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Welshman Congerton has previously worked as a coach with Liverpool and the Welsh FA.
He was technical director at Hamburg and, most recently, sporting director at Sunderland.
"It is a huge honour and I can't wait to get started in making my contribution to such a fantastic institution," he told Celtic's website.
"In recent years there has been some great work done at the club in the recruitment and development of some high-quality playing talent. I am really looking forward to adding my experience in this area and ensuring that we continue this high level of achievement."
Brendan Rodgers' Celtic are top of the Scottish Premiership and need two more wins to secure the championship, which would be a sixth consecutive title success.
The club say Congerton, who worked with Rodgers when the Northern Irishman coached at Chelsea, will head up recruitment of players and the scouting network, domestically and abroad.
"Player recruitment is such a crucial function of the club and we are delighted to welcome Lee to Celtic to oversee this area," said chief executive Peter Lawwell.
"Given the importance of this appointment we have gone through a thorough process and taken our time to identify the right person.
"Lee was the outstanding candidate for this position and we are sure he will deliver real impact and benefit to the club." | Celtic have appointed former Chelsea head of scouting Lee Congerton as their new head of recruitment. | 39285416 |
Price, one of Europe's victorious 2002 Ryder Cup side, started the day three strokes behind American Clark Dennis.
But the 50-year-old made five birdies over the first six holes and finished on 14-under-par, one shot ahead of Thailand's Thaworn Wiritchant.
"I'm a little light on Senior titles, so it's nice to get one," Price said.
"I played nice early on and managed to hang on at the end."
After the test offered by the course at Vorbeck in Germany, Price's next appearance will be home on Welsh soil at another links course - the Senior Open Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club from 27-30 July.
"This course is ideal preparation," he added. "My game is in good order, we're playing at a local course, I'll be staying at home and there will be home support.
"I can really take some confidence into that week." | Welshman Phillip Price overturned a three-shot deficit on the final day to win his first European Senior Tour title, the WINSTONgolf Senior Open. | 40624424 |
South Korea forward Ji So-Yun put Chelsea ahead with a low first-half strike and Gilly Flaherty's header from a second-half corner made it two.
Liverpool went close through Katie Zelem and eventually pulled a deserved goal back through Caroline Weir.
But Chelsea held on to inflict a first league defeat of 2016 on Liverpool.
The defending champions had looked comfortable when Flaherty, who signed a new two-year contract earlier on Wednesday, nodded in their second.
But Chelsea goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl, who had done brilliantly to deny Weir before the break, had to be withdrawn after taking a knock.
Her replacement, Rebecca Spencer, then produced a superb reaction save to keep out Niamh Charles' late effort.
Arsenal Ladies go third with win at Reading
Birmingham Ladies earn first points of the season
Liverpool boss Scott Rogers told BBC Radio 5 live sports extra: "I thought we deserved a point. I'm delighted with the performance.
"They (Chelsea) are the champions for a reason. They've probably not performed at their best but they've still managed to win the game.
"They're a top class team and we've caused them a lot of problems tonight."
Chelsea Ladies boss Emma Hayes told BBC Radio 5 live sports extra: "Credit to Liverpool. I thought they deserved something from the game.
"It just showed how much work we're going to have to do, if we're to progress any further. We lacked experience in the middle of the park." | Chelsea Ladies moved back to the top of Women's Super League One as they made it three wins from their first three matches by beating Liverpool. | 36088794 |
It was handed into police on Sunday by a member of the public after a young boy found it in the Drumachose area of the town.
Police described it as a small amount of the drug.
"That something so potentially dangerous has been discarded where children could find it is deeply concerning," Insp Colin Shaw said. | White powder, believed to be meth amphetamine, has been found inside a toy egg in Limavady. | 36412935 |
The 80-year-old said he was "fuming and furious" about the error, which saw songs by the group Abhorrent Decimation printed on his CD.
The singer made an album of covers following the response to his audition on BBC One's The Voice.
He joked he should join the band "on the road", while their singer said they should "work together".
Clifton's track listing was mixed up with that of Abhorrent Decimation's album, Miasmic Mutation.
The comedian, who is famous for riding a yellow ostrich, said: "I'm fuming and furious... I got [the CDs] out the box and I looked on the back and here was the track listing of a death metal group.
"We could go on the road, me and the lads. We could do To Dream the Impossible Miasmic Mutation."
The band's singer Ashley Scott said he was alerted to the mistake after being shown an article about it on page three of The Sun newspaper.
"I thought he was going to show me some buxom blonde and take the mick out of me for being a bit overweight and bang, there's the band.
"I definitely want to talk to Bernie about working together on something... it would be amazing."
Mr Scott said he thinks the error occurred due to similar catalogue numbers.
Clifton, from Derbyshire, apologised to the people who pre-ordered his album and said copies would be with them shortly. | A list of tracks by a death metal band was accidentally printed on the back of a new album by comedian Bernie Clifton. | 36129559 |
Super Mario Run will be released in Apple's App Store in December in more than 100 countries.
It will be free to download but users will have to pay for the full game.
Nintendo, which announced the tie-up at Apple's launch event for the iPhone 7, saw its shares jump 18% before falling back to around a 13% rise.
Smartphones are the gaming industry's fastest growing source of revenue and Nintendo has been criticised for being slow on the uptake.
However, the Japanese firm co-created the popular Pokemon Go game and released an app called Miitomo earlier this year. It plans to unveil more gaming titles by March 2017.
Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto said an Android version would also be launched at a later date.
Nintendo plans to move Super Mario into movies
When Japan's PM appeared as Mario
At the Apple launch event, Mr Miyamoto said to loud cheers from the audience, "Mario is running toward his next goal: iPhone."
Mobile analyst Jack Kent, of IHS Markit, said: "Mario is one of Nintendo's core properties so it makes sense for it to come to iPhone, if Nintendo is serious about making a success of its mobile strategy."
Apple is also jumping on the popularity of online gaming.
Gaming phenomenon Pokemon Go will appear on the Apple Watch for the first time. The device will vibrate when users are near Pokemon or Pokestops. | Shares in Nintendo have surged after the company announced that a new version of its popular Super Mario franchise will be available on iPhone. | 37303781 |
Half of the money is to be designated for police to work side-by-side with public health officials.
Fifteen states on the east coast will be targeted.
The move comes in response to a sharp increase in the number of heroin cases in the US over the last decade.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported last month a rise in the number of users by 63% between 2002 and 2013.
Experts say the spike is due to people using opioid painkillers who are increasingly turning to heroin as a cheaper high.
The plan to combat the growing drugs problem, unveiled by the White House on Monday, seeks to form new partnerships between public health and law enforcement agencies.
From New England to Washington, members from each department will be paired as part of efforts to shift the focus away from punitive action to treatment for addiction.
A statement from the White House National Drug Control Policy said the strategy was aimed at facilitating collaboration between the two departments and "sharing best practices, innovative pilots, and identifying new opportunities to leverage resources".
It "demonstrates a strong commitment to address the heroin and prescription opioid epidemic as both a public health and a public safety issue," director Michael Botticelli added.
Many police officers across the country have started to carry life-saving medication to prevent heroin overdoses.
Heroin addiction has also drawn the attention of 2016 presidential candidates, including Democrat frontrunner Hillary Clinton who this summer has been hosting forums on the issue. | The US government is launching a $5m (£3.2m) initiative to combat the use and trafficking of heroin, with a focus on prioritising treatment rather than punishment. | 33964832 |
The company said there was a 7% increase in deaths in the UK, excluding Northern Ireland, in 2015.
There were 588,000 deaths last year, compared with 550,000 in 2014.
Chairman Peter Hindley described it as an "extraordinary" year and said the percentage increase in the 2015 death rate had not been recorded in any year since 1952.
Provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics show death rate rises last year were at their highest in England and Wales since 1963.
Public health experts have expressed concern about the rise in deaths last year.
They believe cold weather and an ineffective flu vaccine may have played a part in the high numbers of deaths in the early part of 2015.
Dignity expected the number of deaths this year to revert to 2014 levels.
The company posted a £69m pre-tax profit, compared with a £67.7m loss for 2014 after refinancing its debts and returning money to investors.
Underlying profits were up 23% to £72.2m, while revenue rose 14% to £305.3m.
The company conducted 73,500 funerals at 767 locations throughout the UK.
A higher number of funerals were undertaken at a higher average revenue, Dignity said.
Mike McCollum, chief executive, said: "Our staff have performed tremendously in a year when we had to look after a lot more families than originally anticipated. Our standards remained high, as reflected in the outstanding responses from our client surveys."
Shares in Dignity share fell almost 5% to £24.43 in afternoon trading. Shares in the UK's only listed undertaker have risen more than 25% in the past 12 months, valuing the company at £1.2bn. | An unexpected rise in deaths last year helped funeral provider Dignity return to profitability. | 35704467 |
The woman was injured after she slipped and fell near the summit of Goatfell, near Glen Rosa, on Monday afternoon.
Arran Mountain Rescue Team was called out and she was winched to safety by the coastguard search and rescue helicopter at about 16:30.
The rescue team helped the rest of her party down the mountain. The extent of the woman's injuries are not known.
The mountain rescue team said: "The team were called out to a female who had slipped and fallen 100-150 metres, sustaining various injuries, just below the summit of Goatfell.
"Due to her injuries Rescue 999 winched the casualty off the hill and the rest of her party were walked down off Goatfell by team members.
"Our hills are still very much in winter conditions at the moment and we advise anyone venturing to them to have an axe and crampons and adequate winter gear." | A woman has been rescued after falling up to 150m (492ft) on the highest mountain on the Isle of Arran. | 35750855 |
Lancaster has dropped fly-half George Ford in favour of Owen Farrell and brought in Sam Burgess in the centres.
England beat Fiji in their first match, while Wales got the better of Uruguay.
Lancaster said: "The game will be judged a success if we win. If we lose I will be questioned. Clearly my selection heightens it."
Jonathan Joseph's chest injury has prompted the changes in England's backline.
With Burgess paired with Brad Barritt, Lancaster is fielding the 14th centre partnership of his four-year tenure.
Just 11 months since he switched codes, and after only 112 minutes of Test rugby, Burgess will be up against British and Irish Lion Jamie Roberts, capped 72 times by Wales.
"We need to have good defenders to stop Wales on the gain-line," said Lancaster.
"Sam's a good and powerful defender. But also I think he offers us a threat in attack. We don't always have to use the threat that he is. Sometimes you can bypass him."
Mike Ford, formerly England's defence coach, said son George was "devastated" to have been relegated to the bench
Lancaster said: "Obviously George is disappointed, but in the same way it is about how you deal with disappointment.
"In my mind, they are both word-class players and we are just playing in a different way, a different order."
For the latest rugby union news, follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter. | England coach Stuart Lancaster knows he has increased the scrutiny on himself with his team selection for Saturday's key World Cup match against Wales. | 34354774 |
The English Heritage plaque was installed on the block in Farley Court on Marylebone Road, where the comic lived for seven years in the 1960s.
Unveiling the plaque, his Carry On co-star Barbara Windsor said: "Kenny was a one-off, a true original."
In his diary the actor had said how "elated" he was to move into the flat.
Williams lived in Flat 62 between 1963 and 1970 when hits like Carry On Cleo, Carry On Up The Khyber and Carry On Camping were filmed and he made regular appearances in the hit radio comedy series Round The Horne.
The comic wrote in his diary about the excitement of moving into the flat, noting: "My bedroom looks out over Regent's Park. The trees are turning now and the sight is beautiful.
"I can see all the traffic twinkling down the Marylebone Rd - It's all so marvellous, I could cry."
Windsor said she was "absolutely chuffed that English Heritage is celebrating him with a blue plaque".
English Heritage's blue plaque historian Howard Spencer said: "Kenneth Williams was a unique comic talent, who as both an actor and a storyteller won the nation's affections.
"That legacy is now recognised by one of our blue plaques in London, the city in which he lived all his life."
