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Callum Wilson appeared to be fouled by Potters defender Ryan Shawcross in the first half of Bournemouth's 1-0 Premier League win on Saturday.
East waved play on as Wilson and Howe protested.
"To be fair to Roger, he got in contact straight away once he'd acknowledged he was wrong," Howe told BBC Radio Solent.
The game was goalless when Shawcross seemed to bring Wilson down in the 10th minute without making contact with the ball.
Bournemouth went on to record a first league away win of the season courtesy of Nathan Ake's first-half header.
"You can't ask for anything more than an apology," Howe added. "We all make mistakes, I certainly make enough as a coach.
"But, when you make a mistake, you have to acknowledge it and move on."
East has been left off the referees' appointments for the weekend's Premier League fixtures, and will be fourth official between Southampton and Everton on Sunday.
But Howe said that, like players and managers, you cannot judge referees on one game.
"If we had that attitude with referees, there wouldn't be any left," the 38-year-old added.
"It's such a difficult environment to work in and the pressure is so high. But as long as they analyse themselves like we would as players and coaches, they will get better." | Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe received an emailed apology from referee Roger East after failing to award the Cherries a penalty against Stoke. | 38105411 |
They plan to strike on 8 March and on 17 March - St Patrick's Day, which is a national holiday in Ireland.
Last week, the Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union (Siptu) workers stopped work for 48 hours in a dispute over pay.
It caused major disruption for 90,000 commuters in Ireland's capital city.
There are also plans to strike again on Thursday and Friday, 18 and 19 February.
The union said its members believe they are underpaid, particularly when compared to workers doing similar jobs in Irish Rail.
Workers are seeking pay rises ranging from 8% to 53%.
However, Transdev, the private company that operates the Luas, said a workers' pay claim of up to 53% was not sustainable and would add 6m euros (£4.65m ) to its costs. | Workers on the Luas, Dublin's tram system are to step up their industrial action. | 35585527 |
Worrall, 20, who made his debut in October and has since played 10 times, is now contracted until June 2020.
The locally-born central defender told BBC Radio Nottingham: "It has been a long time coming but to get it over the line is a very proud day for me.
"Signing a new contract is very good and I am very happy to sign with Nottingham Forest."
The Reds have also extended the contract of midfielder Ryan Yates until 2019.
The 19-year-old has yet to play for the first team, but is currently on loan at Shrewsbury after a spell with Barrow earlier in the season. | Nottingham Forest defender Joe Worrall has signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with the Championship club. | 39104725 |
The report found NSL Kent did not meet standards in three key areas, although improvements had been made since a previous inspection in November 2013.
The private ambulance service has been providing non-urgent transport for patients in Kent for more than a year.
NSL said it has made more improvements since the March inspection.
The CQC report found that NSL Kent had failed to meet necessary standards in how it supported staff, how it trained staff, and how it cared for patients who used the service.
Among the complaints, inspectors found fewer ambulances were available after 18:00 BST, despite the fact it was meant to be a 24-hour service, causing problems for patients travelling overnight.
A spokesperson for NSL said it was "disappointing" that it had taken four months for the CQC to release the report as it "no longer reflects where we are".
"Since the inspection, progress has been made and we are getting more patients to their appointments early or on time," they said.
They added that the company was "not satisfied about where we are but we are definitely heading in the right direction".
The CQC has warned it will make a future inspection to check if standards are being met. | An ambulance service used by hospitals in Kent has been told it must improve after it failed a second Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection. | 28584452 |
She increased her majority in Brecon and Radnorshire at the assembly election, but is now the only Lib Dem AM left after the other four lost.
Ms Williams said she had to "take responsibility" for the result, but said she would have stepped down anyway after eight years as leader.
Ceredigion MP Mark Williams will serve as acting leader, pending a decision on how to run any leadership contest.
"It's the right time for the party to have somebody new to pick up the challenge, bringing up new ideas and to drive the party forward," Ms Williams told BBC Wales.
"I also have to take responsibility for the result that we have had. So it seems only right that I make this decision, and make this decision now."
UK Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said he was "sorry" she had stood down and added he was "certain that Kirsty will play a key role in the future of our party".
A member of the Welsh Assembly since its creation in 1999, Ms Williams was elected Welsh Lib Dem leader in December 2008.
The Lib Dems finished fifth in the constituency vote on Thursday evening with 7.7%, down 2.9% on 2011 when they won five seats.
Their tally of one AM is their worst ever.
The Lib Dems have won five or six seats at every previous election, and had ministers in a coalition government with Labour from 2000 to 2003. | Kirsty Williams is stepping down as leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats. | 36230820 |
The five-bedroomed house, Ty Gwyn, was designed to an exact specifications of Dahl's father Harold Dahl in 1907.
The family moved to Radyr in 1918, but Dahl spent the first two years of his life in the Llandaff home.
September 13 marks the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl's birth, and Cardiff is gearing up for weeks of events and exhibitions.
Current owner Gerry Johns, who has lived in the house for 35 years, said there were plans to install a blue plaque on the house as part of the commemorations.
He added: "It's been a fantastic house to live in. We had his niece visit once with a film crew, and I did meet Mr Dahl a few times." | The Cardiff birthplace of children's author Roald Dahl is on the market - for £1.3m. | 36549126 |
Adam Gallagher stripped to his boxer shorts and doused himself with oil so he was too slippery for security staff to get hold of.
Gallagher told a court he had not wanted to be moved to HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow.
One of the G4S security team moving him was so frightened he fainted.
Gallagher also later damaged the G4S security van as he lashed out during the journey from Perth to Glasgow.
Gallagher, 28, is currently serving a life sentence for stabbing a 21-year-old Marek Smrz to death in Arbroath in 2006.
Representing himself, Gallagher said he had been held in a segregation unit for assaulting a prison officer before the incident on 18 December.
He said: "I had been there for seven weeks, and this day covered myself in baby oil before rolling about with the riot squad.
"I asked the G4S man's name in the van but he wouldn't tell me, so I kicked off. My adrenaline was high.
"I apologise for the man fainting, but these people are meant to be able to deal with this."
Gallagher was jailed for a further eight months for the incident.
He appeared in the same court earlier this month and admitted smashing up his cell in the segregation unit at Perth Prison after being told he was being moved. | A convicted murderer covered himself in baby oil in a bid to stop officers transferring him from Perth Prison, a court heard. | 36033907 |
The Stoke-on-Trent thrower landed two 180s before taking out a 141 checkout with double 12.
"It's really special and a great feeling," said Lewis, 32, after his fifth televised perfect leg.
Gary Anderson took three points from his two matches to move up to third in the table.
The Scot, who won the Premier League in 2011 and 2015, snatched a 6-6 draw against Dave Chisnall before putting in a superb display to beat Peter Wright 7-2.
Wright failed to take advantage of his double gameweek, drawing 6-6 with league leader Michael van Gerwen having led the world champion 5-1 in his first outing on Thursday.
Van Gerwen is two points clear of Wright at the top of the table and also has a game in hand on the UK Open winner.
James Wade kept his hopes of a top-four spot alive with a 7-5 victory over 16-times world champion Phil Taylor, who dropped out of the play-off places with his defeat.
Gary Anderson (Sco) 6-6 Dave Chisnall (Eng)
Michael van Gerwen (Ned) 6-6 Peter Wright (Sco)
Adrian Lewis (Eng) 7-4 Raymond van Barneveld (Ned)
Phil Taylor (Eng) 5-7 James Wade (Eng)
Peter Wright (Sco) 2-7 Gary Anderson (Sco) | Adrian Lewis hit the first nine-dart finish of the 2017 Premier League in his 7-4 win over Raymond van Barneveld in Liverpool. | 39589848 |
Turnover was £181.3m, up 7.1% on a year earlier, with operating profits also up, to £21.9m from £21.7m.
Its contribution to prize money also hit a record, of £19.9m.
Chief executive Simon Bazalgette said he was confident "that our sport can mean more, to more people, more often, in the years ahead".
The Jockey Club said that in 2015 it attracted record crowds of nearly two million people to its racecourses nationwide - up 8% from 1.79 million the previous year.
Turnover growth "was also driven by record hospitality sales and generally strong performance from Jockey Club Catering at its racecourse venues, media incomes and a successful year for its Jockey Club Live joint venture," it added.
Meanwhile, Mr Bazalgette said the Jockey Club planned to raise prize money contribution to £20.9m in 2016, subject to all meetings going ahead as scheduled.
He also said that in 2015 the organisation's largest-ever development project, at Cheltenham, was completed within a £45m budget and three months early.
Mr Bazalgette added: "Significant progress was also made on several industry matters, including our sport's new stakeholder structure, government commitments over British Racing's funding, an exciting new terrestrial broadcast deal from 2017 and a more efficient vehicle to provide media to betting shops from 2018, while The Jockey Club welcomed the support of new commercial partners and the sport as a whole reached more than 40% of the UK's television viewing audience."
The Jockey Club, which is governed by Royal Charter to reinvest all profits into British horse racing, says it has grown its turnover by 82% since 2008, its first full year of operating solely as a commercial group. | The Jockey Club, which operates 15 racecourses, including Aintree, Epsom Downs, Cheltenham and Newmarket, has posted record annual turnover for 2015. | 36094399 |
Four bombers blew themselves up outside a house in the predominantly Christian village of Qaa, close to the border with war-torn Syria.
It was not immediately clear who or what the attackers planned to target.
Al-Manar TV, which is owned by the militant Shia group Hezbollah, blamed the Sunni jihadist group Islamic State.
IS has carried out previous suicide bombings that have killed scores of people in Lebanon, but has not yet said whether it was behind Monday's blasts.
Lebanon's official National News Agency reported that the first suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the house at 04:20 (01:20 GMT).
The three other attackers followed, detonating their suicide vests one after the other as people gathered in the road nearby, it added.
Four soldiers who went to investigate the first explosion were among the wounded.
"Qaa is the gateway to the rest of Lebanon, and here we stopped a plan for a much bigger explosion," mayor Bashir Matar told the AFP news agency.
"We chased the fourth attacker and shot at him, and he blew himself up," he said, adding that five villagers had been killed in the attack.
The NNA reported that the army had cordoned off the area and were searching for possible accomplices.
The explosions reportedly occurred about 150m (490ft) from a Lebanese customs border point, on the road linking the Bekaa valley to the Syrian town of Qusair.
Most of Qaa's residents are Christians, but one area called Masharia Qaa is predominantly Sunni.
A large number of Syrians refugees have also set up an informal camp adjacent to the village, according to AFP.
Lebanon has seen repeated attacks linked to the five-year conflict in Syria, where Hezbollah is fighting in support of President Bashar al-Assad. | At least five people have been killed and 15 others wounded in a multiple suicide bomb attack in north-eastern Lebanon, officials and medics say. | 36637378 |
Darren O'Neill, 33, is accused of stabbing Steven Quail to death in Greenend Avenue, Johnstone, on 25 February.
He was arrested after police made a public appeal for information.
Mr O'Neill made no plea or declaration at Paisley Sheriff Court and was remanded in custody. He is expected to appear in court again next week. | A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a man after breaking into his house in Renfrewshire. | 39260813 |
Jamie Mines was injured at Swindon's Kendrick Industrial Estate in December.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is prosecuting Boundary Scaffolding Ltd and director Jonathon Lee Griffith-Clack for allegedly breaching health and safety law.
