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Officers were called to Dean Street in the town at 08:30.
It is understood the man, who was thought to be in his 60s, was discovered lying behind a van.
His death was being treated as unexplained. A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said it was not thought to be suspicious. | A police investigation is under way after a man was found dead in a street in Kilmarnock in Ayrshire. | 37884481 |
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said the paperwork between it and Rally 4 Wales Contracts Ltd was finalised on Thursday.
Rally 4 Wales will repair damage to roads belonging to NRW for two years.
NRW's Tim Jones said it was "great news for rally fans and for Wales' rural economy" as the repair work would not have to be funded by the taxpayer and rallying could continue.
Wales has hosted several competitions with the Wales Rally GB and the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), with stages in Powys, Gwynedd and Denbighshire.
Jamie Edwards, managing director of Rally 4 Wales, said: "After months of uncertainty, I hope that the signing of this agreement now paves the way for motorsport to have a long-term, settled and sustainable future in the forests of Wales." | A deal to repair roads after rallying events has been agreed and signed. | 38935999 |
Joseph Page, 62, of Brecon Close, Ipswich, was sentenced after being found guilty at Ipswich Crown Court last month.
The court heard his victim was younger than ten years old when Page assaulted her in the 1990s.
Suffolk Police said the case showed it was possible to "get justice for victims of historical offences".
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Det Con Natalie Cole said: "A friend of the victim had encouraged her to tell her partner about the abuse and, after receiving their support, she decided to report to police.
"She was interviewed and gave a clear account of several occasions when abuse had occurred."
She added: "The result today has again shown that we can get justice for victims of historical offences.
"Any allegations will be investigated and, even if you do not wish to go to court, support and help is available." | A man has been jailed for 13 years for six counts of indecent assault on a child. | 35988761 |
Two suitcases were reported to police on Monday morning but a bomb disposal team found they were non-explosive.
The cases had been removed from a skip and abandoned.
Officers said they were "aware of the disruption" caused by the evacuation, adding that the images explained their "safety first approach".
Controlled explosions were made on both suitcases by a Royal Navy bomb disposal team.
Supt Keith Perkin said the cases, with old computer materials and electrical wiring sticking out, had been dumped in a skip.
"Later, another person took these cases from the skip but abandoned them on York Road and King William Street," he said.
"There was no malicious intent in relation to the placing of the cases and this individual has been given words of advice in relation to this matter."
Supt Perkin said he was aware of the disruption to city businesses and said the police response decision was not taken lightly.
"However, I hope these images of the cases will offer some understanding to the public on why we adopted a safety first approach," he added.
"I would like to personally offer my thanks to all of our communities and partner agencies for their role in what was a professional response yesterday, and to reassure you all that Exeter very much remains a safe place to live and visit." | Suspicious packages which sparked the evacuation of Exeter city centre were actually abandoned suitcases filled with wires and electrical components. | 33331665 |
Joy Ballard appears in Channel 4's series Educating Cardiff.
She has taken over at Ryde Academy. Previous head Dr Rory Fox left in February after criticism over uniform policy and comments about staff.
Mrs Ballard said she was confident she would "meet the challenges" of improving education on the island.
Under her three years of leadership, Willows High School in Cardiff became one of Wales' most improved schools.
Education on the Isle of Wight has been run by Hampshire County Council since 2013 following concerns over standards on the island.
An Ofsted report in 2014 classed Ryde Academy, run by Academies Enterprise Trust as "requiring improvement".
It highlighted teaching as "not yet strong enough to ensure that all students make good progress".
Mrs Ballard, who left school with no qualifications herself, said: "I'm fed up reading about what a bad deal the island's education system seems to be giving to its kids.
"There are a lot of young people on the island with very low aspirations for themselves in terms of wanting to do well in education. It's also very hard to recruit specialist teachers on to the Isle of Wight.
"I want to run a school I'd be proud to send my own children to."
In February, Dr Rory Fox stepped down after he made national headlines for his strict uniform policies and reportedly criticising teachers' union activities.
In June 2014, some pupils were sent home and others put into isolation over infringements of school uniform policy, sparking protests from parents. | A head teacher featured on a TV documentary about turning around a failing Cardiff school has taken over as head of an Isle of Wight school. | 34137570 |
After a rain-delayed start, Gabriel took 5-31 to dent Middlesex's hopes of securing second place in Division One.
Only four batsmen reached double figures, and six made ducks, with John Simpson's 27 not out the top score.
Worcestershire replied by reaching 79-1 at the close, with Brett D'Oliveira 38 not out and Tom Fell on 37.
After their relegation back to Division Two was confirmed by defeat against Durham last week, the home side soon gave notice that they would not go down meekly when play finally got under way at 13:40 BST.
Joe Leach had Paul Stirling caught at point in the third over, then Sam Robson became Gabriel's first victim when he edged into the slips before the paceman bowled Dawid Malan for a duck with his next delivery.
After Jack Shantry removed both Neil Dexter and Middlesex skipper James Franklin for ducks in a spell of 2-5, the visitors were finally all out at the start of the 35th over.
Middlesex began 12 points clear of third-placed Nottinghamshire, as they look to achieve their best Championship finish since 1995. | West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel was in destructive mood as relegated Worcestershire bowled out Middlesex for just 98 on the opening day at New Road. | 34312968 |
The 56-year-old, who was married to Downton Abbey actor David Robb, appeared in Scottish drama Take The High Road for nine years.
Her body was found at the station just after 08:30 BST on Wednesday.
Her agent Katie Threlfall said the "well-loved" and "vibrant" actress had taken her own life, describing the death as "unbelievably shocking".
She said: "It's just a terrible, terrible loss of a wonderful woman. Nobody had any idea it was going to happen. Her husband is deeply shocked.
"She was a wonderful woman who had troubles and she will be very much missed. She was so well-loved and was the most vibrant character you could hope to meet. It is just a tragedy."
Fellow actors have paid tribute to the actress, whose television career included appearances in Taggart, EastEnders, The Bill and Heartbeat.
Gary Hollywood, who also appeared in the long-running soap Take The High Road, wrote on Twitter: "'Numb' RIP to my 'lady Laird' Briony McRoberts xxx."
British Transport Police said a file had been prepared for the coroner.
Her husband David Robb, who plays Dr Clarkson in Downton Abbey, has been a volunteer for The Samaritans in London for 25 years. | Actress Briony McRoberts has died after being hit by a Tube train at Fulham Broadway station in west London. | 23389849 |
The officer was taken to hospital after more than 40 officers were called to areas around Abbeydale Road.
Police said the actions were "appalling and extremely dangerous". Five people were arrested.
Elsewhere, a rocket was thrown at a house in Woodhouse wrecking the bathroom and fireworks were also hurled at passing cars.
Nasima Akther, a councillor for Nether Edge, who saw the trouble around Abbeydale Road, criticised the police's handling of the situation.
"Me and a few other volunteers had gone down to try and stop things kicking off," she said.
"We were talking to people and being really tough on them and then another gang came along and that's when the trouble started.
"I called the police but when they turned up they started harassing the volunteers who were trying to calm things down.
"The police seemed to make things worse by not acting quick enough and not being organised."
In a separate incident, South Yorkshire Police tweeted that while they were dealing with a call out in the Parson Cross area, a police vehicle was set on fire.
The force also received several calls about fireworks been thrown into passing cars in Tinsley.
South Yorkshire Police said: "The type of behaviour we have seen will not be tolerated and we would like to reassure people that we will take a very robust approach to anyone involved in using fireworks in a dangerous or anti-social way." | A police officer suffered a head injury when youths set off fireworks in the street in Sheffield on Bonfire Night. | 34743906 |
Ross Workman, former head of Oldswinford C of E Primary School in Stourbridge, was sentenced to a three-year community order with supervision.
The 51-year-old, of Low Fold Close, Worcester, was also ordered to register as a sex offender for five years at a hearing at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
He had previously admitted six counts of making indecent images of children.
The offences happened between January and March 2011.
Workman was arrested in November 2014 and parents were informed about the investigation by letter.
Jenny Birchall, current head teacher at Oldswinford CE Primary School, said: "There is no suggestion or evidence that the school, its staff, or the pupils of our school are involved in any way.
"Our school continues as normal, and I hope this will be a fresh chapter for Oldswinford CE Primary." | A former primary school head teacher has avoided jail after admitting making indecent images of children. | 35768804 |
The figure is 1,000 higher than last year's target for apprenticeship starts.
The statistics have been released ahead of Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2017.
During the week, employers will be encouraged to take on young people and consider a work-based learning route into employment.
They include new foundation apprenticeships where young people can start training at school, and graduate level apprenticeships where employees can use work-based learning opportunities at degree level.
Employability and Training Minister Jamie Hepburn said he believed more apprenticeship programmes would provide the chance for a record number of young people to work, learn and earn.
He said: "Apprenticeships support young people into sustainable careers, reduce youth unemployment and help meet Scotland's skill requirements.
"Since this government came into office in 2007, over 200,000 modern apprenticeship starts have been delivered.
"Scotland currently has the second lowest youth unemployment in Europe and our world-class work-based learning system is a factor in this.
"By significantly boosting the number of apprentice places on offer, we are reinforcing our commitment to provide accessible education opportunities which will support our learners and the wider economy."
Damien Yeates, chief executive of Skills Development Scotland, which organises Scottish Apprenticeship Week, said: "Apprenticeships are designed by employers for employers and provide the talent they want for the growth they need to develop their workforce.
"Business and industry continue to invest in apprenticeships, even in challenging economic times, which is a testament to the value they see in work-based learning." | Up to 27,000 young people will benefit from apprenticeship employment opportunities this year, according to the Scottish government. | 39166854 |
The 16-year-old was shot in the leg on Thursday and is in a stable condition in hospital.
It happened at Forest Street, off the Springfield Road, at about 20:50 GMT.
"Any civilised society would see that for what it is - child abuse. It is most definitely not policing or community safety activity," Chief Supt Chris Noble said.
The incident follows a man being shot in the legs on Wednesday night close to the jobs and benefits office on the Falls Road in west Belfast.
He said it was too early to say if the shootings were linked.
"There is an active line of inquiry around the involvement of violent dissident republicans," he said.
"I would not want to speculate on exactly why individuals were targeted but there is never any justification for this violent, abusive behaviour."
One resident, who lives close to the scene of the latest shooting, said he thought the noise from the gun attack had come from the television.
"When we came out the lad was lying at the other side of the street," he added.
"Some of the neighbours got the ambulance and that was it.
"Most people are disgusted with it, they don't want to see it."
That victim is also said to be in a stable condition.
The shooting was condemned by Secretary of State James Brokenshire, who said it was a "brutal and shocking attack on a child by abusive criminals"!. | A gun attack on a boy in west Belfast was "child abuse," a senior police officer has said. | 38998710 |
The KSI says EA's financial offer of 15,000 US dollars (£11,501) for their inclusion was below their expectations.
Iceland, who knocked England out of Euro 2016 in June, made a counter offer which they say was not accepted by EA.
"They are the ones buying these rights and they almost want it for free," said KSI president Geir Thorsteinsson.
"The performance at the Euros show that we are quite a good team and many would like to play with our team. It's sad for the players - but the criticism should be towards EA Sports."
The fee that EA pays teams included in the game covers the use of trademarks and image rights.
"I really feel if we are giving away rights, or offering rights, it has to be proper negotiations and fair fees." added Thorsteinsson.
"I didn't feel that this was done in a fair and open manner."
The BBC has asked EA for comment.
Iceland, who are ranked 27th in the world, have not featured in previous editions of the game, but were hopeful of getting into latest version after their run to the quarter-finals of the European Championship this summer.
A total of 47 men's international sides, including all of the home nations, will feature.
