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The company said about 23,000 homes were left without electricity on Thursday due to the storms.
It said trees and branches falling onto overhead electricity lines was the main cause of the damage.
A number of roads were also blocked by fallen trees. | Power supplies have been restored to all NIE Networks customers after Storm Doris caused power cuts in homes across Northern Ireland. | 39074613 |
It said the "pollution incident" affected the Annsborough River on Saturday afternoon and the cause was identified and rectified shortly after.
The chemical spillage has been cleaned up and there is no further risk to the river, the company said.
NI Water said it would continue to work with the Environment Agency.
The Annsborough River is a tributary of the Carrigs River. which runs from Castlewellan through the village of Maghera and into Dundrum Bay.
The incident was reported to the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) pollution hotline on Saturday.
Staff from the agency and officers from the Department of Agriculture's fisheries team immediately went to the scene and conducted a detailed investigation.
"The source was traced to premises where it was discovered that a chemical had escaped into the river causing significant pollution," a spokesman for the department said.
"Statutory water samples were collected and evidence gathered with a view to an enforcement action. To date the number of dead fish is in excess of 1,600.
"All relevant authorities have been notified, including local council environmental health as Dundrum Bay is a significant shellfish production area."
Adrian Truesdale, who owns a caravan park beside the river, said he thinks the number of fish killed could rise.
"With part of the river being tidal, I would imagine that a lot from Saturday afternoon and Sunday have already been washed on down into the bay," he said.
"My worry is because it goes down into Dundrum Bay, other fish that would come in and go up the Moneycarragh river would also be affected by this." | Accidental discharge from a treatment works caused the deaths of more than 1,600 fish in a river near Newcastle, County Down, NI Water has said. | 37609840 |
American qualifier Todd Harrity upset 29-year-old Clyne, the highest ranked Scottish player at world number 34, 3-2 in just over an hour.
And Lobban, having lost to Hong Kong's Max Lee at the Qatar Classic two weeks ago, was beaten by him again.
The 23-year-old lost in straight games, going down 11-7, 11-8, 11-5.
Lobban tweeted: "Nowhere near good enough to beat someone like Max Lee today. Far from ideal losing so early in the tournament. #overbeforeitsevenstarted." | Inverness pair Alan Clyne and Gregg Lobban suffered first-round defeats at the World Squash Championship men's singles in Seattle on Sunday. | 34831962 |
Gen Marcel Bigeard, 94, died on Friday, his wife told news agency Agence France-Presse.
Gen Bigeard was a commanding officer during the battle of Dien Bien Phu and the Battle of Algiers.
In 2000 he caused controversy in France by telling a newspaper that torture was a "necessary evil" in Algeria.
Gen Bigeard began his military career as an enlisted man, and retired from the army as State Secretary for Defence.
He was called up into the army at the outbreak of World War II and was captured in the Battle of France in 1940.
He managed to escape and joined the Free French in North Africa. From there he was parachuted back in to France to fight with the Resistance.
It was in French Indochina that Gen Bigeard began to make his name as a commander in a Paratroop regiment.
He survived the 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu, where French troops were surrounded and defeated by the forces of the Vietnamese Communists, the Viet Minh.
He was then sent to Algeria where he led the "irregular" counter-insurgency campaign against the National Liberation Front (FLN) during the 1957 Battle of Algiers.
He later told Le Monde newspaper that it was "necessary" to torture suspected FLN sympathisers to extract information about bombings carried out by the Algerian insurgents.
In 1975 he was appointed State Secretary for Defence by President Valery Giscard d'Estaing.
He retired from the army in 1976.
He was believed to be one of the most decorated soldiers in France and had received medals from both France and Britain for his wartime service. | One of the most decorated French soldiers, who fought in the country's wars in Algeria and French Indochina, has died. | 10350013 |
Borthwick's innings included 28 fours and a six but the visitors were all out for 447, still trailing by 87 runs as no other Durham player passed 50 runs.
Harry Gurney shone with the ball, with his three wickets including Graham Onions and Paul Collingwood.
Notts closed on 104-1, after Borthwick dismissed Steven Mullaney lbw for 43, to forge a lead of 191 runs.
With the away side managing to add just five runs in the morning before losing Collingwood to be left 198-5, Durham looked to be struggling to avoid the follow-on.
However, Borthwick remained unfazed and reached his century off 158 balls - sharing half-century partnerships with Ryan Pringle (34) and Brydon Carse (47) before eventually running out of partners as he searched for a double century.
The hosts rarely looked troubled during their second innings, but with rain expected on Tuesday, Borthwick's sublime innings may have rescued a draw for Durham. | Scott Borthwick hit an unbeaten 188 for Durham but Nottinghamshire ended day three at Trent Bridge on top. | 36410062 |
Nikki Sinclaire, who represented the West Midlands until 2014, denies making "significant" expenses claims she knew to be false.
But, the ex-UKIP member told Birmingham Crown Court she was told just months before of a case against MEP Tom Wise.
It would have made no sense to "fiddle" expenses so soon after, in 2009.
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Previously, Ms Sinclaire told the court her expenses were dealt with by her staff.
The first of 10 alleged improper expenses claims against her dates to October 2009, the same month as the UKIP briefing about the allegations against Wise.
Wise, a former MEP for the East of England, was jailed the following month after admitting falsely claiming travel expenses.
Referring to Wise, Ms Sinclaire said: "Why would that be the time I would decide to start fiddling my expenses?"
Her lawyers said she would not have been signing off fake expenses for financial gain as the total she could have made was "about €3,000" (about £2,465).
Ms Sinclaire, 47, from Solihull, also accused former aide John Ison of spying on her for UKIP bosses and submitting at least one "deliberately corrupted" expenses claim on her behalf, in an attempt to undermine her.
The court heard about tensions between Ms Sinclaire and then UKIP leader Nigel Farage from Mr Ison, who admitted making secret recordings of her "for the good of the party".
He also reported her to the police in September 2010 without her knowing.
Ms Sinclaire said that on her solicitor's advice, she offered no comment at police interviews in 2012.
She denies the charges. The trial continues. | An ex-MEP has urged jurors to consider why she would have falsely claimed expenses shortly after being warned of similar allegations about a colleague. | 36713655 |
Four masked men broke into her house on Grove Street around midnight.
They stole her mobile phone. Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. | A woman has been hit on the side of the head with a gun during a burglary in east Belfast. | 33833767 |
It is the New Zealand-born back rower's third suspension of the season.
The 28-year-old was shown a red card for "charging dangerously" into the Romanian side's winger Madalin Lemnaru in Quins' 75-3 victory on Saturday.
Luamanu, who pleaded not guilty, can appeal against the independent disciplinary committee's decision.
The committee decided the offence was at the low end of World Rugby's sanctions and applied a two-week ban, but then added a further week because of Luamanu's poor disciplinary record.
The former Treviso player received a three-week ban in September for charging and a five-week ban last month for a dangerous tackle.
He is set to miss Premiership matches against Gloucester, Worcester and Sale and will be free to play again on Monday, 9 January.
"Mat was stooping down to make a tackle, the guy gets tackled and they bang heads," Quins head coach Mark Mapletoft told BBC Radio London.
"I don't think anybody runs into anybody purposely with their own head and certainly not in that type of situation. There has got to be some common sense." | Harlequins forward Mat Luamanu has been given a three-week ban after being sent off in their European Challenge Cup win over Timisoara Saracens. | 38396966 |
The victim was found lying in Gestridge Road in Kingsteignton, south Devon, on Saturday.
He was hit just before 01:00 BST, officers said.
Devon and Cornwall Police has appealed for witnesses and urged anyone with information about the crash to call 101. | A 25-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries in a hit-and-run crash in the early hours of the morning, police said. | 39538828 |
At least 10 of the plotters had been arrested, but the top suspects were still on the run, the minister said.
The coup was to have been staged on 8 October, with an attack on the presidential palace, he added.
Forces loyal to the ex-president staged a coup in September 2015, but surrendered a week later after protests and opposition from top generals.
French-educated banker Roch Marc Kabore was elected president in November, ending a turbulent period since Mr Compaore's overthrow in a popular uprising in 2014.
The latest coup plotters had also planned to attack a prison to free those held over last year's coup, Interior Minister Simon Compaore said at a press conference in the capital, Ouagadougou.
Gen Gilbert Diendere, the head of Blaise Comapore's presidential guard, was detained for seizing power in September 2015.
He has been charged with 11 crimes including threatening state security, murder, collusion with foreign forces, voluntary assault and wilful destruction of property.
Blaise Compaore, no relation to the interior minister, is exiled in neighbouring Ivory Coast.
He was driven out of power by crowds opposed to his bid to change the constitution to extend his 27-year rule.
He was accused of committing widespread abuses during his rule. | Burkina Faso has foiled a coup plot by forces loyal to ousted President Blaise Compaore, the interior minster says. | 37731778 |
The work, The Upper Class at Bay, has been installed in a bedroom at Frampton Court, while a tapestry that has hung there for 300 years is restored.
The Turner Prize-winning artist, who stayed at the country estate in 2012 and was "inspired" by its owners, said it was appropriate it should be there.
It is hoped the loan of the tapestry, will help fund the restoration work.
The tapestry is one of six created by the artist five years ago alongside his Channel 4 series, All in the Best Possible Taste.
Measuring 2m x 4m, it depicts an "aristocratic stag" being brought down by the hounds of tax, upkeep, change and fuel bills.
In the background, Frampton Court can be seen along with the stately home's orangery.
Perry - who stayed at Frampton Court while filming the Channel 4 series - has admitted that "some of the characters, incidents and objects" he had met had been woven into his tapestries.
But he denied that the face of the stag was based on the owner of the Grade I listed house, Rollo Clifford.
"My experience with Janie and Rollo was a big inspiration - any resemblance is purely coincidental," he said.
Mrs Clifford said the artist had been "enormously supportive and generous" in loaning them "his own tapestry".
Craig Kempson, house manager at Frampton Court, said he was "intrigued to find out how our guests will react to it".
The work is expected to be in place until June. | Turner-prize winning artist Grayson Perry has loaned one of his works to a stately home in Gloucestershire. | 39150634 |
Four fire crews tackled the blaze in the early hours of this morning at a property in Cottesmore, Rutland.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said the person was rescued, but later died in hospital.
"At this time, we have not been able to establish if the premises contained working smoke detectors," the fire service said.
"We are fortunate that this type of tragedy happens very infrequently."
The cause of the fire is being investigated by the service and Leicestershire Police. | A person who was trapped inside a house fire has died in a "terrible tragedy", the fire service has said. | 38511306 |
Porsche's prototype 919 Hybrid won the Le Mans 24 Hours in each of the past three years and also won the 2015 and 2016 World Endurance Championships.
The manufacturer will halt its Le Mans programme at the end of this season, a year before its existing contract ends.
German rival Mercedes has also announced plans join Formula E in 2019.
Michael Steiner, of Porsche's research and development board, said: "Formula E is the ultimate competitive environment for driving forward the development of high performance vehicles in areas such as environmental friendliness, efficiency and sustainability."
Formula E chief executive Alejandro Agag added: "If somebody told me when we started this project five years ago, that we'd be announcing a partnership with a brand like Porsche, I wouldn't have believed it."
Porsche's departure from Le Mans leaves Toyota as the only LMP1 manufacturer in the series, and also calls into question the Japanese company's future involvement.
Audi, like Porsche also part of the Volkswagen Group, announced last year that it was quitting Le Mans and the WEC to shift resources to Formula E.
