hour, but a new National Living Wage for over-25s of £7.20 will be introduced in April next year.
"Today we are celebrating those 2,000 responsible businesses that are voluntarily paying the living wage to their staff," said Sarah Vero, director of the Living Wage Foundation.
"These employers are not waiting for government to tell them what to do. Their actions are helping to end the injustice that is in-work poverty in the UK now," she added.
As with the government's minimum wage, employers have six months to implement the new pay level.
It follows a report on Sunday from accountants KPMG that claimed almost six million workers in the UK were paid less than the living wage, with part-time, female and young workers being most likely to earn below that figure. | The UK's voluntary living wage, as promoted by the Living Wage Foundation campaign group, is to be increased by 40p an hour. | 34692382 |
Yorkshire Ambulance Service had warned they warned it could be overwhelmed on Saturday and Sunday, when wintry weather hit the region.
It said the most serious calls were up almost 30% on last year.
Dr David Macklin, director of operations at the ambulance service, said extra staff and volunteers were drafted in to cope with the demand.
He said compared with 2013, there were over 7,000 more calls to the NHS non-emergency number 111.
The ambulance service covers about 6,000 square miles across the Yorkshire and Humber region, and serves more than five million people.
It said before Christmas it was "very busy" and predicted that because GP practices and NHS services closed over Christmas, they would get "an even higher volume of calls for seasonal illnesses and incidents".
According to the ambulance service:
Dr Macklin said the increase in 999 calls was likely to last into the early part of next year. | Ambulance bosses in Yorkshire have said there were "unprecedented" call levels over the weekend after Christmas. | 30627075 |
Roedd Mr Corfield, 19 oed, wedi mynd ar goll yn ystod y Sioe Frenhinol yr wythnos ddiwethaf.
Fe wnaeth Tîm Achub Mynydd Aberhonddu ganfod ei gorff mewn pwll dwfn yn Afon Gwy dros y penwythnos.
Doedd neb wedi gweld Mr Corfield ers iddo adael tafarn Y Ceffyl Gwyn yn Llanfair-ym-Muallt yn ystod oriau mân fore Mawrth, Gorffennaf 25.
Gydol wythnos y Sioe bu plismyn, timau achub a gwirfoddolwyr yn chwilio am y gŵr ifanc o Drefaldwyn.
Dywedodd yr heddlu fod ei deulu yn cael cefnogaeth swyddogion arbennig ers cael gwybod am y darganfyddiad.
Dywedodd y teulu mewn datganiad: "Roedd James yn ddyn ffarm ac yn ddyn teulu - ffermio oedd ei fywyd, ac roedd e'n caru anifeiliaid yn angerddol.
"Roedd ei ymweliad â'r Sioe Frenhinol yn uchafbwynt iddo - ac roedd gweld y defaid a'r ieir yn cael eu barnu'n rhywbeth yr oedd yn edrych ymlaen yn arw ato.
"Aeth i'r Sioe Frenhinol bob blwyddyn drwy gydol ei fywyd, ac mae gennym atgofion melys o fynd ag ef yn blentyn y byddwn ni'n eu trysori am byth
"Roedd James yn gricedwr brws a dawnus, ac roedd e'n chwarae i Glwb Criced Trefaldwyn.
"Yn ddiweddar, derbyniodd wobr Cricedwr y Flwyddyn Rhanbarth Dau Swydd Amwythig, a gwobr chwaraewr ifanc y flwyddyn y gynghrair yn 2016, sy'n gamp aruthrol ar gyfer rhywun o'i oed ef, ac yn rhywbeth yr oedd yn falch iawn ohono.
"Byddwn ni'n gweld eisiau James yn ofnadwy, ac mae ein calonnau wedi torri."
Fe wnaeth y teulu hefyd ddiolch i'r gwirfoddolwyr fu'n helpu chwilio amdano ac am y negeseuon caredig, gan ofyn hefyd am breifatrwydd. | Mae Heddlu Dyfed Powys wedi cadarnhau mai corff James Corfield gafodd ei ddarganfod yn Llanfair-ym-Muallt ddydd Sul. | 40776019 |
Shots were fired on Friday after the workers blocked a road south of the capital, Phnom Penh, and clashed with the police, eyewitnesses said.