Williams died from a barbiturate overdose in 1988. | Comic and Carry On star Kenneth Williams has been honoured with a blue plaque in central London on what would have been his 88th birthday. | 26298125 |
It is the first-ever partnership of its kind for Microsoft.
Kind has been selling its marijuana tracking software to businesses and governments for some three years.
The start-up will now be able work on Microsoft's government cloud.
Kind's software, which is called Agrisoft Seed to Sale, "closes the loop between marijuana-related businesses, regulatory agencies, and financial institutions," a press release said.
Microsoft told the BBC in an emailed statement that it supported "government customers and partners to help them meet their missions".
"Kind Financial is building solutions on our government cloud to help these agencies regulate and monitor controlled substances and items, and manage compliance with jurisdictional laws and regulations," the Microsoft spokesperson said.
Microsoft is based in Washington where cannabis is legal.
Kind said that Microsoft's cloud platform was the only one of its kind "designed to meet government standards for the closely regulated cannabis compliance programmes", The Weed Blog reported.
Microsoft told the Weed Blog it was looking forward to working with Kind "to help our government customers launch successful regulatory programs." | Microsoft has teamed up with California-based technology start-up Kind Financial, which helps businesses and government agencies track sales of legalised marijuana "from seed to sale". | 36545858 |
The 22-year-old is a USA Under-23 international and started his career with MLS side Colorado Rapids, playing 53 times.
He could make his debut for the U's in Saturday's game against struggling Dagenham & Redbridge.
Shaun Derry's men are currently 11th in League Two, three points outside the play-off places.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Cambridge United have signed Apollon Limassol defender Shane O'Neill on loan until the end of the season. | 35467369 |
Among them are Mike Delany and Michael Young in the halves, while Ally Hogg comes in at number eight.
Gloucester make four changes, with Billy Twelvetrees taking over from the injured Billy Burns in the halves.
Mark Atkinson comes into the centres, while in the pack Motu Matu'u plays hooker and John Afoa at tighthead prop.
Newcastle: Tait; Goneva, C. Harris, Socino, Watson; Delany, Young; Vickers, Cooper, D. Wilson; Green, Olmstead; M. Wilson, Welch, Hogg.
Replacements: Lawson, B. Harris, Welsh, Witty, Chick, Takulua, Hodgson, Sinoti.
Gloucester: Marshall; Sharples, Trinder, Atkinson, May; Twelvetrees, Heinz (capt); McAllister, Matu'u, Afoa; Savage, Galarza; Moriarty, Rowan, Morgan.
Replacements: Hibbard, Thomas, Hohneck, Denton, Ludlow, Braley, Evans, Purdy.
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter. | Full-back Alex Tait will make his 200th appearance for Newcastle Falcons, who make eight changes from their defeat against Harlequins. | 39490709 |
That is down 12% compared to the same period in 2016, when the bank recorded profits of £64.5m.
The bank said the fall reflects lower incomes because of low interest rates and higher pension costs.
Danske Bank UK CEO Kevin Kingston said: "The underlying performance of the bank remains strong, with lending up 8% year-on-year."
He added: "Despite improved business activity across the bank, total income has remained broadly flat compared to the first half of 2016 as low interest rates continue to impede our income growth."
The bank also reported that mortgage lending had increased 7% on last year. | Danske Bank in Northern Ireland has reported pre-tax profits of £56.5m for the first half of 2017. | 40666249 |
Police say the 41-year-old and 35-year-old Andrew Thomson were both responsible for the assault that left the pair in hospital.
They were called to Thomson's home in Des Moines in the US state of Iowa in early the hours.
The musician had been stabbed in the back of the head.
The brothers are charged with disorderly conduct by fighting are due in court 30 March.
Officers say the fight started inside and moved outside after becoming physical.
According to local reports, the band's manager says Mick Thomson's injuries won't stop Slipknot performing.
They're due to start touring next month when they play the Fort Rock festival in south Florida.
They'll also headline the Friday night of this year's Download festival.
Tweeting about the stabbing, Slipknot's lead singer Corey Taylor thanked fans for their thoughts.
Last year the band released their first album in six years, titled 5: The Gray Chapter.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Slipknot guitarist Mickael Thomson has been charged after a fight with his brother last week - in which he was stabbed. | 32000229 |
Work will be carried out on all approach roads to the junction near Hamilton.
A contraflow will restrict traffic to one lane in each direction until 06:00 on Monday.
The work is part of a £500m project to improve central Scotland's motorway network.
As a result, there will be no access to the roundabout from the M74 southbound, junction 5 off-slip.
Access to Hamilton, Bothwell and the M74 north and southbound will be restricted with signed diversions in place.
The A725 northbound Orbiston junction off-slip will also be closed with a diversion route via Bellziehill junction.
Access to and exit from Strathclyde Park onto Raith roundabout will be maintained.
Graeme Reid, project manager for the M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project, said: "These works have been scheduled to take place over the weekend to avoid disruption to commuters during the morning and evening peaks.
"Whilst we're doing everything we can to minimise the disruption, delays will be inevitable, and we're asking motorists to check the Transport Scotland and Traffic Scotland websites for updates, to plan their journeys in advance and to look at taking an alternative route if possible."
When complete, it is hoped the M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project will significantly reduce congestion across the central Scotland motorway network, shaving approximately 15 minutes off the daily commute through Raith Junction. | Drivers are being warned to expect delays over the weekend as resurfacing work takes place at the M74 Raith roundabout. | 38610149 |
It comes after a string of recommendations from Dame Elish Angiolini in her report into the handling of the issue at Mortonhall crematorium in Edinburgh
Aberdeen has always maintained that the powerful burners in place at Hazlehead left no ashes.
Neil Cooney said Aberdeen would have to change in line with technology.
Dame Elish said any crematorium that cannot guarantee ashes to return to bereaved families should stop cremating babies.
Mr Cooney, convener of housing and environment at the city council, told BBC Scotland: "We broke no rules, we followed the criteria that was demanded under the old regime, and we really handled it with as much sensitivity as we could.
"The technology has changed and we have got to change with it."
He said any residual ash left under new modern techniques would be returned to undertakers.
A separate inquiry into how infant remains have been dealt with throughout Scotland is expected to report at the end of May.
Former high court judge Lord Bonomy has chaired the Infant Cremation Commission, which will recommend changes to the law to prevent a similar scandal happening again. | A senior Aberdeen councillor has promised a review into the way cremations of babies are handled. | 27238172 |
The 27-year-old and 29-year-old were attacked in William Street, Johnstone, close to High Street, by two other men, at about 15:15.
Both victims were released from hospital after treatment.
Det Con Grant Spy, from Paisley CID, said the area would have been busy at the time and there was a public event going on nearby at Houston Square.
He appealed for anyone who was in the area at the time and saw a disturbance or anything suspicious to get in touch. | Two men were taken to hospital after a "serious assault" in Renfrewshire on Saturday afternoon, police have said. | 33951844 |
BBC correspondents have been reporting from Hungary, Austria and Germany after travel restrictions were eased late on Friday.
In Hungary, many people waiting for trains had set up temporary camp in the underpasses underneath the city's Keleti station.
Fed up after days of waiting to be allowed to board trains, a group of 1,000 people decided to start walking to Austria.
In the early hours of Saturday morning, they crossed the border by foot.
They then boarded trains for Germany. Jenny Hill was in Munich to see them arrive.
Meanwhile, a second wave of migrants decided to begin the journey from Budapest on foot.
And across the border in Austria, many people turned out to offer help.
The Hungarian side of the border is now littered with the things people couldn't carry, or didn't want.
A convoy of cars driven by activists set out to collect migrants from the border area. One woman explained why she was moved to help.
The BBC spent the weekend at Munich station. Timelapse video captured the many thousands who arrived over 48 hours. | Thousands of migrants have crossed into Austria and Germany, following a long journey that has brought many from conflict zones like Syria into the heart of Europe. | 34162846 |
The FTSE 100 closed down 28.9 points, or 0.5%, at 6,342.28.
Some weak trade figures from China put pressure on mining shares, with Glencore falling 2.6% and Anglo American down 1.8%.
Royal Mail shares fell 4.2% to 452.5p, after the government sold its final stake in the company.
The government said it had raised £591.1m from selling its final stake in Royal Mail at 455p a share.
Shares in brewer SABMiller jumped 9% to £39.48 after it agreed terms for a takeover by AB InBev.
SABMiller said it had agreed "in principle" an increased offer from its rival of £44 a share, bringing closer the prospect of a tie-up between the world's two largest brewing companies.
In the FTSE 250, shares in Bellway Homes rose 3.6% after the housebuilder reported a 44% increase in full-year pre-tax profits to £354.2m.
News that UK inflation turned negative again in September pushed the value of the pound down, as the prospect of an early rise in interest rates diminished.
CPI inflation fell to -0.1% last month from 0% in August. The CPI rate has been at or close to zero for most of this year, and was last in negative territory in April.
The pound was trading down more than a cent against the dollar at $1.5237, and was also down more than a cent against the euro at €1.3387. | Mining shares pulled the FTSE 100 lower, while Royal Mail shares dropped after the government sold its remaining stake in the company. | 34514916 |
Meredith, 24, began his career at Derby and also had spells with Shrewsbury, Chesterfield and AFC Telford.
The left-back joined York in 2009 and was part of the team that won the Blue Square Premier play-off final in May.
He is a good athlete and can play in several positions
Boss Phil Parkinson told the Bradford website: "I'm really pleased to have James on board. He's a young, hungry player with a great attitude."
The Australia-born left-back, who can also play in the centre of defence and midfield, played 46 games for York last season as the club completed the double of winning promotion back to the Football League and the FA Trophy.
He is Bradford's fourth summer signing following the arrival of Gary Jones,Rory McArdle and Andrew Davies.
Manager Parkinson added: "We had him watched several times at York City last season and we were impressed with what we saw of him.
"He had a terrific spell at York and has played virtually everyone of their games for the last three years." | Bradford City have completed the signing of York full-back James Meredith on a two-year deal. | 18642790 |
The cat-eyed snake, also known as a frog spawn snake, from Costa Rica, was found by the man once he got home to his house in Tryst Park.
He had bought the pineapple from an Aldi store on Tuesday.
The snake, which has been named Ricky by the Scottish SPCA, is now being cared for by experts at Butterfly World in Edinburgh.
Catherine Atterton, of the Scottish SPCA, said, "It's not every day that we get called out to attend to snakes found in peculiar places.
"I know not long ago there was a wee lizard found on a head of broccoli so I was quite excited to see what had stowed away on this pineapple.
"We named him Ricky, as he's come all the way from Costa Rica. He's in a good condition and is now being cared for by experts at Butterfly World in Edinburgh.
"We're glad we were called out as without proper care Ricky wouldn't survive our climate. Now he'll be able to recuperate from his adventures."
An Aldi spokeswoman said: "This is the first time we, or our supplier, who supplies all major supermarkets, have received a complaint of this nature.
"All our fresh pineapples are transported in cold storage with additional processes in place to prevent such issues occurring.
"We are investigating this isolated incident with our supplier to understand how this could have happened." | A snake has been rescued after being found on a pineapple in a man's shopping in Edinburgh. | 40947807 |
Two men, both aged 32, were injured in separate gun attacks in Newry between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Four men aged 20, 27, 26 and 29 arrested in connection with the incident remain in custody.
Another man, aged 28, who was arrested on Thursday, was previously released on bail pending further enquiries. | A 31-year-old man arrested by police investigating two shootings in County Down has been released on bail pending further enquiries. | 34303535 |
Luis Gustavo Moreno Rivera, national director of anti-corruption, was arrested in Colombia and faces extradition to the US.
A Colombian lawyer, Leonardo Luis Pinilla Gomez, was also arrested.
They are both charged with conspiring to launder money to promote foreign bribery, US prosecutors say.
There was no immediate comment from the two men or their representatives.