Other manufacturers already involved in the electric series include BMW, Renault, Jaguar and Citroen. | Porsche will compete in the all-electric Formula E series from 2019, ending its involvement in the top category of Le Mans sportscar racing. | 40750249 |
The men were told they could not board the Monarch flight to Dalaman at 07:00 BST after arriving at the gate late.
The pair "talked themselves into being arrested" for being drunk and disorderly, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
The rest of the family continued with their flight from Manchester Airport.
In a Facebook post, GMP said the pair, aged 60 and 27, had "let the drink get the better of them".
"The flight wasn't delayed as they didn't get there on time," the force said.
"However, the other members of the party did and should be shortly landing in Turkey to enjoy their holiday." | A father and son who spent "too much time in the bar" were refused on a flight to Turkey - despite the rest of their family being onboard. | 37595719 |
Sheikh Salman was convicted of inciting hatred, promoting disobedience and "insulting" public institutions.
His al-Wefaq movement has accused the Sunni-led government of aggravating the country's crisis with his sentencing.
The Gulf state has grappled with sporadic unrest since putting down mass Shia-led protests in 2011.
Campaign group Amnesty International said the conviction violated the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Bahrain is a signatory.
Sheikh Salman's arrest in December triggered protests across the country.
"The regime is pushing toward aggravation and issued a sentence of four years for the Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman," al-Wefaq tweeted.
Bahrain's state news agency BNA said Sheikh Salman had been found guilty of charges "relating to publicly inciting hatred, an act which disturbed public peace, inciting non-compliance with the law and insulting public institutions".
But he was acquitted of inciting political change by force, for which he could have been jailed for life.
The charges relate to a series of statements by Sheikh Salman made in a public speech last year.
Said Boumedouha, Middle East and North Africa deputy director at Amnesty, called the conviction "shocking".
"It is yet another clear example of Bahrain's flagrant disregard for its international obligations," Mr Boumedouha said.
"Sheikh Ali Salman has been sentenced solely for peacefully expressing his opinion," he added.
His defence lawyer, Abdullah al-Shamlawi, has said that Sheikh Salman can appeal Tuesday's verdict.
Shia-dominated demonstrations against the Sunni monarchy have been continuing sporadically for the past four years.
In 2011, dozens died when the government moved to quash protests. The demonstrators were demanding more rights and an end to discrimination against the majority Shia community by the Sunni royal family. | The main Shia opposition leader in Bahrain, Sheikh Ali Salman, has been jailed for four years for inciting violence, state media say. | 33147198 |
Devon Wildlife Trust had called for a judicial review of a decision by Teignbridge Council to allow the go-ahead for more than 200 houses to be built at Chudleigh. It was rejected.
The site is near a group of greater horseshoe bats.
The trust said it would not appeal against the High Court ruling.
Source: Devon Wildlife Trust
There are an estimated 6,500 greater horseshoe bats in the UK and a third of these live at 11 roosts in Devon.
Chudleigh's population of greater horseshoe bats was one of the largest in the country, it said.
The trust said the decision was "very sad and worrying news" as "the species is in serious decline".
Trust chief executive Harry Barton said: "The judge's decision is a blow to the future for the greater horseshoe bats of Chudleigh. But more worrying is the message that this case sends to developers and local authorities. This is alarming to say the least."
All bat species in the UK are legally protected. | A wildlife charity has failed in its bid to overturn planning permission to build homes close to the habitat of rare bats, it has said. | 33709081 |
Colchester Hospital has been under investigation since November 2013, when claims were made that data was changed to meet national guidelines.
Essex Police said it found "no criminal offences" had been committed.
The hospital said the news would be "enormously reassuring" to its cancer patients.
Dr Barbara Stuttle, director of nursing and quality at Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, said: "The police investigation has been hanging over the trust for almost two years so it is pleasing that, at long last, we can finally draw a line under it.
"It is another important step towards rebuilding public trust and confidence in the cancer services we provide."
A report released in December said the inaccuracies had been down to managerial incompetence, rather than the purported bullying of staff highlighted by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in 2013.
Staff had told inspectors they were "pressured or bullied" to change data relating to patients and their treatment to make it seem people were being treated in line with guidelines, the CQC said.
Ch Insp Tracy Hawkings said police had interviewed staff and carried out an independent assessment of medical records.
"Throughout the investigation we have worked with NHS England, the trust and other health organisations to ensure we had access to all the information, reports and medical data that could be provided," she said.
"We have concluded that no criminal offences have been committed and there is no evidence to support any criminal charges against either any individuals or the hospital trust." | A hospital placed in special measures over "inaccuracies" in its cancer waiting times did not commit any criminal offences, police say. | 33908486 |
According to writer Steven Knight, the singer's "people" had told him "he was a big, big fan" of the period drama.
Knight said he had been played a copy of Bowie's Blackstar album shortly before the singer's death in January.
"It seems that his people were keen to establish that we could use it before he died," he told the Radio Times.
Knight said he learned of Bowie's interest in the show after the singer sent a photo of himself to the show's lead actor.
"[Bowie] sent a photo of himself with razor blades in his cap to Cillian [Murphy] about a year ago," the writer disclosed.
The drama takes its name from gang members who sewed razor blades into the peaks of their flat caps in 1920s Birmingham.
The Bowie connection has come to light just as the third series of Peaky Blinders begins on BBC Two.
Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Steven Spielberg are also fans of the show, this week's Radio Times reveals. | David Bowie liked Peaky Blinders so much he was apparently keen to have his music featured on the BBC Two crime series, its creator has revealed. | 36132905 |
A total of 264,521 people visited between November 2014 and last month, Historic Scotland said. The figure was an 11% increase on the previous record.
Several of the organisation's other attractions also had at least one record-breaking month during winter.
These included Orkney's Skara Brae, Urquhart Castle, Doune Castle, St Andrews Castle and Linlithgow Palace.
Stirling Castle saw record-breaking figures last month when it played host to the Great Tapestry of Scotland exhibition as part of its tour of Scotland, with visitor numbers increasing by 63% on the previous year.
In total, 439,229 people visited Historic Scotland's top ten sites during the winter period.
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "These figures illustrate the year-round appeal of Scotland's diverse heritage sites which form a central part of our tourism offering, attracting people in their many millions each year.
"Edinburgh Castle has had a fantastic winter, welcoming more visitors than ever before whilst also providing the backdrop to a number of key events over the winter as we celebrated Scotland's winter festivals from St. Andrew's Day to Burns Night."
Stephen Duncan, Historic Scotland director of commercial and tourism, said: "As we look ahead to the upcoming summer season, this year marks another important one for us, with the completion of the Stirling Castle Tapestry project, a 15-year project to recreate the Hunt of the Unicorn Tapestries, whilst our main events programme will begin at Easter and run until Christmas across a number of our sites, helping to bring history to life." | Edinburgh Castle has recorded its best-ever figures for the number of visitors it attracted during the winter. | 31855215 |
Leeds City Council said its chief planner wanted to fully consider issues with such things as highways and heritage before finalising a decision.
The fictional village was built in 1998 in the grounds of Grade I listed Harewood House, north of Leeds.
A number of objections to the plan were received citing concerns over increased traffic and access to public footpaths.
The joint application by the estate and ITV proposes weekend tours by up to two coach loads of visitors an hour.
No new development is planned at the site, which lies on green belt land. | A plan to allow visitors to tour the set of TV soap Emmerdale has been "provisionally approved". | 33725058 |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested and charged Michelle Omoruyi, 43, as part of an investigation into asylum seekers crossing illegally into Canada.
She was stopped after crossing at the Saskatchewan border in a vehicle carrying nine foreign nationals.
Those nine people from West Africa have since made refugee claims in Canada.
Canadian police said on Wednesday they seized evidence and "a significant amount of cash" from a Regina home searched after Ms Omoruyi's arrest on 14 April.
The arrests are part of an ongoing joint four-month investigation by Canada and US authorities into organised human smuggling.
Jason Evert, with the Canada Border Services Agency, said during a news conference on Wednesday that investigators uncovered evidence suggesting human smugglers were facilitating illegal border crossings in the area.
United States Border Patrol also made three arrests in North Dakota near the boundary on Friday in relation to this investigation
Two of the individuals arrested were Canadian citizens. The third was Nigerian.
A growing number of asylum seekers have been crossing illegally into Canada from the US in recent months, mostly into the provinces of Quebec, Manitoba and British Columbia.
The trend continued in March, with 887 people caught border-jumping last month, up from 658 in February.
Public Safety Canada warned in a statement that came with the latest border crossing figures that "trying to slip across the border in an irregular manner is not a 'free' ticket to Canada", noting asylum seekers would be processed and their claims adjudicated through due process.
Ms Omoruyi, from Regina, faces a charge of human smuggling and a charge of conspiracy to commit human smuggling.
She is scheduled to appear in provincial court on 15 May. | A Saskatchewan woman has been charged with human smuggling following a months-long cross-border investigation. | 39646504 |
A statement said it had begun talks to sell "a portion of its ownership". Once a deal is done, Nintendo will no longer be the team's principal owner.
It has struggled to repair its finances in the face of competition from mobile gaming. On Wednesday it released a 60% net profit drop for the past year.
Nintendo took over the team in 1992 when it was at risk of being relocated.
The president at the time, Hiroshi Yamauchi, then pushed the investment so it could become the principal owner of the Mariners. Since then, the baseball team has had several star Japanese players including Ichiro Suzuki and Hisashi Iwakuma.
Nintendo's ownership also helped boost the team's popularity among Japanese baseball fans.
Profits from the planned Seattle Mariners sale were not reflected in Wednesday's weak financial forecasts and the firm said that they would "adjust the financial forecasts and release them as needed" once a deal was agreed. | Japanese gaming company Nintendo plans to sell its majority stake in the US baseball team, Seattle Mariners. | 36157001 |
The green card is a permanent residence permit for the US - prized by many African immigrants to the US.
His comments emerged in the video of a conversation with students at Oxford University in the UK.
The famous author appears to be taking a swipe at Mr Trump over his radical stance on immigration.
Soyinka is one of Africa's most celebrated literary figures. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986 - becoming the first African to be honoured in that category.
American voters go to the polls next Tuesday and latest polls show Mr Trump and his rival Hillary Clinton are neck and neck.
Mr Trump is famous for his promise to build a wall to keep Mexican immigrants out of the US if he makes it to the White House.
Under his hard-line proposals, every illegal immigrant currently in the US would be subject to deportation if he wins the election.
He says there will be no pathway to citizenship or even legal status for them unless they leave the country and get in line with everyone else who wants to enter the US, subject to the normal immigration procedures.
Mr Soyinka said he feared the Republic candidate would ask all green-card holders to reapply to come back into the US.
"Well, I'm not waiting for that," the Nigerian author told his student audience.
"The moment they announce his [Trump's] victory, I will cut my green card myself and start packing up," he added. | Nigeria's Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka says he will cut up his green card if Donald Trump emerges as winner of the US presidential election. | 37861792 |
The 47-year-old journalist is accused of lying at the trial of Scottish socialist politician Tommy Sheridan at the High Court in Glasgow in 2010.
Mr Coulson, from Kent, has entered a plea of not guilty to the allegation.
He appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday. After hearing legal submissions, judge Lord Burns ordered the trial to begin on Friday. | The perjury trial of former News of the World editor Andy Coulson will begin in Scotland later this week. | 32704941 |
But Hammers manager Sam Allardyce, 60, believes it could take a partnership to bring out the best in the 25-year-old - namely his off-field coupling with reality TV star Billi Mucklow.