The textile workers have been protesting and demanding the minimum wage be doubled.
Cambodia has around 500,000 workers in the garment industry, which is a key source of national income.
The workers are demanding a minimum wage of $160 (£97) a month. The government has offered an increase to around $100 (£60).
Chan Soveth, an activist from rights group Adhoc, told AFP news agency that security forces "used rifles and other things to crack down on the strikers" at Friday's protest.
Military police spokesman Kheng Tito told AFP that the police cracked down on protesters after nine policemen were injured in the clashes.
"We were afraid about the security so we had to crack down on them... If we allow them to continue the strike it will become anarchy," he said.
Two protesters had been arrested, he added.
On Thursday, Cambodian soldiers broke up another protest by striking garment workers, with witnesses saying some protesters were hurt.
The industrial action comes after the government faced weeks of protests demanding Prime Minister Hun Sen step down.
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) has led rallies and strikes calling for a new election and alleging vote fraud in the last election. In recent weeks, they have been joined by the garment workers. | Police have opened fire on striking Cambodian garment workers, killing three and injuring several more. | 25585054 |
The revelation was made by the Justice Minister David Ford in the assembly.
The 52-year-old officer suffered serious injuries when a bomb exploded under his van on Friday morning.
A dissident republican group calling itself the IRA said it was responsible for the attack in east Belfast.
The group, which is widely referred to as the new IRA, said he was targeted for training officers at Maghaberry Prison near Lisburn in County Antrim.
The prison officer is in a stable condition in hospital.
MLAs from all sides condemned the attack at the start of assembly proceedings on Monday.
The DUP's Paul Givan said the attack was part of a campaign by republican dissidents to get the regime in Maghaberry Prison returned to the old days of the Maze jail.
The Ulster Unionist Andy Allen, who was seriously injured in a bomb attack while on duty with the army in Afghanistan, assured the injured officer that "there is a light at the end of the tunnel".
The SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said the prison officer was a public servant who should not have to expect that a bomb might be placed under his car.
Mr Eastwood described the dissident strategy as nonsensical.
Sinn Féin's Raymond McCartney, a former IRA prisoner, said those responsible for the attack have little or no support in the community. | The Prison Service director Sue McAllister has asked for an updated assessment of the current security threat to her staff in the wake of last week's bomb attack on a prison officer. | 35746527 |
Devon's bill rose from £2m in 2012/13 to £6.4m in 2014/15 and Plymouth's bill rose from £171,000 in 2012/13 to £824,000 in 2014/15.
The British Association of Social Workers, responding to figures obtained by the BBC, said use of agency workers had a detrimental effect on clients.
The Department of Health declined to comment.
Figures obtained by BBC Freedom of Information request.
Maris Stratulis from the British Association of Social Workers said: "Investment in retention of social workers, good supervision, workforce development and valuing the profession is essential rather than increasing spend on agency staff.
She added that relying on such workers, "often results in fragmentation of service delivery and a constant change of social workers for vulnerable children, families and adults".
Devon County Council said "Nationally there's a shortage of qualified children's social workers, so like most local authorities, Devon uses experienced agency social workers on temporary basis."
Plymouth City Council: "Nationally there is a shortage of social workers and in order to provide an essential service the use of agency staff is required.
"In order to resolve this matter we are working far more closely with universities to bring forward a new cohort of social workers and following proactive recruitment campaigns we are also now seeing an increase number of experienced social workers join us." | South West councils spent £16.5m on agency social workers last year, up from £6.8m in 2012, it has emerged. | 34924432 |
Paul Shoesmith, from Poynton, Cheshire died from multiple injuries after the crash on Sulby Straight on 4 June 2016.
The inquest heard a "catastrophic" and "unforeseen" tyre failure led the 50-year-old to lose control of his machine at more than 160mph (250km/h).
Coroner John Needham recorded a verdict of misadventure at Douglas courthouse.