India, who are 148th in the world, are the lowest ranked national side in the game.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Iceland will not feature in the Fifa 17 video game because of a cash row with developers Electronic Arts, says the country's football association (KSI). | 37424733 |
Chief Minister Michael Gunner said the laws bring the territory in line with the rest of Australia.
The reforms legalise the use of abortion drugs, such as RU486, up to nine weeks into a pregnancy.
They also allow medical terminations to happen in specialist clinics, instead of solely in city hospitals.
Previously, women in remote areas travelled hundreds of kilometres to Darwin or Alice Springs to access surgical abortions in hospital.
"We hear of women forced to travel interstate to terminate pregnancies," Mr Gunner said.
The reforms decriminalise termination by removing legislation making it illegal to provide an abortion or supply a woman with abortion drugs.
The new measures also mean:
"We believe all territory women are entitled to control over their lives and access to high quality services," said Health Minister Natasha Fyles. | Australia's Northern Territory has decriminalised abortion as part of wide-ranging reforms on the medical termination of pregnancy. | 39335371 |
Gouano had made 19 appearances for the financially-troubled Trotters since joining the club in August.
The 22-year-old has not featured for Neil Lennon's team since the defeat by Huddersfield on 2 January.
The former France youth international will spend the rest of the season on loan at Turkish club Gaziantepspor.
Meanwhile full-back Francesco Pisano, 29, has joined Italian side U.S. Avellino 1912 on loan until the end of the season and defender Lawrie Wilson, 28, has returned to Bolton after his loan deal with League One side Peterborough expired. | Defender Prince-Desir Gouano has left Championship side Bolton after his season-long loan from Italian Serie A club Atalanta was cut short. | 35463164 |
The city is intending to spend £18m on a year-long series of art events after being awarded the title in November.
Ms Millard, who was a student at Hull University, said it was an "honour and a privilege" to take on the role.
The council said it was now recruiting a chief executive and a programme director.
Ms Millard, now a freelance journalist, broadcaster and author, said: "I arrived in Hull to study at the university over 30 years ago and in my heart, I have never left.
"Hull now has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to use culture and the arts to transform perceptions of the city and to change the lives of local people.
"As chair of the culture company, I want to help Hull grasp this moment. "
Hull City Council claims the year-long event could bring more than £60m into the local economy and generate 7,500 new jobs. | Former BBC arts correspondent Rosie Millard is to become chairwoman of the company running Hull's UK City of Culture activities in 2017. | 27927768 |
The 21-year-old Waunarlwydd RFC product has made 10 appearances for the Swansea-based region this season.
With Scott Baldwin on international duty, he is likely to figure in more games during the next month.
"To put the jersey on is special and hopefully I'm going to get some game time over the next weeks while the internationals are away," he said. | Hooker Scott Otten has signed a contract extension which will keep him at the club until 2019. | 35602026 |
Making her debut at the season-ending event, she raced into a 3-0 first-set lead, wrapping it up in 30 minutes.
The Slovak, 27, kept up the momentum and sealed an emotional victory with a dramatic double net-cord.
"This is the biggest moment of my career," said the world number eight.
She had lost to Kerber in the round-robin phase and booked her place in the final after a thrilling three-set win over Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia on Saturday.
And she once again showed her determination and commitment against the German, who won two Grand Slams this year in Australia and the United States.
Cibulkova found her range from the start of the match, hitting winners at will and Kerber struggled to cope with the variety of shots.
The only time Cibulkova looked nervous in the 76-minute match was when she was serving for it at 6-3 5-4. She missed on three match points and saved two break points before winning.
Cibulkova, who will end the year as world number five, is the second player in a row after Agnieszka Radwanska to win the WTA Finals after only one victory in the three round-robin games. | Dominika Cibulkova claimed the biggest victory of her career with a 6-3 6-4 win over world number one Angelique Kerber in the decider of the WTA Finals in Singapore. | 37816542 |
A passenger had asked for the wrap because he was cold, and was outraged when he was asked to pay $12 (£9.80).
Police said the man, 66, said he "would like to take someone behind the woodshed for this", which the pilot deemed threatening and then ordered the plane be diverted to Los Angeles.
No crime had been committed, police added.
The man had asked to speak to company representatives, arguing that he should not have to pay for the blanket because it was cold, the LA times reported.
He voluntarily left the flight when it landed in Los Angeles and caught another, Rob Pedregon, a spokesman for the Los Angeles airport police told AFP news agency.
"You know, if I was a passenger on board that plane I would have paid the $12 dollars for him," he added. | A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Honolulu has been diverted because of a row over a blanket. | 39215495 |
Calmejane finished the 163.5km ride from Betanzos to San Andres de Teixido ahead of Colombia's Darwin Atapuma who took the overall lead of the race.
American Benjamin King was third.
Froome, who is 33 seconds behind Atapuma, finished just over two minutes back alongside Alberto Contador, Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde, who is second in the general classification.
The Movistar rider is 29 seconds off the lead.
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Overnight leader Ruben Fernandez, also of Movistar, toiled during the steep final climb - the Mirador Vixia de Herbeira - and surrendered the leader's red jersey, slipping to seventh overall.
Team Sky's Froome is aiming to become the first man in 38 years to win the Vuelta and Tour de France in the same season.
The 21-stage Vuelta is the third Grand Tour on the cycling calendar after the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France.
Stage four result:
1. Lilian Calmejane (Fra/Direct Energie) 4hrs 5mins 19secs
2. Darwin Atapuma (Col/BMC Racing) +15secs
3. Benjamin King (US/Cannondale) Same time
4. Andrey Zeits (Kaz/ Astana) +19secs
5. Nathan Haas (Aus/Dimension Data) +23secs
6. Enrico Battaglin (Ita/LottoNL) +24secs
7. Pierre Rolland (Fra/Cannondale) +33secs
8. Chad Haga (US/Giant) +37secs
9. Jaime Roson (Spa/Caja Rural) +40secs
10. Cesare Benedetti (Ita/BORA) +42secs
General classification after stage four:
1. Darwin Atapuma (Col/BMC Racing) 13hrs 23mins 10secs
2. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +29secs
3. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +33secs
4. Esteban Chaves (Col/Orica) +39secs
5. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) Same time
6. Samuel Sanchez (Spa/BMC Racing) +1min 8secs
7. Ruben Fernandez (Spa/Movistar) +1min 11secs
8. Leopold Koenig (Cze/Team Sky) +1min 13secs
9. Peter Kennaugh (GB/Team Sky) +1min 15secs
10. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita/Etixx-Quick-Step) +1mins 23secs | Britain's Chris Froome remained third in the Vuelta a Espana, as France's Lilian Calmejane won stage four. | 37170291 |
Transport Minister Juan Molinar said the airline's operations would "definitively cease" by noon on Saturday local time (1700 GMT).
The action will also apply to two budget carriers affiliated with Mexicana - Link and Click.
Mexicana had already axed some of its routes and had stopped selling tickets.
The airline flew 220 routes to 65 destinations including London, Madrid, Montreal, Chicago and cities in Central and South America.
The 89-year-old airline has debts of about $800m (£500m).
It filed for bankruptcy protection after failing to reach a deal with trade unions on cost-cutting.
Plans to sack about 1,000 flight attendants to enable a takeover by a Mexican investment group were blocked by the government earlier this week.
The firm suffered heavy losses during Mexico's recession in 2009, as well during an outbreak of swine flu the same year.
The flu outbreak caused a sharp fall in tourism in the country.
After filing for bankruptcy protection Mexicana proposed deep pay cuts for pilots and crew, as well as a 40% reduction in the workforce. | One of Mexico's biggest airlines, Mexicana de Aviacion, is to suspend all flights, three weeks after filing for bankruptcy protection. | 11117544 |
Holidaymakers have reported at least 12 people falling ill after staying at the Bay Torbay Hotel in Torquay.
The three-star hotel on the seafront, which has 111 rooms and a swimming pool, will be closed from Friday until Monday as cleaning takes place.
Residents said the "horrendous" experience "ruined their Easter break".
A small number of bays have been closed at Torbay Hospital, Paignton Community Hospital and Totnes Community Hospital after an increase in norovirus cases.
A spokesperson for the Bay Torbay Hotel said: "We have chosen to close the hotel for a short period this weekend as a precautionary measure so that we can carry out a deep clean.
"All guests who were due to arrive on Friday will be relocated to a sister hotel close by, and the Bay Torbay Hotel will be reopen as usual from Monday onwards."
Torbay hospital says it has seen an increase of norovirus cases in the community.
A Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust spokesperson, said: "We can confirm that as a result, a very small number of our hospital wards are currently affected by either flu or norovirus.
"In addition, some of our community hospitals have restrictions in place regarding discharges, admissions and visiting because of norovirus.
"Staff in clinical areas, our infection control team and cleaning team are working to deal with the outbreak."
The trust has asked for visitors to help restrict the outbreak by washing their hands, using a tissue when sneezing or coughing, and using soap and warm water rather than special hand-gels, particularly after using the toilet and before eating and drinking anything. | A Devon hotel will close for a "deep clean" after an outbreak of the sickness and diarrhoea bug norovirus. | 35933661 |
A large-scale search was launched when the child went missing from the Primark store in Northumberland Street shortly before 17:00 BST on Wednesday.
She was found just over an hour later a few miles away in Gosforth and "quickly reunited with her mother", police said.
The teenagers, aged 13 and 14, are in custody on suspicion of child abduction.
A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: "It was quickly established that she had left the store with two teenage girls who she did not know."
The force said travel networks in the city were alerted and officers scoured CCTV footage from council and retail premises in the area.
Ch Insp Dave Gould said: "This has been an incredibly distressing time for the girl's family and specialist officers are working with and supporting the family.
"We mobilised all available local police resources to make sure the girl was found as quickly as possible and also included assistance from the public, and many of our partner agencies including Newcastle local authority and university as well as staff from retail premises, bus companies, train station and metro system.
"I would like to thank all of those involved for their help in finding this little girl and helping reunite her with her mother."
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact police. | Two teenage girls have been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a three-year-old girl in Newcastle city centre. | 36041764 |
The agreement was signed in Ottawa during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Canada.
The $280m (£188m) deal is for the supply of uranium concentrate over the next five years.
Canada banned the trade of nuclear materials with India in 1976.
The uranium is to be sourced from the northern Saskatchewan mines of Cameco, the world's third-largest uranium producer, reports say.
"Canada is providing uranium to India as a mark of its trust and confidence in India," Mr Modi told reporters.
Mr Modi, who arrived in Canada on Tuesday, is the first Indian leader to visit the country in more than four decades.
Canada banned the sale of uranium and nuclear hardware to India after India used Canadian technology to make its nuclear bomb.
The two countries then finalised a nuclear co-operation agreement in 2012, paving the way for Canadian firms to export uranium to India.
But differences over the supervision of the use of uranium in India delayed ratification of the deal.
"[That agreement] really allowed us to turn the page on what had been in our judgement an unnecessarily frosty relationship for far too long," Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.
India's economy has seen rapid expansion, resulting in a surge in demand for energy. As a result, India is looking to increase its dependence on nuclear energy.
It plans to generate 63,000 MW of nuclear power by 2032 - an almost 14-fold increase on current levels. It has 22 nuclear reactors and plans to build some 40 more in the next two decades. | Canada has announced that it will supply uranium to India, boosting India's plan to increase its nuclear capacity to meet growing energy demand. | 32330167 |
28 March 2017 Last updated at 15:43 BST
Cyclone Debbie, a 'monster' category four storm, has left at least 45,000 homes without power and damaged buildings, although it is too early to say how many.
The huge storm is moving inland with its power decreasing but could cause damage for hours yet.
Watch Leah's report to find out more. | A powerful cyclone carrying winds of up to 163 miles per hour has battered the coast of Queensland, Australia. | 39415652 |
In a letter to parents with children at schools and nurseries, Public Health England urged them to ensure children had received both MMR vaccinations.
