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Camp, 32, made 60 appearances in two seasons with the Millers.
Defenders Stephen Kelly, 33, Joel Ekstrand, 28, Kelvin Wilson, 31, and Tom Thorpe, 24, and midfielder Chris Dawson, 22, have also been released.
The club have offered new deals to defenders Joe Mattock, 26, and Richard Wood, 31, and midfielder Richie Smallwood, 26.
The Millers have triggered the one-year option in 25-year-old striker Danny Ward's deal but he is expected to move on.
Meanwhile, they have also put in an offer to Cardiff for midfielder Tom Adeyemi, 25, after he spent the season on loan at the New York Stadium. | Rotherham have released goalkeeper Lee Camp following their relegation to League One. | 39884130 |
Mr Modi's trip will last three days, and his planned engagements include meeting the Queen at Buckingham Palace and addressing thousands at Wembley Stadium. | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in the UK for a visit which he says will give "great impetus" to the ties between the two countries. | 34798363 |
Half a million Allied and German soldiers were killed, wounded or went missing in three months of fighting.
Many drowned in the thick mud, caused by weeks of rain.
A service will be held in Ypres, where the King of Belgium and Prince William will lay wreaths at the Menin Gate.
Officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele was fought between 31 July and 6 November 1917 in northern Belgium.
About 275,000 Allied troops and 220,000 Germans died.
British troops hoped to push back the Germans from a ridge, near the Belgian town of Ypres during the three-and-a half month campaign.
Thick mud clogged up rifles and stopped tanks, and ultimately, the fighting is believed to have won the allied forces only a small amount of ground.
On Monday, the anniversary of the start of the battle, events will continue with a special service held at Tyne Cot cemetery, where thousands are buried and commemorated. | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will join Prime Minister Theresa May in Belgium later to mark 100 years since the Battle of Passchendaele during World War One. | 40763013 |
Dohoon Kim, 36, was found dead on the bedroom floor after meeting friend Kevin Adams, 52, at Mr Adams' home in Swindon for sex in June 2015.
Bristol Crown Court heard the pair had taken drugs before engaging in "extreme" sexual activity.
Mr Adams denies manslaughter by failing to ensure safety and wellbeing.
The court heard Mr Adams, of Exmouth Street, Swindon, met Mr Kim on a dating website two years earlier.
Jurors heard that in the early hours of 12 June, Mr Adams called 999 saying Mr Kim, from Slough, Berkshire, was unresponsive and not breathing.
When paramedics arrived, they found Mr Kim had been dead for some time with a gas mask to one side of him and a pile of ropes and restraints nearby.
Pavlos Panayi QC, representing Mr Adams, said his client had not chosen to fall asleep but had "passed out" due to drugs and physical exhaustion.
"Kim died as a result of what everyone in this case will agree is a terrible, awful, tragic accident," he told the jury.
He said the pair "met to have sex" and had taken the drugs and "had the same kind of fun" in the past.
"They had met 12 times before. This was the awful, unlucky 13th time."
A post-mortem examination found Mr Kim had an "excessive" level of mephedrone - sometimes known as M-Cat - in his body, prosecutor Adam Feest told the jury.
Mr Feest said Mr Adams failed to remove the gas mask or restraints or check the condition of Mr Kim, who was left lying on the floor, before he went to sleep.
"Many things that could have been done that could have been potentially lifesaving but not done in this case," he added.
The case continues. | A man who was tied up by his sexual partner and left with a gas mask on his face died as a result of an "awful, tragic accident", a court has heard. | 40286534 |
The 2 Sisters chicken processing factory in Llangefni ends its staff consultation on Wednesday amid plans to cut a whole shift, affecting 300 jobs.
Unite union officials put proposals to factory managers on Tuesday and they are due to meet again on Thursday.
Around 800 people work at the site, including a number of agency workers. | Union leaders are holding further talks with bosses at an Anglesey factory where hundreds of jobs are under threat. | 32207257 |
Pakistan finished the day on 70-2 in their second innings, 419 runs behind their hosts with two days remaining.
Australia captain Steve Smith opted not to enforce the follow-on after his bowlers dismissed Pakistan for 142.
Smith hit a quickfire 63 from 70 balls as the home side declared on 202-5 to extend the lead to 489 runs.
He was helped in the quest for quick runs by Usman Khawaja, who top scored with 74 from 109 deliveries.
Pakistan lost seven wickets for just 24 runs under the Brisbane lights on day two, but coped better with the conditions when asked to bat again.
Opener Azhar Ali batted through the final two-and-a-half-hour session to reach the close undefeated on 41 from 104 balls.
But Australia remain on course for victory with a day to spare at the Gabba after Starc dismissed Sami Aslam in the 12th over, then Lyon took the wicket of Babar Azam seven overs before the close. | Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc made late breakthroughs to leave Australia firmly in control after the third day of the first Test against Pakistan. | 38351938 |
Pearse Jordan was shot in the back by an RUC officer as he ran from a stolen car he was driving on the Falls Road.
The controversial killing has been claimed by some as evidence of a so-called shoot to kill policy.
However, on Monday Mr Justice Horner said he did not accept that there was any evidence that the officer involved was a "cold callous killer".
The coroner did, however, criticise police record keeping and said that some officers had, almost certainly, lied in their evidence to the inquest.
It is the third inquest held into the 22-year-old's killing.
Lawyers representing Mr Jordan's family said that they welcomed the coroner's assessment that the police "failed to provide a satisfactory and convincing explanation for the use of lethal force".
However, they were disappointed that he did not conclude on the evidence that the shooting "was unjustified".
The lawyers said they would now study the detailed verdict closely with Mr Jordan's parents. | A coroner has said it is impossible to reach conclusions about the killing of an IRA man in west Belfast in 1992. | 37898548 |
Tesco announced it had agreed to buy Booker in January and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) started an initial review in late May.
The firms now want the CMA to move "more quickly" to probing the merger through an in-depth "Phase 2" process.
They expect the CMA to issue a decision to refer to Phase 2 within two weeks.
The CMA is assessing whether the proposed grocery tie-up could reduce choice for shoppers and for small stores supplied by Booker.
The first phase of its CMA investigation had been due to run until 25 July, but that could now be wound up within 10 working days in advance of instigating the more detailed investigation.
The statutory timetable for a Phase 2 inquiry would be 24 weeks, the CMA said.
The fast-track process has been used in a number of CMA merger investigations previously, including that of telecoms firms BT-EE and also during the tie-up of bookmaking firms Ladbrokes and Coral.
Booker is the UK's largest food wholesaler and also owns the Premier, Budgens and Londis store brands.
Despite rising competition from the likes of Aldi and Lidl, Tesco remains Britain's biggest supermarket.
The CMA could force Tesco to sell stores if it believes the deal will harm competition within the industry.
When the merger was announced, Tesco and Booker said they did not expect it to be completed until late 2017 or early 2018, suggesting both companies expected closer scrutiny from the watchdog.
In March, one of Tesco's biggest investors, Schroders, warned about the cost of the deal, telling the BBC that the supermarket giant was paying a "premium" and it had "major concerns" about the deal. | Supermarket giant Tesco and wholesaler Booker have asked the UK competition regulator to fast-track its probe into their proposed £3.7bn tie-up. | 40441048 |
The Infrastructure Minister has also asked for an hourly train service to be introduced to Belfast by 2017.
The station was identified as the preferred site for a £26m transport hub after a public consultation.
It includes plans for park-and-ride facilities and improved public transport to the city centre.
Chris Hazzard has hailed the announcement as a "milestone".
"Investing in public transport is vital if we want to grow the economy, attract tourism, support local communities and reduce congestion on our roads," he said.
"The upgrade of the Coleraine to Derry railway line is substantially completed and today's announcement is another welcome boost for public transport in the area."
"This is an important milestone for this ambitious project which will consist of new train terminus accommodation, an enhanced park and ride scheme with approximately 100 spaces and additional facilities to promote sustainable and active travel options in the region."
The project, which involves Translink and Derry City and Strabane District Council, is currently at the design and planning stage.
Translink Chief Executive Chris Conway called it an exciting development.
"This major project, along with our recent progress on the Derry railway line upgrade and continued investment in new bus and coach fleet, demonstrate our ongoing commitment to transforming local public transport infrastructure," he said.
Work is due to begin at the old Waterside railway station site in about 18 months. It is hoped the project will be completed by 2020. | Multi-million pound plans to redevelop Londonderry's old Waterside railway station have been boosted after the site was bought by Translink. | 38607205 |
Veron, who hung up his boots two years ago, promised to play in the 2017 Copa Libertadores if fans bought 65% of the boxes at the club's new stadium.
Veron, also chairman of Estudiantes, will donate his salary to the club.
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The ex-Argentina star won the 2002-03 Premier League title with United.
An article on the club website states that Veron's first match will be on 8 January against Bayer Leverkusen in the Florida Cup. It also says he will compete in both the league and the Copa Libertadores.
Veron won the Uefa Cup with Parma and the Serie A title with Lazio before moving to United in 2001 for a then British record transfer fee of £28.1m.
He joined Chelsea for £15m in 2003, but spent three of the following four years on loan at Inter Milan - who he helped win the Italian league title - and then his boyhood club Estudiantes.
Take part in our new Premier League Predictor game, which allows you to create leagues with friends. | Former Manchester United midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron has come out of retirement at the age of 41 and signed an 18-month contract with Argentine top-flight team Estudiantes. | 38454035 |
Shares in the online grocery service - which is listed on the FTSE 250 - were up 5.8% by Tuesday's close.
At the weekend, the Daily Telegraph said Ocado and M&S planned to start talks in the coming weeks.
The benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 46.11 points, or 0.64%, to 7,250.05, helped by energy giant BP.
Shares in BP rose 1.6% after it reported improved first-quarter profits from a year ago, helped by higher oil prices.
Underlying replacement cost profit - the company's preferred measure - was $1.5bn. That was better than analysts had forecast and compared with a $532m profit a year ago.
Pharmaceuticals group Shire saw its shares climb 2.5% after it reported a 14% increase in first-quarter earnings, beating expectations.
Back in the FTSE 250, shares in Aberdeen Asset Management rose 4.3% after it reported a 10% rise in half-year revenues.
The fund manager also said that its planned merger with Standard Life was "on track" and should be completed later this year.
But shares in online takeaway food ordering service JustEat fell 1.1% despite the company reporting a 46% rise in sales to £118.9m for the first three months of the year.
On the currency markets, the pound was given a boost by a stronger-than-expected survey of the UK's manufacturing sector.
Activity in the UK's manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace for three years in April, according to the latest Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI).
The survey helped sterling to rise back above the $1.29 mark, and by the evening the pound was up 0.27% against the dollar at $1.2922. Against the euro, the pound edged up 0.21% to 1.1848 euros. | Ocado shares have jumped after reports that the company could tie up with Marks and Spencer when the High Street giant launches its online food service. | 39777728 |
Peterborough Cathedral's organ is slightly sharper than the "standard pitch" introduced in 1939.
Campaign manager James Dyer said he was "really excited" that the year-long fundraiser had been successful.
He said work on adjusting the length of the 5,286 pipes would start in July and take up to two years to complete.
"It's going to be a big undertaking," he said. "The idea is much of the instrument will be taken away in one go, as much as possible.
"It's going to take a while."
The organ dates back to 1894, before a standard pitch was established in 1939.
It is half a semi-tone sharper than a standard pitch.
The organ re-pitch is a small part of the four projects undertaken by the cathedral in the run-up to its 900th anniversary in 2018. | A cathedral's organ is to be re-pitched after a fundraising campaign raised £410,000. | 30782814 |
Crews were called to the three-storey building in the North Ayrshire town's Canal Street at about 00:40.
They kept in touch by phone with people in the upper floors before firefighters were able to bring them out safely.
The two men and two women were given precautionary check-ups from paramedics who decided that none of them needed to go to hospital. | Firefighters have led four people to safety after they were trapped by fire in a close of flats in Saltcoats. | 35175107 |
There are also reports for 10 matches in the Championship and the Aston Villa-Newcastle preview, plus four reports from the Scottish Premiership.