Riding a different bike, Mr Shoesmith had set his fastest-ever lap of the TT course and finished 29th in the Superbike race on the morning before the crash.
Race marshal Joseph Bevans said Mr Shoesmith would have been travelling at between 160 and 190mph through what is one of the fastest parts of the Mountain Course when his tyre burst.
Mr Bevans said he saw the front tyre lift about 12in (30cm) after Mr Shoesmith rode through a depression and then explode when it came back into contact with the road.
The coroner said the crash was "inevitable" after the tyre burst.
Two witnesses described how the experienced racer became parted from his motorbike and hit a kerb and tree.
Recording his verdict, Mr Needham said the bike had passed race control ahead of the solo practice session and Mr Shoesmith had been "ultimately responsible" for the selection of the tyre.
The father of four made his TT debut at the event in 2005.
He achieved his best result of 15th in both the Superbike and Senior races held in 2011.
The coroner said he had died "pursuing his dream". | A motorbike racer was killed when his front tyre burst and caused a high-speed crash during practice for the TT races, an inquest has heard. | 38968978 |
Marine is to step up production at its processing plant in Rosyth after being picked by Sainsbury's to supply fresh and smoked salmon.
It will take over Young's Seafood's contract with Sainsbury's in November.
Norwegian-owned Marine said it would increase its Rosyth workforce from 90 to about 350 over the next year.
Until now, the Rosyth plant, which opened in 2014, has focused on products under the Marine Harvest brand - Harbour Salmon Co.
The Sainsbury's deal will see volumes at the plant increase five-fold.
Fears have been expressed for jobs at Young's seafood factory in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, after its parent company lost out in the tender.
In a statement, Sainsbury's said: "We have been carrying out a thorough review of our Scottish salmon suppliers to ensure we can offer our customers the best products possible.
"As a result of the supplier tender, we have given advance notice to Young's Seafood that they will no longer pack and process salmon products for us.
"Marine Harvest, our Scottish farmed salmon supplier, will take this business on which will be carried out at its new factory in Rosyth, Scotland.
"However Young's will continue to supply us with fish, including cod and haddock."
Andy Stapley, managing director of Marine Harvest Consumer Products, said: "This is excellent news for the company as well as for Rosyth and will mean significant expansion for the plant and more local jobs for the area.
"This latest contract builds on the strong relationship Marine Harvest has established with Sainsbury's over many years and is part of the company's strategy to manage the entire food production process from farm to fork." | Salmon supplier Marine Harvest is set to create 260 new jobs in Fife after picking up a major supermarket contract from a rival firm in a tender. | 33254497 |
Its economic crime command director, Donald Toon, told the Times that London prices had been "skewed" as a result.
He said prices were being artificially driven up by criminals "who want to sequester their assets here in the UK".
Mr Toon urged estate agents to report any suspicious activity.
The newspaper reported that Mr Toon said he was "alarmed" by the number of homes registered to complex offshore corporations - some of which will have been bought with laundered money.
The Treasury has earned £150m in the past three months from a tax on properties purchased by companies, trusts and investment funds, rather than individuals - supporting Mr Toon's claim, the Times said.
When the tax was first in operation in 2013/14, it raised £100m from 3,990 houses, with 80% of the revenue coming from two London boroughs - the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, it said.
Mr Toon said: "I believe the London property market has been skewed by laundered money."
He added: "Prices of high-end property are being artificially driven up by the desire of overseas criminals to sequester their assets here in the UK.
"What they are doing is distorting the market.
"If [estate agents] have a suspicion that there may be money laundering involved, then they absolutely should be submitting a suspicious activity report.
"You are at risk of committing a criminal offence if you do not do that."
Hundreds of billions of pounds are laundered in the City every year, according to the NCA, and it said investigations were intensifying. | Foreign criminals are laundering billions of pounds through the purchase of expensive properties, which is pushing up house prices in the UK, the National Crime Agency has said. | 33662174 |
We're being strict on ourselves and only using the standard emoji set approved by the people at Unicode.