The case is due at Swindon Magistrates' Court on 20 September.
Following the accident last year, Mr Mines was placed in an induced coma and missed the first Christmas with his five-month-old twins Isabella and Savannah.
In June, the 33-year-old returned home but had to be readmitted to hospital to have his left foot amputated after it became severely infected.
The HSE said in a statement it was prosecuting the company and Mr Lee Griffith-Clack under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
"This follows an investigation into an electric shock suffered by a worker at the Kendrick Industrial Estate, Swindon, on 19 December 2016," it said.
A fund to help the semi-professional football player, who is from Frome but now lives in Swindon, has raised £144,000. | A scaffolding firm is being prosecuted after a worker had his leg, hands and foot amputated following an electric shock. | 40598535 |
Twelve finalists for the Woman's Hour Craft Prize will have their work exhibited at London's V&A Museum, with a planned touring exhibition to follow.
The winner, to be announced in November 2017, will be awarded £10,000.
Woman's Hour editor Alice Feinstein said the show wanted to highlight "exceptional craft makers".
She added: "We plan to support innovation, explore the history and variety of crafting practices and, of course, to celebrate the everyday creativity of our listeners.
"We are delighted to be working with The Crafts Council and the V&A to run a prize in 2017."
Presenters Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey announced the new prize during the 70th anniversary edition of the show on Monday.
Work in ceramics, metal, textiles, jewellery, glass and wood will be among those considered by the judges.
Bill Sherman, director of collections and research at the V&A, said craft had "always been at the core of the V&A's purpose".
He added: "There is currently an immense fascination with materiality and process in art, which chimes with the values of craft, and the idea of making holds huge popular appeal."
Crafts Council executive director Rosy Greenlees said British craftsmanship was "revered around the world".
She added: "It is incredibly timely to be launching this prestigious new Woman's Hour Craft Prize to recognise the creativity and calibre of British craft."
More details on how to enter can be found on the Woman's Hour website.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | The search is on for the UK's best craft work as BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour launches a prize to coincide with the programme's 70th anniversary. | 37609473 |
Premier League
Manchester City 4-0 Stoke City
Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton
Bournemouth 1-4 Chelsea
Liverpool 2-2 Newcastle United
FA Cup
Everton 1-2 Manchester United | Read the reports from Saturday's matches in the Premier League and FA Cup. | 36111190 |
Holding the title-challenging Blues left the Ports 11 points adrift at the Premiership basement.
"We have set out own bar with that performance against Linfield and we need that to be a springboard," said Currie.
"We've have highs and lows and but now need that consistency."
He added: "When we are right, when we are pulling in the same direction we can be competitive.
"If we can get that honesty regularly throughout the rest of the season then we can be a match for any team."
The result at Windsor Park may have been a boost for the Ports but it was a hammer blow to Linfield's hopes of catching Crusaders, who are now nine points clear.
Linfield face traditional foes Glentoran at the Oval on Saturday with the Blues winning two of this season's meetings while the other game was drawn.
Gary Haveron's first game in charge of the Glens was a 2-1 defeat by Linfield back in October.
Inform Coleraine are just four points behind third-place Cliftonville as they prepare for a Solitude showdown.
Ballymena are back in action after their League Cup triumph last weekend and the Sky Blues visit Ballinamallard.
Glenavon have signed former Northern Ireland U21 midfielder Chris Turner after the 30-year-old left Scottish club Cowdenbeath by mutual consent last month.
The Lurgan Blues travel to relegation threatened Carrick Rangers, who lost out to Ballymena in the Seaview decider.
Dungannon Swifts are still in contention for a top-six spot in the league split as they welcome Ards to Stangmore Park. | Portadown boss Niall Currie hopes to build on last week's draw at Linfield in the top versus bottom game against leaders Crusaders at Shamrock Park. | 39081926 |
Starting on 153-6, the visitors added just 23 more runs to trail by 42 as Ben Sanderson finished with 5-52.
Max Holden and Newton (108) made 92 for the first wicket, and Newton added 133 alongside Alex Wakely (79).
Tony Palladino removed Holden and Newton for the visitors, before another McKerr wicket left it 247-4 at stumps.
Derbyshire were a man light with Luis Reece spending Friday night in hospital after complaining of breathing difficulties on day one, but the club say he is "feeling much better in himself".
Newton, who has also scored four half-centuries this season, recorded the 12th first-class ton of his career to help his side to a healthy 289-run advantage. | Opener Rob Newton scored his first ton of the County Championship campaign as Northants built a big buffer over Derbyshire on day two at Wantage Road. | 40230947 |
The 34-year-old father died after being hit by a vehicle that mounted a central reservation on 5 October.
His colleague Sgt Chris Smith took four hours to complete the run, which is five miles longer than a marathon.
"It's just a way of showing my support to him and his family, and to say that he won't be forgotten," he said.
Donations for the run - between Heswall police station and PC Phillips's base at Wallasey - will go towards a fund in memory of the dead policeman.
PC Phillips's sister Hannah Whieldon said: "We want to try and invest back in the area the way Dave would have done - he was very much community-spirited, community-minded and he loved his job and he loved the area.
"And we're trying to make that live on as much as we can, and people like Chris doing what he does helps us amazingly."
Clayton Williams, of Wheatland Lane, Wallasey, has been charged with PC Phillips's murder. The 18-year-old has also been charged with burglary, aggravated theft of a motor vehicle and attempting to wound another police officer.
Five other people have been charged with offences in connection with PC Phillips's death. | A policeman has run 31 miles - visiting every police station in Wirral in Merseyside - in memory of PC Dave Phillips, who was killed in October. | 34820156 |
Ravi Bopara was dismissed for 76 and James Foster made a 28-ball 36 as Essex added 90 to their overnight score, before declaring on 441-8.
Porter (5-46) and David Masters (3-27) tore through Northants as they slipped to 6-4 and 14-5, but Adam Rossington's 67 not out helped them to 119 all out.
Following on, Northants closed 174 behind on 148-4 as Ben Duckett made 58. | Jamie Porter's second five-wicket haul of the season has put Essex in charge over Northants. | 36135080 |
A total of 10,886 badgers were culled in 10 areas in the counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall, Devon and Herefordshire.
The government is proposing to allow continued "strictly licensed" culls to stabilise the badger population at its now reduced level.
Opponents of the plan say there is no evidence the cull is effective.
The highly-controversial culls began four years ago with the aim of stopping the spread of TB among cows, although animal welfare campaigners have criticised them as "inhumane and ineffective".
But the government insists "proactive" culling, which aims to remove 70% of the badgers in a given area, is necessary to tackle the disease which it says costs the taxpayer more than £100m every year.
The Humane Society International UK said it was outraged by the culls, describing them as "badgercide".
Director Claire Bass said: "Nearly 11,000 badgers have been shot in England since September this year, a staggering 14,829 badgers overall since the start of the culls, a shocking and grim death toll for this supposedly protected species."
Source: Defra/Natural England | Almost 11,000 badgers were killed in 2016 as part of a government plan to control the spread of bovine TB. | 38339649 |
Irish Ferries has cancelled some services between Holyhead and Dublin due to adverse weather conditions.
BBC Wales forecaster Derek Brockway said wind speeds of 55mph (88kph) could be felt at Holyhead on Wednesday.
Drivers of HGVs and caravans have been advised not to cross the A55 Britannia Bridge onto Anglesey.
North Wales Police said anyone choosing not to cross the bridge westbound should leave at junction 11 where they would be directed to rest facilities.
They advised those coming from the ferry at Holyhead who did not want to cross the bridge to remain at the Holyhead port facilities.
Another yellow gales alert is in place for most of Wales over Thursday night and into Friday morning. | A yellow "be aware" warning for gales affecting most of north Wales and other parts of the UK remains in force. | 30400150 |
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His exhibition is called Dismaland and features the work of lots of other famous artists.
The art works are all meant to look like the sorts of things you would normally expect from a theme park, but with a twist.
Banksy keeps his identity a secret and police and some local councils, think his work is graffiti and remove it.
But the owners of some of the buildings he has worked on make lots of money from selling it at auction.
This latest attraction by Banksy and his friends is his biggest event yet and is already attracting lots of people.
Watch Ricky's report to find out more. | The mysterious artist known as Banksy has created an art exhibition on the site of a old, abandoned theme park called Tropicana in Weston-super-Mare in the south-west of England. | 33999257 |
The near miss involving two Airbus A400s in March happened when an air traffic controller instructed the wrong aircraft to descend.
The controller at RAF Brize Norton had not received a handover from the radar controller, due to "a very high workload", the report found.
It said this was "a contributing factor" to the near miss.
One of the planes was leaving RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, as the other was descending to land at the base.
The pilot of one of the planes said without taking avoiding action there was a "definite possibility of a mid-air collision".
The UK Airprox board, which investigates near collisions between aircraft, has recommended RAF Brize Norton's air traffic control reviews how tasks are assigned.
It classified it as a category C incident, which means "no risk of collision has existed or risk was averted".
The report said some members of the board felt it should have been assessed as category B because safety "was much below the norm".
An RAF spokesman said it welcomed all the recommendations made in air proximity reports.
He added that such cases were rare in comparison to the "millions of military and civilian flights" made in UK airspace each year. | Two military transport planes came within 1,700ft (520m) of colliding near an RAF base, a report has said. | 40703227 |
The council had issued a roll of 52 black bags to each household free of charge each year.
But councillors have now voted to stop the supply from 2016 onwards, with an estimated annual saving of £83,000.
Two years ago, the council reduced the size and quality of black bin bags, saving £130,000 a year.
The council report said it expected that "some residents who do not currently participate in the recycling scheme would be encouraged to do so". | Residents in Pembrokeshire will have to buy their own black bags as the council looks to save more than £80,000 a year. | 34974257 |
Lions manager Neil Harris has named an unchanged XI in a four-match unbeaten run and is expected to retain the same line-up at The Den on Saturday.
Bournemouth are without captain Simon Francis, who starts a three-match ban following his red card against Arsenal.
Boss Eddie Howe is expected to rotate his squad, with Andrew Surman, Jordon Ibe and Lewis Grabban in contention.
Bournemouth assistant manager Jason Tindall:
"The FA Cup is a fantastic competition and one we want to do as well as we can in.
"Regardless of any competition, when you go to The Den, which we have experienced ourselves before many times, it is never easy. This one will be no different.
"It was not so long ago we were coming up against Millwall in the league and they were always very tough games.
"We are all aware of it and know what type of game it will be."
Millwall manager Neil Harris told BBC Radio London:
"We are the underdogs against a really talented Bournemouth squad who have established themselves in the Premier League.
"It is a chance for the players to test themselves against top players and an opportunity to cause an upset. It has the makings of a really entertaining tie.
"Eddie Howe has done a phenomenal job there. He has been backed well by the owner but you still have to get decisions right.
"We had the final in 2004 and a semi-final a few years after so there is pedigree for us in this competition. But upsets don't just happen as you have to play to the best of your ability and have a bit of luck." | League One side Millwall have a fully fit squad for the visit of top-flight Bournemouth in the FA Cup third round. | 38474780 |
William Owen, 45, of Nefyn, Gwynedd, admitted speeding on the 60mph A499 near Pwllheli in March.