It said other pupils at King Edward VI Community College in Totnes, Devon, may also have come into contact with the virus.
The Conservative MP for Totnes and a former GP, Sarah Wollaston, has added her supported to the initiative.
She said "relatively low" levels of immunisation in Totnes increased the risk of it spreading.
"It means that many more children are at risk within our community", she said and described it as a "serious and really distressing illness".
Source: NHS
Ms Wollaston has previously appealed for parents in Totnes to vaccinate their children against the virus, saying she believed many parents had rejected the MMR vaccine despite its now discredited links to autism and bowel disease.
"I hope that parents will look carefully at the letter that they've received and have their children immunised," Ms Wollaston said. | A student at a school in Devon has contracted measles. | 36506571 |
The animal became agitated with people hooting their horns and taking selfies, a wildlife official said.
The lion has returned to the park and the 63-year-old man is in hospital, Paul Udoto, spokesman for the Kenya Wildlife Service said.
The city was put on high alert last month after several lions escaped from the park, causing panic.
A video circulating on social media appears to show the lion wandering along a busy road during morning rush hour.
Rangers are still on the streets of the city in case there are other lions around that have not been spotted, Mr Udoto added.
The park is separated by a main road from densely populated neighbourhoods, including Kibera slum, in the south of the city.
A loss of habitat for lions in the city means they are increasingly coming into conflict with human populations, putting their survival at risk, Kenyan conservationist Ali Kaka told the BBC.
"If there is no prey or there isn't enough prey in the park the animals may decide to wander out," he added.
Nairobi National Park is fenced in on the city side but is open elsewhere to allow for the annual wildlife migration.
In 2012, four cubs had to be placed in an orphanage after a similar incident led to their mother being killed.
Advice from conservationist Ali Kaka | A lion has attacked an elderly man in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after straying from a nearby national park. | 35840888 |
The 20-year-old, who races in the GP2 feeder series, will drive Kevin Magnussen's car at Sochi on Friday.
Renault said Sirotkin had joined on a "long-term development plan", but has given no details of any F1 outings.
The team already has an official third and reserve driver in Frenchman Esteban Ocon, who is on loan from Mercedes.
Renault racing director Frederic Vasseur described Sirotkin as "one of the most promising drivers from the junior categories".
Sirotkin said: "This is a great opportunity for me, although it has all come together so quickly. I still can't quite believe it.
"This is, however, the moment that all young racing drivers are working towards, and I am determined to learn as much as I can, as quickly as I can."
Sirotkin previously had a similar relationship with Sauber, who signed him in 2013 in a partnership with Russian investors with a view to him racing for the team the following year.
However, although he took part in first practice at the 2014 Russian Grand Prix, he split with the Swiss team soon afterwards.
Never want to miss the latest Formula 1 news? You can now add F1 and all the other sports and teams you follow to your personalised My Sport home. | Russian Sergey Sirotkin has been signed by Renault as a test driver and will take part in first practice at his home grand prix this weekend. | 36137400 |
In September 2012 the UK Border Agency awarded the services company a contract worth up to £40m to find more than 150,000 missing people.
By the end of March, Capita told UKBA 8,328 of them had left the UK and it had managed to contact a further 5,250.
The government said it was "pleased" with progress made so far.
The existence of the "migration refusal pool" - those refused leave to stay longer in the UK but whose departure from the country had not been confirmed - was revealed in July last year.
The chief inspector of immigration, John Vine, said it stood at more than 150,000 at the time.
UKBA says Capita had sorted through the records of 79,336 people by the end of March this year.
The figures are disclosed in UKBA'a final annual report, which comes after it was split it into two bodies - UK Visas and Immigration and an Immigration Enforcement command.
Capita's payment-by-results deal is worth up to £40m, but the target it faces has not been revealed.
A Home Office spokesman said: "We are pleased with the progress that Capita is making on migration refusal pool cases. Their work ensures we can focus on tackling immigration abuse.
"Allowing people with no right to be in the country to stay here indefinitely undermines the immigration system. Any individuals with no right to be in the UK are expected to return home." | More than 8,000 people previously thought to have illegally overstayed their visa have, in fact, left the UK, Capita has revealed. | 23187320 |
The baby was pronounced dead during the early hours of Christmas morning at a house in Kingswood.
Avon and Somerset Police said officers and paramedics were called to a property in Britton Gardens where they tried to revive the baby without success.
A man in his 30s has been arrested in connection with the death.
A police spokesman said: "The death is being treated as unexplained until the results of the post-mortem examination." | A six-month-old baby has been found dead at a house in Bristol, sparking a murder investigation. | 38442979 |
As the summer draws to a close spiders often head indoors to escape the chilly weather.
But experts say that this year, they might be even bigger than usual, because the recent mild weather has meant there are more insects for them to eat.
But how well do you now our eight-legged friends? Check out these top facts from our spider expert, Simon Garrett, from Bristol Zoo.
They include:
But not everyone's a massive spider fan, and when there's a hairy arachnid poised above your bed when you're about to turn out the light, sometimes you've just got to send them packing!
So if you've ever wondered what's the best way to get rid of the critters - without hurting them - Simon's got the top technique in the clip. | Spiders - love em or hate em, there's a good chance there's a few in your house this autumn. | 29413435 |
Police Scotland said they had been "made aware" of the leak and were making inquiries.
It has been reported witnesses' names and details of an alleged gun hit were posted on social media.
Police Scotland said: "Police in Edinburgh have been made aware of communications posted to social media.
"Inquiries are ongoing into the full circumstances surrounding this." | Police are investigating after information understood to be from one of their Edinburgh cases was posted on Facebook. | 38969579 |
They had claimed that unlicensed electronic versions of their books had been sold on Apple's online store.
The court ordered Apple to pay them 1.03m yuan ($165,000; £100,000) in compensation, according to the official news agency Xinhua.
This is the second time Apple has been fined for copyright violation in China.
In September, a Chinese court ordered Apple to pay compensation of 520,000 yuan to a Chinese encyclopaedia publisher for alleged copyright violation. The US technology firm has appealed against that decision.
Carolyn Wu, a spokeswoman for Apple said the company takes "copyright infringement complaints very seriously".
"We're always updating our service to better assist content owners in protecting their rights," she added.
Apple has had other legal issues in China as well.
Earlier this year, it faced a lawsuit from a Chinese firm Proview, which claimed that it owned the rights to the "iPad" name in the Chinese market after registering it in 2000.
Apple said it had bought the global rights to the "iPad" from Proview's Taiwanese affiliate for $55,000 (£35,000).
However, the Chinese firm had argued that its affiliate did not have the rights to sell the iPad name rights for China, which is one of the fastest-growing markets for Apple's products.
The dispute between the two firms resulted in Apple's iPads being pulled off the shelves in some parts of China.
In July, Apple agreed to pay $60m to Proview to settle the dispute. | A court in China has ordered Apple to pay compensation to eight Chinese writers and two companies for violating their copyrights. | 20856199 |
The seven-time major winner joined Raonic's team in May before the 25-year-old reached his first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon, where McEnroe also did punditry for ESPN and the BBC.
McEnroe was seen with Raonic's primary coaches Carlos Moya and Riccardo Piatti just days before news of the parting.
He said he would step down "for Milos' sake, for ESPN and my sake".
McEnroe added: "When the US Open starts on Monday, he's got his people. I'm pulling for him and want him to do well.
"I'd love to see all the guys play their best because I think it's better for tennis. But it's best to sort of separate at this stage. It will just make life easier for everyone."
McEnroe admitted his media commitments "ended up becoming an issue at Wimbledon", but added he was "open to the possibility" of a second coaching stint should Raonic seek it.
The Canadian faces Germany's Dustin Brown in the first round at Flushing Meadows. | John McEnroe has ended his spell as a coach to Canadian world number six Milos Raonic before the US Open. | 37209143 |
Cyclone Winston brought winds of over 320 kph (200 mph), torrential rain and waves of up to 12m (40ft).
Flights have been cancelled, evacuation centres activated and a nationwide curfew put in place.
The category five storm - the highest level - is expected to move westwards over the main island overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning.
Before it landed, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama warned that Fiji was facing "an ordeal of the most grievous kind".
"We must stick together as a people and look after each other. Be alert and be prepared," he said.
Cyclone Winston has already brushed some of Fiji's smaller islands, but the extent of the damage is unclear.
Assessment teams are being sent to the affected areas, the Fiji Times reported.
The Fijian capital Suva is likely to be spared the full forces of the storm but tourist resorts are close to the cyclone's centre.
About 900,000 people live on Fiji. | The most powerful storm to hit Fiji has made landfall on the Pacific nation's main island, Viti Levu. | 35620649 |
The 24-year-old was in Durham's academy in 2010 and will replace South Africa opener Stephen Cook from late June until the end of the campaign.
Latham, who played for Kent in 2016, hit a career-best Test score of 177 against Bangladesh earlier this month.
"He has potential to build on his excellent record up to now and we are looking forward to welcoming him back," Durham head coach Jon Lewis said.
Christchurch-born Latham has scored 5,322 first-class runs at an average of 41.90, and will be available in all formats for the north-east county.
The left-hander made 374 runs in nine innings in Division Two of the County Championship for Kent last summer, and 128 runs, averaging 21.33, in the T20 Blast. | Durham have signed New Zealand batsman Tom Latham for part of the 2017 season. | 38760284 |
It will be built on the site of the force's old offices in Ripley, north of Derby, after plans were approved.
Both organisations said it would save money in the long term and lead to improvements in the way they worked together.
Building is due to start in April next year with work expected to be finished by February 2017.
Derbyshire police said their current buildings were coming to the end of their useful life.
Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Charles admitted that while new headquarters were initially more expensive than repairing the old ones, it would allow further savings in the future.
He added: "Sharing headquarters with the Fire and Rescue Service in this way will allow both our organisations to adapt more easily to change and improve our ways of working, including making best use of technological advancements that are so important to efficiency."
Roland Hosker, chairman of the Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) panel, said: "DFRS's current headquarters is no longer fit for purpose and restricts the opportunities to develop new and more efficient ways of working. "
The existing building, at Burton Road, Littleover, is being sold to help fund the new project.
Additional funding is being sought from government transformation grants for "joint blue light" schemes. | Derbyshire's police and fire service are to share a purpose-built £14.5m headquarters. | 30340286 |
The 31-year-old, who plays predominantly on the right, was a regular in the Atleti matchday squad last season, playing 16 games.
He joined from Malaga in 2014 having made 289 appearances for the Malaguistas during a nine-season spell.
"It was the right time to leave Atletico Madrid and this is the right move for me," he said.
"We have an exciting project here, to bring Newcastle back to where it belongs, in the Premier League, and I am very happy to be a part of that."
Gamez is Rafa Benitez's fourth new signing this summer as Newcastle look to return to the Premier League.
Benitez said: "He is a very good defender who can play on both sides, left and right.
"He is experienced, I know he has great character and, importantly, he is an excellent professional. I am sure he will give balance to the team."
The Magpies have also confirmed that forward Yasin Ben El-Mhanni and defender Stuart Findlay, both 20, have joined their development squad.
El-Mhanni spent time on trial at Chelsea last season after mainly playing in non-league while Findlay joins after his release by Celtic this summer.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Championship side Newcastle United have signed full-back Jesus Gamez from Atletico Madrid on a two-year deal. | 36735636 |
Mayor of Weymouth and Portland, Councillor Richard Kosior, will now have to use a his own car, or hire a taxi or limousine and driver, depending on the type of engagement he attends.
It comes after former mayor Christine James chose not to use the service and instead opted for her own transport.
The annual cost of running a car and providing a chauffeur was £21,000.
However, providing alternative transport for the last financial year was about £3,100, the borough council's scrutiny and performance committee said.
