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Clarke, 22, has played 144 first team games for the Sky Blues since graduating from their academy.
He has been a regular in Steven Pressley's side this season, making 12 starts and two substitute appearances.
Martin, 25, had a loan spell with Coventry last year, when he was under contract at Birmingham City.
He joined Yeovil in the summer following his release from Blues, since when he has made 14 appearances for the Glovers, but he has not featured since their 4-1 defeat by Port Vale on 11 October.
Yeovil are 22nd in League One on 13 points, with three wins from 15 games, while Coventry sit three points ahead in 17th. | Yeovil Town have signed Coventry City right-back Jordan Clarke on loan until January, with central defender Aaron Martin going the other way. | 29819571 |
Police investigating dissident republican activity carried out searches in Melvin Road and Ballycolman Estate on Tuesday evening.
It followed the discovery of a mortar bomb in a graveyard at the weekend.
Spt Mark McEwan said: "This rifle was in control of people who were intent in killing police officers."
He added: "The gun has now been taken out of circulation which is a good thing.
"This could have caused fatalities or serious harm to members of the community."
He said the operation was intelligence-led and it ended at 02:00 GMT on Wednesday.
"There are a number of lines inquiry at the moment about what type of attack this could have been," he said.
"The threat to police officers across the service is severe.
"We believe that anyone involved in terrorist activity will always be in possession of articles to carry out attacks."
SDLP councillor Patsy Kelly said: "Those committed to violence have nothing to offer the people of Strabane."
Sinn Fein councillor Brian McMahon added: "Violent dissident republicans need to listen to the will of the people who don't support their campaign and just want to get on with their lives." | An assault rifle found in Strabane, County Tyrone, was to have been used in an attempt to murder PSNI officers, a police commander has said. | 33784519 |
At a campaign event in Iowa, a voter asked Ms Clinton if she would consider appointing Mr Obama to the Supreme Court if she is president.
She noted that the next president could appoint up to three Supreme Court justices, ABC News reports.
"Wow, what a great idea. No one has ever suggested that to me," she said.
"I love that, wow. He may have a few other things to do but I tell you that's a great idea."
Ms Clinton made the remarks to a crowd of 450 people in a ballroom.
"He's brilliant, and he can set forth an argument, and he was a law professor, so he's got all the credentials," she said.
"Now we do have to get a Democratic Senate to get him confirmed so you're going to have to help me on that, OK?" she said.
Ms Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, served as Secretary of State under Mr Obama.
Mr Obama told the New Yorker in 2014 he "loves the law" but he was not sure it would be the right job for him.
"I love the law, intellectually," Mr Obama said when asked if he would consider being a Supreme Court justice.
"I love nutting out these problems, wrestling with these arguments. I love teaching. I miss the classroom and engaging with students.
"But I think being a justice is a little bit too monastic for me."
Who are the US Supreme Court justices? | Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said appointing President Barack Obama as a Supreme Court justice is a "great idea". | 35422556 |
Passengers and staff were removed from the terminal after concerns were raised about a package in a vehicle left in the car park at about 10:45 BST.
The building reopened at about 14:00.
Flights were diverted as a precaution and the A18 was closed both ways at Kirmington. | Humberside Airport was evacuated for more than three hours after a "suspicious package" was found in a car - but it turned out to be a false alarm. | 34173116 |
The Unison union said its members wanted additional payments for undertaking tasks which were dirty, unpleasant, involved regularly working outside or heavy lifting.
The staff involved in the action are employed by Cordia - an arms-length body of Glasgow City Council.
All schools were open on Monday but some breakfast clubs were cancelled.
The dispute centres on a claim by janitors for a Working Context and Demands Payment, which can range from £500 to £1,000 annually.
The union has accused Cordia of "using spurious arguments to justify not making this payment" to its members.
Unison Glasgow branch officer Sam Macartney said: "Unison is very clear that school janitors meet the criteria to be awarded this payment.
"Our members have been left with no option other than to take this action as both Cordia and the council are wrong and just not listening to our members.
"The council needs to get round the table with Unison and agree a negotiated settlement of our members' legitimate claim."
Janitors on strike turned up at the City Chambers on Monday "with buckets, mops and brooms" to stage a demonstration. Another will be held on Tuesday.
Picket lines were organised on Monday morning with a repeat planned for Wednesday.
The union said teachers, support workers, cleaners and catering staff had been advised by their unions not to undertake the duties of janitors in their absence.
A council spokesman said: "Some of the city's janitors took part in industrial action in a number of our primary, Additional Support for Learning schools and nurseries today, with similar action planned for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
"This action unfortunately meant that Breakfast Clubs in affected schools had to be cancelled." | More than 100 school janitors in Glasgow have begun a three-day strike in a dispute over pay. | 35802117 |
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The Reds have been heavily linked with the 18-year-old midfielder, who has hugely impressed Rodgers.
"I read we had put in a bid or something had been agreed but there has been nothing," said the Liverpool boss.
"I think he is a wonderful young talent who just needs to play football and for me he is probably at the best place he could be."
He added: "I don't normally comment on speculation but [I will] because I have the interest of the player at heart."
Hughes, who came through the ranks at Derby, scored in England U21's 9-0 win over San Marino in midweek.
"This is a very talented young player that either a person or a group of people aren't doing him any favours whatsoever by constantly linking him with coming to Liverpool," said Rodgers.
"This is a young kid learning the game - he is at an outstanding club at Derby, he has a great manager there and we sent one of our young players [Andre Wisdom] there to develop and learn."
Hughes, who joined the Rams from local rivals Nottingham Forest at the age of 12, made his first team debut in November 2011 as a 16-year-old.
So far this season he has made 18 appearances for the Championship side, scoring four goals. | Manager Brendan Rodgers has quashed speculation linking Derby midfielder Will Hughes with a move to Liverpool. | 25041572 |
A Pentagon official said about 50 Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired at a Syrian air base.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad should have no role in a future Syria.
His comments signalled a sudden shift in policy by the new US administration. | The US has carried out a missile attack against targets in Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town. | 39523654 |
A bronze plaque was unveiled at Maesteg Hospital on Saturday following a march through the centre of the town in Bridgend county by former pitmen.
The hospital, built in 1914, was originally run by the Red Cross and cared for injured soldiers as they returned from World War One.
It still provides healthcare today.
Staff past and present joined patients and the community for the unveiling of the plaque in Market Square.
It was paid for by the hospital's League of Friends which wanted to mark the contribution made by the mining community.
The League of Friends also funded a second, replica plaque for the foyer of the hospital.
There was music from Cor Meibion Maesteg a'r Cylch, Maesteg Children's Choir and the Curtain Up Youth Theatre and former miner Ian Isaac will share the story behind the hospital and plaque. | The history of a hospital which was built thanks to thousands of miners donating a penny a week has been celebrated. | 37767850 |
Police said Stefano Brizzi, 49, had been held after the remains were found at his Southwark home on Thursday.
He will appear via video link at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Monday.
PC Gordon Semple, 59, from Greenhithe, Dartford, was last seen in CCTV footage on 1 April. An officer for 30 years, he was reported missing the same day.
He was originally from Inverness and had worked for Bank of Scotland before joining the police.
On the day he went missing he had a work meeting at the Shangri-La hotel in the Shard, which he left at about 12:30 BST.
He was captured on a security camera in Great Guildford Street at 15:00 BST and his partner reported him missing later that day.
Scotland Yard's homicide unit joined the search effort for PC Semple, leading to the discovery of the remains at the flat on the Peabody Estate.
Due to the condition of the remains, it would take "some time" to establish a cause of death and carry out formal identification, police said.
His family issued a statement after the find thanking people for their "support throughout this difficult time".
"Your support and help to find Gordon was overwhelming. He was a loved partner, brother, uncle and friend to many," they added. | A man has been charged with murder following the discovery in a London flat of human remains thought to be that of a missing police officer. | 36008349 |
On Wednesday Bloomberg reported the figure citing unnamed sources.
Takata has acknowledged some airbag inflators explode with too much force and spray metal shrapnel into the car.
The fault has been linked to the loss of ten lives globally, according the US traffic safety authority.
Takata's shares plunged 20% after the report which called it the "auto industry's biggest recall ever", but were in positive territory on Thursday.
"We have not announced anything to the effect of the report, and it is untrue that we have calculated the estimated costs (of the recall)," the Tokyo-based company said in a statement.
It also said that it was difficult to determine the recall cost given the investigation into the cause of the exploding airbag inflators was still underway.
In a worst-case scenario, Takata's recall would involve 287.5 million airbag inflators, Bloomberg reported.
The latest official figures provided on 22 January said the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) had recalled more than 5 million inflators, bringing the total recall to more than 28 million inflators in the US.
In November, Takata agreed to pay a $70m fine for safety violations and may face deferred penalties of up to $130m. | Takata Corp has denied it has calculated the cost of the global recall of its faulty airbags, after a report alleged it could be as much as 2.7 trillion yen ($24bn; £16.7bn). | 35931724 |
The program they are alleged to have used made victims believe their web browsing habits were being investigated by police.
The program stopped a PC working and displayed a warning message purportedly from the Metropolitan Police.
The message claimed illegal web use had been detected and demanded payment of a £100 fine.
The warning page used logos from both the Metropolitan Police and the Police Central Crime e-Crime Unit (PCEU) to make it look more like an official warning notice.
"I remind all computer users that police do not use such a method to impose or enforce fines, so if you are confronted by such a page do not enter any of your details," said Det Insp Jason Tunn from the PCEU in a statement.
Instead of responding, said Det Insp Tunn, people should contact the police.
All three suspects, two men and a woman, are from Stoke-on-Trent and are accused of using the malicious code to defraud victims. All three are being held in custody at a Staffordshire police station.
So-called ransomware is becoming increasingly popular with cybercriminals and more usually works by preventing a computer starting up or encrypting important documents. People often fall victim by following a link to a booby-trapped website that installs the malicious program when they visit.
Earlier this month an Australian medical centre was hit by ransomware which encrypted patient records. The malicious hackers behind the program demanded 4,000 Australian dollars (£2,610) to release the records. | Three Britons have been arrested on suspicion of distributing malicious software known as "ransomware". | 20724810 |
The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) image shows a "Venturi", which emits propellant gases, like a car exhaust.
Dutch prosecutors want more information from Russia about the Buk, which they say killed 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in July 2014.
The West and Ukraine say Russian-backed rebels fired the Buk missile.
Russia argues that Ukrainian forces downed MH17. The Boeing 777, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed in rebel-held territory.
The JIT interim report explains the progress of the criminal inquiry. The experts are studying a mass of tiny fragments retrieved from the crash site.
Last year, a Dutch Safety Board report concluded that MH17 was downed by a Russian-made Buk, but did not say who fired it. Board president Djibbe Joustra said at the time that the rebels were in charge of the area from which it was fired.
Dutch prosecutors plan to present the results of their investigation in the autumn. They say it is at "a very advanced stage".
But the JIT interim report says more technical and operational details about the missile are needed.
The Boeing 777 crashed at the height of the conflict between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian separatists.
Some families of the victims are suing Russia and its President, Vladimir Putin, in the European Court of Human Rights. | International investigators have published a photo of a large Buk missile component found at the MH17 airliner crash site eastern Ukraine. | 36462853 |
Nine managers have left Spurs since Levy took over in 2001, the most recent being Tim Sherwood, who was sacked on Tuesday after five months in charge.
Allen, 52, described Levy as an "incredible" businessman but criticised his football-related decisions.
"I don't think he is a football man," he told BBC Radio 5 live. "Those decisions have come back to haunt him."