According to the criminal complaint filed in Miami federal court, the two tried to obtain a bribe from a Colombian politician who, unknown to them, was an informant for the authorities.
It is alleged they offered to give the politician copies of witness statements from a corruption case against him in return for 100m Colombian pesos ($34,500; £27,000).
Prosecutors say the two travelled to Miami to meet the politician and their conversations were recorded.
At the direction of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, they were given a deposit of $10,000 in bribe money, the complaint says.
According to the Miami Herald, the two were arrested in Colombia on a provisional arrest warrant, or Interpol Red Notice.
The extradition process to Miami could takes months, it adds. | Colombia's top anti-corruption official has been arrested on US charges of money laundering in connection with an alleged bribery scheme, officials say. | 40426033 |
The terminally ill Sunderland fan, who has neuroblastoma, is receiving end-of-life care at home. His family said they were "heartbroken".
The six-year-old has received thousands of messages of support from around the world and become friends with Black Cats striker Jermain Defoe.
In a Facebook statement, his family said a scan had revealed new tumours.
It said: "Bradley had a scan on Monday and it showed what we feared. Bradley's cancer is spreading at a very fast rate and he has now got lots of new tumours including in his lungs.
"The lump that was causing pain was originally thought to be an abscess has got bigger and they now believe it's a tumour.
"We are heartbroken this is happening so fast.
"Bradley is now receiving palliative care at home. He is going for radiotherapy at the end of this week and next week, but this is to control the pain in the hope we get him comfortable.
"Lots of people keep asking 'how long has he got to live?' I can't answer this as we don't know, all we know is it's not long."
The family, from Blackhall Colliery in County Durham, also said they were hoping to set up a Bradley Lowery Foundation and that all money raised for him would go towards the new charity.
His birthday party last week featured fire-eaters, a funfair, marquee, jugglers and stilt-walkers, with Defoe and Sunderland goalkeeper Vito Mannone there to celebrate with him.
Defoe also walked out with Bradley at Wembley for England's World Cup qualifier with Lithuania in March.
Last year an appeal to send him Christmas cards ended with the youngster receiving 315,000. | The family of football mascot Bradley Lowery have said his cancer has spread and he does not have long to live. | 40039021 |
The Welshman's third mandatory title defence will be on a bill topped by Carl Frampton's WBA world featherweight title rematch with Leo Santa Cruz.
Selby wants to emulate UK fighters Lennox Lewis, Ricky Hatton, Joe Calzaghe and Amir Khan in Las Vegas.
"I always knew that's where I wanted to fight," said the 29-year-old.
"My mandatory challenger is experienced, dangerous and I will not take him lightly.
"I've had a strong training camp and I am 100 % focused on putting on a show for the American fans and the travelling fans."
Selby, from Barry in south Wales, is being lined-up to fight the winner of Frampton v Santa Cruz in 2017.
Northern Irishman Frampton claimed a points win over Santa Cruz of Mexico in July.
Montenegrin Dejan Zlaticanin defends his WBC lightweight title against Mikey Garcia of the United States in the third world title fight scheduled for the bill in January.
Selby had previously told the BBC he expected his next title defence to be in the USA.
Find out how to get into boxing with our special guide. | Lee Selby's defence of his world IBF featherweight title against Jonathan Barros has been confirmed for 28 January Las Vegas' MGM Grand Hotel. | 38407434 |
Gabriela Kocisova, 32, was found dead at about 04:50 on Saturday morning on Lovers Walk, between the river and the main road.
Police Scotland said her death was being treated as unexplained pending further inquiries.
But officers said there was nothing to suggest her death was suspicious and they were not looking for anyone else.
Ms Kocisova is understood to have lived and worked in the Stirling area for a number of years. | A body found close to the River Forth in Stirling has been identified as that of a Czech woman who lived in the area. | 35146329 |
The souped-up 1992 Ford Cardinal - named Dead Quick - is capable of reaching speeds of 200mph (322kmh), its creator claims.
Matt Mckeown is aiming to smash the current record of 115mph (185kmh).
Mr Mckeown, who already holds the Guinness World Record for riding a jet-propelled shopping trolley, is taking the hearse for its maiden spin later.
He said he has "never driven it before" but will be testing it out at Cheltenham's Prescott Hill Climb.
Mr McKeown bought Dead Quick after it was retired from active service last year.
Since then, he said, the vehicle has been given a "new lease of life", with an ex-RAF jet powered provost engine, racing seat and roll cage.
"A hearse makes a perfect shape for a land speed vehicle it's aerodynamic, long, thin, steady with a wedge back end," said Mr McKeown.
"Dead Quick's good for 200mph but this is a work in progress. We've got another more powerful engine we can put in but we're going to engineer all the suspension and brakes first and then we'll go for more power."
The current Guinness World Record for the fastest speed in a hearse is 186.04 km/h (115.60 mph) and was achieved by Australian Shane Hammond in Tasmania in 2010.
Ahead of Mr McKeown's record bid this summer, Dead Quick is being put through its paces in "low speed tests" at Prescott Bike Festival.
"I've never driven it before, the furthest I've ever driven it was getting it off a trailer and putting it on a starting grid," he said.
"I've never actually turned the wheel with the jet engine running, that's going to happen for the first time on Sunday." | An extreme engineer hopes his jet-powered hearse will lay the existing world record to rest. | 39539290 |
The Super League champions went down to a fourth successive loss when they slumped 18-6 at the KC Stadium.
X-rays have revealed that McGuire, 30, fractured his fibula when Hull's Liam Watts fell on him during a tackle.
And the Rhinos' star centre Kallum Watkins, 22, faces time on the sidelines with an ankle injury. Its severity has yet to be determined.
Leeds said on Twitter that McGuire would have further scans on Monday.
McGuire and Watkins join veteran prop Jamie Peacock, utility man Carl Ablett and back Ben Jones-Bishop - who are already out for various lengths of time - on the Headingley Carnegie injury list.
McGuire has been at the club since 2001, winning the Grand Final six times.
He has also played for Great Britain and England during a glittering career. | Leeds Rhinos have confirmed that their half-back Danny McGuire suffered a broken leg in Friday's defeat at Hull. | 22741922 |
But the 30-time Tour de France stage winner opted not to take part in the sprint finish on stage one and finished 10th.
Ireland's Sam Bennett won the 159.4km stage, which went from Koper to Kocevje in Slovenia.
"Coming back from illness, I'm as fit as I can be after four weeks of training," the 32-year-old said.
Cavendish has not competed for Team Dimension Data since the Milan San-Remo one-day race in March.
He was then diagnosed with glandular fever, caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, in April.
"It has been really difficult because I have had to monitor what I have been doing very closely," Cavendish added.
"It's not like you wake up one morning and you're feeling better, you have to take it step by step. Even this week in the race, I'll be monitoring the workload."
The four-day race finishes on Sunday and Cavendish is looking to prove his fitness ahead of the Tour de France, which starts on 1 July.
Before that, Cavendish is scheduled to race in the British Championships on the Isle of Man on 25 June. | Britain's Mark Cavendish has returned to racing after three months out with illness in the Tour of Slovenia. | 40294165 |
The elite college said it "deeply regrets" the system error which led to an email meant for just nine families being sent to a total of 400 recipients.
Those who wrongly received the conditional offer were hoping to attend the school from September 2017.
An internal review is now taking place.
Boys are offered conditional places to Eton College after they have passed an interview, aged 11.
They must then pass the Common Entrance exam in order to confirm their place.
A college spokesman said: "This error was discovered within minutes and each family was immediately contacted to notify them that it should be disregarded.
"We take this type of incident very seriously indeed so a thorough investigation, overseen by the head master Tony Little and led by the tutor for admissions, is being carried out to find out exactly what went wrong and to ensure it cannot happen again.
"Eton College offers its sincere apologies to those boys concerned and their families.
"We deeply regret the confusion and upset this must have caused."
The school in Berkshire was founded 575 years ago and has fees of more than £34,000 a year for some students.
Prime Minister David Cameron and Princes William and Harry attended the renowned boarding school. | Eton College has apologised after sending an email offering a conditional place to hundreds of pupils in error. | 33531402 |
The blueprint for the next five years includes taking away street furniture, making areas "more people friendly" and having less traffic.
The proposals target Princes Street, George Street and Rose Street.
A report, going before the council's policy and strategy committee, details the results of a review by urban design consultants, Gehl Architects.
The council-commissioned review said temporary projects, such as increasing footway space on the north side of George Street and increasing the opening hours of kiosks, along with longer-term projects, such as creating pedestrian spaces in the centre of George Street, could transform the city centre.
There are also proposals to review the city's bus networks and bus provision for the centre.
An Edinburgh City Council spokesman said: "Gehl's approach, which focuses heavily on people and how they use places, was used successfully in New York and Melbourne, where their work has been instrumental to bringing bold changes to public spaces in these cities."
Jenny Dawe, Edinburgh City Council leader, said: "Edinburgh is a world class city and a magnet for visitors but, equally, there is a consensus that the quality of public space in some parts of the city centre lets us down.
"I am determined that this action plan be implemented. The starting point is the delivery of temporary short-term projects, which can be done quickly and cheaply to bring much needed changes to the dynamic of the city centre.
"Gehl's findings reinforce the clear correlation between good public places and good economic performance, as already demonstrated by the success of the recent redevelopments of St Andrew Square and the Grassmarket." | Plans to put pedestrians first in the heart of Edinburgh city centre are set to be approved by councillors. | 12474130 |
The woman, 59, was taken to hospital with serious injuries and remains in a critical condition.
Officers were called to the incident at Blaydon Avenue, Sutton Coldfield, at 19:30 GMT on Monday.
The 31-year-old man is known to the woman and remains in custody, police said.
For more from Birmingham and the Black Country | A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was stabbed several times at a West Midlands house. | 35812506 |
Police reissued their appeal for information earlier on Friday, saying it is "important that we can inform the man's loved ones".
The body of the man, believed to be in his 50s, was discovered near Shaw's Bridge in south Belfast on the afternoon of Friday 14 July.
His death is not being treated as suspicious.
The man's name has not yet been released.
His identity had remained a mystery for a week in spite of fingerprint checks and a search of missing persons records. | A man whose body was found a week ago in the River Lagan in Belfast has now been identified. | 40687103 |
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) said it would seek to cancel its 25-year private finance initiative deal with Viridor Laing Ltd.
GMWDA, which signed the contract in 2009, faces financial challenges, Viridor's parent company Pennon said.
It indicated the firm would seek compensation over the termination.
Viridor Laing is a consortium of the waste and resources firm Viridor and construction group John Laing Infrastructure.
In December last year, John Laing PLC reported that GMWDA said it was "not satisfied with the current status" of the project and that it continued to "seek significant cost savings and efficiencies".
In a statement, GMWDA confirmed it had agreed to terminate the deal.
The authority added: "The decision allows for delegation for officers to progress termination. At this time we are unable to comment further."
Dominic Nash, a financial analyst at Macquarie, believes it could be "up to three years before there is any clarity".
He said: "The main driver is to save money. It does not come down to Viridor Laing doing a bad job because I don't think they have. The council budget is lower and they will want to reduce bills for customers."
Mr Nash said jobs would be transferred to any new contractor, and compensation would be paid.
He warned: "How the compensation is calculated is a good indicator for investment perception in the UK...If it is handled badly it has the potential to damage investor sentiment, as it would increase risk for investors."
GMWDA provides waste disposal services for councils in Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford. | A £3bn contract signed to recycle waste and use some of it as fuel to generate electricity is to be terminated 17 years early over "cost savings". | 39808477 |
"If it were possible for me to be sold, I would sell myself,'' he said in a speech on state television.
A joke page on Ebay "selling" Mr Sisi was created and bids passed $100,000 (£72,000) within hours. The page was later removed.
Mr Sisi also asked Egyptians to make donations to the country by text.
The remarks were made as he unveiled an economic development plan for 2030.