Premier League
Man Utd 4-1 Leicester
Bournemouth 1-0 Everton
Liverpool 5-1 Hull
Middlesbrough 1-2 Tottenham
Stoke 1-1 West Brom
Sunderland 2-3 Crystal Palace
Swansea 1-3 Man City
Arsenal 3-0 Chelsea
Championship
Brighton 2-0 Barnsley
Derby 1-2 Blackburn
Fulham 0-4 Bristol City
Leeds 1-0 Ipswich
Norwich 3-1 Burton
QPR 1-1 Birmingham
Reading 1-0 Huddersfield
Rotherham 1-2 Cardiff
Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Wolves 3-1 Brentford
Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle
Scottish Premiership
Celtic 6-1 Kilmarnock
Hearts 0-0 Ross County
Inverness CT 3-1 Dundee
Partick Thistle 1-1 Motherwell
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Premier League leaders Manchester City maintained their perfect start with a 3-1 win at Swansea and you can read all read all Saturday's top-flight reports below, plus the preview of Arsenal against Chelsea. | 37454983 |
The shooting happened near St Kieran's Primary School in Poleglass at about 22:20 BST on Wednesday.
The victim was treated in hospital for his injuries and later discharged himself.
Sinn Féin MLA Jennifer McCann said those behind the shooting were "at war with the community".
"Their campaign against people in their own community should end now," the west Belfast MLA added.
In an unconnected attack in north Belfast about an hour later, three men broke into a house in Cranbrook Gardens and took a man in his 30s outside.
He was shot in both feet but the bullets failed to penetrate his footwear.
He was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Police have appealed for anyone with information about the attacks to contact them on the non-emergency number 101. | A man in his 30s has been shot in the leg near west Belfast. | 36432287 |
They say he was inspired by the Islamic State (IS) group.
Officers say the attacker repeatedly stabbed a 59-year-old man in a suburban park and then tried to stab a policeman.
A large knife has been seized from the accused, who will appear in court later on Sunday.
The victim, who was reportedly walking his dog in the park, suffered injuries to his body and hands, and remains in hospital in a serious condition.
Although the authorities say they believe the attacker was inspired by IS, they do not think he has close ties to any extremist organisation.
"This is the new face of terrorism. This is the new face of what we deal with," New South Wales state police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn said.
Timeline: Australia's terror threat
The arrest comes two days after a teenage boy was charged with making threats at Sydney Opera House.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said last week the threat of a terror attack in the nation was "real" after an IS call to followers to target prominent Australian locations. | Police in Australia have charged a 22-year-old man with committing a terrorist act and attempted murder in southwest Sydney. | 37331672 |
Jones, 43, who previously had backroom roles at Yeovil, Charlton and Brighton, has won 34 out of 70 matches since he replaced John Still in January 2016.
Luton are currently fifth in League Two following Saturday's 1-1 draw at home to Exeter City.
His contract had been due to expire at the end of next season, but will now run until the summer of 2020.
Luton chief executive Gary Sweet told the club website: "The board are thoroughly delighted to receive Nathan's acceptance to our offer of a longer term contract. It was such an easy and natural progression step for us to take.
"We are very lucky to have a top-class coach rapidly becoming a top class manager and one who lives, breathes and helps develop our culture, our methodologies and one who is passionately intent on helping us achieve our ambitions while he achieves his."
Jones added: "I think we've had a fantastic 14 to 15 months, and to know the club has that much faith in me that they've given me the length of contract and rewarded me in that way is a good feeling.
"I love the club, I love our fans and I love the players I've got. We are in a real good place at the minute, but it's only a start."
Earlier this month, Jones said he had set his sights on becoming "the best manager in the world," but insisted he was not using Luton as a stepping stone.
The Hatters face an away trip to Newport County on Tuesday. | Luton Town manager Nathan Jones has signed a new three-and-a-half year contract with the Hatters. | 39328383 |
Anthony Browne, chief executive of the British Bankers' Association (BBA), said banks were spending £3bn a year upgrading systems.
About 600,000 transactions were delayed as a result of the processing problem at the RBS group on Wednesday.
The bank said that the backlog would be cleared by the end of Saturday.
Payments of wages, tax credits and disability living allowance were among those that failed to be credited to accounts of customers at RBS, NatWest, Ulster Bank and private bank Coutts.
The underlying problem was fixed on Wednesday morning but many of those affected are angry that it will take until the end of the week for all payments to go through.
Mr Browne, of the BBA, told the BBC the incident was unacceptable, repeating RBS's admission on Wednesday.
"The banks are already aware of this as an issue," Mr Browne said.
"A lot of them have creaking IT systems. They are spending £3bn a year upgrading their IT systems - it is one of the biggest IT upgrades that Britain has ever seen."
Most banks and building societies regularly suffer from online banking glitches, such as a problem at Nationwide earlier in the week, despite promoting the increased use of digital banking.
During a presentation on banking technology on Thursday, Simon McNamara, of RBS, said it was not feasible for a system to be faultless for 100% of the time.
"Technology will, on occasion, fail. If and when that occurs, we need to ensure we can mask the impact on customers and recover as quickly and effectively as possible," he said.
"It is important that it is handled well and competently." | Banks have "creaking" computer systems but the payments failure at RBS was "unacceptable", the head of the UK banking body has said. | 33182798 |
Stourhead in Wiltshire is the South West's most visited trust property, while the pantheon across the lake is one of its most important features.
According to the trust the listed building has a leaking roof and cracked steps and is in urgent need of repairs.
Mike MacCormack, from the trust, said Stourhead's "iconic views would not be the same if the pantheon wasn't there".
Modelled on the pantheon in Rome, by architect Henry Flitcroft, it was carefully placed in the landscape along with 20 other buildings and structures. The last time work was carried out on the pantheon was in the 1980s when its dome and interior was restored.
Now cash from the Sita Trust, a charitable organisation which distributes donations from the waste management firm Sita UK, will be used to repair the building. | One of the most photographed National Trust sites in the country is be given a £260,000 charity grant. | 23378158 |
Pembrokeshire council's cabinet voted on Monday to proceed with a bid for the title.
Members will now consult with stakeholders about putting together a formal application.
There are various stages to the bid, but a final decision on the host city is expected by December this year.
About 2,000 live in the tiny community, popular with tourists and pilgrims and famous for its cathedral which was home to the Patron Saint of Wales, St David.
The paper before the council said St Davids is "steeped in history and heritage... with a remarkable asset base for its size".
The UK City of Culture programme, a UK government scheme, was born from the success of Liverpool as European Capital of Culture 2008.
Derry-Londonderry was the first UK City of Culture in 2013 and Hull is the current city. | The UK's smallest city, St Davids in Pembrokeshire, is looking to become the 2021 City of Culture. | 38953766 |
Fe rybuddiodd y Swyddfa Dywydd y bydd rhew yn ffurfio dros nos a allai arwain at amodau gyrru anodd ar rai ffyrdd, yn ogystal ag amodau llithrig ar balmentydd.
Mae'r rhybudd yn ei le o 01:00 tan 10:00.
Mae'r rhybudd yn cynnwys ardaloedd Blaenau Gwent, Pen-y-bont, Caerffili, Sir Gaerfyrddin, Ceredigion, Gwynedd, Merthyr Tudful, Sir Fynwy, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, Casnewydd, Sir Benfro, Powys a Rhondda Cynon Taf. | Mae rhybudd melyn o rew wedi cael ei gyhoeddi ar gyfer 13 ardal awdurdod lleol yng Nghymru ddydd Sadwrn. | 38863661 |
One of the three, Aymeric Chauprade, is an independent right-wing member of the European parliament.
The pilots were arrested in 2013 preparing to take off in a plane carrying 26 suitcases of cocaine.
They were sentenced to 20 years but during the appeal process fled to the French Antilles and then on to France.
Announcing the warrants for Mr Chauprade and fellow French nationals Christophe Naudin and Pierre Malinowski, Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito alleged the trio had helped organise the escape from the Dominican Republic of pilots Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos.
The pilots were convicted in Santo Domingo in August in the so-called "Air Cocaine" drug-trafficking case.
They had been arrested in March 2013 at the resort of Punta Cana on a privately hired jet carrying 680kg (1,500lb) of cocaine.
After their conviction they were freed under the judicial review process and barred from leaving the country.
But they reportedly escaped by boat to the French Antilles and from there by plane to France.
French media earlier said the pilots had worked previously for the French navy and had been helped by former intelligence agents.
The French government said it had nothing to do with their escape.
The pilots say they are innocent and have vowed to clear their name.
They were arrested earlier this month in Lyon but legal experts say an extradition is unlikely. | A judge in the Dominican Republic has issued arrest warrants for three Frenchmen accused of helping two French pilots flee drug convictions. | 34899365 |
In a statement, it said Boko Haram - which pledged allegiance to IS in 2015 - continued to "undermine the peace and stability" in West and Central Africa.
Meanwhile, a senior US official said there were reports of Boko Haram fighters joining IS in Libya.
Nigeria is to host a summit on Saturday on fighting Boko Haram.
President Muhammadu Buhari will welcome counterparts from Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger for the gathering in Abuja, along with French President Francois Hollande, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
In the statement, the 15-member UN Security Council expressed "alarm at Boko Haram's linkages with the Islamic State".
It also voiced its support for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's "crucial initiative" to hold the security summit in Abuja.
Meanwhile, Mr Blinken - who is already in Nigeria - said he was concerned by reports that Boko Haram militants were going to Libya, where IS influence has grown in recent months.
"We've seen that Boko Haram's ability to communicate has become more effective," he said.
"They seem to have benefited from assistance from Daesh [IS]."
Mr Blinken added: "So these are all elements that suggests that there are more contacts and more co-operation, and this is again something that we are looking at very carefully because we want to cut it off."
At the same time, he declined to comment on whether the US would agree to a Nigerian request to sell it American war planes to fight Boko Haram.
Who are Boko Haram?
Boko Haram militants have been attacking civilian targets as the Nigerian military seeks to wrest territory from their control.
The Islamist group's seven-year insurgency has killed some 20,000 people and driven more than two million people from their homes. | The UN Security Council has said it is alarmed by ties between Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants and the Islamic State (IS) group. | 36292007 |
The two sides drew 5-5 on New Year's Day, after Torquay had beaten Rovers 4-3 on Boxing Day.
"The last two games have been absolute madness," Richards told BBC Devon.
"How can we score five goals away and not win the game? It's beyond me, but if someone had said we'd get a point before kick-off we'd have taken it."
Having gone a goal down, the Gulls led 4-2 and then 5-3 before conceding twice in the final seven minutes.
There were similarities with the Boxing Day game when Torquay snatched a late winner having given up a three-goal lead in the second half.
The Gulls remain 17th in the National League, six points off the relegation places while third-placed Forest Green are now six points behind leaders Lincoln City.
"It's easy for us to turn it on against the bigger teams as we have nothing to lose," added Richards.
"It's important that we move forward and be consistent in dealing with the teams in and around us so that we can start creating some gaps and not get sucked into a fight we don't want to be in." | Torquay United captain Courtney Richards has said he cannot believe the results between his side and Forest Green Rovers over the festive period. | 38485784 |
Swansea's Johns made history early in the evening at the SSE Arena in Belfast by becoming the first Welshman to win a UFC bout.
The 24-year-old beat South Korean Kwan Ho Kwak on an impressive unanimous decision.
Abertillery's Marshman beat Sweden's Magnus Cedenblad by technical knockout in a middleweight fight.
Marshman looked to be suffering as his opponent pinned him to the ground for most of the first round.
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But a stunning series of punches left Cedenblad unable to continue and 26-year-old Marshman won by technical knockout.
"You can't get much of a better feeling than I've got right now. I'm ecstatic," Marshman said.
"I'm sure the UFC must be thinking 'Look at the Welsh guys coming in and getting two wins."
Johns, 24, only received the call-up to the UFC earlier in November. had earlier put in put in an assured performance.
"All of my fights get tough but I just dug deep and got another win," said Johns, fighting at bantamweight," Johns said.
"I've got a good team, good family behind me who support me all the way and I'm very thankful." | Welsh fighters Jack Marshman and Brett Johns both won their debut fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. | 38040969 |
Betsi Cadwaladr's Simon Dean said it was due to "extreme difficulties" in recruiting doctors.