Allen, who was interim manager of Spurs for one match in 2007 after Martin Jol was sacked, also criticised the recent transfer dealings of the club.
"It's a very expensive squad and someone has to be answerable for that," he said.
"It's so bitterly disappointing the squad has finished sixth this season and the squad of players, in all honesty, are not competitive with the top four teams.
"A decision was made that a new direction had to be found and I just wonder what that direction is."
Sherwood, 45, was sacked less than a week after comparing himself to a "supply teacher", with players being told by their agents he would not be at the club next season.
Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino and Ajax boss Frank de Boer have been touted as possible replacements. | Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is "not a football man", according to former Spurs player and coach Clive Allen. | 27418752 |
The 23-year-old replaces Dan Braid who retired to join the coaching staff.
Beaumont, who is the son of World Rugby chairman and ex-England captain Bill, made his debut in 2013 while studying at Durham University.
"Securing Josh on a three-year deal is a big statement of intent," said director of rugby Steve Diamond.
"Josh, as everyone knows, comes from a rugby family and is a born leader."
Beaumont was called up by England head coach Eddie Jones before their triumphant Six Nations campaign, but he failed to make an appearance after he suffered a shoulder injury playing for Sale.
The injury also forced him to miss the last three months of the Premiership season.
"With the takeover of the club being completed and the vision the new owners have, I was delighted to sign and commit my future to the club," Beaumont said.
"I am from the north west and want to help Sale Sharks reach their full potential and be one of the leading clubs in the Premiership." | Number eight Josh Beaumont has been named Sale Sharks club captain after agreeing a new three-year deal with the Premiership side. | 36835920 |
A subsidiary company of Brighton and Hove Albion FC has announced plans for the Swedish furniture store in Lancing as part of a scheme at New Monks Farm.
There would also be 600 homes, a school, community centre, and country park. Almost 900 jobs would be created.
Martin Perry, director of the New Monks Farm Development, said it was part of a wider regeneration scheme in Lancing.
He said a "major" new roundabout would be built on the A27 in place of the Sussex Pad traffic lights which would "improve the situation for commuters and open up new job opportunities on Shoreham Airport".
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The land is owned by the football club and is situated to the north of its training ground.
About 875 new jobs would be created for the Adur area with 430 of them based at the Swedish furniture giant's new outlet, the developer said.
Opponents have raised concerns as the area is a flood plain, but Mr Perry said actions had been taken to reduce the risk of flooding.
"The Environment Agency are building a new tidal walls project along the western bank of the Adur, but we're also putting in additional protection along the eastern side of our site to meet their requirements for tidal flooding," he said.
Draft plans for the site will be on display at the Shoreham Centre in Shoreham on Friday and Saturday and at Lancing Parish Hall next Wednesday. | Hundreds of jobs would be created if a £150m development including an Ikea is approved, a developer has said. | 38756778 |
About 2.5kgs of cannabis resin was also found at a house at Clinstown, Stamullen.
Police initially said the drugs were worth 5.3m euros (£4.5m), however, it is understood that has been revised downwards to 3.8m euros (£3.3m).
The search involved Garda sniffer dogs. The arrested man is in his 30s. | A man has been arrested after police seized drugs including 160kgs of suspected herbal cannabis and about 30kgs of cocaine in County Meath. | 40456803 |
Nicholas Salvador, of Gilda Avenue, Enfield, is accused of killing Palmira Silva, 82, who was found in a garden in Edmonton, north London, on Thursday.
The 25-year-old is also charged with assaulting a police officer.
A post-mortem examination on Saturday found Ms Silva died from stab wounds to the heart and aorta. She was found decapitated, it is understood.
Mr Salvador was remanded in custody during a hearing at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court and is due to appear at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.
The defendant was taken to the dock in the magistrates' court by four police officers, the BBC's Sophie Long said.
She said one officer had to confirm Mr Salvador's name to the court as he would not answer.
Police found Ms Silva's body behind a property, in Nightingale Road, after being called to the area following reports an animal had been attacked.
Officers evacuated nearby homes before the suspect was Tasered.
Neighbours described Ms Silva as a "lovely lady" and said she was an Italian widow who ran a cafe in Church Street, near Edmonton Green station. | A man accused of the murder of a grandmother who was beheaded in London has been remanded in custody. | 29093538 |
Sherratt worked with Blues head coach Danny Wilson at Bristol.
"I'm thrilled to be able to take the opportunity to work at Cardiff Blues and alongside Danny once again," said Sherratt.
Paul John will take on the role of skills coach while he studies for a master's degree, and Graham Steadman will continue as defence coach.
Steadman will be assisted by Richard Hodges.
Sherratt joined Bristol's coaching staff in 2011 having previously worked with Worcester.
"I'm delighted that Matt Sherratt will join us," said Wilson.
"I worked closely with him at Bristol and he always impressed me with his attention to detail and we share a similar coaching philosophy and view of the game." | Bristol's Matt Sherratt will join Cardiff Blues as attack and backs coach at the end of the season. | 35199446 |
Women in Football said its language expert is certain Mourinho used abusive language towards a woman, contrary to the verdict of the FA's chosen expert.
"It's another example of the FA failing to tackle discrimination," it said.
"We are concerned by the serious flaws in the process of such investigations."
The FA studied footage from the 2-2 draw with Swansea on 8 August after a member of the public made a complaint.
It said it was "satisfied the words used do not constitute discriminatory language under FA rules".
Carneiro and head physio Jon Fearn were criticised by Mourinho for treating Eden Hazard with the side a man down.
The club doctor, 42, had her role downgraded before she decided to leave the club.
The Women in Football statement said: "Our own language expert made it abundantly clear that the abusive words used by Mr Mourinho on the touchline that day were specifically directed towards a woman, as indicated by the grammar of his sentence.
"Other Portuguese speakers we contacted in gathering evidence also emphasised this point. We therefore find it extraordinary that any expert or Portuguese speaker would report otherwise."
The FA said it had appointed an independent academic expert in Portuguese linguistics to analyse the footage of the incident, which included the audio recording.
It said in its statement: "Both the words used, as translated and analysed by the independent expert, and the video evidence, do not support the conclusion that the words were directed at any person in particular." | The Football Association's decision to clear Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho of making discriminatory comments to former club doctor Eva Carneiro has "appalled" a campaign group. | 34408794 |
Sullay Kaikai's 25-yard shot into the top corner put Shrewsbury ahead but Tom Soares' glancing header made it 1-1.
Kaikai restored the lead when he curled home from 16 yards after a fine run, and both Kyle Vassell and Andy Mangan then went close to adding a third.
But Peter Clarke bundled in the Bury equaliser from a corner before Chris Hussey had two chances to snatch a win.
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Bury manager David Flitcroft told BBC Radio Manchester:
"We've been beaten three times at home this season. I don't want to get beaten on the road or at home.
"It's a dig-out performance. In the second half, it should have been out of sight but it wasn't.
"I'm not relieved or happy with a point, because I wanted all three."
Shrewsbury manager Micky Mellon told BBC Radio Shropshire:
"In the first half we were excellent and we should have scored a few more goals to be out of sight but Bury have a great record here and can come back at you and I fully expected that.
"They battled hard and some of the set-plays from them were the best I've seen this season. Sometimes, the quality of those balls at the set plays are hard to defend against.
"You have to respect the point coming away to Bury. We have changed the shape of the team but we have been as good on the road as we have been for a long time and all in all I am happy." | Bury twice came from behind to earn a draw with Shrewsbury Town, who are now unbeaten in eight league games. | 35791531 |
Lynton Yates said they should catch a bus instead, while cyclists should "go back to the pavements".
Mr Yates published the leaflet as part of a canvassing campaign for the general election, but UKIP has now suspended his candidature.
The BBC has tried to contact Mr Yates but he has not responded.
Mr Yates, who remains a Leicestershire county councillor for UKIP, also stated in the leaflet that he would send prisoners to overseas jails to reduce costs.
A statement from UKIP said: "Lynton Yates' views do not represent UKIP policy.
"He has apologised for any offence caused and was today suspended as a [general election] candidate."
UKIP earlier confirmed the leaflet was published by Mr Yates, following suggestions it was a hoax or spoof.
Shadow health minister Jamie Reed, a Labour MP, said: "It's beyond a joke now. Not so much a political party but a stag night out of control."
Mr Yates was a candidate for the Charnwood constituency in Leicestershire.
A photo of his leaflet was posted on Facebook by a blogger called Mum Juice, then spread more widely on Facebook and Twitter by a satirical group called Atos Miracles.
The leaflet said: "We could likely remove six million cars from the road if benefits claimants were not driving.
"Why do they have the privilege to spend the tax payers hard earned money on a car, when those in work are struggling to keep their own car on the road?
"These people really could catch a bus!"
On the topic of the cost of keeping criminals in prison, it continued: "I personally would look to overseas countries who could tender for their incarceration.
"I'm sure they could dramatically reduce this cost to the taxpayer." | A UKIP member has produced a leaflet calling for all "benefits claimants" to be banned from driving to free up space on the roads. | 30931266 |
The 35-year-old is a free agent after leaving Fleetwood Town and Notts player-manager Kevin Nolan has taken his ex-Newcastle team-mate on a trial basis at the League Two club.
Nolan last week revealed his interest in signing Carlton Cole.
But Magpies chairman Alan Hardy has said that the former England striker will not be moving to Meadow Lane.
Notts signed five players in the final 36 hours of the January transfer window, with Nolan also registering as a player.
Arsenal defender Marc Bola, Nottingham Forest's Jorge Grant, Hull defender Josh Clackstone and West Brom forward Tahvon Campbell all joined on loan on Tuesday.
Blackpool winger Mark Yeates signed a permanent deal the previous day. | Former Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi is training with Notts County and could be offered a short-term deal. | 38830207 |
Daniel Boylett, 35, of Eltham, south-east London, was arrested after trouble at a Palace home game against Charlton Athletic on 23 September.
He did not enter a plea on a charge of attempted criminal damage to the eagle, worth an estimated £20,000.
He and two other men pleaded not guilty to violent disorder at Croydon Magistrates Court.
Mr Boylett, Colin Kitto, 48 and Andy McConville, 47, will next appear at Croydon Crown Court on 26 April. They were released on bail.
Kayla has been Crystal Palace's mascot since 2010 and flies around the stadium at every home game. | A man has appeared in court accused of trying to attack Crystal Palace's bald eagle mascot. | 35919366 |
Austin was injured during Tuesday's 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth, limping off after an hour at the Vitality Stadium.
The 26-year-old, who joined Saints from QPR in January, scored the winning goal against Manchester United on his debut.
But he has failed to score in his four subsequent appearances, including two successive starts.
Fellow forward Shane Long took a knock to a knee at Bournemouth, but his injury is not as serious.
Steve Cook and Benik Afobe scored as Saints lost a league match to the Cherries for the first time since 1958.
Manager Ronald Koeman changed his formation from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2 in the first half, but said his side's defeat had more to do with attitude than tactics.
"We've played this system for several weeks - the system is perfect if you play against two strikers," said Koeman.
"But I had to recognise the left full-back of Bournemouth [Charlie Daniels] was very good, he created a lot of problems.
"There was a big difference with the way Bournemouth started the game. They were hungry and winning challenges. We didn't, and that's not tactics - that's belief, spirit, character, mentality.
"If you analyse the game and ask every player of Southampton, 'did you win or lose more battles?' all 10 will recognise they lost more."