Caernarfon Magistrates' Court chairman Alwyn Lloyd Ellis said it was "unbelievable speed in the middle of the day".
Owen was fined £500 with £135 costs and banned from driving for six months.
The prosecution said the police officer paced the Volkswagen Golf at a "safe but constant" distance behind.
Michael Strain, defending, said the vehicle coming up behind him had "spooked" Owen. | A driver who sped at 122mph to get away from someone he thought was tailgating him did not realise it was an unmarked police car, a court heard. | 32967993 |
The 24-year-old was riding a yellow Suzuki motorbike on the A706 near Linlithgow when it went off the road at about 10:25.
He is being treated at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
The road was closed for about 90 minutes for a crash investigation. PC Mick Turner, of Police Scotland, urged witnesses to come forward.
PC Turner said: "This collision has resulted in the rider being taken to hospital with serious injuries and I would urge anyone who saw the motorcycle prior to the incident, or was on the A706 near to Linlithgow around this time and may have witnessed the collision, to contact us immediately." | A biker is in a critical condition in hospital following a crash in West Lothian. | 40046273 |
UK researchers measured the finger length of 110 people, including 47 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common form of the disease.
The study, in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, suggests a link between a longer fourth finger relative to the index finger and ALS.
Experts say finger length cannot help screen for ALS and more work is needed.
The ratio between the fingers has already been linked to many traits, including sporting prowess and aggression, and is believed to be set in the womb.
Experts believe a longer fourth finger relative to the index finger could be partly determined by how much exposure a baby has to the male hormone testosterone before birth.
Indeed, men often do have slightly longer ring fingers than index fingers, while women often do not.
And experts know that motor neurons need testosterone for survival and repair, and men who are born without the ability to use testosterone in the normal way develop a form of motor neuron degeneration.
Dr Brian Dickie of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, said: "This simple, but carefully conducted study raises some interesting questions about how events occurring before birth may increase the risk of developing motor neuron disease later in life.
"But it's important to remember that exposure to higher testosterone in the womb does not directly cause motor neuron disease.
"Many people with long ring fingers will never develop motor neuron disease as we believe there are numerous genetic and environmental factors that need to coincide in order to trigger the disease." | The length of a person's fingers could reveal their risk of motor neurone disease, according to a study. | 13332415 |
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For one of them, it all started with a 'hairy BMX' called Sally...
If you want to get into equestrian sport, take a look at our equestrian guide and find out how to get involved in your area. | Paralympic dressage champions Lee Pearson and Natasha Baker may have gold medals in common, but their route into horse-riding - and their motivations to succeed - are very different! | 28889034 |
The Guyanese left-hander, 41, made his Test debut in 1994 but was dropped after West Indies' home series against England in May 2015.
With 11,867 runs from 164 Tests, he retires as the Windies' second highest run-scorer, only 45 short of Brian Lara's record of 11,912.
He is also the seventh-highest Test run-scorer of all time.
Chanderpaul also played in 268 one-day internationals - where he scored another 8,778 runs - including five World Cups, as well as 22 Twenty20 internationals.
He was the International Cricket Council's top-ranked Test batsman for several spells, and also appeared in English county cricket for Durham, Lancashire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire.
While his unorthodox batting stance and obdurate, limpet-like adhesion to the crease saw him occasionally nicknamed "The Crab", Chanderpaul's record of 30 Test centuries at a career average in excess of 50 marks him down as one of the most prolific batsmen of his generation. | West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has announced his retirement from international cricket. | 35390636 |
The research at Bristol Children's Hospital into Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is being funded by charity Action Duchenne.
Paediatric consultant Dr Anirban Majumdar, said it was "very exciting" and the drugs being tested could be a "potential cure".
DMD is a severe progressive disease and mostly affects boys.
Brothers Aaron and Jack Ebanks, 19 and 16, from Birmingham, who have the condition, are raising money and awareness of the disease by travelling from Bristol to Birmingham by wheelchair. They set off on Friday and hope to arrive on Monday.
Jack said they wanted "to prove to people anything's possible if you're disabled" and "having Duchenne shouldn't stop you doing anything in life".
Dr Anirban Majumdar, from Bristol Children's Hospital, said: "This is a very exciting time for boys with DMD, because for the first time in many many years we now have a number of research projects that are up and running in the country.
"And we here in Bristol are able to start delivering some of this research. It's very important because for the first time there are a number of drugs that are being tested as a potential cure and disease-modifying treatment for these boys."
Diana Ribeiro, from Action Duchenne, said: "We've been working with Bristol for a while. We firmly believe that all patients living with Duchenne should have access to trials and clinics across the UK." | A clinical trial into treatment for children with a potentially fatal neuromuscular disorder has begun. | 36932251 |
Monty has returned annually to breed at Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust's site, near Machynlleth, since 2011.
He, long-term mate Glesni and two other ospreys have all been at the site at Cors Dyfi since Monday.
Emyr Evans, of the trust, said: "It's been a crazy week with more arrivals than Heathrow."
Male, Dai Dot, was the first to arrive at the Dyfi Osprey Project at 07:50 BST on Monday, followed by female, Blue 24, at about the same time on Tuesday.
Monty arrived on Wednesday afternoon, with Glesni returning for her third year of mating with him on Thursday.
The trust said seven of the eight ospreys which bred in Wales in 2014 are now back. | An osprey which starred in BBC Springwatch in 2012 has returned to its nesting ground in mid Wales after wintering in Africa. | 32256305 |
Dorothy Cruickshank was one of six people taken to hospital after the two-car collision on the A90 at the Toll of Birness junction on 5 April.
The 66-year-old, from Hatton, was a passenger in a Volkswagen Passat which was in collision with a Peugeot 207
Police Scotland said she died in hospital on Saturday. A report is being sent to the procurator fiscal.
The other casualties were the 70-year-old driver of the Volkswagen and four 18-year-olds in the Peugeot who all suffered serious injuries. | A woman has died 10 days after being badly injured in a car crash in Aberdeenshire. | 39616794 |
The sevens squad have been recipients of full-time contracts since 2014, but now the Rugby Football Union (RFU) will make 16 players full-time.
There will be another 32 short-term contracts on offer as the RFU continues its "ongoing commitment to the professionalisation of women's rugby".
England became world champions for the second time in 2014.
Find out how to get into rugby union with our special guide.
RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie said: "We are immensely proud of England Women's achievements and we want to provide the best support to continue this success."
The England Women elite performance squad of contracted players will be announced in September. The full-time contracts will come into effect from then, with training based at Bisham Abbey, the current home of the GB women's sevens squad.
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | England will award professional player contracts to their 15-a-side women's team for the first time next season. | 36859315 |
The man had confronted the group after they threw a firework at his house in Berryburn Place, Barmulloch, at about 00:45 on Sunday.
He was then racially abused and had bricks thrown at him before the youths ran off.
The victim was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary and released after treatment.
Police Scotland said officers were currently conducting door-to-door inquiries as well as examining CCTV.
Chf Insp Stevie Hazlett said: "This was a horrific attack on a family's home and a father who came out to protect them.
"It is absolutely essential that we trace the cowardly and despicable individuals responsible as soon as possible because this type of behaviour simply will not be tolerated in our community.
"Officers are following a number of lines of inquiry and I am confident that we will find the group of youths who did this, but we need the support of the local community to achieve this.
"If you have any information that could assist with our inquiries, no matter how insignificant it might be, please get in touch." | A 61-year-old man was attacked and racially abused by a group of youths in Glasgow in what police are treating as a hate crime. | 37912337 |
The man, who does not want to be identified, moved to Northern Ireland last month to begin working at Queen's.
On Wednesday, he was contacted by someone claiming to be from the Home Office who demanded money from him.
They said he was being investigated for financial crime in India and would have to leave the UK unless he paid a fine.
The man replied that he did not have the £1,800 they were demanding, but did agree to transfer almost £1,200 to the fraudsters.
In a bid to warn other potential victims of the scam, the man has spoken anonymously to BBC News NI reporter, Kelly Bonner.
"Unfortunately, I made the transfer," the researcher said.
"I consider myself fairly educated, but if it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone."
The man, who moved to Northern Ireland with his wife and two young children, said he is now struggling to support his family.
According to the PSNI, 17% of people living in Northern Ireland have been the victim of a scam in the last three years.
However, this figure does not include the thousands of others who have recognised a scam or those who have been a victim but did not report it to police.
The advice from the PSNI is, if you are contacted out of the blue, and asked for money or personal details over the phone, then it is probably a scam. | A researcher at Queens University, Belfast, has been defrauded out of almost £1,200 by scammers pretending to be from the Home Office. | 39225495 |
The US National Hurricane Center in Miami says Earl is threatening to bring heavy rains, flooding and high winds to Honduras, Belize and Mexico.
A hurricane watch has been issued for part of the coast of Mexico.
At least nine people died on Monday due to extreme weather in Haiti and the Dominican Republic as the storm passed over the Caribbean.
Six of the victims were passengers on board a bus that caught fire in the Dominican town of Nagua when it was hit by tumbling power lines.
Three people drowned when their tour boat capsized. | A deadly weather system now named Tropical Storm Earl is making its way towards the Yucatan peninsula. | 36958691 |
20 January 2017 Last updated at 08:08 GMT
He goes to a school in Freeland, Pennsylvania, that's mostly Trump supporters - but he's not actually one himself!
He started doing impressions after dressing up as Trump for Halloween.
Watch him do a school announcement in the unique style of Donald Trump. | This American student is top of the class when it comes to impersonating future US president Donald Trump. | 38688537 |
The system can be set up to request manual, automatic and random breath tests from the offender and includes a picture identity verification.
The pilot is being carried out voluntarily on six offenders in the Dyfed-Powys area.
The results will be reviewed after the three-month pilot.
Ch Insp Craig Templeton said: "We're keen to find out if this new technology would provide a cost-effective and improved management of offenders throughout Dyfed-Powys, and ultimately lead to a reduction in the level of re-offending."
The new technology also includes electronic GPS real-time tracking.
It is being tested by the Integrated Offender Management team, where Dyfed-Powys Police and Wales Probation Service work together to prevent and reduce re-offending of those who have the most detrimental effect on their communities. | Dyfed-Powys Police has become the first force in the UK to trial a new remote system of monitoring how much alcohol prolific offenders are drinking. | 37922477 |
In a game of few clear-cut chances, Charlie Walker scored the winner shortly after half-time when his left-footed strike beat keeper Dean Snedker.
Walker twice had further goals ruled out, first for a foul by team-mate Alfie Pavey and then after the 25-year-old striker was caught offside.
But Harriers were unable to avoid slipping to a seventh successive loss.
The visitors, making only their second appearance of 2016 after a succession of postponements, had new signing Evan Garnett making his debut as a 73rd-minute substitute following his arrival from Evo-stik Southern Division side Belper Town
Harriers, still under the control of chief executive Colin Gordon, are now six points adrift at the foot of the table, 16 points from safety, while Aldershot move up a place to 13th.
Aldershot Town boss Barry Smith told BBC Surrey:
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"We are pleased with the result. When you are not playing well and the other team are dominating for certain spells, you have to grind out results like that.
"We've played in games when we've been the better team and not get results. Today we didn't play as well and got three points.
"We dropped our standards in the first half and we didn't organise the way we should have. We sorted it out at half-time and the players reacted in the right way but getting that early goal.