He said it was a daily challenge to fill rotas.
On Tuesday, the board will discuss downgrading units at either Glan Clwyd, Ysbyty Gwynedd or Wrexham Maelor hospitals.
The health board favours making the doctor-led unit at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, a midwife-led unit. Mothers needing more complicated care will be transferred to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.
Critics of the controversial proposal have claimed some expectant mothers would be at greater risk from having to travel further.
The Betsi Cadwaladr board initially argued it did not have time to hold a public consultation on its decision because the changes had to be implemented urgently.
However, campaigners challenged the decision in court and managers backed down.
The consultation document which will be discussed on Tuesday also includes a proposal to maintain services as they are, but Mr Dean told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement programme that would not be safe.
"Clearly if we thought things were safe as they were - we wouldn't be entering into consultation," he said.
He said it was important to "recognise the warning signs that things are much more difficult before a tragic event happens. We're trying to manage risks in anticipatory way - looking at the things that could go wrong".
If the decision is given the go ahead, the public will be invited to have its say.
Mr Dean took over as interim chief executive after its previous boss stepped aside following the health minister's decision to put the board into "special measures" following a series of scandals.
He said his priority has been to "rebuild the trust and confidence of the public and staff" and "create the conditions which staff could succeed". | Maternity units in north Wales have previously been forced to temporarily shut over safety fears for mothers and babies, a health board boss has said. | 33951878 |
Trollope was previously first-team coach at Birmingham City and Norwich City, working alongside Chris Hughton.
During five years as manager of Bristol Rovers he guided the club to promotion to League One in 2007.
Trollope's arrival comes as Kevin Nicholson was made Under-21 manager following Quinton Fortune's departure.
The former Manchester United player had been in the role since July 2014 when he had been called in by former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Swindon-born Trollope won nine caps for Wales between 1997 and 2003.
He was a guest in the Chairman's Suite for Cardiff City's 0-0 home draw with Brighton on Tuesday night. | Former Wales and Derby County midfielder Paul Trollope has been added to Russell Slade's backroom staff at Cardiff City as head coach. | 31471329 |
9 August 2015 Last updated at 15:43 BST
It's against the law to be openly gay in the African country Uganda, and in many other African countries, but there have been some changes recently.
In Uganda, until last year, gay people could be sentenced to life in jail.
Now that can't happen any more and a rally has taken place there to promote more equality.
But many people there still hold traditional beliefs and some African leaders have said it is not part of their culture.
Ricky has more. | The rights gay people should have is a big issue around the world, particularly in Africa. | 33841826 |
In September, the club said its motto would be reinstated after its removal for this season led to protests.
Fans were given a choice of three new crests they could vote for.
Nearly 80% of fans that took part opted for the winning design, which garnered 10,343 votes, while 12% of fans chose the second option and 9% the third.
Unveiling the crest, Everton manager Roberto Martinez said: "I was impressed straightaway when I saw it but there has been a huge majority of fans have chosen this one.
"It captures what we were looking for: to have a modern touch and to be a global badge without taking away all the key icons of the football club.
"Certain icons represent many years of history and that is important. Fans made it clear they wanted to see the tower and our motto and I think it is important 'Nil satis' is back on the badge."
The motto Nil Satis Nisi Optimum, which means "nothing but the best", dates back 75 years but disappeared as part of the redesign.
The club apologised in May after 22,000 fans signed an online petition condemning the "awful" 2013-2014 badge.
The winning design, which was voted for via the club's website, will be used from next season. | Everton FC have revealed the new club badge design most popular with its supporters, after a previous redesign was criticised. | 24379555 |
Fishermen discovered the body at Weybourne in October 1989 but police were unable to work out who he was.
Officers recently exhumed the body and got a DNA profile as a part of a new inquiry into missing persons cases.
It matched a sample taken at the time from the family of Michael Sutherland, 34, who had gone missing from Cleethorpes in North East Lincolnshire.
Since April 1990, he had lain buried in an unmarked grave at Weybourne cemetery, near Sheringham, following an unsuccessful six-month missing persons inquiry by police.
Det Ch Insp Andy Guy said Mr Sutherland's body was exhumed in April 2011, and a DNA profile found from his teeth.
The profile was run through the national missing person database and a match found.
Mr Guy said: "I'm really pleased to give closure to a family who haven't really known what happened for 23 years."
He added officers from Humberside Police had collected DNA samples from the family as part of their own inquiries into the whereabouts of missing people.
Operation Mouldsworth is looking into all missing people from Norfolk and Suffolk. Currently, there are about 120 outstanding cases.
A dedication service organised by Mr Sutherland's family will be held at Weybourne's All Saints Church on 1 November.
An inquest was held in April 1990 but police said discussions were taking place with a coroner about holding a second inquest. | The body of a man washed up on a beach in Norfolk 23 years ago has been identified after DNA testing by police. | 19980364 |
The collection includes the nearly complete skeletons of Bactrosaurus, a nest of Protoceratops eggs, and the very rare skull of an Alioramus, which was related to the T-Rex.
The skull was confiscated after it was shipped into the US with false papers.
The US has returned 23 dinosaur fossils to Mongolia in the last three years.
Other items returned in this shipment included a Psittcosaurus skull and a Protoceratops skeleton.
US customs officials said the rare Alioramus skull, believed to be around 70 million years old, was part of a shipment put on sale on eBay by a French dealer.
It was shipped into Newark, New Jersey in 2014 with papers claiming the items were replicas and from France.
But the fossils were later confirmed to be real and to have come from Mongolia.
In 2013 the US returned more than a dozen illegally smuggled dinosaur skeletons to Mongolia, including Tyrannosaurus bataars and Oviraptors.
Mongolia has some of the largest dinosaur fossil beds in the world. | The US has returned a collection of dinosaur eggs and other fossils to Mongolia after finding they had been smuggled out of the country. | 35975018 |
Three restaurant chains - Frankie and Benny's, TGI Fridays and Nandos - want to open outlets at the site on the A96.
Another developer, Inverness Estates, had previously tried and failed to get similar plans approved by Highland Council.
The new proposals by Hercules Unit Trust submitted to the council also include a revamp of shop fronts.
A play area, toilets and baby changing area would also be created under the plans for the retail site, which has been rebranded as the Inverness Shopping Park.
The developers suggested some of the new jobs could be taken up by students attending the nearby Inverness College UHI.
Park manager Kirsteen Gunn said: "We hope the planners and councillors will look carefully at our analysis of potential impacts and allow us to create a better experience for our local customers and our staff, as well as visitors.
"We believe these improvements will be a positive move for the city and should be welcomed." | A mix of 180 new full and part-time jobs could be created at the largest retail park in Inverness. | 34255641 |
Brandon Vezmar, 37, said the woman walked out of the screening of Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 when he complained about her persistent phone use.
Mr Vezmar filed the petition in the state capital of Austin last week seeking $17.31 (£13.30), arguing his date's behaviour was "a threat to civilised society".
She said she refused to reimburse him because "he took me out on a date".
"Oh my God," the unnamed woman told the Austin American-Statesman. "This is crazy."
Mr Vezmar said she began texting about 15 minutes after the movie began during their first date on 6 May.
"It was kind of a first date from hell," he told the newspaper.
He said he asked her to stop and when she refused, Mr Vezmar suggested she should step outside to text.
The woman left and did not return, he said.
Mr Vezmar said he texted her a few days later to ask for the price of the ticket but she refused.
The woman said on Tuesday she only texted two or three times with her friend who was having a fight with her boyfriend.
"I had my phone low and I wasn't bothering anybody," she said.
According to the lawsuit, the texting was a "direct violation" of the cinema's policy and she "adversely" affected his and other patrons' viewing experience.
"While damages sought are modest, the principle is important as defendant's behaviour is a threat to civilized society," the petition said.
The cinema company's chief executive, Tim League, has offered to compensate Mr Vezmar with the amount in a gift certificate if he drops the lawsuit. | A Texas man has filed a lawsuit against a woman for the cost of a movie ticket after she texted during their cinema date. | 39966675 |
Business advisers BDO found occupancy in the Granite City fell year-on-year by 15.6% in February, while revenue slumped by 39.4%.
BDO said Aberdeen's hospitality sector continued to be "adversely affected" by the low oil price.
There was a mixed picture for hotels in other Scottish cities.
In Edinburgh, year-on-year occupancy rose 2.4% and revenue was up 3.5%.
Glasgow saw occupancy dip 0.9%, with rooms yield up by 5.6%. Year-on-year occupancy in Inverness was down 2.5% and revenue up 0.5%.
Occupancy rates across the UK were static, while revenue was up in Wales, regional UK and England but down in Scotland.
Alastair Rae, from BDO in Scotland, said: "Aberdeen's hospitality sector continues to be adversely affected by the low oil price which is clearly having a significant impact on occupancy and revenue levels.
"With occupancy dipping to 60.7% there will be a concern that revenues will continue to fall as demand remains as limited.
"There will be a cut-off point for many operators where they find the balance between occupancy and revenue is simply not working.
"However, for many others this will simply be a continuing challenge for them to manage.
"However, until a clear picture emerges of where the oil price is going to stabilise the hospitality sector in Aberdeen is going to continue to be hit in the months to come."
He added: "While February is traditionally quite a flat month for the hotel sector it is good news that both Edinburgh and Glasgow posted good increases in revenue, indicating a relatively strong performance in Scotland's two largest cities." | Aberdeen hotels are continuing to suffer from a collapse in occupancy levels and revenues, according to a report. | 36398541 |
Addicks academy graduate Harriott has made 76 appearances for Championship club Charlton, having made his senior debut against Rochdale in April 2011.
The 21-year-old has played in two games this season, with his only start coming in Tuesday's victory at Peterborough.
Colchester are currently 23rd in League One, having taken just two points from their opening four fixtures.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League One side Colchester United have signed Charlton Athletic winger Callum Harriott on loan until January. | 34086951 |
Police sealed off Mountbatten Gardens at 06:30 BST after reports that a man threatened two people with a machete.
An earlier assault at Mallard Road in which a woman was injured is believed to be connected to the incident.
Police said a 34-year-old Bournemouth man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and possession of an offensive weapon. | A man has been arrested following an eight-hour stand-off with police at a house in Bournemouth. | 34232430 |
The Christian owners of the company are appealing the ruling that they unlawfully discriminated against gay rights' activist Gareth Lee.
Two years ago, Mr Lee was refused a cake with the slogan, "Support Gay Marriage".
Last year, a judge ruled he had been unlawfully discriminated against on the grounds of sexual orientation and religious or political beliefs.
Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan said the judgement would be given as soon as possible. | Judgement has been reserved in the appeal brought by Ashers bakery. | 36276436 |
Michael Gove was visiting the Antrim Show alongside DUP MPs Paul Girvan and Ian Paisley.
On Friday he said that subsidies after Brexit will have to be earned rather than just handed out.
Northern Ireland, with 3% of the population, currently receives almost 10% of the UK's EU farm subsidies.
Mr Gove said: "There will always be some areas of UK where more is spent on agriculture.
"Northern Ireland and upland areas of Scotland, Wales and England will receive support in future to ensure communities there can survive."
Farmers will only get payouts if they agree to protect the environment and enhance rural life, part of what Mr Gove calls his vision for a "green Brexit".
In Antrim he promised that the UK framework for agriculture would have the flexibility to allow the devolved administrations to make sure the policy is right for their areas.
Mr Gove did not define the limits of any framework, saying he has to consult the devolved administrations.
The Conservative Party manifesto pledged to keep overall farm subsidies at their current levels until 2022.
Sinn Féin said that Mr Gove pulled out of a prearranged meeting with them "without prior notice at the very last minute".
South Antrim MLA and party chairperson Declan Kearney said: "This is the latest example of the Tories' disrespect for voters in the north and is in default of the British government's responsibility as a co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement to be rigorously impartial in the political process.
"The Tory deal with the DUP is making it more difficult to reach a resolution to the current political difficulties in the north," he added. | The environment secretary has sought to reassure farmers in Northern Ireland about the level of subsidies they will receive after Brexit. | 40693483 |
Peacock, 22, will not compete in Doha due to injury.