He added: "Normally I like to defend the players, but not this time, I think. Bournemouth were more hungry than we were." | Southampton will be without striker Charlie Austin for "several weeks" because of a hamstring injury, according to manager Ronald Koeman. | 35703647 |
The firm also revised its full-year to March 2016 forecast for global car sales to 5.5 million vehicles - up by 3.4% from a year earlier.
Net income for the September half came to 325.6bn yen ($2.7bn; £1.74bn).
The company said sales had been given a boost by demand from North America and Europe, together with a weaker yen.
A weaker yen makes goods made by Japanese exporters less expensive overseas.
Despite the slowdown in China, Nissan said its sales of passenger vehicles there rose by 9.5% for the period.
However, the firm noted "declining market conditions" in Japan, as well as several emerging markets.
"Nissan has delivered solid revenue growth and improved profitability in the first half of the fiscal year, driven by encouraging demand for our vehicles in North America and a rebound in western Europe, which compensated for market volatility elsewhere," said chief executive Carlos Ghosn.
The firm said it sold 2.62 million vehicles globally during the six months, marking a 1.3% rise year-on-year.
Other Japanese carmakers reporting their earnings this week are Honda and Toyota.
In September, Nissan said it would invest £100m ($154.2m) in its Sunderland factory in the UK. It said its investment would secure thousands of jobs and would give security to the plant beyond 2020.
The factory made 500,000 cars last year, which Nissan says makes it the biggest car plant in the UK.
The firm's Europe chairman, Paul Wilcox, told the BBC earlier that demand in China and Russia was slowing, but that the car market in western Europe was "very good and improving".
Headquartered in Yokohama, Nissan was first established in 1933 and employs more than 140,000 people. It formed an alliance with Renault in 1999. | Japan's second-biggest carmaker, Nissan Motor Corporation, has posted a rise of 37.4% in net income for the six months ending in September. | 34696102 |
The 23-year-old, who made 18 league starts during two years at Vale, has agreed a two-year deal with the Mariners and is manager Russell Slade's third signing of the summer.
"Russell has been a manager at some great clubs and is a big name in football," he told Grimsby's website.
"When I got the original call from my agent, I couldn't turn down the opportunity to work with him (Slade)."
Grimsby recently also signed midfielder Mitch Rose from Newport County and youngster Siriki Dembele from the Nike Academy.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Grimsby Town have signed out-of-contract Port Vale winger Sam Kelly. | 40107988 |
The vote in favour of change will allow the SNP's National Executive Committee (NEC) to "direct" local branches to introduce gender balance.
An amendment set out to reject the plan was defeated.
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, who is the party's national women's officer, said she welcomed the result.
She added: "Women represent 52% of the population in Scotland - yet for too long have been massively underrepresented in Scottish public life. And while the SNP has made some progress in our selection of candidates for the General Election, it was always clear that more action needed to be taken.
"Women are bearing the brunt of the Tory government's austerity cuts, suffer from the effects of a gender pay gap and a clear lack of representation.
"In 21st Century Scotland this is simply unacceptable and shows exactly why we need Scotland's women to be fully represented in our national parliament."
The new NEC powers will be used ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2016. | The SNP has introduced new rules which could result in all-women shortlists for constituencies where nationalist MSPs are stepping down. | 32106445 |
Mark Jones, 45, of Cwmbran, denies murdering five-week-old Amelia Jones.
Prosecutor Paul Lewis told Newport Crown Court Mr Jones did not like Amelia's father Ian Skillern and after her birth said she looked like him.
The court heard that Amelia died after suffering a bleed to the brain and a fractured skull.
Mr Jones was looking after Amelia at her home when she was injured in November 2012.
He said he fell with Amelia in his arms on one occasion and passed out while holding her on another.
In summing up, Mr Lewis said: "Mark Jones did not like the fact that Amelia Jones looked like her father."
He described Mr Jones as a liar of "Oscar-winning talent", saying Amelia's injuries were more commonly associated with a "motor vehicle crash or falling down a flight of stairs".
Mr Jones denies murder and the trial continues. | A man accused of murdering his baby granddaughter disliked her because she looked like her father, a court heard. | 32431755 |
Morgan, 31, has played 52 games for the Latics since moving from Championship rivals Rotherham United in June 2015 and has 23 international caps.
He captained the side to the League One title last season, having previously done the same with Rotherham.
"The chairman made it very clear he wanted me to stay," Morgan said.
"I think it's right I should repay his faith." | Wales international defender Craig Morgan has signed a new two-year deal at Wigan Athletic that will run until the summer of 2019. | 39458032 |
The former England Under-19 captain and Hampshire academy graduate has extended his deal at the Ageas Bowl until 2019.
Weatherley, 20, has made two first-class appearances and spent the winter playing grade cricket in Adelaide.
"Hampshire's where I want to be playing my cricket, it's an exciting club to be at," he told BBC Radio Solent.
Following Hampshire's signing of top-order batsman Rilee Rossouw on a Kolpak deal, Weatherley believes the loan to Division Two Kent will increase his chances of first-team cricket this season.
"It stems down to me being at an age where I want to play as much as possible," the right-hander said.
"Ultimately, I want to be playing as much cricket as I can. Ideally, that would be for Hampshire and I want that to be for them long-term.
"But this year, I think it's best for me to get some cricket elsewhere and I'm looking forward to joining up with Kent.
"They seem like a really good family club, who did well last year and will no doubt be pushing for promotion to Division One of the County Championship." | Hampshire batsman Joe Weatherley has signed a new contract with the county, while also agreeing to join Kent on a season-long loan for the 2017 campaign. | 39266973 |
The 33-year-old will play vigilante Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2.
He'll star opposite Megan Fox who will return as news reporter April O'Neil.
The Paramount Pictures film is due out in June next year, following the first movie in the franchise last Autumn, which did well at the box office but was panned by critics.
Stephen posted about his excitement on his Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Amell, from Toronto in Canada, is married with one daughter.
He started his acting career in Channel 4 Queer as Folk and has also been in The Vampire Diaries and New Girl.
Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio and Will Arnett are also confirmed in the line-up, but details about other cast members aren't out yet.
Variety Magazine reports that six actors were put through their paces over the weekend, but Amell's chemistry with Megan Fox nabbed him the role.
Last year's remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which was originally a hit in the 1980s, topped the UK box office taking £4.79 million in its first week.
But it wasn't without its critics. The Guardian reviewed it as "total turtle turkey", and the Telegraph didn't mince its words either, calling it, "dreadful".
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | He's best known as Oliver Queen in the TV series Arrow, but Stephen Amell is set to hit the big screen. | 32144753 |
Police detained hundreds of migrants near the western town of Ayvacik, a main crossing point to Greece, according to the Anadolu news agency.
Among those detained were Syrian, Iraqi, Iranian and Afghani migrants as well as some suspected smugglers.
The move comes hours after Turkey and European leaders struck a deal to control the flow of migrants to Europe.
The detainees were sent to a repatriation centre where some could face deportation.
Campaign group Amnesty International said in a statement the move is "illegal as it is unconscionable".
"In the wake of this weekend's EU-Turkey migration talks, it's a stain on the EU's conscience too," said Andrew Gardner, Amnesty's Turkey researcher.
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According to the deal with the EU, Turkey will receive €3bn (£2.1bn) and political concessions in return for clamping down on its borders and keeping refugees in the country.
However, concessions will only be made if Turkey meets certain conditions.
More than 720,000 migrants have arrived in Europe on Greek shores so far this year, the International Organization for Migration says, with most arriving from Turkey.
Many are fleeing conflict in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, and lived in makeshift camps in Turkey before their journey.
The so-called Islamic State (IS), which has contributed to the instability in Syria and Iraq that many migrants are fleeing, was placed on Turkey's official list of terrorist organisations in 2013.
The state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Monday that Turkey has since detained 2,627 suspected IS members. | Turkish authorities have rounded up some 1,300 migrants allegedly bound for Greece, Turkish state media report. | 34968056 |
The Rhydymwyn Valley works, near Mold, which housed mustard gas shells in World War 2, had been earmarked.
Whitehall's Property Services Agency wanted assurances that the site could withstand flashes or blasts.
But the Welsh Office changed its mind about needing an emergency storage base for the nation's "few valuable items".
Fears of nuclear war with the Soviet Union had prompted government departments across the UK in the 1980s to plan for the worst, papers released by the national archives have revealed.
The scheme to protect art treasures was not originally due to include Wales but it appears a Welsh Office civil servant had asked Whitehall to reconsider.
The Property Services Agency - part of the Department of the Environment - proposed using two of the 10 chambers at Rhydymwyn in which they would construct buildings to house the art.
However, Welsh Office interest in the scheme appeared to cool, as shown by a letter to the Home Office by civil servant Tony Vinall in which he said the officers who made the original request had now gone.
"Present thought is that, although we do have a few valuable items, we are not really to be compared with the great national 'treasure houses' and it would make more sense for our local custodians to crate their most important possessions and put them in the most suitable sub-basement accommodation," he wrote.
Mrs Thatcher's ministers considered launching the controversial poll tax in Wales before England, according to other files just released.
The documents released by the National Archives also show Conservative government advisers feared a repeat of the 1984-85 miners' strike the following winter.
They also revealed Mrs Thatcher was warned by her Welsh Secretary that funding cuts would have "most damaging" political effects. | Plans to hide art treasures in underground tunnels in north Wales if a civil or nuclear emergency arose during the 1980s have emerged. | 30531025 |
Cormac McGuckin, 29, from Broagh village, Castledawson, County Londonderry, was given a 20-month jail sentence at Antrim Crown Court on Monday.
He admitted fraud, theft and impersonating a police officer.
Earlier, the court heard that he had befriended an elderly man and persuaded him to write blank cheques.
He then lodged the money to his own account.
The crime came to light when the victim's son discovered his father had a £10,000 overdraft.
When questioned about the fraud and theft, McGuckin admitted the offences.
The court heard that he also impersonated a police officer in a telephone call to a wedding shop in Portglenone.
McGuckin's fiancee had called to the shop to collect her tiara and wedding veil, but could not do so because of police queries about credit card transactions.
The court heard that there was "absolutely no question" that she had done anything wrong.
However, McGuckin called the shop in the guise of a police officer and said it was all right to release the veil and tiara.
A defence lawyer told the court that McGuckin would "almost inevitably lose his liberty, will likely lose his employment and will lose his ability to provide for his family".
The lawyer said McGuckin was "genuinely contrite, genuinely ashamed and remorseful".
The judge said the crime was driven by McGuckin's pathological gambling addiction.
McGuckin wept as the judge gave him a 20-month sentence for the theft and fraud and three months for impersonating a police officer to run concurrently.
He will spend eight months in prison and a further year on licence.
He has also been ordered to undergo psychological treatment for his addiction. | A man who stole more than £17,000 from a pensioner to pay for his gambling and wedding debts has been sent to prison. | 32117980 |
Twenty-five crew members went to local hospitals as a precaution but were later discharged, said BA spokeswoman Michele Kropf.
The crew were not treated for smoke inhalation as reported, she said.
The airline did not say what the cause of the problem was or what their symptoms were.
There has been no confirmation over how many people the Airbus A380 carried.
Images showed emergency vehicles surrounding the plane on the tarmac.
The flight BA286 departed at 19:13 on Monday (02:13 GMT) and landed in the Canadian city several hours later.
BA said passengers had been put up in hotels and would be rebooked on other flights.
Gavin Wilson, public affairs director for Vancouver Coastal Health, said all 25 crew members have been released as of 5am local time (12:00 GMT)
"They were brought into hospital as a precaution and they were subsequently discharged early this morning," he told the BBC.
Various crew members were sent to three separate Vancouver-area medical centres: Vancouver General Hospital, Delta Hospital and Richmond Hospital.