This week there are animals, lots of 'em. And some Christmas parcels. Can you work them out?
If you get stuck, check the answers at the bottom of the page.
1 - Lewis Hamilton becomes Formula 1 word champion for the second time (and tells Newsbeat all about his music plans, you can listen to that on Soundcloud)
2 - Animal rights campaigners in Switzerland get angry about the apparent rural tradition of eating... cats.
3 - A stray dog gets so excited by a group of Swedish adventurers' lunch, it follows them for miles and miles AND MILES around Ecuador.
4 - In 2012 politician Andrew Mitchell shouts at a policeman in a row over a gate and a bike. For the next two years everyone, err, argues about what exactly was said during the, err, argument. After yet more arguing, a judge says Mr Mitchell did use the word pleb (a word used to describe someone of a low social class). It all means the ex Tory minister must now pay £1.5m in legal fees.
5 - #BlackFriday is now a thing in the UK as well as America. It's a day where shoppers come together to mark the true meaning of Christmas - by fighting over half-price TVs and bargain computer consoles on the escalators in department stores. (Here's how Black Friday got its name)
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Every Friday we bring you the week's news in emojis. | 30253058 |
Two-year-old Mandarin Princess, trained by Charlie McBride, was declared the winner on 27 July after beating Fyre Cay.
But a scan afterwards identified the horse as three-year-old stablemate Millie's Kiss, who had been due to run in a later race at the same course.
McBride said it was an "honest error".
The result officially stands for betting purposes, but some bookmakers said they will pay out on the horses finishing first and second.
McBride has reportedly said he will use £600 he won backing Mandarin Princess each way at Yarmouth towards the fine.
"Most of the runners you run you hope would run well so as support for the horse you'd put £10 each way, or £5 each way," he is quoted as saying outside the hearing.
"In this case I had £10 each way and was hoping she might scrape into the first three as a fun bet. That's all. The fine's £1,500, so I'm still £1,000 out of pocket." | The 'wrong horse' who won a race at Yarmouth at odds of 50-1 has been disqualified by the British Horseracing Authority and her trainer fined £1,500. | 40891956 |
Pamela Hudson, 75, suffered injuries to her face, body and arms caused, her family believes, by a rodent at the council-run home Glen Lodge, in York.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for the investigation after seeing graphic pictures in the Sun newspaper.
But after its own inquiry, City of York Council said it could not determine how Mrs Hudson came by her injuries.
Mr Hunt said: "These pictures are appalling and show the suffering of a vulnerable woman who, along with her family, was stripped of her dignity and badly let down.
"Working across government, ministers are ordering an investigation which will be launched in the coming days.
"Whatever the sort of social care provider, patients have a right to expect the highest standards, and that is what we are determined to secure."
Mrs Hudson's daughter Jan Derry told the Sun she thinks the rat probably got trapped in the bed during the incident in June and attacked her mother as it tried to get free.
She said: "The thought of how many times she was bitten is awful."
Mrs Hudson was later transferred to alternative accommodation, before dying three months after the incident.
Martin Farran, director of adult social care at the council, said: "It is with regret that, despite extensive efforts by professional experts, environmental health and independent inspectors, we have been unable to determine the exact circumstances of how Mrs Hudson's injuries occurred." | An inquiry has been ordered by the government over claims a woman suffered up to 50 rat bites at her care home. | 35129678 |
Phillip Monk, 61, inappropriately touched girls aged between seven and eight while working at Maesybryn Primary School, near Pontypridd, Newport Crown Court was told.
Mr Monk denies 23 counts of indecent assault of a person under the age of 14.
The offences date from 1984 to 1995 and the trial continues.
On Monday the court was told Mr Monk, of Penycoedcae, Pontypridd, molested the girls - three of whom were in the same class at the Llantwit Fardre school - when they came to his desk to have their project work marked.
Prosecutor Suzanne Thomas said of one alleged victim: "He would put his hand up her skirt on a regular basis.
"It would happen whenever she was having work marked by Mr Monk."
The court heard that the victim recalled two further incidents which took place outside the classroom.