But Browne, 24, who was runner-up to Peacock at London 2012 and the 2013 World Championships in the T44 100m, said: "Jonnie hasn't really run well over the last year and a half."
However, he said the Briton's absence would be "devastating" for the sport.
Browne told BBC World Service that the news, confirmed on Thursday, "wasn't a surprise".
"Jonnie has always been injury prone, which is unfortunate not only for amputee sprinting but for British Athletics and the whole sport."
He added: "To be quite frank I've beaten Jonnie for the last two years. He was the least of my worries, to be honest with you."
Browne insists he was more concerned by new world record holder and fellow American Jarryd Wallace and Germany's Felix Streng.
But he continued: "Jonnie always brings out the best in me and the rivalry has been good for the sport.
"Him being there was going to be awesome, because it would have shown we have five, six guys who are ready to run fast. That's more devastating."
Though Browne only managed silver at the 2010 Paralympics and subsequent Worlds, he has been running quicker than Peacock.
Most recently, the American beat his British rival at the IPC Anniversary Games in London in July. | American sprinter Richard Browne says British rival Jonnie Peacock was "the least of my worries" heading into next month's IPC World Championships. | 34280627 |
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The 18-year-old is in her first season as a professional and has been given a wildcard for the Aegon Open at the Nottingham Tennis Centre on 4-12 June.
"I can't wait," Christie told BBC Sport. "It will be a great experience.
"It's amazing it will be at my home town as well. I hope I can compete."
The first round gets under way on Monday, with the draw taking place on Saturday.
Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka and British top three Johanna Konta, Heather Watson and Naomi Broady are all confirmed - as is former British number one Laura Robson.
"I don't mind who I play," said Christie. "Anyone is a challenge in this draw but the bigger the challenge the better."
Christie was part of the Great Britain Fed Cup squad that travelled to Israel earlier this year and reached the semi-finals of the ITF Incheon Women's Challenger - a $25,000 ITF Pro Circuit event on hard courts in South Korea - last week.
The Hucknall-born player has also won three ITF Pro Circuit doubles titles since November last year and was runner-up in the singles of the Aegon GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury event last year.
"It's my first year out of juniors and I feel like I am making good progress," she added.
"It's a big step - all the players are top 100 so they know what they are doing and have good experience." | Teenage British tennis star Freya Christie says making her WTA main draw debut on home territory in Nottingham is an "amazing" opportunity to show she can compete at the highest level. | 36442940 |
She makes the revelation in a new series of BBC One Wales' Coming Home.
A Bafta and Tony award winning actress, she first made a name for herself on the London stage, and was married to film star Peter O'Toole for 20 years.
In the show aired on Friday evening, she returns to the former Neath Port Talbot village that was her home, at Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen.
She discovers how family was involved in the Battle of Waterloo - and delves into a long-standing mystery surrounding a photograph of an elderly woman clutching a Welsh bible.
She also explores her family's connections with the area and the old Glamorganshire counties dating back to the 1600s.
Phillips was made a CBE in 2000 for her services to drama, but said the decision to pursue her career as a young woman was never going to be easy.
"I realised I wasn't going to be able to stay in this wonderful place," she said.
"I was heartbroken, I broke my heart quietly and secretly.
"I really appreciated all of my childhood, all the places, all those villages."
One chapter in her life story she also revisits is at the National Eisteddfod - where she gets to recite a poem she originally performed at the festival as a 13-year-old girl.
Coming Home: Siân Phillips is on BBC One Wales on Friday, November 27 at 20:30 GMT. | The renowned Welsh actress Siân Phillips says leaving Wales in search of stardom left her "heartbroken". | 34937052 |
Flankers Maxime Mata Mbanda and Abraham Steyn, lock George Biagi and prop Andrea Lovotti come in up front.
Edoardo Gori comes in at scrum-half as the only back division change.
Italy were without captain Sergio Parisse when they lost to Tonga 19-17, a week after making history with their win over the Springboks.
There are no uncapped players in the Italian squad this weekend as Parisse returns to lead the side and win his 122nd Test cap.
Wales name their team on Thursday with lock Luke Charteris having been ruled out and a major doubt over the fitness of number eight Taulupe Faletau.
Italy: Edoardo Padovani (Zebre); Giulio Bisegni (Zebre), Tommaso Benvenuti (Treviso), Luke McLean (Treviso), Giovanbattista Venditti (Zebre), Carlo Canna (Zebre), Edoardo Gori (Treviso); Andrea Lovotti (Zebre), Ornel Gega (Treviso), Lorenzo Cittadini (Bayonne), Marco Fuser (Treviso), George Biagi (Zebre), Abraham Steyn (Treviso), Maxime Mata Mbanda (Zebre), Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais Paris, capt).
Replacements: Leonardo Ghiraldini (Toulouse), Sami Panico (Calvisano), Pietro Ceccarelli (Zebre), Joshua Furno (Zebre), Francesco Minto (Treviso), Giorgio Bronzini (Treviso), Tommaso Allan (Treviso), Michele Campagnaro (Exeter Chiefs). | Coach Conor O'Shea has made five changes from the Italy team that beat South Africa in November for their Six Nations opener against Wales on Sunday. | 38829087 |
But only Park Place in Cathays will be closed to all traffic until 00:00 BST on Friday.
It will become a street market and host a transport exhibition giving information on sustainable travel.
While all commuters will be encouraged to leave their cars at home in a move designed to combat air pollution, no other areas will be closed off.
Jane Lorimer, director of cycle charity Sustrans Cymru said it was a "positive first step".
Councillors backed plans to ban cars in the city centre for one day each year, to cut air pollution, last October.
But cabinet member Ramesh Patel said it would be "grossly irresponsible" to widen the area before the first plan had been reviewed.
He added: "With the new bus interchange developing, a cycling strategy being produced, planned investment in our railways and future plans for the metro, sustainable transport is a major priority for the council.
"Making walking, cycling and public transport more attractive and viable options for commuters and residents are integral to Cardiff's continued development and achieving our aspiration to become Europe's most liveable capital city."
Car-free days already take place in Delhi, Paris and London.
It is claimed air pollution is linked to tens of thousands of deaths in the UK annually. | Concerns over air pollution in the city centre means Cardiff will hold its first car-free day on Thursday. | 37431031 |
The funds are part of the government's bailout plan for Tepco, which has just reported a six month loss of 627bn yen.
The earthquake and tsunami in March damaged its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, resulting in radiation leaks.
It may have to pay $100bn (£62bn) in compensation claims relating to those leaks.
About 80,000 people living with 20km (12 miles) of the Fukushima plant were forced to abandon their homes after the radiation leaks and many businesses were forced to shut down.
Tepco reported a net loss of 627bn yen for the six months from April to September, due to the costs of dealing with the crisis at Fukushima.
That figure compares with a net profit of 92.3bn yen in the same period last year.
The losses, coupled with the huge compensation claims it faces, had raised concerns about the long-term prospects of the company, prompting the government to step in to bail out the company.
The government set up a special fund to help Tepco compensate the victims and maintain its operations.
However, the government had asked the company to submit a business plan indicating how it intended to turn around its fortunes, in order to receive the funding.
"I urge Tepco and the bailout fund to implement sincere compensation and thorough restructuring, taking into account that they are borrowing a massive amount of money from Japanese citizens," Japan's trade minister Yukio Edano said.
The company submitted its proposal last week, saying it would help it cut almost 2.5tn yen in costs over the next 10 years. | Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) is to receive 900bn yen ($11.5bn; £7bn) in bailout funds after the government approved its business plan. | 15587422 |
Song has not played for his national team since Cameroon's poor 2014 World Cup campaign in Brazil where he lashed out at Croatia's Mario Mandzukic off the ball during their Group A defeat in Manaus.
Song's inclusion in new coach Hugo Broos' first squad is a surprise after the 28-year-old announced his international retirement last year.
Broos has named two newcomers in the squad with Sochaux forward Karl Toko, 23, and Anatole Abang of the New York Red Bulls included.
Malaga goalkeeper Idriss Carlos Kameni was hoping to be fit for the match following knee surgery, but Broos has not taken a risk on him and has turned to Ajax's Andre Onana instead.
The qualifier against South Africa takes place on 26 March at the Limbe Omnisport Stadium.
Cameroon are currently top of Group M with maximum points from their first two games.
Cameroon squad:
Goalkeepers: André Onana (Ajax); Guy Roland Ndy Assembe (Nancy;) Fabrice Ondoa (Tarragona)
Defenders: Allan Nyom (Watford); Nicolas Nkoulou (Marseille); Aurélien Chedjou (Galatasaray); Henri Bedimo (Lyon); Bitolo Ambroise Oyongo (Montreal Impact); Adolphe Teikeu (Sochaux); Sébastien Bassong (Norwich)
Midfielders: Jonathan Ngwen II (Unisport Bafang); Stéphane Mbia (Heibei, China); Alex Song (West Ham); Franck Kom (Etoile du Sahel); Landry N'Guemo (Akishar); Dany Ndi (Sporting Dijon); Sébastien Siani (KV Oostende); Tony Tchiani (Colombus Crew); Marvin Matip (Inglostadt)
Forwards: Vincent Aboubakar (Porto); Christian Bekamenga (Metz); Eric Maxime Choupo Moting (Schalke); Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient); Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio); Edgard Sali (St. Gallen); Anatole Abang (New York Red Bulls); Karl Toko (Sochaux) | West Ham midfielder Alex Song has been recalled by Cameroon for their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa. | 35776067 |
Trinity Mirror has acquired Local World in a £187.4m deal, creating the UK's largest regional group with 180 titles.
The deal also sees it take on weekly newspapers the Llanelli Star and Carmarthen Journal.
Trinity Mirror already publishes Wales on Sunday and dailies the South Wales Echo and north Wales' Daily Post.
Its flagship title is the Daily Mirror and Trinity Mirror already owned 20% of Local World, which was valued at £220m.
The 80% of the company it did not own was worth £154.4m, but the buyout cost is also made up of debts it has taken on and other fees.
Trinity Mirror will now have "a digital network of some 120 million monthly unique users", according to chief executive Simon Fox.
Local World was established at the end of 2012 following the acquisition of publishers Northcliffe and Iliffe.
Its chief executive David Montgomery said it was "full of energy and talent" and Trinity Mirror was taking on "a vibrant business".
The deal sees it acquire Wales' biggest-selling newspaper, the Swansea-based South Wales Evening Post, which sells 27,000 copies a day, according to industry figures.
Local World's weeklies the Carmarthen Journal and Llanelli Star will help push the number of titles that Trinity Mirror publishes in Wales to 18.
These include north Wales weeklies such as the Caernarfon Herald and Flintshire Chronicle and south Wales titles the Gwent Gazette and Merthyr Express. | The newspaper group that publishes the Western Mail has bought its rival that produces the South Wales Evening Post. | 34658444 |
Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield and Strathclyde universities and University College London are to get money from the government and companies including Rolls Royce and GlaxoSmithKline.
Chancellor George Osborne said the university and business partnerships would drive innovation and growth.
The projects range from cancer research to testing advanced materials.
Mr Osborne said: "By bringing together our Nobel Prize winning scientists, our world-class companies and our entrepreneurial start-ups, we can drive innovation and create the economic dynamism Britain needs to win in the global race.
"We are making difficult decisions on things like welfare so that we can invest in areas like science."
The funding from the latest round of the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund represents £72m of government grants and £219m of private investment secured by the universities.
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills said the projects, which would "tackle global challenges", were:
Professor Keith Ridway from Sheffield's AMRC said the Factory 2050 would be operational by 2014.
"The aim is to be able to manufacture any component as a one-off, and instantaneously switch between components," he said.
Cambridge University said construction on the "world-class" Maxwell Centre would begin shortly.
Prof Sir Richard Friend said: "This will not be conventional research or 'business as usual', but a major effort to go beyond the boundaries of traditional physical science concepts." | The "most flexible factory in the world" is among five projects to secure £290m of public and private investment. | 22801222 |
George Elder, 63, of Brodie in Moray, was accused of grabbing the woman's breast at Inverness Ice Centre last February.
