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The hashtag #ShakeItOffJalene took off after 4-year-old Jalene Salinas's family said on Facebook she wanted to dance with her favourite singer and "shake off" cancer.
Although Taylor couldn't visit Jalene in Texas, they chatted on FaceTime.
Taylor spoke to Jalene for around twenty minutes, reports the New York Daily News. She was told Jalene was feeling too unwell to dance.
"I'm so sorry you're having a bad night," Taylor said, "I'm so happy to talk to you though and I'm so happy you like Shake It Off.
"You look beautiful tonight, you really do. You're just as pretty as your pictures."
Jalene's mother said that on Sunday her "princess" had "gained her beautiful angel wings". Taylor sent flowers to the family.
Jennifer Arriaga - Jalene's mum - thanked Taylor Swift and posted pictures of her gifts on the Jalene's Journey Facebook page.
Many people have posted their condolences and there are lots of comments complimenting Taylor Swift on her generosity.
"Thank you Taylor Swift!! We know #PrincessJalene is dancing in Heaven to your song #ShakeItOff!" wrote one fan.
Another said: "That is what people in that industry should be doing and she is setting the bar really high for people to follow. Continue to be the role model you are Taylor so other kids like Jalene continue to feel special by creating moments like you did for this precious angel."
Jalene's mum Jennifer says: "This is not over because Jalene will live on in the hearts of everyone. We will continue to spread her kind hearted nature. Her ability to care for others."
Jalene's funeral is on Friday.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | A girl with brain cancer who got to talk to her hero Taylor Swift has died. | 31940261 |
The lower house of the Swiss parliament backed the agreement, reversing its earlier decision to reject it last week.
The move is designed to head off US accusations that the Swiss bank UBS is aiding tax evasion.
The US alleges that 4,450 of its citizens hold secret accounts with UBS.
It has already agreed to drop legal action against UBS if the details of those account holders are handed over before the end of August.
But further delays could make meeting that deadline difficult.
The upper house of the Swiss parliament has still to vote on the deal, with a third and final vote from the lower house due on Friday.
There are also calls for a public referendum, which could delay a final decision even further.
Opponents of the agreement have expressed concern that it requires huge changes to Switzerland's banking privacy laws, which have helped its banks attract significant business from wealthy US and European customers.
But politicians and banking analysts also fear that failing to appease the US could result in the bankruptcy of UBS, which is still seen as too weak to withstand the legal action currently being threatened.
The Swiss banking giant was one of the banks worst hit by the financial crisis, having invested heavily in sub-prime loans. | Switzerland's parliament has voted to approve a deal which would see information on suspected tax evaders passed to US authorities. | 10316799 |
He was best known for cult British film The Wicker Man, starring Sir Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward.
The 1973 film told the story of police sergeant Howie, played by Woodward, who was sent to search for a missing girl on the fictional island of Summerisle.
Hardy, who went on to make follow-up The Wicker Tree in 2011, died on Friday, the friend said.
Last year, Hardy said he wanted to make a third Wicker Man film as a tribute to Sir Christopher.
The Wicker Man was Hardy's feature debut, and he went on to direct only two more feature-length films. The second, The Fantasist, came 13 years after his debut.
In 2010, the Guardian named The Wicker Man the fourth-best horror film of all time.
Sir Christopher Lee, who died last year, said it was the best of the more than 200 films in which he starred.
However, in a 2013 interview, Hardy said the studio initially feared the film was "rubbish and undistributable" and tried to change the ending. It was eventually cut and released as part of a double-bill with the acclaimed horror film Don't Look Now.
However, the studio gave the film a wider release when it received praise on the festival circuit.
Among those to pay tribute to Hardy was director Edgar Wright, who said his film Hot Fuzz would never have been made without The Wicker Man's influence. | Film director Robin Hardy has died at the age of 86, a family friend has confirmed. | 36693545 |
The world number 15 lost 10-7 to Sam Baird in the first round in Sheffield.
The 24-year-old, who has won one ranking tournament, admitted he could not focus against the qualifier and world number 59 at The Crucible.
"I do suffer a bit with depression and stress can bring it on and make it feel worse," White told BBC Wales Sport.
"The honest truth is I couldn't focus out there at all and I don't really know where to turn at the moment with my game.
"I've got to get my mental state right first before I can go anywhere."
Five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has tipped Neath-born White as a future title winner.
White was the youngest player ever to make a competitive century when he did so at the age of nine and was world amateur champion by the age of 14.
He won his first world ranking title at the 2015 Indian Open in Mumbai with victory over Ricky Walden. | Wales' Michael White does "not know where to turn" with his game after revealing he suffers from depression following his World Championship exit. | 36073869 |
Ben Ashworth, 38, from Preston, was diagnosed with the disease in 2012 and told he only had months to live.
Since then he has run marathons, including four ultras, to raise money for charity and combat the stigma of bowel cancer.
His wife Louise said his family was "heartbroken" but "in awe" of how he "defied the odds".
The former librarian, who has three daughters, started his charity runs in April 2014 in Blackpool.
While undergoing chemotherapy he ran other marathons including Windermere, Wakefield, Northampton and the Isle of Man.
His final few marathons, Greater Manchester, Temple Newsam and London, were completed last year, taking his final tally to 24 in 24 months.
A statement written by his wife Louise was posted on his Facebook page, Ben's Bowel Movements: "This is the hardest post to write. Ben found peace early this morning.
"With myself and his mum holding his hand, he drifted away to meet our Heavenly Father.
"We are heartbroken, but we are also in awe of the time we have been blessed with.
"How he has defied the odds. The way he won every race. We are grateful this wasn't a marathon and his last days were spent surrounded by those he loves and we were able to keep him at home."
Before he became ill Mr Ashworth had completed the Great North Run and a half-marathon, but said it was his dream to conquer a full marathon. | A man who completed 24 marathons after being diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer has died. | 40472926 |
More than 1,000 fish died as a result of what is believed to have been a slurry leak in the Tregaron area.
NRW said the majority of fish up to six miles (9.6km) downriver had also died.
The environment body said an investigation was ongoing and enforcement action could follow.
NRW teams have been working to ensure control measures are in place to prevent further pollution, and staff are carrying out surveys to assess the impact on other river life.
Gavin Bown, south west duty manager for NRW, said the Teifi was one of the most important recreational and net fisheries for salmon and sea trout in Wales and was vital to the tourism industry.
"The fisheries of Wales are iconic and highly valued so it's devastating when pollution incidents happen," he said.
"We'll work with our partners and do all we can to restore the river as quickly as possible."
Councillor Rhodri Evans, Ceredigion council's cabinet member for lifestyle services, said there were concerns among anglers about the impact of the pollution.
But he added he was hopeful the measures put in place to prevent further contamination would be successful.
Conservationist and presenter Iolo Williams described it as "an environmental disaster" and said it would take decades for the river to recover. | All the salmon and sea trout in a two-mile stretch of the River Teifi in Ceredigion have been killed by pollution, Natural Resources Wales has confirmed. | 38382670 |
Konta was seeded sixth and travelled to Dubai but was then forced to pull out on the eve of the tournament.
The world number 10 last played in Britain's successful Fed Cup Group I campaign in Estonia last week.
"I came here with every intention of playing," said the 25-year-old, who added: "Health has to come first and it's a long season." | British number one Johanna Konta has withdrawn from the Dubai Duty Free Championships with a foot injury. | 39017428 |
26 October 2014 Last updated at 14:33 GMT
For the last three years Russia has experimented with keeping permanent summer time.
In 2011 the Russians put their clocks forward one hour but did not put them back in winter time.
The move proved to be highly unpopular with many Russians.
Many Russians in the north complained about living in darkness. There are fewer hours of sunlight closer to the Arctic circle. | Russia turned its clocks back an hour for the last time on Sunday, to permanently adopt winter hours. | 29779246 |
The 35-year-old left his role as player-assistant manager of National League South's Truro City by mutual consent last December.
Fallon, who scored six goals in 23 New Zealand appearances, has not played a competitive match since March 2016.
The signing completes player-manager Kevin Nicholson's search for a striker.
Fallon has had spells at a number of English clubs including Ipswich, Swansea and Swindon having started at Barnsley in 2000.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | National League side Torquay have signed former New Zealand international forward Rory Fallon on non-contract terms after a trial at the club. | 40731306 |
Fire crews were called to High Street, Cradley Heath, West Midlands at 23:27 GMT on Saturday.
Haden Cross Fire tweeted: "Not the usual RTC. This vehicle crashed through road works onto a major gas main. No leaks and car made safe. Driver had left the scene."
The car was made safe by the fire service and removed from the ditch.
The gas and electricity board were also in attendance. | A car crashed through roadworks and landed in a ditch on a major gas main. | 39320348 |
The 24-year-old averages 40 in first-class cricket and made his maiden one-day century in last seasons one-run win over Leicestershire in the One-Day Cup.
Although born in South Africa, he is a British passport holder and will become eligible through residency for England selection in 2019.
"I have a great rapport with the coaches," he told the club website.
"I believe they can help me develop further and of course, that was a factor in me staying.
"To be batting at the top of the order and to be the only gloveman on staff at the minute is a responsibility I enjoy and it's a challenge I'm looking forward to." | Wicketkeeper/batsman Gareth Roderick has signed a new three-year contract with Gloucestershire to run until 2018. | 35293792 |
No effort was made by the Japanese to shoot down the missile, which was launched early in the morning local time, triggering safety warnings.
The missile broke into three pieces before it landed, local media reported.
On Saturday North Korea fired three short-range missiles into the sea off its eastern coast.
In the latest incident the Japanese government warned people in the missile's flight range to take precautions, but public broadcaster NHK said there was no signs of any damage.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said shortly afterwards the government was doing its utmost to protect people's lives.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga described the latest test as "an unprecedented, grave threat". He said that Japan would take "appropriate steps" in response. | North Korea has fired a missile that flew over northern Japan before crashing into the sea, the Japanese government says. | 41078187 |
Laurent Rambaud, 37, says he felt threatened when he found Ernest Pardo, 42, and a dog while guarding his farm in south-eastern France in 2010.
He shot Mr Pardo, known to sell truffles at local markets, with two blasts from a pump-action shotgun.
Truffles are a prized delicacy in French cuisine, fetching up to $1,000 (£708) per kilogram (2.2 lb).
The killing, in the small town of Grignan, came days before Christmas, with the truffle harvest underway and demand for the luxury fungus at its peak.
With prices high, truffles have long been tempting for thieves - police have even resorted to micro-chipping batches as a deterrent.
Mr Rambaud is a well-known local figure, who has been president of his regional branch of Young Farmers, and worked as a volunteer firefighter.
"This is an ordinary man who committed an extraordinary act," the psychiatrist who examined him told the trial in Valence, Le Dauphine reported (in French).
The lawyer for Mr Pardo's family contested Mr Rambaud's version of events, saying "it's not normal to go in made-up, dressed in camouflage, armed to the teeth, and to fire twice", according to French newspaper 20 Minutes.
The charge against Mr Rambaud has been reduced from murder to manslaughter after the court decided the killing was not premeditated.
If convicted, Mr Rambaud faces 30 years in jail. The verdict is expected later this week. | A French farmer has gone on trial over the killing of a suspected truffle thief on his land. | 32888589 |
In July the the audit office found the renewable heat incentive scheme was poorly controlled.
It also found it was open to abuse and had left taxpayers in Northern Ireland with a massive bill.
Simon Hamilton announced an audit of installations to check the fraud allegations.
Earlier this week, his department said the report would not be published.
But now Mr Hamilton says he intends to make the information available.
The scheme paid subsidies to businesses that switched from oil or gas, to burning wood pellets.
But the subsidy rate was too generous and amounted to significant payments over the 20-year term.
The UK Treasury capped its contribution, leaving the taxpayer in Northern Ireland to pick up the rest.
The shortfall could amount to £20m a year for the next 20 years.
In addition, a whistle-blower alleged that some businesses had abused the scheme.
Among the claims were that firms and a farmer were heating empty sheds to claim the subsidy.
In a statement, the Department of Economy said there were no plans to publish the report.
However, later Mr Hamilton said he would make the investigation's outcome public.
He said he took the fraud allegations very seriously and experts had begun unannounced site visits to check installations.
"While I don't want to get into publishing every single detail of each of those site visits I do want to make public the overall outcome of the inspections and I will do that in due course," he said.