Miss Thomas said: "First was an occasion when he took the children to the local community centre to plant oak trees. He had his hand up her skirt as they walked around."
She said that the girl remembered being intimately touched during swimming lessons when Mr Monk would hold her in the water.
"This was making her feel special she thought she was one of his favourites," added Miss Thomas.
"It was only when looking back as an adult she realised what he had done wasn't right." | A primary school teacher groped seven young schoolgirls at his desk while marking their work, a court has heard. | 35639888 |
Deirdre Michie, however, has warned the industry will be "extremely challenged" to sustain growth in 2016.
Oil & Gas UK predicts oil and gas production increased by 7% in the past twelve months.
The increase in production follows more than £30bn of investment in the past few years.
Ms Michie said: "Government data for the first ten months of 2015 shows that the total volume of oil and gas produced on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) was up 8.6% compared with 2014, with the production of liquids up 10.6% and gas up 6.1%.
"Output in November and December tends historically to be more stable, but even so, Oil & Gas UK now expects year end production for the full year of 2015 to be seven to eight per cent higher than last year.
"Given the difficulties being faced by the industry this is welcome news.
"In February 2015 we predicted a marginal increase in production for 2015, but the industry-wide focus on improving production efficiency coupled with investments of more than £50bn over the last four years to bring new fields on stream across the last twelve months is paying off and yielding a better result."
Ms Michie predicts that there will be job losses in the industry in 2016, but the UK continental shelf still holds great importance.
She added: "The upturn underlines the industry's commitment to the UKCS - which still holds great promise for the future and is vital for the country's security of supply.
"For example, only last week, oil company Taqa announced first production from the Cladhan field north-east of Shetland, estimated to produce 10,000 barrels of oil a day from the UK's waters." | The chief executive of Oil & Gas UK has welcomed the first increase in production on the UK continental shelf for over 15 years. | 35222629 |
Jay Brenton Liptrot, 43, owned the property in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, where five people died in October 2012.
Lee-Ann Shiers, 20, her partner Liam Timbrell, 23, their son Charlie, 15 months, Ms Shiers' nephew Bailey, four, and niece Skye, two, died in the fire.
Mr Liptrot, of Prestatyn, did not enter a plea when he appeared at the town's magistrates' court on Friday.
Melanie Smith has already been jailed for at least 30 years for five counts of murder after starting the fire in a row over a shared hallway.
Mr Liptrot will appear at Mold Crown Court in May. | A fireman has appeared in court charged with five counts of manslaughter relating to a fatal blaze. | 32445148 |
The double Olympic cycling champion raced at the 2016 Festival having first sat on a racehorse 12 months before.
She finished fifth on Pacha Du Polder in St James's Place Foxhunter Chase.
"I don't think I'll ever ride at Aintree but if I get the opportunity to ride at Cheltenham and have a horse good enough, I will definitely take it up," she told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
"It's so exhilarating, I can't even explain, it's such a thrill and I just love the company of the horses and how generous and accommodating they can be.
"They're a marvel. A wonder. I'm in love."
The 35-year-old was speaking after cruising to victory on Royal Etiquette in a charity race at Newmarket on Thursday.
Pendleton, who won Olympic gold in the sprint at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the keirin at the 2012 London Games, won at Wincanton on Pacha Du Polder, trained by Paul Nicholls, in February before going to Cheltenham.
"I'm going to carry on racing and see where it goes," she added.
"If opportunities come my way I'll definitely take them because it's been such an incredible journey the last 18 months and I don't feel like stopping any time soon.
"Its been a joy to be accepted into a new sport and welcomed. I love going to the yard in the morning, there's nothing nicer."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Victoria Pendleton has confirmed she would ride at the Cheltenham Festival again, if given the chance. | 36608120 |
Parkers were able to claim a refund after a traffic regulation order issued by Calderdale Council was found to be invalid.
Forms were filled in incorrectly in 2008 following a change in legislation.
The council estimated the blunder could cost it between £200,000 and £500,000.
To date, 3,800 claims have been made - with the council refunding more than £25,000 in the past four months.