At the moment there are no further details on the reason for their hospitalisation.
"I can't tell you at this point what they were assessed for," Mr Wilson said. | A British Airways flight from San Francisco to London was diverted to Vancouver after members of the crew became ill, the airline says. | 37761980 |
The 39-year-old victim was attacked then held round the neck until she became unconscious.
It happened as the woman was running on the Leeds-Liverpool canal near Viaduct Road in Leeds at about 06:00 BST last Wednesday.
Police said a 16-year-old boy arrested on Sunday night had been released without charge. | A 25-year-old man has been arrested over a sexual assault on a woman who was out jogging on a canal towpath. | 33151524 |
A ball of flame engulfed the rig, forcing workers to jump into the sea.
Helicopters helped evacuate 300 staff to the nearby city of Ciudad del Carmen.
Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the state-owned oil company that runs the rig, said there was no evidence yet of a major oil spill.
Videos posted online showed enormous flames licking around the rig and lighting up the night sky.
One survivor from the Abkatun Permanente rig told the Associated Press that workers "jumped into the sea out of desperation and panic".
The fire broke out in the rig's dehydration and pumping area, said Pemex.
The company said there were eight firefighting boats attempting to quell the blaze.
A spokesman for Pemex told Reuters that the platform affected by the explosion produced about 40,000 barrels of oil per day.
Company President Enrique Pena Nieto said an investigation into the causes of the blaze was already under way.
Pemex has suffered a series of accidents over the past few years, with at least 37 people killed in an explosion at its 54-storey Mexico City headquarters in 2013 and another 26 killed in a fire at one of its natural gas facilities in September 2012.
The Gulf of Mexico saw one of the worst oil disasters in history when in 2010 part of the BP-owned Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, killing 11 and spilling an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the sea.
The Abkatun rig lies off the coast of the states of Campeche and Tabasco. | Four people have been killed and at least 16 injured in a massive oil rig blaze in the Gulf of Mexico. | 32150807 |
The warning comes days after First Trust Bank announced it was closing half its branches in Northern Ireland.
The organisation's general secretary Larry Broderick told the BBC's Inside Business programme that other EU countries were lobbying to take jobs out of the UK ahead of Brexit.
"Unless we in Northern Ireland get together and have a strategy, first of all to copper-fasten the jobs we have and to bring reassurance, but also it's a very competitive environment in Northern Ireland," he said.
"So I think work has to be done and in the absence of political stability and a direction and a plan in relation to that, we think in our sector, certainly there will be a lot of vulnerability of the jobs that are there as well."
First Trust Bank announced on Wednesday that as many as 130 jobs will be lost with the closure of half its branches later this year.
The bank, which is owned by Dublin-based AIB, is one of the so-called "big four" banks in Northern Ireland. | The Financial Services Union has warned that jobs in the sector could be in jeopardy if there is continued political instability in Northern Ireland. | 39095363 |
Members of the URC's ruling general assembly voted in favour at a meeting in Merseyside, although individual churches will not be forced to comply.
The URC becomes the largest Christian organisation in Britain to offer same-sex weddings in its churches.
The Church, which has about 60,000 members, is a Protestant Church with roots in Presbyterianism.
The assembly, meeting in Southport, voted to allow individual congregations to register churches as venues for same-sex marriage services immediately if they wish.
Church officials think the first weddings under the new powers will be able to take place from the autumn.
The couple hoping to marry in church
The Rev John Proctor, general secretary of the URC, said: "Today the URC has made an important decision - at which some will rejoice and with which others will be uncomfortable."
Churches within the denomination which did not wish to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies would not be compelled to do so, he said.
"This has been a sensitive issue for many in our churches.
"It has been important to take our time over the decision process, and to listen as carefully as we can to one another along the way."
Quakers, Unitarians, and some small denominations have already performed same-sex marriage ceremonies.
The Scottish Episcopal Church's general synod will vote for a final time next summer on allowing same-sex couples to marry in churches, after a large majority voted in favour earlier this year. | The United Reformed Church has voted overwhelmingly to allow same-sex couples to marry in its buildings. | 36756387 |
Brierley Town Council needed a £1.3m loan to cope with its financial problems after Janet Cooper was jailed for eight years for theft and fraud in 2013.
Residents voted to abolish the authority in a ballot in 2015.
Its assets and liabilities have been taken over by Barnsley Council.
In the referendum in September, about 1,200 people - 21% of the electorate - voted on the town council's future, with 983 calling to scrap it and 202 voting to retain it.
Barnsley Council said the takeover would be carried out "without any additional costs for Barnsley council tax payers".
The deal means that town council facilities, such as community halls, sports grounds and allotments, will remain open. | A South Yorkshire council that was left more than £1m in debt after a fraud committed by its town clerk has been abolished. | 35946977 |
Jayson McDonald, aged 37, from Acton, west London, was found hiding under a bed in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Paul Monk, 54, from Romford, east London, was later captured at his luxury villa in Alicante, Spain.
They were arrested as part of Operation Captura, an international drive to catch suspects who have fled the UK.
In March, both men were included on a list of the operation's top ten most wanted suspects.
They are wanted by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of drug offences and are currently in custody awaiting extradition proceedings.
Mr Monk was overseeing workmen laying a marble patio around his Spanish swimming pool when armed police swooped.
An imitation firearm with silencer and 125,000 euros were recovered from the address.
On Wednesday morning, Mr McDonald was apprehended as part of a separate joint investigation with the Dutch National Police.
He is wanted on suspicion of conspiracies to import and supply heroin and cocaine, and is believed to be a member of a Europe-wide organised crime network responsible for the importation of Class A drugs into the UK.
Mr Monk is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to supply cannabis.
A total of 68 out of 86 fugitives have now been caught under Operation Captura.
The operation was launched in 2006 and involves officers from the National Crime Agency, Crimestoppers and Spanish authorities.
In March, its most wanted list also included ex-soldier Shane Walford who was jailed in 2010 for the manslaughter of an off-duty fireman while on leave from the army.
Mohammed Jahangir Alam, 32, who was sentenced to 14 years in his absence in March 2010 for rape and sexual assault, was also featured. | Two suspected drug traffickers, who featured on the UK's most wanted list of fugitives, have been captured within 24 hours of each other. | 32357753 |
Avon and Somerset Police said it happened at about 23:00 BST on Wednesday when a Renault Clio lost control on Feeder Road and went into the water.
The victims were named locally as John and Joan Tipler, who were in their 70s and lived in the area.
It is believed the driver lost control after suffering a suspected medical episode.
In January of last year two men died in the same stretch of canal when their car crashed into the water.
The sister-in-law of Joan Tipler paid tribute to her, saying she was "always one of the family and would do anything for anybody".
Pauline Searle said Joan's daughter was on her way back from Portugal after hearing the news about the incident. | An elderly couple died when a car plunged into a canal in Bristol. | 39730845 |
Amended timetables have been put in place and delays are expected due to limited platform space as a result of Network Rail's work.
On Thursday, passengers faced "severe" delays and cancellations after the upgrade work overran.
Replacement buses will operate in affected areas.
Affected services include:
National Rail said trains were expected to be delayed by up to 30 minutes, cancelled or revised until the end of service on Friday.
Passengers on affected journeys between Cardiff and Newport can use alternative train operators, it added.
People have been advised to check their journey before they travel at www.arrivatrains.wales/check for the latest information.
Network Rail's upgrade work in the Cardiff area will continue until 2 January. | Rail disruption has continued for a second day in south Wales due to restrictions because of re-signalling work at Cardiff Central. | 38465946 |
There have been no shortage of heroes and villains down the years wearing shirts of both nations.
But can you pick out the players we have silhouetted in our England v Scotland quiz? | England v Scotland - the oldest fixture in international football, first played in 1872. | 37935979 |
Heather Ilott, 52, from Great Munden, was rejected aged 17 by her mother and left out of her will.
She won £50,000 after a district judge concluded she had been "unreasonably" excluded by mother Melita Jackson, who left her estate to animal charities.
She then appealed to get more money but Mrs Justice Parker dismissed this at the High Court in London.
The judge said that only child Mrs Ilott had been rejected after leaving home and marrying.
After her mother died in 2004 she had challenged the will.
District Judge Clive Million said Mrs Ilott's financial circumstances were "constrained and needy" and concluded her exclusion from the will had been unfair.
He decided that "appropriate provision" was £50,000.
Mrs Justice Parker ruled that his decision could not "be said to be wrong". | A mother of five from Hertfordshire has lost her latest battle to get a larger share of a £486,000 inheritance. | 26427058 |
The women, both aged 21, fell unconscious at a club in Princess Street at 01:30 BST.
They admitted they had taken the distinctive tablet, which police said was "in the shape of a Lego brick".
The women later regained consciousness and were taken to hospital, Greater Manchester Police said.
One has since been discharged while the other remains on a ward under observation.
Det Insp Brian Morley said: "These women are very lucky. I'm happy to be saying they should make a full recovery, but the reality is, I could easily have been giving my condolences to their families instead."
Seventeen-year-old Faye Allen died after taking so-called "Mastercard" ecstasy in Trafford last week. | Two women were taken to hospital after taking ecstasy at a Manchester nightclub, prompting a police warning over a batch of the drug known as Lego. | 36235668 |
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A photograph of six-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi wearing the shirt made from a striped blue plastic bag went viral in January and ended with the boy receiving a signed shirt from the Barcelona striker.
But now the pair have come face to face in Doha, according to Qatar's 2022 World Cup organising committee.
Barcelona are in Qatar to play a friendly against Al Ahli on Tuesday and Ahmadi will walk out on to the pitch with Messi.
"The image the world wanted to see," tweeted the Supreme Committee on Tuesday. "The six-year-old boy who dreamed of meeting his hero, #Messi, finally comes true."
Ahmadi, who comes from the Jaghori District, in the eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, was forced to flee the country to Pakistan in May.
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Murtaza was finally identified as the boy in the picture after his uncle, Azim Ahmadi, an Afghan living in Australia, put BBC Trending in touch with his brother, Arif - the young devoted Messi fan's father.
Take part in our new Premier League Predictor game, which allows you to create leagues with friends. | An Afghan boy who became an online hit after wearing a homemade shirt bearing Lionel Messi's famous number 10 has met his hero. | 38301293 |
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said the move had opened up a second front inside the Syrian city. They entered the eastern part earlier this week.
Its fighters were engaged in fierce clashes with the jihadists, it said.
The SDF, supported by US-led coalition air strikes, has spent months encircling the city.
"The SDF captured the western half of the Al-Sabahiya neighbourhood and are reinforcing their positions there," the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group, Rami Abdel Rahman, told AFP news agency on Saturday.
"They then advanced north to the adjacent district of Al-Romaniya and are fighting IS there."
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A statement from the SDF's Operation Wrath of the Euphrates said its fighters had stormed Al-Romaniya and were locked "in fierce fighting inside the district".
Raqqa, which has been held by IS since 2014, is an important hub for the jihadist group's operations and is reportedly defended by up to 4,000 fighters.
The SDF is an Arab-Kurdish alliance that was formed in 2015.
As well as holding part of Al-Sabahiya in the west, the alliance also has a foothold in Al-Meshleb in the east. But it has struggled to advance from the city's north, which is heavily defended.
"IS has reinforced the northern approach to Raqqa much more, thinking that's how the SDF would try to advance on the city," Mr Abdel Rahman said.
"The western and eastern entrances to the city were much less fortified." | US-backed Syrian forces have advanced into the western part of so-called Islamic State's "capital" of Raqqa, they and a monitor report. | 40234251 |
The funding will see the town's Grand Theatre produce the work about the giant gorilla in 2017, using "multiple art forms in a variety of locations".