Allardyce has backed the pair's recent engagement, saying: "Andy has now got a different life - romance has blossomed.
"It can be very good for a footballer when they settle down off the field."
England international Carroll is closing in on a return from ankle surgery and could come into contention for Saturday's Premier League match at home to Aston Villa.
And Allardyce believes Carroll can come back better than ever.
"When you have a relationship, you start building on that relationship by the fondness you have for each other," he said. "I think that can only be good for Andy and his football." | During his career West Ham forward Andy Carroll has often been deployed as a lone striker. | 29948175 |
Ben Woollacott, 19, is thought to have been hit by the ferry's propellers in the accident at about 06:10 BST.
Mr Woollacott's family had worked as Thames boatmen for five generations and had given "great service to the river", Transport for London (TfL) said.
The Woolwich Ferry, a free service between Woolwich and North Woolwich, was suspended for the rest of the day.
A spokesman for the London Coastguard said Mr Woollacott was understood to have fallen while mooring ropes were being untied.
Coastguards pulled him ashore but waiting paramedics were unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Leon Daniels, managing director of TfL surface transport, said: "It is with immense sadness that I learned of the death this morning of Ben Woollacott following an incident on the Woolwich Ferry.
"Many generations of Woollacotts have given great service to the river with Ben keeping up the family tradition and following in his father's footsteps.
"I would like to offer my sincere condolences to Ben's family, friends and colleagues. He will, I know, be very sadly missed."
The Woolwich Ferry was closed for the rest of Wednesday while investigations were carried out. A one-boat service was expected to run from Thursday until further notice.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the Marine Accident Investigation Branch and officers from Greenwich would be investigating the death. | A crew member on the Woolwich Ferry has died after falling off the boat in the River Thames in south-east London. | 14384532 |
Voeckler announced plans to retire after the Tour de France in July this year, and the Tour de Yorkshire is set to be his final race in Britain.
"This race feels like home for me," said the 37-year-old Frenchman.
"The crowd are always shouting my name, holding up banners, or writing it on the road. I have never seen anything like it."
The 2017 Tour de Yorkshire will begin in Bridlington, with a 173km stage to Scarborough on Friday, 28 April.
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In stage two on 29 April, riders start in Tadcaster and travel 122.5km to Harrogate, before the three-day race ends with a 194.5km stage from Bradford to Fox Valley, Sheffield on Sunday, 30 April.
Direct Energie rider Voeckler, who is renowned for his attacking style and has won four Tour de France stages, added: "I am looking forward to competing in Yorkshire one last time and I hope to have a major impact on the race, however I can." | Thomas Voeckler has confirmed he will defend his Tour de Yorkshire title between 28 and 30 April. | 38843810 |
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At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws collecting any kind of media. | Each day we feature a photograph sent in from across England - the gallery will grow during the week. | 36937714 |
Island officials said a movement ban covering 15,000 hectares had been imposed and measures had been taken to "contain and eradicate its spread".
Experts describe Xylella fastidiosa as one of the "most dangerous pathogens worldwide".
It was first recorded in the EU in 2013, and has since spread westwards.
Spanish newspaper El Mundo dubbed the bacterium the "Ebola of olive trees".
Officials from the Balearics' Department of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries said the subspecies of the pathogen had been detected in three cherry trees at a garden centre during a routine check.
They added that the subspecies found on the island has only been recorded infecting cherry and oleander plants, but measures were being taken to eradicate it.
The Xylella fastidiosa bacterium invades the vessels that a plant uses to transport water and nutrients, causing it to display symptoms such as scorching and wilting of its foliage, eventually followed by the death of the plant.
Since it was first detected in olive trees in Puglia, southern Italy, in October 2013, it has been recorded in a number of other locations, including southern France.
Experts warn that should the disease, which has numerous hosts and vectors, spread more widely then it has the potential to devastate the EU olive harvest.
Globally, the EU is the largest producer and consumer of olive oil. According to the European Commission, the 28-nation bloc produces 73% and consumes 66% of the the world's olive oil.
Reports suggested that the X. fastidiosa outbreak led to a 20% increase in olive oil prices during 2015.
Follow Mark on Twitter | A disease that poses a "very serious threat" to the EU's olive industry has been recorded on the Spanish island of Mallorca for the first time. | 38050625 |
Shakers goalkeeper Rob Lainton denied Colchester's Joe Edwards and George Moncur in the first half, while Bury's Chris Hussey struck the bar.
Lainton continued to keep out United after the break before Clarke headed in a Joe Riley cross to win the game.
The victory sees Bury extend their winning run to five games and their unbeaten away record to 17 games.
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Bury manager David Flitcroft told BBC Radio Manchester:
"Every point we've got we've had to dig deep, it's part of football, it's something that we try and set a team up to give us everything and that's what they have done.
"The goal deserved to win the game. Did we deserve three points? The work we did out of possession and what the authorities have given us to deal with this week, in Peterborough on Tuesday night then there is Colchester, 80 miles apart.
"There's not many teams that will cover that distance over the last four days. That took its toll and took into account. But I'm absolutely delighted with the shift my players have put in." | Leon Clarke's ninth goal of the season saw Bury overcome Colchester and move up to third place in League One. | 34366226 |
The accident happened in 2009 during a play dress rehearsal at the County Londonderry school.
The family had sued the Western Education and Library Board (WELB) for alleged negligence.
A judge ruled that the school had appropriately supervised the rehearsal.
The judge told the court that he backed the family's account that the child had lost sight in his left eye because he was struck by a girl holding a wand, who was said to have been casting a spell at the time.
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been onstage with almost 200 other pupils getting ready for a performance.
However, the judge held that teachers had properly assessed the wand and dismissed the claim.
He said: "I do not consider the plaintiff has established any fault on the part of the defendant."
The judge praised the boy and his mother for the honesty of their evidence, but added there was "overwhelming evidence" that the girl who was holding the fairy wand was "timid and not likely to behave in an inappropriate way". | The family of a boy who was partially blinded after being hit in the eye with a fairy wand by a classmate in school has lost a High Court battle for damages. | 32258500 |
13 January 2017 Last updated at 08:25 GMT
The warning has been given because strong wind and high tides could combine today causing the sea level to rise.
This could mean houses and roads on the east coast could be flooded.
A "severe" warning means there could be a "danger to life". Many people have already been evacuated or told to be aware and the army has been called in in some places to keep people safe.
The areas that are particularly at risk are Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. | Some people who live near the sea on the east coast of the UK have been told to leave their homes after warnings of flooding. | 38607327 |
Nicky Ajose put Swindon ahead by firing home Bradley Barry's cross before Louis Thompson fired under Tommy Lee.
The hosts came close to reducing the deficit when Dan Jones volleyed over while Jay O'Shea hit the crossbar.
Swindon's third came when Ben Gladwin teed up Jon Obika to score before Ajose sealed it with a cool finish late on. | Chesterfield parted company with manager Dean Saunders following their fourth-straight defeat as Swindon cruised to victory. | 34887132 |
Remus Hamza, from Cardiff, is accused of assaulting the woman, 20, in the early hours of 20 September during freshers' week.
Mr Hamza denied one count of rape during the hearing at Newport Crown Court.
The defendant was remanded in custody and the case was adjourned until 15 February. | A 40-year-old man has denied raping a woman outside Cardiff University at the start of the academic year. | 35104523 |
The deadpan Canadian funnyman was given the prize by digital TV channel Dave, whose panel put a selection of their favourites to a public vote.
He won for the joke: "You know who really gives kids a bad name? Posh and Becks."
The British King of the one-liner, Tim Vine, took the runner-up spot for the second year in a row.
Vine, who won the award two years ago, appears twice in the list of 10 jokes compiled by the TV channel, as does Francis.
The top jokes were:
The winning joke was taken from Stewart Francis's current Edinburgh show, Return of the Lumberjacks.
The show, at The Assembly Rooms, is a reunion for Francis and other Canadian comics, Craig Campbell and Glenn Wool.
Francis, who made his Edinburgh debut 15 years ago, has made appearances on British TV shows such as Mock the Week and Live at The Apollo.
Although born in Canada, both of Stewart's parents are British and he lives in the UK full-time with his Scottish wife.
Of his win, Stewart said: "1969 West Mall Soccer Association's Most Valuable Player, and now this."
The 10 Dave judges sat through an average of 60 comedy shows.
The panel was made up of comedy critics such as Dominic Maxwell of The Times, Mark Monahan of the Daily Telegraph and Bruce Dessau of the Evening Standard.
They shortlisted 30 jokes which were then put to a public vote. | Comedian Stewart Francis has won an award for the funniest joke of the Edinburgh Fringe. | 19316443 |
Joshua Bradley, 19, was attacked in Thurland Street in the early hours of 8 February.
The jury was instructed to find Muhamed Adnan, 22, of Middleton Boulevard, not guilty of murder by Judge Gregory Dickinson at Nottingham Crown Court.
Mr Adnan had already admitted violent disorder and will be sentenced at a later date.
Two others - Richard Johnson, 24, of Hyson Green, and Zaiem Zulqurnain, 19, of Aspley - remain on trial accused of murder. | One of three men accused of murdering a young boxer in a street brawl in Nottingham has been found not guilty. | 33424056 |
The 30-year-old, who played 14 Tests, 126 one-day internationals and 85 Twenty20s, won two World Cups and four Ashes series in a 13-year career.
She said: "It's time to take a step back, allowing the next generation of players to develop on the world stage."
During discussions with coach Mark Robinson, Greenaway said "it became clear that my involvement with the England team might be limited".
England captain Charlotte Edwards, 36, retired from international cricket in May after 20 years in the side.
A middle-order batter, Greenway scored 4,108 runs in international cricket and is regarded as one of the best fielders in the game, taking 121 catches.
She will continue to play for Southern Vipers in the inaugural domestic Super League this summer, and for Kent in the Women's One-Day Championship. | England batter Lydia Greenway has retired from international cricket. | 36424440 |
The families said the rifle used by Adam Lanza, 20, in the massacre should not have been publicly available.
They argued the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle was designed for military use.
Judge Barbara Bellis dismissed the case on the grounds that federal law prevents legal action against gun manufacturers.
Twenty children and six adults were killed in the attack.
The 54-page decision announced on Friday afternoon dismissed the case against gun maker Remington Outdoor Company, the dealer, Camfour Inc, and the company that owned the gun store, Riverview Sales, where Adam Lanza's mother bought the assault rifle.
The families of 10 victims had claimed the sellers understood that civilians were unfit to operate the rifle and that they ignored the threat it presented to those without military training. | A judge in Connecticut has dismissed a lawsuit brought by relatives of those killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook primary school in 2012. | 37660012 |
2 May 2016 Last updated at 07:17 BST
It's home to the largest population of rhino in the world, but poaching is driving these amazing creatures to the brink of extinction.
They're hunted illegally so that poachers can sell their horns, which are worth more gram-for-gram than diamonds and gold.
Ayshah meets the people risking their lives to defend the species, as well as two rhino that are lucky to be alive.
Here's your first look at Defending the Rhino: A Newsround Special.
You can watch the full film on Wednesday 11 May on CBBC. | Newsround's travelled thousands of miles to look at the fight that rhino are facing in South Africa. | 36182574 |
The fans shouted the Spanish word "puto" ("male prostitute" in Mexican slang) every time Cameroon's goalkeeper took a goalkick at the game on 13 June.
But Fifa now said the incident in question "was not considered insulting in the specific context".