On street parking charges were lifted in Halifax town centre on 8 October 2014. Parking charges are back in place from Monday at the previous rates. | Parking charges have been reintroduced in Halifax town centre after it emerged in October that no on-street ticket issued over the previous five years was legally enforceable. | 31087992 |
Their latest report said there had been a "change of culture" since South Lakes Safari Zoo was taken over in January by a company formed by staff.
Cumbria Zoo Company Ltd (CZCL) is applying for a licence after owner David Gill was refused one in February.
Inspectors have recommended Barrow Council approves CZCL's application.
Mr Gill has lodged an appeal against his licence refusal which means the attraction can stay open in the meantime.
In 2013, keeper Sarah McClay was mauled to death by a tiger and the zoo was subsequently fined £297,500 for health and safety breaches.
A council report in February revealed 486 animals had died there in four years and criticised Mr Gill's management style.
CZCL has since leased the zoo from Mr Gill and intends to run it independently from him, government appointed inspectors said.
The latest report praised the level of staff "engagement, dedication and enthusiasm and ambitious plans to move forward now that the owner [or] previous director is no longer involved".
The zoo in Dalton-in-Furness currently houses 1,500 animals including tigers, giraffes and rare birds. | Improvements at a zoo criticised over animal welfare and safety have "impressed and highly encouraged" inspectors. | 39519215 |
Gerrard, 30, returns after being released by the Latics in June 2016 and has signed a two-and-a-half year deal.
Amadi-Holloway, 23, was on loan at Oldham last season but has now moved on a permanent deal from Fleetwood.
Former Liverpool trainee Ngoo, 24, has agreed a deal until the end of the season after a trial spell.
All three players are able to play in Saturday's game against Shrewsbury.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | Oldham Athletic have re-signed defender Anthony Gerrard and striker Aaron Amadi-Holloway and brought in striker Michael Ngoo on free transfers. | 38695885 |
Paul Tam, 44, was assaulted by a man and woman in San Francisco on 18 February and died on Thursday.
Footage issued by police shows an attacker chasing Mr Tam around a car on Post Street before assaulting him and running away with his bag.
US media said Mr Tam, a former digital manager at the University of Manchester, was stabbed.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Mr Tam had moved to the US to work in Los Angeles. | A British man has died a month after he was robbed and attacked in the street in the US. | 35904974 |
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said investors had lost £5m, but the losses could have been greater.
The fine is one of the largest of its type ever imposed.
Invesco Perpetual said the funds involved had been "fully reimbursed", but admitted it had fallen short of its usual standards.
The FCA said that over a four year period, between 2008 and 2012, the company had failed to comply with investment limits, which are designed to protect consumers from undue exposure to risk.
The rules were broken on 33 separate occasions.
The firm also failed to explain the use of derivatives - complex financial instruments - to its investors.
Two of the funds involved - the Invesco Perpetual High Income Fund, and the Invesco Perpetual Income Fund - were managed by Neil Woodford, one of the UK's star fund managers.
After a long and successful career at Invesco Perpetual, Mr Woodford left the company earlier this month.
"Investors of all sizes trusted Invesco Perpetual to manage their money," said Tracey McDermott, the FCA's director of enforcement and financial crime.
"They signed up for a certain level of risk, but we found Invesco Perpetual's actions were at odds with investors' reasonable expectations," she said.
The company said it was confident that its systems and controls had now been improved.
"The small number of impacted funds were fully reimbursed," said Mark Armour, the chief executive of Invesco Perpetual.
"In this instance, we clearly fell short of the high standards we consistently strive to deliver," he said. | The UK's largest retail investment manager, Invesco Perpetual, has been fined £18.6m by the city watchdog for exposing investors to unnecessary risk. | 27190011 |
He tweeted a photograph of himself lying on a stretcher following the crash on Monday, praising rescuers.
South Wales Police said two motorists were taken to hospital as a precautionary measure following a collision on Tondu Road at 19:00 BST.
"Thank you to everyone," said Mr Byrne.