If there was fraud it would be highlighted and dealt with, and if there wasn't the public would be told, he added. | The economy minister has reversed a decision to withhold a report into fraud allegations concerning a lucrative green energy scheme. | 37135357 |
7 September 2016 Last updated at 12:43 BST
The chimney was a part of a former power station, on the Isle of Grain, on the east coast of the UK.
The tower is taller than 55 double decker buses stacked on top of each other and is two- and-a-half times the height of London's famous clock tower Big Ben.
The chimney is the latest stage in the demolition of the old the station, which was closed in 2012. | The tallest concrete structure ever to be knocked down in Britain has been blown up in a spectacular demolition. | 37296498 |
For some in the oil-rich Gulf State, owning the likes of a cheetah is a status symbol, but they now risk jail or a fine.
Big cats have been pictured being taken on walks in social media postings.
Past pictures featured lions in the back of cars, and a video emerged in October showing five tigers on a beach in Dubai.
Unsurprisingly, officials are concerned about the dangers posed by freely-roaming animals.
The new law bans dealing in and ownership of "all types of wild and domesticated but dangerous animals," the Gulf News reported.
These animals can now only be kept in zoos, wildlife parks, circuses, and breeding and research centres.
Anyone who takes a big cat or any other kind of exotic animal out in public will face up to six months in jail and a fine of up to 500,000 dirhams ($136,000; £110,883).
Arabic daily Al-Ittihad said that would increase to 700,000 dirhams for anyone using wild animals to "terrorise" others.
Keepers of more traditional pets will also be affected by the new law. Dog owners will have to obtain permits and keep their animals on the lead in public.
Failure to do so could trigger a fine of up to 100,000 dirhams. The same penalty applies to owners who fail to vaccinate their dogs against dangerous diseases.
Dog lovers have until mid-June to acquire the necessary licence and jabs. | The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has outlawed the keeping of wild animals, like lions or tigers, as pets. | 38509203 |
A 56-11 win at Devon on Saturday means they will reach the Twickenham final if they beat Hertfordshire on 20 May.
"We always sneak it against Hertfordshire, and I hope we sneak it again," Dawe told BBC Radio Cornwall.
"I was fortunate enough to be born in Devon, but the Cornish are very kind - they've sort of half-adopted me."
Cornwall are a point clear of Hertfordshire in the south section heading into the last pool match, meaning a draw in Camborne would be enough.
Only the pool winners will make it through, with Lancashire or Yorkshire likely to qualify from the north section.
"I'm not sure they've [Cornwall] completely adopted me, because if we lose one game I think they'll make me walk the plank out in the sea," Dawe joked.
"That's the way it goes - that's the territory. The Cornwall public are very passionate about their rugby.
"I just hope this competition stays alive and it doesn't become meaningless, because it's so important for a county the size of Cornwall." | Cornwall head coach Graham Dawe says he will be made to "walk the plank" if his side fail to reach a fifth consecutive County Championship final. | 39922031 |
Shares in Kohl's dived 18% and Macy's was down 12% as the two retailers cut their profit forecasts for 2016.
Macy's also announced plans to shed more than 10,000 jobs through shutting stores and cutting middle management positions.
The Dow Jones dipped 1.71 points to 19,940.45 in early trade.
The S&P 500 index also lost ground, dropping 0.59 points to 2,270.16, while the tech-focused Nasdaq rose 13.29 points to 5,490.29.
Another struggling retailer, Sears, saw its shares rise nearly 6% after it said it would sell its Craftsman tools business to Stanley Black & Decker for $900m.
However, Sears also reported weak holiday trading, with same-store sales in November and December down by 12-13%, and announced plans to close 150 stores. | Stocks on Wall Street opened lower, with department stores Kohl's and Macy's down sharply after they reported weak holiday sales. | 38519423 |
Hundreds of people attended the funeral in Camborne of Cpl James Walters, who was from Leedstown. He died on 26 April.
Friends described him as a "beautiful bloke" who would be massively missed by anyone who knew him.
On Sunday, a special rugby match between two teams he had played for, was staged in his honour.
Reverend Simon Cade, the Rector of Redruth who led part of the service, said: "Many people will remember James as a little boy riding his pony down these lanes.
"It is right that today's service was a mix of army and civilian."
Cpt Lee Woodhouse, who served with Cpl Walters in the Army Air Corps, said: "He had a great sense of humour.
"He was a wonderful guy to be around."
At Sunday's rugby match between the Redruth Colts and the Army Air Corps, the Royal British Legion led the teams out on to the pitch and held a minute's silence.
Olly Pryor, a childhood friend, said: "He never talked down to anyone. He was a beautiful bloke, a legend who will be massively missed."
Earlier, his family paid tribute saying: "We cannot begin to comprehend the tragic loss of a beautiful and loving husband, daddy, son and brother. James has left a huge hole in all our hearts."
The others killed in the helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan were Cpt Thomas Clarke, Warrant Officer Class 2 Spencer Faulkner, RAF intelligence officer Flt Lt Rakesh Chauhan and L/Cpl Oliver Thomas of the Intelligence Corps. | A full military funeral has taken place for a soldier who died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. | 27467930 |
About 50 bikers rode dangerously through the streets on 31 October 2016, bringing a major route through the city to a standstill.
Thirteen men and one woman have now all been charged with causing a public nuisance, West Yorkshire Police said.
They are due to appear before Leeds Magistrates Court on 4 May, the force added.
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One of the men is also charged with driving while disqualified and without insurance, and another with perverting the course of justice.　
The police investigation came after motorbikes and quad bikes congregated in Kirkstall Road before they were ridden together through Leeds, including through pedestrian areas and shopping arcades.
　 | Fourteen people have been charged over a bikers' Halloween "ride out" which caused traffic chaos in Leeds. | 39378412 |
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Bogdana Sadovaia opened the scoring for Russia and after Leah Wilkinson levelled, Sadovaia hit the winner.
Earlier in the day Wales' men won promotion to the top tier of European hockey by beating France 4-3 in their semi-final in Glasgow.
The win sent Wales' men into their final on Saturday, against Scotland.
It also meant promotion to the the eight-nation European A Division for the first time in 2019 while their female counterparts will stay in the B Division.
Wales women had beaten Austria and Poland, but lost to Belarus on the way to the semi-finals.
They face Italy in Saturday's play-off for third place while Belarus lie in wait for Russia in the final.
Neither Wales side has been in the EuroHockey A Division since it was reduced to eight teams more than a decade ago.
The nation's women were playing in the third tier just four years ago.
Wales captain Abi Welsford told BBC Wales Sport: "We put everything we could into the performance and just ended up on the wrong side of the result. They had a few more penalty corners than us and they took their chances well. We'll take heart in the way we performed and will be aiming for a third place finish now."
Head coach Kevin Johnson added: "We can be very proud of the way we tried to play the game. Every time we go out and play we want to be a better team and we're doing that. We're on a quest to push up the world rankings and continue to gain ranking points. This tournament has already been a success for that." | Wales' hopes of reaching the top tier of women's hockey were ended as they lost to Russia in the EuroHockey Championships semi-final in Cardiff. | 40895147 |
The photos from Lunar Reconaissance Orbiter (LRO) show the flags are still casting shadows - except the one planted during the Apollo 11 mission.
This matches Buzz Aldrin's account of the flag being knocked over by engine exhaust as Apollo 11 lifted off.
LRO was designed to produce the most detailed maps yet of the lunar surface.
Each of the Apollo missions that touched down on the Moon planted an American flag in the soil.
Scientists had previously examined photos of the landing sites for these flags, and had seen what looked like shadows cast by them on the lunar surface. But this was not considered conclusive.
Now, researchers have studied photos of the same areas taken at different points during the day and have observed shadows circling the points where the flags are thought to be.
Prof Mark Robinson, the chief scientist for the spacecraft's camera instrument, LROC, said in a blog entry: "From the LROC images it is now certain that the American flags are still standing and casting shadows at all of the sites, except Apollo 11."
The Arizona State University scientist added: "The most convincing way to see that the flags are still there, is to view a time series of LROC images taken at different times of day, and watch the shadow circle the flag."
"Personally I was a bit surprised that the flags survived the harsh ultraviolet light and temperatures of the lunar surface, but they did. What they look like is another question (badly faded?)"
LRO began its mission in lunar orbit in September 2009, to identify mineral and other resources on the Moon as well as scout promising landing sites for future missions. | Images taken by a Nasa spacecraft show that the American flags planted in the Moon's soil by Apollo astronauts are mostly still standing. | 19050795 |
Second-placed Alloa Athletic were held to a 1-1 draw by Albion Rovers, with play-off hopefuls East Fife and Queen's Park finishing goalless.
Stranraer moved further clear of trouble with a 3-0 home defeat of bottom club Stenhousemuir.
Peterhead remain ninth after a 1-1 draw with Airdrieonians.
Liam Buchanan scored either side of half-time at Glebe Park to ensure Livi took another step towards automatic promotion with a fourth straight win.
At Recreation Park, Jordan Kirkpatrick had the hosts ahead after 21 minutes, but Albion Rovers drew level when Paul Willis found the net in first-half stoppage time.
Stranraer are three points from the relegation play-off spot after their emphatic victory over 10-man Stenhousemuir.
Scott Agnew gave the Blues the lead, and after Jamie McCormack had been dismissed for the visitors seven minutes into the second half, goals from Ryan Thompson and on-loan Dumbarton man Amadou Kassarate wrapped up the points.
Rory McAllister gave second-bottom Peterhead an eighth-minute lead against Airdrieonians but the visitors earned a point through Sean McIntosh's 35th-minute strike. | Livingston are one win away from the Scottish League One title after a 2-0 victory over Brechin City moved them 13 points clear with five games remaining. | 39467426 |
David Lowe, 33, of no fixed address, was given a 12 week suspended sentence after his case was heard at Bolton Magistrates' Court in his absence.
He faced five charges including failing to take the Lurcher to the vets and failing to address its weight loss.
Lowe's defence said he was suffering from depression.
The court heard he had been given 15-year-old Fly by his ex-partner along with £20 so he could take her to the vets to be put down.
Lowe had been looking after the dog for two weeks when she was discovered by the RSPCA following a tip-off in October last year.
The defence claimed he "didn't have it in him" to take her to the vets because "it was easier said than done" and he "hoped she'd die of natural causes".
A petition with more than 30,000 signatures was handed to the court by Justice For Fly campaigners in a bid for Lowe to be given the maximum sentence.
RSPCA Inspector Vicky McDonald said: "It was a good outcome... and also we've secured a lifetime ban and he can't appeal for 25 years."
Fly was put to sleep by vets. | A man has been banned from keeping animals after being convicted of a series of cruelty charges relating to a severely emaciated dog. | 27629033 |
The event is celebrated on the first Saturday of May each year and encourages free-spirited gardeners to embrace nature in the nude.
The hashtag #nakedgardeningday was trending on Twitter.
Award-winning gardeners at RHS Malvern Spring Festival in Worcestershire marked the occasion.
Hardy souls sat amongst their cultivated creations and were photographed as nature intended.
Now in its third day, more 90,000 people are expected to attend the Malvern festival over the course of the four-day event. | Nature-lovers are shedding their clothes and heading outside to mark World Naked Gardening Day. | 36235724 |
The Championship club have had three bids for the 22-year-old Gills midfielder rejected.
And Edinburgh told BBC Radio Kent: "I spoke to Bradley and he made it quite clear he didn't feel that Bristol was the right move for him at this present time, which I was delighted with.
"He just wants to have success here with Gillingham right now."
City were told their bids were short of Gillingham's valuation before the Robins did secure the signing of a midfielder - QPR's Ben Gladwin on a three-month loan deal.
Gillingham, currently third in League One, were reportedly offered £1m for Dack, who has scored 13 goals this season.
But Edinburgh is convinced the former Charlton youngster is worth substantially more than that figure.
"Our valuation is a long way off that," he said.
"With 13 goals and 12 assists, I don't think there's a more valuable player in the league." | Gillingham manager Justin Edinburgh has insisted that Bradley Dack has no interest in joining Bristol City. | 35362847 |
The court accepted Meni Naftali's claim that he had been insulted and verbally abused, and awarded him 170,000 shekels (£30,200;$43,700) in compensation.
The ruling said Mrs Netanyahu's angry outbursts and demands had created "abusive" conditions for employees.
Sara Netanyahu had called the claims lies, saying she was civil with staff.
The prime minister's office did not offer any immediate comment on the ruling.