A theatre spokesman said a "surprise" show for a "secret and fantastical site" was also planned for this year.
Chief executive Ruth Eastwood said the works would celebrate "the uniqueness of this amazing town".
The theatre was given the funding after applying to the council's Ambition For Excellence fund, which is aimed at "stimulating and supporting ambition, talent and excellence across the arts sector in England".
The spokesman said the productions would "involve artists of international standing as well as local talent" and be created in conjunction with local arts company LeftCoast.
He added that exact locations for the production had yet to be confirmed.
LeftCoast artistic director Michael Trainor said the award was "a huge vote of confidence in Blackpool's creative community and will bring the very highest quality creative experiences to the amazing locations".
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The "surprise" show, due to be staged later this year, will be created with help from theatre company Dreamthinkspeak, which has created several works for the Brighton Festival and for Liverpool's City of Culture programme in 2008.
Artistic director Tristan Sharps said he had been "dreaming about this project for the last two years" and was "really looking forward to creating a show for a secret and fantastical site at the heart of the town".
"I'm really excited to explore and discover how the project will adapt and develop in response to this remarkable town's past, present and future," he added. | Blackpool is to stage a "reimagining" of the King Kong story, thanks to a £680,000 Arts Council grant. | 35244138 |
Herbert Thorn, 89, of Saxonford Road, Christchurch, was a passenger in a car and died following the collision on Sunday on the A35 at Hinton.
The crash between a Ford Fiesta and Honda Civic happened at 14:30 BST and five people were taken to hospital.
Mr Thorn, who lived in the Christchurch area for more than 40 years, is survived by his wife and two sons. | A man who died in hospital after a crash which left four others hurt has been named. | 34128128 |
Baddeley, 34, hit his first tee shot on the par-four 17th into woodland and after declaring his ball unplayable went back to the tee to play again.
After holing what was his third shot, he said: "I hit it, started walking and then heard the crowd going nuts."
Baddeley is on four under, a shot behind leader Charley Hoffman after the American hit a five-under 67.
Hoffman, who avoided the windy conditions by playing in the afternoon, had birdies on the second, third, ninth, 11th and 17th in a bogey-free first round.
But the shot of the day was undoubtedly Baddeley's and he followed it with a chip-in birdie on the 18th to cap a sensational end to an otherwise average round.
Three-times Masters winner Phil Mickelson is two under in the penultimate event before the first major of the season starts at Augusta on 9 April.
But he was hampered when his club head came off after hitting an approach from the bunker on the 12th.
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland's 2010 US Open champion Graeme McDowell pulled out of the Texas Open with a leg injury. | Australia's Aaron Baddeley holed a 336-yard tee shot but only signed for an extraordinary birdie at the Texas Open. | 32082571 |
The 35-year-old announced his retirement in September because of injury problems.
Falcons have also signed scrum-half Justin Booth, 21, on a three-month deal from New Zealand side Manawatu Turbos.
Goode and Booth will provide cover for Mike Delany and Ruki Tipuna, who are both injured and not expected to play again until the spring.
Both newcomers may make their debuts in the Premiership against Bath on 2 January.
"We're delighted to welcome Andy and Jamie to Kingston Park, although there is obviously disappointment that they come through injuries to Mike and Ruki," said Falcons director of rugby Dean Richards.
"With those two unavailable to us for the immediate future, the opportunity to bring in additional players of the quality of Andy and Jamie, to supplement what we already have here, was a great opportunity."
Goode, who won 17 England caps, has played 229 games in the Premiership and scored 2,228 points.
In December 2014, he equalled the Premiership record for the most points in a single game with 33 for Wasps.
He moved to London Irish in the summer, but did not play a single game for the club because of persistent injuries, which prompted his retirement. | Former England fly-half Andy Goode has come out of retirement and signed a three-month deal with Newcastle. | 35189292 |
Qatar is being isolated by its neighbours who accuse it of supporting Islamist militants and Iran.
More than two million documented Filipinos work in the Middle East, with about 140,000 based in Qatar.
The government said it was concerned about the "ripple effect" of the crisis on its overseas foreign workers.
Philippines Labour Secretary Silvestre Bello said the ban would be in place until it completed an assessment of the situation.
"There are so many wild rumours going around, saying things are not going well there," he said in a statement on Tuesday.
Millions of Philippine citizens work abroad as domestic helpers, ship crew, construction workers and nurses among other jobs.
Many head to oil-rich Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia, which hosts nearly a million Filipinos, and Qatar.
The Philippines central bank estimates the money sent back by its foreign workers last year was $26.9bn (£20.8bn), or about 10% of gross domestic product.
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The Philippine government said one of its main worries was a possible risk of food shortages in Qatar, which imports about 90% of its produce.
The Qatari government said on Monday it had taken all necessary measures to ensure life would continue as normal under the blockade and that there was no need to panic.
Qatar is heavily dependent on foreign workers. More than half of its 2.5 million population come from overseas.
India, Nepal and Bangladesh also have significant numbers of people in Qatar, many of whom work in construction. | The Philippines has temporarily banned its workers from travelling to Qatar after several Arab countries broke off diplomatic ties with the Gulf state. | 40183085 |
The Pride of Hayling, which travels between Portsmouth and Hayling Island, was inspected last week by coastguards as part of its annual checks.
Life-jackets were "defective" and staff members were not "able to cope" with a set of emergency scenarios put to them.
The coastguard said although progress had been made by the ferry's operator the ship failed a second inspection.
Operator Edwards and Co said the crew were working to address the concerns.
Owner Freda Edwards said the service would be resumed as soon as possible.
The service has been running for more than 200 years linking Hayling Island to Portsmouth.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said a number of issues remained regarding the vessel's "ability to respond to key emergency scenarios".
The agency said it regretted that it was "unable to permit the ferry to return to service".
The ferry is used by 70 children to get to school each day and can travel up to 30 times a day during the week.
The only alternative to the three-minute ferry ride is a 30-mile round trip by road. | A passenger ferry which was taken out of service and deemed unsafe has failed a second inspection. | 11902700 |
The incident happened near St Abbs Head at about 13:30 on Sunday.
Eyemouth RNLI inshore lifeboat rescued the man from the rocks while St Abbs independent lifeboat was able to recover his kayak.
The fisherman and his kayak were then safely returned to dry land after which both lifeboats were stood down and no further assistance required. | A kayak fisherman has been rescued after losing his paddle and getting stuck at the foot of a steep cliff. | 40246244 |
The Radyr Weir hydro scheme uses the current to rotate two turbines and it is estimated it will generate enough electricity to power 550 homes.
Its design still allows migratory fish to swim upriver and spawn.
Now that the system is up and running, the section of the Taff Trail which was closed to allow work to happen will reopen.
Ramesh Patel, Cardiff council's cabinet member for transport, planning and sustainability, said: "It gives me an enormous amount of pleasure and indeed pride to open this scheme which is a permanent reminder of the council's commitment to generate and invest in clean, locally-generated energy." | A £2.6m project which uses the power of the River Taff in Cardiff to generate electricity has opened. | 36885863 |
For the next 10 weeks, shoppers who do not bring their own bags to the shops in Aberdeen, Dundee and Norwich will have to buy a "bag for life" costing either 8p or 10p.
It is part of a trial to further cut the number of bags in circulation.
If successful, the withdrawal of 5p bags could be rolled out by Tesco in its stores across the UK.
A Tesco spokesman said: "We are carrying out a short trial in a few stores to look at the impact on bag usage if we remove single-use carrier bags.
"In these stores customers who need a bag can still buy a bag for life which they can reuse."
Online customers will still be able to buy 5p bags, but Tesco said 57% per cent of them already opt for bag-less deliveries. | Tesco has stopped the sale of 5p plastic carrier bags in a trial at three of its stores. | 40057648 |
The 35-year-old has played 34 times for Warriors joining them in 2015.
The number eight made 187 appearances for Saints during a six-year spell, helping the club win the Premiership and European Challenge Cup in 2014.
"While I'm sad to be retiring this is a great opportunity to get involved with the club that I love," he said.
The former England forward will take up the role vacated by Alex King, who left Franklin's Gardens in October.
Dowson will be part of a coaching quartet that includes attack coach Alan Dickens, defence coach Mark Hopley, who steps up from the academy, and forwards coach Dorian West.
The club are currently in eighth position in the Premiership, following a defeat by Newcastle that prop Alex Waller labelled as "dreadful".
Dowson continued: "Franklin's Gardens is a special place, and throughout the club - players, coaches, staff, ownership and supporters - everyone wants the Saints to be successful.
"It's a strong club with strong values and culture, and I'm looking forward to getting on the other side of the fence and helping the players get better and to achieve things." | Worcester Warriors forward Phil Dowson will return to Northampton Saints in the summer as assistant coach, bringing to an end his playing career. | 39029395 |
They say they are looking at "anything electrical" on the first floor of the venue, known as the Ghost Ship, where the blaze started late last Friday.
Officials in California say 36 people are now confirmed dead, and 35 have been already identified.
They earlier warned that murder charges were also possible.
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley said on Monday that her office had yet to determine whether a crime had occurred.
Charges could range from murder to involuntary manslaughter, she added.
On Tuesday, special agent Jill Snyder, the head of San Francisco's office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said a refrigerator was a potential source of the blaze.
However, she stressed that the investigators were yet to make their final conclusions.
Ms Snyder added that "we have no indication" that the fire had been set intentionally.
It is thought 50-100 people were inside the venue when the fire broke out.
The blaze caused the roof to collapse on to the second floor, part of which then fell through to the ground floor.
The building was used to house artists in improvised studios but several reports say people were illegally living there too.
Media in Oakland named Derick Ion Almena as the co-operator of the collective with his partner, Micah Allison.
A Facebook post by him lamenting the loss of his belongings but saying he was "blessed that my children and Micah were at a hotel safe and sound" drew a barrage of criticism online. | A deadly fire at a warehouse party in Oakland may have been caused by a refrigerator or other electrical appliance, US investigators say. | 38232930 |
Andrew Salt, 22, who has been described as being in a fragile mental state, was dropped off in Portsmouth on Monday.
He said he was going to visit a friend but failed to return home the next day.
Brittany Ferries have confirmed he travelled to the port of St Malo. His mother, who is now in France, called his actions "totally out of character".
Mr Salt had his passport and £25 in cash but did not take his wallet or mobile phone when he boarded the ferry.
Relatives said they have no idea why he has travelled to the country but said he may be in a vulnerable state.
Hampshire Police have sent a missing person's report to their French counterparts and the British Embassy has been informed.
French police have confirmed they are investigating the matter.
Mr Salt's mother, who lives in Widley in Portsmouth, has travelled to St Malo with his grandmother, in an attempt to find him. | The family of a missing student who caught a ferry to France without telling them, have travelled to the country in a bid to find him. | 35985425 |
Swansea slipped back into the relegation zone after Spurs' late comeback earned a 3-1 win on Wednesday.
But Olsson, 28, says Swansea can take points from Saturday's visit to West Ham United.
"It's going to be a tough game but I'm confident we can go there and get something," Olsson said.
"When you're in a scrap like this you've got to work hard and maybe sometimes it's not pretty football.
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"We've got to dig deep and work as a team. We've got a good team.
"We're not out of it and a few more wins and hopefully we'll be safe."
Swansea City head coach Paul Clement says his side are running out of time in their bid to avoid relegation, with seven games remaining.
The Swans have not won in four games ahead of their first ever visit to West Ham's London Stadium home.