"Therefore there is the potential to make a significant budget saving in this area," a committee report said.
Mr Kosior, who was elected mayor on 19 May, said: "In these days of austerity and council cuts we can't be seen to be squandering money on chauffeuring me to various functions."
Hired taxis or cars would bear the coat of arms of the borough "for that sense of occasion", he added.
He said he had asked for a review in six months to ensure the new format was still saving cash. | A Dorset mayor's car and chauffeur have been scrapped in a bid to save the council money. | 36468876 |
Thousands of bathers were cooling off in the Parana River in Rosario, 300km (186 miles) north of Buenos Aires, on Christmas Day when the attack happened.
Officials blamed the attack on the palometa fish, describing the event as "exceptional".
Paramedics said dozens of people had their extremities attacked and some had lost digits.
Director of lifeguards in Rosario, Federico Cornier, said bathers suddenly began to complain of bite marks on hands and feet as they cooled off in a heat wave.
He said the palometa was "a type of piranha, big, voracious and with sharp teeth that can really bite".
Mr Cornier said: "This is not normal. It's normal for there to be an isolated bite or injury, but the magnitude in this case was great... this is an exceptional event."
Paramedic Alberto Manino told Associated Press some children he had treated had lost entire digits. | A school of carnivorous fish related to the piranha has attacked bathers in an Argentine river, injuring about 70. | 25522354 |
The three-day event opened on Friday evening with an aerial display, fireworks, live music - and a proposal.
Singer Ste Johnson was performing on stage at the event when he asked his partner Mags Foster to marry him.
Sunderland City Council said 2015 saw one of the show's "best days ever" on the Saturday, and a total of one million spectators overall.
Attractions over the weekend included parachutists and a Battle of Britain memorial flight.
Councillor John Kelly said: "We are very proud of our fantastic Sunderland International Airshow.
"We have some teams coming here for the very first time and I'm sure the crowds will give them a huge warm welcome they will remember for a long time to come." | Thousands of people gathered at Seaburn and Roker seafront for the Sunderland International Airshow. | 36874116 |
The owners of Archway Sheet Metal Works on Paxton Road, Tottenham, are challenging a compulsory purchase order.
The order could force Archway to make way for a new 56,000 capacity stadium.
In November, fire gutted the premises, which are yards from the White Hart Lane ground in north London.
The owners said they had received "bomb threats".
Josif Josif, 46, who runs the family business, said at the time of the fire: "People were calling us and threatening us and we were receiving bomb threats and that started a few months ago, but we don't know if that's got anything to do with it."
The firm describes itself as a "wonderfully old-fashioned family business" producing metal items for the catering and hospitality industry.
The owners have been in a dispute with Spurs and Haringey Council - who issued the compulsory purchase order - for the last decade over redevelopment plans.
A spokesman for Spurs said the club had successfully and amicably relocated more than 70 businesses in the area.
"Whilst we were able to accommodate all these other businesses' requests, in the instance of Archway, we have been unable to reach agreement over the period of the last seven years," he said.
The case brought by Archway Sheet Metal Works will be heard on 17-18 February by Mr Justice Dove, who revealed in court he is an Aston Villa fan.
The club has planning permission for the new stadium it hopes to open for the 2018/19 season. | A business standing in the way of Tottenham Hotspur's £400m stadium redevelopment plans has launched a High Court battle to stay put. | 30831515 |
Would you play captain Wayne Rooney in attack or midfield? Or would you not start with him at all?
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England's central defence will be their biggest problem at Euro 2016 having had failings against quality opposition exposed in recent years.
And yet Hodgson has decided to sacrifice one central defender to add to his resources further forward. Everton's Phil Jagielka is left out while Manchester United's Chris Smalling, Gary Cahill of Chelsea and Everton's John Stones are selected.
Hodgson has covered himself with Tottenham's Eric Dier. He is likely to start as a holding midfield player but is also the central defensive cover. A gamble.
In attack, Manchester United's Marcus Rashford has the chance to be the squad's "bolter" - but he will have to produce something special in the pre-Euro 2016 friendlies to unseat any of the established names. | England coach Roy Hodgson has named his 23-man squad for Euro 2016 - but who should start against Russia on 11 June? | 36163625 |
Staff at Gunstones Bakery in Dronfield near Sheffield are taking part in the first of two 48-hour strikes.
Many of the 700-strong workforce at the site on Stubley Lane, Dronfield, are members of the bakers' union.
Gunstones said it was in talks with union representatives and wanted to minimise the impact of the strike.
John Higgins, of the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers' Union (BFAWU), said: "We're talking about people on the lower end of the pay scale and yet (the company) want to start negotiating to take away some of the terms and conditions such as shift payments, overtime payments.
"These are the things that actually make it feasible for people to live from January to December."
In a statement Gunstones, which is part of the 2 Sisters Food Group, said: "We are keen to continue meaningful talks with colleagues and their union representatives so that we can reach a mutually satisfactory conclusion.
"We will work with our customers to create contingency plans which will minimise the effects of action." | Hundreds of workers at a bakery that supplies food to leading high street stores have gone on strike in a dispute over pay. | 33132296 |
The 17-year-old boy and 18-year-old woman were arrested after the 65-year-old was found in Hexthorpe Park in the early hours of Tuesday.
South Yorkshire Police said they were released following a post-mortem.
Tests and enquiries are continuing to ascertain the full circumstances of his death, the force said.
More on this story and others on Local Live in Yorkshire
Emergency services were called to Hexthorpe Park at about 04:40 BST.
The man was taken to hospital but died a short time later, police said. | Two teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder have been released after tests showed a man found collapsed in a Doncaster park died of a heart attack. | 39642005 |
Relegated Hampshire were reinstated ahead of Division Two runners-up Kent.
Kennedy is due to meet Colin Graves, the chairman of the England & Wales Cricket Board, to discuss the matter.
"If you lose confidence in the people you are dealing with, it is quite difficult to continue," Kennedy said.
"I feel completely let down by the ECB and I will put forward Kent's case [at the meeting] to see if anything can be done to reverse the situation or give us some comfort that we're not being singled out for all the wrong reasons.
"A lot depends on the answers we get over the next few days, but if I am completely and utterly shouted down I will have to think about if it is worthwhile continuing."
The issue arose after Durham were relegated on Monday, having accepted a £3.8m financial aid package from the ECB.
Kennedy also expressed displeasure in the manner in which he discovered the ECB's decision not to promote Kent, claiming he found out after being contacted by a journalist.
"The ECB decided to telephone Hampshire and tell them they were staying up and I found out by having a call from a journalist at a national newspaper who asked me what I thought," Kennedy told BBC Radio Kent.
"One team were told they were staying up and they ignored the team that lost the battle but I haven't given up by any means. I won't let Kent down, I will fight this for as long as it takes." | Kent chairman George Kennedy has said he is considering his position over the club's failure to be promoted following Durham's relegation from Division One because of financial issues. | 37552639 |
Josephine Williamson, 83, was treated for injuries at a property in Elm Lane, Lower Earley, in November, but died at the scene.
Retired vet Philip Williamson, aged 88, of Elm Lane, Lower Earley, has been charged with one count of murder.
At Reading Magistrates Court, he was remanded in custody to appear before the town's crown court on Thursday. | A man has been charged with murder following the death of his elderly wife near Reading. | 35764056 |
Olivier Ndjimbi-Tshiende, 66, told parishioners of his decision during a church service on Sunday in Zorneding, a small town near Munich in Bavaria.
A statement on the parish website (in German) said: "We are shocked and saddened by these [death] threats." He began preaching in the town in 2012.
Tensions had arisen between him and two local conservative CSU politicians.
Fr Ndjimbi-Tshiende criticised language used by local CSU leader Sylvia Boher in October. She had spoken of an "invasion" by Eritrean "refugees from military service".
The surge in asylum seekers entering the EU includes many Eritreans fleeing military service, to avoid years spent in deplorable conditions for little or no pay.
After Fr Ndjimbi-Tshiende's intervention a CSU friend of Ms Boher, Johann Haindl, lashed out at the priest with a racist insult.
Both CSU politicians were heavily criticised over the affair and resigned from their party posts.
The Christian Social Union (CSU), based in Bavaria, is politically allied with Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU).
Police are now investigating a suspected crime of racial incitement and abuse targeting Fr Ndjimbi-Tshiende.
Germany is struggling to accommodate record numbers of non-EU migrants - 1.1 million asylum seekers were registered last year.
German media say the priest, born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, had received five death threats.
An online petition (in German) has been launched urging him to stay in Zorneding. But the Catholic Church Archbishopric in Munich plans to transfer him to a new post on 1 April.
The local broadcaster BR says that in 2014 a school project to help 35 child refugees in Zorneding triggered a barrage of xenophobic emails. | A Catholic priest of Congolese origin has resigned in southern Germany after getting death threats and racist abuse. | 35747074 |
Nick Rogers was airlifted to hospital from outside at Morrisons, in Wymondham, on Monday.
John Monk, 43, and his nephew Lee Monk, 19, both from Wymondham, Norfolk, have been charged with murder and affray.
A woman, 18, and two men aged 41 and 42 were also arrested, however no further action will be taken against them.
A post mortem examination has been held but further tests need to be carried out before a cause of death can be given.
Mr Rogers, who was also known as Nick Singh, was taken to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for treatment at 20:00 BST on Monday, but died on Tuesday.
The suspects have been remanded in police custody and will appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court on Thursday. | Two men have been charged with the murder of a 26-year-old who was assaulted at a supermarket and later died in hospital. | 40663441 |
The former One Direction singer notched up combined sales of 112,000, including 4.97 million streams.
In the album charts, David Bowie became the first artist since Michael Jackson to knock himself off the top spot.
The 2002 release Best of Bowie replaced Blackstar, Bowie's last album, released days before his death in January.
Malik's Pillowtalk replaced Shawn Mendes' Stitches at the top of the singles chart, with Mendes falling to number three behind Fast Car, from Jonas Blue ft Dakota - a dance version of Tracy Chapman's 1988 single.
Rihanna's Work jumped from 13 to number four - and Justin Bieber finally relinquished his grip on the singles chart, with only one track in the top 10 - Love Yourself at number five.
Craig David entered the top 10 singles chart for the first time since 2007's Hot Stuff (Let's Dance). When the Bassline Drops moved into seventh position, 10 weeks after it was first released.
Sia's Chandelier is back in the top 40, climbing from 83 to 35, probably thanks to former Liberty X singer Kevin Simm's rendition on last week's episode of BBC talent show The Voice.
Meanwhile Sia's album, This Is Acting, debuted at number three - behind Bowie, who held onto the number one and two spots.
Adele's 25 and Justin Bieber's Purpose complete the top five in the official UK album charts.
Rihanna's album, Anti - which charted for the first time this week after the initial free giveaway made it ineligible for last week's charts - went in at number seven.
It is the first of Rihanna's albums not to debut at number one since 2009, when Rated R entered the charts at number nine, but Anti is likely to climb in the coming weeks. | Zayn Malik's debut single, Pillowtalk, has gone straight to the top of the UK singles charts. | 35505276 |
The federation has said it is unfair to expect legacy matters "to be a burden on the PSNI".
It said the police budget is already inadequate to meet day-to-day policing demands "against the backdrop of a severe terrorist threat".
Federation chairman Mark Lindsay said policing the past was costly.
"If the job is to be done professionally, then the Northern Ireland Executive will have to provide a separate, ring-fenced allocation for that demanding work," he said.
"To expect the task to be done through existing, inadequate funding is grossly unfair."
The comments come after the BBC revealed that the expected cost of investigating the activities of the army's most high-ranking agent within the IRA - Stakeknife - could be more than £12.5m over five years.