"Charlie Walker has scored 11 goals this season. His work-rate is great for the team and he deserved that goal on his performance." | Aldershot edged out bottom club Kidderminster Harriers to claim their third National League win in a row. | 35389667 |
County Tyrone man Damien McLaughlin is due to stand trial in connection with the murder next month but has not been seen by police since November.
The PSNI have apologised to Mr Black's family.
They said they felt betrayed by the criminal justice system.
The accused had a bail condition that he should report to police five days out of seven.
The PSNI said it will review its handling of the case.
Police Ombudsman Dr Michael Maguire has now decided he will begin a formal investigation into what happened.
In a statement, the Police Ombudsman's office said it "has decided that it is necessary in the public interest to conduct an investigation to establish whether there were any failings in police conduct or in policing systems in the management of Mr McLaughlin's bail conditions".
"We are now beginning the process of securing and examining relevant evidence, including police records. A report on the findings of the investigation will be published in due course."
Mr Black was shot dead by dissident republicans as he drove along the M1 on his way to work at Maghaberry prison in November 2012.
Mr McLaughlin spent time in prison on remand on charges connected to Mr Black's killing, but was released on bail in May 2014.
A series of conditions imposed were later varied, including the removal of a stipulation that he had to wear an electronic tag and a reduction in the number of days he had to report to police.
At Belfast Crown Court on Friday, a judge revoked McLaughlin's bail after being told that he had breached those conditions.
Earlier this week, David Black's son, Kyle, said that the decision to relax the bail conditions was "laughable to say the least". | The Police Ombudsman is to investigate why the PSNI failed to monitor the movements of a man charged in connection with the murder of prison officer David Black. | 38602027 |
Sheriff Mbye, 18, died in hospital from multiple stab wounds sustained in a "scuffle" which left another man with serious knife injuries, police said.
It happened on Bristol Road South in the Northfield area of the city at 17:00 BST on Friday.
An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and police officers are seeking "a small number of other men".
Officers called to the scene found a 19-year-old in a barber shop being looked after by customers.
While they were there, reports were received from the Queen Elizabeth hospital that Mr Mbye, from Lee Bank, had been dropped off in a white coloured Audi, which then drove away.
The car was later found by police abandoned in Hickman Gardens, Ladywood.
Part of Bristol Road South remains sealed off for forensic examination.
Det Insp Harry Harrison, from West Midlands Police, said: "My condolences go to the family of Sheriff who are heartbroken at losing their loved one.
"I would like to reassure them that many people who were in the area at the time responded admirably to the terrible situation which confronted them.
"Both victims were tended to, details of possible people or vehicles involved were relayed to police and vital clues were guarded."
Door-to-door inquiries continue and murder detectives will be examining CCTV footage. | A teenager has been stabbed to death in a street in Birmingham. | 32355337 |
It shows the aftermath of a car crashing on to a pavement on the Falls Road in west Belfast on Saturday night.
The driver was arrested for various motoring offences and his female passenger had to be cut from the car.
In a Facebook post, PSNI West Belfast said: "Luckily tonight nobody was killed or seriously injured but things could have been very different."
The post also noted that the driver was three times over the legal limit, and carried this message: "Don't be stupid... don't drink and drive. #itsnotworthit #leavethecarathome." | Police have published a photograph to warn motorists of the dangers of drink-driving. | 40547771 |
Police have begun a murder inquiry and a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police said the victim and the alleged assailant were residents in the home.
Officers were called to De La Mer House care home in Naze Park Road, Walton-on-the-Naze, at about 09:00 GMT after reports a woman was seriously injured.
DCI Simon Werrett said: "At this stage we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation and our inquiries are ongoing."
The premises are being guarded while forensic searches are conducted.
Nearby resident and retired financial adviser John Knights said security was tight at the care home.
He said: "My mother had to go into De La Mer about two years ago, and I can tell you that it was quite tricky to get in and out of there.
"You couldn't just go up to the building and get in. You needed a security code to get in. It had electronic key pads on the door, so to get inside you needed to know those."
A spokeswoman for the care home said there would be no comment until staff had spoken to police.
Douglas Carswell, the UKIP MP for the area, said he was "very shocked".
He said: "If you have got a loved one in a care home, you expect them to be safe. Walton-on-the-Naze is supposed to be one of the most peaceful and tranquil places there is. Of all the places you expect this to happen, this is the last." | A woman believed to be in her 80s has died after apparently being shot by a fellow resident at a care home in Essex, police have said. | 35189664 |
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The 26-year-old completed the 29.5km course in 38 minutes 48 seconds to beat Ukraine's Hanna Solovey by 18 seconds, with Evelyn Stevens of the United States three seconds further back.
"I'm overwhelmed and I need some time to know this is reality," Brennauer told BBC Sport.
"It was good for me that it was a long race because I am stronger at the end."
Ellen van Dijk of the Netherlands, who set off last as defending champion, trailed at the two intermediate checkpoints and was hampered by heavy rain in the closing stages as she finished more than one minute adrift in seventh.
The men's time trial takes place on Wednesday, with the women's road race on Saturday and the men's on Sunday.
Result:
1. Lisa Brennauer (Ger) 38mins 48.16secs
2. Hanna Solovey (Ukr) +18.68secs
3. Evelyn Stevens (USA)+21.25secs
4. Mieke Kroeger (Ger)+38.29secs
5. Ann-Sophie Duyck (Bel) +45.31secs | Germany's Lisa Brennauer won the women's individual time trial at the Road World Championships in Spain. | 29328321 |
Dr Dan Poulter met MPs Andy Sawford, Philip Hollobone and Peter Bone at Kettering General Hospital on Thursday.
The MPs told him the hospital's A&E was designed for 20,000 patients a year but last year 80,000 came for treatment.
This population growth had made it "unfit for purpose" and also stretched other hospital services, they said.
The minister said he would look at a proposal from the hospital and clinical commissioning group backed by the MPs if it was submitted later this year.
Labour MP Mr Sawford, speaking for the other two who were Conservatives, said it was a worthwhile meeting and they had put across to the minister that the Kettering Hospital A&E was no longer fit for purpose because of the growth in the local population.
He said the cross-party group had set to one side their differing views on the health service and the national debate to take a realistic local view.
"We just want Kettering Hospital to be treated like others such as Southend or Alder Hey which got money from Treasury coffers," he said.
"But we have to bring together the hospital and the clinical commissioning group to make a joint bid for funding.
"The minister has said he would look at it later this year.
"We are not looking for a massive new building but additional funding for A&E and other services which are suffering." | A health minister has agreed to look at a bid for funding to make an A&E department at a Northamptonshire hospital "fit for purpose". | 23359443 |
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Smith, 21, secured her medal in the clean-and-jerk with a best of 119kg.
Her subsequent 96kg snatch and total of 215kg gave her fourth place overall.
Smith said her efforts were "nowhere near where I thought I'd be" and cited injuries as a factor in her below-par performance.
"A couple of weeks ago I had a bit of a knee problem and before coming here I picked up a back niggle," she said. "I've got two bulging discs, so at one point I didn't actually think I'd be able to compete.
"I guess in the grand scheme it's not too bad," she added. "I think if I was on form, I could've achieved a lot more."
Smith beat fellow Briton Emily Godley, who was sixth overall at the event in Forde.
Performances at the Norway event count towards Olympic qualification, with a maximum of one men's and one women's berth possible for Team GB. Final Olympic qualifying places will be confirmed in mid-June.
Earlier on Wednesday, British weightlifter Jack Oliver had to withdraw from his event with a suspected dislocated elbow.
The 25-year-old was hurt attempting to lift 178kgs in the 77kg event.
Oliver is the British record holder but now faces an anxious wait to see whether the injury will rule him out of the Rio Games. | GB's Zoe Smith won an individual bronze medal at the European weightlifting championships in Norway but described her performance as "disappointingly lacklustre". | 36038929 |
It is understood the polling station is in the Bettws ward in Newport.
The turnout across Gwent was 14%, with former police officer Ian Johnston, an independent candidate, beating the Labour challenger Hamish Sandison on second preferences.
Voters went to the polls on Thursday when elections were held in all parts of England and Wales outside London.
There are more than 100 polling stations in Newport.
Newport councillor Kevin Whitehead, Independent member for the city's Bettws ward, said it was "staggering" that a polling station had failed to register a single vote.
"It's just apathy. I think apathy rules when it comes to politics in general," he said.
"People are more concerned with the bigger picture like the recession."
Conservative councillor Matthew Evans, who is the leader of the opposition on Newport council, said the fact nobody had voted at a polling station "doesn't show anybody in a particularly good light".
However, he said he was not surprised there was a low turnout generally in the elections.
"Clearly, if you've got a polling station where nobody turns up, it's extremely disappointing," he said.
"It's quite frankly a daft time of the year to have an election - it's cold and miserable.
"It wasn't a topic that people felt passionately about."
Labour's Newport West MP Paul Flynn, whose constituency includes Bettws, said he believed a lack of enthusiasm for the elections from the Conservative Party which introduced the policy had contributed to the low turnout.
But he admitted another factor was the lack of trust in politics and lack of confidence in politicians generally.
The total turnout for Wales was 14.9%.
Low turnout in commissioner polls | A polling station in the election for Gwent's police and crime commissioner had a turnout of zero. | 20355358 |
The Syrian Democratic Forces said the pictures, showing a convoy of hundreds of vehicles, were taken on Friday.
The US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters did not attack as there were civilians in each of the vehicles and it wanted to avoid casualties.
The militants were thought to have gone north, towards the Turkish border.
SDF fighters took full control of Manbij after a 10-week offensive backed by US-led coalition air strikes and special forces personnel.
As it became apparent that the town would fall, some 100 to 200 IS militants gathered members of their families, supporters and civilian hostages, Baghdad-based US-led coalition spokesman Col Chris Garver told reporters on Tuesday.
The civilians were then placed with the militants in every vehicle in the convoy that headed north, tracked by SDF fighters and the coalition, he said.
"We had to treat them all as non-combatants. We didn't shoot. We kept watching."
Hundreds of the civilians were released on Saturday, while others escaped.
During the offensive, the SDF had offered the militants a safe route out of Manbij to avoid civilian casualties, but they refused.
Col Garver said the jihadists kept "throwing civilians... into the line of fire, trying to get them shot to use that potentially as propaganda".
IS militants attempted to flee the Iraqi city of Falluja in a large convoy in June, but were bombed by Iraqi and coalition warplanes. About 175 vehicles were destroyed. | Aerial photos have been released showing Islamic State (IS) militants using civilians as shields to escape the northern Syrian town of Manbij. | 37129408 |
In a special ceremony called an inauguration, President Trump took over from Barack Obama as America's leader.
He won the election in November 2016 but there is a delay of two months as power changes from one President's team to the next.
Mr Trump swore an oath to "faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
In his first speech as President, Mr Trump promised to change America, saying that too much power was in the hands of the government and he would concentrate on giving a voice to ordinary people.
He also repeated his well-known phrase from the election campaign, by promising to "Make America great again". | Donald Trump is the 45th President of the United States of America. | 38688544 |
Four homeless people have died in Belfast this year.
Lord Mayor Arder Carson said the aim of the meeting was to see what more could be done to help the homeless.