He denied the assault but was convicted after a trial at Inverness Sheriff Court by Sheriff Chris Dickson.
Elder is to reappear for sentencing on 12 February.
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was participating in a match against Elder's team and her husband was about to play the final shot.
She told fiscal depute David Morton: "My husband was about to play his last shot after George, who had come alongside our team.
"This was against the rules. He gave me a cuddle and said: 'Let's see if we can put him off'. Then he grabbed my breast without warning. I pushed his hand away and said: 'That's enough of that, you'.
"I asked my husband if he had seen it and he said 'no' but added: 'I am not surprised'.
"Then he played his stone and we won the match. I could see that another player had seen it and I went over to her to confirm it."
The woman added: "When I saw George in the gallery later, I told him that his behaviour was entirely inappropriate. He apologised."
Cross examined by defence lawyer John MacColl, the woman denied that it could have been an accident.
She said: "I didn't have a problem with anyone giving me a cuddle but it was deliberate contact with my breast."
Two other players at the rink that afternoon also gave evidence and said the act was intentional.
Sheriff Dickson placed Elder on the sex offender's register. | A curler sexually assaulted the wife of a rival player to distract him from his last shot in the final moments of a curling bonspiel, a court has heard. | 35327256 |
Staff at a Barnardo's store in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, were amazed to discover the document showing details of the former £200m HMS Trafalgar.
The plans, hidden in the lining of a suitcase, attracted interest from America and Germany.
They were bought at silent auction for £320.
Tara Burke bought the plans for her husband, who worked as an officer on the vessel for 25 years.
Charity store staff say the suitcase was donated anonymously and filled with books.
But hidden in the lining of the luggage was the impressive 6ft (1.8m) drawings of the former Royal Navy vessel.
The Plymouth-based submarine was decommissioned in 2009. | Nuclear submarine plans found hidden in a charity shop suitcase have been bought by a former officer's wife. | 39308686 |
In a tight first half, it was the struggling Lions who created the best opening, but Jake Cassidy was foiled by Jake Cole in a one-on-one.
Scott Rendell did get the ball in the back of the net for Aldershot, but was adjudged to have infringed his marker.
A key moment occurred when Jake Lawlor received a second yellow card for a foul on Jake Gallagher, and was dismissed after 58 minutes.
The Shots applied constant pressure with the extra man and it was no surprise when Walker curled in the winner after 73 minutes.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Aldershot Town 1, Guiseley 0.
Second Half ends, Aldershot Town 1, Guiseley 0.
Substitution, Guiseley. Michael Rankine replaces Jake Cassidy.
Substitution, Guiseley. Oli Johnson replaces Nicky Clee.
Substitution, Guiseley. Jordan Preston replaces Adam Boyes.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Liam Bellamy replaces Idris Kanu.
Goal! Aldershot Town 1, Guiseley 0. Charlie Walker (Aldershot Town).
Second yellow card to Jake Lawlor (Guiseley) for a bad foul.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Iffy Allen replaces Bernard Mensah.
Second Half begins Aldershot Town 0, Guiseley 0.
First Half ends, Aldershot Town 0, Guiseley 0.
Jake Lawlor (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
Jake Gallagher (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Charlie Walker was the Aldershot hero, as his late goal saw off a surprisingly-gutsy Guiseley 1-0 at the Recreation Ground. | 37737858 |
The 25-year-old from Glasgow took control after the interval when the players were tied at 2-2, resuming with a break of 96.
A tight final frame was settled when McGill cleared up after potting the last red.
The win lifts him from 29th to 18th in the world rankings.
Having never been beyond the last eight in a ranking event, McGill is Scotland's first new winner at this level in a decade.
He defeated former world champions Stuart Bingham and Shaun Murphy en route to the final.
Sign up to My Sport to follow snooker news and reports on the BBC app. | Anthony McGill clinched his first ranking title with a 5-2 success over Kyren Wilson in the final of the Indian Open in Hyderabad. | 36756182 |
Resuming on 299-7, Stuart Meaker's unbeaten 35 helped Surrey post 367, a first-innings deficit of 34.
Surrey-bound opener Mark Stoneman then hit 92, but only four other Durham batsmen made double figures as Curran took three wickets in four balls.
Graham Clark was the best of the rest with 54 as Durham closed on 213-8.
Having played under lights all day, mist began to move in with 22 overs remaining, forcing umpires Neil Mallender and David Millns to take the players off - before then abandoning play for the day shortly after.
Stoneman and the also Surrey-bound Scott Borthwick both began the day within range of 1,000 runs for the season for the fourth year in a row.
Stoneman got to the milestone in a sixth-wicket stand of 109 with Clark, who improved on his career-best score.
But Borthwick failed, his dismissal for 12 leaving him on 957, sparking the collapse in which Durham lost four wickets to 18-year-old Curran in seven deliveries.
Former England paceman Graham Onions had earlier completed the 25th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket in the morning session, his first this season.
Victory for Durham would ensure survival, while a draw would leave them 19 points ahead of eighth-placed Hampshire, who they meet next week in the final game at Southampton.
Saturday's One-Day Cup finalists Surrey, playing their final Championship match of the summer, are now guaranteed to finish fourth regardless of the outcome. | Surrey paceman Sam Curran's career-best 6-51 limited Durham to a 247-run lead, setting up the chance of a final-day run chase at Chester-le-Street. | 37359694 |
Derek Maguire, 55, and Neil Snazel, 42, both of Manchester, worked together to bring the Class A and Class B drugs in 15 crates from the Netherlands.
Maguire's nephew, daughter and her boyfriend, all from Manchester, were then employed to distribute the drugs.
All five were sentenced at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
Maguire, 55, of Harbury Crescent, Manchester, was found guilty of eight charges concerning the production, possession and supply of drugs.
Snazel, 42, of Kenworthy Lane, Manchester, was jailed for 14 years after admitting three similar offences.
The pair were caught after Thames Valley Police seized a crate addressed to a courier in October 2015 and found a lawnmower containing 175lbs (80kg) of MDMA - the active ingredient in ecstasy pills.
National Crime Agency (NCA) officers went on to discover 14 similar shipments, all labelled "machinery", were sent by Snazel between July and October 2015, with a total of 2,277lbs (1,033kg) of drugs inside.
An NCA spokesman said Maguire held the crates at a storage unit and was caught on CCTV picking up the fourteenth package 10 minutes after it was dropped off.
He was arrested and found to have ecstasy, ketamine and cannabis in labelled bags in a self-storage unit.
The other four were then arrested after analysis of Maguire's phone records in February 2016.
A courier was also charged but was acquitted at trial.
The other sentences were: | Two men who used shipments of lawnmowers to smuggle more than a tonne of ecstasy, cannabis and ketamine into the UK have been jailed for 14 years. | 39929438 |
The extension to the property was constructed after the 21-month-old from Sheffield went missing in 1991.
The toddler's family believe he was abducted, but police are investigating whether he was accidentally killed.
South Yorkshire Police said it was confident permission for the demolition would be given.
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Det Insp Jon Cousins, said he was negotiating with the family who own the farmhouse.
"There is reason for me to consider removing a small part of this farmhouse in order that I can be sure that I have not missed any opportunity to find the answers that I need to," he said.
A photograph from 1991 showed part of the building did not exist when Ben went missing, he added.
A team of 19 South Yorkshire Police officers, forensic specialists and an archaeologist are excavating the farmland where Ben was last seen playing 25 years ago.
They are being assisted by members of the Hellenic Rescue Team and Red Cross.
The search, in its eighth day, was prompted by information given to police following a television appeal in May.
A friend of a digger driver, who had been clearing land with an excavator on the day the toddler went missing, told police the man may have been responsible for Ben's death.
The driver died of cancer in 2015.
On Sunday, the Needham family thanked the volunteers who were working with the police search team. | Police searching for missing toddler Ben Needham on the Greek island of Kos have asked for permission to demolish part of a farmhouse. | 37539319 |
A South Down MLA from 1998 to 2011 and a councillor for 24 years before stepping down from frontline politics in 2010, he was also the father of SDLP candidate Sinead Bradley.
Colleagues have paid him warm tributes.
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood said: "PJ's contribution to Ireland and his life long work across the island to develop and support the peace process distinguishes him as a patriot."
He added: "Politics was in PJ's blood. A fierce advocate for his local community in Burren and for all communities across South Down, his compassionate and considered way will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
South Down MP Margaret Ritchie described PJ Bradley as a "stalwart who firmly believed in grassroots politics".
"PJ put the needs of the community in Burren, Ballyholland and Warrenpoint first," said Mrs Ritchie.
"He had a detailed knowledge of the local community and was a stout defender of all the people in South Down - right across the community."
Mr Bradley was a member of Burren Gaelic Athletic Club and an author who recently completed a book on the local history of Burren.
He was also a former estate agent with a business in Warrenpoint which was taken over by his son Martin.
Mrs Ritchie said she and her party colleagues "extended their deepest sympathies to his widow, Leontia, daughters and sons and the wider family circle my deepest sympathies and condolences". | Former SDLP Assembly member PJ Bradley has died after a short illness aged 76. | 39126627 |
Mark Crockett, 53, built the device after checking in to the Logierait Pine Lodges resort near Pitlochry, Perthshire, last February.
The park was evacuated after paramedics found Mr Crockett in a chalet with a suicide note alongside the improvised bomb.
Crockett, of Falkirk, admitted making the device at a hearing in December.
The High Court in Livingston heard that the amateur bomb was assembled using an after-shave tin, screws, fire-work parts and sugar.
Staff at the holiday park raised the alarm after Mr Crockett failed to check out of his lodge on 4 February 2015.
It sparked a major incident involving police, a special response team and the bomb disposal unit.
The hospitality manager had left a suicide note on the door of his chalet saying the nail bomb was intended for social workers in London.
The court was told Mr Crockett had suffered an emotional breakdown and was angry at members of his own family.
The judge, Lord Armstrong, described the bomb as "amateurish or even inept" and accepted it was unlikely to explode fully.
But he said the gravity of the offence meant he had no alternative but to impose a custodial sentence. | A man who triggered a major alert with a nail-bomb at a holiday park has been jailed for two years and three months. | 35251625 |
Chester joined West Brom from Hull for an £8m fee in July 2015, with Villa believed to have paid more than that.
He made 19 appearances for the Baggies last season, but started in only nine Premier League matches.
The 27-year-old featured in every game for Wales as they reached the Euro 2016 semi-finals in France this summer.
Chester made his international debut in a 2-0 defeat by the Netherlands in June 2014, and has now won 17 senior caps.
He started his career at Manchester United before leaving in 2011 to join Hull, where he scored eight goals in 171 appearances
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Championship side Aston Villa have signed West Brom defender James Chester on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. | 37060998 |
Brian Reader, 76, was jailed over the £26m Brinks Mat armed robbery in 1983.
Terry Perkins, 67, was jailed for 22 years for robbing the vaults of Securicor, also known as Security Express, in the same year.
Reader and Perkins have already admitted conspiracy to burgle the Hatton Garden safe deposit.
Reader, of Dartford Road, Dartford, was jailed for eight years for conspiracy to handle stolen goods after the gold bullion robbery in Hounslow, west London, in 1983.
Jurors at Woolwich Crown Court were told he was also sentenced to a further year in prison for dishonestly handling £66,000 in cash.
Perkins, of Heene Road, was part of a gang which broke into the Security Express depot in Shoreditch, east London, and escaped with £6m on Easter Monday, 1983.
The jury also heard details of the previous convictions of the other men who have already admitted their role in the Hatton Garden raid.
John "Kenny" Collins, 75, of Bletsoe Walk, Islington, has convictions for offences including breaking in, theft and handling stolen goods.
Daniel Jones, 60, of Park Avenue, Enfield, has been sentenced for offences of robbery, burglary and handling stolen goods.
Four other men are on trial accused of being involved in the Hatton Garden raid:
Collins, Jones, Perkins and Reader are due to be sentenced at a later date.
The trial continues. | Two of the men involved in the Hatton Gardon raid were previously jailed for their roles in two of the UK's biggest-ever robberies, a court has heard. | 35051392 |
More than 90,000 people have signed up as members of the £140m scheme since it began on 30 July.