Mr Lindsay said other inquiries and the failure of politicians to deal with the financial implications of legacy issues in the Fresh Start Agreement will run into many millions of pounds.
"These cases cannot be investigated in isolation as there is a direct financial impact on present-day policing capability," he said.
"The PSNI is to get an additional £32m a-year over the next five years in the 'Fresh Start' deal, but that money has to go on recruitment and investment in the future of policing.
"Officers have been doing more with less, but there's nothing more to give." | The executive should provide separate funding for investigations into cold cases and the activities of informers, the Police Federation has said. | 34928652 |
They allege they were also made to take tests for HIV and hepatitis following their arrest in February 2015 on suspicion of homosexual activity.
Homosexual acts are illegal in Kenya, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
The High Court in Mombasa has given government lawyers a week to respond.
In a statement, campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW), which has called for a global ban on the practice, said:
"Under international law, forced anal examinations are a form of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment that may amount to torture."
"Anal examinations prove nothing, and they accomplish nothing, other than humiliating and demeaning people who are considered moral 'outcasts,'" HRW researcher Neela Ghoshal said.
UN experts have also described anal examinations to determine sexuality as "medically worthless".
Last year, Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto said there was no room for gay people in the country.
Most religious groups in Kenya and other African countries are strongly opposed to homosexuality, saying it is un-African.
Several people have been prosecuted in the last few years under Kenya's penal code. | Two men who say Kenyan police forced them to undergo anal examinations to prove they had had gay sex have launched a court case, calling for the tests to be declared unconstitutional. | 36204637 |
Rail and Maritime Transport (RMT) union members plan to walk out from 21:00 GMT on 21 February in a row about staffing.
Central, Waterloo and City lines will be affected.
Both sides claim they have tried hard to resolve the dispute through negotiations. A spokesman for London Underground's Central line operations said he apologised to customers for the disruption.
The issue in contention is believed to be the transfer of drivers from their home depot at the eastern end of the line to other depots in central London, requiring them to travel further.
Peter McNaught, Central line operations director, said: "We have minimised the number of employees affected from over 30 to eight.
"All of these moves are within the long-standing agreements we have made with the unions."
He urged the union to call off the strike.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "RMT negotiators have made strenuous efforts through the Acas machinery to resolve this dispute but the door has been slammed in our faces.
"To up the ante, LU have now written to us confirming that they will be bulldozing through the displacements regardless."
He said displacements referred to the movement of drivers to fill gaps left by staffing shortages. | Passengers are being warned of a 24-hour Tube strike from Tuesday evening. | 39022508 |
Dan Watkins, 38, stood as Conservative parliamentary candidate for 2015 against Mr Khan, losing by 2,842 votes.
He has run a business in Earlsfield since 2006 and is a Governor at Oak Lodge School for the Deaf in Balham.
Labour has announced Rosena Allin-Khan as its candidate in the June 16 poll.
Mr Watkins lives with his wife Tamara, a social worker, and his one-year-old son Harry.
He said: "I am hugely honoured to have been selected as the Conservative candidate in an area I have called home for 15 years and where I am proud to now be raising my family."
Mr Khan was first elected to represent Tooting for Labour in the 2005 general election.
Winning 1,310,143 votes in the London mayoral election, he received the largest personal mandate of any politician in UK history. | A local businessman has been chosen by the Conservatives to try and win back Tooting from Labour in a by-election after the new London mayor Sadiq Khan stepped down as an MP. | 36329531 |
The 21-year-old has agreed a two-year deal at Bloomfield Road, with the option for a further year.
Anderton joined Barrow from Preston in 2016 following two previous loan spells, and made 52 appearances last season as the club finished seventh.
He is Blackpool's fifth summer signing following their promotion via the League Two play-offs.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League One club Blackpool have signed left-back Nick Anderton from Barrow for an undisclosed fee. | 40406489 |
Caparo Testing Technologies has been sold to Applus+, administrators PwC confirmed, saving 76 jobs in the West Midlands and the south of England.
Caparo announced the loss of 452 jobs at plants across the country, including 300 in the West Midlands, after entering partial administration.
Talks are ongoing for the sale of other parts of the business.
Caparo Testing operates in Oldbury in the West Midlands, Reigate, Luton and Poole.
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PwC partner Robert Moran, who is leading the sale of 16 companies in the Caparo Industries Group, said the "highly strategic acquisition" was "great news" for the 76 employees, adding other parts of the company could also be bought by new investors.
He said: "We continue to hold advanced and encouraging discussions with a number of parties around the sale of remaining Caparo Industries Group companies." | Nearly 80 workers from troubled steel company Caparo will keep their jobs after part of the company was sold off. | 34881173 |
This was largely due to a fast pace of growth in business and professional services in the first quarter not being sustained.
However, the CBI expects solid growth for the rest of the year.
Lower oil prices and inflation will boost real incomes and consumer spending, it predicted.
"Despite an easing in performance this month, activity over the quarter as a whole has been good," said Rain Newton-Smith, CBI (Confederation of British Industry) economics director.
She said that exporters "face real challenges, especially from the impact of a stronger pound against the euro and still weak global export markets".
Regardless of the results of the upcoming referendum in Greece, she added that the CBI "urge[s] eurozone leaders to move quickly towards a deal". | Surveys for business lobby group the CBI suggest that manufacturing, retail and services growth slowed in the second quarter of the year. | 33385227 |
University of Wales Trinity Saint David plans to create a new "learning neighbourhood".
It has bought the land at the SA1 development, near to the city centre, which is owned by the Welsh Government.
The plans include purpose-built facilities for learning and teaching as well as social and recreational space.
Economy and Infrastructure Secretary Ken Skates described it as "the start of an exciting new phase in the university's development". | Plans for a £300m waterfront innovation quarter in Swansea have taken a step forward with the purchase of land required for the development. | 36926215 |
The former world number two overcame a sluggish start to win five successive games to take the opening set.
She controlled the second as Svitolina failed to find the form that beat Johanna Konta in the semi-finals.
Kvitova, 26, will play for the Czech Republic in the Fed Cup final against France starting on Saturday.
The WTA Elite Trophy featured the leading 12 players who did not qualify for last week's WTA Finals in Singapore. | Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova beat Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-2 to win the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, China. | 37887882 |
Cranes coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic has kept faith with the striker, who has not scored for club or country for almost eight months.
Goalkeeper Benjamin Ochan and Muzamil Mutyaba did not make the cut.
But Timothy Dennis Awany and Muhammed Shaban were included for their hard work and fighting spirit.
Uganda will be making a return to the finals after 39 years and will be based in Port-Gentil alongside Ghana, Mali and Egypt.
"We shall continue working hard and fine tuning the team ahead of the tournament," Sredojevic told BBC.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Salim Jamal (Al Merrikh, Sudan), Robert Odongkara (Saint George, Ethiopia), Denis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa)
Defenders: Timothy Dennis Awany (KCCA, Uganda), Joseph Ochaya (KCCA), Shafiq Batambuze (Tusker, Kenya), Denis Iguma (Al Ahed, Lebanon), Isaac Isinde (Unattached), Murushid Juuko (Simba, Tanzania), Nicholas Wadada (Vipers, Uganda)
Midfielders: Khalid Aucho (Baroka, South Africa), Mike Azira (Colorado Rapids, USA), Geoffrey Kizito (Than Quang Ninh, Vietnam), William Luwagga Kizito (Rio Ave, Portugal), Tony Mawejje (Thotur, Iceland), Hassan Wasswa (Nijmeh, Lebabon), Moses Oloya (Hanoi T and T, Vietnam), Godfrey Walusimbi (Gor Mahia, Kenya)
Strikers: Geoffrey Massa (Baroka, South Africa), Faruku Miya (Standard Liege, Belgium), Yunus Sentamu (Ilves, Finland), Geoffrey Sserunkuma (KCCA, Uganda), Muhammed Shaban (Onduparaka, Uganda) | Uganda skipper Geofrey Massa has been included in the final squad for the Africa Cup of Nations despite his misfiring form. | 38518626 |
Uwayenwen Osagie, 34, is accused of raping the 15-year-old on 29 November 2013, and sexually assaulting and falsely imprisoning the older girl on 24 January this year.
All of the alleged offences happened in Bolton, Greater Manchester Police said.
Osagie, of Great Lever, Bolton, appeared before magistrates in the town and was remanded in custody.
He is scheduled to appear at Bolton Crown Court on 17 July. | A man has been charged with the sexual abuse of two girls aged 15 and 16 in Greater Manchester. | 33388022 |
The Lincoln Racecourse Regeneration Company has withdrawn its application, three days before the proposals were to be considered by the city council.
The firm said it did not feel the application was going to be properly presented at the meeting and more work was needed.
Opponents of the scheme said they were delighted, adding that they intend to develop their own plans for the area.
The project had faced vocal criticism from some nearby residents who feared it would cause traffic congestion.
Last month the Commons Advisory Committee, a panel of local interest groups, criticised the proposals as being too vague.
Karen Rastall, one of the directors of the Lincoln Racecourse Regeneration Company (LRRC), insisted the scheme was only being deferred.
"We feel the report that was tabled for Monday evening and the options that were actually outlined for the council to consider were not in keeping with the discussions we had been holding with Lincoln City Council for a considerable period of time.
"They did not reflect the behind-the-scenes discussions that had been on the go and the information the council had been asking for."
Chris Dunbar, communications manager at City of Lincoln Council, said: "The meeting is still scheduled to take place as planned.
"The report to be presented to the executive is a fair appraisal of the proposal, taking into account both the information presented by LRRC and the comments of the Commons Advisory Panel." | Plans to bring back racing to Lincoln's West Common have been put on hold. | 10962994 |
Cyrenians Cymru has shut its office and community centre as well as ending three projects.
Its remaining 35 staff and projects have now been taken over by two other Swansea charities.
Two people have been arrested as part of a fraud investigation by South Wales Police's economic crime unit.
Three Cyrenians projects - Supporting People project, the Cyrenians Furniture Scheme and the Cyrenians Horse and Pony Scheme - have been taken over by Caer Las and the Gwalia Group, where the 35 staff have gone to work. | Twenty jobs have been lost at a Swansea homeless charity that went into administration following allegations of fraud against two members of staff. | 31444560 |
Ceredigion council is consulting on plans to close Bodlondeb in Aberystwyth, saying it is making losses of £400,000 a year.
Relatives said it was "disgusting" that residents could face eviction.
Cabinet member Catherine Hughes said what was "sustainable 50 or 60 years ago is not suitable for the 21st century".
Two years ago the council tried to find a private sector provider to run the home but efforts were unsuccessful. It said it would need to spend £3m to redevelop Bodlondeb, which has 11 permanent residents.
Sandra Oliver's father has lived in Bodlondeb for nine years.
She said he was "very worried about where he's going to be in six months time", adding: "He's 87 years old and is facing eviction for the first time in his life. It's just disgusting."
She called on the council to "go back to the drawing board" and to invest in social care services for older people.
Ms Hughes said all of the council's care homes were making losses because of "voids right across the county" and that private homes were in the same position.
"People want to be cared for at home for as long as possible," she added.
The consultation runs until 25 September. | About 250 people have attended a public meeting to discuss the future of a Ceredigion care home. | 40637935 |
The building, on Carlisle's Warwick Street, has performance spaces for music, comedy, theatre and exhibitions as well as a cafe-bar.
It also has studios for workshops and conferences. Construction work began in October 2014.
Carlisle City Council said the "ambitious" development would "bring people here and keep people here".
Stephen Dunn, arts officer for Carlisle City Council, said: "I think the million pounds is an investment. Over the next two or three years that money will be seed money.
"It's public money and it has to be invested right and it has to come back in and that's why the Old Fire Station has to be a business and stand on its own two feet." | A fire station that underwent a £1m transformation into an arts venue is to have its official opening later. | 32749094 |
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that 1.7 million people aged 16 to 24 are in poverty compared with 1.4 million people aged over 65.