The issue was also discussed by the executive at a meeting in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.
Speaking to BBC reporter Mark Simpson, the Lord Mayor said: "The people with the skills and the experience, in terms of organisations that exist in the city, are the ones who are best placed to come up with a solution.
"That's why I'm asking to meet with them today to see if we can refocus and double our efforts to ensure that this doesn't happen in our city again."
During the executive meeting, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, described the death of a fourth homeless person in Belfast as a "terrible tragedy".
The Social Development Minister, Lord Morrow, was also asked to look at what more can be done to help combat the plight of homelessness.
According to statistics obtained from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, just under 20,000 people presented themselves as homeless in the period 2014/15.
Of this total, 11,016 were defined as homeless in accordance with current legislation.
A spokesperson for the Housing Executive said: "Homelessness does not just describe people sleeping on the streets.
"It has been our experience that the number of 'rough sleepers' on average on the street of Belfast on any given night is in single figures.
"Rough sleeping represents only a small amount of street activity which also includes street drinking and begging." | The Lord Mayor of Belfast has called an emergency meeting of agencies which deal with homelessness following the death of a man in the city centre on Wednesday evening. | 35659049 |
Hundreds of people were evacuated from the campus building when firefighters were called to the third floor blaze at about 10:30 BST.
The fire service is now working with UEA staff to establish what chemicals were in the laboratory.
Twelve engines were dispatched to the incident. Nobody was injured.
Roy Harold, from Norfolk Fire and Rescue, said: "We understand two members of staff were working on some chemicals and there was a small fire in a fume cupboard.
"We've now sealed the area off... but we've got breathing apparatus crews taking gas monitoring equipment to check there no leakage of chemicals from the lab.
"The risk in a lab like this is there's a whole host of chemicals in the lab and it's taking a little while to compile a full list of what's up there.
"We'll need to make sure we work carefully in that making one chemical safe, we don't cause a risk with one of the others."
The rest of the university is running as normal. | Tests are being undertaken at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich to ensure there is "no leakage" of chemicals after a laboratory fire. | 29707554 |
2 November 2016 Last updated at 15:42 GMT
Next week, on 8 November, millions of Americans will vote in the presidential election.
We took puppet versions of Donald and Hillary to America to find out what kids there really think about them.
Read Newsround's guide to Hillary Clinton here.
And click here if you want to find out more about Donald Trump. | Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are both going for one of the most important jobs on the planet, the president of the United States. | 37852314 |
Children's services in Birmingham have consistently been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.
At a briefing, Brigid Jones, who oversees children and family services, said the council had "come a long way".
However, she said she did not expect children's services to be "fit for purpose" for an unannounced Ofsted inspection expected by April 2016.
At the social care review into the council's three-year plan into children's services, Ms Jones said: "We have come a long way in the last year but we can't underestimate how far we've still got to go.
"Children are definitely safer than they were a year ago but there still not as safe as we would like them to be."
The new plan, which will cost £94m over three years, was announced in April.
New IT and upgrades to existing systems are to be introduced, including mobile devices for all social workers.
Under the plans, the number of front-line social worker posts will increase from 511 to almost 600 by March 2017.
The authority has struggled to recruit enough social workers over recent years, particularly those with substantial experience.
A serious case review said workers, together with other agencies, "collectively failed to prevent" the death of Keanu Williams, in 2011.
Ms Jones said the recruitment of social workers had gone up but they still needed more.
She added around a third of the council's staff were agency workers, which it hoped to get down to 15%. | A heavily-criticised council does not expect its children's social care team to be fit for purpose until April 2017. | 32992795 |
Saturday's loss to Bournemouth all but sealed Villa's fate.
The club say "every effort" will be made to offer voluntary redundancy.
Villa added: "The objective is to secure a sound financial platform from which the club can rebuild. We recognise this is an extremely difficult time for all staff."
The club statement described the move as a "headcount reduction".
Villa have 16 points from 33 games and have been bottom of the table since November.
They have been without a first-team manager since Remi Garde's departure on 29 March.
Villa's board plans to meet on Wednesday to discuss the shortlist for Garde's replacement.
BBC Radio 5 live's Pat Murphy reports the leading candidates remain former Manchester United manager David Moyes, ex-Leicester boss Nigel Pearson, Hull boss Steve Bruce, Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy, Burnley's Sean Dyche and Preston boss Simon Grayson. | Aston Villa's staff could face compulsory redundancy as the club prepare for relegation from the Premier League to the Championship. | 36020447 |
Mark Searle, 36, from St Leonards-on-Sea, was found guilty of murder, conspiracy to kidnap and perverting the course of justice at Lewes Crown Court.
His victim, Jason Martin-Smith, 28, of Camberley in Surrey, was abducted in Hastings, East Sussex, in August 2001.
Searle, of Chambers Road, will serve a minimum of 29 years.
The murder is believed to be linked to the killing of 27-year-old Jimmy Millen who was shot outside his Hastings home by two men on a motorbike in 2001.
Mr Martin-Smith was an acquaintance of Mr Millen.
Det Ch Insp Paul Rymarz said it was during the investigation into Mr Millen's murder that information relating to the murder of Mr Martin-Smith came to light.
His body was never found, but officers established he was dismembered in a lock-up.
After the hearing, Mr Rymarz said: "Our thoughts are with his family who have waited a long time for this result."
Another defendant, Steve McNicol, 42, of Whitefriars Road in Hastings, was earlier convicted of conspiracy to kidnap and jailed for four-and-a-half years.
He was also accused of murder but the charge was discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service at the start of the trial. | A man has been jailed for life over the murder of a man 14 years ago whose body has never been found. | 34019226 |
During 2014/15, marksmen shot 361 boar and the agency has said this figure was exceeded by Christmas, making the cull on course to achieve the yearly target.
Deputy surveyor, Kevin Stannard said: "We started the cull in September, by Christmas we had exceeded the cull from the previous year."
In 2015 thermal imaging surveys estimated 1,000 wild boar in the area.
Wild boar living in the Forest of Dean can cause damage while foraging for food.
There can also be a danger, particularly to dog walkers and riders, as they can charge, especially when protecting their young.
But there are no plans to eradicate them, just to manage the numbers.
"It is impossible to get an accurate figure of the wild population over a large area.
"They move, they hide. Feral wild boar don't hold territories so they are constantly moving around the forest, moving out on to agricultural land, moving into the villages," said Mr Stannard.
He said the thermal imaging technique nevertheless indicated the population was increasing.
Although the Forestry Commission carries out annual culls, it has repeated its warning that it is only responsible for culling boar on Crown land.
If the animals stray on to private land, it would be the landowner's responsibility to deal with them. | The Forestry Commission has said it is on target to cull 575 wild boar by Easter in the Forest of Dean. | 35333293 |
Former Det Ch Supt Dena Fleming was appearing as a defence witness in the trial of Colin Andrews at Manchester Crown Court.
Mr Andrews, 58, denies seven charges including rape, stalking, harassment and assault.
Mrs Fleming is being treated at hospital. The trial continues. | A retired senior police officer has been taken ill while giving evidence at the trial of a former Humberside detective. | 30839367 |
The 41-year-old won three world titles with the German manufacturer and achieved more than 50 wins for them in European, World, German and British Touring Car Championships.
Priaulx, who was eighth in this year's British Touring Car Championship, will reveal his next career move in January.
"I am saying goodbye not just to a company, but to a family," the Guernsey driver said in a statement.
"Over the years I have been lucky to have driven some of the best racing cars there are and have stood on podiums in all parts of the world thanks to BMW.
"However, sometimes it is time to move on and for me that time has come.
"While we will all go our separate ways for 2016, nothing can ever break the bonds of friendship we have. I wish them all a very successful future." | Andy Priaulx is to end his 13-year career as a BMW works driver. | 35016238 |
The fast-food chain sold more than 32 million meal boxes containing the plastic "Step-It" bands across North America.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has urged customers to "immediately take the recalled wristbands from children".
McDonald's has issued an apology.
The devices were promoted as devices that would encourage and measure active lifestyles. One counts how many steps the wearer has made, while the other blinks lights when detecting that its user is walking.
The CPSC said McDonald's had distributed the wristbands across the US and Canada between 9 and 17 August. It received more than 70 complaints of skin irritation from customers, including seven reports of skin blistering.
Both devices came with translucent plastic wristband straps, each in a range of three colours.
Those who return the item to McDonald's will be offered a replacement toy and either a yogurt tube or bag of apple slices.
Terri Hickey, a spokeswoman for McDonald's, said: "Nothing is more important to us than the safety and well-being of our customers, which is why upon learning about concerns with these bands we acted swiftly to stop distribution of these toys."
She added: "We apologise to our customers who were impacted and for the inconvenience this recall has caused."
McDonald's restaurants in the UK did not distribute the bands. | McDonald's is recalling millions of fitness wristbands that it bundled with Happy Meals after customers complained of skin irritation and burns. | 37187666 |
Two business associates have also been charged in the case and all five are barred from leaving Argentina.
Ms Fernandez, 64, already faces other charges including fraudulently administering state funds.
She has denied wrongdoing and says she is the victim of political persecution.
In a statement on Tuesday, legal officials said Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio had brought formal charges against Ms Fernandez for alleged money laundering in property dealings.
Her daughter, Florencia, and son, Maximo, have also been charged along with businessmen Cristobal Lopez and Lazaro Baez.
About $8m (£6.4m) of Ms Fernandez's assets have been frozen, the statement added.
Last month, a judge ruled that Ms Fernandez, who governed from 2007 to 2015, should stand trial on charges of financial mismanagement while in office.
She is accused of ordering the central bank to sell dollars on the futures market at artificially low prices ahead of a widely expected devaluation of the Argentine peso.
Ms Fernandez also faces separate corruption charges alleging that her government steered public contracts to Mr Baez - a businessman close to her family.
She insists that all the allegations against her are politically motivated and has accused current President Mauricio Macri of plotting against her. | A judge in Argentina has brought charges of money laundering and corruption against former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her two children. | 39499004 |
The 20-year-old finished on 11 under par to record his first European Tour victory.
Defending champion Fitzpatrick carded 68 on Sunday to briefly hold the clubhouse lead, while Wood needed to par the 18th to force a play-off.
Wood, who led heading into the final round in Malmo, Sweden, could only manage a bogey to finish tied second.
Having dropped a shot at the third, Paratore birdied back-to-back holes before the turn and added two more on the back nine.
He crucially saved par on the 18th after being fortunate to have a shot to the green following a wayward drive.
"I couldn't be happier," he told the European Tour. "I really enjoyed this win."
Playing in the group behind, Wood also pulled his tee shot on the last into the trees and was forced to take a penalty drop from an unplayable lie.
He made four birdies, but the the 29-year-old's scorecard was littered with bogeys, including that dropped shot at the last.
Jamie Donaldson of Wales finished four shots off the pace after leading on Friday.
Fitzpatrick, who won the second of his three European Tour titles in Malmo last year, recovered from a double bogey at the third to card one of the rounds of the day. | Italy's Renato Paratore won the Nordea Masters by one shot from Englishmen Chris Wood and Matthew Fitzpatrick. | 40152481 |
French journalist Florence Hartmann, once a court spokeswoman, was arrested over a 2009 conviction for contempt for disclosing confidential documents.
She was initially sentenced to a fine, but this changed to seven days' jail when the court ruled she had not paid.