It had been hit by some technical problems at the beginning and a charity has called for helmets to be part of the hire.
But mayor Boris Johnson, who has said only three bikes had been stolen, said its success had "gladdened my heart".
"A million 'thank yous' go to Londoners for the warmth with which they have embraced our beautiful blue bikes," he said.
"The zest in which people have taken to two wheels and joined the cycling revolution we are engendering in the capital has gladdened my heart." | One million journeys have been made on cycles in London's bike hire scheme since its launch 10 weeks ago. | 11497197 |
Loch Ness RNLI went to the aid of the 5.5-tonne boat after it got into difficulty at Dores, south of Inverness.
The Inverness Coastguard Team assisted in the operation to pull the vessel off the shore and a lifeboat towed it to Dochgarroch.
There was one person on board the boat. He was uninjured.
Fishing boats use the loch when travelling between Fort William and Inverness.
The latest "shout" was Drumnadrochit-based Loch Ness RNLI's 24th of the year, making 2016 the volunteer-run station's busiest year so far. | A fishing boat has been towed off a beach on Loch Ness after it ran aground on Thursday evening. | 38167810 |
The 21-year-old has made 38 appearances for the Lions, but none this season.
Nelson is Yeovil's 12th summer signing and joins a side with one win from their first three League Two games of the new campaign.
"I'm really pleased the deal has finally been agreed as we've been in discussions with Millwall for a number of weeks," said Yeovil boss Darren Way.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Yeovil Town have signed defender Sid Nelson from Championship club Millwall on loan until January. | 41004061 |
Gwent Police said the incident happened at about 00:10 BST on Saturday on the A472 between Tredomen and Nelson.
It involved a Volkswagen Polo and a Mini and the force said one of the drivers had been taken to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales.
Anyone with information is asked to call 101. | A motorist has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a two-car crash in Caerphilly county. | 39607873 |
Ward 10 has been shut to admissions and transfers, and there is a temporary restriction on visiting.
It follows the closure of ward nine on Monday, after 11 patients displayed symptoms of the winter vomiting bug.
An NHS spokeswoman said a total of 28 patients and four staff had experienced sickness and diarrhoea.
Dr Martin Connor, consultant microbiologist and infection control doctor, said: "We appreciate that this temporary visiting restriction to wards nine and 10 may cause some frustration, but this measure will allow us to help prevent further spread of the infection and ensure safe patient care and dignity, at this difficult time."
"Where circumstances are such that relatives are concerned about the need to visit their loved ones in wards nine and 10, they are asked to contact the ward before coming to the hospital.
"All members of the public who plan to visit other areas of the hospital are asked not to visit if they are suffering symptoms of nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea, and to comply with the hand hygiene and infection control measures in place."
Both wards nine and 10 are general medical wards. | A second ward has been closed at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary following an outbreak of norovirus, the NHS has confirmed. | 32151051 |
The 74-year-old Welsh singer and The Voice judge, famous for hits like Delilah, It's Not Unusual and Sex Bomb, will take to the stage at Great Tew Park, Oxfordshire in July.
Organiser Hugh Phillimore said: "We had a long, long negotiation with Sir Tom and finally he's coming to join us, so we are very excited about that."
Also on the bill are Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Lulu and Razorlight.
Other acts include The Fratellis, Blue, Billy Ocean and Chas & Dave.
Mr Phillimore added: "It's been an ambition of ours for a long time to get Tom on board.
"I started negotiating the line-up in August for my dream team."
Cornbury Festival, which is in its 12th year, takes place from 10 to 12 July. | Sir Tom Jones will headline this year's Cornbury Festival. | 31745880 |
Brian Stacy Hayes, of Nantyffyllon, Maesteg, was found dead in the River Llynfi on Monday.
Mr Hayes, known as Stacy to family and friends, had been reported missing from his home the day before.
South Wales Police said officers were trying to piece together his movements before he was found, but his death is not believed to be suspicious.
The last confirmed sighting of Mr Hayes was about 11:00 GMT on 12 February. | A man's body has been found in a river in Bridgend county borough, prompting a police appeal. | 35598486 |
The government's decision comes after the northern state witnessed violent clashes in February over the issue.
At least 25 people died when Jats clashed with security forces and other communities to press for job quotas similar to those given to lower castes.
The bill will become law once the state's governor signs it.
Correspondents say the governor's approval is a mere formality.
Four other caste groups - Jat Sikh, Tyagi, Bishnoi and Ror - have also been included in the bill.
Jat leaders say quotas for lower castes put them at a disadvantage in government jobs and at state-run educational institutions.
For several days in February, there was unrest in Haryana as protesters from the Jat community set fire to vehicles, shops and buildings belonging to non-Jats.
Demonstrations were also held in Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Overland transport links to Haryana were brought to a halt by the protests, despite a curfew and the deployment of the army.
More than 10 million people in the capital, Delhi, had to go without water after the protesters sabotaged a key canal supplying water to the city.
The protests were called off after Jat leaders accepted a government offer.
The government's decision to pass the bill on Tuesday is seen as part of the promise it made to Jat leaders in February. | The assembly in India's Haryana state has passed a bill to provide quotas for the Jat community in government jobs and educational institutes. | 35914718 |
The firm reported 245.5bn yuan ($37bn, £28bn) in revenues, up from 175.6bn yuan for the same period last year.
It did not disclose its net profit but said the operating margin was 12%, down from 18% in the first half of 2015.
Huawei is the third-biggest smartphone vendor in the world behind Samsung and Apple and one of the world's largest telecommunications firms.
Originally known for its low-cost smartphones, Huawei has now moved into higher-end models.
The company said it had seen steady growth across all its business sectors.
The firm is currently in a long-standing patent dispute with South Korean rival Samsung.
Samsung on Friday sued Huawei for alleged patent violation, the latest development in a series of disputes between the Asian smartphone giants.
The South Korean company said it took legal action to defend its intellectual property despite efforts to resolve the dispute amicably.
The court case comes after Huawei had sued Samsung over patent issues in May.
Huawei, based in Shenzen, has long been blocked from running broadband projects in the US. Its telecommunications devices for carriers, such as routers, are effectively banned over fears they could be used by Beijing to spy on Americans.
In Australia, they are effectively banned from the country's national broadband network though other operators are free to use Huawei technology.
Its other businesses, such as consumer electronic products - including mobile devices - are allowed in the US, but the firm has struggled to grow its presence there. | Chinese technology and smartphone giant Huawei has reported a 40% surge in revenue for the first half of 2016. | 36880780 |
The film, starring Richard E Grant and Paul McGann, depicts the lives of two unemployed actors who spend a disastrous weekend in the countryside.
The copy of Bruce Robinson's novel, written between 1969 and 1970, is estimated to reach between £4,000 and £6,000 when it goes under the hammer.
It includes extensive handwritten revisions by Robinson.
He has described Withnail and I as "70% autobiographical" - and was living in a house in Camden, north London, where much of it is set, when he was writing the novel.
The work for sale also includes a page torn from a magazine featuring the author and his flatmates outside their house in the late 1960s.
Withnail and I was adapted for the screen in 1987, produced by former Beatle George Harrison's HandMade Films and directed by Robinson.
It also starred Richard Griffiths as the flamboyant Uncle Monty, in whose rural cottage Withnail (Grant) and McGann (I) stay.
While it did not make an impression at the box office at the time, it became hugely popular in the following decade - particularly with students.
It became famous for lines including Withnail's: "We want the finest wines available to humanity, we want them here, and we want them now."
The draft is to be auctioned as part of Sotheby's sale of English literature, history, children's books and illustrations on 15 December. | The first draft of the novel that went on to be turned into cult film Withnail and I is set for auction at Sotheby's. | 35080409 |
The St Helens thrower beat Adrian Lewis 7-3 before thumping six-time champion Phil Taylor 7-2.
World number six Chisnall is now two points from the top-four spot he needs to reach London's O2 Arena on 18 May.
Michael van Gerwen remains two points clear at the top after beating fellow Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld 7-2.
Five-time world champion Van Barneveld, who celebrated his 50th birthday on Thursday, looked out of sorts and drops to fifth in a tight table.
Second-placed Peter Wright kept the pressure on pacesetter Van Gerwen with a comfortable victory over James Wade, who slipped to the bottom of the table.
Before his loss to Chisnall, 16-time world champion Taylor won seven straight legs to beat Scot Gary Anderson 7-4 to remain in the hunt for a play-off spot in his final season before retirement.
Dave Chisnall (Eng) 7-3 Adrian Lewis (Eng)
Phil Taylor (Eng) 7-4 Gary Anderson (Sco)
Peter Wright (Sco) 7-3 James Wade (Eng)
Michael van Gerwen (Ned) 7-2 Raymond van Barneveld (Ned)
Dave Chisnall (Eng) 7-2 Phil Taylor (Eng) | Dave Chisnall kept his slim hopes of making next month's Premier League play-offs alive with two impressive wins in Belfast. | 39643707 |
A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said the incident at HMP Rochester was "quickly resolved and there was no impact on the prison regime".
Prison visits also continued as normal, and inmates had their regular weekend time outside their cells.
Earlier reports had suggested the two prisoners were on the chapel roof and were removing roof tiles and throwing them, but this has not been confirmed.
Rochester Prison houses young offenders and adult Category C offenders. | Two inmates at a prison in Kent gained access to a building roof. | 40319092 |
Two civilians and two marines were killed when North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong island on 23 November 2010.
A memorial hall was opened on the island and military exercises held.
North Korea had warned it would respond to any "provocation", saying it regretted not sending the island "to the bottom of the sea".
"It is the steadfast will of the service personnel not to miss the opportunity to do so if the warmongers perpetrate another provocation," an unidentified army spokesman was quoted as saying by state news agency KCNA.
The South Korean drills involved marine and naval forces but did not include live-fire exercises. North Korea said the attack in 2010 was in response to a live-fire exercise that led to shells falling in its territorial waters.
A commemoration ceremony was also held in Seoul.
Yeonpyeong island, home to a military base and a small civilian population, lies 3km (2 miles) from the disputed maritime border in the Yellow Sea and 12km from the North Korean coast.
It has been the scene of inter-Korean naval clashes over the years.
The Cheonan, a South Korean warship, sank in the disputed border area in March 2010 with the loss of 46 lives. Seoul says Pyongyang sank the ship - something North Korea denies. | South Korea has marked the anniversary of a deadly North Korean attack on a border island, amid further threats from its northern neighbour. | 20457512 |
Luke Barzewicz-Dower died following an incident near Pembroke School, and police have launched an investigation.
The school's headteacher Frank Ciccotti said all pupils and staff were greatly saddened to learn of his death and were being supported by counsellors.
"He was a well-regarded student who had many close friends," said Mr Ciccotti.
"He had a gentle character, polite and respectful, and was intelligent and articulate with the potential to achieve well. We will miss him very much."
Mr Ciccotti added: "Our sincere condolences go out to his friends and family. He is very much in our thoughts.
"We are also trying to help students and staff begin to cope with their loss through a series of special assemblies."
The coroner has been informed of the death. | Tributes have been paid to a 15-year-old Pembrokeshire schoolboy who died suddenly on Monday. | 36311819 |
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Last year's champions - Serb Novak Djokovic and American Serena Williams - each pocketed £1.88m.
The 2016 championships, which take place at the All England Club, will also feature wheelchair singles events for the first time.
Doubles tournaments have been running at Wimbledon for the past 10 years.
Total prize money for wheelchair players will be £200,000, a significant increase on 2015, when £64,000 was on offer in the two doubles events.
Britain's Jordanne Whiley, who has won the women's wheelchair doubles at Wimbledon for the last two years, tweeted her delight at the news.
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Wimbledon also plans to boost its security and commitment to integrity in tennis following a number of damaging headlines about match-fixing and doping.
These include stricter accreditation procedures, additional data provision, monitoring and analysis, more education and support for players and officials, as well as increased anti-doping measures. | The men's and women's singles champions at Wimbledon will get £2m each this year, with total prize money up to £28.1m, an increase of £1.35m. | 36142550 |
Francis McDermott, 19, from Camphill Park in Newtownbutler, appeared at Enniskillen Magistrate's Court on Monday.