Chief executive Julia Unwin said the young are being "locked out" of well-paid jobs and affordable homes.
The government said the percentage of all people in poverty is the lowest since the 1980s.
The foundation's annual state-of-the-nation report found 400,000 more 16-24 year olds are living in poverty than a decade ago.
Young people were also four times more likely to be unemployed than the population as a whole, according to the study.
Ms Unwin said: "The next generation is being condemned to a worse set of circumstances in which to live, work and raise a family."
She urged the government to tackle the causes of poverty among young people as it has done for pensioners.
The study found the number of over-65s in poverty had fallen by 600,000 in the last 10 years, the only age group to see a drop.
A government spokesman said: "The truth is, the percentage of people in the UK in relative poverty is at its lowest since the mid-80s."
He added that 3 million apprenticeships, more free childcare and a new national living wage would help young people.
The foundation is the latest to suggest the young face more difficult economic circumstances than previous generations.
A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) last week said young people were on track to be poorer than their parents at every stage of their lives. | More young people are living in poverty in the UK than old people, according to a study. | 34897555 |
Sprint rider Varnish, 25, was dropped in April after failing to qualify in the team sprint for the Rio Games through the World Championships.
She later said she was the victim of sexist comments from technical director Shane Sutton, who has since resigned.
"I maintain that I am a world-class athlete and have the ability to win more medals," she said.
Australian Sutton, 58, has rejected accusations of using sexist and discriminatory language towards elite cyclists.
Varnish said she plans to meet new GB performance director Andy Harrison when she returns from training in Australia.
She also said she had spoken with British Cycling and UK Sport, offering her full support in their respective investigations into allegations of sexism in the sport.
Varnish, who has won sprint medals at World, European and Commonwealth championships since 2011, claims that, during the two-year Olympic qualifying process, she:
She added: "I still maintain that the decision not to renew my contract was not down to performance.
"Prior to the 2016 World Championships, I was not once told that I was underperforming.
"The first I knew that the coaches had an issue with my performance levels, or training data, was five days after the 2016 World Championships, when I was told I wouldn't be getting a new contract over the phone.
"It has been a dream for me ever since London 2012 to compete and be successful in Rio." | Jess Varnish says she hopes to regain her place on the Great Britain cycling team for the 2016 Olympic Games. | 36309473 |
The nine-year-old won his first four starts over fences, including a three-length victory over Cue Card in the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day.
"The vet scanned him this morning and it's a slight tendon tear," said trainer Colin Tizzard.
"We've seen it at every yard and it happens every year."
Native River, the Hennessy Gold Cup and Welsh Grand National winner and Thistlecrack's stable-mate at Tizzard's yard, is now favourite for the Festival showpiece on 17 March.
Cue Card, another Tizzard-trained prospect, and 2015 Gold Cup runner-up Djakadam are also challengers.
Thistlecrack has won eight times in 11 starts over hurdles, but came second to Many Clouds in the Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham at the end of January.
Many Clouds subsequently collapsed and died after the winning post.
BBC racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght
What a blow for his owners, the Tizzard Team, Tom Scudamore and the horse's fans - but also for jump racing.
Thistlecrack really was the new star turn, and we had come to hang our coat on him in terms of generating interest.
He is also the latest big-name for the sport's Cheltenham Festival in March to fall by the wayside - after Annie Power, Faugheen, Sprinter Sacre, Don Cossack and Coneygree - and none of the winners of the main races from 2016 will be back this time.
As for Thistlecrack, there's no reason he will not return, although the big question is when. A defence of the King George in December looks touch and go, so maybe in time for the 2018 Gold Cup. | Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Thistlecrack has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a slight tendon tear. | 39042339 |
The aerobatic team had been the star attraction at a Families Day held at RAF Valley.
The aircraft hit was the leader - Red One - but the pilot and an engineer believed to be aboard were unhurt.
Onlookers said the plane was leaving RAF Valley after the display to return to its base in Lincolnshire when the mishap happened.
An RAF spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that a Hawk aircraft from the Red Arrows suffered an apparent bird strike in the vicinity of RAF Valley this afternoon.
"The aircraft recovered to Valley safely and will undergo checks from specialist engineers to ascertain if any remedial work is required." | A Hawk jet was hit by a bird strike after taking part in a Red Arrows display in Anglesey on Thursday. | 32924557 |
Set in New York, the play tells the story of a novelist on the brink of success while his wife struggles with addiction and mental illness.
Double Oscar-nominee Malkovich has already directed versions of the play in Paris and Mexico City.
This English-language production marks his London directorial debut.
Malkovich said: "I'm delighted to be working at the Rose and very pleased to be working again on the Good Canary, and to be finally working on the play in its native language."
Malkovich's theatre work includes True West, Death of a Salesman and Burn This. He worked on more than 50 Steppenwolf Theatre Company productions in Chicago in the 1970s-80s.
His film credits include Being John Malkovich, Burn After Reading, Dangerous Liaisons, The Portrait of a Lady, Places in the Heart, In The Line of Fire, Of Mice and Men, The Sheltering Sky and Empire of the Sun.
Playwright Helm's work in Hollywood includes screenplays for Stranger Than Fiction and Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium (which he also directed).
Earlier in the Rose's season, Trevor Nunn will direct King John following his 2015 production of The Wars of the Roses. The production in May is the penultimate play in Sir Trevor's undertaking to direct all of Shakespeare's plays.
Arthur Miller's classic All My Sons, directed by Michael Rudman, will also begin previews in October. | John Malkovich is to direct the UK premiere of Zach Helm's play Good Canary at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, this autumn. | 35500735 |
The Spanish football club are valued at £2.08bn, with American football side Dallas Cowboys and baseball's New York Yankees (£2.04bn) in joint second.
Real's La Liga rivals Barcelona (£2.02bn) are fourth.
Premier League club Manchester United (£1.98bn) drop from third to fifth.
The other places in the top 10 are taken by American sports teams: NBA pair Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks, NFL sides New England Patriots and Washington Redskins and MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers.
Of the other Premier League sides, Manchester City (£890m) are 29th overall, two places ahead of Chelsea (£877m), with Arsenal 36th having been valued at £839m.
According to Forbes, the average current value of a team on the list is £1.12bn, which is the highest ever, and a 31% increase from last year. | Real Madrid are the world's most valuable sports team for the third straight year, according to business magazine Forbes. | 33537931 |
Bologna's Taider was involved in a training ground collision and has been declared unfit to play in Gabon.
Midfielder Bennacer, 19, was born in France and played for Les Bleus at under-18 and under-19 levels.
He qualified for Algeria through his father, and was also eligible for Morocco, where his mother is from.
Bennacer was only cleared to play for Algeria in August and made his debut against Lesotho in September.
He is currently part of Arsenal's Premier League 2 squad and made his senior debut in a 3-0 defeat by Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup in October 2015.
Algeria are in Group B alongside Tunisia, Senegal and Zimbabwe.
They open their campaign on Sunday against Zimbabwe in Franceville. | Arsenal teenager Ismael Bennacer has been drafted into Algeria's Africa Cup of Nations squad as a replacement for the injured Saphir Taider. | 38585823 |
The party wants to "give power back" to consumers by making it much quicker for households to change supplier, saying it could save people up to £200 a year.
It also wants to encourage collective switching and to guarantee smart meters for those on prepayment plans.
As part of a five-point consumer rights plan, it is also pledging to end above-inflation rail fare increases.
Labour has said it will cap energy bills for 20 months from this summer until 2017 so they cannot rise. The Conservatives, meanwhile, have said they will ensure regulated rail fares rise by no more than inflation until 2020.
The Liberal Democrats say their plans will shift the balance of power back in favour of consumers and commuters to ease the cost of living and save families hundreds of pounds a year.
"Competition, choice and a fair deal for consumers is the backbone of a stronger economy, yet the balance of power still remains in the favour of big business," leader Nick Clegg said.
"We want to give power back to consumers and commuters, making sure people are not ripped off by sky high energy bills and excessively high rail fares. Our five-point plan will deliver more choice, less hassle and more money back in people's pockets."
The Lib Dems have effectively been in charge of the coalition government's energy policy over the last five years, a period in which critics say prices have risen sharply. But the party insists it has helped boost competition and provide more safeguards for customers. | People will be able to switch energy suppliers within 24 hours under new plans set out by the Liberal Democrats. | 32282423 |
Crews from Rhyl and Prestatyn were called to the incident at a bungalow in Gronant, near Prestatyn, at 04:35 BST on Saturday.
The cause of the blaze is now under investigation. | A woman has been taken to hospital after being rescued from a house fire in Flintshire. | 37069142 |
The 12 are accused of links to Gennady Petrov, an alleged Russian mafia boss arrested in Spain in 2008 who later fled back to Russia.
Some of the accused are officials close to President Vladimir Putin's circle, Spanish media report.
One of them, Nikolai Aulov, dismissed the Spanish move as "political".
Mr Aulov is deputy head of the Russian Federal Anti-Narcotics Service (FSKN).
An FSKN statement (in Russian), quoted by the Lenta.ru news agency, said the order was "another move to fulfil a political instruction to discredit Russian Federation officials".
According to the warrant issued by Judge Jose de la Mata, of Spain's top criminal court, the 12 had links to Gennady Petrov's Tambovskaya mafia syndicate, accused of contract killings, arms- and drug-trafficking, extortion, forgery and money-laundering.
The suspects wanted by Spain include Igor Sobolevsky, ex-deputy head of the Russian Investigative Committee (SK) - a powerful state agency similar to the American FBI.
The list also includes Vladislav Reznik, an MP who previously chaired the Russian parliament's financial markets committee. His wife Diana Gindin is on the list too.
Some of the 12 were also named in an indictment issued by Spanish prosecutors last year, which listed 27 Russian suspects.
Petrov was among 20 people arrested as part of a major investigation known as Operation Troika.
Spanish prosecutors say Petrov's group had contacts with some senior government officials, including former defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov and former prime minister Viktor Zubkov.
Former Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko, murdered in London with radioactive polonium-210 in 2006, had been helping Spanish officials to investigate Russian organised crime. His activities in Spain emerged in the official British inquiry into his death. | A top Spanish judge has issued international arrest warrants for 12 Russians suspected of organised crime, including high-ranking state officials. | 36194899 |
The firm said the offer would be considered "in the normal manner".
Dollar Financial also operates online lenders Payday Loans and Payday Express, as well as the pawnbroking firm Suttons & Robertsons.
The company has been put up for sale by its American owner following a difficult few years.
A clampdown on payday lending in the UK has led to lower profits, with the firm admitting to tougher trading conditions.
Loan charges were capped by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in January 2015.
Since then the firm has closed hundreds of Money Shop branches, reducing the numbers from more than 600 to 230.
A spokesperson for the company said: "Dollar is aware of current media speculation regarding [the] sale of the business.
"An approach has been made and will be assessed in the normal manner. In the meantime, such discussions are a commonplace of business, and for the moment remain confidential between the parties involved."
Just over a year ago the company was ordered to repay £15.3m to customers who had been over-charged for loans. Dollar Financial UK says that it has now changed the way it operates.
The company, which is currently owned by the US firm DFC Group, is a major sponsor of Wolverhampton Wanderers football club. | Dollar Financial UK, the owner of payday lender The Money Shop, says it has received a bid approach from an unnamed suitor. | 38517876 |
Jack and Paul Sykes, aged 12 and nine, died when their father Darren, 44, set fire to the property in Penistone on 22 October 2014. Mr Sykes was also killed.
The children were on a weekend access visit after the family had split up.
Their mother Claire Throssell said that "children's voices needed to be heard".