Egypt's economic problems include a sharp decline in foreign investment and tourism revenues amidst years of social unrest.
The country also pays large amounts to cover fuel subsidies and servicing its domestic debt, and has suffered from high inflation and unemployment.
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Within minutes of Mr Sisi's comments, a listing for the sale of "a used field marshal" with a photograph attached on the president appeared on Ebay.
He was also mocked for asking Egyptians to each donate "10 pounds ($1.2; £0.9) to Egypt by mobile text" to help lower the country's enormous financial burden.
Many users took to Twitter to criticise and make fun of his comments, and the hashtag #Ebay was a trending topic in the country.
Mr Sisi vowed to continue building the country "until my life or term [in office] ends" and urged Egyptians to listen only to him if they "truly love" Egypt.
"Do not listen to anyone else but me," he urged. | Egyptians have taken to social media to poke fun at President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi after he said he would sell himself to help the country's economy. | 35652724 |
Westminster City Council registrar Alison Cathcart travelled to Kensington Palace, where Prince William signed the birth register entry.
The Duke and Duchess gave their occupation as prince and princess of the United Kingdom in the register entry from which the birth certificate is produced.
Prince George was born on 22 July.
His full name of George Alexander Louis was announced two days later. He is third in line to the throne, behind his grandfather Prince Charles and his father, Prince William.
In a statement issued on Friday, Kensington Palace said: "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have formally registered the birth of Prince George.
"The Duke of Cambridge signed the birth register at Kensington Palace this morning, witnessed by a Registrar from Westminster Register Office."
The couple's "usual address" was listed as Kensington Palace, and the duchess's place of birth was listed as Reading.
A Kensington Palace spokesman said royal birth certificates conventionally featured the words prince and princess of the United Kingdom, or comparable formulations, as the parents' occupations.
Although Catherine uses the title Duchess of Cambridge, bestowed upon her by the Queen, she is also a princess by marriage and can be called Princess William of Wales. | The Duke and and Duchess of Cambridge have formally registered the birth of their son, Prince George. | 23552087 |
The Met Police confirmed the submerged item was assessed and taken away by specialist officers earlier on Sunday.
It was found on the northern shore near Putney Bridge, west London, on Saturday. Experts had to wait for the tide to recede to examine the item.
Crowds later lined the banks of the river to see Oxford win the men's race and Cambridge win the women's race.
The BBC understands the shell was found by a passing sailor and was located on the Chelsea bank of the river on the north side of Putney Bridge.
The races started on the other side of Putney Bridge.
In an earlier statement, the Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called by a member of the public at approximately 13:50 BST on Saturday... reporting what they thought to be World War Two ordnance on the Chelsea shoreline by Putney Bridge."
Michelle Dite, race director of the Boat Race said ahead of the event: "We are very happy to update that the ordnance has now been safely removed and The Cancer Research UK Boat Races will be going ahead as planned. Thank you to the Metropolitan Police for their support." | The 163rd University Boat Race went ahead after a World War Two shell was removed from the River Thames. | 39472672 |
After a four-under 68, the 29-year-old world number 149 birdied the first extra hole to defeat American Patrick Reed after both finished at 17 under.
Overnight leader Thongchai Jaidee had a 71 to finish tied third at 16 under.
Englishman Justin Rose was one further back after six birdies in a 67, sharing seventh place with compatriot Paul Casey, who bogeyed the last in a 69.
Reed held a one-shot lead with two holes to play after holing out from 100 yards from a fairway bunker for an eagle at the 15th and carding his fifth birdie of the day on the next.
However, the world number 17 bogeyed the 17th and left a birdie putt short from 12 feet on the 18th, tapping in for par before throwing his ball into the lake surrounding the green.
That left Broberg, who began the day two off the lead, with a birdie putt from similar range to move ahead - but he also left it short.
Jaidee and An - the final pair - both missed chances to join the play-off.
Broberg and Reed returned to the 471-yard 18th, where the American found thick rough off the tee, a greenside bunker with his approach and splashed out to four feet.
Broberg, playing in his 96th European Tour event, this time made no mistake with his birdie attempt to claim victory.
In the Race To Dubai standings, Danny Willett closed the gap on leader Rory McIlroy by finishing in a share of 28th place.
McIlroy leads by 1,613 points before next week's season-ending World Tour Championship in Dubai, where the winner will claim 1,333,330 points. | Swede Kristoffer Broberg won his maiden European Tour title with a play-off victory at the BMW Masters in Shanghai. | 34825453 |
The 21-year-old was part of the Hibs side that finished runner-up in the Scottish Women's Premier League and lost the Scottish Cup final last term.
"She ticks all the boxes in terms of the standard of players that we want at Bristol," said manager Willie Kirk.
Arthur is the second player to join Bristol this week after Ellie Wilson arrived from Reading on Wednesday. | Scotland midfielder Chloe Arthur has joined Women's Super League Two club Bristol City from Hibernian. | 35383142 |
Matthew and Nawwar Bryant said Zachary, a "loving, happy, and perfect little baby", was the light of their lives.
"He leaves us with the best three months and 14 days of wonderful memories spent in this world," they said in a statement.
A man has been charged with five murders over the incident on Friday.
Dimitrious Gargasoulas, 26, was remanded in custody on Monday to face a court hearing in August.
Police allege he deliberately drove a car into pedestrians in Bourke St Mall in central Melbourne, killing five people and injuring 37 others.
Three of those killed have been identified as Thalia Hakin, 10, Jess Mudie, 22, and Matthew Si, 33. Another victim, a 25-year-old man from Japan, has not been named.
Zachary's two-year-old sister, Zara, was also injured in the incident and remains in a stable condition.
"Zac, Mummy and Daddy love you very much, and always will," the Bryants said, as they released photos of their two children.
Thousands of mourners attended a public vigil in central Melbourne on Monday night.
The city's Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, thanked the crowd for its support following "an unthinkable act".
"Melbourne is our home," he said. "When it happens to one of us, it happens to all of us." | The parents of a three-month-old boy killed in an allegedly deliberate attack by a motorist in Melbourne have paid tribute their son. | 38713958 |
The Briton was due to fight Avtandil Khurtsidze on 8 July in London.
But following his arrest in New York, the Georgian's promoter Lou DiBella has confirmed he will be unable to travel.
Thirty-three members and associates of a Russian crime syndicate, including Khurtsidze, have been detained.
In a statement, acting Manhattan US Attorney Joon H Kim said: "The dizzying array of criminal schemes committed by this organised crime syndicate allegedly include a murder-for-hire conspiracy, a plot to rob victims by seducing and drugging them with chloroform, the theft of cargo shipments containing over 10,000 pounds of chocolate, and a fraud on casino slot machines using electronic hacking devices."
Khurtsidze earned the bout with Saunders after winning the interim belt by stopping Britain's Tommy Langford in April.
Saunders' most recent fight was a successful title defence against Artur Akavov in December. | Billy Joe Saunders' WBO middleweight title defence has been cancelled after his opponent was arrested for alleged links to organised crime. | 40208313 |
The man was recovered unconscious from the water at Porthkerris, near St Keverne, and airlifted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, where he was later pronounced dead.
Two other divers were taken to Plymouth for specialist recompression treatment after a rapid ascent in the sea on Saturday.
The victim is believed to be a 67-year-old from Brentwood, Essex.
More on the diving accident, plus other Devon and Cornwall news
Divers can suffer decompression sickness - commonly known as "the bends" - if they surface too quickly allowing nitrogen bubbles to form in the blood.
The Health and Safety Executive has been informed.
Formal identification has not yet been carried out but Devon and Cornwall Police said the dead man's next of kin has been informed.
A police spokesperson said enquiries were ongoing to establish the circumstances, but the death was not thought to be suspicious. | A man has died following a diving accident off the coast of Cornwall. | 37517349 |
Organisers March for Europe said a stronger connection "makes Britain stronger".
Geraint Talfan Davies, of Wales Stronger in Europe, said Brexit had caused "uncertainty" but Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said everyone needed to "come together".
Similar events were held across the UK.
Those attending the event sought to put pressure on the UK Government to pause invoking Article 50 following the vote for Brexit.
It comes two days before Parliament reopens after summer recess, with MPs set to debate a petition calling for a second EU referendum. | About 75 people have gathered in Cardiff city centre calling for stronger ties with the European Union. | 37266879 |
In a joint statement, the pair acknowledged their relationship had been volatile.
"Our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love," it read.
Lawyers for Heard filed a motion on Tuesday to dismiss a temporary restraining order against Depp.
News of the divorce settlement came just a day before a hearing regarding the restraining order was due to begin.
The temporary order had ordered Depp not to contact Heard, and stay 100 yards away from her, after she accused him of striking her and throwing a mobile phone during a fight earlier this year.
The Hollywood star, 53, had always denied abuse allegations made by his former wife.
Heard, 30, filed for divorce in May and obtained the temporary restraining order against Depp a few days later.
The couple, who were married for just under 18 months, also came to a financial settlement as part of their divorce.
Unconfirmed reports put the value of the settlement between $7 million (£5.4 million) and $7.7 million (£5.9 million).
"Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain. There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm," the statement continued.
It said Heard would be donating proceeds from the divorce settlement to an undisclosed charity.
Neither of the actors said they would comment further on the case.
Depp has two children from a previous relationship with French singer and model Vanessa Paradis.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email [email protected]. | Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have settled their divorce, saying neither of them intended to cause the other any physical or emotional harm. | 37094613 |
Denbighshire council is in talks with an unnamed party over the sale of the castle, which is currently run by a trust as a museum and art gallery.
In March the council said would be cutting the trust's annual grant of £144,000 from next year.
The council has been asked to comment.
This led to the trust having to sever its links with the National Portrait Gallery, with its collection of 130 paintings returned in April and seven trust staff being made redundant.
Set in 260 acres, the first castle on the site was built in about 1460 before it was rebuilt in the 1830s.
The freehold sale includes the castle, lawns and event arena.
The council will retain the woodland and parkland which includes the recently reconstructed World War One trenches.
Running alongside the castle's museum and gallery is the Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel which recently underwent a £6m upgrade.
It is run by the Warner Group, which is understood to be interested in taking over the whole complex.
A spokesman for Warner Leisure Hotels said: "We have spoken to the Denbighshire County Council about the future plans for the castle and those discussions continue". | One of Denbighshire's top tourist attractions, Bodelwyddan Castle, is expected to be sold by the county council. | 40687023 |
Shares had been in positive territory until publication of the CBI's latest industrial trends survey that showed Brexit hitting business confidence.
By the close, the FTSE 100 was down 20 points, or 0.3%, at 6,710.13.
The pound gained ground, rising 0.12% against the dollar to $1.3127, but was just 0.11% higher against the euro at €1.1963.
The CBI's monthly total order book balance from its monthly industrial trends survey fell to minus 4 in July from minus 2, while a measure of output over the next three months fell to 6 in July from 23 in June.
Quarterly business optimism balance plummeted to minus 47 from minus 5, the lowest since January 2009, during the depths of the financial crisis.
Rain Newton-Smith, CBI chief economist, said: "It's clear that a cloud of uncertainty is hovering over industry, post-Brexit. We see this in weak expectations for new orders, a sharp fall in optimism and a scaling back of investment plans." | (Close): London's main share index edged lower on Monday, while other major European markets saw gains. | 36882063 |
The Arts Council England (ACE) list also included a rare 16th Century manuscript and a Victorian vase designed by William Burges.
They were purchased by institutions after the government enforced an export ban, giving them time to raise funds.
ACE chief executive Darren Henley said saving them was of "huge public value".
If an object is more than 50 years old and requires a licence for export out of the UK, the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest, managed by ACE, can decide whether the object is of national importance.
Its latest report said between 2014 and 2015, 12 items were referred to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with five being subsequently purchased for collections across the UK by institutions.
The five were:
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey said the system "helps us keep as many of our national treasures in the UK as possible".
"It is fantastic that these important artistic, cultural and historical objects will now be in museums and galleries for the public to enjoy for generations to come," he added.