It has rejected past allegations of abuse against Mrs Netanyahu as "evil, skewed gossip".
An earlier case, where Mrs Netanyahu was accused of being abusive towards a housekeeper, was settled out of court.
In its ruling on Wednesday, a labour court found that testimony by Mr Naftali and other employees, alleging mistreatment by Mrs Netanyahu, had been credible.
The testimony pointed to "abusive employment conditions at the prime minister's residence as a result of Mrs Netanyahu's behaviour and her attitude," the court said.
"These included exaggerated demands, insults, humiliation and angry outbursts," according to the 40-page verdict.
Mr Naftali said Mrs Netanyahu had once called him at 03:00 on one occasion to scold him for buying milk packaged in a plastic bag rather than a carton.
On another occasion, he said, she threw a vase of day-old flowers on the floor, telling him that they were not fresh enough, the Associated Press news agency reports.
Mr Naftali resigned in 2012 after working at the Netanyahus' Jerusalem home for 20 months. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara mistreated household staff, a labour court has found, in a case brought by a former caretaker. | 35543995 |
The FTSE 100 ended 21.4 points, or 0.3%, lower at 7,327.5 points, amid light trading volumes ahead of the Easter break.
Within the UK banking sector, HSBC fell 1.7%, while RBS shed 1.3%.
Royal Mail rose 1.2% after the company said it was closing its defined benefit pension scheme.
The company said there was "no affordable solution" to retaining the scheme, as it would have to more than double its contributions to the scheme to £1bn a year by 2018 to keep it open.
Shares in Associated British Foods rose 3.6% after analysts at Jefferies raised their rating on the Primark owner to "buy" from "hold".
Miners of precious metals also did well after gold hit a five-month high, with shares in both Fresnillo and Randgold Resources up 1.5%.
Energy stocks dragged as the oil price edged lower, taking about 10 points off the FTSE. Royal Dutch Shell fell 1.15% and BP was down 0.3%.
On the currency markets, the pound slipped 0.15% against the dollar to $1.25220, but rose 0.2% against the euro to 1.17790 euros. | Banking shares dragged the London market lower after healthy results from US banks including JP Morgan and Citigroup failed to boost confidence. | 39587553 |
Time Warner, owner of CNN and Cartoon Network, made the announcement in its quarterly earnings report.
Chief executive Jeff Bewkes said the company was committed to "supporting and developing new platforms".
The company also raised its full-year earnings forecast to $5.35-$5.45 per share, up from $5.30-$5.40.
Profit for the quarter fell from $951m (£714m) to $971m.
Time Warner, the second-largest cable provider in the US, has been fighting to attract younger viewers as more move away from buying cable subscription services in favour of cheaper streaming services.
The company launched its own steaming service HBO Now last year and it has tried to attract viewers with "binge-watching" marathons of select television shows.
Under the terms of the Hulu deal, Time Warner's television unit, Turner - which includes TNT, TBS, CNN and Cartoon Network - will be available live and on-demand on Hulu's new live-streaming service, which launched next year.
"The Hulu investment is not a surprise," said Matthew Harrigan, an analyst at Wunderlich Securities.
"They want to ensure that the Turner networks have the broadest possible distribution without really compromising the traditional cable, satellite and telco channels," Mr Harrigan said.
Walt Disney, 21st Century Fox and Comcast already own stakes in Hulu. Time Warner did not disclose the details of the purchase price, but reports by the tech website ReCode suggest it could be close to $580m.
Revenue for the Turner unit climbed 6.5% during the quarter and HBO, which hosts popular shows such as Game of Thrones and John Oliver's Last Week Tonight, saw 2% revenue growth.
Time Warner Cable completed a merger with Charter Communications earlier this year. | Time Warner has disclosed a 10% stake in the video streaming service Hulu as the company battles growing competition from Netfilx and Amazon. | 36967920 |
It shows the region is embracing what has become known as generation rent.
At the turn of the millennium, an estimated 72% of people in Northern Ireland were classed as home owners, either outright or with a mortgage.
Analysis by professional services firm PwC shows that by 2014 it had fallen to 65%.
By 2025, the figures are expected to drop further to 59%.
The flipside will see the private rental sector experience high growth.
There is a general trend away from home ownership across the UK, but in Northern Ireland it is becoming more pronounced.
PwC believes the reasons include relatively low levels of house building and "a lack of confidence in the market".
PwC chief economist Esmond Birnie said: "Add a young and mobile workforce who often prefer high-quality rental apartments to purchasing terraced properties and we are seeing a generation that perceives private renting as a real option to property ownership."
Home ownership in London is currently around 46% and in ten years' time, PwC predicts it will have dropped to 40%. | Northern Ireland is heading for some of the lowest home ownership rates in the UK outside London, according to new research. | 35585529 |
More than 300 people were forced to flee a blaze that broke out in the Angeles National Forest on Friday.
A separate fire that swept over a major highway, forcing people to abandon their cars, calmed down overnight.
Light rain brought wetter air later on Saturday and helped the teams fighting the fires.
"The weather really helped,'' US Forest Service spokesman Travis Mason said.
Two people were injured from the effects of smoke inhalation from the fire that broke out on Interstate-15, the main road linking Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
It burned more than 40 vehicles and at least three homes, causing panic among drivers on the road, which was especially busy on Friday afternoon as people travelled ahead of the weekend.
"You could hear the explosions from people's vehicle tyres popping from the heat,'' the Associated Press quoted Lance Andrade as saying, after he was driving on I-15 as the fire jumped across the carriageway.
"I told my kids, 'Get your stuff'. I was telling people 'You'd better come out.' All of a sudden, it just came on us," Armando Aguilar told KTLA television.
The blaze is now about 45% contained, officials said. The fire in the Angeles National Forest is about 35% contained.
Wildfires are common in California, but have been exacerbated by the four-year drought gripping the state. | Hundreds of people have been evacuated from campsites in southern California as fire fighters try to contain brush fires, officials said. | 33583895 |
The Australian, who is managed by Ricky Hatton, was knocked down in the sixth round but floored Uzbekistan's Chagaev with a big right.
Browne, who improves his record to 24-0, followed up with a series of right hooks before the referee intervened.
Britain's Tyson Fury is considered the WBA's heavyweight 'super' champion as he also holds the WBO version.
In Birmingham, London's Bradley Skeete won a unanimous points decision to take the British & Commonwealth welterweight title from Sam Eggington. | Lucas Browne stopped defending champion Ruslan Chagaev in the 10th round to win the WBA heavyweight title in Russia. | 35738521 |
The city council withdrew the childcare subsidy grants on 31 March as part of £50m of budget savings.
Lawyers acting for parents of children at the nurseries claim the consultation was flawed and have served papers to the High Court in Manchester.
The authority said it did not "consider it appropriate to comment in detail on legal cases".
Sheffield City Council's consultation on the redesign of its early years services ended in February.
A report put to the authority's cabinet on 27 February said out of more than 200 childcare organisations in the city, 20 nurseries received a childcare subsidy grant, but this would be withdrawn "as a result of the severe government cuts to funding and changes in government strategies for early years".
Douglas Johnson, from Sheffield Law Centre, said: "We're acting on behalf of four parents, but of course there are parents all over the city, in the areas where these centres are, that are going to be affected by loss of service."
Genine Nuttall, deputy manager at Tinsley Green Nursery, said: "The revenue that's brought in from the children was used to keep the building going, but the local authority paid the service charge which meant that we could stay afloat.
"That money's now been withdrawn which means that we can't be sustainable anymore.
"We've all been issued with our redundancy letters, but it looks as though we'll be okay until July." | A group of parents has applied for a judicial review of a decision to cut funding from 20 nurseries in Sheffield. | 22396012 |
The Epping Ongar Railway, set to host an Easter egg hunt this weekend, featured in a video by adult film company Brazzers.
Dean Walton, business development manager at the heritage railway in Essex, apologised to customers for what he called "an error of judgement".
He said any further approaches for such productions would be refused.
Ongar station is clearly recognisable in the opening sequences of the 28-minute movie.
Mr Walton said the railway, which describes itself as "family friendly", had been made available for commercial hire "on a number of occasions" to generate money to run the trains.
He said: "Earlier this year we took a decision to allow an adult film, subject to certain conditions, to be filmed on the railway.
"We are sorry that our decision may have caused offence. It is clear that this decision was an error of judgement."
Mr Walton said the railway had no "editorial control" over the content of the movie and that filming took place when the attraction was closed to the public.
A spokeswoman for the railway said conditions included insisting Brazzers worked in line with the legislation governing the porn industry and that it showed "discretion".
She said officials "would have imagined there would be a film that did not look like it took place at the railway". | A heritage railway line has apologised for allowing the attraction to be used to shoot a hardcore pornography movie. | 32149393 |
The Everton defender, 28, was taken off on a stretcher after the tackle, for which Taylor was sent off, during Friday's World Cup qualifier in Dublin.
Coleman was taken to hospital and required surgery on a double break.
Taylor, 28, will be suspended for the qualifier in Serbia in June, but could have his one-game ban extended by Fifa.
Wales captain Ashley Williams said Taylor wanted to visit Coleman in hospital, and sent him a text message from the Aviva Stadium.
"Neil was gutted. He was sitting on the floor virtually in tears," he told the Everton website.
"Even people who don't know Seamus like I do were gutted.
"He asked me to check if it would be OK to go to see Seamus in hospital. He got his number off me and sent him a text straight away.
"When I found out it was a broken leg it made me feel sick inside because it's someone who I like so much and is one of my mates."
Taylor began his professional career at Wrexham before moving to Swansea in 2010, helping the club win promotion to the Premier League in 2011.
The left-back moved to Championship club Aston Villa in January. | Fifa has opened proceedings against Wales full-back Neil Taylor after his leg-breaking challenge on the Republic of Ireland's Seamus Coleman. | 39443484 |
Severn Trent has agreed to buy Dee Valley Water for about £78.5m.
The company has now suspended talks on an alternative takeover bid with the investment firm Ancala, which had bid roughly £71.3m.
Severn Trent said it would invest in the firm and help vulnerable customers but MPs in the area have raised concerns about the takeover.
Wrexham MP Ian Lucas said: "Dee Valley Water has been a small and quietly efficient company, which has gone about its business serving our area well in the past few years.
"It is now facing a takeover by a multinational company and I am concerned that profits, rather than service, will be put first."
Clwyd South MP Susan Elan Jones said it was "vital that reassurances are given about people's jobs and that local people's concerns are listened to - and acted upon".
Severn Trent played down the concerns.
A spokesman said: "Customers will share in half of any wholesale cost efficiencies achieved, which will be reflected in future bills." | A water company which supplies about 260,000 customers in north east Wales and Cheshire is being sold. | 37999226 |
The Sussex Police Federation said more than 500 frontline officers were due to be lost in the next four years.
The federation which represents police officers said the public would "rarely see a bobby on the beat".
Sussex Police say the changes will be "significant", but it is confident services will be provided "where they are most needed".
A Sussex Police Federation spokesman said: "Officer numbers are falling, Crime is up and public safety is being put at risk thanks to budget cuts."
Matt Webb, chairman of federation, said: "We need police officers on the ground to patrol in our communities and to keep people safe.
"We need them to fight online crime, child sexual exploitation and extremism.
"The force has shrunk by 11% over the same period that the population of Sussex has grown by 10%," Mr Webb said.
Launching a federation publicity campaign, Mr Webb said the cuts would be felt mainly in neighbourhood teams.
Det Ch Con Olivia Pinkney said: "The changes to the force will be significant but I am confident that new and effective ways of working will provide services where they are most needed.
"Matt Webb is right, we will be a smaller force but we will be working efficiently by embracing technology and multi-agency working, reducing costs and engaging with the public in the best way we can."
She said public safety was the force's "absolute priority".
"We need officers to fight online crime, child sexual exploitation and extremism but that isn't by putting them on the beat.
"Our new model sees us working differently and more efficiently, and not responding to every small thing that comes to our door." | Public safety is being put at risk by cuts to Sussex Police's budget, the county's police federation has warned. | 33002962 |
Thousands had attended the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) final rally ahead of Sunday's vote.
The cause of the blasts is not clear, and the HDP leader has called for calm.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described the blasts as a "provocation" intended to destabilise the upcoming general election.
HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas also said: "All our friends should very careful and not to give in to provocation."
The death toll was confirmed by Mehmet Mehdi Eker, a Diyarbakir MP and the country's agriculture minister.