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More than 40,000 people have signed the petition, supported by Women's Aid, which calls for "the government and family courts to ensure there are no further avoidable child deaths as a result of unsafe child contact with a perpetrator of domestic abuse".
Ms Throssell said she had previously warned a judge that her ex-husband would "either kill or significantly harm the boys".
"He was on the edge", she said.
"He threatened to commit suicide a couple of months earlier and he just wasn't in the right place at the time to have safe contact with the two boys.
"What we need to do is to make sure children are at the heart of every decision made and they are allowed their voice.
"Jack never had his voice heard until he was in the fire and he said to the fireman 'my dad did this and he did it on purpose'.
An inquest into the boys' deaths heard they had been lured to their father's home with a new model train set before Sykes, who had recently separated from Ms Throssell, set fire to the building.
Sykes and Paul died in the fire, while Jack died in hospital six days later.
A coroner ruled both boys had been unlawfully killed and recorded a verdict of suicide in the case of their father. | The mother of two boys killed in a house fire started by their father has handed in a petition at Downing Street calling for a change in the law governing access to children. | 38736179 |
The 27-year-old had reportedly been a target for Premier League leaders Chelsea but has now agreed an improved deal with the Hammers.
"I've loved my time here and I'm happy we have managed to get things sorted," said Antonio, who is currently injured.
Antonio, who has scored nine league goals this season, was called up by England for the first time in August.
He was recently named the Hammers' player of the season, but has not appeared since the start of April after being ruled out with a "significant injury".
His performances were also rewarded with another England call-up for the games against Germany and Lithuania in March, but he missed out on a first cap after withdrawing with a hamstring problem.
"This year has been a better year than last year because I've played from start to finish and I managed to get the England call-up I've been dreaming of since I was a child," he told the Hammers' website.
"Now it's a case of pushing on and I don't want to drop my standards next season."
Antonio, who arrived from Championship side Nottingham Forest in September 2015, had previously signed a new four-year deal last summer.
This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser | West Ham winger Michail Antonio has signed a new four-year contract with the Premier League club. | 39887055 |
Coelbren in Powys will shut in May with patients moving to nearby Dulais Valley in Seven Sisters.
GPs at Borras Park Surgery in Wrexham will end their contract in September.
Currently, two GPs look after 6,000 patients at Coelbren and Dulais Valley surgeries and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) supported them for a year as it tried to recruit.
It has now decided to base both doctors at Dulais Valley permanently and plans to turn Coelbren into a wellness centre.
The two practices are about three miles (4.8km) apart and fears had been raised patients could be isolated after buses between the villages stopped.
But, after speaking to residents, the health board has decided to run a community transport service for anyone experiencing difficulties.
Meanwhile, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board said the two GPs running Borras Park will terminate their NHS contract in October after trouble recruiting.
It is working with other surgeries to work out a plan for patients.
Last September, the British Medical Association warned of a crisis facing GP surgeries with doctors quitting because of increasing pressure. | GP recruitment problems mean a surgery in Powys will close while another in Wrexham faces an uncertain future. | 39665627 |
The Greek government announced an "indefinite" ban after violence at Sunday's Super League match between Steele's Panathinaikos and Olympiakos.
But it was later announced the ban would be for one week.
"Don't be so ridiculous suspending any matches," Steele, who moved to Greece last summer, tweeted on Wednesday.
Steele helped Panathinaikos win the Athens derby 2-1.
Panathinaikos fans welcomed the visitors with a barrage of flares, while Olympiakos president Vangelis Marinakis was targeted with objects.
"Nails, rocks, bottles...this felt like the bombardment of Iraq," Marinakis said after the game.
The government took action in a bid to crack down on football violence.
The suspension also follows a brawl between club officials at a board meeting on Tuesday.
But Steele, whose former clubs also include Peterborough United and West Bromwich Albion, does not believe a ban will solve the problem in Greece.
"It's total nonsense and won't solve a thing," he added on Twitter. "The heart and effort from all players is the key." | The decision to suspend professional football in Greece is "ridiculous", according to former Manchester United and Barnsley goalkeeper Luke Steele. | 31639055 |
A white BMW 420 coupe struck the woman under a railway bridge on Bradford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire on Saturday, police said.
The road was closed for four hours, with a section of the nearby Lidl car park also cordoned off.
The 21-year-old man has been bailed pending further inquiries, said police. | A man who was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a woman was run over near a supermarket has been bailed. | 38881040 |
Danielle McLaughlin from Buncrana in County Donegal was found dead in a field close to tourist resorts in the western state of Goa.
One man has been charged with her murder.
The campaign has assembled an international legal team, headed by Londonderry solicitor Des Doherty.
"I spoke with the chief investigating officer in relation to the case before the Easter break and he assures me at this point, subject to any further evidence coming to light, that they are not looking for any other suspects," he said.
"That is something we are obviously looking very closely at in view of all the statements and video footage and photographs we have received ourselves to date."
A post-mortem examination concluded that brain damage and constriction of the neck caused the 28-year-old's death in Canacona.
A 24-year-old man, whose name has been reported as Vikat Bhagat, appeared in court last month charged with murder, and will also face rape charges. | The family of a 28-year-old Irish woman who was raped and murdered in India last month have issued an international appeal to help secure justice. | 39619504 |
The former Watford, Cardiff City and Wigan boss succeeds Brian McClair who stepped down in July this year after 17 months in the role.
Mackay was the subject of an English FA investigation in 2014 concerning text messages he had sent containing discriminatory language.
The Scot apologised for his actions and stated a desire to return to football.
Equality campaigners Show Racism The Red Card have backed the appointment, but SNP MSP Clare Haughey urged the SFA against the move, arguing it would send out the wrong message.
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At the time of McClair's exit, SFA chief executive Stewart Regan said the role "requires a different style of leadership and focus".
And, when announcing his appointment, the SFA said Mackay will be "responsible for overseeing the strategy designed to improve elite talent development across the game, working in partnership with the clubs to deliver successful future international players".
Mackay said: "I am immensely proud and privileged to become performance director and I am acutely aware of the importance of this role in achieving future success for our talented young players.
"As someone who was fortunate enough to develop as a young player at Queen's Park and realise my dream of playing for my country at the national stadium, this feels like coming home.
"I can't wait to work in partnership with our clubs and my colleagues at the Scottish FA to help improve future generations of Scotland players."
Regan added: "From the start of the recruitment process, Malky was an outstanding candidate and by the end of that thorough process he was the outstanding candidate." | The Scottish Football Association has appointed Malky Mackay as its new performance director. | 38313452 |
Video shows Mr Trudeau walking into a crowd and taking Opposition Whip Gord Brown by his arm in an apparent attempt to steer him to his seat.
New Democratic Party MP Ruth-Ellen Brosseau said she was "elbowed in the chest" in the ensuing scuffle.
Mr Trudeau later apologised to Ms Brosseau of Quebec "unreservedly".
Liberal Party leader Mr Trudeau also had a heated verbal exchange with New Democratic Party leader Tom Mulcair.
"What kind of man elbows a woman? It's pathetic! You're pathetic!" Mr Mulcair shouted at Mr Trudeau in the incident caught on video.
The CBC reported that Mr Trudeau lost his temper and shouted an expletive.
The incident is considered a rare misstep for the young prime minister who is popular at home and abroad.
"I have never seen a display of bully behaviour by a Canadian politician let alone a prime minister as I witnessed just now in the chamber," said David Sweet, a Conservative MP from Ontario.
The row appears to have begun when Mr Trudeau sought to put an end to Mr Brown's speech in the House after accusing him of deliberately speaking slowly.
Elizabeth May, a Green Party MP from British Columbia, said opposition MPs were engaging in "mischief" to delay the vote.
Several lawmakers were concerned about the breakdown in civility in the House of Commons.
"We don't want to become a House of Commons from some country you watch on CNN," Ms May said. | Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau has been accused of "manhandling" a Conservative MP as the House of Commons debated an assisted-dying bill. | 36328731 |
Three requirements have been made in a Healthcare Environment Inspectorate report after an unannounced inspection in April.
However the HEI said the inspection was largely positive and there was a good standard of environmental cleanliness at the hospital.
NHS Grampian said an action plan had been developed.
An NHS Grampian spokesperson said: "NHS Grampian is pleased that in this predominantly positive report the inspection team found good levels of both environmental cleanliness and compliance with infection prevention and control procedures at Dr Gray's. Patients also spoke highly of cleanliness at the hospital.
"The report makes three requirements. An action plan has been developed to meet these and work is progressing." | Equipment contaminated with blood was uncovered during an inspection of Dr Gray's Hospital in Elgin. | 33046646 |
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United beat Crystal Palace at Wembley in May to win their first silverware since 2013.
However, the club released a team photo in which only the Community Shield - new manager Jose Mourinho's first success in the role - on display.
The FA Cup Twitter account posted a downcast emoji in response.
The FA Cup trophy was not the only thing missing from United's 2016-17 group shot.
German World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger, 32, who has been training away from the first team despite having a contract until the summer of 2018, was also absent.
Schweinsteiger retired from Germany duty in July. | The FA Cup's Twitter account is 'feeling sad' after Manchester United failed to feature the famous trophy in their team photo. | 37797551 |
Shotton, 27, played nine times for Blues and scored one goal in a three-month stay between January and April.
The former Stoke City, Wigan and Barnsley player has agreed a deal until 2019 and moves for an undisclosed fee.
He becomes Blues second summer signing after midfielder Robert Tesche.
The club, who are set to change ownership in the coming weeks, finished 10th in the Championship last term, 11 points outside the play-off places.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Birmingham City have signed defender Ryan Shotton on a permanent basis from Championship rivals Derby County, after having the player at St Andrew's on loan at the end of last season. | 36677922 |
The Division 2A section of the women's world championships is the fourth International Ice Hockey Federation tournament to be held in the town.
It has previously staged Under 18 events for both men and women and an Under 20 championship.
The tournament runs until Sunday with Great Britain up against Kazakhstan, Korea, Poland, New Zealand and Croatia. | An international women's ice hockey competition is being held at the Ice Bowl in Dumfries. | 32117183 |
The parents, aged 24 and 28, from Stoke-on-Trent, were arrested on Tuesday after their son, one, was left in the "stifling" car at Wolstanton Retail Park for more than 30 minutes.
Officers forced the door open as temperatures reached 25C (77F).
The pair have been given conditional cautions for causing harm to the child in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
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Although the windows of the car were slightly open, the "visibly distressed" boy was taken to hospital with heatstroke and dehydration after being rescued, police said.
A spokesman added: "Conditions of the cautions include both parties agreeing not to commit a further offence, paying a fine and agreeing to co-operate and engage fully with family services and any interventions they deem necessary." | The parents of a toddler left in a hot car at a retail park have been fined and told to work with social services. | 36492184 |
Only seven of the 29 hospitals met the stroke unit standard of 90%.
The average percentage of patients admitted to a stroke unit within one day of hospital admission fell from 80% in 2015 to 78%.
A range of targets were missed but the annual report said stroke care in Scotland had improved.
The majority of stroke patients had a brain scan on time, with 91% being scanned within 24 hours.
Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell said: "We are committed to ensuring that people who have had a stroke have access to the best possible care as quickly as possible."
Charities have welcomed the improvements but say there is still too much variation in standards between hospitals.
The Stroke Association said it was concerned by the disparity in hospital care across the country.
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Alex Cole Hamilton also called for a more level playing field.
"Today's report shows that some stroke patients are missing out on receiving care that meets the agreed standard," he said.
"With only seven of the 29 hospitals meeting the stroke unit standard of 90%, improvements clearly still need to be made.
Scottish Labour health spokesman Anas Sarwar said: "The SNP made a series of big promises on our NHS, but all we have seen is increasing pressure on staff, missed targets for patients and a sense of crisis management rather than a plan for the long term."