Sir Hayden Phillips, chairman of the reviewing committee, said while it was "right that we celebrate the successes that have been achieved, we cannot be complacent as a number of significant items were not retained".
"This underlines both the continuing need for strong support and for trying to ensure that we make practical improvements to our processes where we can." | The left wing of a 14th Century diptych worth over £5m is among five treasures which have been stopped from leaving the UK in the last year. | 36153842 |
The Scottish Legal Aid Board has agreed Keane's parents should be represented at a Fatal Accident Inquiry.
An inquiry has been called into the circumstances surrounding the death of the 12-year-old at Edinburgh's Liberton High School in April 2014.
She lost her life when a PE block modesty wall collapsed on top of her.
The fatal accident inquiry is due to take place in June 2017.
Lawyers acting for the family had previously told Sheriff Principal Stephen they thought the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) did not think there was a need for the family to have legal representation at proceedings.
However, SLAB said misleading information had caused the confusion.
A spokesman said: "The family has been granted legal aid for representation at the Fatal Accident Inquiry.
"As the sheriff principal pointed out today, the court was previously given misleading information by the family's legal representative about their situation with legal aid.
"We prioritise legal aid applications for FAIs but can only grant them when the required evidence is provided.
"We had explained what was required to the nominated solicitor prior to the previous hearing but the sheriff principal was instead given an incorrect explanation for why legal aid had not been granted at that time." | The family of schoolgirl Keane Wallis Bennett will receive public funding to pay for legal representation at an inquiry into why she died. | 39965170 |
The Dutch brewer confirmed it was in talks about "a potential transaction in respect of Brasil Kirin".
Japanese business paper Nikkei reported Heineken could pay $870m (£705m) for the Brazilian brewer, a big discount from the $4bn it was valued at in 2011.
It comes as Heineken closes in on a separate deal for UK pub operator Punch Taverns.
Heineken agreed last month to acquire about 2,000 Punch Taverns pubs in a £400m deal.
The global beer industry has been shaken up by the £79bn merger of the world's two biggest brewers, AB InBev and SAB Miller.
Brazil is the third largest beer market in the world, but has been hit by the country going into recession.
In September, Kirin was reported to be to be talking to a number of companies about possible partnerships for its struggling Brazilian beer business.
Kirin, which also owns Japanese beer Kirin Ichiban, said on Friday it was "reviewing all options".
Brasil Kirin, whose flagship beer is Schin, was the country's second largest brewer when Kirin acquired it in 2011, but it has since turned loss-making and has lost market share rapidly. | Heineken is in negotiations with Japanese group Kirin to buy its Brazilian beer business. | 38687683 |
The incident happened on a footpath at the rear of Inverkip Drive, Dykehead, between 08:45 and 09:00 on Wednesday.
The girl kicked the man and managed to run off. She was uninjured but left badly shaken by the incident.
Police said the man ran off in the direction of Dyfrig Street. He was white, aged between 18 and 23, about 5ft 7in and slim.
He was wearing a black jacket and black trousers - possibly jogging trousers - and a black beanie hat.
Police have been carrying out door-to-door inquiries and reviewing CCTV footage.
Det Insp Kenny Dalrymple said: "It's imperative we locate this man and I am appealing to people in the local community to consider if they heard or saw something.
"At that time of the morning, people may have been getting ready to go out, perhaps to buy newspapers, take children to school or make their way to work, so you may have noticed something unusual or you may have seen the suspect running off.
"If you have any information, please do contact us and pass it on.
"I'm aware that this matter will be of concern to local people and I would like to reassure everyone that additional police officers will be on patrol in the area and anyone with any concerns can speak to these officers." | A 12-year-old girl was grabbed by a man as she walked along a footpath in North Lanarkshire. | 39740454 |
The alleged attack happened in Chigwell, Essex, on 31 October when the officer tried to breathalyse a driver.
Tony Turner, 36, of Vincent Road, Dagenham, has been charged with a number of offences including assault and aggravated vehicle-taking.
He was remanded after appearing at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court.
Mr Turner will next appear at Chelmsford Crown Court in February.
Charges against him include: assault, furnishing false information, driving other than in accordance with a licence, possessing identity documents with intent, aggravated vehicle-taking, escape from lawful custody and driving without insurance.
The police car was later found in Romford with the Labrador dog unharmed. | A man has been charged over the alleged assault of a police officer whose car was taken with a police dog in the back. | 38719619 |
10 February 2016 Last updated at 06:53 GMT
The properties in Bolton have suffered due to drainage problems in nearby land owned by water company United Utilities, and broken culverts under the ground.
The problems first began during the deluge that hit many parts of the region over Christmas.
United Utilities has apologised to the residents and repairs are under way.
Stuart Flinders from BBC North West Tonight reports. | Two homes in Greater Manchester have been flooded 11 times in the space of just over a month. | 35535872 |
Sanchez Edwards, 28, is wanted in connection with a violent robbery and grievous bodily harm of a 92-year-old woman in Hackney.
The images were taken at Bethnal Green Tube station at 19:00 BST on 6 July.
Crimestoppers charity is offering a £5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of Edwards, who absconded from a mental health unit.
He was first sighted at Bethnal Green London Underground Station on 3 July at 12:30 BST, days after the attack, wearing very dark clothing and black and white trainers.
His victim cracked ribs due to the force she was dragged along the floor and is in considerable pain during the attack on 27 June.
One of her legs is entirely bruised as well as her hip and stomach. She also sustained a head injury as she struck the ground.
Her family said doctors reacted with shock when they discovered the extent of her injuries.
Det Insp Paul Ridley of Hackney CID described the vittims injuries as "alarming and harrowing"
"The lady remains extremely distraught, will not leave the house as she is terrified and has re-occurring nightmares of her ordeal. She finds it difficult to sleep particularly due to the excruciating pain of her injuries."
He also warned members of the public this was "a violent, dangerous and unpredictable individual", who should not be approached.
Edwards is described as a dark skinned black man, 5ft 9ins, with short black hair, medium build and a black beard.
The case featured on BBC1's Crimewatch Roadshow on 7 July appealing for information | Detectives have released new images of a "dangerous" paranoid schizophrenic they are trying to locate. | 40528849 |
The crowd of all ages and backgrounds filled Potters Field Park, less than a mile from where three men drove into pedestrians on London Bridge before launching a knife attack in Borough Market.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan led the short ceremony with a defiant speech that was welcomed by applause.
The crowd filled the park and spilled out on to the area around City Hall, a snaking line of people waiting to leave flowers. The area is now a sea of floral tributes.
Hanyah Casam, 14, from Eden Girls School in Walthamstow, said: "I don't think there's an emotion to describe how we feel today. There's so much sorrow and heartbreak and we just wanted to be here to show our support."
Classmate Zahra Salamut, 15, said: "What happened is not a representation of Islam and we are here with love to represent British Muslims."
Doreen Hutchings, 67, from Camberwell, said: "I'm very angry that people think they can come and do this to my city so I wanted to be with other Londoners.
"It's nice there's a real mixture of people young and old from different backgrounds."
Gareth Snelling, 24, from Peckham, works for Help For Refugee Children. He drew a rainbow heart on a banner where people could leave messages.
He said: "It's really eerie being so quiet but it's nice to see so many people."
Monika Ober-Sahnoun, 31, is from Poland and lives in Greenwich. She said: "I wanted to show the spirit of coming together as a community and showing love and saying 'no' to fear and hate." | Thousands of people gathered under leaden skies to remember those who were killed and injured in Saturday night's terror attack in London. | 40164590 |
The 21-year-old collided with the barriers in the women's Tour of Italy.
She was flown to hospital in Benevento on 7 July and was initially critical but stable with serious head and shoulder injuries.
Her mother Laura Bianchi told BBC Sport: "Yesterday she began to try to speak. We are very, very glad."
After the crash her team, Valcar-PBM, said she had required surgery to relieve the pressure on her brain.
"Claudia came out from the induced coma last week. She quickly began to open her eyes and move her body. The doctors seem optimistic," said her mother.
"Her rehab will take a long time, but she is strong."
The cyclist has been listening to audio messages and looking at photos on her phone.
She is expected to be transferred to a rehabilitation centre closer to home to continue her recovery. | Italian cyclist Claudia Cretti is showing early signs of recovery after being brought out of an induced coma following a crash during the Giro Rosa. | 40740690 |
Metrolink passengers will have to use the stop at Shudehill as the platform and tracks at Victoria are redesigned for the second city tram crossing.
Trams will pass through Victoria in both directions on a single track but cannot stop for safety reasons.
The work is part of a wider £44m refurbishment of the station. | Work is starting on a new tram stop at Manchester's Victoria Station, putting the Metrolink stop out of use for the next nine months. | 26295791 |
The 29-year-old tested positive for meldonium at January's Australian Open.
But the country's tennis federation said Sharapova's participation at Rio "should be resolved" this week.
Russia's track and field athletes are banned from international competition over recent doping scandals, though other sports remain unaffected.
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The International Tennis Federation (ITF) provisionally suspended the five-time Grand Slam champion on 12 March.
The World Anti-Doping Association then admitted in April that scientists were unsure how long meldonium stayed in the system, suggesting athletes who tested positive for the substance before 1 March could avoid bans.
However, Sharapova has already admitted she continued taking meldonium past 1 January, when the substance was banned.
She is thought to have faced an anti-doping panel in London last week, with the Russian Tennis Federation saying at the time that she may never play again.
But the organisation's president, Shamil Tarpischev, told R-Sport news agency on Thursday: "She has been put on our Olympic application. It has to be submitted by 6 June."
If London 2012 silver medallist Sharapova is not able to compete, she will be replaced by Ekaterina Makarova, the world number 29.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Maria Sharapova has been named in Russia's tennis team for August's Rio Olympics, despite currently serving a doping suspension. | 36388049 |
The Dutchman, 27, won Sunday's final in Minehead 11-3 to clinch his 25th tournament success of 2016.
Van Gerwen survived a scare in his semi-final, coming from 6-0 behind to beat Darren Webster 11-8.
Van Gerwen will be the number one seed for the PDC World Championship, for which the draw takes place on Monday.
"Going into the World Championship, this is a big confidence boost for me," he said.
"What I've done this year is phenomenal and I'm really proud of myself because nobody has won as many tournaments as this before."
Van Gerwen will look to regain the world title he first won in 2014 at London's Alexandra Palace (15 December-2 January), where Scotland's Gary Anderson is the defending champion.
Find out how to get into darts with our special guide. | World number one Michael van Gerwen continued his exceptional form by beating England's Dave Chisnall to retain his Players Championship title. | 38129329 |
GlenWyvis Distillery Community Benefit Society has proposed building Scotland's first community-owned craft whisky distillery near Dingwall.
One of the 2,600 people who invested in the distillery's crowdfunding appeal suggested that the public access the site by a funicular-style railway.
The ride would take three minutes, the society said.
It has been proposed that the electric-powered inclined elevator, also known as a hillside tram, would form part of a park-and-ride scheme serving the distillery's visitor hub.
An electric bus would take visitors from Dingwall to the elevator's base station.
GlenWyvis Distillery Community Benefit Society said the elevator would only be built if the distillery site is also chosen for the location of its visitor centre.
If the funicular does go ahead it would be the first of its kind in the UK and, at 400m (1,312ft), the longest in Europe, the organisation said.
John Mckenzie, the founder of GlenWyvis and site landowner, said: "We are now exploring this funicular-style solution as a positive response to local concerns about access to the distillery.
"We think this has great potential to attract many more people to Dingwall and the distillery itself.
"It is all aimed at rejuvenating Dingwall as the craft distilling town for Scotland."
The Highlands are already home to Scotland's only funicular railway. CairnGorm Mountain, near Aviemore, runs the railway to the UK's highest restaurant.