Speaking at his own election rally in the nearby city of Gaziantep, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu promised an investigation into the explosion.
"Whatever is behind this incident... whether it was a power transformer explosion, an assassination attempt, an act of provocation - we shall investigate it and get the result as soon as possible," he said.
Energy Minister Taner Yildiz denied earlier statements that the explosion was caused by a fault in a generator at the rally site.
"It suggests there was an outside agent," he said, without providing further details.
The fortunes of the HDP as seen as key to the result of Turkey's election.
Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu said at least 20 of the people who were injured in the incident have been hospitalised, according to the Associated Press news agency.
Under Turkey's electoral system a party needs to win 10% of the overall vote to enter parliament, which polls show the HDP are close to achieving.
If this does happen it may end the single party rule of President Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AK). | Two explosions at an election rally in Turkey's mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir have killed at least two and injured 100, officials say. | 33025916 |
Amnesty said the decision was made after doctors advised against this week's 50 lashes on health grounds.
Mr Badawi was sentenced last May to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for "insulting Islam" and disobedience.
He was due to receive the lashes over 20 weeks and was given the first round on 9 January.
Footage that emerged of that flogging showed the slight figure of Mr Badawi standing in a white shirt as he was beaten with a stick.
Ensaf Haider, the blogger's wife, said she was "relieved" he would not be flogged again on Friday, but said she remained concerned about his health.
The BBC's Middle East analyst Sebastian Usher says Mr Badawi's sentence provoked international outcry on a scale that Saudi leaders may not have been prepared for.
The question is whether the Saudis will still carry out the full punishment after this second postponement, our correspondent adds.
Earlier this week, the BBC learned that Mr Badawi's case had been referred to the Supreme Court by the king's office. | Saudi Arabia has postponed the flogging of blogger Raif Badawi for the second week running, according to human rights group Amnesty International. | 30937490 |
The animal fell through the frozen surface of Loch Morlich near Aviemore after a ball was thrown on to the ice.
A man smashed his way through the ice, wading in up to his neck, to rescue the struggling animal.
The rescue was captured by photographer Roger Cruickshank, who was using a drone camera to film views of the loch.
Mr Cruickshank said: "The dog wasn't big enough to pull itself out of the water. Every time it did manage, the ice would just crack again. We honestly thought it wouldn't make it and drown.
"A man went in to rescue it and the ice was thin enough so that he could punch through it. They were very lucky."
Although the man made it back to shore in the incident on Saturday, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service warned pet owners not to attempt similar action around ice.
A spokeswoman said: "We would encourage people to keep their animals under control so they do not go out onto ice.
"If their animal does go out, whilst it may be weight bearing for the animal, it might not be for the person. So please do not go onto the ice to coax the animal back to shore.
"If the animal has entered the water and they feel it is at risk, then they should call 999 for assistance. But under no circumstances, should they enter the water themselves as it could put them at risk." | Pet owners have been warned about the dangers of venturing into freezing water after a dog and its owner had a lucky escape on a Highland loch. | 35689678 |
The Poppies: Weeping Window installation has adorned the steps of St George's Hall since November and ends on Sunday.
A larger display of the poppies was on show at The Tower of London in 2014.
Created by artists Paul Cummins and Tom Piper, the original artwork marked 100 years since the start of World War One.
The Weeping Window display was installed in Liverpool just before Remembrance Sunday and had attracted 301,500 visitors by the end of 2015.
The Liverpool Welsh Choral Union will sing at the site at 14:00 GMT on Sunday, before the exhibition is closed with a performance from a bugler from the Band of the Duke of Lancaster at about 16:45.
Councillor Wendy Simon, assistant mayor and cabinet member for culture, tourism and events, said: "These poppies will have been part of the city's fabric for 72 days and the reaction to the stunning work has been overwhelming to say the least.
"We bid to host the poppies six months ago as St George's Hall would be the perfect venue for the installation with its World War One connections, and as with all our events, we knew that as usual, the people of Liverpool would come out in their thousands to show support for the thought-provoking piece of work.
"But we didn't expect the response we've had, and it makes me massively proud to know so many people have taken the time to visit." | Thousands are expected to visit a display of ceramic poppies during the exhibit's last weekend in Liverpool. | 35279941 |
The project would see a new entrance and office constructed at the Scottish Borders track.
Managing director Richard Landale said the works could be completed this summer ahead of their first meeting of the new season in September.
An application has been submitted to Scottish Borders Council to allow the renovation to be carried out.
Mr Landale said the current entrance dated back to the early 19th century and was no longer fit for purpose.
"More people are coming and we haven't been able to process them through the entrance and they have been standing out in the rain," he said.
"We are putting in a new ticketing system.
"We owe it to such loyal customers - we owe it to them to improve the experience.
"It is a significant investment, it is really going to bring the whole place up to the present day."
Kelso was one of the five racecourses across Scotland which announced a "bumper year" in 2015 earlier this year.
Its average attendance at 13 fixtures over the year rose by 12.6%, the largest increase among the Scottish sites. | A £300,000 facelift is planned at Kelso racecourse to help bring its facilities up to modern standards. | 35803891 |
Have a go at the fourth of our 2015 quizzes and see how much you remember about the past 12 months.
You can also try our music, arts and film brain-teasers. | Do you think you know what happened this year in the world of television? | 35152575 |
The men have all been taken by HM Coastguard helicopter to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.
There was no information on their condition.
Bobby Thomson, 64, George Crosbie, 73, and 74-year-old Jeffrey Stewart had failed to return from a walk in the hills at Durisdeer on Tuesday.
Police and Moffat Mountain Rescue Teams carried out searches overnight in the area north of Thornhill in Dumfries and Galloway.
Driving rain and very high winds had hampered the search.
The men, who are said to be regular visitors to the Lowther Hills area of the Southern Uplands, left home at 08:30 on Tuesday for a trek and had been due to return at 15:30.
Police said the men were "experienced hillwalkers familiar with the area".
A post on the mountain rescue team's Facebook page said it had been called out by police at 19:00, with the search continuing until 02:00.
The post also described weather conditions in the area as "very wet and windy with very little visibility".
The Galloway and Tweed Valley Rescue teams have joined the search along with a coastguard rescue helicopter from Prestwick. | Three walkers in their 60s and 70s who were missing in the Southern Uplands overnight have been located close to Durisdeer, according to police. | 35593923 |
Kari Anderson and Kirstie Gordon each took two wickets as Thailand were restricted to 74-7 from 20 overs.
Rachel Scholes made 32 from 43 balls as the Scots surpassed that total with 10 deliveries to spare.
Captain Abbi Aitken, winning her 100th cap, hit a four to seal the victory, ending the day on six not out.
The Wildcats finished second in Group A behind Bangladesh, while Ireland topped Group B after a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe.
The top two teams in the qualifying tournament will go on to next year's Women's World Twenty20 in India. | Scotland are through to face Ireland in the semi-finals of the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier after a six-wicket win against host nation Thailand. | 34972620 |
Daniel Beaumont of Springfield, Ipsden, Oxfordshire, admitted causing death by dangerous driving and driving whilst over the alcohol limit.
Beaumont crashed into Michael Dix, 27, from Reading, on the A4074 near Ipsden, in November, Oxford Crown Court heard.
Police said Beaumont's driving "could easily have caused greater loss of life that night".
Beaumont had passengers in his car at the time. The crash also involved a lorry.
He was disqualified from driving for five years and must take an extended driving test at the end of that period.
PC Julia Stroud said: "Daniel Beaumont got into his vehicle while drunk and drove, regardless of the safety of other drivers or his own passengers.
"He could easily have caused greater loss of life that night.
"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Michael Dix at this time."
Tributes were paid to Mr Dix weeks after he died.
A family statement said: "Mike was a devoted and loving husband to Steph, doting father to their beautiful son Tommy aged three, and a loving son and brother.
"The love we all have for you will always remain in our hearts." | An 18-year-old man has been jailed for four years and eight months for killing a motorcyclist while drink-driving. | 39633056 |
Evans, 26, finished sixth in the race and ended the season seventh overall.
His current deal will soon expire and M-Sport boss Malcolm Wilson has yet to make a decision on next year's line-up.
"We've learnt a lot during the course of this year," Evans said. "It would be a shame not to put all that learning into use next year."
World champion Sebastien Ogier won the Wales Rally GB for a third successive year, 26 seconds ahead of Northern Ireland's Kris Meeke.
Evans, with co-driver Daniel Barritt, had finished a career-best second in his Ford Fiesta in the French round in October. That was his second podium of the season after a third place in Argentina.
The Dolgellau-born driver had targeted a podium in Wales but a puncture on day one affected his chances and he finished out of contention in sixth place.
"I think, overall, it was a strong result but it was a shame for the puncture on Friday or else it would have been a comfortable fourth," Evans added.
"But we all know rallying is a game of ifs and buts. It's been on okay weekend for us." | Welsh World Rally driver Elfyn Evans hopes he has done enough at the season-ending Wales Rally GB to secure a new contract with M-Sport. | 34827671 |
Crawford leaves the same position at Championship outfit Falkirk to become Robbie Neilson's number two.
Neilson told his club website he was "delighted" that the former Scotland striker would work alongside him at Tynecastle.
"He's got a great wealth of knowledge and the boys will learn from him, especially the attacking players," Neilson said.
I know that Stevie will be a big benefit to the club
Crawford, who was assistant at Falkirk since 2011, was previously player-manager at East Fife.
"I know him well as we've worked together at Falkirk, attended SFA coaching courses together and, of course, played against each other," Neilson added.
"He'll assist with developing the players and he's got a great track record of producing talented young players at Falkirk.
"He's an international striker who's had a great career in the game. In the last six or seven years he's been focusing more and more on the coaching side of things.
"I know that he'll be a big benefit to the club. I'm certain that he'll be a big benefit to the Football Academy as all the coaches, myself included, look to work closely together with all age groups."
Crawford, who enjoyed spells at Hibs and Dunfermline, earned 25 caps for Scotland. | Hearts have appointed Stevie Crawford as their assistant head coach. | 27526742 |
The company, which operates sites in Moodieburn and Bellshill, provides products for markets across the world.
The trading update led to the company's share price falling more than 20%.
The firm, which has seen its market valuation drop 44% since March, said it now planned to introduce new products and drive "production efficiencies".
Devro has grown with the rising demand for meat-based food from developing countries.
It makes collagen-based casings, mainly for sausages, with plants in Australia, the USA, China, the Czech Republic, and in North Lanarkshire.
Despite reporting improvements to sales in Russia and south-east Asia, the company said it had suffered problems with the transition to a new manufacturing plant in South Carolina.
In August, the firm reported problems with the transfer of customers onto new products and capacity constraints during the transition to the new factory.
As a result, revenue in South America fell 9% in the first half of the year.
With its trading update, the company announced plans to grow sales through "improved commercial capabilities", introducing new products and driving production efficiencies.
Those changes are expected to offset the fall in the volume of sales - partially in 2017 and fully in 2018. | Devro, the Lanarkshire-based sausage skin maker, has warned its profits will be hit by a projected fall in sales over the next year. | 37934690 |
Multiple world champion Dougie Lampkin will need to navigate more than 200 corners and climb 1,385 ft (422 m) above sea level on his back wheel.
"It will be one of my toughest ever challenges," the 40-year-old said.
The Red Bull athlete hopes to complete the challenge in under two hours with an average speed of around 20 mph on 24 September.
The mountain course is a road-racing street circuit used for the Isle of Man TT since 1911.
Lampkin, who has won five consecutive World Indoor and seven consecutive World Outdoor Championships, said he has been training for six months and that it will "push him and his machine to the absolute limit".
The rider, who is world famous for his bike skills, said: "I have taken on some big tasks before, but this one is absolutely massive as there are so many unknowns.
"Over the last six months it has given me a lot of sleepless nights, and although we have made good progress I am under no illusion just how tough it is going to be on the day.
"Like everything I do, I will be giving it 110% to do my best to succeed."
He will attempt the challenge on a highly modified Vertigo Combat two-stroke fuel injected trial machine. | An English trials rider will attempt to continuously wheelie around the 37-mile (60.725 km) Isle of Man TT course. | 37105514 |
It has not been confirmed whether the items belong to Macauley McQueen, who was last seen entering the river on Monday.
Police are keeping the 18-year-old's family abreast of developments.
Searches of the river are ongoing, with lifeboats, the coastguard, mountain rescue teams and the fire service working alongside police.