Hartmann, 53, had insisted the money was deposited in a French account.
She was arrested on Thursday in The Hague, where she had gone for the verdict against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.
Her lawyer, Guenael Mettraux, told AFP news agency she was being kept "under suicide watch conditions, meaning with light in her cell 24-hours a day and that she is being checked on every 15 minutes by the guards" in a detention unit at the Hague tribunal.
"She is isolated from other detainees and so far has only been visited by the French consul," he said.
He had filed applications for the conditions of detention to be changed and for her early release. But he said there was literally no-one available to deal with them until after the Easter break.
Mr Mettraux told UK daily the Guardian that his client had said she was in the bizarre position of "watching Gen Ratko Mladic [the Bosnian Serb military leader accused of war crimes] walking around the yard and associating with other prisoners while I'm locked away in a cage".
Hartmann worked for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2006.
She wrote a book, Peace And Punishment, and an article in which she disclosed the existence of confidential documents on the Serbian government involvement in the Bosnian war of the 1990s. | A former official at the UN war crimes tribunal at The Hague is being kept in isolation with lights permanently on, her lawyer says. | 35905782 |
It agreed to purchase the main parts of the business in July for $4.8bn (£4bn).
But since then Yahoo has revealed that hackers stole the data of about 500 million users in what could be the largest publicly disclosed cyber-breach in history.
Verizon could seek to reduce the price or walk away from the deal altogether.
A legal representative for Verizon, Craig Silliman, told reporters: "I think we have a reasonable basis to believe right now that the impact is material and we're looking to Yahoo to demonstrate to us the full impact. If they believe that it's not then they'll need to show us that."
He added that Verizon was "absolutely evaluating [the breach] and will make determinations about whether and how to move forward with the deal based on our evaluation of the materiality".
A clause in the agreement of the takeover purchase states that Verizon can withdraw if an event "reasonably can be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business".
In response, Yahoo said: "We are confident in Yahoo's value and we continue to work towards integration with Verizon."
The company said in September that the information had been "stolen by what we believe is a state-sponsored actor" but did not say which country it held responsible.
The breach included swathes of personal information, including names and emails, as well as “unencrypted security questions and answers†| US telecoms firm Verizon says Yahoo's massive data breach could have a "material" impact on its deal to buy the internet firm. | 37652461 |
John Peck, 80, was convicted at St Albans Crown Court of indecently assaulting the girl, when she was 14 and 15.
The victim, now 60, came forward in 2013 prompted by the Jimmy Savile case.
Peck, of Buxton Road, Waltham Forest, had worked in Welwyn Garden City. The woman told the court he kissed her and took her on car trips for sexual acts.
He had already admitted two charges of indecent assault, but was found guilty of a further five charges.
Judge Jonathan Carroll told Peck: "She was a child. You were an adult. You showed manipulative and predatory behaviour." | A retired police officer has been jailed for 22 months for sexually abusing an underage girl 45 years ago. | 34820079 |
The British star famous for playing Nelson Mandela and starring in The Wire, is reportedly being considered for the next 007.
The Daily Beast is reporting there was leaked email from Amy Pascal, chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment motion pictures group.
It is reported the contents said: "Idris should be the next Bond.
Pascal was thought to be emailing Elizabeth Cantillon, the former executive vice president of production for Columbia Pictures - which distributes the Bond franchise.
There is no confirmation from Idris Elba or from Sony Pictures that the actor will take over to be the next 007.
The 42-year-old has previously said he would play Bond.
During a Reddit AMA in September he responded to a fan's question of whether he'd be willing to take the role, writing: "Yes, if it was offered to me, absolutely."
Daniel Craig, who is currently filming his fourth appearance as Bond in new release Spectre, is signed on to do one more film.
"I've been trying to get out of this from the very moment I got into it. But they won't let me go, and I've agreed to do a couple more," he told Rolling Stone two years ago.
Spectre is due for release in November next year.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Idris Elba could be the next James Bond, according to a leaked email by Sony Entertainment. | 30562389 |
The 64-year-old was assaulted at Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in Harmondsworth on Thursday. He was taken to hospital and died later that night.
A 31-year-old man will face one count of murder when he appears before magistrates on Saturday.
Two other men, aged 31 and 35, had also been arrested but were released with no further action taken against them. | A man has been charged with murder after another man died following an assault at an immigration facility. | 38180457 |
Jo Cruickshank was 36 when she took her own life in 2015.
Her mother Deanna, from Buckie, Moray, thinks Jo might still be alive if she had discovered help online.
Mrs Cruickshank spoke to BBC Scotland last year about new online pop-up ads offering support.
She has been helping to fund the pop-up ads, which appear when a person uses the term suicide in a search engine.
Mrs Cruickshank said: "It was amazing how many people contacted me. I'm overwhelmed by the number of people who have been touched by suicide.
"And people I've known for quite some time, but didn't know they'd been touched by suicide.
"I have spoken to and still am speaking to one woman who contacted me after the BBC Scotland piece who said to me 'it's so good to speak to somebody who actually does know what it feels like'.
"It's still not something we speak about readily and I so want to change that."
On Saturday, four generations of her family will travel about 14 miles round the Buckie coast to raise more funds towards suicide prevention.
If you are feeling emotionally distressed and would like details of organisations which offer advice and support, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information 0800 066 066. | A mother whose daughter took her own life has been "overwhelmed" by the number of people contacting her about their own experiences after she spoke publicly about suicide prevention. | 39659623 |
The 51-year-old woke up just before 07:00 GMT on Sunday in Worthing's Royal Arcade to find flames around his head and face.
He suffered minor injuries to his cheek, eyelids and head and was treated by an ambulance at the scene.
A 38-year-old man has been arrested by police and bailed while investigations continue.
Det Sergeant Simon Smith said: "The victim tried to chase the man and described him as white, in his 20s and wearing a white hooded top."
Police appealed for anyone who might have been near the Royal Arcade early on Sunday or saw someone running away or acting suspiciously with a red backpack to get in touch. | A homeless man was set on fire and robbed as he slept in a shopping centre, police have revealed. | 37906896 |
The band - who count Dignity and Real Gone Kid among their hits - will follow in the footsteps of The Human League and Simple Minds at the Aberdeenshire town's Open Air In The Square (OAITS).
An OAITS spokesperson said: "This is a major boost to Stonehaven's growing reputation as one of the top Hogmanay venues in Scotland.
"We are delighted to feature one of the biggest names in the pop world."
Lead singer Ricky Ross said: "We are really looking forward to coming to Stonehaven.
"It's a place I know quite well. When I was young I grew up in Dundee and used to come to lots of places along the east coast.
"I haven't been in Stonehaven for a long time and I am looking forward to coming back. It's the first time we will have done a gig there.
"We're not doing a lot of gigs this year so it's one of a few special gigs." | Scottish pop group Deacon Blue are to headline Stonehaven's Hogmanay event. | 32145201 |
Ella Barber was born when her mother Michelle went into labour at their Derbyshire home on 15 August 2016.
Ms Barber's sister Jo Lambert called 999 when they realised there was a problem with the cord and Ella was struggling to breathe.
Paramedic Amanda Bird said it was "brilliant" she was now fully fit.
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Michelle Barber, from Sandiacre, suddenly went into labour at home, but there was not enough time to get her to hospital.
Her sister realised the cord was wrapped around Ella's neck while talking to the emergency call handler.
"I was really scared." she said. "Michelle was screaming 'she's going to die, she's going to die.'
"I just thought I need to get her breathing and I did my best."
Joanne Shepherd took the emergency call and told Ms Lambert calmly to slide her finger under the cord and carefully pull it over the baby's head.
She said: "It was only my second baby delivery coming out of training so one I won't forget... not an easy one, but a really nice outcome."
Ms Bird arrived at the house within three minutes of the call.
She said: "She wasn't breathing, she was blue and she needed stimulation to breathe otherwise she wouldn't be here today celebrating her first birthday.
"I was thinking 'come on you little monkey, you are going to breathe' and she did, which was wonderful."
She added that it was "absolutely brilliant" that Ella was fully fit a year on.
Mum Michelle said of the reunion: "It's amazing and lovely to catch up again... people don't normally get to see [medical staff] afterwards." | A baby who nearly died when the umbilical cord became caught around her neck during birth has been reunited with the paramedics who saved her life. | 40933720 |
The three-judge panel ruled the Republican-backed law was intended to discriminate against black voters.
The ruling also restored same-day voter registration and out-of-precinct voting as well as extended early voting.
The unanimous decision was considered a victory for the US Justice Department and civil rights activists.
The 2013 state law made sweeping changes to election rules, including requiring voters to show an accepted form of photo identification, eliminating same-day voting, ending out-of-precinct voting and cutting short the early voting period.
"We can only conclude that the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the challenged provisions of the law with discriminatory intent," Judge Diana Gribbon Motz wrote for the Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia.
The decision reversed a lower court ruling in April, which upheld the voting rules law.
The Justice Department had argued the law unfairly targeted African-American voters in the state.
North Carolina is considered a key battleground state that could determine the outcome of the presidential election in November.
State lawmakers defended the law as a means of preventing voter fraud.
The decision is one of three rulings this month that has invalidated restrictive state voter identification regulations.
Last week, a federal appeals court ruled against Texas' strict voter identification law, saying it discriminated against minorities and must be softened before the November elections.
A district court blocked a similar law in Wisconsin. though the decision is being appealed. | A US appeals court has overturned a controversial North Carolina law that requires voters to show identification before casting their ballots. | 36928402 |
Richard Smith, 26, from Edinburgh, attacked the 30-year-old while she was asleep in a flat in Dalry following a night out on 2 August 2014.
The High Court in Glasgow heard how Smith was part of a group that had returned to the flat after a night at Lulu club in Edinburgh.
The rapist worked there at the time as a barman. Judge Lord McEwan deferred sentencing until 16 March in Edinburgh.
First offender Smith, who no longer works at the nightclub, was put on the sex offenders list.
The court heard that after arriving at the flat, Smith continued drinking while showing off magic tricks to others.
He later went to one of the bedrooms apparently planning to go to sleep, however, the woman was already sleeping in there.
Smith got into bed beside her then began molesting her and started to have sex with her.
The jury heard the woman went "ballistic" when she realised what was happening.
One witness, who knew both the woman and her attacker, recalled "screaming and shouting" coming from the room.
She told the court: "When the door was opened, Richard seemed to be cowering in the corner and she was battering him with an ironing board.
"She was hysterical and screaming 'get out, get out'."
The court heard Smith appeared "quite chilled" despite what had happened and went back to bed.
Police were forced to rouse him awake when they later attended at the flat that morning.
Smith gave evidence during the trial and claimed there had been consensual sexual activity, however denied having full intercourse with the woman. | A man has been found guilty of raping a sleeping woman at a flat in Edinburgh. | 35632577 |
Tied for fourth overnight, he is now on six under, three shots behind joint leaders Scott Brown of the USA and South Korea's KJ Choi at Torrey Pines.
Americans Jimmy Walker and Gary Woodland share second on eight under.
Sweden's Jonas Blixt, who carded a second successive 66, is in a group of four players one shot adrift.