Slaven Bilic's West Ham are themselves in relegation trouble and are only five points ahead of Swansea in 15th spot.
Wednesday's 3-0 loss at Arsenal was their fifth consecutive Premier League defeat. | Defender Martin Olsson says Swansea City are in a "scrap" as they bid to escape relegation from the Premier League | 39525109 |
The loan window for Football League clubs closed on 27 March. Teams can still sign free agents or, in the case of an emergency, bring in loan players.
Under Football League rules, long-term loans can be also turned into permanent deals outside a transfer window.
Visit our manager ins and outs page for a list of all the current bosses in the top five leagues in England and the Scottish Premiership.
To read the day's transfer rumours, visit our gossip column.
Neil Danns [Leicester - Bolton] Free *
David Vaughan [Sunderland - Nottingham Forest] Free *
Sebastian Rode [Eintracht Frankfurt - Bayern Munich] Free *
Ibrahima Traore [VfB Stuttgart - Borussia Monchengladbach] Free *
Lewis Price [Crystal Palace - Mansfield] Loan
Adrian Ramos [Hertha Berlin - Borussia Dortmund] Undisclosed *
Charlie Raglan [FC United of Manchester - Chesterfield] Undisclosed *
Martyn Waghorn [Leicester - Wigan] Free
* Denotes deal will go through at the end of the season. | The transfer window closed for clubs in England and the Scottish Premiership on 31 January. | 26918839 |
Fire crews went to Harbour Road, Barry, at about 10:50 BST on Wednesday, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said.
Firefighters used hydraulic cutters to release the women, who were taken to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales.
The A4050, which had been closed in both directions at St Nicholas Road, has now reopened. | Two women had to be cut from a car after a two-vehicle crash in the Vale of Glamorgan left access to Barry Island blocked for hours. | 34064742 |
The remains of Sgt David Harness Blakey, along with those of two others who have not been identified, were found in Thiepval in November 2013.
Sgt Blakey, from Gateshead, who served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, was 26 when he died on 1 July, 1916.
He was reburied, alongside the other two, at Connaught Cemetery in Thiepval.
The first day of the World War One battle was the bloodiest in the history of the British Army, with 20,000 men killed and 40,000 captured or wounded.
Following the discovery of the remains during a road-widening project, Sgt Blakey was identified via a home-made metal identity tag.
It is rare for fallen WWI soldiers to be identified from their tags, as they were commonly made from paper or compressed fibres, which rapidly decomposed.
Sgt Blakey is only the fifth in 10 years to be named using personal items.
The married father-of-three was born in Gateshead and became a miner before he enlisted in January 1915.
He rose to the rank of Sergeant and was serving with D Company, 11th Battalion, when he died, along with scores of others at the edge of Thiepval Wood.
In December 1916 he was awarded the Military Medal for "bravery in the field".
Following an appeal for family members, three generations of them attended the reburial.
Great-granddaughter Jackie Coleman said: "David's memory has been kept alive in our family since he went missing.
"This is a very special and fitting end to our search for him and one we will always treasure."
The two unknown soldiers, one from the Royal Irish Rifles and another from the Cambridgeshire Regiment, were also reburied. | A soldier killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, has been reinterred with full military honours at a cemetery in France. | 34474093 |
Children across China have reported suffering nosebleeds, headaches and coughing after using the tracks.
On Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV released a rare undercover report revealing the use of industrial waste in their manufacture.
The ministry said inspections would take place nationwide this summer.
Incidents of children falling sick after using the tracks have been reported in Jiangsu, Guangdong and other provinces, in at least 15 cities across China.
When children in Beijing began to experience problems, the authorities there ordered the inspection of all sports tracks and fields in the province.
In many cases, they revealed high levels of potentially poisonous chemicals in new synthetic running tracks, including formaldehyde.
At least one Beijing school has already begun tearing up its track.
But parents in Beijing protested against the safety standards last week, and complained that in many cases, the toxic tracks had not yet been removed.
The Chinese television investigation into several track manufacturers revealed the use of substandard waste, including discarded tyres, to reduce production costs.
Now the Ministry of Education has said environmental protection and quality watchdogs will inspect tracks across the country, and remove any that do not meet safety standards.
It said it was taking the problem "very seriously," and added that those responsible for the negligence would "face resolute and serious punishment with no mercy given".
It said construction of new tracks had been suspended, and oversight of officials involved in the process will be increased. | China's Ministry of Education has said it will tear up running tracks at schools that have been blamed for making students ill. | 36604200 |
The Poland international, 35, has made 80 appearances for Blues.
Birmingham have also triggered a one-year extension on defender Jonathan Grounds' contract, tying him to the club until the end of next season.
The 29-year-old left-back joined the club from Oldham on a free transfer in the summer of 2014 and has played 140 games, scoring five goals. | Birmingham City goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak has signed a new two-year contract with the Championship club. | 39870947 |
It happened on the A93 at Bridge of Canny, near Inchmarlo, shortly after 09:20.
The woman - believed to be in her 40s - was freed by firefighters.
She was then taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with what were thought to be potentially serious, but not life-threatening, injuries. | A woman has been taken to hospital after being freed following a crash in Aberdeenshire. | 40302459 |
Garbh Allt Community Initiative (GACI) is to purchase Marrel, West Helmsdale, Gartymore and Portgower common grazing townships.
Common grazings are traditionally areas of land shared by crofters to raise livestock.
The initiative has secured £29,918 in matched funding from a fund linked to a massive offshore wind farm project.
The £6m Beatrice Partnership Fund is related to the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (Bowl), a renewable energy scheme being constructed in the Outer Moray Firth at a cost of £2.6bn.
GACI has already been awarded £273,000 from the Scottish Land Fund.
Anne Fraser, chairwoman of the community group said: "We are absolutely delighted to have secured this funding from Beatrice.
"We will now be moving forwards with the owner, Sutherland Estates, to complete the purchase.
"We are excited that we can, at last, put our plans into action."
She added: "We will soon be advertising for a development officer and we will be holding information events in the area to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to hear what we're proposing and to have their say in the plans for the future of the GACI area." | The final tranche of funding has been secured for a community buyout of 3,000 acres of land in Sutherland. | 40331880 |
Heather Wheeler was admitted to Queen's Hospital in Burton, Staffordshire, for a "resilient infection".
The Derbyshire South candidate said Prime Minister David Cameron had wished her a speedy recovery.
She was initially suspected of having a virus but had to be admitted shortly before she was due to officially launch her campaign on Saturday.
Derbyshire South was a Conservative gain from Labour in 2010, with Ms Wheeler winning a 7,128 vote majority.
It is also being contested by Green candidate Marianne Bamkin, UKIP's Alan Graves, Lib Dem Lorraine Johnson and Labour's Cheryl Pidgeon. | A Conservative parliamentary candidate has been forced to launch her campaign for re-election from her hospital bed. | 32268738 |
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On Thursday experts say amateur star-gazers have the best chance in years of seeing them in all their glory.
The powerful rays can interfere with airline navigation systems, satellites and even NASA space crews - so they all had to be on high alert.
But if you're wondering what causes the night sky to glow, check out Leah's report to find out more... | The Northern Lights are seen on Earth as spectacular splashes of colour in the night sky. | 16710703 |
The 19-year-old attacking midfielder joined the League One club from Tottenham Hotspur's foundation college programme last May.
His eye-catching strike against Bury in November was voted the club's goal of the season in a debut campaign which included 12 starts in all competitions.
Irishman Osadebe's new deal at Priestfield Stadium includes the option of a further one-year extension. | Emmanuel Osadebe has signed a new one-year deal with Gillingham. | 36427088 |
Police are appealing for witnesses after the Northern Ireland striker told them of the incident during the 1-0 defeat by Hearts on Saturday.
"It is in the hands of the police," said Clark. "It is a police matter.
"Josh is in a happy place as a person, as a lad. He has done what he had to do and that is the way it will remain."
Kilmarnock, who sit second bottom of the Scottish Premiership, host Ross County on Tuesday and Clark insisted that Magennis' preparations will not be hampered by the incident.
"He was in yesterday morning and he will train this evening," said the manager. "There's no issues."
Police have issued a description of a man, thought to be sitting in Lower Section E of Hearts' Wheatfield Stand, who is said to have directed racial abuse towards Magennis. | Kilmarnock manager Lee Clark says it is business as usual for Josh Magennis despite the striker having reported a fan over a claim of racial abuse. | 35688953 |
Four crew members died when the Rescue 116 aircraft hit Blackrock Island on the County Mayo coast on 14 March.
Two bodies were recovered soon after the crash, but Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith have not been recovered.
A boat is expected to comb the seabed later and Garda (Irish police) divers will search the scene if necessary.
Sea searches for the two men were scaled back in April and plans were made to resume in the summer when seas were expected to be calmer.
Aerial surveys are also planned in the coming days.
Capt Dara Fitzpatrick was the first crew member to be found - she was rescued from the sea hours after the crash but died later in hospital.
The body of her co-pilot Capt Mark Duffy was recovered from the submerged wreckage of the helicopter more than 10 days later.
The wreckage was discovered about 60m west of Blackrock Island, in waters about 40m deep.
The helicopter had lost contact with the Irish Coastguard at about 01:00 local time on 14 March, as it approached Blacksod refuelling depot.
The crew had been supporting another coastguard helicopter that had been deployed to take an injured fisherman to hospital.
The Irish Coast Guard said the open water and shoreline search operation for the crew was one of the largest in the history of the state. | Searches are due to resume for the bodies of two Irish coastguard crew, four months after they went missing in a helicopter crash. | 40628701 |
Darren Bonner, from Sunderland, died in hospital 17 days after being found in a field at Cresswell in July.
Richard Spottiswood, 33, of Canterbury Way in Jarrow, denied murder when he appeared at Newcastle Crown Court.
Lucy Burn, 29, of Burns Close in South Shields, entered no plea to a murder charge. Both were remanded into custody for another hearing on 14 November.
Mr Bonner, of Palmstead Road in Pennywell, was found in the field near Morpeth on 10 July.
Northumbria Police said he had died on 27 July. | A man has denied murdering a 24-year-old man who died after being found seriously injured in a field. | 40924938 |
The company's flotation is the largest on the London market so far this year. Its shares were initially offered at 240p each, after its private equity owners sold a 51% stake in it.
Worldpay processes more than 30 million mobile, online and in-store transactions every day.
The company employs about 4,500 staff, mostly in the UK and the US.
Company chief executive Philip Jansen described Worldpay's listing as "a significant milestone".
He added that more than £1bn had been invested in the company, "helping [it] become an advanced technology-led organisation".
Worldpay was sold by the Royal Bank of Scotland in 2010 to its current owners, Advent International and Bain Capital. In terms of money raised, the flotation also means it is Europe's largest private equity-backed listing.
In a statement, the London Stock Exchange Group said Worldpay's decision to list in the UK "confirms London's position as [a] leading global financial centre" and "highlights [an] exceptional investor appetite". | Payments processing firm Worldpay has listed on the London Stock Exchange in a sale raising more than £2bn. | 34517553 |
He also said there was a "stream of corruption", according to reports in Catholic media.
He is said to have made the remarks during a private meeting with a group of Latin American Catholic clerics.
The clerics wrote up a report of the conversation that then appeared on the Chilean website Reflection and Liberation.
Previous rumours
According to the report, the Pope was extremely open as he discussed problems at the Vatican.
He is said to have told the Latin American delegation that there were good, holy men in the administration, but that there was also corruption.
The Vatican would have to "see what we can do" about the "gay lobby" operating in the bureaucracy, he said. "It is true, it is there," the report quotes him as saying.