A leading anti-discrimination organisation criticised Fifa's move.
Fare, which brings together activists also fighting inequality in football, said the ruling by Fifa's disciplinary committee was "disappointing".
It added that the governing body needed to take some difficult decisions at times.
Tough new rules to stop offences by fans were introduced by Fifa last year.
Fifa sources have told the BBC they are also looking into alleged discrimination by fans from Brazil, Russia and Croatia.
Fifa's anti-discrimination policy says a first offence by fans or players can be punished by having to play a game behind closed doors.
Subsequent or more serious offences can be punished by deducting points, relegation or expulsion from a competition.
Fifa officials say they also have evidence of banners belonging to a number of far-right groups being displayed at Russia's game against South Korea and Croatia's match with Brazil.
Leading Fifa executives have repeatedly stated that financial sanctions have no deterrent effect. | Football's world governing body Fifa has cleared Mexico of improper conduct charges after claims their fans used homophobic chants at a World Cup match. | 27985757 |
The increase - slower than the rising cost of living in general - included a 1% rise in England, a 0.2% increase in Wales and a 1.4% rise in Scotland.
Regionally, rent rises were led by a 1.5% rise in London, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The steady increase came as demand from buyers in the housing market rose.
The last year has seen greater activity among buyers and sellers compared with previous years. However, various data and surveys have suggested that the market has cooled slightly in recent months.
Jeremy Leaf, an estate agent and surveyor in north London, said that many potential first-time buyers were choosing to rent at present, owing to many properties having become unaffordable.
He also said that many in London were taking a bet on prices easing in the next few months.
He said that more could be done to assist first-time buyers in getting on the ladder, but there was a risk at present of the authorities "looking the other way" on the issue.
The ONS figures show that the slowest rent rises in the year to September were in Wales, up 0.2%, and in the North West of England, up 0.3%.
The figures record the cost of renting privately. | The cost of renting a home in Britain rose by 1% in the year to September, with the fastest growth seen in London and Scotland, official statistics show. | 29753155 |
Ahmad Al Salih curled home a free-kick in injury time to make it 2-2.
Syria are fourth in their group, three points behind Uzbekistan with two games left to play. Iran have won the group.
The top two teams in the group qualify automatically for next year's World Cup in Russia. The third-placed team would have to win two play-off ties to advance.
World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar shocked South Korea with a 3-2 victory to remain in the hunt for third spot, but China's quest to reach a second World Cup is all but over.
Marcello Lippi's China, who were within reach of only their second win in Group A, are now bottom and need to make up six points to snatch third place.
Qatar, who beat World Cup finals regulars South Korea in Doha, took their tally to seven points and also have an outside chance of finishing third in their group.
Iran booked their place in the finals on Monday night thanks to a 2-0 win over Uzbekistan in Tehran. | Syria's hopes of reaching their first World Cup were kept alive with a late draw against China on Tuesday. | 40270782 |
Jack Taylor drove a tipper truck in the crash that killed Steven Davidson-Hackett in Exeter on 23 June, 2012.
He was given a £1,500 fine and a one-year driving ban by Exeter Crown Court for taking a vehicle without consent and drink-driving.
Ray Davidson-Hackett described the sentence as "a total disgrace, a total let-down".
He said: "My son's life is worth 1,500 quid. The courts have let us down, the CPS have let us down, and the legal system has let us down."
In 2013 Taylor, from Plymouth-based 42 Commando, pleaded guilty to causing the death of 20-year-old Mr Davidson-Hackett, but the Supreme Court later ruled that Taylor's drink-driving did not cause the accident and this charge and a charge of aggravated vehicle taking were not applicable.
The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to taking a vehicle without consent and drink-driving.
Judge Graham Cottle said Steven Davidson-Hackett's family and friends would understandably "feel let down by the criminal justice system" and he had "the greatest sympathy" for them.
Taylor had an alcohol level of 110 milligrams in 100 millilitres of blood - more than the legal limit of 80 milligrams - when his truck collided with the moped rider on his drive home from work.
Taylor had been driving at less than the 30mph speed limit when he collided with Mr Davidson-Hackett's 100cc scooter on a blind bend in the single track road, the court heard.
Mr Davidson-Hackett suffered fatal injuries as he went under the wheels of the truck and was dragged along the road and died in hospital later. | The father of a moped rider killed in a crash with a drink-driver says he feels betrayed by the justice system. | 36194929 |
Strathspey Steam Railway plans to recreate part of a free celebratory train journey held in 1863 between Aviemore and Grantown-on-Spey.
Grantown cannot be reached by train today, but on 3 August's anniversary a steam locomotive will pull a train from Aviemore as far as Broomhill.
Passengers wearing Victorian clothing will travel free.
The steam railway group runs locomotives along 10 miles (16km) of line between Aviemore and Broomhill.
It hopes to eventually add three more miles of track (4.8km) to reconnect Aviemore with Grantown-on-Spey.
The platform at Aviemore will be decorated for next weekend's anniversary celebrations.
The Earl of Dysart, Johnnie Grant, will send off the train.
John Davison, of Boat of Garten, is among the railway enthusiasts encouraging travellers to dress as Victorians by wearing a lum hat and tail coat.
Strathspey Steam Railway's publicity officer, Hendy Pollock, said: "I expect that participants who join in the 'spirit' of this celebratory event will have the most fun and have a very memorable day."
He suggested that people view internet footage of film director Danny Boyle's opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics for ideas on Victorian attire.
The ceremony featured actor Kenneth Branagh as Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. | Railway enthusiasts are to mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of a line from Perth to Inverness. | 23434347 |
The Kiwis were due to play Fiji in the final of the Oceania qualifiers after beating Vanuatu 2-0 in the semi-finals.
But the Oceania Football Confederation (OCF) upheld Vanuatu's protest that South-African born Deklan Wynne was ineligible to play in the match.
Vanuatu were then awarded a 3-0 win, but lost to Fiji in Sunday's final.
Fiji will represent the Oceania region at next year's Rio Olympics after beating Vanuatu 4-3 on penalties.
Left-back Wynne, 20, represented New Zealand at the Fifa Under-20 World Cup last month and has played at senior level after becoming a naturalized New Zealander.
The OCF's disciplinary committee ruled on Sunday that Wynne did not meet any of the criteria set out in article seven of the Fifa statutes, that would allow him to represent New Zealand.
Wynne, who was not born in New Zealand and doesn't have a New Zealand parent or grandparent, would have to have lived in New Zealand for five years from the age of 18 to be eligible.
New Zealand Football said it was not aware of the disciplinary hearing and was told the matter was being referred to Fifa.
They are now working with their lawyers to contest the committee's decision
Chief executive Andy Martin said: "While we firmly believe that the match should have been delayed, we will continue to do everything in our power to ensure that any final decision is only reached after a proper and fair process has been carried out.
"We trust that Oceania Football Confederation will change its position and conduct that proper and fair process." | New Zealand are to take legal action after their men's team were thrown out of Olympic qualifying for fielding an ineligible player. | 33500785 |
Sanjay Salhorta, 26, of Clarence Street, Southall, was found guilty of murdering Harinder Ratten near his home on 4 January.
Police said Salhorta killed the 41-year-old after he previously attacked him in his car, only for Mr Ratten to hit him with a crowbar in retaliation.
He was sentenced at the Old Bailey to serve a minimum of 26-and-a-half years.
During the first attack on 20 December 2014, Harinder Ratten had been sitting in his car when a man in a hooded top opened the door, struck him in the face and demanded he get out of the vehicle.
Mr Ratten retaliated by hitting the attacker with a crowbar until the attacker fled.
Tests done on the crowbar after the 41-year-old's death found blood on it belonged to Salhorta.
In January, Mr Ratten was found lying in the road with multiple stab wounds.
After the stabbing, Salhorta hid in a nearby alleyway where he dropped the murder weapon. This was found by the police with Mr Ratten's DNA upon it.
Salhorta then went to the house of a friend, Inderjit Bhachu, who also lived in Clarence Street.
He changed clothes in the house before the pair drove to Staines where they burnt Salhorta's clothing.
Bhachu, 28, also of Clarence Street, was sentenced to four years in prison after previously pleading guilty to perverting the course of justice.
He was cleared of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent.
Det Ch Insp Simon Aswin of the Metropolitan Police said it was "a brutal attack for nothing other than for Sanjay Salhotra to save face".
"I am pleased that Salhotra and Bachu now face a considerable prison sentences," he said. | A man has been jailed for life for stabbing a father-of-three to death in a revenge attack in Southall. | 33804662 |
14 February 2017 Last updated at 15:39 GMT
Tornado, the newest steam locomotive in Britain, will pull 12 Northern services on the Settle-Carlisle line over three consecutive days.
It is part of celebrations to mark the upcoming reopening of the line after landslides closed a long stretch. | Timetabled services on a world-famous railway line have been powered by steam for the first time in decades. | 38972291 |
She tweeted she was "proud to announce" she would be doing an eight-week run.
The Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids star will play nightclub singer Miss Adelaide in the multi-award winning musical, which first debuted on Broadway in 1950.
Further casting for the show at the Phoenix Theatre will be announced in due course.
Wilson trained at the Australian Theatre for Young People, where she appeared in a number of musicals and plays. She also wrote and performed in her own productions before beginning her film career.
"I saw my first musical at age 14, a show called 42nd Street, after one of my family's dogs had unsuccessfully auditioned to be in it. It blew me away and I've loved musical theatre ever since," the 36-year-old said.
She added that playing "such an iconic role as Miss Adelaide" was "truly an honour".
"Hopefully I crush it, but you'll have to come and see me to find out!"
Set in Prohibition-era New York, Guys and Dolls depicts the city's gamblers, hustlers and nightclub singers. Some of its most famous musical numbers include My Time of Day, Luck Be A Lady and Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat.
It is currently running in the West End, having moved from Chichester Festival Theatre, and is directed by Gordon Greenberg and choreographed by Carlos Acosta, the former principal with the English National Ballet.
Wilson recently presented a Bafta film award, and made light of the Oscars diversity issue, saying she had been "practising my transgender face" in the hope of winning a future award.
She also played actor Matt Lucas's sister in the hit comedy film Bridesmaids in 2011 and the two were recently housemates for three years in California. | Comedian and actress Rebel Wilson is joining the cast of Guys and Dolls in London's West End from June to August. | 36367600 |
The local coastguard was alerted after the aircraft entered the water near Rudders Boatyard in Burton at about 17:45 GMT on Thursday.
Angle lifeboat said the pilot had managed to swim to shore and was taken to the boatyard by a local boat.
He was treated by paramedics and then taken to Withybush Hospital.
Dyfed-Powys Police, coastguard rescue officers, the port authority and two leisure craft were also in attendance.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been informed of the incident. | The pilot of a microlight escaped without serious injury after crashing into the River Cleddau in Pembrokeshire. | 39232146 |
Paul Murphy said damage had been caused to the trawler, Karen, and his crew were lucky to escape unharmed.
He said a submarine snagged their nets and the boat was dragged backwards at speed.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it did not comment on submarine activity.
Mr Murphy said the incident happened at a point known as the Calf of Man not far from the Isle of Man.
The four crew members on board are safe, but said to be very shaken. They made their way back to Ardglass on the boat.
Mr Murphy said they reacted quickly to release the safety net.