The former Newport Gwent Dragons captain retired from the sport last year after an injury. | Former Wales and British Lions rugby player Lee Byrne paid tribute to 999 crews for helping him after a two-vehicle collision in Bridgend. | 35914949 |
The man and woman were arrested after the child was taken to hospital from Rochdale with multiple injuries on Tuesday and later died.
The man has been charged with murder. The woman has been charged with causing or allowing the death of a child.
Both have been remanded in custody to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
The man and woman cannot be named for legal reasons. | Two people have been charged over the death of an eight-month-old baby boy in Greater Manchester. | 37323686 |
Darran Hunt, 36, was arrested in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, on 8 February 2015.
The hearing at Milford Haven Town Hall was told he pulled something from his trousers and put it in his mouth.
He began choking and lost consciousness - attempts by police and paramedics to revive him failed.
The inquest jury heard Mr Hunt was an unemployed drug addict who was known to police.
CCTV footage showed Dyfed-Powys Police officers trying to arrest Mr Hunt in Llanelli's Sunken Gardens when he put the packet in his mouth.
It was later found to have been 8cm (3.1in) long and contained a combination of drugs including cannabis and the heroin replacement drug subutex.
Mr Hunt's mother, Kathryn told the inquest that she loved her son, "but didn't always like the things he did."
She described his police record as "atrocious," saying he had gone off the rails at a young age.
But she said he had been trying hard to turn his life around for his young daughters.
"He really wanted to change," she said.
Ms Hunt went on to explain the frustration her son had faced after constantly being stopped by the police, even after he had stopped taking heroin.
She said he did not deserve to be handled in the way he was and did not understand why the police had used a pepper spray on him if they knew he had swallowed something.
The inquest heard that there is no official guidance for police when faced with someone who has swallowed a packet, and that it is not considered safe for officers to put their hands in somebody's mouth.
The inquest continues. | A man choked on a bag of drugs which he tried to swallow while being arrested by police, an inquest has heard. | 38798032 |
Grant only came on the pitch in the 85th minute but his set-piece just four minutes later caught the wind to give the Cod Army all three points.
Eggert Jonsson had given the hosts the lead just after the hour mark when he headed home Tariq Fosu's cross.
Byron Webster scored from a Millwall corner in the final minute but the Lions drop down to 11th. | Fleetwood sub Bobby Grant scored directly from a corner to help his side beat Millwall in League One. | 34839869 |
It was discovered by people walking along the beach on Friday.
It was encouraged back into the sea by the Loughs Agency on Friday but it washed up on Tuesday due to its emaciated condition.
The dead whale has been removed from the site by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and the Loughs Agency.
A spokesperson for the Department of Environment (DOE) said: "We assessed the situation and noted that the animal was an unweaned calf about three months old and apparently separated from its mother.
"The calf was severely malnourished and had suffered extensive injuries during its several standings.
"The animal's carcass has now been removed from the shore by council.
"DOE Marine Division staff have been able to recover some bone material for scientific and educational use.
"Minke whales are the most common whales in Irish waters, with young animals born mid-winter.
"They are not weaned until six months old and remain with the mother for up to three years to learn essential social and foraging skills.
"Despite local enquiries about any link with the pilot whale stranding event in Scotland, this is an isolated incident with no correlation."
Richard Gillen, the countryside officer for Causeway Coast and Glens District Council, said: "The water is shallow in that part of Myroe so I can see how it happened.
"There are baby whales out there in the water along the north coast, but this one seemed to like the Myroe and Magilligan area.
"It really wouldn't have survived."
A nine-metre (29ft) long minke whale was found dead at Magilligan Point in November 2013.
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group said the minke whale is Ireland's smallest and most commonly-recorded whale species. | A whale, thought to be a three month old minke whale, has washed up on the Lough Foyle in Myroe near Limavady. | 32988732 |
The collision happened at about 17:45 on the A836 at Bridge of Forss near Thurso.
Emergency services, including police, fire and ambulance, all attended at the scene.
Police Scotland said the road remained closed and local diversions had been put in place. | One person is believed to have died in a two-car crash in the Highlands. | 35600271 |
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