More than 9,000 people had a stroke last year making it the biggest cause of disability in Scotland and the third biggest killer. | NHS Scotland has missed its target to admit patients to a specialist stroke unit within 24 hours, its annual review has found. | 36775785 |
The 23-year-old has agreed a four-year contract with the Championship side.
A product of Chievo's youth system, Ekuban spent last season on loan in Albania with FK Partizani, for whom he played in the the Champions League and Europa League preliminary rounds.
Ekuban will join the Leeds squad on their pre-season tour of Austria later this week.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Leeds United have signed striker Caleb Ekuban from Italian club Chievo Verona for an undisclosed fee. | 40576436 |
Georgia Varley died when she fell between the carriage and platform at James Street station in October 2011.
Christopher McGee, 46, of Wallasey, Wirral, was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence at Liverpool Crown Court.
The Court of Appeal in London refused his bid to have his sentenced reduced.
CCTV shown to the jury during McGee's trial showed Georgia, who was drunk, mistakenly getting off the train just before 23:30 BST following a night out.
The sixth-form student from Moreton, Wirral, then turned around and leaned against the side of the train as she realised her friends were still on board.
McGee signalled for the driver to depart.
Georgia was then seen to stagger and fall down the gap as the train moved off, before stopping after travelling about 30ft (9m).
On sentencing him, Mr Justice Holroyde said McGee had taken a "terrible risk" with Georgia's safety.
Mr Justice Holroyde told McGee last November: "You did not intend to kill or even injure her, but you displayed an appalling disregard for her safety and she paid for your criminal negligence with her life."
McGee, who had been a train guard for Merseyrail since 1992, denied the charge of manslaughter by gross negligence but the jury unanimously found him guilty.
Having had his challenge refused, he could now refer his application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission for consideration. | A railway guard jailed for five years for causing the death of a teenage girl in Liverpool has lost his appeal to have his sentence reduced. | 22802290 |
Police said the woman was asleep when the suspect entered her home on Pantmawr Road, Rhiwbina, and tried to forcibly remove rings from her fingers at about 01:00 GMT on Saturday.
He then waited for her to use her chair lift to get downstairs where he demanded money.
He disconnected her telephone, meaning she had to go outside and flag down a passer-by for help.
The suspect has been described as a young white male wearing a black scarf, dark anorak and jeans.
Det Sgt Chris Grey of Cardiff CID said: "This was a shocking incident against an elderly lady in her own home.
"I would urge anyone who knows the suspect to give them up for the sake of this elderly victim who has been subjected to a terrifying ordeal."
Police have asked anyone with information to call 101. | A 97-year-old woman has been robbed in her home in Cardiff. | 34890134 |
Officers searched the Audi factory in Ingolstadt in Bavaria, and eight other locations, including parent company Volkswagen's headquarters in Wolfsburg.
The searches were carried out in order to identify those involved in installing the devices that cheated the diesel tests, Munich prosecutors said.
Audi-owner VW has already agreed to settlements of $21bn (£17bn) in the US.
The raid at Audi's sites coincided with the company's annual press conference, in which it reported pre-tax profits of 3bn euros (£2.6bn) for 2016, a 37% drop on the previous year. The firm also announced a new autonomous vehicles division.
In a statement, Audi said it was co-operating with authorities.
In September 2015, Audi admitted that more than two million of its cars were fitted with software that allowed for the manipulation of test.
Prosecutors from three German states said the raids were in connection to some 80,000 V6 3.0-litre diesel cars sold in the US between 2009 and 2015, whose buyers were unaware of the emissions scandal.
They added that the search warrants were carried out particular to "clarify which people were involved in applying the [manipulation] technology and in providing false information to third parties". | German prosecutors have raided Audi and VW sites as part of a probe into the manipulation of US emissions tests. | 39282997 |
Waiting lists have risen sharply over the last year as the service operates with tight budgets.
Stormont Finance Minister Arlene Foster made the announcement as part of a reallocation of funds known as a monitoring round on Wednesday.
There is also an allocation of more than £21m for roads maintenance.
The minister said "significant savings" made through a redundancy scheme have eased budget pressures.
An extra £15m has been allocated to education.
It will be divided equally between school surpluses and the school estate - both capital and maintenance and special educational needs provision.
There will be £5m more in each area this year.
The entire education yearly budget is just over £1.9 billion, although over 75% of that is on salaries.
By John Campbell, BBC News NI Business Editor
During the summer, the finance minister began operating what was known as the fantasy budget.
It had that title as it was drawn up on the basis that welfare reform had been agreed, when in fact it hadn't.
There was the danger that this unorthodox arrangement could lead to Stormont breaching its spending totals with a shortfall of as much as £600m being talked about.
Tuesday's political deal means the fantasy is transformed into reality - but although the budget has been balanced it's still tight.
A special sitting of the Northern Ireland Assembly is taking place to pave the way for Westminster to legislate for welfare reform in Northern Ireland.
It followed a new agreement, announced on Wednesday, following 10 weeks of political talks. | The Northern Ireland health service is to receive an extra £48m to help deal with waiting lists. | 34856755 |
Thousands of supporters sang the Catalan anthem and chanted "Down with Spanish justice" outside the court as he faced charges of disobeying a court ban on the November 2014 vote.
Hundreds of regional mayors joined the protest at the Catalonia Supreme Court.
About 80% of people backed Catalan independence from Spain in the non-binding vote.
However turnout in Spain's north-eastern region was not high, with only 2.2 million people voting out of an electorate of more than five million.
Spain's central government in Madrid has pledged to challenge any unilateral moves towards independence in court, arguing such actions are against the constitution. National polls in Spain are to be held on 20 December.
The Catalan leader's supporters complain the judicial case against him and two colleagues is politically motivated. As well as civil disobedience, he faces charges of misusing public funds for the vote.
He told the court he was completely responsible for the vote but said: "I don't understand why I'm here giving explanations."
Last month, pro-independence parties in Catalonia won a majority in regional elections but fell short of securing 50% of the vote. | Catalan President Artur Mas has appeared in court in Barcelona for organising an independence vote. | 34536973 |
The 21-year-old came home in 26.66 seconds, 0.24 seconds off his own world record and more than half a second quicker than the rest of the field.
Team-mate Ross Murdoch, who won 200m breaststroke gold on Thursday, joined Peaty in Saturday's final.
Fellow Briton Tim Shuttleworth finished fifth in the 800m freestyle final.
Molly Renshaw and Chloe Tutton were fourth and sixth in a 200m breaststroke final won in convincing fashion by world-record holder Rikke Moeller Pedersen.
Peaty, who did the 50m-100m double at the world championships in Kazan last year, said that his speed over the shorter distance was helping strengthen his performance over the longer.
"It felt easy today and that is the value and investment of my training," he told BBC Sport.
"It is a good sign for my 100m if I can take that speed out." | Great Britain's Adam Peaty closed in on a European breaststroke double with a comprehensive win in the 50m semi-final to follow on from Tuesday's 100m gold. | 36348257 |
Victoria Gribovskaja was attacked by Cox at her home in Lambeth on 16 July when he tried to collect his belongings after their relationship broke down.
The Swindon-based WBO European super-middleweight champion was convicted, under his real name Jamie Russan, of assault by beating, violence to secure entry, harassment and criminal damage.
He is due to be sentenced on 11 April.
Croydon Magistrates' Court heard Cox also denied harassing Ms Gribovskaja by sending her abusive texts in the days before the assault and that he had placed his hands around her neck, leaving her with "redness".
The boxer, who won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, said he had "barged" through her front and bedroom doors as he was afraid she "could kill herself", which he said she had previously threatened.
Magistrates said they found Ms Gribovskaja's account of the confrontation "credible and convincing" and 29-year-old's Cox's evidence "not credible".
The court was told the relationship, which had lasted for between nine to 12 months, was "coming to a head" a week before Cox was due to fight for the European title.
Cox said, during his evidence, if he were found guilty his career "would be very much in tatters, if not over".
The court heard the boxer, who became European champion by beating Blas Miguel Martinez at Wembley Arena last July, was due to fight for a world title and the consequences of assaulting someone would likely result in a suspension of his licence.
Cox's lawyer Nathaniel Ikeazor, speaking outside the court, said: "My client intends to appeal this at the first available opportunity. I am personally shocked and appalled by the court's decision."
Cox was released on conditional bail to return for sentencing next month. | Champion boxer Jamie Cox has been found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her London flat. | 35806292 |
Hussain Saeed Alnahdi, 24, was attacked on Sunday outside Topper's Pizza in downtown Menomonie, Wisconsin, near his university.
Local media reported police found Mr Alnahdi unconscious and bloodied. He died on Monday.
The motive of the crime is unclear and police have asked for any information about a possible assailant.
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported the suspect was a white male, about 6ft.
According to a statement on Facebook by the university, Mr Alnahdi, was in his third year of studies pursuing business administration.
University chancellor Bob Meyer said: "Our deepest sympathies, thoughts and prayers go out to Hussain's family in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, and his friends at UW-Stout."
The Minnesota Council on American Islamic relations said in a tweet they were "monitoring" the death of Mr Alnahdi. | A Saudi student at the University of Wisconsin-Stout has died after being assaulted by an unidentified man. | 37837828 |
John Jamieson and Graham King, both 36, left Peter Shickle dying in his flat in Stevenage with 75 injuries last November, Luton Crown Court heard.
Jamieson, the instigator, was sentenced to a minimum term of 19 years and King was jailed for at least 16 years.
Both of Mr Shickle's daughters told the court they were traumatised about the level of violence inflicted on him.
Jamieson admitted he hit the father of two twice with the TV thinking Mr Shickle was holding a Stanley knife.
Judge Richard Foster told them: "The jury must have been satisfied that you entered his flat intending to inflict really serious bodily harm or death.
"You were both the aggressors throughout - this was not a case of excessive self defence."
A pathologist said his injuries were consistent with the TV being used as well as punches, kicks and stamps.
Dr Nat Carey told the court the 58 year old suffered a traumatic brain injury, 16 fractured ribs, damage to his voice box, a fracture to the nose and jaw and a split liver.
The court had been told that Jamieson from Wigram Way, Stevenage, and King, from Harrow Court, Stevenage, had gone to Mr Shickle's flat a few days after he had a row in a pub with Jamieson's mother.
Prosecutor Martin Mulgrew said Jamieson had decided on "a plan for brutal retribution".
King, who was described as "muscle back-up" did not give evidence, but his barrister Abbas Lakha QC said there was no evidence of his client going to the flat to cause any harm.
Both defendants were found guilty on Monday. Sentencing was delayed until Friday following psychiatric reports. | Two men convicted of a revenge murder in which a flat-screen TV was used as a weapon have been jailed for life. | 39978166 |
On Thursday, 15 people died in clashes between Muslim fighters of the former Seleka militia and the Christian vigilante anti-Balaka group, it said.
Six police officers and four civilians died in an ambush on Friday.
The Central African Republic has been wracked by conflict along religious and ethnic lines since 2013.
In a statement on Saturday, the Minusca mission said "clashes between elements of the anti-Balaka and ex-Seleka caused 15 deaths and a number of wounded" in the town of Bambari, about 250km (150 miles) north-east of the capital Bangui.
It added that "six gendarmes and four civilians lost their lives on Friday morning in an ambush on the Bambari-Grimari road".
The UN mission urged all armed groups to end "the cycle of attack and reprisal".
Seleka rebels briefly seized power in March 2013 and deposed the Christian President Francois Bozize.
The Seleka group was itself then ousted, leading to a wave of violent reprisals against the Muslim population by the Christian anti-Balaka militia.
Thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the CAR since 2013.
More than 12,000 UN peacekeepers are deployed in the country. | Twenty-five people have been killed in two days of violence in the Central African Republic, the UN peacekeeping mission has said. | 37810363 |
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