It is estimated it will cost upwards of £10,000 to get the trawler ready to return to sea. | The skipper of a fishing trawler has said the boat was towed by a submarine 18 miles off the coast of Ardglass, County Down, on Wednesday afternoon. | 32325275 |
Sheriff Mbye, 18, died in hospital from multiple knife wounds sustained in a "scuffle" on Bristol Road South, in Northfield, on Friday evening.
Rakeem Riley, 18, of no fixed address, was arrested on Friday and Omar Robinson, 21, was arrested at his home in Rann Close, Ladywood, on Sunday.
The pair are due before Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday morning.
Police said they were still keen to speak to a woman seen pushing a child in a pushchair along Bristol Road South around the time of the stabbing and the occupants of a blue Fiat Punto.
A 19-year-old man also stabbed in the incident remains in a "critical but stable" condition in hospital. | Two men have been charged with murdering a teenager during a fight in Birmingham. | 32390132 |
Archery GB coach Harry Heeley is to take charge of the recurve team while Midlands-based coach Phillippa Lowe is to look after the compound squad.
"It's fantastic for us to get that level of experience," veteran island archer Heath Perrett told BBC Jersey.
"They're people who've competed at national and international level who are coming and give us their support."
Find out about how to get into archery with our special guide.
British international and two-time gold-medallist Lucy O'Sullivan has pulled out of Jersey's team and around half of the squad will be going to their first Island Games in Gotland this summer.
"We're probably not as strong we have been in previous years," added Perrett.
"But we'll go there, give it a good shot and if nothing else it's a good learning opportunity for people for future games."
Jersey Archery team for Gotland 2017:
Recurve: Mark Renouf, Maria Mitchell, Tadhg MacFirbhisigh, Paul Bredonchel, Jill Ruby, Ian Hamon, Sandra Robinson, Tamara Mitchell.
Compound: Heath Perrett, Angela Perrett, Cliff Graves, Theresa Graves, Karen MacFirbhisigh, Mel Mahe, Francis Rocha, Matt Dale. | Jersey's archers at the 2017 Island Games will be boosted by the help of two coaches from the UK. | 38594453 |
In October and November, it recorded a 30% year-on-year increase in refrigerated container volumes.
Last month alone, it handled a record 1,400 refrigerated containers, known as reefers.
The bulk were being used for the export of Scottish potato seed to countries such as Egypt, Turkey and Morocco.
Owner Forth Ports said overall it had handled more than 50,000 TEUs (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units) in the past two months.
In 2015 the company extended its reefer power supply point infrastructure following an increase in customer demand, mainly from Scotland's fresh food exporters.
The company said the increased demand was the result of a "significantly longer season" for the shipping of produce such as potatoes, cheese, fish and seafood to markets across the world.
Port manager Derek Knox said: "Scotland has a strong reputation right across the world for the quality of our fresh produce and this has resulted in increasing demand for reefer capacity at our port in Grangemouth.
"This year, we have seen potato seed in particular enjoying a bumper season with Scottish farmers exporting their crop globally, resulting in our port's busiest quarter ever.
"This is good for the Scottish economy, good for the farming sector and good for business and we're committed to supporting this growth through our investments in infrastructure and equipment at the Port of Grangemouth." | The Port of Grangemouth has said it is on track for a record-breaking quarter, helped by a "bumper" potato seed season. | 38185088 |
Yates, 23, whose ban starts from the date of the test, will miss the Tour de France but can return on 11 July.
News of the failed test was revealed in April, with his team Orica-GreenEdge blaming an "administrative error" over the use of an asthma inhaler.
The team said they took "full responsibility for the mistake" and there was "no wrongdoing" by Yates.
Yates, who tested positive for terbutaline on the final stage of Paris-Nice on 12 March, said: "Ultimately the responsibility is on the athlete to know exactly what they are taking and what they are putting into their bodies.
"Unfortunately as a result of an honest mistake of my team doctor, whom I trusted wholeheartedly, there will now be a doubt cast over my name, my previous results and any future glories."
The Tour de France begins on 2 July. Yates will return to competition at the Tour of Poland starting on 12 July, according to Orica-GreenEdge.
General manager Shayne Bannan said in a statement: "Simon cannot be blamed, but above all we are happy that it has now come to a conclusion."
Yates' twin brother Adam is set to lead Orica-GreenEdge at the Tour de France.
Both are strong contenders to be included in the GB road race team for the Rio Olympics, which start on 6 August.
UK Anti-Doping chief executive Nicole Sapstead said: "The case of Simon Yates serves to highlight that all athletes are responsible for what is found in their system, regardless of how it got there.
"In relation to medications, all athletes need to take personal responsibility for what they are being given, even when prescribed by a doctor." | British cyclist Simon Yates has been banned for four months for a failed drugs test. | 36564327 |
The Russian president signed similar documents last week, so the New Start treaty will come into effect when the papers are exchanged this weekend.
The treaty was approved by the US Senate in December and by the Russian parliament last month.
It replaces the 1991 Start treaty which expired in December 2009.
The New Start treaty, agreed to by Mr Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in April, limits each side to no more than 800 deployed nuclear warhead delivery systems (including bombers, missile launchers and nuclear submarines), a cut of about 50%. It limits each side to 1,550 deployed warheads.
It will also allow each side visually to inspect the other's nuclear capability, with the aim of verifying how many warheads each missile carries.
The White House barred reporters from the Oval Office when Mr Obama signed the treaty, but allowed still photographers.
The pact, opposed by many Republicans, could become an issue in the 2012 US political campaign.
Among other criticisms, US opponents of the treaty argued Russia would have reduced stockpiles anyway as its arsenal aged, so the US had no reason to agree to scrap its own nuclear arms. | US President Barack Obama has signed an arms treaty with Russia that would reduce the nations' nuclear arsenals and bolster verification mechanisms. | 12348780 |
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The 30-year-old, who has joined until 29 January, has only played four games for the Black Cats this season.
But he has made a further four appearances for his country.
Vaughan has not featured in either of the games under new manager Gus Poyet and last appeared for Sunderland in the loss away at Arsenal in mid-September.
He began his career with Crewe Alexandra and had a short spell in Spain with Real Sociedad, before returning to England with Blackpool and then joining Sunderland in 2011. | Nottingham Forest have signed Wales international midfielder David Vaughan on a three-month loan deal from Premier League side Sunderland. | 24758709 |
The 27-year-old made 93 league appearances over two and a half seasons with Morecambe in League Two.
He started his career at Fleetwood and had a loan spell at Bury in 2013-14 before his switch to the Shrimps on a free transfer in January 2014.
Barrow finished 11th in the table last season, 15 points below the play-off places and 17 above the drop zone. | National League club Barrow have signed right-back Shaun Beeley after he turned down a new deal at Morecambe. | 36629867 |
29 December 2016 Last updated at 01:20 GMT
Egge Kande is one of them, urging girls not to drop out of school or fall pregnant.
Producer: Dina Demrdash; camera: Maxime Le Hegarat
Our 100 Women season showcases inspirational stories about 100 influential and inspirational women around the world . We create documentaries, features and interviews, giving more space for stories that put women at the centre.
We want YOU to get involved with your comments, views and ideas. You can find us on: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, and YouTube using the hashtag #100Women. You can also listen to the programmes.
Spread the word by sharing your favourite posts and your own stories using #100women | Grandmothers in Senegal are proving to be a powerful force in efforts to improve the lives of children, especially girls, in villages in Senegal. | 38394391 |
Iacovitti, 18, made his senior debut for Forest in their 4-3 opening day victory over Burton Albion.
Stags manager Adam Murray bolstered his defensive options after Kyle Howkins suffered an hamstring injury in Tuesday's loss to Doncaster Rovers.
"He's an old-school centre half who can play and has good pace," Murray told the club website.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Mansfield Town have signed Nottingham Forest defender Alex Iacovitti on a season-long loan. | 37238948 |
Nigel Barwell, 50, and Thomas O'Reilly, 50, both of Coventry, are charged with killing the mother of one between 13 and 16 December 1991.
Mr Barwell, of Copperas Street, and Mr O'Reilly, of Ribble Road, spoke only to confirm their details at Birmingham Magistrates' Court.
Both were remanded in custody and will next appear at crown court on Friday.
They were first arrested on suspicion of Ms Payne's murder in late 2013 and formally charged on Monday.
Ms Payne's parents, John and Marilyn, were present at the hearing.
Speaking outside court afterwards, her aunt, Melanie Eales, said although the charges were a significant step the family's ultimate aim remained finding Ms Payne's body.
Det Insp Martin Slevin, of West Midlands Police, said the focus of the force's efforts would now turn to locating her remains.
The investigation into her death was re-opened in 2012 after detectives were alerted to new information related to the case.
Despite searches of several areas of Coventry, Ms Payne's body has never been found. | Two men have appeared in court accused of murdering 18-year-old Nicola Payne, who disappeared 23 years ago. | 31020569 |
The 31-year-old came to Brazil as the most decorated Olympian in history and has now won 23 medals at five Games.
He swam the second leg for the USA, who won in a time of three minutes 9.92 seconds, with France second in 3:10.53 and Australia third in 3:11.37.
Phelps came out of retirement in 2014, having quit after London 2012.
He has won twice as many Olympic gold medals as the athlete second on the list, former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina.
Find out how to get into swimming with our special guide.
"On the block, I thought my heart was going to explode," said the record-breaking American. "I was so hyped, so excited."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Michael Phelps won a record 19th Olympic gold medal as the United States clinched the men's 4x100m freestyle relay title in Rio. | 36685695 |
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The Hornets let in goals from a corner and a cross as they suffered a third Premier League defeat in six games.
The last seven goals the team have conceded in the top flight have come from crosses.
"People need to take responsibility," said Deeney. "Look at [goalscorer] Michael Keane - he wanted it more than the other boys involved."
Jeff Hendrick and Keane both scored from Steven Defour deliveries as the Clarets moved level with Watford on seven points.
The defeat for the Hornets came after wins over West Ham and Manchester United.
"It is not the first time we have let in a goal from a corner so questions need to be asked and people need to be held accountable," added Deeney, 28.
"It was not good enough. We just didn't turn up. We got bullied to a man all over the pitch and played right into their hands." | Watford's players were "bullied to a man all over the pitch" in the 2-0 loss at Burnley, says captain Troy Deeney. | 37479561 |
Westerman scored 29 tries in 128 appearances for the Black and Whites after signing from Castleford in 2010.
The 25-year-old made his England debut against Samoa in 2014, but was left out of the squad for the upcoming series against France and New Zealand.
"Hopefully next year we can win some silverware and compete at the top of the table," he told the club website.
"That's my ambition, it's a good enough club and there's no reason why we shouldn't be contesting for medals.
"When I was younger and with England I worked under [Warrington head coach] Tony Smith and I learnt a lot then, so I am looking forward to learning from him again." | Warrington have signed forward Joe Westerman from Hull FC on a three-year contract for a £150,000 transfer fee. | 34581350 |
Engineers are still trying to winch One Old Peculiar out of the water after it was one of two boats that came loose on Monday and crashed into Botley Bridge.
The Environment Agency has so far unsuccessfully tried pumping out water and towing it with a tractor.
Owner John Simmonds, 35, said he had lost everything and feels "gobsmacked".
He said the boat was properly secured when he left it for 30 to 45 minutes to get some lunch, but had been unmoored when he returned.
Mr Simmonds, who works as a computer programmer, said the cause could be "delinquency" and added: "I don't think it was personal, I don't have many enemies.
"Some people may not realise how these things can escalate very, very quickly."
He added he was not sure whether he had valid insurance for the narrow boat.