He is accused of unlawfully killing Oisin McGrath in February 2015.
Oisin was taken to hospital following an incident at St Michael's College, Enniskillen, he died four days later.
His parents Nigel and Sharon McGrath, who were in court for the short hearing, have since set up a foundation in Oisin's memory to raise awareness of organ donation, brain injury research and local youth sports development.
A solicitor for Mr McDermott told the court that he had been specifically instructed "to express continuing sympathy for the family of the deceased".
He said: "what happened on the 9th February 2015 has devastated two families.
"While we have instructions to represent Francis McDermott, he and his family have asked that we state publicly that their ordeal is nothing compared to the loss and devastation that the death of Oisin McGrath has caused to his family.
"Francis will carry the memory and affect of what happened in the schoolyard on that day with him for the rest of his life."
The solicitor added that the defendant understood the stress the criminal justice system has had and may impose, but that he had been instructed to "try and minimise the pain that we know this process will have for the McGrath family".
The district judge said those were "laudable sentiments in the context of an extremely difficult set of circumstances".
Mr McDermott confirmed that he understood the charge and when asked if he had anything to say he replied "not at this time".
He was released on his own bail of £500 until 21 February for his next court appearance at a crown court. | A teenager who went to school with a 13-year-old County Fermanagh boy who died following a playground incident has been charged with manslaughter. | 38635932 |
Erika Murray, 31, was arrested on Thursday night after a neighbour alerted police over the safety of other children living at the house.
Detectives found the bodies in what they described as a squalid, vermin-infested home.
On Friday Ms Murray pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Those include foetal death concealment, witness intimidation and permitting substantial injury to a child.
Her lawyer said he believed she suffered with mental illness.
"You want answers in circumstances like this... mental illness doesn't always provide those kinds of answers," Ms Murray's lawyer Keith Halpern said after her court appearance.
Police were first called to the home in Blackstone when a neighbour was approached by one of the children living there, said Tim Connolly, a spokesman for the Worcester district attorney.
The ten-year boy is reported to have asked the neighbour, "How do you get a baby to stop crying?"
The neighbour went with the boy and found the crying baby covered in faeces.
Detectives searched the house, described as full of used diapers, squalid and vermin-infested.
They found the body of an infant in a cupboard on Wednesday and the remains of two newborn children on Thursday, said police.
Two other children, aged 13 and 3, were also living in the house.
Police said Ms Murray was the mother of the two eldest children, but no birth certificates have been found for the younger two.
All four children have now been placed in the custody of the state.
The search is still ongoing and police have not ruled out the possibility that other bodies may be found.
A man was also living in the house, but he has not been charged, authorities said. | A Massachusetts woman has been charged with concealing a dead foetus and other counts after the bodies of three infants were found in her home. | 29180872 |
New Cambusdoon in Ayr will host the four-day Intercontinental Cup match from 9-12 August.
And the Grange in Edinburgh will be the venue for the two World Cricket League one-day fixtures on 14 and 16 August.
Grant Bradburn has named his squad, with Preston Mommsen captaining the Scots and uncapped Chris Sole selected.
"This series presents a great opportunity to exert home advantage," Bradburn told Cricket Scotland.
"Although this season has been very lean in terms of international fixtures, our squad have enjoyed the opportunity to train consistently and play a full part in the domestic programme with their club and regional teams.
"Our depth has been tested for this series with three players - Matt Machan, Matthew Cross and Gavin Main - still returning from injury and not considered ready for the four-day I-Cup fixture, while Brad Wheal is also unavailable.
"Despite some unavailability we have selected a strong and balanced side which sees a number of players rewarded for consistent performances this season."
Intercontinental Cup: Preston Mommsen (Capt), Kyle Coetzer (Vice Captain), Richie Berrington, Josh Davey, Con de Lange, Alasdair Evans, Michael Leask, Calum MacLeod, David Murphy (w/k), Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt.
World Cricket League: Preston Mommsen (Capt), Kyle Coetzer (Vice Captain), Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross (w/k), Josh Davey, Con de Lange, Alasdair Evans, Michael Leask, Calum MacLeod, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt. | Scotland's upcoming matches against United Arab Emirates have been moved to new venues after heavy rain damaged Mannofield in Aberdeen. | 36979393 |
The 24-year-old, on loan from Arsenal, played 45 minutes of Saturday's testimonial match against AC Milan.
But Howe admits he has had to manage the workload of the England midfielder, who only played three matches for the Gunners in the 2015-16 campaign after fracturing his leg last August.
"He has not completed all of the training," Howe told BBC Radio Solent.
"We have had to manage his training time on the pitch to make sure we get the balance right between getting him fitter and making sure he does not break down.
"There are certain players who have had serious injuries in their careers that we have to manage. We have to fine-tune the workload that they get."
Bournemouth are seeking their first Premier League win of the season as they host West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, with Wilshere expected to feature.
Howe said the midfielder had brought more to the club than his ability on the pitch.
"He's been really good in the dressing room and I'm really enthused to see him in a Bournemouth shirt," Howe added. "It's been a really good experience so far." | Jack Wilshere is trying to stay fit by not taking part in full training, Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe says. | 37305846 |
The crash happened when the rider was cycling in Rhyd Ddu, near Beddgelert, on Sunday. The Etape Eryri bike event was being held in the area at the time.
Two air ambulances and two ambulances were sent to the scene on the B4418.
The man has been moved to the Royal Stoke University Hospital. His injuries are not thought to be life threatening. | A cyclist who was seriously injured after colliding with a car in Gwynedd has been transferred to a hospital in England. | 33223635 |
Helen Ward's long-range shot evaded keeper Carly Telford and nestled in the top left corner to give the visitors the lead after only seven minutes.
The hosts equalised through Clarke's penalty after Fern Whelan handled in the box, but Kirsty McGee's header restored Reading's lead.
Clarke's deft lob on 64 minutes meant both side's settled for a point.
The result means both teams are still looking for their first league win of the season. | Jess Clarke struck twice as Notts County Ladies earned a draw against Reading Women at Meadow Lane. | 36065516 |
The i6 project by international company Accenture was dropped after it emerged it could not be delivered within the expected budget and timeframe.
Doubts arose earlier this year after Police Scotland said they found multiple faults.
Accenture said i6 passed tests but flaws emerged when Police Scotland tested it, a committee heard in February.
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA), Police Scotland and multinational technology firm Accenture have now "mutually agreed" to end their contract relating to the i6 project.
Martin Leven, director of ICT at Police Scotland, told MSPs in February he had "doubts as to the capability of the contractor to deliver this going forward" as they had "very clearly let us down".
SPA chief executive John Foley said on Friday that a commercially confidential and "mutually agreed settlement" had now been signed by "all parties" and claimed the settlement resulted in no financial detriment to the police budget.
He added: "While we are disappointed that i6 will not be delivered as expected, the SPA believes the decision to end the contract at this time is the right one.
"We would seek to reassure the public and our workforce that the output of i6 was only one element of our overall ICT plans." | A £40m Police Scotland computer programme has been abandoned. | 36686466 |
Hyam was injured during Town's pre-season friendly against Cambridge and surgery had initially looked likely.
The 24-year-old recovered enough to put the operation on hold, but his symptoms returned and he has had the surgery.
However, striker David McGoldrick and defender Adam Webster have returned to training following injury. | Ipswich Town midfielder Luke Hyam has suffered a setback in his recovery from a knee injury that is likely to keep him out for at least eight weeks. | 37607125 |
Charlie Webster, 33, who has worked for Sky and ITV, became unwell after watching the Olympic opening ceremony.
She was taken to hospital where she was diagnosed with a rare strain of the disease.
Webster, from Sheffield, is in a stable but serious condition at St James's Hospital in Leeds.
In a statement she thanked the public for their support and said doctors in Brazil had saved her life.
She added: "The last few weeks have been hell and I'm just so thankful to be here."
The presenter was admitted to hospital after becoming unwell while watching the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on 6 August.
Doctors initially believed she was dehydrated after completing a 3,000-mile charity cycle ride to the Brazilian city.
But her condition deteriorated and she fell unconscious before being placed in a coma.
Specialists are now trying to find out where she may have caught the disease.
Who is Charlie Webster? | A television sports presenter who was placed in a coma after contracting malaria in Rio has arrived back in the UK. | 37227308 |
A number of tyres were set against the rear of Altnaveigh Orange Hall on Martins Lane and set alight causing damage to the eaves of the hall and smoke damage inside.
It was reported to police at about 19:15 GMT on Saturday.
The PSNI said it is working to establish a motive and appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
It is not the first time that Altnaveigh Orange Hall, which dates back to 1884, has been attacked.
In 2008, a memorial plaque to murdered Orangemen was damaged when intruders smashed windows and forced their way into the hall.
The building is currently boarded up and the exterior is covered in paint and graffiti.
An Orange Order spokesman told BBC Radio Ulster the hall is "still utilised but in disrepair due to constant attacks through the years". | An Orange hall in Newry, County Down, has been targeted by arsonists. | 39095365 |
Antonio Francisco Bonfim Lopes, also known as Nem, headed a drug gang in Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha neighbourhood.
Police arrested Lopes as part of their "pacification programme", an attempt to wrest control of poor parts of the city from criminal gangs.
They found Nem in November 2011. He was hiding in a car driving out of Rocinha as hundreds of officers moved in.
His driver tried to prevent the car from being searched by claiming diplomatic immunity. He said he was the honorary consul of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Brazil has been trying to clean up its most dangerous regions ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
Special operation forces have so far moved into more than 20 neighbourhoods and established a permanent police presence there. | One of Brazil's most wanted drug traffickers has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. | 21206389 |
Detectives investigating the death of Richard Cole, 30, from Dursley in Gloucestershire, said Mr Cole had been seen on CCTV before he went missing.
They said "a number of men" were suspected of robbing him and Mr Cole was "very drunk" and "an easy target".
They added the men are not suspected of being directly involved in the death.
Mr Cole went missing during a night out in the Thorbeckeplein area of the city on 25 January.
Dutch police said CCTV images showed him staggering after leaving a restaurant, before he was approached by the men.
They added Mr Cole was then seen crawling along before a taxi stopped to pick him up. Detectives want to trace the driver, who was the last person to see him alive.
Mr Cole's body was flown back to the UK earlier this week. | Dutch police have a said a British man whose body was found in a canal in Amsterdam had his mobile phone stolen shortly before he died. | 35559717 |
The 66-year-old was a passenger in a Volkswagen Passat which hit a Peugeot 207 on the A90 at the Toll of Birness junction about 18:00 on Wednesday.
An 18-year-old female front seat passenger of the Peugeot was said to be in a critical condition in hospital.
The female driver of the car and two male rear seat passengers were seriously injured. All three are 18.
The 70-year-old male driver of the Passat was also taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary following the accident.
His injuries have been described as a serious but not life-threatening.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident and also for any dash-mounted camera footage of the cars and the incident.
The road was closed for around nine hours for accident investigators to examine the scene.
Sgt Peter Henderson said: "Our thoughts at this difficult time are with those involved and their families.
"An investigation into the collision is under way.
"In order to help establish what happened, I would urge anyone who may have seen either of the vehicles prior to the collision, or who saw the incident and has not yet come forward, to contact police on 101 as soon as possible." | A woman was said to be in a life-threatening condition following a car crash in Aberdeenshire. | 39512319 |
The 24-year-old is the sixth bowler, and the first non off-spinner, to be reported by match officials since July.
His action must be tested in the next 21 days at an International Cricket Council facility in either Cardiff or Brisbane.
Hossain, who has played four Test matches, can continue bowling until the results are known.
The right-armer has also played nine one-day internationals and nine Twenty20s.
Pakistan spinner Saaed Ajmal has been suspended after analysis showed his arm bent more than the 15 degrees allowed.
Sri Lanka off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake, New Zealand's Kane Williamson, Zimbabwe's Prosper Utseya were reported recently, Senanayake, and Williamson also subsequently banned from bowling. | Bangladesh fast bowler Al-Amin Hossain is the latest international to be reported for a suspect bowling action. | 29141906 |
Sean Crawshaw, 47, got stranded after trying to break in to the house in Radcliffe, Bury, Greater Manchester.