Opened in 2001, the funicular connects a base station with the ski centre's restaurant 1,097m (3,599ft) up Cairn Gorm mountain. | Visitors to a planned new Highlands distillery could ride to and from the site on an "electric elevator". | 37825355 |
Chairman Darryl Eales, who holds a majority stake, said the figures were "in line with their expectations".
"We had budgeted for such a loss, but poor performances on the pitch last season made it a little tougher than we had forecast," he said.
Eales fronted a consortium who took control of the club in July 2014 from joint-owner and director Ian Lenagan.
Oxford are currently challenging for automatic promotion from League Two in manager Michael Appleton's second season in charge and were runners-up in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
The figures released do not include revenue generated from both the run to the Wembley final and to the fourth round of this season's FA Cup, which included home ties against Swansea City and Blackburn Rovers.
"I'm absolutely delighted in how far the club has come in the past 12 months," Eales told BBC Radio Oxford.
"The most important thing for me is that the fans concentrate on enjoying the football and don't worry about the finances.
"This season, all three cup competitions generated revenue we weren't expecting, alongside television revenue, Wembley ticket sales, retail which we have brought in-house and gates due to performances on the pitch being on the up.
"Even adding that all together, the club is still not sustainable. But, I don't think that at League Two or League One level that's achievable without some benefits of player trading.
"Part of our model has been investing in recruitment and scouting, which is consistent on a sustainable basis."
The club has also appointed Simon Kelner as a non-executive member of its board of directors.
Kelner, a former editor of The Independent, has been assisting the club as a strategic communications adviser. | League Two club Oxford United have reported financial losses of £2.4m in the 12 months to June last year. | 35996749 |
Syrian Kurds backed by Iraqi Peshmerga forces captured the security district including the police HQ, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
IS advanced on the town in September and quickly overran much of it.
Since then, however, Kurdish fighters helped by US-led air strikes have steadily pushed them back.
The Observatory, based in the UK, said Kurdish fighters known as the People's Protection Units (YPG) had seized the security area after fierce clashes that started on Sunday night.
Kobane official Idriss Nassan confirmed the report and said IS fighters still controlled the eastern districts of Maqtala and Kani Kordan.
"Hopefully within days the (YPG) units will be in control of the whole city," he said.
"The advance has become faster and the air strikes are more intense."
US Central Command said eight air strikes had destroyed 13 IS fighting positions and a building in Kobane since Monday, and damaged a second building. They followed eight air strikes on Sunday that destroyed 11 IS fighting positions, CentCom said.
The IS advance into Kobane has sent thousands of refugees fleeing across the nearby Turkish border.
Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed in the battle for the town.
IS controls large swathes of both Syria and neighbouring Iraq. | Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State (IS) in Kobane, northern Syria, have seized a key district and now control 80% of the town, activists say. | 30692273 |
The Unite and RMT unions said the latest proposals from the Catering Offshore Trade Association (Cota) would freeze pay at existing levels.
More than 60% of workers who took part in a ballot by phone turned the offer down. The unions will now consult with workers.
Cota expressed disappointment at the result of the consultative ballot.
Its chairman Andrew Thomson said: "We are committed to ongoing and open dialogue with employees and the unions." | Offshore catering workers have rejected an offer of new terms and conditions from their trade body. | 39038805 |
The Welsh Ambulance Service and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at the Castlemartin firing range.
A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokeswoman said: "My understanding is that there are casualties. As I understand it people have been injured."
The MoD are investigating the incident.
The ambulance service said it was alerted to the incident just before 15:30 BST on Wednesday and an air ambulance was seen leaving the area.
Live firing was due to take place at the range from Monday to Friday.
Castlemartin is the only UK Army range normally available for direct-fire live gunnery exercises and is used by Army, Army reserves and cadets.
It is also used by civilian organisations and research establishments.
The range, opened by the War Office in 1938, covers 5,900 acres on the south Pembrokeshire coast. | Casualties have been confirmed following an incident involving a tank at a military training base in Pembrokeshire. | 40279546 |
Swansea City's James scored from the spot in stoppage time after he was brought down by Hamad Alshamsan, who received a second yellow card.
Rob Page's side, who drew 0-0 with hosts France in their opening game, face Ivory Coast in their final Group B game on Monday, 5 June.
The three group winners progress automatically into the semi finals.
The best second placed team will take the remaining spot.
Wales: Pilling, Lewis, Rodon (captain), Harries, Dasilva, J. Evans, Poole, G. Thomas, James, Broadhead, Harris.
Subs: L. Thomas, Abbruzzese, Coxe, Mepham, Ovenden, K. Evans, Humphries, Cullen, Roberts. | Daniel James' late penalty saw Wales Under-20s beat Bahrain and secure a first win in the Toulon Tournament. | 40139643 |
During the Bridgend raid, a businessman, 58, was arrested on suspicion of money laundering.
Cash is suspected of being generated from overseas organised crime.
A City of London Police investigation was launched in March after it received intelligence a UK bank account was being used.
Police believe that cash was generated through overseas organised crime - including Ponzi schemes - and on foreign exchange markets, before it was laundered through the man's company bank account.
The business is listed as being involved in test drilling and boring with an annual turnover of £250,000.
But in November 2015, £13.2m ($19m) was transferred into its account, converted to Euros, with most sent on to Georgia.
Then in February 2016, a further £29.1m (€37m) was transferred into the account, with the arrested man claiming it was for the purchase of a Sri Lankan tea company.
In a statement, City of London Police said it believed the £30m of bankers' drafts was the "the biggest ever money seizure made by UK law enforcement".
"We believe this man's business account was being used by a global network of organised crime operators to launder tens of millions of pounds of stolen funds through the UK and then out into bank accounts around the world," said Det Insp Craig Mullish, from the City of London Police's money laundering unit. | Bankers' drafts worth £30m have been found in what is believed to be the biggest ever money seizure made by UK police. | 36099573 |
The woman was struck on the line between Broughty Ferry and Carnoustie shortly after 09:00.
ScotRail said services between Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street were affected.
A British Transport Police spokeswoman said: "We were called at 09:11 to reports of a person having been struck by a train in the Broughty Ferry area of Dundee.
"Officers attended along with the ambulance service.
"Sadly a person died at the scene."
The spokeswoman said the incident, which happened about 200m north of Broughty Ferry railway station, was not being treated as suspicious.
She said: "We are now working to identify them and to inform their next of kin.
"Our thoughts are with all those involved." | A woman in her 60s has died after being hit by a train at Broughty Ferry. | 38181948 |
Television pictures appeared to show him aiming a kick at O's assistant boss Andy Hessenthaler after Orient's 3-2 win against Portsmouth on Boxing Day.
A club statement said Becchetti accepted his actions on the touchline were 'improper conduct'.
However, it added Becchetti "strongly denied" it was violent conduct and had requested a personal FA hearing.
At the time of the incident, Orient described the exchange between Becchetti and Hessenthaler as being "in very good humour". | Leyton Orient president Francesco Becchetti has admitted part of a Football Association misconduct charge. | 35246155 |
The 20-year-old could not make a first-team appearance for Bolton due to restrictions imposed by the EFL.
Signed after leaving Blackburn Rovers' youth team in summer 2016, Lavelle was told in July he would not be given a new contract with the Trotters.
"Sam is young but has a lot of promise. We are looking forward to working with him," boss Jim Bentley said.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Morecambe have signed former Bolton Wanderers youth defender Sam Lavelle on a one-year contract. | 40794904 |
A total of 74 vehicles reversed and drove the wrong way to avoid queuing following a crash which closed the motorway on 6 September.
Police have issued a warning and said the drivers' actions were "irresponsible and dangerous".
The cars blocked emergency vehicles trying to attend the scene.
A police car and an ambulance could not access the motorway via junction six.
The incident was filmed on a mobile phone and the registration plates have been recorded.
PC Matt Picton said: "There is no good reason to drive the wrong way down a motorway, it is extremely dangerous and no excuse could ever justify these actions.
"The laws of the road are there for a reason, which is to protect motorists and people need to realise that they cannot do what they want, when they want."
The introduction of motorways without hard shoulders for emergency vehicles to use meant people needed to pay attention to gantry information, he added.
Those caught will be offered a driver awareness course or summoned to court. | Dozens of motorists are to be prosecuted after being caught driving the wrong way down a slip road of the M60 near Sale, Greater Manchester. | 34301982 |
Lollies with drinks such as Prosecco or gin and tonic can contain about 4.5% alcohol, the same strength as beer.
Drivers are being advised to keep count of their lolly consumption by police.
Cleveland and Durham Operations Unit acting Insp Harry Simpson said drivers could be "lulled" into a false sense of security.
He added: "On a hot summer's day it is easy to lose count of how many you have, and then get behind the wheel of a car.
"If you wouldn't consider drinking a gin and tonic or cocktail when driving, then you shouldn't consider having one of these lollies." | People are being warned not to "lick and drive" if they enjoy alcoholic ice lollies this summer as it could put them over the limit. | 40279054 |
More than 200 pupils got to hear about Maj Peake's time on the International Space Station (ISS) during his visit to Techniquest, Cardiff.
The visit was part of his post-flight tour of the UK.
Maj Peake said he was "extremely touched" by everyone's support.
During his visit, pupils quizzed him about his six-month Principia mission - including those from Severn Primary School in Cardiff, Coed-Y-Brain Primary School in Caerphilly, Maesglas Primary School in Newport, Ysgol Abergwili in Carmarthen and Builth Wells High School, Powys, who communicated with him via a radio link in March.
Pupils from Blaenymaes Primary School, Swansea, were also there after failing to speak to Maj Peake during a live link-up event in Liverpool in February.
Pupil Ben, 10, said it was "exciting" they finally got to chat to him.
"To hear Tim Peake answer our questions was amazing," he said.
"From going to Liverpool then coming here, it's the best experience of my life."
Fellow pupil Katie, 10, added: "I can't believe it. The best thing is he is inspiring children like me to do what he has done."
Maj Peake's visit coincided with the science discovery centre's 30th anniversary.
Techniquest chief executive Lesley Kirkpatrick said: "Tim's journey and time on the International Space Station has given us a great opportunity to encourage children to be more curious about space and science." | Astronaut Tim Peake has given Welsh schoolchildren a first-hand account of life in space - including how he listened to Lady Gaga before lift off and did somersaults brushing his teeth. | 37643849 |
The ferry operating company, Island Ferries Teoranta, took the decision after objecting to passenger levies proposed by the council, which the ferry company said were too high.
Galway County Council wanted the Island Ferries to levy 80 cents per passenger.
The council will now consider a request for a 40-cent levy by Island Ferries.
At a budget meeting later, councillors will also look at scrapping a five-euro passenger fee for permanent residents on the island.
Independent Galway councillor Thomas Welby told RTÉ's Morning Ireland there was "no rational reason" why the ferry company was refusing to impose the 80 cent levy on passengers.
He said the cash generated was not to raise profit but were to pay for necessary works and leases on the harbour.
Jason O'Sullivan, a spokesperson for Island Ferries Teoranta, told the programme the costs upon which the levy was based had not been independently audited or assessed.
He also said the ferry company felt it was a "discriminatory tax" and said the route was not profitable during the winter months. | A ferry service from Galway to Inis Mór, the largest of the Aran Islands, has been withdrawn over the winter in a row over passenger levies. | 38168121 |
Kieran Joseph Healey, with an address at Great James Street, admitted four charges of fraud by false representation.
He also pleaded guilty to possessing court documents and emails for use in a fraud.
He committed the offences between September 2011 and August 2014.
Mr Healey, who has no previous convictions, was released on bail and is to be sentenced on 27 April. | A 37-year-old Londonderry man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining £18,400 by posing as a solicitor. | 35766085 |
Several players are suffering from the illness, according to a statement on the National Rugby League website.
However, the afflicted players are expected to have fully recovered in time for Saturday's final against New Zealand in Wellington.
"I think there are about four or five blokes [affected] this morning," team member Greg Bird told Sky Sports Radio.