Russell Robson, Environment Agency team leader, said he was "optimistic" the latest attempt would work.
He said the river conditions meant it was too dangerous to put divers inside the 25-tonne boat.
Mr Robson added: "That has prevented us from using flotation to get the vessel higher in the water and pump it out.
"What we're looking to do is to attach steel to it and use a winch to try and winch it across the river and control it coming out via other winches attached to the land on either side." | The owner of a stranded narrow boat that crashed in the River Thames has said his home must have been deliberately untied. | 35497239 |
The Note 2 handset was smouldering and spitting sparks, according to a statement from airline IndiGo.
The crew's prompt action meant the aircraft landed safely at Chennai, its intended destination, said IndiGo.
The incident comes as Samsung recalls millions of new Note 7 devices because of faulty batteries.
IndiGo said no-one was hurt during the incident, on flight 6E-054 from Singapore to Chennai.
Passengers told the aircraft's cabin crew about smoke emerging from an overhead luggage compartment which, when opened, revealed the smoking phone in a piece of hand luggage, it said.
Once doused with an extinguisher, the sparking phone was put in a bucket of water in the plane's toilet and kept there until the aircraft landed.
"The aircraft made a normal landing at Chennai airport, and all passengers were deplaned as per normal procedure," IndiGo told Reuters.
In a statement, Samsung said: "We are aware of an incident involving one of our devices. At Samsung, customer safety is our highest priority.
"We are in touch with relevant authorities to gather more information and are looking into the matter."
Earlier this month Samsung issued a worldwide recall for its new Note 7 phones because faulty batteries can make the devices catch fire while the handset is charging or being used. Samsung is offering free replacements or refunds.
Before now, no similar problems with the older Note 2 have been reported.
The problems with the Note 7 have led many airlines to tell passengers to keep the phones turned off during a flight.
In the US, the Consumer Products Safety Commission said it had received 92 reports of faulty Note 7s overheating. Of those, 26 involved left owners with burns and 55 caused property damage. | Cabin crew on an Indian passenger aircraft have used a fire extinguisher to tackle a smoking Samsung handset. | 37454436 |
A 36-year-old man died when the Volkswagen Transporter van he was in was in collision with a Ford Transit van in Crowthorne, Berkshire.
The Transit driver, a 23-year-old man from Farnham, Surrey, is being held in police custody.
An appeal has been made for witnesses following the collision on the A3095 Foresters Way at 20:15 BST on Thursday. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following a collision between two vans. | 32752912 |
27 June 2017 Last updated at 08:56 BST
The competition kicks off in London on the 14th July.
She dropped by to speak to Leah about how she's been preparing for the competition.
Hannah will be hoping for big success at the Champs, after winning three golds at the Rio Paralympics in 2016.
Check it out. | Paralympian Hannah Cockcroft is looking forward to being back on home turf for the World Para Athletic Championships. | 40415236 |
Figures released to mark World Malaria Day show death rates have fallen by 40% since 2000 - but the disease still claims 600,000 lives every year.
Cardiff Met's African Partnership Initiative has been working to reduce levels of malaria, particularly among children, in rural areas of Uganda.
It has helped 40 households take measures to fight the disease.
The homes, all containing children under five or pregnant women, have received equipment, nutritional advice and repairs to their houses.
They are also used as training grounds for their home communities and people from other villages.
Source: Ugandan Ministry of Health
The African Partnership Initiative, which has received funding from the Welsh government and expertise from Cardiff and Vale Local Health Board, has also trained locals to act as community health workers.
Cardiff Met Professor George Karani said: "This work has delivered huge benefits and will continue to do so due in the long-term due to the sustainable elements such as community health workers." | Cardiff Metropolitan University has joined the global fight to wipe out the killer disease malaria. | 32449057 |
The ex-Newcastle, Manchester City and Aston Villa player joined Stoke in 2015 but has not played since September.
Given, 41, is one of six players to be released but Irish midfielder Stephen Ireland has been offered a new deal as he recovers from a double leg break.
Phil Bardsley and Geoff Cameron, both 31, have signed new deals.
Right-back Bardsley has agreed a 12-month extension, while United States defender Cameron has signed a new two-year contract.
Given played 11 times for the Potters during his two-year spell, six of which came at the start of last season as he deputised for the injured England keeper Jack Butland.
Professional contracts have been offered to three members of the club's Under-18 squad, including two-time Player of the Year, Thomas Edwards.
Released, first-team: Shay Given
Released, under-23s: Daniel Bachmann, Liam Edwards, Harry Isted, Joel Taylor, George Waring
Extended contract: Phil Bardsley; Lewis Banks, Jack Devlin, Dominic Telford, Mark Waddington
Contract offered: Stephen Ireland, Shola Ayoola (scholar), Jake Dunwoody (scholar), Thomas Edwards (scholar) | Former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given has been released by Stoke City, having made just five Premier League appearances this season. | 40059820 |
Serena Hickey, 42, from Milton Keynes, was strangled to death at the hotel in Kempston, Bedford, on 13 September.
Her partner Daren Ellis' body was later found on a railway line in Warwickshire.
Ms Hickey's brother, Zane Hopkins, has set up a foundation to support domestic violence victims and perpetrators.
"I firmly believe that if you get to the root of a problem, then you eradicate the problem," he told BBC Look East.
"This in no way means we endorse their actions, but hope to prevent further acts of violence by helping to reform and re-educate those guilty of domestic violence."
Mr Hopkins said he could not believe the news when he was first told about his sister's death.
"I kept thinking, they've got the wrong person, something's wrong. It can't be true.
"She was a really strong person, strong minded, strong bodied - she went to the gym a lot - so this is why it [her death] just doesn't make sense," he said.
"If my sister could be suffering, and suffering in silence as such a strong person, then there's got to be countless amounts of others suffering in silence too."
"We must unite to make sure this tragedy is never allowed to happen again," he wrote on the Serena Hickey Foundation Facebook page.
A fundraising campaign has been launched to register the foundation as an official charity, and open up a drop-in support centre.
"This will provide the best care, compassion and support for all sufferers of this awful atrocity," Mr Hopkins wrote. | The brother of a woman found dead in a Premier Inn hotel room has said he wants to help domestic abusers change their ways. | 29716446 |
The 27-year-old right-arm seamer, who made his Test debut against England in January, has taken 325 first-class wickets at an average of 26.66.
He took a wicket with his first ball in Tests, only the 20th man to achieve the feat, dismissing Alastair Cook.
Viljoen could make his debut for Kent in their match at Gloucestershire, which begins on Tuesday, 23 August.
Kent are currently third in the Division Two table, 24 points behind leaders Essex. | Kent have signed South Africa bowler Hardus Viljoen for the final four games of the County Championship season. | 37132974 |
Ibe came through Wycombe's youth ranks before moving to Liverpool in 2012 and joined Bournemouth in a Cherries club-record £15m move this summer.
When Hayes handed over the League Two side to the Wycombe Wanderers Trust in 2012, it was agreed a seven-figure fee would be paid over 10 years.
That has now been paid six years early, with a nominal surplus left over.
Hayes, whose debt owed by the club was interest-free, has also made a "significant donation" to the Trust as a goodwill gesture.
Chairboys chairman Andrew Howard said: "Steve was incredibly supportive of the club during the change of ownership and helped to ensure that Wycombe Wanderers could continue.
"This turn of events marks the end of an era and I would like to place on record our sincere thanks to Steve for everything he has done." | Wycombe have cleared off a debt in the region of £1m to ex-owner Steve Hayes through a Jordon Ibe sell-on clause. | 38168043 |
The aircraft came down at an old airfield near Margam Country Park, Port Talbot, just after 11:00 GMT on Sunday.
The two men are being treated for non life-threatening injuries at the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend.
South Wales Police is investigating on behalf of the Air Accident Investigation Branch. | Two men have been taken to hospital after a microlight crashed in Neath Port Talbot. | 34631952 |
Authorities said the incident took place on Sao Joao beach in Caparica, south-west of Lisbon.
The National Maritime Authority said a middle-aged man and a young girl died after they were unable to avoid the plane.
The plane's only two occupants were unharmed, it added.
The Diario de Noticias newspaper quoted an eyewitness who said the plane had been flying at a low altitude over the beach, although he did not realise anything was wrong until other beachgoers began running.
One young witness told Reuters news agency: "I was near the water when I saw the plane. I called my parents, the plane fell on the sand and ran over two people, fatally hurting them and another was injured, I think, but I'm not sure, people were running away.
"The plane is still there, but the ambulances arrived quickly. I think maybe the fuel ran out because I find it weird that it landed on the beach."
Other reports said the victims had been sunbathing when the plane made its emergency landing.
The Associated Press news agency said the girl who died had been with her parents, who were unhurt. The agency quoted witnesses from local television broadcasts.
Joao Quadros, who was on the beach, tweeted photos of the aftermath, saying the plane had passed by his son by a matter of metres. There had been no noise, he said.
End of Twitter post by @omalestafeito
Video footage from the scene carried by local broadcasters showed a small recreational plane parked on the sand, apparently intact and surrounded by beachgoers and emergency workers. One wing seemed to be misaligned in those photos.
The cause of the emergency landing remains unclear. | A man and a child have been killed after a light aircraft made an emergency landing on a beach in Portugal. | 40806376 |
Moses Emmanuel got the breakthrough for Dover on the half-hour mark, smashing home after Aswad Thomas' fluffed effort on goal fell kindly for the former Bromley forward.
Ross Lafayette made it 2-0 after 56 minutes, smartly lifting the ball over Joel Dixon, and Sam Magri's header made it 3-0 with eight minutes left.
Barrow substitute Ross Hannah scored a consolation penalty in the 89th minute. Paul Cox's side had shown signs of growing into the game early on in the second half, but their two-match unbeaten run is now over at the expense of Dover's impressive winning streak.
Report supplied by the Press Association
Match ends, Dover Athletic 3, Barrow 1.
Second Half ends, Dover Athletic 3, Barrow 1.
Goal! Dover Athletic 3, Barrow 1. Ross Hannah (Barrow) converts the penalty with a.
Steve Arnold (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Mitchell Pinnock replaces Ricky Modeste.
Goal! Dover Athletic 3, Barrow 0. Sam Magri (Dover Athletic).
Substitution, Barrow. Richard Bennett replaces Byron Harrison.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Tyrone Marsh replaces Moses Emmanuel.
Sam Magri (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Barrow. Andy Haworth replaces Lindon Meikle.
Substitution, Barrow. Ross Hannah replaces Paul Turnbull.
Goal! Dover Athletic 2, Barrow 0. Ross Lafayette (Dover Athletic).
Second Half begins Dover Athletic 1, Barrow 0.
First Half ends, Dover Athletic 1, Barrow 0.
Goal! Dover Athletic 1, Barrow 0. Moses Emmanuel (Dover Athletic).
Jordan Williams (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Dover made it three wins on the bounce in the National League with a comfortable 3-1 triumph over Barrow. | 37068046 |
The announcement by the defence, aerospace and electronics giant will stoke controversy over weapons sales to the Arab kingdom.
However, it will hold out a lifeline to aircraft factories in the North West.
The UK has been one of the biggest suppliers of defence equipment to Saudi Arabia for more than 40 years, including the 1980s al-Yamamah deal.
That deal - worth more than £40bn, according to former BAE chief executive Mike Turner - was credited with saving the company from a near financial crisis.
But the supply of arms has come under renewed scrutiny after Saudi Arabia's recent attacks on Yemen.