In the days leading up to Pope Benedict XVI's resignation in February, the Italian media carried many un-sourced reports that gay Vatican clergymen had been working together to advance their personal interests, leaving the Holy See vulnerable to blackmail.
There were even suggestions that the situation had influenced Benedict's decision to resign.
At the time, the Vatican vigorously denied all the rumours.
It has so far declined to make any comment regarding the Pope's reported remarks, other than that the audience with the Latin American clerics was private.
An organisation representing the clerics, known by its Spanish acronym CLAR, has said it has apologised to the Pope for the publication of the report.
CLAR said in a statement that it "deeply regretted the publication of a text which refers to the conversation with the Holy Father". | Pope Francis is reported to have acknowledged the existence of a "gay lobby" inside the Vatican. | 22869399 |
The site is home to rugby league side Leeds Rhinos, rugby union side Yorkshire Carnegie and Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The cricket club will receive the money, subject to planning approval, for the stand which will face both the cricket ground and rugby pitch.
The stadium hopes to host matches in the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Capacity at the cricket ground would increase to about 18,500 after the building of the new three-tiered stand, according to the council's report.
Councillor Richard Lewis said: "Yorkshire and cricket are practically synonymous and Headingley rolls off the tongue of people worldwide when discussing some of the great international cricket matches."
The award is subject to planning approval the council said, but if granted it is hoped the stand will be completed by April 2019. | A grant of £4m towards a new £28.5m stand at Headingley stadium has been agreed by Leeds City Council. | 36907238 |
The £150m scheme in East Tullos would provide low cost energy and reduce the amount of waste to landfill, but concerns have been raised about the possible environmental impact
Members of the planning committee had been set to discuss the plans.
The matter will now be discussed on Thursday. | A decision on plans for an energy from waste plant in Aberdeen has been deferred to full council. | 37541965 |
For the average band D home, first-time buyers would save £660, at an estimated total cost of about £7.5m a year.
But the Conservatives have dropped plans to scrap stamp duty for all homes up to £250,000. That pledge will now only apply to first-time buyers.
Labour dismissed the plan as "fantasy politics", saying the Tories had not said how they would pay for it.
As well as extending the right to buy for social housing tenants, the Conservatives said they would keep the Help to Buy Wales scheme - which offers financial assistance for people buying newly-built homes - until the year 2020.
Labour has said it would abolish the right to buy.
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said the commitments showed his party was "the party of aspiration and home ownership".
"When you pick up the keys to your new home you won't be picking up a new council tax bill," he said.
A Welsh Tory spokesman said the stamp duty waiver was changed to match a new stamp duty regime being introduced by Chancellor George Osborne.
A Welsh Labour spokesman said: "This is just fantasy politics from the Tories - there's no suggestion of how they will pay for any of it. Their party in London has already made a £50m in-year cut to our budget this year, and we expect there's more to come.
"Council tax is already lower in Wales than England and we are well on track to meeting our ambitious housing targets for this term.
"We will be bringing forward our own proposals on housing and tax for 2016, and unlike this Tory fag packet offering, it will be properly thought through - and costed." | First-time buyers would not pay council tax for six months if the Conservatives win the 2016 assembly election. | 33379471 |
Spencer Bell, 71, from Bushey, Hertfordshire, went to the aid of Alan Trethewey, 67, who had fallen on to the M1 near Watford on 30 January.
Both men were then hit by an oncoming car.
Mr Bell's family previously described him as "the most loving, funny and generous person".
The hearing regarding Mr Bell's death has been adjourned due to criminal proceedings involving a car driver, who has been charged with causing death by careless driving.
"Knowing he died in such a selfless way is no comfort. But we would not have expected anything else of him," Mr Bell's family said. | A "selfless" man was hit and killed by a car as he tried to help a former postal worker who had fallen off a motorway bridge, an inquest heard. | 30436375 |
The plan is a bid to improve air quality and reduce transport-related emissions, said Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council.
The LEZ will only apply to buses which account for up 80% of the pollution in the city centre, authorities said.
Oxford's LEZ will be the second to be introduced in the UK outside of London.
Labour councillor John Tanner, of Oxford City Council, said buses would also be banned from keeping their engines running for more than one minute at a bus stop.
Mr Tanner said buses which break the rules could lose their operator licence, granted by the Traffic Commissioner.
"Oxford City council will continue to press for other improvements until nitrogen dioxide pollution is below 40 parts per million everywhere in the city," he added.
Conservative councillor David Nimmo Smith, cabinet member for environment on Oxfordshire County Council, said the city had some of the highest bus use in the UK.
"Buses are vital to Oxford's economy and environment so I'm delighted to see the LEZ coming into effect to make the city's buses even cleaner," he added.
However, the Oxfordshire Green Party said the new LEZ didn't go far enough.
"A LEZ is long overdue - air quality is continuing to deteriorate in the city centre," said Green group leader Craig Simmons.
"Our concern is that the limited measures proposed will have a minimal effect.
"It applies only to buses, many of which were already in service last year, when air quality again declined. And there are several exemptions."
Mr Simmons said a "clear plan" to extend the LEZ to cover all polluting vehicles was needed.
The city council said the LEZ was developed in response to Oxford City Council's last Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP 2006). | Oxford city centre is to become a low emission zone (LEZ) from 1 January 2014 under council plans. | 25557090 |
Safer Wales' StreetLife project has been operating in Cardiff since 2007 and has transformed the lives of many women trapped in prostitution.
It also encourages women to report cases of violence and abuse, which has led to "hundreds of prosecutions".
Saturday's launch coincides with International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
It highlights the risks sex workers are exposed to every time they take a job.
"We should be focusing our attention on the plight these women are facing and finding ways to support and protect them, not alienating them even further from society," said Bernie Bowen-Thomson, co-chief executive of Safer Wales.
StreetLife works with local authorities, the NHS and other partners. Its van goes out with volunteers a few times a week and offers women support, advice and access to services.
They also run a scheme called Ugly Mugs, where women can report violence. Perpetrators are either described in detail or drawn into an e-fit and compiled for other women to be made aware of them.
The project has been running successfully in Cardiff and is now launching in Swansea, where the charity said there were a growing number of sex workers "who are desperately in need of support," and are often struggling with mental and physical illness.
Ms Bowen-Thomson said: "We want to help more women and we are currently looking at rolling the project out across other big cities in Wales.
"But without more awareness and understanding of the real route of the problem - sexual exploitation at the hands of others - we won't be able to raise the funds and the volunteers we need." | A charity which works to protect vulnerable sex workers is launching a project in Swansea. | 38346569 |
The Discworld author was a Saturday boy at the site in Beaconsfield, where he borrowed and read countless books.
Fans of the writer came from as far as Leeds and Swansea dressed as their favourite characters from his novels.
His daughter, Rhianna, said the plaque - commissioned by the town council - was a "perfect tribute" to her late father.
She added: "Terry Pratchett the author was born at Beaconsfield Library."
Sir Terry, who sold 85 million books worldwide, died in 2015 from Alzheimer's disease, aged 66.
Councillor Philip Bastiman said it was "only right" there was a permanent tribute to the author in his Buckinghamshire hometown. | A plaque honouring Sir Terry Pratchett has been unveiled at the library he credited with his "education". | 39197584 |
The letter from Human Rights Foundation (HRF) says the money to pay her comes from "government corruption and human rights violations".
Angolan rapper Luaty Beirao has been in prison since June, along with 14 other activists who are on trial accused of preparing a coup.
Representatives for Minaj and the Angolan government are yet to comment.
Since the end of the conflict in 2002, Africa's second-largest oil producer has witnessed an economic boom, but critics of the elected government say the wealth has only benefited a small elite.
HRF's Thor Halvorssen says in the letter "your participation in a performance sponsored by a thuggish kleptocratic dynasty involved in gross human rights violations would be improper".
Minaj is due to perform at a Christmas party hosted by mobile phone company Unitel.
Mr Halvorssen points out that the company is controlled by Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and said to be Africa's richest woman.
Transparency International recently named the billionaire Ms Dos Santos as one of 15 symbols of grand corruption worldwide.
Two days after the accusation Ms Dos Santos's company Fidequity issued a statement insisting it is an independent company and doesn't use public funds.
Minaj is not the only performer to be criticised by rights groups for their choice of gigs.
Singer Jennifer Lopez was criticised in 2013 for singing Happy Birthday to the leader of Turkmenistan, who was accused of human rights violations.
In 2011 Nelly Furtado said that she would give away $1 million (£615,000) she was paid to perform for the family of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. | US rapper Nicki Minaj has been asked by a rights group to cancel her performance in Angola on Saturday. | 35112545 |
19 October 2015 Last updated at 16:11 BST
At a whopping 122 metres long, it's definitely not going to fit into your lunchbox.
Sixty French and Italian bakers worked nearly seven hours to bake the bread.
They used a specially designed portable oven to bake the dough and had to be very careful that it didn't break.
Watch the clip and see the finished baguette in all its glory. | Chefs in Italy have broken the world record for the longest baguette ever made. | 34572343 |
Avana Bakeries has sold its food processing site in Rogerstone to Food Utopia, which it said would aim to keep the current operation going.
In February the company said 650 jobs were at risk after it lost a multi-million pound cake contract with Marks and Spencer.
There are currently 552 people still employed at the Newport site.
A spokesman for Avana said: "Avana Bakeries is pleased to announce the sale of its food processing site in Newport.
"It is proposed to operate the business under a new company, Food Utopia Ltd, which will aim to secure continuing operations.
"There will be a transition period as existing customer contracts transfer to the new company."
He said the new company was not part of the 2 Sisters Group which owns Avana but had been set up by two former 2 Sisters executives.
Any decision on jobs would be the responsibility of the new owners, he added.
2 Sisters had launched a consultation period with staff following the news earlier this year that the company had lost the Marks and Spencer deal, which made up 85% of the bakery's products. | A bakery in Newport which was threatened with closure has been sold, its owners have confirmed. | 28229845 |
A Rembrandt etching, from 1634, and a 1504 engraving by the German artist Durer were reported missing in April.
They were found on Thursday in the library's print stacks by a conservation officer.
"We're thrilled to have found these treasures right here at home. They were found safe and sound, simply misfiled," said Library president Amy Ryan.
Durer's Adam and Eve and Rembrandt's Self-Portrait With Plumed Cap and Lowered Sabre were found in the library's storage room, following an eight-week search of 320,000 items.
Boston police, the FBI and the US attorney's office had been investigating the whereabouts of the artworks, whose combined estimated value was around $630,000 (£411,000), amid suggestions they had been stolen.
'Cloud lifted'
Ryan, president of the Library since 2008, announced she was stepping down earlier this week.
A damning audit - released last week - criticised the library, accusing it of ineffectual protection of special collections and disorganised storing of valuables.
The same week saw the library announce that gold coins, apparently stored in a time capsule, may have gone missing decades ago.
"It's a cloud lifted, a burden off our shoulders," Ryan told the Boston Globe, following the discovery of the missing artworks on Thursday. "Everyone is happy."
"Someone just said this to me and it's true: 'Nothing is missing under my watch'".
"All the items that we have been told are missing - but that have not been verified - went missing years before I started at BPL [Boston Public Library]."
However, Ryan insisted she would still go ahead with her resignation on 3 July despite the good news.
The Boston Public Library is the first municipally funded library in the United States and one of the first free public libraries in the world. | Two valuable artworks believed to have gone missing from Boston Public Library have been found... in the library. | 33020224 |
Wood, 33, left the Cherry and Whites in June after 15 years, having joined the Premiership club's academy in 2001.