Bird said back-rower Beau Scott probably would not play this weekend because of a hamstring injury he suffered playing against England earlier this month.
Bird said the Kangaroos needed to play "smarter" if they were to beat their Kiwi rivals.
"It was a little erratic in game one. The combinations have been thought out a little bit better now and hopefully we can get a win."
The Kangaroos easily beat Samoa last weekend in Wollongong, with the island team providing little resistance to the Kangaroos' attacking play.
25 October: England 32-26 Samoa
25 October: Australia 12-30 New Zealand
1 November: New Zealand 14-12 Samoa
2 November: Australia 16-12 England
8 November: New Zealand 16-14 England
9 November: Australia 44-18 Samoa
15 November: Final (Wellington, New Zealand) | Australia's training session has been cancelled ahead of the Four Nations final because of a virus in the squad. | 30015515 |
The Bees said on Monday "inflatables will not be allowed into the ground" for Saturday's League Two game.
Two years ago Grimsby fans threw dozens of beach balls and blow up footballs onto the pitch at Barnet when both teams were in the Conference.
Mariners fans raised the money for the band on a crowdfunding website.
Trevor Hewson, one of the fans behind the page, told the Grimsby Telegraph: "For whatever reason, the suggestion about a Mariachi band, among other things, caught the imagination, and a couple of us decided to set up a crowdfunder page.
"It went a little bit crazy, and it has absolutely surpassed our expectations."
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Any money left over after paying for the band will be donated to the Grimsby Town disabled supporters trust.
Mariachi music originates in western Mexico and is considered by many to be the quintessential sound of the country.
The Mariners are 14th in the table while Barnet are one place and seven points behind.
The craze of taking inflatables to football ground took a real hold during the 1988-89 campaign.
Stoke City supporters took 3,000 blow-up Pink Panthers to Manchester City that season, while inflatable bananas have become associated with Man City.
In 1989, thousands of Grimsby supporters descended on Plough Lane when the Mariners, then in the old Fourth Division, played top-flight Wimbledon in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Grimsby lost the game 3-1 but attracted headlines for a huge shoal of inflatable 'Harry Haddock' fish which filled the terraces.
After the last meeting between Barnet and Grimsby at The Hive two years ago one Mariners fan was found guilty of assaulting a football steward with an inflatable shark. | Grimsby Town fans have raised more than £1,000 to pay for a Mariachi band to attend their final away game of the season after Barnet banned inflatables. | 39719406 |
The A467 Ystradgynlais bypass between Brecon Road and the junction for Gurnos was closed on Saturday morning.
Dyfed-Powys Police have confirmed the road has reopened. | A Powys road has reopened following an earlier serious crash. | 32461820 |
The accident happened on the northbound carriageway, between J3 and J4, at about 06:50.
Police Scotland said that no-one was seriously injured and the woman was taken to hospital as a precaution.
The crash resulted in one lane being blocked. The cars involved and debris have now been cleared and the carriageway is running as normal. | A pregnant woman has been taken to hospital after a five-car crash on the M80 motorway in Glasgow. | 35985697 |
Australia's ASX 200 index finished up 0.3% to 5,686.90, while South Korea's benchmark Kospi index closed down 0.2% to 2,073.31 points.
Weaker commodity prices weighed on Australian resource shares, with gold miners the hardest hit.
Gold fell to a five-year low on talks of a US interest rate rise this year.
The precious metal fell 4% to hit a low of $1,088.05 (£697) an ounce on Monday after its worst weekly performance since March last week.
Investors were also cautious with Greek banks set to reopen later in the day after being closed for three weeks.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for swift aid talks so Athens can also lift withdrawal limits.
Chinese shares traded mixed despite data over the weekend showing that home prices rose for a second consecutive month in June.
Average new home prices rose 0.4% from May, when they were up 0.2% and marked the first monthly increase since April last year.
The Shanghai Composite closed up 0.9% to 3,992.11 - erasing earlier losses after the securities regulator denied reports that the government was considering how to end its support measures.
The mainland market has stabilized after Beijing pumped hundreds of billions of liquidity into the market through brokerages, mutual funds, and the state margin lender.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended down 0.4% to 25,404.81 points. | Asian markets started the week largely unchanged on Monday with thin volumes, while Tokyo was closed for a public holiday. | 33590472 |
The Welsh Premier League club took a 2-1 lead into the first-round second-leg game and made the most of the pressure on the hosts.
Jason Oswell repeated his first-leg scoring efforts in Malta.
And after Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta levelled, Matty Owen sealed victory by scoring after his late penalty was saved.
Both teams finished with 10 men, the hosts' Ryan Camilleri seeing red first for his late challenge on Shane Sutton.
The Robins' Matthew Cook followed Camilleri to the sidelines three minutes from the end.
Craig Williams's cross gave Oswell the chance to give Newtown the confidence boost of a crucial opening away goal.
Juan Gill's foul on Oswell to earn Newtown a penalty and after Owen's shot was halted, he made the most of his second chance to herald jubilant scenes among visiting fans and players. | Newtown overcame Valletta to earn a Europa League second-round tie against FC Copenhagen. | 33415652 |
The 23-year-old France international, who will now stay with the club until the end of 2019, has made 31 appearances for the Tigers since joining from Catalans in June 2015.
Born in French Guiana, he became the first player from South America to play in Super League with his Catalans bow.
Springer said: "Since I have come here I have improved a lot and I think of Cas as my second home now." | Castleford prop Gadwin Springer has signed a two-year contract extension. | 38998755 |
For the second year in a row, Noah topped of the list for boys. Liam, Mason, Jacob and William rounded out the top five.
Emma is on top again for the first time since 2008 followed by Olivia, Sophia, Isabella and Ava.
Religion and pop culture have been influences for baby naming trends throughout history.
Emma's popularity was influenced by the TV show "Friends" in 2002 when one of the characters, Rachel, named her daughter Emma.
"In this era when trends come and go faster than ever before, that's incredible staying power," said Laura Wattenberg, founder of BabynameWizard.com. "Emma seems to be the only name that America has been able to agree on in recent years."
When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced on Monday that they were naming their baby daughter Charlotte, many, including Jennifer Moss, founder and CEO of babynames.com expected the name would hit the top in the coming years.
Even before the announcement, Charlotte cracked the top 10 for the first time, at No. 10.
John and Mary were the top baby names in 1880, the first year for which the Social Security Administration website provides an annual list.
John is now number 26 and Mary has fallen to number 120. | Noah and Emma are the most popular baby names in the US, according the Social Security Administration. | 32661950 |
Matt Smith, 22, was found by friends at the Val Thorens resort in the Alps on Sunday morning during the annual Oxford and Cambridge Varsity ski trip.
In a statement his father Howard said "he would have wanted the party to carry on without him".
A prosecutor told the Times medication could have contributed to his death.
Jean-Pascal Violet, the state prosecutor in Albertville, told the newspaper: "We suspect a heart failure linked to a combination of consuming alcohol and medicines, but we have no certainty about that."
He said: "We believe complications from his health and medications, and possibly altitude, led to his tragic early death."
The St John's College history undergraduate, a former pupil of Bedford Modern School, had served as social secretary of the Oxford University Ski and Snowboard Club
Mr Smith, writing on behalf of his wife and other son, said Matt always looked forward to the yearly Varsity trip.
He said: "He would have applauded the way his fellow snow-lovers took his snowboard for one last ride this week.
"Matt was adventurous and imaginative in life, and kind, generous and loyal to his friends.
"Matt made friends everywhere, and seemed to capture the hearts of whomever he met.
"He intensely wished everyone to strive to achieve all they could; he felt anything was possible and did not believe in regrets.
"It is amazing to hear about the sheer amount of joy he'd spread, even though we sometimes do not know whether to laugh or cry."
Tributes have also been paid to Mr Smith by friends, the Oxford University Ski and Snowboard Club, his university and auction house Sotheby's, where he had undertaken an internship. | The family of an Oxford student who died during a university ski trip in France has described him as "kind, generous and loyal". | 38249671 |
Dick Pound, ex-president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), led the commission which found the country's doping problem was "widespread".
Russia was later banned but must prove it is clean to go to the Olympics.
"There's an onus on them to show that whatever changes are required have indeed been effected," Pound said.
Athletics' world governing body the IAAF is meeting in June to discuss Russia's re-admission in time for the Olympics, which start in August.
Speaking at a Sporting Resolution Conference in London on Thursday, Pound said: "I think there's some elements of denial but at least the president of the federation has made it clear to all of the people in the sports structure that there is a problem that has to be addressed."
But he added there would remain some suspicion of Russian athletes even if the IAAF is convinced to let them compete at the Games.
"If we let the Russians back in, are we absolutely certain that every Russian athlete isn't doping and everything has changed?"
"I think it's very hard to say that."
Former British distance runner Paula Radcliffe, who also spoke at the conference, said it was a no-win situation.
"Somewhere in all of this innocent athletes are going to lose out somehow, whether it's the innocent athletes who compete against the cheats who are allowed back in, or whether it's the ones who are banned because some of their countrymen, or a lot of their countrymen, were cheating," she said.
"We're all suspicious that they can do what they need to do to assure us the entire team is clean to compete fairly in Rio." | The man who called for Russia's ban from international athletics says it will be "hard" to believe its athletes are clean if they compete at Rio 2016. | 36217531 |
The five-year "translocation" scheme involves transferring six week-old chicks from sustainable populations in Scotland to Poole Harbour, Dorset.
It is being led by the Birds of Poole Harbour, Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation and Wildlife Windows charities.
Ospreys historically bred across all of the UK but populations "drastically declined" in the Middle Ages.
The birds of prey are annual visitors to Poole Harbour as they migrate between their winter-homes in West Africa and breeding grounds in Scotland and at Rutland Water in the east Midlands.
Over the past eight years, efforts by the RSPB in Poole Harbour to encourage the birds to stay and breed have proved unsuccessful.
Roy Dennis and Tim Mackrill, of the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation, said translocation was the "next logical step".
Once collected the chicks will be held in large holding pens in Poole for up to three weeks, before being released at the end of July and provided with fresh fish on artificial nests.
They will then migrate to West Africa in August before hopefully returning to Poole.
However, they are not expected to start breeding there until 2020 at the earliest.
Similar work has also taken place in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Switzerland. | A project that aims to restore osprey to their former breeding grounds in the south of England will begin in July. | 40340331 |
The apparent snub follows remarks by US envoy Andrew Schapiro seen as critical of the president's decision to attend forthcoming World War Two commemorations in Moscow.
Several world leaders are boycotting the ceremony over Russia's role in the Ukraine conflict.
Mr Zeman is considered more sympathetic to Russia on the issue.
Ambassador Schapiro had "overstepped the mark" by criticising the decision to attend celebrations in May marking the anniversary of the end of WW2, news portal Parlamentni Listy quotes Mr Zeman as saying.
Because of this "the doors of the castle were closed" to Mr Schapiro, Mr Zeman continues.
"I cannot imagine that the Czech ambassador in Washington would advise the US president where he should travel. And I will not allow any ambassador to have a say in my foreign travel plans."
Presidential spokesman Jiri Ovcacek later sought to downplay Mr Zeman's comments, saying that Mr Schapiro could still take part in social events at the Castle.
Mr Schapiro is quoted by Czech media as having said in March that it would "be awkward" if the Czech president was the only statesman from an EU country on the platform on Red Square.
The US embassy has declined to address Mr Zeman's comments.
Mr Zeman is known for his outspoken views on a range of issues, often at variance with those of the Social Democrat-led government, correspondents say.
The presidency is largely ceremonial, but Mr Zeman became the first man directly elected to the post when he took office in 2013. | Czech President Milos Zeman has said the US ambassador is not welcome at his Prague Castle residence, reports say. | 32189757 |
Ibrahim Naji El Maarfi, 20, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault. Mohammed Abdalsalam, 27, also admitted two counts of sexual assault. The attacks took place on Sunday.
Khaled El Azibi, 18, has also been charged with three counts of sexual assault. He did not enter a plea.