The BBC's Newsnight recently revealed that an influential select committee had compiled a draft report calling for a ban on all exports. A final report from the committee has yet to be released.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has told the Commons that the government had accepted Saudi assurances that British weapons were being used in accordance with international law.
For BAE, a new Saudi deal would be an important fillip and a big step towards another contract for the Eurofighter Typhoon. Talks have been underway for more than two years over a five year deal centred on the sale of 48 Typhoon combat aircraft to Saudi Arabia.
Typhoon production in the UK - which takes places at factories in Warton in Lancashire - is slowly winding down because of a lack of export orders.
At current rates, production would cease in about five years' time. The sale of another 48 aircraft would significantly extend the factories' lives.
BAE told the Stock Exchange on Thursday: "Discussions between BAE Systems, the UK government and the Saudi Arabian government are progressing to define the scope and terms of the next five-year Saudi-British Defence Co-operation Programme." | BAE Systems has disclosed it is in talks over a multi-billion-pound arms contract with Saudi Arabia. | 37575599 |
He spent the first day of the offensive with the special forces troops of the Emergency Response Division as they cleared villages south of the city.
Here are some of his pictures. | The BBC's Quentin Sommerville is embedded with the Iraqi army as they attempt to retake western Mosul - the last urban redoubt of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq. | 39020650 |
Jack Marriott ensured the hosts' domination was rewarded as he headed in Olly Lee's cross after Joe Piggott had missed a host of Luton chances.
But Souleymane Coulibaly rescued County a point late on as the substitute striker nodded in Alex Rodman's cross.
Accrington's win over York mean the Minstermen drop out as County are safe.
Newport manager Warren Feeney told BBC Radio Wales: "When I first came in it was 'stay up at all costs' and (former manager) John Sheridan put the ground in there for me and I just tried to carry on what he left.
"And full credit to the players because people won't realise how hard it is down the bottom of that league.
"But they've responded and it's job done for us." | Newport County's Football League status was secured as they ended Luton Town's three-match winning run and killed off their League Two play-off push. | 36060915 |
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said crews in 39 fire engines have spent 19 hours tackling blazes since Saturday morning.
The service said this was the time of year when people start deliberately setting fire to grass.
Crews have tackled fires in various parts of south east Wales. | Firefighters have condemned arsonists for showing "no regard for livestock" after 36 grass fires were deliberately started in just 30 hours. | 32007459 |
The employee was working on Monday in a lab with pigs that had been infected with the deadly virus when a tear was noticed in a protective suit.
Officials with Canada's public health and food inspection agencies made the announcement on Tuesday.
They said there is currently no risk to the public.
The unnamed employee is in self-imposed isolation and will be monitored for the next 21 days, which is the incubation period for the virus. The employee was also offered an Ebola vaccine that has been used in clinical trials in Africa.
The employee was working in a high-security "level four" laboratory with six pigs that had been experimentally infected with the virus. The lab worker noticed a split in the suit seam after leaving the containment lab during decontamination.
The risk to fellow employees and the community "is expected to be low," said Dr John Copps, director of the Winnipeg laboratory with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
People with the Ebola virus are not infectious until they show symptoms and the virus is spread through direct contact of bodily fluids, officials noted.
The National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease is part of a federal facility that does research on dangerous and contagious disease-causing agents.
The research being done with pigs on the Ebola virus at the facility was to help understand the immune reaction in swine. | An employee at the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg has potentially been exposed to the Ebola virus. | 37915439 |
Violette Uwamahoro was granted bail last month by a court which ruled that her detention over charges of spreading state secrets was not warranted.
Her arrest while in Rwanda for a family funeral caused an uproar, with rights groups calling for her release.
Her family wanted the UK to intervene, saying she faced an "unfair" trial.
It is unclear whether her return to Britain was facilitated by the British.
A spokesperson for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said last month that consular staff in Kigali were in touch with local authorities over Mrs Uwamahoro's detention.
On 27 March, the Leeds youth worker appeared in court in Rwanda's capital Kigali, where her lawyers argued for her release.
The judge decided there was no evidence which suggested the expectant mother should remain in detention, ordering her release on bail.
Mrs Uwamahoro's husband Faustin Rukundo, who lives in exile in the UK, was adamant she was being victimised for his role as an opposition activist. | A pregnant British woman from Leeds who was arrested in Rwanda on suspicion of plotting to undermine President Paul Kagame is back in the UK. | 39579013 |
Ruth Elizabeth Cocker, from Birdwell, was taken to hospital where she later died.
The crash happened at 23:00 GMT on Wednesday on Sheffield Road at Hoyland Common.
Three other people in the car, an 82-year-old woman, a 77-year-old woman and a 67-year-old man, were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Police have appealed for any witnesses to come forward. | An 85-year-old woman who died after the car she was in crashed into a wall in Barnsley has been named by police. | 32087223 |
Workers said security at the Knesset had strictly enforced rules on the length of skirts recently, banning colleagues from entering the building.
Speaker Yuli Edelstein said the measure came after mounting complaints over alleged inappropriate clothing.
A joint team will look at the rules and decide how they should be implemented.
The suspension followed a tense meeting at the parliament, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.
The group looking into the rules will be made up of male and female lawmakers and aides.
In October, the parliament's administrative director sent around a letter reminding everyone of the dress code.
It prohibits T-shirts, shorts, sandals and short dresses or skirts, but does not specify a length, leaving the issue open to interpretation.
For Wednesday's protest, women wore above-the-knee skirts and dresses in defiance of the ban.
Some said male guards had embarrassed them by ordering them to unbutton their coats so they could see the length of their skirts.
MP Manuel Trajtenberg took off his shirt and complained that soon women would "have to wear burkas".
Speaker Edelstein defended the need for decorum in the legislature. He said the rules had been in place for many years, but had only been enforced in recent days following complaints.
On national radio he said that the Knesset had not gone, in his words, "Iran-Taliban". | The Israeli parliament has suspended its dress code rules, reports say, after staffers protested against a ban on skirts deemed too short. | 38333418 |
The 28-year-old has had several disciplinary issues this season and was recently fined for oversleeping.
He has over a year left on his current contract, but has not played for the first team since early February.
"The situation cannot endure," said Wolfsburg's director of sport Klaus Allofs.
"For this reason, we sat down again on Wednesday and, together with his agent, we discussed solutions."
Bendtner, who joined Wolfsburg from Arsenal in August 2014, has scored two goals in 13 league appearances for the Bundesliga side this season.
A statement on the Wolfsburg website said a decision on Bendtner's future would be made "shortly". | Former Arsenal forward Nicklas Bendtner has been released from training duties by Wolfsburg, with a decision over his long-term future expected imminently. | 35937175 |
On Monday, a loss of power at its headquarters in Atlanta led to the breakdown of the company's booking and communications systems
The airline was forced to cancel nearly 1,000 flights and delay close to 3,000 others worldwide.
Delta said it has addressed the issue but is still in "recovery mode".
"We were able to bring our systems back on line and resume flights within a few hours yesterday but we are still operating in recovery mode," said Dave Holtz, Delta's senior vice president of operations and customer centre.
He said the company was doing everything it could to restore the system but warned more delays and cancellations were likely.
On Monday evening, Delta's chief executive Ed Bastian, issued a video apology to passengers. The company has been offering refunds and $200 (£154) vouchers to passengers whose flights are cancelled or delayed by more than three hours.
The company has not said yet what the financial impact of the incident will be.
Delta is the third largest airline by passenger numbers in the world.
According to flight tracking service, FlightStats, over 600 flights had been delayed on Tuesday and 330 had been cancelled by mid-day. | Delta Airlines cancelled another 300 flights on Tuesday, one day after a power cut forced the company to cancel or delay thousands of trips. | 37026774 |
Already the country's leading run scorer, Jennings reached 200 with his 31st boundary off the final ball of the day as Durham closed on 393-9.
Surrey-bound Scott Borthwick was Durham's next highest scorer with 38.
South African Jennings, whose career-best 221 not out came against Yorkshire in June, gave just one chance on 118 in his record seventh ton of the summer.
He was put down by Kumar Sangakkara off in-form Surrey fast bowler Mark Footitt, who ended the day with 4-88.
Having got away with that one, Jennings had moved on to 1,510 Championship runs for the season by day's end, putting him in reach of the Durham county record for a season, set by former skipper Michael di Venuto (1.654) in 2009.
It also put Durham, still needing points to stay up in Division One, within seven runs of a fifth batting point. Jennings has so far put on 23 with Graham Onions, following stands of 79 for the eighth wicket with Brydon Carse (32) and 61 for the ninth with England paceman Mark Wood (28).
Durham have not lost in their last seven Championship meetings with Saturday's One-Day Cup finalists Surrey, who lost by an innings on both of their last two trips to Durham.
Jennings' seventh first-class century of the summer made him the first Durham batsman to achieve that feat, surpassing the six made by Di Venuto and Paul Collingwood in 2005.
it was also his sixth at the Riverside, following his knocks against Yorkshire (beating his 185 on the first day in that game), 171 against Notts, 129 against Hampshire, and his pair of tons against Somerset.
His only century away from home was his matchwinning 113 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in May. | Keaton Jennings' second double century of the summer helped Durham bat all day against Surrey at Chester-le-Street. | 37318177 |
Scottish Borders Council (SBC) and Historic Environment Scotland (HES) have teamed up to turn out the lighting in Jedburgh, Kelso and Melrose.
The switch-off will take place on 25 March from 20:30 to 21:30.
Earth Hour is an hour every year where people are encouraged to turn off their lights in order to raise awareness of environmental issues.
Louise Cox, SBC's environmental strategic co-ordinator, said: "We are proud to support WWF's Earth Hour once again and to this year work alongside HES to switch off the lights at three of the Border abbeys.
"We are excited to be involved with such an inspiring, symbolic event, which reminds everyone that they can make a difference to help protect our planet, and would encourage people in the Borders to take part."
Dr Mairi Davies, climate change manager at HES, said the initiative was about collective effort and people "coming together to raise awareness of climate change".
"I'd therefore like to thank all at SBC for supporting this year's light switch off at three Borders abbeys - Melrose, Jedburgh and Kelso."
SBC is responsible for the lights at each of the abbeys, while HES maintains the three buildings. | The lights on three of the Borders' iconic abbeys are to be switched off in support of Earth Hour. | 39229932 |
The 27-year-old scored a three-point shot in a record 128th consecutive game, surpassing Kyle Korver's mark.
Curry was successful with 10 three-point shots as he scored more than 50 points for the third time this season.
The Warriors have won 52 games and lost five - Chicago Bulls hold the season record of 72-10 in 1995-96.
Curry scored 40 points in the first match of the season - the most points by a reigning MVP in an opener since 1972 when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 41 for the Milwaukee Bucks.
He also became the first player since Michael Jordan in 1989-90 to score 118 points in the first three games of the campaign. | Stephen Curry set yet another mark this season as the Golden State Warriors beat the Orlando Magic 130-114 for the best 57-game start to an NBA campaign. | 35666842 |
New research suggests that blue whales became so big because climate change caused them to eat large amounts in one go.
Scientists studied fossils from whales that lived more than 30 million years ago and compared them to whales today.
Their findings showed that, mostly, blue whales are much bigger than they used to be.
The ocean giants feed entirely on tiny crustaceans called krill that live in all the world's oceans.
Millions of years ago, ice sheets covered the northern hemisphere.
This meant that krill could only be found at certain times of year and in certain places.
They bunched together in coastal areas where water from the new ice caps washed nutrients into the sea.