He said in a statement on Twitter: "I've been offered several fantastic opportunities, one of which allows me to stay involved in the game I love.
"While this was not how I saw my career ending, I am happy to have finished while still able to play at the top level, to have finished on a high."
Wood represented England at under-21 level and Saxons level and was called into the full England squad party to tour South Africa in 2008 but was then injured.
He was also named in England's squad for matches against the Barbarians and Argentina in 2009, but did not play. | Former Gloucester prop Nick Wood has announced his retirement from rugby. | 37579358 |
The £2.3m programme spearheaded by Mayor George Ferguson is nearly half complete, with 20mph zones operating in areas such as Clifton and Redland.
But Tory councillor Lesley Alexander wants the rollout stopped for a scientific assessment of their effect and impact on road safety.
Mayor Ferguson said the scheme's efficiency was already under review.
He said regular traffic counts, speed counts and household interviews were being undertaken, and local support for the zones was "clear".
Ms Alexander said the road safety case for the zones was not "conclusively confirmed" by either of the two pilot trials conducted in Bedminster and east Bristol.
She said with recent reports suggesting these speed limits were "actually making roads more dangerous", she was calling on the mayor to "urgently stop and assess the efficacy of the controversial speed zones".
She said a "more targeted approach" should be taken, with speed limits "only installed in places of obvious sensitivity or where there is local demand".
Campaign group Alliance of British Drivers has called for the government to halt the rollout of 20mph zones following increases in 20mph accidents.
However, Mayor Ferguson said the reduced speed limits introduced in Bristol were "undeniably helping to make streets safer and improve quality of life for local communities".
Areas including Eastville, Frome Vale, Hillfields, St George and Fishponds are expected to adopt the zones before the end of the year.
In January, many roads in the centre of Bristol and in Clifton, Cotham, Bishopston and Redland had the speed limit reduced from 30mph to 20mph.
The city-wide roll-out is due to be completed by March next year. | The rollout of 20mph traffic zones across Bristol should be halted, according to Conservative councillors. | 29055047 |
The 20-year-old midfielder has played 23 games for the Wings during two previous loan spells.
"It's the best decision for me at this moment in my career - to play games and do the best that I can," Lee told Welling's website.
Welling are currently in the National League relegation zone, just two places off the bottom of the table.
"There are goals in the team and everyone's spirits are high. I 100% believe we will stay up," Lee said. | Welling United have completed the signing of Harry Lee from League Two club Leyton Orient. | 35284142 |
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O'Sullivan crushed Barry Hawkins 10-1 to win his sixth Masters title after taking over eight months out from playing in major events.
His break came after losing to eventual winner Stuart Bingham in the last eight of the World Championship in April.
"I just want to enjoy this week and try and peak for the Worlds and have a good run," said the 40-year-old.
It is the first time O'Sullivan has confirmed he plans to play in snooker's showpiece event, which runs in Sheffield from 16 April to 2 May.
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He returned in December for the German Masters qualifying, but failed to make it through to the main stages after suffering a shock defeat by Stuart Carrington.
Earlier this month, O'Sullivan won the minor Championship League, before his success at Alexandra Palace.
"Sheffield is going to be a completely different animal. It's 17 days and you have to hold it together so much more," the Englishman added.
"There's only so many tournaments you've got in you, so as you get towards 40 you've got to start trying to savour these moments. It's just good to be playing."
Stephen Hendry, who retired in 2012, holds the record for world titles with seven.
Media playback is not supported on this device | Masters champion Ronnie O'Sullivan says he intends to challenge for a sixth world title at the Crucible. | 35347860 |
Arthur Simpson-Kent's lawyer told the Old Bailey the jury would be told this at his trial in October. He is yet to enter a formal plea.
Ms Blake, 43, Zachary, eight, and Amon, four, were found at the family home in Erith, London, in January after being reported missing on 16 December.
He was arrested at Heathrow Airport after being extradited from Ghana.
The 48-year-old hairdresser is expected to enter pleas on 29 July.
Ms Blake played Frankie Pierre in 56 episodes of EastEnders between 1996 and 1997.
As well as EastEnders, Ms Blake also appeared in the 1998 film Siberia and TV movie May 33rd in 2004 under her stage name Syan Blake, according to her IMDB profile.
She had motor neurone disease before she died.
The Met has referred the case to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) over how the investigation was handled.
It is also conducting a serious case review, which is standard in all major cases, to look at what lessons can be learned from the investigation. | The partner of former EastEnders actress Sian Blake has admitted killing her and their two children. | 36168402 |
Kristopher Jane, 31, from Bristol, assaulted the child while being filmed by a 17-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
The teenager, from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, was sentenced alongside Jane at Cambridge Crown Court to four years' detention.
Judge David Farrell branded Jane a "dangerous and sickening paedophile".
The pair had admitted a string of sex charges at an earlier hearing at Peterborough Crown Court.
Footage of the assault, found on Jane's phone by police, was called "appalling and depraved" by the judge.
The video showed the toddler crying and trying to push Jane's hand away.
Jane admitted 12 offences, including sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
The 17-year-old co-defendant admitted six offences.
Judge Farrell told her: "You knew full well what you were doing was wrong, and very wrong."
The pair were both handed sexual harm prevention orders. | A paedophile who sexually abused a toddler in the back of a van has been jailed for 22 years. | 39310906 |
During its parade, one of Portela's floats depicted the destruction of the River Doce in 2015.
The dam was used to hold waste at an iron ore mine near the city of Mariana.
Portela is Rio's most successful samba school but it had not won the world-famous parade for 33 years.
A panel of judges gave it top marks in most categories, including costumes, rhythm and the quality of the samba song composed for this year's carnival.
Thousands of supporters began celebrating as soon as the final mark was read out at Rio's Sambadrome.
Portela scored 269.9 points to 269.8 for runners-up Mocidade.
One of Rio's most traditional samba schools, it had been eclipsed by younger rivals in the past decades, failing to win the carnival title since 1984.
"The wait is over," said Portela's president, Luis Carlos Magalhaes. "We won't need to mention that anymore."
In this year's parade, Portela focused on The Source of Life: the stories, myths and legends surrounding some of the world's best known rivers, including the Nile and the Mississippi.
It used its floats and the predominantly blue and white costumes of its 3,400 members to develop the story during the 75-minute-long parade.
"We deserved to win, more than anyone else," said Mr Magalhaes. "We worked very hard." | A Brazilian samba school that highlighted the environmental impact caused by the collapse of a dam has been crowned champions of the Rio de Janeiro carnival. | 39135912 |
Mr O'Brien's dismembered torso was found in a suitcase in the Grand Canal at Ardclough in County Kildare on 16 January.
The 33-year-old had recently returned to Ireland from working in Australia. It is believed he was shot before being dismembered.
One of the men who was arrested is in his 30s, the other is in his 50s.
Police investigating the murder also found human remains in the Grand Canal at Sallins in County Kildare. These were subsequently identified as Mr O'Brien's. | Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Dublin man Kenneth O'Brien. | 35511796 |
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O'Sullivan potted 14 reds and 13 blacks before opting for an easier pink as he made a 146 to beat Barry Pinches 4-1 in the first round of the Welsh Open.
After beating Tian Pengfei 4-0 in round two, he said: "When you reach 40 and have played for 25 years you have to start enjoying it at some point."
O'Sullivan beat Tian in 38 minutes.
The former world number one had breaks of 110, 90, 112 and 102 but had no opportunity to attempt a maximum.
O'Sullivan told BBC Wales: "Every time I go to the table I want to clean up."
World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn criticised O'Sullivan for not going for the 147 against Pinches, describing his actions as "unacceptable" and "disrespectful".
O'Sullivan said: "I was thinking when I woke up this morning it would have been wonderful to get a maximum and give the money to charity.
"If you had told the audience I would get a 146 and do that, they would have still gone out and bought tickets.
"If someone wants to do better, here's my cue, chalk and waistcoat, go and do it."
In other matches on Tuesday, defending champion John Higgins beat Sam Baird 4-0 to reach the third round.
He is joined there by world number four Shaun Murphy, who scraped home against fellow Englishman Mitchell Mann 4-3, while world number six Judd Trump was not at his best as he beat Rory McLeod 4-1.
Trump told BBC Wales: "Despite that final frame, Ronnie played terribly yesterday and scraped through, just as I did today. It's about getting through when you play badly." | Ronnie O'Sullivan said he was "having a bit of fun" when he turned down the chance to make a 147 break because the £10,000 prize money was "too cheap". | 35590088 |
They were first called out at 18:30 to assist the Arbroath-bound Marigold after it ran aground a mile east of the Kessock Bridge.
The lifeboat remained with the boat until it was refloated on a rising tide and was escorted to Inverness Harbour.
Kessock volunteers then made a coastal search for a missing person.
They were stood down at 12.50 on Friday after there was no sign of the person. | Kessock lifeboat volunteers went to the aid of a fishing boat before helping in a missing person search in a seven-hour period on Thursday into Friday. | 33197171 |
The S92 incident happened on the West Franklin Platform last month.
An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) bulletin has revealed when panels were removed it was immediately clear a tail rotor piston was damaged.
The helicopter came to rest having rotated more than 180 degrees.
No-one was injured.
Sikorsky S92s began undergoing specific tail rotor safety checks worldwide on Tuesday due to the incident.
The bulletin said a bearing was in a "severely distressed condition", and initial findings were the failure had been "rapid".
Further disassembly founds "signs of severe overheating with extreme wear".
The report said there was a "consequential total loss of control of the tail rotor".
Initial investigations show the S92 helicopter spun 187 degrees when landing on the West Franklin platform.
The AAIB said the incident took place on 28 December and it was made aware of it on 5 January.
Its investigation is continuing.
A phased return to service of the fleet after the checks got under way on Tuesday, although bad weather was limiting flights on Wednesday. | A spinning helicopter left gouge marks on a North Sea platform after total loss of control of the tail rotor due to internal damage, investigators have said. | 38588179 |
The visitors had taken the lead when Michael Doughty picked up a rebound to fire under keeper Neil Etheridge.
But Morris cut inside from the right to drill home a left-footed strike.
With a game in hand, Walsall remain three points behind second-placed Burton, after their 1-1 draw with leaders Wigan at the Pirelli Stadium.
Media playback is not supported on this device | Substitute Kieron Morris scored three minutes after coming on to earn League One promotion-chasers Walsall a point at home against Swindon. | 36021778 |
Clearwell Caves founder Ray Wright, who died in August, was one of four verderers who are part of a tradition dating back more than 800 years.
The verderers' court meets four times a year as part of its role to protect trees and wildlife in the district.
The last election in 2011 saw historian Bob Standing win a public vote.
Senior verderer Bob Jenkins said: "There's no great urgency and the three of us are hopefully well enough to continue for a while until we can get another verderer to make it into four.
"But there will be a public election at either Gloucester Cathedral or Shire Hall."
The vacancy will be advertised and candidates will be vetted before being put forward for the public vote. The process could take up to a year to complete.
The only requirement is that candidates live and own a property in the county council area of Gloucestershire.
"It would be a great advantage to have a knowledge of the county and the Forest of Dean," added Mr Jenkins.
So far, no female has been voted into the post, but this was also a possibility, Mr Jenkins said.
He added: "It's never been mentioned in my 25 years' experience in the court, but there's no reason to think it's not possible.
"It's certainly never been tested so if a candidate was put forward, a female, then it could be tested."
The court will be held at Speech House Hotel in the Forest of Dean on Friday. | The process of appointing a new verderer in the Forest of Dean is getting under way after a vacancy was created earlier in the year. | 34469352 |
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