Mr McQueen was last seen entering the water at the boathouse at Greensands at about 01:00 on Monday.
He was wearing a white River Island t-shirt, blue skinny jeans and blue Adidas trainers.
Local area commander Ch Insp Steven Lowther said several items had been found as the search progressed.
He said: "We can confirm that a number of items have been found in the search which are currently under investigation. We are keeping in touch with the family." | Teams searching the River Nith for a missing Dumfries teenager have found a number of items. | 30597536 |
The Meaningful Chocolate Company redesigned its purple advent box after a warning from its lawyers.
The advice followed Cadbury's victory in a dispute with rival Nestle over its rights to purple packaging.
But Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell said the confectionary giant should not be "so precious over purple".
Cadbury said it was protecting its trademark from other chocolate firms.
Bishop Stephen spoke out out after the Warrington-based Fairtrade chocolate company designed chocolate Christmas tree decorations with stickers telling the story of Christmas.
The decorations were to come in an advent purple box bearing a picture of Mary and Jesus on the front.
Bishop Stephen urged Cadbury to "relax", adding: "Cadbury should reflect that before they even existed, the colour purple was around and - perish the thought - after they have gone, it will still be here.
"Fighting some battles, even ones you win, can actually be demeaning. Far better to be generous, then no one loses," said Bishop Stephen.
David Marshall, of the Meaningful Chocolate Company, said: "We have been legally advised that we were on dodgy ground this year because we were using 'advent purple' for our Christmas products and 'advent purple' now belongs to Cadbury.
"For this reason we have changed the packaging of our religious Christmas Tree Decorations. This year advent is a warm red," said Mr Marshall.
Cadbury said its dispute with Nestle was to protect the Cadbury purple associated with its milk chocolate.
"We are not seeking to trademark 50 shades of purple, it is about making sure that the consumer is not confused into thinking this is a Cadbury product - that is the nature of a trademark," a spokesman for Cadbury said.
"We are not seeking to be precious about the colour purple," he said. | A legal row between Cadbury and a small confectioner over the use of the colour purple on packaging was "demeaning", a senior Essex church figure has said. | 19895695 |
The World Cup match will decide who tops Pool A with both teams unbeaten.
The 27-year-old Ospreys hooker has played in only one of those defeats, which stretch back to 2009.
"I think with some of the boys it might be in their minds they want to get that burden off their shoulders," said Baldwin.
"It's only one defeat for me and it hasn't been spoken about in the forwards.
"But again it's not so big a burden this weekend, there's excitement going in to it.
"The match gives us the opportunity to finish top of the group and the knowledge that we've already qualified so we can play a bit more, and that's what the coaches have emphasised."
Wales' last success against the Wallabies came in 2008 when they emerged 21-18 winners at the Millennium Stadium.
Since then, Australia have won 10 on the bounce, with seven of those by a margin of seven points or fewer.
Australia's dominant scrummage in their 33-13 win over England was one of the surprises of the tournament.
Traditionally the Wallabies scrum has been considered a weak point to attack by their opponents, with the English in particular profiting prior to last weekend's events at Twickenham.
The Welsh scrum, but contrast, struggled against England and Fiji in this tournament when Wales won 28-25 and 23-13.
Baldwin says it is an area Wales have been working on.
"It's about collective effort," he said.
"I think the front row has had issues the last couple of games, but I think we showed in the Six Nations that we can we put that right.
"So it's just getting everyone in cohesion. Hopefully we can get all the cogs working this weekend and we can get parity for our backs." | Scott Baldwin admits some of his team-mates might have Wales' 10 consecutive defeats by Australia on their minds when the teams meet on Saturday. | 34463257 |
Ahmad, a member of the Caf Executive Committee, is currently in his third period of office with Madagascar.
The 57-year-old told the BBC that Caf has accepted his candidacy, which the governing body has since confirmed.
Hayatou, who has ruled the African game since 1988, is seeking an eighth term.
"I took (my decision) after hearing some federation presidents (say they) want change," Ahmad, a former sports minister, told BBC Sport.
"After the Africa Cup of Nations, I am going to organise a press conference to show my programme. During the Nations Cup, I (want) to celebrate football."
"I expect some federations to support me. Even my head of state supports me for this decision," added the current vice-president of Madagascar's Senate.
Hayatou was re-elected unopposed during the last Caf presidential elections in 2013.
The Cameroonian had previously stated this term would be his last until a change of regulations altered his stance.
In 2015, Caf voted to change the statutes which previously stopped officials serving past the age of 70.
This paved the way for Hayatou, who turned 70 last year, to stand in the election.
He is already Caf's longest-serving ruler, having led the organisation for 29 years.
"In life, there is a limit," said Ahmad of his hopes of dethroning Hayatou. "Typically in politics, everyone has his chance - maybe it is time."
The elections will take place in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa as the organisation celebrates its 60th year of existence.
Whoever wins the election will be limited to a maximum of three terms in office after Caf amended its rules last year.
Only members of the organisation's 15-man executive committee can contest the presidential election. | Ahmad Ahmad, the head of Madagascar's FA, says he will challenge long-standing Confederation of African Football (Caf) ruler Issa Hayatou in March's presidential elections. | 38604266 |
Mr Garton, 69, from Devizes in Wiltshire, disappeared on 25 September on a hillwalking trip in the area.
Despite extensive searches involving helicopters, divers and search dogs, there has been no trace of him.
The poles were recovered near Aonach Eagach Ridge, but a subsequent search of the area revealed nothing.
Police Scotland said the poles were Lecki telescopic trekking/walking poles in a black and gold colour.
Officers said they would like to hear from anyone else who may have lost poles on the ridge, a prominent feature in Glen Coe.
Mr Garton's family are also helping the police establish if they were his.
Robin Garton was reported missing after he failed to meet up with friends as planned in Kinlochewe in Wester Ross.
A memorial service has been planned by Mr Garton's family. It will be held at St Johns Church, Devizes in December. | Police investigating the disappearance of Robin Garton have made a new appeal for information following the discovery of walking poles in Glen Coe. | 34783319 |
The crew, six US citizens and one Briton, have not been heard from for over three weeks.
They had been journeying from Opua in the Bay of Islands to Newcastle, Australia, aboard Nina, a historic American schooner built in 1928.
New Zealand's Rescue Co-ordination Centre said it held "grave concerns" for the crew but remained "hopeful".
The Nina set sail on 29 May from northern New Zealand.
Three US men aged 17, 28 and 58, three US women aged 18, 60 and 73, and a British man aged 35 were on board.
The ship last made contact on 4 June, when it was about 370 nautical miles (685km) west of New Zealand, maritime authorities said in a statement.
"Our records show that conditions at the last known position for the vessel... were very rough, with winds of 80km/h (50 mph), gusting to 110km/h (70 mph), and swells of 8m (26ft)," Kevin Banaghan, rescue mission co-ordinator, said.
The New Zealand air force had completed two extensive searches, but "no sign of the vessel has been found", he added.
The Nina is made of wood and equipped with a new engine and an emergency beacon which authorities say has not been activated.
Mr Banaghan said that Nina's crew had hoped to arrive in Australia by mid-June but weather conditions meant that a more realistic arrival date would have been about 25 June.
He said there were three possibilities as to the fate of the vessel: it had lost communications and drifted off course, the crew had taken to lifeboats or there had been a catastrophic failure and the boat had sunk before anybody had time to react. | A yacht sailing from New Zealand to Australia has gone missing, prompting fears for the seven on board. | 23063826 |
The incident happened during a candle-lighting ceremony to mark the Jewish festival of Hannukah at Mr Netanyahu's residence.
MP Sharren Haskel and the husband of Tzipi Hotovely, the deputy foreign minister, were not seriously hurt.
Mr Netanyahu's son took the dog in from a rescue home earlier this year.
Prime Minister Netanyahu tweeted a picture of himself with the 10-year-old mixed breed in August.
"If you want a canine, find an adult dog to rescue. You won't regret it," he wrote.
Kaiya has met several high profile visitors including US Secretary of State John Kerry. | A dog recently adopted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Kaiya, bit two visitors, one a lawmaker, during a religious event. | 35065265 |
Defence technology company QinetiQ has signed a contract to use Llanbedr, near Harlech, Gwynedd, for drone tests.
Llanbedr Airfield Estates (LAE) said its 2,300m runway can handle larger drones than Aberporth, Ceredigion.
The base employed 130 people before it closed in 2004 and currently has limited use for private landings.
Built in 1938 and used during World War Two, the airfield was used for drone testing by the military before it closed.
In 2011 the Welsh government as owner of the site was granted new permission to test and develop unmanned aerial vehicles.
LAE partner Lee Paul said the deal signed with QinetiQ this month is expected to bring jobs to the site from next year.
He said: "We are in discussions with a number of potential operators at the moment and hope to bring the first ones in in early 2014.
"You have to have people on site to operate them. This could be temporarily for testing and evaluation or if may be longer term if they wish to develop and test them here.
"It's really just an extension of its historical uses and current activity."
When this month's deal was announced, Economy Minister Edwina Hart said: "Llanbedr Airfield has the capacity to significantly increase Wales' capability in the [unmanned aerial systems] arena and its strategic importance was acknowledged by the Welsh government when it was included within the boundaries of Snowdonia Enterprise Zone."
QinetiQ operates the military range radars in Aberporth where the National Aeronautical Centre (NAC) conducts drone research and testing at West Wales Airport.
In the last decade Aberporth has become a centre of excellence for the latest drone technology. | A deal for drones to be tested at a former RAF base in Snowdonia will bring new jobs to the area from next year, the firm running the site says. | 24226287 |
Steve Tyler put silver foil in the walls and copper wire mesh in the ceiling of the Gin Tub in Hove.
He said he was tired of people coming in and not socialising with each other or with anyone else in the building.
"I've seen it progressively get worse and worse and I thought, 'I want to stop this,'" Mr Tyler told BBC Sussex.
"I want people to socialise with the people they are with, rather than the people they are not with.
"I took the bold decision by not blocking the signal with a jammer but doing as best as I could with a Faraday cage and make people talk to each other, and to be honest it has worked very well.
"I had quite a lot of copper mesh and thought, 'I could put this in the ceiling.'
"I was mucking about with it to see if it would block a signal, and it does when you put your phone in it."
Mr Tyler plans to have a mobile phone area outside similar to a smoking area.
"When it comes to making 999 calls in case of emergency, the bar has a landline phone in order to do so," he said.
"It's the same as the London Underground - that's no more dangerous than my bar.
"The response I've had is overwhelming. People enjoy the fact they can only take pictures and then go outside to log on or check in," he said.
"I've had one complaint from a customer, and it was that she got a signal. We moved her to another table." | A landlord in Sussex has built a "Faraday cage" around his bar to block mobile phone signals, in an attempt to encourage face-to-face conversation. | 36954687 |
About 50 protesters gathered outside Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre earlier campaigning to shut it down following two deaths in two months.
A 27-year-old man from Poland was found dead on 11 January. A 49-year old inmate at the same centre died in hospital in December.
The Home Office said the centre was a vital part of the immigration system.
The detainee scaled the internal wall of the centre at about 14:30 GMT while campaigners, many from South Yorkshire and some from West Yorkshire attended the protest, which was organised by the South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group (SYMAAG).
He was still on the fence when the protesters left an hour later.
John Grayson, from SYMAAG, said the group was also campaigning against conditions inside the centre.
"We want an end to these detention centres and we think it's important to show solidarity for people in there at present."
Both deaths are being investigated by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.
The Unity Centre charity said detainees at the centre were "very low" and people were "sick and tired of the place".
In a statement, the Home Office said it respected "everyone's right to peaceful protest" but detention centres were "essential elements of an effective immigration system.
"Those with no right to be in the UK should return to their home country.
"We will help those who wish to leave voluntarily but when they refuse to do so, we will take steps to enforce their removal.
"All decisions to detain are taken on the individual merits of each case and for the shortest period necessary.
"We take our responsibilities towards detainees' welfare extremely seriously."
In 2014, the death of a detainee sparked a disturbance at the 392-cell centre, which opened in 2011. | A detainee at a detention centre near Lincoln has climbed a fence during a protest outside by campaigners. | 39244905 |
He equalled the record when he scored the first goal in the FA Cup third round tie against Reading.
Sir Bobby Charlton played for Manchester United 758 times between 1956 and 1973.
In that time he won the League title three times, the European Cup and the World Cup with England.