Compatriot Freddie Jacobsen and Americans Michael Kim and Jon Huh are tied for fifth with Blixt. | Scotland's Martin Laird shot a one-over-par 73 to slip to joint ninth after three rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego. | 35452860 |
It's not that she's taken months to figure out what to do for her birthday, but it's because she has two - a real one and an official one.
Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926 but has an official birthday usually celebrated on the second Saturday of June.
So why two birthdays for the Queen and how does she celebrate them?
Official celebrations to mark a King or Queen's birthday in the UK have often been held on a day that isn't their actual birthday.
Usually the official birthday happens in summer because there is a better chance of good weather in the UK during the summer months.
The two birthday tradition was started more than 250 years ago by King George II in 1748.
How does she mark her birthdays?
The Queen usually spends her actual birthday privately, but the day is marked publicly by gun salutes in central London.
On her official birthday, Her Majesty is joined by other members of the Royal Family at the Trooping the Colour parade.
Hundreds of officers, horses and musicians take part in the event in London.
The parade starts at the Queen's official residence, Buckingham Palace, along The Mall to Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall, near to Downing Street, and back again. | The Queen is officially celebrating her 91st birthday today - even though she was actually born in April... | 36489213 |
Kevin Baker, 35, died from "self-strangulation by ligature" while his wife Tracey, 42, had multiple head injuries, police said.
The couple, who are believed to have three children, were found at the house in Wellings Close, Chard, on Sunday.
Police began a murder inquiry but have said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Avon and Somerset Police added investigations would continue "to develop a full understanding of what happened" and a file would be sent to the coroner's office.
Senior investigation officer Andy Mott said: "Our thoughts are very much with the families affected by this tragic incident and they're continuing to be supported by specially trained family liaison officers." | A man whose body was found beside his wife's at their Somerset home killed himself, a post-mortem has suggested. | 33431474 |
Physical education teacher Graham Hopkins admitted kissing the girl at Liquid Nightclub in December 2014.
The teacher also failed to report to management that the girl and another female, who he knew to be a pupil, were likely to be under 18.
Mr Hopkins also admitted having his photo taken at the nightclub with the pupils and socialising with them.
He waived his right to a full hearing before the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTSC) and admitted the charges in a written declaration.
Mr Hopkins admitted his fitness to teach had been impaired as a result of the allegations and agreed to the reprimand, which will remain on the GTCS's register of teachers for one year. | A teacher who kissed a pupil in a Dundee nightclub has been officially reprimanded but will keep his job. | 35719570 |
Sunday's blaze in Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, centred on a building containing recycled plastics.
The EA said the operator of the site, Hanbury Plastics Recycling (Stoke) Ltd, had "never held an environmental permit" and it had been issued with legal notices to clear waste plastics.
The BBC has contacted Hanbury Plastics Recycling for comment.
See more stories from across Stoke and Staffordshire here
The EA said: "Hanbury Plastics Recycling (Stoke) Ltd operated the site at Redhills Lane and it is an illegal waste site.
"We instructed the company to remove the waste, which went from a peak of around 10,000 tons to about 1,500 tons at the time of the fire."
A joint police and fire investigation into the blaze is continuing.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which remained at the site on Monday, said plastic material was still burning inside the building.
There was a strong smell of burning plastic at the scene on Monday, a BBC reporter at the scene said.
Nearby residents were advised to keep their windows and doors shut.
In 2014, residents called for the centre to be closed after it was told to remove excess waste. | A recycling plant destroyed by a fire was storing illegal waste, the Environment Agency (EA) has said. | 38878262 |
Six cats which went missing in the Croydon and Norwood areas in south London were later found dismembered.
It was initially thought the animals had been killed by foxes.
But animal rescue workers have now urged owners to keep their pets indoors "where possible", saying it had become clear that "something sinister" was going on.
Boudicca Rising of South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) said her organisation had received a "deluge" of further concerns from local residents.
The animals had suffered "gruesome" injuries which appeared to have been made by a blade, she told BBC Radio 5 Live.
She urged anyone who comes across an injured animal in the area to contact her group.
A spokeswoman for the RSPCA said: "We will be surveying any evidence we are given to see if there is deliberate cruelty involved here."
"Thankfully acts of deliberate violence against dead cats are rare and thorough research has shown that these kind of injuries can be caused by wildlife after death."
She added the police were leading on the investigation but said the RSPCA will provide any support as needed.
The Met confirmed it had received reports of animals being harmed and was working with Surrey Police.
Sgt Ross Spanton, of Surrey Police said: "I would like to reassure the local community that active enquiries are under way to identify those responsible and I would urge anyone with any information to contact the police." | Animal welfare workers believe the same person may be responsible for a string of "gruesome" cat killings. | 35082761 |
The 24-year-old spent two seasons with the National League side between 2012 and 2014 where he made 86 appearances and scored seven goals.
He left to join Grimsby, where he spent 18 months, and spent the latter part of 2015-16 at Tranmere but made just one start and seven substitute outings.
Mackreth is the first new signing made by manager John Askey for next season.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Macclesfield Town have re-signed winger Jack Mackreth from Tranmere on a one-year contract. | 36463224 |
Ming Jiang spent £178,000 at 235 Casino in Manchester in the two weeks after he allegedly killed Yang Liu, Minshull Street Crown Court was told.
It is claimed Mr Jiang murdered the 36-year-old and dumped his body near a remote Derbyshire lay-by so he could use Mr Liu's funds to repay gambling debts of £273,115.
Mr Jiang, 43, denies murder.
The court was told the Chinese men were friends, but while Mr Liu was "comfortably off" in a Salford Quays apartment, Mr Jiang was living in a one-bedroom flat in Beswick and being chased by creditors.
The jury heard that after dismembering Mr Liu and leaving his torso in a suitcase near the A628 Woodhead Pass at Tintwistle, Mr Jiang returned to Manchester, withdrew £800 from his friend's account and went gambling.
Mr Liu's remains were found by walkers on 10 October, some days after it is believed he was killed.
A subsequent police search of Mr Jiang's home found an "extensive clean-up", prosecutor Peter Wright QC said.
The court heard officers found a bloody palm print on a box in the flat and Mr Liu's blood in the bathroom.
Mr Wright said following his arrest, the 43-year-old used an "elaborate smokescreen" of "slurs", including suggesting Mr Liu was a paid escort for older Chinese men, to conceal his guilt.
He told the court Mr Jiang used Mr Liu's bank and credit cards, reclaimed watches worth £16,000 from pawnbrokers, and took his friend's passport to try and achieve a "quick sale" of the quayside apartment.
He also said Mr Jiang had shipped seven boxes of Mr Liu's possessions to an address in Shanghai.
The trial continues. | An "insatiable gambler" murdered his friend to assume his identity and clear huge debts, a court has heard. | 39494111 |
A third of this age group had never put money in a bank account and two-thirds could not read a payslip, research for the Money Advice Service suggested.
Concerns have been raised as these youngsters are just months away from having access to credit.
Financial education is part of the curriculum in schools across the UK.
The Money Advice Service commissioned a survey of nearly 5,000 youngsters aged four to 17, with further questions directed to their parents.
It found that nearly a third of 16 and 17 year-olds were unaware what would happen if council tax was unpaid, while only 7% of seven to 17-year-olds had spoken to their teachers about money.
Three in five parents felt confident talking about money to their children, but their money management "may not set the best example", according to the Money Advice Service which is running a Financial Capability Week. Half of parents asked did not save regularly and 44% said they did not feel confident managing their money.
"In order to find a lasting solution to the problem of the UK's stubbornly low levels of financial capability, we need to help parents be better role models, build their confidence in speaking to their children about these matters and support schools to deliver effective financial education," said David Haigh, director of financial capability at the service.
The service is calling for "just-in-time" financial education, before youngsters become financially independent, alongside more consistent financial education from primary school age, and greater support for parents to talk to their children about money.
Source: Kirsty Bowman-Vaughan, senior children and young people policy manager, Money Advice Service | Youngsters aged 16 and 17 need last-minute financial education before adulthood amid fears they are ill-prepared, an advice service has said. | 37953384 |
The home side reclaimed second place in the table by bowling out Sussex for 356 during the final afternoon.
Vernon Philander (73 not out) and Michael Burgess (68) both batted well in a losing cause.
The end came when James Harris (4-103) had Danny Briggs lbw as Kent climbed to within four points of leaders Notts.
Facing a target of 504, it seemed likely that the game would be concluded in the morning after Sussex struggled to 182-6 at the end of day three.
However, Burgess and David Wiese (32) extended their partnership to 51 before Harris knocked out the latter's off stump.
Burgess was dropped by Will Gidman off Matt Coles as he added 52 with Philander, before the bowler had his revenge by trapping him leg-before.
Harris removed Jofra Archer for 27 after a rain shower briefly held up the post-lunch resumption of play.
After reaching a 69-ball fifty, Philander celebrated with three successive fours off Harris, but the on-loan paceman dismissed Briggs for 18 for match figures of 7-140.
Sussex skipper Luke Wright told BBC Sussex: "We were up against a good Kent side who've started really well in this competition.
"The way that Stevo (Darren Stevens) bowled in the first innings really set up the game for them; he bowled outstandingly well, got it to do a lot.
"I thought we bowled well but we didn't get the nicks and they did, we beat the bat so many times but they got 300 and we seemed to nick everything when we batted.
"We just haven't had enough big scores, and that's what we did so well in the last game against Durham. It was annoying, especially in the first innings, and that put us massively behind in the game." | Kent secured their fourth Championship Division Two win of the season as they beat neighbours Sussex by 147 runs at Tunbridge Wells. | 40079986 |
The local authority said the 12-sided coin can be used at its other car parking spaces.
It operates 48 meter machines across the Highlands.
But the council said 16 are having to be replaced in Fort William and four on Skye, and it could take three months for them to be delivered and installed.
The new £1 coin entered circulation on 28 March.
The round £1 will be legal tender alongside the new, more-secure coin until 15 October.
The public are being urged to use their current £1 coins or bank them before they lose their legal tender status. | Highland Council has said that it is having to order 20 new parking meters because its machines in Fort William and Skye do not accept the new £1 coin. | 39513021 |
In November and December, the main line at Cowley Bridge near Exeter was submerged, closing it for 11 days.
Business leaders and Devon and Cornwall's councils have written to the Environment Agency and Network Rail.
Network Rail has insisted work is being done to improve the situation.
The joint letter said that while the "severe impact" the closure of Cowley Bridge had on Devon and Cornwall's economies had been recognised, there was still "no firm, positive and long-term solution".
Network Rail said a bid for £30m had been submitted to the government which would pay for work at 10 locations to make the South West's rail tracks more resilient against flooding and landslips.
But the letter said although work was due to be carried out in January, it did not include work at Cowley Bridge.
The letter concluded by asking for confirmation from Network Rail and the Environment Agency that a solution "acceptable to the region as a whole" to stop flooding at Cowley Bridge was found as soon as possible.
Mike Gallop, Network Rail's route asset management director, said a detailed study had been carried out after the flooding.
"I think it's very important to state that we're not proposing to stop the flooding at Cowley Bridge," he told BBC News.
"What we are proposing is to improve the resilience of the railway - to recover the service and recover the track and signalling much more effectively than we did last year."
Mr Gallop said Network Rail fully recognised the importance of rail services to the South West economy and a looking for a solution was a priority.