The homeowner, in her 60s, found him wedged on the windowsill about 15ft (4.5m) off the ground after returning from a trip to the shops.
The long arm of the law plucked Crawshaw to safety and he has now been jailed for the botched burglary.
Crawshaw, of James Street, Radcliffe was sentenced to two years and five months at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court last month.
He had pleaded guilty to burglary with intent to steal after being caught in the bathroom window in Bank Street in December.
Sgt Richard Garland of Greater Manchester Police told the BBC: "It was nice of him to hang around.
"He was actually cautioned as he was in mid-air.
"We did all have a chuckle about it later but the homeowner was actually pretty shaken up about it all.
"It's not nice having someone burgle your home and then finding them still there."
It took fire crews 20 minutes to rescue Crawshaw, who hurt his ear in the raid.
GMP officers arrested him at the scene but not before they caught his embarrassing moment on camera. | Police could scarcely believe their luck when they found a bungling burglar dangling out of a bathroom window. | 38855685 |
Energy company E.On said it had further consultation work to carry out on the proposed Rampion project before resubmitting the development consent order.
It wants to build 195 turbines off the Sussex coast.
E.On said it hoped to resubmit the application in February and remained "completely committed" to the project.
A spokeswoman said: "We have identified some areas that we need to add to the application.
"We want the application to be complete before the Planning Inspectorate decides whether to accept it and the only way to do this is to withdraw it and resubmit again as soon as we are ready.
"We remain completely committed to the project, but wish to take extra time now to maintain our comprehensive approach to consultation." | An application for a major offshore wind farm in the English Channel has been withdrawn. | 20935671 |
23 April 2012 Last updated at 08:33 BST
Slogging it out over the 26.2 mile course, they were offered oranges, jelly beans and even hot dogs by the crowds lining the streets.
The dynamic duo have now headed home to rest their blistered feet but check out their report as they battle exhaustion, achy limbs and possibly indigestion if they took up the offer of those hot dogs... | Our Leah and Ricky headed to the capital this weekend to tackle the London Marathon. | 17810455 |
The 35-year-old left Pittodrie this week after 10 years with the Dons.
"To come to my hometown club is that bit special," Langfield told the Paisley club's website.
"The gaffer made it clear that he wanted me to come in as a coach and use my experience but obviously I said I'm not just here to sit on the bench and make up the numbers and retire."
Langfield, who also played for Dundee and Partick Thistle, made 335 appearances for Aberdeen and was given a testimonial match last month.
"He's going to be a goalkeeper who will compete with Mark [Ridgers] for the jersey now and also the goalkeeping coach, which is great for us all because we needed someone in to help Mark predominantly in that role and someone who will push Mark for a starting position," said Buddies boss Ian Murray.
"Mark will realise that he needs to be pushed and it's always good to have other options.
"Mark's attitude in the whole process has been fantastic, we understand he's not had a lot of specialised goalkeeping coaching and that's what he needs.
"Jamie's at an age where he's maybe got one eye on the coaching role and certainly improving a younger goalkeeper in Mark as well. Hopefully they can work hand-in-hand together and help each other throughout the season and hopefully be behind a defence that doesn't concede many goals." | Former Aberdeen goalkeeper Jamie Langfield has joined St Mirren as a player-coach on a two-year deal. | 33901339 |
The bronze statue of the writer surrounded by books has been placed in Guildhall Square in Portsmouth, the city in which he was born.
More than 100 invited guests, including 40 members of the Dickens family, attended.
One of the youngest members, nine-year-old Oliver Dickens, helped to unveil the £140,000 statue.
Dickens stipulated that when he died there should be no memorial to his life, apart from his published works.
However, professor Tony Pointon, chairman of the Charles Dickens statue committee, said the event marked a "wonderful day for Portsmouth".
He said: "When we had the idea 20 years ago, we knew the statue had to be in his place of birth.
"Finally after years of fundraising Charles Dickens and the city are both getting what they deserve."
Mark Charles Dickens, the writer's great, great, grandson, said the Dickens family was "delighted" that a statue would "at long last" be erected in the UK.
"This is the culmination of years of hard work by many dedicated people," he said.
"We really hope that this magnificent statue will stimulate and inspire future generations to discover the genius of his writing and his passionate campaign for social justice."
The statue was made by Oxfordshire sculptor Martin Jennings, whose previous works include sculptures of poets John Betjeman at London's St Pancras Station and Philip Larkin in Hull.
Mr Jennings said he wanted the statue to "express Dickens's energy, the richness of his imagination and the abundance of his output".
Although there are Dickens statues overseas, including Philadelphia and Sydney, this will be the first full-sized statue of the author in Britain.
Portsmouth's Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum is opening to the public for free all day to "celebrate" the new statue. | The first Charles Dickens statue in the UK has been unveiled, on what would have been his 202nd birthday. | 26072562 |
9 December 2015 Last updated at 14:33 GMT
Ben had been hoping to spend Christmas with his brother and sister, who's coming home from University.
But now his family have lost food, clothes, toys, furniture and their Christmas tree after they were all ruined by the floods.
'It's not nice' Ben said when he saw the damage for the first time. Everything is 'just ruined.'
He saw all the food that had floated out of the cupboards and had been thrown about 'just like it's junk.'
He took Newsround reporter Naz with him when he went back for the first time since he was rescued.
He and his family had to jump from a first floor window to get into a boat to take them to safety.
He is upset that his family will have to stay with relatives now.
Their home could take months to dry out properly before repairs can start. | A 12 year old boy says he's devastated to see how much damage gallons of dirty, smelly flood water has done to his family's home. | 35052464 |
The Londonderry man posted an average of 96.85 and scored five maximum 180s.
The 30-year-old will face Scotland's Robert Thornton or a qualifier in the second round on Tuesday 27 December.
Gurney, seeded 24 this year, lost 4-1 to eventual champion Gary Anderson at the second round stage of last year's event, so will hope to improve on that.
Gurney, who has recently been recovering from a broken hand, opened his match with a 180 and went on to take the first set 3-0.
The 2015 Players' Championship semi-finalist won set two by a margin of three legs to one, before Wattimena, 28, recovered to take the third.
Gurney secured the fourth set 3-1 to book his place in the next round.
The other Northern Ireland representative in the tournament, Brendan Dolan from Belcoo, will play 2012 BDO world champion Christian Kist on Tuesday 20 December.
The 43-year-old Fermanagh man is the number 23 seed. | Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney beat Dutchman Jermaine Wattimena 3-1 in the first round of the World Championship at Alexandra Palace on Sunday. | 38352937 |
The 24-year-old will miss next weekend's Premier League game against Crystal Palace, with Chris Smalling already out of that fixture after he was sent off against City.
Asked how long the Argentine will be out for, United boss Louis van Gaal said: "We will have to wait and see."
Rojo joins fellow defender Phil Jones (shin splints) on the sidelines.
Centre-back Jonny Evans has also not played since injuring his ankle in the 5-3 defeat by Leicester on 21 September.
United finished the game against City with midfielder Michael Carrick and 19-year-old defender Paddy McNair in defence.
"I have seen good performances from Carrick and McNair, but it's a disaster for us," Van Gaal added.
"So many defenders are injured and you have to play each week with another defence.
"Despite the result against Manchester City, I think we are very close. When you see what we have done with 10 players against 11 you can be proud as a coach." | Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo suffered a dislocated shoulder in Sunday's 1-0 defeat by Manchester City. | 29873143 |
Chris Madden, 57, left the Old Trafford ground after the 0-0 draw with Burnley on 29 October when he felt breathless.
He slumped over a car at a nearby showroom when a fellow United supporter, believed to be a doctor in his 50s, came to his aid.
Mr Madden said the man stayed with him for an hour until paramedics arrived.
Mr Madden, a United season-ticket holder from Audenshaw in Greater Manchester, said he remembered becoming "very breathless, sweaty and nauseous".
"It was just a very, very heavy pain on my chest as if someone was sitting on it.
"As I was falling down, I just felt somebody get hold of me and this voice said, 'Are you alright, fella?' and I said, 'No, I'm not mate'."
"As far as I'm concerned, this man saved my life," he added.
Mr Madden was taken to hospital where he had a heart bypass operation three days later. He is now recovering at home.
"I'm just so thankful for this guy who took time out - a fellow Manchester United fan who grabbed hold of me.
"I'd just like to put my arms around him and thank him on behalf of me, my lovely wife and my son."
Mr Madden said he received messages from football fans around the country - "from Manchester City, Liverpool and down south wishing me a big recovery" - after Manchester United sent a tweet about the incident, which has been shared more than a thousand times.
"For people to take time out who don't know me, that's the football family - we all support different clubs but it's the football family."
Source: St John Ambulance | A Manchester United fan who had a heart attack outside the club's stadium has made an appeal to find the man who helped "save his life". | 37910550 |
The world number nine pulled out of the tournament shortly before her second-round match against Wang Qiang.
Konta currently occupies the final qualifying position for the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore.
But the 25-year-old, the first British woman in the top 10 since 1984, could be overtaken by Dominika Cibulkova if the Slovak makes the Linz Open final.
"I was really looking forward to making this week last as long as possible. It wasn't as long as I would have liked, but I need to look after my body first," said the Briton.
"I need to make sure I make the right decisions for my health." | British number one Johanna Konta has withdrawn from the Hong Kong Open because of an abdominal strain. | 37641332 |
The group racially abused a man at Motherwell station and let off a fire extinguisher. A woman was also spat on.
About 10 to 12 boys, aged between 14 and 17 years old, were involved just, after 18:45 on Wednesday.
The group was also involved in disorder after boarding the 18:20 Glasgow to Lanark service at Bellshill before getting off at Motherwell.
BTP said officers were reviewing CCTV images in a bid to identify those involved.
Det Con David Merchant said: "This sort of appalling behaviour is unacceptable and I am appealing for anyone who was on the train or at the station and can provide information which can help identify the youths responsible to contact BTP." | British Transport Police (BTP) want to trace a group of boys who ran amok at a rail station in North Lanarkshire. | 35175109 |
The firm, Carfinance247, was investigated by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), after it received 912 complaints from members of the public.
When challenged by the ICO, the firm claimed the messages had been sent by another company.
The texts were designed to persuade people to visit the firm's website.
Typical messages read: "You have been accepted for Car Finance no upfront costs or credit checks, drive away in a car within 24hrs at www.go-finance.com to stop txt stop."
The website named is now defunct.
"Carfinance247 Ltd tried to hide behind another company and distance themselves from the marketing practices involved," said Steve Eckersley, the ICO's head of enforcement.
"Let me be clear - if your business has hired someone else to provide direct marketing then the responsibility for the campaign is yours. There is nowhere to hide. If you break the rules we will find you and fine you."
Under the law, marketing messages can only be sent to consumers who have already agreed to receive them, or who have been a customer in the past, and have been given an opportunity to opt out of such messages on each occasion. | A finance firm from Manchester has been fined £30,000 after sending 65,000 spam texts in just four months. | 37372256 |
A joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing has had a monopoly on those launches since 2006.
Founded by entrepreneur Elon Musk, SpaceX has already won contracts with Nasa to ferry cargo and crews to the International Space Station.
The approval from the US military followed two years of intensive reviews by the US Air Force.
"SpaceX's emergence as a viable commercial launch provider provides the opportunity to compete launch services for the first time in almost a decade," Air Force Secretary Deborah James said in a statement.
Mr Musk said the decision was "an important step toward bringing competition to national security space launch".
In June, the Air Force expects to open bidding for the contract to launch GPS satellites built by Lockheed and it will be SpaceX's first opportunity to compete for military work.
The US military has been relying on the Atlas 5 rocket, which uses Russian built engines, to power payloads into space.
But the military only has until 2019 to use that system, as US lawmakers have banned the use of Russian engines for launches that concern national security.
The certification of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will give the military an alternative rocket ahead of the ban. | The US Air Force has certified the private company SpaceX to launch military and spy satellites. | 32894760 |
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