Rooney broke Sir Bobby's goal scoring record for England in 2015 and only needs one more goal to do the same for Manchester United. | Wayne Rooney has equalled Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 249 goals for Manchester United. | 38542788 |
The Cardinals were ahead inside three minutes when Fabio Saraiva charged through and fired a shot into the bottom corner from 25 yards.
However, Neil Smith's men rallied and got their reward when Tobi Sho-Silva cut the ball back for Blair Turgott to shoot home for the equaliser.
In a tight second half, substitute Daniel Ajakaiye hit the side netting from a favourable position as the Ravens pushed for a winner.
But another substitute, Minshull, forced the ball in from a 89th-minute corner, to widespread jubilation at Hayes Lane.
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Match ends, Bromley 2, Woking 1.
Second Half ends, Bromley 2, Woking 1.
Goal! Bromley 2, Woking 1. Lee Minshull (Bromley).
Substitution, Bromley. Connor Dymond replaces Jordan Higgs.
Substitution, Woking. Anthony Edgar replaces Delano Sam-Yorke.
Substitution, Bromley. Daniel Ajakaiye replaces Bradley Goldberg.
Substitution, Woking. Luke Chike Kandi replaces Matt Tubbs.
Substitution, Bromley. Lee Minshull replaces Reece Prestedge.
Nathan Ralph (Woking) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Woking. Charlie Carter replaces Frankie Sutherland.
Joe Howe (Bromley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second Half begins Bromley 1, Woking 1.
First Half ends, Bromley 1, Woking 1.
Goal! Bromley 1, Woking 1. Blair Turgott (Bromley).
Goal! Bromley 0, Woking 1. Fabio Saraiva (Woking).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Lee Minshull scored a last-gasp winner as Bromley came from behind to beat Woking on home turf. | 37480157 |
Nathan Gill said he would quit as an MEP if elected as an AM, but with no UKIP member to replace him he said he did not want to force a by-election.
The party's ruling National Executive Committee had threatened him with expulsion if he did not resign from one of the posts by Sunday.
But on Monday it voted to put the matter to the membership.
UKIP chairman Paul Oakden told BBC Wales it was the right thing to do.
Mr Gill did not respond to the request to step down by the deadline so was briefly expelled from the party.
But the NEC voted to reinstate him and let members decide his fate.
Mr Oakden said: "The NEC believes, as I do, that members in Wales are the best people to make this decision.
"I will now decide how to do this fairly, cleanly and as soon as possible." | UKIP members in Wales will vote on whether their leader should be allowed to continue in his two elected roles. | 37009434 |
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But, he told the BBC that Sinn Féin will put forward a motion calling for an investigation into RHI when the assembly meets again in January. | Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness says no action has been agreed on a way forward on the Renewable Heating Incentive (RHI) scandal. | 38373430 |
Raffi Freedman-Gurspan started working as an outreach and recruitment director for presidential staff on Tuesday.
Her commitment to transgender rights reflects "the values of this administration," a senior White House official said.
It is President Barack Obama's latest move in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights.
"Raffi Freedman-Gurspan demonstrates the kind of leadership this administration champions," said Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to the president.
Ms Freedman-Gurspan previously worked as a policy adviser for the National Center for Transgender Equality (NTCE).
Her appointment to the White House has been hailed as an important step by key members of the LGBT community.
"Our government works best when it reflects the reality of who we are as Americans," said Aisha Moodie-Mills, the head of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute.
The Department of Defense is reviewing its ban on transgender men and women from serving in the military, and the White House has said it welcomes that move. | The White House has hired its first openly transgender full-time member of staff, officials have confirmed. | 33979934 |
The nation is appealing against a US ruling ordering it to pay $1.3bn (£800m) to foreign creditors holding bonds that it defaulted on in 2001.
Argentina had been given until 15 December to reimburse the hedge funds, which shunned two previous debt swaps.
But the New York court has now granted a stay while its appeal is heard.
Under the original ruling, Argentina had to place the money in an account while it pursued appeals. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner called the ruling "judicial colonialism" and said her government would not pay a single dollar.
Now, the two sides will meet in court to argue the appeal in February.
Argentina defaulted on $100bn of bonds in 2001, a record amount at the time.
But by 2003 a recovery was under way, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed to a new loan.
Since then, Argentina has restructured its massive debt twice, offering creditors new bonds for the defaulted ones.
These hedge funds have previously rejected exchanges of their defaulted debt in 2005 and 2010. If Argentina is forced to pay in full, other holders of debt totalling more than $11bn are expected to demand immediate payment as well.
Argentine Economy Minister Hernan Lorenzino has said it is illegitimate to pay "vulture funds". | Argentina, which is locked in a court battle over its debt, has received more time to argue against paying investors over its defaulted debt. | 20531444 |
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The match saw Royal Kituro run in 56 tries and 38 conversions to Soignies' lone drop-goal - which equates to more than four points a minute on average.
The problems began for Soignies in the run-up to the game when the referee failed to turn up on time.
The away team's coach and most of the players then left, assuming the game was off.
However the referee did eventually appear, more than an hour after the scheduled kick-off, and the game went ahead.
The 16 Soignies players still available seemingly did not compete in protest.
Soignies president Guy Calomme described the result as "catastrophic", while a Kituro spokeswoman said Soignies "didn't really play".
Footage of the game shows the away team allowing the opposition to run past them uncontested and repeatedly touch down under the posts.
The away team were effectively forced to play and gain the 'loser's point', rather than forfeit the match and earn no points at all.
And despite Royal Kituro's hammering of Soignies, the losers still sit above the Kituro in the league by one point.
Soignies occupy third place in the table, although they now have a points difference of minus 264. | A Belgian rugby team playing in the country's top division has won a game 356-3. | 31319836 |
Turnover was down from £203m to £199m, which the Newry firm said reflected exchange rate movements.
The company said it anticipated further growth in key markets as it launches new products this year.
Employment was up during the year and Norbrook now employs more than 2,000 people.
The business is owned by the family of the late Lord Ballyedmond.
During the year they appointed Liam Nagle as the firm's new chief executive.
Mr Nagle is an experienced corporate manager who ran the Dublin-based Sisk Group, one of the largest privately owned companies in Ireland.
The management of the business was also reinforced by the appointment of Richard Palmer who previously held a senior role at Novartis, the multi-national pharmaceutical group.
Mr Nagle said the results were in line with expectations and there is "a strong pipeline of new products under development".
Norbrook specialises in the development and manufacture of veterinary and animal health medicines.
It is one of Northern Ireland's biggest exporters and has doubled its sales over the past seven years. | Norbrook, the County Down-based pharmaceutical company, made pre-tax profits of £22m in 2014, up slightly on its 2013 performance. | 32556232 |
The former head of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Prof Trevor Purt, stepped down in October after it was placed in special measures for two years.
On Monday, the board announced Gary Doherty would take up the role.
Mr Doherty has held the equivalent post at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust since April 2013.
Chair of the board, Dr Peter Higson, said he was "confident" Mr Doherty could "build on the improvements" made by Simon Dean, who took over as interim boss in June, after Prof Purt's suspension.
"Gary is hugely capable and experienced and has led an extensive programme of improvement at Blackpool with success.
"He possesses the skills and qualities that we were seeking and that are so important in a chief executive, and on behalf of the board, I warmly welcome him to north Wales."
Betsi Cadwaladr has been under the highest level of Welsh government intervention for six months.
A report in May found "institutional abuse" at the Tawel Fan mental health ward Denbighshire's Glan Clwyd Hospital.
In June, it emerged there was a fraud investigation into aspects of the board's spending plans.
Two weeks ago the board announced contentious plans to suspend consultant-led maternity care at Glan Clwyd Hospital had been scrapped.
Mr Doherty, who has worked at the NHS for 20 years, said he was "very proud" to have come through the "tough" recruitment process, adding: "While we face many challenges I know that we have many strengths to build on."
He said his "key focus" would be listening to the voices of patients, staff, the public and partners to keep up the "rapid improvements" while also building a "long-term vision for the future".
His start date is yet to be agreed. | The troubled health board which serves north Wales has appointed a new chief executive. | 35154642 |
The figure is up from the average of 91.9% recorded in March, but below the 98% national standard set in 2007.
The Scottish government said it wanted to see all A&Es reach a target milestone of 95% by September 2014.
Health Secretary Alex Neil said his plan to reduce waiting was continuing with a further £6.8m investment.
He explained: "There is no doubt that unscheduled care continues to be a priority. As we continue to deal with the requirements of an ageing population, we are seeing an increasing requirement for more effective unscheduled care.
"That is why we continue our actions to improve unscheduled care in Scotland and this latest funding will help to ensure people are seen quickly and treated effectively."
In June 2013, six NHS Boards achieved the waiting time standard of 98% of patients admitted, transferred or discharged from A&E within four hours. The remaining eight NHS Boards recorded more than 91%.
In June, Greater Glasgow and Clyde recorded the lowest figure of 91.7% and Tayside recorded the highest at 99.2%.
The total number of people attending accident and emergency departments increased from 1.60 million in 2008/09 to 1.62 million in 2012/13. | Almost 95% of accident and emergency patients in Scotland are being treated within four hours of waiting, according to newly-released figures. | 23847331 |
The exhibition will include official portraits of the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man and former House of Keys Speaker Tony Brown.
Ms Cameron said: "My work usually goes straight from easel to client so this is a very rare and very exciting."
The three-week show will open at the Sayle gallery on Wednesday.
The exhibition is part of the Island of Culture programme of events and will be opened by the President of Tynwald Clare Christian.
Nearly 30 portraits from 17 private and public collections have been borrowed especially for the show in Douglas.
All have been created in the past four years and each artwork took several months to paint.
Ms Cameron said: "This show is an opportunity for the people of the Isle of Man to see my works that are normally hidden away in private collections".
Amongst the works will be several paintings of prominent politicians and Tynwald Day scenes.
She added: "It has been amazing knowing my paintings are becoming part of Manx history and it will be nice to have them all on display for everyone to see."
A feature in the exhibition will also give visitors an insight into the artist's studio practices. | Russian-born artist Svetlana Cameron will unveil her first solo exhibition of classical portraits in the Isle of Man this week. | 29688667 |
The law makes it easier for unmarried co-habiting couples to co-own property and make medical decisions.
It applies to both heterosexual and same-sex couples.
"From today, Chile is different. Chile is for everyone," Roxana Ortiz said after formalising her relationship with Virginia Gomez in front of a judge.
"It was all very emotional. Our families were here, everyone was shedding tears," she told reporters.
Government spokesman Marcelo Diaz said the law "was unthinkable a few years ago" in Chile, one of the most socially conservative countries in the region.
Gay rights advocates say they hope it is a first step on the road towards allowing same-sex marriages.
Co-habiting couples who register under the new law will be able to claim pension benefits and inherit property if their civil partner dies.
It will also make it easier for people to get custody of their partner's child if he or she dies.
The Law for All Families was passed in January after years of lobbying by activists.
Officials said 1,600 couples had already signed up to register their unions.
The government says as many as two million people are currently co-habiting and could now have their unions legally recognised.
Chile only legalised divorce in 2004 and abortion remains totally banned.
Many countries in the region allow civil unions but gay marriage has been legalised nationwide only in Argentina and Uruguay, while it is also allowed in some Mexican states.
In Brazil, Congress has not legalised gay marriage but a key judicial body has instructed registry offices they must accept same-sex marriages. | Dozens of same-sex couples in Chile have been celebrating as a new law recognising their unions came into effect. | 34602629 |
Peter Colwell, from Capel Uchaf near Clynnog Fawr, was found at the Ship Inn in Llanbedrog at 00:15 GMT on Sunday.
North Wales Police Det Supt Iestyn Davies said the results would help them work out what happened that night.
Four men, who were Mr Colwell's friends, have been bailed and a shotgun was recovered from the scene.
On Monday, Det Supt Davies said while the death was being treated as a murder investigation, "we are keeping an open mind as to the circumstances". | An 18-year-old man died from a single shot gun wound to the head in a pub car park, a post-mortem examination has revealed. | 38904522 |
Andrew Pullan was canoeing at Whorlton Lido near Barnard Castle on Saturday when he had to be pulled from the river by his instructor and given first aid.
The 47-year-old was flown to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. He died at 07:30 GMT on Sunday.
Colonel Pullan commanded the former 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment between 2006-2008.
He was married with two children and had recently retired.