"The railway to the South West is a priority - not only Cowley Bridge," he added. | Concerns have been raised that not enough is being done to prevent a repeat of serious flooding which disrupted rail services in the South West last winter. | 23520673 |
Nathan Kearney and his girlfriend Emma Tomlinson were charged with murdering William Tomlinson but a judge directed jurors to find them not guilty.
He later admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Both defendants admitted perverting the course of justice by destroying or concealing evidence.
Kearney, 34, of Gooding Avenue, Braunstone, was given a life sentence at Leicester Crown Court and told he must serve a minimum of six years and nine months.
Tomlinson, 24, of St Stephens Road, Leicester, was sentenced to three years after admitting being involved in cleaning the scene of the death and the disposal and hiding of the body.
A post-mortem examination revealed 64-year-old Mr Tomlinson, who lived in the same street as his niece, had been strangled and had a knife wound to his neck.
He was attacked at his flat at some time in February and was reported missing on 21 February by concerned neighbours.
Det Insp Simon Shuttleworth, who led the investigation said: "This was a brutal killing which was carried out by Kearney, with Tomlinson present throughout."
He said the pair set about cleaning the flat and disposing of the body. Kearney set fire to the bin in a bid to destroy evidence.
"To be killed in such a despicable manner is bad enough, but Bill's family have also had to hear how he was callously dumped in a wheelie bin, set alight and finally abandoned on waste ground for almost a week," he said. | A man who killed his girlfriend's uncle before dumping his body in a wheelie bin and setting it on fire has been jailed for life. | 34326784 |
Nicholas Anthony Churton, 67, was found dead at an address in Crescent Close, Wrexham, at 08:20 BST last Monday.
An inquest into his death was opened and adjourned on Monday, with the provisional cause of death detailed.
Jordan Davidson, 25, will appear before Mold Crown Court on Tuesday charged with murder, robbery, burglary and offences against police officers. | A former wine bar owner who is believed to have been murdered, died from head trauma, an inquest has heard. | 39485087 |
The initiative has been set up by Surrey Heath Museum after one of stones in Surrey Heath was removed for structural reasons.
It is hoped people will take selfies - or #hugshots - at the milestones and send them in to the museum.
Pieces of the broken stone are on display at the museum.
A replacement is due to be installed later this year.
Museum experts said people had travelled across open heathland for centuries and the tracks they used became some of the main routes used today, such as the A30 Great West Road and A325 Portsmouth Road.
In the 1700s, an increase in stagecoach travel often made routes impassable - tolls were brought in with stones placed to mark out the miles.
The museum is posting people's milestone pictures on social media and on its website. Nine out of 10 milestones remain in Surrey Heath borough. | People are being urged to hug a milestone as part of campaign to raise awareness of the road signs across key routes in part of Surrey. | 36536259 |
It followed an accident on the A74(M) in Dumfries and Galloway.
Police said "a number" of lorry drivers were seen filming the crash as they passed by. Two were stopped and given fixed penalty notices.
Officers said it was "hard to understand" why "so-called professional drivers" would behave in such a way. | Police have criticised lorry drivers caught using their phones while passing a motorway crash to capture footage of the accident scene. | 35778109 |
Manxman Gary Carswell, 45, crashed his Honda Fireblade in the opening practice session of the Jurby Motodrome racing meet and was fatally injured.
Mr Carswell, who worked for Manx Utilities, died at Noble's hospital.
Fellow competitor and close friend Paul Duckett said he "loved everything about life and approached it with open arms".
An investigation into the crash has been launched, said the Andreas Racing Association, which passed on its sincere condolences to Mr Carswell's family and friends.
Mr Duckett said his friend was one of the best people you could ever come across, and somebody who would always try to help you.
"He took everything on with open arms and will be sadly missed," Mr Duckett said.
Manx Radio Sport commentator Dave Christian, who knew Mr Carswell for 35 years, said he was an "incredibly likeable and chirpy character who lived for his motorcycle racing - the world is a much poorer place without him."
He finished third in the 2004 Senior TT and won the 1997 Senior Manx Grand Prix. | Tributes have been paid to a TT rider and Senior Manx Grand Prix winner who died on Saturday after a practice race crash on the Isle of Man. | 32285124 |
Ibrahimovic put the French champions ahead from an awkward angle after David Luiz's pass before Hatem Ben Arfa equalised with a deflected effort.
However, the Swede curled in a free-kick to restore the hosts' lead and Luiz headed in a third from a corner.
Ibrahimovic netted his third goal after being put through by Adrien Rabiot.
It means the 34-year-old striker, who has been linked with a move to the Premier League in the summer, has now scored 30 goals in 26 Ligue 1 games this season.
PSG - who clinched the Ligue 1 title in March with eight games to spare - are 25 points ahead of second-placed Monaco and are next in action on Wednesday when they take on Manchester City at home in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. | Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat-trick as Paris St-Germain warmed up for their Champions League tie with Manchester City with a comfortable win over Nice. | 35928609 |
Lemos has bought a majority shareholding from Peter McGuigan.
Chairman McGuigan has owned the Shrimps for 16 years and oversaw the club's relocation to the Globe Arena in 2010.
When he put Morecambe up for sale in March, he said he hoped a new owner would aim to take them into League One in three years. | League Two club Morecambe have been taken over by Brazilian businessman Diego Lemos, subject to consent from the English Football League. | 37249780 |
The 34-year-old, from Wath-Upon-Dearne, Rotherham, was found at the Woodhead Tunnels off the A628 on Monday.
Post-mortem tests found he died from head injuries and Derbyshire Police has launched a murder investigation.
The force is appealing for information on Mr Nelson's movements in the days before the discovery of his body. | A man whose body was discovered on moorland has been named by police as Craig Nelson, also known as Craig Preston. | 37182799 |
He died after an incident involving one car and one bicycle in Rosehead, at about 09:00 BST on Wednesday.
The boy, who was a pupil at Holy Cross boys' primary school, was taken to hospital, but later died.
The school principal, Kevin McArevey, said: "The entire school community has been devastated by news of this awful tragedy."
Speaking earlier, he added: "The boy concerned was a lovely child. He had a radiant smile that could light up any room. This is an awful day for the family, friends, staff and children."
Mr McArevey, who ran to the scene of the collision about a quarter of a mile from the school, said everyone was in a state of shock.
The principal described what happened to the north Belfast boy.
"He was playing on his bike, as he normally would, before going to school," said Mr McArevey.
"His mum, I'm aware, was calling him in for school when the accident happened."
He said the school was putting support measures in place to help the children deal with the little boy's death. | The five-year-old killed in a traffic collision in north Belfast has been named by police as Conor O'Neill. | 27793789 |
20 March 2017 Last updated at 12:54 GMT
Our daylight hours are getting longer, and for one day the length of daylight is practically the same as the length of night time.
But why does it happen? Weather presenter Simon King is on the case... | Spring is officially here, with the March equinox! | 39327370 |
Having trailed 3-1 at one stage, Sweden stormed back to win the next three races on Thursday before clinching victory in the first race on Friday.
The Swedes will face New Zealand, who eliminated Great Britain, in the first-to-five final which begins on Saturday.
"We're absolutely stoked," said Sweden skipper Nathan Outteridge.
Friday's race against the Japanese crew was tight, hinging on a tactical mistake by their skipper Dean Barker, who was forced to a standstill by Outteridge when he tried to get past them in the middle of their head-to-head encounter.
"That was obviously the key moment," added Outteridge.
Holders Oracle Team USA await the winners of New Zealand and Sweden.
The first to seven points wins the America's Cup, or the Auld Mug as the trophy is known, with a possible 13 races to be sailed on 17-18 and 24-27 June.
The America's Cup, the oldest competition in international sport, was first raced in 1851 around the Isle of Wight and has only been won by four nations. | Sweden booked their place in the America's Cup play-off final after completing a remarkable 5-3 win over Japan in Bermuda. | 40230122 |
The young raptor is being raised by a female and male known as EJ and Odin at Loch Garten, near Grantown on Spey.
RSPB Scotland said the chick hatched at about 07:00 on Saturday and believe it to be the first osprey hatching in the UK this year.
Ospreys migrate from West Africa to breed in the UK and elsewhere.
EJ returned to Loch Garten for her 14th season. | What is thought to be the first osprey chick of the latest breeding season for the birds of prey in the UK has hatched in the Highlands. | 36302498 |
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Guernsey - no medals won | There are seven teams in Glasgow from around the British Isles - we have listed them in decreasing population order. | 28456849 |
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Dyfi osprey project manager Emyr Evans, from the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust, has written a book describing how they went from "two guys with a torch" showing people the first birds to re-colonise Wales, to an observatory and conservation project attracting over 30,000 visitors per year.
He told BBC Radio Wales' Mai Davies two lots of birds had arrived simultaneously, at the Glaslyn valley and Welshpool.
"It was like buses - nothing for hundreds of years and then two turned up at the same time," he said.
There are now four or five pairs in Wales and this year for the first time the number of chicks went into double figures, with 10 born.
"Hundreds of years ago, ospreys were part of everyday life for Welsh people and hopefully it will be the same again," he added. | The story of a 10-year project to help ospreys breed in mid Wales when they returned to the country after a centuries-long absence has been documented by one of the people involved. | 30511112 |
Mr Hill, who successfully prosecuted the failed 21/7 bombers, takes over the role on 1 March from David Anderson QC who has held the post since 2011.
The QC said he was "very pleased" to have the opportunity in a time of "heightened concern" about terrorism.
Ms Rudd said he would bring a "wealth of experience and legal expertise".
"With the threat from terrorism continuing to evolve and diversify, it is vital we have robust oversight to ensure our counter-terrorism laws are fair, necessary and proportionate," she said.
Mr Hill said: "As a practising barrister with experience in both counter-terrorism and the rights of citizens facing allegations of serious crime, I look forward to working with participants at all levels and from all sides."
Mr Hill, who has been a QC for nine years and appeared at the inquest into the 7/7 bombings, has experience in both defending and prosecuting complex cases involving terrorism, homicide, violent crime, high value fraud and corporate crime.
As part of his role, Mr Hill will have to produce an annual report on his findings, which the government will lay before Parliament and publish, the Home Office said.
His predecessor, David Anderson, tweeted: "Congratulations to the very well-regarded @MaxHillQC, who will be @terrorwatchdog from 1 March."
The would-be 21/7 bombers targeted three London Underground trains and a bus on 21 July 2005 in an attempted repeat of the 7/7 attacks two weeks earlier - but their devices failed to explode and they were later jailed. | Max Hill QC has been appointed as the government's new independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced. | 39028810 |
The man was bodyboarding in the mouth of the Mat River with friends who saw the attack, said local media reports.
It took place in a zone where water activities were banned. Fishermen told reporters they warned the bodyboarders that sharks were in the area.
Local authorities issued a statement urging members of the public to observe prohibitions in force.
This is the 20th shark attack - eight of which have been fatal - off Reunion since 2011. The island is part of France and has a population of almost 850,000.
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Amid the rash of attacks, which have rattled authorities in the popular tourist destination, measures to prevent shark attacks have been brought in such as shark nets, beach monitoring and swimming bans.
But the island remains one of the most shark-infested spots in the world and reports suggest surf tourism has been hit hard. | A 26-year-old man has died in a shark attack on the north-west coast of Reunion in the Indian Ocean. | 39038833 |
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