All three are undergoing training at Cambridgeshire's Bassingbourn Barracks, the Ministry of Defence confirmed.
El Maarfi also pleaded guilty to one count of indecent exposure and stealing a bicycle when he appeared at Cambridge Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
Abdalsalam also admitted using threatening behaviour towards a police officer and theft of a bicycle.
Mr El Azibi is expected to appear at Cambridge Crown Court on 4 November.
A date has yet to be set for sentencing El Maarfi and Abdalsalam.
All three were remanded in custody.
A spokesperson for the British Army confirmed on Tuesday that three Libyan soldiers based at Bassingbourn had been detained in connection with "offences relating to incidents in Cambridge".
"This is a matter for the civilian police and it would not be appropriate to comment any further at this stage. We have a close working relationship with the Cambridgeshire Police and will continue to assist them in any inquiries," he added.
The UK Government announced last year it had offered to train up to 2,000 cadets to ensure Libya's transition to democracy and its security.
More than 300 armed forces personnel arrived at the barracks from Libya in June for training in basic infantry skills and junior leadership skills. | Two Libyan soldiers have admitted sexually assaulting women in Cambridge. | 29814942 |
The city, located about 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Mexico City, dominated central Mexico in pre-Columbian times.
The relics found include jewellery, seeds, animal bones and pottery like these human figurines.
The objects were found inside a sacred tunnel that was sealed about 1,800 years ago.
The entrance of the tunnel was discovered in 2003 and its contents came to light after the archaeologists worked meticulously for nine years.
The researchers dug out mountains of dirt and rocks, using remote-control robots, and found zoomorphic vessels like this.
The artefacts, like these sea shells, were unearthed from about 18 metres (60 feet) below the Temple of the Plumed Serpent, the third largest pyramid at Teotihuacan.
At the end of the tunnel, the archaeologists also discovered offerings just before three chambers, suggesting that the remains of city's ruling elite could be buried there.
Such a discovery could help shine light on the leadership structure of Teotihuacan, including whether rule was hereditary.
The ancient city is the largest pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Americas, but its ruins have long been shrouded in mystery because its inhabitants did not leave behind written records. | Some 50,000 relics have been discovered in Mexico in the ancient city of Teotihuacan, Mexican archaeologists say. | 29828309 |
Hughie Stewart, 28, stole from International Tubular Services Ltd in the Altens area last November.
He had been informed he was not entitled to benefits following the loss of his job, Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard.
Stewart admitted theft and was jailed for 16 months.
The court hears he had planned to sell the goods as scrap metal and was "amazed" to find out how much it was worth. | A thief caught stealing £28,000 of drilling equipment in Aberdeen after crashing his getaway truck nearby has been jailed. | 12494965 |
She had been in hospital in Nashville, where she suffered a heart attack on Thursday.
Other US hits included You're My Man, How Can I Unlove You? and Top of the World, also recorded by the Carpenters.
Singer Dolly Parton said, "Lynn is blooming in God's Rose Garden now. We will miss her and remember her fondly."
Born in North Dakota and raised in Sacramento, California, Anderson was the daughter of two country songwriters and started performing at the age of six.
In 1967, she began a two-year television engagement on The Lawrence Welk Show, which led to a contract with Columbia Records in Nashville, the capital of country music.
"He was absolutely wholesome,'' she later said of Welk in an Associated Press interview.
"He felt country music was coming into its own and deserved to be on national TV."
She won a Grammy award for Rose Garden and was the Country Music Association's female vocalist of the year in 1971.
"It was popular because it touched on emotions,'' she told AP.
"It was perfectly timed. It was out just as we came out of the Vietnam years and a lot of people were trying to recover. This song stated that you can make something out of nothing. You take it and go ahead."
Alongside her singing career, she made a number of television appearances with stars including Lucille Ball, Bing Crosby and John Wayne.
She also appeared in episodes of the cop show Starsky and Hutch and in the 1990 BBC drama The Wreck on the Highway. | US country singer Lynn Anderson, best known for her worldwide 1971 hit (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden, has died, aged 67. | 33745549 |
Simon Clark, 58, from Kinloss, undertook the challenge in aid of the Ecologia Youth Trust charity.
So far his run has raised more than £21,000 for the cause.
Mr Clark usually managed about 17 miles per day, depending on the demands of his architectural work which he did from a laptop.
He returned to Kinloss on 5 July - the date of his 58th birthday.
Mr Clark is to give details of his run, the people who offered him shelter and others he met in two public talks he is to give in the Findhorn Foundation's community centre later on Friday and in Kinloss Church on Saturday evening. | A runner from Moray has completed a 5,173-mile (8,325km) run around Britain's mainland coastline that he began in March last year. | 40605627 |
Kevin Wilson, 22, kicked and stamped on Malorie Bantala's stomach when she was eight months pregnant with his son after she refused to have an abortion.
He was found guilty of child destruction and GBH on 17 December.
Wilson will serve at least 16 years in prison. His accomplice, Taffari Grant, 17, was given a 10-year custodial sentence, plus four years on licence.
Miss Batala, 22, suffered life-threatening injuries when she was attacked in Peckham on 15 June 2015.
The Old Bailey had heard how Wilson, a teaching assistant, recruited Grant to help him attack Miss Bantala.
On the day of the assault, she had been buying decorations for her baby shower, returning home at about 20:00 BST.
As she approached her flat, Wilson and Grant emerged from some bushes where they had lain in wait disguised in crash helmets.
They launched a vicious attack, kicking and stamping on Miss Bantala's stomach as she lay curled up on the ground, trying to protect her unborn child with one hand.
The pair fled on a scooter. Family and neighbours ran to her aid, but her baby was stillborn later in hospital.
Miss Bantala lost six pints of blood and was also left with two broken fingers in the hand she had used to try to shield her baby, whom she had named Joel.
"The moment Joel died inside me I lost everything, literally. Life as I knew it no longer made sense," she said in a statement. | A man who killed his ex-girlfriend's unborn child during an attack in south-east London has been jailed for life. | 35551165 |
The firm, which owns agencies including Ogilvy & Mather and Hill & Knowlton forecast 2% growth for 2017, compared with about 3% last year.
Pre-tax profit for 2016 was 13% higher, excluding swings in currency markets, at £1.89bn.
The gloomier outlook sent WPP shares down more than 6% to £17.98 in morning trading in London.
Chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell called on investors to have patience, saying in the earnings statement: "At a time when all external pressures seem to call for instant, short-term responses, an understanding of the value of confidence, consistency and continuity has never itself been more valuable."
Clients trying to cut costs has made advertising very competitive, slimming margins, the company said.
Neil Wilson at ETX Capital said Brexit was a factor in WPP's cautious outlook, along with political uncertainty in Europe.
"Currency tailwinds have delivered a big helping hand to revenues. These should fade by the second half of this year, which may in part be a reason for the caution," he said.
The world's four biggest advertising groups - WPP, Omnicom, Publicis and IPG - tend to track wider economic trends and WPP's 2% growth forecast was below analysts' expectations.
WPP's rivals had already reported full-year results showing a mixed performance, with some citing pressures in North America.
The company, which employs more than 200,000 people in 113 countries, raised its final dividend by 28.7% and the total payout to investors by 26.7%. | WPP, the advertising giant, warned that "tepid" economic growth could hit revenues. | 39150717 |
The debt-laden airline has been struggling to become profitable amid growing competition from low-cost rivals.
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said the government had given an "in-principle" approval for the stake sale.
India will form a committee to decide on the details, including the size of the government's stake to be sold, he said.
The committee will also decide whether India will write off some or all of Air India's 520bn rupee (£6bn, $8bn) debt pile.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has been looking into ways to privatise Air India, which was given a $5.8bn bailout in 2012 and relies on taxpayer funds to stay afloat.
Privatisation plans have been abandoned before, however, and unions have threatened wide-ranging protests if ministers push ahead this time.
Once the country's only airline, Air India has lost market share to new entrants and suffered from a reputation for poor service and cancelled flights.
It remains India's biggest international carrier, flying to 41 destinations, and has just under a fifth of the market.
Air India has 14.6% of the domestic air travel market. | India's cabinet has approved plans to privatise Air India. | 40435922 |
Wayne Fleming, who was known as Bagsy, was last seen near his home in Glenrothes in March.
His remains were found in the town's Riverside Park on Tuesday in an area of dense woodland.
Police said they were treating his death as unexplained while further investigations were carried out.
Det Sgt Sean Ferrier said: "Officers have been in contact with Mr Fleming's family since the discovery of the remains and we continue to offer our support to them during this very sad time.
"We have also informed the families of other local missing men from the Glenrothes area to make them aware of this development."
Police had been carrying out a major search operation for Mr Fleming, who had not been in contact with his family since early March. He was formally reported missing at the start of July. | Human remains discovered in a Fife park have been identified as a man who has been missing for five months. | 33833959 |
Up to 60 cattle were spotted walking along the track and going into a tunnel between Hever and Ashurst in Kent.
Network Rail said it closed all lines while animals were escorted on to the platform at Hever railway station. The cows have now been removed and are safely back in the fields.
Trains between Oxted and Uckfield were cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes.
Francesca Ryan tweeted the picture of the herd with the caption: "Holy cow!"
She said: "I was pretty shocked as it's not the normal view when waiting for your train." | A herd of cows on a railway line has caused delays and disruption to trains. | 39609977 |
The attack followed a minor crash between a car and a van on Gressel Lane, Kitts Green at about 18:30 BST on Friday.
The van driver hit the car driver in an "unprovoked" assault before leaving the scene, police said.
The motorist suffered serious head injuries and is unconscious in hospital.
"This was a vicious attack on a family man who was on his way home to his partner and four-year-old child," Det Cons Katie Lees of West Midlands Police said.
"The road is a really busy road and we are sure that there were lots of people who would have seen what happened and we are appealing for them to come forward."
She appealed to the van driver to "search his conscience".
"We have several lines of inquiry and it is only a matter of time before we come knocking at your door," she added. | A 37-year-old man is in a critical condition after being punched in a road rage attack in Birmingham. | 36997703 |
Researchers were warned a ban could prompt the "cynical use" of alternative 15-minute contracts, or force public bodies to use more agency staff.
But the report says "inappropriate use" of zero-hours contracts to employ some home care workers should be tackled.
Ministers said guidance will be prepared for public organisations to ensure the contracts are not misused.
The study recommends the use of "social responsibility clauses" within the terms of contracts with home care providers.
60 organisations involved in delivering public services responded to the survey, including 17 private companies.
In a written statement to AMs, Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews said the research "shows the varied circumstances in which zero-hours contracts are used across public services and highlights issues associated with their use which warrant further consideration and action".
"I therefore intend to ask the Public Services Staff Commission, when established this autumn, to develop guidance to address concerns identified on zero-hours contracts.
"This will set clear expectations on practices we should expect of all public sector employers to ensure that zero-hours contracts are not used inappropriately."
In April, Economy Minister Edwina Hart said that there was "no place" for such employment terms.
During the general election the then Labour leader Ed Miliband promised a law to give employees the right to a regular contract after 12 weeks of working regular hours.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently estimated 2.5% of workers were on zero-hours contracts in Wales.
The ONS found around 35,000 people in Wales were employed on the contracts between October and December 2014.
On Thursday, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said there were "some people for whom more flexible working patterns are beneficial and the report highlights a risk that further legislation would have an adverse impact on them". | Banning zero-hours contracts could lead to "undesirable results", a Welsh government study has indicated. | 33453011 |
Police chief Zahir Zahir was not in his office at the time of the attack, but he said his Chief of Staff Yassin Khan was killed and six others wounded.
The incident took place in one of the most fortified areas of the capital.
Kabul is regularly subjected to Taliban bombings, with the military, police and government officials all targeted. | Afghan authorities are investigating how a suicide bomber was able to enter the offices of the Kabul police chief and kill a senior officer. | 29976236 |
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