Durham Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and an inquest into Col Pullan's death would be carried out. | A former Army colonel who died after his canoe capsized in the River Tees in County Durham has been named. | 24716263 |
Kelly Edwards and Chelsie Giles both lost in their -52kg repechage finals to finish seventh.
Edwards won her opening bout before losing to second seed Reka Pupp of Hungary and finished with a loss to Darya Skrypnik of Belarus.
Giles also started with a win but was then beaten by Erika Miranda from Brazil and Portugal's Joana Ramos.
Kimberley Renicks (-48kg), Sam Hall (-66kg) and world junior number one Neil MacDonald (-60kg) were all beaten in the first round of their weight divisions,
Find out how to get into judo with our special guide. | Britain's judokas failed to win a medal on the opening day of the Tbilisi Grand Prix in Georgia. | 39457101 |
The firm said in a statement work at the Wolverhampton site would stop on 20 December after nearly 90 years there.
This will be followed by a close-down period, estimated to end in June 2017. It is believed about 70 of the 330 workers are still based at the site.
Unite union official Cyril Barrett said he felt "very sad for the people" and "for the community of Wolverhampton".
Plans were first announced for the closure of the factory in June 2015.
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Mr Barrett, Unite union branch chair at the site, said: "I feel very sad for the people, I feel sad for the community of Wolverhampton."
He added: "We are down to about 70 to 75 people and production is gradually being wound down.
"There will be a handful of people kept back to clean the site in the new year, but production will finish on or around 20 December."
Staff had been offered work at the firm's plant in Mexico. Mr Barrett said he believed no-one in Wolverhampton had taken up the offer.
In a statement the firm said: "Over the last 18 months we have worked closely with our associates and the trade unions to help those affected by the closure of the Wolverhampton plant.
"Of those seeking further employment, the majority have secured positions around the local area."
The company added: "We are very grateful to our associates for their support and professionalism during this difficult time." | Production will cease at tyre company Goodyear's only UK factory days before Christmas, bosses have confirmed. | 38106680 |
James Harris (3-49) and Ravi Patel (3-83) ensured MCC were kept in check.
Northamptonshire's Ben Duckett made 69 and Yorkshire opener Alex Lees 41 after MCC had won the toss.
And it was MCC's day when Lewis Gregory removed Sam Robson in the four overs Middlesex had to face before stumps, Middlesex closing 9-1 - 323 behind.
Middlesex limited MCC to two significant partnerships with Harry Podmore (2-44) and Tom Helm (2-46) also among the wickets.
Duckett and Lees shared a stand of 109 - the highest partnership of the innings - before Lees was stumped by John Simpson to become Patel's first wicket of the day.
The off-spinner then trapped Duckett lbw.
Clarke found Ben Cox for company in a stand of 81 before Podmore won an lbw appeal against Cox for 40.
Seamer Harris removed Clarke 11 shy of his century after tea and picked up Liam Plunkett for 15 as MCC lost their last five wickets for just 42 runs. | Worcestershire batsman Joe Clarke top-scored with 89 as MCC were bowled out for 332 on the opening day of the Champion County match in Abu Dhabi. | 39379786 |
Officers executed warrants at 14 properties in Liverpool, Knowsley and Sefton and one in Greater Manchester. Searches continue at several addresses.
The police operation is in response to large groups of people who have been illegally riding the bikes.
It also follows the death of three people in off-road bike crashes.
Some of the bikes recovered are believed to have been stolen.
Ch Supt Jonathan Roy said: "We know that many people are plagued by the problem of off-road vehicles and actually find them incredibly intimidating.
"When they are ridden dangerously, they pose a huge risk, not only to the safety of the rider, but also to pedestrians and other law-abiding road users." | Sixteen people have been arrested after Merseyside Police seized 28 off-road bikes during a clampdown on their dangerous and anti-social use. | 32066101 |
But it slightly reduced the fine from 899m euros ($1.12bn; £719m) to 860m euros.
The fine was imposed four years ago and was a record at the time.
It was imposed because Microsoft had not provided certain information about its products to competitors as it had been ordered to do in 2004.
EU anti-trust regulators originally fined Microsoft 497m euros in 2004 for abusing its dominant market position to block competitors.
Microsoft was ordered to make the code for its server software available to competitors so their products could work alongside it.
In 2008, Microsoft was given an additional fine for failing to comply with the 2004 order.
The latest decision, "rejects all the arguments put forward by Microsoft in support of annulment", a statement from the EU General Court court in Luxembourg said.
At a hearing in May 2011, Microsoft's lawyers had argued that the fine was excessive and undeserved. | Europe's second highest court has upheld a competition ruling against Microsoft saying it "essentially upholds the Commission's decision". | 18606813 |
Pat Hickey, the former president of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) was arrested in Rio De Janeiro last week by police investigating alleged illegal Olympic ticket sales
Mr Hickey has not been charged and has denied any wrongdoing.
The non-statutory inquiry's work should be completed in 12 weeks.
The investigation will look at how the OCI handled ticket allocations and accreditations at the Rio Olympics, the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi and the 2012 London Olympics.
The inquiry is to establish the procedures relevant to the receipt, distribution and sale of tickets allocated by the International Olympic Committee to national Olympic committees as well as accreditations given by national Olympic committees.
It will also examine the government funding of the OCI and its corporate governance.
The OCI said it welcomed the appointment of the retired judge and said that it intends to co-operate fully with the inquiry.
The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, said that if there was a situation where anyone was dragging their feet and not co-operating, the government could establish a statutory inquiry.
This would mean that witnesses could be compelled to give evidence.
Mr Creed said the facts must be established because the controversy had taken from the achievements of Irish athletes and had tarnished the country's reputation.
Timeline: Olympic ticket-sale scandal | Retired judge Carroll Moran has been appointed to lead the Irish government's inquiry into the Irish Olympic ticket controversy. | 37176025 |
The incident at Penrhiwceiber Road, Mountain Ash, happened on 3 September.
The boy is believed to still be at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales.
A 29-year-old from Mountain Ash is on bail after his arrest earlier this month and South Wales Police say a second man, 27, from Gilfach Goch has now been arrested. | Two men have been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a 10-year-old boy was hit by a motorcyclist who left the scene in Rhondda Cynon Taff. | 34289333 |
The incident happened outside the Coed y Brenin mountain bike centre at about 14:00 GMT.
Emergency services attended the scene, and the road has now been reopened in both directions.
Anybody who may have information is asked to contact officers at the Roads Policing Unit.
North Wales Police said next of kin have been informed. | One person has died and another has been injured after a crash on the A470 near Dolgellau in Gwynedd. | 39174346 |
Only two minutes had gone when Thomas Orr providing the pass for McKenna to slot home his ninth goal of the season.
Shire's Richard Barnard saved from Scott McLaughlin, but Clyde's Marc Walters also had good saves.
Both teams had chances in the second period, but Shire'w win narrowed the gap with Berwick Rangers to two points.
Meanwhile, Clyde missed an opportunity to draw level with third-top Queen's Park with a game in hand. | David McKenna's early goal gave bottom side East Stirlingshire a narrow win that denied promotion hopefuls Clyde a fourth straight League Two victory. | 35270901 |
He is one of five people who will examine the Individual Patient Funding Request (IPFR) process, Health Secretary Vaughan Gething said.
Mr Williams, from Bangor, moved to England when he was told Cetuximab was not available in north Wales.
Concerns have been raised that a postcode lottery exists in the system.
"The review will concentrate on the number of panels, the clinical exceptionality criteria and take account of the patient's perspective," Mr Gething told AMs on Tuesday.
"The panel is independent of the Welsh Government and encompasses a range of expertise and knowledge."
The other members are Prof Peter Littlejohns, Prof Phil Routledge, Dr Ben Thomas and Professor Chris Newdick.
The review was a key part of the deal between Labour and Plaid Cymru which allowed Carwyn Jones to become first minister.
Rhun ap Iorwerth, Plaid's shadow health secretary, said: "After initially rejecting Plaid Cymru's calls for a fairer system, today's announcement is an admission by the Welsh Government that it was wrong to ignore our calls."
Mr Williams said he was pleased with the appointment: "I can go in there with a service user's perspective, that's what I am hoping to bring to the panel."
Mr Williams, who had been given two years to live after being diagnosed with bowel cancer, said he was in remission at the end of 2015.
However he wrote on his Facebook page last July that three tumours had returned to the liver and some have spread to the lungs.
He said he was undergoing treatment and added: "I feel well and ready for it once again." | Cancer patient and campaigner Irfon Williams will sit on a review of how drugs not normally available on the NHS in Wales can be accessed. | 37482662 |
The three men were detained in Kingsdown Road in Deal at about 09:15 BST on Saturday, police said.
John Varnham, who saw the boat, said: "The dinghy was landed on the beach nearby in Walmer with life jackets and lifebelts thrown across the beach."
The men have been handed over to Home Office immigration enforcement officers, police said.
Mr Varnham who was on the beach walking his dog, said: "We saw along the beach at Walmer a bright orange dinghy washed up on the shore, and alongside it there were lifebelts.
"The dinghy would have been cramped for three people and had an outboard motor - it was about six to eight feet long.
"There was a torch, a drinks bottle and a petrol can." | Three suspected migrants have been arrested after a dinghy was spotted on a beach in Kent. | 37462215 |
Mr Langley had been serving as the force's acting deputy, having been assistant chief constable in charge of all operational matters.
He started his career with Devon and Cornwall Police in 1989 and in 2008 moved to Lincolnshire Police.
Mr Langley said he was "excited and honoured" to be appointed the new deputy chief constable.
He added: "Dyfed Powys is an excellent force and over the last two years I have got to know a lot of officers and staff and I have seen their commitment and hard work to bring about justice, and to deliver services that are truly customer focused.
"I look forward to continuing the work that is already underway to ensure that we put the public at the heart of all that we do, and ensure that everyone receives the quality of service that they are entitled to expect from their police force."
Chief Constable Simon Prince said Mr Langley had already proved himself as "an asset to the force with the work he undertook on operational policing whilst assistant chief constable". | Dyfed-Powys Police have appointed Carl Langley as their new deputy chief constable. | 26749410 |
The Icelandics' 1-0 win at Mourneview Park on Friday leaves them unbeaten after seven games however.
They move into first position in the group, ahead of Macedonia on goal difference, and in a good position to qualify for the finals in Poland.
Northern Ireland are away to Macedonia in their next game on Tuesday.
Twelve months on from registering their previous point in the group against the same opposition thanks to Ryan Johnston's goal in Reykjavik, Jim Magilton's side had chances to record their first victory of the campaign.
Everton teenager Shayne Lavery, one of several new call-ups to the squad, came close with two first-half attempts and substitute Louis Rooney, another of the new additions, saw an attempt hacked away having beaten goalkeeper Runar Runarsson.
Northern Ireland's own stopper Conor Mitchell had made a terrific double save in the first half but he was eventually beaten near the death by Aegisson.
Northern Ireland remain bottom of Group C with just that solitary point, having drawn one and lost six of their seven games ahead of next week's trip to Skopje. | An 87th-minute goal by Iceland's Heidar Aegisson denied Northern Ireland just their second point of their European Championship qualifying campaign. | 37259230 |
They will be tried at Coventry Magistrates' Court on 5 and 6 November.
An Insolvency Service spokesman confirmed that "criminal proceedings have been commenced against David Smith, Robert Peto and Thomas Wright".
"We will not be commenting until the criminal proceedings have been concluded," they added.
The Insolvency Service said that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) was bringing the prosecution on its behalf.
Coventry-based City Link, owned by investment firm Better Capital, called in administrators on Christmas Eve after "substantial losses".
On New Year's Eve it announced 2,356 job losses after a bid to buy the company failed. A week later it announced a further 230 redundancies.
The company was founded in 1969. It was bought by Better Capital for £1 in April 2013. | Ex-directors of failed parcel firm City Link are being prosecuted under section 194 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. | 34532809 |
The first minister, Formula One driver Susie Wolff and Scottish women's football captain Gemma Fay are backing the Girlguiding Scotland initiative.
It encourages girls and young women to highlight good role models around them.
Ms Sturgeon said: "That's how they are inspired to be the leaders, scientists and Olympians of the future."
The launch of the WOWwoman campaign follows Girlguiding research which showed that less than half (49%) of girls aged 11 to 16 regularly feel inspired by a role model.
Only 35% of those aged 17 to 21 believe men and women have the same chance of career success.