Researchers believe larger whales were at an advantage because they could make long journeys to reach the krill.
When they found them, the whales ate as much as they could in one go.
Over time, this caused them to grow to the size they are now.
Food and climate change aren't the only reasons why blue whales became so big.
Over 60 million years ago, it's thought a comet or asteroid wiped out many species.
This allowed ancestors of the blue whale to live without lots of predators.
Living in water also means there is less stress on their bodies and their large size helps them to stay warm. | Blue whales are the largest animals on the planet, but have you ever wondered why they're so huge? | 40029648 |
The existing Castle Station in Northampton will be replaced by a £20m glass and steel building in 2014.
In medieval times a royal castle was situated on part of the site, and last year items from Saxon times were unearthed in an initial trench.
The dig will be done by experts from Northamptonshire Archaeology and will take about 12 weeks.
It will record any remains before the new station is built.
Councillor Jim Harker, leader of Northamptonshire County Council said: "Northampton's unique selling point over many of its neighbours is its long and important history and heritage.
"It had one of the first universities in England and its castle was the scene of many important historical events."
Last October, a 12th Century ironstone wall, pottery fragments and a Saxon brooch were unearthed during a preliminary investigation on the site.
During the next two weeks hoarding will be put around the site and it will be prepared for the dig.
The short-stay car park will be relocated to a new area alongside the station. | Preparations for an archaeological dig at a site earmarked for a new railway station are due to begin. | 21755941 |
The 23-year-old, who did not make a senior appearances during a year with the Hornets, has signed a two-year deal with the O's.
Woods began his career in Cambridge United's youth set-up and subsequently joined Manchester United's academy.
He moved to Doncaster Rovers in 2009 and went on to make 82 appearances, before leaving the club last summer.
Woods, a former England Under-19 international, will provide competition for fellow new arrival Adam Legzdins. | League One side Leyton Orient have signed goalkeeper Gary Woods following his departure from Watford. | 28344655 |
The island's council has launched a consultation in a bid to cut down on illegal camps.
The proposals include opening a permanent residential site in the Menai Bridge area as well as two temporary stopping places in the centre of the island and in the Holyhead area.
Residents and businesses are being asked for their views.
All councils in Wales are legally required to provide accommodation for Gypsy and traveller communities.
The shortlist of potential sites includes locating a permanent camp at the existing illegal site in a lay-by off the A5025 between Menai Bridge and Pentraeth.
Other possible sites for the camp would be at a smallholding in Gaerwen or on land at Penhesgyn, near Penmynydd.
The council is also asking for views on a temporary stopping place at one of two potential sites at Mona Industrial Estate and one in the north of the island, to be located either at vacant land on Penrhos Industrial Estate in Holyhead, land immediately to the east of B&M (formerly Homebase), or land to the south of Alpoco.
Anglesey chief executive, Dr Gwynne Jones, said: "We're committed to ensuring that this important month-long public consultation gives all interested parties a chance to have their say.
"Feedback from residents and communities around the proposed sites will be vital in helping us reach an informed final decision."
Public drop-in sessions have been arranged in communities where sites are being considered.
The consultation ends on 11 March. | Three sites have been suggested as possible locations for a permanent Gypsy and traveller site on Anglesey. | 35581012 |
The 35-year-old former England international joined United in 2006 and can sign for European clubs from January as his contract ends in June.
Carrick says he is "relaxed" about any uncertainty over his future.
"There are a lot of things to be decided but it would be very difficult to play somewhere else," he said.
United manager Jose Mourinho indicated last month that he wants Carrick - who did not sign his current deal until June this year - to stay for an additional year, although he has not communicated that directly to the player.
Carrick knows the final decision will be determined by whether both he and his manager feel he is making a worthwhile contribution to United's bid for honours.
Wednesday's EFL Cup quarter-final win over his first club West Ham was his ninth appearance of the season. Carrick has started four of the past five games, missing the weekend league draw against the Hammers with a minor calf injury.
With the exception of Wayne Rooney, he is United's longest-serving player. He is 21st on the club's all-time appearance list with 430, meaning he has played more times for the club than David Beckham, Denis Law and Peter Schmeichel.
In recent seasons several of Carrick's long-time team-mates have retired.
Rio Ferdinand joined QPR for a year after he left United in 2014, while Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs ended their playing careers without signing for anyone else.
"Everyone is different," said Carrick.
"You can't beat that buzz of winning a big game. That is what I am here for." | Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick says it would be very difficult for him to play anywhere else when he eventually leaves Old Trafford. | 38170112 |
In June, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that Apple infringed a patent of rival Samsung.
President Barack Obama's trade representative has now vetoed that decision because of its "effect on competitive conditions in the US economy".
Such a veto is a relatively rare event.
The patent related to 3G wireless technology and the ability to transmit multiple services correctly and at the same time. The ITC ordered a halt on all imports and sales on AT&T-sold models of the iPhone 4, iPhone 3, iPhone 3GS as well as the iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G. Some of those devices are no longer on sale in the US.
Such patents are called "standard essential patents" and they cover technology that must be used to comply with standards set by the industry as a whole.
Import-ban orders from the ITC are subject to review by Mr Obama, and he had 60 days to veto the decision.
His trade representative, Michael Froman, said that the administration was concerned about the use of essential patents in litigation.
Apple welcomed the news and applauded Mr Obama "for standing up for innovation". It added: "Samsung was wrong to abuse the patent system in this way."
Korea's Samsung responded: "The ITC's decision correctly recognised that Samsung has been negotiating in good faith and that Apple remains unwilling to take a licence."
Apple and Samsung are in the midst of a global patent war. Last year, a court ruled that Samsung owed Apple $1bn in damages for infringing Apple patents, an award that was later slashed to $598.9m.
An appeal in that case is due to be heard soon. | A ban on sales of older models of Apple's iPad and iPhone in the US has been overturned by the Obama administration. | 23566422 |
The victim stopped on Witton Street, Bordesley Green, after being chased by a man in a white Mercedes Sprinter van.
The van driver smashed the front window of the car before attacking the driver.
West Midlands Police it was "unprovoked" and appealed for witnesses to the attack on 8 November to come forward.
More on this and other stories from Birmingham and the Black Country
The victim was left with a one-inch cut to his right eyebrow that required stitches, the force said.
CCTV footage from the area is being checked by officers.
The driver of the van is believed to be aged around 30 and between 5ft 8in and 5ft 9in tall. | A 72-year-old man was hit on the head with a metal pole after being chased by a driver in Birmingham, police said. | 38082707 |
The Fitzwilliam Museum needed £85,000 to secure the sculpture of the Mater Dolorosa by Pedro de Mena, which would otherwise have been auctioned.
Museum director Tim Knox said the fundraising was "right to the wire".
A "last-minute rush in donations" helped them meet the deadline, he said.
The Cambridge University museum's bid to purchase the Virgin of Sorrows sculpture was supported by £30,000 from the Art Fund and £10,000 from The Henry Moore Foundation.
However, a further £85,000 was needed by the end of September to prevent the private owner from selling it publicly.
Last-minute donations and "extremely generous donors who promised to make up the shortfall" had secured the sculpture for the museum, Mr Knox added.
"This has been right to the wire, and every single penny has counted."
The 33.6cm (13.2in) weeping virgin was most likely created for a private chapel, study or bedchamber and features eyes made of glass and eyelashes created from human hair.
It had been on loan at the Fitzwilliam from a private collection since the end of July while the museum tried to raise the funds to purchase it.
Its creator, the Spanish sculptor Pedro de Mena (1628-1688) was taught the art of wood carving by his father Alonso, a well-regarded sculptor of traditional religious images in Granada.
"Much of Mena's work was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War and there is not a single autograph piece by Mena in a UK museum," Mr Knox said.
It would be a "fantastic addition" to the museum's small collection of wooden sculptures, he added. | A 17th Century wooden bust of the weeping virgin, said to be one of the finest examples of its kind, has been "saved for the nation" after a public appeal, a Cambridge museum said. | 29480172 |
Premier Inn wants to build the 60-bedroom facility on land which has been vacant since the closure of a filling station on the site over a decade ago.
Parent company Whitbread said it would invest £6.5m in the project.
Members of the Cairngorms National Park Authority's planning committee has granted Whitbread permission to build the hotel.
The committee has also approved plans for eight houses on a site west of Newtonmore. Two of the properties are to be affordable homes. | Plans for a new hotel on the derelict site at the entrance to Aviemore have been given the go-ahead. | 39745117 |
Ghulam Abbas was shot dead in the Korangi area of the financial capital late on Monday night.
He was a witness in the murder of Sabeen Mehmud who was killed after hosting a gathering to discuss violence in Balochistan.
Police say they are not sure if the two killings are linked but are increasing protection for other witnesses.
Reports say two men on a motorbike shot Mr Abbas dead outside his home, before escaping. Police say he suffered three bullet wounds.
"Ghulam Abbas used to work as Sabeen Mehmud's part-time driver," police official Rao Iqbal told Dawn newspaper.
"The witnesses insisted that the attackers knew him personally so we can't reach any conclusion with authority about the motive behind the killing."
Ms Mehmud had been driving her car with Ghulam Abbas sitting on the rear seat when she was attacked in April. Mr Abbas drove the activist and her injured mother to hospital after the shooting.
Police say Mr Abbas had already identified the activist's killers and had no further role in the trial.
Ms Mehmud had hosted a talk on allegations of torture in the province of Balochistan, where security forces are fighting Taliban militants, Baloch separatists and other groups, moments before she was shot dead. | Gunmen in the Pakistani city of Karachi have killed the driver of a prominent activist who was murdered in April. | 34183918 |
Heavy rain in the morning saw the match reduced to 34 overs per side.
Shiv Thakor took 4-49 for the hosts but a 104-run second-wicket partnership between Daryl Mitchell and Tom Fell (73) helped the visitors post 202-9.
In response, Greg Smith (34 not out) saw Leicestershire reach 93-2 off 15.4 overs before rain ended the match.
After Leicestershire won the toss and chose to bowl, both sets of players were forced to leave the field before the first ball was bowled as an unexpected burst of heavy rain interrupted proceedings.
When the players finally made it back out on to the field an impressive knock of 73 off 61 balls from Fell, which included 12 fours, held Worcestershire's innings together as Thakor, Charlie Shreck (2-26) and Ollie Freckingham (2-38) stifled the rest of the batsmen.
Although Charles Morris (1-19) and Joe Leach (1-25) reduced the home side to 45-2 early on in their reply, five fours from Smith ensured Leicestershire were well ahead of the D/L par score before rain intervened again.
Victory for the hosts means they can still qualify for the quarter-finals with just one spot in Group A remaining to be decided.
Leicestershire moved into fourth place on seven points and are away to Lancashire in their final match on Thursday, while Derbyshire sit in fifth place with six points and entertain third-placed Gloucestershire at the same time. | Leicestershire completed a 16-run One-Day Cup victory over Worcestershire under the Duckworth/Lewis method to keep alive their quarter-final hopes. | 28753896 |
Davies, the ex-Scarlets and Gloucester director of rugby, succeeded Jason Strange in 2015.
He guided The Steelmen to victory over Pontypridd in the Premiership final a year later.
"Ebbw Vale will always hold a special place in my heart," the former Llanelli and Wales centre said,
"I will always regard being part of this group and lifting the Premiership trophy as some of my fondest memories in the game." | Former Wales coach Nigel Davies has stepped down after two years as head coach of Welsh Premiership side Ebbw Vale. | 39939891 |
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