Ms Sturgeon said: "I hope seeing so many inspiring women in their communities and beyond will empower a new generation of girls and young women to believe in themselves."
Ms Wolff said: "I'm proud to be named a Girlguiding Scotland WOWwoman and have the chance to back this new campaign.
"From my own experience, I know how important a role model can be in empowering girls and young women to aim high, discover new talents and take the lead. Sometimes you just have to see it to believe it."
Ms Fay added: "I hope this campaign will show girls and young women across Scotland just how much they can achieve." | Nicola Sturgeon has joined sports stars to launch a campaign aimed at inspiring girls and young women to "fulfil their leadership potential". | 37209280 |
Lead author Prof Kevin Morgan said a "lack of long-term vision" weakened the efforts of the sectors.
His report calls for new ways of teaming experts with new research and development businesses.
It comes as a new body is launched to provide specialist advice to unite the different groups.
Be The Spark, supported by the Welsh Government, brings nine experts from Welsh business, academia and finance together to offer support.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates has welcomed the new partnership and the publication of the report, Growing the Value of University-Business Interactions in Wales.
Prof Morgan cited the approach taken to develop the Institute for Compound Semiconductors at Cardiff University as a "blueprint for the development of hot spots involving key sectors, businesses and Welsh universities".
Welsh firm IQE, which is based in St Mellons, Cardiff, and exports around the world, has joined with Cardiff University and the Welsh Government to invest in developing a compound semiconductor cluster in the area.
The technology, which is behind smartphones, tablets and satellite communications, is key to a multimillion pound project in Newport which could create about 2,000 high skilled jobs in five years.
The report has been published by the Growing Value Wales (GVW) Taskforce which, with the National Centre for Universities and Business, is developing an online portal that helps businesses find expertise and identify collaborative projects.
GVW chairman Dr Drew Nelson, boss of IQE, said: "By launching Growing Value Wales alongside Be The Spark, we hope to unleash latent talent in our universities, team it with industry, and seamlessly develop really powerful partnerships for growth." | Creating new partnerships between businesses and universities could help boost the economy, according to a report. | 40427709 |
The child was in the care of her mother at the time of her death in Grove, Wantage.
The death was reported to Thames Valley Police by staff at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford on 7 August.
Officers are investigating the circumstances around her death. No arrests have been made.
A spokesman for Oxfordshire County Council said the family was known to social services, but the child was in the care of her family. | The death of a 14-month-old girl, who is believed to have drowned in a bath, is being investigated by police. | 28769348 |
The scan appeared to have been taken from a Gmail account belonging to a White House employee, a spokesman said.
Other confidential information was published online, including travel details, names, social security numbers and birth dates of members of staff.
The White House said it had not yet verified the documents.
DCLeaks.com, a hacker group which last week published personal emails from an account belonging to former US Secretary of State Colin Powell's emails, claimed responsibility for the hack.
The US attorney general, Loretta Lynch, said the incident was "something that we are looking into". White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the breach "should be a wake-up call for all of us".
Mr Earnest said that the employee targeted by the hackers was a contract worker and not a permanent member of staff.
He said: "At this point I cannot announce any sort of conclusion that's been reached about the individual or individuals that may have been responsible for the cyber breach that resulted in this information being leaked."
Read more: Is Russia hacking the US election?
The Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting the President and First Lady, said it was "concerned" about the apparent hacking.
"The Secret Service is concerned any time unauthorised information that might pertain to one of the individuals we protect, or our operations, is allegedly disclosed," said communications director Cathy Milhoan.
In July, hackers released a string of emails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC), prompting the resignation of chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. State-sponsored Russian hackers have been accused of behind the DNC leaks.
And on Friday, internet giant Yahoo confirmed that hackers stole information from about 500 million users in 2014, in what appears to be the largest publicly disclosed cyber-breach in history. | The White House says it is investigating a "cyber breach" after what appeared to be a scan of Michelle Obama's passport was published online. | 37448995 |
For 15 years the Ceredigion community campaigned to save the site which has been restored into a heritage attraction and events venue, with holiday accommodation and a restaurant.
Restoration work included roof repairs, landscaping and reconstruction of the castle's walls.
The site will open to the general public on Wednesday.
The Cadwgan Building Preservation Trust, made up of 250 local people, secured investment for the restoration, including more than £6m from the Heritage Lottery Fund and £4.3m from the European Regional Development Fund.
Hundreds of local volunteers took part in fundraising, raising more than £200,000 to save the 900-year-old site.
A remake of Wales' original Eisteddfod chair has been returned to the castle following the restoration as it believed to have been home to the first ever recorded Eisteddfod in 1176.
The site also has a dedicated Eisteddfod exhibition along with exhibitions telling the story of the castle and the people who lived there.
Cardigan Castle spokeswoman Sue Lewis said: "The castle's commercial streams are absolutely vital in generating income for the upkeep of the site.
"Our target is to attract more than 30,000 visitors to the castle in its first year of trading."
But a row has broken out over plans to invite an English folk group to headline the opening concert in July. | Cardigan Castle will reopen to the local community on Tuesday following a four-year, £12m restoration. | 32290575 |
The Dow Jones closed up 214.53 points, or 1.2%, at 17,979.94. The S&P 500 rose 22.98 points, or 1.11%, to 2,099.60.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq added 73.82 points, or 1.48%, to 5, 071.51.
Software giant Microsoft was up by 2% after saying it would launch Windows 10 on 29 July. Other winners included Intel, Caterpillar and Nike.
The EU has spoken of up to €86bn (£61bn; $95bn) of financing for Greece over three years.
"For the markets, it's clearly a positive that there is an agreement among the European member states and that there is an atmosphere of co-operation," said Philippe Gijsels, head of research at BNP Paribas Fortis Global Markets in Brussels.
"Still, there is a bit of execution risk which may haunt us in terms of volatility." | (Close): Wall Street built on opening gains on Monday after eurozone leaders agreed to offer Greece a third bailout, after marathon talks in Brussels. | 33505535 |
Armed raiders set fire to houses overnight, a local official said.
"We heard gunshots and screams, then there was smoke all over," said Jillo Dabacha, according to Reuters news agency.
The raid happened in the Tana River area of Coast Province, where clashes between the Orma and Pokomo communities killed at least 52 people last month.
"These are revenge attacks," Kenya Red Cross official Nelly Muluka told the AFP news agency.
Local residents told the BBC that the attackers were wearing military uniforms and carrying "sophisticated weapons". They said five men, six women and a child had been killed.
"It was this morning at 6 o'clock when armed men in full gear of army clothes surrounded Chamwanamuna village and started shooting," Timson Maneno told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.
"They surrounded the whole village so villagers could not go out anywhere - and when people started running here and there they started burning the houses."
He said police posted in the nearby village of Semikaro then arrived on the scene, shooting and creating a space for the villagers to escape.
Mohammed Morowa, a Pokomo, told the AP news agency that 11 of those killed were his relatives.
The BBC's Jamhuri Mwavyombo in Malindi, where injured villagers have been taken to hospital, says people are fleeing areas along the Tana River towards the coastal town fearing further attacks.
Chamwanamuna residents have been congregating at a primary school not far from the hospital, she says.
The Orma and Pokomo communities have a long history of tension over access to land and water.
The Pokomo are mostly farmers, while the Orma are semi-nomadic cattle-herders.
Some analysts say there may be a link between the violence and national elections which are due in March 2013. | Twelve people have been killed in renewed ethnic clashes in a remote part of south-eastern Kenya, officials say. | 19516100 |
Coetzee, 52, coached Stormers and Western Province in the Super 14, before a brief stint with Japanese side Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers.
He succeeds Heyneke Meyer, who resigned in December after leading the Springboks to third place at last year's World Cup.
"I am very excited and grateful for this opportunity," Coetzee said.
"This job comes with a huge amount of responsibility because our passionate fans rightfully demand the best from the Springboks at all times."
Coetzee was part of the Springbok coaching team in 2000 and, most notably, between 2004 and 2007, including during their World Cup triumph in France.
"Allister's appointment marks the changing of the guard at the top of Springbok rugby," South Africa Rugby president Oregan Hoskins said.
"He was the outstanding candidate in terms of his rugby credentials, his understanding of our unique South African transformation imperatives and also in the image he will present as Springbok coach."
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter. | South Africa have appointed former assistant coach Allister Coetzee as their head coach. | 36024870 |
The beech trees were found with drill holes at their bases in a wood near Accrington known as Laund Clough.
The trust believes a weed killer, "likely to be glyphosate", was used. A spokesman said the trees would now have to be removed at a cost of £2,000.
A Tree Preservation Order is in place, meaning the incident is being treated as a criminal offence.
Lancashire Police have been informed of the incident which happened close to nearby housing.
Colin Riley, site manager, said: "During my fifteen years at the Woodland Trust, I have never seen damage on this scale.
"I cannot fathom why someone would wilfully destroy trees in this way - especially given their age and protected status."
He added: "Our native woods suffer enough from threats such as tree disease and a changing climate - without someone setting out to intentionally kill them."
Laund Clough is a popular local wood for nearby residents, mainly used by dogwalkers and children. | Five mature trees thought to be over 60 years old have been poisoned in Lancashire, the Woodland Trust said. | 33649573 |
The equinox occurs twice a year when the centre of the Sun passes directly over the equator.
But while many assume that day and night are equal in length on that day, this is not exactly the case.
At sunrise and sunset we clearly see the edge of the Sun for longer than its centre - so we are really seeing the star before the official sunrise.
Similarly, at sunset it is the edge of the Sun that we see last.
During these times and because of light being refracted by the earth's atmosphere when the Sun is below the horizon, we actually have light in the sky before sunrise and after sunset.
That gives us more light than dark during a 24-hour period.
So taking into account this twilight effect, the date on which day and night actually are equal in length, falls two or three days after the equinox in autumn and similar before the equinox in spring.
This date is the lesser known Equilux which fell on 25 September.
After the equilux, nights get longer in the autumn and days get longer in the spring.
Technically or astronomically, it means that during the period of a year, we should get a bit more light than dark.
However, what we actually get depends on another factor: The weather!
It's a big ask here in Northern Ireland, but could we have more clear skies than cloud please? | Most of us are familiar with the term equinox, indicating the start of spring in March and the start of autumn, which this year fell on 22 September. | 37482161 |
It said the breach was far more intrusive than previously admitted.
Officials have conceded that sensitive information was in the unclassified system the hackers accessed.
The discovery of the hacking in October led to a partial shutdown of the White House email system.
"The hackers, who also got deeply into the State Department's unclassified system, do not appear to have penetrated closely guarded servers that control the message traffic from Mr Obama's BlackBerry, which he or an aide carries constantly," the New York Times said.
"But they obtained access to the email archives of people inside the White House, and perhaps some outside, with whom Mr Obama regularly communicated. From those accounts, they reached emails that the president had sent and received."
The paper quoted White House officials as saying that no classified networks were compromised, and that the hackers accessed no classified information.
Many senior officials have two computers in their offices, one which works on a highly secure classified network and another for unclassified communications, the paper said.
But it said that officials have conceded that the unclassified system often contains information that is considered highly sensitive, including schedules, email exchanges with ambassadors and diplomats, debate about policy and forthcoming personnel deployments and legislation. | Russian hackers who gained access to the White House computer system last year were able to read President Obama's unclassified emails, the New York Times has reported. | 32471408 |
The 32-year-old, who had a six-month spell in charge in 2014, was re-appointed on 4 January.
He won his first four games, but a draw and a defeat was followed by a 2-0 loss to arch-rivals Al Ahly on Tuesday.
That left Ahly seven points clear of Zamalek at the top of the table.
Mohamed Salah takes over as interim coach while the club looks to recruit a foreign boss.
Director of football Hazem Emam, who was appointed at the same time as Mido, has also been dismissed.
Mido, who took over from Brazilian coach Marcos Paqueta, is the third coach sacked by Zamalek this season following the dismissals of Jesualdo Ferreira and Paqueta.
Mido retired from playing in 2013 and took on his first coaching role at Zamalek in January 2014.
During his first season in charge, Zamalek finished third in the league and secured a place in last year's Confederation Cup.
He also won the Egypt Cup, making him the youngest Egyptian manager to win a major trophy.
He was replaced in July 2014 by Hossam Hassan following some modest results and differences with the club management. | Former Tottenham and Middlesbrough forward Mido has been sacked as the coach of Zamalek for a second time after only 37 days in charge of the Egyptian champions. | 35540207 |
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